Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 335
Zhong Zizhuo walked into the inconspicuous courtyard in front of him. Just before reaching the lobby, a beautiful woman dressed as a maid came out, looked at Zhong Zizhuo and said:

"Miss is in charge, you wait here for a moment!"

Standing at the door, Zhong Zizhuo could clearly hear someone talking in the room.

Since Zhong Zizhuo entered the sticky pole, he has undergone a lot of tempering, and his temperament is very cautious.Although he still doesn't know the true identity of this "Miss", since he has secretly grasped the existence of the Embroidery Envoy, he naturally dare not be presumptuous.

At this time, even the maid who walked out from here, he did not dare to neglect, he immediately bent down and clasped his fists, saluting:
"Subordinate to obey!"

The maid nodded and turned back to the lobby again.

Standing at the door, Zhong Zizhuo kept his composure on the surface, but in fact he had secretly pricked up his ears, listening carefully to the movement coming from the house.

In the lobby at this time, Yu Yingyao was sitting on the main seat, flipping through the secret report handed over by her subordinates.

An embroiderer knelt down on one knee and reported respectfully:

"Duoji, the leader of the Tubo Lang family, has already persuaded his subordinates and sent troops half a month ago."

When Yu Yingyao heard the words, she put down the secret report in her hand, and said in a deep voice with a cold look in her eyes;

"The new lord of Tubo abandoned Nie Qixiong. He wanted to implement the dynastic system in Tubo and strengthen the royal power. He has been suppressing the domestic nobles with all his strength, and even many tribal nobles have been purged. Although the Lang family survived before, but also The abandoned Nie Qi found something wrong, used it as an excuse to make troubles, and lost a lot of fiefdoms."

"Although Xiangzhou County is not considered rich, it is also a big piece of fat for Tubo. Now there is no army guarding Xiangzhou County. With the greedy, ignorant, short-sighted and vulgar character of the leader of the Lang family, how can he not be moved?"

It is indeed unusual for Tubo to suddenly send troops to Xiangzhou County.And behind this, it was Yu Yingyao who drove the embroidered clothes envoys to secretly encourage them!

The embroidered envoy under him pondered for a moment, then immediately continued:
"Miss, my embroiderer envoy also has spies in Tubo. I know that the leader of the Lang clan, Dorje, is indeed short-sighted and vulgar. Originally, the Lang clan's territory was already considered a wealthy place in Tubo. But this Dorje is violent in nature. It took less than five years to become the chief minister, during which he maintained an elite Tubo army of more than a thousand people through excessive expropriation, and often sent troops to conquer the surrounding tribes, causing the livelihood of the people in the territory to wither and the power to be greatly reduced."

"This move is probably to force Xiangzhou County to submit to the Yun Kingdom. And if the leader of the Lang family faces the army of the Shangyun Kingdom, he may be like a chicken and a dog!"

The remonstrance of the embroiderer is indeed the actual situation.

Dorje has a violent and perverse nature, and since he succeeded the leader of the Lang family, he has formed an elite army of more than a thousand people.Relying on the violent expropriation of the territory, he equipped all the elite under him with full-scale armor.

The national power of Tubo is not strong. For many tribes, even iron weapons cannot be equipped.Lang's elite soldiers and horses equipped with full armor are naturally invincible and invincible.

The barren Lang's territory was exploited by the leader - joined the army to fight the war - reaped the spoils - and then was exploited by the leader, and finally fell into a vicious cycle of Dorji's sustainable depletion of water and fishing.

A regime that forcibly maintains its rule by relying on military victories and forceful suppression is bound to be extremely fragile.

The opponent doesn't even need to capture all of Lang's territory, as long as the war continues for a period of time, the Lang's regime will collapse on its own.Not to mention, facing the Yun Kingdom, whose soldiers are in full swing and whose national strength is strong.

That's why, the current leader of Tubo, Qi Nieqi, wanted to strengthen the royal power and purged many nobles in the country.But for an existence like Lang's, he lightly let it go.Because Qi Nieqi knew that an existence like Lang's would not be a threat to him at all.

When Yu Yingyao heard this, she said in a deep voice:

"Lang's is not important, but Tubo!"

Speaking of this, Yu Yingyao went uncharacteristically and patiently explained to her subordinates:

"Qi Nieqi is determined to abolish the rights of the tribes, implement the central dynasty system, and strengthen the royal power. Such a man needs extremely high reputation and prestige. Therefore, he must not stand idly by when Yun Guo's soldiers attack the Lang family!"

This person is born with a position.Regardless of whether the Lang family was the first to attack Xiangzhou County or not, as long as the soldiers of Yunguo and the Lang family started fighting, there would definitely be waves in Tubo.

If Qi Nieqi wants to be the real king of Tubo, he must have enough reputation and prestige to subdue the country.So even though he no longer wanted to start a dispute with Yun Guo, he could only act tough on the bright side!
At this time, Yu Yingyao continued:
"Although Tubo's national power is weak, it borders on Daxia and Yun Kingdom at the same time. Moreover, Tubo occupies the plateau, which makes all countries in the world daunting, and is naturally invincible. This kind of Tubo can greatly restrain Yun. The spirit of the country!"

Yunguo, which has swallowed the four southwest counties, has a long border with Tubo.If there is trouble between the two countries, it is impossible for the country of Yun not to guard against it.In this way, it is necessary to maintain a certain amount of soldiers and horses on the border between the two countries, which can indeed greatly restrain the energy of the Yun Kingdom.

After arriving, Xia Guo took a breath, and wanted to counterattack to wash away his shame, and Tubo would definitely help him!
At this time, Zhong Zizhuo, who was standing in the lobby, had already heard the conversation.

All of a sudden, there were already waves in his heart.

Behind this, there is actually such a calculation...

The next moment, Zhong Zizhuo's eyes lit up even more.

This should be my chance!Knowing this information today, I will definitely be credited in the sticky pole, and will work harder to give me credit and push me to the top in the future.

As for the Embroidered Clothes Envoy, with the secret help from the sticky pole, they will be able to rise to the top and receive more and more attention!

In this way, as long as he flatters the two parties, then the sticky pole and the embroidered clothes envoy, the two most terrifying secret service agencies in the two countries of Yun and Xia, will all become his help and continue to gain wealth for him. right.

Thinking of this, Zhong Zizhuo became more eager in his heart. Although there was not much expression on his face, there was already a bit of secret joy between his brows and eyes.

This is, my chance!
And just as Zhong Zizhuo was thinking about it, the conversation in the lobby was over.The embroiderer who reported to Yu Yingyao walked out of the lobby, saw Zhong Zizhuo waiting at the door, nodded his head as a greeting, and left in a hurry.

"come in!"

Hearing the voice from the hall, Zhong Zizhuo immediately straightened his back, straightened his clothes, walked quickly into the hall, knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and saluted:
"Subordinate Zhong Zizhuo, meet Miss!"

"Get up!"

"Yes!"

Zhong Zizhuo stood up and looked over the main seat.

And when he saw Yu Yingyao's appearance, Zhong Zizhuo suddenly frowned, and subconsciously looked at Yu Yingyao again.

Then the next moment, Zhong Zizhuo's eyes widened, and he froze in place, as if he had seen something extremely shocking.

When Zhong Zizhuo first entered the sticky pole place, he was indeed terrified and terrified every day.But for more than a year, he delivered all kinds of information for Yunguo every day under the eyes of King Qi, and his mental quality can be regarded as cultivated.

But even so, when he saw Yu Yingyao's face, it was still difficult for him to restrain his emotions.

Because the "Miss" in front of him has already been recognized by him.She turned out to be the fourteenth princess who was supposed to be in the Yunguo Palace, Rou Ning Emperor Ji Yu Yingyao!

Noticing Zhong Zizhuo's expression, Yu Yingyao twitched her eyelids, frowned slightly, and said:
"Master Zhong, speaking of it, you and I met once in Yunguo back then!"

Zhong Zizhuo trembled all over, changed one knee to two knees, quickly kowtowed to the ground, and said:
"This subordinate is fortunate to have met Di Ji once..."

Back then, Zhong Zizhuo was the governor of Fengzhou, and was captured by Xiao Cheng himself, and stayed with the army for a while.So during the peace talks between the two countries, because Zhong Zizhuo knew a little about Xiao Cheng, he was stuffed into the mission, and then he was recruited into the stick by Guo Xie.

Later, Yu Yingyao was ordered by Emperor Xia to come to Yun Country to make a marriage.Before Zhong Zizhuo left, he met Yu Yingyao in the mission.

The Empress Dowager who was supposed to be in the harem of the Yun Kingdom was in Jinling City, so who is that noble concubine in the harem of the Yun Kingdom?
For a moment, Zhong Zizhuo felt that he had discovered a big secret!

Seeing Zhong Zizhuo's panicked appearance, Yu Yingyao laughed aloud, and said:
"Get up!"

Zhong Ziyan swallowed nervously, lowered his head and dared not get up, hissed:
"Subordinates, subordinates dare not..."

Yu Yingyao remained motionless, her tone was slightly lowered, and she said calmly:
"stand up!"

The voice was flat, but there was an undeniable meaning in it.

At this time, Zhong Zizhuo felt the shocking sense of oppression, and thought of the gentle and gentle Empress Rou Ning whom she met in Yunguo, who matched her title very well. The Rouning Emperor Ji I saw back then is definitely not the one in front of me!

Facing Yu Yingyao's hidden command-like words, Zhong Zizhuo didn't dare to disobey, so he could only stand up tremblingly, and said bitterly:

"Di Ji, this subordinate was just..."

"Emperor Concubine Rou Ning is now in the harem of Yun Kingdom, and she is Emperor Yun's favorite concubine!" Yu Yingyao interrupted immediately.

The concubines and palace people in the palace often say to themselves that the harem is as deep as the sea, and people's hearts are treacherous and unpredictable.But the reason why he was able to say these words was nothing more than the limitation of his vision, which made it difficult to see more intense struggles.

Compared with the undercurrents of the battles above the court, and the machinations and tactics that frequently affect the situation in the world, those tactics in the harem seem to be a bit of a patriarch's short-sightedness, and they are not on the big stage.

In the first half of her life, as the princess of Daxia, she seemed extremely noble and enjoyed all the glory and wealth.But because of this, she was trapped in the harem, and if she made any move, she would fall into the eyes of someone with a heart, forcing her to be cautious, for fear that she would be jealous and hurt her imperial brother King Qi.

If it weren't for this, when she was in Yunguo back then, she definitely wouldn't have had so much power at hand.The direction of the final situation will certainly not be like this!

But when she was in Yunguo back then, she gave up her identity and name as a princess. Since she was able to break free from the cage that had bound her for a long time, she used her wit and means to the fullest, fought openly and secretly with Chaowen Wu and her father, and even plotted against the world. Cloth countries.

Yu Yingyao is extremely satisfied with her current life, and she no longer cares about the identity of a princess or emperor concubine!
Zhong Zizhuo was stunned at this moment, his mind turned, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed, he immediately reacted, and quickly said:

"It's a slip of the tongue...Emperor Ji Rou Ning is in the palace of Yun Kingdom, and the only one here is you, miss!"

Hearing this, Yu Yingyao raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and said:
"He's a smart man! Before the emperor's subordinates, there were people like you who joined him!"

Really counting, Zhong Zizhuo can be regarded as an old man under King Qi.

At the beginning, King Qi was a little paranoid, his methods were rough, and he had been in the army for a long time. He had no support in the court and had no influence. He didn't look like a king.

Back then, apart from some generals, he didn't have any talents that could be employed.

Zhong Zizhuo lowered his head slightly when he heard the words, but there was some emotion in his heart.

He came from an ordinary background, and since he became an official, he has been rolling around in the local state government offices. He just happened to meet King Qi's plan for the Southwest General, and he joined King Qi's command without saying a word.

After all, although this King Qi was not very good, he was already the highest-status figure that Zhong Zizhuo could come into contact with at that time!
Who would have thought that in just a year or two, King Qi, who was the least favored back then, would actually become the actual heir apparent...

At this time, Yu Yingyao looked at Zhong Zizhuo and said in a deep voice:
"You have been able to do things recently, and you have made a lot of achievements. I just summoned you today to give you a few words of encouragement. You don't need to think about the rest!"

When Zhong Zizhuo heard the words, he quickly responded:
"Yes, miss, please rest assured, the subordinates know!"

Yu Yingyao nodded, her voice softened slightly, and said:

"The third-rank embroidered envoy in charge of the Gyeonggi region was previously demoted due to ineffectiveness. The Gyeonggi region is extremely important, and Yunguo's spies are becoming more and more rampant. You have to worry about it in the future!"

Hearing this, Zhong Zizhuo's heart that had just been let go jumped wildly again at this moment.

These words have clearly stated that he is about to become the third-rank embroidered clothes envoy in charge of the capital.

The Yipin Embroidered Clothes Envoy is in charge of the terrifying organization of the Embroidered Clothes Guard, and its power is too heavy, so it is not permanent.The second-rank embroidered clothing envoys, there are only four people now, and they are respectively in charge of Yunguo, Anguo, Turkic, and Tubo in the Western Regions.

And the third-rank embroidered envoy in charge of Xia Guojingji, although the internal rank of the embroidered envoy is only third-rank, but only in terms of authority and status, it is not lower than the second-rank embroidered envoy!

The higher your status in the embroidered clothing envoy, the more important you will be, and you don't have to worry about suddenly being regarded as an abandoned child at the sticky pole.

Moreover, as far as he got the information today, it is natural for him to take credit for the sticky stick, and he will definitely find a way to help him improve again.

In this way, the more credit you have, the higher your status among the embroiderers will be, and the sticky pole will try their best to give you credit, so that your status among the embroiderers will be higher and higher , eventually forming a virtuous circle...

Thinking of this, Zhong Zizhuo panted slightly, his heart filled with ecstasy.

At this time, he was full of ecstasy, and he couldn't remember how many times he was frightened, how many times he tossed and turned day and night, for fear that his identity would be revealed...

(End of this chapter)