Lu Xiao looked at everything in front of him with a startled face. It was just a noisy and lively celebration camp, but in a blink of an eye, it became like a Shura field. The blood melted the white snow, forming bright red streams, and there were many dead bodies all over the ground. They still had incredulous and shocked expressions, and some even wore celebration smiles.
In just a flash, that heavenly-looking young man wiped out the camp that was still celebrating the harvest. That beautiful face was splattered with blood, making his extremely beautiful but expressionless face completely wiped out. The face was even more eye-catching, and the word "Raksha" appeared in Lu Xiao's trembling heart.
This is not the first time he has seen Ye Shiyi massacre. From the time he brought these people into the territory of the party and began to buy those small clans with jewels in the name of the great Zhou scribes who took refuge in Lianghou, anyone who did not fight with them Those who cooperate will inevitably be attacked by teams wearing the clothes of the Hou Liang clan in a few days.
He did tell them that this killing must have a deterrent effect, so it must be a bloody massacre, and the old and weak will not be left behind! But when he saw Ye Shiyi killing people, it still made him more and more timid every time.
"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu?" The yelling of the boy next to him brought Lu Xiao back to his senses, he turned his head and asked, "Ye Xue, what's the matter?"
Ye Xue glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, why didn't you ask for this? Can't you see it?"
"That's right, very good, very good." Lu Xiao said haha, and then stroked his chin to consider whether he could go to Xingzhou.
These small clans on the border have been almost provoked by them. You can consider Xingzhou to buy those nobles who don't like the Liang clan. It's best to let the leaders of those iron kites be killed, eh , the leader of the Iron Harrier...
Lu Xiao looked at Ye Shiyi again unconsciously. Near the end of the year, the leaders of those iron kites will return to their clans. If I remember correctly, the clans of two of the leaders are in Zhongning.
Ye Shishi shook his long knife, and after shaking off a line of blood, he put the knife back into its sheath, and then walked in the simple camp, going from tent to tent to see if there were any survivors.
The last tent is in the corner of the camp. The brown skin color distinguishes it from the bright colors of other tents. Seeing Ye Ying standing at the door with a tangled face, Ye Shiyi steps forward and opens the curtain of the tent .
The inside of the tent was in disarray, and a few tightly bound Han girls were thrown in the haystack. At this time, they were looking at them with wide terrified eyes and whimpering from their tied mouths.
"Brother Eleven?" Ye Ying looked at Ye Eleven with a questioning tone, seeing Ye Eleven walk into the tent with a cold face, sighed inwardly, and followed in.
The butter lamp was lit in the tent, and under the light, the faces of the two were clearly visible. The faces of the girls suddenly showed joy. One girl struggled and rolled to Ye Shixi's feet, rubbing her head against his leg with tears streaming down her face.
Ye Shiyi took a step back and said to Ye Ying, "Ask where they are from and how they were arrested?"
Ye Ying squatted down, dragged the girl away a few steps, removed the cloth from her mouth, and said coldly: "Don't bark, speak well!"
"Young hero, help!" The girl just yelled, but Ye Ying blocked the cloth back, then glanced away, and said: "Nod if you can speak well."
The girls looked at each other, and unconsciously looked at the girl hiding in the back. The girl was wearing a double bun, dressed gorgeously, and her beautiful face had been deformed due to shock. Seeing that several people were looking over, they nodded tremblingly. .
Ye Ying lifted her out, stared at her before taking the cloth and said, "Don't bark!" Seeing the girl nodding again, she took the cloth out of her mouth.
"The little girl is the granddaughter of Zhongshuling Zhang Xingzhi. When she went home to visit her uncle, she was caught by these thieves. Now she is rescued by the young hero. As long as the young hero sends us to Xingzhou, there will be retribution." The girl's face was pale and her voice was trembling. After finishing speaking, he looked at Ye Shiyi who was standing at the door with pitiful and sad eyes, "Zhong Shu ordered Zhang Xing?" A cool smile appeared on the corner of Ye Shiyi's mouth, and said, "What a coincidence."
"Young hero~" the girl cried out in surprise, and she wanted to throw herself into the arms of the beautiful boy. Various plots in the storybooks flashed in her mind. The hero saving the beauty and marrying a happy marriage is her favorite. Such a beautiful hero , even if she was asked to elope, she would be willing.
With a flash of the knife, the girl's body stopped abruptly. Looking at the long knife slowly drawn from her chest, the girl's eyes were full of fear and disbelief.
Zhongshu Ling Zhang Xing is the right-hand man of the Queen Mother Liang, and the killing of his granddaughter caused extraordinary waves, and the hostile nobles of the Queen Mother Liang must have left traces of arresting these women, and then joined them in their camp Killed, there are many stories that can be told here.
However, for such a beautiful Han girl, he would kill as soon as he said it. Lu Xiao looked at Ye Shiyi with a cool look in his eyes. This young man will become a great weapon in the future, but it will be a murder weapon.
Overnight, Dang ten qian became Dang three qian. From top to bottom, people who did not receive the news were hit hard, and the blow to ordinary people was even greater. Some merchants kept all the money at home to save trouble. When it is ten yuan, this is equivalent to a direct loss of 70%. In addition to the overall increase in the salt tax, tea tax, business tax, and the newly added city tax, foreign tax, etc., there are ten merchants who hang themselves in Yancheng, the Huai salt production area. Several households.
Thieves are everywhere, and more and more people are gathering to riot.
And Bianjing, near the end of the year, is still a bustling scene.
Dinghu Lake has been covered with thin ice, and in the crystal clear ice and snow, a few old plum trees are blooming, adding a little vitality to the lakeside.
The room was warmed by the charcoal fire, which made people feel a little more tired. Ling Qingyu opened some windows, and the chilly wind blew in, Fang felt that his head was much clearer.
Zhu Weili changed another family to be a husband. The place he walked was always calmer than other places, just like the calm before the rainstorm. Bandits and refugees from all over the place rebelled, which also made those separatist forces more likely to use their troops. An excuse, amidst the good news in Bianjing, the various places have long been like the Dinghu Lake, just a thin layer of ice.
"The twelve battalions of imperial guards, the fourth battalion has taken refuge with the eldest prince, the fifth battalion has taken refuge with the second prince, and the third battalion is vacillating, but the imperial guards in the palace are still in the hands of Emperor Xiwen." Cheng Jia leaned on the soft couch Soft on the road.
His voice was deep and lacking in strength, Ling Qingyu frowned unconsciously looking at him, his body suffered a severe loss in July, although Alan had been recuperating for him, writing the national policy was too debilitating, not only was his body weak After recuperation, there are signs of continued losses.
"Cheng Jia, the national policy is not in a hurry at this moment, let's write after some time off." After closing the window, Ling Qingyu lowered his head to fumble in the box, and said at the same time.
Cheng Jia just smiled and didn't answer. Seeing her fumbling for a long time, she took out a piece of jade and asked, "What is this?"
"Nuanyu, it should be good for your body." Putting the Nuanyu pendant in Cheng Jia's hand, Ling Qingyu picked up the letter from Xiao Se instead. That child grew up really fast this year. Because of the early preparations, the disaster of ten qian did not cause any loss to the Ling family and the Xiao family. Well, it seems to have caused a relatively large loss to Zhao Mingliang. She remembered that the Zhengshitang gave Zhao Mingliang There are 6 million guan in it as ten coins, but Zhao Mingliang did not distribute these, and the 6 million has become 1.8 million guan. According to the current situation that the bank notes are also depreciating, I am afraid that Zhao Mingliang will jump his feet Bar
The warm jade sticking to her heart brought a little bit of warmth, Cheng Jia watched her sitting in front of the window muttering and writing and drawing, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Meng Su has already started in the northwest, and Bianjing has already begun to encroach on Dangxiang's territory without the slightest notice. The six feudal lords have been persuaded by Zhu Weili to move three of them. Under the instigation of the stronghold, he began to occupy the mountain as the king, and the talents in the Ling family's own school have begun to be sent out. Sending clothes, food, and money to poor students, and giving subsidies to families who died in battle not only gained an excellent reputation, but also gathered a group of useful people.
It's just that after the world is established, it needs to be managed and governed, but it can't follow the peculiar way in her head. It still needs to carry out reforms step by step on the current basis, and there must be a whole new set of systems and structures. The national policy he wrote , is prepared for that day.
We still have to hurry up, the battle between the first prince and the second prince has reached a fever pitch, if Cheng Xiang and Emperor Xiwen want to push the fourth prince at this time, then we must unite one of them to suppress the other, and there will be big changes in officials after the year I'm afraid it's indispensable.
"Qing Yu," Cheng Jia called out, Ling Qingyu responded, then turned to him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Cheng Jia beckoned, Ling Qingyu approached the soft couch suspiciously, was pulled into his arms by him, and without waiting for her to resist, he lightly pecked her lips, just about to go deeper, when there was a coughing sound from the door, Then Ying Jiu said in a deep voice: "Cheng Jia, Mei Donghua is looking for you."
Kissing Ling Qingyu's lips deeply, Cheng Jia let her go and got off the soft couch, while putting on his coat, he said, "Do you want to go to Daxiangguo Temple tomorrow?"
After Autumn Hunting, no one in the palace is looking for trouble, and the family members of the officials who made good friends in Autumn Hunting will visit occasionally. If they want to go out to play, they will wear a mask with Alan and go out at home to enjoy the moon and flowers. There is Sum’s singing Cheng Jia Occasionally there is Wang Xuanzhi's flute, and life is indeed not boring, but Daxiangguo Temple is so lively, so I naturally want to go.
Seeing her nodding, Cheng Jia put on her fur coat, walked out and said, "Then I'll ask for leave for a few days."
Seeing Cheng Jia's Qingyi and Baiqiu walking into the yard, Mei Donghua snorted unknowingly, thinking that Cheng Jia's clothes are getting more and more luxurious. Jing has done several good deeds, and then suppressed the sarcasm that came out of his mouth.
After returning from Qiushou, Cheng Jia no longer concealed it from a few familiar friends. He did not receive them in the Jianjia Courtyard, but changed to the Qi'ao Courtyard next to the Guanguan Courtyard. It was tantamount to telling them indirectly that we Just having an affair with Ling Qingyu.
When they first found out, Mei Donghua and the others were very shocked and angry, thinking that Ling Qingyu had led Cheng Jia to the brink, and they despised her very much inside and out. Another time, Mei Donghua directly said that the child would not Is it yours? At that time, Cheng Jia, who has always been gentle, elegant and unparalleled, beat Mei Donghua up with a fist, and then said clearly, if you say another word of disrespect to her, then our friendship for many years will be ruined. stop here.
In the end, it was Su Wen who smoothed things over and told Mei Donghua and Fan Zheng privately that Cheng Jia was originally a romantic talent, even if he was confused for a while now, he would always wake up in the future, just treat him as a concubine.
It's just that when this outer room is occasionally pulled over by Cheng Jia to get along with them, it does often say surprising things, and seeing the stronger feelings in Cheng Jia's eyes that time, Mei Donghua knows that for Cheng Jia In terms of this, this is definitely not an outside room that can be discarded in the future, but that he treats the person in the apex of his heart sincerely. Considering that this person's behavior is indeed remarkable, and he does not cause trouble outside. There is no need to intervene in the court, so it can be regarded as accepting this fact.
Su Ce and Wang Xuanzhi have never expressed any objection to this matter. After walking together with Han Bian, Su Ce and Han Bian have already started to get in touch with some affairs of the Ling family, and occasionally learned that Zhu Weili has returned. After reading the first few chapters of the national policy made by Cheng Jia, Su Ce and Cheng Jia had a deep talk. After returning, he sent his family back to his hometown, and then brought some students from the Ling Family School to share. Part of Han Bian's work went directly to the farm.
After Wang Xuanzhi resigned from the duties of the Xicheng Office, when he returned to Beijing to wait for his post, he followed Cheng Jia to occupy the Zijin Courtyard in the Dingguo Mansion, occasionally coming to live for a day or two, and discussing some land taxes and other matters with Cheng Jia. In November, Zhizhou Zhizhou of Yingzhou on Northwest Beijing Road died of illness suddenly. Wang Xuanzhi applied for an official position in this place by himself. He bought many works of Jin Wanliang, which can be regarded as repaying Ling Qingyu's debt.
Cheng Jia took a look at Mei Donghua, sat down on the chair, and said, "Why are you free today?"
"He Li should be here in two days. The fourth prince wants to meet with them. What name do you think it should be?" Mei Donghua said straight to Laiyi without chattering.
"What do you want?" Cheng Jia asked, serving tea on the painting table. After the autumn hunt, the Qingliu faction, under the leadership of Cheng Xiang and Mei Yushi, began to secretly support the fourth prince, but they couldn't get in the imperial guard camp, so they thought about Yang Zhao's old troops stationed at Heishuiguan and Tianjingguan, but There has been no suitable reason to prevent Dong Xiang and Wang Xiang from discovering that Tiao Heli and Gao Liu came to Bianjing, and they can only wait until the end of the year to renew their positions.
"At that time, you must let them live in Duke Dingguo's mansion. On the 22nd, we will hold a small poetry meeting and invite the fourth prince to come and let them meet privately."
Cheng Jia smiled, nodded and said, "That's it, okay, I'll tell Qing Yu."
"Qiao Mu, I heard that after the Qiushou incident, the second prince frequently sent people to Heishuiguan to give him a lot of money. Now Heli has a force of 150,000 troops in Heliguan's hands. You can really be sure that woman can do it with just one word." Let He Li betray the Second Prince?" Mei Donghua asked, with obvious doubts in his words.
Cheng Jia lowered his eyes and said: "So it depends on what guarantee the emperor and the fourth prince can give He Li and them. What Qing Yu can do is to make them willing to meet."
Mei Donghua nodded, sighed and said: "Actually, the position of crown prince is reserved for those who are virtuous. This kind of thing was originally decided by the emperor and the courtiers, but now they have to rely on the power of warriors. Hey, wait for the fourth prince to ascend the great treasure." Afterwards, I am afraid that another Zhao family will be created, so we should take precautions in advance."
Cheng Jia couldn't help laughing and said: "Donghua said so, it is also possible not to borrow the power of warriors, and think about killing donkeys before he succeeds. Let me remind you first that after Yang Zhao's death, the people in Heishuiguan will die." Not so easy to cheat."
Mei Donghua frowned and said, "How do you say that? It doesn't mean that the county magistrate's warrant from Prime Minister Dong was a conspiracy by the Liao people. It has nothing to do with the court and Prime Minister Dong. It's just that the Liao people are hateful."
Looking at Mei Donghua, Ling Qingyu's evaluation of these friends suddenly appeared in Cheng Jia's mind. Among them, the evaluation of Mei Donghua was that this person knew the truth but wanted to whitewash the peace, just for his own sake. Those principles that seem to be passionate for the country and the people are actually the masters of bad things. She will never use this kind of person.
"What conditions does the emperor plan to use to win over He Li and Gao Liu?" Cheng Jia asked.
"Princess Huaying is the son of Concubine Li, and she has always been close to the fourth prince. The emperor wants to marry He Li, and he will be promoted to the general of Zhenguo. He will lead the commanders of the two roads along the East Road and Shaanxi Road. Gao Liu will be promoted to General Mingwei." , Tianjingguan can add another 30,000 troops, and it is possible that Hulaoguan will also belong to his jurisdiction." Mei Donghua paused and said: "Fu Taifu has agreed to advance and retreat with the Prime Minister, and is willing to put his own His granddaughter Fu Xiyan betrothed Gao Liu as his wife."
Uh! Fu Xiyan? Cheng Jia was slightly taken aback, remembering the woman who hanged herself once after being scolded by herself, and gave her to Gao Liu? Hehe, it will be interesting to see their faces when the time comes.
"Isn't it right?" Seeing the playful look on Cheng Jia's face, Mei Donghua asked.
"It's best to only add officials to the ranks. Marriage is not a good thing for them. The princess style in the harem is not good. Fu Xiyan is still the one who writes poems to scold Qingyu. Do you think those two people Do you think the marriage is a reward for them?" Cheng Jia laughed. After the autumn hunt, all kinds of rumors about Princess Huayang and Princess Huaqing were flying all over the sky. Even when and where they met each other were dug up. Princess Huayang was expelled from the palace and imprisoned in her own princess. In the palace, Princess Huaqing was also locked up in the palace.
"It's just a warrior, who can be the son-in-law and the grandson-in-law of Taifu, so he has wronged them? If it wasn't for the fourth prince's request, the emperor and the prime minister wouldn't want to spoil those two girls." Mei Donghua said angrily.
Cheng Jia shook his head lightly, and said with a smile, "That's it, that's it."