Lan Lan clearly knows what Empress Cao is thinking now. She wants to learn from Empress Dowager Liu to personally control the court. In this situation, she does not need to be too nice to the prince, because as the emperor's health deteriorates, she and the prince no longer have anything to do with each other.
There are common interests at stake.
Cui Ying from Shuzhong Commercial Bank brought very bad news. The Yun family was planning to escape overseas to create their own paradise when the time was right. Lan Lan was mentally prepared for this. The Yun Zheng she knew was definitely not a
A person who is willing to swallow his humiliation at the hands of others, even if he is an emperor.
This time the Yun family retreated from Shuzhong neatly, with almost no nostalgia. Except for some people from Dousha Village who settled down in Chengdu Prefecture, the Yun family's influence in Shuzhong was almost gone.
The mistress of the Yun family, Lu Qingqing, used the excuse that the Lu family was suspected of plundering, so she returned all her dowry in anger, and even returned the ten-mile paradise to the Lu family.
It takes a lot of determination to cut off the relationship with your natal family so cleanly. And just as Lu Qingqing is determined in this matter, so is the Yun family's determination to expand overseas. There is a fundamental connection between the two.
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Yun Yue wandered on the sea for a whole year, but no one knew what he did at sea. This year, when the Song Dynasty's caravan arrived at Heishan Island, they discovered that it had completely turned into a desert island.
There is not a soul to be seen on the island.
On the ground after thawing, there were countless corpses and dead bones that had been eaten away by seabirds. People only knew that this island had undergone great changes last winter.
The caravans who stayed on the island last winter and the pirates who specialized in doing business when the sea ice closed the island in winter were all gone.
The caravan, which had no choice but to return after failing to do business, suddenly discovered that a pirate group called "Ghost Shadow" had appeared in that area. These people only plundered goods from the merchants of the Song Dynasty, but they also targeted the caravans from Goryeo, Japan, and other countries.
What was implemented was the extermination method of robbing everyone and killing everyone.
It’s not that there was no resistance from the caravans, it’s just that the result of resistance was the death of all of them.
The final result of this was that the Liaodong trade route was completely cut off.
Lanlan naturally knew the details of Guiying and the others. When she wanted to use their relatives to hold them hostage, the people who rushed there regretfully found that the relatives of those people had disappeared without a trace.
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Without the help of a dignitary, it is absolutely impossible for more than four hundred people to disappear from the world, because the people sent there tried their best and could not find out where those people had gone.
Liaodong's trade routes were cut off, which Lan Lan was happy to see. Most of the people doing business in this area were nobles of later clans. The biggest reason why Shi Zhongxin was driven to Yulin Island was because Shi Zhongxin wanted to
I want to learn from people like Yunzheng and Pang Ji, and I don't want to take sides in advance.
Shi Zhongxin does not have Pang Ji's scheming, Han Qi's deep roots, and Yun Zheng's numerous military exploits. Therefore, his ability to go to Yulin Island is actually the result of his long-term marriage with the Shi family.
Let’s have fun online.
Lan Lan herself is the daughter of a county magistrate who died in the line of duty. She has no family background to rely on. The only power she can use is the power of the prince Zhao Xu. Without the prince, Empress Cao would have made Lan Lan disappear silently.
, maybe Lanlan can only turn into a ghost in a well in the palace to harass Queen Cao's dream of ruling.
It is said that one day brings a hundred days of favor to a couple, but this rule does not apply to the royal family. The emperor has too many women. There are a total of 1,468 women in the entire palace for the emperor to choose from.
No matter how beautiful a woman is, how many days can the emperor remember her?
Lan Lan couldn't help but think of Yun Zheng's attitude before she participated in the Shuzhong draft. Yun Zheng's anger from the bottom of his bones has now become the deepest comfort in Lan Lan's heart.
Therefore, in many dreams, Yun Zheng always abused himself in various ways. The more Yun Zheng hurt himself in the dream, the happier Lan Lan felt when she woke up in the morning. This feeling is not something that can be explained to outsiders.
Lan Lan's fingers brushed across the wound on Zhao Xu's palm. Zhao Xu involuntarily retracted his hand in his sleep. The wound made Lan Lan a little jealous. Why didn't Yun Zheng use that long sword to hurt her?
Taking off the sword from the wall, Lan Lan took out the sword from its scabbard and held the sharp blade with one hand. Soon, a wisp of blood flowed down the blade, and she found herself moaning.
Coming out, the vibrato even echoed in the empty hall.
Carefully wiping away the blood on the sword, Lanlan hung the sword on the wall again, blew out the candlelight, and went to another bed with a smile on her face, holding the still bleeding baby in her arms.
Hand, she smiled very sweetly, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Yun Zheng got up very early. After washing, he went to the flower hall to do some morning exercises and then went to visit Li Chang. It is common sense for a person who can help him sincerely to condescend to visit someone else's home.
What's more, today is Li Chang's mother's seventieth birthday, so it is even more necessary to go to Li Chang's home to congratulate her.
Entering the flower hall, Yun Zheng was stunned. The eldest lady of the Yun family was sitting on a brocade pier with a dignified posture, her hands folded and hanging on her legs. Her little face was full of tears.
When the daughter saw her father walking in, her tears flowed even more violently. It seemed that she was trying not to stand up. Her mother was sitting under a magnolia tree and reading quietly with a volume in her arms.
Yun Zheng clicked his mouth and was about to say something. Lu Qingqing stared at the book in his hand and said: "My husband is up, let's go to dinner quickly. Your gift to the Li family is ready. Today is the elder of the Li family."
It’s Taijun’s birthday, it wouldn’t be good if you were late.”
Yun Zheng shrugged his shoulders towards his daughter and expressed that he was helpless. He turned around and entered the front hall under the pleading eyes of his daughter. His mother wanted to educate her daughter that she really shouldn't interfere too much.
There were only the Yun brothers at the dinner table. Yun Da looked at Yun Er who kept yawning and tapped the bowl with his chopsticks and said, "Why are you so tired so early in the morning?"
Yun Er yawned and said lazily: "Last night I reorganized the charts sent by Han Lin and went to bed at the fourth watch."
"Haste makes waste!" Yun Da said and put a bun into Yun San's rice bowl at his feet. He watched Yun San eat it slowly before starting to eat.
"Brother, Yun San is already old. This year's new hair has only changed more than half." Yun Er put down the bun in his hand and said worriedly.
"If you are fine today, please ask a veterinarian to take a look at Yun San. He is already very old. If you give him more nutrition, he might be able to live a few more years."
Yun Er nodded and said, "I'll go after dinner. There are eunuch veterinarians in the palace who specialize in treating dogs. I'll take Yun San there in a carriage. Those eunuchs can't get out of the palace."
Yun Zheng looked around, but he didn't see Qin Guo or Xiao Yunxin (oh my god, I got Yun's second son's name wrong, I've corrected it). Only the bacon was busy taking out the newly steamed buns.
"Where did Qin Guo and Xin'er go?"
Yun Er said casually: "I left at dawn. I heard that some princess invited Qin to go to Xiangguo Temple to offer incense."
"Are you hiding from the Guo family again?"
Yun Er put down his job and sighed: "The emperor is unreasonable. He borrowed the little military power of the Guo family from my men. Not only the Qin State, I also feel ashamed to see Guo Chengsi, my brother-in-law."
Yun Zheng took a sip of millet porridge and put down his rice bowl and said: "The Guo family is wise. They know that their military power cannot be maintained. It might as well be dispersed with your hand. Once others take action, it will be questionable whether the Guo family can escape smoothly.
Guo Chengsi came to you, actually, to collect a debt. Since they are relatives, I can compensate you if I can, it’s not a big deal.”
Yun Er shook his head and said: "The Guo family did not ask us for compensation. They just wanted Qin Guo and I to go to the palace to meet the Guo family."
"Huh? In this way, the Guo family is still a loving and righteous family. It is not a bad thing to interact with such relatives. However, you should really go and meet Guo. After all, she is Qin's biological mother. People cannot be filial.
There is a loss."
Yun Er said irritably: "I understand this, but how do you want me to go? The emperor warned me openly and secretly, as if he was worried that we would get too close to the Guo family.
The queen stared at me eagerly, as if she wanted to open an opening in me to deal with our family.
Concubine Shu seems to have bad intentions towards Mr. Guo. I always feel that she wants to stick to you, eldest brother. The way that woman looks at me makes me feel scared. She doesn’t hesitate to scratch my ears. There is no one in this world who can scratch my ears and teach me a lesson.
Who has this qualification except my sister-in-law?
Therefore, the Guo family is now a hornet’s nest that cannot be poked.”
Yun laughed loudly, wiped his mouth and patted Yun Er on the shoulder: "Silly boy, I have already pulled it out of the official eye, why did you sink it in instead?
Our family has neither the capital nor the opportunity to be an official, so official positions are of little use to us. Instead, we need to quickly establish our family reputation. Only then will we be like a well-established family. Your sister-in-law is now earning a living.
Those who don’t eat are being taught a lesson, just for this reason.
If the Yun family wants to establish its reputation now, it must start from benevolence and filial piety. As long as we keep the word benevolence and filial piety, the king of heaven and I will not be able to do anything to us. The Song Dynasty established the country based on benevolence and filial piety. Even the beheaded prisoners were allowed to have their families see them.
Even if they hide themselves from each other, the government will not be able to punish them.
If you are an outsider, it is not easy to go to see the Guo family. If you do, you will naturally make a fuss. Since Qin Guo is the Guo family's biological daughter, even if you lose your official position because you go to see the Guo family, it will be compared with Renxiao's family reputation.
It doesn't even matter if you get up.
Find a good day, take Qin Guo and Yun Xin, prepare enough gifts, and go to see Guo in a big show, I don’t believe anyone dares to stop you!"
Yun Er thought for a moment, then casually raised his hand to his brother, and continued to eat. His thoughts were gone, and the meal became more delicious.
Seeing that Yun Er had understood the truth, Yun Da changed into a light Confucian shirt, played with a folding fan in his hand, took Han Niu and Monkey, and walked to Li Chang's house dragging a cart full of gifts.
I haven’t seen this guy with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks for three years. Now that I think about it, my heart warms. I really want to see this cunning guy again. (To be continued)