The territory of the Hua Dynasty continued to expand, and the number of people in Jinling gradually increased, especially the captives of various countries who came with the conquests everywhere, filling the Forbidden City.

A Persian doll shaking a thin waist, an Indian beauty with a red veil on her head, and even a black and shiny slippery pearl...

The boys and girls that Peng Zhuze transported back from Spain, there was no shortage of blonde and blue-eyed Western Lori, except for those who stayed in the palace as palace maids, they were all rewarded by Hou Xuanyan to the ministers.

Hou Xuanyan personally issued an edict to add an article to the Chinese law: the royal family of the Chinese Dynasty can only accept Chinese as concubines, and all the women and virtuous ladies of the ethnic groups in the original Hua Dynasty (the ethnic groups in the southwest and the ethnic groups in the north have long been sinicized) can be concubines, but they are not allowed to enter the palace, and they are not allowed to give birth to princes and princesses who are contaminated with foreign blood, otherwise they will be handed over to the Zongren Mansion and deprived of the qualifications of the prince or emperor.

The war in Spain seems to have ended, and the Western Expedition seems to have ended successfully, but Hou Xuanyan knows that Spain's resistance will last for a long time.

They have their own history and culture, and they are quite proud, unlike the natives of the South Seas, which are difficult to tame. Emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and Spain has thousands of colonies overseas, and it is said that a few decades ago they controlled more than four times as much land as the Ming Dynasty.

These people will not do anything to see the occupation and subjugation of the motherland, waves of enemies will swarm, and the emperors of the white-skinned people will unite to support their relatives.

The history of the Ottoman family is an example for Peng Zhuze to learn, and it is inevitable that there will be a colony of his own in Europe.

Fortunately, Peng Zhuze is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he has plenty of experience in the Tusi Revolution in the southwest. With such a force in hand, as long as the means are strong enough and not afraid of blood, there is no place that cannot be conquered.

"Who can coerce the West, only President Peng. Hahaha... The emperor gave Peng Zhuze five claws and reckless clothes, and was promoted to the rank of chieftain, hereditary replacement. ”

The ministers looked at the proud emperor and bowed their heads silently, the benefits of the western expedition were once again reflected, the overseas business taxes increased exponentially, the merchants' enthusiasm for the war had surpassed that of the sailors, and the money donated by the chambers of commerce in various places was enough to support this seemingly expensive expedition.

Hou Xuanyan smiled and glanced at the ministers, no one dared to raise his head and talk back, this feeling made him very happy.

When Lao Tzu fights a war, you have to jump out and oppose it, come on, continue to oppose it.

The ministers were hungry, watching the emperor meaninglessly show off his power on the Golden Palace, but they refused to retreat from the court, and they all looked helpless.

Hou Xuanyan walked around, but he was not too happy, so he arranged a few words with Xiao Lizi, and then retreated.

Everyone wiped the sweat from their heads, and prepared to check in and retreat to the house, who knew that the great eunuch Li Qi shouted at the top of his throat: "Chen Mingyu, a scholar of Xuanda, Gu Shouzheng, a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, Zeng Hengying of the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, and Zhang Mingzhen, a secretary of the Ministry of Industry, went to Dongnuan Pavilion to face the saint." ”

As soon as everyone heard it, Dele, they were all against the Western Expedition at the beginning, it seems that the emperor's memory is very good, and these people remember it clearly.

There are also some people who don't have official positions, all of them gloating, watching a few of them go to the Dongnuan Pavilion hungry with sad faces...

Several ministers glanced at each other, and they all smiled bitterly, following this emperor to eat and drink well, and the high price was terrifying, and there were rewards from time to time, but they were too undignified, and they were scolded at every turn, and they had to be sarcastically ridiculed.

Entering the East Warm Pavilion, several people were stunned to find that the incense in the hall was bursting, and dozens of little girls carved in pink and jade filled the East Warm Pavilion.

These little Loli were all selected and sent back to Jinling, washed fragrant at this time, wearing Hanfu timidly looking left and right.

Hou Xuanyan sat in the hall, eating exquisite side dishes, palace cucumbers, palace protection hares, bean noodles, and milk corners.

Several people were already hungry, and at this time it was tantamount to releasing poison, hooking the worms and rumbling in their stomachs.

"See Your Majesty."

Hou Xuanyan smiled and said: "Let's be even, you will dissuade me from the expedition to the west that day, it is also for the sake of the people's livelihood, although I can't see my cleverness in short-sightedness, but it can be regarded as diligent and loyal."

These Western girls were all offered by Peng Zhuze, I just made a national plan a few days ago, and naturally I want to set an example for future generations, you can take these little things back, and when you see them when you are fine, think about my intentions. ”

A few people had big heads for a while, but they didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor to change his temperament, not only did he not scold people, but also rewarded many virgins.

But these are all upright gentlemen, and it is really difficult for them to let them choose in the court, so the emperor has no choice but to step forward with a red face, and one person leads seven or eight to retreat.

In the autumn of the fifth year of Tianxi, Chen Gongchen, the founder of the Chinese Dynasty, and three senior officials took Western virgins out of the palace, attracting Jinling passers-by to watch, and for a time there were rumors in the workshop.

Hou Xuanyan doesn't care about these, he just wants these old stubborn to open up a little, the Chinese Dynasty is no longer what it used to be, and the upstarts in the court accept the emerging ideas brought by Hou Xuanyan relatively quickly, but some old ministers have been influenced by Confucianism since childhood.

This handover stall is the most difficult, and the collision of old and new ideas will inevitably have labor pains.

Seeing that everyone was gone, the elixir sat down next to Hou Xuanyan with a gauze skirt, hugged his arm and began to serve the wine and food.

Feeling the plump and soft breasts of the girl who gradually grew up, Hou Xuanyan's wine strength slowly transformed, and the elixir opened his mouth to persuade on the side: "Your Majesty, the generosity you gave has to enrich the harem with a concubine." ”

Hou Xuanyan laughed twice, picked up Liu Ling and drank it all, took her into his arms, and reached into the moon-white embroidered bandeau with one hand to play: "What's the matter, you want to push me out?" ”

The elixir's face was crimson, but he secretly gathered his strength to stand up for the emperor's kneading, and said half-truthfully: "If you follow the will of the slave, you can't wait to grow on Your Majesty, just for the stability of Your Majesty's country, you can't help but accept the harem." ”

Hou Xuanyan sighed and said, "There is a big event now, if I don't finish it, how can I have the heart to draft." ”

The confusion and desire in the eyes of the elixir flashed, and he regained his clarity, and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the matter?" ”

"Disarmament."

Hou Xuanyan spit out two words lightly, but his tone was very firm, disarmament was already an imminent matter.

Now there are too many strong armies in various places, and they are all systematic, with their own small factions. Now Hou Xuanyan has absolute prestige and can suppress all factions, but his successor may not have the power of him.

Take the old generals of the Huozi Battalion as an example, all over the entire martial arts system, their people are always used to consciously holding together. When Chen Xinliang had an accident with his father, he knew that he only went to Beijing to ask Li Haoxian for help, and Li Haoxian also ran around for him.

After Zhu Dadian died, the people of the Shuizi Camp were not dispersed, and every time the old people of the Shuizi Camp entered Beijing, they had to visit Zhu Mansion and Wu Yi Mansion.

Not to mention the loyal battalion known for its unity, although Du Yinxi is the commander of the loyal battalion, in the hearts of these old generals, he still recognizes Gao Yigong and Li Jin, the latter is dead, leaving Yuan Zongdi and other generals.

The rest of the Jingbei Army, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Army, the Hunan Army, and the Sichuan Army all had a strong sense of belonging, and they all had their own leaders with clear banners.

If Hou Xuanyan didn't consider these in the era of war, the key is that the empire has developed to the present, and it can no longer use so many troops, and the Western Expedition is proof.

Peng Zhuze only used 20,000 people to gallop across Spain, thousands of miles away, as if he had entered a no-man's land.

In the same way, a small team of a few hundred Europeans can conquer a country in the Americas.

The Tsarist Russian expedition even more than a few dozen people conquered the vast territory east of Siberia and maintained an army of one million people, which was a waste of labor and was not conducive to the imperial court's elite strategy.

It is certainly better to spend the same amount of money to train and equip 10,000 people than to train and equip 100,000 people.

As soon as the elixir heard that it was a major matter of disarmament, it happened to coincide with what she was thinking, but she didn't say that it was broken to please her, but she was worried: "Disarmament is not a trivial matter, if you don't get it right, there will be a mess, and it will be difficult to clean up." ”

Hou Xuanyan snorted, his eyelids pondered, the benefits after disarmament are obvious, and the difficulty is how to arrange the hundreds of thousands of people who have been laid off.

Who should be cut, what selection criteria there are, and how to issue the consolation money are all things he has to consider.

These things are like a mess when I think about them, Hou Xuanyan is upset and irritable, his palms are so strong that his five fingers have fallen into soft flesh, causing a coquettish groan.

"Master, it hurts people." Elixir said in a greasy voice.

Hou Xuanyan didn't answer, he pulled the bandeau hard, and two white and tender melons appeared in front of him, grabbed and rubbed them.

The elixir raised its snow-white neck, and with a spring groan, it was extremely clear and tactful.

Hou Xuanyan pulled her around, bent over and bent her knees, round her hips to the sky, and grabbed the corners of her skirt with both hands and lifted it up to cover the upper body of the little beauty.

"What to do... I can't see it, I can't see it. Don't be like this, master, Yao'er can't see it. The elixir twisted his waist and shook his hips, and begged softly.

With a snort, Hou Xuanyan tore her silk pants under her skirt with both hands, and spring flashed away.

...

After some hard work, the sweaty bodies of the two people hugged each other, and the elixir played with the cloud temples and green silk that were wet with sweat, and gasped: "Master, have you thought of some eyebrows?" ”

Hou Xuanyan shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy, such a big thing as disarmament, you think it's so simple to get you." ”

Elixir's face flushed. Jiao Sheng said: "Master doesn't have to think too much, just treat it as if he was making medicine, take out the heroic strength just now, although the medicine is struggling, it is just to add interest to the master." Although there are bumps and bumps, the slave twists his hips and slaps him, shakes his head and grabs his hair, although the slave is in pain for a while, and later the master and the slave are in bliss together, so why think too much. ”

Hou Xuanyan listened to this alternative exhortation, and just wanted to laugh at it, but suddenly found that what the female said was very reasonable.

It's just disarmament, he is the emperor, and what he does is the right thing, I'm afraid that he will do something.

If there is a problem that arises, it will be solved by itself, and in the end, it will benefit the country and the people.

After figuring out this joint, Hou Xuanyan was refreshed, touched the head of the elixir and pressed it down, and said with a smile: "Good medicine, suck it, the master wants to make a double cut." ”

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The nine borders of Shaanxi and Gansu have always been important military towns, especially Guyuan.

Yan Yingyuan is now stationed here, and his fierce generals are like clouds, elite soldiers are like rain, and there are no less than 500,000 people in armor.

In the early morning, the war drums sounded, the soldiers and horses of each battalion practiced on duty, and the shouts of killing came and went, and there was a solemn color from afar.

"If there was such a strong army back then, why worry about the loss of society and the invasion of foreign races!"

Yan Yingyuan widened his chest and said with high interest.

The generals next to him rarely saw him so interested, and they all had fun and talked and laughed with the coach.

At this time, a horse came from the east and went straight to the big tent of the Chinese army, and the people who came galloped to the front of the big tent of the main general, only then turned over and dismounted, and said loudly: "The holy decree has arrived!" ”

Yan Yingyuan and the others knelt on the ground one after another to receive the order, and they didn't have a clue in their hearts. The proclamator read it aloud, only to know that it was to summon the Duke of Fuguo to the court.

After the announcement was completed, the serious internal official put away the Sima face and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's summoning of Guogong and others to Beijing this time is quite urgent, if Guogong has nothing important to explain, this will go, right?" ”

Yan Yingyuan was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Could it be that there are others who have been edicted together?" ”

The internal official said with a smile: "So that the grandfather of the country can know that in addition to the prince of the country, there are also Yang Zhan, the prince of Shu, the marquis of Jiujiang, the marquis of Jiujiang, the marquis of Xiangxi, Xia Wanchun, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Qian Sule, and the political envoy of Huguangbu, Yuan Jixian, all of whom have the intention to enter Beijing." Guogong is the farthest way here, and when our family comes, I'm afraid that the other adults have already arrived in Jinling. ”

As soon as Yan Yingyuan heard this, he knew that something big had happened, and these people who were summoned were all feudal officials with heavy troops, and they were each in charge of a large military region.

It seems that His Majesty is going to make a big move against the army this time, Yan Yingyuan was very eager to know what was going on, so he hurriedly gave a few orders, and then took his own soldiers south into Beijing.

Hou Xuanyan just revealed a little news of disarmament, and he was cheered and praised by the entire court, the Chinese Dynasty has no worries about internal troubles, there is no strong enemy outside, and it maintains millions of soldiers, spending hundreds of millions, and the court has long had some complaints.

Xia Wanchun, who led the advance to Beijing, was the first to agree, he has been in the army for many years, and he knows very well how wise the current strategy of strengthening the army is.

Although many generals have found his head, for the sake of the future, the warriors do not want to be disarmed. Xia Wanchun is a veteran general in the army, and he is also a close minister of His Majesty, and they have a close relationship with each other, and the generals want him to persuade the emperor.

Who knew that Xia Wanchun was the first to support disarmament, and for a while, there was constant criticism in the army, and Xia Wanchun simply closed the door to thank the guests.

Xia Wanchun was in Suzhou, and he came the fastest, and to Hou Xuanyan's surprise, the second one to arrive was Yang Zhan, the Duke of Shu.

Yang Zhan is the pillar of Shu promoted by Hou Xuanyan, and he has been alone in Bashu for so many years, and his contributions are almost ready to be crowned kings.

His popularity in Shu is very high, and he is probably a few points stronger than Emperor Hou Xuanyan, which is also Yang Zhan's heart disease all along. Especially that time, he led his troops to drive straight in, but he was given the credit for the recovery of Beijing to the Huozi Battalion by a word of elixir.

When the emperor ascended the throne, he said that he wanted to stay in Jinling and hand over power, but Hou Xuanyan did not agree considering the particularity of Sichuan and Shu.

After entering Beijing this time, Yang Zhan overhauled the mansion in Jinling, looking like he was going to settle down here, which made the warriors shake their heads and sigh.

Now everyone's eyes are waiting for Yan Yingyuan, this is already the last hope of the generals.