Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 708
In order to thank Zhou Ji for his prey, King Jin even drove a BMW himself, caught a wolf on the spot, and then gave the wolf to Zhou Ji as a livestock.

Zhou Ji looked at the majestic Shui Jian in amazement, and couldn't help but praise: "The prince really deserves to be the number one martial arts prince in my Great Zhou!"

At this time, just in front of Shui Jian and Zhou Ji, a group of soldiers came, and the leader was none other than Cheng Rong. Shui Jian saw that it was Cheng Rong's team, and immediately shouted excitedly to Cheng Rong.

"My lord, I have time to hunt here today, it's so leisurely!" Cheng Rong intentionally ignored Zhou Ji behind Shui Jian, but bowed to Shui Jian while chatting and laughing.

"Ju Tu, how is your body today?" Hearing that Qu Tu has decided to go back to the mansion for recuperation, the elated Cheng Rong, An Tong and Wu Gong all came to the harem to visit Qu Tu.

Jug Tu's complexion had recovered quite well, and when he saw his colleagues, he couldn't help but smile and talk eloquently.

"Quitu, there is one thing I want to remind you!" After a while, Cheng Rong saw that no one was paying attention, suddenly pulled Quetu's clothes, and whispered into Quetu's ear.

"Master Cheng, is it an urgent matter?" Kua Tu immediately tensed up. "Ju Tu, yesterday I went out to hunt in Beijing, and I didn't expect to meet Zhou Ji and Jin Wang Shuijian by chance. It seems that Zhou Ji wanted to take this opportunity to win over Jin Wang, and he had other plans!" Cheng Rong emphasized his tone.

"Master Cheng, Zhou Ji is basically a clique for personal gain. At this time, he suddenly became close to the vassal king on purpose. Is there any attempt to establish another emperor?" Qu Tu couldn't help but asked in shock.

"Being prepared for danger in times of peace is the only way to keep the country peaceful and the people safe. Digging out, be careful not to lose money!" Cheng Rong sighed.

Today is Prime Minister Zhou Ji's [-]th birthday. Fang Yun, Ma Yan and other important officials in the court, as well as Qihou, all came to Zhou Ji's birthday banquet. Big characters, very grandly accepted the birthday greetings from officials from all over the country. Although Dug Tu and Cheng Rong came late, they also came to the meeting. Zhou was very polite and entertained everyone very graciously.

At this time, Ming Chao, the senior doctor, suddenly took out a lot of deeds of prostitution and burned them all.

"Master Ming, what are you doing?" Zhou Ji couldn't help being taken aback, looked at Ming Chao in a daze and laughed.

"Prime Minister, this is a great gift for my lord. Recently, the emperor advocated that the princes everywhere should release their slaves and return their weapons to the public. Although I am only a subordinate, I also know that the prime minister has devoted all his efforts to this matter. So I automatically released the servants and maidservants in my family, and voided all these contracts of prostitution!" Ming Chao clasped his hands and explained.

"Yes, yes, Lord Ming is really loyal. The imperial decree of the emperor is the goal of our courtiers. Ladies and gentlemen, the old minister celebrates his birthday today. Naturally, he can't be ashamed of the emperor's many years of favor. Therefore, the old minister is willing to play the ten acres of land in the countryside. Hand it over to the imperial court!" Zhou Ji took the opportunity to incite everyone.

"Hahaha, Zhou Ji is worthy of being an important minister of the imperial court. Who else in the whole country dares to disrespect such an imperial decree?" After receiving Zhou Ji's memorial in the Shuilong Shuren Palace, Chuxiu was overjoyed and commended Zhou in front of all the officials. base.

"Ju Tu, Zhou Ji deliberately flattered the emperor, which means that he has changed his original strategy and flattered the emperor. Although it is shameless, we don't have to worry about people opposing the court's new policies in the short term!" Cheng Rong smiled at Di Tu, secretly Said.

Since Chuxiu has expanded the guards in his hands, the Huben Army, concentrated the military power of the whole country, and continued to insist on clearing the land and regulating taxation, making his authority more and more prominent. , he became increasingly complacent, so Chuxiu took Axi and prepared a car, often leading the Huben army to hunt, and personally inspecting the array of the Huben army, which cost the country a lot of money.

"Axi, look, my tiger and cardinal army is more powerful than tigers and wolves, and the emperor's authority is unprecedented. Are you proud to marry me?" Chuxiu sitting in the luan car couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, staring at Ah Xi's charming face joked.

"Your Majesty, although Axi is not a talented woman, she has been with the Empress Dowager for many years and knows a little bit about what is called a wise gentleman. In fact, the emperor's martial arts and martial arts really make Axi very proud, but more important than these should be the emperor's heart. Your Majesty If you want to keep your love and do some good things, then even if you don’t have these majestic ceremonial guards and cultural and martial arts, the emperor is still the emperor of the world!" Axi could not help but smile, covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and blinked happily eyes.

"Axi, what you said is indeed correct, but why did you mention the Queen Mother again?" Chuxiu seemed to be a little surprised, and frowned.

"Your Majesty, do you think the Queen Mother is hindering you?" Axi suddenly asked a little strangely.

"Well, no, but there are often rumors in the capital that the empress dowager was the chief culprit of the subjugation of the country back then, but now she has become the empress dowager Ping, maybe it will harm the country!" Chuxiu couldn't help but said coldly.

"Your majesty, when you say that, the concubines are really going to fight against each other. The empress dowager was spread rumors and slandered her reputation by someone with malicious intentions behind her back. Not only did the emperor not uphold justice for the empress dowager, on the contrary, she was extremely disgusted with such nonsense. Shangxin, that doesn't look like a hero in the eyes of a concubine." Ah Xi immediately pouted dissatisfiedly.

"Well, Axi, I was just joking. Why did you really get angry? Even if I am not, I will shut my mouth." Chuxiu couldn't help but relax when he saw Axi's slightly annoyed naive expression. , lol.

"My lord Mingchao, the emperor was able to carry out the administrative reform smoothly. To be honest, it is also thanks to you. If you hadn't done that in front of Zhou Ji that day, I am afraid that Zhou Ji would have to wait and see." Tu and Cheng Rong rode their mounts next to Ming Chao, and couldn't help but praise them again and again.

"It turned out to be two adults. You are the pillars of the country. The lower officials just did what they should do." Ming Chao looked at Cheng Rong and Qu Tu, and hurriedly cupped his hands and smiled humbly.

"Yes, right now, the court needs honest ministers who can really do things for the people. This is the duty of an official. To put it bluntly, the biggest lesson why Haojing was captured by Xirong was that , An official who concentrates on making money simply puts the country in a situation where it has nothing to do with him, and if no one regards the country as his own home, then the country will be ruined and the family will perish!" Qu Tu pointedly narrated.

"The Duke of the country is really clever, and what he said hits the time. If the Duke of the country can think highly of his subordinates, the ministers will work together with the Duke of the country to defend the country!" Ming Chao couldn't help but said happily.

At this moment, Jutule turned his horse's head and suddenly galloped all the way to the front of the Empress Dowager Ping's Luan.

"Empress Dowager, why does the Emperor stay away from the Empress Dowager's guard of honor?" Que Tu asked a little unhappy.

"Ju Tu, this was arranged by me. After all, I want to take the little princess on a tour." Bao Si frowned suddenly, revealing a faint smile.

"His Royal Highness." Jue Tu suddenly noticed that Baosi was sitting beside the little princess Wan Yun who was just learning to speak.

"Empress Dowager, it's really not surprising. The little princess also has weak eyes and brows like spring mountains, just like the Empress Dowager when she was in Baoguo." Ju Tu couldn't help but smile comfortably.

"Quitu, now the emperor attaches great importance to the military strength of the Huben Army, so he will use you in particular. Maybe the emperor already has the grand ideal of recovering Gaojing and restoring the mountains and rivers. In these years, he may go to war with Xirong, so you must Take good care of yourself!" Bao Si gave Qu Tu a few words with a trace of hidden warmth, like a child.

"Queen Mother, are you not worried about someone spreading rumors about you outside? I heard that someone deliberately insulted the harem. Tell me, is someone deliberately trying to harm you?" Qu Tu suddenly changed the topic just now, very seriously Ask Bao Sidao.

"Ju Tu, why should we bother with those villains, as long as we can live up to this capital, it's worth it. A few slanders and insults won't defeat us at all. Most importantly, we can't learn from ourselves!" Si said very magnanimously.

"The queen mother is indeed the queen mother. Over the years, Si'er, you have changed a lot. You are no longer the stubborn girl you were back then!" Ju Tu could not help but sigh.

"Kutu, come here quickly!" At this time, King Yu came in front of Qutu inexplicably.

(End of this chapter)