Chapter 166: Li Yang sends his daughter away and travels to avoid disaster

"Son, that..."

Xu Xiao stood beside Xu Chunlin, constantly stroking his big hands, wanting to say something but hesitant. For a moment he didn't know how to start.

Now, the country is in trouble, and the three great kings of the frontier are becoming increasingly powerful. In order to win over these kings of the frontier, Emperor Zhao of the Liyang Dynasty plans to marry his beloved youngest daughter, Princess Suizhu, to the son of his King of Beiliang.

It seems very glorious on the surface, but in fact, Emperor Liyang wants Xu Xiao's son to come to Beijing as a hostage so that he can control King Xu Xiao of Beiliang who has 300,000 soldiers under his command.

At the same time, in order to earn some money, he also set his sights on the money bag of Beiliang.

It’s funny to say that in order to maintain peace in the world, the Liyang Dynasty actually fell to the point of "selling daughters".

One of the reasons was also related to Xu Chunlin's secretive actions.

Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Liu Bowen, Shen Wansan, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong..., all of them are extremely intelligent people. After being influenced by modern knowledge and led by Jia Xu, the ruthless scholar, they did everything they could.

Whether it is the control of the overall situation or the focus on the details, it is enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Moreover, in recent years, Lu Chun has provided Xu Chunlin with a group of special "talents"!
Yan Song, He Shen, Wei Zhongxian, Zhao Gao...

They don't need to do anything, just play to their strengths.

They entered the Liyang Dynasty, formed factions to attack dissidents, engaged in malpractice for personal gain, embezzled money and perverted the law, and undermined the order of the Liyang Dynasty. For a time, the Yan Party, the He Party, the Eunuch Party, etc. were prevalent.

When it comes to internal fighting, these treacherous ministers are their ancestors!

Even if someone wants to maintain the order of the court, but there are treacherous ministers around him, officials must think twice, think about danger, think about retreat, and think about change. Instead of going against the current, it is better to be with the dust and the light.

Does the Liyang Dynasty still have a sharp sword? Even the sharpest sword in their hands is just a rusty knife!

A treacherous minister has his uses, and if used properly, he can be as sharp as a steel knife, but this knife is aimed at killing the Li Yang Dynasty itself!

And in the eyes of Emperor Zhao, are they treacherous ministers?

No, they are all loyal ministers who serve the country wholeheartedly!
on the other hand.

The three great kings of the Northern Frontier did not fight openly, but they joined forces secretly, opened up trade, purchased wool from the north, made sweaters, blankets and other fabrics, and dumped them in Beimang and Liyang.

He also sold Liyang's grain, fodder, tea and other necessities to Beimang, and made exquisite and luxurious utensils for Liyang, such as colored glaze, fine wine, and refined salt, which made Liyang more extravagant, corrupt the court, and amass the wealth of the world.

The most profitable business in the world is monopoly. The three great kings of the Great Wall stand between Beimang and Liyang, acting as gateways between them and forming a blockade.

The profit from this transaction is several times more.

Beiliang was making money openly, but these treacherous officials were also taking advantage of it secretly. How could the national treasury not be empty-handed?

While indulging in pleasure, the Liyang Dynasty is still maintaining this superficial strength, but it has actually become gradually corrupt internally, with an empty treasury and is unable to continue!

The Zhao emperor had to marry someone out of necessity, but who he would marry has not yet been decided.

Whether it was Xu Chunlin or Xu Fengnian, they both had a reputation as dissolute playboys and were not considered "good guys", which made the Emperor of the Zhao family feel troubled.

Logically speaking, according to the system of primogeniture, Zhao Fengya should be betrothed to Xu Fengnian.

But if she were to be betrothed to Xu Chunlin, who seemed to be in a weaker position, she could intervene in Beiliang and take the opportunity to stir up internal strife between the two brothers of the Xu family. This was also an attractive idea.

In general, Emperor Zhao's move had no good intentions at all!
Therefore, after repeated hesitations, this little time difference allowed Xu Xiao to receive the secret information early, which gave him time to plan.

I have two sons, and they are all my flesh and blood. It would be painful to push any one of them into the fire pit!
Therefore, Xu Xiao planned to let Xu Chunlin and Xu Fengnian go traveling. As for the accountability of the Liyang court, he would take the responsibility. After all, too many lice would not bite.

At this time, Xu Chunlin was barefoot, leaning on the couch, still holding the golden jade bamboo pole in his hand, looking at the lake, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

After a long time, Xu Chunlin threw down his fishing rod and glanced at Xu Xiao.

"Any news from Li Yang?"

"Looks like I have to pack up and get ready to go out!"

Xu Xiao chuckled, moved a stone bench and sat next to Xu Chunlin, saying with an apologetic smile, "Son, I'm sorry to bother you and Fengnian from now on."

"If I'm not wronged, then what should I feel wronged about?" Xu Chunlin shook his head, then looked towards the direction of Wutong Garden with some amusement.

"Old man, you must have noticed some of my secrets, so I won't play dumb with you. Traveling is actually nothing to me. It's nothing more than sightseeing!"

"But for my brother..."

"Tsk tsk, he doesn't practice martial arts, his shoulders can't lift anything, and his hands can't carry anything. I'm afraid he's going to suffer a lot in the next few years."

Xu Xiao laughed at this and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay, it's good for Fengnian to hone his skills."

Regarding Xu Fengnian's hardship, the father and son reached a tacit agreement and were happy to see it happen.

There were three reasons why Xu Xiao arranged for the two of them to travel.

One of them was to escape the marriage, so as to prevent Beiliang from being controlled by others. That was why they arranged for the two of them to travel to shut up the Liyang court.

Secondly, Xu Fengnian and Xu Chunlin are both princes of Beiliang and have very noble status. Unlike Xu Chunlin, the son whom Xu Xiao could never understand since childhood, Xu Fengnian has been used to a life of luxury and has no idea of ​​the difficulties of the world.

Xu Xiao arranged for Xu Fengnian and Xu Chunlin to travel so that they could experience the unpredictable human nature and the dangerous world.

In order to protect the two, Xu Xiao sent a lot of assassins, both openly and secretly. Although they suffered a lot, under Xu Xiao's arrangement, they were able to escape danger and return safely in the end.

Thirdly, it was also to test the Liyang Dynasty. Xu Xiao was a very sentimental person, and he was also very loyal to the Liyang Dynasty.

However, the Liyang Dynasty's suspicion of him and the persecution of his wife Wu Su twenty years ago actually hurt Xu Xiao's heart.

Xu Xiao asked the two of them to travel outside just to see whether the Liyang court would be unfavorable to them. From this, he could also adjust his attitude towards the Liyang court and see whether such a court was still worthy of his loyalty.

All in all, there are many reasons behind this.

"Have you arranged for the people to protect my brother?"

Xu Chunlin nonchalantly picked up the side dish beside him and put it into his mouth, then raised his eyes and looked at Xu Xiao with burning gaze.

Xu Xiao felt a little guilty when he saw Xu Chunlin's eyes, so he immediately confessed the truth: "Of course, I asked the groom Lao Huang to go with Feng Nian."

He couldn't help but be afraid of his son!

The truth is that Xu Chunlin has Qi Lianhua's support behind him, and as the father-in-law, he will be beaten if Xu Chunlin whispers anything in his ear.

Over the past few years, the dark circles under his eyes have hardly gone away.

"Old Huang, the Yellow Array Map?"

"With his protection, I can feel at ease!"

Seeing that the plot was the same as the original, Xu Chunlin decided not to intervene and thought it was a good thing to let Xu Fengnian experience these three years.

It’s just that the world is a little more chaotic now than in the original book. I hope nothing unexpected happens. I don’t ask for anything else, but at least I don’t starve to death.

"Chunlin, as for you, this trip is unusual. Dad knows you are capable, but it is better to be safe than sorry. Do you want me to send someone?" Xu Xiao asked tentatively.

How could Xu Chunlin not know about Xu Xiao's little thoughts? He just wanted to check how much power he had under his control and plan something to get him to his side.

Xu Chunlin looked at his father with disdain, then he clapped his hands lightly, making a sound, and a figure immediately appeared behind Xu Xiao.

"You don't need to worry about Chunlin. I'll go with him. Do you have any objection?"

When Xu Xiao heard Qi Lianhua's voice, he was so frightened that his liver trembled and he felt a dull pain in his eyes.

He glared at Xu Chunlin fiercely, then turned around and bowed, like a mouse seeing a cat, and said with an apologetic smile: "I am so happy that you are willing to accompany Chunlin for a trip, how could I have any objection?"

"Well, get out of here!"

"Hey, I'll leave right away!"

(End of this chapter)