Yang Ting sat down, took out a thick report from his arms, and said: "In the past six months, the movements in Lin'an and various places are inside, please take a look at it." ”

Cheng Yue spread out the report book, read it page by page, and asked questions while reading, and his brows gradually relaxed.

In order to avoid angering Cheng Yue, Zhenjin reduced his eyeliner in the Southern Song Dynasty by more than half, and his activities were limited to finding out news, and he no longer desperately infiltrated Cheng Yue's most heavily guarded places.

On the contrary to Zhenjin, the number of spies sent by Japan increased exponentially, with the shipyards in Quanzhou and Jiangyin being the most, and in just half a year, Yang Ting captured more than 200 people and thwarted more than 10 attempts to sabotage the shipyards.

Japanese spies have also appeared near the arsenal in Suzhou, and there have been many more in the past two or three months. Unable to get close to the arsenal, they shifted their main focus to the artisans working on the island. Yang Ting had already taken precautions, arrested and arrested, and arrested 57 people, trying to ensure that the secret of the arsenal was not lost.

Cheng Yue smiled: "The Japanese have worked very hard, have they all killed these people?" ”

Yang Ting said: "In order to avoid future troubles, all of them were killed, and only a few who surrendered to us were left." ”

Cheng Yue nodded and said, "Well done." Lu Xiufu, Wang Li, and Wang Ming are back, right? ”

Yang Ting said: "Just seven days after coming back, is the Metropolitan Governor going to summon them?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "Let's talk about it in a few days, you can't alarm so many people." ”

Yang Ting said: "They met Hojo Tokimune, the ruling of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan, and also went to Kyoto to meet their so-called emperor - Emperor Go-Uta, who is just a nine-year-old child and is quite sensible. In fact, his father, Emperor Kameyama, ruled the court. That's all the subordinates know. The other governors had to ask them. ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Got it." There are more distant countries on the side of Annam, you have to keep an eye on them, and next year I plan to go south, and I can fight as far as I can, and it would be better if I could fight all the way to the Ilkhanate. ”

Yang Ting was taken aback and said, "In this way, where does the Metropolitan Governor have time to sit in Lin'an?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "The southern countries don't need me to attack in person, I can come back after sitting in the south for a while, and those countries will let others fight until India." You don't have to worry. ”

Yang Ting breathed a sigh of relief. If Cheng Yue is not in Lin'an for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be unfavorable times.

The two talked secretly for a long time, and Yang Tingfang said goodbye.

After lunch at noon, Cheng Yue and Dingniang returned to the study, and were talking to me and me, when they suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. Immediately followed by Mrs. Zhu's voice, she said, "Madam, Concubine Cao is here, is Madame free?" ”

It stands to reason that Dingniang is just Cheng Yue's concubine, even if she is the wife of the Grand Duke. The identity is also a big difference with Cao Guifei. But in fact, it is the high power of Dingniang, and the preciousness of Cao Guifei's identity. When she entered the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, no one went to greet her, and she had to accompany her carefully when she came to the study, and asked Mrs. Zhu to help her call the door.

Ding Niang pushed Cheng Yue's hand into her clothes, and replied while arranging her hair, "Is it Mrs. Zhu?" I'm coming. He got up and walked to the door of the study.

Cao Guifei thought that she still had a few days to live, but she didn't expect that this morning, Mrs. Zhu, who had been resident in the Dadu Governor's Mansion for half a year, suddenly returned to the palace, found her and told her that Mrs. Wen, who was in charge of the Dadu Governor's Mansion, wanted her to meet at the Dadu Governor's Mansion immediately, and she couldn't go if she didn't go.

Although Cao Guifei had been prepared, she was still so frightened that her whole body trembled. She saw Mrs. Wen's means very clearly through the fact that the governor of Dadu was crowned king, because of the construction of the villa, she touched Mrs. Wen's ashes again, and now she was suddenly summoned, where would anything good? And, why at this time? Isn't the Governor coming back soon? Wouldn't it be better to let Cheng Yue handle this matter personally?

Cao Guifei was a concubine, but she could only obey the call of Ding Niang and follow Mrs. Zhu to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion for the first time.

Along the way, Cao Guifei tried Mrs. Zhu several times, and Mrs. Zhu smiled and said nothing, which made Cao Guifei even more worried.

Finally came to the door of the study of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Cao Guifei was so frightened that her legs were weak, she thought that she finally had some courage, but when she really got here, she realized that it was just her own self-righteousness. In the face of the absolute strength of the Grand Governor, even if she is a noble concubine, she is also like an ant.

Hearing Mrs. Zhu's respectful call to the door, Cao Guifei was even more frightened and began to regret what she had done.

Dingniang opened the door, Cao Guifei didn't care about the humility and order, she was deeply blessed, and said, "The concubine came to see Mrs. Wen." ”

Ding Niang smiled slightly, returned a salute, and said, "Concubine Cao Guifei doesn't want to be polite, please come in and sit." ”

Cao Guifei heard her heart beating "poof", barely stood up straight, lowered her head and followed Dingniang into the study.

Turning the screen, Cao Guifei saw Ding Niang's footsteps suddenly stop, and then Ding Niang said: "Xianggong, Cao Guifei has arrived." ”

Xianggong--!

Can Mrs. Wen's father-in-law be someone else?

Metropolitan Governor Cheng Yue-!

Oh, my God! When did he come back?!

Cheng Yue said gently: "You guys go out first, I have a few words to ask her." ”

Cao Guifei saw Cheng Yue and heard his voice, although she didn't dare to look up, but there was no doubt in her heart. When he arrived, he felt that his eyes were black, and the world was spinning, and all the calmness and calmness in his imagination did not appear at all, and they were all thrown into the middle of nowhere.

Ding Niang and Mrs. Zhu withdrew from the study, leaving Cheng Yue to ask Cao Guifei alone.

Cao Guifei heard the door of the study close again, and could no longer support it, so she fell softly on the chair, her mind was dizzy, and she didn't know where she was.

Cheng Yue saw that she was already scared silly, and couldn't help but feel funny, Xindao was very bold when she was doing business, but she was scared when she faced herself, she was really an interesting woman.

Cheng Yue poured a cup of tea and put it in front of Cao Guifei, patted her cheek again, and said, "Wake up, I have something to ask you." ”

Cao Guifei has not been touched by a man for many years, and when she was slapped in the face by Cheng Yue, she immediately sobered up a lot, and when she looked up and saw that it was Cheng Yue herself, she hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a wailing voice: "The slave harem Cao family, the capital governor Wanfu!" Plead guilty to the Metropolitan Governor! ”

Cheng Yue looked at her lightly and said, "Where does the sin come from?" ”

Cao Guifei said in a trembling voice: "The slave released the news, insisting that the governor had a personal relationship with the slave, and the slave's family can use this rumor to do some empty buying and selling business." But the slave is really in trouble, can the Metropolitan Governor listen to the slave's explanation? ”

Cheng Yue said: "Let's say, tell the truth, if there is half a lie, your Cao family's Lin'an vein will be broken." ”

Cao Guifei was so frightened that she almost fainted, and said with a crying voice: "Yes, the majority of the governors are tolerant." ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "I still have a lot of courage when you are bold, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person at all, you must have a good reason to do this, I'll listen to it." ”

When Cao Guifei heard this, a stubborn surge surged up, which made her stabilize her mind a little, and said: "Dadu Governor, the Cao family has been passed down to our generation, and we are ashamed of our ancestors. Fortunately, our Cao family has always been genuine, and Tong Suo has not been bullied, and he has gained a lot over the years. In addition, the slave was selected by the first emperor to enter the palace, and the Cao family has a revival appearance. ”

Cheng Yue frowned and scolded: "Duzong is half an idiot, he is in a mess all day long, and the country is governed in a mess, what do you have to be happy about?" ”

Cao Guifei was startled when she heard Cheng Yue's unscrupulous comments on Emperor Duzong, and hurriedly said: "What the Metropolitan Governor said is very true, the first emperor's governance was indeed misunderstood by traitorous ministers. ”

Cheng Yue sighed and said, "It's me who is angry for a while, forget it, you have also been husband and wife, and he also gave you the name of concubine, I shouldn't be picky." ”

Cao Guifei was stunned for a moment, and there was an inexplicable emotion in her heart, and said, "Thank you for your understanding." The first emperor was victimized by traitors since he was a child, so his sanity was greatly affected, and he cannot be blamed. ”

Cheng Yue waved his hand and said, "You go on." ”

Cao Guifei said: "Later, the Yuan soldiers went south, and the soldiers pointed directly at Suzhou, and there were many craftsmen who fled, and our Cao family's business in Suzhou was also forced to end, so after discussion, we planned to flee to Guangzhou with our family." Who knew that the Metropolitan Governor was born out of thin air, reversed the tide of the war in one fell swoop, the Great Song Dynasty turned the crisis into safety, and the Cao family was grateful for virtue. ”

"After the Metropolitan Governor entered Lin'an, our Cao family was expected to return to the old business, but I heard that the Metropolitan Governor of Suzhou's weaving industry has already made arrangements, and it is difficult for our Cao family to enter the Special Economic Zone. In this case, we spent money to set up a weaving mill in the grange, but as soon as a large amount of money was invested, the new looms built by the Metropolitan Governor immediately eliminated the old machines we had just bought, and we had to spend several times as much money to order new machines. At that time, the new machine had just appeared, and the supply exceeded the demand, and when the new machine finally arrived, the weaving workshops of the Metropolitan Governor in Suzhou and Lin'an almost all the weaving craftsmen were emptied, and we could not find the right person to find it. ”

When Cheng Yue heard this, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said, "Your Cao family is really miserable. ”

Cao Guifei smiled bitterly: "The slave is not to blame the Grand Governor, who can think of this?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "So you want to make cashmere again?" It's not a bad idea. ”

Cao Guifei was stunned and said, "The Metropolitan Governor heard about it?" Alas, at that time, the family suffered a series of blows, and most of the family wealth that had been accumulated so hard was lost, so they had to sell the loom at a discount to recover some money to support their families. I wanted to say that there was a farm, and it would collect a rent of several thousand stones a year, but as a result, most of the governors checked the fields of the harem concubines, and these incomes were gone, and the whole family was empty. ”

Cheng Yue couldn't help laughing, what happened to the Cao family was indeed miserable, and it was all related to him.

Cao Guifei said faintly: "The slave saw it in the eyes, anxious in the heart, and later the governor ordered the concubines and palace maids in the palace to have hard work to get it, the slave saw the cashmere loom, overjoyed, felt that it was a rare opportunity, so he didn't know the height of the sky, forced the family to buy a large number of cashmere weaving machines at a high price, and wanted to borrow cashmere to turn over. ”

Cheng Yue couldn't help laughing! He certainly knew what happened next. He went to Dadu to reach a deal with Ahma, and Ahma was responsible for purchasing cashmere and supplying him with all of it, and the Cao family couldn't get a single cashmere, and the investment was all wasted again. (To be continued......)