Chapter 885: The State of Zhao with Internal and External Troubles
When Xu Qing woke up the next day, Su Qian was still sleeping in his arms, smacking her lips from time to time.
Where is there still a bit of the cold and proud heroine she once was?
Every time Su Qian lazily curled up in his arms to sleep, Xu Qing could always think of the county government office a few years ago and the lamppost that was missing a corner.
What happened to the cold female head catcher?
It's not like I'm being controlled by myself yet.
Now that Chu State's chairman and CEO are both in trouble, naturally no one will disturb Xu Qing's dream.
He can now sleep as long as he wants.
This time, Su Qian didn't get tired of being in Xu Qing's arms for too long before she got up and took a bath. After the bath, she had to feed Ning'er.
After Xu Qing got up, Xuan'er came in to change the sheets and quilt.
It was a close match last night.
The only thing that was ruined was the silk quilt and sheets. It looked like there was no need to wash them.
Since both Su Qian and Xu Qing were in a good mood today, they once again fulfilled their obligations as parents.
Now little Xu Ning can pronounce simple pronunciation. Su Qian and Xu Qing are teaching little Ning'er how to speak.
Su Qian poked little Xu Ning's face and said in disbelief: "It turns out that she looks pretty when she grows up."
Little Xu Ning chuckled when she heard the compliment. She had never seen such a sweet child.
Xu Qing said, "Madam, please don't look so unbelievable, okay? It's natural for our children to be ugly."
So, the two of them were in the bedroom, each one poking at little Xu Ning's chubby little face, having a great time.
Xuan'er on the side was very confused when she saw this scene. Didn't the young lady and uncle say that they would teach Ning Er how to speak today?
At this moment, Xiao Ruxue also ran in from outside.
Now it became three people who poked Xiao Ning'er's chubby little face at once.
Xiao Ye was not in a hurry to rebel at this time, but was coaxing his two daughters at home.
Since Xin'er and Xi'er were born one month earlier than little Xu Ning, they could already speak simple words at this time. Of course, this was inseparable from the Crown Princess's careful teaching.
In Prince Xian's palace, Xiao Ye was teasing his two daughters.
Xiao Ye looked at Zheng Waner and asked: "Wan'er, can Xin'er and Xi'er really talk?"
Zheng Waner said: "Of course, last time I heard Xin'er and Xi'er call out daddy obediently. It's a pity that my husband went to Zhou Kingdom and didn't hear it."
Xiao Ye gathered around Xin'er and Xi'er with a surprised look on his face, and said very cautiously: "Call me daddy."
Seeing Xiao Ye's nervous look, Zheng Waner was also gently coaxing her two daughters.
Finally, Xin'er and Xi'er opened and closed their mouths and made a sound: "Ning...er."
Xiao Ye almost fainted...
He looked at Zheng Waner and said, "Why is our daughter called Ning'er?"
Zheng Waner explained: "When my husband was away, I and my mother-in-law went to Ning'er to play with Xin'er and Xi'er. Xin'er and Xi'er really liked playing with Ning'er. Maybe it was when Xin'er was together.
He Xi'er often hears Ning'er's name, so he learns it more firmly."
At this time, Xiao Ye only had one thought in his mind. He was busy working outside and turned around to see that his home had been stolen.
Today, the Chu State has temporarily eliminated internal and external troubles, the people are also trying their best to resume production, taxes are appropriate, and the people of the world have ushered in a rare day of peace.
War is extremely expensive and accumulates public resentment. Two years of fighting has exhausted the Chu State. If it is not necessary, the Chu State will never spend the silver in the treasury to send troops.
After this mission, the trade exchanges between Zhou and Chu became more frequent, no longer the tit-for-tat confrontation as in the past.
Merchants are heavily taxed, and the court can earn a lot of money from every transaction, which is naturally great for Chu and Zhou, whose treasury is currently short of money.
But while Chu and Zhou were closely communicating with each other, Zhao's life was really not that good.
There is a rebellion by King Ming inside, and there are alien races outside who are ready to take action.
The Shezhao Kingdom to the west and south of the Zhao Kingdom has repeatedly invaded the Zhao Kingdom's border. Originally, they were not very big, and their territory was about the size of several states of the Zhao Kingdom. With the Zhao Kingdom ceding territory and paying compensation, this place is now becoming more and more large.
Big and getting richer.
Having tasted the sweetness, Shezhao Kingdom naturally coveted Zhao Kingdom.
In the beginning, Shezhao was really a foreigner in the southwest, but now it has been divided by all parts of the Zhao Kingdom and has almost turned into the west...
If you cut a little further, you don’t need to call it the southwest alien race, it’s directly the alien race in the west...
Xu Qing, a good-for-nothing who even took the initiative to pay money after winning a battle, has only seen two dynasties do this in history, one was the Song Dynasty's Chanyuan Alliance, and the other was the Qing Dynasty's war against France.
These two dynasties have been constantly refreshing the three views of history.
Zhao Guo helped Xu Qing again this time.
I really don’t understand. There are two countries in the north of Zhao State. One is the State of Chu, which followed the example of the Han Dynasty and directly destroyed the grassland. The other is the State of Chu that has attracted the surrender of the small countries in the Western Regions and will be able to establish a Protectorate in the Western Regions in two years.
of Zhou State.
Which one is not expanding territory?
When we arrived at Zhao State, the cession of land and compensation never stopped!
Even if we learn more from the eldest brother and the second brother?
How can such a huge country be run like this?
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At this time, the Zhao court was extremely depressed.
Emperor Zhao sat on a high throne, with two memorials placed on the imperial desk.
One is a memorial about the failure of the crusade against the rebellious King Ming, and the other is a memorial about the Shazhao Kingdom's repeated violations and provocation of war.
The Minister of the Ministry of War stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the barbarians who have repeatedly broken the treaty and invaded the border areas should be strengthened and punished by the barbarians. If we tolerate them for a long time, I am afraid that it will increase the prestige of the villain, and it will also greatly damage the prestige of our country!"
At this moment, Prime Minister Qin of Zhao State said: "Do you mean to bring the people of our country into a war disaster? Your Majesty believes that for the sake of the people of Li and the common people of the world, we should give priority to appeasement, and we should immediately send envoys with you.
He gave up the imperial edict and negotiated peace with the country to save the people from the flames of war."
The Secretary of the Ministry of War said: "Your Majesty cannot continue the negotiation. Prime Minister Qin has repeatedly negotiated, and my annual payment to the court has repeatedly increased. If this continues, sooner or later the people will be overwhelmed."
As the Minister of War, he is really frustrated and acts like a decoration, because His Majesty will never use troops to solve the problem through negotiation.
Your Majesty did not want to fight, so naturally there were ministers who tried to persuade him, but Prime Minister Qin kept flattering your Majesty and suppressed all those who were in charge of the battle.
I am really sad for his misfortune and angry for his inability to fight.
The Chu State also has a Prime Minister of Qin. Although the Prime Minister of the Chu State is not as good as the Prime Minister of the Zhao State in terms of literary skills, the Prime Minister of the Chu State of Qin is determined to take the lead in the war and is dedicated to supporting the Chu State. He is absolutely unreasonable if he can take action!
And what about their Qin Xiang?
Do you think that if someone doesn’t advocate for war, then they advocate for peace?
It's too naive. Now the Minister of War has seen through it. He neither advocates war nor peace, he advocates surrender...
Yes, there is no need to fight, but in the name of negotiation, the annual payment will be directly increased to Shezhao Kingdom.
Everything has been paid for, what is this but the surrender of the Lord?
[By now everyone should understand that these countries refer to which dynasties they refer to, right? 】
[Chu River and Han Realm, Chu State refers to the Han Dynasty, Zhou State is the Tang Dynasty that has not reached its peak, Shezhao is the strengthened Nanzhao, Zhao State... um... I understand everything. ]
