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Chapter 345

After a while, Emperor Changxing's headache subsided a bit, "What is the emperor's aunt doing now?"

whee!

"Returning to Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness Princess Yiguang has been entertaining grandchildren in the Zhen Guogong Mansion, sharing a family relationship."

Have grandchildren?

Emperor Changxing nodded expressionlessly, "Apart from the eldest son Huo Qing, how many sons of the 'English' generation are there in the Duke of Zhen Guo?"

Chang Lu was slightly taken aback.

He quickly lowered his eyes, but there was a chuckle on his lips.

"Your Majesty, this old servant has always been by your side. It can be said that he doesn't hear anything outside the window, and only knows how to serve His Majesty."

"What's going on outside the palace... the leader of the Jinlin Guard, Mr. Du, knows better."

"Tell Du Ziming!"

Not long after, the commander of Jin Linwei arrived in a hurry.

Du Ziming took a peek at Changlu who was behind Emperor Changxing, and saw that the old eunuch's expression was as usual, and he couldn't see anything unusual at all, so he couldn't help being a little dazed.

It seems that nothing major or important has happened in Xingji City recently.

Dazed to be dazed, he still saluted quickly, "My minister Du Ziming has seen His Majesty."

"Du Aiqing, what's the current situation in Zhen Guogong's mansion?"

Du Ziming breathed a sigh of relief, "Return to Your Majesty, everything in Zhen Guogong's mansion is as usual. The shopping and servants coming and going in and out of the mansion are the same as usual."

Ok?
Emperor Changxing murmured vaguely.

Du Ziming's heart skipped a beat, and he hurried on.

"The eldest son Huo Qing spends most of his time at the residence practicing martial arts or studying the art of war, and occasionally comes out to make friends with him. As for His Royal Highness, since the old Duke passed away, he has rarely shown his face in front of outsiders."

"Most of the other masters in the house are female relatives. Except for going home to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year, they basically don't go out of the house."

Emperor Changxing nodded, "How many generals are there in the Duke of Zhen's mansion who can lead the army?"

Du Ziming was taken aback, and quickly made up his mind.

"Returning to Your Majesty, except for the eldest son, all the males over the age of 14 from the main line of the Duke's Mansion are guarding the border at the Yanfeng Fortress. There are still three generals in the 'Cun' generation, and only two major generals in the 'Ying' generation. "

Emperor Changxing gently pressed the dragon case, "If you add Huo Qing, then there are six people in the main line. What about the other collateral and in-laws?"

Du Ziming's heart was pounding, and he was so frightened that he was sweating profusely.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Zhen Guo Duke's Mansion has been established for more than [-] years, and the number of collateral members of the Huo family is huge. There are more than [-] members in Xingluo's hometown alone. I need some time to sort it out."

He swallowed, "As for Huo's in-laws..."

That's more.

Emperor Changxing rubbed his forehead before he realized it.

"No need to check."

"The war in Western Xinjiang is tense. The Duke of Zhen has sacrificed a lot of men for the country in the past two years. I just want to ask about the specific situation..."

Du Ziming twitched the corners of his mouth, and leaned down even lower, "My minister obeys the order!"

"Go back."

Soon there were only Emperor Changxing and Changlu left in the Imperial Study Room.

"Your Majesty," the old eunuch brought over the tea, "It can be said that all the tribes in Xiliang have come out in full force this time, and the pressure on the fortress and Dingxi County has doubled. Should we consider adding more troops to support?"

"Supporting more troops?" Emperor Changxing shook his head, "No need."

Dingxi County is just such a small area, and if there are too many soldiers, they will not be able to deploy to fight. It is a waste of food.

"Didn't I send the Yanhui and Yingling legions over last year? I believe they can hold the frontier."

Speaking of the legion, Emperor Changxing subconsciously looked at the map of Baekje placed on the dragon case.

"How is Baekje now? Where did Xingluo go?"

These days he has a splitting headache from time to time, and often sleepless nights.Being mentally exhausted, I really don't know the situation of Baekje.

"Your Majesty, General Wei sent his forward deputy general Ren Ningren to lead troops into Baekje in early March. A few days ago, General Ren cooperated with the Baekje defenders to wipe out [-] Japanese pirates near the east coast."

snort!
"That's all?" Emperor Changxing was very dissatisfied.

With the ability of the Starfall Legion, how dare they kill a mere [-] enemies to repay their credit?
"Where's Wei Junqian?"

"Your Majesty," Chang Lu grinned again, "According to what the military supervisor said, Baekje is just a barbarian country, and there are almost no decent post roads from east to west."

"In order to ensure the army's logistics supplies in autumn and winter, General Wei is sending people to expand the post road and urge Beiguan to build warships. When the two are ready, he will lead the army to attack the Japanese pirates."

Building roads, building ships?

Emperor Changxing rubbed his forehead again, his eyes were gloomy.

Fortunately, building roads is not a one-day job.I'm afraid that before Wei Junqian finished building the ship, it would be time for the Starfall Legion to switch defenses.

"Come here, pass on my will immediately."

"Before July [-]th, Wei Junqian must lead everyone from Xingluo to Baekje to completely defeat the pirates. There must be no mistakes!"

"Yes!" Not long after, the messenger hurried north with the imperial decree.

Emperor Changxing took a sip of ginseng tea, "How are Jinlongtan and King Ming doing now?"

The imperial study room was quiet, no one made a sound.

"Changlu?"

"The old slave is here." Chang Lu quickly regained his composure.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates have been launching large-scale attacks on Jinlongtan for months. Fortunately, Zhongyong Bo Xiaozheng led the soldiers to build a powerful anti-landing fortification. The Japanese pirates were not able to submit, and they suffered heavy casualties after repeated defeats."

"There are less than 3 people guarding such a large port, and the Japanese pirates can't attack it?" Emperor Changxing was a little unbelievable.

Chang Lu's eyes are a bit bigger.

cough!
He coughed lightly.

"Your Majesty, it is a good thing that the pirates failed to break through Uncle Xiao's defense."

If it is breached, then nine out of ten soldiers of the [-] East Sea barrier will be wiped out.

Emperor Changxing nodded, moving his eyes back and forth on the map expressionlessly, "It's a good thing!"

"As expected of the Xiao family who founded the Eastern Sea Barrier..."

As he spoke, he was a little lost.

More than 40 years ago, the old Duke of the Xiao family died of illness.The newly appointed Lord Protector fell off his horse when he went out to fight, and cried and refused to lead the troops to fight.

The old emperor at that time was the father of Emperor Changxing.

In a fit of rage, he directly demoted Xiao's Duke Huguo's mansion to the current uncle's mansion, and even beat the cowardly Huguogong with forty sticks.

The poor protector was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, he was beaten to death with a military stick, and died in the end...

This is an external statement.

"Prince." Emperor Changxing suddenly remembered his father's thin face before he died.

"Since the founder of the country, His Majesty Taizu founded our Yunchui Empire, do you know that there have always been four deep-rooted forces in the empire?"

"My son is clear."

The first is the Zhenguo Mansion, which guards the fortress in Yanzhen; the second is the invincible Xingluo Legion;

However, the Taishi Mansion does not have military power in its hands, so it can be ignored.

Ugh.

The old emperor let out a long sigh.

"They are indeed the pillars of the empire, and at the same time, they are a serious problem for our Chen royal family."

"Ten years ago, strong neighbors from all sides invaded collectively. All the border guards couldn't spare their hands."

"I originally thought this was a huge opportunity. I just wanted to take advantage of the younger generation of the Five Kingdoms in the South to destroy the Huguogong Mansion and the Zhenguo Gongfu in one fell swoop, so as to leave an empire that is easier to control for my Chen royal family."

"It's a pity that things backfired. The strength in the south is still too small, and only the Xiao family, the Duke's Mansion, was destroyed. And with the desperate efforts of other generals, the Duke's Mansion was reduced to the Bo Mansion..."

Thinking about it, Emperor Changxing shook his head.

There was another burst of intense pain in my head, and it even made a ding-dong sound like sloshing water.

laugh!
He gasped, but his eyes were fixed on the Baekje Peninsula.

The Xiao family has no prestige in the East China Sea barrier.

As for the more than 300 million Japanese pirates who have no way out, it should be no problem to eat the [-] Starfall Legion.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Changxing came back to his senses and looked at the worried confidant eunuch in front of him.

He struggled to sit up straight, and the dignified majesty of the emperor returned to him.

"I am getting old, my body has been ill for a long time, and my energy is not as good as before. For the long-term stability of the empire, I immediately drafted an order to recall King Qi from Baekje, and at the same time ordered Si Tian to monitor and count auspicious days to establish a prince."

(End of this chapter)