Li Longji nodded. He understood. Indeed, a weak country had no diplomatic relations. Fortunately, Tang was not weak. It would only grow stronger in the future.
When Li Longji saw how knowledgeable Zhang Xiaobao was, he knew he must have received information before this. He asked, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"It's not a big deal. Why should I tell you? You're so busy. I'll tell you when there's something more important. For example, did Lu Zhou send troops to defeat them?"
Zhang Xiaobao said with a smile.
"That's right. It's a small matter. I know about it. If you didn't ask me, I wouldn't have told you," Little Bei whispered to the children. She did not forget to pay attention to the situation here.
When she heard her brother mention the bullying, she spoke up. Nowadays, they were the first to pass on information. They were not expected to come up with any good ideas. They were only asked to understand the situation.
Hence, when they were together, they were the first to read the information. However, they were not allowed to hide anything. Even if the information was given to them by their subordinates, they were not allowed to hide anything.
"Good. Little … little fellow, you're amazing as well," Li Longji praised. He almost said Little Bei.
The people who were eating were puzzled. Earlier, these people said they had just arrived from the capital and did not seem to know anything. Why did they suddenly know about the deployment of the gunships?
"Are you really in the business?" One of them asked. At the same time, he brought over a few freshly grilled oysters. The oyster sauce and garlic were smeared on the oysters.
Zhang Xiaobao took the oysters and thanked the person before he replied, "Yes, we're in the business. We're in a big business that benefits the country and the people. We're not ordinary people."
"R-really? Did you pay for the academy? Lu Zhou's academy is funded by the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. How many of the children in the academy are you in the capital? Do you provide clothes or food? "
The person who brought the food over asked. It seemed like only merchants who helped the academy were good merchants.
Li Longji thought about it for a moment before he shook his head and said, "I'm ashamed to say that I didn't provide any financial help to any of the academies. I didn't help the small academies, but I did help the big academies. However, the effect wasn't obvious. They're far inferior to the Reeds and Reeds Academy. Instead of studying diligently, those with ambition went to the Reeds and Reeds Academy.
Even if it was not easy to graduate from that academy, they were still willing to squeeze in. Just thinking about it made him feel hateful. Why couldn't my academy do the same? In the future, I'll find an opportunity to ask for the Jianjia Academy. Don't give it to the Zhang Family and Wang Family. It's not theirs anyway, it's Bi Shu's. "
"Hah! Boast! Boast with all your might! You want to get the Reeds and Reeds Academy? Haha, it's not that I'm looking down on you, but if you really don't want to go, yes, it's Bi Daren's, but it's also the Zhang Family and Wang Family's. It's right next to the restaurant Between the Clouds and the Water in Sanshui County. To put it bluntly, not to mention you, even the current Emperor would not be able to get it even if he wanted to. What do you think? "
The person who heard Li Longji's words laughed and pointed at Li Longji.
"That's right, that's right. Even the Emperor can't do anything about it. Otherwise, why do people say that the Emperor of Sanshui County can't do anything about it? They don't want to admit it. Sad, really sad."
Li Longji said with a sigh.
"If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll really hit you." Seeing Li Longji mention this again, the person on the opposite side glared at him and threatened him. However, he did not press his finger again. It was estimated that he had pressed the button once and could not make a sound now.
Another person followed and said, "You said that you were from the capital. Don't you know that the Reeds and Reeds Academy is a place for the Emperor to cultivate talents? You said before that it's not easy to graduate from the academy. But why don't you say that once you graduate from the academy, you can immediately be arranged to be a capable official in charge of a region? "
"Yes, yes, yes, it's for the Emperor to cultivate. That's awesome. The Reeds and Reeds Academy is awesome. Those who come to take the imperial examination don't need to cheat. They rely on their true abilities and won't fail the examination. Moreover, it's more convenient for them to be arranged than other people in the examination.
He can be assigned to any position he wants, unlike some people who were ranked at the top during the examinations, but when it came to the specifics of being a local official, they were clueless. This year's top scorer is Zhang Xiaobao, and the Fall Quarter Examinations are coming soon. We still don't know who it will be. Hopefully, there will be someone more impressive than Zhang Xiaobao, someone who can casually write songs. "
Li Longji deliberately said that. In fact, he was mocking Zhang Xiaobao. 'You could have just written a poem when you have nothing to do. Why did you have to spend so much effort to write songs? There are so many words. It's obvious that you're just making up the word count.'
"There can't be a better top scorer than Xiao Bao, unless it's Xiao Bao's father, the Provincial Governor of Lu Zhou. Oh, he's now the Minister of Works in the imperial court. He and his father are both top scorers. When Xiao Bao's younger brothers and sisters grow up and take the imperial examination, there will be more top scorers.
This is especially true for Little Yuan and Little Hai. One of them took the Jinshi Examination while the other took the Mathematics Examination. The two of them took the first place in both examinations. That's great! "
One of the people chimed in as though he was the one who had the final say on who was the top scorer.
Xiao Bei was distributing jelly to the three children. When he heard the person's words, he asked, "Can't Xiao Bei do it? If Xiao Bei studies hard, he can also be the top scorer, right? "
"Yes, Xiao Bei can do it too. Xiao Bei is the cutest." The person who spoke earlier quickly praised Xiao Bei again.
Xiao Bei narrowed his eyes in satisfaction as he chuckled.
Li Longji accompanied the other party and chatted with them. As they chatted, the sky started to brighten. Thinking that his team should be arriving soon, Li Longji discussed with the person who said he had a car, "Let's go.
"We're going to a place in a while. It's very far away. It's fine for adults to walk there, but there are nine children. Can you give us a ride? We can discuss the price, but can your car fit all nine children?"
"A car? Nine of them? You have a good number of children. Nine. Xiao Bei and the others also have nine people. There are also five girls and four boys. All of them are good-looking. If someone doesn't know better, they'll believe you if you say they're nine Patrol Inspectors, right? "
The person who said he had a car asked someone else.
Someone else immediately agreed. Then, they decided to accompany the group of people. There were more than 20 people who had a car. There were two other people who had a car.
There were three cars, so it was definitely not a problem to carry nine children. Usually, a car would carry at least four people. Even if there were nine more children, it would still be able to carry them.
They could bring the other three children along with them. As for the money, they did not ask for it. Today was a good day, and they did not lack a day's pay. Everyone was happy together.
After the children got into the car, Zhang Xiaobao pointed in the north and said, "Head north."
Some of them were local, so they naturally bade farewell to the others. Apart from those who also lived in the north, the others also rushed back to their homes. They wanted to have a good rest. When the Emperor arrived, they would have to welcome him again.
The carriage traveled on the paved road. Li Longji, who was here for the first time, could finally see more of the scenery during the day. The road before him, the books by the roadside, and the gardens behind the trees made him feel that Lu Zhou's situation was not inferior to that of the capital.
In fact, the number of gardens in Lu Zhou surpassed the number of gardens in the capital. It was not a continuous stretch of forest. Instead, it was a garden formed behind a few rows of trees.
At the same time, there were small paths that led to various places. There were many man-made canals as well. The canals gurgled with water. If he did not know this was Lu Zhou, he would have thought he was in a garden.
"Beautiful, truly beautiful. Living in Lu Zhou puts me in a good mood every day. Apart from the scenery in San Shui County, I don't think there's anything else that's similar. Even the capital can't compare. Although there's a palace in the capital, and there are gardens and running water in the palace, it's not enough.
It's much smaller than Lu Zhou's. "Li Longji sighed emotionally as he walked along the road. Then, he asked," How much did it cost to cultivate such a beautiful scenery? "
"It didn't cost much. Back then, during the rebuilding process after the flood, the layout was already done. Then, the trees were transplanted. The flower beds behind the trees were originally empty. The locals found it unsightly so they moved the rocks from the sea to the shore when they had the time.
When the Zhang and Wang Family's business stewards saw that someone was consciously building a garden, they provided seeds that were suitable for growing plants in the garden. They also brought over tools that were handy and occasionally provided a meal for them.
The locals slowly cultivated the garden day after day. Now, some of the flowers have withered. If you look closely, you'll see that even the withered flowers weren't picked up by the locals. Instead, they were piled up under the flower beds in the garden.
They were waiting to be dried and used as fertilizer. Hence, the locals consciously protected Lu Zhou's environment. Even the youngest children wouldn't pluck the flowers. When they encountered insects, they would even take them down and trample them to death. Hence, the beauty of the garden isn't just its own beauty. "
Zhang Xiaobao explained the formation of the garden.
"Little brother, you know quite a lot. That's right. None of us in Lu Zhou plucked the flowers. When we pass by, we'll help those who were knocked down by the wind and rain. We want Lu Zhou's garden to be the largest and best in Tang.
This is our home. If the flood destroyed it, we'll rebuild it. However, we're worried that we'll destroy our own home. If that happened, we'd lose our home even if the flood didn't come.
Every one of us is meticulously taking care of every inch of land and every plant. We tell ourselves that it wasn't easy for us to have such a good life. We're also waiting for Governor Zhang to come and take a look. Unfortunately, Governor Zhang is still in the capital this year and isn't coming. However, it's good that the two madams, Xiao Bao, and the others are coming.
I'm sure they'll be very happy when they see this. There's also the crocodile garden in the distance. We've built a bridge and guardrails above the swamp where the crocodiles live. The crocodiles can't go up and can only stay below.
If you want to see the crocodiles, you can just stand on the bridge and watch. It's free. You don't have to spend any money. All the places are free, including the children's amusement park. It's the one with the huge maze.
However, it costs money to feed the crocodiles. We'll use the money to repair the amusement park and the place where the crocodiles live. "
The coachman waved the whip in the air leisurely as he explained other things to Li Longji and the others.
Li Longji thought of the amusement park in Ji Li Province and asked, "The amusement park doesn't cost money? What about the food? "
"No. Those who go to the amusement park are either local children or those who have the money to bring their children on a trip. Most of them are businessmen who do business and bring their children out to broaden their horizons. When they look at the goods, they'll hand their children over to the amusement park. The taxes they pay for the goods they buy will naturally help Lu Zhou.
Since the local children won't accept money, their children won't accept money either. Unless they want to eat something that the amusement park doesn't prepare for them, they'll have to spend money to buy it.
Our amusement park has a rule. If you want to buy something from the outside, you can't just buy food for your child. You have to buy food for as many children as there are in the amusement park. Otherwise, you're not allowed to send food into the amusement park.
Even if your family is rich, don't think of making your child look more precious than the other children in the amusement park. "
The coachman said proudly.
Li Longji remembered the same thing in Ji Li Province. At that time, there was a Provincial Governor's child who wanted to cause trouble. In the end, Xiao Bei taught his father a lesson. However, Xiao Bei kept giving in to the child. In the end, the child insisted on mentioning his father. After that, it was over. Xiao Bei didn't teach the child a lesson. Instead, she taught the adult a lesson.
That child was really stupid. In Xiao Bao's words, he was a child who cheated his father.
When he thought of this, Li Longji laughed and said, "That's right. No matter what their status is in other places, as long as they're in a place with the same rules, they must treat the children as equals. Even Xiao Bei and the others never show off how rich they are in front of the other children, let alone those who are extremely rich.
Once there's a distance between them while playing, they will lose a lot of good friends. Even if someone comes over to cheer them up, they're not sincere. If they lose the happiness they deserve, what's the point of playing? "
"That's right. No one can compare to our family's Xiao Bei and Xiao Yuan." The coachman was even more proud.
Xiao Bei, who was in the carriage, heard the conversation outside and muttered, "Whose family do we belong to?"
"We belong to everyone. You belong to my family. When we grow up, this is how our brothers and sisters will arrange it," Xiao Yuan told Xiao Bei.
"You belong to my family. You can be my son-in-law. Otherwise, I won't want you anymore. In the future, I won't even give you candy." Xiao Bei laughed as he said this. He felt that he was like other children who would only play with them if they gave them candy.
The coachman didn't hear any movement in the carriage. When it was noon, the group stopped to rest and eat. After an hour, they continued on their journey.
When it was dusk, the first one who couldn't walk was Wang Ju. Her eyes were looking forward, hoping to see a large group of people quickly so that they could escape from the sea of suffering.
Li Longji and Gao Lishi were still able to persevere, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't seem to be affected.
"Where exactly are you going?" The coachman also noticed that Wang Ju was tired and asked in confusion.
Just as he finished asking, many figures appeared in the distance. They looked densely packed. He was shocked. "This is … them … ah, the Emperor's group is here."
The coachman wasn't stupid and guessed who it was.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Longji sat on the shaft of the carriage next to him and said, "We're going to meet up with them. We're in charge of being the vanguard. I've already fulfilled your wish."
"My wish? What wish? " The coachman didn't understand why these people insisted on sitting on his carriage when they were about to meet up with the Emperor since they were supposed to be the vanguard.
Xiao Bei poked her head out of the small window behind the coachman and said, "When we were eating at night, didn't you say that you wanted to use your carriage to meet the Emperor? Now your wish has been fulfilled. Uncle Emperor is sitting on your carriage. Although it's only for a while, your other wish has also been fulfilled. Because I'm sitting on your carriage and following you all the way. "
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