Monument Yangmen

Chapter 644
The queen after the little emperor is destined to be Xiao's daughter, and Han Qiong is just a concubine.

If Han Qiong is allowed to sit in the harem, this is not what Empress Dowager Xiao would like to see.

Simply, Han Qiong is smart enough and very witty.

Know how to do things according to Queen Mother Xiao's mind, otherwise Queen Mother Xiao would really find a way to suppress her.

Han Qiong coaxed the little emperor for a while, then took the little emperor's hand, supported the hem of the skirt, and swayed to the front of Empress Dowager Xiao.

On the side of the emperor's seat, there is a one-foot-square couch covered with a layer of animal skin.

That was Han Qiong's position.

After Han Qiong sat down, she looked at Empress Dowager Xiao who was frowning tightly, and said softly, "Is there anything bothering you, Empress Mother?"

Hearing Han Qiong's words, Empress Dowager Xiao said with a big head, "Zhao Guangyi woke up. The envoys sent by my Daliao to Song State happened to hit this juncture. As a result, instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to seek benefits from Song State, instead He was humiliated by Zhao Guangyi, the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Your uncle, brother Yeluxiu, wants to send troops south to seek justice for my Daliao.

But right now, the price of goods in various parts of my Daliao has skyrocketed, and there is a shortage of food, drink, and entertainment.

Now inside Daliao, people are in panic, and looting happens every day.

Both internal and external troubles exist.

Bengong is very worried about using weapons at this moment. "

Hearing this, Han Qiong murmured, "The prices in my Daliao have been stable all the time. The sudden rapid rise in prices must have something to do with it. Can the empress send someone to investigate this matter?"

Empress Dowager Xiao was obviously taken aback, she shook her head and said, "That's not true..."

"You reminded me, I will send someone to investigate."

After being reminded by Han Qiong, Empress Dowager Xiao selected more than a dozen procurement servants from the palace, and ordered them to pretend to be civilians and sneak into the capital to find out.

She ordered someone to find the head of the Xiao family and the head of the Yelu family.

The principals of the two families are both the foreign business managers of the Yelu family and the Xiao family.

They control nearly half of the business in Daliao, so they have a good understanding of Daliao's business.

Empress Dowager Xiao specially asked Han Qiong to accompany her, and the two interrogated the principals of the two families together.

The next day, the purchasing servant who went to investigate among the people was recalled.

"So, the reason why Daliao suffered today's disaster is all because of the good deeds of the Nanguo money bank inciting the Nanguo merchants?"

Inside the bedroom.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the servant kneeling in front of her, and asked with a livid face.

The servant said in a low voice: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, according to the investigation by the slaves, this is the case. Our business in Daliao was fine before, but since the Nanguo Money Bank appeared in Daliao, the situation has changed.

Because the Nanguo money bank can store gold and silver, it greatly prevents merchants from being robbed because they carry heavy gold on the road.

And because Nanguo is behind the guarantee, merchants trust Nanguo Money Bank very much.

As a result, almost all the money in the hands of the merchants was controlled by the Nanguo Money Bank.

Therefore, wherever the Nanguo money line is opened, merchants will do large-scale transactions there.

In our Daliao, after the last time we had a stalemate with Yang Yansi, the Nanguo money bank withdrew from Daliao, and took away a large number of businessmen at the same time.

Now these businessmen are entrenched in Dengzhou and doing business with us.

In the past, whatever the merchants of Daliao wanted, merchants from other countries would send them to their door one after another.

But ever since the Nanguo money bank took root in Dengzhou, if we merchants in Daliao wanted to do business, they had to drive boats to Dengzhou one after another.

This time and again, the time spent and the cost of transportation have greatly increased.

As a result, the prices of our Daliao have risen rapidly. "

"Bang~"

Empress Dowager Xiao angrily swept the things on her table to the ground, "So, the reason why my Daliao suffered today's disaster is all the result of my palace offending Yang Yansi?"

Empress Dowager Xiao stared at her servant coldly, "According to what you mean, a thief like Yang Yansi who committed crimes in our Daliao Shang capital should not be dealt with by this palace, but should be confessed?"

"Deng deng deng ~"

The servant kept kowtowing, and said in a trembling voice, "Damn the slave, damn the slave..."

"Humph!"

Empress Dowager Xiao snorted coldly, gritted her teeth and cursed: "Damn Yang Yansi, you unknowingly set up such a big game for me, causing internal and external troubles in Daliao. I can't spare you."

Empress Dowager Xiao pointed at her servant, and said coldly: "You go and pass on the decree of the palace, and have people seal off the coast of Dengzhou going south. Full boats enter and empty boats leave. If there is any violation, the law will be rectified on the spot. The palace will not believe it. Leave After entering the Nanguo Money Bank, those merchants don’t do business with our Liao Kingdom anymore.”

"Businessmen chase profit and leave lightly. If there is money to make, I don't believe that those businessmen are unwilling to enter Daliao..."

The servant quickly flattered her and said, "The empress dowager is wise..."

Empress Dowager Xiao stared, "Hurry up."

"The slave is going here."

The servant rolled and crawled out of the hall.

Empress Dowager Xiao threw things angrily in the hall, cursing, "Yang Yansi, I will definitely tear you to pieces..."

The little emperor was frightened and kept hiding in Han Qiong's arms.

Holding the little emperor in her arms, Han Qiong comforted Empress Dowager Xiao softly, "Quiet mother, calm down, Your Majesty was frightened by you..."

Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at the little emperor, seeing the little emperor's pitiful appearance, her heart immediately softened.

She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

He let out a long sigh.

"Since Yang Yansi took over Shengzhou, he has always been against me, Daliao. But I have nothing to do with him, and I am angry."

Han Qiong pondered and said: "Mother, now is not the time to fight with Yang Yansi. What needs to be solved most now is the internal and external troubles of my Daliao. Yang Yansi is just meat on the chopping board. As long as we Daliao make a move, we can clean him up easily. "

Empress Dowager Xiao lowered her head and thought for a while, then said with emotion: "That's the reason, I'm just angry."

Empress Dowager Xiao pondered for a while, looked at Han Qiong, and suddenly said with a smile: "You have always been smart, and it was your idea to send envoys to the Song Dynasty. Although it didn't work out, your idea was good.

You give me detailed advice on how to deal with the current situation of internal and external troubles. "

Han Qiong smiled softly, lowered her head implicitly, "My son is only a little clever, how dare he give advice to the queen."

Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at her and smiled, "Just tell me, I will listen to you. There is a saying in the Song Dynasty that three people count on the long, and two people count on the short. Maybe your different opinions can give me some inspiration. Maybe."

Han Qiong put down the little emperor in his arms, stood up and saluted, "Since the queen mother gave the order, the minister there will talk about his own humble opinion. The son thinks that the queen mother's method of blocking the coast is really clever.

My Daliao's products are far less rich than that of Song State, but it has a hostile relationship with Song State.

Therefore, since the founding of the Daliao Dynasty, most of the commodities needed have been transported from the sea by greedy merchants.

Yang Yansi made a small plan and used Nanguo money bank to control the sea freight.

Queen Mother, you treat her body in the same way as her own.

One move to ban the sea also controls the freight at sea.

As the queen mother said, businessmen pay more attention to profit than parting.

As long as the queen mother controls the sea freight, she is allowed to enter but not to leave.

Then those merchants will entrust the control of Yang Yansi's Nanguo Money Bank and re-enter our Liao Kingdom to do business.

Yang Yansi's move is self-defeating.

Erchen felt that the queen mother should not only ban the sea, but also set up checkpoints at the seaside.

All businessmen who enter our Daliao to do business will be heavily taxed.

In this way, I, Daliao, can not only buy goods from merchants, but also loot a lot of silver from them.

We left all the money and goods in Daliao.

Those businessmen can only make a small profit. "

Those in power have always been animals of interest.

Empress Dowager Xiao didn't know much about business issues, but what Han Qiong said about receiving both money and goods made her very tempted.

In addition, Han Qiong speaks very measuredly, and while flattering her, she also gave her own suggestions.

Empress Dowager Xiao had the illusion that Han Qiong only thought of this at her own suggestion.

All of a sudden, it satisfied Empress Dowager Xiao's utilitarianism and vanity.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Han Qiong again, feeling more and more pleasing to the eye.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Han Qiong with a smile on her face, and said, "You are really a good woman. It seems that it was a wise choice for me to let you marry the emperor."

"The queen mother is absurd!"

Empress Dowager Xiao motioned for Han Qiong to sit down, and she asked again: "Tell me again, should we fight this battle between Daliao and Sendo?"

Han Qiong sat on the soft couch, and said in a deep voice, "I can't tell you well, I just remember that the border people of my Daliao Dynasty would go south to the Song Kingdom to plunder every autumn harvest because of lack of food.

Right now, the people of Daliao are starved of food, and there are frequent riots.Instead of letting them fight each other and start riots in our country of Daliao.It's better to let Uncle Yelu take them south together and let them go to Song State to have a feast. "

Han Qiong glanced at Empress Dowager Xiao cautiously, and added in a low voice, "Instead of letting them kill each other, it is better to let them harm the people of Song Dynasty..."

Ever since entering the palace, Han Qiong has seen the true majesty of Empress Dowager Xiao.

A word of disagreement kills.

Rao is based on Han Qiong's pretentious personality, and he must act respectfully in front of Empress Dowager Xiao.

Empress Dowager Xiao raised her phoenix eyebrows, and said quietly: "You mean to agree to a war with Song?"

Han Qiong said respectfully: "This matter is not something that my son can talk about... Everything must be decided by the queen mother..."

Empress Dowager Xiao hesitated in her heart, "It's a good suggestion to let those people in the country who can't afford to eat harm the people of the Song Dynasty, and just feed on the enemy. It's just that I am a little worried that this time I will be defeated when I send my army south..."

Han Qiong frowned first, then raised her eyebrows again, and said in a low voice: "Is the queen mother worried that Yang Yansi will take the opportunity to make trouble?"

Empress Xiao nodded.

Han Qiong laughed softly and said, "You are worrying too much, Queen Mother. If Yang Yansi really sent troops to assist Song, then let the newly promoted Tongtai Gatekeeper general deal with him."

"You mean...Yang Yanhui?"

Empress Dowager Xiao was a little dazed.

Immediately, she smiled.

"I almost forgot that I still have Yang Yanhui in my hand. Last year, Yang Yansi did not hesitate to infiltrate my Daliao for Yang Yanhui's sake. From this we can see that the relationship between their brothers is really good.

Let Yang Yanhui restrain Yang Yansi... This move is wonderful. "

"Hahaha……"

Empress Dowager Xiao laughed loudly, "Such a wonderful move was placed in front of me, but I didn't know it. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost given up on the crusade against Song."

Han Qiong smiled lightly and said: "The queen mother is just a leaf blocking her eyesight, and the son-in-law is just helping the queen remove that leaf."

Empress Dowager Xiao laughed, took Han Qiong's hand, and said with a smile: "You helped me solve a big problem, and you should be rewarded. Tell me, what do you want?"

Han Qiong's heart was beating wildly, and she opened her mouth to speak, but when the words came to her mouth, she saw that although the smile on Empress Dowager Xiao's face was bright, she did not lose her mind, and her pair of phoenix eyes kept lingering on her body.

Han Qiong understood in his heart.

This is another test.

Being intelligent, she naturally knew how to say it, which was the satisfactory answer that Empress Dowager Xiao wanted.

Han Qiong saluted and said: "I dare not take credit for it, it's fine for the queen mother to decide everything."

"Hahaha……"

Empress Dowager Xiao smiled even more heartily, "Very good..."

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the little emperor, and asked with a smile, "Emperor, what do you think is good for rewarding your elder sister Han?"

The little emperor tilted his head and thought for a while, then excitedly said: "How about a little tiger?"

"Um~"

Empress Dowager Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing, she pointed to the little emperor and said, "I'm afraid the little tiger is what you want, right?"

The little emperor scratched his head in embarrassment.

Empress Dowager Xiao pondered for a while, looked at Han Qiong, and said: "Now you are ranked as Concubine Shu, and you will become Concubine when you are promoted. The emperor's son is not yet established in the palace. It would be unreasonable to make you a concubine first.

For the time being, I will wrong you and continue to sit in Concubine Shu's place.

As for your rewards, I will bestow them on the Han family.

Bengong heard that your second elder brother has outstanding talents and learning, so he recruited him to be an official in the court as a censor.

how is it? "

Han Qiong immediately saluted and said, "Brother, son Ti, thank you Queen Mother for the reward."

The censor in the court hall was almost killed by Empress Dowager Xiao.

There are many vacancies.

Empress Dowager Xiao's promotion to Xiao Erlang was just a matter of convenience.

Not only did he reward Han Qiong, but he also did a good job in front of Han Derang.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Han Qiong was also happy.

Now above the imperial court, although Han Derang is one of the nine ministers, there are countless officials attached to him.

However, there are very few real direct descendants of the Han family.

Han Dalang is a cripple.

Although Han Erlang is a bit stupid in Han Qiong's eyes, he is far smarter than others.

Han Erlang's entry into the DPRK is equivalent to Han Qiong gaining more power in the DPRK.

With Han Derang and Han Qiong's status, they are both pushing hands.

Han Erlang will surely make his way to the top, and will soon become Han Qiong's great help in court.

As long as Han Derang and Han Erlang are firmly in the center of power in the court.

Han Qiong will be able to sit on an equal footing with the queen by virtue of her concubine status.

This is exactly what Han Joon wanted.

Rewarded Han Qiong.

Empress Dowager Xiao called a servant, and said: "Go to Princess Tiejing's mansion, pass on the password of the palace, and order Princess Tiejing to bring the child into the palace to see the palace."

Although Yang Yanhui is now the son-in-law of the Liao Kingdom.

But Empress Dowager Xiao was not at ease with him, she needed some means to restrain Yang Yanhui.

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