Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 280: Peace talks everywhere
"The moonlight is so beautiful tonight."

At this moment, in the private room next to Lin Manman and Lingjiao, Qi Chen and Mei Qian, who were sitting there, also took a break from their busy schedule to have a rare date.

The voices of Lingjiao and Lin Manman from next door floated directly through the window to Mei Qian early in the morning.

Hearing that Mei Qian was still worried about Lingjiao's residence, Qi Chen couldn't help but say with a sour taste that Mei Qian was always thinking about many people in her heart.

He even worried about the little girl's future residence.

Mei Qian smiled after hearing this.

She didn't directly respond to Qi Chen with words like "Aren't you thinking about a bunch of officials in your heart?"

Mei Qian just raised her eyes and looked at Qi Chen seriously, and said: "I am thinking about you too."

Qi Zhen: "..."

My goodness, with just one sentence, Mei Qian saw Qi Chen’s earlobes turn red again.

cough~
This made Mei Qian feel a little guilty.

It's like teasing some innocent boy.

Then, Qi Chen changed the subject and said, "Now that Lingjiao has left your mansion, you will have no one to talk to in the future..."

"My master keeps me busy every day, and I have to rest as soon as I get home. How can I think of talking to anyone?"

Mei Qian could probably guess what Qi Chen wanted to say, but wasn’t it a little too early?
She was just trying to get along with Qi Chen, but she didn't say she would marry him right away.

Mei Qian immediately took advantage of his words to shift the topic to the current shortage of manpower and the high intensity of work in the court.

When it comes to work intensity, not to mention Mei Qian, Qi Chen also has something to say.

“It’s true that I can work with the Prime Minister… I just have to wait for this group of new officials to come up.

By the way, two days ago, the Imperial Censor Qin suggested to me that if possible, you should be transferred to the Imperial Censorate. "

"what?"

This is quite a niche statement.

"You're transferring me, a former military commander, to the Censorate?"

Qi Chen couldn't help laughing and said, "Then isn't it the same for you, a military officer, to work under the Prime Minister?"

"How can they be the same? The Prime Minister is my teacher, the Imperial Censor..."

Mei Qian recalled the time when she had a debate with the ministers. The white-haired man had a lot of notes written on the blank board in his hand.

Mei Qian didn't look at it carefully at that time, but she didn't expect that he didn't say a word when the court was dismissed that day.

"Does he have Alzheimer's and want to find a successor before retiring?" Mei Qian touched his chin.

She remembered how the old man had written so much that day but "forgot" to say it.

The more Mei Qian thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was very likely.

Qi Chen listened. Although he had never heard of the word Alzheimer's disease, he understood it literally. Then he heard Mei Qian's words that he wanted to become an imperial physician in one step, and the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch.

"Have some soup first. I heard there will be a fireworks show on the Jing River in the evening."

Qi Chen changed the subject and handed a bowl of hot soup to Mei Qian. He raised his eyes to meet Mei Qian's. The candlelight reflected his handsome face.

Qi Chen really fits Mei Qian's aesthetic.

Otherwise, no matter how much Qi Chen said to her and how much he did, Mei Qian might not be moved.

It is even possible that a good guy card is issued.

To put it bluntly, humans are visual animals.

Even if you don’t require the other person to be extremely handsome, when you spend a long time together, at some point when you see him, your heart will suddenly speed up, and you can’t help but think:

Such a person is really attractive at this moment.

Mei Qian was distracted for a moment, and then she heard the other party say: "You said that you would stay with me till the end today, and you would be the first one to say 'Happy Birthday' to me."

Candlelight, "beautiful woman", and "soft words", after hearing these three things, Mei Qian nodded helplessly.

Then she avoided his tender eyes, took the bowl of soup in a panic, lowered her head and drank the soup, mumbling: "Since I promised you, I will definitely accompany you today to celebrate your birthday with you."

After this night, Qi Chen had suddenly turned 22 years old.

In ancient times, this would be the time to start a family and build a career.

Sure enough, within a few days, some people in the court began to care about Qi Chen's harem issues.

At that time, many people in the court secretly looked at Mei Qian. After all, the relationship between these two people seemed to be no longer a secret.

But these two didn’t talk about what happened next, and the older officials were all anxious!
In response, Mei Qian lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Anguo has not been completely unified yet, and some laws have not been perfected. She has spent so much time and suffered so much to get here, and now she is being urged to get married and enter the harem. What is she thinking?
Qi Chen was equally decisive and immediately rejected the official's suggestion.

He also said: "Instead of worrying about my harem, it is better to pay attention to the movements of Xirong and Jiangnan."

The Western Rong were interesting. They had wreaked havoc in Anguo for so long, and finally, after fleeing north in disgrace, they actually dared to take the initiative to seek peace.

Not to mention whether their Anguo would agree, just the fact that the Western Rong asked for peace and presented a letter of surrender was something that even when Emperor Wu was alive, they did not receive such treatment.

At one point, everyone suspected that the Western Rong were cheating.

"According to information gathered by spies, the Western Rong have a new king, and this time it is their new king who sent envoys to seek peace."

After the grand court meeting, Qi Chen summoned many officials to the imperial study to continue discussing matters concerning the Western Rong.

"If you are sincere in seeking peace, that's fine. We can also implement our 'Wool Plan'."

Although they were quite successful in the later stages of the battle with the Western Rong, they also suffered heavy losses in the early stages.

Neither the Western Rong nor their Anguo could afford to continue fighting in the short term.

If the Western Rong want to recuperate, then let them have enough.

Mei Qian’s original proposal can now be put to use.

After hearing what Mei Qian said, Chu Ji nodded in agreement. Seeing that the people around him were still confused, he briefly explained the matter.

"It's just right that the sweet potatoes will be fully promoted next year in several prefectures in Jiangbei. We won't have to worry about food in the future. It would be best to take this opportunity to 'raise up' Xirong."

Behind each and every one of these things, there is Mei Qian’s shadow.

No matter how much prejudice people have against Mei Qian, no one can comment on what Mei Qian did.

only--

How could such a person get together with a group of soldiers?

Some civil servants were already prejudiced against Mei Qian's gender, and as a result, Mei Qian was classified into the military camp, which made another group of people unhappy.

Qi Chen did not mean to favor civil officials over military officials, but this did not prevent these officials from developing the long-standing bad habit of forming cliques and standing in opposition.

"But - does anyone know the origins of the new king of Xirong?"

Other officials present were concerned about the need to suddenly replace a new king after the defeat of the Western Rong.

"Is it the son of the old Xirong King or other tribes under his rule who rebelled?"

"He is a son of the old King Xirong."

The spies were unable to obtain any specific information, and only said that the prince was supported by Thornton himself.

"Thornton..."

Chu Ji remembered this man. The Western Rong were able to make a comeback in just twenty years, and this Thornton played an indispensable role.

Now that the new king had caught Thornton's eye, everyone present was wary.

"At the end of April next year, we will hold peace talks at the border between Xing'an Prefecture and Xirong."

At this time, the Western Rong had entered a severe winter, so they sent envoys to agree on a peace talk at the end of April next year.

"What about Jiangnan?"

It is too early to deal with the Western Rong issue. As for the Jiangnan issue, if everything goes according to plan, they will cross the Yuanjiang River after the New Year before the water level rises and settle the Jiangnan issue.

"Some time ago, Jiangnan issued a manifesto accusing Your Majesty of being disloyal, unfilial, and unfraternal. Now, they have announced that they are planning to send an envoy."

Other officials mentioned again the repeated changes in Jiangnan, and Jiangbei treated them as a joke.

"It's good that the envoy has come. If the envoy knew that Your Majesty was the emperor appointed by the late emperor's will, and the one in Jiangnan was the traitor, how exciting it would be."

The people in Jiangbei are already impatiently waiting for the envoys from Jiangnan to arrive.

The court in Jiangnan was also worried about the reaction from Jiangbei.

"Why do the people in Jiangbei seem so fearless?"

When officials were sent to Jiangbei this time, everyone's attitude was completely different from the last time they went to Jiangbei to negotiate with the Western Rong.

After he was dismissed from his post, officials talked about this matter when they gathered together for dinner in groups of three or four.

"Nonsense, they have soldiers! They can even defeat the Western Rong soldiers, what are they afraid of?"

A young minor official, who could not even attend the grand court meetings, privately listened to his superiors talking about court affairs, and this became a topic of conversation for him.

"Then if they attack us in the future, won't that mean..." a colleague asked. Several people around him all looked mysterious, as if they could not say it or not.

"But—ahem!"

Another official who seemed to be very knowledgeable even cleared his throat in advance, then stretched his neck and lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the prime minister intends to divide the country by the river."

"hiss--"

Everyone gasped.

The door of the private room rang, and everyone immediately sat up in a polite manner. Then a servant with an ordinary face came in, brought the wine and food, and quietly left...

The situation is about to be settled, happy~