The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 191: Just like waking up from a dream, the merits are immeasurable

On the thin white linen paper, three pages were written in dense regular script. Qu Chongyu's slender fingers seemed to be three points whiter than the paper. However, when he turned to the second page, he suddenly became a little unsteady. Three of them tightened even more suddenly.

He quickly read all three pages and read them twice more. He slowly laughed, and the more he laughed, the happier he became. However, the pieces of paper were crumpled into a ball between his fingers.

Feng Piaopiao and Wang Junmeng quietly exchanged glances. Wang Junmeng cleared his throat and smiled, "Yulang, I met the governor just now. The governor asked about you and said he hadn't seen you in two days."

Qu Yulang seemed oblivious, but picked up the carving board again, looked at it with a smile for a long time, and said softly, "I am really the stupidest idiot in the world! I am a foolish woman who can believe such a method." People can figure it out.”

Feng Piaopian thought for a moment, and then asked softly, "Isn't it not easy for Chang'an to find out this Kudi family?"

Qu Yulang threw the paper ball in his hand on the desk in front of Feng Piao Piao, "It's not that it's not simple, it's..." His voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth, "It's not simple!"

Feng Piaopiao hurriedly took the ball of paper, flattened it out and started reading page by page. Wang Junmeng couldn't help but said, "Why is it not simple?" Didn't Yulang look impatient when he mentioned this Kudi? Is it possible that this kind of woman can do something amazing?

Qu Chongyu said in an indifferent tone, "Do you still remember the eldest princess Linhai from Chang'an?"

Wang Junmeng nodded, "Of course I remember. Although I haven't seen her before, I heard that she is a very powerful person in the clan. That person... didn't some people say that she is 'Little Linhai'?"

Qu Chongyu sneered and nodded, "Guess how the eldest princess Linhai is doing now?"

Wang Junmeng shook his head blankly, and Qu Chongyu looked at the crumpled pieces of paper in Feng Piaopiao's hand, "She was tricked! She suffered a serious illness in August, and even the imperial doctors were alarmed. At the end of September She was just a little better, but she was humiliated again. Most of her private property fell into the hands of others. More than 20 stewards who had been with her for decades were also sold. She fell ill in October. Now her whole People are already dead."

Wang Junmeng couldn't help but be stunned, and after a while he said, "Who is so capable of plotting against her? Who is so bold..." The eldest princess of Linhai has a first-class status in the clan, and she is married to the eldest son of Prime Minister Pei. The scheming methods are also extremely powerful! He wanted to continue asking, but suddenly he saw where Qu Chongyu's eyes were pointing, and he suddenly came to his senses, "You mean, it's that Kudi... that's absolutely unreasonable!"

Qu Chongyu sneered and said, "I'd rather be wrong! But the news in Chang'an is clear. This matter slowly spread after the eldest princess Linhai fell ill. You also know that Pei Shouyue is The posthumous son of the Pei family in Luoyang, after Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty annihilated Wang Shichong, returned his family property to their mother and son, but it fell into the hands of the eldest princess of Linhai. It is said that his failure in the past ten years and the death of his first wife were all related to This matter cannot be separated from the relationship..."

At this point, he suddenly fell silent for a while, and then continued, "This time Pei Shouyue was demoted, the eldest princess Linhai planned to seize the opportunity to seize the property, but the Kudi family sold it to Empress Wu at a low price. The mother gave all the hundreds of thousands of dollars she earned to the court for military expenses! As a result, the eldest princess of Linhai fell seriously ill. Later, she got into an argument with Queen Wu's mother and was humiliated by her face to face. After being deposed, she became completely ill, unable to get up and unable to speak clearly!"

Wang Junmeng opened his mouth slightly, and after a while he thought about closing it, but he didn't realize that he was still shaking his head, "A woman, with more than 100,000 yuan, set up this trap..."

Feng Piaopiao had roughly read the three pieces of paper and sighed softly, "It's not more than a hundred thousand coins. Our people specifically asked Pei Shouyue's tribe and they said it was nearly a million coins. Otherwise, Queen Wu's How could the mother be willing to take over? Why did the eldest princess of Linhai insist on confronting the mother of the beloved concubine in the palace? But she didn't expect that she would be confronting the queen! I think this matter might be Pei Changshi’s handiwork?”

Wang Junmeng also nodded hurriedly, "Exactly, maybe it was Pei Shou's plan and borrowed the help of Kudi's family. How could such methods and such courage be done by a woman?"

Qu Chongyu pointed at the letter in Feng Piaopiao's hand indifferently, "The Wannian Palace saved hundreds of palace people with a fire on a rainy night. Could it be that Pei Shouyue set up a trap? At the Furong Banquet, a The maid forced the wife of the prince of Hedong to turn against the eldest princess of Linhai. It was Pei Shouyue who borrowed her hand? What's more, why was Pei Shouyue demoted? How could he go to Queen Wu's mother so soon? "

“What this game has done...not only avenged old revenge and eliminated future troubles, but also left a path for the couple in the future!”

Wang Junmeng was shocked when he heard this. He quickly took the letter from Feng Piaopiao's hand and read it at a glance. When he closed the paper, he almost didn't know what to say. After a while, he said, "Why did this letter come so late?" If it could have been a month earlier. , even if it were half a month earlier, they would not have handed over the taxes of Xizhou to Pei Shouyue! The couple could set up a trap with millions of taels of property, and all the hundreds of thousands of taels they received could be used as military expenses. What would it matter if they burned a hundred thousand taels of rent in arrears?

Qu Chongyu was lost in thought for a long time, "I understand now. No wonder Pei Shouyu went through the household registration of Xizhou by helping the palace maid Liu find someone. From then on, he has been calculating the taxes of Xizhou; no wonder I After learning that the carvings were made by Kudy, he kept running out of the city every day for no apparent reason. It turned out that he was just trying to lure me into taking action as soon as possible, lest we find out the news and become wary! Since Dunhuang, the couple has been acting. You and I are just the fools watching the show, but we still laugh at others for being so stupid!" He shook his head with a self-deprecating smile on his face.

Feng Piaopiao said hurriedly, "The prince was just careless and fell into their trap. It's not too late to know now. Since the couple likes to act, let them act! Anyway, we are raising military food and resources now, and we will return it in the future. It's not easy to organize manpower and coordinate transportation. You take the opportunity to take a rest. Now that it's getting hot today, I'll simply go to another courtyard in the north of the mountain. Out of sight and out of mind, I can't find you even if something happens. On your body!"

Qu Chongyu burst out laughing, "Go to Shanbei Courtyard? Why should I go to Shanbei Courtyard! From today on, I want to take a serious look at whether this couple can still fool us." When! Piaopiao, from now on, I have to know every move they make. If I want to watch the show, I have to see it clearly!"

Feng Piaopiao quickly responded "Yes", then hesitated a little and said, "If that's the case, Piao Piaopiao really has something to report. The prince still remembers that Kudi once said that he wanted to lend it to our great craftsman. ? A few days ago, I sent someone to tell me about this. Since the prince also told her to do it, I asked a great craftsman Li to go over. When he came back to pick up the items this morning, he reported back that Kudis asked him to do it. The thing is very strange. It is about rolling out the seeds in the white wadding. He tried it for two days and got some ideas, but it was still a little bit wrong. He wanted to ask you for advice. "Qu Chongyu was a little confused." What kind of white seeds?"

Feng Piaopiao hurriedly explained, "Baidie is a kind of field product in Xizhou. There are a lot of white catkins in the fruits, which can be used to weave coarse cloth. It is good for hand towels and socks, but there are too many seeds in the white catkins. , it is very laborious to remove the seeds, and the white folds produced are not delicate enough. Therefore, most people in Xizhou grow some occasionally from poor households to use as wadding for winter clothes and quilts. They can use it after omitting some seeds. Although it is heavy, it can still keep warm. ”

Qu Chongyu asked thoughtfully, "In other words, if the seeds of Baidie can be easily removed when making objects, it will be much easier to spin cloth? Even cotton winter clothes and quilts will not be so heavy? What about Baidie? Wouldn’t it be of great use in the future?”

Feng Piaopiao suddenly nodded and said angrily, "Why didn't I think of that!"

Qu Chongyu couldn't help but glance at the carving board again. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said for a long time, "Pass my message to the master craftsman and ask him to come and see me. If that doesn't work, I will go over and see what the problem is." Where!"

 Feng Piaopiao couldn't help but be stunned, "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Qu Chongyu glanced at her lightly and said, "The mystery inside this is probably bigger than the carved boards. I won't rest assured until I see it with my own eyes. If it's really what I think, I can't let this matter be in their hands." !”

 Feng Piaopiao looked at Qu Chongyu carefully, "Nakaudi..."

Qu Chongyu said coldly, "Don't they both like to pretend? In that case, wouldn't it be interesting to see how long they can pretend?" He lowered his head and turned the small delicate carving board, his face There was no expression on his face, but on his elegant profile, the masseter muscle at his back teeth clearly protruded an inelegant curve.

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When Pei Xingjian walked into the courtyard of his house, the first thing he saw was Liuli squatting on the ground in a daze in front of a wooden frame. He couldn't help but sigh, walked over and stretched out his hand to pull her up. He then helped her straighten her slightly disheveled hair, "Has the master craftsman gone? Are you still thinking about rolling a car?"

Liuli pointed at the wooden frame with a depressed look, "It should be like this when two wooden bars are rubbed back and forth, and the cotton... white stacked seeds can be knocked out from between the wooden bars. Why is it always worse?" Why did others invent gunpowder? Soap and glass were just toys. She had the most capable craftsmen in Xizhou at her disposal. She had seen the actual objects of ancient cotton gins and hanging bows when she took the textile history class, and knew how they worked. But now You want to seriously build the simplest cotton ginning car, but you haven't finished it after several days of work? Fortunately, she heard Pei Xingjian say that now she could do something she wanted to do, and she was happy for a long time!

Pei Xingjian laughed, "If it's so simple, people in Xizhou have been cultivating it for so many years, but they haven't figured it out yet? Don't worry, try slowly, you'll probably be able to do it. Didn't the great craftsman say it yesterday? Do you think it’s possible? Why isn’t he here today?”

Liuli said listlessly, "It seems that Mrs. Feng sent someone to talk to him if she had anything to do with him." She turned around and looked at the two wooden bars again. She really didn't understand why the machine couldn't hit cotton seeds when it looked the same as in the impression. come out.

Pei Xingjian frowned slightly and thought for a moment. He turned around and saw Liuli looking down at the wooden bars in a daze again. He couldn't help but feel angry and amused. He took her hand and led her into the inner courtyard. He asked casually, "What did you eat for lunch?" What?"

Liuli thought for a long time and shook her head blankly. Pei Xingjian sighed, "What did you promise me?"

Liuli suddenly felt guilty and thought for a while, "Didn't you say it? If this white wooden cart with seeds removed could be made, it would be a great good thing for the Xizhou Protectorate and tens of thousands of Xizhou people. If it could be weaved, It would be a great virtue to produce fine white clothes that are better than fine linen. Besides, wouldn’t your military rations still have no money at all?” She used to think that although silk was fine and smooth, some clothes were still better if they could be made of cotton. Fine cotton cloth can be woven so that everyone can wear it more comfortably, but they have never thought that in this era, cloth is money. If the cotton weaving technology can really be improved, how much easier will it be to grow cotton than to grow mulberry and raise silkworms? It simply allows people in Xizhou to make money directly from the ground!

Pei Xingjian smiled and shook his head, "I have to worry about the military rations, and now I have a little idea. As for the white stacks, it is almost April, and there are quite a lot of white stacks planted in our two hectares of work fields, but If people in Xizhou are allowed to plant more crops, it won't take until next year. You only have one year, why are you anxious? Besides..." He paused for a moment before saying, "Some people may be more anxious than you."

Liuli classmate is about to start a farming life of spinning cotton and fighting monsters... The classmates who rewarded me with peace charms, can we discuss it and replace them with socks that are a penny cheaper? Hey, are you celebrating the holidays?

 (End of this chapter)