Chapter 1216 The Geng character is about to come.

After hugging her daughter for a while, Feng Ziying saw that her daughter fell asleep again. Feng Ziying then carefully let the wet nurse take her daughter away. She leaned on the other end of the kang couch and huddled to one side.

Seeing her husband like this, curled up at his feet, Shen Yixiu glared at him angrily: "After all, he is the head of the family, but why can't he sit down? What are the servants outside looking at him thinking?"

"Hey, it's okay. We are all a family. How can there be so many rules? There is no permission in this room. Who else can come in besides Yun Shang?"

Feng Ziying carelessly pressed one of her arms on the kang table and rubbed her chin with one hand. The wedding day was only three days away. It seemed that her mood was no longer as hopeful and eager as before. Maybe it's because the marriage with Shen Yixiu has gone through such a process before, and now that it's happening again, it doesn't feel that fresh anymore?

But people are different, Feng Ziying thought, always feeling that something was missing, but she couldn't put it into words.

 It felt like a machine that had been wound up suddenly relaxed, and I felt a little uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with my husband today? I feel like you're always a little restless and absent-minded. Are you feeling unwell?" Shen Yixiu also noticed something strange about her husband, and then smiled, "Aren't you too excited?"

Feng Ziying knew that his wife was joking and shook her head: "I can't tell you. In short, I feel that my whole body is tight and empty, and I feel lack of energy when talking or doing things..."

These words startled both Shen Yixiu and Qingwen, "Ms. sir, why don't you invite a doctor to come and take a look?"

"I'm fine, I'm just a little weak. Master Zhang is coming years ago and will be here in a few days. How can I use it? I'll ask Master Zhang then." Feng Ziying waved her hand.

“Is the matter of redeeming people too worrying for your husband?” Shen Yixiu asked thoughtfully.

Feng Ziying smiled and said, "This kind of thing is just the intention of the imperial court and the intention of the Mongols. I am the one who pulls the strings in it. It just needs to cover people's eyes and ears. The imperial court cannot participate openly, so I am the only one who has to bear this skin." So I am the same. I just leave it to outsiders to do it. I can make sense of it, but I won’t give it to others. Everyone understands it tacitly. Otherwise, do you think it is so easy to do?"

Shen Yixiu was also an official, and she vaguely knew that there must be some mystery in it, but she just didn't quite understand it. In the early stage, her husband was unwilling to say it, but now that the dust has basically settled, her husband was so explicit. She also suddenly realized: "My husband is saying, Does the imperial court also support such a sneaky method?"

"If you don't do this, how can you do it?" Feng Ziying said with a hint of sarcasm, "The court is neither willing nor able to pay a ransom of millions of taels, but if the attitude is too determined, the Mongols will start killing. In my heart, aren't there so many Wuxun families trying to explode the rebellion? So I can only drag it out vaguely, forcing these Wuxun families to find a way on their own, and I was asked to negotiate with the Mongols. To downplay an apparent matter and turn it into a private transaction..."

It was difficult for Feng Ziying to evaluate whether the court's method was good or bad. Indeed, in the early stage, the court used various means to create a public outcry about the defeat of the Beijing camp, achieved a moral high point, and at the same time redeemed the soldiers. It can be said that it was It seems that this matter has been resolved perfectly, and the blame has been thrown entirely on the Wu Xun family.

But this also has sequelae. There are still a large number of martial arts disciples in the Beijing Camp, and not just the Beijing Camp, but also the Four Guards Camp, the Warrior Camp, the Patrol Camp, and even the Dragon Guards. There are also many martial arts disciples in the imperial court. Although this method can throw away the blame, the damage and irritation it causes to the entire martial arts community, and even the hostility it inspires, are difficult to make up for.

The influence of the Wuxun family was not formed overnight, especially in the military, nor could it be eliminated overnight. Feng Ziying could not yet judge what this method of Emperor Yonglong and the cabinet would bring in the end, but he believed that it would definitely follow. There are some problems that will pop up, but we can’t tell yet.

Feng Ziying could also understand that because Emperor Yuanxi treated Wu Xun favorably and Prince Yi Zhong had been the prince for twenty years, it can be said that the entire Wu Xun had always unswervingly supported Emperor Yuan Xi and Prince Yi Zhong. The relationship between them is indeed inextricably entrenched. After Emperor Yonglong ascended the throne, he could only adopt forbearance and secret reduction methods. This could only be achieved with the cooperation and support of the civil servants.

If Prince Yi Zhong or Emperor Yuan Xi were not present, even if only one of them was present, then Emperor Yonglong would be able to trim the branches and leaves in an orderly manner, gradually eliminating those who were close or unreliable to his father and Prince Yi Zhong. Wu Xun, and then gradually brought this group into his own hands, but the existence of Emperor Yuanxi and Prince Yizhong at the same time made it impossible for him to realize this intention, and it would also increase the risk as time went by, so he could only rely on this An opportunity to violently break the situation.

 It can be said that this is also a choice without a choice.

"Ms. sir, there are more than a few hundred Wuxun families in the capital. Even the famous Wuxun family probably has dozens or hundreds, right? Their children are not only concentrated in the capital camp, except for the nine sides that have gradually faded out due to frequent wars. In the guard posts in the inland and along the coast, as well as in Jiangnan and other places, the martial arts disciples still occupy a dominant position." Shen Yixiu said with some worry: "Emperor Gaozu started his career in Jiangnan and brought a large number of prominent martial arts nobles to Beijing, but Jiangnan is still a place where martial arts gather, and it is my hometown in Suzhou. There are at least 10 or 20 martial arts families, so my husband’s family is also from Suzhou, right?”

Feng Ziying was surprised. He didn't expect Shen Yixiu to think so far. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What does Wan Jun want to say?"

"In my humble opinion, it is not appropriate to force the martial arts group too much at this time. I think that the imperial court has put the entire martial arts group in a humiliating and betrayal situation for the sake of more than one million taels of silver. It must be There will be trouble in the future." Shen Yixiu hesitated for a moment before saying, "My lord, I must understand the truth."

Feng Ziying felt a chill in her heart, "Wan Jun, the Feng family is also a member of the Wuxun family,..."

"No, my husband, neither you nor my father-in-law should be included in this. I can feel that my husband basically considers himself a civil servant, while my father-in-law is guarding the border far away and basically does not participate in these affairs. But the military in Beijing What will they think if the heroes encounter this difficulty?"

Although he didn’t think Wu Xun could make trouble at this time, Feng Ziying still asked: “Wan Jun is worried about any changes in the capital?”

"I'm afraid not in Jingzhong. In the early days of the "Today's News" I read, almost every issue commented on the battle of the Three Tun Camps. The writings were very detailed and clear, whether it was martial arts, the soldiers and people of Jingzhong, or the inferiority of the Jingzhong Camp. The impression of the performance is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is difficult to get the support and understanding of the scholars and the people." Shen Yixiu shook his head, "But "Today's News" can only be limited to the capital, mainly the capital, but most of the ancestors of the capital's Wu Xun are from Nanzhili and Zhejiang, especially Jinling, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Luzhou, Anqing and other places. For example, isn’t King Xue of Jia Shi a member of the Jinling family? The Niu family, Liu family and Chen family among the four kings, eight princes and twelve princes are from In Yangzhou, the four kings are all from Suzhou, like the Han family, who are good friends with the prime minister, are from Hangzhou,..."

Feng Ziying was shocked. Of course he knew the ancestral origins of these famous martial arts families. As a member of the martial arts family, he knew very well that Zhang Shicheng started in Taizhou, but he really established his foothold in Suzhou. Later, although Zhang Shicheng was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Zhang family The descendants basically hid in Suzhou, so in the end the Great Zhou Northern Expedition and the former Ming Dynasty fought for the world, they still relied on the township parties in Suzhou, Yangzhou, Jinling, Hangzhou and other southern and Zhejiang provinces, and Wu Xun who had the merit of following the dragon also Most of them came from these areas, including the Feng family, which was still in its infancy at that time.

But Shen Yixiu also knew about these circumstances, which made him quite curious. Although the Shen family is also a prominent family in Suzhou, the Shen family has always been a scholar, and is incompatible with the Wuxun family. These four princes, eight princes, and twelve princes Shen Yixiu also understood the origins so well that Feng Ziying couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Wan Jun, did your father-in-law have a letter for you?" Feng Ziying asked after thinking for a while.

"Jun Yong went to Shandong to visit his father and mother. My father also asked him to bring a letter back to me, and also mentioned the situation in his hometown in Suzhou..." A look of worry appeared on Shen Yixiu's face, "That place in my hometown Bian wrote to his father that Jiangnan has been in turmoil this year. In addition to Japanese pirate attacks, rumors have spread. It is said that the imperial court intends to increase taxes in Nanzhi and Zhejiang, and also wants to raise the price of sea trade concessions. It is said that the Shipping Department also wants to There are different tax rates in the north and south. It is said that the shipping tax rate in Shandong is two-thirds lower than that in Jiangnan. If Liaodong opens a port, it will even require the shipping company to be tax-free. I wonder if this is the case?"

Feng Ziying was shocked. Although he had not paid much attention to the opening of the sea since he arrived at Yongping Mansion, he also knew that Guan Yingzhen and the others were indeed studying the difference in tax rates between the South and North Seas. This was also a strong request from the scholars in the central and northern regions of the DPRK. , it is very likely that this will be implemented, but charter fees and tax increases have never been heard of, which will definitely cause strong dissatisfaction in Jiangnan.

 Just why did this kind of news spread so quickly in Jiangnan?

Feng Ziying did not answer Shen Yixiu's question for a while. He felt a little uneasy in his heart. He had been feeling uneasy during this period, including after returning to Yongping from Beijing. Only now did he realize that Jiangnan seemed a little too calm.

This is a bit like the dull and depressing appearance of a storm that is about to come, which makes people feel depressed, but looking around, there seems to be no other surprises, but it always makes people feel uneasy.

 (End of this chapter)