Chapter 470 (1/2)

All the ministers were startled by Zhu GuanLiang, and there was silence in the court. No one dared to answer.

Zhu GuanLiang calmed down. He was silent for a moment, and his tone was gentle. ”I know you are for my good, for the future of Qi, but I have a reason to do so.”

He stepped down from the Dragon chair and said, ”Zhao Deng's defeat to Zhao Shiqian was due to Yun Yu's obstruction. I did this not only for the queen, but also for the state of Qi. There is abundant Shizhi water in the state of Zhao. If we can't benefit each other, we can only give it another owner. You only care about the immediate interests, have you ever considered the future?”

To deal with this group of people, we should use both soft and hard methods. We should slap them first and then give them a sweet date. Forbearance is not the way to deal with them. We can't fight them blindly. We should make them understand the reason why he did it.

Although the courtiers still couldn't agree with it for a while, they at least saw the emperor's heart and knew that even under heavy pressure, the Queen's position was unbreakable and no one could shake it.

Zhou Leping, the government official of chaotang, can't say anything and can't help him share his worries. However, she has accumulated a lot of contacts over the years. She can't help other things, but it's not a problem to borrow money.

She borrowed tens of thousands of Liang for Zhao Deng to recruit troops. Zhao Deng also knew her situation and refused to ask for it. After several letters, Zhou Leping turned a blind eye and only remembered to let him return it.

The peace talks with Zhao Shiqian lasted for about a month. During this month, Zhao and Deng were secretly stationing troops. Although their strength could not be compared with before, they were better than none.

Zhu GuanLiang knows about Zhou Leping's borrowing money. She knows that her intention is to share her own worries. But his woman, with such a big bag of money, doesn't have to be able to borrow money. No man will feel better when he knows.

Apart from worrying about Zhao and Deng's affairs, Zhou Leping spent almost all his spare time in the weaving Academy. Yunyu and Zhao Shiqian now know the weakness of their crossbows and artillery cars. If they don't find ways to improve them, they will be overwhelmed and suppressed everywhere.

Both of them are busy. They can only see each other every night, but Zhu GuanLiang feels inexplicable and down-to-earth. As long as he knows that she is by his side and will not leave, he can always keep his heart in his stomach.

When Zhou Leping came back to Ruichun palace in the evening, he could hardly lift his arms and legs. Zhu GuanLiang was teaching the winter solstice to speak. When it was his turn to teach him how to call him, he made a mistake and asked Zhou Leping, ”should I teach him to call him uncle or father emperor?”

Zhou Leping sat down beside him with a cup and thought with him, ”the winter solstice is the eldest brother's child. It's reasonable to call him your uncle, but since he is the prince, it's not appropriate to call him your uncle.”

”That's the father.”

”Horizontal and vertical are adopted to you, and your blood is shed from your own family. If you don't plan to have another child, you should treat him as a son. It's all the same.”

”If you call me father, do you call me mother?”

Zhou Leping took a sip of tea and nodded, ”that's right.”

In fact, there is still half a sentence I want to say, but I can't say it.

I still want to ask him whether he will regret it, but he must be unhappy and swallow it.