Being responsible, this is a rare character, and it is also a character that is relatively difficult to see. Guy's character is not evident when he is not in a big event. Many girls are also organized in their daily lives, but once something big happens, they panic and behave upside down.

According to Mrs. Jiang's view, European Airlines has no father, and his grandfather is not young, so he can't say that he will give up in a few years, and then European Airlines will have no shelter on his head, and he will have to face the wind and rain by himself. Such a family has to have a daughter-in-law with a tough temperament like Taohua. If Old Man Ou can see this truth clearly, then it will naturally be fine, if he can't see it clearly-with Taohua's temperament, he can live well wherever he goes, and then he can find relatives. After all, it's only fourteen, and there are still a few years to go.

Jiang Xi has already won European Airlines in his heart, the young man is a talent, and his knowledge is good, and more importantly, the family rule of "forty childless can take a concubine", which is really rare. When people have the heart of gains and losses, it is rare to be able to stay calm, although they heard what Mrs. Jiang said, they are still uneasy in their hearts.

Old lady Jiang glared at him: "What are you doing like this." Sister Tao has been wronged today, she still doesn't know about the Ou family, don't show any traces, if it doesn't work, it will be even more uncomfortable to teach her. You go back, go to see Sister Tao first, and then go to buy a thank you gift to King Anjun - don't make it known to everyone, although it may not be able to suppress it, but the fewer people who know, the better. Again--when Sister Tao is rested, let her come over, I have something to say to her. ”

Jiang Xi took the silver ticket and rushed to see his daughter, but when he arrived at the door, he heard Mint crying, he was startled, and hurriedly went in, only to find that Taohua was sitting on a chair without doing anything, looking at Mint helplessly.

"What's going on?"

Taohua got up and asked her father to sit: "Mint thinks that he is not in front of me today, and he is blaming himself." "There is a group of people in Chengenbo Mansion, and there are only a few Jiang family, where can they resist the enemy. Mint was stopped by a small guy, and he couldn't even rush in with a kick and a catch, feeling dereliction of duty, angry and hateful, and pleaded guilty while scolding Yu Sirui.

"It's not your fault." Jiang Xi didn't even rush in at that time, seeing that mint's hair was messy and there was a tear in the hem of his skirt, "But they took advantage of the chaos-" took advantage?

Mint wiped her tears with hatred: "No." It was the slave who tore himself a little bit when she kicked him. It was useless for her to scratch and bite, and in a hurry, she gave the man a flirtatious foot, but her foot was raised too high and the skirt was torn open, if she had known, she should not have worn this skirt today!

"That's it, no one expected this today, no wonder you. Let's go and get dressed, take care of Brother Bai'er, I'll say a few words to Sister Tao'er. ”

Mint remembered that Jiang Bohua was also frightened today, and he was coaxed by the bellflower to rest just now, and he didn't know if it would be feverish, so he hurriedly responded. Jiang Xi looked at his daughter worriedly: "Are you scared?" ”

Taohua smiled slightly: "Dad, don't worry, I'm fine." King Anjun came in time, and he didn't do anything, but he just took advantage of it. ”

Jiang Xi looked at his daughter's casual appearance, and was a little relieved, but also more and more worried, and told what the old lady Jiang said that she would enter the palace in the future, which caused Taohua to frown, but thinking about it, she could only nod.

Jiang Xi looked at his daughter, the words turned around several times, and finally said: "Sister Tao, although it is said today, you can't say the last words." ”

Taohua was silent for a moment and nodded: "I know." ”

Jiang Xi said it and regretted it: "Dad doesn't blame you. It's all Yu Sirui's brute, it's really hateful! It's just that the so-called hero doesn't suffer immediate losses, you are annoyed with him, and you should endure it, and you don't have to curse him on the spot. If it weren't for the presence of King Anjun, the beast would be angry, what if he hit you? ”

Taohua coughed lightly: "That's what Dad said." I'll remember next time. Of course, she wasn't cursing Yu Sirui, but Jiang Xi was right, if she said that Yu Sirui was not sick, the scene would be more peaceful. This time there is King Anjun, if not, she will have to suffer a loss in front of her.

Jiang Xi felt distressed when he heard his daughter's cough: "There is no next time, there is no next time!" In the future, Dad will definitely be by your side and will not leave a single step. ”

Taohua smiled: "In the future, we will go out less, and Hengzhi Chengenbo will not be able to rush to our house." ”

Jiang Xi sighed: "It's my father who has no ability." At this time, I realized that it is no wonder that this person loves to fight for power, if he does not have power, he will eventually be bullied......"

This is true, but Jiang Xi can't enter the office, Taohua hurriedly diverted the conversation: "Dad, what are you holding in your hand?" ”

One sentence brought Jiang Xi's mind back: "It was the silver ticket given by your uncle and grandfather, saying that he would prepare a thank you gift for King Anjun." I didn't want it, your uncle and grandfather were a little annoyed. You put it away first, and then you can think of filial piety later. ”

Taohua nodded: "What does Dad want to prepare?" When he took the silver ticket, he was startled, "Why are there so many!" "She is in charge of the Li family's dowry, taking advantage of the crossing to make flower tea, and the annual income will be 1,000 taels. Old lady Jiang gave two thousand taels in one go, if it was known by the Xiao clan, I was afraid that I would have to add another piece of heart disease.

"I want to prepare a batch of medicinal materials to donate to the Northwest Army, and I can't prepare much without four or five thousand taels." Jiang Xi sighed, "Last time, King Anjun said that he wanted medicine to cure cold paralysis, so I wrote a letter to ask the shop to purchase a batch, and I couldn't just buy cheap ones." ”

Taohua waved his hand: "Dad, if you send these medicinal materials, there are too many soldiers in the Northwest, and it is not enough to spend thousands of taels of silver." The second is sent to them, do they have to dispense their own medicine? In my opinion, it is better to send a batch of Jinchuang medicine over, and it is convenient to use. ”

"Is Jinchuang medicine cheaper?" Jiang Xi felt that her daughter had been shrewd for all these years, why was she a little stunned at this time, "Don't you know what the Jinchuang medicine in our medicine hall is using?" ”

"Naturally, it's not like that." Taohua already had an idea, "The Jinchuang medicine we sell at home wants to stop bleeding and build muscle, and I think it's best to leave fewer scars, and it has the effect of detoxification, so it's no wonder that it's not expensive." ”

"Then you're going to reduce your pills?" Jiang Xiyan got up, "Sister Tao, thousands of provinces, you can't save labor, you can't save material resources, otherwise the medicinal properties will be reduced, and it will delay the big thing!" ”

"Daddy—" Taohua laughed, "Is my daughter the kind of person who cuts corners?" It's just that dad should think about it, there is a shortage of medicine in the army, what kind of medicine is most suitable? Are the sergeants still afraid of scarring? Or are they afraid of pain? Isn't it important for a sergeant to stop the bleeding? For the use of medicine in the army, is it a pill that can cure all kinds of diseases, or is it a hundred herbs that can only stop bleeding? ”

"This-" Jiang Xi had to admit that what his daughter said made sense.

"In fact, I have tried to make a prescription, which is lower than the cost of the Jinchuang drug I use now, and the effect of hemostasis is not bad." The main medicine she uses is Panax notoginseng, at this time, Panax notoginseng is still more used for removing blood stasis, and sometimes it is also used to treat women's blood stasis and amenorrhea, its effect has not been fully explored, and the use is not very wide, and the price is naturally not high.

"According to this formula, 1,000 taels of silver can make more than 10,000 bags, and when they are sent to the army, they can be worth a short time."

"Can you make so much?" Jiang Xi was a little unsure, "This medicine sent to the army can't be sloppy." ”

"Dad, rest assured, stopping bleeding is extremely effective." In fact, there are mainly all kinds of sword wounds and bruises in the army, among which sword injuries are the most dangerous, and of course Jinchuang medicine is the most affordable.

"Then you can do it." Jiang Xi thought about it, and still said, "Make at least 20,000 packs, not too little." ”

Taohua smiled, Jiang Xi is not only to repay Shen Shu, but also to think about the Northwest Army, but this matter can't be too big, after all, it is to donate medicine to the army, if it is not an emergency moment like Jiang Zhu's enemy attack on the city, I am afraid that I will be said to be ill-intentioned to reach out to the army casually. Fortunately, they are the hands of Shen Shu, so any gossip will be borne by Shen Shu.

Hey, that's too unkind. After all, Shen Shu saved her today, so in addition to Jin Chuangyao, give him another gift. However, the dignified King of Anjun, isn't he supposed to be supervising the construction of his county king's mansion now, why did he go to Xingjiao Temple alone?

The dignified King Anjun was sitting opposite people in a quiet meditation room in Xingjiao Temple at this time, next to a small red clay stove, cooking the mountain spring water behind the temple.

"Please have tea with the prince of the county." A pair of soft wattles lifted the silver bottle on the stove, poured the water soaked in the crab's eyes into a purple clay pot, and after a while, poured two cups and brought them to the two people on the opposite side of the case.

"This is the purple sand tea set that has emerged in Yixing today, and it is said that it is used to make tea." The owner raised his hand and pointed to the pot, "I didn't taste anything special, but this pot is a little interesting." Please. ”

Shen Shu owes himself: "Thank you Junma." He raised his glass to his lips and tested the temperature, then drank it all in one gulp.

The person sitting opposite him was Jiang Junma, and when he saw his heavy drinking, he couldn't help but smile: "It's me who is confused, I should change to a big cup." ”

Hanzhang, who was serving next to him, was busy getting up: "Slave maid go and change a big cup." ”

Shen Shuyi waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't have to work." The people in the army drank tea to quench their thirst, but they wasted such good tea. ”

Jiang Junma smiled, and he also drank it all, and sighed: "After leaving the army for more than 20 years, I almost forgot what it was like to drink tea like this." ”

What can it be like, it's just a hot blanch. In the cold of winter, it is good to have a cup of hot water to drink, who cares what tea is put in it. People laugh at the fact that the countrymen don't know tea, and ask, "Is the tea good and the water good?" He replied, "It's hot." People in the army are nothing more than that.

The two sat silently for a moment, and Jiang Jun Ma said: "I don't know if the king of the county is visiting today, it is for-" When he mentioned the army while drinking tea, it was just for one thing.

Sure enough, Shen Shu bowed slightly: "Last year's military salary has not been paid in full until now, and I have walked to the military department several times without results, and I am bored, so I came to the temple to relax." The day before yesterday, I heard the emperor mention in the palace that Junma was also recuperating here, so I came to visit, but it was disturbing. ”

It's strange to meet by chance. Jiang Junma understood in his heart, and smiled bitterly: "Yes." Arrears in the military department have become a common practice. "However, in the past few years, the arrears of the Northwest Army have been particularly strict.

"It's cold in the northwest, and there are not enough cotton clothes in the army-" Shen Shu glanced at Jiang Junma's legs, "I heard that Junma also has joint paralysis, has it been better in the past few years?" ”

Jiang Junma patted his knee lightly: "Over the years, it has been a faint pain until winter." "In fact, the Lord of Nanhua has hired a lot of doctors for him, and most of the reason why he has not been cured is because he is not good at raw medicine - only these two legs can prove that he has galloped in the northwest border pass, and only these two legs give him an excuse to avoid the Lord of Nanhua and go out to live for a few days. However, it has now been discovered that most of his illness is gout rather than cold paralysis, but it is caused by drinking alcohol over the years, which is inevitably a bit mixed.

"Nowadays, there are many people in the army who have this disease, saying that it does not hurt their lives, but in fact, it is quite inconvenient, especially in winter battles, maybe if you are a little slow to move, you will lose a life, this matter, I think others do not understand, Junma must understand."

Jiang Junma showed a stunned look, and finally said: "I understand what the county king means, but I, the county horse, have no honorable name but no real power, and I can't even discuss the government." If it is a border army elsewhere, I can still trust favors, but the king of the northwest should also understand it in his heart. I can urge the arrears of military pay on my behalf, but I really can't get the household department to allocate more money. ”

Although he lives in the temple, he is still well-informed outside, and he also knows about Shen Shu almost buying fake medicine in the West Market a few days ago: "This matter, the prince should publicize it in many ways." Although Yu has been in the family for half a dynasty, there are always some upright people. It's just that this will inevitably damage the face of the prince...... "The dignified prince and the prince are almost fooled, and it is really embarrassing to say it."

Shen Shu smiled slightly: "This is nothing. I'm about to donate half of the money I used to build the king's house. ”

Jiang Junma was slightly stunned: "The silver to build the palace?" "This money will not go through Shen Shu's hands, but it will be allocated by the Zongren Mansion and sent people, all of which should be site-selected, built, decorated, etc., but there will be no silver money handed over to Shen Shu.

"yes." Shen Shu still smiled slightly, but his eyes sharpened, "As long as you take out the silver that those people are greedy for, it will be enough to buy a large batch of medicine." ”

"Not bad!" Jiang Junma patted a few cases lightly, "If the prince donates the silver for building the palace, I will also donate a sum." ”

Shen Shu hesitated, and Jiang Junma had already understood what he meant: "I can also lobby the county lord and donate a sum of money for the Northwest Border Army." "Perhaps, you can also raise some silver from the noblewomen in Beijing through the lord of Nanhua. With the temper of the county lord of Nanhua and her face in front of the queen mother, as long as she speaks, I am afraid that there is no one who dares not to donate.

The two talked a few more words about the border pass, and Shen Shufang got up to leave. Jiang Junma was sent to the gate of the Zen Temple, watching him walk away, Han Zhangfang came over to help him, and said cautiously: "The master really wants to let the county lord go to collect donations?" "It was said that Jiang Junma donated silver, but in fact, he didn't have any money, but he just wanted to try to move the lord of Nanhua.

Jiang Junma smiled: "Yes." ”

"Isn't the old man going home? The old man's legs—"

Jiang Junma didn't care much: "Since the illness is in the diet, it's the same when you go home." "It's just an excuse for him to live in Xingjiao Temple, he doesn't want to face the Nanhua County Lord at home, but now that he wants to use the Nanhua County Lord, he naturally wants to go back.

Hanzhang bit his lip and said in a low voice: "Although the slave and maid don't understand, they also know that the queen mother and the emperor don't like the king of Anjun, so why bother—" She spied on Jiang Junma's expression, and hurriedly said, "The slave and maid know that the master can't forget the northwest side, but, but the slave and maid said something bold, the queen mother and the emperor are afraid of the Dingbei Hou, if the Dingbei Hou is transferred back to the capital, and another person is selected to go to the northwest to unify the army, the military salary will naturally not be deducted." ”

Jiang Jun Ma smiled and said, "You are so light-hearted. Transferred back to Dingbeihou, who will go to the northwest to unify the army? The northwest is bitterly cold, the barbarians are fierce, and they are adjacent to the grassland, and the war is different from other places. Do you think anyone who goes over can withstand the Northern Barbarians? ”

Hanzhang said softly: "What if the master goes?" ”

"I'm a county horse, and I can't even participate in politics, let alone lead the army."

"But the imperial court also has no charter, saying that the county horses cannot lead the army." In fact, according to the unwritten rules of the imperial court, after the concubine became the princess, he had to leave the government, so as not to take advantage of the situation to disrupt the government. And the county horse, in fact, is not in this list. But although the county lord of Nanhua is the county lord and his power in the palace is comparable to that of the princess, Jiang Junma himself is also disheartened, so he naturally becomes an idler. But if you really want to find the constitution of the imperial court, there is no provision that the county horse cannot have any real power.

Hanzhang looked at Jiang Junma's face carefully, and said: "Others don't know, but the slave and maid know, the master hasn't forgotten the northwest for a moment over the years, and now he still looks at the topographic map of the northwest from time to time." If the Marquis of Dingbei is really transferred back to the capital, and there is no suitable person in the court, the lord may not be able to go - this does not all depend on the emperor's intentions. ”

Jiang Junma listened to her, and his face did not move: "What does the emperor mean?" ”

"The emperor withholds the salary of the Northwest Army, so he is naturally afraid of the Marquis of Dingbei."

"That's what you think?" Jiang Junma turned his gaze to Han Zhang, looking at her gentle face, "Kedingbei Hou has guarded the border pass for several generations, how can he be transferred back?" ”

This Hanzhang really couldn't answer, and only said after a while: "If you lose the battle, you will naturally have a reason to transfer it back." ”

"So what do you mean, I shouldn't help King Anjun?"

Han Zhang has served Jiangjun Ma for more than ten years, and he has □□ his temperament, and at this moment, he keenly felt that Jiang Junma's voice had changed a little, and quickly changed his words: "The slave just thinks that if the master is like this, I am afraid that he will attract the eyes of the queen mother - the slave knows that the master does not care about the power of the queen mother and the Yu family, but the emperor ...... there."

"In order to curry favor with the emperor, will you let the northwest suffer defeat?" Jiang Junma's tone was light, but it made Hanzhang's back cold, "Do you know how ferocious the Northern Barbarians are? Do you know how many people will die in the northwest after a defeat? ”

"Yes, it's the slave maid who is not thoughtful...... "Hanzhang pounced and knelt down, "The slave is confused." ”

She served Jiang Jun Ma for many years, and often saw Jiang Jun Ma looking at the topographic map of the northwest - this thing should not have been placed in the hands of an idle county horse, but it was the only thing that Jiang Jun Ma brought back from the northwest - whenever there was a war report in the northwest, he would arrange soldiers and horses on the topographic map himself, simulating the battle, thinking about how the battle would be fought if he commanded it.

Although Hanzhang is a concubine, she is regarded as a confidant by Jiang Junma more than the wife of the Nanhua County Lord, but the Nanhua County Lord is the queen mother, and she is neither given a name, nor allowed her to have children. Hanzhang knew that the lord of Nanhua County was strong, so he never mentioned this matter, but she is now thirty years old, and she is afraid that she will not be able to regenerate in a few years. If Jiangjun Ma can really get the military power in the northwest, he will no longer have to be afraid of the Nanhua county lord.

The northwest is bitterly cold, Jiangjun Ma Zhen went to the northwest, and the lord of Nanhua will definitely refuse to accompany him, so she is the only one who will follow. When she got there, the emperor was far away, and she had children, how could the lord of Nanhua stop her?

For this selfishness, and for the sake of understanding Jiang Junma's ambitions, Han Zhang said this, but he didn't expect it, but it made Jiang Junma angry. He is a gentle person and never yells, but such a blandness at the moment makes Hanzhang even more afraid.

"Do you kill tens of millions of people in the northwest for my own selfish desires?" Jiang Junma looked down at Han Zhang, "Han Zhang, you are my confidant, how can you say such a thing." ”

"It's the slave who was confused for a while, and didn't think of the people." Han Zhang shook his head, and he didn't dare to save at all, "The slave maid thought that the defeat in the northwest was just the loss of a few cities, and I really didn't know that many people would die......"

Jiang Junma's expression softened slightly: "What you don't understand, don't put your beak at will." I only stayed in the Northwest for three years, and after that, it was all on paper, how dare I say that I can unify the army? Get up. ”

Hanzhang got up tremblingly, his forehead was already bruised, Jiang Junma looked at her like this, in the end, she was a person who had served for many years, and she had always been caring, so she sighed and pulled her to sit down: "What you just said, I also understand, it is not to teach me to fear the queen mother and the Yu clan, but for the emperor's will - but you are confused, does the emperor like the Yu clan to control the court?" ”

Hanzhang is a maidservant, reading and literacy, and the sleeves are made of incense, and the needlework also does it, and even can talk to Jiang Junma about the grassland in the northwest and there are swamps, but they are not familiar with the government, and they are stunned when they hear it: "The emperor - the queen are all from the Yu family." ”

"The emperor is not surnamed Yu." Jiang Junma sneered, and didn't want to explain too much to the concubine, "Just now King Anjun came over, didn't you hear, he said that he heard the emperor in the palace that I was in Xingjiao Temple." ”

Hanzhang was at a loss. Jiang Junma saw her confused appearance, so he said more: "The emperor asked him to come." ”

"Master is saying that the emperor also wants you to help?" Hanzhang was surprised. In her opinion, the emperor was raised by the queen mother to ascend the throne, and the queen she married was the daughter of the Yu family, and the old extremely human minister of the Yu Pavilion controlled the government, and the Yu family and the emperor, aren't they one?

"You must have never heard of today's events." Jiang Junma gently touched her forehead, "Go get some medicine and rest." Pack up your things and go home the day after tomorrow. "The Yu family's control of the government is too much, so that the emperor can't directly order the allocation of food and salary to the Northwest Army.

Hanzhang went in a daze, Jiangjun Ma was sitting and pondering, and Bailu ran in in a hurry: "Master, the slave and maid just saw the people I met at the mouth of the Jiujiang River at the mountain gate." "She went out to buy some things, and she didn't know that Shen Shu had just come.

"Oh?" As soon as she said Jiujiangkou, Jiang Junma knew who she was talking about, "Do you see it exactly?" Is that the girl? ”

"Not a girl." Bailu shook his hand and shook his head, "It's that gentleman." "She's talking about Jiang Xi," the slave maid looked at several cars, inquired, and said that it was Jiang Langzhong's house. ”

"Jiang Langzhong......" Jiang Junma thought for a while and frowned slightly, "But I have never seen that person, could it be a relative of the Jiang family?" ”

Bailu hurriedly said: "The slave maid went to ask the monks in the temple, and said that the gentleman called Jiang Langzhong's father an uncle. The slave maid thought about it, and remembered that Jiang Langzhong had a cousin, who was the descendant of Jiang Xiaotaiyi. ”

"Oh-" This matter is too big, and Jiang Junma also knows, "No wonder, it is really a family history, and he has such medical skills at such a young age." ”

Bai Lu thought more: "Master, do you remember what the second young master said?" ...... when in Wuxi"

"Could it be—" Jiang Jun Ma was stunned, "That girl is the Jiang girl that Heng'er said?" Since you recognize it, try to take a look, if it is really Miss Jiang, you should also send a thank you gift to the past. ”