Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

I pay my respects to my father! Liu Zhao bowed and respectfully obeyed.

I'm back! Come with me for a walk.

An old voice rang in Liu Zhao's ears.

Royal Father! His mood was agitated, and his mood was very complicated.

I haven't seen him for a few years, and my father has aged a lot, making it impossible to look directly at him.

Emperor Wende laughed. He wanted to reach out and pat Liu Zhao on the shoulder, but suddenly found that his son was half a head taller than him.

At the moment when Emperor Wende was about to let go, Liu Zhao suddenly made an unexpected move.

He squatted down and looked up at Emperor Wende, full of complex emotions, and called out: Father Emperor!

Emperor Wende's lips moved slightly, and his eyes were complicated. He laughed again in a blink of an eye, and this time he successfully patted Liu Zhao on the shoulder, Good job, you didn't lose face to the Liu family.

My son dares to lose his life, but not to lose face.

Hahaha……

With his hands behind his back, Emperor Wende walked out of the hall first, and walked towards the back mountain along the three-foot-wide path.

Liu Zhao was half a step behind and followed Emperor Wende.

From time to time, he stretched out his hand to support him, and quickly let go before Emperor Wende noticed.

He did it naturally.

Sometimes Liu Zhao thought about it, but he hated it in his heart.

He hated his father for treating him unfairly, hated his father for being cruel and heartless.

However, when he saw his father's gray hair and beard, and his slow and heavy steps, all the hatred turned into nothingness.

The tall and straight father in my memory, majestic and natural, will actually grow old one day.

Birth, old age, sickness and death, even if you are an emperor, you can't escape.

Liu Zhao's heart fluctuated, giving birth to many emotions.

Neither father nor son spoke, and climbed the mountain in silence.

The palace servants and guards followed closely behind.

Finally reached the top of the mountain.

The back mountain is not high enough to see all the small mountains at a glance.

You can only see the palaces and palaces hidden in the mountains and forests, and the palace people and concubines who shuttle among them.

On the periphery of the palace, there are many houses, which are the residences of accompanying officials, royal family members and others.

Liu Zhao looked around, and finally found the place where he and Gu Jiu lived among the many houses scattered all over the place.

It is located in the central position of many houses, surrounded by stars and moons.

He was startled, the stars support the moon?

Is this intentional? Or is it a coincidence?

He looked towards Emperor Wende.

Emperor Wende found a stone and was about to sit down.

Chang En hurried forward and put the soft cushion on the stone, The stone is cold, Your Majesty, take care of your body.

Emperor Wende waved his hand, signaling him to back down.

He beckoned Liu Zhao to come forward, Tell me about the Northwest, what's the situation now? Luhou, have you seen it?

Report to my father, the situation in the northwest has been settled. The Metropolitan Government has decided to send troops deep into the grasslands to take advantage of the situation to occupy the grasslands.

Occupy the grassland? Emperor Wende pondered for a while, Li Bingming mentioned such a sentence in the memorial, but I didn't think about it carefully. Tell me what you and Li Bingming think.

The idea of ​​Erchen and Master Li is to push the border to the depths of the grassland.

Emperor Wende frowned.

The grassland is very large, the climate is bad, and it is not suitable for farming. It is only suitable for the grazing life of living by the water. Living by the water means that the population migrates. How do the government manage it? There are only officials in one place and one city in Dazhou. An official of herdsman migration. This is not conducive to court management.

What the father said is true. This is also the fundamental reason why the past dynasties gave up the management of the grassland. There is no way to carry out population statistics and management. But if we don't manage the grassland, the enemy will manage it. The enemy not only manages the grassland, but in turn Stomp on us hard.

After a pause, Liu Zhao continued: Without Beirong, Dazhou will not manage the grasslands. Within a few decades, a new nation will be born in the grasslands. What Xirong and Dongrong are all wolf ambitions, they all plan to rob Dazhou Zhou Guohuo. Erchen thought that if we can no longer follow the old road of the past dynasties, can we try to take a new road, a road that no one has gone before. Erchen thought, no matter how bad the new road is, it will not be worse than the previous two years. The situation is worse.”

Emperor Wende looked into the distance, frowned and thought, What new path do you want to take?

Liu Zhao said: A few years ago, with the permission of my father, a group of fortresses were built on the grassland. Relying on these fortresses, the Xiliang cavalry was effectively blocked, and an effective supply line was established. Traveling through the grassland, you can With these fortresses as the center, count the population and livestock.

Emperor Wende asked: Have you ever thought about how much it will cost to manage the grasslands? Where does the money come from? How much tax can the grassland herdsmen and livestock provide? If the fortresses are learned by the barbarians, they will deal with them in reverse. What about Da Zhou?

Liu Zhao was clearly prepared, and he said calmly: Son, after careful consideration, the required expenses mainly come from three parts. One is to set up fixed-point bazaars and extract livestock transaction taxes. The second is to establish a winemaking industry and extract wine taxes. The third is minerals Taxes. The grasslands also have mineral resources, so it is worth spending time and energy to manage them. After a few decades, maybe a city can be built on the grasslands.”

Emperor Wende smiled, It's a good idea, but it's just an idea. If you talk about your idea in court, I dare say that none of the courtiers will support you in doing so.

My son understands! My son is not in a hurry, this matter needs to be planned slowly.

Emperor Wende nodded approvingly, It's good to have an idea. Do things without haste or impatience, and you must avoid impulsiveness, so that you can accomplish great things.

I will always remember my father's teachings. Liu Zhao bowed and said.

Emperor Wende looked at Chang En.

Chang En knew the trick, and immediately led the people back far away.

The guards surrounded the entire mountain to ensure that no mosquito could fly in.

Emperor Wende patted the stone beside him and motioned Liu Zhao to sit down.

Liu Zhao chose a small stone and sat down on it.

Emperor Wende asked in a chatty tone: Tell me about Marquis Lu! Can the imperial court control him?

Liu Zhao thought for a moment, then said solemnly: The Marquis of Lu has already achieved great power, and it is difficult to control it. If we adopt tough measures, it may be difficult to avoid military disaster.

Emperor Wende frowned, Is there no way to deal with him? Do I have to give him the Northwest? With the Northwest, he wants to own the entire Great Zhou. Even if there is a military disaster, he must find a way to get rid of Lu This is the trouble of Hou's confidant. If you continue to raise their Pei family father and son, one day you will raise a tiger and become a trouble, and raise a traitor.

Emperor Wende was very anxious, he wanted to solve the problem of the Northwest Army as soon as possible.

After solving the two external troubles of Beirong and Xiliang, the Northwest Army seemed to be the internal trouble of the Great Zhou, the biggest and most serious factor of instability.

Liu Zhao said unhurriedly: Father, please calm down! My son's idea, if you can avoid the military disaster, try to avoid it. My son has an immature idea, maybe it can be used.

tell me the story.

Liu Zhao dipped his fingers in water, and randomly drew a few strokes on the stone to outline the general terrain of the northwest.

You can try the strategy of driving away wolf and tiger, and drive Lu Hou to lead the Northwest Army to attack westward. The imperial court provides part of the food and grass, and allows the Northwest Army to plunder along the way and support the war with war.

Liu Zhao moved his finger to Xiliang little by little, If the Northwest Army can capture this place, it is far away, and it is unrealistic to send officials to govern it. It is better to be more generous and seal this place to the Pei family. Let the Pei family manage the Northwest for generations. To the west, the Great Zhou Bingfeng is determined to go west. And it can also be used to train troops. The recruits will be pulled over in batches to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army. At the same time, the fortress on the grassland will become the veritable first barrier of the Great Zhou. This is a preliminary idea of ​​the son, what does the emperor want?

Emperor Wende stared at the stone and remained silent for a long time.

The traces of water dries up and disappears gradually.

Emperor Wende didn't look away.

After a long time, Emperor Wende breathed a sigh of relief.

Is this your personal idea?

Liu Zhao shook his head, Lord Li also has the same idea, this is a last resort to avoid military disaster.

Emperor Wende asked again: How much did Gu Jiu participate in your thinking?

Liu Zhao was stunned on the spot.

Emperor Wende laughed, You still want to hide it from me, it's a dream. Such a long-term plan, such a big deal, looks like Gu Jiu's style of acting. She likes to count birds with one stone, and she always tries to take care of many parties when she does one thing. Benefits. This plan is tantamount to cracking the soil and enforcing the Marquis, using Xiliang's land as a favor to win over the Pei family and the Northwest Army.

I guess, Marquis Lu should not be able to refuse. After all, he was not sure of victory against the imperial army, and at the same time, he didn't want to lose everything he had. The situation is stalemate, but it cannot be stalemate forever. The Northwest Army's advance westward was simply a stroke of genius.

Liu Zhao secretly broke out in a little sweat.

He really didn't expect that his father was so sharp that he could see through the shadow of Gu Jiu in this opportunity at a glance.

After Emperor Wende finished speaking, he laughed again.

After laughing, he asked, Did Gu Jiu say how much money and how many years will it take to promote this opportunity?

Liu Zhao did not hide anything, Within ten years, this plan will be completed. The money and food required will not be less than ten million taels.

Emperor Wende frowned, Where does so much money and food come from?

Loot from Beirong, from Xiliang.

She dares to think. She is more courageous than many officials in the court. Those civil servants are talking about the state of benevolence and righteousness in my ears every day. They are all bullshit.

Liu Zhao laughed, Xiao Jiu also said that benevolence and righteousness to foreign enemies is the greatest cruelty to the people of Great Zhou.

That's a good statement. It should be told to the courtiers. Let them know what true benevolence and righteousness are.

Emperor Wende was in a good mood.

He patted Liu Zhao on the shoulder, This plan may not be realized in my lifetime. It is up to you to solve Luhou and Pei's family.

Father! Liu Zhao turned pale with shock.

What Emperor Wende said was short of saying clearly that he wanted to pass the throne to him.

Emperor Wende smiled calmly, I know my body well, and I don't have much time left. I don't feel at ease entrusting the country and society of the Great Zhou to others. I am at ease in entrusting it to you.

Liu Zhao knelt down on the ground, his eyes flushed, I dare not live up to my father's entrustment, expand the territory and expand the land, and let everyone in the world hear the voice of the Great Zhou.

Good ambition! I also want to go to the west of the northwest to see if there are really so many countries and so many people.