Zhao Xun turned his head, turned to the inside, and fell asleep. The palace people walked on thin ice, for fear of accidentally angering him, and after lighting the incense, they tiptoed outside the main hall, quietly waiting for the summons.

An hour later, Zhao Xun finally sobered up, and shouted at the hall: "Come on, change clothes for me!" ”

"What day is March?" Zhaoxun asked the palace maids around him who arranged his appearance.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's the ninth day of the third month!" The palace maid gently folded her sleeves and kowtowed.

"The missions of various countries are going to enter Beijing in a few days?" Zhao Xun muttered to himself.

In the first half of March every year, it is the most lively time in the capital, and the missions of various countries enter Beijing to pay tribute. Every day, the gate of the imperial city will usher in all kinds of envoys* and different costumes, and the gate of the palace city will be filled with strange people from Gyeonggi every day.

The early arrivals of the envoys will stay at the post station provided by the Son of Heaven for a few days, and after the envoys from other countries have arrived, they will enter the palace together on March 15 to face the saints.

The pilgrimage is held once a year without interruption.

The Imperial Study

"Your Majesty, the letter of the Northern Kingdom!"

"Bring it on!"

Northland?

Zhao Xun glanced at it, not interested in continuing to look at it, but poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip and said, "Xiao Shunzi, summon Lin Qing!" ”

Xiao Shunzi led the order to the Lin Mansion, and half an hour later, the minister Lin Qing knelt in front of Zhao Xun with an arrow, "Weichen Lin Qing sees Your Majesty, long live my emperor!" ”

"Aiqing is exempt! Lin Qing, this is the national letter of the northern country, what do you think? ”

"Northland? Since the death of the old king of the north, he has not been here. Why are you sending envoys this year? What is the intention? Whether or not it harbors evil intentions, we don't know, but the minister dares to conclude that the purpose of this trip to the north may not be simple. In recent years, the power of the northern kingdom has grown dramatically, and most of the northwest has become increasingly prosperous under its rule. I am afraid that if it is allowed to develop, it will always be a major hidden danger and is not conducive to great unification. ”

"What Aiqing said is extremely true! Sooner or later, this cancer will be removed, but not now. You know the situation in the DPRK and China very well. Xia Zhentian, the king of Zhenbei, holds a lot of power, and in the past few years, in the name of the border, he has received the favor of many small countries around him, and I have turned a blind eye. The northern kingdom is now sitting so big, I am afraid that the two have already reached some kind of agreement, even if I want to go to war at this moment, he will inevitably be constrained by it, and then I am only afraid that I will be attacked by the enemy on my back and will not be able to move an inch. ”

If the northern kingdom is a wolf, Xia Zhentian is a tiger. The Xia family has a century-old gate valve family in the Central Plains, a family and three queens, a generation of masters, two military marshals, and generations of shadows, and their power is getting bigger and bigger. To Xia Zhentian, he is the master of three points, and the 300,000 army guards the border of the northern frontier, and the people of the world only know the king of Zhenbei, but do not know the son of heaven in Kyushu.

Zhao Xun doesn't want to get rid of it quickly, the two tigers will fight, there will be an injury, just afraid that the praying mantis will catch the cicada and the yellow finch will be behind. Xia Zhentian is indeed Sima Zhao's heart, but there is one thing that is beyond reproach, in recent years, the country has been peaceful with Tai Shengping, and the enemy has rarely harassed him, and half of his work is in Xia Zhentian. If Xia Xiao's two doors are cut off at this time, it will undoubtedly cut off his arms and will not be able to reap any benefits.

"Your Majesty wants to dominate the world, and it is an inevitable trend to get rid of the Xia Xiao family. But in terms of the current situation, Xia Xiao's external deterrent power is still there, even if His Majesty gets rid of them now, it will be difficult to find a suitable person to replace them for a while, which will only destroy the national strength and damage his wings. As the old saying goes, 'The birds are all gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked.' The embankment of thousands of feet collapsed with the nest of ants; Within a hundred chambers, it was burned with the smoke of the crevice. 'The minister believes that if Your Majesty has a will, it can be done. ”

"I won't let it come too late that day. What they owe me, the widow makes them pay with blood, and none of them can escape. I, the throne of the Son of Heaven in Kyushu, is not so easy to sit on. As far as the eye can see, there are very few credible people in the DPRK. If you want to unify it, it's easier said than done! The mansions of various ministers have to be Lao Aiqing. ”

"Weichen is willing to go up the sword mountain and the sea of fire with His Majesty, and swear to die without regrets. Your Majesty, there are some things that cannot be rushed, and you have to think about them slowly. Xia Xiao's matter is put aside for the time being, and we should concentrate on dealing with foreign enemies. Wechen will let our people closely monitor the every move of the countries, and if there is any trouble, they will be stillborn. ”

"Lin Qing, you know what happened today, don't leak a word! Xiao Shunzi, pass on my will, let Xue Yi and Zhang Chi strictly control the inside and outside of the palace recently, if there is a second heart, kill it. ”

"Slaves obey!" Xiao Shunzi led the order to retreat.

"If you dare to leak half a point, you should die and apologize!"

"Aiqing was picked up by me, and her loyalty is self-evident."

"If it weren't for Your Majesty's life-saving grace back then, I'm afraid the minister would be in a different place. In this life, I am willing to be a cow and a horse for Your Majesty, and if you violate this oath, Your Majesty will kill or chop it. ”

People's hearts are fickle, and only by holding them in their own hands can we wait and see their changes.

Lu Yao knows that the horsepower has been seen for a long time.

Lin Qing's personality is still trustworthy, he terminated the question, and suddenly changed the topic, "The princess is in the group, and the northern country wants to recruit horses?" ”

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks about it, the princess of the northern kingdom seems to have reached the age of marriage! I wonder if there is no reason for entering Beijing this time? ”

"Everyone in the world says that the princess is like a fairy descending to earth, I don't know if it's true or not?"

"'There are beautiful women in the north, left behind and independent', this sentence is the most appropriate to describe Princess Li Ruo. I heard that the princess can not only lead the troops to fight, but also hold a good piano, and the sound of the piano can be described as exquisite! Lin Qing seemed to feel that Zhao Xun was very curious about this woman, so he simply inquired about it halfway and finished it all in one go.

"Really? can be literary and martial, if a woman really doesn't let her eyebrows, she can also play a good piano. I want to see what else she can do. ”

Zhaoxun had heard the first emperor mention that this woman galloped on the battlefield and contributed a lot to the stability of the north, and was the female god of war in the north, and was loved and respected by the people of the north, but unfortunately she had never seen it with her own eyes. Hearing Lin Qing say this today, I didn't expect her to be coarse and thin, and she is a rare strange woman in the world.

Suddenly, in Zhao Xun's mind, the shadow of the woman he met yesterday appeared, could they be the same person?

If not, what kind of sparks will they spark when they meet them? I really want to see their demeanor, and when I think of this, the corners of Zhaoxun's mouth can't help but rise, and he laughs as if no one else is around.

Lin Qing didn't know why, so he covered his face with wide sleeves and Zhaoxun, chuckled, and his whole body trembled slightly.

After Zhao Xun noticed Lin Qing's actions, he realized that he had just lost the demeanor of an emperor, coughed lightly, and immediately returned to his usual sharpness.

Lin Qing clasped his hands, held back his smile, and was there with a serious face. Zhao Xun looked at Lin Qing, he wanted to laugh but couldn't, holding back the strange and uncomfortable. So, Zhao Xun flicked his sleeves and waved his hand to let him go down.

It's better to be famous than to meet!

You might as well go around the streets, and maybe you can meet his future palace concubine.

Who is she sacred?

Is it really as Jianghu said?