Chapter 170 Self-Knowledge

Xian Shijun's question really frightened the Third Princess. Her expression changed again and again before she spoke with difficulty:

"Father, do you really want to be the emperor's husband?"

This is the reason he can think of.

"Then you must have the intention to compete for the throne, so that father can compete for this position."

Xian Shijun stared at his daughter for a moment and said.

"Don't! Father, I don't have that big ambition. I just want to be a dandy princess and spend my life idle. Please don't make things difficult for me. I can't fight against the eldest sister and the second sister.

The eldest sister is highly valued by the mother and the emperor, and the second sister's father's family holds military power, so I have no capital to compete. "

The Third Princess waved her hand directly and said.

"You don't need to worry about this. As long as I sit in the position of the emperor's husband, there will naturally be courtiers who support you and help you. Our current disadvantage will be our advantage in the future."

Xian Shijun still said calmly.

"Father, even so, I don't want to be a puppet queen! I don't believe that these people will unconditionally support me in ascending to the throne. Just like the mother queen said, God will not give away the pie in vain, and it will not be lost when it falls. It will definitely hit me.

The most important thing is that my daughter knows her own weight. I am not capable of sitting in that position. When virtue is not worthy of the position, it will bring disaster to Fengqi Kingdom. I don’t want to become the queen of the country’s subjugation. "

The third emperor's daughter shook her head like a rattle, and the reason for her refusal was very good. She was trying to convince her father not to get involved, for fear that the wise minister would insist on his own way, and even the empress of the country would complain about it.

But on the other hand, the third princess has a very clear understanding of herself. In her last life, she became the queen of a country that perished.

Only then did Xian Shijun reveal a relieved smile, pursed his lips and said:

"It seems that you have a clear understanding of yourself, so it's not in vain for me to be a bad guy."

Only then did the Third Princess realize that this was her father's test.

"Father, don't scare me! I thought you wanted to be an imperial husband. This is not a good thing at this time. Not to mention the ministers in the court, even the eldest sister and the second sister can tear you down."

The Third Princess wiped away the non-existent sweat on her forehead and spoke in a low voice.

"The emperor's husband and Rong Shijun left one after another, and some people set their sights on me, which annoyed me. Now that you are back, these people will probably get worse. I'm afraid that you are not firm enough, and I'm afraid that those people are plotting against you. You, that’s why you want to confirm your thoughts.”

Now that they have spoken out, Xian Shijun has made their situation clear.

"How could my father, who has always been non-competitive and non-competitive, say such things?"

The Third Princess patted her chest. If her father insisted on having his own way, she would be the unlucky one.

The conversation between father and daughter soon reached Ripple's ears. After the secret guard reported word for word, he disappeared again.

Lianyi smiled. She had never been worried about Xian Shijun, but this third princess, but now it seemed that she had no ambition.

In this case, Lianyi will naturally fulfill the little daughter's wish and let her be a wealthy and idle person and live a happy life.

After entering winter, food prices in various places fluctuated and seemed to be on the rise. Unfortunately, within three days of the price increase, the government released a batch of affordable rice in the name of the Queen and posted a notice.

The notice stated that this was the Queen's sympathy for the people. Because of the poor harvest due to the disaster, half of the taxes were waived. At the same time, a batch of cheap rice was provided so that the people could afford it. After this winter, spring began. There will also be a batch of high-quality seeds that people can receive on credit and pay back during the next autumn harvest.

As soon as this announcement came out, the people in the city rushed to tell each other, praising the queen's kindness, which made the grain merchants who had hoarded grain and prepared to make a fortune were dumbfounded. Not to mention raising the price, they just sold it at the usual price. Nowadays, few people come to visit.

No one is stupid. Why buy expensive ones when there are cheap ones? Moreover, when buying grains released by the government, you need to bring the household registration of the family when buying them to avoid repeated purchases. They will not be able to fish in troubled waters.

"Don't be afraid. The food will eventually run out. Let's wait."

A grain merchant said unwillingly.

Everyone looked at each other and planned to wait and see for a while before talking.

One day, two days, three days. Until a month later, not only did the grain not run out, but the variety also increased. The grain merchants were dumbfounded when they saw it, and prepared to move to other cities to have a look. Unfortunately, they didn't leave the city gate yet. He was stopped by people from the government office.

"You work together to drive up the price of food. You don't sell it to the people even if you have it. You are regarded as profiteers. For the sake of the stability of Fengqi Country, we will temporarily detain you. We will buy your food at a fair price and then sell it to the people. The money will not be paid." I miss you, but you will not be welcome in Fengqi Kingdom from now on."

The people around them listened to the angry voice of the female officer and realized that the carts were filled with grain. In order to make money, these profiteers would not sell the grain to them, and now they wanted to take the grain to other places to raise money. price.

All of a sudden, gravel and mud were thrown at these people. If the government officials hadn't stopped them, the excrement and water would have been thrown over them.

Then, in full view of everyone, the government officials weighed the grains on the spot, settled the money on the spot, and then drove the merchants and their followers out of the city.

"Everyone, we paid money to buy the food. I advise you to take the money and leave, so as not to be targeted by interested people and the money will not be kept."

The meaning of what the yamen servant said made the group of people's hearts skip a beat, and they immediately left the place of right and wrong at high speed.

"Hmph! A bunch of idiots!"

The yamen servant spat at the backs of the merchants who seemed to be running away.

This kind of thing is also happening in various cities, but some businessmen are very aware of current affairs. As soon as the Queen's announcement came out, they immediately lowered the previously inflated food prices. Although it was not parity, it was still within the acceptance range of the people. , after all, the people can understand that high-quality rice costs so much.

Some merchants who had received the news a long time ago did not increase their prices when other grain merchants raised their prices. They continued to sell at the original price, and were boycotted by all merchants. However, in the end, such merchants gained a good reputation and made no money after the price increase. There is a lot, but there is also a small profit.

Those who drive up the price of food are miserable. Instead of making money, they will pay compensation. After all, in order to get as much food as possible in their hands, they paid a lot of money to buy it.

Fengqi State had such a clean-up, the trend of driving up grain prices was severely suppressed, and another crisis was overcome. Moreover, various government offices also used this opportunity to buy back all the grain from the grain merchants, supplementing the supply due to this. The granary, which had been halved for disaster relief, had also been stocked with food and fodder for the next spring's war.

When the new emperor of the Panlong Kingdom saw the merchants who were sent out to mess up the food prices of the Fengqi Kingdom, they all came back dejected. He was so angry that he threw them away, and with a ferocious face, he kicked them out.

After the first rain in spring, Xuanwu Kingdom was the first to point its sword at Panlong Kingdom, under the banner of avenging his father.