The concubine looked at the emperor's face and seemed to be very relaxed, presumably she had already investigated the queen mother's affairs with certain results, right? ”

Guan Tongshu asked, turned around and poured half a cup of tea from the teapot on the side, and put it in front of Qin Zhao, Qin Zhao did not hesitate when he heard this, and nodded, indeed, there were already spies in front of him, saying that a troop was found in the suburbs in the north of the city, but the number of people was not as large as expected.

"A spy reported that a troop was found in the mountains north of the city, and the number was about 20,000, but according to the control of the Queen Mother, I am afraid that the Queen Mother's troops are definitely more than these 20,000, I suspect that this old witch is scattering the troops and stationing them everywhere, so as not to encircle and suppress them after we find out."

Qin Zhao drank tea, but the expression on his face did not seem relaxed, the queen mother, the old witch, has always been very shrewd, and the queen mother has been in the palace for so many years, she has long been very proficient in these methods, and the queen mother has fought with him many times, and she also knows his personality and strategy, so he guessed that the queen mother is to disperse the troops to store, so that even if she leads the troops to encircle and suppress, it will not cause too much loss.

"What the emperor said is very reasonable, according to the concubine's understanding of the queen mother's character, the queen mother's character is very cautious, and she will naturally make all plans."

Guan Tongshu frowned slightly, this news can barely be regarded as good news, at least I know where part of the troops are distributed, but how many troops does the Queen Mother have, and who is behind her to support her?

"A few days ago, someone disguised himself into the capital, raised grain and grass everywhere, and seemed to have prepared a lot of horses and food, and even weapons, I think this person is so bold, and dare to prepare military salaries under my nose, presumably she is very confident, even if she starts a war now, I believe that she can beat us in terms of troops, so she will be so confident!"

The expression on Qin Zhao's face was a little more dignified when he said this, he put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Guan Tongshu Guan Tongshu heard Qin Zhao's words, and understood very well in his heart, Qin Zhao's words were very right, if he didn't have enough confidence, who would dare to collect grain and grass under the feet of the Son of Heaven, this is a clear thing to rebel.

"I have sent people to investigate secretly, and I have investigated several families who provide food and grass, and even people in the court, these people have really asked someone to arrest them, and they will be beheaded in public at noon tomorrow, hoping to set an example, and hope that those who want to do evil can be deterred, but this cannot completely solve the problem."

Qin Zhao took Guan Tongshu's hand and said to Guan Tongshu, Guan Tongshu heard this, but the expression on his face was still not relaxed, and it could be investigated, just these few families, but if only collected grain and grass from these families, how could it be used by hundreds of thousands of troops?

I believe that there must be more people who have not been investigated, Qin Zhao's tough implementation of the monogamy system seems to have offended a lot of dignitaries, and these rich families on weekdays, although they do not interfere with the court, live their own comfortable lives.

But now the emperor implements the monogamous system, it must have violated their interests, which rich family is not three wives and four concubines, although the emperor did not give a strong order, but according to this trend, their life will definitely not be easy, so they have the idea of rebellion, they did not rebel with their own hands, but provided some food and grass, don't think that you can get out of this way.

"The concubines think that it is not a pity that these people are beheaded to death, and if the effect of setting an example is achieved, the concubines think that as long as the emperor can relax and let other people turn themselves in, if the punishment for those who surrender can be reduced, will it be possible to find out the bottom of these people who provide food and grass to a greater extent."

Guan Tongshu opened his mouth to Qin Zhao's suggestion to Qin Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard this, Guan Tongshu's idea is a good idea, after all, he killed so many famous people in a while, these are all rich and noble, if people are killed too much by him at once, I am afraid it will cause a backlash effect, so it is a good way to adopt Guan Tongshu's opinion, let them fall into the net, and turn themselves in to reduce the punishment.

"The queen is not only kind but also intelligent, this method can allow them to throw themselves into the net, so that I have a bottom in my heart, and I can use it when the time comes!"

Qin Zhao slapped the table excitedly, Guan Tongshu had a gentle and calm smile on his face, this can be described as killing two birds with one stone, since these people can be found out, it turns out that these people have so much grain and grass at home, if the Queen Mother's soldiers come over one day, the troops in the capital will also need grain and grass if they want to fight.

In addition, this year happens to be a year of drought, and the people have already had no harvest, if they still have to pay taxes for this army to fight, I am afraid that the pressure on the people will be even greater, since the granaries and grains in the homes of these dignitaries and nobles are innumerable, and they have to be given to this rebellious army, it is better to let them confiscate.

"The emperor has won the award, it is the emperor's intelligence and wisdom that can convince people with virtue, and now the concubines have heard that the public opinion outside has begun to change, presumably the people of the world already know, how the emperor thinks about the people, Mu Shang and the queen mother intend to rebel, these rebellious cities will eventually achieve the scolding of history."

Guan Tongshu also held Qin Zhao's hand, looking at Qin Zhao, her heart was relieved and worried, Qin Zhao sat in the position of the emperor, but he was admired by thousands of people, and he also beared the pressure unimaginable by ordinary people.

She saw it in her eyes and felt pain in her heart, and now that she heard the news about the Queen Mother, she was happy for Qin Zhao in her heart, but she vaguely began to worry again, if the Queen Mother had more than 100,000 troops as Qin Zhao guessed, then this battle was inevitable.

Obviously, Qin Zhao also understands this truth in his heart, although it can be regarded as peaceful now, as long as the Queen Mother makes a move, the peace in this world will inevitably disappear.

He is now thinking about how to exchange the least price for the best consequences, with the character of the Queen Mother, she will not admit defeat, and the power behind her does not know how big it is.

He originally had no intention of taking the throne, but now that he has become the emperor, his duty is to wait for the stability of the people in the world, let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and maintain the country of their Qin family.

But now his heart is so worried, he doesn't know what kind of medicine is sold in the queen mother's gourd, and he doesn't know which time the queen mother is aiming at, although he seems to be ordinary now, but every day he is thinking, is there any loophole, the terrain in this palace The queen mother is the most familiar, if the queen mother wants to do something, I'm afraid he can also prevent it.

So the only thing he can do now is to dispatch his troops, be ready for battle, and pretend to be calm on the surface, but in private he must be fully prepared.

Qin Zhao looked at Guan Tongshu, the two looked at each other, and they both understood the words in each other's hearts in an instant.