Shengshichun

The queen's words contained too many emotions. Pei Zhan raised his head and glanced at her, then nodded deeply in agreement.

After she left, the emperor also returned his gaze and focused on Pei Zhan's face.

The content was so complicated that Pei Zhan couldn't understand it for a while.

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Ever since the previous emperor ordered the Ministry of War to go to the northwest to investigate the actual situation, many generals in the court had already received the news. This time, several generals and officials from the Ministry of War and Hubu and other officials were all reported to the palace. Everyone also knew that there must be something going on in the northwest. Something happened again, but it was still peaceful.

After all, it had been less than a year since Pei Zhan conquered the land of Dayue. After the war between the two countries that lasted for many years, even if he had won the victory of destroying the country, it was not the time to take it lightly. In the next three to five years, it would probably still happen. Some traitors and traitors emerged in an attempt to counterattack.

If the national power of the Great Zhou Dynasty had been stronger, the imperial decree that Pei Zhan received back then would have been to send troops to Da Yue to bring that territory under the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In this way, no matter how many people are unwilling to accept it, there is no way to recover.

Unfortunately, Da Zhou could no longer afford it at this time, and Da Yue had been fighting for several years and had little money. If the army was to be stationed, the people of Da Yue would also have to take over. The land in the northwest desert is barren, how can it be compared with the inland of the Central Plains? Compare? By then, it will definitely become a trend that cannot be lost.

Therefore, when they heard that Pei Zhan had killed Dayue King Duanruo, the imperial court decided to return the land to the Dayue people and make them a vassal state of the Dayue people. After this ended the war, the Great Zhou Dynasty could develop vigorously. It is an established national policy to strengthen the economy and consolidate the foundation of a country.

The past two years have been good, and the weather has been smooth. We no longer have to bear the cost of war, and no more soldiers have to sacrifice. The national strength is also moving in a good direction.

It was not surprising to everyone that Dayueren was dishonest, and everyone was wary of it. However, they were still shocked when they heard that the fish that slipped through the net this time was the prince who was specially fostered by Duan Ruo.

As Lian Yang's life experience was uncovered, the past between Duan Ruo and Prince Yi's Mansion was also revealed and discussed. In the end, Prince Yi's grandson Xu Yin is still in the prison. This matter has not long passed, and everyone in the world is still The memory is still fresh. And Duan Ruo actually hid a prince in preparation for restoration. Wasn't this deliberately causing trouble for the Zhou people?

In the afternoon of the same day after the emperor convened the ministers for a meeting, the Ministry of Revenue began to calculate the treasury accounts.

Although the strength of the two countries is now very different, as long as troops are mobilized, food, grass and weapons must be in place first, and full preparations must be made.

Immediately afterwards, defenses were set up in various parts of the capital, and then the commander-in-chief stationed in the northwest was ordered to return to Beijing to report on his duties.

Everyone is busy these days, and even the streets and alleys that have been silent for a long time are lively.

There were a lot of discussions in the teahouse every day, and anecdotes about the war between the two countries that had never been circulated before came out.

On August 16th, Fu Zhen went to Baihe Temple. She was killed here seven years ago, and later Fu Zhen's original soul disappeared here. She came to copy a few chapters of the scriptures and donated three thousand Two pieces of incense and fire money were used to perform a ritual ceremony.

Pilgrims in the temple were also discussing the military situation in the northwest, but they only heard about it and had no way of knowing the specific situation.

But what was unexpected was that everyone was not as negative about this resurgence of bad behavior as expected, and almost unanimously supported Zhou's sending troops to severely attack it.

Fu Zhen walked around the temple garden twice and met Cheng Kong when he came out. The two of them had actually met several times, but when Cheng Kong saw her coming, he clasped his hands to her from a distance and sang Buddhist chants.

Fu Zhen stepped forward, said "Master", and then greeted: "Master, do you remember me?"

Cheng Kong smiled behind his long white beard: "The donor has a close relationship with this temple, so the poor monk will naturally remember it."

Fu Zhen thought of the day when he returned to his soul, when Mrs. Ning received a few words of advice from him, and guessed that he must have some knowledge of her origins, so she smiled and said, "Master is an eminent monk, and I met him on the road today. I’m blessed, and I wonder if Master can give me some wise words?”

Chengkong raised his lips and said, "The benefactor has great blessings. Everything has its own fate. Why do I need to say so much? The benefactor's children have great blessings. However, when the benefactor's son is born in the future, I'm afraid he will have to suffer a little. All the benefactor needs to do is remember to come to the Buddha." It’s enough to light a lamp that has been on for three years, and the rest will be fine.”

Fu Zhen heard his words as if they were just for show. She and Pei Zhan had not yet consummated their marriage, so how could they be blessed with children? But when she heard him talk about "son", it seemed true. Her face heated up, and she wanted to refute him. But when she focused her eyes, the old monk had already turned around and walked away...

With national affairs at hand, Fu Zhen quickly put Cheng Kong's words behind him.

The various government agencies in the DPRK were very busy for several days, and it was late August in the blink of an eye.

There have been several frosts in the capital, and the fragrance under the sweet-scented osmanthus trees has gradually disappeared, and the dead leaves are like butterflies, starting to set off the golden chrysanthemums all over the city.

At this time, Yang Yi had also decided to build a three-entry house in Zhongmingfang, two streets outside Donghua Gate.

But the house was neither introduced by Yaxing nor the property of the Pei family. It was an elegant residence sold by Mr. Li Yi of Taishan Hall.

The reason why Li Yi was willing to sell out was because he accidentally bumped into Yang Yi in Wanbin Building.

Just a few months ago, Li Yi saw Yang Yi with her own eyes in Cangzhou, and she blamed herself for losing him. How could Li Yi not recognize him when they suddenly met him face to face?

That day, he was so shocked that he jumped up pointing at Yang Yi. It was really hard for him, an old man in his seventies, to be so unstable...

Fortunately, Yang Yi was not surprised. After recognizing him, he immediately took Li Yi's arm and led him into the inner courtyard to talk.

At this point, Yang Yi's identity became known to more people.

But just when Fu Zhen and Mrs. Ning were busy thinking about how to strengthen their defenses, Yang Yi calmly comforted them: "Things have been out of my control for a long time. If Li Yi can break through today, Asahi will also It can be broken by others. At least half of the generals in the court have seen me, so it is always difficult to guard against it. "

Fu Zhen was stunned when he heard this: "How about Brother Yang?"

Yang Yi looked at her: "Let nature take its course. Don't you also hope that I can follow Minzhi to the northwest?"

Fu Zhen was caught off guard and was stabbed in his mind, and immediately laughed a few times.

Since she was sure that the disconnection between the Queen and him was a trick of fate, and since their mother and son met later, Fu Zhen did have the idea to persuade Yang Yi to join the camp against Dayue. Of course, this was not hers alone. Pei Zhan also thinks so, because Yang Yi can indeed play a big role in this matter, and Yang Yi himself must hope to end this dispute completely.

So every day, she would relay the collected information to Yang Yi as soon as possible.

The queen later left the palace twice more, and the mother and son got along more and more naturally. When the queen was not out, she would often send people to give her son some food and supplies. From the initial awkwardness and rejection, Yang Yi now Already fully accepted. He is no longer shy about mentioning the palace.

Going back to the matter of buying a residence, Li Yi found out that the person he had found and lost after all the troubles was in Wanbin Building, so he could not help but visit him from time to time. During the period, he heard that Yang Yi wanted to buy a house, and the house provided by Yahang was always there. It was too far from the palace, which made it inconvenient for the queen to see each other outside the palace. Although the houses offered by Pei Yu were more elegant than the others, Yang Yi was determined not to take advantage of others, so Li Yi volunteered to sell the house.

Of course, I asked someone from the dental shop to estimate the price, and Li Yi didn't pay even a tael of silver. Because the house was always being cleaned and looked after, and everything was ready, the contract was signed on the same day and you could move in the next day.

Fu Zhen, the others, and Mrs. Ning are all happy for Yang Yi and the Queen. Now that they have bought a house, they shouldn't be so determined to leave, right?

On the third day after settling down again, Yang Yi prepared several banquets at home and invited the Pei family, Mrs. Ning's family, and Li Yi. In addition, Xie Zhang, the Liang family, and Cheng Zhili and Du Mingqian were all listed.

Those who knew it, such as Fuzhen, naturally celebrated sincerely, while those who didn't know it, such as Cheng Chili and others, although they came with Pei Zhan to receive this kindness, they couldn't help but find Fuzhen in private and mutter: "Where does this Brother Yang come from? I He doesn't look like a rich man, he shouldn't be your family's business partner, but with his aura, he is definitely not an ordinary person, why didn't I hear you say that?"

Liang Zhi had met Yang Yi a lot, and he felt that Yang Yi was very calm and upright, and seemed to be knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He had a much broader vision than they, the nobles who only knew how to fight, and he had long regarded him as a close friend. people.

Since he is a guest of the Ning family, no matter what his past background is, he is naturally at ease.

Hearing Cheng Zhili and the others were so entangled, he raised a wine bottle and knocked on their arms: "What do you care about their origins? Just remember that they are relatives of Aunt Ning'er's family!"

Cheng and Du had no reason to ask further questions, so they drank openly.

Xie Zhang had other things on his mind. Although after Mrs. Ning responded to his words like that last time, when he went back and thought about it, his heart dropped. He knew that Mrs. Ning did not have such thoughts about Yang Yi, but every time he saw Yang Yi This outstanding appearance and the demeanor that people admire from the bottom of their hearts are still somewhat lacking.

Mrs. Ning doesn't have any thoughts about Yang Yi, but that doesn't mean that Yang Yi won't. After all, it is said that he is not married either...

When he was absent-mindedly drinking with Pei Yu, Pei Yu noticed it and tutted to express his dissatisfaction: "Lao Xie, this is boring. This is the first time you and I drink together. Why are you so distracted? I remember There haven’t been any difficult cases in Dali Temple recently!”

Xie Zhang coughed to cover up his gaffe: "The general is joking, I was thinking of something else."

"What's the other matter?" Pei Yu refused.

It was difficult for Xie Zhang to speak out his words. He couldn't help but glance at the female family members.

Pei Yu is a good person. He looked at the people on the other side and made a mental decision. Then he suddenly realized, hehe stroking his beard and laughed: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir. I can't tell you are quite a thief!" "

Xie Zhang's face turned red. But he did not avoid it and said: "This is just my wishful thinking. General, just make fun of me and don't involve others."

Pei Yu looked serious when he heard this: "Isn't it reasonable and reasonable for an unmarried man to have admiration for an unmarried woman? What are you afraid of?"

Xie Zhang drank a glass of wine, and then he seemed to be more courageous: "I'm not afraid, what should I be afraid of? I just don't know what others think, and you also know that she has suffered so many injustices before... I am just afraid of being rude. ”

He rose through the imperial examinations and became an official based on his ability. He was just confused in a moment of impatience, but he was not really stupid. These days, he has analyzed his thoughts inside and out clearly. He has longing for Mrs. Ning, and this feeling has been born a long time ago. He can't be more sure!

But thinking about the suffering that Mrs. Ning had suffered in front of the Fu family, he didn't know if Mrs. Ning still had the intention to remarry.

"That's all?" Pei Yu shook his head after hearing this, "My Vice-Capital Censor, I thought it was such a big deal! Come on, my wife and I will be the matchmaker for you! "

Xie Zhang heard this, but he didn't refuse at all. He immediately raised his wine glass, made a toast openly and said: "Then to thank someone, I would like to thank the general and his wife here first. Regardless of whether the matter is successful or not, I will thank you very much in the future!”

"Why don't you care whether it is successful or not? I, Old Pei, will take action and it must be successful!"

Pei Yu raised his neck and drank the wine, convinced.

Everyone was happy on this day, or maybe it had been a long time since they had been together behind closed doors, and they didn't disperse until the sun was setting.

Yang Yi drank a few more drinks to prevent himself from getting drunk, but after everyone left, he went back to his room and lay down.

Fu Zhen and Pei Zhan took a carriage back to their home, but when they arrived at the door of their home, they saw Xu Hong, the eunuch of Kunning Palace, waiting for her.

It turned out that the queen knew that Yang Yi had settled down, and wanted to come out at night to have a look. Naturally, she had to go to the Pei family first, and it was only appropriate to be accompanied by the Pei family.

After nightfall, the queen changed into less conspicuous attire and still rode out of the palace in an inconspicuous carriage.

Pei Yu had been waiting half a mile outside the palace gate. After silently answering, they drove to the Yang family together.

And not long after the queen walked out of Kunning Palace, the emperor in Qianqing Palace also put down the memorial and asked the eunuch: "Please hold the lamp and go to Kunning Palace to sit down."

The eunuchs hurriedly split up, going to Kunning Palace first to report the matter, waiting on the emperor to put on his shoes, and accompanying him to hold the lamp.

The two palaces were not far apart. As soon as the emperor stepped out of the palace gate, the eunuch sent to inform him came back: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has turned off the lights and rested."

"So early?" The emperor stopped and said something, then thought about it and walked forward again, "She has been in a bad mood these past few days. Could it be that she is feeling unwell?"

The eunuchs silently followed him to Kunning Palace.

The eunuchs who were left behind by the queen to guard the palace gate were panicked when they saw this. They looked at each other and hurriedly came forward to greet him: "Young man, I would like to welcome you."

The emperor sent the people away and went straight to the palace door: "How long have you been sleeping?"

The eunuch caught up: "Back to the emperor, it's been a while, now, now, I'm afraid I fell asleep."

When the emperor heard this, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the door without moving.

He turned around and said, "Have you taken any medicine in the past two days?"

"Take it. Your Majesty has taken the medicine."

The emperor glanced at him. The next moment, he suddenly raised his hand again and pushed the door open. (End of chapter)