I have a city that never sleeps
Chapter 48
The altar where Qin Tianjian prayed for rain could not be climbed by Su Buyi without an official status.
Therefore, Prince Zhao Qi Huan specially ordered people to build an altar in a place with good geomantic omen near the outskirts. Only the surrounding area was guarded by heavy soldiers, so that all the people could watch and pray for rain nearby.
The advantage of doing this is that it will be more accessible to the people, and if you succeed in praying for rain, you will gain the support of countless people in one fell swoop.
Of course, if they were faced with a failed ending, Qi Huan and Su Buyi would probably be beaten and thrown rotten eggs by the people who felt angry and deceived.
It can be said that Qi Huan is desperate this time.
By the time Qi Huan and Su Buyu walked to the altar, people of all sizes had gathered around them, looking at them expectantly or suspiciously, and they all attached great importance to today's prayer for rain.
Under such gaze, Qi Huan felt more and more nervous. He glanced at Su Buyi from the corner of his eye, but he saw Su Buyi's eyes were calm, and he could even smile at the common people to show his friendliness. He had to admire his mentality.
The only strange thing is that whenever Su Buyi looked at one of the people, the people there suddenly screamed, and the woman's voice was particularly obvious.
"Mr. Su! Come on, Mr. Su!"
"Look, look, Mr. Su is here, it's so cute!!"
Qi Huan couldn't understand the excited appearance of the women, but looking at them, his emotions seemed to calm down, and he felt that there was nothing to be nervous about.
Anyway, the focus of this performance is Su Buyi, and it has nothing to do with him... It seems that no one is watching him.
"My lord, sir, the auspicious time has come."
A subordinate suddenly reminded Qi Huan in a low voice.
Qi Huan and Su Buyi just looked at each other and nodded.
Although it is said that it will rain in the second quarter, it takes a full quarter to prepare for the ceremony, and the time can be just right if you start early.
Su Buji waved his hand, and a person came up to the stage and spoke out with internal force, which could be heard for a hundred miles around: "The auspicious time has come, open the altar to pray for rain!"
As soon as these words came out, they spread to the entire capital in an instant, causing the people of the capital to look up at the sound.
Although they couldn't see anything from their positions, they were always thinking about this matter in their hearts. Looking up at the scorching sun, their thoughts turned back and forth.
Can it really rain?
Hope this is true!
For the people of Li who are suffering for the sake of the world, also hope that it will rain in the sky!
After the altar was opened, the people under the altar also began to cheer up and stretched their necks to look at the altar. Although the altar was too high to see clearly, it couldn't hold back the enthusiasm in their hearts.
But after the opening, the people who appeared were not Su Buyi, but a group of men wearing Taoist uniforms and holding mahogany swords.
They stood in a row on the high platform, with a uniform straight line from the back of the neck to the waist, with calm faces, looking ahead.
Just when the common people were curious about what these people were doing, they all suddenly lifted the mahogany swords and waved them in their chests.
Not to mention, although the movements of this sword dance are simple, people in the Jianghu can see it as a layman, but they can't stand it. They are well-trained, and even the straight angles of the arms are consistent, and that neat beauty comes leisurely.
Not to mention being as graceful as a dragon swimming, it can be regarded as pleasing to the eye.
At this time, an indescribable and beautiful music was also emitted from the mouths of the crowd, which continued to flow around the beam for three days.
Accompanied by this beautiful sword dance, it was like enjoying a wonderful feast of singing and dancing, which shocked the hearts of the people who had never felt such an atmosphere.
After dancing a cup of tea on the altar, and even performed a backflip one by one, the dancers finally divided into two teams and stood on the edge of the altar, holding a mahogany sword in their hands.
At this time, the next performer also took the stage.
This is Qi Huan, Prince Zhao.
Qi Huan first burned three sticks of incense to the sky, bowed vigorously, and then his eyes were firm, and he suddenly said loudly:
"Now there has been no rain for more than two months in the Wei Dynasty, the farmland has been damaged, the grain has not been harvested, the people are suffering from famine, and thousands of people have died of starvation... This king, Qi Huan, cannot bear to see the people of the Wei Dynasty suffer, so today he opened an altar and vowed to die Pray for rain. I hope the heavens will have mercy on my people of Great Wei. When it rains today, this king is willing to kneel here to express his heart!"
After reading the script given by Su Buxin, Qi Huan lifted his robe and knelt on the ground without batting an eyelid.
This kneeling was directed at the common people. The common people were startled again and again, subconsciously retreating.
It's terrible, this person is of the blood of the emperor, so noble, he doesn't even need to kneel down to see the emperor, but now he kneels in front of so many people, just to pray for rain for the people.
Whoever saw this couldn't be moved to death!
A burst of sourness suddenly appeared in the hearts of the people. Seeing Qi Huan who could not kneel for a long time, tears filled their eyes, and they couldn't help but knelt on the ground one after another, desperately begging for God's mercy.
Even the noble prince knelt down to heaven and earth, so they naturally had to follow behind.
At this moment, Qi Huan's respect and touch were beyond imagination. The people had never been so united physically and mentally as they were today, closing their eyes and praying together.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Su Buyi nodded in satisfaction, and took the yellow paper and cinnabar prepared in advance, and walked to the stage step by step.
When he stood on the frontmost altar, the dancers around him immediately walked behind him, raised the sword, pointed to the sky, and chanted again.
This time, it was also an incomprehensible mantra, but the syllables were beautiful, and there was a noble and ethereal sense of holiness permeating it.
At this moment, Su Buyi casually threw a piece of yellow characters into the sky, turned the brush in his hand to draw a beautiful arc, dipped in cinnabar and swiped it down on the top, and it was done overnight.
Two big characters that looked like a dragon and flying like dragons and phoenixes appeared on the talisman, and as Su Buyi flipped his cuffs, a flame of astonishment emerged from the palm of his hand, and slammed towards the talisman paper.
In an instant, the spell burned brightly in the air, and the word praying for rain was instantly swallowed by the flames, leaving only dust swept away by the wind.
Most of the people had never seen this flame before, and when they saw it for the first time, they gasped in surprise.
What was that just now?How can the palm of your hand light a fire?
Before he could figure it out, a thunder suddenly exploded in his ears.
boom -
Everyone was shocked and subconsciously looked towards the sky.
I saw that the clear sky, which was thousands of miles away, was now gathered by black clouds, and there were blue lightning flashes in the clouds, accompanied by terrifying thunder.
……
No one can describe the mood at this moment.
They just stared blankly at the dark clouds in the sky, their minds went blank, and they opened their mouths stupidly...
"It seems that praying for rain this time has been successful."
It wasn't until a chuckle came from the altar that they looked at the man reflexively.
The pupils shrank suddenly.
Because in the dark world covered by dark clouds, only the young man standing on the altar was favored by the sun. The bright warm light shone on his white clothes and half of his softly smiling face. side face.
His smile was so bright, and his eyes were so clear. At that moment, the young man was like a god who gave them hope, looking down at the world full of love.
"... Immortal, Immortal!"
Someone in the crowd suddenly yelled, and the gaze towards Su Buyi became fiery and respectful.
Yes, who can pray for rain and be favored by the sun, what is such a person if he is not a god?
With tears in his eyes, a man leaned over and kowtowed vigorously to Su Buyi who was on the altar. It was raining, and it finally rained. This long famine ended today.
He couldn't restrain his gratitude to Su Buyi and Prince Zhao, and he definitely couldn't forget today's sacred scene.
And then, more and more people came to their senses, and they all knelt and kowtowed to Su Buyi.
"Mr. Su..."
"Thank you Mr. Su for praying for rain!"
"We are finally saved!!"
Not only the suburbs, but even all over the world of Wei, all looked at the dark cloud-covered sky in astonishment, and exclaimed: "It's raining, it's really raining!!"
When people hear it is raining, the first thing people do is to gather their clothes and hide in the room, but today when they heard this sentence, everyone ran out without stopping.
When a drop of rain fell on their faces, they raised their heads, not knowing whether it was tears or rain, slowly flowing down their cheeks.
"Great, it's really raining, and our food is saved."
"Hurry up, take a basin to catch the rain! What are you doing here, we have water!"
The people cheered, laughed and approached under the dark clouds one after another, feeling the blessings of nature and the joy of life.
But some people were happy, and naturally some were sad. Bian Junliang, who had been drinking tea at home and waiting for Su Buyi to make a big embarrassment, was waiting for the butler to report anxiously: "It's not good, my lord, it's raining today."
"..." The teacup in his hand fell to the ground, and Bian Junliang almost fainted, "It's raining? How is it possible?? How could it really be raining?!"
At this moment, many people who had enmity with Su Buyi, or with Prince Zhao, all looked ugly and did not say a word.
In the palace, various ministers are presenting the memorial absent-mindedly, and the dispute is not as intense as it used to be.
But when Eunuch Liu, the big celebrity next to the emperor, suddenly hurried into the hall and said something in the ears of the two prime ministers, the two prime ministers showed different expressions, which aroused the curiosity of all the officials.
The little emperor was very curious when he saw it, but he waited for a while, but he still didn't wait for Prime Minister Zuo to speak.
On the contrary, Prime Minister Zuo frowned, his face became even more ugly, and he didn't dare to touch bad luck.
But Prime Minister Right's expression was very calm, the little emperor thought for a while, but couldn't help asking: "Prime Minister You, what news is there?"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty." The right minister went out directly and bowed to the little emperor, "Today, Prince Zhao prayed for rain for the people, which touched the heavens. Today, it finally rained!"
"what?!"
Before the little emperor could express his opinion, the ministers below started to riot.
Among them, the leftist party all looked shocked and panicked, but Prince Zhao's party members were ecstatic after a brief shock. For example, the Tang servant who joined the camp later, the corners of their mouths were almost grinning to the sky.
It worked!It really worked!
Sure enough, they followed the wrong person!
At that time, although they heard that the prince wanted to pray for rain, they tried every means to persuade them and felt anxious, but now, their hearts are stable, their momentum is full, and their hearts are smooth, and they can take the opportunity to step on other people's feet.
"I seem to remember someone saying that Mr. Su is a scholar. If he could pray for rain, he would take off his head. Now that it's raining, some people are completely dumbfounded."
Tang Taifu sarcastically sarcastically directed towards Xiao Zhonglang.
Xiao Zhonglang's face was pale and dazed from the moment he heard the news, and when he heard his sarcasm, he gritted his teeth and clenched his arms, and retorted loudly: "When did I say that, don't you want to spit it out!" !"
"Hey, you won't admit it if you get slapped in the face after you finish speaking, right?" Tang Taifu rolled his eyes, "Anyway, some people have such a character, let's come and see, this kind of shameless person is better to say Don't listen to anything."
"You?!" Xiao Zhonglang's chest heaved violently suddenly, and his eyes were about to split.
"Okay." Prime Minister Zuo, who had remained silent all along, yelled directly and coldly, "This is the main hall, and you quarreling like this will only embarrass the court, so step down."
"..." Even if Tang Taifu and Xiao Zhonglang were unwilling, but due to the majesty of the left minister, they could only retreat to their respective positions and glared at each other.
At this time, the right minister was stroking his beard, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is a great merit that the rain can fall and save countless Li people. The merit of Su Buyi, who prayed for rain, is even more important. Last time I didn't give him any real praise. Shouldn't I show the court's respect for him this time?"
"That's right." The little emperor's eyes lit up, "I really want to see him. Even the Qin Tianjian failed to pray for rain, but he actually succeeded. He really has real skills!"
As soon as the little emperor said this, the other ministers present finally thought of this matter.
Just now, they were purely happy or uneasy from their political stance, but this time, they were brought to reality, and some questions followed.
That's right, Su Buyi really succeeded in praying for rain!How did you do it?
Such a large area of dark clouds can't be the reason for the tampering. Could it be that he really has a little knowledge?
When the right minister met with the left minister and heard everyone discussing Su Buyi, his face was not good-looking, and he felt more at ease, and he even said directly: "Why don't you let someone tell you what happened on the podium, I think you are all curious too."
Naturally, the little emperor would not refuse, so everyone pricked up their ears and listened to Eunuch Liu's description of the process of praying for rain just now.
When they heard that Prince Zhao knelt before the sky for the sake of the people and moved everyone, everyone's expressions were strange and they didn't know how to evaluate it.
And when Su Buyi came on stage, he was drawing a talisman and condensing flames in his palm, which really shocked them.
"Really...you can control fire out of thin air, and it rains instantly after burning a spell. Why is it so unreal?"
"That's something that all the people witnessed with their own eyes, how could it be fake!"
"That is to say... this Su Buyi actually has great strength?"
Immediately, those who had more or less targeted Su Buyi behind their backs felt chills running down their spines. They had always respected gods and Buddhas, and when they heard that Su Buyi knew at least the mystic art of drawing talismans, they all fell silent in fright.
...Su Buyi wouldn't secretly curse them with a spell?
Probably not, they didn't show up in person, Su Buyi didn't know that they played tricks on the rumors.
But my heart is also firm, no matter what I can't take the initiative to provoke Su Buyi in the future, if I confront such a mysterious person, I will be the one who gets hurt in the end!
They struggled to believe in Su Buyi's ability, but Qi Huan, the person involved, was still in a trance.
He stretched out his palm and confirmed again and again that the sky was indeed raining, so he felt joy from the bottom of his heart, and immediately stood up: "Successful, Mr. Su! We really succeeded!"
"Pay attention." Su Buyi replied calmly, "I succeeded, and you are just reading the lines."
"Yes, yes, I was confused for a while." Qi Huan was not angry when he was said so, and the smile on his face couldn't stop, "Thanks to Mr. Su, if it wasn't for Mr. Su, how could the rain beg for it?" , How could we succeed so smoothly!"
No matter how nervous and apprehensive he was just now, at this moment Qi Huan is full of self-confidence. Even the sky is raining because of Mr. Su's request. What difficulties in this world can hinder them.
As expected of the city that never sleeps, as expected of Mr. Su, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!It is really exciting to have such a helper!
Looking at the people below Qi Qi who bowed to Su Buyi, Qi Huan's heart was full of turmoil, and he felt more and more that the general situation was in his own hands.
This heavy rain fell for two full days, causing all the people of Great Wei to revel in the streets, even splashing water and playing with each other without fear of getting messy.
And Su Buyi's status officially jumped up, becoming a well-known top existence.
Basically, when children mention Su Buyi, they just open their mouths: "It's raining, god!"Such emotions.
Under the admiration of all the people, Su Buji was formally invited into the palace by the emperor three days later.
In order to avoid suspicion, he purposely did not invite Prince Shangzhao to enter the palace with him, but he still invited servant Tang as a guide to meet the saint with Su Buyi.
Tang Taifu knew that the purpose of entering the palace this time was to give Su Buyi a reward, so he was worried and happy at the same time.
The joy is that Su Buyi has made such a great contribution as a prince, and he has finally become powerful. The worry is that this time the reward, the left minister will definitely not let it go, and I don’t know what difficulties will be waiting for Su Bu. suspect.
He quietly looked at Su Buyi's face, thinking that if the other party was nervous, he could say a few more words of comfort, but Su Buyi's face that caught his eyes was quite calm, and he could even hum a little song and observe the scenery in the palace.
If it wasn't that he was able to do a job with ease, then he was very big-hearted. Thinking of Su Buyi's miracle of successfully praying for rain, he became more and more convinced of Su Buyi's strength.
"Mr. Su is really very human. Don't you feel nervous when meeting the saint for the first time?"
He couldn't help but chatted up with a smile.
"There's nothing to be nervous about." Su Buyi sneered, "Anyway, I can guess the mind of that old poisonous snake, Prime Minister Zuo. What are you doing, if he dares to bite me, I will bite back and see whose venom is stronger."
"..." Tang Taifu was a little helpless, "Sir, we are going to face the saint, your attitude...you should be gentle, at least you should respect His Majesty on the surface."
"Oh." Su Buyu turned into a smile, with two lovely dimples showing on his face, "I don't understand like a dog, I understand."
Tang servant: "..."
"Forget it, you should try to talk as little as possible. If you have any questions, let the old man speak up. You just need to keep smiling." Tang Taifu rubbed the center of his brows with a headache, and Su couldn't doubt that he could use the cutest expression to say the most rude and contemptuous words , may also be a kind of talent.
Su Buji curled his lips, but remained silent.
After entering the imperial study room, he did not speak obediently, but smiled when the little emperor praised him, and shook his head or nodded when the little emperor asked him questions, like a lady from a great family.
The little emperor originally thought that such a high-ranking person should have a bohemian temperament, but after seeing Su Buyi, his cognition was shattered: "It seems that Mr. is really a shy person. He is humble and polite, which is very good."
Su Buyi smiled 'shyly', but Tang Taifu's beard twitched suddenly, trying to hold back the urge to complain.
"I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I feel that a person like Mr. is not suitable for any position in the imperial court." The little emperor said with emotion at this time, "So I discussed with the left minister and decided to appoint a national teacher for Mr. to be in charge."
National Division?
Not only Su Buyi was puzzled, but even the servant Tang was very puzzled. He restrained the desire to cast his eyes on the left minister, and said softly, "What is the official position of this national teacher?"
"It is the highest official position in the Qin Tianjian, and its status is equivalent to that of the six ministers, and it is under the jurisdiction of the prime minister." The little emperor explained, "The responsibilities are to be responsible for praying for rain, astrology, measuring the fortune of the country, etc."
However, Su Buyi and Tang Taipu frowned when they heard this.
Doesn't this mean that there is no real power, only status, which is in vain, and is subject to the jurisdiction of the leftist minister?
"Your Majesty... I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Tang Taifu thought it over.
The little emperor blinked: "What..."
"What's wrong?"
Suddenly, a voice overlapped with him, completely crushing his volume.
I saw Prime Minister Zuo staring at Su Buyi sternly, and said unceremoniously, "I'd like to ask Mr. Su to explain himself. What's wrong with making an exception and being promoted to the position of a national teacher with the same status as the Minister? After all, Mr. Su relied on praying for rain." In the imperial court, other official positions are probably even more inappropriate."
There was a hint of belittling in this tone, which made Tang Taipu's heart suddenly startled.
Why do you feel that Prime Minister Zuo is coming so aggressively today? It seems that Mr. Su is having a hard time!
Because he couldn't speak, he could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that Mr. Su could refrain from confronting Zuo face to face.
But his ideas may have been lost.
Hearing that he could talk now, Su Buji first smiled at Tang Taipu whose eyelids were twitching, and then said: "Working under your subordinate, Prime Minister Zuo, is the biggest dissatisfaction."
... This sharp spear pointed at Prime Minister Zuo, and Prime Minister Zuo raised his eyebrows slightly, and Tang Taifu immediately turned pale with shock, secretly thinking that something was wrong.
"It seems that you are dissatisfied with the old man." Zuo Xiang lowered his voice and sneered.
"Although you are relatively old, you are still clear-headed." Su Buyi smiled, "Working under your errand, hehe, even if the dog doesn't go, it doesn't matter if you don't want to be a national teacher."
……
As soon as these words came out, there was an instant silence in the imperial study room.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the daring Su Buyi, they had never seen anyone who dared to talk to Prime Minister Zuo like that, they were dying!
But Su Buyi didn't pay any attention to the eyes of the crowd, and just cupped his hands at the little emperor in self-concern: "Your Majesty, I appreciate your kindness, but the grassroots may not have this blessing, please allow the grassroots to retire."
After finishing speaking, he turned his head and took a step, and strode away from the imperial study room.
At this moment, the little emperor woke up like a dream, blinked his eyes in astonishment, and glanced at Prime Minister Zuo out of the corner of his eye.
But I saw Prime Minister Zuo standing silently on the spot, but his eyes showed an unprecedented sinister sharpness, which made the little emperor tremble all over, subconsciously showing a look of horror.
As if noticing the gaze of others, Zuo Xiang slowly turned his head, the coldness in his eyes had completely dissipated, returning to his usual serious look.
"My lord." A guard couldn't help pleading for orders, "He humiliated your lord, and his crime deserves punishment. Do you need your subordinates to arrest him?"
"No need." Prime Minister Zuo said indifferently, "Now that he is the most popular among the people, wouldn't it be the old man's fault to arrest him at this moment?"
The guard suddenly realized, apologized quickly and retreated.
The room suddenly became quiet again, but no one knew what kind of storm was hidden in this quietness.
Tang Taipu walked out of the palace in a trance, frightened out of his wits, sweating coldly, couldn't help speeding up his pace, and quickly left the palace.
After finally walking out of the palace gate and not seeing the arrest order from the guards, he was relieved, smiled wryly and sighed at Su Buyi:
"Mr. Confused, how can you say those things directly to Prime Minister Zuo? Even if you hate someone, you can't be so straightforward! What if he kills you on the spot for this reason?"
"I think it would be too easy for him to attack me directly." Su Buyi nodded his chin with his fingertips, thoughtfully, "Speaking of this, I can bear it, as expected. "
This Zuo Xiangcheng mansion is too deep, and it really is not so easy to solve.
"Now that the official position is blocked, what should you do?"
On the one hand, Tang Taifu felt very lucky that Su Buyi did not serve under the Prime Minister of the Left, but on the other hand, he felt regretful that he lost his official position because of this.
But Su Buyi didn't show regret, instead he smiled slightly: "It happens that I'm not interested in official positions, so why don't I go back to my old job."
Tang Taifu was at a loss: "Pray for rain?"
Su Buyi: "... In your eyes, do I only pray for rain? I also have my own job, thank you."
"Speaking of this matter, I still need the help of the servant and Tang Cheng..."
Soon, a piece of news spread to the streets and alleys of the capital.
It is said that Mr. Su Banxian, Mr. Su, actually gave up the glory and wealth at his fingertips, and chose to set up a school in a different courtyard on the outskirts of the capital!
And recently, that well-known school even publicly recruited, and all scholars over the age of 15 are eligible to enter, regardless of status or status.
This time, it became a thunderous news in the capital again. The effect of the miraculous deed of praying for rain last time has not diminished, and many versions of Su Buyi's miraculous experience have been circulated.
For example, it took only two days for Su Buyi to teach a Huiyuan. For example, Su Buyi taught all the dandies in the capital to be polite scholars. There are also rumors that everyone who has heard Su Buyi's lectures will Mao Sai suddenly realized and obtained supreme knowledge.
...In short, these deeds have been widely circulated, and it is even more mysterious to add more details.
At this time, when they heard that Su Buyu wanted to build a school, the eyes of all the scholars and parents in the capital and its surrounding areas lit up, and they were all moved.
Leaving aside whether those rumors are true or not, just because Su Buyi has the ability to pray for rain, and he is a disciple of Prince Zhao Qihuan, these two things are enough to make ordinary people flock to him and flock to him crazily.
The parents believed that as long as their children could study with that Su Banxian, even if they failed to pass the exam, they would have a great fortune. This opportunity must not be missed, so they came to study with gifts one after another.
In just a few days, Su Bu doubted that these people would break the threshold of the newly purchased Dabieyuan in the suburbs.
And it's not just commoners, but also some high-ranking officials and nobles. Seeing that Tang Cheng and the others have achieved success following Su Buyi, they also want to find a broad road for their sons.
The people who belonged to Prince Zhao's party did not hesitate to send congratulatory gifts, and the officials who were not in line couldn't help but have a relationship with Qi Huan. Even those officials who were the party members of the Left Prime Minister sneaked in, and greeted Qi Huan and Su Buyi with smiles. Welcome, euphemistically expressing that he wants his son to enter the school to study together.
Looking at these people's low-pitched pleas, Qi Huan secretly sneered in his heart. It's really ironic that people who had dismissed him before would now bow down to him.
Qi Huan heard about Su Buyi's strategy when he bought Bieyuan for Su Buyi earlier.
At first I thought that Su Buyi simply wanted to be a teacher, but Su Buyi said, "There must be some members of the Left Prime Minister secretly coming to us."
Qi Huan asked vigilantly: "Do we need to drive them away?"
"No." Su Buyi smiled, "This is also an opportunity, isn't it?"
"Those who can come to ask us for help will definitely not be loyal to Prime Minister Zuo, so we can make some fuss."
At that time, Qi Huan still remembered the flash of cunning in Su Buyi's slightly narrowed eyes.
And now, things are indeed going as they planned.
"Master Zhang." Qi Huan sat in the upper seat of the living room, blowing tea leisurely, occasionally raised his eyes and casually glanced at the officials opposite, and laughed, "If the king guessed correctly, you should be from Prime Minister Zuo's side." Come on, don't you be afraid that Prime Minister Zuo will be angry if you come here secretly to beg this king?"
Looking at the lord with such a sarcastic smile, Zhang was taken aback in the center of the matter, cold sweat had already surfaced behind his back, and his identity had been exposed!
He tried his best to show a smile, and flattered in a low voice: "The lower official is just a low-level official position, how can Zuo Xiang put a small person like me in his eyes?"
"...The prince also has a son, so I'm afraid he can understand the psychology of the lower officials. Even if I'm a little bit tired, it's nothing, as long as my son can get the fame and glory of the ancestors, that's enough. Mr. Su is the best teacher in the hearts of the lower officials. Quan Zi has always admired Mr. Su, and he wholeheartedly wants to pay homage to him. Therefore... even if I put aside my old face, I still want to fulfill my wish for my son!"
He spoke very sincerely, and he still had a warm smile on his face.
Of course, the movements in his hands didn't stop, and he quietly stuffed something into Prince Zhao's hands: "This is a little wish from the lower official, I hope the prince can be accommodating."
Qi Huan looked down and saw that it was a thick banknote. He sneered in his heart, shook his head deliberately and sent the banknote back: "Master Zhang is making it very difficult for this king, and this king is not short of silver. Your Excellency, please go back."
"My lord..." Zhang Wei showed sadness during the incident, and almost knelt down for him on the spot, "I beg you to be more accommodating, the dog really admires Mr. Su!"
Qi Huan showed a tangled look on his face, and sighed helplessly: "Master Zhang is very sincere, and this king will be moved... But the identity of Master Zhang is a thorn in my side, I really can't help it." tolerate……"
He suddenly stood up amid Zhang's more and more disappointed face, and slowly walked two steps forward: "Well, this king is not short of money, but if Mr. Zhang can give me something that money can't buy , this king can be more flexible, how about it?"
Qi Huan took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Shizhong. When Zhang Jishizhong saw the result, his heart was shocked.
Because the records on it are densely packed with names, and they are all the most important party members of the left: "This, this is..."
"Information, this king only wants information." Qi Huan leaned down, raised his lips in front of him, his eyes flashed, and a coldness that could not be concealed was revealed, "Just give this king the secrets about these people." Information is enough."
"You didn't do anything, you can continue to live comfortably, and your son can also get the life he dreamed of. No one will know the agreement between us, understand?"
Zhang Wei held the paper tightly during the incident, his arms trembled and his eyes wavered, but Qi Huan stood up straight and quietly gave him enough time to think.
"As long as, my lord doesn't tell anyone..." After a long time, Zhang Ge gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind, "Xiaguan is willing to help you!"
Such a choice was expected by Qi Huan.
It's not just the reason why his son can study, but also the reason why Qi Huan's reputation is so high now that some small officials want to please both sides.
This can be regarded as leaving a life-saving talisman here for Qi Huan.
Qi Huan didn't care about the thoughts of these petty officials. His primary goal was to overthrow the prime minister and his henchmen. This kind of mutual benefit and mutual assistance was very effective.
Of course, there are also some officials who are not willing to betray Prime Minister Zuo. For example, Guo Taishi Ling was very angry when he walked out of the prince’s mansion, and cursed in a low voice: "Do you think I am stupid? If the Prime Minister Zuo finds out, I will be finished. Since you still want to overthrow the Prime Minister, you don't need this spot!"
The nearby secret guards faithfully recorded his words and deeds and reported them to Qi Huan. Qi Huan smiled casually and remembered his name in his heart.
In this way, the Su Clan Academy built by Su Buyi finally enrolled 430 students, of which 63 and [-] were commoner children, and the remaining [-] were noble children, but in the school, they were all equal.
Tang Cheng, Fu Xuan, Dong Yong and others also joined the school. Although they had achieved fame, they still missed Su Buyi's preaching and teaching, and they all signed up without an appointment.
Five hundred students gathered together, bowed down in front of the statue of Confucius respectfully to Su Buzhi.
——Li Cheng.
At this moment, Su Buyu felt a sense of full satisfaction.
There are free laborers who can farm again, so excited, hehe.
Therefore, Prince Zhao Qi Huan specially ordered people to build an altar in a place with good geomantic omen near the outskirts. Only the surrounding area was guarded by heavy soldiers, so that all the people could watch and pray for rain nearby.
The advantage of doing this is that it will be more accessible to the people, and if you succeed in praying for rain, you will gain the support of countless people in one fell swoop.
Of course, if they were faced with a failed ending, Qi Huan and Su Buyi would probably be beaten and thrown rotten eggs by the people who felt angry and deceived.
It can be said that Qi Huan is desperate this time.
By the time Qi Huan and Su Buyu walked to the altar, people of all sizes had gathered around them, looking at them expectantly or suspiciously, and they all attached great importance to today's prayer for rain.
Under such gaze, Qi Huan felt more and more nervous. He glanced at Su Buyi from the corner of his eye, but he saw Su Buyi's eyes were calm, and he could even smile at the common people to show his friendliness. He had to admire his mentality.
The only strange thing is that whenever Su Buyi looked at one of the people, the people there suddenly screamed, and the woman's voice was particularly obvious.
"Mr. Su! Come on, Mr. Su!"
"Look, look, Mr. Su is here, it's so cute!!"
Qi Huan couldn't understand the excited appearance of the women, but looking at them, his emotions seemed to calm down, and he felt that there was nothing to be nervous about.
Anyway, the focus of this performance is Su Buyi, and it has nothing to do with him... It seems that no one is watching him.
"My lord, sir, the auspicious time has come."
A subordinate suddenly reminded Qi Huan in a low voice.
Qi Huan and Su Buyi just looked at each other and nodded.
Although it is said that it will rain in the second quarter, it takes a full quarter to prepare for the ceremony, and the time can be just right if you start early.
Su Buji waved his hand, and a person came up to the stage and spoke out with internal force, which could be heard for a hundred miles around: "The auspicious time has come, open the altar to pray for rain!"
As soon as these words came out, they spread to the entire capital in an instant, causing the people of the capital to look up at the sound.
Although they couldn't see anything from their positions, they were always thinking about this matter in their hearts. Looking up at the scorching sun, their thoughts turned back and forth.
Can it really rain?
Hope this is true!
For the people of Li who are suffering for the sake of the world, also hope that it will rain in the sky!
After the altar was opened, the people under the altar also began to cheer up and stretched their necks to look at the altar. Although the altar was too high to see clearly, it couldn't hold back the enthusiasm in their hearts.
But after the opening, the people who appeared were not Su Buyi, but a group of men wearing Taoist uniforms and holding mahogany swords.
They stood in a row on the high platform, with a uniform straight line from the back of the neck to the waist, with calm faces, looking ahead.
Just when the common people were curious about what these people were doing, they all suddenly lifted the mahogany swords and waved them in their chests.
Not to mention, although the movements of this sword dance are simple, people in the Jianghu can see it as a layman, but they can't stand it. They are well-trained, and even the straight angles of the arms are consistent, and that neat beauty comes leisurely.
Not to mention being as graceful as a dragon swimming, it can be regarded as pleasing to the eye.
At this time, an indescribable and beautiful music was also emitted from the mouths of the crowd, which continued to flow around the beam for three days.
Accompanied by this beautiful sword dance, it was like enjoying a wonderful feast of singing and dancing, which shocked the hearts of the people who had never felt such an atmosphere.
After dancing a cup of tea on the altar, and even performed a backflip one by one, the dancers finally divided into two teams and stood on the edge of the altar, holding a mahogany sword in their hands.
At this time, the next performer also took the stage.
This is Qi Huan, Prince Zhao.
Qi Huan first burned three sticks of incense to the sky, bowed vigorously, and then his eyes were firm, and he suddenly said loudly:
"Now there has been no rain for more than two months in the Wei Dynasty, the farmland has been damaged, the grain has not been harvested, the people are suffering from famine, and thousands of people have died of starvation... This king, Qi Huan, cannot bear to see the people of the Wei Dynasty suffer, so today he opened an altar and vowed to die Pray for rain. I hope the heavens will have mercy on my people of Great Wei. When it rains today, this king is willing to kneel here to express his heart!"
After reading the script given by Su Buxin, Qi Huan lifted his robe and knelt on the ground without batting an eyelid.
This kneeling was directed at the common people. The common people were startled again and again, subconsciously retreating.
It's terrible, this person is of the blood of the emperor, so noble, he doesn't even need to kneel down to see the emperor, but now he kneels in front of so many people, just to pray for rain for the people.
Whoever saw this couldn't be moved to death!
A burst of sourness suddenly appeared in the hearts of the people. Seeing Qi Huan who could not kneel for a long time, tears filled their eyes, and they couldn't help but knelt on the ground one after another, desperately begging for God's mercy.
Even the noble prince knelt down to heaven and earth, so they naturally had to follow behind.
At this moment, Qi Huan's respect and touch were beyond imagination. The people had never been so united physically and mentally as they were today, closing their eyes and praying together.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Su Buyi nodded in satisfaction, and took the yellow paper and cinnabar prepared in advance, and walked to the stage step by step.
When he stood on the frontmost altar, the dancers around him immediately walked behind him, raised the sword, pointed to the sky, and chanted again.
This time, it was also an incomprehensible mantra, but the syllables were beautiful, and there was a noble and ethereal sense of holiness permeating it.
At this moment, Su Buyi casually threw a piece of yellow characters into the sky, turned the brush in his hand to draw a beautiful arc, dipped in cinnabar and swiped it down on the top, and it was done overnight.
Two big characters that looked like a dragon and flying like dragons and phoenixes appeared on the talisman, and as Su Buyi flipped his cuffs, a flame of astonishment emerged from the palm of his hand, and slammed towards the talisman paper.
In an instant, the spell burned brightly in the air, and the word praying for rain was instantly swallowed by the flames, leaving only dust swept away by the wind.
Most of the people had never seen this flame before, and when they saw it for the first time, they gasped in surprise.
What was that just now?How can the palm of your hand light a fire?
Before he could figure it out, a thunder suddenly exploded in his ears.
boom -
Everyone was shocked and subconsciously looked towards the sky.
I saw that the clear sky, which was thousands of miles away, was now gathered by black clouds, and there were blue lightning flashes in the clouds, accompanied by terrifying thunder.
……
No one can describe the mood at this moment.
They just stared blankly at the dark clouds in the sky, their minds went blank, and they opened their mouths stupidly...
"It seems that praying for rain this time has been successful."
It wasn't until a chuckle came from the altar that they looked at the man reflexively.
The pupils shrank suddenly.
Because in the dark world covered by dark clouds, only the young man standing on the altar was favored by the sun. The bright warm light shone on his white clothes and half of his softly smiling face. side face.
His smile was so bright, and his eyes were so clear. At that moment, the young man was like a god who gave them hope, looking down at the world full of love.
"... Immortal, Immortal!"
Someone in the crowd suddenly yelled, and the gaze towards Su Buyi became fiery and respectful.
Yes, who can pray for rain and be favored by the sun, what is such a person if he is not a god?
With tears in his eyes, a man leaned over and kowtowed vigorously to Su Buyi who was on the altar. It was raining, and it finally rained. This long famine ended today.
He couldn't restrain his gratitude to Su Buyi and Prince Zhao, and he definitely couldn't forget today's sacred scene.
And then, more and more people came to their senses, and they all knelt and kowtowed to Su Buyi.
"Mr. Su..."
"Thank you Mr. Su for praying for rain!"
"We are finally saved!!"
Not only the suburbs, but even all over the world of Wei, all looked at the dark cloud-covered sky in astonishment, and exclaimed: "It's raining, it's really raining!!"
When people hear it is raining, the first thing people do is to gather their clothes and hide in the room, but today when they heard this sentence, everyone ran out without stopping.
When a drop of rain fell on their faces, they raised their heads, not knowing whether it was tears or rain, slowly flowing down their cheeks.
"Great, it's really raining, and our food is saved."
"Hurry up, take a basin to catch the rain! What are you doing here, we have water!"
The people cheered, laughed and approached under the dark clouds one after another, feeling the blessings of nature and the joy of life.
But some people were happy, and naturally some were sad. Bian Junliang, who had been drinking tea at home and waiting for Su Buyi to make a big embarrassment, was waiting for the butler to report anxiously: "It's not good, my lord, it's raining today."
"..." The teacup in his hand fell to the ground, and Bian Junliang almost fainted, "It's raining? How is it possible?? How could it really be raining?!"
At this moment, many people who had enmity with Su Buyi, or with Prince Zhao, all looked ugly and did not say a word.
In the palace, various ministers are presenting the memorial absent-mindedly, and the dispute is not as intense as it used to be.
But when Eunuch Liu, the big celebrity next to the emperor, suddenly hurried into the hall and said something in the ears of the two prime ministers, the two prime ministers showed different expressions, which aroused the curiosity of all the officials.
The little emperor was very curious when he saw it, but he waited for a while, but he still didn't wait for Prime Minister Zuo to speak.
On the contrary, Prime Minister Zuo frowned, his face became even more ugly, and he didn't dare to touch bad luck.
But Prime Minister Right's expression was very calm, the little emperor thought for a while, but couldn't help asking: "Prime Minister You, what news is there?"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty." The right minister went out directly and bowed to the little emperor, "Today, Prince Zhao prayed for rain for the people, which touched the heavens. Today, it finally rained!"
"what?!"
Before the little emperor could express his opinion, the ministers below started to riot.
Among them, the leftist party all looked shocked and panicked, but Prince Zhao's party members were ecstatic after a brief shock. For example, the Tang servant who joined the camp later, the corners of their mouths were almost grinning to the sky.
It worked!It really worked!
Sure enough, they followed the wrong person!
At that time, although they heard that the prince wanted to pray for rain, they tried every means to persuade them and felt anxious, but now, their hearts are stable, their momentum is full, and their hearts are smooth, and they can take the opportunity to step on other people's feet.
"I seem to remember someone saying that Mr. Su is a scholar. If he could pray for rain, he would take off his head. Now that it's raining, some people are completely dumbfounded."
Tang Taifu sarcastically sarcastically directed towards Xiao Zhonglang.
Xiao Zhonglang's face was pale and dazed from the moment he heard the news, and when he heard his sarcasm, he gritted his teeth and clenched his arms, and retorted loudly: "When did I say that, don't you want to spit it out!" !"
"Hey, you won't admit it if you get slapped in the face after you finish speaking, right?" Tang Taifu rolled his eyes, "Anyway, some people have such a character, let's come and see, this kind of shameless person is better to say Don't listen to anything."
"You?!" Xiao Zhonglang's chest heaved violently suddenly, and his eyes were about to split.
"Okay." Prime Minister Zuo, who had remained silent all along, yelled directly and coldly, "This is the main hall, and you quarreling like this will only embarrass the court, so step down."
"..." Even if Tang Taifu and Xiao Zhonglang were unwilling, but due to the majesty of the left minister, they could only retreat to their respective positions and glared at each other.
At this time, the right minister was stroking his beard, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is a great merit that the rain can fall and save countless Li people. The merit of Su Buyi, who prayed for rain, is even more important. Last time I didn't give him any real praise. Shouldn't I show the court's respect for him this time?"
"That's right." The little emperor's eyes lit up, "I really want to see him. Even the Qin Tianjian failed to pray for rain, but he actually succeeded. He really has real skills!"
As soon as the little emperor said this, the other ministers present finally thought of this matter.
Just now, they were purely happy or uneasy from their political stance, but this time, they were brought to reality, and some questions followed.
That's right, Su Buyi really succeeded in praying for rain!How did you do it?
Such a large area of dark clouds can't be the reason for the tampering. Could it be that he really has a little knowledge?
When the right minister met with the left minister and heard everyone discussing Su Buyi, his face was not good-looking, and he felt more at ease, and he even said directly: "Why don't you let someone tell you what happened on the podium, I think you are all curious too."
Naturally, the little emperor would not refuse, so everyone pricked up their ears and listened to Eunuch Liu's description of the process of praying for rain just now.
When they heard that Prince Zhao knelt before the sky for the sake of the people and moved everyone, everyone's expressions were strange and they didn't know how to evaluate it.
And when Su Buyi came on stage, he was drawing a talisman and condensing flames in his palm, which really shocked them.
"Really...you can control fire out of thin air, and it rains instantly after burning a spell. Why is it so unreal?"
"That's something that all the people witnessed with their own eyes, how could it be fake!"
"That is to say... this Su Buyi actually has great strength?"
Immediately, those who had more or less targeted Su Buyi behind their backs felt chills running down their spines. They had always respected gods and Buddhas, and when they heard that Su Buyi knew at least the mystic art of drawing talismans, they all fell silent in fright.
...Su Buyi wouldn't secretly curse them with a spell?
Probably not, they didn't show up in person, Su Buyi didn't know that they played tricks on the rumors.
But my heart is also firm, no matter what I can't take the initiative to provoke Su Buyi in the future, if I confront such a mysterious person, I will be the one who gets hurt in the end!
They struggled to believe in Su Buyi's ability, but Qi Huan, the person involved, was still in a trance.
He stretched out his palm and confirmed again and again that the sky was indeed raining, so he felt joy from the bottom of his heart, and immediately stood up: "Successful, Mr. Su! We really succeeded!"
"Pay attention." Su Buyi replied calmly, "I succeeded, and you are just reading the lines."
"Yes, yes, I was confused for a while." Qi Huan was not angry when he was said so, and the smile on his face couldn't stop, "Thanks to Mr. Su, if it wasn't for Mr. Su, how could the rain beg for it?" , How could we succeed so smoothly!"
No matter how nervous and apprehensive he was just now, at this moment Qi Huan is full of self-confidence. Even the sky is raining because of Mr. Su's request. What difficulties in this world can hinder them.
As expected of the city that never sleeps, as expected of Mr. Su, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!It is really exciting to have such a helper!
Looking at the people below Qi Qi who bowed to Su Buyi, Qi Huan's heart was full of turmoil, and he felt more and more that the general situation was in his own hands.
This heavy rain fell for two full days, causing all the people of Great Wei to revel in the streets, even splashing water and playing with each other without fear of getting messy.
And Su Buyi's status officially jumped up, becoming a well-known top existence.
Basically, when children mention Su Buyi, they just open their mouths: "It's raining, god!"Such emotions.
Under the admiration of all the people, Su Buji was formally invited into the palace by the emperor three days later.
In order to avoid suspicion, he purposely did not invite Prince Shangzhao to enter the palace with him, but he still invited servant Tang as a guide to meet the saint with Su Buyi.
Tang Taifu knew that the purpose of entering the palace this time was to give Su Buyi a reward, so he was worried and happy at the same time.
The joy is that Su Buyi has made such a great contribution as a prince, and he has finally become powerful. The worry is that this time the reward, the left minister will definitely not let it go, and I don’t know what difficulties will be waiting for Su Bu. suspect.
He quietly looked at Su Buyi's face, thinking that if the other party was nervous, he could say a few more words of comfort, but Su Buyi's face that caught his eyes was quite calm, and he could even hum a little song and observe the scenery in the palace.
If it wasn't that he was able to do a job with ease, then he was very big-hearted. Thinking of Su Buyi's miracle of successfully praying for rain, he became more and more convinced of Su Buyi's strength.
"Mr. Su is really very human. Don't you feel nervous when meeting the saint for the first time?"
He couldn't help but chatted up with a smile.
"There's nothing to be nervous about." Su Buyi sneered, "Anyway, I can guess the mind of that old poisonous snake, Prime Minister Zuo. What are you doing, if he dares to bite me, I will bite back and see whose venom is stronger."
"..." Tang Taifu was a little helpless, "Sir, we are going to face the saint, your attitude...you should be gentle, at least you should respect His Majesty on the surface."
"Oh." Su Buyu turned into a smile, with two lovely dimples showing on his face, "I don't understand like a dog, I understand."
Tang servant: "..."
"Forget it, you should try to talk as little as possible. If you have any questions, let the old man speak up. You just need to keep smiling." Tang Taifu rubbed the center of his brows with a headache, and Su couldn't doubt that he could use the cutest expression to say the most rude and contemptuous words , may also be a kind of talent.
Su Buji curled his lips, but remained silent.
After entering the imperial study room, he did not speak obediently, but smiled when the little emperor praised him, and shook his head or nodded when the little emperor asked him questions, like a lady from a great family.
The little emperor originally thought that such a high-ranking person should have a bohemian temperament, but after seeing Su Buyi, his cognition was shattered: "It seems that Mr. is really a shy person. He is humble and polite, which is very good."
Su Buyi smiled 'shyly', but Tang Taifu's beard twitched suddenly, trying to hold back the urge to complain.
"I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I feel that a person like Mr. is not suitable for any position in the imperial court." The little emperor said with emotion at this time, "So I discussed with the left minister and decided to appoint a national teacher for Mr. to be in charge."
National Division?
Not only Su Buyi was puzzled, but even the servant Tang was very puzzled. He restrained the desire to cast his eyes on the left minister, and said softly, "What is the official position of this national teacher?"
"It is the highest official position in the Qin Tianjian, and its status is equivalent to that of the six ministers, and it is under the jurisdiction of the prime minister." The little emperor explained, "The responsibilities are to be responsible for praying for rain, astrology, measuring the fortune of the country, etc."
However, Su Buyi and Tang Taipu frowned when they heard this.
Doesn't this mean that there is no real power, only status, which is in vain, and is subject to the jurisdiction of the leftist minister?
"Your Majesty... I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Tang Taifu thought it over.
The little emperor blinked: "What..."
"What's wrong?"
Suddenly, a voice overlapped with him, completely crushing his volume.
I saw Prime Minister Zuo staring at Su Buyi sternly, and said unceremoniously, "I'd like to ask Mr. Su to explain himself. What's wrong with making an exception and being promoted to the position of a national teacher with the same status as the Minister? After all, Mr. Su relied on praying for rain." In the imperial court, other official positions are probably even more inappropriate."
There was a hint of belittling in this tone, which made Tang Taipu's heart suddenly startled.
Why do you feel that Prime Minister Zuo is coming so aggressively today? It seems that Mr. Su is having a hard time!
Because he couldn't speak, he could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that Mr. Su could refrain from confronting Zuo face to face.
But his ideas may have been lost.
Hearing that he could talk now, Su Buji first smiled at Tang Taipu whose eyelids were twitching, and then said: "Working under your subordinate, Prime Minister Zuo, is the biggest dissatisfaction."
... This sharp spear pointed at Prime Minister Zuo, and Prime Minister Zuo raised his eyebrows slightly, and Tang Taifu immediately turned pale with shock, secretly thinking that something was wrong.
"It seems that you are dissatisfied with the old man." Zuo Xiang lowered his voice and sneered.
"Although you are relatively old, you are still clear-headed." Su Buyi smiled, "Working under your errand, hehe, even if the dog doesn't go, it doesn't matter if you don't want to be a national teacher."
……
As soon as these words came out, there was an instant silence in the imperial study room.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the daring Su Buyi, they had never seen anyone who dared to talk to Prime Minister Zuo like that, they were dying!
But Su Buyi didn't pay any attention to the eyes of the crowd, and just cupped his hands at the little emperor in self-concern: "Your Majesty, I appreciate your kindness, but the grassroots may not have this blessing, please allow the grassroots to retire."
After finishing speaking, he turned his head and took a step, and strode away from the imperial study room.
At this moment, the little emperor woke up like a dream, blinked his eyes in astonishment, and glanced at Prime Minister Zuo out of the corner of his eye.
But I saw Prime Minister Zuo standing silently on the spot, but his eyes showed an unprecedented sinister sharpness, which made the little emperor tremble all over, subconsciously showing a look of horror.
As if noticing the gaze of others, Zuo Xiang slowly turned his head, the coldness in his eyes had completely dissipated, returning to his usual serious look.
"My lord." A guard couldn't help pleading for orders, "He humiliated your lord, and his crime deserves punishment. Do you need your subordinates to arrest him?"
"No need." Prime Minister Zuo said indifferently, "Now that he is the most popular among the people, wouldn't it be the old man's fault to arrest him at this moment?"
The guard suddenly realized, apologized quickly and retreated.
The room suddenly became quiet again, but no one knew what kind of storm was hidden in this quietness.
Tang Taipu walked out of the palace in a trance, frightened out of his wits, sweating coldly, couldn't help speeding up his pace, and quickly left the palace.
After finally walking out of the palace gate and not seeing the arrest order from the guards, he was relieved, smiled wryly and sighed at Su Buyi:
"Mr. Confused, how can you say those things directly to Prime Minister Zuo? Even if you hate someone, you can't be so straightforward! What if he kills you on the spot for this reason?"
"I think it would be too easy for him to attack me directly." Su Buyi nodded his chin with his fingertips, thoughtfully, "Speaking of this, I can bear it, as expected. "
This Zuo Xiangcheng mansion is too deep, and it really is not so easy to solve.
"Now that the official position is blocked, what should you do?"
On the one hand, Tang Taifu felt very lucky that Su Buyi did not serve under the Prime Minister of the Left, but on the other hand, he felt regretful that he lost his official position because of this.
But Su Buyi didn't show regret, instead he smiled slightly: "It happens that I'm not interested in official positions, so why don't I go back to my old job."
Tang Taifu was at a loss: "Pray for rain?"
Su Buyi: "... In your eyes, do I only pray for rain? I also have my own job, thank you."
"Speaking of this matter, I still need the help of the servant and Tang Cheng..."
Soon, a piece of news spread to the streets and alleys of the capital.
It is said that Mr. Su Banxian, Mr. Su, actually gave up the glory and wealth at his fingertips, and chose to set up a school in a different courtyard on the outskirts of the capital!
And recently, that well-known school even publicly recruited, and all scholars over the age of 15 are eligible to enter, regardless of status or status.
This time, it became a thunderous news in the capital again. The effect of the miraculous deed of praying for rain last time has not diminished, and many versions of Su Buyi's miraculous experience have been circulated.
For example, it took only two days for Su Buyi to teach a Huiyuan. For example, Su Buyi taught all the dandies in the capital to be polite scholars. There are also rumors that everyone who has heard Su Buyi's lectures will Mao Sai suddenly realized and obtained supreme knowledge.
...In short, these deeds have been widely circulated, and it is even more mysterious to add more details.
At this time, when they heard that Su Buyu wanted to build a school, the eyes of all the scholars and parents in the capital and its surrounding areas lit up, and they were all moved.
Leaving aside whether those rumors are true or not, just because Su Buyi has the ability to pray for rain, and he is a disciple of Prince Zhao Qihuan, these two things are enough to make ordinary people flock to him and flock to him crazily.
The parents believed that as long as their children could study with that Su Banxian, even if they failed to pass the exam, they would have a great fortune. This opportunity must not be missed, so they came to study with gifts one after another.
In just a few days, Su Bu doubted that these people would break the threshold of the newly purchased Dabieyuan in the suburbs.
And it's not just commoners, but also some high-ranking officials and nobles. Seeing that Tang Cheng and the others have achieved success following Su Buyi, they also want to find a broad road for their sons.
The people who belonged to Prince Zhao's party did not hesitate to send congratulatory gifts, and the officials who were not in line couldn't help but have a relationship with Qi Huan. Even those officials who were the party members of the Left Prime Minister sneaked in, and greeted Qi Huan and Su Buyi with smiles. Welcome, euphemistically expressing that he wants his son to enter the school to study together.
Looking at these people's low-pitched pleas, Qi Huan secretly sneered in his heart. It's really ironic that people who had dismissed him before would now bow down to him.
Qi Huan heard about Su Buyi's strategy when he bought Bieyuan for Su Buyi earlier.
At first I thought that Su Buyi simply wanted to be a teacher, but Su Buyi said, "There must be some members of the Left Prime Minister secretly coming to us."
Qi Huan asked vigilantly: "Do we need to drive them away?"
"No." Su Buyi smiled, "This is also an opportunity, isn't it?"
"Those who can come to ask us for help will definitely not be loyal to Prime Minister Zuo, so we can make some fuss."
At that time, Qi Huan still remembered the flash of cunning in Su Buyi's slightly narrowed eyes.
And now, things are indeed going as they planned.
"Master Zhang." Qi Huan sat in the upper seat of the living room, blowing tea leisurely, occasionally raised his eyes and casually glanced at the officials opposite, and laughed, "If the king guessed correctly, you should be from Prime Minister Zuo's side." Come on, don't you be afraid that Prime Minister Zuo will be angry if you come here secretly to beg this king?"
Looking at the lord with such a sarcastic smile, Zhang was taken aback in the center of the matter, cold sweat had already surfaced behind his back, and his identity had been exposed!
He tried his best to show a smile, and flattered in a low voice: "The lower official is just a low-level official position, how can Zuo Xiang put a small person like me in his eyes?"
"...The prince also has a son, so I'm afraid he can understand the psychology of the lower officials. Even if I'm a little bit tired, it's nothing, as long as my son can get the fame and glory of the ancestors, that's enough. Mr. Su is the best teacher in the hearts of the lower officials. Quan Zi has always admired Mr. Su, and he wholeheartedly wants to pay homage to him. Therefore... even if I put aside my old face, I still want to fulfill my wish for my son!"
He spoke very sincerely, and he still had a warm smile on his face.
Of course, the movements in his hands didn't stop, and he quietly stuffed something into Prince Zhao's hands: "This is a little wish from the lower official, I hope the prince can be accommodating."
Qi Huan looked down and saw that it was a thick banknote. He sneered in his heart, shook his head deliberately and sent the banknote back: "Master Zhang is making it very difficult for this king, and this king is not short of silver. Your Excellency, please go back."
"My lord..." Zhang Wei showed sadness during the incident, and almost knelt down for him on the spot, "I beg you to be more accommodating, the dog really admires Mr. Su!"
Qi Huan showed a tangled look on his face, and sighed helplessly: "Master Zhang is very sincere, and this king will be moved... But the identity of Master Zhang is a thorn in my side, I really can't help it." tolerate……"
He suddenly stood up amid Zhang's more and more disappointed face, and slowly walked two steps forward: "Well, this king is not short of money, but if Mr. Zhang can give me something that money can't buy , this king can be more flexible, how about it?"
Qi Huan took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Shizhong. When Zhang Jishizhong saw the result, his heart was shocked.
Because the records on it are densely packed with names, and they are all the most important party members of the left: "This, this is..."
"Information, this king only wants information." Qi Huan leaned down, raised his lips in front of him, his eyes flashed, and a coldness that could not be concealed was revealed, "Just give this king the secrets about these people." Information is enough."
"You didn't do anything, you can continue to live comfortably, and your son can also get the life he dreamed of. No one will know the agreement between us, understand?"
Zhang Wei held the paper tightly during the incident, his arms trembled and his eyes wavered, but Qi Huan stood up straight and quietly gave him enough time to think.
"As long as, my lord doesn't tell anyone..." After a long time, Zhang Ge gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind, "Xiaguan is willing to help you!"
Such a choice was expected by Qi Huan.
It's not just the reason why his son can study, but also the reason why Qi Huan's reputation is so high now that some small officials want to please both sides.
This can be regarded as leaving a life-saving talisman here for Qi Huan.
Qi Huan didn't care about the thoughts of these petty officials. His primary goal was to overthrow the prime minister and his henchmen. This kind of mutual benefit and mutual assistance was very effective.
Of course, there are also some officials who are not willing to betray Prime Minister Zuo. For example, Guo Taishi Ling was very angry when he walked out of the prince’s mansion, and cursed in a low voice: "Do you think I am stupid? If the Prime Minister Zuo finds out, I will be finished. Since you still want to overthrow the Prime Minister, you don't need this spot!"
The nearby secret guards faithfully recorded his words and deeds and reported them to Qi Huan. Qi Huan smiled casually and remembered his name in his heart.
In this way, the Su Clan Academy built by Su Buyi finally enrolled 430 students, of which 63 and [-] were commoner children, and the remaining [-] were noble children, but in the school, they were all equal.
Tang Cheng, Fu Xuan, Dong Yong and others also joined the school. Although they had achieved fame, they still missed Su Buyi's preaching and teaching, and they all signed up without an appointment.
Five hundred students gathered together, bowed down in front of the statue of Confucius respectfully to Su Buzhi.
——Li Cheng.
At this moment, Su Buyu felt a sense of full satisfaction.
There are free laborers who can farm again, so excited, hehe.
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