Chapter 223: Ming Dynasty Environmental Awareness, 1 Love Letter

Chapter 223: Ming Dynasty Environmental Awareness, 1 Love Letter

Chapter 223: Ming Dynasty Environmental Awareness, a Love Letter

Soon, a soldier in his thirties, with a skinny body and dark complexion, was brought up.

He had a look of confusion and trepidation on his face, not knowing what he had done wrong.
Soon he saw General Lu, who had argued with several adults during the day, and he became even more terrified.
They are all dukes and governors. It is a blessing to be able to talk to them. Why would the big shots who dare to quarrel with them come to me?
Seeing how nervous he was, Lu Yunyi showed a kind look:
"Don't be nervous. I have something I want to ask you."

"Your Excellency, please feel free to ask me anything. I will tell you everything I know."

"Look, what kind of ships are those and why are they so deep in the water."

The soldier cast his eyes over and looked carefully.
But it was dark, and I couldn't see clearly.
Lu Yunyi handed over the telescope in his hand and instructed:

"Put it in front of you and be careful."

The soldier put the telescope in front of his eyes,
He was startled and trembled. Liu Heiying on the side hurried forward.
Fortunately, the soldier finally grabbed the telescope and sighed:

"This... this is a divine object."

"Stop talking nonsense and watch carefully!" Liu Heiying urged.

The soldier quickly looked over and soon realized:

"General, those are garbage ships that transport garbage from various cities. It is natural for them to have a deeper draft. The people in the government will not care about them."

"Garbage ship?" Lu Yunyi was stunned, with deep confusion in his eyes.

"Yes, Your Excellency may not know that there are many weapons workshops and iron smelting workshops in Zhili.

Their waste is transported to the sea for disposal. There is frequent traffic on weekdays and it can often be seen on this river.

But today the boat is indeed a little deeper in the water.
But it doesn’t matter. It should be because of the recent war in the southwest that the weapons workshop and iron workshop began to work in shifts day and night.”

Hearing him say this, Lu Yunyi was shocked.
Garbage ship? There are actually some in Ming Dynasty?
"Waste. Why not just bury it on the spot?"

Lu Yunyi was shocked that the Ming people had already developed environmental awareness at this time.

He had never heard of this way of handling things in Gyeongju before.

The same thing happened during the time of the Sanwanwei in Liaodong. The waste materials were piled up like a mountain on one side of the iron workshop.

The soldier handed the telescope back respectfully, with a strange look on his face:
"General, you have never been to the weapons workshop.
The waste is colorful and has a strange smell. If it is buried in the ground, it will ruin the crops.
I heard from the elders in my family that in the Yuan Dynasty, people often threw them into rivers and fields.
The water is all colourful and hairy, and the fields are barren of crops.
Later, the Yuan Dynasty fell, and I thought I might be able to cure it.

But we have more weapons than the Yuan Dynasty, and we also have some gunpowder.
Two years ago, the imperial court ordered that these garbage be thrown into the sea to prevent them from damaging our crops.

Oh, yes, there are also some waste materials from making porcelain and silk that are shipped to the sea.
I heard there is a deserted island that is a place for dumping garbage, but I run an inland shipping business and have never been there."

Lu Yunyi looked shocked:
"Those junk ships come from all over. If they go back, wouldn't it be a waste?"

After being asked this question, the soldier was somewhat confused and looked thoughtful:

"When we return, the ship should not be empty.
Our troop transport ship will deliver the soldiers, and when we return to Yingtian for rest, we will also need to load the goods needed by the court.
Those junk ships should be the same, I hope you can forgive my ignorance."

Lu Yunyi nodded suddenly, this made sense.

He looked at the soldier and smiled: "Thank you for clearing up my confusion."

The soldiers smiled and thought to themselves that General Lu was quite kind, completely different from when they were arguing during the day.

"You are too polite, General. This is what I should do. If there is anything else, just let me know."

Liu Heiying asked from the side:
"When will we have dinner on board? The soldiers are all hungry."

The soldier looked a little embarrassed:
"Master Liu, we set out at noon, and it was almost dark by the time we had finished arranging things.
We will have dinner later today, maybe another half an hour.
Wait until tomorrow, everything will be back to normal, and we will prepare the meal and bring it to you before it gets dark."

Liu Heiying nodded and said nothing more.

Lu Yunyi glanced at him and asked:

"Our next stop is Hezhou in Taiping Prefecture?"

"General, you have a good memory. We will probably be able to dock at the port the day after tomorrow to resupply. Then the next time we will have to travel a long way, for seven consecutive days."

"Thank you very much. Please go down. Don't disclose this to anyone. This is a secret of the imperial court."

Lu Yunyi nodded and raised the telescope in his hand.

"General, please rest assured. I know the importance of this matter." The soldiers bowed repeatedly and slowly retreated.

It was only then that Liu Heiying stepped forward, touching his belly, with a look of grievance on his face:
"Brother Yun'er, I should have brought some food with me. I'm starving."

Lu Yunyi sighed and said helplessly:

"There are some food I bought in Yingtian in the box under my bed. Go get it."

"Ah?" Liu Heiying's eyes widened:

"Brother Yun'er, when did you go to Yingtian? Why didn't you take me with you?"

Lu Yunyi curled his lips and said, "I went to Lord Dingyuan's residence yesterday, and he asked me to bring some along for the journey."

As he spoke, something strange appeared on his face:
"These are all children's food, and they taste good."

Liu Heiying also had a strange look on his face: "Then Brother Yun'er, I'll go see what's there."

"go Go."

Lu Yunyi waved his hand with a smile on his face.

Not long after, Duke Shen Deng Zhen, dressed in a green robe, walked out of the cabin and headed straight towards where Lu Yunyi was.

"I pay my respects to Duke Shen!"

Deng Zhen waved his hand: "Why are you being so polite? We haven't even traveled by water yet, have we?"

Lu Yunyi looked at the hazy warship in the darkness in the distance and laughed:
"To be honest with Lord Shen, the first time I took a boat was at the ferry in Puzikou City. I have never taken a boat to travel before."

Deng Zhen asked, "Have you ever been to the pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River?"

Lu Yunyi was confused for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he reacted and shook his head quickly:
"Reporting to Lord Shen, I have been busy with military affairs and have never been there."

Deng Zhen's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and his face was full of sighs:
"That's a pity. The last time you got married in Gyeongju,
I wanted to give you a pleasure boat, but the general refused, so I gave up and bought some farmland outside the city instead."

Lu Yunyi was stunned, he didn't know about this.

"No one told you?" Deng Zhen was a little curious.

"what?"

"Most of the pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River are owned by members of the Shen Guogong Mansion. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have a lot of wealth. I think you know this."

Lu Yunyi blinked and then smiled:
"Sir, it's a good thing Liu Hei Ying is not here at this time, otherwise he would definitely pester you all day long."

"Oh? He likes girls from the capital?"

Duke Shen was over thirty years old, but he had no airs at all, and even spoke these words with great calmness.

"Not only does he like girls from Yingtian, he also once conspired with his subordinates to open a brothel to make money."

"Oh?" Duke Shen looked strange, with his hands on his hips.

"This Liu Black Eagle is not only fierce in battle, but also fierce in work. As soon as he came to Yingtian, he wanted to steal our business."

Lu Yunyi showed some embarrassment on his face and scratched his head gently:

"Don't laugh, Lord Shen, but the reward hadn't come yet, and the two of us only had 10,000 taels of silver.

I can't afford a house or a girl, so I have to give up on this matter.
He had no choice but to go back to his old job and bought a shop on the street to sell fruits and vegetables.
But before the shop was even opened, the military department issued a transfer order, so it could only remain empty."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Deng Zhen laughed heartily, and he laughed so hard that he fell backwards and pointed his fingers repeatedly:

"Lu Yunyi, Lu Yunyi, you are really extraordinary.
When other people become high-ranking officials, they only look at land or businesses that make quick money. But you want to sell melons in Yingtian?
Hahahaha, interesting, interesting.

How about this, when you return to Yingtian, you can start your fruit and vegetable business.

You guys are the ones who will deliver the fruits and vegetables to my mansion, so that the good things won’t fall into the hands of outsiders.”

Lu Yunyi moved his head, put his face under the torch, and showed a happy expression:
"Thank you, Lord Shen. Now my brother and I have finally established our fruit business."

Deng Zhen, Duke of Shen, waved his hand:
"What's this? Most of the pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River are managed by the younger generation of the family.
As long as the war in the southwest can be won and you can make a contribution,

I will make the decision to give you all the fruits and vegetables on the pleasure boats."

Lu Yunyi was overjoyed, but secretly alert in his heart, and hurriedly thanked him:
"Thank you, Lord Shen. With your protection, my brother and I can finally stand up a little harder in Yingtian.

You don’t know that things in Yingtian City are much more expensive than in Qingzhou. A good meal costs nearly one tael of silver.”

"Yingtian is like this. The powerful and wealthy from all over the world come to Yingtian to live."

Duke Shen smiled, his face friendly, and said slowly:

"Yun Yi, there is something I want to discuss with you."

coming!

Lu Yunyi was alert and looked confused:

"Please give me your orders, Lord Shen. I will do my best."

Duke Shen saw through Lu Yunyi's thoughts, smiled, and said frankly:
"Don't worry, it's not a big deal, and you don't need to give orders."

For some reason, Deng Zhen suddenly looked unnatural, and after thinking for a long time, he said:
"My father passed away early, and the family has been managed by me and my younger brother Deng Ming. He now works in the Jinyiwei and has a daughter."

Lu Yunyi's face suddenly became strange. Deng Zhen smiled awkwardly and continued:

"It's like this. During the military parade a few days ago, people from my family were also present to watch the ceremony.
My niece is also among them. She thinks you are very heroic and wants to get to know you.
Uh. But my brother is a member of the Imperial Guard.
We have to keep a certain distance from the military, so...so this matter has been delayed.

But my niece came to me before she left and asked me to bring this letter to you."

As he spoke, Deng Zhen took out a letter from his pocket with some embarrassment.
Lu Yunyi stared at the letter in a daze, standing there in a daze.

He thought it was some fatal incident.

"I wanted to burn this letter, but my brother has only one daughter.
My younger brother is a member of the Imperial Guard, and ordinary officials and noble families avoid him.

It's hard to say. My niece is now over 17 years old and is getting older.

But I can't find a suitable in-law, which is a bit unreasonable.
So, after much thought, I decided to give you the letter."

"Uh this. I. This, that, that."

Lu Yunyi hesitated, not knowing when to speak.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yunyi spoke with a little embarrassment:
"Duke Shen, I have already married. You know that."

Duke of Shen, Deng Zhen, also looked helpless and sighed softly:
"Although I just mentioned this to you today,

However, there was already some disturbance in the capital, and most of the big families knew about it.

My niece is usually very gentle, but some of her playmates are very fierce. They said that anyone who dares to steal her husband will be beaten to death.

Children don't know their limits, and some things are treated as jokes when they are told to others.
But their playmates are not ordinary, their fathers are all people similar to me.
So after all this, there are always people who take it seriously.
Yun Yi, no one has proposed marriage to you these days."

Lu Yunyi was even more shocked, his face was dull.
I told you! How come there is no one to matchmake someone who is so young and handsome!!!
At first he thought that he had accidentally gotten involved in the dispute between the civil and military officials in the capital, which had caused him to be unhappy on both sides.

He consoled himself by thinking that it would be better if there were fewer beautiful women around so that he could concentrate on fighting.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Yunyi put away his thoughts and nodded gently:
"Reporting to Lord Shen, indeed not."

Deng Zhen shook his head and said with a smile:
"Other generals came to the capital and visited everywhere, wishing they could stay at their superior's house.
But you are so lucky, you stay in the military camp all day, and only see him when you leave Beijing, so naturally no one wants to marry you."

At this moment, Lu Yunyi felt that Deng Zhen, the Duke of Shen, was trying to cover up his guilt.

It was obvious that someone had taken his place, but the blame was put on him.

The atmosphere was awkward.
At this moment, the gong sounded, accompanied by the shouts of many soldiers.
The originally quiet deck suddenly became noisy.

Deng Zhen, the Duke of Shen, no longer hesitated, and slapped the envelope into his arms, saying decisively:
"No matter what, the letter was delivered."

After saying that, he turned and walked away, but soon stopped, turned back and said quickly:
"My niece is very beautiful and a very kind person!"

Lu Yunyi stood still, staring at the letter in his hand with a strange look on his face.
If Lu Yunyi remembered correctly, Deng Zhen's wife was Li Shanchang's granddaughter.
This relationship also directly led to Deng Zhen being implicated in the Li Shanchang incident.

He didn't know whether his niece was killed or not.

However, Lu Yunyi once again felt that the Hongwu Dynasty was too dangerous, with relatives and friends everywhere.
If he had had an affair with this niece, he would have been beheaded in the 23rd year of Hongwu.

Lu Yunyi suddenly felt his scalp itchy, as if a cold snake was crawling on his back, making his hair stand on end.

"Brother Yun'er, what are you doing here? Come and have dinner."

Liu Heiying ran out of the cabin with a bowl of rice in his hand, and there was osmanthus cake in the bowl.

He immediately saw the letter in Lu Yunyi's hand, and asked while holding his chopsticks:
"Brother Yun'er, whose letter is this?"

"Don't worry."

Lu Yunyi left a word and walked back to the cabin, and Liu Heying hurriedly followed him.

Inside the cabin, Lu Yunyi looked at the food on the table and had no appetite.

Instead, he kept staring at the letter on the table, scratching his head.

Liu Heiying, who was sitting opposite him, stopped eating when he saw him like this.

Instead, he closed the door tightly, his face solemn:

"Brother Yun'er, is something wrong?"

Lu Yunyi suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the cabin was extremely solemn, so he glanced at him:
"Eat your food, what's the problem?"

The atmosphere in the cabin suddenly relaxed, and Liu Heiying rolled his eyes.
"Oh, I thought something happened."

Lu Yunyi thought about it for a while and decided to open the letter.

He took the candle and gently burned the wax seal on the letter.

Then he drew out the dagger from between his legs and carefully opened the letter.

Liu Heiying watched intently, and his fast chewing mouth slowed down a little.

Lu Yunyi glanced at him, turned his body to the side, and took the letter aside to avoid it.

But at this moment, something fell out from it.
Liu Heiying's eyes widened and he exclaimed:
"Idiot!!"

Lu Yunyi looked down and uttered "Oh my god!"
I saw a carefully pressed peony petal lying quietly on the ground.
The petals are as thin as cicada wings, slightly curled at the edges, bright in color, with clearly discernible textures, and you can vaguely see their original appearance.

"Peony!"

Liu Heiying is very familiar with this.

Peony is often used as a symbol of love. Its beauty and fragrance are often compared with a woman's tender charm, so it is often used in courtship.

He has given away quite a few.

All of a sudden, Liu Heiying stopped eating and hurriedly moved over with the help of a stool.

"Brother Yun'er, whose letter is this?"

"Uh" Lu Yunyi didn't know how to explain, so he said frankly:
"a friend."

Liu Heiying had a strange look on his face. He bent down and carefully picked up the peony flower, saying in a sarcastic tone:

"Brother Yun'er, you are such a hidden talent. How can you receive love letters even though you stay in the military camp all day?"

"Give it to me, give it to me. I don't know this person either."

Lu Yunyi grabbed Liu Heiying's arm and carefully took the peony flower.

He sighed lightly, thought about it, and then told him everything that had just happened.

Liu Heiying was greatly shocked after hearing this and asked repeatedly:

"Brother Yun'er, do you think it's possible that someone has also taken a fancy to me and has spread the word that no one has come to propose marriage to me?"

"Let's eat." Lu Yunyi patted Liu Heying on the shoulder.

"What else are you eating? Open it and take a look.

Brother Yun'er!! This girl is from the capital, she must be different from our Qingzhou girls, she must be able to write beautifully! "

Lu Yunyi ignored him and walked to the side to take out the letter. A fresh fragrance filled the air. It was made of high-quality paper.

The image of the young boy Xiujuan comes to life on the paper, densely packed with words.

"The moon is bright like a thread, the stars are flowing, in the gentle night, my heart is quietly moving.

On this occasion of the Ming Dynasty's military ceremony, many heroes gathered, but only you, with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, exuding heroic spirit,
Standing in the front line of the army, he was like a dragon soaring through the sea of ​​clouds, with his mighty power shaking all directions.

Not only is he brave and good at fighting, but he is also handsome and elegant, which makes all the viewers fall in love with him.

I am just a girl in the boudoir, I usually stay at home and rarely go out, and I have never met the heroes of the world.

Today I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the general's demeanor. It is like returning to an ancient scroll in a dream and seeing the immortal in the painting descend to the world.

Your bravery is like a tiger descending from the mountain, unstoppable; your appearance is like the warm sun in spring, gentle but not dazzling, shining in people's hearts.

I am writing this letter to express my feelings through flowers, and enclosed a petal of the peony that I grew in my yard.

The name of this flower is "Jiang Li", but its actual meaning is not separation, but the wish to stay with you forever and never leave you.

Its color is bright, just like the passion of my heart; its fragrance is faint, just like the lingering love.

I hope these petals can carry my thousands of thoughts, float to you, and tell you my heartfelt feelings.

Everything is good in the world, only you come into my dream.

I wish the general could look at me once, so that we could enjoy the morning glow and evening mist, under the moon and in front of the flowers.

If I can win your heart, I am willing to abandon the trivialities of this world and follow you to conquer the world. This will be enough for my life.

However, I know that the general is a pillar of the country and has heavy responsibilities on his shoulders, so I dare not burden him with personal feelings.

Therefore, the sending of this letter depends entirely on God's will.

If you are interested, I hope you will write back to comfort my longing for me; if you are not interested, please don't miss me, just think of it as a spring breeze blowing by, leaving no trace.

I hope you are well. If we can meet again in the future, I would like to talk about the ups and downs with you, drink good wine with you, and make the most of our youth.

Written with respect from a woman I admire wholeheartedly. "

　Sorry, everyone, I'm late from get off work.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)