Chapter 638 Change

From September to mid-November, the imperial city has been bustling with activity. Whether it's the common people or those dignitaries who claim to be high-ranking, there are endless new topics to talk about every day.

The military incident in the south is naturally the most talked about by the common people, especially the Jianchuan victory a few days ago brought this topic to the forefront.

Common people don't think too much about it, they simply only care about the result.

If you lose, Guochao will be ugly, and you will be affected if you don't do well; if you win, Guochao will play well, and you will be able to live a peaceful life in the future.

Now that the flag is indeed victorious, some well-to-do families are wondering if the army wins, will they bring back many slaves from the barbarians? It will definitely be cheap at that time, should I also buy one at home?

And those self-proclaimed high-ranking officials and dignitaries are not only staring at the military affairs in the south.

With the victory in the south, the dignitaries felt happy but also felt that it was all expected. How could the country be so powerful that it could not deal with the barbarians who had been plundered for forty years? So they are more concerned about other things.

For example, the first prince and the second prince almost got into a fight in the restaurant, but in the end Ye Lansheng, who was seated at the same table, tried to dissuade them, otherwise it would not end well.

Another example is that the fifth prince often goes to the Ministry of War recently. He likes to chat with Wen Mingju, the left servant of the Ministry of War, about the military affairs in the south, and he will also deduce it on the sand table. look like.

Also, recently it is said that there are more and more officials in the temple impeaching the prince. The impeachment of the fourth prince today is extravagant, the impeachment of the sixth prince tomorrow for raising barbarian slaves is unsightly, and the impeachment of the seventh prince the day after tomorrow for being idle and idle

Compared with the military affairs in the south, these high-ranking figures prefer to chat about these topics about the prince. Because almost everyone is sure that the result of military affairs is to win the battle, but the topic of the prince is full of uncertainties, and it is closely related to them to a large extent.

Unlike ordinary people who are addicted to watching the excitement, these self-proclaimed high-ranking dignitaries seem to chat about gossip, but in fact they are more about testing each other. This kind of temptation is very subtle but tacit, and the higher the status, the more important this kind of mutual temptation is between people. Because unlike the seven princes, there is no "life and death" grievance among these dignitaries, even if they stand in different teams in the future, they will have a tacit understanding to keep three points. All of these need to be sorted out slowly in this kind of "testing".

An iron family, a flowing emperor, you can't change the emperor's family to have a death feud just because of disagreement, right? Therefore, compared to the seven princes, the more noble the family, the more clearly they can see the changes in the imperial city at this moment.

Lingwang Mansion.

The rumors outside did not change Ling Wang Yang Shu's habits. He still went to all kinds of sensual places as before, with the appearance of an unruly prodigal son. see you.

"What about things?"

Yang Shu spread his hands, and a guest in front of him hurriedly brought over a paper bag and a jug of wine. The words "Wuliangye" are pasted on the wine jar.

Open the paper bag, inside is the sliced ​​roast chicken. Yang Shu grabbed it with his hands and gnawed it.

The guest beside him poured a glass of wine for him with a smile and handed it over. Said: "My lord, this is Wuliangye that has been brewed for two years, and you can hardly see it outside. I found Zhu Shou, the owner of Fengricheng Yahang, to buy a few altars through my relationship. You can try it."

Yang Shu nodded, took a mouthful of roasted chicken, a mouthful of wine, whimpered twice, and took a few more sips before saying: "Not bad! This wine is indeed better than ordinary Wuliangye when it is aged. Put it away and take ordinary Wuliangye Just come and drink, save this good wine and sip it slowly."

After eating half a roast chicken and cleaning his hands in the hot water brought by the servant, Yang Shu leaned back in his chair and said, "It's a comfortable meal. I was hungry for the roast chicken at Zhao's old shop when I was in Wenjiang." It's so good, it's finally eaten when I come back.

call. Tell me, what do I do when I am not in the imperial city these days? You didn't tell me, did you? "

"I didn't reveal anything when I returned to the prince. Except for a few people in the house, no one else knows about your trip to Wenjiang. In addition, the people who came to the door also left posts. Are you looking at it now?"

In fact, Yang Shu had just arrived home, so he didn't even bother to take a shower, but he was not so particular about business, so he raised his hand and motioned for the other party to show him the name card he had received.

Ke Qing handed over a lot of famous posts, a thick stack, and while Yang Shu was flipping through them, he introduced at the side: "This is what's left over after sifting through. Most of them are from local yamen stationed in the imperial city." The deacons on the side prepared very thick gifts, and the gift list is attached to the post, but I let them take the gifts away for the time being."

Yang Shu didn't speak, and looked at each post, from the title of the post to the signature and then to the attached gift list at the back, with a serious expression.

"These people have a good sense of smell, and they are really courageous. They come to me in a hurry before things come to fruition. Aren't you afraid that people like Ye Lansheng will have opinions?"

"Hehe, my lord, you are joking. Although they are all under the rule of Ye Lansheng in the local area, the affiliation relationship is too complicated. Besides, they are closely related to each other. How can they be willing to fall behind? So the subordinates think that the more they come later The more people will look for you."

Yang Shu was in a good mood. He started to do things on the Wenjiang side very well, and before he came back, he heard that the strategy of tightening money and food for the war proposed by the minister of household affairs, Bai Changqing, was kept by the emperor, and he knew in his heart that he might be lucky. Now that the matter has not officially landed, he has already felt the change in the attitude of those officials who usually look above the top.

"If it hasn't landed, there is still the possibility of accidents. Therefore, these posts are all kept for news, and gifts are not allowed to be kept. Say hello to the people below, and you are not allowed to speak nonsense about the money and grain tightening strategy. Violators will be killed." .”

"It's the prince, and the subordinates will strictly order it."

"I'm not in the imperial city these days, how can my brothers survive?" Yang Shu leaned back in the chair again, with a smile on his face again, talking about his brothers now he always has a sense of superiority , because he chose a different path from his elder brothers from the very beginning. He looked stupid at the time, but now he is all on the wrong side, with much more room for advancement and retreat than his elder brothers.

"You princes have been very active recently, and the main competition is for civil servants, led by Ye Lansheng. A few days ago, King Jing and King Qian almost fought in Guanyue Tower. Ye Lansheng was present at the same table."

"Big Brother and Second Brother? Hahaha, don't they always talk about "grace"? They can also fight? Haha, next time we meet, we have to make fun of them."