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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 158: Prime Minister Bai knows that he still presses the sword

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    Li Bai was waiting for the wine to be served, and he felt slightly refreshed when he heard the words: "Eleventh Master, you wrote a poem in a dream, and it is famous all over the world. I must listen attentively." It must be said that people at the time commented on Li Bai's eloquent lotus flower. It was reasonable.  These words made Ye Chang feel a little excited.  ¡° This kind of compliment is nothing when it comes from others, but it¡¯s very different when it comes from Li Bai.  But immediately, Ye Chang became vigilant: This is not his real talent. You can play with it, but you can't overdo it.  "Drinking wine with you and showing mercy to you, relationships are overturned like waves. The white prime minister is still pressing his sword when he knows it, and the noble family is laughing and flicking his crown. The grass is all wet with drizzle, and the flower branches are about to move in the spring breeze. There is no need to ask about the floating clouds of the world, it is better to lie down high.  Let¡¯s add some food.¡± This poem is perfect for the occasion.  The only thing that worried Ye Chang was that the author of this poem was Wang Wei himself.  Ye Chang vaguely remembered that this was a work Wang Wei gave to Pei Di in his later years. It should have been written after the Anshi Rebellion, so it was taken out more than ten years in advance so that no one would see through it.  Li Bai was horrified when he heard the sentence "Prime Minister Bai knows that he is still pressing his sword, and the rich and powerful scholars are laughing and flicking their crowns". After finishing the poem, he sighed: "Eleventh Master, you are also a man who has been born in this world, and you can see through this."  It¡¯s not like you are old enough to do it.¡± ¡°Indeed, if you are not experienced in the world and people, how can you write such a poem?¡± Ye Chang had contact with three great poets at this time, and Du Fu was an honest person, but he did not lose his temper.  Li Bai is a hot-blooded, middle-aged, angry young man, full of complaints, while Wang Wei is probably the smartest and most empathetic among the three.  Thinking about the experiences of the three of them, Wang Weiguan deserves the most credit because he was forced to take the fake position of An Lushan, but in the end his wealth and reputation were preserved. He appeared gentle on the surface, but in fact he was much tougher than Li Bai and Du Fu.  Precisely because he can see through and see through, Wang Wei is half-official and half-hidden, keeping to himself.  "But it's inevitable. You, Ye Shiyi, are an old vixen, so you naturally understand the world." Li Bai commented on Ye Changdao.  After he finished speaking, he patted Ye Chang and said: "Since you said it's better to lie down and have a meal, please invite me to eat with you. I heard that your cooking skills, Ye Shiyi, are not inferior to Yi Ya, so I have to have a good meal today." "That's necessary."  "Ye Chang suddenly became energetic. Those poems were stolen by him, but this cooking skill is indeed his own.  The arrival of Li Bai made Wolong Valley lively. He had a restless temper. At first, he looked around and dragged Ye Chang to find a secluded road.  It turned out that Ye Chang was really busy, so he started to follow Ye Chang around.  He is also a curious guy. When he sees novel things, he always likes to ask questions, which makes Ye Chang very annoyed. Yu Jian asks Zhang Xiu to accompany him with the same questions.  As a result, the two people got together and demolished whatever they saw. Although they caused a lot of damage, they finally allowed Ye Chang to concentrate on arranging his own affairs. He originally planned to rush to Mengzhou. A few days later, he invited  Li Bai went to Mengzhou with him.  Li Bai disagreed: "Eleventh Man, I didn't know in the past, but now I know that this Wolong Valley has made you so comfortable. Even the mansion in Chang'an can't compare with you - why do you have to run around for some trivial things?"  "Haha, layman Qinglian said this is bad. Without people like me running for petty profits, where would you be as comfortable as you are now?  "Ye Chang heard this, shook his head and laughed. Sure enough, Li Bai just couldn't calm down and do practical things. Well, maybe we have to find some work for him: "Not to mention anything else, just say that I am going to Mengzhou.  , for the purpose of planting kapok, have you ever used the cotton clothes and quilts I made from cotton from Nanzhao?  " "It's been used before, but it's very warm.  " "When Taizong conquered Goryeo, and now Shang ordered Damenyi to conquer the Bohai Sea, our army suffered losses because of the cold weather and the soldiers could not tolerate freezing.  If the entire army could put on cotton-padded clothes and separate quilts, think about it. It¡¯s not foolproof, but it would still be better than today¡¯s linen clothes and reed blankets, right?  " Li Bai clapped his head: "I see This is a big deal. I will go with you." Ye Chang thought to himself, if I tricked you into growing cotton, there would be many immortal masterpieces in the Chinese poetry circle.  ? He smiled and said: "Such chores are not what you like, so I can't do it reluctantly.  Besides, I have something going on and I need help, layman, you came at the right time." "Tell me, murder for revenge or what?  "Li Bai's interest suddenly came up. Ye Chang was speechless again. Li Bai's temperament was too out of touch. Although he knew it was a joke, Ye Chang was still a little worried when he remembered that this guy did have a criminal record. "It's not a personal feud, but a state matter.  Li Qi, Gao Shi and Cen Shen invited me many times to go to the frontier to get familiar with the border situation in case of emergencies.  I am busy with these chores and really have no time. I wonder if a layman can go with me on my behalf?  " At this time, when Li Bai was frustrated, he came out of Chang'an in despair, which made him realize that it was extremely difficult to survive in the noble place of Chang'an in the hope that one day he could realize his lifelong ambition. Ye Chang heard that  This suggestion lit up his eyes. This was a good way out. He could obtain the title of Lord by relying on his side skills. "Okay, that's it." He clapped his hands and said, "I will go with those three people." "This time, we must not succeed."The courage of one person to win or lose in one moment has no influence on the overall situation. However, if a few people can pass this trip and come up with a good strategy to determine the border, it will be a move that benefits the country and the people.  If someone is not talented, he will be in the Central Plains to support the kings.  "Ye Chang saw that he was so happy, and felt a little apologetic in his heart. These people were all generous and tragic people. If something happened to them, he would be in trouble for the rest of his life. Therefore, he explained a few more words. "Just do it.  rest assured.  "Li Bai said proudly. "Li Bai, Li Qi, Gao Shi, Cen Shen and others have been famous for a long time even if they have never met. After hearing Ye Chang introduce their plan, Li Bai, who was not going well in his official career, was already excited. As a romantic poet  , he originally had a passion for adventure, and Ye Chang provided money for everyone to settle the family and provide transportation, so that they would have no worries. "Ye Chang's only request is that every time they go, they must mark the map."  I know that if these imaginative poets are allowed to work on this, I am afraid there will be many mistakes, but this map is just for reference. Just imagine the map of the northeastern border drawn by Li Bai: There are mountains here, ten thousand meters high, and there are mountains next to them.  Rivers and water come from the sky After a cold war, Ye Chang decided to spend a day giving Li Bai some drawing training. It must be admitted that there are geniuses in this world. Ye Chang originally thought it would be difficult for Li Bai to accept it.  He had been training in drawing, but he never thought that in just one day, he could master the contour map. ¡°It¡¯s not difficult, just follow the same pattern.  Hearing Ye Chang's praise, Li Bai disagreed: "However, such maps can only be used by military aircraft. They have no sense of beauty at all. It really insults the work of a certain family."  " What he wanted was to have no sense of beauty. Ye Chang complimented him a few more times, and then Li Bai felt proud and turned his attention to the good wine. Two days later, on the fourth day of March in the third year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, Ye Chang and  When Li Bai, Jia Mao'er and others left Wolong Valley, their first destination was Luoyang. After only staying in Luoyang for a few days, Ye Chang left Li Bai and Jia Mao'er behind and headed north to Mengzhou, which is across the Yellow River from Luoyang.  Princess Yuzhen¡¯s two villages are at the foot of Wangwu Mountain in Mengzhou. Construction work is currently underway on the mountain to build a Taoist temple for her future retirement. When Ye Chang arrived, he could still see the people who were being driven to serve.  It is the busy time for farming, but the people are forced to do this" "In this regard, Ye Chang is a little speechless, but Ye Chang can roughly guess the considerations behind it. "The people have delayed the farming season, even if it is just a slight delay, it means  Disaster, the bankruptcy of a group of farmers, means that a group of land will be annexed and a group of laborers will become slaves. If not, how could the Tang Dynasty accumulate 30 million or more just by relying on slaves from surrounding countries.  The total number of slaves? ¡°How are the tenants on Zhuangzi?  " Princess Yuzhen's two manors are separated by a creek. The soil is fertile, and it is a rare large area of ??fertile land connected together. Ye Chang estimated that the two manors combined would definitely not have 10,000 acres, but seven or eight  There are always thousands of acres. When Ye Chang opened his mouth, he didn't ask about the number of acres, but first asked about the situation of the tenants. The manager who greeted him laughed nonchalantly: "Lang Jun is asking this question, those tenants.  You can have as much as you want, and every year people come crying and calling for tenants.  "Ye Chang frowned unknown to anyone. "For any feudal dynasty, almost all of its military base is its own farmers. The phenomenon of a large number of owner farmers going bankrupt and seeking refuge means that the economic foundation that forms the cornerstone of its political stability  It was collapsing. The crisis of the Tang Dynasty came much earlier than he imagined. Even in this so-called prosperous age, there were already seedlings. But for Ye Chang, the bankruptcy of the farmers is also a good thing, as there is a large number of landless labor force.  , and also create conditions for him to promote his industrial plan. ¡°How many tenants are there?  "Ye Chang asked again. "Didn't I say that you don't have to worry about the number of tenants? As long as I call, there will be enough manpower" Ye Chang frowned again, this time not because of the crisis of the Tang Dynasty, but because of the crisis of the Tang Dynasty.  It's because of these two Zhuangzi. The two Zhuangtou managers are both people who can speak to Princess Yuzhen, but their attitudes are clearly obsequious to themselves. They are smiling and silent, as if they are watching a joke.  , another answer is that it is based on the left and right, but it is unwilling to cooperate sincerely. It seems that the farmhouse reception, which was originally thought to be smooth, will still be in trouble. "Tell me how many tenants there are now. Please register them."  He is old and good at classifying.  "Ye Chang didn't worry, he just said calmly: "Within one day no, within four hours, I want this list.  "Haha, Ye Langjun, you are a noble person. This farming matter should be done by those of us who work hard. I don't need you to worry about it yourself" "Ye Ying, Ye Ting" Ye Chang shouted solemnly, and behind him  The two Ye family members shouldout loud.  Among the Ye clan members who studied martial arts with Monk Shanzhi, these two were the most outstanding. They came out with Ye Chang this time, and Ye Chang deliberately trained them.  The two of them came up and directly raised the manager of the village, but the manager was not afraid and shouted: "You are the manager of Princess Yuzhen's mansion, who of you dare to be rude to me?  "I'm just a slave leader in the eldest princess's house. No matter what kind of manager I am, I'm just a cheap slave." Ye Chang came to him with a look of disgust on his face: "Don't think that I don't know the belly of a slave like you."  The abacus here, you deceive the subordinates every year, and get a lot of benefits from Zhuangzi, right? From today on, your good days as a slave are over.  In the past three years, everything in Zhuangzi, whether it is people or things, has been decided by someone. You, a dog slave, still want to think of yourself as a steward? You will be dragged out in a dream, beaten first, and then tied up in front of the village."  Ye Ying and Ye Ting dragged the village head out. Ye Chang had explained it before he came, so even though the village head yelled and threatened, they ignored him.  "You are a smart man. The guy just thought he was smart, but he was ordered by you to stroke my beard." Ye Chang turned to the remaining steward.  The steward's face suddenly changed, and he bowed his head quickly: "What do you mean, Sir, I am the stupidest" "Listen, I'm not here for the benefits of you slaves. What tricks are you doing? I  It's clear as day, as long as you obey, I won't bother to argue with you." Ye Changshu raised his two fingers and said, "Within two hours, prepare the roster I want, not only from your Zhuangzi, but also from the list.  "That idiot just now." "The steward was stunned for a moment, and then said respectfully: "Yes." "These village head stewards are the most cunning, because they are far away from the master's house, and nearly half of the profits in the village have been stolen by their clever names.  The daring ones may even use the name of the master's family to do dissatisfied things, enriching their own pockets and ruining the master's reputation.  In less than two hours, the manager of the village brought over the list. Ye Chang looked at it carefully. Sure enough, as he requested, the list included age and expertise.  Ye Chang flipped through the roster and nodded with satisfaction: "If you do a good job, there will always be benefits for you." "Yes, yes, sir, don't worry, the villain is aware of current affairs, but not like the third brother." The steward  Taking the opportunity to say: "In these years, your Lord has been devoted to the Tao, and he has hardly been involved in the general affairs of the village. Jie Laosan relies on his mother and is the most powerful mother beside your Lord. He controls the inside and outside, not only his Zhuangzi, but also the villain  Zhuangzi, who was in charge, also listened to him Lang Jun punished him, which was really satisfying." "Very happy?" Ye Chang put down the list and was a little surprised: "Could it be that Jie San did something to oppress the good and the evil?" "This  " "Your surname is Fang, your name is elegant Fang Yingwu, haha, how come you are from Chun County and come to the princess's house to serve as a steward here?" Ye Chang smiled when he saw that he was hesitant to speak and seemed to have some scruples.  Asked about his origins.  Fang Yingwu's face moved, and he was a little embarrassed: "But it was my late father who traveled all over the world to make money and owed debts to his fellow villagers. Later, the debts fell into the hands of the enemy Later, when he could not repay the debts, my father and a certain person were sentenced to death.  Sold into slavery." As for falling into the princess's mansion, it is a good way out for him.  Ye Chang did not ask in detail, but smiled and said: "My coming to plant kapok this time is of great importance. If you can make a contribution, Ye is willing to intercede with the princess and restore the innocence of your father and son. What do you think?" Fang  Ying Wu's expression suddenly changed, and he bowed down with tears of gratitude: "How can a person be willing to be a slave? If so, I am willing to die for Ye Langjun." "Haha" Ye Chang laughed and said: "Get up, and talk to me  Tell me, what exactly is Jie San doing?"
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