The reason why Qin Yue was unwilling was because Li Hongyu could completely let his mother Zhao cancel this family business, after all, Li Renhai had been dead for so many years, and the woman's family had not appeared, and the Ming Dynasty paid attention to the first hundred virtues and filial piety, since the woman did not fulfill her filial piety to Li Renhai, then the Zhao family could naturally regret the marriage.

For this reason, Qin Yue once checked the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, and also inquired about the officials of the Yamen, and the initiative in a situation like Li Hongyu was in the hands of the Zhao family, and the Zhao family could completely ruin the marriage on the grounds of "unfilial piety".

Besides, Qin Yue didn't think that Li Hongyu was a submissive person, otherwise how could he have continuously investigated the bloody cases in Qingyue Pavilion and Qingyuan County?

Therefore, Qin Yue believed that even if the woman appeared Li Hongyu, she would refuse this marriage, and she never thought that Li Hongyu would tell her such bad news as soon as she came to the capital, of course she couldn't accept it, but she didn't want to cheapen the snobbish woman's family in vain.

"Yue'er, do you know who the person who made a family relationship with me is?" Li Hongyu saw that Qin Yue's eyes were red, and he knew that she was uncomfortable, so he smiled bitterly and said, "You also know this person." ”

"I know?"

Qin Yue couldn't help but be slightly stunned when she heard this, she was quite surprised by this, and subconsciously recalled in her mind the ladies she knew, obviously from the perspective of the right person, Li Renhai's betrothed to Li Hongyu was definitely a woman from a big family.

"Brother Yu, who is she?"

After racking her brains for a while, Qin Yue looked up at Li Hongyu suspiciously, she thought about all the ladies she knew, or the little family Jasper couldn't guess which person might be Li Hongyu's fiancée, after all, there was no sign at all before this, and she was a little eager to know who the other party was.

"Zhao Yayuan." Li Hongyu pondered for a moment, looked at Qin Yue with a serious expression and said.

Since knowing that Zhao Xin is his fiancée, Li Hongyu began to think about how to deal with the relationship with Qin Yue, and after careful consideration, he decided to take a gamble and tell Qin Yue the truth, he believed that with Qin Yue's tenacious character, he would be able to handle this matter correctly.

"What does this matter have to do with Zhao Yayuan?" Qin Yue was slightly stunned when she heard this, and she didn't understand the meaning of Li Hongyu's words.

"Zhao Yayuan is my fiancée." Li Hongyu smiled a little helplessly, and said to Qin Yue, don't talk about Qin Yue, I'm afraid no one would think that Zhao Xin was the one who was engaged to him.

"Fiancée?" Qin Yue was taken aback, and looked at Li Hongyu with a stunned expression, "Zhao Yayuan is...... Is it a woman? ”

"Zhao Yayuan was raised as a boy because of a serious illness when he was a child, and there are very few people who know about this case."

Li Hongyu slightly bowed his head to affirm Qin Yue's guess, and then looked at Qin Yue solemnly and said, "Uncle Zhao and my father went to Liaodong after they got engaged in Jiangnan, and only returned to Shanxi after two or three years, knowing that my father wanted to repent of his marriage after his death, but there was providence in the dark, Zhao Yayuan's grandfather sent Zhao Yayuan and Uncle Zhao to Baihe Town, and you know what happened later." ”

"How...... How so! Hearing this, Qin Yue looked at Li Hongyu dumbfounded, looking incredulous, no matter what, she couldn't imagine that her opponent was Zhao Xin, and she suddenly felt a burst of frustration in her heart.

If it is said that Qin Yue believes that she can defeat the other party, but she has no confidence in the face of Zhao Xin, Zhao Xin is not only the Yayuan of Huguang Township, but also with Li Hongyu through joys and sorrows, the two can be described as a match made in heaven, she has no way to compare with Zhao Xin.

"Zhao Yayuan doesn't know about this matter yet, she is arrogant and definitely can't accept this case."

Seeing this, Li Hongyu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Qin Yue with a wry smile and asked, "I know that Zhao Yayuan will definitely encounter a lot of dangers if he steps into the official career, but I still persuaded her father and grandfather to let her help me deal with the dangers in the officialdom without knowing it, do you think I am too selfish to do this?" ”

"Zhao Yayuan doesn't know about this?" Qin Yue was stunned for a moment, then remembered something, and looked at Li Hongyu with a puzzled expression, "Brother Yu, why are you doing this?" ”

Qin Yue naturally didn't believe that Li Hongyu would be selfish enough to let Zhao Xin help him take risks in the officialdom, there must be something hidden in this, she wanted to know what this secret was.

"Yue'er, the northeastern frontier of the Ming Dynasty has now been shrouded in war, the Jurchens in Liaodong rebelled in the first half of the year, and now they are fighting fiercely with the official army, although the official army has the advantage of troops, but the Jurchens are not only fierce and abnormal, but also occupy a geographical advantage, so the official army cannot destroy it, and it is bound to fall into a stalemate in the end."

Li Hongyu pondered for a while, and said to Qin Yue with a helpless expression, "Now, although the Ming Dynasty is prosperous on the surface and the four seas are peaceful, in fact, it has been full of drawbacks, crises are everywhere, and the national strength has been extremely weak. ”

"Yue'er, do you know what the consequences of the new salary will be?" As he spoke, Li Hongyu turned around and asked Qin Yue with a serious expression.

Qin Yue couldn't help but shake her head when she heard this, she didn't say anything about intrigue, but she didn't know much about national affairs, and she didn't understand what the levy on new salaries would bring, after all, she had been pampered since she was a child, where did she experience the hardships of ordinary people's lives.

"Yue'er, let me give you an analogy, the new salary was originally nothing, the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and a lot of land, and if it is spread evenly to each acre of land, it will not be much."

Li Hongyu knew that Qin Yue didn't understand the powerful relationship here, so he explained in an orderly manner, "Yue'er, you may not know that since Emperor Taizu founded the country, considering the difference between the rich and the poor in the north and the south, the tax rate in the north is lower than that in the south, but now the new salary has to be shared equally, do you think this is fair?" ”

"Brother Yu, wouldn't this violate Emperor Taizu's ancestral system?" Qin Yue shook her head when she heard this, and then asked in confusion, isn't there anyone in the imperial court who objects?

"There are more ancestral systems, Emperor Taizu once hung an iron card in the palace that the internal servants were not allowed to interfere in politics, and then they were also smashed, and there are still fewer internal servants who have been favored by the emperor since the orthodox emperor?"

Li Hongyu smiled helplessly when he heard this, "The so-called time changes, when the courtiers are all against it, the emperor has to take a step back." ”

"But why would they do that?" Qin Yue's eyes suddenly showed a look of surprise, in her opinion, the emperor is a high-ranking existence, how can he be coerced by his subordinates?

"Because the current power above the court is officials from the south, their roots in the south naturally want to protect the interests of the southern region, and they don't want the people in the south to pay more taxes so as not to cause resentment."

Li Hongyu smiled disdainfully and said coldly, "It's a pity that they are too short-sighted, the north and the south are one, everyone is in the same boat, once the north changes, then the south will not be spared." ”

"Does the emperor just let them do this?" Qin Yue was stunned and looked at Li Hongyu with a puzzled expression.

"The shop is big and bullying, the customer is big and presses the store, the southern officials occupy many high positions in the temple, and the emperor has to be afraid of three points." Li Hongyu smiled helplessly, "They are in the same spirit, and it seems that they are taking advantage, but unfortunately in the long run, this will undoubtedly dig their own grave." ”

"One thing you may not know, although there is a lot of cultivated land in the Ming Dynasty, after removing the land occupied by the royal family, official eunuchs and military households, the remaining amount is only about fifty percent, plus the number of fields concealed by those local clans in collusion with the government, it is already thankful that there are now thirty percent of the land in the country."

Saying that, Li Hongyu's face couldn't help but show a hint of self-deprecation, "If nothing else, the more than 1,000 acres of land under my name alone are exempt from taxes. ”

"Brother Yu, are you saying that the war in Liaodong will make the situation unstable in the Ming Dynasty?"

Qin Yue is a smart and clever person, and at this time, he naturally heard Li Hongyu's worries, and a suspicious look suddenly appeared on his cheeks, could it be that the little Jurchen tribe can make Da Ming hurt his muscles and bones?

"Yue'er, if the imperial court collects a tax of one tael of silver, then it may become a tax of five taels of silver in the local area, and the extra four taels will naturally go into the wallets of relevant interest forces."

Li Hongyu bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and said quietly, "The people in some poor areas of the Ming Dynasty are living in poverty, and this levy will make their lives even more difficult. ”

"Yue'er, what do you think will happen if a branch is stretched to the limit?" As he spoke, Li Hongyu asked Qin Yue in a deep voice.

"Break!" Qin Yue groaned for a moment when she heard this, and said two words in a coquettish voice.

"There is a saying among the people, called the officials forcing the people to rebel, once the people in those poor areas cannot survive because of unbearable taxes, then the only thing to do is to rebel, and then the various contradictions that have been covered up within the Ming Dynasty will be intensified, and the chaos will be out of control."

Li Hongyu nodded, and said to Qin Yue with a solemn expression, "The Jurchens are not terrible, what really shakes the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is the civil strife of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Brother Yu, can't you stop the civil strife?" Qin Yue finally realized the seriousness of the situation at this time, and couldn't help but look at Li Hongyu worriedly, what Li Hongyu said was reasonable and not like a joke.

"The building will collapse alone, I have the heart but I can't do it!" Li Hongyu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and after a deep groan, he said, "If you want to stop the civil strife, you must carry out innovation, but this will inevitably touch the interests of vested interest groups, how easy is it to implement?" ”

"Yue'er, let me ask you, if the innovation of the imperial court will reduce your Qin family's income by fifty percent, no, by two percent, do you think your father will be willing?" Perhaps thinking that what he said was too abstract to understand, Li Hongyu made an analogy, looked at Qin Yue and asked.

Qin Yue suddenly fell silent when he heard this, it was obvious that this would make Qin De very unhappy, if there was only Qin De alone, it would be nothing, but if the entire vested interest group of the Ming Dynasty was opposed, then the innovation that Li Hongyu said would definitely come to naught.

"Yue'er, as soon as the troubled times come, the entire Ming Dynasty will inevitably fall into the flames of war, and I must prepare for a rainy day in advance to avoid this catastrophe."

Seeing that Qin Yue was silent, Li Hongyu knew that she was touched by what she said, so she said helplessly, "There are not many trustworthy people in the officialdom, if it weren't for the urgency of the situation, I wouldn't let Zhao Yayuan take the risk, she is my fiancée, the future housemother of the Li family, so she naturally has to bear this responsibility." ”

"Yue'er, this matter has nothing to do with you, you don't need to take risks with me, officialdom is like a battlefield, maybe I will be calculated when I will be calculated, and I don't even know how to die at that time."

Then, Li Hongyu turned around, reached out and pressed Qin Yue's hands and arms, looked at her and said solemnly, "There are many good men in this world, I believe you will definitely find your own happiness." ”

"Brother Yu, do you think I can fit other men in my heart? Watching you go on an adventure? Qin Yue couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in her heart when she heard this, and after biting her lip, she stared at Li Hongyu and asked faintly, her eyes becoming even more ruddy.

"I can't give you a name, you should be an upright hostess." Seeing this, Li Hongyu shook his head and said with a wry smile, "This is your life." ”

"Brother Yu, I'm not going anywhere, I want to be with you."

Hearing this, Qin Yue couldn't control the excitement in her heart anymore, broke free of Li Hongyu's hands and rushed forward to hug him tightly, put her cheek on Li Hongyu's chest, and tears flowed down her cheeks, "I don't want any reputation, since you saved me, I can't abandon me!" ”

"Alas! You're so stupid! ”

Li Hongyu couldn't help sighing, and then stretched out his hand to take Qin Yue, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, in his arms, and felt a burst of relief in his heart, it seems that he guessed correctly that Qin Yue really didn't leave him, and he didn't have to worry about the affairs of the back house in the future, and he could concentrate on dealing with the affairs of officialdom and shopping malls.