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Chapter 344 Storytelling

The carriage followed Li Gu'er's chariot, galloped amidst the gurgling rain, and entered Shangyang Palace in a short while.

Wang Hua entered Shangyang Palace that day, and it was sunny and sunny. The interior of Shangyang Palace was full of green plants, and the scenery looked beautiful.But when we came in today, in the gloomy weather, the gloomy vegetation made the sound of raindrops, and the gloomy depression seemed to be like the stagnant water falling from time to time, falling down one by one, and then covering the upper Yang Palace. In a fog of sorrow.

When we arrived in front of the Xianju Hall, jets of water splashed down from the tall tile eaves.Both Wang Hua and Li Gu'er opened their umbrellas and rushed over.

It happened that an imperial doctor came out and poured out the medicine residue.

Wang Hua grabbed him and asked, "How is Your Majesty?"

Now Wu Zetian is disheartened and has called herself Aijia, but civil and military officials did not dare to take away her throne, they just called her the Supreme Emperor, that is, the Supreme Emperor, and only Wang Hua continued to call Wu Zetian His Majesty.

The imperial doctor also knew about this, he shook his head and replied: "Just now the Great Sage Emperor was in a coma for a long time and just woke up. But her health is still worrying."

He left immediately after saying this sentence, he is not Wang Hua, the current situation in Chaozhong is very strange, if he doesn't make it right, he will be in trouble.Wang Hua is a special case, not comparable.Just like Yao Yuanzhi, who was exiled because of crying bitterly.What are these imperial physicians like myself?
Wang Hua immediately entered the hall, and there were many people in the hall, either children of the Zong family, or important officials in the court, such as Wei Anshi, Yang Zaisi, Wei Yuanzhong who had just returned from Lingnan, Li Xian, Li Dan, Princess Taiping, Shangguan Xiaowan and others.

Seeing Wang Hua coming in, Li Xian had a strange expression on his face, and said, "Wang Qing, the Queen Mother wants to see you."

This pair of Wu Zetian's sons and daughters has a strong sense of irony. Wu Zetian was dying just now, and what she said could be regarded as her last words, but after she woke up, she didn't have any instructions for Li Xian and Li Dan, but she said with difficulty: " Aijia wants to see Wang Hua."

Otherwise, Wang Hua would not be qualified to come in today.

Wang Hua didn't know about Jiuli yet, so he replied, "I obey the order."

But he glanced at everyone's faces, and saw that these people looked at him with strange eyes, but all of them had a sad look in their eyes.

Wang Hua sneered in his heart, this is a fake mercy.Among this group of people, one can boldly say that seven out of ten people hope that Lao Wu will die soon and get well soon, while two and a half people hold ambiguous attitudes, and at most half hope that Lao Wu will be safe.

He walked in and saw Wu Zetian lying on the bed with a very embarrassing and haggard look on his face. He walked over, knelt down respectfully, and said, "I see Your Majesty."

However, there was already a layer of wetness in his eyes.

In any case, he has received a lot of favors from the old lady, but he has no chance to repay him.

Lao Wu said with difficulty on the bed: "Get up and come over."

Wang Hua stood up and walked in front of her.

Lao Wu said again: "The Ai family has one regret, I didn't see you become the grandson-in-law of the Ai family."

This sentence was a bit sudden, but everyone present understood that Wu Zetian was referring to Wang Hua's benevolence and filial piety towards her. If Wang Hua was her grandson-in-law, this status would be corrected.But it is possible that Wang Hua will not have this opportunity in the future. She has many granddaughters, but except for the youngest Li Chiying who is missing, the others are all married because of their age.Although his relationship with Li Gu'er was ambiguous, it was always ambiguous. No one would have thought that Wang Hua had the guts to snatch Li Gu'er back from the Wu family.

Wang Hua walked over, took her hand and said, "Your Majesty, you are the mother of the world, even though I am not His Majesty's grandson-in-law, I am also His Majesty's grandson."

This action is also a bit of a mistake.But no one dared to raise objections.

The relationship between Wu Zetian and Wang Hua can be regarded as a model of harmony between monarch and minister.If it weren't for Wang Hua's age being too young, and Wu Zetian's twilight years, it would be the second relationship between Wu Zetian and Di Renjie.

Wang Hua is sincere.In front of this sincerity, even if Jing Hun was unhappy watching from the side, he dared not make a sound.

But Wang Hua then said something that surprised everyone.

Wang Hua took the initiative to find a chair, sat down in front of Wu Zetian, and said, "Your Majesty, I will tell you a story."

Wang Hua was talking about "A Dream of Red Mansions".

There are some differences between his oral expression and the language in the book, one is spoken language and the other is written language.Even Wang Hua didn't have the ability to fully restore it. Although he had watched it five or six times and watched the TV series, it was impossible to completely memorize a long and huge book with hundreds of thousands of words.

At the beginning, he omitted the beginning part, and started directly from Zhen Shiyin.

The first few chapters of "Dream of Red Mansions" are the most difficult if you use storytelling techniques, because these chapters have a large span of time, scenes and characters, and if they are not well told, they will be messy.

Wang Hua tried hard to recall what he had read before, sorted out the clues, and then started to talk.

Others also poured into Wu Zetian's bedroom, feeling strange.Of course, the Tang Dynasty also had novels, but they were short in length, and many of them were poorly written, so they were not welcomed by the upper class.

When Wang Hua said that Jiangzhucao and Shenying's waiter went down to earth and made many romantic friends, more sanctimonious people frowned.They thought in their hearts that it was already the same routine as those dirty novels, but Wang Hua's narration was more organized and longer.

Wu Zetian kept smiling. If she had confidence, she was the only one who had true confidence in Wang Hua, not even Li Gu'er.

When Li Bao'er heard that Lin Ruhai's descendants were limited, he thought about the single lineage of the Wang family, and couldn't help but look at his stomach, feeling worried.But no one noticed this expression.At this time, the content of the story has entered the second chapter, and it has begun to enter the main alley.

Although there are still some people who are disdainful, they all listen to it with gusto.After all, this is the first time that the novel has been presented to the world in such a magnificent form.

But I heard Baoyu say that daughters are made of water, and men are made of mud.When I saw my daughter, I was refreshed.When I saw a man, I felt foul and smelly.Almost all the ministers frowned, he was indeed a womanizer.Only the respectable women present, regardless of Wu Zetian's serious illness, covered their mouths and secretly laughed.

Entering the third round, many people have already understood that this Lin Daiyu is the Crimson Pearl Fairy who is still crying.But at this time, although they were disdainful, everyone was already attracted by the story.

When Wang Hua talked about the official talisman, some people suddenly realized that this is far from a simple story, and there may be many metaphors in it.But Wang Hua spoke very slowly, thinking while speaking, so nearly an hour had passed by this time.Several imperial doctors who treated Wu Zetian went around.

Not to mention Wang Hua, even Li Xian now forgot where he was.Wang Hua continued to talk, and when it came to Baoyu's couplet that he saw that the world's insight is knowledgeable, and the understanding of human feelings is the article, everyone understood it, and it was a good couplet.

Wang Hua once went abroad to study for more than a year, and this is also the intention. In two simple words, it is experience.

However, Wang Hua changed the subject and said that when Baoyu saw this couplet, he categorically disregarded the exquisiteness and gorgeous decoration of this room, and refused to live here, everyone was stunned.There are a lot of people who want to laugh out loud.

Wang Hua went on to say that Baoyu saw Nenhan Suomeng because the window was cold, and the fragrance was like the smell of wine, so he immediately said it was good here, even Li Xian laughed and said: "This tired lazy boy!"

But here, the original book says that there is a golden plate in the room where flying swallows danced, and behind it are a lot of utensils used by An Lushan, Wu Zetian, and Princess Shouchang. Wang Hua had to make revisions again.However, Wang Hua also felt bad about this passage. He used a bunch of things used by celebrities and emperors to describe the exquisiteness of the utensils, which felt a bit lost.

But in his previous life "A Dream of Red Mansions" was on the altar, Wang Hua didn't dare to tell anyone about his thoughts, for fear that people would laugh at him.

Wang Hua also talked about Baoyu's sleep, and when he was walking forward with Qin Keqing, the imperial doctor finally couldn't help but came over and said to him: "Young Lord, it's getting late, the emperor needs to rest."

He got up and tucked the thin silk quilt for Wu Zetian, and left the dormitory.

But when he walked out of the dormitory, he immediately frowned, with a deep sadness on his face.No matter whether they could accept what he said or not, they understood that Wang Hua told this story to make Wu Zetian happy.From the bottom of my heart, I also somewhat admire his integrity. There is a hidden strong ancient style. It is not a good thing to treat Wu Zetian like this now. On the contrary, it will cause some troubles. Wang Hua still does this. Pretty much the same behavior.

Whether they like it or not, this kind of behavior makes them feel respected.

Wang Hua was thinking about another thing in his heart. He was not telling a story, and he didn't want to take this novel out. If it was spread, it would cause even greater controversy.And when it comes out of his mouth or hand, because he can't remember clearly, it will lose its original charm.

The goal of doing this is still for Lao Wu.

Why did Lao Wu become like this?Because she lost hope in her heart, she no longer had the desire to survive.The illness was just an external cause, mainly because she was heartbroken.

So what he did was to rekindle her hope, but it was changed to another way. If she survived, she would be able to hear the following story.

This kind of effect on physical recovery is still in the ignorance of medicine.But Wang Hua didn't want to explain either.

Seeing that a talented and generous man was so ill, he was unhappy, but after paying respects to Li Xian, the others got into the carriage and left without saying hello.

In fact, the story has aroused suspense at this point, because there will be misunderstandings here. What will happen to Jia Baoyu and Qin Keqing in the dream?Many people guessed, but Wang Hua's expression was so sad that even Li Bao'er didn't dare to ask.

I had to watch him board the carriage and leave.

Back home, Yan Tingzhi's uncle and nephew were still there, and Wang Hua had to be the master of this marriage, so they both sat in Wang's house and waited for Wang Hua to come back.

Wang Huaqiang greeted her with a smile, and went to find Sanfeng.

There should be no big problem, Yan Tingzhi passed the Jinshi examination based on his real ability and learning.Just relying on this, it is already very rare.And he looks good too.But this is Sanfeng's lifetime happiness, Wang Hua wants to consider Sanfeng's feelings.

After finding Sanfeng, Wang Hua asked, "Sanmei, this Yan Tingzhi, what impression do you have of him?"

Sanfeng's face was blushing, and she pinched her clothes wryly and didn't answer.

Seeing Sanfeng's expression, Wang Hua understood, and he went back to the living room.Ask Yan Tingzhi.

Yan Tingzhi also has no objection, Wang Hua has a good reputation and a high status, the main reason is that Sanfeng himself is handsome, coupled with the family changes in the past few years, and Wang Hua's influence, there are people from a scholarly family Ladyly temperament.

It's not a question of disagreement, but this happiness came too suddenly.

Of course, the two families only made a verbal agreement. Although they didn't reach the point of getting married, she was Wang Hua's younger sister, and the Yan family needed face, and there were many procedures for getting engaged.Yan Fangyi took his nephew back to make arrangements.

After sending them out, seeing Wang Hua's exhausted appearance, Li Hong wanted to ask what happened.But Wang Hua returned to the room, fell asleep on the bed.

The next day, when the rain stopped, a rare red sun rose from the eastern sky. Li Hong ran back excitedly and said to Wang Hua, "Erlang, I have some good news for you. The price of rice has risen again. Each bucket of rice rose to 48 Wen."

But after he finished speaking, he immediately covered his mouth.

She had just heard this news, and it was good news for the Wang family, as the higher the price of rice, the better for the Wang family.Now the person with the most land in the world is not the ten families with seven surnames, or the clans like Li Tang, but his own Erlang. As long as the labor is sufficient, he can own several million arable land.In fact, she is still dreaming that there is no emperor in such a big place!

Wang Hua will also focus on food in the future.The higher the price of rice, the higher the income of the Wang family.

But she immediately realized that the Wang family's income has increased, but the common people in the world will be in trouble.Wang Hua might not be happy when he heard the news.

Wang Hua was astonished.Price increases are inevitable, and there were also price increases in the Tang Dynasty, the same.Moreover, whether the popularity of cotton will affect the arable land is not certain, but it is inevitable that some merchants will make a fuss in the middle.But this increase is not normal.

And the autumn harvest is not far away.Wang Hua thought for a while, and immediately called Mu Zili over, asking her to send someone to investigate the cause of the matter.

This is the benefit of power. The wings are not complete yet, otherwise Wang Hua would be able to find out what's going on with Wu Sansi, Li Dan and Princess Taiping.

Li Hong asked stupidly: "What's wrong?"

"Not only is it wrong, but there is a big problem, and I will be the scapegoat for the price increase." The rice price in Luoyang has not fallen, and some merchants have already shifted the responsibility to Wang Hua.

After speaking, Wang Hua went to Zhaowen Hall, and when he came back at noon, Muzili had already received some news.The main reason is that many rice merchants have been collecting grains since the summer harvest. However, it is true that this year there may be a shortage of grains because many fields are planting cotton in pursuit of profits.Coupled with the abnormal weather during this period, waterlogging occurred in some places.So these businessmen took advantage of the situation and joined forces to raise prices together.

Hearing this, Wang Hua looked at Xiao Yaxuan.

Xiao Yaxuan shook his head: "Oceania's food cannot be counted on."

There are many slaves now, but those on ships, in shipbuilding workshops, coral picking, mining, and armed soldiers, it is impossible to draw all the slaves out to engage in agricultural production.

In other words, there will be a summer harvest in Oceania soon, but there will not be much food produced.Regardless of the reclamation of nearly [-] acres of land, it is only a preliminary enclosure. Planting requires careful cultivation again, and because there are no cattle, it is human cultivation, sowing and cultivating, weeding and irrigation, harvesting and storage, regardless of the life and death of slaves , the area that can be planted is only [-] to [-] yuan.

It's a lot to say, and because these places have never planted crops, the field strength is sufficient, and the crops are growing well, but what's the use of one season of grain?Seeds, their own consumption, coupled with the risk of sea, from time to time there are incidents where ships are sunk by waves.When it was safely transported to the Tang Dynasty, there could be more than a million stones of grain reaching the sky.

The amount is still quite a lot, but a person must eat at least four shi of grain a year.There is not enough food for even one Luoyang city citizen.Not to mention suppressing the world's food prices.If you want to balance the price of food, you have to wait at least three or four years later, when the area planted in Oceania reaches hundreds of thousands of square feet.

In this way, there can be no mistakes in the middle.

Wang Hua suddenly looked at Li Hong and said, "Let's hold the wedding."

A look of joy immediately appeared on Li Hong's face, after waiting for so many years.She nodded vigorously.

Wang Hua said to Xiao Yaxuan again: "I don't think it will end like this."

Speaking of which, he pointed to the sky outside. Although the sky cleared up, there were still clouds in the sky. These clouds were not the light ones, they were piled up thickly.Needless to say, there will be rainy days to come.

Once the rainy season becomes prolonged and causes flooding, rice prices will be even higher.

Wang Hua said again: "Wait until my wedding with your sister is over. You return to the south immediately, set aside a sum of money, and purchase a sum of grain from Linyi. At the same time, order people to transport all the summer harvest grain from Oceania back to the Tang Dynasty."

Elva Hsiao also has no objections.This is related to the livelihood of thousands of households.

Wang Hua said to Mu Zili again: "You also cooperate with Brother Xiao, hurry up and try to move out some people who cannot continue their lives. Even if you use some means."

This method is to use some of the developed religious forces to instigate and deceive.

But Wang Hua had a kind heart.Since he stayed in the Tang Dynasty and was oppressed and exploited by some cruel masters, he was desperate, so he might as well go to Oceania to open up a new world.Where they manage slaves, even if they are engaged in production themselves, the royal family will not squeeze them like other people.

Mu Zili nodded.

The four of them closed the door of the study and had a detailed discussion.

But another eunuch from outside entered Wang's house and brought Li Xian's oral order.It is said that Wang Hua went to Shangyang Palace to continue telling stories to Wu Zetian.

Li Hong and the others were stunned when they heard this, it would be too absurd for this oral order to be issued.In any case, Wang Hua is keeping a low profile, is it because Wang Hua has no talent and is now reduced to a storyteller?
Wang Hua didn't take their reaction into consideration, and asked the eunuch, "How is the emperor's condition now?"

The eunuch said with a smile on his face, "The story you told yesterday is very useful. After eating a bowl of porridge last night, the emperor woke up this morning, sweating a little, and his complexion began to improve. It's a miracle."

Can storytelling heal?The three of Li Hong looked at each other in blank dismay.

Seeing their expressions, Wang Hua said, "I'll explain it to you when I get back."

After speaking, I got on the carriage.But when passing the Tianjin Bridge, I paid attention to the situation of Luoshui, and I saw that the situation was not good, and the Luoshui was almost up to the edge of the embankment.He sighed lowly.

After a while the carriage entered Shangyang Palace again.However, when he entered the back of the Xianju Palace, he was taken aback.

(End of this chapter)