The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 187 The crisis ensued
On the day before the 23rd lunar month, Ye Shenyan went to Song Guogong's mansion to find Zhao Xuan in private, and gave him a box of pills.

"This is what the princess asked me to send to you. It is said that it can cure your problems in Qi training."

Ye Shenyan saw that Zhao Xuan's expression was still not good, he said worriedly: "Princess said, you are too impatient in Qi training, that's why something went wrong...Brother Xuan, don't worry."

Gently rubbing the small medicine box, Zhao Xuan's eyes revealed a slight sadness, and he sighed and said: "Yes, she was right. I was too impatient."

Ye Shenyan scratched his head, after all these years of getting along, even if there was any estrangement between the two at the beginning, it has long since dissipated.There is no reason for a man to remember the quarrels he had when he was a child.

He asked with concern: "Brother Xuan, I've been a little careful in practicing Qi recently. Where did you go wrong? Tell us and let's take a closer look."

Zhao Xuan didn't want to hide it from him either.

"A sea of ​​air."

Sea of ​​Qi... huh?

"You rushed to the sea before your inner qi reached the third level? What are you doing?"

Ye Shenyan frowned.He knew that Zhao Xuan's method of internal energy was different from his own, because Zhao Xuan was born with a heart disease and his energy channels were weak, so he couldn't take the masculine way like he and Gu Che.

The mind method that Nie Shen taught Zhao Xuan should be gentle, and this skill should be able to make up for Zhao Xuan's congenital defects and not burden his body.But the point is, you have to do it step by step, and it will take at least ten years to achieve small results.

He has only practiced for a few years, what is he doing rushing to Guan Qihai in such a hurry?
Zhao Xuan didn't explain, Ye Shenyan had no choice but to leave sullenly.It wasn't until he thought about it over and over in bed that night that he suddenly figured out the problem.

Zhao Xuan wanted to open up the kidney meridian... he... planned to give birth to an heir as soon as possible!

Considering the news of Zhao Xuan's engagement a few days ago, Ye Shenyan finally figured out the ins and outs of the whole matter.

No wonder the princess behaved strangely, usually she would talk to herself about everything, but she brought this matter up in a few words, as if she really didn't want to mention Zhao Xuan.

Let’s say she doesn’t care, but she searched all the ancient books left by Wangxinglou, prescribed prescriptions for Zhao Xuan, and asked herself to send them to Zhao Xuan—usually, if she has something for Zhao Xuan, it is usually Send it in person, no need to leave it to him.

And Zhao Xuan's slightly awkward reaction had a good explanation.

Zhao Xuan wants to be the heir of Song Guogong's Zhao family.

And originally, according to his inner strength method, he would not be able to have children for at least four or five years...

Are heirs really that important to him?
or……

This heir who "must appear as soon as possible" is one of the guarantees for the conclusion of the covenant between the Zhao family and the Chu family?

After following Yun Ruochen for many years, Ye Shenyan also began to understand that many things between these aristocratic families and interest groups cannot be measured by personal likes and dislikes, and more... must be succumbed to the general trend.

The princess just doesn't want to be led by the nose, so she will work hard to become stronger and try to control the situation in her own hands, such as choosing herself as a "loyal minister" to be her son-in-law.

Now Ye Shenyan gradually realized that Yun Ruochen had no better choice besides himself.

Marriage is for the good of two surnames, and there are too many things involved behind it.Only myself... can let her do what she wants to do without any scruples.

What she needs is a "husband" who can set her free and will not hinder her at least.

He should be capable of this role.

Ye Shenyan turned over and looked straight at the roof of the tent, feeling a little depressed suddenly.

How he wished that the princess chose him because she liked him, even a little bit.

Because, he really likes the princess, really likes...

When it was daylight, Ye Shenyan finally fell asleep in a daze.In the dimness, he seemed to have had a very lively dream.

In the dream, he and the princess held a big ceremony, and on the wedding night in the bridal chamber, the palace people crowded them into the red tent with noisy laughter...

"It's over."

After waking up in the morning, Ye Shenyan rolled up the quilt in a daze with unkempt hair and a crumpled little coat in his hand... It was all Zhao Xuan's fault!It's not that he himself would think of such issues as heirs!If you don't want to have children, why would you want to be with the princess...

Ah ah ah ah ah ah!
Return my purity!

The troubles of young Ye Shenyan did not surface.In this snowy winter, everyone is busy with their own affairs.

The marriage between the Duke of Song's Mansion and the Chu family in the southeast is advancing at a faster speed than Princess Huarong's recruiting a son-in-law.The two families are rich families, and the most indispensable thing is manpower. All etiquette has ready-made rules and personnel to carry out, and money is not a problem.

Ye Shenyan continued to "study" at the clan mansion, and the homework was still as boring as before, but the content was more.It is said that after he really becomes a son-in-law, he will also work temporarily in the clan's mansion, but it belongs to the kind where he only receives money and does not have to go to work, and only comes out to serve as the background board for the real big scene.

Yun Ruochen comforted him and said that after a few more months, he would be able to "graduate smoothly", and victory was just around the corner.

The New Year in the palace is naturally busy and chaotic, and there are countless affairs, big and small. All in all, money is needed everywhere.But the inner treasury is not empty for a day or two, and it is impossible to really put on a show according to the ancestral system.

Emperor Yongjia simply ordered that this year be frugal for the new year, and no more fuss. All expenses will be reduced by one-third, and some expenses will even be reduced by half.

Some people are in favor of this move and some are against it.It is not the emperor's business to save money alone. How many people in the palace have to rely on this year to make money!Needless to say those big eunuchs and female officials, ordinary palace people have to improve their lives.

On the contrary, the queens and concubines did not dare to come out and object.As soon as she sang against the emperor, she didn't receive much favor in the first place, so don't end up in the cold palace.Secondly, everyone is afraid of being branded as unworthy by foreign ministers, and that is not fun.At most, he only dared to mutter a few words behind his back.

Yun Ruochen naturally agreed with the emperor's move.There were some people who said strange things, but she took a few early ones to cut them down. They each beat dozens of sticks and threw them to the clothing bureau to do coolies. No one dared to say anything.

In this palace, Princess Huarong is the boss, this is the consensus of everyone.Going against the emperor's wishes, maybe just being reprimanded, the emperor is very soft-hearted, and generally doesn't care about his servants.But if it falls into the hands of Princess Huarong, she will lose her skin even if she does not die!

Now many people in the palace are silently praying for the smooth progress of the princess's marriage and leaving the palace to open the mansion as soon as possible. It is estimated that they will be able to make some money by then.

But regardless of Princess Huarong's strictness, Emperor Yongjia's harem is indeed inseparable from her management.Before she returned to Beijing, the harem was in a mess, the queen and the eunuch were arguing with each other, the palace people formed cliques, and there were not a few people who were lazy and slippery.

But when Yun Ruochen took over the affairs of the palace in an all-round way, all these things became a thing of the past.

It's just that the days for her to take over are short after all, and how can the pool of sewage in the palace be cleaned up in a year or so.She was too lazy to take care of it, so as not to give too many excuses, saying that she was good at seizing power... How ugly, isn't it?
Yun Ruochen didn't expect that her little indulgence would cause some people to harbor illusions and show up to trouble her in the days to come.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, before the grand court meeting, an urgent military newspaper came flying from Xueguan in northern Xinjiang.

On that day, the four gates of the capital city were wide open, and leisurely people were still enjoying the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year, wandering the bustling streets with their families.

It coincided with the opening of the flower market, and the imperial street was beautiful all the way, and the flowers were fragrant for ten miles, which attracted those maidservants and Xiaojiabiyu who couldn't help but come out to buy flowers in twos and threes.There are also some greasy-haired and powder-faced young men, wearing good clothes for the New Year, following around the girl's house to make fun of smiling faces, and they are not angry when they are coquettishly rubbed and smashed on the face.

The uncles and aunts who were watching only responded with simple and honest smiles at the slapstick of these young people, as if thinking of their own youth.

At this time, they always led their little girls and boys by the hand, and passed by the sugar seller's stall. No matter how difficult the family was, the adults couldn't help but beg in a child's voice, and took out two copper coins to buy one for their children.

For the Chinese New Year, you can't short the food in the child's mouth, right?
However, this peaceful and peaceful scene was broken by a pair of military cavalry rushing in from the north city gate with a cloud of dust.

The woo-woo woo-woo sound of the horn tore through the calm sky of the capital, and the iron hooves of the military cavalry stepped on the imperial street, scaring away all the pedestrians.

The adults hurriedly picked up the child and retreated, the little girls screamed and quarreled, and the timid child burst into tears.

Wherever the soldiers rode, they trampled the potted flower branches on the ground. The delicate and blooming peonies and magnolias were crushed into mud, but no one dared to complain.

As long as anyone with a little knowledge realizes that something big is about to happen!
"Beard Kou Bian?"

In the imperial study room, facing the cabinet ministers who rushed over, Emperor Yongjia stayed silent for a long time on the throne.

Why didn't there be any signs at all, and suddenly a large army appeared on the border?
In Chonghua Palace, Yun Ruochen looked solemn, looking at the hexagrams just calculated on the table, he involuntarily clenched his lower lip.

There is blood in the north!
In the first month of the third year of Yongjia, the coalition forces of the thirteen tribes of Beihu invaded the border and attacked two cities in a row, and the border was in a hurry.

The northern Xinjiang army fought back vigorously, but because more than half of the soldiers were new troops, they had not had time to train at all, and they lost several consecutive battles.

Fortunately, Xueguan has been defending it unbreakable. At the beginning of February, the battle situation finally improved and a border town was recaptured.

However, this time Huzi's coalition forces were united as never before, and the continuous attacks forced the Northern Xinjiang army to deal with it.

Every day the military reports from the northern frontier made the court worried.

The treasury was still empty, and the Beishang Group took the opportunity to regain its right to speak in the court, and persuaded the cabinet to agree to borrow from Beishang.

Once the treasury borrows money and food from the Northern Shang Gang... After that day, the imperial court will once again be dominated by the Northern Shang Gang.The bit of territory that Yun Ruochen, Chu Qingbo and the others had managed to secure was about to come to naught.

If it is said that these crises have caused Yun Ruochen endless headaches, a major event that happened in mid-February really pushed the empire into the most dangerous precipice——

Emperor Yongjia fell ill.

(End of this chapter)