Chapter 95
Judging from Wu Zetian's expression, Pei Shaoqing knew that he had done the right thing again.
He actually had careful considerations about how to get along with Wu Zetian.
The way to get along with each other with fear and walking on thin ice is not what he wants, and the effect may not be good. Maybe one day it will be knocked off by Wu Zetian.
As an emperor, no one cannot sacrifice.
Instead, treating Wu Zetian as a close elder may have a better effect.
Of course, the premise is that you cannot commit suicide, do not seek help in the government affairs, or even seize Wu Zetian's power.
But cheating some wine or saying a few jokes like before to bring the relationship between the two parties closer is not only harmless, but it is beneficial to enhance Wu Zetian's perception of him.
Pei Shaoqing actually came from An Lushan.
In history, this is how An Lushan did it.
An Lushan looked like a meat-free and vegetable-free face in front of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
In order to bring his relationship with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, An Lushan actually dared to drive with Yang Guifei in front of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
It is hard to say whether An Lushan, this fat man, has really slept with Yang Guifei, but Yang Guifei is definitely willing. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang must know this, but he still favors An Lushan.
What? It’s because An Lushan has seen through human nature.
Because An Lushan grasped the weakness in the human nature of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang longed to have someone who could get along with him like An Lushan.
By the same token, Wu Zetian must also hope that there will be someone who can get along with her like this.
Since ancient times, emperors have been called lonely, but this does not mean that they really want to be lonely. They never want others to get involved in sharing the power in their hands. However, in daily life, they actually long to be like ordinary people, having three or five friends gathered together from time to time, and when they are in a bad mood, they can scold the world and complain.
So Pei Shaoqing decided to treat Wu Zetian like An Lushan was to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
Judging from the current situation, the effect should be said to be pretty good, at least it is a good start.
"Dog thing." Wu Zetian was so angry that she cursed, and there was no more information.
The eunuch who was serving the palace maid in the hall was secretly shocked. This was really strange. Pei Sicheng was so offensive that the queen just scolded her without any pain.
Pei Shaoqing was very calm after hearing this.
He immediately walked to the right side of the imperial desk with a glass cup.
Yes, that's right, it's the side of Princess Taiping.
Then he naturally knelt down next to Princess Taiping, and was very close to Princess Taiping.
After kneeling down, he gently pushed Princess Taiping with his right hip and said disgustedly: "You sit in a little bit, and you can occupy such a large area by yourself."
Wu Zetian was stunned.
This dog is too brave!
Princess Taiping was also a little at a loss.
I could only ask Wu Zetian for help: "My grandma?"
"Don't bully Taiping!" Wu Zetian could only scold one sentence.
But even she herself felt that the reprimand was unbinding.
In fact, this is the case, Pei Shaoqing didn't take it seriously at all.
Pei Shaoqing directly pressed his head to Princess Taiping, almost facing her face.
Just when Princess Taiping was at a loss, Pei Shaoqing had already snatched the memorial from her hand:
"Tang Jing, the head of the Xishi Municipal Administration, said that rice prices were cut off. Last year, the flood and drought in Guanzhong were severe, and most prefectures and prefectures had no harvest. This year, the rice prices in the two counties in Chang'an rose several times in a day after the Spring Festival."
"By the twenty-year lunar month, I had already made eighty coins of rice."
"Beg the court to open warehouses and release grain to stabilize the price of rice."
"I'm afraid the court has no food to release, right?"
Wu Zetian was about to have an attack, but when he heard the last sentence, he immediately swallowed the reprimand again.
Because from the memorial just now and the judgment after reading it, it can be seen that Pei Shaoqing's mind seemed to be on the memorial, rather than deliberately trying to be careless about Princess Taiping.
In this case, you can barely forgive.
Princess Taiping was also dissatisfied and pouted, "There is a lot of food in Taicang."
"Bad." Pei Shaoqing swears, and then said, "That's all to coax a child like you."
"Who is younger? Who is younger?" Princess Taiping was displeased and said angrily, "I am seventeen years old."
"Yes, yes, you are not young, it's really not young." Pei Shaoqing's eyes fell on Princess Taiping's bulging breasts.
Because eunuchs kept adding red-hot stones in the warm-house, they were always kept at a suitable room temperature.
Therefore, Princess Taiping did not wear a burqa, only a lake-green skirt, covered with a gauze of the same color, and a piece of horn on her chest. The horn was supported high, and only two thin red ropes were tied around her slender and fair neck. It made people worry that these two thin ropes would be broken by the heavy white rabbit.
In this situation, Pei Shaoqing's nose bleeding almost spurted out.
It's going to die, why is the little girl developing so well? What should I use to feed her?
"No, please look!" Princess Taiping covered her chest with her little hands and said coquettishly, "Look, dig out your eyes again."
"I think anyone really cares about you." Pei Shaoqing said with a loud voice and said to Wu Zetian, "Queen Tian, please transfer food from Jiangnan as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, when the price of rice will rise to the sky when the spring is gone."
"At that time, not only will Guanzhong be hungry, but the army fighting in the north will have to temporarily suspend its offensive because it cannot provide food and grass, thus giving the Turkic rebels the most precious respite."
In Pei Shaoqing's impression, this expedition to the Eastern Turkic rebels was not very smooth.
Now Wu Zetian felt even more that Pei Shaoqing was not intentionally trying to tease Princess Taiping.
With a sigh, Wu Zetian shook his head and said, "Don't I want to transfer food from Jiangnan, but how easy is this?"
Pei Shaoqing said: "I dare to ask the Queen, what is the difficulty in this matter?"
"The difficulty lies in insufficient transportation capacity," Wu Zetian said. "If we want to calm the rice price in Guanzhong and then transport military rations to the north, we need more than tens of millions of stones of rice and grain. Even if we have the convenience of the Grand Canal, the number of labor, boats, cars and horses required is huge, and the losses along the way are shocking."
"One stone of rice is transported to the northern border,"
"There's less than half a bucket left!"
"The former Sui Yin Ji is not far away, how dare I abuse the people's power?"
Pei Shaoqing said: "The imperial court consumed so much food transportation because it was impossible to get the rules."
"Is it because I can't understand the method?" Wu Zetian frowned, "How do you say this?"
Pei Shaoqing said: "It's very simple. The strong servants who transport grain are all sects. For these servants, walking ten miles is a day, and walking fifty miles is also a day. Does the queen think they will do their best to transport grain?"
Wu Zetian said: "Whether to do your best to work hard, there will be a supervisor."
"It's useless." Pei Shaoqing sneered, "Li Zheng and Li Yao are both fellow villagers in the country, how could they urge them to death? Besides, Li Zheng is most afraid of hard work, and he is eager to walk a few miles away."
Wu Zetian said: "This is a chronic disease, and there is no good solution to solve it in ancient and modern times."
Chapter completed!