PNB Chapter 107 Politics
Chapter 107 Politics
"So, when Sima Yang rebelled and needed food and supplies, he came looking for me."
What earth-shattering words! Lin Yiqing quickly covered Xu Siyu's lips, raised his head and looked around to make sure there was no one around them.
He leaned close to Xu Siyu's ear and whispered, "Rebellion? She told you that herself."
Because Sima Yang was a little girl, when she came to see Xu Siyu alone, Lin Yiqing refused to accompany her. He didn't know that the two of them had talked about such outrageous things!
Xu Siyu broke his hand off and continued boldly: "Some things don't need to be said, you can tell by your actions."
"Three hundred thousand mu of fertile land, a hundred thousand taels of silver in notes, taken at will... one moment in Xiangzhou, the next in Jiangling... Daring to intercept correspondence between the prefect and the dignitaries of the imperial court, and a girl who appears to be traveling alone, accompanied by only a housekeeper, but is actually constantly protected by secret guards... What do you think they're trying to do?"
Lin Yiqing frowned after hearing this, "She dragged you into this?"
"Husband." Xu Siyu didn't answer him directly. "Siyu asks you for a favor."
A gentle call made Lin Yiqing stop asking questions and listen to her carefully.
"Take good care of our children and let them grow up safely."
"What do you mean? Are you going to leave us?"
Xu Siyu didn’t think about leaving for the time being. She was reluctant to leave Lin Yiqing and the child.
However, she has come to this point, and the danger she has brought upon herself may hurt them.
Seeing that she didn't answer, Lin Yiqing repeatedly asked, "Qingqing, Qingqing..."
"Maybe one day I won't be able to bear the consequences of the troubles I've caused. If that day comes, I hope you will take good care of them. But until that day comes, I won't leave you."
"That day won't come, my dear. Don't worry. That day won't come."
Some people don't know where the love comes from, but they are deeply in love.
The girl Lin Yiqing held in his palm was so proud that she gave him few opportunities to protect her. Now she opened her heart and shared the secret with him. Is this her "explanation for her final affairs"?
Then he shouldn't have done that.
If Xu Siyu is Gu Qin, then Lin Yiqing is Gu Qing.
In Lin Yiqing's world, people are divided into enemies and friends, insiders and outsiders. Anyone who wants to touch Xu Siyu is his enemy.
He will not sit back and let anything happen.
Heqing County, the land of the Zhou family.
Since Heqing Prefecture became Changjia Prefecture, many families followed the change of the prefectural capital and moved to the vicinity of Changjia County, but this did not include the Zhou family, whose clan land was in the suburbs of Heqing County.
Lin Yiqing was ready to punish He Youxiang and Lu Zichong. He had to get the lowdown on this matter from his uncle Zhou Dinghuai.
"You are so bold, what necessary reason do you have to move the chief officer of a party?"
"My wife's breeding skills attracted the attention of Lu and He. If it were a normal business transaction, the needs of these officials would naturally be met by my wife first. However, they wanted to use her for their own purposes and even resorted to kidnapping. My wife was lucky enough to escape, but my mother-in-law died unexpectedly. Lu and He were not granted their wish, so they must have a backup plan. Yiqing did this simply to protect his family."
Zhou Dinghuai took a sip of the hot tea, then raised his head, looked at his nephew, and said calmly, "If I also want your wife to obey Lord Lu, what will you do?"
Zhou Dinghuai had never met his nephew's wife, but he knew everything she did while in Heqing Mansion.
These are just matters below the provincial capital that do not affect the overall situation, so Zhou Dinghuai doesn't care.
"Uncle, are you saying that you and Lord Lu are on the same side?"
Zhou Dinghuai laughed. "What do you mean by 'not going the same way'? He was once the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Grand Secretary of the Palace of Literature. Even though he has been transferred to the provincial level, he is still an official of the Great Li Dynasty. And our Zhou family is the Imperial Merchant of the Li Dynasty. We must be loyal to the Emperor."
This sentence was not said explicitly, but Lin Yiqing could also hear that Lu Zichong was still the emperor's man.
"But... didn't you split up the family business?" Zhou Dinghuai brought some new tea.
"You have to learn to keep your business to yourself. As the head of the family, if you insist on taking action, who can stop you? Of course, you also have to think about the consequences."
This sentence gave Lin Yiqing a casual message.
In Zhou Dinghuai's opinion, the fact that his Zhou family and Lu Zichong were on the same ship as the emperor did not mean that they were of the same kind.
On the contrary, if there was one less Lu Zichong on this ship, the Zhou family might be able to occupy a more spacious position.
"Uncle, what you mean is, neither help nor stop?" In fact, this was Lin Yiqing's answer long ago.
The Zhou family is a relative of the Lin family. Apart from money and connections, they do not often interfere in the Lin family's business and family affairs.
No matter whether you are a relative or a friend, my uncle always seems to be indifferent and will only get close to you for a while when he needs you.
Zhou Dinghuai finished his last sip of tea and, giving his nephew some face, gave him one more word of advice: "For some things, you need to understand the difficulties yourself. Only make sure you are sure of your success. Otherwise, the trouble will only get bigger and bigger..."
It is common to see people cooperating for a win-win goal one moment and then engaging in a life-and-death fight over the distribution of rights the next.
Zhou Dinghuai allowed his nephew to try his hand with these tigers. If he lost, his Zhou family would not get involved; if he won, he should seize the opportunity of some people's downfall to expand his power.
For him, the benefits lie only in the results, not the process, so he naturally won't interfere in the middle.
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Political struggle is cruel. Xu Siyu didn't want to enter this battlefield, but people need to be responsible for what they have done.
Her ignorance of the world and her bad choice of people have led to her being exploited by others. All she has to do now is to keep calm and deal with it step by step.
"Do you think Sima Yang will take the initiative to help me?" In the study, Xu Siyu was holding a cup of hot coffee, sipping it while discussing with Lin Yiqing.
In the end, she used some gentle tricks on the little girl and seemed to have gained her trust.
Lin Yiqing took a sip of the coffee and found it bitter to the root of his tongue. He couldn't believe that this was a drink more popular than tea in the spiritual world.
Xu Siyu said that this is the taste of Westerners and has a special fragrance, but the taste is obviously like drinking Chinese medicine. Lin Yiqing still feels more comfortable drinking tea.
"Her backers are either the Linjiang Palace or the Divine Power Army. In terms of strength, there is no problem."
Rather than dealing with anyone, their first priority is to train their own guards and ensure the safety of their family.
Lin Yiqing sent someone to take a letter to Qinglong Village and Guangshun Border Army, offering a large sum of money to recruit masters who were willing to come out of seclusion.
"You said that besides wheat, you haven't seen these two things?" Since confessing, Xu Siyu has become more and more adept at using Pinxixi.
As soon as she entered the study, she took out sweet potatoes and potatoes and roasted them on the copper stove. Now they were almost done, and a sweet fragrance gradually filled the study.
"At least not in the southwest."
"The yields of these two are no less than rice. It's possible to produce ten dan of grain per mu of land, and they're easy to grow. I plan to take them..."