In He Lianfang's house.
Zhao Yao and He Lianfang were fighting in front of the sand table.
In the past two years, Zhao Yao's military skills have improved a lot, but he is still no match for He Lianfang. However, He Lianfang could not beat Zhao Yao as easily as he did at the beginning.
He Lianfang sat aside and drank tea, while Zhao Yao stood in front of the sand table and resumed their battle.
After every battle, Zhao Yao would review the game and reflect on it.
In the past two years, Zhao Yao has learned the art of war from He Lianfang, and he has gained his own experience. However, because of his young age, he was unable to practice on the battlefield.
After Zhao Yao finished reflecting, it was already noon and the housekeeper had already prepared lunch.
The master and apprentice discussed the art of war while having lunch.
After lunch, Zhao Yao pushed He Lianfang to the yard to bask in the sun.
The wheelchair that He Lianfang is currently making was improved by Zhao Yao and is lighter than the previous old wheelchair. He Lianfang can go to the yard to bask in the sun in a wheelchair without anyone pushing him.
Zhao Yao stood behind He Lianfang, lying on the back of the wheelchair with his hands, his little face raised, squinting his eyes to enjoy the warm sunshine.
"There are currently no clues about the murder of the late Queen." He Lianfang said calmly.
"I guessed it would be like this." Zhao Yao was not surprised at this result. "How could the old lady of the country leave any evidence to threaten her daughter? She must have destroyed all the evidence."
"However, I found some interesting things." He Lianfang raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing an interesting smile. "Many years ago, the Zhenguo Palace expelled many servants, saying that these servants were stealing from the Zhenguo Palace."
Zhao Yao held his face with his right hand and said, "If I guessed correctly, these servants were expelled from the Zhenguo Palace and were killed, leaving no one behind."
"Yes, among these servants, there are old servants from the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. They have been serving in the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, and they are also people who serve the old Zhenguo Duke's wife." He Lianfang said solemnly, "Old The Duke of Zhenguo not only killed them, but also killed their entire family, leaving no one alive."
After Zhao Yao heard this, he gasped in shock: "So vicious?"
He Lianfang sneered: "Which of these aristocratic families is not vicious and vicious?"
"That was the person who had been serving them all his life. He not only killed them, but also killed their whole family." Zhao Yao frowned tightly and said with a cold face, "It's really so heartless and cruel."
"No fish that slipped through the net have been found so far."
Zhao Yao sighed solemnly: "Oh, I'm afraid no fish will slip through the net."
"Mrs. Lao Zhen Guogong is smarter than Queen Xie, and more ruthless than Queen Xie." He Lianfang said expressionlessly, "If she hadn't died, I'm afraid Concubine Rong would have died long ago."
"Second uncle, you underestimate my father too much." Zhao Yao said, "If Mrs. Lao Zhenguo is still alive and she interferes in the affairs of my father's palace, after my father finds out, she will only die. Then thank you The queen will also be deposed."
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, He Lianfang looked at him jokingly and said, "It seems that you believe in your father's methods."
"It's not whether I believe it or not, but my father's methods are not bad either." Zhao Yao hummed, "There are few people in this world who can play tricks, scheming, and power. There are few people in this world who can outsmart my father."
He Lianfang said with a look of disgust: "It's true that your father is despicable, insidious, and extremely cunning."
Zhao Yao: "..." Second uncle, are you praising my father?
"I believe that the aristocratic families must have planted spies in the harem, and then all these spies were removed by my father." Zhao Yao changed his left hand to support his face and said in a lazy tone, "These aristocratic families want to be under my father's nose." It’s impossible to play tricks underneath.”
"You are just like your father."
"Second uncle, are you praising me or mocking me?"
"What do you think?"
"I just think you are complimenting me." Zhao Yao said, and suddenly remembered another thing, "Second uncle, are there still no clues to the secret of the Pei family's deserted house?"
He Lianfang shook her head and said, "No, everyone who knew about the Pei family back then is dead. Now no one knows what secret treasure the Pei family has."
Zhao Yao scratched his face and said, "Then we can only wait until Dingyuan recovers his memory." Dingyuan has not recalled anything important yet. It is unlikely that memory will be completely restored in this lifetime. "Does Han Zhong know anything?"
"Han Zhong only knows that the Pei family secretly left a treasure, but they don't know what the treasure is and where it is." He Lianfang raised her eyebrows and said, "Maybe the treasure left by the Pei family is a gimmick."
"It's not impossible." Zhao Yao didn't have much hope for the treasure left by the Pei family.
"By the way, Han Zhong is ill and will die soon."
"real or fake?"
"He is dying, and his sons in Shu are fighting for his place."
Zhao Yao's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Then now is the opportunity to attack Shu."
"With the stupidity of Han Zhong's sons, there is no need to send troops to attack Shu. They will finish Shu by themselves." He Lianfang said with a mocking face, "They are already fighting among themselves."
"Internal strife?" Zhao Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, with a strange look on his face, "Second uncle, are you and your father secretly adding to the flames?"
He Lianfang did not answer Zhao Yao's question, so Zhao Yao waited for him to acquiesce.
"Sichuan is a good place. There are a lot of delicious food there."
He Lianfang glared at Zhao Yao and said angrily: "You just know how to eat."
Zhao Yao asked naturally: "Is there anything more important than delicious food?"
He Lianfang: "..."
"I know there are many treasures over there in Shu, but these treasures have nothing to do with me. I worry about what they do, rather than the delicious food."
"You are open-minded."
"Even if there is internal strife in Shu, it won't be over in a year and a half." Zhao Yao guessed, "It will take at least three to five years."
"Absolutely." He Lianfang suddenly asked with a half-smile, "Which of Han Zhong's sons do you think will cooperate with Da Zhou?"
Zhao Yao thought for a while and said, "eldest son."
He Lianfang asked: "Why the eldest son?"
"Because he is the son of Han Zhong's first wife, and he is not favored, so he has been living a useless life these years." Han Zhong has five sons, and the eldest son was born to him and his first wife. It stands to reason that Han Zhong should value his eldest son the most, but the fact is the opposite.
Han Zhong was a married woman, and his eldest son did not bear his surname. His first wife died of illness a few years after giving birth to his eldest son, and then Han Zhong took his stepmother. Since then, his son has taken his surname.
It is said that Han Zhong's first wife was a very capable woman, whose abilities were superior to Han Zhong's. When she was alive, Han Zhong was particularly afraid of her and hated her.
How could Han Zhong like his eldest son if he hated the house and the crow.
When his first wife was alive, Han Zhong would still pretend to like his eldest son. After the death of his first wife, Han Zhong no longer concealed his displeasure with his eldest son.
Over the years, Han Zhong's eldest son has lived a very miserable life in Shu. However, he always had a breath in his heart and wanted to get his inheritance rights back. The land of Shu belongs to his maternal ancestors, and he must not let Han Zhong and others take it away.
"That's right."
"However, it is difficult for the eldest son to outsmart the other brothers. If he wants to take back the land of Shu, he can only cooperate with Dazhou." Zhao Yao said, "Father and the others are waiting for the eldest son to ask for help, but before the eldest son asks for help, the father The emperor’s people will definitely add fuel to the fire.”
"What would you do if it were you?"
"Of course we will do the same thing as my father." He could regain Shu without spending a single soldier, so why not do it.
"Have you ever thought about going to the military camp?"
He Lianfang's sudden question stunned Zhao Yao: "Going to the military camp?"
"Yes, have you ever thought about joining the army?"
"Second uncle, do you want me to join the army?" Zhao Yao had never thought about joining the army because he was too young.
"You have learned the art of war from me, but you have never practiced it. You should go to the battlefield to practice." He Lianfang said, "Sooner or later there will be a battle between the Zhou Dynasty and the Xiongnu, and Lingnan will not always be peaceful. You should go to military school to learn it." You are really capable." In fact, the purpose of He Lianfang asking Zhao Yao to go to the military camp was not what he said. His real intention was to let Zhao Yao go to the military camp to subdue the soldiers.
"Aren't your friends joining the army?"
"Yes." Zhao Yao's four younger brothers are a few years older than him, and they all joined the army last year.
"Second uncle, even if I want to go, I can't go now." Zhao Yao shrugged and said, "I am too young now, and my father will not allow me to go."
"I didn't ask you to go now, but I asked you to go in a few years." He Lianfang said, "In four years, you can go to the military camp." Back then, Dai Wang entered the military camp when he was twelve years old. military camp, and then achieved great military exploits.
"Okay, I am willing to join the army in four years, if my father agrees at that time." He would rather go to the military camp to train than study in the palace.
He Lianfang said with a profound look: "He will agree."
"I hope." Zhao Yao was not very hopeful.
The two chatted for a while and then started playing chess.
He Lianfang played chess and asked Zhao Yao what he thought about the emperor's marriage to the fourth prince from General Lu's daughter.
Zhao Yao said that the emperor asked the fourth prince to come forward and to check and balance.
"There's something I forgot to tell you."
Zhao Yao raised his eyes and looked at He Lianfang curiously: "What's going on?"
He Lianfang said lightly: "Princess Annan's maternal ancestors have gold mines in their territory."
"What, the gold mine, is it real or fake?" Zhao Yao said with a bulging face, "Second uncle, why didn't you tell me before?"
"forget."
Zhao Yao: "..." Second uncle, you couldn't have done it on purpose.
"Does the Annan royal family know about this matter?"
"I don't know, the princess's maternal family concealed this matter." He Lianfang said calmly, "They did not mine this gold mine."
"Why?"
"I don't want others to know." He Lianfang continued, "The gold mine they discovered is very large. Once it is excavated, the royal family will know about it and the royal family will take it for themselves."
"How could they resist digging?"
"The princess's maternal grandfather's family also has a gold mine, but it's very small. The royal family knows about it." He Lianfang played with the chess pieces in his hand and said casually, "They have to pay a lot of gold tribute to the royal family every year."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I really didn't expect Princess Annan's maternal grandfather's family to be so rich."
"The princess's ancestral family is related to the royal family of Piao Kingdom."
"I know this. The princess's ancestral family has a marriage relationship with the royal family of Piao Kingdom." Zhao Yao asked, "Is there anything shameful between them?"
"Piao country has more copper mines than Annan country, did you know?"
It was the first time Zhao Yao heard about this kind of thing, and he was shocked and said: "Is it true?"
"Really, there are many gems and jade in Piao country." He Lianfang said in a seductive tone, "Piao country's rice is also harvested three times a year."
"I know this. Rice in several countries near Annan basically has two or three crops a year."
After Annan became a vassal state of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would contribute a large amount of grain to the Great Zhou Dynasty every year.
The weather in Lingnan is similar to that in Annan. You can also grow rice from Annan, but it can only be harvested twice a year. Since last year, Annan rice has been planted in Lingnan, and the harvest has been very good.
"As long as the miasma of Piao country is solved, Piao country can be included in the bag." He Lianfang smiled meaningfully at Zhao Yao, "Funan, Luzon, Johor and other countries can also be included in the bag."
"Second uncle, are you asking me to personally lead the troops to knock them down?"
"I mean your fleet is ready."
"But, my father has not lifted the sea ban yet."
"It's almost here." He Lianfang said very firmly, "You can prepare in advance."
"I didn't hear anything. How did you know, uncle?"
He Lianfang said calmly: "I guess."
Zhao Yao was dumbfounded: "..."
"You can start preparing now before it's too late."
Although he didn't know why He Lianfang was so sure, Zhao Yao believed in He Lianfang's judgment.
"Okay, I'll write to my uncle and ask him to start preparing to go to sea."
"The doctors sent to Lingnan to study the miasma have made some gains, and they also have methods to deal with the miasma. You can send people to Piao State."
When Zhao Yao heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Second uncle, I thought you asked me to help Princess Annan."
"How can you help, let your fourth brother marry her?"
"I can't help with this. Fourth brother won't marry her."
"You can help her make peace with Prince Zheng."
"What can I do..." Before Zhao Yao finished speaking, he suddenly thought of what happened a few years ago, and his expression instantly became subtle. "Second uncle, how do you know I have a solution?"
"Tongan over there is a eunuch."
Hearing what He Lianfang said, Zhao Yao instantly understood what he meant.
"You really can't hide anything from your second uncle."
"What leverage does Prince Zheng have in your hands?"
"Second uncle, don't you know?" Zhao Yao thought He Lianfang knew.
"I haven't checked Prince Zheng." He Lianfang did not take Prince Zheng seriously because Prince Zheng would not pose a threat to Zhao Yao. "He's not worthy enough for me to send someone to investigate him."
"Well, Third Brother has a problem. He likes to torture and kill people." Zhao Yao's face became very ugly when he mentioned this matter. "He likes to abuse eunuchs and maids in various ways. I don't know how many eunuchs and maids have been raped." He was beaten to death.”
He Lianfang looked surprised: "Is there such a thing?"
"Tongan was almost beaten to death by his third brother..." Zhao Yao told He Lianfang about Tongan in detail.
After hearing this, He Lianfang cursed with a cold face: "Beast!"
"Second uncle, are we capable of dealing with third brother and the Wang family now?" In the past two or three years, third brother has intensified his abuse of eunuchs and maids in private, killing many of them.
"Your father will not touch Prince Zheng for the time being, otherwise Prince Zheng will beat your fourth brother and he will not just sit back and think about it for a month." He Lianfang said, "Prince Zheng is an important chess piece against the Wang family."
"I see, then we can only wait a while."
"Although I can't touch Prince Zheng for the time being, I can give him some pain."
"Second uncle means..."
He Lianfang spoke softly to Zhao Yao. After Zhao Yao listened, an expression of admiration appeared on his face.
"Second uncle still has a way."
The master and apprentice talked for a while about the affairs of the court, and then they talked about matters in Lingnan.
In the past two years, the people sent by Zhao Yao have thoroughly understood the situation in Lingnan. With He Lianfang's help, the Lin family has taken refuge in Zhao Yao.
In the past two years, Zhao Yao ordered the Lin family to do some things. The Lin family has good work ability and does well what Zhao Yao told them.
"It's a pity that I can't go to Lingnan now." Zhao Yao himself won't be able to do many things if he doesn't go to Lingnan.
"What can you do if you go to Lingnan now?" He Lianfang glanced sideways at Zhao Yao and said, "You, a little kid, will only be looked down upon if you go to Lingnan now."
"Yes." Zhao Yao had a headache thinking about the barbaric villages in Lingnan. He had to join the army, otherwise he would not be able to deal with the people in those villages when he went to Lingnan.
"Before you go to Lingnan, you should not do too many things, otherwise it will be self-defeating." He Lianfang warned Zhao Yao, "Wait until you go to Lingnan when you are an adult, and then do what you want to do."
Although the ministers of the DPRK and China will not set their sights on Lingnan, Annan Kingdom is right next door to Lingnan. If there are too many changes in Lingnan, the Annan Congress will notice it and report it to the court at that time, and the ministers in the DPRK will know about it.
Before Zhao Yao comes to Lingnan as an adult, Lingnan cannot become a fertile land, otherwise Lingnan will be fought over by the princes.
The second update is here.
He Lianfang: Foreign countries like Piao have many treasures. Don’t you want them?
Zhao Yao: I can’t refuse the temptation, I want it!
He Lianfang: When you grow up and go to Lingnan, you can knock them down.
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