Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 388 5.70 Those poor and dishonest people
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Those poor and dishonest people in 5.70
In the blink of an eye, it was October. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yang did not receive an invitation or anything like that, but Dongfang Qianhu came to pick him up in person. It had been several days since the two of them had seen each other.

"Dongfang, why haven't you been here these days?" Ignoring the "princess summons", Zhou Yang pulled the girl to the outer study courtyard, "Even if there is something going on over there with Rong'er, it won't keep you busy. Is it time to go home?”

"There are not just a lot of things going on these days." Dongfang Bing's face was obviously tired, but he still allowed someone to remove his protection, "If you want, hurry up. The princess arranged a banquet at noon and only invited a few people from her family. Let’s just sit together; the eldest prince was originally going to come, but he didn’t want His Majesty to have something to arrange, so he sent someone over specifically to say so.”

"Okay!" Zhou Yang didn't talk nonsense. "A little separation is better than a new marriage" is not only about the relationship between men and women, but also has a psychological effect. If you always don't see each other and don't communicate, no matter how close the relationship is, there will be times when it cools down.

It's past half time, Princess Yongchang Mansion.

"Coming?" Her Highness the Princess' expression was obviously teasing, but she didn't say anything more, "Did Dongfang tell you everything?"

"What's going on?" Zhou Yang was slightly startled.

"The princess has something to say, please leave!" But Dongfang Bing's cheeks turned red and he hurriedly bowed and left the room.

"There are times when this hoof is too busy in the boudoir and forgets about official business. It's really true that those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black." Princess Yongchang glared at someone before continuing, "Didn't I say a few days ago that those poor and dishonest people Is it? Now it has been confirmed that at the end of last month, the number of so-called "caravans" coming from Jiangnan increased significantly.

Excluding the cases where there is indeed business or coming and going, a total of nearly 200 people have stayed in the capital one after another. However, they all have different arrangements and are widely separated from each other. I have not accurately tracked how many people there are. A few inconsequential ones were targeted, but they were probably just discarded to attract attention. "

"Where's their goal?" Zhou Yang immediately became vigilant.

Looking at the entire history of China, these bandanas were fine before the Tang Dynasty. However, they played almost no positive role at key historical points after the Song Dynasty. For the sake of the so-called "orthodox" name, they were willing to give up almost everything. The generals and the army spared no effort to suppress it, which greatly damaged the vitality of the entire country and even the nation.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was still a feudal dynasty, and the corresponding time node was roughly the junction of the [-]th and [-]th centuries in the Western calendar. Even though he had never seen the situation in the West, Zhou Yang also found out from Xue Xun that the so-called people who have come to the East now The "red-haired man" state corresponds to the same period in real history as a whole.

But what about China?Well, the Zhou Dynasty and the early Manchu Qing Dynasty can basically match each other. They are still immersed in the reincarnation of feudal history that lasted for thousands of years. The elite of the entire nation-the turbans have no interest in the new technological innovations, just like In terms of military equipment, the current technological level of the Zhou Dynasty is basically the same as that of the previous Ming Dynasty.

"I haven't found out the specific situation, but the several companies that intervened are either Liu Lun's poor old man, or the forces of the Wu family. Although the other families have their own actions, overall they are not as big as them. , even Wu Xun chose to watch, and most of them didn't do much." Princess Yongchang said with a sneer.

"How dare they." Zhou Yang stopped mid-sentence. Her Royal Highness the Princess in front of him had the same idea. What's more, he suddenly remembered something. The eldest prince Guo Kai now had a huge advantage. , relying on the support of almost all of Wu Xun, the result of the original book is that Wu Xun has completely lost power. The most reasonable way is——

"Why don't they dare? Jiangnan's salt affairs are corrupted. Why didn't the emperor take advantage of your last opportunity to clean it up?" Princess Yongchang's expression was cold. "Almost half of the civil servants in the imperial court kept making mistakes one after another. What's the matter of competing for profits with the people? The charges of "cruelty to the gentry" and so on were all covered up, and the angry brother couldn't eat for several days.

Anyone with any brains could see the signs of what happened this time. Wouldn't these guys see it?But they have been doing nothing, and now they suddenly take action. I don’t believe that it is to serve the royal family. In addition, regarding the selection of the prince, although most of them usually don’t talk, Liu Lun and Wu Ying have never concealed it. manner. "

"Solve it together or in advance?" Zhou Yang asked with a frown.

"Don't worry, it's still early. Everyone is holding back to build up strength. Whoever takes action first will be destined to die." Princess Yongchang remained calm, "Now we are all waiting for my good nephew to be the first one. Anyway, there is no chance. People will think that he can succeed, just like the last time you were tricked by Jia Zhen who knew nothing about death, you also knew to report it to me in time." "But I wonder if that prince knows?" Zhou Yang suddenly remembered this question. , "Even if I don't know much about history, I still know a basic common sense. There have been many conspiracy and rebellion in the past dynasties. Except for some exceptions in troubled times, when the country is stable, there are very few conspiracies within the royal family to overthrow the dynasty. The emperor’s.”

"Eldest brother was too much back then." Princess Yongchang sighed softly and shook her head helplessly, "Under his brilliance, the other descendants of the father had almost no reputation. At the beginning, the imperial brother also relied on his status as following the eldest brother. It can be regarded as being in the eyes of the father; in fact, there are many brothers and sisters in this palace, have you ever heard of their names?"

"Well, except for Prince Zhongshun, there really isn't one." Zhou Yang thought for a long time and still shook his head stupidly. The reason why he could remember this prince was because of the conflict between him and the Jia family in the original work. No matter how much more, it would be gone. ; Even if he had a conflict with the young prince Guo Shen in Yun'er's "Academy" a few days ago, he didn't take it seriously, because the two sides were not in the same circle at all.

"Brother Zhongshun Wang." Princess Yongchang laughed dumbly, "I heard that you had a conflict with the nephew in that mansion, or was it to stand up for the Rongguo mansion? Your reputation is worthy of it; don't worry, I have already greeted you afterward. Brother Zhongshun didn't pay attention, and thank you for reminding him that Feng Ziying is indeed dishonest, but he still knows how to behave, so you just ignore him from now on - let's go!"

"So fast?" Zhou Yang looked out the window. The sun was already shining directly on the window lattice from the south. It was obviously lunch time. "Now that I'm busy, time has passed by inadvertently."

"I wanted to come over with you and have a meal together, but I didn't want everyone to be busy or inconvenient." Princess Yongchang smiled nonchalantly, "I didn't ask anyone to prepare anything extra. Just don't dislike it. .”

"You can't be worse than me, so what's there to dislike?" Zhou Yang smiled and didn't take it seriously, because he knew that the food here couldn't be worse.

The hierarchy of the feudal era is reflected in all aspects, including eating. The princess's dinner standard is not comparable to others. The scene is very exaggerated, and it will be served whether you eat or not. Princess Yongchang has repeatedly lowered it, which is not something he can catch up with at home. .

"I've met the princess!" The two of them were chatting and laughing as they returned to the living room in the backyard. Not only was lunch set on the dining table, but Jia Yingchun, the princess's official who had not been in contact for a long time, was standing at the door to greet her with a pair of resentful eyes. , which almost made someone so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

"I give you time, but there are plenty of dishes to eat, so get out!" Princess Yongchang didn't care about this matter at all. She waved her hand and went to eat, and also kicked out the only maid who was ready to serve.

"Second sister" After a while, Zhou Yang took Yingchun back to the east wing, where she lived here, and held the girl in his arms with almost all his strength, "I'm sorry, I'm too busy these days, it's really..."

"I've met Brother Zhou!" Yingchun has always had a submissive temperament. At this time, even if he was crying, he still didn't dare to say a harsh word. He let someone hold him, and he kept apologizing, "Little My younger sister is also afraid of delaying my eldest brother’s official duties. She also has to serve the princess on weekdays, so she didn’t come to the door.”

"It's my fault!" Zhou Yang quickly lowered his head and gently kissed the girl's tears. "I promise you that before the end of the year, you can convince Uncle Pardon as soon as possible and ask him to agree to pick you up. Princess, you don't have to worry, I will It will be arranged. From now on, you just need to show your name, and you don't have to come over every day to serve me."

"No!" Yingchun quickly shook his head, "My little sister can win the princess's grace. She has already been convinced in her previous life. How can she dare to say anything else? If Brother Zhou is willing to do it as soon as possible, my little sister will be extremely satisfied and will not dare to delay the princess any more. There are not many people in this mansion, and Sister Dongfang is rarely at home. If there is no one to serve you, what is the point?"

"Huh?" Zhou Yang realized something was wrong, "Isn't Baochai here too? Why, doesn't she usually need to be served?"

"Sister Bao is the princess's attendant to study and study. She is not here on weekdays. The younger sister is responsible for the food and daily life." Yingchun introduced the difference between "attendant to read" and "praising kindness" by the way, "Besides, little sister is also If you don’t really want to do something, it’s like when you’re having a meal, you’re actually with the princess, so why do you really need to serve her?”

Zhou Yang then breathed a sigh of relief, held the girl in his arms and said all kinds of sweet words for a long time, almost sweetening the second girl who had been a transparent person in the house since she was a child, and even the servants dared to bully her; the result was that when the two of them finally thought of eating, After returning to the living room, I found that there were two familiar figures eating happily together.

"I have seen His Highness Yongjing." Zhou Yang smiled wryly and bowed, not forgetting the other side, "Sister Bao, long time no see!"

(End of this chapter)