Supreme peasant girl to turn over

Chapter 272 Private Soldiers
Pei Xiaoyao's expression became serious: "If this is really iron ore, then things will be troublesome."

Yang Fengxian asked a little strangely: "What's wrong?"

Pei Xiaoyao was playing with the ore in his hands, and frowned: "Iron has always been a metal controlled by the government, just like silver ore. If you master the iron ore, you can smelt iron, and then the iron will become agricultural supplies, weapons... It’s okay to turn it into a farming product, but if it turns into a weapon, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

"The iron mine here must not have been notified to the government. If there is, there will be no rumors of ghosts on this mountain." Pei Xiaoyao analyzed.

Yang Fengxian also frowned and asked: "But didn't those two people wear official clothes just now? Why aren't they people from the government?"

Qingfeng added: "The mining workers there look more like slaves who have been abused, and if they were sent by the government, how could they rob civilian girls?"

Pei Xiaoyao nodded: "That's right, I think these people are some people's private soldiers, that's why there is such a saying as Yin soldiers. After the hunter found the iron ore here, he was noticed by someone with a heart, and he put The hunter killed people to silence him, and sent the current mayor to make peace with the mud, so that no one else would know about the iron mine."

"Now it seems that Xiao Jia was caught here in every possible way. Either she discovered the secret here, or she was noticed by others when she was on the street, and she wanted to bring her back to do something else... ..." There was deep worry in Pei Xiaoyao's voice.

Yang Fengxian lowered her eyes: "Sister-in-law, it's all my fault. If it wasn't for me, she wouldn't..." Although she really didn't want to admit it, Wan Jia's disappearance did have something to do with her.

Pei Xiaoyao rubbed her head, and his voice became softer: "It's not your fault, it's because Xiao Jia is too impulsive. After saving her this time, I must talk about her well."

Yang Fengxian felt Pei Xiaoyao.

I didn't mean to blame her, and I felt a little better.

Then Pei Xiaoyao continued to analyze: "Appointing the mayor, raising private soldiers, discovering that the iron ore was not reported but mined by itself, all these make me feel that this matter is not that simple, Qingfeng, you go to contact the four Prince, ask if he did this, if not, it can only be the prince or other princes."

Yang Fengxian suddenly remembered one thing: "Master, how many children does the emperor have, and how many of them compete with the fourth prince for the throne?"

Pei Xiaoyao patiently explained: "In addition to the eldest prince, the crown prince, there are also the second prince, the eldest princess, and the fourth prince. The fifth to tenth are all princesses, and No. 11 is the prince. But those who can compete for that position , besides the crown prince, there are only the second prince and the fourth prince. The eleventh prince is too young, only 15 years old this year, but he and the eldest princess are brothers of the same mother, and there may be people who support him, but the number It's less."

The sons and daughters of the royal family are sorted separately, so even if the eldest princess is younger than the prince, she can still occupy a long word.

From this point of view, although there are quite a lot of heirs today, most of them are princesses rather than princes, but what is the situation of the second prince?Thinking of this, Yang Fengxian asked.

Pei Xiaoyao quickly said: "This crown prince Gu Qinghui is a man of good looks. On the surface he looks glamorous, but in fact he is rotten on the inside. His mother is the deceased Empress Xuanyuan. He is both the heir and the elder. After the death of Empress Xuanyuan The Emperor misses him very much, and entrusts this feeling of remembrance to Gu Qinghui, the only son of him and the Empress, and at the same time, his uncle is a mighty general, which is very advantageous."

"The second prince, Gu Qingmu, is a man who is good at fighting, but his character is much stronger than that of the prince. He is quite free and easy, but the biggest weight in his hand is military power. His grandfather is the general of Zhenning, which is also his One of the most important weights to seize the throne."

Yang Fengxian listened carefully, nodding from time to time.

Pei Xiaoyao continued: "As for Gu Qingyan, he was not favored by the emperor because of his appearance, and was bullied by Gu Qinghui since he was a child. Restricted by General Zhenning, even Concubine Wen's seat was obtained because of her father."

"The eldest princess is Princess Duanning, one of the four beauties you have seen portraits of before. She has a lot of supporters because of her beauty. This is also the bargaining chip for her younger brother, the eleventh prince Gu Qingying."

After analyzing these princes, Yang Fengxian concluded: "From this point of view, the three princes who can compete for the reserve position are all related to military power."

Pei Xiaoyao nodded in agreement: "Indeed, the selection of the emperor will also be based on family background. The daughters of these important officials must not only enter the palace, but also have a high status. For example, the queen mother of Gu Qinghui is the queen Xuanyuan, and the concubine Gu Qingmu is the queen." Concubine Ye, Concubine Gu Qingyan's mother is Concubine Wen."

"At the same time, in order to prevent all the military power from being concentrated on one person, the emperor divides the military power into three to prevent a certain person from rebelling. Even if the military power has been divided into three parts, part of it is in the emperor's own hands. "

Yang Fengxian looked at the brightly lit camp in front of him, there was a faint sound of whipping, but he didn't hear any screams, and he seemed to be numb.

This is the imperial power in the feudal era, which is both arbitrary and powerful. What Yang Fengxian feels at this time is only terrifying.

In the past, she knew these things from books or TV, and only lamented the horror of intrigue, but when she actually saw someone lose their family members or even their lives because of this so-called power struggle, she felt really sad.

And all of this is just because of the inhumaneness of the person in the high position.

She is not the Holy Mother, and she never felt that she should take the responsibility of the common people, but when this scene happened before her eyes, Yang Fengxian felt that she was not cruel enough to turn a blind eye.

"We must solve this matter. No matter which prince planned all this, it will only be ordinary people who will suffer. These weapons will only pamper those in power." Yang Fengxian said through gritted teeth.

Pei Xiaoyao also squinted his eyes and watched: "It's time to settle it. The fight for power and profit does require some means, but such means are too frenzied."

Pei Xiaoyao made some guesses, and sent two people here to investigate the facts, and the rest went back. This matter is a big one, and needs to be discussed in the long run.

When everyone returned to Wufa Temple, Muqing hadn't returned yet, and it was past the second watch, so everyone found a place to sleep.

In the early morning of the second day, Mu Lian delivered the fasting meal, and when she saw Yang Fengxian, she said happily: "Thank you, benefactor, after taking the medicine prescribed by your friend, the abbot feels much better. Open the window to breathe."

(End of this chapter)