"It's really frozen!" In the Dingling Du family mansion, Xi Zhicai, as Zhang Yu said, put saltpeter into the water. After the amount reached a certain level, the fruit began to freeze.

"I didn't expect that mortals like us could use such magical arts!" Huang Zhong sighed, mainly because he was happy. It was really a blessing to be able to use ice in summer.

In theory, wealthy families will have ice cellars.

In winter, let the people go to the mountains to chisel ice and store it in it, and they can enjoy it in summer.

But in recent years, winter has not been too cold. Just now, the dog days of summer have arrived, and basically no ice in any ice cellar is available.

"It's a pity that the leader has given instructions that this ice can only be used to cool down the heat. It can't be eaten directly, and it consumes a lot of saltpeter." Xi Zhicai shook his head, "The only thing that is thankful is that the leader also said that as long as the ice is dried and the saltpeter is dried, it can be used repeatedly."

With this method of cooling down, and with the Rendan brought out this time, it is basically not a big problem to fight in the dog days of summer.

The officers and soldiers did not have this convenience, and Xi Zhicai even thought about whether to take advantage of the dog days of summer to do something big.

Two days ago, they arrived in Dingling and naturally captured the place.

None of the Du family's direct descendants escaped and were all taken down.

As for the sidelines, when I saw tens of thousands of thieves being aggressive, I was also cowardly at home, just asking not to affect myself.

Fortunately, these thieves did not do too much, as if they just regarded this place as a place for rest and rest. The huge fort was regarded as a stronghold. The captured Du family's direct descendant was not abused, and they were even treated politely except that they could not leave.

"Zhicai, I didn't expect you to be a thief..." A young figure came in and looked at Xi Zhicai and shook his head.

"Zi Xu, to be honest, Xi has no idea whether to vote or not. I was originally a believer of Taiping Sect." Xi Zhicai shook his head, "It's safe. We will leave in a few days, and at most we will take some money and food from you here."

"I have never seen such a shameless person who occupies other people's mansions and steals other people's money and food." Du Xi sat down in front of Xi Zhicai. In the past, he thought Xi Zhicai was not very serious at most, but he was not bad, mainly because he had a good mind. If he had not been born, he would have been a filial and honest person.

In the academy, I don’t have a good relationship with Xi Zhicai, but everyone knows me.

But now it seems that I have offended this guy in the academy and have been retaliated against by him...

"That's not what I said, Zixu, you said that the thief was in the family, but he left without taking anything... The officers and soldiers came over, and they believed you were innocent?" Xi Zhicai asked back.

Du Xi was speechless, as if this was true. Especially in recent years, the local officers and soldiers have become greedy, and it is rare to have an excuse to rob, and I am afraid that I will not miss such a good opportunity.

"As a result, you robbed my family's money and food, and I want to thank you?" Du Xi looked at Xi Zhicai with a strange expression.

"It doesn't matter if you don't thank you. Anyway, Xi is used to doing good deeds without leaving a name." Xi Zhicai said seriously.

"What has Zhicai experienced in the past two years? I feel that his skin has become much thicker." Du Xi joked.

"I met someone worth entrusting and did a lot of big things. This time I came to Yingchuan for fun, and actually planned to meet my former friends and classmates, and by the way, who was interested and went to do something big with me." Xi Zhicai looked at Du Xi.

The Du family of Yingchuan started his career in the generation of Du Xi’s great-grandfather, and his grandfather’s generation reached its peak.

However, his father was implicated by his grandfather and was unable to become an official. However, both Du Xi and Du Ji were both capable, so Xi Zhicai knew very well.

This time Du Qi came to Dingling Du family, let alone Du Ji, Du Xi must find a way to recruit him.

In this way, in the future, just leave it to him to follow the army.

"You are going to lose your head when you are a big deal." Du Xi shook his head.

"If you want to accomplish great things, of course you have to take some risks." Xi Zhicai smiled, "I just said that I came from Mount Tai and am now the county magistrate of Mount Tai. This is the identity of the official position."

Du Xi opened his mouth when he heard this and said nothing in the end. There was rumors in Yingchuan that a group of Yellow Turban thieves who were wandering in the Taishan Mountains mingled to the position of the governor of Taishan County, which was unimaginable.

Now that I roughly understand, Xi Zhicai helped me out suggestions, everything would be much smoother.

But he couldn't understand what the bandits of Mount Tai came to Yingchuan County to do, and they even pretended to be Zhao Ci's remnants.

"You... are you robbing the place where you are under the name of Zhao Ci's remnant?" Du Xi immediately thought of the key.

"Zixu, you shouldn't be so smart. How could I let you go if you do this?" Xi Zhicai smiled.

"It's not you, you induce me to say this?" Du Xi retorted angrily, "Even if Du didn't say this, would you let Du go?"

"Maybe? Anyway, it's impossible now!" Xi Zhicai shook his head, "Anyway, you still have a brother, and there is still a way out. The leader is not the kind of short-sighted person. He has started classes and cultivated his own talents. While the team is not successful, he can still help in time. If it is too late, it will be icing on the cake in the future, and it depends on whether he wants it."

"He? Cultivate talents?" Du Xi only felt that he heard something rare.

"The leader himself has a low talent and knowledge, and his knowledge is no less than you and me at a young age. But this is not the most important thing. What is important is that he invited Zheng Xuan, a master of the Confucian scholar, to teach him for three years..." Xi Zhicai whispered.

Zheng Xuan's name is well-known, and he said that he also taught classes at Yingchuan Academy for a while in the past.

For students of Yingchuan Academy, they are also teachers.

"Mr. Zheng is okay?" Du Xike didn't think that Zheng Xuan would be so easy to talk to and taught the thief for three years.

"I can only say that Master Zheng's body and spirit are much better than before." Xi Zhicai smiled, "In fact, there are many good things on Mount Tai, such as a full library, all the books in it are open to the public, and you can read and copy them at will..."

Hearing this, Du Xi's breathing became a little rapid.

No scholar can refuse a room full of books. In particular, he can read and copy them at will.

Seeing that Du Xi was already moved, Xi Zhicai said with great interest: "Master Zheng once asked the leader to open classes for free and try every means to collect books. Is it just to cultivate talents for himself? This was how the leader answered at that time..."

The four sentences of Hengqu were originally just told by Zhang Yu to Zheng Xuan, but later Zheng Xuan said Sun Qian and Guo Yuan to listen. The two of them told the students in class, and finally they reached everyone's ears.

Now it is still deafening and thought-provoking when it comes to Du Xi's ears through Xi Zhicai's mouth.

"Zi Xu, now the treacherous ministers are in power, the eunuchs are abusing their power, and Your Majesty is dismissed... Can you see hope in them?" Xi Zhicai saw the other party start to ponder and immediately finished the attack, "The Du Xi I know is not a person who is greedy for wealth and glory."
Chapter completed!