Peaceful six years.
The Great Zhou World, Dingzhou, Chufeng County, Yunping County, among Wujiawu Castle.
It was early summer, and the weather was slightly hot. Wu Ming got up from the bamboo bed, stretched comfortably, and walked out of the abode.
"The young master is awake?"
Waiting for the maid, I saw a young man in his twenties strolling out, wearing a thin gauze dress, his face was like a crown of jade, his eyes were warm, and there was a smile on his mouth, full of approachability, which made people feel You can't help feeling good at first sight.
"Um… "
Wu Ming lazily took the towel and wiped his face: "What's the matter today?"
"Yes! The 'Golden Tulip' planted by the young master a few days ago already has three bones..."
"Madam sent another batch of delicacies and antiques. I also found the 30 square meters of beautiful jade that the young master ordered last time. I heard that it is the best quality from Fengxue Mountain. It is priceless..."
The two maids smiled sweetly. They were gratifying at first sight. They were cultivated by the Wu family since they were young. , It is very rare to be able to protect the main family at critical moments, and it is hard to find from the outside world.
But Wu Ming naturally took it unceremoniously, and even named it Shiqin and Shihua, and he was promoted to be his personal maid, which made other maids jealous and envious for a long time.
"Also... Butler Wu and General Wu also came to see him once, but the young master is in retreat, and we sisters dare not disturb..."
Shi Hua fetched a folding fan and a sachet for Wu Ming, and Shi Qin next to him was arranging Wu Ming's bun, exhaling like blue, and talking softly.
"Oh? Do you know what it is?"
The so-called retreat and so on, of course, was to clean up the phantom world before.
At that time, Wu Ming arranged for the Dharma Realm in the abode, not to mention that the two maids did not dare to disturb, even if they wanted to force their way in, they would be powerless.
"Should it be Madam's victory?"
As the painting waiter said, the smile on his face grew stronger, obviously he was also happy for Wu Zhi.
After all, if Wu Zhi can rule Dingzhou, the status of these maids and maidservants will definitely rise accordingly.
"My servant has heard that because of Madam's victory, many aristocratic families in Dingzhou have secretly sent people to defeat them. There is a lot of traffic in front of Jiedushi's mansion, and some aristocratic families may also want to follow the young master's way!"
Shi Qin pursed her lips and smiled: "After all, madam still has to listen to young master!"
"You little elf, flattering the new master so quickly, forgetting the old home?"
Wu Ming laughed, and scratched Shiqin's small and exquisite nose.
"Young master... two slaves and servants, who were born as the young master and his wife, and died as the ghosts of the wife and the young master. They have nothing to do with anyone else!"
As a maid trained by the mansion since she was a child, she was naturally very sensitive to this, and immediately begged her to show her loyalty.
"Forget it... I'll go to the garden and ask Butler Wu to come over by the way!"
Wu Ming put on his robe and came to the garden with his hands behind his back.
"The situation in Dingzhou, if there is no external force, there is nothing to worry about. Even the entire Jiedu envoy's mansion and my fortune here will flourish..."
His eyes shone brightly, especially when he saw that there was a strong golden aura in his foreign luck, he couldn't help being a little speechless.
Dingzhou is one of the nineteen prefectures of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At this time, the prefectures were in chaos, and the court was powerless, and there was indeed nothing that could stop Wu Zhi from unifying the footsteps.
"The seven counties of Dingzhou, Chufeng, and Nanfeng are the headquarters of Ejin. Qi Lin of Pingshan County has also surrendered, and Dingyuan County has been captured. Four of the seven points have already been occupied. Although Zhou Mu is sitting on Nichinan , Zhuwu, and Jiude three counties, but their power has declined. Before the general Zhang Wenzhen led 30,000 soldiers from the state, even if he was forced to retreat by E Mang, it is impossible to take the initiative to attack... "
"Thus, Xu Chun, the state shepherd, seems to have seen the situation clearly, and he wants to ask for a canonization for E Chan. However, at this moment or at that time, E Chan may not need this level of righteousness anymore..."
Wu Ming pondered silently, and stopped in front of a flower garden again.
In the center of the green grass, a golden tulip is swaying and full of fragrance.
"It's worthy of being a spiritual seed, but it's a pity that even though it's collected from many sources, secular powers like E Yan are still inferior in terms of background compared to those real thousand-year-old families, ten-thousand-year-old sects, and caves..."
He stroked his chin, thinking thoughtfully.
The blessed land of earth immortals, Wu Ming's Huangting blessed land is not only a holy place to avoid catastrophe, but also absorbs the power of the main god's space, and its rich earth energy is also the crown of all blessed lands. It does not cultivate some spiritual flowers and grasses, even immortals It's a pity for the strange beast.
"However, this matter of the spirit seed still needs to be figured out gradually... If you want to accomplish it overnight, unless you directly rob some treasure house of the Paradise..."
While he was thinking about it, a handsome butler came in and knelt on the ground with a slap: "This old servant has seen you!"
"Get up!"
Wu Ming looked at his own dog leg.
To be honest, this Butler Wu has done a lot of crimes in helping the dude before, but the only advantage is loyalty, which is worth everything.
At this time, Wu Ming didn't take much care of things, and the status and power of Butler Wu naturally increased. With the continuous improvement of the circle of dealing with people, there was even a trace of grace.
Of course, in front of Wu Ming, he still looked like a dog leg.
'Hmm... Is this the transition from an ordinary country tycoon to an old-fashioned housekeeper? '
Wu Ming asked casually: "How many aristocratic families have come to Yunping County?"
"Too many to count..."
Butler Wu has obviously learned from experience: "The old slaves have been dismissed one by one. Fortunately, the young master Huwei is in charge, and they dare not make trouble. The greeting cards left behind have also been classified into different categories. Most of them are not important people. There are only two that need attention. , the family is the Xie family in Luoshui. They also came to celebrate the young master's wedding last time. There is also the Lin family, which is a scholarly family, and their reputation in Dingzhou's literary world is even higher than that of the Xie family... "
"Thank you family?"
The expression on Wu Ming's face was a little strange: "Who is the messenger?"
"The head deacon of the Xie family, Xie Yi, but the girl Xie Ling'er from last time was also in it..."
Steward Wu looked at his nose and his heart, and replied unconsciously, but he said silently in his heart: "This Xie family is indeed a knowledgeable and interesting person, and he is here to send sheep to the tiger's mouth..."
"Then the Xie family, and the Lin family, take some time to meet them!"
For Wu Ming, this is really a very indifferent thing, but it happens to be a little adjustment for amateurs, which is really good.
Just suddenly, a vague premonition emerged: 'Huh? How dare you, is someone plotting against me? hey-hey… '
…
At the same time, in Yunping County, inside the Li family mansion.
This Li family is also a big family in the county, with a network of connections all over the county, so they are quite famous.
Of course, before state-level behemoths like the Xie family and the Lin family, it was nothing at all.
When these two families came out, it was naturally impossible for them to stay in the inn. As local tyrants, the Li family lent most of their house, and they had to wait on them all the way, lest there would be some inappropriate hospitality.
In the Li family's back house, there is a garden with a small pavilion built in the middle of a pond. The water is as green as blue, and there are golden carp migrating in it. It is a good summer resort in midsummer.
At this time, in the pavilion, there were two people sitting upright, in front of them was an incense burner with curling white smoke, and a pair of jade Go chess.
Two people are playing chess, one of them is middle-aged, wearing a green shirt, with a relaxed expression, it is Xie Yi from the Xie family.
There is another person who seems to be only in his twenties or thirties, with red lips, white teeth, sword eyebrows and star eyes, he looks quite good, with a young and mature air, even when facing Xie Yi, he is not at all inferior.
After one game, Xie Yi put down the chess pieces with a wry smile: "My nephew is very good at chess, next time I play chess, I'm afraid I have to spare me a piece or two, so that the old man dares to end..."
"Uncle Shi praised it absurdly. I still know how much Lin Xi weighs..."
The young Lin Xi smiled slightly, and slowly packed up the chess pieces with a calm expression.
Xie Yi could see it, but his eyes flashed, and his thoughts turned quickly: "Don't be arrogant in victory, and don't be discouraged in defeat!" I have heard for a long time that Lin Xi is the crowned among the descendants of the Lin family, but unexpectedly he was sent here... It really cost money! '
He thought for a while, then continued: "My nephew is talented in literature, even if he is white, the Jiedu envoy's mansion will definitely inspect and hire him, why come here and suffer such negligence?"
Lin Xi shook her ivory white jade fan, and asked the same question: "The princes of the Xie family have been extremely honorable for generations, so why bother coming here? Isn't it all because of that person?"
"Haha... This is what a hero sees and agrees with!"
Xie Yi nodded slowly, his face turned solemn: "Wu Zhentian's proud girl, a woman who doesn't give in to a man, must be an extraordinary person to let this girl get married! I have also inquired about it in many ways here, but you Do you know what you have found out? Alas...the behavior of the Wu family son before is simply... unsightly! But his sister is very talented, and she may have some achievements in Taoism in the future!"
No matter how pervasive these aristocratic intelligence networks are, it is impossible to find out Wu Ming's past life.
Therefore, in the past ten years or so, all the investigators have found are the vicious behavior of the dude bullying men and women, making all investigators confused.
Even if you defile yourself, there is no such thing! Moreover, why Wu Zhi married this person is a big mystery.
"The family is romantic, and the heart of the youth has been like this since ancient times!"
Lin Xi disagreed: "There is no need to blame too much... but it is enough to confirm that this person has a great influence on Wuzhen! Even, it is not impossible to test who is the leader of this couple!"
"What are you going to do? Remember not to cause trouble for the Lin family!" Xie Yi said in a deep voice.
"No problem..."
Lin Xi laughed: "My nephew has prepared 20 beauties this time, and I plan to give them to Wu Jun as gifts. It depends on whether he dares to accept them, haha..."
"This... is really a way..."
Xie Yi was a little dumbfounded, he forgot that this Lin Xi was also a child of the aristocratic family, so he might just have the same smell as that of the Wu family.