Chapter 222 Wang Qingci: The prince has changed
After Mu Zixuan gave birth to the child, Lu Chen basically didn't go out for a while. He neither inspected the construction of the new city nor went to the arsenal. Most of the time, he stayed at the palace to handle government affairs.
The construction of the new city was proceeding in an orderly manner, and the first batch of weapons manufactured by the arsenal was almost completed. Lu Chen was mainly waiting for the arrival of Zhuge Chongguang, the great master.
Of course, besides Zhuge Chongguang, Lu Chen was still waiting for the child in Da Zhou and Xiao Zhou's belly to be born. He wanted to know what kind of surprise these two children could bring him.
early morning.
Lu Chen came out of Yelu Nanyan's room with a happy face. He and Yelu Nanyan cultivated a relationship all night last night. Lu Chen was now very happy.
After leaving Chunsheng Courtyard, Lu Chen planned to go to the main courtyard to have breakfast first, but at this moment, a maid walked towards Lu Chen.
"My servant pays homage to the prince. The prince is a thousand years old!"
Lu Chen nodded slightly and was about to continue walking towards the main courtyard, but the maid did not give way. She said, "Your Majesty, Commander Qin is looking for you."
"He is already waiting for you in the study."
Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.
Qin Yushan came to see him early in the morning. Could it be that he had some important information?
Lu Chen didn't even eat breakfast and went directly to the study to see what Qin Yushan wanted to do with him.
When Lu Chen arrived at the courtyard where the study was located, he found that not only Qin Yushan was standing at the door of the study, but also Wang Qingci.
After seeing Lu Chen coming, Qin Yushan immediately saluted and said: "Greetings to the prince, he may live a thousand years."
Lu Chen nodded, and then walked directly into the study, saying as he walked: "Come in."
Immediately afterwards, Qin Yushan and Wang Qingci followed into the study. Lu Chen asked at this time: "Commander Qin, what do you want to see me for so early in the morning?"
Qin Yushan took out a message from his sleeve and put it on the desk, "Your Majesty, there is something happening in the capital!"
Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned.
In the past few months, he had been waiting for his father to take action against those aristocratic families. Only when the chaos in Daxia could completely divert the court's attention, could he incorporate the Northern Land into the Northern Kingdom.
If the North is now incorporated into the North, it will definitely attract the attention of the court, which is very detrimental to him.
However, after waiting for several months, there was still no movement in the capital, which made Lu Chen wonder whether his father had really given up on the family.
Dawu and Daqian had been in civil strife for a long time, but they had not taken action for so long. If they did not clear out the ancient families within the Daxia Dynasty as soon as possible, and waited for Dawu and Daqian to calm down, Daxia would have missed a good opportunity.
After a few months, there is finally some movement.
Lu Chen immediately opened the information on the table and read it carefully.
After reading the information on the table, a smile appeared on Lu Chen's face. It seemed that the civil war in Daxia was about to break out.
A few days ago, Emperor Xia purged some officials from aristocratic families in the court and began to mobilize the army on a large scale. Emperor Xia said that a plague had occurred in the Daqian Dynasty in the south, and he wanted to send troops south to guard the southern border to prevent the plague from the Daqian Dynasty from spreading. The Great Xia Dynasty came.
Even a fool like this can see it's an excuse.
First, some officials of the Jiangnan Family were purged, and then a large-scale army was mobilized to go south. It was not obvious that this was aimed at the Jiangnan Family.
A plague did occur in the Daqian Dynasty, but even if a plague occurred, with the southern vassal king guarding the border, the plague would not be easily spread to Daxia.
Although the number of troops in the feudal prince's fiefdom is limited, there are at least 50,000 soldiers in a fiefdom. Fifty thousand soldiers can't guard a border. The Daqian Dynasty has not launched a war, and the soldiers in the fiefdom only need to prevent those who are infected. The common people suffering from the plague can just come to Daxia.
Such a small matter did not require the court to mobilize the army to go south. Emperor Xia's intention was too obvious.
Lu Chen can't understand his father now.
He had not taken action before. Not only did he not take action, he also made Lu Shuyun the prince. Later, he also released the management rights of the salt industry. As a result, the price of salt in Daxia continues to rise, and all the salt-making families in Jiangnan have been killed. Fed.
As a result, it has been so long, and now I think about cleaning up the family, and in such a big way.
No matter how stupid those Jiangnan families were, they could guess that Emperor Xia was planning to send troops south to deal with them, right?
According to the current situation, I am afraid that news of the family's rebellion will come within a few days.
After reading the information in hand, Lu Chen said: "Reply to Commander Liang and ask him to always pay attention to the movements of the aristocratic families in the Jiangnan area."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, if nothing happens, I will resign."
Wang Qingci was still on the side, and Qin Yushan still had some discernment.
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Well, you go and do your work."
After Lu Chen finished speaking, Qin Yushan turned and left the study.
After Qin Yushan left, Lu Chen raised his head and looked at Wang Qingci in front of him.
After Lu Chen's nourishment during this period of time, Wang Qingci's figure became more enchanting, and her whole person became more charming.
Lu Chen said with a smile: "Master Wang, why did you come to see me so early in the morning?"
Wang Qingci took out a piece of information, put it on Lu Chen's desk, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, there are rumors that the Grand Master of Huanyu Academy went to the Dayue Dynasty and discussed something privately with Emperor Yue. It seems that Plans to move Huanyu Academy to Dayue Dynasty”
Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled faintly. He picked up the information on the table and just glanced at it.
Obviously, Zhuge Chongguang went to the Dayue Dynasty just to deceive others. His real purpose was to come to the Northern Kingdom.
After all, there are so many students in Huanyu Academy. It is impossible to go to the North Country all at once. There must be a process.
As for the meeting between Zhuge Chongguang and Emperor Yue, it is not surprising at all. Zhuge Chongguang is also a great master of Wen Sheng. A great master will be respected no matter which dynasty he is in.
There is a high probability that Emperor Yue wanted to win over Zhuge Chongguang and let Zhuge Chongguang join the Dayue Dynasty, so he met Zhuge Chongguang in private.
But it is a pity that Zhuge Chongguang cannot join the Dayue Dynasty.
Wang Qingci reminded at this time: "Recently, the situation of Huanyu Academy in the Daqian Dynasty is relatively poor. Some people say that the reason why the Daqian Dynasty encountered the plague was because the students of Huanyu Academy did not abide by etiquette and laws, and did not respect ghosts and gods, so God only A plague will be sent to punish the Daqian Dynasty.”
"Zhuge Chongguang, the dean of Huanyu Academy, is visiting other dynasties at this time. Most likely, he wants to find a new place for Huanyu Academy. Don't you think this is an opportunity?"
Wang Qingci can also see what the Northern Kingdom lacks most now.
Lu Chen has rarely done that kind of thing with her in the study in the past few months, mostly because Lu Chen is too busy.
There are not so many officials in the North Country, and many things need to be handled by Lu Chen personally. This is why Lu Chen is basically in a high-intensity working state after entering the study, and has no intention of relaxing with Wang Qingci.
Lu Chen used to take care of Wang Qingci in the study. Since Lu Chen had more things to do and became busy, Wang Qingci returned to the inner courtyard by himself and waited for Lu Chen to take care of Lu Chen on his way to Chunsheng Courtyard in the evening. Come to your room to be seduced.
Wang Qingci would also become greedy after not cultivating a relationship with the young prince for a long time, so she would occasionally return to the inner courtyard to find Lu Chen to satisfy her craving. Although every time she came back, her mind would be confused when she woke up the next day, but occasionally It's not a big deal once, as long as it doesn't happen every day.
What Wang Qingci is thinking now is, since Huanyu Academy is so unpopular, why not take advantage of this opportunity to recruit Huanyu Academy to Beiguo.
Not to mention that all the students from Huanyu Academy are expected to be officials, Zhuge Chongguang, the great master of literary sage alone, is worthy of Lu Chen's acceptance of the entire Huanyu Academy.
With Zhuge Chongguang as the great master, the deterrent power of the Northern Kingdom will be greatly enhanced in the future. Even if the Northern Kingdom wants to be independent in the future, the court will not dare to act rashly.
So far, in the Great Xia Dynasty, no vassal state has a great master. It is difficult to say secretly, but at least there is no such thing on the surface.
The Northern Kingdom already has a Grand Master named Lu Chen, and with the addition of another Grand Master, there are two Grand Masters. A feudal country with two Grand Masters can completely disobey the imperial court.
Of course, this was just Wang Qingci's personal idea. She also knew that the scholars at Huanyu Academy had unrealistic ideas in their minds all day long, so it was hard to say whether Lu Chen, the ruler, would be willing to accept those scholars. After all, for now, no ruler is willing to accept scholars who are full of ideas about Datong.
After hearing Wang Qingci's words, Lu Chen smiled and then asked: "Opportunity? What opportunity?"
"In your opinion, Qingci, the scholars at Huanyu Academy are of great use to Beiguo?"
After hearing what Lu Chen said, Wang Qingci thought that Lu Chen, like other rulers, looked down on the scholars at Huanyu Academy, so he said: "Your Majesty, although those scholars have some unrealistic ideas in their heads. , but their ideas are good for the common people. If those students from Huanyu Academy can come to the North to serve as officials, the Nu family believes that they will serve the common people wholeheartedly. ”
"If you serve the people wholeheartedly as an official, the people will definitely attribute all their achievements to you. This will make the people trust Beiwang Mansion more and stabilize your rule."
Hearing Wang Qingci's words, Lu Chen smiled, and then asked: "Qingci, haven't you ever thought that if these people all come to the North Kingdom, will one day they will directly ignore me as the prince, and then the North Country will They have the final say in everything, and even asked me to hand over all the properties of Beiwang Mansion?”
This...
Wang Qingci thought for a moment, if it was the group of people from Huanyu Academy, they might really let the ruling class give up their interests to the people.
So these people are indeed a threat to the prince Lu Chen. It's no wonder that Lu Chen doesn't want them.
Then Wang Qingci said: "What the prince said is that the slave family has some whims."
Just when Wang Qingci said that Lu Chen was not interested in Huanyu Academy, Lu Chen suddenly said: "No, you are not crazy. If it were an ordinary vassal king, he would not want these scholars from Huanyu Academy. I’m worried that those people will come and isolate themselves from the country.”
"But I am different from other feudal lords."
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Wang Qingci was stunned for a moment, and then she asked: "Do you mean to recruit Zhuge Chongguang and those students from Huanyu Academy?"
"Recruiting?" Lu Chen smiled faintly.
"You are overthinking, I will not recruit them."
This...
Lu Chen didn't recruit them, so how could they come to the North Country? Lu Chen clearly didn't have much interest in Huanyu Academy.
Thinking about it, Lu Chen is the supreme ruler of the Northern Kingdom after all. Although he said that he would not reject them too much, he definitely didn't have much interest in the scholars of Huanyu Academy in his heart.
Just when Wang Qingci was thinking this, Lu Chen said: "Huanyu Academy belongs to me, and I still need to recruit them."
What?
Wang Qingci was stunned when she heard Lu Chen's words. She seriously doubted whether there was something wrong with her ears, causing her to hear hallucinations.
After Wang Qingci came to her senses, she immediately asked: "My lord, you are not joking with me, are you? Huanyu Academy belongs to you?"
Lu Chen asked with a smile: "Why, are you surprised?"
"The slave family..."
Wang Qingci hesitated to speak. This was no longer a question of whether he was surprised or not.
Huanyu Academy is in the Daqian Dynasty, but the entire Huanyu Academy belongs to Lu Chen?
As far as she knows, the history of Huanyu Academy seems to be much older than Lu Chen's age, right? Huanyu Academy has been around for decades. It was founded by Zhuge Chongguang when he was young. How come the entire Huanyu Academy now belongs to Lu Chen.
Wang Qingci asked curiously: "Your Majesty, is Zhuge Chongguang one of yours too?"
Lu Chen said: "This is natural."
"He did not go to the Dayue Dynasty this time to seek refuge with the Dayue Dynasty. His real purpose was to come to the Northern Kingdom."
"In a few days, Zhuge Chongguang will come to Yancheng."
This...
Although she felt a little incredible, Wang Qingci quickly accepted the shocking news in her heart. After all, the man she was facing was Lu Chen, a strange man who was able to break through to the Grand Master realm at the age of seventeen. Nothing is impossible with you.
Wang Qingci thought for a moment and then said: "Since Huanyu Academy is the prince's power, the slave family will no longer pay attention to the affairs of Huanyu Academy."
"No, we still need to pay more attention to the situation of Huanyu Academy. Huanyu Academy is still in Daqian and has not moved to the North. If anything happens to Huanyu Academy, Tingyulou can help in secret."
Wang Qingci said: "The slave family understands. If nothing happens, the slave family will leave first."
"Well, okay, you go and do your work."
After the words fell, Lu Chen lowered his head and picked up the information Qin Yushan had just sent again, and read it carefully.
Seeing this scene, Wang Qingci pouted her cherry lips. Lu Chen had changed a lot recently. If it were before, Gao Luo would have quarreled with her in the study, but now Lu Chen doesn't even quarrel with her in the study. She didn't, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
Wang Qingci sighed slightly inwardly. The young prince had become too serious, which was not a good thing.
Just when Wang Qingci was feeling emotional, Lu Chen noticed that Wang Qingci did not leave the study immediately. He looked up at Wang Qingci and asked doubtfully: "What's wrong? Do you have anything else to do?"
Wang Qingci quickly said: "No...it's okay. I'll leave now."
Having said this, Wang Qingci turned around and left the study.
Wang Qingci thought to himself that all the ridiculous things Lu Chen did in the past were all because Lu Chen was still young, after all, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old.
As Lu Chen grows up, his character will become more and more mature. When Lu Chen matures, he may not do the ridiculous things he did before.
She didn't know why, but she really didn't want Lu Chen to grow up. In the past, she was able to do things like sister to sister in front of Lu Chen, and then provoke Lu Chen in various ways, stimulating Lu Chen to deal with her severely.
But I'm afraid she won't be able to do this in the future. Once a person matures, her thoughts will change accordingly. If she still wants to tease Lu Chen like before, not only will she not be excited by Lu Chen, but she might make Lu Chen hate herself.
When he thought of these, Wang Qingci felt extremely disappointed in his heart.
She had long known that such a day would come, but she didn't expect that this day would come so quickly. In just one year, Lu Chen would change so much and become so mature and manly.
She still liked the little prince who always touched her and always wanted to be rough with her.
The more Wang Qingci thought about it, the more depressed she felt.
At this time, Lu Chen also discovered something was wrong with Wang Qingci.
Lu Chen always felt that Wang Qingci had something on his mind.
Lu Chen then called up Wang Qingci's personal information.
【Name: Wang Qingci】
[Identity: Bei Wang’s favorite slave girl, Bei Wang’s concubine, owner of Tingyu Tower, and half-step master. She found that Bei Wang had changed recently. He had become serious and mature, and he no longer treated her like he used to. This made her feel very disappointed. She felt that King Bei had had enough of her as a slave girl and might abandon her at any time. 】
【Rating: 95】
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This...
Seeing Wang Qingci's latest information, Lu Chen felt a little speechless.
During this period of time, he has indeed seldom spoken to Wang Ci as he did in the past. Firstly, it is because he has too many things to do and endless government affairs to deal with every day. When he was in the study, he had almost no thoughts about women. , so Wang Qingci came to see him in the study, and he always talked about things.
Although he rarely did that kind of thing to Wang Qingci in the study, when Wang Qingci came back occasionally at night, he would still go to Wang Qingci's room to play role-playing with her.
Wang Qingci actually thinks he has changed? Did she even feel lost because of this?
Could it be that in Wang Qingci's mind, he cares about her performance instead of criticizing her? Now that he has become so serious all of a sudden, he just doesn't like her anymore?
Ha...
This M...
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