In the room, the red lady's shackles were removed, her clothes were brand new, and she even applied a little pink and white, which swept away the embarrassment of being captured yesterday. She was extremely beautiful at this moment.
Not long after Chang Yu chatted with her before, a maid sent her clothes and helped her wash and make up. This made her a little surprised. Thinking back to what Chang Yu said, could her husband Li Yan really come?
The whole day was spent worrying about gains and losses, but it was as difficult as ever, because although his shackles were removed, he was not allowed to leave the room. There were always more than ten big men patrolling back and forth in the yard. Even though she was proficient in martial arts, she still knew this.
People are by no means ordinary people. If you want to force your way out, you will undoubtedly seek death. Besides, she actually still retains a trace of hope in her heart.
I hope Li Yan can really come.
However, she didn't see a trace of Li Yan's clothes until it got dark. It wasn't until almost midnight that she suddenly heard someone whispering outside the room, and then all the people in the courtyard evacuated, and her heartbeat couldn't help but jump rapidly.
Someone knocked on the door gently, and the red lady quickly walked to the door and opened it.
With just one glance, she threw herself into that man's arms and cried bitterly: "Husband..."
The maid left the room silently. Li Yan closed the door and patted the red lady on the shoulder: "Have you been wronged?"
"No, no, they didn't torture me, but my husband was also captured? Is the Lord okay? Where are the rebels now?"
A series of questions were asked, and Li Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
There is no better way to know a husband than a wife. The two have a deep love for each other and can understand each other with just one look. Upon seeing this, the red lady was startled for a moment, then poured the tea and handed it to Li Yan: "Husband, don't be in a hurry, just speak slowly."
"Li Zicheng was defeated and fled. The officers and soldiers pursued him. He marched to Taigu, broke down the city and plundered it, and then set fire to Taigu..." Li Yan's eyes were red, and as he spoke, he suddenly covered his face and cried: "I, Li Yan,
He was full of passion and took it as his duty to save the common people, but, but, he became the executioner who helped the tyranny..."
The red lady sighed and said nothing. She had been in the bandit army for many years, and she knew all about the virtues of the bandits. She just numbed herself and pretended not to know. At this time, he had a rough idea of Li Yan's state of mind. Like a young girl Huaichun, she asked him to
Inhumane! Li Zicheng let Li Yan down and was heartbroken.
"A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. As the eunuch said, a thief will always be a thief, and a thief's nature is hard to change. Madam, I surrendered to the court, hoping to show my ambition. You, will you blame me?" Li Yanlei
He looked at the red lady expectantly.
The red lady's eyes were red, tears were flashing, and she nodded vigorously: "How can I blame you if my husband is always with you no matter what you do? My husband is talented, civilized, and military. Only if you find a wise master can you display your ambitions. This is
Although officials may be said to be stupid, they are still orthodox, which is better than being a thief."
With such a wife, what more could a husband ask for! Li Yan held the red lady's hands tightly, his face full of emotion.
After leaving the Secret Courtyard, Chang Yu went straight to the Prince Jin's Mansion. Li Yan and the Red Lady were fighting each other, which made him excited. Thinking about leaving Taiyuan soon, he had a kind of care in his heart that he couldn't throw away and couldn't cut off.
That kind of.
Zhou Yuji went to the military camp. His own soldiers suffered serious casualties and there were too many things that needed to be dealt with. Ying Shisheng was giving endorsements to the prisoners. During the day, the thousands of broken soldiers who had fled from the mountains due to hunger and cold needed to wash their heads. In addition,
Li Yan's 300 tribesmen are in the prison camp at this time. If they are not treated well, a sudden change may occur.
After the war, everything was in ruins. Regardless of his pain, Cai Maode, Wang Jimo and other government officials were busy handling civil affairs until late at night, and had no time to do anything else.
To put it simply, everyone in Taiyuan City is busy, and no one pays attention to Chang Yu, an idle man!
Even Wu Mengming went to drink flower wine again, presumably to say goodbye to his best friend.
"The harvest this time is all grain, about 50,000 shi"
In the hall, Zhu Shenxuan and Chang Yu lit candles and drank. Chang Yu, who had never drank alcohol, finally made an exception. He knew that if he left another day, things and people would change here, and it might even be the last time he met Zhu Shenxuan.
Already.
"Fifty thousand stones sounds like a lot, but for Taiyuan at this time, it is far from enough. If we don't think of a way, it will soon cause famine!" Chang Yu sighed.
Zhu Shenxuan frowned. A war had caused hundreds of miles of people around Taiyuan to be displaced. There were refugees everywhere, without food or clothing. Tens of thousands of mouths demanded tens of thousands of kilograms of food every day.
But now, the rich households in the city have donated what they should donate, and his palace is empty with only a few grains left. If there is no money, they can still collect some, but grain... At this time, those rich households would rather give money,
Because they know that food is much more valuable than silver and gold at this time, and it is more practical! Everyone knows that famine is coming.
"What should we do?" Zhu Shenxuan is the king of Taiyuan, and of course he doesn't want to see people dying of hunger everywhere.
"These matters should be resolved by the ministers at court, but if we wait for them to come up with a solution and then implement it, I'm afraid Taiyuan will become hell!" Chang Yu sighed.
"Right now, we have to buy food from other places to meet our urgent needs!"
"How much money will it cost?" Zhu Shenxuan was surprised.
"Then I dare to ask the prince if there is another way?" Chang Yu curled his lips: "Later, you can organize it and ask the rich households in the city to donate some more silver, and then our family will donate some more silver to find grain merchants to buy coarse grains to ensure that those
If the refugees have something to eat and don't starve to death, they won't cause trouble!
Also, the price of rice in the city must be suppressed, and anyone found to be driving up the price of rice will be severely punished. As for the military rations, we will collect them from Datong or Xuanfu for a fee."
Hearing this, Zhu Shenxuan nodded vigorously, suddenly put down his wine glass, and gave Chang Yu a heavy fist: "I won't say thank you for your kindness!" He knew that Chang Yu's efforts were all to help him stabilize the situation in Taiyuan.
People say that it is difficult to conquer a country, but even harder to defend it. In fact, it is difficult to fight, but even more difficult to deal with the aftermath!
"Although we have not known each other for a long time, it is rare for us to share our interests. You do not think that our eunuch is of low status, and our family has never thought of reaching out to high places. It is just a simple matter of sharing the same interests and making friends. We will do our best to help you this time.
".
Zhu Shenxuan's eyes were red and shiny. He nodded vigorously when he heard the words: "I am so lucky to have friends like you." He stood up and bowed deeply to Chang Yu.
"What are you doing?" Chang Yu quickly stood up and asked.
"This bow represents the people of Taiyuan's gratitude to you. Thank you for saving them from having their families destroyed and their wives and children separated!"
As he spoke, he bowed deeply again: "This bow is the greetings from the Jin Palace to the factory governor. Without the factory governor, I am afraid that Taiyuan will not be protected and the palace will collapse..." Zhu Shenxuan said that he could no longer bear it.
Unable to hold it back, tears burst out from his eyes. He stretched out his hand to wipe it away, picked up the wine glass and toasted Chang Yu, then raised his head and drank.
Chang Yu took a long breath: "I feel ashamed" and raised his head to do it!
"Brother Wang" Just at this moment, the palace door opened slightly, and Zhu Zhi'e flashed in. She walked over lightly and saw Chang Yu's eyes constantly dodging.
"Zhi'e, why are you here?" Zhu Shenxuan wiped his tears and said forcefully.
"Mother allowed me to come, don't drive me away." Zhu Zhi'e walked to the table, picked up the wine glasses and helped Zhu Shenxuan and Chang Yu fill them, and then poured herself a glass. Zhu Shenxuan wanted to say
What, but swallowed it back.
Chang Yu felt funny in his heart. Queen Jin had always forbidden him to get close to Zhu Zhi'e, but now she allowed this girl to come over for a drink. It seemed that the queen was also a grateful person. She knew that Chang Yu had paid too much for Taiyuan and Prince Jin's palace, or maybe she finally figured it out.
Well, it would be beneficial to the Jin Palace to be friendly with Chang Yu, and the three of them are of the same age, so it's not a big deal just to get along as friends. After all, that guy is a eunuch.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, I offer you a toast, congratulations on your victory and keeping Taiyuan safe." Zhu Zhi'e raised her glass to Chang Yu, but her eyes were trying to avoid it, but the tears were welling up in her eyes.
Chang Yu couldn't help but sigh to himself, he was indeed in love with Zhu Zhi'e. As a well-rounded man, lust is his nature. Zhu Zhi'e is good-looking, kind-hearted, and has a good personality. It is easy to attract people's admiration. Chang Yu is one of them.
, but he also knew that in the context of this era, there was no possibility for him and Zhu Zhi'e, unless there were two possibilities, one, he had the final say in the world, and two, Chongzhen proposed marriage for him!
Chongzhen couldn't be too concerned about marriage, even if he was favored again, because the people in the Jin Palace would rather have their jade broken than suffer such insult!
So, it’s all fantasy at the moment!
"The little princess has tears in her eyes. Could it be that she knew our family was about to return to Beijing and was reluctant to leave her?" Chang Yu felt bitter in his heart, but he was teasing, raising his glass and having sex with Zhu Zhi'e.
Hearing this, Zhu Zhi'e couldn't hold back any longer, and burst into tears like rain. She hurriedly wiped them away to prevent the Yellow River from flooding.
"If the Queen were here with your foul mouth, I would tear you apart." Zhu Shenxuan rolled his eyes, then sighed, looked at Zhu Zhi'e, and whispered angrily: "Zhi'e has been annulled!" (To be continued!)