Harem Competing Raiders 9
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, Tao Yuan no longer sleeps in the dormitory every night, but sleeps in the cooler courtyard of the side hall, and puts ice in the room, it will not be so hot, and he can sleep comfortably at night I feel it.
Tao Yuan is very busy during this time, busy making some things, and in order to be able to finish them quickly, he is also very tired.
At night, when Tao Yuan was sleeping in a daze, he felt someone lying down beside him, he turned over, leaned into his arms and said, "Your Majesty... I forgot, I want to tell you..."
"What did you forget?" Xiao Junye looked down at his sleeping flushed cheeks, feeling very cute and liking in his heart.
"There is something important, I forget it, let me tell you..." Tao Yuan was really sleepy, he really wanted to sleep, but he was thinking about something to tell Xiao Junye.
"What important thing do you want to tell me?" Xiao Junye asked again.
"Okay, good things, Your Majesty..., things that will make me happy, but I can't think of them, I really want to sleep." Tao Yuan was fighting against sleep.
"Then go to sleep. When you wake up, tell me when you think about it." Xiao Junye said, patting him on the back.
"Okay..." Tao Yuan fell into a deep sleep almost immediately after hearing his words. Before he fell asleep completely, he was still thinking vaguely that when he woke up, he must find a chance to tell him, and he would be very pleasantly surprised. Unexpectedly, it will also be very happy.
The next day the emperor had already gone to court, and Tao Yuan woke up, and the concubines in the harem came to pay his respects to him, and then he took them to pay his respects to the queen mother.
After returning to Fenghua Palace from the Queen Mother, Tao Yuan remembered that he hadn't told Xiao Junye anything important last night. He thought that he couldn't delay any longer. In a few months, they were going to Luojiang. Before going to Luojiang, many things had to be completed in advance, so they would be more and more busy later. If Tao Yuan didn't tell him the matter quickly, it would be too late to make preparations.
Tao Yuan went to the imperial study to find Xiao Junye, and then told him that he had something very important to tell him, and asked him to find a secluded and spacious place.
As the emperor, Xiao Junye will of course have his own soldiers, soldiers who are only loyal to him, and the number is still expanding and increasing.
After arriving at the place where the soldiers usually trained, Tao Yuan pointed to the archery target in the distance and said, "Can Your Majesty hit the archery target in the distance?"
Xiao Junye glanced at the archery target in the distance and said, "So far away? I'm afraid no one can hit it."
"Your Majesty believes that I can shoot?" Tao Yuan looked at him and said.
"Oh?" Xiao Junye looked at him suspiciously. Although he knew that he was born in a general family, it is not surprising that he could shoot an arrow, but it is impossible to shoot at such a distant target even if the bow is fully drawn. so far away.
The soldiers brought over several boxes, Tao Yuan walked over, opened one of the boxes, took out a wooden box-like thing from it, and returned to Xiao Junye's side.
Xiao Junye looked at the wooden box in his hand and asked, "This is?"
"This is □□." Tao Yuan said, "I want to use this to hit the target in the distance."
"This is □□?" No matter how Xiao Junye saw it, it was just a wooden box, □□ didn't look like this at all, did it? And □□ can only shoot relatively small arrows, sometimes not as far as those strong soldiers.
Tao Yuan took the ten arrows from the attendant and inserted them into the five holes in the upper and lower rows of the front of the wooden box. With the next pull, an arrow shot out.
Xiao Junye's eyesight is very good, he originally thought that the arrow would fall halfway, but he was shocked to see that the arrow actually hit the target.
The soldiers who were hiding nearby came out immediately, and ran towards them with their arrow targets on their shoulders.
After the soldier ran close, he put the arrow target on the ground, and Xiao Junye clearly saw that the arrow hit the bull's-eye. With a shocked mood, Xiao Junye walked over and wanted to pull out the arrow, but found that the arrow had penetrated the target and it was difficult to pull out.
"Does Your Majesty want to try?" Tao Yuan asked.
"Okay." Xiao Junye immediately took the wooden box in Tao Yuan's hand, wanting to try it with his own hands, whether this so-called □□□ really has such great power.
Xiao Junye aimed at the archery target in the distance, imitating Tao Yuan's action just now, pulled back the handle under the wooden box, and pulled it hard again, and the second arrow was shot out. Although Xiao Junye failed to hit the target because he had not yet mastered the technique, the arrow had already passed the target, and Xiao Junye could clearly feel that the wooden box had a great momentum just now, which made him almost unable to hold it firmly.
Xiao Junye tried again, this time holding the wooden box firmly, although he still missed the shot, but still shot farther than the target.
"Your Majesty." Tao Yuan said to him, "This is not something that can be mastered once or twice. It takes a lot of practice to master the skills. I think with your Majesty's ability, you will definitely be able to master the essentials in two or three days at the slowest."
Tao Yuan took the gun again, then filled it with arrows, pulled the handle hard again, and ten arrows were shot out at the same time.
Tao Yuan looked at Xiao Junye and said, "This gun can shoot ten arrows at the same time. When soldiers shoot arrows alternately, the arrows shot by one soldier are equal to the arrows shot by ten soldiers. If they are close, these arrows will not even connect to the shield. They can all be shot through."
"What's in this wooden box? Why is it so strong?" Xiao Junye asked curiously.
"After I go back, I will tell Your Majesty slowly that I have other things to show Your Majesty now." Tao Yuan turned around and asked the soldiers to open another box, let them carry out the contents, and then directed them to carry the box. Assemble what comes out.
Xiao Junye looked at what the soldiers were wearing and said, "This is... a catapult?"
"This is no ordinary catapult." Tao Yuan said.
Xiao Junye felt that it looked a little different from ordinary catapults, but he didn't know why these catapults were so unusual.
Tao Yuan ordered the soldiers to put the stone on the catapult, and then asked the two soldiers to pull the wooden pole together, and the stone was thrown out. Xiao Junye looked up at the height and distance the stone was thrown, and was surprised again.
However, although Xiao Junye was surprised that this catapult was able to throw the stones so far and so high, it was already higher than the height of the city wall, but he felt that the stones were a little small.
Xiao Junye asked Tao Yuan, "Can this catapult throw bigger stones?"
"You don't need to throw a bigger stone. Even if you can throw a bigger stone, you won't be able to kill many people." Tao Yuan said, "This catapult is not for throwing stones. I just let His Majesty take a look at it first." It’s just how high and how far it’s thrown.”
"Isn't it for throwing stones?" Xiao Junye asked suspiciously, "What is that for throwing?"
"Your Majesty will know it after reading it." Tao Yuan said.
Under Tao Yuan's instruction, the soldier put a wine jar on the catapult, another soldier lit the fuel in the wine jar with a torch, and the other two soldiers pulled the wooden pole again, and the wine jar was thrown out.
Xiao Junye was still puzzled, when he heard a loud bang, and a lot of dust exploded in the distance.
"Then, what is that?" Xiao Junye was stunned.
"Yes." Tao Yuan said, "It can be used when besieging a city, or when a large number of soldiers are attacking. Your Majesty, do you want to see how powerful ten trebuchets are thrown at the same time? So far, I haven't seen it yet."
Xiao Junye was stunned, then nodded instinctively, he really wanted to see it.
"It's a pity that I only have time to do this. If Your Majesty wants to see the power of ten catapults, you need to have more catapults made." Tao Yuan said, "Your Majesty, let's go back and talk about it. "
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After they returned to Fenghua Palace, Xiao Junye couldn't wait to ask, "Where did you get those things?"
Tao Yuan said, "I figured it out myself. It took me many years to finally complete it. I will give the blueprint to His Majesty, and His Majesty can find someone you trust and make more."
"Why didn't you give these things to your father?" Xiao Junye asked suppressing the excitement in his heart.
"Follow your father at home and obey your husband when you get married. If you have not married your majesty, you will naturally give these things to your father first, and then let your father hand them over to your majesty. But now that you are already your majesty, it is natural for you to give them to your majesty." Leave things to His Majesty." Tao Yuan said, "Your Majesty will ask reliable people to make as much as you need, but those things take time and effort, and if you want to make a lot of them, you need a lot of reliable and skilled craftsmen."
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Junye said seriously, "Such an important thing must be done by reliable people, but more words need to be produced..."
"Your Majesty can ask different people to do it separately." Tao Yuan suggested, "Whether it is a catapult, or a wooden box □□ and □□, there are many parts, let different people be in charge of different parts, Then let the most reliable people put those things together."
Xiao Junye nodded immediately, "This is a very good way."
"Be especially careful when preparing drugs, and be more careful when storing them. If they are going to be shipped to the border, they can be shipped separately, and then mixed together after they arrive."
Xiao Junye nodded seriously, thinking that with these things, he would be able to reduce a lot of worries and arrange plans as soon as possible.
Xiao Junye hugged Tao Yuan tightly and said, "A Xi, thanks to you, you are really my lucky star."
In fact, Tao Yuan felt that Xiao Junye was really a very good emperor. After he ascended the throne, he could immediately order the original owner's father to return to the court. To eradicate Yuwang's forces.
But if he does this, it will be the people at the frontier who will suffer, and several cities will definitely be robbed. When he didn't know how long he could live, he would rather endure it by himself, and then slowly fight secretly with Yu Wang and Yu Wang's forces, instead of letting the original owner's father lead his troops back to the imperial city, he was really serving the country and the people The good emperor.
So Tao Yuan wants to help him, so that the border affairs will end quickly, so that he can quickly regain his military power without any worries.
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After more than three months, it rained continuously for nearly a month, and finally stopped.
Tao Yuan was in Fenghua Palace, watching the maidservants pack up their things, thinking about what else he needed to bring.
At this time of year, the Luojiang tide will be very spectacular, and many people will go to watch the tide. The emperor would take his harem concubines and ministers to pay homage to the Dragon King of the River, and watch the spectacular scene at high tide by the way.
Because Luojiang was a bit far from the imperial city, it would take two days and one night to get there by carriage, and he would stay for more than ten days after arriving, so Tao wished to let the palace maid bring everything he needed.
Not everyone can go to the concubines in the harem, only those who have been checked by Xiao Junye's imperial pen can go, and the others stay in the palace to accompany the queen mother. The Empress Dowager didn't like to ride in a carriage, so she decided to stay in the palace, so Xiao Junye didn't bring many people to the harem this time.
Early the next morning, when they were about to leave, the concubines were already waiting to get into the carriage. When they saw Tao Yuan coming over, they immediately saluted him.
After saluting to Tao Yuan, Ye Rong said, "Your Majesty, please get in the car."
Tao Yuan nodded, and when he was about to get in the car, Eunuch Xu who was beside the emperor ran past.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty let you ride with him."
Tao Yuan glanced at Ye Rong's carriage behind him and said, "Such a spacious carriage, if Ye Guijun is worried that sitting alone will be boring, then find someone to ride with you."
"No." Ye Rong bowed and saluted.
The other concubines looked at Tao Yuan's back and were extremely envious. They thought that with Ye Rong's stunning appearance, they would definitely be favored. Got the favor of the emperor.
But now it seems that compared with Ye Huangguijun, the emperor obviously favors the queen. The number of times the emperor visited the harem was very seldom, the Fenghua Palace was the most visited, followed by the Mingcui Palace, and the other concubines never went there at all. This made them very anxious. If they don't win the favor of the emperor now, it will be even more difficult to win the favor if a newcomer enters the palace in two years.
Ye Rong watched Tao Yuan get into the emperor's carriage, gave him a hard look in his heart, then turned around and walked back to get into the carriage. After he got in the car, the others also got in the car and prepared to set off.
Ye Rong sat alone in the large carriage, closed his eyes and began to meditate. He didn't know why, no matter how he seduced the emperor, the emperor always treated him indifferently. He even felt that if it wasn't for the need to use the Ye family, the emperor would have ignored him at all.
It shouldn't be like this, he is the protagonist with the aura of the protagonist, how could he be inferior to a cannon fodder? He must find a way to win the emperor's heart. This trip to watch the tide is also a very important setting in the game. He must seize the opportunity well.
On Xiao Junye's carriage, Tao Yuan had already been pressed under him and kissed, his shirt had been unbuttoned, kissed and rubbed by him, her snow-white complexion had turned pink.
Xiao Junye has been drinking a glass of water dripped with blood from Tao Yuan every day for four or five months, and his health is obviously much better. Before, I had a headache several times a day, but now I only feel a slight headache every few days. Although he no longer needs to rely on the fragrance of Tao Yuan's body, Xiao Junye still likes to smell the sweet smell on his skin. As long as he smells it, he will not only feel very comfortable physically, but also very comfortable in his heart. The mood disappeared immediately.
When Xiao Junye started to take off his pants, Tao Yuan pressed his hand and said out of breath, "Your Majesty, this is in the carriage, people outside will hear it."
"As long as you hold back and don't make a sound, people outside won't hear it." Xiao Junye coaxed while taking off his pants, "I will be softer and slower, be good."
Tao Yuan's whole body has been weakened by the kiss, and he has no strength to struggle and resist at all, so he can only let him open his legs.
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Tao Yuan was leaning in Xiao Junye's arms, his face was very red and his expression was blurred, he was breathing hard with his mouth open, trying to make his breathing smooth, his heart was still beating fast.
Xiao Junye looked at his face, and couldn't help kissing Tao Yuan's face forcefully. He really loved his appearance, and felt that although he was usually very attractive, but at this time, he had a different style. exist.
Tao Yuan thought about this liar in his heart, and said that he would be lighter and slower, but because of the constant shaking on the carriage, he used more strength than usual. His heart was about to jump out of his head, but he didn't dare to yell out loud, and the little sound he made must have been heard by people outside.
Tao Yuan also wanted to conceive Xiao Junye's child as soon as possible, because he absolutely couldn't let Ye Rong and King Yu's child take the birthright of their child, not even for a day. He didn't know when Ye Rong would conceive a child, but no matter when he conceived, Xiao Junye would definitely wait until he regained his military power before he could do anything to him. If he gave birth to the child before then, he could only take the name of the second son, not the name of the eldest son of his child.
Xiao Junye kissed his lips and then his cheek, he knew that he had real feelings, that's why he wanted to kiss and hug him every day. But before he couldn't show his special favor, he had to show that he and Ye Rong were treated equally, at least to let the Ye family and other ministers think so.
But after he knew that he could detoxify and had what Tao Yuan gave him, he no longer had any fear in his heart, and now he was speeding up the speed of recovering his rights according to the plan.
Whether it is in the palace or among the officials of the court, there are many people from the empress dowager and Yuwang, as well as his extremely eccentric father, the power prepared for Yuwang. He will replace all these people, but for those important positions, if he wants to be replaced by suitable and loyal people, he still needs to select candidates slowly.
Holding Tao Yuan in his arms, Xiao Junye put his hand on his lower abdomen and said, "Ah Xi, give me a son."
"Well, good." Tao Yuan leaned against his chest with his eyes closed, and replied softly.
"After our child is born, I will definitely protect him and teach him personally. I want to be a strict father, but also a loving father. I will never let his life lack father's guidance and love. .”
Tao Yuan knew that because the first emperor favored King Yu, he had never received his father's love and teaching since he was a child. So he was looking forward to the arrival of their first child, and wanted to make up for the regrets in his heart with his own child.
"Our child will definitely look like His Majesty, and His Majesty will definitely be a good father. He will grow up under His Majesty's teachings, and he will be as wise and powerful as His Majesty in the future." Tao Yuan also put his hand on his stomach, thinking in his heart Thinking about it, I hope that the seeds that Xiao Junye planted in his body this time can germinate quickly and then grow up quickly.
The two were lying in the car, expecting their first child together, not like an emperor and queen, but more like an ordinary couple eager to have their own child soon.
Only when Xiao Junye was with Tao Yuan, would he occasionally forget his identity as the emperor, and feel relaxed and at ease.
They set off early in the morning, rested on the road overnight, and continued to set off before dawn. The next afternoon, they arrived at the Royal Courtyard in Luojiang.
The Royal Courtyard in Luojiang City is much cooler than the Imperial City, especially at night, when the cool wind blows, it feels very comfortable.
Because it was impossible to rest well in the carriage, Tao Yuan immediately took a shower and changed clothes as soon as he arrived in his yard, and then went to bed and slept beautifully with the quilt in his arms.
Early the next morning, Xiao Junye took them to the Dragon King Temple on the mountain, worshiped the Dragon King, and then waited to watch the high tide in the tide watching pavilion in the temple.
The Guanchao Pavilion is very large. On the side facing the Luojiang River, there are no walls, only fences, and you can have a panoramic view of the entire river.
Xiao Junye led the ministers to sit in the largest room. Xiao Junye sat at the top, facing the river. The ministers lined up several rows of chairs on both sides. When they sat sideways and turned their heads slightly, they could see the river.
Tao Yuan took his concubines and imperial wives to sit in the slightly smaller room next door.
Although there is no high tide yet, just looking at the broad river surface already gives people a sense of open-mindedness and visual enjoyment.
Xiao Junye put down his teacup and said, "During the palace examination last month, it was difficult to distinguish between the essays of the two champions in civil and military affairs. Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to write a poem on the topic of watching the tide, and the two of you will each write a poem, and the ministers will choose who will write it." better."
Ke Mingji and Zhao Xiu got up and saluted, "I obey the order."
"Come here, prepare pens and ink for them." After Xiao Junye finished his orders, he said to them again, "The better Fu was selected this time, I will have someone engrave it on the Zhenjiang Stone by the river, and let this Fu It has been handed down. No matter who wins, you must write a Fu that is worthy of being engraved on the Zhenjiang Stone, otherwise you will be ridiculed and ridiculed by future generations."
"The minister will live up to His Majesty's expectations." The two replied in unison.
These two civil and military champions, one is the son of Shangshu of Hubu, and the other is the son of Yongninghou. Not only are they about the same age, but they are both civil and military, talented and capable. No matter whether the two were competing in literature or martial arts, they couldn't tell the difference, so Xiao Junye simply decided that the two of them should be both civil and military champions at the same time.
Whether it's their family background or their own abilities, King Yu is secretly wooing them, wanting them to support him. But for now, they are loyal to the emperor.
These two are also Ye Rong's target of strategy, and Ye Rong has already had a good impression of them both before entering the palace. They couldn't say they liked Ye Rong, but because of Ye Rong's literary talents, they had a good impression of him. After he entered the palace, they still regretted it for a while.