King Kang glanced at King Jin, and after the two exchanged glances, they asked in unison: "Is your father worried?"
Both of them knew that their father was acting like this because he had something to say, but he couldn't say it directly, so he asked them to find a way to get off the stairs.
And usually such things are very embarrassing, but in order to express themselves, the two of them can only speak first.
King Jin was good at this kind of thing. After asking the question, he continued without waiting for Zhou Qian to answer: "My father is busy with everything and works hard. Whether as a minister or as a son, people want to help but are unable to do so. If there are any We can really help with the matter, and I hope that my father will not hesitate to give me some advice."
"..."
King Kang really admired what King Jin said about the wheel.
Can I have a face?
Are you willing to help but unable to do so?
The Jin Prince's faction controls nearly 30% of the official positions in the court, and the Jin Prince's Palace and his mother's family are even more powerful and powerful. They want money and people, so it is really disgusting to be so humble in front of the father to win favor.
"Father, although I am not as capable as my tenth brother, I still have the heart to share the burden for my father."
King Kang was a man of few ruthless words. While praising King Jin, he did not forget to express his intention to help.
All troubles and big problems should be left to the King of Jin.
After all, he should be powerless to do things that can make his father feel embarrassed.
Who knows.
Zhou Qian did not respond to King Jin's statement, but took over King Kang's words: "Old Fourteen, has the truck of tobacco seeds from Lingnan Road left the capital?"
Why did you suddenly ask about this matter?
King Kang glanced at King Jin, who was not spoken to, but looked very natural and normal, as if he understood everything, and his thoughts were changing.
My father definitely did not mention tobacco seeds casually!
But no matter what the father wants, he must answer truthfully.
"If I go back to my father, I have already counted the number yesterday. According to my father's request, after evening out a hundred kilograms, I will send a hundred officers and soldiers to escort them out of the city. They will return according to the route they came from, and then follow the land route south of Jiangnan Road to Wuhu. Head to Lingnan.”
King Kang did not mention Wuhu specifically, he wanted his father to think of his daughter.
Simply because Jiangnan Road has recently vigorously cracked down on robbers and robbers, this route is relatively safe.
When Zhou Qian heard this, his face showed satisfaction.
"You are always cautious and cautious in doing things. You must have made arrangements properly. I will rest assured that you will supervise the tobacco issue."
As soon as these words came out, Prince Jin, who had guessed why he was invited today, frowned fiercely.
Damn King Kang!
Tobacco deserves to be destroyed!
Tobacco can indeed bring a steady stream of taxes to Daxing, but the money is neither in his hands nor the credit. He wishes that tobacco had never come out.
In addition to secretly cursing King Kang, he was also mentally cursing Ning Wuyan, who discovered the usefulness of tobacco.
I wish I could summon Ning Wuhao to the capital at this time and give him three swords and six holes!
"Old Shi, the envoys sent by the countries in the Western Regions, what have you been doing these past two days?"
Zhou Qian finally fixed his sight on King Jin.
King Jin immediately raised his brows and bowed his head: "To return to my father, after the envoys sent by the countries in the Western Regions stayed in the 'Xiyi Pavilion', they not only sent people to pass to send a letter to my father, please accept the challenge. After writing the letter, I slept with my head covered and never left the Xiyi Pavilion."
Xiyi Pavilion is a post house in Daxing specially used to entertain envoys from the Western countries. It is only one street away from the Jin Palace.
In addition, King Jin has always advocated peace talks with the countries in the Western Regions and it is not appropriate to engage in major wars, so the matter of entertaining envoys from the countries in the Western Regions fell on King Jin.
After hearing about Xiyi Pavilion's movements, Zhou Qian's face turned cloudy again. His eyebrows were twisted into a line, and the fold between his eyebrows looked like it could trap a fly.
It seemed that there was no purpose in asking questions here and there, but this kind of performance still made King Jin and King Kang understand the purpose in their father's heart.
What troubled my father was not the tobacco issue, but the challenges from the countries in the Western Regions.
But King Kang couldn't guess what he was thinking about, so he kept silent and prepared to calm down.
King Jin, on the other hand, boldly attacked in order to further his own goals.
"Father, although the envoy from the Xiyi Pavilion did not leave the post house, I sent someone to inquire privately. According to the young man who followed the envoy, the countries in the Western Regions will send a total of nearly two thousand talented men and women. , let’s challenge Daxing together, and they prepared for this competition as early as three years ago.”
three years ago? !
When Zhou Qian heard the news, his brows tightened, but he didn't say anything to refute.
Judging from the content of the conditions for victory and defeat proposed by the countries in the Western Region, they must have been preparing for a long time.
But what exactly has been prepared is still unknown.
"My father may think that they are barbarians from the west, but according to the people I sent to inquire, they have gathered two thousand people in the past three years to kill the famous poet kings and Ci kings in Daxing, as well as those I have studied all the famous masters of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and at the same time, I have not only studied the shortcomings and flaws in their art, but also made various predictions about their temperaments, so I can say that I am very well prepared."
At this point, King Jin pretended to imitate Zhou Qian and sighed.
"This time they came prepared. If they win, not only will Daxing become the laughing stock of all countries, but I am afraid that the conditions they offer will also be unacceptable to us."
Everyone understands things like this.
But when we talk about the preparations of the countries in the Western Regions, there is unprecedented pressure.
Zhou Qian no longer hesitated and asked King Kang: "Old Fourteen, what do you think?"
"If they really dare to speak like a lion, we will fight if they want!"
King Kang was not afraid of the challenges from the countries in the Western Regions.
For things that are deliberately set up under the banner of cultural competition, winning or losing does not matter.
Even if the countries in the Western Region succeed in their conspiracy, it does not mean how prosperous their culture is, and they cannot afford to lose.
"Father, I think we should stock up on food and recruit troops now to prepare for emergencies!"
"The fourteenth brother is confused. If he wins the competition, he can easily surrender the countries in the Western Region and make them surrender. Why should he waste his people and money to fight? What's more, under the wise governance of his father, Daxing has been peaceful for many years, and the military registration households have followed After my father performed meritorious service in the war and changed his household registration, there are less than 60% left. If you say you want to recruit troops, you will recruit troops. Do you think the people will be happy?"
Zhou Qian's face heated up when he mentioned the military household's change of registration due to meritorious services.
At that time, he did not listen to others' advice and felt that it was too hard for the soldiers who followed him, so he made an exception and released them to civilian citizenship. Who would have thought that with the great prosperity and stability, the emphasis was on civility over military affairs, and all the remaining military-registered families would be replaced by civilians after their families achieved meritorious service. Changed household registration.
Those with military status are less than 60% of what they were when he ascended the throne, not even half.
Therefore, preparations for the war need to be made, but with the disasters in the past two years, if the competition can be used to delay the occurrence of the war and give Daxing more time to prepare, this is what he would like to see most.
"According to what Lao Shi said, the countries in the Western Regions are well prepared this time. What should we do?"
Zhou Qian once again threw the problem to his two sons.
The topic of King Kang's desire to fight was dropped lightly, and he was unwilling to speak again.
The King of Jin took the opportunity and said: "Father, according to my inquiry, the envoys sent from the Western Regions set out five months ago, and the plan they made was made three years ago. In other words, in the past three years, there has been a great rise in new things. Talented men, they don’t understand, especially the rising star who has great influence in the literary world, Jinling Shixian Ning Wuhao, and they know nothing about this person!”
"Who doesn't know that Ning Shixian writes poems and lyrics as easily as eating and drinking? According to Erchen, he alone can reach two thousand envoys from the countries in the Western Regions!"
Praise!
