Chapter 71 (1/2)
”What is the matter?”
”But before we get down to business, should I go to see my mother first? You've been away for so long, and she's missing you
Yin Xun clenched his fist and said patiently, ”my brother knows what happened first.”
Yin Mu's face showed a puzzled look: ”son, why are you so anxious?”
”The matter of cold food powder has not been solved. I want to return to Luoyang as soon as possible.”
”Don't worry about this son,” said Yin mu. ”I've sent someone to help Cha Jinzhi. Cha Jinzhi is not a free man. Just leave it to them.”
”I have other things to do.”
”What's the matter?” Yin Mu asked curiously.
Yan Xun frowned. He could not lie to his brother, but he could not tell him that he was anxious to go back to see a woman.
”Zi Su,” Yin Mu looked at him closely, ”you have something to hide from me.”
Yin Xun turned away from him.
Yin Mu turned around him and suddenly said, ”zisu, are you in a hurry to see someone in Luoyang?”
Yin Xun's face changed slightly, but he still did not answer.
Yan Mu squinted at Yin Xun, approached his face and said, ”men and women? Why rush back to see him? ”
Yin Xun bit his teeth and took a deep breath. Then he calmed down and looked at him directly and said, ”if the emperor doesn't have anything to tell you, I'll leave first.”
”Wait a minute,” Yin Mu stopped him and sighed: ”when can zisu change his cold appearance? I have something important to discuss when I call you back from Luoyang. That is to move the capital. ”
”Moving the capital?”
”Yes,” said Yin mu, ”ten years ago, in the eighth year of my accession to the throne, I discussed with zisu about moving the capital. Because emperor Zu was born here and accumulated a large number of troops, he decided to set his capital in Xuchang. However, when we arrived here, Xuchang's transportation was not easy, and there was often famine. In addition, the number of officials in the imperial city was increasing, and the expenditure on official salaries was also increasing. Xuchang, who could not make money, could only wait to be eaten up! ”
Yin Xun remembered that ten years ago, Yin Mu did tell him about moving the capital, but at that time, he was just a teenager, unable to understand Yan Mu's ambition and hard work.
”Where does brother Huang want to move his capital?” Yin Xun asked.
”Chang'an.” Yin Mu said, ”Chang'an has a canal, coupled with the climate is suitable, the wind and rain is favorable, absolutely can guarantee the stability of our country for decades.”
”Everything that can be moved to the capital is very important. Has everything been dealt with properly?”
”It took me ten years to deploy my power,” Yin Mu said with a smile. ”Most of the scholars, officials, businessmen and rich gentry who followed me were my people. Isn't zisu always asking me to deal with the Fu family? I don't want to uproot the forces of the Fu family as soon as possible. The people waiting for me are deeply intertwined in Xuchang. If I find out them seriously, thousands of people may be involved, so I just leave Xuchang! ”
After listening to him, Yin Xunjing asked, ”when will we move the capital?”
”On the 18th of this month, I have granted Zen to Songshan and moved my capital on the same day.”
”Eighteen?” Yin Xun hesitated slightly and said, ”three days later? In such a hurry? ”
”I wanted to tell you for a long time, but you always stayed in Luoyang and didn't want to come back,” Yu Feng turned, and Yin Mu looked at Yin Xun closely and asked, ”zisu, when you were going to leave, didn't you say you would come back after avoiding the death of the prince of Southern Jin? But it took me only a few days to settle the matter after you left. Why did you not return? ”
”Because I have to deal with the business in the mall over there.” So it's not cheating the emperor. After all, during his entanglement with Bai junzhuo, he secretly controlled most of the kiln factories and coal transportation business in Luoyang, and added a lot of money to his brother's treasury.
”Is it just that?” Yin Mu didn't believe it. He approached him step by step, stared at him for a long time, and suddenly said, ”zisu, you're not young, and your mother has nothing to do recently. You've found many aristocratic ladies for you. In three days, you can choose at least one and take them to Chang'an, so that your mother can be at ease.”
”What?” Yin Xun was surprised, and he could not help thinking that Bai junzhuo, who was drunk last night, said he liked him. He immediately vetoed him even if he didn't want to
”Zisu!” Yin Mu looked at him, ”don't be capricious, this is the meaning of the empress mother.”
”Brother Huang, I'll try my best to cooperate with you when it comes to moving the capital, but I don't care about my children for the time being, and I don't have to worry about it,” Yin Xun said with a firm attitude and raised his hand. ”My brother from the mother's side will tell her in person that if brother Huang has nothing else to do, I'll leave first.”
After that, Yin Xun didn't look at Yin Mu and turned away from the imperial study.
He came and left in a hurry. The father-in-law at the door was dumbfounded. It was only when another man came from the opposite direction with the food box in his hand that he regained his mind and immediately saluted: ”I kowtow to the empress Shu Guifei.”
Concubine Shu's eyes were taken back from Yin Xun, and she was fair to the public: ”no gift.”
The father-in-law got up and saw the imperial concubine Shu holding the food box in his hand. He immediately said, ”the emperor talked about the craftsmanship of empress Shu not long ago. She brought the food here. She is really understanding. I will go in and report to the emperor.””Thank you, father-in-law.”
After a while, the father-in-law came out again and led Shu Guifei in. She saw Yin Mu and was about to salute. Yan Mu quickly stepped forward to hold her and said with a smile: ”you don't have to be too polite to love your concubine.”