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

Chapter 440

Princess Qinshui seemed to have many questions today. Even when eating, she kept asking Zhou Yuan all kinds of questions.

Zhou Yuan also patiently answered her questions, but the answers he got made both of them silent.

And a question followed. Zhou Yuan said, "If it were you, what would you do?"

Princess Qinshui said, "Me? I... I don't have a good temper. To be precise, I am stubborn and can't stand being wronged or losing."

"I have been naughty since I was a child. My father doesn't like me and always scolds me."

"But the more he scolds and the more he dislikes me, the more I don't follow his wishes."

"I am more naughty and rebellious. He asked me to study, but I insisted on practicing Taoism."

"He wanted me to get married, but I insisted on liking women and sleeping with her women."

"So when I was seventeen, I slept with Concubine Qiu and seduced her out of the palace."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "So you He was driven out of the palace, and forced to marry Yang Changguan. ”

Princess Qinshui pouted and said, “No, he married me.”

She quickly added, “But he couldn’t control me at all. I didn’t even let him touch me. He couldn’t stand it, so he gradually fell in love with men.”

“Then we separated. He liked his man, and I liked my woman. No one should get in the way of each other.”

Zhou Yuan said, “So your answer is that you need to scrape the bone to heal the wound.”

“Yes!”

Princess Qinshui answered very affirmatively, and said directly, “It is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace. The Jin Dynasty is like this, and it must be changed. No matter how great the resistance and difficulties are, we must do it. No matter how much blood is shed, it doesn’t matter. It is better than being slowly killed by silkworms. "Eat until death is good." Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Are you so determined? Have you ever thought that the person standing in front of you may be your closest person, your royal elders, your brothers and sisters." Princess Qinshui shook her head and smiled, "I don't have any close royal elders. I have always been the most hated one. How can they be close to me?" "The only one who is close to me is Sister Yunxian. She is a miserable person and a submissive person. She will not oppose me." "If everyone didn't hate me so much, how could the royal sister be assured to hand over the Ministry of Internal Affairs to me? She knows very well that if I control the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I will never let the royal family mess around." Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said : "What if your opponent is your sister?"

Princess Qinshui was startled, then laughed and said, "Don't scare me, I'm afraid of her. Although she is kind and caring, we are all afraid of her."

"Sister Royal is very powerful. She is smart and can play tricks with those ministers."

"But Sister Royal can't be my enemy, because she is a wise ruler. Most of the time, she is worried about ordinary people. We have been together for a long time, and I know Sister Royal."

"Maybe she is the most determined one."

Zhou Yuan had a gloomy face and didn't speak. He thought, maybe Qinshui was right, the eldest sister might be the most determined one, but it must be a more complicated moment.

Guan Lu is back.

He hurried into the yard and whispered, "Sir, we have found out some information about the Xunnan Palace."

Zhou Yuan said, "What's the situation?"

"The daughter of Xunnan, Luo Ruanzhi, has been held under house arrest by the Portuguese for three months. She has been held hostage and threatened to stop the Xunnan King from resisting."

"What?"

Zhou Yuan stood up and glared, "Three months? What happened in June?"

Guan Lu nodded and said, "In late June, Luo Ruanzhi brought three ships of goods to Haojing to discuss export matters and met with Haojing's Minister of Trade, Kolodiya."

"Before leaving the island, Fujian The news that the Guangdong Navy organized an attack on Haojing leaked out, and Luo Ruanzhi and his subordinates were detained in Haojing. "

"Now that the war is over, Haojing will use this as a bargaining chip to force the King of Xunnan not to resist."

Zhou Yuan scratched his hair hard, then nodded and said, "I know, go to the King of Xunnan's mansion to deliver a letter in the name of Guan Caixi and Zhuang Xuansu, and the time is set for tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

Guan Lu responded, and then said, "In addition, the Portuguese retreated."

Zhou Yuan looked up at the sky. It was already dusk, and today's looting should indeed end.

But what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? Such looting will last at least three to five days.

Finally, when night fell, Guan Caixi and Zhuang Xuansu came back.

"There are 26 people in total, arranged in an empty house on the opposite street."

Guan Caixi panted and said, "They are all masters, and they all said they are willing to fight, but they want money first."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Let's go eat. I'll give you two quarters of an hour to meet them."

"Okay."

Guan Caixi and the other man had been hungry for a day, so they didn't hesitate and hurried toAfter dinner, he went with Zhou Yuan and others.

When they walked into the house, they saw 26 people in the hall, mostly middle-aged men, two old women, two young women, and four old men.

When they saw Zhou Yuan, they looked at each other, not knowing whether to kneel or what to do, so they just clasped their fists and bowed.

Zhou Yuan looked at everyone and put the silver box directly on the table, making a bang.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the silver.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "You are all people of the rivers and lakes, and what matters is the pleasure of revenge and loyalty, so I won't say any more nonsense."

"Twenty-six people, fifty taels of silver per person, here is one thousand three hundred taels, you take the money first."

Everyone looked at each other, swallowed their saliva, and finally couldn't help but come forward.

Each person took away fifty taels, and the heavy weight was really intoxicating.

It is not easy to do anything in this world. It is too difficult to support a family. It is hard and tiring to travel around. Fifty taels of silver is really a considerable income for them.

Most people who travel around can't make so much money in a year.

Zhou Yuan looked at them and continued: "The same thing, grab a gun and get a reward of three hundred taels of silver. If you die unfortunately, I will also give you three hundred taels of pension, and let your friends bring it to your family."

"I have plenty of money, don't worry that I won't pay it."

"Now I want to hear your attitude, do you dare to fight with me."

A strong man put the silver in his pocket and grinned: "This sir, we are all on the edge of blood, as long as you are willing to give money, we dare to fight with the foreign pirates."

Others also spoke up.

"That's right. As long as you give us enough money and keep your promise, we will tie our heads to our belts and work with you."

"After so many years of life and death, we have never done such a profitable business, not to mention killing foreign pirates, not killing us Han people."

The silver was put into their pockets, and the mood of these people was lifted.

Zhou Yuan said: "Then the mission is here, now everyone should be alert and listen carefully."

The faces of the people became serious. They all knew that they had to deal with guns this time.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "The Portuguese left today, and they will definitely come back tomorrow. Even if they don't come tomorrow, they will come the day after tomorrow."

"You disguise yourself as civilians and act according to the situation."

"The range of the matchlock guns in their hands can reach more than 300 steps, but after firing a shot, they need to fill gunpowder and lead bullets, and ignite the matchlock, which takes at least 20 breaths!"

"These 20 breaths are the best time for you to act."

Everyone frowned and looked solemn.

Zhou Yuan said: "I know you may all have internal strength, but I tell you, don't try to use internal strength to resist bullets, it's impossible to do it."

"You can only kill people and take guns when they shoot."

"Don't force it if there is no chance, wait for the opportunity, there will definitely be people who are alone, because in addition to robbing supplies, they will also rape women."

"After grabbing the gun, don't think about shooting and killing people, run away immediately."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan paused and said solemnly: "Everything must be cautious, and you must not underestimate the enemy, otherwise you will lose your life."

"Do you understand?"

Everyone nodded quickly, and it was obvious that the atmosphere was much heavier than before.

After getting the money, you have to live to spend it.

Zhou Yuan said: "It's settled. You have one night to replenish food, discuss countermeasures, divide your respective areas of responsibility, and you can also act together."

"You have been in the martial arts world for so many years, and you have a long-term tacit understanding. I will not interfere in this regard."

"I just want guns! The more the better!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said: "At this time tomorrow night, I will wait for you here with the banknotes!"

"I hope everyone of you can get the money!"