From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

It has been almost half a year since I came to this world, or more than five months to be exact.

I traveled here in February, and stayed there for only more than 20 days before going up the mountain to seek the Tao. I got the Pure Yang Wuji Gong and went down the mountain.

In June, many things happened, including Xue Ningyue's marriage, her relationship problems with Zhao Jianjia, dealing with Xu Guangchen of Fengming Tower, cooperating in the investigation of the stolen armor case, writing "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", ushering in riots, and pacifying Yunzhou.

I went to Lin'an, discussed Taoism with great scholars, reported on my work as a Jinyiwei, secretly visited the gambling house in the south of the city, and was determined to eradicate it, and it has been so long.

Today... mid-July!

Five months after coming to this world, everything is vivid in my mind, and many people appear before my eyes.

There are only a few people who are truly trustworthy.

My father-in-law and mother-in-law Zhao Jianjia, Ningyue is of course trustworthy, but Cai Ni's identity is too special. Zhou Yuan is emotionally willing to trust her, but he dare not trust her rationally.

Ye Qingying is indeed his senior sister, but she doesn't consider him as her junior brother. She still treats him with some distance, after all, there was an embarrassing stripping incident before.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan raised his head and looked at the door in front of him.

The last person he could trust was Qu Ling.

The feelings that had survived the bloodbath were not fake.

Zhou Yuan had seen countless people, and he could see that she really considered him a friend.

So in the middle of the night under the moon, he stretched out his hand and knocked on the heavy door.

This sound seemed so abrupt in the silent night.

"Who is it!"

After all, this is the inner courtyard. The first reaction to the knock on the door is definitely not a thief, but that person who doesn't know etiquette is disturbing.

So in addition to sleepiness, Mo Xiang's voice also carried a hint of anger.

"Why are you not sleeping at night!"

The door was opened, and sleepy Mo Xiang poked his head out, pouting and looking unhappy.

Zhou Yuan said, "I'm sorry to disturb your rest by visiting you late at night."

"Oh, it's you, sir!"

Mo Xiang bowed and said, "Sir, I'm sorry, I don't know the etiquette, please come in."

She immediately lost her resentment and her face turned red.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "I haven't seen you in the past few days. Are you busy in Mo Yunzhai?"

Facing her former savior, Mo Xiang seemed very nervous.

The sudden greeting made her a little shy, and she whispered: "Miss is used to being alone. I usually help Miss with chores, and only serve her in the morning and evening."

Speaking of this, she woke up from a dream and said "Ah": "Thank you for your concern, I have been in Mo Yun Zhai these days."

Zhou Yuan said: "Mo Yun Zhai's business is very hot now, and we should hire more people. We can't ask you to work hard every day. You are so young, don't get tired."

Mo Xiang opened her mouth, her nose was sour, and she whispered: "No... It's okay, I'm not tired. The young master hasn't rested so late, so he is tired."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "You were quite frightened by the change in Yunzhou. Are you feeling better now?"

"Yeah!"

Mo Xiang nodded heavily and said: "I'm not afraid anymore! The young master killed them all!"

Every time she thought of that scene, she was actually afraid, but the young master's sword made her feel at ease.

"Sir, are you looking for a young lady?"

Mo Xiang then remembered the business.

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Go wake her up. It's very important. Otherwise, I wouldn't come to disturb you so late."

"Well, please wait a moment, sir."

Mo Xiang hurried into the room, and Zhou Yuan sat in the hallway waiting.

After a while, Qu Ling, who looked sleepy, came out yawning in a snow-white underwear.

She sat in front of Zhou Yuan and said loudly, "Mo Xiang, pour me a cup of tea with boiling water. If what this bastard said is not a serious matter, I will pour it on his face."

Mo Xiang covered her mouth and laughed secretly, and ran to make tea.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "It seems that Miss Qu is full of resentment now."

Qu Ling snorted, "I have always had a bad sleep. Today, it is rare for me to get together with Sister Qingying. I drank a few cups in a good mood and slept very comfortably."

"You woke me up in this situation, you must give an explanation, otherwise I will throw water on you."

Zhou Yuan knocked on the table lightly and said, "What do you think about the assassination of the governor?"

"Mo Xiang!"

Qu Ling shouted, "Bring the tea quickly, I'm going to throw it! This bastard came to me in the middle of the night to investigate the case!"

Mo Xiang hurriedly brought the tea over and smiled, "Miss, drink a sip quickly to relieve your sleepiness."

Qu Ling picked up the cup, took a sip lightly, tilted his head to look at Mo Xiang, squinted and said, "After all, you are my lifesaver, I can't bear to scald you with boiling water."

Mo Xiang blushed and dared not speak.

Qu Ling deliberately vented his anger: "It seems that I, a young lady, can't compare with your Mr. Zhou. If you like it, thenFollow him. With this cute look, she can be a bed warmer."

"Miss!"

Mo Xiang was immediately embarrassed and said, "I'm just afraid of burning you. It has nothing to do with you, young master."

Qu Ling looked at Zhou Yuan and said with a smile, "When did you abduct my Mo Xiang? Now she is speaking to you."

Zhou Yuan said with a smile, "Mo Xiang, go down and rest. I will talk to your young master."

Mo Xiang looked at Qu Ling, opened her mouth, but did not dare to speak.

"Go, your young master has spoken."

Qu Ling waved his hand and said, "Tell me, what's the matter."

Zhou Yuan said, "Let me put it another way. What do you think of Da Jin?"

Qu Ling looked strange and frowned, "What can I think? Your question is too general."

Zhou Yuan said indifferently, "How many years do you think Da Jin can last? Is it prosperous and strong now? "

Qu Ling was silent, took a sip of tea, and then asked in confusion: "It's strange, why do you ask me these questions, I'm not an official."

"But what prosperity is the Great Jin now? Foreign invaders, bandits, natural disasters, aren't they everywhere?"

Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered something and added: "Now even the governor is dead, doesn't it seem like someone is rebelling?"

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "Intercept a large ship and kill all 68 people on board, including 12 Jinyiwei and the governor's guards."

"Oh, how many people do you need?"

Qu Ling said: "At least hundreds of people!"

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "If there are only a hundred people, how can there be no survivors? You know, there are many masters on the ship!"

"I can honestly say that at least 600 people are needed to kill them all. ”

“And assassinating the imperial governor is a crime of genocide. If 600 people can be organized to participate in the crime of genocide, how many other people can the murderer behind the scenes organize to do other things? It’s scary to think about it. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan said: “It is inevitable that someone in Lin’an Prefecture is plotting a rebellion. The killing of the governor shows that the time is ripe and they are not afraid of being exposed.”

“The situation in Lin’an Prefecture is already in danger, and a monstrous change may happen at any time.”

Qu Ling’s face was very ugly. After a long silence, he gritted his teeth and said: “There is no way. There have been many chaos in recent years.”

Zhou Yuan said lightly: “Speaking of other things, the northern Tartars have invaded for years and almost occupied Liaodong. Mongolia went south, and the pressure on the three sides was like a mountain.”

“The bandits in the Central Plains were rampant. The court sent large troops to encircle and suppress them several times, but with little effect.”

“It is said that locust plagues were raging in Jingchu, and millions of people were starving and became refugees. ”

“In the past two years, there has been a severe drought in Huzhou, Hengzhou and other places. Crops have failed and people have to beg for their lives.”

“The Tusi rebelled, and Hunan, Guizhou and Sichuan were all affected.”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan paused and said in a serious tone: “There are wars everywhere, soldiers are needed everywhere, money is needed everywhere, and the treasury is an empty shell.”

“What to do? The only way is to increase taxes!”

“What are the consequences of increasing taxes? The people can’t survive anymore, and the court has lost the support of the people.”

“Lin’an Prefecture rebelled, Zhejiang was in chaos, and the treasury collapsed completely.”

“By then, if the country doesn’t rule, the sky will fall.”

Qu Ling’s face became paler and paler, and finally he couldn’t help but stand up and trembled: “Has the Great Jin become like this?”

Zhou Yuan also stood up and said softly: “Ling’er. "

Qu Ling was startled, looked at Zhou Yuan in horror, and took two steps back.

"You...you don't...why did you suddenly call me like that?"

She was a little flustered.

Zhou Yuan said calmly: "I want to hold a three-foot sword, make an unprecedented contribution, turn the tide, support the building from collapse, guard the mountains and rivers, and protect the people."

"I came here only to swear an oath."

"Ling'er, help me."

Qu Ling looked at Zhou Yuan in horror. At this moment, his eyes seemed to be the one in