Chapter Twenty-Three: Eating and Sleeping Are Also Advantages
"It's a woman!"
The news that Qiu Luoxue is a woman quickly spread to Nanliang Kingdom, and Nanliang Emperor Su Mufei naturally heard about it, and he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the news. After all, he and Qiu Luoxue have also been together for a while, and they didn't find out that she was a woman.
However, Su Mufei carefully recalled what happened to Qiu Luoxue, her appearance when she wore women's clothes, the carefulness when she gave him medicine, and the moment when Qiu Luoxue almost fell in Zhuyuan, he hugged Qiu Luoxue. These are actually hinting at the difference of autumn snow.
"Haha, haha...... It's incredible. Recalling the past, Su Mufei laughed and said, it was really because he thought it was a very incredible thing.
"Your Majesty has also heard that the prime minister of Great Qin is a woman?" Lan Yan walked up to Su Mufei and presented him a cup of steaming tea.
"How many times have I said that you are now a concubine, and you don't have to do these things anymore." Su Mufei saw the tea on the blue smoke and said.
With a gentle smile on her face, Lan Yan said, "The concubines are used to doing these things for Your Majesty. ”
"This habit is not good, let's change it slowly in the future." Su Mufei said, and after speaking, he pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Sit down." ”
Lan Yan walked to Su Mufei and sat down, Lan Yan is a woman who is as tender as water, although she has spent a period of time in a brothel in order to help Su Mufei get information, but her body is not stained with the breath of a dusty woman at all. After Su Mufei became the emperor of Nanliang, he accepted her as a concubine and crowned her with the title of concubine, which is enough to show the importance he attaches to her.
"I didn't expect Daqin's prime minister to be a woman, but fortunately I didn't marry Mu Yi to him at the beginning." Su Mufei said again.
"Yes, if Princess Mu had married Prime Minister Qiu, this marriage would have been abandoned by now, and the political marriage between Nanliang and Daqin would have been impossible." Lan Yan also said, after saying that, she remembered some things, and then turned into a worried tone, and said: "However, since Prime Minister Qiu is a woman, I am afraid that he will not be able to stay in the phase for a long time, and the position of the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms will not be able to be kept." ”
Lan Yan's worries, Su Mufei also took it into account, and said, "Yes, I don't know what kind of decision the emperor of Great Qin will make?" ”
"It seems to be a wiser decision to lose the pawn and protect the car, otherwise it will be difficult to endure internal and external troubles." Blue Smoke said.
Su Mufei shook his head with a smile and said, "I'm afraid that in the heart of Emperor Great Qin, Prime Minister Qiu is not a pawn." ”
Lan Yan's analysis is not wrong, the wisest way now is indeed to abandon Qiu Luoxue and stabilize the ministers of the court, and also leave the Seven Kingdoms with nothing to say. Otherwise, Qiu Luoxue will be in the position of Prime Minister of Great Qin for one day, and she will also be in the position of Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms, which will cause more people to be dissatisfied, after all, there is no precedent for this.
And Su Mufei's words are right, in Xia Zimo's eyes, Qiu Luoxue is definitely not a worthless pawn, and it is impossible for him to abandon Qiu Luoxue now. What's more, after Qiu Luoxue is not the prime minister, the people in King Chen's camp will become prime ministers, and once they are given that position, the court will be in chaos, and Xia Zimo will completely enter a passive state.
Of course, Xia Zimo also wanted Qiu Luoxue not to be the prime minister, so that he could marry Qiu Luoxue as the queen, but until he cultivated another person who could replace Qiu Luoxue, these ideas were unrealistic.
"Hmph...... actually let a woman be the prime minister, it is simply ignorant of current affairs. King Chen felt that Xia Zimo's decision was really not wise enough, and he said: "This king is really not mistaken, Xia Zimo is not suitable to be my emperor of Great Qin." ”
"The prince is wise, this is their conscious grave, as long as we step up, the day when the prince will ascend the throne is just around the corner." Xu Zhonghang has now become a close confidant of King Chen, and he echoes King Chen's way.
King Chen looked back at Xu Zhonghang and said, "The success of this king is indispensable to your help. It's just that...... If we can draw your stepfather into our camp, with his connections in the court, we will be able to help this king even more. ”
"My father-in-law's personality is a little stubborn, but he has always admired the prince, and he has seen what you have been doing, and I believe that one day he will be moved by the prince." Xu Zhonghang said cautiously, most of his words were to compliment King Chen.
"You still have to persuade him more after you go back, is he willing to wander outside the capital all the time? People with lofty ideals must also play a big role in the court. Chen Wang also said that his method of winning people's hearts has always been to promise heavy profits.
"That's what the prince said." Xu Zhonghang said, and asked: "What does the prince think should be done about the affairs in the capital?" ”
King Chen thought for a while and said, "Since you already know that Qiu Luoxue is a woman, let Jiang Shilian speed up, gather the courtiers, and propose to the emperor to remove Qiu Luoxue from the position of prime minister." This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that must not be missed. ”
"Yes." Xu Zhonghang said.
"In addition, make arrangements, this king is going to Chuyang Kingdom." Chen Wang said again.
Xu Zhonghang asked tentatively, "Why did the prince go to Chuyang Kingdom?" ”
"Isn't autumn snow still the phase of the Seven Kingdoms?" A hint of calculation flashed in King Chen's eyes, "The Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms is a woman, presumably people from other countries will also be dissatisfied." ”
"Then why did you choose Chuyang Kingdom? Aren't they very good with Daqin? Don't take the lead against Daqin first. Xu Zhonghang asked puzzled.
When Wang Chen heard Xu Zhonghang's words, he laughed and said, "AVIC, you are still too young. The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, where there will be anything to do with it, just say. And now that the Great Qin, Nanliang, and Beize are in alliance, isn't the monarch of Chuyang worried that these three kingdoms will join forces to annex them? ”
After King Chen said this, Xu Zhonghang suddenly realized, and said with admiration: "What the prince said is true." ”
"It's just ......," Xu Zhonghang said in a sudden change of tone, "Lord Wang, do you have a better headache?" Recently, it is a critical period of treatment, if the prince goes to Chuyang, his subordinates will not be able to administer needles for you, so the condition will be more recurring. ”
"What's there to worry about, you can go to Chuyang with this king. You have been under this king for so long, and it is time for you to go out with this king to see the world. Chen Wang said very cheerfully.
Wang Chen now trusts Xu Zhonghang very much, firstly, Wang Chen wants to win over Xu Zhonghang's father-in-law, Mrs. Wu, and secondly, Xu Zhonghang's medical skills are excellent and can treat his headaches. After all, he still has to fight with Xia Zimo for a long time, and it is very important to have a good body.
"Thank you for your trust." Xu Zhonghang said, although he didn't show anything on his face, he was still very excited in his heart, so that he could know more about King Chen's plan, which would be more beneficial to Qiu Luoxue and Xia Zimo who were far away in the capital.
"Your Majesty, the concubine is here." Jin Fu reported. At this time, Xia Zimo and Qiu Luoxue were handling government affairs in the imperial study.
"Nope." Xia Zimo said without raising his head.
"Don't." Qiu Luoxue hurriedly said, "Everyone knows that I handle government affairs in your palace, and men and women are in the same room, although it is a relationship between monarchs and ministers, it will inevitably lead to reverie, if you don't see it, isn't it more conducive to those people spreading rumors?" Let's see each other, and let the concubine block some rumors for us. ”
Xia Zimo looked at Qiu Luoxue in surprise, with a smile in his eyes, and said, "It's really rare, you are so thoughtful, I still think that you can't do anything but eat and sleep?" ”
Qiu Luoxue glanced at Xia Zimo and said, "Since you think I can't eat and sleep anything, why do you still like me." ”
"Sometimes it's just eating and sleeping, and that's a plus, at least in my eyes." After Xia Zimo finished speaking, he said to Jin Fu: "Let the concubine come in." ”
"The concubine doesn't know that Your Majesty and the Prime Minister have official business to deal with, and there are many disturbances, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." After Jiang Guifei came in, she said very decently, her every move revealed the atmosphere.
"It's okay, why is the concubine here today?" Xia Zimo asked.
Concubine Jiang smiled gracefully and said, "The concubine doesn't have anything important, it's just that I haven't seen Your Majesty for many days, and I miss it a little." ”
Hearing Jiang Guifei's words, Xia Zimo's already expressionless face became even colder, and Qiu Luoxue frowned unhappily.
But Jiang Guifei doesn't seem to be planning to give up, her first purpose today is to declare sovereignty to Qiu Luoxue. What if the emperor likes you? But you are not a palace concubine after all, and I am orthodox in terms of status.
Thinking like this, Concubine Jiang Guifei looked at Qiu Luoxue again, and said with a smile: "This palace never thought that Prime Minister Qiu was a woman, and he was also a woman, and Prime Minister Qiu Cheng could go to the temple to assist His Majesty in handling government affairs, and this palace can only help His Majesty manage the harem, it's really ashamed." ”
"The identities are different, the things they do are also different, and the Niangniang is also assisting His Majesty in managing the harem, why be ashamed?" Qiu Luoxue said with a reluctant smile, she was very disgusted by Jiang Guifei's behavior of swearing sovereignty. Although he knew that Xia Zimo liked him, he was still very uncomfortable.
"Even so, in the end, it is still not as important as Prime Minister Qiu." Jiang Guifei said.
Xia Zimo couldn't stand it anymore, he noticed Qiu Luoxue's expression when Jiang Guifei said these words, and knew that she was already angry. So he hurriedly said: "Okay, I and the prime minister still have government affairs to deal with, and the concubine will go back to the palace first." ”
"No need." Qiu Luoxue said, "Has the emperor forgotten? The government has just finished dealing with it. The concubine and His Majesty have not seen each other for many days, and since they are here, the two of them will greet each other for a while. Wechen retired first. After Qiu Luoxue finished speaking, she didn't care about Xia Zimo's mood, and left without looking back.
"Your Majesty, isn't the Prime Minister very caring? Is it because they are also women? Extraordinarily considerate of the mood of the concubine. Jiang Guifei still said with a smile, she was challenging Xia Zimo's bottom line by doing this, and she wanted to know what Xia Zimo could do for Qiu Luoxue. Knowing this, she could deduce whether Xia Zimo's heart could vacate a place for her.