I Don’t Want To Be the Emperor

Chapter 240 Making your own decisions

The blind man squatted down, patted the tabby dog ​​twice with his palms, and finally stopped at the bone joints. He smiled and said, "It's broken. No wonder I can't get up. It seems that this fighting dog is quite ferocious."

After speaking, he pressed his hand and made a crisp sound. The tabby let out a high-pitched scream and instinctively jumped up from the ground. He landed on all fours and looked at the two people in the room blankly.

 “Amitabha,”

The monk clasped his hands and said, "You are still awesome, it can walk now.

 Dog fighting is really harmful to the world. It would be best if the prince could ban it. "

“If it is banned, everyone will fight when they have nothing to do, and the people who will die will be people, not dogs.

 You should understand the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils and the greater of two benefits."

The blind man waved to the tabby dog, and the tabby cautiously walked under him, sticking out its tongue and licking his hand.

He smiled and said, "He is quite smart. Be smart and you will get beaten less in the future."

The monk said, "Why do you want to hit it?"

The blind man stroked the dog's head and said with a smile, "The prince said that anyone who can't understand people's words must be taught a lesson first, so that they can remember it."

The monk argued, "What the prince said is not necessarily right. There is no good or evil in people. Good and evil exist in your heart."

 “What’s the use of telling me this?”

 The blind man turned his head and said to the monk, "If you have the ability, go and tell the manager this."

 “You know I don’t dare.”

The monk lowered his head in dismay.

If the steward heard it, the steward would definitely regard him as someone who needed a lesson, because he dared not understand the "human talk" with the prince.

 The blind man smiled and said, "You are getting more and more confused. Sometimes it's okay to be blind, but it's okay to be blind in the heart.

If your heart is blind, you are truly a cripple. "

"I see,"

The monk's hand touched the tabby dog ​​at the same time, "Give it a name."

 The blind man thought for a while and said, "Let's call him Xiaonian."

The monk said angrily, "How can you call me by my name?"

 His lay name is Han Nian.

“You are in trouble again. All living beings are equal. The name you called cannot be called?”

The blind man teased, "Besides, your name is Ji Hai now, who would have to remember your name Han Nian?"

"That's not OK,"

The monk said with certainty, "This kind of dog has the same markings as a tiger, so let's call it a little tiger."

The blind man nodded, indicating his approval, and then continued, "I'll give you a fortune teller. You've been flirting with me recently, and you're definitely romantic."

The monk blushed and said, "What do you mean?"

The blind man smiled and said, "Looking at the height of this mountain, standing on this mountain with one's feet on the ground, I would not be envious."

　　Laughing and walking out the door, the tabby dog ​​glanced at the monk and then ran out of the house.

“You heartless thing, I saved your life, but now you’ve run away with someone else.”

The monk shook his head and sighed.

 Jiang Kan spent his days in his new house like years.

He and the palace originally gave Anjia a piece of silver, but actually only more than thirty copper coins were left for one meal.

He was born into a wealthy family and could enjoy the shade under a big tree. He had had smooth sailing for half his life and had never experienced hardship. He didn’t know what it meant to live a life on a penny-pinching basis. He spent more than thirty copper coins in just half a day.

It’s getting dark soon. You can’t go hungry at night, right?

He then shamelessly went to the Chief Secretary's Yamen to find Shanqi.

 This is the first time in his life that he has asked someone to borrow money!

Unexpectedly, Shanqi only had one sentence, and the chief secretary's office was also in trouble, but fortunately, he finally agreed to lend him a tael of silver.

For this tael of silver, he passed through two hands and pressed three finger prints!

 When he got the silver, he almost burst into tears.

 Damn it!

too difficult!

 He has never been so sad in his life!

This time, he learned to be smart and looked for the cheapest place when eating out.

Unfortunately, living in Baiyun City was not easy, and one tael of silver only lasted five days.

Going to find Shanqi again, Shanqi just sighed and said he couldn't help.

 However, it gave him an idea.

There are many wealthy families in Baiyun City who have escaped from Nanzhou. They are all rich or noble people. Shanqi suggested that he pay a visit.

 He agreed immediately without hesitation.

Although he is a prisoner of Sanhe's subordinates at present, he has been promoted to the navy at some point, and his power is still there!

With the last few coins I had, I rented a carriage from a horse and carriage shop. I bought two large naan buns from the roadside. I picked them up in oil paper, carried them in my hands, and went straight to Sang's house.

Regrettably, the Sang family did not pay attention to his "heroes were brave in their days". He had no choice but to ask, and they were only willing to lend him five taels of silver.

I think back then, when he was in charge of the Nanzhou Navy, these people broke into his door and rushed to give him money, but he might not be willing to agree!

Now, he finally understands what it means to take a break from tea.

　　After receiving the five taels of silver, he did not have the courage to go to another house.

He asked Shanqi to release the cooks on his big ship. Although one more person in the family means one more mouth, cooking at home is always cheaper than going out to restaurants every day, right?

In this way, I can barely live a life of having one meal and another.

Ten days passed like this.

 He finally welcomed his parents, wife, concubines, children, and his younger brother Jiang Pei who was captured in Qingyuan City a few days ago.

 The family was reunited and were very happy for two days.

 There is no rice at home again.

 Why has the legendary “monthly money” not been issued yet?

While he was feeling uneasy, he was invited by Shanqi to the Chief Secretary's Yamen.

 He saw the old and white-haired Wu Lin in the yamen.

He felt that Ulin seemed much older!

After he and Wu Lin each received three hundred taels of silver, they were asked to study in the school in Baiyun City from tomorrow.

 In this way, he started his formal schooling career with his two younger sons every day.

 The first day of autumn.

 He and Ulin finally finished their studies.

After the two of them kowtowed to the prince, Wu Lin returned to Qingyuan City by land. Jiang Kan took the water route to Fangniao Island, boarded his ship again, and took charge of the Nanzhou Navy.

Ji Zhuo and Jiang Zhen stood at the south gate to greet Ulin personally.

Wulin was filled with emotions after returning to his hometown, but he didn't have a good look towards Ji Zhuo and Jiang Zhen. He just snorted coldly and said, "Why are you standing there, just go back to the Yamen."

Whether it was the coachman or the civilians, officers and soldiers on both sides, they were motionless, and no one was willing to listen to his orders.

Wulin’s steward shouted loudly, “You are all deaf!

Didn’t you hear what our eldest master said? "

No one made any move.

Wulin’s face was ashen.

Ji Zhuo smiled, then waved his hand and said, "Since Mr. Wu wants to go back to the Yamen to rest, let's go back."

As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage carrying Ulin moved slowly.

After Ji Zhuo waited for the carriage to pass, he snorted coldly, "It seems that he was deliberately uncooperative and could only use it as a decoration."

Jiang Zhen said, "I don't understand, if that's the case, why don't you continue to be locked up in Baiyun City, and why do you want to release him back to cause trouble for us? Mr. Xie, Mr. Chen, Mr. Bian, who is not better than him?"

 “Property!”

Ji Zhuo said calmly, "If you and the prince allow old gentlemen like Xie Zan and Chen Desheng to come over, it will be like breaking up with the imperial court.

 It doesn’t matter what happens in secret, but it’s hard to mend it if your face is ruined. "

 Jiang Zhen said in confusion, "Is status so important?"

Ji Zhuo smiled and said, "It's more important than you think.

From now on, I will not go to the Chief Secretary’s Yamen. You arrange for people to guard the left and right places, and this gentleman is not allowed to come in and out at will. "

 Jiang Zhen said, “Don’t worry, I will keep a close eye on this.

 You are not in the guardhouse, where are you going? "

Ji Zhuo nodded and said, "Yong'an's guards were too ineffective. They were easily defeated by Huang Sifang and Zhao Lichun. The border between Nanzhou and Yong'an is definitely not stable. I want to take two thousand people there." Look, the remaining one thousand people are left to you. Remember, don't be careless.

This Wulin is an old fox. "

When Jiang Zhen heard that Ji Zhuo wanted to leave a thousand people for himself, he was naturally very happy. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, General Ji."

Ji Zhuo continued, "Do you know Wei Yishan?"

 Jiang Zhen smiled and said, "How can I not recognize someone who grew up on the same street?"

Ji Zhuo said, "My suggestion is to win him into your hands. This guy is very smart. He would be good as your helper."

 Jiang Zhen shook his head and said, "How can he agree to this when he only gets so much money a month?"

Ji Zhuo said, "It all depends on your means. If you really go to the Yamen, you will save a lot of trouble."

After saying that, he rode his horse and slowly followed Ulin's convoy.

The weather in Sanhe is getting colder. Since the curfew has been officially lifted, the square has become more lively. Singers and storytellers are not stopping all day long, and occasionally they only leave in the middle of the night.

Lin Yi was very pleased to finally have some nightlife.

 However, he rarely goes to see it.

After all, wherever I go, there are people kneeling down in front of me. I am not interested in it, and I also lose the interest of others.

 There is no such thing as having fun with the people!

Of course, he can still go to Chunxiang Tower, but he is poor now, and he will stay away from anyone who wants to have a dime relationship with him.

It seems quite nice to sit in the yard and look at the stars and the moon. The long night is not that difficult.

Hong Ying said thoughtfully, "My lord, why don't you continue to learn foreign languages?"

Lin Yi looked around and whispered, "Where are those two girls?"

Hong Ying said with a smile, "The junior high school in Fangniao Island will be completed tomorrow, and Mingyue and Zixia have gone to prepare for it."

"real?"

Lin Yi almost screamed with joy, "Hurry up, I must study hard."

Xiao Xizi didn't need Hong Ying's wink, and ran out quickly, then ran back quickly, and stood in front of Lin Yi with a depressed face.

 “Your Majesty.”

 “Where are the people?”

Lin Yi looked behind Xiao Xizi and was very curious when he saw that he was alone.

Xiao Xizi laughed and said, "Ms. Mingyue and Zixia brought the four foreign women to Fangniao Island. They said they had learned Mandarin and could be brought to Fangniao Island to be interpreters."

Lin Yidao, "He actually learned to make his own decisions and didn't even say hello to me."

 (End of this chapter)