After I die, my wife becomes a tyrant

In Jingling Palace, in broad daylight, Ye Qiufeng soon fell into a drowsy sleep due to the recent travel and dust, and told Hua Muyu before going to bed, and Shen Chu (15 o'clock) to wake her up.

Leaning his back against her arms, leaning against her arms, even though Ye Qiufeng had fallen asleep, the arms around her belly were still firm and strong.

Hua Muyu didn't feel sleepy. Earlier, she was able to rest assured that she was going on a mission alone, and she could also play around with peace of mind. It was because she had made many guesses in her heart. Okay, little auspicious, don't want to worry too much, so you can travel around the mountains and rivers with peace of mind.

Now that I have free time, I unconsciously think about these again.

She was shrewd since she was a child, regardless of her feelings, what Ye Qiufeng did after she came back was like taking every step to pave the way for her superiors.

First, the young lord ascended the throne to spy on the public's reaction, and then established a good relationship with the courtiers. Even if some courtiers had quarrels with her earlier, they can work together in peace now. Furthermore, when the court exchanged blood five years ago, all the courtiers were used. Well, she was away all year round, and she had close ties with local officials in various states, and half of the marching chiefs of the three armies were her front-line generals, and the other half were Wan Huhou's front-line generals.

Now, the three armies are needed first, and then Qingyuan is attacked, which angers Zhou Guo, and the whole court is in a state of panic, but she is very calm. Qing Yuan angered Zhou Guo, deliberately creating a crisis.

Even if the superior will be murmured by the people that his name is not right and his words are not going well, the recovery of Hu and Su Qi counties, the national humiliation, and the people's hearts will be smooth, from the beginning to the end, no matter how you look at it, it is a series of routines.

But I also want to believe her, I believe that she has her own ideas, overall, the Yue country seems to be getting stronger and stronger, she will not bring disaster to the country and the people, but she is usurping the country, like boiling a frog in warm water, knowing something is wrong, but willing to accept it, Because it is harmless and beneficial.

While thinking about it, the warmth of her back became tighter, her lower abdomen was hugged even tighter, her neck was gently rubbed against her cheeks, and the soft kisses on her shoulders aroused electric currents, which flowed all over her body , making the body slightly dry and hot.

"Mu Yu, what time is it?" Warm breath came to her ears, her reason was once again defeated by her gentleness.

The scent of sandalwood burned by time has faded away:

"It should be the beginning of the year (17 o'clock)."

Ye Qiufeng was startled and dozed off, and quickly sat up:

"I overslept for an hour."

Hua Muyu also sat up, just put on the nightgown hastily, silently watched Ye Qiufeng change in a hurry, then took her clothes, and changed for her:

"The commander in chief of the Four Routes of the Bravery Army, as well as the heroes of the DPRK and China, need to be awarded with titles and rewards. Today we need to draw up a decree, and tomorrow we will be rewarded by the court. You should also get up. These things need to be discussed with you."

"Chaozhong|Heroic official?" Hua Muyu asked lightly.

The corner of Ye Qiufeng's mouth twitched into an unspeakable and wry smile:

"The main thing is... to support my superiority."

The two looked at each other, each with unclear meanings in their eyes. After pondering for a long time, a soft "um" came out from Hua Muyu's throat.

It seemed that she could only agree, because she had all the soldier symbols of the [-]th Route Army in her hands, and the courtiers all wanted her and herself, but it was difficult to choose between the two.

"Autumn wind," Hua Muyu pointed to her heart and temples successively:

"This heart wants to believe you, but here, I am on guard against you. On that day five years ago, Father Weng once said a word to me. He said, you will live and die with Huashi. My brain believes that you are planning to take revenge every step of the way. .”

Ye Qiufeng stopped the hands that were changing her clothes, the hands gradually slipped off, and chuckled softly:

"Your brain is like a knife, it always stings me, but I understand you, and you know that, at this point, you have no choice but to obey, but I still want you to believe me, My brain, and my heart, all I want from the beginning to the end are you, the military power and the throne, I will not give it back to you, but I am yours."

After the words fell for a long time, Hua Muyu didn't speak. Ye Qiufeng sat on the edge of the bed, just looking at each other like this, wanting to see something through the other's eyes, get some answers, so as to calm down.

Hua Muyu is good at hiding her inner voice, she hides it for a long time without revealing anything, only her eyes are cold, Ye Qiufeng's eyes show a trace of injury, shrinking back, ready to show weakness and surrender at any time, but it is also because of her that she must never let go. You can only do it if you are in a high position.

Two hours ago, it was still lingering like glue, but now... Ye Qiufeng approached her lips tentatively until the lips touched softly, tentatively sucking the kiss, Hua Muyu neither refused nor responded, and Ye Qiufeng got hurt again.

The high place is extremely cold, and it is she who is colder than the high place.

Just when they were about to leave, Hua Muyu suddenly parted her lips and teeth, kissed her back, wrapped her hands around her, and wrapped her arms around her shoulders, the response became more and more intense.

Not long after, Hua Muyu softened her eyes, raised her head slightly, and stared at Ye Qiufeng:

"I hurt you again, does it hurt?"

"pain."

"What I said just now is the me from before and the me from now. When you stare at me, I can see the light in your eyes, and I just want to believe you. You are not a person who harms the country and the people and seeks self-interest. If you are, I will also won't like you."

Hua Muyu comforted her with soft eyes, stroking the back of her neck with her slender hands, as if comforting a wronged child.

Ye Qiufeng curled up a wry smile:

"To tell you the truth, I'm just seeking personal gain, seeking...you."

……

太府寺从国库调出5000两金子（6600斤），用以供军器监铸造20万枚“大越勇武”金符，金符半寸宽、一寸半长（2*5cm）。

Because it is used to reward military exploits, each gold talisman is full of materials, and it can be used as three thousand coins (8000 yuan) when used as money.

In addition, 8000 taels of gold were transferred to make 1320 gold coins. Because they were used to reconcile with Wu, the materials used were thinner, and each coin was only worth 5 yuan ([-] yuan, weighing [-] grams). With a clever communication, the cost of military expenses with Wu dropped from one month to only three days.

There are many more courtiers who come to the Chang Dynasty than before. The six ministries, nine temples and six supervisors with the rank of adjutant and above all have to participate in the Chang Dynasty. In addition, the marching officers of the three armies are also called to the court. Two rows are arranged on both sides of the main hall. In the case of Zhu, hundreds of people participated in the court.

Outside the Great Inner Hall, there were still twenty carriages parked, which were full of golden talismans of bravery.

Ye Qiufeng stood on the steps in front of the big screen, holding the Zhaoshu and read:

"Zhang Mingzhong, Minister of the Ministry of War, made contributions to peace talks in Suzhou, recovery of Lake, and seven counties of Su, and contribution to Anmin in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. In particular, he was ennobled as the Lord of Qingxi County, and rewarded [-] households in the city with food."

"Yin Rui, Minister of the Weiwei Temple, made great contributions to helping the people during the transition of kingship. In particular, he was ennobled as the Duke of Kaihua County and rewarded [-] households in the city with food."

"Li Xu, the Minister of Dali Temple, served as the four kings for more than [-] years. He devoted himself to his duties and maintained a long-term order. In particular, he was ennobled as the Duke of Yong'an County and rewarded [-] households in the city with food."

……

A total of eight county princes (the second grade) were knighted, and after they were awarded gold charms and jade belts with green ribbons:

"Xiao Wenshan, the marching chief of the Dongnan Road of the Valiant Army, led the army to conquer Zhangzhou. He made great achievements. He was named the Duke of Nanjing County, rewarded thousands of households in the city, and bestowed it on the county government of Nanjing County."

"Jiang Hanlin, the chief of the South Road March, led the army to break the city of Quanzhou. He made great contributions. He was named the Duke of Changtai County, rewarded thousands of households in the city, and bestowed the county government of Changtai County."

The Dukes of Hua'an County, Dukes of Hui'an County, Dukes of Dehua County, Dukes of Tong'an County, Dukes of Zhangping County, Dukes of Yongding County, and Dukes of Dongshan County, all the courtiers in the palace were in a state of restlessness after they conferred titles on nine county princes (from the second grade) at one go. stand up.

Xiao Yongchang, who was summoned by Ye Qiufeng as a special case, also took a seat beside him. He carried Hua Muyu away earlier, and later he made great achievements in calming the chaos. Because of his broken leg, he had to retreat.

A knighthood is just an honorary conferment of "salary increase", not an actual official position. After he resigned as a military attache, his monthly salary has increased a lot. The master-servant court rarely confers empty titles, and no one seems to care too much about it.

"Xiao Yongchang, the former deputy general of the brave military army, has countless military exploits. He has been ordered to face danger many times. He is physically disabled and strong. Specially, he was ennobled as Duke of Jinjiang County, rewarded [-] households in the city, and bestowed on the Duke of Jinjiang County. The title can be heirs."

Xiao Yongchang stood up with a smile on his face. He was originally from Jinjiang. He came to Yue when the brave army was defeated and fled Fujian more than ten years ago. Lieutenant General Zhidu, Quanzhou, which belongs to Jinjiang County, has now become the territory of Yue State, and he can be regarded as returning home in good clothes.

"Brave! Brave! Brave!"

On the left side of the sitting hall, the marching chief of the brave army and the joining army (marching staff officer) stood up and shouted excitedly, their voices were thick and loud, and the noisy civil servants frowned.

On the right, the Yijin Army and the Pioneer Battalion only frowned and remained silent, thinking, they are still practicing the water army, wait... they must get more rewards than your brave army.

"It's so noisy, what are you shouting for?" Zhang Mingzhong scolded, but his voice was drowned in the shouting, and no one could hear him.

……

Quanzhou.

Ten horse-drawn carriages entered the city one after another, and Fang Street in Quanzhou was quite empty in an instant. The brave army and the patrolling generals flocked to the state capital or county capital one after another, lined up neatly, and received the reward——

Golden Talisman of Bravery.

"It's golden, it's so beautiful, much better than the 'dog tag'."

General Lang, who received the golden talisman, held the golden talisman in his hand and looked at it happily, comparing the dog tag and the golden talisman back and forth.

Dog tags are identification cards for military membership.

"Take it home and put it away, it's worth our two months' money."

"No, I want to hang it on my waist."

Qiu Hu, governor of Quanzhou, made a special trip back to the West Mansion and had a face-to-face chat with Ye Qiufeng for a while. He was full of worries and pressure.

This time he came back to Quanzhou from Xifu, and when he came back, he saw these generals with triumphant faces and golden talismans hanging on their waists, he rolled his eyes fiercely because of his annoyance.

"Smelly soldier, poor and poor."

Before Feng Kedao left Quanzhou, he left behind a patent——

The "subject" of Qingyuan Town, Zhou Guo, pays 10 taels of gold and 50 shi of grain every year.

The problem is that there are only two prefectures in Qingyuan Town, and the two prefectures are shared equally. Quanzhou needs 5 taels of gold and 25 shi for grain.

There are only [-] households in Quanzhou, of which [-]% are farmers, and [-]% are forestry households, industrial households, and commercial households.

If it is shared equally, in addition to paying more than 6000 yuan in taxes, each household has to pay three stones (310 catties) of grain. Isn't this driving the people to a dead end?With such a situation, it is no wonder that so many escaped households fled abroad.

Earlier, when Quanzhou was still under the rule of Chen Jichuan, more than half of the grain production was scraped away from the taxes and rents collected by the local government, not counting other items. Serving ten mu of land throughout the year could instinctively plant a hundred stones (ten thousand liter) food, but after payment of tax and rent, there are at most [-] liters left over, leaving [-] liters as rations, and selling the rest to make up for the annual tribute, not to mention that people not only need to eat rice, You also need to eat salt, dress, keep warm and so on.

Now Quanzhou has actually changed hands, but the burden of annual tribute is still there, and the people who fled abroad dare not come back even if they want to go back to their hometown.

The Si Nong Temple collects grain twice a year, and the court can bear the annual tribute of grain and tax. After three years of exempting from taxes and rents, more people will move to Quanzhou to pick up the wasteland.

Of the 200 million mu of cultivated land in Quanzhou, [-]% have been abandoned, and some farmers have been relocated here. The average field per household is ten mu, and the yield per mu is five stones.

Quanzhou can only sow one more season this year. If [-] peasant households can be relocated this year, the number of peasant households in Quanzhou will reach [-]. Collecting [-] yuan to collect the New Year's tribute, as well as to bear the operating expenses of the local state capital, the food towns of the princes, the construction of the state and county, etc., so cost-effective, only six and a half yuan per liter of grain?

Farmers in Quanzhou are obviously unfair compared to farmers in other states. As a result, families in other states are even less willing to come to Quanzhou.

After thinking about it, Quanzhou, a place that is about to fall into the sea, can only find a way from Tingzhou——

Tingzhou borders the Han Kingdom, and we went to Tingzhou to rob the fleeing households from outside. It is already the beginning of summer, and it is the time for planting autumn seedlings, so we have to solve the problem of farmers quickly.

……

Hangzhou Bay City Shipping Department, after work this day, the little girl did not go to the West Mansion, but followed the vanguard army with the grandfather and other laborers, and poured into Kunshan through the city gate.

After entering the city, Kunshan was as depressed as the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, and no one could be seen. It was like an empty city. After the pioneer battalion entered the city, they did not stop walking, but continued to move northward to the north gate of Kunshan, and then temporarily stationed there .

The old man led the little girl back to the village. The five mu of land in his family looked like it had been eaten by dogs. It was in a mess. It could be seen that the local officials couldn't harvest it enough, so they evacuated Kunshan after wreaking havoc.

The village was as quiet as if there was no one there. The grandpa and grandson tentatively knocked on the door from house to house, and called twice to inform them of safety outside, but there was no movement inside the house.

After a long time, I saw someone walking out of the house tremblingly, seeing the mess of my own field, and my eyes were darkened.

Changshu County is located in the northernmost part of Suzhou, and it took five days for the Pioneer Camp to enter the city.

At this moment in Changshu County, there is a lot of chaos, and the officials are banging the door from house to house. They can't knock on the door, so they go to the next house, and some windows have been demolished. After looking at it, The valuable ones were taken away directly, and the young and strong ones were also taken away directly when they saw the young and strong hiding inside.

Xing'er, who was sent back to her hometown by Ye Qiufeng eight years ago, soon got married according to her parents' orders and the words of a matchmaker, and gave birth to two sons and a daughter.

Not long after getting married, the mansion sent a man to look for her, thinking of Ye Qiufeng's advice not to go back to the palace, so he hid and didn't see anyone. He only knew that the mansion had sent a message to call her into the palace. After hesitating, it was finally no reply.

Unexpectedly, four years later, Changshu fell. She changed from a native of Yue to a native of Wu, and she could not go back. When the livelihood was difficult, her husband was arrested again and had to sell the gold bracelet given to her by the mansion. , life is poor but not extremely difficult.

Seeing that extreme hardship is just around the corner, and those magistrates outside are searching from house to house, I can hardly breathe these days, and the food stock at home is becoming less and less.

Not long ago there was a rumor that Changshu was going to be taken back by the Yue Kingdom. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I can only hide and stand next to each other, hoping to survive until that day.

A few days later, when the outside finally calmed down, Xing'er boldly opened the door of the house, and there was only an endless mess in front of her eyes. The local officials had disappeared, and the surrounding villagers seemed to have disappeared as well, and there was no one in sight.

Zhang Mingzhong arranged for more than a dozen county-level local officials and more than a hundred local officials to follow the Pioneer Camp into Changshu County, and post notices everywhere to restore order in Changshu County as soon as possible, so that Fangjie shops can continue to operate as usual.

Sinong Temple sent a team of people to build granaries and open grain stores, and Taifu Temple brought dozens of carts of copper coins and money, and the iron coins were exchanged for copper coins at a rate of ten to one.

The Vanguard Battalion dispatched a thousand generals to patrol Changshu. They were paid by the Ministry of War and dispatched by the county government. With iron basins or gongs in their hands, they banged and shouted everywhere:

"Boom!"

"Recover Suzhou! Three years free of taxation! Come out and change the main residence! Get a thousand copper coins!"

Xing'er stared blankly, looking at the green-robed officials passing by beating the gong in the distance, and walked towards the Changshu county government a few miles away in a strange footsteps.

The county has long been crowded with people exchanging money and changing their primary residence. Xing'er was crowded for a long time before she got a golden satin dental plaque with the words "principal residence" stamped on the upper right corner with an old bamboo dental plaque. "The two characters, on which are recorded her surname, occupation, residence, etc.

He also got a familiar piece of money, one gold is worth a thousand dollars.

"Master Guan, can I go to the West Mansion?" Xing'er took out the summons that General Lang sent a few years ago, the summons had been wrinkled.

Hu Sisilang glanced at the summons, and said casually:

"of course can."

……

In the huge Danbo Garden, half of the garden is filled with yellow, red or white flowers.

Sitting in the spring pavilion, drinking fruit wine and eating mutton slices happily, instead of admiring the flowers, just to see which flowers can be picked and dried for use as medicine.

Hua Muyu is interested in admiring the flowers, but it is not a pity that once the flowers bloom, they will be picked and dried in the sun, after all, they are for Ye Qiufeng.

There is also a piece of Datura grass alone in the garden. It is reported that Datura grass likes temperature and sunshine, and cannot stand the cold in winter, so it can only be planted in spring and harvested in autumn, and survive the winter with seeds.

In addition to planting flowers, she also plans to go to the dining room to learn how to cook. The delicacies from various states are not inferior to those in the palace, and are even fresher than those in the palace. I have hardly eaten hot dishes that have just been made several times.

And Ye Qiufeng doesn't seem to be picky about food. Apart from knowing that she loves meat and courgettes, she also eats other dishes and is not picky, but I don't know if she likes them or not.

"Emperor Yi returns to sister, to benefit Yuanji." Looking at the peach blossoms in full bloom, Buyou sipped fruit wine, and muttered something confusing.

"What?" Hua Muyu didn't understand and asked casually.

"The peach blossoms are so beautiful."

"You Taoists are all so virtuous? You can't understand what you say." Hua Muyu drank a glass of fruit wine.

Not to be confused with a slightly bright smile: "Peach Blossom, it means a happy event, and it's very lively."

"happy event……"

Hua Muyu stood up, stared suspiciously at it, and turned to go to the inner hall.

In the inner hall, there were not many things on Zhu's case, only a dozen or so, which seemed to have just been dealt with, and Ye Qiufeng was lying on his side on the couch and taking a nap, apparently fell asleep.

Stretching out his hand and gently pushing, Ye Qiufeng turned slightly inside, lying flat on his back, without opening his eyelids, and smacked his mouth twice, as if he was dreaming.

Hua Muyu wasn't worried about waking her up, so she went around to the other side and lay down next to her, propped her cheek on her side, and raised her hand to caress her face.

His face was a little itchy, Ye Qiufeng opened his eyes a little, saw her, smiled slightly, and hugged her sideways, rubbing his chin against her forehead.

"Don't say that there is a happy event, what kind of happy event." Hua Muyu asked bluntly.

Ye Qiufeng opened his eyes, paused, then closed his eyes again, murmuring, as if in a dream:

"Nine county princes have been knighted, and nine county princes should be able to handle it."

It turned out that the deep meaning was here, but there was no movement at the moment, why did she look like she knew something in advance.Hua Muyu had a complicated expression.

Emperor Yi returns to his sister, to benefit Yuanji——

Zhou Wenwang Jichang judged the situation and believed that the time to destroy Shang was not yet ripe. In order to stabilize the Shang king and at the same time gain enough time, he married Shang to gain blessings.

After seizing all the Jiangnan and Jiangbei, the State of Yue should destroy the Han first, while the State of Zhou conquered Youyun in the north and settled Jingchu in the south.

If Hua Muyu saw her dead body five years ago, she felt disheartened and hopeless, but today she is not in power, and the one with the most power is the Wu Kingdom, and you are the one who was used to marry for protection, so I can’t hear you anymore. , no one can take your life, unless you don't want it anymore, it can be seen that if you really died in the Toupong River, today you will...absolutely not.

Ye Qiufeng felt like he had been reborn from the ashes, and the usurper of the throne was so impeccable, although Hua Muyu had already noticed the clues.

But fortunately, you believe me.Ye Qiufeng stared at the person in his arms, and hugged her even tighter.

"Majesty, Your Highness, there are people outside the palace who are summoned to see you."

Hua Muyu sat up, looked at the crumpled old summoning letter, took a moment to recognize it, it was used to summon Xing'er more than five years ago.

"Bring it in."

After Lang Jiang nodded and left, Hua Muyu looked at Ye Qiufeng:

"It's an ultimatum to summon Xing'er."

"Xing'er?" Ye Qiufeng subconsciously looked at his right hand because of the long-awaited name.

Hua Muyu could see her reaction, there were two puncture wounds on her right hand.

"Let's talk, Xing'er is so noisy that her ears hurt."

Ye Qiufeng stood up, stretched his waist, and left the inner hall with a smile.

Unexpectedly, the 27-year-old Xing'er has long stopped making noises. It seems that life has deprived her of the strength to make noises. Even expressing her shock is no longer the startled one she used to be, but rather calm.

After Changshu fell, she had no way of knowing what happened to the West Mansion, and Hua Muyu didn't bother to say much, so she just asked directly:

"Xiao Yehou's puncture wound on his right hand is related to you?"

Xing'er nodded and talked about the general ins and outs, and it was only then that Hua Muyu really realized the reason why she, who was quick to react, instinctively blocked flying blades with her bare hands, but chose to use her back in the end.

Recently, my mind has been complicated, and I have forgotten the important past that I should remember more clearly, so that I hurt her recklessly like before.

With a sigh, Hua Muyu gritted her teeth and stared at Xing'er:

"If you were not called back then, if I had known earlier..."

If she had known earlier, it seemed that nothing could have been changed. At that time, she and her father had already reached the point where they were forced into the palace without even realizing it.

The Yijin Army is the pro-army of the Yue Kingdom. It is equipped with thirteen armors (iron armor) as standard all year round. Even when Xiao Yongchang's leg was hacked, the leather armor he wore didn't block the sharpness much.

If he had known earlier, at least he would have been equipped with the Thirteenth Armor for the Valiant Army at that time?In this way, Ye Qiufeng doesn't have to suffer the pain of life being worse than death.

"When Changshu fell, I wanted to come here, but there was nowhere to go. After five years of hard life, I sold your gold bracelet before I ate my meat." Xing'er felt aggrieved by the hard times in the past.

"Deserving it."

"..."