My country, you can pinch it

Zhong Qi didn't sit for long before leaving, after all, it was not easy for the wife in charge of Dingguo's mansion to find time to visit Shang Qingrong.

Fang Jinling also consciously went back to the house, took a good rest with medicine, and once the guests left, Shang Qingrong would definitely come back to visit his son.Zijing couldn't help him, but if his mother saw that he didn't love her so much, she might be shaken even if she was clearly determined to reconcile.

Sure enough, as soon as he lay down on the bed and picked up a book to pass the time, he announced his wife's arrival at the door.

Fang Jinling was able to get the words out of Zhong Qi, and Shang Qingrong was naturally better at it. The eldest wife of the Duke of Dingguo knew more than the young son.

"Ling'er, mother asked clearly. It was King Duan who spoke before the emperor, and Yang Shenxing was remembered and recovered."

Fang Jinling put down the book, straightened up and asked, "But why did Wang Pingbai speak for Master Yang for no reason?"

Shang Qingrong said: "Naturally, King Duan is also doing it for himself. The treasury is empty and in deficit all the year round. The whole capital knows that it is normal to live without food, and the household department where King Duan is located is almost unable to pay officials' salaries this year. The annual spring grain is on credit, and if there is no other way, this fat job will have to be handed over to someone else.”

Don't look at the payment of salaries, but the taxes collected from all over the country are not short, and there is no need to guess whose pocket the money goes into.The court's intrigues, but their mother and son were involved, Shang Qingrong's face was extremely cold.

Fang Jinling paused and said: "It seems that the New Deal advocated by Master Yang does indeed have a way to make money quickly."

"That's not clear, but being able to collude with King Duan is not much better. In this game, I worry that it will be the people who will suffer and suffer in the end." Man, it's a pity that there are too few sources of information.

But the common people are too far away from her, but the news revealed by the Madam Dingguo made her a little happy: "Ling'er, your aunt Zhou said that Yang Shenxing might not be able to enter the cabinet."

Fang Jinling asked, "Why?"

Shang Qingrong said: "Prince Duan's move is intended to relieve the emperor's worries. If it is successful, it will be a great contribution. Do you think King Jing will sit idly by? Today's Dashun belongs to these two princes who are the most likely Honored as the Great Treasure. He has already united with honorable ministers, and Wang Guifei's mother family Wang also joined forces with other aristocratic families to oppose the new policy, and the momentum is quite large. I heard that the emperor has been shaken."

If Yang Shenxing was worthless, his status as a bachelor would not be able to hold back the snowflakes of impeachment that followed, and soon the land of exile would belong to him again.Although Shang Qingrong was ready to reconcile, but the Yang family was unlucky, she was also happy to see it succeed, after all it was still related to the Xilinghou Mansion.

However, Fang Jinling shook his head and said, "No, mother, he will definitely join the cabinet and take power."

Shang Qingrong frowned slightly: "How to say?"

Fang Jinling didn't answer right away, but said: "Winter seems to come very early this year, and the snow is falling heavily. Do we have to give porridge in advance?"

After Fang Jinling said this, Shang Qingrong remembered: "I was almost forgotten by those sluts, so I have to set it up. Compared with last year, there will be more people who can't make it through this year. Set up one inside, and one outside the city, but then again, there are so many refugees in the capital, what do you think the place will become?"

"Is there no disaster relief from the imperial court?"

Shang Qingrong said helplessly: "Officials' salaries can't be paid out, how can there be any relief money? Even if there is, it can't reach the people. Now these court officials...you can see what's going on just by looking at your father."

As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he is already not a small official. If he volatile his position, he still has a lot to do.However, Hou You of Yunyang was not satisfied. He said it sounding high-sounding and used all his revenge, but it was not because the Ministry of Industry had no money, could not get along with any nobles, and could not enter the center of the imperial court. Wasn't he not satisfied?

"So you see, the emperor is desperate. He has no money. No matter how many people oppose him, as long as there is no other way to make money quickly, the emperor can only trust Yang Shenxing. It won't take too long, as long as this winter disaster is over, it will be enough."

Fang Jinling's words coincided with Yunyanghou's determined words, which made Shang Qingrong stunned for a moment. She always thought that Yang Shenxing would join the cabinet as the chief assistant as soon as he returned to court. From Fang Jinling's analysis, it is really possible.

And Fang Jinling who can say these words... Shang Qingrong looked at his son who frowned and thought, with mixed feelings in his heart, "Ling'er, you never cared about these things before."

Fang Jinling smiled: "Mother, the days before were easy and comfortable, and you had shelter from the wind and rain, but you also had moments of weakness. How can Ling'er escape? I want to protect you, so I have to go out."

Shang Qingrong's heart was suddenly mixed with sweet and sour, and she couldn't hold back, she raised her hand to touch her son's thin face, and said proudly: "If it is not for the limitation of the body, with Ling'er's true knowledge today, it may not be impossible to achieve a bright future in the future."

Fang Jinling rubbed Shang Qingrong's hand and said, "It's not too late to work hard now."

Originally, he didn't step out of the gate and didn't care much about the outside world, but Fang Jinling didn't. He always felt that the three-acre land in the Yunyang Hou Mansion was just a microcosm of the vicissitudes of the court. If he really wanted to deal with their mother and child Difficulties are not just as simple as walking away from each other.

Regarding the future, he has to think of a way, and before that, he needs to get more information about the court, about the most honorable surname in the world in this dynasty, and meeting those various but important people, he has to go go out.

Thinking of Zhong Qi's doubts, he couldn't help asking: "Mother, besides King Duan and King Jing, Brother Zhong Qi said there is another Seventh Prince, but he is avoided by others. I heard that birth is a hindrance, do you know?"

This point is obviously clear to Qingrong, she said: "I remember that the mother of the Seventh Prince and the mother of King Jing are cousins ​​of the same clan, and they are both Wang's descendants. Speaking of which, the concubine Wang is more noble , she is the eldest daughter of the eldest son."

"The head of the house is just a concubine?"

Shang Qingrong said: "After the death of the concubine Wang, the emperor chased it for the sake of the Wang family."

As soon as this remark came out, Fang Jinling, who had watched too many palace dramas in later generations, was immediately refreshed: "What's going on?"

A pair of piercing eyes filled with curiosity, Shang Qingrong couldn't laugh or cry when she saw this, Fang Jinling who woke up from a coma seemed to be interested in everything, even wanting to know this kind of palace secret, so she said: "This happened almost 20 years ago Well, I was still at the border at that time and hadn't married into the capital, so it was just hearsay."

"It's okay, just talk."

The son's coquettishness is still light and there is no resistance. Thinking that these things have already spread all over the capital, everyone has tacitly agreed, so they don't have any worries. They chatted like gossip: "It is rumored that the concubine Wang entered the palace earlier than the concubine Wang Guifei. She looks beautiful, elegant and dignified, and she is the head of a noble family. She was directly named a noble concubine as soon as she entered the palace. , with outstanding talent and fame, he became the youngest number one scholar in the Dashun Dynasty at just his early twenties, three yuan and the first. Given his age, given time, he will definitely enter the court to pay homage to the prime minister."

"That's much better than my dad." As difficult as it is to pass the Sanyuan exam, it will be easier for the TOP1 postdoctoral fellows of later generations.

Shang Qingrong sneered: "How can your father compare with others? I'm afraid it's because of his face that he is a prostitute."

Fang Jinling: "..." Ms. Shang, you seemed to have fallen for such a big fall because of his face.But he didn't dare to say this kind of beating, and only asked, "The two of you are interested in each other?"

"It is rumored that this number one scholar rejected all marriage proposals and threatened not to marry in his life."

"That means I can't forget that Miss Wang."

Shang Qingrong said: "Looking at what happened later, this is probably the case. Such a talent is naturally reused by the imperial court. The number one scholar broke the rules and entered Zhongshu directly, accompanied by his driver, and walked around the court. The daughter of the Wang family and the number one scholar should have There was no more contact, but not long after, it suddenly came out that Wang Guifei had been intimate with him secretly, and had some unruly behavior. The emperor was furious, and one was killed directly, and the other was thrown into limbo. If you give birth, I am afraid that you will be a pair of desperate mandarin ducks immediately."

"So weird?" Fang Jinling rested his index finger on his chin, thinking, "It's fine to have an affair, why was it discovered? As Miss Wang, she should have been the master of the harem by then."

Shang Qingrong shook his head: "It's just a rumored story, just listen to it. No one knows the specifics except the person involved. After this in the palace, the relevant maids and servants have been sealed to death, and no one dares to say anything. Touch the emperor's bad head to find out about this matter. When the seventh prince was born and looked like the emperor, he didn't live in the cold palace with Wang's daughter. It's just that with such a mother, he is destined not to be liked by the emperor, and no one in the harem is willing to touch it. The current Wang Guifei sees her as pitiful, so she lets the Seventh Prince grow up with King Jing."

"Now this noble concubine, has she not been affected?"

"At that time, she already had the sixth prince, King Jing."

"So that's how it is. What about the Wang family? The Wang family has to give an account when their daughter has such a big scandal, but listening to what Brother Zhong Qi said, it seems that they have never been hurt."

Shang Qingrong said: "Besides this scandal, I heard that Mr. Wang Ge's old only son died suddenly while working in the palace. His daughter's accident caused the death of his only son. Mr. Wang Ge suddenly fell ill and almost passed away. The emperor thought about the pain of Wangge's loss of his son, but he didn't pursue it any further. It's just that Wangge was grateful for the emperor's kindness. He had no face to be an official in the court, so he resigned from his official position. My younger brother, who is now the father of Wang Guifei, is now the Minister of Rites."

"Thus, although the head of the family is in decline, the Wang family is in full bloom because of King Jing and Concubine Wang."

Shang lightly nodded: "That's it."

"How is the Seventh Prince?" Fang Jinling asked.

Shang Qingrong said: "I've only met a few times and never met. It's just that I heard that I acted perversely and had the intention of giving up on myself. Therefore, I haven't had any errands in the court so far, and I often cause disasters, which makes the emperor even more dissatisfied. happiness."

To sum up, it is a hot potato.

"There should be twenty this year, but there has been no news about the marriage, and it's also because no one wants to."

Although the status is noble, but a prince with a tainted birth, doomed to be impossible to rise to the throne, doesn't even have a decent job, and even gave up on himself, as long as he has a good brain, wouldn't it be nice for his girl to choose a young man of the right family?

If Fang Jinling herself had a daughter, she would not consider it.

Choose a girl from a bad background, the Seventh Prince is unwilling to say nothing, and loses face for the royal family.

"Then why didn't you become king?"

"To be crowned a king is to seal the mansion, as well as the allocation of officials and property. The imperial court can't even pay officials' salaries. Where can I get the money to repair the palace? This man is not liked by the emperor, and no one will think about him. By the way, I heard that some officials suggested that they simply seal off the land and send the Seventh Prince out of the capital, and the emperor had intentions to do so."

"So you don't want to see him?" Fang Jinling asked in surprise.

Shang Qingrong nodded, after talking so much, she knew what Fang Jinling meant, so she persuaded: "Ling'er, if you want to choose between King Duan and King Jing, mother may consider it, but this seventh prince, you Don't even think about it. He won't be the way out for our mother and son, let alone the way out for the Xilinghou Mansion."

It seems that there is no dark horse anymore, Fang Jinling sighed in his heart, after all, few people bear the burden of humiliation.

"Duke Ding's wife's birthday in one month, Ling'er wants to go with mother?"

Fang Jinling didn't hesitate, and said firmly, "Go." Yang Shenxing, including King Duan, was destined to be the opposite, so could King Jing's faction find some opportunities?And he wanted to meet Yang Shenxing.

Up to this point, Shang Qingrong didn't say anything to dissuade him, he just said: "The first thing you ordered that day, mother has roughly sorted it out in the past few days, do you want to have a look?"

"it is good."

The author has something to say:

Liu Ke: For paying so much attention to me, could it be that I have already discovered that I am a potential stock?

Fang Jinling: No, I just want to know how hopeless this person is.

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