It was late at night,? Li Yuanmin hadn't gone to bed yet, so he spread out a small roll of silk cloth with tiny handwriting under the lamp and candle, and read the instructions carefully.
His foundation is not deep,? When he first arrived in Lingnan, he was almost deaf. ? Eight years were hard work, but in the end, he also took great pains to bury a lot of hidden clues.
A few days ago, General Li's spies in the capital brought him an unexpected piece of information—it turned out that Yuan Chongsheng was actually sent by Wang Chaoluan to Lingnan to collect money on his behalf.
He didn't know that he could still be recorded by Wang Chaoluan in such a remote place in the South of the Five Ridges? A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he arranged the silk on the candle and burned it.
Presumably Wang Chaoluan has been struggling year after year to make up for the shortfall in disaster relief funds in western Zhejiang? Her mother's family is not prosperous, so she needs to spend a lot of money to run the business. The tighter,? She stretched out her hand to him—compared to other fiefdoms,? Lingnan is located in a remote place, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. What changes? It will take ten days and a half months to pass it up layer by layer,? Before Datian listened, there was room for operation, and the feudal lord of the Lingnan fief was the cowardly and easy-to-handle son of the cold palace in the West Palace in her heart. How could she miss such a good place.
Thinking of that gorgeous face with poisonous snakes, Li Yuanmin couldn't help but rubbed his brows.
Wang Chaoluan is thoughtful and very suspicious. Although he made the lantern and sword box for the tiger's escape back then, Wang Chaoluan may not have suspected that he did it. I don't know how much I still believe in the story about the hungry ghost in western Zhejiang who lied to her back then.
But since she hasn't made trouble for so many years, she must still have some taboos in her heart.
In any case, since the fire has reached the door, I have to stand up. Sometimes I can’t protect myself by giving in to everything. Instead, I let the wolves press on every step of the way until there is no way to retreat. He took root in Lingnan with great difficulty. It will make it easy for others to destroy everything that is now stable.
However, this step must be cautious and careful to prevent side effects.
Maybe it was late at night, and he thought a lot about fate in his mind.
Destiny is really too difficult to figure out. Even if he relives his life and changes part of his destiny, other unexpected things will be involved correspondingly, and he seems to be completely out of his control.
Just like in order to save Yan Lie out of the animal house, he lost his only best friend in his previous life. It's also like he prevented Wang Chaoluan from embezzling disaster relief money, but let Wang Chaoluan extend his hand to Lingnan. Compared with his previous life, it's just that the people who suffered were changed from the people in western Zhejiang to the people in Lingnan.
I don't know if this time, the situation in Lingnan will be unprepared because of my decision. But no matter what, he must do his best to control the situation and prevent the situation from getting worse.
Today's Lingnan is full of undercurrents. With the promulgation of the new law that squeezed the people's harvest, and the government inspecting Taiwan's disregard for the Japanese barbarian invasion of people's livelihood, the people's grievances in Lingnan may have reached the extreme.
After living for two lifetimes, Li Yuanmin naturally deeply understands how terrible "public grievances" are. Maybe they could be suppressed with money, cruel methods, and violence at the beginning, but that kind of suppression is only superficial. The weather was calm, but in fact, the abscess in the dark was unbearable to fester, until it could no longer be concealed, and once it erupted, it turned into a bloody catastrophe.
In the previous life, the floods in western Zhejiang caused the people to be displaced. The imperial court ordered households to allocate part of the relief money to appease the victims, but it was secretly swallowed up by Wang Chaoluan and the prefect of Western Zhejiang, which eventually caused a calamity that the refugees revolted. A severe drought occurred in the south of the Lingnan region, which aroused countless hungry people. In order to quell the catastrophe that lasted intermittently for five years, Bei'an lost nearly 30% of its troops, laying the groundwork for the collapse of the dynasty.
It can be said that although it was the Red Tiger Army that broke through the gates of the capital, the root cause was this "public grievance".
Li Yuanmin has compassion in his heart, but his ability to question himself is limited. If it is not important, he will never meddle in other things. It is just that he has to pay attention to the people's livelihood and public opinion because of the incidents in his previous life. This is what he is worried about now.
Looking at the embarrassing game on the chessboard, Li Yuanmin couldn't help biting the pieces on his fingertips, his eyes dark.
These days, two-thirds of the soldiers in the Guang'an Palace have been taken away by Yan Lie, and they have gathered with the patriarchs of the territories to form a militia for self-defense, but it is far from enough for the vast and sparsely populated Lingnan. It's a pity that Yuan Chongsheng is still immersed in the dream of collecting money for the imperial concubine and empress in Beijing.
—Since the matter has come to this point, don't let it be covered, and simply catalyze it.
Li Yuanmin's eyes moved, he touched the chess piece in his hand, and gently landed on the chessboard.
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In the huge ancestral hall, all the patriarchs watched several women and children crying, and a man wrapped in a white cloth was lying on the ground.
There was a sound at the door, and Li Yuanmin, dressed in a plain blue shirt, hurried in under the escort of several entourages.
With a dignified face, he immediately asked Uncle Qian behind him to come forward to help treat the wounded, and at the same time went to help up the women and children who were kneeling on the ground.
Seeing that the immortal-looking King Guang'an also came, the leading woman cried even harder. Finally, her resentment had a place to go, and she burst into tears: "King Guang'an, you have to decide for the bitch!"
This woman is the wife of a seriously injured person lying on the ground. The injured person is the head of the Jiang family in Qinghe border. The army came to deal with it, and the Zhuangtian in the territory was still heavily taxed by the Xuntai Mansion in the name of the new law. It is said that after a fierce denunciation, there was a conflict with the officers and soldiers of Xuntai Mansion on the spot. When the elders of the Qi clan arrived, the leaders had already been injured, and the detention was all messed up.
"Why don't we make trouble!" The woman was full of hatred, she still shed tears: "In the past years, the number of children could make a few sets of new clothes, but now it's good, we collected 60% of the tax, and after the Japanese barbarians talked about it Mo, you can’t even eat a decent meal! This thief is patrolling the stage! He’s forcing us to die!”
"My man just saw that the folks couldn't survive, so he asked a few relatives to come to ask for an explanation. Unexpectedly, his life is almost gone!"
"Your Highness! You must be the master for us!"
When the woman cried, the women and children around her also cried, and the whole hall was gloomy.
Li Yuanmin sighed, and asked Aying and the others to help the women and children to rest aside.
The old man of the Qi family greeted him with a serious expression on his face: "Your Majesty, please take a walk."
"It's okay," Li Yuanmin frowned slightly: "A few days ago, this king also went to the Xuntai Mansion to lobby, but..."
Everyone knew what was going on, and they couldn't help showing indignation on their faces.
Li Yuanmin looked around the crowd and sighed: "I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes. Although this king has the title of a prince, speaking in this Lingnan area has never been as easy as Xuntai Mansion. Even if he wants to persuade Mr. Xuntai to send troops, But if you don't get his approval, you will be powerless... In many things, this king is beyond his power."
"What is your Highness talking about!" The Qi family hurriedly bowed their heads, "In recent years, everyone has seen what His Highness has done, not to mention the hard work in the past, even this invasion of Japanese barbarians is also the result of the invasion of the Guang'an Palace. The soldiers will work hard to help the people from all over the world to form militias, if not for this, the Japanese barbarians may be even more rampant!"
Everyone said yes one after another, and another said: "If Lord Xuntai had half of His Royal Highness's love for the people, he would not be in the current situation. The root cause of all this is the disaster of that Yuan thief!"
Now that the words have been spoken, a big bearded man behind the Qi clan elder slammed the table:
"This dog official not only embezzles our harvest! He even refuses to take care of the Japanese barbarians coming to harass us. What's the use of us wanting to patrol the Taiwan mansion! Fucking his mother, it's better to set it on fire, see It's still clean!"
These words were vulgar, but they were resounding, causing everyone to respond one after another, and the crowd was passionate.
Li Yuanmin hastily stopped and said: "Everyone must not be impulsive. If you go so rashly, you will only end up like the leader of the Jiang clan. It will not help. Why do you need to make such a meaningless sacrifice?"
"Straight mother thief! There is no way out anyway! It's better to let out a sigh of relief! Even if I see blood, if I fall down, I have to be ruthless! I'm afraid he won't succeed!"
"right!"
"Let's fight that Yuan thief!"
Li Yuanmin took a few steps on the spot, with a serious expression on his face. He seemed to have made up his mind, and walked into the hall: "Okay, since everyone is so determined, this king is willing to help, but we have to think long-term about this matter."
Li Yuanmin glanced at the elder of the Qi clan indifferently. The elder of the Qi clan understood, and immediately made a gesture to invite him to the inner hall: "All patriarchs, please follow me."
After returning from the ancestral hall, it was already late at night, and Li Yuanmin dragged his tired body back to the palace in a carriage.
After bathing and loosening his hair, Li Yuanmin suddenly thought of another face with cold lines when he looked at the slightly tired face in the carved bronze mirror. The child was running around the border at the moment, and he should be more mature than him. Work hard.
Calculating carefully, it has been more than half a month since he left the capital.
Only every few days, there will be a letter, with a few simple words on it, or greetings, or saying that everything is well, nothing else, not even a thought-provoking word.
Since arriving in Lingnan, Li Yuanmin has not been separated from him for such a long time. He sighed, slowly got up and lay down, and pulled the thin mattress.
In the dim candlelight, he took out the simple jade pendant tied with a red string around his neck, rubbed it against his cheek, and was ironed by the warm touch, and he couldn't help feeling sore Sour feeling.
At times like this, I always feel that the time is extremely long.
Suddenly, there was a sound of screeching outside, Li Yuanmin woke up, put the jade pendant in his arms, and immediately got up,
"Green Bamboo?" He called the servant's name.
The outside did not respond.
Li Yuanmin frowned. He was covered with black hair, and with a pair of bare white feet, he landed on the ground and gently lifted the curtain.
When he saw the tall and straight man, his eyes suddenly became hot.
It's Yan Lie, he hasn't taken off his battle armor yet, his face is covered with the wind and dust of sleeping in the wind, his whole body is tanned, but he looks stronger, and there is a kind of hot light shining between his eyebrows and eyes , Li Yuanmin only had time to call Ariel before he was picked up by the man and stepped into the inner room.
Suddenly, he was thrown on the shiny silk surface.
The man in front of him hastily removed his armor and flung it away. He didn't even have time to take off his outer robe, so he hurriedly ducked in with his head down, like a wild wolf that hasn't tasted meat for many days. .
"Ariel..."
Li Yuanmin could only call him with a trembling voice.
He is like a fish thrown on the shore, like a bird whose wings have been broken. He is passive, and it is difficult to say a second word.
The night is deep.
The author has something to say: Ah, the child is not so fast. In addition, the 8:00 file will basically be changed to the 6:00 file in the future (if you can’t brush at 6:00, it will be postponed to 8:00 on the day), so if you go home after work, have dinner and wash After taking a shower and sleeping on the bed, I can read your comments (crazy hint)
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