Lin Qingyun was shocked when she heard this.

Thinking about it and wondering: "What happened last night?" Jia Yuanchun's matter has not been a day or two, in the past, the emperor endured not to deal with it for the time being, how could it be exposed when he was in harmony? ”

No matter what the cause of harmony is, cherishing the spring and going to be close is a meritorious service to the dynasty, and it will naturally benefit the family. It stands to reason that the emperor should favor Jia Yuanchun, the representative of the Jia family, in the palace, how could he harshly attack Jia Yuanchun? Besides, Jia Yuanchun's cautious temperament is ......

Tu Yan solved her doubts: "Outsiders don't know about this matter, my father only told my mother, saying that Jia Yuanchun was grounded for his speech loss of etiquette, and secretly blocked the news between his palace and the outside world." As for the decree of demotion, it has not been issued, and it will be said until the war is over. Tu Yan took two sips of tea, stared at the tea soup, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "Why did you Dao Jia noble anger the saint?" Do you still remember that she once walked around and was intimate with Concubine Zhen Gui? ”

"How does this relate to the past?" Lin Qingyun thought that the emperor was pressing those and planned to settle the general account with the Jia family.

"How much did she and Concubine Zhen Gui do to interfere in court politics with the Emperor for their own selfishness? The emperor just didn't want to move too much at one time, causing the whole country to shake, who knew that she had been in peace for a few days, and she was solid and cute. Since the four girls of the Jia family were selected by their relatives, the emperor rewarded her a lot and went to her palace a few times. Last night was in her Fengzao Palace, it is said that this Jia Niangniang is good at the piano, but she made several mistakes in the playing, and she always opened her mouth to say what she wanted to say, but she didn't dare to open her mouth because of her concerns. Later, he served tea to the emperor, but he accidentally knocked over the tea bowl. ”

Lin Qingyun listened, vaguely guessing.

Sure enough, Tu Yan sneered: "Who has been in and out of the Fengzao Palace in the past few days, how can the emperor not know?" There is a little eunuch who is Zhen Shun's concubine, and the two have never had much to do with each other, but they sneaked to Fengzao Palace by night. That Concubine Zhen Shun has fallen out of favor in the harem, and her life is difficult, Princess Dingjun is slightly stronger than her, and she happened to enter the palace to see her two days ago. At the beginning, the Zhen family was left and right, not only with the Dingjun Palace, but also with the Nan'an Palace, this time the Dingjun princess was entrusted by the Nan'an concubine to enter the palace, through Zhen Shun Concubine and Fengzao Palace to set up a relationship, want to test the emperor's attitude. The court said that the prince of Nan'an had been buried at the bottom of the sea, and the old lady did not believe it, and hoped that Jia Guiren would test it. Jia Guiren is so cautious and cautious, where do she dare, but she has a handle in the hands of others, and her interests are related, which makes her frequently lose her manners. The emperor saw it in his eyes and disgusted it, so he took the opportunity to demote him and denounce him, so as not to make anything else out of those people. ”

Lin Qingyun sighed, and didn't think about Jia Yuanchun's ending, but just asked him: "Since the old lady has doubts, it's hard to guarantee that she won't check it in private, even if she can't find anything, it's not good to hear it." The emperor has no countermeasures? ”

"The emperor plans to wait for the war to end and send a ship to salvage the body of the prince of Nan'an."

“…… I hope that the Nan'an Mansion will get the news and settle down. "If the trouble continues, the emperor won't have so much patience. After all, even if the prince of Nan'an dies, there is still a mess of old accounts to be settled, the emperor will not let his prestige still exist in the army, the more unwilling the old concubine and others are, the more powerful the emperor will liquidate.

The news in the palace is unknown, although Tu Yan sued her, he believed that she could not spread it. She also knows the sensitivity and seriousness of the matter, not to mention the Jia family, even Daiyu can't say it. What's more, Daiyu is pregnant, and it is inevitable that she will be depressed after hearing these news.

At the end of the month, news came that the war was over and the imperial court had won a great victory.

The dust has finally settled on this war involving power and calculation, and the small countries along the West Sea are doomed to failure. Not to mention that those small countries are not evenly minded and have their own plans, on the side of the imperial court, the emperor was fully prepared early in the morning.

The general who led the troops was still the subordinate of the former prince of Nan'an stationed in Guangzhou, General Wei Lao was the commander, and the emperor transferred an adjutant general from each of the other two naval divisions to assist and supervise the battle, and another soldier specially mobilized from the firearms battalion, equipped with 50 of the latest foreign guns, and 100 flintlock muskets that were improved by copying these foreign guns in this dynasty, each of which was equipped with sharp bayonets. Due to the problem of the time it takes to fill guns, there are soldiers who specialize in filling gunpowder, gunners who are responsible for shooting, and each gunner has an average of three guns, which is enough to ensure continuous fire during the raid. The Emperor also used the war as a testing ground for firearms, and he wanted to see how powerful firearms could be used in large-scale battles.

The result did not disappoint him, when the sailors repelled the small coastal states, once landed, the power of the firearms battalion was brought into play, and in the midst of the gunfire, the vassal army was overwhelmed and could not be resisted, and the imperial army almost effortlessly stormed the palace. This return to Beijing to present the victory, the royal family members and important ministers of several small countries who were captured were all listed, which was definitely a unique event since the beginning of the dynasty.

There were also casualties in this battle, and General Wei Lao was killed in the battle.

When it comes to the death of the coach, there is another story.

The Wei family was picked up by the prince of Nan'an, and this time the prince of Nan'an had an accident, and the father and son of the Wei family also noticed the abnormality, but the matter has come to this point, and the only way to take advantage of this war is to "redeem the merits". Meritorious service, General Wei took the lead, unfortunately hit a stray arrow, injured the vital point, and his son Wei Ruolan also injured his leg.

The emperor read the battle report and listened to the overseer's details, so he said: "Although General Wei is greedy for merit, he is brave and fearless, and this time he has won a big victory, he will make up for his merits, and there will be no reward or punishment." His son Wei Ruolan was brave in battle, with commendable achievements, and was promoted to the general of the five-grade martial arts. ”

The only one who can afford the Wei family is the old general of the Wei family, and when the old general Wei dies, only Wei Ruolan is a man. The little general of Wupin, it is really not enough to see in Beijing, but it is just the emperor's appeasement. The Wei family is a subordinate of the prince of Nan'an, and according to the emperor's dislike of the prince of Nan'an, even if Wei Ruolan's leg is good, I am afraid that she will not have a chance to return to the army.

According to Lin Qingyun, it is a great luck to be able to avoid death.

It's a pity that General Wei died, Wei Ruolan had to keep filial piety for three years, and Shi Xiangyun had to continue to wait. Besides, once the war is over here, the rest of the stalls will have to be taken care of.

Sure enough, within a few days, one thing was exposed, fifty of the latest brand-new flint □□ were found in the army of the prince of Nan'an, and it was revealed that the prince of Nan'an was training in private. It is also known as the outdated equipment in the army, which has not been replaced for many years, and also known as the thin cotton clothes in winter, the number is insufficient, and so on.

Those fifty guns, naturally, were secretly stuffed into the line of the prince of Nan'an, just to use this as a guide to purge the remnants of the old department of the prince of Nan'an. Moreover, the secret guard had another harvest in Xingyuan, and there was a blonde and blue-eyed foreigner woman in a well-guarded courtyard, if it were not for the appearance of a foreigner, it would look like a golden house. The guards also secretly took people to the capital and handed them over to the emperor for disposal.

When Tu Yan told her the identity of that person, she was really surprised, it was Lisa!

Lin Qingyun got the news before that Lisa was hit by an arrow in the chest, and she was seriously injured and might not survive. Who knew that Lisa was still alive, and it seemed that she was still under house arrest by the prince of Nan'an.

"Lisa was indeed the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman, and in order to make a living, she became the lover of the Grand Duke. The reason why the prince of Nan'an put her under house arrest was that she wanted to return to China, but the prince of Nan'an felt that she was still valuable, so he forcibly detained her. Lisa has been the Grand Duke's lover for a few years, and she knows some secrets, and she has a certain trust from the Duke, otherwise she would not have been sent to this dynasty. These are all questions that Tu Yan personally asked from Lisa's mouth.

Lin Qingyun has always been amazed by his learning ability, and after learning English with ease, he actually began to learn French. The two of them learned together, and now she is half-witted, and she is prone to mistakes in pronunciation, and she has learned six or seven points in the middle of nowhere, and it is not a problem to ask and talk to each other.

Of course, he found a good teacher, and there were still many missionaries in this dynasty, and missionaries in general were good-tempered.

Lin Qingjun felt that she was not so stupid when she was in school before, and it must be that pregnancy lowered her IQ, as the saying goes, "pregnancy is stupid for three years". At that time, she said this jokingly, and almost laughed in vain.

After she became pregnant, she had less pastime than before, and she chatted with Tu Yan when she had nothing to do, and those house news were used as gossip, and she chatted about things, firstly, to pass the time, and secondly, she might inadvertently help analyze and analyze. Listening to his words at this time, she said casually: "The emperor is secretly detaining Lisa, is he trying to contact the Grand Duke of France privately?" ”

The emperor doesn't want to □□ to the other party, right?

"Of course not." Tu Yan understood what she meant, and shook his head with a smile: "There are also capable people in the firearms camp of this dynasty, but they are not allowed to be reused in the past. But this time, the imitation of the foreigner's flint □□ improved the guns of this dynasty, the power of the war is really amazing, the emperor has ordered the reorganization of the firearms battalion, all the commanders must be re-screened, and my father intends to let me lead both. ”

Although the firearms battalion is not valued, it also has five or six thousand soldiers, stationed inside and outside the city, and also shares a certain responsibility for the vigilance of the Beijing division. The emperor has seen the power of firearms, and he attaches great importance to it, so he is not at ease to hand it over to others for management, and he can be said to trust it if he chooses it.

Realizing that Tu Yan had never finished speaking, she smiled and said, "Then what do you think?" ”

Tu Yan shook his head lightly: "It's that Honglu Temple is quieter." ”

Although Tu Yan was interested in the firearms battalion, this position was too important, and he was reluctant to take over.

For another half a month, Lin Qingyun's body has sunk very much, and he doesn't go out of the door every day, only moving in the house. The weather was getting colder and colder, and it snowed intermittently for three days, and the ground was so thick that if it was in previous years, the sisters would have happily invited people to join the club.

"Princess, Grandma Zhuang sent someone to deliver something." Bailing's voice sounded outside, and after a while, I saw Bailing coming in with a beauty bottle, and a red and bright plum blossom was inserted in the bottle. "Look, princess, in the end, Grandma Zhuang is an elegant person, and she doesn't forget to enjoy the flowers in the cold winter, and she doesn't forget the princess when she appreciates the flowers. Grandma Zhuang said that the plum blossoms in their garden were blooming well, and she folded one to give to the princess to insert a bottle to enjoy, and there were a few dried fruits from Furui Zhai, which the princess usually loved to eat. ”

"What a handsome plum blossom. I also want to go out to enjoy the snow and plum blossoms, but I can't do it now, so I have to wait until next year. Next year I'm going to start a plum blossom club, and I'm going to ask the sisters to write poems, get some venison or something, and make a barbecue. Lin Qingyun said and remembered a painting that he had painted idly yesterday, and ordered the egret to find it, prepare a plate of apples and a plate of pears, and let someone send it to Daiyu. At the end, he said: "The tangerines that the prince just brought back from the palace yesterday are much fresher and sweeter than these apples and pears, so send a basket to Grandma Zhuang." ”

Every year, the palace stores a lot of fruit for the winter, and the way to store it is so good that it still feels fresh today. The tangerines are transported by the ship at the end of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and there are many kinds of fresh goods, except for the emperor and queen in the palace, they are naturally the most enjoyed by their prince's mansion.

Thinking that it was also a coincidence, he simply ordered Zhang Bao to come in again, and ordered him to prepare a few copies of all kinds of fresh goods, in addition to giving them to Daiyu, there are also the Lin family, and several ladies who come and go well on weekdays, Wang Xifeng and several sisters have sent some fresh melons and fruits. After all, it's just a heart, not a New Year's gift, and those people who are prepared have to worry about returning the gift, which is troublesome.

As soon as she finished the order, Tu Yan came in with a snowstorm, her head was covered with snow, she was stunned, and she burst out laughing: "It's rare for the prince to be dressed like this." After taking a look, he couldn't see the hand warmer in his hand, so he couldn't help frowning and said, "Do you take the hand stove with you when you go out early in the morning?" ”

"Oh, it fell on the car. Go inside, don't freeze you. Tu Yan had already taken off the big coat outside, the thrush was held out to shake the snow, and the red silk and green Luo handed the handkerchief with water and served to freshen up.

"I'm already afraid of the heat now, and I'm bored on the warm couch all day long, and I'm uncomfortable. It's more comfortable to come out and breathe. As he spoke, he touched his hand, but it was very hot, which was really reassuring. Sure enough, the golden lotus seed is useful, not only makes his body heal, but also healthier than ordinary people, not to mention the cold winter in previous years, even in summer, most of his hands are cold, where is there such a strong firepower.

Why can't you feel it, it's really different now and in the past.

He never felt that a person could have such vigorous energy, as if he would not feel tired of doing anything, when it was hot, he would sweat like ordinary people, and when it was cold, his hands and feet were warm, and he no longer had to wrap a big sweater in the warm pavilion like before. He couldn't remember exactly when he was sick last time, and occasionally remembered the experience of drinking bitter medicine in the past, as if in a dream.

He also knew who brought this qiē.

Gently put his hand on her high bulging abdomen, and the next moment he was kicked, but he smiled happily: "I'm saying hello to Daddy." ”

Lin Qingyun looked at his stupid father, and couldn't help but smile: "He's blaming you, he came back so late." In the past, you were still idle, but now it is so cold, but you go out every day. ”

"The army and the peace envoy will arrive in the capital tomorrow, and there will always be many affairs to be taken care of." Tu Yan said: "Jia Baoyu did not come back with him, it is said that after the end of the war, he left the Heqin Mission. He didn't say hello in advance, only left a letter for Jia Lian, saying that he wanted to go back to the capital alone, but Jia Lian was frightened and asked the local prefect to help find it, but he didn't find it. Some people say that they saw Jia Baoyu boarding a cargo ship to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Jia Lian found the owner of the cargo ship, but Jia Baoyu had already disembarked at the port and did not know where to go. ”

He ...... He didn't have anyone with him? "Don't say that Jia Lian is not at ease, Lin Qingyun feels unreliable when she hears it, if Mrs. Wang knows, she is afraid that she will go crazy.

"He was followed by a small guy, and neither of them had ever been out, so they didn't know if they were sold." Tu Yan felt that Jia Baoyu had courage, and he also felt funny, and thought that most of the people in Beijing were afraid that this was the case. I think he went back to Beijing for the first time, and there were so many people around him, and they were deceived several times.

"How do you say it like you saw it? You must have something to hide from me. ”

"This is the credit of the county lord of Ninghe. I was afraid that she had already noticed Jia Baoyu's intentions and ordered someone to follow him quietly, but she didn't stop him, just waiting for him to be desperate to help. This matter was discovered by the prince of Zhongshun, and he thought it was interesting, so he didn't care about it. ”

"Xichun, what kind of people are available for the fourth sister?" Lin Qingyun was also unexpected when he heard this.

"The county lord and his relatives have dowries, and these dowries are not only the people who serve, but also the guards who are responsible for defense. In the future, the imperial court may withdraw some of the dowry personnel, but at present, the imperial court has not issued an order, so these people are still the people of the county lord, and the county lord orders things, and the guards have to do it. This is not to worry, at the beginning, I knew that I couldn't make it with my relatives, and the guards were also carefully selected, not only loyal and brave, but also extraordinary in martial arts, it was not difficult to protect Jia Baoyu. ”

The next day, the army triumphed, and the people inside and outside the city watched and rejoiced.

The Heqin delegation entered the city in a low-key manner, and the county lord of Ninghe was admitted to the palace to live temporarily, which was an honor and a consolation. Xichun's heart has finally fallen back to the same place, she is not too worried about the future, but it is the county lord who is canonized by the court for peace, and for the sake of the court's face, she will not treat her too badly. No matter how bad it is, she can still become a monk on the grounds of praying for the blessing of the country, and the royal temple will never have those filthy things.

The affairs of the imperial court are very busy, one is to reward the army, and the other is to deal with the surrounding small countries, fortunately, the emperor met the ministers and negotiated the charter, and the officials below did it. Considering that those countries were small and scattered, even if they were included in the territory of the dynasty, it would be inconvenient to manage, and the imperial court could not share so much energy, so the emperor decided to fine the small states along the West Sea on the grounds that the foreign vassals had violated the peace treaty by launching wars first, and doubled the tribute of the previous years. In addition, the emperor secretly selected new heirs to the small coastal states, all of whom were greedy for comfort or cautious and timid, and did not abandon his covert supervision of these small coastal states.

The amount of fines set by the imperial court varies according to the national strength of each small country, which not only makes this foreign vassal painful, but also not impossible to pay. In order to redeem their kings, princes, ministers, and others, even if the whole country is strong, they still have to do it. Of course, this move of the imperial court will inevitably be criticized by some literati, who believe that it has lost the bearing of a great power. The literati believed in civilization and education, and had good contacts with the surrounding small countries, which was the case with the Emperor Taishang back then, but the emperor always felt that this article did not make sense.

At a critical time, someone wrote an article, which was well-founded and well-organized, and looked at the past and the present, but it actually made people believe that it was the court's generosity and benevolence that inflated the ambitions of the foreign vassals, and that it was the court's modest and generous contacts that raised the elite soldiers and strong generals of the foreign vassals, and believed that the imperial court's policy towards the foreign vassals should be reformed.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

Not to mention how the literati and ministers responded, but this article spread at a very fast speed, and even teahouses, restaurants, and storytellers began to talk about this article, so as to talk about the surrounding countries, the firearms of the imperial court, and the great victory of the imperial court......

The whole country was boiling.

There has never been a dynasty that has been able to make the people openly talk about political affairs, and now the matter is developing so rapidly that it is obviously acquiesced in by the imperial court, and even fueled the trouble. The emperor used this move to make the people re-understand the imperial court, and realize the difference between him and the emperor, when the whole country was infected by the article and spoke in unison, the emperor gathered this force and reformed the situation. Policy reform for neighboring countries is just the beginning.

Everyone is figuring out who did the article, and the article is well written, and more importantly, the depth of the article is not ordinary. But anyone who is an official in the court, or who is sensitive to court affairs, can realize the importance of this article or the person who made the article.

Finally, one morning, the emperor said the man's name.

"Lin Aiqing has a good son-in-law, Zhuang Li is a talented person, and he can be of great use."

Zhuang Li?!

Today, he is still doing seven-grade editing in the Hanlin Academy. Although the ancestors of the Zhuang family have been glorious, but now Zhuang Peicai is a four-grade official, and he is not qualified to go to the court without an edict, and he originally thought that Zhuang Li would have to stay in the Hanlin Academy for a few years, and then put it out for a few years, and so the dealer did not know which year, who knew that it was now so valued by the emperor. How many people in this dynasty can make the emperor say the four words "can be of great use"? How many young people like Zhuang Li are?

Some ministers looked at Lin Ruhai with red eyes, and sure enough, other people's sons-in-law were all good.

Lin Ruhai was proud in his heart, but he was modest in his mouth, and he understood that although the emperor did value Zhuang Li, he would not use him in the open in the past two years. No matter how talented people are, they have to sharpen for a few years before they can use it, but the emperor's blue eyes are very important to Zhuang Li, Zhuang Li is not a thing in the pool, and sooner or later he will soar into the sky.

The affairs of the foreign domain were properly handled, and the matter of the prince of Nan'an supporting the army and self-respect was dealt with.

Earlier, the emperor ordered several large ships to salvage at the site of the "accident" of the prince of Nan'an, but only the fragments of clothes and accessories were salvaged, but the body was gone. But this move was really effective, Concubine Nan'an seemed to believe it, and she fell completely ill all of a sudden, and now she can't get up, and the palace is even more vegetarian and mourning.

The concubine is indeed shrewd, seeing that the wind outside is not in the right direction, she immediately closes the door to treat the funeral and keep filial piety, so that no matter how big the crime is, it is not easy to punish it immediately. However, the concubine underestimated this matter, and also underestimated the emperor's heart of punishment, and the emperor had the intention to take this opportunity to purge the court and promote reforms in all aspects. The emperor can honor them, but he does not allow them to occupy positions and do nothing, but instead disrupt the government.

This emperor is indeed ruthless and courageous, and he doesn't even care about the emperor's reputation when necessary.

The excerpts of the impeachment of the imperial history flew on the imperial case like snowflakes, and the Zongren Mansion and the three divisions were tried together, and the crimes of the prince of Nan'an were determined, including a series of crimes of the Nan'an palace. This inevitably involves several powerful people who serve in the army, such as the Lin'an Bofu, the Wei family, and the Shi family. Several of these people's charges are the same, such as forming a party, making a deficit, reselling equipment for personal gain, etc., and the old cases committed by the children of the family with their power have been turned out one by one, and it is the prince of the Nan'an Wangfu who has committed many crimes, especially the forced abduction of a woman from a good family as a concubine.

The emperor ordered all the charges of these people to be read out in the court, and said: "Although the prince of Nan'an has the intention of rebellion, reciting the merits of his ancestors, and since he has died, he will not be investigated for this crime." The concubine of Nan'an is old and should be honored, and the palace will not be taken back for the time being, and will be archived by the household department after the old concubine is a hundred years old. Huo Yan, the son of Nan'an, is difficult to write, and he is the only male in the palace, so that the old lady will not be supported by anyone in the future, and his capital crime can be avoided, and the canonization of the prince will be withdrawn, and the rod will be fifty. In addition to the dowries of the old concubine, the princess of Nan'an and the princess, all the silver coins of the Nan'an palace were confiscated from the officials. ”

Except for the Wei family because of the death of General Wei, the emperor has already dealt with it.

Others, such as Lin'an Bofu seized the title and ordered him to return the treasury arrears within the time limit, although his son Jiang Cong was mixed with Huo Yan, but his life never came out, and he was sentenced to three months in prison and twenty rods. Lin Anbo was willing to let his son suffer, and spent a lot of money to save Jiang Cong from prison, but he couldn't escape the cane punishment, and the executioner was extremely ruthless, so that Jiang Cong lay on the bed for a month before he recovered. Jiang Cong is like this, Huo Yan is even more conceivable, the old lady, the princess, and the princess saw it, and almost didn't cry and fainted, when Huo Yan was carried back, his face was as white as paper, his whole body was soaked, and the lower half of his child was full of blood, so he couldn't wake up. Of course, people are not dead, but only breath.

The old concubine and others felt that the emperor was cold-blooded and ruthless, but they didn't know how many people outside applauded. Even the ministers of the current dynasty were deeply surprised, after all, the accusations of rebellion against the prince of Nan'an were ironclad, but the ladies of the palace were all well clothed and fed, and even the prince was still alive, which was already a blessing from heaven.

This time, the matter was dealt with quickly, and it was all done before the lunar month.

Not to mention others, He Yuefu has been paying attention to the progress of things and is disappointed in the results. He Yuefu only knew that Jiang Cong was amorous and greedy in the past, and he didn't know how many good women he had secretly played, and he was domineering and domineering, so there was no one he couldn't get, so he didn't want to marry him. Now that he learned of his crime, he was even more afraid than he knew, and he only hoped that the emperor would cut off his head. When Jiang Cong was tortured with a cane, He Yuefu specially sent someone to see it, and even bribed the execution officer with silver, hoping to be ruthless, but unfortunately the person is alive in the end, and he can get out of bed after a month.

In the past two months, the capital has been very lively.

Lin Qingyun was crooked on the warm couch, listening to the whistling north wind outside the window, while listening to the two lark thrushes talking about what they had seen outside, and the green Luo who was like a basket was very quiet at this time, she was cutting materials with Red Aya, Egret, and Acacia, and wanted to make a few more soft clothes for Lin Qingyun.

Lin Qingyun counted the time, touched her stomach again, and always felt that it was just these few days.

Thinking about it and laughing, since she was pregnant with this child, her ears were full of listening to national events, and she actually used this as a prenatal education.