He didn't know whether His Majesty would have noticed that he had a big cuckold on his head.
Wu Zhongxian came back to his senses when he heard Zhou Nanhuang suddenly ask him what he was doing with her.
"I heard that His Majesty is ill, and I hope that I can help relieve His Majesty's worries!" Wu Zhongxian said loyally.
Zhou Nanhuang glanced at Wu Zhongxian. Although he didn't know whether his words were true or false, at least they sounded comfortable.
How can other ministers and generals dare to care about the emperor?
Of course, they were busy mobilizing troops and generals to prepare for the battle at this time and had no time.
"I'm fine."
Zhou Nanhuang said something, then suddenly looked at Wu Zhongxian and asked: "Zhongxian, tell me, if the Qin Dynasty invades the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty asks me for help, will I send troops to help?"
"..."
Wu Zhongxian pondered slightly.
He was wondering if this was a question Zhou Nanhuang deliberately tested himself on?
If the answer is not good, will Zhou Nanhuang take this opportunity to kill herself?
Because Wu Zhongxian was not sure whether the imperial doctor was talking too much and told His Majesty that the Empress was pregnant.
If Zhou Nanhuang knew about this, he would definitely not let Wu Zhongxian off easily.
Even if she is a girl, she will not allow the Queen to get pregnant!
The Queen is the face of the Emperor!
Even if she is a female emperor, it is the same.
"Um?"
Zhou Nanhuang frowned slightly when he saw that Wu Zhongxian had not spoken for a long time.
Wu Zhongxian was indeed bold and dared to lose focus in front of the emperor.
Such bold behavior is not done once or twice.
If Wu Zhongxian wasn't really capable, his head would have been hung on the city wall long ago.
After Wu Zhongxian thought for a moment, he cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, the Ming Kingdom is the outskirts of the Great Zhou Kingdom. If the Ming Kingdom dies, our Great Zhou Kingdom will definitely die with it. As the saying goes, 'The chariot and the carriage depend on each other, and the lips will lose their teeth.
Catch a cold! If the Ming Dynasty dies, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will definitely die too! This is called death of the lips and cold teeth!! So, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, must do something!"
Wu Zhongxian did not explicitly say to go to war, he only said to do something.
Because he was just a eunuch, if he opened his mouth to make military suggestions, he would probably make the emperor unhappy.
At this moment, Wu Zhongxian was extremely cautious in every word he said, unable to find any loopholes.
After all, he got the Queen pregnant. If you are not careful, your Majesty will do it!!
"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold..."
When Zhou Nanhuang heard this word, he was slightly startled and murmured it several times.
The lips are dead and the teeth are cold!
Yes, now they are indeed in despair!
Once the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, the Zhou Dynasty would not last long.
At that time, Da Qin will step on the territory of Ming Dynasty, use Ming Dynasty to support the war, and invade the Zhou Dynasty!
Zhou Nanhuang understands the truth.
It’s just that she can’t send troops!
Because behind Zhou Dynasty, there is also the Wei Dynasty who is watching covetously!
Once the border guards were mobilized and the Wei Dynasty took advantage of the situation, the Zhou Dynasty fell completely.
But if we don't send troops and watch the Ming Dynasty being destroyed by the Qin Dynasty, then the Zhou Dynasty can only die slowly.
At this moment, all we can do is wait!
Waiting for news about Prime Minister Sima Chengsi and Minister of Rites Xu Rengui.
I hope they can convince the two dynasties to send troops together with their sharp tongue.
"Wu Zhongxian, how did you go about the matter I told you?" Zhou Nanhuang was upset and asked, changing the subject.
"Get back to Your Majesty, we are already working on it. It will be basically completed in ten days at most!"
"However, we need an imperial edict from His Majesty!"
Wu Zhongxian already has a plan in his mind.
"Imperial decree? What imperial decree?" Zhou Nanhuang asked.
Wu Zhongxian glanced at the imperial physician and other palace maids next to him, but did not speak directly.
Zhou Nanhuang understood immediately and dismissed the imperial doctor and palace maids.
Then Wu Zhongxian handed over his hand and said: "I need an imperial edict to pardon the death row prisoners!"
"Your Majesty's decree does not need to be issued directly, it only needs to be seen by the condemned prisoners!"
When Zhou Nanhuang heard this, he understood what Wu Zhongxian meant.
"You want to use death row prisoners to form the West Factory?"
"That's right!"
Wu Zhongxian nodded and then explained: "There are several advantages to using death row prisoners!"
"First of all, the death row prisoners are people who are about to die. If they can survive, they will feel grateful and awe, and they will work harder!"
"Secondly, most of the prisoners on death row are young and middle-aged. They are somewhat stronger than ordinary people. There may be many warriors available! In this way, the West Factory can be established faster."
"Thirdly, the death row prisoners are all guilty after all. Even if they die while performing a dangerous mission, there will not be much loss. It will be regarded as their atonement."
Zhou Nanhuang nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Not bad!"
But she still had a question.
"Wu Zhongxian, most of these death row prisoners are extremely vicious people. How do you ensure that they really want to serve the court after they come out?"
Wu Zhongxian was naturally prepared for this question, and he replied immediately.
"The method is very simple. Let the condemned prisoners commit suicide! Those who are willing to become eunuchs are naturally those who want to live. They generally do not want to rebel against the court. After all, as prisoners on death row, what will be the consequences of rebelling against the court?
clear."
Zhou Nanhuang nodded slightly, but was not particularly satisfied.
Wu Zhongxian continued.
"Then His Majesty will set up a reward and punishment mechanism. As long as you work in the West Factory and complete the tasks assigned by Your Majesty, you will be able to redeem the right of immunity based on the number of tasks completed!"
"As long as you reach a certain number of tasks, you can be completely exempted! And you can leave the West Factory and no longer be restrained! In this way, the death row inmates will have hope of living, and they will work harder to complete the tasks, and even sacrifice themselves to complete the tasks.
Risk your life for the mission!”
"Secondly, give some rewards to the families of these death row prisoners so that they have family to care about, so that they will want to come back alive and work harder to complete their tasks. And with the presence of their families, they will not easily betray the secrets of the West Factory
.”
When Zhou Nanhuang heard this, he immediately cheered!
Wu Zhongxian's plan is absolutely brilliant.
The humanity of these death row prisoners is captured to the extreme.
Give them no reason to resist.
He will even take the initiative to complete the task!
Zhou Nanhuang couldn't help but nod.
"I give you this imperial edict!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Go. Do it now. I have a hunch that your West Factory will be used in the imperial court soon."
Zhou Nanhuang nodded lightly.
Yes.
Will come in handy.
Because the war is about to begin.
By then, the role of Xichang will not only be to monitor the country, but it may also be sent to other countries to be used as spies!
Wu Zhongxian accepted the order and left the imperial study.
Zhou Nanhuang didn't have time to rest, so he drank a bowl of body-tonifying medicine brewed by the imperial doctor, and then continued to work.
Because of her warrior constitution, she was on the verge of suffering a serious illness, which showed that it was really hard to be the benevolent emperor of a declining dynasty.
………
Wu Zhongxian breathed a sigh of relief when he walked out of the imperial study room!
Fortunately, His Majesty did not seem to notice that the Queen was pregnant.
Wu Zhongxian quickly came to the Queen's side.
"Mother, what's the matter? Did the imperial doctor kill her?"
