Lu Qian adjusted his expression and said to Dongfang Shen, "The Imperial Master misunderstood, I was just looking at Princess Shuyang. After not seeing each other for a few months, Princess Shuyang has grown up a bit."
Lu Qian said this on purpose. After all, he and Liyang Palace had a deep relationship.
It's no longer a secret in the palace.
Dongfang Shen smiled slightly and did not continue. He said to Lu Qian, "The former concubine was implicated in the rebellion of Duke Cheng. Therefore, your majesty arranged for the former concubine to be in Youye Palace. However, everything is fine with her. Okay. I also helped His Majesty give birth to a princess."
Lu Qian listened and controlled his expression as much as possible.
Dongfang Shen followed up on this matter so pointedly, so naturally he must have his purpose.
Is it possible that she also knew that he was having an affair with his former concubine?
Naturally, Dongfang Shen couldn't be caught.
"General Lu, you don't seem to be very interested in these things?" Dongfang Shen said when Lu Qian didn't answer.
Lu Qian smiled slightly, and then said to Dongfang Shen, "After all, it is a harem matter. I have also left the harem, so it is inconvenient for me to know more about it."
"I didn't expect that Mr. Lu is still a man of rules." There was no change in Dongfang Shen's smiling face.
Listening to Dongfang Shen's words, Lu Qian seemed to be pointing out something and smiled faintly.
At this moment, Xia Jiuyuan cleared his throat.
"The palace has not been so lively for a long time since Queen Mother Dou's birthday banquet. I am also taking advantage of General Lu's return to the court to invite all my beloved ladies to join in the fun. Our first glass of wine will be in honor of General Lu."
As he spoke, all the ministers toasted.
Xia Jiuyuan's enthusiasm for Lu Qian made Lu Qian always feel uneasy.
Several times he praised Lu Qian.
It wasn't until the banquet was over that Lu Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't stay in the palace much.
He had heard that the national preceptor Dongfang Shen lived in the palace.
Moreover, what he just said clearly meant something.
Returned to the Kyoto mansion.
He Xun is already waiting.
"Brother He, long time no see..." Lu Qian gave He Xun a big hug.
"Yes, Brother Lu! I heard that you are back, so I'm waiting here..."
Lu Qian said and invited He Xun in.
He Xun first told Lu Qian the good news, that is, Dongfang Shen became prime minister.
The first thing was to repeal a series of laws against the Heshi Chamber of Commerce.
Therefore, the Heshi Chamber of Commerce can be regarded as alive.
Moreover, because the Wanqian Chamber of Commerce is suspected of rebelling with Xia Yan.
All the Wanqian Chamber of Commerce in Daxia were raided and all the money was confiscated.
Therefore, He Xun took the opportunity to annex many properties of the Wanqian Chamber of Commerce.
Now the Heshi Chamber of Commerce can be considered smooth sailing.
Not only that, Dongfang Shen also proposed a series of policies.
Improved commercial taxation, benefiting both merchants and the country.
Listen to He Xun's introduction.
Dongfang Shen's series of tax reforms, this concept is actually very advanced.
Lu Qian said, "It seems that Dongfang Shen is really a strange person."
He Xun nodded and said, "You should have met him before. I think if you two meet, you should be able to hit it off... He also suggested that I actively engage in business dealings with the Western Regions... He said something It's called... called... the Silk Road. It is said that there are many countries outside the Western Regions... If we do business with them, we can greatly enrich our products in Daxia..."
He Xun chattered a lot.
However, when Lu Qian heard "Silk Road" coming from He Xun's mouth, he felt his head buzzing.
The Silk Road is a term that only exists in the world where he came from.
Moreover, Dongfang Shen followed and
Xun said.
There are other countries outside the Western Regions.
How did he know?
It reminds me of the series of tax reforms carried out by Dongfang Shen after he came to power.
He could be the same as Lu Qian.
He was surprised and happy at the same time.
"Brother Lu...Brother Lu..." Seeing Lu Qian in a daze, He Xun quickly called him from the side.
Lu Qian finally came to his senses and asked He Xun, "What else did he do?"
Before He Xun could speak, Tong Yao was at the door and said to Lu Qian, "Master, Commander Zhang is here!"
He Xun said to Lu Qian, "Brother Zhang is in the palace. He knows better than me what is going on inside."
Lu Qian asked Tong Yao to bring Zhang Bao over.
Zhang Bao came up and said to Lu Qian, "Brother Lu, you can do it. You are really a divine man, capable of writing poems and leading troops to fight. Unexpectedly, you defeated the Zhou Dynasty... .”
Lu Qian smiled bitterly and said, "This is all a fluke..."
"I have good news for you, Concubine Li has given birth!" Zhang Bao said to Lu Qian.
Seeing that Zhang Bao had brought news about Concubine Li, Lu Qian suddenly asked out of curiosity, "Boy or girl?"
"It's a boy..."
"Isn't she in the inner hall? How did you know?" Before Zhang Bao could finish speaking, Lu Qian asked him.
"You don't know yet! Concubine Li came out of the inner palace and has now moved back to Liyang Palace." Zhang Bao said to Lu Qian.
"Why did Concubine Li come out of the inner palace?" Lu Qian said in surprise.
Zhang Bao nodded to Lu Qian and told him the whole story.
"A few days after the Imperial Preceptor took office, the inner hall was destroyed. A fire broke out. Due to the ban, no one could go in to put out the fire. There was no burnt residue left in the inner hall, but fortunately there were no people left. It's okay... After the fire, Concubine Li returned to Liyang Palace. However, when Concubine Li returned to Liyang Palace, she never left the door or took a step forward."
"What about your Eunuch Fang and the people in the inner hall? Where are they now?" Lu Qian asked Zhang Bao anxiously.
"Since the fire, more than 20 people wearing bamboo hats have left the inner hall! They left the palace directly. His Majesty personally approved it. Your Majesty even came out to see them off..." Zhang Bao said.
"What ran away? Where did you go?" Lu Qian asked Zhang Bao.
Zhang Bao saw Lu Qian being so anxious and said, "I don't know. After they left, there were no guards following them... What happened?"
Lu Qian said with a grimace, "That old eunuch Fang is playing tricks on me..."
Zhang Bao said to Lu Qian, "Are you kidding me? Why are you kidding me?"
Lu Qian smiled awkwardly, and then said to Zhang Bao, "Nothing... By the way, how are Xia Nihuang and Chengde?"
Seeing that Lu Qian was not ready to continue, Zhang Bao did not ask further questions and followed Lu Qian's words, "The eldest princess is imprisoned in the palace, and Chengde and the others are imprisoned in the sky prison! It seems that His Majesty wants him to talk about the Shadow Army, but Duke Cheng Guo was so stunned that he didn’t even say a word!”
"Is it possible that the Shadow Army took action? Then they rebelled and lost?" Lu Qian asked in surprise.
Zhang Bao shook his head and said, "No, Your Majesty wants to interrogate you because you don't know the whereabouts of the Shadow Army... Wasn't it because of this that the former concubine was thrown into the cold palace?"
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