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As soon as Li Dingguo entered the river room, he immediately shouted with a stern face: "What are you going to do?"
Ai Nengqi replied: "Third brother, you don't know yet, the Ministry of War is reorganizing our troops..."
"Shut up!" Li Dingguo said coldly, "Fourth brother, you are all generals of the Qin Dynasty now, and the troops you lead are all soldiers and horses of the Qin Dynasty. How can we talk about our soldiers and horses? As the saying goes, all the troops are like thunder and rain. It's your grace. It's your Majesty's business to reorganize your troops. How can you make irresponsible remarks here? "
"Third brother! You..."
"Sit down, sit down!" Seeing that Ai Nengqi was about to run away, Li Dingguo scolded him again. Feng Shuangli and Ma Weixing quickly pulled Ai Nengqi to sit down.
Li Dingguo stared at Ai Nengqi and said with hatred, "Fourth brother, as the saying goes, this moment, that moment, if anyone can't see clearly the general trend of the world and goes against the will, no matter how capable he is, he will die. "
"Hmph!" Ai Nengqi snorted coldly and looked away from Li Dingguo. He had a rough and upright character. Although he admired Li Dingguo in his heart, he sometimes felt that he was a little weak.
"Fourth brother, I know what you are thinking. Forget what happened in the past. The world today is no longer the world we used to fight with our adoptive father.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were continuous famines, corrupt officials everywhere, and cruel exploitation. The Ming court continued to increase the salary, making the people miserable and full of complaints. Therefore, we can always respond to one call and gather hundreds of thousands of people in one day.
But now, after years of famine and war, the people of the world have long been tired of war, and their minds have settled. His Majesty expelled the Tartars, restored the Han Dynasty's clothes, administered benevolent policies, and pacified the people. This year alone, he spent 32 million liters of rice and grain to provide relief to the people of the seven northern provinces. It can be said to benefit hundreds of millions of living beings.
Fourth brother, think about it, the people are tired of the war, and now they are eating your majesty’s relief food, and their lives seem to be settled. At this time, will anyone still rebel against you? If you go against the will of heaven, I'm afraid even your original soldiers will abandon you. Fourth brother, wake up. Stop acting recklessly. "
After listening to Li Dingguo's words, Feng Shuangli and Ma Weixing were sweating behind their backs. The more they thought about it, the more afraid they became. If they had really listened to Ai Nengqi just now and sneaked back to the northwest, they would probably be separated from their families as soon as they left Nanjing.
Ai Nengqi's heart felt like a huge boulder weighing on him, and a trace of despair seeped into his heart. He murmured: "Can we just let others slaughter us? Can we just sit and wait to die?"
"Fourth brother, please calm down first. His Majesty is definitely on guard against us at this time, but this is also human nature. As long as we don't act excessively, with His Majesty's character, he shouldn't do anything like a rabbit to a dog's death. , at least not right now. After all, there are still a lot of people like Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Jin Shenghuan, Hui Xiangdeng, etc. His Majesty must consider the consequences if he accuses us. "
really. Many of the senior generals of the Qin Army had defected to the "rebels" back then. As the saying goes, the fox dies and the rabbit dies, Qin Mu cannot have no scruples. Thinking of this, Ai Nengqi felt a little calmer.
"Third brother, tell me, what should we do now?"
Li Dingguo thought for a moment and said, "Avoid suspicion and show loyalty."
Feng Shuangli and Ma Weixing asked at the same time: "How to avoid suspicion and show loyalty?"
Li Dingguo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "At this time, we cannot return to the northwest. We must take the initiative to avoid suspicion."
"this... ... .."
"If you keep doing this, even if His Majesty doesn't kill us, we will be finished for the rest of our lives, and we will never be able to control the army again."
"Then how should I show my loyalty?"
"Today, His Majesty held discussions with the ministers in the Huagai Hall and has already agreed on the plan to attack Guangdong and Guangxi. You immediately took the initiative to invite infants to attack Guangdong and Guangxi. Fourth brother, you didn't listen to my advice at the beginning and insisted on saying that you would listen to adjustments rather than announcements. This matter It’s impossible to say that His Majesty doesn’t have any grudges in his heart. Just be a bachelor and take the initiative to apologize. If you can get over this hurdle, you may not be able to gain His Majesty’s trust in the future.”
"Third brother, what about you?"
Li Dingguo sighed secretly and said: "I am better off staying still now, so I can only stay in Nanjing for now. If Your Majesty thinks that we are advancing and retreating together, it will be bad."
***
After the meeting at the Huagai Hall, Qin Mu returned to the Qianqing Palace in the back court, and Huang Lianshan immediately came to see him.
Qin Mu asked the young eunuch to lead him in, and then waved his hand to let the eunuchs and maids in the palace exit together. Huang Lianshan immediately reported in a low voice.
After hearing this, Qin Mu nodded lightly and said, "That's very good, but we can't take it lightly, and we don't want to scare the snakes, let alone let them escape surveillance."
"Here! Your Majesty, I have just received news from Ningbo that a Japanese ship has docked at the port. I approached the shipping department and claimed to be a tribute envoy, requesting to come to Beijing to see Your Majesty."
"Japanese envoy?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Qin Mu thought for a moment and said, "I understand. You won't handle this matter. If nothing happens, just step aside."
"Here."
Huang Lianshan withdrew, and Qin Mu called the maids outside the palace in and asked, "Where is the Queen?"
The palace maid gathered her blessings and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is visiting Lan Zhaoyi in Jingyang Palace. She also ordered the maid to inform the maid after Your Majesty returns to the palace. The maid has already sent someone to Jingyang Palace. I believe the Queen will be there soon." Will come."
Jingyang Palace is one of the six eastern palaces, and Lan Zhaoyi is the red lady.
At the family dinner that day, the highly respected Qin Liangyu mentioned the issue of royal heirs again, which made Yang Zhi feel very stressed.
This time Bian Yujing gave birth to a daughter, which failed to relieve the pressure. Now only Lady Hong was pregnant, and she often visited Jingyang Palace.
Qin Mu felt quite emotional to have such a queen. This kind of woman was rare even in this era, not to mention that she would be extinct in later generations.
Since returning to Beijing, Qin Mu has invited Yang Zhi to have dinner with him every day, just like an ordinary couple.
These days, she spends most of her time in Kunning Palace, hoping to get her pregnant with another child and repay this virtuous wife.
He walked out of Qianqing Palace and walked to Jingyang Palace alone, thinking about the Japanese envoy that Huang Lianshan had just reported.
Japan's current policy is still to be closed to the country. In the past few years, it has not had much contact with the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty has been busy dealing with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, focusing all its energy on the country and not paying attention to Japan.
There is no doubt that Qin Mu still has national hatred for Japan in his heart, but after coming to this time and space, he has not had time to think carefully about how to treat Japan.
If in a few years, after Qin's navy grows stronger, it should not be difficult to defeat Japan. As for whether to fight or not, how to deal with it... Forget it, let's talk about it later. Qin Mu put down his worries and felt that it was better to deal with Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan first, as well as the bigger threat: the Junggar tribe.
As for the Western colonists, they naturally have to drive out of Nanyang first. Let alone global hegemony, they will never let the Western colonists get involved in Malacca. Asia is Asia for Asians. Perhaps more accurately, it is China's Asia.
When I arrived at Jingyang Palace, I saw Yang Zhi sitting by the bed, listening to Madam Hong's story about her time at Qingliu Pass with a smile. It seemed that Yang Zhi was listening with great interest, and she didn't notice Qin Mu entering the inner hall.
The red lady, who was still lying on the bed, said first: "Your Majesty is here."
Yang Zhiwanran turned around, stood up quickly and said, "I, my concubine, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"Does the queen also like to hear about these beatings and killings?" Qin Mu asked with a smile, helping her up.
"I can't be like Smurfette, guarding His Majesty. Listening to her talk about these things makes me yearn for it."
"You are my queen. You cannot imitate her. She is rebellious. If you imitate her, there will be chaos in this palace. Hahaha..."
"Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense. Smurfette is gentle and courteous, smart and beautiful. She is also a heroine just like my aunt. How can your Majesty talk about people like this?"
Qin Mu hugged her shoulders and sat beside the bed together. The red lady was about to stand up and salute, but Qin Mu held her down: "Okay, you are pregnant, so don't be polite. To be honest, you guys There are too many differences in temperament. I was worried that you would not be able to get along well with each other before, but now I can rest assured. "
The red lady said with some envy: "The queen's temperament is really the best in the world. Even her refined strength has to turn into softness in front of the queen. I also want to make a fuss, but after a while When I see the Queen, I can no longer make a fuss."
The red lady's words may be meant to compliment Yang Zhi, but more of them should come from her sincerity.
Qin Mu couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. He turned back to look at Yang Zhi, his eyes filled with tenderness melted by her.
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.(To be continued...)
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