Lan Muxuan nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I originally wanted to give you something else, such as folding fans, paper and pens, but thinking that you should go to the border gate, these things used by talented men are not suitable." This sword is what I asked you for before, and the problem has been solved, and I have found someone to replace the hilt, keep the style, and let people rebuild it. ”

"The sword is a good sword, so don't waste it!" He laughed.

"Great!" Xia Junping's whole person was gone, and he pulled out his long sword, and the cold light suddenly flashed.

This is the sword that Lan Jingcheng gave to Xia Junping, deliberately harming him, and the gem on the hilt of the sword did his tricks, causing Xia Junping to almost have an accident. Xia Jinse originally wanted to throw away the sword, but Xia Junping was a little reluctant, and then Lan Muxuan heard about it, so he asked for the sword, but he didn't expect it to be completely new, and it was still a peerless sword.

Lan Muxuan found someone to transform it, and gave Xia Junping such a gift when he left, and Xia Jinse was also relieved.

I'm afraid that compared to the carriage she prepared for her brother, this sword is the most important, right?

After saying goodbye, Xia Junping finally set off, if there was no accident, Xia Jinse would not have seen him for a long time after that. But she was also relieved to think that her brother had finally left the deep water of the Prime Minister's Mansion and went to her grandfather's side.

The matter was over, Aunt Yao's plaster was also taken, and Xia Jinse began to make every effort to prepare for the infirmary.

Lan Beichen already knew that she could only conjure strange things by drinking, although she didn't know how to do it, but she didn't stop it. only told her that she must not drink too much, let alone get drunk, Xia Jinse was careful a few times, and indeed she was not drunk, Lan Beichen looked at the more and more medicine cabinets in the medical room, and various types of drugs were also rare, and he was also relieved.

A month later, the infirmary was taking shape, and all kinds of medical tools that didn't need to use alternating current were moved here. The operating table and sterile operating room have also been built, and it is strictly forbidden for anyone to enter, even Xia Jinse has to freshen up and change clothes, then change into a sterilized surgical gown, and wear a mask before entering.

But Xia Jinse still has something to worry about, if he wants to give Lan Beichen a physical examination, he must get the electrocardiogram machine and CT MRI machine out, which really makes it more difficult. And there is no electricity at all here, and the instrument cannot be used, which makes Xia Jinse fall into a problem.

If possible, it is most convenient to directly bring Lan Beichen into the consciousness space to check. But Xia Jinse tried, living things can't be brought in, unless they are inanimate objects.

For a while, this thorny question stumped Xia Jinse and made her think about it for a long time.

Lan Beichen didn't care, just let her not be too tired, just take her time.

In the court, a minister finally made a statement to Emperor Yuanqing that the position of the crown prince should be established. The country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and there can be no successor, and the establishment of a prince is a top priority in order to stabilize the people's hearts and stabilize the political situation.

A group of ministers led by Lin Kangnian, the secretary of the household department, recommended the second prince, Lan Hongzhuo, and Han and Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, together with another group of officials, recommended the sixth prince, Lan Yuqi. As soon as the court raised this, the ministers were immediately excited, and Xia Yanxiu, the left minister, also agreed with the sixth prince Lan Yuqi, saying that he was not arrogant or impatient, and he was calm and moderate.

Zuo Donghan, a cabinet scholar who has rarely expressed his position, supports the second prince, and it is rare to go toe-to-toe with Xia Yanxiu.

In the previous court, Xia Yanxiu's words were very weighty, because the aura of the Xia family was too dazzling. Not only is Xia Yan cultivated as the left minister, but also the glory of Xia Boyuan, the old military god of Xia, who has great military achievements, and even Emperor Yuanqing has to give face.

But in the past year, Xia Yanxiu has gradually become speechless, Zuo Donghan and others have given many proofs that the sixth prince is not as good as the second prince, such as no merit, long-term idleness, and even the size of the body cannot be controlled, only recently converged a little...... Hearing this, Xia Yanxiu was anxious and angry.

If he hadn't thought that the six princes would love Meng Yao and have the possibility of competing for the crown prince, how could he marry Meng Yao to him and completely tie the Zuo Xiangfu and the six princes together?

Emperor Yuanqing listened to the ministers' words and kept quiet, as if he had already had a countermeasure. After everyone finished speaking, he said slowly: "The establishment of the prince is related to the country's social affairs, you can't be negligent, I have to think more." Now it is an eventful autumn, at the beginning of the new year, last year's field tax should be paid again, Lin Shangshu, how is it? ”

When Lin Kangnian heard this, he immediately recklessly and said, "Back to the emperor, Tian tax...... Some of the field tax has already been collected, and in a few days, I think I will be able to collect some more. ”

Emperor Yuanqing's face sank: "The annual tax should be coordinated at the end of the year, and the report submitted at the beginning of the new year is already February, and you actually said that you only collected some?" How much exactly!? ”

"Only, only more than 800,000 taels ......" Lin Kang was sweating and snorted.

"It's just presumptuous! Lin Kangnian, you are a dignified household secretary, and you can't even supervise the officials below, last year was like this, this year is still like this, what use do I want you to come? Emperor Yuanqing slapped the dragon chair and was furious.

The ministers all know that this field tax is a big problem, and there are many fields in Daqing, but most of them are under the hands of the squires and wealthy families. The squires had the right to be exempt from taxes, which led to countless peasants who attached their fields to their names in order to avoid taxes.

As time passed, fewer and fewer people should have paid taxes, and the imperial court could not collect land taxes, and the treasury was tight, so taxes were raised, causing more peasants to evade taxes. The vicious circle is getting more and more serious, and some big squires and big landlords have taken the opportunity to occupy the peasants' fields, making the people's livelihood more and more difficult.

This is a big problem in all dynasties, and it has become more and more serious in the hands of Emperor Yuanqing, and there is no solution so far, so that he is anxious, and the treasury cannot make ends meet all year round.

Lin Kangnian knelt down, and even the officials of the household department knelt down, and no one mentioned the matter of the crown prince again.

Emperor Yuanqing seemed to be angry, and when he talked about the snow disaster in Hecheng, the drought in Laiwu and Dongli, and the embankment construction in Jinling, in case of floods this summer, the officials of the Ministry of Industry also panicked and hurriedly explained.

"How can you solve so many problems?" Emperor Yuanqing was annoyed, and said with a gloomy face: "Didn't you say that the crown prince was established? Which prince can solve these things and let me see what he is capable of? It's useless to be clever and cautious, I want someone who has the talent to govern the world, you know? ”

The ministers were dumb and silent.

At this time, the second prince Lan Hongzhuo suddenly stood up and saluted: "Father, the son is willing to share the worries for the king, the time of the field tax has troubled the father for many years, and it is also a problem in Daqing for many years, but the son has a preliminary plan and is willing to try to completely solve the matter of the field tax!" ”

Emperor Yuanqing frowned: "Really? What's your plan? ”

Lan Hongzhuo didn't say it directly, but said with a straight face: "My father only needs to give my son half a year, and my son will definitely give my father a satisfactory answer." ”

At this moment, the sixth prince Lan Yuqi also stood up and said: "Father, the son has also had a lot of experience recently, and has some personal opinions on water conservancy and canals, and I am willing to go to Jinling to solve the harm of the floods of the Minjiang River every year, and ask my father for permission." ”

After saying that, he bowed down.

The two princes both stood up, and the ministers all saw their intentions, and Emperor Yuanqing's eyes flashed with a dark light, and after a little consideration, he agreed. At this point, the second prince Lan Hongzhuo took over the matter of the field tax, and the sixth prince Lan Yuqi went to Jinling to take over the matter of the continuous floods in the Minjiang River basin that the Ministry of Industry had not resolved.

The ministers knew that this was the method by which Emperor Yuanqing was preparing to choose a candidate for the crown prince.

Whoever does a good job of the two princes will be the future prince!

Three days later, Lan Hongzhuo was temporarily appointed by Emperor Yuanqing as a messenger to deal with the field tax in various places, and Lan Yuqi also set off at the same time to go to Jinling to deal with the construction of the canal embankment, accompanied by a group of officials from the Ministry of Industry.

However, on the grounds of a shortage of silver, the household department only gave 500,000 taels to the sixth prince, saying that there was only so much silver, and the rest must be guaranteed for military expenditure. Lan Yuqi didn't say much, and set off with 500,000 taels of silver and the accompanying officials.

In the past few days, Lan Beichen has also been a little more leisurely, occasionally entering the palace to chat with Emperor Yuanqing, and then going to ask the Queen Mother for peace, and when he came back, he began to tell Xia Jinse that the Queen Mother gave him a few packets of medicine and told him to take it.

"The Queen Mother went to Puji Temple to beg, saying that she would let you eat and conceive the emperor and grandson as soon as possible." Lan Beichen said with a smile.

The medicine was placed on the table, Xia Jinse opened it and took a look, it was some precious tonic Chinese medicine, but it had no special effect. She said helplessly: "I originally wanted to enter the palace to ask the Queen Mother for peace, but I don't dare to go." ”

Otherwise, the Queen Mother ordered someone to decoct the medicine on the spot, and she had to drink it, would she drink it or not?

Lan Beichen didn't want Xia Jinse to drink medicine, he still knew the truth that medicine was poisonous. But when it comes to his son, he is always full of interest, and it seems that he is the same as the queen mother, wishing that Xia Jinse would get pregnant as soon as possible.

"I remember your birthday, the ninth day of the third month, right?" He seemed to be smiling, and there was a hint of cunning in the brilliance of his eyes.

"The ninth day of the third month...... Seems to be, right? What do you want to say? Xia Jinse himself can't remember it clearly.

In her previous life, her birthday was the end of November, but here it is the ninth day of the first month of March, and she didn't love birthdays before, and now she can't remember them.

But since she said it last time, when she is at least sixteen years old, she will talk about the child, Lan Beichen has been concerned. also considerately cooperate with her every night to take defensive measures, from rusty to proficient, so that she no longer worries about 'unexpected joy'.

Lan Beichen brushed the bangs on her forehead, and said softly: "It's nothing, I just want to give you a good birthday, I'll prepare it when the time comes, and I don't know what gift you like." ”

"Whatever you want, as long as it's sent by you, I like it." Xia Jinse hugged him.

A warmth, tenderness and sweetness, the two of them were idle, so they simply changed their clothes and went out for a walk.

Chasing Yun found Xia Jinse a pink-purple shirt embroidered with lily of the valley flowers to change, although it is now spring, it is still a little cold outside. After combing his hair casually and dressing up a little, Xia Jinse was ready to go out.

Chasing Yun finally tied a palace silk around Xia Jinse's waist, and said casually: "The slave was originally going to choose that piece of dragon and phoenix pendant, but she didn't find it, so she had to change this." ”

As she spoke, she glanced Xia Jinse up and down: "Well, it's also quite a match, the princess looks good in anything." ”

Xia Jinse checked it, but he didn't care too much: "Dragon and phoenix pendant, is it the piece that the prince gave me last time?" Where did it go? ”

"The slave didn't know either, she wore it when she entered the palace last time, but she didn't seem to pay attention when she came back. I don't know if I dropped it or where I put it, I didn't find it, and the slave and maid will look for it again. Chasing clouds said.

Xia Jinse then remembered that the dragon and phoenix pendant was one of the dowry gifts given to her by Lan Beichen, and later she liked it and the style was good, so she put it in the dresser and wore it when she went out occasionally.

"Okay, let's look for it next time I clean the room, if I don't find it, I'm afraid when it will be dropped." Xia Jinse thought about it, but he didn't figure out when it fell or where it fell, anyway, it was just a jade pendant.

The two went out and wandered around casually, and found that the previous rumors still did not stop, but had a tendency to become more and more intense.

In the past month, there have been a full twelve families who have come to the Xiaoyao Mansion to propose marriage, not only the eldest grandson of Nanguo Gong, but also the talents of Guozijian, and the odds tables of major gambling houses are also constantly updated, and everyone is talking about it.

Lan Beichen looked at her and said, "You made this, what do you think?" ”

Xia Jinse's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of something: "Lan Beichen, I think we are going to get rich again!" ”