Xiao Xiao lowered his eyes and pondered for a long time, shook his head and said, "This matter is not easy to do. Trying to find unusual stone bricks among a large number of stones is equivalent to looking for a needle in a haystack. Not only is it difficult for us to do, but it is also difficult for Guan Dahu and Liu Ban to do. Even if they become the magistrate, they have to investigate piece by piece, after all, the handling may not be done by their own people, if they do it by their own people, it is better to know the general direction. ”

"yes. Mrs. Liao, they didn't think about transporting this batch of treasures to Huichuan County at first. It's just that none of them could have imagined that Utkin Khan would suddenly intervene and rob people. The shopkeeper Zhong said, "They contacted Hall Master Liao, and they thought that they were also short of manpower. ”

"It's really hard to do, it's hard to find stones. What is even more difficult is that this matter must be carried out in secret, so that no one in the court can find anything unusual. ”

Qin Yining frowned and looked at Xiao Xiao, and said bluntly: "If they tell the heavens about this matter, and the saint can do anything for the treasure, he can arrange some more people, and it will be easy to find the treasure at that time." To say a big disrespectful word, this silver is worthy of the saint, I think it is not only you in the court, but also Ji Lan, the two of you are the most suspicious, if you don't get rid of you, how can the saint feel at ease? ”

Qin Yining said this very directly, and did not mean to avoid the shopkeeper of Zhongda.

Xiao Xiao smiled, and also understood Qin Yining's arrangement, and did not refute it.

The shopkeeper Zhong was sweating on his forehead when he heard this, but he was only slightly scared for a while, and his eyes turned to firmness.

At the beginning, the Sun family of the Dingguo Mansion of the Dayan Dynasty ended miserably, the Dingguo Duke was a good man with iron bones, and in the early years, he did his best for the Dayan, and the Sun family was full of loyal ministers, what benefits did they end up in the end? For the sake of his own selfishness, he can't take care of any human ethics and morality.

Looking at the righteous and awe-inspiring man in front of him, the shopkeeper Zhong was more worried, and he was dripping with cold sweat, and couldn't help but say:

"Lord Wang, you have to think of a way, you can't give the treasure to that person! Think about the princess, think about the people at home. The misery of the princess's maternal grandfather's family is a lesson from the past. It's hard to fight the world, and it's even harder to defend the world, you...... You'd have to keep an eye on it! ”

Xiao Xiao was very satisfied with the shopkeeper Zhongda, and his heart was vivid.

This old man has been following Qin Yining wholeheartedly, and he is indeed wholeheartedly repaying Qin Yining's life-saving grace at the beginning.

For such a loyal elder, Xiao Xiao admired: "What you said is true. I'll be more careful. ”

Seeing that Qin Yining was like this, although he had already made a decision, but now that he thought about it, he was still a little sad in his heart.

"You are all brothers with their heads on the ground, and they said that in order to overthrow the tyranny of Northern Hebei and give the people a peaceful life. At the beginning of the battlefield, they could trust each other and trust each other. Why can't it work now? ”

Xiao Xiao sighed: "If the saint had been content in a corner from the beginning and had never thought about Dayan, wouldn't it be better?" ”

Qin Yining shook his head: "Has the prince forgotten what virtues the faint monarch of the Great Yan Dynasty had?" In your heart, why didn't you become a human being of the Great Yan Dynasty? You're just for people. ”

"yes. For the sake of people, my belief has never changed, and I have always wanted to give the people a peaceful and prosperous world. "Now he may have to go back to war.

As soon as he heard this, the shopkeeper Zhong couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Such a loyal and righteous person is the same as the old Dingguo Gong back then, who would have thought that he would be gradually forced to the current point?

He has been following Qin Yining, and he knows best what happened to Xiao Xiao and Qin Yining.

"Lord, the old man has a word, please listen to it."

"The shopkeeper Zhong Da is the old man next to Sister Yi'er, Sister Yi trusts you the most, and you are your own person. If you have anything to say, the shopkeeper Zhong just has to say. ”

Yes, he is the old man next to Qin Yining, since he followed Qin Yining, everyone knows that he is on Qin Yining's side, and this matter is not a secret.

Even if he feels dangerous now and wants to take the opportunity to hide, it is difficult to guarantee that Li Qitian will turn him into a fellow party to liquidate him when he targets him.

People, the most taboo is to be a wall grass, sometimes want to be left and right, but will be offended on both sides. It's better to pick a side and take sides.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper Zhong Da was even more sure of his decision, and said bluntly: "Lord Wang, if today's unification is a rare unification in a hundred years, so that the northern Tatars and the southern southern Yan are no longer afraid, this is a political achievement today."

"But if you think about it carefully, what practical things have you really done for the people in the seven years since you practiced Zuo? What he did the most was to think about how to stabilize his country and how to expand the territory of the Great Zhou. The excesses and miscellaneous taxes have not been reduced, but the forced labor has become more and more serious, and the army is raised to fight at every turn, but there is no material selection for the country today, and there is no commercial policy to develop the economy. The Great Zhou Kingdom was poor, but the common people didn't see how he opened up sources and reduced expenditure, but they stared at the treasures of the Great Yan Dynasty, and they had to bite every mosquito leg when they saw it. ”

The voice of the shopkeeper Zhong Da was hoarse and hoarse like an old man, but his speed of speech was not slow, and the words he said were very beautiful, and they went straight to Qin Yining's heart.

"That's what the shopkeeper said." Qin Yining smiled appreciatively, and then smiled at Xiao Xiao: "Lord Wang, I see that you understand everything in your heart, but you are too decent and often bound by morality. ”

Xiao Xiao smiled bitterly, some things are the bottom line in his heart, but the reality will push him and push the bottom line step by step.

Qin Yining said: "In this world, there has never been a rule on whose surname must be followed, and when the Northern Ji Zhou clan and the Great Yan Wei Chi clan were in power, there were people with lofty ideals who rose up and completely overthrew their tyranny.

"If you can't be a good emperor who brings happiness to the people, and only blindly cares about whether your throne is stable or not, blindly wastes the national industry, and governs a country by using the way the peasants guard the courtyard, then the Great Zhou will not be able to guarantee that it will not go to the old path of the Northern Hebei Kingdom and the Great Yan Dynasty in the future.

Moreover, he didn't think about how to use people to make the Great Zhou prosperous, but regardless of the indiscriminate, he would harm the heroes for his own selfishness. Even if you and I are killed by the neck, and follow his wishes, it is just to protect the world from military disasters for the time being. But who can guarantee that no one will be unaccustomed to what he has done in the future and overthrow him? ”

Shopkeeper Zhong also nodded in agreement, "What the princess said is reasonable. That's what old decay means. If the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and the people of the world are handed over to people who don't know what kind of people in the future, it is better to solve it now with the hands of the prince. ”

Xiao Xiao sighed, "That's it, let me think about how to have a double perfect method." ”

Zhong Dazhang saw that he was like this, and couldn't help but sigh: "How do people in the world evaluate the prince, you are the god of war of the people of the Great Zhou, sweeping away the tyranny for them, opening up the territory, you are also the nightmare of the people of the Great Yan Dynasty, when you came with soldiers and horses, every time a war report came, it would make us tremble." ”

Thinking of the original incident, Qin Yining was as emotional and funny as Zhong Da's shopkeeper.

"Yes, as soon as I heard that you had captured a city, and that you had shown your head to the public again, and that you had slaughtered a city again, it scared people and began to cry."

"But if you think about it, the prince is a truly benevolent person, although it is the duty of a soldier to lead troops to fight, and there are dead and wounded on the battlefield, but you have never harmed the people. Now that he has been forced to this role, he still retains his benevolent heart. This is really admirable. The shopkeeper of Zhong Da bowed sincerely, "If you can follow the prince, it is a blessing for old age." ”

Xiao Xiao waved his hand, supported the treasurer Zhong and said, "You don't want to say that." ”

Seeing that today's goal was achieved, Qin Yining smiled and said, "Okay, okay, it's all your own people, don't be so polite." I understand the thoughts of the shopkeeper Zhongda. As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and the income of the fields, shops, and factories under my command should also be properly inventoried and discussed how to operate. ”

The shopkeeper Zhong was a smart man, and he immediately understood what Qin Yining meant.

If he wants to make any decisions, if he wants to act, he must use silver, tell him first, and he can also start preparing for this aspect as early as possible.

But the topic discussed by the three of them today, after all, is a big rebellion, and it spreads to let people know, it is difficult to guarantee that Xiao Xiao will not be criticized, and his good reputation will be ruined, not to mention outsiders, it is the Pingnan Army and the Tiger Ben Army under Xiao Xiao, if he misunderstands the prince and thinks that he wants to cause trouble for his own selfishness, it is the biggest fatal injury.

Even if Qin Yining didn't tell him, he would never say a word to anyone.

The princess and the prince were willing to confess to him before they returned to Beijing, and for such trust in him, all he could repay was loyalty.

When the shopkeeper Zhong said goodbye, his expression was not abnormal, but if he looked closely, he could see that his eyes were much brighter and more determined than before.

When the shopkeeper Zhong walked away, Xiao Xiao asked Qin Yining with a smile: "Tell the shopkeeper Zhong these words, aren't you afraid that he will open up first and ruin your plan?" ”

Qin Yining smiled and shook his head, "He won't." He followed me to work diligently for loyalty, and now he has a sense of proportion, both for loyalty and for the future of his family. This kind of thing, empty mouth and white teeth to go out, must be believed, slander the court officials is a big crime, slander a prince with a different surname is a crime on top of a crime. ”

Xiao Xiao said: "That's right, even if I tell my subordinates that I want to cause an incident now, they are afraid that they will not believe that I am doing it for their own selfishness." Mr. Xie and Mr. Xu would not believe it if they were so close. ”

Whoever thinks that Xiao Xiao is a reckless man who can only lead troops to fight, I am afraid that he will suffer a big loss. He was resourceful and incomprehensible, especially in the political and military affairs, and today's conversation laid the foundation for the future economy and the direction of their future actions.