Zhang Yingru's attention was attracted to her husband for a while, but after returning home, she still had to turn Xia Sanniang out and think about it.

Xiao Chen, the famous third princess of the Xia Dynasty, was once famous in the capital, and she was one of the few people who had seen the true face of the princess.

I thought about it day and night, and I thought about things in my heart, and when I got to the night of that day, I naturally dreamed about many things when I was young.

Qionglou Yuyu, carved beams and paintings, in the splendid palace, the delicate princess is lively and cheerful, and her temperament is not affected because of her poor natural health.

In contrast, Zhang Yingru thought back to the woman she saw, and suddenly felt a little uncertain, wondering if she was wrong.

The night was very deep, and Zhang Yingru opened her eyes. Who knew that she had just moved, and was thinking about closing her eyes, Wang Shanya also moved.

Zhang Yingru's ears are her husband's warm and beautiful voice.

"What's the matter, what's going on?" In the gloom, the middle-aged man spoke with a low and dumb magnetism, which provoked people's hearts. In particular, there is no light in the room, and it goes straight into the atrium. No matter how many years have passed, Zhang Yingru's heart still beats faster when she listens, and she almost forgets that this man who makes herself addicted even if she is angry has been disliked by herself because of her youth and prodigality.

After Wang Shanya came back, she called someone to check what was going on.

However, the people who followed Zhang Yingru out couldn't say why, and they didn't know what was going on. Zhang Yingru was in a hurry when she saw Xia Sanniang, so fast that the slaves who followed her didn't see anyone, and they were squeezed away by the crowd.

And Zhang Yingru's uneasiness is very obvious. When I came back in the evening, I frequently went wrong in small things.

Wang Shanya is gentle, Zhang Yingru has just been lectured by her grandmother, and she also thought that it was not a matter to always pinch her husband like this, so she thought about it and explained it.

Wang Shanya listened, and only comforted Zhang Yingru Although he was relieved, his tone was too calm, Zhang Yingru was also infected by him, the two talked and talked, Zhang Yingru really put down the mind in her heart, and unconsciously closed her eyes again and fell asleep.

Wang Shanya didn't sleep.

Zhang Yingru said that she seemed to see a person who was very similar to the third princess back then. Although Wang Shanya comforted her, it may just be wrong.

But he didn't have to check, he also knew who Zhang Yingru saw was.

Zhang Yingru was full of thought that he was hiding another woman outside, and he was sad there. He is also difficult to speak, and it is difficult to explain.

The room was quiet, Wang Shanya closed her eyes, remembering the events of a decade or two ago, and her dark eyes were full of distant colors.

The lively and lovely girl princess of that year is indeed nostalgic, but a person will change with time.

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The excitement of the Dragon Boat Festival has passed, but people are still immersed in the atmosphere of the festival and have not come back to their senses. The city left behind by the dragon boat race is still everywhere.

Walking all the way down the street, you can see people picking up food scraps and even some scraps of cups and bowls all over the floor. The people are simple and rude, and they need to be indoctrinated.

Lin Qiantan went to Chu's house for a routine visit, and all she heard along the way was the sound of talking about yesterday's game.

There are many merchants coming and going from the north and south, and it can be vaguely seen that a few Rong people with strange accents speak the awkward Central Plains language. The ancestors of the Rong people were originally split from the Central Plains, and they drifted away for too long, and it seemed that it was difficult to return to the Central Plains Chinese.

Lin Qiantan thought to herself, in fact, Emperor Tianlong had the intention to take back this land that once belonged to the Central Plains, and he also had a piece of his mind.

Emperor Tianlong set off.

The soldiers and horses in the north are already in place, and Lin Qiantan has also received a secret letter sent back by Wang Yuanzhao, and the pattern of business travel in the north is clear at a glance.

Lin Qiantan has the heart to open up more business in the north. But even Chu Ling had very little business there, so Lin Qiantan entrusted this matter to Wang Yuanzhao.

Also in exchange for the equivalent, Lin Qiantan also recruited people for him in Beijing. It is said that businessmen are indecent, but who dares to say that money is not a good thing. There is money, and the people in the city defense can also be bought by her Lin Qiantan.

Although it is only one or two middle-level officers, no one can say that it will be useless in the future.

The soldiers and horses stationed in the capital, the people who defended the city, and even the forbidden army......

Jinhe is now the most important, of course, he knows what Lin Qiantan and Wang Yuanzhao are doing in private.

She also asked, Lin Qiantan knew that she didn't know what she was doing.

One is recruiting troops outside, and the other is raising money and food inside, looking like he wants to rebel in partnership.

Lin Qiantan smiled: "You're not wrong, you're just plotting rebellion."

With the political situation of the Shang Dynasty, it is uncertain when it will fall apart. Emperor Tianlong's governance was inappropriate, and the signs of the prosperity of the Great Shang Dynasty had just appeared, and the signs of the death of the country also appeared.

Since she knew that Wang Yuanzhao was the one who led the troops to the gate of the capital in her previous life, why didn't Lin Qiantan help him. Both public and private matters are mutually beneficial and win-win matters......

is as poisonous as a brocade lotus, and after listening to Lin Qiantan's serious admission, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide. Zhimei was even more panicked.

Ji Yue and Fengguang obviously knew better, and they were not surprised when they heard Lin Qiantan talk about it.

Lin Qiantan had to say the words in front of him: "There are some words, you have to remember, since you know these things, you should pay more attention to them when you act on weekdays."

Several girls nodded their heads.

When Mei wanted to speak and stopped, she always had some unstable sleep from then on.

Wang Yuanzhao took Yan Shao's talisman, and with a soldier and horse that was enough to do things, Lin Qiantan had already prepared, and the military supplies hoarded in the warehouses of her shops and Zhuangzi were enough for a team of one or two hundred thousand soldiers and horses to use for half a year.

In addition, the ministers of the Dongping County Mansion that Wang Yuanzhao is absorbing are both civil and military, and they will be able to do something when there is chaos in the future.

It was also from this day that several girls who knew about it seemed to have changed, started to do things, and became more cautious.

Within two days, Emperor Tianlong wore a battle robe, rode a high-headed horse, and held a swearing-in meeting with his troops and generals, and the soldiers and horses opened the way and set off from outside the gate of the capital.

A few days ago, the people who were still watching the ceremony in the capital gathered again, and the liveliness was not inferior to the Dragon Boat Festival.

The courtiers in the court are all going to send one to Emperor Tianlong. Emperor Tianlong went out in high spirits, but Lin Qiantan said to Wang Yuanzhao: "Your Majesty has won once, and if you underestimate the enemy in your heart, you will most likely lose the battle, and you don't have to charge when the time comes, just take advantage of the chaos to harvest people's hearts."

Wang Yuanzhao listened to Lin Qiantan's words, and then really did it.

Wang Yuanzhao was in the camp, and the people there quickly mingled, and before the emperor arrived, some of the soldiers and horses had already become his people.

He himself has always been the most sociable, not to mention, Lin Qiantan also stuffed a silver ticket of 10,000 taels into the shoes he gave him.

Wang Yuanzhao was not polite to Lin Qiantan, Lin Qiantan took the fragment of the Jinghua Dream Map, if he didn't accept it, it would be bad.

Here, Emperor Tianlong's front foot had just left, and there was really some chaos in the court on the back foot. Gu Ping's political stance is more inclined to support the children of the Han family, and there is obviously a contradiction with the family group in the imperial court.

As the children of the Han families gradually poured into the imperial court, the composition of the officials in the court and the central government also changed. A family like the Wei family will target the children of the poor family.

Gu Ping is naturally not muddy, although there is some noise in the court, but it is still stabilized overall.

Since Lin Qiantan is his student, and the teacher handles these official duties, she will also have the opportunity to participate in it. Gu Ping has some plans, and there is also the shadow of her advice.

Lin Qiantan came up with a few ideas, which had some impact on several families, including the Wei family, and she felt a little sorry for Wei Jiayin in her heart, so Wei Jiayin invited her to come to the door to taste the food, and she was not embarrassed to go.

It is a matter of political position, not of private friendship. Lin Qiantan did not mention to Wei Jiayin that she was Gu Ping's disciple, and the countermeasures taken by Gu Ping had an impact on the Wei family, and Wei Jiayin would certainly not be happy.

*

Wei Jiayin's temperament is relatively pure and short-term, she doesn't like others to hurt the people she cares about.

This can be seen from the previous events. Wei Jiayin took action to relieve Lin Qiantan, it can be said that she can't get used to seeing a group of nouveau riche nobles join forces to get along with Lin Qiantan, who has family blood.

Lin Qiantan and her friendship is based on each other's family backgrounds.

Lin Qiantan also knew that if there was no Chu family, although Wei Jiayin might still help her that day, she might not have a deep friendship with her.

Lin Qiantan avoided her, but she came to the door by herself: "Delicious food and drink are waiting for you, you don't come, I have to send things to you myself." As he spoke, he shook the food box in his arms.

Just after the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is hot, and everyone doesn't like to go out, so Lin Qiantan also has an excuse to deal with it.

Lin Qiantan's reason is reasonable, Wei Jiayin didn't really care about her, and she was a little weak when she came over.

Originally, Lin Qiantan's second uncle had that meaning, competing for the position of Dali Siqing that had just been vacated. The key place was blocked by her father and brother, and the person who parachuted into office was surnamed Wei.

The two of them were weak in their hearts, saying innocuous words, and time passed quickly.

After Wei Jiayin left, there was a dark cloud in the sky, as if it was going to rain. Lin Qiantan thought about it, went to the courtyard of Yinping Pavilion, got a reclining chair and put it under the corridor, and lay down to blow some cool breeze.

Lying down, she accidentally fell asleep, but the girl in the house woke her up and called her in, saying that the rain was coming soon.

Sure enough, Lin Qiantan didn't sit hot in the house just now, and it was hot in the sky that hadn't fallen a drop of water for several days, and finally the rain came down.

It was pouring rain again and it didn't stop all night. By the time Lin Qiantan got up again the next day, the water had reached the height of the middle of the steps.

Lin Qiantan looked at the sky and calculated in her heart that there were several more embankments that would have problems this year. It is promoted and repaired every year, and it is damaged every year, and it is too difficult to control the water.

The water on the ground was flowing loudly, but Lin Qiantan still wanted to go out to take a look at the Shen family. After all, Shen is old, and that illness is only half cured now, and he really responds to the old saying "illness is like a thread".

Lin Qiantan thought to herself, in such weather, the Shen family would probably suffer again.

It was so hot a few days ago that it was not good, and now it is wet again, and Shen also has some problems, which are decades old.

Lin Qiantan went to the courtyard of the Shen family.

Don't look at Shen leaning there and talking to her children and grandchildren with a smile, in fact, her lifespan is not very much, Lin Qiantan looked at her, a little reluctant.

Although the attitude of the Shen family in the matter of concubines made Lin Qiantan dislike, it is not surprising that the Shen family has been such a loyal and obedient woman in his life, and he would make such a decision.

The Dongshan Hou Mansion is not small, but it is not supported by Lin Yangde. The children and grandchildren in the mansion also value most of the Shen family's face, not Lin Yangde.

As soon as the Shen family left, these people in the Hou Mansion were almost all flying into the forest.

Just thinking about it, saying that Cao Cao Cao was coming, the rain was too heavy, Lin Quan was stepping on the rain and came in, and it was not surprising to see Lin Qiantan sitting there. It's better to say that he knew that Lin Qiantan was there, so he turned over on the way to Yinping Pavilion.

Lin Qiantan and her own father don't have a great father-daughter relationship, and the best thing Lin Quan has done since she was a child may be to give her a green light for her marriage with the Chu family.

Lin Qiantan was also very curious, Lin Quan called her out from the Shen family, planning to say something.

*

Lin Qiantan was actually a little surprised, Lin Quan would reach out to her and ask her for money.

He seems to know that it is very embarrassing for a father to reach out for money with his unmarried daughter, but he has to take care of his father's face. Hard to fill the fat man. Just say that I will make up for it later.

His appearance was actually a bit funny, but Lin Qiantan didn't say anything, but asked him very calmly how much he needed. Chu Ling's dowry is worth a lot of money, no wonder some people are worried.

Lin Quan took his belongings and left satisfied, turned his head and went for a walk, and asked what was going on.

Ping Lang didn't ask Lin Quan where he needed money for a while, and Lin Qiantan was not disappointed. It's windy and rainy, and it's not easy to run wet with the waves. I'll put it aside for now.

The answer to some things will come to you by itself.

The rain didn't stop, Lin Quan hurried out, Lin Qiantan called Lin Qingsong to follow him secretly, and watched where he went. Lin Qingsong came back that night and said that Lin Quan had gone to a coffin in the Qin Tower.

Lin Qiantan then called someone to ask about the Qinglou again.

That shop is still hers.

Not long after, the bustard's mother, who was in charge of the operation there, personally dressed up as a woman from a good family, entered the Hou Mansion, and came to Lin Qiantan to report that Lin Quan had an official gathering there.

The silver given by Lin Qiantan did not go into the pocket of the bustard, so it went into the pockets of those colleagues.

Lin Qiantan then asked again, who were the officials who were partying with Lin Quan.

This is a question that the bustard can answer. It is said that it is either rich or expensive, and the names that are randomly named also have origins, including several officials from the side branch of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The old bustard left through the back door, and Lin Qiantan fell silent, thinking about where Lin Quan used the money.

The few people who were with Lin Quan were all from the ministry.

Is it an attempt to bribe?

But he has already been supported by the Chu family to sit in that position in the Ministry of Industry, what else does he want to do?

The appointment and dismissal of court officials seems to be after reaching a certain level, even the officials don't count. The person who decided their rise and fall was actually the emperor himself.

Lin Qiantan's eyes suddenly flickered, and several officials of the Ministry said that it didn't count, but now the person who spoke in the court was Gu Ping.

Although the second prince was nominally left in prison, who didn't know that Emperor Tianlong did not give him power, and Gu Ping was the one who had the final say?

Lin Qiantan thought to herself: Could it be that her father didn't sit in the position of the Ministry of Works, so what did he think? As far as she knows, there have been frequent changes of officials in the court recently.

Lin Qiantan guessed correctly.

At the same time, in another mansion, Gu Ping was standing in front of a nephew who was not far from him. The man was in the position of the secretary of the ministry, and came over to recommend it to Gu Ping: "Several adults in the ministry think that Lord Lin of the Ministry of Engineering can do it."

Zhen Kelian, the official of the Ministry of Officials, who had just been found exposed in a small alley for some reason, died strangely, and as soon as he died, this position became vacant.

It's just that Emperor Tianlong happened to be not in the court, and this vacated position has become a fragrant dumpling that everyone is vying for. It is the same six, and there is also a gap in authority.

Lin Qiantan thought to herself, no wonder Lin Quan would be cheeky enough to come over to ask her for money, this was simply a bribe. Gu Ping asked someone to send a message to Lin Qiantan to inform him of the incident.

I don't know if I don't ask, Lin Qiantan asked someone to ask, Lin Quan didn't just ask her for money, even the Shen family, and he was also asked for money.

It's only Yin Wei who is a pillow person who doesn't know at all.

Lin Quan wanted to save face, and refused to bow his head to his wife, thinking that he was losing face for his husband, just to make others think that he relied on his own ability to get this position.

Gu Ping is also interesting, this kind of thing, she doesn't decide by herself, but comes to ask her. Lin Qiantan didn't care about the 1,000 taels of silver given in vain, and only generously replied to the teacher, telling the teacher how Lin Quan took money from her and bribed her.

How Gu Ping decides, Lin Qiantan knows in her heart, Lin Qiantan even thinks that Lin Quan is the relatively much more idle Ministry of Works, and the position is not good, so why bother to do anything about the Ministry of Justice.

Lin Quan was in a good mood, and he was looking forward to being able to use this to crush Lin Dong when his career was not going well. For two or three days in a row, I walked with the wind.

Lin Dong has been in the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple for several years, and his political performance is not bad, although he suffered failure because of the Wei family's interference, but the Wei family's status is different......

It rained in the capital for a few days, and the heat was all gone, and when the rain stopped, a military report was also sent back from the front, saying that Emperor Tianlong's team had reached the front border.

The two armies faced each other, and the merchants who came back from the north were also carrying, all saying that there was a tense appearance. Before Emperor Tianlong arrived, the vanguard troops had already fought with the other party several times.

This is news that everyone outside can hear. The news that Lin Qiantan heard was obviously more detailed.

Wang Yuanzhao clearly mentioned in the letter sent back to report that he was the person who was rumored to have fought with the Rong people. There were not many people in his hands, but the friction of the first came from his hands, which was deliberately to steal the merit before Emperor Tianlong arrived.

Wang Yuanzhao concluded that the emperor was unhappy at most.

is also afraid of Wang Shanya's face, Emperor Tianlong did not have anything to do with Wang Yuanzhao, and Wang Yuanzhao harvested a wave of people's hearts in the army.

Lin Qiantan had already told Wang Yuanzhao that Emperor Tianlong's second expedition to the Rong Kingdom would end in failure no matter what.

The rain in the eleventh year of Tianlong was much heavier than Emperor Tianlong expected. Especially on the ground in the north, the rain is worse than in the south. The sudden change in the sky made the morale of the army unstable.

The people of Rong have survived in such a harsh climate all year round, and many things are very accustomed to it, but the people of the Shang Dynasty are not very accustomed to it.

The harsh climate change was certainly one reason, but one of the reasons for the defeat of the Tianlong Emperor was a peasant revolt that occurred in the northland.

The army of the imperial court was originally going to conquer the army, but the emperor went there, and the army became divided into two routes, and the enemy was attacked on both sides.

Natural and man-made disasters have made matters worse.

In an attic in the Gu Mansion in the capital, Gu Ping was brushing his beard and putting a sunspot on the chessboard. He smiled at the schoolgirl in front of him, "You don't seem to be surprised by this."

After Lin Qiantan dropped the sunspot in Gu Ping and took her away from the white child, she thought about how to fight back against the teacher. While laughing: "The teacher is discerning, it is indeed not surprising." But not because she peeked into the sky, but because she did it all over again.

But there's no way to explain that.

Not everyone is the same as the second dog of the Wang family, he nodded whatever she said and said, "I believe it."

The news from the north came back, and Gu Ping, who was in the imperial court, of course, had to send someone to help, and he also knew that Emperor Tianlong was going on an expedition, and the start was unfavorable, how annoyed he was at this time.

Folk uprisings occurred from time to time in various places, and under the instigation of well-intentioned people, the people's dissatisfaction with many administrations during the reign of Emperor Tianlong turned from small to large. Gu Ping, as the prime minister, knows these things.

The old man smiled, when the news from the north came in, he had already immediately organized reinforcements and sent them to help the emperor. But Lin Qiantan couldn't see the slightest anxiety from him.

Lin Qiantan thought for a moment, and then put a chess piece on the chessboard.

Just as she really thought that her teacher was happy because of her grandson's marriage.

Gu Xiaowei is a talent, where to go without a good family, taking advantage of the absence of Emperor Tianlong in Beijing, Gu Ping told the people who had been looking at each other as quickly as possible.

The two are busy. The old man is also in good spirits when he is happy.

The two played chess for a while as if they were having fun, and Gu Qingxuan sat on the side, quietly, as if it was a very pleasant thing to accompany the two of them.

Gu Ping glanced at her, shook his head imperceptibly, and smiled.

There are some things that the old man knows in his heart, but he doesn't break them.

Fortunately, the granddaughter's relatives also have eyebrows.

Gu Ping's age is there, and he is not young for a long time. All I think about is how well a few grandchildren are doing. His son didn't get early, and except for a few small ones in the house, there were only him and his daughter-in-law.

There was the sound of movement in the distance. It was Gu Qingxuan's biological mother over there.