Chapter 1309 Going Home (Part 2)
After Chen Kui returned to Xuchang, he did not go back to his home first, but turned a corner to Yanling.
There are two benefits to doing this. One is to avoid being asked by the tribe members too early to go back, and the other is to visit Yu Liang, who is currently in the mourning, and now the leader of Yingchuan.
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yu Liang met Chen Kui in the thatched cottage next to the old house in Yanling.
Before entering the thatched cottage, Chen Kui vaguely felt familiar. After thinking about it carefully, wasn’t this the thatched cottage used by the sons of the Yu family to mourn after Yu Chen’s death? It just seemed that it was newly built on the spot, but the shape was exactly the same as before.
"Duke Yu." Chen Kui bowed in a regular manner.
There was only Yu Liang in the thatched cottage. He seemed to be practicing calligraphy. When he saw Chen Kui, he didn't even look at him. He just said "Sit" and then continued to write.
Chen Kui responded and sat upright.
Yu Liang raised his pen and shook his wrists, and the pen was like a dragon and a snake. After a while, he put down his brush and said, "I'll give you a word and take it away."
Chen Kui stood up in confusion, came to the desk, picked up the white paper that had not dried ink, but saw a sentence written on it: "There is a lightweight loss of foundation, and the impatience is a loss of the king."
"Are you finished reading?" Yu Liang squinted at him and asked.
"I've finished reading it." Chen Kui replied.
"I'll give it back to me after reading it." Yu Liang said.
Chen Kui was a little dumbfounded, but he returned it to Yu Liang as he said.
Yu Liang waited for the ink to dry out a little, stacked the paper.
Chen Kui had sharp eyes and saw that there were many sheets of paper on the desk, all of which were full of these words, as if they were some task.
"I already know your affairs." Yu Liang said, "I'm too brave!"
Chen Kui was a little puzzled and said, "Duke Yu, I—"
Yu Liang waved his hand and said, "You did it right, but the timing is wrong. Who is the person today? What does he want to see?
You juniors have never seen his power. Let me put it this way, even when he is alive, he must pretend to be respectful. Le Kai, the first one, breaks his future and will never have the chance to enter the center in the future."
Chen Kui is not a stupid person. After Yu Liang mentioned this, he understood a lot in his heart. At the same time, he secretly wondered if Mr. Yu was scared by Le Kai's fate?
"Stay at home first. When will the prince send someone to call you? You can go back." Yu Liang said this, his face slightly unnatural.
Chen Kui was waiting for his nephew's call, and he was also waiting for his brother-in-law's call. This was really a bad mood when he thought about it, so he said, "Be honest at home, don't be careless, and don't talk nonsense."
Chen Kui said it was true.
To a certain extent, they are quite similar, the only difference is that Chen Kui's sister was not regarded as the crown princess.
Of course, Liangzi went to Guangchengze to open up the land very early, and her face was tanned a lot, and her image scores were reduced. However, she accumulated a certain amount of experience and her impatient temper was also worn out. Overall, she was still better than Chen Kui.
Seeing that Chen Kui agreed so happily, Yu Liang was a little worried and told him, "Don't have a big banquet for guests during the Chinese New Year. It would be best if you don't care about it at this time."
"I know that some people in Yingchuan like to talk about political affairs, but don't pull them on King Qi, King Zhao, King Yan, especially King Yan."
"Third, some people in Yingchuan have been complaining recently, and they are dissatisfied with the emperor's collection of grain and service. Don't get involved. If the emperor wants to attack Pingzhou, then let him fight. There are only twenty states in twenty states, and he will not be willing to do so."
"Besides, if Murong family allows the occupying Pingzhou, the battlefield will become Youzhou, and there will be wars in the future."
"Fourth, if the emperor wants to take over the Western Regions, let him take over. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Wei, only half of the country could be established, and the Chief of the Western Regions could control the countries. Can't the emperor do now?"
"Some complaints, saying them will only make Hitoshigaki dislike him. He is old and has to coax him now, do you understand?"
Yu Liang finished speaking in one breath, feeling extremely comfortable in his heart.
After hearing this, Chen Kui felt enlightened. Yu Gong was indeed a talented person and could be the leader of the scholars of Yingchuan.
But after thinking about it, he was unwilling to accept it, "Duke Yu, you can't do nothing, right? Now all the kings are sent to each other, but the prince can only write books, which is short and fashionable. If it is like this for ten or eight years, it will be in danger."
When Yu Liang heard this, he remained silent for a long time.
"You have a reason," he said finally: "It is the limit to the first and second months of the month, and the prince can't do much.
But he can't do it, others can do it."
Speaking of this, Yu Liang walked around in the thatched cottage and said, "It's okay to join the emperor. Well, I haven't returned to Beijing for a long time.
And what's the matter today?"
Chen Kui thought for a while and said, "Eliminate the bad habits of scholars and forests, ban the scattered words, and ask for truth from facts."
"Is there anything else if this doesn't show any results?" Yu Liang waved his hand and said.
"There is also the principle of seeking the great way. It was mentioned many times at the court meeting." Chen Kui said, "Shen Shao, the son of the prefect of Yangping, studied the story of Cao Chong's title of elephant and wrote to the Wanxiang Courtyard. He received the emperor's reward and directly awarded the scholar. His father was also promoted to Bingzhou's private lord."
"Oh?" Yu Liang was a little shocked.
From being promoted from a county prefect (fifth rank) to a prefect (fourth rank), although it was only promoted to a higher level of official position, in fact, most prefects will never be able to cross this level in their entire lives.
"What did he say in the letter? It was so useful?" Yu Liang asked,
Chen Kui thought hard and finally said, "I have only read it once, but most of them forgot it, but I only remember a few sentences. He said, "In the past, I (Cao) hit a giant elephant, placed an elephant on a boat, and carved a water mark as a record. I changed it to stones and waited for the boat to sink to the same marks, so the weight of the elephant was as heavy as the stone. What's the point? The water is carrying things, like an invisible hand, and the weight of the object is as heavy as the water lifts. It's just like the water is filled with water behind it, and the overflowing will be in line with its object. Therefore, the power of the floating boat is equivalent to the heavy water discharged. This is the natural principle and the way of complementing yin and yang."
After hearing this, Yu Liang thought it made sense, and what Shen Shao said was mostly true, but what is the use of this?
When the truth comes to the discussion, it is just a little topic of discussion when scholars talk. What is the benefit of the country and the people?
Forget it, just think the emperor is confused.
Yu Liang looked at Chen Kui and said, "Can you do these things?"
Chen Kui shook his head.
"What else?" Yu Liang asked.
"It is to follow these principles to do something that benefits the country and the people," said Chen Kui.
"Why is the emperor always competing on these things? What is the use of the power of the floating boat?" Yu Liang had a headache and was even more confused. He always felt that this officialdom made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Shenshao said that Wenma Shipeng built a sea boat, which was inconsistent with the theory of buoyancy. The waves came from the sea, and the ship leaned to one side, and suddenly a lot of sea water was discharged. The water had buoyancy and would push the hull to straighten the ship, so the hull was not easy to overturn. He asked that from now on, all sea boats would be changed to a sea boat and abandon the flat boat." Chen Kui said, "The emperor praised this saying for benefiting the country and the people, and gave him hundreds of pieces of silk."
Yu Liang was speechless and asked back, "What if I find something to do in Jiangnan?"
"It must be useful," Chen Kui said, "The emperor also focuses on governing the industry in Jiangnan."
Yu Liang breathed a sigh of relief and finally reached the familiar area he had.
"In the past, I followed the emperor to go on a strait of roads in Guangchengze. Although I worked hard, I looked back and looked at the results, but I was very satisfied." Yu Liang stroked his beard and smiled, "I can't see guests. You can persuade your relatives and friends to go south to manage their industries, and don't just stare at the old property of the Wu people. There are so many wastelands in the south of the Yangtze River, so I try to open up the land. After the emperor saw it, he will definitely be happy."
"Yes." Chen Kui responded quickly.
"Besides, you mentioned the matter of ships just now." Yu Liang pondered for a moment and said, "The emperor attaches so much importance to shipbuilding. I see that there is a reason for this. Can you get together and find a way to build a shipyard?"
Chen Kui was shocked and said, "I'm afraid I'll spend too much money."
"To find a place with many mountains and forests in the south, there must be a towering giant tree that has been growing for hundreds of years but no one cares about it." Yu Liang said: "Spend some grain and silk, recruit natives to cut wood into wood, and then go to Jiangnan to find some craftsmen, so you won't be able to afford it."
"What did you do if you built a ship?" Chen Kui asked.
Yu Liang was stunned when he heard this, yes, what did he do to build a ship?
"There is always a way." Yu Liang said, "It really doesn't work, you can go to Jiaozhou to transport spices. Isn't this popular thing in Beijing now? Everyone says it's OK if you use it."
"If Mr. Yu doesn't go out, he will know the world's affairs." Chen Kui flattered a little.
Yu Liang smiled slightly, and it seemed that he was still a little helpful.
Soon he remembered something again and asked, "The emperor will be going east tomorrow spring?"
"Although the edict has not been issued officially, it is inevitable." Chen Kui replied.
"The emperor went to the east and the prince wanted to supervise the country. This is not a trivial matter." Yu Liang suddenly became a little nervous.
As soon as he returned to Hu's bed, he stood up again and walked around, feeling quite restless.
"When you are supervising the country, you must be more diligent and more polite, and do not be proud of yourself." Yu Liang said, "If there is anyone who doesn't know what to do, report it to the prince immediately and deal with it severely. The more you are at this time, the more you must be calm. Even though the emperor left Beijing, I don't think that the matter in the capital will be hidden. The Huangsha Censor will not accompany you on a patrol."
Hearing the four words "Huangsha Censor", Chen Kui also tightened his chrysanthemums, and Hu Chiefs had many wealthy families who were planted in the hands of King Lu.
Scholars usually mention Huangsha Prison. Although they are disdainful and even cursed, they are also lying to say that they are not afraid.
"Duke Yu, after the emperor's eastern tour, although there is a prince who supervises the country, he still needs the assistance of important officials. Do you want it?" Chen Kui looked at Yu Liang and asked softly.
Yu Liang knew what he was going to say as soon as he heard it, and his heart beat faster.
It’s so sad that my mother passed away, but it’s really sad that she has been mourning for three years. She lives in a thatched cottage all day long and even has to meet guests secretly. What’s the difference between being in jail?
If you can get rid of love and arrange a central position, it will naturally be excellent.
However, Yu Liang quickly remembered the giant palm-legged hands that his brother-in-law often patted him on the shoulder, and subconsciously hesitated.
After a long time of confusion, he sighed heavily and said, "Forget it, don't be smart by yourself. I'm at home and enjoy myself. I don't want to accept the traitors for the time being."
Chen Kui understood and gave up the idea.
"It's okay, you go back soon." Yu Liang waved his hand quickly and said.
Chen Kui bowed and left.
Yu Liang stood at the gate of the thatched cottage, looking at the vast world outside, his heart had already flown to Bianliang.
A moment later, he returned to the desk, spread out his paper and pen, and wrote a paragraph: "I am mourning but not mourning, but I am happy in the relatives.
This is called not seizing.”
After writing this sentence, I wrote a line of words below: "The empty room is white, and auspiciousness stops."
Chapter completed!