Chapter seven hundred and eighty fourth point soldiers
Early summer of the fourth year of Shengwei.
The capital city is full of flowers and lush green trees.
Zhang Yuchi of Northern Xinjiang won successive battles and occupied two Tatar cities. He asked the Tatars to send envoys to Beijing for peace talks. When the peace talks began, the Tatars first presented thousands of war horses to show their sincerity.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has always been short of war horses, and the Tatars' actions are undoubtedly inspiring. If the horse market is reopened during the border peace talks, at least the Royal Horse Supervisor will be able to relax.
As the Tatar envoys arrived in Beijing, the Zhou court was full of joy, and people gathered in the streets to see what those "vicious" Tatars looked like.
The Tatar carriage carrying tributes was waiting for the summons outside the palace gate. The emperor stood on the tower and suddenly remembered the situation mentioned by the late emperor about the coming of all nations to the court.
The emperor suppressed his joy and summoned the Tatar envoy. He did not immediately agree to peace talks and temporarily allowed the envoy to rest in the capital.
The emperor knew very well that the Tatars were already anxious. To the Tatars, the cities occupied by Zhang Yuchi were like the Xuanfu and other places of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Once they were lost, the disaster would be endless. If the Great Zhou Dynasty pushed north again, the Tatars would
Half of the country would fall into the hands of the Great Zhou. Since the Great Zhou had the absolute advantage, how could he easily let go of the Tatars? At least the Tatars would hand over the head of Jinyue Khan to him.
Zhang Jingshu lowered her head and arranged the emperor's dragon robe, then bowed and stood aside to see the emperor leave.
The emperor's eyes fell on Zhang Jingshu. Zhang Jingshu was wearing a lotus-colored dress. When she nodded slightly, she looked somewhat similar to Empress Yu back then.
She has become more and more obedient over the years. If this continues, even if he punishes the Zhang family in the future, he will give Zhang Jingshu a way to survive.
The emperor stretched out his hand to pinch Zhang Jingshu's chin and then raised her face: "You have become a noble concubine and are in charge of the affairs of the harem. You don't need to act like this in front of others. Otherwise, how can you convince the public?"
Zhang Jingshu obviously did not expect that the emperor would say such words, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.
The emperor turned around and walked forward without waiting for Zhang Jingshu's reply.
"I respectfully send you to your Majesty."
Sitting on the dragon chariot, the emperor thought about the news coming from the southeast. A kind of silk reeling car was popular in the southeast, which turned five-warp silk into four-warp silk. The silk fabrics spun were thinner. Many merchants went to the southeast to buy this kind of silk fabrics.
Silk spinning in the southeast suddenly became very prosperous. If Song Chengxuan was given some time, the southeast would become even more prosperous. Fortunately, Zhang Yuchi acted quickly and Tatar was quite knowledgeable, which bought him time.
Just when the emperor thought of this, he suddenly heard a sound of "babbling", as if a baby was shouting.
"Stop." The emperor said immediately, and then listened carefully.
In the past six months, he often heard such noises, either a baby crying, or someone talking vaguely, as if a child was nearby.
The emperor looked at Feng Shun: "Did you hear that?"
Feng Shun looked around with a confused expression: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? This slave..."
The emperor waved his sleeves: "There are children nearby, didn't you hear?"
Feng Shun shook his head and looked at the servants: "Did you hear that?"
The waiter quickly shook his head in denial.
Impossible. The emperor frowned. He could hear clearly. He pointed to the east and said, "Go over there. Where is the noise coming from?"
Feng Shun and others did not dare to neglect and walked forward quickly. They walked a long way but did not see the baby mentioned by the emperor.
Feng Shun wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Your Majesty, do we still want to go forward?"
The emperor's face was full of disappointment. Did he really hear wrongly? He wanted a prince too much, so he had a heart problem?
If there is a baby in the palace, how can it be hidden?
The emperor lowered his eyes and told Feng Shun: "Go back to Yangxin Hall!"
Just as the dragon chariot turned around, another baby's laughter seemed to be heard.
A gleam flashed in the emperor's eyes. He looked at Feng Shun and others again. Feng Shun still looked the same as before, with no difference at all.
"Feng Shun," the emperor suddenly said, "take some people to check in the palace. If you find the baby, report it to me immediately."
Feng Shun hurriedly agreed: "I accept my order."
The emperor's dragon chariot moved forward. Feng Shun turned his head and looked at the deserted palace. From the corner next to the palace wall, a palace man came out and saluted Feng Shun.
Feng Shun waved his hand, and the palace attendant immediately retreated. When the emperor and his entourage had gone far, the palace attendant returned all the way to Huayang Palace, where Zhang Jingshu was arranging flowers in the dendrobium.
"Your Majesty," the palace servant bowed to report, "everything has been arranged. The emperor followed the sound for a while and then ordered Feng's wife to conduct a thorough investigation of the palace."
Zhang Jingshu nodded. With Feng Shun's help, she was not afraid of failure. Feng Shun was very difficult to deal with and was loyal to the emperor. If the second uncle had not tried every means to promote his people and rebuild the ancestral hall for his ancestors,
Feng Shun still refused to follow her. This incident once again proved that her thinking was right. The most moving thing in the world is interests.
"Is Xu Qinghuan okay?" Zhang Jingshu said suddenly.
The palace official responded immediately: "The spy in the southeast said everything is fine over there."
Zhang Jingshu nodded: "She must live well, and I will settle matters with her personally."
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The emperor entered the Yangxin Hall and immediately summoned the ministers outside.
Zhai Song, the Minister of War, and others entered, and the palace door was immediately closed.
The emperor raised his head and looked at everyone: "You are all disciples of the Emperor, the people I trust the most. Only a few of you know what I am going to do, so you must start doing it immediately."
Zhai Song and others immediately knelt down and said, "Weichen and the others are totally devastated."
The emperor said: "I will not negotiate peace with the Tatars."
Zhai Song raised his head in surprise: "Is the emperor preparing to go to war with the Tatars?"
The emperor raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and his eyes were like abyss: "I will ask the Zhang family to mobilize their troops, and all ministries will start preparing for war. I will also lead the army to march to the northern Xinjiang."
Zhai Song thought he had guessed the emperor's thoughts, but unexpectedly the emperor changed the topic: "It's just that I don't really want to attack the Tatars, but I want to take the southeast."
When Zhai Song and others heard this, their faces showed surprise.
The emperor continued: "Everyone must have heard that Song Chengxuan is the eldest son of King Wei. When the late emperor was still alive, he had already punished King Wei's family. However, Song Chengxuan escaped punishment by concealing the truth. Later, he tried every means to reverse the case for King Wei and conspired.
The rebellious intention is clear, I have not dealt with him all the time because of the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now that Northern Xinjiang is stable, I should also get rid of this disaster."
"Your Majesty is wise," Zhai Song immediately came back to his senses after a moment, "this will catch Song Chengxuan by surprise."
The emperor said: "It is said outside that Song Chengxuan is brave and invincible. Do you, dear friends, dare to fight with him?"
Zhai Song and others bowed again: "I will fight to the death to capture the thief."
