"He spent money to pay for a low-level official in the Xinwang Changshi Division," Zheng Jin replied: "It has been more than a month since he entered the Xinwang Palace, and the Xinwang Changshi did not reuse him, so he became a servant, and he had nothing to do all day long, and it was comfortable for white-collar workers to share Lu rice." ”

"You're still staring at him?" Empress Wei was very surprised: "Didn't you say a long time ago that that person is worthless?" ”

"This time and that time." Zheng Jin smiled: "If he continues to sit and brag in the Jingzhong Tavern, or if he wants to do some errand in various yamen in the capital as before, then he is really worthless." But now that he has walked through the road of the Xinwang Mansion and has become the official of the Xinwang Changshi Division, then he is of value to us now. ”

Empress Wei was obviously a little confused: "Such a person is not of great use, and the fifth child will not reuse him." You just bought him, and it's not worth much. ”

"Little people, naturally there is a use for small people." Zheng Jin smiled meaningfully.

"And what are you going to do?" Empress Wei asked.

"Don't worry," Zheng Jin shook his head: "Let Yunbai touch it first." I'm not very reassuring to him, so I'll have to keep an eye on him for a few more days. ”

"Yes." Empress Wei agreed: "After all, this person is from the Yingchuan Han clan, even if it is a side branch, it is not so reassuring. ”

"It was many years ago," Zheng Jin replied, "Concubine Han's family has all passed away, and the second and fourth emperor brothers have also been away from Beijing for many years. The queen mother doesn't have to worry about the past. ”

"After all, it's an old man," Empress Wei sighed slightly: "It's inevitable to think of it occasionally...... Forget it, don't mention it. It's not too early, you can go back first. ”

Zheng Jin said a lot and left directly to Empress Wei. The first thing he did after leaving the palace was to send a message to Yun Bai and ask him to contact Han Yimu in the Xinwang Mansion. This matter is in the hands of Zhang Liqiu, the chief of the king of letters.

After nightfall, Zhang Liqiu rushed to Zheng Ying's study to report: "Master, Han Muping asked me to give you a reply, and now Yunbai suddenly invited him to Taibai Mansion to drink." ”

"There is no Han Muping in the Xinwang Mansion." Zheng Ying raised her head and looked at Zhang Liqiu with a serious face.

"Hey! Yes, it's subordinate, it's not. Zhang Liqiu immediately patted his mouth: "Master, today, Han Denian, the official of our house, and Yun Bai went to Taibai Mansion to drink together." ”

"yes, got it." The corners of Zheng Ying's mouth curled, as if she was smiling: "According to this Han Denian's temperament, I'm afraid that I will get drunk again, you find someone to beat him in public tomorrow, and do things in my Xinwang Mansion, it can't be so lazy, this king is not so wronged, and he is raised for money and food in vain." ”

"Don't worry, master!" Zhang Liqiu laughed: "Tomorrow's appearance will definitely satisfy you." ”

Zhang Liqiu was smiling here, and Ji Ling suddenly went into the study and opened his mouth to say something big: "Master!" Just now, the military department came to An Guogong's urgent performance, and it was snowing in the north. ”

"What?" Zheng Ying stood up suddenly: "It's not yet October, how can it be half a month earlier than in previous years!" ”

"Please also ask the master to change his clothes quickly," Zhang Liqiu also immediately became serious, and hugged his fist at Zheng Ying: "Right now, we are negotiating with Rong Di, and there is a clear decree on the sage, as long as it is a concert in the north, it is not allowed to be pressed, and it will be sent to the palace at what time." At the moment, I am afraid that Song Shu has already arrived at the imperial case, and the weather in the north is abnormal, and the Rong Di mission must have received news. At this time, it will have a great impact on the battle situation and our negotiations with Rong Di, and the emperor will definitely urgently order the prince and several ministers to enter the palace to discuss. ”

Zheng Ying didn't say a word, and strode out of the study to change clothes. And not long after he changed his clothes, the inner eunuch in the palace had already come to knock on the door, and announced Zheng Ying's entry into the imperial study overnight.

The drastic change in the weather in the north is a big deal......

At this time, in the snowy north, Mu Zhengyi already had a premonition, he was afraid that he would have to stay in the north for the New Year this year, but he didn't expect to say goodbye to Gu Yilan in May, and it would take the next year to see each other at the earliest.

Mu Zhengyi really wants to go back to Beijing to accompany his new wife. But he really couldn't do it. In fact, Mu Zhengyi's judgment was not wrong at all, until the end of the year, the peace talks between Da Zhou and Rong Di had preliminary results, and Mu Zhengyi still had no way to return to Beijing.

This year, the weather was cold early, and just after a surprisingly long rainstorm season, the grasslands that had turned into swamps froze in a short period of time. The frost knots on the dry grass, making this year, the life of the Rongdi people extremely difficult.

And south of the Yuncang River, life is not much better, the heavy rain has almost destroyed the crops of this year, the rainy season has passed, the people in the north have not even had time to tidy up the damaged fields, and the frost has already begun.

After a whole year of hard work, in the end, there was no harvest, and the desperate people had no choice but to flee the famine. Most of the villages near the border pass are half empty, but the towns are crowded with homeless people begging for food. The people south of the Yuncang River hoped to continue south through the Yanmen Pass, which invisibly brought great pressure to the defenders of Shuo, Yan, and Youzhou.

And the situation of the people of Yun, Dan, Wei, Ping, Cang, Sheng, Mo, Feng, Ning and Heng'an is not optimistic, some of them gather in the direction of Shengzhou, hoping to go to Qinfeng Road to beg for a living through the Yunwang Mountain Pass, and some directly migrate south, wanting to escape through the Jueyu Mountain Pass.

Among the unidentified displaced people, it is likely that there are a large number of Rong Di spies, but if the displaced people are allowed to gather at the pass, it is likely to cause a civil uprising, and besides, they are all the people of the Great Zhou, and it is impossible for An Guogong and Mu Jingluo to let their lives and deaths go unchecked.

Therefore, after October, the situation in the north was even more difficult, and it was necessary to prepare for patrols, build fortifications, and fight back the Rongdi people who crossed the border. In addition to these, there is one more item, and that is disaster relief.

The northern border has to prepare for war and disaster relief, An Guogong and Mu Chengfang, who is the envoy of the northern border, are really busy, and the defense pressure of the three border states has all fallen on the Shuobei general Mu Chengyi and the young three major generals of the Mu family.

And in the middle of the court, the life of the military department and the household department is not easy, Sun Shangshu of the military department used to be the secretary of the household department, and he is very clear about the foundation of the household department, so when he reaches out to He Wenmao of the household department to ask for money, he is usually justified, and there is no way to refute it.

However, on the side of the household department, He Wenmao was simply forced to be embarrassed, the disaster relief in the north is not a trivial matter, a large amount of money and grain is filled, and the life of the household department is immediately a little tight, although it is about to reach the end of the year, the tax and silver from all over the country have entered Beijing one after another, but these silver have not been covered in He Wenmao's hands, and they have been disbursed in an uproar, whether it is military affairs or disaster relief, which is not a trivial matter.

He Wenmao's heart was sour and bitter, but there was nothing he could do. After all, right now, you can't expect Lin Xiang, who has returned to his hometown, to come out to support him again.