Concubine Duanshun glanced meaningfully: "Is it to be the prince Fujin noble, or to be the mother of the noble?" Besides, King Xiang is weak, no matter in any aspect, he is not as good as the emperor. If she does that, she is just gambling on her reputation, but once she wins, it will be a succession, and if you don't understand this layer, you will never be able to compete with that person. ”

These words were like a slap in the face, and he was so shocked that he couldn't even maintain the smile on his face.

In the past, she just thought that she was not as good as her clan sister's background, but she didn't want to, she was far less scheming than Cai Wuyunzhu, if it wasn't for the mention of this one, she really stupidly thought that as long as she had an identity, she would be able to compete with her clan sister!

This time, he knelt down and thanked Concubine Duanshun sincerely: "Thank you Niangniang for mentioning it, it seems to understand ......"

Concubine Duanshun sighed faintly, stared at those obsidian-like eyes, and said softly: "The emperor is the elder brother of Prince Xiang, when this matter subsides, when the time is right, you must give him an explanation, have you figured it out, is it to take her position, or to enter the palace Yibo?" ”

It seemed to hesitate for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "It's like listening to the mother." ”

A smile appeared on Concubine Duanshun's face: "You are a smart person, you know how to choose, it is a pity that a Tianxiang country like you does not enter the palace, and it is in vain that God gives you such a look." You can rest assured, there is this palace for you to dredge from it, and your position in the palace will not be low, even if the prince Fujin sees it, he has to salute and call you a mother, not to mention the people in your clan who bullied you in the past, at that time, how you want to toss them, how to toss! ”

"Royal favor, one person is favored is the whole family. Although there are so many women in the harem, it is natural that there is a fight that hollows out the heart. However, since you were a child, you have watched how the aunts in the house are fighting, and if you think about it, you should understand that there is a fight where there are people, and there is this palace to help you, you just have to rest assured. ”

It was like a sincere thank-you: "It's like only the mother is looking forward, and everything is subject to the mother's arrangement." ”

"You're good to have your mind." Concubine Duanshun's smile returned to her previous coldness: "After entering the palace, it is more useful to serve the emperor well than anything else." Don't pay attention to the treacherous disputes in the court, and it is not our turn to pay attention to them, what we can do is to share the emperor's worries as much as we can, so that the emperor feels happy in the harem. ”

"Yes." It was like gritting her teeth, and she resolutely said: "Niangniang, let's look at it, as if I understand how to do it." ”

Concubine Duanshun looked at her clear misty eyes, beautiful nose, small mouth, and white and red skin, stunned for a moment, and said: "Go down, tomorrow the palace will arrange for you to leave the palace, go back to be the daughter of the Dong E family, study hard, and wait for the will to enter the palace." ”

As if to accept it, he bowed his knees again, and then bowed his head and left with Qingmei.

**

By escorting the tax money of the Dingfan, Sun Yanling arrived in the capital, and originally wanted to use this to ask to marry Sizhen, but was shocked to hear that the emperor intended to canonize Sizhen as the imperial concubine of the East Palace.

He sent the excerpt into the palace, hoping to see the emperor, he thought he would be refuted, but he didn't expect to be allowed.

Looking at the heavy eaves hall on the single-layer white marble pedestal, decorated with golden dragons and seal paintings, Sun Yanling felt at a loss for the first time.

If the emperor insists on making Sizhen a concubine, what should he do, what can he do?

Do you fight for a woman with the emperor? The official level crushes people to death, not to mention that this is the Son of Heaven, even if he fights to the death, he is afraid that in the emperor's heart, he is just like an ant.

Standing in the hall in front of the house, basking in the scorching summer sun, Sun Yanling felt a layer of cold sweat on his back, and when the wind blew, it was a little cold.

Two eunuchs stood at the door of the palace, and when they heard his intentions, one of them glanced at him and said, "Wait, the emperor is approving the folds, and the servants don't dare to go in and disturb." ”

Sun Yanling had to stand outside the palace gate and wait, although there were guards standing outside the hall and eunuchs standing in front of the door, but the huge place was quiet without a sound, occasionally the wind blew, and the bamboo curtain of Xiangfei shook slightly, making a little crisp sound.

The emperor sent a message to see him, no matter when he saw him, he had to wait here steadily, Sun Yanling stood under the corridor and waited quietly, he was a military general, standing there, his air was magnificent, awe-inspiring, and he couldn't help but lift his chest a little bit when he looked at the guards.

After a while, a small eunuch with a dough-like face and drooping eyes came out.

Sun Yanling arched his hand and said, "Manager Wu-"

Wu Liangfu gritted his teeth and smiled: "Yo, Sun Shen is here, please give you peace!" ”

In the words, there is not even a self-proclaimed minion, and the so-called greetings are just a slight increase in hand.

Sun Yanling knew that the eldest lady next to the emperor was the ministers of the capital, and he would also give him a little thin noodles, and he would not take it seriously at all, and it was already good to be able to say hello.

By speaking, he secretly stuffed a silver ticket over, Sun Yanling raised his eyes and looked at the palace door, and asked with a smile: "Dare to ask the chief manager, how long will it take for the emperor to be there?" ”

Wu Liangfu glanced at the silver ticket, the smile on his face became a little more real, and reminded Sun Yanling in a low voice: "The emperor looked at the two folds in Liaoyang at noon, and I don't know what was said above, which made the emperor lose his temper, and he didn't even use much for lunch. Sun Shen led it in, and was careful for a while. ”

It was unruly to reveal the emperor's mood in this way, Sun Yanling could hear Wu Liangfu mention what he meant, and nodded gratefully.

After standing for a while, Wu Liangfu turned around and went in, and it didn't take long for him to turn out and say, "The emperor has summoned Xuansun Yanling to see you-"

When Sun Yanling thanked him, Wu Liangfu reminded him in a low voice: "Sun Shenling is a person who understands, after entering, don't say what you shouldn't say!" ”

Sun Yanling returned his hand and entered the palace gate with his robe.

"Minister, Sun Yanling knocks on the emperor."

Fu Lin on the throne glanced at him and asked in a deep voice, "Get up, how many hours have you been waiting?" ”

Sun Yanling got up, waved his hand and saluted: "Back to the emperor, the minister estimated that it would take less than half an hour." ”

He waited at least more than an hour, but to say that would seem to be complaining, so he simply said less.

Seeing Sun Yanling's low eyebrows and humble and obedient appearance, Fu Lin was a little happy in his heart, put down the red pen and asked, "What is the matter with you seeing me?" ”

Sun Yanling hesitated for a moment, and said respectfully: "The minister came from Dingfan, thinking that the emperor might want to know about the affairs of Dingfan, so he asked to see him." ”

"Oh, don't you talk about the matter of the feudal domain, don't you have anything else to tell you?" Fu Lin said lightly.

"Your Majesty, because of years of war, a large number of conscripted soldiers, insufficient farmers, it is inevitable that there will be a shortage of grain and grass supplies, coupled with the successive disasters and famines in recent years, the people are displaced, and the feudal domain is a barbarian land, there are many natives in the territory, although they live together with the Han people, but they still continue to practice their own customs, and they have nothing to do with each other for many years, even if there are some small frictions, they can often be solved in a timely manner under the mediation of the government, but this time in the disaster year, insufficient food and clothing, it is inevitable that the number of bandits will increase, and the minister escorted the tax and silver into Beijing this time, and was almost robbed, the person who robs the tax silver is a barbarian......"

Fulin realized what had happened, and his face suddenly turned ugly.

Now that the imperial court's army is in a stalemate with Nanming, if the barbarians are in chaos again, things will not be very good.

"What's going on, tell me in detail."

"I don't know the specifics, but I just happened to catch a few robbers who robbed the silver and asked about some information. Your Majesty, in the territory of Dingfan, there are Zhuang, Han, Yao, Miao, Dong, Mo Lao, Mao Nan, Hui, Yi, Jing, Shui and Ge Lao and other barbarians, among them, there are the largest number of Zhuang barbarians, because the imperial court implements the rule of razor, so the capital has jurisdiction over the whole mirror, but the internal affairs of the barbarians are still governed by themselves, this time, it is related to the silver mines in the territory of Zhuang Man, as well as the land cultivated by Dong barbarians......"

Sun Yanling told Fulin about the situation he had discovered.

In recent years, because of the frequent disasters in various places, spring and summer floods often delay the autumn harvest, resulting in food scarcity, the imperial court in recent years because of the war with the Southern Ming Dynasty, the treasury is scarce, and the imperial court is unable to provide disaster relief in a large area.

Land reclamation is the most labor-intensive, Dingnan King Kong Youde in that year, the implementation of the government to the Zhuang and other such as the purchase of a large number of fertile land, the method of employing the common people to reclaim, collect grain to sell to the Central Plains, because of his strict military discipline, rewards and punishments appropriately, whether it is a barbarian or a Han nationality, has always been peaceful.

In recent years, wars have been frequent, and after Kong Youde's accident, other people don't care much about farming, and gradually, this manpower can't keep up, so there is a fight for land and heads.

The barbarians are very aggressive, and their temperament is extremely brave, even if they are slaves, they often rise up to fight, and the government confiscates the right to mine silver mines in the Zhuang Barbarians in the name of raising military salaries, which leads to some barbarians who have been fugitive slaves and those who have been oppressed into the mountains as bandits, not only robbing the rich merchants in the past, but also wanting to hijack the tax and silver of the imperial court.

"Bold, they are so bold that they robbed the tax money, do they want to make trouble?" When Fu Lin heard this, he was furious.

"Your Majesty, those barbarians are like this, the cause is still some unscrupulous people robbing their population, encroaching on fertile land, and colluding with officials and businessmen, if it is not handled properly, those barbarians who are bandits, if they uncover the pole as a banner, or take refuge in Nanming in private, it will be a big disaster!" Sun Yanling was afraid that Fu Lin's anger would kill him, so he hurriedly reminded.