Now she can actually enjoy his careful service, tsk, it's really feng shui in turn.

Yun Kui seemed to know what she was thinking, and said softly: "If you are willing to see me, I will come over every day to make tea." ”

She lowered her eyes and looked at the tea in the lamp, and the corners of her mouth were lightly raised: "Master Yun is really dedicated, and he is willing to wronged himself like this for the sake of the alliance between the two countries." ”

Yun Kui's jaw tightened slightly: "Don't be wronged." "Just for the sake of the alliance, why did he go on this trip himself?

The tea was also drunk, and the gift was also compensated, and she should also accept it when she saw it. After all, Yun Jie's temper has never been very good, and she couldn't swallow her anger to this point, she couldn't think of it before. Feng Miaojun sat up straight and said, "Say, why does Wei have to form an alliance with Anxia?"

"It's only good for Ansha. ”

"I know. "At this stage, as long as there is no war and no invasion by the Wei State, Anxia can buy precious time to develop and strengthen himself. So by forming this alliance, Anxia will profit more, which is what she doesn't understand. Whether it is Yun Jie in front of him or Xiao Yan in Wei Capital, how can he be so kind to benefit her?

When things go wrong, there must be demons, and the questions hidden behind this make her worried. "But what's the benefit to Wei?"

Yun Jie glanced into the distance: "Yan Guo is in a hurry to attack Xi Kingdom, and now it has reached the bank of the Qinglan River, after the summer snowmelt in the high mountains will decrease, and the resistance of Yan State to cross the river will also be greatly reduced, and it is actually divided into four ways to invade Xi Kingdom, and the other roads have been captured." He paused, "The Qinglan River is the first moat, and the water network of Xiguo is vertical and horizontal, which adds a lot of difficulty to Yanguo. But King Xi is stubborn and brutal, and there are many contradictions in the country, if you leave it alone, it is only a matter of time before Yan annexes Xi. ”

Feng Miaojun drew inferences: "Wei wants to send troops to aid Xi?"

"Yes. Yun Jie gave a very definite answer this time, "King Yan wants to follow the example of Emperor Haoli to unify the world, and in the past hundred years, he has basically wiped out the surrounding small countries, and now he has finally attacked the Xi Kingdom." If it sits idly by, its next target will be Great Wei. ”

"Although Xiguo likes to go back on his word and often does not believe in his words, King Xi bullies the weak and fears the hard, and he is much easier to deal with than Yan Guo. He shrugged his shoulders, "We are even more reluctant to change to a bad neighbor like Yan Guo." ”

"Annexing the world, these words sound familiar. Feng Miaojun took a long time, "Hey, isn't this also the ambition of the King of Wei?" She spent some time in the Wei army, secretly observing the high-ranking people, especially the King of Wei. If a man is ambitious, he cannot cover it.

"Xiao Pingzhang has ambitions, and Xiao Yan also has them. Yun Kui did not excuse these two people, "It is precisely because of this that An Xia should conclude this alliance and be alone in the next troubled times." ”

She looked at him fixedly, and slowly sipped tea: "Next, what does Wei Guo plan to do?"

"Aid Xi to fight against Yan. Yun Jie stood with his hands in his hands, "Wei Xi signed a secret agreement, Wei has already sent troops, and there is still a lot of assistance in the future. ”

"Secret...... Agreements?" she looked weird, "And you're still going to say it?"

"To show sincerity. He poured another cup of tea for her, his face turned pale, "An An, forming an alliance with Wei is more beneficial to you." ”

He was rarely so serious, and Feng Miaojun was even more curious: "What do you say?"

"Although you are the queen of Anxia, I think Fu Lingchuan just wants to be in power and treat you as an ornament, right?"

She tilted her head, noncommittal. No matter what her relationship with Fu Lingchuan is, it is also an internal contradiction of the Anxia royal family.

"But unlike the puppet he originally raised, you will not be at his mercy. After three months of getting along, he already understands Feng Miaojun's character, Xiao Nizi is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and her minions are sharp, "But Fu Lingchuan has some skills, he wants to blackmail the queen to make him strong, and you also have to use him to balance the noble gate lords everywhere." For now, you're taking what you need, am I right?"

"What's in the good of the covenant for me?" This guy is too shrewd, and the contradictions in the depths of the Anxia royal court can be dug up and dissected by him, and he can observe them carefully. Indeed, as soon as she sat on the throne, she sensed Fu Lingchuan's ambitions, and also thought about overthrowing him and replacing him. After all, there is the example of King Yan in the past, as long as you are energetic, the monarch and the national teacher can be the same person.

However, the reality is never that simple.

Behind Fu Lingchuan stood all the forces of Anxia, especially the gate lords who were scattered all over the country and held military power. Without Fu Lingchuan, the queen who has no army in her hands will not be able to compete with these people, and at that time, Anxia, who has finally recovered the country, may fall into a new round of chaos again.

As soon as the external pressure exerted by the Wei State was exhausted, the infighting would immediately come to the surface.

Therefore, this is the current dilemma that Feng Miaojun is encountering.

Yun Ku smiled and leaned forward slightly: "The covenant is established, and the western frontier of Anxia is peaceful all year round, so there is no longer a need to accumulate a large number of troops." You also know that raising soldiers is the most expensive, and as long as the soldiers are reduced by half, you can save at least millions of taels of silver every year. ”

Indeed, the so-called 1,000 days of raising troops is used for a while, which also shows that the state has a heavy burden on supporting the army. The tens of thousands of people who had to eat, drink, train, and pay salaries, as well as the maintenance and renewal of armor, weapons, ordnance, and artillery, which was not a bottomless pit? No matter how much money was thrown into it, not a sound of water could be heard.

Only when he became a family did he know that firewood, rice, oil and salt were expensive, and Feng Miaojun was really moved by this benefit. At present, Anxia is still not rich in the treasury and the finances are tight, so the local army is raised in a combination of financial allocation + local private placement, that is, the monarch and the local wealthy families each contribute half of the money to raise the army.

Don't ask why financial power is not directly delegated to the locality, this kind of taboo will not be lightly offended by either Feng Miaojun or Fu Lingchuan. Therefore, the reduction of the number of local garrisons is to reduce the financial burden on the entire Anxia, and the money saved can be used for the national economy and people's livelihood.

What Yun Kai gave her was real benefits, not ethereal things like "feelings".

He stared at her closely, not letting go of any subtle look on her face: "Also, if there is no war in Western Xinjiang, there is no reason for the local nobles to have a huge army." This is only good for the king of a country. ”

He said it lightly and slowly, but it was tantamount to throwing an explosive Gu in Feng Miaojun's heart.

There was a flash of light in her eyes.

Yes, there were a large number of noble lords concentrated in the west and southwest of Anxia, all of whom had a strong military force to resist the invasion of Wei. They continued to be stationed there and train their troops, the most important reason being to prevent another invasion by the Wei state.

If Wei did not invade again, the reason for them to hold a large number of troops would disappear, and the monarch would have the opportunity to issue a "military reduction order" to disarm and lay off troops.

Those who dare to resist and disobey the order will clearly have different intentions!

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