Yan Yunge sighed, looking quite regretful.

Ling Changzhi laughed loudly and was very happy.

"Even if the wife denies it, no one in the world believes that the wife is a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty. Everyone believes from the heart that the wife will rebel sooner or later. Grabbing the territory is just the first step."

Yan Yunge shook his head and sighed, "People's hearts are not old! Pingyang County is the first tax source of the court. My wife is loyal and was slandered by the villain and beaten to be a rebellious minister.

However... the purity of the purity will be clear, and Mrs. I disdained to defend myself. Those who believe that Mrs. I will believe it. It’s just a pity that Lord Ling refused to believe Mrs. I am really disappointing!”

It's so sincere!

However……

Ling Changzhi didn't believe a word.

Because she is best at acting.

He smiled clearly, "If Pingyang County had not been the first tax source of the imperial court, how could it have developed smoothly and smoothly in the past few years?

As early as the third year of Taining, the court could have broken the life of Pingyang County. Every drink and peck, there was a cause and effect.

The wife used taxes to ensure safety, but the court never made things difficult for her because of taxes. Taxes to maintain peace between the two sides. I just don’t know how long this peace can last?

Seeing that Mrs. has been doing things for nearly a year, she is quite unscrupulous, which is really worrying! This time, I came here because His Majesty was worried about her wife, worried that her wife would lose her mind and be blinded by greed."

Yan Yunge sneered when he heard this.

She said contemptuously: "Mr. Ling is indeed a loyal minister. He still did not forget to speak for the emperor at this time. Because I took action first and then reported, I served as the governor of Pingyang County. Xiao Yi was in a panic!

He sent you here just to determine whether I want to rebel, when to rebel, and when to rush south. Lord Ling asked me directly about these questions, why do you have to be so roundabout and waste each other's time."

Ling Changzhi said, "When talking to his wife, even if he talks nonsense, I don't feel bored, but it's quite interesting. I am not in a hurry, and I don't think it's a waste of time.

The lady was anxious. Could it be that Xiao Yi? He was so stingy! He was so chicky when he was a child, but when he grew up, he didn't expect to get worse.

He has already stepped down as the county magistrate, so why should he interfere with the conversation between you and me? I am now talking to the county magistrate of Pingyang County, not Xiao Yi's wife."

Yan Yunge pursed his lips and smiled, "Are you two cousins ​​born enemies? You talk badly about him in front of my wife, and he also talk bad about you. Your impressions in each other's eyes, well, seem to be insidious and cunning, and you are just a little-minded."

Ling Changzhi snorted coldly, with a stern expression on his face, "I know that Xiao Yi will definitely not say good things about me. He was a man who was a child, but still he was a beating when he grew up. As my cousin, I should take on the responsibility of teaching my younger brother and get rid of him."

Yan Yunge couldn't help laughing, "You two want to fight, just let go and fight, I will never interfere. I just don't know, the emperor has limited time for Lord Ling? It's almost a month since you left Jianzhou City. You have read everything you need to watch, and ask if you have anything you want to ask."

Ling Changzhi's expression suddenly became serious.

He looked solemn, "Madam is open and honest, and I cannot fall under the predicament. Do you want to ask Madam, do you have any plans to rush the south?"

Yan Yunge shook his head, "The south has abundant resources. Although I yearn for it, I know that people's hearts are in the court. So you reassure the emperor that my wife has no intention of urging troops to go south.

I only need the territory in the north and the two counties in the east. If the emperor is willing to cooperate and recall the officials of the two counties to the court, my wife will be grateful and will be rewarded with great retribution.

If the emperor refuses to cooperate, it doesn’t matter. At worst, he can fight a war to deter the people with his power and win over the hearts of the people.

But in this way, the emperor will not get any benefits and will be embarrassed in front of the people of the world. He will ask the Northern Wei people to make jokes!"

"You are threatening Your Majesty, and you dare to say that you are a loyal minister. When Mrs. Yan said that she is a loyal minister, can you be a little sincere?"

Ling Changzhi couldn't help but complain.

It's so shameless!

While praising himself as a loyal minister, he threatened him.

How can anyone be a loyal minister like this?

There is no such thing in the world.

Yan Yunge smiled, "Thank you for your reminder, I will strive to be sincere next time. Are you not curious about my return? As long as the emperor is willing to cooperate with me, the reward will be extremely generous!"

"What return? Money? Shares? Ordnance armor?"

"No! Just a mere thing can naturally not impress the king of a country. If nothing unexpected happens, Lord Ling wants to incite the emperor to the south, expand territory to the south, make unparalleled achievements, and establish supreme prestige. I'm right!"

Ling Changzhi: "..."

He paused in his hand and his heart was shocked, but he had to try his best to calm down and not let the other party see through his inner thoughts.

The only opponent in his life was indeed unable to hide it from her.

She closed her eyes slightly, her heart was ups and downs, and her mood was extremely complicated.

She continued, "You and the emperor are both unwilling to be mediocre. You are guarding the lost land in the south and the north, and you are powerless for the time being, what should you do?

You can't watch others make achievements and do nothing by yourself. After thinking about it, it's better to go south, occupy territory, expand territory, and make unparalleled achievements.

Isn't it a pleasure to wait until the time is right and the troops head north and fight to determine the world.

This plan also has another advantage. The army has been in war and there is no need to worry about the lack of military equipment and insufficient combat power.

Going south to expand can not only occupy territory, train troops, and consolidate imperial power, and have many benefits. If I were the case, I would have done this!"

"Hahaha……"

Ling Changzhi laughed loudly, "Mrs. I have a good idea, very good! So what is the court lacking when expanding south?"

Yan Yunge pursed his lips and smiled, "First, it's lack of money! Fortunately, I have solved this problem for the emperor. He invested in my ordnance workshop and distributed the money every year. Second, there was a lack of local guides. To be precise, it was a lack of a detailed map of the south. After all, it was to invade the south, and the map was the key to the key."

Ling Changzhi was in a state of turmoil and his eyes were lit.

But he is not in a hurry!

I believe the other party is more anxious than me.

He said another thing, "I heard that Pingyang County will hold the imperial examination in September this year, congratulations!"

Yan Yunge raised his eyebrows and smiled. He changed the topic so bluntly, and he was really insincere!

She smiled and said, "Yes, the imperial examination will be held in September. Your clan brother Ling Chang'an has decided to take the Pingyang County imperial examination. As long as he passes the examination, my wife will be awarded the title of the official position and start with the county magistrate and the local parents. By then, he should be the youngest county magistrate."

Ling Changzhi laughed, "Thank you for your love for your clan brother, I would like to thank you for your wife! There is something that the wife shouldn't know yet. When my official returns to Jianzhou, Your Majesty will officially announce that the imperial examination will be held in the court!"

Yan Yunge was stunned at first, then smiled, "So, you have resolved the opposition? It's a joyful congratulation! The imperial examination is a sign of prosperity!"

Ling Changzhi was a little surprised, "You, aren't you worried? Once the imperial examination was held, your Pingyang County would lose its advantage and would not even be recognized by scholars all over the world."

Yan Yunge dipped his finger in tea and drew a map on the desktop.

She pointed to the map and said, "This is Pingyang County, this is Bo County, and this is Dongyang County. It is connected together and absorbs 100,000 refugees and refugees, and the population has the hope of exceeding one million.

With a population of millions and an imperial examination, my wife is not worried at all. There are so many officials, which are higher than the salary and various reward measures set by the court, I believe that some scholars will definitely abandon the court and choose Pingyang County."

Ling Changzhi laughed meaningfully, "We might as well bet, is it the court that will last laugh or Pingyang County that will last laugh?"

Yan Yunge seemed to be smiling, "Does Lord Ling want to compete with me openly?"

"I don't deny that you think so."

"It seems that Lord Ling is very confident to govern the Southern Wei Dynasty like an iron barrel. He will be on the way north, just around the corner!"

"If the wife is tactful, it is not too late to make a choice now. Your Majesty is quite interested in Pingyang County and his wife's talent. Otherwise, he would not risk changing the ancestral system and give the wife an official."

Yan Yunge shook his head with a smile, "Your Majesty gave me an official position, and I am very grateful. However, I will not be able to follow my fate by changing my choices. I might as well reveal the truth to the Lord. In my opinion, the court is not only corrupt and old, but also worthless. The court has to change from beginning to end. Can His Majesty accept it?"

Ling Changzhi frowned, "From the wife's opinion, you are quite dissatisfied with the aristocratic family raising slaves and the court acknowledged this matter."

"There are thousands of people in the world, and more than half of them have become slaves from aristocratic families. It is really a big deal when I think of this situation! Lord Ling should now understand that our concepts have fundamentally conflicted. Therefore, it is impossible to cooperate."

"The princess's mansion is also raising slaves!"

Yan Yunge laughed and looked contemptuous, "The news that Lord Ling knows is already the old emperor's calendar. In the past half month, you have traveled all over the mountains and rivers of Pingyang County and visited several farms to check. Do you know that except for the managers of the farm, the rest of the farms are just long-term workers who signed long-term contracts, not slaves?"

Ling Changzhi was shocked. He really didn't know about this.

He had never talked to the Zhuang Gang in the farmland, but he just took it for granted that Zhuang Gang Gang was all slaves to the princess's mansion.

Yan Yunge pointed outside, "Pingyang County has developed commerce and trade, and everyone has the opportunity to have enough food and buy a house to send children to study. Do you think it can be done by just relying on political measures? No matter how much you invest, it will be in vain."

Ling Changzhi lowered his head and smiled, "It seems that our concepts are indeed in the opposite direction. Then... let's compete to see who will have better governance measures in the end and better consolidate the imperial power. If I lose one day, I will be convinced. If you lose, what should I do?"

Yan Yunge was very calm, "Of course, it comes from wherever you go. If I lose, I will go back to the prairie and eat sand, and I will never be disgusted with your king and minister."

"Then it's just a matter of determination!"

"Did you agree on the emperor's behalf in the two counties in the east?"
Chapter completed!