Be a master through ancient times

"...Further forward, we will enter the territory of Shandong Province. At that time, we will disembark from the Dengzhoufu Wharf, take a two-day carriage, go to the inland river and then take a boat westward, and we will be able to see Haiping Mansion."

On a large boat, two people stood at the bow and looked into the distance. One of them was wearing a bamboo green robe, with a handsome face and raised lips, listening carefully to the person next to him.

"Then calculate it, we will be able to reach the capital in about seven or eight days." The person who spoke was Chu Ci, and the one who just introduced the route to him was Kou Jing. Since they received the secret letter that day, they I set off and set off. Counting it, it has been more than half a month.

"Are you tired from the boat ride? Why don't you rest in Dengzhou Prefecture for two days after going ashore?" Kou Jing heard him sigh and knew that he had been on the boat for a long time.

Chu Ci shook his head: "No need, send them to Zao Hao earlier, I can't stand the fright." He remembered that when the ship docked in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Yu Qiu, that little idiot, got off the ship to buy together, but because of being tricked by a monkey The entertainers attracted, almost got lost with them.

That day, he gave Yu Qiu a hard lesson. He not only copied a few pages of the book as a punishment, but also slapped his palms three times with a small bamboo piece.

However, what made Yu Qiu feel ashamed the most was not being punished by Chu Ci, but the ridicule from the others. Even the seventh younger brother laughed, which made him lose any face.

"This matter will never happen again, and it was also my negligence." The situation was special that day. After they got off the boat, they were followed by a group of thieves. He was busy catching the thieves, and let Yu Qiu sneak away up.

"I don't blame you, you don't have three heads and six arms, how can you take care of so many things, but this is also a reminder to us, we must be careful to watch these little ancestors next time."

Chu Ci has been annoyed by them recently. When he was in Zhangzhou Mansion, he had to go to the yamen to review official documents during the day, so he didn't really spend much time with them. When he returned, he felt that they were all very cute.

But now, facing each other day and night on the boat, I realize how difficult it is to take care of seven or eight children.It's like raising a group of ducklings, quacking all day long. Even though he thinks he is knowledgeable, he is often confused by their whims and questions.

Fortunately, he has a quick brain, and when he really touches the blind spot of knowledge, he throws the question back in another form, so that they will be confused first.This trick works for most people, but it doesn't work for the youngest Yu Sui.

Chu Ci noticed that this guy has a strong logical thinking ability, and if he is trained well in the future, he will be a genius in science.

The three brothers are strange to say, the third prince Yu Ren focuses on liberal arts and is proficient in everything from piano, chess, poetry and painting, but he is too introverted and timid.The sixth prince, Yu Qiu, can barely be regarded as comprehensively developed, but his strength should obviously not be IQ but emotional quotient, and he has a good insight into people's hearts.The Seventh Prince Yu Sui always observes silently and hits the nail on the head, but when he communicates with others, he always hopes to end with the fewest words.

"It's strange that they came to look for me. It turned out that you were hiding out and stealing half a day's leisure." Mr. Wen's joking voice came from behind him. He was so disturbed by these villains that he couldn't read the book, so he also found a chance to hide. come out.

Chu Ci smiled and said: "They respect you for your profound knowledge, so they want to get in touch with you more, hoping to learn more from you. Your attitude will make them sad."

"You, you," Mrs. Wen pointed at him and shook her head, "This old man will never be able to beat you with his words. Fortunately, after returning to Beijing, some people will catch up to argue with you."

"What did the Taifu say? I am only responsible for sending the three princes back to the capital. Those adults don't need to argue with me."

Mrs. Wen stared wide-eyed: "Do you really think His Majesty only let you escort him?"

Chu Ci was puzzled: "Teacher, what do you mean by that?"

"The Holy Majesty has made it clear that he wants to transfer you back to the capital, and maybe after you go back, he will directly appoint you as a regular attendant in the study." Mrs. Wen waited for him to change his face.

Sure enough, Chu Ci frowned. Going to the study left a deep impression on him. Whenever he thought of it, he would think of the stupid first prince and the sinister second prince.

"However, the mess in Zhangzhou Mansion is not over yet. Didn't the Holy Majesty tell me to change the local style of study before going back?"

Mrs. Wen looked at him meaningfully: "With your own efforts, you not only cleared up the local style of study, but also wiped out the unhealthy style in the entire Southern Fujian Province from the beginning to the end. Now if you talk about the officialdom In Qingming, Southern Fujian Province is number two, and no place dares to be number one."

Chu Ci blushed at what he said, and hurriedly said: "Taifu is absurd, but this reform has just begun. If I am not here, I am afraid that I will return to the same place like the Imperial College."

He has put in a lot of hard work here for several years, so he naturally doesn't want to see their efforts go to waste.

"The situation in Guozijian is complicated, and it can't be compared with this place. Whether it's Kuang Min later, or Du Yu, who was first, they will go down the road you have paved. You only need to write letters to them from time to time. "

Hearing what Mrs. Wen said, Chu Ci felt relieved.It seems that he is bound to return to the capital to become an official.

Thinking of this, he looked at Kou Jing at the side, no way, Kou Jingjing returned to the capital not long after he arrived, isn't it another place?

Mrs. Wen noticed his eyes, and probably guessed what he was thinking.After so long, he also understands that the two are confidants, so naturally he doesn't want to separate.He couldn't help but think back to his close friends back then. At that time, they talked about poetry and Taoism together, and swam with their arms together. Good feelings were the same as anything.It's a pity that an accident separated them forever, and it's still a pity when I think about it.

"Don't worry, the Holy Majesty will also transfer him back." All the camps in the capital have many connections behind them, and the Holy Majesty still lacks someone who can really be trusted.

Chu Ci felt relieved, and the smile returned to his face.

Kou Jing squeezed his hand secretly under the cover of her sleeve, Chu Ci was taken aback, and squeezed back, and the two of them made childish actions in front of Mrs. Wen, not afraid of Mrs. Wen who had some eye problems finding out.

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In the evening, the boat berthed at the Terengganu wharf.The pier was very lively. They got off the boat and found a small shop to order something to eat.

I don't know if their appearance is too eye-catching, Chu Ci always feels that someone is staring at them.He looked at Kou Jing, got a positive look, and suddenly became vigilant in his heart.

Could it be that a kidnapper saw that they had many children, so they got their idea?After being targeted by the thief last time, they were dressed very plainly.

Kou Jing told him to be calm and not to be impatient, and to eat first.Others eat it with great joy, but Chu Cishi doesn't know the taste.On the way, Kou Jing left for a while, and when he came back, he nodded to Chu Ci, and Chu Ci began to eat with relish.

After the meal, a group of people went out, and Kou Jing led them to a remote place, where two people were tied up with bruised noses and swollen faces. When they saw them, they whined in horror, with a gag in their mouths. The cloth is about to fall out.

"Is it because they have been staring at us?" Chu Ci sized them up for a while, and was a little disappointed to find that these two seemed to be ordinary bums, not like a gang of kidnappers.He thought he had the opportunity to eliminate harm for the people!

Kou Jing nodded, knelt down and stared at the two men threateningly: "I will answer truthfully no matter what you ask later, and if you dare to hide anything, don't blame me for being rude."

Those two people's heads were pounding like garlic, even if the cloth was pulled out of their mouths, they didn't dare to make a sound.

"Why do you keep staring at us, do you want to be kidnappers?"

They shook their heads again and again, "Master, although we usually do some stealthy things, we would never dare to be a kidnapper. We suspect...you are the kidnappers, and we thought that we would go to the government to exchange some rewards at that time, so we will be the ones who are the kidnappers." Keep an eye on the masters! Also, please have a lot of masters, and don’t care about the little ones!"

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"Open your eyes and take a good look. How do we look like kidnappers?" Chu Ci felt that this was a slander to his personality. He always thought that he looked like a good citizen, but he didn't expect that there would be someone Seeing him as a sex trafficker is ridiculous.

"It's because we have eyes that don't recognize Mount Tai! It's him," one of them began to fight among himself, "It's he who said that he heard people from the government order the yamen guards at the gate of the city, saying that anyone who brought boys and teenagers from six to 16 years old into the city, You have to check carefully, this is obviously trying to catch kidnappers. You have so many people around you, we were blinded by lard for a while, and regarded you as kidnappers! Please let us go!"

Seeing that what they said did not look like a lie, Chu Ci asked Kou Jing to let them go.I didn't expect to encounter such an oolong incident when I got off the boat, which is really dumbfounding.

Wait, is this really just an oolong thing?

Chu Ci suddenly felt a little weird. He looked at Mrs. Wen and Kou Jing, and sure enough, there were thoughtful expressions on their faces.

Instead of staying in the hotel, they returned to the ship just in case.

"Teacher, what do you think they are looking for boys and teenagers aged six to 16?" Chu Ci rubbed the cup in his hand, puzzled.If the rich and powerful lost their children and didn't want to say anything, why didn't they have a specific age, but checked the entire age group?

Unless, they are looking for more than one person, and it is difficult to explain too clearly, so they will catch all of this age group.

"It's still unclear what their purpose is. It's easy to find out. I'll trouble General Kou to take a child to test it out tomorrow to see what their real purpose is."