The old lady went, but she listened in a daze. Before she left, she left a message for Jin Chengan, telling him to stay in mourning for three years.
To maintain filial piety, you have to stay away from the capital. After three years of absence, you are even further away from the center of power.
Mrs. Chu anxiously walked around the room, "What should we do? The old lady is confused!"
"Shut up!" Jin Cheng'an opened his eyes suddenly and looked at Mrs. Chu with a look like a knife, "If you had an old lady who understood this, our family would not be what it is today."
This was a real slap in the face.
"I understand things? What do you want me to understand?" Mrs. Chu snorted coldly, "How many things have you told me about this family? Even my son and daughter-in-law were taken away years ago, and you just said
I didn’t explain anything. But now I think I don’t understand things. I don’t need to worry about anything inside or outside the house, big or small. When did I not understand how to deal with it?” Take me and the old lady.
For example, in all these years, the old lady had never taken care of a single day's affairs. When she came in, her mother-in-law was still alive, and the housework was always in her hands, and she never handed it over to her mother-in-law. Later, she gave it directly to herself.
After so many years of presiding over the middle school, is she still worse than an old lady who eats fasting and chants Buddha's name all day long, and doesn't know anything about secular things? "Now, my son has married a wife, and there are grandchildren. You have arranged it for me..."
Jin Chengan stood up, swung the curtain, and strode out. He had been worrying about these trivial things all day long, calculating the wealth in the house. If it weren't for Chu Yuan, how could he have married such a stupid woman.
Jin Shouren and Fourth Master were waiting in the study. When they saw Jin Chengan come in, Jin Shouren hurriedly greeted him: "Dad! Do you want to talk to my grandfather about what to do about this matter? Although it was the old lady's dying order, if the emperor steals her love,
It is not impossible to stay and continue serving. Loyalty, filial piety, filial piety, loyalty, and filial piety naturally come before filial piety."
Jin Chengan's body suddenly froze. Although this was the truth and he was indeed eager to make suggestions for himself, he still felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the words coming from his son's mouth. Today, he can persuade himself not to pay attention to the old lady.
So tomorrow, when he leaves his will, can he also choose not to obey it? He opened his mouth to reprimand, but it can be seen that the fourth child is also there, and it is not good to break his son's son in front of the concubine.
Face, he just said a faint 'hmm' and turned to look at the fourth master with a sullen face: "What do you think? Now that I am not young anymore, I have established a family, so I have to have my own ideas. You can't do it here.
I can live a comfortable life under the protection of my father and brother."
The Fourth Master thought to himself that this was because he was feeling uncomfortable, and he came here to find a sense of presence. He stood up, bowed his hands, and then said: "Although it is difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety, but when the old lady was seriously ill, my father
, I am also loyal to Emperor Daxing and His Majesty. Now, the big thing has been decided..." It is time to retire after having achieved success. The words rolled in his mouth again, and the words came out, "Father is worthy of the king's trust.
It's time to come back and fulfill your filial piety for the old lady."
Jin Chengan looked at the fourth master and saw that the boy just said, "The big deal has been decided."
Yes! The big deal has been decided! What are you going to do if you stay?
Hang around in front of the emperor and remind him that I know all the disgusting things you have done.
Is this Immortal Qing waiting for a slap on the butt? If it is really just repeated suppression, it will be easy to handle. I am afraid that the emperor will attack too harshly and viciously, and if he loses his life, there will really be no fun.
In this family, apart from the old lady, there is another understanding person. The fourth child can see clearly.
Jin Chengan went over and sat down: "You are right! I have fulfilled my duty as a minister to my father and king, and it is time for me to fulfill my duty as a son of man to the old lady."
It is said that a wise child is like a mother. The old lady has lost her sight in the past two years. But her eyes are blind and her heart is not blind. Everything is as clear as a mirror in her heart. She has stopped taking medicine and is giving herself some relief.
Provided an excuse.
Seeing that the eldest son still wanted to talk, he hurriedly waved his hands: "Don't say too much. It's settled now. I'll go with your second uncle, and you have to guard this house first. Okay, let's go and get busy."
The Fourth Master got up and took Jin Shouren away.
"Fourth child, what do you mean about my father..." Jin Shouren sighed, "When I come back in the future, where will there be room for my father to stand in the court?"
The fourth master looked at Jin Shouren and shook his head, "It's better not to mention the matter decided by my father to Prime Minister Chu..."
Jin Shouren's eyes lit up: "How could you not mention it? Thanks to your reminder, I will send someone to the Chu family."
The Fourth Master looked at Jin Shouren who had escaped and narrowed his eyes. Guiwu followed behind and asked in a low voice: "Master, do you want to ask the Crown Prince to ask for help? Or do you not want to ask him to ask for help?"
The fourth master glared at Gui Wu: "When you can understand, you can become a master too!"
When he returned to the yard, he saw that Lin Yutong was not there, so he asked the girl: "Where is your master?"
"Big girl... No! It's an aunt from the prince's side here." Man Yue replied in a low voice.
This is about Lin Yuzhi.
Man Yue served tea, "Do you want to tell the master?"
"No need!" Fourth Master picked up the tea, took a few sips, stood up and said, "When your mistress is finished, tell her that I am in the study. Tell her to do her business and leave me alone."
Man Yue hurriedly agreed and got up to see Fourth Master out.
In the East Flower Hall, Lin Yuzhi sat under Lin Yutong. There was no maid waiting in the room.
"Second sister, I won't hide it from you." Lin Yuzhi's face didn't show any strange color at all, "I'm just pretending."
Lin Yutong said in her heart, can I not know that you are just pretending? She waved her hand, "Whatever you want to do is all your business. You don't have to tell me these things."
"Second sister!" Lin Yuzhi stood up and stroked his slightly pregnant belly. "Second sister, the birth of this child will also be beneficial to you."
Lin Yutong became a little impatient, "I have helped you in whatever way I can help you before. You have chosen your own path now. Whether it is good or bad, you have to suffer by yourself. I will not interfere."
The corner of Lin Yuzhi's mouth moved, and it took him a long time to say: "It's nothing, I just want to ask you, is the new emperor now, Prince Heng? Why am I listening in a daze, as if there is an emperor's grandson?"
There was absolutely no grandson of the emperor in her previous life. What happened, and how did everything go so well that there was an extra grandson of the emperor? Everything is fine with her now, except for the fact that the news is too limited. Mrs. Chu treats her
He is raising it like a pig, but for the sake of the child in his belly. The only thing he relies on is the child's good fortune. If he has a grandson, where is the child's good fortune?
As a result, her expression became more and more anxious, "I heard it all from the girls whispering in private. But what do these girls know..."
Lin Yutong nodded, "Yes, there is an emperor's grandson, who should be called the prince now. Emperor Daxing adopted Prince Duan's eldest son as a concubine to the emperor. That's what happened." She refused to say more.
Already.
As soon as he finished saying this, he saw that Lin Yuzhi was deep in thought. Lin Yutong didn't want to sit here with her, so he stood up and called Sanxi, "Send my aunt back. You can send her there yourself."
Lin Yuzhi was stunned and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Lin Yutong, "Now, although it is February, it is still very cold. People who are pregnant should not go out and wander around. If anything happens...
..." She looked at Lin Yuzhi's belly, "I can't bear it." There are many people who don't welcome this child in this house. If you don't hide yourself, you should give birth to the child first. What can you do by asking around about these things?
With her little level, what else can she want to change?
"I..." Lin Yuzhi grabbed Lin Yutong's sleeve, "I have one last thing to ask you. Help me get Chunmei from the Lin family..."
Lin Yutong wondered, did he have the face of a virgin? "You can get it back from the Lin family yourself, why do you have to ask me to come forward? You just want to tell the prince's wife, tell her not to go too far and not to reach out casually. Otherwise, this house will
There is still a sister like me here, if something happens to you, someone will stand up for you. But why don’t you think about me. My sister has become a concubine, where is my face? You call me
How do you get along with your sister-in-law, Mrs. Shizi? Stop challenging my limits under the guise of sisters." Before he finished speaking, Lin Yuzhi's face turned ugly. Lin Yutong ignored her and only said to Sanxi: "
Send my aunt over and tell the Crown Prince’s wife to take good care of the concubine’s room and don’t let her wander around again.”
Sanxi helped the livid-faced Lin Yuzhi out, and sighed in her heart, what is the big girl doing? Besides, her master is not a Bodhisattva who helps people in trouble, so if he can ask for anything, he will not get it.
After Chu Huaiyu dismissed Sanxi, he couldn't help but laugh, "Such an idiot, if you want to stay, let's stay. Tell me, why are girls from the same family so different? This fourth sister-in-law is an individual."
After Sanxi took Lin Yuzhi away, Lin Yutong returned to the house. Hearing that the fourth master was in the study, Lin Yutong did not bother him. He was recently busy re-programming the password symbols and improving the method of message recognition. Because he suspected that the old
Jin Chengan probably already knew about some of these things.
He himself was too busy to replace the inherent things, but for all the secret guards, relearning was also a difficult process. Many things they had been used to for half their lives, suddenly had to change, but that was not the case.
So easy. The key is that many people are still on task, and they cannot be withdrawn at any time to familiarize themselves with these new rules. Therefore, to a certain extent, one size fits all cannot be implemented. The original things still need to be used, but how?
It is a big problem to improve it and make it connect with the new regulations.
It's already February, and the weather is slowly getting warmer. Lin Yutong also has his own things to be busy with.
He had to sort out his affairs in the Zhuangzi. No matter who he was before, the manager who couldn't do his job attentively was replaced by Lin Yutong. These people were not left in the Zhuangzi, and the deed of betrayal was directly returned.
Go and do what you have to do.
"Master must treat these people like this." Man Yue curled her lips, "I wonder how they can live without the protection of the master's family."
Sanxi nodded: "That's right. The price of food outside has quadrupled. Those who don't have any money will have to wipe out all their money just in this spring famine."
Lin Yutong was listening casually at first, but after hearing these words, he was stunned, "What did you say?"
Sanxi said in confusion: "Food prices have quadrupled."
Lin Yutong's hand suddenly stopped. These ministers are all living on dry food. The price of food in the capital has risen like this, but they don't care.
While they were talking, Fourth Master came in and said, "Help me clean up. I'm going out and I might be a little late coming back tonight."
Lin Yutong waved the girls away, then went into the inner room and asked the Fourth Master to change his clothes. He must be in a hurry to go to the secret guard camp. "But it's about the price of food?"
"It's more dangerous than this." Fourth Master said while changing clothes, "I just came back from outside, and there are many more imperial guards patrolling the capital."
Royal Guards?!
The Royal Guards guard the safety of the palace, while the Imperial Guards are responsible for the defense of the entire capital.
Now that the Royal Guards are dispatched, something must have happened. The most feared thing is that this action will cause panic among people and trigger a civil uprising.
Lin Yutong packed up for Fourth Master: "You don't have to worry about your family, just be careful."
"Don't worry. When have you ever done anything that put yourself in danger?" Fourth Master said, turning around and walking away, "It's very chaotic outside, so you should stay at home. Don't go out no matter what."
After sending away the fourth master who was worried about him, Lin Yutong walked around the house a few times. What could he do?
"Here comes..." Lin Yutong shouted outside, and then Sanxi walked in quickly. Then she whispered, "Please ask Shopkeeper Shi to come here."
Seeing Lin Yutong's caution, Sanxi said, "I understand, I will be cautious when I come in."
Shi Zhongyu came very quickly, "I have wanted to come and see the girl for a long time, but there is a funeral in your house, so I can't come."
Lin Yutong pulled Shi Zhongyu to sit down, and handed the jade pendant that Shi Zhongyu had given to him before the marriage to Shi Zhongyu.
Shi Zhongyu was stunned: "What do you mean by this, miss? This is the master's wish."
Lin Yutong waved her hand, "You misunderstood me." She handed over the jade pendant, "This money should be spent wisely. My mother is in the palace now. She is neither a queen nor a beloved concubine. She has to be in the palace.
Stand firm here..." At this point, I couldn't go any further, "Show your jade pendant to my mother, and she will understand what I mean."
Only then did Shi Zhongyu take it, "I'll go back and find a way to inform Grandma He."
Lin Yutong nodded, "In addition, I have a few words to say to you. You can decide for yourself whether they are right or not."
"Girl, why are you so outspoken? If you have anything to say, just say yes." Shi Zhongyu said with a serious look on his face.
"You used to make good friends with the women in the back house, and you did a good job in this." Lin Yutong looked at Shi Zhongyu, "But it's different now. You should slowly withdraw your eyes from the back house, and then look outside more
have a look."
"Look outside?" Shi Zhongyu couldn't understand what he meant for a moment, "Look outside? What are you looking at?"
Lin Yutong then whispered: "Look at the world and the people's sentiments outside. For example, today, the price of food outside has quadrupled, and the streets are full of imperial guards. What are the things involved behind this? You will pass these things back to the palace intact.
, this is what my mother wants to know most now."
Shi Zhongyu was a little confused, but he still didn't say anything and silently kept it in his mind.
By the time Mrs. Gan received the news, it was already evening. She stroked the jade pendant that was returned and handed it to Aunt He, "You can keep it. If you need to use money in the future, you can take it from here.
"
"Miss, what do you mean by this?" Nanny He bowed and took it. This was a lot of money. She probably didn't know how much money it was, so she returned it.
Mrs. Gan waved her hand and said, "Mommy, you have been with me for so many years, why haven't any of your children understood?"
Aunt He said with a smile: "When I followed my master to listen to the master's lectures, didn't the master also say that no matter what I do, I must have some understanding? I don't have this understanding."
Mrs. Gan couldn't help but laugh, "That's all. Let's not talk about this anymore. Send someone to ask the emperor to come over."
Seeing the solemn expression on her master's face, Grandma He quickly retreated.
"Hahahahaha...Junior sister and I are really in sync with each other. I was just saying that I was coming to find you, and you sent someone to invite me." The emperor came in, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, which made him look energetic.
"What are you so happy about?" Mr. Gan went over in person and handed over the hot handkerchief.
"The reign name has been decided, and it's called 'Yongkang'. What do you think?" Emperor Yongkang covered his face with a hot handkerchief, but was not in a hurry to take it off. Instead, he kept it covered and lay on the couch, waiting for Mr. Gan.
say.
"Yongkang?" Mrs. Gan nodded, "This is a good year." She smiled, twisted a hot handkerchief for him and put it on his face, "This reminds me of my childhood."
"How come a year name reminds me of my childhood?" Emperor Yongkang pulled down the hot veil, revealing a pair of eyes to look at Gan.
"Do you still remember how you responded when my father asked you what the foundation of this country is?" Gan whispered softly, as if he was just talking about the past.
"How could you not remember?" Emperor Yongkang took off the veil from his face and sat up. "I said at that time that agriculture and mulberry trees were the foundation of the country. I must have been eight years old at that time."
Mr. Gan nodded, "Yes! Prince Duan was with you at that time. Prince Duan said at that time that the army can conquer the world, so the army should be the foundation of the country. Therefore, dad decided to accept you as his disciple."
Emperor Yongkang couldn't help but burst into laughter, "He has never been able to read books. In the palace, Mr. Enlightenment also gave lectures, but he refused to listen. Even if he listened, he would just ignore it and not take it seriously.
Go. And I did remember a few words of the saint at that time."
Mrs. Gan nodded: "The sage said, a farmer with a hundred people and one person living there is a king; a farmer with ten people and one person living there is a strong person; a farmer and a half-houser, that is dangerous. Why is it that your majesty can remember this truth even at the age of eight?
Why have I forgotten it now?"
"What do you mean?" Emperor Yongkang put away the smile on his face and looked at Mr. Gan, "Explain your words to me clearly."
Mrs. Gan put the handkerchief back into the basin, gently put down her rolled-up sleeves, and then sat opposite Emperor Yongkang, "Your Majesty, it's already February. Spring has returned to the earth, and all things have revived. Farming has begun.
People have begun to level the land and prepare for farming. In my opinion, these things are the most important and the most important." She said and sighed softly, "I also know that your Majesty is worried about
What? But you are really worrying too much. The people in this world are too busy for their own food and clothing every day. Who cares about who is the emperor sitting on the throne? Food is the most important thing for the people, as long as they can cry
Their emperor who has a full stomach is a good emperor. It is too late to calm the people and bring relief to the people, so how can they suppress the people with troops?"
Emperor Yongkang raised his eyebrows: "You are quite well informed. Do you know about the fact that I dispatched the Royal Forest Army to guard the capital?"
Mrs. Gan snorted softly: "What kind of wind can't blow in within this palace wall? Let alone such a big thing! I would like to know who is it that you have such a sinister idea?"
"Damage?" Emperor Yongkang laughed, "What a mouthful you are! What? Do you still have grudges against Chu Yuan?"
Gan's heart moved, but his brows furrowed more and more: "Chu Yuan? I didn't expect him to be an old minister!"
Veteran?
The look on Emperor Yongkang's face became strange, "Yes! He is an old minister. He was promoted by the late emperor and assisted the late emperor!"
Mrs. Gan looked at Emperor Yongkang: "Your Majesty, if I say that Chu Yuan has bad intentions, you won't think that I am doing this out of selfish motives, right?"
Emperor Yongkang looked at Mr. Gan calmly: "You are sure to have selfish motives. But I allow you to finish your words. Even if it is a selfish criticism, as long as your words are reasonable, then go ahead and say it. There is no harm in saying it."
"Your Majesty is the one who knows me." Mr. Gan was very calm. He was not embarrassed at all by someone revealing his inner secret. He only continued: "During the heavy snowfall last winter, all the food in stock was used for disaster relief.
Prince Duan had good intentions at the time. He mobilized grain from noble ministers, grain merchants, and the common people, and he did overcome the difficulties at that time. But now, the earth has warmed up and the snow has melted.
The water in rivers, lakes and seas has surged, and spring floods are particularly likely. This is an unsettling factor outside the capital. Moreover, within the capital, at the feet of the emperor, there is now a serious shortage of food. Even if you want to requisition food from other places, the snow has melted.
The road is muddy. Not only the transportation on this road is slow, but also due to wear and tear, it is already too late. Food prices have skyrocketed, merchants are hoarding, and everyone is rushing to buy. How many days can ordinary people survive in such days?"
She took a deep breath and said, "At that time, outside the capital, the spring floods will spread, and it will be the lean season. It will definitely lead to refugees everywhere. Besides, within the capital, with the current food prices, the people will not be able to eat for a few days. This will
Once there is no food to eat, there will be trouble. Even if the Imperial Guards are stationed in the capital, do they really want to wait until something goes wrong and then bloodbath the capital? This is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. It will only trigger a civil uprising during the day and night.
What will your Majesty do then?"
Emperor Yongkang's expression slowly became serious, "In your opinion, what should I do?"
"The emperor has not even organized the enthronement ceremony, so naturally everything should be done with the word 'stability'! As long as the world is stable, the court will be stable. If the court is stable, your throne will be safe." Gan changed his tone,
With a bit of cold ridicule, "I, a woman, understand this truth, but he, a prime minister, doesn't understand it? Stability is good for you. But chaos, who will benefit?"
Emperor Yongkang remembered Gan's warning before. Jin Cheng'an had long been disobedient. If there was chaos, someone would naturally take advantage of it. "Yes! You are right! I am also aware of the crisis. To deal with the crisis, there is nothing wrong with it."
There are almost two methods, one is to shock, the other is to appease. Chu Yuan advocates shock, you advocate appeasement." He chuckled lightly, "Both are right, and both are wrong!" He stood up, turned around twice, and said:
"I will immediately draw up a decree to open the royal granary and stabilize the price of food in the capital. Anyone who hoards food will be killed without mercy. In addition, we should also ask the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs to come up with a regulation to deal with possible spring floods in various places.
The Royal Forest Army...is stationed ten miles away from the capital in case of unexpected events." Only in this way can everything be safe.
Mr. Gan was stunned and quickly bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, you are wise."
Emperor Yongkang nodded to Gan, "However, I will remember your reminder. This Chu Yuan is indeed a bit difficult to figure out."
Mr. Gan pursed his lips and smiled and said no more.
Emperor Yongkang looked at Mrs. Gan, and for some reason, he suddenly sighed, "What I like most about you is this. You know what's appropriate!" He knew that he was already dissatisfied with Chu Yuan, but he would not target Chu Yuan again.
Chasing and beating fiercely. This is a measure of propriety.
Looking at the back of Emperor Yongkang leaving, Mrs. Gan's eyes flashed with worry. If she praised herself for being measured, it would naturally mean that others were not measured. Who was she talking about? She turned around and asked Aunt He, "The queen is doing it again."
What did you do?"
Aunt He whispered: "The old lady of the Li family has entered the palace and stayed in Chaofeng Palace."
The old lady of the Li family, Mrs. Liu, is the queen's mother. It's okay to go to the palace to accompany the queen, but this requires the emperor to open his mouth to give the queen grace, not the queen, let alone the Li family to instigate the queen to open her mouth.
Everyone outside thought that the emperor was really honest and honest, so it was inevitable that he would act a little erroneously. This old lady was like this. Although her daughter married into the royal family, she was not favored by the prince at that time. Moreover, this prince had never been in the Li family.
The slightest thought of seizing the heir has been shown before. Therefore, the Li family has long given up on this daughter. But no one thought that she would still have a chance to soar into the sky. Now, she is a little proud. But in the eyes of others, it is inevitable
Seems arrogant.
Aunt He whispered: "I heard that Mrs. Liu went to the palace to discuss the prince's marriage with the queen. She wanted to choose one of the girls from the Li family and the Liu family..."
"Confused!" Before Nanny He could finish speaking, Mrs. Gan frowned, "What did the Queen say?"
"The Queen...has no objection." Nanny He sighed, "Look, do you want to remind the Queen..."
"If we don't kiss each other, what do you want me to say?" Mrs. Gan snorted, "That her own mother is cheating on her?"
How can you say this?
Aunt He quickly said: "I never said anything."
Mrs. Gan looked at the jade pendant held in Nanny He's hand again, "Like the palace servant who gave you this news, don't be stingy and just reward me. Do you now understand what that girl meant by sending the jade pendant back?"
Only then did Aunt He suddenly realize that she was asking her master to surrender at all costs. "But..." This was too aggrieved.
"Being gentle and humiliating is a big deal." Mrs. Gan murmured a few words and couldn't help but smile, "Nowadays, Shi Zhongyu is even worse than that girl. You can send a message to Shi Zhongyu tomorrow and tell her to listen to the girl.
Dispose of it."
Aunt He understood what her master meant. She wanted to give the jade from the stone to the girl. "This is also her destiny."
Mrs. Gan smiled and was speechless. This was not a question of whether to give or not, but that now, Shi Zhongyu's vision and knowledge were obviously not as good as that girl.
Lin Yutong sat on the kang, waiting for the fourth master. She had needle and thread in her hand, but she didn't actually make a few stitches. She fiddled with some wicks from time to time, and then looked outside a few times.
When the fourth master came back, his footsteps were very light. He didn't ask the girl outside to inform him, but when he opened the curtain, he saw her staring blankly at the candlelight. "No matter how you look at the lamp, you are not afraid of your eyes blinking."
Lin Yutong quickly stood up and looked at the Fourth Master up and down: "Are you okay? It's okay. I'll bring you some food."
Fourth Master pulled Lin Yutong: "Tell the girls to go." As he spoke, he went into the inner room to freshen up and change clothes, "Don't worry too much. Today I took advantage of the opportunity and selected the Eighteen Guards. I'll tell them something later."
It's not a very important matter, so I won't show up anymore. This will save you from worrying about me as soon as I leave your sight."
Of course this is good. Lin Yutong sighed, "I've seen you scold Fang Qiu, and I can't bear to have you hiding in the corner and planning."
The fourth master was stunned. He never thought she thought so. He laughed and said, "Who said you have to stand on a high platform to scold Fang Qiu? Even if you hide in a corner, you can still influence the current situation of the world and the trends of the court.
This is the real master. I feel that I am leveling up. I am playing well, so don’t let yourself suffer the consequences."
Lin Yutong didn't believe his nonsense, but she didn't argue with him. She went out and brought in the food boxes sent by the girls, and joked: "Let me hear it, what are you going to do next?"
Fourth Master took the bowl and said with a smile: "Our previous plan remains unchanged. The first target is Chu Yuan."
As long as the Chu family does not fall, the Chu family will still be tough. They will definitely suffer some grievances in this house. The most important thing is that once the Chu family falls, Jin Chengan's major affairs will be hindered. Now Jin Chengan has to be suppressed, and he cannot be called
I was in a hurry to pick him out. Otherwise, wouldn't it be wronged to follow him and become a traitor?
Lin Yutong really became serious now, "Is this true?" Did he really attack Chu Yuan?
It's the emperor, and it's hard for him to act rashly in the face of the veteran emperor Daxing.
But the fourth master looked at Lin Yutong strangely: "When did you stop keeping your word? Now is the right time. Once the emperor, there are always ministers!"
Lin Yutong suddenly understood. If there were no ministers in the court who agreed with him, I am afraid that the emperor's decrees would not be transmitted out of the palace. Although Chu Yuan, because of Jin Chengan's relationship, could be regarded as a follower of the dragon with the emperor. But
...The emperor has doubts about such an old minister. In front of such a person, he cannot show off as a king. He lacks confidence.
Moving Chu Yuan away would naturally make room for the emperor's people.
"When will this be done?" Lin Yutong was a little eager to try.
The fourth master picked up the rice and said: "I'll push it again. The spring flood is coming, and there is a food shortage in the capital. Even though this Chu source is a bit annoying, we still focus on the overall situation. A Chu source is just a hidden disease.
Compared with the interests of so many people, he is nothing."
Lin Yutong immediately came over and told Fourth Master about sending a message to Mr. Gan, "I don't know what she was thinking or whether she could understand what I meant. Just don't let me down."
Fourth Master put down his bowl and looked at Lin Yutong seriously.
Lin Yutong was confused by his look, and wiped his face with the back of his hand. It should not be dirty, "What's wrong? What did I do inappropriately?"
The fourth master laughed, "I just said that I can influence the world's major events. I said this, but I haven't done it yet. But you are different! You are smarter than me! What you did did not stir up the situation.
effect?"
Lin Yutong pushed the fourth master: "Go! You are teasing me if you have nothing to do."
But the next day, Lin Yutong's eyes lit up when she got the news. The royal granary was opened to store grain, which stabilized the price of grain in the capital. The imperial army withdrew from the city. Everything proved that Gan really understood the purpose of delivering the news to her.
mean.
But the fourth master immediately stood up: "You also change clothes, let's go meet someone."
To see people?
Meeting whom?
Lin Yutong changed into plain clothes and came out, and she and Fourth Master went out with only Sanxi and Guiwu.
Looking out from the car window, Beijing is still a little different from before.
During the period of national filial piety, weddings, funerals, banquets, singing and dancing, and even meat-eating are not allowed. Thinking about it this way, isn’t it impossible to do business in the capital?
The fourth master seemed to know what Lin Yutong was thinking, and said with a smile: "The inner city is depressed, but the outer city is still as lively as it should be."
Lin Yutong nodded, such things happened everywhere. Inside the city, they were afraid of being caught and impeached by the imperial censor. But outside the city, in their eyes, it was 'the sky is high and the emperor is far away'. Besides, there are three religions and nine people there.
It's a mixed bag, and no one asks where anyone is from. The chance of meeting someone you know is low! "There are people like this everywhere, always trying to take advantage of loopholes."
The fourth master didn't take it seriously, "There is a restaurant with good vegetarian dishes. The tofu banquet is made and I heard it is excellent. I will take you to try it after I finish my work later."
Lin Yutong really didn't know who he was bringing her here to see or what he was doing. As a result, the carriage left the capital, circled a few times in the outer city, and stopped not far from a farmer's house. This courtyard had no walls, only fences.
Walls and fence gates. The carriage is parked outside, and the scene in the yard can be seen clearly.
"What are you asking me to see?" Lin Yutong looked into the yard. Except for a woman and two boys grinding tofu, there was no one there.
Fourth Master waved his hand, "Wait a moment."
But the wait lasted for more than half an hour. Only when Lin Yutong heard the braying of the donkey did he look out.
As a result, I saw a man in linen clothes and patches getting off the donkey and walking towards the yard.
"Is he the person you want to take me to see?" Lin Yutong turned around in surprise.
Seeing Fourth Master nodding, Lin Yutong looked over again. Who was this man with a black face and patches all over? Is there anything special that Fourth Master should call him to see?