The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

Dongfang Shuo looked like "I'm worried about you", as if he would only feel relieved if Chu Heyi fell in love with someone else.

His voice was quite loud when he spoke, so everyone around him could hear it. Suddenly, everyone looked at Chu Heyi differently.

She was already ridiculed for being broken off, but now she is still thinking about her ex-fiancé after being broken off. Isn't she a big joke?

Chu Heyi said calmly, raised his lips and smiled, his smile was compelling: "Am I a part of the way His Royal Highness King Cheng expresses his love to his fiancée? Without me, would your love not be perfect?

"Since Your Highness Prince Cheng is so worried about Miss Runxue, why not take Miss Runxue with you when you go to the battlefield? Is Your Highness Prince Cheng not taking her with him because he doesn't love her enough, or because he doesn't have enough confidence to protect Miss Runxue's safety?"

Dongfang Shuo's eyes were filled with anger, and he shouted out almost instinctively: "Do you know who you are talking to? How dare you be so rebellious!"

Chu Heyi raised his chin and said, "Does Your Highness know who you are talking to? My Chu family has guarded the northern border for generations. How much blood has been shed and how many people have died. Your Highness King Cheng looks down on my Chu family and uses his status to oppress me, a descendant of the Chu family. Doesn't he allow the descendants of the Chu family to speak the truth?"

Dongfang Shuo was angry and surprised.

He originally thought that he could easily control Chu Heyi, but he didn't expect that this bitch was so eloquent and actually fought back against him.

He is a prince, but he is branded as someone who looks down on the families of meritorious generals and ministers. How can this be tolerated?

Chu Runxue stepped forward to help: "I agree that you have misunderstood His Royal Highness's intention. His Royal Highness means that he hopes you can find your sweetheart and start a family soon. Otherwise, we will always feel guilty towards you and it will be difficult for us to be happy in this life."

In one word, everything changes.

Chu Heyi sneered: "If you tell this to a stupid person, maybe she will believe it. But do you think I look like a fool?"

Many people around: "..." I almost believed it just now.

Dongfang Shuo was furious and was about to say something, but was stopped by Chu Runxue.

"Your Highness, we did hurt Heyi. It's understandable that she is angry and doesn't trust us. Your Highness, don't worry about going to the battlefield. During your stay in Shengjing City, my aunt and I will help Heyi to choose a suitable young man and help her to make a proposal. Heyi's marriage is the responsibility entrusted to your Highness by the Emperor, and it is also my responsibility."

Dongfang Shuo understood the implication of Chu Runxue's words.

Didn't the emperor give him the responsibility for Chu Heyi's marriage? In this case, he will have the final say on who Chu Heyi will marry in the future!

When the Chu family collapses, he can just give Chu Heyi to a bad man, and no one will dare to say anything!

Dongfang Shuo suppressed his anger for the time being, and would take revenge when he returned from the battlefield in the north!

"Okay, I'll listen to Xue'er. You'll take care of it! Don't let the marriage of the ideal girl be delayed!" Dongfang Shuo said.

Chu Heyi was too lazy to listen to their nonsense and had already walked away.

Chu Ren walked up to her and said, "Don't be sad, sister. When my father and I return from the battlefield, we will definitely find a suitable husband for you. His Royal Highness Prince Cheng may not be the best man."

Chu Heyi immediately thought of Xie Lin and chuckled, "It's not that he may not be, but that he is definitely not the best man in the world."

She already has the best man in the world in her heart.

Chu Ren heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "That's good."

As long as she doesn't miss Dongfang Shuo, she won't be sad, and he, as her brother, will feel relieved.

"Fourth brother is gone. Remember to pick me and father up on the day he returns to Beijing. I will bring you a gift."

Chu Heyi nodded solemnly, watching her father and fourth brother mount their horses together. She said in her heart, "Father, fourth brother, you will definitely be able to return alive from the battlefield in this life, definitely!"

……

On the second day after the Chu father and son and His Royal Highness King Cheng led their troops to the northern border, a message came from the palace that the emperor was going to Lingshan to offer sacrifices to the heavens and pray for the fight against the Northern Zhou army.

The time is set for ten days later.

Princes, ministers, scholars, farmers, merchants, and workers, anyone who is willing can follow the emperor to offer sacrifices to heaven.

This scale had never been seen before. In the past, the emperor would only bring princes and ministers with him to offer sacrifices to heaven. Ordinary people were not allowed to go with him.

Baihua told Chu Heyi the news she had heard from the street: "It sounds like everyone can follow the emperor to Lingshan to offer sacrifices to the heaven, but there are requirements for those who can go to offer sacrifices to the heaven."

Chu Heyi was sitting at the desk practicing writing, without even raising his head: "What's your request?"

She always pretends to write well, making people feel that her good handwriting is the result of years of practice.

"Anyone who wanted to follow the emperor to the mountains to offer sacrifices to the heavens had to bring a bunch of reed flowers. But reed flowers had been raised in enclosures since some time ago. If you wanted to get reed flowers, you had to buy them.

"And a bunch of reeds costs one hundred taels of silver. Word has spread from the palace that whoever brings the most reeds on the day of the heaven sacrifice will prove to be the most loyal to Da Qi and the one who hopes most that Da Qi can repel the Northern Zhou army this time."

One hundred taels of silver!

It seems that everyone can follow the emperor to participate in the heaven sacrifice, but the rules set have already screened out the poor.

Baihua continued, "There is another piece of news. The top three people who come with the reeds this time, no matter they are kings, generals, or farmers or merchants, will be personally received by the emperor at a banquet after the sacrifice to heaven.

"Miss, in just one day, the reeds on the shore of Shanyi Lake have been harvested almost completely, and at least several thousand bunches have been sold."

Chu Heyi didn't say anything immediately.

As soon as the news that reeds were needed for offering sacrifices to the heavens was released, some people had already circled the reeds and sold them in advance.

And even though it was sold at such a high price, no one questioned it, and instead went to buy the reeds obediently.

Then there is only one possibility, that this was allowed by the emperor.

What is the purpose of doing this?

Of course, it’s to get the money.

This idea was thought up by Chu Runxue for the emperor, right?

It seemed like a sacrifice to heaven and a prayer for the army fighting against the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but its actual purpose was to make money for the imperial court.

Many princes and dukes lived in their fiefdoms and could hardly see the emperor once in their lifetime, so they would definitely spend money to buy reeds.

As for the merchants, it was not easy to see the emperor once, and they would definitely spend money to buy reeds.

As for other ministers, in order to express their loyalty to Da Qi and the emperor, and to express their eagerness for Da Qi to defeat Northern Zhou this time, they would certainly spend money to buy reeds.

As for ordinary people...

The next day, Chu Heyi received updated news.

Baihua said: "It is difficult for an ordinary family to collect 100 taels of silver, but they sincerely hope that Daqi will defeat the Northern Zhou, and they also want to show their loyalty to the emperor.

"So each family pooled two taels of silver, and fifty families could pool a hundred taels of silver to buy a bunch of reeds. The village chief would then carry their thoughts and follow the emperor to offer sacrifices to the heavens!"

This can be true for a village, a township, a county, or even a state. It's really a huge number!

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Note: "The Dihua Strategy refers to Guan Zhong's "Qingmao Strategy" during the Spring and Autumn Period. Chu Runxue is from the modern era and is familiar with history and economic warfare. However, the author wrote this book in an imaginary dynasty, which means that the male and female protagonists do not have Guan Zhong's economic warfare to learn from."