In the spring of March, the fields and mountains are green. Many women and their children were looking for wild vegetables in the fields.

Aunt Cai raised her head, looked at the person who came and said with a smile: "Ah Qiao, why did you only come out now?" If you want to find good wild vegetables, you have to go further afield.

Ah Qiaoniang said with a smile: "Didn't his father go to the county to get good seeds yesterday? I thought it would arrive in the morning, but I didn't expect to have to plant other seeds in addition to receiving good seeds, so I couldn't get home until noon." "There are a lot of wild vegetables in spring, so I don't have to worry about starving to death for the time being. And now I have good seeds and bean seeds, and as long as I plant them, I can harvest them in July.

When Aunt Cai heard this, she smiled and said, "I heard that the artichoke seeds given this time can harvest thousands of catties per acre of land." When the planting comes out, we don't have to worry about going hungry anymore. "As long as you plant ten acres of artichokes, you can harvest 10,000 catties of artichokes, which is enough for their family to eat for a year or two.

The government has posted a notice saying that Princess Pingxi has ordered that Henan will be exempted from taxes this year. However, if it is a good harvest, the good seed needs to be returned. In previous years, the taxes paid by the common people accounted for fifty or sixty percent of the harvest. Now that the taxes are completely exempt, there are only as many good seeds as there can be, and the common people are too happy to get the news.

Ah Qiao's mother was also full of smiles: "Yes, then you won't have to be hungry anymore." "Because there is a clansman in their village who is the prefect, more than sixty percent of them have survived. In other villages, it's good to survive three achievements.

This scene not only happened in Caijia Village, but also happened in many places in Henan and Shanxi. Despite their hardships, they are now full of hope, so they are all full of energy.

As soon as the voice of "report ......" sounded, the people in the entire Pingxi Royal Mansion knew that another war report had arrived.

Yuxi opened it and said with a smile: "The prince has beaten Tongzhou." Today, only Changzhou is left in the whole of Shaanxi. "However, Changzhou is not far from Henan, although it has not been defeated, it is already in their pocket.

The reason why Yunqing captured Shanxi so quickly was because he recruited another 80,000 soldiers and horses in Taiyuan, and then divided the troops into two routes. In this way, it occupies Shanxi in the fastest time.

Xu Wu nodded and said, "Shanxi has been captured by us, and most of Henan has fallen into our hands. Only Xu Zhen's side was not in a good situation. "So far, Xu Zhen has only captured two states.

Yuxi said: "Don't worry, wait for the war between Shanxi and Henan, and then solve the problem between Hubei and Shudi." "Yuxi is not only satisfied with Shanxi and Henan. Now the advantage is all on their side, and it would be foolish not to occupy these two places.

Xu Wu nodded and said: "It's not a big problem to capture Hubei, but the road to Shu is not easy to walk, and there are too many barbarians, so it is not easy to occupy it." "Although Xu Wu has never been to Shudi, he has heard that the road there is bumpy, with real nine bends and eighteen bends, and it is easy to get lost in it if no one leads the way. If you want to capture Shudi, the difficulty is not ordinary.

Yuxi smiled and said: "Although I have never been to Shu, the great poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty once wrote, 'Shu is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky'. Just from these words, I know that the road to Shu is not easy to walk. After saying this, Yuxi changed the topic: "But as long as you have the heart, no matter how difficult things are, you can solve them." "There is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart.

Xu Wu nodded and said, "What the princess said is true." ”

As he was talking, the outside came back and said that Tan Tuo was coming, and Xu Wu retreated very interestingly.

Tan Tuo handed the prepared list to Yuxi and said, "Princess, this is the list of officials sent to Shanxi and Henan. "These people, some of them are prefects, and some of them are judged, and their positions are all above the fourth rank and the fifth grade.

Yuxi looked at it seriously and nodded, "Yes." A total of 18 officials were selected to be sent to Shanxi and Henan provinces, and eight of them were selected for the first scientific examination.

Two-thirds of the people on this list were set by Yuxi, and the remaining one-third were recommended by Tan Tuo and other officials. The ability of the person determined by Yuxi is enough, but the qualifications are not enough, and there is a controversy about this matter.

Tan Tuo hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Princess, is there too many people assigned this time?" In fact, Tan Tuo wanted to say that Yuxi should not send Liu Zijia and Zong Siyuan to Henan and Shanxi at one time. These people were selected by Yuxi, and as soon as they came out, they were labeled as Yuxi. Now that all these eight people are dispatched, the rumors of Yuxi's use of his own people are more and more confirmed. As for the other four people appointed by Yuxi, they are all officials who have been in the office for many years, so there is no controversy.

Yuxi chuckled and said, "Master Tan, I know you're afraid that those people will be dissatisfied. But what if they are dissatisfied? Do I have to look at their faces and act badly?" In this case, it is natural to make people red.

After a pause, Yuxi showed a sarcastic smile: "I didn't give in before because I was afraid of them, but because I wanted to ensure internal stability." But now that Xihai and Yucheng are too peaceful, she has no scruples. These people privately criticized them and let them go, if they dared to twitter in front of her, then don't blame her for being polite. I really thought she was the soft persimmon, and she pinched it if she wanted to.

Looking at the imposing Yuxi, Tan Tuo's words to his mouth finally swallowed back. He should know that the princess has never been a lord who swallows her anger. Before, forbearance was forced by the situation, but now that the situation is clear, she is not ready to continue to endure it.

This list was sent down, as Tan Tuo thought, and caused a lot of controversy. Some of them can't bear it anymore.

Xu Daniu was on vacation this day, and his brother-in-law Sun Chao came to the door. Sun Chao said a few words of no to Yuxi indignantly, and then said: "Brother-in-law, Princess Pingxi is now reusing her own people, and after a while, she will start to exclude dissidents." When the time comes, where will we stand?"

Xu Daniu doesn't look rude, but he can sit in second command in the guards of Pingxi Palace, and he has his own advantages. When Xu Daniu first heard Sun Chao's criticism of Yuxi, his face was ugly. However, he wanted to know Sun Chao's intention, so he didn't interrupt. At this time, Xu Daniu said with a kind face: "There is no place for you to stand, then you can tell me, which tablet are you from?" Sun Chao is not successful in martial arts, but he is literate and hyphenated, so after getting married, for the sake of his wife, Xu Daniu gave him a nine-grade gap in the yamen.

Sun Chao looked at Xu Daniu and became angry, and he was also a little scared. However, thinking of the various benefits promised by the man, he suppressed this fear again: "Brother-in-law, Princess Pingxi wants to make the entire northwest her one word. When the time comes, even the prince will have to look at her face if he is afraid......"

Before he could speak, he was slapped on the ground by Xu Daniu. Because of the force, the corners of Sun Chao's mouth were beaten and bloodied.

Sun Chao was beaten for the first time since he was a child, and he was beaten so badly. looked at Xu Daniu, his eyes showed horror

Xu Daniu said coldly: "The prince and the princess are also something you can criticize, don't implicate me if you want to find death." ”

Sun Chao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "Brother-in-law, you can't help the abuse...... The people who support Yuxi are all aiding and abusing in their eyes.

Xu Daniu was too lazy to say to Sun Chao: "Get out." Seeing that Sun Chao didn't move, Xu Daniu said: "If you don't get out, I'll let the family drag you out." ”

When Sun heard the news that his younger brother had been beaten by her husband and bled out, she hurried over. At this time, Sun Chao had already left the Xu Mansion.

Although Xu Daniu is a rough person, he still likes Sun's young, beautiful and knowledgeable daughter-in-law. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to find an errand for Sun Chao, who was not successful.

Sun looked at Xu Daniu's gloomy face, and knew that her brother must be her brother who was in trouble again. Sun Shi gave Xu Daniu a good breath, and said: "He is a bastard, don't worry about him." Although he felt sorry for his younger brother being beaten, the Sun family knew the severity. In her mind, her husband and children are the most important thing to her. can't have a disagreement with her husband for the sake of her younger brother and her mother's family.

Xu Daniu said coldly: "In the future, without my permission, he will not be allowed to enter our house." ”

Sun's face changed slightly, and he asked softly, "What did he do? ”

Xu Daniu saw his wife's soft voice, and his anger subsided, and said: "He just instigated me to unite with people outside to deal with the princess? He himself has no brains to find death, and he still wants to drag me to die together?"

Hearing this, Sun Shi said in a lost voice: "You said he wants to deal with the princess?" Seeing Xu Daniu nodding, Sun's face turned red with anger: "This brainless thing, he wants to kill the whole family." "Princesses, one finger can pinch them to death.

Xu Daniu said: "This bastard must have been bewitched. You have to remind your father-in-law and mother-in-law about this, and let them take care of him, and don't get involved in this case! If something really happens, no one can save him. "He's not going to save such a brainless thing anyway.

Sun nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely let my father and mother take a good look at him, and I can't let him cause trouble." ”

Xu Daniu thought for a while and said to the Sun family: "Many people are dissatisfied with the princess's administration, saying that the princess is the princess Si Chen, and there are many rumors that are unfavorable to the princess. It was only a small range before, but it has become more and more intense since last year, and now there are even people who say that the princess is the second martial artist. Now that they have completely annoyed the princess, the princess is afraid that she will go on a killing spree. During this time, don't see anyone else except your mother, and don't go out. "They can't touch it.

Sun is not a person who is unaware of foreign affairs, and he also knows a lot about outside affairs. Sun frowned and said, "But now that the prince is fighting outside, is it really good for the princess to do it now, aren't you afraid of causing chaos?"

Xu Daniu smiled and said, "Just a few disgruntled sour Confucians, what kind of chaos can be caused by spreading rumors there." The princess knew it, otherwise she wouldn't have had a seizure at this time. ”

Sun said worriedly: "If someone instigates the generals in the army, it will cause chaos at that time. ”

Xu Daniu chuckled and said, "Yu Cong is not dissatisfied with the princess, and besides, there is an old lady here!" Yu Cong was in charge of the 30,000 elite soldiers in the suburbs. This elite soldier was left behind to protect the pickaxe city. Of course, to be exact, it is to protect Yuxi and a few children.

Sun hesitated and said, "But I heard that the princess and Old Lady Huo had several conflicts. Therefore, the old lady is very dissatisfied with the princess?"

Xu Daniu chuckled and said: "The princess has great respect for the old lady, where there will be conflicts, don't listen to those nonsense outside." "Those people want to deal with the princess, but they are just hitting a stone with an egg.