Chapter 259: No Heart, No Lungs
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With the return of the Northern Army to Beijing, the atmosphere in the capital suddenly became tense.
With the escort of the Northern Army, Emperor Yongtai is full of confidence.
At least, the capital is safe.
Those noisy official families, take your time and solve them one by one.
It's just that......
"Ahem......"
Emperor Yongtai coughed several times in a row, his chest was tight and shortness of breath, and he was really uncomfortable.
Sun Bangnian brought the soup medicine with just the right temperature, "Your Majesty should drink the medicine!" ”
Emperor Yongtai took the medicine bowl and took a sip, his brows furrowed.
"Why is it so bitter?"
The decoction is getting worse and worse day by day, and the doctors in the hospital should die!
Sun Bangnian said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the decoction has always been so bitter. ”
"Impossible! Are you saying that I have a problem with my sense of taste? ”
"The old slave doesn't dare!"
Sun Bangnian was terrified.
Emperor Yongtai stared at him unkindly.
It seems like a lifetime has passed, and it seems like there is only one breath of time.
It wasn't until the emperor's gaze averted that Sun Bangnian felt alive.
Emperor Yongtai slowly drank the decoction, and then ate a candied fruit to suppress the bitter taste in his mouth.
He flipped through the recitals, feeling depressed.
"It's all about food and money, and I really think I'm wronged. Let the local generals send troops to quell the chaos, the first thing they did was not to share my worries, nor to rush to exterminate the rebels, but to ask me for money and food. If I don't give it to them, they will dare to drag on the war. It really doesn't make sense. ”
Sun Bangnian asked cautiously, "Does Your Majesty want to give money and food?" ”
Emperor Yongtai snorted coldly, "The household has no money, and the Shaofu has no food, so what will I give them." issued an order to urge local generals to quickly send troops to quell the chaos and exterminate local rebels within a limited time. One will is not enough, and three wills and ten wills are issued in a row. I don't believe that at this time someone dares to openly disobey the Holy Command. ”
Sun Bangnian received the order.
Find the ministers of the clan and write the holy decree of urging the army.
In the past, the people who wrote the decrees were courtiers from families.
Today, this job has been replaced by clan officials.
Among the clan officials, there are also many people who are quite accomplished in calligraphy.
He is fully qualified for the work of writing holy decrees.
It's an honor and an authority.
Writing the holy decree means that you can know the emperor's mind and the movements of the court at the first time.
The officials of the family lost this errand, and the officials of the clan naturally took the opportunity to seize the opportunity.
Nowadays, within the clan, there is an atmosphere of hard practice of calligraphy.
When this group of clan officials grows old, the next generation of clan officials can successfully ascend.
The decree was written in one book.
I showed it to the emperor and made sure that there was no problem, so I used the seal to make it clear to the world.
Since the fall out between the emperor and the courtiers, the holy decree no longer passes through the political affairs hall, but directly from the palace.
Some officials protested that such a decree was neither lawful nor reasonable.
The emperor replied with a sentence, "I am the law, and I am the reason." The Holy Decree is my will, and whoever dares to question the Holy Decree is questioning the strictness of my imperial authority. ”
How else can this be persuaded?
But if there was a disagreement, he was placed on the charge of contempting the emperor's authority and was imprisoned.
The imperial court was semi-paralyzed.
The royal family took advantage of the situation to rise and occupy various important positions.
said that he wanted to share the emperor's worries and solve problems.
The emperor was also willing to appoint the royal family as officials, at least they would not disagree with him.
After making a fuss for so long, the atmosphere in the capital every day is tense.
Even the people in the market can feel the tension.
Whenever they pass through the gate of the yamen or the gate of the family, everyone is in a hurry, for fear that a catastrophe will fall from the sky and they will become a pond fish that has been affected.
……
The sky is overcast and it may rain.
It's not a drought this year, but it's not a good weather.
A few days of drizzle, although the rain is not heavy, fortunately, there are many times, barely able to meet the minimum requirements of spring ploughing.
The government supported the seeds, and this year's spring plowing was finally carried out in the midst of war and chaos.
Thundered......
It's thundering!
"It's not going to be thunder again!"
"Since the beginning of spring this year, it has been dry and thundery, and it has not rained."
"Hopefully a storm will pour the ground through."
Everyone was expecting a heavy rain, but in the end it was a negligible light rain, and it only rained for less than two hours.
The slightly dry and hard road surface has not been soaked by light rain.
Thieves like to play with people.
……
Yan Yunge is fishing in the wild.
On the outskirts of the capital, a tributary of Weishui, the water is shallow, there are fish, and it is a good place for fishing.
The maid puts on the seat and bench, adds tea and snacks, can go fishing, or read a book to relax.
Yan Yunge picked up a piece of peach blossom cake and took a bite gently, with the fragrance of peach blossoms.
She tasted another mung bean cake.
Yan Yunge was not very satisfied with the chef's level of cooking, but the level of making dim sum was still commendable.
In the bucket, two fish have been caught, about seven or eight taels, enough to cook a pot of fish soup.
In the distance, on the official road, a convoy passed by.
The guards were scattered around, vigilant.
The Assassin Liu Shi quietly came to the river, and when he was about to approach Yan Yunge, he was discovered by the guards who were on guard around him.
The guards were like enemies.
Yan Yunge waved his hand, and the guards retreated uneasily, keeping their eyes on Liu Shi.
Yan Yunge looked at him, "When did you come back?" ”
"I just arrived in the capital early this morning, and this is a letter from General Yan Xiao to his subordinates to hand over to the girl."
Yan Yunge took the letter from his hand and glanced at the notes on the envelope, which was indeed the handwriting of his brother Yan Yuntong.
"You've worked this trip."
"It's not hard to do things for girls."
A month ago, Yan Yunge sent Liu Shi to Shanggu County with her letter, and then brought back a reply from her brother Yan Yuntong.
She instructed Ah Bei, "Take Liu Shi to rest and recuperate, and don't treat him badly." ”
"Slaves obey!"
waited for others to leave, and Yan Yunge opened his brother Yan Yuntong's letter.
The letter explains two things.
He reassured Yan Yunge that no matter whether Yan Yunquan returned to Shanggu County or not, he had countermeasures.
The second thing is good news.
Liu Baozhu is pregnant and has just found out.
Yan Yunge smiled happily, "My brother is really powerful." ”
She put away the letter and seemed to mumble to herself, "Sometimes I really hope that Yan Yunquan can go back." ”
The maid Ah Yue asked quietly, "Why does the girl think so?" ”
She smiled, "Do you guess if Yan Yunquan returns to Shanggu County at this time, will my brother kill him?" ”
Ah Yue said solemnly: "If the second son wants to slaughter the eldest son, the slave thinks that it is the best opportunity on the battlefield. However, the eldest prince must be surrounded by guards, and there are also master guards around him. The second son wants to kill the eldest son, but it's not easy. ”
When Yan Yunge heard this, he laughed, "Then do you think my brother has a chance to kill Yan Yunquan?" ”
Ah Yue really thought about it seriously, "The slave thinks that there are still many opportunities. It's just that the slave maid is worried that under the anger of the Hou Ye, the second son will suffer. What if the Hou Ye asked the second son to pay for the eldest son's life? ”
"Someone will persuade him. As soon as Yan Yunquan dies, if his father wants to dispose of his brother again, none of the remaining brothers can take the lead. For the sake of the big picture, someone will stop him. The Yan family cannot be defeated, and the Yan family army cannot be defeated. You can't let a straw bale lead an army. The only people who can lead the army seem to be Yan Yunquan and his brother at present. ”
Ah Yue breathed a sigh of relief, "In this way, the slave and maid will be relieved." However, it is also possible that the eldest son will strike first and take the lead in poisoning the second son. ”
Yan Yunge smiled, hooked his fingers, and asked the maid Ah Yue to come closer.
Ah Yue approached her.
She pinched Ah Yue's cheek, "How did you grow up?" Heartless. ”
Ah Yue was aggrieved, "Didn't the girl always say that she admired the slave and maid the most for being heartless?" Why is this starting to dislike again? ”
"Sure enough, it's a heartless girl."
Yan Yunge let go of her.
In one morning, Yan Yunge harvested five fish, which was enough.
Pack everything, take a carriage, and set off back to the capital.
When I entered the city gate, I clearly felt the nervousness of the soldiers at the city gate.
The maid Ah Yue muttered, "The slave is really worried that there will be a fight in the capital." ”
"There won't be a fight for the time being."
Yan Yunge said with a smile, "The imperial court affects the situation in the world, and in turn, the situation in the world is also affecting the imperial court and the emperor. As long as the general trend of the world has not yet been decided, the capital will not be able to fight. If you want to fight, you will fight outside the capital. The capital is the bottom line in everyone's heart. If there is a fight in the capital, it will mean chaos in the world. ”
"If there really is a fight one day, what is the girl going to do?"
Yan Yunge smiled, "What else can I do." Individuals can't compete with the general trend of the world, and when the day comes, they can only flee for their lives. ”
"Flee back to Upper Valley County?"
Yan Yunge shook his head, but remained silent.
……
Back at the county lord's mansion, it was surprising that Shen Shuwen was also there.
Shen Shuwen, who was busy reading and studying, suddenly came to the county lord's mansion.
Yan Yunge was curious.
She secretly asked her mother's grandmother in private.
Mama told her, "It seems that Shen Gongzi has been appreciated by nobles and is about to become an official." He specially came to tell the county lord the good news. ”
"He's going to be an official? Who appreciates him so much? ”
"Girl, don't overcomplicate this. Now there is a shortage of officials in the imperial court, and there is an extreme shortage of them. At this time, as long as you are willing to stand with the imperial court, you can be recommended to be an official. ”
Yan Yunge suddenly realized, "So, the person who recommended the cousin of the Shen family is a clan official?" ”
"It should be."
"Whether he wants to stay in the capital as an official, or go to the local government to be a magistrate."
"The slave doesn't know. Would you like to go in and listen? ”
Yan Yunge shook his head, "I won't go in." Trouble Mama told my mother that I would go back to my room to rest. If there's something to do, just send someone to call me. ”
The girl was busy all morning, and hurried back to her room to rest. The county lord is here, and there are slaves and maids to serve. ”
……
Shen Shuwen was appreciated by the nobles, and he was about to become an official, and he directly entered the military department and became a seven-grade official responsible for the dispatch of military grain and grass.
The grade is not high, and the victory is in the hands of real power.
For this official position, you only need to stay in the capital on weekdays.
Now that there is a war outside, it is necessary to follow the logistics troops out of Beijing.
He came to meet the lord of Zhuyang County, Xiao, firstly to report the good news, secondly, to resign, and finally to get married.