By Jia Xiuzhen

About Sister Feng, Mr. Lao wrote to Li Wan after a while to make it clear, but Li Wan just smiled.Now the mansion is not what it used to be, and it is reasonable for Sister Feng to act like this.Lao Shi received her reply, and saw the sentence "Fortunately, it's quiet", knowing her nature, he was completely relieved.

All the empresses want to visit their relatives. After a while of excitement, they are tired after a long time, and they want to find something new to say.In the past few days, there has been a major event in Beijing, and it will be time for leisure and dinner.What do you mean?Even the prestigious Fengqi Academy in the southern province is coming to the capital, not only that, I heard that even Mr. Yunyang will be in Beijing.

At that time, all the dignitaries were eager to try it. This Fengqi Academy is the only one in the Nine Provinces. The students who enter the school are not talents who want to pursue their careers, but girls from various schools and families.In today's world, not to mention ordinary people, the female family members of high-ranking and wealthy families have to find someone to clear the place first, so that an academy can be established for Jiangnan Gu, Xie, Wang, Wang, Cheng, Wu How difficult it must be for all the daughters of the Jiang family to go to study.The daughters of the Northland Gaomen have also been fascinated by the rumors for a long time, but they can't help but feel that Fengqi Academy only runs schools in the south of the Yangtze River.

This time, he was going to run a school in Duzhong, not to mention the girls in the boudoir, even the court was surprised for a while.Even though Mr. Fengming and Mr. Yunyang are both of noble background, they have nothing to do with the parties in the court today, and no matter how rare it is, they are just girls' boudoir schools, which can't be a serious business, and the novelty is gone.

Rong is in charge, but he is happy. It happened that Daiyu was returning home that day, so he talked about it with her.

Daiyu sighed: "When I was young, my mother also said that when I was able to enter school, she would send me to the Fengqi Academy. For this, my father even worked hard to find a husband for me. I only kept my body small. Weak, my mother... I didn't expect to come to Beijing now, but I don't know if I can get the opportunity to go in and see the world."

Master Rong said with a smile: "People who enter Fengqi Academy have their temperament, family background, and talent. The girl is not bad in everything. If you want to go, it will be easy."

Daiyu said with a smile: "Speaking of which, when I first arrived in the mansion there, the old lady also invited a teacher from the eldest princess's mansion to teach for a while. It is really good to learn, and I also benefited a lot. I don't know this time Now that Fengqi Academy is established, will the sisters in the mansion also go to school together?"

Rong Zhang said: "Let's just wait. The girl doesn't know, the stewards in this Fengqi Academy are all troublesome. I'm afraid that the site selection, the seminary, the planting of flowers and trees, the opening of the pond and the rock... I don't know how long the trouble will last." Go! Or if you can drive it before the girls go out, it will be considered good."

Daiyu laughed: "Where did you say that sir?"

Rong Zhang said with a smile: "Young lady knows that I am born and married, so I have dealt with that guy. In previous years, there was a time when there was little rain in the south of the Yangtze River for two consecutive years. The bottom line. Mr. Yunyang insisted that without water, it is difficult to help the elegant rhyme, and that he could not teach the piano. He asked someone to carry water for her to fill the pool, but she said that it was all craftsman's stinking, and she couldn't use it. It took more than half a year After a while, the running water of the Baima River was diverted. Tell me, is it as fast as I said for such a person to come to Beijing to preside over the overall situation?"

The maids serving in front of her laughed non-stop, not knowing that this lady who was everywhere had such a weird temper.

Rong was in charge but said indifferently: "There are two points of real talent and real learning. Miss Tsinghua Garden is the work of this gentleman. Miss sees and knows her way of doing things."

Daiyu was startled, and asked, "Mr. Yunyang drew the picture of this courtyard?"

Manager Rong nodded: "Isn't that right? It's impossible to invite as many people as usual. If it wasn't for her seeing the whole garden in our mansion, and the master worried that the trees in front of the court would look petty. Such words would suit her temper. No matter how much she spends thinking about inviting many people to talk about it, it is rare for her to be willing to write. It is also fate with the girl. This is the only family in Beijing, even in the entire Northland."

Daiyu was both happy and ashamed, and said: "I didn't know! I really failed Mr. Yunyang's handwriting, and now I can't live here permanently, but I can't appreciate the beauty of the four seasons."

After hearing this, Director Rong said happily: "Sure enough, the girl is not her confidant. The taste of the four seasons is her first concern in gardening and landscaping. If the girl can say this, she will live in this garden very well." .”

Daiyu said with a smile, "That's good. I'll talk to my grandmother later, and I'll have to live with you at home." After hearing this, everyone naturally hoped that Daiyu would really act like this.

In the twinkling of an eye, the first snowfall in the capital, Jia's family-sister's villa was basically completed, only a few things left to tidy up, such as setting up the curtains.The rest of the families also closed their work around this time, and they volunteered to submit the title books together.Today, he couldn't take care of them for a while, standing in front of him was an old Taoist in gray clothes and a high crown, with a beautiful gossip map on his back, it looked like that.

At this time, the emperor was pondering, the old Taoist was not anxious, his expression was peaceful, and he even saw the wind of Taoism and immortality.The emperor didn't open his mouth, so it was inevitable that his younger brother would do the work for him. King Xin coughed lightly, and asked first, "Cangpu Daoist, now he's called Cangpu Daoist again, let's not care whether you are true or not. Don’t talk dark words, you were originally from my two brothers. Back then, you urged them to sacrifice animals to petition, and slaughtered cattle and sheep by the hundreds. Came here to cheat?"

Taoist Cangpu smiled slightly, and Fang Jishou said: "Your Majesty, lord, Xiaodao's self-cultivation was superficial back then, and his actions were ridiculous. Although he also did deceitful things, he was harmless in the end. Now he has gained something from cultivation, and has a glimpse of the way of heaven. Only then did he change his mind, abandon the darkness and turn to the light. Xiaodao knows that His Majesty is the true dragon master, and is willing to be encouraged by His Majesty to do his best for the common people."

The emperor laughed when he heard this, and he thought that what you said meant that when you were incapable of fooling around, you could get some benefits from coaxing two idiots, and now that you are really capable, you should hurry to find the right master.Such shameless words made him speak so righteously and awe-inspiringly, as if it should be so, which is also funny, so he opened his mouth and said: "Knowing your mistakes can make you better. It's just that you have achieved success in cultivation now, but what have you become?" Pointing to the inkstone on the desk, he said, "Here, I'll give you this thing, can you turn it into gold?"

King Xin almost laughed out loud, but Taoist Cangpu said solemnly: "Ordinary mortals may seek the way of wealth and honor that can be turned into gold with a touch of stone. The Holy One is the ninety-five supreme beings, and he is also a wise monarch with the world in mind. Defile the Celestial Eye with such a petty trick?"

The emperor sneered and said, "Oh? You figured this out too? Or is it a sign from heaven?"

Taoist Cang Pu raised his head to the ground, then raised his head again and said in a slow voice: "The Holy Majesty is in power, and he is only planning for the people. First, there are caravans traveling through the sea and inland rivers, using merchants as boats and profit as the blade. However, the difficult-to-extend material flow of Quqiu was able to pass through the whole country by finding another way. If it weren't for this, when the drought was first followed by floods in various places, it might have aroused civil unrest.

There are also bureaucrats such as the Technician's Mansion and the Weishui Factory, such as the bright place, but the dark place, the research inside, the outside or the way is "uncanny skill and obscenity", but it is borrowed from the power of nature, dozens of times or even hundreds of times. The original artificial effect can produce dozens of times the product in the same period of time, which is the root of the prosperity of the people.

If His Majesty had the same vision as those two, he should have devoted all his energy to the court struggle. If so, the dissidents would have been eliminated long ago, but how could there be peace in the world today!The Holy One is a wise and wise sage that is rare to meet in the ages, and it is truly a blessing in the world to have such loyal subjects and brothers as the prince!

Although Xiaodao is a practitioner, he is still under the cover of the blue sky. To be able to save himself for a long time is also the grace of the sage to love the people. Now that he has cultivated small skills, do you dare to think about repaying the king?Lord Wanwang took pity on Xiaodao's little Dao heart, and allowed Xiaodao to work before the stage. "

King Xin looked at the emperor and thought to himself that this old man is so talkative, no wonder those two treat him like gods.Hearing this, the emperor's face was indifferent, and he still asked him: "So, why don't you tell me what kind of morals you have and what you can do?"

Taoist Cangpu replied: "My lord, Xiaodao has been practicing stargazing formula for a long time, and I have only gained it in recent years. Now I can observe stars and understand clouds, can break the phenology of Jiuzhou, and predict the weather of various places."

The emperor smiled and said, "Speaking of which, isn't it possible that my Qin Tianjian can't be arranged?"

Taoist Cangpu didn't argue, he just kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the winter in the capital this year will be more than twice as cold as in previous years, and the canal will not open until April next year, which is almost a full month later than in previous years. His Majesty Wanwang made arrangements early to avoid disaster."

The emperor pondered for a moment, and then said: "Here is what you said, whether it is accurate or not, you will not know until this winter. How can I make the people and the soldiers act rashly because of your words so easily?"

Taoist Cang Pu looked out of the window and said: "So, I dare to say that the snow will fall for three days today, and the snow is getting bigger and bigger. After the third watch tonight, there will be strong winds, and it will blow until four days after the snow. Fang Zhi."

After hearing this, the emperor raised his eyes to look at King Xin, and King Xin grinned happily and said, "Brother Emperor, if this old way is really right, it is more accurate than Qin Tianjian's. We are not short of three or five days, just After seven days, it will be decided whether to pass on him or...he will not be too late."

The emperor also nodded when he heard the words, and said to Cangpu Taoistly: "Xiao Shi's words are reasonable, then we will see Zhenzhang in seven days."

Sure enough, it snowed for three days, and the capital was covered with more than two feet of snow. After the snow settled, the strong wind kept blowing the snow like blowing sand, and it only stopped after seven days.

In the Xinuang Pavilion in the vestibule, Taoist Cang Pu got a drum stool to sit on this time, and King Xin was still standing under the steps, he asked with a smile: "You are an old Taoist who can guess quite accurately, why, besides this, can you guess other things?" can't?"

Taoist Cangpu also laughed and said: "My lord is joking, Xiaodao has spent most of his life to cultivate this ability, and the others are really unreasonable."

The emperor and Xin Wang looked at each other, and Xin Wang said: "What's the use of light to break the rain? At most, it can tell me whether I should bring an umbrella when I go out tomorrow."

Taoist Cang Pu said with a smile: "Your Majesty is joking! The so-called law of man, earth, earth, heaven, and Tao is natural. Now, Xiaodao can only understand the wind, cloud, rain and snow, but it is also among the three talents of heaven, earth and man. Heaven and man correspond. The reader can naturally deduce one or two."

Xinwang said: "Oh? Let's hear it."

Taoist Cangpu stood up, rushed to the head two to salute, then pointed out the window and said: "The Xiaodao said that this year will be a great cold, but in fact it is not the whole story. It's better to be cold." The two people in the seat couldn't help but froze when they heard this.

Taoist Cangpu continued: "Looking at the mountain, we can see that the things that live on the mountain and below the mountain are very different. What is the reason? Cold and heat. The top of the mountain is cold while the foot of the mountain is warm, so there are lands that open up wasteland in the middle of the mountain. Which one can be on the top of Wuling Mountain?" Open up fields to plant rice? Similarly, the same is true in the north and south of Jiuzhou. The temperature in the south and the cold in the north lead to great differences in the cropping seasons. In the south of the Yangtze River, rice can be double-cropped, and in the south, it can even be triple-cropped, but it is difficult in the capital.

The way of heaven is permanence, the temperature in the south and the cold in the north will be normal, and there will be changes in the normal, and the weather will become colder and cooler in the next sixty years. The hot period of the year is shorter and the freezing period is longer. .This is the change of the sky, which is the constant flow of the breath of the sky.Correspondingly, the land has also changed, and the water patterns have changed; the people have also changed, cold-resistant and thick clothing.If you follow it, you will change, and if you go against it, you will perish.The change of the sky is the number of days, and it is difficult for human beings, but the changes of the earth and people are promising.To do or not to do this or to do that is a matter of life and death. "

The emperor lowered his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, and Xin Wang laughed dryly and said, "Is the old Taoist exaggerating?"

Taoist Cangpu shook his head slightly and said: "The small way has not been able to understand human affairs well, so I can only say two things that can be deduced now. First, there must be wars in the northern border; second, there must be famine in the world."

"how do I say this?"

"My lord, please listen to the little talk. In the bitter cold land of Beirong, there are many grasses and few trees. They rely on herding cattle and sheep for their livelihood. Since then, the weather has gradually changed, and the northern land has become colder. You can see the cattle and sheep injured and frozen to death. In the spring evening, the grass is weak. , and then a slight drought will become a matter of life and death.

At this time, the northern plains are extremely cold on the ice sheet, and it is difficult to find gaps for breeding, but going south is my great river and mountain, isn't it the best way out?At this time, the southward invasion is no longer the provocative act of looting and looting in autumn and winter all year round, but it is a life-and-death struggle for habitat, and it is inevitable that they cannot retreat lightly, only one step back is death!Your Majesty and Your Highness, please think carefully, what kind of tragic battle will it be?

Another one, I just said that the sky has changed, the earth has changed, and the weather has changed, but the farmers all over the world don't know it, and they still sow and cultivate according to the old farming proverbs, fearing that there will be a bumper harvest.Thinking back to a few years ago, the summer was cold, rainy and windy, and the capital and the surrounding counties had almost no crops.That was only a moment and a place, if today's changes affect the whole world, if there is no countermeasure, the tragedy of starving and dying everywhere and changing children to eat each other can be imagined.The world's food production is insufficient, so what's the use of sitting on mountains of gold and silver? At that time, I'm afraid that even a golden steamed bun will not be able to exchange for a noodle steamed bun! "

But the emperor asked: "You said that the world is getting colder, and it's only the disaster of my land in Jiuzhou? How about the foreign countries?"

Cangpu Daoist replied: "My lord, this disaster is caused by the sky, and its root is on the head of the sun. In the next few years, the strength of the sun will not be enough, and the sunshine will be less, which will make the cold and cold. Victory. But it is a catastrophe for the whole world, not a difficult period for me in one day and one place."

King Xin said helplessly: "So, it is difficult to transport rice from the south?"

Daoist Cang Pu shook his head and said: "This is a human matter, and there are many people who can operate it, Xiaodao dare not speak nonsense."

The emperor was still thinking about it, and asked again: "Although the world is getting colder, the south is warmer than the north. Thinking about it, you said that the land that can produce three crops a year, even if it reaches two crops a year, there is still some surplus food."

Daoist Cangpu said: "My lord, the weather changes from time to time, and the five elements grow together, not just in the hot and cold. Or it may cause uneven rain, and it is not uncommon for the drought to be dry, and the flood to be flooded."

The emperor couldn't help feeling a little angry, looked at him and said, "You mean you have no way out?"

Daoist Cang Pu lowered his head slightly and said: "My lord, you are not afraid of counting too much, but you are afraid of counting too little."

King Xin smiled and smoothed things over: "Okay, what the old Taoist said makes sense. There are so many things that can be managed by manpower. Even if it is going to be cold today, there is no reason to kill people in a year." .”

The old Taoist nodded, and said again: "And now there have been many changes outside of luck under the rule of the Holy One, which is also the auspiciousness of the country."

King Xin hurriedly said, "Didn't you say it earlier?"

The old Taoist smiled: "The first one is naturally the matter of shipping and commerce. I have a vast land and abundant resources. Disasters are always inevitable in a year, but the most important thing is an immediate rescue. Usually relying on the government, it is really... Now the Holy One has created such a The method is really ingenious.

The other one is of course the Technician's Mansion. Isn't the wool woven in the Weishui workshop a wonderful thing to keep out the cold?The other one is those soil yams, sweet potatoes, and jade wheat, which are being planted in various places now, but it is a few more rations for all people in the world, isn't it a gift from God?These few items are added to the fortune of the country, and they are actually the blessings of the country and the common people. "

Xin Wang smiled and said: "Old man, what you said is good, but I saw it, but it is not as good as your mouth. After talking for a long time, it is what we are already doing. You are good, just because you can see it." The weather, I got the position of hosting Miaoyun Temple, tsk tsk, what kind of blessings for the common people of the country, I think the first one should be the blessing of your old way?"

Taoist Cangpu smiled and said: "How dare Xiaodao, Xiaodao is just following behind the Holy Lord, and just got lucky and picked up silk and Fu Gener."

Both King Xin and the Emperor couldn't help laughing, and they didn't know the origin of the old Taoist who was so good at saying it, but was used to flattering him in a blink of an eye.It's just that no matter how he came from, they can't let him go elsewhere after the world is getting colder.

As soon as the old Taoist left, King Xin asked the emperor, "Brother Huang, do you believe what the old Taoist said?"

The emperor frowned slightly: "You still doubt him?"

King Xin thought about it seriously, then shook his head: "Not really, but I think it's too cheap for him! I used to be very successful there, if I really don't care about it, those two are not really fools. Allow him until now?"

The emperor shook his head: "Listen to his words and watch his actions. Let's see how this winter is going to be."

While talking, he took a few test books from one side and approved them. Wang Xin stretched his neck to look at it, and laughed out loud. "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the following year, on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, Concubine Enzhun visits relatives."... "On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month of the following year, Concubine Enzhun Cheng visits relatives." Those who are all on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, let's all go home to visit relatives.

"Brother Huang, how cold were those days? The old Taoist said it was more than twice as cold as in previous years!"

The emperor's subordinates didn't stop, and said indifferently: "Now you believe his words again?"

The king of faith is speechless, anyway, I can see that you must have believed it!