Zhou Gu also sighed when he heard the words, thinking that he was in a hurry to get married and took up a lot of staff to take care of it. Wasn't it too late and too indifferent to the urgency of things?
How about he talk to Su Rong and if it doesn’t work, postpone the wedding? Who would have thought that during the six months of civil war in Nanchu, even half of the seeds for spring plowing had been lost in three months of fighting. This matter was really ignored by him and Su Rong.
He was just thinking when he heard Su Rong say: "Earlier when we negotiated peace with the Wei Dynasty, we actually forgot about the seeds. This is something that the Wei Dynasty should pay for. But now that the peace agreement has been signed, if we go back on our word and ask the Wei Dynasty for it again, But it can’t be done. Let’s do this! Later, I will fly an eagle to pass a message and send it to His Highness the Crown Prince in Daliang, asking His Highness the Crown Prince to help us get some seeds for spring planting when negotiating peace with Da Wei.”
Ye Xiang was overjoyed when he heard this, "Is it still too late?"
"It should be in time. The peace talks between Dawei and Nanchu have just concluded, but there is a time lag when the news is sent back to Dawei. And I have already asked the second and third masters of Daliang Protector's Palace to bring 200,000 troops to help the prince of Daliang. Daliang will delay the peace negotiation before the soldiers and horses arrive. Give it a try!" Su Rong had no other option. "If the peace agreement between Da Wei and Daliang has been signed, then we can only use the gold obtained from Da Wei to renew I secretly bought seeds for spring plowing from the Wei Dynasty. The Wei Dynasty has a large reserve of grain and grass, so it dares to launch an army. It cannot use the seeds planted in the spring. Although the Wei Dynasty suffered a lot of losses, there should be no shortage of seeds."
Ye Lianlian nodded, "What the princess said makes sense, and that's all we can do."
Su Rong wanted to say something else, but turned around and saw Zhou Gu, and immediately stopped talking, "That's it for now! All of you are tired after discussing with me for a day. If you have anything to say, we can talk to you tomorrow."
Everyone nodded in unison. They were indeed tired. They stopped talking and left.
Su Rong wanted to keep Xie Yuan, but when she saw Xie Yuan walked out with Ye Xiang without looking back, she wanted to laugh. It seemed that Uncle Xie didn't want to stay with her father to use it up at all. Go back after dinner.
“Mr. Madam!” Ye Xiang came out, saw Zhou Gu, and bowed his hands.
Zhou Gu was still a little uncomfortable with this title, but he had to say that this title was the best proof that he was Su Rong. Compared with Young Master Zhou or Mr. Zhou, he still liked hearing this title, and he quickly handed it over, " Ye Xiang." He cupped his hands to Xie Yuan and said, "Thank you, uncle."
Ye Xiang stopped and said, "The concubine who went to the Ministry of Rites is really overqualified and underqualified."
Zhou Gu blinked.
Xie Yuan glanced at Zhou Gu and said, "What do you think? The Ministry of Rites is missing you?"
Zhou Gu felt ashamed and lowered his head in shame.
Ye Xiang laughed and said, "The concubine, please have a good discussion with the king and concubine. Your talent will be buried in the Ministry of Rites."
Zhou Gu raised his head and raised his hands for advice, "That Ye Xiang, what do you think...among the six departments, which one should I go to?"
"Of course it's the Ministry of Husbandry." Ye Xiang said, "Nowadays, the Ministry of Hubu is short of manpower. The position of Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, like the Minister of Rites, is also vacant."
Zhou Gu looked at Xie Yuan when he heard this.
Xie Yuandao: "That's what Ye Xiang said."
Zhou Gu also felt that he was a little ignorant now that he was busy with his wedding, so he could only be taught and said: "If the Hubu is really short of people, I will listen to Ye Xiang and Uncle Xie and go to the Hubu."
Ye Guixue took a step behind the two of them, and said to Zhou Gu with a smile: "I am a little busy now, and I am indeed short of manpower, but it is only for this period of time, and the follow-up matters of the peace negotiation with Wei will be settled. Later, Brother Zhang Yun and others will return to the royal capital, and by then, even if there is a shortage of manpower, it will not be so tight."
The implication is, don’t listen to my father and Mr. Xie, they just want to catch you doing heavy work. Zhou Gu sighed, "Thank you very much, Brother Gui Xue, I understand."
Although he said that, Zhou Gu knew that what was lacking now was not people, but talented and capable people who could take charge of one side and take charge of their own affairs, such as Zhang Yun, Zhang Mao, Cui Xingzhi, Ning Ze and Jiang Zhu. Such long experience is also effective. But it would probably take another two months for them to return to the royal capital.
Ye Guixue left with a smile. Several courtiers bowed their hands to Zhou Gu and left one after another.
Su Rong walked up to Zhou Gu and said with a smile: "What are you frowning for? Be careful, over time you will develop forehead wrinkles that won't go back, they won't look good."
Zhou Gu immediately raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "What about me? You don't know that your own forehead is red because you rubbed it, right? So many things are really tricky. Before returning to the capital, it's really difficult. I didn't expect it, otherwise I could have spent a few more days scratching off Da Wei's skin."
Su Rong was also very angry, "Now I have to ask my father, what is he doing? When he wrote the letter, he only wrote what he didn't need. He was happy to pick it up, but he didn't say he was short of seeds."
The King of Southern Chu touched his nose, feeling guilty and guilty, "Well, it's Gu, right? It's Gu who heard about the great victory on the front line. You captured several cities in a row, negotiated peace with Wei Dynasty and made a lot of money. Everyone in the government and the public was surrounded by joy, and Gu also took this opportunity. It was an oversight."
Su Rong was angry, "In the past ten years or so, it was okay for you to be confused. Now that I'm back, are you still confused?"
The King of Nanchu also knew that he was being dishonest, "It was my fault. Don't be angry."
He also knew that he was sorry for his daughter. He felt so guilty that day that he felt so guilty that he didn't even have a good meal at noon, and he lost half a bowl of rice. You know, since his daughter came back, he has been able to eat two bowls of rice every meal. If it had been before, he would have only eaten half a bowl at each meal.
Su Rong snorted and complained to Zhou Gu, "He also deceived Ye Xiang. Is it easy for Ye Xiang to take the blame? It's also difficult for Ye Xiang to be with him for nearly twenty years, unlike Nangong Yin and King Liu'an. Make him rebel." After she finished speaking, she sighed, "Ye Xiang is such a good person."
The King of Southern Chu: “…”
He and the Night Prime Minister were like brothers when they were young, and almost became in-laws when they got old. If he rebelled too, he might really suspect that he had failed as a person, so he might as well just wipe his neck and forget it.
As for him tricking Ye Xiang and letting him take the blame, isn't this a common thing? He never felt anything was wrong.
Zhou Gu wanted to laugh, so he pulled Su Rong and coaxed her, "Okay, what is the relationship between father-in-law and Ye Xiang? If father-in-law finds someone else to take the blame, Ye Xiang probably won't be happy about it."
Su Rong looked at Zhou Gu, "Is that what you said?"
“Really?” Zhou Gu asked the King of Southern Chu.
The King of Nanchu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, even his wife said that Ye Xiang is very happy to do things for the orphan."
Su Rong was speechless, "Shouldn't it be said that he should fulfill his responsibilities as a king himself and not pass the responsibility to others?"
Zhou Gu sighed and pretended to reprimand the King of Nanchu, "Father-in-law, let's do this next time. Don't make it too obvious."
The King of Nanchu quickly agreed, "Yes, I feel that what I did today in front of so many people was a bit unkind, and I won't do it next time." (End of this chapter)