A Thousand Hills

Chapter 170

Liu Fufeng is a young man with a thin face. He is calm and calm, and he speaks without haste or slowness, explaining the profound in simple terms, and is well-organized. When you listen to his words, you will completely forget that he is a person with a handicap and a handicap.

The fifth prince has always been able to listen to other people's suggestions, so he couldn't help but ask, "Please Fufeng explain in detail."

"Your Highness, soldiers are only one of the power of a land. On a land, there are officials, civilians, soldiers, merchants, craftsmen, monks and Taoists. The sum of these is the power of a land. .Fujian is newly defeated, the navy is out of ten, and it will take time to rebuild. At this time, His Highness can no longer start with soldiers. The first thing His Highness wants to grasp is the officials of Fujian. After the defeat, if there is a big victory, it will naturally inspire the hearts of the people. However, His Highness has just arrived in Fujian, and the time, place and people are harmonious, and they don't take advantage of everything. How many people can know how to fight? If you don’t understand, you will ask His Highness to go to war. It is to ask what your intentions are. Second, to appease the military officer, the defeat of Yongdinghou was due to his negligence, but Yongdinghou is not an incompetent person, don’t care how much he has ruined The new army, all the generals in a hundred battles, who is not used to life and death. In this world, if there are generals, there will be soldiers, and if there are rich, there will be poverty. After defeating these defeated military officers, the military officers are naturally loyal. Therefore, by unifying the understanding of the civilian officials and gathering the loyalty of the military officers, His Highness can be considered to have mastered the power of Fujian." Liu Fufeng continued, "After His Highness has mastered the power of Fujian, he must also train troops. , don’t rush to train the sea soldiers, the troops stationed in the city must be drilled. First defend the city, cast iron for the defense of Fujian, and then find other things.”

It's not the first day that the fifth prince was on duty. He has been in the Ministry of Rites all these years, and it's not that he has no means.What's more, he is a powerful vassal king, and the fifth prince still has confidence in recruiting officials from Fujian. The fifth prince said, "Tell me about the other things."

Liu Fufeng said, "As far as I can see, there are only two things in the world in the simplest way, one is power and the other is money. The two are inseparable from each other. Your Highness, a scholar, a farmer, a businessman, is the most well-informed It is not officials, but merchants. Merchants should not be underestimated when communicating with each other. Your Highness wants to strip the face of the Jingjiang Palace. If you don’t go with the soldiers, you must go with the merchants. Think about it, Your Highness, where did those pirates come from? Jingjiang Palace What are those navies for? I don’t have docks on the coast of other places, let alone travel by sea, but King Jingjiang has such an outstanding navy. Could it be that King Jingjiang left himself a retreat? The situation is not good, so run away immediately ?”

"I don't think there is any meaning in this regard." The fifth prince said, "However, I heard that during the Dafeng Dynasty, sea trade exchanges were very frequent. King Jingjiang's Three Caves of the Rabbit, presumably also intended to use the navy to escort the sea trade." Later This one was figured out by himself after watching "The Immortal Hand Pie".

Liu Fufeng showed appreciation, and said, "Your Highness is indeed wise." He came to the Fifth Prince's Mansion to recommend himself, and there was no lack of a desperate intention.Liu Fufeng has also done research on the fifth prince, the fifth prince is highly regarded in Qingliu, and what he has done in the court is also practical. At least, he is not a faint-hearted person.At least in Liu Fufeng's opinion, he is better than the First Prince.As a subordinate, who doesn't look forward to having a wise master.Liu Fufeng said, "Exactly. These years, I have often asked my servants to buy some rare things from Fujian merchants, most of which are from overseas. There is no sea trade in Fujian, how can I have these things? It's a pity that my ability is meager. If we can’t follow the vines, His Highness has to investigate the cause and effect. However, since we can’t fight again, if we can block the Jingjiang Palace from business, it will definitely weaken the Jingjiang Palace.”

The fifth prince asked, "Fufeng, do you pay so much attention to Fujian on weekdays?"

Liu Fufeng was very frank, he said, "Your Highness, I am not good at conduct. Although I am the son of my father, I cannot be in charge of an errand, and I am afraid that the title of title will be worrying in the future. With my physical condition, I have to find another way."

This is true.At this point, the fifth prince said, "If you are interested in Fufeng, you are willing to go to Fujian with me."

There was a light smile on Liu Fufeng's pale face, "This is what I wish for." That's why he recommended himself.

The fifth prince is a cheerful person, and Mrs. Wang over there is also very cheerful, and said directly to Xie Moru, "My son is a nice man, but he is a bit naive. This is the only grandson, Fufeng who was very clever when he was young, and later went out to study. , startled the horse, fell from the carriage, and his feet were not well. He was so strong that he insisted on coming, I thought, and I was familiar with the empress, so I brought him here."

Xie Moru didn't expect Liu Fufeng to have a disability, looking at Mrs. Wang's white hair at the temples, and her face much older than her peers, it seems that it's not just because of Mrs. Wang's ups and downs.Xie Moru said, "If you survive a catastrophe, you will have future blessings. Mr. Liu has such ambitions, so he is not a mediocre person." It is obvious that Liu Fufeng went to the Fifth Prince to recommend himself, don't mention it, just be brave.

It's not that Mrs. Wang is not sad, her direct line is struggling to support her, her son is incompetent, and she has to rely on her weak grandson to come forward to find a way out... However, Mrs. Wang has experienced too many sad things in this life, and she still has a peaceful mind and steady eyes , said, "At our stage, there is no other way to go except self-improvement."

Xie Moru said, "Self-improvement is the right path."

Mrs. Wang's natal family was buried in the hands of the Duke of England and Princess Fusheng. Of course, Princess Fusheng and the residence of the British government have disappeared long ago, but Mrs. Wang herself and Xie Moru are somewhat sympathetic.

Xie Moru said, "However, Fujian is somewhat risky."

Mrs. Wang said, "There are already two great-grandchildren in the family."

After talking about this, Xie Moru didn't say anything.

The royal family's education is very good, and the fifth prince is also quite courteous and virtuous, so he personally sent Liu Fufeng out. Liu Fufeng said, "Your Highness is the master, and I am the subordinate. How can I be worthy?"

The fifth prince said, "I'm ignorant and ignorant, and I don't know how to support the wind, otherwise I'll ask for advice in the morning."

Liu Fufeng said modestly, "Your Highness has a great reputation."

Over there, Xie Moru also sent Mrs. Wang out, the grandfather and grandson politely left, it was already dinner time.When the two of them had dinner, the fifth prince didn't need a maid to serve him, so he asked, "Liu Fufeng said that you have a kindness with his father, where did this come from?" , Prince Pingguo, he is also in his late forties and almost fifty.Moreover, despite the fact that the Fifth Prince doesn't know much about Liu Fufeng, but Liu Fufeng's father, the son of Duke Pingguo, is a well-known clumsy person.Since when did his wife have the son of Duke Enyu Pingguo?
Xie Moru gave the Fifth Prince a bowl of soup, and the Fifth Prince hurriedly took it. Xie Moru said, "It's not a kindness, it's an old thing. At that time, Mr. Beiling first came to the Imperial Capital, and he was very famous. Liu Shizi The family affairs are more embarrassing. He is the eldest son of Yuan Chu, and his mother is the old lady Wang. This is a bit far-fetched. At the beginning of the founding of Dongmu, the Dukes of Pingning, Yingwei and Siguo were all hereditary. The duke's family of Wangdai, Mrs. Wang's natal family is the royal family of the former Ningguo Duke's mansion. She is a descendant of the Ningguo Duke's mansion. She married into the Pingguo Duke's mansion. , all because of the British government. At that time, the British government was very powerful, and no one dared to provoke it, but the Pingguo government was also timid and fearful, so they abandoned their first wife, Wang Shi, who gave birth to the eldest son, and married the Yu family. The Yu family also entered the house back then. These years, they gave birth to a son and a daughter. The son of the Yu family is also the half-brother of the Duke of Pingguo. As a servant, it is said that she is favored by the prince. The Yu family also has a daughter, Concubine Liu Xian, the biological mother of the sixth prince in the palace. These are the children of Duke Ping. It was quite difficult for Hugh to go out of the house. Later, His Majesty took charge of the government and vindicated the Ningguo government. However, there were no males left in the Ningguo government, so the title of Ningguo was taken back. But Mrs. Wang is still alive. Back then, the Pingguo government If you let her go out, you have to take her back now and continue to be the wife of the main house. In this way, the Yu family who was originally the main house became the second wife. The Yu family's family is not high, but his family also has a daughter in the palace. It is Yu Meiren, the biological mother of the Ninth Prince who died in the earthquake last year."

The Fifth Prince couldn't help it, "What Pingguo's mansion did is really outrageous." Of course, it's hard to say, Ningguo's downfall is all done by British officials.The Fifth Prince asked, "Then how did you meet Liu Fu?"

"It's too far away once you say it." Xie Moru changed the subject, and said, "Mr. Beiling first arrived in the imperial capital. Although Mrs. Wang returned to her husband's house at that time, she won the position of son for her son. However, the second room The children are outstanding, and it is a bit of pressure to come to Mrs. Wang and the prince. The prince wants to worship Mr. Beiling as his teacher, which means to aggravate his own identity. The prince of Pingguo is a fool. First, he was deceived by others and bought a fake painting. Qingfengmingyuetu made a fool of himself. Later, he wanted to see Mr. Beiling and waited outside the Imperial College every day. At that time, Mr. Beiling was giving lectures at the Imperial College. In general, and he was born in a wealthy family in the government, Mr. Beiling considered many things and was unwilling to accept him. I found out by chance that I met Mrs. Wang at a banquet, so I mentioned her. Qingfengmingyuetu was in Wanmei Palace at that time Completed, Xue Dongli, Mr. Beiling’s benefactor, lived in Wanmei Palace for a long time. When Mr. Beiling came to the imperial capital, he had to go to the plum forest outside to mourn his teacher. One of the two plum trees outside Wanmei Palace is Xue Dongli hand-planted. After Mrs. Wang knew about this, she asked Duke Pingguo to take care of the plum forest in Wanmei Palace every day, and finally met Mr. Beiling one day, and was accepted by Mr. Beiling as an outer disciple."

Xie Moru said, "It was also unintentional at the time."

The Fifth Prince said, "It's good that good will be rewarded with good. Liu Fufeng's talent is very good." Then he roughly told Xie Moru what Liu Fufeng said to him, and Xie Moru listened carefully, and said, "Others are just normal. , um, it is right to block the Jingjiang Palace from the perspective of merchant trade."

The fifth prince said, "The children of Pingguo's mansion are not bad."

"It would be better if one is strong and the other is weak, so both are strong. If there is an incompetent father like Duke Ping in charge of the family, there will be a fierce fight, otherwise how would Liu Fufeng's foot be hurt?" Xie Moru disgusted, "There is Pingguo in the world Such a man."

The fifth prince said, "What kind of people are there in the world? Ping Guogong just can't figure it out. The Marquis of Beichang calls his concubine to destroy his wife. You know Yu Xiang, right?"

"It's the one who was involved in the fraud case last time. The First Prince asked His Highness to intercede for him. He used to accompany His Highness to study, and later created rumors in our house?" Xie Moru remembered what Yu Xiang did. Clearly, what's more, Yu Xiang also has a great father, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Beichanghou.

"Yes, that's him. In fact, Yu Xiang is a concubine. Back then, the eldest brother chose to study with him. Beichanghou's mansion was Zhao Guifei's natal family, and his father regarded Beichanghou very highly. With these two layers of relationship, it is said that he was from the north. The Marquis of Chang’s mansion chooses a son. It stands to reason that he should be the son of the Marquis of Beichang. The Marquis of Beichang insisted that the son’s body is not suitable, so he replaced him with Yuxiang. That's all I have to do." The fifth prince talked about Beichang Hou's gossip.

Xie Moru asked, "What is the relationship between Beichanghou and His Majesty that he can sit on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

The fifth prince said, "The Marquis of Beichang was originally accompanied by my father."

Xie Moru understood everything, and said softly to the Fifth Prince, "We are entrusted to Fujian, and the operation of the Marquis of Beichang is indispensable."

"If there is, there will be, and I would like to divide it as soon as possible." The fifth prince said, "Look at these two families, and you will know that etiquette is of great use."

Xie Moru asked, "Then what's wrong with Mrs. Beichanghou now? I haven't seen her come out before."

"I don't know. It is said that Mrs. Beichang Hou is good at Buddhism and doesn't care about ordinary things. Some people say that she is in poor health and doesn't see outsiders. Beichang Hou also has a son, but he was dismissed so early that I don't know what kind of horn. Go to the corner."

Xie Moru asked, "Where is Mrs. Beichanghou's natal family?"

The fifth prince was a bit uncomfortable to mention, and said softly, "The British government has long since disappeared."

Only then did Xie Moru know that Mrs. Beichang Hou was born in the British government.

The Fifth Prince thought his wife knew about it, but he didn't think his wife really didn't know, Xie Moru said, "It's no wonder His Majesty turned a blind eye to the matter of Beichang Hou's Mansion."

Xie Moru said again, "This is not an easy matter for the Marquis of Beichang's mansion, there must be something strange, otherwise, according to the marquis of Beichang who are hanging upside down, they will send the main wife back to the west sooner rather than later."

The fifth prince almost choked, and said, "Are they the first spouses and their children?"

"Duke Ping was not merciful back then." Xie Moru asked, "Does your Highness know the background of the Beichang Marquis concubine?"

How did the fifth prince know about a concubine's room in Beichanghou's mansion, he certainly didn't know, Xie Moru said, "Go and ask Xingyun tomorrow."

"Miss Jiang knows?"

"In the past, gemstones accounted for the bulk of our business. Except for the Gold and Silver Building, this gemstone was purchased by the family members of wealthy families. Beichanghou Mansion is also a prominent family in the imperial capital, or they have done business with other families."

The fifth prince said, "The merchants are really amazing."

Xie Moru smiled, "Every dynasty is prosperous, and merchants are prosperous. Among scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants rank last, but it is indeed not to be underestimated."

The Fifth Prince deeply agreed.

After a busy day, the couple took a rest early after dinner.

But in Princess Changtai's mansion, Li Xuan was discussing with Princess Changtai, "You'd better enter the palace with mother tomorrow."

Princess Changtai thought for a while, "That's true too. Sigh, I don't worry about others. The two noble concubines Zhao Xie in the palace have a good opinion of the fifth younger brother and his wife at the moment, and they will always speak for the fifth younger brother and his wife. I am afraid of Cheng Engong." What is going to happen in the mansion. The emperor's grandmother always loves to listen to her natal family. After all, I am a junior, and only my mother can persuade the emperor's grandmother." Princess Changtai is a sensible person, otherwise Princess Wenkang would not let her eldest niece go Princess Yongfu did not choose, but chose Princess Changtai, who ranked second, as her daughter-in-law.

Li Xuan is a meticulous person, Mo Ru's younger sister specially entrusted them as husband and wife, and, Mo Ru's younger sister's temper, sometimes unavoidable ambiguity, may be to ask them to invite their mother, Princess Wenkang.

Princess Changtai obviously also thought of this, and smiled, "The fifth younger brother was really not very conspicuous among the princes before. Even though Concubine Su is the fourth concubine, Concubine Su has always been sick. However, Concubine Su is really good. With good eyesight, I chose Cousin Xie as my daughter-in-law."

Li Xuan looked at his wife and smiled, "Mother's vision is no worse than Concubine Su's."

Princess Changtai's face was slightly hot, and she said angrily, "I didn't see you talking so sweetly before."

"That's right, they weren't husband and wife before, and you can't tell your cousin if you have sweet words."

Princess Changtai couldn't help smiling.

The couple talked for a while and then took a break.

Princess Wenkang is also a well-known figure in the imperial capital, so she gave birth to a nemesis—her son Li Yu came out, and she can't worry about Li Yu recently.Listening to what her daughter-in-law and niece Princess Changtai said to her, Princess Wenkang said, "Fujian is so messy, the boys from the five old families will go to school next year, so it's okay to stay in the imperial capital. "It's a kind of grace, the son of a vassal king can stay in the imperial capital to study.

Princess Changtai said, "Looking at what cousin Xie means, she is reluctant to part with the children."

Princess Wenkang thought that Xie Moru had no son-in-law so far, so she couldn't say anything, and said, "Since she entrusted you..." Originally, Princess Wenkang didn't want to take care of this matter. According to Princess Wenkang, the child belongs to others , People are willing to take it away, that's fine.Of course, considering the turmoil in Fujian, it is better for the child to stay in the imperial capital.It doesn't matter.However, when Princess Wenkang thought about it, she thought that the fifth prince and his wife were also full of confidence in Fujian, otherwise they wouldn't be so single-minded in taking the family with them.

Princess Wenkang was worried that her old lady would be used as a swordsman again, so she was worried, so Fang entered the palace with Princess Changtai.

Princess Wenkang entered the palace, and she had to say that she came in time. Although she felt that it would be better for the fifth prince to leave the elder son in the palace, but Xie Moru's ability to predict things like a god, he is I really don't want to leave the child behind, and last year she worked with Xie Moru, Xie Moru was not a good friend.Therefore, as soon as Empress Dowager Hu wanted to keep her great-grandson, Princess Wenkang persuaded the old lady, "The children are so young, it is the time when they need their parents. Besides, there are no parents who do not miss their children. Mrs. When Wu arrived in Fujian, he was too busy to take care of the affairs of Fujian wholeheartedly, but he was worried about the children of the imperial capital? Wouldn't it be even more distracting for Lao Wu."

Empress Dowager Hu didn't take it seriously, and said, "I'm a great-grandmother, how can I treat Dalang and the others badly?" She really liked these great-grandchildren, so she couldn't bear it.

Princess Wenkang said, "The emperor and I were raised by the emperor's grandmother back then, and the emperor's grandmother would not treat us badly. Did the empress care about her at that time?"

If you compare your heart with your heart, Queen Mother Hu will not mention this matter.

In fact, when it comes to whether the child stays in the imperial capital, ordinary people really find it difficult to understand Xie Moru's insistence. Even Emperor Mu Yuan asked about his grandson's education, and the fifth prince took care of it all, "Father, don't worry, Li Jiujiang's The knowledge is excellent, and the concubine is watching, so there is no problem. Besides, they are still young, and they are only in elementary school at the moment, and there are still two years before entering school."

Emperor Mu Yuan didn't insist on keeping the emperor's grandson in the imperial capital, but chose a good imperial doctor from the imperial hospital to give to the fifth prince.

Xie Moru had already said to the Fifth Prince, "The concubine's body is not in a good condition. Every year, the seasons change for a few days. If Da Lang stays in the imperial capital, he will also live in the palace. The concubine still cares about him, I'm afraid I can't take care of him Besides, if it is a concubine, I am only worried about the concubine's health, but if someone does something bad, the empress dowager insists on asking Dalang to raise her. It's not because I'm mean, Princess Yongfu was raised by the empress dowager alone."

Thinking of Sister Yongfu, Princess Yongfu will not do anything stupid in recent years, but if asked by the fifth prince, Princess Yongfu doesn't understand much.Thinking of the lessons learned by Princess Yongfu, the fifth prince immediately made up his mind to take all the children away.

The Fifth Prince Xie Moru's decision made Side Concubine Su secretly lament the bad luck.Her son Da Lang is the eldest son, if there is an emperor's grandson who can stay in the imperial capital, it must be Da Lang's.This is also very reasonable, you can't ask the milk baby Liulang to stay.

Concubine Su is eagerly looking forward to her son's stay in the imperial capital, and to establish a good relationship with the Mercy Palace, East Palace, and Emperor Mu Yuan earlier. Dalang doesn't have the ability to make relationships now, but he has lived for a long time, so he is familiar with him , the future will be good in the future.Even her natal family had the same idea, and went to Cheng'en Gong's mansion to inquire about the news, but didn't want this to happen.

Concubine Su really wanted to go to the concubine to inquire about it, but it was because Xie Moru was extremely strict in running the family, and even though she was a concubine, she was far less fond of Xie Moru than Xie Moru.A few years ago, she had some favors, and she also gave birth to two sons, but especially this year, the fifth prince did not enter the concubine's courtyard at all, and went to the concubine's courtyard every day when he returned home. How could she have anything to say about the fifth prince's sweaty penis.

Concubine Su sighed for a while, and had no choice but to fall asleep.

Xie Moru is still busy, but knowing that Concubine Su is finally willing to settle down, it's okay.Yu Yao knew that the Fifth Prince had also come here with her husband Li Silang, Yu Yao said, "The prime minister's official position is limited, so our news is slow. I got the letter yesterday and wanted to come here. It's getting late. If your mother I went to Fujian, and the Yu family has lived in Fujian for some years, and the patriarch is my uncle." Then he introduced his family, and some big families in Fujian that he had heard about to Xie Moru.

Xie Moru listened with a smile, and Yu Yao gave the gift she had prepared again, Yu Yao said, "Your Majesty is going far away to Fujian this time, nothing else matters, the young highnesses are still young, and it takes more time to arrive in Fujian for the first time." Pay attention to your diet, and gradually adapt to the climate of Fujian.”

After Yu Yao said something, knowing that Xie Moru was busy, she left.

Yu Fan only came at night, it's normal for Yu Yao to be slow to hear, Li Silang is just a small Hanlin, so naturally he is not well-informed.On the contrary, Yu Fan was in the Ministry of Rites, and he thought he was a psychic. As a result, Yu Fan came later than Yu Yao.Yu Fan is not good at talking, his eyes are a little blue, and he looks obviously tired. When Yu Fan came, the Fifth Prince hadn't come back yet, Xie Moru saw him.Yu Fan looked around at the servants, Xie Moru ordered everyone to retreat, leaving only Wisteria by his side.Yu Fan knew that this must be Xie Moru's confidant maid, and took out a cloth bag from his bosom, which contained a plain leather booklet.Yu Fan handed it over and said, "My family has lived in Fujian for hundreds of years. In the past few days, I have thought about things in my hometown, and I have written them all down here."

Xie Moru flipped through a page or two, and could see that the ink stains were also new, and said with a bit of sincerity, "Thank you, cousin."

Yu Fan said, "It's not really a secret, it's just that Your Highness and Your Majesty have been here for the first time, there is no harm in knowing more." He is highly valued by the Fifth Prince in the Ministry of Rites. Although Xie Moru's seniority is low, he has always taken care of their brothers and sisters.As a human being, one needs to know how to repay one's kindness, and the fifth prince is coming soon, so Yu Fan knew the news on the same day.It's not that Yu Fan deliberately inquired, it's just that the fifth prince has been in charge of the Ministry of Rites for many years, and that the Ministry of Rites will be changing generals, the people in the Ministry of Rites are naturally the first to know about it.Yu Fan just lit a lamp and boiled oil for several days, and sorted out the information of the big families he knew, thinking that it would be helpful to the Fifth Prince.

Xie Moru asked, "Cousin, would you like to go to Fujian with us?" Yu Fan was born and raised in Fujian, and he is a caring person... However, the Yu family has been in Fujian for many years, although there are many relationships, it may be human affection. many.

Yu Fan smiled, "I went to Fujian with Your Majesty, there are advantages and disadvantages, not to mention others, the clansmen are in chaos there. After thinking about it, let's forget it."

Xie Moru smiled and didn't force it.

The brothers and sisters of the Yu family are all neat people, so Yu Fan left after finishing his speech.

After the fifth prince returned to the mansion and found out Yu Fan's reason for coming, he said, "These years are finally not in vain." There are always many people with a conscience.

Xie Moru asked, "How about going to Mr. Beiling today?"

(End of this chapter)