Chapter 417: Turning the tide
Seeing that she was silent, Sheng Ze continued, "I'm very sorry about what happened to the Grand Tutor and your father. It happened suddenly. At that time, Ling Yun and I were controlled and imprisoned in the dungeon of Sheng Zhan's palace."
He described in detail his helplessness at the time, not wanting Shen Qingqian to forgive him, but just stating a fact.
"Now that you know my identity, you don't have to be so polite to me in the future."
The last sentence is what Shengze wants to say most.
He had felt that Shen Qingqian was very polite to him before, and that feeling made him very uncomfortable, as if she had completely excluded him from her life.
Shen Qingqian came back to her senses from the shock, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Sheng Ze was still somewhat indescribable.
He has confessed his feelings, and she will only stay further away from him from now on.
But now is not the time to talk about this. Sheng Ze's words just now contained a lot of information. It turned out that he and Ling Yun were locked up by Sheng Zhan at that time. No wonder there was no bloody storm when the throne was replaced.
She doesn't care about these things. What she cares about is whether the Shen family can live a stable life in the future.
"Your Highness, what are your plans now?" Shen Qingqian asked as soon as he thought of it.
When Sheng Ze heard her name, his expression changed immediately, "You"
He wanted to ask her why she was like this, but as soon as he said that, he felt self-deprecating. He had already called her "Your Highness", so why couldn't he make his position clear?
Sheng Ze suppressed the bitterness in his heart and changed the subject, "If Sheng Zhan is really suitable for that position, I will avenge my mother after the Great Jin Dynasty stabilizes; but it seems that he is not suitable at the moment."
The implication is that he not only wants revenge, but also wants to take back what belongs to him.
Shen Qingqian nodded in understanding, "So you're planning to use northern Hubei as a fulcrum to turn the tide."
Sheng Ze raised his eyebrows and quickly understood the meaning of the phrase, "I guess so."
Shen Qingqian continued: "But this road is not easy to walk."
"I know, but some things have to be done." Sheng Ze's eyes were deep, and his focus was no longer on Shen Qingqian.
Shen Qingqian remained noncommittal. "Then how do you plan to solve the food crisis in northern Hubei?"
Now it is clear without thinking that Sheng Ze and Liang Cheng are definitely having an affair. Oh no, they have definitely been in contact for a long time, and their relationship is extraordinary, otherwise Liang Cheng would never dare to take him in.
Her question made Sheng Ze fall into deep thought.
Liang Cheng and Zheng Shicheng had the same idea. While asking the court for grain, they also increased the grain tax in northern Hubei this year and sent people to various places to collect grain.
The third point is that the Hubei North Army has no money.
He did not object to asking the imperial court for grain, but he did not agree to increase the grain tax on the people in northern Hubei.
Northern Hubei was not a high-yield area to begin with, and the previous grain tax was already the bottom line. If it were increased further, the people would definitely go hungry.
He believed that Liang Cheng and Zheng Shicheng must be aware of the consequences of doing so, but there was really no other way at the moment.
It really costs a lot of money and food to feed an army of 100,000.
Now the Northern Hubei Army is still under the imperial court on the surface, guarding the northern border for the imperial court. Once his identity is exposed, the Northern Hubei Army will no longer get any support from the imperial court. That will be the most difficult time for the Northern Hubei Army.
He did have another way, but he didn't want to use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
Therefore, Sheng Ze didn't know how to answer Shen Qingqian's question.
"Don't you have any feasible plan?" Shen Qingqian was a little incredulous.
A hint of doubt flashed in Shengze's eyes. Why did she keep saying things he had never heard before?
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