From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Zhou Yuan had a lot of feelings in his heart. It has been nearly half a year since he came here. He and Zhao Jianjia have never gotten along well, and there are always disputes.

The two people's personalities don't match well, and there are always differences in their thinking about life.

In the face of non-major matters, Zhou Yuan's attitude is often frivolous, with a sense of playing with the world, while Zhao Jianjia is more old-fashioned and pays more attention to dignity and etiquette.

Zhou Yuan has no intention of making achievements in life, and hopes that he can live a comfortable life in this new life, while Zhao Jianjia hopes that her husband can achieve something.

In fact, both of them are right. Zhao Jianjia's thoughts are more in line with this era, and Zhou Yuan is more in line with his own experience, that's all.

But then again, in terms of quality, Zhao Jianjia has never failed.

She never had a sense of superiority of the aristocracy, nor did she ever regard herself as a superior lady. When Zhou Yuan plotted against Fengming Tower, she was in the period of character collapse. She only condemned Zhou Yuan from a moral standpoint, but never used Zhou Yuan's poor background to make a fuss.

Even when Xu Guangchen despised Zhou Yuan's identity, she could still stand up firmly and fight back.

In general, this girl values ​​friendship and hates evil, and has always been liked by Zhou Yuan.

But if you like a woman, you have to be careful about the means, otherwise you will probably lose her in the end.

Before leaving Yunzhou, Zhou Yuan thought he had adjusted Zhao Jianjia well.

And now she risked her life to come to the fallen Lin'an Prefecture, and even crawled through a dog hole, which also reflected Zhao Jianjia's own quality and affection.

"Go wash up. I'll arrange a room for you. Don't be afraid. It's safe here."

Zhou Yuan wiped the tears from her face and smiled, "This is the first time I've seen you so dirty."

"Hate it!"

Zhao Jianjia grumbled, and her emotions slowly faded. She sighed, "I don't want to, but this is not a normal time. It doesn't matter."

This is what Zhou Yuan admires about Zhao Jianjia. She never pretends to be pretentious or self-pitying.

She will not avoid what she should do and what she should suffer, nor will she feel wronged.

In this regard, she is much stronger than women of this era.

"There is something very important in the letter that Daddy wrote to you. He wants you to open it immediately and make arrangements."

Zhao Jianjia whispered, "I'll go wash up and come back to see you later."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Qingying, help me take Jianjia and the others to wash up."

"You don't need to tell me."

Ye Qingying still didn't look good to Zhou Yuan. She must still be complaining about the loss she suffered before.

Zhou Yuan didn't care about much and directly opened the letter from his father-in-law.

"If you want to save the world, you must suffer unbearable pain, slander and hardships."

"Zi Yi has his own ambitions. You should understand this principle. Once you have decided on your ambition, you should move forward courageously."

"The Jin Dynasty has gone through four hundred years of vicissitudes. It is already in a state of terminal illness."

"Just talking about the current situation in the two Jiangs, it is a difficult situation. The rebels are strong and have plenty of money. The court is stretched to the limit and the treasury is empty."

"Your Majesty, even if you have the ability of a clever housewife, it is difficult to cook without rice, so you can only use your wits. If Ziyi has a plan and uses it boldly, the resources of all parties will be tilted to the wise king."

"If this difficulty is solved, you will be promoted and rise to prominence."

"Then, it will be the beginning of all difficulties."

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. His father-in-law is worthy of being the top scholar of the Jinke. He has a clear grasp of the current situation and a thorough foresight of the future.

Perhaps it is because of this that Zhao Jianjia has the calmness and perseverance that other ladies do not have.

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"The soldiers in Nanjing are used to defend against invaders, the soldiers in Hunan are used to suppress the chieftains, and the navy in Fujian must be prepared for overseas defense. If the situation gets out of control, the court will have no choice but to make a desperate move and dispatch troops to suppress it, but the treasury is empty, and mobilizing troops will inevitably increase taxes. This is a move to alienate the people. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the saint will not resort to this bad strategy."

"Therefore, in the situation in Jiangnan, the soldiers you use are only 3,000 garrisons in Yunzhou, 3,000 Jinyi Tiqi in Nanjing, Lin'an and various states in Jiangnan, a total of about 6,000 people."

"In terms of combat power, it is far from enough to compete with the more than 100,000 troops of Liangjiang. It can only be used as a surprise force at a critical moment to suppress the situation."

"Therefore, even if you use your wits to take it, there is only one way, that is, to confuse the enemy inside, so that it collapses in an ant hole and collapses without attack."

Zhou Yuan nodded secretly. What his father-in-law said coincided with his. It was just a plan to collapse the hole. It was simple to say, but there were many uncontrollable factors in operation!

"The Internal Court and the Imperial Guards cannot completely help you control the situation in Jiangnan, but Li Zhaolu, the chief judge of the Criminal Court in Lin'an Prefecture, is my classmate and good friend."

"He cares about the greatJin is loyal to the emperor and loves the people. Although he is introverted, he is full of passion and can be trusted. "

"I am a low-ranking person and live in Yunzhou. I really can't help you. I can only wait for your signal, and then I will lead the army to attack Lin'an directly."

"Zi Yi, if you want to save the world, you must be able to do what others cannot do, so you can do what others cannot do!"

"Jianjia is your wife and will take good care of your life. For the rest, you have to rely on yourself. "

This letter was very long, and Zhou Yuan was filled with endless emotion and felt relieved.

The support of his father-in-law and Jianjia's understanding made him worry-free.

What is that called - do things with confidence and boldness!

And what he needs now is to wait with peace of mind.

...

In the Golden Palace, the court meeting continued in the capital.

Since the empress ascended the throne, she has been working hard to govern the country. The court meetings have been increasing from once every half a month to once every three days.

Even if she is as diligent as the empress, she has never held court from the fifth watch to the afternoon like today.

Everyone was hungry, and the anger in their words became heavier.

"The Annan Marquis is greedy and wants to swallow an elephant. This is a self-destructive act. The people of the Great Jin Dynasty will all kill him together!"

"Lord Li, don't just shout slogans. Now that Lin'an has fallen and the two Jiang Jiedushis have rebelled, the entire Jiangnan situation is in jeopardy. What should we do! ”

“You ask me what to do? How do you get the job as the Minister of War?”

“How can I, the Minister of War, manage the governor of Liangjiang? As a cabinet minister, you are in charge of the government, shouldn’t you be responsible!”

“I am not the chief minister of the cabinet! Not even the second minister!”

“Shut up!”

A white-haired old man said in a deep voice: “There is so much noise in the hall, do you still want to be decent!”

After these words came out, everyone gradually calmed down, and they just bowed their heads and sighed.

The white-haired old man finally stood up and said loudly: “Your Majesty, your minister Yang Guozhong has a suggestion.”

“Please speak, Mr. Yang. "

On the high dragon platform, the Queen of Jin spoke calmly, without any impatience, and even her expression did not change.

But the ministers knew that this was often a sign of His Majesty's anger.

The Queen of Jin has been on the throne for nine years, and her name is Zhao Jing. She was able to ascend to the throne as a noble concubine, of course, with iron-fisted means and ruthless scheming, so she was also very majestic in the court.

Even though she had a charming face, no one dared to look at her more.

Yang Guozhong said loudly: "The Marquis of Annan rebelled, the governor of Liangjiang, Cheng Ping, also rebelled, Lin'an Prefecture fell, and Liangjiang was in danger. Your Majesty should immediately issue an order to send important officials with heavy troops to suppress the rebels."

"I think that 60,000 troops should be drawn from Jinling, 30,000 troops from Hunan, 20,000 infantry from Fujian, and 40,000 troops from the Hubei camp have not been moved, a total of 150,000 troops, with a salary of 8 million, to attack Jiangnan. "

The last sentence almost made the Minister of Revenue spit blood in anger. He shouted in the hall without waiting to be summoned: "Old Yang, how much is my flesh and blood worth? Take it!"

Yang Guozhong said in a deep voice: "You can increase the tax for suppressing bandits appropriately!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole court was silent.

The tax for suppressing bandits... before there were the tax for suppressing bandits, the tax for collecting Liao, and the tax for resisting the invaders... this is to force the poor people to death!

If this goes on, the people of Dajin will lose their hearts, and I am afraid that this is the real overthrow of the country!

Empress Zhaojing's face was extremely ugly, but at this moment, the female guard beside her handed over a sealed letter.

She opened it and raised her eyebrows immediately, her phoenix eyes flashed, and she murmured: "Yunzhou Zhou Yuan?"