Two in one! Worried about what to do when winter comes? ...
On the surface, the world today seems to be a war between two parties, but in reality it is a three-way confrontation. A closer look reveals that it is actually a conflict between seven countries. A closer look reveals that it was actually the Hundred Regiments Campaign.
Shen Zhiwei was impressed by her excellent analytical ability. She was truly a talent.
The chaos turned into a Hundred Regiments War. The number of participants was definitely no less than a hundred. What does a hundred people mean? Even a small group of three would be full of intrigues, so how could a hundred people really work together?
That must be impossible.
Since everyone has their own thoughts and ulterior motives, they must do some tricks in private to achieve their own goals. The person who ran to Shen Zhiwei to persuade her to send troops is the one who wants to do some tricks in private.
There were quite a few people like this, but the Prime Minister of Beigong was the first to come.
Something happened in the Northern Kingdom that was completely inconsistent with current values and ideas. That was when the previous Duke of the Northern Kingdom passed his throne to his concubine's son.
The system of primogeniture is an inheritance system that has been practiced since ancient times. Over the years, most princes and nobles in the world have abided by this system.
When a system can exist for a long time and never change, it means that this system is the most in line with current social values.
Those who change the system are destined to face enormous pressure, just like the current monarch of Yun State.
Since the young Duke Yue of Bei came to power, he has been facing pressure from both inside and outside the court every day. He had just dealt with the affairs of his brother Rong when a huge storm arose in the outside world. After receiving the king's order, he had to lead the Northern Kingdom to participate in the war.
The strength of the Northern Kingdom's army has always been very good. When Shen Zhiwei was in class, her tutor Wen Shao had secretly envied the Northern Kingdom's army more than once, believing it to be the strongest army in the world.
However, no matter how strong an army is, without a general who can lead the soldiers, it will be nothing more than cannon fodder on the battlefield.
The Northern Kingdom is in such an awkward situation. Their soldiers are very strong, but the leaders are good at training troops but not very good at fighting. Once on the battlefield, they are often fooled by tactics and formations.
This is the tragedy of not having talented generals.
Duke Bei was unwilling to be suppressed and beaten like this. If he could not perform well in the war, then when the spoils were divided in the later stage, what position and confidence would he have to compete with other vassal states?
He discussed it with Prime Minister Su Wang, and finally set his sights on Shen Zhiwei.
Su Wang came over with a bunch of exaggerated statements. After listening for a long time, Shen Zhiwei came to the conclusion that Su Wang was planning to ask for external help.
It doesn't matter if your general can't fight. There are many capable people in this world who can fight but don't have strong enough soldiers under their command.
After the battle of Taisheng, Hu Youan came into the eyes of the princes of the world.
Hu Youan has some talent in leading troops in battle.
Moreover, she has a good habit in fighting, that is, she is very cautious. Don't underestimate this caution. When the war is about to start, few people can keep a cool head and cautious habits.
Most people will be swept up by the solemn atmosphere on the battlefield, and become part of the collective in a fit of rage, and will not know how to do anything except closing their eyes and charging into battle.
A cautious general can ensure the integrity of the army to the greatest extent possible, which means reducing the mortality rate.
In the eyes of the Northern Kingdom, Hu Youan is simply the chosen general of the Northern Kingdom.
"Now, the princes of the world are fighting each other, nominally under the banner of suppressing the rebels for the king, but in reality, they each have their own agenda. If the king does not step forward and give it a try, will he still have a chance to turn things around after this war is over?"
Su Wang pointed out incisively that the emperor is now just a tiger skin pulled up by the princes. None of the princes still have awe for the emperor in their hearts. They all just want more benefits.
If the emperor does not step down, he will have to wait for the princes of the world to fight for his future. Then the emperor's future will not escape the fate of being divided up by the greedy princes.
After hearing Su Wang's words, the young emperor raised his eyes lacking interest, his cold eyes full of indifference.
When Su Wang met those eyes, his heart trembled and he lowered his head unconsciously, not daring to overstep the mark.
The young emperor withdrew her gaze, a look of mockery towards the world appearing on her face, as if she saw through the North Country's subtle intentions. She said, "I already know the North Country's intentions. I will give everyone in the world an answer tomorrow at the latest."
Su Wang talked about the princes of the world, while Shen Zhiwei talked about everyone in the world. Neither of them would limit their speech to just one faction.
Su Wang did not dare to force the emperor to give an immediate answer, so he had to bow and take his leave.
As soon as Su Wang left, the indifference on Shen Zhiwei's face subsided a little. She turned around and went back to the inner room. After sending her attendants away, she opened the system panel and started outputting.
"I'm truly impressed. I've been quiet and quiet, and these idiots think that's not enough and want to drag me down with them! Have they eaten boiled vegetables so often that their brains have been invaded by them? If they want to fight, just fight, why did they have to involve me?"
Shen Zhiwei is a little irritable now, mainly because she doesn’t know whether she will end up like this.
Now that the people were already here, if she didn't give them a satisfactory result, Shen Zhiwei could foresee how wonderful her life would be in the next few days.
I'm afraid I'll be back to the situation where I sit in the palace and get kissed by eight hundred T assassins every day.
It was so hard to save her because everyone was fighting and no one cared about her during this period, and the assassins stopped coming to the scene. Now they are pushing her into the fire pit again.
"System, system, tell me what special event you're loading for no reason. I'm starting to suspect this is a conspiracy to complete the mission. If it weren't for the generous extra income, I'd really quit!"
Shen Zhiwei poked the system panel, and the system popped up another human-computer reply.
In fact, at the beginning, the system was not so human-computerized. I don’t know when it started, but the system became more and more human-computerized.
Shen Zhiwei suspected that the system was originally loaded with intelligence. After tricking her into doing the task, seeing that she really wanted to complete the task and get the bonus, she let her go, leaving only the mentally retarded system to perfunctorily deal with her.
The more I read the news on the panel, the closer I feel to the truth this guess is.
Shen Zhiwei didn't want to get involved in this matter.
She has to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai to successfully realize her ideal - to become a king of a fallen country in peace and stability.
Once she leaves the stage, what will become of her? Isn't she also a world-class competitor?
If you have made up your mind not to participate, you have to think about how to reject Su Wang and the "Su Wangs" who will come one after another.
Shen Zhiwei's genius shines brightly when she is harming others, but it becomes a little dim when she is rejecting people in a reasonable way. This is mainly because she feels that it is very refreshing to reject someone at the moment, but it is too troublesome to deal with the current situation after the rejection.
She couldn't think of anything, so she simply called Hu Youan and Gui Yang into the palace.
As for the other ministers, forget it. Who knows whether their hearts are red or black, so she won't call them over to make things difficult for herself.
Looking at Hu Youan and Gui Yang standing on his left and right, Shen Zhiwei thought to himself that it was still easier to look at one's own people. Not only were they more attractive, but they were also well-groomed. The beauty and the handsome man were pleasing to the eye.
I now understand a little bit why some emperors choose good-looking ministers. They have to see them every day. If they choose an ugly one, isn't that murdering themselves?
Unless the ugly one is really talented enough to cover up his ugly appearance with an interesting soul.
Shen Zhiwei's thoughts went astray for a moment, then quickly returned to the right track. After repeating what Su Wang said when he saw her, she asked, "Should we fight or not? Do the Prime Minister and the doctor have any good ideas?"
Hu Youan blinked and looked at Gui Yang silently.
She is just a warrior, she can't analyze state affairs, don't look at her.
Gui Yang frowned when she heard Su Wang's name.
Seeing that Hu Youan didn't want to talk, Gui Yang spoke directly, "Your Majesty, Su Wang's words are unbelievable. He assisted the former prince Yue Gong to ascend to the throne, disregarding etiquette and laws. He is truly a rebellious person. Moreover, Jingchang is weak. If we really send troops, we will probably be targeted by the two countries of Yunning."
Gui Yang was obviously full of personal emotions towards Su Wang. She first evaluated Su Wang's character and then talked about the disadvantages of sending troops.
Shen Zhiwei didn't expect that Gui Yang would dislike Su Wang to this extent and directly scold Su Wang for being rebellious.
Hu Youan had a different idea. She felt that there was nothing wrong with what Su Wang did.
"Grandmaster, Su Wang is Young Master Yue's preferred chancellor. He's wholeheartedly working for the monarch, so that can't be considered a mistake, right?"
The emperor was succeeded by a princess. In Hu Youan's opinion, this was not in accordance with etiquette and law. However, if so many things in the world were in accordance with etiquette and law, the world would not be in such chaos as it is now.
Hu Youan felt that Su Wang was a very loyal person, and loyalty to the monarch was a quality that Hu Youan admired.
Gui Yang was more committed to upholding orthodoxy, just as he had always upheld the royal family's rule over the world.
Shen Zhiwei spoke in time, interrupting the debate that was about to begin.
"Now that Young Master Yue has become the King of the Northern Kingdom, let's not talk about the past and just talk about the future. Having the Prime Minister come personally to lobby shows the King of the Northern Kingdom's determination. It's hard to refuse."
Gui Yang repeated Shen Zhiwei's words in her heart, and realized that Shen Zhiwei also wanted to refuse, but was worried that after refusing, it would never end.
Hu Youan didn't say anything. She was just the sword in the king's hand. The king could use her for whatever he wanted. She just had to obey the king's orders.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan that may persuade the Northern Prime Minister to abandon this matter."
Shen Zhiwei's eyes lit up, and she knew that Gui Yang had a talent for conspiracy and intrigue.
"Tell me about it."
"Your Majesty, after Prince Yue ascended the throne, to ensure the stability of the country, he announced that his brother, Prince Rong, was dead. He even used the incident of Marquis Taisheng being punished by heaven to claim that Prince Rong's body had been burned by thunder and fire. In reality, he had never been able to find Prince Rong's whereabouts."
Gui Yang said everything that Shen Zhiwei knew. Shen Zhiwei did not interrupt him. Now that he mentioned the known information, it must be to lead to more explosive news.
As expected, Gui Yang continued with a smile, "I recently received a message from a friend who said they met a strange man in Jiuqu, the capital of Anguo. This man was very close to Anguo's Crown Prince Zhuo, and they often drank and feasted together. My friend heard with his own ears that Crown Prince Zhuo called this man his brother."
Prince Zhuo is Anshou’s eldest son. Where did his brother come from?
If he is a cousin, then you would naturally call him cousin instead of brother. Only those who need to conceal their identity will hesitate and call him brother without indicating the relationship.
Who else could this brother who suddenly appeared and was on good terms with Prince Zhuo be other than An Zhuo's cousin Beirong?
Shen Zhiwei was very curious and asked, "I heard that Beiyue had been searching for Gongzi Rong's whereabouts for some time. He also speculated that it was An Guo's people who rescued Gongzi Rong, but he never found any trace of An Guo's involvement. So, how did An Guo secretly sneak him out?"
Gui Yang didn't know the details, but it was already amazing that he was able to find out the whereabouts of Gongzi Rong faster than Beiyue.
"They are simply acting through the hands of others. Princess Anguo has been in the North for many years. Even though she died, she still has many men left. Prince Rong was once the crown prince of the Northern Kingdom. He has many retainers in his mansion and is on good terms with many of the Northern Kingdom's officials. With the efforts of all parties, rescuing Prince Rong will not be difficult."
The main reason why Beiyue was able to defeat Beirong was that the old Beigong favored him. In addition, Beiyue acted quickly and ruthlessly, and Prince Rong was completely unprepared for his brothers, which led to his big fall.
The old Duke of Bei had never expressed his intention to pass the throne to Beiyue before. It was only when he was bedridden and delayed in passing the throne to Beirong that he revealed his intention to abolish Beirong's position as the crown prince and pass the throne to Beiyue.
After Shen Zhiwei satisfied his curiosity, he let Gui Yang go and do it.
No matter what trouble it causes to North Vietnam, as long as it can make North Vietnam quickly call Su Wang away, it will be a good trouble.
Gui Hongyang politely responded that he would definitely drive Su Wang away as soon as possible.
He can't drive away others, so can't he drive away Su Wang?
After Gui Yang left to do something, Shen Zhiwei asked Hu Youan who stayed behind.
"Youan, do you want to go to war?"
Shen Zhiwei actually wanted Hu Youan to go to the battlefield. Only by fighting more battles would Hu Youan's name become more famous. In this way, when she left in the future, Hu Youan would be able to rely on himself to live a good life.
Shen Zhiwei really likes Hu Youan. Who wouldn't like a beautiful woman who is both loyal and capable?
It would be even better if the beauty had a strong and sturdy figure.
Hu Youan answered honestly according to his own thoughts: "Youan wants to go to the battlefield and earn military merits, but Youan wants to stay by the king's side and protect him more."
There have been many assassins recently, and Hu Youan knows better than anyone that the king's situation is far from as good as it seems.
The king's safety is obviously more important than her little thoughts.
Shen Zhiwei was hit by Hu Youan's straight ball and was a little dazed. She suddenly felt very guilty. She was playing badly and being a dead fish, but her subordinates were very motivated.
It's okay for her to be a slacker herself, but if her slacking off affects others, she would feel bad.
"You'an, leave Taisheng and help Bian State."
Tai Sheng bordered the State of Bian, and the king of the State of Bian was considered to be the most respectable among the princes. This might be because the gentlemanly spirit prevailed in the State of Bian, and there were more educated people. They were pedantic, but at the same time very disciplined.
As long as you don't openly quarrel with each other, the other party will be more friendly.
He would not resort to tricks in secret to embarrass Hu Youan, or even secretly arrange to kill Hu Youan in order to strike a blow against the royal power.
"Your Majesty..."
Hu Youan was puzzled. The king obviously did not want to interfere in this matter, so why did he ask her to help Bian State?
Does the king intend that Bian State will be the final winner?
"If you want to do it, then do it."
Shen Zhiwei would not drag others into being bad with her. In the end, she could just pat her butt and leave. People in this world still have to survive.
Hu Youan didn't know that Shen Zhiwei was thinking about her future, but she could feel the kindness from the king, and she was moved.
The king has never been as cold-hearted as he appears. Hu Youan has always believed that the king is tolerant and kind, and is a wise leader of the world!
But Hu Youan couldn't help the Bian Kingdom. She was the king's general, so naturally she had to expand the territory for the king, rather than work for a prince.
Hu Youan could see that the king was unwilling to increase the killing. This was the king's kindness to the people of the world. Unfortunately, the world today could not tolerate such kindness.
She thought that maybe she could go to Taisheng and discuss with Wen Tao to see what she should do next to please the king.
Shen Zhiwei's back suddenly felt numb, as if something bad was about to happen.
What's the matter?
Shen Zhiwei thought about it carefully and shook her head in her heart. As long as she stayed in the palace honestly, nothing could happen.
Hu Youan decided to go to the battlefield. She asked Shen Zhiwei for some of the power to lead the troops, mainly to lead Taisheng's army. Shen Zhiwei didn't take it seriously and gave it all to Hu Youan.
She was not afraid of Hu Youan's independence. Not to mention that Hu Youan's background as the descendant of a criminal made it impossible for her to become a member of the princes, even if Hu Youan really became independent, what could happen?
The king, who wanted to be the ruler of a fallen country, wished that Hu Youan would lead his troops to attack her palace one day.
Hu Youan was so moved when she suddenly got the military power. The king treated her as a national hero, and she would definitely die for the king!
When Shen Zhiwei delegated power to Hu Youan and Gui Yang and let her two generals do whatever they wanted, the war on the front line was already raging, and the princes involved in the war were fighting each other and had no idea what was going on.
They just want to bite the enemy to death and then tear off a piece of flesh from the enemy.
If there had not been this royal decree, they would have fought each other occasionally, and no one would have been able to do anything to the other. This would have gone on for several generations and hundreds of years, until finally a few powerful men emerged, unified the country, and created lasting achievements.
As a result, when the king's order came out and the command arrow was in hand, everyone felt that they were the last people favored by God, and they fought with great pleasure. The more they fought, the bigger the anger became, the more hatred they had, and it became more difficult to stop.
The North Vietnamese originally wanted to drag the emperor into the water, and use the emperor's name to paddle behind and accumulate strength, and when the group of people were beaten to death, they would go up and give them a fatal blow.
As a result, just as Su Wang arrived in Jingchang and had not yet convinced the emperor, a fire broke out here. The news that Prince Rong was still alive spread throughout Fengbao, and many old ministers who were willing to support the prince's legitimate succession to the throne opposed him in the court.
The situation on the front line was tense, and the rear was on fire. North Vietnam had to put out the fire on both ends, and it couldn't handle it well either way. It had no choice but to issue several secret orders, asking Su Wang to return to Fengbaolai quickly.
Su Wang was helpless. He couldn't wait for the emperor's reply, so he had to leave first.
After Su Wang, many people came to Shen Zhiwei to ask him to borrow soldiers, roads, and generals, but Shen Zhiwei refused to see them.
Among the big countries, only the Northern Kingdom came. The prime ministers of the small vassal states were not qualified to see Shen Zhiwei. After they all came to Gui Yang or Wen Shao to ask for permission, they were blocked by the two.
Shen Zhiwei can be said to be living a leisurely life. Every day he goes to class, eats, drinks, exercises, and then waits for the crops in the fields to ripen.
At the end of the month, Shen Zhiwei ate the salt produced in the salt fields. Compared with modern refined salt, it still had a slightly bitter taste, but it was far superior to all the salts of this era. It was more in line with Shen Zhiwei's taste than malt salt. Shen Zhiwei just couldn't get used to the sweet and salty salt.
The salt produced by the seaside is basically a cost-free business except for the labor input. Shen Zhiwei also sent a portion of the salt to Queen Mother An. Queen Mother An has been very quiet recently. Ever since Shen Zhiwei made An Gongshou so angry that he vomited blood, Queen Mother An has never lost her temper in front of Shen Zhiwei again.
The two of them at this moment had a certain sense of motherly love and filial piety, and Shen Zhiwei certainly didn't mind sending the salt over as a token of filial piety.
By the way, we can also let Empress Dowager An promote salt. As the empress dowager, Empress Dowager An has a very strong network of contacts. She not only has many people in Jingchang, but also knows people in Anguo.
Being a sales champion is just a matter of talking.
The more war there is, the more expensive food, salt and iron become. This is a summary made by later generations, and it is still applicable in this era.
Only instead of iron, it's copper.
Bronze ware was originally a common item used by the nobility, while ordinary people used wood at home. The more luxurious ones could have a bronze mirror or something like that, so the more expensive metal was, it had little impact on the common people.
The soaring prices of food and salt made the common people suffer.
Especially food.
Salt is a luxury item. Many common people use special methods to supplement salt instead of buying it. So no matter how expensive salt is, it is not particularly difficult for them.
At worst, you can buy some salty stones and lick them. I don’t know if it’s healthy or not, but it won’t kill you in the short term.
But the food gap is difficult to fill.
The taxes on the common people were already high, and the output from the land could not support them.
Shen Zhiwei didn't know what the situation was like outside, but as for the common people near Jingchang, Shen Zhiwei had already seen some people go without food.
It's not winter yet.
It is autumn now, and everything bears fruit. In name, the mountains, rivers, and lakes all belong to the nobles, but in reality, the nobles are not so stingy as to not allow the common people to use them at all.
The common people could use it quietly, and as long as they didn't make a big noise, the nobles would turn a blind eye. So whether the common people went hunting in the mountains or picked wild fruits, they could always survive.
When winter comes, the cold and merciless north wind will take away the last bit of warmth. Without clothes to cover the body, no thick walls to block the wind, and not enough firewood to keep warm or food to fill the stomach, the common people will be like dead leaves in winter, with corpses covering every inch of land.
Shen Zhiwei was very worried. If everyone died, who would she find to farm for her next year?
She felt that the way things were going, she would definitely not die next year.
So she needs manpower, people to cultivate her thousands of acres of fertile land!
After much deliberation, Shen Zhiwei finally called Gui Yang over and asked him to go back to his old profession - human trafficker.
Gui Yang had no idea what Shen Zhiwei was calling him in his heart. He just felt very distressed. The king really gave him a difficult problem.
"Your Majesty, most of the young and strong men are now being drafted into the battlefield to fight. The only young and strong men left in every household are women. Women have to weave and take care of children. If we still let them farm..."
Wouldn't this tire people to death?
Gui Yang is not afraid of death, he just doesn't want to do useless work.
If he found a bunch of strong women, they would be exhausted to death before the crops were harvested. Where would he find more slaves?
Slaves are not leeks in the field that can be harvested one after another.
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