"I have high hopes for the two of you this time leading the troops." Zhao Li said, "I also hope that the two of you, brothers, can work together with one heart and one mind to accomplish what I want for me."
Chang County is rich in rice grains and iron and stone, which is really a trouble in the heart. Now that there is a shortage of food in the autumn harvest, and the granary in Changjun is also empty, he can just use the grain collected earlier to let these 10,000 people go to explore the reality of Changjun under the banner of practicing. If the king of Changjun is tough, he will find an excuse to attack Changjun. If he is soft, he will confiscate all the land of iron and stone, and use the hook of a strong army to fight.
You can't just sit back and watch Changjun grow stronger day by day. If he is forced to turn against him at that time, he may not be able to clean up the situation.
Mo Yuhou controlled the Sixth Department, so he named him a deputy general and transferred him out, so as to take the opportunity to rectify the Sixth Department, and Xiao Tianyi temporarily took over the management of the Sixth Department.
Ning Yuxuan cupped his hands and saluted: "I must live up to the grace of the Lord."
Zhao Li looked at him deeply, and when he swept his eyes, he found the same purple jade on Ning Mingjie's and Ning Yuxuan's waists.
He felt slightly relieved, the two of the Ning family were brothers after all, and Ning Mingjie was someone he trusted deeply, so Ning Yuxuan would naturally not abandon his elder brother. And it seems that the two brothers can wear the same jade pendant, so the relationship is naturally very good.
It's just that the matter of making Kang Yuan a concubine has to be done after they set off, and by the way, Ning Mingjie has to be compensated, otherwise even those who are loyal to him will have a rebellious heart.
Thinking about it, Zhao Li heaved a long sigh. I don't know how long Pengyue will be angry this time, but no matter what, he will always forgive him.
Before the completion of the Changjun Road, the emperor asked Ning Yuxuan to hand over some affairs first. It was a handover, but in fact it was a seizure of power. Mo Yuhou did not resist, except for the household department, the rest slowly let go.
So he spent a lot more time looking for Ji Man every day.
Ji Man is very busy. In the autumn harvest, he has to go to the countryside to collect grain with some tenants himself, and he also has to take advantage of the court's grain collection to try to collect more. Usually it was Changjun who transported grain to the capital for her, but now seeing the tense situation, she didn't need Zhao Zhe to tell her that she had to transport grain from the capital to Changjun.
Going to the countryside is definitely not a romantic thing. There are no large and beautiful rice fields as imagined, but the road is bumpy and muddy. Ji Man dare not wear any nice clothes.
It’s just that Uncle Ning also came along for some reason. Sitting in the carriage that was bumped like a trampoline, he was very calm and calm: “Why did you come in person? Isn’t there a very capable shopkeeper?”
Ji Man turned pale from being stunned and said, "It's because of his ability that he stays in the city to help me with great things. He will say that I abused the employees for such drudgery."
Ning Yuxuan snorted softly, and stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms, at least he didn't have to be bumped into the carriage.
"Master Hou, do you know what's trending in the capital recently?" Ji Man turned his head and looked at him seriously.
Ning Yuxuan hummed lightly, and put one hand across her waist, like a seat belt.
"Popularity is popular." Ji Man pointed to himself: "There are men all over the street who look more juicy than me, and I'm wearing a personal leather mask for nothing. There are also a few newly opened restaurants, which are said to be good business Very good, does Lord Hou know how it all started?"
Ning Yuxuan snorted coldly: "Who told you to pretend to be a man?"
Why didn't he know how it came about? Recently, the Secretary of the Household Department has stuffed a lot of young servants into his mansion.
Blame me? Ji Man rolled his eyes, and was strangled by him: "I just want to say that you should pay attention to the influence in the public, and you don't need to be too close to me."
When Ning Yuxuan heard the words, he seemed to think it made sense, so he nodded and let go of his hands.
The wheels of the carriage sank into a small stone pit, and was pulled up by the horse to continue walking. The carriage shook violently, Ji Man had no support, and hit his head against the carriage, causing pain in his temple.
Ning Yuxuan chuckled twice: "It's my own fault."
Ji Man sat aside, gripping the edge of the seat angrily. This person also made sarcastic remarks, I really don't know why he came here.
When they got off the car at the place, Ji Man took the list and went door-to-door to check, collect food and give money, and a group of guys behind helped carry it. Ning Yuxuan actually followed her all the time, dressed in a moon-white robe, not afraid of getting muddy.
Several peasant women couldn't move their eyes from looking at him, and reported the price to Ji Man as wrong. Ji Man angrily kept quiet when he saw too little, and reminded him to regain his senses when he saw too much. After a busy afternoon, he could hardly lift his feet at the end. up.
"Boss, let's transport the grain back first." The guy from the grain store said hello while sitting on the bullock cart.
Ji Man weakly let them go first, and turned his head to look at his carriage, feeling a pain in his buttocks.
"What are you rushing back to do?" Ning Yuxuan asked her with a smile, "Is there anything else you should be busy with?"
"It's gone." Ji Man rolled his eyes angrily: "But if you don't go back, do you want to spend the night in the countryside?"
Ning Yuxuan raised his eyebrows, and pointed to the cattle driveway outside a farmhouse: "Since we're not busy, it's okay for us to go back slowly."
Take an ox cart? Ji Man was dumbfounded. Although the ox cart was not so bumpy and would relieve a lot, it was very slow, right? It's late at night when we go back.
"Master, how about I trade the carriage for your ox cart?"
Before Jiman could nod his head, the man went directly to discuss with the farmer. In the end, the transaction was made at the price of exchanging a horse-drawn carriage for an ox-cart plus two taels of silver. Without asking her the master's wishes at all, he took her to hug some soft hay and spread it behind the ox-cart.
Ji Man hugged the hay angrily, this man's machismo really couldn't be changed.
But go to the ox cart, let the coachman continue to drive the ox cart, and go slowly on the road. Not only is it not so bumpy, but you can also see the autumn dusk in the sky, which is a good view.
"Does this make you feel comfortable?" Ning Yuxuan didn't care about his image at all, he was lying in the bullock cart with her in an expensive robe, and asked her looking at the sky.
"Yeah." Ji Man nodded.
After the autumn insect called twice, there was no sound, and the sky gradually darkened. Ji Man was shaken by this, and almost fell asleep. Until the person next to her asked her softly: "Is it true that you can't find the man you like in this place?"
Ji Man opened his eyes, and was at a loss for his sudden question.
"You said that you want to be a man who can repair Kongming lanterns, and who can repair brains." Ning Yuxuan pursed his lips, turned his head slightly, and said, "It's easy to do, but it's very difficult to be single-minded and only have you alone."
Jiman was even more confused. What are Kongming Lantern repairs and brain pads
But she understood the second half of the sentence. Is Ning Yuxuan trying to confess his love to her
Glancing at him sideways, Ji Man smiled and said: "It's really difficult, so I don't expect to find it. If I can't go back in this lifetime, then after I finish what I want to do, I will find a place to live in seclusion. "
"Where are you going to live in seclusion?" Ning Yuxuan frowned slightly. It's been so long, and she still says she can't find it...
"Find a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, where you can watch the sunset and sunrise, and there is no place where bureaucrats oppress." Ji Man said casually: "Actually, when I was reading a book, I was very envious of the kind of hero who can abandon the country and go back to seclusion for the sake of the heroine. But now that it’s really here, I finally understand that it’s impossible.”
"Once ascended to a high position, how many people can be willing to be ordinary again? The love in the ordinary is not so vigorous, who can guarantee that the other party will not change their hearts? Just like those who jump off the building, when they jump, they may be courageous I don’t think I’ll ever look back, but if the building is higher, give them some time to think about their whereabouts, and they will regret it.”
The same goes for feelings.
Ning Yuxuan seemed to understand but half understood, but leaned his head lightly against her, watching the sunset in the sky turn into night, the stars twinkling, and the surroundings were peaceful.
"Do you still hate me?" Ning Yuxuan asked after a long time.
Ji Man thought about it, she hated him quite a bit at the beginning, and thought of a hundred ways to get revenge on him. But when I came to the capital, I knew that he was a good father and had been taken care of by him. After a long time, the hatred in my heart gradually became less intense than it was at the beginning.
No wonder Gou Jian has to taste the gall every day. As time goes by, many things become easy to be forgiven.
It's just that she still doesn't underestimate what she deserves, but his name is no longer on the list of people who should be killed.
"Master Hou thinks too much." Ji Man said with a smile: "The relationship between Master Hou and me has already ended because of that letter of divorce. I don't hate Master Hou."
Ning Yuxuan propped himself up slightly, and there was some light in his eyes.
"It's just that it's nothing to do with it." Ji Man added, closing his eyes slightly: "Now Lord Hou is completely loyal to the new emperor, but I'm still burdened with a blood feud. The way is different, so it's not collusion."
She could forgive him, but it was impossible to forgive Zhao Li who let her watch the Nie family die.
Those eyes dimmed suddenly, just now they seemed to be filled with stars, but upon hearing her words, it was as if it rained suddenly and the stars disappeared.
Mo Yuhou smiled wryly, and twisted a lock of her hair in a hoarse voice: "Why are you so heartless?"
"Didn't you learn from Lord Hou?" Ji Man stopped talking.
The bullock cart was walking slowly, and Ning Yuxuan quietly watched her face motionless.
Saying that she committed the crime herself, who is the one who committed the crime herself
After only a few days in the capital, Ji Man received a letter from the Changjun King, who really wanted her to collect grain and slowly raise the price of grain in the capital.
This year's harvest was already in short supply, and the imperial court had confiscated a large amount of grain for military drills. There had long been complaints among the people. Ji Man raised the price of grain, and many people couldn't afford to eat, and there were many complaints.
The imperial court had no choice but to release some of the grain, and Ji Man ate it all and shipped it to Changjun. The price of grain in the capital did not improve at all.
However, the emperor didn't care about what the people said, and still asked Ning Mingjie to lead his troops to Changjun at the end of the year.