Duanmu Heng outside the cell quietly looked at Yang Xuyao, who was chattering.

It wasn't until Yang Xuyao finished speaking that he said unhurriedly: "The situation at that time did not require the sacrifice of the second sister. ”

Duanmu Heng's voice was so calm that there was no trace of ups and downs, but the meaning in his words was extremely sharp.

Yang Xuyao hurriedly defended himself: "Big brother, I was really dizzy at the time, and Fu Yingxuan instigated me three times and twice, I will, I will ......"

"Big brother, I know I'm wrong! You give me a chance to make up for Qi'er. ”

Yang Xuyao grabbed the railing of the cell even harder, and leaned his head in the direction of Duanmu Heng outside the cell, his eyes cracking.

Duanmu Heng's heart knot is this.

At that time, Yang Xuyao just wanted to take Duanmuqi's handle and use it to contain Duanmuqi, even if he didn't sacrifice Duanmuqi, with Duanmuqi's blind trust in Yang Xuyao, he would listen to him, but Yang Xuyao did not hesitate to sacrifice her.

She was only eighteen years old, and she died at the age of Shaohua.

Duanmuheng has always wondered why Yang Xuyao is so cruel to Duanmuqi, and he can't understand why Duanmuqi must die.

However, now he finally understood.

"I see." Duanmu Heng said softly, almost muttering to himself.

Yang Xuyao stared at Duanmu Heng with longing in his eyes, and his eyes brightened a little.

Duanmu Heng said calmly: "You are a selfish one. ”

"When you think of using the second sister, you have to use it to the greatest extent, and the death of the second sister can bring you the greatest benefits, so you don't think about what will happen if you let her live......"

"Second sister is wrong......"

She was wrong to help her husband calculate her sisters, and she was wrong to pay her sincerity.

Yang Xuyao's heart plummeted, his whole body was cold, and he hurriedly said: "It's not like this, big brother, it's Fu Yingxuan...... She was pregnant with a child, you know, I have been married to Qi'er for three years, and I have no children under my knees, and I am dizzy because of the child in Fu Yingxuan's belly......"

Yang Xuyao still wanted to put the blame on Fu Yingxuan, but Duanmu Heng didn't want to listen anymore and interrupted him: "The second sister has broken off with the Yang family, she doesn't need you to guard the tomb for her, she just needs you to pay for your life." ”

Yang Xuyao's eyes were almost popping out, his thin and slightly sunken face was full of despair, and he said excitedly: "Big brother, I really know it's wrong...... Think about it...... Qi'er"

Duanmu Heng didn't stay any longer, he left the prison without looking back, no matter how Yang Xuyao shouted in the rear.

Inside the prison, it was dark and cold, and outside it was scorching in the sun, so hot that it seemed to roast people.

Duanmu Heng's eyes looked transparent in the sunlight.

His knot was untied, and he came out of it.

Next, he has to prepare for the exam.

On July 15, the main culprit of the rebellion case who was supposed to be beheaded after the autumn was supposed to be beheaded in advance, and on this day, Duanmu Heng did not go to watch the punishment.

Next, the other accomplices sentenced to exile were to be taken to the place of exile.

On July 18, the official document about the Huaizhou earthquake was also sent to the imperial court by the post envoy, and the court was in an uproar.

Originally, the talk in the capital in the past few days was the Yang family's rebellion case, but now as soon as the Huaizhou earthquake happened, the people were even more in an uproar.

The teahouse restaurant in the capital is also stained with light, and it is much more lively than usual, and the shopkeeper and the little two are all full of red light, radiant, and entertain the guests diligently.

“…… I heard that at that time in the public court, there were still those traitors who kept saying that the queen mother was a demon! A middle-aged tea guest said angrily.

"How can the queen be a demon?!" An old woman in Tsing Yi next to her immediately said, "Niangniang was born with a phoenix, so it rained as soon as she asked; Huaizhou turned over this time, and the heavens also warned Niangniang in a dream! ”

"The queen is really a blessing of great prosperity!" Another young man sighed.

The other tea guests around also nodded frequently, looking like they felt the same and were all in one mind.

The old woman in Tsing Yi looked even more excited, and said: "So, those traitors are damned, and they dare to slander the queen!" I look at the heart is black, and I look at our great prosperity and death! ”

This sentence drew echoes one after another.

A capable middle-aged merchant said happily: "Fortunately, I listened to the words of the queen mother, did not go to Huaizhou to buy goods, and avoided this catastrophe. As he spoke, he looked at his friend at the same table, "Brother, I advised you not to go to Huaizhou in the past few months, right?" ”

"That's it!" A short and fat merchant at the same table hurriedly poured him wine, "Thanks to you, brother, I only picked up a life this time, and today's meal is mine!" ”

"Yes!"

“……”

The tea guests talked lively, and some of the students around them also heard it, exchanging glances with strange expressions.

A student in Tsing Yi, who described him as elegant, said in a low voice: "Could it be that what those people said is true? The queen is really ...... "born with a phoenix?!"

Several other students were also a little incredulous.

"But it was true that the queen knew about the turn of the earth dragon in advance...... " muttered another ordinary-looking student in blue.

As they spoke, their expressions became more subtle, and they silently drank tea.

The son is silent, and the strange force is confused.

Most of them, who read books, don't believe in ghosts and gods, but at this moment, the belief they have held on to for many years has been shaken.

Another indigo student said impassionedly: "No matter what, the queen mother understands righteousness, has a broad mind, has her own good fortune in her heart, and once she ascends to the throne, she will eliminate corruption and calm the hearts of the people, she is definitely a virtuous queen!" ”

"A generation of virtuous queens is enough to leave a name in history!"

The other students thought so much and echoed it.

Many people around used to think that these scholars were talking in a crepe and not easy to understand, but now they feel that what they say is beautiful and good, and they all come over to talk to them.

The more the tea guests talked, the more lively they became, and they almost said that Duanmu Fei was the Nine Heavens Xuannu who went down to earth.

Not only these teahouses and restaurants, but also the streets, streets and alleys are also praising the queen's various deeds.

Soon, some people spontaneously set up an immortal tablet for the queen at home, and they also made incense every day, begging the queen to live a long life, and some people spontaneously called friends to go to the palace gate to kowtow to the queen.

Those students and literati also wrote poems one after another, praising the queen, and the waves were higher than the waves, and the voices that questioned whether the queen was a demon had already been completely suppressed.

For more than 100 years, there has never been a queen who has won the hearts of the people so much and has been so supported by students all over the world!

For these, Duanmuxian sees them in his eyes, listens to them in his ears, and puts them in his heart.

Of course, he was also happy, and felt that his little granddaughter was really extraordinary.

Happy to be happy, Duanmuxian still has to be busy with the Huaizhou earthquake.

The Huaizhou earthquake also had a slight impact on the southern border, and there were also some aftershocks along the border between the southern border and Huaizhou, but because of proper preparation, there were no casualties.

The biggest damage was probably in the embankment of Canglan City in Dian Prefecture, because of the earthquake that showed a crack.

This embankment was built five years ago, and at that time, Duanmuxian was the head of the household, so he naturally knew that the imperial court had allocated a million taels at that time.

It shouldn't have broken so quickly, so the current political envoy of Dian Prefecture also showed the reason when he folded up, the imperial court allocated one million taels of silver, but at that time, because of the connivance and corruption of the abolished emperor Mu Jianming, the million taels of silver were exploited layer by layer, and when it came to the hands of the magistrate of Canglan City, there were only less than 200,000 taels left.

At that time, Wang Zhixian was also greedy, and he paid tens of thousands of taels, this embankment is cutting corners, it is no different from paper, and it has not collapsed for so many years because there are few disasters in the area of Yunnan.

However, after many years of war in Dian Prefecture, those Dasheng officials who should be responsible for this died, and those who were deposed were deposed, and now no one can be held accountable, what Duanmuxian can do is to allocate funds as soon as possible and rebuild the embankment.

Fortunately, the treasury had just recently had a "redemption silver" in the account, and the household department immediately allocated money from the treasury, and Mu Yan ordered the political envoy of Dian Prefecture to personally take charge of the dam repair.

The imperial court handled the matters related to the earthquake properly, and minimized the losses of Dasheng and the people, and there was a voice of praise among Shilin and the people.

The whole Dasheng is a thriving trend, and everyone is full of hope for the future of Dasheng.

On the first day of August, the Enke meeting was held on a trial basis.

On the same day, the lifters entered the examination room of the Gongyuan.

Three days later, there will be a trial list, Duanmu Heng is the ninth place on the first list, the entire Duanmu Mansion has become jubilant for this good news, and the concierge has put three full strings of firecrackers, attracting many passers-by to see the excitement, even if you don't ask, you can guess that there is a high school in Muguo Mansion!

On the same day, Duanmu Fei also returned to the Muguo Mansion to congratulate Duanmu Heng.

Duanmu Xian was overjoyed, and he was even happier than Duanmu Heng, and ordered to add vegetables to the people in the house that day, plus a month's monthly salary, and everyone made a new set of clothes this autumn.

Duanmuxian didn't hold a big celebration banquet, but the family had a small banquet and celebrated a little.

And next, Duanmu Heng is about to prepare for the palace test.

Duanmu Heng planned to go to Kaoshu Jishi again and stay in the Hanlin Academy for three years, and Duanmu Xian had no opinion on the eldest grandson's decision.

The family had a lively meal together, and Duanmufei also drank two cups in a good mood, and then Duanmujun and the little starling personally sent her to the Yimen.

In the distance, I saw a young man in a blue lotus-colored brocade robe standing next to a carriage, looking at the sisters with a smile.

The afterglow of the setting sun gilded the young man's body with a faint layer of gold dust, which made his well-defined features more and more handsome.

"Vera!" The smile on the young man's face was even bigger.

In the eyes of the little starling, it was like the impermanence of black and white, the little starling almost didn't fall out of mid-air, and immediately turned around and flew away, fleeing in the wilderness.

Duanmujun watched Mu Yan come to pick up his sister, and was quite satisfied: This sister-in-law is quite qualified!

Seeing Duanmufei get into the carriage, Duanmujun went back, and the carriage carried Duanmufei and Mu Yan out of the Muguo Mansion.

In the small carriage, Mu Yan couldn't wait to hold Duanmu Fei in his arms, and a familiar fragrance of his daughter entered the tip of his nose, with a slight smell of wine.

"Zhenzhen, have you been drinking?" Mu Yan looked at Duanmu Fei with burning eyes, and there was expectation written in his eyes.

Duanmu Fei slowly stretched out two fingers and compared a "two", and then said slowly: "Two cups." ”

After drinking, Duanmu Fei's pupils became darker, and there seemed to be a faint layer of water in his eyes, clear and bright, clearly reflecting Mu Yan's face.

Mu Yan likes to look at her like this, as if she only has him in her eyes.

Zhen Zhen is the cutest when she drinks and is slightly drunk, and at this time, Zhen Zhen is the best to speak.

"Zhenzhen, tomorrow I'll go back to the back, shall we go horseback riding?" Mu Yan proposed with great interest, thinking that tomorrow morning after the court, he would come to the sentence "If there is something to do, there is nothing to do and retreat from the court", the court is dispersed earlier, and the two of them can also go out to play earlier.

"Okay."

"The scenery of Cuiwei Mountain is good, let's go climb the mountain, if you are tired of climbing, I can carry you."

"Okay."

"Tomorrow night, let's just go to my mother's place for dinner, and then go back to the palace, okay?"

"Okay."

After getting the three "good" words of Duanmu Fei in a row, Mu Yan was satisfied, helped her adjust a more comfortable position to lean on him, and muttered in her mouth: "It's a pity that the eldest brother is not here, otherwise this Mid-Autumn Festival, we can call my sister and eldest brother to go to the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival together." ”

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but remember that today he saw Duanmu Jun finishing a cloak embroidered with cranes, and at a glance, he knew who this cloak was embroidered for.

"How's Huaizhou doing?"

Duanmu asked, and Mu Yan said carefully.

It's been a month since the Huaizhou Dilong turned over last month.

At the beginning, there were some Huai people who did not listen to the command and took advantage of the chaos to make trouble, but Luo Qifang, Luo Guangqing and other Dasheng officials stationed in Huaizhou took an iron fist at Cen Yin's order, and under the vigorous and resolute action, these restless Huai people quickly stopped.

By August, the situation in all the cities of Huaizhou had stabilized.

Since Cen Yin came to Huaizhou, in Dayue City, the nobles of the original Nanhuai tribes have become acquainted with each other, and various government decrees have been smoothly conveyed at the level of the prefecture.

In this regard, Luo Qifang is probably the person who feels it the most.

Once, in front of him and Luo Guangqing, these nobility were all old fritters and wall grass, always staring at the Dasheng court, not expecting anything to happen to the court, they could seek some benefits from it; is to wait and see the situation, and plan to serve the pseudo-king Suna at any time.

It took him and Luo Guangqing a lot of effort to barely stabilize these people, but now, these nobles were as well-behaved as sheep in front of Cen Yin.

These people are all the same, they all bully the soft and fear the hard!

Every month, Huaizhou is undergoing visible changes, and the situation is becoming more and more stable.

Luo Qifang, Luo Guangqing and other officials saw all this, and they were completely convinced, and even more admired.

Cen Yin's every step was well thought out, and it took him half a year to gradually divide those clan chiefs, and he did not simply use iron-fisted means to deter these people, but used an upright and honest conspiracy.

Since Mu Yan defeated Nanhuai, the patriarchs of these tribes have come to Dayue City to surrender to Mu Yan, and later, the patriarchs of the southern tribes supported Suna to establish himself as the king.

This incident also made the position of these patriarchs who stayed in Dayue City very awkward, if they left Dayue City at this juncture, it would inevitably make the Dasheng Imperial Court wonder if they also had different intentions, whether they also wanted to take refuge in Suna, these patriarchs could only continue to stay in Dayue City, and also wanted to wait and see the situation, maybe they could get some benefits from it.

After that, these clan patriarchs stayed in Dayue City, and when Cen Yin came, it was even more inconvenient for them to leave.

At the beginning of July, Cen Yin established his prestige in Huaizhou in one fell swoop because of the turning over of the earth dragon.

After the relief work in each city was largely completed, Cen Yin gathered the chiefs of these tribes together and offered to ask Dasheng for knighthoods on their behalf.

At that time, Luo Qifang and Luo Guangqing were noncommittal about this.

Cen Yin drew up a list and asked for the title of more than 20 tribal chiefs, including three marquises, ten earls, and the rest were viscounts.

In the months that followed, these patriarchs fought for the title of marquis and earl, and for this reason, they even exposed each other's shortcomings, and no one was convinced that they were subordinate to the other patriarchs.

Cen Yin was so easy that he didn't even promise the title that he should have, so he used false names to divide the patriarchs of these tribes.

It wasn't until a period of time later that Luo Qifang understood that Cen Yin's title to these patriarchs was meaningful, and Cen Yin divided these patriarchs into titles one by one according to the location of their territories and the relationship between them, for example, the three marquis are located in Huaizhou North, Huaizhou East and Huaizhou West, each of which is nearly thousands of miles apart, and it is difficult to collude with each other.

Cen Yin's purpose was to make it difficult for these patriarchs to unite into one.

Of course, there are also patriarchs who were named viscounts who did not accept this title and were directly deprived of the title by Cen Yin, who directly promoted his cousin to a viscount and served as the new patriarch.

Cen Yin easily subdued these patriarchs, so that they could no longer make waves.

Autumn went to winter, and on the first day of November, Cen Yin, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly made a new move and ordered to attack Shunhua City.

Although Luo Qifang and Luo Guangqing were surprised, they didn't dare to question his order in the slightest, and immediately received the order.

Luo Qifang needs to start preparing for military salaries and grain and grass as soon as possible, while Luo Guangqing is going to reorganize the army.

After the two stepped back, they looked at each other with a somewhat subtle expression.

It's November now, and the winter in Huaizhou is much warmer than in the capital, and both of them are wearing only thin straight jackets.

Luo Guangqing was the first to speak: "I didn't expect Cen Yin to do something to Suna now." ”

Since Cen Yin arrived in Dayue City in April this year, it has been more than half a year, and this half year is short, but it is also long, which is enough for Luo Qifang and Luo Guangqing to have a certain understanding of Cen Yin.

Cen Yin is a man of his word, and once he proposes it, he will surely achieve his goal.

Luo Qifang slowed down and said: "This is still slow, I used to think that he would move as soon as he came to Huaizhou, but I didn't think he had the patience to wait until now." ”

Luo Qifang always felt that Cen Yin was ambitious, so he thought that as soon as he came to Huaizhou, he would order his troops to go south and take Suna, after all, by fighting, he could seize the power of the army, and he could also make meritorious contributions, and he could also deter the people of Huaizhou.

Who would have thought that Cen Yin's pace was completely beyond his expectations, Cen Yin waited patiently for two months, and waited for a letter from the capital to confirm the specific date of the Earth Dragon's turnover, and then he made a move to shock himself and Huairen.

Later, Huaizhou had a dragon turnover, but under Cen Yin's overall planning, the loss of several cities was insignificant, at that time, Luo Qifang thought that after the disaster relief, Cen Yin was estimated to take action against Suna, but Cen Yin still did not move, he patiently rectified Huaizhou, patiently divided the tribes, until today!

Cen Yin's ability is undoubted, first set inside, and then outside, until Huaizhou is stable, and then chooses to attack Suna.

Anyone in a hurry to seize power shouldn't be this kind of reaction, right?

Luo Guangqing and Luo Qifang stopped again, and then saw the same thought in each other's eyes.

Luo Guangqing said with a slight hesitation: "So...... Cen Yin probably didn't come to seize power, right? ”

Luo Qifang didn't speak, in fact, both of them had an answer in their hearts.

The emptiness of words is evident in what a man does.

Luo Guangqing solemnly patted Luo Qifang's shoulder, "No matter what, this time on the battlefield, we must earn face for the emperor!" ”

They have already lost enough face to the new emperor in front of Cen Yin, this time, they have to earn back some face!

"Let's go." Luo Qifang said succinctly.

Both of them quickened their pace and went out to prepare.

Next, they still have a lot to do!

(End of chapter)