son-in-law

Chapter 706
When it was time to light the lanterns, Zhang Mi, who looked exactly like Yuhuatian, walked out of the palace gate, and there was a "bang" sound of the gate closing behind him.

His increasingly bald brows frowned, feeling that it was not only a door that was closed, but also his dream.

At that moment, he seemed to lose all hope.

But he clenched his fists, pulled himself together, and limped forward.Walking alone under the shadow of the lamp, indescribably lonely.

Although it is known that what he cultivated is not "Sunflower Hand", but an evil skill, but he has no complaints or regrets, because he feels that he is doing things for the Queen Mother.But this martial art was given to him by Li Wantang, not the queen mother, so this time he went to the palace to find the queen mother, and asked if he could abolish this martial art?

Zhang Mi wasn't really asking about martial arts, but wanted to know if practicing this martial art was what Cao Yuzan meant.

The queen mother's answer made him feel chills.He could tell that this was what the Empress Dowager meant.And until now, Cao Yuzan has lied to him that this is "Sunflower Hand", and has no intention of telling him the truth at all.

And she also said: "You can abolish martial arts, but you won't be able to hold important positions in the future. Right now, Jinyiwei's retreat is just a stopgap measure. Now I need Jinyiwei to be quiet, but in the future I need Jinyiwei to help me with a big event."

Cao Yuzan always talks like that, looking forward to a bright future for others, and she tries to let her subordinates make their own choices.

As long as Zhang Mi doesn't abolish martial arts, he will be reused sooner or later, but this is consuming Zhang Mi's lifespan.However, Zhang Mi's hard work and loyalty never got the Queen Mother's frankness to him.He felt let down.And at this moment, Cao Yuzan asked Zhang Mi that question again: If I let you assassinate King Qin, would you agree?

Zhang Mi's answer is still: In addition to assassinating the King of Qin, the minister is willing to die for the Queen Mother.

Then Cao Yuzan didn't say a word, but just shook his sleeve angrily to make Zhang Mi back down.

Hearing a sound of horseshoes suddenly, Zhang Mi raised his head to look, and at the other end of his line of sight was Wang's guards coming towards him.It was dark, and it was hard to see which prince's guard it was. He just habitually leaned to the side of the road and stood there respectfully.But the king's chariot did not pass by, but stopped, and saw Qin Wang asked the little eunuch beside him to bring a basket of fruits to Zhang Mi.

Zhang Mi had never seen this kind of fruit before, but he only heard from King Qin that it was called "mango" and that it came as a tribute from Fanbang.Qin Wang also reminded Zhang Mi that he might be allergic to food.What is "allergy", King Qin did not explain, only said that if you feel uncomfortable after eating one, then don't eat it.But rest assured, this must not be poison.

Zhang Mi trusted the King of Qin, so he took a bite of one and said, it tastes good.

The king of Qin laughed, and the king's car continued to move forward, driving into the imperial city.

Zhang Mi was carrying the basket with a smile on his lips. Although he did not succeed in his career, he made a friend who could entrust his wife and son.He was eating mangoes while walking east, but the corners of his mouth twitched as he walked, and the tough guy actually shed tears...

It seems inappropriate to use "tough guy" to describe eunuchs, but it is not an exaggeration to use it to introduce Zhang Mi's resume and iron heart.

He continued to walk forward, and suddenly heard a cold snort from behind, and immediately the man said: "I thought Eunuch Zhang was someone, but I didn't expect the girl to chirp and cry when she encounters setbacks."

Zhang Mi turned his head abruptly, seeing that it was a flower and listening to the wind.There was a light in the distance, but at this time Hua Tingfeng's half face was hidden in the shadows, and he looked at Zhang Mi with a half-smile.The blackened eye sockets and the cold and sinister eyes made him look more and more like a poisonous snake.

Holding the basket, Zhang Mi raised his head slightly and said, "My tears are not for myself."

Hua Tingfeng sneered: "No one is not happy for themselves."

Zhang Mi took a deep breath: "What do you want to say?"

Hua Tingfeng put away her smile and walked over slowly with her shoulders in her arms: "When the Queen Mother asked you that question, you could obviously lie, but why didn't you?"

Zhang Mi snorted and laughed: "I have this temper, if I want to tell the truth, I will tell the truth, or I won't tell it."

Hua Tingfeng nodded: "This is also the reason why the Queen Mother is reluctant to part with you, otherwise I am not here to chat with you, but to kill you."

Zhang Mi's eyes lit up, and the fruit basket in his hand dropped: "What secret order does the Empress Dowager have?"

……

When Su Yu came to the apse, King Geng Zhao Zhun had already arrived here in advance, and not long after, the Tang family, Meng family, and Ximen family also came here one after another.Although Tang Xun is very old, he is still energetic, while Meng Danqing and Ximen Zhensen are about the same age as Tang Zhen, energetic and high-spirited.

A group of people sat together to discuss military affairs.An Nanguo suddenly sent a secret envoy to Daliang, hoping to cooperate with the Liang Dynasty, attack from the north and the south, kill the Shu Han, and then divide the territory with Chengdu Mansion as the boundary.The envoy also said that whoever invades Chengdu first will occupy the city.

As soon as Cao Yuzhan finished introducing the situation, Ximen Zhensen said that there were millions of soldiers along the river in the Southern Jin Dynasty, and the Huben Army must not withdraw at this time.

Meng Danqing said that it is possible to send troops, but it is necessary to understand An Nanguo's determination and be careful of their tricks. If we fight here, they will reap the benefits of the fisherman.Meng Xiang also said that the Tang family should fight first if they want to fight, and this depends on the progress of the Tang family's road and tax reform in Chang'an. If the overall situation can be stabilized in February and March, they can discuss whether to send troops.

Tang Xun said in a deep voice: The tax reform is more difficult than imagined, and it is estimated that it will not be completed soon.Even if it is completed, he must take back Hexi first, otherwise there will be enemies behind him, so how can he attack Shuhan?
At this time, Ximen Zhensen said: "Is there such a possibility? Originally, this was a strategy of the Southern Jin Dynasty. The Southern Jin Dynasty colluded with Annan and sent envoys to seduce our dynasty to attack the Shu Han, but the Southern Jin Dynasty took advantage of crossing the river to fight. Us. If that's the case, we'll be played around."

Cao Yuzan said: "That's true. Annan didn't unite with the closer Southern Jin, but came to us. I'm afraid he's plotting something wrong..."

Cao Yuhan didn't want to fight either, but she didn't have military power, so her words didn't count.The military power of Xuanjia Army is in the hands of King Kang and King Xian. Now King Kang and King Xian don't go out, they are replaced by King Geng Zhao Zhun and King Qin Zhao Yu.

For this meeting, due to the distance, Zhao Zhun has not yet received Kang Wang's instruction.But Su Yu got the instruction of King Xian: don't fight.

The current situation is that the Ximen family does not want to fight, the Tang family wants to fight Hexi instead of the Shu Han, and the Meng family is willing to send troops but does not want to be the vanguard.Moreover, Meng expressed doubts about An Nanguo's sincerity, worrying that An Nanguo was using the Liang Dynasty.

Each of them is weighing their own interests, not the real reason not to send troops.I really want to fight. Didn't Cao Cao leave the rear and start a war against the Sun Liu coalition?

And Cao Yuzan didn't want to fight this battle either. Her goal was the same as Tang's. She wanted to open up the Hexi Corridor first and bring back General Anxi's uncle Min Yue.

At this time, Su Yu said solemnly: "The important matter of soldiers is related to survival and death. You can't draw conclusions blindly. It's better to let this matter go. Start the detailed work sent to the Southern Jin Dynasty to find out whether the Southern Jin Dynasty has the intention of going to war. We can also Send secret envoys to An Nanguo to see how many soldiers they have prepared and whether they can fight a tough battle. In addition, the final decision on this matter still depends on the tax reform of Chang'an Road, and it must not be unstable in Chang'an Road Let the Tang family send troops to fight at that time, otherwise it will be difficult to care about the end and the end will be messed up."

Cao Yuzan said: "Then leave Annan's secret envoy first, and discuss it after An Guogong returns to the court."

Everyone nodded, satisfied and dispersed, only King Geng Zhao Zhun sat there silently, Su Yu was about to leave, but was pulled back by Zhao Zhun: "Brother, don't go in a hurry."

Everyone else left, only Cao Yuzhan was left in the apse, it seemed that she didn't plan to leave, and Zhao Zhun didn't hide it from her, and said directly: "I don't care how you fight, I just hope to stabilize the military power as soon as possible. We can't let them (Kang Kang, King Xian) consume like this anymore.

... You gave me some troublesome tips. I can see more clearly than you. Now there are corrupt officials everywhere in the Liang dynasty. Why are those corrupt officials corrupt and can't be cured?The roots are still in the two kings Kang and Xian.They want money and arm the army, but in the end it is not for the purpose of expanding the territory, but for internal fighting.If this continues, the Liang Dynasty will collapse...

... Originally, last year was a bumper harvest year, but Guannei Road and Hedong Road were still starving and dying. If this continues, the people will rebel sooner or later.In fact, there were already signs of rebellion last year, but they just experienced the land tax reform, which gave them hope.But now that they are taxed so heavily, what if they have land?
... Don't talk about famine years, even in good years, there is no guarantee of enough food. There are many people who sell children and women, and there are human traffickers everywhere.Such a country, no matter how capable the "Xiangguo" is, can't govern it well.

...Why Ximen's family and Meng Jiafu?Apart from the fact that Jingzhou and Huainan are warm and the rice and wheat are more ripe, their policies are good.Many people rushed there with their families, and their population was increasing.And those people were all driven by us, which is equivalent to giving in to us. "

Su Yu felt that Zhao Zhun had changed a lot during the two years of ups and downs.And his words also touched Su Yu, so he discussed with Cao Yuhan how to reduce the burden on the common people.

If one unilaterally reduces the income of a king, it will definitely not work, but if the income of the virtuous king and the king of Kang are reduced at the same time, they will be able to accept it.And Zhao Zhun and Zhao Yu are responsible for persuading the two kings respectively, and they can get things done.

……

When the news of tax cuts spread across the country, the people rejoiced, rushed to tell each other, wept with joy, went to the government offices to beat gongs and drums to celebrate, sang the praises of Empress Dowager Cao's motherhood, and shouted that the living Bodhisattva would come to the world. The hosta shaped the golden body and built the Cao Niangniang Temple.

How could Cao Yuzan take all of this benefit?
"Tang Xianshe", one of the four major paper media in the capital, was the first to stand up and say no, and reapplied pen and ink to promote the merits of King Qin.Not long after, the "Emperor Capital Literature Society" also stood up and sang praises for King Geng Zhao Zhun.

But their action was still a bit late, and Cao Yuhan was so happy that he got the head start.

(End of this chapter)