Luo Huaiyuan's recent small actions are too many, inevitably fall into Yan Yan's eyes.
Now Luo Huaiyuan doesn't hide Yan Yan about many things. Although she didn't ask in detail, she also has a general idea of what the man wants to do.
Yan Yan really couldn't understand why Luo Huaiyuan thought of working hard on King Jing's side, because from any level, King Jing had no advantage.
But Yan Yan really doesn't understand the matter of the court, she can only see some clues from the increasingly low-key behavior of the government of the town in recent years. Another thing is Yan Mo.
Yan Mo had passed the exam two years earlier, but he did not quit the exam in a hurry, but fell silent. He stayed at home with nothing to do all day, and occasionally discussed poetry with friends he could talk to. Recently, I have suddenly made the decision to go out for a walk. I just sent a letter to Yan Yan, and the letter said that if I go to Fuzhou for a walk, it will be regarded as a study tour.
Study Tour
There are too many people in the Shen family who like to go out to study and travel. Luo Huaiyuan also gave an explanation to Yan Mo who could end up but did not end up. The timing was not right.
So when is the right time? Nobody knows.
Yan Yan was indignant, but Luo Huaiyuan comforted her and said that it had been a few years.
Knowing that her younger brother will be leaving Beijing after the new year, Yan Yan is very concerned about it, and Guangxin wrote a thick pile, not to mention all kinds of food, drink, and play. Shen Yiyao prepared a New Year's gift and transported several trucks to Beijing.
Luo Huaiyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, saying that Yan Yan didn't need to worry so much. Shen Qi, Shen Xuan, and Chen Yan are all in Fuzhou. Yan Mo is fine to walk sideways when he goes there. Isn't it a joke that you let him take so many things out? Of course, he was also a little jealous, thinking that when he went out, his daughter-in-law was not so worried about him.
Yan Yan is too lazy to argue with him, can that be the same? Luo Huaiyuan was a man who went to Fuzhou, where pirates were inundated at the age of twelve. But A Mo couldn't compare with him. In Yan Yan's mind, A Mo was still the weak little brother who needed someone to support him.
Hearing this, Luo Huaiyuan rolled his eyes.
Really concerned about chaos! Is Yan Mo weak and in need of someone to take care of him? Well, from the outside, it is true, but Luo Huaiyuan, who has been paying attention to his brother-in-law over the years, knows that his brother-in-law is actually a black belly who is used to pretending. Therefore, sometimes a person's appearance is also an advantage, and having a seemingly innocent and weak face is also an advantage.
Yan Mo, who was far away in the capital, naturally did not feel Luo Huaiyuan's resentment.
He was having a headache for a while, since he said he wanted to go out for a walk, even if he chose Fuzhou, which reassured his mother the most, it did not dispel Shen Yiyao's worries about him.
After Shen Yiyao remarried, Yan Mo lived in the Qi Mansion and the Zhen Guo Gong Mansion, most of whom lived in the Zhen Guo Gong Mansion. After this incident, Shen Yiyao forced Yan Mo to take him to Qi Mansion, surrounded Yan Mo with his mother's love every day, and all kinds of worries caused Yan Mo to go crazy.
Yan Mo couldn't handle his mother, so he could only ask his stepfather Qi Ran for help. Fortunately, the two used to be very good partners. Yan Mo explained in front, and Qi Ran was relieved in the back, which gradually dispelled the worries in Shen Yiyao's heart.
In the blink of an eye, it's New Year's Eve.
Every time the New Year is approaching, it is the time when the King of Jin is most proud. Because Emperor Xi has been in poor health for the past six months, King Jin relied on his fief to be close to the capital, and filial piety came up every three or five years. All kinds of rare treasures, delicacies of mountains and seas, and rare medicinal materials are sent to Beijing in turn, one by one, one by one, and one by one, blinding people's eyes.
Repaying the favor, with such a filial son, Emperor Xi naturally wanted to give the other side a face, and he repeatedly summoned the King of Jin to return to the capital.
Fortunately, Luo Huai was far away in Yunzhou, and what happened in the capital was extremely far away from him. All he had to do was watch, what to do with the rest. He has a beloved daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, and it is the happiest thing for his family to be together, so why envy others for teasing dogs.
It's just that what Emperor Xi has done recently is really puzzling, and Luo Huaiyuan can't figure it out after thinking about it. Because judging from the current situation, it seems that he is gradually losing control. Could it be that his cheap dad finally made up his mind, is it still what he wants to prepare
In fact, removing the dark side of King Jin's character, on the surface, King Jin is indeed more suitable for inheriting the lineage than the prince. Due to the limitation of his ability in his previous life, Luo Huaiyuan did not really understand how the King of Jin obtained the great treasure. But judging from the situation at the time, Emperor Xi died suddenly, and the crown prince succeeded at the moment. The vassal king was called back to Beijing for his funeral, but the news of King Yun was deliberately delayed, including King Jing.
When the two received the news of Emperor Xi's death and were about to return to Beijing for the funeral, the winner was already decided in Beijing. The crown prince was charged with conspiracy to murder his father, and it happened that the King of Jin in Beijing cleared his side and obtained the imperial edict, and since then he has become the next emperor of Daxi.
Of course, this is the truth laid out for the world to see. No one knows what the real truth is, probably only the family of the prince and the king of Jin can know.
Luo Huaiyuan found a lot of secrets in Jingzhou, but it was like playing hide and seek with King Jing.
As Luo Huaiyuan's confidant, Li Wei, the commander of the bodyguard, expressed his deep sympathy to King Jing.
Who is this provoking to provoke who, to provoke such a limitless person!
Li Wei had been with Luo Huaiyuan for a long time, so he naturally understood the temperament of this master. It was obviously a very serious thing, but letting him do it was always full of indecent taste. And you can't accuse him of doing anything wrong, just like this time, Luo Huaiyuan said very righteously that he did it just to test the other party's character.
Well, King Jing has always been a little transparent. He was transparent when he was in the palace, and he was still transparent when he went to the fief. Like King Yun, he was extremely unpopular with Emperor Xi, and he had never given any reward in the capital since the vassal, let alone being recalled to Beijing. And he is low-key and taciturn. From the surface information, he is a person who is not good at words and extremely boring. The only thing that can make people look at him is that he works very hard.
He really worked hard. Li Wei felt that if his master worked so hard, he probably wouldn't think about cooperating with others at this moment, but would go directly to the two places of the prince and the king of Jin himself.
It's a pity, who told him to put on a master with no ambition
Such a lackluster person without any hobbies and interests is really not good at figuring out his character. Is this the only way to test out the other person's character? Li Wei expressed doubts.
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Luo Huaiyuan was having a lot of fun here, and the people in Jingzhou were about to be driven crazy by him.
Without him, it's because there is an out-of-tune person who seems to be in trouble with them recently.
When King Jing returned from his rebirth, he made up his mind that he would not repeat the same mistakes.
He thought hard for a long time, reviewed himself, and found that he was no better than others. Just like in his previous life, he faced the indifference of Beijing, the barren fiefs, and the embarrassing economic situation. The days are not as well-off as a petty official.
Fortunately, with the experience of the previous life, these King Jing can be at ease. The hardest time has passed, and everyone has died once, so what can't pass.
It's as if Luo Huaiyuan and King Jing got on top of each other and teased him, you are really a hard-working little bee. Luo Jing didn't understand that this sentence actually contained the taste of teasing, but from all his experiences, he was really hardworking. There is no shortcut to take, so just do it step by step, take it slowly, and you can always accumulate less and become a tower.
The fiefs were barren, so he thought broadly to discover various products suitable for local cultivation. When his wallet was not rich, he expanded his ideas and ordered his people to go into business and attract money.
Luo Jing, because of his childhood experiences and his own mute illness, is actually an outsider who does not touch any dust. For many things, including managing fiefs, dealing with people, and dealing with subordinates, he is a blank slate. He is not as witty, clever, and crooked as Luo Huaiyuan. He can only enrich himself little by little, and paint various colors on his whiteboard little by little.
Abandon all distractions, do everything for the same purpose—
Become stronger.
keep getting stronger.
Strong enough not to repeat the mistakes of the previous life.
Such a person is actually quite scary, because he has the perseverance and determination that ordinary people do not have, and is focused enough. He possesses the spirit of Yu Gong, and he knows that he cannot do it, even if he can't see hope, he is still doing it little by little. Until one day, the mountains were overturned.
The advantage of the feudal lord is that the fief is his own. Although there are various binding contracts, he can always bypass it and secretly do something he wants to do.
To move that kind of mind, you need nothing more than two things, money and manpower. Money is easy to explain, it is enough to support the foundation of this stall, and manpower can be interpreted as human connections or military strength.
Why is the prince so afraid of the King Jin family? It's nothing more than because Jinzhou and Qizhou are strong and strong, although the military power in the two places is still allocated by the imperial court on the surface, not to mention whether the guard commander who is in charge of military power has already surrendered, such a large border hides tens of thousands of private soldiers. , does not seem to be difficult.
This is a consensus, and all the vassal kings who have moved their minds are doing this, including King Jing.
There are several uninhabited places in Jingzhou, where King Jing's private soldiers are hidden. It is a pity that these places have been frequently harassed recently, and their behavior is extremely bad and outrageous.
The other party didn't do anything else, just sent a few crappy spies, who frequently appeared in the vicinity with suspicious behavior. Since it is a place where private soldiers are practiced, it is naturally not known to outsiders, so it is not to catch one.
These spies are clumsy, and they should have professional skills that are completely inadequate, and they lack the qualities that a spies should have.
What qualities should a scout possess
That is, they can't be caught, and even if they are caught, they can't ask people what they want from their own mouths. Many people will kill themselves as soon as they are caught in order to keep their secrets.
But these spies have extremely poor conduct, and are extremely greedy for life and fear of death. Almost before they were punished, they explained everything and gave their masters a clean confession.
Their master pointed at one person—
Cloud King.
Could it be someone framed it
The answer is too easy and always makes people doubt.
Because of the relationship with King Yun, the people below did not dare to make decisions privately, and they all reported it.
When the news was delivered to King Jing, King Jing was silent for a long time.
"Look again." This was King Jing's reply.
Two very patient people played like this. One was always happy to send crappy spies here to test the other party's bottom line, the other was motionless and didn't respond on the surface, but in private, he had ordered his subordinates to start moving quietly and slowly.
This kind of game is not interesting if you play too much, and soon Yunzhou gave a signal to make an appointment to meet.
What are you meeting for
In fact, the message given by King Yun is very obvious. First, I know what you have done, and I have figured out your details. Second, I have no ill will.
In this case, the meeting must be to discuss related matters.
Although King Jing is calm, his key points have been pinched, so King Yun made a request to meet, but he could not refuse, and he himself wanted to find out what the other party meant.
It is imperative to meet, but where
You must know that one is in Jingzhou and the other is in Yunzhou. Although they live next to each other, they belong to different regions after all. Whether the vassal king has an edict not to leave the fiefdom, and the regulations that the vassal king must not have private views, although everyone abides by it on the surface, only the family knows whether it is private or not.
But the two have never had friendship before, so who can trust the other
As the passive party, King Jing's confidants and staff advised him not to take risks easily, because King Yun's servant was unknown, and who knew whether he was malicious or not.
On the other side, Yan Yan also insisted that Luo Huaiyuan could not go to Jingzhou, who knows if it is a wolf's nest there!
People's hearts are separated from each other, if the other party deliberately retaliates, what awaits their family will be doomed. Luo Huaiyuan reassured her that the fifth man wouldn't, but Yan Yan asked why he couldn't, but Luo Huaiyuan couldn't answer. It can't be said that three years old look older than seven years old. The fifth one was a little sheep in his last life. Although he has evolved from a little sheep in this life, he can't go anywhere. Especially since he has something to ask for, the posture that he should show needs to be shown.
You must know that the cooperation is only the beginning, and there are a series of things that follow. If the fifth child finally gets that position, how to get along is also a matter of knowledge. Since it is necessary to work hard, it is better to do it from the beginning. Disgusting people.
It's just that when women start to dig into the horns, many truths don't make sense. Especially as Yan Mo left the capital for Fuzhou, Yan Yan became even more nervous. This subconscious worry has accumulated little by little, and even if she can't see the clue, she can realize the seriousness of it.
No way, Luo Huaiyuan could only act privately.
After negotiating with there, we chose a place within Jingzhou but close to the border of Yunzhou to meet.
The meeting went very smoothly.
Luo Huaiyuan was a very single person, and as soon as he came up, he showed his attitude of seeking cooperation, but King Jing also put down his doubts.
In fact, it is conceivable that the two of them are in the same situation. They struggled to survive since childhood. Most of them understand each other's ideas, but they are just trying to find a way to survive.
After the meeting, they said goodbye in a hurry and returned to their respective places.
Since Luo Huaiyuan had crossed the border, the distance was naturally farther, and it would take two or three days to return quickly. He arranged it before he left the house, and he didn't know if he could hide it from Yan Yan. Luo Huaiyuan didn't mean to deceive Yan Yan, but it just couldn't make sense and had to do it, so he had to be executed first.
Sure enough, when he went back, he faced low air pressure. Fortunately, Luo Huaiyuan still had a way to deal with Yan Yan, and the husband and wife didn't have any conflicts. Yan Yan was also worried. Seeing her husband came back safely, there was nothing else to do except to vent the panic in her heart.
After reaching the intention of cooperation, how to proceed is also a matter worth discussing.
To change Luo Huaiyuan's temperament, he naturally threw the useful handful in his hand to King Jing, and left himself alone. But sometimes, this kind of thought can only be thought about, but it is necessary to be cautious when doing it.
After several exchanges, the two sides also revealed some bottom lines to each other.
Luo Huaiyuan slowly shared the intelligence network in Jinzhou and Qizhou with King Jing, which was exactly what King Jing needed. In return, King Jing also told Luo Huaiyuan the biggest secret in his hand—
Emperor Xi didn't have much time left.
Luo Huaiyuan was surprised to hear the news, because according to the trajectory of his previous life, Emperor Xi's death was four years later. But saying this, it is also right why the King of Jin returns to Beijing so frequently. In the last life, when Emperor Xi was dying, the King of Jin returned to the capital very frequently, and stayed in the capital for various reasons.
King Jing gave a very vague idea of how much time Emperor Xi had left, about two years.
As for why King Jing knew about this, he didn't mention it himself, nor did Luo Huaiyuan ask. Everyone has their own trump cards, and so does he.
However, because of this incident, Luo Huaiyuan had more confidence in King Jing, and some of the dark lines he laid in Beijing were handed over to the other party one after another.
In fact, Emperor Xi's body has long since died, and the fainting at that time was just the beginning.
In everyone's memory, there was a time when Emperor Xi was obsessed with the way of alchemy. It's just that everyone seems to have forgotten that alchemy was actually more popular at the time of the emperor.
Maybe it was because he wanted to please the present, or because he wanted to become a Taoist immortal. At that time, the emperor's alchemy practice was very popular in the capital. For a time, the limelight of Taoism overshadowed Buddhism.
The dragon body of the late emperor was always bad, and the emperor always cherished his life. Since ancient times, there have been many emperors who seek longevity, and there are countless emperors who are addicted to the way of alchemy. Because of the unhealthy dragon body, the late emperor seemed to be particularly obsessed with these, and the palace kept many alchemists who were specially responsible for alchemy for him.
At that time, Emperor Xi was still the crown prince. Because the empress dowager favored his two younger brothers, he was afraid that his position would be unstable. At that time, Emperor Xi had put a lot of effort into the emperor. For example, taking time to accompany the late emperor to listen to the Taoist alchemy, naturally, he was also rewarded with a panacea by the late emperor, and the young emperor Xi received the reward.
It can be said that the late emperor has always loved the empress dowager first, and the reason why Emperor Xi has been able to maintain the position of the prince is only due to the preference of the late emperor. Everyone has a preference, and Emperor Xi chose to do what he liked. Of the three direct sons in the heart of the late emperor, this eldest son was quite his favorite.
Don't mention it, after the death of the late emperor, Emperor Xi won the great treasure after a lot of setbacks.
It stands to reason that he should expel the alchemists and eliminate the unhealthy trends in the palace. I don’t know what kind of mentality it is from. It may be that the elixir does have magical effects, and there is no harm in it, but Emperor Xi has always kept taking the elixir. , but not as flamboyant as the previous emperor, but everyone in the palace knew that Emperor Xi was so used to it.
At that time, Emperor Xi didn't know that medicinal pills were actually harmful.
At that time, he was in a difficult situation. The court was unstable before, the queen mother was in trouble, and there were two brothers with the same mother. He needed to do too much. When people are low in energy, taking medicine pills can keep him in a state of energy.
After that, after clearing all obstacles, it was found that the dragon body was abnormal, but it was too late, and a large amount of erysipelas had already accumulated in the body of Emperor Xi.
After destroying the medicinal herbs and expelling the alchemists, Emperor Xi suddenly stopped being obsessed with the way of alchemy.
Of course, this is only a superficial situation. In secret, Emperor Xi has often sought out famous doctors to nurse his dragon body, but the harm has already been done. Because the medicine pill overdrawn its roots, Emperor Xi's dragon body has long since become an empty shell. The reason why it can be maintained all the time is that the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital has been carefully serving and taking care of it.
That time when he fainted, the long-standing backlog of physical problems broke out overnight. Although he was suppressed by the superb medical skills of the imperial physician, Emperor Xi knew that his life was not long, and the imperial physician gave a conclusion in a few years.
Emperor Xi didn't react at the time, but he killed a lot of imperial physicians afterwards. Some imperial physicians who knew his physical condition were all slaughtered, and there was only one imperial physician Zhou who was taciturn but with superb medical skills.
Emperor Xi's physical problems were thus concealed.
He thought he was in control of the universe, but how did he know that none of the sons who had been driven by him was simple. The secret battle between the thrones started in full swing as early as when his physical problems broke out.