When entering the house, the steward Zhu Xia was already waiting in the second courtyard, and followed him to the back hall of the atrium, Zhao Xun was talking to Ding Su, and Bai Liyan (Wei Xian) stepped forward and saluted:

"Wei Xian has seen General Zhao."

"Mr. Wei, please take a seat."

"General Xie."

The current "sitting" is all kneeling, and there is no sitting with the feet down. Most of them put a cloth cushion on the ground, a futon or a slump, and sit cross-legged or kneeling.

Seeing Bailiyan enter the room, Ding Su smiled and got up and walked over:

"Mr. Wei, it's been good lately."

"Totin Caidong's blessing, all is well."

"Hehaha...... The medicinal materials entrusted by Mr. Wei last time have already arrived, and you can send someone to my house tomorrow to transport them. ”

Ding Su wore a blue satin robe, with a huge jade pendant tied between his belt, and he spoke like a leopard driving a Mercedes-Benz, with a mouth full of big yellow teeth, and he was twice fatter than back then.

Last year, he asked him to help him get a few batches of medicine, thinking that it would arrive in three months, but he never thought that it would be delayed until this year. But the politeness on the bright side is still there:

"There's Laudine Caidong."

"Hahaha, where is it, if there is no guidance from Mr. Wei, how can I be here today, come and sit together."

What Ding Su said was also true, if he hadn't risked his life to deliver the letter, I was afraid that his old life would have been confessed to Yin Yangcheng a long time ago.

While speaking, Zhao Xun motioned for Zhu Xia to serve two meatloaf, and then closed the door. Zhao Xun said to himself:

"Mr. Wei, I invited you to come over this time for the sake of the crown princess Xihuan. I don't know if Mr. Wei has heard that Xihuan recommended Fang Bo to serve as the political envoy of the State Supervision Department. ”

"I've heard about it, I don't know what the king and Xiangguo mean, General Zhao can have internal reference news."

"The king and Xiangguo do not approve, but the main force of the northern army of the Jin State has gone to the country, and the Zhiguo troops are on the border, if they do not follow Xihuan, I am afraid that they will fall into the Jin Dynasty."

The political envoy is at the same level as Zhao Xun's counselor, and he is an official at the third level of the state political supervisor, equivalent to the director of a central ministerial-level department, and is already a very big official. The Envoy is in charge of internal and external affairs, and the number of personnel depends on the situation, and the functions of the Counsellor are roughly as follows.

At present, there are 21 political envoys in charge of all aspects of internal and external affairs, and 23 envoys in charge of military and political logistics.

After Xihuan married into the prince's mansion, he also kept to himself, but this year's sudden attack was somewhat unguarding. At the beginning of the year, the political envoy Han Yuan died of illness, so this vacancy was vacated.

Uncle Fang is Xihuan's biological mother, the younger brother of the original queen of Jin, and Xihuan's uncle.

Dasi Nong is in charge of the country's agriculture and finance, because the current princes do not have two official positions, Sikong and Situ, so the rights of Dasi Nong not only cover agriculture, but also include the 100 labors, industrial construction, water conservancy, construction and Situ's financial revenue and expenditure under the jurisdiction of Sikong.

Therefore, at present, the rights of the great Si Nong are very great, and in order to balance the functions and powers of the Great Si Nong, it is often the same time to set up another Da Si Nong's subordinate official Su Nei Shi to share the responsibilities of the Si Nong.

Since Si Nong holds the power of finance and agriculture, Xihuan let Fang Bo fill this shortage, which is undoubtedly the first step for Xihuan to take out of her ambitions. If you succeed the first time, you will be out of control in the future.

It is understandable that King Xian refused straightforwardly, but the main force of the Northern Army of the Jin State was transferred to the Qi State, and Xihuan made a move at this time, relying on the national prestige of the Jin State.

Since the defeat of Jiangdong in the first war, the vitality of the Xianjun State has been greatly damaged, and the national strength is far from being able to support more than 200,000 troops, and there are currently less than 150,000 personnel, which is not as good as the land population, and only one-third of the Xianguo Qi State, and the Zhiguo has 300,000 soldiers on the border, which is enough for the Xianguo to last for several years.

At this time, Xihuan's attitude is very important, King Xian will never dare to offend Xihuan, but the political envoy of Dasi Nong is very important, if the Jin State is placed in people, the money and grain of Xianguo will be at a glance.

However, Xihuan is also smart, she has accompanied the prince to Liuhu Lake to enjoy the spring in the past few days, and she is not in the city of Chenling, and releasing this news will probably keep her out of the matter.

Bailiyan thought for a long time, picked up the meatloaf in front of her, took a bite and said:

If he refuses, in case Zhiguo comes to attack, the king of Jin will avoid the war in the name of insufficient troops, so as not to tear up the alliance with Xianguo.

But if he refuses, although Uncle Fang is Xihuan's maternal uncle, he is a native of the Jin Kingdom, and he will serve as the counselor of the Dasi Agricultural Division, and the money and grain of the Xianguo State will be tantamount to falling into Xihuan's pocket. However, this matter is not completely unsolvable, so simply seal Uncle Fang and release him. ”

"Fengjun? Feng Jun and the Counsellor of the Division. Zhao Xun asked.

"General, do you think that the crown prince will succeed to the throne in the future, Xihuan will be the queen, what is the queen's uncle?"

"Uncle Guo!"

"Exactly. It is a matter of time before Uncle Fang sits on the uncle, if he is now put in charge of the envoy, Uncle Fang will one day become the uncle of the country, and it is very likely that he will be in charge of the position of the great secretary.

But if the king is crowned first, the nobleness of the feudal monarch is far away from the envoy of the priest, if Xihuan is not allowed, Yu Xianwang, Yu Inner and Outer Dynasties will not be able to say it, Xihuan can only accept Fang Bo to be the king. If Xihuan still doesn't give up in a few years, it's a big deal to be crowned a marquis of Uncle Fang, and Uncle Fang will be a marquis, and there will be no more seals. ”

Zhao Xun thought for a moment and then affirmed:

"That's a good plan." But the next moment he changed his words and said, "I'm afraid the king won't agree." The feudal monarch will want to be fiefdomed, and the feudal marquis will still have to be fiefdom, so that the land of Xianguo will be sealed with the Jin people, and the internal and external dynasties will not let go. ”

Zhao Xun is worried that King Xian is bearing the burden of humiliation, blindly retreating and forbearance beyond King Xian's bottom line, and King Xian will rebound strongly.

Feudal officials are different from knighthoods, knighthoods are hereditary replacements, and they can have fiefdoms, food estates, and private soldiers. The object of the sub-seal is also the majority of the king's internal and external relatives, once the land is sealed, there is no reasonable excuse, and it will not be able to be recovered at all, let alone Princess Xihuan.

The official title is different, although the official position can be hereditary in some cases, but it is not absolute, and it can be withdrawn at any time, but the official position asked for by Princess Xihuan is the political envoy of Da Sima, and King Xian obviously will not agree. Knighthood is unacceptable, and knighthood doesn't work. Bai Liyan thought about it and said:

"I think that if Yin Yangcheng is given to Fang Bo, Xihuan can say that it is reasonable, and King Xian can also agree, and then the Jin army will inevitably gather troops in Yin Yangcheng in the name of Fang Bo, so that the Jin army will nominally occupy Yin Yangcheng, and Zhiguo will no longer dare to underestimate the threat of the Jin army, and will not rashly start the war."

"But in this way, the largest wharf in Jiangdong of our army was handed over to the Jin Kingdom, and I am afraid that such a king will be even more unhappy."

Zhao Xun said worriedly, but Bai Liyan said:

"No, Yin Yang Wharf is close to the mouth of the Fork River, even if the Zhijun Navy is weak, it is enough to threaten Jiangdong. Today's Xianguo is not what it used to be, Jiangdong is empty and unable to hold on. If the Zhi army invades Jiangdong, it will completely cut off the connection between our army and Jiangdong, although the Jin army can sea troops from the north, but at present, most of the Jin army's naval division warships have gone to Qiguo, if the Jin State does not send troops, King Xian will have nothing to do.

However, if Yin Yangcheng is obtained by the Jin State, even if it is not the territory of the Jin State, once the war starts, the Jin State will inevitably gather heavy troops to prevent the Zhi State from landing in Jiangdong and occupying the remnants of the Jiangdong territory of the Xian State.

In this way, even if there is no reinforcement from the Jin State, the Xian army can concentrate its forces and fight with the Zhiguo, so as to avoid the dilemma of our army's rat head at both ends. ”

"And how do you convince the king?"

"This matter is easy to do, the city is closed and not fiefdomed. Only Yin Yangcheng was given to Fang Bo, and the territory of Yin Yangcheng was assigned to Feicheng. In this way, the tax output of the territories outside Yin Yang City will be returned to Feicheng, and if Fang Bo wants to be self-sustaining, he can only do business one way to go, and then the Xian State will use the power of the Jin State to turn Yin Yang City into a place to open a port on the river, so it is not a double win. ”

Hearing the news, Zhao Xun's heart lit up, and he suddenly opened up:

"Wonderful, that's a wonderful plan."

At this time, Bai Liyan changed his words:

"However, the general is the envoy of the division, and this matter is not the duty of the general, and the general rashly plays, even if King Xian adopts it, Xihuan will definitely point the finger at the general. In the next thought, the general could tell the great Sima Jiang Yan in advance, and then let Jiang Yan say it to the queen mother, and the matter would be resolved. ”

Da Sima Jiang Yan is the uncle of Jiang Hai, the king of Xian, and the younger brother of Jiang Hai's father, as long as Jiang Yan is explained in this matter, and then Jiang Yan is allowed to lobby Jiang Hai's biological mother, the king of Xian will definitely agree to this matter.

As soon as the words fell, Ding Su said:

"No, in this way, isn't there still a shortage of the post of the political envoy under the chief farmer."

Zhao Xun seems to have forgotten this, saying:

"Mr. Wei, the position of political envoy is vacant, what if Princess Xihuan chooses another candidate."

Bai Liyan smiled slightly, confident:

"No, since Uncle Fang has been crowned king, no matter if Uncle Fang is mentioned in the court, if he chooses another candidate, he will be aggressive. Since he was talking to Jiang Yan about this, Jiang Yan and the Queen Mother would definitely have selfish intentions. It's just that the general can't say anything about it, and if he does, it's not beautiful. ”

Xianguo Sima Xia's subordinate envoys placed four people, except for Zhao Xun, the other three were all people from Sima Jiang Yan, and then added other positions in other names, King Xian obviously could not tolerate it.

But at this time and that time, even if he supports a clan Adou at this time, it is stronger than being controlled by the Jin people, let alone his own uncle.

"General Zhao, if this matter is successful, Xihuan's momentum will be gone, but in the long run, Xihuan will not give up.

At present, the crown prince is thirteen, and in two years it will be the year of the weak crown, and once Xihuan is pregnant with an heir, he is bound to become more and more powerful. Therefore, the general must not clash head-on with it, otherwise the crown prince will ascend the throne, and the spearhead of Xihuan will inevitably be directed at the general, please be cautious. ”

This is reasonable, but it is too early, and when the crown prince ascends the throne, he is afraid that he will be embarrassed to be old. Ben Jiang was just worried that the foundation of the Xianguo would be destroyed in the hands of Xihuan sooner or later. ”

Speaking of Xihuan, Zhao Xun's mood became heavier and heavier.

Xihuan's strength has just come to Xianguo, and it has only begun to emerge this year. Bai Liyan had also reminded Zhao Xun many times before, but Zhao Xun didn't care, like most courtiers, most of them thought that Xihuan was going to take power, and it would take ten years.

In fact, as soon as Xihuan arrived in Xianguo, she began to install eyes and ears everywhere to buy people's hearts, and she had already established a set of news channels centered on her. This year's sudden attack was also after two years of dormancy, and after careful consideration, he cooperated with the action of the Jin Kingdom.

After discussing the matter with Zhao Xun, Ding Su talked about the situation of Zhiguo. He has been there for nearly a year to collect intelligence news for Zhao Xun to go to Zhiguo.

According to the news inquired by Ding Su, Zhiguo has had a bumper harvest for three consecutive years, and the situation of strong cadres at home and abroad has improved.

Of course, in Bailiyan's opinion, this is pure lie, but it is undeniable that Zhiguo's rice yield per mu is indeed two or three percent higher than that of other surrounding countries, which is a fact. Ding Su personally squatted in Zhiguo for half a year, that is, to feel the grain production of the Jin Kingdom, and compared the yield per mu of the Xianguo, and indeed the whole country generally had a bumper harvest.

Most of the land in Zhiguo has only one crop of rice a year, and only the areas bordering Xianguo and Sunguo can have two crops of rice a year. Except for the medium-altitude areas of the two counties of Qiunan and Suidang, most of the other areas of Xianguo are two-season rice, which is also the main reason why Zhiguo attacks Xianguo all year round, in order to obtain the grain production land of Xianguo.

Of course, Xianguo is not the most abundant grain producing countries, the land of Changsun country extends to the north, showing the state of the peninsula, Baili Yan has measured the latitude in the Lingling, the land of Changsun country is less than two-thirds in the equator next to the equator, mainly in the tropical rainforest season, rice can be three or four crops a year, and the products are extremely rich.

Zhiguo's national strength improved slightly, and he began to step up preparations for war, and stationed the troops that were originally transferred to the border of Jin and returned to the border of Xianguo, so as to deter Xianguo.

"I also heard that Zhiguo has plans to attack the eldest grandson."

Ding Su said, but his tone didn't seem to be sure, and Bai Liyan couldn't help but doubt:

"The Jin Kingdom crossed the ocean to save the dissimilarity, if the Zhiguo attacked Xian, the Jin State was not without the power to resist. If it is to attack the eldest grandson, it is rumored that the Jin State has a secret agreement with the eldest grandson, if the Zhiguo attacks the eldest grandson, it is to use the power of one country and the three kingdoms as enemies, can the Zhiguo be the enemy. ”

At this time, Zhao Xun said:

"Su Wen Zhiguo Gongliang clan Wen Tao Wu is resourceful, has repeatedly outnumbered the people, defeated the overlord Sun Guo, although the eldest grandson is strong, but the combat power is weak and abnormal. Ben General also defeated 12,000 people of the eldest grandson in one fell swoop with 4,000 people, if Zhiguo and the eldest grandson fought alone, the eldest grandson was afraid that there was no chance of victory, if the three kingdoms were opened together, it was really difficult to say. ”