When the governor of Jingzhou received the news from his officials and found out that Princess Qian had borrowed grain from him, a sneer appeared on his face and he forwarded the letter in his hand to the staff sitting below him.
"What do you think about this?"
After reading the letter, the staff did not talk about the borrowing of food in the letter, but asked about another doubt in their mind, "Sir, you said that King Qian was a good man, why didn't he follow the emperor to build health and happiness? To everyone's surprise,
Choose to go to Lingnan to guard the border?"
Yuan Rujiang stroked the beard around his mouth, "Even you think that King Qian's behavior is very different from his previous behavior, don't you?"
The staff member nodded, then shook his head: "Well, I think this is not his usual style of acting, but as a royal prince, in the current turbulent times of the Yu Dynasty, guarding the border seems to be his duty.
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"Emperor Huiyuan was indispensable for the Yu Dynasty to reach this point. If the north was still the fiefdom of several princes and kings, could Beidi and Xirong successfully capture large areas of land in the north?"
Saying that, Yuan Rujiang smiled sarcastically, "At first I felt sorry for the large area of land in the north that was governed by the princes and kings. In the hands of the princes and kings, at least this land was still under the rule of the Yu Dynasty. Now it's better, it's all for the benefit of the barbarians!"
Not to mention Yuan Rujiang, the staff felt sorry for the vast tracts of land in the north that had been trampled by the barbarian cavalry.
"Emperor Huiyuan has now promulgated this edict, which is like a slap in the face. He just doesn't know how the descendants of other princes and kings will react. If the descendants of other former princes and kings ask the emperor to return their fiefdoms, how will the court deal with it?"
Yuan Rujiang looked up and laughed as if he had heard a joke: "You think too highly of Emperor Huiyuan and the old scholars in the court. They are a group of old hooligans. I guess the court will say that if you want to return to your fiefdom, go to Beidi by yourself."
Take it with Xirong's cavalry!"
Such a wonderful answer must have been thought up by those in the court. Anyway, the north has fallen, and whoever has the ability can take it back.
When the staff heard this, they were shocked, "If this is the case, then the world will be in chaos now. People will be displaced and houses will be empty. I don't know how many years it will take to recover."
The smile disappeared from Yuan Rujiang's face, and he said with a serious expression: "What happens to the world is not determined by your will or mine. What we can do now is to try our best to maintain peace."
In fact, when the world is in chaos and heroes are vying for the throne, who can stay aloof?
The staff member shook his head to get rid of the negative emotions, and then brought up the previous topic, "Sir, tell me, does King Qian have any inappropriate thoughts?"
"For example?"
The staff member whispered: "For example, a disobedient heart?"
Yuan Rujiang raised his eyebrows, his eyes dark and unclear, "Whether King Qian has a disloyal heart is not important. If the world is peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment, no one will be able to have a disloyal heart.
King Qian is enjoying his wealthy life in the capital, wouldn't it be nice to hug him from left to right? If the world is in chaos, even if everyone has no disobedience, the general trend of the world will push everyone to stand up and fight for territory, let alone him, he
A prince cannot stay aloof from the world."
The staff nodded in agreement, "Sir, it's time for us to get ready."
Yuan Rujiang took a deep breath and suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, "It's time to prepare early. Even if we don't become the king and hegemon in troubled times, we have something to rely on, which can at least protect everyone's lives."
The staff gritted their teeth in anger, "King Qian is a man of great ambition and talent, and he is known as a playboy. I really can't believe that he will pick young men all the way to Jingzhou. Those young men are our capital in the future!"
Sir, how about we also learn from those aristocratic families and teach them some lessons?"
Natural and man-made disasters, which state is not worried about population nowadays?
Prince Qian's palace actually dared to recruit young men in Jingzhou with great fanfare. Although the number was not large, which state had too few young men?
Yuan Rujiang thought for a while and waved his hand, "This matter needs to be considered in the long run. In any case, I can't take action against the royal family members, but we can ask Ming Xian to withdraw first. As for King Qian's team encountering bandits along the way, that's not it.
We can control it."
The staff nodded, "Then do as your Lordship says. I will send a letter to Yuan Canjun later."
When the matter was almost discussed, Yuan Rujiang left his staff behind and walked back to the backyard.
Returning to the main courtyard, as soon as he entered the courtyard, Yuan Rujiang asked the woman guarding the door, "Madam, are you still receiving guests?"
The doorkeeper lowered her head and replied: "My lord, my wife is still receiving guests in the main hall. She left a message asking you to go to the main hall when you come back."
Hearing this, Yuan Rujiang turned around and went to the living room first as he was about to go to the main room.
As soon as she entered the door, Mrs. Yuan stood up and came over to greet her, "Husband, you are back. Have you finished handling the matter? Are you warm?"
"Everything has been taken care of." Yuan Rujiang took the handkerchief handed over by his wife and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
As soon as he walked to the top and sat down, Wu Yuli led her daughter to stand up and salute him.
Yuan Rujiang took a sip of herbal tea and said with a smile: "My cousin is here. We are all a family. Don't go out and sit down."
The so-called cousin is actually just a cousin who is related to Mrs. Yuan, not a direct cousin.
Due to their estranged relationship, Wu Yuli did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of Yuan Rujiang, so the mother and daughter sat back cautiously.
Mrs. Yuan sat next to Yuan Rujiang, fanning him, and said with a smile: "What do you think should be done about what my cousin said last time? Can you discuss with the Shi family to let my cousin's family go?"
Yuan Rujiang looked troubled, sighed, and said: "This is difficult to handle because the Shi family's son has lost his life. This is tantamount to murder. Do you think the Shi family will give up?"
Mrs. Yuan slapped her hand and said angrily, "They do evil just because they are from a century-old family in Jingzhou, right? Didn't Brother Mou have already sacrificed his son's life? Why is he still refusing to forgive me?"
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Speaking of her husband who died, Wu Yuli couldn't help but her eyes turned red, tears were rolling in her eyes, and she couldn't shed them. She was very pitiful.
"They are not leaving us a way to survive, and they want to force us orphans and widowed mothers to death!"
Yuan Rujiang was helpless, "My lord, I really can't help with this matter. The Shi family is a century-old prominent family in Jingzhou, and its power cannot be underestimated. Such a behemoth, and my lord, a small governor, they really don't take it seriously."
After hearing this, Wu Yuli and her daughter's eyes were filled with despair.
They looked hopeless, and Yuan Rujiang felt compassion for them.
He hesitated for a while, and finally spoke, "You, the Mou family, are like ants in the eyes of the historians. How can ants shake the elephant? If you want to survive in this world, you currently have a chance, but I don't know if you are willing."
Are you willing to catch it?”
"What chance?"
When they heard that the family was still alive, the eyes of Wu Yuli and her daughter burst out with a strong desire to survive.