Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 608: Discord in the court
"Zhao Kang!"

Mrs. Yang sighed and stopped talking. There seemed to be some anger in her eyes, and she was even hesitant to speak.

Liu Yanran noticed something fishy and hurriedly asked: "What's wrong with the Imperial Master?"

Yang Qianyun sighed again: "Since Zhao Kang came back, he has completely ignored the government affairs. He has been using cannons all day long, saying that he will continue to fight! But how can our country continue to fight now?"

Liu Yanran looked a little weird. This kind of important matter that can be said to be the future strategic direction of the country, the old master opposite actually told him this?

She pretended to test: "Master Zhao has both civil and military skills. There is nothing he can't do. Why is the old master so worried?"

Grand Master Yang snorted: "Zhao Kang has become so arrogant and arrogant that even Her Majesty the Empress no longer pays attention to him. We and other officials advised him to rest and recuperate, but he said that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"Even His Majesty advised him to think twice before acting, but what was the result? Zhao Kang relied on his great achievements and even scolded His Majesty the Empress, who was so angry that he fell ill!"

"He insists on reorganizing the army to prepare for war. What is the difference between this behavior and the rebellious officials and traitors?"

Seeing Mrs. Yang venting her anger, Liu Yanran's heart beat loudly.

Zhao Kang is actually at odds with the civil and military officials of the Qian Kingdom!
This seems like an opportunity, yes!
I have heard before that the Grand Master of Qian Kingdom in front of me had some friction with Zhao Kang!

Liu Yanran's voice was low: "What does Grand Master mean that even the civil and military ministers of the Qian Kingdom do not agree with Zhao Guoshi's continued campaign?"

"Of course!"

Yang Qianyun snorted coldly: "Now that the Qian Kingdom has only such a small number of troops, food, grass, weapons, etc. are all problems. Are we going to fight again? Use the money to fight? But Zhao Kang doesn't listen! He said that he asked hundreds of officials to come out without money. money!"

It was so!
Liu Yanran instantly understood that Zhao Kang wanted to continue fighting, and felt that he could take this opportunity to directly destroy Zhou and Qi.

But now the country's domestic financial deficit is not small, and there is no money.

Zhao Kang's move of asking hundreds of officials to donate money touched the interests of the officials, which created a gap with the civil and military affairs of the Qian Kingdom.

This is an opportunity!
Liu Yanran became energetic instantly, and she said, "Master Taishi?"

"What's the matter, Your Highness?" Yang Qianyun replied impatiently, seeming to be still upset about Zhao Kang's monopoly on power.

Liu Yanran said hurriedly: "Master Taishi, can you do Yanran a favor?"

"This?"

Grand Master Yang hesitated for a moment and then said: "What do you intend to do, Your Highness? Let me tell you first."

Liu Yanran said: "I would like to advise you, Sir, not to continue launching wars. The State of Qi is willing to forever be friends with the State of Qian."

"This……"

The old master's eyebrows knitted together: "I'm afraid this matter is a bit difficult, Your Highness. Zhao Kang is one person below ten thousand people in our Qian Kingdom. Even His Highness the Prince is suppressed to death by him!"

"In the past, only His Majesty could check and balance him, but since he won this battle, he is now so helpless that even His Majesty doesn't take him seriously."

"After His Majesty fell ill, he directly delegated power to His Highness the Prince and asked him to supervise the country. He hopes His Highness can check and balance Zhao Kang!"

Liu Yanran immediately asked: "Grand Master, may I ask His Highness what you mean?"

Yang Qianyun sighed: "His Royal Highness naturally does not want Zhao Kang's family to dominate, but to be honest. Zhao Kang is now extremely powerful, and even His Highness the Prince cannot confront him head-on."

"The civil and military officials in the court dare not offend Zhao Kang. Even if I want to stop him, I am powerless!" Liu Yanran said subconsciously: "What if His Royal Highness is the leader and calls on all officials to check and balance Zhao Guoshi?"

"This method is..."

Yang Qianyun seemed to have come to his senses: "Your Highness, what do you mean! You want me and His Highness to target me together! What a joke!"

"The grand master's words are serious!"

Liu Yanran, who was secretly happy in her heart at this moment, showed a look of panic on the surface: "Yanran has absolutely no such thoughts. It's just that, Master Zhao, Guoshi Zhao insists on going his own way and insists on starting a war. Once the war starts, both countries will be devastated!"

"Yanran really doesn't want the two countries to go to war again. This time she is sent to your country to hope that the two countries can coexist peacefully in the future. Doesn't the Grand Master also not want to have another war?"

Yang Qianyun nodded lightly: "That's the statement, but it's still the same statement. Some ministers simply don't dare to go against Zhao Kang."

Liu Yanran smiled at this moment: "Master Taishi, in addition to Du Fang's calligraphy, Yanran also prepared several worthless gifts for Master Taishi, and I hope that Master Taishi will accept them."

Unlike Zhou State, Liu Yanran did not bring any boxes containing gold, silver and jewelry when she went to Qian State this time.

Before she came back, she knew very well that after such a tragic war, the treasury of the Qian Kingdom would be empty.

Bringing money at this time is no different from capitalizing on the enemy.

Unless the purpose can be achieved.

But she was not unprepared when she came to Qianguo. For example, Du Fang's copybook still had some stepping stones.

Grand Master Yang immediately understood what Liu Yanran meant, and hesitated before saying, "In that case, when Your Highness comes to the house tomorrow, I can introduce you to His Highness the Prince and several colleagues."

"If Her Royal Highness the Princess can persuade them, then it may be possible to check and balance Zhao Kang."

"Thank you, Grand Master!"

Liu Yanran breathed a sigh of relief, felt a little overjoyed, and then said goodbye to Yang Qianyun.

After she left, Yang Qianyun yawned: "Butler."

"master."

The steward walked in, and the old master casually handed over the calligraphy and painting: "Take it to the Noble Hall, wait until Liu Yanran and others leave Qianguo, and auction it at the bank. Then send the money to Yuanjiang County to give it to Gan'er is used to forge cannons."

The steward nodded and said as if he was remembering something: "Master, we already have a buyer for the two thousand acres of fertile land in Liangzhou, but the other party is also interested in the one thousand three hundred acres owned by Mr. Zhang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and hopes to buy it." And buy it, should we mediate it?"

"Tell him to sell! As long as we have money, we can buy whatever he wants. Zhang Mingyuan will let him know."

The steward sighed, and then said helplessly: "Now our Yang family is really impoverished."

"When Qi and Zhou are conquered, you can have as many fields as you want." The old master yawned and punched his waist before going to sleep.

Liu Yanran, who left the Yang Mansion with a face full of surprises, would never have thought that all the civil and military officials in the current imperial court, from Yang Qianyun on down, would be ministers who were qualified to stand in any court.

Except for daily expenses at home, there is no extra money.

During this period, all the family property and property were turned into white money and flowed to various cannon-casting factories!

(End of this chapter)