After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

After telling everything, Yan Changqing sat on the chair, his tall figure slowly lowered, his arms resting on his knees, and his hands covering his entire cheeks.

I couldn't see his expression clearly, but I could see the dejection emanating from his entire body.

He didn't even dare to show any of this feeling outside, nor did he dare to show his vulnerability in front of his confidants and subordinates.

To the outside world, he is always the great general who plans all strategies, the prince who is relied upon by everyone, and the stabilizer of everyone.

No matter how big the problem is, he can only remain calm.

Because he had no other choice, he carried the fate of everyone on his shoulders and continued to move forward.

"Yan Changqing."

Qin Yaoguang called him softly, waved her hand to let Guyu, who was serving her, step back, and walked up to him.

He was sitting and she was standing, and Qin Yaoguang gently stroked the top of his head and down to the back of his neck, slowly soothing him with the method she used to soothe a big dog.

Yan Changqing rarely shows such a vulnerable moment, but unexpectedly it happened when the good news from Shazhou came.

Perhaps, as he was struggling forward, he did not dare to think carefully.

As a bystander, Fang was touched by the place in his heart that he dared not touch, and the scene brought back emotions.

At this moment, silent company is better than thousands of words.

Qin Yaoguang's hands soothed Yan Changqing again and again, thinking about the battle he mentioned about the recovery of the sandbar and the plot in the original book.

Qin Yaoguang had learned about this plot in history and it looked quite familiar to him.

The background of the original book is fictional history. The author directly intercepted a passage from official history about the recovery of Shazhou in the late Tang Dynasty and used it in the book, which became an important background part of the story.

The names of the characters have changed, but history remains the same.

In the early part of the original book, Dajing was caught in a dispute among various forces and was in a precarious situation, until Yan Changqing returned to Beijing in triumph and launched his long-planned revenge plan.

Zhou Qinghe took advantage of this favorable situation, stepped on the eldest princess to ascend to the throne, and established the Beirong Merchant Caravan to earn his first pot of gold.

When the news of the recovery of Shazhou came, the border trade network established by Zhou Qinghe had already taken shape, and he took advantage of the opportunity to take over the Shazhou trade.

After the Hexi Corridor was completely recovered by Dajing, she made a fortune by relying on the Silk Road, which became her biggest trump card to help the Sixth Prince ascend the throne and win the hearts of officials.

Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants have the lowest status, but everything depends on money.

Especially such a major event as rebellion and seizing the throne.

Food, weapons, armor, soldiers...which one can be separated from money?

The power of money is applicable to both ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad.

Now that Zhou Qinghe is no longer a threat, Qin Yaoguang does not intend to eat the Hexi Corridor piece of cake alone.

Money is indeed useful, but her life is luxurious enough.

Moreover, her purpose is different from Zhou Qinghe's.

What Qin Yaoguang wants is to maintain the imperial rule, not to subvert it.

She doesn't need that much. Instead, she wants to bind interests through wealth distribution, unite those who can be united, and tie more people onto the big ship of Dajing.

When one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer.

When no one wants a ship to sink, it becomes difficult for the ship to sink.

Of course she can't make everyone happy, but as long as she can make the majority of people share the benefits, she can achieve her goal.

Why did the previous emperor’s reforms encounter backlash?

It touched upon the vested interests of the aristocratic families, as well as the nobles who stood idly by and watched as if it had nothing to do with them.

With only the support of the lower classes and poor families, nothing can be accomplished.

Xie Shu wanted to become the leader of an aristocratic family and wanted power above everyone else, essentially to safeguard the fundamental interests of the entire family.

Exchange power for profit.

What if we gave these people another choice?

An option that does not require the risk of being beheaded and allows the family to make stable profits, I believe many people will choose the latter.

This idea was not something Qin Yaoguang came up with on a whim.

It was only at this moment, when the news about the sandbar really came, that it became clearer and clearer.

After a moment, Yan Changqing pulled himself out of his depressed mood, held her hand with his backhand, and there was some bitterness in his smile.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

He should have been the one protecting her, but instead he got her comfort.

Qin Yaoguang smiled and said, "You are a human, not a god."

As human beings, we make mistakes and have moments of weakness.

After understanding her implication, Yan Changqing opened his arms and gently embraced her: "Yaoguang, I'm lucky to have you."

Life is hard, but luckily I have you.

The news of the recovery of Shazhou spread quickly in the capital.

In contrast to the jubilation of the people in the capital, a new round of heated debates broke out in the court.

Regarding the distribution of benefits from the lost and recovered territories.

All parties want to get a piece of the pie, but don't want to pay the price.

Simply put, whether Suojibu was appointed as a defense envoy or a military governor, everyone was happy to see it happen and would confer the title at will.

Anyway, it won't threaten their status.

Once it comes to stationing a garrison of wandering troops, everyone wants it, but they don't want it now.

Anyone with eyes can see that going now has the highest risk but may not bring much reward, as it means fighting a real war with Tubo.

If you are not careful, you will not only not get any benefits, but also lose your life.

But if there is no promise of future benefits, who would be willing to put their head on the line and work hard?

Taking all these factors into consideration, the daily morning court session is no different from going to the vegetable market.

In addition, there is one most important thing, which is to receive the imperial decree to go to Shazhou and enthrone the selection of Suojibu.

This person cannot have a too low status. It would be best if he is a prestigious royal relative, so that he can match the extraordinary achievements made by Suojibu.

He cannot be a military general with outstanding achievements, otherwise he will be suspected of trying to seize power.

But if it was an unknown official, how could Suojibu feel that he was valued enough?

It took a whole year for the envoys he sent to reach the capital. No one knew what the current situation in Shazhou was or how he felt about Dajing.

We can't let Sojibu down.

Otherwise, with his ability, whether he proclaimed himself king or united with the Western Regions to become king, it would be a loss that Dajing could not accept.

The most suitable person is actually the prince, or even the crown prince.

Although Liangzhou and other places were still under the control of Tubo, the envoy made it clear that as long as Dajing was willing, Suojibu could find a way to come to the border town of Dajing to accept the title, and thus conspire to recover Hexi.

For the prince who wanted to take the opportunity to establish his authority, this trip was risk-free and could earn him merit while making friends with a future provincial governor.

Why not?

However, the current emperor does not have any suitable prince to send as an envoy.

In other words, Xie Shu believed that there was no suitable candidate among the princes.

Let the eldest prince, who is the most suitable age, go?

Isn't that just helping others? It also lays hidden dangers for the future.

Let the fourth prince, who is actually the grandson of Prince Ruyang, go?

There is no need to think about it, Queen Xie would not allow it.

However, Yan Yuanan’s true identity had not yet been exposed, and Prince Ruyang was cunning and treacherous, so he could not find any evidence against him and had no way to deal with him.

So, Xie Shu set his sights on Qin Yaoguang.