The inner garden of the Imperial Palace, the Imperial Garden.

At the beginning of summer, the weather is pleasant, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and even the air is filled with a sense of relaxation.

At this time, there was laughter and laughter in the imperial garden, Liu Xie was not wearing a dragon robe, he was wearing a golden underwear, stepping on Longyun soap boots, and smiling back and forth among the seven or eight palace maids with his eyes blindfolded.

Oh, so there was such a game of catch and seek 1,800 years ago?

However, the difficulty of this game seems to be higher than catching hide and seek, Liu Xie not only needs to catch the palace maid who is back and forth, but also needs to judge the other party's name according to his body and body fragrance after catching the master.

Your Majesty is Your Majesty, as long as you grasp it, you can immediately judge the identity of the other party according to the size.

He was so involved that he didn't know that Lin Mo and the old yin were standing on the periphery for a long time.

This unpretentious and unpretentious life of the faint monarch actually made Lin Mo a little envious.

"Oh, Lin Sikong and Jia Taichang are here, come here, give me a seat." Liu Xie, who saw Lin Mo and Jia Xu, didn't feel anything wrong, took off the blindfold, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and sat aside with a big grin.

The waiter brought two seats, and Lin Mo was not polite, and sat down, and Jia Xu followed.

"What are the military and political priorities of the two Aiqing here?" Liu Xie took a sip of pearl tea, and breathed a long sigh of relief, so comfortable.

"Your Majesty."

Lin Mo stood up and said, "The servant Neiqing Zhenrong, has been loyal to his duties for many years, in order to resist Cao Cao in Pengcheng, he even did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to repair the canals in the city to control waterlogging, and when he pacified the northern country, he also had the merit of governing the land, and Weichen implored His Majesty to praise him as the great Honglu." ”

"Oh Da Honglu."

Hearing this, Liu Xie sighed with a look of embarrassment, "Aiqing, don't hide it, you're a step late." ”

"How do you say this, please make it clear to Your Majesty." Lin Mo was not impatient.

"A few days ago, Chen Qun entered the palace, Dean Zhong brought him in, I am ready to make him the Great Honglu, you see this is a trouble, I have already promised him after all, you have no jokes."

"Chen Qun?"

Lin Mo couldn't help laughing after hearing this, no one can be Chen Qun, in the Yingchuan faction, he was stumbling during the period when Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven, saying that you Liu Xie has a good impression of him, who believes it, Lin Mo asked quietly: "Your Majesty, this Chen Qun used to be the most closely attached to Cao Cao, and I don't see him have any social merits, why did he get to the position of Dahonglu?" ”

"I've talked to him about that, and he's faithful." Liu Xie slowly sipped the pearl tea, smashed his mouth and said.

"Your Majesty, Zhenrong can also talk, and he can also be loyal."

"How can that be the same." Liu Xie sneered.

"Please make it clear to Your Majesty, what's the difference."

Seeing that Lin Mo was unrelenting, Liu Xie put down the cup, waved his hand, and the palace maids and attendants around him retreated.

Then he said with a melancholy face: "Aiqing, do you know that the Chen family is ready to take out 80 million yuan to pay tribute to me to build the imperial mausoleum, how can I ignore this loyalty?" ”

Understood, selling the official beard, right?

Rong, I'm really sorry, I finished knocking you, Your Majesty still wants another stick, you just grit your teeth.

Lin Mo bowed his head and said: "Then it seems that Zhen Rong is still more loyal than Chen Qun. ”

"Oh?"

Liu Xie's eyes lit up, leaned forward, put his elbows against his knees and asked, "How loyal is he?" ”

"His faithfulness is worth a hundred million dollars." Lin Mo is very confident in Zhenrong.

"100 million, 100 million."

He hesitated, pondered for a moment and then said tentatively: "If you give him another Pizhou Marquis, does Aiqing think his loyalty will increase to 150 million yuan?" ”

Don't pretend, I'm faint and I'm having a showdown.

Lin Mo felt a little funny, and he thought that he would not hesitate to agree here, but he was worried that this sheep would be lost sooner or later.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister understands Zhenrong, and he will definitely be willing to be loyal to His Majesty."

"Good, good!"

After Liu Xie said three good words in a row, he said with a smile: "Aiqing, there is another thing I want to ask you." ”

"Your Majesty, please."

"Now that the Cao thief has been driven away, and the country is watched by Aiqing and Taiwei Lu, I can sit back and relax, this is also the happiest time in my more than ten years of imperial career, and I think it is worth celebrating with the whole world."

Liu Xie twisted his fingers and showed a pleased smile, "I have decided to celebrate on this year's three days, according to previous years, starting from the festival at the end of the year, to the songs and dances of the three days, the people not only need curfews, but are not even allowed to go to the streets after the unitary time, which is really against people."

I plan that this year's three days will not only add more juggling, singing and dancing, but also lift the curfew for three days, so that the sound of firecrackers can be heard in the entire Xuchang City, so as to show that I am happy with the people.

Aiqing, I know that you will send troops to Jingzhou after the autumn harvest, Aiqing has always used soldiers like a god, I hope that this year's three days, you will have fun with me. ”

Three days, that is, the Spring Festival of later generations.

In this era, in fact, the people will also celebrate the Spring Festival, just like Liu Xie said, throw bamboo into the brazier, and then make bursts of firecrackers.

However, this is limited to other places, and Gyeonggi is not allowed in the heavy land, because the movement is too loud and it is easy to drown out some unusual sounds.

The reason why the curfew is imposed is because after dark, it is the time when there are the most blind spots, and absolute silence is needed to close this loophole.

Now, Liu Xie said that this year is a special year, and it is interesting to lift the curfew and let the people go to the street to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

"Your Majesty, it is reported that the total number of soldiers and horses in the three parties of Cao, Sun and Liu is not less than 100,000, and Weichen is indeed not sure that it will be pacified within three months, but even if Weichen is in Jingzhou, he will wish His Majesty a thousand blessings."

"I still want you to be by my side."

Liu Xie's face was regretful, who believes this nonsense, I'm here, you are uncomfortable, and I am not comfortable.

In the past, after finishing the business, both parties didn't want to be verbose, but it was always Lin Mo who couldn't stay and retreated, but today it was Liu Xiexian who couldn't sit still, and directly greeted the waiter and asked, "What time is it?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's time for Shen."

After the waiter finished speaking, Liu Xie frowned, and then patted Lin Mo's arm, "Aiqing, my elixir is out, this elixir absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, it can't be left for a long time, you need to take it immediately, you should retreat first." ”

"Wechen retired." Lin Mojia shook his head and turned to leave.

Out of the palace, Lin Mo stretched his waist and teased: "Oh, it's not easy for Zhenrong to come here, 150 million, it is estimated that he will have to cry all night." ”

Jia Xu hid his face and smiled, the official position of the big guy was basically obtained by virtue of years of meritorious service, and his position was bought, so there was nothing unreasonable.

Moreover, Lin Mo will spread this matter out of eighty percent, how good it is, and the people below will not have any other ideas.

"Your Majesty's mental trick city is not simple, after being a puppet for so many years, you can still have such a tenacious will and state of mind, I really admire it."

Lin Mo glanced at him and said with a smile: "Yes, it is estimated that it is in a hurry to start the New Year, and the lack of money is terrible, this is not a rush to sell the official mantle, on the one hand, you can use the money to prepare for the secret action, and on the other hand, you can make it for us to see, look, how dim I am this day, you don't have to worry about me." ”

Jia Xu stroked his white beard and nodded, Liu Xie's current performance was indeed beyond his expectations.

In order to regain power, he was even willing to put down the name that many people regarded as more important than his life, and made a faint posture, not hesitating to transfer the pressure to the people.

On the one hand, it can paralyze Lu Lin, on the other hand, it can enrich its secret power, and on the other hand, it can also cover the imperial faction that is acting secretly.

"The matter of selling the official mantle should have another purpose, to facilitate his subsequent replacement of the Imperial Forest Army and the candidates of the Nine Gate Captains, and when the time comes, as long as the wind is released, it is said that it is a position purchased from His Majesty at a high price, and no one will be suspicious." Lin Mo added.

Jia Xu nodded in agreement, and at the same time said suspiciously: "But I don't understand this matter of the New Year, what do you want to do when the curfew is lifted." ”

"If I'm not mistaken, I think I want to take advantage of that time to transport some weapons and armor in."

Lin Mo rubbed his chin and analyzed as he walked: "No matter how much he sells his official beard, it is impossible to replace all the three thousand royal forest troops, so I estimate that there should still be some people lurking inside the imperial city and outside the palace, and when the time comes, these people can directly participate in armed participation outside the palace." ”

Hearing this, Jia Xu's eyes flashed suddenly, "Yes, yes, yes, it should be like this, the arrangement is really detailed, Your Majesty is not simple." ”

"There's another thing I can't worry about right now."

Jia Xu's face was happy, and it was rare to hear Lin Mo say that there was instability in calculating people's hearts and controlling the overall situation, and his eyes rolled, "Are you worried that Chen Qun's matter is His Majesty's deliberate intervention and wants to provoke a dispute between the Yingchuan faction and us?" ”

Lin Mo didn't answer directly, pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "The families of important members of the imperial court are equipped with government soldiers, if there are too many people involved, it will be very troublesome to misestimate the troops, and before he makes a move, it is impossible for us to lead a large army into the city." ”

All the people with red sleeves have been rolled out, but they can't do full coverage monitoring of the Imperial Party faction and the Yingchuan faction at the same time.

This is an unstable factor, of course, as long as you are willing to put a little effort into it, you can still put an end to the hidden dangers, it will take time.

Jia Xu didn't respond, Lin Mo rubbed his temples and complained as he walked: "I've been thinking about a lot of things lately, and I can't help take care of it, so you don't say that you can help share it." ”

"My Sikong Lord, you have already assigned a lot of tasks to the old man, how do you want to share them."

The old yin wanted to cry without tears, but after taking two steps, he still took the initiative to speak, "Your mind has been on the court recently, and you have indeed less calculations for the three princes, they are about to form an alliance now, I want to think of something to give them some trouble." ”

"That's what it sounds like."

Lin Mo smiled bitterly, "I can't help it, I hope that after the end of the war, I can come back to Xuchang and take care of these things." ”

"Understand, haven't you been deploying like this all these days?"

The old yin walked forward with his hands folded, his expression a little casual, "But you should know that even if he makes the first move, it is not enough to achieve the effect you want with this point."

Now, the people's grievances will slowly accumulate, the matter of Qian Zhuang can also earn you some prestige, the imperial examination system can put him in a disadvantageous situation, plus he will slaughter the heroes first, it sounds like a good situation, and it will be inevitable after all."

Jia Xu paused, looked left and right before he whispered: "The infamy of seeking the usurpation of the dynasty." ”

"Of course, these alone are not enough, don't worry, I still have a backhand, it's not me who will be on it when the time comes, it's that he can't sit still."

Lin Mo turned his head to look at the high wall of the palace, and then said: "Yes, you have to think about what you just said, and Huang Zhu is still in the city, if there is anything that needs to be done by the Huang family's father and son, just go to him directly." ”

"Yellow shot."

Jia Xu nodded, "Nacheng, there is really something for them to do." ”

As soon as the policy of increasing the poll tax to 10 yuan per person in the summer was implemented, it naturally caused a mourning from the toiling masses, and everyone dared not speak out.

The general situation is similar to what Liu Xie expected, the life of the people in Huainan, Xuzhou and the north is indeed much better than in the early years, after all, the popularity of Quyuan plough has greatly reduced their manpower, and the manpower saved can be to open up wasteland, or hunting, weaving or to do some other coolies, after all, there is no need to struggle on the food and clothing line.

But even so, ten dollars per person is an extra fifty dollars for a family of four or five people, you must know that they are not only a poll tax, the last straw that crushes the camel is this truth.

What's more, it's only summer, and God knows if he will keep this tax point for the fall and winter.

Some people even miss Cao Cao's days in Xuchang, at least the people of that meeting have not increased taxes for several years, how did you drive him away, and you also raised taxes.

However, soon everyone was relieved a lot, because the Zhen Chamber of Commerce and the Zhen family's money bank, which were all over the state and county, claimed that they could make interest-free tax loans, and they only needed to register with their household registration cards to lend, which was a great thing.

Interestingly, the people didn't care at all about the sudden renaming of the Zhen family money village and the Zhen family money village, the big guy just knew that the shopkeeper of the Lin family money village was Lin Yunwen, the head of the court, but felt that everything was reasonable.

After all, Lin Yunwen himself is the representative of the people, he can best understand the suffering of the people, originally because of the invention of chemical fertilizer and Quyuan plow, Lin Mo is well-known among the people, after this incident, his reputation has become a saint in the hearts of the people.

In addition, recently, there have been things about Liu Xie's sale of the official mantle in various states and counties, and it seems that the brand of the faint monarch has been completely branded, and the people who are more bold even dare to close the door and say that the stupid behavior of the Son of Heaven is in stark contrast to Lin Sikong's love for the people like a son, and the judgment is high, if Lin Sikong becomes the Son of Heaven, the people's lives will most likely be on a higher level.

When such remarks were blown to Jiang Xia's side, Huang Zu, who was the Taishou who was backed by the great family, showed a plausible smile.

The character of a person is wonderful, in the past, Huang Zu, who was promoted and appreciated by Liu Biao, a descendant of the royal family, would definitely scoff at such remarks and even take repressive actions.

But now, Lin Mo first sent Lu Meng and the other three, and then sent Sun Manmen, which greatly soothed his psychological trauma, for him, who is the Son of Heaven does not seem to matter so much, repaying Lin Mo's great kindness is what he must do in this life.

I can't do anything else, but Lin Mo wants to go down to Jingzhou, and the two or thirty thousand veterans of the Navy Division on hand are the protagonists, and what he can do is to clear this last obstacle for him.

Therefore, during this period of time, Huang Zu was a desperate training navy, and he was active in the area of Baqiu, Chibi and Xiakou, and when he met Liu Qi's navy, he would beat him without saying a word, focusing on an iron-blooded and ruthless.

Lu Xun and Zhu Huan arrived first, and they only brought 3,000 sailors with them, and the follow-up soldiers and horses were still in preparation, mainly on the issue of grain, grass and ordnance.

Huang Zu just took the two of them on the road of actual combat after a simple greeting.

"The shoals in this area are concentrated in Nine Transfers and Sunfish Bay."

On the deck of the ship, Huang Zu pointed to two points in the distance and analyzed, "Twenty miles upstream is the bank of the Chibi River, where it is much more open, but there are more undercurrents than this, this time will take you to familiarize yourself with the surroundings first, and then go to the end of Baqiu in a few days." ”

"Baqiu, I heard that Liu Bei is stationed there." Zhu Huan said in a muffled voice.

"Liu Bei?"

Huang Zu sneered, "On this river, as long as there are boats, they are the prey of the old man, and the old man on the river doesn't care what his surname is or how long his ears are." ”

"Huang is too arrogant." Lu Xun smiled and arched his hand.

Of course they knew about Liu Bei's rescue of Sun Ce at the foot of Yang'an Mountain, but they didn't expect Huang Zu to be angry with Liu Bei to this extent.

In terms of official positions, Lu Xun and Zhu Huan are both guarded, and in terms of military rank, Lu Xun is even a lieutenant general like Huang Zu, so that Wei Yan, who has been following behind him, is a little depressed.

At present, there is still not much achievement in the switch, and he is still a captain, although he has chosen the right one, but the prospect is still a little gloomy.

He also heard that after a while, Zhang Liao would bring Gan Ning and Xu Sheng to rush over, and that group of people was not only the core members of Lu Lin, but when Huang Zu spoke, he would have to weigh it, and he Wei Yan would have no status.

The only hope is that this water war will be more ruthless.

There are very few military generals from Jingzhou who don't know how to fight in water, but like Wei Yan and Huang Zhong, they are more proficient in land warfare.

But there is no way, this battle is destined to be a water war, and you have to fight for your own future, this is the last chance.

When I turned back to Xiling, it was getting late, and I happened to encounter a yellow shot coming back from Xuchang.

Huang Zhu first relayed Lin Mo's original words, this is the most important thing, Huang Zu, Lu Xun and Zhu Huan are all like hearing the holy decree, after all, the three of them have been pointed out in the content.

However, this also made Wei Yan feel even more embarrassed, Sikong probably didn't remember that there was such a person as me.

When he was lonely and wanted to go into the city to wash away his fatigue, Huang Jie stopped him, "Uncle Wei, Mrs. Jia often has a letter for me to hand it over to you." ”

"Jia Taichang?" Wei Yan was obviously a little confused and couldn't react.

"Jia Taichang, the head of Jiuqing, Uncle Wei won't know it, right?" Huang Shot was also a little dazed.

"Of course I know, Jia Taichang is also a genius with unpredictable methods, but I haven't seen it, how could he" Wei Yan said this, he was still very happy in his heart, and instinctively felt that he should have a chance to make meritorious contributions.

"You see, this silk cloth has not been removed, I don't dare to read it without permission."

Huang Jie shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "So, Uncle Wei will see for himself." ”

Huang Zu also patted him on the shoulder, "Since it is sealed with fire paint, then you can see for yourself." ”

After speaking, he strode into the city with a group of people.

Wei Yan was a little nervous.

Of course, Jia Xu can't compare to Lin Mo, but this is also a pivotal existence among Lu Lin's core figures, with his current situation and status, Jia Xu's letter is enough to make him breathless.

Unwrapping the fire paint, the content came into view, he frowned at first, and then exhaled a heavy breath of turbidity, and his eyes flashed, "Wonderful, now is indeed the most suitable time to go to Linxiang, and it is indeed more appropriate for me to go than Brother Huang." ”

Wei Yan slowly closed the silk cloth, carefully put it into his arms, and muttered in his mouth: "Mrs. Jia often pulls me Wei Yan, I will never forget it in my life!" ”

(End of chapter)