Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 224 Triumph
After the pen was written on New Year's Day, the courtiers' memorials were piled up in front of the emperor's desk, forming a hill.

Chen Wenxin consciously served the pen and ink in the Qianqing Palace, because the courtiers had different opinions, and it was the time when the emperor was most likely to get angry.

Sure enough, the emperor opened a note, and dropped it on the ground without reading a few words.

"Suo'etu is also getting more and more confused as he gets older. He can say such things as the Lord!"

The emperor wanted to make the second elder brother the crown prince, and the emperor had always been tolerant of Suo Etu, the second elder brother's grandparent.

The emperor scolded him by name like this today, which shows how dissatisfied he is.

"Taiwan is a tiny place, why do we want to make peace? What is he, Feng Xifan, who stole the treasure island and dared to harass the southeast coast of the mainland!"

Feng Xifan was the jester who killed Zheng Jing's eldest son. He supported the young master, but in fact he took control of Taiwan.

The emperor hated this person deeply, saying that he was not as capable as the Zheng family in Taiwan, and even his moral behavior was very unbearable.

When the Zheng family was in charge of Taiwan, at least they would not wantonly burn, kill and loot along the southeast coast like this Feng Xifan.

Moreover, the Zheng family is in charge of the water army tightly and well-trained, making it difficult to break through.

The emperor saw that they were in a safe place and did not pose a threat to the mainland, so he did not station more troops in Fujian.

Now that Feng Xifan came to power, the emperor sent twice as many soldiers from the Huguang area to garrison.

Chen Wenxin picked up the memorial that fell on the ground, and glanced at it briefly.

Suo'etu believes that an army of the imperial court is still stationed in Horqin. Although the war has ended, it has not returned after all.

The Zhungeer tribe of Mongolia in the northwest is eyeing, trying to cannibalize other tribes in Mongolia.

The most dangerous thing is that Tsarist Russia and Zhungeer have a faint tendency to form an alliance, so we must guard against it.

Now that there are so many threats from the north of the Qing Dynasty, Suo'etu believes that the emperor should abandon this tiny place and concentrate on concentrating his troops to the north.

Chen Wenxin said: "Lord Suo's concerns are justified. Feng Xifan is just a disease of mustard moss. Naturally, he is not as terrible as the Zhungeer tribe and Tsarist Russia in the north. It's just that the lifeblood of the Qing Dynasty is in the south, not in the north."

"It seems that the harassment of Taiwan's naval forces in the Fujian area is not serious, but the imperial court has let it go. If things go on like this, the people will not be able to live. Without the tax money along the southeast coast, how can the imperial court get food and salaries to maintain the northern front?"

The emperor sat at the head and patted his leg with a palm, "Well said, well said!"

Chen Wenxin had exactly the same thoughts as the emperor, and he couldn't help but cheer up.

"The so-called soldiers and horses go first before the food and grass are moved. The south is my granary, and the north is my battlefield. The granaries are all on fire, and even if you want to fight, you can't fight. In the end, the food and grass will be gone, and the soldiers and horses will die! "

The emperor sighed, "Now the main battle in the court is the Mingzhu group, and the main battle is the Suo'etu group. The two groups have their own reasons, and they are quarreling. Tell me, the little one Feng Xifan, a little one from Taiwan, what about it?"

According to the emperor's wishes, he has been very tolerant of allowing the Zheng family to settle down in Taiwan for so many years.

Now that this unknown Feng Xifan dares to harass him to the mainland, let's fight!

Call directly to take back Taiwan, so as not to disturb the coast!
Chen Wenxin admired the emperor's arrogance very much. Fortunately, this was the Qing Dynasty, and the emperor could take back the territory by fighting.

As for the fact that a large number of officials advocate peace, it is not difficult to understand.

The territory of the Qing Dynasty is too vast. Once the troops are transferred to the south and then sink into the sea and islands, they will be unable to move for a while.

At this time, if Tsarist Russia invades or Zhungeer mutiny, what if there is a lack of troops to fight against the strong enemy in the north?
If all the nearby troops were transferred to the north, what would happen if there were no one around the capital to guard them?
You know, the anti-Qing and Ming-ming forces among the people have never stopped...

Thinking about it this way, the emperor really had a hard time living.

There are so many opposing forces that need to be fought and defended against.

No wonder the emperor insisted on waking up early to go to court for many years. After going to court, he just reviewed the papers, and the rest of the time was only enough for Chen Wenxin and Chen Wenxin to be together.

He doesn't have that much energy to devote to the concubines in the harem, because he is too busy and tired.

"Since Nalan Mingzhu and Suo'etu are mentioned, what does Tong Guowei Tong mean?"

Tong Guowei's appeal in the court is not inferior to these two.

The emperor frowned slightly, "Pearl's main battle is my main battle. How can Tong Guowei, an old fox, stand on my side now? He won't say the main peace, because the main war is Suo'etu."

Tong Guowei and Suo'etu, as the patriarchs of the two major descendants, are very at odds with each other.

Nalan Mingzhu is a close vassal trusted by the emperor, and his ideas are often consistent with the emperor's.

These three ministers had rifts with each other, and they couldn't get together at all.

However, Tong Guowei and Suo Etu are military officers, and Nalan Mingzhu is only a civil servant.

To mobilize troops, it is necessary to convince these two people to do things well.

Chen Wenxin nodded, it seems that the current situation in the court is very serious.

She had no choice but to gently caress the emperor's back, and said softly: "Xuan Ye, there will be a solution, don't worry."

For the sake of the war to regain Taiwan, Chen Wenxin's birthday was not taken seriously.

The emperor is so busy, she spends so much in the harem, that is too inconsiderate of the emperor.

The emperor remembered it in his heart, and told her early on that her birthday should be carefully arranged.

Chen Wenxin rejected it sternly, and only asked the emperor to let his family members enter the palace and have a simple meal.

As for the money allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the birthday banquet, she donated all of it to the national treasury, hoping that the imperial court could stockpile more military pay and food.

This move alarmed the court and the public, and the voice of the court and the central government weakened.

Probably Chen Wenxin's move made the courtiers see the determination of the emperor to fight.

Even the empress and concubines have started to save money for the military rations. Wouldn't it be that they are reluctant to pay for the court again?
The emperor was also very surprised by the changes in the court, he did not expect that Chen Wenxin's inadvertent move could actually cause such an effect.

He simply put on a half-new dragon robe and went to the court, saying that he would not make new clothes from now on, and he would save money from his private treasury to pay for the army.

The ministers were so frightened that they all put on shabby clothes the next day, and expressed that they would donate silver to the court to raise military pay.

Then the actions of the ministers in the court spread to the harem. From Concubine Hui to the next, all of the palace gave out more or less private money.

Don't dare not take it, if you take less, you are afraid that the emperor will hate it.

Take more, maybe the emperor will treat you favorably because of the large amount of money you donated.

Therefore, the concubines competed to donate silver, especially those who donated a lot in this kind of low-ranking mother's family.

This trend of donating silver to raise military pay started from Yikun Palace, then spread to the previous dynasty, and finally spread back to the harem.

The emperor got an unexpected military salary, and finally he felt better.

The most important thing is that after such a commotion, the officials of the previous peace did not speak much.

The [-] Green Battalion soldiers and horses led by Chen Wenyi also set off from the Horqin Grassland, and they will arrive in Beijing in March.

After the emperor decided to celebrate Chen Wenyi's achievements, he took advantage of the upsurge of victory and started the battle to regain Taiwan in one go.

Of course, the battle to regain Taiwan was not led by Chen Wenyi.

On March [-]th, the army returning triumphantly from Horqin arrived in the suburbs of Beijing.

The most excited person today is Chen Wenxin, if she is not in the palace, she would like to go to the outskirts of Beijing to meet her in person.

The emperor was reviewing the memorial in Qianqing Palace, seeing Chen Wenxin sitting restlessly on the couch, looking outside from time to time.

This appearance made the emperor have no intention to critique papers, he said with a sullen face: "Come here and polish the ink for me, so that you won't be restless."

She knew that the emperor was just pretending to be sullen, so she leaned forward and rubbed the ink obediently.

"I sent Prince Yu to greet me personally in the suburbs of Beijing. If you also ran away, this ceremony would be a shame."

Unless the emperor himself went, there was no reason to ask a concubine to go with the prince.

Chen Wenxin nodded, "I know."

Whether she knows it or not, she still wants to see her second brother earlier.

"After Zi Lan Xiang enters the palace, he will go directly to the Qianqing Palace to pay his respects. Nian Nian will see your second brother soon, don't be frowning."

The emperor scowled at her, and unconsciously scraped the tip of her nose with his fingers.

"Oh, the emperor's fingers are stained with cinnabar!"

She watched the emperor's finger move away, and found that there was a trace of scarlet smudged on it.

When the emperor's imperial pen and vermilion critiqued the scriptures, he used red ink dyed with cinnabar.

Looking at the smudged mark on his finger, it seems that vermilion must be hanging on the tip of her nose at this moment.

She wiped the emperor's fingers with a handkerchief, and only then did she react when she saw his uncontrollable expression.

"Xuan Ye has a bad heart, and he didn't say anything when he saw that I was injured!"

She directly wiped the tip of her nose a few times casually with the handkerchief that was used to wipe the emperor's hands. The emperor was clumsy and took the square handkerchief directly.

"You're so stupid, I'll wipe it for you."

The two were laughing and joking here, when a sharp shout sounded from a distance outside, "General Chen is here—"

Then the voice of shouting came wave after wave, until the voice also sounded outside the Qianqing palace.

Chen Wenxin has been in the palace for a long time, and he knows that this is a pass that can only be obtained by a big shot.

Chen Wenyi is not just Chen Wenyi now, he has the military exploits of Horqin World War I on his body.

Rather than saying that the layer upon layer of information is to announce his return to the palace, it is better to say that the court has won the battle!

"Oh, it's too late."

Chen Wenxin didn't bother to wipe her nose anymore, and hurriedly hid in the back hall.

"Your Majesty, the adults will leave in a while, please remember to call me."

Her voice came from the apse, and the palace people who were serving the emperor couldn't help but laugh when they heard her voice.

The emperor's eyes swept over, and the silence was restored again.

The gate of the main hall was wide open, and a group of mighty people in official uniforms walked in from outside.

The most conspicuous among them was Chen Wenyi, who was surrounded by the crowd. He was wearing a silver-white battle armor, holding the helmet in the crook of his left arm with one hand.

After a group of people approached, the emperor realized that there was a small figure in battle armor behind Chen Wenyi.

Chen Wenyi was tall and tall, she walked behind Chen Wenyi and was almost completely covered.

After thinking about it for a while, the emperor knew who this person was.

—— According to the legend, the woman who shot through the face of Prince Dalu was called Ouyang Jiaoyue.

(End of this chapter)