Chapter 576: 'Clever Scheme'
Zhao Yu assassinated Huang Cheng in order to get rid of a careerist and a potential enemy who threatened him, but in order to stabilize the various slangs, he had to transfer power to the Li family, who were close to the imperial court. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but this seemingly perfect plan is not without hidden dangers, after taking full control of Qiongzhou Slangtong, the strength of the Li family will increase greatly, who dares to guarantee that after the wings are full, it will not also have a rebellious heart? The implementation of this plan is actually equivalent to getting rid of an enemy and raising a new enemy with his own hands.
Of course, this is only a possibility, and it is also an expedient measure in the current situation, Zhao Yu knows that the conflict between the slang and Han on the island will only subside when the imperial court is too strong for anyone to challenge and good governance can benefit the slang people. However, both of these goals seemed to be far away in the current situation in which the Tuguan was in charge of the Slangtong, so he could not let his guard down and did not dare to fully trust that the Li clan would remain loyal to the court, and this led to his own holding at all times, so that he could not concentrate all his forces against the Mongols.
"I didn't shy away from you when I talked about Daning Village, and you should also understand the cause and effect of the matter. How can I gain the loyalty of the Li clan in Daning Village now, so that they will not betray me for at least ten years! After Zhao Yu finished speaking, he picked up the bowl and pulled the food into his mouth, peeking at Su Lan, only to see him frowning and thinking, and secretly laughing in his heart that this girl really took her words seriously.
"And kiss!"
'Uh......'
'Ahem...... Zhao Yu couldn't help but be startled after listening to Su Lan's words, and almost choked to death by the rice in his mouth, causing a violent cough.
"Official, drink some water!" Su Lan was also taken aback, stroked her chest and beat her back, and waited for His Majesty to stabilize it, and then took a cup of tea and said with concern.
"You mean to win the loyalty of the Li clan through a slang marriage?" Zhao Yu waved his hand and did not take the teacup, but asked. His problem just now was just that he had nothing to say, and he didn't expect her to come up with a solution. In addition, I also want to use this to give Su Xin an excuse, after all, I am a Chrysostom, how can I easily change my words? Unexpectedly, Su Lan gave such an answer of his own, which frightened him a lot.
"Yes and no, the slave maid means to achieve a long-term intimate relationship through the marriage between the royal family and Daning Village." Su Lan explained.
"Hehe, don't forget that Daning Village is a woman in power, and the Li family is already married, how can it be possible to marry the royal family again?" Zhao Yu smiled and shook his head, saying that his method could not be established at all.
"Then why not, since Daningzhai is a woman in power, and the Li family is married, but her family always has a daughter, and the royal family can choose one of them to marry the children of the royal family!" Su Lan did not give up, but gave a plan again.
"That's even more unlikely!" Zhao Hao waved his hand again.
"Official, why not? When the royal family and the slang chieftain marry, they become a family, how can they be enemies of their families. The slave maid saw that the Pu family was marrying their children and marrying court officials and wealthy businessmen to strengthen their own power, so that they could call for wind and rain in Quanzhou City to confront the imperial court. Su Lan didn't give up and continued to argue.
"Hehe, you must know that there is only one person left in the first emperor's lineage. The royal family was either captured, exiled, or died at the hands of Tartars and traitors. I searched all over Quanzhou City, but I didn't find a single clansman. I am already a real loner, how can I marry them! Zhao Hao smiled bitterly.
"This ...... Then the official family can also marry with his family! Su Lan hesitated for a long time and muttered in a low voice.
"Bold, dare to say this kind of thing!" Zhao Yu said angrily when he heard this. He hates this kind of political marriage the most, not to mention that in this case, he is still young!
"Official, the slave and maid are in a hurry, damn it!" Su Lan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
"You...... You, in order to save a friend, you can promise me to a slang person, if the three aunts and four mothers-in-law find you, you can't divide me into several pieces and give them away! Zhao Yu pointed at Su Lan and said a little angrily.
'Poof! ’
"You still dare to laugh, believe it or not, I will match you to a slang person first...... Zhao Hao's words amused Su Lan, and her smile made him unable to hold himself back, and he couldn't help but say no more.
"If the chaos can be quelled, the slave is willing to go!" Su Lan gave a salute. At this moment, she also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the little emperor was not angry with herself, and she escaped this catastrophe.
"Alas, take this down, I can't eat it!" Zhao Hao looked at the food on the table and really lost his appetite, got up and said.
"Official, what should I do with the frangipani?" Su Lan asked.
"Hmph, the two of you will be with you in the future, but when I summon my ministers in the future, she will no longer be able to accompany her." Zhao Yu snorted coldly and said.
"Slave and maid, thank you, Your Majesty!" Su Lan kowtowed again.
"Alright, I'm going to take a nap!" Zhao Yu raised his hand and said, Su Lan immediately got up and beckoned Frangipani, who was hiding outside the hall, to serve His Majesty to wash and change clothes......
The matter of kinship became a joke between the master and servant, and no one mentioned it again, but after this incident, the relationship between the two has undergone subtle changes, and they seem to be a lot closer. Su Lan and Su Xin served His Majesty more carefully, and Zhao Yu also had a partner who could talk, of course, it didn't involve the personal affairs of his children, but it just made his life colorful, and he didn't want to be so dull as before.
As Zhao Yu expected, the affairs of Daning Village had fallen into chaos after Huang Cheng's death, and the brothers had turned against each other for power and wealth, and Jiang Ke led his troops to quickly control the city in the name of passing the decree. Then the Li family came and ordered him to take charge of the slang tong under the jurisdiction of Daning Village, and wait for the Huang family to select a suitable person before sealing it, but the defense of Daning Village was taken over by the official army, regaining control of this tongue and throat and defending the pass.
The Li clan regained power with the support of the imperial court, and knowing that they would have to reciprocate, they agreed to go to the Jiyang army to lobby the rebellious Gols, and ordered them to stop their troops and ask for surrender. However, he also put forward his own conditions, if he could quell the rebellion for the imperial court, he hoped that the imperial court would crown his daughter so that he could inherit his power in the future. And she guaranteed that Zhu Yitong would accept the imperial court's conscription and pay taxes.
Zhao Hao secretly sighed that this woman was really smart, she was worried that she would repeat Huang Cheng's mistake and be seized by the imperial court to seize the title by taking advantage of the civil strife, so that the entire family would lose power, so that the heir would be appointed first and recognized by the imperial court, so as to ensure the inheritance of the title and consolidate the power of her own family. However, negotiations must come and go, and benefits must be paid, so he agreed that the imperial court could first issue a feud and issue a fortune according to the rules to recognize its status. However, they had to allow the imperial court to recruit soldiers from all over the country to fight for the country......