From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1017

At the gate of Ziwei Palace, Xiaozhuang stood quietly with a big knife on his back, still with a calm expression.

Zhou Yuan rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Master Xiaozhuang, you are such a great master, why are you guarding the gate? Go down and have a rest."

Xiaozhuang looked at him and said calmly: "Your Majesty is in a bad mood and doesn't want to see people."

Zhou Yuan said: "It's understandable that you don't want to see others, but I..."

Xiaozhuang said softly: "I specifically ordered, especially you, not to see."

"She's rebelling!"

Zhou Yuan stamped his feet in anger: "Today I have to see her, I want to see what she can do to me."

Xiaozhuang's eyes lit up, slowly took off the black knife on his back, and smiled: "It is said that your kung fu has improved a lot, let's try it."

When she held the knife, the momentum was so fierce that Zhou Yuan felt cold all over his body and couldn't even stand steadily.

He can be sure that Xiaozhuang has been improving over the years, and she is probably no worse than the saint sister back then.

Damn, what a freak, she is so talented, no wonder she is called the first genius in Qingcheng Mountain in the past two hundred years.

Zhou Yuan hurriedly said: "Master Xiaozhuang, put away the knife quickly, I am not making great progress in this kung fu, I am making great progress in bed kung fu."

Xiaozhuang looked at him with a strange expression, frowned and said: "What are you talking about, I am a monk."

"Also, you'd better not bully Xiaosu, or I will break your legs."

Your kung fu is amazing!

Zhou Yuan put his hands together and said: "Amitabha, benefactor, calm down, I just want to talk to the senior sister about business."

Xiaozhuang snorted and said: "I'm going to change my clothes."

She turned and left.

Zhou Yuan was stunned, what does this mean? Hinting that I eat melons?

He slowly widened his eyes, his gaze fell on Xigua, and said: "Master Xiaozhuang means that I can peek?"

Xiaozhuang was almost angry to death, and shouted: "I told you to take this opportunity to get out! Idiot! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will crush your balls!"

What a vicious word!

Zhou Yuan was so scared that he rushed directly to Ziwei Palace, rushed to the bedroom quickly, slammed the door, and kept panting.

It was too scary, and he must not mess with her in the future.

He slowly turned around and saw the eldest sister sitting at the desk reviewing memorials. She had not had time to take off her dragon robe and phoenix crown, and at this moment she still had the majesty of the court.

Zhou Yuan leaned over, and before he had time to hug her shoulders, he was scolded.

"Don't get close to me, who are you? Isn't this the King of Wei who is going to the Northern Expedition? You should know the etiquette of the ministers, right?"

Her tone was very cold.

Zhou Yuan coughed twice and said, "Big Sister..."

Guan Miaoshan interrupted, "What Big Sister? Your Big Sister doesn't even know you're going to the North. For whom? For your Daichan?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Big Sister, you're joking. You know, I never joke about the fate of the country and the fate of the soldiers."

Guan Miaoshan tilted her head and looked at him, saying, "Are you kidding me? You know that the Jin Dynasty is in ruins, and you know that the affairs are complicated. You know that money is needed everywhere."

"Now our first priority is development, to establish a new order, to put this country on the right track, and to form a virtuous circle."

"Okay, you want to go to war at this time, or to fight with all your strength, and see if you can The battle to see the winner."

"What do you think?"

Zhou Yuan said solemnly: "Big sister, things can't be understood in this way. We should have a longer-term vision."

"Since there will be a battle sooner or later, we can't show weakness, otherwise we won't have the opportunity to develop in the long run."

"It's better to strike with one blow than to strike with a hundred blows!"

Guan Miaoshan stood up and said coldly: "What you said is right. I understand you very well, but I don't agree."

"I don't agree, and the court officials don't agree. Except for the generals under your command, no one will agree."

"You, do it yourself!"

After speaking, she shouted: "Xiao Zhuang, Xiao Zhuang, see you out!"

Xiao Zhuang strode in and looked at Zhou Yuan coldly.

Zhou Yuan sighed helplessly and could only leave in disgrace.

Xiaozhuang walked slowly to Guan Miaoshan and said, "Your Majesty, do you not believe Zhou Yuan?"

Guan Miaoshan said, "Why do you ask? Of course I believe!"

Xiaozhuang said, "But he seems to need support now."

Guan Miaoshan laughed and said, "What's the use of my support? In any case, he has to convince the court officials. Only he can do this, and I can't do it."

"As for why I didn't stand on his side at the first time... Hehe, of course there is an explanation."

"Don't you realize that I'm spoiling him too much now? Women who are too obedient are not easy to be cherished, just like men who are too good are not liked."

"When it's time to sing the opposite tune, I will sing with him.Sing the opposite tune, so that he will find ways to convince me and teach me to grow, and our relationship will naturally get better and better, and it can keep fresh for a long time. "

"Wow, I understand everything he says, and I nod my head to everything he says, then he will ignore me more and more."

"You are a monk, you don't understand the tricks in this."

Speaking of this, she lay comfortably on the chair and chuckled: "He must be having a headache now, haha, when I stand on his side in the Golden Palace, he will be moved to death."

"This is called first suppressing and then praising."

"How can you hold his heart firmly if you don't play some tricks when talking about feelings?"

"Xiao Zhuang, you still need to learn more."

Xiao Zhuang looked strange, thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, you just said that I am a monk, I don't need to learn these."

Guan Miaoshan snorted: "Boring, nothing to do tonight, go to Princess Qinshui's mansion to see his son. ”

Xiaozhuang said: "Will they not run into each other?"

Guan Miaoshan waved her hand and said: "Don't worry, he will definitely not look for a woman at this time. He is probably busy drinking with his ugly subordinate."

...

Guan Lu filled Zhou Yuan's glass with wine and smiled slowly: "Isn't all this expected? We have long thought that we would encounter obstruction from court officials and misunderstanding from His Majesty."

"It's nothing more than spending more time to force them to agree."

Zhou Yuan drank the glass of wine and smiled bitterly: "The key is that I almost wavered myself. Those old guys talked so well that they almost convinced me."

"Dajin is indeed in a state of disrepair. Do we really have to pay such a high price to fight a battle with the Tsarist Kingdom?"

Guan Lu said: "I am not good at this kind of strategic matter. I just learned a little from the lord."

"So I can't give the lord any advice. I can only follow the lord. "Of course, objectively speaking, I also think that the opinions of the court officials are correct. This time they are not stupid." "Why is the lord so determined to send troops?" Zhou Yuan opened his mouth and found it difficult to answer this question. After thinking for a moment, he said softly: "Guan Lu, I once had a dream that our nation was bullied and our Northeast experienced disasters." "That dream affected me. I don't want there to be disasters again. For you, it is outside the pass, and for me, they are also my beloved compatriots." "If I can, if it is possible, I am willing to give everything for them." Guan Lu frowned and thought for a long time before saying: "Lord, is this really the reason?" "Yes, and no." Zhou Yuan sighed and said: "I don't want there to experience disasters. This is one of the reasons, but not the biggest reason." "What is the biggest reason? It is difficult for me to describe it in words, but... I found a word. "

Guan Lu said: "What word?"

"Progressive."

Zhou Yuan said these two words, and he suddenly became clear.

He stood up and said in a deep voice: "At the court the day after tomorrow, I will use these two words to convince everyone."