Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 446 The New Woman Enters the Palace (2)
In the evening, in Qiu Yunxuan, where the palace lanterns were shining brightly, the female official Chonghua, wearing a cloak and cloak, walked to the bedroom in the snowy sky, and handed Lu Kai's secret letter to Concubine Jiang.

Concubine Jiang opened it and took a closer look, knowing that Lu Kai didn't want to go out of Beijing, so she transferred to the border gate, her face immediately sank.

"Your Majesty, what does Lord Lu mean? The king ordered him to purge all the troops outside the pass, can he do it?" Chonghua stepped forward and asked.

"Lu Kai doesn't understand military affairs at all. He doesn't have that ability. The capital is his lair. If he doesn't serve the king, do you think this Lord Lu can still guarantee the favor?" Concubine Jiang pouted contemptuously.

"Mother, in this case, why did Cheng Rong suggest that Lu Kai go out of Beijing to patrol the border?" Chong Hua asked puzzled.

"This is Cheng Rong's cunning. He wants to capture the old people, so that the military power at the border will naturally fall under Baosi's party feathers. As long as Baosi has the military power, is he afraid of Lu Kai turning over?" Concubine Jiang gritted her teeth and said. .

"Then madam, what should we do? Can we just watch An Tong succeed Quetu in charge of the frontier army? There are more than dozens of courtiers leaning on us in the court, and there is no one who can compare with Quetu's entourage back then." ?” Chonghua said unconvinced.

"Of course there are people who are more suitable than An Tong and Lu Kai to lead the frontier army!" Concubine Jiang said with brows.

"Maybe there is a suitable candidate for your empress?" Chonghua said with his eyes brightened.

"The most suitable candidate is none other than our Great Zhou Emperor, Your Majesty." Concubine Jiang flicked the gold-encrusted finger protector on her hand, and couldn't help but smile strangely.

In the evening, Minggong finished processing the memorial from the Shuilong Shuren Palace. When he heard that Lu Kai took the initiative to write a letter, requesting to be removed from the post of border commander and to give up the errand of leading troops to the border, he couldn't help being furious and ordered to summon the cabinet minister Cheng Rong, Song Yan, Zhou Tong and others went to Shuilong Shuren Hall to discuss matters.

After a long while, Cheng Rong and others entered the hall to pay their respects. Ming Gong looked at the important officials in the hall. Not only did several members of the cabinet arrive, but even Lu Wang Chuxiu and Hua Guogong Fang Jin also stood in line, facing everyone. Announced: "The cabinet minister Lu Kai has been in the court for many years and is not familiar with war, so he voluntarily asked to be relieved of the border commander's post. Look, besides Lu Kai, who else in the court is competent? If there is still no one , the widow handed over the commanding seal to An Tong."

Everyone looked at each other and talked a lot, but they couldn't tell the reason. Ming Gong stared at the crowd and couldn't help but said in great disappointment: "Could it be that there are more than a hundred courtiers in this court, are they all idiots who only know how to eat the emperor's food?":
"I want to report to my father, my minister has a suitable candidate." At this time, the majestic King Lu Chuxiu said in Lie Lang's voice.

"Xiu'er, tell me, who is it?" Ming Gong asked in surprise.

"My minister believes that border defense matters are related to the country's destiny, and only the emperor himself acts as the commander-in-chief, patrolling the border and rewarding the army, which is the Zhou ritual!" Chu Xiu said righteously.

Chuxiu's words made Ming Gong suddenly elated, he looked at the eldest son in surprise, and couldn't help saying with a pleasing expression: "Chuxiu, although the Son of Heaven is most qualified to command the frontier army, but how can I have the time to patrol the border and command the army? ?”

"Reporting to my father, my ministers thought that the emperor's majesty, with the emperor's sage, can govern the world. As long as my father takes half of the court to patrol Hulao Pass, command the military on the spot, and handle government affairs at any time, naturally he will not It will delay political affairs, after the king returns to Beijing, the authority of the commander-in-chief is still there, and the king can appoint a prince to patrol the border instead of him." Chu Xiu was eloquent.

"Okay! Xiu'er, it seems that you have made great progress in these years, and I have granted your request to be the Marshal of the border, and go out to patrol the border!" Ming Gong was overjoyed, and he agreed with his beard.

"My lord, something big happened in the previous dynasty! Now in the Shuilong Shuren Palace, His Royal Highness the King of Lu suggested that the king should be the Grand Marshal of the border, personally control the military power of the border, and is going to take the officials and the concubines of the harem to Hulao Pass Patrol the frontier and show off!" The quiet and fragrant Jianjia Palace passed through the dark shadow and bamboo forest, and the anxious Axi lifted the pearl curtain, came to Baosi and bowed his body to report.

Bao Si put down the scroll in her hand, her eyes sparkled and she said, "Axi, this idea must have been suggested by Concubine Jiang behind the scenes to instigate King Lu, so it doesn't matter, the king's return to military power is the general trend."

"But my lord, have you ever thought that once the king decides to drive around the border, he must bring the female family members of the whole palace with him to show his grandeur. In this way, the three beautiful women who have not met the king before can have The chance is to serve the king personally." Axi said eagerly.

"Well, one of the intentions of Concubine Jiang's bad idea is this. In addition, Wang Shanglai personally led the border guards, which not only made up for Lu Kai's weakness, but also took the opportunity to rule out the existence of An Tong. Kill two birds with one stone." Bao Si frowned.

"Then my lord, what should I do now? Do you want those beautiful girls to follow you?" Axi asked worriedly.

"At the moment, we can only make the best use of the situation and let the beautiful girl follow the palace rules and serve the holy driver. After all, Concubine Jiang has continued to spread rumors outside, create chaos, and maliciously slander, saying that this palace cannot tolerate other concubines and is cruel. Poison, Axi, don't you think so?" Bao Si raised her brows at Axi, and said gigglingly.

A Xi couldn't help but chuckled and said: "These guys just enjoy spreading rumors and making bad people famous. What do you want to do with them? What should we do, what else are we going to do."

"Well, Axi, say yes, then let's prepare for the Holy Majesty's western tour." Bao Si nodded in satisfaction.

Arriving at Laba in a blink of an eye, Ming Gong issued an order to mobilize 5000 imperial guards, and Luan Yiwei prepared a grand and gorgeous guard of honor, surrounded by Long Lun and Feng Lun, as well as the sedan chairs of various palaces, the chariots and horses of princes and ministers, A team of about [-] people set off from the capital in mighty force and went straight to Hulao Pass.

(End of this chapter)