The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 781 Two Sides

After eliminating the noise in the court, Zhou Xianzu's resignation and conferment of title were completed in one go.

Zhang Yun逸 also announced a series of measures.

However, while winning over and dividing the court officials, Zhang Yun逸 did not forget his own base.

The inner palace was originally the emperor's private property.

The little emperor was young and stupid, and the two Empress Dowagers had already been subdued by him. As the person in charge of the Neifu and Tiangongyuan, he was undoubtedly both a referee and an athlete.

Taking advantage of the early spring to facilitate construction, Zhang Yun逸 not only built a number of dormitories, but also implemented a series of measures, such as improving the treatment of soldiers and workers, and giving priority to the relatives of soldiers in employment at Tiangong Institute.

Although the establishment of military, police, secret police and special forces was put on the agenda, it was not rushed.

Although the Jinyiwei was disbanded, its personnel were absorbed by Zhang Yun逸.

A place similar to a police academy was opened to allow them to train the recruits.

The first year of Chengping, May 27th.

Emperor Wanlong's six-month national mourning period was finally over.

Zhang Yun逸’s marriage was also put on the agenda.

Although he had experienced the palace coup and a series of operations that followed, Gu Dashou's attitude had become dispensable to Zhang Yun逸.

However, Zhang Yun逸 was a nostalgic person. Gu Dashou had taken good care of him in the past, so Zhang Yun逸 wanted to repay Gu Dashou and also to reassure him.

After several rounds of negotiations, the wedding was finally scheduled for October 8th.

The reason it took so long is not because there were no good days in the meantime.

However, Zhang Yunyi was afraid of trouble and considered that Xiangyun, Tanchun and Xue Baoqin had not yet married into the family, so he planned to have them marry into the family together for several days starting from October 5th.

As good things were about to happen, there were also results on the red-haired side.

Although Zhang Yun逸 only gave a six-month period at the time, considering the distance between the two sides, it only took seven months to deliver the contract, which shows that there was almost no delay in the middle.

Perhaps because of worry, he missed the deadline given by Zhang Yun逸, and even made a lot of concessions on the original basis.

Not only did they expand the scope of the lease and give up some surrounding overseas colonies, but they also increased the annual tribute converted into minerals and grain by 10%, which was a double blessing.

However, not everyone celebrated after receiving the news.

The soldiers, who were eager to fight and hope to achieve great things, could not help but complain about the Red Hair's weakness.

Zhang Yun逸 also made timely appeasements, urged them to intensify their training, and issued a promise and a manifesto to the people to conquer Japan.

With the expansion of various minerals and labor demand, especially those overseas minerals ceded by the red-haired people, there is an urgent need to develop them.

Anyway, in their previous lives, Japanese prisoners of war were able to grow potatoes in Siberia and dig coal in places like Annan, so they should be able to do the job.

In addition, how could he allow others to snore next to his bed? It could also completely solve the Japanese threat, killing two birds with one stone.

As for Peninsula, which had always admired Daxia, Zhang Yun逸 did not show any mercy.

The captured ruler of the peninsula burst into tears in front of the palace: "Daxia is our parents, and our country and Japan are both foreign countries, just like sons. In terms of the relationship between parents and their children, our country is a filial son, and Japan is a thief..."

This is a later story.

However, Zhang Yun逸 appeased the soldiers with war.

The fifth day of October is the day when Zhang Yun逸 takes a concubine.

Jia Rong, however, had a sad face. He found Zhang Yunyi and fell to his knees with a plop.

"Uncle Yi! I know I was wrong. Please show mercy and forgive me!"

"Why? Are you not satisfied with my arrangement?"

"No, no, no!" Jia Rong quickly shook his head like a rattle, "My nephew can't bear to leave Uncle Yi, and wants to be filial to him for a few more years..."

Zhang Yun逸 waved to Jia Rong, who immediately knelt down in front of him.

He touched Jia Rong's head and said warmly, "Doing the things I asked you to do is the greatest filial piety to me!"

"But……"

“I’m sending you to Xiyi, not to exile you, but to entrust you with an important task… Xiyi is not like our Great Xia, which is not a big place, but has many countries. When you get there, you can make trouble as much as you can. Just provoke a few more internal fights among them. If you want to come back then, Uncle Yi will not only take you back, but also welcome you back.” As the saying goes, let a good man investigate a good man, let a hero investigate a hero, and so on. Naturally, a villain must be used to fight a villain.

Jia Rong is a shameless and vicious guy. He would be a disaster if he stayed in Daxia. Sending him to Europe is a good way to put him to good use.

When Hongmao's contract was delivered, Zhang Yun逸 ordered Lai Da to notify Jia Rong and prepare for the trip.

Although Zhang Yunyi entrusted Jia Rong with the important task because he had high hopes for him, he was still stubborn and said with a wronged look on his face: "Uncle Yi! I am not causing trouble for you on your happy day. I just can't bear to leave you..."

"What? Don't you believe Uncle Yi?"

Zhang Yunyi said dissatisfiedly: "You are not the only one going this time. Xue Ke will also go with you. Why doesn't he come to complain?"

Zhang Yun逸 originally promised Zhou Xianzu the future just for the sake of his relationship with the Ministry of Personnel.

The huge profits from overseas trade were enough to give Zhou Xianzu a share, only because Empress Zhou was humble and Zhou Xianzu was relatively obedient. Naturally, it was impossible to give it all to him.

Xue Ke was already quite familiar with business affairs, and after his advice, his horizons had broadened a lot. He also had dealings with Hongmao before, so he was just right for this task.

When Jia Rong heard Zhang Yun逸 mention Xue Ke, he immediately lost his temper.

Originally, Zhang Yun逸 planned to wait until after the wedding before giving Jia Rong some corresponding guidance, but now that it has been mentioned, he decided to strike while the iron is hot and give him some advice.

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at the same time.

Xue family courtyard.

Mrs. Xue looked at Xue Ke with a worried look on her face, and said in a tangled manner: "Or I can go and ask Yun Yi for help..."

A while ago, Aunt Xue got pregnant. Although she kept it a secret from Baochai and Xue Pan, she did not hide it from her.

She originally thought that it was too late to cover up the matter, but she didn't expect that Aunt Xue would not only give birth to the child, but also register it under Fu Qiufang's name.

Only then did Mrs. Xue realize that Mrs. Wang had already done this before.

Although, seeing the outstanding performance of Madam Wang and Aunt Xue, and hearing that Zhang Yunyi was going to send Xue Ke thousands of miles away, she couldn't help but wonder whether Zhang Yunyi also wanted her to succeed.

However, although she was quite tempted, she also wanted to get her son away to avoid any unnecessary trouble.

But I never thought of sending him so far away, so I felt complicated.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Xue Ke, who had been taught before, saw it very clearly and said disapprovingly: "Brother Yi asked his son to go to Xiyi because he thinks highly of him. Long before the red-haired people provoked him, Brother Yi had analyzed the situation with his son. Last time when we repelled the red-haired people, the late emperor only gave him the empty title of the crown prince's tutor.

Now that the Red Hair has surrendered, and Brother Yi is in power again, my son has heard some rumors that he will be crowned king this time, and my younger sister is about to get married, it is time for us to make great strides, so how can we let him look down on us?"

"Appoint...Appoint him as king?" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xue couldn't help but breathe faster.

"Mother is in the back house, how can she know about the things of the previous dynasty? To be disrespectful, now, let alone being crowned a king, even if Brother Yi wants to satisfy his desire to be an emperor, it may not be impossible!"

Although the court officials who had experienced the palace coup were very secretive about the turmoil, the changes in the imperial army, the defense of the capital, and the eight guards of the Beijing Barracks could not be concealed.

There was a lot of discussion both inside and outside the government.

Although Xue Ke stayed in Tianjin for a long time, it has now become Zhang Yunyi's base camp, and he also made his own judgment.

"No wonder..."

Thinking about how Aunt Xue was determined to keep the baby in her belly despite the risk of the secret being leaked, Mrs. Xue couldn't help but be suspicious. She had received the news in advance and couldn't help but be a little dazed.

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Xue Ke quickly asked, "What's the big deal? Did mother also hear some rumors?"

"Nothing...nothing...nothing!"

Mrs. Xue II secretly wondered if it was because she was not pregnant with Zhang Yunyi's child that he did not treat her as his own, and she quickly denied it.

However, Xue Ke mistakenly believed that his mother had seen through Zhang Yun逸's rebellious intentions after his reminder, and was afraid that the news would be disclosed, so she kept it secret.

Therefore, he did not dare to delve into it further, but secretly made up his mind to complete the task assigned by Zhang Yun逸 successfully so as to seize the initiative and help his sister consolidate her favor.

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(End of this chapter)