[Chapter 14 - King of the Southwest, Mo Panic] Lord Wen, he went to Shuzhong

On the morning of the second day, after discussing the affairs of various places, a group of old ministers knelt in front of the palace together. Looking at the fold sent to him, he already knew the content before he opened it, and Chu Yuan's head began to ache faintly again.

"Your Majesty, this time I really can't delay it any longer." Lord Wang is full of emotion and earnest.

"What can't be delayed?" Chu Yuan asked knowingly.

"Naturally, it is a matter of recruiting draft girls from all over the world to enter the palace." Lord Wang replied.

"I said before that the war in the northwest is still unsettled, and this matter will be postponed." Chu Yuan frowned.

"Your Majesty." Lord Wang knocked on the ground with his head, "The war in the northwest has been going on for a long time, the first emperor had sent the general Shi Huyan to send troops to clear more than ten times, it took more than 20 years to quell the chaos, but it was not completely eradicated, the tribes in Mobei are still eyeing my Great Chu, if it is for this period, I am afraid it is not appropriate." ”

"Wen Liu Nian." Chu Yuan rubbed his brows.

The rest of the people looked at each other at the bottom, and the emperor said anything?

Lord Wang was also puzzled, what did Wen Liunian mean?

"The grass people see the emperor." Wen Liunian stepped forward and saluted.

Only then did everyone realize that after the civil official queue, there was one more person standing at some point.

"What do you think about that?" Chu Yuan asked.

Wen Liunian unconsciously wanted to scratch his face, but then he thought that the occasion was not appropriate, so he hurriedly put his hand back again. Previously, the emperor only said that he would discuss the matter in the early dynasty, but he did not explain what it was, and at least it was the expansion of the Jiangnan Canal or the layout of the war in the northwest, but he didn't expect that it was actually a matter of choosing a concubine.

"Why don't you speak?" Seeing that he had been silent, Chu Yuan's tone seemed to be displeased.

"Back to the emperor, according to what the grass people see, this war in the northwest will not drag on for long." Wen Liunian cleared his throat and replied loudly, "In less than three years, we will be able to drive the Mobei rebels back to the north of the Huta River, and restore peace to the people on the border." ”

"Why?" Chu Yuan was interested.

Wen Liunian hurriedly said: "Naturally, it is because the emperor is powerful in Kyushu. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the rest of the officials admired it, and everyone naturally wanted to shoot the sycophant, but such a naked and undisguised sycophant was also rare.

The corners of Chu Yuan's mouth hooked.

"Because, as the lord said, the emperor had spent twenty years before that to clear the rebels." Wen Liunian continued, "Although the Mobei tribes are brave and good at fighting, they are not as good as me, and the reason why they have frequently violated my border in recent years is because of the ambition of the wolf, but more because after years of conquest, the entire grassland has long been rumored to be full of soldiers, and there is no time to reserve grain and grass with peace of mind, so you can only rely on hard grabbing, otherwise I am afraid that I will not even be able to survive the next winter." ”

"So what?" Lord Wang disdainfully, "The Mobei clan has always lived in pursuit of water and grass, and it is not only in the past two years. ”

"But the frequent defeats have only been in these two years." Wen Liunian said, "The Mobei soldiers are indeed brave, but they rely not only on physique but also on strategy to fight. During the reign of the first emperor, the leader of the northern desert tribe was known as the desert jackal of Kanha, although this person was finally killed by my Great Chu soldiers in the Hu'er River, but in the end he was a strategist with outstanding strategy, and it was not easy to deal with. And now all the tribes in Mobei are stragglers, and finally they were barely unified by one of them some time ago, and they have not yet become a big climate, which is not the same as the scale of the year. After so many years of accumulation, I have long been well versed in the method of desert warfare, and the general Shen Qianfan has a way to conquer the army, and the most important thing is that my emperor is so wise and martial, and the bandits in the north of the desert are so troubled? ”

"Since it is not enough to cause trouble, then it is more important to consider the major events in the future, and select show girls to fill the harem." Lord Wang said forcefully, "Why wait? ”

"Calling a show girl is simple to say, but behind it is tens of thousands of silver expenses. In the past few years, there were frequent floods in the south of the Yangtze River, and the imperial court did not hesitate to spend a huge amount of money to divert the canal. I don't know if this adult has ever seen it with his own eyes, until today, there are still thousands of laborers working day and night in the severe cold and heat, even if they are only a dozen miles away from home, it is rare to go back to accompany their wives and children, just to be able to complete the project before the flood season this year, and keep the land of thousands of miles of fertile soil, fish and rice. Wen Liunian said loudly, "If you draft a draft girl at this time, it will add another big event to the already complicated Jiangnan Mansion, and in the hearts of the people, I am afraid that there will be a lot of complaints." ”

There was silence in the court.

"The emperor never sleeps for state affairs, and he really cares about the world. If the emperor knew, he would definitely be moved to tears, and he would be deeply gratified. Wen Liunian's tone trembled and his words were sad, and he almost burst into tears and couldn't kneel down.

"Zhong Aiqing, do you still have something to say?" Chu Yuan touched his chin.

No one from His Highness answered.

"This is this year's exam paper." Chu Yuan motioned for Sixi to take it down and circulate it to the ministers, "Wen Aiqing was ill on the day of the exam and couldn't finish writing the article, but the writing was too outstanding, so Taifu took it upon himself to present it to me." This is not in accordance with the rules, so I want to ask you Aiqing, this Tanhualang, whether I give it or not. ”

This is all Wen Aiqing, don't say it's Tanhua, even if it's the champion, no one dares to say no. So all the ministers nodded their heads and congratulated each other.

"Did you happen to be unwell on the day of the exam, or did you have a sickness all the time?" Lord Wang asked with a squint on the side.

Wen Liunian scratched his face and said embarrassedly: "I couldn't help but eat two roast ducks the day before the imperial examination, so my stomach hurts like a twist." ”

Chu Yuan smiled.

Lord Wang: "......"

"Zhang Aiqing." Chu Yuan said, "If you finish reading this half of the test paper, give it to Master Li at the back, he has been tiptoeing for a long time." ”

The rest of the people laughed out loud, and Zhang Li, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, came back to his senses, bowed down and said: "Although the article only has a few words, the water conservancy method mentioned in it is unique, and the minister is really ashamed. ”

"What other Aiqing has doubts, just speak." Chu Yuan said, "I also want to see what kind of talent those two roast ducks would have lost to my Da Chu, if it weren't for Lord Taifu's heart." ”

Wen Liunian wanted to scratch his face again.

Why do you mention roast duck again, in fact, it is all bones, and I didn't eat much.

The opening of the main hall has been tested since ancient times, but there has never been a time like this time, where the ministers fought alone.

Wen Liunian spoke unhurriedly, and his voice was not loud, but he was very confident. If the adults in front of you really want to discuss one or two, they will be full of literary brilliance, and if they encounter someone with a gun and a stick, their kung fu is also first-class and strong. In the end, when the ministers dispersed, Wen Liunian patted his sleeves and smiled and said "concede", full of elegance and brilliance.

Chu Yuan's dragon heart was happy, in fact, this should be the happiest day in his heart in recent days.

The matter of recruiting the show girl has been suppressed again, and no one will mention it again in the short term. Wen Liunian rode a horse through the long street in the spring breeze, wearing a red satin flower on his chest, and there were people beating gongs and blowing suona along the way. The people crowded on both sides of the street to watch, and they all said that it was no wonder that the streets were all Tanhualang, who was really handsome.

Lord Liu Dajiong was full of anticipation and said, "Has Lord Wen ever been married?" ”

"Not yet, not yet." Wen Liunian smiled brightly, with a mouthful of small white teeth.

"Very good, very good." Liu Dajiong slapped his thigh in satisfaction, and was still thinking about which niece he wanted to marry, but Chu Yuan had already made a holy decree to send Wen Liunian to Yunlan City and become a seven-grade small county commander.

In this regard, all the ministers were quite puzzled, looking at it so much, they still wanted to stay to fill the vacancy in the court, why did they instead support it to Shudi?

Chu Yuan had his own considerations, he really wanted to leave people behind, but Wen Liunian took the initiative to want to be a magistrate for a few years, so he agreed to send people to Yunlan City in Shuzhong as a county magistrate - there was the location of the Shadow Chasing Palace. Even if he can fight the ministers in the main hall, it is also a blessing if he can persuade Qin Shaoyu, the master of the Shadow Chasing Palace, to come to the court to be an official.

Wen Liunian left Wangcheng ten days later and happily went to Shuzhong to take office. So in the next dozens of days, the secret protection received by the Southwest Mansion was roughly as follows: The emperor and Jiangnan talents had a long talk all night. The talented man's name is Wen Liunian. Wen Liu is very good-looking. The emperor loved it very much. The emperor invited him into the palace every day, and even had a meal, and specially told the imperial dining room to make roast duck. Lord Liu Dajiong told him about a family matter, but the emperor came forward to resign.

Just when Duan Baiyue was in a dark mood and was about to rush to the royal city overnight, another secret letter was sent urgently for eight hundred miles-that Lord Wen was sent to Yunlan City in Shuzhong as a county commander, and he had already left.

……

Duan Baiyue grimaced and bolted the horse back again.

Duan Yao's back was pressed against the wall, and he cautiously moved towards the bedroom.

"Yao'er!" Duan Baiyue said.

Duan Yao was deflated, how could he still be discovered.

"Where did you go again?" Duan Baiyue frowned.

"It's in the back mountains and forests." Duan Yao was carrying two snakes in his hands, "I just caught them, do you want to eat them?" ”

Duan Baiyue: "......"

"I'll go first." Duan Yao took the opportunity to turn around.

"Come back!" Duan Baiyue frowned.

Duan Yao: "......"

"Got into a fight?" Duan Baiyue pinched his ears.

“…… Branches scraped. Duan Yao snorted.

"Who?" Duan Baiyue's expression was gloomy, in the Southwest Mansion, no one should dare to make a move with him.

Duan Yao said scoundrelly: "I don't know. ”

Duan Baiyue didn't say a word and looked at him.

Duan Yao: "......"

"Say!" Duan Baiyue's voice suddenly became stronger.

Duan Yao squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, not even caring about picking up the snake, and admitted angrily: "I went to the forbidden land." ”

Duan Baiyue raised her hand.

Duan Yao cried out in her throat.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Almost in the blink of an eye, someone ran in through the door.

"Aunt Kim." Duan Yao cried more and more fiercely.

"Lord Wang!" The person who came was a woman about forty years old, and when she saw it, she hurriedly escorted Duan Yao into her arms, "It's so decent, why do you want to beat the little prince again." ”

"You ask him where he went." Duan Baiyue airway.

Duan Yao choked desperately.

"Where else can I go?" Aunt Jin wiped his face for him, "It's thirteen, what's the matter if you go, Aunt will accompany you next time." ”

Duan Baiyue shook her head, she didn't have time to say anything else, and turned around to go to the back mountain to see what was going on.

Duan Yao wiped his nose with his sleeve vigorously.

Isn't it just a place where prisoners are held, and there is nothing you can't go.

So fierce.

Duan Baiyue went all the way to the back mountain, and saw that the woodland on the east side was full of messes, and it was obvious that someone had just fought.

Further inside, a bearded man was sitting in a tree and breathing.

"The younger brother is young and rude, so he offended the master." Duan Baiyue stood still ten steps away from him.

The man opened his eyes when he heard this, and said impatiently: "Go and ask your father, when will you be able to practice the antidote and release Lao Tzu?" ”