Chen Zhen dragged his tired body back to the official residence, and the Jiangdu in the cold winter of Sanjiu began to drift with rain and snow in the middle of the night.

Ma Tan had been waiting for a long time, taking shelter from the rain and snow under the eaves of the porch, pacing back and forth anxiously.

The matter is over, twelve boxes of jewelry are given to the mother-in-law, and the general, who is already unwilling to kill the killer, is even more embarrassed to do it.

The general's attitude is ambiguous, and many people are already beating drums in their hearts to gamble on an opportunity.

Now twelve boxes of jewels have been sent to the General's Mansion, which has solved the urgent need of the Song Principality, even if the General's heart is towards the Han Family, at this moment, it is really difficult to do it.

The likelihood of a move here is reduced, and too many neutrals will certainly be more neutral...... This breath is deflated, when will we be able to reunite?

Ma Tan heard the footsteps, and hurriedly stepped out to take Chen Zhen's hand to ask, but Chen Zhen stopped with his eyes.

The two went to the inner pavilion, and Ma Jian asked urgently: "Brother Xiaoqi, what does Gong Chen say?" ”

"It's going to be hard now."

Chen Zhen took off the Jinxian crown, first took out a cloth towel to wipe the ice and rain on his face, his face seemed to be frozen and stiffened, and said to the worried Ma Yan: "Young Chang, Chen Gong has a long-term plan for the future. In my opinion, during the imperial court's grand plan, the situation between the DPRK and China will change greatly. ”

"Can you elaborate?"

"Alas...... It's hard to put into words. ”

Chen Zhen first looked up at the dark roof, where there were faint lights, and the shadow outlines of the pillars in the house: "Chen Gong has the principle of republic, coexistence, co-governance, and win-win for the future government and government, eliminating difficulties, seeking common ground while reserving differences, so that the former ministers of the first emperor and the Han family can prosper together." ”

Words starting with five common words poured into Ma Yan's ears, altogether, which means that everyone is together, and everyone has a share in good things and bad things.

This was a very encompassing promise, and for a moment, Ma Jian was a little distracted.

Cleaning up his emotions, Ma Yan's voice was hoarse: "This is the strategy of Chen Gong's differentiation and disintegration. ”

"That's true."

Chen Zhen put the Jin Xianguan of plain brocade and black yarn into the wooden cabinet on the side, took a plain blue muslin scarf to wrap his head, and then found a tea set to brew hot tea for Ma Tan, leaving a time to think, so that Ma Tan could digest the news well.

This is the disintegration of the sword and the gun, and a promise has been made to the former emperor's ministers...... How many people are willing to fight to the end?

Regarding the possibility of Tian Xin breaking his promise in the future, Chen Zhen is willing to believe Tian Xin from the bottom of his heart, even if he has to break his promise in the future, he will touch the bottom line as little as possible.

Even the deaths of Fei Yi, Dong Yun and other former ministers of the Son of Heaven cannot be attributed to the revenge of Tian Xin and Guan Ji; These people died because of Sun Dahu and Sun's relatives.

The inside story is dangerous and weird, although Chen Zhen doesn't know the specifics, he also knows the reasons.

The main reason is that it is too dangerous, and the less you know, the safer.

Therefore, at present, Tian Xin's work here is still in line with the principles of the Five Communists.

After drinking the tea, Ma Jian didn't say a word, and seemed to be crushed by this heavy news.

The old ministers were afraid of Beifu, and the education and selection of soldiers in the army had become a system, so they were afraid that Beifu would leave everyone and not take everyone to play together.

Now that the word has been given, many people think that they have a way out, and the courage to continue the struggle is gone.

Chen Zhen sent the silent Ma Jian out, and handed out an oil-paper umbrella, but Ma Jian did not open it after catching the umbrella, but boarded the car in the ice and rain with the umbrella, Chen Zhen heard Ma Tan's voice dry: "Go to the Shaofu Office." ”

Seeing the ox cart trampling on the muddy road and leaving, Chen Zhen shrunk his neck and turned back to the official residence.

The roads are muddy, the wheels are raising mud spots, and the sewage from the ditches on both sides of the road trickles down, washing away the stale sewage accumulated in the culverts.

In the cold, fresh air of rainy and snowy weather, these complex smells also rushed into Ma Tan's nasal cavity, making his mind extremely clear.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind, could it be...... Are the two epidemics in Jiangdu related to backward sewage facilities?

That's right, when the general rebuilt Gangneung New Town, manpower was tight, and he could only strengthen the defense facilities as much as possible, so the sewage facilities could barely be used, which was better than nothing.

Five years ago, the flood caused a large-scale epidemic, which occurred almost simultaneously, so Jiangdu itself is also one of the sources; Instead of a war zone, corpse contagion.

When Ma Tan was distracted, he expanded his thoughts along the sewage facilities, and before he could think clearly, he turned into Ximen Street with the ox cart: "Master, I am about to go to the Shaofu Office." ”

"Hmm."

The ox cart gradually stopped, and when Ma Tan got out of the car, he saw two of the four guards on duty in front of the Shaofu Bureau, all carrying paper lanterns and writing the word 'Shaofu'.

Seeing that it was Ma Tan, these guards did not stop it, and let Ma Jian in.

Now that the Shaofu Government Office has just been established, there are not too many documents and secrets that need to be protected, and there are not so many officials who need to strengthen the rules of entry and exit.

Ma Tan went straight into the middle door and came to the hall, where the lights were bright, and Yang Yi was obviously sleepless...... How many people will be able to sleep peacefully tonight?

"Duke Wei, do you know that Duke Chen is about to convince the general?"

"I know a little."

Yang Yi sat alone in front of the lantern drinking tea, holding a wooden spoon in her right hand and carefully eating a box of crisp.

Crisp is a specialty of Longxi and Tianshui, which is made by mixing high-calorie desserts such as sesame oil, ghee, and sesame seeds.

Ma Jian saw the crisp and sniffed, only to feel that the fragrance was very strong, his face couldn't help but collapse, and he lost his expression: "What does Wei Gong think should be?" ”

"Don't hurt me, don't hurt me when you're young...... This is a national matter that I can't decide. ”

Yang Yi held a piece of paper in his left hand under the wooden spoon, and ate another spoonful of crisp, and the crisp crumbs caught by the paper in his left hand were poured into the box by him, and continued: "Chen Gong arrived in Jiangdu this time, and brought the great merit of recovering Guanlong, and he has the potential to swallow mountains and rivers. The general and the prime minister are still treated like tigers, what can I do? ”

Ma Tan lowered his eyebrows: "What did Chen Gong say about Shaofu?" ”

"This, I'm afraid I will live up to the expectations of the prime minister and the general. Chen Gong supported Shaofu to tax the world, but he had to divide seventy percent. It's really a threat, and in my opinion, Chen Gong wants to take 30%. ”

"Thirty percent? Not excessive. ”

Ma Jian commented that the northern mansion is not muddy, and the establishment of the Shaofu is beneficial to the world and strengthens the income of the imperial court, which is a victory; The tax revenue in the area controlled by the northern province definitely exceeds the total revenue collected by the Shaofu by 30%.

Seeing Ma Yan's matter-of-fact comments, Yang Yi smiled and asked, "What is the matter when you are here?" ”

"Shicai visited Brother Xiaoqi, according to Brother Xiaoqi, Chen Gong promised that in the future, he would republic, coexist, govern, and win-win with the former emperor's former ministers, and would prosper with the emperor's family."

Ma Yan's expression was moved, there was a look of guilt in his eyes, and he was about to say something when he saw Yang Yihao get up, lift the front hem of his robe, turn around and walk behind the screen: "Come on, quickly change my clothes for me!" Ox cart, get ready for it! ”

Ma Jian was disappointed in his heart, and followed him to stand by the screen, looking at Yang Yi, who had taken off his close-fitting robe: "Where does Brother Wei want to go?" ”

"Let's go and meet the general and state the benefits!"

Yang Yi was righteous, and his eyebrows noticed the change in the expression on Ma Yan's face, and Yang Yi sighed softly: "Young Chang, the situation is difficult. ”

"Yes, Brother Xie Wei encouraged."

Ma Tan bowed down for a long time, Yang Yi sighed back, and the two of them in the back hall sighed alternately.