"Jingyuan, I asked myself if I was a good emperor, but I also knew that I was not a good person. I'm not like Qin Xufei, even if he became an emperor, he always had a reckless heroism in his bones. And I, on the other hand, am just a pure emperor. I know that for the sake of the overall situation, for the sake of interests, and for the sake of the country, there are many things that can be sacrificed or given up, and I also know that the benevolence of the monarch and the benevolence of the woman are not the same. Even for the subordinates who trust me the most, I will carefully arrange the checks and balances, even if it is my own marriage, I can use it as the most important capital, and arrange it carefully. I can do everything a Ming Jun can do...... However, I would never ask for such a thing. ”

Yan Rin's voice was not loud, but there was no hesitation: "Rong Xiang's insistence is that the country should be self-reliant and not bully, although I think it is naïve to abide by such morality in troubled times, but I don't agree, but I still respect it and am willing to defend it." Fang Qingchen is Rong Xiang's friend, although I don't know how deep their friendship is, but I will never rely on Rong Xiang's deep love and heart to force him to choose between me and other friends. ”

"I have ambitions, I have desires, I desperately desire to be able to annex Qin, and for this I can indeed do whatever it takes, but this cannot include the use of Rongxiang. Jingyuan, maybe you think that doing such a thing for the country is not to use, but to trust, but to look like you. Rong Xiang finally has this comfortable life, and there is no reason to be pushed to the forefront for this kind of thing again. ”

"Jingyuan ......" Yan Rin sighed softly: "I'm not a good person. But there are some things that I can never do. Because, a long time ago. I've made too many mistakes. Now, I have come to understand that some people and some things cannot be weighed on the scale, and whether it is profitable or not. ”

Yan Rin's voice was extremely soft, and his tone was not fierce and profound, but he said softly and calmly, but Shi Jingyuan knew. It was hard to shake his mind at all.

"Since Your Majesty has determined that he will not consider the matter of appearance, then I will not say more."

When Shi Jingyuan spoke, he would never try to impose his will on Yan Rin, he just made appropriate reminders and persuasions to Yan Rin, and in the end he would still completely obey Yan Rin's decision. And this time it won't work out. It was expected, and Shi Jingyuan didn't feel too disappointed.

"Thank you, Jing Yuan, for saying things to me that no one else dares to say, even though you know it's not pleasing to me. Fortunately, thanks to your reminder, I can only think that in fact, there are many courtiers in the court who have the same idea as you. It's just that they don't dare to say it, they don't dare to do it, but they are afraid that they will secretly complain about Rong Xiang, and they have not done it for me. ”

Yan Rin snorted coldly: "I shrank in a safe place, pointed, patted my chest to show my loyalty, but said that others did not recognize the six relatives of the country, and they were ruthless and unjust." There is no desperation for the country, no more and greater sacrifices are made for the country. ”

Listening to the resentment and anger in his words, Shi Jingyuan couldn't help but be a little funny, even if he didn't hear it with his own ears or see it with his own eyes, as long as he imagined that the world might make harsh demands on Rong Qian, Yan Rin's anger would rush up uncontrollably. What's more, this time, his assumption is still relatively accurate, it seems that tomorrow morning, the emperor will be eager to find a way to warn the Manchu civil and military.

Now that the matter has finally been decided, Shi Jingyuan doesn't want Yan Rin to be unhappy about this matter anymore. Hurriedly smiled: "Since I don't plan to send someone to kill Qin Xufei, just put this matter aside." Your Majesty, you have a lot of opportunities. Where to be free for a matter that I don't plan to meddle in. It takes so much thought. ”

He stretched out his hand and pointed to the mountain-like folding documents on the imperial case: "It's a busy government affair, if you let Rong Xiang know." Your Majesty, you will not listen to him while he is away, and you will be busy until midnight every day, and I am afraid that you will be angry again. ”

Yan Rin laughed dryly: "If you don't say it, he is thousands of miles away, where can he know." ”

Shi Jingyuan's lips moved, and he stopped talking.

Seeing his disapproving expression, Yan Rin coughed dryly twice: "It's not that I deliberately refused to rest, it's actually that there are too many messy things." ”

Stretched out his hand and patted the documents on the imperial case, he said with regret but said with deep joy: "The huge territory, hundreds of people, where there is no mistake, where there is no accident, press the gourd and scoop, alas, the country is too big, there are too many people, and it is actually troublesome." ”

Yan Rin stretched out his hand and pointed down along the book: "Nanling has just suffered a strong wind, there is a locust swarm in Hebei, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are arguing for salt transportation, several big men are arguing, and the lawsuit is coming straight to me, the military industry department of Cangshan Iron Mine is clamoring for money and goods to the most skilled craftsmen, Jiangling County has a tea shortage, and the merchants and gangs in southern Anhui are fighting each other, causing a depression in all industries, and there is still a drought in the west, but the water of the Chu River is still getting worse and worse day by day, and the silver on the river defense is flowing loudly, and there are four or five chapters in a row to ask for money, where can I be idle." ”

Shi Jingyuan's expression moved slightly: "The silver over there in the Chujiang River has run out again." ”

Yan Rin sighed bitterly, with a look of unwillingness: "Yes." ”

The Chu River may not be the longest and largest river in the Yan Kingdom, but it is the most ferocious. In order to do a good job in river defense and build a good embankment, Yan Guo is desperately throwing silver into it every year, although Yan Rin is very shrewd for the king, and Shi Jingyuan's spies are also very capable, but such a large water conservancy project, if you want to have no greed for ink, it is really impossible, more than half of the silver to govern the river can be used on the right way, and the monarchs and ministers of the Yan State and the Manchu Dynasty have nothing to say.

It is not easy for manpower to contend with the powerful forces of heaven and earth. Yan State spends a lot of manpower and material resources every year, although the effect of water control is obvious, but there is still a very long process of governance, to test the national strength of Yan State.

This river alone has filled in the income of the small half of the treasury of the Great Yan Kingdom, and the trapped middle-aged laborers are even more numerous.

Even so, every year there are still a few levee breaks, a few disasters, and those who die afterwards. Exile, plague, and other related sufferings turned into cold words and placed on the emperor's desk, which would always make Yan Rin sullen for many days.

The flooding of the Chu River is even enough to affect the national policy of the development of the entire Yan country.

A few years ago, when Yan Rin and his ministers talked about how Yan would better develop its power, some people said that although Yan was one of the most powerful countries in the world, if it really sent troops to its neighbors. Although it has the upper hand, it is not completely overwhelming. If Han wants to quickly conquer other countries with the momentum of destroying and decaying, one of the most basic conditions is about Chu Jiang.

Chujiang Dazhi. Within ten years, there will be no more huge floods, and the imperial court will be able to draw huge manpower, material and financial resources from the bottomless pit of water conservancy to support the huge army in long-distance warfare.

Thinking of the matter of Chu Jiang, Shi Jingyuan's heart moved slightly, and he hesitated and hesitated. Finally, he said softly: "If Chu Jiang is governed, there will be no country in the world that can compete with Dayan......"

Yan Rin sighed: "Governing Chu Jiang is a major event that Rong Xiang began to do when he was in power, and although the results are still remarkable, I am afraid that there will be several years before the day of success." It is impossible to resist the power of heaven with manpower. Shi Jingyuan was silent for a moment, and finally said in a very low voice: "Actually, there is ...... in this world It's not that there is nothing like moving mountains and seas and pushing mountains and rivers in an instant......"

He only spoke half a sentence in a very soft, soft voice. Yan Rin's face had changed greatly, and he didn't allow Shi Jingyuan to say any more, so he stood up violently and shouted: "Jingyuan!" ”

Shi Jingyuan was slightly shocked and was silent.

Yan Rin's face was solemn: "Jingyuan, never, never say such things to anyone again, don't think about those thoughts again." ”

Shi Jingyuan bowed his head and was speechless. He knew that if the local people were not himself, he was afraid that Yan Rin would even have murderous intentions. It's just that there are some things that he can't help but say after all.

Yan Rin looked at Shi Jingyuan's slightly pale face, and knew in her heart that Shi Jingyuan's words were all loyal and for him.

He was the emperor. He has ambitions. He's a man, he's ambitious. He is young, he is still full of ambition, eager to expand the territory, eager to strengthen the country, eager to one day, to be able to unify the country, but no matter how great the ambition and desire are, it is not enough for him to let go of the line that he firmly guards in his heart.

Jing Yuan was for his good, and the initial suggestion about the assassination place was only for the immediate interests, but now, the idea of Chu Jiang is for the sake of the eternal country of Yan State.

But, Jingyuan, I'm sorry, there are some things that I will never be able to do.

"Jingyuan, do you remember my words?"

Shi Jingyuan nodded gloomily, but said softly: "Actually...... Maybe ......"

"No maybe! No ifs! No possibility! Jingyuan ...... Don't say one more word. It's all your own whims, not worth mentioning or remembering. Yan Rin stared at Shi Jingyuan almost fiercely.

The expression in Shi Jingyuan's eyes changed several times, and finally said, "Yes!" ”

Yan Rin's whole body relaxed, sat down dejectedly, stretched out his hand to make a comforting movement, but was a little weak: "I'm sorry, Jingyuan, I'm just ......"

"I understand." Shi Jingyuan smiled slightly, but he was relieved, looking at the expression on Yan Rin's face, he smiled again, "It seems that Your Majesty needs to rest and clean up, I will retire first." ”

Yan Rin thought for a while and smiled bitterly: "I was scared by you, it turns out that you really understand everything, you ......" He sighed and waved his hand. "I'm going to have a good rest, and Jingyuan will go and rest."

Shi Jingyuan smiled, walked to the door, but turned back again: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I don't know anything, and I don't think much about anything." I guess I drank too much one night and had a dream in which I dreamed of something strange and disturbing. The things in the dream are not remembered, even if I want to say it, I have nowhere to say it to anyone. ”

He smiled and bowed, pushed the door and went out.

Yan Rin sat in front of the imperial case in a daze, out of his mind for a while, then picked up a book to read, read for a long time, but only to see that the paper was full of words, but half of it was not in his heart, for a long time I didn't know what was written in the fold, I suddenly felt a burst of irritability in my heart, I threw the fold away, he got up and paced a few steps, walked to the window, and looked out, it turned out that unconsciously, it was dusk. The distance is like a bloody sun, which will not fall, reflecting a faint reddish in the distant sky.

Inexplicably, I thought about a person in my heart, my appearance, thousands of miles away, you will also look up, and I will look at this round of golden crow feathers, do you know, I am thinking about you.

Nonsense divider

Secretary Brown: First, good news, the cover draft of the void has come out, hehe, it's very atmospheric. The layout format has also been set.

Second, I finally transferred almost all the wonderful comments included in the public version of Xiaolou to the newly opened book "The Legend of Xiaolou: A Collection of Wonderful Reviews". I'm tired of moving, and I'm still thinking about how I can't finish such a simple job in half a day? It's almost finished, 280,000 words! Yes...... There are still nearly half a year's wonderful comments that have not been sorted out, and then the enthusiastic comments of the female writer are shining, and there are 150,000 words that have not been put on my computer. So when everything is completely sorted out, it is estimated that Xiaolou's wonderful comments must be more than 600,000 words. Looking at these memories while moving, I really feel warm.

Third, bad news, there is no manuscript saved hehe. There is a possibility that the update will be interrupted tomorrow.