Your Majesty, I am not worthy

Since the beginning of the year, the entire court has been shrouded in shadows, the officials in the court are not capable, and disputes between the monarch and his ministers have continued to break out.

After Wen Li was demoted, later generations uncovered his case.

Under Wen Li's hands, the guilty were re-arrested and brought to justice, and the punishment was imposed. Although it was somewhat fair, the sentence was too heavy during the period, and the crime was not properly punished, and there were many complaints.

What's more, many innocent prisoners were severely punished, and the rest of their lives were quite bleak.

Mentioning this kind of people, Chu Yuheng couldn't help but feel heartbroken, Rong Mu used to be like this——

Although he was innocent, he was whipped all over in prison.

In addition to the pain, Chu Yuheng was heartbroken and reformed the prison sentence.

Ting Lieutenant Zhou Chengkong, who was originally roasting on the fire, breathed a sigh of relief recently. When he visited the surviving prime minister, the prime minister had left him a good plan, and there were more than just ways to deal with Wen Li. ? There are several programs for prison rectification.

It turned out that the prime minister had long intended to rectify and reform, but the court affairs were so heavy that he couldn't spare the energy to deal with it.

Now that His Majesty mentioned it, Ting Wei Zhou Chengkong offered the Prime Minister's methods one by one, but he mentioned that this was what Rong Mu meant before he was alive, His Majesty looked a little dazed, and he was not as cold as before.

Just ask Zhou Chengkong to hand over all the documents that the prime minister gave him in the past.

The court is like this, and the harem is also uneven.

Since Chu Yumi went out of the palace to offer incense at Qingquan Temple, it was Chu Yumi's birthday in a few days. Once Chu Yumi's birthday passed, it meant that Chu Yumi's age was approaching, and it was time to choose a son-in-law.

But Chu Yumi didn't care about that, Chu Yuheng asked the reason, Chu Yumi didn't say much; the brother and sister even quarreled several times over this matter, and in the end Chu Yumi's refusal was obvious, so the matter had to be let go.

But the dense clouds in Haojing did not reach the south of Huishui.

To the south of Huishui is Jiangnan.

This is especially true for Lingqi County, which occupies the best area in the Jiangnan Plain.

Lingqi County is like spring all the year round, and even in autumn, the climate is mild and comfortable. Especially in August, the fragrance of golden osmanthus, mixed with the aroma of orange trifoliate, is particularly fresh and refreshing.

A mansion on South Street in Lingqi County was bustling with activity. Although there were not many servants inside, they were waiting outside the door at this moment. Among them was a young boy who looked particularly eye-catching.

The young man looked young, in his early ten years old, with thick black hair, but the length was beyond his shoulders.

This person was the young monk who went down from the Qingquan Temple in Kyoto with Rong Mu that day. Now that he has officially entered the secular world, he asked Rong Mu for a name, He Chao.

After all, whether it is Haojing or outside of Haojing City, the imprisonment of Buddhist practitioners is not so strict. If the governance is stricter, Rong Mu and He Chao definitely cannot rely on a letter from Master Jingde of Qingquan Temple , so easy to come and go inside and outside the city wall.

But the two of them brought the temple documents they brought down from Qingquan Mountain, and the journey went smoothly. After arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, He Chao didn't know how many connections Rong Mu had, and they were able to meet people in the south of the Yangtze River.

It's just that I'm new here, I don't think I'm rich, and I'm stretched everywhere.

Fortunately, both of them don't like big things, and they survived those days. After that, they gradually gained a foothold in Lingqi County by relying on Rong Mu's connections. Later, they even bought a house, which is where they live now. place.

He Chao was looking forward to the day when he would go down the mountain before, but after going down the mountain, everything depends on Rong Mu, which makes He Chao also a little frustrated.

This is even more true today.

Rong Mu's health is not good at all, and he went to Tainan County in the south of Lingqi County to purchase a month ago. This month, He Zhaobai worked hard to study his books, preparing for the rural examination in a few days. Rong Mu's letters a few days ago It was said that Rong Mu reckoned that he would come back today, and He Chao had been guarding him outside.

People outside the door buttoned their sleeves with their fingertips from time to time, such small movements showed He Chao's slight eagerness.

And Rong Mu's chariots and horses have just passed the city gate of Lingqi County. In the past, he would have been scrutinized twice when he passed the city gate relying on the documents given by Master Jingde, but today's low-key but noble Shen Shumo, the richest businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, was sitting in the carriage.

Shen Shumo came from a family of merchants with a lot of wealth.

The certificate handed out by this person is far more eye-catching than that delivered by Rong Mu, who has just taken root.

The people guarding the city gate have some sharp eyesight. Everyone knows the status of the Shen family in the south of the Yangtze River, but Shen Shumo often travels to and from the city walls of Lingqi County. Most of the people guarding the city gate are familiar with such a big man when he travels.

Some people should not be easily offended, the city guards only read the documents casually, and let Shen Shumo and his party go.

Seeing that Shen Shumo just showed his face, the carriage continued to move forward slowly, and Rong Mu, who was drinking tea in the carriage, couldn't help chuckling.

Rong Mu's teacup was raised over his lips, slightly covering his thin and beautiful lips, but that chuckle was caught in Shen Shumo's ears.

"Brother Rong, what are you laughing at?"

Shen Shumo is two years older than Rong Mu, maybe a merchant's family has to run around, he looks much more mature than Rong Mu, even if his heart is burned by Rong Mu's pleasant chuckle, his face does not change at all , can even scare people.

Hearing this, Rong Mu shook his head: "I just feel that Brother Shen does have a meeting now."

Hearing Rong Mu mention the word Pai Mian, Shen Shumo raised his thick eyebrows slightly, thinking of the past, he couldn't help laughing: "Brother Rong still holds grudges against me?"

"How come." Since he arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, he even coughed a lot less. Putting down his cup, Rong Mu smiled, "If you really hate Brother Chen, why would you come all the way to join him?"

As for the word Pai Mian, it has a long history.

If we go back, we can trace back to the days when the two were still studying in Haojing's academy before they were famous. At that time, Rong Mu entered the academy to study just after he came down from Qingquan Temple, and Shen Shumo was paid a lot of money by his family. It smashed into the academy where Rong Mu was.

At that time, Shen Shumo really left a deep impression on Rong Mu. When he first met, Rong Mu thought that Shen Shumo was very good at reading and writing, but why did his name contain the word "Shumo", and his papers were full of air. .

Rong Mu found out later that he was the only one of the two of them who devoted himself to studying, while Shen Shumo was doing nothing, living in the academy every day would be better than death.

Before Shen Shumo's year-end examination at the academy, he chose to escape with his package wrapped up. Before leaving, he even went to Rong Mu's window to say goodbye, and agreed that the two of them would meet each other only after they had a very good time in the future.

However, because Shen Shumo made too much battle before escaping, he was escorted back by the people of the academy in the end.

But the word Pai Mian also left a deep mark in Rong Mu's heart.

Later, Shen Shumo really managed to escape, and I don't know how the Shen family admonished Shen Shumo. Shen Shumo was no longer forced to study with his head down, and returned to his hometown to inherit the family business, and even doubled the already wealthy family several times.

The two met again many years later, one was an amateur who had lost his name in the court, and the other was a merchant from the wealthy Jiangnan side.

Everyone found their own goals, but he lost the original path.

But these are later stories.

Now that Rong Mu is sighing, it is unavoidable to be funny.

It still takes some distance from the city gate of Lingqi County to Rong Mu's house, Shen Shumo picks and chooses along the way, and allocates some of the good things he brought in Tainan County this time to Rong Mu.

Rong Mu smiled and followed him, but she didn't intend to accept it.

He came to Jiangnan from Haojing to trouble Shen Shumo enough, he can still be self-sufficient with these money and things, and he doesn't need Shen Shumo like this.

After taking a sip of the newly purchased tea from Tainan County, Rong Mu lifted the small curtain of the carriage, and the mansion he bought was not far away, and it seemed that there were still people waiting there.

Rong Mu squinted his eyes, Da Di guessed that He Chao was already waiting for him outside.

On the short journey, Rong Mu interrupted Shen Shumo's repeated gifts: "Brother Shen, you will soon arrive at my residence, and I would like to thank Brother Shen for taking care of me during the trip to Tainan County."

"Brother Rong is serious, you and I don't need to say thank you." Shen Shumo looked up and looked outside, and sure enough he was almost at Rong Mu's house, and he sighed in his heart that this trip was too short.

But Shen Shumo knows what to talk about so that Rong Mu can say more: "Since we are almost here, brother Rong should go back quickly. It's getting late, and my brother has to go back to Shen's mansion before sunset. As for our trip to the south this time... The design patterns that come out, will let the embroiderers use this as a template to make the latest clothes when I go back, and the final share... how about the same as before?"

Rong Mu lightly pursed his lips: "I took advantage of the thirty-seven points before, this time it's only one nine."

The previous division was Rong Musan and Shen Shumoqi.

But this time is different, this time Shen Shumo intends to spread his design pattern to the whole Jiangnan, and even to the states and counties around the south of the Yangtze River, the benefits will definitely be huge.

"Brother Rong, are you serious?"

After drinking the last sip of tea juice in the green bamboo cup, the fragrance of tea leaves echoed between the lips, Rong Mu tilted his head slightly, and said seriously: "Yes."

"Why don't you make money when you have money?" Shen Shumo frowned, seemingly puzzled, "Without the [-]% of the profit, there will not be much that will fall into your hands, Brother Rong."

It was almost time to give Rong Mu the words "If you have money and don't make money, you are a fool", Shen Shumo really didn't understand why Rong Mu would suddenly lower his interest.

Could it be that when Rong Mu came out of Haojing, he even left his mind in Haojing.

"It was [-]% before, but when I first came to Jiangnan, I didn't have much money and needed to buy real estate, but now that I have enough food and clothing, I don't need that much."

Rong Mu was very smart, he didn't ask for money directly, but asked for a share, every time a piece of fabric was sold, Rong Mu would get a cut from it.

So even if he didn't go south to Tainan County this time, his daily income would be quite a lot.

What's more, Rong Mu also knew that if Shen Shumo wanted to continue to divide this time, he would have to be verbally interrogated by members of the Shen clan after returning home.

After all, the quantity this time is not small. If the Shen merchants really want to sell this batch of new clothing materials in the whole of Jiangnan, they will definitely be looted.

Contradictions are bound to be not small under great benefits.

Rong Mu didn't want to make things difficult for Shen Shumo.

In the end, the two of them negotiated the share before the carriage stopped. Shen Shumo really benefited a lot from Rong Mu's concession.

At the moment, the sun was shining brightly, seeing He Chao help Rong Mu get off the carriage, Rong Mu had already waved his hands in a gesture of farewell, Shen Shumo suddenly said: "Brother Rong!"

Rong Mu raised his head and smiled: "Huh? Brother Shen, is there anything else?"

Shen Shumo looked at Rong Mu seriously, and his Adam's apple rolled slightly: "Today and tomorrow, I'm going to go back to the family to deal with affairs, how about I bring the documents with me the next day?"

"it is good."

"Then it's settled. I'll invite Brother Rong to meet at that restaurant in the west of the city the day after tomorrow. The dim sum there is very good. I heard that they invited a retired cook from Haojing. Maybe they can make the desserts we had in the academy. familiar taste."

The restaurant in the west of the city is not expensive, but it is very elegant.

In the previous few meetings, Shen Shumo had always asked Rong Mu there, and this time was no exception.

So Rong Mu responded lightly.

Shen Shumo silently breathed a sigh of relief, and took a last look at Rong Mu, before he noticed this person, he quickly turned his gaze away and closed the car curtain.

When Shen Shumo's carriage and horses disappeared before his eyes, Rong Mu and He Chao went back. He Chao was holding Rong Mu's luggage along the way, with a strange expression on his face.

When he arrived in Rong Mu's room, He Chao couldn't hold back, put the package on the table, and put his elbow on Rong Mu's arm: "You and that Shen Shumo just came back from the south, and we have an appointment to have dinner together the day after tomorrow. ah?"

"Just go talk about new business." Rong Mu stretched out his hand to smooth out the creases on the arms and wrists that He Chao pushed out just now, but he didn't care.

"But don't you think Shen Shumo treats you better?"

"Is there?" Rong Mu raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and explained, "Actually, he is very nice to others."

Shen Shumo is an extremely enthusiastic person, and he is kind to everyone around him. Take the cakes that Shen Shumo mentioned just now, when they were classmates, Shen Shumo would occasionally ask the accompanying boy to give the students of the academy a gift from Haojing. pastry.

The dim sum was still warm when it was delivered, and each served one portion.

So he is not that special person.

The author has something to say: Originally, he wanted Shen Shumo to call Mu Mu "brother Mu", but he found the homonym mudi...

ps: I have been waiting for a long time, good night everyone~