I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Fang Xiu had a calm expression on his face, and said calmly: "Zhou Guo will definitely agree."

The determined tone made the little empress startled slightly.

Curious in her eyes, she asked, "How do you know?"

Fang Xiudao: "Because if the state of Zhou refuses to agree, I will attack the state of Zhou with the power of the whole country! If we don't break through the south of Shanxi, we will never return it!"

As soon as this remark came out, the little empress looked puzzled and said, "But in your letter to me earlier, you said that as a king, you should put the people first... Didn't you just tell me that food should be given priority to the disaster victims in Huizhou. "

Fang Xiudao: "I said so."

Hearing this, the little empress looked even more puzzled, and said: "Even though I have never led an army to fight, I still know that the food and grass go first before the soldiers and horses are moved. When the two countries are confronting each other, logistics is very important. If there is no food, how can we fight to the death with Zhou Guo?" ?”

Fang Xiu was silent for a few breaths, then said in a deep voice:
"The big families in Lingnan Road still have food reserves. Temporary requisition can relieve the urgent need. Afterwards, Bai Qi is ordered to concentrate his forces to attack Lingbei Road, and to support the war with war, so that he can drive all the way in and break Jinnan City!"

The voice fell.

The empress understood Fang Xiu's thoughts, with a solemn look on her face.

Supporting war with war, just four words, is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to do.

It is said that they only requisition food from big families.

If there is not enough food for big families, it will only affect ordinary people.

If the food for ordinary people is still not enough, they can only massacre the city, try to reduce the consumption of rations as much as possible, and avoid worries.

Fang Xiu's few words represent.

Once Zhou Guo disagreed with the terms of the peace.

Ordinary people in Zhou State will suffer an unimaginable disaster!

Even so
Not enough to make Emperor Zhou compromise!
After all, one of Fang Xiu's conditions was for him to abdicate the throne!

As long as this condition is still in place, it is impossible for Emperor Zhou to agree to a peace negotiation!

No matter how many people died, to the emperor, it was just a number.

Even if the entire Zhou Kingdom was destroyed in the end, his end would be to hang himself.

There is almost no difference from the result of the negotiation.

In this way, Zhou Huang's choice must be to stay with the court forever.

What's the point of negotiating?

Wu Mingkong didn't believe that Fang Xiu couldn't think of this.

Therefore, she looked at Fang Xiu and asked the doubts in her heart.

"Emperor Zhou doesn't care how many people die, he only cares about his throne."

"Not surprisingly, it is."

Fang Xiu nodded in approval.

The little empress wondered: "If that's the case, why are you still so sure?"

Fang Xiu said leisurely: "Because from the very beginning, I didn't expect Emperor Zhou to agree to a peace negotiation."

Hearing this, a big question mark appeared on the head of the little empress.

Before she could ask, Fang Xiu immediately explained: "As long as Zhou's court agrees, there is nothing the Emperor of Zhou can do if he disagrees."

Zhou's court?
The little empress was startled for a moment, then seemed to realize something, startled in her heart, and blurted out: "Are you going to instigate against the officials of the Zhou Kingdom?"

Fang Xiu nodded slightly.

The little empress was silent for a while, and then said: "The state of Zhou, like me, governs the world with the words of loyalty and filial piety. Unless the contradiction between the officials and the emperor reaches an extreme, it will be difficult to instigate them to rebel."

Fang Xiu said:

"Because of the New Deal, the officials of the Zhou Kingdom have been divided into two factions. One faction, headed by Wei Dongzheng, strongly advocates the implementation of the New Deal. Everything involving the New Deal will spare no effort. This year, it has also received the emperor's important task.

The other faction, headed by Xie Qian, was dissatisfied with the New Deal, and did things in a way that was obedient and incompatible, so they were excluded to a certain extent.

Even so, officials headed by Xie Qian still accounted for the vast majority of the Zhou court.

As long as Xie Qian can be instigated, this part of the officials will agree to negotiate a peace.
They couldn't refuse the conditions offered by the minister! "

Curiosity appeared in the pupils of the little empress, and she asked, "What conditions did you offer them?"

Fang Xiudao:
"Xie Qian is still the chief assistant, and the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Rites can be approved on his behalf after the bills are drafted.

The rest of the officials, above the third rank, are still the original official positions, the fourth rank fills the vacant third rank, and the officials below the fourth rank are promoted to half rank!

In addition, the minister also planned to demolish the imperial palace of the state of Zhou, and distribute the remaining silver to the officials in the form of salaries. "

Hearing this, the little empress was slightly taken aback.

After a while, he said with a complicated expression: "If Xie Qian believes in your promise, this condition is indeed irresistible."

Speaking of this, he paused and said:

"However, in this way, even if Li Yaoyue becomes the empress of Zhou, and you become the regent of Zhou, the imperial court still has insufficient control over Zhou.

After Zhou Guo recuperated and regained his strength, those persuading ministers could still force Li Yaoyue to abdicate and take the government back into their own hands.
Even, they can achieve their goal without forcing Li Yaoyue to sit in meditation. "

Fang Xiudao: "Your Majesty, don't worry about this. When that day comes, I will already be the co-lord of the world. Don't pay attention to a small state of Zhou."

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The little empress really wanted to say to Fang Xiu, isn't this a little too confident?

But thinking of what he said and what he did before, he chose to remain silent.

She can trust Fang Xiu no matter what!

Fang Xiu noticed the expression of the little empress, and there was a smile on his brows, and said: "Does your majesty think that I am too confident?"

A hint of embarrassment appeared on the delicate and pretty face of the little empress, which was fleeting again, and she shook her head, resolutely denying it.

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense."

"It seems that His Majesty really thought so."

Fang Xiu raised his brows and said, "If Your Majesty really didn't think so, he wouldn't be so guilty. Instead, he would tell the minister straightforwardly, yes, I think so, what can you do to me?"

When the little empress heard this, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, and said, "I found out that you know me better than I know you."

Fang Xiudao: "That's because I have a lot of knowledge in my head, but Your Majesty knows very little, but I will teach Your Majesty slowly in the future."

Wu Mingkong couldn't hear the meaning behind his words, he only thought that he mistakenly heard "knowledge" as "posture".

The delicate little face showed pride, and said: "You don't need to teach, I am the Son of Heaven, and my talent is different from ordinary people. After a long time, I will understand it by myself."

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Fang Xiu nodded with a serious face, and said: "I think so too."

The talent was recognized by Fang Xiu, and the little empress seemed even more proud.

Fang Xiu was silent for a while, brought the topic back to the right track, and said: "As long as Xie Qian agrees to the imperial court to garrison troops in the important places of the Zhou Kingdom, they will not be so easy to get rid of the minister... The imperial court's control, the so-called approval of red, without the intervention of external forces Under the circumstances, it can work, but if there is an external force involved, it will be nothing."

When the little empress heard this, she nodded and agreed.

Qian State, like Zhou State, governed the world with loyalty and filial piety.

Hundreds of officials keep saying that there are no wrong parents in the world, and there is no wrong father, and they talk about why the father is greater than the sky all day long.

The results of it?
The so-called loyalty is nothing more than loyalty to interests.

The emperor can give them power and wealth, and the emperor is their heaven.

If the emperor doesn't have this power, then the father is nothing.

Even if someone refers to a deer as a horse in front of them, they just treat it as if they didn't see it.

At this time, Father Jun is no longer Father Jun, but just called His Majesty.

Hundreds of officials will scramble to throw themselves into Xiangfu's arms one by one!
The more Wu Mingkong thought about it, the more annoyed he felt, he couldn't help but glared at Fang Xiu, and said: "Containing the emperor with hundreds of officials is what you are best at, I shouldn't question your ability just now, I believe you can do it. "

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Hearing the sour words, Fang Xiu couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth. He stepped forward, pulled the little empress into his arms, and said, "I'm just good at sharing your majesty's worries. Your majesty deals with government affairs day and night. I see In the eyes, pain in the heart, naturally find a way to share the worries for His Majesty."

"brazen!"

The little empress nestled in his arms, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she cursed angrily.

Fang Xiu just smiled and didn't answer.

At this time, the little empress seemed to have thought of something, looked at Fang Xiu, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said, "Why did you think of being the regent?"

Hearing this question, Fang Xiu opened his mouth and was about to answer.

However, before he could open his mouth, he heard the little empress seriously analyze: "The word Regent sounds a bit too imaginative.

Even if all the officials of Zhou State agreed to negotiate a peace and choose the prime minister of Qian State as regent, it would not be justifiable to the people and other countries.

Of course, I know that you are Li Yaoyue's nominal husband, and it is reasonable to be named a prince, but you are also my prime minister after all. "

Fang Xiu was silent for a while, nodded, and said, "Your Majesty is right."

After a pause, he asked again: "What do you think your majesty should choose for the royal title of a subject, so as not to look out of place and different from the general Zhou clan?"

The little empress raised her eyes to look at him, blinked her watery eyes, and said, "Why do you have to ask for the prince?"

Fang Xiudao: "Your Majesty, what does your Majesty mean to be a king? To set up another title besides the king? Or to set up another position, such as the grand master of another country, or the Zhu country?"

The little empress said: "In the state of Zhou, the grand master is just a vacant position. As for the state of Zhu, if I remember correctly, the state of Yan has this title. Just like the grand master of the state of Zhou, it has a name. In my opinion, it is not as good as Just called the prime minister?"

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Fang Xiu was slightly dazed, for the first time he didn't follow the little empress' train of thought.

Wu Mingkong immediately said: "At the beginning of the founding of the state of Zhou, there was also the post of prime minister, which was set under the Ministry of Education, and the power is equivalent to that of a prime minister. He can handle government affairs without being approved, just like my prime minister.

It is reasonable and reasonable to re-establish the positions of the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister. As for the cabinet, it can also exist together. There is nothing wrong with the proposal of the cabinet and the approval of the prime minister."

Hearing this, Fang Xiu had a thoughtful look on his face, thinking...it seems, probably, maybe, it seems that it is not impossible?
Seeing Fang Xiu's serious thinking face, the little empress pouted, and said leisurely: "When the time comes, let Li Yaoyue call you the father-in-law. You are both a husband and a father-in-law. You are not only the father-in-law of Zhou Guo, but also my elder What a godfather!

With a body of one person, he was honored as the father of the two empresses, and he can be regarded as the No. 1 in the past and present, which is enough to be recorded in the annals of history and left a name in history. "

Hearing this, Fang Xiu came back to his senses, looked at the little empress, frowned, and said, "Why don't you remember that Your Majesty is so proficient in Yin-Yang Qi?"

There was a hint of doubt in the eyes of the little empress, and she asked curiously: "What is yin and yang strangeness?"

Fang Xiu thought for a while, and said seriously: "Your Majesty's words just now contain a bit of sarcasm, but also a bit of dissatisfaction, and there is a coldness everywhere, which is called yin and yang."

Hearing Fang Xiu's explanation, the little empress looked stunned, and then put her hands on her hips and said, "That's right, I am!"

Fang Xiu looked at the delicate face in front of him, raised his brows, and said with a smile: "It just so happens that I am the best at rectifying yin and yang oddities!"

The voice fell.

Fang Xiu stretched out his hands, picked up the little empress by the waist, and threw her onto the dragon couch.

The little empress was taken aback by this sudden movement, and couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

In the next second, the exclamation was blocked by Fang Xiu.

"Mmmm."

After a while.

Fang Xiu let go slowly.

Wu Mingkong's beautiful peach blossom eyes were rippling, looking at Fang Xiu, he said angrily, "You will bully me all day long!"

Fang Xiudao: "That's right, I not only bully Your Majesty, but also like to bully Your Majesty, even if I am the Regent of Zhou Kingdom, I still do this! Unless Your Majesty has a way to punish my ministers, I will bully Your Majesty for the rest of my life!"

Wu Mingkong was slightly taken aback when he heard this.

immediately.

The beautiful face is even more charming, stretching out her white jade hands, propping her small head, raising her willow eyebrows, and smiling sweetly:
"If you want to bully me for the rest of your life, there is no way."

"One day, I will stand up and call the shots, and let you call my father here every day!"

Fang Xiu looked at her bright smile, his heart moved slightly, and he also smiled, and replied: "I am waiting for that day!"

The two looked at each other for a while.

In the end, Wu Mingkong couldn't restrain the embarrassment in his heart, he looked away, changed the subject and said:

"It suddenly occurred to me that after the peace talks, if all the officials of the state of Zhou are obedient to what you want to do, how should you deal with it?"

Fang Xiudao: "The state affairs of the state of Zhou are handled by the officials of the state of Zhou, and I don't plan to intervene."

Wu Mingkong was taken aback, and asked, "What's the point of not interfering in government affairs and putting forward such harsh conditions?"

Fang Xiudao: "There are three reasons. First, as far as I know, since Emperor Zhou came to the throne, he has been eyeing my Dagan. Zhou Guo, also to prevent trouble before it happens."

Good guy.

To prevent problems before they happened, he directly dragged him off the throne.

When Wu Mingkong heard this explanation, he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Secondly, the business of Zhenbaozhai has never been easy in Zhou State. Even if you control Li Yaoyue and the shops in Zuihua Pavilion, the money you earn in Zhou State can rarely be transported to Daqian.

After the peace talks, not only the business of Zhenbaozhai and Zuihua Pavilion will no longer be hindered in the Zhou Kingdom, as long as it is the business of the imperial court, there will be no obstacles!

Unless the honorable nobles of Zhou's family dared to turn against the court for a little money and confront the troops stationed head-on!

Of course, at that time, they will be given some benefits appropriately, as long as they are obedient enough. "

"Thirdly, non-interference in government affairs is not without benefits. If there is any change in the future, the state of Zhou will be a burden that can be thrown away. The court will not have any burden. If there is no change, the state of Zhou can be annexed. Advance and attack, retreat can keep"

Wu Mingkong understood the first two points.

At the last point, she was in a fog.

But this is not the first time, she chooses to trust Fang Xiu, no longer asks, just said:
"I understand."

After a pause, he remembered another matter, and asked, "Qin Xingyan from the Ministry of Household Affairs issued a memorial a few days ago, saying that after the imperial court decided to provide disaster relief, the granaries in several state capitals in Huizhou suddenly flooded. What do you think about this matter?" Know?"