After watching the play in Qingchun Garden and sending the old grandmother back to the house, Ye Zhao wanted to take Hua Ji to the Xiaohongshan Palace, but who knew that when he returned to the house, he heard that someone visited the fifth lady.

The fifth lady is Hua Ji, Ye Zhao was a little surprised, does Hua Ji still have friends outside?

After reading the post, Ye Zhao couldn't help but scratch his head a little, an old acquaintance, Guo Ziqiang, watching the film, is now a teacher at Jinling Women's Normal School, and it turns out that he also came to Nanjing to make a living.

Although he has a teacher-student friendship with Rong'er, Guo Ziqiang has never known Rong'er's true identity, but Jin Feng asked for a tutor for Hua Ji, Guo Ziqiang once substituted for a few days, but it didn't take long, Hua Ji came to Jinling with the royal army.

Guo Ziqiang came to see Hua Ji?

Hua Ji has a lot of respect for the teachers who taught her, but when she heard Ye Zhao ask her if she wanted to see Guo Ziqiang, she had no idea, but said timidly: "I don't know." ”

Ye Zhao had no choice but to make the decision for her, saying, "Then let's meet." "Ye Zhao really hopes that Hua Ji can have friends.

Ye Zhao and Hua Ji went to the princess to meet the family, commonly known as the reunion pavilion.

The beautiful attic with carved beams and painted columns, close to the Ping'an Gate, blue bricks and green tiles, vermilion lacquer doors and windows, surrounded by cloisters surrounded by colorful murals, all kinds of exotic beasts and flowers are lifelike, a strange beauty full of a sense of power.

Ye Zhao and Hua Ji entered the warm pavilion, Guo Ziqiang had already arrived, and when he heard that the prince would come to see her, Guo Ziqiang was really shocked, if it wasn't for the extremely difficult thing, she wouldn't have remembered a fate with Wang Fu Hua Gege. It stands to reason that it was too abrupt, but she really had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask to see Hua Gege, in fact, she didn't have much hope, but she was just a dead horse with the mentality of being a live horse doctor. But she didn't want to, not only did she be summoned by Hua Gege, but the female guard who led her into the pavilion to wait even said that the prince would also come to see her, and Guo Ziqiang was really at a loss.

Although she is the backbone of the Guangzhou Women's Association, she has organized women's street demonstrations to promote equality between men and women, and has even helped her sisters to come forward and fight a lawsuit with the Huizhou prefect who wants to sell her concubine.

But the regent? Guo Ziqiang's heart suddenly emptied, what is the equality of men and women, everyone is equal, these beliefs seem so unreal in front of the regent.

Before entering the Ping'an Gate, Guo Ziqiang dressed up for a while, seeing that his dress was untidy, his hairstyle was messy, and he used a tissue to wipe off the dust on his cloth shoes.

Sitting in this warm pavilion, she was nervous all the way, and then she knew that her courage was not as big as she imagined, and when she heard the footsteps outside the door, someone shouted: "His Royal Highness King Qianwang has arrived!" Wan An Yuan Gege arrived! ”

Guo Ziqiang hurriedly stood up and knelt down, and said: "The people's daughter Guo Ziqiang asks the prince and Gege to say goodbye!" ”

"Get up." The gentle voice, as if he had heard it somewhere, Guo Ziqiang had no time to think about it, and said, "Xie Wangye, Xie Gege." "Get up slowly.

"Sit, sit." Ye Zhao and Hua Ji sat on both sides of the kang table, and their own maids brought fragrant tea and refreshments.

"The women don't dare." Guo Ziqiang hung his head, dejected to find that he had no courage to secretly go to see the regent.

Ye Zhao smiled: "Guo Ziqiang, they are all old acquaintances, you can sit down, otherwise you will know about it later, and you will have to blame me." ”

Guo Ziqiang was stunned for a moment, slowly raised his head, looked a little familiar, but he didn't dare to look at it more, and he was busy retracting his gaze, silky? Is it Zhu Sisi?

I heard that she was married, but I didn't know the details, and the family moved away from Guangzhou, and I never saw her again.

Does the prince know Sisi?

Suddenly, Guo Ziqiang had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he raised his head in surprise and looked at Ye Zhao.

Ye Zhao smiled: "That's right, it's me." He added: "Rong'er is busy with schoolwork, so I will thank you on her behalf." ”

Guo Ziqiang's brain turned into paste, and the pervert he gritted his teeth and hated was the regent? Isn't that Rong'er Xiao Fujin? I heard that the prince loved Chang Fujin very much, and sent her to school, but it was only a legend to hear, and it was only a smoke released by the court to encourage new learning, but it turned out to be true.

Ye Zhao said again: "Sisi, although I haven't written to you, I also miss you, she often inquires about your situation in Guangzhou and Jinling." ”

As he spoke, Ye Zhao smiled, Sisi is still too strong, but too, such a strong girl, if she wants to fall in love and marry someone she likes, she may still be an idol respected by everyone in the women's association. Who knows, but married someone as a concubine and became a sixth aunt, I think I am embarrassed to talk about it with old friends such as Guo Ziqiang of the Women's Association, and I am even more embarrassed to see them again, so as not to be embarrassed.

Guo Ziqiang was stunned for a moment and said, "I heard, I heard that she got married......"

Ye Zhao smiled: "Yes, won't you marry me?" ”

Guo Ziqiang was dumbfounded, every time he mentioned Ye Zhao in the past, he hated it with itchy teeth, when did these two meet their eyes? With the slightest temper, even if the other party is the regent, if he is forced, he would rather die than give in.

"Sit down." Ye Zhao smiled and made a gesture.

Guo Ziqiang sat down in a daze, how could she digest it for a while?

Ye Zhao said again: "Sisi's matter, please keep it secret, she still has to do things outside, and Rong'er, I also hope that she can study smoothly." ”

"Yes, the folk girl understands." Guo Ziqiang stayed for a while, and what happened today was really unexpected, so that she didn't know where to start.

Ye Zhao smiled: "You came to see Hua Ji, but what's the matter?" ”

Guo Ziqiang woke up like a dream and said: "Yes, yes, I wanted to ask the princess to be the master of the people." "Although the regent turned out to be an old acquaintance, Guo Ziqiang knows more and more that those who are in high positions will not really treat you as a friend because they have a few relationships with you, so you have to be more cautious and not touch the taboo of the regent.

Ye Zhao took a sip of tea, and motioned to Guo Ziqiang to drink tea, and said, "What's the matter, you tell me about it." ”

Guo Ziqiang said: "The people's daughter wrote a complaint. ”

The maid on the side hurriedly took it and presented it to Ye Zhao.

The handwriting is beautiful, and at first glance it is Guo Ziqiang's handwriting, Ye Zhao looked at it, and his brows gradually frowned. It was a case caused by the feng shui of the cemetery.

Lu Guixiang, a native of Guangzhou, has a field in Qingshiling on the outskirts of the city, which is favored by Gao Qin, the governor of Guangdong. Because this land was approved by Xiangshi as the tomb of ten generations of prosperity, it is a great auspicious place for Huang Niyong and Feilong. Gao Qin wanted to buy a field with Lu Guixiang, because it was an ancestral property, Lu Guixiang said that he would not sell anything, Gao Qin sent people to persuade him to no avail, who knows, half a month ago, Lu Guixiang was suddenly arrested and imprisoned on suspicion of tax evasion, and it is said that in prison, a warden told him that as long as the field on Qingshi Ridge was sold, he would naturally teach him to go home safely, otherwise, he would be dealt with again.

The Lu family thought hard and remembered the well-informed Guo Ziqiang, so they sent a telegram to Guo Ziqiang asking for help.

Ye Zhao frowned slightly and asked, "Is this really true?" ”

Guo Ziqiang said respectfully: "It's all relayed by the Lu family, and the Lu family can be humble and respectful, and they will never dare to frame the governor of a province." ”

Ye Zhao said: "This Lu Guixiang? ”

Guo Ziqiang's face flushed slightly, and he said, "It's the fiancé of the people's daughter." ”

Ye Zhao nodded slightly.

The governor of Guangdong Province is the position that Ye Zhao is most worried about, and if he can go to Guangdong to serve as the governor, it is not only Ye Zhao's confidant and favorite general, but also his ability, qualifications, and thoughts must be very good, at least he is the best among the governors of various provinces.

But such a character who is favored by himself would do such a thing for the ethereal cemetery feng shui, how could Ye Zhao not sigh?

"Okay, stay for dinner in the evening, I know."

"Thank you, the princess, the folk girl is leaving, and the folk girl has to prepare for class at night." Guo Ziqiang got up, knelt down and kowtowed respectfully, but he pondered in his heart, you are a Zhu Sisi, wait to see you, see how I clean you up.

Think about it, since the prince said that he knew about this, he thought that Guixiang would be released soon, and if he wanted to say that his encounter today could also be called an adventure, he couldn't arrange such a bizarre story in this novel.

…… The second is to convene the public to discuss the government, or for the issue of banknotes, now the banknotes have begun to be printed, and the first sample was sent to Jinling.

Even Ye Zhao is extremely satisfied with its texture, the ink drawings of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are classical and majestic, and even give people the illusion of a handicraft, which is a hundred times stronger than printing his own head.

Yuan Jiasan, Li Jianchen, Li Hongzhang and others passed on the strokes of the banknotes, it can be seen that they are also a little emotional and a little excited, the role of the banknotes Ye Zhao specially published a booklet, for officials above the fourth grade to read, its ultimate role in promoting the economic development of the Southern Dynasties, even Yuan Jiasan, now also know a little bit about one or two.

In addition to encouraging the circulation of paper money in the people, paper money is also used for political axe taxation and official project settlement, which is regarded as a mandatory effect to a certain extent.

In short, making paper money really work in the economic field of the Southern Dynasties is the second-class matter of the administrative affairs of the Southern Dynasties today, and the first-class affairs are naturally the coordination of all aspects to cooperate with the officers and soldiers of the Southern Dynasties on the Northern Expedition.

"Your Highness, according to Weichen's statistics, if necessary, there are more than 300 transport ships that can be recruited in Guangzhou, and it is not a problem to carry more than 10,000 soldiers." Li Xiaocun flipped through the form and said.

If you want to land in Zhili, it is completely different from crossing the Yangtze River, you don't have to requisition so many steam-powered boats when crossing the river, sand boats, canopy boats, and small sailboats can come in handy, and you can quickly travel back and forth between the two sides of the strait to transport repeatedly, at that time, nearly 30,000 horses crossed the river, which can be said to be almost overnight.

But if you want a 10,000-strong team to attack Zhili and open up a second battlefield, it is not a small problem to requisition ships, supplies, etc.

Ye Zhao nodded slightly, in the Bohai Bay, the six kings must be in full array, and anyone will know the strategic significance of the surprise attack on the Beijing Division, so this is just for the people below to do their homework, as for whether it will be adopted in the end, it depends on the battle situation.

Li Jianchen said: "Your Highness, the Grand Lama Duojiala has left Yunnan. The British were extremely tough on the Sikkim issue, and, according to the Southern Rulers, the British were becoming more and more active. ”

Ye Zhao picked up the teacup and tasted tea, which can be imagined, if the British did not take the opportunity to stir up trouble in Burma, it would be strange.

Zhou Jingshan said: "Yesterday, the Tibetan great lama who was said to have been imprisoned. ”

Ye Zhao and the Qing royal family, courtesy Tibetan lamas, the palace memorial prayers and other things, often presided over by the Tibetan lamas, if not for the current Southern Dynasty only ruled half of the wall, I think Ye Zhao will also be in accordance with the custom from Tibet Province to summon the living Buddha to live in Jinling, this is not only a religious appeasement, but also from political considerations, for the maintenance of the central political axe in Tibetan Province rule is extremely beneficial.

In fact, Ye Zhao still has a good impression of the real Tibetan living Buddha, and many of them are Taoist monks.

However, whether it is in Yanjing or Jinling, it is obvious that the lamas of Tibetan Province will inevitably bully people because of the courtesy of the royal family, and the lamas that Zhou Jingshan said are drunk to make trouble and injure passers-by.

"Well, such lamas who don't know how to cultivate must be severely punished." When Ye Zhao said this, he was thinking about how to gradually separate religion and politics in Tibetan Province, of course, this is a problem that needs to be dealt with a long time later.

In later generations, because China was considered to be a [***] country, many things were difficult, and they were all tied, for fear of falling into the hat of suppressing religious beliefs, and now, this kind of restraint is much smaller.

Yuan Jiasan, Li Hongzhang and others also talked about the government affairs they were dealing with, but Ye Zhao just listened and did not express his opinions.

Seeing that in the end, everyone had finished what they should have said, and just waited for the regent to end the government affairs meeting, Ye Zhao sighed softly in his heart, didn't they really hear about Gao Qin's matter? Or because Gao Qin is his favorite general, he doesn't dare to say.

Zhou Jingshan, such an enterprising and fierce figure back then, but now the edges and corners are gradually smoothed out, the higher the status, the more worries, right?

Of course, maybe he really doesn't know about this, after all, the information is not smooth now, and if no one reports it to the Guangdong Supervision Yushi Observatory, he really doesn't know about it.

In this matter, is there a shadow of Yuan Jiasan and others? You must know that the people in the party are doing everything possible to keep an eye on the position of governor of Guangdong.

Ye Zhao took a sip of tea and said to Zhou Jingshan: "Someone reported that Gao Qin, the governor of Guangdong, you set up an investigation team with the Ministry of Supervision to go to Guangdong to find out about the matter." As he spoke, he made a gesture, and his own scribe presented the statement written by Guo Ziqiang to Zhou Jingshan.

Zhou Jingshan was obviously stunned and said, "The minister is negligent!" ”

Ye Zhao waved his hand and said, "Check it out." Glancing at Yuan Jiasan's face, Yuan Jiasan's face was blank and he couldn't see any clues.

…… In Jianyang Town, you can hear the sound of guns and cannons on the ferry from a distance, but in the town, the female soldiers of the Pingyuan Army are painting propaganda posters on the wall, writing slogans, and also beating gongs and drums and singing ballads to promote the policy of the Pingyuan Army, "Don't beat people, don't scold people, we are a team of poor people!" Don't take grain, don't grab rice, trade with real money! The song is similar to "The Song of the Guerrillas", which is so catchy that many daring children can hum along with it.

Luo Lihong is already a member of the Fifth Town's Art and Industry Propaganda Team, and at the same time, there is also the second battalion of the Peacock Infantry Regiment responsible for guarding the security of the propaganda team.

The fierce battles at the ferry have occurred one after another in the past few days, because Yangzhou Xue Shuai naturally noticed that if the Pingyuan Army completely controlled the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, its armed guard army would be completely surrounded by the Pingyuan army, and the robbery of the Jianyang Town ferry, which was controlled by the Pingyuan army and was closest to Yangzhou, was the key to breaking the blockade.

Luo Lihong followed behind a delicate female officer, watching her big braids sway around when she twisted her waist, it was really pleasing to the eye, Luo Lihong couldn't help but think enviously, how good it would be for her to be so beautiful?

The female officer is the captain of the propaganda team, with the nickname Little Peacock, and her real name is also surnamed Kong, but I heard that she was an orphan, and later changed her surname.

"Captain, aren't you afraid?" Luo Lihong knows that Captain Kong is powerless, can't shoot, and has never been on the battlefield.

"What are you afraid of?" Captain Kong smiled sweetly.

Luo Lihong said: "There is a gun outside, you, you have never been on the battlefield, are you not afraid of the puppet army coming over?" "She has just enlisted in the army, she speaks bluntly, the puppet army, is the name she just learned, the Pingyuan army considers itself to be the officers and soldiers of Zhengshuo, and calls the Northern Dynasty military horses the puppet army.

Captain Kong smiled coquettishly: "What is there to be afraid of? The thieves in the north can't beat us. Since our literary team has had a number, there has never been a situation of combat attrition. Niangniang sent us to Jianyang Town, then it is said that Jianyang Town is the rear, and the thieves can't kill it. ”

Luo Lihong said: "If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if." ”

Captain Kong chuckled and said, "No, you can rest assured, even if the ferry can't be held, we will have time to escape......"

Hearing the word escape, Luo Lihong couldn't help but laugh, I really felt that the people in the south were different, how could it be different, but now I gradually have a feeling, as if, this word escape, the commander and soldier of the southerners dare to take it out and joke, but in the north, dare to say this in front of the chief, then it will not be beheaded?

"Captain, I heard that you danced for the prince?" Luo Lihong asked curiously, I heard about this on the first day I joined the propaganda team, and everyone was very envious of it, and no one dared to challenge Captain Kong's prestige.

Captain Kong pursed his lips and smiled: "I, I want to dance for the prince, but how can I have that blessing?" It's true that I was born in the royal song and dance class, but our lord, I don't necessarily have to call for singing and dancing for a year, don't talk about me, just my master, the head of the royal song and dance class, Sai Peacock, doesn't seem to have this blessing. ”

Luo Lihong was even more curious, "Have you seen the prince?" ”

Captain Kong shook his head a little disappointed, sighed softly, and said: "But, the more I can't see the prince, the more I know that the prince is a good person, in those two years, I learned a lot of things, every day by the professor to teach us to read and write, the most useful thing to learn is self-improvement, is to know that I have to respect and love myself, and live well." I, I really want to dance a good dance for the prince. ”

Seeing her gloomy expression, Luo Lihong didn't know what to say to comfort her for a while.

"Okay, it's here!" Captain Kong pointed to a mansion in front of him, with a black lacquered wooden door, and two vivid stone lions beside the stone steps.

Luo Lihong knew that the owner of the family was surnamed Fang, and she was a magistrate in Yancheng in her early years, and she was still young at that time, but she still remembered that he came to the Luohan Gang with officers and soldiers to take people like a fierce god.

Old Man Fang's face didn't change much, and his triangular eyes were still shining with fierce light, but when he entered the flower hall, he immediately smiled all over his face, and arched his hand again and again: "The heavenly soldiers are coming to the cold house, how fortunate is it?" ”

Captain Kong gave a military salute, showed his military ID, and said politely: "Mr. Fang, I am Kong Xiangru, the captain of the guerrilla and literary propaganda team of the Fifth Town Military Department of the Pingyuan Army. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, a few chiefs, please take a seat!" Master Fang smiled and made gestures to a few female soldiers.

In addition to Kong Xiangru and Luo Lihong, there are also two armed female soldiers of the Peacock Infantry Regiment. Generally, if there is a work team, the art team will go out.

Kong Xiangru sat down and said: "Mr. Fang, we came this time to buy grain from Mr. Fang, and we paid it in silver dollars, and the price of grain was based on the price of rice in Yangzhou a month ago. ”

Master Fang knew that how much rice was in his granary was estimated to be clear to others, but the war was a success, and the price of rice soared, and now I heard that the price of rice in Yangzhou City had tripled, and he was really unwilling to sell it to Nanyi at the price of Yangzhou rice a month ago.

With a smile, Master Fang said: "Several officials, your Tianjun has always been benevolent and righteous, and Tong Su is not bullied, but now Yangzhou white rice, more than six taels of silver per stone, look at this, can you ......"

Luo Lihong kept glaring at him viciously, and then her eyebrows were raised, and she said, "Fang Dingbang, do you want to sit on the ground and raise the price?!" ”

"Huh!" Kong Xiangru gestured and didn't ask Luo Lihong to continue, and Master Fang over there had already sung the Heavens Qu: "Wronged, a few military masters, I am sincerely serving the southern country and His Royal Highness the Regent, but the rice in my rice warehouse is not my family's, so Master Liu and Master Wang in Yangzhou will count the silver with me in the future, how can I talk to others?" If two taels of silver and one stone are sold, will people believe it? You're going to have to slap me in the mouth? ”

Kong Xiangru smiled slightly: "What Mr. Fang is worried about. ”

Master Fang just smiled to himself, but heard Kong Xiangru say again: "But Liu and Wang will not ask you for arrears in the future, they organized a militia to rebel against the official army, and committed many crimes, according to the law of this dynasty, their family property will be confiscated, which rice in your rice warehouse belongs to the two of them, please point it out, we will give you a document to prove it." ”

Master Fang was stunned, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Sir, sir, I just remembered wrong, there is no rice from his two families in the rice warehouse." ”

Kong Xiangru frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Fang, do you think we have time to joke with you?" In this way, you will be given a quarter of an hour to count the granary! ”

As he spoke, he stood up and saluted: "Farewell!" ”

Master Fang has the heart to smoke his mouth, he knew it was so, it was better to sell it, if you want to talk about the price of rice, Yangzhou City is expensive, but the army is in chaos, who dares to transport rice on the road? Selling the rules earlier is not better than what? I heard that the Southern Dynasty has always been relatively fair in this kind of matter.

Out of the Fang family's mansion, Luo Lihong smiled and gave a tall thumbs: "Captain, you are so powerful." ”

Kong Xiangru pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "This kind of person has to be treated like this, but ah, you have to keep this matter secret from me, and it will be passed on to the ears of the prince, and it will be a board." ”

Luo Lihong smiled and said, "Then you still don't want to?" ”

Kong Xiangru was stunned, then her pretty face turned red, she reached out to pull her, and said, "Dead girl, I'll tear your mouth!" Luo Lihong smiled and dodged.

Talking and laughing, the two headed east.

(To be continued)