Chapter 274 Five major plans, Prince Huainings rebellion, and the second and fifth sons
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Inside the Kyoto of the Great Wei Dynasty.
It's evening.
The feast has ended. In the Yangxin Hall, six ministers and nine princes are discussing important affairs of the country.
The empress sat on the dragon chair and looked at everyone quietly.
"Xu Aiqing, have you really suppressed the demonic thoughts in your body?"
Ji Ling opened his mouth and looked at Xu Qingxiao with concern, asking about this matter.
As Ji Ling opened his mouth to ask, Xu Qingxiao said calmly.
"Your Majesty, I am fine."
He answered calmly, making everyone relax a little.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Qingxiao continued.
"Your Majesty, during the six months since I left, I personally went to various counties in the Wei Dynasty to investigate. Now the benefits of the waterwheel have been fully developed. In addition, your Majesty has been exempted from taxes for three years, and the people have enough food and clothing."
"I think the policy of coming to Anguo can be promoted."
Xu Qingxiao spoke, he had been away for half a year.
During the past six months, for a period of time, Xu Qingxiao went to various counties to see how the people were living.
Since the Wei Dynasty thoroughly promoted waterwheels a year ago, the grain harvest in the Wei Dynasty has been abundant. In addition, the empress has been exempted from taxes for three years, and people everywhere have enjoyed benefits.
In the past, every household had little food surplus, but now every household has a lot of food, not just because of the waterwheel.
Among them are the benefits brought by the improvement of the national fortune of the Wei Dynasty. There are fertile fields everywhere in the Wei Dynasty, and some three-season rice has been discovered, and the food grown is twice as much as before.
After the wasteland was put into use, the people of the Wei Dynasty were full of smiles.
Every household has a lot of surplus food. Although food prices have been suppressed during this period, this kind of food is not too much for the people who have experienced famine.
It can't be sold, but it's great for storage.
Therefore, the Wei Dynasty is indeed developing rapidly at the moment. The people have food, which promotes many trade exchanges.
Moreover, the population is also growing rapidly. It turns out that we don’t want to have children because there is no food to feed them.
Now that there is more food, people have begun to make babies vigorously. There is no specific data on this, but Xu Qingxiao also figured it out for a while.
At least there are many times more newborns than in the past. Now, for the people of the Wei Dynasty, there is no fear that they will not be able to feed them if they dare to give birth.
This is all a positive development.
It is precisely because of this that Xu Qingxiao returned to Wei Dynasty with great arrogance, because he was going to do something really big.
We must let the Wei Dynasty completely embark on the road to prosperity.
"I do have this intention, but I still need to listen to your opinions."
The empress nodded, she agreed with Xu Qingxiao's point of view.
Anguoce is a national policy written by Xu Qingxiao two years ago. But at that time, the Wei Dynasty was short of food and the people were not full. Where was the money stored in the bank?
It’s different now. The Wei Dynasty is prosperous and developed, and it can promote the policy of peace and security.
Mentioning the Anguo policy, the voice of Gu Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, couldn't help but rang out.
"His Majesty."
"I also agree with Prince Xu's wishes."
"Although His Majesty has been exempted from tax for three years, he is only exempted from grain tax. Under such circumstances, the tax revenue of the Wei Dynasty this year will be as high as 60,000 taels of silver."
"I have made some statistics. A simple and rough calculation shows that if the grain tax is levied, the tax revenue of the Wei Dynasty will be as high as 200,000 taels of silver per year. This is only a conservative estimate."
"In one and a half years, we can start to collect food taxes, and the national security policy can be promoted."
When it comes to An Guo Ce, Gu Yan has something to say.
This thing is more beneficial to the country and the people, and it can also make money for the Wei Dynasty. This is a good thing.
When all the ministers heard what Gu Yan said, they couldn't help but click their tongues.
Of course, if you are not a master, you will not know the current situation of Wei Dynasty.
How could they not be stunned when they heard that the annual tax revenue was 200,000 taels of silver? And this was still a conservative estimate?
What if we are not conservative? Two hundred and fifty million taels of silver? Or three hundred million taels of silver?
If this is the case, the Wei Dynasty will be completely developed.
It can completely solve a lot of troubles. The salaries of officials in the Ministry of Personnel are adjusted, and the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Works can all enjoy large allocations.
Especially for the Ministry of War, if you save for just three years, you can send out troops to fight.
Conquer a huge territory.
Suddenly, everyone couldn't help but start looking forward to the future.
However, Xu Qingxiao shook her head.
"Everyone, for the Wei Dynasty, silver is no longer the most important thing."
"Population is the most important thing. Whether it is 200,000 taels of silver or 300,000 taels of silver, these are not enough."
"In order to increase the population of Wei, we need to vigorously promote grain production. When the tax is collected, it will need to reach 500,000 taels of silver a year to maintain the development of Wei."
Xu Qingxiao spoke up.
He did not think that two hundred thousand taels of silver was a lot.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that first of all, the official salary must be increased, otherwise, it is easy to create an unbalanced mentality.
After all, the common people have a surplus of food, and officials do not have the support of salary, so there is no guarantee that they will not have different intentions.
Since ancient times, corrupt officials cannot be controlled, and even strict laws cannot control them.
There were many officials in the Wei Dynasty. Once the official salaries were raised, tens of millions of taels of silver would be spent.
Then the Ministry of War also needs to spend money, which is another huge expense.
The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Rites each also need silver taels for expenditure. In the past, they were poor, so these four departments did not have much silver taels. But now it is different. With money, the four departments must also support themselves.
It adds up to another huge expense.
Xu Qingxiao has settled this account during this period.
The six taels of silver required add up to an annual expenditure of at least 150,000,000 taels of silver.
Of course, if 150,000,000 silver were spent, then the Sixth Department would be able to fully launch its operations.
So if there are only 200,000 taels of silver, Wei's treasury will only have 50,000 taels of silver left.
It is almost impossible to carry out various projects.
Education and infrastructure alone are astronomical figures.
There are no subsidies yet. After all, if you want population growth, you must provide dividend incentives.
Everything costs a lot of money.
No, not a lot.
It's massive.
"Five million taels of silver per year?"
"How can this be."
Everyone exclaimed, especially Gu Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs. Although two hundred million taels of silver was a conservative income, if we estimate it upward, it would only be two hundred and fifty million taels of silver at most.
Xu Qingxiao wanted to double his income.
This is too exaggerated.
It's almost impossible.
"It is almost impossible to achieve an annual tax revenue of 500,000 taels of silver. My lord, this is a bit overwhelming."
Gu Yan spoke and looked at Xu Qingxiao.
Although he hopes to reach 500,000 taels of silver, this is almost impossible.
It wasn't just him, everyone showed doubts.
It sounds great, but it's almost impossible to do.
However, they knew better that since Xu Qingxiao dared to speak, he naturally had his own thoughts.
"Gu Shangshu, I know that it is almost impossible for the Wei Dynasty to achieve an annual tax revenue of five hundred million taels of silver."
"But please rest assured, Mr. Gu, since Xu dares to speak, he is naturally prepared and it is not a sudden move."
Xu Qingxiao explained.
Then he took out a thick stack of memorials, first handed them to the empress, and then handed a copy to everyone.
This is an article written by Xu Qingxiao while traveling in the Wei Dynasty.
After returning from this trip, Xu Qingxiao focused on developing the power of the Wei Dynasty.
The reason is very simple, Zhongzhou Dragon Cauldron.
The three demon seals in his body are related to the Yin force of heaven and earth, and he wants to suppress the Yin force.
There are many ways, such as becoming a saint, and the strongest saint, preaching and receiving karma, solving all demons, and suppressing everything.
But this method is difficult. After all, even the Saints cannot solve the Twelve Demon Gods, they can only suppress them.
Furthermore, how difficult is the holy path? Do you have that much time?
The answer is obvious.
not enough time.
Now there are all enemies in the dark. Take the Demonic Sea as an example. Even though they know how dangerous the Demonic Sea is, some people still dare to risk their lives.
The enemy has begun to use all means, so it is almost impossible to slowly realize and become a saint.
Therefore, for Xu Qingxiao, the only direct way is to let the Wei Dynasty unify Central Continent and then vigorously develop it to become a truly supreme dynasty.
Invincible luck.
When all directions come to worship, the Central Continent Divine Dynasty will be able to completely suppress the Yin power of heaven and earth.
To put it bluntly, the reason is very simple. After all, there are not many things that a person can do, but what a country can do is terrifying.
This is why after Xu Qingxiao returned to the court, he began to focus on the development of the country instead of doing other things.
In Xu Qingxiao's memorial, many plans for developing the country were clearly written.
Redefined the five new national policies of the Wei Dynasty.
First, continue to vigorously develop agriculture and allocate funds to the Ministry of Industry to produce and invent more tools that benefit the people.
We strive to increase the tax revenue from grain production alone to 250,000 taels of silver in the next two years. The tax revenue of the Wei Dynasty is relatively high, with 40% of the grain harvest, and it is impossible to reduce it. After all, if the country has no money, there will be no
any meaning.
At present, Wei's grain tax revenue should be able to reach a stable level of 150,000 taels of silver, which means it will be doubled within two years.
The method advocated by Xu Qingxiao is also very simple. As long as you are willing to farm, you will be given good farmland. If it is uncultivated land, you can also get a tax reduction.
To put it bluntly, it’s just giving away, giving away fields and tools. If you don’t do the work, then you can die.
Second, continue to vigorously develop the Ministry of War so that the country can become strong and the people can become rich.
If the country is not strong, what is the use of having abundant food, other than to make wedding clothes for others?
But if you want to make the country's military stronger, you need at least a lot of resources. With the support of meat, eggs and milk, not only everyone is like a dragon, but at least your physical fitness is twice as strong.
Coupled with the blessing of national luck, food will become more and more nutritious, the body will become stronger and stronger, and there will be more and more warriors.
Third, An Guo Ce, Da Wei Qianzhuang.
At present, Da Wei needs a sum of money to complete infrastructure construction.
If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This is an eternal truth.
There are still 1.3 million taels of silver in the Wei treasury, which is just enough to carry out this plan.
But it was only enough to complete the infrastructure construction. How many roads did the Wei Dynasty need to build? And how huge was the cost of the project?
Moreover, Xu Qingxiao’s plan in the memorial requires the construction of infrastructure within three years. In other words, this goal is to be completed within three years.
Three years.
How much human, financial, and labor will this require?
The promotion of An Guoce at this time does not mean that everyone should save money now, but to prepare for a rainy day.
When the roads are built, commerce and trade will develop vigorously, and then the Great Wei Bank can play its greatest role.
Fourth, education for all, education is the basis for improving the overall strength of the country.
Knowledge is the primary productive force, and this can be used in any era.
It has been mentioned before, but it has not been fully implemented.
Now Xu Qingxiao wants to link education with population, so that all children born will go to college for free, at least to eliminate illiteracy.
However, the amount of money required to educate all people is astronomical.
The last one is the new student welfare and pension welfare.
Encourage people to have children, provide food subsidies, and solve education and pension problems.
These are plans to stimulate population growth and promote development.
The five new plans represent the Wei Dynasty heading towards a heyday, but the only requirement to achieve these is silver taels.
Huge silver support.
At this moment, Ji Ling was speechless. As the Empress of Wei, she understood Xu Qingxiao's ambitions, but after thinking about it for a moment, she realized that these five plans were almost impossible to implement.
To be precise, it’s okay to implement one or two. The Wei Dynasty still has silver in the treasury, but it wants to implement them all.
What a wishful thinking.
Ji Ling is fine.
The person who reacted the most was Gu Yan. He was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He knew better than anyone how much money the Wei Dynasty had, where it was needed and where it was not.
The idea was so good that he supported it with both hands and feet, but the problem was that he didn't have so much money.
Not to mention him, the other five ministers were also stunned. Even if you are a rough guy, you all know how terrifying Xu Qingxiao's plan is.
There is no problem in implementation, but it is very easy to cause big problems.
"Your Majesty."
"It is a good thing to continue to promote agricultural products. We can use both fertile and wasteland. At worst, we can open up some places and encourage people to farm. There is no problem with this."
"We are determined to build bridges and roads. The Ministry of Revenue can also allocate funds. After all, it is for the prosperous age of the Wei Dynasty. This is acceptable."
"As for the Anguo policy, it can be promoted. After all, the bridges and roads have been repaired, which can indeed strengthen trade. This is also a good thing. There is no problem with these two policies."
"But the latter won't work. We need to build bridges and roads, develop grain production, and increase troops. This is simply unrealistic."
"The Wei Dynasty had so many counties, prefectures, and counties. If we really want to meet the requirements in the memorial, the national treasury of 1.3 million taels of silver will be completely spent within a year."
"Although the idea is good, it is difficult to implement."
Gu Yan spoke out, but he still spoke a little tactfully. It would be up to anyone to tell him this matter.
He slapped him directly.
Xu Qingxiao is different. Xu Qingxiao knows the situation of the Ministry of Households better and also knows the division of silver in the Wei Dynasty. It is impossible for him to say such a thing.
If you dare to speak up, you will have other ideas.
"Building bridges and roads, increasing the number of troops, and having children go to school and support the elderly. Each of these is a shocking figure. Shouren, I just did the math."
"The Wei treasury has 1.3 million taels of silver, and allocating 1 million taels of silver can solve the problem of building bridges and roads. As for increasing troops and raising troops, this is basically impossible. As for children going to school, the elderly
Support is even more impossible."
"Let me estimate, five million taels of silver is not enough to cover such a large expense."
Chen Zhengru also spoke up. He was not from the Ministry of Revenue, but he also understood the situation in the Ministry of Revenue. What Xu Qingxiao said could not be done at all.
"Yeah, it's a shocking number no matter what."
"How about this, half of it is used to build bridges and roads, and the other half is used to increase troops?"
"Building bridges and roads is a top priority, as is the promotion of grain production, and increasing and raising troops is also a must. They can be arranged reasonably, but the latter is a bit impractical."
Everyone was talking, usually they would like the Ministry of Revenue to pay for everything, but after seeing Xu Qingxiao's plan, everyone was shocked.
In particular, Chen Zhengru gave a specific data.
Even five million taels of silver can't handle Xu Qingxiao's plan.
It is a good thing to be ambitious, and everyone is willing to support it. However, the problem is that the pace is too big, which is unacceptable to everyone.
However, in the face of everyone's doubts, Xu Qingxiao finally gave an answer.
"You may have thought wrong."
As Xu Qingxiao spoke, the ministers' eyes couldn't help but fall on Xu Qingxiao, and their eyes were full of curiosity.
"Among the strategies set up by this king, the fifth one is crucial."
"The amount of money needed to build bridges and roads can be said to be countless, but the real cost is manpower."
"If you want future generations to be able to study without spending a penny, and if you want to receive a salary to support your life when you get old, you have to do something."
"So the Ministry of Works needs to set up a new agency to cooperate with the Ministry of Household Affairs. Anyone who works for the dynasty does not need to do better than others. As long as they reach normal working hours, they can enjoy the new policy."
Xu Qingxiao expressed her thoughts.
It's not about exploiting the people, it's about getting something. Do you want your descendants to go to school for free? Do you want to have a little monthly salary when you are old?
It may not be too much, but it will be enough to fill you up.
Combining the above two, if you want to enjoy the benefits of the court's new policy, you must do things for the court. Xu Qingxiao's idea is very simple, two hours.
As long as you do something for two hours, you will enjoy a year of blessings in the future. As long as you do it for five years, your descendants will go to school for free.
If it exceeds two hours, the wages will be settled. The wages will not be a lot, but they will not be too little, at least not lower than the amount of silver used in farming.
Xu Qingxiao did some calculations and worked almost four hours a day.
And I can still have some free time to farm.
In total, it's five hours.
This is not an ordinary world, it is a world of immortals. People would rather work more than live in poverty and hunger.
In the Northern Expedition of the Great Wei Dynasty, the people were hard-pressed to survive. At that time, as long as they had something to eat, they didn't care whether they were tired from work or not?
There are countless people asking for a job.
Xu Qingxiao looked at it from the perspective of the Wei Dynasty. He could neither deprive the people nor harm the interests of the Wei Dynasty. After all, this was only money, and if he wanted to develop, he had to save a little.
When Xu Qingxiao's plans and ideas were revealed, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I understand, Shouren, you mean to use the fifth strategy to attract people and solve the labor cost. You only need to bear the material cost."
Chen Zhengru understood. He looked at Xu Qingxiao and asked specifically.
"Well, Chen Ru, this is indeed what I mean."
Xu Qingxiao nodded.
"In other words, postpone the existing pressure until later."
Gu Yan immediately understood what Xu Qingxiao meant.
Building bridges and roads, including increasing troops and reinforcements, all require a lot of money, but the biggest problem lies in manpower.
Materials are easy to talk about. Building bridges and roads, apart from tools, isn't it a series of things like digging mountains and quarrying rocks?
The main cost is labor costs.
Now Xu Qingxiao's new strategy is to divert the pressure from the dynasty and move it to the back.
"This is indeed a good idea."
"But, what if it doesn't work anymore?"
As the Minister of Household Affairs, Gu Yan actually does not advocate this kind of behavior. In order to solve the internal pressure, he puts the risk in the future. If the Wei Dynasty is prosperous, then everything will be easy to say.
But if something goes wrong again in the Wei Dynasty, then this is a time bomb.
It may explode at any time, and the dynasty will collapse by then, without even a chance to save it.
Gu Yan did not object directly, but used this rhetorical question to express his attitude.
This matter involves the development of the Wei Dynasty, so naturally, the ministers must take it seriously.
"What Mr. Gu said does exist, but now we have reached an extraordinary period, so we must do extraordinary things."
"Now, the Wei Dynasty has the Dragon Cauldron of National Fortune, and the weather is going smoothly. As long as the Wei Dynasty can stabilize the internal situation, sweep the external world, and unify Central Continent, then all of Mr. Gu's worries will not arise."
"There is even no need to sweep the outside world and unify Central Continent. As long as the Chu Yuan Dynasty and the Tuxie Dynasty do not provoke the Wei Dynasty, with the current grain production of the Wei Dynasty and the blessing of the national fortune, in five years, the value of grain production tax revenue will increase by 500,000,000.
Two pieces of silver."
"Ten years later, the value of grain tax revenue will increase by 60 or even 70 percent, and within a hundred years, it will exceed one million silver taels."
"Of course, at that time, the population of the Wei Dynasty had increased at least tenfold, so the expenditure required was naturally higher."
"But no matter what, there is still no problem in feeding these people."
Xu Qingxiao said with a determined expression.
In ten years, twenty years, even fifty years, or one hundred years later, the population of the Wei Dynasty will inevitably increase by more than ten times, provided that there can be no chaotic wars.
In this case, there would be no such thing as wasteland in the Wei Dynasty, because all grain fields would be expropriated.
Once the population is large, anything can be done well, as long as it is handled in an orderly manner.
After all, Xu Qingxiao's plan is very huge, and to support this plan, he must rely on two places.
First, the National Fortune Dragon Cauldron.
The national destiny of Longding must ensure that for the next hundred or even thousand years, the dynasty will have good weather and no natural disasters, and more and more food will be grown in the grain fields, as will more and more talents.
Second, tools.
If the Wei Dynasty wanted to truly complete the earth-shattering changes, it had to focus on heavy industry and transform from agriculture to industry.
But this process is very complicated and cannot be solved by one person.
This is why Xu Qingxiao wants to vigorously develop education. Only by cultivating a large number of scholars, educated and talented people can let them study in various fields.
Maybe one day someone will have a sudden idea and create a steam engine.
This is not impossible.
As for the above two points, we can only leave it to fate and it will take time to measure. All Xu Qingxiao can do is pave the way.
Whether it can happen in the future is really not something Xu Qingxiao can decide.
"Shouren, I agree with your point of view. Extraordinary times require extraordinary treatment."
"But the problem is, even if the pressure is transferred to the next fifty years, the problem comes again. The 1.3 million taels of silver in the Wei treasury is still not enough."
"At least three million taels of silver."
"One million taels of silver are used to promote grain cultivation, one million taels of silver are used to build bridges and roads, one million taels of silver are used for monthly salary, and there are also utensils from the Ministry of Industry, which is still one year short.
One million, seven hundred thousand taels of silver."
Chen Zhengru finally understood what Xu Qingxiao wanted to do.
Xu Qingxiao wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to vigorously develop the Wei Dynasty.
Xu Qingxiao mentioned it before, but it was delayed due to many things.
Now that Xu Qingxiao is restarting the plan, he naturally agrees, but the problem is that if he wants to start this plan, the Wei treasury still doesn't have enough money.
We have to wait at least three to five years. Otherwise, if we forcefully implement the plan, we will only be halfway done and run out of money. It will become a joke because it is a trivial matter. We are afraid that the money will be wasted and things will not be done well.
It is easy to bring down the court.
The gap is 1.7 million taels of silver, and this is just a conservative estimate. It definitely cannot be calculated like this. If you want to calculate it, you must calculate more.
Calculated at two million taels of silver.
Where can you get so much money in one go?
"Someone will come and deliver it."
Xu Qingxiao spoke with an extremely confident expression.
As soon as he said this, the ministers became a little curious and couldn't help but look at Xu Qingxiao.
Will anyone give me money?
Who sends it?
Giving away two million taels of silver in one go? Who? That rich man?
"Shouren, what do you mean?"
"Prince Xu, who is willing to give us money for no reason?"
The ministers were curious and looked at Xu Qingxiao.
"Don't worry, the time is not ripe now. When it really matures, you will understand."
"In short, if all the ministers agree with the king's wishes, we will start preparations. The current amount of silver in the national treasury is enough to sustain the early stage."
"Within half a year, I promise to give you two million taels of silver."
Xu Qingxiao said with great confidence.
After he said this, everyone became even more curious.
But if Xu Qingxiao didn't say anything, they could only feel itchy for a while.
"My lord, I won't say much more. If your lord can really get two million taels of silver within half a year, I agree to this plan and will do my best to cooperate."
"Of course, your Majesty's consent is required."
When he heard that there was silver, Gu Yan immediately became excited. If Xu Qingxiao could really get two million taels of silver within half a year, then the Wei Dynasty would take off.
Three million taels of silver were thrown in, leaving two to three hundred thousand taels of silver at the bottom.
In less than three years, the Wei Dynasty will really become prosperous, and it will not be an ordinary prosperity, it will be terrifyingly prosperous.
Agriculture, military, education, trade, and population will completely explode within three to ten years, increasing more than tenfold.
"I agree."
Ji Ling spoke directly and agreed directly.
No comments.
Don't ask me, asking means saying yes.
When Xu Qingxiao heard the empress's promise, she couldn't help but smile.
"Then Gu Shangshu will feel at ease and ready."
"But there is one more thing. There were officials and merchants in the Great Wei Dynasty before. I have thought about this matter and decided that it is time to reduce it. The merchant tax will be increased to 50%, and the priority admission to the academy will be cancelled."
Xu Qingxiao mentioned one more thing.
In order to promote waterwheels, various benefits were promised to the government and merchants, but now the Wei Dynasty no longer needs them, so it is time to suppress some of them.
"Increase by 50%? College priority admission will be cancelled?"
"If you do this, won't these businessmen get upset?"
The ministers spoke up. Although they agreed, there was something wrong with killing the donkey after all.
"It will be implemented early next year. When Dawei Bank is ready, letting them manage the branches will be considered as compensation in disguise. And if Dawei gets better and better, the merchants will also get better and better."
"It's a matter of trade-off. If someone really doesn't agree, then let them not agree."
Xu Qingxiao was calm.
This move can be regarded as killing the donkey, but it is not completely calculated. The Dawei Bank has taken care of it, and it will be enough to compensate them one or two times.
The remaining preferential treatment must be cancelled, otherwise it will be extremely unfair to the people.
Extraordinary times require extraordinary treatment.
Now that things have stabilized, they can do whatever they want, and all the benefits have been taken away by businessmen, which makes the people even worse off.
Facing Xu Qingxiao's strong answer, the ministers didn't say anything. These were nothing.
The time has almost arrived.
Xu Qingxiao did not speak. The empress immediately understood what Xu Qingxiao meant and spoke slowly.
"Okay, it's getting late, dear friends, please go back first."
"Xu Aiqing stays, I have other things to discuss with you."
The empress spoke.
The ministers immediately shouted long live, and then left one after another.
After the ministers leave.
The empress's voice sounded.
"Xu Aiqing, what's going on with the demonic thoughts in your body?"
Watching the ministers leave, Ji Ling couldn't help but speak out, his eyes full of concern.
Faced with the Queen's inquiry.
Xu Qingxiao didn't lie.
"Your Majesty, the evil thoughts cannot be eradicated. The only way at the moment is to make the Wei Dynasty completely prosperous, unite the Dragon Cauldron of Central Continent, unify Central Continent, and use the power of the dynasty to suppress the Yin forces in the world. Only then can the evil thoughts in my body be suppressed."
Xu Qingxiao gave the answer.
This answer did not surprise the empress at all.
She had guessed it before.
"What if it breaks out?"
The empress continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that if it breaks out, I will not harm the Wei Dynasty."
Xu Qingxiao spoke slowly and said in advance.
But as soon as she finished speaking, the empress shook her head, looked at Xu Qingxiao and said.
"I don't want such a day to happen."
She was very direct and didn't want anything to happen to Xu Qingxiao.
"My dear, don't worry, I will fully support you no matter what."
"at all costs."
The empress spoke again, which surprised Xu Qingxiao.
Because in his eyes, Ji Ling is an emperor, and emperors are ruthless, but he didn't expect the empress to say such words.
It is impossible to say that I am not moved.
"My lord, thank you very much, Your Majesty."
Xu Qingxiao smiled.
But before Xu Qingxiao could continue to speak, suddenly, a eunuch came quickly and knelt down outside the hall.
"His Majesty."
"Prince Huaining asks to see the Prince of Peace."
As this voice sounded.
For a moment, in the main hall, Xu Qingxiao and the empress could not help but look surprised.
I don't understand why Prince Huaining asked to see Xu Qingxiao at this time.
You two looked at me and I looked at you, with curiosity in their eyes.
But soon, Xu Qingxiao's voice sounded.
"Tell Prince Huaining that I will be there soon."
Although he didn't know what Prince Huaining was doing, Xu Qingxiao was willing to meet him.
Soon, the eunuch left.
There were only two people left in the hall.
"Your Majesty, Prince Huaining has been trying to usurp the throne. This person cannot be retained."
Xu Qingxiao opened her mouth and expressed her feelings.
But the empress shook her head and said.
"My dear, after all, he is my uncle and belongs to the royal family of the Wei Dynasty. If he is willing to live in seclusion in the mountains and fields, I am also willing to let him go."
The empress spoke out.
She didn't want to bear the bad reputation of killing her relatives unless it was absolutely necessary.
Hear the words of the Empress.
Xu Qingxiao understood her intention.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, if Prince Huaining is willing to accept it as soon as he sees fit, I will not make such a fuss."
"But if Prince Huaining is stubborn, there are some things that His Majesty cannot do and can only be done by ministers."
Xu Qingxiao said calmly.
The empress nodded, and she also understood what Xu Qingxiao meant.
"My dear, I understand what you did today. The Wei Dynasty really needs to be purged. Let me do the next thing. You have made too many enemies and you cannot continue like this."
Ji Ling spoke.
She understood what Xu Qingxiao did today.
He just wants to purge the Wei Dynasty, and all those who dare to interfere with the Wei Dynasty will be expelled or killed.
There must be no future troubles, and power must be centralized.
This is something that every emperor has to do. In the past, the emperor would ask his ministers to do it and restrain each other.
But now, Ji Ling doesn't want Xu Qingxiao to do these things.
She didn't want Xu Qingxiao to continue to make enemies, otherwise it would be extremely detrimental to Xu Qingxiao.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I have a sense of propriety. There are some things I know I should do, and there are some things I know I shouldn't do."
Xu Qingxiao didn't say much.
He knew it well.
I will not avoid doing things that I should do, and I will not take credit for things that I should not do.
At this point, there was no need to hesitate, he was indeed going to take action.
If these rights and wrongs are not resolved, it will undoubtedly be a foolish dream for the Wei Dynasty to develop.
"Okay, then go ahead and come to me anytime if you need anything."
Ji Ling nodded and said nothing more.
"Long live my emperor, I will retire first."
Xu Qingxiao bowed her hands and walked out of the Yangxin Hall.
Walking towards the imperial prison.
A quarter of an hour later.
The Great Wei Dynasty ordered prison.
It's an eerie place, with no light except for a few candles.
Entering the imperial prison.
With the prison leader leading the way, Xu Qingxiao quickly reached the depths.
Soon, the figure of Prince Huaining was seen.
The two actually met very rarely, except for a few quarrels, most of which they had never met.
Now, only two years later, we meet again. One is in prison, the other is outside prison. Their status and status have changed dramatically.
There is truly a feeling that life is beyond words.
He is sitting in jail.
His expression was calm, without any panic or fear, instead he was calm.
Sensing Xu Qingxiao's arrival.
Prince Huaining's voice couldn't help but ring out.
"You haven't even prepared some food and drinks. Is this the pomp of the King of Pingluan?"
Prince Huaining opened his mouth and said something strange.
"Prepare fine wine and food."
After hearing this, Xu Qingxiao calmed down and asked people to prepare food and drinks, then asked people to open the cage and walk in.
Soon, Xu Qingxiao and Prince Huaining sat facing each other.
His expression was also calm.
"Tell me, if you need anything, come to me."
Xu Qingxiao opened her mouth and said expressionlessly.
However, Prince Huaining did not tell Xu Qingxiao what he wanted to do immediately.
Instead, he looked at Xu Qingxiao and looked at her carefully for a long time.
After a while, Prince Huaining spoke up.
"Do you know what I regret most?"
He looked at Xu Qingxiao and asked.
"Didn't kill me."
Xu Qingxiao knew what Prince Huaining wanted to say without even guessing.
"Well, the thing I regret most is not killing you."
"But I don't hate you, do you believe it or not?"
Prince Huaining spoke up, and he admitted without hesitation, but he also said something very strange.
"Why not hate?"
Xu Qingxiao asked.
"God helps you."
"I have always regretted that I did not kill you in the first place, but sometimes I think about it carefully. Even if I go back to the past, I would not be able to kill you."
"God is helping you, your luck has arrived."
"The world needs you, so you show up."
"Otherwise, with what you have done, anyone else would have died without a burial place."
"So, I have figured it out and understood that fighting with you will not end well."
Xu Qingxiao was a little surprised by what Prince Huaining said.
Good guy.
This old guy really understands current affairs and understands this truth.
"Then what does the prince mean?"
"You called me here just to talk about this?"
Xu Qingxiao gathered her thoughts and looked at Prince Huaining. Her eyes were also curious. She didn't understand what Prince Huaining wanted to do with her?
Just for this?
Tell yourself, don’t fight anymore?
Let go of grudges with a smile?
"The barbarians are about to invade the Wei Dynasty."
At that moment, Prince Huaining's voice sounded, but it was a martial arts transmission, not a direct voice.
"Invasion of Wei?"
Xu Qingxiao frowned slightly, he knew that Prince Huaining must have something to do with him.
But I didn't expect this to be the case.
"Yes, and they are trying to cause another riot in the Demonic Sea. In this case, the first-level ban will still be there."
"Furthermore, the Chu Yuan Dynasty secretly refined a magical weapon called the Sky Thunder Cannon. It is very powerful, equivalent to the power of the fourth grade. However, I guess it should be the power of the third grade or even the second grade. These things are the barbarians.
Invading capital.”
"Also, they asked me to hand over Wei's border defense map before."
"I handed it over."
Prince Huaining gave a long speech and told all the news.
But when it came to the final news, Xu Qingxiao couldn't help but frown.
"You handed it in?"
Hearing this, Xu Qingxiao became a little angry.
"take it easy."
"I am not stupid. No matter what, I am the prince of the Wei Dynasty. Even if the throne is placed in front of me, I will not trade the lives of the people of the Wei Dynasty."
"Internal fighting is internal fighting, and external fighting is external fighting. I also look down on barbarians."
"The defensive map I gave them was from five years ago."
"A lot has changed in the past five years. If they really invade the Wei Dynasty, I'm afraid they will suffer."
Prince Huaining said this.
It actually made Xu Qingxiao a little impressed.
I didn't expect Prince Huaining to have such character.
I have to say that just because of this, Xu Qingxiao really cooperated with Prince Huaining.
"what do you want?"
However, Xu Qingxiao still asked Prince Huaining what he needed.
There was no way he could tell himself so much for no reason.
"I am tired and want to go back to recuperate. Tell the empress that I was the one who helped her ascend the throne. Just treat it as a favor to me and you. I killed my own son and I also did a lot to harm you.
thing."
"Everything between you and me, including Your Majesty, is cancelled. There will be no settling of accounts later. If you are willing, make an oath that I will do my best to help Your Majesty, and we should cooperate inside and outside. How about that?"
Prince Huaining spoke up.
He said this.
Once you say this.
Xu Qingxiao thought for a while and couldn't help but ask.
"But what if you lie to me?"
Xu Qingxiao asked.
"I did not lie to you, and there is no need to lie to you."
Prince Huaining said seriously.
But when he said this, he suddenly thought of something and quickly spoke.
"If you don't believe it, how about catching the contact person and questioning him yourself?"