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

Chapter 471

This is a spacious study room, with two walls full of books, including rare and precious books. It can be said that it is a place that scholars dream of.

On the tea table, hot tea has been placed. Qu Ling handed it to the two people and then left with a smile.

Zhou Yuan came to the Qu family to clarify his identity. She was of course happy. No matter what the result was, at least she didn't have to marry into the Liu family again.

As for how Grandpa's attitude would change in the future, it would depend on Zhou Yuan. In terms of trusting Zhou Yuan, Qu Ling has always done a good job, and she is very relieved.

"You only have half an hour."

Qu Shuyuan had a blank expression on his face and said lightly: "I want to see what you Zhou Yuan can say in this half an hour."

Zhou Yuan picked up the teacup and shook his head slowly.

He sighed and said, "Actually, I don't know what to say. If I have a choice, I don't even want to say anything. It would be best to have a good meal, walk around Jinling City with Qu Ling, and see the scenery of Xuanwu Lake."

At this point, he looked at Qu Shouyuan and said, "But people in the rivers and lakes are not free to do what they want. Old man, I can't sit still with the state of Jin."

Qu Shouyuan could hear Zhou Yuan's subtext, but he didn't care. He just snorted, "I've seen a lot of things, and there's nothing to sit still. Jin has been established for 400 years, and it's not that it hasn't experienced hardships, but it's survived?"

"Such a big country, with 60 million taels of tax revenue every year, it's impossible for the country to perish with this figure."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "There are talented people in every generation, and each of them has been leading the trend for hundreds of years. Old man Qu has a good idea. Ah, I let others take on the things that should be taken on. "

Qu Shouyuan said: "I am not the chief minister of the cabinet, but the chief wine of Jinling Academy. It is my responsibility to teach and educate talents, and I have done a good job. There are more than five Jinshi in each session of Jinling Academy, and I am worthy of the responsibility of the chief wine. "

Zhou Yuan glanced at him and said: "It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. If a teacher does not cultivate himself, how can he cultivate people? Do you really think that young people are all fools? They can't see the situation clearly? Can't you see the corruption of the world of Jin?"

Qu Shouyuan snorted: "You are just young, impatient, and you think the sky is going to fall when you encounter a little difficulty."

"More than 40 years ago, I was just the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture. At that time, the Mongolian Heshuo tribe came and conquered Xining Prefecture, Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi. "

"The fierce Donglu Attacking Liaodong, advancing 600 miles in three days, at that time, everyone said that the Great Jin would perish, and then what? It's all in the past. "

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and said coldly: "Old man, you are too naive. Do you think the Great Jin is still the same as forty years ago?"

"Forty years ago, Luo Hong led 120,000 troops and was able to pacify Xining Prefecture, Gansu, and Ningxia, and single-handedly broke into the Heshuo tribe to negotiate with them. Where is Luo Hong now? Only his useless son Luo Yunhe is left."

"Forty years ago, Song Shanao led 160,000 troops and was able to kill from Jizhou to the east, killing a total of 80,000 cavalry from the Jurchen tribes and fleeing all the way. And now, the Duke of Song is already eighty years old!"

"Who will save the Great Jin? Rely on Di Xianyong? Rely on Qu Shaogeng? Or Qiu Huan? Or rely on me, Zhou Yuan?"

Qu Shuyuan said lightly: "When the country is in danger, there will naturally be People stand up. "

Zhou Yuan said: "No, this is not forty years ago. The current Jin Dynasty is no longer the same as it used to be."

"Two years of natural disasters have severely damaged the vitality of the Central Plains and Huguang. The rebellion in the two rivers has left Jiangxi and Zhejiang still recovering. The Fujian-Guangdong naval battle has impacted the entire Guangdong Province."

"The chieftains are ready to move. Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou have almost become countries within countries. Taxes have not been collected in the past two years."

"The Governor of Sichuan has also withheld a large amount of taxes on the grounds of resisting the chieftains and tight military expenditures. The majesty and control of the court have dropped sharply and are facing collapse."

"And the most important thing is that the Jurchens have a figure like Nurhaci. This man is ambitious and has unified the Jurchen tribes, established the Eight Banners system, created the Manchu language and established the Jin Dynasty, and completely rolled the Jurchens into a rope. This is fundamentally different from the loose tribal alliance forty years ago."

"If this continues, it will only take five years at most for the Jin Dynasty to fall. "

Hearing this last sentence, Qu Shouyuan couldn't help but tremble, gritted his teeth and didn't say anything.

Zhou Yuan sighed: "I know the old man doesn't want to participate in the struggle for imperial power, afraid of standing on the wrong side, and being careless, he will be wiped out."

"But it's not that era anymore. The political methods of civil servants are often applicable to peacetime."

"In this chaotic world, there is no room for neutrality. Apart from friends, there are only enemies."

"If you don't stand on the side, at the beginning of next year, it will be the time to confiscate your property and exterminate your clan."

Qu Shouyuan stood up and said angrily: "Scaremongering! Purely alarmist! I, Qu Shouyuan, am the prince's grandmaster, an official.As a first-rank official, I am on an equal footing with the cabinet ministers. I have many students all over the world. Many officials are my students. "

"Why did your majesty kill me? Is it because I don't stand on the side?"

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "There is only one reason to kill you, that is, there is no silver in the treasury."

Qu Shuyuan was silent.

Zhou Yuan said: "There are wars everywhere, and silver is needed everywhere. Even if your majesty is incompetent, it is impossible to increase taxes. The Qu family is so rich and refuses to stand on the side, so kill them."

"Not to mention tens of millions, it is no problem to collect six or seven million taels of silver? If I remember correctly, the Qu family has more than 100,000 acres of fertile land."

Qu Shuyuan's face was livid, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhou Yuan continued: "The old man is indeed just a teacher, but if you don't cultivate yourself, how can you cultivate others? Young people have the ambition to serve the country, but their teachers have no heart to serve the country, then who will really regard you as a teacher? ”

“Doesn’t the old man feel that his prestige is decreasing with the passing of time?”

“Not all the men of the Han family are cowards.”

Qu Shouyuan sat down slowly and said coldly: “Do I need you to teach me a lesson? I may not be unable to understand the situation in the world.”

In fact, you just don’t understand. After being away from the officialdom for too long, even the wisest people will become dull and pretend.

“As for standing in line, my Qu family boy Shao Geng is now in Jizhou. How can I stand in line? Do you want me to spend all my wealth and donate it all!”

Zhou Yuan said: “Helping me is standing in line.”

Qu Shouyuan sneered: “After all, it’s still helping you. Can you represent His Majesty?”

Zhou Yuan said lightly: “Yes, no one is more qualified to represent His Majesty than me. If you help me, you will stand on His Majesty’s side.”

Qu Shouyuan said: “Can you beat Nurhaci? "

Zhou Yuan said: "It's hard to say, but in this battle against the Eastern Tartars, Jizhou can't be defended, Tianjin will also fall, and the capital will be under great threat."

"Zhou Ziyi is not talented, but he will eventually lead the Beijing Camp to the battlefield. If he loses, he will serve his country with his life and live up to his life in this world."

"I dare to die, does Mr. Qu dare to stand on the side?"

Qu Shuyuan was a little shocked.

The young man in front of him was only nineteen years old. Why did he have such a firm will?

Has he not even enjoyed his life well, and he has already decided to die?

No wonder Qu girl had to hold on to him. This kind of person is indeed easy to fascinate and follow.

Qu Shuyuan said: "What can the Qu family do to help you? It can't be donating money!"

Zhou Yuan was relieved. It was really not easy for this old thing to give in!

He said in a deep voice: "Jinling is almost the world of the Qu family. There is a firearms bureau here, which should also be under the control of the Qu family. "

Qu Shouyuan nodded and said, "My nephew Qu Shaolin is in charge of the Firearms Bureau."

Zhou Yuan immediately said, "I want the Firearms Bureau. Grandpa, just hand it over to Qu Ling."

Give it to Ling'er? Isn't that just a matter of transferring from one hand to the other? What's that?

"That's all?"

Qu Shouyuan was a little surprised.

Zhou Yuan said, "Yes, that's all. Please do it, Grandpa. I will be very useful to the Firearms Bureau."

Qu Shouyuan waved his hand and said, "You can go and discuss it with Ling'er yourself. Qu Shaolin will come to hand it over tomorrow."

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

Zhou Yuan stood up and bowed deeply.

Qu Shouyuan said with a fake smile, "Thank you? I did help you, but you harmed my good granddaughter. How can this be counted?"

Zhou Yuan said quickly, "Jianzun! "

"You... you fucking..."

Qu Shouyuan was so angry that he picked up the teacup and threw it at Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan dodged and ran away.

Qu Shouyuan sat there, thinking of the conversation just now, and couldn't help but sigh.

He waved his hand and said, "Someone come!"

"Master."

A middle-aged man walked in.

Qu Shouyuan said, "Go and call Shaolin to me, and tell the kitchen to prepare lunch and take out the two bottles of girl's red in my cellar."

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, stared and said, "Master, that's twenty years of girl's red, it's reserved for..."

"Get out!"

Qu Shouyuan interrupted, "How could I not know! Just do it!"