The fish father-in-law had a good time on the grassland,

A group of people rushed back to the Yanguan before the sun set,

Once the gates are closed, they cannot be opened at night.

If that's the case, everyone will have to spend the night outside the gates.

After returning to the general's mansion, Lan Qianzhen asked his subordinates to hand over the game they had caught to the kitchen.

After a few clean-ups, a banquet was held for the fish father-in-law in the evening. At the banquet, he inevitably praised Yu Gonggong's archery skills, and Yu Gonggong also replied to Lan Qianzhen's ability to lead the troops.

After the banquet dispersed and sent Father-in-law Yu back to the room, Lan Ziyi found his father and told Lan Qianzhen what Father-in-law Yu said during the day.

After hearing this, Lan Qianzhen thought for a while and asked:

"Ziyi, what do you think?"

兰子义 says:

"It seems that Father-in-law Yu wants to blackmail me with this, so that I can say good things for him at King De's place."

Lan Qianzhen said:

"It's true that he is grabbing our father and son, but it's not trying to blackmail us, let alone asking you to say good things for him."

Lan Ziyi thought about it and said:

"Could it be that Father-in-law Yu also wants to take refuge in King De?"

Lan Qianzhen nodded and said:

"It is said that it is not enough to take refuge, but it seems that it is indeed betting on the king of Germany. Nowadays, the emperor's change of heirs is actually very frequent, and it was almost nothing in the past. But now it's different, today's crown prince was established before and after the emperor fell ill, and because of the frequent abolition of the crown prince at that time, except for the current prince, the other princes were all killed. Today, the crown prince has been on the throne for 20 years, and in the past 20 years, the emperor's health has become worse and worse, and more and more people have given up on the government, but the prince's prestige has become higher and higher under the support of the ministers. “

Hearing this, Lan Ziyi asked:

"Then why does the emperor plan to establish King De?"

Lan Qianzhen shook his head and said:

"The actions of the Holy Lords have always been unpredictable, especially in the matter of the establishment of the Prince. Now it seems that it may be a preference for young children, but I can't think of any other reason than this. “

Lan Ziyi asked again:

"I heard that the crown prince is cowardly and indecisive, is it because of this reason that the emperor wants to abolish him?"

Lan Qianzhen said:

"Since the establishment of my dynasty, except for the founding ancestor, what I have relied on at other times is not the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, but the yamen of the capital and local provinces. There are several scholars from the Military Aircraft Department, and it is difficult for the emperor to do things willfully, but it is impossible to bury the world because of indecision. Now that the Holy One has been bedridden for 20 years, isn't the world still a Taisho world? Compared to the cowardice of the crown prince, the problem of King De may be more serious. ”

Lan Ziyi asked:

"What's wrong with King De."

兰千array says:

"It's still unclear, because King De has just been enthroned, and he has been fostered elsewhere before, and he has never heard of him. It's just the news from the capital, King De's words and deeds are very inappropriate. The ministers would not like this alone. ”

Hearing this, Lan Ziyi became excited, and said confidently:

"King De is still young, and he needs mentors and mentors to teach him. Although the child is not good, he is willing to do his best to lead King De to the right path. ”

Lan Qianzhen looked at his son's confident face, sighed slightly, and said:

"That's what worries me about you the most. If I are recruited into the capital to be the third prince this time, I will definitely not care about this battle for the storage position, not only will I not care, but I will not let you get involved. But now that the situation is compelling, the emperor intends to let me stand for King De, and I have to be caught in this whirlpool. Ziyi, you have never been in contact with the sinister heart, and it is not an opportunity for you to serve King De at this time. ”

When Lan Ziyi heard his father say this, he couldn't help but feel irritable in his heart, his father couldn't help but think too much, and he didn't believe in Lan Ziyi's ability.

Lan Ziyi replied:

"Father, the child will definitely be able to assist the king. King De is the son of the emperor and the younger brother of the crown prince, so he should put filial piety first, serve the emperor, and love the prince. In any case, the most important thing for the current King De is to help the crown prince and be a good brother and a good prince. The child's goal is to assist King Tokudo to become such a pillar of Taisho, and please rest assured that his father. ”

Lan Qianzhen didn't deny his son, he just said:

"Son, the king of Germany can assist and assist; If you can't supplement it, don't force it. ”

Lan Ziyi was a little excited and said:

"The emperor asked me to serve King De, how could I ......?"

Lan Qianzhen interrupted his son and said:

"The reason why Gonggong Yu didn't choose the prince was because the ministers were too tightly surrounded and he couldn't get in, but King De was the one who was brought up by the celebrant and the eunuch, and he didn't have a chance. Now Father-in-law Yu can only open the situation by relying on you, and his ultimate goal is for you to squeeze out the current master of ceremonies Bingbi, and he will be on top. But if what he said at the banquet yesterday is true, it is very likely that the current celebrant will ......."

Lan Qianzhen paused, looked at his son and said:

"....... chances are your uncle."

Lan Ziyi didn't feel any waves in his heart when he heard this, and he didn't know why he completely believed in his mother.

Lan Qianjin continued:

"In the past two days, I have asked your mother several times, and your mother has passed to me more and more firmly again and again that it cannot be your uncle. I don't know how she was sure, but what I do know is that it's complicated. So, Ziyi, you must be cautious after you go to the capital. ”

Lan Ziyi looked at his father and said:

"The child will do his part to assist King De on the right path."

Lan Qianzhen stopped talking after hearing this, and after pausing for a while, he said:

"It's not early, let's go back and rest, and I'll see off Father-in-law Yu tomorrow morning."

At noon the next day, Lan Qianzhen set up a send-off banquet for Father-in-law Yu,

After lunch, Father-in-law Yu will take the gifts prepared by Taichengwei and Lan Qianzhen on the road.

Before leaving, Father-in-law Yu said to Lan Qianzhen:

"San Lang, let your son pack his luggage and enter Beijing quickly, don't wait for the next edict, it will be too late."

With that, he led the group to the south.

After Father-in-law Yu left, Lan Ziyi also began to pack his luggage for the south.

Originally, Lan Ziyi planned to bring his books and playthings with him, but the time was limited, and he was too slow to move with too much luggage.

I had to let my father send someone to transport it to the capital.

After preparing for a few more days, Lan Ziyi finally hit the road, and Lan Qianzhen also knew who his son was close to.

So he sent the Tao brothers to Beijing with Lan Ziyi.

Before leaving, the lady called Ziyi to go, and of course the mother and son were reluctant to give up, and finally the lady only said;

"Wu'er, take care all the way, it's up to you in the future."

Lan Ziyi was slightly puzzled when he heard this, his mother's words seemed too desolate, but he didn't have time to think about these things.

After everything was ready, Lan Ziyi rode lightly with the Tao brothers and went south from Yanguan.

At this time, spring is already blooming, and the road to the south is full of life.

The willow trees on the side of the road have pulled out new shoots, and after winter, the little emerald green gradually spreads into patches of green, fading away from lifelessness.

The peach blossoms and apricot blossoms are blooming with the wind, and the fragrance is wafting in the purple and red, attracting passers-by who can't help but stretch their noses and take a few deep breaths of the aroma.

In the fields, you can see farmers everywhere, the former oxen are ploughing the land and sowing seeds, busy with spring planting.

Lan Ziyi and the Tao brothers also enjoyed the scenery while urging the horses to march towards the capital.

A group of four people first went south to pass through Pingcheng, and then advanced to the old capital, the scenery along the way became better and better, and the farming was getting busier and busier.

It's just that what doesn't match this anger is that you can always see groups of people walking around the places you pass along the way.

There are monks from the Dajue Sect who have formed a group to turn into a relationship, and there are also beneficiaries who sell plasters in the countryside.

There were also many beggars in rags.

Although there are many checkpoints along the city to check documents, and to stop idle people wandering around for no reason, etc.,

But these people still bypassed the checkpoints and walked from one place to another.

On this day, Lan Ziyi had crossed the river by boat and was heading towards the old capital, and saw many beggars and monks walking along the way, so he asked:

"It's the farming season, why are there so many beggars and idlers wandering around on the road? Don't they go home and farm? “

Next to him, Tao Zhuhu replied:

"If these people don't have land, they won't be able to farm."

Lan Ziyi was very surprised when he heard this, and asked:

"No land? Why are there so many people when there is no land? ”

Tao Zhulu replied:

"A couple has 100 acres of land, and each of them has five sons who will share 20 acres of land, and each of these five sons will have a few sons, and each of them will only be able to share a few acres of land for their grandchildren, not to mention that a few of them can occupy 100 acres of land. When I first established the Taisho Dynasty, everyone had land, but now two hundred years have passed, and the children and grandchildren have been divided for so long, and the little land allocated to one person is simply not enough to support himself. ”

Tao Zhuhu said again:

"Some people can operate, the more they plant, the better, some people are lazy, and the worse they plant, and there are those who pawn the land during natural disasters and man-made disasters, and those who gamble lose the land, plus the dignitaries and nobles buy land everywhere, and the powerful and bullies take it by force, and a large piece of land is in the hands of a few people. What about the landless, they can't starve to death, right? I had to go around begging for a living. ”

Lan Ziyi was very aggrieved when he heard this, and asked again:

"In that case, you can still be a tenant for the landlord to support his family?"

Tao Zhuhu replied again:

"The tenants hired by the landlord do not have much left over from the various taxes they pay every year, and the tenants can really only make ends meet. What's more, the landlord did not farm to feed the tenants, and the people he hired were just right, and it was impossible to feed too many people. ”

Lan Ziyi asked again:

"So it's going to be everywhere? Where to go? ”

Tao Zhulu replied:

"Actually, you can't go anywhere, it's the same all over the country, and Jiangnan near the capital may be better. I heard that although there is only one or two acres of land for one person there, fortunately, the climate is suitable for paddy fields, two crops a year, a few mulberry trees in the middle of the house, raising some silkworms, men farming, going out to do some work when the farm is not working, and women can barely work at home to draw silk and weave silk. But in the north, it is miserable, the land is all dry land, one harvest a year, the yield is not more than one paddy field, there is irrigation around the big river, it is good, there is no irrigation can only rely on the sky for food, in case of drought and flood, people will starve to death. I have to run around in order not to starve to death, but where can I run away? There's no land anywhere! ”

Peach Rabbit took over and said:

"If you don't run, you won't have land, if you run, you might still have a way to live, it's good to sneak into the city to find a job, but it's still about checking the cards."

Lan Ziyi listened silently, he didn't expect to see this kind of scene of displaced people as soon as he came out of the customs, he originally wanted to help the imperial court show his ambitions, but he didn't expect the people to live so hard.

Just when Lan Ziyi was thinking, a voice came from the front as if there was some dispute, and Lan Ziyi didn't think much about it and urged the horse over to see what was going on.