At this moment, the maids and eunuchs serving in the Qianqing Palace felt the intentional or unintentional estrangement between the emperor and the empress, as well as a touch of indifference.
I also felt helpless in my heart.
but.
Everyone in the palace had long been accustomed to this, so time passed by minute by second. The emperor stayed up all night, and the queen also stayed with him all night.
The Queen refused to leave, and the Emperor ignored her, still immersed in the piles of old documents on the Long Case.
until……
The warm winter sun rises from the east as usual.
The palace door opens.
Shen Lie and Li Rusong, the instigators, once again joined hands to seek an audience. They swaggered into the Qianqing Palace and were stunned by the piles of documents on the Long Case.
He looked at the dark circles under the emperor's eyes, and then at the queen who looked helpless.
The two of them were a little confused. They looked at each other and hurried forward to pay their respects: "I will bow to Your Majesty... to the Queen."
The emperor was not impressed, and even said proudly: "My dear friends, without any courtesy, come and come... Look what I found!"
Shen Lie and the other two quickly stepped forward.
I took several old files from the emperor and looked at them carefully.
Shen Lie really opened his eyes.
"Why?"
did not expect.
Yu Dayou, the admiral of the Ming Dynasty navy, and Master Yu, a famous general of the Ming Dynasty, were actually from a martial arts background?
Shen Lie really didn't know about this, and Li Rusong even less knew about it. The two looked at each other again, and quickly stood up and complimented.
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Now it makes sense!
And if nothing else goes wrong, the imperial party has another general!
"Your Majesty... you are so wise as a torch!"
With Shen Lie and Li Rusong on the left and right, each one saying something to the other, the emperor was so satisfied that he laughed out loud.
Queen Wang looked at it dumbfounded. This scene was really indescribable.
One of these two people was a cook from Dongchang Qianhu, and the other was a well-known Liaodong playboy in the capital. In just a few words, they made the emperor smile with praise.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like two sycophants trying to deceive a foolish king.
But.
Queen Wang had never seen the emperor smile so cheerfully. The sincere smile on his slightly immature face could not be concealed from others.
After a burst of proud chuckles.
Zhu Yijun cleared his throat and said seriously: "Queen, please get out of the way."
The implication.
There are important military and state affairs to be discussed between our monarchs and ministers. You, a woman, should not hang around here. It is not convenient for you to participate in such matters.
Queen Wang was a very virtuous woman, so she said softly: "In this case... I retire."
The words fell.
Shen Lie hurriedly stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty!"
Keep your head down.
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, our plan is fair and aboveboard, and we will issue an imperial edict in the near future and announce it to the world, so the queen will not have to avoid suspicion, right?"
Avoid any suspicion!
This is not some conspiracy, nor is it some military and national event that needs to be avoided. There is really nothing shameful about it.
Shen Lie's intention was to take advantage of this opportunity to play with the Queen.
Zhu Yijun's expression froze and his brows furrowed slightly. He felt that what Shen Lie said was reasonable. There was really no need to distract the queen on this matter.
It’s just that the rule of the Ming Dynasty is that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics...
He instinctively resisted asking the Queen to serve as a military officer.
But Shen Lie said anxiously: "Your Majesty, where is the Queen Mother...cough."
After a low call, Shen Lie coughed and winked at the emperor. What is this martial arts hall?
This is the Ming Dynasty’s version of the Royal Military Academy!
Isn’t it necessary to use money to build a martial arts hall?
This is not a small amount of money, at least hundreds of thousands of taels of snowflake silver need to be invested. But now the emperor has not yet taken charge of the government, and he only has a little pocket money in his hand.
Shen Lie estimated that the Ministry of Household Affairs would never approve the money, and it was indeed inappropriate for the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy to ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to pay for it, so the expenses for the construction of the martial arts hall had to be funded by the emperor.
You have to leave the palace.
Have to use internal funds.
What is internal money?
This is the small treasury of the Ming Dynasty royal family, but now, where is the financial power of the palace in its hands?
Queen Mother!
The question is, who can convince the Queen Mother to approve such a huge sum of money? Of course, only the Queen Mother is the most suitable candidate.
The monarch and his ministers exchanged glances.
Full of tacit understanding.
As Shen Lie gave hints, coughed, and winked, Zhu Yijun gradually understood, and a light seemed to flash through his mind.
"haha."
Figured out.
A look of surprise appeared on the Emperor's face, and he hurriedly walked towards the Queen, showing a rare tenderness.
"Queen, stay here...you come."
He felt that Shen Lie's hint was very reasonable.
To convince the Queen Mother, the Queen is indeed the most suitable candidate!
This time.
Queen Wang was a little cautious. She was dragged back by the emperor, but she said uneasily: "This...concubine...does not dare to be disrespectful."
After all, there are things to ask for.
Zhu Yijun said clearly: "Queen, don't worry too much."
Heaven knows and earth knows that you know and I know.
If you don't tell me, I won't tell you, and if they don't tell me, no one will know.
So at the emperor's insistence, Queen Wang had no choice but to stay in Qianqing Palace. In fact, she didn't want to leave. She was also very curious about what big event the three monarchs and ministers were planning.
After a while.
The mystery is revealed.
Inside the palace.
The three monarchs and ministers began to argue fiercely about what kind of society the Xiyuan Martial Arts Hall was...
No.
organize.
Does the establishment of a martial arts hall need to be approved by the cabinet? When an imperial edict is issued to the world, does it need to be stamped with the seal of the cabinet?
Among the three.
Shen Lie insisted on his opinion. He advocated that the matter did not require cabinet approval and could be issued by the emperor's decree, and that no cabinet approval was needed.
This is a Royal Private Military Academy!
And Shen Lie explained the truth clearly. Looking at the world today, which powerful country does not have a Royal Military Academy?
"Your Majesty, please forgive me."
At this moment, Shen Lie stiffened his neck and talked eloquently in front of the emperor and the empress: "It is said that there are European and Western powers on the other side of the mountain and on the other side of the sea. They can build large sailing ships, firearms and cannons...those powers."
Talking and talking.
There was a faint cold light in Shen Lie's eyes. Those great powers were amazing. Not only did their ships have strong ships and powerful artillery, they also had the most elite Royal Army and Royal Navy.
There are even royal pirates. Have you never heard of Pirates of the Caribbean? Do you know about privateering licenses, do you know about plundering under orders...
For a while.
Shen Lie was left alone to talk.
He didn't know how long he had been talking, but Shen Lie felt a little thirsty, so he cleared his throat and swallowed before feeling that he had made the point clearly.
"Therefore!"
Even if our Ming Dynasty does not have a Royal Army and Royal Navy, our Ming Dynasty... what is the point of building a Royal Military Academy?
It’s reasonable!
Shen Lie said: "If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can order someone to find the envoys from the Franji Kingdom... Once you ask, you will find out that those so-called envoys are all soldiers of the Royal Navy of Franji."
Everyone has a privateering license!
Finished speaking.
The palace of Qianqing was as quiet as death. The eunuchs and maids in the palace and outside the palace who were listening with their heads down were all dumbfounded by this strange talk.
The emperor and queen stood side by side, their eyes widened in surprise.
Only Li Rusong remained silent.
But.
Li Rusong's falcon-like eyes were flashing with cold light at this moment.
