Everyone in the hall looked at each other, and for a long time, no one spoke.

I don't know how long it took, the rugged-looking Tuohala hesitated and guessed: "Isn't it that after the new emperor of Dasheng ascended the throne, he couldn't tolerate Cen Yin, so he simply stuffed this big Buddha here, and appeased Cen Yin with the territory of Huaizhou in exchange?" ”

Several others also looked a little thoughtful.

The old man stroked his beard and said: "The new emperor is the nephew of the abolished emperor in front, I heard that the new emperor was able to ascend the throne because of Cen Yin's support." ”

Although these patriarchs are in Huaizhou, they have also been paying attention to the movements of the capital, after all, Huaizhou is also part of Dasheng now, and the overlap of power in the capital will inevitably affect Huaizhou.

In case the new emperor really wants to give Huaizhou to Cen Yin, then Cen Yin is equivalent to the soil emperor of Huaizhou.

The patriarchs exchanged glances again, and the middle-aged man with the mustache solemnly concluded: "Cen Yin is here, you can't ignore it." ”

The other patriarchs also nodded frequently, deeply sympathetic.

If they want to live a leisurely life in Huaizhou, it is best to have a good relationship with Cen Yin, hello, I am good.

The old man suggested loudly: "There is a saying in Dasheng, it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun, why don't we go to visit that Cen Governor together?" ”

"It's time to meet you!" The crowd chimed in.

They said they would go, and they set off immediately.

A group of people rode horses on the street and flipped their whips on a rampage, and those ordinary Huaizhou people knew that they were powerful people when they saw their dress, and they avoided them one by one. If this is killed by these powerful people, it will be in vain if it dies.

After a stick of incense, several patriarchs rode their horses to the outside of the palace and asked to see Cen Yin.

"We want to ask to see Lord Cen Governor."

These people took it for granted and asked the soldiers guarding the door to go and report Cen Yin.

However, they waited and waited at the gate of the palace, but the messenger did not return.

In Huaizhou in May, the scorching sun scorched the earth, and several patriarchs sweated.

They waited a little impatiently, and at last, a little chamberlain came belatedly and gave them a light sentence: "No." ”

The little chamberlain glanced coldly at the patriarchs of the palace gate, did not hide the ridicule on his face, and said in his heart: What a bunch of barbarians! Come as you say, and don't bring a prayer post, do you really think that whoever they are the overseers can see if they want to?!

After the little chamberlain conveyed Cen Yin's meaning, he turned around and left directly, without even saying a word to them.

“……”

“……”

“……”

Several patriarchs didn't expect them to receive such a cold reception, their faces were a little stiff, some were angry, some frowned, some sighed, and some were ashamed.

Cen Yin's first in-house servant dared to give them a face!

Crazy, really crazy!

The old man exchanged a look with the middle-aged man with a mustache.

This Cen Yin is really as arrogant as rumored, and there is no one in his eyes!

Tuhahara couldn't bear this breath, gritted his back molars and said, "What does he mean by this?!" Don't you like us? ”

"Even when the new emperor took Dayue City, he also took the initiative to summon us!" The other patriarch also said indignantly, his eyebrows furrowed.

Today, they all lowered their bodies and came here to ask for a meeting, and they gave Cen Yin some face, but he actually gave a shameless face!

"This is Huaizhou, it's not the capital, and it's not like he's crazy when he wants to." The old man stroked his sleeve with a cold expression and said meaningfully.

This Cen Yin is really not interesting, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, since he doesn't know each other, then don't blame them.

I still have to give him a dismount and kill his prestige!

Several people silently exchanged glances.

These days, they get along well with Luo Qifang and Luo Guangqing, and they have nothing to do, and everyone has their own place.

They also don't want another person to press on their heads and make waves.

Tuohara narrowed his eyes, a touch of anger flashed under his eyes, and proposed, "Why don't we go to Fengyue Tower for a drink?" Today I'm doing the East! ”

Fengyue Tower is the most famous flower building in Dayue City, and it is one of the favorite places for dignitaries and wealthy merchants in the city. The implication of Tuohara was to invite the people to go there and think about it in the long run.

The other patriarchs were holding their breath and immediately agreed.

So, this group of people got on the horse again, and rode the horse together to the Fengyue Tower in the south of the city.

The old bustard also recognized this group of nobles, and diligently led them to the private seat on the second floor, and arranged for several girls dressed in fancy clothes to serve them.

Several patriarchs were holding back the fire in their stomachs, and as soon as they sat down, one of them slapped their palms heavily on the table.

"Smack!"

The wine glasses on the table were all swayed slightly by him, and a little wine spilled out of the glasses, even the girl who was waiting next to him was startled.

"Master, you are really scared to death of the slave family!" The bejeweled girl patted her plump chest and snuggled into the man's arms, her voice delicate.

The man grabbed her slender waist, pinched it, and complained endlessly: "This Cen Yin is inevitably too crazy, too blind!" ”

"The emperor sent him to Huaizhou, in the final analysis, it was 'degraded'! He's really not self-aware! ”

"Cen Yin has just arrived, and he is so arrogant, I'm afraid it also means to give us a dismount! We can't back down, as soon as we retreat, he will advance, and we can't let him gain an inch. ”

Everyone felt the same way and nodded slightly.

That's right, if they bow to Cen Yin now, it will only make Cen Yin taste the sweetness and gain an inch, then where will they still have a foothold in Huaizhou in the future!

A few girls were beside them from time to time to add wine to the patriarchs, and a veiled girl in red came in with a huqin, and soon sang a slow and leisurely tune.

The aroma of wine is pervasive, and the sound of warblers and swallows is so happy.

The middle-aged man with a mustache drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, and hesitated: "I heard that Cen Yin is a person who is the only one in the capital, and he is overbearing, and he will be retributed." How many powerful ministers in the capital were folded in his hands. ”

He spoke without confidence, and his eyes showed hesitation.

The girl who served him hurriedly refueled him with wine.

Tuohara glanced at the other party contemptuously, and raised his voice and said, "Hetuoye, don't forget that this is Huaizhou, which is different from the capital. ”

This Hetuoye, who always looks ahead and backwards in doing things, no wonder their He clan has been getting worse and worse over the years.

Tuohara grabbed a pair of bamboo chopsticks on the side, and as soon as he held it with both hands, he easily broke the chopsticks.

"Click!"

"If he dares to do it, we will break his wings!" Tuhara said in a cold tone, murderous.

Another short and fat patriarch stroked his palm and echoed: "Tuohara is right, this Huaizhou is our territory, we must suppress Cen Yin's limelight and let him know that it is powerful!" ”

"That's right!" Tuhala raised his hand and patted the case heavily, his brown eyes sparkling, and he sneered, "We are not the benevolent lord of the capital......

When it came to "benevolence", Tuohala's expression was slightly stiff, and he felt that it was wrong, the new emperor of Dasheng in the capital led the army all the way to destroy their country, where is the mercy! It should be said that it is a god-killing thing!

Thinking that they are now all slaves of the country, Tuohala's heart is somewhat unhappy.

The others also thought of a direction, the atmosphere was slightly cold, and at this moment, it seemed that even the wine in the glass was not so fragrant.

Hetuoye picked up the glass of wine that had just been poured and took another sip, and Mu Yan thought of the other "king" they were pregnant with, and his eyes flashed slightly.

Hetoya lowered his voice and said, "Have you heard? The Tessi of Zhao Shiluo was quite dissatisfied with 'that one'. ”

Hetoya deliberately increased the volume on "that one", and the expressions of the other patriarchs suddenly became very subtle, and they all knew that the person Hetoya was talking about was Suna, who had set himself up as king.

"I heard." The corners of Tuohara's lips hooked, and a little contempt appeared on her rough face, "In the past few months, she has used the name of the prince of Dasheng to preach everywhere that the new monarch of Dasheng is not right, and she doesn't know what she is thinking, so it's no wonder that Zhao Shiluo is annoyed." ”

The short and fat patriarch was also disdainful, and said, "That's it!" If she has the ability, she will go to the realm of Dasheng to preach it, what is the use of preaching it in Huaizhou, is it possible to point to Huairen to help Prince Dasheng seize the throne? ”

"Ridiculous! She has this ability, why don't she recapture Dayue City, why bother to shrink in Shunhua City! Now that he occupies the three cities, he neither advances nor retreats, but enjoys the three husbands and four servants! Ridiculous, really ridiculous! ”

Several patriarchs sighed and looked disapproving.

Hetoya sighed with a condescending attitude: "This woman, she is not reliable in doing things, and she is just building a country on the basis of a momentary will, she does not know how to fight or govern the country, and what waves can she make." At the beginning, Zhao Shiluo was moved by her in a few words and took refuge in her, but now I am afraid that my intestines are green with regret. ”

The other patriarchs also felt the same way, and they all nodded.

"She's not as good as her father!" The old man shook his head and commented with embarrassment.

Last year, when Suna just encouraged several clans to support her as the queen, they thought that she really had some ability, and they also thought that if Suna could succeed, she could recover her life.

Nor are they going to have a headache for a eunuch here.

"Don't talk about these disappointments, everyone drinks, and if you don't get drunk today, you won't return!" Tuhala raised his glass and toasted the others.

Huairen drinking is much more heroic than Dasheng people, each wine glass has a bowl mouth, these seven or eight people and these girls who accompany the wine to drink together, after a while to drink several jars of wine, there is a turtle duke to diligently come to the guests and serve wine.

As they drank too much, the more they could not control their mouths, and the more they spoke.

What they didn't know was that everything they said in Fengyue Tower was relayed by people, and it reached Cen Yin's ears.

"They said, "Governor, you are tyrannical in the capital, and you will be reciprocated......"

"He also said that he would suppress the limelight of the Overseer, and let you know who is the Lord here in Huaizhou."

A square-faced brocade guard truthfully relayed what Hetuoye and the others said to Cen Yin one by one, and as he spoke, he also looked at Cen Yin's face cautiously, with cold sweat on his forehead.

The words he had just relayed were all the words of those clan patriarchs insulting Cen Yin, and there was nothing good about them.

These people are really immortal!

The square-faced brocade guard secretly pinched his sweat while reporting, his voice was tight, and he was only worried that he would be affected by these pregnant people who didn't know the height of the sky, and his life would be in danger.

Cen Yin, who was wearing a bamboo blue straight jacket, looked calm, holding a pair of scissors in his hand, and slowly cut a pot of evergreen in front of the window.

"Click, click......"

From beginning to end, Cen Yin didn't even raise his eyebrows, and concentrated on trimming Wan Nianqing, as if Jin Yiwei was talking about something he didn't want to do.

Cen Yin only arrived in Dayue City at dusk yesterday, but before he arrived, he had already sent more than a dozen brocade guards to come over in disguise before him.

Dasheng and Nanhuai are very different from the local customs, however, one thing is the same, those teahouses, restaurants, markets and flower buildings in the city are the easiest places to get information, especially Hualou, those Huai people like to drink and discuss in Hualou the most, so Jinyiwei secretly placed some people in Hualou in advance.

Therefore, although Cen Yin had just arrived yesterday, he already had a lot of eyes and ears in this Dayue City, so his eyes would not be black.

Finally, the square-faced Jinyiwei finally talked about the topic to Suna, and his heart was relieved.

Speaking of Suna, he had no scruples, and said all the comments of Hetuoye and others on Suna, and finally said: "Overseer, according to the opinion of his subordinates, these Huairen are simply grass on the wall!" ”

Obviously, Hetuoye and the others are just watching the situation in Huaizhou, they will not oppose and dare not oppose for the time being, but if Suna really gains power, these people will inevitably rebel, because they regard themselves as Huairen in their bones.

"Click."

Cen Yin cut off another yellowed residual leaf, and then put down the scissors in his hand.

The little scorpion who was waiting on the side immediately handed him a handkerchief.

Cen Yin slowly wiped his slender fingers with a handkerchief, his posture relaxed and calm.

Sunlight poured in through the open window through the dense foliage, casting a dappled light and shadow on his face and body, and also wrapped his slender and beautiful fingers with a faint halo, like the delicate and flawless jade bamboo, shining with a lustrous luster.

Cen Yin shook his head slightly, his long and narrow dark eyes were as deep as a pool, with a clear and calm insight.

He sighed lowly: "It seems that this seat still looks up to Luo Qifang and Luo Guangqing a little bit......" Even these people under their noses have not been able to suppress, they are still too tender!

Cen Yin's voice was neither high nor low, and he couldn't hear joy or anger.

The square-faced brocade guard glanced at him quietly, and when the wind blew, the mottled light and shadow swayed slightly on Cen Yin's face, a little more unpredictable, cold and alienated, and also revealing an indescribable sense of danger.

Cen Yin just stood there like this, like a mountain and a river, which made people dare not be contemptuous.

The square-faced Jin Yiwei felt that his heart was lifted little by little, and he sweated for Luo Guangqing and Luo Qifang, who were not here at the moment.

Cen Yin casually threw the handkerchief in his hand to the little scorpion, and said, "...... It really needs to be reinforced. ”

It is conceivable that if the earth dragon really turns over in Huaizhou, there is a chance that it will be completely chaotic here.

Then, Ah Yan's previous efforts here will be in vain, and it will give Mu Youjing an opportunity to take advantage of.

Cen Yin narrowed his eyes, and his narrow eyes became deeper.

"Quack!"

Outside the window, a blackbird suddenly flew by, its wings brushing over the branches, making a rustling sound.

Cen Yin subconsciously glanced out the window, and saw a black blackbird gliding through the window......

Even the little scorpion subconsciously looked over and paused for a moment before realizing that it was not the stupid starling.

Cen Yin hooked his lips and smiled, thinking about the birds that were far away in the capital, and the people who were far away in the capital.

His eyes softened again, and with a flip of his right hand, he took out a jade pendant carved with a lark from his sleeve pocket.

Cen Yin lowered his eyes and looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and his half-hanging eyes were shining with bright light, overflowing with light.

The brocade guard who came to report stood aside respectfully, waiting for Cen Yin's orders.

I don't know when, the sky outside is overcast, and even the room is a little darker, God's temper comes quickly, turning his face like turning a book, and the wind and rain are coming.

Thousands of miles away in the capital, it is another sunny and good weather.

With such good weather, Duanmufei is not wasted.

After getting up early in the morning, she went to the Tinglan Water Pavilion in the Imperial Garden, drinking sherbet leisurely, while flipping through an account book on the stone table, while feeding the fish, very comfortable.

On the other side, in the Qingzhi Water Pavilion, a veiled musician is holding a pipa and singing "Plum Blossom Introduction", the sound of the pipa is clear and beautiful, attracting some birds to stop on the branches and chirp to accompany her.

The maids and palace maids next to them are very busy, some take care of the stove and boil water to make tea; Some held a pu fan and gently fanned Duanmu to the wind; Others made sherbet for her on the spot......

Duanmu Fei quickly finished reading another account book.

After closing the account book, she didn't rush to read the next one, picked up a lychee from the fruit bowl next to her, and peeled it deliciously.

This tribute lychee is naturally the best among lychees.

The lychee shell is thin and crisp, the flesh under the shell is like clotted fat, after chilling, it is sweet, cool and refreshing, eating in the mouth as if it is holding honey, the whole body is comfortable, and the aftertaste is endless.

Duanmu squinted her eyes with satisfaction, her eyes were shining, and she took another lychee.

A small chamberlain on the side seized the opportunity to take two steps forward and respectfully asked, "Niangniang, do you want to see some juggling or something?" ”

He looked at Duanmu Fei with an earnest face, for fear that she would think it was boring to always listen to small songs. The overseer is not in Beijing, and they have to serve the mother carefully.

Duanmu Fei waved his hand casually, "Let her sing." ”

Duanmu Fei felt that it was just right to listen to a little song, and she could listen to it while reading the account book.

The little chamberlain only agreed, thinking in his heart that he had to let the musician who sang the little song prepare more repertoire, and it would be too boring to sing these tunes back and forth. Hmph, this sect has really not grown in a few years!

Lychees are easy to get angry if they eat too much, Duanmu Fei ate three lychees, just ordered them, took the wet wipes handed by Bi Cicada, wiped his fingers, and then took the tea cup handed by the pothos, drank two sips of tea, and went to the aftertaste in his mouth.

After she finished drinking the tea, the pothos took the teacup with a quick hand.

The two personal maids served very thoughtfully and carefully, naturally and properly, and they didn't even need Duanmu Fei to speak, they understood her mind.

The palace maids on the side observed carefully and said in admiration: These two sisters are worthy of serving the queen mother for many years, and their understanding of the mother is far beyond their reach. In the future, they will also learn more.

Duanmu Fei was very comfortable, and he picked up a fan casually, fanned it gently, and continued to open the next account book.

Duanmufei was not in a hurry at all, anyway, she was idle, so she simply took her time, and spent a month of work to read the boxes of account books sent by the chief eunuch before, and to this day, only the three books left at hand have not been read.

The remaining three books are all this year's account books, and the records are naturally the expenditure accounts of the palace after Mu Yan ascended the throne.

Duanmu Fei slowly and methodically flipped through the account book, page after page......

The musician sang two songs, and Duanmu Fei was only able to turn eight or nine pages, the corners of his lips were slightly pursed, and his heart was flying.

Mu Jianming has always been arrogant and extravagant, when he was in power, it was just extravagant, since Mu Yan ascended the throne, it was only more than five months, and the palace plus Qianyayuan actually spent 1.5 million silver, almost a year since Emperor Chongming, only one percent less than Mu Jianming's reign.

Duanmu Fei doesn't know Mu Yan well, he doesn't pay attention to food and clothing, he is not informal, when he goes out, he basically lives and eats with the soldiers, and in a difficult environment, he is also at ease.

On weekdays, Mu Yan eats very ordinary, not those gluttons who don't eat delicacies from the mountains and seas.

If there is a big expense this year, probably the only ones are the enthronement ceremony and their wedding, but as usual, these two things cost the treasury money.

During this period of time, Duanmu Fei also checked some old accounts and rosters of Emperor Chongming, and now the number of palace people is thirty percent more than that of Emperor Chongming, but even so, this expenditure should not be so much!

Duanmu Fei looked at the accounts for a month, and the expenses everywhere were already like treasures, and he had already come to an obvious conclusion: the inner court was full of private pockets!

The use, purchase, tribute, etc. in the palace are all in charge of the Inner Court Division, and there are tens of thousands of people in the palace from masters to slaves, and there are too many oil and water in it.

Duanmufei still remembered that when she was a child in the Chu family, she once heard the old lady Chu jokingly say: The eggs that the emperor eats are all golden eggs.

When he was young, Duanmu Fei didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but when he grew up, he gradually understood.

An egg is only two or three copper plates in the people, but the eggs purchased by the Inner Court for the royal family cost ten taels of silver each, isn't this a golden egg?!

Duanmufei knew that the Inner Court Division had a big problem when he first checked the accounts, not only did he replace the tributes indiscriminately, but he also filled his own pockets.

After a month of investigation, she found that the corruption of the Inner Court Division was more serious than she thought!

The truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish, is understood, but the Inner Court Division is inevitably too greedy.

Duanmu's scarlet eyes were dark, and he slapped his palm on the account book.