After dinner, some guards brought over a few large boxes. In addition to Brother Rui'er's triplets, Zao Zao and Brother Hao are also there. Although Liu Er was not interested in weapons, she stayed in order not to appear to be unsociable.

Seeing that the guards were walking slowly, Zao Zao said a little strangely: "Why do you feel that these weapons are very heavy?" Otherwise, these guards would not have shown a very difficult appearance.

In fact, as Zao Zao guessed, the weapons sent by Yunqing were very complete, bows and arrows, knives, swords, guns, spears, maces, axes, etc., all of which were made of fine iron. This also led to the fact that even the lightest spear weighed about forty pounds.

The three brothers Rui Ge'er were dumbfounded when they saw these weapons. How can they hold such a heavy weapon.

Brother You said unhappily: "We can't use this weapon that my father gave us." "It felt like his dad was playing with them.

Yuxi smiled and said, "You can't use it now, it doesn't mean that you won't need it in the future." "The things Yunqing sent this time won Yuxi's heart.

Zao Zao stepped forward and picked up the shiny spear and danced, dancing loudly. Seeing that Yuxi frowned, he immediately accepted the move, and said to Brother Rui's triplets with a smile: "Rui, you don't need it now anyway, just use this thing for me first! ”

The triplets are not stingy people, of course, if they can use them, they will definitely be reluctant to let them out. Brother Rui hung his head and said, "Eldest sister, you can take whatever you like!" They are not strange gods like eldest sister, and they have not picked up these weapons for three or five years.

There were many varieties of loot this time, and Yuxi also selected a few exquisite porcelain pieces to put in the study, and selected a few for each of the six children. All the rest are stored in the treasury, and they will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds when Yunqing returns.

Three days later, Yuxi got the news and knew that the gold and silver that Yu Baojia had transported had not been intercepted.

Xu Wu looked sorry: "So much gold and silver, all of them are cheaper than Yan Wushuang." "Yan Wushuang got this batch of property, he must be recruiting troops.

Seeing that Yuxi's expression remained unchanged, Xu Wu asked, "Did the princess have long expected that we would not get this huge amount of money." "From the beginning to the present, Yuxi has been very calm.

Yuxi hummed and said, "With such a large amount of money, Yan Wushuang will definitely take precautions in advance." Since Yu Baojia wants to defect to him, he must do what he wants. "Yuxi has long known that they can't get this money.

Xu Wu said: "It would be good if Yu Baojia defected to us. "Yu Baojia defected to them, and the money was theirs.

Yuxi smiled: "Yu Baojia is afraid of death, it is impossible for him to defect to us." "Yu Baojia is an enemy with them, and an ally with Yan Wushuang. Defecting to them is in danger of his life, and defecting to Yan Wushuang is at most treated coldly, and his life can definitely be saved.

Seeing that Xu Wu's face was a little unpleasant, Yuxi said with a smile: "It is beyond our expectations to be able to get the things of the seven boats." I think Yan Wushuang will definitely feel distressed about this. "The things of more than 20 big ships, although they are not gold and silver treasures, are also very valuable, and it is distressing for anyone.

Yuxi really thought wrong about this. After Yan Wushuang knew that Qiu Ye had sent troops, he knew that these belongings could not be saved. Therefore, after hearing that Qiu Qian had robbed the belongings of more than twenty ships brought by Yu Baojia, he didn't feel anything. The main reason is that these finances did not arrive in the capital, so they are not his.

Meng Nian said very distressedly: "I heard that there are a lot of priceless antique calligraphy and paintings and a lot of precious medicinal materials on the ship. These things can't be bought even if you have money. "As for those embroidered furs and the like, Meng Nian didn't pay attention to it.

Yan Wushuang said with a normal expression: "It has been robbed, and it won't help to say anything more." ”

Meng Nian said: "If Yu Baojia had listened to us and shipped these things out earlier, it would not have fallen into the hands of Qiu Ye and Yunqing." ”

Although Yan Wushuang also hated Yu Baojia, he still talked about the matter: "If these things were transported away in advance, Yunqing would have taken Jiangnan a long time ago, where would there be so many soldiers and horses." "Although there were more than 10 million gold and silver treasures, there were only a few hundred chests, and three large ships were loaded. Three ships going to sea are not eye-catching, and if dozens of ships go to sea, the news of the transfer of property cannot be hidden. Once this news leaks out, Yunqing will not be so difficult when he fights Changshui.

Meng Nian was silent.

Yan Wushuang said: "Han Yuxi has issued an official letter, and Han Jianming wants to step down from the post of governor of Shanxi. If I guessed correctly, Han Yuxi asked Han Jianming to be a lobbyist to persuade Qiu Ye to return to obedience. ”

Meng Nian agreed with this: "Lord Wang, do you want to send someone to kill Han Jianming?" Han Jianming is one of Han Yuxi's most trusted and relied on people, if Han Jianming is eliminated, it will be equivalent to cutting off Han Yuxi's arm.

Yan Wushuang said: "Let's wait for him to go to Fujian and then do it!" The northwest is Han Yuxi's territory, and Han Jianming has many guards around him, and he will not succeed if he loses manpower at that time.

As he was talking, Ah Qian shouted loudly outside: "Lord Wang, good news from Tongcheng." "The Donghu people attacked Tongcheng for more than two months, but they still failed to take Tongcheng, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the Donghu people could not retreat.

The Donghu people have withdrawn, which is indeed good news for them. Meng Nian said: "Lord Wang, this time we have lost more than 300,000 soldiers and horses, it's time to recruit troops." It was also because he had money that Meng Nian made such a suggestion.

When Yan Wushuang heard the recruitment, he said with a somewhat unsightly expression: "Liaodong has been fighting every year in these years, and the population has decreased instead of increasing. "Now the population of Liaodong has fallen by 40% compared with more than 10 years ago, and now more than half of Liaodong is old, weak, women and children.

To put it simply, Liaodong today is similar to the northwest ten years ago, facing a situation of economic backwardness and population decline. And this cannot be solved in three or five years.

Meng Nian said: "This time, let's recruit troops from Shandong and Hebei!" The drought five years ago caused countless casualties in Shandong, and it has not yet recovered.

Yan Wushuang thought for a moment and said: "Liaodong recruits 150,000 troops, and Shandong and Hebei recruit 100,000 each. "Recruit 350,000 soldiers and horses first, and then talk about the rest. Anyway, in the past two years, Yunqing has not been able to spare his hands to attack the capital.

In a better mood, Yan Wushuang went to the backyard after dinner. When he arrived at Ruyi Courtyard, Yan Wushuang didn't see Yuchen.

Shi Xiang hurriedly replied: "Lord, Niangniang is painting in the painting room. From the beginning of Shen Shi to the present, Niangniang has been staying in the studio. "It's tantamount to telling Yan Wushuang that Yuchen hasn't had dinner yet.

Ah Chi and Ah Bao have someone to teach, and the two children don't need to spend much energy and time on Yuchen. Yuchen doesn't need to be a housekeeper, he has a lot of time. And all these time, she spends all her time on piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. It can be said that qin, chess, calligraphy and painting have become Yuchen's spiritual sustenance.

Yan Wushuang walked into the painting room, and Yuchen didn't notice anyone entering the house because he was too engaged. Yan Wushuang didn't bother Yuxi, but looked at Yuchen's painting with great interest.

Yuchen painted bamboo this time. You can see that the bamboo on the painting is staggered from front to back, left and right, with lush branches and leaves, and the branches and leaves are rendered in ink, showing yin and yang facing back. The four stone groups of the lake are faint and faint, exquisite and colorful.

Yan Wushuang nodded after reading it and said: "The composition is evenly scaled, the brushwork is fine, the color is indifferent, and the painting is very good." "This painting is clearly taken from the back garden.

Yuchen was startled, came back to his senses and saw Yan Wushuang, and hurriedly put down the paintbrush and gave a salute: "When did the prince come?" She didn't even know at all.

Yan Wushuang was in a good mood and said, "I've been here for a while, and I didn't bother you when I saw how engrossed I was in painting." "Even Yan Wushuang has to admit that Yuchen has a high talent in piano and painting, and Yuchen has now reached the level of a master.

Yuchen hurriedly confessed: "Let the prince wait for a long time, it's the concubine." In front of Yan Wushuang, Yuchen lowered himself very low.

Yan Wushuang didn't like the humble Yuchen, he preferred the woman who was on his side. However, Yan Wushuang also knew in his heart that Yuchen was not Yuxi, and he would never be able to become a woman comparable to him. Yan Wushuang said: "The maid said that you haven't eaten yet, go to eat first, and it's not too late for this painting to continue tomorrow." ”

When Yuchen was eating, Yan Wushuang suddenly asked, "When did you start learning etiquette?" No matter what Yuchen did, his movements were very elegant and pleasing to the eye. Of course, it is also because Yan Wushuang is in a good mood, otherwise he would not have this leisure!

Yuchen was a little surprised, but still said: "When I was five years old, I began to learn rules and etiquette from my mother. In fact, for as long as she can remember, her mother has taught her etiquette. At the age of five, he began to study systematically with Mama Gui.

Yuchen also wanted to let Bao's grandmother teach her the rules when she was four years old, but Bao didn't want to learn, and Yan Wushuang felt that there was no need to let Bao be bound by these rules, so the matter ended up. However, Ah Bao lives with Yuchen, and his eyes and ears are dirty, and the rules and interests are not bad. At least no one thinks she's rude when she walks out, they just think she's a little arrogant.

Yan Wushuang asked, "Do all the girls in the Guogong Mansion learn rules and etiquette from the age of five?" would say this because Yan Wushuang knew that Yuchen and Yuxi's upbringing were not the same person.

Yuchen shook his head and said, "No, when I was five years old, a group of people were released from the palace. The Han Mansion was weak at that time, and only two nurturing grandmothers were invited. "Mama Quan only entered the house to help Yuchen make medicinal food, strictly speaking, it is not considered to educate Mama.

Yan Wushuang said with a smile: "If I am not wrong, you sisters should learn the best etiquette." ”

Yuchen nodded slightly.

Yan Wushuang was in a very good mood this day, listening to Yuchen talk about what happened when he was a child. I heard that Yuchen had to get up at dawn every day to practice the piano, and then to practice calligraphy and learn painting, and the day was full. Yan Wushuang said: "When I was young, I thought that everyone in the capital was pampered and delicate. ”

Yuchen shook his head and said: "The more wealthy and noble, the more attention is paid to the girl's upbringing and morality. "As long as you are really good for your children, you will be strict with them since childhood.

Yan Wushuang suddenly asked, "Han Yuxi is familiar with history books and the art of war, did you know these before?"

Yuchen shook his head and said, "I accidentally saw the "Historical Records" in Yuxi's room, and then I knew that she was also reading history books. Because my husband happened to be teaching me "Historical Records" at that time, I thought that Yuxi didn't want to fall behind, so I didn't take it to heart. ”

Yan Wushuang suddenly remembered something and asked, "I heard that the Guogong Mansion has a lot of books, but I have sent people to the Guogong Mansion and have not seen any books. Han Jianming was in a hurry to run away at that time, and he definitely couldn't take these books with him.

Yuchen sighed and said, "Not only are the books gone, but the treasures and valuable ornaments of the ancestors over the years are all gone. But I heard the old servant of the Guogong Mansion say that the eldest brother only brought three cages with him when he left. But my father lived in the Guogong Mansion, but he didn't see those things, and he didn't see a single book. "Needless to say, these things were all hidden by Han Jianming. As for where to hide, she is not clear. The secrets of the family can only be told to the heirs, and the other heirs will not tell, let alone a girl who is going to marry.

Yan Wushuang smiled and said, "If that's the case, then there must be a secret passage in the Guogong Mansion. "No matter how secret the secret passage is, you can always find it by digging three feet into the ground. The Guogong Mansion has been inherited for a hundred years, and these collections are also a considerable number of pens. Although it is said that he has just obtained tens of millions of gold and silver from Yu Baojia, no one will have too much money. What's more, he has always had a tight amount of money.

Yuchen's face turned pale, and his lips squirmed, but he didn't say anything to plead.

Yan Wushuang stood up and said, "You should rest early!" After speaking, he walked out.

Mama Gui entered the house and saw Yuchen's white face, and hurriedly asked, "Niangniang, what's wrong?"

Yuchen grabbed Gui Mama's arm, because she was too hard, it hurt so much that Gui Mama's face was a little distorted. Mama Gui asked, "Niangniang, what happened?"

Hearing this, Yuchen fell down on the couch and cried, "I am a sinner of the Han family. "Not to mention antique calligraphy and paintings, those treasures and books were collected by the ancestors of the Han family with great effort. Now because she wants to change hands in a few words, not to mention the ancestors of the Han family, even her grandmother Jiuquan will blame her.

After hearing the truth, Mama Gui said, "Niangniang, I can't blame you for this. "It can only be said that Yan Wushuang's scheming is too deep, which makes people unguardable.

Yuchen was not sad: "Why don't you blame me? If it weren't for the few words I said, the prince wouldn't have thought of this at all." ”

Mama Gui said: "Niangniang, hiding books does not have to be like pearls dusting, and if they are hidden for decades, they will rot and rot." Only when it is found out by the prince can it play its true value. ”

Yuchen smiled bitterly: "Decades? How can it take so long, at most ten years the eldest brother will return to Beijing." ”

Mama Gui's face changed, and she said, "Niangniang can't talk nonsense. "If Han Jianming returns to Beijing, doesn't it mean that the capital has fallen.

Yuchen sighed and said, "Jiangnan fell into the hands of Yuxi and solved their biggest problem. At most, ten years, Yunqing will bring troops to fight the capital. Seeing a hint of panic on Mama Gui's face, Yuchen said: "Mama don't worry, if the capital can't be saved, we can still follow the prince to Liaodong." "It's just that I heard that the environment in Liaodong is difficult, but I don't know if she will be able to adapt to it by then.

Yan Wushuang said that digging three feet into the ground was not just talking, and on the second day, a team of soldiers and horses was stationed in the Guogong Mansion.

A few days later, the men had found a secret passage. There were more than 60 large chests in the secret passage, including antique calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, valuable ornaments and fine porcelain, but there were no books.

The palatial Korean mansion in the old days has been dug into ruins, and no matter how much it is dug up, it can't be found, although Yan Wushuang has some regrets, he can only give up.