After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

Yan Mu was also suspicious, but when Liu Yunxiang asked, he said casually, but seeing her react so violently, Yan Mu felt uncomfortable.

"How long has it been since you and Lu Changan last met?"

"More than five years."

"In five years, he has transformed from a subordinate prince to the king of the northwest. He has doubled the strength of the northwest army. Now he has a strong army and can keep pace with the Zhenbei army in Nanzhou. Obviously, he is no longer the Lu Changan he was five years ago. This is not the Lu Changan you know."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Yes, everything you said is right, but I believe he will always be who he is and will not change."

In the last life, when Jin You wanted to seal off Shan Nian Camp, only Lu Changan spoke for them. At that time, he knew that Jin You had killed many loyal ministers to eliminate dissidents. He knew that he was already a thorn in Jin You's side, but he still stood up. In the end, he sacrificed his life to save these people, so how could he harm them in this life.

Maybe a person's nature will change, but everyone can change, not Lu Changan.

"You really trust him, but you are too blind."

"It's not blind, but..."

Liu Yunxiang opened his mouth, unable to explain for a moment that this trust came from his experience in the previous life.

"Well, let's not talk about this for now." Liu Yunxiang turned around and walked to the fence, looking at the people in the Shannian camp below who were suffering from hunger and cold, "This winter will be very cold, but there was a fire last night, and half of them were burned. If the houses are not properly arranged, more people will die."

Yan Mu didn't want to bring trouble on himself, so he didn't mention Lu Changan's matter again. He sat down on the fence, glanced down, and said lightly: "They are excusing each other, but the treasury is really out of money, and the court has no money at all." We can’t afford to house these people.”

"I have an idea."

"you?"

Yan Mu looked at the hundreds of people in the Shannian camp below. It was a big problem to arrange for them.

"Look at these people, many of them are still young adults. Instead of being imprisoned here, it is better to let them go out to work and earn money, so that Shan Nian Camp can be self-sufficient and does not have to ask for relief from the court."

"You mean to ask the court to let go of the Shan Nian Camp? They are all prisoners, how is that possible?"

"They are the family members of criminals, not some extremely vicious people."

Yan Mu tilted his head and smiled, "Even if it is possible, who will give them work? Who will pay the wages? Who can accept so many people? Although there are young and middle-aged people, there are more old, weak, women and children. What is the use of such a group of people?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "The time is not yet ripe, you will know when the time comes. Besides, you should not let you clean up this mess. It was originally the kindness camp set up by the emperor when he ascended the throne. Now it has become a drag, and it is his turn to solve it." "

Yan Mu took a deep breath, "But what's actually more troublesome right now is the three armies stationed in Nanzhou. Except for the Zhenbei Army, the other two are demanding food and pay."

"The riots in Nanzhou have been put down, and only one army is left to garrison."

"Nanzhou is a piece of fat, and no one is willing to withdraw."

Liu Yunxiang looked at Yan Mu, narrowed his eyes and said, "Then let them raise their own wages. Those who can't stand it will naturally withdraw."

Yan Mu was amused: "What you think is too simplistic. Now that I am acting on behalf of the imperial court, raising food and salary for the army has always been a top priority. If I don't handle it well, the Central Plains Army and the Northwest Army will definitely accuse me. Let's not talk about this for now. I can't stand the blame. Once the two armies are short of food and pay, the soldiers will inevitably quarrel, and with three people together, if friction occurs, the consequences are unimaginable."

If you are not careful, it will turn into a melee between Zhenbei, the Central Plains and the northwest, and Nanzhou, which has finally been calmed down, will suffer heavy losses again.

"What if before they start making trouble, there will be a blizzard in Nanzhou?"

Yan Mu reached out to touch Liu Yunxiang's head: "You don't have a fever either. Why are you talking nonsense?"

Liu Yunxiang pulled Yan Mu's hand and whispered in his ear: "I have calculated that in the next few days, there will be a blizzard in Nanzhou. A heavy snow will immediately make the warm spring Nanzhou has turned into a world of ice and snow. We in Zhenbei had the foresight to prepare enough cotton-padded clothes and shipped them to the military camp a few days ago. However, the Central Plains and Northwest Army do not have cotton-padded clothes, and their limit is to survive for two or three days."

Yan Mu held Liu Yunxiang in his arms and said funnyly: "You can also calculate? Why didn't I know you had this ability?"

"Whether you believe it or not, we will see the result in a few days." Liu Yunxiang said firmly.

Yan Mu looked at her for a long time, "A few days ago, there was a message from Zhenbei, saying that you asked the caravan to transport tens of thousands of cotton-padded clothes from Beijin, and after going through the details at the military camp, they sent them to Nanzhou. . And Nanzhou is very warm in winter, so you don’t need cotton-padded clothes at all. You actually said there was going to be a heavy snowstorm, but according to historical records, it only happened once in Nanzhou in a hundred years, and the snow melted the same day it started snowing.”

"In short, you just put off the matter of Nanzhou's military pay."

Yan Mu didn't believe her mysterious words, so he just said: "I can only drag it on, I can't make money out of thin air."

Yan Mu still had something to do here, so Liu Yunxiang left first.

After walking outside for a while, she remembered that she had left the food box. Liu Yunxiang took Zijin back and walked to a place not far from the high platform. She saw Princess Changning inside. She also carried the food box and took out a soup pot from it. It might still be a little hot. She handed it to Yan Mu with her left and right hands upside down.

Yan Mu looked at her quietly for a while, and finally reached out to take the cup, then lowered his head and drank the soup in the cup.

"That Princess Changning is really annoying!" Zi Jin frowned.

Liu Yunxiang narrowed his eyes and strode towards the high platform.

When we got there, Yan Mu happened to finish his drink.

"On such a cold day, it's really comfortable to drink hot soup to warm up your body. But I didn't think carefully. I just wanted to bring you a meal early, but I didn't bring hot soup." Liu Yunxiang said with a faint smile.

Yan Mu felt a little uncomfortable and quickly put the cup aside, "Why are you back?"

"Come back and get the food box." Liu Yunxiang replied and looked into the cup again, "Hey, it tastes good. I drank it all in just one go. I wonder what kind of soup it is?"

"Ginseng black chicken soup." Chang Ning interjected.

Liu Yunxiang turned to look at Chang Ning and said with a click of his tongue: "Young Master Tang said you can't wait for two hours, so prepare it before dawn."

"It was indeed stewed before dawn."

"The princess cooks in person?"

"Of course you have to be careful when giving your Highness a drink."

Liu Yunxiang narrowed his eyes: "Isn't it a bit too mean for you to be so attentive to other people's husbands?"

"you!"

Liu Yunxiang snorted coldly, turned around and looked at Yan Mu again, and saw that the guy wiped his lips and leaned back against the railing, acting as if the matter had nothing to do with him. When Liu Yunxiang stepped forward to get the food box, he couldn't help pinching his arm.

He hissed in pain, but didn't dare to say anything.

"Is the soup good?"

Yan Mu smashed the bar and said, "It's a bit bland."

Liu Yunxiang nodded and turned to look at Changning: "Princess, must you have heard it? My husband said that the soup you made is a bit bland. Remember to add more salt next time."

Chang Ning's face turned green. Do you think she is the cook?