Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 149 New situation

The wind is blowing beautifully, the weather is beginning of spring, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. The spring breeze is so proud, as if the pain of the war has been forgotten, and the business in Hengdu has returned to prosperity.

Zhuang Xun also started a new imperial examination to select more talents. In name, it was a vassal state of Yu State, but in fact it was considered a semi-independent kingdom.

The new law is good for ordinary people. Many people can realize this through publicity and have less and less resistance.

Zhuang Xun probably had a sharp sword. After killing those who resisted, he would allocate land to the meritorious soldiers, and by the way, he could complete the feat of collecting food from the gentry.

Zhuang Xun discussed this with Si Qinmi based on his half-baked historical knowledge. It would be no problem if Jiannan was implemented, and there would be no problem if the heads of the three killings in the East were rolled out. There were so many people, you didn’t want the locals, but some people wanted the locals. Lord, there are so many children from poor families, and if you don’t want to fill the base, then replace them.

There are four roads in the south. What can we do in the face of this situation? Don't we still have to swallow our anger?
The aristocratic families are itching with hatred, wishing for Zhuang Xun to fall. The problem is that some people in Zhuang Xun are rich now, and the external environment is very good. Thanks again to Nie Jin for killing all the big aristocratic families in the country, because these people have few people who support him. Connected with other princes.

Nie Jin physically made them disappear. The bad guy Nie Jin did it, and Zhuang Xun did it even more. He beat up the powerful and wealthy people from the small aristocratic family who still existed. These people hated him to the bone and cursed him for a short life and an early death every day.

If someone is discovered, it means treason, and the property will be confiscated. However, the trial must be done well, either deliberately to suppress, or to rely on real evidence to encourage each other to report. In this case, the aristocratic families did not dare to communicate with each other through letters, and they became silent for a while.

If you don't speak out, you have no opinion. In this situation, business is developed, agriculture is encouraged, the army is tempered, and the wounds of the war are quickly healed.

Si Qin Mi was also in this situation, and her talents were fully demonstrated. She could break up the political alliances of her ministers at will. She knew the smallest things, and basically could not hide the things in the court from her eyes. However, she could be gentle when she should be gentle and be tough when she should be. Always be tough and do both kindness and power.

In addition, Zhuang Xun was basically the same in the previous court. What did the Queen think? After a long time, everyone knew that Zhuang Xun listened to Si Qinmi.

So she privately criticized the fact that there are two suns in the sky, and the reform policies were all led by Si Qinmi, so she gained a bad reputation.

Someone boldly wrote to Zhuang Xun, talking about Siqin Mi's bad qualities. As a result, he was bad, and Zhuang Xun didn't tolerate it.

You monsters and monsters also want to drive a wedge between me and my dear wife?It's simply overestimating one's capabilities.

Although Zhuang Xun is not a fan of the Three Kingdoms, he can remember every plot of the Three Kingdoms. He has learned a point deeply that will be used for life. He can be a waste, but he will not be a waste that holds others back.

You can be a bastard in the battle and let your elder brother lead you to victory. Then don't always think that you are strong and cause trouble to your elder brother. Just support him well.

It was obvious that Si Qin Mi's level of governance was several orders of magnitude higher. He was a time traveler with half a bucket of water, so what qualifications did he have to point fingers at Si Qin Mi.

When encountering something that goes against common sense or something that he thinks is problematic, the two parties can discuss it and implement it as it makes sense. Just trust Si Qinmi completely about things you don't understand. It's better than giving random instructions on your own.

The bad thing about time-travelers is that even 50 people had never managed it before time-traveling. After time-traveling, they managed a large empire with tens of millions of people like a finger. Before time-traveling, it was very difficult to memorize the articles. But after time-travel, I suddenly remembered all the articles I had learned. Per capita graduation rate in Chinese language and literature.

Zhuang Xun doesn't have so many benefits. If you remember, you remember. If you don't remember, you don't remember. If you don't have experience, leave it to the experienced and learn by yourself, lest Si Qinmi gets sick or something happens and you can't understand anything.

Although the two saints came to court, they seemed to be united. The two sides did not give anyone a chance to take advantage of the situation in the court, which made those who were interested sad. They could only spread some rumors that the queen was holding King Xia You hostage and that the woman was interfering in politics.

Rumors about the Wang family have always been popular, but Zhuang Xun's previous story about killing demon beasts with his sword is not convincing. How could Zhuang Xun, who can kill a demon king, be controlled by a woman? I can only say that Zhuang Xun is indeed Trust the Queen.

The previous deeds of the two people were deeply explored, and they were deeply in love, and there was no black mark. However, Zhuang Xun did bear the label of henpecked, because everything was determined by the queen's opinion.

So Si Qinmi laughed at Zhuang Xun with the information he got today. He saw the rumors that Zhuang Xun was afraid of guilt and handed it to Zhuang Xun on the left side of the chessboard.

Zhuang Xun, who was dressed in regular clothes, looked at the paper handed to him and listened to Si Qinmi say: "They said that Sir, you are afraid of my concubines."

"You're talking nonsense. I'm afraid I can hold your hand in court every day?" Zhuang Xunluozi looked at Si Qinmi, who was also in regular clothes. The beauty had her hair in a neat bun today, giving her a demure beauty.

"I know, your chess skills are really good. You haven't improved in such a long time." Holding the white chess piece in the jade hand, the world was in balance, completely overwhelming the black chess piece.

"Yeah, I'm going to lose again. It's not that I don't want to make progress, it's that I can't count on you. I'm confused as I continue to count."

Zhuang Xun also learned chess when he came to this world, and his skills were only clear recently. He prefers reading books on weekdays, and he only plays chess when he is with Si Qinmi or Xuannv.

"Sophistry, forget it, do you want to do it again?" Si Qinmi didn't reveal that Zhuang Xun just wanted to have fun with himself.

"Come on..." After sorting out the chessboard, Zhuang Xun agreed.

"The last move, my concubine is about to rest. Lang Jun, you should go find Sister Li. She will return to the palace in the afternoon." Putting the white chess away, Si Qinmi signaled Zhuang Xun to move.

"It's hard work. You two have worked hard to conquer the Yu Kingdom. I don't know how long the old emperor can last. I heard recently that he is bedridden again." Zhuang Xun dropped Heizi and said with concern that the focus of the attack now is on Yu. country direction.

"What's so hard about it? I think it's very hard for Sister Tan to only study all day and not do anything. She is also hardworking and learns to do everything. She is more diligent than the palace maid."

Stupid women do everything possible to discredit their competitors, while smart people maintain the image of good people in everyone's eyes.

"Maybe you and Si'er's performance is too impressive, and she has low self-esteem." Zhuang Xun took the chess piece and rubbed it. He could understand the little girl's mood, and the other party didn't want to be a bastard.

"Aren't you going to comfort her?" Si Qinmi reminded that it was also her main palace's responsibility to manage the harmony of the harem.

"It's comforting. She shamed Gu Shuo because she was motivated and had fun alone." Zhuang Xun covered his face with his sleeves, feeling embarrassed to say. "Ah, Sister Tan is not that weak in worldliness, so she can still accuse the husband." Si Qinmi frowned, it was time to intervene, and her husband could only pamper her.

"It's not what you think, it's self-shame. For example, if there are people in a school who are eager to learn, other students will feel ashamed. If you are not so eager to learn, you are the only other student. If you are not willing to learn, you also want to prevent others from being eager to learn and improve as a human being. Huh?"

Zhuang Xun, combined with his own experience on Earth, deeply understands how bad people are who prevent others from making progress, and he cannot do it.

"Okay, I understand, I just don't have to take you with me. I'm afraid you'll be exhausted." Si Qinmi said after being amused by Zhuang Xun's metaphor.

"You know your own weight, let's talk about the Yu Kingdom. How is the situation? Gu Zhen is worried that Emperor Yu is gone. We have only been recuperating here for more than half a year. The time is too short. I don't know if I can participate in the fight for the throne of the Yu Kingdom. Yeah." Zhuang Xun promised Si Qinmi not to get involved and mentioned another issue he was worried about.

"You have to be able even if you can't. Fighting for the world is an opportunity that you can't let go. If you miss this time, you don't know when the next time will be. There may be no chance. Just like the You army in the north doesn't surrender, we can still continue. Pulling and forcing Cheng Guo back, and obtaining the Three Ways of the Western Territory from Zhao Guo, and bringing the entire You Guo together to rule, it won't be as complicated as it is now, but timing is something that can't be said."

Si Qin Mi put down the chess piece and lamented that time waits for no one. It also seemed a bit greedy, but if you missed it, you missed it.

"So I still hope that the old emperor can hold on longer and give us the opportunity to prepare. If you keep swallowing the elephant and not digesting it, you will have a bad stomach." Si Qinmi is happy to share the general trend of the country with Zhuang Xun, and the two sides discuss it with each other. .

"Yes, I hope that the emperor will hold on until at least next autumn. In this way, the existing foundation will be basically consolidated, and the feedback generated by the reform can also enter the national treasury. The governor of Pingnan Road in Yu State, Khotso, also conveyed to us the news of his surrender. Willingness, although there is a geographical factor, also shows that as our strength becomes stronger, more and more people are beginning to think favorably of us.”

Si Qinmi also prayed that the later King Yu died, the better it would be for them. Unfortunately, King Yu's control over the court became weaker and weaker. If he had had this idea five or six years earlier, it might have been very different. Now There is no need to think about the difficulties in taking back the power that has been given away. Moreover, King Yu is still in his old age.

"This year's imperial examination has added new content such as counting. I wonder how these scholars are doing in their surprise study." After talking about Yu State, he returned to his country's government affairs.

"Look, I hope they can produce some talents. It's too slow to cultivate them slowly." Zhuang Xun said hopefully, killing people and gathering talents at the same time. Fortunately, the world is so big and there are so many people, so it's not bad.

While chatting about the country's operations, Si Qinmi held back in the middle game and deliberately made a few wrong moves, delaying the move a little longer.

"Your Highness, Madam, there is an urgent military situation." A letter came from the attendant, and the messenger conveyed the information.

Zhuang Xun took over first, glanced at the whole person and was stunned, a little surprised, handed the letter to Si Qinmi, and said in disbelief: "The State of Zhao attacked the western border, and the State of Cheng was defeated and retreated without any resistance." To the west."

Si Qinmi took the letter opened by Zhuang Xun and slowly tightened her eyebrows, thinking about Zhao Guo's purpose, Cheng Guo's response, and other issues.

"How dare they? Aren't they afraid of a flanking attack from Jing and Zheng?" Si Qinmi could immediately think of the two countries that were trying to contain Zhao. Did they all acquiesce to Zhao's attack on Jizhou?

"It must have been coordinated. Zhao's kingdom is not close to Jizhou. Even if there is Chidao transportation and a large army mobilized to attack Cheng, the time to turn back and forth is enough for Jing and Zheng to attack. What's wrong with Jing and Zheng?"

Zhuang Xun was not sure, saying that the three kingdoms of Zheng, Jing, and Zhao who occupied the Central Plains were restraining each other. Zhuang Xun and the others were like Beidi. It was important to eliminate Beidi, but it was only when the other two countries had internal problems that they dared to do this.
"I haven't received any information yet. Even Zhao Guo reoccupied the Western Territory. It feels very strange. There is no decent resistance from the Chengdu Army. The Western Territory is a grain-producing area. Are you going to give up so easily?"

Si Qinmi felt more and more anxious about the intelligence. It was a pity that Youguo's intelligence network had not been inherited. He ordered He Jung and Yao Zongwen to coordinate the external affairs of intelligence. While slaying demons, he also collected various information. But at present, it is true that in To strangle the remaining demon clan and stabilize the domestic situation, the second establishment time is too short, the organizational structure is immature, and there is currently a lag in external news.

"Should we ask Shen Lianzhen, the director of the Yu State's Inspection Office, to send some people over to provide some guidance?" Zhuang Xun sensed Si Qinmi's worries and suggested.

"You can't borrow this kind of thing under false pretenses. If the Supervision Office has taken refuge with a certain Prince of Yu Kingdom, my losses will be great."

Si Qin Mi immediately objected. He couldn't believe it. The current ecology of Yu State was too complicated, with several forces crisscrossing each other. Apart from the territory he had acquired, Si Qin Mi couldn't believe anything. The possibility of a mole was too high.

"Okay, but what exactly is going on? Is Zhao Guo coming to sweep across Jizhou?" Si Qinmi talked about the stakes, but Zhuang Xun stopped insisting and guessed Zhao Guo's purpose.

"It's absolutely impossible. We will stick together with Cheng Guo. He is a hard nut and not easy to chew. It is enough for her to start a estrangement. After all, Zhao Guo must not pose any threat to it from the rear."

Si Qin Mi said casually, and then he was stunned, and Liu Ye's eyes narrowed, dangerously like a poisonous snake.

"Madam, what's wrong?" Zhuang Xun saw that Si Qinmi didn't speak for a long time, and looked at her worriedly for a long time before speaking out to wake her up.

"I'm thinking, maybe Zhao Guo's purpose is to divide us." Si Qinmi had almost thought about it, and her ability to see the slightest thing was activated again. With this idea in her mind, she immediately had a whole set of ideas. related plans.

"Ah?" Zhuang Xun wanted to know how Si Qinmi came to this conclusion.

"I just said that if we unite with Cheng Guo, we can even pose a threat to Zhao Guo. The last one that can pose a threat to Zhao Guo is You Guo. Think about how Zhao Guo is preparing to deal with You Guo."

Si Qinmi sneered and said that Zhuang Xun also thought about the situation when Xuannv asked him to join forces to attack You Kingdom, and strangled him with all his strength. King You's death was not unjust at all.

"Are they going to deal with us? We probably won't be able to defeat him because we're not strong enough." Zhuang Xun said based on the actual situation.

"The threat of force will only bring us closer to Chengguo. Besides, they don't have the so-called force. They want to play tricks. I still don't understand why Chengguo wants Zhao Guo, unless they really have force. , This is unreasonable, even if we have the force to sweep across Jizhou..."

Si Qinmi followed this line of thinking, but there was still one missing piece of the key puzzle.

"Your Highness, Mrs. Jiang would like to see you."

(End of this chapter)