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Mongolia Chapter 70 Inner Palace

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    Under the night sky, the capital city was dimly lit, magnificent and elegant, as if it had been like this for thousands of years, and its appearance had never changed.

    Li Dong looked at the stars in the sky. At this time, there was no pollution from later generations, so the stars were very real, as if they were within reach. Li Dong exhaled a long breath and twisted his stiff neck. Since he ascended the throne,  After he only proposed a new policy that was passed into law once, he handed over all Ming Dynasty affairs to the cabinet and never asked questions. On the surface, it seemed that he was too comfortable as an emperor, but in fact, it was short-term.  In a short period of half a year, from west to east, from land to sea, he fought two battles non-stop.

    Some people may still know about the suppression of King Anhua's rebellion, but few people know about Li Dong's battle to quell the pirates threatening the southern seaboard. However, Li Dong knows that both battles are related to the survival of the country and cannot be ignored in the slightest. Although he  Every time in front of his subordinates, he acted calm and calm on the surface, as if he had everything under control, but in fact, the string in his heart was always tight. He was walking on thin ice and was cautious.  Little by little, he exerted his influence on the government and Mingren, and finally he saw a glimmer of light. Just when he thought he could breathe a sigh of relief, the Mongols came again.

    The news from Li Xiang today added another twist to his tense nerves. It would be great if he could think of a solution. But the problem is that this time, everyone, including him and Wang Shouren,  At his wits' end, Li Dong frowned and thought while riding his horse forward.

    He stopped and raised his head, but unknowingly reached the palace gate. He turned over and dismounted. At this time, the palace in the inner city was about to be closed and locked. The maids were already holding lanterns and lighting candles, and the eunuchs screamed from inside.  Have a thin voice, be careful with the candles, and there are several groups of soldiers standing at the palace gate with their heads held high. Now the defense of the palace is taken care of by the Guards, and Li Dong can't trust anyone else at all.

    In addition to the guards who were on guard duty, there were also several eunuchs standing at the palace gate. The leader was a young eunuch who was young but quite smart. When he saw Li Dong coming, he immediately came over with a lantern. "  Servant Du Shaohua, please say hello to Long Live Lord!"

    Li Dong frowned when he saw it was not Zhang Yong, "Where is Eunuch Zhang?"

    Du Shaohua raised his head and glanced at Li Dong in surprise, then lowered his head hurriedly, "Long live my lord, Eunuch Zhang went to Tianjin on business. I really don't know what he was going to do."

    Li Dong patted his forehead, what a brain!  Zhang Yong asked him to send him to help Chen Xin form a navy, hehe.  .  .  There are so many things going on in my mind lately that I can barely keep track of them all.

    Seeing that Li Dong was absent-minded, Du Shaohua asked quietly, "I wonder if Lord Long Live has had dinner. I asked the imperial kitchen to make some wontons. Would you like to have a bowl of Lord Long Live?"

    Not to mention, after working for a long time and just drinking, Li Dong had no food in his stomach and was really a little hungry. Li Dong nodded, "Yeah" He turned around and asked Daniel, "Daniu, are you hungry?"  ?¡±

    ¡°Brother, I¡¯m hungry too!¡± Da Niu replied in a loud voice.

    "Then bring two bowls, oh no" Li Dong looked at Daniel and smiled, "Bring as much as you have!"

    "Yes, long live the Lord!"

    Entering the palace, the moonlight shone on the smooth imperial road, as white as a blanket. Li Dong took a deep breath, and the cool summer breeze entered his lungs, and the stagnation was slightly relieved.

    "Long Live Lord, would you like me to arrange some songs and dances to entertain Long Live Lord?" Du Shaohua bowed and asked in a low voice.  The palace is always indispensable for such knowledgeable and clever people. Li Dong is in a bad mood today, and these eunuchs have been watching people's emotions since elementary school. Maybe the emperor will be in a better mood after watching the singing and dancing. These eunuchs who serve the emperor  Eunuchs can also save some time, right?

    Li Dong hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "No need!" Although he wanted to have fun in his heart, Li Dong knew that he must not open his head, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. The title of emperor is not as easy as imagined.  From ancient times to the present, there are very few people who can treat emperors well.

    Of course, there are some successful examples, such as the great Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang. He was really unable to reach it physically, but he yearned for it step by step. From an illiterate commoner to an emperor with tens of millions of people, he seemed to be harmonious.  There was no difference between other emperors, but in actual history, the person Kangxi admired most in his life was Zhu Yuanzhang, who was known as the one emperor throughout the ages, and he always regarded Zhu Yuanzhang as a role model.

    In fact, to put it bluntly, it is simple. When other emperors were watching a play, Zhu Yuanzhang was reading official documents. When other emperors ate hundreds of dishes at a meal, Zhu Yuanzhang was too busy to even bother to eat dinner, because he knew very well  , as an emperor, in addition to receiving, you must also give.

    So other emperors were just conspirators, but Zhu Yuanzhang was a politician, and conspirators could only play tricks on people., and politicians not only want to mess with people, but also want to mess with the country.

    In the imperial study room, although Li Dong was upset by the news that the Mongols were about to conquer the border, he still had to get on with his life. He picked up the memorial presented by the Chief of Ceremonies and looked at it dispassionately.

    Fang Qianwei, the minister of rites, and others asked the emperor to draft concubines. Originally, this was what the title was supposed to imply. Li Dong had been on the throne for half a year. According to the rules left by the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, he should have selected beautiful women to fill the palace.  But Fang Qianwei may have done it just for fun and as a stepping stone to his career. After all, the position of Minister of Rites is still vacant!  Maybe it was just as he said, he felt that the harem of the Ming Dynasty was empty.  There were too many concubines missing, and Li Dong still had no heirs, which was detrimental to the country's foundation, so he wrote to the emperor, asking for girls from good families to fill the palace.

    Li Dong tilted his head and thought for a moment, then shook his head and smiled. There were four concubines and nine concubines. Among the four concubines, only Concubine Shu, Zhao, was in the throne.  The ninth concubine is short of nine people, not to mention the remaining maid positions, so what Fang Qianwei and others said is not without purpose.  Besides, wouldn¡¯t it be nice to find a few more beautiful sisters to sleep with?  So Li Dong picked up the writing brush with a smile and wrote two big words "agree" on the memorial.

    "Long live Lord, it's already late at night. Please take care of your dragon body and rest early. The deacon and eunuch came to ask where your Majesty wants to stay tonight. Please tell me, so that you can make some preparations or ask your servants to arrange something beautiful."  The palace maid came to attend the bed?" Du Shaohua asked in a low voice while serving tea to Li Dong.

    Li Dong smiled bitterly and shook his head. These sugar-coated bombs really came one after another. Forget it, if Aunt Zhang knew that he dared to stay with other maids, his life would be in danger.

    "It's better to go to Queen Zhang's place!"

    Du Shaohua raised his head and looked at Li Dong in confusion, then quickly lowered his head. Tea splashed on the memorial in a panic. Du Shaohua was shocked. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed like he was pounding garlic. "A slave is punished by death, a slave is punished by death!", but Du Shaohua was afraid of this.  It seems that Emperor Li Dong is different from the previous emperors. He never speaks falsely to eunuchs, and he does not rely on eunuchs to balance the government. Li Dong usually has extremely strict requirements for eunuchs, and even uses military law to rule the inner palace.  If he is not careful, he will serve him directly with his imperial staff.

    Except for Zhang Yong and the old people in the former Prince's Palace, others in the palace rarely have the opportunity to get close to Li Dong. If Zhang Yong hadn't gone to Tianjin for business today, it would not have been Du Shaohua's turn to serve the emperor. Usually they  The eunuch on duty was always wary of Li Dong, fearing that he might make a wrong step on his errand. Today he actually splashed the memorial, and even if he was beaten to death, his death would be in vain.

    Unexpectedly, Li Dong just frowned, wiped the water droplets on the memorial with his sleeve, and said reproachfully.

    "Why are you so careless? Go and notify Queen Zhang. I will go to her in a moment."

    "Long live my Lord Empress Zhangisn't she in the palace?" Du Shaohua kowtowed until his head felt a little dizzy, and he felt a little awkward when speaking.

    Li Dong looked up at Du Shaohua and slapped his forehead again. This brain really couldn't be used. Didn't Zhang Qingying go out of the palace to offer incense with the Queen Mother?  How could I have forgotten this incident?

    "Forget it, tonight" Li Dong suddenly remembered Zhao Shutong. He hadn't been to her for a long time. Li Dong pondered for a moment, "Just go to Concubine Shu's place!"

    "Yes, long live the Lord!" Du Shaohua breathed a sigh of relief. This life was saved, and he bowed and retreated

    "Shu Fei, the emperor will stay at Bihua Palace tonight, please make preparations early!" Du Shaohua said loudly outside the Bihua Palace with a sharp voice.

    The door of Bihua Palace opened with a creak, and a beautiful woman wearing a bun and sleeping clothes ran out quickly with her skirt in hand. Du Shaohua thought she was some palace maid who didn't understand the rules. Just when he was about to reprimand, there was a sudden sound.  At first glance, it turned out to be Concubine Shu herself. Although the eunuch was not considered a man, could he see this woman?  He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Slave, please see your Majesty!"

    "My father-in-law, please get up quickly! Is what my father-in-law just said true?" Zhao Shutong's voice trembled a little when she said this.

    "I'm joking, how can this be false?"

    Zhao Shutong let out a cheerful cry and ran back with her skirt in hand.

    " Du Shaohua smiled bitterly and said to himself, how do you say that? It's not that one family does not enter the same house. The emperor is like this, the queen is like this, and I didn't expect the empress to be like this too.

    Just as he was thinking about it, Zhao Shutong ran out again and put the hairpin used to hold the bun into Du Shaohua's hand. "My father-in-law has worked hard, and I will have to work hard for you in the future" After saying this, he ignored Du Shaohua and quickly  Ran back.

    Du Shaohua looked at the gold hairpin in his hand and broke into a cold sweat. He had the intention to go in and return this to Concubine Shu, but was he allowed to break into this place?  But he didn't dare to ask for this hot potato casually. On the day Liu Zhong of the Military War Bureau was beheaded in public for accepting bribes, heI went to watch the execution, but it still scares me to think about it now.  He looked around in horror. Although there was no one around, he couldn't tell where there was a pair of eyes looking at him

    Li Dong feels a little guilty about Zhao Shutong. After all, he can't come here more than a few times a month. Now he can't remember the last time he was with Zhao Shutong.

    "I heard that you are sick, are you feeling better?" Li Dong didn't even notice that Zhao Shutong had dressed himself up carefully when he walked in. He put his hand on Zhao Shutong's forehead.

    After listening to Li Dong's concerned inquiry, Zhao Shutong's nose felt sour and tears welled up in her eyes. This cruel enemy still knew how to care about her. She had the intention to ignore Li Dong, but she couldn't bear to leave. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief sadly.  , the makeup that had just been put on suddenly burst into tears, making her face covered in flowers.

    "Why are you crying?" Li Dong smiled, picked up a handkerchief to wipe Zhao Shutong's tears, and said softly, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Do you want to send the imperial doctor?"

    Zhao Shutong just wanted to act coquettishly, but then she thought that Li Dong didn't like such a delicate woman. She quickly held back her tears and tried to squeeze out a smile, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm much better now, but I haven't seen the Emperor for a long time, and I miss you in my heart."  . . ¡±

    The embarrassed look on Li Dong's face became even worse. He hurriedly took out a hairpin from his arms to cover it up, "Du Shaohua said you dropped it when you turned around just now. He didn't dare to break in, so he asked me to bring it to you."

    Zhao Shutong had a look of surprise on her face, then she smiled and stuck out her tongue playfully, "It turns out that it went to find the emperor and brought the emperor to my concubine!"

    Li Dong also laughed, but he felt that there was nothing to talk about. He looked around and saw a book on the table. He walked over and flipped through it. Thirty-six strategies?  Li Dong couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seems that Zhang Qingying hasn't had time to tell Zhao Shutong yet?

    "Shu Fei, where did you see the Thirty-Six Strategies?"

    "Killing with a borrowed knife!"

    Li Dong said oh, but felt uninterested. He wanted to turn around and leave, but he was afraid of hurting Zhao Shutong's face.

    Zhao Shutong also saw the discomfort on Li Dong's face, and felt miserable in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face.

    "Your Majesty has had a hard day's work. I, my concubine, please serve Your Majesty and go to bed."

    "Oh" Li Dong said oh again.

    The two of them were speechless while lying on the bed. Zhao Shutong gently snuggled into Li Dong's arms. Seeing that Li Dong had no intention of wanting her, she sighed. She really didn't know why. Since she became the  After marrying Concubine Shu, Li Dong became colder to her day by day. He didn't see his person even once for ten days and a half. Now I finally saw him. He is like this again. Could it be that he did something to make him tired?  matter?  But that shouldn't be the case. I cater to him in everything, but why doesn't he like me anymore?  Thinking about it, Zhao Shutong fell asleep deeply with tears in her eyes.

    Li Dong was not sleepy at all. He was worried about the Mongols, but it was different from the clueless situation just now. It seemed that something was there but he couldn't catch it. The thing floated and floated, and finally  .  .  .  Li Dong opened his eyes suddenly, lifted the quilt, walked to the desk, picked up the Thirty-six Stratagems, without lighting a lamp, opened the window and opened the book in the moonlight.

    "Killing someone with a borrowed knife" Li Dong muttered to himself.

    Zhao Shutong had also woken up at this time, looking up at Li Dong blankly.

    "Your Majesty"

    Li Dong looked back at Zhao Shutong with a smile, his eyes full of confidence and a different kind of emotion. He jumped into Zhao Shutong's arms like a hungry tiger. Zhao Shutong screamed, but the cry was full of joy.

    There is a beautiful spring scenery in the tent.
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