"Your Majesty~"
Concubine Lan exhaled and leaned against Zheng Yi, her hands gently massaging Zheng Yi's thighs.
"You have been in seclusion for more than half a year, but you want to hurt my concubine~"
"Oh? Where did you think about it?"
“I want to go anywhere~”
"Hahaha..."
After a ridiculous day and night, Zheng Yi finally relaxed, and all the nobles in the wine pool and meat forest had changed their minds.
"Well...they are all old people, there are no new faces."
After walking out of the hot spring, Zheng Yi stretched out his body: "I wonder how the queen's draft went?"
"My servant comes to see Your Majesty!"
Liu Chengen walked over quickly and said respectfully: "General Xu, please see me."
"Oh? So fast."
Zheng Yi whispered: "I have only been out of seclusion for one day, how did General Xu know about it?"
Liu Chengen immediately felt a numbness in his scalp and quickly explained: "Yes, it's like this. General Xu has been busy with the military parade in the past few months."
"I come to the cabinet every day to ask about your Majesty's affairs. Then I go to Tianshou Mountain Military Camp to train soldiers. That's why I know that Your Majesty has left the customs."
"That's it."
Zheng Yi said: "Cabinet...will something big happen?"
"One thing..."
Liu Cheng'en said: "Master Lu requested to become an official."
"Oh? Why?"
"At the beginning of autumn last month, Mr. Lu suddenly fainted when evil wind entered his body. After being diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor, although he was awake, he could not get out of bed. He had to be accompanied by someone even to eat and drink..."
"Evil wind entering the body? Isn't it a stroke?"
Zheng Yi thought for a while and then said: "Lu Qing has made great contributions to the country and should not be neglected. He sent the imperial doctor with the best medical skills to diagnose and treat him."
"No!"
"Also, in three days I will go to the Lu Mansion in person to visit and discuss the matter of becoming an official."
"No!"
"Recruit General Xu."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Chengen retreated, and soon Xu Mujun strode over.
Sitting on the dragon chair, looking at Xu Mujun who was dusty but obviously very energetic, Zheng Yi couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
Xu Mujun is the God of War.
Chen Hu is also the God of War.
But compared to Xu Mujun, Chen Hu's Martial God realm seems to have some flaws.
In other words, it cannot reach Xu Mujun's level.
Maybe it's because the two have different experiences, or maybe the worlds they live in are different, so they create different gods of war.
The most important thing is the will of martial arts!
"My lord, Xu Mujun pays homage to Your Majesty!"
"Xu Qing, please get up quickly."
Zheng Yi said: "Give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Xu Mujun sat down, he said directly: "Your Majesty, I am here today for the military parade."
"Oh? Shuyue is gone, Xu Qing is ready?"
"Not bad."
Xu Mujun said respectfully: "More than 23,000 elite troops will be dispatched for this military parade."
"Including the Forbidden Army, Longxiang Army, Binzhou Frontier Army, Heishan City Frontier Army, Royal Forest Army, Artillery Army and other services, all have been trained and are just waiting for your Majesty's order."
Zheng Yi knocked on the table and asked: "Has the Ministry of Industry prepared the military training square, viewing platform and other buildings?"
"It was completed on the 7th of last month and is just waiting for your Majesty's review."
"Has your love inspected it?"
Xu Mujun hesitated for a moment and then said: "I have reviewed it, but..."
"That's all. Since Xu Qing has reviewed it, I won't go."
Zheng Yi continued: "Also, have you chosen a time?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Qin Tian Jian has already set three times. Please make your decision, Your Majesty."
"On the first day of October, there are Qinglong Zodiac, Taiyi Star, and Tiangui Star. They are very beneficial. Everything you do will come true, and you will get everything you ask for. Good luck."
"On October 28, in the zodiac of the Mingtang Hall, there are noble stars and bright auxiliary stars, which are good for meeting adults, good for you, and everything you do will be successful. Good luck."
"On December 25th, there is the Heavenly Virtue Zodiac, the Baoguang Star, and the Heavenly Virtue Star. At that time, the tycoon will be successful in his work and will have good fortune. Good luck."
"These three days are the last three auspicious days in the fourteenth year of Zhengyong. Your Majesty needs to make your decision."
Zheng Yi asked: "What's today?"
"In the fourteenth year of Zhengyong, the eighth day of September."
"Then it will be the first day of October."
Zheng Yi made a decisive decision at once: "Everything is inconvenient for the troops in Beijing, and there are also major events against the enemy, so we must not neglect them."
"I...obey the order!"
Xu Mujun took the order and left, while Zheng Yi came to Kunning Palace.
"Father!"
Lu Lin'er, who had already received the news, quickly took everyone from Kunning Palace out to greet them. The fastest one was Zheng Yuhuan.
Before Zheng Yi arrived at Kunning Palace, the cute Zheng Yuhuan, wearing a long emerald dress and a jade hairpin, ran over quickly and threw herself into Zheng Yi's arms.
"Father, you finally came to see Huan'er again, woo woo woo..."
Zheng Yuhuan is now ten years old. She is slim and tall, and her head is almost as tall as Zheng Yi's chest.
And like her mother, she is quite ambitious at a young age.
Zheng Yi picked up Zheng Yuhuan and said with a smile: "Does Huan'er miss her father?"
"Think!"
Zheng Yuhuan nodded vigorously, held Zheng Yi's head with both hands, her tone suddenly became nervous and sad, and whispered:
"Father, Huan'er will tell you a secret quietly~"
"Oh? What secret?"
"Huan'er... is about to die! Wuwuwu..."
"Huh?"
Zheng Yi's eyes changed and he asked strangely: "Death? What's going on? Who dares to threaten you? Or are there assassins?"
"No, none of it..."
Zheng Yuhuan glanced around, Zheng Yi waved his hand, and the eunuchs and maids quickly retreated.
"After Huan'er woke up from sleep the day before yesterday, there was a lot of blood on the bed and bed, even on her legs. Huan'er was so frightened that she started crying, woo woo woo..."
The corners of Zheng Yi's mouth twitched, and he couldn't laugh or cry: "You, you are... Tiangui, didn't the other aunts and maids remind you?"
"Tiangui? My father and aunt said the same thing~ But Huan'er is still very scared..."
"Princess Langhuan! Princess!"
Several shouts rang out, and several little palace maids were seen running over quickly. When they saw it was Zheng Yi, they quickly knelt down on the ground.
"I have seen Your Majesty. It is not good for me to guard the princess. I hope Your Majesty will forgive you!"
"It's okay, just settle down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Huan'er, Huan'er..."
Lu Lin'er also followed closely, but after seeing Zheng Yi, she quickly saluted and said: "I have met your Majesty!"
"Everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Ji'er, come on, I've met your father!" Behind Lu Lin'er, a thin child wearing a bright yellow short coat came over and said with a serious look: "Ji'er has met your father!"
"No need to be polite, Ji'er has grown up, not bad, not bad..."
Among the ten sons and ten daughters, Zheng Yi is not very enthusiastic about the ten sons. Instead, he is very interested in and likes the ten daughters.
Especially the two girls Huan'er and Yao'er.
Zheng Chengji is now six years old, and Lu Lin'er has already found someone to test his spiritual roots.
It is a pity that Zheng Chengji has no spiritual roots and can only be an ordinary person throughout his life.
Zheng Yi had already known about this matter.
Moreover, the second prince Zheng Chengwu and the third prince Zheng Chengrui also have no spiritual roots!
Compared with their elder sisters, the first three sons have no immortal fate.
What a pity.
Even Xu Mujun’s grandson, Xu Jingzhong, has no spiritual roots!
"By the way Lin'er, isn't Huan'er in Yuelong Palace? How come she came to the palace?"
Lu Lin'er said, "Yes, it's like this. Huan'er said she missed her father, so..."
"Father...!"
Lu Lin'er grabbed Zheng Yi's head with her two small hands and pulled it hard, saying seriously: "Huan'er has already reached the fifth level of Qi training! Even Teacher Tian Xingzi said that I made rapid progress, so he gave me a few days off. .”
"Huan'er is not lazy~"
"Really?"
"Of course it's true!"
"Huan'er has reached the fifth level of Qi training, what about the others?"
Zheng Yuhuan's little face fell, and she curled her lips and said: "Junior Brother Xu has also reached the fifth level of qi training, but he is very hardworking. He practices hard almost every day. It is really disgusting!"
"I heard from Teacher Tian Xingzi that he is almost at the sixth level of Qi training. Maybe he has broken through now."
"Practice the sixth level of qi? So fast? It only took more than a year..."
Zheng Yi was also a little surprised, but he was already prepared for the speed of Xu Fengxiong's spiritual root cultivation, and asked: "What about Yao'er?"
"Yuyao..."
Zheng Yuhuan shrank her head: "I have advanced to the late stage of Qi training..."
"Not bad."
Zheng Yi touched her head: "You~"
"Father~"
Zheng Yuhuan quickly hugged Zheng Yi's head and said: "Huan'er will play with her father for a few days and then return to the Dragon Palace to practice hard. Please don't drive Huan'er away, okay~"
"You... ok, since we are in the palace and we are here in Tiangui, let's have a good rest."
Zheng Yi carried Zheng Yuhuan towards Kunning Palace, and said to Lu Lin'er: "There is also the queen, why didn't Tiangui teach her well when Huan'er came? He also asked her to tell me, in case the news spread... …”
Under Zheng Yi's education, Lu Lin'er did not dare to talk back. She could only take the time to glare at Zheng Yuhuan, but what she got was Zheng Yuhuan's proud smile.
In the end, she could only say helplessly: "I know I was wrong, Your Majesty~"
After playing with Zheng Yuhuan for a long time, it was getting dark, and she was reluctantly taken away by her aunt.
Now Huan'er is ten years old, and she is not in the same grade where she used to be two or three years old and didn't understand anything.
I really can't let her stay around when I do something at night.
"Your Majesty~"
The queen said with charming eyes: "I have ordered people to boil the water. Your Majesty, please take a bath and take off your clothes."
"Yeah."
Under the service of the palace maid, Zheng Yi took a good bath. Unexpectedly, Lu Lin'er walked in halfway and waved her hand to signal the palace maid to retreat.
"Queen?"
"Your Majesty~"
Under the steam, Lu Lin'er's pretty face was as red as an apple, and Zheng Yi also motioned for her to come in.
More than an hour later, Zheng Yi carried Lu Lin'er onto the bed.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I can no longer serve your Majesty. How about your majesty, please see which maid in my palace..."
"No need."
Zheng Yi hugged Lu Lin'er and asked: "By the way, I remember that Tianlong Temple once said before the retreat that Tianlong Nu would be sent to Beijing. I wonder where the arrangement was?"
"Dragon Girl?"
Lu Lin'er said strangely: "I have not received the news of Tianlongnu's arrival in Beijing. It must be because the negotiations between the previous court and Tianlong Temple have not been finalized..."
"Have you not entered Beijing yet?"
Zheng Yi frowned slightly, his dissatisfaction with Tianlong Temple getting closer.
I gave you a chance and agreed to surrender, but you are so procrastinating!
Do you really think my knife is not sharp? !
"By the way, your majesty, the show girl draft led by my concubine has been arranged for a long time. Now all that remains is to enter the palace to meet the saint. I wonder how you will arrange it, your majesty?"
As if thinking of Zheng Yi's thoughts, Lu Lin'er raised her head and whispered.
"Oh? New draft?"
"Yes..."
Lu Lin'er took some obscene clothes and put them on her body. She sat up hard and leaned on Zheng Yi's arms. She said, "Due to the initial decision in the South, this draft lasted for one year and three months. I specially sent some capable eunuchs to go to the various places in the South." The state presides over the draft.”
"All unmarried girls aged fourteen to eighteen are within the scope of the draft."
"Excluding those with disabilities, criminals, and poor appearance, there will initially be more than 30,000 people."
"After the initial selection, the internal affairs offices and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of each state will send people to select, and they will be sent to Beijing in batches for joint evaluation by the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"There are 3,655 people selected, and they are now living in Chuxiu Palace, waiting for your Majesty to make your selection."
Lu Lin'er smiled and said: "Compared to your Majesty's first selection of girls, this time the quantity and quality of the girls are very high~"
"Especially since there are so many women from the southern water towns, gentle guests, they are the best at taking care of you, Your Majesty."
“Not bad, not bad.”
Zheng Yi nodded slightly.
The first draft actually only selected show girls from the Gyeonggi region and several northern states, and the number was only about 500.
This time, the selection included the southern states, especially Jiangzhou, Yunmengze, Yunzhou and other places.
Although the population of these places has dropped sharply due to war, resulting in many refugees.
But there are more women who want to enter the palace and become beautiful girls.
Lu Lin'er added: "Your Majesty, ten years have passed since your first draft. In the past ten years, many maids in the palace have grown old, and there are also many aunts. We might as well release them from the palace maids, and then choose A new maid has entered the palace to serve? ”
Zheng Yi thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes. It is up to you, the Queen, to decide this matter."
"By the way, at what age can a maid in the palace leave the palace?"
"25 years old."
"This way."
Zheng Yi said concisely and comprehensively: "All palace ladies over the age of twenty-five can leave the palace, except those who are in high positions or hold official positions."
"Before leaving the palace, you need to have your identity verified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Those who are not virgins will be released directly, while those who are virgins will stay temporarily. I am of use."
Although Lu Lin'er felt a little strange, she still nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Most of the maids in the palace were sold into the palace or kidnapped from other places. Some of them were recruited from the draft.
These beautiful girls who were dismissed either had some problems with their appearance, figure, character, IQ, etc., and were not suitable to be concubines. They could only stay in the palace to serve the emperor, concubines, princesses, etc.
Some elders who excel in a certain skill, such as embroidery, singing, dancing, or painting, can also be employed as female officials in the palace and receive generous remuneration.
Almost all the maids in the palace are looking forward to something happening with His Majesty, but the chance of flying on a branch and turning into a phoenix is very small.
Most of the palace ladies will be released from the palace when they are around 25 years old.
And this kind of palace maid, even if she is a little older, will be competed by countless people after leaving the palace.
The reason why Zheng Yi kept these virgin palace maids was very simple. Of course, it was to increase their life span!
After discussing some matters with Lu Lin'er, she then fell asleep with Lu Lin'er in her arms.
In the middle of the night, Zheng Yi suddenly felt someone approaching. When he opened his eyes, he saw Zheng Yuhuan, who was sleepy and wearing simple clothes.
"Father~Huan'er wants to sleep with you~"
Zheng Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only move some positions and motion for her to come in.
"Well, it's still comfortable in Father's arms~" (End of Chapter)