The son-in-law is a thief

The eldest son, Qin Yunjia, is eight years old. Although he is not yet old enough to ride and shoot, he has always had an indescribable love for weapons. He has two horns pierced on his head, and he often handles swords. Qin Li'an naturally saw his son's talent , Throwing him to Zheng Qi for training|teaching early, there will always be a war with Bei Qi in the future, a son with martial arts will help him win more support in the court.

"Say hello to father." Seeing that Qin Li'an had returned to the palace, Yun Jiazhi politely said hello.

Li'an likes this child very much, and it's also fate. Back then, Qin Wuyong established the crown prince because he had this son. According to etiquette, he should be the son of Qin Huan'an, but Beilu encountered rebels again, and the royal blood was weak. At that time, Huan'an was not as old as Yun Jia, and Qin Li'an had already reached the weak crown, and had a son with the princess. Under such circumstances, Qin Li'an entered the East Palace.

It can be said that without this child, he would not have his position in the Eastern Palace.

"What did you learn today?" Like every father, Li'an still cares about Yunjia's studies and hopes that he will become a success soon.

"Today I learned "Master Qin Xing Comes to Zhou and Seeks the Nine Cauldrons"." Yun Jia replied, although she was eight years old, she still showed the attitude of old Chen.

"Oh?" Li An was a little surprised, whether this lesson would be too difficult for an eight-year-old child, and asked Yun Jia: "What is this book about? What do you think?"

Yun Jia made a bow and replied: "This article is about the story of Yan Shui, a minister of the King of Zhou, who used Qi's army to retreat from the Qin soldiers, and then persuaded the Qi soldiers to retreat with the excuse that they had already sent the tripod to nowhere. My minister thought that Yan Shui's move was great wisdom. , Qin and Qi don't respect the king, but plot Jiuding to mess up the etiquette, which is not the way to be a minister."

Yun Jia had such insights at the age of eight, and Li An was very satisfied. He asked, "Mr. Chu taught this?"

Yun Jia nodded and said: "It was taught by Mr. Chu. Mr. Chu always said that the monarch and his ministers should not mess up in his lectures."

"If there is anything you don't understand, ask Mr. Chu for advice, do you understand?"

"I know." Yun Jia saluted again.

"You go ahead, but remember to put your studies first, and go to the navy more often, and learn a lot from your master Zheng."

"Thank you for your father's concern. Father is the East Palace again. Please pay attention to your body and don't work hard." Yun Jia took three steps back before leaving carefully.

Seeing his son Zhili retreating, Li An was very satisfied with Chu Han. Wu was accompanied by Zheng Qi, and Wen was taught by Chu Han. He only hoped that he would be in charge of the Longevity Palace in Japan, and that the East Palace could also become the king of the country. pillars.

Speaking of which, it has been almost a year since Chu Han entered the mansion. Before he entered the mansion, he had been working under Zheng Qi, and he was quite famous among the navy. Later, Zheng Qi recommended him to be a guest of the East Palace. The counselors didn't trust him, but Chu Han was something in the pool. He stood out from the disciples in less than two months and became the No. 1 behind Li An.

Today in front of the palace, the proposal to find a husband for Zhaoyang was originally Chu Han's plan, with the intention of removing Zhaoyang from the center of power again, either letting Zhaoyang marry far away, or letting Zhaoyang conceive a child, Qin Li'an finally sat down. After stabilizing the position of the East Palace, Zhaoyang once again wavered after returning from Wanshi Port. Since it is impossible for Zhaoyang to give up voluntarily, let her leave passively.But what he never expected was that Wanshigang was not going to give up Zhaoyang, which gave him a bit of a headache.

Qin Li'an originally planned to go back to his own palace, but he couldn't rest so early because the matter of Zhaoyang's marriage had not been resolved, so Qin Li'an turned sideways to the west courtyard.

The East Palace is still in the Palace of Longevity, and it stands to reason that all the diners live in Qin Li’an’s other courtyard outside the palace. Chu Han is more special to Qin Li’an, so Qin Li’an vacated the Yicao Pavilion in the west courtyard and let Chu Han Living in the East Palace for a long time, it is easy to summon on weekdays.

Although Chu Han was a minister, Qin Li'an often came to look for him on his own initiative. It was not surprising to see Chu Han enter the room. He put down the scroll in his hand and stood up to salute. Knowing that today Li'an has the upper hand in front of the palace.

"Your Highness, do you have any good news today?" Chu Han asked, and asked the book boy to prepare refreshments for Qin Li by the way.

Qin Li'an sat down, but he didn't come to Yicao Pavilion for some days. The place has always been very simple. Although Chu Han was rewarded with many things, he didn't see anything added.

"Mr. Chu, what news do you want to hear?" Qin Li'an casually picked up the book in front of him again. It was "Warring States", and "Qin Xingshi Asked for the Nine Cauldrons when he Approached the Zhou Dynasty" was from this book.

"Hear something that makes His Highness very happy." Chu Han said, "Or it's Princess Zhaoyang's happy event."

Qin Li'an casually flipped through two pages of the book, threw the book back on the table, and said, "Father still wants to respect Zhaoyang, but Huang Yuan from the Ministry of Rites wants to drag Li Yan into a cage."

Chu Han stroked the beard on his lips, and smiled with satisfaction: "Li Tuo is a good match for Zhaoyang."

"But it's still a trouble." Qin Li'an said: "If they really get married, the officials may not be as neutral as they are today."

Chu Han served the tea to Li An, and continued, "It's okay, we happen to have no one in the Habayashi Guard, or Li Tuo has become a son-in-law, someone must fill in the vacancy, and there will be an internal response when we need it in the future."

"But this...isn't worth it." Li'an tapped the table, "Exchanging an official for General Habayashi Weizuo seems to be a bit of a loss."

"Your Highness, can you play chess?" Chu Han asked an irrelevant question.

Qin Li'an was puzzled, but he knew there was something in Chu Han's words, so he said, "Of course I will."

"Among the opponent's chess pieces, if there is one that can be used by you, would you rather have the rook that kills all directions, or the soldier who stays by Shuai's side?"

Hearing what Chu Han said, Qin Li'an immediately understood.

"What Mr. Chu said is true, but there are still some accidents today."

"But Wanshi Port?" Chu Han seemed to have known it for a long time.

Qin Li'an continued: "It's Wanshigang, who still wants to let Zhaoyang go back. Du Yong is not happy about the matter of remarriage today."

This was also a surprise to Chu Han, at least from the fact that the spies he placed in Wanshigang told him that everyone in Wanshigang was very happy about Zhaoyang's return to the city. If it were placed in the court, these pirates would probably have a kind of The pride on the Qingjun side, as for the head of the family, Gu Ruyang, also stays above the nine days all day. Although she can't find out too much news about her, she doesn't see how disappointed she is. Still willing to do business with Wanshigang.

"After all, Du Yong is a scholar, somewhat pedantic, and the marriage between Zhaoyang and Gu Ruyang was facilitated by him at that time, or he didn't want to see Zhaoyang and entrusted it to others, so he felt that he was saving face."

Hearing what Chu Han said, Qin Li'an also felt that it was [-]% reasonable. If the reason is just that, then there is nothing to worry about, but Qin Li'an continued: "What if Zhaoyang doesn't like Li Tuo? After all, my sister She is the eldest daughter, with a high-minded character."

"High-minded?" Chu Han laughed: "If you are high-minded, you will commit yourself to marrying a pirate? Or a female pirate? And make peace with that female pirate?"

"Your Highness—" Chu Han said earnestly, "Why Zhaoyang can always beat us is because she knows what is the longer-term benefit. If she doesn't like Li Tuo, it can only be because Li Tuo's use value is not enough. high."

"What does Mr. Chu mean?" Qin Li'an seemed to have realized something.

"Let's just find her a husband-in-law who she finds useful."

"Mr. Chu is just joking. If Zhaoyang thinks it's useful, won't we be overwhelmed by this marriage?" Li An waved his hands: "No way."

"Your Highness is worrying too much." Chu Han explained: "The reason why Princess Zhaoyang has always advocated peace and wanted to wait until she hides her strengths and bide her time before making plans to go north is because she thinks long-term in everything, but the longer the long-term, the easier it is to change. We have to What is it? What we want is fast, ruthless, and accurate, that is, when others are planning for a rainy day, throw this prepared thing to her on the ground and crush it."

When Li An heard this, he suddenly realized that Chu Han was indeed the number one counselor by his side, and he really counted every step.

"Does Mr. Chu have any good suggestions?" Li An asked.

Chu Han said without humility: "If you are not prepared, naturally you will not dare to make this move Your Highness. Come here and get the map."

As expected, Chu Han was prepared, and the book boy immediately sent a scroll of sea charts. The map was half the size of a wall, and two book boys pulled it apart. In the center of the map was Taiping Island, with Qi in the north and Hundred Kingdoms in the Sea of ​​Vermillion Birds in the south. To the east is Dongying, to the west is India and the Sea of ​​Malacca, and to the northeast there is Koryo. Obviously, this is a chart with a wide field of vision, which is not something a simple strategist can draw.

"Mr. Chu is very capable, this picture is really good, but what does this have to do with Zhaoyang's marriage?" Li An asked.

"The relationship is not small." Chu Han pointed to Dongying and said, "Among the four islands and hundreds of countries in Dongying, most of the countries on the west coast that we have close contact with are the countries on the west coast, where iron and armor are abundant. The princes of these countries also need a companion that can be used. , As for Goryeo, it has been a disaster for Japan for a long time. I heard that their queen died, and if they marry us, they can also contain Japan. As for India and Zhuquehai, which are controlled by Wanshigang, this is not considered."

"I understand Mr. Chu's meaning." Li An said: "I will choose a country between Korea and Dongying as a partner, and then tell Zhaoyang that this marriage will be beneficial to Zhou, so let Zhaoyang marry far away."

"Exactly." Chu Han continued: "If we marry Dongying, we can ask for high-quality ironware and rough stones. If we marry Goryeo, they can help us check and balance Northern Qi. Both are the best choices. Since Zhaoyang is dedicated to For the sake of Da Zhou, the princes and grandsons of these two places are the best candidates for her to marry, so I suggest that Your Highness let the world know about Zhaoyang's husband's search, and let Yingjie from all over the world come to propose marriage. I think Huang Yuan and the others are willing to get married again This is good."

"Mr. Chu, quickly help me to draft the document. I will go to meet the emperor tomorrow and let the Ministry of Rites issue the document."