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After saying this, Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan: "Actually, even if you say she looks good, I don't care. After all, she's ranked fourth on the Rouge List."
Su Changan smiled and said, "I know you don't care, but I'm really not as pretty as you."
Xia Fengxiang nodded, in a good mood!
Su Changan broke into a sweat. No matter what, he couldn't say that Liu Baishi was good-looking. Even if he said he didn't care, would you try to say it out loud?
If things go wrong, the sky might fall!
but.
Su Changan was suddenly startled. When he mentioned Liu Baishi, he thought of sending poems to others.
Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang. I wonder if this girl cares about the poems embroidered on Liu Baishi's clothes.
Thinking of this, Su Changan smiled helplessly.
However, after Xia Fengxiang drank a sip of tea, he looked at Su Changan and asked, "Do you remember the people from the Wanli Chamber of Commerce who were sitting over there just now? They were the men who flirted with you."
Chapter 321 Where did this young couple come from? Why are they so sweet!
Hearing Xia Fengxiang's words, Su Changan immediately frowned: "Put it another way."
Xia Fengxiang naturally said this on purpose. When he heard Su Changan's words, he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay, put it another way!"
Xia Fengxiang continued, "Those people from Wanli Chamber of Commerce, didn't I tell you to let Su Liheng eat them for me?"
Su Changan nodded and didn't ask any more questions, just waiting for Xia Fengxiang to continue.
Xia Fengxiang continued, "When my father was alive, he began to suppress many of the aristocratic families in Daxia, or eliminated many families. However, the aristocratic families cannot be eradicated. In recent years, some families have naturally risen rapidly, including some of them that had previously submitted to my father, but have begun to rise again in recent years. These people either cooperate with Li Nishang or rely on their own family's power in the court to form an independent faction, which is the so-called aristocratic family faction. They probably learned from the previous lessons and united themselves to deal with Li Nishang and Yang Shanchang. In fact, they have done a lot behind Li Nishang and Yang Shanchang for a few years, but unlike the previous two, they did everything in the south. I won't go into details, but you can guess it anyway."
"Before I was going to marry you, two old men representing the aristocratic families in the court knew about it and were against it, but that's not important now. Although these two are not in the court and only live in the capital, many officials in the court who are involved in the aristocratic families basically follow their lead because of the alliance. They used to be very active, but since the incident with Li Nishang, they have been completely silent and have been using illness as an excuse to avoid seeing outsiders. So, you probably haven't seen him, but you should know one of them, Zuo Shaoweng, remember him."
Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang and nodded.
Su Changan actually knew about the affairs of the aristocratic family.
But unlike Li Nishang and the Eighth Prince,
As Su Wenqing said, these people from the aristocratic families are only focused on expanding the power of their own families, and have not done too many things that are presumptuous.
There were only a few times when they wanted to send their own children into the palace to be queens. After Xia Fengxiang confirmed Su Changan as the queen, there were even memorials mentioning taking a concubine.
This doesn't seem like much.
But Su Wenqing gave Su Changan an example: if someone hits you directly, you can run, hide, and do everything you can to protect yourself, so as to find an opportunity to counterattack the other person.
But the person who keeps nibbling at you and draining you away lies beside you, but when you react, you will find that you are completely powerless to deal with him because he has grown into a giant.
The former is naturally the Eighth Prince, the King of Shu.
And the latter is the aristocratic family!
As for Li Nishang, Yang Guofu and others, they are termites in the words of Su Wenqing.
And according to what Su Changan knew, the previous emperor had suppressed the aristocratic families severely, and even completely wiped out several large families at one point. Some of the Qingliu factions in the south, in particular, did not dare to take up official positions for a time during the previous emperor's time.
It is precisely for this reason that there are so many children from poor families in the court or in the Imperial College. The most representative ones are Su Wenqing, Mu Xu, Yang Shanchang, Zhao Wuxiu, Zong Ze and other civil and military officials.
but
As for the affairs of the aristocratic families, in Su Changan's previous life, he remembered that the wise rulers and emperors of every dynasty had constantly suppressed them.
Although there were some who got into trouble, that was because the aristocratic families were too powerful.
Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "His grandfather is Zuo Nanxing, one of the two people I just mentioned. Zuo Shaoweng is his youngest grandson, but because he is an illegitimate child, he is not favored by him. Therefore, Zuo Shaoweng and his wife and children live outside by themselves."
After that, Xia Fengxiang asked, "Do you remember a man named Ouyang Wenhua? The one who cheated in the imperial examination?"
Su Changan thought for a moment and asked, "Who is the Ouyang family member that you asked Zhao Yulang to deal with?"
Xia Fengxiang nodded: "The southern noble families have established two chambers of commerce in recent years. One is the Shangjun Chamber of Commerce headed by the Zuo and Qi families that I just mentioned, and the Ouyang family is one of them. The other is the Wanli Chamber of Commerce, which is headed by the families of the people from the Wanli Chamber of Commerce we just saw. The two sides are not united, after all, they have conflicts of interest themselves."
When he said this, Xia Fengxiang laughed, then stretched out his hand to pinch Su Changan's face, and then said with a look of joy: "Speaking of which, your campaign to eliminate gangs and eliminate evil should have scared Yang Guofu? Or did Yang Shanchang tell his son what to do? When doing it, he specifically targeted the people from the aristocratic families. In fact, it can be said that it helped a lot, because I originally planned to use the Ouyang family's cheating in the imperial examination to warn them, but I didn't expect that several families in the Wanli Chamber of Commerce were quite obedient. However, the Shangjun Chamber of Commerce did not make any move. I didn't expect that while I was cleaning up Li Nishang and the Yang Party, he actually placed his own people in some official positions in the south. I let him arrange it."
Xia Fengxiang suddenly remembered something, looked at Su Changan and asked, "Do you still remember the student named Guo Kaizhong?"
Su Changan blinked, then suddenly remembered and asked, "You had to kiss me in public when we met that time?"
Snapped!
When Su Changan finished speaking, Xia Fengxiang kicked him on the foot and then scolded him, "What nonsense are you talking about! Can't you talk about the time when the results were announced?"
Su Changan pursed his lips, feeling aggrieved, because he was not wrong!
Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes at Su Changan, not wanting to dwell on this topic any further, and continued, "Didn't he tell us that his uncle was going to be transferred to the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel? It was Zuo Nanxing who arranged it, and it was also arranged through that opportunity. But it was also thanks to him, otherwise I really wouldn't have known about it. Later I found out that they had decided on it internally and had not announced it to the public."
Su Changan didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xia Fengxiang took a sip of the teacup and continued, "Anyway, you know what I'm going to do now. After all, a war is about to start. Even if we don't attack, Mobei has already started preparing. If I'm right, the Queen Mother of Mobei is planning to wipe out the Huihe before the spring, and then attack us again immediately after she has no more worries. Moreover, although my eighth uncle is dead, Xia Zhixu is still here. He is more difficult to deal with than my eighth uncle. Although I have arranged people and sent a letter, Xia Zhixu has no bottom line and will do anything, so I am not completely sure that I can smoothly recover Yandi."
"As for Shu, you've seen it. They sent people to kill them. Although Fang Wenhe deliberately arranged it, the fact that the King of Shu didn't object means everything. And although Xia Tingyu wanders around every day and was in a brothel today, Shen Yue has been giving gifts to officials at all levels in private. So I must solve the hidden dangers of the aristocratic families as soon as possible. Especially since the people of the aristocratic families have become smarter and have set up chambers of commerce to make a lot of money. The south is an important tax collection area for Daxia, and it's impossible for them to occupy it. So we have to solve them as soon as possible to have no worries. And let me tell you, it's all thanks to Uncle Eleven who has been in Luzhou all these years, and... well~~ it's also your second uncle. With them, the development of those aristocratic families is suppressed, otherwise it will be even more troublesome."
"But it's okay now. Although many important positions in the south are held by their people, it won't be too troublesome to deal with them. After all, we can't just kill them directly, otherwise it will be a cause of controversy. Not to mention me, even your popularity will probably be scolded by the scholars in the world. After all, those families have some reputation in the literary world, and scholars... you know. My father didn't take action directly back then, but took it step by step. Otherwise, with my father's temper, he would have let Meng Qin, Brother Zhu Huang and Brother Zong Ze lead the troops to kill them all."
Hearing this, Su Changan frowned.
In fact, what was said was similar to what Su Changan knew himself, just not as detailed.
Xia Fengxiang reached out and pinched Su Changan's face: "What are you thinking about?"
Su Changan said: "I was thinking, before we go south, can we try to break through to the limit?"
Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes immediately: "You are writing poetry! You can write it as you like. Although I am not a martial artist, I have heard from Aunt Yan and those ninth-rank people in the Huanglong Guard that in order to break through the limit, you need not only talent, but also luck!"
Hearing this, Su Changan immediately said, "Wife, let me be honest. Before I started practicing martial arts, they told me that it was very difficult to reach the ninth rank. Look at me, I have reached the ninth rank after just a few tries."
Hearing this, Xia Fengxiang was about to speak, but when the words came to his lips, he looked at Su Changan and said, "Didiu, why are you using so many weird words!! And I was worried about you getting promoted to the ninth rank, and I even went to ask Aunt Yan, but Aunt Yan told me not to mention this to you, for fear that you would show off everywhere! And don't think I don't know that you show off in front of Ruyu, Lian Wei, Zhou Qianhong, and Li Changxiu, and say those things. Don't think I don't know that you are showing off in front of Ruyu, Lian Wei, Zhou Qianhong, and Li Changxiu. You are all the Queen's people, what kind of status do you have to show off like this in front of them!"
Su Changan's expression became solemn, and then he looked at Xia Fengxiang and asked seriously: "Are you going to deny the fact that I reached the ninth rank by just dipping my hands twice! Don't forget, I was a person who knew nothing before!"
Xia Fengxiang raised his hand to hit her, but stopped mid-air and retracted it, then cursed, "No wonder even cats and cats don't dare to praise you too much. Look at how cocky you are! No wonder Aunt Yan has a headache just thinking about seeing you now."
Su Changan immediately asked: "Why? I have a very good relationship with Aunt Yan."
Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes and immediately asked, "Last time Aunt Yan got you a knife to ask what you thought, you came up and said, 'Aunt, how did I get to the ninth rank so quickly?' I wanted to beat you up just by listening to you! Only your status protected you, otherwise you would have been beaten by Aunt Yan a long time ago. I can imagine how hard Aunt Yan tried to endure it."
Su Changan picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Hey, I'm just stating a fact, why are these people like this!"
Having said that, after drinking a sip of tea, Su Changan looked at Yan Ruyu and Lian Wei, then shook his head again.
Yan Ruyu and Lian Wei saw it and became curious.
Xia Fengxiang cursed, "You can show off all you want. If my grandmother can't stand it anymore one day, she will teach you a lesson. I won't care!"
Su Changan heard this and immediately said, "If you don't care, I will act like a spoiled child to you."
Hearing this, Xia Fengxiang took a breath, tried to control his emotions, and then said: "Let's not talk about this. Anyway, the two chambers of commerce can be said to be the foundation of the alliance of the two families. But after all, it is an alliance, so it is very easy to deal with them. Once they are alone, they will not be a force to be reckoned with. After all, my father suppressed them a little in the past. Therefore, you don't need to worry about anything. Wanli Chamber of Commerce has Li Jiulang and others, and Shangjun has Su Wenqing and Yang Shanchang. We are going to the south to take a look. So don't think too much."
Su Changan frowned when he heard this: "How would Li Heng know?"
Xia Fengxiang shook his head: "I don't know, and don't tell him. Li Jiulang will cover this matter, and Su Liheng will not be in danger. But Li Jiulang said he wanted to see Su Liheng's ability, so don't say anything more to him."
"As for what happened to those people afterwards, I won't know until I see it. After all, I can't just judge based on the contents of some secret documents."
After saying that, Xia Fengxiang took a sip of tea and then said, "That's it. I didn't hide anything from you this time! So don't write it down in your little notebook! You still remember all the trivial things, how petty! You even remember how many times I pinched you! Why, you want to pinch me back!"
Su Changan immediately said, "Your book is hidden inside the cushion in the imperial study! Stop talking about me!"
But after saying that, Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang: "No, how do you know that I also got a small book? Are you turning over my pillow?"
Xia Fengxiang immediately said, "Su Changan! How could I not feel it when you stuffed such a thick book into my pillow? And did you turn over my cushion? Otherwise, how would you know I was hiding in there!"
Su Changan said helplessly: "Wife, touch your big bun and ask yourself! Where do you put it? Do you need me to turn it over? I can feel it if I lean over!"
Hearing this, Xia Fengxiang thought about it and it seemed to be the case, just like when he rested his head on Su Changan's pillow and immediately felt something inside.
But suddenly he looked down, thought of steamed buns, and his face turned red.
Then he glared at Su Changan and was about to curse.
But think about it, even though there are not many people, I can deal with him after I go back!
Can.
So annoying!
Someone is so annoying!
Su Changan smiled helplessly, then coughed and said, "Why don't we be honest? After all, we are husband and wife, so we shouldn't do this anymore."
Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes at Su Changan and said nothing.
Su Changan was helpless, okay, let’s go back and change places!
Xia Fengxiang saw through Su Changan at a glance, and went back to change his place!
But he couldn't help but smile again, then looked at Su Changan and said, "That's it anyway!"
After that, Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan and said, "Have you rested well? Let's go back?"
Su Changan actually didn't need to rest, so he nodded immediately, "Okay."
Stand up and hold hands again naturally.
But this time, Xia Fengxiang didn't twist Su Changan, they were just holding hands normally.
As he walked toward the door, Xia Fengxiang suddenly remembered something, so he said, "Haven't you always been curious about the Jianghu? The famous Sword-Waving Contest in the Jianghu will start in February, right? We should be able to encounter it then. If we do, we can go and take a look. I'm also a little curious about what it's like."
Upon hearing this, Su Changan nodded immediately.
Xia Fengxiang continued, "Speaking of which, I just remembered that there was a man named Xu Lezhi among those people today. His uncle is quite remarkable and writes very good poems. He also came to Beijing this time. It's actually quite strange, because I originally thought that the poems he gave to his nephew should be comparable to yours, but Xu Lezhi didn't even plan to bring them out. But think about it, if life could only be like the first meeting, if he heard it, he would also admit defeat. But he is in the Imperial College right now, maybe during the Shangyuan Poetry Festival, he might compete with you."
After hearing this, Su Changan thought for a moment and looked at Xia Fengxiang and asked, "Do you want me to win the Shangyuan Poetry Festival?"
Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes at Su Changan and said, "Nonsense! The best is the best! If you can also win the first prize in early winter, mid-autumn festival and Shangyuan festival, then your reputation among scholars will be even louder! I definitely want you to achieve this! And don't forget the ranking of Shuyalou. But Shangyuan poetry meeting is not that easy, because Xu Lezhi's uncle is here, and some famous literati will participate, not just the younger generation. Otherwise, why do you think Shuyalou said that they would wait until the Shangyuan poetry meeting is over before making a poetry list for you."
Su Changan shook his head: "It's not a big problem. I remember a lot of poems, including an amazing one about the Lantern Festival."
Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan strangely, but didn't say anything, just thinking that this man was sick again.
but.