Daxi's mind was spinning.

She knew that the supervisor was in the hands of Ge Nu, and that Li Julang would be the supervisor of the right school. So she had to think deeply about whether this was a coincidence or whether the right prime minister's office was behind it.

Originally she had a way, but now she didn't dare to make the decision without permission.

"Wu Lang came with the slave family."

She smiled, turned around and pulled Du Wulang to the corner of the courtyard, and asked, "Did Wu Lang ask Xue Langjun about his actions this time?"

"No."

Du Wulang was forced to take a step back by her plump figure and said: "Send someone quickly to tell Xue Bai and ask him if... can you marry Sanniang... to me."

Da Xi Yingying took another step forward and said in a low voice: "We are in the wrong for this matter and should not make it public. It should be resolved privately. Otherwise, it will not only be bad for Sanniang's reputation, but also put the other party in trouble. Today, please give in and let the slave family handle it.

?”

Du Wulang was forced to the wall and did not dare to look at her, but he shook his head stubbornly and said: "They took advantage of Xue Bai's absence to force my aunt to ask for an appointment. I can't let them succeed."

"Jing Zhaoyin's surname is Xiao. If he goes to court, he may be imprisoned."

"I'm not afraid if I can marry my third wife if I go to jail."

"Then did you know that Xiao Fangzhi might be right..."

When Da Xi Yingying spoke again, Shi Zhong had already rushed over and whispered: "Madam, Du Erniang has sent a message."

"say what?"

"It's up to them to make trouble..."

~~

Taipingfang, Wangzhai.

In a few days, the wheat harvest in some places will begin, and Wang Xian has been busy with the harvesting business recently.

That is to say, they are forced to buy food from the people.

When Pei Mian arrived at the study, he saw that Wang Zhi had just finished writing an official document.

"You've come just in time, let's take a look."

"Prince, is this price too low?" Pei Mian looked at it and said hesitantly: "In the past five years of Tianbao, a bucket of three liters of highland barley was valued at one dollar, but now a bucket of five liters is valued at one dollar. Farmers may be..."

Wang Xidao said: "The year is good, the harvest is large, and the price of grain is low, so the valuation of Hebian is naturally a little lower."

In fact, both of them knew very well that when this official document was sent to the prefectures and counties to force grain collection based on household registration, the local officials would have to top up the payment with variegated bolts of satin, and the farmers would receive far less than this price.

In addition, the farmers have to be forced to transport the purchased grain to the county warehouse, and the losses on the road will still be charged to the farmers.

Even if it arrives, you will still have to pay extra for transporting it from the county warehouse.

"I'm afraid that if this happens, there will be many more refugees." Pei Mian sighed.

"Then recruit troops." Wang Xian said, "Helong is short of troops."

Pei Mian was speechless.

This battle was fought hard and savagely, at no expense. The national treasury was short of money, so it was forced to levy, and the army was levied violently. The land was equalized and the soldiers were destroyed. The more households fled, the more soldiers were recruited, and the shortage of state supplies... The cycle repeats, although

This is a grand and prosperous age, how can it withstand such hardships?

There is no use in persuading, I just want to support a new king in the future, take charge of the world, and wipe out the long-standing evils!

After talking about the peace and purchase for a long time, Wang Xian waved his hand and suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Party Yang."

Pei Mian was about to turn around, stopped, and asked, "Dang Yang is making another move?"

Wang Xidao said: "You also know that I have always only paid attention to the mission of the saint, unlike the right prime minister who always makes plans to eliminate traitors in Yanyue Hall. But the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. Party Yang has been too arrogant recently..."

It is true that he seldom scheming, and he would directly let Yushitai do it if he wanted to get rid of anyone. Because he did his job well, the saint trusted him, and he had this confidence.

But it’s different recently. Yang Zheng and Xue Bai have also gained the Sacred Heart.

"Xue Bai transferred a group of craftsmen from his general position to supervise the construction of giant objects in Fenggu. It was An Bobo who built Yuting for me."

"Dang Yang wants to investigate the prince?"

"Originally, I was also wary of this matter." Wang Zhi said: "However, I secretly sent people to investigate. Fenggu Supervisor has a junior official from the Ministry of War, Ministry of Industry, and Wang Zhongsi's daughter. The items made are suspected to be weapons..."

This matter is not difficult to find out. The craftsmen were originally mobilized based on Wang Zhi's documents, and the lumber yard was crowded with people.

After hearing this, Pei Mian muttered: "In a small way, it's because Xue Bai secretly made weapons and befriended the generals. In a big way, it's because Yang Dang colluded with the East Palace."

Wang Xian shook his head and said: "The right prime minister has repeatedly accused Xue Bai of constructing the East Palace. I'm afraid the saint will not believe it anymore."

Pei Mian became more and more confused and thought: "If you can make a useful weapon, you don't have to make it privately. You can just show it to the saint. Why be so sneaky?"

"This is exactly what I can't figure out." Wang He said: "The Right Prime Minister asked you to investigate his life experience. Is there any progress?"

"Yes, I searched through the files from ten years ago and found that officials close to the deposed prince had protected the slaves involved in the three commoners case. For example, the granddaughter of Huangfu Deyi's natal family was the maid next to Xue Bai.

.And the Tan family who bought Xue Pingzhao is Zhang Jiuling’s wife. I have sent people to Jingzhou to conduct a detailed investigation..."

"We'll talk about it later when we have the results."

"Here."

Pei Mian lowered his head and responded. There seemed to be regret in his eyes as he stepped back.

Wang Fei thought for a while and went to report the matter to the right minister in person.

~~

On the outskirts of Chang'an City, Fenggu Prison.

A few sparrows were resting on the branches and chirping, enjoying the early summer sunshine.

suddenly.

"Bang!"

A huge thunder suddenly sounded, like a bolt from the blue, causing the sparrows to flee in panic and disappear in the sky.

In the lumber yard, a huge stone cannon is still shaking.

The craftsmen have cheered.

An Bobo raised his head and watched a huge boulder disappear from his sight. He didn't turn his head until his neck felt a little sore and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Xue Langjun?"

It was actually the first time for Xue Bai to see this huge rock cannon being thrown. He didn't know whether it was powerful or not, but he said lightly: "It's not enough. We can continue to improve."

An Bobo kept stroking his thick and curly beard with his hands, staring at the cannon tip and muttering.

"We still need to improve...make it bigger..."

"Xue Lang."

Xue Bai turned around and saw that it was Yuan Zai. Wang Yunxiu and his wife invited him to whisper.

The three of them then walked for a while to the edge of the forest.

"I want to inform Grandpa about this." Wang Yunxiu said.

Xue Bai then asked: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"My grandpa came to Beijing this time because Dong Yanguang, the general of Youjin Wuwei, asked the saint to attack Shibao City. I cherished the lives of the soldiers and wanted to persuade the saint to take back his orders. Dong Yanguang took the opportunity to seize the vanguard military power and appointed a general of the imperial army as his commander.

What's the difference between being a vanguard and letting the soldiers die directly? My uncle is becoming more and more passive." Wang Yunxiu said: "Instead of doing this, it is better to let my uncle know about the giant stone cannon in advance and see if he can try to regain the trust of the saint."

After Xue Bai heard this, he first glanced at Yuan Zai.

Yuan Zai smiled bitterly, as if to say, "I know it's not good, so I hope you can forgive me."

Xue Bai actually tolerated it, nodded and said: "In this case, brother and sister-in-law will return to Chang'an first and inform General Wang of the matter."

"Thank you!" Wang Yunxiu directly clasped his fists and responded cheerfully.

Yuan Zai was slightly surprised and saluted with a smile.

After a while, the sound of horse hooves sounded and the couple had left early.

…

Xue Bai glanced around and walked deeper into the woods. Suddenly a big man jumped out of the bushes, it was Lao Liang.

"Mr. Lang."

"Did the fish take the bait?"

"No, I'm afraid Lang Jun won't be able to catch any fish this time." Lao Liang said with a strong Longxi accent: "Only one little shrimp jumped out today. In order to marry Sanniang, Wu Lang was sued to Jingzhao Mansion.

Killed or not?"

"Don't worry, they will regret their marriage." Xue Bai asked: "Pingkangfang and Taipingfang didn't respond?"

"I'm sure not, little man."

Xue Bai couldn't help but ponder and murmured to himself: "You really can't do more than three things, and you don't want to take the bait?"

Well, if everyone is in peace, then we can smoothly donate the weapons to the country...
Chapter completed!