If you learn mathematics, physics, and chemistry well, you won't be afraid to travel the world! -- teacher's words
The zither and the zither were harmonious, and the phoenix and the phoenix sang harmoniously. Xu Yan's Ten Odes to the Brothel
After Liu Meng finished a serious matter, his thoughts turned to Dou Tao. He smiled and said to Mu Weizhou,""Big brother, do you know that two days ago, I told you about raising cattle personally, and Imperial Father has already agreed. When do you think we should discuss this?”
Before Mu Weizhou could speak, Liu Qingping said,""Hey, Your Highness, are you going to treat this Sunset Smoke Hall as your Eastern Palace? We're here to have fun today, not to watch you handle government affairs. One moment, you asked Brother Mu to fight for you, and the next moment, you pulled him to raise cattle. Brother Mu will be led astray by you sooner or later.”
Hearing Liu Qingping's words, Liu Meng chuckled. He knew that Liu Qingping seemed to be blaming him for not bringing the administrative matters to Sunset Smoke Hall, but she was actually reminding him not to occupy other people's time. Mu Weizhou thought that Liu Qingping was still angry and was venting her anger on Liu Meng. He knew Liu Qingping's temper. In order not to be implicated, he held back and did not speak. In fact, Liu Meng already had an idea in his heart. Hearing Liu Qingping say this, he continued,""Sister Qingping, don't be sad. Don't worry. After a while, when Imperial Father's anger subsides, I'll go beg Imperial Mother and ask her to speak up for us before bringing you back. Besides, if Liu Yan and the rest of us can raise the cows well, we can tell our father that we lack manpower. At that time, we can say that you are the most suitable. Then, won't you be able to come back faster?”
Liu Qingping knew that he was making it up. Actually, she had already thought it through. It had been more than half a year since he left Guangling. Logically speaking, he should go back and take a look. Before this, she had planned to find an opportunity to ask Mu Weizhou to accompany him back, but she did not expect to run into the Emperor's anger and punish her to go home. She had just made up her mind that after leaving Luoyang tomorrow, she would not delay on the road. When she reached Guangling, she would stay with her brothers for a few days before rushing back. That way, the emperor would not be able to say that she was disobedient. As for how the emperor would treat her after she returned, that would be up for discussion. However, after hearing what Liu Meng said, she thought that this was also a reason. If the Emperor was no longer angry with her, it would also give the Emperor a way out. He immediately put on a very interested expression and said,"Oh? Then how do you think we should raise this cow?" Dou Tao and Wei Luan had never raised a cow before. Hearing this, they widened their eyes and looked at Liu Meng.
Mu Weizhou saw that Liu Qingping was no longer angry, and that Liu Meng had asked him a question just now, so he wanted to explain it to them. Who knew that just as he was about to speak, Liu Qingping would say," No one asked you." Liu Qingping was pushing him back, but there was a smile in her eyes. Sometimes, humans would abuse each other. That might be human nature.
Liu He looked at the pitiful Mu Weizhou and tried to hold back his laughter as he explained,"The finance minister has opened up a thousand mu of land in the east of East City near Yanshi Mountain. He is currently mobilizing two thousand civilian workers to build a cattle farm. At the same time, he started to purchase cattle and cows in the East City. He heard that the progress was good. I think we'll be able to participate in it in half a month.”
Dou Tao was also curious when she heard this. She asked happily,"Your Highness, then how should we participate in it?”
"I have to thank Brother Mu for this.”Liu Meng smiled and said," Brother Mu gave my father an idea. He asked the officials and people in Luoyang to adopt the cattle automatically. Not only can they go to the cattle farm to see the adopted cattle at any time, but they can also return the fee after three years. According to a rough calculation of 20,000 cows, if they could all be adopted, Brother Mu's idea could completely help his father save more than 100 million yuan.”
" Humph," Liu Qingping interrupted," I don't think those aristocratic families will be willing to pay. Even if they do, they will find a way to get the money back from the people."”
Mu Weizhou had thought that he had suggested the idea of adopting a giant panda and that it was a wonderful idea to raise cattle. He had wanted to hear people praise him, but now that Liu Qingping had said so, he felt that such a possibility definitely existed. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful and quickly said,"Crown Prince, what Qingping said just now is very reasonable. I think it would be better for you and the finance minister to report to the emperor tomorrow and think of a better way.”
Liu Qingping had spoken the truth just now, but she had also said it out of anger. At this moment, seeing that Mu Weizhou did not care about her targeting him at all and was instead thinking about the pros and cons of this method, a trace of shame suddenly flashed through her heart.
Wang Chong, who had not spoken for a long time, said,""I don't think so. Wang Chong thought that even without Weizhou's method, those wealthy families and cunning officials would still exploit the people. Using this method, if it was based on a completely voluntary perspective, although the cost savings were not as good as before, it would still be quite a lot. The key was that after this method was implemented, the officials were strictly prohibited from using it as an excuse to collect money. Therefore, in general, it might be possible to save money. Now that the country was at war, they needed to spend money. This strategy could not be said to be too bad.”
Everyone felt that Wang Chong's words made sense. Dou Tao seemed to think that raising cattle was a fun thing to do. She said happily,"Your Highness, if that's the case, I'll ask my brother to adopt two of them when I get back today. I'll have to feed them myself.”
"Sister Dou, so I thought that if we don't all adopt a few, we might as well take out more money and let the finance minister build a separate cowshed for us. When we go, we can also go together. Moreover, it could also provide a demonstration for others. What do you think?" Liu Meng asked happily.
Dou Tao was also very happy when she heard this and repeatedly agreed. Seeing that Dou Tao had agreed, Liu Meng was especially happy. He felt that the two things he had come here to do today had not ended badly.
Liu Qingping heard Liu Fu's words and naturally knew Liu Fu's intention. She secretly laughed that even the shrewd Dou Tao had fallen for this silly boy's trick. He then glanced at Mu Weizhou and said to Liu He,""Liu Meng, do you know how much a cow costs nowadays?”
"I heard from the finance minister that each cow he bought costs about seven to eight thousand yuan," Liu Meng answered honestly.”
"Seven to eight thousand?" Liu Qingping pretended to be experienced and said," Then Brother Wang, Brother Ban, Sister Luan, and I can't participate in your plan now. I don't have that much money now."
Hearing this, Mu Weizhou hurriedly said," It's alright. I have money now. I'll pay for it. Everyone will get one."”
"One, two, three, four, five, five people, five cows, at least thirty-five thousand. Do you have that much money?" Liu Qingping pouted.
"Yes, why not!" Hearing her question, Mu Weizhou felt a little guilty and said," I think apart from the money I've received over the past few months, plus the money from selling the rice and the gift money I received today, it should be enough." Anyway, I don't spend much money anyway.”After saying that, he even started counting the sum one by one. In the end, after calculating for a long time, it was difficult for him to even take out 30,000 yuan. He could only lower his head and mutter softly,"By the end of this month, I can have 7,000 yuan again. That's enough.”
Everyone found his awkward look funny. Liu Qingping held back her laughter and rolled her eyes at him."Forget it, I'll let my little brother Crown Prince pay for my money. I'll return it when I return. I don't want to hinder you from being a good person."
At this moment, Mu Weizhou wanted to say something tough, but he couldn't because he couldn't conjure up 5,000 yuan.
Hearing Liu Qingping's words, Liu Meng knew that Liu Qingping had no other emotions. After confirming how many cows to adopt, he suggested,""Alright, now that we're done with a small matter, we're going to do something big!”
Everyone did not understand what was going on and asked him. "This is a great event for my Sister Qingping, who is going back to Guangling tomorrow!"”
No one responded to Liu Meng's words. Mu Weizhou also felt that although this was not a big deal, it was indeed an important matter. However, he had learned his lesson this time. He did not pander to her without permission, nor did he express his opinion. He realized that Liu Qingping was targeting him today for some reason. The others also felt that this was a very important matter, but they were affected by Liu Qingping's sadness just now, so they all stayed there and did not speak.
Liu Qingping looked at everyone and immediately held Wei Luan's hand."Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince has spoken. How can we not listen? Sister Luan, I haven't heard you play the zither for a long time. Why don't you play a song for me now?”As he spoke, he stood up and called Xiao Tong to go to the back hall to get the zither.
Everyone saw that Liu Qingping had become active and happily helped her. The Sunset Smoke Hall immediately became lively.
After the zither was brought over, Wei Luan also adjusted her spirits. She looked at Liu Qingping and Dou Tao, chose the song " There's a Lesbian Car," and started singing while stroking it.
"There are lesbians in the car, and their faces are as beautiful as Shun Hua. Will soar, will fly, Pei jade Qiong Ju. Meng Jiang is beautiful, but he is really beautiful. There was a woman who went with him, and her face was as handsome as Shun's. Will soar, will fly, Pei jade clang clang. That beautiful Meng Jiang, I will never forget her virtuous voice."
"There's a Lesbian Car" was a song in "The Book of Songs, Zheng Feng". It was about a scene where a man and a woman shared a car. However, when she sang it now, it made people feel that Wei Luan was talking about the beauty of being together with Liu Qingping. It also seemed like she was praising Liu Qingping and Dou Tao as two beautiful and virtuous girls.
Liu Meng did not expect Wei Luan, who had not spoken much, to have such a temperament. Not only did he have the skills to play and sing, but he could also immediately find a suitable song according to the occasion. After the song " With a Woman," it seemed that not only did it describe the scene with Liu Qingping, but it also did not make people feel the sadness of parting. This could not help but surprise him. After Wei Luan finished playing, he couldn't help but exclaim. Although Mu Weizhou didn't understand the theory of the zither, he could feel the tender longing in Wei Luange's voice. He also praised along with Liu Qingping and Dou Tao. As for Liu Yan, Ban Chao, and Wang Chong, although they could understand Wei Luan's lyrics, they didn't seem to have such deep feelings for the zither.
While everyone was still discussing, Dou Tao stood up and walked to Wei Luan's side. She smiled and said,"Sister Wei has good skills. Little sister also wants to play a song for sister Qingping. What does everyone think?”
When Liu Wei heard that Dou Tao wanted to play the zither, how could he disagree? He immediately took the lead to welcome her, happy like a child.
After Dou Tao sat down, she did not hesitate at all and started playing. She also chose a song from the Book of Songs-Between Ten Mu. Accompanied by the lively notes jumping under her fingers, Dou Tao also sang,"Between ten acres, the mulberry trees are idle. Go back with you. Ten acres of land, mulberry leaves are scattered. I'll go with you."
Mu Weizhou had read the Book of Songs before, and because this poem, Between Ten Mu, was relatively short, he still had memories of it. In his impression, this poem belonged to " Wei Feng." It was about the mulberry picking girls in the mulberry garden. After a busy day's work, they laughed and played with each other before returning home in the sunset. As Dou Tao's red lips and pearly white teeth spat out each word, Mu Weizhou felt a scene of the setting sun and dusk, cattle and sheep returning to their pens, and smoke rising from the chimneys slowly unfolding before his eyes. In the picture, the setting sun shone through the green mulberry leaves and onto the ground. The mulberry picking girls who had reaped a lot of harvest brought the fruits of their labor and called out to each other. They gathered in twos and threes. Some of them were laughing and joking, while others were humming a happy tune as they walked out of the mulberry garden. For a moment, Mu Weizhou thought that Liu Qingping, Wei Luan, and Dou Tao had also entered.
Mu Weizhou might not have such a high level of comprehension in music. He could see the scene in front of his eyes just by listening to a song. Coincidentally, he had read " Between Ten Acres " before, and the scene he had imagined had always existed in his mind. At this moment, when Dou Tao's song was triggered, the scene returned. From this, it seemed that learning was still useful. It might bring you closer to beauty. Just like Mu Weizhou, he was clearly in the shabby Xiyan Hall at this moment, but his heart had merged into the most beautiful corner of the world, and he had even abducted three girls. Of course, Mu Weizhou was able to think of this because of Dou Tao's zither and singing. Although Dou Tao's zither skills were slightly more immature than Wei Luan's, it was still top-notch. Moreover, her singing was more beautiful, so it was naturally easy to stimulate the things in Mu Weizhou's heart. On the other hand, Liu Yan, Ban Chao, and Wang Chong were slightly confused. Although they might have dabbled in " Between Ten Acres," they naturally lacked the perception of music. Most of their feelings could only come from the imagination of this poem.
After Dou Tao finished singing, Liu He clapped his hands and praised her performance of " Between Ten Acres " to perfection. Although Mu Weizhou felt that Dou Tao's performance was excellent, it was not perfect. He could not help but laugh at Liu He's praise. Although he wanted to praise her more exaggeratedly like Liu He, he could not think of anything appropriate to say. When Dou Tao heard Liu Wei praise her, the joy in her heart went without saying. She walked gracefully to Liu Qingping and Wei Luan's side, slightly embarrassed. Liu Qingping and Wei Luan praised her in surprise. They didn't expect her to be so knowledgeable and capable. Liu Meng wanted to see Dou Tao play the zither and sing more, so he called for her to sing another song. Dou Tao shyly hid behind Liu Qingping and called out,"I've already played a song, it's your turn. I don't know anything else!" When everyone saw this scene, they were all overjoyed, and the joy in the Sunset Smoke Hall was endless.
Everyone laughed for a while. Liu Yan saw that Dou Tao did not play and could not help but stand up and suggest,"Since Sister Dou doesn't want to play, we have to think of a way. Otherwise, it won't be easy for us to handle the rest if she starts a bad lead.”When Liu Meng heard this, he also joined in. Mu Weizhou wanted to join in the jeering, but when he saw that Liu Qingping was about to speak, he immediately wilted.
Liu Qingping covered Dou Tao behind her and said,"Hey, you're not allowed to bully Sister Dou. In my opinion, why don't we do this? We'll form a team of women and you guys form a team. If you want Sister Dou to play another song, you have to do it first. How about it?”
Liu Meng didn't even think about it when he heard this and wanted to go to the piano. Mu Weizhou pulled him back. Liu He was stunned and suddenly realized what Mu Weizhou meant. "Sister Qingping, this is a good idea. Then I suggest we compete in drinking. Old Ban doesn't know how to play the zither, but he knows how to drink. Who loses?"
Mu Weizhou finally mustered up his courage and interjected,"Yes, I think this opinion is very fair.”Then, seeing that Liu Qingping didn't dislike his words, he started to get more courageous.
" That won't do." Wei Luan objected." You're clearly bullying us because we're all women and aren't good at drinking. If you don't do this, we'll play the zither and you guys drink. We play a song, you drink a jar.”
" What kind of competition is this?" Liu Yan protested." This is clearly you guys playing the zither and singing while we're being punished to drink!"”
"Exactly. If that's the case, we might not lose with Brother Ban around, but we definitely won't win.”Then, he blinked a few times and suggested," How about this? There are eight of us here. Why don't we split into two teams and compete? How about we reward the winner and punish the loser?”
Liu Qingping listened and praised,"Yes, Master Wang's suggestion is good." Then we'll have Second Brother Ban…Master Wang…Well, Master Wang, everyone has their own strengths. Tell us what we should compete in, and then we'll pick someone else.”
"Hmph, Qingping, you wish." Liu Yan said. "If this is the way to play, we have to set the rules clearly and then draw lots to divide them into groups. Not only that, but we also have to choose a supervisor to execute them, so that when it comes to rewards and punishments, someone won't go back on their word.”
Mu Weizhou found it interesting. He felt that this was like a drinking game. He had only read about it in books, but he had never played it before. He smiled and asked,"Then what should we compete in? Now, there were three women and five men. If it was a contest of makeup and needlework, then wouldn't the side with two women win without competing?”
"Even so, we can't compete in martial arts or drinking.”Dou Tao said. As soon as she finished speaking, everyone began to argue about what to compete on.
After a while, Wang Chong said loudly,""Everyone, stop arguing. Wang Chong had an idea that everyone might be satisfied with.”
"Oh?" Dou Tao immediately asked. Father and son, tell me about it."
Wang Chong stroked his beard and smiled. Why don't we use the six arts as the center and perform the six arts according to our understanding? We will get one point for each of the six arts and seven points for all six arts. Regardless of whether it was two teams or an individual, the one with the most points would win. What do you think?"
"Master Wang's suggestion is interesting," Liu Yan agreed. Each of us has our own specialties, but most of us can't escape from these six arts. I think this method is very good, I agree.”
Wei Luan thought for a moment and said doubtfully,"It's said to be the Six Arts, but there are no carriages or arrows in the Sunset Smoke Hall. The Six Arts have become the Four Arts."”
"No, to be exact, it's the Five Arts." Mu Weizhou quickly said. There are arrows here. I can get them for you right away.”As he spoke, he wanted to go into the house.
" Don't worry, Weizhou," Wang Chong said to the organization." I suggest that everyone think about what skills they have. We'll get ready later." One more thing to note is that we still need to keep 'Qiao Qi Ya Jue' in our competition. Our ultimate goal is to have fun. It's better not to turn it into a real competition.”
"Master, why is that called 'Qiaoqiyajue'?" Mu Weizhou asked after some thought.”
Wang Chong was about to answer when Liu Qingping interrupted him,""Master Wang's 'Qiao Qi Ya Jue' is really good, but Qing Ping suggested adding 'Zhi', which means that how to understand' Qiao Qi Ya Jue 'depends on one's own' Zhi'. What do you think?”
Mu Weizheng wanted to argue, but Liu Meng agreed,"Sister Qingping is right. Everyone will have their own understanding of 'Qiaoqiyajue' and the six arts are also very comprehensive. It's best if we don't make it clear in advance so that everyone won't be restricted and can display the six arts with their own 'intelligence'. That's good."
Mu Weizhou nodded. When he was in high school, he had memorized " Rites, Music, Archery, and Imperial Books." He felt that apart from " Rites and Imperial ", which was a little difficult to perform, he would demonstrate them one by one from the beginning to the end. Although his singing was a little bad, in order to win, he didn't care about elegance. Just as he was thinking this, he heard Liu Qingping say,""One more thing. Although we focus on the six arts, we have to limit the time we have to display it, and we have to express it in one go. It would be meaningless if someone showed it from beginning to end.”
Everyone nodded in agreement. Only Mu Weizhou stared at Liu Qingping with his eyes wide open.
Everyone discussed for a while and felt that the rules were more or less determined. They prepared some of the props that they could think of and prepared to split into groups.
Suddenly, Ban Chao said,"Everyone, according to Old Ban, can we set up a reward and punishment method before we split up so that we don't have to argue later?"”
"Yes, yes!" Dou Tao agreed. Today was the Double Ninth Festival, so it was time to drink chrysanthemum tea. I think it's better for the winner to drink tea and the loser to drink as punishment. What do you think?"
"Not good, not good! If that's the case, I'm worried that the one who's in the same group as Second Brother will definitely lose.”Mu Weizhou said this because his intuition told him that he might be in the same group as Ban Chao.
Ban Chao grinned and didn't say anything. Liu Meng nodded and said,""Big brother is right. If Master Wang and Brother Ban lose, they can drink tea. If they win, they can drink wine. The others are the opposite. What do you think?”
Hearing Liu He's arrangement, Mu Weizhou couldn't help but secretly nod in approval for Liu He's ability to recognize people. Everyone also felt that Liu He's method was very good, and after confirming it, they began to divide into groups.
In the first round, Wang Chong and Liu Yan drew short lots first. After a discussion, Wang Chong became the judge and Liu Yan became the executor. During the grouping, Mu Weizhou and Ban Chao were indeed in the same group. In the end, three men and three women were in two teams.
Liu Yan called out to Tian Yi and urged them to start after supervising them to draw the order. Because he really wanted to replace himself after this round.
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