Seeing that Lu Ji could see it, the emperor Tong Duolun beside him followed his eyes and looked at it, it was the girl, and he immediately saw the clues, and said to Lu Ji in his ear: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, if your majesty takes a fancy to the girl in this world, she can be included in the room." ”

When Lu Ji heard this, he was also a little ashamed, and he was afraid that what he did was worthy of the image of the self-proclaimed saint. So far, although there are thousands of beauties in the palace, he is a man, dedicated to the country, and full of enthusiasm for the country. Although the minister repeatedly persuaded him to establish the post, he sternly refused, because he was familiar with the scriptures and history, and knew the lessons of beauty and misleading the country, so he had never been close to beauty. But today, he couldn't take his eyes off a girl, and he wanted to be close to her so much, which made him a little embarrassed and unhappy. He hurriedly replied: "The achievements have not been built, the country has not been strong, as a monarch, how can I have a trace of slackness, to think about the love of these children!" After speaking, he hurriedly waved his horsewhip and sped up.

When Tong Duolun saw him leaving, he knew that he was true to what he said, so he hurriedly called the armor soldier beside him, pointed to the girl, and ordered: "You go, check the origin of that girl, and report it quickly!"

The two girls also realized that Tong Duolun was talking about them, and the little maid was a little scared, so she came to the young lady's side, grabbed her hand, and asked, "Miss, are they going to kill us?" The young lady was still calm and comforted her: "How come? In broad daylight, even if it is an emperor, he can't kill people at will." She looked closely, Tong Duolun's words and deeds did not look like they were trying to hurt them, and she had no grudge against them, which strengthened her thoughts. While everyone was up and noisy, and when they saw the emperor's back, she hurriedly picked up the little maid and left, and said to her as she went: "Let's go quickly, don't stay in the place of right and wrong, cousin, they are still waiting for us to go back!"

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In a daze, Lu Ji felt a burst of fragrant smell, he fluttered and flickered, but found that he was in a peach blossom forest, full of eyes, all pink enchanting, the tip of the nose sniffed, it was intoxicating and charming. He only felt that his whole body was soft and weak, a cluster of bewitching peach branches quietly met his eyes, the pink peach petals bloomed like rhododendrons, the breeze blew, the flower branches trembled lightly, and the rain of falling flowers came, floating was enchanting, smelling charming. As the falling flowers and rain moved, the image of a woman appeared in front of him, gradually turning from blurry to clear, and the girl he saw during the day was almost the same, her pair of clear and charming eyes with a hint of frowning eyes seduced the soul, and her flat smile made him dream. Lu Ji wanted to reach out and touch her delicate and tender skin, and wanted to call her a fairy sister, but she couldn't move, she couldn't speak. Suddenly, the situation changed, everything disappeared in an instant, replaced by wolf smoke, war, and the frightened and sad faces of thousands of soldiers who died in battle, which frightened Lu Ji and exclaimed.

He opened his eyes and saw that it was dark all around, he touched the surroundings, he was indeed lying on the bed, it turned out to be a dream, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The palace maids heard the sound and came in, all of them were about nine out of ten women, combing their hair in a uniform bun, wearing a pale white dress, one holding a candle, and the other two holding a towel and a basin.

A palace maid lit a candlelight and asked in a soft voice, "Did Your Majesty have a nightmare?"

Lu Ji took the towel handed by another palace maid, wiped his forehead, shook his head, and asked, "What time is it?"

The palace maid who held the lamp replied: "It's only past the third watch, and it's still early for the early dynasty." ”

She walked up to Lu Ji and wanted to rub his shoulders and soothe his nerves. As soon as she was stunned, Lu Ji was a little disgusted, and hurriedly asked her to stop, saying, "Go and call the soothsayer, I want Zhou Gong to interpret the dream." ”

One of the palace maids laughed and said, "Your Majesty just had a nightmare, what is there to interpret the dream?"

Lu Ji was a little displeased, thinking that a palace maid would actually contradict him, but he was inconvenient to be angry with the woman, so he quickly pursed his lips and said: "Little girl, it seems that I am too used to you on weekdays, how can I talk to my master!"

These palace maids were also frightened, and when they saw that Lu Ji didn't treat their crimes, they were relieved. If you want to say why they dare to talk to Lu Ji, it is because of what happened before. Because Lu Ji has always restrained himself from being close to women, but he has also reached the age of marrying a wife and having children, and the ancestral incense cannot be discarded, so the Empress Dowager Xu selected some women who are quite beautiful and proficient in music, rhythm and poetry from a large number of Jingzhou show girls, as palace maids, to serve the emperor. Although Lu Ji has not called them to sleep so far, they feel that they are quite attractive, and they are women close to Lu Ji, so naturally their waists are straight.

The soothsayer was summoned into the palace overnight, and he didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly kowtowed to Lu Ji. Lu Ji sat down and said to him, "I had a dream tonight, and I dreamed that thousands of soldiers who had died in battle were struggling and screaming in pain! I want to ask, soothsayer, what do you think this dream is about?"

The soothsayer asked, "Your Majesty is only dreaming about these?"

Lu Ji coughed heavily, nodded, and said, "That's right, yes." ”

The soothsayer put away the divination and said with a smile: "I am afraid that this is caused by the demons in Your Majesty's heart, and there are no signs." His Majesty only needs to set up an ancestral hall for the deceased, and offer incense to comfort their families. ”

Lu Ji nodded and said, "I understand, I not only want to build an ancestral hall for them, but also use the heads of the Jin people to commemorate their heroic souls. ”

When the soothsayer heard this, he hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, the battle of Fan Yang has caused the lives to be ruined, and the people of the two countries are all in deep trouble, and I hope that Your Majesty will remember the virtue of the heavens, and never create another evil!" But Lu Ji didn't listen, waved his hand and said: "The diviner doesn't need to persuade again, I only kill those Jin generals who are unwilling to surrender! ”

At noon on the second day, more than a dozen generals above the commander of the Jin State who were unwilling to surrender were escorted to the Taimiao Temple and knelt on the ground. Lu Ji led the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to personally hold the tablets of the fallen heroes and stay in the Taimiao. After Lu Ji finished the incense, Tong Duolun immediately read out the edict and said: "Your Majesty's holy message: When the country is in danger, our clan's sons and daughters will hold Wu Hook in their hands, and they will be martyred in the bloody field. I remember and its grace, protect the people, remember its merits, and enjoy the Taimiao, so I ask the ancestors and the ancestors, put the tablets of the heroes and martyrs into the Taimiao, and pay tribute to the heroic souls with the heads of the thieves, and announce the sun and the moon!" The ministers of civil and military affairs all kowtowed and shouted, "Your Majesty Shengming!" The soldiers who took care of the enemy generals immediately drew their swords, raised their knives and fell, cut off the heads of more than a dozen Jin army generals, and used a vat of wine to catch the blood that flowed, mixed with the wine, and then brought a small bowl and drank for the monarchs and ministers one by one.

Lu Ji picked up the bowl and said, "I know that some of you are scholars, and you will feel that drinking this kind of wine is insulting. I am a scholar like you, and at first I didn't disdain to drink this kind of blood wine, but since I went through Fan Yang Mountain, I saw countless soldiers, they drank blood to quench their thirst, and gnawed on tree bark and grass roots, my heart hurts! As an emperor, but I can't share weal and sorrow with them, then I am not worthy of being the king of the Qing Dynasty, and you are the same, you can't share weal and woe with these soldiers, you are not worthy of being a minister of the Qing Dynasty!" When the ministers saw this, they also drank the blood wine.

Lu Ji handed the bowl to the soldier beside him and said, "After drinking this bowl of wine, even if it is to comfort those heroic souls who have died in the country! I know very well that if the country is weak, the enemy will attack, and if the country is not strong, the people will be uneasy. From today onwards, I tell you that my Great Qing Dynasty will never again be a small barbarian country discriminated against by other countries, and I am willing to share weal and woe with you, revitalize the Qing Dynasty, and make my Great Qing Dynasty a powerful country that looks down on the past and the present!" As soon as he finished speaking, all the soldiers shouted in unison, "Long live!

After the sacrifice, Xu Yin and Xu Tai went to the Empress Dowager's palace to discuss matters. The two saluted the Empress Dowager Xu and sat down. Empress Dowager Xu asked, "What are you looking for in this palace?" Xu Yin gave Xu Tai a look, and Xu Tai hurriedly said to the Empress Dowager: "Sister, do you know that our Qing Dynasty is going to have a change." The Queen Mother was a little strange and asked, "How do you say that?" Xu Tai said: "Your Majesty is young and vigorous, and since the Battle of Fan Yang, he has mastered the military power of our Great Qing Dynasty. Although His Majesty is the head of a country and should be arbitrary, there are slanderous rumors around him to confuse him, and he is afraid that His Majesty will do something unfavorable on the spur of the moment. Seeing that Xu Yin was silent, the Queen Mother said: "What are the advantages and disadvantages*, I see, you are reluctant to have that little power, for fear that Your Majesty will use others and weaken your interests!"

Xu Yin got up, saluted the Queen Mother again, and said leisurely: "Sister, the minister does have this concern, but the fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, isn't it safer to hold this power in the hands of his own family? ”

Empress Dowager Xu nodded, and said with a smile: "Okay, the Xu family holds half of the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty in Yuzhou, and you are Your Majesty's uncle, who does Your Majesty need to use? ”

At this moment, the palace maid came to report, "Your Majesty is waiting outside the door!" Xu Yin and Xu Tai hurriedly got up, greeted the Queen Mother, and left through the back door. Empress Dowager Xu didn't stop them, but only asked Lu Ji to invite them in. As soon as Lu Ji came in, Empress Dowager Xu stepped forward, took his hand, looked at it again and again, and said with a smile: "My son is thin, dark, and has suffered a lot in the army, right? ”

Lu Ji said with a smile: "My son has worried the queen mother, but my son has shared weal and woe with the soldiers this time, and he has gained a lot, and now he knows that the battlefield is dangerous and changing rapidly, and if a country has no national defense, everyone will be humiliated!"

Empress Dowager Xu said with a smile: "You can understand this, my ancestors of the Qing Dynasty have overcome all obstacles to have this square inch of land, you must not learn from your father, you have to learn from your ancestors, great-ancestors, and work hard to push my Qing Dynasty to be strong." ”

Lu Ji nodded and said: "My son must live up to the mission of the first king, live up to the trust of his mother, and devote himself to the country and the country." ”

Mrs. Xu took his hand, sat down, and said: "You are still young and immature, you still need to experience, the king of a country, not only to know how to govern the army, but also to learn to manage the government, the king does not know the army, but the king does not know how to govern." You, you have to learn from the ministers, keep your head in obscurity, and don't be too sharp. Lu Ji nodded.

Empress Dowager Xu continued: "This national event is important, you need to learn from the ministers, but this person's trivial matters must not be wasted, my mother pondered, and then there is more than a month, it is your birthday, we have to celebrate the whole country, banquet all countries, one is to communicate with them, and the other is to show the national prestige of my Qing Dynasty." ”

Lu Ji shook his head and said, "I don't want to be extravagant and wasteful, so I should keep everything simple, save money, and provide for military supplies." ”

Empress Dowager Xu frowned, patted his hand, and said with a smile: "Silly son, we have to save this province, but this is the year of your crowning, you represent our Qing Dynasty, and the quality of your birthday banquet represents the strength of my Qing Dynasty.