The imperial concubine bows down to me

After hearing this clue from Kong Zhixu that day, Liu Shuyan was not in a hurry to investigate the matter.After all, there is still no evidence at present, and the entire Confucian mansion must have been cleaned up by Shen Tai, and it is difficult to find anything useful after going there, on the contrary, it is very likely to scare the snake.

Although Kong Zhixu didn't look like she was lying at all, just in case, Liu Shuyan put her under house arrest in the side hall.It's just that the food and drink are still provided, and as long as she has any needs, she will try her best to satisfy her.After the forced palace incident, the suspicious people in the East Palace were basically replaced, and all the people left were trustworthy people, so Liu Shuyan was relieved.

Du Qinning has been taking care of Xue Ruoyu these days, although Xue Ruoyu doesn't want to talk to her.But Du Qinning knew that both Xue Jiang and Liu Shuyan broke her heart that day, so even though Xue Ruoyu beat and scolded her frequently, she kept silent and let Xue Ruoyu vent.

After all, Xue Ruoyu was innocent, and the matter related to her came to this point because of Shen Zhi, so Du Qinning acted as an atonement to her on Shen Zhi's behalf.It's just that Xue Ruoyu has changed, Du Qinning thought, she will probably never see the innocent little girl who smiled all day long and liked to bicker with her.

And Shen Zhi, under Liu Shuyan's urging, had a good rest for two days, and in the early morning of the third day, he put on the prince's crown and clothes, and for the first time truly performed state affairs on behalf of the king, and went to court.As Liu Shuyan said, she was furious in the court, and after she took back all the rights that Shen Tianhe had given Liu Xiuyun to supervise the country, no one in the entire court dared to stand up and say something wrong.

Shen Zhi originally thought that Liu Xiuyun had already dealt with Xue Jiang when she was in a coma, but otherwise, he had been waiting for her to wake up and deal with it himself.

So for the first time in the early court, after a formal discussion with the ministers, Shen Zhidang even issued an order: the traitor Xue Jiang attempted to rebel, and at three quarters in the afternoon, he launched the Meridian Gate and beheaded the public. The soldiers were sent into exile.But thinking it was a moment of confusion, so the royal family showed mercy, and the irrelevant people in the house who didn't know about it were dealt with lightly.After confiscating all the family property, all the servants of the son-in-law's house were demoted to civilians and released. Princess Jiujiang moved back to live in the palace with her son, and the son was changed to Shen Zhenzhe.

This method of disposal was told by the concubine, to kill a Liwei and pardon a group of Yangde.In this way, civil and military officials and common people know that the prince is benevolent, but he is not so incompetent that he can be despised.

After that day, the courtiers' cognition and attitude towards Shen Zhi changed greatly, and they did not dare to underestimate her as in the past, for fear that Shen Zhi and Liu Shuyan would catch him if he didn't pay attention. He became the next Xue Jiang alive, and lost his life in vain.

However, although Shen Zhi's situation in the capital has improved a little, Shen Tianhe, who is far away in the borderland, has encountered difficult problems.Guo State and its neighbors have been in war for many years. Since the domestic turmoil has subsided, although the soldiers have not let down their vigilance in training these years, there is still a lot of shortage of war preparations compared to when the arrows were on the string.

For example, Shen Tianhe personally wrote an urgent report for [-] miles, asking Shen Zhi to prepare [-] horses and send them to the front line within one month without delay.When Shen Zhi got the letter, he immediately turned around in a hurry. After reading it out, the atmosphere in the courtroom was inevitably tense.

"In this short month, where can I find so many war horses?" An old minister frowned, and was immediately worried when he heard the news.

Another slightly younger courtier next to him also stroked his long beard with a little melancholy, and echoed: "Yes, even if we can find so many horses, it is impossible for all of them to be good horses that can go to the battlefield. ah."

"Hey, it's difficult..." He shook his head again and again.

The ministers whispered, which also made Shen Zhi's scalp tingle.She thought, it would be great if Liu Shuyan was here at this time, she would definitely have a good idea.But she knew that she couldn't rely on Liu Shuyan for everything, she had to learn to be independent and handle some things by herself.

Thinking about it, Shen Zhi cleared his throat, and when the ministers heard the sound, the discussion immediately stopped.

"What's a good strategy, gentlemen?" After a pause, Shen Zhi put his hands back on his knees, and tried hard to learn to show the majesty that a prince should have.

The discussion just now was so lively, but when it was Shen Zhi's turn to speak, it was the ministers' turn to speak, but there was no sound.Shen Zhi frowned, and was about to say something, but Liu Xiuyun took a step to the right at this moment, saluted and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness, I have a plan for now."

"Please speak, Prime Minister." Hearing this, Shen Zhi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.Sure enough, to have the help of the brothers and sisters of the Liu family is a blessing that she has cultivated for several lifetimes.

"I am at war with Xianbei in Daguo, and the place of battle is far away from the capital. Even if Your Highness can find [-] horses within a month, it may be too late to transport the horses to the front line. In my opinion , it is better to purchase horses nearby, and directly negotiate with the Rouran, Qiang, Dangxiang and other tribes that are adjacent to Xianbei to buy horses. In this way, the horses are convenient and timely to be transported in several countries that are close to the battlefield; secondly, the nomads are originally People on horseback have much more good horses than I do, and they can easily gather [-] good horses."

What Liu Xiuyun said seemed to be reasonable, but as soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up and objected.That person is Wu Chenglei, the eunuch who is in charge of horse affairs, and he has more say in this matter.

He retorted: "What the prime minister said is indeed a relatively good way now, but the small countries and Xianbei mentioned by the prime minister are all nomads after all. Guo really wiped out Xianbei, which is of no benefit to those places, and it is an extra threat. Although there is more money to be earned by selling BMWs, those Hu merchants are not necessarily willing to sell real good horses Give us, maybe we will have to play tricks in this matter secretly."

What Wu Chenglei said is really a problem.Although the countries mentioned by Liu Xiuyun have been very friendly with Guo State in recent years, but as the saying goes, there are only permanent interests, but no permanent friends.If they are afraid that Xianbei will be wiped out and they will pose a threat to themselves, and secretly collude with Xianbei, take money and do nothing, and join forces to counterattack Guo State, wouldn't they suffer heavy losses?

"The prime minister is right, the eunuch is also right, Rong Gu thinks about it carefully." Shen Zhi nodded again and again, it seems that although Wu Chenglei is a martial artist, his mind is still not simple, no wonder he can become Shen Tai's confidant .

Although Shen Zhi had independently reviewed the memorials before, those were trivial matters after all, but this time, she was dealing with major matters related to the fate of the country in the true sense.In any case, she should think carefully and come up with a perfect plan so that the ministers who have just changed their minds about her will be more convinced.

After a long silence, Shen Zhi pursed his lips, and suddenly asked a question that was not very relevant to this matter: "Prime Minister, how has the development of the Rouran, Qiang, and Dangxiang clans been in recent years?"

"Returning to Your Highness, since the cessation of war with me, some people from the three clans have gradually stepped off their horses. The economy and technology have flourished and flourished. Up to now, they can be called prosperous. In addition, the three clans The clan wantonly promoted our traditional culture of Daguo, dressed in Guo costumes, practiced Guo characters, taught Guo rites, and made great breakthroughs in this regard." Liu Xiuyun didn't know why Shen Zhi asked this, but he still reported the truth to her.

In this way, Shen Zhi suddenly came up with a plan: "My Daguo, under the full governance of the first emperor and the father, with the help of the ministers and the people of the world, can now be called a prosperous generation, and is affected by the neighbors. All countries worship. However, because of the instability of the domestic government, I closed the country in a closed country. Although there are cultural exchanges with foreign nations, it can be regarded as very little. Now the world is peaceful, and only Xianbei is making trouble on the border. We might as well take this opportunity to open up The border allows free trade between countries, those who meet the conditions can come to Daguo to settle freely, talented people can participate in the Guo State imperial examination, and consensual marriages can also be made with Daguo women. In this way, the three ethnic groups will also Let's let go of our grievances and wholeheartedly help Daguo to calm the chaos, what do you think?"

After returning to the East Palace, Shen Zhi went straight to the side courtyard where Wei Feng was.

Since she woke up, Wei Feng also temporarily moved into the East Palace for a short stay. Sometimes Liu Shuyan was not in the East Palace, and when Shen Zhi had something to do but couldn't find her, he would ask him for the reasons.Today, although she had already discussed with the courtiers in the court hall, she still wanted to ask Wei Feng for another opinion on this.

This is a major matter related to national policy, and should be reported to Shen Tianhe first, but now that the front line is tight, they can't allow them to hesitate too much, so they can only settle this matter as soon as possible.Furthermore, the opening of the border is not a bad thing, it is just a helpless move to solve the current difficulties.Now the neighboring countries are following the Guo State, and they are quite likely to be assimilated. This order will not only show the demeanor of a big country, but also allow the people of the world to have a wider range of choices, so that they will not be too limited in doing things.

After some discussion, Wei Feng still agreed with Shen Zhi's approach, but reminded her to carefully consider and verify when promulgating regulations.This move is to facilitate the trade of Hu merchants to bring some benefits to the country, or to introduce some talents with real talents to contribute to the imperial court. We must not let some people with insufficient qualifications take advantage of the loopholes. Thereby increasing the population and economic burden of Guo State.

Shen Zhi responded, and after discussing some relevant details with Wei Feng, he took the opportunity to express another idea to Wei Feng: "Now that Xue Jiang is dead, the position of Qing Lu is vacant, and there is no suitable one in the capital for the time being." Candidates. My uncle is both civil and military, and he is loyal to the Shen family, so I just want to ask my uncle to return to the capital and take up the post of Guangluqing. If my uncle agrees, I can send people to Songzhou to pick up my aunt and cousins ​​in the next day. Come to the capital to avoid uncle's worries and scruples."

Hearing this, Wei Feng shook his head without the slightest hesitation, and rejected Shen Zhi's proposal: "No, after uncle promised your mother, he would never enter Beijing to serve as an official or a saint in this lifetime, so how could he respond? No letter?"