The concubine in the medicine pot is charming again, and the sick and tyrant obediently confesses 101 What? Do you treat our Xiao family like a persimmon?
101 What? Do you treat our Xiao family like a persimmon?
"Mother, His Highness the Night King has sent someone to deliver another letter. This is the fifth letter. Are you really not going to talk to him?"
In Changle Palace, Xiangxue spread out the account book in her hand and asked Xiao Xiruodao in a low voice.
Since everyone received their punishment that day, the sixteen people headed by her have kept secret from the Night King. If letters had not been delivered too frequently in the past few days, she would not have dared to speak freely.
Raising her hand to open Yun Mengtian's accounts for this month, Xiao Xiruo was silent for a moment before saying:
"The day after tomorrow, King Qi will invite all the ministers to his wedding banquet. It will be the same when they meet at the banquet."
Since Xi Yang's secret letter was sent, Feng Yehan sent her many letters to remind her.
At first, he just stated that the situation in the court was chaotic, and indirectly told her that Feng Wuyan could not protect himself, and asked her to minimize contact with the other party, and not to make people think that the Xiao family had something personal with the emperor.
Then I found out from somewhere that Feng Wuyan went in and out of Changle Palace every day, and even often stayed overnight in the palace. The letter directly changed from a reminder to an appointment.
In Xiao Xiruo's memory, Feng Yehan had no informants in the palace except Xi Yang.
So she knew without even thinking that Queen Mother Hua must be behind this matter.
After hearing Xiao Xiruo's words, Xiangxue didn't dare to say anything, but Bai Zhi, who had returned from Yangxin Hall, quickly walked into the hall, her face indescribably solemn.
Early this morning, the Ministry of War handed over the information about Beiliang's cold spring.
The excerpt was written by Xiao Guogong himself, and it stated that this year's winter wheat fields were empty in ten fields and nine were empty. The grain that was supposed to be replenished in the granaries in early May was now ruined in the fields.
The weather in Beiliang is bad, and it is not easy to open up military settlements. There were not many wars in the past few years, and Beiliang was barely self-sufficient. But starting from the end of last year, Beiliang barbarians frequently invaded the territory.
Since the beginning of spring, the Barbarians' offensive has weakened slightly, and they have changed from frontal assault to side harassment. Although it did not cause much damage to the Beiliang cavalry, it forced the two commanders of the Xiao family to take precautions.
Judging from Xiao Jing's experience, the border will not be peaceful this year, and there will be a battle between Northern Liang and Northern Yi.
The meaning of his letter was very simple. The Beiliang granary would be exhausted by the end of April. The court must adjust grain for disaster relief and must replenish the general grain before the end of April.
It can be said that this excerpt is written clearly enough.
However, even such a well-founded statement, which even clarified the border crisis, was questioned by most officials in the court, saying that they needed to send supervisory troops and censors to verify it first.
"Verify? How to verify? Beiliang is thousands of miles away from the capital. Even if I wait at full speed, it will take more than half a month. It's already been a month, and we have to include the time when the supervisors and censors are acting arrogantly...
"
Xue Xue slapped the table angrily, feeling that the group of people facing up were simply unreasonable.
It would take them a month to go back and forth, not to mention those coddled and weak courtiers?
According to the way these people have done in the past, by the time they come back to adjust the food supply after checking everything, Beiliang's granary will probably be exhausted.
"The emperor said that they were actually dragging them until Mr. Xiao Guogong and others compromised..."
Bai Zhi stood in front of the table, her face looking very ugly.
Wen Susu, on the other hand, calmly carried the medicine box and sat next to Xiao Xiruo like a needle that fixed the sea.
Because she knew that the news Bai Zhi was going to say next would be the most irritating.
Sure enough, as soon as Bai Zhi said something, Xiangxue and the others jumped up.
"Add an additional general's tent? Send five generals from the capital to lead the troops in Beiliang? And also divide a part of the Beiliang cavalry for them to command?"
"How is this possible? We have so many generals in Beiliang, and the imperial court has not rewarded them according to the system. Why should we accept these mere showpieces?"
"Five? Don't just pack one into each family. Everyone wants to share the power of our Duke and the Marquis!"
"We Beiliang cavalry are all brave, so we don't want to be ruled by these stupid people!"
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Xue Xue and others gritted their teeth and protested regardless of the rules.
And when Bai Zhi said that the officials from the DPRK and the Central Committee requested to double the number of supervisors, requiring that every general in Beiliang should have one beside them, and that these supervisors must be able to speak, Xiang Xue and others could not even protest.
These demands are so unreasonable.
The imperial court not only wanted to divide Beiliang's power, but also wanted to put layers of chains on Beiliang.
Maybe these people themselves knew that they were shameless, so they didn't mention it before, and waited until the cold spring in Beiliang and food was about to run out.
This is not a negotiation, but a threat.
Obviously, the Xiao family gave in last year and gave away their most precious daughter.
But in the eyes of the people in the DPRK, making concessions means that one more step can be taken.
"Mother, are you okay..."
Bai Zhi looked at Xiao Xiruo with some worry, not only her, but also Wen Susu, Xing Xue and others.
Because compared to the anger of others, this one is too calm.
She is obviously the eldest lady of the Xiao family, and the one who deserves to be angered by the scum in the court the most.
Just to prevent her from getting angry, Wen Susu even took life-saving pills in her hands.
But the fact is that Xiao Xiruo took a sip of tea and said in a very normal tone:
"It's okay. Did you only learn about their despicable and shameless ways today?"
Snowfall: "..."
Bai Zhi: "..."
Not really.
But you're still very angry, okay?
"Don't worry, it's strange that my father and brother would agree to such a harsh request."
After flipping through two more pages of her own accounts, Xiao Xiruo thought to herself that if the Xiao family agreed, they might not have a surname of Xiao.
Marrying a daughter would only make the father and son sad, but accepting new generals and supervisors would be equivalent to directly dividing the power of Beiliang.
If there is one, there are two. With the harsh environment of Beiliang, I am afraid that the spring cold will occur in five out of every ten years.
If Han takes one step back at a time, within a few years, the Xiao family's cavalry will probably become the aristocratic family's cavalry.
It's not that the Xiao family must hold this power, but that such a court forces them to hold it.
After all, allowing such a group of showy nobles to control the border army is equivalent to sending the Great Yan into the mouth of Bei Yi.
But driven by countless interests, many people just don't understand this truth.
In the original book, faced with such an unreasonable request, the Xiao family and his son directly went to Beiliang to verify the situation. In fact, the domineering censor and supervisor beat him half to death, rejecting the court's "help" with practical actions.
Only then did the Xiao family sell their property and devote all their efforts to raising the army on their own.
Then Xiao Jing's prophecy came true, and the Beiyi took the opportunity to move south, and at the end of May the army pressed on the border. The imperial court was so frightened that it urgently adjusted food supplies, fearing that the Xiao family would give up the attack.
However, that border war is not the main plot of the book. Another major event also happened during the same period in the book.
So she only knew that the Xiao family's father and son defeated Bei Yi at an absolute disadvantage, and the strength of their cavalry was severely damaged as a result.
As for whether the dog court later gave him a reward or compensation, she didn't know.
And what about the male protagonist Feng Yehan?
He was focused on Yan Moqing, and what happened to the Xiao family seemed to have nothing to do with him...
Maybe the author didn't write it.
In short, Xiao Xiruo didn't count on him. This chapter has been completed!