When Xin Er returned home, Liu Le and the others had not eaten yet, and they were all waiting for him.

Ling Huyan was rare today, she didn't go out hunting, nor did she gamble or drink with her girlfriends, but she stayed at home for a day. During the meal, Xin Er knew about it, but she was a little worried, and asked Ling Huyan if she was sick? Ling Huyan ignored him.

Xin Er remembered that Zuo said, knowing that Xin Er was going to let Na Boye's sister enter the door, it was Ling Huyan who told her,—— in fact, Xin Er hadn't said this to Ling Huyan yet, and I don't know how she knew, the biggest possibility was that it was easy to inquire, well-informed, and actively cared about the emotional life of the master and the main mother, and the big head heard about it from somewhere, and then told Ling Huyan.

Although this is just some kind of "marriage" at the political level, after all, it is the first time that Xin Er has taken a concubine since she married Ling Huyan, and it is inevitable that she will "be a thief".

He said to himself, "Isn't God angry about this?" ”

Think about it, Ling Huyan has a handsome personality, cheerful and outgoing, and usually treats Liu Le, although it is not intimate, but there is no master's mother's frame at all, unlike the wives of other rich and noble families, treating concubines like Liu Le without insult or abuse, and she loves Liu Le's daughter very much, from this point of view, it should not be sour for this.

Xin Er thought about it, jealousy of this kind of thing, is human nature, both men and women, more or less will have, so he thought sanctimoniously: "First, the war in Hebei is in full swing, and second, I am about to make drastic moves, continue to carry out reforms in Dingxi, enrich the people and strengthen the army, Tang Hu marriage, Lang Jiangfu and other new policies, or have been prepared and perfected, will be implemented, or are in preparation, this sincerity I need to concentrate, when I am engrossed, do not light a fire in the backyard, and then let the grape trellis fall, as last time, so that I can not go out for several days, Mockery such as the introduction of the priest is a small matter, and it is important to mistake me for a big matter. Whether God's love is angry or not, I will please her. ”

So he got up from the banquet, went outside the hall, called Wei Xian, and brought the spices he bought on the way to the Four Seasons Palace.

Wei Xian was quick and quickly delivered the spices.

Xin Er took it, returned to the hall, personally gave Ling Huyan a pack, gave Liu Le a pack, and said with a smile: "This is what I bought on the way to the palace today." Authentic Western Regions spices, you smell them, they are very fragrant! ”

Liu Le was already a little baby fat, but after giving birth to a daughter, he was slightly plump, and his face was even more fleshy, very cute.

She quickly got up, grabbed the spices, thanked Xin Er first, and said happily: "Thank you!" He put the spice packet to the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and the fruit was fragrant, and said, "It smells like rosemary." Everyone, yes and no? ”

Xin Er didn't understand spices, and said, "Anyway, I bought it from a Sogdian merchant, probably rosemary." ”

Rosemary is a vine plant, and rosemary is made from this plant, and its fragrance is very strong.

Ling Huyan sniffed it slightly, threw the spices aside, and said: "Where is rosemary, this is flowing yellow incense, and it is not produced in the Western Regions, it is a specialty of the countries of the South China Sea." ”

Xin Erqi said: "Not from the Western Regions? But I obviously bought it from a merchant in the Western Regions. ”

Ling Huyan was lazy, as if she was too lazy to talk to Xin Er, stretched out her fingers, clicked on the bag of spices, and motioned to serve the big head on the side of the table, and returned it to Xin Er.

The big head stole a look at the look of the sinky face, looked timid, and returned the spices.

Xin Er was stunned and said, "God loves, what are you?" Why, don't you like this fragrance? If you don't like it, I'll buy you something else! ”

"No need. Keep it for your old bald sister. ”

“…… Where does this begin? God loves ,......"

Ling Huyan stood up and said, "I'm full!" I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep! Don't bother me tonight. "Stand tall and stride away. The big head hurriedly followed, and followed her step by step, only different from Ling Huyan's chic, she took two steps, turned her head once, and the poor little white rabbit was also like, with a helpless face and an expression of reparation.

Xin Er watched her master and servant come out of the court, felt the gaze of Liu Le and others, made a calm look, and said with a dry smile: "God loves to be well-informed, and it is expected that he will not be wrong, this incense seems to be a yellow incense." Perhaps the Sogdian merchants came from elsewhere, and because they were rare, they were specially brought to Guyin for resale, but they coaxed me, who did not know how to do it. ”

Liu Lezhi was embarrassed, and in order to give him a step, he followed his words and said obediently: "The master mother Tianhuang is noble, what haven't you seen?" The slave and maid are insightful, and the slave must be wrong. ”

The word "Tianhuang noble" is not quite right, but Dingxi is now independent, and it can't be said that this word is wrong, Xin Er didn't correct her, nodded, and accepted it when she saw it, and didn't continue to expand on this topic, holding it up and saying: "Eat, eat!" ”

Liu Le hesitated for a moment and said, "Everyone, there is something that the slave wants to give to everyone." ”

"What's the matter?"

"The housewife has been unwell these days, and she vomited several times, this morning, after everyone was on duty, the housemother vomited again, this time the vomit was worse than the previous days, so the housemother didn't even go out today."

"Vomiting for a few days?" Xin Er was taken aback and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" ”

"It's the mistress who won't let me say it."

Hearing what Ling Huyan meant, Xin Er didn't say more, and said in his heart: "Tomorrow, call a few medical officers to come to the house and show Shen Ai." ”

Liu Le, Ah Chou, Liu Zhuang, etc., who were waiting on the side, no one mentioned the matter of making Hu Yanyang leave.

After eating, Xin Er went to the study to read the book for half an hour as usual, and then went to the small martial arts arena in the house, and shot a pot of arrows in the light of the torches, and walked around the small martial arts arena a few times, until the sweat fell like rain, and then he bathed and washed. Linghu Yan's bedroom door was closed, but she really didn't let Xin Er "annoy" her, Xin Er didn't open it, and she didn't force it, she just put the bag of spices on the table in the corridor at the door, and then went to Liu Le's house to sleep.

Shuo Fang is now successfully laid, and the pressure of the past few days has suddenly disappeared, and this night, Xin Er slept a rare good night.

……

The next morning, Xin Er arrived at the Xin Gong's Mansion, called the government officials, and ordered to find a few medical officers with excellent medical skills, and immediately went to the house to diagnose Ling Huyan to see if he had any disease, and instructed: "As soon as there is a consultation result, come and report to me immediately." ”

The officials who did not meet yesterday, and the officials of the various prefectures who had come to report something today, had already formed a long queue outside the palace gate.

After the important matter of Ling Huyan's diagnosis was done, Xin Er cleaned up his emotions, took out a strict and approachable attitude, and ordered him to go out, so that the waiting officials could come in one after another.

This busyness is until noon.

After a little bit of food, the afternoon is still like the morning, dealing with all kinds of political affairs and military affairs non-stop.

In the evening, the officials outside the hall came to offer: "Begging Cao Shi to see." ”

Those who beg for history are also begging for power.

Xin Er asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"He said that he did it for him yesterday, and he did it."

Xin Er was a little surprised, and said in his heart: "The beggar is limited to his background and experience, although he has little political sensitivity, but his ability to do things is getting stronger and stronger." In just one day, did you find out the source of the rumors? So he called the officials to summon him in, and told the officials who were still waiting outside the house that they would not receive any more people to-day, and that they should come again tomorrow.

Qi Dali didn't expect that it would only take him one day to find out the results, and he entered the hall with his eyebrows fluttering.

After the secretary and other officials in the hall who had withdrawn from the hall, and there was no one else in the hall, he begged and said: "Ming Gong, the villain has been investigated!" ”

"From whom? Where did it come from? ”

Qi Dali said: "If the source is true, the villain has not found it. ”

Xin Er frowned and said, "Then what do you find out?" ”

Begging Dali's eyebrows fluttered, turning into a sad face, and said: "Ming Gong, Gu Yin is so big, the rumors are now spreading quite widely, who is the source and where, this, it is really difficult to find out." However, although the source villain has not been found, it has been found that there is one person who works hardest in the process of spreading this rumor! ”

"Who is it?"

"It's Song Xian's dog thing!"

Xin Er reprimanded: "Bold! ”

The beggar was startled, and subconsciously said, "Yes, bold!" After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly bowed down with his hips and asked cautiously, "Ming Gong knows that the villain, the villain is as bold as a soybean, and it has never been big!" Dare to ask Ming Gong, why reprimanded the villain for being bold? ”

"Who is Song Xian? Sons of the Song family! What is the Song family? My surname is right! How can you scold Song Xian for being a dog? ”

Qi Dali suddenly realized and said, "Yes, yes, the villain is wrong!" Song Xian is not a dog thing. ”

Xin Er slowed down his tone, and called the name of the beggar vigorously in a serious voice, and said, "Dali." ”

Begging vigorously responded: "Ming Gong, vigorously here." ”

"The gentleman doesn't deceive the dark room, don't you smell it?"

"Ming Gong, the villain doesn't understand what this means."

"Even when you are alone, be careful in what you say and do. The Song family is my Longlord clan, Song Xian is the son of his family, you are talking nonsense that he is a dog, if it is spread out and known by others, do you know how much turmoil and public opinion influence this will cause in the Dingxi government and the opposition? ”

Begging vigorously said: "When I am alone, don't say that I say that Song Xian is a dog, that is, I say that Song Xian is my son, how can outsiders know?" Respectfully replied, "Yes, yes, Ming Gong reprimanded yes, the villain knew that he was wrong!" Never do it again! Suddenly, from the thought just now, I thought of a verse, and my heart said, "Phew, phew! No, how can I say that Song Xian is a dog thing, and say that he is my son, so what has Lao Tzu become? Wouldn't it be a dog? He is not the son of Lao Tzu! ”

How could Xin Er guess that in such a moment, there were so many messy things in Qi Dali's head? Seeing that his attitude of admitting his mistakes was not bad, he stopped and said, "You just know your mistakes, and if you commit any more mistakes in the future, I will severely punish you!" ”

"No."

"Say, what's wrong with Song Xian?"

The beggar came to the momentum, his sad face turned back into his eyebrows, and he said as if he wanted to make a move: "Ming Gong, after the villain got the order yesterday, he returned to the official office, and on the one hand, he immediately arranged manpower to investigate everywhere, and on the other hand, he transferred the dark piles in the city and inquired separately, and finally not long ago, two things were determined, that is: first, this rumor started three days ago, and secondly, Song Xian came up again and again in the spread of this rumor, and he was the one who was the most actively spreading!" ”

"Are you sure?"

"The villain is not only sure, about Song Xian's rumors, there are four or five witnesses found by the villain, and the villain is conclusive!"

Xin Er touched his short mustache and muttered, "Song Xian." Xin Dao, "As I expected, this rumor did not appear out of thin air, and there were indeed people from the Song family and other families behind it." Now that Song Xian has been ascertained, will there be someone in the Fan family? Will other people who oppose me, officials and officials also get involved? In my opinion, this is a great possibility. ”

The beggar rubbed his hands and said, "Ming Gong, do you want the villain to take down Song Xian now?" In front of witnesses, I'm not afraid that he won't admit it! Didn't Ming Gong plan to go to Shuofang to kill the prisoners in the country? Just took advantage of this to exile Song Xian! He is like a fly in the province, buzzing everywhere in Kyoto, and bad for the reputation of the Ming Dynasty. ”

After Shuofang is laid, whether it can hold on mainly depends on whether the two troubles can be solved.

One trouble is that Shuofang is far away from Longzhou, separated by a desert.

According to Zhao Rangan and Zhao Xing brothers, as well as the reports of Gao Chong, Lilan and others who sent envoys and troops to Shuofang, the total population of Shuofang County is less than 100,000, of which the nomadic Hu people account for seven points, that is to say, the Tang people in Shuofang County, the women are old and weak together, at most about 30,000.

In response to these two troubles, the first trouble, Xin Er's chosen solution was to form an alliance with Daibei's Tuoba Department; There is no other solution to the second problem, but to move from Dingxi to the people's mouth.

Needless to say, the first troublesome solution has already been implemented.

The second troublesome solution, I think I have thought of it, but it is not easy to implement it, who would be willing to leave their hometown and move to Shuofang, where "birds don't"? If no one wants to, then the only way to do this is to exile the prisoners and the like. - In addition, changing the camp households to the people of the camp and settling them in Shuofang is also a way to enrich the Tang people in Shuofang.

As a close confidant of Xin Er, Qi Dali knows a little about Xin Er's plan to increase the population and proportion of the people of Shuofang Tang, so he has this remark.

Xin Er groaned for a while, but still maintained yesterday's attitude, and said, "Don't catch it for the time being!" ”

Qi Dali asked: "Ming Gong, the evidence is conclusive, why don't you arrest it?" Don't you arrest him, and keep him to spread rumors? ”

"Come here."

Begging vigorously to the front of the Xin Er case.

Xin Er said softly: "You send more people, firmly keep an eye on Song Xian, see who he sees every day, who he interacts with, and his letters with his friends, every letter, you have to find out who he sent it to, or who sent it to him." ”

Qi Dali's eyes lit up, and he said: "What Ming Gong means, the villain understands!" This is called taking off cotton clothes to find lice, trying to save trouble! Also known as line fishing! first spread rumors by Song Xian, followed him, hooked out all his party, and finally caught all the nets! It also saves the party that when those little flies buzz again in the future, they have to work hard to pick them up again! Stretching out his thumb, he said in admiration, "Ming Gong is clever!" Brilliant! ”

Qi Dali guessed wrong, Xin Er didn't mean that.

If you guess wrong, guess wrong, Xin Er didn't explain to him, and said: "You do what I say, remember, don't alarm him!" ”

The beggar patted his chest vigorously and reassured, saying, "Ming Gong rest assured!" The villain has always been cautious and reliable, and he will definitely be quiet, so he won't find out! ”

"Go ahead, call Song Xian and Huang Rong to me."