Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

After Xia Yuxiao finished speaking, she asked Liu Songyao to go over and get the knife.

At this moment, General Bai suddenly said:

"Hold on a moment, Your Majesty, I have one more item, which is entrusted by the Taiwei to present to Your Majesty."

When she said this, Xia Yuxiao froze for a moment.

Qin Ji is now fighting outside, so naturally he doesn't have time to come back to give congratulatory gifts, so it's normal for General Bai to hand over the gifts.However, I don't know what the gift is in General Bai's hand?

"Oh? Since it was entrusted by the Taiwei, then take it out quickly, and General Bai will not tempt me."

Xia Yuxiao joked with a smile.

"Yes."

As General Bai spoke, he took an exquisite wooden box from the person next to him.

"General Bai, what's in this box?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know either. This thing is presented to His Majesty, and I dare not dismantle it at will."

After saying this, Xia Yuxiao hesitated a little.

Song Jingqing was also a little hesitant - damn, who would dare to dismantle it on the spot, if some poisonous smoke was stuffed into it, who would be responsible if something went wrong?

The two of them looked at each other, and then, Song Jingqing walked up to General Bai, took the box, and first quietly let her aura work, such as poison avoidance and the buff of the golden bell cover, and then confirmed the release of the hall. Erzhen was functioning normally, and then carefully opened the box.

Inside the box lay a dainty gold ring, or, as the Westsiders called it, a ring.

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Chapter 21 The Ace of Love and Hate

Song Jingqing presented the ring to Xia Yuxiao.

Xia Yuxiao looked carefully at the ring in her hand. From the appearance point of view, there was nothing outstanding about this ring, it was just a beautifully crafted gold ring.

The inside of the ring above is engraved with a picture of a dragon and a phoenix symbolizing the auspiciousness of the Great Xia, while on the outside is a blooming flower, which is quite good in terms of carving alone.

However, for Xia Yuxiao, things like gold rings are very common. As an emperor, if she wants to, it is not difficult for her to wear rings on all ten fingers, and there are countless skilled craftsmen who are willing to carve the decorations on them for her. .She couldn't think of the meaning of Qin Ji sending a ring all the way.

Bad, I heard that in the west, the ring is a token of love, isn't he hinting at himself?

"The Taiwei's ring is very good, it is exquisitely made, and it can be regarded as a rare collection."

In fact, there was really nothing to say about the ring, so Xia Yuxiao could only brag about it.

At this moment, Song Jingqing gave Xia Yuxiao the piece of paper that was placed together with the ring in the box.

Anyway, it was probably just some daily congratulatory messages, Xia Yuxiao took the piece of paper and began to read it.

Suddenly, her eyes widened.

"His Majesty?"

Liu Songyao reminded her from the side that His Majesty is a little out of control now.

Realizing that her expression management was a little lax, Xia Yuxiao coughed lightly, then suppressed her excitement, and handed this letter to Liu Songyao: "Read it to everyone."

"Yes."

Although she was very curious, Liu Songyao still obeyed the order. She took the letter, and then read it aloud:

"My minister, Qin Ji, bows to His Majesty, congratulates His Majesty on his birthday, wishes His Majesty prosperity and prosperity, and wishes Great Xia prosperity and prosperity for generations to come."

"The first emperor did not abandon his ministers when they were young, and allowed them to inherit the merits of their father. This kind of great kindness will never be forgotten. Therefore, since His Majesty ascended the throne, I have done my best to ensure the stability of the country and the people in Daxia."

"This minister led the troops to go out. He first won a great victory and then led the troops to go deep. Recently, he has begun to invade the interior of Saman. The minister, Weixing, Li Shijing and others went all out to wipe out the defenders on the eastern border of Saman. Although the troops temporarily The city has not been conquered, but some dangerous passes have been captured. After investigation by the officials, one of the mountains is called Jinyu Mountain. In this mountain, there is a gold mine of the Samanjan Kingdom."

"After conquering this mountain, I will take over the gold mine for the time being. The mine is rich in gold, and after exploration, the gold reserves are still sufficient. Therefore, I organized local miners and experienced masters to resume mining, and it has been able to ensure stable output. Coincidentally It's His Majesty's birthday, and I'm living in a foreign country, so it's hard to have something to present as a congratulatory gift."

"The old minister melted and cast the gold from the gold mine, made a ring, and presented it to His Majesty, as a gift for His Majesty's birthday."

"Goodbye again."

After reading this letter, the ministers below all started whispering one after another.

I thought the Taiwei's congratulatory gift this time was an ordinary gift, but I never expected that this time the Taiwei actually did a big job.

Gold mine!what does that mean?

It means that Daxia has a large amount of income out of thin air. Now that Daxia is in need of money everywhere, having an extra gold mine is equivalent to giving Daxia's treasury a considerable guarantee!

"Everyone, it seems that we are right to help the Great Western Kingdom in the war. We have not officially launched the main attack yet, and we have already received such a surprise. There is no doubt that the magical land in the west will bring us even more What a surprise."

Xia Yuxiao said with a smile.

"The congratulatory gift presented by Qin Taiwei today is really the most meaningful gift I have received on this birthday. Again, I believe in the ability of the Taiwei. Now, my trust has been rewarded."

How can this not make people happy?

Although the national treasury still has the savings that Xia Yuxiao guarded, these savings make people feel uneasy after all, and Qin Ji's occupation of the gold mine this time can be said to enrich Daxia's small coffers that are not particularly rich now. .Although the gold cannot be transported to Daxia in batches immediately, at least the military expenditure on the front line can be slightly reduced by the output of gold mines.

I have long heard that although the land in Samanjan is not fertile, it has a lot of mineral resources. I never thought that they have gold mines right on the border...

"This ring contains the Taiwei's loyalty and love for me, as well as the prosperity and auspicious omen of my Great Xia's national destiny. How can I regard it as a vulgar thing?"

Having said that, Xia Yuxiao resolutely picked up the ring, and carefully put it on her middle finger.

Under the light in the hall, the golden ring showed a luxurious atmosphere.Xia Yuxiao looked at the ring in her hand and smiled with satisfaction.

Qin Ji, this guy, is really a bit of love and hate now.

Although ambitious and powerful, he is also capable.

To be honest, it is a bit worrying to use, but it is really cool to let go of it.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

The minister said.

It was certainly cause for celebration, but some of them were concerned.

The Taiwei has now directly laid a gold mine outside, which is really not good news for some people in the court.The reality of winning the gold mine will directly expand the Taiwei's dominance in the court, which is really not good news for other factions.

They also tried to impeach Advisor Cheng before, but what they didn't expect was that Xia Yuxiao, who had hardly cared about Advisor Cheng before, suddenly had a big change in attitude, and directly pissed off those officials who were impeached. go back.

Everyone knows that now the advisor Cheng and Taiwei are also very close.

Admonishing the doctor, the servant and the like are closer to the Taiwei. Although they say that they are closer to the Taiwei, at least they are also officials in the court with everyone. Everyone is in the officialdom. people.

But the consultant Cheng is not like that at all. This guy is simply a "cruel official". He doesn't associate with any party, and he doesn't even participate in the basic wine bureau. The only people he relies on are His Majesty and the Taiwei.

What's even more exasperating is that relying on the protection of these two people, everyone above the court dare not touch him casually, and can only fight with each other.

The Captain's influence grew again, further making it harder for their other factions to survive.If the Taiwei really wants to kill some officials one day, they have an army and money, and then jointly control a secret service agency such as the Huilin Office with His Majesty, all they need to do is push this guy, Advisor Cheng, as a facade, which is equivalent to him You can mess with whoever you want.

This is the case with the consultant Cheng this time. On the surface, it seems that the consultant Cheng is expropriating the grain of the rich people for the army, but in fact, no one knows that this is actually the Taiwei using the consultant Cheng's hand to beat these local nobles.

Now they have occupied the gold mine, the gold mine!

To put it bluntly, people might even be able to pay the army themselves!

Chapter 22 A somewhat impulsive friendly commander

While everyone in the Great Xia Dynasty Hall had their own thoughts, Qin Ji was sitting opposite Diani, who was a bit out of control, drinking milk tea.

"Your army previously allowed our army to fall into a tight siege and refused to rescue them, but now they take advantage of our army's attracting a large number of enemies to seize the Jinyushan gold mine. What is the meaning of this?"

Dani is going numb.

She never expected that after she apologized to Qin Ji, as soon as she collected the defeated soldiers in her hands and returned to her barracks, Daxia's troops suddenly attacked the gold mine in Samanjiang and took it for herself.

On the surface, the Great Xia army seems to be avenging the friendly troops, but when the Great Xia captain started to send troops to guard the Jinyu Mountain, and invited local old miners and technicians to continue to open gold mines At that time, she knew what he was going to do even if she was a fool.

"After your army attracted the enemy, our army seized the Jinyushan gold mine? Miss Daini, you think too much," Qin Ji shook his head helplessly, "Our Daxia army is not special about Jinyushan and the surrounding mountains. Understand, we only know that there are Samanjani troops stationed in this mountainous area, and the location here is relatively important. If these mountains are not brought down, then our army can only choose to go around a large area. circle around."

"Because of reason, our army should attack here from a strategic point of view. As for the so-called Jinyushan gold mine, with all due respect, it is not marked on our maps at all, and I think your Daxi Kingdom should not attack here either." you know?"

After Qin Ji said these words, Dai Ni was speechless.

Indeed, Atlantis did not know that Samanjan had such a gold mine on the border.This neighboring country is too careful in doing the facts.The gold mine was completely excavated under the protection of the Samanjiang military, and it was located in the mountains. Atlantis also failed to guess that they had gold mines here.

"However, the behavior of your army is indeed in exchange for the lives of our soldiers..."

"Miss Diane, I can understand your loyalty to your own country and your own monarch. I can also understand that you want to gain some benefits from me. But please respect your wording a little bit—from the beginning In the end, our army never asked you to make wedding dresses for us."

"When your army insisted on attacking Huang Tiecheng, I advised you not to act rashly, but you didn't listen, which caused heavy losses to the soldiers of Daxi Kingdom. I also specially sent cavalry to rescue your remnants."

"I think, no matter what, our army has done its utmost to be benevolent and righteous. We choose to attack at this time, just intending to use the current situation as much as possible to recover your losses. If your army still thinks that our army is using your If the sacrifice of the army is a stepping stone, then your Excellency may simply sue the king of your country directly."

Qin Ji looked at Miss Dai Ni coldly.

He didn't have any hatred or friction with this Miss Diani, on the contrary, Qin Ji knew that Diani was just eager for quick success, and he really felt distressed for the dead soldiers of the Great Western Kingdom.

There is no doubt about this, if she didn't cherish her soldiers, she wouldn't rush into the enemy's encirclement with a knife in her hand and kill the enemy to get them out.

However, he felt a little dissatisfied with the other party's narrow vision.

It's already this time, don't you have any points in your mind about the state of the Great West Army?

To put it bluntly, as far as Jinyu Mountain and the surrounding mountains are concerned, the enemy has arranged no less than a hundred dangerous places that were simply excavated from natural rock walls, and the terrain is extremely complicated.There are dense forests all around, and there are not many defenders, but even Daxia's army relied on their excellent equipment and those mysterious practitioners to attack steadily and steadily.

Even if Daxia's army doesn't go to fight and let Daxi Kingdom fight, with the current scale and combat effectiveness of Daxi Kingdom's frontline troops, it is considered extraordinary performance if there are no casualties.

"In addition, Miss Diane, you love your soldiers, and I love my soldiers too. We have also suffered losses in this attack. Are your soldiers valuable, and our Daxia soldiers are worthless?" He played Holding the pen in his hand, he let out a long sigh, "After the previous battle, you apologized to me in person, which is enough to show that you are not a stubborn person."

"So, I can understand what you said. But I also want to give you a piece of advice—you are the commander, and you are the one who leads the soldiers to fight. On the battlefield, acting on your own will is the biggest disappointment to the soldiers. Rather than fighting against them Feeling sorry for their sacrifice after the sacrifice, it is better to try to calm down and let even one soldier come back as much as possible.”

After saying this, Qin Ji took the sugar from Lingyan and put a pinch of sugar into the milk tea.

Lingyan had been sitting beside him the whole time, but she didn't get involved in the conversation between the two of them. From the very beginning, she was drinking milk tea and reading by the side.

In fact, she didn't read it at all. The reason why she chose to read by the side was purely because Qin Ji asked her to be a little more refined.In this kind of situation where she can't get in the way at all, she can't concentrate on cooking or filling milk tea when she has nothing to do, so she can only pick up a book and flip through it casually.