Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 87

Meat, cotton clothes, and money.

It’s no good to keep sending money, but it’s also not good to not send money. Only by mastering the speed of sending money can the soldiers work hard. If you just ask for it and don’t give real rewards, if you fool around once or twice, no one will pay attention to you.

After the negotiations were completed, winter was coming, and it was necessary to prepare some supplies for the soldiers to survive the winter. This was Siqin Mi's suggestion, and asked Corporal Zhuang Xunlixian to deliver them in person, so that every soldier would know him.

I have seen these soldiers before, but they mostly lined up. Now Zhuang Xun started to walk from room to room, giving meat and money to these soldiers who followed him to Chengguo.

There are more than 500 people walking in a day. Some just say a few words, greet a few words, and ask the attendant to hand over the meat. This kind of numbness and smile change, and one day passes. Because there are so many people, some are on duty. It took three days to finish all the guards.

After finishing these rewards, Zhuang Xun accepted the gift of marriage proposal, which is over, now it's time to ask the name, please ask the matchmaker to ask the woman's name and date of birth, it will be considered auspicious or inauspicious for the two to get married.

Acceptance, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, asking for a date, and welcoming in person, this kind of process is indispensable for a big family, if it is missing, it may not be married.

"I'm so tired. Is it suitable to go to the Taoist temple for fortune-telling tomorrow? What if it's not suitable?" Leaning in Si Qin Mi's arms, she was exhausted physically and mentally, just too tired.

"Then put money in it to make it easy, otherwise you think it's so easy to marry a wife? Not everyone is a concubine, and you can marry it back with a red thread. A boudoir girl should have a ceremony." Si Qinmi rubbed Zhuang Xun's shoulder and said jokingly, seeing his hard work was a little funny, but he didn't taste like it, he just looked alike.

"That's the red line connected by the ghostly emperor. A few mortals in the world can do it. My wife is really not satisfied. My marriage is destined, so why do I need such complicated etiquette to increase the sense of ritual." Zhuang Xun pressed Si Qinmi's jade hand and held it, but he was thinking about how to compensate Si Qinmi.

"That's right, one distinguished guest is better than a hundred or so guests. Under the gods, I can witness the covenant between you and me, a life-and-death agreement." Si Qinmi was also a little happy. She resisted this wedding. She felt that she was a sinful body and a married woman. It would be impossible to marry Zhuang Xun, but in the end she gave in. Zhuang Xun was too lovable, and she wanted to help him and repay him.

In the subsequent development, he fell in love with him without any accident, so when he talked about the past, he felt a kind of nostalgic happiness.

"Don't pinch it, just let me lie down for a while. It's really comfortable. After a tiring day, when I go home and lie on this pair of jade pillows, I won't be tired anymore." Shaking his head from side to side, Zhuang Xun said enjoying the softness of the back of his head.

"You, it's really..." The front was messy, and she wanted to spit on Zhuang Xun, but she was a little bit reluctant, her good husband was too late for pain, so how could she be willing to scold him, this kind of boudoir joy was not easy for her to advise.

"Just lie down for a while. It's been a long time. After three days, everyone knows that you gave them something." Si Qinmi leaned her chin on the top of Zhuang Xun's head, letting the soldiers know Zhuang Xun and who is their current master.

"Miss, how long will it take to get married?" Closing his eyes and opening his mouth comfortably, Zhuang Xun felt a little like waiting for the courier.

"One month, you will be annoyed later, if you want to marry a beautiful girl home, just bear with it." Rubbing Zhuang Xun's forehead, Si Qinmi said with a smile seeing Zhuang Xun's eagerness.

"Ah, so troublesome?" Zhuang Xun was stunned.

"Do you think it's necessary to inform your relatives and friends to participate? Do you think it's just about the two of you?" Si Qinmi just finished reminding, and felt that what she said was not very good. She bowed her head and kissed Zhuang Xun's forehead, because Zhuang Xun's family and relatives were not around, so it was too careless to say such words.

"That's right." Zhuang Xun didn't expect it to be so far-reaching, breathing in the charming orchid fragrance, his eyelids became heavier.

"Sleep, sleep." Coaxing Zhuang Xun to sleep, Si Qin Mi showed a motherly and loving smile on her face.

Carefully transferred Zhuang Xun to the bed, covered him with a quilt, Si Qin Mi was extremely gentle, and kissed Zhuang Xun's cheek.

She walked to the desk, picked up the letter on the copybook, and slowly read it, frowning while reading.

"King Qinghe, prime minister, general..." Chewing on these words, Si Qin Mi sighed.

"I hope this marriage goes well." Si Qinmi also felt a sense of powerlessness. The more she knew about Cheng Guo's information, the more troublesome she felt. It was obviously a stable triangular structure, and the three forces checked and balanced each other.

However, when she looked at the information, she felt that there was a storm brewing, and she felt helpless. There was too little information, and she only saw the tip of the iceberg.

"Is this the helplessness of Hualong? No, Huajiao, sir, you are still a koi now. I hope your luck will protect us this time, and Huajiao will go smoothly." Si Qinmi put down the letter in her hand and sat by the bed, thinking about the news that King Qinghe had just entered Beijing, feeling uneasy.

But just like when Zhuang Xun looked at her, her mood would be calm. She looked at Zhuang Xun's face for a long time, and her mood was also calm. She has fair skin and has not worked for a long time, so she mistook him for a monk at that time. Now, the more I look at it, the more I like it.

Lifting up the quilt lightly, Si Qin Mi carefully hugged Zhuang Xun, feeling at ease, no matter what, Mr. Lang is by her side, I hope she is careless.

Compared to noon, the couple hugging and taking a nap, on the other side, Fuqin Palace.

Across the curtain, there is a beautiful woman who is as beautiful as a peony, wearing a phoenix crown, with noble temperament, sitting upright, with a thousand demeanors.

This person is the official wife of King Cheng, Empress Gao, and this is the mother of the prince.

"Father, my daughter disagrees with self-destruction of the long wall." The beauty's eyes widened and she clenched the handkerchief tightly.

It's crazy, to kill the general of the country, and the general who is powerful in Kyushu, Empress Gao suddenly felt that the majestic father in front of her was a little strange.

"Empress, it doesn't matter if it's a long wall. This is a dangerous wall. If it is not destroyed, you may hurt your daughter." Prime Minister Gao had already thought of it when he proposed the plan, and his daughter's reaction was the first to win.

"Father, what do you mean!" Empress Gao frowned, her eyes uncertain.

"My daughter, you also read Li Pingyuan's memorial before his expedition. What do you think?" Prime Minister Gao first changed the subject.

"Wonderful and unconstrained, laughing words." The harem of Empress Gao and the three of them basically replaced the emperor's review of memorials.

"But he intends to implement it like this." Prime Minister Gao said firmly.

"He wants to stand on the opposite side of the aristocratic family. No one in the aristocratic family wants to kill him!"

Speaking of the policy that Li Pingyuan planned to introduce, Prime Minister Gao showed a fierce look. Apart from the royal family, the largest landlord in Chengguo was their Gao family.

This is no longer a simple political enemy, it is a mortal enemy that will never die, the kind that must be defeated, so that the other party will not even be given a chance to crawl out of the ground.

"How can this be carried forward? What if we encounter the scene of Yu State? My daughter thinks it's just for fame."

Empress Gao didn't believe it, saying that King Yu's methods were mild 20 years ago, which caused the family to jump up and cause a national rebellion. Not to mention that Li Pingyuan himself was a member of the family, and the Li family was also a big family. How dare he become the enemy of everyone in Yu State.

"Perhaps everyone would swarm against it before, but it's different now. Li Pingyuan defeated Youguo in the Battle of Xishui, who would dare to defy him." Prime Minister Gao's words are very realistic. If there is a war, Li Pingyuan is afraid that you will not dare to compete with his superior track.

This is completely different from the situation in Yu State. The rebels supported by the family are too powerful. If you don't surrender to the family, your national destiny will be ended. Li Pingyuan has the prestige of a great victory.

"But the illusion is a bit more illusion. Sharing the income of each individual can indeed provide an extra foundation for the country's taxation and stability."

Empress Gao is familiar with the scriptures, and she has approved so many memorials herself. Although most of the memorials were ordered by the emperor behind her back, she can see the benefits of the reform of sharing the households into the mu at a glance, but it is almost impossible to advance.

People can hide or hide, but the land is there, and no one can move it. As long as taxes are imposed on the land, Gao Guozhou's heart will twitch just by paying taxes every year.

But the woman in front of him is not only a daughter, but also the queen of Chengguo, and her son is also the prince of Chengguo. Naturally, he can't say that he doesn't want to pay taxes.

"This is the biggest threat to the empress and the crown prince. The current Li Pingyuan alone has grown in popularity through his military achievements, and the sage is afraid. If he is allowed to reform to gain popular support, the crown prince will be in danger."

"He can still control His Majesty's will, can he go to Li Shaoyun's place to give birth to dragon species?" Her gaze was limited to Gongdou. In the Queen's eyes, the harem was everything, and she couldn't see the reality of the world.

"If this is the case, you may save your mother and child's lives, but what if Li Pingyuan plans to become king on his own." Prime Minister Gao began to speculate about Li Pingyuan.

"Only those who want to be an emperor will put forward this political opinion. After all, it is beneficial to the emperor and not to the family." Now that he has found a target, he naturally begins to pour dirty water.

"He's going to be a traitor?" Empress Gao was startled, her face turned pale, and when she thought of Li Pingyuan being a traitor, her heart suddenly turned cold. Thinking about it, the Li family has always been a representative of the military. Before the Battle of Xishui, she was already very powerful. After the Battle of Xishui, she no longer dared to think about it.

"Empress, it's good that you understand. Now is the time when he is most careless. If he doesn't get rid of it now, he will never have another chance. Will the Li family, who plotted against him, keep the prince?" With threats, Prime Minister Gao successfully frightened his daughter.

Through the curtain, Empress Gao had an uncertain expression, squinting her eyes slightly, and was weighing the pros and cons of this matter. She was just a woman, and she was thinking about her husband and son, especially her son who was the future King Cheng.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is impossible to succeed in cultivating immortals. Even if there is a fairy way in this world, it is impossible to come to favor King Cheng.

Thinking of Li Pingyuan's threat, she had the same reaction as the emperor and her husband, with pain on her back.

"But General Li is gone, what will King Qinghe do? King Qinghe has a strong army and many supporters. Without Li Pingyuan's deterrence, no one can stop the rebellion."

The queen is still clear-headed. Li Pingyuan is a threat, so isn't King Qinghe a threat? As King Cheng's younger brother, with the support of many families, she is more threatening than Li Pingyuan in a sense.

"So we have to use a trick to drive away the wolves and tigers." Prime Minister Gao said, pointing to the two teacups on the table.

"Li Pingyuan has a great reputation, so we definitely can't do it. Why don't you leave this matter of murdering the general to King Qinghe." It has long been difficult to tell who is a wolf and who is a tiger. Everyone is figuring it out.

"Is it possible? King Qinghe is not a fool. He foolishly went to harm Li Pingyuan. If he is a fool, the people next to him are not fools either." Empress Gao said without hope.

"But King Qinghe has indeed come. He has already risen from his fiefdom and is coming to Jidu. He can bear it. The aristocratic families below him can't help but watch Li Pingyuan take away the food produced from their land."

Li Pingyuan's last memorial, because of the joint review of the Sangong, basically every family knew the content, so this group of people had repeatedly made things difficult for Li Pingyuan, who was on the front line, and forced Li Pingyuan to win quickly.

When they first heard that Chengdie Pass had been lost, these people were overjoyed. After all, it meant that they could deal with Li Pingyuan recklessly.

Never expected, never expected, Li Pingyuan won, won a big victory, won the world famous, won the whole world, won the ceded land of Yu State, these people disappeared.

Now that Li Pingyuan, who was carrying the prestige of a great victory, wanted to reform, these people would be unable to control them, and these people panicked, including Prime Minister Gao.

That's why they went to the emperor to complain about their interests, and asked the emperor to tacitly allow them to do something to Li Rusi. Sure enough, the emperor agreed, and everything went smoothly.

"What conspiracy does he have? He came to Jidu suddenly." Empress Gao still wanted to find out the whole story.

"It is said that he came back to worship the queen mother, but he is actually here for Li Pingyuan. This is indeed an opportunity. King Qinghe has the intention and ability to murder Li Pingyuan. Now I respectfully ask the empress to order the palace guards to arrest the rebels." Seeing that his daughter was almost convinced, Prime Minister Gao asked again.

"Who are you arresting? The Li family? Waiting for this wedding, right?" No more hesitation, now that Li Pingyuan has become a threat, Empress Gao no longer hesitates.

"That's right, it's the Li family, but King Qinghe must kill the Li family. We can't do it, or our reputation will be ruined in the future." Prime Minister Gao calculated and filled in the gaps.

"Listen to my father, when it comes to the married daughter of the Li family, I heard that the envoy of the Yu Kingdom is short and thin, how can he subdue this daughter who beats the tiger." Empress Gao has never met Zhuang Xun, but there are many rumors about the height difference.

"That's true, but it's not that exaggerated. It's just mediocre. Compared with the tall Li Rusi, she looks short."

(End of this chapter)