Zhao Yeyang was so frightened that he knelt at the door and did not dare to move.
Ye Qingluan walked to the door very cooperatively, smiled at Li Yi and said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Qingye deserves to die if he commits a crime, but this matter has nothing to do with his uncle directly, so don't embarrass Zhao Yeyang."
Li Yi's face was livid and he cursed angrily: "Zhao Qingye committed such a heinous crime, but there is no one in the Zhao family who is innocent!"
"Hmph, forget it, since the queen personally begged for you, I will spare your life today, otherwise you will never be able to leave alive!"
After speaking, he raised his eyebrows and left angrily.
Ye Qingluan understood and waved towards Cao Qingyan, and they immediately retreated, leaving only Zhao Yeyang kneeling on the ground.
"Hey, Zhao Aiqing, how can you ask me to speak for you? Zhao Qingye's move has already made His Majesty Long Yan furious, but if you just bring some food, it would be too underestimating His Majesty. The heinous crime Zhao Qingye committed must be your own fault. It’s also very clear.”
"That's all, I'm exhausted, you can wish for more happiness on your own." Ye Qingluan reminded her earnestly and raised her legs to leave.
"Queen, wait a minute!" Zhao Yeyang's face suddenly lifted up as if he were mourning for his concubine.
But Ye Qingluan turned a deaf ear and kept walking until Zhao Yeyang behind him cried and cried: "Please help the eldest lady of the Ye family!"
Hearing this, Ye Qingluan finally stopped and turned around to stare at him, "Zhao Yeyang, it turns out that your Zhao family still remembers the kindness you had with my Ye family?"
"Remember, remember." Zhao Yeyang crawled and knelt in front of Ye Qingluan, "Please Miss Ye, for the sake of the good relationship between our Ye and Zhao families for generations, please save my Zhao family this time. The whole Zhao family will respect you." I can’t thank you enough, I can’t thank the Ye family enough.”
As both general families, the Jiubian Zhao family and the Liaodong Ye family have some connections. In the intertwined relationship between the families, even up to the fifth generation, they can be said to be relatives.
"nonsense!"
Ye Qingluan's pretty face suddenly changed slightly, and he scolded coldly: "You should be grateful to His Majesty, and grateful to Emperor Dafeng. What do you mean to my Ye family? Do you want my Ye family to become rebellious officials and traitors? "
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Zhao Yeyang knelt respectfully, his head almost touching the ground.
"Get up!" Ye Qingluan coughed, an imperceptible smile flashed across his lips.
Zhao Yeyang's legs were numb from his knees. He stood up several times before standing up. "Your Majesty, I have three thousand beauties in the harem. Your Majesty favors you alone. Your words will definitely work. Please also ask your Majesty to intercede on behalf of my Zhao family. As long as I keep my treacherous son Zhao Qingye, Keep my Zhao family, my entire Zhao family is grateful for your kindness, and is grateful for your Majesty’s kindness."
"Alas..." Ye Qingluan sighed softly.
"Yes, this is all due to our Zhao family's poor education and lax upbringing, which caused the rebellious son Zhao Qingye to commit a heinous crime. However, our Zhao family has fulfilled its duties and guarded the nine borders without any evil intentions. You know this. of."
Ye Qingluan nodded, but a trace of embarrassment immediately appeared on his pretty face, and he sighed repeatedly, as if the matter was already a certainty and there was no room for maneuver.
"Well, you have also seen how angry His Majesty is today. Even I dare not ask for mercy easily."
Zhao Yeyang's heart trembled, and there was something bad in his heart. He hurriedly said: "Empress, Your Majesty is indeed angry. Let's do this. In addition to the 300,000 stones of military rations, our Zhao family is willing to give away thousands of good horses. Every year from now on, Thousands of good horses were given to the imperial court."
When he said these words, his eyes were about to bleed. The Zhao family has guarded the border for generations. The border is a barren land and cannot compare with the wealthy families in the mainland. These things have already emptied half of the Zhao family's wealth.
Little did they know that just behind the window of the Imperial Study Room, Li Yi was squatting on the ground, tilting his ears and listening carefully.
That’s right!
He didn't leave, but sneaked back and squatted at the base of the wall.
Thousands of good horses!
To be honest, he was a little excited. He was about to have a thousand-man cavalry.
There is also the 300,000 shi of military rations. Who knows how much money was spent on this Dongshan War. The inmates who were filled in through confiscation of homes and the Caihua Hall were almost wiped out. This military ration can be said to be a charcoal in the fire.
Qingluan, agree!
Hurry!
He was impatient.
But who knew that Ye Qingluan actually shook his head and refused, "No, I know your Majesty's temper. You can't wipe the sand out of your eyes. This is not a matter of food and good horses."
Li Yi's mouth twitched, what's going on? Is this different from the script? How has it changed?
Zhao Yeyang was completely helpless, and his body was shaking even more violently, "Ms. Ye, there is no other way. Is my Zhao family's century-old foundation about to end?"
Ye Qingluan suddenly smiled mysteriously, his beautiful eyes flickered, and his red lips moved slightly, "Actually, I know that your Zhao family has always been law-abiding, and because your ancestors of the Zhao family and my ancestors of the Ye family are old friends, I I will help you once and ask His Majesty for mercy."
Zhao Yeyang suddenly raised his head, his eyes bursting with an expression of surprise, "Thank you, Madam. Thank you very much, Madam. My Zhao family will never forget your great kindness."
As long as he saves Zhao Qingye and the Zhao family, even if he dies, it will be worth it.
Thanks to the ancestors of the Zhao family for blessing!
He secretly prayed in his heart that as long as the Queen spoke, Your Majesty would definitely agree.
Everyone knows that today's emperor is extremely fond of the Queen, and she is really loved by thousands of people.
As everyone knows, Li Yile's face was deformed at this time, and he secretly gave a thumbs up to his wife.
My daughter-in-law is really awesome, her tricking skills are much better than my own.
However, it sounds like there are still conditions for this?
as expected.
Ye Qingluan's sexy thin lips slightly raised, "I still have conditions."
"Mother, please speak?" Zhao Yeyang raised his head and asked.
Ye Qingluan took a step slowly and said in a relaxed tone, "I remember that your Zhao family has a girl waiting to be married?"
"My name is Zhao Huaijin, right?"
Zhao Yeyang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Replying to my wife, my name is indeed Zhao Huaijin, she is the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family, the younger sister of Zhao Qingye's first wife, and the apple of my Zhao family's eye. However, although Huaijin is a woman, she has been Not a good female worker, she only likes to study the ways of merchants, and..."
Suddenly, his expression changed, and he looked at Ye Qingluan in horror, with a vigilant look on his face, "Mother, what do you mean by this?"
Ye Qingluan smiled tenderly and looked forward to her appearance, "Zhao Yeyang, I won't hide it from you. To tell you the truth, I have fallen in love with Zhao Huaijin and want her to enter the palace to serve as my queen. I promise to give her the position of concubine."
"I also guarantee that Zhao Qingye will not die."
Entering the palace is the position of concubine, and this promise is not unimportant.
Ordinary women from aristocratic families, unless they belong to those millennium-old families, climb from talented girls to concubines step by step, but Ye Qingluan directly promised to give the Zhao family a concubine position today.
But when Li Yi heard this, not only was he not happy, but he looked unhappy. Is his wife stupid? Why do I need a woman? Why not ask for a thousand more good horses? What is the use of women?
On the other hand, Zhao Yeyang's face turned even uglier, and his flesh ached as if it could kill him, more distressed than those thousand good horses.
If this matter reaches the Jiubian Zhao family, not only Zhao Yeyang will be in pain, but the entire Zhao family will probably be in pain.
Although Zhao Huaijin is only a daughter, she has a very high status in the Zhao family and even the entire Jiubian, and is known as the "female head of the Zhao family".
Her status in the Zhao family is higher than that of Zhao Qingye, second only to Zhao Songyang, the head of the Zhao family.
The biggest reason is that Zhao Huaijin controls the economic lifeline of the entire Jiubian.
It's not the Zhao family, it's the economic lifeline of the entire Jiubian.
Jiubian is located on the border, visiting the grassland tribes and the Northern Liao Dynasty. There has always been constant trade, especially the silk, tea bricks and ironware from the south of the Gale Dynasty. They are extremely popular on the grassland, and the good horses on the grassland are also in high demand in the hinterland of the Central Plains. , it was hard to find a horse, but she was the one who facilitated the trade between the two sides. All this was attributed to Zhao Huaijin.
In the past, the Jiubian Family never traded with the grassland tribes. In addition to friction, the two parties still had friction, resulting in constant casualties.
Until the appearance of Zhao Huaijin, as a weak woman, she lobbied the grassland tribes and the Northern Liao Dynasty. In just three years, the Jiubian Zhao family became the head of the Jiubian family.
Zhao Huaijin was even called by the grassland tribes, "Female Bodhisattva!"
"Empress, everything else is easy to discuss. Food and good horses can be discussed. This Huaijin, this..." Zhao Yeyang looked embarrassed.
Ye Qingluan's pretty face immediately changed, his tone was unkind, and he snorted coldly: "Zhao Yeyang, do you think I am discussing with you? In this case, then just pretend that I have not mentioned these words, and you, the Zhao family, wish for your own good. Bar!"
After saying that, she turned around and left.
"Wait a minute, empress, please take one step?" Zhao Yeyang's face turned the color of a bitter gourd.
"You agree?" Ye Qingluan turned around and asked.
"Mother, I can't make up my mind about this matter. I must report it to the head of the family. I hope you can give me more time." Zhao Yeyang really couldn't make a decision.
"Okay, just ten days. I will give you ten days at most. After ten days, if your Zhao family refuses, then you, the Zhao family, will be happy for you." Ye Qingluan's tone was strong and his attitude was firm.
If Li Yi were present, he would definitely be surprised. Is this still his tender and beautiful queen?
"Promise, I obey your order!"
Zhao Yeyang lowered his head and gritted his teeth with hatred. He had scolded Zhao Qingye tens of millions of times.
But it's too late to say anything now. The matter has come to this. I can only go back to the family and let the head of the family make up his mind.
Then, he climbed up and ran straight outside the palace. In just ten days, when the time was up, not only Zhao Qingye would be killed, but also the entire Zhao family.
