There is a remote courtyard in the southeast corner of the Yingwang Mansion, facing three main rooms in the south, and two side rooms on the east, and there are two locust flowers in the courtyard. It was winter, and the leaves on the locust trees were gone, leaving only bare tendons. 8√1     Chinese website This courtyard is the residence of Wang Chun, the eunuch manager of the Yingwang Mansion. As the chief manager of the Wanggong Mansion, there is a small courtyard of its own. What is strange is that this courtyard has two doors, one inside the Wanggong Mansion, and the other can directly lead to the Yingwang Mansion.

If you have a door, you can go directly outside, which means that this is an independent mansion. As a eunuch, you can own an independent mansion. This is a blessing that will last for several lifetimes.

Zhang Yingying was cleaning the snow on the ground. Seeing Wang Chun trying hard to get a red sandalwood box, she threw the broom and was about to go up to help. Wang Chun, who had already smiled like a flower on her face, suddenly threw a look at her: "Close the door quickly."

There are three main rooms and two side rooms with miscellaneous items in the courtyard. Wang Chun lives in the main housekeeper's wing and Zhang Yingying lives in the west wing. The charcoal fire in the floor furnace is strong, and the main room is warm, but the air is filled with an unpleasant smell of smoke.

Wang Chun frowned: "Silly girl, why don't you burn white charcoal? White charcoal has no smoke."

Zhang Yingying said: "White charcoal is not easy to catch fire, and my daughter thinks it is troublesome, so she uses black charcoal..."

Wang Chun laughed. He put the red sandalwood box on the table and went to the side room to get half a dustpan of white charcoal. He opened the charcoal ash that sealed the charcoal fire and put the charcoal piece on it. While fiddling with the charcoal fire, Wang Chun joked with Zhang Yingying: "You, you really can't even tell a lie. Well, you think this charcoal is expensive and you can't bear it, right?"

Zhang Yingying smiled and agreed. This white charcoal was a tribute from Hedong. It was resistant to burning, smokeless, and odorless. Li Ang often rewarded the charcoal to his relatives and nobles to show favor. King Ying Li Yan and King An Li Rong can get three thousand kilograms a year. Other princes and ministers can only get one thousand kilograms.

The Ying Prince's Mansion has a large population. If everyone uses it, three thousand kilograms of charcoal will definitely not be enough. If it is only for Princess Li Yan to use it, there will definitely be surplus. As the chief manager, Wang Chun naturally has the right to decide who to use the surplus white charcoal and not who to use it. Therefore, he disagrees with Zhang Yingying's approach.

"Whether it is white charcoal or black charcoal, they are all burned. There is so much charcoal in the palace, and your highness can't use it all. We don't need it, but we just give it to others. Why bother to take advantage of others and lose yourself?"

Zhang Yingying bit her lip and said seriously: "The godfather is the head of the royal palace. If you leave some charcoal for your own use, you will naturally benefit from it. But there are always some gossipers in the royal palace. Sooner or later, what they say will be passed to Your Highness and the princess' ears. My daughter thought that the godfather was not worthy of this little thing to your Highness, and the princess fell off her identity."

"Don't worry about them, no one is perfect, no one is better than a sage? Your Highness, the princess will not blame her godfather for this."

Wang Chun said lightly. In fact, he knew in his heart that since he was transferred to the position of the chief supervisor of the Ying Prince's Mansion, there has been a force below that has been fighting with him openly and secretly. Li Yan almost never asked about the internal affairs of the royal palace. The princess was weak and sickly and unable to interfere. The managers below were out of control, cheated on corruption, embezzled public funds, and made the Ying Prince's Mansion chaotic. After taking office, he was determined to innovate and touched the interests of many people, so there was always a force in secret that could not get along with him.

Zhang Yingying bit her lips and said, "Although it's all rumors and lies, it's inevitable that she will become the truth if she says too much. The princess has a Bodhisattva heart and can't help but give bad people an opportunity to take advantage of. Why should my godfather give people a handle on these trivial matters?"

Wang Chun was quite moved when he heard this. He didn't expect that a ten-year-old child could have such insight and speak so gentlely. Princess Ying was surprisingly soft, and she always believed the good and bad words as soon as she heard it. Zhang Yingying said it well, why bother to give someone a handle on such trivial matters?

So he put away the remaining white charcoal and brought it back to the side room to change it to a dustpan of black charcoal. Zhang Yingying was quite excited when she saw her opinion being adopted. When she saw the rosewood box on the table, she asked, "What kind of treasure is in it?"

Wang Chun said enthusiastically: "Guess, if you guess it, your godfather will be rewarded."

Zhang Yingying frowned and thought for a while, and replied: "It's mostly gold, silver and jewelry."

Wang Chun shook his head calmly and said, "Guess again."

Zhang Yingying thought about it again and said, "If it weren't for gold, silver and jewelry, it would be something valuable. No, it was still gold, silver and jewelry, it must be. Godfather, don't you?"

Wang Chun gave a thumbs up: "Good experience! How do you know the box contains gold, silver and jewelry?"

Zhang Yingying smiled and said, "As soon as my godfather entered the door, he asked her daughter to close the yard gate. It shows that you don't want outsiders to see the rosewood box. You used both hands to put the wooden box on the table, which shows that the box is very heavy. What would be the case with such a small box except for the golden beads?"

Wang Chun moved the red sandalwood box to the floor stove and opened the lid in front of Zhang Yingying. The box was filled with neatly arranged gold bars and eight pearls the size of chickens. Zhang Yingying had never seen so much gold before, and was stunned for a moment. Wang Chun picked up a pearl and said to Zhang Yingying: "This pearl is worth 1,000 taels of silver, and eight are 8,000 taels. Do you know how many people in this world can't earn this pearl in their entire lives."

Wang Chun put the pearl back into the red sandalwood box, locked it, and then pushed the wooden box to Zhang Yingying: "You keep it well for your godfather."

Zhang Yingying said in surprise: "Is this a bribe to you?"

Wang Chun smiled: "It was a bribe before, but now your highness already knows it, that's not true." He sighed slightly and said: "Actually, this is a gift he gave you. Keep it well, and there will be a time to use it in the future."

Zhang Yingying was a little puzzled by the second half of Wang Chun's words. It was obviously something that Yang Hao bribed him, but why did it become a gift he gave him? But she didn't ask the reason, just as she couldn't understand why Wang Chun told Li Yan about the things that others bribed him. Some personalities and things are always so elusive.

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The prison of the Suizhou Governor's Mansion, late at night.

Wenlan's hands were tied and hung in the air. Wu Cao waved his whip and whipped hard. In order to prevent Wenlan's shrill screams from disturbing the neighbors, Wu Cao stuffed a pair of underwear that Thirteen Niang had used in his mouth.

This was undoubtedly a great insult to Wenlan. As a prisoner, Wenlan could only leave her fate. But what made him angry was Bo Zhongyan, who had the ability to save him, was still indifferent and gloating at this moment.

Wu Cao had already agreed to release Wen Lan back to Chang'an, but the bad thing was in Wen Lan's stinky mouth. At the banquet that Wu Cao had placed for him, Wen Lan was drunk and hugged Wu Cao's neck and squirted with alcohol and said, "Thirteenth Lady will be yours in the future. I will not be blessed to endure it, brother." Wu Cao turned his face at that time, overturned the table and cursed.

Wenlan was then brought here in a confused manner. If Bo Zhongyan had not arrived in time, today would have been more than just the forty whips. According to the prisoners, on the night he said the wrong thing, a woman's shrill cry came from the backyard of the governor's mansion. Some said that it was the sound of Wu Cao whipping Shisanniang, and some said that Wu Cao hanged Shisanniang up and stabbed her skin with a needle. It was a total of more than 780 times.

No matter which statement is true, Wen Lan is now afraid of Wu Cao. This young man with a yin-faced look will be frightened even if he takes a look.

Wu Cao whipped forty whips, and his forehead was sweating. His arms were a little sore and his breath was a little uneven. He threw the whip off and left with hatred. Bo Zhongyan was by his side. He could ignore him when he was angry, but he still had to take care of his face after he was relieved. Bo Zhongyan signaled the soldiers to pull out the stuff stuffed in Wenlan's mouth.

Wenlan actually started crying with a "wow". He was bruised with forty whips, and it looked ugly, but it was definitely not hurt. Bo Zhongyan looked at him contemptuously, with disdain on his face. Wenlan thrust for a while and grinned and asked Bo Zhongyan: "You can save me, why do you stand by and watch?

Bo Zhongyan sneered, "This is his territory, and the guest is as he pleases. What can I say? If he can let you go, you should be content."

Wenlan was so angry that her whole body shook, and she said ruthlessly: "If you don't take this revenge, it's not a gentleman. I will cut off his head sooner or later."

Bo Zhongyan snorted coldly. In addition to the cruelty and cruelty in his personality, it was mainly because he saw that he would not have any displeasure with him because of Wenlan. Bo Zhongyan had just helped Wu Cao to recruit Wenlan's old subordinates, namely the Three Thousand Shence Army stationed in Suizhou. Qiu Shiliang's instructions to him were to support Wu Cao to form his own family and make Suizhou a buffer zone for Guanzhong, Fengzhou and Xiazhou. Qiu Shiliang was naturally considering it if he was willing to make such concessions.

Half a month ago, the hungry people in Lishu County, Jiannan Lizhou, rioted, and the government was unable to suppress them, so they asked the local garrison to assist in the suppression. The garrison dispatched three brigades to Lishu County to suppress the mob. Unexpectedly, the three hundred soldiers turned against each other and stood with the hungry people. The angry hungry people captured the county government and snatched an armory. Then a thousand local troops composed of hungry people took the opportunity to capture Lizhou City. They seized the granary and opened the warehouse to release grain. They destroyed the public office and arrested officials. Lizhou officials, soldiers, landlords, and wealthy businessmen rushed to their lives.

After the Lizhou riot, civil wars broke out in nearby Meizhou, Yazhou, Jiazhou and other places, and hungry people formed armed forces to burn the official offices, seized warehouses and expelled officials. All the southern parts of Jiannan fell into the hands of the mob...

The hungry people in the four prefectures robbed the armory and organized troops, known as the "Bandit Army". They formed an alliance with the local barbarians and made an appointment to resist the official army together. Jiannan stationed 100,000 troops, and Chengdu Prefecture alone stationed 10,000 troops. The "Bandit Army" had only three or five thousand troops, and they were all untrained mobs. If the official army advances to eliminate the troops at this time, the chances of victory are very high. What is puzzled is that all the four prefectures fall, and the garrisons are as if they are not stopped and let them go.

Most of these 100,000 soldiers were natives in Jiannan, and they had close ties with the bandit army. Therefore, the timetable for the fight was pushed again and again, and finally the end was too big.
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