Dressed as the cannon fodder who died prematurely, I will marry the villain in anger

Chapter 615 Let her lose

After returning to Chang'an, as Xie Zhan's wife and the wife of the patriarch of the Xie clan, Zhao Yutan had a lot of social activities.

On this day, she was invited to attend a flower viewing party.

At the banquet, Zhao Yutan was surrounded by people.

"Mrs. Xie, you are really the envy of us."

"Looking at Chang'an, there are few men like Governor Xie in the world. Madam Xie, you are really lucky."

"Isn't that right? Governor Xie is devoted to Madam Xie wholeheartedly. Who doesn't know that in the entire Governor's Mansion, there is only one mistress, Madam Xie."

"The most important thing is that even though Governor Xie was in jail, he still never left his wife. I really envy us."

Zhao Yutan smiled faintly. Her husband was now the Commander-in-Chief of the Dali Army. She was a first-class lady, and there were too many female relatives who complimented her.

Mrs. Wang, the wife of Wang Yuan, the minister of Dali Temple, who was sitting next to her, curled her lips and looked at each other with Mrs. Li. They both saw a somewhat disapproving smile in the other's eyes.

Mrs. Li's husband is Mr. Li, the Minister of Taichang Temple. Mr. Li and the one in her family have both been promoted in the past few years. A few years ago, they were both Shaoqing, and now they are both Zhengqing.

The Wang and Li families also have frequent contacts.

At this moment, the two of them were just trying to pass the time, thinking that they could leave when it was almost done.

"Mrs. Xie, you are really lucky. Unlike some people, something happened to your family just after you got married..." The person who spoke was Zhao Yutan's scoundrel, the wife of a low-ranking official named Meng. At this time, she said something pointedly Look to Mrs. Wang's left.

Everyone's eyes also turned over, and Mrs. Wang's youngest daughter-in-law, Zou, was immediately at a loss. She was sitting on pins and needles in front of everyone.

Mrs. Wang was so furious that she took her young daughter-in-law out to socialize. She thought she was careful enough about her words and deeds, but she didn't expect that Zhao Yutan's people would still make things difficult for her.

I can't bear it anymore, no need to bear it anymore!

Mrs. Li on the side also saw Mrs. Wang's anger and quickly held her back.

After the Xie family returned to Chang'an, the Yao family was wiped out, and Yao Songwen, the minister of Dali Temple, was even beaten to death. If the Yao family didn't have some foundation, I'm afraid they would have been ordered to be executed in half, instead of being sent to prison as it is now.

It is not surprising that Xie Zhan would take action against the Yao family.

The Yao family and the Xie family had never dealt with each other. Later, the Xie family was in trouble. Before being exiled, they were interrogated and even tortured and had their legs broken. At that time, Yao Songwen was the minister of Dali Temple, so it was hard not to be suspected that he had not avenged public revenge.

Xie Zhan returned to the court. As the saying goes, a new official takes office with three things in mind. It is normal to attack the Yao family.

Mrs. Li was very worried that Mrs. Wang would offend Zhao Yutan on impulse.

But unfortunately, she didn't catch him.

I saw Mrs. Wang put the tea cup in her hand on the table, "Speaking of fate, we people are nothing. What is good or bad fate? What if I am a first-class lady? It can't be compared. The one in Pingzhou."

As soon as Mrs. Wang said these words, the whole place fell into silence.

Everyone knows that the person in Pingzhou refers to Lu Songli.

Lu Songli, the governor of Pingzhou, is now known to everyone. As a woman, she divided the land of two states, commanded the civil and military forces under her command, and governed millions of people.

But how many Lu Songli are there in this world?

Zhao Yutan's face fell instantly. Mrs. Wang mentioned Lu Songli at this time, clearly hitting her in the face on purpose!

At this time, Mengshi continued and said, "No matter how powerful the person in Pingzhou is, she can't avoid her identity as a woman. As a married woman, she has been married for several years, and she is still empty under her knees, just like a hen that can't lay eggs. It’s so useless to be a wife!”

Everyone looked at her strangely. The reason why Lu Songli was barren was because she had injured her body while trying to save Xie Zhan, and had been divorced because of it. Now she has achieved such high achievements. Mengshi mentioned it at this time, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to Xie Zhan and a slap in the face to Zhao Yutan?

Zhao Yutan: Idiot!

Mrs. Wang nodded, "Oh, some people can indeed lay eggs, but they have only laid one egg in so many years. Montessori, you are better, you laid three eggs."

Mrs. Wang's pointed words made Zhao Yutan tremble with anger. Under her sleeves, she clenched her fists and asked with a half-smile on her face, "Mrs. Wang admires her so much. Is it Mr. Wang's heart-"

Snapped!

"Thank you, Madam!" Madam Wang interrupted Zhao Yutan directly, "Are you trying to exclude dissidents by making such malicious speculations about framed important officials of the imperial court?"

At this time, the host of the banquet hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over, "Thank you, Mrs. Wang, please calm down and talk to me if you have anything to say." Don't talk nonsense when you are angry!

She was so anxious that if she kept talking, they would all be doomed!

"Yes, yes, everyone, calm down." Everyone stepped forward to persuade them and separated the two groups of people.

The topic involved Lu Songli, and no one wanted to make a big fuss, otherwise everyone would be in trouble if it got to the imperial court.

Such a thing happened to this banquet, and of course it ended on bad terms.

When Zhao Yutan returned home, he was still in a worried mood.

After she finished washing and returned to the bedroom, Xie Zhan waved the servant away.

"I have something to tell you."

"What's going on?" Seeing him still wearing official uniform, Zhao Yutan felt inexplicably uneasy.

Sure enough, her hunch was correct, Xie Zhan actually mentioned the matter of taking a concubine to her!

"Xie Zhan, you bastard!" Xie Zhan made her lose!

Zhao Yutan raised her hand and waved it towards him, but he caught her.

"I'm going to sleep in the study tonight. I'll wait for you to calm down and think about it again."

Xie Zhan ignored her and walked straight out.

There are some unconquerable forces in the court that require marriage.

He cannot blindly kill gods when meeting gods, or kill Buddha when meeting Buddha. The former may shock people's hearts, and the occasional compromise can make the people below feel at ease.

Pingzhou's reply stimulated him. He wanted to be the person beneath one person and above ten thousand people. He wanted to truly dominate the government. He wanted to make the imperial power exist in name only!

……

The person in charge of negotiations in Dali is Fan Yang, and in Xianbei is Tuoba Jin.

The negotiations in Juyang went smoothly. As long as Pingzhou stopped sending large amounts of affordable salt to Dali, Dali agreed to lift the blockade order.

It's just that the two sides have been arguing about the pricing of Pingzhou salt for a long time.

Fan Yang and Guo Chong both knew that only by unifying the price of salt in Dali and Pingzhou could the phenomenon of salt dumping in Pingzhou be put to an end.

"Fan Yang, you have to figure out how to price our salt in Pingzhou. You, Dali, only have the right to make suggestions, not decisions!"

"Then how much do you plan to sell Pingzhou's salt per kilogram?"

"One hundred and eighty."

"no!"

"This price has been set so high for your sake, Dali."

"You have to sell at least two hundred coins per catty."

"Two hundred coins per catty? You are ruthlessly plundering the people, won't your conscience hurt?"

"We in Xianbei don't agree with the price being so high!" Tuoba Jin interrupted. Just kidding, who doesn’t like cheap and high-quality stuff?

Fan Yang withstood the pressure and insisted on the price of two hundred cents per pound. If it was any lower, the people would be in chaos.

He bet that Pingzhou would compromise in order to get Dali to lift its blockade on Pingzhou. Anyway, Dali’s salt tax is over this year, so they can afford it!

As for the threat from Xianbei? Their imperial army has arrived in Xinxing, Zhongshan and other places. If you really want to fight, just fight.

Guo Chong could see that this was Dali's bottom line, "Okay, as you said, the price of salt is two hundred coins per catty."

Anyway, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

Before departure, the governor had already given a solution to the problem of salt pricing.

No matter how the salt is priced, they can come up with a tax rebate policy later in Pingzhou.

Next, people in Pingzhou will receive receipts when buying salt. In February of next year, ordinary people can go to the Yamen to handle tax refund matters with their household registration books and receipts.

In this way, on average, the price of salt is only 150 yuan per pound.

However, this tax refund policy also stipulates that the tax refund amount per person per year shall not exceed ten kilograms. If it exceeds, the excess amount cannot be refunded.

Tuoba Jin was very dissatisfied with this salt price, "Military Commander Guo, Dali doesn't like Pingzhou's cheap salt, but we Xianbei do. ​​Can you, Pingzhou, continue to sell salt to us at a cheap price?"

"No. We in Pingzhou will not trade with Xianbei. You Xianbei can buy cheap salt privately. It must be that we people in Pingzhou have been deceived by you." Guo Chong spoke righteously and left no clue.

Tuoba Jin: ...I’m so angry!

After this battle, everyone in the Dali court knew that Pingzhou was not something they could blockade just because they wanted to.