Delong

Chapter 130 Going to the Forest (9)

Early summer in April, Xiyuan, Changtai.

Witch songs, dances and tricks are being performed on the stage, while the current queen and the legendary eldest princess are sitting side by side to watch... The queen comes from the orthodox legacy of the former royal family of Nanchen in the south, and married the current emperor early on. She has been married for more than 20 years as a contender for the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River; needless to say, the eldest princess is the empress dowager of the former dynasty, the eldest sister of the saint, and the only direct blood relative of the saint after all of the saint's brothers died up.

The two sat side by side, only three or four concubines and princesses accompanied them, and Bai Yousi, the eldest daughter of the Duke of England, who rarely passed by on business, was also accompanied by a sword.

At the same time, not far from the audience, Fu Longwei's Deputy Chief Inspector Zhang Xing was wearing a dark cloud-pattern brocade jacket, a small crown and tasseled belt, a machete embroidered, and a black ribbon on his shoulders. The eight subordinates of Fulongwei stood on the spot without looking sideways.

However, neither Zhang Xing nor the seven or eight Fulongweis looked at those two on the stage.

Are you kidding me?
The sage is five years old, the queen is five years old, she has several grandchildren, and the eldest princess has officially passed the fifty mark this year. Her favorite granddaughter just died last year. What are you doing?Beheaded by the notebook?

In contrast, directly opposite Fu Longwei and his party, there were forty or fifty young and beautiful maidservants, half in palace attire and half in men's attire, Yingying Yanyan, whispering and looking over here curiously.

And this caused the Fulongguards behind Zhang Xing to raise their heads and bulge their stomachs, making them even more awe-inspiring.

The end is an image of a hero, a hero and a high official.

However, although Zhang Xing's eyes are the same as those of other people, his brain may not be the same... What he thinks is that although the existence of the path of practice allows women to obtain the key to the core power in theory, in fact, men in agricultural society The physical advantages of the Chinese people are there, they still monopolize agricultural production and military duties, and they still form a typical ideology of male superiority and female inferiority.

As for the principles of practice, on the surface it is completely fair, but in fact it will only be more harsh on women.

Without him, class always affects the upper and lower levels. Even boys from poor families have a hard time getting a chance to practice, let alone girls?This makes the originally the most unobstructed female channel appear more closed.

In fact, Zhang Xing thought to himself that he had been in this world for more than a year, and the women he saw along the way, although Bai Yousi was the old lady who was always in front of him, no one dared to ignore her.But after her, there are actually very few convincing existences.

For example, although Zhang Shiniang has some opinions, they are only on personal issues. Other aspects are inevitably much worse, and even on personal issues, Li Ding is still the main one.The reason is nothing more than that she was born as an assassin supported by a powerful family, so she is a bit biased in character and knowledge.

The assassins and masters of the Southern True Fire Sect are even more unorthodox.

On the Heroine List, many of the cases and persons handled were orphans, or there happened to be no males in their families, so they were forced to walk the path of heroines.

So now, with so many young and beautiful maids and female officials together, it certainly looks spectacular, but when you think about it carefully, all the elite women here are undoubtedly the No. .

Therefore, the so-called key is only a theoretical key. It is specially designed for women who have achieved extreme achievements on the road of cultivation like the Chidi Empress, the Madonna of Nanling, and Bai Yousi. At most, it will affect some social atmosphere. Let women act a little more openly in society.

It can only be said that the revolutionary cause of women's liberation seems to have a long way to go.

Of course, he can be regarded as the vassal of Bai Yousi, a noble lady, right?It seems inappropriate to laugh at others.

The old reflective man was thinking about it. Bai Dachangjian, the symbol of women's liberation, had already come down from the stage with a smile, and he had an extra dagger inlaid with pearls in his hand. Seeing Zhang Xing and his party standing there as bamboo poles, he just waved his hand, Then he turned with a group of men and turned back towards the willow forest.

On the surface, the old women seemed to be in a good mood, but Zhang Xing clearly noticed the stiffness in the other party's face when he came down, so he just took care of the other party's emotions and didn't speak outside.

Sure enough, when we turned back to the willow forest, disbanded the queue, and climbed up to the second floor of the White Tower, the female permanent inspector immediately stopped covering up, and her face became a little depressed, which was almost visible to the naked eye.

"I'm afraid I'm going to lose again this time." Bai Yousi casually threw the dagger inlaid with pearls on the desk, and said frankly regardless of Xiao Zhou who was around to help fill out the form. "The eldest princess is actually very perfunctory and seems unwilling to ask about this matter. Although the queen agreed, she also hinted that her majesty may not listen to her words."

"The biggest gold and silver business in Beishi belongs to Princess Dachang. For her, this wave is a fortune that fell from the sky." Zhang Xing was not surprised. "It's the Queen. I thought the Queen and His Majesty were close couples, but I felt that His Majesty didn't listen without persuasion. I don't know if they are not in harmony with each other, or they are too harmonious. Do you know His Majesty's temper?"

Bai Yousi nodded, then shook his head again.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xing was puzzled for a moment.

"Nodding means that what you said is probably correct." Bai Yousi said sadly. "And I shook my head because I wanted to say that both the eldest princess and the queen actually have some secrets. They were not what they are now..."

"It's true." Zhang Xing thought about the experiences of these two people, and sighed. "Which girl was not a pearl-like figure back then? But once married, she will inevitably become a dead fish. If she is involved in political power struggles, she will inevitably become a black fish."

Bai Yousi thought this metaphor was a bit vulgar at first, but after thinking about it, he didn't refute it.

In fact, some words and things are difficult to say, but everyone understands and knows it.

For example, the Eldest Princess.

Back then, when Princess Dachang was the queen of the previous dynasty, she was famous for being wise and stubborn. After her husband died, her only son was only seven years old, and she was quite famous as the empress dowager of Bingguo... But the result? ?The result was that his own father, who was the prime minister, had usurped his adopted son's position within two years, and killed his adopted son who was only nine years old afterwards.

So the empress dowager became the eldest princess, and there was only one daughter left.

Who can deal with this kind of thing calmly?
It can only be said that fortunately the son is not his own.

In the establishment of the Great Wei Dynasty, the first emperor wanted his eldest daughter to remarry at first, but the eldest princess, who was less than 30 years old, became disheartened at that time, and only guarded one daughter through middle age and menopause... Finally, seeing Seeing his father's death, his mother's death, and the killing of his younger brothers until there was only one left, he lost his extra thoughts.

Basically, from the time her daughter got married, the Eldest Princess had only one intention, which was to make money for her daughter and her son-in-law's family and get officials.

Her son-in-law, Ma Rui, directly became the Shangzhu Kingdom on the second day of marriage, which is the only one in the world.

As for the queen, it was actually a bit embarrassing.

The main reason is that the first emperor was notoriously afraid of his wife. When the first queen mother was alive, she was the most prestigious one in the whole family, not to mention the sons. He could only be so depressed that he rode out of the palace to avoid people crying... Under such circumstances, how dare the saint who worked so hard to win the heir apparent and the crown prince from his elder brother treat the queen badly?

It is precisely because of this that the relationship between the saint and the queen became subtle once the old queen died. Anyway, the saint has not had any sons and daughters since then.No one knows whether menopause suddenly occurred between husband and wife, and everyone was naturally disgusted, or it was just a disguise... It can only be said that on the surface it seems not bad.

"Speak up."

During a period of silence, Zhang Xing was thinking about it, and suddenly thought of an interesting point, and blurted it out. "Chang Jian, don't get me wrong... But I really want to know, how is our saint's womanizing?"

Zhou Xingfan behind him raised his head, then stood up with a few forms expressionless, turned around and left naturally, as if to find someone to check.

Bai Yousi withdrew his gaze from Xiao Zhou's back, and answered sternly: "It's strange... In the first ten years before he took the throne, every year there were selections of Jianghuai beautiful girls, and there were many favorite concubines, but in the past three or four years, Instead, it gradually decreased...why do you ask this?"

Zhang Xing opened his mouth as if to say something, but he didn't have the nerve to say it.

"What?" Bai Yousi was keenly aware of the strangeness of the other party.

"Is there a possibility? For ordinary people, middle-aged fatigue is a blessing, but for saints, it is the retribution of the country?" Zhang Xing asked seriously. "The sage was addicted to drinking and sex before, and the state affairs were a little relaxed, so naturally there was no trouble in Wei Wei. In the past few years, he has gradually grown older, gradually unable to cope with the drinking and sex, and then turned to state affairs, which turned out to be counterproductive... Isn’t the sage cultivating the true qi of longevity? This can’t be maintained by cultivation, right?”

Bai Yousi instinctively wanted to scold the other party for being absurd, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed reasonable, but when he thought about it again, it was still absurd, so he simply fell silent.

Zhang Xing also felt that this complaint was a bit too real and embarrassing, so he stopped talking.

In this way, the two of them each had a little complicated thoughts, just sat in the white pagoda in the willow forest, waiting for the news.

In the afternoon, when the dark clouds were rising and the sky was getting dull, Miss Bai got the word, a very delicate and beautiful face in men's clothing and women's history came over, and secretly stated to Bai Yousi the original words of the saint relayed by the queen— - "It's not your business to ask."

After Nu Shi finished speaking, she blushed and ran away from the White Tower, as if she couldn't stand so many men gathering together.

Only Bai Yousi was left silent for a long time, and then he asked with a half-smile, "This is not something you should ask... Zhang Xing, do you think the saint knows that I asked the queen to ask?"

Zhang Xing shook his head: "I don't know."

He really doesn't know.

But it doesn't matter anymore, it turns out that Bai Yousi's surprise attack strategy completely failed... In the evening, the news brought back by Qin Bao, who came back from his shift, verified this point, and in fact lost the last bit of decency towards the saint in Nanya Afterwards, Zhang Han directly communicated with the sages in Nanya, and easily passed one after another of the absurd but realistic Nanya "jun orders".

It turned out that at noon today, long before Bai Yousi got that reply, the gold and silver collection order that had been brewing for several days had already been officially passed.

And it will be implemented quickly.

In the words of Zhang Han and Zhang Xianggong, it is not to exploit the gold and silver of the people... For example, officials only want gold or silver equivalent to a monthly salary, what is it?If you are unwilling to donate even a month's salary, how dare you call yourself loyal and patriotic?

It must be known that the big golden pillar itself is not trivial. It not only represents the great virtue of the three brilliance, but also represents the authority of the saint. It is enough to express support for the saint's move.

After listening to it like this, it seems very reasonable, especially Qin Bao is an honest child, and everyone seems to have nothing to say when he relays it seriously.

However, Zhang Xing, who was prepared that morning, announced that he had prepared gold and silver in advance... Fulongwei has 60 people no. After the boss came to collect it... Fu Longwei still hinted at a possibility with cheers.

Everyone doesn't even want to give a saint a month's salary.

But when Fu Longwei thanked Zhang Sanlang with great gratitude, the real Fu Longwei Changjian Bai Yousi just didn't say a word, and chose to leave silently amidst the muffled thunder in early summer.

Of course, she wasn't disliking Zhang Xing for taking the limelight and buying people's hearts. In the final analysis, after things really came to this point, she still couldn't help but feel frustrated because her efforts failed.

And, she's not a fool.

Neither is Zhang Xing, nor are most of the people in Fulongwei.

Everyone knows very well that it would be fine if the whole country deducted one month's salary together, but gold and silver, official prices, and large-scale collection in a short period of time are needed, and this is not a matter of one month's salary.

The most direct point, what about the official price and market price?
The official price is one tael of gold, ten taels of silver, and ten copper coins. In fact, what?In the normal market before the decree was issued, one tael of gold was already exchanged for more than a dozen taels of silver for twenty copper coins.

Once this forms a large-scale demand, it will inevitably trigger a linkage effect... Especially in the Eastern Capital, where the largest number of officials gather, where do you go to find gold and silver?

And who is willing to hand over two or three months of salary for nothing?
Then in the end, officials will be forced to rush forward and go to the people to find them.

But once this hole is opened, which yamen can still buy and sell at a low level?I usually have to eat your steamed stuffed buns for free, let alone someone with a dignified reputation to dig into your family's wealth?
Nominally, the officials and the four barbarians came to pay the money to honor the sage and show their loyalty. It seems that it is a face-saving project, but in reality, this is likely to turn into a carnival of looting that will make the civil and military officials of the whole country completely red-eyed.

"Fortunately, the Changjian and the deputy Changjian have already prepared, otherwise the two-month salary will be gone." The new Baishou Wang Zhen had been in the market, and later his cultivation came up. He first served as a soldier, and then transferred to Fulongwei. At this time, rushing to have dinner on the porch before the rain, I still couldn't help showing my loyalty.

"Indeed, the inspection has been done, and I will wait for the superior to come tomorrow, so it will save trouble." Zhou Xingfan was also a little nervous. "But it's just that Fulongwei's place can be so simple. I'm afraid that if I get to Jingjiehu, I won't be able to hold on anymore. I'm afraid I'll go directly to blackmail the merchant...or even don't need to blackmail, just force the merchant to exchange it at the official price, and go privately Exchange at the market price, and go back and forth two more times, just robbing the merchants of gold and silver."

"Jingjiehu must have been the first to search, and it was also the one that made the most noise. That's what they do." Qin Bao, who was wearing a white ribbon, replied dully. "But when it comes to levels, I think something will go wrong with the Jinyi patrol and the sixth department."

"Isn't it?" Not to mention Zhou Xingfan, even Wang Zhen couldn't believe it. "Who do you want for patrolling? The six divisions are all Yuanwailang, very decent Beijing officials...it's hard to say from the local officials."

"Let's watch!" Qin Bao glanced at Zhang Xing who was silently eating a plate of sauced meat, and insisted on his own judgment. "I really don't think the Jinyi tour team can survive there."

There was a lot of discussion among the people for a while, and there was no time to argue.

However, at this time, suddenly, there were hurried footsteps outside the willow forest, and then a group of Jinwu guards led by a familiar face broke into the small courtyard under the White Pagoda, which made the Fulong guards who were still eating in the corridor a little nervous. caught off guard.

"Why are you eating? Are all the gold and silver ready?" Gao Dugong looked anxious and impatient. "All the people in the Beiya are the most loyal to the saint. We have to get all of them together before tonight, and then personally hand over the saint..."

Qin Bao and the others looked at each other, Qi Qi looked at Zhang Xing, and the latter just took his time and ate the sauced meat seriously.

"What's the matter?" Seeing this, Gao Dugong stepped forward, his tone raised, and his posture immediately became awe-inspiring. "Don't tell me that you Fu Longwei didn't know about this in advance, and then you made preparations early. You should be the first to know, okay? Let me tell you, there can be no mistakes here in the Beiya. If you miss something, it will be I won't save Miss Bai's face either!"

Zhang Xing ate another piece of meat on the plate expressionlessly, then stood up, wiped his mouth, and responded calmly: "Mr. Send it to the Black Tower...Governor Gao is so diligent, do you want to go with us?"

Gao Jiang was startled for a moment, and then laughed: "Our family is so busy and confused... I even forgot that Fulongwei belongs to Jing'an Tower, so don't bother me."

As he spoke, he raised his hand slightly, then turned around and left in a hurry.

From the look of it, it seems that he wants to personally supervise and complete all the indicators today.

On the other side, as Zhang Xing sat down calmly, the Fulongguards under the corridor could hardly relax as before—even Qin Bao didn't expect that even the Fulongguards stationed in Xiyuan were almost forced to surrender. two money.

Let alone other places?

Let alone go down?
In the dull air pressure, there was a sudden thunder explosion above the corridor, and Xia Yu, who reminded people of unpleasant memories, started again.

When the summer showers just started, they were intense and rapid, and the visibility also dropped by more than one level. After a while, the rain gradually eased, the vision slightly recovered, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But when everyone was sitting on the porch, it was inevitable that there would be rain on their bodies and plates.

It's all about the body, who in Fulongwei is not a practitioner?Even Vice Changjian Zhang is said to be at the end of the Zhengmai.

And at this time, Zhang Xing looked at the dipped meat on the plate, and finally looked around and sneered: "The world is so big, can't there be a stable dining table?"

No one answered left and right.

PS: Good afternoon everyone.

(End of this chapter)