Chapter 242: Borrowing troops to march eastward
Facing upwards, because of the joy of the young son's 100 days, Xia Luqi feasted the ministers. At this time, it has been nearly three months since Ying Ji's death, and Xia Luqi has returned to his usual appearance on the surface, but when there is no one or when he is with Yu Qingwu, he will show a sad look.
The protagonist in today's court is not Xia Luqi, but Chunwei, who is carved in pink and jade. The little prince who was still in his infancy was held by his aunt Yingyi, and hundreds of officials around him vied to watch, and in the face of so many unfamiliar faces, the little guy was not only afraid, but kept giggling, as if he was very familiar with these people.
Yingyi, who stayed in the imperial capital to take care of her nephew because of her sister's untimely death, saw that her little nephew was happy like this, and the sadness in her heart couldn't help but fade, and she kept teasing the little guy, but she was also happy.
Yu Qingwu, who was dressed in a dark robe, tied a jade belt around his waist, and wore a golden crown on his head, stepped forward, took out the dragon pendant that had been prepared for a long time from his arms, handed this meaningful dragon pendant to the little guy, and said with a smile: "Xiao Chunwei, today you are a hundred days, and Uncle Wang has no treasures, only this piece of jade pendant is given to you, I hope it will protect you from growing up healthy and happy!"
Although Yu Qingwu couldn't bear to kill Chun Wei, who had just been born, in order to prevent the child from growing up and learning all the reasons and turning to the Yu family in the future, he planted a ban in the dragon pendant, and took Chun Wei's birth date eight characters to be engraved into the dragon pendant with a divine pattern to connect with Ying Ji's soul, and Ying Ji's soul was also taken by him and integrated into his own original spirit, as long as he had a thought, he could make Ying Ji's soul disappear, and at that time Chun Wei also disappeared and died.
It was not that he did not believe in his words, but that he had not cut the roots, but he had to think through the worst and formulate a solution accordingly.
This piece of Kunlun treasure jade made of dragon pendant, the ministers have long been fortunate to see. At that time, the dragon pendant was only a semi-finished product, but today it has been carved, and it is even more extraordinary than that day, as if there is really a dragon in the clouds.
"Your Highness's words are not right, if even Kunlun Baoyu is not a treasure, then what the ministers and others sent, aren't they all dry grass and rotten stones?" Before Yu Qingwu, the ministers had already given gifts, and there were some rare treasures among them, but compared with Kunlun Baoyu, it looked a little shabby.
Xia Luqi, who was on the high seat, smiled and didn't say anything. He and Yu Qingwu are sworn brothers, so even if the things Yu Qingwu sent are precious, he doesn't say anything pretentiously. It's Chunwei, the little guy, as soon as he saw the dragon pendant, he babbled and patted his fleshy little hand, as if he liked this dragon pendant very much, Yu Qingwu didn't hand it to him, he stretched out his little hand and grabbed it, and then held it in his arms and refused to let go, which made the ministers laugh again.
Seeing that the little guy liked Long Pei very much, Yu Qingwu smiled slightly, leaned over and kissed the little guy's face, and when he got up again, the hair on the back of his head inadvertently passed through Yingyi's ears, causing the latter's jade face to turn red, as if he was drunk.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, when Yingyi left the main hall with Chunwei, who was already asleep, Prime Minister Zhao Liang left his seat and bowed to Xia Luqi in the hall and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not!"
Xia Luqi, who was in a good mood today, raised his hand and said, "The prime minister has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, even if it's wrong, Lone will not blame you!"
"Your Majesty!" Zhao Liang's face was slightly happy, and then he looked up at Xia Luqi and said: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, but there are no concubines in the harem, and the prince of Chunwei is still young, in the country and at home, His Majesty should choose a good concubine, first, he can take care of the little prince, and he can also liberate the Yingyi county lord in the boudoir;
From the moment Zhao Liang said the first word, the smile on Xia Luqi's face gradually faded, and when the last word landed, his whole face was gloomy. In addition, the ministers who were originally toasting each other also quieted down because of this remark, and in an instant, the entire hall was silent.
The Manchu Dynasty civil and military who does not know that the current emperor's feelings for Ying Ji Niangniang are as deep as the sea and heavy as a mountain, although Zhao Liang's words are good, but at this time Ying Ji Niangniang has passed away for more than two months.
And in fact, it is true, you don't see, after Zhao Liang's words fell, Xia Luqi's face was gloomy as if he could drip water.
Others didn't dare to say anything at this time, but Yu Qingwu had no scruples. He lifted his clothes and got up, walked to Zhao Liang's side, and said to Xia Luqi, who was sinking like water: "Your Majesty, Xiao Wang agrees with Prime Minister Zhao's words. ”
"His Majesty is not only the co-lord of the world, but also the head of the family. Externally, if there is a good concubine, you can govern the world with peace of mind, and internally, Chunwei also has a loving mother to take care of her. Now the lord of Yingyi temporarily lives in the inner palace to take care of Chunwei, but she is only an aunt and not a mother after all, and she is only a twenty-eight girl, she is going to marry after all, and it is somewhat inconvenient to stay in the palace for a long time to take care of Chunwei. Therefore, the sooner the matter of taking a concubine, the better!"
When others said these words, Xia Luqi was inevitably angry, but Yu Qingwu said this, but he couldn't get angry. In fact, in the past two months, Yu Qingwu has mentioned to him more than once about taking a concubine, but he has rejected it every time, saying that it will take some time. Today, Zhao Liang mentioned this matter in the court, and Yu Qingwu once again made it clear what was at stake, even if he still couldn't let go of Ying Ji in his heart, he couldn't help but be a little moved.
He can do without a concubine, but Chunwei can't live without his mother! Now Chunwei is still young, but when Chunwei can walk and talk, he asks himself about his mother, how should he get back? Since he was a child, he has no mother's love, what will happen when he grows up?
Thinking of this, Xia Luqi's face softened slightly, he put down the glass cup in his hand, looked past Yu Qingwu and Zhao Liang and glanced at the ministers, and said, "What do you think?"
The silence is quiet, no one dares to respond, if you say the wrong word, I am afraid that it will be a heavy responsibility. After a while, Taifu Huaijian got up and said: "Your Highness and the Prime Minister's words, Your Majesty deeply agrees, I hope Your Majesty will think about the matter of the concubine!"
"Your Majesty also agrees with the views of several adults!" Taishi Ling Zhonggu echoed.
Seeing that Taifu, Taibao, Taishiling, and two of the three princes of Fuyao, one of the nine Qings said so, the ministers glanced at each other, and then said in unison: "The sooner the matter of accepting the concubine, the better, I hope that Your Majesty will choose a good concubine as soon as possible!"
There was a voice of approval in the court, Xia Luqi rubbed his temples, and said: "It's not that I don't want to find a stepmother for Chunwei, it's just that the matter of accepting a concubine is not a child's play, and it must be a good person, how can there be a good choice at this time?"
"Your Majesty!" At this time, Yu Qingwu stepped forward, bowed down and hugged his fists and said: "There is a person who has a good reputation in the world, and his name is Yu Xi. She not only has the name of "the first beauty in the world", but also good at singing and dancing, and is also approachable.
Yu Qingwu's words fell, and the ministers all brightened up, and they all said yes, and Zhao Liang also echoed: "It is rumored that His Royal Highness the King of Fuyao was shocked when he saw it, and he said: There is Shi Yuxi, with clear eyebrows, beautiful makeup, and flying clothes. Crystal rain and dew, people's pity. When the words fell, he cast an ambiguous smile at Yu Qingwu beside him.
Yu Qingwu shook his head and said with a smile: "What the prime minister said is not bad, but that Princess Yuxi is a fairy rhyme, but it is not Xiao Wang's blessing." Looking at the whole world, only the majestic and strategic majesty can match it, which is really a good admiration made in heaven!"
"The ministers have also heard that Shi Yuxi is the first in the world regardless of his talent and appearance!" "Yuxi's reputation has spread all over the world a few years ago, so these ministers have also heard of it.
Seeing that the ministers admired Yuxi so much, Xia Luqi couldn't help but be curious about this strange woman she had never met. If Yu Xi is really as rumored, it is not a good choice for the concubine of the harem, and he immediately said: "Since all the secretaries say so, then choose Yu Xi for the time being, it's just a matter of welcoming the concubine ......" Saying this, he showed a hint of embarrassment.
Zhao Liang immediately replied: "Your Majesty has a concubine, this is a big thing, although Shi Guo is a small state, it cannot be taken lightly. In the humble opinion of his subordinates, it is best for the army to be led by the king of Fuyao to march eastward, firstly, the identity of the king of Fuyao is respected, and he has shown enough sincerity to the country in person; second, His Royal Highness is brave and invincible, and this trip can also show my heroic style of Great Xia!"
What he said in the previous sentence was not wrong, a king to greet the concubine who married into the palace, this does show absolute sincerity on the surface, but this latter sentence contains a deeper meaning, which means that if the country does not follow, Yu Qingwu will rob it with his troops! This point, both the ministers and Xia Lugui are clear, and they are not shy about this, after all, Xia Lugui is the lord of all nations, and if he wants to marry a princess of a small state, how can he not marry?
Xia Luqi glanced at the ministers and said: "King Fuyao personally went out on horse, but he has no opinion, but what is the search for this army to welcome relatives, can't he let him go east alone?"
There are only six armies left in the DPRK, and the rest of the troops are taken away by Taishi Yutao, the last time the disaster of Guangqi, Yu Qingwu only led ten horsemen to the battle, but this time it is to welcome relatives rather than fighting, and then Yu Qingwu goes alone, this is too shabby, not only does it show the majesty that Daxia should have, but it will be ridiculed by the people of the world.
"Xiao Wang has an idea. Yu Qingwu said with a smile at this time.
"King Fuyao, please speak!" Xia Luqi raised his hand.
Yu Qingwu nodded, turned his back to look at the ministers, and said: "As we all know, the closest pass to the imperial capital is the pilgrimage pass, and the pilgrimage pass has 200,000 soldiers to protect the imperial capital. However, the imperial capital has six armies, and there is no war in the Central Plains today, so there has been no war in the pilgrimage pass for more than ten years. ”
"At this time, His Majesty has taken a concubine, and the matter is big, and the welcoming team should be prosperous, otherwise it will damage the prestige of Daxia. Xiao Wang thought that the Sixth Army could not move, so it was better to borrow 10,000 troops from the pilgrimage pass. For the pilgrimage pass, the lack of 10,000 troops is not a big problem, and the 10,000 people welcoming relatives are enough to show the sincerity of my Great Xia, what do you think?"
"Your Highness is wise, we have no objection!"
After Yu Qingwu's words fell, the ministers thought for a while and then spoke up. At this time, I am afraid that there is no better way than to borrow troops.
Seeing that the ministers all agreed with Yu Qingwu's suggestion, Xia Luqi immediately issued an order: "Spread the edict of the lonely hand, send the envoy east to Shiguo to announce the edict to canonize Yuxi as the concubine, and then borrow 10,000 troops from the king of Fuyao to the pilgrimage pass, and then turn east from the pilgrimage pass to welcome the concubine into the palace!"