Chapter 336

Zhang Zhou understood that Zhao Qianyuan, as an emperor, needed to make a lot of balance in order to maintain the overall situation of the Empire, and was willing to accept some punishment for his "mistakes". To a certain extent, it is impossible not to be slaughtered, which Zhang Zhou has realized.

But when I heard that the price paid was to let King Ning participate in the construction of Qinjiang economic zone and take a share from his own bowl, I was extremely disgusted! More disgusting than eating flies! Even if it was given to Zhao Qijue, he would not have such a feeling. His aversion to Zhao Qirui is not innate, but deep into the bone marrow!

But dare he say no to Zhao Qianyuan?

Zhao Qianyuan heard from Zhang Zhou's acceptance that he was in a mood, but he didn't mean to be angry.

Zhang Zhou made great contributions to turning defeat into victory this time, but what moved him most was not Zhang Zhou's achievements, but Zhang Zhou's two times of sadness to vomiting blood and fainting in the Queen's mourning hall. It was not pretended, but the result of the royal doctor's diagnosis and treatment.

Some people say that the royal family is indifferent to the world, but how many people in the world really treat the royal family? From his true love for the queen, he couldn't bear to scold Zhang Zhou again.

"Zhang Zhou, you haven't recovered yet. Get up and talk!"

Zhang Zhou stood up. Someone sent him a chair to sit down. Then Zhao Qianyuan continued: "I know the reason why you are unhappy, not only because you have paid so much hard, but also because you have been shared by others. There are some contradictions between you and King Ning! If I were you, I would be unhappy! But I know that I am wronging you, so I must do so. I don't have to tell you the reason. I just hope you can understand my difficulties!"

It's very rare for Zhao Qianyuan to say these sincere words to a minister in a long tone. This immediately reduced Zhang Zhou's resentment!

"Your Majesty, I understand!"

"If you understand, I don't want your things for nothing. Pei Yaner joined the army. I thought it over and over again. I didn't want to promise, but you have promised her. I'll fulfill you and let her inherit the mantle of Dazhu state, directly serve as general Fengqi and command the front Hall forbidden army!"

Although Yan Ping was captured and not dead this time, he was seriously injured and disabled and could no longer serve in the army. Gu Dacheng was promoted by a Zhenxi general. As for the massiveness given to Pei Yaner, Zhao Qianyuan naturally had his own consideration. He just gave this favor to Zhang Zhou, which was also a means of emperor Enze's courtiers.

"Thank you..."

"Don't worry, thank you. Also, I know you won't stay in Kyoto, and I'm not difficult for you. You mentioned your worry about Fugui hall in your secret order before. I'll let you take up the post in Longzhou, take over the position of the chief General of the North pass and the Deputy General of the Longzhou border army, and conveniently investigate the trace of Fugui hall!"

"Thank you for trusting me so much, but I don't know how to unify the army! If I don't do it well, it will delay major events!"

Zhang Zhou secretly said that it was the northernmost part of the Tang Dynasty and the place closest to the northern Yan tiger and wolf. It was cold and the environment was bad. How could he also be the owner of the account for 10000 liang of silver every minute? Wouldn't it be better to investigate the Fugui hall and give him an idle job? Why should he let those who abandon their homes and businesses go there to suffer? This is not a reward, but a naked punishment!

Sending Zhang Zhou to jubeiguan seems to confer military power. In fact, from another perspective, I must be worried that he will restrict Zhao Qirui, resulting in greater contradictions between the two.

Zhao Qianyuan pressed a little guilt in his heart and smiled slightly.

"It doesn't matter if you are not confident. I believe you can do well!"

Zhang Zhou would like to say: I really don't deserve your Majesty's trust! But I also know that Zhao Qianyuan's idea has been difficult to change, so I can only recognize this promotion!

"I allow you to leave Beijing in five days. First go home and have a good new year, and then go to Longzhou to take office. Do something as safe as possible before leaving Beijing!"

Zhang Zhou understands that this is to give himself time to hand over with Zhao Qirui.

Just as Zhang Zhou got up and wanted to leave, Zhao Qianyuan suddenly called him. Zhang Zhou didn't know why.

"Your Majesty, what else will you do?"

Zhao Qianyuan stood up and walked to Zhang Zhou. His eyes were red.

"You are the adopted son of the queen. Now the queen is gone. You will be my adopted son in the future!"

Zhang Zhou was stunned and raised his head. Seeing Zhao Qianyuan's emotional appearance, he couldn't help thinking of the scene where the queen took herself as her adopted son. He was so sad that he knelt to the ground and shouted "adoptive father", and then burst into tears!

"I can make an order to add loyalty to your title. As long as you keep this loyalty and do good things, i... no, my adoptive father will never treat you badly!"

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In front of Zhang Zhou, Zhao Qixuan was more and more unable to hide her little emotion. After seeing Zhang Zhou appear, she ran over a few steps, but she was afraid of crashing Zhang Zhou. Instead, she gently fell into Zhang Zhou's arms. She couldn't tell why. She couldn't stop her tears. She didn't say a word, but just kept sobbing.

Zhang Zhou didn't speak. He gently hugged her shoulder and let her release her grievances in his arms. Until this time, his mood was relieved. He was suffering both physically and mentally during his recovery in the palace.

Finally, when Zhao Qixuan's mood calmed down, Zhang zhoucai gently kissed her on the forehead, and then whispered, "if your majesty sees me so light on you, it will frustrate me!"

"Since you know fear, dare you despise me?"

"How can I be light?"

"You just kissed someone!"

"Then just kiss back!"

"Annoying!"

Although Zhao Qixuan said so, he still tilted his toes and kissed Zhang Zhou on the forehead with a shy face.

While Zhang Zhou is happy, he also complains. If he is taller, will Zhao Qixuan have to kiss his mouth.

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"I can help you with my brother!"

Zhang Zhou felt a lot more secure when she said this. It can be seen that Zhao Qixuan is not a "devil who helps his brother". On the contrary, he has some meaning of focusing on his own interests, so he doesn't have to be too embarrassed in doing things.

"No, that will hurt the feelings between your sister and brother!"

"I've already hurt you! I didn't remind him about you before. Otherwise, you think he'll let you go, a rich sheep?"

"I know you love me, but it's different this time! If you say it, it will only backfire. Not only will your highness Ning not give you face, but I'm afraid your majesty will be unhappy!"

If Zhao Qianyuan knew that the two were still affectionate and sticky, he would not let go of himself. Royal dignity is definitely the bottom line. Moreover, Zhao Qianyuan warned himself face-to-face. Therefore, Zhao Qixuan should not be involved as much as possible.

"I still know what my brother's nature is. It's OK not to interfere. Once he takes possession, he will be insatiable. I don't care if he takes some of your silver, but I'm afraid he will destroy the results of your efforts in Qinzhou!"

Zhang Zhou frowned, which he really didn't think too deeply. At that time, he was disgusted. Besides, this matter has been firmly established. We really need to find a way to prevent it! Even if you have a big family and a big career, you can't be unrestricted, can you?

"What should we do? We can't let him lose the interests of our family!" Zhang Zhou asked for advice.

Zhao Qixuan nodded very seriously.

"There is no way, and it is not difficult to achieve!"

"Oh, tell me!"

"As long as he doesn't go to Qinzhou in person, we can let him act according to our rules and give him more money at that time!"

"That's right! It's better to spend some money and avoid disasters than to let him go to the hard won foundation of Huo Qin River! However, I heard that King Jing is going to the south soon. Will your brother stay in Beijing?"

Zhao Qijue went south in accordance with Zhao Qianyuan's strategic intention to organize troops to completely eradicate the legacy of the king of Southern Xinjiang.

For Zhao Qijue, who is obsessed with military power, it is definitely an attractive job! But will Zhao Qirui be willing to watch others go out to grab benefits and stay in Kyoto?

"Don't worry, as long as I explain some truth to him, he will try his best to stay in Kyoto!"

"What's the reason?"

"The crown prince has now firmly mastered the history department presided over by the Lu family, the law department where Qiu Jun joined, the inspection department where Tong Ke was in power, and the eight riding General of the forbidden army. Two of them are his people, not counting your working sister Pei Yaner. With this strength, if he dares to leave Kyoto, he may never step in again. Only by staying in Beijing can he check and balance the crown prince ! do you think he dares to leave Kyoto? "

Zhang Zhou looked at Zhao Qixuan and said with a smile, "is he your brother?"

Zhao Qixuan also reacted at this time. To what extent has his elbow turned out! With a red face, he reached out and gently pinched Zhang Zhou's arm.

"Whether you kiss your brother or not depends on who you are for?"

Zhang Zhou took Zhao Qixuan into his arms again. While smelling the faint fragrance on her, he whispered close to her ear and said, "there is a good wife at home. Why don't you worry about being rich!"

Zhao Qixuan leaned in his arms and said angrily, "I'm not your wife yet. You promised me, but you can't forget!"

At this time, Zhang Zhou has begun to dilute his commitment to Zhao Qianyuan, thinking that there may not be a way to get the best of both worlds.

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On the one hand, Zhao Qirui realized that if he left Beijing, he must first stabilize his position in the court of Kyoto if he wants to stand firm; On the other hand, with his current basic strength, he is really inseparable from the support of his sister. Although he is not satisfied with Zhang Zhou's promise that there will be 500000 liang of dividends every year, he can only promise to weigh the pros and cons. As long as he can lay a good foundation, he can squeeze Zhang Zhou at will sooner or later.

No matter how farsighted he was, Zhang Zhou was much more comfortable at this time. He didn't decline the invitation of King Jing Zhao Qijue as before, so he directly agreed.

Zhao Qijue certainly would not entertain Zhang Zhou with a big banquet during the general ban period and the most sensitive time. There were only two of them in a quiet courtyard in the original King Jing's residence. There were a few plates of exquisite dishes on the table and a few pots of wine on the reheat.

Zhang Zhou saved Zhao Qijue twice this time. Zhao Qijue took this as a reason and even drank three cups to Zhang Zhou. When her head was opened, the subsequent conversation was natural.

"I really want to thank you!"

"Haven't you had three drinks? Your highness is not going to pour me down at one breath, but won't let me eat a mouthful of food?"

"Hahaha, you are right about my temper, but I want to make it clear that I don't mean to drink!"

"That's good. I'm very grateful for your consideration!"

"Zhang Zhou, if I don't call myself king in front of you, don't say anything about me!"

"Then..."

"Zhang Zhou, I know that you and I are destined not to have the same friendship as you and the crown prince, but my friendship with you is absolutely from the heart and has no other ideas. You can't help but give me this face!"

"Well, with the strength of the wine, I will be presumptuous. Today it will match your highness with you and me!"

"That's right. I want to thank you just now because you took care of the whole city for me for so long. Another reason is that you didn't kill me when I was in trouble!"

Previously, Zhang Zhou had asked people to return some of Zhao Qijue's industrial documents and account books in the southwest to him. Even the Lord, when he just recovered, had a huge demand for silver. Zhang Zhou's skill also helped Zhao Qijue solve her urgent need.

"Don't say that, my Lord. To be honest, I've also got a lot of benefits. I'm afraid you can take power again one day and retaliate against me at that time. I'm afraid I can't afford it, so I don't dare to be too greedy!"

"What's the truth? I know very well that if it weren't for your maintenance, my family in the southwest would definitely be harvested. Moreover, if it weren't for your help, my teacher Zhuang Shanke wouldn't live today! Even I don't know if there would be such a scene in front of me. I can talk with you about wine!"

Zhang Zhou smiled. Anyway, the original decision of "stay on the front line and meet each other in the future" was still right.

"Don't mention the past. It's said that King Jing's mission to the south is very heavy!"

Zhao Qijue was grateful to Zhang Zhou for revealing the understatement of the Southwest's past. After all, this topic will make him a little embarrassed!

"To tell you the truth, this time, I will build a base in Yingzhou, where I will organize at least 100000 troops to completely solve the problem of Southern Xinjiang. If the time permits, I can teach those savages in Vietnam a lesson!"

Zhao Qianyi's strength can develop so strong that Baiyue also contributes a lot. Whether they are forced to be helpless or take the initiative to XianMei, it's time to come to the door to ask for an explanation and charge some interest when Zhao Qianyi is dead.

It's no wonder Zhao Qijue is a little complacent. If he really gets the southwest, he has 100000 military power in his palm, coupled with Zhang Shuhe's border army in Longzhou and the main force of the Tang army, almost half of them are in his hands!