Force a good concubine

She didn't make any more noise, and lay down on the inner bed as usual, motioning for Gu Yan to rest with her.There's a different kind of intimacy to sharing a bed with someone, even if you're not doing that sort of thing.The person he likes is within his reach, the emperor's depression of having nowhere to attack subsided a little, and he sighed regretfully.

Gu Yan's voice has a different kind of tenderness and concern in the dark: "Young master is not happy?"

"I can't sleep." As a king, being prepared for danger in times of peace is a good game. The emperor knew that Gu Yuan's temperament would not take King Yu seriously, but Gu Yuan was so good that just one encounter could make people admire him. Gui, and Gu Yuan's own fiancé, and Prince Gong's son——

The emperor thought of Yuan Li's face similar to his own.Obviously they are the closest blood relatives, looking forward to meeting each other when they don't meet, but have nothing to say when they meet.The attraction of blood is real, and so is the estrangement.Yuan Li is gentle and kind, Yuan Li has outstanding talent, Yuan Li is a corporal, the more perfect Yuan Li is, the more inexplicable doubts the emperor will have, it is only from intuition, but the truth makes the emperor secretly startled.Could this be caused by my own jealousy?The emperor smiled wryly. Being an emperor is doomed not to have the blessing of brothers and sisters. "Ah Yuan," she turned her face away, "What kind of people are in your family—your mother and brothers?"

There was still some displeasure in the emperor's voice. Gu Yan thought for a while, then checked the interesting things in his own family and said two or three things in a row. Hearing that the emperor kept silent, he stopped: "The authorities are obsessed, and the people in my family Humans are always not as clear as others. The slaves think of trivial things, and the young master laughs."

"What are you laughing at?" The emperor's voice became more emotional, and he turned over and took Gu Yuan's hand, "I like to hear it. A Yuan, you continue."

The emperor squeezed Gu Yuan's hand, and moved closer to Gu Yuan. There was no ambiguous meaning, but it was like a kind of intimate coquettish play, which made Gu Yuan unable to be vigilant.Gu Yan said a few more interesting things, and the emperor urged her to ask questions from time to time. Later, she was almost at a loss for words, only to realize that the emperor had gotten closer to her at some point, hugged her arm, and fell asleep next to her.

Obviously, he has been slighted by the emperor a few times, but looking at the sleeping face of the emperor, Gu Yan couldn't feel wary and disgusted.The lights outside the tent shone in, and the sleeping emperor's eyebrows stretched out, without those stable and gentle manners, like an ordinary carefree girl in a boudoir. Gu Yan looked at it for a long time, and couldn't help reaching out to touch it lightly. Touching the emperor's face, I felt a little fever on the face - the emperor failed to treat her lightly, but just now she felt a little bit of frivolous thoughts towards the emperor.

The second day was the official day of winter hunting, and at the second watch, he had to get up and go to the paddock. Cui Chengxiu saw the emperor's face turned pale, so he bravely made fun of it: "Today is auspicious and the weather is good, so the king of Bei and the king of Qing came out to make a bet." So, one gambled on Zhiwei, and the other gambled on the Xiaoqiguard, and each pressed a pair of high-quality jade finger rings. His Royal Highness the Northern King insisted that the servants should tell the young master that the Xiaoqiwei had a convenient location and should enter at night when they were encircling. For a moment—"

"Nonsense!" The emperor knew the northern king's temper, but he just said it on a whim, but he couldn't laugh or cry. "Where is King Yu? What is he betting on?"

"His Royal Highness King Yu doesn't seem to be interested, so he hasn't spoken to him."

The emperor was being served by winter oysters and wearing a gold silk armor, and he only smirked when he heard the words as expected: "Give tea to the princes in the outer hall, and say that I will go in a while, and tell King Yu that I will reward and punish you, as long as he If the job is done well, I will naturally treat everyone equally."

"Yes." Cui Chengxiu went out to give tea and came back. Seeing that the emperor had already left the palace, he hurriedly followed him to serve him, "Master, do you want to drive?"

The emperor glanced across the platform, and paused on Gu Yan: "I have one thing, I want to ask you. Do you never record files when you sleep?"

Cui Chengxiu's heart fluttered, and she took a deep breath and thought about it: "The old practice before, serving the bedroom is considered a duty, and it will not be recorded. But the servant who serves the bedroom is directly canonized at the time of the wedding, and the time for not recording the file is not long."

The emperor frowned: "It's still too early for my wedding. Pass the decree to the history, and from today onwards, the bedside servants will record the same case."

"Yes." Cui Chengxiu bowed in response, and served the emperor to drive, and he was greatly relieved: Looking at this posture, the young master is determined to keep Gu Yuan in the palace, and yes, he has become a young master. No matter how high-minded people are, how can they leave the palace?Now that the file is recorded, the canonization and promotion will naturally follow step by step. Isn't this wealth and honor coming in a blink of an eye!

The more he thought about it, the more energetic he became. The emperor sat on his shoulders, but his face was slightly red: She knew that she was sorry for Gu Yan and ruined her innocence for no reason, but with so many people around her staring at her, she couldn't remain indifferent.After remembering, Gu Yan literally became her person. Although she was exposed to others, she also had a reputation of being aboveboard, and no one would dare to do stupid things to beg her openly.Fame is urgent, Jin Feng can be postponed until after the wedding, anyway, there will only be her by the emperor's side, and she will not be bullied if her status is slightly lower, making everyone think that the emperor will not make an exception for her. According to the rules, no one would give her the title of a witch.As for Gu Yuan himself - the emperor secretly sighed, and put everything on Hu Ruanniang!Hu Ruanniang served the bed, and Hu Ruanniang was favored by the emperor. The name and the matter are false, and it will not hinder Gu Yuan's innocence.

This way, the door was closed and the mind was thinking wildly. When he opened his eyes, several princes had already come to greet him. Everyone was dressed in military uniform like the emperor. Sure enough, King Yu was not as casual as he used to be. At the moment, I asked for an order to go to the paddock together with the emperor.

The paddock is not far away, and we will arrive in an hour.The five guards of the Beijing camp sent out 500 people each to encircle and drive the wild animals into an encirclement circle with a radius of more than ten miles for hunting.According to the usual practice, the emperor first goes out hunting, which is called Kaiwei. After the emperor has enjoyed himself, he will go back to watch the city and watch his ministers show off their skills. The pro-government is imminent, and according to common sense, it should show the might of the emperor, but when several princes came to ask for an order, the emperor shook his head unexpectedly: "I am mediocre in riding and shooting, so I will not show my shame. King Yu, King Qing, King Bei, King Duan The sons and the sons of Prince Gong have opened the siege on behalf of me, and let people see the bravery of my great Qi clan."

Everyone knew that the emperor was good at writing but not good at martial arts, but they were very surprised that even hunting had to be done for him.Such a frail and young emperor, no matter how thoughtful he is, what is there to be afraid of?King Qing has always been good at martial arts, this time he was assigned the encirclement mission, he was already looking at those birds and beasts gearing up, but now he listened to the emperor's words, he secretly despised in his heart, but he didn't show anything on his face, he and the other four made their respective finalists direction, led the people to go.

The horn sounded, and people shouted, horses neighed and beasts mingled for a while. Several princes had their own styles: King Yu and Prince Duan's sons each occupied a corner and only circled in their own territory. The Northern King seemed to be bored and just dealt with After shooting a few shots, he stood still. Prince Gong entered from the northwest corner of the paddock, walked straight through the paddock, and stopped at the northeast corner. He only shot and killed the prey he saw in front of him. Xisha seems to be his own world.

Such domineering and ignorant, many courtiers frowned. The emperor was looking at the city overlooking the paddock, but he lightly sneered at Lin Yuan beside him: "Such a frivolous martial artist is still preparing for a mutiny like others? Soldiers, move on Above the Nine Heavens, hidden under the Nine Earths, unfathomable, strange and upright, if I were him, I would be ashamed to death, how dare I say 'knowledge soldiers'?" She presented Lin Yuan in person just now. The Duan Wang Mi Zhe folded and handed it to her, his brows still full of contempt, "I don't think he can do anything, just follow your words, let's see!"

When those who opened the siege withdrew, it was this time that Cheng Jue Kao's disciples went hunting, and they were called "Little Martial Arts".Because the number of prey is related to one's title, so everyone scrambles to be the first. For a while, arrows rain like rain, people shout and horses neigh, and the emperor pays attention to the performance of several servants and relatives. Pointing at the city, "What do the foreign envoys think of this?"

The envoys are surrounded by specially selected servants who are best at observing words and expressions, and they are proficient in the barbarian language. It is not difficult to know the movements of the envoys, but it is not easy to grasp the sense of reply. Now Yu Xun, the minister of Guanglu Temple, took office as a new official, and he has a cautious temperament, so he was a little embarrassed for a while.

Lin Yuan smiled at him: "To tell the truth, it is. The foreign feudal clan has always been respectful outside and arrogant inside. Except when giving them back gifts, they are willing to kowtow and salute. At other times, we may not take Daqi seriously. They are just those words. It’s the same as last year, His Majesty and I are tired of hearing it, what’s new this year?”

The important ministers of the cabinet, Zheng Luan and others stayed in Beijing to carry out business as usual, and the only important minister who was closest to the emperor was Lin Yuan.When she mentioned this, Yu Xun immediately felt relieved: "Your Majesty, the vassal kings in the south are not impolite, but the two envoys from Siam closed their eyes and recited Buddha's name, saying that they could not bear to see killing."

"It's reasonable for everyone in Siam to worship Buddha." The emperor nodded and said, "What about the east and north?"

"Master Lin knows the nature of the Japanese people. Everyone's face is tense, and they don't make a sound. Only one quietly handed money to the little minister next to him. He asked me when the Daqi Dingjiangkou Water Camp will inspect. Keep quiet." Seeing the emperor frowned, Yu Xun paused before continuing, "Both Tatar and Rakshasa didn't say anything, and they commented on the equestrian prey, which is quite satisfactory."

"Where's the west side?"

Yu Xun hesitated for a moment: "Those Western envoys got together to have a lively discussion, and they all thought it was good, but they were surprised that they didn't see any firearms. The envoys of Dashi didn't deal with them, they just said it was general, the king of their country It's more dignified than that when hunting, and with firearms."

"Dashi?" The emperor thought for a while, "The ones who refused to kowtow during the audience, and said they would kneel on one leg when they saw their own emperor? The envoys all wore white turbans and raised their beards?"

"Yes." Yu Xun said, "Yesterday, Annan's envoy revealed that Dashi and Westerners fought lively at sea to grab the spices from Tianzhu and Java. It happened that the old king of Tianzhu died half a year ago. Dashi and Westerners Each established a prince from Tianzhu, and a fight broke out in the country of Tianzhu, and all the countries in Annan felt uneasy, and wanted to ask Daqi to preside over justice."

"I heard that this time Dashi's tribute has doubled compared to last time. I think it's for this reason?" The emperor thought for a while, "This matter is not a trivial matter, and the situation in Tianzhu is not clear. Book, I don’t think I know about it. You guys are asking carefully, and ask the shipping bureaus in Yunzhou, Minzhou, and Haizhou to pay more attention.”

In the 30th year of Hedong and the 30th year of Hexi, Emperor Sejong settled the Turks in the north and suppressed the Japanese pirates in the east, which established the situation of Haiyan and Heqing. Now it has only been more than [-] years since the peace, and there are signs of war, and now Western food is everywhere. It is very different from Turkic and Japanese pirates, because it is located far away from the ocean, and the important ministers only hold the ancient saying that "the dog can control the invasion of the mausoleum". Take it seriously.As soon as the emperor thought of this, his face lost his joy.

When the siege was withdrawn at dusk, one side set up a tent to prepare for the imperial banquet, and the other side counted the paddocks and cleaned up the prey. By the time everything was ready, it was completely dark.Because of the relationship with the imperial examination, this time it was considered a family banquet. The vassal kings had their own ministers lead people from Guanglu Temple to entertain them. The emperor only entertained the honored and noble relatives, and issued rewards according to the amount of prey each had.

The Tian family is rich and honored, and the rewards are not stingy. Everyone is happy and elated. They are all military officials, not as polite as civil servants.According to the usual practice of Emperor Sejong, the wild animals of the day were used for the banquet, and they were packed and grilled and cooked, just like the Beijing army outside, to show that the army was united as one.The emperor had eaten with the late emperor since he was a child. Although he was never picky, he was also used to the light taste. He only tasted a few things before putting down his chopsticks. Cui Chengxiu rolled his eyes, turned around and ran to the emperor behind.

Gu Yan and the others arrived at the camp in the afternoon to prepare. Dong Chun was watching Gu Yuan and Qiu Rong exchange benzoin, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Cui Chengxiu raising the curtains and winking, and hurried out of the tent: "Master is coming down? Do you want to prepare hangover soup?"

"Today's banquet is full of game, fat and greasy, which is not to my taste." Cui Chengxiu pouted into the tent and lowered her voice, "Young master has been tired all day, and he has to fight tomorrow, so that's it. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on. If you let the imperial dining room open a single table, according to my temperament, I will definitely not agree. I remember that the noodles that Gu Nushi made for me before were quite refreshing, how about—"

After discussing meritorious deeds and giving rewards, after a few rounds of drinking, it was time for the emperor to rest. The emperor watched the courtiers thank the rewards and leave, and couldn't help frowning slightly when he got up.She has always been self-disciplined, and she does not drink at all on weekdays. Now that she drank a lot of wine on an empty stomach, she felt a little smug, her face was hot, and her heart was also hot. The emperor pursed his lips and went out of the tent with his hands behind his back. On her face, her sanity was much clearer, but the impulse in her heart seemed to be stronger. She thought about it, and asked Cui Chengxiu in a low voice: "Is Ah Yuan doing well?"

"It's time to prepare for an errand." Cui Chengxiu was secretly happy. Seeing the emperor standing in front of the tent with his hands behind his back, looking as if he was going to admire the moon, he followed suit and looked up, "The moon is not bad today, so I'm going to invite you Chang Shi comes out?"

"I don't know how to compose poems, what do you want her to come out for?" The emperor smiled, obviously in a good mood, he just waved his hand and walked towards the back of the tent, "I'll go back after drinking, just you follow. "

Without people in sight, those impulses are like water without a source, dissipating easily. The emperor climbed a small hillside, turned around, and had a panoramic view of the camp. The brazier is surrounded by stars like the moon, and there is a vague figure looking at the tent door—could it be she leaning on the door and waiting for her to go back?As soon as this thought came to this, the emperor felt a joyful sweetness in her heart, and she took a deep breath: "Go back!"

Cui Chengxiu was also secretly counting the time, worried that Gu Yan's cooking was too late and wasted the opportunity, so she hurriedly responded: "I know a small road, it's close and quiet, and the scenery is good." He saw the emperor point Nodding, he turned sideways to lead the way, while explaining to the emperor, he suddenly saw the emperor frowned, and in a blink of an eye, he was also taken aback: Walking outside the back tent door, Gu Yuan was talking to a tall man in a black cloud leopard cloak, although he couldn't see his eyebrows clearly , but judging by his attire and stature, he is the Prince Gong's son Yuanli.

The emperor's footsteps paused for a moment, then quickened, Cui Chengxiu winked, the guards who had been following secretly turned the darkness into light, and raised their voices to open the way, Yuan Li bowed down, and the emperor was already approaching.

"Brother Wang, why are you meeting at this time?" Mingming told himself rationally that the two should have nothing to do with each other, but he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart. The emperor's smile hung on the corner of his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes, "Yes What's urgent?"

"I was ordered to entertain foreign vassals today. Now that the banquet is over, come and pay the order." Yuan Li showed no panic, and calmly presented the box in his hand. All together, Your Majesty."

The emperor didn't even look at it, just nodded, motioned for Cui Chengxiu to take it, and perfunctorily comforted Yuan Li with a few words before he moved, but Yuan Li said again: "I still have one unfeeling request. The father is in Yunzhou, the place is remote, and it is not easy to get a teacher, so there are many lacks in learning. After the winter hunt, it is the essay test of Chengjue. I wrote some articles. I want to ask the Hanlin for advice, but I am afraid that I will be suspected of cheating. Uncle Wang and brother Wang are all good fighters, impatient to read the article of the minister, and I really can't do anything after deliberation, I want to ask Gu Nushi who is next to your majesty to give some advice, I don't know if it will work or not?"