"Your Majesty... you won't listen to anyone's advice..." He said with difficulty, "What about Princess Xuanyang?"
Song Junzhan still didn't want to give up like this. Otherwise, what was the point of all his persistence over the years? What was the death of his father and the suffering of his entire family?
Xiao Li looked at his red eyes and said nothing.
Song Junzhan asked again: "Miss, you said you need chips that are attractive enough. So, does Song have anything that you like? Song is willing to give it to you."
Xiao Li raised his hand and rubbed his brow: "Why are you so stubborn?"
"He seems to have a smart mind, but he likes to dwell on this trivial matter."
She took a sip from her teacup and sighed, "Instead of trying so hard to make a tool work for you, why not try to find a tool that works for you? Why bother trying to be stubborn against a wall?"
This may sound strange at first, but once you understand its deeper meaning, it is simply outrageous.
She is the emperor's sister, but these words came out of her mouth.
Xiao Li raised his hand to support his head: "Quzhou, Liangzhou, Tongzhou, which one do you like?"
Song Junzhan: "These three are northern border cities, where wars are constant."
Xiao Li added, "They are still places of exile."
"The nationwide implementation of the imperial examination system requires the emperor's approval, which requires a very enlightened and wise emperor. Most importantly, it must pass the test of the aristocratic families. You are well aware of the difficulty of this, but it is not difficult to implement it on a small scale. You can't use your energy carelessly, and you can't be blindly obsessed with it. You need power and influence to have enough confidence to challenge the aristocratic families in the future."
"These three states are very poor, but they have no shortage of descendants of exiled aristocratic families. It all depends on whether someone can unite them and plant a towering tree in the yellow sands of the frontier."
Song Junzhan stared at Xiao Li in a daze, as if he had suddenly been enlightened.
This was indeed a path he had never thought of. Of course, it was not something he could have thought of. After all, his power was not enough to control several large states without being killed by the emperor.
After knowing Xiao Li's identity, he specifically inquired about it. Quzhou seemed to be her fiefdom. As for Liangzhou and Tongzhou, since she mentioned it, they must have been in her pocket as well.
At that time, except for the founding emperor's biological sister, no other princess had a fiefdom.
And she didn't have this fiefdom from the beginning. Even the fiefdom in Quzhou was hers for only half a year.
Half a year ago, she had a falling out with her husband, and half a year later, the Lu family fell and was exiled.
According to the rumors outside, the only connection between the princess and the Lu family seemed to be that she took advantage of the situation to divorce her husband and then killed him.
But even if he didn't know the whole story, he could vaguely guess that in the Lu family's matter, the princess did much more than outsiders saw, and the downfall of the Lu family was probably related to her.
Otherwise, how could she have obtained the imperial decree to divorce her husband? The content was so humiliating. The emperor would not have indulged her for no reason, let alone let her take people to kill Lu Yanzhi in person.
At this moment, he also understood more clearly that Xiao Li was more open-minded and courageous than he thought, and more...ambitious.
He stood up suddenly and wanted to say something.
Xiao Li spoke first: "My friend is here to pick me up. Thank you for your hospitality. Bye."
She walked forward a few steps, then suddenly turned back, looking at Song Junzhan with a hint of ridicule: "I am a vulgar person, but there are indeed things about the young master that I like, such as this appearance, which is unparalleled in the world."
The words Song Junzhan wanted to say were stuck in his throat. A faint pink color spread from his neck, and he felt uncomfortable in an instant.
She's teasing...
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The one who came to pick up Xiao Li was Rong Qing, who brought the remaining guards. He did not get close, but stayed away from him, gave a signal, and waited for Xiao Li to go out.
Rong Qing's body was stained with a strong smell of blood, some of it his own and some of others'. He was wrapped in a lot of gauze, and he must have had many wounds, but they were not deep.
"How is Yang Jun?"
Rong Qing: "He was seriously injured in the arms and waist. The doctor has already bandaged him."
Without Xiao Li asking, he continued, "All the injured assassins committed suicide by taking poison. In the end, Po Feng took five people away. I was unable to kill him. Please punish me, Princess."
How could Xiao Li punish him? If it weren't for him, she would have died long ago.
Although she doesn't care whether she lives or dies now, committing suicide is one thing, but dying at the hands of someone else is not something she can accept. She can't swallow that.
"Po Feng's martial arts skills are very strong, so it's normal that you can't keep him. You probably won't be able to come back in the short term."
"By the way, Pofeng didn't send anyone to chase me?"
Rong Qing: "Yes, five people came after us. When we arrived, we only saw five bodies lying on the ground."
Xiao Li raised his eyebrows. This young master was really not bragging.
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Xiao Li suddenly remembered the matter of the fiefdom. To be honest, she didn't take the fiefdom of the three states seriously at all. She was just talking to the young master when she suddenly had a thought.
It is impossible for Xiao Jingyun to revive the imperial examination system, and all of Song Junzhan's efforts will ultimately be in vain.
In Xiao Li's view, there are only two real ways out: either change the emperor or become the emperor himself.
Her three fiefdoms were very remote, but together they were not small. If someone could develop them, find an opportunity to establish himself as king, and then develop the surrounding areas, a new country could be established.
The people on the border are barbaric, but there is no shortage of capable and good warriors. Coupled with the imperial examination system that selects talented and capable people, development will definitely not be a problem.
Although the fiefdom belonged to her, she didn't take it seriously at all. Anyway, once she found the opportunity, she would leave this world. It was impossible for her to govern the fiefdom, and she didn't care about the tax revenue.
It's useless anyway, so you might as well give it to Song Junzhan to manage.
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