Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 640 A Bowl of Hot Soup

Yan Mu was also skeptical, Liu Yunxiang asked, and he said it casually, but seeing her such a big reaction, Yan Mu felt uncomfortable.

"How long has it been since you and Lu Changan haven't seen each other?"

"More than five years."

"In five years, he has changed from a prince controlled by others to the king of the Northwest. He has doubled the strength of the Northwest Army. He is now strong and strong, and he can keep pace with the Zhenbei Army in Nanzhou. Obviously, he is no longer the Lu Changan five years ago. It's not the Lu Changan you know either."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Yes, what you said is correct, but I believe he will always be him and will not change."

In the last life, when Jin You wanted to seal the Shannian Camp, only Lu Changan spoke for them.At that time, he knew that Jin You had slaughtered many loyal ministers in order to eliminate dissidents, and he knew that he was already a thorn in Jin You's eyes, but he still stood up.In the end, he gave his life to save these people, so how could he harm them in this life.

Maybe a person's essence will change, but everyone will change, Lu Changan will not.

"You really trust him, but you are too blind."

"Not blind, but..."

Liu Yunxiang opened his mouth, unable to explain that this trust came from his previous life experience.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Liu Yunxiang turned and walked to the fence, looking at the people in the Shannian camp below who were suffering from hunger and cold, "This winter will be very cold, but there was a fire last night, half of which burned down. If the houses are not resettled properly, more people will surely die.”

Yan Mu didn't want to make fun of himself, so he didn't mention Lu Changan's matter again. He sat down on the fence, glanced sideways, and said indifferently: "It's true that they shirk each other, but the treasury is indeed out of money. The court has no money at all. There is no way to house these people."

"I have an idea."

"you?"

Yan Mu looked at the hundreds of people in the Shannian camp below, and it was a big problem to settle them down.

"Look at these people, many of them are still young and middle-aged. Instead of being locked up here, it's better to let them go out to work and earn money, so that the Shannian camp can be self-sufficient, and there is no need to ask the court for relief."

"You mean to ask the court to let go of the Kindness Camp? They are all prisoners, how is that possible?"

"They are the family members of criminals, not some vicious people."

Yan Mu tilted his head and smiled, "Even if it is possible, who will give them work? Who will pay them? Who can accept so many people? Although there are young and middle-aged people, there are more old, weak, women and children. What's the use of such a group of people?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "The time is not yet ripe, you will know when the time comes. Besides, you shouldn't let you take over this mess. It was originally the kindness camp set up by the emperor when he ascended the throne, but now it has become a drag, and he should take care of it. "

Yan Mu took a deep breath, "But the more troublesome thing right now is the three armies stationed in Nanzhou. Except for the Zhenbei Army, the other two are urging for food and pay."

"The riots in Nanzhou have been put down, and only one army is left to guard."

"Nanzhou is a piece of fat, and no one is willing to take it down."

Liu Yunxiang looked at Yan Mu, narrowed his eyes and said: "Then let them raise their own food and pay, and those who can't stand it will naturally withdraw."

Yan Mu laughed: "You are thinking too simply. Now that I am acting as an agent for the imperial court, raising food and salaries for the army has always been the top priority. If I don't handle it well, the Central Plains Army and the Northwest Army will condemn me. Let's not talk about this." I can't stand it, once the food and pay of the two armies are short, the soldiers are bound to make trouble, and the three groups of people are together, if there is friction, the consequences are unimaginable."

If you are not careful, it will become Zhenbei, the melee between the Central Plains and the Northwest, and Nanzhou, which has finally settled down, will suffer heavy losses again.

"If you don't wait for them to make a scene, there will be a blizzard in Nanzhou?"

Yan Mu reached out to touch Liu Yunxiang's head: "I don't have a fever, why are you talking nonsense?"

Liu Yunxiang pulled Yan Mu's hand, leaned closer to his ear and whispered: "I've figured it out, just in the past few days, there will be a heavy snowstorm in Nanzhou, and a heavy snow will immediately make people who are warm like spring Nanzhou has become a world of ice and snow. We have the foresight in the north of the town, and we have prepared enough cotton clothes, which were transported to the barracks a few days ago, but the Central Plains and Northwest Army don’t have cotton clothes, and they can only survive for two or three days.”

Yan Mu hugged Liu Yunxiang into his arms, and said amusedly, "You still know how to calculate? Why didn't I know you have this ability?"

"Whether you believe it or not, we will find out in a few days." Liu Yunxiang said firmly.

Yan Mu looked at her for a long time, "A few days ago, there was a letter from Zhenbei saying that you asked the caravan to bring back tens of thousands of cotton-padded clothes from Beijin, and they sent them to Nanzhou after checking the details in the military camp. However, Nanzhou is very warm in winter, and there is no need for cotton-padded clothes. You actually said that there will be a blizzard, but there are historical records. Nanzhou only has one snowfall in a hundred years, and the snow melts on the same day it falls."

"In short, you should delay the matter of Nanzhou's military salary."

Yan Mu naturally didn't believe her mysterious words, so he just said: "I can only delay, I can't change money out of thin air."

Yan Mu still has something to do here, so Liu Yunxiang left first.

After walking outside for a while, remembering that the food box had been left behind, Liu Yunxiang walked back with Zijin, and when she walked to a place not far from the high platform, she saw Princess Changning inside.She was also carrying the food box, and took out a soup cup from it, perhaps it was still a little hot, she handed it to Yan Mu with her left and right hands upside down.

Yan Mu looked at her quietly for a while, but finally reached out to take the cup, then lowered his head and drank the soup in the cup.

"That Princess Changning is really annoying!" Zijin frowned.

Liu Yunxiang narrowed his eyes and strode towards the high platform.

By the time they got there, Yan Mu had also finished his drink.

"In such a cold day, it's really comfortable to drink hot soup to warm your body. It's just that I didn't think carefully. I just wanted to bring you food early, but I didn't bring hot soup." Liu Yunxiang smiled lightly.

Yan Mu was somewhat uncomfortable, and hurriedly put the cup aside, "Why are you back again?"

"Come back and get the food box." Liu Yunxiang replied, then glanced into the cup again, "Yo, it's delicious, I drank it all up in one go, what kind of soup is it?"

"Ginseng and black-bone chicken soup." Chang Ning interjected.

Liu Yunxiang turned to look at Chang Ning, and clicked his tongue: "Sir, this soup can't be boiled for two hours, so prepare it before dawn."

"It's true that it was stewed before dawn."

"The princess cooks herself?"

"You have to pay attention to what you drink for Your Highness."

Liu Yunxiang narrowed his eyes: "Isn't it a bit too cheap for you to be so attentive to other people's husbands?"

"you!"

Liu Yunxiang snorted coldly, turned around and looked at Yan Mu again, seeing the fellow wiped his lips, and then leaned back against the railing, as if he had nothing to do with him.When Liu Yunxiang stepped forward to get the food box, he couldn't help pinching his arm.

He hissed in pain, but didn't dare to say anything.

"Is the soup good?"

Yan Mu slapped it, "It's a bit light."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, and turned to look at Changning: "The princess heard it, my husband said that the soup you boiled is a bit weak, remember to add more salt next time."

Chang Ning's face turned green. How could she be a cook?
(End of this chapter)