You Miao said: "What can this be!"
Qiao Jue said: "Our tea, but one tael of tea leaves and one tael of silver, can you do the math for yourself? There are also one hundred and fifty taels of silver. The tea thing is not expensive, and it is rare for it. Those dignitaries and nobles tasted it, and after they tasted other teas, they felt that the taste was not that good, and it was done."
You Miao tasted the oolong, but the fragrance was really fragrant, with a little bit of astringency in the mellowness. After tasting it, the tongue was sweet. That bit of astringency should be the tea that had just been received into the warehouse, and the faint astringency of green tea remained after the years. , in a few months, the taste will become more mellow.
Another year passed. In the thirty-five years of Qingshuo, You Miao spent a sum of money to build two suspension bridges between the north and south of Jiangbo Villa. When the rice was harvested in the spring and autumn, You Miao had already stocked up a hundred stones, and truly became a man. A very rich little landowner.
Naturally, it is unavoidable to go to Sun Yu for advice on the first and fifteenth day of every month. As time goes by, You Miaofang gradually learns that Sun Yu is not a simple person. His temper was also very surly. Sometimes You Miao was lazy, and he didn't go to study for three or nine days. Sun Yu would actually punish him to kneel in the courtyard for three hours, from after lunch until the sun went down.
Under the guidance of Sun Yu, You Miao read a lot of books, not only Confucianism, but also historical interpretations. Facing the vast Sun family's collection of books, You Miao sighed that he might not be able to read all of them in his lifetime.
However, every time I read a book, I learned more thoroughly than when I was in the capital.
In the past two years, Zhao Chao has only sent letters five times, all of which are about the situation of the war. Obviously, the snowy march was very hard. Until the spring of the thirty-sixth year of Qingshuo, the court finally ushered in its first disastrous defeat.
In the winter of the previous year, the northern Wuhu invaded frequently, and Emperor Tianqi had to assign Nie Dan to guard Hebei. One hundred thousand soldiers were taken away, and another hundred thousand soldiers were added to Zhao Chao, but they were all recruits.
In the spring, the Koryo King personally fought against it. On the battlefield, the 200,000 Tianqi Army and the 100,000 Koryo Army were in a deadlock. The food and grass were in a hurry. The court ordered the collection of food from Liuzhou, Suzhou, Jiaozhou and Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River to support the front line. And the four prefectures all faced difficulties at the same time. To complete the levy in the DPRK is tantamount to asking the landlords to sell the grain at a low price, so they had to issue a grain expropriation order to notify the nobles in the south of the Yangtze River.
After Sun Yu read the letter, he didn't speak for a while, and at the end, he let out a long sigh.
You Miao said: "Sir, no one in Jiangnan is willing to pay for food now, what should I do?"
Sun Yu looked at You Miao meaningfully, and said after a while, "You want to take the lead in donating food?"
You Miao said, "What do you mean by taking the lead? My friend is on the front line. Isn't fighting the whole country's business?"
Sun Yu said: "If you are interested in a career, you will know that the third prince will not be able to stand. If your Majesty cares about this son at all, he will definitely not have the idea of sending him to the front line."
You Miao said, "But it's all about national territory! Sir!"
Compared with two years ago, You Miao has become a different person. He has learned more about current affairs and court affairs. After being taught by Sun Yu, he has seen many things more clearly. He knows that now all the dynasties are up and down, and they all want Zhao Chao to lose. .
Once Zhao Chao loses, he can negotiate a peace when he returns to Beijing, and the third prince will never be able to stand up again. If it is said that the emperor has plans to let Zhao Chao go to make contributions and establish a career, and to test his ability to test the school, in such a situation, Zhao Chao returns from a defeat, so he has to be honest, hold his tail and be a man, and no longer have any qualifications to compete with the prince for the length of the day.
"From your own point of view." Sun Yu said: "How to do it, from the perspective of the family and the country, and how to do it, you should understand what Mr. taught you for the past two years."
You Miao nodded silently. He knew it all, and he also knew that Sun Yu also agreed with donating food in his heart. A man should put his country first and his people last. Sun Yu was also a tough guy back then, so he lost his post as a Beijing official and was demoted to Liuzhou to be a powerless and powerless official.
When You Miao went back that day, he donated 100,000 catties of grain. As soon as the news spread, there was a lot of discussion among the big households in Liuzhou.
In the end, the four prefectures reluctantly collected 500,000 catties of grain and sent them to Beijing.
However, Zhao Chao's battle situation still did not progress. You Miao replied to him, but he didn't mention the grain collection, but only said the battle situation after Sun Yu's analysis. When the spring of another year began, I heard from Sun Yu that the imperial envoy from the imperial court mentioned that Zhao Chao had lost.
Zhao Chao suffered a crushing defeat, with insufficient food and salaries, and the soldiers mutinied. The soldiers were damaged and would flee back to the gate. Prime Minister Li was very old. Li Yan went out of the frontier on behalf of his father and negotiated peace with the King of Goryeo.
When You Miao heard the news in the hall, she couldn't stop trembling immediately, as if her whole body was numb, grief, resentment, all kinds of emotions rushed into her heart, rushing to the left and right in her chest, unable to find an outlet, so she wanted to scream, But he had to force himself to restrain himself, Wei Yu's eyes were flushed, and his lips were trembling.
Sun Yu sighed and said, "The country is unfortunate."
The imperial envoy shook his head and sighed: "In fact, everything is inevitable. On the day His Highness personally went to war, many people persuaded him, but the young man is arrogant and does not listen to persuasion..."
You Miao stood behind Sun Yu, tears streaming down her face. Sun Yu said, "Goryeo has suffered a defeat, and the arrogance of the Wuhu outside Guan is even more arrogant. I'm afraid that peace won't last for a few years."
The imperial envoy was also a student of Sun Yu. Noticing You Miao's reaction, he looked at Sun Yu again, thought for a moment, and started another conversation: "The student heard the news that His Majesty will open an enke next year."
Sun Yu nodded slowly, and the imperial envoy added: "Prime Minister Li is already very old, and coming to Japan to go to the capital should also be a stage for the prince's faction. Now the Li family is in the same party in the DPRK and China, and in a few years, the prince's accession to the throne will be another change. , even if the students have the heart, they dare not do anything. A few days ago, because of the food and wages, they also blamed the minister of the household for a serious crime..."
Sun Yu said: "You can't be impatient, just be cautious on weekdays, turn around... You Miao?"
You Miao's mind was full of Zhao Chao's defeat, and he didn't listen to a few words. When Sun Yu called for the second time, You Miao noticed the two and bowed slightly.
"Go out and wash your face, go to the study, and finish copying the annotations of the "Book of Music" that I approved." Sun Yu ordered.
You Miao nodded, walked out of the compound, the sun was shining brightly, he could not help crying while standing under the tree.
Li Zhifeng was sitting in the concierge waiting for You Miao to read when he heard the voice hurried over. This was the first time he had seen You Miao cry, so he hurriedly said, "What? I was scolded? What's the matter?"
You Miao just couldn't stop whimpering while standing. She couldn't help hugging Li Zhifeng, buried her on his shoulders and cried in remorse. She couldn't express the sadness for a while, but she couldn't resolve it.
"Zhao Chao lost..." You Miao cried.
Li Zhifeng touched Youmiao's head, smiled, and said, "Don't cry."