On the other side, when Changsun Wugu saw this, he also realized that he shouldn't stay here any longer, so he got up and left.
Li Qian subconsciously held her arm.
"Your Majesty?" Changsun Wugou looked at him with confusion.
Li Qian didn't give up yet, and said with a cheeky smile: "Mr. Guanyin, why don't you just sit here for a little longer and spend more time with me?"
Changsun Wugu's fair face suddenly turned red, wondering if he sensed the meaning of Li Qian's words.
"I'd better not disturb Your Majesty." She took out her arm and ran away.
Seeing her panic, Li Qian curled his lips helplessly.
It seems like this kind of thing cannot be rushed...
He turned to look at Lu Zhi beside him, smiled and started chatting: "Concubine Lu, are you living comfortably in the palace these days?"
Lu Zhi smiled gently and replied respectfully: "Thanks to your Majesty's concern, I am living a good life in the palace."
"I am even more happy to be summoned by His Majesty today."
The beauty is close to him, with black hair like clouds, eyes like stars in the night, and delicate skin like warm white jade. Li Qian can always smell a faint fragrance at the tip of his nose.
This made him a little distracted.
Lu Pheasant noticed that his eyes were always looking down casually, and he couldn't help but feel a little shy and curious: "Your Majesty, is there anything wrong with me today?"
"inappropriate?"
Li Qian came to his senses and blushed: "Of course there is nothing wrong."
He put on a serious face and said seriously: "However, I found that the matching of your clothes is a bit inappropriate."
Lu Zhi was startled, lowered his head, and subconsciously grasped his clothes with his hands: "Your Majesty, please give me instructions."
"Instructions are out of the question."
Li Qian took Lu Zhi's weak and boneless hand and stood up: "Well, come upstairs and I will talk to you personally."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
…
Early the next morning, Li Qian came downstairs to eat listlessly. Unexpectedly, he met Changsun Wuguo who also came out.
"Why did your Majesty get up so early today?"
Changsun Wugou asked this question curiously. After he finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and bowed apologetically: "Your Majesty, I made a mistake."
Li Qian's face turned red, and Changsun Wugou said that it was indeed true. When the two of them lived together, he was determined not to get out of bed so early.
"It's okay, Maid Guanyin, come over and eat with us."
Changsun Wugou looked upstairs curiously for a moment, wanting to ask, but he still sat down next to Li Qian obediently.
But Li Qian knew her doubts: "Concubine Lu has gone back this morning."
"Why go back so early?"
Changsun Wugou was startled and subconsciously grabbed Li Qian's hand: "Did Concubine Lu make His Majesty angry?"
"Concubine Lu is also the first to enter the palace. There may be something wrong with her. Your Majesty, please don't argue with her..."
"Ahem~ Of course not."
Li Qian was a little embarrassed. Was he such a moody tyrant? He always wanted to punish his woman?
"Actually, not only did Concubine Lu not make me angry, but she was completely obedient to me. It's just that she felt a little unwell this morning, so I asked her to go back."
Li Qian had a bit of fun last night, and Lu Pheasant was no match, so this morning the situation was similar to Wu Meiniang's.
Of course, Lu Pheasant's original words were: "I have the heart to serve your majesty, but it is really difficult to continue today. The eldest grandson empress is generous, a hundred times more generous than me. Your majesty, please continue to live with the eldest grandson empress..."
Therefore, Li Qian sent palace officials to escort Lu Pheasant back to the Sixth Palace.
Of course, Changsun Wugu didn't know these words, but she still smiled and said, "Your Majesty is kind-hearted. I would like to thank you on behalf of Concubine Lu."
Seeing her jade-like smile, Li Qian felt a little relieved and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to take his eldest grandson Wugu into his arms.
"No one else can compare to Guanyin."
Changsun Wugou's face also turned red, but he still couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty is serious. The concubines of the Sixth Palace are much better than my concubines. I hope your Majesty can get closer to them more."
Li Qian was so moved that many people would never dream of having such a wife...
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One post passes by another, and the post riders are like a stream of stars. They leave Xianyang at dawn and reach the top of Longshan Mountain at dusk.
Daqian has a vast territory, and one post should be set up for fifty miles within the territory. The imperial court stipulated that a fast horse must travel six posts a day, and if it is faster, it must cover ten posts a day. As for the fastest eight hundred miles, it must travel sixteen posts a day.
Messages such as imperial edicts, letters of pardon, military orders, etc. all need to be delivered using the highest level of 800-mile express.
Such a configuration is not only found in areas controlled by the imperial court, but also in basically every vassal state, to ensure the basic transmission of information.
The State of Wu is located in the south of the Yangtze River, a fertile land with Taihu Lake as its inner lake and full advantage of the Yangtze River. It is known as a land of plenty.
The river is surging and its channels extend in all directions, irrigating the fertile rice fields and mulberry fields on both sides of the river. The mountains and rivers cover the area, and small bridges flow through the water. People leading their cattle come and go in villages and small towns with white walls and black tiles.
The name of the capital of Wu State was "Wu", also known as Gusu. In later generations, it also had a resounding name: Suzhou.
Wudu is a huge city. Cruise ships come and go in the commercial port outside the city, and merchants greet and send them off with smiles. There are many exquisite and beautiful gardens scattered in the city. In addition, the most numerous are weaving workshops, where the looms creak and creak. Turning around, I came out of this paradise-like Wudu.
The streets are criss-crossed with pedestrians coming and going. Most of the people have a look of comfort and ease on their faces, without any sense of urgency of war.
This is because although the conflict between Wu and Yue lasted for a long time, the Wu State was about twice the size of the Yue State and the country was powerful. Most of the time, they were holding the Yue State in the fight.
This time the front line was full of good news, almost driving the country of Vietnam to the point of collapse.
However, an imperial edict from the Daqian court this morning made the war that had no suspense stir up trouble again.
In fact, before today's imperial edict arrived in Wudu, many people had already learned about its contents.
Because after the messenger left the seat of the imperial court, he passed through Zheng State, Chen State and other places, and used the shelter, food and horses provided by them.
The content of this imperial edict was naturally spread to other countries.
The imperial edict severely rebuked the Wu State for ignoring the imperial court and sending troops to the Yue State, and ordered them to quickly withdraw their troops from the Yue State and repair the two countries, otherwise they would bear the consequences.
Long live your life! The imperial court reprimanded the state of Wu!
All countries looked at this matter with a mentality of watching a drama.
Although the Daqian court began to decline in the past century, and its control over the vast territory was not as good as before, it was still not something that a small Wu country could pull off.
Now, how Wu Guo makes a choice is a matter worth considering.
Do you want to obey the order humbly and let the cooked duck fly? Or do you want to be stubborn to the end?
At the very center of Wudu is a series of palaces.
Different from the magnificent and majestic Daqian Palace, Wu Palace has an elegant and exquisite style.
Perhaps influenced by the architectural style of Gusu City, the palace here is more like a super-large garden.
Long corridors, water pavilions built around the pond, nine-curved stone bridges, meandering corridors, and willow trees are divided into five areas, some are small and exquisite, or the winding paths lead to secluded places... Each area has a different style.
The overall scale is grand, covering an area of more than 300 acres, and the layout is exquisite, making full use of every inch of land. The internal officials and palace maids walking inside are dressed in delicate white clothes, and at a glance, they look like they are in a painting.
In the luxuriously and elegantly decorated main hall of the Wu Palace, King Wu Fu Chai sat in the highest position, and below him were many ministers and officials of the Wu Kingdom.
"Gentlemen, take a good look!"
King Wu Fu Cha raised the corner of his mouth, with a hint of mockery in his eyes, and casually threw the imperial edict with the yellow silk dragon pattern in his hand downwards.
Dazai Bo Pi, who had a mustache, was dressed in a black garb with a right waistband and a jade pendant around his waist, was the closest and caught the imperial edict with quick eyes and hands.
Although he already knew the content, he still read it carefully, then raised his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this court is really unreasonable!"
"I have been feuding with Wu and Yue for many years. In the past, when Yue had the upper hand, why didn't I see them and talk to them?"
"Now that our country, Wu, has the upper hand, they are going to sidetrack us? They are really arrogant and unreasonable! Do you really think that our country, Wu, will agree to such an rude request?"