Emperor Longzheng never thought that there would be such a strange nation as Japanese slaves in the world.

"Just follow your plan, the North Korean side is ready, just wait for the Japanese slave side to make a move."

Jia Lian hurriedly bowed down to receive the order.

This time he came to Zichen Palace, Jia Lian took the initiative to come. Honglu Temple received the news from Xiuyuan, but he didn't expect Jia Lian, who was so powerful in Xiuyuan's means, to have no choice, so he had to enter the palace immediately with the news to meet the emperor.

"There you go!" Emperor Long Zheng waved his hand towards Jia Lian.

Rakshasa Kingdom, St. Petersburg, Empress Catherine's bedchamber.

Her Majesty, who was not too old, only in her forties, sat in front of the mirror and carefully observed her face.

As the empress of the former Tsar Alexander, from a slave girl captured by the Tsar on the battlefield to becoming a Rakshasa Empress and now becoming a Rakshasa Tsar, Catherine's wisdom will naturally not be less, and her beauty will not need to be said.

Unlike most Rakshasa women who are fat like a ball after the age of thirty, Her Majesty the Empress is still graceful and beautiful.

Just as the Empress felt sorry for herself in the mirror, an of the Empress's attendants rushed over.

"Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Prime Minister and several Dukes have arrived."

Catherine raised her eyebrows, obviously surprised, but quickly calmed down. As if noticing the worried expressions of the attendants, he slowly stood up, straightened his robes, and said, "Let's go, let's go meet the ministers of the empire." ”

"Yes", the queen's guards in the palace bowed to the empress one after another.

"I've seen His Majesty the Tsar." In the council hall of the empress's dormitory, His Excellency the Prime Minister led a group of leaders of the military of the Rakshasa Empire to stand up and salute the Tsar.

"No courtesy, sit down." Catherine was not in the least worried about the big scene in front of her, as if she was now facing not the empress's political opponents, but her cronies.

That's right, Prime Minister Grigovich of the Rakshasa cabinet is Catherine's biggest political opponent in the country. The old man, who was nearly seventy years old, was an old minister from the time of Peter the Great, and defending the Romanov family was his most important belief.

"Is there something Zhu Qing is coming to the Winter Palace at this time?" Catherine looked at the people with interest for a long time before asking.

When the prime minister heard the Tsar's question, he was the first to stand up: "Your Majesty, since the last time the mission sent to the Zheng people in the East returned, you have never told the courtiers about the results of the mission.

There are many rumors in the country now, and there are all kinds of things. We weren't at ease, so we came to ask. ”

Catherine smiled with her eyebrows, but she was unmoved. She knew very well that she did not know what news the old man had gotten, but Catherine was not going to compromise with him.

Although she can't completely control the situation yet, Catherine can be in the right position, and it is not that she has no foundation at all. In Alexander's last years, she had a long time to assist the poor Tsar in power, and the court had already had a group of her own cronies and vassals, and she had long known how to deal with this group of old fritters.

What did the prime minister mean by this, since it was the return of the mission from a visit to Zheng Guo, it was natural that he should inform the cabinet and the military of the results of the visit.

But when to report is my business, are you right? ”

After speaking, Catherine swept her beautiful eyes lightly and looked at the people who came over: "I never said that I concealed my communication with Emperor Zhengren, but because of such a matter, you are so excited, are you planning to force the palace?" ”

The empress suddenly changed her tone, which made these Rakshasa lords who came with the prime minister a little worried for a while. But fortunately, the prime minister was very empathetic and came to the forefront.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong, since Peter the Great, my Rakshasa Empire has been in a state of rapid expansion. Today, it is one of the most powerful countries in the world.

Today, the empire has expanded to the extreme in three directions: east, west, and north. Only in the south is there a vast territory for us to gallop on.

And the biggest goal of expanding to the south is Zheng Guo. That is, to talk to the Zheng people, all we need is Cossack horses and scimitars. And nothing else. The pride of the empire absolutely does not allow us to do anything to the detriment of the interests of the empire.

Now, without consulting the cabinet, His Majesty has sent a mission to visit Zheng Guo without authorization, and has reached a so-called territorial exchange agreement with the Zheng people. As Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet, I cannot sit idly by. ”

Grigovich's words gave Ekaterina a headache. The old fox really knew something, although it didn't threaten Catherine, but it was enough to give her a headache.

On Shenjing's side, Jia Lian, who had returned to the mansion, immediately got the news. The Ministry of Household Affairs has officially issued a document demanding that the money borrowed from the state treasury be repaid within a time limit.

Rong Guofu naturally received this official document, which was also expected by Jia Lian. If Sun Fatzi didn't seize this opportunity to disgust himself, Jia Lian would feel strange.

Five thousand taels of silver have been prepared a long time ago. Jia Lian also specially prepared a surprise for Sun Fatzi.

It's just that Jia Lian looked to the east, and he must have received a reminder over there. Now Jia Jing is no longer in charge. I don't know what Jia Zhen plans to do?

But I can't do that. Early the next morning, Jia Lian took leave and did not go to court. It's just going to pay it back.

"Grandson, please say hello to the ancestor!" Since he had time, Jia Lian specially went to Jia's mother's house to say goodbye to Jia's mother.

"Why is Lian'er so idle today and here so early?"

Jia's mother is old and doesn't feel much. When I wake up every day, it is almost the time when the morning dynasty officially begins.

Therefore, Jia Lian usually doesn't come much in the morning because he goes to the morning court. Or go to the court first, and then go to Jia's mother to say goodbye when you return home.

So Jia Mu asked.

Jia Lian smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it from the ancestors, I'm going to pay back the money." ”

Jia Lian didn't believe that no one in his family knew about the fact that Jia Lian owed money to the treasury. But on the surface, no one really knows.

Even if the household department sent a note with great fanfare, when it arrived at Rongguo Mansion, it was only handed to Rongxi Hall, and it was not sent in. So Jia Mu didn't know about it.

As soon as she heard that Jia Lian said to repay the money, Jia's mother was very surprised: "Lian'er, you still owe silver." This is really new. Let's talk about it. ”

Mother Jia asked with the intention of watching the excitement, but how could Jia Lian let her watch the excitement. This time, I decided to tell Jia's mother about borrowing money, just to shame Jia's mother.

"It's not new at all, this is owed by the first master when he was alive, and now it has been turned out by the household department."

Jia Mu's face changed suddenly: "What, first master, Lian'er, don't be joking." ”

Jia Lian pursed his lips: "Joking with the honor of my father, what am I trying to do?" ”