Yang Yansi's reaction was faster than that of the guards outside the pavilion, and the person who suddenly appeared outside the pavilion was really weird. There was no sign at all before, as if he appeared out of thin air.
"General Yang, I heard that you have been having a hard time recently."
The visitor was not stopped by the guards. On the contrary, the guards bowed slightly toward him as a salute, and then stepped away to guard him. All matters in the pavilion were handled by Yang Yansi himself, and they were not needed for the time being.
"Haha, it made the prince laugh. But it was all expected, and it has been dealt with now."
The man Yang Yansi called the prince had gray hair and scars on his face, which seemed to be caused by burns on his forehead. The whole person looks unclear about his age. He could be seventy or eighty, or forty or fifty. The strangest thing is that one of the man's two eyes has no white and is completely black, and the other has no eye and is completely white.
"Have you dealt with it? Yang Xiu Sheng's pulse interception skills are extraordinary. How did you hide it from him?"
"It's just a life I borrowed. It's just that Yang Xiu Sheng was too confident. He didn't check my soul repeatedly and let me hide a piece of it. After I came back, I borrowed my life and the pulse cutting restriction was also transferred away. Although it was very troublesome. It consumed a lot of money, but it was a near miss.
As long as the cut pulse is removed, the informant sent by Fenghong Villa to keep an eye on me will no longer have enough evidence. A few golden needles can turn him into a puppet, and he can repay whatever he wants. So everything is going well so far. "
As Yang Yansi spoke, he picked up the chilled wine jug on the side, filled it up for the other party, and said with a smile: "This is the fairy wine, and I only have two jars. Today I will share these with you as an appetizer."
"Hahaha, although my capacity for drinking is average, I still can't get drunk from this jar of wine, so I will accompany you just once." He picked up the wine bowl in front of him, touched it with Yang Yansi, and drank it all in one gulp. The spicy wine passed through his throat. The sourness made both of them take a breath of alcohol.
I drank two bowls in a row.
"Unfortunately, although wine is good, it is not my cup of tea. Just like in this world, there is no way to get the best of both worlds."
Yang Yansi, who was sitting opposite, could understand the meaningless words.
"Your Majesty, something happened suddenly. There were still five years before the official launch, but no one expected that the pseudo-evil sect had a problem and was exposed. Then Xuanqing Wei followed the clues and found the Ministry of War. In the end, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. We can only take advantage of the trend and launch in advance..."
The other party waved his hand, interrupted Yang Yansi's explanation, stood up, picked up the wine jar and filled it for Yang Yansi, and said with a smile: "It's like what I just said, everything in the world is never perfect, and accidents are inevitable. General Yang doesn't have to Take it to heart. But things will never go wrong again."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the following things have been planned for decades, and every link has been lurked early. Now it's just step by step, and there will definitely be no more mistakes."
The two of them had another bowl together. Then he picked up the chopsticks on the table and started eating.
Out of politeness, Yang Yansi introduced these simple home-cooked dishes. Several of them were cooked by him, and the vegetables were all grown by him. Therefore, although the banquet seemed simple, it was not sloppy at all.
"What I admire the most about your cooking skills after knowing each other for so long is your cooking skills. They are no worse than those of other chefs I have eaten at, and it is often the side dishes that show off your skills. To be honest, this meal is the most sumptuous meal in many days. .”
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Yang Yansi didn't believe that the other party would still be short of food.
"Haha, what else can you do? You can't buy it even if you have money. Originally, the city of Fusicheng relied entirely on the Jingjiu Dynasty for supply. Now that there is a war in the south, rice and noodles can barely survive, but the price has skyrocketed, but poultry and non-staple food can only be maintained. The price has dropped sharply, and even in big restaurants it’s rare to get a meal of pork belly.”
After cultivating the Yuan Dan, the appetite will decrease a lot, let alone climbing the Xuanhai. Generally speaking, there will be no problem if you don't eat or drink for half a month. Eating and drinking more on time is just a habit or to satisfy your craving.
However, Yang Yansi didn't believe that the person opposite him had the thought of being "greedy". He was probably just making a random conversation.
Sure enough, after Yang Yansi responded, the other party continued: "Now the Jing Dynasty has tightened all strategies, from needles and threads to large equipment, and even reduced the supply and demand of the city in vain without giving any preferential treatment. It can be seen that Its determination. Are you sure the previous plan will still go smoothly?"
Yang Yansi was not surprised at all. The other party's character is inherently suspicious, and the matter is so important that countless people's lives are involved, including the lives of Yang Yansi and the other party. No matter how careful and cautious it is, it is reasonable and not wrong.
"Your Majesty. Now the Jing Dynasty has completely tightened the flow of external materials. It is correct to say that it was caused by the war in the south. This is because the first front of the war against the Nanman was stretched from Zhuohuo Pass to the line from Jianchuan to Huzhuyuan. caused by.
Such a long supply line itself will swallow up a huge amount of supplies, and what is left after cascading consumption will eventually fall on the front line. If it hadn't been for the abundant reserves that the Jingjiu Dynasty had enjoyed over the past forty years, this supply line alone would have brought down the Ministry of Revenue.
It is still in the early stages, and it is just tightening the outflow of materials. If the war drags on for more than half a year, more than 30% of the official warehouses in the Jingji Dynasty will be emptied. By then, it will not only be the outflow of materials that will be tightened, but also internal measures will be taken. Strict quotas, just like the last war, rationed various supplies according to the population of the city.
Your Majesty, think about it, once the internal austerity begins, how much power does it have at the local level? Even if it only exists during the war, can it determine the living conditions of how many people in a big city?
If broken down, it may also be related to the hats of officials, big and small in various places. Whoever can feed the people and rule them is a good official; if not, he is incompetent. Isn't this "good and bad" under the control of the "tightening" strategy?
If such a great power were wanted in normal times, the emperor would delegate it to Zuoxiang Yamen as usual. But now, both inside and outside are special. Such a good test, according to the emperor's temperament, I am afraid that he will not simply hand it over to the Zuoxiang Yamen as usual. The possibility of making other arrangements is at least 80%! "
There was a 60% chance that he could roll up his sleeves and start a fight, not to mention that Yang Yansi was 80% sure.
Seeing that the other party did not speak, Yang Yansi continued: "As long as the emperor takes out this authority, there will be competition. According to the emperor's habit, this authority will be thrown directly to the weakest one. Once a balance is reached, he will make a move. Stand back and wait for the results.
During this period, the most threatening military force was not paying attention. Xuan Qingwei must pretend to be deaf and mute in order to avoid suspicion. It was okay for the civil servants to talk with words, but they could completely ignore the actual matters. In this way, there will be a blind spot dark under the lights in the imperial city and even within the imperial court, and then our opportunity will come. "
