first minister

Expedition?

The old head of the Qin family was stunned when he heard that Xiao Fengshan's matter was a top secret. Only Xia Jingyun, the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, Jiang Yuhu and Xia Yunfei, two soldiers, and Chen Fugui, a personal guard who could see Xia Jingyun as one, knew his true identity. As for his identity, even Mr. Zhao, Mr. Su and others only knew of Xie Chongsheng's existence, but did not know that it was Xiao Fengshan.

Therefore, when he heard the news, the old Patriarch Qin didn't think much about it. He just thought it was Jiang Yuhu's arrangement. He immediately felt that he finally understood what Xia Jingyun was thinking.

"This is a great achievement in opening up territory! Soldiers can almost immediately become princes. Even for you now, it is also a sufficient bargaining chip. If you think about it, your status will be able to convince everyone."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "This is a good thing, but this is not my plan."

He looked at the two old men who had helped him a lot and said, "Let me show you a little bit first. You two will know in a few days."

The two looked at each other and had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

After taking a few steps, the old master Qin suddenly took the initiative and said, "Duke Wei, do you want to come with us?"

Mr. Zhao, the owner of the village, glanced at him, then smiled and nodded, "Your carriage must be more comfortable, and I will accept it."

Soon after, the carriage moved forward slowly and directly arrived at Duke Wei's mansion. Not long after he sat down, Mr. Su, who had been specially sent to invite him, also arrived.

The three of them sat down, and Duke Wei, as the host, took the initiative and said, "What does Duke Lu have to say?"

The head of Qin's family waved his hand, "That's a polite statement. I mainly want to discuss with you two the matters concerning the north-south trade that Gao Yang mentioned earlier. See if there is anything I can do to help him check for any omissions."

The three of them now have descendants who are married to Xia Jingyun. They have long had a mutually prosperous and mutually destructive relationship with the Xia family, so they naturally took it seriously after hearing this.

But after Mr. Qin gave an overview of what he had discussed with Xia Jingyun today, Mr. Su and Mr. Zhao frowned slightly.

Old Xianggong Su, who was more knowledgeable than ordinary scholars, was actually quite resistant to the skills of these merchants in his heart. Hearing this, he said: "How can matters of gold, silver and wealth rise to the level of family and national affairs? I hope that through this I think the possibility of resolving the dispute between Beiliang and Daxia in this way is very small, and it is not worth wasting too much energy."

The old village owner Zhao also said softly: "Yes, the seven surnames in Beiliang are tigers and wolves by nature, and some of them are supported by the people. Gold and silver wealth is actually not very attractive to them. I think Gao Yang is thinking too simply this time. ?”

The old head of the Qin family raised the corners of his mouth slightly as he listened to the words of the two of them, "I had the same idea as you two before, but because the Qin family is familiar with business, I finally guessed the intention of that boy Gao Yang."

Two eyes looked at him instantly, surprised, curious, doubtful, and questioning, full of complexity.

It was rare for the old Patriarch Qin to pretend to be in front of these two people, so naturally he had to satisfy himself. The old god said: "Both of you are great talents in the world, old men in the court. With Gao Yang's current situation, can he be called a powerful minister?"

Although Mr. Su has temporarily reconciled with his old enemy, he has not yet reached that level and immediately shut up and ignored him.

Mr. Zhao had no choice but to support himself and said: "Even if it is not complete now, it will definitely be in the future. With strong military support from outside and support from the Queen Mother internally, no one dares to control the government, dominate the government and the opposition, and command the world." If you don't obey, he is countless times stronger than Qin Weizhong once was."

The old patriarch of the Qin family chuckled, "Since ancient times, powerful officials have been in great glory, but what will happen if they lose power or die?"

As soon as these words came out, Mr. Su and Mr. Zhao looked solemn. This was actually their deepest concern, but they often used the words "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings" and "Gao Yang is so smart that he should have a solution." Such excuses to numb yourself.

At this moment, when the old family leader Qin said this, the two old men who were the most intelligent and experienced people in the world immediately reacted after a moment of confusion.

Mr. Su looked at Mr. Qin in surprise, "You mean, he is already thinking about his future?"

Patriarch Qin nodded with a smile, found a pen and paper, and wrote down a few numbers on the paper, "Although you are not familiar with business, you always know the shares of a company. Take a closer look. If you follow Gao Yang's proposal, Xin What’s the mystery behind the shares of this established company?”

The two of them looked sideways, and with the very pointed prompts from the old family master Qin, they discovered the mystery.

"In total, I, Daxia, hold 45% of the shares, Beiliang holds 40%, employees of the company hold half the shares, and Gaoyang holds 10%. Hiss! Gaoyang's 10% is very important!"

"That's right! The two imperial courts, as well as the aristocratic families in the imperial court, are naturally on the same side. Under such circumstances, whichever side Gao Yang stands on will be able to gain control of the business. By then, His Majesty will be in charge. Having a bad relationship with Gao Yang, or even Gao Yang's death, the Xia family has this business name that spans the north and the south and transcends a country as a guarantee, which is a life-saving talisman that is more effective than any iron certificate in the alchemy book."

The old patriarch of the Qin family clicked on the piece of paper, "As long as this business can really succeed, and can really produce output that the courts of both the Northern and Southern Dynasties will be reluctant to part with, Xia will not dare to force the Xia family to the enemy country. The future of our family is fully guaranteed!”

Mr. Su and Mr. Zhao were both silent. After a moment, Mr. Zhao sighed: "I always pride myself on being very resourceful and able to predict the enemy first, but I didn't expect this guy to be able to think so far ahead."

Old Xianggong Su couldn't help but nod, "Be careful about defeat before thinking about victory. With this cautious attitude, we won't have to worry about our descendants a hundred years from now!"

Patriarch Qin hummed, "That's why I asked you two to discuss it together, check for any leaks and fill in the gaps, and try to make this amulet for him more reliable."

After saying this, both Su and Zhao had no objections. Old Xianggong Su said slowly: "With the current situation, the Queen Mother is in charge of the government, and Gao Yang has just saved the lives of His Majesty and the Queen Mother. The relationship is the most harmonious. Time will definitely agree to this plan, and then the only problem is Beiliang. To what extent is his relationship with Yelvshi, whether it has been agreed in advance, these are the problems. "

Mr. Zhao chuckled lightly, "According to the information from Heibingtai, when Yelvshi unexpectedly rebelled against the Prince of Beiliang and supported King Jing to ascend to the throne, Gao Yang was behind it."

Patriarch Qin breathed a sigh of relief, "If that's the case, then it can be done. What's left is how to achieve the desired level."

The voices of the three gradually became lower and they began to think carefully.

On the other side, Xia Jingyun was also writing furiously.

For the past two days, he was sitting in his mansion, but he was not lying on the bed in his mansion every day to make the white jade tiger vomit bubbles, as everyone thought. He was really concentrating on writing a plan for building a new business.

Now that he has roughly written down, he added what he gained from today's communication and deduction with the old Qin family leader, and dried the ink with satisfaction.

He picked up the letter paper and wrote a letter, sealed it, and called Chen Fugui.

"Brother Chen, take a team of people and set off. You must hand this box over to Yelv Shi personally. Thank you for your hard work."

The two of them had communicated in advance. Chen Fugui took the things without saying much and nodded directly, "Don't worry, young master, we will definitely fulfill our mission!"

He is not worried about any security issues when he arrives in Beiliang. Not to mention whether Beiliang has the courage to provoke them now. Just because Yelu Caiqi is still in Zhongjing City, Dingxi King Yelvshi will definitely ensure the safety of Chen Fugui and his party. .

"When you go, ask a group of people to slow down and follow behind you. After you get the reply and ask them to rush back quickly, come back slowly. Your health is important."

Chen Fugui grinned, "Don't worry, sir, I know what's going on."

Looking at Chen Fugui's retreating back, Xia Jingyun stretched out.
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Five days later, Beiliang, Liangdu, Dingxi Palace.

Yelvshi sat in the room, turning over the memorial in his hand.

Yelu De stood respectfully at the side, "Father, there have been quite heated discussions in the court recently. Are we still not moving?"

What he was talking about was that in the past few days, as the previous colleague of Xuanhui Academy was not dealt with directly, many people who had smelled some rumors began to think more.

Under the control of the people behind the scenes, some petty officials who were not afraid of fighting to the death or being forced to have no choice began to make suggestions in the court, hoping to organize the army to invade south and restore the prestige of Daliang.

In fact, everyone knows that it does not matter whether it invades the south or not. What is important is that the first major event, or the most basic major event, that you, Yelvshi, presided over and promoted, was provoked like this.

This not only showed everyone's secret dissatisfaction with their position as powerful ministers, but also tested Yelv's response.

Is it suppression by killing? Is it a concession? Or give up when faced with difficulties?

At every step, you may face new situations and lead to new situations.

Everything comes from politics, everything is politics.

Yelvshi already had some plans in mind, but he still felt that it was not perfect, so he was still a little hesitant.

At this moment, the clan member responsible for handling the house's intelligence came in with a piece of news.

When Yelv Shi heard this, he was slightly surprised, "An envoy from the Southern Dynasty came? No military escort? Where are you now?"

"It's like going to the capital, but there's still half a day's journey to the capital!"

Yelvshi heard the words and said in a deep voice: "We are sending an envoy here now. I think there must be something big happening. Let's wait until the envoy arrives."

When the envoy arrived, the other party went straight to Dingxi Palace as expected. When he saw the face of the visitor, Yelvshi, who had been sitting quietly, stood up instantly, walked down the steps very politely, and welcomed the travel-worn person into the living room.

Then he dismissed all the servants and asked Yelude to guard the door personally to prevent the wall from having ears.

Because he recognized that this was Xia Jingyun's most trusted personal guard. He was the only witness to the extremely secretive meeting between him and Xia Jingyun that day. With such a status, he has traveled thousands of miles to come here. If he is negligent and doesn't take it seriously, then he is really out of his mind.

Chen Fugui took out a sealed box from the bag on his back and handed it to Yelv Shi, "Your Majesty, I have been ordered by the young master to deliver a letter. Please open it personally."

Yelvshi hesitated for a moment, but thinking that Xia Jingyun could not assassinate him at this time, he checked the paint on the box and opened it carefully.

After seeing a booklet in the box, he breathed a sigh of relief, picked it up and looked at it carefully.

This excerpt is the detailed rules of cooperation between the two dynasties written by Xia Jingyun. It is detailed and comprehensive, and it eliminates many of Yelvshi's unresolved worries.

At this time, Chen Fugui said softly: "Our expeditionary force has now occupied the entire territory of Xinluo and is heading towards Bai Ji. When the two parties reach an agreement, they must have conquered the entire peninsula. At the same time, the first batch of wealth The goods have been counted and put into the warehouse, and we are waiting for the two countries to reach an agreement before they can be shipped back with dividends based on the quantity."

Yelvshi was immediately overjoyed. Now that the east-west trade routes were in sight, this matter could really be put on the agenda!

And those people's obstruction or secret opposition can also be silenced by him convincingly.

Xia Jingyun's move really solved his problems accurately and promptly.

He slowly said: "The wisdom of Marquis Jianning is beyond my reach!"

Chen Fugui looked calm and didn't say much.

Just when Yelvshi was thinking about what to do next, he discovered that there was a secret letter under the box.

He raised his eyebrows, reached out to pick it up, and slowly opened it. When he glanced at it, his expression suddenly changed.

There are only a few lines in the letter, but the meaning is very clear.

Xia Jingyun directly named a person and said that he wanted all the files on this person and all the evidence that he was a secret spy of Beiliang. He wanted to win the trust of the world, and he thought King Dingxi would not let him down.

If in normal times Xia Jingyun had asked him for a spy who was obviously extremely successful in the Southern Dynasties, he would have found a way to refuse or even rescue him.

But in this situation, with the previous plan and the news about Chen Fugui, I couldn't say no to him.

He was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, please go to your residence to freshen up and rest for a while. I will give you a brief summary before I reply to your Majesty."

Chen Fugui nodded, got up, and went down temporarily under the leadership of the house manager.

Yelv De turned into the room and heard Yelv Shi saying in a deep voice: "Call Linghu Yan quickly."

A moment later, Linghu Yan arrived in a hurry.

As soon as the polite words were spoken, Yelvshi interrupted directly and said a name, "Is this person my Chao Anzi?"

Linghu Yan looked at Yelvshi in shock, "My lord, how did you know? Only the late emperor and the subordinates knew about this matter, and they have not been told to outsiders!"

Yelvshi interrupted again, "You just need to tell me yes or no!"

Seeing that Yelvshi seemed a little angry, Linghu Yan quickly gave an affirmative answer, "Yes."

But out of the professional ethics of an intelligence leader, he still had the courage to add, "This person is now in a high position in the Southern Dynasty. He has made many meritorious deeds for our dynasty. He is the most successful secret agent of our country. I also invite you, Your Majesty."

Before he finished speaking, Yelvshi closed his eyes with a bit of dejection, "Compile this person's information files and give them to me. I will give them to Xia Jingyun."

"Your Majesty!"

Linghu Yan was horrified when he heard what he said. He was even a little excited regardless of his dignity, and his intention to dissuade him was obvious.

Yelvshi slapped a piece of letter paper on the desk with hatred, "See for yourself, can you still hide it?"

Linghu Yan picked up the letter and his expression suddenly changed.

Yelv Shi's voice sounded slowly with a hint of exhaustion, "Xia Gaoyang even named his name personally. The so-called request for information is just to give us a step up. Do you really think he can still hide it?"

"but."

"There is no but. An Anzi who is exposed is no longer an Anzi." Yelvshi took a deep breath, "Be kind to his family members and relatives in our court."

Linghu Yan looked at the letter with an extremely ugly expression. After a moment, he slowly said: "Your Majesty, do you want me to inform them in advance?"

"Inform Yuchihong, don't tell that person."

Linghu Yan, who had witnessed the ruthless abandonment of his son, nodded and walked out of the house, sighing dejectedly.
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In Zhongjing City, after resting for several days, Marquis Jianning finally came out to serve as director.

However, they did not quickly organize and discuss the matter of the Prime Minister as expected by those speculators who thought they had found a good opportunity. Instead, following a letter from the Queen Mother, they concentrated on taking the lead in handling the major incident of His Majesty's assassination. case.

The trial and conviction of Wan Wenbi, Yan Songwen and others;

The conviction and punishment of the Lu, Wang, Yin and other wealthy families;

As well as the cases of other officials, he led the Criminal Department, Heibingtai, and Jingzhao Mansion to sort them out in detail.

One by one, one by one, each piece is clear and convincing.

After many people were stunned, they thought he was going to take the opportunity to bite and overthrow Prime Minister Yang.

But I didn't expect that when the heads fell to the ground, the case would come to light, and there would be no charges related to Prime Minister Yang.

At the same time, the statistics of the results of the New Deal in Swift State were also officially disclosed to the courtiers.

Two hundred and forty thousand acres of land, more than 30,000 households, more than one million taels of silver in back payment and fines and confiscation of taxes, and nearly two million taels of silver in the income from house confiscation made everyone shut up.

This is just the Yuyan state, the Yuyan state or the border state. If the thirteen states of Daxia can achieve such results, what will happen to the treasury and the imperial court?

When the straightforward data is in front of us, no one can openly criticize the New Deal with claims such as disturbing and harming the people.

After Jianning Hou spent seven or eight days to finally complete the trial of this major case that affected countless people and completely changed the structure of the imperial court, a carrier pigeon flew into the black ice platform.

Yanzhi rushed into Marquis Jianning's Mansion with the letter, "Husband, news from Lieyang Pass, the return team passed Lieyang Pass yesterday, everything went well. According to the distance, we can reach Zhongjing tomorrow evening without stopping."

Xia Jingyun took the letter and smiled slightly, "I'm going to the palace."

In the evening of the same day, the Queen Mother issued an edict. In view of the current vacant phase, the lack of personnel in the center, and the difficulty in operation, it was scheduled to elect a new prime minister and replace the central officials at the court meeting two days later.

The decree quickly spread throughout the ranks of officials in Zhongjing City, and everyone became excited instantly.
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On the outskirts of Zhongjing, in a awning boat on a small river, Yu Chihong, dressed as a fisherman, listened to the report of his subordinates, with a smile on his lips.

The Queen Mother of the Southern Dynasty was also afraid, and she did not appoint her directly, but made some covert recommendation.

If he didn't seize this great opportunity, he would be sorry for his robe.

This Marquis Jianning looks like that! Not worth mentioning.

He smiled slightly and was about to give orders when several sharp whistles suddenly sounded from the river bank.

Yuchihong's expression changed slightly and he immediately ordered to dock.

A subordinate dressed as an Orion handed a piece of paper into Yuchihong's hand.

"Sir, Sir Linghu has a secret message."

Yuchihong opened it quickly and only glanced at it. His whole body felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he froze in place.

He turned to look at the huge and majestic Zhongjing City, as if a contemptuous gaze was looking at him coldly.

That look seemed to say: How did you have the courage to fight me? (End of chapter)