"But back then, the ancestors established nine towns in the border county and carried out the 'salt introduction system' to ensure the stability of the frontier for a long time. Countless merchants of the Zhou State went one after another, hijacked money to the north, and went to the nine sides of the northwest to pay grain for salt. One is for profit, and the other is for the stability of the country and the protection of the Quartet. ”

Zhou Rushui choked, twisted his hands, ignored the respect of the emperor, made a big bow to Wang Yuxi, and bowed down. She continued with great sincerity: "Tianjiao's heart is not true, but whether it was the previous time or today, it was all by chance that I saw Lang Jun. Tianjiao was reckless, and he knew that he shouldn't embarrass San Lang repeatedly, but Tianjiao really couldn't think of a better way. I only know that on that day in front of the king, only the king had hesitated to change the salt reform, thinking that the king was still concerned about the world and could not bear the suffering of the people! Now, no one in the court dared to talk lightly about the salt law, but Tianjiao knew that this matter could no longer be delayed! The salt affairs were chaotic, and the people's hearts would be lost! San Lang was talented and intelligent, and he must know that the truth of the world was the same, and the so-called cold lips and teeth died, and Zhou Tu was already suffering from internal and external troubles, and he really couldn't withstand the internal losses anymore!

It was obviously a few words, but Zhou Rushui felt like centuries had passed. On the branches, there was the sound of birds startling, her face was faintly pale, her lips were tightly pursed, but her eyes were bright and firm. This appearance is not cute, and it is not pitiful.

Wang Yuxi looked at him quietly, he looked at her, and slowly stood up from his collapse. The smile on his face was still graceful, and he stared at Zhou Rushui for a while before he said lightly: "In Xi's opinion, the little princess is not reckless. ”

I really don't know if this sentence is praise or sarcasm.

As he spoke, Wang Yuxi turned around and walked towards the pavilion.

In the distance, the stone bridge has been repaired for the most part, and the water under the bridge is dark and gentle. Wang Yuxi took a few steps forward and stopped, he turned his head slightly, and looked at Zhou Rushui, who was kneeling between the pavilions, his eyes slightly drooping and his forehead oozing sweat.

He looked at her, and suddenly felt a little unbearable, and suddenly sighed softly.

In this sigh, Wang Yuxi's handsome face like spring and white snow finally loosened a little, he lowered his eyes, and said lightly, like an admonition: "Little princess, you need to remember that Xi has never seen you today, and you have never passed by here. ”

After that, Wang Yuxi really turned around and left. He never looked back, never stopped. In the interweaving of light and shadow, his white-clothed figure of Shengxue is getting farther and farther away, farther and farther away, straight like the breeze and the bright moon, which can be touched but cannot be reached.

After a long time, Zhou Rushui slowly sat back on the seat. She sat back and didn't lift her face for a long time. After a while, when she raised her face again, her expression was deadly silent. In that dull gaze, there was grievance, with deep sadness and sadness. Immediately afterward, she gently grabbed a few teacups and craned her neck to see a cow drink. But as she sipped, she whimpered lowly. Later, she couldn't even hold the teacup, but hurriedly covered her face with her hands, until she burst into tears.

The night was low, and unlike the three Zhou Rushui masters and servants who were heading in the direction of Yedu, Wang Yuxi's carriage turned around and drove towards Qianzhou.

The driver who drove the car for him was the middle-aged scribe who had been teaching the villagers to build bridges in front of him. At this moment, he was waving his horsewhip, and said to Wang Yuxi in the car with great dissatisfaction: "Son, when you blocked the road today, did you make up your mind to help the Zhou brothers and sisters? In this case, why do you scare her sister-in-law? Today, I am afraid that Zhou Tianjiao's tears will flow into a river!"

Hearing this, Wang Yuxi curled his lips, he put down the secret letter in his hand, and asked with a smile: "Do you think it's inappropriate?"

After listening to the master's rhetorical question, the middle-aged scribe was staring at the sky. He continued with dissatisfaction: "Let's talk about state affairs first! King Zhou is mediocre, does not want to make progress, and is good at wine and sex. Such a ridiculous lord, it doesn't matter if you don't support it! The king has already destroyed the heart of the auxiliary country, but he doesn't know why the prince wants to enter the game?"

"Why do you want to enter the game? Since we are Zhou people, we are already in the game, so how can we say that we are entering the game?" Hearing his words, Wang Yuxi's delicate eyebrows raised slightly, and he whispered calmly: "I know that Zhou Yun is slight, but since ancient times and today, there has been no immortal country, and there is no tomb that is not dug up. And the son Mu Sheng and his people start with pleasure, comprehensive intelligence, and worry about the world. If he gains power, Zhou Tu may be promising. ”

Wang Yuxi's words were reasonable, but the middle-aged scribe still refuted: "The king of Zhou is not a weapon, and the brothers are competing." Gongzi Musheng seems to hold power, but he is carrion on charcoal, and he can't do half a step. What if he has a confidant and sister? Now, the matter of salt alone can make it difficult for him to move an inch, so it can be seen that it will not be easy for him to ascend to the position in the future. ”

"Words are natural, but what does this have to do with me?" Hearing this, Wang Yuxi smiled lowly, he hooked his lips, a three-point smile appeared in his eyes, and said calmly: "Although salt affairs are state affairs, at this time, they are also hooked up with Wang's family affairs. The matter of cleaning up the house has been unable to move since the beginning of the startle. Now take advantage of this joint to invite my father to go out of the mountain, which can be regarded as a combination of family and country. ”

Because of these words, the middle-aged scribe's eyes widened, and he couldn't turn around for a while, so he asked in great puzzlement: "What does this have to do with purging?"

Seeing that he couldn't turn around, Wang Yuxi lightly basked. Then, patiently explained: "My cousin Wang Bao also has seven salt shops and two salt roads in private. In the past few years, he has also made a lot of money because of "salt introduction". What do you think he should do if the salt road is blocked?"

"Wang Bao has always been greedy for money, so he is naturally heartbroken. This time, the middle-aged scribe really woke up, but this time, he was even more aggrieved by Zhou Tianjiao, who couldn't stop crying, so he also sneered: "In this case, it is imperative for the prince to participate in the salt affairs! In this way, why embarrass a sister-in-law?"

"Embarrass her?" Wang Yuxi sneered, and said playfully: "Her guts are as fat as a carp in spring, and it is also tiring to flutter, so she should always beat and grind her temperament." Saying that, Wang Yuxi sighed again and said with some annoyance: "If this is not the case, how can Gongzi Musheng not think about it when he sees that his father is willing to come forward? When he said this, Wang Yuxi's eyes flashed a little helpless, and his demeanor was quite childish.

All the way to the private house, the middle-aged scribe was busy looking for the man who was waiting in the back hall. When he saw him, he told him everything that had happened in front of him. After saying that, he didn't forget to mutter: "Childe doesn't know what he thinks, even if it is imperative, why should he embarrass someone's sister-in-law? He's going to be in the future, but the road is going to be very bumpy!"

Listening to his words, he was silent for a while. After a while, he stroked his beard, frowned, and said suspiciously: "No wonder you are always asked to catch the car, you will believe what San Lang says, and you don't use your brain at all, so what else do you want to do? Just be a driver!" As he spoke, he glanced coldly at the middle-aged scribe before he continued: "If you really want to rectify the salt paving and salt road under Wang Baomen, why not stop this method? What's more, the 'salt introduction' is deep-rooted, and even if it is rectified, it will take a lot of time, and it will definitely not be effective in a short time." In this way, how can this be a blow to Wang Bao? What good can this problem really do to Gongzi? In the end, it is not Gongzi Musheng who will benefit? Isn't it the people of Zhou State? Of course, if Gongzi does not embarrass Zhou Tianjiao, won't Zhou Tianjiao still remember his kindness? Now, after Gongzi said coldly, his favor is gone, and it may become an estrangement and a grudge. Speaking of this, Su Su sighed and continued to say coldly, "That's fine, Zhou Tian is arrogant and arrogant, arrogant and brutal, only a little smart, better than that Xia Jinduan, it's broken." ”

As soon as Su Su said this, the middle-aged scribe was even more unconvinced, and he retorted dumbfounded: "You old immortal, it's just that you have a lot of eyes on weekdays! Now, you actually compare Zhou Tianjiao and Xia Jinduan together? How can they have anything in common!"

"Isn't it different? These two people are both trying in vain to confuse their sons, trying to take advantage of the situation, and the things they plan are generally the same, and they are naturally comparable. His usual words were sharp, and when he said this, his eyes were even more ruthless.

"Trying to confuse?" the middle-aged scribe laughed when he heard this. He chewed on this true meaning, and laughed: "At that time, Zhuangzi and Huizi were swimming on the Haoliang. Keiko once said: 'Zi Fei Fish, the joy of knowing fish?' You are too smart, so you always judge others with your own heart. How can people be the same from person to person? It is the water in the river, the color and taste of the water in the upper, middle and lower reaches are different. What's more, Zhou Xia and the two countries are very different. Even if these two people are both from the court and are noble women, they will never be exactly the same. And if you ask what you are looking for, there is the so-called long-term people's hearts, and Gongzi is much more insightful than us, so you don't need to worry about getting in the way, just say some nonsense that disappoints the fun. Speaking of this, the middle-aged scribe's eyes narrowed. He suddenly remembered the pitiful appearance of Zhou Tianjiao kneeling between the pavilions, his eyes drooping slightly, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. The loneliness is like a young bird that has lost its servant. That appearance also made him sigh and say: "With such a bad gentleman, Zhou Tianjiao is pitiful." ”

Hearing him sigh like this, Suo was also white-eyed. The two of them didn't talk speculatively for more than half a sentence, so they simply didn't say a word, and each threw up their sleeves and avoided it.

A few days later, the right prime minister Wang Duan played the imperial court, please practice the law of Tuntian.

Wang Duan said: "The art of determining the country lies in strengthening the army and having enough food. Today, there are more than 200,000 people who do not plough, and they are not funded by the country. Although the armor is not rolled, it is advisable to cultivate and surrender by yourself. There are six benefits of tuntian, and the wide storage of grain is not the same. If the war does not waste ploughing, then ploughing will not be abandoned, and the war will not be abandoned, one also; the officials of the tuntian will be the happy land of their own tun, and the heart of the secret and stubborn defense will be solid, and the second will also; if the soldiers have no room, the love will not be solid, and if there is a room, it will be tired of the army, and the soldiers will be able to settle their homes, and they will fight and rest, and the three will also; the soldiers are engaged in farming, they will be happy to be close to the people, and the hearts of the remnants of the people, that is, the people outside the country, they do not want to be overwhelmed and devour them, the people of the enemy territory, and the people of the enemy territory will be attached to us for our use, and the four are also; the soldiers can stay in the tun for a long time, gather in the border, bind the army part, do not depart from their elements, the armor and weapons fight, repair in time, have a transfer, and go to the road at night, the enemy can not measure the opportunity of its movements, five; if it wins, it advances, and if it does not win, it retreats and stops, not to be discouraged and infighting, six also. Those who have these six benefits, and the corn is given to them, so as not to be seriously troubled and the transportation of the gangsters, and the benefits of Tuntian! Zhuge Gong is also the Tao in Qishan; Jiang Wei cannot follow it, and he will die. ”

On that day, all the officials were silent, and after a period of silence, King Zhou asked Wang Duan: "Qing has been at ease for many years, and now, why did he say this?"

After all, over the years, Zuo Prime Minister Xie Xun and the Xie family have gradually grown in the court, and Wang Duan has almost been hollowed out of real power. Even if he was excluded and emptied of real power, Wang Duan always laughed and never cared. For this reason, the world calls him "a man who has no quarrel with the world". Gongzi Mu Sheng also said that now Wang Duan's right position is almost the same as that of the court, if it weren't for the imperial historian Wang Jian still in the heart of the court, this Langya Wang family is afraid that it will fade out of the court.

However, Wang Duan went against the norm and spoke out! How could this not be surprising?