Long Xiao wipes Qingfeng

Shen Guifei struggled for nearly a day and a night before she gave birth to the Nine Princes. Emperor Longde was overjoyed and gave the name Tang on the spot, meaning the ancient jade was precious.

Because of the joy of having a baby in the palace, Liu Guiren did not deal with it first, but only seized his position, and after hitting twenty court sticks, he was restrained. The people below quietly dealt with Liu Guiren before Concubine Shen woke up. , in case of collision.

Concubine Shen Gui stood firm this time.

After the birth of the Ninth Prince, Concubine Shen Gui moved out of the delivery room. Emperor Longde waited in the main hall just to wait for her to wake up so that he could see her. Unfortunately, as soon as Zhai Xing was about to inform Concubine Shen Gui that she was awake, there was a crowd outside. It is said that Emperor Yongmu has an urgent performance, please move to the Changqing Palace, Your Majesty.

Xiao Jiu is the eldest princess of Changhua, actions and words have a certain weight, if there is an urgent chapter in the playbook, even the emperor has to get up to deal with it even if he is sleeping, so Emperor Longde didn't see Concubine Shen Gui He was driven to Changqing Hall by a memorial.

Xiao Jiu grasped the emperor's mind very skillfully, even if he created something out of nothing, Emperor Longde would not dare to gamble on it. In this kind of matter, he always likes to take precautions before they happen.

It was a busy day in the palace, and the order was rapidly recovering. Emperor Longde summoned several senior ministers in the cabinet to discuss with the palace.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, the various ministries became even more busy, and there was no manpower available for the time being, and the matter could not be postponed, so it had to be sorted out before the New Year's Eve. Emperor Longde thought about it, and after deciding who to send, he went He asked to set off immediately without any delay, and went to Jingyang Palace to see Concubine Shen.

Zhong Shuo stayed at home for a day, and went to the barracks the next day when the snow melted.

It was colder when it snowed in the frontier fortress. Zhong Shuo's camp only had a brazier, which naturally wasn't good charcoal, and it was a bit suffocating when it burned. His tent was like this, let alone the soldiers' tents - they didn't even have a brazier.

Xiang Zhu didn't care about anything in the army, let alone whether anyone was hungry or cold, so Zhong Shuo went outside for a walk, because the snow hadn't melted yet and he couldn't train for the time being, so the soldiers shoveled the snow from the tents and made a fire to cook wine to drive them away. Frostbite, many hands that were not resistant to the frost had already had chilblains, red and purple, they kept warm by the fire with their sleeves in twos and threes, when they saw Zhong Shuo approaching, they got up and shouted together: "General."

Zhong Shuo pressed the shoulders of the next soldier and told them to sit down. He also sat down together, warming himself by the fire and said, "It's colder this year." Then a soldier said, "That's not true, although we were cold in previous years, , but not so cold."

Zhong Shuo said: "According to regulations, every tent has a brazier, why don't you have one?"

The soldier looked around, and when he wanted to speak, he was abducted by the one beside him. He hesitated for a while and said: "I heard that the general used to be from the north, so he must have often gone to war."

Zhong Shuo nodded, and the soldier said again: "That's right, the army that often goes out to war has a lot of military use, but who wants to spend more money to support people like us who spend a lot of time in the army, right? Immortality counts."

Indeed, it has been quiet outside Yumen Pass for many years, and the city walls are almost covered with spider webs. These hoarding soldiers are eating military salaries, but they have nothing to do. Xiang Zhu can take the opportunity to deduct them. As long as there are no wars and no soldiers, it is difficult to find the accumulated evils. Xiao Jiu The news in hand is that Xiang Zhu will be transferred back to the capital around next year, and he will naturally not be responsible at that time, and Shen Yu's manpower will stand in front of Xiang Zhu, so he will naturally be unscrupulous.

The soldier must have been aggrieved for a long time, seeing that Zhong Shuo didn't get along with Xiang Zhu before he dared to say a word or two.

Zhong Shuo said: "Is it the same with the cotton clothes you are wearing?" He could feel it when he patted the soldier's shoulder just now, the thickness of the cotton coat was not half of the clothes Xiao Jiu had prepared for him.

The soldier said: "That's right, it's too cold today, and there is no one watching around, so we dare to say a few words to the general, and hope the general can make a decision so that we can spend the winter. You see, this hand is not in shape. How can you hold a weapon." He spread out his palms to Zhong Shuo, and there was a layer of frostbite on his thickly callused hands, which seemed to have festered for a long time.

Zhong Shuo didn't say much, just said: "Wait for two days." Then he got up and left with Zhang Canjun. The remaining soldiers were a little disappointed. It's Jin Zun Yugui's son-in-law, who cares whether you, a little soldier, live or die?"

The soldier scratched his head and said, "Don't talk nonsense, the general looks like a good man."

Another soldier laughed at him: "Come on, you look like a good guy to everyone."

The soldier muttered: "Anyway, I think the general will give us charcoal fire."

Now the big guys laughed at him together, but in the bottom of their hearts they hoped that the son-in-law who had just taken office would be sympathetic.

in the tent.

Zhong Shuo picked up a piece of charcoal and threw it into the brazier, and immediately there were wisps of smoke, and the pungent smell slowly dissipated.

The expenditures in the army are all in charge of Xiang Zhu, he can't intervene, and he has no way to do it. It's already November, and this year's appropriation will not arrive until the next year, and the people sent by the imperial court will arrive in half a month at the earliest, and then deal with it Xiang Zhu, the stolen money will be confiscated, and the day lily will be cold by then.

Zhang Canjun rubbed his hands, wondering: "What should I do, I could barely make a living in the past few years, but I'm afraid that people will die this year."

Zhong Shuo said: "Zhang Canjun go first, I'll figure out a way about this."

Zhang Canjun also knew a little bit about his power. It can be said that in Linye, Zhong Shuo didn't see any money other than his salary.

Zhang Canjun left with a sigh, and Zhong Shuo was about to go back home when he was on duty until the next hour.

It was only when he left the barracks that he found his carriage waiting outside.

Xiao Jiu poked his head out from the curtain of the car, and said with a smile, "The road is slippery. I'm afraid it's not safe for you to ride a horse, so I'm here to pick you up."

The corners of Zhong Shuo's mouth turned up after a day of collapse, and he quickly got into the carriage, bringing in a burst of cold air, he said, "Please trouble Your Highness."

Xiao Jiu said: "What's the matter, I have nothing to do in the mansion." He naturally touched Zhong Shuo's hand, as if he wanted to feel whether he was cold, but he was really frozen.

For a moment he thought of Xiang Zhu, "Why are your hands so cold?".

Zhong Shuo said, "It's all right, but I didn't stay in the tent today, I went out to have a look."

"Bring a hand stove tomorrow, how can I do this?" Xiao Jiu said, covering the hand stove that was casually placed beside him properly, holding Zhong Shuo's hand to warm his hands, and taking advantage of it, enjoying the journey.

After dinner in the evening, Zhong Shuo went into the study by himself, opened a hidden compartment with trembling hands, took out a wooden box, opened it, and found a stack of bank notes inside.

This is the entry of Zhong Shuo's shop, the private money he saved little by little, he calculated, it is just enough to buy enough cotton coats and charcoal fires for the lieutenant officers and soldiers.

Although a little reluctant, it is still important to keep warm.

Zhong Shuo quietly called Songzhu, handed him the money, and said, "Tomorrow, you can use this money to find merchants in the city to make two sets of cotton clothes for each soldier registered in the army, and then buy enough braziers and charcoal fires for a month. Let’s ask Zhang Canjun to distribute it together tomorrow.”

Songzhu didn't take the money, but looked at him with complicated eyes, and took out another stack of bank notes from his bosom, which looked at least twice as big as Zhong Shuo's.

Zhong Shuo: "!"

Songzhu said: "Just now, when Young Master Cai was spending money from his private house in the study, His Highness went to his subordinates and explained the same things as Young Master, but he gave more money than Young Master, and he was more straightforward."

Zhong Shuo squeezed the pitiful amount of banknotes in his hand, and asked, "Did Your Highness say anything else?", such as asking him to accept the crime himself.

Songzhu said: "It's nothing, His Highness specifically ordered to add more smoke cages to the young master's tent."

Zhong Shuo let Songzhu go, put the private money back by himself, walked around the study for a few times, and found that there was no couch to sleep in, finally he couldn't resist the condemnation of his conscience, and went to find Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu had already washed his makeup and was reading a book, Xi Wen was not there, the room was quiet, Zhong Shuo also lightened his steps.

Before reaching Xiao Jiu, he raised his head and glanced at him, and said with a low smile, "Yo, the son-in-law is back."

As expected of someone who has been a eldest princess for many years.

Zhong Shuo almost knelt down.

He said: "Yes, when the time comes, it is natural to go back to the house."

Xiao Jiu said: "Really? I thought the son-in-law was staying in the study tonight."

"Your Highness is joking, but I dare not."

"Don't dare? Don't dare to sleep in the study and dare to hide private money?" Xiao Jiu said sternly: "Which son-in-law do you see hiding private money?"

Zhong Shuo said: "No, no, I haven't seen it before." As far as he knew, Changhua was the only son-in-law...

"Hahahahahahaha..." Xiao Jiu had played enough, put down the book in his hand, and said, "Beining is so interesting, hahahaha."

Zhong Shuo straightened the book that almost fell on the floor, "It's my fault, I should discuss it with His Highness in advance."

Xiao Jiu stopped laughing, and looked at him under the lamp, "Zhang Canjun is mine, so I naturally know what's going on in the army. Today he sent a message, and I thought you were going to come back to pay the money, but you didn't Didn't mention a word, what is it if you don't hide your private money?"

Zhong Shuo said embarrassingly, "I'm playing with an ax in front of His Highness."

Xiao Jiu said solemnly: "We are one, so naturally you have to tell me if you have any difficulties. Last time I lied to you, you were also angry."

Zhong Shuo said: "I don't dare to be angry, but I'm afraid Your Highness will bother you." All the flowers in the mansion are just right, if the money is paid, it will not be enough, he can only use his own money.

Xiao Jiu said: "Okay, how much money can you have, the most I have here is money, and it's irrelevant to give some to the army, just tell me if there is any place to use the money in the future."

Zhong Shuo still couldn't bear it, "How can His Highness use his dowry?"

Xiao Jiu's eyes were full of smiles, and the end of his eyes narrowed into a long and narrow arc, which was shocking to Zhong Shuo's eyes. He looked away and recited Buddhist scriptures in his heart, only to hear Xiao Jiu say: "Then Bei Ning regards me as yours." wife?"

Zhong Shuo almost knelt down again.

"I dare not."

Although he did put Xiao Jiu in the position of his wife selfishly, but he never dared to admit it, especially Xiao Jiu didn't look like a beautiful girl, if he knew, he might be unhappy.

Xiao Jiu guessed him very well, and forced him to this point before he said: "Then use mine with peace of mind, the family doesn't talk about two things."

Zhong Shuo was afraid that he would say something more, so he had no choice but to agree.