Liang Xiao replied solemnly: "The minister only hopes that His Majesty can appreciate the loyalty of the minister, and after the mountains and rivers are unified and the world is peaceful, His Majesty can allow the minister to retire and return to the countryside." ”

"Retreat to the countryside? No, how can you return to the countryside......" Duan Yunsleeve blurted out in a hurry.

The empress was also curious: "A very good minister, his name has been remembered in history, since ancient times, how many people have dreamed of it, you have such a great talent, and I also have the heart to let you display your ambitions, so why should you go back to the countryside?" ”

Seeing that Liang Xiao wanted to speak and stopped, the empress added: "I said that you are allowed to speak freely, even if you scold me a few words, it doesn't hurt......"

Liang Xiao explained: "It has never been the dream of a minister to be a great minister and have great power, and the minister hopes to travel all over the country in the future and see all the good rivers and mountains." ”

The empress was silent for a moment, looked at Liang Xiao, and said, "You can't hide it, in fact, what you are most worried about is that the birds are hidden from the bow, and the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked!" ”

Liang Xiao smiled silently.

In fact, he didn't know anything about this empress, and offering these statecraft meant that she would firmly control the entire country, including the power of life and death.

Let him conquer the empress and tie the knot with the empress?

This idea is very unrealistic.

There are more women than men in the Great Zhou, even the poor and commoners may have concubines, and monogamy will be regarded as an outlier by the society.

Even if he himself doesn't marry three wives and four concubines, he must have an heir surnamed Liang, and once he becomes the empress's husband, this will be a problem.

Duan Yunsleeve said anxiously: "My sister wouldn't do such a thing!" Because of you, you ......"

Halfway through speaking, Duan Yunsleeve hesitated and didn't dare to say anything.

She suddenly realized that she had already acquiesced to her sister's proposal.

Let Liang Xiao become the Great Zhou Concubine......

"What am I?" Liang Xiao became more and more suspicious and looked at Duan Yunsleeve.

The empress hesitated for a moment, took out a prepared letter from her sleeve, and handed it to Liang Xiao.

"Because you are the last bloodline of the Liang family, I and the emperor owe you the ...... of the Liang family"

Liang Xiao took the letter and looked at it, his pupils shrank: "This is my father's handwriting?" ”

He recognized his father's handwriting, because the old man had stored a lot of his father's letters and official documents.

This family letter begins with "Liang Xiaowuer", but the content makes him have mixed tastes.

Back then, it was really his father who begged the emperor to take the crime of defeating the army and save other soldiers, including the Marquis of Dingguo.

The family letter also told him that if his heir could be born smoothly in the future, whether it was a man or a woman, he would be compensated by the royal family in the future, hoping that he would understand the suffering of the saints.

"What a fool!" Liang Xiao was talking to himself in his heart, crying and laughing.

But Liang Xiao thought about it and was relieved.

Maybe this is the charm of the ancients?

As soon as his father died, the entire Liang family was left with only his pregnant mother.

His mother was also martyred because of her husband, and she was physically and mentally devastated, and died not long after giving birth to herself, even if the Liang family was not raided, she would still be entrusted to the old man.

Later, the best result was that he received a pension from the imperial court, and the Liang Mansion had no money, and only some furniture was stolen from the house, and dozens of servants were driven away.

The appearance of Duan Yunsleeve can be regarded as solving the pension matter, and he still takes care of himself.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the royal family really has nothing special to be sorry for himself?

After figuring it out, Liang Xiao said with a serious face: "The family letter is here, and the ministers should be loyal and wise, and serve our emperor as a dog and horse!" ”

The empress secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her face showed a look of relief, and looking at Liang Xiao's father's family letter, the originally fair-skinned and delicate face appeared a little intoxicating crimson.

Today she understands that the royal family does owe him too much......

This made her even more determined to stuff her sister into this guy.

Zhuge Hui had already read this family letter, but there was no surprise, but he was amazed when he looked at the content of "movable type printing".

"If movable type printing can be promoted, the efficiency of universal education in China will be increased several times or even dozens of times in the future, and the cost will be greatly reduced, more and more people will be able to study, and naturally they will have more opportunities to participate in the imperial examination, and in the end, it will be easier for Your Majesty to use the imperial examination to truly break the monopoly of the family."

The empress nodded slightly, and her eyes fell on Liang Xiao's last letter again, with an eager face.

"Liang Qing's family, do you still have one in your hand? Show me! ”

Hearing his sister's slightly coquettish tone, Duan Yunsleeve looked at her in surprise with an incredulous expression.

In the past, my sister seemed to have only been coquettish with her father and queen mother?

Liang Xiao immediately handed over the paperwork to the empress.

"The last one is a comprehensive strategy for governing the country and strengthening the army, including reforming the military system and improving the steel process, so that if steel production can be increased and the cost of armaments can be reduced, the combat effectiveness of the army can also be further improved. Without a strong army, all the national policies in front of you, no matter how good they are, can only be slaughtered by others. My neighbor is my granary, and my neighbor is my granary. ”

Liang Xiao's so-called "gun" is of course not a spear, but there is a cold weapon like a spear, and there is nothing wrong with putting this here.

Liang Xiao's last sentence made Duan Yunchong and Zhuge Hui laugh.

Even the empress smiled and nodded: "You're right, our Da Zhou must not become someone else's granary." ”

Looking at the thickest paperwork, the sisters' expressions gradually became solemn, sometimes nodding, sometimes sighing.

After Zhuge Hui was ordered to borrow it, he also looked solemn and praised: "It is really the pillar of the country, and the minister also feels that he has benefited a lot!" Even if he is not suitable to be an official for the time being, His Majesty can start to reuse it from the business side first. ”

The empress understood, stared at Liang Xiao, and said word by word: "I remember these six policies for governing the country, and he will announce it to the world one day, so that the world will know your Liang Xiao's achievements." But that's for later, and I hope to give you something satisfying right now. I have decided to grant you the privilege of being a merchant and allowing you to conduct all commercial activities, including the salt and iron business. ”

"Salt iron?" Liang Xiao was a little surprised.

"Not bad." The empress nodded.

Liang Xiao said with a smile: "There is no need for salt and iron, the minister originally just wanted to seek the privilege of brewing wine and buying and selling grain and land, but he didn't expect His Majesty to be so generous." ”

"I believe you have your own measure." The empress said, and then proposed, "Liang Qing's family, I intend to set up a banquet to entertain you and the prime minister. ”

Liang Xiao immediately thanked Lord Longen and accepted the holy decree.

The empress left others to chat with Liang Xiao, and went to bathe and change clothes first.

Duan Yunsleeve watched Liang Xiao and Zhuge Hui talking eloquently on the side, his eyes flowing, and his heart secretly agreed.

"How eye-catching is this Nangong Ning, who wants to abandon such a fiancé......"

Thinking of this, Duan Yunsleeve secretly rejoiced.

She doesn't like snobbish women very much, so she has never befriended Nangong Ning through Mu Qinxue's relationship.

It is even more impossible to let Nangong Ning and himself go together!

"And the concubine?"

Suddenly realizing that he had thought about marrying Mu Qinxue, Duan Yunsleeve hurriedly covered his hot face with both hands, like a frightened deer, looking at Liang Xiao, who was talking and laughing with Zhuge Hui.