If King Dun doesn't accept the decree, Ye Long can directly force him to hand over his military power. If he accepts the decree, he will have to fight to the death with King Happy.
After all, no one believed that the Happy King would willingly hand over his military power and withdraw from Mizhou.
As for Prince Dun, he was an honest and humble man who didn't show much publicity at ordinary times, so people didn't feel that he posed any threat. In fact, he also controlled an Eight Banners Army.
Now under Ye Long's temptation, it can be seen from the expression of the Queen Mother Xiaoshengxian.
The two Eight Banners armies she controls include the white flags of Prince Dun!
This Prince Dun is from the Queen Mother.
Ye Long's skills are really good.
However, everyone thought that if the Queen Mother was standing behind both King Dun and King Happy, could King Dun and King Happy fight?
I'm afraid there won't be a fight. After all, no one of your own will fight your own. Even if Prince Dun accepts the order, he may just exchange territory with King Happy.
Then what is Ye Long's intention in doing this?
Just when Nanpeng and others were puzzled, Ye Long spoke again, "Hong Yebeile listens to the order. I order you to assist Prince Dun to take over Mizhou and complete the military power of Mizhou within a month." Handover."
Ye Long's voice was very calm, as plain as water.
But in the ears of civil and military officials, there was a thunderous explosion.
This Hong Yebeile was the flag owner of the Zhengbai Banner. He was a relative of the emperor and had made great contributions to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
The Zhengbai flag he controls is also one of the three flags.
Now the emperor asked Hong Yebeile to assist Prince Dun. To put it bluntly, he was to monitor Prince Dun, fearing that Prince Dun and King Happy would play tricks!
As for Mizhou, rather than letting Prince Dun take over, in fact, to put it bluntly, it means letting Hong Yebeile take over!
Moreover, Prince Dun was facing off against King Happy, while Hong Yebeile was just reaping the benefits.
This is a conspiracy, Prince Dun has no choice but to jump into it.
The imperial edict has been accepted. If King Happy cannot seize the military power within a month, King Dun will be in great misfortune.
There was also Lord Hong Yebeile supervising from the side, so Prince Dun couldn't help but use all his strength to deal with King Happy.
Prince Dun's face turned even paler. He glanced secretly at Queen Mother Xiaoshengxian, but Queen Mother Xiaoshengxian was even more angry at this time. She just snorted coldly and left without saying a word.
"I obey the decree." Master Hong Yebeile, the leader of the Zhengbai Banner, stepped forward and said with great enthusiasm.
He was very excited now. He had long been dissatisfied with the idea of a prince with a different surname like Happy King occupying the territory of the Later Qing Dynasty, doing evil and being carefree and happy.
In the past, the emperor did not act and did not dare to be an enemy of the queen mother. Now the emperor has made it clear that he wants to weaken the power in the hands of the queen mother. Naturally, this is what he wants to see, so he fully agrees with the matter of entering Mizhou and seizing military power.
But Nan Peng was thoughtful, and for a moment he didn't think about why Ye Long would arrange Hong Ye to assist Prince Dun. If he wanted to take control of Mizhou, let his white flag assist Prince Dun, and then sit back and take it. The profit of a fisherman is the best.
Now that Hong Ye is asked to assist, doesn't this increase Hong Ye's strength?
You must know that Hong Ye is a member of the Aixinjueluo family. If Ye Long wants to completely control the Later Qing Dynasty, he should not replace the banner leaders of the Manchu royal family with Han talents.
"Next, I have one more thing. I need Aiqing to give me some advice." Ye Long stood up and stared at all the ministers in the court.
"Many Han officials were wronged because of the Literary Prison. After much thought, I realized that there was something wrong with the Literary Prison. Now I want to abolish the Literary Prison." Seeing that no one was speaking, Ye Long said again.
After Ye Long finished speaking, there was a commotion in the court.
Even Mr. Li, the Minister of Civil Service, who had already sided with Ye Long, frowned slightly.
I thought that if the Emperor abolished the Literary Prison, would all the major cases involved in the Literary Prison be reopened and investigated...
If he was pursued, wouldn't he also be implicated?
In order to prevent and suppress the resistance of intellectuals and Han people, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty extracted words and sentences from their works and fabricated charges to constitute unjust imprisonment.
This is the so-called literal prison.
When Ye Long met Shuang'er and the third young lady of the banker, he had already planned to settle accounts with those who supported the Literary Prison.
While in Lizi Village, Ye Long also promised Gu Zhihua and others in his capacity as Qianlong that he would abolish the Literary Prison in the future.
And now is the time for him to fulfill his promise.
"Now that the domestic situation has just stabilized, the Literary Prison has made great contributions. If the Literary Prison is abolished like this, it will arouse resistance from the Han people. I don't agree with the emperor's doing this." An old man in his sixties stood up and stared at Ye Long said neither humble nor overbearing.
Hearing the old man's words, Ye Long looked at him with a sneer on his lips. "The Grand Master also knows that the situation in the country has just stabilized? If the Literary Prison continues to be implemented, the Han people in the world will hate me even more. If we want to make the people return to their hearts, we must abolish the Literary Prison and treat the Han people and the Manchus equally."
This person is the Grand Master of the Later Qing Dynasty. He is an old minister who has been following Huang Taiji and giving him advice since the Qing soldiers entered the pass.
Not only the Grand Master, but also the Grand Tutor and the Taibao used to follow Huang Taiji.
In fact, Ye Long's abolition of the Literary Prison is also a wake-up call to these people.
These veterans did not support Qianlong, nor did they support the Queen Mother, and they did not know what they had in mind. Perhaps they knew that Huang Taiji would come back, so they were all waiting for Huang Taiji to come back, cheer up, and then continue to follow Huang Taiji.
But how could Ye Long give him this opportunity.
"The emperor wants Han people to be high-ranking officials, and I have no objection. If he wants Han women to be his concubines, I won't care. But this literary prison was started by the late emperor. How can it be abolished so easily?" The Grand Master was not afraid of Ye at all. The holy power of the dragon looked at him.
"What if I must abolish the Literary Prison?" Ye Long looked at the Grand Master with a smile.
"If the emperor insists on having his own way, then I will retire and return to my hometown... Please do it for me, the emperor." The grand master looked calm and knelt directly on the ground, with his forehead on the floor, and took off his black gauze hat.
"Your Majesty, please take back your order."
There was a sound of shouting, and more than two-thirds of the civil and military people in the court knelt on the ground, not wanting the emperor to abolish the Literary Prison.
There are more than 120 civil and military officials, but only about 30 are still standing. Among these 30 or so people, there are only a few Manchu officials... The rest are still Han people left behind by the Ming Dynasty. Officials either have powerful families that the Manchu and Qing royal families dare not touch, or they are wealthy tycoons who need to be attracted by the Manchu and Qing royal families.
And those eighty or ninety officials kneeling on the ground included the Grand Master, the Grand Protector, and the Grand Tutor.
Even officials from the first rank, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, knelt down.
And many of them took off their black gauze hats, the meaning of which was very obvious, that is, they were forcing Ye Long. He told Ye Long that if he wanted to abolish the Literary Prison, then all of them, a group of officials, would retire and return to their hometowns and quit working!
If three-quarters of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty resigned...the chain of relationships behind them, local officials would stay at home and do nothing if they got the news.
Then the entire post-Qing administration would be paralyzed.
To put it bluntly, he was threatening Ye Long.
The standing Han officials were silent, neither kneeling nor speaking, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.
"You pedantic people, do you know why so many people want to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty? It is because of the Literary Prison that many loyal Han people have been killed. If you don't have the support of the Han people today, how can the emperor hold the throne securely?" Nan Peng frowned, pointed at those people and shouted angrily.
"Prince Guo, you seemed to have contributed a lot when the Literary Prison was implemented. Why do you suddenly support the Emperor and abolish the Literal Prison now?" The Taibao raised his head and looked at Nanpeng in surprise.
"If we want the country to be peaceful and the people to be safe, we must accept all races. We are the invaders. Shouldn't we learn from King Tang and Lord Ye Long who love the people like their own children and treat all races as their own subjects?"
Nan Peng curled his lips and mentioned King Tang and Lord Ye Long.
As for what the Taibao said about Prince Guo once supporting the Literary Prison and having nothing to do with him, that was Prince Guo's doing, and now Prince Guo is him.
"The King of Tang has the absolute power and strength to make the people of the country surrender. Do you dare to ask the emperor if he has this ability? It's okay for Lord Ye Long not to mention it. Now that he has mentioned it, I have to say a few words."
"The Lord Ye Long used the slogan of expelling the Tatars to regain the Central Plains. Countless Tatars died in his hands. All the Mongols in Jiangzhou were expelled, either beheaded or made slaves. , what is the difference between what you are doing and the literal prison?”
The Grand Master looked at Prince Guo with a sneer.
"The Great Yuan Kingdom was originally an invader, and so was the Manchu royal family. This was originally the country of the Han people. Now that we have obtained this country, we must treat them equally, otherwise we will become the second Great Yuan Kingdom. As for Lord Ye Long, that is There is nothing wrong with expelling those who invaded his homeland." Ye Long said calmly.
"This world belongs to everyone. Why can only the Han people occupy the Central Plains? Our Manchu royal family will have to succumb to the outside world. Now that the Manchu cavalry has broken through the Central Plains, this is the world we have conquered. And those who are defeated can only Become a prisoner, a slave! This literary prison cannot be abolished." The leader of the Zhenghuang Banner suddenly said.
Although he supports Ye Long, he still has his own principles on this issue. He also made huge contributions when he followed Huang Taiji to conquer the world.
Ye Long frowned slightly, thinking that it would be quite difficult to abolish the Literary Prison, especially when the Qing Dynasty had just stabilized, and the leader of the most powerful First Banner Army did not support him when he came to Zheng Huang Banner. .
If the Literary Prison is not abolished, then my next plan will not be implemented.
"Maybe I was too hasty, so let's not mention this matter for now. Let's discuss the next thing." Ye Long smiled slightly.
"The Emperor's Holy Might."
All civil and military officials shouted in unison.
Even those Han officials called the Emperor Shengming.
Seeing this scene, Ye Long felt sad. It wasn't that he didn't want to help the Han people, but it was just that these Han officials had to stand up and say something.
Now it seems that it is really difficult to count on them.
After all, compared with the high-ranking officials of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, their abilities and rights were still very weak.
It seems that it is really difficult to truly control the Later Qing Dynasty and change the dynasty of the Later Qing Dynasty effortlessly, so we can only rely on fighting.
"Liu Xi." Ye Long nodded towards Liu Xi.
Liu Xi was stunned for a moment, then stood up and took out a secret letter from his sleeve.
"This is an urgent secret report from a secret agent outside the customs. Sirs, please take a look."
Liu Xi walked up to the Taibao and handed the secret letter to the Taibao.
Taibao showed doubts, opened his superstition, and started to read.
After Superstition finished reading, his expression changed from doubtful to solemn. Then he passed on the superstition.
After the officials with status read the superstition, most of them had moved expressions on their faces.
"Your Majesty, is this letter true or false?" Sir Liu, the Minister of War, said in a solemn tone.
"Master Liu, this is the news sent by Dongchang's secret agent. It is certainly true." Liu Xi's tone was neither salty nor light.
"Your Majesty, if this letter is true, I believe that troops must be sent to support outside the pass. If Nurhaci's army is allowed to invade, the Qing Dynasty will not be protected." The Minister of War did not look at Liu Xi, but looked at Ye Long eagerly. .
"Master Liu's words are wrong. Even if Nurhaci can break into the pass, with the national strength of our later Qing Dynasty, we can easily drive him out of the pass. How can we not protect him?" Taibao pondered for a moment and expressed his point of view.
"With the previous national strength, we could still fight against Nurhaci, but now that the Manchu royal family is divided into two and each is independent, how can it withstand Nurhaci's attack." Bu Shang said with a sigh.
As the Minister of War, he didn't know how many troops the Qing Dynasty had.
The Eight Banners Army has 200,000 troops per banner, totaling 1.6 million. However, of the 1.6 million troops, only 1 million are stationed at the border. Only the remaining 600,000 troops can be mobilized. How can these 600,000 troops stop Nurhaci?
"It's ridiculous. Our Eight Banners Army, plus the Xiao Ying Army, is nearly two million strong. How can we not stop Nurhaci?" The leader of the Xianghuang Banner snorted coldly.
He also read the secret message, so he naturally knew what happened outside Yuguan. Wasn't it just that Nurhaci gathered his troops and fought outside the pass.
"General, according to the news received by Dongchang... Nurhachi has unified all the Jurchen tribes outside the Pass, and his military strength has reached more than three million! He has the power to fight against the undivided Manchu Empire. If he concentrates on gathering troops, After attacking Yuguan, it will take less than ten days for Yuguan to be broken. Nurhachi's army will drive straight down, across Liaodong and Tingzhou, and directly take Qingzhou."
Liu Xi lowered his eyelids and said calmly.
I thought to myself that these gangsters had never understood how terrifying the enemy was, and they were just yelling.
"Nurhachi is so powerful...the entire Jurchen tribe has been unified!" The leader of the Xianghuang Banner was slightly startled and asked in disbelief.
"If the general doesn't believe it, just send someone outside the pass to inquire." The Minister of War shook his head.
He naturally knows a lot about Nurhaci.
"Now you don't have to worry about this problem anymore. Nurhachi's army is approaching, and I'm going to ask you what to do!" Ye Long looked at the Minister of War and the owner of the yellow flag.
"Hit him, no matter what, you can't let Nurhachi come in! Your Majesty, please issue an order. The general is willing to go to Yuguan to support Liaodong." The leader of the Xianghuang Banner said in a solemn voice.
The border of Xizhou where he is located borders Liaodong. It is the best way for him to send troops to support Liaodong.
"Although Liaodong is the territory of the Later Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that it will fall into the hands of Nurhachi now. Since the general has such intentions, I will ask you to send 100,000 troops to assist Liaodong. If Liaodong is lost, retreat to the pass and Nurhachi will Block out Yuguan. After King Dun successfully takes over Mizhou, I will send troops to support you, general." Ye Long thought for a while and gave the order directly.
"The last general takes orders." The leader of the Xianghuang Banner said excitedly.
"I obey the order." Prince Dun also said sadly.
In fact, Tingzhou is the closest to Liaodong, and it should be said that it borders Liaodong. However, in the emperor's heart, he chose to worry about internal and external troubles. It seems that he will not be able to pass the test unless he and the Happy King decide the winner.
"Okay, let's retreat. I'm a little tired." Ye Long waved his hand and said.
Nurhachi and the Happy King don't matter. The most important thing is that the Literary Prison has not been abolished.
This made him very disappointed.
If the Literary Prison was abolished, he could directly recruit troops and form the Han Eight Banners Army, and divide and annex the Manchu Eight Banners Army.
Just imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel.
"If you have the foundation to start playing, you will have to retreat without the foundation." Liu Xi cleared his throat and shouted loudly.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor." All civil and military officials shouted in unison.
After Ye Long left, the civil and military officials stood up one after another, talking to each other.
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"Liu Xi, as a Han Chinese, do you agree with me to abolish this literary prison?" In the imperial study room, Ye Long sat on the dragon chair and looked at Liu Xi who was standing aside.
"Go back to the emperor...Old slave naturally agrees." Liu Xi touched the cold sweat on his head and said cautiously.
"I want you to tell the truth." Ye Long closed his eyes and said calmly.
"Your Majesty, this is the old slave's truth. Nowadays, there is a literary prison. The Han literati, officials, and even the people of Li do not dare to speak casually. There must be complaints in the hearts of these people. The people do not support the Emperor... The throne of the Emperor, How can you sit still?" Liu Xi said tremblingly.
"Liu Xi, you are such a smart man! Do you know that if you say this in front of the emperor, it will cost you a hundred heads?" Ye Long opened his eyes and looked at Liu Xi with a smile on his face.
"The old slave knows that the emperor will not kill the old slave... The emperor is different from other emperors. And the old slave knows that the emperor is really good for the Han people in the world. How many people are there in the Qing Dynasty? There are still the most Han people in the world ...No matter who is the emperor, the support of the people is indispensable." Liu Xi expressed his thoughts.
"Yes, but those idiots can't understand this truth." Ye Long curled his lips, feeling helpless.
Liu Xi remained silent... thinking about what this idiot was.
Ye Long thought for a long time, then looked at Liu Xi and asked, "Liu Xi, what do you think I should do to abolish the literary prison?"
Ye Long has no choice. Now there is no one around him who can make suggestions, and only Liu Xi can be trusted.
Nanpeng can be trusted, but now that Nanpeng is Prince Guo, he can't stay in the harem forever, and he still has his own things to do.
During the time he stayed in Kyoto, he tried to win over some Han officials, or some Manchu officials who didn't care about the royal family, so that they could support him.
As for Mai Shiranui, Li Yu'er, Meng Wanqing and others, they are not resourceful enough... they can figure out some small things, but when it comes to making real plans, they cannot think of a good way.
"Your Majesty... this servant dare not say anything." Liu Xi knelt down and said fearfully.
He did have a way to get the emperor to abolish the Literary Prison, but accompanying the emperor was like accompanying a tiger. He was really afraid that if he accidentally said the wrong thing, his brain would be lost.
"Say, no matter what you say, I won't blame you." Ye Long rolled his eyes, thinking that being an emperor would be troublesome.
How can Lord Ye Long be at ease? People around him can say whatever they want.
"That's what I said..." Liu Xi raised his head, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and looked at Ye Long carefully.
"There's so much nonsense." Ye Long was speechless.
"If the emperor wants to abolish the Literary Prison, he must first improve the status of the Han people... For example, now that the position of queen is vacant, the emperor can accept a Han woman as his concubine and title him queen." Liu Xi saw that Ye Long was about to get angry, so he quickly said his Method.
Ye Long frowned slightly, thinking about whether this method was feasible or not.
Seeing that the emperor was silent, Liu Xi also knelt on the ground and said nothing.
He has already said the method. Whether it works or not depends on the emperor's own choice.
"Man and Han do not intermarry... The Eight Banners Army is blocking this. How can I marry a Han woman, let alone make her a queen." Ye Long frowned.
This is also the reason why Li Yuer and Meng Wanqing followed him into the palace, but he has not yet canonized them as concubines.
Because during the two years when Shunzhi was in power, it was established that Manchus and Han people did not intermarry. If the emperor wanted to canonize a concubine, he could only do so from the children of the Eight Banners Army.
"Your Majesty, rules are dead, but people are alive. As for Concubine Yan, she is also a Han. It was the Queen Mother who took a fancy to the Jiang family's status in Jiangnan, so Concubine Yan could be canonized as a concubine." Liu Xichang He let out a long breath. If this was the reason, it would be too simple.
Because the Queen Mother has set a precedent, if Ye Long accepts a Han woman as his concubine again, there will be excuses. As long as the Queen Mother can't say anything, those ministers will not stop her.
As long as he can successfully become the queen, the status of the Han people will be greatly improved.
The queens of the Manchu royal family were all Han. How could the Manchus dare to blatantly bully the Han people?
"Not bad, Liu Xi, I am a fan of the authorities. Why didn't I think of Concubine Yan?" Ye Long's eyes lit up and he patted Ye Long on the shoulder.
"If the Queen Mother and her officials stop her, the Emperor can take this opportunity to abolish Concubine Yan...get rid of the Queen Mother's people around the Emperor, and achieve multiple things with one stone." Liu Xi said smugly.
This method can be said to be very vicious, which will make those who oppose it very difficult to get off.
"No, Concubine Yan cannot be abolished." Ye Long shook his head after hearing Liu Xi's suggestion.
"Your Majesty, why is this?" Liu Xi was a little confused.
"Concubine Yan was the victim between Jiang Biehe and the Queen Mother. Now that Jiang Biehe is dead, although Concubine Yan is still under the control of the Queen Mother, the rope is a little loose. Besides, I also need the strength of the Jiang family in Jiangnan. . In the south, there is also Xuan Su Village, the leader of the martial arts alliance and the Lian family. If we can recruit the Jiang family, I will also have a way to deal with this group of martial arts people in the south." Ye Long said calmly.
"What the emperor said is absolutely true." Liu Xi was secretly shocked. He never thought that Ye Long could think of this level.
Is it just that Concubine Yan is so easy to control?
Will raising tigers be a danger? After all, Concubine Yan is a filial piety to the sage and the empress dowager.
Ye Long glanced at Liu Xi and guessed his worries. Jiang Yuyan could not escape his control. Ye Long was the best at dealing with women.
"I want to make Concubine Yan the queen." Ye Long finally made the decision.
"This..." Liu Xi was shocked, but did not speak.
He didn't understand why Ye Long didn't fatten Concubine Yan, but instead appointed Concubine Yan as the queen! But now that Ye Long has decided, he naturally has his own intentions.
Now Emperor Qianlong is completely invisible to him.
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"I'm really pissed off, Fifth Master. That Qianlong is so outrageous."
Queen Mother Xiaoshengxian returned to the palace, sat on the sofa, and complained to Chen Duwu.
"What's wrong? What does Qianlong want to do again?" Chen Duwu rubbed his head, not very interested.
She felt as if she had forgotten something and couldn't remember it.
Although I drank some wine last night, I didn't drink too much. When I woke up, I was outside the Queen Mother's palace... This was so strange.
"Qianlong forced me to ask Happy King to hand over military power and withdraw from Mizhou. It is really hateful. I worked hard for twenty years to control Mizhou. How could I give him a free advantage for nothing." Xiao Shengxian felt angry in his stomach. .
"Didn't I tell you not to go against Qianlong? Whatever he wants to do, let him do it. Have you turned a deaf ear to my words?" Chen Duwu frowned slightly and stared at Xiao Shengxian. "No, it's just unwillingness. Twenty years of hard work have been wasted. And the Happy King is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Even if I agree with him to give up the right to send troops, she may not agree. ." Empress Dowager Xiaoshengxian was shocked and quickly explained.
Chen Duwu turned his eyes and thought that he had gone too far. After all, Xiao Shengxian had really worked hard for twenty years.
As for the Happy King, it didn't matter whether he gave up military power or not. Qianlong had already set his sights on Mizhou and absolutely wanted to control Mizhou in his own hands.
But Chen Duwu didn't know that the real Happy King had been killed by Xiao Shengxian and Fairy Yunmeng.
She had not seen that scene at all in the secret room of the Queen Mother's palace. If she had known about it, she would have definitely imagined that the Queen Mother had ordered the Happy King not to hand over military power.
After all, the current Happy King is disguised as Fairy Yunmeng.
"It doesn't matter so much, I don't have much time. Is there any news about Gobi Twenty?" Chen Duwu waved his hand and asked in a deep voice.
"No, Fifth Master, Gobi Twenty seems to have disappeared. He only appeared on Hailong Island. There is no whereabouts of him so far." Xiao Shengxian said with a bitter face.
She was very curious, why did the Fifth Master insist on finding Gobi Twenty? Who is Gobi Twenty?
"It seems that I have to go to Mangzhou in person. Huo Yinxian said that the person who rescued her was Gobi Twenty. If we want to find Gobi Twenty, we can only find clues from Huo Yinxian." Chen Duwu frowned and murmured Said to himself.
Xiao Shengxian didn't speak, but looked at Chen Duwu cautiously.
She wished that Chen Duwu would leave quickly. As long as she didn't trouble her, she would still be the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty! As soon as she leaves, he can start dealing with Qianlong.
Especially Liu Xi, Xiao Shengxian is now eager for Chen Duwu to leave and operate on Liu Xi first.
"I'm going to Mangzhou now. You don't have to worry about Gobi Twenty. Pay more attention to Chapter 42 in the palace. When I find Gobi Twenty, I will come back." Chen Duwu stood up , with a movement of his body, he left the Queen Mother's palace.
Seeing Chen Duwu's leaving figure, Queen Mother Xiaoshengxian let out a long breath, saying that this plague god was finally sent away.
As for the forty-two chapters of the Sutra, the Ai family won't give it to you if they find it. They must have been handed over to the Ninja Sect.
Ye Long, who had just walked out of the imperial study, suddenly looked up at a certain part of the palace, which was the south gate. He felt a powerful aura and left Purple Dragon City.
"Gone..." Ye Long looked a little melancholy. He knew that it was Chen Duwu who left the palace.
Because in this palace, only Chen Duwu's aura could make him feel a little afraid.
Thinking of this, Ye Long calmed down and walked towards the palace of Queen Mother Xiaoshengxian.
"The Emperor is not going to the Royal Garden?" Liu Xi followed Ye Long and asked in a low voice when he noticed that Ye Long had changed his direction again.
"Well, go and pay your respects to the queen." Ye Long nodded.
Liu Xi was slightly stunned, but didn't say anything. He just led a group of young eunuchs and maids to follow Ye Long.
"The Emperor has arrived."
In the Queen Mother's palace, the Queen Mother Xiaoshengxian was slightly stunned when she heard the announcement outside the door, wondering why the Emperor had come at this critical moment. She was just about to take a rest, and even took off her clothes.
The filial piety sage put on a light gauze, sat on the couch, and waited quietly for Ye Long's arrival.
"My son, please give my regards to the Queen Mother." Ye Long cupped his fists and gave a slight salute to the Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to salute. Come and sit next to the Queen Mother." Queen Mother Xiaoshengxian pointed to her side and said with a kind face.
There was no such dark complexion in the court at all.
Ye Long smiled slightly and did not sit next to Xiao Shengxian, but sat opposite her, but he still smelled the fragrance coming from the Empress Dowager Xiao Shengxian.
Ye Long looked at the Queen Mother Xiaoshengxian and had a different feeling in his heart.
To be honest, the Empress Dowager Xiaoshengxian had Qianlong at the age of seventeen, and was only thirty-six years old now, so she was not very old.
She eats delicacies from the mountains and seas every day and uses the best rouge powder. Her skin is like jade, white and rosy, and she takes good care of herself.
Especially now that she was wearing light gauze, her bellyband was looming, and her beautiful legs were slender and plump, which made Ye Long feel a surge of blood.
"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about, so obsessed?" Empress Dowager Xiaoshengxian's face turned red, and she stretched out her jade hand and waved it in front of Ye Long.
In fact, what she wanted to say was, what were she looking at that made her so fascinated, but considering the relationship status between the two, she felt embarrassed to say this.
Especially Ye Long's gaze made her feel a little uncomfortable, as if there were ten thousand ants crawling over her.
"Oh, I am thinking, now that the domestic situation has stabilized under the management of the queen mother, will the emperor want to appoint a queen?" Ye Long also felt embarrassed.
Although I am not really Qianlong, it is really not good to see Qianlong's mother like this.
But he had some doubts in his heart. Is this Queen Mother really Qianlong's mother? A queen mother actually has the cultivation level of Qi training? Still so young.
This is simply too terrifying, because my master Zhang Zhenren, before he met Xiongba, was only a top-notch master!
And Xiaoshengxian is also in the Qi training realm. Although her cultivation and internal strength are a bit unstable, she is indeed a genuine Qi training master.
After hearing Ye Long's words, Xiao Shengxian was slightly startled. He didn't know what Ye Long was doing and why he wanted to appoint a queen.
"Mother, do you have a candidate for queen in your heart?" Ye Long asked again when he saw that Xiao Shengxian was silent.
"Hmph, the Ai family has a candidate, will you listen to the Ai family? Since you asked the Ai family for their opinion, the Ai family will recommend the person you least want to let become the queen." Xiao Shengxian thought in his mind.
Ye Long secretly laughed in his heart. He could clearly eavesdrop on the thoughts of the filial sage and virtuous Queen Mother. This is why he came to the Queen Mother's palace after Chen Duwu left.
With Chen Duwu here, he didn't dare to use the mind-stealing technique at will, but with Chen Duwu gone, the thoughts of this filial sage could be overheard by him at will.
"If the emperor really wants to appoint a queen, the Ai family feels that Concubine Yan can do it." Empress Dowager Xiaoshengxian looked at Ye Long, the corners of her mouth raised slightly.
In her opinion, Ye Long would never agree with Concubine Yan. In fact, she did not want Concubine Yan to become the queen. In her mind, the best choice was actually the daughter of the Minister of Hubu. Although she had not entered the palace yet, but that It's just a matter of imperial edict.
"Concubine Yan... Okay, then I will take care of my mother." Ye Long was stunned for a moment, frowned slightly, and then said suddenly.
Ye Long agreed so simply that he could not deal with the Empress Dowager Xiaoshengxian.
Did you agree so easily? He doesn't think about it, doesn't refute... This Qianlong doesn't play by the rules.
"The emperor doesn't think about it?" Xiao Shengxian asked in surprise.
"The matchmaker talks about the parents' orders, but the queen mother actually wants Concubine Yan to be the queen, and the sons and ministers will obey the queen." Ye Long took the little hand of Xiao Shengxian and said solemnly.
"Okay, then we will go to court tomorrow and the Queen Mother and the Emperor will issue the decree together." Xiao Shengxian could only agree.
It's not impossible for Concubine Yan to be Concubine Yan. Concubine Yan is also hers. There is no difference between being a queen and being the daughter of the Minister of Household Affairs.
As long as he and the emperor agree, it is a matter of imperial decree, and no minister will object.
Because in this court, except for the neutral faction, no one participated, only her people and Qianlong's people were left.
"I won't go to court tomorrow." Ye Long shook his head.
"Why is this? How can the emperor do this if he doesn't go to the morning court?" Xiao Shengxian looked surprised, thinking that if the emperor didn't go to the morning court, would he still be the emperor?
"My son has been wandering on Hailong Island for several months. His body is a little overwhelmed and he needs to rest for a few days. Besides, it is the same with his mother and queen here in the court." Ye Long's face showed a haggard look, as if he had been wandering outside for several months. , looking really tired.
"Your Majesty, please pay attention to your health." Xiao Shengxian said with concern, even sitting next to Ye Long and caressing his face.
She said this, but she was thinking in her heart, you are so powerful in martial arts, how can you be tired? He must have another evil idea, but it’s okay if he doesn’t go to court. As time goes by, don’t I still have the final say in this church?
Ye Long had no intention of eavesdropping on what Xiao Shengxian was thinking, because her little hands were cold and felt very different when she caressed them.
It made his heart become restless.
"Hmm... What is this smell on the emperor's body? It smells so good?" Xiao Shengxian suddenly smelled a charming drunken fragrance emanating from Ye Long's body, and couldn't help but get closer and smell it a few times.
Xiao Shengxian's sudden approach made Ye Long feel that his mouth was dry and his eyes were different, especially since the two people's skins were now a little close to each other. Xiao Shengxian's gauze-like clothes were as if they were not worn at all. He felt even more uncomfortable.
"You..." Xiao Shengxian suddenly felt something was wrong with Ye Long's aura, and found that he was looking at him obsessively. He felt nervous and uneasy, and hurriedly left Ye Long.
"Well, Queen Mother, if nothing happens, I will resign. During this period of time, my mother will go to court on my behalf." Ye Long quickly stood up and calmed down his emotions.
He found that he did not dare to be emotional, otherwise he would emit a scent. He was a deadly medicine stove, and even filial piety, saints and sages could not resist it.
Didn't you see that there was something wrong with Xiao Shengxian's face at this time?
"Your Majesty, pay more attention to your health and get more rest." Xiao Shengxian turned his head away, not daring to look at Ye Long, and whispered.
"My dear, please retire." Ye Long left the Queen Mother's palace with lingering fear.
When Ye Long left, Xiao Shengxian's expression still hadn't recovered.
"Oh my god, what was I thinking just now? In name, she is my son!" Xiao Shengxian patted his chest to dispel the unrealistic fantasy in his heart.
For a moment, she was almost fascinated.
"Qianlong, what happened to you... Such a big change happened, and where did that fragrance come from? It's a bit like..." Xiao Shengxian murmured to himself, thinking of a kind of response. The deadliest drug for women.
"Medicine stove, medicine stove, it's fatal to women, it's fatal to me too! It's terrible, my body... is simply poison." Ye Long shook his head bitterly.
"It's not that Xiaoshengxian cannot be touched, but it is absolutely forbidden to touch now. Her heart value for me is only twenty. If I touch her, it will definitely be a big trouble. Restraint, restraint!" Ye Long took a deep breath, He suppressed his restless heart.
"Your Majesty? Are you returning to the palace?"
Suddenly, a heavenly sound sounded in front of Ye Long.
Ye Long, who was walking with his head covered, bumped directly into the man and hit him full in the chest.
"It's Concubine Shu. Where is Concubine Shu going?" Ye Long looked at the delicate beauty in front of him, and her message appeared in his mind.
"Your Majesty, I am going to pay my respects to the Queen Mother." Concubine Shu bowed Yingying, her beautiful eyes looking forward, full of eyes.
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