Later that day, Yang Peng summoned the ministers of the remaining cabinet and told the Japanese's plot and his plans.
Tang Shidian said: "The Japanese dare to offend Tianwei and must be severely punished! However, now is not a good time to send troops. Our army has just experienced a protracted war, which consumed a lot of money. The soldiers are tired and need to rest, and the newly occupied land We still need to spend some time consolidating it! So I think that the Japanese must be punished, but that is not the case now. We should wait until the spring and summer of next year, when our army has regained its strength and the newly occupied land has been consolidated, then we can send out troops to attack!"
Han Bing said: "Although this battle lasted for a long time, our army's losses were minimal. As for the consumption, although it was huge, the seizures were even greater. Not only did it not cause any burden to the empire, but it also brought endless benefits to the empire."
Yelu Hanyu said: "As for the consolidation of the new territories, due to the rapid implementation of our Ming Dynasty policy, almost all the local ordinary people are now on our side. Although there are still some unwilling people who are stubbornly resisting, they have been unable to do so. There's something going on. So there's no need to worry about that."
Ye Qian Guanyin said: "Master Tang is worried that our army is tired and needs to rest. This is not a problem. If our army is to attack the Japanese, it will never be possible to mobilize the army in the southwest, so there will be no such thing as being too tired and affecting the performance of combat effectiveness."
Tang Shidian frowned. Although he wanted to refute, he couldn't find the words to refute. After all, Tang Shidian was an out-and-out scholar. Although his thoughts were already very open-minded, Confucian's morbid peace thoughts still influenced him to a greater or lesser extent. Tang Shidian opposed sending troops to attack Japan now, not so much for any reason, but because deep down in his heart, he subconsciously felt that foreign war was not good.
Ye Qi Guanyin said to Yang Peng: "What needs to be considered now is only the issue of the Liao Kingdom. If we want to send troops to attack the Japanese Kingdom, then we must mobilize troops from the north. In this way, can the security of the north be guaranteed?"
Yang Peng said: "Don't worry about this. The Liao Kingdom swallowed most of the Khwarezm in one go, and it will take a long time to digest it. In addition, according to reliable information, the Liao Army and the Western Liao Army have already had friction with the Western Crusaders, and the situation is very serious. They are nervous, they will never dare to start another dispute with us at this time." As mentioned before, the Crusaders headed by the Holy Roman Empire invaded the Seljuk Empire, and the Seljuk Empire was in danger, so Khwarezm saw an opportunity They then invaded the Seljuk Empire from the east in an attempt to get a share of the pie. However, the mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole was behind. Soon after the Khwarezm army entered the Seljuk Empire, the Liao and Western Liao armies suddenly came from the east. Captured Khwarezm. Khwarezm was caught off guard, and the ice melted away in an instant.
Immediately, the Liao Kingdom and Xiliao divided Khwarezm. At this time, the Crusaders headed by the Holy Roman Empire completely destroyed the Seljuk Empire and deployed troops on the border of Khwarezm. The three armies faced each other, and many friction incidents inevitably occurred. The Khitan Army and the Western Liao Army saw that the Crusaders were huge in size and powerful, and they did not dare to attack rashly; while the Crusaders saw that the Khitan Army and the Western Liao Army were elite and good at fighting, and were far from being comparable to the Arab Army. In addition, the continuous battles were already very difficult. I was tired, so I didn't dare to take the initiative to provoke. Each of the three parties had their own concerns, so although there were conflicts between the patrols of the three parties from time to time, the three parties still tried their best to restrain themselves. However, although the war did not break out, the three parties have increased their vigilance. At the same time, troops are deployed domestically, and supplies of materials are constantly being shipped. The situation is like a volcano. Although it has not erupted yet, it is getting more and more tense.
Yang Peng continued: "And I don't plan to mobilize a large army. This time, only the main force of the navy and 30,000 land troops are enough. After the war started, the military and government troops along the coast began to mobilize. If necessary, the army will be mobilized It is enough for the government army to support the war."
Everyone nodded, but Tang Shidian still frowned.
Yang Peng signaled the secret guard to hang out the map. The two secret guards immediately hung up the map of the Eastern Sea that had been prepared in advance. Yang Peng left his seat and walked to the map. Everyone stood behind Yang Peng.
Yang Peng pointed at the Japanese Kyushu Island and said: "This battle will focus all the way and directly attack the Japanese Kyushu Island. The battle goal is to seize this island. If the situation allows, we will attack the Japanese Kyoto. I plan to start the spring next year. Raise troops and attack." Everyone looked at the map with thoughtful expressions.
Yang Peng turned around, glanced at everyone, and asked, "Do you have any questions?" Han Bing cupped his fists and said, "Brother, let me lead the army in this battle!" Yeqi Guanyin and Yelu Hanyu also said Please fight.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I want to fight this battle myself."
Tang Shidian immediately objected: "Your Majesty, think twice! The sea is extremely dangerous even if there are no enemies. How can your Majesty, with his body of gold, take risks so easily!" Many ministers and Yang Peng's concubines also expressed opposition.
At this time, Yang Peng showed his majesty as an emperor and said in an unquestionable tone: "I have decided on this matter, you don't need to say anything anymore!" Everyone was depressed, and Tang Shidian said: "Your Majesty insists on conquering in person. The cabinet will definitely not agree!" Yang Peng laughed and said: "You are really annoying! Although the cabinet has great power, it can't control me on this matter! I am the supreme commander of the empire, how can I give orders? It's my right to choose who to send as general! Well, don't argue anymore, this matter is settled!" Everyone looked at each other, feeling helpless.
After Yang Peng returned to his desk, he wrote a troop deployment order and gave it to a secret guard, ordering him to immediately hand it over to the Military Command Department and send it to Yanjing. …
The palace was very lively at night, with Yang Peng's wife and children playing around the lake.
As the night gradually deepened, the palace gradually became quiet. The concubines, princes and princesses had all rested, and only the Feifeng female guard on night duty was patrolling back and forth in the harem with a lantern.
A group of female guards came to Yan Ji's palace wall. The captain leading the team suddenly stopped and asked warily, "Did you hear anything?" When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but become vigilant, holding their breath and listening. I only heard a woman's charming and charming voice coming from the wall: "Ah! Your Majesty, don't suck me from my concubine! Ah!"
The voice was like complaining or weeping, and it filled my heart. The female guards couldn't help but feel their faces ablaze and their hearts fluttering. The captain came back to his senses and said anxiously: "Why are you in a daze? Let's go!" Then he ran forward as if running away, with the girls following closely behind. …
In Yan Ji's palace, a lingering love finally calmed down, but the room was still filled with a charming and moving atmosphere.
Yan Ji lay on her lover's chest, her whole body seemed to have lost her bones, her face was flushed with a touching blush, and her red lips were gasping for breath. Yan Ji raised her head and said angrily: "Your Majesty, you did that to me!" Yang Peng recalled the feeling just now and couldn't help but feel intoxicated. Stroking Yan Ji's smooth brocade skin, she said with a wicked smile: "Weren't you very happy just now? I said I would reward you during the day, did I keep my promise?"
Yan Ji's eyes flashed, and she was filled with annoyance, "Humph! Is torturing her like that considered a reward?" Then she smiled, gently caressed her lover's chest with her delicate hands, and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, there is so much bad water in your stomach. ! If this kind of thing is told, others will not believe that the Ming Emperor, who is so powerful in the world, is such a bad guy!" Yang Peng suddenly turned over and pressed Yan Ji under him, stroking the round and slender thigh, He said viciously: "You dare to say anything about your husband, you should be punished!" Seeing Yan Ji under him, who was so charming and radiant, he originally just wanted to scare her, but now he couldn't control himself.
Yan Ji felt her lover's impulse, and a look of panic appeared on her charming face. She stretched out her hands to gently push her lover's chest, and said angrily: "My concubine's body is still very sore, and you still want to torment me." concubine!"
Yang Peng was already very horny at this time, but he still stopped at the cliff because he felt sorry for his wife. He lowered his head and kissed Yan Ji's red lips fiercely, then rolled off her body and lay on the bed. Yan Ji's heart was filled with tenderness, and she lay back on her lover's chest. She looked at her lover's face with beautiful eyes, and her eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of happiness.
Something suddenly came to mind, and the flush on Yan Ji's face quickly receded, replaced by a hesitant expression.
Yang Peng noticed Yan Ji's expression, patted her slender waist gently, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking about?"
Yan Ji didn't want to say it at first, but when she heard her lover's question, she felt that it really shouldn't be hidden, and said, "There is something that I really don't know whether I should say or not!"
Yang Peng said with a smile: "What are you talking about? There is nothing you shouldn't say in front of your husband!"
Yan Ji glanced at Yang Peng, hesitated, and said, "We, Hua Xu, discovered this incident by accident. It's about An Qian."
Yang Peng was stunned, "An Qian?" He couldn't help but frown and asked, "Is it possible that she is using her power for personal gain?"
Yan Ji shook her head, "No. Yes, hey, let me put it bluntly. Your Majesty, my people accidentally discovered that Anxi seems to have a secret relationship with a scholar."
Yang Peng was shocked, "You, what do you mean? The secret communication you mentioned, is it, is it..."
Yan Ji nodded, "The specific situation is not clear yet. However, we found that there were frequent correspondence between An Qian and the scholar. I felt that something was fishy, so I ordered my subordinates to secretly intercept a letter from the scholar. , that, that is a love letter to Anxi."
Yang Peng only felt pain in his chest, and it seemed that he couldn't breathe. Immediately, boundless anger surged into his heart, but this anger quickly dissipated. Yang Peng felt that he had so many wives and concubines, and there were lovers outside, so why should he blame An Qian? Then doubts came to his mind. He didn't believe that Anxi would cheat on him. He frowned and said, "I don't believe it! Although Anxi doesn't have a deep relationship with me like the rest of you, she shouldn't be loyal to me." It’s a problem. I don’t believe she would do anything to feel sorry for me.”
Yan Ji said: "I can't believe it either. It's just that this matter makes people feel strange. Maybe I am worrying too much."
Yang Peng couldn't let go and frowned: "I must figure this out!"
Yan Ji said: "Your Majesty, if there is nothing, it would be best. But if..., how should we deal with this matter?"
Yang Peng understood what Yan Ji meant. Yan Ji meant that he didn't need to dig into the root cause, lest things really turn out to be the worst and make him sad. Yang Peng shook his head and said: "No matter what the situation is, I have to face it. If there is nothing, that is the best. But if..., well, I don't know what to do?" He looked at Yan Ji and said : "Send a reliable person to investigate this matter. Remember, it must be kept confidential!" Yan Ji nodded.
…
Yang Peng came to An Qian's bedroom. When the palace maid saw him, she hurriedly paid her respects.
Yang Peng asked: "Where is your empress?" A palace maid hurriedly said: "In response to your majesty, your Majesty, your empress and empress Luo left the palace early in the morning."
Yang Peng hummed and walked into the bedroom. Several palace maids followed closely behind. Yang Peng looked around and saw that the palace was exquisite and warm, with fragrant fragrance everywhere. Normally, Yang Peng would definitely think of the happy days with An Qian, but at this moment, he was not in the mood at all.
Yang Peng walked to the desk. I saw the dress that An Qian changed into hanging on the side. It was made of lavender brocade. Even hanging there, it was very beautiful. Yang Peng couldn't help but feel a little crazy when he thought that she might wear such beautiful clothes to meet her lover.
He sat down in front of the desk and turned to look at the palace maids. His eyes fell on the leading palace maid and said: "You stay, the others will leave." The palace ladies agreed, and the leading palace maid stayed. , and the others exited the palace.
Yang Peng asked: "Is An Qian happy recently?"
The palace maid hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is very happy! I have never seen your Majesty so happy!"
Yang Peng felt a pain in his heart and almost wanted to kill someone. Reluctantly controlling her emotions, she smiled lightly and said, "It must be because Anxi has made new friends recently, right?" The palace maid looked confused.
Yang Peng couldn't figure out the reason from the palace maid's expression, so he turned around and looked at the bookcase. I saw a pen holder on the left, with a few clean brushes hanging on it. Next to the pen holder was a pile of letterheads, manuscripts and the like; on the right was a pen washer and inkstone and ink. In the middle of the book desk is a pair of words that should have been written just now: "Why should a smile bring down a country, but it can make the name famous for future generations." Yang Peng couldn't help but smile and murmured: "An Qian's ambition is not small!" Then he couldn't help but sigh.
He turned to the palace maid and said, "You can go out too, I want to sit here alone." The palace maid responded and left.
When Yang Peng saw the palace maid leaving, he immediately stood up and rummaged through the pile of letters and manuscripts. I found a letter, picked it up and read it, and saw that it said: Going out of the east gate, there is a woman like a cloud. Although it is like a cloud, I want to save it. Wearing silk clothes and scarves, we chat and have fun with each other. Out of the palace, there is a woman like a flower. Although it is in full swing, I still think about it. The silk clothes are like weeds, chatting and entertaining.
Although Chen Xiao has no research on ancient poetry, he is not unfamiliar with the poem in front of him. He knew that the poem in front of him was called "Guo Feng, Zheng Feng, Out of the East Gate", which described a man's longing for a woman. This obviously couldn't have been written by Anxi, and the handwriting was completely different from Anxi's. Yang Peng was originally skeptical about An Qian's affair, but now that he saw this piece of poetry, he no longer had any doubts. He only felt as if his chest had been stabbed hard by a sharp knife.
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Yang Peng paced back and forth in the study. Ever since he heard about An Qian, he had been in a irritable mood, with messy thoughts flooding his mind and unable to calm down to deal with anything.
There were rapid footsteps at the door. Yang Peng immediately stopped and looked towards the door, only to see Yan Ji running in quickly. He rushed forward and asked urgently: "How are you doing? Did you find anything?"
Yan Ji said: "My people found out that An Qian made an appointment with the scholar to meet at the Ministry of Investment's official office tonight."
Yang Peng said angrily: "It's really after dusk! Damn it!" He looked at Yan Ji and asked angrily: "Who is that bullshit scholar?" Yan Ji said: "That scholar's surname is Zhang, he is in his thirties. , I was a scholar in the pre-Song Dynasty!" Yang Peng's eyes spurted out strong murderous aura, and he cursed: "I think this poor scholar is impatient to live!"
Yan Ji asked; "Should we arrest this person immediately?"
Yang Peng suppressed the urge to kill and frowned: "This matter has not been clarified yet, so don't touch him for the time being."
Yan Ji responded and then asked: "How should we deal with tonight's affairs?"
Yang Peng felt a pain in his chest and frowned: "What happened, the truth will be revealed tonight." Then he gave Yan Ji some instructions. Yan Ji clasped her fists in agreement and ran down.
Yang Peng walked to the door, looked up at the sky, frowned and murmured: "I hope nothing happens, don't fucking play tricks on me!"
Time passed in Yang Peng's anxious mood. As night fell, Yang Peng and Yan Ji came to the back alley of the Investment Department Yamen early and hid in the darkness. The streets in the distance were brightly lit and bustling, but the back alley was dark and silent, as if it was another world.
"Everyone is ready." Yan Ji whispered beside Chen Xiao.
Time passed slowly, and not long after, a figure appeared at the entrance of the alley and walked towards this direction. Yan Ji said softly: "Here he is." Yang Peng took a closer look. Although he couldn't see clearly through the moonlight, he could roughly tell that he was a handsome, tall man wearing a uniform. Wearing scholar's clothes, walking from the alley, with the moonlight covering his body, he really can be regarded as a handsome young man with a beautiful tree standing in the wind! Yang Peng wanted to rush forward and kill the bastard, but he was forced to endure it.
I saw the scholar coming to the back door of the government office and knocking lightly a few times. Soon the back door opened, and a female guard appeared at the door. After saying a word to the scholar, she let him in and then closed the back door.
The scholar followed the female guard into the backyard of the government office. Thinking that his dream would come true soon, he couldn't help but tremble with excitement. He felt that all the hard work he had spent so many days was worth it.
The female guard led the scholar to a passage between the walls, stopped, turned around, and said: "You wait here, I will repay the queen." The scholar quickly bowed and said: "Thank you, sister!" Female The guard smiled and turned around.
The scholar was in the passage imagining how the two parties would meet soon, thinking about how he could walk up to her gracefully and how he could say a few touching words. After thinking about it several times, he felt that it was invulnerable. He was confident that even if a chaste and martyr woman faced such an attack from him, she would definitely be overwhelmed with emotions. The scholar couldn't help but smile proudly. Thinking of the beautiful place, I couldn't help but feel hot all over, and I was a little impatient.
He looked up at the direction where the female guard left and wondered why she hadn't come back after being gone for so long. Then I thought that the empress must be preparing something, right? Thinking of this, I can't help but feel itchy.
However, time continued to pass, and the female guard who left never came back. The scholar couldn't help but become anxious and walked towards the direction where the female guard left, wanting to see what was going on. However, when he reached the exit of the passage between the walls, he found that the exit door was closed. I reached out and pushed it, and it was locked, but I couldn't push it open at all.
The scholar couldn't help but feel bad in his heart. He pushed the door hard again, but still couldn't open it. The scholar hurriedly ran towards the exit at the other end, rushed to the door, stretched out his hand and pushed, only to hear a rattling sound on the door, but it could not be pushed open either. The scholar looked at the door and saw that the door had been fastened with chains and a big lock.
The scholar was a little panicked and turned around in the passage. The exits at both ends of the passage were all closed, but there were walls more than ten feet high on both sides. Not to mention that he was just a scholar with no power, even if he was Kong Wu's powerful men may not be able to climb over these walls, he is locked in this passage! The scholar was panic-stricken, with all kinds of thoughts coming to him. He wanted to convince himself that this was an accident, but all the signs in front of him clearly showed that this could not be an accident. what on earth is it? Why does the empress lock me here? Did she blame me for being late? But I'm not late at all, am I? My dear, what exactly does she want to do?
The scholar couldn't think of a reason and was so confused that he couldn't resolve it. Time passed gradually, and it was late at night before I knew it. The hustle and bustle on the streets in the distance has become much quieter, and the night wind is blowing loudly. Although it is not winter yet, the cold wind blowing in the middle of the night is still biting and chilly, especially in this passage, where the night wind is blowing. The wind blew in from one end to the other, and it was extremely cold. It made the scholar tremble all over, his teeth chattered, his face turned blue, and he shrank into a ball.
The scholar became frightened, worried that he would freeze to death. I wanted to call for help, but I didn't dare. An Qian was discussing matters with Luo Yanran in the study room of the government office. Although it was already late at night, the two women still had no intention of taking a rest. Luo Yanran turned to look out the window and saw the night wind rustling the treetops. She couldn't help but said worriedly: "Sister, it's very cold tonight. Don't cause trouble."
An Qian snorted, "Those who want to eat swan meat should be taught a lesson!" Luo Yanran smiled and said, "You taught him a terrible lesson!" An Qian said, "That's not enough. ! If this kind of man doesn't make him suffer once, there will always be women who will be deceived by him in the future!" Luo Yanran nodded, and then said worriedly: "But it can't kill anyone! In such a cold day, those The scholar is weak, and if he lets them blow the cold wind all night, he may not be able to save his life! I think he has been punished enough, so we can let him go!"
An Qian was a little unhappy, but she couldn't help but listen to Luo Yanran's words, and said gloomily: "Sister is kind-hearted! Okay, since sister has spoken, little sister will do as she is told." Then she called the female guard and ordered: " Go and release the mouse in the passage. Tell him not to have such wishful thinking, he won't be so easy next time!" The female guard promised and ran down.
When the scholar was in a daze, he seemed to hear a sound coming from the door, and then several people seemed to come to him. Then I heard a woman's voice speaking, and then I felt my body being lifted up. He couldn't figure out whether what he was seeing was a dream or reality.
The female guard directed the other two female guards to drag the scholar out of the back door and throw him to the ground. The female guard ridiculed: "You kid really doesn't know how high the sky is, and you actually want to get your hands on the empress! You really don't know whether to live or die! This time, the empress is magnanimous and spares your life. If you still dare to have any unreasonable thoughts, you will not have any good luck." Come on!" After the female guard said this, she led her two female guards and turned around and entered the government office and closed the door. The scholar finally realized that everything in front of him was not a dream, and stood up with difficulty while holding on to the wall. Recalling the experience just now and the words of the female guard, I naturally understood that I had been severely fooled by the imperial concubine, and endless hatred could not help but surge into my heart. He staggered towards his home.
The female guard returned the favor to Anxi, who nodded indifferently. In her heart, the scholar was nothing more than a mouse and not worth her trouble. She continued to discuss the investment department with Luo Yanran.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
