Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 381 5.63 Princess Yongchang: So you are really good at this
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5.63 Ambitious people fishing in troubled waters

In the afternoon of that day, there was a small mountain villa near Tiekan Temple in the Xishan area of ​​the capital.

"General Zhou!" was a familiar yet unfamiliar call. A beautiful young woman stood in front of Zhou Yang with a smile, but found that he was looking to the side in embarrassment.

"Remember?" Princess Yongchang smiled sarcastically, "What did you promise me back then? If I hadn't taken good care of you, you would have forgotten that there was a poor person waiting for you to rescue me. I'm not in vain. I’m busy, a lot of news comes from her, so I’m taking care of both sides, but I don’t know what you, General Zhou, should say?”

The beautiful young woman in front of me is naturally Qin Keqing. Unfortunately, she has not been in contact with her since she left the capital. Fortunately, the more than 20 female escorts arranged for her at the beginning protected her very thoroughly. Otherwise, the tragedy in the original work may have happened. , and considering the more prominent strength of King Yi Zhong now, it may be much earlier.

"Princess, my subordinates are leaving first!" "Professional driver" Dongfang Qianhu saw the destination arrived, and immediately bowed and said, "It happens that the matter has not been completely resolved, and Commander Qiu needs to make arrangements there."

"Okay, you go and do your work. You don't have to come to pick me up today." Princess Yongchang turned her head and gave someone a roll of her eyes, and carried Qin Keqing, who was already blooming with flowers, into the inner room.

"Dongfang, you just don't want to be with me—" Zhou Yang hurried up and grabbed Dongfang Bing, who was about to get on his horse, "Since Qiu Liang has already participated, is it possible that he can still withdraw? Find a time. "

"It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I don't want to be with others all the time!" Dongfang Bing glared at someone angrily, causing his expression to freeze, and then his tone softened, "Ziyang, please deal with this first. We have to do it one by one. Anyway, there will be plenty of time for us by the end of the year. When the princess's matter is settled this time, do you still remember what I said at the beginning that I would continue the incense for the Dongfang family?"

"Dongfang——" Zhou Yang sighed, picked up the girl and gave her a long kiss before helping her get on the horse, "Be careful!"

Dongfang Bing nodded with a smile and rode out of the villa.

"Are you disliked again?" As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Yang saw the sarcastic look in Princess Yongchang's eyes. Fortunately, she didn't have time to lose her temper. "Although you are a cruel person who is not very reliable, the solution you left for Ke Qing was indeed solved." Although I have known for a long time that Jia Zhen is unreliable, I never thought that he could reach this point."

"But Qing, this" Zhou Yang looked at the other beauty next to him with a wry smile.

"General Zhou is busy with official duties, I understand." Qin Keqing said, "I understand", but her pretty face was already full of flowers, "I would also like to thank the more than 20 sisters who Zhao helped to find, I can be able to do it in Ningguo Mansion." To keep our innocence, we all rely on the help of these sisters. The current situation in that mansion is probably beyond the imagination of General Zhou."

"What could be possible is unimaginable." Qin Keqing was ashamed to say it. Princess Yongchang was not so reserved. "Ziyang got a lot of benefits for Jia Rong at the beginning. Now he also holds the title of Thousand Households in the Fifth Military Camp. It's not bad. If your colleague is only in Ningguo Mansion, he is probably better than the watchdog in that mansion."

"That's not surprising to me." Zhou Yang shook his head. He really didn't understand Jia Zhen's behavior. When he first came to this world, he looked pretty good. At that time, Zhou Yang thought that he and Jia Lian were similar, just playing around. He is serious and has a bottom line. Although he has a lot of dandy problems, he can still get by.

But after getting to know her repeatedly over the past two years, he had no choice but to discover that Jia Zhen was purely "mud" in the literal sense. She had no eyesight and no bottom line. All she saw in her eyes was women. For these two things, what could he do? Regardless, even taking sides was speechless. At least in the entire capital, he was the only Wu Xun who openly interacted with Prince Yizhong.

"Please rest assured, General. I have never left Huifang Garden in Ningguo Mansion since what happened at the beginning. On weekdays, I only stay in Tianxiang Tower, with sisters who are guarding me twelve hours a day, and Jia Zhen Father and son will never have any contact again." Qin Keqing stood up and bowed gently, but the words he said made someone even more embarrassed.

"Okay, let's talk about your matters when you have time." Princess Yongchang waved her hand impatiently, and then said to Zhou Yang, "My nephew is indeed not simple. He has done a lot of good things in Beijing these days. Although the big movement was caused by the emperor's father, it did bring a lot of trouble to the emperor's brother.

But Qing hasn't had any trouble from him these days. Maybe he really doesn't want his sister to be sad, maybe he doesn't like women, but just in case, I still bought this villa, so that she can Staying here, the guards no longer rely on the same manpower as before, I have other arrangements. "

"Thank you princess!" Zhou Yang sighed softly, stood up and bowed to His Highness Yongchang. "Come out with me." Princess Yongchang nodded lightly to Qin Keqing, turned around and pulled Zhou Yang to the small garden behind, "You may have understood some things these days, but there must be a big gap. Today, I have Sora, I just want to tell you something so that you don’t get blindfolded by something again.

At present, the largest military strength in Beijing is still the three battalions of [-] troops, and then there are several large battalions in the surrounding areas. These soldiers and horses are all controlled by the noble lineage, but they did not say much about what happened in Beijing. Brother Huang also tried several times, but he didn't get any response, so he could only put it on hold temporarily. It just so happened that I mentioned your matter, and finally the current situation emerged. "

"Princess, your Majesty, are you interested in Wu Xun?" Zhou Yang thought of the four princes and eight princes in the original work who were basically empty.

"That's not the case. In fact, what they are doing now is the true duty of a minister." Princess Yongchang shook her head and did not pay attention to these problems. "Although they did not respond to the imperial brother's solicitation, they still maintained a relationship with their father. Distance, since the beginning of this year, except for the blind old lady in Rongguo Mansion, not even the female relatives of other families have entered the Dragon Head Palace."

Zhou Yang was confused again. It stands to reason that if a general with a heavy army really loses power, the reason must be something earth-shattering. But now that the situation in the capital has become extremely intense and almost at the point of desperation, they still choose neutrality. Then There shouldn't be an irreversible accident, but in the original work, they lost ground!

"Princess, it stands to reason that even without me, Your Majesty should not have to worry. Although the Royal Guards are not easy to move, Your Majesty still controls the Jinyi Army, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and the Dragon Guards in the palace. Prince Yizhong has no hope with the hundreds of dead soldiers, but now," Zhou Yang asked in confusion.

"Too nervous?" Princess Yongchang smiled lightly, "In fact, the problem of the imperial court has never been the imperial court itself, but the ambitious people who fish in troubled waters. No matter how capable my nephew is, he cannot be more powerful than the emperor in Beijing. Brother, even if I add my father, it won’t work, but just as I want to take the opportunity to solve some problems, the other families must be honest?"

"Where are the civil servants?" Zhou Yang frowned. He had not heard any news from there these days.

"More than that, although these poor people have good words, they never take action when they really want to." Princess Yongchang shook her head, "You were in Jiangnan a few days ago, but you completely offended the forces there, and you were helping Lin Ruhai with things. , he is the emperor's brother's absolute confidant, so it is natural for those people to "

"They fell to the Supreme Emperor." Zhou Yang understood. "The foundation of the civil servants is Jiangnan. There is no problem in connecting with them, but it is still wrong. These people are not fools. They cannot be tied to the Supreme Emperor unless they can find A new—well, the second prince?"

"Do you know why I arranged those means?" Princess Yongchang said lightly, "Although the two sides are not really connected, they have formed a tacit understanding. This is what the emperor and I are really worried about. As for my nephew Son, it’s actually just a fuse, if the two sides are detonated, the entire capital will be blown up!”

"Do we need to deal with them in advance?" Zhou Yang's brows slowly relaxed, but his tone was extremely cold.

Salt merchants, aristocratic families, big merchants, and big landowners were the main components of Jiangnan power. They eventually formed a core area that accounted for nearly one-third of the entire Zhou Dynasty's tax revenue, and also led to the huge southern gentry power in the court. Compared to them, the North could only be at a disadvantage in the court. In the end, it was able to stand firm. In fact, it had to thank Wu Xun for attracting pressure.

But they have a fatal weakness, that is, they have no military power. Although the Great Zhou Dynasty said that it was the Ming Dynasty, the founding nobles still occupy most of the resources. Although the civil servants have always been called "Qinggui" or "Qingliu", in fact, even the "only" He didn't even say "highly educated", let alone directly control the army like the previous Ming Dynasty civil servants. If they conduct a surprise attack in Jiangnan, the local forces will definitely die.

"It's difficult to handle." Princess Yongchang shook her head, "Those poor people have only been playing tricks in private so far, and they have no clues. If they do it directly, it would really go against the rules; moreover, Jiangnan has just experienced After a storm, the overall situation is relatively stable, but if we continue to use weapons, I'm afraid it will be very difficult - let's do this for now!"

Zhou Yang opened his mouth, but still didn't say it. In fact, he wanted to get permission from Emperor Yonghe to let the Xue family take action in Jiangnan. This would just bring the power of the East China Sea to the forefront, and then later apply for canonization in the name of "vassal". Both sides are justified. The problem is that their side has just revealed a large number of guns and artillery. If the Xue family takes the lead again, it may have the opposite effect.

"Okay, I still have something to do, my niece, you can figure it out on your own." Since there is no way for now, let's move forward slowly. Princess Yongchang has never been someone who gets entangled in small details. "It just so happens that Dongfang Things on the side should be almost done, I’ll go right away——”

"My princess, I'd better ask you to do me a favor." Zhou Yang quickly took the highness in his arms and half dragged and half carried her into the bedroom, "But I'm sorry for her, so now I can only ask you, my aunt, to work hard for you." .”

"Zhou Ziyang, it turns out you are really good at this -"

(End of this chapter)