When Yang Sichang, Hou Sui, Hou Ke and Shen Zizheng stepped into Feng's mansion, Feng Ziying also happily greeted them.

"Wen is weak, Ruogu, Ruopu, Junyong, Happy New Year."

"Ziying, Happy New Year." Yang Sichang strode forward, took Feng Ziying's hand, looked up and down, and smiled, "After the wedding, your complexion is very unusual, no wonder I haven't seen you much for so long, even the Hanlin Academy is rarely here, but you haven't worked in the Chinese calligraphy department for a long time, why doesn't Lord Gao ask about your whereabouts?" ”

"Wen is weak, you are knocking on the door to be a villain, how can there be a person like you, who talks about these boring things like this in the first month?" Feng Ziying said happily: "Why didn't I go to the Hanlin Academy?" It's just that it's not my forte to revise history, so I won't be ugly in front of you and Zhenchang. ”

"Then you shouldn't be blind to everyone, and you're still looking to talk to you." Yang Sichang's aura was magnificent, but his tone was full of solemnity.

"Oh? Wen is weak, looking at your posture is to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, I thought that the first group of guests at the beginning of the year was to walk around and get close. Feng Ziying saw Yang Sichang's solemn tone, but she didn't dare to slack off, "Please." ”

Sit down in the flower hall, and wait until the servant brings the tea, Feng Ziying waved his hand to signal the idlers to go down first.

"Wen is weak, it's rare to see that you're a little impatient, what's wrong?" Feng Ziying was curious.

This big group of people came to the door, and it looked like walking among friends during spring break, but it seemed that there was something else going on.

Although Yang Sichang is not as close as himself and several classmates of Qingtan Academy, he is also one of his close friends, especially his father Yang He and Qiao Yingjia are kind to each other, and he is one of the leaders of Huguangshi, so the relationship is not ordinary.

"Ziying, I originally made an appointment with Ruogu, Ruopu and Junyong to come to the door to say goodbye, Ziying was supposed to congratulate her on her newlywed, but I didn't expect to get some news this year ago, which made me a little unable to sit still, and I just wanted to ask Ziying about some things, so I simply came together." Yang Sichang nodded.

"What kind of news made Wen weak unable to sit still?" Feng Ziying was also quite surprised.

Reasoning, these New Year visits are all about saying some festive and auspicious words, everyone drinks and talks, and rarely talks about business, even if there is, it should be a relatively relaxed topic, but Yang Sichang's attitude is obviously not.

"A few years ago, several old Wuling family members in the family came to Beijing to visit my father, and inadvertently talked about the return of people from their side to Banzhou and Shuixi, saying that the price of grain there has risen a lot in the past two years, and some things such as buffalo horn, lacquer, glue and other things have also risen a lot, and many things are even more priceless,......

"Wait, Wen is weak, you said that the price of food in Banzhou has risen a lot? When did it start? Feng Ziying was a little surprised.

This is inconsistent with the news he obtained, Wang Yingxiong gave him the news that the grain prices in Banzhou and Chongqing had only risen slightly, and he couldn't see much clue, but Yang Sichang said that the grain prices in Banzhou had risen sharply, which was strange.

Yang Sichang smiled at the corner of his mouth, he knew that he couldn't hide this guy, and he even knew that the price of food in Banzhou had risen sharply, which showed that this guy had indeed been paying attention to the situation in Banzhou.

Seeing Yang Sichang's expression, Feng Ziying knew that she had been fooled, and shook her head, "Wen is weak, give me this hand?" ”

"Hehe, who told you to keep your mouth shut? Such a militaristic matter, if you don't react to the court, you are misleading the country. Yang Sichang also said with a smile.

"Yes, Wen is weak, you don't button my hat and seek his own government in his position, don't the two adults of the military department know about this? Besides, why do you say anything that is anti-willful, maybe it is your words that can force others to rebel? Feng Ziying fought back.

"Hmph, if there is no objection, how can you force it to say it?" Yang Sichang sneered, "Does Ziying still think that the situation over there can be stabilized?" ”

Feng Ziying was silent for a moment before asking, "You said that the materials such as horns, glue, and lacquer over there are priceless, but is it true?" ”

"How can I lie about such a thing?" Yang Sichang said: "My family often go to Chongqing to sell tung oil, the price of all kinds of materials has been very concerned, plus my father has been engaged in military affairs in the past two years, and has also asked about the price of related materials of the clan, so the family has an impression of this, I did not expect that since the beginning of last year, the price of horn and rubber paint materials in Chongqing has risen a lot, and the price of tung oil has also risen a lot, and the clansmen complained in front of my father, which attracted my father's attention, and later went to the Ministry of War to verify ,......"

Feng Ziying laughed, "So it involved me?" ”

"Lord Zhang and Lord Chai should have known about it for a long time, but I feel that they don't seem to pay enough attention to this, probably because they think Yang Kedong has been very obedient, right? But how could Yang Yinglong destroy his ambitions because of one son? Yang Sichang's eyes were like torches, staring at Feng Ziying.

Wang Yingxiong focused on collecting intelligence from the southwest, so naturally he couldn't hide it from his boss, Feng Ziying also reminded Chai Ke, but as he just said, just some information in this regard, I'm afraid it is difficult to convince the chief officials who thinks who will rebel.

After all, this word doesn't dare to be easily buckled on anyone's head, it means that it is a catastrophe of raiding the family and destroying the clan, and the other party is still the big toast of the ruling party.

"Zhang Gong and Chai Gong should have some preparations, I originally heard Fei Xiong talk about the dominance of the toast over there, the liuguan is very bullied over there, of course, there are many liuguan who are indeed greedy and lawless, causing anger among the people in the local area, and they are also used by some toasts,......"

Feng Ziying rubbed the wrinkles on her forehead, and subconsciously frowned when she often thought about it, Feng Ziying was really worried that she would become a little old man before she was thirty years old, which was too worrying, and she could only use the methods in her previous life to solve the wrinkles

"Ziying, I'm afraid those are two different things, right? If the officials are at fault, it should be the matter of the imperial historians, and the toast can reflect it to the imperial court, which has nothing to do with dissent. Hou Sui couldn't help but interject.

"Ruogu, it can't be said that it is two different things, if the officials sent by our court in the past can clean up the government and appease the people, and be honest and honest, I think the local public opinion may not be easily coerced and manipulated by these toasts. How many soldiers can Banzhou have, how many soldiers does Shuixi have, and how many soldiers does Yongning have? If there are no people coerced by them, how can they dare to rebel?"

Feng Ziying did not think of Hou Sui's view.

"Yongning? Shuixi? Yang Sichang was a little dumbfounded.

He only knew that there was a situation in Banzhou, but he didn't expect that Shui Xi and Yongning would still come out of Feng Ziying's mouth.

Although the Tusi forces in these two places are far less powerful than Yang Yinglong in Banzhou, the problem is that they are almost connected and can be horns of each other, once it is really chaotic, it will really be out of control.

"What's wrong, Wen is weak?" Feng Ziying didn't expect that Yang Sichang didn't know that Shuixi and Yongning also had problems.

"Ziying, Shuixi and Yongning also have problems? Where did you get this news? Yang Sichang was in a hurry, it seems that even his father didn't mention the toasts in Shuixi and Yongning.

"It's hard for me to say if there is a problem with these two toasts, but you can see how far apart they are, once Yang Yinglong really rebels, can Shuixi and Yongning be stable?" Feng Ziying asked rhetorically, "There are some things, I'm afraid we need to take into account the worst side, these toasts are all self-respecting soldiers, and they can peek at the reality of the court at any time, which is really difficult to reassure." ”

"Ziying, there has to be a basis for that, right? Why do you want to say that it is Shuixi and Yongning, and there are Shuidong and Sizhou in that area, but you don't mention it? Yang Sichang was not so easily fooled, and asked in a deep voice.

Feng Ziying didn't expect Yang Sichang to be so difficult, he can say that this is the memory brought to him by the history of his previous life, the rebellion of Lu'an and the rebellion of Banzhou are the two major rebellions in the southwest of the late Ming Dynasty that he can recall, Yang Yinglong of Banzhou Needless to say, this is what the imperial court has been staring at for a long time, but the two families of Shuixi and Yongning, he can only be said to be implicated.

Wang Yingxiong's informant report also proves that Shuixi and Banzhou do have close contacts, the Great Zhou is no longer the Ming Dynasty, and the relationship between Banzhou and Shuixi can no longer be characterized by the memory of the previous life, but can only be judged by the entanglement of interests.

"It's possible to say it, but the specific problem is analyzed specifically, the Sizhou Tian clan is already weak, and it is also very deferential to the imperial court, as for the situation of the Shuidong Song clan, it is similar, you can touch the situation yourself, it seems that Wen is weak, you are ready to go to the military department?" Feng Ziying was quite interested.

Like him, Yang Sichang, and Huang Zunsu are now all repaired by the Hanlin Academy, but at the end of the three-year period, they can either stay in the Hanlin Academy, or transfer to the Sixth Department and the Siyuan Temple, and even go to the place, Yang Sichang is different from himself, he will definitely not go to the place, and the Sixth Department is estimated to be the first choice, but Feng Ziying didn't expect Yang Sichang to finally choose the Ministry of War.

Yang Sichang hesitated for a moment, "I have this idea, but in the end, it depends on how the imperial court decides." ”

This is just a cover-up, although the new science and technology jinshi three-year period of government observation must be decided by the officials according to their respective performances, but like Yang Sichang, the second generation of super officials, not only his father is rising vigorously in the court, but he himself is a first-class jinshi, so he will naturally arrange it safely, and it is also the right thing to ask for the opinions of the other party.

Just like Feng Ziying, when it was time to determine where to go in the end, Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia would also ask for his opinion.

In the history of the previous life, although Yang Sichang was famous for his experience in the Ming Dynasty, he put forward the strategy of "four positive and six corners, ten sides of the net" when he extinguished the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but the starting point of his career was not to start with military affairs, but to make great achievements in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, especially the Ministry of Households, but now it is the Great Zhou, and it is naturally impossible to be like the history of the previous life.

In fact, his father Yang He made meritorious contributions to quell the rebellion in Western Xinjiang and was promoted, which is estimated to have increased Yang Sichang's interest in military affairs, so he began to focus on military affairs.