The devil is coming

Chapter 353 Pillar Stone
When Xue San on the side heard this, he did not feel how shameless his master was, but suggested:
"Your Majesty, our General Military Mansion will be built near the north gate. We will do it this way for future publicity. Willing to live and die with Xue Guan, the Zheng family will guard the country's gate!"
No matter how shameless the idea is, as long as it is carried under the banner of righteousness, it will instantly give people a "pleasant" feeling.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes."
General Zheng follows the good deeds.
Then, as if he thought of something again, he said:
"San'er, tomorrow you will take a group of people to the snowfield to welcome the eldest prince back."
"Yes, my subordinate understands."
The eldest prince has successfully completed his mission. During the defense of the city, there was no fighting in the north of Xuehaiguan, which greatly supported the defense of the south.
Zheng Fan looked at the snowy fields to the north and said with some emotion:
"Since I woke up from this world, I have either been eating sand in the west or crossing snowfields in the north. The only time I went south was when I followed Li Fusheng to attack the Kingdom of Qian.
No matter how majestic the solitary smoke in the desert and the setting sun in the snowy fields have been for a long time, I have become a little tired of seeing them. I really want to go to the south of the Yangtze River to see the small bridges and flowing water. "
People are so dissatisfied. After meeting their material needs for survival, they begin to pursue spiritual enjoyment.
In the past two years, I have either been beheading people or walking on the road to behead people. I am used to seeing the heroism, but I want to experience the real "cultural" atmosphere.
"This is easy to handle, my lord. After you settle down here, you and Si Niang can secretly go to the south of the Yangtze River to have fun. It's just a honeymoon.
Anyway, the sky is high here and the emperor is far away, whether you are here or not..."
Xue San paused and continued:
"When you are here, we feel at ease. When you are not here, we will work hard to help you maintain the situation."
"Let's talk about it later. It's not convenient for me to go to Jiangnan with my status."
In the past, when I was still guarding Cuiliu Fort, it didn't matter. If I really wanted to defect to Qian Country, it would be easy.
But now, when the imperial court rewards him for his merits, he will have to become the commander-in-chief of Xue Customs. With this position and official position, it is really difficult to secretly go to Jiangnan, the country of Qian.
After all, the quality and level of Qianguo Yinjiawei are obvious to all.
"By the way, Lord, I have asked Ali to take the prisoners to start work. The outside of the city wall must be cleaned up first, and then the damaged wall must be repaired.
And there, there, there,
They all need to be repaired again. Alas, the amount of work is quite large, so we must seize the time first. "
The repairs Xue San mentioned were, first, the Snow Customs itself, and second, the northern defense line relying on the Snow Customs. Since he was going to take over, he had to go through it all over again.
This is a huge project and cannot be delayed. After all, after the soldiers and civilians of Shengle City move here, the following construction must focus on people's livelihood.
Twenty thousand savage laborers may seem like a lot, but after all, the amount of work is here, so it may not be enough.
We can only wait until the blind man brings Shengle's soldiers and civilians over in the future. After the troops are renovated, they can then find a way to get more labor from Xueyuan.
Any primitive accumulation is accompanied by the extraction of blood and sweat. Either you have to exploit others, or you have to exploit your own people.
Fortunately, Snow Customs is close to the snowfield. After the barbarian army entering the customs is "burned to the ground", there will basically be no more troublesome forces in the snowfield in a short period of time, which is suitable for myself to suppress and plunder.
"San'er, try to build it better and be more attentive."
"Yes, my lord, I know this."
"After it's built, we won't leave if we fight for it."
"Okay, my lord."
.........
The dust has settled for the time being at General Zheng's place over at Snow Customs.
However, due to the distance,
The wind of the Battle of Wangjiang,
I just blew back to Yan Kingdom.
The Yan State, from the princes in the court and His Majesty to the common people, are all looking forward to the results on the front line.
It's like a main dish that whets your appetite before it's served.
First, Wangjiang was defeated miserably, and everyone worked hard to get revenge;
Then the Marquis of Jingnan refused to obey the order, and several eunuchs who delivered the order died one after another, but they still did not move. When the Marquis of Jingnan finally left for the front line, there was no movement on the front line for a while.
Hot blood doesn't last long.
When time slowly piles up, people's patience begins to be gradually worn away, replaced by anxiety and uneasiness.
Everyone can actually accept failure once;
But if it fails a second time, the problem will be really big.
Various speculations began to spread among the people, and there were all kinds of theories.
Even in the court, there was an undercurrent surging.
but,
After Emperor Yan directly ordered the confiscation of a minister's home, the courtiers calmed down after understanding His Majesty's attitude.
The minister was so stubborn that he actually wrote a letter to advise Emperor Yan to be careful about the Marquis of Jingnan using his hand to conquer the army. When he was in Yingdu, he directly negotiated peace with the barbarians of Chu and established himself in the land of the Three Jins!
You can say that the minister is thinking purely from the perspective of the Ji family and His Majesty, or you can say that he is making political speculation.
After all, from the moment Marquis Jingnan refused to accept the imperial edict, anyone with a discerning eye could smell the relationship between Marquis Jingnan and His Majesty. The iron triangle in which three people once led the Zhenbei Army and Jingnan Army cavalry into the palace,
Not so solid anymore.
But Emperor Yan is Emperor Yan after all.
He is not the kind of emperor who can be beguiled by slander.
The minister who submitted the letter had his home confiscated and was exiled.
I encountered robbers on my way into exile and was killed.
God knows that there have been frequent wars in Dayan in the past few years, and it has almost reached the point where even the immoral people who break shoes will be arrested and enlisted in the army. Where do the robbers come from?
Are you determined to attack the exiled minister's team?
But His Majesty used this very clear attitude and decisive gesture to tell his ministers that he trusted Tian Wujing. How the battle was fought was Tian Wujing's business, and he would not dictate from behind.
But despite this,
The wind on the bright side has been suppressed,
But the undercurrent is still raging.
Ma stepped on the clan and eliminated a large number of clan forces, but it was almost impossible to absolutely eliminate them physically and mentally.
In the past few years, many people know how terrifying the anger and dissatisfaction that has been suppressed through various forced centralization methods is.
But because of several consecutive great victories that opened up new territories and expanded the territory, the power of the Emperor was consolidated, so many people dared to be angry but dared not speak out.
And once Wangjiang is defeated again, the contradictions that have been covered up by continuous external victories will be completely uncontrollable.
……
Prince Ji Chenglang walked into the harem. He wanted to visit his mother, the current empress.
"Greetings to the Crown Prince!"
"Greetings to the Crown Prince!"
All the eunuchs and maids knelt down and saluted the prince respectfully.
In this palace, the biggest sun is naturally His Majesty;
The moon is naturally the queen;
Under the sun and moon, the most noble person is naturally the prince.
The prince waved his hand and motioned for them to leave.
He walked into the dormitory himself without asking anyone to inform him.
It stands to reason that the relationship between mother and son is actually a courtesy between monarch and minister, and it is absolutely impossible for them to be introduced directly without communication.
But the problem now is, Queen, you can't pass it on.
After walking in,
The prince saw his mother, accompanied by two nuns, sitting on the edge of the bed. Her hair was a little messy and her clothes were a little wrinkled.
"My son, please greet the queen mother."
The prince knelt down politely.
After kneeling for a while, seeing that his mother did not speak, the prince slowly stood up again, looked at a nun beside him, and said:
"Mother is feeling unwell again?"
In the palace, it was naturally impossible to say that his mother was crazy.
The nun immediately bowed and replied:
"To tell you what the prince is saying, your Majesty was fine last night, but this morning... maybe she had the nightmare again last night."
The prince heard this and nodded.
When he looked at his mother again, he found that his mother was also looking at him.
The prince took the initiative to take a few steps forward, wanting to hold his mother's hand and talk to her to give her some comfort.
Heaven is ruthless,
But the Queen Empress only has one son, the Prince, so the relationship between mother and son is indeed excellent.
As a daughter of the Tian family, she has been protected by her father and relatives since she was a child. After entering the palace and marrying the emperor, it has always been smooth sailing.
Furthermore, Emperor Yan was a man of great talent and strategy externally, but internally, towards his own family, he was somewhat cold-tempered.
Therefore, there is rarely a fight for favor in the harem. After all, with such a majesty, it is impossible to fight for favor or the qualification to be the mother of the world.
Therefore, the Queen has always been very indifferent. After having a son, she was very concerned about it. Three-thirds of it fell on Your Majesty, but seven parts fell on her son.
Who knows,
When the prince just approached the bed,
The queen suddenly trembled,
He waved his arms and shouted:
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, don't kill me!!!!!!!!"
The smile on the prince's face froze.
He began to retreat, and as he retreated, the queen's mood gradually stabilized, and several nuns were comforting the queen.
"Daddy, daddy, grandma, grandma..."
The Queen leaned against the bed a little dullly, muttering with dull eyes.
The prince took a deep breath,
right fist,
Start to hold on tight,
But slowly let go.
This is the inner palace. He can express his anger and dissatisfaction, but everything needs to be within a certain degree.
The queen murmured:
"Adi, Adi, Wu Jing, no, no, those are our parents, Adi, no..."
"Take good care of your mother."
"Yes, His Royal Highness."
"Yes, His Royal Highness."
The prince walked out of Fengjia Palace in one breath, biting his lips tightly.
Several eunuchs around him, even Li Yinglian, were too embarrassed to show off at this time.
But at this moment, in the corridor outside the palace, a group of eunuchs and maids began to cheer, as if they were running to tell each other something happy.
Before Li Yinglian could ask, someone shouted from the other side:
"Great victory, great victory, great victory for Jingnan Hou Wangjiang, killing a hundred thousand savages!!!!!!"
The prince looked a little gloomy,
Started to pull up forcefully,
face,
It caused a smile,
Simultaneously,
He waved his hand,
He shouted to the few chambermaids and Li Yinglian around him:
"Okay, Marquis Jingnan is worthy of being my Great Yanzhu Stone!!!"
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good night.
(End of this chapter)