The soaring price of food, coupled with the news of the imminent war, caused panic among the people of the capital. Even if the government came forward to refute the rumors

No one believed it either.

Meng Nian said to Yan Wushuang with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, yesterday a group of people smashed the grain shop and snapped up the grain inside. "The guys in the grain store were stupid at that time, and they didn't dare to stop it, otherwise, it was unknown whether they would be alive or not.

Yan Wushuang said: "Grab it and behead it for public display." ”

Meng Nian didn't object, but said: "This rumor must have been released by the falcon, it seems that Yunqing and Han Yuxi are really preparing to attack the capital." "Although I knew that there would be this day, I didn't expect it to come like this.

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said, "On the contrary, if Yunqing and Han Yuxi were really preparing to attack the capital, there would be no such rumors." ”

Meng Nian didn't understand for a while, and asked, "What does the emperor mean by this?"

Yan Wushuang said: "Think about it yourself, if you are going to attack the capital, will you release the news in advance?" It's not that the grass startles the snake, but normal people don't do this.

Meng Nian frowned and said, "If that's the case, then they are releasing such rumors to deliberately disturb the people's hearts and make the capital chaotic." ”

Yan Wushuang snorted and said, "But Han Yuxi and Yunqing have obtained such a large amount of money, there will definitely be a big move." As for what the couple is going to do with the money, I believe it will soon be known.

On the same day, the government arrested all the people who robbed the grain store, and beheaded them at noon the next day. It's just that this behavior did not achieve the effect that Yan Wushuang expected, on the contrary, the situation got even more out of control. On this night, not only several rice shops were robbed, but also several gold shops and several merchants who were unkind to the rich were also robbed. Yan Wushuang dispatched the forbidden army, and those people thought that they would fight with the officers and soldiers as soon as they died anyway, and more than 400 people died.

Meng Nian said: "Your Majesty, you should send soldiers and horses to Beijing to maintain law and order. "If it goes on like this, the situation will get out of hand.

Needless to say, Meng Nian said that Yan Wushuang also knew that he was going to transfer troops into Beijing, and immediately issued a holy decree to let Tie Kui bring 50,000 soldiers and horses into Beijing to stabilize the situation.

Zhong Shantong saw Tie Kui who was returning home and asked, "Master, is King Ming really going to lead troops to attack the capital?"

Tie Kui shook his head and said: "If it is true, Yan Wushuang should have increased his troops in Shandong and Hebei, but there has been no noise so far, and the so-called Ming King's attack on the capital is just a rumor." He naturally hoped that Yunqing would hit the capital as soon as possible, so that he would no longer have to worry about it every day. It's a pity that this wish can't be realized in a short time.

Zhong Shantong said with some disappointment: "There is now a rumor outside that the king is transferring troops to Shanxi and Jiangsu, and Jiangnan is preparing grain and grass, is it all fake?" After a pause, Zhong Shantong said: "Master, if we ask the Falcon, he must know the truth of this matter?"

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "Ah Tong, you can't mess up, the more you get to this time, the more you can't mess up." "After more than 30 years, he can afford to wait for only a few years.

Seeing this, Zhong Shantong had to give up: "I don't know when King Ming is going to attack the capital." ”

Tie Kui said: "It should be these three or five years. ”

As he was talking, the guard Ashao shouted loudly outside: "General, the emperor sent someone to invite the general into the palace." ”

After 50,000 soldiers and horses entered Beijing, they were distributed in the streets and alleys, and as long as they found any abnormal movements, they were immediately killed, and there was no need to pass through. Under this high pressure, the capital temporarily stabilized. It's just that the price of food is still high.

There is also a rice shop in Tiefu, which is still the number one in the capital. Unlike other rice shops, although the price of Tiejia's rice shop has also increased, it has not closed its doors and has been open, but there is a limit to the amount of sales per day.

Zhong Shantong said to Tie Kui: "Master, we don't have much grain in our grain stock, and there are only more than 300 stones left. Master, shouldn't you stop selling grain?" "More than 300 stones is only more than 30,000 catties, and if there is no limit, it can be sold in half a day."

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "There are more than 2,000 stone of grain stored on Zhuangzi, and I will send someone to transport it back tomorrow." "The summer harvest is approaching, and the families are running out of grain. More than 2,000 stones of grain are all that Tie Kui has saved.

Zhong Shantong disagreed and said: "Although the capital is temporarily stable, there is still chaos outside the capital. It's too dangerous for us to transport grain at this storm. "The capital was suppressed by Yan Wushuang with an iron and bloody hand, but those chickens and dog thieves outside the capital were very rampant. They Zhuangzi had already taken precautions, and four people died.

Tie Kui said his plan: "It's going to be fine, I'm going to send a hundred officers and soldiers to escort it." "If it's just the people below who go to transport it, something will definitely happen. But when the officers and soldiers go to escort them, there is no need to worry.

Zhong Shantong was taken aback and said, "Master, this must not be done! If the emperor knows about it, he will definitely punish you." "It's an abuse of power.

Tie Kui said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this, the emperor can't wait for the more grain to be transported to the capital, the better." ”

Zhong Shantong was a little worried, and said, "Master, how much grain do you plan to transport to Beijing?" Hearing Tie Kui say that all of them had been transported, Zhong Shantong was taken aback: "Master, don't you leave some?"

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "Don't stay." Taking advantage of the good price now, they are all sold, and after the summer harvest, we will save again. ”

Hearing this, Zhong Shantong immediately asked, "Master, do you mean that the news that the Ming King outside is preparing to attack the capital is fake?"

Tie Kui nodded and said, "King Ming is going to attack the Northern Captivity, not the capital. "This news was passed on to him by Falcon, and there can be no mistake. So, this time he wants to take the opportunity to make a big profit.

Zhong Shantong couldn't figure it out, and asked, "Why didn't King Ming attack the capital, but fight the northern captivity? Wouldn't it be better to take the capital first and then go to the northern captivity?" He felt that Yunqing had put the cart before the horse.

Tie Kui also thought about this question and said, "King Ming and Princess Ming have their own considerations. "They're not involved, so they don't have the right to peck in.

Zhong Shantong also fought, frowned and said, "But the Northern Captivity is not so easy to fight!" Not only is it not easy to fight, but it is also very dangerous.

The Northern Captives and the Donghu people were both brave and warlike peoples, and Tiekui fought against the Donghu people many times. Tie Kui said: "King Ming is not a reckless person, since he is ready to attack the Northern Captivity, he must have made complete preparations. "Even if he is two years older than Yunqing, he knows that his military talent is not as good as Yunqing.

After a pause, Tie Kui said again: "If King Ming can destroy the Northern Captivity, the benefits will be many. "Once the Northern Captivity is destroyed by King Ming, when the time comes, I will lead troops to attack the capital, I am afraid that those ordinary troops will flee when they hear the news.

Zhong Shantong knew that it was useless for him to worry. So I didn't say anything more.

Tiekui's Zhuangzi is more than 300 miles away from the capital, and it takes a day to ride a horse, and it takes even longer to escort things. On the evening of the second day, the grain team encountered a group of food grabbers, and there were still a lot of them.

After Lu Yingyi delivered the 500 stone grain to the warehouse, he said to Tie Kui: "General, it is a group of refugees who are robbing the grain. ”

These people are in a precarious situation, and it is normal to see that the grain team wants to rob. It's just that Lu Yingyi was puzzled: "General, this time the refugees are obviously prepared to rob the grain. "After so many years of marching and fighting, this sensitivity is still there.

Tie Kui's face changed suddenly, and he asked, "You tell me more about the situation at that time." ”

Lu Yingyi explained the process in detail: "Although our grain transportation this time is not confidential, not many people know about it. Why did these people know the news in advance?"

Tie Kui said: "I will send someone to investigate this matter in detail." "Refugees are not afraid, but it is terrible if someone uses them to cause trouble. In fact, Tie Kui guessed that the mastermind behind the scenes was likely to be a falcon, but he still reported the news to Yan Wushuang as soon as possible.

Yan Wushuang had already gotten the news, and only said: "The refugees in Jiding Mountain should also be resolved." "Jidingshan is a gathering place for refugees, and there are more than 300 refugees who have been resettled by the imperial court before.

Tie Kui frowned and said, "Your Majesty, isn't it appropriate to kill them all?" After all, some of them are still very innocent.

Yan Wushuang glanced at Tie Kui and asked, "Tell me, what's wrong?" Before Yan Wushuang took power, there were many robbers and robbers hundreds of miles away from the capital. After some rectification, it is still relatively peaceful within 100 miles. There were no robbers except for refugees.

Tie Kui immediately confessed: "It's the minister who has overstepped." "In fact, killing will not solve the problem, on the contrary, killing them all will only arouse the anger and hatred of those refugees. Although I can't do anything for the time being these years, I will leave a legacy in the end. But Yan Wushuang didn't like someone to peck at his decision.

Yan Wushuang glanced at Tie Kui and said, "You can do this!" Since Tie Kui took charge of the infantry battalion, Yan Wushuang has not let him kill people.

Tie Kui's face was the same, and he bowed his head and responded, "Yes." As for what was going on in his heart, only he knew.

More than 300 refugees in Jidingshan were left overnight. And the government not only did not hide this news, but posted a notice. Tie Kui also became famous with this incident.

In the imperial history, the excerpt of the Zi Shen Tiekui was an executioner with the blood of innocents on his hands, and he demanded that Yan Wushuang punish him severely. And those who claim to be the embodiment of justice are verbal and written against Tie Kui. All of a sudden, Tie Kui became the target of everyone's attention.

Zhong Shantong was so angry that he said, "General, this is the emperor's order, why do they all come to accuse you?"

Tie Kui leaned back in his chair and said, "Do you think they dare to accuse the emperor?"

Zhong Shantong was silent, and said after a while: "I really ****** aggrieved these days. "Yan Wushuang did this, obviously to set up his own general as a target.

Tie Kui looked up at the roof, he didn't say that Yan Wushuang deliberately ruined his reputation, and there was a purpose for him to become a heinous person in the eyes of everyone. As for that purpose, he had some guesses but couldn't be sure, so it was not good to talk to Zhong Shantong for the time being, so as to save a lot of happiness.

A few days later, Meng Nian and Yan Wushuang said: "Your Majesty, I just got the news that King Ming went to Yucheng again. "Yunqing just went to Yucheng not long ago, and it didn't take long to go again, and Meng Nian felt that something was not right.

Putting his hand on the table, Yan Wushuang said, "I'm afraid Yunqing's purpose is to capture the north, not the capital. "There is only one possibility for going to Yucheng so frequently, and that is that Yunqing wants to use troops against the north.

Meng Nian nodded and said, "Very likely." Your Majesty, if Yun Qing really leads his troops to attack the Northern Captivity, no matter whether he wins or loses, it will be impossible to fight the capital again in three or five years. "It's long enough for them to be well prepared.

Yan Wushuang didn't answer this, but just asked, "Do you think Yunqing can destroy the Northern Captivity by sending troops this time?" Yan Wushuang was also from a family of military generals, and his dream when he was a child was to become a hero like his father. But later, the Yan family was tragically destroyed, and he hid in the shadows like a mouse in order to survive, and this hiding was more than ten years.

Meng Nian shook his head and said: "The Northern captives are fierce and warlike, and they have more than 300,000 soldiers and horses. Yunqing wants to destroy the Northern Captivity, it is very difficult. ”

Yan Wushuang was also a little puzzled, and said, "Why didn't you say Han Yuxi stopped him?" Normally, Yun Qing should have taken the capital first and then went to fight the Northern Invasion, but Yun Qing did the opposite. Yunqing always acts according to his own mind and does not consider the overall situation, but Han Yuxi is different.

Meng Nian thought for a while and said, "Maybe you can't beat Yunqing, so you can only follow him!"

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said, "No, it must be Han Yuxi who thinks that Yunqing has a good chance of winning this expedition, otherwise he will never agree." ”

Meng Nian disagreed with this and said: "In the case of equal strength, it is impossible to predict whether you win or lose before the war. Moreover, this time Yunqing led the troops to the expedition, and the northern captives also occupied the advantage of the terrain. After a pause, Meng Nian said, "But if Yunqing really destroys the Northern Captivity, it will be very unfavorable to us. ”

Yan Wushuang still said the same thing: "What should come will always come, and it's useless to worry." ”

In the evening, Yan Wushuang went to Zhanghua Palace. On this day, Yan Wushuang was very elegant and took a mandarin duck bath with Yuchen. After some lingering, Yan Wushuang touched Yuchen's reddened white and tender skin and said, "Concubine Ai is so beautiful. ”

Yuchen was very reluctant to let go of this aspect at first, but Yan Wushuang had a lot of tricks in this regard, and Yuchen got used to it after a long time. Hearing Yan Wushuang's praise, Yuchen said: "The concubine is old, and she can't compare to those young and beautiful girls who are twenty-eight years old. Although Yan Wushuang is not a lustful person, he will not refuse if the beauty sent by his subordinates comes into his eyes.

Yan Wushuang hugged Yuchen in his arms and laughed loudly: "Concubine Ai, is this jealous?"

Yuchen said very frankly: "Your Majesty, the concubines are also people, not gods. As for whether she is really jealous in her heart, only she knows.

The two talked for a while and returned to the dormitory. The two got into bed before Yuchen asked, "Your Majesty, I heard that the king is preparing to attack the capital, is this true?" It has been rumored outside for more than ten days, and Yuchen is only asking now to show her endurance.

Yan Wushuang smiled and asked, "What's the matter, are you scared?" After speaking, a pair of hands wandered around Yuchen's body again.

Yuchenjiao gasped and said, "With the emperor here, what are the concubines afraid of?"

"There's really nothing to be afraid of. After speaking, Yan Wushuang pressed Yuchen under him.

Mama Gui listened to the movement inside outside, with a smile on her face. Since the last time she got well, the concubine's attitude towards the emperor has changed, and she is no longer as indifferent as before.