Linzhi

Neither Tan Jin nor Zhou Yi made a sound.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne not long ago, although the north and the south are not very peaceful, which dynasty and generation did not have such a thing?Ordinary people only care about their own one-third of an acre of land, work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Shengdou people live in a corner of the country, worrying about firewood, rice, oil and salt every day. If there is a diligent county magistrate, the rule is clear and fair, and the people's lives It's better, being in it, they will naturally feel that the world is in prosperity and peace, unless the world is in chaos, the country is about to collapse, there are chaos everywhere, natural disasters and man-made disasters, they will smell the breath of dynasty change.

Therefore, from another perspective, although the people's hearts promoted the rise and fall of a dynasty, the people's hearts are also dull at the same time. They have to wait until their personal interests are damaged before they feel it.

But for middle- and upper-level bureaucrats, such as Tan Jin and Zhou Yi, because the officials rule the country and stand tall, they can naturally see farther, but they have vaguely felt the unusual changes.

The most obvious is the attitude of East Turks.

When the first emperor was in power, the Eastern Turks also came to provoke from time to time and clashed with the imperial court. Both sides won and lost each other. Later, Xiao Yu rebelled and stood on his own. But in that battle, East Turkic also suffered a lot of losses. In addition, there were tribal forces in Eastern Turkic that opposed Fu Nian Khan. Cooperating with the imperial court formed a situation where the imperial court and the Eastern and Western Turks, as well as Xiaoyu's Liang Kingdom, stand side by side and check each other.

Generally speaking, danger without chaos, chaos without war, this is roughly the situation.

However, now, the Eastern Turks have suddenly become active again, and there is a faint tendency to attack the Central Plains. Under such circumstances, the proposal of marriage is even more intriguing.

When Tan Jin and the others were in Zhushan County, they had had a lot of contact with Emperor Jiayou, that is, the disused commoner He Tai at that time, and knew that today is not a vigorous and decisive master. A prosperous age can be a successful king, but the problem is that what the late emperor left him was not a prosperous age praised by everyone, but a world trend full of crises. If any crisis is not handled well, there may be one after another effect.

Zhou Yi once talked about this issue with Tan Jin in private. At that time, Tan Jin's face changed greatly in fright, and he wished to sew his mouth shut immediately. On the contrary, he found Zhou Yi's contempt: "Look at you being so scared, this is not only The two of us, if there are outsiders around, I won't talk nonsense!"

Tan Jin taught him a lesson: "Where do you want to go to say it? You know what I know, God knows, and the situation may not be as serious as you said!"

Zhou Yi disagreed: "Why is it not serious? When the late emperor was here, Longxi became the Great Liang Kingdom, and his surname was Xiao. No wonder I heard that after the death of the late emperor, Zhou Xiang and his group refused to give the late emperor the title of Taizong temple at first. And I don't believe that the wisdom of King Yi'an and King Xing would not notice that Xiao Yu's tail is too big now, if If it is not eradicated as soon as possible, one bite will definitely become a serious problem!"

Tan Jin was not in a good mood: "You put it lightly, how to get rid of it?! The imperial court asked for money but didn't have any money, and the huge East Turk was still there. When he turned around and beat Xiao Yu, the imperial court hollowed out his foundation. Fu Nian would come to pick it up right away. It’s cheap, believe it or not? And don’t forget, some of the old ministers who helped Emperor Gaozu win the world are still alive, like Xiao Yu, and Le Bi who rebelled before. Their ambitions, so they can't be messed up now anyway."

These words came from Tan Jin's mouth and told Zhou Yi's ears. No one knew except the two of them.

But the places where the two of them have served, they can still feel this way, such as He Rong and He Zhan, they have glimpsed more than just a corner of the empire.

Back to the moment, Tan Jin recalled what he had said to Zhou Yishen that night, and wanted to remind He Zhan not to take East Turks lightly, but he was afraid that the words would be too abrupt, he hesitated for a while, and suddenly saw He Zhan slap his thigh.

"No!" He Zhan said, "Fu Nian doesn't really want to get married, he's just testing?"

Tan Jin and Zhou Yi looked at each other, and the latter asked, "Why did Your Highness say that?"

He Zhan said: "Princess Zhending once told us about the character of Fu Nian, saying that he has a cunning and changeable temperament, and his ambition is definitely not limited to an Eastern Turkic. The third brother also said that a person like Fu Nian may not be like the Turkic Khans of the past dynasties. Satisfied with entering the customs and plundering a sum, he will leave. Once he has the opportunity, he will definitely knock on the customs and go westward, and take all the territory he can see. Therefore, such a person, even if His Majesty really betrothed a princess to go there, he It is also impossible to keep one's own law and order, and it is more likely that you want to test the attitude of the court."

Zhou Yi followed his train of thought and murmured: "If the imperial court agrees to his request, he will know that the imperial court does not want to fight now, nor is it capable of fighting, and wants to seek peace through marriage."

Tan Jin was startled: "That's right, it seems that Fu Nian has wiped out all the remnants of the Eastern Turkic forces opposing him, and turned his attention to the Central Plains."

He Zhan: "The prairie cavalry is gearing up, a battle is inevitable, but now that Zhang Hou is dead, Fu Nian feels that the opportunity has come... No, I have to quit immediately and advise Your Majesty not to agree to Fu Nian. Request, otherwise it will be troublesome in the future."

Tan Jin said politely: "Your Highness, do you want to go to King Xin'an and discuss it with him?"

He Zhan shook his head and said, "No need, if Third Brother was here, he would definitely do the same. Hung Chien."

Zhou Yi cupped his hands: "Yes."

He Zhan: "You send people to contact the secret agents we have installed in the city, and let them spread the news that our army is about to attack the city. I will force Li Zhan and his gang out as soon as possible, otherwise our army will have to fight every day." Consuming a lot of food and grass, if this drags on, the court should be in a hurry."

"Yes."

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The cloudy sky that had lasted for several days finally disappeared today. Early in the morning, the sun lit up the entire sky, and even the sky became as blue as water.

He Rong and Sang Lin walked back to Sangjiazhai, which had been missing for several days, under the sunshine. An elder came out to greet Sangzha when he was not in the village. Drinks and meals had been prepared long ago. The locals like to put spices in their meals. The dishes are also very different from those in the Central Plains. He Rong was not used to them at first, but now after so many days, he gradually likes them.

Raising his head and looking around, He Rong asked strangely: "Usually, at this time, Sang Yun must have come out long ago, why is there no one around now?"

Sang Lin chuckled: "That girl is noisy all day long, there is no peace, and only His Highness will miss her."

It took him nearly a month to follow He Rong to visit eighteen nearby villages, including the largest Anjiazhai and Linjiazhai. He pestered He Rong for a few recipes, and was about to come back to show off his skills, but he didn't know what the result of his tinkering was.

The so-called six tribes of Nanyi are not six villages, each tribe has several villages, like the Sang family village, but in fact there are also several small villages underneath, and the people in the village do not have the surname Sang.

When He Rong went out this time, he originally wanted to get the county magistrate to increase the number of county school places for Nanyi people, but he ran into a wall in various villages, because most of the people in these villages could not speak Chinese, let alone enter the country. The county school went to study, and I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to recognize my name.He Rong found that his previous thoughts were still too optimistic. Compared with those villagers who were almost ruthless and slash-and-burn farming, people like Sanza who could read and write were already considered extraordinary among the Nanyi people.

He had to change his original mind and instead think of a more feasible method.

Just like what he and He Zhan said, the governance of Nanyi is not achieved overnight, and in the process of progress, various unexpected difficulties will inevitably be encountered. He Rong does not want to think of a way , will be abolished after I leave, or let the Nanyi people complain, that will not make the Yi people return, but push them out.

For Sang Lin, he also benefited a lot from being by He Rong's side.

His grandmother taught him since he was a child that there are four directions in the world, and the southern barbarians live in one, but the Central Plains has a vast territory, and there are countless capable and smart people. If you have the opportunity, you must go out and see more other places, so that you will not be trapped in the world for the rest of your life. Sangjiazhai, like the people in Li Zhan, is narrow-minded and short-sighted.

At that time, Sang Lin heard it, but didn't react too much. It wasn't until Li Zhan rebelled and even occupied Guangzhou City, which aroused the anger of the court. The army went south, and her grandmother's prophecy was fulfilled one by one. Sang Lin was shocked. The two generations of myself and my father are much worse than my grandmother. No wonder my grandmother often sighed and worried about the future of the Sangjiazhai during her lifetime.

The appearance of King An made Sanglin see a glimmer of light, a glimmer of light that could bring well-being to the people of Nanyi.

The more we get along with each other, the more we talk, the more Sang Lin feels how shallow he was in the past, and the more determined he is in an idea.

He Rong on the other end was still thinking about the problem of educating the people of Nanyi. He said to Sang Lin: "I plan to let the magistrate of each county send a certain number of Mr. Mengxue to each village to teach children enlightenment, from the "San Zi Jing", From the beginning of "Thousand Characters", those gentlemen's Shuxiu came from the county. They take an exam every three years. Those who are outstanding in their studies can be recommended by the master to enter the county school. You are from Nanyi, and you know more about the people than I do. You How do you feel?"

This is another thing that Sang Lin thinks is valuable about His Royal Highness King An. The other party is obviously knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but he is willing to humbly ask others for their opinions. He will not pretend to understand. I don't know how much stronger some high-ranking local officials should be.

He thought about it seriously, nodded and said: "I think this idea is good, but Your Highness, most of the places in Anjiazhai are in the mountains and forests, the climate is hot and humid, and the living conditions are simple, ordinary teachers, I'm afraid I don't want to go to such places. "

He Rong: "So we have to find a way to move the villagers down the mountain first. Your father and I have visited before. There is still a lot of wasteland nearby that can be reclaimed. When the army quells the rebellion later, I will let the new Guangzhou The governor sent someone to teach you some farming methods, give you some tools, teach you how to do it, and you can teach others, hunting in the mountains and relying on the mountains to eat the mountains is not a long-term solution after all.”

In fact, many Nanyi people have gone down the mountain to live with the people of the Central Plains. The Nanyi people who had conflicts with the Han people because of the cattle fight were one of them, but this is only a small part after all.The differences in language customs and lifestyles are the fundamental reasons for the conflicts between them and the Central Plains people.

Sang Lin said happily: "Teaching people how to fish is worse than giving them fish. His Highness is a blessing to the people of Nanyi with his good intentions!"

Sang Yun appeared before He Rong had time to discuss with him in detail.

She poked her head out at the door, showing a weird smile, and then conjured a tray out of nowhere.

"Your Highness, I have been thinking about the recipes for several days, knowing that you are coming back, I specially made a few dishes, come and try them!"

She has a lively personality, and she even speaks cheerfully, making people feel better after listening to her.

Sang Lin pretended to eat: "Let His Highness taste it, don't let me taste it?"

Sang Yun puffed up his mouth: "I don't cook much, you can eat a plate with two bites, and you can eat it all in one go!"

She put down a few dishes, and He Rong took a look: "Oh, there are also cherries, where did you get the cherries?"

Sang Yun: "Go to the county to buy it!"

He Rong laughed: "I have a heart."

He pushed the plate in front of Sang Lin: "You have a taste too."

Sang Lin sighed: "Your Highness is better!"

Sang Yun made a face at him.

Sang Lin shook his head, expressing that he was not as knowledgeable as he was. He picked up the cherry porridge and took a big bite. After chewing twice, his whole face was distorted.

"Why is it so sweet! How much honey did you put in?!"

Sang Yun ignored him: "Your Highness likes to eat sweets. Look at Your Highness, you didn't say it was too sweet, did you Your Highness?"

He Rong nodded, and patted off the crumbs on his hands: "It's the first time I make this kind of craftsmanship, not bad!"

Sang Yun smiled sweetly: "Then can you transfer Qing'an back?"

He Rong raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to see him?"

"Of course!" Sang Yun looked at him eagerly, "We Nanyi women have a clear distinction between love and hate, and we never flinch. Since Qing'an has not yet married a wife, can't he marry me? He is your bodyguard. He transferred back and promised that within a month, he would agree to marry me!"

He Rong had a half-smile but not a smile: "If you dare to love me to eat these dishes of yours, is there still an exchange condition?"

Sang Yun was a little embarrassed: "No, no, Your Highness is wise and mighty, and I am naturally happy to be able to cook for you!"

Sang Lin interrupted her: "Ah Yun, Your Highness has something serious to discuss with me, can we talk about your matter another day?"

Sang Yun was about to refute him when he saw someone rushing in from outside, it was one of the guards beside He Rong.

The other party showed joy, clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, the imperial army has captured Li Zhan and others, recovered Guangzhou City, and sent someone to report the success. King Xing please return to the city as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation!"