Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 419 Calculation

Song Chunlin went back to the Song family and found that he could not change anything. Finally, for fear of being questioned by his parents, he simply ran back in shame. The Song family found out the next morning that Song Chunlin had quietly left, and they thought he had to rush back to the capital for some urgent matter.

Song Chunlin had nothing urgent to do. Xingchengfang had just restocked its stock a while ago. After Su Fuqing's milk tea shop restored its original price, there was no more rush to buy products like on the first day. But the business was quite stable. The daily consumption was basically fixed. All they had to do was prepare the raw materials one day in advance, and Song Chunlin didn't need to run errands for them. So when Song Chunlin went home, he found that he had to go to the military camp because Gu Fengyue was also there.

"You said the emperor wants you to continue north? Does he want to conquer the Jin territory as well?"

Gu Fengyue nodded: "Yes, I have this idea. The emperor said that we should take advantage of the Jin people's illness to kill them. Do you remember the mountain where you caught a lot of rabbits?"

Song Chunlin naturally remembered it, but he didn't know what the connection was between the two things.

"Just remember. That mountain is right next to the Quemeng Mountains. The mountains stretch endlessly, and behind it is the territory of the Jin people. In the past few years, rabbits have been rampant, and the grass on their side has been eaten bare by rabbits. The Jin people rely on hunting for a living. If the mountains are full of rabbits, other animals can't survive. Rabbits can also dig holes. There are big insects and blind bears in the deep mountains, and rabbits dare not go there. But the outer areas have been almost hollowed out by these rabbits, making the Jin people miserable. On the other side of Quemeng Mountain is grassland. Rabbits are also rampant, and the grass has been eaten up, leaving cattle and sheep without food. So in the past two years, neither side has had an easy time."

"So this is why they gathered all their forces and insisted on attacking Dajing?"

"That's about right. The Emperor said that both sides are at their weakest right now, and it's no use continuing to negotiate. It would be better to take Dajing under their control and manage it together."

Of course, Gu Fengyue's words were very straightforward. The emperor's original words were more tactful, and were refuted by Gu Fengyue in just a few words on the spot. Gu Fengyue also said it more simply. They did not have so many people and energy to clean up the mess on both sides. Moreover, people had lived there for generations. If a Central Plains person suddenly came down to govern, it would probably be counterproductive.

"The people over there are not so reasonable. Moreover, they are targeting Han people. I am afraid no one in the court would be willing to go."

Gu Fengyue shook her head: "No, there are still some."

Song Chunlin was surprised: "What? There really is a big idiot who wants to go?"

"Well, I'm not stupid, maybe just simple... a little naive."

Song Chunlin didn't quite understand: "So naive, maybe his family has some power."

"He does have some influence. His grandfather was once the Imperial Tutor. During his lifetime, he and the old man from the Lin family were known as the two evil spirits of the capital."

"...Double evil?" Song Chunlin could never have imagined that the amiable and somewhat greedy ancestor of the Lin family could be associated with the word "evil".

"I don't know either, but people in the early years said so. I heard that when they were young, these two were devils who did all kinds of evil. Later, they were forced by their families to go to the academy and behaved themselves."

What a dramatic life, Song Chunlin sighed. He didn't expect that the old man had such a side to him. It turned out that General Lin's rebelliousness was not out of thin air. It must be inherited from the previous generation.

Song Chunlin poked Gu Fengyue in the chest and asked him when he would return to the border. Gu Fengyue said that he would escort these people back after the envoys left.

It is better to say that it is a close surveillance than an escort. It is also a disguised way of letting these people see their Dajing army, so that they can weigh their own strengths and weaknesses after returning and whether they can defeat the Gu family army.

Song Chunlin counted on his fingers and found that these foreign envoys would have to return to the grassland in at most a month. He suddenly felt a bitter feeling of parting in his heart.

"It's so annoying! The roads in Dajing are so bad. My butt hurts for a long time after walking on them..."

Gu Fengyue held the person in his arms and chuckled: "Is it really because the road is bad that it hurts?"

Song Chunlin's face flushed red, and he quickly withdrew from the other's arms, then pinched the flesh on his arm and twisted it hard. Gu Fengyue grimaced in pain, but kept saying that he was wrong.

After coaxing for a long time, Song Chunlin finally calmed down, and the two returned to the city happily.

In the evening, Gu Fengyun "kindly" asked when the Song family would hold another wedding. Song Chunlin was choked and unable to answer, so he could only abruptly change the subject.

Gu Fengyun raised his eyebrows slightly and waited until the family had finished their meal before he stepped into Gu Fengyue's yard.

"Okay, now that your sister-in-law is not here, can you tell me what your family's plans are for Chunming's marriage?"

Song Chunlin's eyes flickered and he didn't know how to answer. Gu Fengyue couldn't bear it anymore and had to speak up to help his wife.

"Chunming's marriage has to be something he wants to have. His parents have also tried to arrange it for him. Although those girls and boys are from ordinary families, they are of clean backgrounds and good character. They are all excellent children. However, none of them can make Chunming's heart flutter. Chunming doesn't want to delay them, so he keeps rejecting them."

Gu Fengyun believed this to some extent, but he was not asking just for himself, but more for the person above him.

"You know, that man owes Chunming a little bit, and he also hopes that the child can live a more comfortable life. He also told me before that if the peasant family can't find a good match, let me choose for him from the noble ladies in the capital. But I declined this matter. Being an ice man is not my hobby. If the child is willing, bring him to the capital to stay for a while, and let your sister-in-law arrange a few banquets."

This is something that people care about, not only that person, Gu Fengyun also cares about this matter, but he is not willing to let Song Chunming marry a noble lady. Song Chunming's identity is sensitive, and it is not a good thing for him to have a partner with a prominent family background.

Song Chunlin rolled his eyes and said thoughtfully, "How about we respect Chunming's wishes? When we went back this time, he told me that he wanted to go to college. I thought that loving to study is a good thing, right?"

Gu Fengyun didn't say anything. He was thinking in his mind, the person above should be satisfied with such an answer, right?