The devil is coming

Chapter 548 What a mess
Lu Mansion;
The carriage from the palace went straight into the palace from the back door.
The reason why I don’t go through the front door is because the front door welcomes guests;
The family can enter through the back door, and the carriage can be used to enter the back house.
It was two women who went back to their parents' home to visit their relatives.
One is the "daughter" here, and the other is the maid raised by the old lady.
It stands to reason that when the princess comes, the etiquette must not be abolished. Just like when Queen Tian returned to the Tian family to visit her, everyone in the Tian family had to kneel down to greet her.
But that was for a marriage visit, and this time, it was just an ordinary move.
Besides, rules are always for those who need to follow them;
As the nanny of Emperor Yan, Mrs. Fengxin has a respected status, so she doesn't need to pay attention to these things.
Lingxiang was very happy when she returned to the Lu family. She had been born and raised here and was very familiar with every plant and tree here.
After getting off the carriage, she personally helped He Sisi get off the carriage.
Xiaoliuzi's inner house was quiet. After taking her in, she became the "aunt", and there were actually only two women in the mansion.
Before becoming a dowry maid, Mrs. Fengxin had beaten her to let her know the proper etiquette. The most important thing was that He Sisi was not allowed to go to Sixth Brother's bed before he gave birth to an heir.
When she was pregnant, He Sisi deliberately arranged a match. After all, women in this era still think of their husband as their top priority. She was physically inconvenient, but how could she leave her husband unattended at night?
This is not in line with etiquette. If word spreads, you will also get the reputation of being jealous.
Ji Laoliu didn't care. Lingxiang was from Mrs. Fengxin's house and would have to sleep sooner or later.
At this point, Ji Laoliu is much more open-minded than his good friend Uncle Zheng. After all, the woman is his, and if he eats it, he can eat it. How can he be like Uncle Zheng, who has to deal with such chores? Just like "Pilgrimage", it's pretentious.
But Lingxiang kept refusing, either because she was menstruating, or by saying that she occasionally felt cold. In short, she waited until Ji Chuanye was born, and after He Sisi recovered and served Ji Laoliu, Lingxiang did not refuse anymore and went to bed. Ji Laoliu's bed.
The title had not been banned yet. Ji Laoliu said there was no rush and he would report it later when she was pregnant.
Lingxiang was not annoyed by this. In the back house of the mansion, He Sisi was the eldest wife, and she, the aunt, was the second in line;
Secondly, she was essentially a slave, and everything depended on mother and son.
Life in the palace was actually very comfortable, and she was very satisfied with it.
A woman has to get married after all, and the life she is living right now is as good as she can imagine. It feels like nothing could be better than this.
Therefore,
She didn't want to let the good days slip away.
After helping He Sisi out of the carriage, Ling Xiang couldn't help but feel a sense of courage as she looked at the Buddhist hall in front of her.
Both men and women live under one roof called "home".
Although the men are supporting the facade, if the facade collapses, the women inside will actually end up worse than the men.
Therefore, no matter what, this facade cannot collapse, it must not.
He Sisi reached out and patted the back of Ling Xiang's hand. She could feel that Ling Xiang's hand was a little tight.
Lingxiang smiled and let go.
Behind him, a nun lifted Chuanye out of the carriage.
At the door of the Buddhist hall, there was a girl waiting there. Her name was Lu Yi, she was Lu Bing's daughter and the old lady's granddaughter.
"Greetings to the princess, Princess Fukang."
"Hello, sister." He Sisi reached out, took out a purse from her cuff, opened the bag, and carefully took out a gold coin from it.
Caravans traveled to and from the desert, and some gold coins were passed around. They were said to be made in the country to the west of the desert, with a woman wearing a crown printed on them.
The shape is quite exquisite and can be used as an ornament.
Of course, it is difficult for Easterners to understand that this "female chicken Si Chen" behavior can be so upright.
Since ancient times, it is not that countries have never had queens in power. Often when the ruler is in doubt, the queen mother and her relatives will become a force that cannot be ignored in the court. However, there is really no woman who can show her face and completely rule the world.
Common people don't have much use for gold on weekdays, but as a way to communicate with powerful people, it seems a bit tacky to give gold as a gift. However, this gold coin is beautifully carved, so it is a wonderful thing.
"Thank you, Princess, for the reward." Lu Yi held the gold coin and couldn't put it down.
"Hmph." Lingxiang coughed twice.
Only then did Lu Yi realize what she said, and laughed and cursed: "Ouch, sister Xiang'er, are you asking A Yi to salute you?"
"Come on, wait."
Lingxiang smiled.
Lu Yi often accompanies the old lady and has an excellent relationship with Ling Xiang. The two of them can talk more freely.
"Grandma is waiting inside." Lu Yi smiled.
Behind the coffee table in the side hall of the Buddhist hall, the old lady was waiting quietly with Buddhist beads in her hand. When He Sisi and Ling Xiang walked in, a smile appeared on her face.
She noticed that there was no depression in Lingxiang's eyebrows. It was obvious that her life in the palace was easy and smooth.
This girl grew up beside him and was trained by him, and she developed a weak-looking but strong-willed character.
The old lady has lived in the Lu Mansion for so many years, and has never seen any spices in the mansion, so she knows that Ling Xiang is essentially the embryo of a good palace fighter.
But no one is born to like fighting. Who doesn’t like to live happily?
One leaf knows autumn,
A man who is unstable at home does not necessarily have no ability;
But a capable man will definitely have a stable inner house.
"Grandma."
He Sisi called people naturally.
"Come, sit, sit next to me."
The old lady stretched out her hand, He Sisi took it and sat down next to the old lady.
"Greetings to our ancestors, ancestors, Xiang'er misses you."
Lingxiang knelt down and kowtowed three times to the old lady.
The old lady pointed at Lingxiang and cursed with a smile:
"When you go back to your parents' home, you are going back to your parents' home. What's the point of dressing up like this? Your makeup is all gone when you kowtow. Are you just thinking about coveting the little rouge around the old woman?
That’s all, Ayi. "
"grandmother."
"Go, take this hoof and pick it out. Didn't His Majesty just give you a batch a while ago? Let her choose."
"Yes, grandmother."
Lingxiang was stunned for a moment. She originally wanted to stay here and talk later, because she knew what the current situation in the palace was, but the old lady sent her away directly.
Not daring to go against the old lady's wishes, Lingxiang stood up after thanking her and followed Lu Yi out.
In the side hall, only the old lady and He Sisi were left.
"Is Sixth Brother okay now?" the old lady asked.
"As for grandma, it's good, but she's a little too busy. After finishing her work in the office during the day, she went straight to sleep when she got home. He didn't snore before, but now, the snoring makes the child cry. ."
"Haha, by the way, have you brought the inheritance?"
"Brought it."
The grandma who was waiting in the Buddhist hall took the child in.
The old lady looked at the child carefully, nodded with a smile, and said, "This child is strong."
As she spoke, the old lady took off the string of Buddhist beads in her hand and placed them on the child's swaddling clothes. "I have been chanting these beads for many years. I hope the Buddha will bless him."
"Thank you, grandma." He Sisi accepted it without refusing.
"It is up to the men to take care of the outside affairs. As long as we, the ladies, stabilize the inner house for him and stop the men from worrying about the affairs at home, we have done our duty."
"Grandma said yes, Sisi took note of it."
At this time, a servant outside announced:
"Ancestor, madam is here."
Madam refers to Lu Bing's wife, Mrs. Wang, who is called Mrs. Wang in the Lu family.
She is also He Sisi's registered godmother.
He Sisi returned home to visit her relatives, so she naturally wanted to visit.
"I knew she had quick legs and feet, so I told her to come in."
"Yes."
Not long after,
"Oh hehe..."
Before anyone arrived, laughter came first.
Today, Mrs. Wang is wearing a green lining and a matching red skirt. She loses two points of dignity and adds a point of tenderness.
When the old lady saw this, she immediately cursed:
"Look how you are dressed today!"
"Oh, I heard that my daughter is back. She was sleeping at noon before. When she got up, she wanted to rush to see her, so she didn't care about so many random things to wear.
The girls heard that the princess was coming with the crown prince, but they were all waiting to see it. They rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find gifts for the crown prince. "
"No need, no need." He Sisi said hurriedly.
"Hey, that's not okay. Since ancient times, as long as one pays attention to the rules, there has never been a reason to let a girl go back to her parents' home empty-handed."
The old lady nodded and said to He Sisi: "Take the children to show them. After all, we are a family and cannot be separated. They don't dare to come to my place under normal circumstances."
"Yes, grandma."
He Sisi picked up Ji Chuanye and left the temple under the guidance of the nuns and maids outside.
Mrs. Wang shook her head, sighed, and said:
"It's pitiful. I originally thought that I could climb up with this incense, but who would have thought? I can see the flowers in full bloom, but I can't see how deserted it is.
Your Majesty's words won't cause any trouble down there no matter how much trouble there is. "
Yanjing City is the political center of Dayan, and any disturbance in the court will cause a storm here.
Your Majesty went to the backyard to recuperate.
The prince formally supervises the country, holds the seal, and coordinates the officials.
All the staff and officials of the Prince's Mansion have taken up their positions, and the format has been very clear. His Majesty is already paving the way for the Prince, and the transfer of power in the Great Yan Dynasty has also begun.
Hearing this, the old lady smiled and said:
"come over."
Mrs. Wang leaned over.
"Snapped!"
The old lady slapped Mrs. Wang on the face. Mrs. Wang was so horrified that she immediately knelt on the ground.
The old lady sighed,
close your eyes,
There are no beads in his hand but he still seems to be stroking something.
mouth,
Say two words:
"Stupid woman."
.........
When fighting, we actually fight for money and food.
When the army was originally stationed in one place, its money and food consumption would be much smaller, but with the massive number of civilians, they could have maintained production.
As soon as the war started, the army's consumption doubled, rewards and pensions were also flowing like water, and domestic production also decreased or even stagnated because of this, which meant that the balance of the country was suddenly forcibly disrupted by both sides.
It is impossible to reduce expenditures. As long as the commander of the army attacking Chu is King Jingnan, not only Yingdu will not dare to restrict expenditures, but the imperial court will not dare to say anything.
This is the role of a famous general, no, a famous marshal.
Whenever he leads the troops in battle, not only will he be more comfortable when facing enemy troops on the front line, but the pressure from the rear will also be reduced a lot.
Therefore, it can only be open source.
Taxes have already started to be collected in the next few years and cannot be collected any longer. If they continue to be collected, then the life of the big guy will not be easy in the future.
Before the war started, Ji Chengjue had already made many plans to increase income, and these plans were being implemented step by step.
But the biggest problem is that once the war started, it seriously affected commercial activities. On the three sides of the Qian Kingdom, it is now difficult to even do the smuggling business. Although the Gan people don’t know what they are doing and they have not come from the Northern Expedition, but But nervous.
A good woman can't make a meal without rice. Ji Chengjue can only barely maintain the situation first. Everything still depends on the specific progress of the war.
Originally, the imperial court's perception of the attack on Chu was similar to that of the founding of the Jin Dynasty. Perhaps it was because King Jingnan's previous achievements were so brilliant that the people in Yan misunderstood the mode of war.
But when the army really gathered, the civilians supported it, and the front line began to grind slowly, the pain of a soft knife cutting into the flesh began to really hit.
The logistical cost of attacking Chu was too great. To transport a cart of rice from Yanjing City, the civilians had to eat more than half of it on the way. If the weather or other factors affected it, transporting it to the top would also be difficult. It’s really a drop in the bucket.
It happened that the Chu people were blocking the southern pass of Zhennan. The area in eastern Shanxi had long been turned into a white field due to the barbarian rebellion and the Chu people's march in the past few years. The army could not resupply on the spot at all. The Chu soldiers and civilians were like millions of mouths waiting for food. To eat or drink, they had to be pushed up from behind with their teeth.
Disaster,
Disaster,
difficult!
"Zheng Fan, Zheng Fan, please finish this battle as soon as possible. I really can't hold on any longer."
The transfer of a new batch of grain, grass and ordnance has been arranged. Next, we have to prepare for the start of the next batch.
Ji Chengjue had already noticed the Hegong incident, but he did not speak out or raise any objection to this extremely unreasonable choice.
Although he didn't know what this was about, he believed that King Jingnan would not just sit around and play around.
When Hubu came out of the yamen, he happened to see the carriage of the Prince's Mansion leaving the palace.
Where to go after leaving the palace?
Naturally, I went to the back garden.
Ji Chengjue smiled. Emperor Yan was being raised in the back garden, and Wei Zhonghe had unloaded all the errands of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and handed them over to Li Yinglian.
But he, the second brother, dare not really "supervise the country".
Even if the father said no, no,
But no one dared to take it seriously.
Therefore, he had to take all the notes to the back garden every day to ask for instructions.
Although his father refused to read the book, the prince would still ask his father for advice on how to govern the country, respectfully and respectfully.
After the carriage from the Prince's Palace had gone away, Ji Chengjue walked out of the palace gate and got on his own carriage.
The driver is little Eunuch Zhang.
In the carriage, Eunuch Zhang handed an ice towel to Ji Chengjue and said at the same time:
"The fourth prince has been sent to Polu Camp outside Beijing as a general."
The capital's forbidden army originally had twelve battalions, eight outside and four inside, collectively called the Twelve Battalions of the Imperial Guard in Dayan.
But after several wars in the past few years, the Imperial Army was first mobilized to the east, and then a large part was mobilized to Beifeng County. During the Eastern Expedition, the eldest prince brought another group to Wangjiang.
After some dismantling,
To the end,
The safety of the capital city depends on Li Liangshen's town.
The former Twelve Battalions of Kyoto, except for the two battalions that guarded the Imperial City and the Imperial Palace, still maintained their organizational structure, the other ten battalions were really nothing more than showrooms.
"Well, if he is smart, after a few days, the prince will probably issue an order to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War will then transfer it to my household department to allocate food, wages and weapons."
When the prince leads the army, he must not be too arrogant.
If in the past, the Deng family was still there, and I, the fourth brother, had gone to lead a battalion, I would have ensured that everything from the generals at all levels to the troops and other aspects would be properly arranged.
But now, my fourth brother doesn't have that ability anymore, so he can only rely on the "brother card" to gain some wealth.
Although the court is in great difficulty now,
But to be honest, no matter how difficult it is, there will always be something for his battalion to chew on.
"Master, are you planning to help His Highness the Fourth?"
"Help me, he's not Zheng Fan."
Eunuch Zhang smiled when he heard this.
immediately,
Eunuch Zhang said again:
"But Uncle Zheng is at war now, and even if the battle against Chu is over, water will not quench his thirst."
"Zhang Banban."
"The slave is here."
"Things are not that simple."
"Master said yes."
"But things are by no means that complicated. How did my father solve the centuries-old chaos in Dayan's clan?
Oh, thousands of cavalry from the North and South armies entered the palace directly.
Simple no,
Or not? "
Ji Chengjue stretched out his hand to rub his eyebrows and continued:
"Zhang Banban, this time, for some reason, I don't want to play any conspiracy. Although we have made a lot of preparations and made a lot of arrangements that we don't know whether they will be used, but I still feel that with that method, even if you are in the upper position, you will still feel uncomfortable sitting under your butt.
Oh, it’s so pretentious, so pretentious;
I actually wanted to compete for this position openly, but I was really led astray by that surnamed Zheng.
If someone named Zheng were here, he would definitely say: This is in line with the beauty of seizing the direct descendant.
Besides, now, it’s not time yet. Before the end of Fa Chu, I will be fine, and no one dares to let anything happen to me. If Fa Chu loses, yes, the card table will be turned over, and I will be fine.
damn,
If the Chu army wins, as the fourth brother said that day, he doesn't need to destroy the Chu country, but directly convinces the Chu country and captures Zhennanguan and Shanggu County. This expedition will be considered a victory. "
"Master, what you mean is that if Fa Chu wins, we will be in danger?"
Ji Chengjue nodded, but then shook his head.
"Slave is stupid."
"After the battle is over, Zheng Fan will be free."
Eunuch Zhang's face was suppressed for a moment.
"Hahaha, are you trying to say that far away water cannot quench near thirst?"
"Master, you are wise."
"The victory over Chu is not the end, but the beginning of the real drama. Hundreds of thousands of victorious troops are there, and their attitude, that is, the attitude of King Jingnan, is the most important thing. It is the father. The emperor cannot ignore their attitude."
"But I feel that King Jingnan has no attitude."
If only King Jingnan could have some attitude, the prince's life would not have been so miserable a while ago. The princelings around the prince themselves felt desperate.
And if King Jingnan doesn’t support his own nephew, why should he support you?
"But Zheng Fan has an attitude." Ji Chengjue raised his hand and said with a smile: "Do you still remember, the last time he brought the princess to Beijing, he made trouble and was high-profile all the way. Whose banner was he using?"
Following the order of King Jingnan, he led troops into Yingdu;
The personal guards wore mourning clothes and went to Li Tiancheng to worship;
It’s not that no discerning person noticed that he was “falsely conveying the king’s order.” In fact, some people with a clear grasp and understanding of the current situation were almost certain that King Jingnan would not do that!
but,
After Uncle Hirano returned,
Not being punished but continuing to be reused, this means that even if he is really "correcting the edict", he will actually act according to the order!
Tian Wujing,
Like a mountain,
Stand over there.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a mountain temple.
Shan didn't say anything, Shan didn't do anything,
But the temple blessings in the mountain temple can announce the will of the mountain god to the mountain people everywhere.
And Uncle Hirano is the temple blessing.
Eunuch Zhang was a little worried and said:
"But if His Majesty really wants to promote the crown prince to the throne, Uncle Hirano will probably take the overall situation into consideration and consider the situation that Dayan has finally achieved, and will not..."
Letting hundreds of thousands of Chu-defeating troops confront the central government and the imperial court, even if they did nothing, just conveying and expressing this intention, is almost the same as wanting Dayan to fall into a dangerous situation of disintegration!
Ji Chengjue looked at Eunuch Zhang with some confusion.
Seeing this, Eunuch Zhang looked at his master with an even more puzzled expression.
a long time,
Ji Chengjue said a little funny:
"I learned something a long time ago."
"Master, what's the matter?"
"That is………"
Ji Chengjue stretched his waist.
continued:
"The overall situation, in his eyes, Zheng Fan, is nothing."
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