Once Zheng Yuanhua died, the government was destroyed, and most of the contents of the new policy were quickly abolished.

Jiangnan has returned to its former prosperity and tranquility, with untouchables still untouchables, and gentry still gentry, and business is prosperous and singing and dancing are rising.

In the new policy, the only thing that the prime minister directly did was left behind was because the young Emperor Zhou Yu of Southern Chu did not like to manage the government.

So Ying Sijie, the former Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion of Southern Chu, Ma Chaoran, the Minister of Personnel, and Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites, became the Left Prime Minister, the Right Prime Minister, and Pingzhang Zhengshi, and were in charge of the Political Affairs Hall.

The Political Affairs Hall looks similar to the cabinet, but the official business no longer requires a vote and a prize is approved. The prime minister can directly approve it without the emperor's review...

Nanjing Forbidden City, Political Affairs Hall.

The new right prime minister Ma Chaoran walked into the public housing that symbolized the authority of half of the country, glanced at Zheng Yuanhua's relics in the room, and finally landed on a map.

This map is very long and marks the defense plan of Nanchu along the Yangtze River in the next two years.

Ma Chaoran looked at it for a long time and said, "Leave it behind."

"I'm sorry, this map is useless." Ma Shumu said: "It's impossible for my father to complete this defense plan."

"Yeah?"

Ma Shumu said: "To defend the Yangtze River, at least 400,000 troops, money, grain, and firearms are needed. Who can the court rely on? Meng Shiwei? Zheng Zhilong? They only want to guard their own acre of three-point land as the local emperor, and we cannot touch them."

Ma Chaoran turned his hand on his back, and some displeasure flashed in his eyes.

The position under the butt changed, and yesterday's allies suddenly became disgusting.

"A group of zillfish have their brains full of selfish calculations."

"Father is careful, and Zheng Yuanhua's previous lessons are right in front of him." Ma Shumu smiled and said, "Isn't it beautiful for everyone to live in peace?"

"Hmph, so what if the pseudo-King is coming? Wang Xiao is even more harsh than Zheng Yuanhua."

"Buy it, kill it." Ma Shumu disagreed: "There are no roads left after the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with dark willows and flowers. There are many roads in the world. Zheng Yuanhua chose the most difficult road, and we chose the best one to walk on.

There are many good things in Jiangnan, silver and beauties. Who lives not for these things? If you open it and send it to the north, even if there are a thousand Qinshan Rivers, how much money can you spend when you are full?

Or if Wang Xiao dies, the policies of Northern Chu will be relaxed and surrendered. Do we care who is the emperor of the Zhou family? What are the differences?"

Ma Chaoran glanced at his son indifferently.

He felt that his son was smart this time, but he was not as calm as his eldest son, nor as respectful as his eldest son.

Ma Shumu said again: "When it comes to war, we are not as good as a pseudo-dynasty. When it comes to governing the world, a hundred Wang Xiao is not his father's opponent, so why should he use his own shortcomings to attack his strengths?"

He said, walked forward, pulled off the long map on the wall, twisted it, threw it on the ground, and let the servants sweep it away...

The map was mixed in a pile of garbage and dumped out of the palace.

After nightfall, someone rummaged through the pile of garbage, spread out the map and took it a look and put it away.

It was handed in the hands of another person, hidden in the goods, traveling for more than two thousand miles, passing through mountains, rivers and rivers all over the world.

Along the way, there were bustling mansions, wilderness full of bones, and fields where farmers worked hard to cultivate... Finally, it entered the Imperial Palace in Yanjing City.

On Jianji Hall, someone spread out this map again.

"Zheng Yuanhua wants to fight me in the Yangtze River..."

Wang Xiao's fingers passed by the map, his tone was a little lonely, and he said, "It's a pity that he didn't wait for that day."

"King of Jin, this is a good thing." Xiao Chaihe said: "We have another great enemy."

Wang Xiao turned his head and looked at Xiao Chaihe, trying to say something but didn't say anything, his eyes becoming more and more lonely.

"King of Jin?"

"You tell me, why did Huang Bin, the general of the Iron List Army, betray Zheng Yuanhua?"

Xiao Chaihe glanced up and saw Wang Xiao’s back facing him. The back made him feel a little scared. He lowered his head and said, “The untouchables do not understand kindness and are despised by people in the world in the future.”

He thought about it and added another sentence, saying, "Although he is born in a rude position, he knows loyalty and loyalty the most. He can't guess the idea of ​​a slave who is betrayed the master."

...

That day, Xiao Chaihe got out of the yamen and returned home, but saw the butler running over again and said, "Master, a guest asked for a visit, and brought another cart of gifts."

Xiao Chaihe was slightly stunned and walked to the side hall to entertain guests. After a while, he couldn't help but exclaim.

"More than ten thousand taels? Why are there so many?"

"Don't worry, Commander Chai, this dividend is definitely in compliance with the rules, so you can accept it with peace of mind."

"Does King Jin know?"

"This is naturally. The part that entered the treasury has been sent. The dividends from all the lords and generals, as well as the remaining relatives of the generals who died in the past years, are all being distributed, just as before."

Xiao Chaihe frowned and asked again: "When did the boat dock?"

"Three days ago."

"When did the silver come to Beijing?"

“This morning.”

"I'll send it to me so soon when I come to Beijing this morning?" Xiao Chaihe said, "Even my subordinates didn't have time to report the news."

"Yes, this batch of silver is the income from another team of merchant ships to sell goods. Due to the storm, I was late for a while and could not deliver it with the last dividend. I was a little anxious."

"Is that true? Calculated so quickly?"

"Commander Chai, the young man is just a person who does things, and he acts according to the orders of Mr. Wang and Governor He. This... this batch of silver is absolutely fine, so you can accept it with confidence..."

Xiao Chaihe always felt something was wrong, but after reading the document and warrant, it was indeed correct, so he signed and wrote a note and asked someone to move the money into the house.

Just after finishing the work, another man came to report, "Commander Chai, King Jin summoned you."

"Summon me? I've just met King Jin..."

In the evening, Wang Kang returned home with a happy face, lay on the chair, stroked his long beard and couldn't help laughing a few times.

Aunt Shen saw it and couldn't help but come forward and asked, "Master, why are you so happy?"

Wang Kang didn't answer, turned his head and glanced at his beautiful concubine, and suddenly asked, "Did you say last time that your parents want to renovate the old house after returning home?"

Aunt Shen knew Wang Kang, and she knew that there was something good at hearing it. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile. Her joy almost overflowed from her eyebrows and eyes, and she said "um" with shame.

"Tell me, how much money is there?"

"I know that the Wang family has been saving money over the years... If there are 500 taels of renovations, my parents will be able to return home in glory."

"This is two thousand taels." Wang Kang took out a silver note and handed it over, whispering: "Let them build an extra house. In the future, if there is any change in the Wang family, Huan'er can also go to his grandfather's house. It is considered to be a multiple reliance. Don't laugh anymore, don't let others know."

Aunt Chen was already trembling with laughter. She forced herself to stop laughing, so that the servants would not gossip at Cui again after hearing this.

She pulled Wang Kang and said softly: "Master, I have a good life. When you meet someone who loves people like this, you don't regard us mother and son as concubines. If you don't know how many blessings I have cultivated in my life."

Wang Kang was proud of himself, but he stroked his long beard and said lightly: "What is this? Your master can make money..."

Suddenly, a maid from the store said, "Master, the King of Jin's Mansion has sent someone here."

"What's the matter? Are you going to send my grandson back again?"

"Say yes, King Jin asked the master for the account book of the foreign trade business..."

Wang Kang was stunned, and the smile on his face gradually froze.

That night, Aunt Chen wanted to serve Wang Kang well, but he didn't expect that he would go out and come back, but he lost the interest he had just now and kept paced around the house.

"What should I do...What should I do... Damn, there is not even someone who can negotiate."

"Master, what's wrong? Is something wrong?"

Wang Kang muttered in a low voice: "He is so wide, so wide! Why does he care about everything..."

"Master, don't worry. If you have trouble, why not ask the eldest master?"

"Hmph! The boss, this foul boy, will definitely not help me. The bad thing is that he is a scholar with false benevolence and righteousness. I shouldn't have paid for him to study..."

Aunt Chen felt a little anxious to laugh after hearing this, but when she saw Wang Kang's angry look, she quickly lowered her head.

After waiting for a while, Wang Kang suddenly whispered, "Hey, go and ask her... No, it's so scary... The guards over there are all the third brother's people..."

He looked a little serious and said, "Giang Gui, do you get along well with the one who lives in the Third Courtyard?"

"Master, is it Da Yu'er?"

"Well. You're not all the food in the backyard?"

"Yes. But if you want to say that you are having a good relationship with Da Yu'er, it should be that girl Yu'er. She often runs to the yard to see people."

Wang Kang was stunned and said in surprise: "How dare this girl? She is a Mongolian."

"What's wrong with her? Master, what awesome thing is that this is a sister to those who have been the queen."

As Aunt Chen said, she couldn't help laughing again and said, "She said that Da Yu'er is the sister of the third brother, and is also her sister, and has the same name as her. Wouldn't the master have two daughters named Wang Yu? Hahahaha... Yu'er, this silly girl, even forgot about the fact that her third brother had a son with someone..."

"Stop laughing, go and ask someone to call Yu'er over... By the way, what about the soft armor that the third brother gave me last time? Find it and put it on her..."

Now Qin Xiaozhu has sent more than a dozen female guards to take care of Bumubutai, so a girl like Wang Yuer who is unmarried is no longer restrained.

But today Wang Yu'er came over, and the female guard still symbolically searched for the items she brought, so as not to bring in any weapons to help Bumubutai escape.

Because after they reported the situation in the past few days to Qin Xiaozhu, Qin Xiaozhu thought this situation was likely to happen.

"Miss Five, what is this?"

"This is the book that Sister Yu'er said she asked me to find. Well... the book should be brought, right?"

These female guards were illiterate. The leader looked at it and replied: "Yes, Bei Zhi accompanied Miss Wu in."

"No, I'll talk to her alone, don't worry, she won't hurt me."

"It's better to let the Wuyi protect Miss Five."

"If Sister Yu'er is a prisoner, wouldn't she be imprisoned? Since she is still in our Wang family, even if she is not a family member, she is a guest. I... can I say a few words to her alone?"
To be continued...