The emperor returned to the palace after dinner.
The first time he ate at Shichanghou Mansion, he didn't expect the food at Shichanghou Mansion to be so delicious.
It tastes much better than what he had in the palace!
Although not that expensive, they are common home-cooked dishes.
The emperor glanced at the mountains of bones in front of him.
He took another look at the Seventeenth Emperor beside him. There were only a few meat and bones on the table.
He obviously felt that the Seventeenth Emperor's brother ate faster and more than he did, so why didn't he have a few bones
The meat and bones on other people's tabletops were not as good as mine. The emperor's face turned red!
This makes him, the current emperor, look like a starving ghost who has never seen the world!
The emperor took another look at the hill-like bones in front of him: What should I do if I want to destroy the corpse and eliminate all traces
While Nalan Jinnian, Wen Jiarui and Feng Nianchen were talking, the Emperor turned his back to him and quietly used chopsticks to push a large portion of the hill-like bone between the two of them.
After doing all this, the emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief!
In this way, no one knows who ate the bones!
Fortunately, there were only four of them at this table!
Nalan Jinnian turned around after speaking.
The emperor immediately straightened his back and said seriously: "It's getting late, I have to drive back to the palace."
After hearing this, Wen Jiarui stood up quickly: "I respectfully send you off to your Majesty."
Nalan Jinnian glanced at the mountain of bones between the two of them, and then at the emperor.
This is better than what he could eat before!
At first, because the girl's family was poor, they didn't prepare a few dishes.
The emperor noticed Nalan Jinnian's gaze and quickly left his seat with a guilty conscience.
Nalan Jinnian raised the corner of his mouth slightly, the emperor brother spared no effort in laughing at himself just now!
He was also unceremonious and said with a concerned look on his face: "Brother Emperor, you have eaten so much meat at night, I will accompany you for a walk to help you digest your food!"
After the first time, he has already experienced it. If he wants to eat, he should choose meat with no bones!
No matter how much you eat, no one notices!
When Wen Jiarui, Feng Nianchen and others heard this, their eyes fell on the two piles of bones.
Eunuch Lin is at another table. He has never eaten so happily!
However, he glanced at the bones on the table and was shocked: The emperor can really eat them!
I never saw him eating so much in the palace on weekdays!
Wen Jiarui was also worried that the emperor would be exhausted, so he immediately said: "I'll get Xiaoshi pills for the emperor."
The emperor stiffened his body, waved his hand, and wanted to say no, but after a pause he forgot about it.
What could he say
You said no, didn’t you have enough to eat
Doesn’t that mean admitting that you are a big eater
But if you take Xiaoshi Pills, doesn’t that mean you admit that you are full
The emperor glared at Nalan Jinnian. His pain for these seventeenth emperor brother was in vain!
"You come back to the palace with me and deal with the memorial! Because I am worried about you, state affairs have been delayed!"
This little heartless guy!
Tonight, let him review the memorials in the imperial study until dawn!
so bad.
Nalan Jinnian did not refuse and sent the emperor directly back to the palace.
Of course, the emperor didn't really intend to keep Nalan Jinnian in the palace all night to approve the memorial. He came back from the expedition and didn't rest for a day.
The emperor just left him to discuss the issue of Dongling Kingdom with him.
The Emperor: "Those Dongling prisoners of war, my dear brother, how do you think we should exchange terms with Dongling?"
Nalan Jinnian sat lazily on the Grand Master's chair and said nonchalantly: "He is the fish and I am the swordsman, so of course we will be slaughtered severely! Xiangyan City and Luoshen Pass were given to us, so this matter will be written off!"
The emperor shook his head after hearing this: "There are many large and small salt mines in Xiangyan City. It is one of the two major salt cities in Dongling Kingdom. If we come here, our salt shortage in Nalan Kingdom can be greatly alleviated. But I am afraid that Dongling Kingdom You are reluctant to give it, not to mention that you still want Luoshen Pass. Luoshen Pass is located in a dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is the natural barrier of Dongling Kingdom! If you want both cities together, the leader of Dongling Kingdom is not stupid and will not give it. !”
Nalan Jinnian sneered: "It's not up to him. If he doesn't give it, then he will give it to him! So what if the whole Dongling is collected?"
"Okay! Tomorrow I will have people draft an edict to ask for two cities from Dongling! Otherwise, they will all think that our Nalan country is easy to bully!"
Anyway, since you want it, you want the best!
If they don't give, they'll be beaten, who will let them suffer.
Of course the emperor thought far ahead.
It is not impossible to attack Dongling, but Dongling is now the most powerful time in a century. The country is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment. It is not the best time to attack at this time. It may take half the country to conquer Nalan Kingdom. !
There is no problem with this. What I am afraid of is that the five countries are now balancing each other. Once Dongling is attacked and this balance is broken, Beiming will take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Beiming has always been strong, and successive emperors have worked hard to govern it. Only the current prince was named prince at birth, and he was raised to be a bit arrogant and arrogant.
The emperor thought that this prince of Beiming had the ambition to dominate the world, but he was not a good statesman.
If Beiming Kingdom is succeeded by him in the future, the decline of Beiming Kingdom will happen within ten years.
There will be turmoil in the mainland within ten years, it is inevitable!
But in ten years, their Nalan Kingdom will surely reach its peak!
But things in the world are constantly changing, so how can it be as imagined
If Dongling is not severely punished this time, what if other countries follow suit and intervene in the civil strife of Nalan Kingdom at will
The two discussed again about asking for compensation from Dongling and prepared for the worst, and then the emperor asked Nalan Jinnian to go back to his home to rest.
Tomorrow morning, the DPRK will bring this matter up for discussion between the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and listen to the opinions of all parties.
the next day
Nalan Jinnian did not attend the morning court, but came to the dungeon with warmth.
This dungeon was not dark and damp, but had a strong smell of blood.
Various bloody torture instruments hung on the walls.
A charcoal basin was burning brightly in the corner, and a piece of Luo iron was burning brightly red on it.
A bloody figure was hung against the wall.
This person is Xu Shan.
Xu Shan was on the verge of death after being tortured several times to extract confessions.
The reason why he is not dead now is entirely because Lin Feng used the pills given by Nuan Nuan to hang his life, preventing him from dying.
Nalan Jinnian stood in front of him.
Lin Feng said at this time: "Xu Shan, the master is here to see you."
When Xu Shan heard this, his limp body trembled. He raised his head with difficulty. He only raised his head halfway and felt that he had failed his master and was too embarrassed to see his master, so he lowered his head again.
Nalan Jinnian didn't care about his reaction and said coldly: "Tell me! Who ordered you?"
Xu Shan didn't speak. He couldn't tell a lie in front of his master.
He just wants to die now!
Before Nuan Nuan came, he had learned about Xu Shan from Lin Feng.
Xu Shan is usually a loyal and kind-hearted person. His parents passed away when he was young, and he has no relatives left in the world.
He was raised by his aunt until he was seven years old. The aunt often abused him, and the family is still not living well now.
So he wouldn't betray because of his relatives.