Chapter sixty-ninth
On the night of the Zhongqiu, Li Sanjian was very excited at the Chen family's Zhongqiu Banquet, and wrote two or thirty poems and lyrics in a row. He was quick-witted and answered, making everyone look down on each other and couldn't believe their eyes and ears. At the same time, Li Sanjian made a big profit and made a fortune. At this time, no one dared to give questions to the school again, and he couldn't think of any difficult or fresh questions, which could no longer defeat Li Sanjian.
The ancient poetic immortals and poetic saints are just like this, and they are overshadowed in front of Li Sanjian...
Seeing that no one had asked for a question for a while, Li Sanjian looked at the piles of copper coins and laughed: "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! You guys spent so much money, Li was disrespectful!"
Li Sanjian then walked to Chen Guangbi and the pounced objects that Li Dejun and the others took out, reached out to touch the six yellow ingots of gold and silky brocade, turned to look at Chen Guangbi, and Li Dejun and asked with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Chen, thank you, Mr. Li, for taking such a generous gift of appreciation, but at this moment, no one can win this thing, and it has become a masterless thing. So Li took away these masterless things with shameless face. What do the two masters think?"
Chen Guangbi and Li Dejun were amused and laughed and cried when he heard this. After looking at each other, he said together: "No one can win, of course, it should belong to Li Zhizhou. This is understandable. Li Zhizhou please take care of himself."
Seeing this, the people in the open hall were in an uproar again, and they were talking about it.
Among them, those who admire Li Sanjian's poems and those who admire Li Sanjian were all shook their heads secretly at this time.
It is said that the new Quanzhou magistrate is a greedy person, and now it seems that this is true.
No matter who is a great poet in ancient and modern times, they all seem extraordinary, lively and elegant, and regard money as dirt, but the "great poet" in front of him is so greedy for money. He is simply plucking his hair by a geese, and he does not miss any opportunity to grab money...
So Li Sanjian and other poems were greatly reduced in everyone's minds...
When Li Sanjian saw everyone looking disdainful, he didn't care. He laughed and said, "Come on, pack up, and prepare to go home."
Then two minor officials who followed Li Sanjian to the banquet walked into the open hall, bowed and bowed to Li Sanjian, and took out two large cloth bags and put gold, silk and copper coins into their pockets in turn.
At this time, there was silence in the open hall, and everyone was silent. There were also people who wanted to accuse him, but due to Li Sanjian's identity as the governor of Quanzhou, no one dared to come forward.
"Li...Magistrate...This..." Chen Guangbi's eldest son Chen Yide couldn't help it, so he spoke to Li Sanjian: "Magistrate Li doesn't have to be so impatient, right? The banquet has not ended yet. Just wait for the banquet. Chen sent someone to send these items to Li Zhizhou's residence..."
Li Sanjian shook his head when he heard this, stood up, sorted out his clothes and said, "Since June, our Quanzhou has encountered floods that have not been encountered in a century, destroying fertile land, countless houses, and countless people affected by disasters. The people of Quanzhou are displaced and in distress. The harm of floods in Quanzhou has not been eliminated yet. However, as a Quanzhou parent official, I am at a loss and cannot think of any good way to solve the current difficulties. But today, Li sat in the hall, enjoying delicious food, wine, reciting poems and writing pairs. Li is really ashamed of the people of Quanzhou and His Majesty's high hopes for Li. At this moment, Li will tell you the truth.
From the moment I entered this hall, I felt like I was sitting on pins and needles, and I was restless and unable to sleep or eat."
It wasn't that Li Sanjian had asked for the merchants in Quanzhou at this time, but Li Sanjian had already left.
Li Sanjian then looked at the people in the open hall, pointed to gold, silk and other things, and said loudly: "Do you really think Li cares about these little money? Do you really think Li Sanjian is a greedy person? At this moment, Li still told the truth that Li will not take a penny or a cent today, and all these money will be included in the state yamen for relief and comforting the people."
"Today, Li has another word to tell you." Li Sanjian then said loudly: "The people are the foundation of the country. The money is the source of safety and danger. The people are our parents of food and clothing. Everything you enjoy comes from the people. If you forget the people, you will forget your parents of food and clothing, and forget your parents. If you are a very unfilial person, God will punish him!"
When Quanzhou was in floods, the wealthy businessmen and wealthy families in Quanzhou rushed to hoard goods to make huge profits. The surge in the rice prices in Quanzhou also had a lot to do with them.
At this time, Li Sanjian was polite and persuaded him. If he was still stubborn, Li Sanjian would not rule out taking tough measures. For the sake of more than 100,000 people struggling on the brink of death in Quanzhou, Li Sanjian would do this. For this reason, Li Sanjian could give up everything. Even if he was dismissed from office and was dismissed from office and was granted three thousand miles, Li Sanjian would do whatever he wanted.
This is the purpose of Li Sanjian coming to the Zhongqiu Banquet today. He first advised him with kind words. If he still insisted on his own and hoarded things regardless of everything, then Li Sanjian would take all measures to stop this behavior.
Since Li Sanjian came to the Chen family's house, he has always looked gentle and elegant, smiling and amiable, but at this time he showed the power of the magistrate of the Song Dynasty.
Li Sanjian suddenly became angry, which made everyone silent and no one dared to answer.
The anger of the chief officials of a state is not something that they and the merchants can bear. Even if they have a way to drive Li Sanjian out of Quanzhou in the future, they will definitely suffer a lot of losses at present and will definitely suffer a big loss.
If Li Sanjian really attacked the wealthy businessmen and wealthy families in Quanzhou at all costs, many of them might lose their money and be exiled.
You should know which of these wealthy businessmen has clean hands and feet? There are always some shameful things behind their backs.
It’s just that the poor people are the people, and these wealthy businessmen are also the people. Therefore, Li Sanjian would not do this bad decision unless he had no choice.
Everyone remembered that the rumored judge of the Kaifeng Prefecture of the Song Dynasty, Li Sanjian, was not afraid of the powerful and killed Zhao Han, the Duke of the Song Dynasty. This matter has long been known to everyone in the world.
Compared with Duke Zhao Han, what are these wealthy businessmen?
We hoard goods, but the same is true for you, Li Sanjian and Quanzhou Prefecture. Are you still competing for profit and raising prices with the people?
Some people still thought of it unwillingly, but at this moment, who dared to question Li Sanjian?
"Hu...Hu..." At this time, Wang Wen stroked her chest and spoke out loud...
"Er Niang, what's wrong?" Cai Rongxue asked in surprise when she saw this.
"Sister, I'm a little scared!" Wang Wen said with lingering fear.
This was the first time that Wang Wen saw Li Sanjian getting so angry, especially when Li Sanjian said the four words "Heaven will punish him!"
The sound was like a huge thunder, and I didn’t know if it scared others. Anyway, it scared Wang Wen so much that her heart was trembling, and she was losing her appearance.
Wang Wen couldn't understand why she was so gentle and gentle in her daily life, but why she suddenly became so hideous and terrifying...
"What are you afraid of?" Cai Rongxue smiled slightly and said, "The official is worried about the people, not targeting you, especially for these days... hey... it has really made him suffer."
During this period, Li Sanjian's actions were criticized, and Cai Rongxue saw all this.
No one knows his husband as much as his wife. Cai Rongxue understands in his heart that what Li Sanjian did is not for his own selfish interests, nor for hoarding goods or to make huge profits.
If Li Sanjian was greedy for money and ignored the lives of the people, he would not have traveled thousands of miles to Quanzhou as an official. He would have lived happily in the capital and would have been smooth sailing in the capital.
Li Sanjian was criticized outside, but after returning home, he never brought these things to his home. He was gentle and considerate to his family, and never whispered or vented his anger on his family.
It is extremely powerful outside but tender at home. In this world, such men are extremely rare.
What a happy thing to be a wife of such a man, Cai Rongxue thought to herself.
"I have said this, say goodbye!" Li Sanjian then looked around and then left the open hall with great strides.
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"Master Li, go slowly, go slowly!"
Just as Li Sanjian helped Cai Rongxue, Wang Wen onto the carriage and he also stepped onto the horse, Li Dejun drove him out panting.
"Mr. Li, what's the matter?" Li Sanjian asked in surprise, holding the horse whip and leaning on the horse's back.
"Master Li, someone asks me to send you a letter." Li Dejun said after taking out a letter from his arms.
"Who is entrusted?" Li Sanjian asked while unfolding the letter.
"She? She...Where is she?" Li Sanjian was shocked and asked stammered after seeing it.
"You live in the south of Luoqiao, and you will be glorious and happy in all countries. When you conquer Miao and Yu, you will be able to subdue the lotus and the lotus will be used."
A five-character quatrain is written on the letter, or a decreasing five-character quatrain. The last word in the first sentence in the poem is "Nan", the second last word in the second sentence is "Guo", the third word in the third sentence is "Xia", and the second word in the fourth sentence is "He", which adds up to the four words "Xia He"...
At this time, a pretty figure appeared in Li Sanjian's mind.
"Master Li, please follow me!" Li Dejun smiled while stroking his beard.
"Oh...well..." Li Sanjian looked at Cai Rongxue and Wang Wen's second daughter in the car hesitantly.
"Officials, please go early and come back early, and treat others well." Cai Rongxue said to Li Sanjian with a smile.
However, Cai Rongxue's smile was a little bitter.
"Where to go? It's getting late, where are you going?" Li Sanjian said with a blank look on Cai Rongxue.
Then Li Sanjian rode a horse with Cai Rongxue, and Wang Wen's two daughters walked towards the house.
Chapter completed!