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

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a general in the court uttered a heartfelt exclamation, which made General Bai frowned and turned his head to look at him.

The military commander also realized that he had accidentally misunderstood the national essence just now, so he quickly covered his mouth and stood up obediently.

"Your Majesty, is there a lot of things going on in court recently, do you want to rest?"

Faced with such a sudden sentence from Xia Yuxiao, even the experienced Prime Minister Long had to wonder if he heard it wrong.

"There are a lot of things in the court, but I haven't reached the point where I need to rest." Having said that, Xia Yuxiao smiled, "How about it, what do you guys think?"

"..."

Ministers of the DPRK and China, you look at me, I look at you, even the few who like to jump around and play petitions on weekdays are speechless for a while.

Squeezing Ma Ma Di, I said that I usually restrain myself, but now it's all right, and it drove a well-behaved His Majesty crazy.

Chapter 41 The Eve of Return

Xia Yuxiao wasn't crazy, on the contrary, she was sober that she couldn't be more sober.

Her sudden attack this time was naturally unexpected for the officials, but for her and Qin Ji, it was a matter that both sides had been considering for a long time, but it was only now that the matter was brought to the fore. It's just on the face.

"Didn't you Aiqing say before that I haven't got married yet, and the prince will have nowhere to go in the future, and some people are very panicked."

She played with the crystal ball in her hand - it was said to come from the west.It is very difficult to find such a pure natural crystal, and this thing is indeed very valuable, but in her hands, it is just something to play with during leisure time.

"Well, I'm actually not particularly anxious."

"You are not in a hurry, I am in a hurry."

She is really in a hurry.

The current self has begun to take shape in martial arts and martial arts, and has gradually been able to gain a firm foothold in the court.Therefore, most of the reasons for rebellion will not make a big wave.

For example, when she first came to the throne, you could say how a girl would expand the empire's territory in the future, and oppose her on this ground.But now, the two wars of the empire ended in victory. If you still have objections at this time, you don't have to do it yourself, and other people will not ignore it.

However, regarding the issue of the crown prince, this is indeed a blemish.

Xia Yuxiao can be sure that if she wants to force the palace or do other things to resist now, the best reason to use is Li Chu.The previous question about the establishment of the reserve was directly suppressed by Qin Ji and his army, but this was only temporary.

These brothers and sisters of hers are not as worried as the ministers in the court. Most of the ministers follow whoever becomes the emperor. Although Xia Yuxiao is not the best candidate in their hearts, as a subject, you are not loyal to the emperor and the court , then the imperial court has n reasons to deal with you.

However, her relatives and siblings were not.

It's unrealistic to kill them all, not all of them, everyone is thinking about the position of the crown prince - Xia Yuxiao has no heirs, so as long as they can get the position of the crown prince, it is in line with the law, but if Xia Yuxiao already has or very soon Soon there will be princes, and if they want to be emperors, they can only rely on robbing.

Snatching the position of the crown prince when there is already or will soon be the crown prince, if you are not careful, you will be scolded half to death or even infamous for thousands of years, and it is very likely that some people will not cooperate with their actions.After all, in Daxia, this kind of behavior is no different from conspiracy.

Xia Yuxiao came out of the struggle for power. She knew very well what her brothers and sisters and the seven aunts and eight aunts were planning. pressure?

Therefore, at present, the best way is to bring Qin Ji into the royal family.

First, the marriage of the emperor and the Taiwei can concentrate power to the greatest extent to stabilize the regime; second, it can resolve the sounding reason that "the crown prince is still unavailable"; third,...

Outsiders can't control the internal affairs of the royal family, so the old lady directly turns outsiders into insiders, do you think I can take care of it?

So she was really in a hurry.

If you are an emperor, if you are not in a hurry, others will be in a hurry for you. If you are in a hurry for a long time, then you, the emperor, will probably be emptied.The emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry—then the eunuch who is in a hurry finally becomes nine thousand years old, and it is about to be the emperor's turn to be in a hurry.

"Then, this...does the captain know?"

"He, he knows, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't know."

With Qin Ji's character, he would accept it after all.

"Your Majesty, please think twice. This matter involves the country and society of Daxia. In fact, everyone hopes that His Majesty will establish a crown prince as soon as possible. It is also for the future of Daxia..."

"I know, so, isn't I also sharing worries for everyone?"

Xia Yuxiao said.

"So, Your Majesty, do you really intend to get engaged?" Prime Minister Long observed from the side, and found that Xia Yuxiao was really not joking, so he asked again seriously.

"Can this matter be used as a joke?" She asked back.

"Since His Majesty has made up his mind, at least the engagement process must follow the rules of etiquette. Your Majesty's engagement is a major national event and cannot be done casually."

Prime Minister Long was already tired. Anyway, he understood that this girl would never tolerate the slightest loosening of her rule, so she naturally needed to use all necessary means.

If so, let her do it.

But if he agrees, it doesn't mean others will agree.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. You are the lord of a country, and as the king, no matter how much credit the Taiwei has made, he is still a minister. How can a king marry a minister..."

A courtier remonstrated.

"Alright, let me ask you, is the harem of the late emperor a minister or a monarch?"

Xia Yuxiao raised Erlang's legs and asked.

"This...is naturally a minister."

"Then, could it be that the first emperor could marry an ordinary woman, but I can't match a minister?"

"That's not what it means, but the minister...that's a man."

"It's weird, is it possible that I still have to find a woman to be polite?" The logic of these words was so confusing that Xia Yuxiao couldn't help herself.

"Of course not, it's just that if a subject is allowed to be His Majesty's husband, this..."

This is reasonable in theory, but it always gives people a feeling that something is wrong, that is, the future of the country is being manipulated by traitors.

"The same emperor, the first emperor can even marry the daughters and sisters of civil servants, court ministers, but I can't be engaged to my courtiers?" She asked with a smile.

"This......"

"I remember that there was a woman as the emperor in Daxia before, but that ancestor seemed to be married to a minister, regardless of male and female emperors, this is the case. Do you think that I am not a man or a woman? Bar?"

When it came to this, the minister couldn't come up with any reason to refute.

"In short, I have made up my mind. If you have any comments, this marriage is not settled by me alone. You can go and talk to the Taiwei. If he does not agree, then I can give more consideration. "

She decisively chose to kick the ball.

Let's see if they dare to violate her and Qin Ji at the same time.Anyway, Qin Ji had already greeted him in advance, and he would not refuse, or at least, he would not refuse immediately.

Sure enough, in the end the minister stopped objecting.

"Let's inform Xia Zongzheng about this matter, after all, it's really not a trivial matter," Xia Yuxiao saw that the others had no objections, and turned to Prime Minister Long and said.

"In addition, the Taiwei and the Chiyuan Army are about to return. I think they should have entered the country at this time, and the city of Tai'an is ready to welcome them. It is best for the major cities along the way to provide a simple welcome for the Chiyuan Army The ceremony doesn’t need to be grandiose, just a little welcome. They are in a hurry to return to Tai’an City now, and they don’t have the leisure to stop and rest every time they arrive in a city.”

"Yes."

Chapter 42 Triumph

On the day when the troops returned to Tai'an City, the atmosphere was so warm that all the returning soldiers could hardly restrain their excitement.

Tai'an City had hung up colorful flags to welcome the Red Kite Army early on, and the Golden Dragon Banner symbolizing the majesty of Great Xia was fluttering on it, and the main road in the city was crowded with civilians who came to pay their respects to the soldiers.

When fighting in the west, the soldiers of the Red Kite Army didn't know that every battle report they made would be informed to the civilians of Daxia after being roughly modified by Daxia's interior.As for where the Red Yuan Army can fight and what kind of record it has achieved so far, it has become a rare topic for many civilians to talk about when they are resting.

On the contrary, the people of Daxia became inexplicably concerned about the army. When they heard the news of the army's triumphant return, many people in Daxia ran out, hoping to see these soldiers who had been fighting for several months.

In fact, the Great Xia army fought many battles during the period of the first emperor, and the victories were countless, but the first emperor did not particularly care about domestic propaganda. Therefore, every time they triumphantly, people only know that "our army has won the battle", but they don't care about it. Knowing "how did our army win the war", let alone "what does winning have to do with us".

But this time is different.

Xia Yuxiao in the rear is not only busy with internal affairs and waiting for the battle situation ahead, she is also focusing on publicizing the nationals in Daxia.

Her rule is not stable, and the more unstable it is, the more she must find a way to make ordinary people, who are the cornerstone of the country, have firm belief and pride in her as the ruler and in this country. If her dignity is formed, then her rule will naturally be stable.

The people chanted slogans and offered wine and food as gifts to the soldiers, but the soldiers of Daxia all looked at their officers in embarrassment, and those officers also looked at Qin Ji in embarrassment .

It's not that they don't want to pick it up, it's the wishes of the people anyway.But before Daxia's army fought, Qin Ji had issued an order to the Red Yuan army, strictly prohibiting accepting gifts from the common people, let alone directly asking for or even robbing them.

On the one hand, this measure is to prevent the enemy's civilians from affecting their combat effectiveness by messing with their diet. On the other hand, it is also a more important aspect to avoid excessive conflicts with the local people.

But now, back in their own country, facing the food and drinks of the people in Tai'an City, they don't know what to do with them.

Seeing the officers staring at him, Qin Ji couldn't help laughing:

"Just take it as it is given away, but don't take anything that is too valuable."

You can get food and drink, Qin Ji is quite relaxed about this point - Daxia's army is not the army of the country where he lives in the world, the soldiers in this world are not so disciplined, and most of the soldiers who join the army are young Strong young men are generally of civilian origin, and they seldom eat good food when they are at home.

Now that there are so many delicacies that can be enjoyed in front of them, these young people are about to bleed out. It would be cruel to let them just walk over there pretending not to care—he, Qin Ji, is not going to want to be the one in his own world. A set is forcibly used in the army of this world, a gift of this level is still acceptable.

You can take some food and drink, but you can't take valuables.

As soon as they heard that they could pick up things, the soldiers immediately became excited. They shyly took the food and drinks from the common people, and some of them simply drank them on the spot.

At the same time, Qin Ji also ordered the soldiers not to drink too much. When he saw that many soldiers had already drunk two or three bowls, Qin Ji decisively told them to stop drinking.

But at the same time, the mood of the people also needs to be taken care of.

Thinking of this, Qin Ji got out of the carriage, took the wine bowl from one of the welcoming people, and held it high:

"Everyone, I'm sorry that our soldiers are on official business, so I can't drink with you all. Let me temporarily drink a bowl to replace the lieutenant soldiers, so as to repay your love for our soldiers!"

After saying this, he raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl.

The wine is not a good wine, it's just rice wine from roadside restaurants.But Qin Ji knew that this kind of wine was already very good for most common people, and it was a rare good wine that most common people could taste.Maybe it can't be compared with the fine wine in the palace, but this is a heart.

Amidst the cheers of the common people, Qin Ji handed the wine bowl back to the man, then raised his head to look at Ling Yan who was looking at him helplessly.

Back in the carriage, Lingyan complained with some dissatisfaction:

"Young master, you're drinking again. You're really not afraid of something wrong with the wine."

"I can choose whatever I want, no problem." Qin Ji said with a smile.

"I want to warn you, if the wine and food here are poisoned, the situation is not so simple now."

Lingyan said.

"is it?"

Qin Ji smiled, and then, he looked outside: "The people's thoughts, even if the people's hearts in their own capital are afraid of being poisoned, it can only show that the problems in Tai'an City and even Daxia are too great."

"You seem to enjoy being surrounded by everyone."

"I do not like."