Chapter five hundred and seventy first: Xu Futai's happy life
Xu Qian's expression changed, and he began to weigh it after thinking about it!
In fact, resistance to the New Deal has always existed, and Xu Qian has encountered too many of them.
However, now that the cabinet has decided to take action, he feels a little unexpected. It is not that he has illusions about the cabinet, but he does not believe that the cabinet will be so impatient.
Could it be that the progress of the New Deal was too fast, which made the cabinet make up its mind?
But now that I have made up my mind, it is a blessing rather than a curse. At this time, it is impossible to be a coward.
Liang Teng hoped that Xu Qian would change the emperor's mind and never allow Liaodong and the Xuanfu to send troops. However, it seemed to Xu Qian that this idea would be difficult to change.
Through some correspondence between Jiajing and Xu Qian, Xu Qian has increasingly felt that while the emperor was pursuing immortality, he was also becoming more and more fond of success. After a few years on the throne, he finally implemented a new policy, but it almost became a joke.
In the end, the commander-in-chief took the blame, but obviously, Jiajing was very dissatisfied.
He needs a real achievement, one that is visible to everyone, to highlight his civil and military skills.
Just as ordinary people pursue money and material pursuits, and scholars pursue fame, civil service and martial arts are extremely tempting to the emperor.
It is precisely because of this that emperors in the past dynasties who wanted to do something a little bit, whether they were bright emperors or faint emperors, often used war as their capital. However, some succeeded, and one general was so successful that thousands of bones were withered, and he became one of the few bright emperors.
He failed, was laughed at, and became a topic of conversation after dinner.
For the emperor, what they want is success, not failure. People are often the easiest to be inflated, especially the emperor. He holds the power of life and death, and his self-confidence is already full. A person with strong self-confidence will naturally
Believing that any war can be won under his leadership, the so-called teacher who never forgets the past is actually just a joke. He is an extremely arrogant person, a person who is boasted in the palace as being even better than the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty.
Do you believe you have failed?
Won't!
If not, why not launch an army? Anyway, there is no objection from the cabinet.
At this time, if Xu Qian ran and said what would happen if he sent troops, this would be as unacceptable as suspecting the emperor's impotence.
Xu Qian thought of this, took a sip of tea, and then shook his head: "No need."
"No need? No need for what?" Liang Teng was stunned for a moment.
Xu Qian smiled and said: "You don't have to ask your Majesty to change your mind, just do whatever you want. It doesn't matter if the soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth. I will handle this matter myself. Speaking of which, there is nothing wrong with sending troops. I don't know how many people there are."
I want to benefit from it.”
Liang Teng said worriedly: "It's just that now Zhejiang is exempted from grain tax, where does this grain come from?"
Xu Qian said: "There will always be a way. Your Excellency, you are in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and you probably know the storage data of various barns. How much food and grass the court will use when it sends troops, can you give a data in advance?"
Liang Teng saw that Xu Qian was so confident that he didn't ask any more questions, and said: "It's easy to say, but how many troops the imperial court will send and how many groups they will be divided into are still uncertain. Only when the imperial court has a clear strategy will we be able to
Specific numbers.”
Xu Qian nodded: "That's easy to say."
After finally sending Liang Teng away, Xu Qian hurriedly called the doorman, saying that he had already gone to bed and if any foreign guests came, he would block them all. He immediately returned to Gui Zhi'er's room and saw that Gui Zhi'er was already asleep. He couldn't help but smile.
About to close the door and go out, Gui Zhier seemed to notice something and pretended to cough twice.
Xu Qian stepped forward and said, "Why do you sleep with the lamp in your hand?"
Gui Zhi'er's face turned red and said: "I knew you would come. Why, all the guests will pass by? You too, you are asking for leave, but you are busier than the gentlemen in the yamen. Why are you doing this? Tonight
, you don't want to sleep here, go to Mengting's room, but don't have any evil thoughts, I'm afraid she will be exhausted by the time she takes care of me."
Xu Qian felt a little guilty and said, "What did you say?"
"What did you say?" Gui Zhi'er stared at him with her beautiful eyes, half-smiling but not smiling: "Guess."
Xu Qian could only shake his head: "I won't guess. I can't guess what you women are thinking."
Gui Zhi'er thought for a while and said solemnly: "I have met Mrs. Zhao, and she has a good temper. Since the deal is done, I won't say anything. I just have to say something first. If you do something like this again in the future,
Even if you don't think about me, it's a final matter
, you should tell me first, so that you don’t have to worry about getting married over there, and then you just get a letter back. What do you want others to think? Even if you don’t think about me, you should think about your children. What happened in the past will not be forgotten.
I told you, that girl named Lu, what are you going to do?"
Xu Qian said hurriedly: "Oh, has Miss Lu come to the door?"
Gui Zhinger said angrily: "She didn't come to the door. She just heard that the Lu family was very angry. Originally, the palace had decreed that everyone had been given marriages, not to mention you and me. But when you arrived in Hangzhou, you met another one.
Then Lord Lu was very unhappy."
Xu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I don't know what to do about this matter. I can only take one step at a time."
Gui Zhier finally smiled bitterly: "That's all, it's up to you. That's right, my brother has sent a letter, saying that you are doing something new in Jiangnan, right? It is said that many people in the DPRK are unhappy, so you should be more careful.
My brother said that the New Deal will offend not just one person nor two people, so we must not act recklessly. If we are not careful, something big will happen."
Xu Qian immediately said: "That's his alarmist talk. You don't have to listen to him to add jealousy. In fact, it's okay. Yes, are you in good health? You stayed with me talking to me in the middle of the night because I was afraid that you would be in bad health."
Gui Zhi'er said angrily: "I'm not afraid of getting sick, but I'm afraid of getting angry. Oops... I have a stomachache. Please rub it for me. The little guy is kicking me. Please touch and see."
Xu Qian put his hand into the quilt and felt that his hand was a little cold, so he hurriedly covered it with his hand and breathed into his mouth before he reached into the quilt and touched Gui Zhier's round belly. He touched it quietly and then shook his head.
He said: "Wherever there are feet, I can't touch them at all."
Gui Zhi'er rolled her eyes at him and said: "He knew his father was coming, so he was safe again. That's your problem. You haven't seen your father for more than nine months, so you will naturally be afraid of life.
"
Xu Qian was stunned. This theory is indeed so powerful. Could it be that this kid with big fists, whose eyes don't know whether they are open or not, can still see through his belly? 7
Seeing Xu Qian's incredible look, Gui Zhi'er bit her lip and said, "Why, you're still not convinced?"
Xu Qian had no choice but to surrender: "I'm convinced, I'm convinced. I'm not only convinced, but also very happy. I don't want the emperor to take so many immortal medicines and not become an immortal. My child has already begun to cultivate before he's born. It's amazing."
No, the Xu family is blessed."
After chatting for a while, Xu Qian tucked her in and said, "You go to bed earlier, I'll go to bed too."
Gui Zhi'er said: "No, I feel uncomfortable when I think of you going to Meng Ting's place. No matter how nice Meng Ting is, I just feel uncomfortable. You have to kiss me before leaving."
Xu Qian said awkwardly: "I'm afraid it's not good to let the child in the belly see it. It's the fault of not being a godfather."
Gui Zhier said angrily: "She can't see it again."
Xu Qian said: "You just said he could see it."
Gui Zhier had no choice but to throw him away and said: "Who wants to listen to your nonsense? Come quickly."
Xu Qian quickly leaned down, kissed Gui Zhi'er, and then tiptoed to Zhao Mengting's room.
The lights in Zhao Mengting's room were also on. Xu Qian pushed the door in and saw that she was still working as a female celebrity. Xu Qian couldn't help but said: "It's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?" After asking the same question twice, he married two people.
My wife is under great pressure.
Zhao Mengting smiled sweetly, put down the needle and thread in her hand, and said: "I'll go to bed later. I can't sleep. It's too dry here and my throat is a little uncomfortable."
Xu Qian said: "When I first came to the capital, I was like this. Just drink more tea to moisten your throat."
Zhao Mengting smiled and said: "I just had too much tea so I couldn't sleep."
"Uh..." Xu Qian seemed to think it made sense, and said with a smile: "Let's chat if we can't sleep, but it's not good to hold a lamp.
Immediately he took off his clothes and got on the bed, turned off the lights, and said in the darkness: "How about it? She's not angry with you, is she?"
Zhao Mengting said: "Actually, the eldest lady's temperament is still very easy-going. She was a little angry at first, but gradually she got better. She also said that I just came here and I might not be used to many foods, so she specifically ordered others to do more in the house.
Here are some Jiangnan dishes.”
Xu Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. I feel at ease now. When you come here, take a good rest and talk to her more. You'll get used to her once and twice."
After saying that, she unconsciously stretched her hand towards Zhao Mengting. Zhao Mengting tweaked it a few times and allowed her to undress and untie herself. She breathed a little heavily and said, "I think so too. I will take good care of the eldest lady until the child is born."
Now, we will be busy by then. We have to ask Xu Fu to help set up the Ming Pao shelves. In a month, several editors will arrive. As for recruiting craftsmen and selecting a printing workshop, we have to ask Xu Fu
Take the trouble.”
Xu Qian smiled and said: "Don't think so much now. It doesn't matter if it's later. It's not something to be impatient about. Hey... why are you tied with the rope of your bellyband? Why can't you untie it?"
Zhao Mengting said angrily: "It was tied well, but you tied it to death with your own hands and feet."
"What should we do now?" Xu Qian tried a few more times anxiously.
Zhao Mengting said: "I'm tired and want to sleep. How about we go to bed first."
"Holy shit!"
The second chapter is here to explain. In ancient times, the status of women was low, but there were differences. The wife was not a concubine, but the status of the wife was still very high. Well, maybe it’s because some modern girls are weird, so everyone has complaints.
but
There is no need to overdo it. As for the kind of thing where you dare to stare at me and I slap you a few times... This kind of thinking is unacceptable. Well, please give me a monthly ticket. A tiger who doesn't have a monthly ticket is worse than a concubine.