Chapter 304: Undercurrent
With the passage of time, more and more 'mainlanders' have appeared in Northland......
The so-called 'mainlanders' is the name given to the people in the hinterland of the Great Qi Empire.
At first, it was just a caravan going back and forth to the Northland, and many of the accompanying guards and men settled in the Northland.
The Northland is vast and sparsely populated, and the conditions for people who are willing to move to the 'mainland' are quite good, and there is a large area of homestead and a small field of their own.
With the increasing frequency of trade and trade, more and more people from the mainland have gradually taken the initiative to migrate over, filling in the population defect of the Northland, which is seriously insufficient.
In particular, Northland City is becoming more and more prosperous with the increase in population......
Every time Chen Ying returned from the academy, she would open the curtain of the carriage to see the unique style of Northland City.
He could naturally perceive that the population of Northland City was slowly increasing, and at the same time, it was slowly prospering, much stronger than the deserted and strong he saw when he first went out.
It's just that......
From afar, he could hear the sound of the teahouse and restaurant in the distance.
What 'Lord Taishou is extremely capable, this is what makes the deserted Northland City lively' Yunyun.
What "it is the right thing for the imperial capital to send the Taishou over" and the like, there are not too many words to praise the Taishou of the Northland.
And the so-called Beidi Taishou is one of the important chess pieces sent by the imperial capital to divide the authority of the Duke of Zhenbei, but he is just the one who performs best.
This guy will promote himself!
Let Chen Ying have the illusion of returning to the capital of the Red Mansion World!
With such a method, the civil officials of the Daqing Dynasty in the Red Chamber World are quite handy, and they are not unusual at all.
Of course, when used in Northland City, it seems that the effect is quite good, at least along the way, I have heard a lot of words praising Taishou.
I just don't know, the new Taishou of the Northland, who has a good reputation, clearly doesn't understand that the situation in the Northland is very different from the imperial capital, and even the hinterland of the Great Qi Empire.
I don't have military power in my hands, so I can't speak......
As far as Chen Ying's perception is concerned, he does not recognize the ability of this northern land taishou sent by the imperial capital to divide power.
The beggars cowering on the street corners could not have appeared in Northland before.
The carriage passed by a certain street, the smell of fragrant powder in the nose, and the laughter of the woman, it would never have been so blatant before, and it was also a whole street of Qinglou Chu Pavilion, most of which were brought by the new Taishou.
In addition, he also heard from his classmates that the gambling houses in Northland City are like these are all 'political achievements' after the arrival of the new Taishou.
Hehe......
When I returned to the mansion, I was keenly aware that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
"Third young master, grandpa has returned home, it seems that he is not in a very good mood!"
Mother Li waited outside the second gate as usual, and after Chen Ying got out of the carriage, she reminded in a low voice: "Listening to the rumors in the house, it seems that it is because of the group of civil officials from the imperial capital!" ”
"I see!"
Chen Ying's expression instantly became wooden, and he didn't have the heart to talk about this topic at all, and walked directly towards the garden according to his habit, and it was time to observe the tiger's every move.
Doing a full set of dramas, although his inner boxing cultivation at this time has reached the peak of dark energy, there is no need to rashly give up observing the habits of the tiger.
Perhaps, the excuse to break through the strength will have to fall on the tigers in the garden, and it is better not to attract attention if it can not cause trouble.
And Chen Ying also keenly noticed that the tigers in the garden have been a little wrong recently, as if their bodies have grown up.
Nima, this is very unscientific......
The tigers in the garden have already grown up, and their bodies can continue to grow. Moreover, the power of those tigers is better than day by day, and the tiger roar makes him feel like his hair stands on end, which is very incredible.
In addition, with his powerful divine soul power, he also sensed that the mysterious substance suspected of being the 'Heaven and Earth Aura' was increasing in the air.
Although the increase was very small, he still felt it clearly.
Could it be that the increase in the concentration of heaven and earth aura caused the tiger to regrow?
He has also been keenly aware recently that when he cultivated Neijiaquan, the speed of physical fitness improvement was a little faster.
These are just doubts in my heart, and I haven't told anyone about them.
"Who?"
Just as Chen Ying was about to approach the garden, two middle-aged men in strong suits suddenly jumped out from the shadows around him, their eyes blazing like a sharp sword.
The two men in strong suits have strong muscles and bones, and at first glance, they look like they have succeeded in cultivating their inner boxing.
"It's me, Chen Ying!"
Chen Ying didn't act rashly, and said directly: "I'm here to see the tiger!" ”
"What are you doing here to see the tiger?"
At this time, a deep voice came, and the tall and burly figure of Chen Longcheng, the prince of Zhenbei, walked over slowly.
"I've seen my father!"
Chen Ying hurriedly saluted and explained: "The child has been quite enthusiastic about cultivating "Tiger Roaring Strength", and in the past half a year, he has come to the garden to observe the tiger's behavior, so as to confirm what he has learned, and the improvement speed is very fast! ”
"Oh, you can think of watching the tiger's movements to improve your cultivation, that's good!"
Zhenbei Gong Chen Longcheng nodded approvingly: "Look at your current appearance, you have already reached dark strength, right?" ”
"Yes!"
Chen Ying put on a subordinate appearance, and he didn't have the intention of climbing relatives at all.
Although Zhenbei Gong is his father, so what?
In the case of the outstanding performance of the two brothers-in-law, the concubines below will not be able to enter the eyes of Zhenbei Gong at all, and Chen Ying knows this in his heart.
Sure enough, his gesture made Chen Longcheng not show a look of disgust, and said in a deep voice: "Then you can go and see it!" ”
He waved his hand as he spoke, and he didn't mean to talk to Chen Ying.
Chen Ying naturally didn't pretend to be sentimental, and after bowing, he took the initiative to walk to the other side of the garden, and he didn't mean to stay with Chen Longcheng at all.
"Wait......"
Suddenly, Chen Longcheng stopped him and asked directly, "I heard that you and the fourth child are both studying in the Northland Academy?" ”
"Yes!"
"So what have you learned?"
"The child's qualifications are reckless, and he is not interested in the Four Books and Five Classics!"
"Oh, then what do you think of the imperial capital?"
"The civil official's game is slippery, and his own ability is ordinary!"
"Oh, isn't the whole Northland City full of praise for his voice, how can you think like that?"
Chen Longcheng became interested and asked directly: "Tell me what you think!" ”
"The child is not interested in the Four Books and the Five Classics, but he likes to read history books as stories, many things are recorded in history books, and some of the methods of the Northland Taishou are no exception, but they are just the favorite tricks of civil officials to manipulate public opinion!"
Chen Ying was not polite, and said slowly: "In the child's opinion, the rapid development of Northland City is partly due to the fact that Northland Taishou has accelerated this process, but the real reason is that the situation in Northland is stable all year round, which will naturally attract those poor people in the hinterland of the empire to migrate over to survive!" ”
Seeing that Chen Longcheng was listening carefully, he continued: "As for Beidi City, hey, in the past, there were no beggars everywhere, there was no whole street of Qinglou Chu Pavilion, and there were no gambling houses that sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, these are all situations that have occurred with the arrival of Beidi Taishou!" ”
Speaking of this, Chen Ying said bluntly: "To be honest, the child prefers the Northland City, which was a little deserted before, but the people are simple!" ”
"Good, good, well said!"
Chen Longcheng laughed happily, obviously Chen Ying's words spoke to his heart.
"Don't dare, it's just a feeling!"
"It's a good feeling, but I don't know if the smug Northland Taishou can still be proud after hearing it?"
Chen Longcheng waved his hand, and his voice was much softer: "Go, go, while the sky is still bright, carefully observe the tiger's every move in the garden!" ”
Chen Ying arched his hand again, turned around and left silently.
With his cheap father, Zhenbei Gong Chen Longcheng suddenly met, which was just a small episode for him.
But some people don't think so......
When the princess heard the news, her face suddenly became very ugly.
Of course, she did not suspect that this was deliberately done by Chen Ying......
Every day when he returns home from school, he has to go to the garden to observe the behavior of the tiger, and he has insisted on it for more than half a year, and he can't think that he did it deliberately just because he met Zhenbei Gong today.
If you really want to be harsh for this, I'm afraid that everyone in the house will have to talk about it......
It's just that Chen Ying's performance is angry, and he can be praised loudly by the Duke of Zhenbei, this is the first time in the world, that is, the two sons have no such opportunity.
After listening carefully to what Chen Ying, who was relayed by the daughter-in-law of the confidant, he sighed after a long time: "I don't want the relationship between my grandfather and the Taishou of the Northland, it has been so bad!" ”
Of course, what Chen Ying said is not unreasonable.
Even she, a woman who has been nesting in the mansion all the year round, thinks that what Chen Ying said is reasonable, and the Taishou of the development of Northland City only accounts for half of the credit, but the atmosphere of Northland City has been corrupted by the people he brought.
But what is said outside, the mother of the mansion is also very clear in her heart.
There are remarks praising the new Taishou everywhere, as if the recent development of Northland City is the work of the new Taishou.
What made her even more frightened was that as time passed, the people in the city slowly only knew that there was a Taishou, and slowly forgot about the Zhenbei Mansion!
The Duke's Lady knew in her heart that in fact, this was a skillful method of civil and official warfare in the Empire, and it was absolutely impossible to use it here in the Northland.
Isn't it, the new Taishou still wants to ride on the head of the Zhenbei Mansion, does he have the courage and strength?
The atmosphere in the room where the lady of the princess was located was dull, and the housekeeper's daughter-in-law, who was standing next to her, was so frightened that she didn't dare to speak at all.
"Wen'er and Wu'er will be back in a few days!"
After a while, the princess came back to her senses and muttered: "You can make it clear to the maids in their courtyard in advance, and let them remind them, so as not to lose points in front of the grandfather!" ”
The confidant and daughter-in-law hurriedly nodded yes, the grandfather was dissatisfied with the Beidi Taishou in his heart, and the two young masters naturally couldn't go against the grandfather, and the grandfather's temper was not very good......