The road ahead is long, and it is difficult to overcome the mountains.

The road of rights is so long, and there are many things I wanted at the beginning, but when everything has been obtained, in order to protect the lives of myself and my family, I still have to mercilessly kill people and things except those behind me.

He has never been a loyal servant.

Lin Piao followed him into the bed tent, turned over and wanted to get out, but was tightly surrounded by Shen Hong, and his eyes were lowered like a deep pool: "Piao'er, accompany me again." ”

"What's wrong with you these days, aren't you in a good mood?"

"Nothing on board."

Lin Piao was kissed by him a few times, and felt numb: "Forget it, let it be...... Anyway, on the ship, I have nothing to do and lie down and sleep all day. ”

Outside the window, the green mountains have passed, the green water is still there, the waves are cascading, and the river breeze is slow.

……

The return journey was much faster than the departure, Lin Piao almost fell asleep to Beijing, and when they arrived in Beijing, it was night, they got off the boat and got into the carriage, and when they returned to the mansion, they went back to sleep, completely seamlessly, and when they opened their eyes the next morning, they felt like a dream, and they were already lying on the bed in the mansion.

Lin Piao yawned and sat up, stretched his waist and stretched his body, stretched out his feet on the bed and put on a thick coat.

"It's really winter now, and the burning earth dragon feels a little cold, so you have to wear some thick clothes."

Qiu Yu nodded when he heard his words: "You still have to pay attention to your clothes, and you have to dress thicker when you go out, otherwise you are afraid that you will suffer from the wind cold. ”

Lin Piao heard her say this, and suddenly thought of Shen Hong: "What kind of clothes is Shen Hong wearing today?" ”

"The clothes are a little thicker, but not too thick, it is the robe embroidered with dark silver threads, birds, fish and insects, the material is good, thick and soft, but it is still not comparable to the padded clothes."

Lin Piao wasn't very worried: "He's in good health, and it's enough to wear that one, just don't wear the thin shirt before." ”

After going out for a long time, seeing different people and dealing with different things every day, Lin Piao now just wants to take a good rest and stay at home for a while.

As a result, he only lay down in the afternoon when he heard several wives of the Qi family coming to look for him.

Lin Piao got up from the bed, scratched his head and felt a little puzzled, Mrs. Qi had nothing to do with him because of the previous incident, but she never came to the door easily, they were not the kind of people who liked to chat and socialize, these things were boring in their eyes.

Lin Piao cleaned himself up, asked Qiu Yu to receive it first, and let them stay in the living room first, none of the tea and snacks that should be sent can be ignored, Lin Piao has not pulled his hair yet, so Xia He hurriedly pulled himself up, brought two simple hairpins, and walked quickly towards the waiting living room.

Lin Piao arrived in the living room, where they were sitting drinking tea, and when they saw him coming, they stood up.

Lin Piao hurriedly said: "Don't be so polite, a few ladies are about to sit down and torture me." ”

Several ladies nodded and sat down, looked at him and said, "Madame is for the country and the people, so why can't she bear to accept our gifts?" ”

Lin Piao saw that this battle was a little bigger: "Why did the ladies come?" ”

"There is indeed a matter, I want to ask my wife for help, and admonish Lord Shen."

When Lin Piao heard that it was really related to Shen Hong, he naturally couldn't treat him casually: "What is so important?" Although Shen Hong does not say that there are no mistakes or omissions in doing things, many things also have his own reasons, how to let the ladies come here today. ”

Mrs. Qi said: "Madame knows that there is one matter in the court now, and the officials are arguing. ”

Lin Piao thought about it and felt very confused, because the task of these people at work every day was to argue about various things, and there was no day when they did not argue, and there were also long-term disputes, short-term disputes, and branch disputes, all of which could be carried out in parallel at the same time.

"I'm lonely, I don't know what Madame is referring to?"

"It's a matter of conquest, now the voice of the main battle in the court has become louder and louder, and His Majesty also has the will to fight, but Lord Shen is unwilling to back down, at the beginning Lord Shen was still very neutral, but now that there are more main battles, Lord Shen's heart has changed."

Lin Piao translated this passage in his mind, pretending to be neutral at first, and when he saw that he couldn't win, he revealed the essence of his crooked ass.

With regard to the dispute over the war, Lin Piao naturally knew what Shen Hong was doing, and now Shen Hong was very obsessed with the four words of being a famous teacher, believing that war could not be started lightly, and in particular, the side that provoked the war should be highly morally condemned by history.

And Shen Hong, as a person with a very high moral outlook in the court, naturally did not show support for this matter.

Now it is obvious that the side that wants to fight can no longer sit still, and wants to persuade Shen Hong so that Shen Hong will not be rigid and stubborn any longer.

Lin Piao was very pleasantly surprised in his heart, Shen Hong had actually reached the point where he said no, and several wives of the Qi family wanted to come to him to do ideological work and want to save the country.

Now it's quite a high level of mixing.

"Madam, since you want to make chain mail, you should also know that the war on the border is endless, how hard the Daning soldiers are, and there is no general who does not want to pacify the Quartet.

Lin Piao looked into their eyes and hesitated.

"Madame wants to say whatever she wants."

"Don't blame me for the crow's mouth, those who want to fight are all thinking that there are many benefits to winning a war, and those who don't want to fight feel that the cost of losing is too great.

Once a large-scale war begins, it is destined to be a life-or-death choice, just as a coin toss can easily open the second one, because there is no second one to choose, so no one dares to toss this coin lightly.

Lin Piao didn't care whether he fought or not, but at this time, he would definitely stand on Shen Hong's side, lest others always want to influence and interfere with Shen Hong, and Shen Hong would definitely have his own ideas and preparations.

Second Mrs. Qi suddenly said: "Why are men afraid of death if they protect their families and defend the country!" ”

Lin Piao: "......"

Except for silence, it's hard to refute.

Lin Piao was surrounded by them for a while, and he could see that the Qi family really wanted to fight this battle, and they had already calculated the probability of victory, and felt that it was very worth fighting.

Lin Piao couldn't stand their persistence, and after listening to it for a while, he quickly urinated.

The ladies were sitting in the waiting room, and when they saw Lin Piao taking the opportunity to escape, they said, "I don't know how much he listened." ”

"Since he wants to make chain mail, he won't be able to see the current situation at all, so he probably just wants to protect Shen Hong."

"Shen Hong is young now, but he is powerful, and he is pedantic in reading, and we can't do anything about him, I hope the saint will listen to him less."

They sat for a while, and when they saw that Lin Piao didn't mean to come back, they said, "Forget it, see that he is hiding and doesn't dare to see us, don't embarrass him, he probably listened, let's go back." ”

"He used to treat our Qi family well, and we didn't have a reason to embarrass him too much, let's go."

Lin Piao hid in the courtyard, listened to the maids coming and going, and was relieved to hear that they had gone back.

He really didn't know exactly what was going on with Shen Hong, but he knew that Shen Hong was a person who liked the next big game of chess, and he could always win better than others, because his layout was bigger than others at the beginning.

Shen Hong came back in the evening, Lin Piao asked him about it, Shen Hong sat behind the desk and looked at him, and said softly: "Now the things in the court are treacherous, Your Majesty is suspicious, and the soldiers want to fight. ”

Lin Piao sneered when he heard him say this: "He is always like this, the benefits are only monopolized by himself, before he was a prince, the goal is to be the most successful prince, he can endure any bird's anger, now he is the emperor, if he wants to be the most successful emperor, he will play these tricks everywhere, not allowing others to surpass him, and he can only take all the benefits alone, so that if he lives for decades, he is also a good emperor." ”

Hypocrisy.

Shen Hong smiled, saw Lin Piao's scolding, and looked at Lin Piao: "I just have something to tell you, but I'm afraid that you will worry about it in the future." ”

"What, you say?"

"Now that I, Huchen and Lingyue have it's time to turn their faces, it's just a good opportunity, we have turned our faces, and Huchen and Lingyue can be more reused."

Lin Piao opened his eyes slightly and looked at him, he understood this, he was in Cao Ying's heart in Han, he was an enemy on the surface, but he was actually an ally, as long as this move was successful, the entire court would not be able to win against the three of them.

"When will it be translated? How to translate? Do you want me to turn it over first? Lin Piao was a little eager to try.

"There is no urgency in this matter, Your Majesty is looking at it, and we don't need to make it too obvious, so that the cracks that slowly appear will be more real, and Your Majesty will be more convinced of this silent rupture."

Because Your Majesty is also this kind of person, he buries everything in his heart, ferments it silently, and is still smiling and greeting every time he sees him, but in his heart he remembers the other party as an enemy and marks a list of mortal deaths.

Lin Piao nodded: "Indeed, he may not believe the results for the emperor to see, but if this answer is slowly figured out by himself, he will believe it more seriously." ”

The two discussed the matter, and Shen Hong specially told him that he would have some conflicts with Erzhu in the correspondence, so he didn't need to be too nervous.

Because Erzhu was the main battle faction, and because of Shen Hong's refusal to back down, he would naturally be dissatisfied with him, accusing him or secretly complaining, all of which could be reflected in the letters, and if the emperor wanted to investigate, he could see these things.

This winter is full of strife and discord, with undercurrents surging between each other, and superficial brothers, friends, and brothers.

Shen Hong knows very well how to deal with people like Chu Yu, and he doesn't have to work too hard in acting, so he gets along normally, only showing a little chill from time to time, and concealing each other's details, these silent things symbolize that they have been separated.

Sure enough, Ergou was reused, and the emperor summoned Ergou more often, Ergou was originally a traitorous minister, belonging to the type of emperor who wanted him to do whatever he wanted him to do immediately, and in private he should have gotten closer to the emperor, and after an unconcealable rift with Shen Hong, he finally won the emperor's favor and closeness.

What's more, the emperor is also very good at superficially reusing, actually provoking and causing contradictions and conflicts between them, saying that if you take over this matter, you have a hometown relationship with Shen Hong, and it is better to pass by from him, but in fact you are waiting for the two of them to cause all kinds of petty troubles because of these trivial things.

In winter, Shen Hong was 22 years old.

The Shen Mansion is full of flowers, cooking oil in the fire, he is still the head of the household, but he is more powerful, and his relationship with the military generals is not very good, but he gets along well with some families in private, of course, it does not depend on affection, it depends on interests, regardless of whether it was love or hate before, interests can quickly build a new relationship network, replace a few representatives who are in the way, and still be able to sit together and drink and have fun.

Shen Hong's previous work on the construction of ditches was carried out again, and he asked for approval to expand the project again, and to include all the places that were historically prone to water shortage and drought into the scope of construction, and to carry out a nationwide rectification.

The emperor had no reason to refute it, so he naturally approved, but he also felt a sense of threat that was beginning to make people uncomfortable.

Shen Hongming is only 22 years old, he is still young, and he does not have any big family behind him, but now he has every move, word and deed, but whenever he makes a move, he has an aura that cannot be refused.

He advocated the construction of ditches before, and later promoted free literacy, both of which are now benefiting many people because of him, plus the impeachment of the family, the abolition of the election, the invitation to open the Enke for three years, and the top ranking eye who was admitted in the next two years, so they all respect and admire Shen Hong.

Fighting for the interests of the people, asking for tax reductions several times after taking office, and strictly investigating exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, these things gave him an excellent reputation among the people, and at a young age he seemed to have become a Confucian saint, and everyone had to avoid giving him three points.

The emperor suddenly thought of the former crown prince, who was also such a person, who loved his younger brother, loved the people like a son, did things people-oriented, and had a very high reputation among the people.

The father did not dare to get rid of this kind of opponent easily, so he guided others to get rid of it, and then in the name of avenging the former prince, he made a move to catch the cicada and the yellow finch behind, and then he had the last laugh.

Although Shen Hong was not as feared as the former crown prince, he could not fail to check and balance, and although Shen Hong did all the things of a saint, he knew that Shen Hong was not a real saint, and it was very dangerous for him to sit alone.

He thought about it, he still had Bai Ruo to do the next move in this matter, Bai Ruo was not old first, and it was not too late to let him come back after the filial piety period.

It's just that there were no people to check and balance Shen Hong during this period, and three years was enough for Shen Hong to develop to an incredible extent.

He wanted to use Li Lingyue to check and balance Shen Hong, after all, they were in the old days, and they knew that they would win every battle, but Li Lingyue's ability was not as good as Shen Hong's, and he could only check and balance, but there was no guarantee that he would be able to take over Shen Hong's affairs well in the future.

This incident made the emperor a little worried.

At the beginning of spring, after the spring ploughing, the emperor ordered conscription and was determined to attack the small countries on the border, but at the present time it was naturally impossible to announce this, and chose a soft persimmon to pinch first, and found a high-sounding reason, saying that the other party had offended him, and planned to fight first, and then continue to annex the next target after the base was firmly seated.

General Qi was made generalissimo of soldiers and horses, Erzhu became the pioneer with his iron cavalry, and he was also given the right to command an army, so that he could show his skills on the border.

The emperor liked Erzhu's bravery, and felt that with his ability, there was no place that he could not defeat, but he did not trust Erzhu so much, and was afraid that Erzhu would lead the army astray, so he gave him part of the decision-making power.

General Qi wanted to establish the majesty of Daning, and Erzhu wanted to shred the bottoms of those aliens.

The good news came one after another, and Lin Piao originally thought that Erzhu was suitable for fighting, but now he began to wonder if Erzhu was not a fierce man from the sky, and as soon as he entered the battlefield, he seemed to have entered the invincible golden body mode.

There is Shen Hong inside, two pillars outside, and two dogs in the middle, as long as the emperor does not go crazy, the situation in the court is very good now.

Because of the war, Lin Piao occasionally went to meet with several chain mail masters, and several masters were now busy with their feet on the ground since they entered the establishment, especially after the war began, the supply of chain mail was not in demand, and they could do one more thing is a set, and they tried their best to be lazy and fish, and they did not rest for half an hour a day, and sneaked to Tongxi Lou to eat some peanuts, drink some wine, and chew pickled pepper rabbits, so as to soothe their sense of taste and soothe their injured hearts.

Although Lin Piao didn't know what to do, he knew a lot about various circles of knowledge, whether it was to make velvet flowers to repair horseshoe or weapons to engage in scientific research, he had brushed a little bit of everything, although he didn't know how to do it, but it was enough for these masters to explain the principle.

"Wait, you said to make a compound bow and crossbow?"

Lin Piao nodded: "The bow and crossbow are small, light and easy to carry, but the power is not as good as the big bow, the big bow is strong, and it can't be pulled without a stiff pull of hundreds of pounds, but it is not easy to carry, and the arrows can't be carried too much at a time. ”

"Madame, please elaborate!" A few people said respectfully.

Lin Piaola described it for a long time, and saw that they seemed to understand whether they understood or not, and they were a little confused: "Bring a piece of paper, I'll draw it for you." ”

Chang Yongsi hurriedly called for a pen and paper, and after spreading it out, Lin Piao began to wave the pen.

"You see, that's it, and then this, this is wood, this is cow tendon, this, this, after that, like this."