One of these two people was named Li Zhuo, and the other was named Shi Fan Yuhan. They were originally from the prince's house. The prince was banned. Zhao Jingyan saw that the two of them were talented, so he joined the Shou Prince's Mansion as a counselor.
After a while, a cup of hot tea was placed in front of everyone. Zhao Jingyan's eyes darkened and she said: "I am not allowed to let in a grave fly within a hundred meters."
"Yes, Your Majesty." A Li's voice was low, and he turned around and left.
At this time, Zhao Jingyan just said: "After the bank opens, money is no longer a problem. You all can discuss what to do."
Li Zhuo knew the deep meaning of Zhao Jingyan's words, so he stroked his beard and said, "Zhuo thinks that there are two things to do at the moment."
"Oh, tell me?" Zhao Jingyan's eyes moved.
"In the court and in the army, we must both control our subordinates."
The words are simple but the meaning is shocking, but it hits the nail on the head. Zhao Jingyan shook the fan in her hand with a solemn expression.
Fan Yuhan added: "I believe that even if you take care of everything, you still need to hide in the dark. When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman will benefit. Your Majesty, we must be that fisherman."
Li Zhuo thought for a while and said immediately: "That makes sense."
"How to proceed in the court and how to proceed in the army? Do the two counselors have any idea?" Zhao Jingyan asked. Li Zhuosi said: "Most of the veterans in the three provinces and six departments of the imperial court have received favors from the late empress. In addition, the prince is generous and benevolent and comes from an orthodox background. There were a lot of strange things about the rebellion back then. The veterans knew it, but they just didn't dare to say it. The prince is now What we need to do is to remind those veterans of the past.
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Zhao Jingyan and Jiang Hongwen looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
"The emperor is getting older, and he practices Taoism and ignores political affairs, but he often calls some old ministers into the imperial study to tell stories. The leader of one person is still weak. If there are more people, the emperor will somewhat remember some of the prince's past benevolence."
Li Zhuo took a sip of tea and said: "As for the army, I believe that we must not act too hastily. King Xian is using the Su family to make arrangements, and King Rui is raising troops privately, and is also making preparations secretly. The emperor may not be aware of it, otherwise why would he not be there for so long? Establish a prince?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Jingyan's expression changed several times.
Fan Yuhan nodded in approval and said, "What Mr. Zhuo said makes sense. It seems that doing nothing means doing something." Zhao Jingyan stroked her slightly painful head and said, "The clan has a heavy responsibility and the entrustment is difficult, so it may not be because of the emperor." He indulged in cultivating Taoism and had forgotten about the country and the country. I went back to the palace and drank a bowl of porridge in the royal study. A majestic emperor eats porridge and side dishes all day long. This is unprecedented and unprecedented.
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Li Zhuo and Fan Yuhan's expressions tightened, and they didn't know how to answer.
"If you have no desires, you have no demands. My father has not been in the harem for a year. He wants to become an immortal. He doesn't care about the court or the people."
Fan Yuhan immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, even if the emperor is obsessed with cultivating Taoism, power will not be vacuumed. Looking at the court, except for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, everything is in the hands of the emperor. In the harem, one empress and one concubine, although they have power, they restrain each other. It has never been the emperor’s plan.”
There is some truth in this. Zhao Jingyan was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "It seems that this sense of propriety is very important."
Completely showing weakness, if the father has something, he will be ready to suppress it when the time comes; if things are done too obviously and arouse the father's suspicion, all the previous efforts will be wasted.
As soon as the word "property" came out, the two counselors knew it well and said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise."
"This is really difficult!" Zhao Jingyan sighed softly.
Jiang Hongwen picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and said: "Then take one of the two. There is too much movement in the army, so hold it down first. Above the court..."
Jiang Hongwen pondered and stopped talking, just raised his eyebrows and rolled his eyes at Zhao Jingyan.
The two mingled together every day and were well aware of each other's every move. Zhao Jingyan understood immediately and said: "A single person is weak in strength. Although old ministers are useful, they are not as powerful as powerful ministers. The wise king has the old man Su from the military department, and the Rui king has Chen Shangshu from the household department. The rest. The fourth one, Gao Shangshu of the Du Gongbu, is highly regarded by his father."
Li Zhuo immediately applauded and praised: "The emperor is loyal to the noble scholar, and you are an idle prince. The two of them interact openly and openly, and will not attract attention."
Fan Yuhan understood immediately and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what a great idea. But I still have another plan to offer."
Zhao Jingyan said: "Please tell me."
"Jiang Qiye's grandfather was a great master. Countless people were taught by him, most of whom were officials in the court. Qiye's father's uncle inherited the mantle, and there were also disciples in front of him who entered the court. Your Majesty, why not make some use of it? ”
Zhao Jingyan and Jiang Hongwen looked at each other, and the latter shook his head slightly.
"The reason why the Jiang family is in the heart of the emperor is precisely because they are impartial and only focus on teaching and educating people. This is our last sharp sword. It cannot be revealed too early and cannot be used except at critical times. Otherwise, the importance of the Jiang family in the emperor's heart will be lost. It’s lighter.”
The two counselors pondered the prince's words and nodded in agreement.
Li and Fan left, and Jiang Hongwen sighed, "You can use Gao Xiaofeng. Although he has quirks, he does have some abilities."
Zhao Jingyan nodded and said with a smile: "You really need to make good friends. There are only some girls who are reluctant to leave Wanhua Tower."
Jiang Hongwen rolled his eyes and said, "When will you, the King of Longevity, show compassion for women?"
"It's not that I care about the fragrance and cherish the jade."
Zhao Jingyan was unmoved by his ridicule, but put away her fan and said, "I always feel that this person is abnormal and has a disease that needs to be cured."
"If you are sick, please see Gu Qingwan." Jiang Hongwen said casually.
Zhao Jingyan's eyes suddenly lit up and she thought this was a good idea, "Let's talk to Gao Xiaofeng first before talking about it."
The two of them were speechless for a moment, their eyes falling on the candlelight.
After a long time, Zhao Jingyan seemed to have thought of something. She leaned closer and whispered: "Hongwen, five thousand soldiers and horses are too few. We will have money soon. I give you two years, and I want 50,000."
Jiang Hongwen was shocked. He jumped up from his upright chair and said in a deep voice, "Fifty thousand people?"
"I have to ensure that he is foolproof. When the time comes... even these 50,000 people will be able to support him in power."
Zhao Jingyan's eyes were deep and her face was solemn, "The three major battalions combined are no more than this number."
"That's because you haven't counted the two kings' personal guards."
Jiang Hongwen said bitterly, "Do you know how much food is needed to feed 50,000 people for a year?"
"That's why I want to make money, open a bank, and do everything possible to get that woman by my side." Zhao Jingyan said.
"None of this is the key to the problem. The key is, where do you hide these 50,000 people so that no one will find them? Tinglin, there is too much movement."
Zhao Jingyan felt a headache on her forehead. He and Hongwen had already racked their brains to get these 5,000 soldiers and guards, and adding more than 40,000 more would be really beyond their capabilities. "In my opinion, 20,000 people is the limit. Besides, we might as well try to attack the other two battalions. As far as I know, Zhao Zhen, the commander of the fifth military camp, his mother has always been in poor health, and Zhao Zhen is a filial son. You The future princess is so capable, why not diagnose her pulse and pave the way first.
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Zhao Jingyan glanced at him and said: "It makes sense, but it's not the time yet. Let's go and see her."
"Look who?" Jiang Hongwen was puzzled.
"My future princess."
Qingguan had a dream in which a pair of cold hands touched her slightly swollen face, making her feel very comfortable.
She felt something was wrong, there was a smell of ambergris in the air.
There is someone in the room.
Zhao Jingyan stood at the head of her bed with her arms crossed, looking at her condescendingly. This woman is really honest when sleeping. She wraps herself up tightly, leaving only one head of embroidered hair exposed.
Qingguan turned over quietly, reached out to the pillow, and then opened his eyes suddenly, letting out a burst of dust.
Time freezes at this moment.
Qing Guansu picked up the clothes beside the bed and put them on, lit a candle, and after seeing the person clearly, she said in a tone that was chilling to the bone: "King Shou came to the boudoir at night, what's the important matter?"
Zhao Jingyan couldn't move her whole body, but her eyes moved, and she said with a wry smile: "Let me see how you are injured?"
What a quick report. Just standing at someone else's bedside in the middle of the night is not visiting a patient, but pretending to be a ghost.
Qing Wan's face tightened, she got off the bed, walked to the dressing table, took out a white porcelain bottle from someone's cupboard, put it under Zhao Jingyan's nose and smelled it.
After a while, a certain dignified prince groaned, and the person fell to the ground like a leaf.
Qingguan looked at him coldly and said, "It took half an hour for my body to become stronger."
What fun!
Zhao Jingyan's eyes were shining, and she completely ignored her embarrassed appearance and said, "May I ask Miss Sixth, what is this thing?"
Qingguan was silent and poured a cup of warm tea on the table, saying, "Did the prince come alone, or is there someone waiting outside?"
Zhao Jingyan was stunned and said truthfully: "Hongwen is in Jin Mansion, drinking tea with Qian Fu. Miss Sixth, can you give me a hand? The ground is still a little cold."
"Call Ali."
"A Li... is also drinking tea at Jin Mansion." Zhao Jingyan smiled.
Master, would you like Ah Li to squat under Miss Six's window? A Li was very helpless about the prince's nonsense, but he couldn't show up, so he could only curse a few words secretly.
Qingguan grinded his bad teeth and said with a faint smile: "It's unclear whether men and women can accept each other, so please forgive me for a moment."
"Gu Qingwan, if this king catches a cold, it will be a big trouble. Not to mention that there is no one to take care of the bank's affairs, even the case from the past year, I'm afraid I have no intention to investigate."
Zhao Jingyan had a smile on her face, even though she was sitting on the ground, she still looked like a handsome young master.
Qingguan ignored it, took the candle and went outside.
She and this man talked for a long time inside, but Yueniang didn't make any sound at night. It was really a ghost.
"No need to go, I tapped her acupuncture points."
Someone's shameless voice sounded from behind. Qingguan took back his steps and cursed "bastard" in his heart before walking up to Zhao Jingyan.
"Sixth Miss has even seen my body, so she won't be so rigid about vulgar etiquette." Zhao Jingyan raised her eyebrows high when she said this.
If pretending to be pitiful doesn't work, then use threats; if threats don't work, then use provocation. I have thirty-six strategies. If you use them one by one, you can always help me up. Just as he was thinking beautifully, a slender hand was placed on his shoulder, and then, a faint scent of hair came to his nostrils.