In February, Xiao Chiye sent troops to Duanzhou, Shen Zechuan let the grain cart go first, and Tantai Tiger in Dunzhou was ready. In the north, Xiao Jiming dispatched Wu Ziyu to lead 5,000 Libei iron cavalry to the north of Luoshan to stand guard. Once the situation changed, they could unite with the three battalions of Shah to attack Duanzhou.
On this day, the wind is driving fine snow, the suburbs are long, and everything is empty. Xiao Chiye was neatly dressed, his heavy armor was trapped in the thin snow, and he stood in front of Shen Zechuan like a wall.
"There are still remnants of bandits in Luoshan," Shen Zechuan put on his cloak and looked at him, "You have to be careful when crossing the border."
It suddenly landed on Xiao Chiye's shoulder, and he said, "I remember, this battle must be fast, I will be back in March at the latest. If you don't have enough soldiers to send to Dengzhou, you can fight with the commander. Say hello, she can take a tune from the concubine, and it won't get in the way."
Snow brushed her hair on the temples and touched Shen Zechuan's neckline. Xiao Chiye raised his hand to cover the top of Shen Zechuan's hair, thinking of something inexplicably.
My wife is still young, so she comforts Qingqing with pity.
Lan Zhou is only twenty-two this year, and he will be side by side with him for decades to come. In the future, he will go south and north to fight, regardless of life or death, if he thinks too much, he will be timid.
Xiao Chiye became hard because of Shen Zechuan, and also became soft because of Shen Zechuan. He wants to protect this man to the end of this life, so he is willing to go all out in every battle. But as strong as Xiao Fangxu, there will be an unpredictable ending. Xiao Chiye has thought too much after that. He not only loves this person, but also worries about this person.
Others in this world may not need him that much, Xiao Ce'an, but Shen Lanzhou does.
"I'll wait for you here," Shen Zechuan raised his palm to caress Xiao Chiye's cheek, and said softly, "If you don't want to have sex with others on the way, you can't even take a look."
Xiao Chiye suddenly hugged Shen Zechuan. In this snowy room, breathing the heat, he felt that he owed so much to Lan Zhou that he could not even sleep without him.
"You sit in the Mingtang," Xiao Chiye whispered, rubbing against Shen Zechuan's temple, "Don't get caught in the wind and snow."
Before Shen Zechuan could answer, Xiao Chiye let go. He put on his helmet, turned on his body and put on the wave and snow lapel, then turned his horse's head, and took the Libei Iron Horse to gallop eastward.
Seeing that Shen Zechuan was standing still, Fei Sheng held up an umbrella and stood outside to shield the man from the snow. Shen Zechuan clutched the blue handkerchief and stood silently in the snow.
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The sky has been clear for days in Qidu, and occasionally birds can be seen flying diagonally between the eaves of the palace. The prince learned quickly, and although he still had no decision-making power, he was able to listen to politics in the Mingli Hall. She seldom spoke, and Cen Yu saw his focus on government affairs in those eyes.
During the past six months, Li Jianting had no other hobbies except reading and practicing calligraphy. She gets up early every day, and doesn't take the opportunity to be lazy even when she's sick. The Prefectural Court had previously trained Li Jianheng, but they gradually found no place to reprimand Li Jianting. In the eyes of these critical officials, this prince is the most like prince since Prince Yongyinian. Even Kong Qiu, who was very critical of her at first, stopped talking about her easily.
Xue Xiuzhuo didn't know what method he used to kill "Lingting" completely. Now there is only Li Jianting in this world.
The queen mother has always had a headache recently. The incense was still lit in the hall, but now Aunt Liuxiang has also put it out, and it smells uncomfortable. The white hair on her temples has increased, and old age is eroding this powerful person who has participated in the situation of the capital for 30 years. When she faces Li Jianting's young face, she feels more and more that she has more than enough power.
"Yesterday, when Han Cheng gave a performance, he still asked to send troops to Cizhou," Helianhou sat at the bottom and complained to the Queen Mother, "This flood has washed down on the Dragon King Temple, why is he still thinking about Zhongbo!"
The Empress Dowager was pinched by Aunt Liuxiang's shoulder, leaned on the couch, looked at Han Cheng's book, and said, "Shen Zechuan has conquered Fanzhou, and now he will use Duanzhou. There is a deep hatred for the murderer, so naturally you have to be afraid."
Helianhou didn't want to care about Han Cheng's personal hatred at all, and he was worried about another matter right now. After September last year, the pragmatic faction headed by Xue Xiuzhuo joined the Metropolitan Inspectorate to investigate the fields in Bacheng. This was to prepare for the re-measurement of the fields. It was also done in previous years, but it was just a pretense. When it's over, go back to the cabinet and come up with a number that everyone has negotiated, and you can fool the past.
However, this time Xue Xiuzhuo was obviously serious.
"In the early years, the Aijia told you to let the Zhuangzi below him calm down, but who did you listen to? How many people died from freezing last winter? Except for the three cities of Di, Jin, and Quan who were helping people from disasters, the rest were willing to be This tortoise." The queen mother threw the book on the small case, and Dongzhu in her ear shook with the voice, "What is Pan Lin doing to provoke Xue Xiuzhuo? Now Xue Yanqing and Cen Yu are going to join hands to check the accounts, the chance is not just given to Pan Lin. Sent!"
Helianhou married the Zhaoyue County Lord to Pan Lin's younger brother. Now they are grasshoppers on the same line as the Fei family. They are all important officials in the court, and they are prepared for this marriage, but who would have thought that this Pan Lin is a thorn!
Helianhou didn't dare to take responsibility for Pan Lin, but he couldn't let Pan Lin go on like this. Pan Lin is now stuck in the gap in the Ministry of Household's book, doing important tasks, but not clear, everyone is anxious, afraid that Pan Lin will be defeated in the battle between the two sides, and the Ministry of Household will be handed over to the poor family.
"Chengzhi is in a hurry, I don't know where he offended Xue Xiuzhuo," Helianhou pleaded like an ant on the stove, "But Pan Xiangjie and Pan Yi are both loyal to the Queen Mother, we Zhaoyue are also your favorites, With Miss San, that is—"
"Aijia sees that you have eaten the guts of a bear's heart and a leopard!" The queen mother interrupted him, even straightening her body, and scolded, "During the political disputes between the DPRK and China, you dare to lead to Nannan? The Aijia asked Zhaoyue to marry him. To Han Jiazi, if you refuse, you have to be greedy for the cheapness of the Pan family, and now that something happens, you have to take care of it yourself!"
The empress dowager is rarely so angry, the palace eunuchs in the hall and outside the palace all knelt down, all fell on the ground and held their breath. Helianhou didn't dare to sit, he hurriedly knelt down, walked forward on his knees, pumped himself a few times, and said, "The Queen Mother, calm down!"
"The third lady has already married Qidong," the queen mother said solemnly. "It's Qi Shiyu's eldest lady. She has a decent rank and makes people watch her when she speaks and does things. It has nothing to do with her about the occupation of the land by Zhuangzi under your command. Don't mention it again in the future. You are so old, do you still have to mourn for your tutor?"
"Yes, yes..." Helian Hou was not a daring person. Their direct descendants of the Fei family were only young Hou Ye Fei Shi and Zhaoyue County Master. Fei Shi was a fool all the time, and now he doesn't even have a serious official position. Therefore, Lian Hou hesitated in every possible way about the marriage of the Zhaoyue County Lord, but who knew it was still a matter of concern.
The Empress Dowager stood up, supported by Aunt Liuxiang, and stood beside Helian Hou. Marquis Helian is so old, he is also a noble, so kneeling like this is detrimental to his face. The queen mother calmed down a little and said, "You get up, what does it look like."
Helianhou followed and stood up, standing beside the queen mother with her hands tied, not daring to get too close.
The Empress Dowager raised her head slightly, followed the eaves of the palace to look at the bright and clean sky, thought for a moment, and said, "Fei Shi has reached his age too, and if he is not good at learning, then he will go to the military gate. There are so many vacancies in the eight major camps now, so let him be in it. Follow along and learn, don’t ask him to make achievements and build a career, you can set your temperament, and when you get your qualifications, you can naturally apply to the Ministry of War.”
Helianhou was pointed to a sad place by the Queen Mother, so he was a son like Fei Shi, who was raised in the backyard when he was young. He is still very stubborn, and he is close friends with Pan Lin. Now he refuses to even give Xue Xiuzhuo face.
Helianhou wet his eyes for a while, he lifted his sleeves to wipe away his tears, and said, "The queen mother is a kind mother in the world, and she has mercy on her. Wei Chen originally wanted him to go to the Eighth Camp, but his temper... alas!"
The queen mother was tired of Helianhou, she knew what Helianhou meant. The Eighth Battalion is no longer a splendid and fat police officer who only patrols the capital. It is next to Zhongbo, and it may be sent out to fight in the future. Helianhou is reluctant to let his son go in and give his life. He is afraid that Fei Shi will have three strengths and two weaknesses on the battlefield. I think the queen mother can get Fei Shi to go to the sixth department.
But now Qidu is no longer the world of noble families, and both internal and external troubles are imminent. Shen Zechuan didn't get rid of it, and in just half a year, he became the master of the blogger, and he was in trouble with Libei. Qi Zhuyin's side wrote a letter to Qidu repairing, and in April, he was going to use the army of blue mice. Xue Xiuzhuo pressed on again step by step, saying that it was a personal feud with Pan Lin, but the memorials for the impeachment were all real. It was true that the Eight Cities invaded and occupied civilian fields, and it was a tough battle after the spring investigation.
The situation has reached such a time, and Helianhou and the others still want to be alone, thinking about the little field in Zhuangzi, for fear of being copied.
The Empress Dowager recalled that in the year of Xian De, which Hua Siqian and Wei Huaigu were not capable officials? Today's Marquis Helian is a scumbag, Pan Xiangjie is a scumbag, and Han Cheng is a wolf's ambition, and the Queen Mother is exhausted from dealing with the cabinet.
"Xue Xiuzhuo investigated the fields in the eight cities to pave the way for the prince to ascend to the throne," the queen mother said with deep eyes, "now it's not the prince's turn... Go back and make it clear to Pan Xiangjie, before the snow melts, open the doors in Dan and Trent. Put the grain in the warehouse, clean up the account books under the hand, and return the unnecessary fields. Xue Xiuzhuo has not yet reached the point of covering the sky with one hand. If he wants to check, then let him check. "
Helianhou was startled and said, "If those account books fall into his hands, it will be difficult to turn over!"
The Queen Mother looked at Helianhou and said, "Pan Lin has been in the Ministry of Households for so long, and all the inspections and evaluations are good, and the people who are employed by him are also capable people. Xue Xiuzhuo wants to go to the court to do it, but he can't get around it. The account opening department, the field records over the years are kept in the household department, and the audit accounting book is also in charge of the household department. Pan Lin can avoid suspicion and ask him to assign a trustworthy person to go there. envoy."
Hou Helian thought for a while, and said, "Pan Lin has a man named Liang Maoshan, who was originally promoted by Emperor Tianchen in the Guangou case and received advice from Pan Lin. This man was an excellent inspector last year. He is also very famous in front of the Hanmen. His family is in the capital, and he has no background, so it is the most convenient to handle."
"As long as Mr. Pan makes it through this time," the Queen Mother said, "it will be very peaceful."
Since there is a problem with the fields in the eight cities, where can the Xue family's spring city be clean? When Xue Xiuzhuo dared to touch the land account of the eight cities, he was touching the family's soup. This matter was related to the future interests of the family, and the investigation of the land tax would definitely kill people. The queen mother asked Pan Lin to use Liang Luoshan to block the gap in Dancheng. As long as this matter does not move forward and the accounts are messed up, then she can attack Xue Xiuzhuo upwards, and turn her head to check their Xue family's Quancheng first.
The Empress Dowager plucked the bead hanging from her wrist and threw it on the couch in the dim light of the sun. The cigarettes in the Buddhist hall behind her are graceful, and the empress dowager is graceful. If it weren't for her white hair, she could hardly look old.