Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1855 Princess Zhaole enters Han, and the dark hand is watching

While the two were chatting, Aphrodite finished her dance, dropped her sword, and slowly walked to Wang Yu and said, "Your Majesty."

Wang Yu looked at his concubine. The weather was warm, so she was wearing thin clothes. After the intense exercise, a layer of fine sweat appeared on her body, which had a somewhat see-through effect.

Aphrodite was breathing slightly, and her body was round and trembling, which was even more charming than when she danced freely before.

Wang Yu pulled Aphrodite into his arms and asked, "I heard that the Knights of Judgment of the Holy See's Judgment Temple have a military formation that is unique in small-scale fighting. I wonder if it's true or not!"

"Your Majesty, are you interested?" Aphrodite put her arms around Wang Yu's neck and said with a bright smile.

"Of course, the Tiger Guard battle formation is mostly used for killing in the army! If it is used to guard the imperial city, it would be a bit lacking!" Wang Yu slapped it hard and admitted it openly.

The soldiers guarding the imperial city not only need to be proficient in the art of fighting and killing, but also must be proficient in small-scale battle formations, like the Jinwu Guards of the Dongyi people, which are specifically used to deal with the military formations of masters.

You know, back then, even Xing Tian didn't dare to be surrounded by the Golden Guards alone.

After all, the Jinwuwei army was an old rival. Even if they didn't copy their military formations completely after several battles, they at least learned 50% to 60% of them.

The Da Cang Imperial Guards also had similar military formations, and copied about 50% to 60% of them.

And now, Wang Yu also wants to obtain the corresponding military formation method of Xirong, take the essence of these three, integrate them into a new military formation method, and hand it over to the future Tiger Guards for training.

In other words, it is not just the Tiger Guards, but also every soldier used to guard the imperial city.

The soldiers guarding the imperial city often encountered not large-scale fighting on the battlefield, but street fighting within the city, or sieges against a small number of masters.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Boren requests to see you." While he was speaking, the eunuch Cao Zhengchun hurried into the garden and bowed to report to Wang Yu.

Cao Zhengchun was originally a eunuch in the Dacang Palace. After the fall of Huangfu Mingzhao's court, there were many twists and turns in his life, but by chance, he finally came to Huangfu Yuwei.

People of their status, generally speaking, even if they want to find someone to rely on, basically give priority to the royal family, especially these eunuchs.

However, Cao Zhengchun was secretly recruited by Wang Yu. On the surface, he was the chief eunuch on the Queen Mother's side, and the chief eunuch on Wang Yu's side was Zhao Gao. In fact, he was also Wang Yu's man in secret.

On the surface, Cao Zhengchun was not only the chief eunuch on the Queen Mother's side, but he also controlled one-third of the Sunflower Guards.

In today's palace, apart from the hidden masters, the main forces actually include three parts.

First, the military force headed by Dian Wei's Tiger Guards was mainly responsible for the exterior of the imperial city.

Second, some of Zhang Han’s secret guards.

However, the main duty of the Shadow Guards is not to guard the palace, so there are only a small number of Shadow Guards in the palace. Most of them are concentrated around Wang Yu. This part of the Shadow Guards can be regarded as an exclusive small guard for Wang Yu.

The Tiger Guards are in the open, while they are hidden in the dark.

The third one is Sunflower Guard!

There were five hundred of them, all eunuchs who had practiced the Sunflower Manual. On weekdays, they were hidden among the many ordinary eunuchs in the palace.

This technique, like the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique, is naturally nothing for martial arts practitioners, after all, it requires a ruthless blow. However, for a certain imperial power, it is a god-level technique.

After all, as long as a person can be ruthless and dare to cut off that piece of meat, he can achieve acquired or even innate results in a very short period of time.

Perhaps this technique cannot produce a true master, but it can mass-produce a group of small masters.

As for the imperial court forces, do they still lack the people who need that piece of meat?

Two-thirds of the Sunflower Guards are in the hands of Dongfang Bubai, while the remaining one-third was forcibly taken away by Huangfu Yuwei and is currently under the control of Cao Zhengchun.

It is precisely because this group of people is controlled by Cao Zhengchun that when Huangfu Yuwei asked for it, Wang Yu would agree after some "struggle".

"I have state affairs to deal with, and you must be tired, so go back to the palace and have a rest." Upon hearing the news, Wang Yu calmed down and said to the two women.

"Farewell, Your Majesty." The two girls moved in unison and bowed gracefully.

"No need to formality, sit down and talk!" Inside the hall, after the greetings, Wang Yu's attitude remained the same as always, and he treated Zhang Boren with special courtesy.

Zhang Boren, the head of the Zhang family in Hebei, is a prominent family that ranks among the top in the Yidao, just like the now-destroyed Zhong family.

The Zhang family of Hebei is also a Hebei family that followed Wang Yu very early on.

His son Zhang Xuan, after the war with the Western Rong, Wang Yu went to the academy. Among the many people in the academy, he was the one who took the initiative to surrender. At first, he was placed by Wang Yu's side to assist in military affairs, which was considered a small contribution. Later, he entered politics and now serves as a county governor.

Now, Zhang Guifang, who is in Dongyi, is actually from the Zhang family of Hebei. However, their lineage had been separated many years ago and was considered a branch family, not among the main families.

But even if he is not a member of the main family, there is more or less some blood connection.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Boren was also very respectful.

"Mr. Zhang has come to the palace. I wonder what important matter he has with me?" Wang Yu went straight to the point.

Zhang Boren once served as the Minister of Rites. Many years ago, he was a subordinate of Wang Yu's father-in-law Bai Shang. However, because of his father Ding You, he returned to Hebei.

It was during this period that Da Cang fell into complete chaos until the fall of Huangfu Mingzhao's court. Due to mourning and his health in the past two years, he did not return to the imperial capital.

Now, he was summoned by Wang Yu again and was promoted to the position of Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Rites.

Each of the six ministries has a Shangshu and two Shilangs, and the two Shilangs are regular officials.

Yuanwailang is a position outside the regular quota of Langguan, and its rank is the fifth rank. Generally speaking, most of them are idle positions, which are positions that are handed over for retirement. There are not many people who can really gain real power in this position.

Seeing Wang Yu speak directly, Zhang Boren did not say anything more. He stood up and bent his old waist. His expression became more and more natural. He took out a stack of folded books from his arms and raised his hand to present it: "Your Majesty, this is my mansion, manor, land, money and grain in Hebei. I am willing to donate them all..." Zhang Boren's sudden move surprised Wang Yu. His eyes were full of scrutiny. He stared at him and asked in surprise: "Mr. Zhang, what do you mean by this?"

Zhang Boren kept his posture, hunched over, his old waist still able to hold up, and raised a humble smile on his face: "This old minister is thinking that state affairs are not going well, the treasury is empty, and the court is short of money."

"My dear Lord Zhang, you are so loyal to the country that I am ashamed of you!" Wang Yu took a quick look at the property list and the house deed, then ordered the eunuch to return them to Zhang Boren, and sighed again.

However, his expression became serious again: "However, Minister Zhang, you should take these back. No matter how difficult the state affairs are, we should not ask an old minister to give away all his property. If the news gets out, it will make people laugh at our great court and make the world look down on us!"

Hearing this, Zhang Boren's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "I am also guilty of the enclosure of land and occupation of farmers in Hebei, and now I regret it. Rather than being investigated by Minister Di and arrested by military officials, it is better for me to offer myself up. I only ask that Your Majesty spare me the suffering of imprisonment for the sake of my decayed body..."

After hearing what Zhang Boren said, Wang Yu understood. He stood up and walked in front of him: "Lord Zhang, if you have something to say, just speak frankly. Why do you have to take this retreating approach?"

The He and Zhang families were indeed part of the group that occupied the land, but like the Bei Ming family, most of them had bought their property with real money.

At most, when troubled times come, they spend much less money on the same piece of land than under normal circumstances.

Even if there are some dirty tricks, they are basically the personal behavior of a small number of people in the family. After all, even if he is the head of the family, it is impossible for him to know everything about the family, big or small, and nothing in the family can be hidden from him.

Speaking of those who are greedy in an ugly way or even cruel, they are basically from small families or officials with no foundation. Top families like Bei Ming or big families like Zhang have no need to destroy themselves over such things.

To put it bluntly, at this point, one has some foundation and doesn't need to ruin one's reputation because of those two or three pieces.

"I dare not." Zhang Boren was not embarrassed when his trick was exposed. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief. His eyes flickered and he said respectfully, "The chaos of land grabbing should be rectified, but everything is excessive. If you use harsh punishments and impose arbitrary punishments on others, I am afraid that it will lead to even greater chaos."

"Now, in Yecheng, the officials are in turmoil and everyone is in danger. I think Your Majesty has heard about this. Your Majesty is willing to eliminate the evils, but if you go too far, the chaos will not just affect Yecheng. I hope Your Majesty will consider it."

Wang Yu looked at Zhang Boren and wondered what prompted such a slippery old fox to take the initiative to ask for permission.

"No need to be polite, Mr. Zhang. I understand your intention. Don't worry, my dear minister Di will never harm innocent people!"

Zhang Boren was also surprised by Wang Yu's straightforwardness and decisiveness. Is this emperor so easy to persuade?
Looking up, he saw Wang Yu's calm expression without blinking, and Zhang Boren was a little dazed. He thought that the emperor must have had a plan in mind.

As expected, Wang Yu said calmly: "In the past two days, I have heard about the boiling public opinion in Yecheng in the palace, and I have already decided to stop it."

"This time, I will do as you request." Wang Yu said to Zhang Boren with great respect.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhang Boren bent his old waist again.

The atmosphere between the monarch and his subjects also began to become harmonious. Wang Yu slowed down his pace, wandered for a while, raised his finger and said quietly: "The officials in the capital have also been frightened these days. My dear minister, you are highly respected and well-connected, so please comfort them for me. Tell the civil and military officials that Yecheng will not be in chaos, so that they can rest assured."

Anyway, everything that needed to be investigated in Yecheng had been investigated and everything that needed to be copied had been copied. The remaining ones were all from other places in Hebei Province. Moreover, Di Renjie had already started to deal with them. When the news was officially sent down by the cabinet to various places, and all the procedures were completed, Di Renjie and Gao Shun would be almost done.

"Yes, sir!" Zhang Boren readily agreed.

After taking his leave, Zhang Boren walked out of the palace, hunched over slightly, his face full of serious thought. It was not until he left the imperial city and got on the carriage that he sighed: "This emperor is not easy to serve."

His trip seemed to be going smoothly, but it was obvious that the emperor had intended to stop it and was just using him to make it easier.

"Go tell the old prince that everything is fine!" Zhang Boren sighed and instructed a servant beside him.

The so-called old prince he mentioned was not the prince of Dahan, but the prince of Dacang, Huangfu Wuyou. The two had a good relationship, and they were used to calling each other that in their early years, and they didn't change their words for a while.

Zhang Boren was also one of the old ministers of Da Cang. Half of the officials and noble families whose property was confiscated came from this group, including some of his good friends.

Therefore, Zhang Boren agreed to Huangfu Wuyou's request to come here to test the waters, both for the old ministers of Da Cang and for himself.

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August, the first year of Yuanshi.

The sun was shining, the grass was green, and the birds were singing. Regarding the marriage between the Golden Horde and the Han Dynasty, Meng Wu, the marching general of the Shenglandao Army of the Han Dynasty, and Shi Lang, the right general of the Tianhe Navy of the Liejing Corps, went upstream along the river to the border between Beidi and the Central Plains to meet Princess Zhaole of the Golden Horde.

In early March, Wang Yu officially established the Han Dynasty, but within a few days, in the same month, envoys from the Golden Horde arrived.

It was not until August that the princess officially entered Han.

Of course, it was because of the long distance that communication between the two sides was extremely difficult, which delayed it for half a year.

The Han Dynasty and the Golden Horde do not border each other, and there is a Great Sword Dynasty in between.

Of course, compared with the Great Sword Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has a stronger military force. In addition, the Han Dynasty has a navy, while the Great Sword does not.

Therefore, even if Shi Lang led the Tianhe navy and went upstream along the river, the Great Sword would be helpless.

Princess Zhaole and her entourage had more than 3,000 personal guards and attendants alone, all of whom followed Princess Zhaole to settle in the Han Dynasty permanently.

In addition, there are 3,000 people who are Princess Zhaole’s marriage escort delegation and guard team. They will temporarily enter the Han Dynasty, and after the marriage is over, these people will return to the Golden Horde.

In addition, there were tens of thousands of horses, cattle and sheep as dowries, as well as other types of dowries. Of course, it also included the betrothal gifts for Wang Yu, who also had a princess to marry.

In addition, there were some gifts from the Golden Horde to Wang Yu. For example, the woolly mammoths that lived in the cold north were similar to the mammoths on the Blue Planet. They were three meters tall on average, and although the Golden Horde only sent two, it was extremely difficult to transport such a huge creature.

The dowry, gifts, and accompanying personnel required a large number of warships to escort them.

Moreover, because both parties were equal, the Golden Horde brought a large amount of dowry, so Wang Yu's gift and dowry naturally could not be shabby. A large number of warships were also needed to escort these gifts.

It just so happened that Shi Lang unloaded the things on the ship and handed them over to the Golden Horde, and then transported the Golden Horde's dowry. It can be said that he came with a full load and returned with a full load.

The two groups of people who were busy with their work were unaware at this time that in an unknown corner in the distance, a group of dark shadows arrived as expected, and sent out their minions to spy on the two groups of people who were busy with their work from afar.