Chapter 31: The Messenger of the Northern Desert

The crown prince of the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom finally ascended the throne smoothly. Among them, the assistance of the Tanglin Kingdom and the Western Chu Kingdom is naturally indispensable. The difference is that the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom sent a princess to Tangling, either as a relative, or as an ordinary woman, but it was a genuine princess of the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom!

The Western Chu State sent a princess to the new emperor of the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom, and the Western Chu Kingdom did not ask for the position of the queen of the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom, and the princess who sent it over was just a concubine.

In this way, the Southern Xinjiang and Tanglin Kingdoms and the Western Chu Kingdom established a friendly alliance relationship.

Unexpectedly, the Northern Desert Country, which has always lived in a peaceful corner, can't hold its breath. Can't the Northern Desert Kingdom watch the other three countries get along amicably, and stay out of the matter?

As a result, the Northern Desert Kingdom paid a tribute to the most powerful Tanglin Kingdom. It is said that an envoy will be sent to Tanglin Kingdom in the near future to carry out the friendly exchanges between the two countries.

The move of the Northern Desert Kingdom, even if it is not to bow down to the Tanglin Kingdom, is also a tacit acquiescence that the Tanglin Kingdom is the strongest country of the Four Kingdoms, the face of the Tanglin Kingdom is glorious, and the emperor of the Dongling Kingdom is happy and is ready to appoint a minister as a special envoy to take over the reception of the envoys of the Northern Desert Kingdom.

And the seventh prince Mao recommended himself, and the emperor agreed. The Seventh Prince became the envoy to receive the Northern Desert Kingdom.

Both inside and outside the Tanglin Imperial Palace were busy. What was busy outside the palace was the reception of envoys from the Northern Desert Kingdom. The palace is busy with the affairs of settling the princess of the southern frontier country.

The identity of this princess of the southern Xinjiang country is embarrassing. In order to curry favor with the Tanglin Kingdom, the Southern Frontier Kingdom sent a princess dryly. It's not a kiss, and it doesn't say that it's for the emperor as a concubine.

The emperor didn't speak, this is difficult for the queen's mother. The queen doesn't know what the emperor's intentions are, and what is she going to be included in the harem? Or make another plan and give it to the meritorious man. For a while, I didn't know how to arrange it.

Only sent a vacant palace in the palace and let the princess of the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom live in it.

And in the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom, the princess sent by the Western Chu Kingdom is different. The Western Chu Kingdom said that because of the urgency of the matter, although there is no cumbersome etiquette for making peace with the relatives, the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom is here to make peace with the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom.

Moreover, although the Western Chu State does not require the position of the Southern Frontier State after the country, the princess of the Western Chu State can only be under the queen alone.

The Southern Xinjiang Kingdom did not mean to brush off the Western Chu Kingdom, and directly named the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom as a noble concubine, second only to the queen in the harem, and above 10,000 people under one person.

The crown prince of the southern Xinjiang country ascended the throne and became the emperor strongly. Therefore, the princes who have ambitions for the emperor of the southern Xinjiang country are unwilling in their hearts. deliberately spread rumors, saying that the prince of the southern Xinjiang country betrayed the country for his own selfishness. He did not hesitate to bow down to the Tanglin State and the Western Chu State in order to get the help of these two countries and ascend the throne as emperor.

Rumors spread in the southern Xinjiang country, and the Tanglin Kingdom and the Western Chu Kingdom naturally stood by and watched this phenomenon.

Chu Shuyao pinched a cold sweat for Jiang Zepu, this matter is tricky to deal with.

If you want to be clean, you have to cut through the mess quickly.

But Jiang Zepu has just ascended the throne, and the throne has not yet been secured, so he has no quick knife at all, and he does not have the ability to cut through the chaos.

Even if he can really cut through the mess quickly. This ascension to the throne spread the reputation of his siblings, but it was a stain for a lifetime.

Even if he is the emperor, it is difficult to block the mouths of the world.

To Chu Shuyao's surprise, Jiang Zepu actually quickly calmed down this chaotic situation with the momentum of thunder.

Those princes who have ambitions for the throne, those who should be killed, those who should be placed under house arrest, and none of them have slipped through the net.

Chu Shuyao was amazed and admired, but also worried. This Jiang Zepu is no longer the Jiang Zepu of the past, his methods are ruthless, not like before, he has good thoughts and is a little indecisive in his benevolence.

Otherwise, he would not have come back alive in the southern Xinjiang country.

Jiang Zepu has changed, but he has become more suitable to be an emperor, which is a good phenomenon.

In the way of the emperor, ruthlessness is the best weapon. It is the greatest protection for oneself.

Chu Shuyao sighed, but she didn't know that Jiang Zepu's transformation was precisely because of her.

The new emperor of the southern Xinjiang country, the evaluation of the decisive killing was spread out in this way. It was precisely because of the new emperor's decisive methods that he quickly stabilized the political situation and stabilized the dynasty.

After denouncing some traitors and thieves and executing some corrupt officials who embezzled and took bribes, the court of the southern Xinjiang country was full of clarity.

The people of southern Xinjiang also enjoyed the benefits they deserved after the fall of corrupt officials.

In this way, although the subjects of the southern Xinjiang country said that the new emperor was decisive and ruthless, they all said that he was a good emperor, and there was no one who was not convinced.

When Chu Shuyao heard the news, she smiled with relief. Jiang Zepu is still the same and has not changed.

He just learned to disguise, and he disguised himself as cruel and ruthless, but in fact, in his heart, he still thought about the people of Southern Xinjiang. He was also a good emperor of benevolence.

If the means are not ruthless, how can we sit on the throne and benefit the people?

In the past few days, the palace of Tanglin Kingdom has also spread good news one after another, and Concubine Li and Concubine Ding have become pregnant one after another.

That's it, even the queen mother, who has not been pregnant for many years since giving birth to the eldest princess, is pregnant. At this time, the queen mother finally breathed a sigh of relief, automatically delegated power, and handed over the management of the harem to the good concubine who had always been indisputable.

In the past, it didn't hurt that the queen had no concubines, because the emperor had only been on the throne for three years, the queen was still young, and the other concubines were not pregnant, and the only pregnant concubine was the princess of Western Chu, even if she gave birth to a prince, she would not be able to take the throne.

But since Concubine Li and Concubine Ding became pregnant one after another, the queen was anxious.

Now that the queen has finally gotten what she wants, she is naturally prioritized. It is only right to put the palace power first and give birth to a son for the emperor.

Originally, the emperor planned to hunt in Qiuwei, but because an envoy from the Northern Desert Country was coming, the plan to hunt in Qiuwei was shelved. The autumn hunt is exempted, and the spring hunt in the coming year is naturally going to go.

Therefore, the concubines in the palace quietly practiced the art of riding and shooting. Even if you can't ride a horse in the palace, you can still get a target and shoot a few arrows.

The envoy of the Northern Desert Kingdom arrived at the imperial city of Tanglin Kingdom, and the Seven Princes personally waited at the gate of the palace, and only sent people to meet them at the gate of the city. This is also an attitude of the Tanglin Kingdom.

For the Northern Desert Kingdom's overtures, the Tanglin Kingdom accepts them, but there is no need to be respectful. After all, the strength of the Tanglin Kingdom is strong, and there is no need for the Northern Desert Kingdom to make friends at all. Now the friendship of the Northern Desert Country is just a request for the Tanglin Kingdom.

The envoy of the Northern Desert Kingdom went straight to the palace and was received by the Seven Princes. The Seventh Prince said that the envoy was tired of traveling and driving, so he could go to the post station to rest for the night first, and it would not be too late to meet the emperor tomorrow.

The envoy of the Northern Desert Kingdom agreed, so the group went to the post station.

This team, in addition to the clothing of the alien race, also has more than a dozen large boxes, which should be tribute gifts.

And the most special thing is that in the team of the envoys of the Northern Desert Country, there is also an ingenious and exquisite carriage, who is inside, others can naturally guess one or two. Except for the beauty, no one can ride in such a carriage.

The envoy's procession entered the post station, and the Seventh Prince entered the palace with a smile to report to the emperor.

"Brother Huang, you are really blessed! The princess sent by the Southern Frontier Country has not yet been arranged, and the Northern Desert Country has sent another beauty over. Not to mention the royal brother's harem, there is also the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom. ”

The Seventh Prince said with a smile, quite gloating.

The emperor was not angry, but deliberately quipped, "Such a good blessing, can I reward you?" It just so happens that there is only one princess in your house, and these two beauties will be given to you as a side concubine! ”

"Brother Huang, this can't be helped, my princess is jealous, if you get two beauties back, you have to eat me alive." The righteous words spoken by the Seven Princes.

"Oh? I don't believe it, are you still afraid that women won't succeed? "The emperor naturally doesn't believe it.

"Oh, Brother Huang, I think you will send the people from the Southern Frontier Country and the Northern Desert Kingdom to the harem. In this way, the other three countries have women in the harem of the Tanglin Kingdom, which not only shows the strength of the Tanglin Kingdom, but also can balance the three kingdoms, isn't it the best of both worlds? ”

"Besides, from ancient times to the present, no matter which emperor is a hero. After the victorious side, don't they all take the women of the defeated side for themselves? “

"And he will be kind to those women to show the atmosphere of the emperor."

The Seventh Prince said so much, but his last words moved the emperor.

The emperor is a hero, he is not only an emperor, nor is he just a hero. He wants to be the hero of the emperor.

Dominating the world is his lifelong ambition.

Regarding the suggestion of the Seventh Prince, although the emperor did not express his attitude, he already had a plan in his heart.

And after the Seventh Prince left the palace, he understood the emperor's thoughts.

Because of the emperor's decree, the princess sent by the southern Xinjiang country was named the southern concubine. If nothing else, when the envoy of the Northern Desert Country is invited to the banquet tomorrow, the beauties sent by the envoy of the Northern Desert Country will also be made concubines.

The Seventh Prince was silent in the study, and instructed the person who came to report the news, "Go back, let people continue to watch." ”

The man respectfully said, "Yes, the slave is in charge, please rest assured, master." ”

The man was about to leave, and the Seventh Prince asked again, "How is the Queen Mother's health now?" Has the cough been relieved? ”

The person who came to reply frowned in embarrassment, "The Queen Mother's cough is already a ** disease, and every time the weather turns cold, it will recur." Intermittently, coughing for the whole winter, and only in the spring of the next year can it gradually improve. ”

The man didn't dare to go to see the Seventh Prince, for fear that the Seventh Prince's blame.

The Seventh Prince really frowned tightly, but in the end he didn't say anything, only ordered the man, "Got it, you go down!" ”

"The Seventh Princess? Slaves participate in the Seven Princesses. The man went out of the study and was shocked to see the Seventh Princess, and then quickly returned to normalcy and respectfully saluted the Seventh Princess.

"How come I've never seen you?" The Seventh Princess asked.

"Slave, the slave is from the palace, and he has come to report to the Seventh Prince about the Queen Mother's physical condition." The man replied with some hesitation.

"The seventh prince has entered the palace twice in three days, and you still need to return to the physical condition of the queen mother?"

The Seventh Princess continued to ask.

Before the man could answer, the Seventh Prince came out of the study. Frowning and asking, "Why are you here?" ”

The seventh princess immediately changed her smiling face and said gently, "The concubine prepared black chicken and deer antler soup for the prince to replenish his body. ”

And that person also took advantage of the fact that the seventh princess was talking to the seventh prince, and left quickly.

For the black chicken and deer antler soup, the Seventh Prince is obviously not interested. only said in a weak tone, "Don't walk around the study at will in the future." ”

The face of the seventh princess immediately changed, and she responded aggrieved and depressed, "Yes, the concubine listens to the prince." ”

Xu felt that his words were inappropriate, so the Seventh Prince softened his tone and said to the Seventh Princess, "Let's go, go to your place and taste this soup." “

The Seventh Princess was immediately flattered and smiled.

"Okay, this soup has been simmering for a day, and the prince will definitely not be disappointed."

"I hope so!"