The husband's son-in-law

Let Brother Lin think about how to burn the glazed cups.

As soon as Xiaomeng left, Brother Lin pretended to be normal, but the servants saw him crying in the front yard, how could Li Zhouzhou not know that his eyelids were swollen the next day when he came here , cried again at night.

Li Zhouzhou wanted to find something for Brother Lin to do, so he turned his attention.

"Besides the glazed cup, draw something else."

The servants brought the food, so Li Zhouzhou stopped talking and asked Wang Jian to eat first, "You two haven't seen each other for a long time, I'll go to the hall to read the letter." He took the letter box and went to the main hall.

The two got up to see the boss/father off.

Wang Jian said: "You should also use some. Seeing that you are skinny, it is specified that you did not eat well a few days ago."

"Not too thin, right?" Brother Lin whispered.

Wang Jian raised his eyebrows, that means he didn't have a good meal, so he put the bowl and chopsticks in front of Brother Lin, "Use some with me, otherwise it seems that I can eat and have a big appetite."

"It's good to be able to eat, and to be healthy." Brother Lin said so, but obediently took the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables and ate.

In the main hall.

Li Zhouzhou repacked Mrs. Liang's letter, and Mrs. Liang was talking about business in the front yard. It might take a while, so Li Zhouzhou first read the letter written by Xiaoshu. Dabai helped the younger brother cover all kinds of nonsense.

Xiaoshu said: Don't look at Dabai who is serious and serious on weekdays, but he is partial to Xiaohei in private. He can protect Xiaohei when he is mischievous, but it pissed me off so much that I gave him a slap. It's Xiao Hei, how could he paint bastards on his own face, the ink was all over the place, he ran away when he saw me whipping him, Da Bai said he was going to play with his younger brother, if I didn't believe it, he would return it to his own face painted……

Li Zhouzhou couldn't help laughing, it's fun to think of coming to Yan's house, and Xiao Shu chased after him with a broom, and Xiao Douding, who was running around in front of him, didn't expect Dabai to be serious and upright. I will also paint bastards on my face.

"Why are you smiling so happily?" When Gu Zhao came back, he saw Zhou Zhou smiling in the hall with crooked eyes.

Li Zhouzhou said: "Xiao Shu's letter, Xiao Hei is fun, and Da Bai's seriousness is also interesting." I learned a lot.

Gu Zhao sat on the other side, and the servants served tea. Gu Zhao waved his hands, but before he could speak, Li Zhouzhou said to the servants, "Don't serve the tea. The mung bean soup that has just been chilled is in a large teapot. If you don't want beans, just eat it." Soup."

"Where's Wang Jian and Brother Lin?" Gu Zhao laughed. He doesn't like hot tea in hot weather, and the warm one doesn't taste good. Mung bean soup is more comfortable, especially the iced one, with a little sugar, especially good.

Li Zhouzhou said: "The two children are eating next door, and I sit there. Wang Jian is always worried that the meal will not taste good."

Then there is no rush.Gu Zhao nodded, first took a few sips of the mung bean soup brought by his servants, and quenched his thirst all at once. He had just talked with Liang Jiang for a long time, and his mouth was dry.It's comfortable now.

The tea mug is still a style that Gu Zhao worked out in Xiping Village before, but it used to be made of loess, but now it has become porcelain. The Hou family has a big business, pure white porcelain, and some blue landscapes, which are quite beautiful. It is comfortable to drink cold drinks in summer.

"Let me read the second brother's letter." Gu Zhaoxian opened the second brother Yan's letter to read.

I used to look at the seniors first, but now the seniors are getting higher and higher, their mouths are a little stricter, and they are a lot calmer-in short, there are fewer complaints about political opinions on the letter paper.

On the contrary, Second Brother Yan's letter is a little more expressive - it can be seen that he is frustrated.Mostly it is to teach the prince, some insights, and then a few words about the court.

Gu Zhao frowned more and more as he looked at it.

Seeing that Xiaoshu's letter was almost finished, Li Zhouzhou had a smile on his face, but when he turned his head and saw his husband frowning, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"The imperial court doesn't want to fight anymore, and wants to seek peace."

Li Zhou thought about it on Monday, and said: "It's not us who are fighting against Fanguo and Nanyi, but someone else is fighting us. If we want to seek peace, they will definitely open their mouths." It is the same as doing business.

"Didn't it mean that the situation in Toyosu is okay now? How come it has reached the point of seeking peace."

The second prince has stabilized the overall situation. Fanguo Anhui has a large area and a lot of people. It is the big leader. The second prince has already controlled the big leader with a steady victory. The Rongzhou side is a bit miserable, but it does not mean that there is no have to fight.

"The imperial court has two options. One is Princess Dali and the marriage. If that side disagrees, the city will be cut." Gu Zhao felt a deep sense of powerlessness when he saw the city cut.

Li Zhouzhou: "My Majesty's princess is only seven or eight years old—"

"The princess of the first emperor, and the daughters of several princes in the clan." After Gu Zhao finished speaking, he let go of the letter and said something unruly: "If you have the ability to send the second prince's daughter to marry, you can directly force the second prince quickly. "

Li Zhouzhou suddenly understood why Emperor Tianshun wanted to get married in a situation where he could fight now, because he was afraid that the second prince of Fengzhou would gain more and more military power, and his throne would be forced to be unstable, so he wanted to settle down early , to sum.

"This is humiliation." Li Zhouzhou said.

Regardless of whether it is the marriage of the princess or the severance of the city, just say the marriage of the princess, the status of the mother of the fourteenth prince in the Dali calendar, and the status of the fourteenth born, you will know what the situation of the married woman was in the past.

When Dali beat Nanyi back then, the number of Nanyi Xianwang daughters who beat him was less than half a hundred, so it was reversed.

"Is it settled, or is it just the officials who have this idea?" Li Zhouzhou asked.

Gu Zhao: "The lower officials can give advice, but it's actually because of the wind and face. The Holy Majesty wants to do this, but he can't mention it—" It's ridiculous for the emperor to suggest this, it's really shameless and shameless.

"Nine times out of ten."

After Tianshun Emperor's operations several times, Gu Zhao had known that this person was not Mingjun, but after seeing the news, he still felt powerless - he lost his temper when he scolded his mother.

He opened the senior brother's letter, it was very good, the senior brother scolded, just a few words, the vulgarity of the vernacular was already revealed - there is too much shit in Beijing, it cannot be avoided, it is disgusting.

It seems to be set.

Li Zhouzhou quickly thought of something, and told Mrs. Liang that she wanted to order a glass cup, "It doesn't matter much to be with Aunt Liang's natal daughter, right? Royal women should not be able to turn to women with other surnames."

"Don't overdo things, don't make jewelry, just glazed cups and ornaments." Gu Zhao said.

Li Zhouzhou was also right in thinking that jewelry can be taken out to make a show, and Mrs. Liang must know something about it, so she said Liulizhan, otherwise it is naturally better to give women jewelry.

When the country is in chaos, the people will be hurt first.

In fact, there was another thing that Gu Zhao didn't know - Liang Zizhi and Yan Jing didn't write it in the letter.The second prince in Fengzhou forcibly recruited soldiers, stretching a large area in the northwest, and there were three chief secretaries in a row. The news reached the capital a little late, and Emperor Tianshun was terrified when he heard it. How many people have to be recruited?

The assistant king wants to oppose it.

The fifth prince anxiously told Emperor Tianshun that he had settled an account for Emperor Tianshun. Naturally, the more people, the better. In the end, he found out how many soldiers the second prince had in his hands, and Emperor Tianshun was so frightened that he knocked over his wine glass.

Another point is that almost the entire northwest of the three chief secretaries listened to the words of the second prince.

This is actually very scary, the second prince still has power to hide his desire to rebel and become king.

The idea given by the fifth prince at that time was to ask Emperor Tianshun to take the Zhao family in Beijing, reprimand the assistant king for his bad intentions, and recruit him back. If he didn’t come back, he would destroy the whole family of Zhao’s family, as well as Duan Taifei in the palace—the second prince. mother.

It's all hostage.

Emperor Tianshun was moved but quickly denied it, and said: It is not a pity to kill these people, but the second child, the beast, will have a name and lead troops to kill him.

So give up and think about it.

Emperor Tianshun is weak and incompetent. He just wants to be his emperor at ease. He can be happy every day, and he can make big things into small ones. If the second prince proposes not to rebel in the future, he will not kill Emperor Tianshun in Beijing and kick him out of power. , as long as the northwestern side of Fengzhou is required to establish itself as the king, I am afraid that Emperor Tianshun will grit his teeth and agree for the sake of peace.

Of course, this is not yet the case. The second prince did not step down to become king, and Emperor Tianshun also wanted to "turn big things into small things", so he had the princess and his affinity to plan to cut the city.

If according to what the fifth prince said, the whole family of the Zhao family was killed here, and Concubine Duan was moved, the second prince of Fengzhou would really lead an army back to Beijing, and Fengzhou would have no soldiers guarding it. Instead of just taking the opportunity to kill them in, when the time comes there will be chaos in the calendar and people will be devastated.

...Even Emperor Tianshun, who is weak and weak, also has this advantage.

At least now the external enemies are watching, and there can be no chaos inside.

Although Gu Zhao didn't know about this, but he had a foreknowledge in his heart. He always felt that the princess's marriage was not a really safe and peaceful strategy-not to mention cutting the city. Once you cut it, people will know that your bottom line is so low. It might as well occupy the entire Dali Dynasty.

And the second prince in Fengzhou definitely disagrees.

When you are stable, how do you fight and raise soldiers and horses?

The situation that can be seen in the next one or two years will get worse and worse.

"How are the goods selling? If there is a mess, the goods don't have to be sold three times a year." Gu Zhao asked Zhou Zhou.

Li Zhouzhou glanced at his husband, Gu Zhao: "What's wrong? Is business not good?"

"No, it's even tighter than before. This year, there are a few merchants who have cooperated with each other before. They buy in at a low price and sell at a high price. Wang Jiangang just told me about this. I haven't talked about the specifics yet, but that said, business It's better."

Gu Zhao: ...

"Is it because you want to be an official class position? Ordinary people's life is hard. You don't have to eat coconut palm sugar for cheap, or pods can make do. If you can't sell it to the common people, you can't make a lot of money. Why don't you use it?" Things are packaged and lifted, and they become things used by the rich and powerful.”

Li Zhouzhou listened to Mr. Xiang, thinking about it, I am afraid it is also the reason.

"Let's think about it later." Li Zhouzhou also wanted to find a solution. He didn't want these things to be sold at expensive prices. Over there, the officials and lords earned too much money. But with such a start, the price has increased, and they can be supplied. If the quantity is less, then the factories in Zhaozhou don't need so many, and the workers need to be less.

This can't be done.

We still have to follow the path of ordinary people.

Gu Zhao: "Sell it in a stable place, and it shouldn't be affected for a year or so."

But after that, what if the war affects the people in the stable areas of the Central Plains?

The husband and wife both know about this matter, and now it is just procrastination, they can't solve such a big matter, they can only talk about it when it comes.

At the end of May, the Zhaozhou Cuju Competition was held as scheduled, and the bustle and bustle was still alive.

The whole family of Li Fu went to support Li Zhaoxi, and watched the fun by the way.Rong Ye didn't go, but stayed to take care of Fourteen, Gu Zhao heard and said, "That's right, you are the big brother, take good care of him." He took Zhou Zhou's hand and left with a picnic basket.

Li Zhouzhou: "..." I wanted to chat a few more words.

When the two got into the car, Master Gu took the lead and said, "Don't you think the relationship between Cousin Li and Cousin Rong is unusual?"

"Huh?" Li Zhouzhou suddenly forgot what he was about to say, the look on his face must not be that of his cousin, he stared in surprise, "No way? You said they—— "

"Anyway, based on my experience, my cousin has this intention, so don't tell Rong Si."

"Don't talk, don't talk." Li Zhouzhou promised quickly, and then he was curious: "How did you find out, Mr. Li? I saw that cousin Li was quite obedient in front of Xiaorong, and it was difficult for him to drink medicine, eat, sit up and take a walk. Dry."

"It's not a real cousin. Besides, we saved him. Why don't you behave obediently in front of you and me? Pretend to be obedient in front of Rong Si, and call out one brother at a time, like a child."

"But when Rong Si is not in front of you, think about how Cousin Li greeted you."

Li Zhouzhou thought about it, his mind was on the right track, and he looked at Xianggong, who was really amazing.

"In front of people who like to get close, he is harmless, childish and boring. He is a smart adult who is business-like to others. If he pretends that he is a fool, it will make people look down upon him as a joke."

Mr. Gu has a lot of experience, he can be coquettish and cute in front of Zhou Zhou, but in front of Liang Jiang Chen Weng, this is disgusting, and he doesn't even want to think about it.

"On the contrary, Mr. Gu speaks clearly and well, and has rich experience." Li Zhouzhou joked with his husband.

Mr. Gu is not ashamed, he leaned over to post the stickers shamelessly, and even acted like a retarded coquettish.

After the Cuju Competition, Gu Zhao stayed in Zhaozhou for a few more days. He went to Wuzhou first and asked Zhongqi—Zhongqi had been in Wuzhou and never returned. sent down.

"How is Meng Jianyun? To be honest, he hasn't been bullied, has he?" Gu Zhaoxian asked this.

Zhong Qi's expression was a bit strange, that kind of smiling and serious look, Gu Zhao could tell at a glance that Meng Jianyun was fine, there were some jokes to listen to, and he was not busy with business now - otherwise Zhong Qi would not have dared to have this expression.

"My lord, the connection you found, that person has a small name in the barracks, and is in charge of the kitchen. You know, the convenience of eating can always take advantage of some advantages, so no matter whether the recruits or veterans hear Guan Meng The relatives in the kitchen gave me face and were not bullied."

Gu Zhao: ... as long as you don't get bullied.

When you are not fighting and training, you have two meals a day, one is dry and the other is watery. There is no meat or oil, and they are all grains and beans. Don’t care about the food and cooking. The soldiers in the barracks have eyes. , all respect people, and will not offend people in the kitchen.

There is less money to be stuffed - the soldiers who can come to war have money in their pockets, and they will count. If you save money, you can let go and go to the town outside to eat a bowl of meat noodles and meat buns. Wouldn't it be better to stuff money into the kitchen to eat as much meat? ?Don't let the people in the same tent hear about it and make trouble.

Therefore, the little soldiers are sweet-talking to the kitchen man, calling him big brother and uncle. When they hear that he is a relative of the kitchen captain, they will follow suit.

Before, Gu Zhao was worried that Meng Jianyun would be beaten up because of his cold face, but now he won't be beaten up because of this.Of course, there is a high probability that Meng Jianyun will not be able to defeat Meng Jianyun if he goes up to pick things up.

Meng Jianyun entered the barracks in the middle of the month, and now half a month later he is still in training and has not been on the battlefield.

As soon as Gu Zhao finished speaking, the fight started in Rongzhou the next day.

"..."

Gu Zhao waited for more than three days, and Zhong Qi came back and said that he had won the battle, "My lord, I didn't find out that Meng Guanshi hadn't fought on the battlefield, so I knew he had won."

"Go and check again, it's in Rongzhou, and you don't need to take care of it for the time being."

Zhongqi should be right, and he packed his bags and went to Rongzhou without stopping.

In Beijing, the main hall of Tai Chi Hall.

It was the day of the Xiaochaohui again. Before that, a civil official gave a letter to Emperor Tianshun, asking for peace, and please send the princess to make peace.In fact, this matter was done two months ago. As soon as the civil servant who proposed it at first said that it was like water in a hot oil pan, it would not be possible to fry it.

Emperor Tianshun, who was sitting on top, looked at it, and his words became softer, and he even reprimanded the civil servant—but his tone was not too harsh, and he did not dismiss him for punishment.

When everyone saw it, they immediately guessed some sacred intentions.

In the next two months, every small court meeting always brought it up, just like boiling frogs in warm water. From the initial explosion of the pot, now there are two voices in the court, one group opposes it and the other group naturally supports it.

Unsupported self is high volume.

But at today's court meeting, the majority of people supported it, and some people said loudly: If you change one person, the whole world will be safe. This is a great cause, and it should be done.

It means sacrificing a princess to save the people all over the world. This is a good thing, and it will last forever.

Yan Jingxin was among them, and his face turned red when he heard it—they were angry and ashamed, they are officials, they have no ability to make the world peaceful, and now they push a woman in exchange, and they still talk about righteousness, what is the difference between them and silverfish?

"Your Majesty, no." Yan Jinxin walked out holding the board.

Emperor Tianshun took a look at what came out, and it was this rigorous letter again, so he immediately reprimanded him.All the officials knelt down and asked the sage to appease his anger. Yan Jingxin had to say more, but Du Ruoqi stepped forward and interrupted Yan Jingxin, saying something in an official way.

"Needless to say, I've made up my mind, so I will do as Cheng Aiqing wants."

When going down to the court, Yan Jing believed that it was impossible to have a solemn and dark face, Du Ruoqi hurried past, the two looked at each other without saying anything.

"He just helped you." Liang Zizhi did not know when he came to Yan Jinxin, "You are too reckless."

"I know Mr. Liang." Yan Jinxin smiled wryly, "I have been studying for dozens of years, and I have been an official for ten years—" The result is so incompetent.

Liang Zizhi shut up when he saw Yan Jingxin didn't talk about it, then he was not just a stupid person, no one in the whole court could see that the Holy One had a heart, and now the objection is just a show, at least he can keep his clean reputation , Did not fall into a weak and incompetent person who has no integrity, is timid and afraid of death.

"It's not certain, just wait." Liang Zizhi left after leaving a sentence.

Yan Jinxin walked behind, after thinking about it, he knew what Lord Liang meant, but he was really disheartened by Emperor Tianshun, the holy majesty who wanted to be loyal, and he repeatedly stepped forward to stop this matter, and it was already over. The saint is bored.

……

In June, Emperor Tianshun negotiated with the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces, and the princess who went to the Kingdom of Hui to get married was the thirteenth princess of the late emperor.

Emperor Tianshun was afraid that the auxiliary king would detain the envoy for the peace talks again, so he wrote a letter this time - threatening Concubine Duan who suddenly fell ill in the hot weather recently, meaning that if you detain someone again, your mother will be old and sick in hot weather Then, a bad person will be gone.

At the beginning of July, Fengzhou sent a letter, and the envoy started peace talks with Huiguo. The princess of Huiguo also wanted Dali's annual tribute and two cities, and asked the assistant king to make amends to their little prince.

Emperor Tianshun received the letter, but the first two things are easy to say, this one requires the assistant king to make amends to the little king of the kingdom of Hui.Do you want the auxiliary king to pay with his life?

He is [-]% happy, but he can't make an appointment.

"Let the second brother kneel in front of Xiao Wang's grave to make amends." Prince Cheng said after reading.

Emperor Tianshun: "... If you want me to say, this is what he poked, and that's how it should be."

"Your Majesty, you can try to threaten the Zhao family? Didn't it work last time with Concubine Duan? For the sake of the country's stability, what can you do if you just kneel down and still be a dead person? The Majesty also said that it is right for the second brother to kill someone. " Prince Cheng said.

Emperor Tianshun was a little shaken, but he still felt that it was impossible, "The second child has such an animal temper, he dared to chop off your arm in the royal father's palace that day..."

He didn't notice the hatred and madness in Prince Cheng's eyes when he said an arm.

Emperor Tianshun babbled on for a long time, but still felt that it was not possible. The pressure was too tight, and the second child would definitely not be happy, "Otherwise, tell the envoy about the three cities and ask Huiguo if he can agree."

The second one kneels down a city, he is kind.

Prince Cheng suppressed the light in his eyes, saying that the Holy Majesty is kind-hearted, and he has been wronged for the sake of the peace of the people in the world.

At the beginning of August, news from Jingli reached Fengzhou, but there was no news from the envoy since then, but Fengzhou and Huiguo fought. At the same time, the Zhao family in Jingli secretly sent out the younger sons of the Zhao family.

As for the female family members of the Zhao family, Yipin ordered Mrs. Zhao to go into the palace as usual to serve the concubine Duan.

At the end of September, the Empress Dowager’s birthday, Emperor Tianshun held a grand banquet for his birth mother. Officials of the fourth rank and above ordered their wives to enter the palace to worship.

And in the past few months, Dali and the Fan Kingdom Nanyi have fought several times in Rongzhou. They have won and lost, but it is better than losing all before. They have won a few times and encouraged people's hearts. Now they have gained momentum It's not like the soldiers who were suppressed and beaten before were all timid.

Jingzhong Yanzhengxin received a letter from Zhaozhou.

Liu Shu was very happy and said, "Hey, Xiaotao is happy. Brother Zhou Zhou said that Manager Wang left in May, and he found out about it. It was four months at that time, so that counts..."

"... My role is getting smaller and smaller. I can't get involved in the war at all. I do some civil work and argue with Shangfeng all day long. I don't like to socialize and flatter. But second brother, if I don't care about it, I will worry more. , can't let go."

"I don't think it will be used now. What will happen next? If you can't get involved in the war, you can do anything else. It should be possible to take care of the people's livelihood. We're still young, just in case."

Yan Jinxin stared at "what if in the future" for a long time, maybe he wanted to say——

The next emperor?

Rigorous and confident.

Brother Zhao is also too bold.