Chapter Seventy-One
This time, the Xiongnu on the northwest border made trouble, and Ning Mu supervised the army, in addition to supervising and coordinating the affairs of the army, he also had to deal with the household department. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Last year, there was a drought in the north, a flood in the south, and a plague in the southwest, and now the treasury is empty, and there is really not much money that can be allocated. People who choke on everything are speechless, and people are telling the truth every sentence, who can give birth to silver without silver?
Ning Mu gritted his teeth, as long as the person in charge of the household department was Xu Jingsheng, he would not believe a word of what he said. Xu Jingsheng is very cautious, and it is difficult to grasp his handle. Later, Ning Mu was still in the house of an official in the household department for many years, and found some clues of the official's greed for ink, and sent it out at the risk. Ning Mu sent the copied version of the evidence to Xu Jingsheng's desk, and the weight of this person was not comparable to Liu Shiyou and his ilk.
The emperor's favorite concubine, Rufei Niangniang, is a southerner and has not been back to her hometown for many years, so Ning Mu asked someone to find an authentic cook to make a few pastries from her hometown and present them. If the concubine was in tears, she left the cook in the palace. At night, he blew the wind in the emperor's ear, pretending to care about national affairs, but in fact, he helped Ning Mu ask for silver.
Xu Jingsheng was sandwiched on both sides, and in the end he was relieved, and gave some of the silver with great difficulty.
Ning Mu understood that this war would intensify sooner or later, and it would definitely end with the surrender of one party. Xu Jingsheng's deliberate embarrassment is on the one hand, and on the other hand, judging from the country's current situation, it is necessary to pay for a long-term war expenditure, and I don't know if it can resist it.
Ning Mu temporarily let go of his worries about the country and the people, no matter what, the difficulties in front of him can finally be passed, and the others will find a way.
Most of his tasks have been completed, and the rest is the business of the border city generals, although the scale of this attack is not small, but fortunately, our side has been prepared, plus the problem of grain and grass is solved, the chance of victory can account for eighty percent.
He had promised to take Rulin out to play alone, but his heart was relaxed, and he wanted to make the trip as soon as possible.
Spring is like a shy big girl who completely got rid of winter and walked into people's sight, in the eyes of people, that is, a few days of hard work, the capital is decorated with a layer of new green everywhere.
Ning Mu didn't tell Dongdong about his Mu Xiu today, for fear that she would pester him. Dong Dong went to Ke's house to play with Ke Rourou in the morning. Ning Shao waited for the results after the exam, Ning Mu didn't let him continue studying, let him relax, and he was also asked out by Ke Jianling and them today.
Changing into a spring shirt, Rulin felt a lot lighter and in a very good mood. She hadn't dated a man in years, and the last time was before marriage......
Throwing off the mess in her mind, Rulin happily agreed to Ning Mu. The husband and wife shared a carriage, chatted while playing chess, and headed out of the city.
The carriage kept going all the way, and it took almost two hours before it entered a valley and stopped, and Ning Mu asked the guards who were driving the carriage to retreat on their own.
I took Rulin's hand and admired the beauty of this valley. This valley is like a paradise, it is just early spring outside, but here there are already birds singing and flowers, the stream flows down from the mountain, overhangs into a waterfall, breathes a breath of sweet and clear air, and the whole person is washed from the inside out.
"What is this place?" Rulin asked Ning Mu.
Ning Mu led her to step on a stone and cross a stream. "This is a valley in Youran Mountain, I bought it in the early years, the reason why the temperature here is higher than the outside is because there are hot springs here, and I will take you to the hot springs in the winter in the future, so it will be comfortable."
Rulin thought of soaking in the hot springs with him, her face turned red, but her heart yearned, in winter, there was heavy snow outside, but here was like spring all year round, accompanied by the beautiful scenery of hot springs, how pleasant.
After walking around for a while, Rulin was a little tired from walking, so she wanted to find a place to sit down and rest for a while. But wading through the water will definitely get your shoes wet, and your heart will be entangled.
Ning Mu had been paying attention to her, seeing her look at the boulder and knowing what she was thinking, she picked her up, carried light skills, and skimmed towards the water, Rulin was so frightened that she screamed, "Ah! It's too high! Put me down! Ning Mu didn't listen to her, and only tapped the water a few times before reaching the boulder.
Rulin stood on the boulder, her thumping heart in place, and she was still stroking her chest.
Ning Mu also stood on the stone and asked her with a smile, "How is it?" Is it fun or not? ”
Seeing that she didn't answer, puffing out her face and showing a look similar to Dongdong's dissatisfaction, I thought it was funny.
In fact, Rulin was also a lively and bold girl when she was young, and it was just too sudden just now, so she was a little afraid, in fact, she still liked it very much, but how could she be embarrassed to say it?
During this period of getting along, Ning Mu gradually understood Rulin's psychological model, and he knew that the original woman's mind was so cunning and changeable, as if he had just discovered a new continent. When he first realized this, Ning Mu felt that he had really lived in vain before, and women were really a science.
Ning Mu pulled her to sit down, and took out a packet of plum candy from her sleeve pocket and gave it to her. Rulin took it with a little hesitation, thinking to herself, who is this scoundrel and gentleman sitting next to her? Was it Master Ning Muning, whom she knew before, or was there some other soul that used his skin?
Peeled off a piece of plum candy and put it in his mouth, ignoring him.
Ning Mu leaned his face in front of her, looked at her with his mouth wide open, and waited for her to feed one, but Rulin turned her head and pretended not to see it. Ning Mu moved her face and kissed her in one bite, until she stirred the sugar cubes in Rulin's mouth into her mouth.
The hippie smiled and said, "Well, it's so sweet." In the future, I will often take you out to play and fly with you, how about it? ”
Rulin punched him hard in the shoulder, barely relieved.
The stone is big enough, and the climate is exceptionally comfortable, Ning Mu hugged Rulin, and slowly let her cross and lie in her arms. Rulin did not refuse, it is a fool not to enjoy the blessings.
As soon as he lowered his head to kiss her, Rulin covered his mouth and fought twice, and Ning Mu honestly let her lie down and rest.
After resting enough, Ning Mu flew out with her in his arms again, and led her to a cave, the cave was nothing unusual, it was a little longer, and after walking about a hundred meters, it was out of the cave, and it suddenly became clear. Rulin looked at the scene in front of her and was unconsciously stunned, she didn't know what to say or do, she just wanted to retreat.
Ning Mu pulled her over, and a person like the leader of the guards came over to salute, "I've seen the master, I've seen the lady." ”
"Is the meal ready?" Ning Mu asked.
The head of the guard replied respectfully, "Everything is ready, and the food is simple, please bear with Madame." ”