Nanjing, Forbidden City.

It's the day when the queen platform summons all the cabinet ministers, as usual, Fang Ling, the side concubine of the Han King, is also present, but today is a little different, the weather in September is not too cold, but Queen Jin is wearing a bloated court dress, covering her entire body, although it is so tall, it is more erect and full, and it is like a mouthful, even Fang Ling can't help but take a few more looks.

The ministers of the palace don't know, only Queen Jin herself knows, she is almost four months pregnant, if she doesn't wear it like this, it will soon be known to the Manchu Dynasty, but she is not pregnant with the child of Emperor Zhu Yousong at all, how can she publicize this kind of ugly thing everywhere, fortunately, there is not much reaction to pregnancy this time, counting the days, the child will be born in a few months, and if the King of Han does not come back by then, then what can she do.

Because she was pregnant, Queen Jin's face was also slightly yellow, as if she was sick, and she looked at Fang Ling sitting next to her with some bitterness.

Fang Ling observed the words, she was also left in the palace by the queen a few times for the night, although she was not in the same bed, but in order to facilitate talking, the two were close, she always felt that the queen was deliberately covering something, in terms of a woman's intuition, nine times out of ten there was a body, but what was there to see, the queen was happy that it was a big event that the whole world celebrated, why did she cover it, but why did she summon herself into the palace several times, did she want to know something?

At this time, a group of ministers came one after another, and after the ceremony, they stood on the left and right.

Zhang Huangyan, the first assistant of the cabinet, said: "Empress Qi, Princess Ling, according to the intention of Princess Ling, the Ministry of War ordered the Zhenjiang Water Division to reorganize the army for battle, and Li Dingguo, the Marquis of Zhongyi, also transferred the men and horses of the garrison camp to the riverside to stand by, and made a posture of crossing the river."

These days, Queen Jin rarely speaks, and when she summons ministers on the platform, she only casually copes with a few words, Fang Ling finally feels a trace of the posture of a superior person after a few months of experience, it is nothing more than seeing people talking about people, seeing ghosts talking nonsense, false and real, false and true, people can hear clearly but can't guess clearly, everything can be clicked, how to do things is the errand of the people below.

Seeing that the queen didn't speak, Fang Ling nodded slightly and said to Zhang Huang, "What's the result?" The Qing soldiers retreated? ”

Zhang Huangyan bowed and said: "Princess Huiling, exactly, the bluff plan kills two birds with one stone, Duoduo saw that our dynasty was arming the war, so he didn't dare to act rashly, hesitated for two days, and in these two days, Li Laixiang raised a 50,000-strong army from Xiangfan and rushed back to Luzhou City in the starry night, Duoduo saw that the opportunity was gone and had no choice but to lead the troops back to Huai'an."

"Hmm!" Fang Ling nodded with a complete expression, "You said killing two birds with one stone, what else?" ”

At this time, Zhang Shenyan, the secretary of the household department and the cabinet minister on the side, bowed his hand and said: "Empress Bing, Princess Ling, yesterday the Li Dynasty sent an envoy to thank you for this help, and there are 200,000 taels of military expenses with the envoy."

Fang Ling waved his sleeve robe when he heard this, and was about to stand up, but the palace woman on the side hurriedly went up to help him.

"Hmph, this Li Laixiang really regards himself as a country, tell the envoy to accept the military expenses and let him go back."

Zhang Shenyan also said with a disdainful face: "What the princess said is that if it weren't for the King of Han, he would have gone with his thief."

Zhang Shenyan himself didn't expect that he would say such flattering words, this is obviously patting the king of Han's ass, it seems that more and more officials in the court have this attitude towards the king of Han recently, from the previous helpless obedience, slowly turned into support, and now more people are silently becoming loyal in their hearts, shouldn't they be loyal to the Ming Dynasty?

Oh no, the banner of the Han King has been planted all over Yingtian, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Liangguang and Huguang, and the two provinces of Yanjiang and Fujian are also under the governance of his father-in-law Zheng Zhilong. It seems that no one has seen the emperor for half a year.

Zhang Shenyan looked busy and straightened, tried to be as casual as possible, and continued: "This time the envoy came to have another request."

Fang Ling's hands were hidden in the wide cuffs, and the dignified flat end was in his heart, and he casually walked a few steps on the platform and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhang Shenyan looked at Zhang Huangyan, Zhang Huangyan hurriedly looked away, meaning that this is still what you say, Zhang Shenyan was helpless, and said carefully: "Empress Bing, Princess Ling, by the way, in order to make the relationship between the two countries more harmonious, please tie the good of Qin and Jin for a hundred years, and come to Wen Shun Lord Spring and Autumn Twenty-four, and now he has ascended to the great treasure, but after a long time, Li Laixiang doesn't know where to learn that my emperor has a daughter, that is, Princess Jincheng, he wants to ......"

Before Zhang Shenyan could finish speaking, Fang Ling's face sank, and he suddenly turned around and said, "Wishful thinking, how can my Daming princess marry a thief."

All the cabinet ministers hurriedly stood up when they heard this, and Zhang Shenyan hurriedly said: "The princess is angry, and the minister understands."

At this time, Queen Jin, who had been sitting on the side and had not spoken, spoke, but the person was motionless, "Look at the palace"

As soon as the ministers heard the queen speak, they hurriedly moved their fists towards her, and Fang Ling also consciously retreated to the side.

Queen Jin said slowly: "Li Lai enjoys the power of poverty, and receives the favor of my court, but he is not convinced, first he offers a thank you gift, and then asks for a kiss, in order to save a little face, in the end, he is young and vigorous, Concubine Fang Ling said it thoroughly, this matter is not allowed"

Fang Ling and all the cabinet ministers said in unison: "The queen is wise"

Empress Jin snorted and said: "However, although he Li Shun is rebellious, in the current situation, the expedient policy of Lianshun to reject the Qing Dynasty previously set by the King of Han is desirable, if Li Laixiang really wants the relationship between the two countries to reach a higher level, there is a better way in this palace."

Everyone didn't speak, and there were rumors in Nanjing recently, saying that the relationship between Queen Jin and King Han was extraordinary, and there were many ugly things to say, and the ministers didn't hear it, in case the queen really had any unclear relationship with King Han, it could only mean that Queen Jin's position was firmer, and who dared to disrespect her.

Empress Jin continued: "Although the palace is in the deep palace, I have also heard that Li Zicheng left a daughter when he died, and Li Laixiang respected her as the emperor's eldest aunt after succeeding to the throne, but it is also interesting, she is not as old as Li Laixiang, it seems that she has just passed the age of leaving the cabinet, but I don't know how she looks."

Zheng Hongkui, a scholar of Dongge University below, hurriedly said: "The minister has also heard about this matter, and I heard that it is quite beautiful."

Everyone didn't know what the queen meant, Zhang Huangyan arched his hand and said, "What does the queen mean?" ”

Empress Jin nodded, "Didn't he Li Laixiang want to marry my dynasty, okay, let her send Li Zicheng's daughter over"

Zhang Huangyan Khan has come down, I haven't heard that my nephew can be the master to marry my aunt, and who is this to marry, the current prince is only ten years old, far less than the age of the big wedding, and the prince of the Ming family was killed by the king of Han There are few left, but this is a-for-tat strategy.

"Queen Shengming, dare to ask the queen this ......?"

Queen Jin lowered her head slightly, her hand inadvertently slid over her slightly bulging abdomen, she thought of Wang Lanping, remembered his strong and powerful arms, remembered his roughness, missed the crazy scene of him on herself, and unconsciously, a slight redness had climbed up her cheeks.

Jin Yujiao understands that now the momentum of the King of Han is monstrous, and it has become the trend of the times to replace it, the child in her belly is her only weight, but she hopes to be pregnant with a son, think about herself is thirty years old, and she is a queen who is about to become a dead country, if you want to save Zhu Ciqi and her own life, the child in her belly is not enough, she has to be favored by her, she can't compare with Fang Ling and Zheng Jiasi in terms of age and appearance, and she also knows that she can't be above Du Ningning and Yun Niang in terms of feelings, all she can do is to meet everything King Han wants, Even what he couldn't think of her, she had to think that the current Jin Yujiao couldn't tell whether she loved him or wanted to please him, but she hoped that she didn't go the wrong way.

Queen Jin said: "The King of Han is famous all over the world, and he is a pillar of the Ming Dynasty, let her serve the King of Han."

Fang Ling's eyes are big, won't he, King Han wants to ask for a little wife again? The Bodhisattva blessed that Li Zicheng's daughter was an ugly monster.

"Ahh All the cabinet ministers under the platform are looking at each other, this joke is big, no matter how you say it, it is also Li Laixiang's eldest aunt, can people agree, the king of Han has a wife and a concubine, and there are two other celebrities, I am afraid that this will lead to a war.

Empress Jin's face sank, "What, the cabinet thinks it's impossible?" Did she insult her by letting her serve King Han? Princess Ling, what do you say? ”

Fang Ling bowed slightly, "Everything is up to the queen, but will King Han agree to this matter?" ”

Empress Jin nodded, "Well, the king of Han is not allowed to send someone to the army to inquire, but this matter is for the envoy to take back to Luzhou, to marry Qin and Jin, let him send a woman over, the daughter of the Ming Dynasty will not give away, and the matter will be handled by the cabinet."

"Zun Yizhi" all the ministers said together.

After Queen Jin finished speaking, she didn't speak again, and Fang Ling said to the ministers when she saw it: "Is there anything else to discuss?" ”

Zhang Huangyan arched his hand and said: "The king of Yanping (Zheng Zhilong) is sparse, and the Fujian sailors have pulled anchors and sailed to Ryukyu on the 28th of last month, and he said in the sparse that if the Dutch refuse to hand over Ryukyu, he will take the island by force."

Fang Ling didn't understand military affairs, so he raised his hand slightly and said: "Zhang Shoufu is also the errand of the military department, you can discuss this matter with the king of Yanping, but there is one point, all the details of the march must be reported to the army of the king of Han."

Zhang Huangyan arched his hand and said: "The minister knows, there is another matter to ask the queen and the princess to decide, the Han King previously implemented in the Yingtian Prefectures of the 'return to the land to the people' national policy to achieve initial results, the Han King is wise, at present, with the Han King's army to the west, along the way the provinces have fully respected the imperial court order, the cabinet has discussed, the Han King set the national policy should continue to implement, in the case of the war, Jiangxi, Huguang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Liangguang and other provinces of a large area of land barren, just at this time, please the queen and the princess to allow Zhang Shenyan to go to the provinces to preside over this meeting again"

Fang Ling knew this, the withdrawal of the guards for the people, and the return of land to the people are good things for the benefit of the country and the people, the King of Han has been busy with the westward expedition a few days ago, and he didn't care about it, so let's start again.

"Well, the first assistant is reasonable, Zhang Shenyan said" Fang Ling is generous, and her aura is not inferior to Queen Jin at all.

"The minister is here!" Although this is an errand that offends people, Zhang Shenyan has no hesitation, he is in charge of the household department, and the court cannot collect taxes, and many reasons are due to the annexation of this land.

Fang Ling took a few steps forward, raised his hand and said, "Just ask you to work hard again, everything will be done according to the strategy set by King Han."

"Yes!" Zhang Shenyan glanced at the queen, and felt very strange, this court can't tell whether it is the world of the Zhu family or the world of the Han king, no, it should be the world of the people of the world.

At this time, Queen Jin said: "Zheng Hongkui"

"The minister is here!"

Empress Jin has been thinking about the war on the front line, and she sees it very clearly, with that Zhu Yousong can't hold this country, as Wang Lanping said to her, even if the King of Han does not usurp the throne, the Ming Dynasty will sooner or later fall into the hands of Li Laixiang or the Manchu Dynasty, and it is better to return to the King of Han than that.

Empress Jin owed, and said: "The Han King's expedition to the west, the imperial court ordered you and Zheng Sen, the commander of the Huizhou Soldiers and Horses, to be responsible for transporting grain and grass to the front line.

Where does Zheng Hongkui dare to slack off, since he was promoted to the East Pavilion University Scholar and entered the cabinet, he has long been ecstatic, I didn't expect that people from his army could still mix in the ranks of the Cabinet Scholars, and the daughter of the Zheng family is already the queen of Han, maybe she will be the queen in the future, who do I protect the King of Han, and protect my ambitious brother?

"The ministers will never live up to the trust of the court"

Queen Jin nodded, her waist was a little sore after sitting for a long time, after all, she was a person with a body, so she waved her hand and said slowly: "Okay, let's get here first today, the cabinet also needs to get more ideas, don't take everything to the palace and Concubine Ling, let's disperse."

The ministers got up and retreated, and after everyone left, Fang Ling hurriedly came to Queen Jin's side and asked with concern: "The queen's face is not very good, is there anything uncomfortable, or the concubine will call the imperial doctor to take a look."

Empress Jin smiled awkwardly and waved her hand at the palace maids and eunuchs around her, "It's none of your business, all step down."

The slaves and maids retreated, the hall was unusually quiet, Queen Jin bit her lip tightly, and stopped talking, Fang Ling saw this and it was inconvenient to ask more, seeing the queen like this, there must be something to say.

After a long time, I saw that Queen Jin took a deep breath, as if she had made a decision, and then patted the felt pad beside her, "Sister do this"

Fang Ling was slightly stunned, sister? The queen called me sister? It was inconvenient to think about it immediately, so he sat down next to her, "Queen Xie"

Queen Jin smiled, took Fang Ling's hand, and said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, you can call me sister."

"The concubine doesn't dare!" Fang Ling still knows how to measure, in the end, everyone is a serious queen.

"It's okay, speaking of which, my queen has nothing to show off, it's better than you, the concubine of the Han King" Queen Jin's face was a little bitter, this is the truth, a few days ago, the King of Han sent a message from the army, in order to respond to Li Laixiang, he wanted Nanjing to pretend to cross the river, and the military department immediately transferred troops, so that Li Dingguo, the commander of the Nanjing garrison, led 20,000 troops out of the city to confuse the enemy, but Li Dingguo did not listen to the military department at all, and finally Fang Ling came forward, it turned out that she was equipped with the military talisman of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Fang Ling said in fear: "Don't say that, the Queen of Han has always respected you, and the concubines are just here to serve the queen in the palace."

Suddenly, Empress Jin giggled, laughing so helplessly, "King Han respects me? Hehe, he never treated me like a queen."

Fang Ling smiled awkwardly and did not speak.

At this time, Queen Jin took Fang Ling's hand, slowly moved it to her stomach, and rubbed her hand on it.

Fang Ling could feel that with the queen's figure, her belly couldn't be so big, and there was obviously a bulge under the loose robe, she hurriedly withdrew her hand, "The queen has it, are you happy?" (To be continued.) )