Since Chu Yanqing is not an orchid diehard, Xi'er will not ask Mo Huqian to do it quietly, and directly kill Imperial Doctor Lu in the name of being immoral after drinking and wanting to disrespect Chu Yanqing! Then, Mo Huqian took Chu Yanqing to Lingyun Pass.

On August 23, Mo Huqian caught up with Xi'er and reported that Imperial Physician Lu had been killed for indecent Chu Yanqing. Wei Wuren and others have already received a secret order from the emperor, saying that the prince wants to kill Imperial Doctor Lu to ensure that the information of the little prince is not spread, so that these dragon guards should not get involved, and try to stay away to avoid embarrassment.

After a seven-day long journey, on August 27, Xi'er returned to the Yangtao Palace, Jinling.

After the worried Xu Zhilan saw the more beautiful Xi'er, Xu Zhilan was in a very good mood, gently took her into his arms, and said affectionately: "Lady, you have worked hard!" Soon, I'm going to be a dad, I'm so happy! ”

Xi'er thought that Xu Zhilan would be worried about running away, but she didn't expect Xu Zhilan to be so happy, and her mood was much better when she was infected.

In the Yangtao Palace, Jinling, Xu Zhilan prepared a lot of delicious things to wash the dust for Xi'er.

After the meal, Xu Zhilan first rested early with Xi'er, in fact, he was discussing his future plans in detail.

Time was in a hurry, on the first day of the ninth month, Lord Liu, Jian Feng and others received a notice from Xu Zhilan, and hurriedly rushed from Yangtao County to the Yangtao Mansion in Jinling, preparing to participate in a major meeting.

The Yangtao Wangfu Cabinet Meeting began, in this feudal society, there is no such thing as consultation or non-consultation, Xu Zhilan needs absolute secrecy, and he doesn't want to use Xu Zhao's cronies Lord Liu, but he doesn't drive it away.

At this point, Xu Zhilan discussed with Lan Keqing and others, and decided to use Lord Liu as the deputy prime minister and let Xi'er take the throne.

"Since August, this king has been reminded by his father in person every day, and he has consciously learned a lot of knowledge. The king is ready to set up a palace, and he has sent a lot of Aiqing to Jinling, hoping that everyone can contribute to Yangtao County. First of all, Yangtao County has only 10 counties and a meager income, so this king does not plan to set up complicated institutions. ”

These can be understood by everyone, in an institution like the Imperial Palace, there are tens of thousands of eunuchs and palace maids alone, and they all eat poor Yangtao County!

Then, Xu Zhilan issued the No. 1 order of the Yangtao Wangfu Cabinet: Xi'er Yangtao County was appointed as the prime minister, commanding the overall situation, and the official was the second rank, acting as the king; Lan Keqing is the general of the Yangtao Palace's guards and the head of the palace, and he is a third-grade, but he temporarily stays in Jinling; Mo Huqian is the general of Yangtao County, and he is a third-grade general; Lord Liu is the deputy prime minister, managing the routine affairs of 10 counties, and is the third product; The Sitong Dart Bureau was revoked, and the He family and others were all charged to the army and placed in the barracks; The rest of the people, including the county magistrate who did not come, were promoted by half a rank.

Deputy Prime Minister Liu never thought that he could be the prime minister at the beginning, after all, he was not Xu Zhilan's cronies, but Xu Zhilan asked him to be the deputy prime minister, which is equivalent to a grade higher than the original in Jinling, which is already very good.

Order No. 2 exempts farmers from tax for one year; Those who provide building materials for the royal palace are exempt from tax.

Lan Keqing also understands that as Xu Zhilan's personal guard, it is normal for her to not be able to return to Yangtao County for the time being, but in any case, her real power is the greatest. It's the same with sending Qin'er to handle affairs on her behalf. And most of the officers in the army are from her four-way dart board. The maids in the palace are all from the Qing Pavilion.

After Xi'er is pregnant, she will always meet with others, which will inevitably be exposed. Therefore, Xu Zhilan remembered the trick of hanging the curtain and listening to the government, and asked Xi'er to order a skilled craftsman to carve a stone or wooden statue of him to sit in the palace hall, and Xi'er did not show up, so he sat behind the curtain to deal with the affairs of Yangtao County. Regarding this strange practice, Xu Zhilan's explanation is that Xi'er can act on behalf of the king, but after all, she is not the king, and her identity is different, so through a curtain, she is just the spokesperson behind the king.

In this regard, Xi'er's son's stomach hurt with laughter.

On the second day of the ninth month, Xu Zhilan entered the palace and explained the situation to Xu Zhao, saying that the plan to confuse Jingyang Kingdom was officially launched.

Xu Zhao secretly praised Xu Zhilan for being smart, and actually thought of the difference in identity, so that Xi'er would engage in the trick of listening to the government by hanging the window to confuse outsiders, and men were not allowed to enter the Yangtao Palace, so even the eunuchs who lived in the palace before were ready to be sent back to Jinling, and the future Yangtao Palace's generals were all maids.

Moreover, Xu Zhilan's move to let Lord Liu be the deputy prime minister also satisfied Xu Zhao. Xu Zhao smiled and said, "You can handle the affairs of Yangtao County by yourself." But the annual tribute is indispensable. The dragon guard I gave you can no longer stay by Prime Minister Xi's side, and when it spreads, others still think that my father sent someone to spy on you Yangtao County. All the officials of your Yangtao County are preparing to return home, and the emperor allows the transfer of 3,000 forbidden troops to escort them. ”

"Thank you, Father! When Erchen thought of cultivating 20,000 troops, all he ate and drank was the silver in his pocket! It also costs tens of thousands of taels of silver to repair the new palace, plus the various officials have upgraded their grades, and the silver is seriously insufficient! This year, I will pay tribute to the sweat and blood of my sons. Xu Zhilan said with a bitter face.

Xu Zhao was stunned for three seconds, and his heart was overjoyed, and he said, "Okay! Then, he deliberately said: "You are also quite old, hurry up and find a rich man to marry, and let him give money to help you repair the palace, won't you save money?" ”

"In addition to my father, is there anyone in this world who can make more money than his sons? Looking at the world, writing articles is better than Erchen, but martial arts are not good; The martial arts are good, and the article is not as good as the son! In terms of official rank and identity, in this Dahua Dynasty, the father is the first, and the son is the second; In terms of appearance, Erchen claims to be the second, and no one dares to call it the first! In the whole world, who dares to say that they are worthy of this king! Xu Zhilan said more domineeringly.

"How can this be? Then you, the king of Yangtao, who will you pass on to in the future? Xu Zhao asked with a smile.

"The so-called king has no jokes, and his father once said that he would make the descendants of his sons and daughters kings. The son can't get married, and he adopts a son, and the father has to give the son the title of king. "Xu Zhilan is cheating.

"The children you picked up are not your own flesh and blood, this doesn't count!" Xu Zhao said deliberately.

"My father didn't say that he had to be his son's own flesh and blood to pass on the throne! Since the father doesn't recognize it, the child of the minister there will have a good surname in the future! lest the minister gossip. ”

Xu Zhao deliberately smiled and said, "Father really didn't make it clear, now correct it!" Although you are rich in Yangtao County, there are always some poor people who are too poor to support their children. If you have nothing to do, go out for a walk, and pick up a lot of little princes for me in a year, and during the New Year's holiday, you take Jinling to go around your father, how much silver will your father reward? You don't want to use this method to blackmail your father's money! ”

Xu Zhilan listened happily and said, "Erchen will pick one up and come back first, and try what reward his father has!" If the father's reward is not enough for the children to eat, the ministers will definitely not dare to pick it up, pick up too much, and eat Yangtao County poorly, and the sons will have to personally ask for food and come back to support them. ”