No matter how much he cursed Jin Feng in his heart, Jin Feng was in the capital for a few days, but Ye Zhao couldn't help but linger in Jingren Palace, enjoying the taste of being teased by her strange tricks.

After the Spring Festival, the banknotes issued by the empire flowed smoothly into the market again, and this year the empire issued banknotes with a total value of 50 million silver dollars, that is, 500 million yuan, but 300 million yuan of them were used to recycle silver dollars, gold and other precious metals circulating in the market, which was considered to enrich the treasury gold and silver reserves, and calculated that the actual issuance of this year's banknotes was 20 million silver dollars.

For the first time in the past few years, the Empire's national debt has experienced negative growth this year, and it is expected that in the next five years, the national debt will be controlled to less than 100 million silver dollars.

Seeing the sting, the spring thunder began to roar.

Nourishing the heart hall, there are a lot of workers in and out, but each of them holds their breath, hurried, only eye contact with each other, the copper nail mahogany door full of coercion, the gilded bronze lion in front of the heart raising the door, the power of the emperor who chooses people to eat, and who dares to pant loudly?

Ye Zhao and the matchmaker paced in front of the white marble railing far away, and the matchmaker pursed her lips and smiled: "You have a lot of tricks." ”

This is the first city telephone system in the Empire and the world, with a total of 20 telephones connected to the Forbidden City and the annexes of Silk and Iori.

According to Ye Zhao's understanding, the call quality of today's telephone system is naturally miserable, and this situation will continue before the birth of electronic transistors, but for the world, being able to send sound to a few miles, dozens of miles or even hundreds of miles away is simply the birth of a miracle.

The laboratory of the Eastern Telegraph and Telephone Company Mewuqi worked day and night to improve the telephone system, and the electronic management theory with Ye Zhao's superficial understanding was also sent to the laboratory, and the electronic transistor was also a necessary condition for the advent of the megaphone, and Ye Zhao even began to look forward to the emergence of cable broadcasting in the empire, which would play an immeasurable role in the propaganda of the imperial policy.

"Isn't this a sound from the wind?" The pretty face of the matchmaker shows a yearning look, a luxurious cheongsam, embroidered with complex flower and bird patterns, gold wire edging, sparkling flowing, pink delicacy light stroke, picturesque eyebrows, the imperial concubine is dignified and gorgeous, can not be square, and the colorful hairpin flower head plate, thick-soled flag shoes, but also add a bit of grace and luxury to the matchmaker.

Ye Zhao smiled: "Sort of, but even if your qigong tends to be in the realm, it is not as convenient as this copper wire." ”

The matchmaker chuckled, "I'm not that good." Rushui's eyes flashed lightly, and he said: "I asked Guo Luo Luo from Jingren Palace to come over, you are not angry, are you?" ”

Ye Zhao smiled: "What do you want?" ”

The matchmaker sighed and said: "She is quite pitiful, her arm was pricked by needles and was all injured, although it is faint now, you can't see it if you don't look carefully, but she must have suffered a lot at the beginning." ”

Needless to say, Ye Zhao also knew whose masterpiece it was, even if Jin Feng couldn't do it himself, he would definitely ask the palace maids or maids to do it.

The matchmaker gently held Ye Zhao's hand and said, "If you want her, I will be enlightened, but don't force her with punishment anymore, she must be willing." ”

Ye Zhao couldn't cry or laugh, and said angrily: "Can't I find a woman?" ”

The matchmaker smiled lightly and said, "How is Xue Ning?" The skin is smooth. "Xue Ning is the sixth grade of the matchmaker Zhong Cui Palace, the little girl is delicate and lovely, Ye Zhao was in Zhong Cui Palace, and she enjoyed the service of being beaten by her with a small wooden hammer.

Ye Zhao was speechless, and said after a while: "Tell me again, in the future, I can see which palace maid in the palace is delicate, so I will call her to sleep." "To tell the truth, every day in the inner hall, living in the middle of these gentle and lovely warblers and swallows, they all regard Ye Zhao as lofty as the sky, if they are possessed by Ye Zhao, it is called pampering, I am afraid that it is a blessing that they dare not dream of, and they will be at a loss to pick it up. In such an environment, when encountering an extremely outstanding palace official, as a normal man, it is inevitable that Ye Zhao will occasionally be moved, but being moved does not mean that he will want to do something. Doing what you want seems to be the highest state of life that people pursue, but if everyone does what they want, there is no difference between them and animals, and it is precisely because human beings have a sense of morality and law that they cannot do what they want, which has achieved today's human society.

Seeing Ye Zhao's helpless expression, the matchmaker smiled lightly and said, "That's better than you ruining others." ”

Ye Zhao glared at the matchmaker and said, "I'll spoil you tonight!" ”

The matchmaker blushed, looked left and right, and the palace attendant was more than a dozen steps away, and then said softly: "Tonight, the concubine will teach the long-lived master to learn boxing." ”

Ye Zhao immediately felt furious in his heart, although the matchmaker had never used force with herself no matter how she was bullied, but this girl, it was really fatal, I don't know if she would be beaten up if she was bullied.

smiled: "I don't know if Rong'er's telegram has been sent." "Telephone lines were installed in the Forbidden City, and all the concubines were stationed in the Old Summer Palace. As for the telegram, it was an archaeological expedition from Yenching University that was about to go to Dunhuang, Luobuzhuer and other places outside the Yumen Pass. The significance of this is self-evident, it is a qualitative leap forward in the academic world of the empire, which will cause a hundred flowers to resonate, and all kinds of archaeological expeditions will emerge like a blowout, and the political and economic significance will be self-evident, and it will also be of great significance for the measurement of the empire's territory.

Rong'er sent a telegram of condolences to the expedition in the name of the imperial empress, which was naturally the best encouragement to this expedition.

Rong'er is now in the Old Summer Palace, and Ye Zhao and the matchmaker will go over later, all because the emperor was stunned, but the emperor received the envoys of the subject countries in the Old Summer Palace.

The royal family will make this rule, and every year the emperor will receive the envoys of the subject countries to show his kindness to the heart of the four seas.

At this moment, the guards hurriedly ran over, knelt down and said, Gang'an was escorted to the Qianqing Palace.

Ye Zhao was stunned, speechless for a while, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart.

The six kings were defeated, Gang'an and his wife Xiao hid in Jinan Mansion in Shandong, and opened a shop in Jinan City to become a businessman, which can be said to be hidden in the court, but before the year, he was still arrested by the patrol and deported to Beijing.

"I'll go with you to see it." The matchmaker said warmly.

Ye Zhao nodded slightly.

On the solemn hall, Gang'an was bound and kneeling under the steps, he was obviously old, less than fifty years old, his sideburns were already white, seeing Ye Zhao and the matchmaker walking into the hall, Gang'an's eyes were complicated and difficult to understand, kowtowed, and said in a deep voice: "Thousands of mistakes are my fault, the emperor is magnanimous, spare my family's life!" "For the sake of my family, I have to be soft, but I am a little unyielding.

Ye Zhao looked at him for a long time, sighed deeply, waved his hand, and asked the guards to take him down, there were a thousand words, but when it came to the end, he couldn't say anything.

On the way to the Old Summer Palace, Ye Zhao's mood was still not clear.

According to imperial law, as one of the culprits who led to the death of Ma Xinyi and many soldiers of the Pingyuan Army, Gang'an was bound to be sentenced to death.

Ye Zhao could not pardon him.

The matchmaker sat beside him in the carriage, and he didn't know where to find a cigarette, so he put his red lips and choked it, as if he wanted to help Ye Zhao light a cigarette to relieve his boredom, Ye Zhao was startled when he saw it, and hurriedly snatched the cigarette roll, crying and laughing: "Don't mess around, this is not a good thing." ”

The matchmaker smiled gently and said, "It's because he did something wrong and can't complain." ”

Ye Zhao nodded slightly, sometimes a word from the matchmaker can always make him feel calm.

The Old Summer Palace, the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens, this royal palace that has been built and repaired for more than 150 years, is difficult to experience without experiencing its grandeur in person.

Stretching for more than 20 miles, the Three Gardens of the Old Ming Palace, composed of the Old Summer Palace, the Qichun Garden, and the Changchun Garden, not only bring together the famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, but also transplant the Western architectural style, which can be said to be the culmination of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign gardens, the splendid palaces, the exquisite pavilions and pavilions, and the water castles in the Western style, looking from afar, it is really like a fairyland in the sky.

The Old Summer Palace also treasures countless priceless treasures of various styles, extremely rare historical classics and rich and precious antiques, such as calligraphy and painting of the past dynasties, gold and silver jewelry, Song and Yuan dynasty porcelain, all kinds of rare tributes, etc., can be called one of the treasure houses of human culture, it can also be said that it is one of the largest museums in the world, compared with the British Museum, can only be said to sigh.

The Old Summer Palace has become his property, Ye Zhao can't help but feel ashamed, a little bit of a thief, but whether it is a matchmaker or a minister, they all take it for granted, Ye Zhao can't help but sigh, I just feel that he is probably the most unenlightened emperor in history, right?

Rong'er and other concubines slept in the Haiyue Kai in the West Lake, a three-story temple built on a white jade round platform, and it is also the most luxurious group of buildings in all the pavilions of the Old Summer Palace. White marble is surrounded by railings, the main building is a three-storey pavilion of the four-out Xuan style, the lower floor is the Haiyue placket, and the south eaves inscribe "Qingyaoyu" three words; The middle layer is the Golden Pavilion, and the title is "Tianxin Water Surface"; The top inscription "multiply six dragons"; Each of the four sides of the platform is provided with a majestic archway.

From a distance, the palace is splendid, reflected in the water, straight like a fairyland on earth, a mirage.

On the Haiyue Tower, looking at the Fuhai Penglai Yaotai, the clouds and mist are shrouded, and the Yaochi Holy Land is general.

I often nourish my qi in such a fairyland, and I can be more open-minded, right?

As soon as he entered Haiyue Tower, he heard that Rong'er was sick yesterday, and passed the imperial doctor, Ye Zhao was anxious when he heard this, and walked upstairs quickly, Rong'er's bedroom was in the second room on the east of the third floor, and a beautiful palace maid had just come out, and was startled when she saw Ye Zhao, and was about to salute, Ye Zhao sighed, and then pulled the bead curtain into the house.

Elegant layout, Rong'er, the little guy, is eating snacks against the window, and on the sandalwood table, there is a plate of bright red strawberries.

"Rong'er, are you okay?" Ye Zhao asked anxiously.

Suddenly seeing Ye Zhao, Rong'er seemed to be a little flustered, and the half-bitten strawberry fell to the ground with a click, Ye Zhao said helplessly: "How old is it?" Gently wiped Rong'er's small mouth with a handkerchief, wiped her hands again, and said, "I'm not afraid of the wind." "Outside the window, the Bibo Yao Pond is beautiful.

Rong'er didn't squeak, and her expression was weird.

Ye Zhaoqi said: "What's wrong with you?" I heard that you are sick, and you have passed on the doctor, what is the disease? ”

Rong'er still didn't speak, drooping her head, her eyes dodging, and secretly looked at her little belly.

"What's wrong? Stomach hurts, can't the imperial doctor find out? Ye Zhao panicked, in this world, if there is a tumor or something, I am afraid that it will be an incurable disease.

"No...... It's ......" Rong'er stammered, her little face suddenly turned red, and said: "Sun Bixia said, say that I have a happy ......", Sun Bixia, that is, the imperial doctor of the Imperial Medical Bureau, the imperial medical bureau, is actually composed of the best doctors in the Royal Jingshi Medical Hall, similar to the expert group, the Royal Jingshi Medical Center is a hospital open to all levels of society, and the doctors who were selected for the Imperial Medical Bureau are not only on duty in the royal family's station, but also for ordinary people.

This was naturally Ye Zhao's idea, because he was unwilling to occupy too many social resources, especially those that could benefit the people.

However, several of the imperial doctors received special royal allowances, and there were special security guards, so that the Assassins would not interfere with their ideas.

Bun in the oven? Ye Zhao was stunned, then ecstatic, and reached out to pick up Rong'er, as if he used to hold a child, and then he knew that it was wrong, but he didn't squeeze the baby, hugged Rong'er, and kissed her little face, "I have a baby, okay, good, it's not my capable little wife." Bo Bo kissed, gently hugged Rong'er on her knees, walked to the shelf bed, put her in the tent, took off her shoes, and hurriedly covered her cute snow-white socks with brocade quilts.

Rong'er was sweet and shy, Ye Zhao knew what she was thinking, she was a child, and she was a little embarrassed.

But also, looking at Rong'er's cute little appearance, Ye Zhao was also a little sweaty, she was still a child, and she was going to be a mother in a blink of an eye. can think about it again, Rong'er's first pregnancy is the best, among the concubines, Rong'er should want to have a child the most, and she has been with herself the longest, if she is listed by others, she will inevitably be lost.

"Well, lie down." Ye Zhao sat on the edge of the bed and kissed Rong'er's little face, Rong'er was itching and giggling, Ye Zhao got up hurriedly and said, "I can't tease you." "Although I know in my heart that I don't have to be so careful now, I am afraid in my heart.

The matchmaker entered the house, and when she saw Ye Zhao's situation, she smiled, knowing that Ye Zhao had a letter. She just went to find Sun Bixia to investigate, and knew that Rong'er was happy, but Rong'er asked Sun Bixia not to say it.

Shawa and Hua Ji also came to the Old Summer Palace, and Ye Zhao went to talk to them for a while in the evening, took a bath, and naturally went back to Rong'er's bedroom.

In the brocade tent, the matchmaker is wearing red gauze pajamas, the graceful figure is looming, and she is talking to Rong'er, Rong'er snow-white nightdress, her face is red, she is very shy, just when she took a bath, it was the matchmaker who took her out of the barrel, in fact, the palace maids are extremely clever, and they don't need to enter the bucket at all to take a bath, and even Rong'er doesn't have to move her hands, she can be served comfortably, but Rong'er is good, and the matchmaker doesn't like to be seen by the palace maid [***], not to mention being stained by it, so the matchmaker will carry Rong'er in and out of the barrel.

Rong'er was seen naked for the first time by someone other than Xianggong, although she was wrapped in a bath towel, she was still embarrassed, and her face was hot.

"I'll sleep with Rong'er tonight and take care of her." Before the matchmaker's words fell, Ye Zhao had already entered the brocade tent and said, "What line is that?" I'll sleep with Rong'er tonight. ”

The matchmaker frowned slightly and said, "Your surname, I'm really not at ease, get out quickly." ”

Ye Zhao's face was hot, knowing that the matchmaker was afraid that she would lose her life and toss Rong'er, but today she would not compromise, and her old face was open, so she lifted the blanket and got into Rong'er's side, hugged Rong'er's small body and said, "I won't leave." Qin Rong'er's delicate little face said, "Little baby, don't you want to accompany you?" ”

In front of the matchmaker, Rong'er couldn't help but blush.

The matchmaker is angry and funny, but don't say that the identity of Emperor Ye Zhao, as his own father-in-law, he can't control him, right?

The matchmaker was about to turn over and get out of the tent, but Ye Zhao grabbed Hao's wrist and said, "Let's sleep here, let's talk." ”

The matchmaker groaned slightly, lightly pinked her cheeks, and said, "Okay." He turned around and lay on the other side of Rong'er, picked up a soft blanket and covered it on top of her graceful and delicate body.

Sleeping in the same bed with thousands of charming beauties, Ye Zhao didn't have any evil thoughts today, just felt warm and peaceful, and the matchmaker also had the same thoughts, so she stayed for the first time, speaking of which, the matchmaker and Rong'er have a very good relationship, and even the matchmaker hurts Rong'er a little like her mother, no wonder, the first time they met, Rong'er slept very soundly in her arms.

The relationship between the queen and the imperial concubine is so good, it is also a good story.

"Rong'er, do you like Xianggong to hold you or Sister Matchmaker to hold you?" When it was just the three of them, Ye Zhao didn't have so many taboos when he spoke.

Rong'er blinked with big eyes and didn't speak, but slowly moved to the matchmaker, Ye Zhao was speechless, and said, "Go, go sleep with her." "Let go of Rong'er.

Rong'er grinned, got into the arms of the matchmaker, and said: "The matchmaker is fragrant, in the idiom called muscle condensation, and it is comfortable to hold me." ”

Ye Zhao glared at her, and then smiled, the matchmaker had already gently hugged Rong'er, but said in her heart, this little girl doesn't want me to be left out in the cold, but it's really cute and icy.

After a while, Ye Zhao suddenly said, "I'm going to go to the Western Xinjiang again." ”

The matchmaker seemed to have been prepared, not surprised at all, and said, "Is it a pro-recruitment this time?" ”

Ye Zhao raised his thumb: "I can't hide anything from you." Rong'er is pregnant, which is very good, and Jingli also has a backbone, so you can take care of her. ”

The matchmaker nodded slightly and said, "What are you going to?" ”

Ye Zhao smiled: "Are you a fairy sister?" "Kashgar, an important town in the south of the Tianshan Mountains, has a part of the jurisdiction of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and other countries in Central Asia in later generations.

Nowadays, there is the invasion of the Kokand Khanate, the tribes rebel, the situation in the south of the Tianshan Mountains is extremely chaotic, there are several strongholds controlled by the Qing army of the previous dynasty, there are rebellious tribes, there are tribes that have sworn allegiance to the empire, and there are foreign invading armies, attacking and killing each other, and there are flames everywhere.

The Harwich tribe, entrenched in Dihua and Ili, is using force to suppress and co-opt the northern tribes of the Tianshan Mountains, and to prevent the infiltration of the Russian-backed khanate into the area around Lake Balkash.

Moreover, in the south of the Tianshan Mountains, it is even farther away from the Central Plains, and the entry of the large army does not require the difficulties of food supply and supply, and it is not necessarily more effective than the entry of elite soldiers, because in the south of the Tianshan Mountains, there are no more than 100,000 troops with chariots and horses to carry out a large corps battle with you.

The Harwich Corps has been able to rely on the dominance of the Western Xinjiang to collect taxes, and the empire's current financial pressure is very small, and it is the time to recuperate, and then dispatch a large corps into the south of the Tianshan Mountains, the combat effect may not be good, and it will make the empire's finances unprovoked more burden.

Ye Zhao prepared to lead about 10,000 troops and horses into the southern Tianshan Mountains, relying on the local Guishun tribes to solve the provisions, quickly cut through the chaos, and pacify the southern part of the Tianshan Mountains.

Not to mention the posture of the royal driver, he can deter Xiaoxiao.

Ye Zhao pondered for a while and asked, "You say, can I go?" ”

The matchmaker nodded: "Naturally!" The matchmaker's eyes were sharp, how could she not know Ye Zhao's thoughts.

In the south of the Tianshan Mountains, the situation is extremely chaotic, and the intervention of the emperor's [***] team will inevitably win over some tribes and strike at others, and who will fight whom? To deal with such a complex situation, who can help their own family? In particular, the Western Regions in the south of the Tianshan Mountains, the Tsarist Russia in the north, and the British in the south are gradually infiltrating in. Not to mention, if you judge the situation and have the opportunity to annex one or two khanates in the Western Regions, it is not something that the generals can decide. After all, the information is not clear, and if you ask for instructions on everything, it will take time to come and go, and you will inevitably miss the opportunity.

And the Xianggong Imperial Expedition to the Eight Cities of Tiannan in the Western Regions sent a strong signal to the British and Russians that the Empire's determination to protect the territory of Western Xinjiang is inviolable, and do not make a wrong decision, otherwise it is likely to turn into a tough war with the Chinese.

Ye Zhao pinched the matchmaker's pretty face, and said with a smile: "Kangxi's three expeditions to Galdan, I don't know how many expeditions you have to make to the Western Regions in order to completely pacify the Western Xinjiang." ”

The matchmaker chuckled and said, "The prime minister will definitely be able to succeed and pacify the Western Regions in one fell swoop." ”

Ye Zhao said helplessly: "Didn't you think my brother was a faction back then, wasn't it a big hero and a hero?" ”

The matchmaker pursed her lips and smiled, hugged Rong'er, and saw Rong'er blinking her big eyes to listen to herself and Ye Zhao, she couldn't help but kiss her innocent little face, and said: "Sleep, don't worry about him, this person, when he fell into my hands, I almost cut him with a knife, but he escaped from the tiger's mouth with his three-inch tongue, not to mention that now the soldiers are strong and strong, there is nothing to worry about." ”

Ye Zhao smiled: "Just escaping from the tiger's mouth?" Didn't I take you down? ”

The matchmaker glared at him, hugged Rong'er tightly, and ignored him anymore.

Ye Zhao smiled, thinking about the affairs of the Western Regions, and the matter of meeting the envoys of the subject countries tomorrow, and gradually became distracted.

I don't know how much time has passed, looking sideways, the two women are sleeping in each other's arms, their beautiful faces and innocent little faces are attached together, complementing each other, which is indescribably moving.

Ye Zhao's heart was warm, and gradually, he fell asleep.

…… At noon on the second day, Ye Zhao met with the envoys of the subject countries in the Western Building.

The Western building is a European Renaissance style building, Haiyan Hall is a white marble carving, a magnificent white European-style palace, the stone surface is finely carved, the roof is covered with glazed tiles, and the European palace is integrated into the oriental style, which is magnificent and gorgeous and indescribable.

A Western European missionary who witnessed the Western Mansion praised the Western Mansion as comparable to the Palace of Versailles, and the Western Mansion is only one of the dozens of wonders of the Old Summer Palace, which shows the prosperity of this royal garden.

In front of Haiyan Hall, in front of the wide and majestic steps, there is a pool fountain, the bronze statue of the animal face of the 12 zodiac animals, every day and night in turn, drop out of the flow and spray water, each hour, noon time, the 12 zodiac signs spray water together, commonly known as "hydraulic clock". The fountain was originally designed with a European-style [***] woman statue, but Qianlong felt that the [***] woman did not conform to Chinese customs, so he changed it to a bronze statue of the Chinese zodiac and made it of bronze.

Behind Haiyan Hall, there is the most spectacular fountain of the Western Building. The giant lion's head sprays water, forming a seven-layer curtain of water. The front and bottom are chrysanthemum-style fountains, and there is a copper sika deer in the center of the pool, spraying water from the antlers in eight ways; There were ten bronze dogs in the two maids, and from their mouths spewed water jets, shooting directly at the body of the deer, splashing layers of waves. It is commonly known as "hunting dogs chasing deer". In front of the left and right, there is a huge water spray tower again, the tower is square, thirteen floors, the top spouts a water column, and there are eighty-eight copper pipes around the tower are also spraying water together. If the fountain erupts completely, it will be like a mountain torrent, and its grandeur can be imagined.

In the living room of the Haiyan Hall, it is also in European style, with a long banquet table, a thick red carpet, and European oil paintings on the four walls.

The only difference is that there is a throne in the hall, carrying a yellow brocade on the pier, and the high steps are for the throne.

At this moment, Ye Zhao sat on the throne, and the officials of the Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the envoys of the subject countries to meet in turn.

The present empire has seven vassal states: Joseon, Yuebon, Annam (Vietnam), Gongbang (Burma), Siam (Thailand), Nam Chang (Northern Laos), and Gorkha (Nepal).

It seems that there are not many subject countries, but it is a place where the real imperial soldiers can be projected, far from the previous dynasty, the subject country is just a name, taking the Kokand Khanate as an example, the Qianlong era, a short period of vassals to the Central Plains, but less than ten years, began to attack the western frontier, what kind of subject country is this? Not to mention the so-called vassal states, most of the time it is the Central Plains Dynasty that is arrogant and self-righteous.

The seven subject countries of this dynasty, Korea, Yueben, Annam, and Nanzhang were firmly controlled by the empire, Nepal, after the empire controlled Tibetan Province, it would give it the status of a protectorate, although Annam had French activities, but it was not enough to threaten its reading position, only Burma and Siam, suffered from the British invasion, especially Siam, not only the British were eyeing the enemy, but the French also used Cambodia as a springboard to expand their influence to Siam.

As for the Ryukyus, they have been annexed to the Central Plains and can no longer be counted among the subject states. After the annexation of the Central Plains, the Chinese language was naturally abolished, and the original Ryukyu people began to learn Chinese characters, give Chinese names, and speak Chinese. The Ryukyus Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Taiwan Province.

King Shang Tai was named the Prince of Dong'an, staying in Beijing, but Shang Tai is so lively, today it is called the General Assembly of the Dependent States, he also participated, and now he is sitting under the throne of the Great Emperor, and he is attending as the Prince of the Empire.

In the middle of last year, the shogunate signed the "Treaty of Edo Revision Treaty" with the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and became a protectorate of the empire, and was even more restricted in armaments and diplomacy, but the language of the treaty was relatively polite and vague, and the emperor was not cut off.

However, this subject country naturally has a rank, and when he saw the Korean envoy sitting in the first row on the left, he said that the envoy Kido Takayo had a gloomy face, but he did not speak.

Ye Zhao knew that this Kido Takayo was one of the representatives of the hard-line faction, and he heard that he had a close relationship with the new writing group, and that coming to China was the old gentleman's own strong request, thinking that he had come to observe the enemy's virtual and real mentality.

And his gloomy face is inevitable, he is no longer willing to become a vassal state of China, and his current status is still under North Korea, you must know that the king of North Korea wants the imperial royal family to be canonized to have legal effect, but this is the throne. Nowadays, it is clear that although the Great Emperor of China did not change the title of Emperor to King, in the eyes of the Chinese, the Emperor is just a title, in fact, the status of the King of Korea is on par with, and even quite inferior.

The envoys sat down in turn, Ye Zhao was about to speak, suddenly there was a commotion outside, and soon the guards hurriedly walked in, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, this attendant is trying to bring six muskets into the hall!" ”

The envoys of the subject countries looked at each other, but Kido Takayoshi's face changed.

Ye Zhao was expressionless and said, "Bring it up." ”

Soon, the attendant who was tied up with five flowers was pushed up, and it was a young man in his early twenties, with an unyielding face, looking up at Ye Zhao.

Kido Takayo rose up angrily and scolded the attendant loudly in his words.

The squire's face changed, and then he knelt down and said in a stiff Chinese: "I, no, no, bad guy ......"

After a while, the guard presented a piece of paper with the squire's information.

"Hirofumi Ito, twenty-four years old, formerly known as Toshisuke Ito, Shunsuke Ito, under the Matsuyin Gate, has a close relationship with the [***] organization of the wrestler team."

The person who came to China, especially the attendant who followed a leading figure like Kido Takayo, the intelligence department naturally wanted to investigate it clearly, but Ye Zhao had not been concerned about it before, this kind of problem, he didn't need to worry about it, right?

Looking at the paper at the moment, Ye Zhao was stunned, Ito Hirofumi? Yes, I have a faint impression that Hirofumi Ito is not born with this Kido Takayo?

The envoys and attendants of the various countries who entered the Haiyan Hall were all searched, and after Ito Hirobumi came in, he left the temple under the pretext that Kido-sama's glasses fell on the carriage, and when he returned, he brought a revolver with him, but he didn't want to enter the temple for the second time, but he was still searched, and this was revealed.

In his eyes, he assassinated himself now, although his country will inevitably incur the cruel retaliation of the empire, but it is better than being a slave to the country, and he has no heirs, in the eyes of the hardliners, if he is assassinated, China will definitely fall into civil strife, and it is also a good time for it to rise in the country.

As for Kido Takayoshi, whether he knew it in advance or not, he scolded Ito Hirobumi, so as not to let Ito Hirobumi become arrogant, scold himself, chant long live the emperor and other slogans, which caused an irreparable crisis in this incident.

Ye Zhao waved his hand, and the guard pushed Ito Hirofumi down.

Ye Zhao sat down again, asked Kido Takayo to sit, and said lightly: "A small episode, you don't have to care." ”

The envoys breathed a sigh of relief, and their faces were much more relaxed.

Ye Zhao said again: "Do you know why I use the Western Mansion as a place to gather with you? ”

As early as last year, the Gurkha (Nepal) was subjugated, and the journey was long and difficult, and the envoys did not know whether they were on the road or were intercepted by thieves.

It was the envoys of the Six Nations who participated in this meeting with the Emperor.

That is, the Korean envoy Kim Xiangming, the Annan envoy Nguyen Gaoqi, the Nanzhang envoy Sofa, the Siamese envoy Abihi, the Burmese envoy Aung Tun, and the envoy Mudo Hyoyoon.

The six envoys looked at each other, but in fact, they were all puzzled, not knowing why the emperor chose the Western Building.

Ye Zhao's gaze swept over their faces one by one, and everyone lowered their heads, even if Kido Takayo didn't dare to look directly at him.

Ye Zhao said lightly: "Abihi, Angtun, I have decided to sign a treaty with your two countries to give you the status of a protected state between the two countries, and you can discuss the specific terms with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this dynasty." ”

The Thai envoy Abihi and the Burmese envoy Aung Tun Han did not speak very brightly, and they had to rely on the translation and translation, and when they heard the words of the interpreter, they were immediately ecstatic, and they knelt down and kowtowed together, muttering, thinking that they were thanking.

Both countries had suffered from the British invasion, and had always hoped for a protectorate treaty with China, which would be protected by the empire like Korea and Annam, so as to curb the ambitions of the British.

In the past, Ye Zhao had been vague about the requests of the two countries, but now, it is also time to take the initiative to play cards, and before the opening of the Suez Canal, it is always necessary to grasp the initiative in the neighboring countries.

Ye Zhao said again: "If you and the two countries want to purchase firearms from the Central Plains, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will handle it in coordination. "Arming them always makes the expansion of the British difficult, after all, the expansion of the British in southern Xinjiang today is more of a private army, an adventurer's armed army.

Abihi and Angtun kowtowed again and again, and suddenly made a major breakthrough in the relationship with the suzerain, and the two of them went back to add officials to the knighthood and said that they could wait. And with the support of the Central Plains Empire, the English are far less terrible than they used to be.

Seeing the appearance of the two, Ye Zhao smiled slightly and said, "Get up." He looked at the North Korean envoy Jin Xiangming and said, "If your country orders merchant ships, you can contact the Fuzhou shipyard." ”

Jin Xiangming also knelt down and kowtowed to thank him.

After the unification of the north and south of the empire, it took over the two shipyards of Zhigu and Lushun, of course, the shipyard of Lushun is more suitable for shipbuilding, and it can only do some tinkering work, but the Zhigu shipyard is a modern shipyard built with real money in the north, and it has been slightly improved after rest, and now it is a shipbuilding production base of the same scale as Fuzhou Shipyard.

In addition to the shipyards that have been put into operation in Tongzhou, the empire now has five major shipyards in Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Wuchang, Zhigu, and Tongzhou, as well as shipyards in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Xiamen, which mainly focus on civil ships.

When the envoys sat back in their places, each of the guards gave them a map of the empire, in order to show the might of the empire's territory. Except for Kim Xiangming, a North Korean who has the closest relationship with China, the rest of the envoys are seeing China's territory for the first time, and their eyes widen violently.

Ye Zhao is also looking at this map, the map is far from being accurate, it is just a general appearance, and it can only be improved slowly by the expedition survey team, but this is also very good, just draw a stroke of the curve outward, I don't know how much territory has become the domain of China.

Anyway, in the Western Regions, the tribes and khanates have been fighting each other all year round, and there is no clear boundary.

"You and other countries, don't fight each other from now on, if there is a dispute, it will be decided by me!" Ye Zhao commanded, and the envoys naturally obeyed.

Burma, Annam and Thailand, wars often break out, and at the same time, Annam, Burma, and Thailand all have ambitions to annex Nanzhang, Ye Zhaozi does not want to sell their firearms, but is used by them to fight each other.

(To be continued)