Chapter 382: The Key to the Situation
It is said that it is general, because in the eyes of Princess Xiangshan, how to say that this flower hall is arranged, it is too ordinary, there should be antique calligraphy and painting furnishings, but it is not surprising, and there is no ingenuity in it, that is, it is mediocre, and if you want to praise it, you can't find the characteristics, and there is no shortcoming if you want to criticize.
This style is really rare in the big house, those who pay attention to the people are racking their brains to arrange the flower hall to be different and show their personal taste, not to pay attention to it is very casual, many inappropriate places.
After observing the flower hall, and then according to the brief exchange with this princess Ding at the birthday banquet of the old lady Xue of the Guojun Palace, Princess Xiangshan was a little sure in her heart, this princess Ding was hiding clumsy, obviously she was a person with a blue heart, but she covered it up in front of people, and it was no wonder that a little girl from a humble background could sit firmly in the position of the princess.
There are many people in the world who can keep the poor, but there are not many people who can act in a low-key manner without arrogance or impatience after being rich overnight, especially according to her investigation, Princess Ding was treated like this by her mother's family before, but she did not resentment or even revenge, but gave a lot of convenience, and repaid her grievances with virtue, and she would not be a successful person.
I hope that she can also weigh the pros and cons so calmly in dealing with family and country affairs.
After only sitting briefly, Su Yiqing came out surrounded by maids and servants, her dress was average, just like the furnishings of the living room, neither too gorgeous and ostentatious, nor too simple, just so ordinary, the only special thing was that she wore a thin silk veil on her face.
There is nothing special about wearing a veil, and the nobles of Da Zhou often wear it when they go out, but they also wear it when they don't go out on the street, so it's a bit too much.
Su Yiqing saw Princess Xiangshan's doubts, and after sitting down, she stroked her veil and explained with a smile: "Recently, my throat is a little itchy, I am pregnant, and it is inconvenient to use medicine.
"Of course not, it doesn't even matter, but I took the liberty of coming to disturb it, and I hope that Princess Haihan will be determined." Princess Xiangshan also said politely, not to mention that she has a request for Princess Ding, even if it is an ordinary visit, the owner of the family has explained it so, and she has to worry about this little thing.
"I know the princess isn't the kind of person who doesn't have anything to do and doesn't mind." Su Yiqing smiled faintly again, and ordered the little maid to change a cup of tea for Princess Xiangshan, which is a kind of vanilla tea that fierce women like to drink.
Subtle actions, so that the princess of Xiangshan can not help but be a little touched, can inquire about other people's preferences, and do not deliberately do people, always make people get along very comfortable, don't look at a small cup of tea, if the host first asked the guest what tea he likes to drink, and then serve it. I really ordered tea that is not common and people don't have to make things difficult for others.
People who are really particular about it will inquire about the guests' preferences in advance, and then serve the tea that the guests like, but people like her who don't have much contact with the Dingwang Mansion really don't need to be so deliberate, but this Dingwang Princess inquired well, obviously a caring person, and this intention makes people feel comfortable.
Since the princess is so direct, Princess Xiangshan thinks about it, she is not beating around the bush, she knows everything about each other, and there is no need to turn eighteen turns, people still have big bellies, don't bother others too much, so she said: "Don't hide it from the princess, the relationship between the Meng clan and the Great Zhou has been a little tense recently, I ...... Although she is a woman, she doesn't want the relationship between the two countries to be bad, and she doesn't know anyone to discuss here, so she can only take the liberty of visiting, hoping that the princess can guide her."
When it comes to this, Su Yiqing can't hide it and pretend not to know, or say something innocuous that doesn't matter, but sighs: "In this world, in fact, the most difficult thing is women, women have done many things, but it is women who have the deepest impact, and I also know the princess's worries, but I'm just a housewife, what can I do in national affairs?"
Princess Xiangshan looked sad and said: "The princess said this, it really makes me embarrassed, but I want the princess to know that my Meng clan has a blood and sweat feud with Dajing, my grandfather was killed by Zhao Boyang's father, my father was almost killed by Zhao Boyang's hand, and countless warriors of our clan died at the hands of the Zhao family.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a maid behind Su Yiqing cough lightly, which seemed to hint.
Princess Xiangshan looked at Princess Ding's slightly bulging belly, and woke up to the fact that there was a pregnant woman in front of her, and it was very inappropriate to say something in front of her, and she suddenly looked embarrassed, but she didn't say it.
When she was in distress, Su Yiqing said lightly: "Some things about the Meng clan and Dajing and even Da Zhou, I don't know much about it, so it's inconvenient to express my position, but there is an hearsay thing, I want to ask the princess, is it true?"
Princess Xiangshan immediately said: "Please also ask the princess to make it clear."
Su Yiqing said: "I heard that some Meng's businessmen made a fortune by selling furs in Da Zhou, and then opened casinos and even green buildings, and then put money in prints, is it true?"
Princess Xiangshan blushed and said: "I don't know much about this, after all, these businesses are a little disgraceful, just casinos, Qinglou is not illegal in Da Zhou, businessmen are profit-seeking, I think there are some greedy interests to open this kind of business."
Su Yiqing nodded, "I think so, although this kind of business is not illegal, but if someone lures the children of the family to gamble, or even set up fraudulent gambling to force good people to become prostitutes, this is illegal, the princess is a female stream, and it is reasonable not to know, but as far as I know, the gambling game of the Meng people is too big, and the gambling fraud is quite strict. Many relatives of the emperor, the children or clansmen of the princes and ministers suffered greatly from it, and the influence was extremely bad, and the feet of the emperor and the emperor were better, and in some places in other places, the rich families were forced to enter the casino, and the money was used to collect heavy profits, and the situation was very strict when they climbed over the wall at night to hold the beautiful small jasper of the beautiful color, and the local officials were hindered by the relations between the two countries, and dared not speak out, and the people complained and complained, which has caused public indignation."
In fact, Su Yiqing didn't believe it, Princess Xiangshan really didn't know anything about it, but she just wanted to give the other party some face anyway, after all, according to Lian Yufeng's investigation, these vicious Xiangshan princesses did not participate in it, nor did they maintain it, it was done by the people below.
Princess Xiangshan has no way to avoid it, and she can't open her eyes and say nonsense, and she can only say: "This matter must have been done by some unscrupulous people in the Meng tribe, and the vast majority of the Meng people are still very law-abiding."
Su Yiqing said lightly: "That's the case, but don't talk about the foreign clan of the Meng clan, even if the local big family in Yancheng, once there are unfilial sons in the clan who do something harmful, ordinary people will also attribute it to their families, not to mention that the Meng clan is a foreign race. lest a few lawless people jeopardize the reputation of the vast number of legitimate merchants."
Princess Xiangshan's face was red and white, and Princess Ding's words hit the nail on the head, according to her inquiries these days, even Yufeng and others said that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty ignored the demands of the Meng people, and the reason for the vigilance was that many officials jointly wrote a letter, pointing out all kinds of evil deeds of the Meng people in the territory of the Great Zhou, and asked the emperor to severely punish them, and could not be tolerated.
Moreover, since the alliance between the two countries, the Meng people have received a lot of grain and grass help from the Great Zhou, and the Great Zhou has also obtained a lot of gorgeous furs and some rare horses through the guò market, but relatively speaking, the Meng people live with the material of the people's lives, and the Great Zhou is only a decoration of some magnates, which is dispensable and does not benefit the people much.
No matter how eloquent the strategists are, they can't turn black into white, and if the Meng clan and the Zhao family army marry, the impact on the Great Zhou is actually very small, and even if the Dajing is married to the Meng clan now, it is impossible to unite to attack the Great Zhou, not to mention that there is a blood and sweat feud between the two families, how can it be easy to turn the war into a jade silk?
Although the Meng clan also bribed one or two officials with a lot of money, saying that the Zhao family army is now strong and strong, and it is the strongest in Dajing, if it unites with the Meng clan, maybe it will be able to dominate the world of Dajing, and then come back to its senses, it will be a big trouble for my Da Zhou, and it must not be allowed to grow.
It's just that some people have also pointed out that if Zhao Boyang's side and the other two sides of Dajing really fight, the casualties will be very heavy at that time, and it will not be too late for my Da Zhou to take advantage of the fisherman's profits, so why bother to attack when they are now at their peak? Da Zhou really wants to fight to the death with the Zhao family's army, and I don't know who will take the fisherman's profit in the end.
The Meng tribe is now screaming fiercely, really want the two countries to jointly attack Dajing, this winter's heavy snow, the fierce cattle and sheep have suffered a lot of casualties, they can't eat enough, and the grain and grass are definitely not enough to eat, needless to say, the grain and grass have to be supplied by the Great Zhou, so how many soldiers, how many generals, and how many war horses will the Meng tribe send?
If you really want to jointly attack Dajing, let's discuss these things first, otherwise it will not be easy for the Great Zhou to assemble a large army, and if you really want to assemble and gather on the border to prepare for war, the fierce people will not be able to produce a single soldier, and the battle will not be fought, what should the assembled army of the Great Zhou do? Disbanded on the spot? That is really a joke, now is the spring ploughing season, if you really want to recruit troops to attack Dajing, what should you do if you miss the peng? If you can't grow grain, you have to prepare another batch of military grain and grass, so what do you want the ordinary people to eat?
If you really want to starve all over the wilderness, the people are in chaos, and the current situation of Dajing is a model for Da Zhou.
No matter how strict it is, the Great Zhou army is assembled, and Dajing will inevitably have to fight, and when the time comes, it will be difficult to ride a tiger, and this battle will have to be fought if it is not fought, the outcome is really unknown, even if it wins, the casualties will be heavy, if there is another case, it will shake the Great Zhou country.
No matter how clever Princess Xiangshan is, some facts cannot be distorted.
In the end, Su Yiqing said sincerely: "Princess, I am a woman, I really don't understand the major affairs of the court, but in any case, both sides have to show sincerity to tie the knot, so that the people of both countries can benefit, I also hearsay some things about the illegal businessmen of the Mengxi clan in Da Zhou, I don't know if I have such illegal businessmen in Da Zhou, if so, please don't hide it for them, tell Da Zhou, I think Da Zhou will not be tolerated."
"The princess is right, it's just that I've been married for a long time, and I don't know much about some things about the Meng clan, so I still need to inquire carefully." Princess Xiangshan said casually, in fact, she knew in her heart that the Meng clan was fierce, and no officials would dare to restrain them because they were afraid of businessmen, so even if the Great Zhou people had a heart, these viciousness could not be carried out in the territory of the Meng clan.
After a short conversation, Princess Xiangshan did not get a satisfactory answer, but she also got some useful information, and took her leave after a short sit.
After Princess Xiangshan left, Su Yiqing returned to the room, took off the veil, and let out a sigh.
Talking with a veil, it's really uncomfortable, but there's no way, now the situation is complicated, maybe there are big Jing spies haunting Yancheng, for safety, when she sees outsiders, it's better to wear a veil, she is pregnant, she can't wear too heavy makeup, and it's easy to be recognized by people with a plain face.
Take a short break.
Qing.[,!] Mama hurried in again, bringing a message from Mrs. Meng.
It is said that Mrs. Meng is a little worried about the recent situation, the two sons of the Meng family are in the military camp, but they are still young, in case there is really any war, she is afraid that her son will be worried about his life when he goes to the battlefield, but if there is nothing to do, he will definitely affect his son's future if he calls his son back.
I wanted to come and inquire, if it was really fine, let my son take it with me in the barracks, and if it was really dangerous, I would find an excuse to call the two sons back.
Su Yiqing is also not sure, the battle situation is said to be fought, and she is about to say, if Mrs. Meng is worried, she will really call her two sons back, anyway, her son is still young, and the impact of this kind of trivial matter on the future is limited, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she saw the green vine standing behind Mama Qing to give her a look.
Receiving the hint from the green vine, Su Yiqing pretended to be silent for a while, and said to Qing Mama that the matter was very important, and she had to ask the prince for accurate information, and she would reply to Mrs. Meng in two days.
Qing Mama didn't suspect it, so she retired, saying that the person who delivered the letter was still waiting, so she asked Madame Meng to wait for two days to tell her the exact news. (To be continued)
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