In the living room on the second floor of Xiaohonglou, Chen Xue, a little chubby girl, stood in the corner with tears in her eyes. Zhao Qiaoyun put his arms around her and asked a few questions, but she just twisted her shoulders and refused to answer.
"Sister, what's wrong with Ashue?" Zhao Qiaoyun asked with a smile.
Lu Xiu was also angry. She glared at her daughter and said: "I ran to my study to take Zhongyi Qianqiu out to play, but lost it. How many times have I told her that she can play if she wants to, but she doesn't want to tell me."
Listen, you turned a deaf ear to what I said."
"It's the red leather mutton-fat jade that looks like a horse-riding general, worth three thousand guan?"
"That's the piece. I've always put it on the table. Now this little girl has taken it away. She has forgotten where it was thrown."
Chen Xue sobbed and cried, "I think that piece of red leather looks like dad holding a weapon. I want to show it to my brother. I didn't throw it away on purpose, wu-wu-"
"Mom is not angry because you took away the jade, but because I told you that no matter whose things you take, you must get the owner's consent, especially your father's study. Nothing is allowed to be taken out. Mom will ask you again.
,Don’t you remember?”
Chen Xue wiped away tears and nodded.
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled and said: "Hurry up and tell Butler Wen and ask her to mobilize the maids in the inner palace to look for it. I think we should be able to find it."
Lu Xiu sighed, "I told Butler Wen, hey! My two children have completely opposite personalities. Ji'er never lets me worry about it, but this little girl gets into trouble and makes trouble all day long, which makes me really worried."
Heart."
"Xue'er is just a little naughty, not too much. Xue'er, go play with your sister, she is choosing last year's lanterns!"
When Chen Xue heard about choosing lanterns, Chen Xue's eyes lit up and she glanced at her mother timidly. Lu Xiu nodded, "Go ahead! Don't bully your sister, or see how I deal with you."
Chen Xue turned around and ran away. When her daughter ran away, Lu Xiu said angrily: "She was spoiled by her father. Last time she took the wooden city in the sandbox on Hebei Road back to her room to play with. Not only did her father not scold her,
She, you still play with her, you have absolutely no principles!"
"As long as the eldest sister controls her, as for her father, just do whatever you want!"
At this time, Chen Xue ran in timidly and handed a piece of jade the size of a goose egg to her mother, which was the mutton-fat jade she had lost.
Lu Xiu took the jade and asked, "Where did you find it?"
"In my room, I looked for last year's lantern and found it on the bed."
"Did you drop it on the bed when you were looking for a gift for your brother?"
"Yes!"
"I'll tell you again, no matter whose room it is, you must obtain the owner's permission before you can take anything. Remember?"
Xue'er lowered her head, "Remember!"
"Go for it!"
Xueer turned around and ran away quickly.
Lu Xiu looked at her back and shook his head, "How can you be so careless and careless like when I was a child?"
Zhao Qiaoyun talked to Lu Xiu for a while, mainly about the youngest child, Chen Yang. Under Dr. Liu's careful treatment, Chen Yang has escaped the threat of death, but he is relatively thin. This thinness may affect his life.
At this time, a maid said at the door: "Second Madam, Your Majesty, please come over."
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled and explained to Lu Xiu: "I have sorted out the staff's suggestions and was about to explain them to the officials. Counselor Zhou is here. I will go back and continue to explain to the officials."
Lu Xiu nodded, "You go ahead! I'm going to see the two little guys. I'm really worried!"
On the plate in the study is the annual strategic plan written by several staff members respectively for Chen Qing. Among the five staff members, the eldest is called Lu Cunyi. He used to be a doctor of Taixue in Bianliang. He is talented and knowledgeable. After coming to Jingzhao, he served as a doctor.
The newly established Taixue professor, who is also a doctor, was hired as Chen Qing's staff the year before last. The other four people were also hired as staff last year or the year before last. They basically teach in Taixue and Fuxue.
Although the five people are Chen Qing's staff, they do not serve Chen Qing most of the time. They mainly provide advice to Princess Lu Xiu when Chen Qing leaves Jingzhao. Although Zhao Qiaoyun has a clear mind and can grasp the essence of the problem, she after all
She has insufficient knowledge, has not experienced many things, has not been to many places, and does not know many things that happened in history.
At this time, they need professional people to help them make plans, and when Zhao Qiaoyun can't make up his mind, Lu Xiu will send someone to present the problem to five staff members, and then she and Zhao Qiaoyun will make decisions based on the opinions of the five people.
Last year when Chen Qing wrote the annual plan, he also asked everyone to write one for himself. This year it was the same, everyone wrote tens of thousands of words.
Chen Qing was so confused that he simply handed it over to Zhao Qiaoyun and asked her to sort it out for him.
Zhao Qiaoyun lived up to his expectations and compiled the reports of five staff members in two days and refined them into a short report of less than a thousand words.
"The five people all had the same suggestion, which was to attack the Central Plains, but the five people differed in the details. Lu Cunyi and Zhao Shicheng suggested a two-step approach. They suggested taking over the west of Kaifeng Prefecture first this year, and then consider the east of Kaifeng Prefecture next year.
, the other three people all advocated that as long as conditions permit, they should go to Dengzhou in one go. Of course, each of them wrote thousands of words of reasons."
Chen Qing's idea is to take two steps, or even three steps. First capture Henan Prefecture and then look at the situation. The opponent in the Central Plains is Wanyan Wushu's 200,000 troops. The Central Plains is not Sichuan and Shaanxi, but Wanyan Wushu's home field.
, one must never underestimate the enemy.
But one thing is certain, attacking the Central Plains is the primary strategic task this year. The people of the Central Plains have what they want and the time is ripe.
"Then what?"
Chen Qing smiled again and asked, "Any other suggestions?"
"There are still more than a dozen suggestions. Zhang Mao reminded the officials to be careful of the imperial court taking the opportunity to attack Jinghu South Road. After all, Yue Fei's 100,000 troops are hoarded in Xiangyang and Jiangxia. Zhang Mao believes that the imperial court is likely to use us to start a war with the Jin soldiers.
If there is an opportunity, order Yue Fei to lead the army to capture Jinghu South Road, and possibly even attack Sichuan Road. The Western Army must be prepared."
Chen Qing was also worried that the imperial court would order Yue Fei to retake Jinghu South Road, which he actually controlled. The Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty signed a five-year armistice agreement, and Yue Fei's army was fine.
"It makes sense, I will consider it, what else?"
"There is also internal affairs. Four people mentioned it. They all think that our government is too lax and we have sacrificed too much for stability. We must strengthen supervision.
Liu Yandong and Li Zheng specially visited Hedong Road and Sichuan Road for three months each. They believed that the problem was huge. The problem with Hedong Road was that the Yongwang Palace granted tax exemption for one year, but many counties still used different tricks to collect taxes and enrich their own pockets.
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The problem with Sichuan Road lies in tossing. If we cannot separate from the imperial court, it will cause chaos. If there is chaos, some people will take advantage of the troubled waters. Liu Yandong and Li Zheng suggested that the officials should separate from the imperial court as soon as possible, drive the imperial court out of Sichuan Road, and restore normalcy."
Chen Qing frowned, "What do they mean by taking advantage of troubled waters?"
"They said that because the state could not control the counties, and the Sichuan Road Shangshuxingtai had just been established and there was insufficient supervision, some counties took the opportunity to increase temporary taxes on farmers, impose heavy taxes on businessmen, etc."
Chen Qing quickly ordered, "Write a note and send someone to give it to the two of them, saying that I require them to write a detailed inspection report."
"Officials, they should be writing a report. I will send someone to urge them."
Chen Qing looked at the fourteen plans compiled by Zhao Qiaoyun for this year. They were indeed thoughtful and included everything he thought about.
He then pointed at the last plan and said with a smile: "What does it mean that the troops and horses are not yet moved, but the food, information and public opinion come first?"
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled sweetly and said: "That is the suggestion I wrote. Officials must prepare for war, but the Central Plains is different from other places. We cannot only consider the material needs of soldiers, but also the needs of millions of people.
There will be hundreds of thousands of people coming, so all kinds of reserves of food and grass supplies and relief personnel must be fully prepared. The more sufficient, the better.
Needless to say, the intelligence, the officials must have been deployed, but what about public opinion? Let the people of the Central Plains know that we are coming to rescue them. When the Sichuan and Shaanxi troops arrive, the people of the Central Plains will definitely welcome them. Once the officials get it,
Having exhausted the hearts of the people of the Central Plains, it is too late for the imperial court to fight again. The intelligence station must spread the news so that the people can see it."
"Doesn't this tell Wanyan Wushu that I will launch a massive attack on the Central Plains?"
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled slightly and said: "The Western Army is preparing for war in a big way. Do you think you can hide it from Wanyan Wushu?"