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Chapter 41 New Year's Eve

"Crackling..."

Amidst the endless sound of firecrackers, the new year has arrived.And because of the New Year, the court closed for [-] days, and did not start to work again until the Lantern Festival was over.

It's also rare for Lu Chengqi to have no political affairs, and he and the empress Zhou Zhiruo are in the Hall of Renming, and they are so happy that the king will not go to the early court and become a faint king for a while.But Lu Chengqi never crossed that red line, causing Zhou Zhiruo to sue him one night, making Lu Chengqi dumbfounded, so he had to tell Zhou Zhiruo about the hygiene knowledge of later generations.As a result, Lu Chengqi provoked a hornet's nest, and directly scolded Zhou Zhiruo for not being able to go to bed and being slept with.Lu Chengqi wanted to cry but had no tears, he looked up to the sky and screamed, "Why do I talk too much?"

The second day of the Lunar New Year was originally a day for folks to return to their natal homes.But Zhou Zhiruo, as a queen, naturally couldn't be like a folk woman.Then Zhou Yanhua's family can only be brought into Funing Hall, and Lu Chengqi has to accompany him there.

In fact, Lu Chengqi didn't like that kind of atmosphere, it was too weird.As the oldest one, Zhou Yanhua was humble and respectful to Lu Chengqi instead, which made Lu Chengqi feel uncomfortable.This family banquet didn't even have the slightest atmosphere.

Fortunately, Xiao Huangmen came to report, and the envoy from Goryeo asked to see him, so Lu Chengqi was able to escape.After Lu Chengqi went out, Zhou Chen said in a low voice: "Girl, have you ever slept with the emperor?"

Zhou Zhiruo blushed and shook her head.Zhou Chen frowned and said: "Could it be that he doesn't know this way? Impossible, there will be maids in the palace who will teach him..."

Zhou Zhiruo sounded like a mosquito, and said: "It is His Majesty who is considerate of my daughter, so he refuses to consummate the marriage with her."

Zhou Chen was stunned and said, "What's the point?"

Zhou Zhiruo quietly told Professor Lu Chengqi's hygiene knowledge, Zhou Chen was half-believing, and said: "You are the main palace, you must guard against the emperor's concubine, and you must not fall out of favor. It is best to have a son and a half for the emperor, so as to strengthen your health." Your status. Don't be shy, mother is telling you to be serious..."

At this moment, Lu Chengqi had already met the Goryeo envoy from the later Bangzi Kingdom. After the guests of honor sat down, the Goryeo envoy said: "Xiaobang, come and congratulate Shangbang. May your majesty live forever and live forever. These are some Goryeo envoys. Special product, please accept it with the emperor of Shangbang."

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "I didn't expect that you are a Korean, but you can speak Chinese quite fluently. This Korean ginseng, I will accept it with a smile. Later, I will also ask someone to prepare some local products for you to take back."

The Koryo envoy thought that the local products that Lu Chengqi mentioned were historical gold and silver treasures, so he smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, you are welcome. I think that I, Koryo, have always admired the culture of the Celestial Dynasty, and the Chinese characters and Chinese have been used as official languages ​​in the past dynasties. It's not surprising to speak Chinese." As everyone knows, the special products that Lu Chengqi mentioned are really local products, if the Korean envoy knows, will he vomit three liters of blood?

Lu Chengqi also knew the origin of the Bangzi Kingdom, thinking of the thick-skinned No. [-] Bangzi Kingdom in the future, Lu Chengqi felt a little funny.But in this era, Goryeo and Dashun have always been allies. If they abandon Goryeo and turn their heads to surrender to the Liao Kingdom, it will be bad.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and they were probably talking about some romantic and far-fetched things, and then they slowly brought it to the point.The envoy of Goryeo, surnamed Cui and given name Jiean, learned Han culture from an early age and spoke Chinese more smoothly than his hometown dialect.He said, "Your Majesty, Xiaowang of Xiabang would like to know, what is Shangbang's attitude towards Liao Kingdom?"

Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "Needless to say, the Liao Kingdom is in harmony with me, and they are incompatible! Once I have a dynasty, I will definitely fight to the death with the Liao Kingdom."

Cui Jie'an said solemnly: "Recently, the Liao Kingdom has frequently attacked our Koryo border, and the Koryo soldiers and civilians are very willing to resist. However, our Koryo land is barren and the production is not abundant, so it is difficult to resist alone. If the state does not help, I am afraid that our Koryo will resist. It won't be long..."

Lu Chengqi laughed in his heart: "You guys, who doesn't know your greed for land? You said it nicely, I'm afraid those so-called sneak attacks didn't hurt you at all, did they? It's just a banner to eat and eat Here comes your covetousness for the land of Liaodong. Who who has read history doesn’t know? It’s just that you couldn’t do anything about the Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom, or the Yuan Dynasty, so you had no choice but to guard the Yalu River. Look at how much you invaded in the Ming Dynasty. Liaodong land? Sure enough, it is a wolf's ambition, so we have to guard against it."

Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi said: "With Dashun holding back the army of the Liao Kingdom for you, you can rest assured that the Liao Kingdom does not dare to attack Goryeo. If they dare to drive their troops straight in, I, Dashun, will definitely form a relationship with you." We will wipe them out on the banks of the Yalu River!"

Cui Jie'an's heart skipped a beat. He knew that the little emperor was not easy to fool around, so he had no choice but to lower his face and said, "Gorea's harvest has been poor for years, and the people can't get rid of it. In addition, the Liao Kingdom sends troops to attack from time to time, and the people of Goryeo are miserable. Does your Majesty... ..."

Speaking of this, Lu Chengqi suddenly wailed: "Ambassador Cui, you don't know something. Dashun is not going well this year. In the first half of the year, the Yellow River broke its embankment and hundreds of thousands of people were homeless. I don't know why My hair is grey. So far, the flood of the Yellow River has not been contained. In the next spring, the people on the banks of the Yellow River will lose their fields. I can’t even imagine how they will live. Every time I think about it, I feel Shame on the common people of the world..."

Cui Jie'an looked at Lu Chengqi's black hair, and didn't believe his words at all, but he had to express his position: "Shangbang knows a little bit about the difficulties of Shangbang. It's just..."

Lu Chengqi sealed his words and said, "Ambassador Cui needn't worry. As long as there is a bumper harvest in the coming year, I will definitely provide food aid to Korea!"

After what Cui Jiean wanted to say was sealed by Lu Chengqi, he opened his mouth a few times without knowing what to say, and finally he could only say bitterly: "Thank you, Your Majesty..." and left the Chui Gong Palace.

After sending Cui Jie'an away, Lu Chengqi withdrew his smile and ordered with a gloomy face: "Order, order Feng Chengping, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, to enter the palace immediately to have an audience!"

Feng Chengping, who was over fifty years old, took advantage of the New Year to flirt with his concubine at home, and he almost fell out of his pants when he was yelled at by Xiao Huangmen.In embarrassment, he changed into his official uniform, handed Guantong money to Xiao Huangmen, and asked for news: "Eunuch Huang, I don't know why His Majesty invited me to see you, why?"

Eunuch Huang pushed the money back, and said calmly: "It seems that Master Feng has even forgotten the rules set by His Majesty, don't you want our family to tell His Majesty about this incident?"

Feng Chengping put the money back into his sleeve with a smile, and said: "Eunuch Huang is really clean, it's because I forgot about it."

Eunuch Huang said indifferently: "Your Majesty is very unhappy, our family can only tell you so much, what is the specific matter, you go to see His Majesty, and you will naturally know..."

Feng Chengping put on a smiley face and said: "I'm in trouble, father-in-law..." But he thought in his heart: "Could it be that this father-in-law doesn't like the old man making out with his concubine? That's right, this father-in-law is not a normal man, so he will inevitably have some grudges. The old man is also a ghost, It's good that someone from the palace came to proclaim adultery during the day, otherwise I don't know where to put my face..."

Eunuch Huang led Feng Chengping from Xuande Gate, through Daqing Gate, through the palace wall path, to the front of the Chuigong Hall, and said: "Your Majesty is waiting for you inside, Mr. Feng, please!"

Feng Chengping hurriedly tidied up his official uniform, and felt that there was nothing inappropriate, so he took big strides and followed the small yellow gate to the front of the Chuigong Hall.

(End of this chapter)