Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 231 The fate of Lin Xiaoniang
While joking, Gu Tingye took Yuan Wenshao to a courtyard.

I saw a stage set up in the yard, and a troupe was singing on it.

King Huan and a group of people were watching a play and chatting.

"Yuan Shao, if you come so late, you will be fined a few more cups in a while." King Huan said with a smile.

"Your Highness, I can't help it. I'll make amends to everyone later." Yuan Wenshao said with a bitter smile.

King Huan knew that Yuan Wenshao had been summoned by the Queen Mother. There were many people talking about this matter, so it was inconvenient to ask more questions. He smiled and said: "Okay, let's sit down and watch the play together. Don't tell me, the opera is sung very well."

"Yes!"

Yuan Wenshao responded and sat down under Gu Tingye's guidance.

There are many types of operas, but the ones present are basically all nobles and military commanders, so the ones sung on the stage are naturally martial arts operas.

Yuan Wenshao also heard about this play. Speaking of it, the protagonist in the play is still a first-generation British princess.

It tells the story of the British Duke who followed Emperor Taizu and attacked the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun and killed a famous general of the Liao Kingdom.

I have to say that the scenes chosen by Gu Tingye are very meaningful.

Zhao Zongquan and his son are from the lineage of Taizu. Although they are now in the name of Emperor Renzong, they are nominally from the lineage of Taizong.

But who knows what Zhao Ceying would think if he sang a play about Taizong's future.

Moreover, this will also allow Shen Congxing to know the glory and effectiveness of the British public line.

After a play was sung, everyone was still a little unfinished, and the troupe members went down to change clothes and prepare for the next play.

"If Emperor Taizu hadn't been in bad shape, he might have recovered the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun long ago. How could the Liao bastard be so rampant!" Geng Jiechuan said.

Duan Chengyong echoed: "Yes, Emperor Taizu had already recaptured several states, and the people of Liao were in panic all day long. I heard that Liao was preparing to send people to sue for peace at that time. Unfortunately, Emperor Taizu was ill. We had to withdraw our troops, which gave Liao a chance to breathe."

"Today's officials have great ambitions. In the future, we will definitely take back the sixteen states of Yanyun. Maybe we can also seal the wolf as a vassal!" Gu Tingye said with a smile.

"Zhong Huai said it well." Geng Jiechuan laughed and said, "When the time comes, we, Geng, will ask to be the vanguard!"

Duan Chengyong saw that Yuan Wenshao was silent and said with a smile: "I heard that Yuan Hou is a young hero and Yuan Hou is silent. Doesn't he think that we can't capture the sixteen states of Yanyun?"

He was actually very unconvinced about Yuan Wenshao's ennoblement.

In his opinion, they Yuzhou veterans are the confidants of the officials, and even Gu Tingye can only be counted half of them.

Yuan Wenshao is nothing, he just got lucky and got the blood edict.He even made a hereditary marquis.

Shen Congxing was both a relative and a confidant of the official family, and he had just been granted the title of Marquis, which was not yet hereditary.

It was as if Yuan Wenshao was the first to counter the rebellion.

Although he knew that the title was conferred by the Queen Mother, he just felt unhappy with Yuan Wenshao.

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he frowned without a trace and said, "It is natural that the Sixteenth State of Yanyun will be taken back, but it is not as simple as you think."

Hearing this, Geng Jiechuan said displeasedly: "Marquis Yuan thinks we are talking nonsense? Can you please tell us how to regain the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhao Ceying quickly smoothed things over and said, "Okay, today is the day when Zhong Huai moves to a new home. Let's only talk about romance and not state affairs."

Although Duan Chengyong and Geng Jiechuan were unhappy, they did not dare not give Zhao Ceying face.

Yuan Wenshao didn't bother to talk to them. To be honest, based on their performance in the drama, these people didn't have much talent at all.

They can be reused because they are Zhao Zongquan's confidants.

Even so, Yuan Wenshao did not want to make the relationship too tense.

For people like Zhao Zongquan, ability is secondary, and trust is the most critical.

"Zhong Huai, you're moving into a new house, but there's no movement next door?" Zhao Ceying changed the subject.

"Haha, my brother-in-law wishes that I would die outside. Now that I am in power, they don't know how uncomfortable they are. Why would they send someone here?" Gu Tingye said with a slight mockery.

When he was dared to leave the house, he didn't even see his father for the last time. He didn't even dare to show up at the funeral, so he could only follow him from a distance.

He hated Xiao Qin and Gu Tingye even more deeply in his heart.

Zhao Ceying frowned and said: "After all, we are a family, so we can just talk about some things. Don't forget that although my father promised to grant you a marriage, if you get married, you still need Mrs. Qin to help you arrange it."

"Your Highness, I understand that I plan to go back tomorrow." Gu Tingye said.

"That's good. There is no unsolvable grudge between the family. You stay close and move around more." Zhao Ceying said.

"Yes!" Gu Tingye responded, and when he saw the theater troupe coming back, he smiled and said, "Let's continue listening to the opera!"

When the new play started, everyone calmed down and started watching the play.

Yuan Wenshao quietly chatted with Sheng Changbai beside him, asking about the situation of the Sheng family in the past two days.

From Sheng Changbai's mouth, he learned that after he and Hualan left the Sheng family that day, Sheng Hong beat Xue Niang to death without any mercy, and showed no mercy to Lin Xiaoniang. She was half-dead and sent back to Zhuangzi.

And they were not allowed to call a doctor for her. In Lin Xiaoniang's condition, she would basically not survive.

However, there was no response from the Liang family. His father was anxious and wanted to go to the Liang family again, but was stopped by Mrs. Sheng.

Yuan Wenshao was not surprised by Lin Xiaoniang's fate.

Judging from Sheng Hong's doting on Lin Xiaoniang, he must be in love with Lin Xiaoniang.

But for Shengsheng, the Sheng family's face is above all else, or in other words, his personal face is above all else.

He can be completely obedient to Lin Xiaoniang in the inner house, but when it comes to face issues, he will not be merciful in the slightest.

Even if Lin Xiaoniang lets Mo Lan have an affair, Sheng Hong may not be willing to be so ruthless.

But Lin Xiaoniang should never let anyone leak the news.

When the news was leaked, Sheng Hong had to humbly go to the Liang family, humiliating himself.

And if this matter is not handled well, the Sheng family will become a joke to the whole world.

He prides himself on being clean, but his daughter does something like this. Once word spreads, he will be too embarrassed to go out and meet people.

Under such circumstances, it's strange that Sheng Hong could show mercy to Lin Xiaoniang.

"You go back and tell your father-in-law. What matters now is who can lose his composure first. Don't be impatient. When Zhong Huai comes to propose marriage, the Liang family will definitely not be able to sit still." Yuan Wenshao said.

The Liang family will definitely agree, but whoever speaks first at this time will lose the initiative. The Liang family is just waiting for the Sheng family to speak first.

But when Gu Tingye went to the Sheng family to propose marriage, the Liang family naturally became unsettled.After all, although Yuan Wenshao was a marquis, all the nobles in Bianjing knew that he was conferred by the Queen Mother.

If the Queen Mother and the official family were mother and son, it would be nothing.

But it happened that the Queen Mother and the Guan family were not mother and son.

Since ancient times, conflicts may break out between the emperor and his biological mother for the sake of pro-government, let alone between mother and son.

Therefore, even though Yuan Wenshao is a marquis, the Liang family is not really afraid of him.

But Gu Tingye was different. With Zhao Zongquan ascending the throne, many things in Yuzhou were known to Bianjing.

Gu Tingye not only saved the official father and son many times, but also made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion.

Although he does not have a title, his official position shows how much he is trusted by officials.

If Gu Tingye takes revenge on the Liang family, the Liang family simply cannot bear it.

"I know that my grandmother persuaded my father in the same way." Sheng Changbai said.

"Well, you sit down first and I'll go talk to King Huan about something."

After Yuan Wenshao finished speaking, he stood up, walked around to Zhao Ceying from behind, and whispered: "Your Highness, I have something I want to talk to you alone."

Zhao Ceying nodded slightly, stood up and said, "I have something to talk to Yuan Shao about. You can continue watching the show."

After saying that, he led Yuan Wenshao out of the yard.

After leaving the courtyard, King Huan stopped his servants from following him and led Yuan Wenshao to the garden. As he walked, he said: "Duan Chengyong and Geng Jiechuan are both rough men and have little knowledge. Don't be as knowledgeable as them."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I don't care." Yuan Wenshao said.

"That's good." Zhao Ceying nodded.

Yuan Wenshao took out a folded piece of paper from his arms and said: "Your Highness, this is the method of firing colored glaze. The craftsmen of the kiln before me are already very skilled in firing colored glaze. Your Highness can take these people with you." "

"You for..."

Zhao Ceying originally wanted to ask Yuan Wenshao why he didn't just give it to his father, but he quickly realized it and asked, "Did the Queen Mother tell you something?"

Yuan Wenshao fell silent after hearing this. It was difficult for him to say these words.

Seeing Yuan Wenshao's silence, Zhao Ceying knew that she had guessed correctly. She took over the glass making method and sighed: "Why is the Queen Mother like this!"

Yuan Wenshao was silent for a while and said: "The Queen Mother is not greedy for power. She feels that officials should focus on reforming the government to clear up internal shortcomings, rather than thinking about war."

"But the enemies have come to bully us. Is it possible that we have to tolerate it?" Zhao Ceying retorted.

"Of course I can't bear it. Sometimes we have to consider the gains and losses when fighting, and sometimes we have to fight. This is what I answered the Queen Mother." Yuan Wenshao said.

The conclusion drawn from many examples in later generations is that blind tolerance is useless.

It is nonsense to say that war is a continuation of politics when the enemies are coming.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ceying patted Yuan Wenshao's shoulder with relief and said, "I really did not misjudge you."

"Your Highness, I'm not worried about anything else. I'm just worried that the Queen Mother will use other methods. She is the Queen Mother after all. In many cases, it's hard for me to refuse." Yuan Wenshao said.

Although he didn't know that the Queen Mother had already planned to give him a concubine, he did know that she gave Gu Tingye a concubine in the play.

Although Yuan Wenshao didn't know whether the Queen Mother would use similar methods on him, the Queen Mother would definitely not let him go easily.

"Don't worry, I will tell my mother about this and ask her to pay more attention to it." Zhao Ceying said.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Yuan Wenshao said with cupped hands.

"Haha, I want to thank you." Zhao Ceying raised the paper in his hand and said with a smile: "Without this, the financial crisis would be difficult to solve. My father is ready to rectify the salt affairs. But the salt affairs There’s so much involved, now is not a good time.”

"Is Your Highness planning to make large quantities of colored glaze?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

Zhao Ceying laughed when he heard this and said: "If Yuan Shao has any good ideas, just say it directly. There is no need to be so restrained."

Yuan Wenshao pondered and said: "Your Highness, as the saying goes, rare things are valuable. I think there is no problem in mass production, but the quantity must be controlled. And this is also an opportunity to deal with Xixia and Liao. As long as we do it well, we can make Xixia and Liao The country has been in chaos for a while.”

"Oh?" Zhao Ceying was surprised when he heard this: "What can I do?"

"Your Highness should know that the systems of Xixia and Liao are very different from those of our Zhou Dynasty. Although they have occupied many cities and are now considered half-farmers, their essence has not changed. In fact, they are still tribal systems. ." Yuan Wenshao said.

Nomads have always practiced tribalism, because their living habits make it impossible for them to gather together on a large scale, and they can only survive in tribes one by one.

Even if someone unifies the grasslands, there is no way to change this.

The leader of the tribe has a high degree of autonomy and controls the military and political power of the tribe, but he only needs to obey the orders of the Khan.

After the Liao State occupied the sixteen states of Yanyun, it no longer needed to live in a fixed place as before, so it learned from the Han family and started the strategy of paralleling the tribal system and the county system.

To put it simply, the county and county officials in the Liao Kingdom were the original tribal leaders, but they were awarded different official positions according to the size of the tribe.

Nominally they are at the disposal of the emperor, but in fact they are also in charge of military and political affairs in the local area, and they are veritable emperors of the country.

Xixia and Liao are slightly different, but basically similar.

Zhao Ceying thought for a while, but did not understand Yuan Wenshao's purpose of saying this, so he did not interrupt and waited for his next words.

"This method of Liao and Xixia has resulted in wealth being concentrated in the hands of a small number of people. These people like many things from the Zhou Dynasty very much, but they have already mastered many skills, and there are merchants smuggling. For them, It is not a rare thing. But Liuli is different. The nobles of Liao and Xixia are very fond of Liuli. Your Highness can sell a small amount to the nobles of Liao and Xixia. This will not only increase the value, but also exchange for A lot of wealth." Yuan Wenshao said.

"This has nothing to do with causing them civil strife, right?" Zhao Ceying frowned.

"Haha, for those tribal leaders, the herdsmen and people under them are their private property. They spend a lot of money buying colored glaze. In order to maintain a luxurious life, they will naturally exploit the herdsmen of the tribe, and even the Liao people look down upon them. The Han people in the Liao Kingdom exploited those people even more. Then the Liao Kingdom will naturally be in chaos," Yuan Wenshao said.

There are a large number of Han people in the Liao Kingdom, and these Han people have become accustomed to the rule of the Liao Kingdom.

In order to bring those Han people back home, the Liao State also implemented the policy of one country, two systems, using Han people to control Han people.

But in the final analysis, the status of the Han people in the Liao Kingdom was still far worse than that of the Khitan people.

It is definitely impossible to disrupt the Liao Kingdom with such small means, but it is okay to cause a small chaos in the Liao Kingdom for a while and make the Han people in the Liao Kingdom who have surrendered dissatisfied.

Zhao Ceying's eyes became brighter and brighter when he heard this. After Yuan Wenshao finished speaking, he praised: "Yuan Shao, it's a pity to let you become a general. I think your talents are enough for the prime minister."

"Your Highness is ridiculous. I don't know if this idea will work." Yuan Wenshao said.

"I have thought about it carefully and found that it is feasible to a certain extent. The main reason is that even if it doesn't work, there will be no loss for me, Dazhou." Zhao Ceying said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)