The censorship is becoming more and more strict, and any plot that is reminiscent of people is not allowed, and can only be mentioned in one sentence... It doesn't matter, anyway, the harem I wrote is also crappy, not to mention the big fire, not even the small fire, but it made me a mess. , it is inevitable to change the style as soon as possible. I just happened to have a little experience in studying cool writing and storytelling recently... I made some additions and deletions to the banned chapter, so this chapter was created.
The next day.
The day after Su Xian's triumphant return.
Early in the morning, last night's reception banquet and the Queen's reward to Su Xian had swept the city, causing a series of sensations.
The first-class real-power Taiwei was going to defy the heavens and exceeded everyone's expectations.
In a certain teahouse, the same storyteller put pen to paper and said with a smile: "Another rich and colorful article, huh? I accidentally wrote so much..."
As a client, Su Xian felt relaxed. He decided to take a vacation for himself. After having breakfast, he took Liu Huixiang out for shopping.
Of course, they all put on a disguise, otherwise they would have to be recognized by enthusiastic people.
Liu Huixiang was very happy, smiling brightly, like an ordinary daughter-in-law, walking on the bustling street, wanting to see which one she wanted to buy, and bargaining with the vendors...
Su Xian followed her, smiling all the time. Recalling the days in Shu and Liao some time ago, life now is really peaceful and beautiful.
Soon, the morning passed like this.
They came to a restaurant to have lunch.
After the meal, although Liu Huixiang was happy, she still felt a little guilty after "occupying" Su Xian for the whole morning.
Because Su Xian is now comparable to the father-in-law in the court, a first-class and powerful Taiwei, there should be many national affairs waiting for him to handle.
Su Xian spent the whole morning with her. She felt happy, but she was afraid of delaying Su Xian's business, so her face straightened slightly and she said:
"Husband, let's go back home now. My husband has just returned to the court in triumph, and he holds an important position in the court. He must be very busy. He has been with me all morning, and I am satisfied with my wish."
"What did the madam say?"
Su Xian felt quite touched. He liked Liu Huixiang for being sensible and knowledgeable. He couldn't help but hold Liu Huixiang's little hand and said with a smile:
"Bullshit, a first-grade Taiwei, who still has real power, in my opinion, is just a gun in the hands of Her Majesty the Queen!"
"To be honest, my husband really wants to stab the Queen to death with this gun, so that she will always increase my burden!"
"Husband!"
Liu Huixiang was shocked and turned pale. She hurriedly covered Su Xianzhi's mouth with her white and slender hands. She hurriedly turned around and looked around. Fortunately, there were only two of them in the box.
If a third person listens to such rebellious words, wouldn't it lead to disaster?
Even though she was not heard by outsiders, Liu Huixiang still said with a serious and solemn face: "Husband, it's okay to say these things in front of me, but never say them in front of outsiders!"
Su Xian reached up with his big hand, covered Liu Huixiang's small hand, gently pulled it down, and said with a smile: "Madam, don't panic, this is what I want from my husband."
Then he added: "My husband's innermost thoughts will only be spoken to you, madam."
"Husband..." Liu Huixiang's heart felt like honey, her watery eyes sparkling with starlight, which was really endearing.
However, she quickly calmed down and said seriously: "Husband, shall we go back home now?"
After hearing this, Su Xian smiled and said, "Ma'am, are you shy? Hey, let's go back home first."
Liu Huixiang looked anxious and hurriedly explained: "I don't mean that, I mean... my husband should go to the Yamen to do business."
"Don't worry, madam, I actually have nothing important to do. The most important thing now is to be at home with you, madam." Su Xian said with a smile.
"Husband, please do not deceive me." Liu Huixiang shook her head and said:
"My husband occupies an important position and is above the prime minister. There must be many important national affairs. Husband, please go quickly."
"Madam, you are worrying too much. I am really free. It's okay... Well, how about we go for a walk outside the city in the afternoon? How about we have a barbecue outdoors?"
"My husband is really not busy?" Liu Huixiang was suspicious.
"Really!" Su Xian affirmed.
"..."
However, at this moment, Zhang Cuihua's voice suddenly came from outside the box: "Uncle, Miss, Her Majesty the Queen sent someone to invite you. It's your father-in-law from the palace."
In the box, Su Xian and Liu Huixiang froze at the same time.
"My husband said it was okay. Your Majesty sent someone to invite you." Liu Huixiang felt that she was guilty, so she broke away from Su Xian's hand and said:
"Husband, please get up quickly. We can't keep the father-in-law waiting for too long. When your majesty summons you, there must be important matters of state to discuss. There must be no delay."
Su Xian lost interest for a moment, stood up lazily, arranged his clothes, and said to the outside of the box: "Invite people in."
Squeak!
The box door opened, and a middle-aged eunuch walked in quickly, holding a whisk in his hand, followed by several young eunuchs. When he saw Su Xian, he hurriedly bowed and said:
"My servants, please pay your respects to the Captain!"
"My father-in-law is polite, I wonder what your Majesty wants from me?"
"Um... I don't know, this slave. Your Majesty just ordered the captain to enter the palace immediately without delay."
"Is that so? Okay then."
"..."
Su Xian sent someone to send Liu Huixiang back to the Hou Mansion, and then followed the father-in-law into the palace.
They walked all the way through the Imperial City, Da Nei, and then through the "Zhulong Gate" and "Daye Gate" to the scope of the "Harem".
Finally, we came to Huiyou Hall.
This is the Queen's palace.
In a thermal pavilion, Su Xian met the queen.
After performing the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, Su Xian suddenly remembered Liu Huixiang's worries, so he asked: "Your Majesty summoned you urgently. Is there anything difficult to do?"
The Queen leaned on a beauty couch and said with a smile: "Yes, I do have a very important matter that I want to leave to Su Aiqing."
Is there really something important?
Su Xian's face straightened and he asked what was going on?
The Queen pursed her lips and smiled, but did not answer. She stood up from the beauty's couch and said with a smile: "Su Aiqing, please follow me."
Su Xian looked suspicious and followed the Queen step by step. After walking for a short time, Su Xian suddenly felt enlightened.
Because the place the Queen took him to was actually...the bathroom!
…
Half an hour later.
The two of them walked out of the bathroom one after another.
Return to the bedroom.
The maids were arranging their wet hair.
The two of them chatted one after another.
Somehow, they started talking about the Queen's old health problems.
The Queen sighed: "I have an old disease that the imperial doctors have no solution for, and I have searched all over the world for famous doctors to no avail... I'm afraid it will never be cured!"
"Is there really no one who can cure her?" Su Xian frowned secretly. After all, the Queen is the Emperor of Liang Dynasty. If she is ill, it will not be a good thing for the entire Liang Dynasty.
"It doesn't mean that there is no one who can cure it. If you can find the legendary Butterfly Valley Miracle Doctor, you may be able to cure it." The Queen replied.
"That's good." Su Xian felt relieved.
"But... that Divine Doctor Li from Butterfly Valley is just a legendary figure after all. In the early years, I sent the prison chief to go deep into Shu to search for him, but after so many years, no news came back!"
"..."
The Queen couldn't help but shake her head and sigh as she spoke.
The miraculous doctor of Butterfly Valley is probably just delusional.
The arrester appeared in Yuzhou City, and it turned out that he was trying to help the Queen find Dr. Li... Su Xian thought about it secretly, and finally advised:
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I believe that the big head hunter will definitely be able to find the miraculous doctor of Butterfly Valley, and then completely cure your Majesty's old illness!"
Su Xian did not intend to reveal anything about Li Qingniu.
Because before leaving Butterfly Valley, Li Qingniu once said that after leaving Butterfly Valley, there would be no Dr. Li, only an ordinary doctor.
It was certain to encourage Li Qingniu to treat the Queen.
But there is no need to rush.
Think of a way to deal with him first.
By the way, after Su Xian returned to Beijing yesterday, he already learned that Li Qingniu had set off to return to Butterfly Valley and had been gone for several days.
Naturally, Su Xian would not let Li Qingniu escape. He had sent Guan Ping to chase him. He must capture Li Qingniu. If nothing happens, he would be able to see him in a few days.
As for how to persuade Li Qingniu, Su Xian also has a way.
Li Qingniu has been searching for the "Nine Branches of Manna" for decades but could not find it. He has more than 300 jars of it!
That was Li Qingchun's hope to continue the family lineage, and he was not afraid that he would not take the bait.
"I hope so!" The Queen said noncommittally.
In fact, she was mentally prepared not to find the miracle doctor in Butterfly Valley, but it was a pity that she could not "reward" Su Xian properly.
She didn't want to talk too much about this topic, so she changed the subject and said:
"By the way, the current top priority of the Taiwei Mansion is to select a location."
"I have high hopes for your Taiwei Mansion, Su Aiqing. Site selection and Feng Shui are a big subject. They are even related to our destiny. We should not take them lightly!"
Su Xian's face also straightened, he nodded and said: "Your Majesty's words make sense!"
The Queen asked: "Where should the Taiwei's Mansion be built? What suggestions does Su Aiqing have?"
Su Xian did not answer immediately, but frowned and fell into thought.
When the Queen saw this, she waited calmly.
She knew that Su Xian was unparalleled in talent and could be called a national scholar, so Su Xian's suggestions must be very constructive.
"Your Majesty, I think it would be good if the Taiwei's Mansion is built near Fan Yanghou's Mansion!" Su Xian thought for a long time before reporting.
"oh?"
The Queen also fell into deep thought, then nodded slowly and praised: "Su Aiqing's Fan Yanghou Mansion is located in Jishanfang, south of the Imperial City, opposite Tianjin Bridge."
"Jishanfang is very close to the imperial city and close to Luoshui, so it is a good place... I wonder if Su Aiqing has any deep considerations in suggesting this?"
Su Xian turned his head, met the Queen's curious gaze, and said calmly: "I actually don't have any big considerations, the only advantage is... it's close!"
"If the Taiwei's residence is built in Jishanfang, it will be very close to the Marquis's residence. In this way, I can squeeze out more time to accompany my wives."
"..."
The Queen's expression slowly solidified, with a look of astonishment on her face.
She thought Su Xian had some constructive considerations, but it turned out to be because...it was close to home!
Moreover, the reason why Su Xian had such an idea was to squeeze out more time to spend with... the ladies?
After all, the Queen is also a woman. After she was buried in Emei, she immediately left the matter of "the location of the Taiwei's Mansion" to the Kingdom of Java, and the jealousy gradually became stronger.
Su Xian felt dizzy for a while, so he quickly changed the subject and started discussing which government officials should be appointed in the Taiwei Mansion, etc...
The queen is an emperor after all, and her little jealousy quickly disappeared. She ignored Su Xian and said seriously:
"Su Aiqing's wife, Mrs. Liu, has been granted the honorary title of the fourth rank by me."
"So, how should I seal Su Aiqing's wife, the Tang family? After all, the palms and backs of my hands are all flesh, so I can't treat one favorably."
When Su Xian heard this, he twitched the corner of his mouth and favored one over the other. They were all Su Xian's wives, not the queen's. Why should they favor one over the other?
"But it's up to His Majesty to decide." Su Xian finally said.
"Su Aiqing is already a first-class Taiwei, so the first-class wife should also be a first-class one, so let's add Tang as the first-class 'Mrs. Gaoming'!" The Queen said with a smile.
"First Evolution"
"I would like to thank Your Majesty in advance."
"..."
After some time.
Su Xian left Gongcheng.
He was in no hurry to return home.
Instead, he stopped by Princess Lanling's Mansion.
In a study room, Su Xian met Princess Lanling.
The princess stood up to greet her in person. After greetings, she told Su Xian to sit wherever he wanted. Finally, she looked at him suspiciously and asked:
"The lieutenant just came out of the palace?"
"Well, His Majesty summoned me to discuss some trivial matters."
Princess Lanling stared at him suspiciously and said slowly: "Since we are discussing trivial matters, then...why is the Taiwei's hair wet?"
Su Xian's expression remained unchanged and he made up some random excuses, such as a palace maid accidentally walking and spilling water on his head, etc.
Although Princess Lanling looked suspicious, she didn't ask too many questions. It was enough to understand some things in her heart. Asking too many questions would be bad.
She straightened her face leisurely and said: "The Taiwei arrived at just the right time. I was just about to send someone to invite you... There are some important matters that I would like to discuss with the Taiwei."
"Princess, please speak."
"..."
Princess Lanling talked about five important things in total, covering all aspects. Su Xian also contributed his opinions without reservation, and the princess nodded repeatedly.
After all major matters were discussed, Su Xian said again:
"Actually, when I come to see the princess, I have an important matter that I want to discuss with her."
"Lieutenant, please speak."
"Your Highness, regarding the Liao army's invasion, I heard that our Daliang frontier army was vulnerable and even allowed the Liao army to attack Taiyuan!"
"Not bad." Lan Ling looked solemn. That experience was really too dark for her. If Su Xian hadn't forced the Liao army to retreat in the end, the entire city of God might have been in chaos.
"Although we have captured the eight major Khans of the Liao Kingdom, and the prince of the Liao Kingdom has always been close to me, the war should not be easily provoked, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"
"What do you mean, Captain?"
"Your Highness, I want to push our Daliang army to establish a new army and force it to drill. Even if the Liao army invades again, we will still have the strength to fight..."
At the moment, Su Xian explained his thoughts in detail.
To put it simply, the current Liang Army, whether it is the Central Forbidden Army, the state garrison, or the state border army, generally has poor combat effectiveness, and it is difficult to recover, and it is impossible to rectify it within a short period of time.
The only way is to prepare a new army, find a suitable general to lead the army, and conduct rigorous training from the beginning.
Su Xian even thought of a name for the new army, which was called "Longwu Army". It was part of the Bei Ya Forbidden Army and was directly under the Queen's control.
There are two benefits to doing this:
One: If there is an invading enemy, the Longwu Army can protect the country and the people, and safeguard the country and the country of Daliang.
Second: With such a strong team in hand, we can slowly reorganize the original armies without fear that someone will take the opportunity to cause chaos during the reorganization process.
Princess Lanling listened and nodded slowly. She naturally agreed, because the newly recruited army must be her help, and she was fed up with the threat of the Liao army approaching the city.
But she shook her head again and said:
"The idea is good, but... where can we find a suitable general to lead the army? General Shi is old after all... The mighty Duke is a good candidate, but the Yan family..."
Su Xian smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry. I have persuaded the mighty Duke to come forward to train the new army. He is also ready and is just waiting for your Majesty's decree."
"That's great!" Princess Lanling was overjoyed.
At the moment, the two put their heads together to discuss the details.
