The fufu shop is opened by an old woman, with a grandson helping her.

The old woman's movements were neither fast nor slow, making the buns, stirring the buns in the boiling water, adding condiments... Each movement followed a rhythm and was extremely precise.

"Goro, take it over."

The young man came over with the buns, and Nian Ziyue opened his mouth. His appearance immediately made the young man dumbfounded.

The old woman shouted: "Do something!"

The young man came back to his senses, but his movements immediately became a little messy.

"What is beauty?" Nian Ziyue has experienced too many such things, so it is no longer strange.

"What do you think it is?" Yang Xuan asked.

"I don't like this scene, as if I am a monster." Nian Ziyue picked up the chopsticks.

Yang Xuan took a bite and found that it had a stronger taste than the ones in Chang'an and Beijiang. The slightly spicy feeling, tsk tsk!

What was added?

He took another bite and asked, "Grandma, what was added to this to make it spicy?"

"Cornus and some things." The old woman smiled very kindly and honestly.

Asking again is to find out other people's exclusive secrets and steal other people's jobs.

Yang Xuan smiled and was ready to go back and give it a try.

"Grandma, how are you doing today?"

"All right!"

"How good?"

"That's not good." The young man took a peek at Nian Ziyue and couldn't help but want to show off in front of the beauty, "Those rebels will come to harass you from time to time."

"Our southern Xinjiang army is here!"

"The southern Xinjiang army is here, but they can't stop the rebels and they can't kill them all. Some people say they are pretended to be from the Southern Zhou Dynasty." The young man said angrily: "The Southern Zhou Dynasty should have been destroyed years ago."

Nian Ziyue lowered her head to eat the buns, thinking about the situation in junior high school.

Supporting the rebels was Southern Zhou’s instinctive choice!

Just like the Tang Dynasty supported those forces that opposed the emperor in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, everyone was in the same league, and the eldest brother did not talk about the second brother.

"Do you think taxes are high?" Yang Xuan asked seemingly casually.

"Goro..."

"high!"

The old woman stopped drinking slowly, and the young man had already given the answer Yang Xuan wanted.

The taxes in Southern Xinjiang are collected by the Jiedu Government in Southern Xinjiang, and the proceeds are used to raise troops and maintain the operation of the bureaucracy in Southern Xinjiang.

It is actually an independent kingdom.

The old woman got angry and slapped her grandson in the face, "If you talk any more, go home."

"yes."

After eating the buns, the two of them got up and left.

Behind him, the old woman whispered: "You saw that woman's beauty and couldn't help but want to show off?"

The young man squatted beside the old woman and turned away.

The old woman sighed, "Wu Lang, those who are truly capable never show off their abilities. Only those who are incompetent like to show off... Whatever you lack, the more you like to show off. So, live your life honestly, don't

Thinking about beauty, the more beautiful the woman, the more harmful she is."

Yang Xuan and Nian Ziyue went back.

On the road, the two of them walked slowly.

"Mr. Lang, this is Shi Zhongtang."

Uda reminded.

Shi Zhongtang and several generals came forward.

Zhang Jing whispered: "Princess, this man is cruel and easy to kill. His reputation among the rebels is enough to make a child cry at night. Be careful."

Nianzi nodded happily, but when he saw Shi Zhongtang walking over, he smiled and held his hands in his hands, "Mr. Yang."

"General Shi." Yang Xuan cupped his hand.

"When will Yang Zhengshi set off? Mr. Shi will come to see him off."

"You're welcome, but it's hard to talk about this matter."

This is a polite refusal.

Shi Zhongtang smiled and said, "In this case, if Yang Zhengshi has time, Shi will host a banquet."

"It depends."

Yang Xuan didn't have a good impression of this new favorite of the imperial concubine, and of course, he didn't have much bad feelings either.

The two sides passed each other.

Chunyu said: "Yang Xuan has been spurned by the imperial concubine. Why do you show favor to him and offend the king of Yue for nothing?"

"You know nothing!" Shi Zhongtang's eyes were dark, "I found out later that Yang Xuan had outstanding achievements in Northern Xinjiang and killed countless enemies. That was Beiliao, and here are the rebels. Comparing the two sides, who do you think is more powerful?

?”

Yang Xuan and Nian Ziyue entered the station.

Before parting, Nian Ziyue asked: "You haven't said what you think about beauty yet."

Yang Xuan stopped and thought for a while.

"Without the power of protection, beauty is a disaster."

Nian Ziyue stood there blankly.

Zhang Jing came closer and heard her murmuring: "A beauty brings disaster?"

…

Bianjing.

As the Prime Minister of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Sun Shi served as a local official for many years and witnessed various shortcomings of the Southern Zhou Dynasty with his own eyes. When the late emperor was still alive, he once expressed his intention to change in a book, but it was shelved.

After Nian Xu succeeded to the throne, Sun Shi gradually came into his sight and was promoted several times until he returned to Bianjing last year. This year he took the title of prime minister who participated in political affairs.

This is a positive sign.

Those reformist supporters moved closer to Sun Shi.

Nian Xu summoned these people, gave them pens and paper, and asked them to write down various innovative policies for the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

This action was too drastic and triggered a backlash from opponents.

Then the two sides started fighting in the court hall.

The Southern Zhou Dynasty was rich.

As the Prime Minister, Sun Shi's annual salary was so generous that it made his colleagues in the Tang Dynasty feel envious and jealous. In addition, he received almost constant rewards. Even the mansion was given by the emperor. Sun Shi's life was described as luxurious.

By the pool in the front yard, Sun Shi and Privy Councilor Han Bi were playing chess.

Black and white crisscrossed the chessboard, but the two people looked calm and there was no smoke.

Han Bi dropped one son, raised two, and said: "Peng Jing said yesterday that Southern Zhou was like a firewood pile, and the New Deal was like a spark, which could burn the entire Southern Zhou to ashes with a bang."

"Who is the firewood pile?" Sun Shi said calmly: "It is a public opinion that there was money in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, but where is the money? Most of it is among powerful officials, local gentry, and businessmen. But what about the common people?"

"The life of the common people is not bad." Han Bi said with a smile.

Sun Shi shook his head, "You have to see the crisis. The Southern Zhou Dynasty seems to be doing well now, but the crisis is brewing under this good situation. As a local official, I know very well that the taxes are increasing every year, but the output of the fields

But it remains the same, so the people's lives become more and more difficult."

"Three redundancies." Han Bi said: "There are too many officials who are superfluous, too many soldiers who are both good and bad, and too much money is spent on whitewashing the peace."

"Yes, that's right." Sun Shi said: "Since the founding of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties have treated the world's scholars and civil servants favorably. Many new officials are added every year, which accumulates over time and costs too much. There are also more and more soldiers. Look,

It seems like a mighty army, but no one knows how powerful it is, and the extravagant expenditure every year is a headache."

These are the first two items, and they are also the two most troublesome.

"Fang Chong encouraged the censors at the censor's desk to impeach us. Today, many people impeached me, saying that as a privy envoy, I don't want to defend the country's borders, but act as a thug for your Prime Minister Sun, hahahaha

!" Han Bi laughed.

"The pure will self-purify." Sun Shi said firmly: "When I first met with Your Majesty, I confessed nineteen shortcomings. Your Majesty replied one by one. This is a wise king. It is best to make changes when such a wise king is in power. If you miss it,

There is no chance for the Southern Zhou Dynasty to turn around."

"The root cause is the Tang Dynasty." Han Bi smiled bitterly, "Being next to such a powerful country is a misfortune."
To be continued...