At the end of Zheng Miao's words, he repeated and added: "Prime Minister Zhongli is still considering this matter, and it has not yet been announced to the world. I am telling you here just to let Mr. Lin and Miss Wu have a clear idea. As for the others, please don’t spread the word.”
When Lin Shuhan heard this, he was so excited that he could hardly speak. Even though he was full of economics, it seemed that he could not express his complicated mood. After thinking for a long time, he finally said: "On behalf of Ruofei, thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness." Come on!" After saying that, he bowed again.
Zheng Miao smiled again and helped Lin Shuhan up: "Such a major matter can only be decided by the Holy Sage Qiangang. I have no merit, so how dare I accept your thanks?"
Lin Shuhan immediately said: "The Third Highness can tell Lin this good news a year and a half in advance, that is Lin's great benefactor. If anything happens in the future, just ask the Third Highness to give him orders, Lin is not able to do anything." Although I have no power, I will definitely work hard to serve His Highness the Third Highness."
Qiu Yizhi listened to the greetings between Zheng Miao and Lin Shuhan with a smile on her face, but she admired her third brother very much in her heart: With Lin Shuhan's aloof character, Zheng Miao actually talked about it in just a few words. He was completely impressed. It was incredible that the city was so deep. No wonder Emperor Zheng Rong wanted to abolish the eldest son and establish a younger one, and passed the throne to him.
However, he thought about it again and suddenly felt that Zheng Miao's words contained important information about the changes in the political situation: the emperor was going to restore the New Deal of Xianzong Reform!
In fact, there were already signs of Zheng Rong's restoration of the New Deal. In several private letters to Qiu Yizhi, he repeatedly mentioned that the court's finances were stretched thin. Even if royal expenditures were significantly reduced, it could only barely maintain the operation of the court with a slight surplus. It is impossible to carry out large-scale construction and use heavy troops. But now the national land tax plus other assessments is close to 20 per 10 taxes. If we continue to increase taxes, there is no guarantee that we will not force the poor peasants to rebel. As for the salt tax, tea tax, iron tax, horse administration, etc., the evils in them are too great to be touched lightly for a while.
Therefore, if you want to open source, you can only find ways to use your brains on those wealthy businessmen, or open more treaty ports to make money from foreigners. These two items were the core of Xianzong's reform. However, due to too much resistance at the time, they could not be implemented. Later, Emperor Xianzong died and the matter was abandoned.
Qiu Yizhi's previous land survey in Shanyin County, his acquaintance with Li Zhi, a large businessman, and his promotion of Zhou Cijing's overseas trade all hit the key points of the New Deal - he only wanted to get away from the center of the imperial court as soon as possible, but he did not expect that every step of the way. It is really chilling to think about stepping on the key point of central decision-making.
Qiu Yizhi was thinking wildly when he heard Zheng Miao saying to herself with a smile: "I am not just saying these words for Mr. Lin. My dear brother is in charge of the government in Shanyin County. He is smart and capable and has a wide range of connections." , is the person that everyone can rest assured. Father and Master intend to try out the new policy here, and hope that Brother Xian... and Mr. Lin can be prepared. "
After Lin Shuhan and Qiu Yizhi heard Zheng Miao's words, they immediately put away their smiles and looked at each other. Then they heard Zheng Miao laugh dumbly and said: "Why are we talking about government affairs again after we talked so well?"
He looked at the light outside the window that was gradually dimming, and called out loudly: "Where is Liu Qing?"
Liu Qing, who was outside the door, heard the shouting and hurriedly stepped into the room. He cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what the Third Highness has ordered?"
Zheng Miao said: "I will have dinner here tonight and sleep here at night. You can take my guard of honor back to Jinling first, and then meet with me when I set off south."
Liu Qing hurriedly agreed with a "yes" and then said: "I'm afraid that after the ceremonial guards are brought back to Jinling, His Highness will lose his personal guards. If something goes wrong, the general will not be able to bear it!"
"You don't have to bear it." Zheng Miao said, "My brother here in Shanyin County does not pick up trash on the road and does not close the house at night. Even Japanese pirates and evil cults have to stay away. What else can go wrong? Just go back."
Qiu Yizhi said: "Liu Qing, the guard of the Third Highness cannot be relaxed. Before you go back, go to Shanyin County and pass on my order to Zhao Chengxiao to recruit all the village warriors. Guard outside the palace, do you know?"
Hearing this, Liu Qing's heart was mostly relieved: he had witnessed with his own eyes the combat effectiveness of Qiu Yi's eighteen soldiers and two hundred local warriors. With them guarding them around, it was natural that they would be foolproof; Even if something happened, it would naturally be Qiu Yizhi's responsibility and not himself.
Therefore, Liu Qing hurriedly agreed, said a few words and then exited the "Chen Palace".
Qiu Yi saw that it was getting late and she was a little hungry, so she invited the two of them to move to the dining room. In the dining room, Wu Ruofei had already prepared a neat table for the banquet, so Qiu Yizhi, Zheng Miao, Lin Shuhan, Wen Lingjiao, Wu Ruofei, Yuchi Jiming and others sat in a circle and enjoyed it.
After everyone finished eating, Zhao Chengxiao also led the army outside the "Liaochen Palace". He, Liu Qing, said that important people were coming, so he did not dare to disturb the peace with a big fanfare. After deploying all the troops, he entered the garden alone with his sword in hand to inform Qiu Yizhi about the customs defense deployment.
At this moment, Qiu Yizhi, Zheng Miao and Lin Shuhan were having tea and chatting in the pavilion. Seeing that it was Zhao Chengxiao who was still looking for him, he shouted loudly: "Brother Zhao, who do you think is here? Come over here quickly. Say hello and say hello?"
Zhao Chengxiao had very good eyesight. Following his words, he saw that sitting next to Qiu Yizhi was His Highness Zheng Miao. He was surprised and ran up quickly. Then he knelt down on one knee and said, "It turns out that the Third Highness is here. At the end of the day, Zhao Chengxiao is wearing armor, so I cannot show you the full courtesy. I hope your highness will forgive me."
Zheng Miao floated for a moment, raised her hand to help Zhao Chengxiao up, and said, "General Zhao, please come and be fine. I will stay here temporarily, and I will leave all the protection and security matters to the general!"
Zhao Chengxiao hurriedly said a few words of humility, briefly explained the defense arrangements outside, and said: "Since His Highness the Third is here, the security outside must be more rigorous. The general is afraid that the people under his command will be lazy, so he will go out for inspection. "Fan, just give them a heads up and I'll take my leave now. I will take full responsibility for your safety, so please don't worry."
Qiu Yizhi smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he could go ahead and make arrangements.
Zheng Miao watched Zhao Chengxiao go away and suddenly exclaimed: "Brother Xian has both counselors and good generals under his command. It can be said that he has both documents. I really envy Brother Fool."
Qiu Yizhi smiled and said: "I am in a remote and remote area, and my salary is very low. How many talents can I support? How can I compare to the third brother who opened his mouth to build a mansion and harvest the fish that slipped through the net? And Mr. Lin and his younger brother, then It's a teacher-friend relationship, so I don't dare to call him a 'subordinate'. As for Zhao Chengxiao... He is a fifth-rank lieutenant general conferred by the emperor, and I am a seventh-rank junior county magistrate. As usual, I am It’s his subordinates, right?”
Although Qiu Yizhi's words were somewhat inconsistent with the facts, they were extremely reasonable and made the other two people laugh.
After laughing for a while, he heard Zheng Miao continue to say: "Brother Xian is a talented person, and having these two assistants is even more powerful. Since he is not willing to serve the court for the time being, Brother Yu will not force it, but there is one more thing. Brother Xian can For the sake of brotherhood, would you like to help me?"
Qiu Yizhi heard Zheng Miao's words in such a serious tone that she could no longer refuse, so she could only reply: "My younger brother is a man with limited talent and intelligence, and he is just here to take care of his old age. Since my third brother will not give up, I will do my best." . I wonder if there is anything I can do to help Third Brother?"
Zheng Miao heard this but did not answer immediately. She stood up slowly, walked to the pavilion, reached out and gently pulled a piece of blue banana leaf, stroked it for a while, and then said: "Brother Yu wants to invite Brother Xian to accompany you." I’ll take a trip to Lingnan Road.”
The trip to Lingnan Road is full of difficulties and dangers. With Qiu Yi and Zheng Miao's love, he certainly wants to accompany this third brother who grew up together in the dragon's pond and tiger's den. However, he is also someone who is worried about him now. I couldn't make a decision based on my own thoughts, so I rubbed my hands and thought about it but never agreed.
Seeing Qiu Yizhi's expression, Zheng Miao showed obvious disappointment on his face. He sighed and said, "Since my brother doesn't want to go with me, that's okay. I never force others to do anything..."
Qiu Yizhi felt sad for a while after hearing this, and he made a decision in an instant: "No, I am willing to go south with my third brother to see the majesty of the King of Lingnan. But..."
"But what..." Zheng Miao was overjoyed when he heard Qiu Yizhi's words and asked quickly.
Qiu Yi's words reached her lips but she swallowed half of them. After thinking about it, she finally plucked up the courage: "My younger brother has decided to stay together with Miss Wen for the rest of his life. However, although Miss Wen's crime has been pardoned, she was once a deity after all. Holy girl, it would be against the rules of the court for me to still be above the court. Therefore, I would like to ask my third brother to ask for a favor from the emperor and my adoptive father. As long as I contribute to the emperor's great cause of reducing the vassal vassal, then please. The emperor will grant me a free life, and from now on I will live in seclusion in the mountains and forests and will not be involved in the affairs of the DPRK and the Central Government. I also ask my third brother to promise..."
When Qiu Yizhi finished speaking, he stood up from the stone pier, bowed his head to Zheng Miao, and his voice was choked with sobs.
Zheng Miao was a little confused.
It's not that he can't agree to Qiu Yizhi's request, but that with Qiu Yizhi's talent, knowledge, intelligence and discernment, and the trust of the emperor, I'm afraid that no one else will be found in the entire Han Dynasty and in hundreds of years. Moreover, he is less than thirty years old now, at least he can serve the country for another thirty years. He might be a giant who can support the Han Dynasty for three generations! Wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources for a person like him to think of retreating to the mountains and forests before he was even thirty years old
However, Zheng Miao thought about it again: What a heroic and dashing man his father was. In just two or three years, he had been tortured by complicated government affairs and seemed to have aged ten years. He was also a young man in the prime of his life, and he had also been piled up. The mountains of government affairs were overwhelming.
When he thought of this, Zheng Miao really wanted to retire and return home like Qiu Yizhi, and take Mrs. Xiao Qin and three or five close friends to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the country. Wouldn't it be wonderful
So Zheng Miao breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Brother Xian is someone whom the Emperor regards as his own. Your future is not something that I, the little prince, can decide. However, I promise to bring it to you. As for what the Father's will is, It’s not something I can turn against.”
Qiu Yizhi actually had other plans in mind: He already knew that the emperor's dragon body was unhappy. According to his master Zhongli Kuang, in seven or eight years, no more than eleven or two years, the emperor would be buried in Long Yu's funeral. At that time, there is a high probability that this third brother Zheng Miao will ascend to the great treasure. With his words now, it will be much easier to say that he will resign and return to his hometown when the time comes.
Therefore, Qiu Yizhi quickly bowed to Zheng Miao and said: "Since I have agreed, I can no longer refuse, so I will accompany my third brother to go to the mountains of swords and seas of fire."
At the end of Zheng Miao's words, he repeated and added: "Prime Minister Zhongli is still considering this matter, and it has not yet been announced to the world. I am telling you here just to let Mr. Lin and Miss Wu have a clear idea. As for the others, please don’t spread the word.”
When Lin Shuhan heard this, he was so excited that he could hardly speak. Even though he was full of economics, it seemed that he could not express his complicated mood. After thinking for a long time, he finally said: "On behalf of Ruofei, thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness." Come on!" After saying that, he bowed again.
Zheng Miao smiled again and helped Lin Shuhan up: "Such a major matter can only be decided by the Holy Sage Qiangang. I have no merit, so how dare I accept your thanks?"
Lin Shuhan immediately said: "The Third Highness can tell Lin this good news a year and a half in advance, that is Lin's great benefactor. If anything happens in the future, just ask the Third Highness to give him orders, Lin is not able to do anything." Although I have no power, I will definitely work hard to serve His Highness the Third Highness."
Qiu Yizhi listened to the greetings between Zheng Miao and Lin Shuhan with a smile on her face, but she admired her third brother very much in her heart: With Lin Shuhan's aloof character, Zheng Miao actually talked about it in just a few words. He was completely impressed. It was incredible that the city was so deep. No wonder Emperor Zheng Rong wanted to abolish the eldest son and establish a younger one, and passed the throne to him.
However, he thought about it again and suddenly felt that Zheng Miao's words contained important information about the changes in the political situation: the emperor was going to restore the New Deal of Xianzong Reform!
In fact, there were already signs of Zheng Rong's restoration of the New Deal. In several private letters to Qiu Yizhi, he repeatedly mentioned that the court's finances were stretched thin. Even if royal expenditures were significantly reduced, it could only barely maintain the operation of the court with a slight surplus. It is impossible to carry out large-scale construction and use heavy troops. But now the national land tax plus other assessments is close to 20 per 10 taxes. If we continue to increase taxes, there is no guarantee that we will not force the poor peasants to rebel. As for the salt tax, tea tax, iron tax, horse administration, etc., the evils in them are too great to be touched lightly for a while.
Therefore, if you want to open source, you can only find ways to use your brains on those wealthy businessmen, or open more treaty ports to make money from foreigners. These two items were the core of Xianzong's reform. However, due to too much resistance at the time, they could not be implemented. Later, Emperor Xianzong died and the matter was abandoned.
Qiu Yizhi's previous land survey in Shanyin County, his acquaintance with Li Zhi, a large businessman, and his promotion of Zhou Cijing's overseas trade all hit the key points of the New Deal - he only wanted to get away from the center of the imperial court as soon as possible, but he did not expect that every step of the way. It is really chilling to think about stepping on the key point of central decision-making.
Qiu Yizhi was thinking wildly when he heard Zheng Miao saying to herself with a smile: "I am not just saying these words for Mr. Lin. My dear brother is in charge of the government in Shanyin County. He is smart and capable and has a wide range of connections." , is the person that everyone can rest assured. Father and Master intend to try out the new policy here, and hope that Brother Xian... and Mr. Lin can be prepared. "
After Lin Shuhan and Qiu Yizhi heard Zheng Miao's words, they immediately put away their smiles and looked at each other. Then they heard Zheng Miao laugh dumbly and said: "Why are we talking about government affairs again after we talked so well?"
He looked at the light outside the window that was gradually dimming, and called out loudly: "Where is Liu Qing?"
Liu Qing, who was outside the door, heard the shouting and hurriedly stepped into the room. He cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what the Third Highness has ordered?"
Zheng Miao said: "I will have dinner here tonight and sleep here at night. You can take my guard of honor back to Jinling first, and then meet with me when I set off south."
Liu Qing hurriedly agreed with a "yes" and then said: "I'm afraid that after the ceremonial guards are brought back to Jinling, His Highness will lose his personal guards. If something goes wrong, the general will not be able to bear it!"
"You don't have to bear it." Zheng Miao said, "My brother here in Shanyin County does not pick up trash on the road and does not close the house at night. Even Japanese pirates and evil cults have to stay away. What else can go wrong? Just go back."
Qiu Yizhi said: "Liu Qing, the guard of the Third Highness cannot be relaxed. Before you go back, go to Shanyin County and pass on my order to Zhao Chengxiao to recruit all the village warriors. Guard outside the palace, do you know?"
Hearing this, Liu Qing's heart was mostly relieved: he had witnessed with his own eyes the combat effectiveness of Qiu Yi's eighteen soldiers and two hundred local warriors. With them guarding them around, it was natural that they would be foolproof; Even if something happened, it would naturally be Qiu Yizhi's responsibility and not himself.
Therefore, Liu Qing hurriedly agreed, said a few words and then exited the "Chen Palace".
Qiu Yi saw that it was getting late and she was a little hungry, so she invited the two of them to move to the dining room. In the dining room, Wu Ruofei had already prepared a neat table for the banquet, so Qiu Yizhi, Zheng Miao, Lin Shuhan, Wen Lingjiao, Wu Ruofei, Yuchi Jiming and others sat in a circle and enjoyed it.
After everyone finished eating, Zhao Chengxiao also led the army outside the "Liaochen Palace". He, Liu Qing, said that important people were coming, so he did not dare to disturb the peace with a big fanfare. After deploying all the troops, he entered the garden alone with his sword in hand to inform Qiu Yizhi about the customs defense deployment.
At this moment, Qiu Yizhi, Zheng Miao and Lin Shuhan were having tea and chatting in the pavilion. Seeing that it was Zhao Chengxiao who was still looking for him, he shouted loudly: "Brother Zhao, who do you think is here? Come over here quickly. Say hello and say hello?"
Zhao Chengxiao had very good eyesight. Following his words, he saw that sitting next to Qiu Yizhi was His Highness Zheng Miao. He was surprised and ran up quickly. Then he knelt down on one knee and said, "It turns out that the Third Highness is here. At the end of the day, Zhao Chengxiao is wearing armor, so I cannot show you the full courtesy. I hope your highness will forgive me."
Zheng Miao floated for a moment, raised her hand to help Zhao Chengxiao up, and said, "General Zhao, please come and be fine. I will stay here temporarily, and I will leave all the protection and security matters to the general!"
Zhao Chengxiao hurriedly said a few words of humility, briefly explained the defense arrangements outside, and said: "Since His Highness the Third is here, the security outside must be more rigorous. The general is afraid that the people under his command will be lazy, so he will go out for inspection. "Fan, just give them a heads up and I'll take my leave now. I will take full responsibility for your safety, so please don't worry."
Qiu Yizhi smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he could go ahead and make arrangements.
Zheng Miao watched Zhao Chengxiao go away and suddenly exclaimed: "Brother Xian has both counselors and good generals under his command. It can be said that he has both documents. I really envy Brother Fool."
Qiu Yizhi smiled and said: "I am in a remote and remote area, and my salary is very low. How many talents can I support? How can I compare to the third brother who opened his mouth to build a mansion and harvest the fish that slipped through the net? And Mr. Lin and his younger brother, then It's a teacher-friend relationship, so I don't dare to call him a 'subordinate'. As for Zhao Chengxiao... He is a fifth-rank lieutenant general conferred by the emperor, and I am a seventh-rank junior county magistrate. As usual, I am It’s his subordinates, right?”
Although Qiu Yizhi's words were somewhat inconsistent with the facts, they were extremely reasonable and made the other two people laugh.
After laughing for a while, he heard Zheng Miao continue to say: "Brother Xian is a talented person, and having these two assistants is even more powerful. Since he is not willing to serve the court for the time being, Brother Yu will not force it, but there is one more thing. Brother Xian can For the sake of brotherhood, would you like to help me?"
Qiu Yizhi heard Zheng Miao's words in such a serious tone that she could no longer refuse, so she could only reply: "My younger brother is a man with limited talent and intelligence, and he is just here to take care of his old age. Since my third brother will not give up, I will do my best." . I wonder if there is anything I can do to help Third Brother?"
Zheng Miao heard this but did not answer immediately. She stood up slowly, walked to the pavilion, reached out and gently pulled a piece of blue banana leaf, stroked it for a while, and then said: "Brother Yu wants to invite Brother Xian to accompany you." I’ll take a trip to Lingnan Road.”
The trip to Lingnan Road is full of difficulties and dangers. With Qiu Yi and Zheng Miao's love, he certainly wants to accompany this third brother who grew up together in the dragon's pond and tiger's den. However, he is also someone who is worried about him now. I couldn't make a decision based on my own thoughts, so I rubbed my hands and thought about it but never agreed.
Seeing Qiu Yizhi's expression, Zheng Miao showed obvious disappointment on his face. He sighed and said, "Since my brother doesn't want to go with me, that's okay. I never force others to do anything..."
Qiu Yizhi felt sad for a while after hearing this, and he made a decision in an instant: "No, I am willing to go south with my third brother to see the majesty of the King of Lingnan. But..."
"But what..." Zheng Miao was overjoyed when he heard Qiu Yizhi's words and asked quickly.
Qiu Yi's words reached her lips but she swallowed half of them. After thinking about it, she finally plucked up the courage: "My younger brother has decided to stay together with Miss Wen for the rest of his life. However, although Miss Wen's crime has been pardoned, she was once a deity after all. Holy girl, it would be against the rules of the court for me to still be above the court. Therefore, I would like to ask my third brother to ask for a favor from the emperor and my adoptive father. As long as I contribute to the emperor's great cause of reducing the vassal vassal, then please. The emperor will grant me a free life, and from now on I will live in seclusion in the mountains and forests and will not be involved in the affairs of the DPRK and the Central Government. I also ask my third brother to promise..."
When Qiu Yizhi finished speaking, he stood up from the stone pier, bowed his head to Zheng Miao, and his voice was choked with sobs.
Zheng Miao was a little confused.
It's not that he can't agree to Qiu Yizhi's request, but that with Qiu Yizhi's talent, knowledge, intelligence and discernment, and the trust of the emperor, I'm afraid that no one else will be found in the entire Han Dynasty and in hundreds of years. Moreover, he is less than thirty years old now, at least he can serve the country for another thirty years. He might be a giant who can support the Han Dynasty for three generations! Wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources for a person like him to think of retreating to the mountains and forests before he was even thirty years old
However, Zheng Miao thought about it again: What a heroic and dashing man his father was. In just two or three years, he had been tortured by complicated government affairs and seemed to have aged ten years. He was also a young man in the prime of his life, and he had also been piled up. The mountains of government affairs were overwhelming.
When he thought of this, Zheng Miao really wanted to retire and return home like Qiu Yizhi, and take Mrs. Xiao Qin and three or five close friends to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the country. Wouldn't it be wonderful
So Zheng Miao breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Brother Xian is someone whom the Emperor regards as his own. Your future is not something that I, the little prince, can decide. However, I promise to bring it to you. As for what the Father's will is, It’s not something I can turn against.”
Qiu Yizhi actually had other plans in mind: He already knew that the emperor's dragon body was unhappy. According to his master Zhongli Kuang, in seven or eight years, no more than eleven or two years, the emperor would be buried in Long Yu's funeral. At that time, there is a high probability that this third brother Zheng Miao will ascend to the great treasure. With his words now, it will be much easier to say that he will resign and return to his hometown when the time comes.
Therefore, Qiu Yizhi quickly bowed to Zheng Miao and said: "Since I have agreed, I can no longer refuse, so I will accompany my third brother to go to the mountain of swords and the sea of fire." (To be continued)