Xu Qing naturally didn't know what Emperor Chu was planning. After the banquet, he couldn't wait to leave home. He hadn't seen Su Qian and Xuan'er for several months. Of course, there were also the infants.
Xiao Ning'er made him think a lot.
But he should have a good rest for a long time next, even if the wise king wanted to go out, the treasury of the Huohuo Chu Kingdom would not agree.
The Ministry of Household Affairs and the State Council of Commerce are almost empty now. The Council of State Council of Commerce is okay, there is income every month, but the revenue of the Ministry of Revenue is fixed. It can be said that during this period, it is almost possible to escape the mice.
Fortunately, there were no real mice running away, and the banknotes were still enough to maintain the operation of the court. Moreover, since the news of the Chu State’s sealing of Lang Xu spread throughout the world, gold and silver treasures continued to be sent from the small affiliated countries. It was a miracle in the world.
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In addition to these tributes, the congratulatory messages sent by various subject countries were all flattering and flattering.
Among the many dependent countries, there is also a country led by a queen. It is really a bit long-lived, but now their queen has obediently changed her name to queen again, and has also put on the royal attire given by the Central Plains. Dare not
Making mistakes and exceeding the rules.
When the Central Plains declined, everyone in these dependent countries felt that they could call themselves emperors. Now after the rise of Chu, no one in the world except the Central Plains dares to call themselves emperors.
And the queen's words were extremely humble. She sent an envoy to deliver a congratulatory message to the Emperor of Chu, but she could only call herself "concubine" in a humble way.
I don’t know if Emperor Chu had any intention of having this concubine.
But the Emperor of Chu probably didn’t have that time. Now that the Emperor of Chu couldn’t even take care of his own harem, how could he have time to care about a queen from a small affiliated country who claimed to be his concubine?
When the Central Plains was divided, they all thought that Big Daddy was in trouble. Not only did they stop paying tribute every year, but they also started their own businesses one after another.
Now that the Chu State has defeated the grassland and occupied large areas of the grassland, these subordinate countries are eager to kneel down and lick it.
Looking at those begging for mercy, those who didn't know it would have thought they were very loyal to their overlord country.
Originally, these tributary countries were coveting each other's territory. They wanted to start a small warring country struggle for hegemony.
But now the war between them has stopped with a tacit understanding, and they have withdrawn to their respective territories and trembled in order to pray that Chu State would not hold them accountable for not paying tribute for decades.
It is precisely because of this that they paid a large amount of tribute, eager to make up for all the tribute they had not paid in the previous decades.
However, the Chu State did not really pursue the crime of not paying tribute to the Central Plains for decades. Firstly, there was no time, and secondly, they now paid large amounts of tribute to the Chu State, which not only slightly relieved the pressure on the national treasury, but now almost
It is equivalent to a small group of nations coming to the DPRK, and it is the time to show off their momentum and strengthen their national prestige.
As a vassal state of the Central Plains, naturally they can only pay tribute to the orthodoxy of the Central Plains. Doesn't these tributary states paying tribute to the Central Plains be tantamount to acknowledging in disguise that Chu is the orthodox state of the Central Plains?
Today's Emperor Chu has really become addicted to being an emperor. There is nothing he can do about it. People in his own country all know that Chu State has a separation of military and political affairs, but many of these small affiliated countries don't know that. The Emperor of Chu is a little arrogant when he keeps shouting "Long Live My Emperor".
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Moreover, these subject countries also presented many beauties to the Emperor of Chu. These beauties were all from famous families, and some were princes and daughters of the subject countries.
However, these women could not even gain status in the Chu State. They were at best palace maids, not even qualified to be favored by the Emperor of Chu.
This can be considered Emperor Chu's punishment for forgetting who their master is over the years, princess? Haha, in my place, no matter what your status is, you will be my maid.
Of course, in line with the principle of sharing blessings, Emperor Chu also asked the wise king at the celebration banquet if he wanted any princesses from these vassal countries.
As long as the emperor opens the mouth of gold, he will immediately send these women there.
However, he was ruthlessly rejected by the wise king.
Now that the two brothers are in high positions, they have long since passed their lusty days. As rulers, playing with power and tactics is far more fun than playing with these women, because when you have power, women are no longer rare.
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Andinghou Mansion
When Xu Qing stepped into the inner house of Anding Hou Mansion, he saw the little maid Xuan'er sweeping the courtyard. When the little maid saw Xu Qing, her eyes couldn't help but burst into tears, and she rushed towards Xu Qing.
Xu Qing stopped Xuan'er and then spun around in a circle, causing Xuan'er to exclaim.
After Xu Qing put Xuan'er down, Xuan'er was a little unsteady and said with a red face, "Uncle, the lady is in the bedroom..."
Xu Qing nodded, walked to the bedroom door, and gently opened the bedroom door.
Su Qian finally took a break from her busy schedule to fulfill her motherly responsibilities. She was sitting by the bed rocking the pram.
Ning'er was sleeping soundly in the cradle.
After Su Qian saw Xu Qing come in, she stood up and walked gently to Xu Qing's side.
Xu Qing looked at Su Qian and said with a smile, "Madam, I'm back."
Su Qian looked Xu Qing around and asked with concern: "Why did your husband go to the battlefield? Are you injured?"
After Su Qian learned that Xu Qing had achieved the achievement of sealing the wolf as a master, Su Qian's first reaction was not joy, but surprise and worry.
When you go to the battlefield, you have to kill the enemy and be killed by the enemy!
My husband understands that his internal strength is not bad, but his martial arts is very weak. Wouldn't it be extremely dangerous to kill the enemy in battle with such weak martial arts?
My husband is really too reckless. Didn’t he just say that he was just a free-for-all?
It can be said that ever since she received the news of Xu Qing's appointment as Lang Juxu in the capital, she hasn't had a good night's sleep, not even Xuan'er.
Now seeing Xu Qing standing in front of her alive, Su Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Qing smiled and said, "I'm fine, right?"
Su Qian touched the places that could easily be injured. After finding that there were no wounds on Xu Qing's body, she felt relieved, but she couldn't help but ask: "Is everything okay?"
Xu Qing took Su Qian's hand and held it, "It's really okay."
Su Qian nodded and shouted outside, "Xuan'er!"
Xuan'er immediately ran in from outside and looked at Su Qian and said, "Miss, do you have any instructions?"
Su Qian said: "Take Ning'er to your room and take a nap."
Xuan'er immediately understood and said, "Okay, miss."
With that said, Xuan'er walked over and picked up little Ning'er, who was sleeping soundly in her swaddling clothes. She also closed the door when leaving the bedroom, which was extremely considerate.
Xu Qing naturally understood what Su Qian meant. The last time he wanted to be a wolf, Su Qian ruthlessly rejected him. This time Xu Qing pressed his forehead against Su Qian's and asked, "Madam, I can catch the sheep this time."
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When not catching sheep, the wolf is at the top, but when catching sheep, the wolf can be at the top...
After Su Qian heard Xu Qing's words, she nodded slightly: "It's up to you."