Chapter 297: The Lin Family's Affairs
Something big has happened in northern Xinjiang!
But what kind of big thing happened, so that the teacher would think that the northern Xinjiang would be unsafe after all?
An Lingsu was shocked in his heart, and said puzzledly, "Teacher, the Yanbei army is enough for 200,000 people. And the last time that barbarian fought in Qingzhou City, he suffered countless casualties ......"
Professor Zhang shook his head and sighed, "Susu, do you know that the Yanbei Army has not received a penny of food and military funds from the imperial court for several months. And Northern Xinjiang is a bitter cold land, if there is no support from the imperial court, only relying on the Marquis of Dingbei, I am afraid that it will not be able to support hundreds of thousands of troops. ”
Without the support of military funds and food, this battle ...... What else to fight?
An Lingsu's face changed slightly, and his eyes sank.
"How can this be?" she still didn't believe it, "Is the emperor planning to give up the northern frontier of the empire? Even if he wants to give up, what about the ministers in the court? Do they not care? You know, once the sixteen states of Yanbei are lost, the iron cavalry of the barbarians will go all the way south, and there will be no danger to defend on the side of the empire." When the time comes, those big families in the north will see that their nests are not guaranteed, so aren't they in a hurry?"
An Lingsu didn't believe it.
Even if the emperor doesn't care, those ministers in the court will not sit idly by.
This matter is strange!
Thinking of this, An Lingsu suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind.
It's not just that this matter is strange, but many things have been going on lately that seem to be a bit strange.
In this court, there seems to be an invisible black hand that is silently muddying the muddy waters of the empire.
It's just that who is the person behind it?
An Lingsu couldn't think of it.
Professor Zhang glanced at her. "It's not that I don't want to manage, but I can't do anything about it. Su Su, in recent years, the treasury of the imperial court has been very empty, and not long ago, there was a fight with the barbarians. Right now, I'm afraid that the household department won't be able to take out the military money and food to send to northern Xinjiang......" Professor Zhang sighed.
How can it be?
An Lingsu frowned slightly and asked, "In whose hands is the household department now?"
Her instinct was that something was wrong with the Tobe.
Professor Zhang didn't speak, but Lin Xiangwan stood up.
It's my dad. She said, a hint of sarcasm on her lips. "Su Su, today's Hubu Shangshu is my scumbag father who once abandoned his wife and daughter!"
"Xiang Wan?" An Lingsu sighed and squeezed her hand.
Lin Xiangwan shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Susu, you probably don't know yet, right? Actually, just yesterday morning, when you broke into the capital alone, in the ten-mile long pavilion on the outskirts of Beijing, the Lin family once sent someone to send me a handwritten letter from my father. ”
Lin Xiangwan laughed at himself again, and said sarcastically, "My father, who once abandoned his wife and daughter, finally remembered that there is a daughter like me who may be able to use one or two after you entered the capital." In that letter, my father praised me very much, and even faintly said, I hope I can introduce you, a good friend, to the Lin family......
Speaking of this, Lin Xiangwan sneered a few times again.
An Lingsu suddenly didn't know how to persuade him.
Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read.
What's more, this is a family affair for the evening after all......
Lin Xiangwan shook his head with a smile, "Susu, I'm fine." ”
"Xiang Wan," An Lingsu hugged her, "Don't say it." ”
Lin Xiangwan sniffed hard, pressed the mist under his eyes back again, and pretended to be indifferent, "Susu, I'm really fine." Back then, since he cruelly left me and my mother, drove us to such a place where birds don't, and left us to fend for so many years, why did he come to the door again and recognize me as a daughter?"
"Susu, do you know?" Lin Xiangwan said here, and smiled sadly, "Everyone says that I Lin Xiangwan is just a concubine of the Lin family, but no one knows that my mother is his Lin Changfeng's original wife! Later, in order to appease that woman's heart, he sent our mother and daughter far away, ignoring them for so many years......"
"But now," Lin Xiangwan's eyes sank, and he said coldly, "He probably saw that I was promising, but he begged to come to the door?" Su Su, if I answer that person's request, he will be very happy, so happy that he can't wait to let everyone in the world know that he has a daughter who is a friend of An Lingsu and a friend of Zhang Huang's descendants!"
Speaking of this, Lin Xiangwan couldn't say any more, and leaned on his good friend's shoulder fiercely and closed his eyes.
An Lingsu sighed and silently patted her on the back.
This was the first and only time she listened to Lin Xiangwan tell her life story.
"Don't be afraid. She whispered, "Whatever decision you make, we've got your back." ”
Lin Xiangwan finally cried out and choked up, "Susu, actually, I also know that as long as I recognize this father, let's talk to him again, about ...... In order to have something to do with you, listen to you, the heir of Empress Zhang Huang, call him uncle, and he can squeeze out some silver from the treasury and send it to the front line in northern Xinjiang. However, I just don't want to ......"
Speaking of this, Lin Xiangwan looked up at his best friend, and said a little blankly, "Susu, am I very selfish?"
An Lingsu shook her head. "It is a fact that the treasury is empty. Even if you bow your head, the little money that your father squeezed out is just a drop in the bucket for Northern Xinjiang, and it is of little use. What's more, there is still the emperor pressing on it! Even if your father has the intention to promote this, the emperor is not necessarily willing to send that little bit of silver to the northern Xinjiang willingly......"
"Yes, that's it. Zhang Ping also followed suit, "Xiang Wan, don't think too much." As he spoke, he patted his good friend on the shoulder and gave her silent comfort.
Lin Xiangwan cried and laughed.
Fortunately, she has always had friends by her side.
With these like-minded friends who share life and death, the Lin family, she Lin Xiangwan ...... Don't either.
Yun Ji looked at this scene and only felt very uncomfortable.
Lin Xiangwan doesn't have a home, so what about him? It seems that he has the most noble home in the world, but in fact, his home is not home, and his relatives are not relatives......
At this time, several young people in the camp were thinking wildly, and in that room, Qiu Yan also opened the curtain and walked over with a strange face.
Professor Zhang and the others looked up.
"What's the matter?, is there the latest news from the academy?" Professor Zhang asked, and the rest of the people also looked up, even Lin Xiangwan sniffed and suppressed his crying.
Qiu Yan glanced at An Lingsu and Yun Ji first, and his face became more and more strange.
"Teacher Qiuyan, what's wrong?" An Lingsu's heart moved, and he looked up and asked.
"Zhou Xingxing made a move. Qiu Yan sighed, picked up the most important thing and said, "The Zhou family quietly borrowed one million stone of grain from the Huo family in Xining City, and secretly escorted it to the north three days ago, ready to be delivered to the hands of the Marquis of Dingbei. ”
Xining City?Huo Family?