Chapter 12
Mother Mu entered the inner room and saw Mu Fulan lying on the beauty couch, curled up, looking like pain, and ran up.
"Master Weng, what's wrong with you?"
"Is he hurting you?"
She hugged Mu Fulan's body and asked repeatedly. Seeing that Mu Fulan was still motionless, she hurriedly turned her over and checked her body.
Mu Fulan said softly, "I have nothing to do", closed her eyes for a moment, calmed down, and sat up.
Her face was a little pale, and her forehead and neck were covered with cold sweat, but when she opened her eyes, her eyes were clear and her expression looked very calm.
Mother Mu felt a little relieved and hurriedly took out her handkerchief to wipe her sweat.
Mu Fulan leaned against the beauty couch. "Is the person leaving?"
"I was waiting outside just now. When I saw him coming out, my face was not very good and I didn't say a word, so I went straight out..."
"Master Weng, what happened to you and him..."
Mu Fulan did not respond.
At this time, the maid sent a message, and the Taoist King Changsha and the Queen sent someone to ask about the situation of the Wang Mei.
Mu Fulan immediately asked someone to reply, saying that she would go to see Brother Wang and Sister Wang later. In addition, Lu Lin and Yuan Handing were invited together to discuss important matters.
After a stick of incense, she combed her hair and dressed neatly, and appeared in front of Mu Xuanqing and Lu.
Almost forward and backward, Lu Lin and Yuan Handing hurried into the royal palace together.
Mu Xuanqing said to Mu Fulan: "The man surnamed Xie has taken his men out of the city overnight. The Prime Minister has gone to see him off. What did he say to let you stay here to recuperate. Ah Mei, what did you say?"
Yuan Handing and the Mu brothers grew up together, just like brothers and sisters, and Lu Lin was in-laws again, so Mu Xuanqing did not shy away from this.
According to Mu Fulan's judgment on Xie Changgeng, although he finally left without saying a word, he should have recognized the compromise method he proposed - agreeing to have a relationship with him, but it will not be announced for the time being.
As expected.
"Brother, this is true. After I went there, I was a little unacceptable. Although he still refused to agree to the separation, he had already agreed to let me take a good rest here and no longer force me to go back." She responded.
Although Mu Xuanqing was a little dissatisfied with this result, Wang Mei and Xie's marriage was decided by her father after all, and the person had passed the door. If the person surnamed Xie turned against him and forced him to ask for someone, there would be no better way for the time being.
After all, Wang Meiren was not taken away by him, so she scolded: "I know what shameless people are today!"
Mu Fulan said: "Brother Wang, if someone else has left, he should not come again in the short term, don't worry about it."
Lu Lin was worried and sighed from the side: "What's going on? How come it's so good? Although he was polite when he left, I was always worried whether he would be resentful. Empress Liu had malicious intentions towards me, Changsha, and Xie Jiedushi was also hers. This time, after suffering such a boring loss, I'm afraid he will take revenge."
Mu Fulan said: "In my opinion, Xie Changgeng should not have attacked Changsha so quickly. He is ambitious. In his eyes, our Changsha country is not even a stumbling block. Even if he has resentment, there is no need to work hard to deal with us now. It is very likely in the future. It might as well be regarded as a distant problem."
In his previous life, after becoming emperor, the first thing he did was to abolish all the surviving vassal states and purge the vassal kings.
At that time, Changsha had been abandoned, and the remaining Mu clan members were still able to retain Yuecheng because of her "Empress Yuan", and were considered the lucky ones among the many vassal kings.
But things must be different in this life.
Yuan Handing nodded and said, "That is the court that is so worried."
"Last year, there was news that the court intended to attack our Changsha Kingdom. The rebellion of King Jiangdu occurred at that time, and it must have been lost. Now that the rebellion of King Jiangdu is quelled, I am afraid that something will happen again when the court breathes a lot."
Lu's eyebrows were deeply locked. "Our Changsha country has been reclaimed by the land by generations of the kings. Now the country is rich in grain and fabrics. In the eyes of those people, it is a piece of easy-to-bite fat meat!"
Although Changsha is not short of food or clothing, its military strength has always been limited. The permanent army is only 20,000, which is also the highest number of troops that the vassal states stipulated by the imperial court.
Previously, when the imperial court attacked several other kings of different surnames, they often used this as a fuss.
Mu Xuanqing said: "Now is not as good as before! If we don't move, we will die sooner or later. I am considering expanding our troops as soon as possible!"
He looked at Lu Lin. "How many people are there in Changsha National Middle School? I can call to join the army now?"
"Last year, the household officials reported that the 16 to 40-year-olds were about 500,000."
"Okay!" Mu Xuanqing nodded.
"Even if one is five, there will be a source of 100,000 troops. With the original troops, if our Changsha country has an army of tens of thousands, why should we be afraid of foreign enemies?"
"If Your Highness is recruiting troops now, he will definitely respond with the support of the king. But Your Highness, you are thinking too easily about this."
Lu Lin shook her head.
"Even if we take risks and train troops secretly, the question is, where can we get so many weapons? Could it be that 100,000 soldiers fight with sticks? Now there is a chaos outside, who is not trying to accumulate strength? Even if we pay money, we cannot buy weapons. If we build them ourselves, we must have iron. But a few years ago, the vassal kings began to have chaos, and all the iron-producing places were occupied by the court and the vassal kings who wanted to cause chaos. When the former king was there, he also thought about expanding troops and secretly searching for mines in the territory, but there was no gain, so he had to give up. Now, where can I find iron in Changsha? Even if I got it, how can I escape the court's eyes and ears of such a large arsenal?"
"It's hard, it's too difficult."
Lu Lin sighed.
Mu Xuanqing was silent for a moment and looked at Mu Fulan.
"A sister, you just said there is something important to discuss. What's the matter?"
Several gazes were cast in front of him and turned to himself.
Mu Fulan said, "I know Brother Wang wants to expand his troops. What I want to say is related to this."
"I know where there is mine to mine, which is very convenient. It's in Ru land in Changsha."
Several people were stunned.
"You should all remember how I sent a letter back to save Brother Wang? It should be a sign of the gods. I asked me to know about this at that time. Brother Wang will send someone to investigate tomorrow. If it is true, you might as well use the Feng Shui land and the construction of the Mu family's ancestor tomb as an excuse to move all the people there, secretly mine iron and stone in the mountains, and cast them on the spot."
Mu Xuanqing was overjoyed.
"Is God really going to help me with Mu? It's so great! I'll send someone to inspect tomorrow!"
Lu Lin was also very excited, stood up, walked back and forth a few times behind her hands, and suddenly remembered something and showed a sad look again.
"If the dream sign of the old man is true, my Changsha country will be able to expand its troops. It is just mining and casting, recruitment and training will not be achieved overnight, and it will take at least one year and a half to achieve results. I am afraid that the court will have already attacked my Changsha country before that time."
Mu Fulan said: "I have a way. Although I cannot eliminate the disaster, it should still be feasible to buy some time for Changsha. Among the current court ministers, the traitor's subordinate favors the inner historian Zhang Ban. Zhang Ban appears to be honest, but in fact he is a greedy person. Why not bribe Zhang Ban with a lot of money and let him say something good for us in front of the traitor."
"Although the rebellion of King Jiangdu was quelled, King Pingyang of Lu was still a disaster in the court. If Zhang Ban could lobby for the traitor and then go to deal with King Pingyang of Lu first, he would have the opportunity to expand his troops for our Changsha country."
"This method is good, but Master, how do you know he is greedy for money?" Lu Lin was puzzled.
Mu Fulan knew that Ru Mine was because after the Changsha State was eliminated, the people of Ru area fled into the mountains to reclaim land in order to avoid the heavy taxes that could not be exhaled. They accidentally found a large amount of iron and stone. The news came out, and the court came to the news and occupied it. After that, a large mine was found there. However, before there was time to mine a large amount of mine, the country was destroyed.
After being killed, Zhang Ban made a huge fortune from his home, and was priceless. The whole country was in an uproar. He was so corrupt that he was so corrupt that he was so greedy that he was just pretending to be good on weekdays, and most people didn't know about it.
"You just believe me," Mu Fulan said.
Because she sent a message to save Mu Xuanqing in time the last time, the few people here were surprised by her words, but they dared not believe her.
Lu said: "Uncle, it is related to the national destiny of my Changsha Kingdom. Since Ah Mei said that, why not give it a try?"
Lu Lin pondered for a while and nodded.
"Okay. I have been an official in Shangjing before and know some people. Although this matter is not convenient for me to come forward in person, it should not be difficult to find a trusted lobbyist. I will leave this matter to me without further delay, so I will arrange it tomorrow!"
"I will take the craftsmen to your land as soon as possible!" Yuan Handing said.
Mu Xuanqing looked at his sister, regardless of the inconvenience of legs and feet, stood up to thank her.
There are gods on the way of Mu Fulan, and the virtues of ancestors are not dared to take credit for themselves.
Several people discussed many details of their separate actions. After discussing, it was late at night. Before they left, they finally agreed to act secretly and strictly keep the secret.
Since the death of the old Changsha King, Changsha seemed to have lost its backbone. At this moment, it seemed as if he suddenly saw hope to guide the direction. Mu Xuanqing and Lu family all showed joy on their faces.
Mu Fulan called Yuan Handing alone and asked, "Brother, I asked you to pay attention to Xie Changgeng's entourage before, have you remembered their appearance?"
Yuan Handing nodded.
"A total of six people, I have all recorded it."
He hesitated for a moment and looked at Mu Fulan. "Master Weng, why did you ask me to remember someone?"
Mu Fulan said, "Xie Changgeng has left, but he is suspicious by nature. Besides, he has become accustomed to our Changsha Kingdom again. I am afraid that he will keep his eyes and ears. After dawn, you should first pay attention to the city gate and see if there are any people disguised in the city. It is best not to be alarmed. If there is, just record the place where you are. Then, tell me the news."
Yuan Handing suddenly realized and agreed immediately.
When Yuan Handing was doing things, Mu Fulan was most relieved. After giving the order, she watched his back leave in a hurry. She was stunned for a moment, turned around and returned to her residence.
Chapter completed!