Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

"uh-huh?"

Qin Lu gave Gu Yanshu a puzzled look when he heard the words, what else is wrong?

Don't say it, there really is.

For example, there was a sudden plague of locusts in the Western Territory this year, and there was no harvest. For example, Xi Rong is now mobilizing troops, sharpening their knives against the sky, ready to move.

Gu Yanshu didn't know whether the trade plan he wrote in the imperial study room would be adopted in the end.

But Gu Yanshu knew that no matter what the final result was, his own deer might not be able to get leisure.

If the business plan is not approved, it is needless to say.

Although Qin Lu has been consciously promoting useful people from the barracks these days, he still hasn't been able to select a few who can take the lead.

When the war broke out, it was inevitable that Qin Lu would be required to lead the battle in person.

If the business plan is adopted, according to Xi Rong's domineering temperament, the emperor will definitely send someone who can hold the scene.

But looking at the entire Tianqi, there is no one else who can do this except Qin Lu.

Thinking about it, Gu Yanshu directly told Qin Lu about the matter related to Xirong, so that his Xiaolu could have a mental preparation.

Seeing Qin Lu's pensive appearance, Gu Yanshu frowned slightly, with some doubts:

"The prince didn't hear the wind before?"

Should not be ah.

Not to mention other things, let's just say that Xiaolu has led the army for many years, and now even if the soldier talisman is returned, the soldiers in the army will communicate with him.

The movement of Xirong's mobilization of troops should not be small. If the border is aware of it, Qin Lu will definitely be informed of it.

However, Gu Yanshu looked at his Xiaolu's expression at this time, but it seemed that he didn't know anything about it.

"Not yet received the message."

Qin Lu shook his head slightly, turned around and saw his concubine's face was full of confusion, after a while, he guessed what was in his heart, and smiled softly:

"Father has other hidden clues in his hand."

The monarchs of every country will plant spies in other countries, which is almost a tacit secret among the monarchs.

The emperor's news must have also come from Tianqi's spies, and it was faster than the news from the army, so it's not surprising.

Hearing this, Gu Yanshu's eyes flashed with clarity.

When mentioning Xirong, Gu Yanshu inevitably thought of the various descriptions about Xirong that he had seen in Qin Lu's handwriting and other books.

Perhaps because of cultural differences and geographical factors, in the words of ancient China, the Western Territory can be said to be a land of barbarians.

Unlike Tian Qi, who was taught poetry and etiquette since he was a child, people in the western region rarely learn literature, and most of them are rough people who don't know a single word.

Therefore, when Tianqi faced the countries in the western region, he often felt powerless when scholars met soldiers, which was justifiable and inexplicable.

And because the geographical resources are relatively poor, the countries in the western border often have civil wars due to plundering of resources.

This has also made the people in the western region brave and good at fighting, and almost all of them can fight ten with one.

Coupled with factors such as light and biological differences, the horses in the western region can be said to be the best in the world, and their leg strength and physique are far superior to those of other countries.

This is also one of the most critical factors for the cavalry in the western region to be invincible.

Even Qin Lu had suffered a lot at the hands of the cavalry in the western region.

Thinking of these, and thinking of the emperor's tone and expression when he mentioned Xi Rong's ordering troops, Gu Yanshu's face inevitably showed a bit of worry.

How well does Qin Lu know Gu Yanshu?

With a flick of Gu Yanshu's eyelashes, Qin Lu can guess exactly what his princess is thinking, and it is the same now.

Seeing the look on his princess's face becoming more and more ugly, Qin Lu couldn't help raising his hand, and squeezed his princess's earlobe:

"Don't think too much. Didn't you say that you wrote a plan for the border trade to the emperor? This year's battle should not be fought."

Although the word "should" was used, Gu Yanshu could hear the affirmative meaning from Qin Lu's tone.

I have some doubts in my heart:

"Why is the prince so sure?"

The corners of Qin Lu's lips raised slightly, and he asked instead:

"Wouldn't it be better for the princess to tell the king, what is the reaction of the father after receiving the plan?"

"Father is indeed more inclined to open border trade."

Gu Yanshu gave the answer without even thinking about it. He was already extremely good at observing people's hearts, let alone the emperor's attitude just now without the slightest concealment.

But even so, Gu Yanshu couldn't be sure of the final result.

Because this world is said to be the emperor's world, but many things, especially decisions related to the general situation of the country, are not actually the emperor's words, and he can't do whatever he wants.

In addition to his own wishes, the emperor has many other things to consider, such as the gains and losses of interests, the opinions of important officials in the court, and the ancestral rules of the ancestors.

Tianqi has always emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce. Before the cement road was completed, there was not much trade between border countries, let alone between cities.

Didn't the emperor not make a direct decision just now because he had considered these aspects?

However, before Gu Yanshu could express these concerns of the emperor, he heard the following sentence from his own Xiaolu:

"Don't think too much, it's best to be able to avoid the war, but if you can't, it's not a big deal, it's just a defeat. I was able to defeat them three years ago, and I can do the same three years later."

When he said the latter sentence, Qin Lu's tone was full of condescending arrogance, and his determined tone and expression made people unbearably convinced.

The worry in Gu Yanshu's heart calmed down a lot when he saw Qin Lu's expression at the moment.

Looking up, he smiled at Qin Lu:

"Naturally, your lord is the god of war in Tianqi!"

And Qin Lu, who was originally full of arrogance, became a little embarrassed after hearing his Ruan Ruan's compliment.

A layer of crimson slowly spread over the pinnae, looking down at the smiling face of his princess, he could only reply in the end:

"It's good that the princess knows."

It's just that no matter how you listen to this, it makes people feel a little lacking in confidence.

Fortunately, the people of Xirong couldn't see Qin Lu's appearance at this moment. If they saw it, they might be able to boost their morale and directly break through the defense line of Tianqi border.

It's okay for Qin Lu not to know about Xi Rong's deployment of troops. Now that he knows, he can't pretend he doesn't know anything.

After returning to the palace, Qin Lu didn't delay, and directly asked Zhi Ge to summon General Mei and others to the palace, and began to discuss countermeasures.

During this period, Gu Yanshu was also not idle.

The matter of Xirong will inevitably fall on Qin Lu. In the end, no matter whether the two armies are fighting or opening up trade, there will inevitably be conflicts with the people of Xirong during the negotiation.

For items such as alcohol wound medicine, you can never go wrong if you prepare them in advance.

There are also things like grain and grass, which should be more than less.

Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu were preparing for the event in the Western Territory. On the other side, the news that the eldest prince led the army to rebel during the Qionglin banquet finally spread to the palace.

The son rebelled against the army, and although he failed in the end, he also lost all the face of the royal family.

At that time, the matter was controlled quickly and did not spread. The emperor didn't want to say more.

But how can there be any paper in this world that can hold fire?

On the day of the Qionglin Banquet, all the officials heard the abnormalities in the palace and the sound of weapons being exchanged outside the banquet.

In addition, when the incident happened, Qin Lu was not in the hall, which also gave the officials a lot of room for reverie.

In just a few days, Qin Lu's head was pinned on the many abnormal movements of Qionglin Banquet that day.

Even the dancer who blatantly assassinated on the banquet hall became Qin Lu's confidant.

Coupled with the fact that Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu were busy arranging the affairs of Xirong in the past few days, they were almost in a state of being in a state of being in a state of seeing the head and not seeing the end. When everyone saw that there was no movement in Prince Li's mansion, this rumor became even more rampant.

Seeing this, the emperor finally revealed the truth about the Qionglin Banquet to the public.

At the same time, the punishment for the eldest prince and others was also announced.

After the noble concubine pushed all the reasons on the fourth prince, the fourth prince confessed to his crime.

Not only did he admit that since the establishment of the First Prince's mansion, he has been drugging the First Prince's diet, which made the First Prince more and more irritable and irritable.

He also admitted that he was raising private soldiers in the army, and at the same time he also admitted that he persuaded the eldest prince to raise troops for breakfast.

But no matter what, the person who brought someone into the palace with the intention of committing suicide was still the First Prince himself.

In the end, the eldest prince was demoted to be a commoner, expelled from Beijing, and would never be allowed to return to Beijing.

As for the fourth prince, he was imprisoned in the fourth prince's mansion by the emperor's decree, and he was not allowed to leave the mansion without summons.

The imperial concubine seemed dissatisfied with this result, but in the end, the emperor said, "Using power and taking the throne should implicate the nine clans. It is a great kindness for me to spare his life." .

That's right.

Usurping power and seizing the throne, no matter when it is placed, is a serious crime that implicates the entire family.

Even the prince cannot avoid it.

Let’s not talk about it far away, just talk about the previous dynasty, the emperor’s capable brothers, isn’t it just a bloody lesson?

Compared with them, the eldest prince can indeed be considered lucky, at least he is still alive.

Thinking of this, the imperial concubine did not dare to persuade her anymore.

If the eldest prince did such a thing, the emperor would naturally not allow him to stay in Beijing for a long time. Almost on the second day after the imperial edict was issued, the eldest prince left the capital under the supervision of the prince and others.

After the eldest prince left the capital, the imperial concubine seemed to have been stripped of her backbone, losing all her vigor and energy.

In his busy schedule, Gu Yanshu heard the fifth prince mention it.

Although the current noble concubine has not been deprived of her title of noble concubine, and even her foot restraint has been cancelled, she still voluntarily surrendered her part of the power in charge of the palace and closed the palace gate tightly.

According to the palace servants who served in the imperial concubine's palace, nowadays, the imperial concubine is copying scriptures and worshiping Buddha in the palace every day, which means that the ancient Qingdeng Buddha has passed away.

Logically speaking, this move of the noble concubine was not in compliance with the rules, but since the emperor said to let her go, the people below naturally couldn't afford to disobey the emperor's orders for the sake of a noble concubine who survived in name only.

The eldest prince left the capital, the four princes were grounded, and the noble concubine converted. The rumors about the Li Palace in the court and in the capital naturally gradually subsided.

Originally, the ministers thought that after going through such a situation, the court could at least calm down a little bit.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's next two imperial decrees directly broke the silence of the court.

One of them is about the trade between the Western Territory and Tianqi.

After discussing with the ministers for nearly ten days, this plan was finally passed.

Just as Gu Yanshu had imagined at the beginning, because of Xi Rong's particularity, this task fell to Qin Lu in the end.

On this point, the emperor had already reached an agreement with the ministers when discussing whether border trade was feasible.

But to everyone's surprise, it was the emperor's second imperial decree——

The seventh prince was established as the crown prince.