Chapter 264: A Delicate Situation

The moonlit night was cool, and the sound of the carriage crashing on the bluestone slab ground echoed in her ears, Lan Ling'er sat in the car, and before coming out, she deliberately put on rouge to cover the paleness on her face. I had already used medicine at noon, and although I was still a little hot, I was able to cope with it.

She wasn't worried about what tricks Dongfang Jiaoyang would play, after all, now her identity was no longer Amaterasu's courtier, but the lord of Nanchuan, and she would be a little more cautious when it came to matters between the ministers of the two countries.

Under the backdrop of the lights, this palace does not even have the slightest sense of coolness of the moonlight, but the warm firelight shines on the bottom of people's hearts. Lan Ling'er kept a faint smile at all times, and her lilac robe drew a perfect arc in the air.

After today, it's time to leave for Nanchuan, everything is ready, just come back to say goodbye.

couldn't help it, Lan Ling'er stopped, and in the surprise of the palace maid, she glanced back at the corridor behind her, the lights were lonely and brilliant, and the prosperity here was made up of the loneliness of many people.

The government affairs hall was still brightly lit, and Lan Ling'er didn't know what was going on with Dongfang Jiaoyang letting her come over, but she also knew that it wouldn't be a good thing. And such speculation was known when she saw a pair of wolf-like eyes.

Almost all of Amaterasu's important ministers appeared here, and Lan Ling'er, as a representative of foreign countries, naturally had to bear their vigilant gaze.

Standing elegantly and calmly in the center of the main hall, Lan Ling'er raised her eyes and glanced at Luo Yan on the main seat, obviously her appearance was also beyond Luo Yan's expectations, her face was indifferent, Lan Ling'er had never found out, it turned out that Luo Yan was also extremely suitable for such a bright yellow.

Dongfang Yi saw Lan Ling'er's bright and moving makeup, with bitterness on his face, but also with relief. Maybe at this time, he no longer has the mind to possess her.

Lan Ling'er looked at the oriental sun on the side, smiled lightly at the corners of her mouth, saluted calmly, and bent her knees slightly.

"The bold Nanchuan County Lord, when he saw the emperor, he didn't kneel on the ground." A minister said with a serious face.

Lan Ling'er showed a trace of impatience, frowned slightly, turned her head sideways, and saw a minister about fifty years old, if she remembered correctly, before, she had never had any intersection with this minister, Lan Ling'er sneered: "I don't know what this adult's opinion is?" The lord of this county did not bow down when he saw the first emperor, is it possible that the new emperor actually wants to kneel, or is it that you are despising the first emperor Amaterasu. ”

I saw that the minister choked, his face was red, and his lips were open, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to kneel on the ground in the direction of Luo Yan, and said: "Emperor Qiqi, Weichen definitely doesn't have such thoughts, please Mingjian." ”

Luo Yan couldn't see the slightest emotion on his face, his eyes never left Lan Ling'er in the slightest, and said lightly: "Lord Chen will pay attention to it in the future." ”

"Wechen thanked Your Majesty." The old minister was relieved.

Dongfang Jiaoyang was not as easy to fool as Luo Yan, and said lightly: "Does Lord Chen know what kind of crime it is to be disrespectful to the emperor?" ”

Master Chen, who was about to get up and return to his seat, knelt on the ground again with his legs weak, his forehead was already soaked with sweat, and he trembled: "If it is light, it will be deposed, and if it is serious, it will be beheaded." ”

But seeing Dongfang Jiaoyang's eyebrows raised, he glanced at Luo Yan and said, "What does the imperial brother think?" Jiaoyang just thought that Sister Lan was being harassed when she came, and she really didn't want to go, and the imperial brother had always been friendly with Sister Lan before, and his father and emperor could not care about their lives for you at the sacrifice. ”

After such a mention of the scorching sun in the east, the ministers seemed to remember the episode of the emperor's burial day, and their faces were strange for a moment. Lan Ling'er's heart moved, did this Dongfang Jiaoyang want to tie Luo Yan to herself? No matter what he does in the future, Amaterasu's Minister of Civil and Military Affairs will remember that their new emperor has a great friendship with this woman.

Smiling, Lan Ling'er said lightly: "Why should the sun be so careful, this Lord Chen is just seeking justice for the new emperor Amaterasu in the end, perhaps, he doesn't know what happened before." ”

In an instant, the minister looked at Lan Ling'er with a puzzled face, but for a moment, he lowered his head again and did not beg for mercy. It's like being slaughtered.

"Sister Lan is also reasonable, since everyone is for the royal brother, then let's leave it at that."

Luo Yan glanced at Dongfang Jiaoyang, and said with a smile: "If you say that Ling'er has a good relationship with me, it is not bad to come to Jiaoyang, and the next time you go to Baihualou, remember to call me." ”

The three words of Baihualou just came out, and they attracted all the ministers to discuss, obviously they didn't expect Luo Yan to answer like this, Dongfang Jiaoyang was slightly stunned, and a thick banter flashed in his eyes, sure enough, Luo Yan is not an easy person to control.

Shrugged senselessly, Dongfang Jiaoyang didn't seem to care, and said, "Okay!" ”

"Sit down!" Luo Yan glanced at Lan Ling'er standing in the center of the hall, she was wearing light makeup at this time, but the slight wrinkle at the corners of her eyebrows did not escape his eyes. Although he didn't know what was going on, he could feel that Lan Ling'er was in a bad mood now.

Lan Ling'er glanced at Luo Yan gratefully and took a seat. It's just across the street from Dongfang Yi.

"Continue with the topic of Fang Cai, Lord Fang, what do you think?" Luo Yan said lightly.

All the ministers looked at Luo Yan with a shocked face, and at the same time always paid attention to Dongfang Jiaoyang's face, and Lord Fang gritted his teeth and said respectfully: "The minister thinks that the Lord of Lingxi County is not a person from Amaterasu, and it is inappropriate to appear in the government affairs hall originally, how can we discuss national affairs?" ”

Luo Yan squinted his eyes slightly, his face remained silent, he turned his eyes to the Dongfang Jiaoyang on the side, and said, "People were summoned by Jiaoyang, I wonder if Jiaoyang also thinks this is inappropriate?" ”

Dongfang Jiaoyang's mouth hooked up a smile, only glanced at Lord Fang, who was kneeling below, and said coldly: "Brother Huang is not stupid enough to need you to remind him what to do?" Or do you think you have the ability to come up with a solution once and for all? ”

Suddenly, the air pressure in the hall was also a little lower, Lan Ling'er sat silently on the side, watching the reactions of the ministers, she already had a bottom in her heart, and now although Dongfang Jiaoyang controlled the government in her own hands, Luo Yan also had her own power.

It's just that the time is not enough, and most of the time he is restrained by the scorching sun in the east.

"Lord Fang, let's put it bluntly, this flood disaster also involves Nanchuan, the county lord of Lingxi is a person who loves the people, and the people are innocent, so she naturally can't bear to see the people suffer." Dongfang Yi said lightly.

The Lord Fang hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke up: "Weichen thinks that the key now is to build the original collapsed dam, so as to avoid future troubles. ”

In the quiet hall, there was a sound of laughter, and everyone unanimously looked at Lan Ling'er, who was sitting on the side with a calm expression, and a trace of strangeness flashed in Dongfang Jiaoyang's eyes, and said, "I don't know what Sister Lan has to say?" ”

Lan Ling'er glanced at Lord Fang, who was flushed at this time, glaring at her viciously, and said without hesitation: "Avoid future troubles? The county lord really didn't know that Lord Fang had such a great vision! ”

Anyone could hear the sarcasm in Lan Ling'er's tone, Lord Fang was also relatively old among the crowd, and his face was naturally unbearable, and he forced a smile: "Then I don't know if the Lingxi County Lord has any better advice, it shouldn't be that he doesn't understand anything, just talk nonsense." ”

"Huh." Lan Ling'er smiled and said: "I don't know who said it, I'm not from Amaterasu, so naturally I'm not qualified to take care of the life and death of the people of Amaterasu, why is Lord Fang now asking the opinion of the county lord again?" ”

Seeing the delicate smile on Lan Ling'er's face, it was extremely beautiful, Lord Fang saw it in his eyes, but he looked like a devil, and he didn't know what to say for a while, sweating like rain.

Lan Ling'er didn't take it to heart, she wasn't so stingy as to argue with an old stubborn person, and said: "If you just focus on the future, I think that when the people are all dead, it will be in vain for you to build the dam and consolidate everything." A dead city that doesn't need those things anymore. ”

Ignoring Lord Fang's shame and the frowning brows of the others, Lan Ling'er continued: "The top priority now is how to reduce the casualties of the people, so that the disaster relief money of the imperial court can fall into the hands of the people without any difference, instead of going through the layers of deduction by the corrupt officials in the middle, there is not much left. ”

"You..." Sitting down, some people couldn't stand Lan Ling'er's contempt for Amaterasu officials like this, and they were so resentful that they wanted to interject, but after receiving a warning look from Luo Yan, they shut up in a daze. Dongfang Jiaoyang looked at Lan Ling'er with a shining light, and the surprise in his eyes was no less than that of other ministers.

She always thought that although Lan Ling'er was calculating, knowledgeable, and smart, she must be lacking in national affairs, and she didn't want to, but she was unexpected. Such insight and courage are already rare.

"Go on." Luo Yan commanded.

Lan Ling'er chuckled and said: "There is a saying since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and all the people want is peace and well-being, as for who is the emperor, they don't care." What they care about is whether the emperor can give them hope. It is a difficult problem for the new emperor to encounter such a thing when he ascends the throne, but it is also an opportunity. If it is handled well, it will be able to win the support and love of the people. Money is secondary, the key is to send influential people to reassure people. ”

Lan Ling'er spoke eloquently, and the ministers who were originally dissatisfied in their hearts were also silent at this time. No courtier in the world has ever said such rebellious words in front of the emperor, but everything is true, who is the emperor is no different in the hearts of the people, what they care about is who can give them a rich life.

"After this year's floods, it stands to reason that the harvest will be reduced a lot, and the imperial court will also give a promise not to collect or reduce taxes while providing disaster relief, so as to give the people a chance and hope to live."

Dongfang Yi frowned slightly: "Now that the silver in the treasury is insufficient, the requisition of grain cannot be less. ”

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