When Yu Qian heard Liu Muzhi's rebuttal, he frowned slightly and disagreed in his heart, but he didn't say anything more.
To some extent, what Liu Muzhi said makes sense.
But I don't quite agree with it in my heart. Although it is my duty to share the emperor's worries, how can I always give in to him?
Even a monarch should put the overall interests of the country first when acting, and should not act at will.
As for Yu Huatian coming in, he also saw it and even felt Yu Huatian's coldness towards him, but he didn't care much.
I have to say that Yu Qian has really no sensitivity to politics and human nature.
He frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Prime Minister Cui has great power in the government and the country, and he has the Cui family as his backing. His students and former officials are spread all over the country. It would be difficult to capture him in a hurry."
Although Yu Qian was a prime minister who saved the country, his strength lay in governance rather than scheming. If he were asked to solve the Qin Dynasty's national problems, or even if he was given power to command troops, he would have no problem doing it.
But in this kind of court battle of wits, he really didn't know where to start.
If he had a little bit of ability in this area, he would not have watched Zhu Qizhen seize power and was killed by a group of scoundrels who were not even on the stage.
Wang Xuance, who was standing by, suddenly chuckled and said in a calm voice, as if confident in his plan, "It's not necessarily completely impossible. Although the Cui family is powerful, they are not without flaws."
Everyone was cheered up when they heard this, even Li Cunxiao perked up.
Everyone looked at Wang Xuance.
At the same time, Zhao Xin's voice echoed outside the door, "I'm also curious about what good plan Xuan Ce has."
As he spoke, Zhao Xin walked in from the door.
When everyone saw him come in, they hurriedly saluted him.
But what caught everyone's attention was that there was a rather charming middle-aged woman following behind him.
Although it was the front hall and not the harem in this deep palace, everyone couldn't help but feel a little concerned when a woman who was neither a palace maid nor a concubine suddenly appeared.
Fortunately, the people present had no idea why they came here, and although the characters summoned by the system generally don't realize that they were summoned.
But at least they all realize that they are not from this world, and they came to this world because of Zhao Xin.
So there will always be one more person around Zhao Xin, and they are used to it.
It's just that this time it was a woman, so everyone couldn't help but pay attention.
Zhao Xin saw the expressions of the crowd and said nothing more. He just smiled faintly and said casually, "Sanniang, let me introduce you. These people are my right-hand men..."
Then he introduced Liu Muzhi and others to the woman one by one.
Then he said to Liu Muzhi and the others, "This is the Third Lady of the Qiao family. You may not know her, but you should have heard of the Third Lady of Banqiao, right?"
Everyone was knowledgeable and had a good memory. When they heard about the Third Lady of Banqiao, except for Liu Muzhi and Wang Xuance who lived earlier than everyone else and therefore didn't know her, everyone naturally remembered who she was.
They all bowed and said, "So it's a female god of wealth. How foolish of us to have such a poor eye."
Although the ancients valued agriculture over commerce, everyone present was not an ordinary scholar. They naturally knew that when wealth reaches a certain level, it is also a force that cannot be underestimated.
And this person before us, despite being a woman, has made a name for herself in history as a merchant. How dare we neglect her?
Although Qiao Sanniang, like Wang Xuance, did not know these people due to the times, she did not dare to neglect them since she knew that they were Zhao Xin's right-hand men.
He quickly bowed and returned the greetings.
After everyone got to know each other, Wang Xuance also roughly knew who Qiao Sanniang was. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "This is truly God's help, Your Majesty.
Originally, my plan was only 70% successful, but if this Madam Qiao can manage the goods and gather wealth for Your Majesty, then my plan will be 80% to 90% successful."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Sanniang smiled slightly and said, "I don't deserve the title of Madam. Gentlemen, if you don't mind my humble status, you can just call me Sanniang.
As for the value of goods, I am ashamed. I used to be quite confident, but thanks to your Majesty's guidance, I now know that my so-called value of goods is just like a summer insect talking about ice."
After saying this, he glanced at Zhao Xin with deep admiration.
Everyone was slightly stunned when they heard this, and couldn't help but look at Zhao Xin in surprise. Although they didn't say it, they all had some doubts in their hearts whether what Qiao Sanniang said was true or not.
[Is it true that the emperor also understands the value of goods? ]
No wonder people didn't believe it. Zhao Xin was an emperor who grew up in the deep palace and had only been out of the Forbidden City a few times. Where did he learn this art of value? Not to mention that he could even be admired by the famous female merchant Qiao Sanniang.
It all feels fake.
Zhao Xin smiled faintly, neither denying nor explaining. He simply waved his hand and said, "Let's put that aside for now. Xuan Ce, why don't you tell me your plan first? How do you plan to bring down the Cui family?"
Wang Xuance raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this and said with a smile, "Actually, there's nothing mysterious about it. It's just twelve words... cut off its roots, clip its wings, and disrupt its mind.
The so-called cutting off of the roots means, first, wealth, and second, power. We cannot touch the power for the time being, so we will cut off his source of wealth.
It is said that the Cui family has many disciples and former officials all over the world. How did these disciples and former officials come from? Cultivating talents requires not only knowledge but also money.
Originally, I was planning to find a group of people to disguise themselves as rebels and directly cut off his trade routes, but now with Sanniang's help, it should be much easier...
And those whose wings need to be clipped are the disciples and former officials. Of course, it is impossible to catch all of them at once, but they can be divided, alienated, and defeated one by one.
The final step is to disrupt their minds, and the breakthrough point lies in the three brothers Cui Wenhao, Cui Zhihao, and Cui Zhihan."
Wang Xuance talked eloquently. Zhao Xin was very calm at first, but his eyes brightened the more he listened.
Wait until Wang Xuance finishes analyzing each item.
Zhao Xin couldn't help but slam his hands on the table and stood up, "Good, haha, good, Xuan Ce really is my Zi Fang!"
I was so excited that I even forgot how to call myself.
The others couldn't help but nod excitedly. Liu Muzhi looked at Wang Xuance with admiration, "Brother Xuance is truly a talent!"
Wang Xuance's analysis gave everyone a clear and feasible strategic plan, and all they had to do now was follow the plan.
Zhao Xin immediately made the decision, "Xuan Ce and Mu Zhi will be fully responsible for this matter, and the others will cooperate.
Huatian, you should sort out all the gold and silver in the inner treasury and hand them over to Sanniang. Cunxiao, you don’t have to worry about other things for the time being, and you should be responsible for protecting Sanniang.
Then recruit some honest and reliable men from the Jinyiwei and the East and West Factories and place them under Sanniang's command."
Zhao Xin frowned slightly when he said this. It was a pity that he still lacked a martial arts master. It was a bit inappropriate to let Li Cunxiao do this...
However, there is no other way for the time being.
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