Chapter 74 Reward

Hearing the emperor's words, the actions of the Yu Lin army also stopped temporarily.

Zhou Fangyu was delighted, and instantly felt that he had caught Qin Shu's handle.

"You must have used some conspiracy to bribe him! We are all wronged!"

Pei Xuanyi looked at Zhou Fangyu with disgust, and at the same time he was a little worried about whether Qin Shu could handle Zhou Fangyu's accusation.

Qin Shu was not panicked at all.

"Reporting to your majesty, I did use some tricks to get this boss Hu to cooperate in exposing Zhou Yiyang."

What?

Pei Xuanyi and the emperor frowned.

How could Qin Shu admit it so easily?

Zhou Fangyu showed a look of joy on his face.

"I told you! You Qin family have nothing to lose, it's all you who framed us!"

Zhou Yiyang had been married to Qin Shu for many years, but he felt that this matter was not that simple.

She would never admit it, and the emperor would not do anything to her, so why should she admit that she did everything?

Unless...

Qin Shu has a backup plan!

Sure enough, Qin Shu continued to speak calmly.

"Why not let this Boss Hu continue to speak!"

The right to explain was given to Hu Tong again.

Although the emperor was puzzled, he subconsciously thought that there was some hidden story.

Hu Tong laughed twice when he heard this.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty the Emperor of Daliang! We Huchuan have absolutely no intention of going to war with Daliang! Your country is powerful, and we Huchuan will never dare to invade!"

The emperor's face became much better when he heard Hu Tong praising Daliang.

As a Huchuan person, he admired Daliang so much, which undoubtedly acknowledged Daliang's strength and was also a disguised praise for the emperor's good governance.

"If so, why do you still need to buy food from our merchants?"

The emperor was a little confused.

Since there is no war, why do you need to transfer food?

Hu Tong sighed.

"We in Huchuan have been at war with the Jinyi Kingdom for several years, and the people have been living in unrest. It was not until three years ago that we settled down and had a rare peace. However, there was a problem with the food supply during the war. Unexpectedly, the war stopped, and the weather was not good. It rained only a few times in the past two years. We in Huchuan fell into a two-year drought."

When he said this, his expression was a little sad.

"We in Huchuan have backward food planting technology, and we have encountered this consecutive years of drought. Now the domestic food reserves are extremely low, and many people have starved to death at home."

The emperor also sighed when he heard this. They

had just solved the flood in Liancheng, so they naturally knew the importance of food and grass during disasters.

However, Daliang had a flood, but Huchuan had a drought, which was really a bit of fate.

"So you used gold to buy food and grass in Daliang?"

Hu Tong nodded.

"We have been secretly buying food and grass in other countries before. I want to apologize to your majesty for this."

He saluted to the emperor, and the emperor waved his hand to show his understanding.

"But when we came to Daliang again, this Lord Zhou was late in giving us the food and grass we had ordered. Just when we were getting anxious, the head of the Qin family found us."

The focus of the matter finally fell on Zhou Yiyang and Qin Shu, and everyone present looked serious.

"The head of the Qin family found out that Zhou Yiyang had been trading grain with us. He thought that this was against the laws of Daliang and firmly rejected our deal. But the head of the Qin family was a kind-hearted person. He did not let us Huchuan people fend for ourselves and made a deal with us."

Another deal?

The emperor narrowed his eyes.

"Mrs. Qin told us a proverb in Daliang that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. She told us how their grain store grows grain during droughts. But this was not given to us Huchuan for free. Her first request was for us to prove to her that the previous transactions were all led by Zhou Yiyang and had nothing to do with the Qin family."

So that's it.

The emperor finally understood why Hu Tong was willing to testify for Qin Shu.

However, if Huchuan wants to go to war with Daliang in the future, this method of growing grain and grass during drought can be regarded as a great contribution to their logistical reserves. Although

the people of Huchuan are indeed a bit miserable at this time, if Qin Shu does not make the other party offer enough conditions, Daliang will still suffer some losses in this transaction.

The emperor thought about it and planned to listen to the second request before making an evaluation.

"The second request is that Huchuan must pay about 30% of the harvest to Daliang every year. If it weren't for today's farce, I'm afraid we would have entered the palace to explain to Your Majesty and then handed over the contract."

After listening to Hu Tong's words, the emperor's evaluation of Qin Shu was much higher.

Although Qin Shu was a woman, she was able to discover Zhou Yiyang's crimes in time and was able to kill her relatives in time for the sake of justice.

She has a kind heart, but she also does not forget to fight for the interests of Daliang.

The emperor felt that choosing the Qin family as the imperial merchant was indeed a clear choice.

"Good!"

The emperor said three good words in a row, and Pei Xuanyi's expression also showed a trace of admiration.

"Huchuan has suffered from drought for many years, and the people are suffering. Daliang, as the leader of the nations, should help."

"Qin Shu helped at a critical moment and promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between Daliang and Huchuan. It is also a great achievement!"

Qin Shu was a little embarrassed when she heard it.

In fact, if it weren't for Xiao Xixi, she would still be kept in the dark at this time. She really deserved this.

But the emperor didn't know that Xiao Xixi was so powerful, and he still praised Qin Shu at this time.

"Qin Shu has done a great service for Daliang! She is specially appointed as a third-rank lady!"

Zhou Fangyu, who was still being suppressed by Yu Linjun, was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Qin Shu had already prepared and was waiting for them to jump into the trap!

Zhou Fangze was also jealous at this time.

Obviously, this should have been his credit! But in the end, Qin Shu took their family away and made a great contribution!

The emperor was in no mood to care about the Zhou family, a group of traitors.

At this time, the issue of food and straw was solved, and the emperor was very happy.

"Today is the day when the head of the Qin family divorces her husband. If you see someone in the capital and want him to be your husband, just tell me! I will arrange a marriage for you!"

When Xiao Xixi heard that the emperor cared about Qin Shu's second spring, she felt that the emperor was pleasing to the eye again .

[That's right, arrange a marriage for mother! ]

Qin Shu's face was full of black lines when she heard Xiao Xixi's words.

She didn't expect that the emperor would be so open-minded and so creative that he would directly promise to arrange a marriage for her.

But in any case, this is also a reward for her.

Qin Shu hurriedly bowed to thank the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I thank you!"

The emperor was delighted and motioned her to not bow.

"Qin Qixuan has made contributions in disaster relief, and Qin Shu has also saved the people of Huchuan. It is true that like mother, like son!"

The emperor loved the family and named Qin Qixuan.

"Since the Qin family is loyal to Daliang and has made great contributions, they deserve rewards!" "

Appoint Qin Qixuan as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, reward him with gold, and give him a mansion!"

Qin Qixuan was delighted to hear this and hurriedly thanked the emperor.

This made Zhou Fangze even more jealous, and he was so angry that he vomited blood.

The emperor was happy, so he naturally would not miss Qin Xixi.

"What about Xiao Xixi? Do you want to be a female official?"

Zhou Fangyu was secretly cursing Zhou Fangze for being too fragile in her heart, but she didn't expect that when the emperor said that, she actually spit out a mouthful of blood.

Her female official position was just removed, and Qin Xixi became one!

How could she not be upset!

Unexpectedly, Xiao Xixi shook her head with a stern face when she heard it.

[Isn't being an official just working for the emperor? Xixi doesn't want it, Xixi just wants to play! ]

The corners of the mouths of several people who heard Xiao Xixi's voice twitched.

The emperor still thought that Xiao Xixi was simply indifferent to fame and fortune and was a good child.

He was so happy that he rewarded Xixi with a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.

But the Zhou family was not so lucky.

Seeing the wolfish looks of Zhou Fangyu and Zhou Fangze, the emperor frowned again.

"Yu Linjun, expel the Zhou family from the capital. If they step into the capital again, they will be killed on the spot!"

The Zhou family members turned pale and dared not say anything else. They were dragged away in disgrace.