Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 99 Deep love for licking the calf
Gou Xiangxi looked at the map for a long time, but was a little confused.

He hesitated for a long time and said, "The income from the imperial farm is not bad. But the boss is very wealthy, and the Zhao family business is making a fortune every day. It seems... not worth your personal involvement."

Zhao Qi'an smiled, reached out and took a cinnabar pen from the pen holder on the desk, and circled a part of the imperial land on the map with the pen: "These are the imperial lands allocated to Zongzheng Temple by the imperial treasury."

Most of the imperial fields under the name of Zongzheng Temple were distributed outside the eastern suburbs, stretching to Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Jingzhou, which was the intersection of the three states.

Zhao Qi'an drew a line within the imperial field: "This is the official road."

This official road is the largest one in the Daqian Dynasty. It connects six prefectures and eighteen cities. Going northwest, it connects to the small vassal states outside the Daqian Dynasty. Many Hu merchants take this land route to trade with the Daqian Kingdom.

Going northeast, it leads directly to the North Sea.

Zhao Qi'an added a few more circles near the official road: "These are the royal fields that have fallen into the hands of the third prince. These are only the royal fields under the name of Zongzheng Temple. As for whether he has touched your majesty's part, it is unknown. What can you see from this?"

Gou Xiangxi saw that the imperial land occupied by the third prince was all located near this official road.

He nodded and said, "I have seen the importance of this official road before. Although the Jingyun Grand Canal is a convenient waterway, it does not cover the nine states of Daqian after all. It only facilitates several states in the south. The land routes are still the main route to the north of Jingdu City. The Hu merchants in the north all take this road to enter the Daqian Dynasty for trade, and the profits are also enviable."

"My actions today in Zongzheng Temple are ultimately aimed at the imperial land. How much money can you make from farming? If everything goes well, I can buy the imperial land in the suburbs of Beijing and build a new commercial market. Its profitability will definitely be no less than that of the market in the west of the city."

"As for the rest..."

He hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I can't tell."

Zhao Qi'an saw the hesitation on his face and said with a smile, "It's not that you can't see it, it's that you don't dare to say it."

He pointed to the official road on the map and headed northwest: "This official road goes northwest, passes through Yuzhou and Yongzhou, and reaches Sandu Pass. Going further, it is the Western Desert! If the Third Prince has control over this road, the Western Desert army will be able to attack Kyoto City unimpeded in half a month."

"What's more, so many royal fields need people to cultivate them. This man picked up a hoe to farm. But if he picked up a weapon...it would be hard to say."

When Gou Xiangxi looks at this map, what he sees most is the economic significance.

But for Zhao Qi'an and the third prince Ji Yunrui, what they saw most was probably the strategic significance.

It's not that you have poor vision.

But...the ambitions are different!
Gou Xiangxi bent down and said with a flattering smile: "My Lord, you have a far-sighted vision. I can't even compare to you..."

As he spoke, he glanced at the map.

This official road leads to all directions after passing Yuzhou, not just to the northwest.

What if we go northeast?

That is the Weiwu Marquis of Jizhou!

It was the Iron Wolf Guard that terrified countless barbarians and dominated the borders of Daqian!
There are some things that the boss doesn't mention, it's better to be ignorant.

However, Gou Xiangxi also understood why Zhao Qi'an was so concerned about the Zongzheng Temple.

It was a coincidence that this official came.

Gou Xiangxi then thought of something: "Speaking of which, the imperial fields that His Highness Yuzhen gave as a dowry are quite large. Doesn't the benefactor intend to take them back?"

Zhao Qi'an said calmly, "After a few days, we should be able to get it back."

Seeing him so calm, Gou Xiangxi realized that his benefactor had made arrangements long ago, so he felt relieved.

Zhao Qi'an pointed to the books on the table and said, "Send someone to copy these tomorrow and send them to Guan Xiang. From now on, you will work together with Guan Xiang to do this."

Gou Xiangxi responded, then smiled and said, "The boss personally came down, is it because Master Guanxiang is involved? With the style of the fourth master, if he investigates, he will investigate thoroughly, but everyone knows that the third prince is behind the Gao family. If others found out that the third prince was behind it, they would give in, but Master Guanxiang would rather die than live in disgrace."

"Are you worried that the Fourth Young Master cannot defeat the Third Prince, so you personally come to the battlefield to protect the Fourth Young Master?"

Zhao Qi'an did not comment and said, "It was just a coincidence." But Gou Xiangxi did not believe it in his heart.

To be honest, even if the boss values ​​the imperial land and official road, the map has been there for so many years, why would he be in a hurry?
What's more, he can do many things.

Given the boss's personality, he prefers to stay behind the scenes and watch from the sidelines. How could he easily come down in person and even attend the Second Prince's banquet?

After all, it's all about loving your child.

Gou Xiangxi saw through it, but said nothing. He just smiled even more and bowed in response, "Boss is right."

The boss always treats his own people well.

……

The next morning, Zhao Qi'an got up early, but was not in a hurry to report to the ministry. Instead, he practiced sword in the yard.

Yesterday he attended the Second Prince's banquet. The Duke was worried that he had drunk too much and would feel uncomfortable getting up early, so he generously gave him half a day off and allowed him to go to the ministry in the afternoon.

He had already instructed Gou Xiangxi to go to Zongzheng Temple first, but he himself was not in a hurry and planned to go there in the afternoon.

The ugly slave also got up early with Zhao Qian'an. He was now sitting on a small bench in front of the wall, eating melon seeds and watching Zhao Qian'an practice sword.

However, his master's sword practice was exactly the same as that indifferent little brat. They both held the sword in the yard and stared blankly for a long time.

In summary, nothing interesting.

The ugly slave was in low spirits and was cracking melon seeds silently.

A master and a servant, although they don't talk, they are leisurely and contented, and the years are peaceful.

But soon, this leisurely and peaceful mood was broken.

A servant came into the yard, hurried towards Zhao Qi'an, and whispered something in his ear.

Zhao Qi'an's expression didn't change. After listening, he put down his sword and walked out of the yard.

Chou Nu was stunned, not knowing what was going on.

What are you going for?
……

Zhao Qi'an came to the front courtyard, where a team of palace guards had already been waiting.

The leading eunuch who read the imperial edict stepped forward and said coldly to Zhao Qi'an, "Zhao Sicheng, accept the imperial edict."

This eunuch was not the eunuch Li who had come to the mansion twice before, but a stranger.

Zhao Qi'an stepped forward to listen to the imperial edict.

The eunuch who read the imperial edict opened the imperial edict and read it aloud.

"…I have noticed that you have been lazy in your duties and have delegated many tasks to your subordinates. Officials should set an example and do everything themselves. How can you abandon your duties for the sake of a momentary comfort? The complexity of government affairs concerns the safety of the country and the well-being of the people. How can you be so perfunctory in your duties?"

Omit the preface and postscript.

This imperial edict was actually a reprimand to Zhao Qian'an!
The root cause was that Zhao Qi'an brought thirty or fifty "clerks" to take office yesterday. On the grounds that it was "unprecedented", he was not allowed to bring a large group of "clerks" to work, and was only allowed to bring two at most.

Even the Minister of the Temple, Duke of Yingguo, was implicated and was labeled as "indulging subordinates" and "lax in governing his subordinates."

Zhao Qinan immediately understood that this was the third prince's counterattack.

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