"I'll be in Nanling City in two days, have you thought about it, what are we going to do after we arrive?"

In the inn, Lin Wanwan took the tea handed by the warm cigarette, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and her eyes stared at the teacup with a wandering mind.

Two months ago, she went south from Beiluoshimen with warm smoke and rain, and the three of them traveled all the way to the mountains and rivers, and finally arrived at the range of Nanling City, the capital of Nanling Kingdom.

Yusu pushed the door in at this time, took out a very small bamboo tube from his arms and handed it to Lin Wanwan, "Miss, there is news from Nanling City." ”

Lin Wanwan's expression was dazed, she eagerly opened the lid of the bamboo tube, took out a wrapped note from it, unfolded it gently, and after reading the content of the note, her face gradually condensed, and she grabbed the note with two fingers, lit it with a candle, threw it into the utensils on the table, and watched it turn into ashes little by little.

"But what's going on over there in Nanling?" Yusu saw that Lin Wanwan's face was a little solemn, and couldn't help asking.

Lin Wanwan shook her head, a hint of suspicion flashed in her eyes, and she said thoughtfully: "It's still as calm as ever." Now in the situation in Nanling, he still doesn't do it, I can't understand it. ”

"What are the young lady's plans now?"

"Didn't Miss say that the purpose of this trip is to protect Nanling and continue to maintain the checks and balances of the Four Kingdoms, so that the Beiluo Shimen can be in a safe corner outside the Four Kingdoms as before." Yusu unceremoniously answered Nuan Yan's question.

"But, before leaving, didn't the city lord ask the young lady to help that person take down the Nanling?" Not to be outdone, Warm Smoke retorted.

"Are you listening to the young lady or the city lord? Warm smoke, you don't want to be a wall-to-wall grass, do you? ”

"You are the grass on the wall, your whole family is the grass on the wall!"

The two began to talk again, as always, Lin Wanwan's lips were smiling, and there was a touch of nostalgia in his eyes that were as bright as stars, fleeting, and there was no trace when he looked at it again.

She didn't answer, but asked them instead, "What do you think of the current Nanling Kingdom?" ”

Yusu shook his head in disgust, his eyes undisguised his disgust, "Emperor Dehui of Nanling State is mediocre, pampering his ministers, oppressing the people, and brutalizing the loyal and good, and officials from all over the country are colluding with officials and businessmen, the people are miserable, the people are not happy, and there are complaints everywhere in Nanling. ”

Nuan Yan rarely agreed with Yusu, nodded and agreed: "These days, we have seen many homeless people along the way, who are not clothed and hungry, and the people in the towns are also poorly fed and clothed. On the contrary, those officials and wealthy businessmen are rich and rich, arrogant and lascivious. ”

Although they are only a city located at the intersection of the four countries, the people in the city live and work in peace and contentment, and live a rich life, where is there such a scene.

Lin Wanwan sighed lightly, as if a layer of light smoke and mist seemed to be shrouded between her eyebrows, and there was a faint sadness, "The reason why we saw so many displaced people on the road is because there was a flood in the east of Nanling Country a few days ago, which caused thousands of people to be displaced. The disaster relief food and salary distributed by the Nanling Imperial Court were not much, and they were even more deducted by the officials layer by layer to fill their pockets, and finally there was little left in the hands of the people. ”

Warm Yan raised his eyebrows, his face showed anger, and he said sharply: "These dog officials are so excessive? ”

Yusu's face was solemn, "The food and salary for this disaster relief dare to be deducted at will, you can imagine how difficult the life of the people of Nanling is on weekdays." ”

"So this time, many people fled to Dongchen Kingdom for refuge, while a small number fled to relatives everywhere."

"Dongchen Kingdom?"

Nuan Yan and Yusu looked at each other, both a little surprised.

"Surprised? Then guess how Emperor Jingren of Dongchen State dealt with these refugees? ”

"Take them ...... Kicked out? Yusu replied uncertainly, after all, he was a refugee, and it was difficult to guarantee that he would not do anything to disturb the people of Dongchen under hunger. This kind of hot potato should be taken off as soon as possible.

The warm smoke slapped on Yusu's brain, and Yusu suddenly wrinkled a bitter face.

"What are you talking nonsense? Emperor Jingren is a wise man who loves the people like a son! How can it be like Emperor Dehui who doesn't care about the lives of the people? ”

Lin Wanwan smiled slightly and cast an affirmative look at Nuan Yan.

Nuan Yan was encouraged, and he couldn't help but raise a touch of pride on his face, and continued: "Since Emperor Jingren ascended the throne, he has reduced taxes, revitalized agriculture and commerce, and repaired water conservancy. ”

Lin Wanwan picked up the teacup, nodded and said: "The feelings of the people are the desire of the people." This person is not only a genius in governing the country, but also very good at winning people's hearts. ”

She took a sip of tea, moistened her somewhat dry throat, and a subtle color flashed in her eyes, "After he heard about this, not only did he not expel them because they were refugees from Nanling Kingdom, but immediately distributed food and salaries for local officials to properly arrange these refugees. This righteous act not only won the great admiration of those refugees, but also made the people in Nanling full of praise for this Dongchen monarch. ”

Nuan Yan was also full of admiration, "Tsk, Dongchen is really generous, this settled silver is not a small amount, and it is really admirable to take it out casually to support the people of other countries." ”

Lin Wanwan's red lips hooked up a sneer, and there was a faint hint of mockery, "There is a saying: the state has no profit and no people, and the people have no profit." Whoever rules the world must be because of human affection. So no matter how much silver there is, he will willingly take it out. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Yusu looked at Lin Wanwan curiously, he and Nuan Yan had a general understanding of these things through the information of the Flying Flower Pavilion, and the young lady has been studying the information provided by the Flying Flower Pavilion these days, in addition to studying the information provided by the Flying Flower Pavilion, she has deliberately come into contact with many people of all kinds under the guise of traveling in the mountains and rivers every day, and has obtained more information from it.

"The people of Nanling have been overwhelmed by heavy taxes all year round, coupled with the corruption within the Nanling court, the people's grievances have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the flood has completely fermented these resentments. On the other hand, in Dongchen Kingdom, the country and the people have been peaceful in recent years, the people are rich, and they are peaceful, and what Emperor Jingren did happened to be in stark contrast to Emperor Dehui. Now how much these people resented Emperor Dehui and how much they respected Emperor Jingren. ”

Lin Wanwan's smile is extremely shallow, and her face has a confident look on her face, which makes her whole person look radiant, as if there is an extraordinary charm that makes people obsessed.

"The world is fundamental, and the hearts of the people are only. If you want the hearts of the people in the world to be convinced, you must first be able to win the hearts of the people. The so-called gentle person is intended to seek strength. Power is born from the heart, the heart is powerful, and the power will seek the world. She turned the teacup in her hand and smiled meaningfully, "If you have different aspirations, your heart is different, and if you have different hearts, it is difficult to gather your strength." A people's heart is lost, a people's heart is desired, this deal, Dongchen will make a steady profit. ”

Warm smoke and rain suddenly.

Nuan Yan thought about it for a while, and frowned again, "In this way, if we want to keep Nanling, wouldn't we have no chance of winning?" ”

Yusu touched his chin and thought for a moment, and said: "Since Nanling has begun to turmoil, and there has been no move over there, why don't we take this opportunity to directly attack and win the game of chess from Nanling?" Could it be that the young lady still plans to continue to protect the Nanling? ”

Nuan Yan shook her head disapprovingly, "Judging from the current situation, we will definitely startle the snake if we make a rash move, but I still think that the words of the city lord are the most feasible." ”

Yusu looked at Lin Wanwan and asked with some uncertainty: "Miss, is she planning to help that person as the city lord said?" ”

Lin Wanwan looked at the dancing candle flame, the starlight in her eyes seemed to be covered with an ethereal veil, and she had a sense of confusion, "Now is not the time, we don't know what the situation of Nanling City is, and the things found in the Flying Flower Pavilion alone are too superficial." After two days, I went to Nanling City to explore the bottom of the other party first, no matter who controlled the game of chess, Emperor Nanling's disgusting behavior had already lost his breath. Nanling, I can't keep it. ”