"You will know everything when the time comes." Xu Weixiong said.
At this time, Lao Huang gently knocked on the door and said, "Master, everything is packed and the carriage is ready. We can set off."
"I know, sister, I'm leaving."
"Let's go, we are also preparing to return to Daqin."
"Don't you want to stay longer?" Xu Fengnian asked after being stunned for a moment.
"Last night, Fei Ge sent a message that the First Emperor urgently summoned your brother-in-law to return to Qin. The specific matter was not stated clearly in the letter."
Xu Fengnian sighed, nodded and said, "Sister, be careful on the road. I will go to Daqin to see you when I have time."
The two of them walked toward the mansion gate as they talked. As soon as they left the mansion gate, they saw Lao Huang and Jiang Ni guarding the carriage.
"Hey, isn't this Princess Taiping? Have you thought clearly?" Xu Fengnian walked to Jiang Ni and joked.
Jiang Ni said gloomily: "Don't forget what you promised me."
"Don't worry, I will do what I say."
"cut."
Xu Fengnian chuckled, turned back to Xu Weixiong and said, "Sister, let's go."
Xu Weixiong nodded, turned around and walked towards the house.
Beiliang Prince's Mansion, in the study.
Xu Xiao and Ying Zhu, who had never shown up, sat opposite each other.
"Father-in-law, this game of chess is really big. Feng Nian only learned martial arts at this time. It's already too late. The only way to change this situation is to go to Wudang, because the most magical Da Huang Ting in Wudang can transform itself. Internal strength is grafted onto others.”
"It's just that you only want to let Wang Zhonglou, who has mastered Dahuangting, transfer his inner strength that he has cultivated for decades to Feng Nian. Have you ever thought about what will happen to Wang Zhonglou after Feng Nian inherits?"
Xu Xiao rubbed the chess piece in his hand and thought for a long time without speaking.
"Although Wang Chonglou is only a registered disciple of the great master Zhang Sanfeng, he is the disciple who has followed Zhang Sanfeng for the longest time. If something happens to him, it is still unknown how Zhang Sanfeng will react. I have to say that this move of yours is a risky move. .”
Xu Xiao sighed and said: "This is also a helpless move. The Liyang royal family has always stared at Beiliang. Feng Nian is the most critical link. It couldn't show its strength before, but now that the time has come, it can't wait any longer. If Zhang Sanfeng gets angry afterwards , then let him come to me, and I will take the responsibility for Fengnian."
"Father-in-law, there is no need to think too much. You have worked hard for Beiliang all your life and are still paving the way for Fengnian. I respect you. Don't worry, I will settle Wang Chonglou's matter for you. He will be fine. "
A glint flashed in Xu Xiao's eyes and he asked hurriedly: "What can you do?"
Ying Zhu smiled mysteriously and said, "You should wait until Feng Nian comes back from Wudang and ask him in person."
"Father-in-law, my son-in-law is leaving too. I don't know when I can come back next time. You must take care of yourself. We will have a drink when we meet next time."
"Okay, let's have a drink next time we meet, hahaha. Have a nice trip, my dear son-in-law, and I'll leave the Weixiong to you."
"My father-in-law takes good care of you. My son-in-law takes my leave."
... ...
Five days later.
In the carriage, Ying Zhu stopped practicing, opened his eyes and asked Qingniao who was driving outside: "Qingniao, where are we ahead?"
"Your Highness, Jiangning is ahead of us. After Jiangning, we can reach Xianyang in two days." Qingniao replied.
Xu Weixiong held an ancient book and said while reading: "Jiangning was a place that the Wu Dynasty valued very much."
Ying Zhu smiled and said: "The Wu Dynasty was weak at that time, so every year it would choose cloth merchants from Jiangning to make new year's cloth. How could it not be important? Madam, the cloth in Jiangning is still very good. Why don't you stay in Jiangning for a day and go shopping? ?”
"My father has urgently summoned you back to Xianyang, how can you still think about wandering around?" Xu Weixiong said to Ying Zhu quite speechlessly.
"I know why my father urgently called me back to Xianyang."
Xu Weixiong raised his eyebrows and said, "How do you know? Isn't there nothing written in the letter?"
"If you count the days, you will know that this is something that Da Qin has to face every year." Ying Zhu sighed.
"What on earth is going on?" Xu Weixiong asked.
"At the beginning, the Qin Dynasty had insufficient food and was weak. It was a small and weak country in the eyes of many powerful dynasties at that time. However, since the ancestor Xiaogong ordered Shang Jun to reform, Qin gradually became stronger and stronger after more than ten years."
"Results will naturally lead to disadvantages. Since then, Qin has been deeply influenced by Legalism. Lord Shang even wrote a book and left a message saying: If the people do not value knowledge, they will not despise farmers. If the people do not value knowledge, they will be stupid. If they are stupid, they will have no diplomacy and no diplomacy. Diplomacy ensures national security.”
"The remarks in these books may have been feasible in those days, but they are absolutely not applicable today. The Legalists used heavy taxes and agriculture to make ordinary people completely focus on farming, but the taxes continued to rise higher and higher, and so on. , the people’s life will definitely be difficult, and the probability of uprising will also increase.”
"My father saw this shortcoming. Every year after the autumn harvest, he would convene ministers to discuss new national policies, but they were always unavailable. No...it cannot be said that they are completely unavailable, but..."
Xu Weixiong asked curiously: "Just what?"
"My elder brother once proposed to eliminate the Shang Lord's policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business. At that time, the court was evenly divided between those who were in favor and those who were opposed. It was also a pity that Qin did not have talents who were proficient in business like Fan Li and Ye Qingmei back then, and Shen Wansan of the Ming Dynasty today. , Father can’t decide whether to abolish it or not.”
Xu Weixiong said with a hint of desolation in his eyes: "Speaking of which, Qin and Beiliang have a lot of similarities. Beiliang is located in a bitter and cold land, and it also has to face these problems."
"Madam, let's go and take a look at Jiangning. There are still a few days before the emperor father summons the ministers. It won't affect us if we stop for a while. Qingniao, let's go directly to the city."
"Yes, Your Highness."
As the carriage drove all the way into Jiangning City, they saw that the people were extremely excited and invited their friends to drink and run towards somewhere in the city.
Ying Zhu got off the carriage and pulled a young man to ask: "Little brother, is there anything big going on in Jiangning today? Why is everyone so restless?"
The young man hurriedly said something about the benefits of Su's cloth business, then threw away Ying Zhu's hand and ran away in a hurry.
"Su's cloth shop?" Ying Zhu murmured, and someone's name suddenly sounded in his heart.
He hurriedly returned to the carriage and told Qingniao: "Follow the common people and go to Su's cloth shop."
Xu Weixiong asked in confusion: "The man just said that Su's cloth tour was beneficial. I think he was just giving some charity. Why did you, husband, join in the fun?"
"Su is a well-known cloth merchant in Jiangning. She does good deeds every year. Madam, you also know that usually when doing good deeds, many people who go there will have a hard time, but you see, the scene like this is not like this. It’s as simple as simply doing something good.”
"It's indeed a bit weird." Xu Weixiong opened the carriage curtain and looked outside, only to see some richly dressed people rushing there.
After a while, the carriage slowly stopped dozens of steps away from Su's cloth shop, and Ying Zhu and Xu Weixiong stepped out of the carriage one after another.
Looking at the very excited people who were trying their best to squeeze into the store, they were all shocked.
