The Promotion of Yuanchun in the Red Chamber

Zhao Zhizhen stroked his forehead when he heard the words.

In his mind, the royal father cut off the Fei family, leaving only one or two vacancies for the Fei family's heirs, which would save the face of the prince and princess.And when the evidence is solid, the officials will not object to the disposal of the Fei family, let alone cause too many disturbances.

There is no other reason, the Fei family does not command soldiers.

Even if the Fei family pleaded with the prince, the prince couldn't bear to help him - only his uncles were left with the military power around him and his words were very important.

Speaking of the crown prince's mother's surname is Wen, the character of this family is also tepid. If they had wholeheartedly defended the crown prince and favored the Fei family, they would have ended up fighting with the Fei family long ago. Why did they wait and see what happened?

Now that the dust has settled, the Wen family has no reason to complain for the Fei family.Zhao Zhizhen therefore said: "When the father was still the prince, the Wen family was deeply relied on by the father."

The meaning of these words is very clear: it is precisely because of the merits of the Wen family that the Empress Dowager and the Holy Majesty chose a queen from the Wen family, not that the Wen family produced a queen and had a prince and nephew, so they have the detached status they have today.

Zhao Zhizhen thought to himself: With such an obvious matter, Yuan Chun, you wouldn't put the cart before the horse, would you?

The prince's thoughts were written all over his face at this time, Yuan Chun sighed lightly, rubbing the center of his brows: The prince still wants to get out!

In the previous life, the prince was abolished, but the Wen family was still standing, so we knew which side the family was on, and whether they were standing firmly or not.What she really wanted to remind the prince was that the Fei family should never be underestimated.

Yuan Chun was entangled in every possible way, and Zhao Zhizhen also saw it, thinking that he had hurt her unintentionally, and instead coaxed her softly, "You are right, but how many of the Wen family are in the capital? What are you thinking, far water cannot save near fire."

Yuan Chun sniffled suddenly when he heard this.

Zhao Zhizhen hurriedly took the handkerchief and handed it to her, "Are you caught cold? Can the doctor come over and have a look?"

Yuan Chun said in a muffled voice, "No need, I'm just so delicate."

In the previous life, she was lonely for most of her life; in this life, when she recalled it, the two of them were already deeply in love.She even had an itchy nose, which caused the prince to ask her...

It was also because of the extremely comfortable body and mind that made Yuan Chun hesitate: in the past, she always picked up the lost things to fill in the gaps, but this time she wanted to disagree with the prince.In case it offends him... If you want to die, you just shut yourself up and think about your mistakes, and take care of your baby with peace of mind!Anyway, I have to do great work for my uncle in the Ning Mansion, so what's the big deal if I don't leave the hospital?

Yuan Chun was heartbroken, and when she wanted to speak again, she found her voice was too dry, so she picked up the tea cup from the table and took a sip first.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhizhen got up again, picked up the kettle from the tea stove, and poured another cup for Yuan Chun, "Slow down."

Because the matter they discussed this time was quite involved, both the servants and the maids withdrew far away, and no one would dare to come if they didn't greet them loudly.So some "little things", such as pouring tea and wiping hands, can only be done by yourself, or simply let the other party "help".

As for the Holy One and his sons and daughters, although they are born extremely rich, they don't always have to be served by others, the same is true for the prince.Especially Zhao Zhizhen, because of his life in the army all year round, even if it is trivial housework, he does not seem to be reluctant or unnatural.

In this way, Yuan Chun will not be surprised.

But the prince poured the tea himself, and Yuan Chun finally made up his mind: even if he offended him for a while, it's better than regretting it in the future!The taste of Zhuge afterwards is really enough.

So Yuan Chun put down the tea bowl and said: "My lord, don't care what I say, you can't get angry." He took Zhao Zhizhen's hands and added in a low voice, "It's best not to lose your temper at me..."

Zhao Zhizhen couldn't help laughing, "When have I ever been cruel to you?"

Yuan Chun immediately said: "You are so sullen at me, I am also afraid..."

"This is so unfair. Have I made a fuss about you?" Zhao Zhizhen sat down next to Yuan Chun again, and put his arm around her shoulders, "I'm listening."

Yuan Chun also made the prince laugh, but he still insisted on saying modestly, "I'm just talking on paper, just guessing."

The more she "describes" like this, the more Zhao Zhizhen feels something is wrong. When he saw the "Historical Records" on Yuanchun's case from the corner of his eye, he immediately asked, "Didn't your brother secretly tell you something important again?"

Yuan Chun has to admit this point honestly: the only people in the Rong Mansion who really understand the whole court situation are their brothers and sisters... their ancestors can be counted as half of them.It is not for nothing that the prince attaches great importance to his elder brother.At the beginning, she was able to win the favor of the prince, maybe she was also honored by her brother.

But from Zhao Zhizhen's point of view, the situation is just the opposite: Yuan Chunchun was born with intelligence—fortunately, his temper and temperament are not like her father's, and her brother Jia Zhu, who grew up with her, is of course not far behind.

Zhao Zhizhen looked at it coldly for a while, and sure enough, he found that Jia Zhu's eyesight and insight were extremely extraordinary.Moreover, Jia Zhu appreciates and loves his younger sister very much. He may not tell his parents if he has an idea, but he will definitely write to his younger sister.

Yuan Chun has nothing to hide, "It's not that there is something wrong with the Ning Mansion. My brother has reminded me several times. But I want to remind the prince that the Fei family sells salt and iron outside the customs year after year, and the income...is it enough? To raise a private soldier?"

These words are "really" too much, but Zhao Zhizhen doesn't take it as disobedient: If Yuan Chun can't even see this point, he will be sorry for the three words "female military adviser" he personally named.

"Father, and I," he coughed lightly, "we have all placed spies in the Fei family's caravan. After checking and checking, we haven't found any private soldiers. Even if we have some contacts with... It's money business."

Since it was a smuggling of salt and iron, it was bound to have a lot of secret ties with the chiefs of the tribes outside the Guanbeidi and King Khan, and it could even be said that they made friends.But there is no difference between having friendship and drawing swords to help in times of distress, and it is not 01:30.

Of course, Yuan Chun's heart is like a mirror, "Even if Beidi people think there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, they can't pass your test."

The cavalry is not good at attacking the city. As long as the main force is not allowed to advance lightly, even if there is internal support, the Beidi people are doomed to return without success.

The Beidi people were unable to break through and enter Daqi territory, so the capital was naturally as stable as Mount Tai.

Zhao Zhizhen nodded and said, "Exactly."

Yuan Chun sighed again, "It's okay to be from Beidi... Do you still remember my nephew Rong's wife?"

Zhao Zhizhen became interested, "Oh?"

Qin Keqing is of the blood of the former royal family, and this matter has been confirmed without a doubt.However, there were a lot of royal families in the previous dynasty. Those who lived in peace and had no ambition to restore the country, the emperor would not insist on killing them all, not to mention that Qin Keqing was just a weak woman, how could she have the skill to catch her?

"If she is useless, why did my cousin insist that his son marry her? Back then, the Ning family was not much worse than the Fei family."

Zhao Zhizhen was still peaceful, "I would like to hear more about it."

Yuan Chun put both hands on Zhao Zhizhen's shoulders, "There is a seaport next to the capital, and you don't need any fast horses, you can get there in one day."

Sure enough, Zhao Zhizhen frowned, "Go ahead."

"My nephew and daughter-in-law are said to have an older brother who is now a wealthy man outside the pass and lives in Donglin all year round." Donglin is the largest seaport and the most prosperous city in the Northeast outside of the land of Daqi." There are several large ships in hand, ocean-going ships."

Thanks to the royal merchant Xue's family, Yuan Chun learned a lot of principles from his uncle Xue Yuan, at least touched the surface of water transportation and shipping.It's just that she herself didn't expect to "apply what she learned" so quickly.

Since he wanted to be honest, Yuan Chun even told where his knowledge came from.

Zhao Zhizhen laughed when he heard that, "It's simply a foresight!" After speaking, he asked again, "I'm afraid your nephew found out the news about that big businessman?"

Yuan Chun replied: "Otherwise, who would care so much? Brother Rong is a scout, and those caravans are vying to give him 'pockets'. My cousin Lian is an official at the pass, and you are behind. How can a fox pretend to be a tiger."

Zhao Zhizhen tapped the corners of his eyes with his fingertips, "If the Fei family really makes trouble with your nephew and daughter-in-law, they have to guard against it."

As expected, the prince took his heart, and Yuan Chun was instantly satisfied, "Without backing, the business can't do much. However, I don't believe that if someone threatens with the younger sister who was separated since childhood, he will honestly submit."

Zhao Zhizhen responded, "That's exactly the reason."

In the previous life, what role did the elder brother of Rong's daughter-in-law play in the rise of the Fei family? Even if Yuan Chun has made great progress in this life, he has not guessed what this "in-law" is thinking, but in any case, this may still be an important person .

Poor Brother Rong's daughter-in-law never knew that she had a capable older brother. As for her younger brother, Qin Zhong... and Baoyu were inseparable for a while...

Yuan Chun couldn't help but force his subordinates: I must tell my brother Haosheng one more time, the ethnology must be rectified!With my brother's prestige, it is always possible to hire a few truly educated and upright people.

Yuan Chun was furious for a moment, and Zhao Zhizhen's shoulder suffered... Naturally, the palace was burning with earth dragons, and he didn't need to wear thick clothes. Fortunately, Jianer was still young, and Yuan Chun's nails were not long, so no matter how strong he was, he would not bleed on the spot... …

Zhao Zhizhen didn't even frown, he raised his hand and patted the back of Yuan Chun's hand, "After Emperor Father's troop transfer this time, at least there is no need to worry about someone hindering us in the north."

To put it more bluntly, the veterans who are older than him and have more prestige than him have all led their troops to the south to fight the rebellion. Except for the [-] Imperial Guards of the Holy Majesty, he is "outstanding" in the north.

Only then did Yuan Chun come back to his senses, and rubbed Zhao Zhizhen's shoulders in shame.

Zhao Zhizhen coughed lightly, "I really want to, but Father is watching..."

Yuan Chun was taken aback when she heard the words: she originally thought that the prince would flick her forehead lightly, and then said "nonsense again" in a serious manner.She suddenly felt that the prince who couldn't help but tell the truth was... very interesting.

Zhao Zhizhen couldn't help laughing and said: "This morning, there were a lot of pleading posts. Anyway, it's a good day, and it's not my turn to make a move."

Yuan Chun also lowered his head and smiled: King Pingnan rebelled, the Holy Majesty will definitely cut off his fortune, how can those people who associate with him still sit still?Among these families, there are many who once felt sorry for the prince...as expected, they uttered a bad breath.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhizhen also added, "It is necessary to drive people away."

There are also generals and civil servants from these families in the Northern Army. Before returning to the camp, he must arrange for a screening in advance.

He smiled and said, "It's time for me to wait for him to come."

Yuan Chun understood: The eldest prince has suffered a heavy loss this time, and he will definitely come to plead for mercy...

Zhao Zhizhen laughed at himself again: "It seems like a villain has achieved his ambition," he said, looking at Yuan Chun and said, "Do you know why the father allowed these people to travel between inside and outside the pass? Even King Pingnan turned a blind eye back then? "

Yuan Chun curled his lips, "Your lord, are you kidding me?" He grabbed Zhao Zhizhen's hand and wrote the word "horse" on the palm of his hand.She raised her head again, and was facing the smiling eyes of the prince... Isn't it because of a sympathy?

As long as you think about it carefully, you can understand why the Holy One allowed King Pingnan to rely on smuggling salt and iron to strengthen himself, and colluded with many people?The Holy Majesty will acquiesce in the secret actions of these people, obviously with other plans.

Yuan Chun had already guessed that the one in the picture above was a "horse".The Holy Majesty wants to show his ambitions, there are famous generals, elite soldiers, food, and weapons... only good horses are missing.

In other words, there are only a few kinds of famous war horses in the world: the Beidi horses controlled by the Beidi people, the Western Region horses that are special products of the Western Regions, and the Southwest horses of Daqi.It's a pity that the two provinces in the Southwest were carefully managed by King Pingnan, and it was difficult for the horses in the Southwest to get out of the Southwest. Only the Hequ horses in the upper reaches of the Yellow River were all owned by the Holy One.

Moreover, no one understands the importance of horses. It is really impossible for the Holy Majesty to buy a good horse with only money.In fact, the rulers of the countries in the Western Regions are willing to sell their horses to the Holy Majesty, but they have to go through the territory of Beidi to transport the horses...

Over the past few years, money has been spent, and only [-]% of the good horses from the Western Regions that can be purchased can be transported to Daqi "completely".

After much deliberation and advice from his confidantes, the Holy One came up with an idea to keep things secret.

Zhao Zhizhen roughly talked about the layout of the Holy Majesty, and even put his arms around Yuan Chun and said: "Your nephew, and the elder brother of the nephew's wife, will be of great use in the future. Then order someone to practice him a few times, if he comes back If I ask you to complain, don't feel bad."

Yuan Chun replied with a smile, "So it's what you want."

However, in the big camp in Guannei, Jia Rong suddenly had a chill on his back and couldn't help sneezing... A few snots just splashed on the invitation card spread out in front of him: another businessman invited him to a banquet, and even he and his wife were invited to a banquet. His cousin Jia Lian invited them together, and the inscription was even more vague, as if they were related, but not very close.

Jia Rong took a deep breath: This omen is not quite right... Let's continue writing to my aunt.