Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 196 I am your dear little lady.

Changsun Tao's face was expressionless and showed no reaction, but his ears still turned red quietly: "Be reserved, Princess, don't lose your restraint."

The corners of Yu Qinghuan's lips curled up, and her eyes curved into crescent moons: "If you hold all the beauties in the world in your arms, it doesn't matter if you lose your modesty. Your lord, I don't even have to lose my face."

Changsun Tao shook off Yu Qinghuan's hand and walked to the annex first.

Yu Qinghuan followed: "Your Majesty, wait for your dear little lady, wait for your sweetheart sweetmeat, wait..."

Changsun Tao trembled and seemed to be shivering.

Yu Qinghuan pretended not to see it and trotted to catch up. However, she did not dare to run too hard for fear of smashing the persimmon, so she tried her best not to catch up with Chang Sun Tao.

The villa is very quiet, nestled in a pine forest, with bamboo planted around it. It is simple but very elegant.

With Cang Wu and Cang He on guard, nothing happened in the annex, it was very peaceful.

When Changsun Tao wasn't paying attention, Yu Qinghuan took out a persimmon and gave one to each of Cang Wu and the others, and then carried the basket on his back to Changsun Tao's yard.

"Pack it up and go back to the capital tomorrow." Changsun Tao took off his muddy boots and threw them aside. He walked into the house barefoot, changed into a pair of silk shoes, and reached out to pick up the persimmons Yu Qinghuan was carrying.

Yu Qinghuan didn't listen to his words. All she could think about was Chang Sun Tao's feet: so white, with clear joints, so beautiful.

Yu Qinghuan just stared at Chang Sun Tao's feet, making a grown man named Chang Sun Tao feel uncomfortable.

"Princess, do you want to smell it?" Changsun Tao looked at Yu Qinghuan with a half-smile, probably raising his foot to let Yu Qinghuan smell it at any time.

Yu Qinghuan frowned and said with disgust: "Hey, Prince Qi, you are so disgusting."

Changsun Tao took the basket and glanced at her: "Then why are you still looking at my feet like a puppy staring at bones?"

Yu Qinghuan took a persimmon and said: "Seeing the prince's feet, I thought of the time when I was in Jingzhou with my grandfather, there were farmers carrying herbs on their backs to sell in the shop. Those honest farmers wore straw sandals. Although The body is tanned, but the feet are very white. My grandfather said that they often have to work in the fields, so their feet are soaked and turned white."

Changsun Tao frowned: "You compare me with those reckless men?"

Yu Qinghuan said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with the reckless people? Like all the good people in this world, they make a living with their own hands. They neither steal nor rob. They live an aboveboard life."

Changsun Tao touched his nose and said meaningfully: "Thank you for the compliment, Princess."

"Shameless, the prince deserves it." Yu Qinghuan sat on the guardrail of the corridor, looking up at the sky, "Can I stay here for a few more days?"

Changsun Tao said: "There will be an important exam in the court the day after tomorrow. There are some things that I have to go back to make arrangements for." Yu Qinghuan frowned: "Isn't there an exam in various states and counties the day after tomorrow? The exams in each province will be held in February next year at the earliest. Isn't it possible that the exams in various states and counties will be held the next day? Is it also worthy of your personal attention, Your Majesty?"

Changsun Tao said: "Xie Yun has sent news that the Enke will be held on the ninth day of August this year, and a martial arts examination will be held to urgently select suitable talents to join the army."

"Is this the result that Gu Huaijun strives for?" Yu Qinghuan turned around and straddled the railing with her legs, "or did His Majesty have a plan in advance?"

Changsun Tao sat next to her: "Gu Huaijun, that kid, it's impossible to make him obedient. Of course, he also deserves credit for this decision. But after all, Gu Huaijun was just an inducement. He wanted to place his own in every state and county this morning. Manpower, for example, the county has a hundred guards, who can command from 500 to 5000 men, and the state has a thousand guards, who can command between [-] and [-] men. These troops will be directly responsible to the emperor and will not be incorporated into any army. , but not under the orders of any officials, but only obey the orders of the emperor."

Yu Qinghuan said in surprise: "Don't the emperor already have two groups of personal soldiers, the Yulin Army and the Jinwu Guard? Why do you still want to have a hundred guards and a thousand guards?"

Changsun Tao said: "What you said is not completely right. The Yulin Army and the Jinwu Guards were two institutions established when Chengzu founded the country. The Yulin Army was responsible for guarding the capital and was included in the capital garrison establishment. The Jinwu Guards were responsible for guarding the imperial city. Although from now on Personally lead, but they are only responsible for the security of the imperial city and cannot serve the emperor."

Yu Qinghuan said: "I am crazy about wanting power. In this way, the power of the whole country will be concentrated in the hands of one person. But there are also big disadvantages. These people can be regarded as the emperor's minions, but It is impossible to determine whether these minions are good or bad. If they have evil intentions, they may become a sharp blade to attack the official system. Moreover, they are directly responsible to the emperor. There is no one who can check and balance them. If they become arrogant, don't you even have to be ignored? In your eyes?"

Changsun Tao raised his lips: "This is what I want. Now that I am over [-] years old, my energy is not as strong as before, and the ministers below have become more and more powerful after two dynasties or decades of accumulation. For example, Prime Minister Yu, now he gradually feels that he cannot control his ministers, so he has no choice but to think of this method."

Yu Qinghuan said silently: "An incompetent emperor will consolidate his throne through centralization of power. If this Hundred Guards and Thousand Guards are not used improperly, Da Qin will be finished by him sooner or later."

Changsun Tao said: "Although what you say is correct, please don't talk nonsense, Princess. You must know that walls have ears."

Yu Qinghuan rolled her eyes at Changsun Tao and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Changsun Tao said: "Of course, we have to put our own people in it."

Yu Qinghuan frowned: "The emperor's decision has probably been planned for a long time, and Gu Huaijun's hot-blooded servant gave the emperor an opportunity. The emperor must have already chosen the candidate, so he put Enke's time at a later date. You have time. Are you going to put people in there?"

Changsun Tao said: "Who said that manpower must be placed among his own people? It would be easier to grab the people from Jinshang. Today's affairs are busy, and he must not have much time to manage them. He will definitely entrust someone he trusts to help him manage them. .”

Yu Qinghuan waved his hand: "No, no, the people he trusts today may not be his princes, but maybe the chamberlains around him. Can those chamberlains be bought after they have been with him for a long time?"

Changsun Tao secretly smiled: "Princess, you have such a big appetite that you actually set your target on the top leader. How eye-catching is it to bribe the top leader? Sometimes the cornerstone of the building is more important. You will know when the time comes."

Yu Qinghuan touched his chin: "King Qi, I have an idea that the second-in-command under the first-in-command will not be filled by someone with no foundation. His Majesty will probably choose some dandy children from high-ranking families. The dandy is so arrogant that even the Emperor dares to provoke him. Secondly, even if they do cause trouble, the family will take care of it first and the trouble will not be brought to the Emperor's head."

Changsun Tao flicked Yu Qinghuan's nose: "My princess's little head is quite clever sometimes."

(End of this chapter)