Xian Dynasty Era

Chapter 604
Li Guanyu said: "It's getting late, you should go back earlier and rest."

Su Zhao nodded and said with a smile, "Then I'll go back."

As he said that, he collected the chess pieces, put them into the chess box, and left in a hurry.

Watching Su Zhao leave, Li Guanyu turned to the bed with a gloomy gaze, and there seemed to be a sigh in the wing room.

next day
Su Zhao and the car escorted by Dianqiansi left Changshui County and headed for Yanling County.

This time around the prefectures and counties, Su Zhao planned to go south and then north, going south all the way to Yingyin County in Linzheng, inspecting the border, then turning north, going straight to the new counties in Weiguo, and finally heading to Diqiu. Join Wei Jing.

Of course, on the road, he will always pay attention to the war between Prince Huan and Nie Guo in the north. If necessary, he will return north urgently and go to the front line of military affairs.

Time flies, Su Zhao started from Changshui County, passed through Yanling County, Dang County and Zhixia County, and traveled to Fengle County on this day.

In addition to the carriage, two riders run side by side.

Su Zhao sat on the saddle and communicated with Li Guanyu through voice transmission, "Guanyu, you have come all the way, how about the civil affairs under my rule?"

Li Guanyu said indifferently: "After many years of fighting, thorns and hazels cover the fields, ten rooms and nine empty rooms, the villagers in the fields look hungry..."

Su Zhao said, "Is there no good side?"

In fact, Li Guanyu was not wrong, especially in Dang County and Yanling County, the two counties almost provided Su with more than [-] young men who entered the forbidden army, and those who died in battle were invincible.

At the same time, the Su Kingdom has been fighting for years, and the wars are frequent, and the consumption of grain and fodder is huge. No matter how much money Su Zhao confiscated, he could not stand up to the repeated wars. However, because the people all divided the land, the ordinary people lived better than before. Some.

Li Guanyu thought for a while, and said: "Those who don't work don't get food, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the old man, with yellow hair hanging down, enjoys his own happiness, and looks full of vitality."

This is the case in the country of Su at the moment, where the vitality of spring is bred in the harsh winter.

Su Zhao said: "Since this year, the wars have been too frequent."

In the past year, there have been waves of real wars. While expanding its borders, the Soviet Union has also used an almost "violent" distribution to balance the contradictions of people's livelihood under the continuous wars.

Overall, the situation is better than that before Su Zhao succeeded to the throne.

As for the vitality, it is nothing more than the release of the population, the people get the land, can cultivate it, and see hope.

Su Zhao sighed.

Li Guanyu said: "What do you do with a sigh? A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. To open up a prosperous age of kingship, the road is long and obstructed."

Su Zhao nodded, looking at Li Guanyu with shining eyes.

At this moment, under the magical power of his insight into the wall, Li Guanyu is wearing a plain dress without makeup, but the beauty of his face is still difficult to conceal.

Li Guanyu turned his head, looked at Su Zhao, and frowned.

Su Zhao smiled and looked away.

At this moment, Qu Kai said in front: "Your Majesty, the frontier is the boundary of Fengle County."

Su Zhao said: "Quicken the march and enter the county before dark."

Fengle County

Within the county town, the back house of the Wu Family Manor is shaded by trees and rockery.

I saw the shadows of willows, red flowers and liao leaves, flying eaves, brackets, and exquisite and elegant pavilions.

A burner of sandalwood incense curled up next to the stone table, the breeze blew slowly, the yellow drapery moved lightly with the wind, and the jingle sound of the piano resounded in the garden.

A young woman wearing a stone-blue skirt and a topknot was sitting on a stone bench with a demure demeanor. On the stone table in front of her was an antique guqin.

Wu Xianzhi looked calm, her bright eyes drooped slightly, her slender fingers gently plucked the strings of the qin, and her dexterous fingers rose and fell back and forth between the frets of the guqin, like a dancing butterfly.

People in Lubian are like the moon, and their arms are frosty and snowy.

Suddenly, on the moss-covered stone path, a maid in a water-green skirt trotted over holding her skirt.

"Miss, ma'am..."

Wu Xianzhi paused her fingers slightly, looked back at the maidservant who was running, got up, walked under the painted red pillars, frowned and said: "Luzhu, slow down, the stone road is slippery, be careful not to fall."

The maid named Luzhu ran up to her, panting and patted her chest, and said, "Miss, it's not good."

"What's wrong, I'm in a panic." Wu Xianzhi smiled lightly, poured a cup of tea calmly, put it to his lips, took a sip, and a flash of light flashed in the clear eyes under the curved willow leaf eyebrows Confuse.

"It's rumored in the county that Marquis Su is going to be drafted. I heard from the master in the front hall that the young lady is also to be selected." Luzhu said anxiously with a grim expression.

"So it's this matter, what should I take it for?" Wu Xianzhi's smile disappeared, and she said in a clear voice: "After what happened a few years ago, my Wu family's momentum has not been as good as before, and my father asked me to enter the palace for the draft, and it was also for the consideration of the family. .”

Speaking of this matter, here at the Wu Family, we still have to blame Su Zhao for not teaching Wu De. Back then, when the Daohong River was building the dike, Wu Deben contributed both money and energy. A good example.

What is the picture, one is for self-protection, and the other is to win Suhou's favor.

This incident caused Wu Deben to be excluded by the prefect.

But in the end, Honghe was just doing his own thing, Su Zhao rewarded the officials, and Wu Deben did not increase his ranks.

Of course, Su Zhao has his own reasoning, how can one indiscriminately confer national famous utensils?
However, before leaving, Su Zhao entrusted the governor of Fengle County to take care of the Wu family's business, and not to treat the Wu family who cooperated too harshly in the subsequent land reform.

Su Zhao felt that he had done his best.

But merchants can live with rare goods, if it is said that Wu De didn't have some other extravagant hopes, that's not necessarily the case.

But due to various reasons, Su Zhao stayed in Fengle County for a short period of time, then returned to Wenyi, and then went south and north to fight, which made Wu Deben somewhat disappointed.

Now, when Suhou's official documents for drafting came to Fengle County, Wu Deben's thoughts came alive, and he planned to let his daughter Wu Xianzhi enter the palace to be selected.

Wu Xianzhi is seventeen years old, and her fame has spread throughout Fengle County. Many officials and eunuchs have come to propose marriage, but Wu Xianzhi doesn't think much of her, so the marriage is delayed.

The servant girl Luzhu said: "Miss, once you enter the palace, the palace is heavily restricted, and it will be difficult to come out again. Besides, what does Marquis Su look like, I have never seen it before, it's just like this..."

Wu Xianzhi was silent for a while, and said in a clear voice: "Su Hou Shao practiced Guozuo, he is brave, decisive, and talented. Although I have never met him, I have admired his majesty and demeanor for a long time. If I can serve in the palace, it will be my blessing."

On that day, Su Hou temporarily lived in the other garden of her Wu family. In fact, she had the opportunity to meet Su Hou. However, she was not curious about this Su Hou.

Now, there is not much hope.

Luzhu said anxiously: "Miss, once I go to the deep palace, I don't know how many years..."

Wu Xianzhi said: "Lu Zhu, you don't need to talk about it. If the Wu family asks me to draft, I will go to wait for the draft. If I don't need to enter the palace for draft, then that's all. Let's leave it to fate."

As a daughter of the Wu family, she was supported and educated by the family, so she should do her part for the continuation of the family.

Luzhu sighed and said nothing more.

Seeing this scene, Wu Xianzhi smiled and said comfortingly: "You girl, I'm not worried, what are you worried about, besides, there are many people with good looks in the world, even if I choose, it doesn't matter if I can choose or not." Between the two, it looks like a catastrophe is imminent."

Luzhu said: "I'm not worried that the girl won't be selected. I grew up with the lady and know her character well. In that place where people are not seen, I have to be cautious in my actions, lest I be calculated by others, maybe even intrigue with others , I humiliated the lady for nothing."

When Wu Xianzhi heard the words, she was also silent for a moment, and after a while, she said in a clear voice: "Since Marquis Su took the throne, the six palaces have been peaceful and harmonious, but I haven't heard anything frightening."

After Su Zhao came to the throne, some good-natured people in the Su country had studied how many famous concubines there were in the harem.

Concubine Hui, Concubine Shu, Concubine An, Concubine Li...as well as Concubine De who was conferred the title not long ago, from the current point of view, there is no news that a certain concubine fell out of favor and was thrown into the palace curtain of the harem.

(End of this chapter)