HLnovel Chapter 288 Follow-up and Family Letter
Chapter 288 Follow-up and Family Letter
The joys and sorrows of people are not shared, just like the rise and fall of countries. The national celebration of the Song Dynasty did not bring joy to the surrounding countries.
Because they discovered to their horror that the Song Dynasty, which had been gentle and "weak" since its establishment, began to bar its fangs that made people's necks cold, just like its predecessor, the Tang Dynasty, which came to an end 159 years ago.
Since Han Ming came into being, he has suppressed the rebellion in the south, and marched westward to attack the Xia Dynasty and northward to resist the Liao Dynasty. In just nine years, he has traversed thousands of miles of the territory of the Song Dynasty and has been victorious in every battle!!!
As the Battle of Pingxingguan came to an end, the situation between Song and Liao began to reverse visibly.
As a result of this war, the Song Dynasty completely released the national extremism and militarist enthusiasm that had been suppressed for nearly a hundred years.
The calls from all over the country for a northern expedition to recover the "Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun" grew louder and louder. This public opinion from the lower classes was reflected in the hands of the upper-level rulers. In addition to being able to use the people's hearts, it also accelerated the advancement of the new political reforms.
"Thriving" is no longer enough to describe the current social status of the Song Dynasty. It would be more vivid to summarize it with a hint of prosperity and vitality.
From east to west, from south to north, after nearly three years of full-scale promotion of Champa rice, the supply of Champa rice to the lower-class people was finally achieved in the third year of Zhiping.
Afterwards, after collective discussion by officials from the Sansi Yamen, including Wang Jiefu, a petition was submitted to the emperor requesting the restoration of the granary from the Sui and Tang dynasties - the 'Hanjia Granary'.
This suggestion was well received by the government and court officials. Since Han Ming put forward the policy of "pacifying the people and prioritizing grain", in just three years, the rampant banditry and rebellion in the Song Dynasty were greatly reduced.
Therefore, the ruling class of the Song Dynasty believed that as long as they had "food in hand", they would be able to "stay calm", so they increased food production and stabilized prices to ensure the lives of the people.
In order to maintain the current stable situation, Wang Jiefu and others believe that they should follow the example of the former Tang Dynasty and operate national granaries to ensure the country's food supply in the event of natural disasters or man-made disasters.
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, it has been using the former Tang Dynasty's "Hanjia Granary", which is known as the "largest granary in the world", but this time it only uses cellar No. 160.
Most of these cellars were abandoned after the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Due to the decreasing water volume of the Grand Canal during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and poor management, the efficiency of water transport declined.
Therefore, Wang Jiefu and others hoped to restore and restart the remaining cellars to ensure the control of grain in the world.
As a result, when the court unanimously agreed, a man named Han, who was far away in the northern border to deal with the follow-up matters, directly submitted a memorial.
Although the words were extremely tactful, they can be summed up in two sentences: one is opposition; the other is no money!
This was also the first time that Han sang a different tune from the core of the Han Party, or in other words, he sang a different tune from the entire court.
As a result, the plan to restart and repair the "Hanjia Granary" was directly stopped, but it also caused many people to have bad thoughts.
As the leader of the Han Party, Han has a disagreement with the core pillars of the party. Isn't this a good opportunity to divide, win over and attack them?
Indeed, ever since the Han Party was named by some people with ulterior motives, their foreign political stances have basically been unified, and they have never suddenly exposed their differences like they are doing now.
Many people interpreted this action as a dispute between Han and core figures of the Han Party such as Wang Jiefu, and that officials from the Sansi Yamen such as Wang Jiefu seemed to be breaking with Han Ming.
This gave the demons and monsters who had begun to bow down a glimmer of hope, and they thought that Han would soon be in a situation where everyone would turn against him.
When Mr. Han received the letter from his wife, he rolled his eyes and drank his tea in silence.
"Hahaha, these people from the Taijian and Censorate are still so simple-minded. They just raised objections to an issue, but they escalated it to the point of splitting the Han Party. You, Mr. Han, are about to be demoted."
"Interesting, so interesting..."
Gu Tingye looked at the letter from his wife Sheng Minglan. Although the crooked handwriting on the letter was ugly, it was extremely beautiful to him.
Sheng Minglan's letter and Yu Yanran's letter, one before and one after, both mentioned the tense situation in the capital.
It's just that Sheng Minglan wrote to Gu Tingye with a bit of a teasing tone. In the letter, she commented that Han was arrogant and reaped the consequences.
Looking at the overjoyed Gu Tingye, Han Ming directly reached out and pointed at Sheng Minglan's letter and said, "What are you so happy about? Look at how many sentences are written about you?"
Han's ruthless knife hit the complacent Gu Tingye hard, and in an instant, his whole face fell.
"Hey, Jingyuan, tell me, what exactly does my wife think of me now?"
"If you say she doesn't like me, it's not that bad, but if you say she cares about me, it doesn't seem like that!"
"It just always gives me a weird feeling, as if there's a veil between us, a little bit hard to understand..."
Gu Tingye approached Mr. Han and talked about Sheng Minglan in vivid detail.
As a result, the next second, Shi Tou, who was guarding the door outside the tent, couldn't help laughing, and then there was a "whimpering" sound with his mouth covered.
Besides Shi Tou, there was also Yong Zeng beside Han outside the tent. It was probably him who covered Shi Tou's mouth.
"Well, you are much more pretentious than me." Han made a casual comment and then shut up.
"No, let's talk about it again!" Gu Tingye grabbed Han's hand that was holding the bowl, with a sad expression on his face.
"What can I say? I, an outsider, can't interfere in your family affairs."
Han's somewhat lazy look made Gu Tingye's eyes twitch twice.
"Okay, okay, I can't beat you. You just want to know why your wife is so unpredictable."
"Hmmmm..." Gu Tingye nodded repeatedly.
"Just go home and ask your wife directly."
Han Ming shook off Gu Tingye's hand and drank his tea happily, not even noticing the other's uncomfortable expression as if he had eaten a fly.
"you!"
"If you keep getting jealous, be careful that even the vinegar jars in Bianjing City won't be enough for you to drink." Han Ming complained.
"e=(′o｀*)))Alas!" Gu Tingye sighed heavily, leaning his head on the ground and looking at the camp behind the gap in the tent door.
"Your wife is a strong-willed person who believes in 'it's better to rely on yourself than on others'. She might consider you her boss more than her official."
Han Ming felt a little regretful after saying this, and wanted to slap himself in the face for talking too much!
When Gu Tingye heard this, a trace of loneliness flashed across his eyes and he couldn't help but sigh twice.
"How I wish she could live freely and unrestrainedly, but unfortunately, I have become a shackle that holds her back."
Han didn't like what he heard and immediately retorted, "At least she doesn't have to worry about you all the time and be humble."
"If you let her marry into the Duke of Qi's mansion, just having a mother-in-law would be enough to trouble her for the rest of her life!"
Han Ming's words did make some sense, but Gu Tingye really couldn't accept Sheng Minglan's attitude towards him.
"Have some patience. She is a woman after all, and a kind and caring girl. You must not do anything that you will regret."
Han Ming poured the other party a bowl of tea and tried to persuade him.
"You're right. For me, Gu Erlang, there's no such thing as 'giving up'. One day, I'm going to make her accept me completely!!!"
Gu Tingye is an optimistic person.
"But there's one more thing you need to pay attention to. Your wife is the principal wife after all, and you have a pair of children."
"You still need to plan ahead with your eldest lady about the future of the Marquis's mansion regarding the legitimate and illegitimate children, and make sure everything is done correctly."
"If things get really messy later, don't blame me for not warning you!"
Han's words made Gu Tingye nod slightly and fall into deep thought.
"Your family is still the best. He's definitely the eldest son, no difference at all."
Gu Tingye's sigh made Han's mouth curl up and he couldn't help laughing.
"This kind of thing is destined by heaven. There's nothing I can do about it. Maybe God doesn't want me to be caught up in this kind of family dispute..."
Looking at Mr. Han who had a somewhat smug expression, Gu Tingye couldn't help laughing.