"Great merit?" Lan Qiu was puzzled, faintly feeling bad, and feeling a little expectant.

"That's right, since you have already learned the art of change in the Purple Mansion and have also learned the art of change, you can marry instead of the mourning family."

Mrs. Jiang's words did not surprise Lan Qiu, and when she said great merit, Lan Qiu had a guess, after all, Mrs. Jiang said that she would not marry.

"The other party is destined for His Majesty the Reincarnation King, and he will see through it." Lan Qiu said subconsciously, and then blushed, because he didn't expect to refuse, and directly imagined the scene of marrying.

"What if you see through it, I want you to use it as an eyeliner to monitor them and prevent the Xia Kingdom of Zhuang Xun from having any thoughts, and the Zhao State you represent, what do they dare to say."

Mrs. Jiang smiled, her smile was like a hibiscus blooming, fulfilling her promise to Zhuang Xun, and at the same time placing an eyeliner beside him.

"This matter is also of great benefit to you, King Xia You is a benevolent lord, a benevolent monarch, and his wife is talented, and it is foreseeable that he will accumulate a lot of merit when he sees it, and you will get a lot of merit when you marry him, and secondly, as an eyeliner on the bright side, you also helped Zhao State stabilize Jizhou, and Zhao State unified Kyushu, which is also immeasurable merit."

There was no coercion, but naked inducement, Mrs. Jiang said the benefits, and added two more sentences: "Don't worry, it's okay, my treasure will help you cover it, he can't see through it for a while." ”

"I don't hate King Xia You today, if you hate it, you can pick it on the wedding day, just stare at them as eyeliner, do you hate King Xia You."

In order not to disgust Lan Qiu, Mrs. Jiang further said that she tried to reduce her resistance as much as possible, and the main thing in disguise was to appease Zhuang Xun, and if she didn't tear her face, she still wouldn't tear her face.

Xia Guo, you said that he is very important, and it is not so important, you say that he is not important, but it is also very important, marrying Lan Qiu in the past as a surveillance is just right, just to earn a lot of merit for Lan Qiu.

"Don't hate it, a few people can hate the character of King Xia You, but the slave is not worthy." Lan Qiu shook his head.

She didn't want to deceive Zhuang Xun, and she didn't know why, just because Zhuang Xun was a good person? It is different, different from the nobles of the Zhao Kingdom.

"Why don't you deserve it, you will inherit my current identity, Empress Dowager Jiang's cousin, Jiang Xianshu, Princess Feng, married to Xia as a marriage."

"Besides, you are a cultivator, Zhuang Xun is just a mortal, even if he is the king of a country, he will climb you."

"I have entered the Purple Mansion at a young age, and the three flowers are gathering at the top of the house, and it is the time when I need the merit of luck, and the opportunity is right in front of me."

Mrs. Jiang further said that it was quite oppressive, and all aspects were explained to Lan Qiu, Lan Qiu did not speak, stirring his fingers, as if he was entangled and hesitating.

"Niangniang can find a reason to reject his request, for example, the elders are not satisfied with these and need to be investigated, and the slave can also be really bright and placed in the past to do eyeliner."

Lan Qiu couldn't afford to deceive Zhuang Xun like this, although Zhuang Xun also deceived her, saying that she was coerced and came out after being rescued by Xuannu.

Probably didn't want to treat Zhuang Xun as an enemy, and Zhuang Xun's personal ideals and harmless temperament made it difficult to treat him as an enemy.

"This is to send you merit, and then there is also a means to appease King Xia You and leave him in Zhao State, the signing of the covenant is only three months at most, but it will take half a year to prepare for the marriage, and it will take a few months to plan to connect those princes of Yu State, and it will take half a year to win the victory against King Yu, so it just drags King Xia You in Zhao Kingdom."

This reason also seems to be warm, although Zhuang Xun and his subordinates both know that it is hostage coercion, but on the surface they are all passable, just like Mrs. Jiang, she did not debunk Zhuang Xun's original purpose, but cooperated with him to recognize that he asked Xuannu to come to Zhao State.

This can be regarded as an explanation to the retreating Xuannu, and she also took advantage of this time to deal with the Xuannu, who is like a feudal patriarch, eager to stuff Mrs. Jiang into Zhuang Xun's arms, so this is also Mrs. Jiang's resistance.

Sabre-rattling, not suitable for politics, even if you want to stab someone, you need to touch the back of the person with a smile, so that people never know who stabbed the knife.

It's not a matter of taking it for granted to let Lan Qiu marry, it's because of how many good parties have made such a decision, which is good for Lan Qiu, Zhao Guo, and even Zhuang Xun (Mrs. Jiang's perspective), forming a strong insurance, and everyone profits.

Of course, she married in the past, the best, and even if she showed her identity and married in the past, she could give Zhuang Xun a great sense of security, she would definitely be able to fulfill her promises, and she could also be more subtle, and she could prevent Zhuang Xun's Xia Guo from making any small moves in time, stabilize the situation in Jizhou, and complete the promise with Xuannu with quality and quantity.

But back to the above sentence, Zhuang Xun is not as important as imagined in Xia Kingdom, nor is it so unimportant, since Zhuang Xun has come to Zhao Kingdom to become a fish on the board, let others slaughter it.

At the same time, I don't want to force the dog of Zhuang Xun to jump off the wall in a hurry, and if the other party succumbs to a force that is not fully mastered, then appeasement is the main thing, and deterrence is the supplement.

But Mrs. Jiang holds her own identity, age, etc., and doesn't want to marry Zhuang Xun, although this fish looks pleasing and swims elegantly, but the fish is a fish, and it is not a person, so she doesn't look down on it, but she just thinks it's not suitable.

It's just that she doesn't know what her decision will cause her to lose in the future, and the choice may be more important than calculating the effort, which I'm afraid Xuannu didn't calculate.

"Lan Qiu understands, thank you for the grace of Madame." Lan Qiu took a deep breath and agreed.

has said this, she has no reason to refuse, but she just agreed, but she was still a little apprehensive in her heart.

Thinking about marrying Zhuang Xun, my heart beat faster, and I was helpless when I thought about going to do eyeliner nails, and I seemed in a dilemma.

Mrs. Jiang didn't think much about her expression, and said several good things in a row, thinking that everything was under control.

"You have been with the mourning family for many years, and you know the personality and temper of the mourning family best, I believe you can play it well, but there are some things to explain to you, what you have to do is to try your best to prevent the Xia Kingdom from expanding beyond the ...... of the secluded land."

Seeing that Lan Qiu agreed, Madam Jiang immediately began to tell her about the matters to be paid attention to, from the purpose of stopping the expansion of the Xia Kingdom to the precautions for imitating her.

Until the carriage drove into the palace, Mrs. Jiang took Lan Qiu directly to King Zhao to deal with the matter of Zhuang Xun, and she was going to deal with the matter of this son.

"Mother, are you back? Great work! King Zhao was drinking tea in the garden, and when he saw Empress Jiang, he hurriedly got up and saluted.

Empress Dowager Jiang raised her hand and retreated, Lan Qiu and the attendants retreated, but because Lan Qiu was a cultivator, even if she retreated, she could hear Empress Dowager Jiang's reprimand to King Zhao.

"Baili purple gold yarn, how many people can be rewarded here, and you can use it as a walking block?" Mrs. Jiang said angrily, probably in the tone of reprimanding the loser, and sat on the stool.

"The queen mother is angry, the queen mother is angry." King Zhao stood aside with a smile, the supreme of a country, in front of Empress Dowager Jiang, he was still like a child, and he didn't dare to be disrespectful.

"There are three reasons why the sons do this, first, the purple gold yarn is the exclusive supply of the royal family, and it has been stored since the time of the father, and it has been stacked in the palace, and it cannot be rewarded casually, the queen mother, you said, there is no difference between gold and scrap iron that cannot be used, and now it is just a one-time use, and it is not impossible to recycle when it is used."

King Zhao slowly explained that although Empress Dowager Jiang was still frowning, her anger was not so great.

"It's also my fault, the amount of tribute should be reduced, but it's still too much to take out a hundred miles." Empress Dowager Jiang first admitted her mistake, but she still couldn't fully accept it.

"Second, it is to show the national strength of Zhao to Zhuang Xun, the king of Xia You, we can't draw the army from the west for the time being, and it is impossible to invite Zhuang Xun to the west to meet our warriors, and the purple gold yarn silk of a hundred miles is a deterrent and the least costly."

In the same way, with labels such as cheap and saving money, the feeling of annoyance is less, and the Empress Dowager Jiang makes a comparison like this, and it feels much better, not a great achievement, not a deliberate waste of money.

"What's the last reason?" Most of the anger has disappeared, and people have become pleasant, Empress Dowager Jiang said with a smile.

"Suppress the family, Hao Taifu and Song Feng often fight for wealth, Hao Taifu uses a forty-mile step barrier, Song Feng often uses a fifty-mile step barrier, and Erchen uses a hundred-mile step barrier to end their fight, let them know that no matter how much they fight, they can't compare to the royal family."

After King Zhao finished speaking cautiously, he carefully observed Empress Dowager Jiang's expression, seeing that she was thinking, and did not continue.

"Suppress the family? It's also passable, if it's just to suppress the family, you have other methods, but there are the first two reasons, indeed, you have grown. ”

Empress Dowager Jiang showed a relaxed expression, somewhat relieved, King Zhao had clear thinking, was not swayed by others, knew what he wanted, and what he wanted to achieve.

"Erchen also thought about it for a long time, and felt that this was the least costly, so he made a decision, and it was good that the queen mother could approve it."

King Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and passed the test with Empress Dowager Jiang, just like avoiding the teacher's random inspection of homework.

"Did the mourning family say that it was approved? The last reason, have you thought about it, deterrence is to deter the family, but what to do if it arouses their desire to compare, you are the king of Zhao, and you will play a guiding role in the whole country. ”

Empress Dowager Jiang's expression changed, and she unceremoniously began to reprimand her son, King Zhao was submissive, the supreme in front of ten thousand people, and he was a child in front of his mother.

"The queen mother, the sons will use thrift as an example, strive to establish the country with themselves, and set an example to eliminate this influence."

King Zhao admits his mistake and assures him that this is the way he thought of to eliminate this possible effect.

"Then rely on this influence to give the recycled yarn and silk, and issue an edict saying that reward and frugality are advocated, which is to lead by example."

Empress Dowager Jiang followed King Zhao's words and suggested that she gave her own opinion, wealth is piled up in the warehouse, it is meaningless, it is meaningful to spend it, reward it out, and achieve a certain purpose.

"But it's royal!" King Zhao was stunned, and was shocked by Empress Dowager Jiang's thoughts.

"Didn't you say that the rank is the order of the Zhao State, and if it is easily changed, the Zhao State will not be the country?"

These are all taught to him by the Empress Dowager Jiang, clothes are a symbol of status, and they are also a part of order, and it is necessary to strictly restrict the encroachment of the family.

"Rigid."

Mrs. Jiang frowned coldly, knocked on the table with her jade hand, and glanced at this son, who had learned very well, but he was not very transparent.

"The queen mother taught me." Fortunately, King Zhao did not become complacent even if he was pro-government, and when Empress Dowager Jiang was angry, he immediately became a good student who listened to the teaching.

"It has been said many times where the majesty of the monarch comes from, it is punishment and reward, the strength of punishment is to hold the army, and the confidence of reward is the country's finances and taxes."

Empress Dowager Jiang said what she taught King Zhao again, as before, King Zhao nodded, he had heard these countless times.

"During this period of time for the auxiliary government of the mourning family, you have won the financial power, each family pays taxes according to the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, binds the taxes with the status of the family, and at the same time forms an army for you that can sweep away the world, nominally it is contained by the family, in fact, as long as you want, you can call it, you know, the family also knows."

Mrs. Jiang said what she had prepared for King Zhao over the years, and King Zhao listened to it and said gratefully, "Thank you, Queen Mother." ”

This is also why he is as well-behaved as a child, because with such a mother who allows himself to control political resources, he really can't find anything to find fault with, and even reprimands him has to take care of his dignity and retreat.

"You know these things, and the family knows them, and that's where their fear of royal power comes from.

You have an army and you have money, so you can arrange their costumes and issue a set of effective clothing ranks, because you are the strongest, you are the son of heaven. ”

"But this set is not to restrain you, it is you to restrain them!

You all know that these silk cloths are put in the warehouse to eat ashes, and you can think of taking them out and using them very well.

Beating the family with the army all the time will cause rebellion, and it is not bad to beat the family in this way. ”

"Ever wondered how to get the most bang for your buck? Since you want to frighten them, send the silk yarn to all of them, and say to each of them that you have done this. ”

"Clothing is a part of the rank, but only a part, and as long as you hold the taxes and the army, your majesty will not be damaged.

Moreover, it can also be said that this has already been used by you, and it has been lowered by one level, so rewarding them is not considered transgression.

In this way, we advocate thrift and advocate that wealth be lowered to the next level, which not only shows strength, but also plays a role in benefiting the people. ”

Empress Dowager Jiang explained that anyway, the silk yarn is a warehouse piled up with ashes, and it is artificially made and cannot be circulated, so it is better to let him give full play to the benefits.

"Erchen understands, but the family is greedy and will not necessarily follow this practice." After listening to this, King Zhao understood, Mrs. Jiang wanted him to take the lead and form the habit of giving away part of the benefits to the lower classes, but he was not hopeful.

"The main thing is to stop this crooked trend, you can openly ridicule them in the court, compare your generosity with their stinginess, shame their faces, and see who dares to be richer in the future, even if you are rich, the last layer below will also get benefits, and you can rule steadily."

Mrs. Jiang has made a bad move to deal with the family, and she has been dealing with the family for twenty or thirty years, and she knows how to embarrass the family best.

"Erchen understands, the queen mother has worked hard, let you work hard, and now let you bother." King Zhao said filial piety.

"Sit down, this is for the sake of Zhao State, and it is not too bothersome, mainly relying on Xuannu Niangniang, the monarch of Xia Youguo, Zhuang inquired through our virtual reality in the northwest of the secluded land, and it was extremely swaying, thanks to Niangniang's use of mana, and finally came over, thanks to Niangniang."

Empress Dowager Jiang is not greedy for merit, and she also covered up the Xuannu with a different statement.

"It's also thanks to him for coming, otherwise after the army sets foot in the Xia Youguo, where does he have this kind of treatment as a king, the ministers of the domestic family are still shouting, the king is too polite and generous."

King Zhao sat down and stood up again, and took two steps in front of Empress Dowager Jiang, expressing the family's hostility to this kind of thing.

None of these people are qualified to be crowned kings, where did you come from, savages, and you can actually rely on surrender to be crowned kings.

"What do they know? What is the opinion of several important ministers? "The condition for the king was put forward by Mrs. Jiang, and in her opinion, it is quite cost-effective, these fools know how to use a hammer.

"I don't have any opinions, but when it comes to the court discussion, other people oppose it, and I feel that these important ministers also have opinions."

King Zhao is not a little white, he has been in power for many years, and he still knows the door, these big ministers are attached to various families, without the approval of these important ministers, do the small families below dare to talk nonsense.

"That's okay, these people do realize the importance of Zhuang Xun, and they have no opinion on the way to draw cakes after unification, but Zhao Guo does have a rule that non-Ying clan cannot be king, it is because they feel that they have too little, many years of loyalty, and Zhuang Xun can be crowned king by an outsider, this is a way of protest, don't pay attention to it."

Mrs. Jiang didn't think so, she was accustomed to the greed of these families, and after thinking about it, she said: "Find an opportunity to tell them that in the process of unifying the world, all those who have made great contributions will be crowned marquis and king, as long as they are willing to contribute, these are not problems." ”

"This son-in-law also thought about it, and this time he was about to tell the queen mother." King Zhao also nodded, and agreed with Empress Dowager Jiang's words, there are brave men under the heavy reward, and after the unification of the world, the prince is not a very valuable thing, and it is a big deal to cut the lord when the time comes.

"It's good that you have a clear mind, remember, the family is just your tool, a tool that is difficult to control, don't be controlled by them."

Ring the alarm bell to King Zhao all the time, the emperor and the family are opposites and unified, and they can be used, but they can't be relied on, and dependence will be manipulated by them instead.

"Erchen understands that tomorrow will see the koi raised by the queen mother, and I still have some expectations." King Zhao knew that it was Empress Dowager Jiang who cared about him, and he did not dislike Empress Dowager Jiang.

"What to expect, you have to be disappointed, he is a good man, he doesn't have the temperament of a monarch, but he looks like a nobleman."

Empress Dowager Jiang remembered that Zhuang Xun saw today was dressed as a rich son, and she was not wrong, what Zhuang Xun and Si Qinmi learned was the style of a wealthy man from a wealthy family, plus his own peace and nature.

"Then there must be something extraordinary, mother, you mentioned it for the first time, he is still the envoy of a certain place, and now he is the king of a country, mother, your vision is really good."

King Zhao also had to sigh at Zhuang Xun's climbing speed, quite curious, and also understood, Zhuang Xun climbed all the way from a commoner to a self-established king, and the family would never think about it, let alone a commoner.

"It's good to marry a wife, I'll rest assured when you can have this kind of ability." Empress Dowager Jiang choked King Zhao without being salty.

"Forget it, you probably won't be able to use a good wife if you marry a good wife, the two of you are different from the bottom, he dares to be the shopkeeper, you don't dare, it's not that you're not, it's a compliment to you."

Compared to two people, there is a world of difference, and so is the country.

Zhuang Xun is more like a glue, sticking everything in the country, while King Zhao is a pair of hands that manipulate puppets, holding everything in the country.

Zhuang Xun's country will be scattered at a touch, because his adhesion is not strong, although Zhao is governed by the silk thread of the family, but it firmly grasps the country, and the pyramid is unbreakable without strong intervention by external forces.

The same is true for the courtiers, Zhuang Xun's courtiers have no famous ministers, the family was killed, the courtiers of Zhao State are full of talents, and the family has bad points, but the cultivation of talents is incomparable to others.

After comparing in his heart, after Zhao Guo's victory, looking at her son's funny expression, Empress Dowager Jiang said again: "He also has an advantage, he is very annoying to women, and ordinary women will not have any bad feelings towards him." ”

"Very handsome? It is no wonder that he attracted the daughter of the great general of Chengguo. King Zhao was puzzled, couldn't understand, and imagined Zhuang Xun's appearance.

"It's hard to say, it should surprise you, there is no danger, it looks calm and gentle, more benevolent, respectful of women."

Empress Dowager Jiang's praise aroused King Zhao's curiosity, and King Zhao looked at Zhuang Xun the next day, and Zhuang Xun felt weird.

"King Xia You came to Zhao from afar, and he traveled tirelessly, and rode with me."

After Zhao Wangcheng greeted him at the edge, he invited Zhuang Xun to get into the car, and he was still watching it, Zhuang Xun finally frowned.

He came today with the mood of the Hongmen Banquet, trying to make himself look ordinary, and when he found that the other party looked at him like this, his heart was not empty.

"Don't blame King Xia You, I heard that King Xia You is very handsome, which attracted the woman's pity, so I took a second look." King Zhao said frankly, but he muttered in his heart, it was mediocre, and he didn't know how to be praised by the queen mother.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to care about the rumors, Xiao Wang has been suffering from the rumors, and has been rumored all the time, and he is used to it, but he didn't think about it, but it made His Majesty bother."

There is really this rumor, after all, there are few people who have seen Zhuang Xun, and Zhuang Xun eats the soft rice of the Li family so fragrant, if he can't figure it out, he can only make up that Zhuang Xun looks better than Pan An Song Yu.

"It's okay, it's better to see than to hear, I've heard the name of King Xia You for a long time, I was born reckless but I can open a temple, I am a real hero, I am fortunate to see it today."

Polite compliment, the vehicle is the kind that has no partitions around it, and it is intended to let Zhuang Xun see the prosperity of Zhaodu Jinyang.

I believe that the purple clouds of Baili have already shocked Zhuang Xun, and now they want to use the endless city to give Zhuang Xun a second shock.

"The hero can't be said, it is created by the current situation, and it is also the help of Zhao Guo, Mrs. Jiang helped Xiao Wang Yu Caomang, and the assets and property were in Jiannan, and then there was Zhao Guo's guidance, besieging Youguo, beheading the king of You, and today I came to thank Your Majesty."

Loyal.

(End of chapter)