Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
The emperor closed the memorial in his hand and stretched his body.
Wang Bao saw this and quickly came over.
"Your Majesty, which concubine are you looking for now?"
When the emperor heard this, not only did he think of the charming concubines in the harem, but he also had some thoughts in his heart.
But after touching his sore waist, he shook his head helplessly.
"Recently, the government has been neglected, and several cabinet ministers have made some slight remarks. The queen mother also reminded me not to be too wanton, and it is better to be stable for a while. By the way, is there any news about Liaodong and Jia Cong recently?"
Seeing the emperor's actions, Wang Bao almost understood.
I know that my master has been a little ridiculous and excessive recently, and he doesn't know how to control himself, and his body is a little overwhelmed.
Naturally, he couldn't reveal this kind of thing, so he could only pretend not to know.
Seeing that he brought the topic to Jia Cong, I could only continue talking.
"Reporting to your Majesty, the situation in Liaodong has always been under our control. People sent by the imperial court are in charge of the local government offices. Since the King of Liaodong has cleaned up everything in advance, everything in Liaodong is very stable.
According to Xiuyiwei's report, the King of Liaodong began to tour various parts of Liaodong with a group of wives and concubines in late May. He arrived in Guangning in July and then left Guangning without returning to Liaoyang. The group of people disappeared without a trace. "
"What did you say? Everyone disappeared? How is this possible?"
When the emperor heard this, he looked in disbelief. A living person could just die. What a joke.
Could it be that he was kidnapped?
With Jia Cong’s ability, it shouldn’t be possible, right?
"Are you telling the truth? How many troops did Jia Cong bring? Where are they now?"
"Reporting to your majesty, this matter is absolutely true. My servant specially asked people to investigate this matter. King Liaodong brought his two hundred soldiers. According to speculation, King Liaodong and his party probably went to the grassland."
Wang Bao told the emperor everything he knew.
After hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but frowned.
Jia Cong was doing business with Grassland, and the two parties had some friendship, which he knew.
A group of them disappeared near Guangning, and they most likely went to the grassland.
But, what is Jia Cong doing in the grassland at this time?
Is there any hidden secret? Or are you simply taking your family for fun?
"Have you sent embroidered clothes guards to investigate over the grassland? Have you confirmed this news?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have sent people to investigate. Some herders have seen a group of people passing by, but they have never found any trace of them. We don't know where their destination is. But looking at that direction, they should be going to Goshawk tribe."
"The Goshawk Tribe?"
The emperor looked at Wang Bao with a confused look on his face.
In his mind, he seemed to have never heard of this name.
"I, why haven't I heard of this tribe? Where are they?"
"Reporting to your majesty, the Goshawk tribe was formerly known as Nekarkha. Now it has a different name. Their tribal leader is a man named Wang Shun. I heard that he used to be a horse bandit. He was killed by Liaodong because of his attack on the King of Liaodong. The king was captured alive.
It may be that the two parties reached a deal, but the King of Liaodong did not kill him, but let him go and let him protect the Jia family's caravan on the other side of the grassland. Later, a war broke out between the barbarians and the Mongols, and the King of Liaodong also intervened.
That Wang Shun should have gotten his current status with the help of King Liaodong. When the King of Liaodong went to the grassland, he probably went to Wang Shun's tribe. As for what to do? The slaves don’t know. "
After hearing this, the emperor fell into deep thought for a while.
He knew about the great war between the Inner Khalkha and the barbarians.
It was Jia Cong who started it. Jia Cong was only twelve years old that year. He took a caravan to the grassland to do business and killed the barbarian Sanbeile Mang Gurtai who went to the grassland to discuss an alliance.
Then the blame was put on the Mongols, which caused the
A war between the two clans.
Later, he even carried out a sneak attack and killed the northern overlord, the barbarian Lao Khan Wang Lao Nu.
Helped the Mongols and defeated the barbarian army.
The Mongols and the barbarians fought each other and suffered heavy casualties, leading to the current situation.
On the surface, Jia Cong was kind to the Mongols.
But in fact, the main culprit for the decline of Inner Karkha Mongolia was Jia Cong.
Jia Cong should be the enemy of the Mongols. Jia Cong understands this better than anyone else. He should go to the grassland just for fun or to discuss business. It is impossible to collude with the Mongols, and it will not be good for him.
Besides, he slaughtered more than 100,000 Mongolian troops in the capital last year, so it is impossible for the Mongols to trust him.
But Jia Cong's unauthorized departure from Liaodong still made the emperor feel a little unhappy.
"Send someone to pay close attention to Liaodong. If there is any news about Jia Cong, tell me immediately."
"Don't worry, your majesty. I have already given orders. As soon as there is news, I will rush 800 miles away and send it to the capital. I will tell your majesty as soon as possible."
The emperor looked at Wang Bao with a strange look, and felt relieved when he thought about the holiday between him and Jia Cong.
With this guy's temperament, after suffering such a big loss, he will definitely keep an eye on Jia Cong and try to find ways to find fault with him.
That's fine. With him watching Jia Cong, he doesn't have to worry too much.
"By the way, after Hudun Khan was killed by Jia Cong, what is the situation of his Chahar tribe now? Has Xiu Yiwei gone to investigate?"
"Reporting to your majesty, after the death of Hudun Khan, the strength of the Chahar tribe dropped greatly, and a tribe called the Canglang tribe took the opportunity to annex it. The territory of the Chahar tribe has now become the Canglang tribe's.
Now there are two largest tribes in the northern grassland bordering us, one is the Canglang tribe in the north, and the other is the Goshawk tribe in the northeast. "
The emperor nodded: "The Goshawk tribe has some relationship with Jia Cong, so don't worry too much. Send more people to pay attention to the Canglang tribe to prevent them from going south again."
"Yes, I will send additional manpower."
At this time, a young eunuch came in, holding a memorial in his hand.
"Your Majesty, the urgent report from Liaodong was rushed from eight hundred miles away."
The emperor was startled when he heard this and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up and bring it up."
Wang Bao quickly stepped forward, took the report, carefully checked that there was no problem, and then sent it to the emperor.
The emperor took the report, opened it eagerly, and read it carefully.
There is not much content on it, only one line: "The King of Liaodong and his party returned to Liaodong from the grassland. The team brought nearly twenty carriages with them, suspected to be carrying leather goods and medicinal materials."
He waved his hand and asked the little eunuch to step back and look at Wang Bao aside.
"Jia Cong returned to Liaodong and brought back a lot of goods. Is it possible that he went to do business?"
"Your Majesty, there is no point in doing business without the King of Liaodong personally going out. The Jia family's caravan is enough. I heard that they even made a trip last winter. The King of Liaodong must have something else to do."
The emperor turned to look at Wang Bao: "I'll leave this matter to you. You arrange for people to find out as much as possible."
"My servant obeys your orders."
Wang Bao thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, the King of Liaodong is currently living in the Jiedushi Mansion, and we can't get anyone there at all. Although there are our people in the army, Jia Cong rarely holds military meetings.
When fighting, orders will be issued directly without convening the generals for discussion beforehand. It is difficult for our people to get the news in advance. This was the case in the defense of the capital and several battles in Liaodong. No one knew the action plan before he gave the order.
This servant feels that if we want to fully grasp the information about Jia Cong, we must place our people around him. What do you think, Your Majesty? "
The emperor naturally knew that Jia Cong did this because he did not trust his subordinates and was afraid that the secret would be leaked.
It can be seen from this that Jia Cong is a thoughtful person.
It is not unreasonable to be able to win every battle.
Now that Jia Cong has a large army and is the lord of Liaodong, he is a little worried to be honest.
It's just that Jia Cong has surrendered to him a long time ago. He is the emperor thanks to his help and even saved his life.
If Jia Cong hadn't helped him, he wouldn't have been able to become the emperor at all.
From this point of view, I shouldn't distrust Jia Cong.
But people's hearts are different, and there are exceptions to everything. Who knows what Jia Cong is thinking?
The key is that Jia Cong is too powerful. Once he has a different intention, no one can cure him.
Who can guarantee that he will never have any dissatisfaction in his life?
At this moment, he suddenly understood what his father had done.
His father knew clearly that Jia Cong had always been loyal to him, but he was still determined to kill him. He was afraid that one day, Jia Cong would have different intentions and he would not be able to control him.
Hey, it would be nice if Jia Cong was a little more mediocre.
Now we can take advantage of Wang Bao's hatred for Jia Cong and let Wang Bao supervise Jia Cong.
Thinking of this, he looked at Wang Bao.
"You also said that Jia Cong can't get anyone around him. What do you want to do?"
"Your Majesty, the palace of the King of Liaodong in Liaodong has almost been built, and you can move in next year at the latest. His palace is not small, and the manpower of the Ningguo Mansion is simply not enough.
The slave wants to ask His Majesty to reward the King of Liaodong with a group of maids and eunuchs. The slave trains a group of people in advance and blends in, so that he can slowly get around the King of Liaodong and understand his every move. "
The emperor pondered for a moment and nodded.
"Your idea is not impossible, but once Jia Cong finds out, he will know that I don't believe him, which will affect my relationship with him, and may make him and me go further and further away. Do you want to Have you ever experienced this result?"
"Your Majesty, I heard that the King of Liaodong likes beauties. He is surrounded by beautiful women, and he is very kind to the people around him. We can select a group of stunning beauties and send them to him.
Once they are attracted by Jia Cong and become Jia Cong's people, it will be difficult to be discovered, and it will be easier for us to understand Jia Cong's thoughts. "
Hearing what Wang Bao said, the emperor was really tempted.
Honey trap, this does work.
Although Jia Cong has a good reputation and never goes to brothels, there are indeed many women around him.
It is said that a hero cannot pass the beauty test. A young hero like Jia Cong should not be able to pass the beauty test, right?
However, it must be a truly stunning beauty.
Jia Cong will definitely look down on ordinary vulgar fans.
"Although there is no shortage of maids in the palace, there are only a few truly stunning ladies. Some are vulgar and vulgar. Jia Cong will not like them. This matter will probably not be easy to handle."
Wang Bao chuckled: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, there has been no draft of girls. Why not take this opportunity to select girls from across the country? Then there will naturally be no shortage of stunning beauties. Your Majesty can also choose some you like and take them as concubines. "
When the emperor heard this, his eyes lit up.
He is also a young man, and he is an emperor. He has the world, and he also wants to have the beauties in the world.
During this period, I wandered around the flowers every day and got a taste of the marrow.
Wang Bao's proposal made him very excited.
"I'm sure. I'll leave this matter to you, but don't let me get into trouble."
"My servant obeys your orders."
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"The emperor declares that peace will last forever, the emperor's foundation will be prosperous, kindness will be given to Gong Jin, and the dragon's kindness will be dun Dun. The energy of heaven and earth is valued by yin and yang. In the morning of the sun and moon, stay in the east of Ziwei. I, the Emperor of Chu, have issued an edict. From all directions, girls from good families have been selected to fill the courtyard."
"The girls I select must abide by the old system. She must have a beautiful voice, a youthful beauty, and be courteous. She must be dignified, loving, and benevolent as a palace maid."
"The Ministry of Rites, in accordance with my decree, has written in the autumn of this year to select Zhaoyuan and send it to Fengliangdi. Guanglongyin is profound and knowledgeable, so as to protect the great Xu of our ancestors. I admire this."
Wang Baona
The sharp voice filled the Jinluan Palace.
A group of civil and military ministers looked at each other, the emperor wanted to select girls to enrich the harem.
This is a good thing for some people. They have a chance to reach the sky in one step, and they can take the opportunity to attach themselves to the emperor and become relatives of the emperor.
There are also some people who don't really want their girls to enter the palace.
In short, some people are happy and some are sad.
Although Hu Yong was a little surprised and did not know about it beforehand, he did not object.
The emperor's draft was a matter of course, and he had no reason to object.
Besides, there has indeed been no draft in the palace for many years, and some fresh blood is needed to enrich the harem.
The Minister of Rites stepped forward to receive the order: "Old minister, I obey the order."
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Ningguo Mansion, inner courtyard.
Xue Baochai is teasing his daughter Ruotong.
The little girl is more than six months old, chubby and very cute.
From time to time, bursts of childish, crisp laughter would burst out.
Aunt Xue on the side chuckled and said, "This little girl is getting cuter and cuter as she grows. Brother Cong will definitely like her when she sees her."
Xue Baochai sighed softly. It has been more than a year since Jia Cong sent troops to Liaodong.
I don’t know when I will be able to take him over.
"Her father can't come back. Ruotong is so young, so we can't go. When father and daughter meet, Ruotong will probably call him father."
Aunt Xue nodded: "The child is only so young, so he will definitely not be able to go this year. I heard that it is too cold in Liaodong. The child will probably suffer if he goes there. It is more comfortable here in the capital. When it gets warm next year, I will take you there. of gathering together."
"I hope, there are a lot of things involved here, and we have to take into account the attitude of the court. There has been no letter from the prince for four or five months. Xue Ke sent a letter last month, saying that the prince and his family were touring various places in Liaodong. Well, it’s already been three months and I haven’t gone back yet.”
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "After all, it is your own territory, and you always have to patrol it."
Xue Baochai smiled and said: "I guess I took them on a trip by the way, otherwise it would be useless for several months. It would be a pity not to go with them."
"Brother Cong loves you so much, I will have another chance in the future."
At this time, Ying'er walked in.
"Miss, a letter from Liaodong."
