That day, Fu Xiaoguan chatted a lot with these guys in the Ministry of Commerce.
The main thing is to paint a pie for them, a big pie of a perfect American country, and fool these young people into running wildly on this path with their ideals.
He had a meal together at the Ministry of Commerce, drank a pot of tea with Li Cai, inquired about the situation of the laws, and praised these guys for being able to complete the laws so quickly. Then he spent an afternoon writing an outline on the Yellow River flood control, and went to the Secretariat again to give it to the Secretary-General Shang Yu.
Then he left the imperial city, got on a carriage, and asked Xu Xinyan to drive the carriage to Shuiyue Temple.
Shuiyue Temple has not been rebuilt since it was burned down by Su Mo.
The fire was not completely burned, or perhaps it was discovered and put out in time, so the door was still there, but it was quite blackened.
Pushing open the door, there were many unburned woods scattered in the courtyard inside. The main hall in front was almost burned down. The statue of Nuwa stood there in black, with no cover above her head.
He stood in the patio, raised his head and looked around.
Chen Xiyun's last words were about the tree in Shuiyue Temple...
His eyes suddenly narrowed and his brows furrowed. The plum tree in the patio was gone!
He walked to the well and looked at the pit for a long time.
This plum tree was uprooted, and the scattered soil was loose and relatively fresh...someone got there first!
He grabbed a handful of soil and squeezed it carefully in his hand. It was at most two days old, which meant that someone came here two days ago and dug up the plum tree!
This person must know the secret of this plum tree. Could he be the Saint-level master who assassinated Chen Xiyun?
That expert must have been following Chen Xiyun at the time, but he didn't take any action until he used his own methods to force Chen Xiyun to speak.
But Chen Xiyun died before he could finish his words, so the master probably guessed the tree based on those few words.
He is a Saint-level being. If he had been at the speed of a Saint-level being, he would have arrived in Jinling long ago. He would have taken the plum tree away at least half a month ago.
But he was shot and was probably seriously injured, so his journey was delayed and he arrived in Nanjing only two days earlier than himself.
Thinking of this, he suddenly understood, but it was of no use. He still didn't know who the Saint-level master was, and he didn't know what secret Chen Xiyun had hidden in this tree.
If he really is a big shot from the Moon Worship Sect, then this line is now completely broken. If that big shot does not jump out to cause chaos, no one in the world will know his identity anymore.
Fu Xiaoguan stood up, patted the dirt off his hands, and looked up at the sky again. He didn't see any disciples from the Taoist temple. Could it be that the master didn't receive the letter from the eldest brother?
Now it is no longer important to Fu Xiaoguan whether it is a Cemen or not. Su Mo's team has now entered Xirong, and the demise of the Moon Worship Sect is just around the corner.
With only Cemen left, they can no longer make much waves.
"Let's go."
"go home?"
"...Go to Wuweizhai and buy a bag of osmanthus cake for Susu to take back."
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"Master, these are invitations from the nobles of Jinling City... Would you like to read them or not?"
"Give it to me, I'll look at it later."
"Young Master, these are merchants... not just from Jinling, but also from the five major business families. They've all sent people to Jinling. I heard from the Third Madam that they've been spending the longest time at the Sitong Bank these days, looking for Old Shopkeeper Li to inquire about the stock market."
Fu Xiaoguan was slightly startled, handed the invitation in his hand to Li Zheng, and picked up the invitations from the five major families.
They all really came, and invited him to sit in the Sifang Building... He didn't have time, but he really wanted to meet the people from the five major families. With their participation in the stock affairs, it would be much easier to promote joint-stock workshops, list stocks for trading, etc.
After thinking for a moment, he said to Li Zheng, "Go tell the shopkeeper Li later that I will be giving a class at the Jixia Academy tomorrow morning. Tell him to tell the people from the five major families that if they want to understand the stock market, they can come to the Jixia Academy to attend the class."
Fu Xiaoguan walked towards the main courtyard, thinking that since he was going to give such a class, he might as well bring those guys from the Ministry of Commerce along. However, he had to ask Li Chunfeng to take safety measures to avoid a situation like last time where they almost squeezed the house down.
Xu Xinyan followed behind Fu Xiaoguan, looked at his back, and felt that this man was really busy.
Entering the main courtyard, there was another scene of jubilation.
Both the three ladies and the group of maids and servants were all in high spirits, just like it was New Year's Day.
This morning, Eunuch Jia came and delivered the imperial edict. The three ladies are now all third-rank officials, which is naturally something to be happy about.
Xu Xinyan greeted the three ladies and took the osmanthus cake to Qixuetang. She handed the large bag of osmanthus cake to Su Su and said, "He bought this for you."
Su Su pouted, took the osmanthus cake and placed it on the stone table, but did not open it as usual. Instead, she sighed. "What's wrong?" Xu Xinyan asked, sitting opposite Su Su.
"It's quite lively here today."
"What's the good news?"
"You don't know?" Su Su turned her head and looked at Xu Xinyan in surprise.
Xu Xinyan was slightly startled, "I don't know."
"Then he didn't tell you..." Su Su turned her head and looked at the sunset in the sky. "Today, he was in the Golden Palace and was conferred the title of Earl of Ding'an by His Majesty. His three wives also received the third-rank imperial decree. It was such a big happy event, and the three wives were celebrating it with great fanfare."
"Oh..." Xu Xinyan felt a little disappointed, but she was a few years older than Susu after all, and her temperament was more calm. Thinking about it now, she felt that the title of Earl of Ding'an might not be a very important official title in his eyes, so he did not mention it.
"Susu."
"Um."
"Don't give up, and don't be discouraged. No matter how high an official he becomes, he will eventually return to being a small landowner."
Su Su blushed and muttered, "What does he... have to do with me?"
"Where is Sister Rou?" Xu Xinyan changed the subject.
"He said he was going to make some medicine to help the baby stay healthy. He should be back soon."
The two pretty girls were talking about their secrets in Qixue Hall, while in the main courtyard, Fu Xiaoguan and his three wives were sitting in the main house.
"My Queen Mother said we'll have dinner at the palace tonight," Yu Wenjun thought for a moment and added, "the four of us."
"It's been a while since I've tasted the soup cooked by my mother-in-law. Is there anything else?"
"What could it be? My mother-in-law loves her son-in-law very much. I think he has made great contributions in the southwest and has suffered so much. She said she wants to nourish you well."
"Didn't His Majesty give me a reward of ten thousand gold? Where is it?"
"What's so good about that thing? It's in that box."
Fu Xiaoguan ran over happily, rubbed his hands happily, and thought to himself, I earned 180 million taels of silver for him, and he rewarded me with 10,000 gold, which is not bad.
Then he opened the box, but was stunned -
"Is this a mistake? ...Can this copper coin be considered gold?"
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