It wasn't until it was time to turn on the lamp that Huang Qiong shook his head, turned around and left the ideological and political hall. He went to Situ Huanshuang's place first, and after having dinner with her, he turned around and went to the bathroom. She was already waiting in the bathroom, wearing only a light veil. Seeing her arrival, she hurriedly stepped forward to help the three Wen girls, Qingzi Erluo and several others undress. Huang Qiong, who was somewhat thoughtful today, was extremely rare and did not do anything. After undressing, he took a bath in the large bathhouse that had been specially renovated before the Western Tour.
At this time, Huang Qiong was depressed, and the women who served him in the bath could see it. Therefore, we have always been cautious, and no one dared to make too much noise. After lying in the hot water for a long time, Huang Qiong didn't notice that the person bathing him had changed. However, Huang Qiong suddenly opened his eyes. Turning his back to the woman who was washing his hair, he said: "Tell me, am I ruthless and unjust? Now that I have ascended to the throne and become the current emperor, I have forgotten those who had given me their full support when I was in a low position. , someone who has done great things for me?"
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, the hands behind him that were washing his hair paused for a moment, but did not answer immediately. After a long time, he said: "You don't know how to treat others, but your Majesty has always treated us women with deep affection and loyalty. Even if you are old and beautiful, you will never forget it for a moment. Although I don't know what happened to your Majesty during the day. But we all know that Your Majesty is definitely not the person His Majesty said. Your Majesty is not ungrateful, but in fact, His Majesty has a different status now, and there are some things that you need to pay more attention to. "
Hearing that this was not Qingzi Erluo, nor the third daughter of the Wen family, but it was a voice that was extremely familiar to him. Huang Qiong hurriedly turned his head, only to see Zhang Qiaoer, who had been avoiding him these past few days, standing behind him at some point, and couldn't help but feel ecstatic. He held the person in his arms and kept kissing him: "Qiao'er has been hiding these days, even if he sees me, he refuses to see me. He really misses me. No matter how old I meet him It’s difficult, but as long as I have Qiaoer by my side, I won’t have any worries at all.”
Zhang Qiaoer, who was out of breath due to Huang Qiong's uncontrollable actions, rolled her eyes at Huang Qiong. He stretched out his hand and called Liu Rui, who also didn't know when she came in. She was also wearing a light veil, but her face was full of shyness at this time, and she said softly: "I'm not hiding from your majesty, but there are some things that your majesty has to let me take care of." Think about it. There are some hurdles that need to be overcome, and it cannot be overcome by someone lending a hand. In the end, you still have to rely on yourself. I really didn’t deliberately avoid His Majesty, I just wanted to think about it calmly. "
Looking at Liu Rui being carried into his arms by Zhang Qiaoer, Huang Qiong naturally understood what she was talking about and what she was considering. Whether Zhang Qiaoer accepts it sincerely or accepts it against his will for Liu Rui's sake. But at least the current situation tells Huang Qiong what her final choice will be. Seeing that Zhang Qiao'er still looked a little sad, Huang Qiong held her in his arms with great tenderness and sweetness. Although he didn't expect to open up Zhang Qiaoer's heart, after all, not everyone could really accept this kind of thing.
But Huang Qiong at least wanted to make Zhang Qiaoer feel better. In the ensuing clouds and rain, although Huang Qiong understood the different services of Zhang Qiaoer and Liu Rui, he took more care of Zhang Qiaoer. In the end, it was left to Zhang Qiaoer. After rinsing his mouth, he returned to Huang Qiong. Although he was nestled in Huang Qiong's arms, Zhang Qiaoer remained silent. She didn't speak, and Liu Rui, who was leaning on Huang Qiong's other side, also remained silent. Huang Qiong wanted to say something, but both women covered her mouth.
The three of them cuddled together quietly. This rare calm lasted until I felt that because of the two similar faces and the same plump figure next to me, Huang Qiong became angry again and pressed Liu Rui down. Zhang Qiaoer raised his face and stared blankly at Liu Rui, who was bowing his head to serve. It wasn't until Huang Qiong pulled him onto him that he calmed down and sighed softly. This time, even though Huang Qiong was not fully enjoying himself, he did not call anyone else. That night, Huang Qiong did not let the two of them leave, but kept them in his dormitory.
In the early morning of the next day, Huang Qiong, who was preparing to go to court, looked at his two daughters who were still sleeping due to exhaustion. He just kissed the two girls gently, then turned and left. And Huang Qiong also knows that Zhang Qiaoer's exception yesterday may not be as free and easy as it seems on the surface. It would be best for him to let the second daughter talk about it in private. Therefore, Huang Qiong did not disturb the two girls who were still sleeping. He just stood up quietly and put on his clothes. He told the palace maid to guard outside and serve him well before going to the front hall.
When Huang Qiong, who had finished the morning court and had taken care of the government affairs, returned to the bedroom at the back, the two daughters no longer knew when they would leave. Picking up a few strands of hair remaining on the bed, Huang Qiong asked the two girls what happened when they left, but smiled knowingly. Then I went to the Ideological and Political Hall again. Duan Suping and his wife, who came to Xijing to meet the Holy Spirit, are about to return to Dali. Regardless of whether he is the suzerain or the host, Huang Qiong still needs to meet him emotionally and rationally. And after three full months of negotiations, after countless trade-offs in interests.
Huang Qiong was not completely complacent and just sat back and ignored Dali's internal difficulties. Finally, he agreed to mobilize 7,000 troops and horses from Guangnan West Road and Huguang South Road to station in Shicheng County and Shanchan Mansion in Dali Kingdom. Take over the Dali royal family's army to monitor and suppress the thirty-seven tribes in eastern Yunnan. In order for the Dali royal army to concentrate their forces to deal with the two major families of the Baiyi people in the south, and the Tubo Margan to the west of the Snow Mountain. For these seven thousand troops and horses, the daily food and grass supply was provided by Dali. If these five thousand troops and horses need to be mobilized, Da Qi's consent needs to be obtained.
At the same time, Dali Kingdom will provide 1,200 Dali horses for these 7,000 army horses. Huang Qiong finally spit out his words and agreed to send troops to Dali to take over the royal army's suppression of the 37 Eastern Yunnan tribes. This undoubtedly made Duan Suping overjoyed. Perhaps in his opinion, waiting for Da Qi's troops to station would be a deterrent to the Thirty-seven Eastern Yunnan tribes. At least those tribes that have been rebelling one after another will have some taboos in their hearts. When Da Qi was annihilating Shanchanhou Mansion, many tribes from the thirty-seven tribes in eastern Yunnan were involved, and almost all of them were injured.
There were even two tribes that openly sent troops to aid Shanchanhou Mansion, but were directly killed and perished. The men were slaughtered and the women were plundered. The young man underwent that kind of surgery and was sent to Daqi Palace. Since the Shanchanhou Mansion was destroyed, although the thirty-seven tribes in eastern Yunnan were not afraid of their own royal army, they were not generally afraid of Da Qi's military might. Especially in the hands of Qi Jun, those cannons that can make huge noises and hit things no matter how strong the walls are are also indestructible. In their eyes, they are almost like gods.
As long as the troops stationed in Qi can help him suppress those tribes, so that he can concentrate on dealing with his two father-in-laws, Duan Suping will naturally feel the pressure drop sharply. As for the extra requests, which were hardly requirements, Duan Suping immediately agreed without hesitation. As for whether these Qi troops stationed in Dali would cause any trouble in Dali, he seemed to be very confident and didn't seem to care at all. Regarding this guy's performance, Huang Qiong felt wary.
In order to prevent this guy from doing some tricks in private. After Huang Qiong settled down and dispatched troops to Dali Kingdom. The military attachés selected were specially drawn from the four major battalions. They followed Guo Chen in the Battle of Shanchan Mansion, but they had never dealt with this guy. At the same time, Wang Xuemei's brother, who was originally scheduled to be transferred to garrison in the Western Regions but was replaced by Jia Quan who recommended himself, was transferred to Tongzhi. Responsible for dealing with the Dali royal family. If these 7,000 troops and horses want to be mobilized, they must be accompanied by his colleagues.
In contrast, Huang Qiong was suspicious. On the contrary, Duan Suping, who had not achieved all of his goals, but at least achieved part of them, seemed much more relaxed. A change from the way he looked a little irritated when Huang Qiong rejected all his requests when he first came to Xijing. I took my concubine with me and walked around Xijing for a few days. Even the Bai sisters who entered the palace to serve Dao Meiping were not in a hurry to summon her. The more Duan Suping looked calmer, the more suspicious Huang Qiong became because of those previous speculations.
Even the Bai sisters kept talking to each other while they were sleeping. It’s just that the Bai sisters seem to know nothing. Little did they know that Huang Qiong mobilized these 7,000 troops and horses to station in Dali Kingdom mostly for their sisters. After initially suspecting that Duan Suping had discovered the secret relationship between himself and the Bai sisters, Huang Qiong thought for a long time and finally made the decision to send troops to Dali. It seems to be to stabilize the Dali Kingdom, but in fact it is more to protect the Bai sisters, as well as his son and daughter.
Although these 7,000 troops and horses were all reorganized guards on Guangnan West Road and Huguang South Road. Although they are only local guards, they have experienced actual combat in counter-insurgency operations. The backbone are all elite soldiers brought by Zhao Wusha. With seven thousand troops and horses stationed in Dali to protect Bai Feng and her son, Huang Qiong was quite relieved. But Huang Qiong was worried that something might happen to Duan Suping, who looked very steady but was a man of mind and heart. Therefore, Huang Qiong repeatedly urged the generals to pay close attention.
If Duan Suping had the idea or action of deposing the queen or the prince, he would immediately seize the Shanchan Mansion and rescue the Bai sisters and their children. Huang Qiong's request confused the generals of the general army. I don’t know why this Lord is interested in not the country of Dali, but the queen, concubines, princes and princesses of Dali. It's just that this general doesn't know the relationship between the master and the concubine of Dali Kingdom, let alone the relationship between the prince and the princess and the master.
After doing all this, he summoned the Bai sisters to the palace and lingered for three days before Huang Qiong reluctantly released them. When Duan Suping left, he left the two concubines from the Dao family in the Xijing mansion under various excuses. Looking at the two concubines kneeling in front of him, crying and not knowing why they were left behind, Huang Qiong pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache and waved to the eunuch to hand these two women over to Daomei. After Ping settled down. I knew clearly in my heart that this guy would probably take action when he got back.
But this target may not really be the Dao family. It's just that Duan Suping has left Xijing at this time, and this guy, at least on the surface, has not done anything to feel sorry for Da Qi. If I detain people at this time, I am afraid it will cause great criticism. The only thing he can do now is probably to instruct the troops transferred to Dali Kingdom to be ready for emergencies at any time. He also ordered Gao Huaiyuan to transfer elite personnel from Fusi in South Town to replace those from Fusi in North Town and closely monitor the movements of Dali Kingdom.
After sending away Duan Suping, there was still King Anxi. Now that the matter has been settled, the next step is to deploy troops and generals. As for Duan Lin, she was honest these days and did not cling to Huang Qiong. But every now and then, he would come into the palace to harass Huang Qiong. However, he never stayed overnight in the palace.
