The thunder sounded, and the rain fell in the courtyard, slapped the leaves of the trees in the courtyard. The sky was a little cloudy, and some rooms in the prime minister's mansion had already lighted up. When Ning Yi entered the prime minister's mansion, a middle-aged official with a square appearance was being sent out by the manager. Ning Yi stood under the eaves and waited for the other party to pass by. The official also looked at Ning Yi, showed a gentle expression, and smiled slightly.

The two of them are not the first time they met. Although they have no contact with each other, Ning Yi's identity - at least his identity in the prime minister's mansion, is obviously clear about the other party. Otherwise, with this person's status, Ning Yi would not have given him a gentle look.

The official who walked over was Qin Hui, who was then the Chief Censor of the Censor.

As for the current situation, he is a radical party in the court and a firm war pro-war faction. Although the role of the Censor Zhongcheng is to supervise and impeach all officials, he is ruthless in impeaching officials and is deeply favored by the emperor. But firstly because of similar political views, secondly, Qin Hui and Qin Siyuan also have a weak connection between "their family", and the relationship between the two is still relatively close at this time.

"……………… I just came over and talked about the secret actions of Tong Shumi, Wang Fu and others. He was worried in his heart, but this matter could not be reached. We are now in a difficult situation. If we talk about the main battle and the main battle, the rest will be window paper. Li Heng was worried that it would be possible if he continued like this."

When they arrived in the study room, everyone gathered, Qin Siyuan took some information from the Secret Investigation Department, which was what he had just talked about with Qin Hui.

Speaking of which, when you are in charge of shopping malls and even the big courtyard outside Bianliang City, it seems that they are in operation. However, when you get to the Prime Minister's Mansion, those things often become trivial matters. No wonder Qin Siyuan, Yao Zunian and others say that shopping mall paths are not worth mentioning. Even if Ning Yi is now starting to run a business outside under the signature of the Prime Minister's Mansion, those businesses are still pure trivial matters. A wall is separated by two worlds and those kind of trivial matters, it is really hard for people to let go of too much thoughts.

"……………It seems that now, taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, Tong Shumi, Wang Fu and others have collected at least 50 million yuan of property by the opportunity of all officials gathering together. They have tasted the sweetness of buying Yanjing last year. This year's events are not only Tong Shumi, Wang Fu and others are doing it, and Cai Taishi is also in the middle of the links. In addition, they have also pulled Liang Shicheng........."

While Qin Siyuan was speaking, Yao Zunian had already laughed: "This time, almost all the people in the court can speak."

Wen Renbuer said: "The teacher and Li Xiang should have said hello, right?"

"The ones who pay the money should be the big merchants below, so there is no reason to let the people above pay the money." Ning Yi smiled.

Qin Siyuan nodded: "Li Xiang and I were in charge of the Northern Expedition. Whether they would say hello to this matter is equivalent to joining the group. They have to spend money to buy a city from the Jin people, and after buying it, they will be promoted to the official position. With the right to take the money back from the business north. To be honest, if the Northern Expedition is really good, I will demolish this station, but everyone knows that it will not be demolished at this time. I just hope that in addition to their winnings, there will be at least a group of people in the North that can be used, so I have met Guo Yaoshi several times earlier."

Guo Yaoshi was awarded a prize in the capital during this period and was a celebrity in the eyes of all parties. It was not surprising that all the officials who could rank among the top in the capital had seen him more or less. However, Qin Siyuan's tone at this time meant to win over, and that was not easy. Guo Yaoshi was a military general. Speaking of which, his official position belonged to the Ministry of War, and his army was in the north. If it were to be affiliated, it was also under the command of Tong Guan and others. Although Qin Siyuan and others were responsible for the Northern Expedition, it was mainly about the overall situation, logistics, personnel allocation, and military affairs, and it was difficult to interfere.

Qin Siyuan sighed: "Now there are only one person who can be used in the north. But there are not many people who can send them out on our side. I have been hesitating. In the past two months, after Changsheng Army was changed to Wutai Camp, it has been catching Dingla people. I heard that many people have died because of this. According to the information sent back by the Secret Investigation Department, I originally wanted to suppress him, but Tong Shumi's actions have forced me to consider... another plan."

Yao Zunian said: "It's not impossible to send this matter out as a favor. But... Dongweng is afraid of raising a tiger."

Qin Siyuan nodded: "Before today's meeting, I once suggested that he would write a letter tomorrow to impeach Guo Yaoshi to expand his army when the north was not stable, and then I would come forward to make a favor and stop the matter. But after I considered it, I still felt that this matter was not easy to put on the surface and the charge was too serious, so I only asked Huishi to write a memorial and I would like to give it to Guo Yaoshi for a review."

Yao Zunian also nodded and said, "It is indeed better to push the table in private than to put it on the table. In addition, Pharmacist Guo has been recruiting people, money, food, and weapons. We can support some of them at the discretion of this kind. Such favors can still be given out..."

Everyone was talking about this for a while, and they reached an agreement on supporting Guo Yaoshi's expansion of the army. In a sense, this is something that Qin Siyuan could not choose.

Ning Yi didn't say much about it. However, after the discussion was over, Qin Siyuan left him: "I'm afraid that I can only do this at the moment. It's hard to say whether he will bear the love here. But what do you think about Tong Guan and Wang Fu's 50 million guan?"

Ning Yi thought for a while: "It's still very simple. Use money to buy a city with the golden man. The golden man is willing to sell it. After buying it, it will be the distribution of interests of each company. All major merchants want to do business with the north, which is the letter of fame. Qin Xiang wants to say, can we get the benefits here?"

Qin Siyuan nodded: "Although I and Xiang Li did not participate directly at this time, as long as we make achievements in the Northern Expedition, we will always have some benefits. Liheng can consider these in advance."

He said this and laughed again: "I remember a few years ago, Li Heng talked to me about Confucianism. When people are in it, they are like falling into a spider web. They often have no choice in every step. The Northern Expedition has become such a situation. I don't want it. Now the war is invincible, but everyone in the court can speculate. The merchants pay money, and the officials buy a few remnants of cities in the north and buy remnants of cities. The soldiers get credit, and the civil officials get fame, and the power. The merchants use the privilege of trading to make more money. The Wu Dynasty recovers Yan Yun and the emperor makes a career. It seems that it is a loss-making business, but they can make a happy situation. My thoughts and notes have long been unable to determine the direction of things, but in the face of such situations, I am worried. The deeper the matter is, the more painful it will be."

Ning Yi shook his head: "The world is... it's not just Confucianism anymore. After all, this is how games are played. The old man didn't know it today... '　　　"

"Ha." The old man smiled and looked at the heavy rain outside the window. "I just sighed for a moment... The rain this year is good. I hope it will be a good year......"

Having said that, Qin Siyuan had something to do, Ning Yi said goodbye and left. When they arrived at Yao Zunian, everyone talked about the Yellow River water control this year. When it came to mention the Seven Buddhas of the South, it was already a trivial matter. For Yao Zunian and others, the troubles of Fang La in the South have now been settled, and Fang Qi Buddhas were taken to the capital to be executed, but it was just a little tail that didn't even count the aftermath. The Secret Detective Department was too lazy to care about these.

After leaving the prime minister's mansion, he returned home all the way, it was still afternoon. Wen Ding and Wen Xing and others did not come back outside. In the courtyard next door, Song Yongping read the materials that Ning Yi got back and reviewed the content of the scriptures. While Juan'er was pushing the child in the wooden cart around the courtyard, she discussed with the chef about dinner. Seeing Ning Yi coming home, she pushed the cart over. Ning Yi held the child in his arms.

"How is it today? Is he naughty?"

"No, the young master is very obedient."

"Oh, really?" Ning Yi looked at the child in his arms, "Come on, call him Daddy and listen."

"Pa." The child spitted a bubble out of his mouth and smiled heartlessly.

Ning Yi curled his lips and repeated the pronunciation of "Dad" several times. He went all the way to the bedroom. Juan'er followed behind with a smile. It was still raining in the yard, and water dripped under the eaves. The man was holding the child. The girl behind followed with a slender figure. From a distance, she looked like a couple.

"Are all the things to be packed ready?"

Walking through the corridor in the rain, Ning Yi asked Juan'er, and Juan'er nodded: "Well, it's almost done, son-in-law, will we leave in two days?"

"Well, two days later, Takeji's matter was settled, so I went to Kihara. How could your lady run away from home for so long? It would be enough to make her be willful for a few days."

He said this and had made plans. Soon after, in the evening, the lights were raised in the courtyard. Perhaps because of something outside, Wen Ding and Wen Xing and others had not come back. When Song Yongping occasionally came to see him, the man in the courtyard hugged the child and teased him without any image, or was smiling with such a beautiful maid, and he melted into a warm scene under the warm yellow light.

At the same time, in the alum building, Li Yun was helpless in explaining to someone that the teacher girl was occasionally cold and could not come out to meet the guests today.

In the courtyard inside, Shishi sat on the bed wrapped in a quilt, staring at herself in a daze, and looked weakly at herself in the bronze mirror. Occasionally, she rolled with the peeled eggs and the red and swollen palm prints on her face. In the brothel, the lights and candles gave people a feeling of being quite festive. When the noise came from afar, the woman in the room seemed to be more lonely.

No one will come to see her - although as a courtesan, she doesn't want someone to come to see her embarrassment at such moments - but occasionally, this kind of mood will still rise from her heart. She has been in the brothel for many years, from the woman who lost her parents at the beginning to the trembling priest, and then to the courtesan at this time. Over the years, what makes her most clearly feel is that there will be no friends around the brothel women who can say private words, just as at this moment, no one will come to visit her sincerely. There are many people in the brothel, many women who have the same fate as her, and she also knows many people outside the brothel. But at such moments, when she becomes embarrassed, there are actually no one who can meet.

In fact, this is also a very normal thing. This is how a woman's life is. When she occasionally feels lonely, she will understand that she is really living a good life, so she starts to moan without any illness - she laughs at herself like this. The contacts with Yu Hezhong, Chen Sifeng, and Ning Yi are due to similar feelings, but she remains awake. If these childhood friends she met really penetrated into her heart, she will only feel scared.

Immersed in the feeling of loneliness for a while, she let out a breath, collapsed her shoulders, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and her thoughts in her heart just returned to the trouble of how to perform tomorrow...

More than a hundred miles south, Muyuan County. Su Tan'er and Xiaochan sat in the farmhouse, watching from a distance that gradually stopped construction and started dinner. There were already stars in the night sky. Tan'er put down the small bellyband embroidered in her hand, looked at the night sky outside, and told Xiaochan about what might happen in Bianliang and her longing for Ning Yi. But despite her longing, she still felt that Ning Yi should be left empty for a while. Although this idea was strange...

Outside the capital, two hundred miles away, teams of soldiers patrolled back and forth, guarding the camps of gold, silver and goods. There were thousands of troops temporarily stationed, and they would go north. Soon after, they would escort the money and goods worth up to 60 million taels of silver to the territory of the Jin people, and buy several cities in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun with the other party. At the same time, they would impress the other party with exquisite goods to promote future trade between the two countries.

In the capital, the old man looked at the gradually resting spring rain and frowned slightly. There were countless things that could make him frown anytime and anywhere, but in his heart, he was still looking forward to a good harvest at this time.

In the Taiwei's mansion, a man named Gao Muen was cheerfully shouting that he would go to smash his enemy's shop tomorrow.

Chen Fan stepped into the capital.

Missing, desire, expectation... Countless thoughts and destiny are intertwined. Soon after, they will collide together. Some things will change their original direction, and some things will be lost in the long river of life until they only leave a slight impression in memory, until even the impression in memory is distorted until it disappears. But at least at some point, they are all flashing light, just like stars in the sky, blinking eyes in a thousandth of a second.
Chapter completed!