No, gentlemen also guard against

Chapter 396 A Qing’s Day

  After a while of discussion.

  Li Dalang left.

  As for the carriage, Xie Lingjiang held his chin in one hand and looked at the river bank in the distance, where the bright red maple forest and the brilliant sunset complemented each other:
  “Is an eighth-grade sword wielder that powerful?

  "You have to hurry up to the sixth level, and then you will still be a senior brother..."

  She smiled with an eyebrow and whispered:
  "But according to what Senior Brother said before he left, with good craftsmanship, it seems that the body-protecting Qi of the sixth level can be broken... The eighth level endangers the sixth level... Is this the sword holder..."

  Xie Lingjiang sighed, feeling a little resentful. Immediately, the high ponytail of the man-dressed girl in the carriage danced. She shook her head, and her pretty face cheered up again:
  "No matter what, at least I can't just kill him with a sword. It's so shameless."

  After quietly finishing her "harsh words", Lady Xie looked at Jiang Feng under the setting sun. She was in a daze for a long time, and suddenly said to herself inexplicably:

  "By the way, has she reached the sixth level? After returning with those senior sisters..."

  ……

  Ah Qing wiped his sweat and looked at the evening scene of the red sun sinking into the river in the distance.

  She continued to wash her monk's robes.

  Beitian Alms Home, beside a well in the backyard.

  The delicate girl with the word "Yue" tattooed on her forehead struggled to lift a bucket of well water with both hands and add it to the pool.

  She rolled up her sleeves, exposing her thin white arms, hugged her knees and squatted by the well pool. She washed her hands first, and then diligently scrubbed the outer clothes of the monks and patients in the hospital.

  After finishing the yarn washing, Ah Qing went to hold some clotheslines.

  Dry the newly washed clothes neatly one by one.

  With diligent hands and feet, she called the six monks who were chanting sutras in the side hall of the courtyard. She took the lead and ran to the Zhaiyuan and brought back some dinner with them.

  Distributed one by one to the elderly, weak, sick and disabled in Beitian Nursing Home.

  Everyone queued up or sat waiting to receive the evening meal, and most of them smiled happily.

  After all, who doesn’t like dry food, especially the Zhou Dynasty where common people could only have two meals a day.

  However, there are also patients who are picky eaters and difficult to take care of, or their families are in decline, or they are living in old age.

  Ah Qing, who just came to help with "odd jobs", was not upset. She would take the initiative to ask questions and carefully write down some taboo requirements. For fear of forgetting, she would mutter about it. When she remembered it the next day, she would immediately go to the Zhaiyuan. The back cook communicates with the cook who also has a bad temper...

  Ah Qing, who is already introverted, shy and somewhat socially anxious, mustered up the courage to do this kind of communication and alleviation of conflicts, which was indeed a bit difficult.

  However, in the face of the quiet inquiry from a delicate little girl with a soft temper and soft voice, no matter who has a fiery temper and makes things difficult, he will inevitably lower his loud voice by half a beat, hum a few times, and soften it a little.

  Many trivial grievances and conflicts were resolved through her diligent communication that just went ahead and focused on speed.

  It has been a month since Ah Qing came to work in Beitian Nursing Home.

  From an outsider's perspective, she is very adaptable.

  However, in the words of Ah Qing’s own experience, who would bow his head shyly if someone stared at him for three seconds,
  The trick is nothing more than the word "diligence".

  Diligence can make up for clumsiness, diligence can make up for clumsiness.

  Besides, most people are not clumsy either.

  Ah Qing doesn't quite understand so many twists and turns, but he remembers the words of a certain "new brother".

  Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is.

  Ah Qing often thinks that she doesn't know what arrogance is, but she thinks that being more diligent is not arrogance.

  After recognizing the admirable "new brother", Ah Qing's life has undergone many changes.

  But some things haven't changed.

  The resident monks of Beitian Nursing Home and the patients in the nursing home have good senses about this new girl.

  Some monks who are reciting sutras for a day are more diligent in reciting sutras and knocking wooden fish. It has nothing to do with others, but mainly in front of the pretty little girls who often pass by the door. As long as they are men, even monks, their hearts will rise, not to the little girl. The idea of ​​leaving a lazy impression...

  As for the poor patients, they were touched by the same poor and simple temperament of the pretty girl with the word "Yue" tattooed on her forehead. Only when they live a similarly difficult and trough life can they know what they really need.

  Because I have been caught in the rain, I always want to hold an umbrella for others.

  There is always a kindness in it.

  After distributing the food, Ah Qing took an extra portion and walked to the backyard to a wellhead surrounded by a stone fence.

  There is no water in the well.

  There is a monk and an underground palace.

  On all sides of the underground palace, there are four newly added murals of Buddha Jataka.

  On the north wall is the "Moonlight King's first donation".

  The slovenly young monk who was sitting facing north stood up, clasped his hands together, raised his head towards the mouth of the well, smiled and said:
  "Amitabha, female donor, come down quickly. The hell above is endless. Don't suffer in vain..."

  Ah Qing kept moving, putting the food on the tray, using the modified runner, and using a rope to drop the tray. The old bell she tied on the tray swayed.

  jingle bell~
  The crisp ringtone resounded throughout the underground palace, echoing back and forth along with the smell of rice.

  Xiuzhen's face changed slightly, and she immediately stopped trying to pass people around, and rushed forward quickly, holding a bowl of rice.

  It doesn’t matter whether it is food produced in the Pure Land or food transformed by evil spirits in the Infinite Hell.

  Trust your belly’s judgment.

  Ah Qing chuckled, turned and left the well.

  She cleaned up and walked out of Beitian Nursing Home.

  Meet the hair halfway.

  The two are quite familiar, mainly because of Ouyang Rong.

  Xiufa brought some rich dinner and asked Aqing to take it back to Sanhuiyuan to give to Liu's mother who was recovering from illness.

  Ah Qing declined repeatedly, but at the insistence of the bald little novice monk, she had no choice but to take it.

  She held the food box in both hands and walked silently back to Sanhui Courtyard.

  Originally, Ah Qing, Liu Mu, and sister-in-law Yun Niang all lived at home on the outskirts of Longcheng. They escaped from the war after the Kuang Fu Army came last time.

  After returning, under the strong advice of Magistrate Diao and Master Shandao, after much hesitation, the family moved to Donglin Temple in Dagushan Mountain and settled in Sanhuiyuan where Ouyang Rong once stayed for recuperation.

  The temple is safer after all, and it is also convenient for Mother Liu to recuperate.

  At the same time, Ah Qing also found a new job in the Beitian Nursing Home. The Beitian Nursing Home is a joint venture between the county government and Donglin Temple, so it can also be seen...

  Before the last ray of sunset fell, Ah Qing walked back to the familiar courtyard, quickened his pace, and pushed open the door. However, his sister-in-law Yunniang was nowhere to be seen. From the corner of his eye, he saw a faint figure carrying a bowl and feeding medicine in the room where his mother was recovering from illness.

  "Have you finished taking the medicine? Sister-in-law, please rest first. I'll feed you." Ah Qing said helplessly, walked into the lobby, put down the food box, turned around and entered the hospital bed in the wing. The next moment, her little face was stunned: "Old... ...brother!"

  When he saw the slender figure looking at the old woman in front of the bed in the house, Ah Qing cried out in surprise.

  "Shh."

  Ouyang Rong handed the medicine bowl back to Yun Niang, turned his head with a smile, raised his index finger to his mouth, glanced at the sleeping Liu Mu, and winked at Ah Qing.

  Ah Qing suddenly blushed and became a little at a loss.

  Soon her little face lost expression, and her voice was so low that only her mouth remained:

  "Brother, have you eaten?"

  Ouyang Rong shook his head.

  Ah Qing hurriedly took out the food box, and at the same time slowed down his movements for fear of waking up Liu Mu.

  But what the little girl didn't know was that someone's soft "shh" was not just for her.

  Ouyang Rong kept his index finger raised to his mouth. He turned his head and glanced at the quiet night of Longcheng outside the window.

  ……

  It is different from the reunion of a family on Dagushan.

  In the Longcheng County market, the busy streets are closing down stalls one after another and going their separate ways.

  Following the traces of Li Li and others reported by Yan Liulang, Ouyang Rong returned quietly. He didn't know that a certain girl in palace clothes also came quietly.

  Rong Zhen walked silently on the streets of Longcheng County.

  Back to Penglangdu.

  That's right, "again".

  She has been in this county for a day. She got off the boat at Penlangdu in the morning and walked around this small county in the south of the Yangtze River.

  Now it's back to the starting point.

  But this journey became increasingly silent.

  From Penglangdu, to the west bank of Guyue Jianpu, to Digong Gate, and finally to Tanlangdu, which was a little admired by Zheyi Canal, we did a field trip.

  She fell silent.

  After spending a long time in the Luoyang court and the Empress's palace, it was clear to Rong Zhen that behind every high-sounding principle in the world, there were other people's selfish desires.

  Just like those officials who delivered memorials to Her Majesty the Queen with an upright look on their faces, each of them asked for orders for the people, and each of them was a stern official, but which one of them did not hide his unspeakable selfishness?
  Rong Zhen has seen too much.

  Therefore, when she followed the empress's order and copied Ouyang Lianghan's memorial, she only thought that this man was hypocritical and very verbose.

  The terms and conditions refer to a bunch of "improper buildings".

  But behind all your advice and suggestions on water control in Jiangnan, do you really have no selfish desire to protect the interests of the Jiangnan gentry and gentry behind them?
  Just normal operation.

  The Great Zhou Dynasty was a vast national political power, and every official from the local area who took the imperial examination, achieved military merit, or inherited the influence of his ancestors and rose to the center could more or less represent the interests of the local gentry and gentry behind them.

  How many of the truly innocent and poor families there were? Even if there were any, they were quickly bribed and won over by the gentry and gentry after they came ashore and began to become the spokesperson for their interests in the court.

  And having insight into these can be regarded as the basic qualities of a female official beside the empress. You will understand it after seeing it too much.

  So after Rong Zhen came to Xunyang City, whether he allegedly caught Ouyang Lianghan in the carriage at the West Gate and transferred his female family members to run away, or he ignored her orders and beheaded Zhu Lingxu at the West Gate, in Rong Zhen's eyes, Ouyang Liang John just has a naked selfish heart.

  Behind the appearance of a gentleman, there may be a face driven by interests.

  Which company's interests do you, a well-known gentleman like you, represent?
  In addition to the Xunyang Prince’s Mansion that is visible at a glance, what else is there?
  Xie family of Chenjun? The powerful squires from Longcheng in Jiangzhou and Nanlong in Luling? Or the giant businessmen of Jiangnan Province?

  Since everyone is doing it for profit.

  It would be better to be as evil as the Wei family. They want to dominate the family, steal the position of the Li family, replace it, and become the largest landlord in the world.

  It's better than this group of hypocritical civil servants who talk about justice and are full of interests.

  So far, the only person Rong Zhen could really admire and respect was the master who had been sitting around settling accounts for more than ten years.

  Therefore, during their brief contact in Xunyang City, the more serious Ouyang Lianghan acted, the more she wanted to expose him.

  Therefore, Rong Zhen came to Longcheng with suspicion.

  Be prepared to investigate something:

  Ouyang Lianghan beheaded Zhu Lingxu in public at the west city gate.

  The day before, a person who was also closely related to Zhu Lingxu, Zhao Rushi, was publicly beheaded by unknown gangsters in the market of Longcheng County.

  Rong Zhen vaguely discerned a certain connection between them.

  She disembarked from the ship and landed today. She originally wanted to visit and investigate, but she never expected it. She lost track of time while strolling around.

  the reason is simple.

  This county is different from the ignorant and backward poor mountains and rivers in her impression.

  It's very different.

  Have a completely new look.

  Even the "qi" is quite different.

  Yes, county towns also have "qi". In the eyes of the Qi watchers of the Yin and Yang family, everything has "qi", and a county town is no exception.

  Just like a unified dynasty, whether it is gradually decaying and entering the afterglow of the sunset, or it is as vigorous as the sun at half past nine in the morning, or it is in the stage of young adulthood when the scorching sun is blazing...

  These can be roughly "seen".

  Longcheng County’s feeling is really hard to explain.

  If I had to describe it, I would compare the county seat to a person.

  Then it was influenced by three masters with unique personalities... It was infected by three different "temperaments" by these three county magistrates, and they all blended together to make it natural.

  Among them, there is a latest "temperament" that is particularly conspicuous...

  Rong Zhen walked through the streets and silently read some county annals, and learned a lot.
  If you guessed correctly, these three county magistrates are:
  Tao Yuanming, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty four hundred years ago.

  Although he only served as county magistrate for eighty-one days, he left behind two released sika deer and the drunken figure "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence", which are talked about by future generations.

  Many streets, place names and special products in this county come from his allusions to merlot and chrysanthemum wine.

  This is to give style.

  It cultivates a reclusive and open-minded landscape temperament.

  If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if there are immortals; if the water is not deep, it will be spirited if there are dragons.

  The same goes for counties.

  There is another person, Master Di, who was demoted from the prime minister's position ten years ago and "stepped over from scratch" here.

  Not angry or resentful,
  The country will prosper through hard work.

  Poor mountains and rivers? Fight between heaven and earth?
  It is also endless fun.

  Disaster relief and flood control, solving cases and repairing floodgates.

  Outwit the barbarians and eliminate the prostitutes.

  The master's perseverance taught the people here that even the "unruly people" in the poor mountains and rivers can conquer nature.

  A gentleman loses his time and surrenders to villains.

  When times are tough, it is better to live in poverty and keep one's duty;
  If you are not deceived, you will feel proud.

  This is called giving character.

  Then, the last one is... the "hypocrite" Ouyang Lianghan, whom she originally despised.

  Digging the Broken Wing Canal to control floods, defeating the biggest bully, dismantling a dominant ancient Yue sword shop...and so on, and so on.

  A man who fought alone and took office in Longcheng, this person has nothing but a piece of official paper.
  His choice was not to join the ranks of the gentry and wealthy families, but to stand clearly on the opposite side of the powerful landlords in the county.

  Scholars fight bullies.

  Treat him to a guest, behead him, accept him as a dog?

  Then release food, check accounts, and conduct public trials and raids on homes!

  all in all.

  Be fair and fight.

  This person hangs the word justice high in the lobby of Dragon City and teaches the people how to fight step by step.

  It gives this county the aura of a vested interest group that wants to overthrow all common people.

  Finally a certain flourishing vitality is released.

  In Rong Zhen's eyes, what the Broken Wing Canal connects is not only a pool of stagnant water in the terrain, but also a pool of numb stagnant water in the hearts of the people of Longcheng.

  This is called giving spiritual energy.

  Literary spirit, character and spirit.

  Three county magistrates, three legacies.

  The influence of this kind of temperament at the helm on governance and creation is not groundless.

  Just like Emperor Taizong Wen, who was so angry that he fought bullfights and was invincible. His civil and martial arts gave Da Qian and even the current Da Zhou a momentum of opening up territory and expanding territory, and full of martial virtue.

  This is the change that the founding leaders brought to a new dynasty and its people.

  In the words of the Yin Yang family's spiritual watchers, this is called a dragon among men.

  They seemed to not belong to this era, possessing a brand-new personality and temperament, which made the creatures of the old era look at them and couldn't help but follow them, so everyone also became people of the new era.

  The latest changes in Longcheng County are vaguely pointing to the cold-hearted girl in palace clothes who previously thought she was a hypocrite with high morals.

  The facts in front of her, tell her now... it seems, it seems, there is probably some misunderstanding?
  "Wasting time" The girl in palace clothes who had been wandering around for a day calmed down, walked back to Penglangdu, and looked down at the golden river water lapping at the ancient bricks on the shore.

  Maybe... be less selfish?
  She whispered:
  "How can people be totally unselfish? It's just more or less."

  At this time, a female officer hurried over.

  Rong Zhen came to his senses and turned around:

  "what happened?"

  "Discovered... something."

  "what?"

  "Ms. Shi, you will know after you take a look."

  Rong Zhen looked at the serious expression of the female officer and nodded.

  I followed him to a restaurant where the crime occurred...

  (End of this chapter)