It was not that he could not make up his mind, but that he had his own ideas but had differences with his father, and the prince quarreled with the old emperor for the first time. The reason for the quarrel was his views on Jiang Long. The old emperor wanted to get rid of Jingfu and the old emperor.
Jiang Long, but the prince who used to have a bad feeling towards Jiang Long because he looked down on Jingxian's actions, now values Jiang Long very much.
The reason is very simple. After Jiang Long was sent to Zhizhou, he killed corrupt officials without mercy, which directly frightened the local officials. Originally, the most violent place in Daqi was Zhizhou. From time to time, some people rebelled, but
Under Jiang Long's powerful crackdown on corruption, the people had food to eat and actually settled down.
This made the prince, who had recently ordered the killing of countless officials, change his view of Jiang Long drastically.
The prince asked why Jiang Long must be killed, but the old emperor remained silent and did not explain.
Without a suitable reason, the prince naturally didn't want to see anything happen to Jiang Long, who had recently settled Zhizhou for himself and worked hard.
But the old emperor is determined to take action. I wonder how long Jiang Long can survive?
"You can also invite..." Seeing the prince frowning, the princess continued.
The prince nodded, "Tomorrow morning, I will discuss it with Master Chang."
The Crown Princess is the granddaughter of Chang Qing, the Minister of Civil Affairs. Now the Chang family is considered a relative of the Emperor, and they are truly on the same front as the Crown Prince.
Chang Qian returned to the capital in despair from Lingtong County and became a laughing stock for a while. However, this young man who used to be proud of his talents has changed a lot from before and has become much more mature and stable. In the past, he had a close relationship with several of his direct brothers.
No, now I know that when I take the initiative to greet others every day, I will always step back and walk behind my direct brothers in front of outsiders.
As a result, the relationship between the brothers eased a lot.
This change reflected in Chang Qing's eyes, which made Chang Qing very happy and felt that Chang Qian had made great progress.
Originally, Chang Qing had no idea of abolishing the concubine and letting Chang Qian inherit the Chang family business. The Chang family did not have the final say alone, and it was impossible for him to do things according to his preferences. Chang Qian was outstanding, so let him establish another family.
Wouldn't it be better to support it?
A drought broke out in the north. Chang Qian took on a new mission and was also very busy.
That day, Chang Qing came back from the East Palace with a frown, and asked Chang Qian about Jiang Long. Chang Qian told his views on Jiang Long in detail, and Chang Qing gradually figured out whether Jing Mansion had something secretly going on.
Huge power?
Otherwise, without strong and strong background support, how could Jianglong accomplish many great things?
At this time, Chang Qing even doubted whether there were experts behind Jiang Long's backing to dig rivers and cultivate fertile fields.
If this is the case, then the old emperor must have concealed a lot of things. After pondering for a long time, Chang Qing had a rough guess, and hurriedly left home and went to the East Palace to see the prince. After listening to Chang Qing's words, the prince also felt that it made sense.
"Even if you want to kill Jiang Long, why can't you wait?" The prince was still unwilling. After more than a year of training, the prince was no longer the kind and humble young man. "I originally planned to send Jiang Long to Bingzhou."
Well, there has been a lot of trouble in Bingzhou recently."
"Your Majesty must have His Majesty's consideration." Chang Qing said respectfully: "And the more things Jiang Long does, the higher his reputation will be, and the people in the north will regard Jiang Long as a real upright official, which indirectly makes Jiang Long
Winning people’s hearts.”
The prince nodded.
"Your Highness, the second prince has been very dishonest recently." Chang Qing suddenly changed the subject.
The prince immediately frowned, "He has always been dishonest."
"But……"
"Stop talking!" The prince interrupted with a wave of his hand, "Let's talk about business."
Chang Qing sighed in her heart, although the prince was much more mature, he was still too young, and the matters related to the second prince were not serious business? Now the north of Da Qi is in chaos, the hearts of the capital are floating, and some people are ambitious.
In order to fight against the outside world, we must first make peace with the inside!
But every time a few princes were mentioned, the prince would wave his hand and interrupt.
It was precisely because the prince was hesitant and did not attack several princes that the princes attracted many officials. Some officials also did not choose a camp immediately because the prince was not decisive enough. These forces should originally belong to the prince.
All forty men in black remained on the hillside.
When Jiang Long and others left, there were forty more good horses beside them.
"These people are carrying standard equipment!" Fan Ren said as he walked along. He recognized many of the top generals in the army and became sworn brothers. He was familiar with the weapons, armor, and bow and arrow equipment of the frontier army.
Jiang Long nodded slightly and thought to himself, who sent these people?
A few days later, the news that Jiang Long was safe and sound came back to the capital, and the old emperor lifted the medicine bowl. The old emperor did not expect that Jiang Long was so lucky. He sent forty elites, but none of them could kill him. At the same time, he was thinking about this.
Jiang Long had really hidden things deeply before.
Then they sent people to keep an eye on Jing Mansion and report immediately if there were any abnormalities.
Although he said this, the old emperor no longer valued the Jing Mansion in Ningyuan County because there were only two women in it, and in this era, women's status was low. Men could have three wives and six concubines, and women could not threaten men.
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This made the old emperor regret that he really shouldn't have been obsessed with sending Jiang Long to the border.
What also bothers the old emperor is that Dingsheng Newspaper has been publishing where there are rebels and where the food allocated has been embezzled by officials, causing the people to starve to death. He has not yet made up his mind to close Dingsheng Newspaper, but he doesn’t want to do it in a few days.
All other newspapers also printed the same news.
There was no way to blame, but the old emperor was blowing his beard and staring, but there was nothing he could do.
After entering August, Jiang Long took Tudu and others back to Lingtong County. The problem in Zhizhou was serious. Although some results had been achieved after a short period of governance, food was insufficient and the gods had nothing to do. When someone rebels again, the momentum will be even greater.
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The harvest season is here in mid-August.
Seeing so many potatoes and sweet potatoes dug out of the ground, the people of Lingtong County and the new influx of refugees felt relieved. Jiang Long also put his heart back in his stomach. If there is no good harvest of potatoes and sweet potatoes, then Lingtong
The county will also be in chaos.
In September, something big happened again.
There's trouble in the South!
Several large rebel teams emerged, and it was not until mid-September that Jiang Long figured out the reason.
The imperial court has been adjusting grain from the south, spending gold and silver to buy it, raising taxes, and using various means. Some officials have taken the opportunity to make money wantonly, making the people in the south miserable. Until they are forced to live no longer, naturally some people will rise to the top.
Yihu pulled the flag and rebelled.
When the old emperor and the prince heard this, they became even more panicked.
Now that the North has not yet been pacified and the South is in trouble again, what should we do?
Different from the troubles in the north, there are rebellions in the south, which will make a lot of farmland deserted and no one will cultivate it. This is a big bad thing for Daqi, which is short of food, so it must be put down quickly. However, the south is mountainous and forested, and some places are miasmatic.
It's so strong that even the locals can't risk it easily, let alone the troops sent there?
So several rebel teams entered the mountains, and the army stayed in the mountains while they were there. When the army left, they came out to cause trouble again.
This gave the generals and the old emperor in charge of the encirclement and suppression a huge headache.
Entering October, the temperature drops sharply.
Jiang Long was relieved, because this year the aliens still did not invade with their troops. What surprised him was that on October 6th, the black-clothed guards sent two people that he had never expected. Mrs. Jing and Lin
Ya, both of them are covered in prostitution.
"Grandma!" Jiang Long knelt down and saluted.
Madam Jing helped Jiang Long up with her own hands and looked carefully at Jiang Long's resolute and healthy face, "I've always heard people say that you are very different from before, but I still don't believe it. It wasn't until now that I saw my grandson with my own eyes.
I’ve really grown up.”
The grandfather and grandson talked for a while, and then Lin Yacai stepped forward and bowed down to salute, "I have met your husband."
"No need to be polite." Jiang Long took Lin Ya's little hand and stood up. There was a soft feeling where it started, "Thank you for traveling such a long way."
"It's not hard to come to see your husband, no matter how far you go." Lin Ya said shyly.
Thinking of all the things Jiang Long had done for her, Lin Ya already had a deep love for Jiang Long, and the two of them had been exchanging letters.
That night, Jiang Long ordered a big banquet in the kitchen to welcome Mrs. Jing and Lin Ya. Dai Lisi changed into a beautiful and luxurious dress and came to join in the fun. Seeing Dai Lisi winking at Jiang Long from time to time,
Lin Ya was a bit apprehensive.
Rolling his eyes, he suddenly took out a letter and handed it to Jiang Long, "This is the letter that Mrs. Diexiang asked the family to forward to you."
Jiang Long stretched out his hand to take it. Seeing that the three people at the table were looking at him, he opened it in front of everyone. There was no letter paper, only a silky handkerchief. There were no words on the handkerchief, and there were no embroidered birds, fish, or insects. Jiang Long took it in his hand and looked at it.
After a while, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"What does that woman mean when she sends you a handkerchief?" Delise was curious.
Lin Ya blurted out: "It's a token of love."
Jiang Long heard the resentment in Lin Ya's tone and blushed a little, that's pretty much what he meant.
Mrs. Jing also looked interesting and asked, "Just tell me."
"Yes." Jiang Long started to tell a story to explain.
There was a couple. The husband had to go out of town for business, so he left his wife at home. As time went by, the wife missed her husband very much. Every once in a while, she would write to her husband, asking about her well-being and expressing her longing for her. One time, the wife sent another letter.
When I came here, there was no letter paper, only a silk handkerchief.
The husband held it in his hand and looked at it, and he said, "If you don't write love words or poems, just a piece of Supa expresses your inner knowledge. If you hold it upside down and look at it, you will see that the threads are coming out horizontally and vertically. Who knows such thoughts?"
After listening to Jiang Long's words, the three of them suddenly understood.
"That Madam Diexiang is quite smart," Lin Ya said through gritted teeth.
Delise nodded in agreement, "It's a bit witty."
"I'm just afraid that we won't be able to see each other again in the future." Mrs. Jing sighed, and then changed her tone, "Jiang Long, Ya'er has been with her for many years, and you will consummate your marriage with her tonight."
"yes."
"That's right. I can have my grandson as soon as possible."