Is it really Pei Yuanhao’s problem?

I said: "But you just said that the emperor's new policy is good for the country and the people. As the saying goes, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Is it possible that the emperor's benevolent policy is wrong and not conducive to the stability of the political situation?"<

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When Wei Ningyuan heard this, he thought deeply for a while, shook his head and said: "It's not that the emperor is wrong to do this, but... the timing is wrong."

"The timing...is wrong?"

"Not bad."

Wei Ningyuan said, lifted up his robe and stood up and walked to the door. It was already getting late at this time, and it was almost dark in front of him. He could only vaguely see the mountain shape in the distance and a few lights. Wei Ningyuan pointed

There was a haze ahead, and he said: "Madam, please think about it, who owns those large tracts of land on the south bank of the Yangtze River?"

"That place used to be the territory of King Jiangxia, so naturally it now belongs to the Han sisters."

"Yes, how many farmers are cultivating these lands, how much taxes they have to pay every year, and how much the Han family can exploit, has Madam ever thought about it?"

I smiled: "This is, of course, unimaginable wealth."

"Yes. But now, the emperor will not draw this large sum of money from the farmers, but from the hands of the Han family sisters. Do you think they will still be happy? Will they obey? Will they serve the emperor wholeheartedly?

Emperor?"

"..."

"Benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, these have long been forgotten by people. This is not a world where etiquette has collapsed, but a world where etiquette and music have long been gone. Those powerful and noble people only have interests in their eyes and no etiquette and justice. They are

Those who are not loyal to the emperor will support whoever gives them benefits and protects their interests."

"..."

"Now they are in Jiangnan, under the command of the former prince. The former prince protects the interests of the two sisters, but this is only in front of them. But what about other places? Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi... Although there are no

Even though they were granted the title of king, there are also powerful gentry like the Han sisters. The emperor is now bullying and weakening them. Their interests have been violated. Will they still regard the emperor as their king?"

"..."

"Moreover, Jiangnan alone can cause such a huge civil unrest. If the powerful gentry in other places also---Madam, like the Han sisters, they still have their own soldiers, and they still have their own money and food."

"..."

"If these people unite again..."

My brows furrowed.

This is the same as what I thought before. Every war may be fought for one person, but the driving force behind the war is always interests. This is the same. If the interests of those powerful gentry are infringed, then they will

Unfairness, injustice often causes trouble.

A gust of wind blew over with the cold breath of the river, and the surrounding leaves rustled, making me feel a bit of coolness.

When I reached out and wiped it, I found a thin layer of cold sweat on my forehead.

Wei Ningyuan turned back to look at me and said: "Of course, this may be because I am overly worried. After all, there are so many capable ministers around the emperor. It is impossible that they all understand this truth. Besides, if we can protect the north and the south of the Yangtze River,

If we can’t afford a war in the short term and give the Emperor’s New Deal enough time, everything will go smoothly.”

I didn't say anything, I just frowned deeply.

Indeed, there are still many ministers around Pei Yuanhao, although maybe - Qinghan's qualifications are too young, and his vision of the problem is still very limited, and Pei Yuanhao and I both felt from the imperial examination that many of his ideas,

The approach is too radical. It may work in a special period (to deal with Shen Gongye), but it may not really work in the future. But no matter what, in addition to Qinghan, there are many mature and prudent veterans in the court. Even Fu Badai is a

Those who are blind and wise should not be inferior to Wei Ningyuan in terms of sophistication and shrewdness of these people. Therefore, they should have already imagined the implementation of the New Deal and the results after its implementation, and they should have devised countermeasures.<

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Thinking this way, I felt a little relieved.

I really hope that Wei Ningyuan is just too worried.

At this moment, the laughter of Li'er and Yu'er came from a distance. Although there was a dim twilight in front of them, they laughed very happily. Their crisp laughter almost dispelled the gloom and coldness of the night.

.

As for me, as soon as I heard my daughter’s laughter, I felt that all the worries and difficulties I had had were thrown away.

No matter how big something happens in this world, it has nothing to do with me. As long as I have my daughter, that's enough.

"Aunt Yu, don't lose it, my fish——!"

"Okay, okay, Aunt Yu, go pick it up."

"Give me back my fish!"

I could still hear the two children, one big and one small, fooling around in the distance. I turned to look at Wei Ningyuan, and a gentle smile appeared on his face. I asked, "Master Ningyuan, what about that?"

Where are you going next?”

I'm not stupid. Of course I know that although they came to see me this time, they don't intend to stay. After all, I am still within Pei Yuanxiu's sight. Wei Ningyuan is concerned about self-preservation now and will never dare to stay for a long time. After all,

Gotta go.

"Are you still planning to find a way to go north to Beijing?"

Wei Ningyuan was still looking ahead, but gently shook his head: "For the time being, I have no such plan."

"Oh? Why?"

"It's not easy to go north. Even if you can leave Yangzhou, there will be many difficulties and obstacles along the way. Yumei is a girl. I can't let her take this risk anymore. Even I know how to cherish my life.

Only when you come down can you do more things."

I couldn't help but smile. It seems that although this person is loyal to the court, he is not the kind of die-hard loyalist.

In this way, even if Yu'er follows him, I can feel a little relieved.

"Then, where do you plan to go?"

"We can't stay in Qishan Village any longer. After all, if you are here, the former prince's informants will be nearby at least, and it will be a matter of time before they are discovered. I plan to take Yu Mei away, let's go west first."

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"Go west...?"

I murmured, suddenly remembered something, and said: "Master Ningyuan, I have a place to go, maybe I can keep you safe."

"Oh?" He perked up and turned to look at me: "Where?"

When the words came to my mouth, I hesitated a little. I thought about it for a while before saying: "I wonder if you remember, Mr. Ningyuan, that Shen Gongye has a nephew."

"Shen Xiaokun? Is he still alive?"

"He was not dead in the first place. He originally escaped from the Juma Valley with us at that time, but later he left and went all the way south."

Wei Ningyuan opened his eyes in shock: "Did he arrive in Yangzhou?"

"It's not Yangzhou, but Jiujiang."

"Jiujiang?" He suddenly remembered something: "Are they the bandits who were near Jiujiang before?"

I shook my head hurriedly and said: "He originally took refuge with those bandits, but later he saw that the bandit leaders were doing many evil things, killing innocent people indiscriminately, and even robbing the refugees who passed by, so he killed the bandit leaders and replaced him. Now he is the leader of that group of people.

Although they are still bandits, they no longer do evil. Their main business is to collect protection fees from passing merchants, and they do not hurt people randomly."

"Oh?" Wei Ningyuan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "This guy is quite interesting."

I also smiled: "He is really not a bad person, and he is different from his uncle. He saved my daughter from an accident before."

"Oh?" Wei Ningyuan was even more shocked.

"But - they fought against the prince's men before. In order to retain his strength, he followed my advice and left his nest in Jiujiang, but I don't think he will go far. If you go, you can meet him

I think they can keep you safe no matter what."

Wei Ningyuan didn't speak for a while.

I also understand what he is thinking. After all, what Shen Gongyou did back then was so outrageous that people hated him so much that they naturally had no good impressions of his family. In addition, Shen Xiaokun is now a mountain bandit, and Wei Ningyuan

He is Liu Yi's disciple and he grew up reading the books of saints and sages. To ask him to go with the bandits is the greatest insult to a scholar. Wei Ningyuan is not very willing to be involved with such a force, both in public and private matters.

So, I didn't say anything else. Just at this time, Yu'er and the others came back. Both of them were covered in water, but they actually caught a few small fish and carried them back with grass through their gills. The two of them were very happy.

Laugh.

I laughed and scolded them a few times. It happened to be dark, so I boiled water for them to take a bath, and then made the bed outside. There was only one man in the house, Wei Ningyuan, so naturally I let him sleep on the small bed outside. Yu'er and I

Li'er spent the whole night huddled in the back room.

I didn't sleep very peacefully that night. In my daze, I could hear someone turning over and over in the small bed outside. There were creaking sounds and Wei Ningyuan's gentle sigh.

Before midnight the next day, it was still dark, so they woke up.

I knew they wanted to leave while it was still early, so I got up early to boil water for them, made soup from the few small fish Li'er and the others had caught last night, and cooked rice for them.

While eating, Yu'er kept looking at Wei Ningyuan and then at me. She didn't say anything, but carefully picked up the rice.

When I finished eating, I put away the dishes and chopsticks. As soon as I walked out of the kitchen, I saw Wei Ningyuan already standing at the door. He was still looking at the embroidery racks I piled in the corner of the yard and said with a smile: "It seems that Mrs.

I am someone who wants to do big business, so I don’t have to worry about my wife.”

I smiled and said: "What a big business, it's just a living. I would like to keep the young master to come and do it with me, but this small temple cannot afford to support a big Buddha like the young master."

"Haha, madam, you are joking."

He smiled and waved his hand, just as Yu'er walked out of it, he said, "It's been a long night, so it's time for us to say goodbye."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu'er whispered: "Brother, where are we going?"

Wei Ningyuan answered her, but looked at me: "First, let's go to Jiujiang."

"Jiujiang? Didn't we go there last time? There were bandits there!"

"This time, it probably won't happen."

As he said that, he looked at me with a smile: "Right, madam?"

I also smiled, took out a letter from my sleeve, handed it to him and said: "Master Ningyuan, this is my handwriting. Although it may not be able to help you, if you read this letter to Shen Xiaokun, he will definitely not

It hurts you. As for the future, it depends on the young master’s own choice.”

He was startled for a moment, then took the letter.

I went back to the room and took a look again. Li'er was sleeping so hard on the pillow that her saliva was drooling. Her carefree and silly look made me laugh. I pulled up the quilt and covered her, and then went out.

Close the door and send them both off.

The sky was still bright, and all the way to the entrance of the village, there were even sounds of crickets around, which made the road even quieter. The surrounding grass was lush, moistened by morning dew and turned green and shiny, making it a prosperous scene. The air was filled with soil.

The fragrance of green grass and the sound of waves in the river make people feel particularly refreshed.

Yu'er became happy again, walking in front, picking a flower on the roadside for a while, and pulling a hanging wicker for a while. She looked like a child after all, so carefree.

And looking at my sisters like this, I don’t know whether I’m happy or worried.

I originally thought that it would be good for her and Wei Ningyuan to be together for such a long time, which solved my worries. But last night, I heard from Wei Ningyuan's tone that he had no intention of her at all. And if you look closely, although Yu'er obeyed Wei Ningyuan's words,

, it seems that there is really no love between men and women, it is just a relationship between brother and sister. Seeing that she is getting older, people really have to worry about what will happen in her life.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but want to ask Wei Ningyuan: "Master Ningyuan——"

"Mrs. Qingying——"

Unexpectedly, Wei Ningyuan actually spoke at the same time.

I paused, then closed my mouth and just looked at him.

He opened his mouth, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he remained silent and seemed to think for a long time, and then said softly: "Madam, I have one more thing to say. I hope Madam can listen carefully."

Judging from his expression, it seems that he is not what I thought.

I knew more or less what he was going to say, so I sighed secretly: "You tell me."

Wei Ningyuan said: "I told my wife last night that the former prince is a sword. The battle in Dongzhou was the former prince's test of the sword. But now that he has arrived in Jiangnan, the Han family has sharpened it for him.

It is unknown how much disaster this knife will bring to the Central Plains."

"..."

"However, it can be avoided."

"...Oh?"

My heart moved slightly, and the corners of my mouth raised a little: "How can I prevent a sharpened knife from hurting others?"

Wei Ningyuan next to me had stopped, looked at me, and said word by word: "Sheath the sword."

I frowned.

Wei Ningyuan looked into my eyes and said solemnly: "Madam, please forgive me for saying something that offends you. I have always felt that Madam is the scabbard of the former prince."

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