Chapter 264: Profiteers and Profiteers
Lin Zi'an handed the box to Yue Jingxuan, with a hint of indescribable sentimentality: "Open it and take a look." ”
Yue Jingxuan's heart moved, and he had roughly guessed what was in the box: "Grandpa, why do you have to risk your life for this?" As he spoke, he opened the box and saw a bronze tiger talisman lying quietly in the box.
"This tiger talisman is placed in your hands, maybe you can't use it, but if it falls into the hands of Yue Xiaohan, I don't know how many waves it will set off, although the chaos in the world has been decided, but it is better to have fewer casualties, this is not for you, but so that the people of the world can live a stable and peaceful life as soon as possible! Okay, let's go, delay any longer, and the pursuers will come. ”
Yue Jingxuan clenched the tiger talisman in his hand and bowed to Lin Zi'an: "Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely not live up to your expectations." "If the tiger talisman is in Yue Jingyun's hands, he will use this to order the three armies to resist desperately, I really don't know how many innocent people will suffer! Without the Tiger Talisman, it is not so easy to mobilize the army, how much can the situation be eased?
Mu Yunlan was worried that Lin Zi would feel uncomfortable, so she hurriedly drove forward and stayed by his side: "Grandpa, just now in the imperial capital, I saw Jingzhao Mansion Yin take the tiger talisman to mobilize the Jingxi camp, why did the tiger talisman suddenly appear here again?" ”
"Naturally, it was secretly replaced."
Mu Yunlan couldn't help but look at Lin Zi'an with admiration: "So powerful!" I really didn't expect Jingzhao Mansion Yin to be my grandfather's person. ”
Seeing her smiling but unable to hide her worry, Lin Zi'an couldn't help but ease her expression: "Don't worry, grandpa, no matter how big the wind and waves are, life and death, human nature, what's so uncomfortable?" It's just that I saw your grandfather lying there, no monument and no plate, and naturally there was no sacrifice on weekdays, and I felt a little emotional, he fought for the country all his life, but I didn't expect the evening scene to be so bleak. ”
"Come to think of it, grandfather doesn't care about these things."
"yes, if he cared, he wouldn't have made that choice." Lin Zi'an sighed, lowered the emotion in his heart, and couldn't help but ask Mu Yunlan, "It was inconvenient in the palace before, there were a lot of things that I didn't say, but now I want to have a good chat, what happened after you were seriously injured and fell off the cliff to save King Ning'an?" ”
Feng Jingyu, who was behind, looked moved, an undercurrent flashed in his narrow eyes, and the hand holding the reins couldn't help but tighten.
Mu Yunlan didn't know how to explain: "When I fell off the cliff, it was my senior brother who saved me, and in order to help me heal my injuries, he also used the same life Gu, otherwise, even if I can pick up a life, I am afraid that I will have to lie down for the rest of my life." ”
Lin Zi'an was very distressed: "Now it's all right?" ”
"Well, grandpa, don't worry, it's all right, and the martial arts have gone further!"
Seeing that there was no haze in her eyes, Lin Zixin calmed down a little: "That's good, Fenggu Lord, the old man is here, thank you!" ”
"I don't deserve a word of thanks from Emperor Lin, I am willing."
Lin Ye sneered on the side, but when he saw Mu Yunlan's eyes asking for help, he didn't sit idly by, patted the horse's back lightly, and came to her: "It's just that I'm in a good mood today, Yunlan, let's try to see who gets to the forest in the distance first?" ”
Mu Yunlan nodded hurriedly: "Since it is a competition, it is natural to have a lottery, what does the second brother have to lose?" ”
"Before I competed, I knew that I was going to lose, well, the second brother is not as stingy as you, if you win, the second brother will give you silver."
"Silver? Second brother, didn't your private money be taken away by your grandfather? How much silver can you have? ”
Lin Ye glared at her: "Not much, not much, just hundreds of thousands of taels smaller." Lin Ye was proud, and suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves beside him, and when he came back to his senses, he found that Mu Yunlan had already run in front of him, "You are cheating!" ”
"Soldiers are not tired of cheating, who made you react so slowly, second brother? I'm going to decide on your hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. ”
"Drive!" Lin Ye urged the horses to quickly chase after Mu Yunlan, "That also depends on your ability!" ”
Lin Zi'an looked at Mu Yunlan's back, with a loving light in his eyes, and said as if unintentionally: "Yunlan has a simple temperament, no matter what she has experienced, she has never changed, I hope her simplicity and carefree can continue to be maintained!" ”
Yue Jingxuan and Feng Jingyu didn't make a sound, but looked at Mu Yunlan's wanton laughter with gentle eyes, with thoughtful eyes in their eyes.
Their journey back to Yunnan this time was much smoother, and there were not many obstacles along the way, and along the way, news from the imperial capital kept coming:
The emperor's dragon body is healing, and he listens to the government in the court, and at the court meeting, he angrily reprimands the three princes for having no respect for their eyes, and their hearts are not right! It is said that the enthronement ceremony held by him was condemned by God, and he was deprived of his title in public, confined him in the palace, and never went out without the emperor's edict.
Jingzhao Mansion Yin was meritorious and loyal, and was promoted to the military department by exception, and became the emperor's confidant.
After Lin Ye got the news, he was quite angry in his heart: "Yue Xiaohan sought power and usurped the throne, causing so many troubles, but he was just imprisoned!" When did our emperor become so soft-hearted? ”
Lin Zi'an shook his head slightly: "It's not that he is soft-hearted, but he has no better choice, there are a total of four princes who have grown up in the court, of which four princes are disabled and cannot inherit the unification, and the second prince is deposed and cannot have children, so naturally he has no chance to take the throne." Only the eldest prince and the third prince have a chance to inherit the unification. If the emperor chooses the eldest prince, once the eldest prince is determined to seize power, he can easily control most of the government and the opposition, such a situation is not what he wants to see. ”
A person who is lost in the supreme power of the imperial throne will probably let go of his attachment to power only when he dies.
"At this time, our emperor is still thinking about balancing the forces of the DPRK and China, and he keeps the lives of the three princes, that is, he can still pull him out to fight with the eldest prince at a critical moment." Lin Ye laughed shamefully, his eyes full of mockery, "In the past two days, our convoy transporting grain seeds was directly detained by the emperor's order when it arrived in the imperial capital, and I don't know if the grain has been distributed." ”
"It's useless to worry about it now, let's take a look in the future, how the hell will I receive the news in two days." Lin Zi'an sighed.
Mu Yunlan suddenly remembered: "By the way, grandpa, second brother, where did you get so much food?" ”
"Naturally, it is bought for money."
"But now that we are in a series of catastrophes, where is there still surplus grain to buy and sell?"
Lin Ye smiled: "Think about it again?" ”
Mu Yunlan frowned and pondered, and suddenly a bright light flashed in her mind: "Second brother, you shouldn't have bought it from the granary of the imperial capital, right?" ”
"Clever, guessed right!"
Yue Jingxuan was also surprised: "Grandpa, second brother, I don't know who is so bold as to sell the Chinese grain seeds in the granary?" ”
"The second prince is more and more Xiaoxiao."
"It's him, and no one will know about him doing this?"
"The DPRK and China are in turmoil, they are all busy fighting for power, who will pay attention to a small granary? Besides, we also helped to keep people from finding out. Lin Ye is quite complacent, otherwise with the waste appearance of the second prince, he really can't do anything.
Mu Yunlan was silent for a long time, her heart was extremely uncomfortable, it was hard for her to imagine what Yue Xiaohan and the others were thinking in their hearts, they could put aside the life and death of the whole world in order to fight for power and profit.
Yue Jingxuan comforted softly: "Yun Lan, don't think about it, one day, this king will wake them up and let them open their eyes and see the evil consequences they have done!" ”
"Uncle Huang, if we start an army to fight now, I'm afraid we don't have much grain and grass in Yunnan, right?"
"Indeed, that's what I'm worried about."
Lin Ye shook the horsewhip in his hand and made a crisp sound: "I have an idea, do you two want to listen to it?" ”
"Second brother, say it quickly." Mu Yunlan was a little impatient.
"Yunrou borders Yunnan, and they harass the border almost every year, and this winter, if it weren't for the heavy snow covering the roads and making it difficult for people and horses to pass, they would still not let go, and I heard that although they were also affected by the disaster, in the end the grassland is vast, and there are many cattle and sheep to feed, so we can borrow some grain and grass from them." Lin Ye said that he borrowed it, but the momentum around him was quite murderous!
"The Yunrou people are fierce, there are many good horses, and the Yunrou Iron Cavalry has the name of the First Army, and it is not so easy to deal with them, and the Yunrou tribe often migrates, even if we defeat the Yunrou Iron Cavalry, I am afraid that the food and grass we can get will be limited."
"Then it's a two-pronged approach."
"How do you do both?"
Lin Ye smiled mysteriously: "My Dayong Dynasty was seriously affected by the disaster, and it was at a time when the national strength was declining, and Yun Rou must have some ideas in her heart at this time. In that case, why don't we help them and sell them some weapons to cheer them up? ”
"But in this way, won't our side suffer?"
"Profiteers, profiteers, naturally there are no traitors, and in order to save costs, it is also possible that some of the iron tools sold in the past are of different quality. Although the soldiers of my Dayong Dynasty are not as fierce as the Yunrou Iron Cavalry, they have elite blades in their hands, can't they beat them with a bunch of broken copper and iron? ”
Mu Yunlan couldn't help laughing: "Second brother's method is good, but you have to be extra careful in implementing it, in case they detect it, the effect will be greatly reduced, Uncle Huang, what do you think?" ”
"It's a good idea, when I return to Yunnan, I will ask Tianshu and them to send someone to investigate carefully, who will pretend to be a businessman? How much does it cost? are all exquisite, and if you show your feet in one place, it is easy to lose the whole game, so you must think carefully and thoughtfully. ”
"Well," Mu Yunlan nodded, "After we sell the inferior quality weapons to Yun Rou, we should pay more attention to the means of taking prisoners when fighting, and have fewer casualties, not only can we take back the weapons in their hands, but also let them use some more things to redeem those prisoners, killing two birds with one stone." ”
Lin Ye couldn't help laughing: "I thought I was treacherous enough, but I didn't expect that my sister was better than me, this is good!" ”