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Chapter 1350 Shan Xiongxin

In the blink of an eye, another year has passed and the 600th year of Kaihuang ( AD) has come to an end.

The past year was another year of prosperity. The Turks governed well and killed many chiefs and khans, further strengthening the Sui Dynasty's rule over the grassland.

Various domestic infrastructure projects have also been increased to varying degrees, and the construction of the canal is still in progress.

Although not all places had good harvests, there were droughts and floods, and there were snowstorms in winter, but the Sui Dynasty was indeed very wealthy at the moment. Because of Wang Yan, the previous war did not become protracted, but instead gained a lot of Turkic resources. In the end, this war even made money.

Wang Yan is the only commander who made money by fighting wars. Looking back at the battle in which Wang Yan first became famous on the grassland, and later when he led the navy and destroyed the Turkic nation, he never lost money. The generals and soldiers who fought with him, although they did not make a fortune, also gained a lot.

In fact, people have realized this a long time ago, but they only feel it more strongly when they are doing the accounting.

Therefore, the national treasury was full, and the disaster relief was strong, and the people in the disaster-stricken areas finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, everything they had was also taken away in the disaster. The government's disaster relief could only keep them alive, but there were always other expenses. In addition, they had borrowed money from local wealthy people in the past, so naturally their land was taken away by others. They had to sell their children and daughters, and even sell themselves into slavery...

But no one thinks it is wrong, because debts must be repaid. But they never think about how they got into debt. No one will tell them those things.

Another major reason for the effectiveness of disaster relief, of course, is due to Yang Jian’s attitude.

Now Yang Jian is definitely a wise ruler with both civil and military skills. He also feels his own weakness and has a premonition that his life is coming to an end. Of course, he wants to do more and make his reputation better after his death.

In fact, the overall evaluation of Yang Jian in the Central Plains is also good. From top to bottom, it is okay. Because his struggle with the wealthy and powerful was not fierce, it was like boiling a frog in warm water, and everyone played slowly. At the same time, some policies were actually implemented, and the evaluation naturally went up.

The people never ask for much, and as long as you treat them well, they will be grateful...

At the end of the year, people began to give each other gifts to build relationships, and princes from all over the country rushed to Daxing to pay homage.

Although Wang Yan was excluded from the central government, the Wang family had already become powerful. They had considerable influence among the Turkic and Bingzhou border troops and navy. They also influenced maritime trade and had a huge influence in domestic business.

So everyone came to give gifts to Wang Yan, even the Yuwen family and the Yang Su family gave plenty of gifts. There were also various princes and wealthy families, and all those who were qualified came to give gifts to Wang Yan.

However, Wang Yan only returned gifts to two families, one was Shi Wansui and the other was Li Jing.

No response to others.

Of course people had complaints, and they all scolded Wang Yan for not following the rules, but they had no choice but to give gifts. Wang Yan was known to be petty, and once someone did not give gifts during the New Year, Wang Yan took over the fleet, and the domestic transport team was robbed, and there was no place to complain.

Compared with the losses incurred by being targeted by Wang Yan, the losses would be much less if one just held his nose and endured the nausea, and prepared generous gifts for Wang Yan during every festival.

It's not that they don't want to deal with Wang Yan, but they can't find a place to do it. Wang Yan was said to be a rebel, but Wang Yan was loyal to the royal family. He didn't care about being excluded from the central government. Yang Su, who was in the central government, had to avoid Wang Yan when he saw him. Regarding business affairs, Wang Yan dared to sink all their overseas fleets, and no one could come back.

Assassination attempts are even more ridiculous. Wang Yan himself is an invincible general. He was killed on the battlefield by anyone he could find. He used many open and covert attacks. Not only did Wang Yan survive, but he also fought to achieve his current status and position.

According to Wang Yan's temper, he would definitely take crazy revenge after being assassinated. The wealthy families were awesome, but they couldn't bear Wang Yan's desperate attacks on a few families, and the emperor took sides, so they would still have to pay in the end. So without perfect preparation, they would never do such a stupid thing.

This also made Wang Yan invulnerable. Although he did not hold an important position, he had an influence far beyond his position...

It snowed heavily the day before yesterday, and today fine snowflakes are floating in the sky again.

In the afternoon, Wang Yan left the yamen early, mounted his warhorse, and went home leisurely.

At this moment, outside the mansion, next to the stone lions, there was a row of snowmen of all sizes. Some had even been carved into the shapes of tigers and so on. Inside the mansion, there were also a lot of snowmen.

These are all the masterpieces of a large number of children in the family. Children who have no worries about food, clothing and shelter are of course very enthusiastic about playing in the snow. Three miles outside the city, there are already people who are about to freeze to death. This is a huge barrier.

He walked from the front yard to the back yard, and saw Qin Qiong in the yard with his hands behind his back, talking and laughing with another tall and strong man, watching a group of furry children from Old Wang's family making snowmen and playing war.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Qin Qiong bowed politely.

"We are all brothers, why are you being so polite?" Wang Yan looked at the person next to him, "Is this Master Shan?"

Shan Xiongxin cupped his hands and said, "Shan Xiongxin, I greet the prince."

Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "Let's go in and have a drink."

Qin Qiong came to visit with Princess Yu. Presumably, after delivering gifts and reporting back about what happened in the capital, Yang Lin brought Qin Qiong with him on this trip back to the capital to pay homage and give gifts.

Qin Qiong came, and of course Princess Yu came too. But Wang Yan's family was full of women and children, and Qin Qiong and Shan Xiongxin were not used to staying there, so she came out to play with the children.

Shan Xiongxin came here to visit the big boss during the Chinese New Year. Ever since Wang Yan became popular and expanded his business and started doing business in Shandong, the Shan family has been connected with Wang Yan and has made a lot of money over the years.

He didn't come to visit before because Wang Yan was in the south. Now Wang Yan is working as an official in Daxing safely. If Shan Xiongxin doesn't come, it would be ignorant. Wang Yan can choose not to see him, but he has to come...

Wang Yan took Qin Qiong to the central hall in the backyard and saw Princess Yu talking to Qionghua and Xiao Mei. Surprisingly, Shan Yingying was also there.

"My husband is back."

"Greetings, Your Majesty." This is Princess Yu.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." This is Shan Yingying, her eyes are very smart and lively.

Everyone greeted each other. Wang Yan waved his hand and smiled as he instructed Chunhong who was serving beside him, "It's snowing today, so it's a good time to eat hot pot. Let the kitchen kill a sheep and we can have some fun together."

"Yes." Chunhong bowed and went out to ask people to work.

This is the treatment of a concubine. Even if she gives birth to a son for her master, it is not much better.

Of course, Wang Yan's family was different. These people lived well and had their own maids and servants. It was just that Princess Yu came to talk at home, and it was not good for others to hear and gossip, so they just served temporarily.

The family's cook was very efficient and soon slaughtered the sheep and sliced ​​the meat. The women sat at one table, the children sat at another, and Wang Yan sat at another with Qin Qiong and Shan Xiongxin.

With so many people and children, eating is naturally lively. It's just noisy. There are always children who are ignorant and get beaten during meals...

Wang Yan ignored all that and drank with Qin Qiong and Shan Xiongxin.

"How is Shandong?"

Hearing Wang Yan's question, Shan Xiongxin said, "For so many years, there has been no change. The people are still living the same way. The prince is still good to the people. As far as I know, the people in the prince's manor have the best lives. That's the life that people should live. The people in the neighborhood are envious."

Wang Yan has been committed to enclosing land. He has land and people all over the world. Shan Xiongxin cooperates with him, and the manor in Shandong was obtained by Shan Xiongxin.

The method was very simple. Shan Xiongxin personally led people to find a wealthy family with a bad reputation and hacked all the people to death. After that, the matter was left unresolved. The local officials did not do anything, and the people sent by Wang Yan took over the manor very smoothly.

From this point of view, Wang Yan still admires Shan Xiongxin very much. He really gets things done and takes real action.

Wang Yan was rubbing the meat slices and said, "Wasn't there a famine last year? Was the relief effective?"

"How can it be effective, my Lord? There are so many hands up and down. The rich are still waiting to divide up the land, and the people are waiting to sell their children..."

"That's true, my Lord. Only the Lord can treat the common people with kindness..."

Wang Yan waved his hand, raised his cup and drank with the two of them, then picked up some meat from the pot and ate while saying, "The ones who treat the common people the best are His Majesty, the Queen, and the Crown Prince, not me."

One third of the people in the room must be spies, so it is impossible to make such nonsense.

But these two people obviously did not have this understanding, and just looked puzzled. If you want to flatter the emperor, there is no need to do it at his home.

Wang Yan smiled and explained: "Although they eat with me, I eat with the royal family. Without the appreciation of the crown prince, the approval of His Majesty, and the care of the queen, how could I be where I am today, and how could I have the energy to take care of more people?"

The two still didn't understand, so Qin Qiong said, "The prince values ​​loyalty and trustworthiness."

"Yes, in comparison, it seems that Wang Gong is more like a man of the underworld." Shan Xiongxin also responded.

The two of them spoke back and forth, supporting Wang Yan in tacit understanding.

Wang Yan gladly accepted it and ate and drank with them, laughing happily.

After three rounds of wine and a sheep, Qin Qiong talked about business: "Prince, this time King Kaoshan sent Princess Yu to come to the mansion with me. First, to send New Year gifts, second, to thank you for your help last time, and third, the sea trade harvest has been very good in the past two years. After hearing what I said, the prince also wants to send some people to explore with the fleet of your family."

"This is a good thing. You are not begging me to do anything for you. Why do you need to make a special trip? Just write a letter."

Princess Yu, who had been listening at the side, took over and said, "I wanted to come and talk to the princess, Prince. It just so happened that Brother Shan was also coming, and Yingying had never been to Daxing, so we all got together."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile and raised his glass: "Come on, everyone, let's not go home until we are drunk today, let's drink to victory!"

So everyone started drinking together, and entered the second stage in a lively atmosphere.

At this point, even Qin Qiong and Shan Xiongxin, who had been holding back, relaxed. Of course, it wasn't because they drank too much, although alcohol did play a role, but more importantly, it was Wang Yan's good attitude.

The gap in status was too great, so of course they didn't dare to let go.

Qin Qiong was better, as they had met before, but Shan Xiongxin had never expected to drink at Wang Yan's house. It was Wang Yan who was always laughing and not showing off, and it was only after he drank some strong liquor that the scene became lively.

Princess Yu brought Qin Qiong here, but she didn't ask for anything. Instead, she was willing to contribute manpower and follow Wang Yan's fleet to explore. The message she conveyed was very clear, that is, Yang Lin wanted to form a certain political alliance with Wang Yan.

It was just that the two of them couldn't get too close to each other, so as not to give people a chance to talk about it, so they took advantage of the relationship between Princess Yu and Princess Qionghua to interact with each other. It was that simple, and the next step was to see how well the two of them understood each other.

Yang Lin is a reliable person, loyal to Yang Guang, and also a man who can get things done.

As for the future when Yang Lin and Qin Qiong and the others fell out and started fighting each other, that would be a long time in the future...

When everyone finished drinking, it was already night and they couldn't leave, so they all stayed at Wang Yan's house.

After breakfast the next day, he left and went back to Yang Lin's palace in Daxing to stay.

Shan Xiongxin rubbed his head in pain: "Look at the prince's drinking capacity, and you will know how brave and invincible he is in battle."

Qin Qiong was also listless: "I heard that the prince got up early, practiced two sets of boxing, and rode out of the city..."

Last night the two of them teamed up to get Wang Yan drunk, but they ended up getting knocked out.

Princess Yu laughed and said, "Don't you think that the wine was brewed by the princes? How can you two get away with it?"

The two of them laughed bitterly, and then Shan Xiongxin said, "Yingying, what do you think of the prince?"

"Very good, you don't bully us, and you don't look down on us. I heard from Princess Sister and Sister Mei that they treat them very well..." Shan Yingying reacted and turned to look at her elder brother, "Brother, you don't want me to be the prince's concubine, do you?"

"Uh..." Shan Xiongxin was embarrassed, and then explained, "You also said that the prince is very good, and you are also old enough to get married. You know the Second Madam, she is the Queen of Chen State and the prince's concubine. Our family is not worthy of her, so being a concubine is not a disgrace."

"I won't do it! If you force me, I will die!" Shan Yingying said it very bluntly and with great resistance.

Shan Xiongxin smiled bitterly and shook his head, waving his hand: "I'm just saying this. After all, our family relies on the prince. No matter how good he is, you will eventually get married, and following the prince is the best choice. You are my only sister, how can I force you."

"I won't get married. I will depend on my brother for the rest of my life." Shan Yingying said in a coquettish voice.

Shan Xiongxin was helpless...

Qin Qiong and Princess Yu next to them did not express any opinions...

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