This time, Huang Qiong kept Zhang Qiaoer, Gao Mei, Fang Xiren and Zhao Xiu in this small hall for three full days. During these three days, Huang Qiong was not even allowed to wear clothes. Each time, both places were occupied before letting them go. It wasn't until the fourth day that Huang Qiong released Zhao Xiu from the palace because he was worried about the child and begged. However, Zhao Xiuer let it slip once, and Huang Qiong also found out why she had no choice but to visit the palace frequently. With a stroke of his pen, he satisfied Mr. Wang's wishes and gave him a foreign post.
Of course, Wang Xuemei also heard that her brother Huang Qiong, who had shortcomings in temperament, did not give him the seal official. I just sent him to the Huaihe River and became a deputy water transport envoy. Neither the Wang family nor Wang Xuemei knew the real reason for this release. Everyone, including Zhao Xiu, thought Huang Qiong was doing it to compensate the Wang family. In fact, no one knew that Huang Qiong just sent people away so that he could summon them to the palace for a private meeting. What Zhao Xiuer never expected was that Huang Qiong would call her into the palace so frequently.
On average, every month, he was summoned to the palace at least once under various excuses. Every time, I have to force myself to stay in the palace for three or two days. And the tricks she came up with were really too much for her to say. Not to mention that she had never done that before, she had never heard of it. Moreover, the master hid it so well every time. Every time he left Wang Xuemei, Wang Xuemei thought she had returned home. But how did she know that she would be intercepted halfway behind Wende Hall every time, and would be tormented by him in that small hall.
There were even times when he would strip himself naked when he was criticizing the book, holding it in his arms while doing evil while looking at the book. She really couldn't understand why the master didn't want so many young and beautiful people inside and outside the palace, but he insisted on herself, an old lady who was the mother of two children? But thinking about those in the palace who were older than herself and still favored by him, Zhao Xiuer was somewhat aware of this matter. However, it was clear that Zhao Xiuer was still unwilling to enter the palace every time.
Except, the owner's thing was too big, like an animal, and it was always the same as the punishment. He came up with so many tricks that she really couldn't accept, and forced herself to use her mouth and serve him there. Another thing is that she always felt that she was so sorry for her husband and her husband's family. What a good woman should do is to abide by women's ethics. Doing so is really unruly. She even felt that her husband's current outing was earned by herself. What is the difference between me and those women in brothels?
But even though every time I enter the palace, I feel conflicted in every possible way. But facing this man who is the king of a country and controls life and death in the world, he still has to come. Not only did he have to come, but he also had to hide it from the whole family, and even from the sister-in-law Wang Xuemei in the palace. After a year, Zhao Xiuer felt that living was very tiring. What worries her even more is that her husband has been working as an official in other places for some time now. What should I do if I get pregnant at this time? How will I meet people then?
He looked at the hickeys all over his body and his body, which contained nothing but a jacket. Look again at the big hands holding his waist and refusing to let go. And sitting astride the owner of these hands, still closely connected to him, that extremely humiliating posture. Zhao Xiuer was ashamed and sad. But now when I'm with Huang Qiong, I can't control my emotions from time to time, and I'm becoming more and more addicted to this man. Zhao Xiuer couldn't help but feel a little confused. But before she could recover, the man moved again.
That strange feeling made Zhao Xiuer make an extremely seductive sound from her red lips. And it was this voice that made Huang Qiong even more obsessed with it. He turned the person over on the imperial desk and quickly launched a charge. He had occupied both places before letting go of the exhausted woman. He carried the person back to the small hall at the back and carefully placed him on the bed. He kissed his face tenderly before turning around and leaving for the front hall. After Huang Qiong left, the woman opened her eyes and sighed.
He looked around again, and found that Fang Xiren, Zhang Qiaoer, and Gao Mei, who had fallen into a deep sleep because of exhaustion, couldn't bear the exhaustion all over their bodies and fell into a deep sleep. Huang Qiong, who returned to the front hall, picked up a book about Beizhen Fusi and fell into deep thought. He really didn't expect that after losing the King of Shu, the miscellaneous troops under his command would not become chaotic. Although there were some minor disturbances, they subsided within a short period of time. It even repelled opponents from outside the region and took the opportunity to launch multiple attacks.
However, the Western Region covers a vast area. Although the situation has been barely stabilized, the rest of the King of Shu in the Western Region is still in danger. Faced with attacks from three sides, there is no backup or supplies. There are many tribes in the Western Region. Although the tribes are currently under the command of those people, they each have their own small calculations. There is no trust in each other. Moreover, the Han people among the old tribe of King Shu were particularly distrustful of those tribes. The former Tang Dynasty suffered several major defeats in the Western Regions, all due to the rebellion and betrayal of tribes with different intentions.
The lessons learned from the past are there, and it is difficult to restore trust. The remnants of the King of Shu who are now trapped in the Western Regions have extended olive branches to themselves several times, hoping to obtain a title from Da Qi in order to reduce the pressure from surrounding hostile forces. It's just that in the past few years, because I was promoting changes and competing with those bureaucrats, I had no time or energy to deal with the chaotic situation in the Western Regions. He ignored the actions of the old troops of King Shu. But this time, the old tribe of the King of Shu once again expressed their goodwill through the Fan family and sent envoys directly into the pass.
After closing the booklet, Huang Qiong fell into deep thought. In recent years, the old tribe of the King of Shu has repeatedly expressed goodwill to the court through various channels. Huang Qiong is not without ideas. The Western Region is a vast area and is naturally the best breeding ground for war horses and a good place for growing cotton. But there is also a problem there, there are too many tribes and the beliefs are too complicated. The most important thing is that the front is really long, and under the current situation of relying entirely on manpower and animal power for supply. When one liter of grain is transported to the Western Regions, at least three to five liters are lost on the way. This burden is too heavy.
And if you want to hold on to the Western Region, the best way is to immigrate and colonize. At least the garrison rations must be 70% satisfied. Otherwise, it would be impossible to rely on local supplies from the Western Regions and the interior. But whether it is to cultivate land or to mobilize troops into the Western Regions. We had just experienced a great turmoil before, and our annual income plummeted to 70% of the previous level. Faced with the attitude of the remaining Shu kings in the Western Regions, the imperial court was really unable to use troops in the Western Regions. Now that his reforms have begun to bear fruit, it is not impossible to mobilize an army and horses to enter the Western Region to colonize and guard the border.
But if you want to truly serve the Central Plains and keep that fertile land, the key is to immigrate in large numbers. This is the best way to control and defend the Western Region. Now the Tubo tribes are completely unable to move northward. In particular, the Qingtang Tibetans, who directly threatened the Hexi Corridor, no longer had the strength to rebel after changing the Jisi system to the alliance flag system. And with the full support of the Red Sect and the White Sect, the alliance flag system is now advancing into the hinterland of the snow-covered plateau. Tubo has completely no strength to threaten the Western Regions.
But the question is, are the remnants of King Shu in the Western Regions reliable? They are now thinking of joining the imperial court. Is it a temporary solution to get out of trouble in the face of pressure from three sides, or is it a sincere intention to surrender to the imperial court? They are more familiar with the people and terrain of the Western Regions. If the imperial court sends a large army into the Western Regions, it will help them get rid of the violations. If they turn against each other afterwards, the imperial court, which is out of reach, may not be able to respond. The King of Shu was a cunning and cunning man, and there may not be many such people among the subordinates he left behind.
In fact, Huang Qiong's idea about the old tribe of King Shu is that he still wants to choose one of the princes of King Shu to take over the Western Regions. In this way, their development can be controlled and buy time for the imperial court to plan for the Western Regions. It can also temporarily stabilize the military morale of the remaining troops of the King of Shu, at least for a certain period of time, and serve as a shield for the imperial court in the west. It's just that among the sons of the King of Shu, not many of them actually became successful. Although each of them was young, they burst into tears as soon as they heard that they were asked to go to the Western Regions.
He would rather stay in the capital with a meager salary than go to the Western Region, which they saw as a land full of yellow sand and filled with terrifying aliens, to take over his father's old ministry. He was so anxious that he ran outside Yongfu Palace and cried. Nowadays, the old man's body and bones are getting worse day by day, and he has even developed dementia. Huang Qiong, who was really helpless, simply gave up on this extremely magnanimous idea. But Huang Qiong has always been hesitant about the move of surrendering to King Shu's old troops in the Western Regions.
However, looking at this twist, Huang Qiong thought of the Fan family. A few years ago, Fan Dao personally went to the Western Regions to solve the problem because the Fan family's trade routes on the Silk Road were interrupted. Although the female assassin following the assassination of King Shu has never been found. The old tribe of the King of Shu needed to collect taxes from the caravans to meet the military requirements for raising the army, and finally reopened the Silk Road. However, Fan Dao was stranded in the Western Region for a full year because of this, and he did not know what happened during that time. He returned to the Fan family with serious injuries.
Fan Dao, who is still lingering on the sickbed, is no longer able to support the overall situation of the Fan family. As for the head of the Fan family, he has become older and older in the past few years, and his energy is no longer what it used to be. Now the entire Fan family's huge business is almost entirely supported by Nangong Mei. Since Fan Dao was seriously injured and returned to the Fan family, Nangong Mei focused her energy on taking care of Fan Dao and taking over the family business. It has been two years since I came to Beijing to see him. Thinking of the beauty he hadn't seen for a long time, Huang Qiong could only sigh, feeling even more depressed.
Walking to the gate of Wende Palace and looking at the winter sunset on the horizon, Huang Qiong pondered for a while and then ordered people to find Fu Yuanshan and the Minister of Rites. After the two arrived, Huang Qiong was not polite and said directly: "I came to you and I have two things to tell you. How many days will it take for a Dali delegation to enter Beijing? Will it be able to arrive before the end of the year? Arrive? The second thing is that I will visit Xijing after the new year. I will stay for about a year, during which time I will meet with the Tubo princes in Qingtang and the clans of Shaanxi and Longyou."
"The most critical and important thing is that the remnants of the King of Shu in the Western Regions have also come to be dealt with. Please arrange it so that officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital must accompany them. Concubines in the harem, princes and princesses over five years old must also be Accompany you. There is a large camp in Xijing. They are all military horses that I brought out in Longyou. I can trust them. Don’t bring too many guards, just two thousand from the eight imperial armies. All memorials during this period will be forwarded. Xijing. If you are traveling with officials who have family members, you can bring your family members with you if you wish."
After Huang Qiong's words, the Minister of Rites did not say anything. After all, since the Qi Dynasty moved its capital to Jingzhao, during the reign of all emperors, except Emperor Sejong who never left the capital. The other emperors, at least every three years, had to go to Xijing to stay for several months to a year. After all, Xijing controls the roads in Longyou and Shaanxi. Although it is now downgraded to Xingzai, its position in Daqi is still very important. The other one is to pay homage to Taizu's mausoleum. It has been seven years since I took the throne, and I have not yet been to Xijing to worship my ancestors.
