Huaiyu is slightly cool

Jingguo has always used the phoenix totem as its national flag, while Zhou Huai built a huge Huai clan in the northwest, and the Huai clan has a yin and yang double fish as the totem of the Huai clan.

The eldest princess looked at the banners of the Pisces picture that could be seen everywhere, and the Huai characters embroidered with gold thread in the middle were shining golden, just like Zhou Huai, full of domineering and domineering.

The eldest princess lowered her eyes, hiding the flash of sharpness in her eyes.Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor of the fifth floor, she looked out at the bustling and prosperous Northwest downtown, as well as many strange and never-before-seen things on the street. Later Emperor Zhao Mo Ziqi attached himself to Zhouhuai in the northwest and obeyed his orders.The power of the Xirong Kingdom is gradually declining, and Zhou Huai secretly supports those princes and generals to cause civil strife. Now it is no longer a concern.

The eldest princess rubbed her forehead and frowned slightly.Xiao Yu wanted to join forces with the Qiang Kingdom to lure tigers and drive wolves away.The eldest princess felt that this was leading wolves into the house.She also said that if Wu Mingtai was still around, Zhou Huai would not make a move, but no one believed it.Moreover, an enemy of an enemy may not necessarily become a friend.The most important point is that even if Zhou Huai's ambitions are clearly revealed, if the Northwest remains in chaos for a day, she can't mess up her position first.

A waiter came in after knocking on the door with dishes, and exited respectfully after putting down the dishes.The eldest princess turned around and sat down at the dining table. She looked at the delicious food on the table, but she didn't move. She just poured herself a glass of strong wine unique to Northwest China and drank it down in one gulp.

A subordinate came in from outside the door, holding a stack of papers, knelt down and bowed his head to report: "Your Highness, these are the materials that Miss Zhou has just compiled in recent years."

The subordinate presented the paper with both hands, and after the eldest princess took it with her own hands, the subordinate continued to say: "The news from the branch of Xirong that Gongxi Yunjing has been safely sent back to the Qiang Kingdom. But the one who was robbed by us That group of people seemed to be the forces from the Northwest, and they clung to it. They followed the clues and tracked them down. They were led to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince as planned, but they found that there was another force that hadn't shown up that was closely monitoring them. The entire branch was later discovered to be under surveillance by the prince and the people of the Qiang Kingdom, including all the people who appeared at that time. It's just that the identity of the other party is mysterious and has not been found out yet, and the other party has not made a move yet, but the momentum is amazing, I am afraid it is someone who came Not good. Deputy Commander Qing sent a letter to ask His Highness, do you need to clean up these people?"

"Looks like it's still a surprise...mysterious force? Let Qingcha find out who is behind it, and all the other people who have been in contact with the other party will disperse and withdraw, and the rest will continue to lie dormant." After finishing speaking, the eldest princess rubbed her temples and looked at them. Looking at the subordinate who was kneeling respectfully, he ordered: "There is another urgent matter, I will check everything about Xiao Yu again, especially what he did in Yancheng, it must be detailed, Nothing should be left behind."

After the eldest princess finished speaking, she waved her hand to let him go back, and then flipped through the thick stack of documents in her hand.This thick stack of information is all about Zhou Huai's records, including how many bowls of rice the other party eats a day, what dishes are on the table, and whether there is anyone sitting next to him. But all the records are only this Everything in four years.

Zhou Huai left the capital at the age of five, and did not return to Yunzhou until the age of nine. No one knew where she went for the four years in between.Then he appeared in front of the world with a blockbuster momentum, set up the "Huai Yuan Banquet" that was destined to be recorded in history, and took over ten states in the northwest with a bloody iron fist and decisive means. After establishing the regime in the northwest, the northwest border Expanded into the barren desert.The people in the Northwest can reach the Canghai in the east, the desert in the north, the plateau in the west, and the Qinhe River in the south.However, in the past few years, the Northwest has become stronger and stronger, which is very different from the barren and desolate past.And Zhou Huai was also so powerful that he sent his troops south to aspire to the Central Plains.

As for the history of his family history, it can be said that Wu Mingtai decreed Zhou Huai to be the saint of protecting the country when Zhou Huai was ten years old.

After Zhou Huai became the Holy Maiden of Protecting the Country, it is not unusual to become the No. 1 under the Jing Kingdom's imperial power, because she was not given the corresponding power at that time.After all, according to Qiang country, the national teacher can even stand above the imperial power.But the turning point lies in another thing, which is also the "first bucket of gold" earned by Zhou Huai, that is, Wu Mingtai gave the ten-year-old Zhou Huai a "great merit" for repairing the official roads of the country, which made Zhou Huai's power Accumulated rapidly, and now it has become a skyrocketing trend.

After Wu Mingtai picked up Zhou Huai, he took Wu Mingsheng to the southern palace to recuperate his body. He stayed for several years, and the capital was supervised by the crown prince.

But although Wu Mingtai was in the palace, he ordered more than 60 civil servants and 5 prisoners, and gave Zhou Huai full command power, and pulled out 5000 million taels of silver from the treasury twice.

It only took Zhou Huai three years to pave the country's main roads from rammed earth to hard bricks, and the length of paving and bridges in three years has reached more than 2 kilometers. A huge urban underground wastewater channel was planned and built, and many large reservoirs were dug in advance for the site selection of the Northwest drought a few years later. Since then, the country's transportation and economy have developed.

After the road was paved, the shops in Zhou Huai's hands had blossomed all over the country, and at the same time, many industries were newly emerging and monopolized.Among them, utensils and medicines became huge profits, followed by salt and tea.It can be said that in the commerce and agriculture and animal husbandry in the Northwest, the Huai family of Zhou Huai controlled or involved [-]% of the commerce in the Northwest, and personally occupied [-]% of the total land in the Northwest.

At the age of 12, Zhou Huai was undoubtedly the richest man in the country. Then he established a chamber of commerce alliance and a nationwide chain of bodyguard bureaus. He recruited and trained tens of thousands of bodyguards all over the world, escorting civilian husbands, prisoners of war and supplies to build energy arrays for Zhou Huai.

However, the focus of Zhou Huai's development is still in the northwest.Help Mo Ziqi restore the country, solve border troubles, and make the ruled Northwest as safe and strong as an iron barrel.The vast territory and the reformed Northwest has a developed economy and strong soldiers and horses, which are hundreds of times stronger than the power of the ancestor Xi Huigong in his glory days.

The eldest princess was frowning at what Zhou Huai had done in the past few years. She knew most of the things, but it was the first time she knew some things. For example, there seemed to be a subtle distance between Liao Qiwei and Zhou Huai. Although Liao Qiwei has been with Zhou Huai the longest, it seems that he can only be regarded as one of his confidantes.

There is also Fang Zhongji, the only son of Bingzhou's Moluo family, who is one of the seven child prodigies recruited by Zhou Huai, a calligraphy and painting genius. , rushed back to Bingzhou, and ordered that the other party not be allowed to step into Yunzhou, but Fang Zhongji didn't seem to give up, but became even crazier. In Bingzhou, some kind of "Mu Huai Club" was established to inquire about and praise Zhou Huai. Zhou Huai's deeds, and do everything possible to collect and exhibit Zhou Huai's personal items.

Just as the eldest princess was frowning for this crazy Fang Zhongji, someone knocked on the door.

"Report to Your Highness, Mr. Xiao is asking to see you."

The eldest princess was taken aback, and after closing all the documents and putting them away, she said, "Please come in."

Xiao Yu came in alone and bowed deeply.

"Sir, you don't need to be too polite." The eldest princess raised her hand to stop her, and then asked with some surprise: "Sir, didn't you already leave for Beijing? Why are you still here?"

After Xiao Yu thanked him, he said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, forgive me, because the generals of the customs did not let the minister wait for the reason that the border negotiations were not clear and that they could not pass through the border at will. The minister was afraid of another conflict, so he did not argue with the general, so in desperation I had no choice but to go back to Yancheng to look for His Highness. Unfortunately, I met His Highness here. Fortunately, I didn't miss it, otherwise I would have to delay a lot of time. But in the northwest, without the special permission of Miss Zhou, I am afraid It's impossible."

Xiao Yu is smart, and he is also the best at seizing the opportunity. He knows when to attack and when to hold back.She has a sinister personality, although she doesn't match up with the eldest princess who likes to plot, but it is precisely because she knows that the eldest princess has the spirit of a chivalrous hero, so she will not use unscrupulous means to achieve her goals like others.Because of this, he doesn't have to worry that the eldest princess will use his life to please Zhou Huai.Even if Zhou Huai didn't let him leave the northwest, Zhou Huai would not kill him with the eldest princess around, but he would not tell the eldest princess the reason.

Sure enough, the Eldest Princess thought for a moment after hearing the words, and said: "In that case, Mr. Xiao will go with me to see her. With me here, Mr. Xiao will be safe."

Xiao Yu looked calm: "His Royal Highness, but I am not worried about my own safety, but worried that Mr. Jing Zhongwei cannot control the overall situation. The worst thing is being instigated by someone with a heart to look for His Highness in the northwest."

"I have already written to my cousin. I should have already arrived in the capital. I wanted him to discuss matters with my husband. Now I am looking for someone else to help my cousin. As for other arrangements, we will wait and see." Let's talk about it after we get to her."

"Your Highness has already made arrangements, then..." Xiao Yu hesitated, but he said it anyway: "I heard that there is a talented person in Shouzhou, not far from here, who has the ability to govern the country. It just so happens that I know An old friend who has a relationship with that virtuous person can build a bridge in the middle and invite advice..."

The eldest princess frowned slightly, and she didn't want to reuse the people in the northwest, so she directly refused: "She is domineering, since the northwest occupies the land as the king, then she will treat everything on this land as her own property, whether to use or destroy the capital. It was her decision. Moreover, Kyoto has not admitted Northwest students in recent years, so I don't want to get involved in this matter. Sir, I also know the good intentions, but although there is an urgent need for people, there are countless literati and students in the south of the Yangtze River. It just takes more effort , let’s go meet her with Ben Gong first.”

After meeting Xiao Yu, the eldest princess continued to leave for Yunzhou.

And Zhou Huai, who had just left the research institute in the northwest, also received news: "Master, there were four groups of people who went to Xirong at that time, two of which belonged to the forces of the Qiang Kingdom and the Prince, but these two groups returned without success. In addition One group belonged to Qing Yinwei, son of Zhou Hao on Wednesday. After investigation, it was confirmed that the other party was the person who robbed Gongxi Yunjing in prison, but was robbed by another group of people on the way, and son on Wednesday tracked down to the fourth prince. After further investigation, it seems that the robbery was confirmed. This last group did not clearly find out the person behind the scenes, but the other party had contact with people from the Qiang Kingdom and the prince at the time. According to the analysis of the staff, the last group of people is the largest The possibility is from the Mingyue Pavilion of the eldest princess."

"Oh, it's quite lively! Is the eldest princess a oriole or Cheng Yaojin? Forget it, don't look for it anymore, let everyone focus on seizing power. After half a year, Xirong still can't control it, so they all dragged me to build a tower for me Go." Zhou Huai looked a little cold, waved his hand to let people go down, and finally muttered to himself: "It's not bad to run away, that cunning woman is more interesting than others."

Zhou Huai picked up the teacup, took a sip, unfolded the map, and slowly slid his finger along the clear and accurate route, and then called his attendants: "Prepare 1000 people, and I will personally go to welcome the eldest princess to Yunzhou."

After Zhou Huai finished speaking, a subordinate rushed in to report: "Master, I just got the news that the princess and her party were detained by Fang Zhongji of Bingzhou."