The old lady is reborn

Dongyang Hou Han Zhang invited Huai'an to have tea, during which he told him that his wife He Yuan had found out about the land transportation network used by the Ninth Prince to transport gold. The points found and connected were only part of the whole network.

Now I want to ask Huai'an, should I report this or not? If I report it, how should I report it? If I don't report it, how can I explain my failure to report it if something happens in the future?

Marquis Dongyang has his own ideas, but Rong Huaian is prudent and has handled the blacksmith shop gold case, so it is always good to listen to his advice.

Huai'an listened and thought for a moment: "I will report it, but I will just change the way it is written."

Because of his younger brother Rong Huaiyuan, Huai'an knew some news that Marquis Dongyang had not heard yet.

Now, among the two governments, only Rong Huaiyuan has entered the cabinet. He is a close minister of the emperor and has a better understanding of what His Majesty is concerned about and the dynamics of the court.

Huai'an has so many friends, of all ages and backgrounds, that he has an astonishing amount of information.

At Song Ying's unintentional instruction, Huai'an would chat with his younger brother Huaiyuan for a long time in the study at home every month.

The content of the conversation between the two brothers involved all aspects of the court, both inside and outside.

Song Ying participated at first, but withdrew soon. However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, his little great-grandson Rong Junheng was left in the room.

He is a little guy, not noisy or noisy, and he quietly finds a comfortable place in the study to stay.

At the beginning, his grandfather Rong Huaiyuan would have someone carry him out, but when someone came, they found that the little guy was asleep, and they couldn't bear to move him, so they covered him with a thin blanket and let him stay there.

Gradually, it became a routine that the little great-grandson would attend classes every time and also do some errands.

For example, he would ask someone to add more tea or order some midnight snacks. Sometimes he would ask someone to go to the warehouse to find old editions of geographical atlases or local chronicles.

If the two brothers were chatting during the day and suddenly decided to go out, this little guy would go out and notify the eagle and the stable.

At the beginning, after all, there was a child around, so the two brothers spoke to the point.

Gradually I discovered that this kid has at least 8000 clever ideas. I don't know if Song Ying or Yan Danqi have told him about this, but this little guy keeps his mouth shut.

I used to be worried that he might let something slip due to his childish words, so I left room for him to speak. Now that I felt relieved, we spoke freely.

Gradually, because of this special "talk", the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are becoming an iron triangle that no one else can break into.

The child's third uncle Rong Yunfei once wanted to come and listen, but was chased out by his father Rong Huaiyuan.

Rong Yunfei said indignantly to his second brother Rong Yunchuan: "Do you think father still hates the fact that he drew the talisman for the Master and I exposed it?"

Rong Yunchuan laughed and said, "You have deceived my father and uncle in more than one or two cases.

If I had a son like you, I would have killed him for the sake of justice."

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Rong Huaian and Han Zhang talked about the previous dynasty.

In the past, the country was weak, and wars, natural disasters, and the large-scale construction projects for Concubine Du caused a population decrease, the migration of refugees, and the withdrawal of young and strong people.

There were no stable jobs for the people in various places, and the products were not abundant enough, so everyone was struggling to get enough to eat.

The restoration of order by two generations of emperors and the support and investment in agriculture for twenty to thirty years not only stabilized grain production, but also promoted the development of various industries such as livestock, fruits, fisheries, and vegetables.

In the past, "roads" were not a big deal, eating was a big deal. If there were no roads, people might be able to use them to resist foreign enemies.

Some counties that were already struggling to protect themselves during the famine took advantage of the fact that roads were blocked to prevent refugees from fleeing.

But now local products are somewhat abundant. If they cannot be easily taken out for exchange, it will feel like they are useless if they are too much. We cannot sell them at a high price and cannot exchange them for anything else.

After reports came in from various places, His Majesty the present emperor began to think of rebuilding the official roads and dredging river and land transportation.

In the past, the imperial court was powerless, and princes and "ministers entrusted with the care of others" with different ideas took the opportunity to expand their own power or seek profit.

A considerable portion of water and land transportation is controlled by different forces.

A passage may be divided into several sections, one section belongs to the gangs, that section belongs to the underworld, and behind them stand different forces, directly or indirectly belonging to some important minister or prince.

A waterway or land route, except for the part still controlled by the imperial court, may also have nine surnames in one section and six surnames in another section, or even many of them belong to Lu Dekai, a powerful official of the previous dynasty.

Rong Huaian suggested that the Marquis of Dongyang send members of the Han family and the people from the old house to visit the local land route.

The transportation stations for the Nine Kings' gold transshipment, in addition to avoiding the roads controlled by the imperial court as much as possible, should have taken many issues into comprehensive consideration.

It is also the best path found through years of practice and can serve as an excellent reference.

If the Marquis of Dongyang wrote a memorial on the land transportation of his hometown county, and only mentioned in passing which points were the stops where the Nine Kings transported gold, even if it was just a passing mention,

That has also been reported with certainty.

Upon hearing this, Marquis Dongyang was overjoyed, and planned to let his clansmen do it in the near future. He would wait until the emperor's intention to build the road gradually became known in the court, and then he would submit a memorial himself.

From top to bottom, this was a good thing.

But it made Yao Siyuan, Lu Yiyi and others panic. They originally thought that this was a trivial matter and the court would not really pursue it.

But more and more people, many of whom have status, are inquiring about the stations and routes for transporting gold in those days.

For a time, there was a lot of panic, and the people who had participated in it didn't know how serious this incident would be. Would they go to jail or lose their heads? They wouldn't kill their whole family.

Are these people plainclothes officers sent by the imperial court?

But Lu Yiyi felt that all this was for her.

She thought so because many people have relatives and friends living in other places and have not found such a situation locally.

Lu Yiyi smiled. Marquis Dongyang was a powerful man. How could such a man not have possessiveness?

Even if her husband was just an ordinary citizen, Han Zhang could not tolerate that.

When I thought about going to find him, he seemed calm, but he was actually playing such a big game behind my back!

If he marries me, I’m afraid the entire Yao family will not be able to survive.

Lu Yiyi didn't know for a moment whether she should regret it, so she went to tell Marquis Dongyang about her husband's involvement in the gold transportation.

But she also thought that even if the Yao family was in trouble because of her, it was not her fault.

It’s all He Yuan’s fault.

She was the one who found it out. If she hadn't found it out first, she wouldn't have run directly to Marquis Dongyang and told him the whole thing.

So when everyone in this circle was in panic, Lu Yiyi encouraged her husband to go to Kyoto to kill their enemy He Yuan.

If she is going to die anyway, then she should be punished and not let that bitch get away with it.