Just as Zhu Biao was enjoying the joy of the family, a palace maid came to the door of Hu Sanniang's room and said, "Your Highness, the military advisor has something important to meet Your Highness." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zhu Biao didn't expect Zhu Wu to come here, so there must be something urgent and important.

Zhu Biao stood up, left Hu Sanniang's residence, and under the escort of a group of servants, he saw Zhu Wu outside and asked, "What's the matter?" You've found this place. ”

Zhu Wu smiled: "Great thing. ”

"What's good?"

"First, Yue Fei and Wu Jue sent good news from Xichuan, Fu Yu and Jin Chengying The cities they occupied were captured by our army, and these two ugly people fled to Qinzhou on horseback."

"Did they chase after it?"

Zhu Wu pursed his lips and said with a little regret: "No, because a military horse of the Jin people was stationed in Qinzhou, and our army fought fiercely for months, and the sergeants were very tired, so they did not take advantage of the victory to march." ”

Zhu Biao bowed slightly, expressing his approval.

Zhu Wuyou said: "Second, a group of officials from Jiangnan have already come, and a group of them are on the way. ”

"Good!" When Zhu Biao heard the news, he praised it and asked, "Have you prepared shelter and food and clothing for them?" ”

Zhu Wudao: "Xiao Ke has already sent a note to Brother Xiao Rang and Brother Song Qing, so that they can be entertained." ”

Zhu Biao thought for a moment and said: "You go and inform Xiao Rang and Song Qing again, ask them to be careful, what these officials want, as long as it is not excessive, you can give it to them, and you also want them to observe secretly, those among these people are gentlemen, those are villains, those people are virtuous, those people are talented, if they want to fight for it, I want them to figure it out, no matter what means they use, I just want the result." ”

Zhu Biao's meaning, of course, Zhu Wu understood, and said, "Obey." ”

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On the same day, Zhu Biao summoned Lu Junyi and Gongsun Sheng to his study to discuss some matters concerning the Northern Expedition after the country was settled.

The Northern Expedition must be carried out, no matter whether Zhu Biao will replace Zhao Song in the future, Zhu Biao is not willing to be a partial lord. However, the only successful Northern Expedition in Chinese history was in Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition, that is to say, to this day, there has not been a successful Northern Expedition example that can be used as a reference for people in this era, fortunately, Zhu Biao is not a person of this era, of course he knows how Zhu Yuanzhang went on the Northern Expedition and how he finally broke through the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. But now, of course, he won't say what he thinks, just listening to the discussions of Lu Junyi, Zhu Wu and Gongsun Sheng. Although Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition was successful, it cannot be concluded that Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition strategy was perfect, and only by brainstorming can Zhu Biao listen to what they mean.

After Zhu Wu, Lu Junyi, and Gongsun Sheng went back, Zhu Biao yawned. As soon as he took off the swastika turban on his head, he was immediately held by a palace maid with both hands and put it in a large cabinet with red lacquer and gold, Zhu Biao wanted to take off the white robe on his body, and an older palace maid immediately took off his belt for him, gently helped him take off his robe, folded it and put it into the cabinet. Zhu Biao was very satisfied with the careful service of the two palace maids, and then sat down on the edge of the bed, intending to take off his boots. The two palace maids did not wait for him to do it himself, and immediately knelt on the ground, and one took off one for him. Zhu Biao smelled a fragrance from their bodies, and asked with a smile, "What are the names of the two of you?" ”

The elder replied, "Back to Your Highness, the slave maid is called Qiu Ling, and her name is Nian Yan." ”

Zhu Biao asked again: "I haven't seen you before, when did you come to me?" ”

Qiu Ling said: "Back to Your Highness, the slaves and maids were originally serving Your Majesty, and later General Lu, the head of the palace guards, saw that the slaves and maids were doing their best to serve Your Majesty, and the people were also active, so the two slaves and maids were transferred to the palace to serve His Highness. ”

Zhu Biao stopped asking questions and lay down on the bed. He was reaching out to pull open the yellow satin embroidered unicorn quilt stacked on the inside of the bed, and Qiu Ling, with an intoxicating fragrance, quickly pulled the quilt for him and covered him. From the unicorn quilt emanated a faint wonderful fragrance that Zhu Biao had never asked, he looked at Qiu Ling and asked, "What kind of fragrance is this quilt for?" ”

Qiu Ling bowed down and replied: "Back to Your Highness, this unicorn has been put in the warehouse for several years, and after the slave maid took it out, it was placed on the lavender cage and smoked with the spices of foreign tribute, so it is not an ordinary fragrance." ”

"What spices are paid by foreign countries?"

"Legend has it that this is a kind of dragon in the sea, sometimes to bask in the sun on uninhabited islands, the saliva in the mouth flows on the stone, and after drying, it emits a strange fragrance and lasts for a long time. The natives came to the island to fetch spices and present them to their kings. As a tribute, the king offered it to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, so this spice is called ambergris. ”

Zhu Biao smiled and nodded, glanced at the palace maid again, and then closed his eyes.

At this time, he suddenly found that someone had gotten into the quilt, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the palace maid named Nian Yan was stripped naked and got into the quilt. Wang Lun asked, "What are you going to do here?" ”

Nianyan replied timidly: "Warm your highness's feet." ”

Zhu Biao asked, "Have you warmed the feet of today's saints?" ”

Nianyan lowered her head, blushed, and said in a low voice: "The slave is still a virgin." ”

Zhu Biao didn't speak again, just lay down, and the smoke held Zhu Biao's feet in his chest, and a warmth rushed straight to Zhu Biao's head from the tip of his toes, making him feel an indescribable sense of use.

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After more than ten days, more and more officials came from various prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and the already prosperous Jinling City was even more blazing and icing on the cake.

Lu Junyi's military department Shangshu Mansion is separated from Zhu Biao's palace by a street, and Lu Junyi's mansion at this time is full of traffic and the door is like a city.

The official in charge of the housekeeping supervised more than 20 servants to constantly clean up the courtyards, courtyards, and carriage yards that were not used on weekdays, so that the flowing carriages and horses could stop and turn around. The people who visited the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War were all high-ranking officials and nobles. They drove luxurious carriages, some of them had to ride in a small sedan chair carried by four people, wearing their own official uniforms, chatting and laughing together.

Some are worried, some are whispering, some are smiling, some are silent, some are talking, and some are listening, reflecting another scenery in the new capital city of the tiger and the dragon.

The main hall of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War was already full and there was nowhere to stand, and even under the rainproof canopy erected in the courtyard for temporary emergencies, it was also full of guests dressed in the uniforms of the governors of the Great Song Dynasty.

The officials crowded around one after another, and if they met someone they knew, they would greet each other, but they were all just talking and laughing loudly, and Sheji had made such a peerless hero as His Royal Highness King Ming, which was the blessing of Sheji, the luck of the country and other almighty words, and from time to time burst into a burst of comfortable laughter. The strange thing is that no one talked about the affairs of the state, nor did anyone talk about the reason why they were summoned to Jinling this time.