and leave

A galloping horse brought the northwest battle report, but the reactions of those who received the news were different.

King Xiang didn't expect that there would be a sudden war in the northwest where there had been a small fight, so he acquiesced to his subordinates withholding the food and salaries of the Northwest Guard Army. [-]% rose to [-]%.The [-]% of the food and pay sent to the Wei Family Army is good enough to support a hundred thousand troops without starving to death. As for armaments and the like, don't even think about it.

Now that the Northwest has been defeated, the embezzlement of food and salaries cannot be hidden sooner or later. King Xiang is anxious to protect his men and horses, so naturally he doesn't care about other things.He hurried back to the palace, and called his staff to discuss countermeasures.

Compared with King Xiang, Emperor Yankang received the news a little later.When the blood-stained military uniform was submitted to the general report, Emperor Yankang couldn't help being furious after reading it, and was so angry that he almost tore up the military report and set off the imperial case.

Seeing this, Liang Zhong, the general manager who was standing by the side, hurriedly sent the messenger back, and then said to Emperor Yankang: "Why is your majesty so angry? Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. General Wei lost the city, let him take it again." Just come back, why bother to be angry with yourself?"

Emperor Yankang was in a hurry, frowned and threw the military newspaper: "How can it be so easy, look at this Wei family army, it is simply vulnerable."

Liang Zhong laughed when he heard the words, he smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty is wrong, the Wei Family Army is a master of a hundred battles, not a paper tiger who is vulnerable to a single blow. His Majesty must be well aware of the reason why they were defeated. .”

When Emperor Yankang heard this, his ears moved, and he couldn't help but look back.

Liang Zhong was still smiling, and in addition to his age, he looked like a good old man.But at this moment, the good old man's words made people inexplicably terrified: "Your Majesty shouldn't be angry, you should be happy. The more miserable the Wei family army's defeat, the happier you should be."

Emperor Yankang frowned when he heard this, but after thinking about it, he realized it, and stretched his brows again: "You mean the salary? It is a common practice for the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War to deduct the Northwest food and salary. General Wei also sent a memorial to ask about it before." , It's a pity that the memorial has never been delivered to me. In the past, it was the chief assistant who was greedy for the money, and now it is King Xiang who is greedy, and now he almost covers the sky with both hands. Even if I want to do something, I can't use the treasury easily. .

"You're right. The Wei family army is indeed defeated as badly as possible. The lost city can be regained later, but if things get serious, King Xiang can't just cover the sky with his hands. After the Ministry of household and the Ministry of war are cleared, I will You can replace it with your own manpower, and you don’t have to be restrained by others anymore.”

The more Emperor Yankang talked, the happier he was. He couldn't see the anger before, and his face was filled with a smile in an instant.

Liang Zhong was quite relieved to see him happy, and added: "Your Majesty, you should know that the benefits of this time are more than that, and there is also General Wei. You blamed the two officials for this defeat. General Wei can get away with this, and he was forgiven by His Majesty after such a big defeat, so he must be grateful to His Majesty. You have gathered the Wei family army, isn't it like a tiger with wings?"

After hearing this, Emperor Yankang was even happier, he said hello a few times, and laughed again.At this moment, looking at the military newspaper thrown on the imperial case, it was not the previous disgust, but his eyes were shining as if he was looking at some treasure.

At this moment, Emperor Yankang was full of fighting for power and profit, and he didn't even think about adding troops to the northwest or sending food.

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Right and wrong in the court are far away from the common people, and have little to do with merchants like the Lu family.

After Shen Wangshu confirmed his guess, he returned to Lu's house, and when he told Patriarch Lu about today's events, the two of them felt confident.The remaining two points were completely affirmed after the news of Northwest's defeat came out a few days later.

Lu Yiqing's illness finally healed, changed from the previous sickness, and regained vigor and vitality again.It's just that she had just recovered from her illness, and before she had time to cling to others, her daughter-in-law took the initiative to take her by her side.They brought them for eating and drinking, they took them for meeting the steward, and they also took them for discussing matters with Patriarch Lu...Shen Wangshu just tied a rope around their waists, and they were completely inseparable.

Obviously, Shen Wangshu still had lingering fears about King Xiang's words.Even though she sorted through the Lu family's servants again, she knew that King Xiang probably didn't have the energy to pay attention to a small Lu family, but she still didn't dare to take any risks.

Lu Yiqing accepted this well, she wanted to be clingy a long time ago, but she was powerless before.

I have been busy with Shen Wangshu for a few days, although Lu Yiqing can't help, but I also know a lot of news - the Lu family is really going to move from Chang'an, and the move of the business is quite fast, so the decision is over. After more than a month, most of the business has been transferred.According to Patriarch Lu's plan, at most one or two silk and satin shops will be left in Chang'an, and the rest of the business will be properly handled in the next half month.

Lu Yiqing couldn't help but be speechless when he saw this speed and courage.

In private, Lu Yiqing asked Shen Wangshu out of curiosity: "The firm will move out as soon as it says it will, or move out from Chang'an City. How much is the loss from this trip?"

Shen Wangshu didn't hide it from her, he thought for a while and replied: "A few hundred thousand taels are always available."

When Lu Yiqing heard this, he covered his heart and almost felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe: "It's just moving away, how could I lose so much?!"

Seeing her shocked appearance, Shen Wangshu almost couldn't help laughing, after thinking about it, he only told half the truth: "The main reason is that we left too quickly, and we had to avoid the god of plague, King Xiang, so naturally we had to give up some meat. "

Lu Yiqing had never seen so much money as a few 10 taels. Although she knew that the Lu family's wealth was far more than this amount, it still hurts to think about it.So after listening to Shen Wangshu's explanation, she asked Ai Ai expectantly: "Do we have to leave in such a hurry?"

Unexpectedly, when Shen Wangshu heard this, his face became serious: "Ah Qing, you have to know that you are much more important than those 10 taels."

Lu Yiqing knew what she was talking about.The first poison, the subsequent assassination, and the falling into the water a few days ago, although she didn't suffer any harm, all of them were aimed at her life - King Xiang seems to be short of money , and very impatient, and gradually can't wait to seize the Lu family's property.And compared with his own life, a few hundred thousand taels of silver is really nothing.

After thinking about it, Lu Yiqing was also a little embarrassed for her eyesight at seeing money, she hooked Shen Wangshu's little finger and shook it, and obediently admitted her mistake: "I was wrong, Wangshu, don't be angry."

Shen Wangshu was not angry, she patted Lu Yiqing's head, but felt helpless.

Two days later, the news of the defeat of the Northwest Guard Army spread throughout Chang'an, and Lu Yiqing, who missed the first-hand news, finally found out about it belatedly during the conversation between Shen Wangshu and Patriarch Lu.

At that time, Lu Yiqing felt that this matter was a bit familiar, and then recalled it carefully, and finally remembered the dream that had been questioned repeatedly.She was stunned immediately, looking at the daughter-in-law and father in front of her, she said in surprise: "This, this, this dream has come true?!"

Patriarch Lu was very calm, and looked at Shen Wangshu: "Didn't you tell her?"

Shen Wangshu pursed his lips, looked at Lu Yiqing again, and finally replied, "I forgot about it."

In fact, it wasn't that she was busy forgetting, but that Shen Wangshu deliberately kept it secret--Lu Yiqing seemed heartless, but he would still be brooding over a dream.A few days ago, she was still ill, and Shen Wangshu was afraid of frightening her by speaking out, after all, she lost her life in Lu Yiqing's dream.

Lu Yiqing is not stupid, after hearing the conversation between these two people, she immediately understood: "That dream... really came true?!"

Seeing that she guessed it, Shen Wangshu also nodded: "Yes, I went out two days ago and happened to bump into the messenger from the northwest. At that time, I thought of your dream. Your dream was too real. When the news came out today , can be regarded as a complete confirmation."

Lu Yiqing didn't speak after listening. It was easier for her to accept the news than Shen Wangshu and Patriarch Lu, because she was born wearing books, and it was easier for her to accept even unimaginable things.Thinking about it carefully at this moment, could it be that the dream that night was the original plot that she hadn't finished watching?It's not impossible, it's just that she didn't expect that the hero of an ancient novel would have such a reversal in the ending.

But Shen Wangshu and Patriarch Lu, Lu Yiqing never thought that they would believe her absurd dream.

Shen Wangshu waited, but saw that Lu Yiqing was just in a daze, and didn't even move his eyes for a long time.She couldn't help being a little worried, pushed her arm and asked, "Ah Qing, are you okay?" After asking, she said, "Actually, that dream can't be trusted, aren't you and father all right?"

Only then did Lu Yiqing come back to his senses, and nodded upon hearing the words, but he couldn't say anything—that dream might really be a plot, but the novel is different from the reality. In the novel, there are too many things ignored except for the protagonist, but the reality is that everyone Everyone has their own life.Her arrival broke the original situation. Patriarch Lu's injury was healed under her reminder, and she knew how to drown in water.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Yiqing suddenly stopped worrying about her future, but the way she looked at Shen Wangshu became complicated.A little pity, a little tenderness, a little love, and a little sorrow and pain hidden deep in the bottom of the eyes.

Shen Wangshuquan saw it, and suddenly raised his hand to cover Lu Yiqing's eyes: "Ah Qing, don't look at me like this, it's also a dream."

Lu Yiqing's eyes were covered, and there was darkness in front of him.She suddenly raised her hand and hugged Shen Wangshu into her arms, and whispered in her ear: "I'm sorry, I doubted you before. I thought, I thought you would be with King Xiang, I thought you would betray me, but in the end... ..."

In the end, Shen Wangshu's so-called betrayal was nothing but revenge.

It was not surprising for Shen Wangshu to hear this, because her past experience made her guess.She blinked, there seemed to be water in the bottom of her eyes, but then she grabbed Lu Yiqing's ear, and she used some force: "So you miss me like this in your heart?!"

Lu Yiqing subconsciously faltered for a moment, but did not let go of her hug: "You, try harder, it's my fault."

Hearing what she said, Shen Wangshu couldn't bear it anymore. The stickiness of the two of them was really annoying... Well, the person who didn't like it was the Patriarch Lu who was talking about business, but for no reason. Was fed a mouthful of dog food.