"You have to ask him. I just have a feeling that this guy is definitely not from the Jianghu. It's not like we haven't seen the real Jianghu. At least he should be like Bai Ada and the others. Showing a ruthless vigor, he would never be as gentle and good-looking as a white-faced scholar. His demeanor is clearly a master who has been in a high position for a long time, and didn't Bai Pingzi say that he has the appearance of a king? "Because of her unique experience, Bai Fuling felt that everything was possible in this world, and the doubts raised by Bai Guo were nothing.
Hearing that it was all speculation, Bai Guo couldn't help being discouraged and said, "Why do you suddenly trust the Second Manager so much?"
"I have always trusted him." Bai Fuling put on an innocent look while eating the fruit.
"You can keep lying to others like this." Bai Guo snorted and sat cross-legged beside the recliner, slowly drank two sips of warm tea, and finally couldn't help it: "You obviously doubt his identity, why do you want to force others? These nobles hold grudges, what good is it for us? With your temper, hey... "
"He wants to make a private visit and hide his identity. I'm just cooperating with him. Those who don't know are not guilty..." Bai Fuling insisted, firmly refusing to admit that it was because of her bad taste. And for some reason, she always felt that Yang Heng wouldn't really care about these "little things" with her. People with a domineering appearance generally wouldn't be too restrictive, after all, she had saved his life.
Ancient society paid more attention to morality and reputation than modern society. The more famous people are, the less they dare to do such things. Although the Bai family is just a merchant, her foster brother Lu Ying is an important minister of the court. He is willing to risk his reputation for a little bit of grievance, especially His Royal Highness Yang Heng, who is just an ordinary prince now, and it is too late to win over Lu Ying.
The more Bai Fuling thought about it, the more she felt that there would be no problem with what she did, so she whispered to Bai Guo: "What I tell you, don't tell anyone, including the second manager!" Although Bai Pingzi is capable, But she's used to being careless, and it's better not to tell him about her guess, otherwise his nose will not be up to the sky, and he is the first person to identify the identity of His Highness the Sixth Highness.
Bai Guo knew that she couldn't change Bai Fuling's decision, so she just nodded and agreed to keep it a secret, hey... until now, she can only resist with the big signboard that those who don't know are not guilty, so those who know have to pretend to be ignorant.
After Yang Heng returned to the room, he flipped through the textbooks sent by Kalan. The ones on them were not the enlightenment "Three Character Classics" and "Thousand Character Classics" that he saw every day, but very practical books for pure learning of characters. The writing method of tenth grade numbers, and then some simple objects, titles and other words, embedded in the commonly used documents and sentences, from the shallower to the deeper, very practical. After learning a book, there is basically no chance of taking a child test, but I can fully understand ordinary letters and documents.
The strangest thing is that the book that Yang Heng got was not copied by hand, but printed out!
This book has nearly a hundred pages at least, and it has never been circulated in the market. Most of it is a textbook that the Bai family hired to compile and print. What exactly does the Bai family want to do? !
The next day, Yang Heng appeared on time in the T-shaped hall of the Chunqunyuan with a full stomach full of questions. There were already ten servants dressed up in the hall, boys and men ranging in age from a few years old to thirty or forty years old were waiting. There is a small case in front of everyone, and on it is a "textbook" that is the same as that in his hand.
Kalan stepped forward to introduce a few words, and all ten people bowed to Yang Heng and said hello, saying sir, Yang Heng was full of incredible absurd feelings, silently accepted their ceremony, and began to teach them how to read, Kalan once said These servants have already learned the penultimate chapter, because the husband who has been teaching them has something at home and has not come, so Yang Heng is asked to substitute for a month, and only one afternoon a day is enough.
Yang Heng suppressed the unhappiness and depression in his heart and started class. Last night he flipped through the entire textbook, and when it came to the third-to-last chapter, the servants in front of him should know at least a thousand commonly used words. He asked random questions to check the level of these "students", and then looked at their homework , although most of the words were written crookedly, but there were very few mistakes. It was obvious that the previous "Mr.
At first, he didn't believe what Bai Fuling said, thinking that she was just bragging, thinking that those who had the opportunity to read and write were the servants that the Bai family focused on training, and they might be in charge in the future, but seeing that almost every day "in class" they saw They are new faces, and the progress of the courses are different, the strange feeling in Yang Heng's heart is getting stronger... Even in the palace, it is not likely that there will be someone teaching ordinary eunuchs and maids to read and write. In a scholarly family, the literate servants are limited to a handful of servants who serve their masters. The servants of the Bai family who come to learn calligraphy can do everything, and many of them are just ordinary servants who take care of flowers and plants.
Then think about the servants like Kalan who take care of the patients in the waiting hospital. All of them have a certain amount of advance and retreat, and they are obviously literate.
Yang Heng became more and more curious about the Bai family, but now he can only get in touch with the servants of the Bai family. These people are respectful to him and answer every question, but most of them have only stayed in the Bai family for half a year. It is also very limited. If he wants to go further, Yang Heng can only wait for his injuries to heal completely, and then try to go to the group and investigate outside the two courtyards.
Just as Yang Heng was thinking about his plans for the future and had no help, Lietang approached him.
Seeing Liedang brought into the room by Ganlan, Yang Heng was overjoyed. As soon as Ganlan walked away, Liedang said first: "Pengtie, I didn't expect to meet you here!"
As soon as Yang Heng heard his address, he knew that he was worried that the wall had ears and the conversation between the two would be eavesdropped, so he cooperated and said: "Yes, I was chased and killed by my enemies outside Beiguan City, and I almost died. Fortunately, I met Miss Bai. Yixing, you were rescued here, how could you be here by such a coincidence."
Liedang chuckled and said: "The old man wandered here to find relatives, but he didn't run out of money. He heard that the Bai family wanted someone to teach the servants how to read, so he came here to earn some money to make ends meet."
The two confessed their experiences after their parting, both true and false, and then Yang Heng made up an excuse that the room was stuffy, so he went out for a walk with Liedang. The two walked to the open space, exchanged some messages hastily, and then separated.
The defense of Baijiazhuang is tight inside and loose outside. Except for the mansion where the master and wife of the Bai family live in the Baili Mountain, other places are not very guarded. After walking around the front mountain, he had to say that this place was like a fairyland. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that there is such a beautiful place in the wild frontier.
He is also becoming more and more curious about the Bai family. Such generosity and expenses are unimaginable. Where does the Bai family's money come from? How could a small dental shop have such a huge income, not only can it support a huge villa and a large number of servants, but it can even cover the expenses of the Zhenbei Army? ! The financial resources and business of the Bai family are obviously more than what they appear on the surface.
If he can recruit the Bai family to his subordinates... the most important thing is that the sharp-toothed and sharp-mouthed squeamish little wild cat will also belong to him, Yang Heng suddenly feels that this trip to Beiguan City is really the right time!
These days, he and Liedang have secretly contacted his people, and now they only need to wait for a suitable opportunity to disclose their identities. What kind of expression will the second manager of the Bai family know his identity.
Bai Pingzi had always been quite polite to him. Although he was very curious about what Bai Pingzi meant by "the appearance of a king and hegemony", it was inconvenient to ask him directly in this situation.
But any ambitious man, especially a man like him who not only has ambition but also has the conditions to achieve it, will be very enthusiastic about this kind of thing.
The opportunity Yang Heng wanted came soon...
He was walking slowly on the mountain road that day, when he saw a cloud of dust blowing up from the north of Baili Mountain in the distance, more than a dozen horses galloped all the way to the front of the mountain gate before reining in their horses and slowing down. The formation was neat and uncluttered. Yang Heng looked at it from afar and felt that although they were small in number, their aura was not inferior to that of hundreds of thousands of cavalry in front.
Immediately, all the knights were wearing the blue-gray military uniforms of the Zhenbei Army, and the leader was wearing the uniform of a general. They were so far apart that they couldn't see their faces clearly. Yang Heng had already guessed that the leader should be the inspector Lu Ying, the general of Zhenbei who came back from the side, and behind him should be his personal guards, the famous "Eighteen Knights of Zhenbei".
Yesterday I received a secret report from the spies, saying that General Lu Ying hadn't returned to the city yet, but today I saw him appearing in Baili Mountain in a busy manner. Could it be that after returning to the city, he passed through the house and didn't enter, so he went directly to Bai's house first? How good is his relationship with the Bai family
Lu Ying was a frequent visitor to the Bai family manor, and he didn't need the servants in the manor to lead the way. He waved to the soldiers behind him casually, signaling them to go to rest, and rode up the mountain to the Bai family mansion by himself.
These soldiers have long regarded Baijiazhuang as their second home, greeting and joking with the people in the village all the way, and going to the guest courtyard specially built for them to freshen up and rest. The conditions here in Baijiazhuang are much better than those in the military camp, so they heard that the general had to come to Baijiazhuang first if he didn't stay in Beiguan City.
Lie Dang appeared next to Yang Heng at some point, watched the scene from afar and said, "Since Lu Ying has already appeared, when will the Lord plan to reveal his identity to him?"
Yang Heng smiled slightly: "It's better sooner than later."