I went to the temple after traveling through time, and he turned out to be a monk!

"Being a matchmaker?" Bai Zhi was shocked, with stars in her eyes popping out.

Meng Ying nodded, and then spoke eloquently, "The most powerful family in Jizhou is undoubtedly the Xue family of Nanhe, and Zhou Yike, the current Jizhou governor, is his son-in-law. The Jizhou governor was born in a poor family, and he got this position with the help of the Xue family. As a result, the Xue family colluded with the Jizhou governor, officials and merchants, and occupied 70% of the land in Jizhou. Many people became tenant farmers, working hard and earning little income. When more people died of starvation, there would often be riots. occur."

"I remember that Jizhou was the fiefdom of King Guangping." Bai Zhi suddenly remembered that this King Guangping could be regarded as Meng Ying's imperial uncle.

"Yes, the emperor's uncle is old and only wants peace and happiness, but his wife and sons are not giving up. They are still working with the Xue family to make money. Our target this time is Meng Xiao, the son of King Guangping. He can be regarded as my cousin. , this time we have to marry a girl into his house."

When Bai Zhi heard this, she tortured her soul, "Is this girl willing?"

Meng Ying was stunned for a moment, then frowned slightly, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, "Sa Lan...can't care about that much."

These words blocked Bai Zhi's mouth. Even if the girl didn't want to, as long as the prince needed her, she would have to sacrifice her life for it.

Bai Zhi laughed twice to cover up the weakness in her heart, and said, "Prince, why do you want to marry her to Meng Xiao?"

Meng Ying covered up the panic in her eyes and continued: "Because, Salan wants this land in Jizhou!"

"Three families, the Xue family, King Guangping, and Zhou Yike, occupy 70% of Jizhou's land. Over the years, they should have accumulated a lot of wealth, even richer than the country!"

"Both the father and the Zhuo family are worried that they are stationing troops to rebel, so they have already made secret moves. It happens that the Zhuo family is short of money now, so attacking them is the best way. Someone in the Zhuo family has already made suggestions, and there are as many as The emperor likes to see a certain number of people charged high land taxes, and this policy should be implemented in the near future."

Bai Zhi hugged the pillow and asked in confusion, "What does that have to do with this girl?"

"I picked this girl up during a riot many years ago. Both her parents died under the violent suppression of the police. It happened that at that time, the Qi family, a wealthy businessman, was looking for their daughter who had been missing for many years, so Sa Lan sent her in. "

"Now this girl's name is Qi Peilan. She is twenty years old, has a beautiful face, is good at dancing, and happens to have the desire to avenge her parents. If she can marry Meng Xiao, she can control the situation from the inner house."

"When the new land tax comes, the Xue family and King Guangping are unwilling to hand over their money. They will definitely find reliable people to transfer the land. Qi Peilan's parents happen to be only engaged in business and do not have much land under their names. Their family is not big. He is small, kind-hearted, and easy to control, so he is just the most suitable candidate.”

"In this way, at least half of the land will temporarily fall into our hands. If the Zhuo family cannot receive the money, they will intensify the pressure on King Guangping. King Guangping is old, and the power will definitely fall into Meng Xiao's hands. At that time, Meng Xiao will start to safeguard the interests of the Qi family and abandon the Xue family. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and if the two forces intensify, they will definitely be in trouble. When both sides have troops, a war will easily break out."

"At that time, Sa Lan will ask Ying to quell the war, embed our military forces in Jizhou, and then find a reason to help the people recover and stay in Jizhou. In this way, Sa Lan can win the hearts and minds of the people and replace him with King Guangping. , take Kishu into your pocket!"

Bai Zhi shuddered when she heard this, "What a serial plan, but how do you ensure that every link goes as you imagined? There are too many uncontrollable factors in the world. If they don't break out a war, if the Zhuo family is colluding with them, what else will happen?" What should we do? In the end, aren’t the only people who will be sacrificed?”

"What the princess said is that it is precisely because it is difficult to control that Sa Lan cannot sit still and wait for death. She will try her best to promote the achievement of every result. If there is no contradiction, she will create contradictions to tear them apart from the inside and smash them!"

A trace of determination flashed in Meng Ying's eyes. He would work hard to achieve such a result until death.

To achieve this result, war must break out.

The light in Bai Zhi's eyes was a little dim. He did not answer her question about the people. Once the general was defeated, all the bones were withered. This was how he was beaten. She sighed softly, "Then after we get Jizhou, we can compete with the Zhuo family." Can we not be controlled by others? "

Meng Ying looked up at Bai Zhi, the determination in his eyes turned as tender as water. He raised his hand, brushed Bai Zhi's cheek gently with his fingers, and said softly, "Although it is not possible yet, this is already a very important step. Ji There is a mountain with lush water and grass in the south of the state. Sa Lan has seen it. Food can be grown on the mountain. If it is cultivated, it can feed tens of thousands of people. If the trade route with the Western Region is opened, Sa Lan can station troops here. , rest and recuperate.”

"Be patient for another twenty years, and then the new pattern will be..."

When Bai Zhi heard this, her eyes became warm. She met Meng Ying's tender eyes, but felt that this tenderness was too much for her to bear.

She unconsciously muttered, "Twenty years... is so far away... We will all be old by then... People of your time can live to be fifty or sixty years old, which is already a very long life..."

The pressure that hit her face made Bai Zhi breathless. Twenty years later, she only had an army, but she could not wipe out all the Zhuo family's influence. She understood that Meng Ying would live her whole life to eradicate the Zhuo family's influence, and even He was born for this purpose.

The responsibility he shouldered left him with no way out.

Besides, Meng Ying should not retreat and must not retreat.

However, Bai Zhi flinched. If she loves a person like Meng Ying, does she have the right to act willfully? Can she retain that part of herself? Can she refuse to go along with Meng Ying?

both are not.

Just like she couldn't refuse to help Meng Ying complete her plan and still wanted to force the girl to marry Meng Xiao.

Meng Ying arranged a plan for her, how to trouble Qi Peilan, how to make Meng Xiao notice Qi Peilan, and how to make them secretly fall in love.

Bai Zhi thought about this plan all night. She felt like a pimp who forced girls into prostitution, but she didn't reveal anything to Meng Ying.

She kept comforting herself that this was all for Chen Guo and for Chen Guo to have a better tomorrow.

But she thought of Shi Qi again at night, of Xiao Yang, of the teacher and the others.

Everyone is making sacrifices for the righteousness that people say, but who is living with peace of mind in this chaos?

Bai Zhi even came up with a terrible idea. So many people had been sacrificed, and the bones had paved the road here. This road could not be broken, and new bones must be used to continue this avenue.

Anyone who achieves great things cannot care about these details.

Well, that's the most reasonable way.

Bai Zhi thought about it in the middle of the night and sneered. She actually began to convince herself that she was used to sacrificing others.

A night of disturbing thoughts made it difficult for Bai Zhi to fall asleep.

But when she woke up in the morning, Bai Zhi still had a smile on her face. According to Meng Ying's arrangement, she went to a holy place to appreciate plum blossoms.

Go and "play matchmaking" for this girl Qi.