Chapter 212 The King of a Lost Country 12
Liang Guangyu looked at Nan Liujing from beginning to end, and said in amazement: "How on earth is your brain built? You can even come up with such a good idea."
Smart is fine.
The main thing is that he is also very smart.
Nan Liujing accepted Liang Guangyu's compliment calmly.
Because yesterday Yao Rong only provided Nan Liujing with an idea, and now this specific plan was formulated and perfected by Nan Liujing himself.
"Then I will continue to trouble Lord Liang."
Liang Guangyu laughed: "If it is this kind of trouble, then it is no problem to have more."
He likes this kind of interesting things that can benefit the people.
Nan Liujing smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "That's what you said, Lord Liang."
Liang Guangyu didn't realize how big a hole he had dug for himself. He patted his chest and said generously: "Yes, I said it."
After talking about this matter, Liang Guangyu did not forget the main business - instructing Nan Liujing in martial arts.
Nan Liujing learned a lot from Yao Rong, but compared with Liang Guangyu who had practiced martial arts for decades, he still had a lot of shortcomings.
In addition, Liang Guangyu and Yao Rong took different paths in martial arts. Yao Rong pursued exquisite moves and focused on training, while Liang Guangyu was open and closed, with a kind of veteran style on the battlefield.
So Nan Liujing felt that he had learned a lot.
Nan Liujing was satisfied with Liang Guangyu, and Liang Guangyu was naturally more satisfied with Nan Liujing.
Nan Liujing was not the most gifted martial artist he had ever met, but he was definitely the most perceptive. After he pointed out a problem, Nan Liujing would always understand and correct it quickly.
Teaching such a student was really a great sense of accomplishment for a teacher.
Imagine that there was a piece of rough jade in front of you, and you were sure that as long as you carefully carved it, this rough jade would become a rare treasure and a priceless treasure.
Could you resist investing time and energy in it?
Liang Guangyu couldn't resist anyway.
After an hour of teaching, Liang Guangyu still felt a little unsatisfied, but he had responsibilities and couldn't stay here for too long.
After making an appointment with Nan Liujing for tomorrow's class, Liang Guangyu left first.
After finishing the tasks at hand, he left the palace immediately and found his own shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was also a man who had seen many storms, but when he heard the marketing strategy Liang Guangyu talked about, he was so surprised that he couldn't clench his mouth again.
"How is it?" Liang Guangyu was complacent.
His attitude made the shopkeeper misunderstand: "Sir, did you come up with this method?"
Liang Guangyu was speechless: "Of course not. Do I look like someone who can come up with such a method?"
Uh... The shopkeeper secretly complained that this method was not thought up by his master, so why should his master be so proud.
How could Liang Guangyu not be so proud!
He is now teaching the third prince martial arts. To round it off, he and the third prince can be regarded as some kind of master-disciple relationship.
The apprentice is so smart, it's a great honor for him as the master!
However, looking at the shopkeeper's expression, Liang Guangyu also knew that he was a little too much, which was not in line with his usual majestic image in front of the servants.
He coughed lightly and said with a stern face: "Okay, you can leave."
After the shopkeeper left, Liang Guangyu hummed a little tune and returned to the backyard, and found Mrs. Liang who was counting the accounts.
"Why is my husband so happy?" Mrs. Liang asked with a smile.
Liang Guangyu did not hide anything from Mrs. Liang, and told her everything like pouring beans.
After listening to her, Mrs. Liang laughed for a long time.
Liang Guangyu was confused by her laughter: "Madam, what are you laughing at."
"Husband, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is not your apprentice yet."
Liang Guangyu: "..."
Liang Guangyu's face fell, and he stared at his wife with resentment.
Mrs. Liang laughed enough and offered Liang Guangyu a cup of tea to apologize: "I was joking with my husband, but is the Third Prince really as smart as he said?"
Liang Guangyu affirmed: "The appearance of the bright moon."
"What about the Fourth Prince?"
"The blazing light."
Mrs. Liang understood.
The blazing light, how can it compete with the bright moon.
When the moon comes out, who can still notice the existence of the stars.
"Wait and see." Liang Guangyu lowered his head and took a sip of tea, "In less than a month, the customs of the entire capital will change."
Why does it take a month?
It's not that Liang Guangyu underestimated this method, but because the farm under his control will need another half a month to produce golden cakes in large quantities!
With the deliberate promotion of Liang Guangyu and Mrs. Liang, the way of eating golden cakes with tea quickly spread among the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital.
These high-ranking officials and nobles were the trend vanes, and once they moved, the merchants with keen senses also began to move.
At this time, there were no ready-made golden cakes, so some merchants simply ran to the village, gave the villagers a deposit, and asked the villagers to pick persimmons to make golden cakes, and then they would buy them when they were ready.
The shopkeeper of the Liang family had already calculated the cost and set a more appropriate purchase price. This price was not high, but the profit was definitely much more than simply selling persimmons.
The purchase price given by these merchants would be slightly higher than the Liang family's shop by one or two coins.
The autumn harvest was just over, and the people had some free time, so they were happy to spend time making golden cakes. Some clever villagers were looking for wild persimmon trees in the nearby mountains.
Old Li was such a wise man.
He took his son and daughter-in-law to the mountain to pick wild persimmon trees as soon as possible. When other people in the village thought of this method and hurried up the mountain, Old Li's family had already picked several bamboo baskets of persimmons and went down the mountain.
After several days of hard work, the golden cakes were finally made.
Several grandchildren gathered around the golden cakes, staring at them intently and swallowing their saliva from time to time.
Not to mention the children, even the adults were very greedy.
Old Li waved his hand and said, "This thing is new and I've never heard of it before. Let's take out four and try them at home first."
There are eight people in Old Li's family. Four persimmon cakes can be divided into eight portions, and each person can eat half.
The little granddaughter was young and couldn't help but stuff the golden cake into her mouth as soon as she got it. The next moment, she took a breath and said excitedly, "Grandpa, it's so sweet."
It was very sweet.
Sweeter than honey, sweeter than maltose, sweeter than snacks...
sweeter than all the sweets they could imagine, and it was endlessly memorable.
Several children were reluctant to eat too fast.
Children from poor families are very sensible. They know that these golden cakes are to be sold for money, so they consciously did not make any requests that would embarrass the adults.
But their eager eyes were too obvious.
Old Li patted the children on the head and said, "Just taste it today. Grandpa will let you enjoy it to your heart's content during the Chinese New Year."
The eldest grandson's eyes lit up and said, "Grandpa, is this true?"
"Of course it's true. We keep ten golden cakes for the Chinese New Year." Old Li said happily, "Those nobles eat golden cakes during the Chinese New Year and use them to worship their ancestors. We can do the same as them."
Many villagers have the same idea as Old Li.
They are reluctant to buy those candies and pastries. But the golden cakes are made at home, so they are willing to keep a few for the Chinese New Year.
Life is too hard, and we always need to leave some hope for ourselves and our families.
Sweet golden cakes are this hope.
This "golden cake" trend swept the entire Kyoto and surrounding towns at an extremely fast speed, and even had a tendency to spread to other places with the flow of merchants.
This time, it was no longer just a small Changxin Palace.
The whole of Kyoto was stained with the sweet and greasy fragrance of persimmon cakes, and the flying snow could not dilute this breath.
***
Liang Guangyu arranged today's patrol tasks, and when he calculated that the time was almost up, he avoided the crowd and went to Changxin Palace.
Nan Liujing was warming up, and saw Liang Guangyu coming in, and smiled and greeted him.
Liang Guangyu waited for a long time, but Nan Liujing didn't ask him about the golden cake, so he could only take the initiative to speak: "Aren't you curious about the promotion of the golden cake?"
Nan Liujing's eyes were slightly curved: "Curiosity. But I believe in the adults' ability to do things. How could such a small thing be difficult for adults. So I guess that the golden cake must have been promoted as expected."
Liang Guangyu's lips curled up.
Alas, this child is too honest.
Liang Guangyu always admires honest children, so he teaches more attentively.
However, seeing that the one-month deadline is about to arrive, Liang Guangyu still hasn't taken the initiative to mention the matter of accepting disciples.
Nan Liujing rubbed his shoulders that were stiff from drawing the bow for a long time, and said distressedly: "Teacher, am I not doing well enough?"
Yao Rong asked: [Why do you say that. ］
"Then why hasn't Lord Liang asked to take me in as his disciple?"
Nan Liujing could feel that Liang Guangyu's attitude towards him was very gentle, and he was very attentive every time he taught him.
The two of them were already master and disciple, but Liang Guangyu never asked to establish a master-disciple relationship.
But according to the task issued by Yao Rong, Nan Liujing had to wait for Liang Guangyu to take the initiative to ask, and could not ask Liang Guangyu to take him in as his disciple.
[It turned out to be because of this matter.] Yao Rong spoke up and first reassured Nan Liujing, [Your performance during this period is impeccable.]
[Not asking to take you in as a disciple is not your problem, but his problem. He is the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard and cannot have a close personal relationship with the prince. ]
Nan Liujing still didn’t understand: “It was Lord Liang who took the initiative to contact me at the beginning. If Lord Liang was concerned about this, why did he teach me in the beginning?”
[Because of Emperor Yongqing.]
Nan Liujing’s face changed slightly: “What?”
His hands hanging at his side unconsciously clenched into fists: “Lord Liang was sent by Emperor Yongqing to monitor me?”
Yao Rong didn’t expect Nan Liujing to have such an association, and hurriedly said: [He was indeed sent by Emperor Yongqing, but after you came into contact with him, do you think he has ill intentions towards you?]
Nan Liujing breathed a sigh of relief. He and Lord Liang got along well during this period. He really didn’t want to be betrayed by Lord Liang: “No.”
[Yes, he didn’t think of harming you.]
[Do you still remember the way to control people that I told you? ]
Nan Liujing nodded, he remembered every word: "Teacher said that there are very few people in this world who do not seek high positions and generous salaries, nor do they seek glory and wealth, but want to realize their political ideals." "
The loyalty of such people is priceless. Once I get their approval, they will never betray me."
[Do you think Lord Liang is such a person? ]
"Although I don't know what Lord Liang's political ideals are, I think he is such a person."
[Don't be angry about the reason why Lord Liang contacted you. ]
[Think about it from another angle, because if it weren't for Emperor Yongqing's selfishness, it would have been difficult for you and Lord Liang to have any intersection. [
If you feel very angry, then what you should do is not to anger Lord Liang, but to find a way to make Emperor Yongqing lose more than he gains, so that Lord Liang will give up the dark and join the light.]
All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects.
As long as Liang Guangyu has not done anything to let Nan Liujing down, it doesn't matter who Liang Guangyu obeyed in the past.
- What's important is who Liang Guangyu obeys in the future!
Nan Liujing widened his eyes, and his heart beat faster because of Yao Rong's words.
No wonder the teacher suddenly taught him the way to control people on the day he first met Lord Liang.
It was not until this moment that he realized it belatedly.
- What the teacher wants is not just for Lord Liang to accept him as a disciple?
After a while, Nan Liujing said calmly: "I have no power and influence now, so it will be even more difficult to subdue Lord Liang. We can talk about the future later, but now, I know how to make Lord Liang take the initiative to ask to accept me as his disciple."
***
Liang Guangyu sighed at home for the 101st time.
Madam Liang was really annoyed by him: "Husband, what are you sighing about?"
Liang Guangyu shook his head: "You don't understand."
Madam Liang rolled her eyes: "Okay, I don't understand, then get out and don't bother me here."
Liang Guangyu: "..."
Liang Guangyu apologized quickly: "Madam, it's my fault. I was thinking about the third prince."
From the beginning, he knew that Emperor Yongqing wanted to make the third and fourth princes targets to attract the hatred of the imperial concubine and the Ji family.
He was very dissatisfied with this.
But as a minister, could he dare to disobey the order of Emperor Yongqing?
He could only approach the third prince according to the order of Emperor Yongqing.
After a period of contact, Liang Guangyu really fell in love with this child.
This kind of love is the appreciation of the elders for the younger generation.
There is the pride of the master for the apprentice.
... There is also the expectation of the ministers for the prince, which cannot be easily expressed.
The accumulation of various emotions made Liang Guangyu unable to bear to see the third prince become a target and get hurt.
After all, the lesson of the fifth prince was still vivid in his mind. But
what can Liang Guangyu do? He can't shake Emperor Yongqing's mind.
Madam Liang listened to Liang Guangyu's words quietly, and suddenly said: "My husband, I have never met the third prince, but from your mouth, I know what kind of talents he has. I have met many people in these years, but I have never seen a child smarter than him."
"Such a child, even if he is still young, should not be treated as just a child."
"Since you are worried that he will be hurt, why don't you tell him your concerns and listen to his ideas?"
Liang Guangyu was stunned, and felt that his wife's words were like a blow to the head, which completely woke him up: "Madam is right."
"I am the one who is confused."
How could the young man who could say "you are in my trap", who could ask him for a high price and then pay him back, and who could come up with a way to promote the golden cakes, sit back and watch himself become a target.
"I will go to the palace to find the third prince now." Liang Guangyu could not sit still anymore and walked out with big strides.
Half an hour later, Nan Liujing saw Liang Guangyu.
He was a little surprised and looked up at the sky: "Why did you come here at this time, is there something important?"
Liang Guangyu nodded: "There is something very important to tell you." Liang
Guangyu told Nan Liujing everything that happened in the harem during this period.
While speaking, he also observed Nan Liujing's expression.
To his surprise, Nan Liujing acted very calm, as if he had known it for a long time.
"I thought you would be angry." Liang Guangyu smiled.
Nan Liujing told the truth: "I was indeed a little angry at first, but slowly I understood your difficulties."
"How can you blame your Excellency? This is all the fault of Emperor Yongqing."
Liang Guangyu didn't want to admit it.
But he was indeed upset.
The next moment, Nan Liujing changed the subject: "But I am indeed a little disappointed."
Liang Guangyu sighed: "It is normal for you to be disappointed..."
Nan Liujing interrupted Liang Guangyu: "I am disappointed that the adults are so good to me and have long regarded me as a disciple in their hearts, but they are unwilling to accept me as a disciple because of my identity."
Liang Guangyu raised his head suddenly, and he didn't know what he thought of. He suddenly clapped his hands and laughed: "You kid...you kid..."
He is a person from the Dark Pavilion, he is the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, he should not have too many intersections with a prince.
Even if he was close to the third prince and taught the third prince due to the order of Emperor Yongqing, he should not have the title of master and apprentice with the third prince.
But this child is really too much to his taste!
"Since Your Highness said so-"
This is the first time Liang Guangyu called Nan Liujing "Your Highness".
"Your Highness, are you willing to be my disciple?"
Nan Liujing bowed to Liang Guangyu: "I am willing."
[Congratulations to Nan Liujing for completing the third main mission: Take the initiative to get Liang Guangyu to accept you as a disciple within one month, and get the Emperor Sword and 100 points as a reward.]