I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Chen Qingyun took the letter handed over by his subordinate and slowly opened it.

As she expected, Jiang Zuo once again rejected His Majesty's order.

Since ascending the throne, Chen Qingyun has never been rejected so many times.

If Jiang Zuo didn't have some talent, his grave would have been overgrown with weeds long ago.

Three poles in the sun.

Jiang Zuo sat quietly in the pavilion, tasting the fine tea produced in Anding County.

Today, he didn't want to go anywhere. He was satisfied just accompanying Miss Chen Siyue quietly.

But at this moment, that unpleasant voice was heard again.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

It was obviously the voice of the eunuch just now.

"Why are you here again? Wasn't my reply just sent back less than half an hour ago?"

Jiang Zuo was filled with doubts.

The eunuch then read out, "I have already anticipated that you would refuse, so I have issued a second imperial decree in advance. This time you, Jiang Zuo, must take up this position. Otherwise, I will send people to Anding County to confiscate all your property and business."

This is a clear threat.

Chen Qingyun had long coveted the salt mines in Jiangzuo.

Jiang Zuo gritted his teeth and anger surged in his heart.

Can you even predict?

Jiang Zuo cursed in his heart: "This woman is so vicious!"

Then the eunuch read out: "I keep my word. This time, the Thousand Cavalry Division is already in Anding County. You can take care of yourself!"

Jiang Zuo's face was full of disgust and helplessness.

"Lord Jiang, please accept the order." said the eunuch.

"I accept the order..."

Jiang Zuo stretched out his voice.

The eunuch put down the imperial edict and turned away.

Looking at the imperial edict on the tea table, Jiang Zuo wanted to burn it and call it a day.

It seems that the Great Yan Kingdom does not want to stay here any longer.

If I hadn't had any ties to Anding County, I would have fled to another country to live a happy life long ago.

Thinking about this, Jiang Zuo couldn't help but sigh.

"Master Jiang, why are you sighing here?"

Suddenly, I heard the sound of a yellow oriole singing in a valley.

Jiang Zuo suddenly raised his head and found Chen Qingyun walking slowly towards him.

Today, Chen Qingyun is wearing a yellow and white skirt, which makes her look ethereal and outlines her extremely graceful figure.

Jiang Zuo was stunned for a moment and did not answer.

"Master Jiang?"

Chen Qingyun reminded softly.

"Oh, don't mention it. I just feel a little depressed."

Jiang Zuo sighed again and said, "Please sit down, Miss Siyue, and have some tea together."

Chen Qingyun sat down and said, "I just heard that there seemed to be an imperial decree. Could it be something bad?"

She already knew everything.

Jiang Zuo shook his head helplessly and said, "It's not a bad thing, but the emperor wants me to be the General of the North, but I don't want to take that position."

"The Emperor has appreciated Lord Jiang many times, which is a good thing. Why are you so unhappy?"

"I think the empress has bad intentions. I will never agree to her request this time."

Jiang Zuo tells the truth.

I have no good intentions?

Chen Qingyun frowned slightly.

Well... there is indeed some bad intention.

But you, Jiang Zuo, are not a good person either! You dare to sell private salt so brazenly! You are guilty of deceiving the emperor!

Chen Qingyun said softly, "If Lord Jiang doesn't agree, won't you be disobeying the imperial edict soon?"

"Go ahead and confiscate my property. I'd rather die than jump into the river and serve that empress any longer!"

Jiang Zuo vowed, with a firmness in his words.

When Chen Qingyun heard this, he immediately frowned.

"Do I really hate you that much? I just wanted Jiang Zuo to give more advice to the court, but I didn't expect you to refuse again and again..."

Chen Qingyun felt quite helpless.

She is determined to get Jiang Zuo, this capable minister!

"But Jiang Zuo, you are so talented. If you can serve the country, you will surely rise to prominence and become a loyal minister and general admired by everyone."

Chen Qingyun's voice was quite gentle, totally unlike the majestic empress she usually was.

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo suddenly raised his head.

"Did she just call me Jiang Zuo?" he thought to himself.

The direct name Jiang Zuo is a thousand times more intimate than Lord Jiang.

"I don't have any big ambitions. I just want to make a little money and be a happy master. As for being a loyal minister or a good general, I haven't thought about it yet."

Jiang Zuo's mind relaxed a little at this moment.

For some reason, after just a few moments of chatting with Miss Chen Siyue, I felt much happier.

"Lord Jiang should pursue something. If he can achieve military merit, it will bring honor to the family."

Chen Qingyun persuaded from the side that she already knew that Jiang Zuo had a good impression of "Chen Siyue".

Jiang Zuo hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Miss Siyue is right."

Chen Qingyun smiled and said, "My father always said that if I get married in the future, I want to marry a great general who serves the country and the people."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo suddenly became energetic.

"Marry the general? Is she hinting at me?" Jiang Zuo thought.

Does it mean that if Jiang Zuo can achieve military merit, he can come and propose marriage?

Jiang Zuo was immediately overwhelmed and almost wanted to think of a name for the child in advance.

This is understandable. After all, according to Jiang Zuo's inquiries, this girl "Chen Siyue" is the daughter of Chen Chong, the richest businessman in Guanzhong. Naturally, she has a more noble status, which makes her a suitable match.

As a result, Jiang Zuo suddenly became motivated.

Anyway, he had dealt with the grassland barbarians many times before, so dealing with them was not a difficult task.

Jiang Zuo said: "Miss Siyue is right, I will report to the emperor right away and express my willingness to take on this position!"

What the emperor said is not effective, but what Chen Siyue said is so effective, right?

A sex-obsessed guy!

Chen Qingyun was really stunned. He really didn't know how to get along with Jiang Zuo in the future...

"Then Siyue would like to congratulate you in advance on your promotion."

Chen Qingyun leaned forward and said.

Jiang Zuo smiled and said, "Miss Siyue, please don't be polite. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have changed my mind."

Chen Qingyun said: "After all, opportunities are rare, you should cherish them."

"That makes sense. Why don't men take Wu Gou and take over the fifty states of Guanshan?"

Quite literary.

Chen Qingyun was quite satisfied at this moment.

The empress is already planning to take this talented man, who is both civil and military, into her pocket.

"However, these barbarian cavalrymen from the grassland are like wildfires that can never be extinguished. They will spring up again when the spring breeze blows. After we kill one group, another group will come. They are a bit difficult to deal with. However, there are ways to deal with them."

Jiang Zuo picked up the teacup and thought about a solution.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

Chen Qingyun asked softly.

After a moment, Jiang Zuo replied: "To deal with these grassland tribes, we cannot let them unite. We must divide and rule them, and then use a policy of control to keep them alive, but not to let them live too well..."

Jiang Zuo kept talking, but Chen Qingyun was already distracted.

Divide and rule? A policy of restraint?

These unfamiliar words surprised Chen Qingyun.

You, Jiang Zuo, still say that you are not a talented general!