November 10th, Jiangnan, Lin'an
In a room in the Governor's Mansion, Lu Jianchao, the current Governor of Jiangnan, looked at the civil and military officials in front of him who lowered their heads and remained silent. An unknown fire could not help but rise in his heart and he asked sharply:
"Can any of you people explain to me what is going on with Xu Zhaojie and Jing Chu now... "
Feeling Lu Jianchao's anger, these civil and military officials who were already silent became even more frightened. They all closed their mouths and lowered their heads cautiously, for fear of offending Lu Jianchao and being shot. bird!
Seeing that no one was willing to stand up, Lu Jianchao also turned his attention to a slender and elegant-looking official next to him and asked coldly:
"Liu Changqing, you have been responsible for contacting Xu Zhaojie. Now that things have reached this point, you should give me an explanation, right?"
Liu Changqing's face froze when he felt the biting chill after saying these words. Although he was secretly complaining in his heart, he could only stand up and said after being named by Lu Jianchao:
"Sir, Xu Zhaojie is a deceitful and cunning woman, and I was also fooled by him!"
Hearing what Liu Changqing said, Lu Jianchao immediately snorted and said angrily:
"You were fooled by him and cost me one million taels of silver. This is one million taels of silver!"
"What did you tell me back then? Didn't you say that Xu Zhaojie is now a tiger with his teeth pulled out? As long as he spends this one million taels of silver, Sun Liangyu can send troops to repel Fengwu's army and Xu Zhaojie can Be our watchdog·····························」
"Why is this happening now? Why is Xu Zhaojie attacking Jingchu now?"
Before he finished speaking, Liu Changqing was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Lu Jianchao and said:
"Your Majesty, the Governor despises his duties and punishes crimes. I was also deceived by Xu Zhaojie and the others!"
Looking at Liu Changqing who was kowtowing repeatedly, Lu Jianchao also had a flash of killing intent in his eyes. He was not willing to give Xu Zhaojie money at the beginning. After all, Xu Zhaojie had always been eyeing Huainan, and there was even a tense atmosphere between the two parties at the beginning of the year. nervous.
If it were not for being severely beaten by the Fengwu Army in the Battle of Hebei and Henan, not only Anqing and tens of thousands of elite veterans of the Zhennan Army were lost, but perhaps the Zhennan Army under Xu Zhaojie would have rushed to Jiangnan, so now Lu Jianchao was very resistant to spending money on a potential enemy like Xu Zhaojie.
What's more, the amount of money spent on Xu Zhaojie this time was not a small amount, but a full one million taels of silver!
Although Jiangnan is the land of the richest man in the world, with an annual fiscal revenue of nearly ten million taels through prosperous overseas trade, there are many ways to spend money, not to mention that after Lu Jianchao decided to prepare for military force, Jiangnan would They have to invest two to three million taels of silver into the army, so the landlord's family doesn't have much food left!
Therefore, deep down in his heart, Lu Jianchao was not willing to pay Xu Zhaojie one million taels of silver and ask for Sun Liangyu's reinforcements to help him repel the Fengwu Army.
In his opinion, Xu Zhaojie and Ye Mingsheng are the same as each other. They are both ambitious bastards who have always been thinking about Jiangnan. Now that these two people are fighting each other, he absolutely does not want to get involved. It would be better if one of them is killed... ·····················
However, regarding Lu Jianchao's simple thoughts, a group of staff and officials, represented by Liu Changqing, warned Lu Jianchao one after another.
They warned Lu Jianchao that Xu Zhaojie was just a jackal, and Ye Mingsheng was a tiger that swallowed up mountains and rivers. If Ye Mingsheng was allowed to reach out to the south, then with Ye Mingsheng's methods and the size of the military army, the south would step by step Falling into the clutches of Ye Mingsheng!
Therefore, the best way now is to cut off Ye Mingsheng's claws extending to the south now, and teach Ye Mingsheng a profound lesson so that he will not dare to covet Jiangnan anymore!
Under the constant persuasion of these people, Lu Jianchao gradually became interested, but he had no intention of confronting Fengwu.
After all, he spent millions of taels of silver to build the firearms factory. Although it is now established, it still needs the technical support of Fengwu Army, and some key parts must come from Fengwu Army. Where to buy!
Therefore, if we break with the Fengwu Army now, the firearms factory is likely to be paralyzed. Lu Jianchao is still counting on this factory to continue to produce firearms to equip his Jiangnan Army!
In response to Lu Jianchao's concerns, Liu Changqing gave him a good idea that could be said to kill two birds with one stone at the time. This good idea was that Jiangnan would provide money to Sun Liangyu and let Sun Liangyu send troops to help Xu Zhaojie. In this way, since there was no direct confrontation with the Fengwu Army, Secondly, it also helped Xu Zhaojie keep Huainan...
Faced with such a good idea, Lu Jianchao still felt that it was a bit too much. Liu Changqing and others warned him again. Helping Xu Zhaojie this time will definitely make him grateful to you, sir, and he will not covet Jiangnan in the future. .
For this reason, Xu Zhaojie also wrote an extremely sincere letter to Lu Jianchao. In the letter, Xu Zhaojie expressed humbly that he had made mistakes in the past because he was young and frivolous. He hoped that Lu Jianchao would give him a chance to change his ways, as long as Lu Jianchao pulled him over this time. With one hand, he will only follow Lu Jianchao's lead in the future and will not have any covetous intentions towards Jiangnan!
After receiving Xu Zhaojie's letter and seeing the always arrogant Xu Zhaojie look so humble in the letter, Lu Jianchao felt very happy at that time, so he was so obsessed that he agreed to this plan and spent one million taels of silver. Gave it to Sun Liangyu.
After the money was sent to Sun Liangyu, Lu Jianchao waited with joy. The coalition of Xu Zhaojie and Sun Liangyu could repel the Fengwu Army!
However, it turned out to be the opposite. In less than a month, the Fengwu Army captured half of Huainan, including Kangyin!
To be honest, this really shocked Lu Jianchao. He was on pins and needles and immediately called Liu Changqing to ask about the specific situation. The answer he got was that Xu Zhaojie was luring the enemy deeper. Next, the coalition forces of Xu Zhaojie and Sun Liangyu would annihilate the intruder Fengwu in one fell swoop. The army’s big move·····························
Hearing such an answer, Lu Jianchao was a little doubtful, but since he had already given out one million taels of silver, he could only wait for the final result of the matter!
And now he finally waited for the big move. However, this big move was not Liu Changqing's big move to annihilate the invading Fengwu Army at all, but Xu Zhaojie's big move to kill Jingchu and fight for the territory!
Lu Jianchao really wanted to cry over this. He knew that Xu Zhaojie, a despicable person, was still lying to himself when he wrote this letter to him!
When he thought of this, Lu Jianchao became even more angry when he looked at Liu Changqing. In his opinion, if Liu Changqing and his ilk hadn't been advocating for Xu Zhaojie in his ears, how could he have been fooled by him and deceived by him in vain? One million taels of silver!
Wouldn't it be nice to use this million taels of silver to train tens of thousands more troops, or to build a few more fire guns and tiger squatting cannons?
Now it's all in vain!
If Xu Zhaojie is really allowed to capture Jingchu, it will bring this bastard back to life, and he will definitely target Jiangnan!
Lu Jianchao, who was filled with anger when he thought of this, immediately said bitterly regardless of Liu Changqing's pleading:
"Someone come and get Liu Changqing fired from his post and investigated! Let's see if this bitch collects Xu Zhaojie's money!"
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Yi Jing, Ye Mansion
After training, my body resembles the shape of a crane. Two scriptures are written under a thousand pines. When I come to ask questions, I can only say, "The clouds are in the sky and the water is in the bottle."
I have chosen to live in seclusion and enjoy the wildness. There is no farewell or greeting all year round. Sometimes I go straight to the top of the solitary peak, and the clouds roar under the moon.
Murong Qingwu looked at the poem in his hand and recited it softly subconsciously, with a hint of longing and longing in his eyes.
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There was a time when she lived such a free life, but unlike Zen Master Yaoshan Weiyan, Murong Qingwu knew very well that the reason why she could live so freely and freely without being disturbed by the worldly world was entirely because of the protection of her family. Just go down.
Hearing the footsteps outside the door, she couldn't help but put down the poem in her hand, and then she saw Ying'er walking in with little Kexin in her arms.
Holding Xiao Kexin to Murong Qingwu's side, Ying'er whispered:
"I just finished feeding at the nurse's place, and now I finally fell asleep!"
Seeing little Kexin sleeping with her eyes closed tightly, Murong Qingwu's eyes also showed a little maternal love. Her jade hand subconsciously wanted to touch little Kexin's face, but when she was about to touch little Kexin's face, Murong Qingqing Wu hesitated for a moment, then stopped moving and took back her hand.
Although little Kexin is a girl, she loves to cry and fuss. She cries when she drinks milk, cries when she poops, and cries non-stop at night. Now she finally fell asleep. Murong Qingwu, who was still frightened, decided not to disturb this little guy.
Putting the little one next to him, Murong Qingwu quietly watched her sleeping soundly. However, after about a stick of incense, Xiao Kexin woke up again, crying and fussing. Seeing this, Ying'er immediately judged:
"Madam, Miss, she probably wants to poop again. I'll go find the wet nurse and the nanny..."
Hearing Ying'er's words, Murong Qingwu also nodded in agreement. As a first-time mother, she also had a whim at first and planned to take care of her daughter Xiao Kexin personally. However, like her, a daughter of a wealthy family who had never touched the spring water since she was a child, There is no problem in being proficient in playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
But there is no way you can do something like taking care of a child. Murong Qingwu only tried it once, but she was in a hurry and didn't know what to do. In the end, she could only leave the child to a special wet nurse to take care of her.
After about a stick of incense, Ying'er returned to the house and reported to Murong Qingwu:
"Madam, Aunt Zhao has cleaned up the lady and is now playing with her!"
After hearing this, Murong Qingwu nodded with some relief. She had just finished confinement and now she was a little nervous when she heard her daughter's cry.
After talking about the little daughter's situation, Ying'er seemed to have thought of something again and reported to Murong Qingwuhui:
"Madam, yesterday, Pei Jixiu took the account books of last month's expenses from Mrs. Wang!"
Hearing this situation, a complicated look flashed in Murong Qingwu's eyes. In her plan, she should have had the power to assist in the affairs of the house, but An Miaoyi, who had planned it for a long time, took the initiative to give this power to Wu. Bae Ji Soo who wants nothing more!
Seeing that Murong Qingwu was silent, Ying'er hesitated and whispered:
"Madam, do you think we should reveal some information to Bae Ji-soo?"
"Qi Qige, Grandma Wang and others around An Miaoyi have always been living on free wages in the mansion. In addition, they also make small moves in purchasing. Every month they make at least one hundred taels of money... ·······················》
Murong Qingwu hesitated for a moment when he heard this, but finally shook his head and said:
"Don't act rashly! Bae Ji-soo is not as simple as you think! She should be able to find some fishy things in the accounts!"
Regarding Murong Qingwu's instructions, Ying'er said with some confusion:
"Bae Ji-soo is just a medical girl in the palace. She was lucky enough to be favored by the Lord. I don't know what it is about her that the Lord loves her so much!"
"This account book of Grandma Wang seems to have been made by the accountant of the Financial Secretary. It is said that it is very watertight. Not to mention the average person, even an accountant with more than ten years of experience can spot problems very well!"
"Ever since Master Jingren appointed Master Gu as his teacher under the master's arrangement, Qiqige has started to complain again. If we can catch her for corruption now, with your hatred of corruption, she will never be able to take advantage of it. Let’s go!”
"Qiqige is An Miaoyi's confidant. If we can capture her, we will break An Miaoyi's right-hand man. We might even be able to discover An Miaoyi's secrets through her. The progress of the government has always been controlled by An Miaoyi." In Miaoyi’s hands, I don’t believe she is clean!”
Ying'er became more and more excited as she talked, and Murong Qingwu also understood that she wanted to use Pei Zhixiu to kill people with a borrowed knife, and immediately shook her head and said:
"Bae Ji-soo is very smart. She has wanted to stay out of the matter from the beginning. She is probably dissatisfied with An Miaoyi for involving her in this audit. If she feels that we are taking advantage of her, things will backfire. It didn’t end well...
