"Haha, how can our Bailudong Academy miss such a cultural event and educational feat? Wu Zhongzhu is also here to respectfully request Mr. Li to allocate land and build buildings for Bailudong Academy in Nanfeng Mansion. Bailudong Academy is willing to contribute to the wisdom of the people of Tiannan. Let’s do our part for enlightenment.” A dark-skinned middle-aged man sitting diagonally across the street not far away interrupted with a smile. Although his voice was not loud, it was extremely determined and persistent. The two of them also looked at each other and smiled.
Seeing Wu Feng turn his attention to the other party, Su Qin quickly introduced: "Sir, this is Mr. Hou Shan from Bailu Cave Academy."
Wu Feng suddenly realized that although Wu Zhongzhu's reputation was not well known, everyone in the imperial cultural and educational circles knew Mr. Hou Shan, and his real name had long been surpassed. Even Wei Zhongxing, the director of the Imperial Administration of Culture, Education and Health, mentioned this many times. He is in charge of Jiujiang Bailudong Academy. This man was extremely intelligent since he was a child. He studied under Yang Lang and Chen Yin, two great book collectors. He was well-read and quick-thinking. He once served as the city guard of Pengcheng Prefecture in Donghai County of the empire. As soon as he got off the bus, he issued many regulations to ease the people and facilitate the people. , It is strictly forbidden for subordinate staff to engage in personal fraud. He personally intervened in all political affairs and put an end to his officials' long-term abuse of power and exploitation of the people, which was highly praised by the people of the whole government. Later, due to discord with his superiors, he could not resign. People in Pengcheng tried every means to persuade him to stay, but because he had already made up his mind, he finally returned home to study and became the director of Bailudong Academy in Jiujiang. He advocated that teaching should be based on students' aptitude and follow the guidance. He wrote "Ben Jing" "Yi" and "Jingyi Shuo" have novel ideas and unique insights, and have become must-read books for contemporary scholars.
"Mr. Hou Shan's name has been well-known to Li for a long time. It is indeed a blessing of Li Wufeng's life to see him today. Bailudong Academy cares about the people of Tiannan. Li Wufeng would like to express his thanks again on behalf of the people of Tiannan." Wufeng bowed and bowed again, Wu Zhongzhu was so panicked that he quickly stood up and raised his hands to help Wu Feng.
The atmosphere in the hall became more and more lively, and Xiao Tang and Su Qin also joined the discussion at the right time. The three of them discussed government affairs and academics with many scholars in the living room. Xiao and Su were originally knowledgeable people, and Xiao Tang was originally a talented scholar from Beiyuan. Su Qin, on the other hand, was a famous scholar in Jiangdong, and he was also very eloquent. He could talk about classics, history, allusions, literature and art with ease, which also allowed a group of pretentious scholars to see that Wu Feng's subordinates were not weak.
Wu Feng, on the other hand, prefers to discuss with those scholars who are considered by ordinary scholars to be unworthy of top-notch miscellaneous studies, such as Xu Guangqi, a master of Jiangdong craftsmanship, Song Yingxing, a scholar of Donghai miscellaneous studies, and Jia Sixie, a scholar of agricultural politics in the Five Lakes. All three of them were regarded by the local gentry. They are regarded as unpopular heresies, but in the view of Wu Feng, who has studied in the Western Continent, it is precisely these heresies that are not taken seriously by people but can play a decisive role in economic development. The key to rapid progress.
The whole reception made everyone feel like they had just met each other. Wufeng was also in high spirits. At noon, he even prepared a grand reception banquet to welcome everyone and arranged for them to travel to Northwest, Guanxi, Northern Luzon, etc. The inspection tour of the place made everyone fully feel Wufeng’s enthusiasm.
The refugee camp in the east of Tianshui City was set up as quickly as possible under the personal intervention of Wu Feng and Xiao Tang. There are as many as fifty large refugee camps distributed within a radius of 20 miles in the eastern suburbs of Tianshui City. In the War Readiness Department Under the organization of the Department of Culture, Education and Health, a large number of doctors who were temporarily transferred and gathered were organized into groups. With the assistance of the transferred security soldiers, they began to boil the medicinal liquid in huge iron pots, and began to enter the refugee camps one by one for epidemic prevention and treatment. Disinfection, and the Second Division of North Luzon was also transferred from Hanzhong to Tianshui, responsible for blocking the entry and exit of the refugee camp, monitoring the various channels from Tianshui to the entire Western Xinjiang territory, and preventing refugees from sneaking into the Western Xinjiang territory privately.
A large amount of food was continuously transported to Tianshui from Longdong and Hanzhong to ensure the normal life of the refugees, and various medicinal materials and supplies were transported to Tianshui as quickly as possible. All drug stores in the territory were ordered to accept temporary government supervision. To ensure an adequate supply of anti-epidemic medicinal materials, there is an endless stream of vehicles transporting medicinal materials on the highways from Jinzhou, Bashan, Lujiang and other major drug-producing cities to Tianshui. These are issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the War Preparedness Administration jointly by various local governments. Convoys with emergency flags will be given priority so that they can reach their destination in the shortest possible time. The local governments of Northern Luzon and Myanmar have also begun to take action and are making various preliminary preparations to accept immigrants. All state machines are operating at top speed to ensure the smooth transfer of the refugees who are constantly flowing to Tianshui.
"Is this Li Wufeng's request or an ultimatum? What if I don't agree to his request? Does he not plan to sell grain to the Imperial Strategic Reserve Bureau?" Situ Lang, with a gloomy face, was dressed in apricot yellow embroidered with gold rolling dragons. robe, the cup lid in his left hand gently fiddled with the tea leaves floating in the tea bowl in his right hand.
The beauty in palace attire standing in front of him lowered her head, but he could clearly see that her face was also confused with a hint of melancholy, and diagonally opposite, another beauty in palace attire was also looking at it with cold eyes. She seemed to want to see through the other person's body.
"Brother Emperor, this is just a letter that Li Wufeng asked me to submit to you. Although I know the content, little sister, I can't say clearly what the meaning is. Brother Emperor, you can only do it yourself. Judgment." With a faint sigh, the beauty in goose-yellow palace clothes standing in the center of the hall gently turned her head and looked into the distance outside the hall, obviously not wanting to express her own opinion on this issue.
Situ Lang's scorching eyes wandered over the palace-dressed beauty in front of him several times before he said calmly: "Seventeenth sister, have you already slept with that Li Wufeng?"
The face of the beauty in goose-yellow palace clothes suddenly turned red and then her expression became cold: "When did the emperor become concerned about these things? Doesn't the emperor know what kind of virtue Li Wufeng is? The younger sister is his fiancée, and in his land, It’s no surprise what happened.”
"Oh? Are you saying that you didn't want to lose your virginity?" Situ Lang's face was gloomy, and his eyes kept rolling, which made his originally handsome face lose a lot of color.
The beauty in goose-yellow palace clothes was stunned for a moment, as if she was recalling something. After a long while, she replied: "Such private matters have nothing to do with the overall situation. I don't want to answer."
"Hmph, I'm afraid that Seventeenth Sister has already forgotten the words of Father's instructions that day, and threw herself wholeheartedly into the arms of Li Wufeng, right?" The beauty in Lake Green Palace dress who had been standing aside without saying anything finally interjected.
"What does the Thirteenth Sister mean by this? Could it be that the engagement to Li Wufeng is what the younger sister wishes? Since the younger sister went to the northwest, it seems that she has not done anything detrimental to the empire. Does the Thirteenth Sister think that the younger sister is willing to stay here? In the northwest?" The face of the beauty in goose-yellow palace clothes changed slightly, and she said coldly and angrily.
"Although Seventeenth Sister has never done anything detrimental to the empire, you have completely forgotten the trust and instructions that the father has given you. Li Wufeng has been aggressive and ambitious in recent years. He has launched a large-scale external conquest, internally to win over and suppress, and all kinds of methods have been used. Needless to say, when the empire made a request to him, he was evasive and perfunctory, completely ignoring the responsibilities and obligations of an imperial vassal to the central government of the empire. He, Li Wufeng, should bear considerable responsibility for the empire's current predicament! But this Everything happened after Seventeenth Sister went to the northwest. Seventeenth Sister asked herself, have you made any difference in the past few years? But don’t forget that you are a member of the Situ family, a member of the royal family of the empire, and you are sitting back and watching the expansion of foreign vassals. , suppressing the central government of the empire, such disobedient things happened right under your nose, didn’t Seventeenth Sister wait to see you?” The beauty in the Lake Green Palace dress was not willing to give up, her words were sharp, and she kept advancing.
"Sister Thirteen, I think Sister Thirteen and Brother Huang know better than the younger sister what kind of person Li Wufeng is. If Li Wufeng can change because of the younger sister or the younger sister can control Li Wufeng's behavior, then Li Wufeng is no longer Li Wufeng, let alone There will be today's situation in the northwest! The Thirteenth Sister must have thought too highly of the younger sister." The beauty in goose-yellow palace clothes said calmly: "The engagement to Li Wufeng should not have been borne by the younger sister, but some people By using the excuse of being independent in marriage and not wanting to take on important responsibilities, this is probably a shirking of the responsibilities as a member of the Situ family, right? The Thirteenth Sister is extremely intelligent and resourceful, and is well-known in the imperial capital. If the Thirteenth Sister had been engaged to Li Wufeng, she might have been able to Control that Li Wufeng, but it is Yutang who is responsible for such a good thing, and Yutang is really unable to do it because of his incompetence."
"You!" The beauty in the lake green palace dress was furious, and was about to explode, but then she thought about it and took back the words that rushed to her mouth, "Seventeenth sister, you have been in Li Wufeng for so long, I want to use my identity as the imperial princess , as long as you are willing to do it, even if you cannot influence Li Wufeng's behavior, it is impossible not to have a little influence, right? As far as I know, whether it is the northwest or Guanxi, there are still quite a lot of gentry people who care about the empire and our Situ family. Yes, if he can get their support, Li Wufeng, who is restrained, may not be as unscrupulous and arrogant as he is now!"
"Sister Thirteen, I'm afraid you underestimate Li Wufeng's influence and power? My sister suggests that you should go to the northwest and Guanxi to see what kind of attitude the gentry and people you mentioned towards Li Wufeng Attitude." The beauty in the goose-yellow palace dress glanced at the beauty in the lake-green palace dress, and said with some contempt: "Of course they still have feelings for the empire, but if they are asked to choose between Li Wufeng and the Empire Central Committee, the little sister can make it clear I’m telling you, they will all choose Li Wufeng’s side in the end.”
The words of the beauty in goose-yellow palace clothes made both Situ Lang and Situ Yushuang extremely unhappy. "Sister Seventeen, you are too powerful and majestic to destroy the ambition of the empire, right?" Situ Lang said solemnly.
Wu Zhongzhu, also known as Chunfu, also known as Hou Shan, was a native of Putian, Fujian, and an educator in the Ming Dynasty, borrowing his name.