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Chapter 97 Ye Liuyun: The one who will offer sacrifices to the heaven this year may come to Dadong Mountain

Hangzhou, South City

There was no dust in the main hall, it was spotless and clean.

"Greetings, great uncle." "Greetings, great uncle."

Ye Zheng and Fan Ruoruo, who had taken off their official uniforms, bowed together.

"it is good."

Ye Liuyun, who was sitting on the main seat, leaned forward and took out a small square wooden box from his sleeve.

Fan Ruoruo took it and bowed deeply, "Thank you, uncle."

"Okay, get up." Ye Liuyun's indifferent expression revealed a hint of joy.

"Uncle, why don't I have it?" Ye Zheng stood up and spoke, scaring Fan Ruoruo.

Why are you asking so bluntly?
Unexpectedly, the uncle stroked his beard, glanced at the husband unhappily, and asked, "You?"

Just listening to the sound, it seems like my uncle and my husband are close.

But the next sentence of my uncle...

"Not only did you not, I'm going to teach you a lesson."

The uncle spoke slowly, and considering his status as a grandmaster, he sounded somewhat otherworldly, but looking at his expression, it didn't seem like he was joking.

She looked at her husband nervously for a moment.

Ye Zheng reached out and gently held the young lady's hand, and said with a smile, "Someone asked you to express their dissatisfaction to me."

Ye Liuyun smiled faintly, stroked his beard, and said nothing.

"Is your kitchen usable?" Ye Zheng suddenly asked.

"It can be used." Ye Liuyun did not have the airs of a grandmaster at all, nor did he have the airs of an elder.

"Okay." Ye Zheng nodded, and then gestured to Fan Ruoruo, saying, "Then you are in for a treat. Ruoruo's soup noodles are excellent."

How could Fan Ruoruo not understand what her husband meant?
He wanted to talk to his great uncle alone.

She immediately stood up, bowed to Ye Liuyun, glanced at Ye Zheng, and went out.

"You are a lucky person." Ye Liuyun said after his nephew withdrew his gaze.

"That's true." Ye Zheng admitted bluntly.

Ye Liuyun smiled.

He raised his hand slightly, and his true energy burst out imperceptibly, and the door of the main hall closed gently.

"Before at Ku He's place, there were some things that I couldn't tell you. Now that someone is confused and you are in Jiangnan, I'd better explain it to you clearly."

His uncle's words made Ye Zheng look outside the door.

"Don't worry, no one dares to approach this yard, and no one outside can hear it."

When domineering words are said in a calm tone, the effect will only be more domineering.

My great uncle is like this.

"Li Yunrui set up the Junshan Society in Jiangnan to gather all the great masters in the world. She may have other intentions, but she didn't know that the establishment of this organization was promoted by that person."

"This organization doesn't have any rules of conduct. I don't participate much, but I heard that she can always offer attractive benefits."

"She made a condition. She wanted to use her connections in the court to transfer five members of the Ye family back to Dingzhou in exchange for me teaching you a lesson."

Ye Zheng chuckled, "Why doesn't she want you to kill her?"

This is directed at Li Yunrui, not his uncle.

But there are still some...

The uncle glanced at him calmly. He straightened his back, looked serious, and changed the subject, "She is not stupid. Can't she see that transferring the Ye family out of Beijing is something that only a few of her officials can do?"

"Smart people, but smart enough to make mistakes." Ye Liuyun nodded slightly.

Ye Zheng reported five names and said, "She may not agree to all of these five uncles. Even if she agrees, it may not be certain which one she will agree to. It doesn't matter. Anyway, it must show that you still care about the Ye family."

"So...uncle is here?"

It’s not the first time for him to be beaten, but now it’s his uncle instead of his father. Well... it must hurt more when a grandmaster beats him.

"No hurry. You just came to Jiangnan and you are here with me. What's the point of me attacking you?" Ye Liuyun said, pulling out a house deed and a key from his sleeve. "This is a house in the south of the city. You and your new wife can live here. It's closer to me. If anything happens, I can take care of you."

"granduncle…"

"Stop talking like a child. Most of the hope of the Ye family now lies with you." Ye Liuyun raised his hand to stop his nephew from speaking.

Ye Zheng was silent.

He didn't talk as much to his great uncle as he did to his father, but his great uncle could easily see through his thoughts.

"There is a mountain called Dadongshan on the coast of the East China Sea. In previous years, the winter solstice was used to worship the heavens at the Temple of Heaven in Kyoto. This year, the worship may be held at Dadongshan."

"If you can break through to Grandmaster before then, everything will be possible. If not, you will have to find another opportunity."

Ye Zheng remained silent, only nodded. "Uncle, husband, the soup noodles are ready."

Outside, Fan Ruoruo's clear voice was heard.

Ye Zheng stopped thinking.

This time, Ye Liuyun did not use his true energy to open the door. Instead, he walked over and opened the door with both hands.

"Uncle." Fan Ruoruo bowed hurriedly.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"You should be honored, uncle."

"... "

After eating the soup and noodles in his uncle’s courtyard, Ye Zheng and his wife went to the house that his uncle had given them.

"Tomorrow, if my uncle comes to your house and teaches me a lesson, you don't have to be surprised." Ye Zheng said, putting his nose lightly into the young lady's hair.

Fan Ruoruo raised her head and met his eyes. After a while, she nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

...

next day
The newly appointed Tongpan of Hangzhou, Ye Zheng, "overestimating his own capabilities", proposed to "exchange ideas" with his great-uncle Ye Liuyun.

It is said that the injuries were serious and the neighbors around clearly heard a series of cries of pain.

That day, the news spread throughout the city of Hangzhou.

"Isn't it said that Master Xiaoye is a martial arts genius?"

"What kind of martial arts prodigy is a grandmaster? How can we measure him?"

"I think he is not my grandson after all."

"... "

There was a lot of discussion in the streets, alleys, taverns and teahouses.

In the busiest restaurant in Hangzhou, a middle-aged man from Xinyang was a little confused, then he sighed secretly, "The grandmaster is also a human being, he also has seven emotions and six desires."

……

a few days later

Ye Zheng officially took office.

He fulfilled his promise and sent out invitations to all officials, big and small, including the prefect in the yamen.

The prefect used the excuse of being ill and not being able to drink alcohol as a pretext, so he did not come.

Since the prefect did not come, the magistrate, governor, and other minor officials all declined to come.

As for the clerks, only a few of them came, all of whom had little money and wanted to come and pay their respects to the pier and try their luck.

Ye Zheng knew what was going on, but he didn't point it out.

There are some benefits to this beating from my uncle.

Save a lot of money.

I spent a few more days playing with the young lady.

After the banquet, Ye Zheng finally started his official work.

The first thing to do is to see if there are any important official business left by the predecessor.

Then, regarding the military, water conservancy, military farming, taxes and labor service, grain transportation, litigation, river and sea defense, etc., one needs to check the files one by one and make on-site considerations.

For example, when it comes to water conservancy and military farming, he is needed to encourage agricultural work.

Hangzhou is not small, so he looked for some farmland nearby to look at.

I found that my uncle's mother is keen on science and technology, and is committed to economics and agriculture... probably because she believes in the wisdom of farmers.

The sowing and seedling raising methods are still relatively crude.

There were quite a lot of seeds, such as corn and sweet potatoes, all of which were available in the government office’s warehouse.

He thought about it. The imperial examination was held in February. He was delayed for some time after the examination and another ten days on the road. The vernal equinox had passed and Qingming Festival was coming in a few days. If he hurried, he could still catch up with the seedling cultivation.

He found some servants from the government office, paid them enough silver, and asked them to plow the fields, expose them to the sun, sift and dry the seeds, and ferment the fertilizer.

He began to patrol the farmland in Hangzhou.

The patrol took quite a while, thanks to his amazing physical strength and the fact that he was riding a horse.

After hearing the news delivered by his subordinates, Tang Qianlu couldn't help shaking his head and said, "I really don't know if he really cares about farming or is just pretending."

"Sir, I wonder if he got some ancient books from somewhere. I heard that his eldest uncle got all of Mr. Zhuang's collection of books." said the subordinate.

"Heh." Tang Qianlu snorted coldly, "Don't bother with him. Let him toss around. He's lazy and doesn't know how to distinguish the five grains. He'll just make a fool of himself."

If I don’t write about the prince and the princess, it will be exposed. The winter solstice sacrifice to heaven is to pray for blessings.
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(End of this chapter)