Chapter 197 Past Events

Although there were several cases of corruption among officials in Yuan County, Nan Wu did not remove Bai Ye from his position as the Grand Tutor.

That is to say, for so many days, Bai Ye was still the distinguished first-rank tutor of Nanzhao.

Therefore, in order to help Yun Zhuan win the hearts of the people as soon as possible, he decided to take the risk and expose the fact that Yun Zhuan was in Yuan County.

Maybe Nan Wu already knew it. After all, as a king for such a long time, he still had to do something to consolidate his power. Otherwise, his reign would have been in vain.

Bai Ye's recent headaches are the prefects under him, who pretend to obey but actually disobey, and the merchants, who simply serve him based on the food he has.

After Qin Agang and Bai Ye met, they both guessed the strength of the other person and found that they were evenly matched, but Bai Ye seemed a little weak, making it difficult for Qin Agang to tell the difference.

"When we first met, I was impressed by Mr. Qin's outstanding demeanor, which made Bai Ye admire him very much." Bai Ye sat opposite Qin Agang, and the person who served him water was not a waiter, but Yun Zhuan.

The two of them predicted that it was not advisable to take any action in the next two days, so they chose a time when it was not too hot to sit down and have a good talk.

Yun Zhuan also followed Bai Ye's instructions and visited all the places under the jurisdiction of Yuan County, and also specially investigated the annual tax situation of Yuan County.

After writing down the accounts in different categories, he sat down in front of the two of them again.

"I've heard young lady say before that you are very accomplished in the art of imperial power. Seeing you today, I find that you are indeed dignified and have the temperament of a scholar!" Qin Agang was holding a teacup in his hand, but ripples were inexplicably appearing in the water.

Bai Ye smiled and said, "You must be a master of numerology, and your martial arts skills are also evident."

What he meant was that he guessed that Bai Ye and Qin Agang were the same type of people, similar to fortune tellers or others, who were proficient in the Eight Trigrams, so they were given the task of assisting the wise monarch.

"Your body is old and decayed, and your martial arts skills have also deteriorated." Qin Agang smiled, "Mr. Bai doesn't seem to be in good health?"

Bai Ye looked in the direction of Yun Zhuan and said, "When I saw the little girl, I wasn't feeling well."

Yun Zhuan paused as she was making tea. She obviously knew what was going on.

Shen Xueyan was possessed by a snake, and it took Bai Ye a lot of effort to save her. That's why her hair turned white that day.

Afterwards, Yun Zhuan tried very hard to make Bai Ye as less mentally exhausted as possible.

If her hair was completely grey, she really didn't know how to face it.

Qin Agang glanced at Yun Zhuan without leaving a trace:

"Our young lady is really stubborn, but fortunately she is smart and very effective in teaching."

"Indeed, does Mr. Qin have a master?" Bai Ye was a little confused. Who could teach Qin Agang to be such a man?

Yun Zhuan was very curious when he saw the two of them were silent and seemed to understand each other's thoughts without saying a word.

At some point, the teaspoon fell to the ground. When she lowered her head to pick up something, she saw two people making hexagrams with their hands below.

The other two looked slightly embarrassed, but Yun Yu'an kept his shocked expression, looking at the two of them one by one, his eyes swiveling back and forth:

"Um……"

How come you don’t understand?

Bai Ye: “…” My goodness, the person on the other side is indeed not simple either!

Qin Agang: “…” This person is unfathomable!

The three of them pretended not to react and lifted up the teacups together and slowly passed the tea to their mouths.

"Yuan County, logically speaking, is Mr. Bai's territory, but did Mr. Bai predict whether Nan Wu knew about the existence of my young lady?" Qin Agang hit the point directly:

"If so, why not react? Or is there a bigger risk waiting for my lady?"

Yun Ju'an also widened her eyes. She knew very little about her aunt, this was not good!

Bai Ye was silent for a while, as if he had organized his words, and then he said:

"Actually, I don't know where to start. Nan Wu and Nan Yun have had a very good relationship since they were young!"

Very good, why did this happen?

Since the two of them have a good relationship, Nan Wu should have increased her efforts to find Yun Ju'an. Why did she try to assassinate Yun Ju'an over and over again?

Yun Zhuan didn't understand what the elders were doing, but she subconsciously thought that the truth seemed to be different.

Bai Ye said:

"Nan Wu is a concubine's daughter of the Nanzhao royal family, so she has not been favored since she was a child. Apart from Nan Yun, no one else is willing to get along with her. But even so, Nan Yun is of noble status and the legitimate daughter of the empress, so she is very busy on weekdays. Not only does she have to study, but she also has to accompany you in the court to get along with the ministers. As a result, she does not have enough time to help Nan Wu..."

"Therefore, Nan Wu was still bullied in the palace. She was clearly the master, but she was not even as good as the servants in the harem. Her food, clothing and daily necessities were all deducted. I remember one time, as a tutor, after I finished teaching them, Nan Yun went to see Nan Wu and lost her temper. She punished many palace servants, including the older ones!"

Yun Zhuan watched him take a sip of tea and said:

"Then there was a commotion in the palace. Everyone knew that Nan Yun had lost her temper over a concubine's sister. The Supreme Lady thought it was Nan Wu's fault, but since Nan Yun was angry, she just let her do what she wanted, just to establish her authority!"

Bai Ye nodded approvingly: "It is indeed as you said. Nan Wu has been disliked by the Supreme Lady, but she does not mind paving the way for Nan Yun. This may also be the reason for the rift between the sisters."

Therefore, after Nanzhao was caught up in the war caused by Northern Chu, Nanwu quickly reached an agreement and consensus with Northern Chu and ascended the throne.

So she became the queen today.

As a puppet of Northern Chu, they had to secretly pay tribute to Northern Chu every year, increasing the burden on the people of Nanzhao and causing a lot of curses.

But in the end, it was because Nan Wu was also one of the princesses of the Supreme Lady, so the people could accept her more than the fake bloodline of Bei Chu!

Besides, Nan Wu now almost handed over all matters to the court officials, which greatly reduced the power in her hands. The people were getting better and better, and there were fewer complaints.

From a certain perspective, this is indeed the best way Nan Wu can do. Other ways cannot completely reassure Bei Chu, and will not give Nanzhao a longer breathing space!

Qin Agang raised his eyebrows:

"It seems that Nan Wu is not entirely wrong!"

Yun Zhuan also nodded: "But she seems to be targeting me all the time, why is that?"

"I don't know the rest. Perhaps, only at the end, when you have decided who wins and who loses, will you know the final answer."

Bai Ye and Qin Agang looked at each other and came to a conclusion.

(End of this chapter)