The Qin army has already hit the outside of the capital of Emperor Zhao, and the troops are approaching the city!

After learning the news, Xiao Rui sighed that Bai Meng, the general of the Qin State, led the troops in a good way, and admired the strength of the Qin army, so he hurriedly went to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Coming to the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, His Majesty has not yet gone down to the court, it seems that the fall of the Zhao State is imminent, which has also attracted His Majesty's great attention, although the central government is blocked by the Qi River, but how to deal with it in the follow-up needs to be arranged one by one.

Xiao Rui and Yan Xiaoxiao chatted, and after waiting for long, Emperor Xia returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"You just got married, and you don't enjoy it, it seems that you have heard about the situation in Zhao State." Emperor Xia sat on the dragon chair.

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "The Seven Kingdoms have been established side by side for more than 300 years, and the Zhao State is the first to die, so the sons are naturally concerned, I don't know if Emperor Zhao escaped from the imperial capital?" ”

Emperor Xia ordered Hai Dafu to take a secret report, and said: "The fall of the Zhao State is imminent, and Chuan Jianguo doesn't have to hide it so carefully, this is a secret letter sent by his Flying Eagle Messenger, you can take a look." ”

Xiao Rui took the secret report and saw that it turned out that Hou Wenjie, the general of Zhao State, secretly returned to Qin State, and his sincerity was that 200,000 soldiers of Zhao were captured and the rebels were killed! Because of this, Zhao's defense line completely collapsed, and the Qin army did not waste its strength to fight outside the imperial city. Also because of Hou Wenjie's treason, Emperor Zhao didn't even have a chance to escape from the imperial capital.

I thought that the Qin army was so strong just now, but it turned out that the root was here.

Looking further down, I realized that Hou Wenjie and Chuan Jianguo were friends, and it was Chuan Jianguo who moved Hou Wenjie with reason.

In addition, Sichuan Jianguo also secretly contacted other families in the imperial capital, and now that the fall of Great Zhao is imminent, if you want to protect the family under the iron cavalry of the Qin army, it is definitely not possible to be loyal to the country, and it is necessary to open the city to welcome the arrival of the Qin army is to survive in death.

Putting down the secret letter, Xiao Rui sighed with emotion: "Father, Lord Sichuan is really talented. Deeply into the enemy country, not only resisted the temptation, endured loneliness and loneliness, but now bears the infamy, with the power of one person to accelerate the destruction of the Zhao State, his one-man work can be compared to thousands of troops! It's cheaper than the Qin State. ”

Emperor Xia nodded, and said: "Sichuan Jianguo is indeed a good example, this time he surrendered to the Qin State and made great contributions, the Qin Emperor could not help but reward, and the gold bought horse bones, the Qin Emperor wanted to subdue the territory of the Zhao State as soon as possible, and the officials of the Zhao State must be appointed, so the Qin Emperor will definitely increase the reward." Even if it is because it is an enemy official, it will not arrange a key position, but it is certain to break into the court of the Qin State and occupy a place. ”

Xiao Rui picked up the brush, wrote the word "Qin" on the white paper, and said with emotion: "Father, the next thing we have to face is the Qin State." ”

"Now that the cold is coming, Xia and Qin need to recuperate after more than half a year of fighting, and they have to govern the territory they have just occupied, plus the Qijiang River barrier, they will not make a big move in a year or two. Whoever governs the occupied territory first, so that the old people of Zhao State are completely obedient, and are willing to fight for the country, is when the conquest begins! Xia Huang smiled.

This is also one of the reasons why Emperor Xia sent Zhang Liang to serve as the envoy of Anxi Festival, using his skills to govern the fourteen states well and improve the population, economy and sense of belonging to the country.

Xiao Rui said: "Take advantage of this time to find out the situation of the Qin State, and know yourself and know that you will win all battles." ”

In the past, Great Xia and the Qin State were far away, and Xiao Rui didn't even know what the situation was in the Qin State. Now you have to understand it well and lay it out. In the same way, the state of Qin will also be laid out.

Even if the west is stable, the south is the Yan State, and now the Great Xia and the Yan State are brothers' allies, so let the Yan State consume the strength of the Wei State, which is equivalent to the city wall of Great Xia, and there is no need to worry about the danger of the south. The east is the coast, and now Ashikaga Yumi has entered the palace, and Ashikaga Nobita of the Wa Kingdom must increase his efforts to encircle and suppress pirates in order to get the support of Bactria , so the coastal problem is not serious.

Then only the North remains.

Champion Hou is still staying in Fengtian City of Qi State, because after the blizzard in Qi Country, there is a terrifying cooling, which has dropped to more than minus 20 degrees, and there is no sign of recovery, according to this rhythm, this is going to minus forty or fifty degrees.

The history of the Qi Kingdom has never been so cold!

Therefore, the current Qi country is not only affected by the enemy in the north and south, but also affected by natural disasters, a large number of poor people freeze to death, the land freezes, and the crops in the field die in a large area, and the next year will inevitably reduce the yield or even no harvest.

Some time ago, the price of grain in Qi State rose, and now it has risen to a terrifying six taels and one stone, and the powerful families of Qi State have begun to hoard grain, and the hoarded grain is enough for them to eat for one or two hundred years, but their actions have not stopped, and they continue to raise food prices and make ill-gotten gains. This pitied the people.

Emperor Qi had long been aware of the problem of grain prices, he ordered a strict investigation and heavy punishment, and tried to rely on the imperial court to stabilize prices, but it also had little effect, because the treasury of the imperial court of Qi did not have too much grain!

Qi Guo has some surplus food! Why are you so poor?

It did exist before, enough to support Qi for three or four years, but now it is really gone!

The four granaries in the south of Qi fell into the hands of Great Xia, and the granaries of the northern state capital were looted by the Yuan army, slipping through like a grate. The land is gone, how can there be grain storage!

In addition, the large number of Qi people in the occupied areas who fled to the unoccupied areas caused a sharp increase in food demand. For example, the imperial capital of Qi, which originally had a population of more than 900,000 people, has now surged to more than 2 million people, which is already overcrowded, and the population is still increasing. Therefore, Emperor Qi has ordered to block the gate of the imperial capital, and only allowed to enter and exit.

A large number of refugees and ordinary people stayed outside the imperial capital, and now there are more than 200,000 refugee areas.

All kinds of reasons have caused the reason for the soaring food prices in Qi now.

It should be mentioned that ninety percent of the refugees in the imperial capital of Qi fled from the north.

The soldiers and horses of Great Xia occupied the Qi country, as long as the Qi people did not resist, they would never commit any crimes, this was the rule set by Xiao Rui and His Majesty. And the crossing of the Yuan army is comparable to locusts, not to mention food and jewelry, even if people are captured by you and become slaves.

Although Great Xia obtained the four major granaries in the south of Qi, it received very little grain. The first is that a small part of the Qi army was transported away when it retreated, and the second is that it was directly set on fire. That's right, I'd rather burn it than leave it for Daxia!

Grain reserves are gone, refugees are still increasing, the powerful maliciously hoard food, and businessmen drive up prices... Even if Emperor Qi wanted to stabilize food prices, he was powerless.

At this moment, the country of Qi can be described in one sentence as the house leak coincides with overnight rain!

In such a tragic state of Qi, Emperor Xia will naturally not let the champion Hou continue to attack in the cold wind, and the contradictions in Qi will become more and more serious, when the people have nothing to eat, go fucking patriotic, and have to rebel in order to survive!

Just when Xiao Rui's thoughts were wandering, Emperor Xia said again: "The temperature plummeted last night, and looking at this situation, the cold weather in Qi has moved south. ”

Xiao Rui responded: "Yes, the cold air has moved south, and the Qi country has dropped to more than minus 20 degrees, and we will not be spared here, but the situation should be better than that of the Qi country." ”

The closer you get to the equator, the higher the temperature, but the dimension of Great Summer is subtropical, not tropical, and the winter is naturally cold. Now that the Xiaoice River is in full swing, a sudden drop in temperature is inevitable.

"Your suggestion last time was good, and I decided to go with a franchise! In addition, find a suitable Ministry of Engineering as soon as possible. The emperor has a suitable candidate in his heart," Xia Huang asked.

Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "Father, the role of the Ministry of Industry will become bigger and bigger in the future, since it is a replacement, you have to choose the right person, you can't lose the rotten persimmons and pick up the rotten apples." But the two waiters in the Ministry of Industry are not capable enough. As for the officials who are proficient in the government affairs of the Ministry of Industry, Erchen thought about it, and there are no suitable officials. Is it a transfer from a local area? ”

Emperor Xia nodded and said, "Hai Banban, go to Longyuan Pavilion and call the scholar of the University of Commerce, he is the secretary of the ministry, and the promotion and assessment of civil officials are all from him, I want to hear his opinion." ”

"Yes!" Hai Dafu immediately went to do it.

When Xiao Rui was drinking tea and waiting, he suddenly thought that he had gathered a chance to come, if he came now, could he be lucky enough to come to the person he needed?

Just do it!

Xiao Rui immediately started the arrival!

"Wait, please..."

It was a familiar prompt again, and Xiao Rui shut down the system.

Soon, Shang Jin hurried over.

In the past few days, Shang Jin has not thought about it, Yang Feiyuan's departure from the cabinet has hit him hard, he has already seen that this is His Majesty's intention, and he will be next.

He is already sixty-three, and now it is most appropriate to choose to tell the old man to return to his hometown, he can save his reputation, and he will not be unprotected in his old age, but he is unwilling.

It's not for himself, he has already achieved the rank of Cabinet University Scholar, and then he only has the title of the third prince in vain, so he doesn't expect anything from himself, he just wants his son to go further.

His three sons don't have any skills, and they are only four-grade officials until now, and he wants to mention them before resigning, and assign them to a place to be a thorn Shi Duoxiang. Once you get ahead of schedule, that hope is dashed.

Suddenly summoned by His Majesty today, Shang Jin felt his heart burst out, especially when he left the cabinet, Li Mingchong's smiling and stroking beard seemed to tell him to recognize the situation.

Nervously entering the Heart Cultivation Palace, Shang Jin bowed and said: "Weichen Shang Jin greets Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Emperor Xia smiled: "Excuse the seat." ”

After Shang Jin sat down, Emperor Xia continued: "I hurriedly called Lord Shang here, there is a big matter I want to ask for your opinion!" ”

Shang Jin was sad in his heart, it seems that he was talking to himself today! The kinder His Majesty's smile became, the more it made him restless.

"Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare to have an opinion, Weichen is willing to die for Daxia!" Shang Jin said excitedly.

"Haha... Master Shang should be strong and conscientious, and I can see it in my eyes. Emperor Xia glanced at Shang Jin deeply, and then said: "Lord Shang is the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, in charge of the promotion assessment of the officials of the world, and he is most familiar with the officials of Great Xia. I wanted to find someone with outstanding ability, especially who was proficient in the government affairs of the Ministry of Industry, but I and the prince couldn't think of a suitable candidate. I don't know if the business master has any recommendations? ”

Shang Jin was so excited that he almost cried with joy, it turned out that he wasn't talking to himself!