Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 154

Xuannv has done the best she can, and captured Zhuang Xun in Jinyang. She did not take Zhuang Xun to Jinyang when Zhuang Xun and Zhao Guo fell out, nor did she take Zhuang Xun to Zhuang Xun while he was still in Hengdu. When Xun left Hengdu for an appointment.

Conflict between the two countries was avoided, and Xia State was handed over to the northwest areas that Zhao State found hot, without any conflict or falling out.

Because Zhao State has an existing territory, it can save national power by sticking to the dangerous mountains.

Occupying the two northwest areas of Youdi will lead to an endless tug-of-war. When a final decision cannot be made, it is the right way to gain a certain amount of benefits and then give up. Zhao Guo also got what they wanted.

It was really well-intentioned, and the whole person's practice has been greatly affected, but Xuannv firmly believes that Zhao can conquer the world, so this loss is completely bearable.

The point is, in the eyes of this great god, Zhuang Xun has a better future by joining the Zhao State than resisting the Zhao State. In her eyes, Zhuang Xun does not have the aura of the so-called protagonist, and she does not think that Zhuang Xun has the ability to control the Nine Provinces. She is truly concerned about him. Yes, we will arrange a place for Zhuang Xun based on his ability!
So Zhuang Xun kept making promises in front of her. For example, if your elder arranges you to work in a 935 state-owned enterprise, even if you don't like it, can you blame him?If I didn't really do my best for you, I would treat you like this.

When Zhuang Xun and Zhao Guo fell out, Xuannv could still capture him, bypass the protection of everyone, show the magic power of the gods, and threaten him as a hostage.

Why not? Because I love him so much that I even put the responsibility on others, saying that it was others who blocked it, not Zhuang Xun's own wishes.

Would he not know Zhao Guo's situation?Even if it is like Xuan Nu said, she is like a big cat when she unifies Jizhou.

But the young man was fighting with two teenagers, and a cat jumped out and scratched the young man. The young man couldn't bear it. The big cat risked being caught and smashed to pieces, because once the young man freed his hand, it was the cat. It's not a tiger, no matter how big it is, it can be crushed to death with one hand.

Zhuang Xun naturally understands these truths. He is not a simple-minded novice. He has sophistication in worldly affairs. He doesn't understand these things anymore. He has been in a high position for many years and now he is as clear as a bright mirror. He should be grateful.

Now that people are under the roof, do you still dare to confront them?You are the reincarnation of the Emperor of Heaven, a arrogant and treacherous man who looks down on all living beings, and you don't take anything seriously, right?

An ordinary time traveler comes to a world that does not know science or theology. All he can use is the worldly sophistication he has learned.

"Where's Empress Xuannv?" Zhuang Xun straightened up and found that the pain in his lower back had disappeared.

That dream shouldn't be a dream. Xuannv used what she did to Bi Yuewu last time and fed herself the elixir.

"Your Majesty is in seclusion for recuperation. If your Highness has any instructions, just give them to Lan Qiu." The beautiful maid with a butterfly bun said respectfully to Zhuang Xun.

Zhuang Xun then remembered that Xuannv caught him and got injured, and it was not a minor injury. The rules were indeed meant to be broken, but there was a price to be paid for violating the rules. This kind of thing was also very painful for Xuannv.

At least you don't have to worry about any god or Buddha coming to you. But if you really want to go back, you should quickly become the king. I didn't pay attention to this aspect before, so I will close the loopholes when I go back.

"I want to write a letter to my wife at home, can you convey it to me?" Zhuang Xun asked tentatively at first. There is no need to convey confidential information. The main purpose is to report that the family is safe.

"Of course, I have confessed that I rescued Your Highness by force, so you did not bring any attendants with you. From today on, I will be your attendant." Lan Qiu's posture was very low, and she said "His Highness".

"Thank you, Miss Lan Qiu. Now please step aside. I have to get up and get dressed." Zhuang Xun slightly raised the quilt to indicate that he would not be seen in his inappropriate clothing.

"Okay... after we move out of the Qintian Prison, we will arrange more attendants for you, please leave." Lan Qiu understood what Zhuang Xun meant and left. At the same time, she seemed to be afraid that Zhuang Xun would think he was neglecting him, so she first said that the environment was not good. allow.

Because according to Xuannv's wishes, Zhuang Xun came to Zhao State on his own initiative, not passively, so naturally he would not be treated like an ordinary hostage and would be held under house arrest.

After Lan Qiu left, Zhuang Xun stood up, looked for his clothes, and called softly: "Bi Yue."

"I'm here." The pretty woman appeared at the bedside.

"Can you help me out?" Zhuang Xun put on his clothes. Fortunately, there was someone there, otherwise he would have been completely trapped in the enemy camp.

"No, I am currently in a state of being entangled in karma, and I don't have as much magical power and merit as Empress Xuannv. I dare to use magic on you. Empress Xuannv is like interfering in the human world, so I have to retreat now. Most gods have cut off their three flowers and become human beings."

Bi Yuewu was not arrogant this time. She clearly refused and said that she had fewer complaints today. It seemed that she saw Zhuang Xun in a bad mood.

"Okay, can you send me a message?" Zhuang Xun was a little disappointed, but not surprised. After all, it was so easy to escape, and Xuannv caught him.

"Do you think Zhao is a country like You and Yu? Can you come and go freely?

There are many gods and Buddhas here in the Zhao Kingdom, and there are many who are stronger than me. I have tried my best to quietly stay by your side, and Xuan Nu is showing mercy beyond the law. "

Bi Yuewu dismissed Zhuang Xun's idea, and Zhuang Xun silently put on his clothes and hung up the jade pendant that symbolized his status. Bi Yuewu came to arrange his clothes, without showing any expression, but kissed Zhuang Xun on the cheek before he opened the door. Disappear.

"What time is it now? Is Mrs. Jiang here?" She opened the door and let Lan Qiu in. Zhuang Xun sat at the table.

"It's the first day of May. Madam is still at the eastern border. It will take more than ten days to arrive with your mission." Lan Qiu predicted, based on the usual travel time.

"Mission? I understand, can I go out for a walk?" Just like what Xuannv said, she forced everything to get on track.

"Of course you can, but you need a slave to accompany you to ensure your safety. If something happens to you in the Zhao Kingdom, then the Zhao Kingdom will not be able to clear the suspicion."

Lan Qiu did not stop him, and Zhuang Xun had no intention of leaving Jinyang. He was just going out for a walk, so there was no need to be a bad person.

"Okay, let's go for a walk today and let's chat by the way." After making sure he was safe, Zhuang Xun habitually explored the surrounding environment.

Qin Tianjian is not in the palace, but on a hill. From the top of the mountain, you can see the entire scenery of Jinyang. Only the palace has walls, and there is no outer city wall. It is already noon, and the glazed tiles of the palace are shining with golden light.

Houses are located one after another, stretching horizontally, surrounding the palace. The further away you go, the simpler the houses become. At the foot of the mountain, they become farmland and there are villages and settlements.

"This is Jinyang, an undefended city. It was governed by successive kings and the population was densely populated. Finally, the city walls were demolished, forming this pattern."

"It's like having an emperor. I've heard of it before, but now I see that it's really magnificent." Zhuang Xun deliberately complimented him, but actually he didn't think it was that strange.

This kind of building complex is not comparable to the provincial capital city of the earth. It is not as good as the documentary Xuannu showed him. There are dragons swimming in the clouds, the mineral veins and stones in the ground turn into minerals, and the power of the gods shocks and astonishes him. This kind of City, forget it.

"Your Highness, do you want to take a carriage to see the city?" Lan Qiu took the initiative to bring the carriage over. It was still a long way from the mountain to the city.

The mountain was not high, and Zhuang Xun just wanted to take a walk, so he refused and said, "No, just take a walk and don't call me Your Highness, it's scary."

The step forward, the body is light and healthy, it must be the effect of the elixir. Sure enough, Xuannv still prefers her. Thinking of what Xuannv said yesterday, I am quite shaken at this moment.

Maybe some people have already been arrested. Should you give up this idea? The weather is going well and all gods are helping you. How can you win? Can you really win?
Did he sit in a well and look at the sky before? Maybe the Zhao country was really destined to return? What did he bring as a time traveler? Such thoughts lingered in Zhuang Xun's mind, and he himself had no answer.

Talking about the customs and customs of Zhao State, we walked slowly down the road. Lan Qiu is from Jinyang, so he is very familiar with Jinyang. There are many interesting things in the conversation, including official scandals and disputes between neighbors. It is quite interesting. Yes, after Zhuang Xun entered the chat, he didn’t think too much.

When we came to the foot of the mountain, we first came to the farmland. The farmers were hard at work weeding. Zhuang Xun bypassed them so as not to cause trouble to them, just to look at the wheat seedlings.

Touching the wheat seedlings with my fingers, I thought of the documentary Xuannv showed me. The yield was several times that of my own land. The intervention of mysterious forces and the blessings of gods in agriculture would indeed make people feel helpless.

"Sir, have you thought about your days in Jiannan Road?" Lan Qiu followed Mrs. Jiang in Jiannan Road at that time, and he knew that Zhuang Xun often went to discuss farming matters with farmers.

"Huh? That's right. Your Majesty said that the grain output here is several times that of our Xia Kingdom, so I'm looking to see what's the difference." Zhuang Xun walked on the field.

Grain, salt and iron, these are the foundation of a country's strength. If a country cannot hold enough food in its people's warehouses and can't run out of clothes in all seasons, if you want to defeat such a country, the only way to defeat it is because the upper structure is unstable.And now, the rumored King Zhao is a wise king, knows people well, organizes military affairs, and is a very powerful monarch, so this country is naturally the strongest country.

"It's nothing more than a blessing from the gods. This is the tenth year of harvest. Don't be surprised, sir. If the Zhao Kingdom unifies the world in the future, it will be such a grand occasion. Under the protection of the national destiny, the world's food will never be exhausted."

Lan Qiu's words had an element of idealism, and they sounded really beautiful. Zhuang Xun was also slightly touched, because it was similar to his hometown, but there was a problem of uneven suffering there.

Because Zhuang Xun is the kind of person who eats meat and drinks soup for others. He lives a happy life and wants the people at the bottom to live well. He has never thought about communism, because the reality he came into contact with has never been realized. It is just a variety of Twisted, but kingly politics seems to be achievable, and the model is in the State of Zhao.

Zhuang Xun remained silent. Should he be the mantis arm blocking the car?Are you driving history in reverse, going against the trend of history, and being washed away and crushed by the torrent?
Just like the impact of industrialization on agriculture, the power of gods is a dimensionality-reducing blow to human production activities. The giant dragon lingering in the dark clouds can solve the problem of rainfall balance that cannot be solved even in the industrialization era, and the continuous veins of minerals can solve the problem of resource depletion. , he couldn’t tell who was ahead and who was behind.

"I'm thirsty. Let's go to the village to ask for a drink of water." Zhuang Xun no longer dwelled on the problem and walked toward the village.

In order to protect against jackals, tigers and leopards, the houses in the village are all built together. They are more conspicuous on the mountain, but it is not easy to walk down the mountain because you have to avoid the main road and some remote trails. Fortunately, Zhuang Xun walked. Those who wander around and walk down the mountain will never come to this village if they take a horse-drawn carriage.

The avenue is reserved for people who go up the mountain to worship the gods and Buddhas. On the mountain are not only Qintian Prison, but also temples of gods and Buddhas. Some food and sweet water are also bought and sold on the road. However, Zhuang Xun and the others walked to the back and were too far away from them.

"Slave, please go back to the mountain to get some tea. Soon, the water in the mountain will ruin your stomach." Lan Qiu heard that Zhuang Xun was thirsty.

"It's too troublesome. Didn't you bring any money? I did." Zhuang Xun chuckled and took out a few copper coins from his pocket.

Because Zhuang Xun had the habit of talking to the people before, that is, paying private visits incognito, and he had not missed the task of compiling agricultural books. Instead of gesticulating in areas that he was not good at, it was better to do something meaningful.

So he usually carried coins in his pocket, but he didn't dare to go out in disorder when he arrived in You Country. The new laws and policies offended the family, and going out would increase the pressure on the security personnel. Zhuang Xun didn't want to hurt innocent people because of his willfulness.

But I have always had the habit of carrying coins, so I took them out now. But then Lan Qiu smiled and took out a small money bag from his sleeve.

"I've brought my slave with me too. The water in this mountain village is easy to breed diseases. Your Highness, please wait while your slave goes to fetch water." Her spiritual practice has not reached the level of Mrs. Jiang, so she cannot fetch water out of thin air.

"Don't go. I'll go back if I swim for a while. Don't waste your energy by running back and forth. Let's go."

Zhuang Xunren walked forward, not paying attention to the fact that water could still have high and low status. It was not like he had never drank it in Jiannan.

Walking into the village was quite simple, but it wasn't like the one in his impression, where birds and animals were everywhere, and people saw him trembling behind closed doors.

"Am I that scary?" Zhuang Xun asked doubtfully. He didn't say anything about Yushu Linfeng, but he was upright and upright at least. Why did he feel like he had seen a ghost?

"Sir, I think this is a bit strange, why don't we leave first." Lan Qiu also felt strange.

Just when Zhuang Xun was about to leave, someone came out timidly.

"Sir, Miss, are you lost?" A skinny young man, blackened by the sun, stopped in front of them, his eyes full of wariness and fear.

"Hello, brother, I am traveling with my friends and am a little thirsty. I would like to come to the farm to ask for some water." Zhuang Xun asked politely.

"Is that so? Master, wait a moment, I will get you water right now." The young man breathed a sigh of relief obviously, and turned back to his house, which seemed to be a little small.

After a while, he came out with a ladle of water and held it in front of Zhuang Xun with apologetic hands: "Please forgive me for the fact that there are women at home and no clothes to cover the body. I can't invite the young master to sit inside. I want to see Haihan."

"Thank you for the water, brother. I see that the Zhao State has been doing well in recent years and its food income has increased. Is it because it has not developed textiles?"

Zhuang Xun took the water ladle and after listening to the young man's words, he saw that his body was in tatters, his clothes were patched several times, and he was also wearing thin clothes, as if he was trying to save key fabrics.

So I blurted out, does everyone in Zhao grow food?Why can't the people's clothes be guaranteed?

"How is it possible? Zhao's Jin Zhi is famous all over the world. Don't ask me, sir." Lan Qiu felt that Zhuang asked a stupid question and might annoy others. The other party was obviously too poor to afford clothes. You asked such a question .

"Young master is naive and doesn't understand the poverty of the lower class." After listening to Lan Qiu's smooth words, the young man also knew that Zhuang Xun didn't mean it, so he didn't get angry.

"This makes the noble man laugh. I really don't have money to buy more clothes. I have to pay the Chen family's land rent and the court's taxes soon. I don't dare to spend money arbitrarily."

The young man was a little ashamed and said that he took the initiative to help Zhuang Xun smooth things over. His face was dark and red, and it seemed that he had received a little etiquette training.

"Is the field rented from someone else's house?" Zhuang Xun had the desire to talk and wanted to know more about this place.

"Well, the land here belongs to the Chen family. We have been tenant farmers for their family for generations. Their family is a prominent family here. It was founded by Emperor Taizu."

"Are these all at the foot of the mountain?" Zhuang Xun looked over and said, this land is huge.

"They are all, even this mountain belongs to the Chen family. Later, Emperor Taizu wanted to build a temple here, so the Chen family gave it to Emperor Taizu."

The young man said based on the memory passed down by word of mouth.

"Have you been okay in the past ten years? The food harvest has been good. Is there any serious illness in the family that makes it so difficult now?" Zhuang Xun asked next, thinking of poverty due to illness.

"I don't have any symptoms, and if I do, it's hard to endure. The young master is joking. My family is relatively well. These families don't have clothes to wear, so they keep the door closed to outsiders. I still have a change of clothes at home, but some of the female relatives are not ready yet. .”

Speaking of this, the young man felt a little proud.

"As for a good harvest, the land rent is high, and there is no way to save any money. But if the harvest is good, you can still keep a little more food. At least you dare to have more children, and save food to support others."

"If you are close to Jinyang, don't you do some small business?" Zhuang Xun felt a little pity after hearing this.

"Those are all monopolized. Only those with permission from the Chen family dare to do these things. There was a scoundrel in the next village who slept with the steward of the Chen family with his wife to get permission. As for going to Jinyang, I have clothes to wear, but I can’t afford a wife because of what I do, and I don’t even have children.”

The young man's mouth was filled with regret, envy, and a little bit of disdain.

"At the emperor's feet." Zhuang Xun sighed, not knowing what to say.

"Everything is fine here. At least Mr. Chen will help us in disaster years. It's free of charge. If you can't pay the land rent, it will be waived!"

Speaking of this, the young man's face became proud and looked extremely glorious.

"Because our ancestors are all surnamed Chen, and they are all Ming households, the big families in other places are too lazy to care about your life and death. I heard the steward who came back from the New Year said, anyway, people are from black households, and they will grow back after they die."

"Is this the case in the entire Zhao Kingdom?"

"Then I don't know. Young Master will find out if he travels around."

Didn’t Zhao’s prosperity and development originally share with the people at the bottom?This is still the case at the feet of the Emperor.

Suddenly the position became firm.

(End of this chapter)