super concubine

Chapter 442
The entire Changle Town is now full of vitality, and every family is living a good life.

Even the lives of those refugees from outside are guaranteed. Those who farm the fields and those who go to work go to work. Anyway, if they are willing to work, they will not starve to death.

Now there are merchants in Shen County who are responsible for purchasing grain from Hunan, which can guarantee that Shen County will never worry about running out of grain again!
This time Yunxue returned to Changle Town and saw the changes in her hometown with her own eyes.

Of course, it was also because of the eldest princess' return home that Changle Town suddenly became lively.

But this kind of excitement can only last for a while, because the Xiao family is still observing filial piety. During the filial piety, there can be no happy events, so they can't even prepare a banquet for Yunxue to wash away the dust.

Fortunately, Xiao Mo has already treated everyone to a meal in Luzhou!
From Yunxue's first step into Xiao's house, the noise stopped.

Yun Xue first went to worship at the tomb of Meng Qiuxiang in Houshan, and Zhao Yao also went with her, which made Yun Xue a little puzzled.

I'm going to visit my mother-in-law, what are you doing here?
Of course, Yun Xue naturally kept such doubts in her heart, after all, Zhao Yao was her younger sister, so it was understandable for her to accompany her to the grave to worship.

After worshiping Meng Qiuxiang, she returned to Xiao's courtyard.

In the courtyard, the girls and their young ladies were sitting opposite each other in front of the chessboard, fighting fiercely. Lin Jie faced Yuniang, and Lin Jia faced Yang Yanqi.

Such a scene made Zhao Yao and Yun Xuedi feel strange.

How come this family has learned how to play chess?
Zhao Yao and Yunxue looked at each other, and at this moment Qin'er, who was standing beside her, saw the two princesses coming back, so she hurried over.

"Are they playing Go?" Zhao Yao asked Qin'er.

"Princess, it's not Go..." Qin'er is Zhao Yao's personal maid, so naturally she doesn't need to be greeted, she came to Zhao Yao's side, and then said softly: "It is said that the son-in-law taught them backgammon..."

"Gobang?"

Zhao Yao looked at the chessboard suspiciously, and she found some ways.

So just like that, Zhao Yao also became interested, and pulled Yun Xue to watch and learn from the side.

Xiao Mo naturally went to the study, he, Xiu Zhiming and Zheng Kuan, three people!

Xiao Mo said to Zheng Kuan: "First of all, congratulations to Mr. Zheng for being one of the vassals. From now on, the entire territory of Yizhou will be under the control of Mr. Zheng and the Zheng clan!"

Zheng Kuan shook his head quickly when he heard the words and said, "Zi Heng killed the old man, you must never say that!"

It was not easy to submit to the imperial court. If Xiao Mo's words spread, it would definitely deal a big blow to the Zheng family.

Because in the An Dynasty in the peaceful and prosperous age, even the princes of the royal family dare not call themselves princes, not to mention that the Zheng family has just received the imperial conferment and has not yet taken office in Yizhou. It would be strange to exterminate the Zheng family!
Xiao Mo smiled slightly and said: "Old Zheng, don't worry, since Gu Gu, the virtuous lord will not kill loyal ministers!"

This sentence means that as long as your Zheng family is loyal to the court, the emperor will not do anything to you!
"Taught!" Zheng Kuan clasped his fists at Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo glanced at Xiu Zhiming, and then said: "What does the crown prince say about the Fujian Shipping Department?"

Xiu Zhi said: "Ziheng's memorial has already been delivered to Taiyuan... I heard that the recent war in Taiyuan is not going well!"

"The battle in Taiyuan is not going well?" Xiao Mo was surprised, and asked: "Master Li has Old General Liang, as well as famous generals such as Di Qing, Cao Xiang, and Fu Heng, but how come the 60 troops are still defeated by the Liao Kingdom? 30 horses?"

Hearing Xiao Mo's question, Xiu Zhiming hesitated to speak several times, but finally he shook his head and did not speak.

He couldn't say some things at all. Could it be that in the name of Xiu, the war in the north was going well, and the battle with the Liao Kingdom was back and forth, and the Liao people didn't take advantage of it, but because of the emperor's reason, the war was a little bit Is it not going well?

I can't say Xiu's name, and I dare not say so!
But the facts are really like this.

Seeing that Xiu's name didn't speak, Xiao Mo had no choice but to look at Zheng Kuan.

Zheng Kuan didn't dare to say it anymore!
Xiao Mo's face darkened, and he asked Xiu Zhiming: "What's the matter, tell me! The sky is falling, and you can't be blamed!"

Only then did Xiu Zhiming say: "The condition of the emperor is getting worse and worse. For the safety of the emperor, the ministers who accompanied the emperor's imperial convoy asked Mr. Li to retreat... But now the imperial court and the Liao Kingdom are in a stalemate. The Liao people will not retreat. How can I return?"

When Xiu Zhiming spoke up, Zheng Kuan was no longer afraid. He said, "Yes...you can imagine how much pressure Mr. Li has on his shoulders!"

Indeed, one side is the safety of the emperor, and there is no room for loss!There is an army of 60 on one side, and the success or failure of this battle, there is no room for loss!

How to do?
Not to mention Li Zhun, even Xiao Mo, who is far away in Shen County, felt helpless after hearing the words of Xiu Zhiming and Zheng Kuan!
The relationship between the two countries is of great importance, and it can be said that it affects the whole body.

In the current situation, Xiao Mo is helpless, he can only pin his hopes on Li Zhun, hope he can withstand the pressure!

But...if Zhao Quan's condition really didn't improve, then...can Li Zhun bear this responsibility?

"Then... Master Li has retreated?" Xiao Mo asked suddenly.

"No!" Xiu Zhiming replied, and then said: "It is precisely because of this that the imperial court's impeachment memorials for Mr. Li are piled up like a mountain no matter whether it is the capital or Taiyuan!"

Xiao Mo asked: "What does the emperor mean? What did the prince say?"

Xiu Zhiming said: "The crown prince naturally ordered Mr. Li to withdraw his troops...but the emperor's attitude has never been revealed!"

It seems that Zhao Quan still wants to hold on!

Xiao Mo thought for a while, and then asked Zheng Kuan: "Old Zheng, in your opinion, what does the emperor mean?"

The reason why he asked Zheng Kuan was that Xiao Mo himself was not sure what Zhao Quan was thinking.

As the saying goes, the king's heart is unpredictable.Throughout the ages, the emperor's thoughts are the most difficult to guess, because people occupy high positions, so their thoughts are different from ordinary people!

Besides, Zhao Quan's attitude is indeed not clear!

Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Zheng Kuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I can't guess, after all, the holy will is unpredictable, maybe the emperor doesn't want to lose to Liao again this time!"

Xiao Mo smiled slightly when he heard the words, Zheng Kuan and the emperor had never met each other, and he didn't know Zhao Quan's character, so he obviously said these words based on his own intuition.

Guessed only by intuition, and I can't be sure whether what Zheng Kuan said is right or wrong, but Xiao Mo still laughed!
Because Xiao Mo asked Zheng Kuan instead of Xiu Zhiming, it was because Xiao Mo saw some characteristics of Zhao Quan in Zheng Kuan!

(End of this chapter)