Beneath Wang Yue's indecisive temperament lies his overly jumpy thoughts.
Whenever he encountered something, he would always make various extended inferences in his mind. A common example was when he saw Chang Suining coming in just now. His brain would quickly analyze the current situation and make what he believed to be the most accurate judgment.
Although he made a wrong judgment, from his perspective, his judgment was indeed the most likely one, and not without basis. It was just that Chang Suining's appearance here was really beyond common sense. He had developed a cognitive blind spot due to the deliberate deception of his friend.
There were many unusual thoughts in his mind. For example, when he climbed a height, he would suddenly imagine himself falling to his death. When he moved a flower pot at home, he would imagine that he would fall down and break the pot, and the sharp porcelain would just happen to pierce his throat. When he ate, he would often imagine being stabbed to death by chopsticks or choked to death by food, and this happened most frequently when his mother was cooking...
When the attack is severe, it is not uncommon for me to die in my mind a hundred or eighty times every day.
In short, his brain was always overactive, which had both advantages and disadvantages. He was good at reasoning since he was young, and he was the best in mathematics among his peers. He was also good at painting immortals and fairyland, with countless imaginations in his mind, and his paintings were full of unrestrained fairy spirit. He was well-known in the painting world in Qiantang and even the whole Jiangnan.
There are also many disadvantages. For example, his mind works too fast and he cannot stop. Occasionally, he makes remarks that give people the impression that "Wang Wangshan may have a brain disease."
And it is precisely because his ideas are always too complicated and chaotic that Luo Guanlin commented that he is "good at planning but not good at making decisions", which also makes him difficult to make decisions when encountering things.
At this moment, Wang Yue's "death phantom syndrome" broke out completely. As he listened to Chang Suining's conclusion on the outcome of King Yue's rebellion, he had already imagined more than a dozen ways of dying after the failure of King Yue's rebellion.
Some were beheaded, some were torn apart by five horses, some were implicated along with their entire clan, some were separated from their wives and children, some had rotten eggs and cabbage thrown at their faces when they were paraded through the streets, some died on the way to escape, some cried bitterly when they were judged in the palace of Hades...
The sense of substitution was too strong, and Wang Yue couldn't help but curse himself in his heart for not being able to judge people well.
But these were just his fleeting thoughts. He was also very clear about Chang Suining's intentions. At this moment, facing Chang Suining's "kind reminder", he said cautiously and in a roundabout way: "Yes, thank you, Governor Chang, for your reminder..."
He did not say that he would not surrender to the King of Yue, nor did he say that he was willing to stay.
Everything happened too fast for him today. He came here to verify the safety of his good friend, but ended up getting himself into a dilemma concerning his life and death!
Thinking of Luo Guanlin's words "I am a human, not a ghost", Wang Yue secretly looked at him with resentment - in many cases, humans are scarier than ghosts! Chang Suining had no intention of forcing Wang Yue to make a decision on the spot, but first had people serve wine and food and entertained him seriously.
Anyway, Jiangdu today is like a huge sack. Now that you are here, you will feel at home sooner or later.
She has always been patient with talented people. Moreover, she doesn't need to twist this melon herself. She will go to the army tomorrow. Today she just needs to leave a good impression on the other party. Then, she will leave it to Luo Guanlin to lobby.
After the meal, the group left the restaurant together. Chang Suining looked at Wang Yue, who got on the same carriage with Luo Guanlin, and felt very relieved - it was good to have someone under his command to use, and he didn't have to worry about anything.
Wang Yue, who seemed to be invited but was actually forced to visit the Governor's Mansion, put away his forced smile as soon as he got on the carriage and left Chang Suining's sight, and immediately began to question and accuse his friend.
Luo Guanlin let the storm envelope him. After his friend vented his anger, he said, "If you don't come to Jiangdu, where else can you go? Go and serve the King of Yue? He has sent people to visit him twice. If you insist on not obeying, I'm afraid you will be in great trouble."
Wang Yue: "...Even if my whole family leaves Qiantang to avoid disaster, we don't necessarily have to come to Jiangdu!"
"To avoid disaster? There are disasters everywhere now, can you avoid them?" Luo Guanlin asked back, "And you think I am powerless, but do you have any? You have nearly a hundred people in your family, what can you use to help them avoid disaster? The patience you had when you were in the pen shop choosing pens for a whole day without making a decision?"
"How can it be a whole day? It's only two or three hours. Don't exaggerate..." Wang Yue was anxious and uneasy: "Even if it is so, you shouldn't have tricked me into coming to Jiangdu and made this decision for me without my permission!"
Luo Guanlin said calmly, "When you were young, you knew you were not good at making decisions, so you often asked me to make decisions for you. You and I have agreed that if we achieve success in the future, we must not forget each other, but must plan and consider for each other--"
Hearing his friend talk about their childhood, Wang Yue knew that he was plotting for him. His anger subsided a little, but he couldn't help but choke back, "It's been so many years since we talked. You said you would go to the capital to knock on the emperor's door and become a wise minister for all eternity... but what happened? You turned around and rebelled! How could you knock on the emperor's door? You're clearly breaking it down!"
Luo Guanlin, whose wound was exposed, looked embarrassed for a moment: "...Wang Wangshan, I recommended you with good intentions, please don't push your luck again and again."
"What kind of good intentions do you have?" Wang Yue raised his hands: "You are just short of tying me up with a rope and stuffing me into a sack!"
Luo Guanlin: “…” Otherwise why did the teachers in the academy always say that Wang Wangshan had the highest level of comprehension?
Seeing Wang Yue was about to complain again, Luo Guanlin raised his hand to interrupt him: "Okay, calm down."
He promised, "You can stay in the governor's mansion for a while and think about this matter seriously. The governor will go to the army next and will not have time to really tie you up. If you still have no intention of doing so, I will find a way to send you away from Jiangdu."
Having said this, Wang Yue, who had a short temper to begin with, felt relieved. He drank a bowl of tea seemingly angrily, and when he saw Luo Guanlin lifting the curtain of the carriage, he also looked out of the carriage with the empty tea bowl in his hand.
As soon as the carriage was quiet, the sounds outside came in. At this moment, the carriage was about to turn onto a long street. In an alley on the street, there was a long line of people. Wang Yue asked casually, "What are they doing?"
“They should be hiring.”
"I see there are quite a few women..." Wang Yue looked at Luo Guanlin, wondering what he was thinking. "It is rumored that Jiangdu is encouraging more women to go out to work... Is it true?"
Luo Guanlin has always had mixed feelings about this matter, and just said "hmm" indifferently.
Wang Yue looked at the situation outside the car again, with more inquiry and thought in his eyes.
The carriage entered the street and moved slowly. Luo Guanlin simply hung up the curtains so that Wang Yue could see the situation on the street more clearly.
The street was crowded with people. Wang Yue counted carefully and found that at least eight out of ten shops along the street were open. There was a tea shop that had set up many tables outside the shop, occupying the street. Two soldiers with swords on their waists were talking to the owner of the tea shop. The hunchbacked owner smiled and bowed repeatedly, and immediately asked the waiters to move the tables and chairs inside, leaving only two tables outside the door. Seeing one of the soldiers nodded, the owner raised his hand to invite the two men in for tea, but the two men refused, left this place and continued to patrol along the street.
After sending the officers and soldiers away, the shopkeeper turned around and apologized to the table of tea drinkers sitting outside who had just moved their tables. There were four or five people at the table, all of whom looked like scholars. Some of them sat down again, waved their hands and said, "No problem", some said, "The city of Jiangdu can really be said to be well organized nowadays", and some said, "The two officers just now did their job impartially and did not take advantage of their power to bully others or take the opportunity to ask for benefits."
The shopkeeper responded, poured tea for them personally, and asked with a smile: "You must be distinguished guests from other places, right?"
One of them laughed and replied: "I am from another place, so I can't be called a distinguished guest!"
"You all seem to be scholars, but are you here for the newly built Wueryuan by our Jiangdu Governor?"
Hearing the shopkeeper's words "That's true", several people understood that many people seemed to have heard the news and came, so they asked the shopkeeper for news.
Most teahouse owners are talkative, and the shopkeepers are happy to talk about this topic. Apart from anything else, ever since the governor took back Yangzhou, restored order in the city, and issued many new decrees, many outsiders have been attracted to the city, and his business has improved.
What is a good official? For ordinary people like them who make a living by running a small business, an official who can not only allow them to live a stable life but also provide them with a livelihood to support their families is a great official!
Anyway, whenever he mentioned the new governor to anyone, he would give him a thumbs up.
When talking about Wueryuan with these scholars, the shopkeeper was proud of it and pointed to the north: "Look, everyone! It's built right there!"
The group of literati all looked up and looked away.
Wang Yue who was in the car also looked in that direction, but his vision was blocked inside the car and he could not see much.
At this time, a peddler selling candy figurines passed by the car and was bumped by several playful children. The peddler cried out "ouch" and crashed into the slowly moving car. The candy figurines on his shoulders rolled in and flew over. Wang Yue subconsciously raised his hand and caught it.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! Please forgive me!" The peddler, whose forehead was sweating profusely, apologized hastily. Wang Yue just let out an "eh" and saw the peddler quickly chasing after the group of children who were scolding him.
Wang Yue looked at the candy man in his hand: "This..."
Luo Guanlin took a look and said: "Jiangdu is very hospitable, take it."
Wang Yue laughed helplessly, took a look at the candy man, then looked out the window, and couldn't help but sighed: "It really doesn't look like a place that has just been devastated by war... It's worthy of being Jiangdu, full of vitality."
Luo Guanlin: "It's more than just the vitality of Jiangdu itself."
There is no doubt that Jiangdu's rapid recovery is closely related to Chang Suining's effective governance measures.
She was sharp and hardworking. He had never seen her being lazy during these days. She seemed to never get tired and even enjoyed it.
The streets were filled with hawking voices. A man pushing a wheelbarrow filled with buckets of water shouted "Excuse me, please." People moved aside one after another. A man in brocade clothes hurriedly raised the bird cage in his hand and said in dissatisfaction, "He's in a hurry to be reincarnated!"
Wang Yue looked past the messy crowd and towards a restaurant across the street. A woman was standing outside the restaurant, warmly inviting customers to come in for dinner.
The woman had her hair wrapped in a blue flowered cloth and a white towel draped over her shoulders. She was neat and tidy, with a slightly dark complexion and a simple smile.
The young man in brocade clothes holding the birdcage walked over, glanced at the sign above the restaurant, and said with a smile: "...So this is a place to eat. The woman is opening the door to welcome guests. I thought it was some brothel that opened so early!"
A group of his friends behind him followed suit and said, "That's just Mr. Liu's poor eyesight. Which brothel's receptionist would look like this?"
"That's right, if Hua Niang looks like this, it would be better to close the shop as soon as possible!"
The woman was ridiculed and stared at by them. She blushed for a moment and wanted to retort, but she held it back.
The waiters in the restaurant watched the scene with gloating satisfaction.
The carriage was moving, and Wang Yue only vaguely heard the opening sentence and sighed. This situation must not be an isolated case.
Things that have existed for thousands of years cannot be eliminated by a single decree, but the fact that this decree can be implemented is already a very rare start.
Outside the restaurant, the man in brocade clothes stared at the woman's blushing face and laughed when he suddenly heard a man's voice behind him: "They are entertaining guests. If you can't afford it and don't want to host, you don't have to come in. Why do you have to pretend to be playful to cover up your lack of money?"
"Who said that I can't afford it!" The man in brocade clothes turned around in shame and saw the man who spoke was leading a brown horse. He was more than seven feet tall, about thirty years old, with a dignified appearance, and a pair of long and thick eyebrows that were particularly eye-catching.
At this moment, the man had a smile on his face, wearing long boots and carrying a long box on his back. No one knew what was in it, but he actually had a chivalrous air.
Seeing his stature and demeanor, the man in brocade clothes immediately lost a lot of momentum. For the sake of face, he could only say to the people around him: "Go in, we'll eat here today!"
As he said this, he strode into the store and shouted, "Bring out all the best wine and food, I have plenty of money!"
Before the woman followed in, she nodded gratefully to the long-browed man.
The man led the horse and went away. He met an old man and asked, "Excuse me, sir, is the governor's mansion straight ahead?"
Soon, in the restaurant, the man in brocade clothes felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw a whole table filled with various meat dishes that were obviously very expensive - it was just a small restaurant... but there were so many delicacies!
The shopkeeper behind the counter was in a good mood and waved to the waiter beside him: "What are you standing there for? Go and entertain the guests!"
The guy curled his lips and stepped forward reluctantly.
The store now has two women working, which is already annoying. If they were just washing dishes in the backyard, it would be fine, but one of them is still not satisfied and wants to work in the front hall to get a higher monthly salary... He told the shopkeeper that if a woman stayed in the front hall, it would probably affect the business, so he let the woman go outside the store to solicit diners, just to prove to the shopkeeper that he was not lying -
Now, the woman had just stepped out and she was taken advantage of! The shopkeeper laughed so hard that his eyes were invisible!
As she passed by the waiter, the woman smiled.
The guy was feeling annoyed, but he could only put on a smile and entertain the group of people.
The woman came to the backyard, her smile faded, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she wiped her tears with her sleeves.
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Introduction: Li Jidao was still worrying about how to avenge herself, but in a blink of an eye, the dragon robe her clansmen had prepared for her.
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