After several days, someone came to the door on the third day. This time, it was Lin Luoyang of the former punishment department, who sat down and opened his mouth to borrow money. You Miao had already made a plan in the past few days. These sons and brothers were all going to be officials. They were not afraid of borrowing money and couldn't get it back, so they generously lent him five hundred taels. Immediately afterwards, Qin Shaonan came to visit again. For a few days, there was an endless stream of teenagers rescued by You Miao in Yangzhou City.
You Miao almost always responded to his requests, or borrowed three hundred or five hundred, until the early morning of the fifth day, when Li Yan came in person.
You Miao sat down and said, "How much does it cost?"
Li Yan looked at You Miao and said nothing. Look at Li Zhifeng again. You Miao looked at Li Yan with a smile. Li Yan had a broken leg when he was in Da'an City. When he fled in a hurry, he didn't pick it up in time, and he was tired on the way. After returning, he still had inconvenience in his legs and feet. I limped through life.
Li Yandao: "Lend me some to redeem your sister-in-law. On the first day of next month, I have to go across the river and make peace with the Hu people."
When You Miao heard this, she had to face Li Yan seriously and said, "How much."
Li Yan said: "Ten thousand taels, do you have it?"
You Miao didn't answer, but instead asked, "Do you think I look like this?"
Li Yan sighed heavily, leaning on his crutches and pondering. Li Zhifeng came over with a box and placed it in front of Li Yan. Li Yan opened the box and saw that there were a thousand taels of silver in it.
"Thank you." Li Yan said to Li Zhifeng and sighed again.
The afternoon sun shone into the hall, and You Miao suddenly found that Li Yan was much older. The young man in his early twenties had gray hair when he was in his prime. Just now, when he came in on a crutch, he was simply a crooked little old man.
"Why don't you become an official?" Li Yan asked again.
You Miao said, "I don't want to go, I'm tired."
Li Yan looked at You Miao as if she didn't know her, with a look of hesitation in her eyes, and asked You Miao tentatively, "Brothers are waiting for you to go to court."
"Let's talk about it." You Miao said with a smile: "You are all back, where is there any place for me to be brave."
Li Yan smiled and shook his head in a self-deprecating manner.
"You kid, it's not easy." Li Yan said in a tone of voice.
You Miao knew that Li Yan also felt it. In the past, in the capital, You Miao always acted in front of him, but now You Miao is the real him. In the past, he had to hide it, but now that he returns, he can ignore anyone except Sun Yu, and even Zhao Chao can ignore it. Lending money to Li Yan, Qin Shaonan and Pingxi, are already paying attention to love. Li Yan is a smart person, so it is impossible not to miss this episode.
Li Yan added: "I'll think of a way."
After all, You Miao cared about Li Yan's old feelings and said, "Either you don't go and let Ping Xi go."
Li Yan said, "That boy Pingxi, you can take care of military affairs, but negotiation can't be done. Either I will go or your husband will go. Sun Canzhi is too old to go to the peace talks in person."
"Well." You Miao said: "You pay attention to safety, come back when something goes wrong, don't be too arrogant."
Li Yan nodded, turned to leave, the figure was a bit lonely, You Miao watched him go out, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart, up and down.
Spring is here, and this year's farming has been delayed a bit. If you don't plant the seeds, you should miss the farming season. After Li Yan left, no one came to visit the village, so You Miao was so happy that she started farming with Li Zhifeng.
The Hu people in Jiangbei withdrew to Pei County, and the tenants of Jiangbo Villa became bolder. Qiao Jue even brought a few servants over to watch the tea on the mountain. Youmiao was afraid of any change, so he sent the servants who practiced martial arts into four teams to patrol day and night.
These days, Li Zhifeng took the hundreds of people to practice martial arts on the flat ground in Jiangbei, go to Guozhuang to play weapons, and even buy horses. You Miao spends money very generously in these places. Li Zhifeng asked for money, and he gave it. . Occasionally, when I went to look at it, I saw Li Zhifeng dressed in a military uniform, training soldiers to mount and shoot, and You Miao couldn't help but smile.
The north of Anlu is very quiet, and the Jieren don't come here anymore. Qiao Jue's tea forest began to pick leaves, and after another month, news from Yangzhou came. Zhao Chao is about to become emperor.
Since returning to Jiangnan, Zhao Chao has not sent anyone to find You Miao, nor has he been there.
Until he reorganized the Apocalypse court and prepared to ascend the throne next month, You Miaofang thought about writing a letter to him.
During the day, Li Zhifeng practiced soldiers on the north shore, and had lunch with the soldiers. When he came back in the evening and changed his armor, he transformed himself into a villa housekeeper and cooked some private dishes for You Miao.
Li Zhifeng came back from training in the evening. You Miao was taking care of their rapeseed in the vegetable field in the back garden. After watching for a while, he returned and said to Li Zhifeng, "I want to write a letter to Zhao Chao. He will be enthroned next month. ."
Li Zhifeng snorted, and You Miao added: "After writing the letter, you can send it to me and see what he has to say."
Li Zhifeng understood, and nodded slowly. After dinner that night, Li Zhifeng was grinding ink in the study, You Miao pondered for a while, picked up the pen, facing the blank letter, but for a while did not know where to start, after a long time, wrote down Four characters: Zhao Chao, my brother.
Today's Zhao Chao and You Miao really deserve this title. Write what? Even You Miao himself had a hard time figuring out what was going on right now. In the name of brother Paoze, congratulate him on his enthronement as emperor? Or admonish him a few words
When he was thinking, Cheng Guangwu said outside the door, "Master, there is a visitor."
"Who?" You Miao asked.
Cheng Guangwu said: "Two officials from Yangzhou, one in literature and one in martial arts."
Li Zhifeng said, "I'll go take a look."
You Miao snorted and said, "I'll come after I finish writing this letter."
Li Zhifeng went out, and You Miao continued to think about the stationery, and wrote a few lines, one of which he read a few years ago, but for some reason he kept it in his heart. It is also what Sun Yu told him that a ruler must respect the emperor above, fear the ministers in the middle, and fear the people below.
If Zhao Chao ascends the throne, he should be a good emperor. He is a person who knows the hardships of the world. He has led soldiers, suffered from hunger, and suffered defeats...
"What are you writing?" Zhao Chao's voice sounded in his ears, and You Miao was startled and almost knocked over the ink cartridge.
"Why are you here?" You Miao couldn't help laughing and crying, and said, "The little servant said that there are guests, so he probably doesn't know you very well."
Zhao Chao said: "I came to your house in a hurry that night. It's okay to not recognize it. Let me see what you wrote? Respect the emperor in the upper hand, fear the ministers in the middle, and fear the people below. After being taught, the foolish brother will always remember it."
You Miao took the pen, she never thought that Zhao Chao would run into the study, then Li Zhifeng went out just now... You Miao thought about it and asked, "Brother Nie is here too?"
Li Zhifeng didn't come back after going to the hall, so he must have gone with Nie Dan.