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

Chapter 683

Empress Zhaojing took off her dragon robe and threw her shoes aside. A female official quickly helped her put them away, and another female official quickly helped her take off her socks.

Her delicate and exquisite jade feet were white with pink, small and slender with a vague sense of flesh, swaying in front of Zhou Yuan.

She moved slightly, and each toe was very flexible, showing a unique charm.

"Of course I support you. The deployment of education will open up the wisdom of the people of the world and make our great Jin have an endless supply of talents. This is necessary for revitalization."

As she said this, she stepped her feet into the wooden basin, soaked in hot water, and let out a long breath.

"But those old corrupt scholars will definitely not compromise so easily. They will definitely make trouble again, and you will have gone to the southwest by then. Alas, you will leave the most troublesome problem to me again."

Zhou Yuan looked at her feet and thought of a good idea.

He said slowly: "Why did Shang Yang's reform kick off? Tu Mu established his credibility. We can also follow Shang Yang's example and hold a large-scale arithmetic competition, with special people setting the test questions and rewarding those with high scores with silver money."

"Of course, it is not limited to arithmetic, there are also "divine craftsman" competitions, etc., organized by the government, and the specific situation of the reform of the Imperial Academy will be announced at the most enthusiastic time."

"The Great Jin Times will cooperate with the publicity, explain the detailed reform measures and the future of major disciplines, so that it can have an impact."

Empress Zhao Jing said: "Okay, I will then I will concentrate on handling these matters, so don't worry. "

"The situation in the southwest is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. Deng Su has written to me several times. You have to go to Sichuan first, and then to Guizhou."

"Leave Shenjing to me, I will handle these affairs."

Zhou Yuan looked at her and smiled with narrowed eyes: "Big sister, after I leave, you won't start to mess around, right?"

"Look at what you said, Big sister has been an emperor for so many years, can you still be ignorant?"

Empress Zhaojing smiled brightly and lifted her feet, and the female official hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe her clean.

She placed her freshly-watered feet on Zhou Yuan's thighs and said, "Please massage them for me."

Zhou Yuan stroked them and said, "You are sensible, but I still worry about you."

Empress Zhao Jing said, "Don't think like that. Don't put Senior Sister in opposition. We are the closest people."

She blinked and said, "Look, the girl's feet are on your legs. How can you say such a polite thing?"

Then she quickly asked, "When are you leaving?"

Zhou Yuan thought for a while and said, "At the end of March."

"Ah? So late! It's too late!"

Empress Zhao Jing hurriedly said: "It's only February 13th, you're leaving at the end of March, what will happen to Sichuan?"

Zhou Yuan tilted his head to look at her, chuckled: "Are you looking forward to my departure so much, Senior Sister?"

"No way..."

Empress Zhao Jing said a little embarrassedly: "I'm worried about state affairs, don't you think?"

Zhou Yuan took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Leave on February 20th, spend the next few days with Jianjia and Qinshui, and think about some ideas in your mind."

Empress Zhao Jing was delighted after hearing this, and then threw herself into Zhou Yuan's arms.

Her arms were white, she hugged his neck, kissed him on the lips, and said: "Little Junior Brother, please be careful on this trip. How long do you plan to be gone?"

Zhou Yuan said: "It's hard to say, but it won't be too short, because the opponents in the southwest seem weak, but in fact the situation is very delicate. We need to unravel the layers layer by layer to gradually go deeper and solve the contradictions from the root."

Empress Zhao Jing's eyes lit up and said: "Aren't you going to take the five military camps out?"

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "The five military camps have fought repeatedly and should have rested long ago. Besides, has the senior sister forgotten our bet? If I don't use troops and solve the southwest problem, you will lose."

"By then, I will be your emperor, and you will have to do whatever I want you to do."

Empress Zhao Jing pulled away and shrank into the quilt, with a smile on her face, and said with a beaming face: "What are you going to do to them then? Don't do anything too bad."

"Southwest, how are you going to deal with it? But I'm not sure."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "The situation in the southwest is difficult in Guizhou. Sichuan Adu Tusi and Wumeng Tusi are not in harmony. They are a temporary loose alliance with a small number of people, only 30,000 to 50,000. As long as the Han tenants are dealt with, the next thing will be easy."

"Han tenants are not difficult to deal with. Sichuan people are typical of being soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. If you suppress them with force, they will dare to play with you with their lives, but if you persuade them with kind words and promise them benefits, they will be honest."

"In essence, Sichuan people like peace and happiness, as long as you don't make them angry."

"I will go to Sichuan and cooperate with Deng Su to divide the land."

"The situation in Guizhou is difficult because there are so many Miao soldiers, more than 100,000 of them, and they also have a large number of civilians."

"If the army suppresses them, they will flee into the mountains and become ordinary Miao people, and they will not be found at all."

"Only by starting from the contradictions among the major branches of the Miao people, finding their root interests, and disintegrating their fighting spirit from the deepest level, the problem will be solved."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan paused, and then whispered: "Cai Xi has been there for half a year, and she can help me when the time comes."

"You are holding her own sister, but you are still thinking about her. You are really too much. Are you still thinking about something worse?"

She changed the subject , suddenly said: "But if you introduce the French trade minister to me............"

Zhou Yuan was slightly stunned, then narrowed his eyes and smiled: "You even have your eyes on Kolodiya? Senior sister has a long-term vision, but she is my person, you may not be able to see her."

Empress Zhao Jing said: "Don't think I can't see the future. She can be the window of Dajin's foreign trade, can help us complete the initial development of marine trade, accumulate wealth for my Dajin, and complete the transformation."

"I can't let you do everything and say everything. I also want my influence."

Zhou Yuan will never waver.

"I handed over the reform of the Imperial Academy to you, and you are still not satisfied?"

Empress Zhao Jing smiled softly: "When the emperor is not satisfied, you should understand me."

Zhou Yuan thought for a while, and then said: "Kolodiya can't see you, otherwise I will soon become a marginal figure in her heart, you should give up this idea."

"But I can promise you one thing in advance."

"What is it?"

Empress Zhao Jing was not very interested.

Zhou Yuan said: "The Great Jin Dynasty has been established for 400 years, and none of the emperors of dozens of generations have been able to expand the territory. I promise you that you will be the first emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty to expand the territory."

Empress Zhao Jing's eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly turned around and asked excitedly: "Where?"

Zhou Yuan said: "Dongfan Island."

Empress Zhao Jing was slightly startled. In fact, Dongfan Island has always been inseparable from the land, but after the founding of this dynasty, due to the implementation of the sea ban policy, no government was set up there.

More than 40 years ago, a group of barbarians occupied there, but the navy of the Great Jin Dynasty was almost useless. After fighting a few battles, they found that they were no match at all, so they never cared about it.

If we can take it back, then I, Zhao Jing, will indeed be regarded as a saint who expands the territory.

Thinking of this, she immediately said in a delicate voice: "Little Junior Brother, you always keep your words, so you are not allowed to lie to Senior Sister."

Zhou Yuan said: "It depends on your performance."