The queen after the little emperor is destined to be the daughter of the Xiao family, and Han Qiong is just a concubine.

If Han Qiong is allowed to sit in the harem, this is not what Empress Dowager Xiao wants to see.

simply, Han Qiong is smart enough and very interesting.

knows how to do things according to Empress Dowager Xiao's thoughts, otherwise Empress Dowager Xiao will really find a way to suppress her.

Han Qiong coaxed the little emperor for a while, then took the little emperor's hand, held the hem of the skirt, and Yingying came to the front of the Empress Dowager Xiao.

On the side of the emperor's seat, there is a one-foot-square couch covered with a layer of animal skin.

That was Han Qiong's position.

After Han Qiong sat down, she looked at the Empress Dowager Xiao who was frowning, and said softly, "Does the queen mother have any troubles?" ”

Hearing Han Qiong's words, Empress Dowager Xiao said with a big head: "Zhao Guangyi has woken up, and the envoy sent by my Da Liao to the Song State just happened to hit this juncture." As a result, instead of taking the opportunity to seek benefits from the Song State, he was humiliated by Zhao Guangyi, the emperor of the Song State.

Your imperial uncle, Yelu Huge, wants to wave his troops south to seek justice for my Daliao.

But at present, prices in various parts of Daliao have skyrocketed, and everything for food, drink, and entertainment is in a state of shortage.

Now inside Daliao, people are panicking, and looting is happening every day.

There are internal and external troubles.

At this moment, the sword soldier is moving, and the palace is very worried. ”

When Han Qiong heard this, he muttered: "The prices of my Daliao have always been at a stable level. There must be something wrong with the sudden and rapid rise in prices. Can the queen mother send someone to check on this matter? ”

Empress Dowager Xiao was obviously stunned, shook her head and said, "This is not ......"

"You reminded the palace, and the palace will send someone to investigate."

After being reminded by Han Qiong, Empress Dowager Xiao selected more than a dozen procurement chamberlains from the palace and ordered them to pretend to be civilians and infiltrate the capital to find out.

She also ordered someone to find the head of the Xiao family and the head of the Yelu family.

The principals of the two families are the stewards of the Yelu family and the Xiao family's external business.

They control nearly half of Da Liao's commerce, so they know a lot about Da Liao's commerce.

Empress Dowager Xiao specially asked Han Qiong to accompany her, and the two interrogated the two principals together.

The next day, he recalled the procurement attendant who went to the civil investigation to investigate.

"So, the reason why my Da Liao suffered today's disaster is all because of the good things that the Southern Money Bank instigated the merchants of the Southern Kingdom?"

Inside the dormitory.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the attendant kneeling in front of her, and asked with a pale face.

The chamberlain said in a low voice: "Returning to the Queen Mother, according to the slave's investigation, it is like this." Our business in Daliao was fine before, but since the appearance of the Nanguo Money Bank in Daliao, the situation has changed.

Because the southern money bank can store gold and silver, it greatly avoids the looting of merchants because they carry heavy gold on the road.

And because there is Nanguo as a guarantor behind it, the merchants trust Nanguo Money Bank very much.

As a result, almost all the money in the hands of the merchants was in the hands of the Southern Money Bank.

Therefore, wherever the money bank in the south is opened, the merchants will do large-scale transactions there.

Our Da Liao, after the last time we had a stalemate with Yang Yansi, the Nanguo Qian Bank withdrew from Da Liao, and at the same time took away a large number of businessmen.

Now these businessmen are entrenched in Dengzhou and do business with us.

In the past, if our merchants in Daliao wanted something, merchants from other countries would send it to their doors.

But since the Nanguo Money Bank took root in Dengzhou, our merchants in Daliao could only drive to Dengzhou one after another if they wanted to do business.

This time and forth, the time and cost of transportation have greatly increased.

As a result, the prices of our Daliao will rise rapidly. ”

"Bang~"

Empress Dowager Xiao angrily swept the things on her table to the ground, "So, the reason why my Da Liao suffered today's disaster is all the result of this palace offending Yang Yanhe?" ”

Empress Dowager Xiao stared at the chamberlain coldly, "According to your meaning, a thief like Yang Yansi who is doing evil in my Daliao Shangjing City, this palace should not be disposed of, but must be offered?" ”

"Wow~"

The waiter kowtowed vigorously, and said in a trembling voice: "The slave should die, the slave should die......"

"Humph!"

Empress Dowager Xiao snorted coldly, gritted her teeth and scolded: "Damn Yang Yansi, I unknowingly laid such a big situation for this palace, and I will be worried about internal and external troubles, and this palace can't spare you." ”

Empress Dowager Xiao pointed at the inner servant and said coldly: "You go to pass on the decree of the palace and let people seal the coast of Dengzhou in the south." Full ships in, empty ships out, dare to violate, and correct the law on the spot. Bengong didn't believe it, and after leaving the money store in the southern country, those merchants didn't do business with our Liao country anymore. ”

"Merchants chase profit and part, and there is money to be made, so the palace does not believe that those merchants are unwilling to enter the Great Liao ......"

The waiter hurriedly patted his ass and said: "The Queen Mother is wise......"

Empress Dowager Xiao glared, "Don't go yet." ”

"Minions, let's go."

The chamberlain crawled out of the hall with a roll.

Empress Dowager Xiao angrily threw things in the hall, and scolded in her mouth, "Yang Yansi, this palace must break your body into pieces......

The little emperor was frightened and hid in Han Qiong's arms.

Han Qiong hugged the little emperor in her arms and comforted the Empress Dowager Xiao softly, "The queen mother is angry, Your Majesty is scared by you......"

Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at the little emperor, and when she saw the pitiful appearance of the little emperor, her heart suddenly softened.

She took a few deep breaths to calm her mind.

A long sigh.

"Ever since Yang Yansi occupied Shengzhou, he has been against my Da Liao everywhere. But Bengong was helpless with him, and he was angry with Bengong. ”

Han Qiong muttered: "Queen Mother, now is not the time to fight with Yang Yansi. What needs to be solved most now is the internal and external troubles of my Daliao. Yang Yansi is just meat on the chopping board, as long as we Da Liao free up our hands and clean him up, it will be easy. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao lowered her head and thought for a moment, and said with emotion: "This is the reason, and the palace is angry." ”

Empress Dowager Xiao pondered for a moment, looked at Han Qiong, and suddenly said with a smile: "You have always been smart, and the matter of sending an envoy to the Song Kingdom was your idea. It didn't work out, but your idea was good.

You give this palace a detailed reference on how to deal with the current situation of internal and external troubles. ”

Han Qiong chuckled lightly and lowered her head implicitly, "Erchen only has some cleverness, how dare he give his mother ideas." ”

Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at her and smiled, "You talk about it, and this palace will listen to it." The Song people have a saying that three people count the long, and two people count the short. Maybe your different opinions can give Hongu some inspiration. ”

Han Qiong put down the little emperor in his arms and got up to salute, "Since the queen mother has given the order, the minister will say some of his own shallow opinions." Erchen thought that the queen mother's means of blocking the coast were really clever.

My Daliao products are far less abundant than those of the Song Kingdom, but they have a hostile relationship with the Song Kingdom.

Therefore, since the founding of the Great Liao State, most of the goods needed have been transported by sea by those greedy merchants.

Yang Yansi made a slight trick and used the Nanguo Money Bank to control the freight at sea.

The queen mother, you treat others the way you do.

A move to ban the sea also controls the freight at sea.

As the queen mother said, businessmen value profit over separation.

As long as the queen mother controls the freight at sea, she is allowed to enter but not leave.

Then those merchants will ask Yang Yansi's Nanguo Money Bank to control and re-enter our Liao Kingdom to do business.

Yang Yansi's move is self-defeating.

Erchen felt that the queen mother should not only ban the sea, but also set up checkpoints on the seaside.

All merchants who enter our Daliao to do business are subject to heavy taxes.

In this way, my Daliao can not only buy goods from merchants, but also loot a lot of silver taels from them.

We all stayed in Daliao for money and goods.

Those businessmen can only make a small profit. ”

Those in power have always been interest animals.

Empress Dowager Xiao doesn't know much about business issues, but what Han Qiong said about receiving money and goods made her very tempted.

In addition, Han Qiong spoke very measuredly, and gave her own advice while patting her ass.

made Empress Dowager Xiao think that Han Qiong only thought of this under her own suggestion.

It satisfied the utilitarianism and vanity of the Empress Dowager Xiao at once.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Han Qiong again, feeling more and more pleasing to the eye.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Han Qiong with a smile and said, "You are really a good woman, it seems that this palace let you marry the emperor in the first place, and it was really a wise choice." ”

"The Queen Mother praised it falsely!"

Empress Dowager Xiao motioned for Han Qiong to sit down, and she asked again: "You tell this palace again, should I fight this battle between Da Liao and Xiangguo?" ”

Han Qiong sat on the soft couch and muttered: "Erchen can't say it well, Erchen only remembers that the border people of Daliao, every year during the autumn harvest, because of the lack of food, they will go south to the Song Kingdom to plunder.

At present, the people of Daliao are hungry and riots are frequent. Instead of letting them fight each other and start a riot in our Great Liao. It's better to let Uncle Yelu take them south with them and let them go to the Song Kingdom for a full meal. ”

Han Qiong glanced at Empress Dowager Xiao cautiously, and added in a low voice, "Instead of letting them kill each other, let them harm the Song people......"

Since entering the palace, Han Qiong has seen the real Fengwei of Empress Dowager Xiao.

If you don't agree with each other, you will kill.

Rao is Han Qiong's pretentious character, and he must also act respectfully in front of Empress Dowager Xiao.

Empress Dowager Xiao raised her eyebrows and said quietly: "You mean to be in favor of fighting with the Song Kingdom?" ”

Han Qiong said respectfully: "How can this matter be discussed by the son-in-law...... Everything still has to be decided by the queen mother......"

Empress Dowager Xiao hesitated in her heart, "It's a good suggestion to let those people in the country who can't afford to eat go to the Song people and eat the enemy." It's just that the palace is a little worried, and this time it will be defeated if it moves south......"

Han Qiong's brows first furrowed, then raised, and said in a low voice: "The queen mother is worried that Yang Yansi will take the opportunity to make trouble?" ”

Empress Dowager Xiao nodded.

Han Qiong laughed in a low voice: "Then the queen mother, you are too worried. If Yang Yansi really sent troops to assist the Song State, then let the newly promoted Tongtai guard deal with him. ”

"You mean...... Yang Yanhui? ”

Empress Dowager Xiao was a little stunned.

Instantly, she smiled.

"I almost forgot that there is still a Yang Yanhui in my hand. Last year, for the sake of Yang Yanhui, Yang Yansi did not hesitate to take risks in person and sneaked into my Daliao. It can be seen that the relationship between their brothers is really good.

Let Yang Yanhui contain Yang Yansi...... This move is wonderful. ”

"Hahaha......"

Empress Dowager Xiao laughed loudly, "Such a wonderful move is placed in front of this palace, but this palace has no self-awareness. If it weren't for your reminder, Bengong would have almost given up on the crusade against the Song Kingdom. ”

Han Qiong chuckled and said, "The queen mother is just a leaf, and the sons are just helping the queen mother take away that leaf." ”

Empress Dowager Xiao laughed, took Han Qiong's hand, and said with a smile: "You helped this palace solve a big trouble, and you should be rewarded." Tell me, what do you want? ”

Han Qiong's heart was beating wildly, and she opened her mouth to speak, but when the words came to her mouth, she saw that although the smile on Empress Dowager Xiao's face was bright, she did not lose her mind, and a pair of phoenix eyes kept hovering on her.

Han Qiong understood in her heart.

This is another test.

With a smart mind, she naturally knows how to say it, which is the satisfactory answer that Empress Dowager Xiao wants.

Han Qiong said: "Erchen doesn't dare to take credit, just let the queen mother make the decision." ”

"Hahaha......"

Empress Dowager Xiao smiled even more heartily, "Very good......"

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the little emperor and asked with a smile: "Emperor, what do you think is good to reward your sister Han?" ”

The little emperor tilted his head and thought for a while, and then said excitedly: "How about a little tiger?" ”

"Uh~"

Empress Dowager Xiao was stunned for a moment, laughed loudly, she pointed to the little emperor and said, "I'm afraid that the little tiger is what you want, right?" ”

The little emperor scratched his head embarrassedly.

Empress Dowager Xiao pondered for a moment, looked at Han Qiong, and said, "Now that you are ranked as a concubine, you will be a concubine again." The emperor is now in the main palace, if you are set up as a concubine first, it is unreasonable.

For the time being, I will wronged you and continue to sit in the position of the concubine.

If there is a reward for you, this palace will give it to your Han family.

The palace heard that your second brother was outstanding in learning, so he recruited him as an official in the court and served as an official of the imperial history.

How is it? ”

Han Qiong immediately saluted and said, "Brother Erchen, thank you for the reward from the queen mother." ”

The imperial history in the court was almost killed by Empress Dowager Xiao.

There are a lot of vacant positions.

Empress Dowager Xiao's promotion to Xiao Erlang is just a matter of convenience.

not only rewarded Han Qiong, but also landed a good one in front of Han Derang.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Han Qiong was also happy in her heart.

Now above the court, although Han Derang is ranked in the ninth secretary, there are countless officials under his door who depend on him.

But there are very few descendants of the real Han family.

Han Dalang is a cripple.

Although Han Erlang was a little stupid in Han Qiong's eyes, he was far smarter than others.

Han Erlang's entry into the DPRK is equivalent to Han Qiong's additional strength in the DPRK.

With the status of Han Derang and Han Qiong, they are both under their hands.

Han Erlang will definitely rise to prominence and soon become a big help for Han Qiong in the court.

As long as Han Derang and Han Erlang are firmly rooted in the center of power in the imperial court.

Han Qiong can rely on the body of a concubine to sit on an equal footing with the queen.

This is exactly what Han Qiong wants.

Han Qiong of the reward.

Empress Dowager Xiao called an attendant and instructed: "You go to Princess Tiejing's mansion, pass on the password of the palace, and order Princess Tiejing to take the child and enter the palace to see the palace." ”

Although Yang Yanhui is now a concubine of the Liao State.

But Empress Dowager Xiao was not at ease with him, she needed some means to restrain Yang Yanhui.