Making the enemy feel disgusted by the events in Jiuqu City is not a skill...
In the end, Shen Zhiwei did not elaborate on why private plots should be left for the common people.
Wen Taifu did not ask any further questions. With the warning of "eating a hundred bowls of rice" in mind, he believed that he understood the king's thoughts very well. The king was intelligent and beyond the reach of ordinary people. He was just an ordinary person. How could he understand what the emperor was thinking?
So it is better to obey the emperor's orders and do whatever he tells you to do.
The next few days were extremely quiet both inside and outside the government.
Some of the foreign vassal states are still fighting for their lives, while others have already started to develop honestly. After all, spring plowing is approaching, and food is more important than fighting.
An Guo is also a member that has developed honestly. At present, An Guo is the most powerful among the vassal states. Years ago, An Guo annexed several small countries and was at the peak of its power.
If An Guo continues to be as flamboyant as before, he will easily arouse the fear of all the princes.
Currently, no country has the ability to defeat all the vassal states and rule the world in place of the Zhou emperor, so instead of being greedy for the temporary glory, it is better to digest it steadily for a while.
It can be seen that there are also experts within Anguo.
While everyone was busy farming, Empress Dowager An's envoy finally arrived at Jiuqu City, the capital of An State.
Jiuqu City is built by the water. There are always large ships going south and north at the dock outside the city. The ships carry goods from all over the place, and also bring news from all over the place.
Compared to Jingchang, news in Jiuqu spreads faster and is more abundant. Even the affairs of a small country in the extreme south can be inquired about in Jiuqu City.
Ju Yan took his servants for a walk outside, and after returning to their place, his expression changed from nervous to relaxed.
Seeing this, his good friend Boyou, who was traveling with him, smiled and said, "So, you can finally be said to be relieved?"
"After all, he is the Emperor's brother, and we cannot look down on him. Just because no one is talking about him now doesn't mean that no one will talk about him in the future."
Ju Yan felt worried when he thought about Hui'an Jun's head being taken away. Even though he arrived at Jiuqu City safely, he didn't get any news of Hui'an Jun's death from outside, so he couldn't let his mind go completely.
"Today, I have sent the visiting card to the Prime Minister. Tomorrow, when the Prime Minister knows that you and I have entered the city, he will inform Lord An of the matter."
Boyou comforted Juyan and said that once they met with Lord An and expressed their wish to stay, Lord An would never send them back to Jingchang given his personality.
As long as they don't return to Jingchang, why should they fear the death of Hui'an Jun?
It was impossible for Empress Dowager An to come to Jiuqu City in person to take their lives.
As for the Zhou Emperor? How could a young princess who had just ascended the throne put pressure on Duke An?
After hearing this, Ju Yan was completely relieved. He knelt down in front of Bo You, drinking An Guo's fine wine and tasting delicious food with his good friend, feeling very happy.
That night, the gates of Jiuqu City were closed and every household was plunged into darkness. On the dark and deserted streets, soldiers from the capital city patrolled back and forth from time to time, and nimble rangers jumped out of the high walls and walked along the corners in black clothes.
His whereabouts were very secretive. Even when he bumped into patrolling soldiers, he did not attract their attention. He left right under the soldiers' noses several times.
We walked all the way from the chaotic and dilapidated area to the residence of the nobles where the roads were wider and the houses were taller.
Then we groped our way in the dark and arrived near the waiting hall.
The waiting house is similar to the post station in later generations. It is a resting place set up by the government. Juyan, Boyou and other people sent by Empress Dowager An all lived here.
There are also some other nobles who come here to do business.
The ranger looked at the high wall, took a slight run-up, and easily climbed over the wall. After landing, he did not stop and went straight to the kitchen in the waiting hall.
In a short while, he finished his business, left the waiting hall, and returned by another route without disturbing anyone.
Some powder was scattered on the ground at the edge of the water well in the kitchen of the waiting hall.
The next morning, the prime minister of An State sent someone to the waiting hall to welcome the envoy of Queen Dowager An into the palace to meet Lord An.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the reception team arrived near the waiting hall, they saw chaos.
A doctor was invited into the waiting hall. There was a lot of noise inside and outside, and one could faintly hear people talking about vomiting, diarrhea, and fainting.
Thinking that all the people inside were of noble status, the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion hurried back to report to the Prime Minister.
The prime minister of Anguo was named Qu, and his surname was Jiang An, so people generally called him An Qu.
An Qu was a close friend of An Gong. An Gong was once a hostage in the State of Bian, and An Qu was studying in the State of Bian. The two had known each other since childhood and naturally had a very good relationship.
However, in recent years, Mr. An's temper has become increasingly unstable, and An Qu would sometimes be scolded by him.
When An Qu heard that something had happened in the waiting hall and the envoy sent by Empress Dowager An was unconscious, his face changed immediately.
Today, no one in the world really takes the emperor seriously, but Queen Dowager An is the sister of Duke An, and Duke An has not yet become a king. In name, he still has to obey the orders of the Zhou emperor. Now the An Kingdom only wants to digest those small countries and cannot give other countries a reason to go to war.
If the Empress Dowager An's envoy died in Jiuqu, it would inevitably cause a bloody storm.
"Prime Minister, you must think of a solution. When I arrived, the waiting hall was already crowded with people, including ministers from other countries. There were already foreigners living in the waiting hall."
The Anqu retainer who went to pick up the person looked anxious. He had thought of this, so he hurried back to tell Anqu about it.
Jiuqu City seems to be prosperous on the surface, but in fact, no one knows how many spies from other countries are secretly keeping an eye on Lord An. The State of An has recently shown some signs of emerging, and those princes are eager to suppress Lord An, or even better, to kill him.
An Qu strode out with a gloomy face, and immediately asked someone to invite the best Chinese medicine doctor in Jiuqu City to save the envoy's life.
Looking at the chaos in the city, the ranger who hadn't slept in the middle of the night grinned, weighed the gold cake in his arms, and wondered where to go to have fun.
He just went to deliver a packet of medicine, but the person who actually put the medicine in was not him, but one of the envoys.
If you weren't afraid of having the medicine found and having to explain it, there would be no need to send someone to deliver the medicine.
A few days later, Taibu Yang, who was in Jingchang, received the news of his success. He immediately ordered people to spread the news of Hui'an Jun's death, and threw all the dirty water on the envoys of Queen Dowager An, saying that they killed Hui'an Jun on the orders of Lord An.
The collective poisoning incident in Houguan, which had been finally settled, began to be discussed again due to the death of Hui'an Jun. The princes near Anguo directly sent a letter to question the king of Anguo, asking whether it was really because of old grudges that he could not tolerate his own nephew and so attacked him on the road!
When Lord An heard the news, he was so angry that his eyes turned red. What old grudge could he have against his nephew?
He even forgot what Ziman looked like!
He immediately sent someone to write a letter to announce to the world that Hui'an Jun was just missing, not dead, and he was trying his best to find Hui'an Jun. If anyone could provide the whereabouts of Hui'an Jun, the An Kingdom would reward the warrior with a hundred gold coins!
For a time, the whole country was in an uproar. After the reward of 100 gold coins was offered, no one talked about Lord An's cruelty to his own nephew. Instead, they turned to look for the whereabouts of Lord Hui'an.
At the same time, someone in the envoy group mentioned that Queen Mother An wanted craftsmen and agricultural officials. In order to send the envoys away as soon as possible, Lord An picked out those who met the requirements and let them take away without saying a word.
By the time Juyan and Boyou had fully recovered their ability to move, they had already been loaded onto carriages by An Gong's men and were heading towards Jingchang.
They wanted to stay, but Mr. An didn't listen to a word.
Putting aside the fact that Ju Yan and Bo You had no reputation for talent, nor did they have any master's teachings that would shock the world, even if they did, they had only just arrived in Jiuqu and had already brought him a series of troubles. Lord An was annoyed just by seeing them, and An Guo was not short of talented people, so why should he keep them? All of them should just go back to Jingchang!
Juyan Boyou was as miserable as a bereaved family on the road. He wanted to sigh and cry to the sky, but he felt that there was no hope ahead.
Shen Zhiwei has been obsessed with farming these days and has been running out of the palace every day. It has been nearly half a month since she came to her senses. She has no idea what is happening outside. She only knows that the Grand Tutor and the Grand Diviner are both in a good mood recently.
Hu Youan would even laugh for no reason, and even Empress Dowager An came out of the shadow of being killed as a warning to others.
Shen Zhiwei was a little curious and asked around. He heard that it was because Lord Anguo had been unlucky recently, so everyone was happy.
Shen Zhiwei was puzzled, and Shen Zhiwei figured it out.
People who like to have fun have existed since ancient times. It seems that everyone likes to watch fun, especially to watch the fun of their enemies.
The misfortune of Lord Anguo had nothing to do with Shen Zhiwei, so she quickly put the news behind her and went about her daily business.
Seeing the king so calm, everyone who had been in a state of agitation recently quickly calmed down.
Especially Taibu Yang, who secretly plotted against King Anguo. He originally wanted to take credit for this matter to the king, but now seeing the king's cold reaction, he figured it out.
All this trouble he made didn't actually cause any serious harm to Lord An. At most, he would get scolded a few times. If he threw Lord Hui'an's body there in the future, he would only be able to cheat An Guo out of a hundred gold coins.
For An Guo, this was like eating a fly while eating. It didn't cause any harm, but it was a bit disgusting.
What kind of skill is it to make the enemy feel sick? What kind of achievement is that?
Killing the enemy is the real skill!
Taibuyang became determined and decided to work harder in the future!
As for Taifu Wen, he simply felt that the king's calmness made his elation seem particularly unstable. As Taifu, he couldn't let the king learn bad things, so he remained calm.
After calming down, he made up his mind.
On the day the craftsmen arrived in Jingchang, Shen Zhiwei received a second surprise. That was when Wen Tao, the youngest daughter of Master Wen, was recommended to her by Master Wen.
Peach represents beauty. Wen Tao's appearance cannot be called stunning, but she has a unique temperament. When she smiles, her peach blossom eyes sparkle and are very beautiful.
The key is that she is indeed very talented. I heard that she learned from Changzi of Bian State and is a master of sophistry.
Shen Zhiwei almost couldn't hold back her laughter when she heard the name Changzi. She knew that Changzi's status was no different from that of Confucius and Laozi in ancient times, but she still almost had her merits deducted.
The naming ability of the people in this fictional Zhou Dynasty is really comparable to that of the real Zhou Dynasty.
Heishou, Juyan, Changzi, in comparison, the names of Wen Shao, Guiyang, Wen Tao and Hu Youan are simply too normal.
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