After a while, Emperor Changxing's headache subsided a little, "What is Auntie Huang doing now?"
whee!
"Back to Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness Princess Yiguang has been having fun with her grandson at the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion to share the family relationship."
Treating your grandson with pleasure?
Emperor Changxing nodded expressionlessly, "In addition to the eldest son Huo Qing, how many "English" generation sons are there in the Zhenguo Palace?"
Changlu was slightly stunned.
He quickly lowered his eyes, but kept chuckling.
"Your Majesty, this old slave has always been by your side. It can be said that he has no ears to hear what is going on outside the window. He only cares about serving Your Majesty."
"The matters outside the palace... Mr. Du, the commander of the Jinlin Guards, is better informed."
"Pass on Du Ziming!"
Not long after, the commander of Jinlin Guards arrived in a hurry.
Du Ziming secretly glanced at Changlu behind Emperor Changxing, and saw that the old eunuch's expression was as usual, with nothing unusual at all, and he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
It seems like nothing big or important has happened in Xingji City recently.
Still at a loss, he saluted quickly, "The humble minister Du Ziming has met Your Majesty."
"Du Aiqing, what is the current situation in the Zhenguo Palace?"
Du Ziming breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, everything is as usual in the Zhenguo Palace. The purchasing and servants' coming and going in the mansion are no different from usual."
Um?
Emperor Changxing muttered vaguely.
Du Ziming's heart skipped a beat and he quickly continued.
"The Crown Prince Huo Qing spends most of his time practicing martial arts or studying the art of war at his residence. Occasionally he goes out to make friends. As for Her Royal Highness the Princess, she has rarely shown her face to outsiders since the death of the old prince."
"Most of the other mistresses in the house are women. Except for the Chinese New Year and festivals when they go home to visit their relatives, they basically never leave the house."
Emperor Changxing nodded, "How many generals are there in the Zhenguo Palace that can lead troops now?"
Du Ziming was surprised and quickly calculated in his mind.
"Back to Your Majesty, except for the Crown Prince, all the men over the age of fourteen in the Zhenguogong Palace are guarding the border at Yanchuo Fortress. There are currently three generals of the 'Cun' generation, and only two major generals of the 'Ying' generation are left.
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Emperor Changxing gently clasped Long's case, "If we add Huo Qing, there are still six people in the main line. Where are the other collateral lines and in-laws?"
Du Ziming's heart was pounding and he was so frightened that he was sweating profusely.
"Your Majesty, it has been more than 600 years since the Zhenguo Palace was established. The number of members of the Huo family is huge. There are more than 30,000 members in Xingluo's hometown alone. We need some time to sort out the affairs."
He swallowed, "As for Huo's in-laws..."
That's more.
Emperor Changxing rubbed his forehead before he reacted.
"No need to check."
"The war in Western Xinjiang is tense, and the Duke of Zhenguo has sacrificed a lot for the country in the past two years. I just want to ask about the specific situation..."
Du Ziming twitched the corners of his lips and lowered his body, "I obey the order!"
"Back off."
Soon only Emperor Changxing and Changlu were left in the imperial study.
"Your Majesty," the old eunuch brought the ginseng tea over, "the tribes of Xiliang are all out in force this time, and the pressure on the fortress and Dingxi County has doubled. Should we consider adding more troops to support?"
"Add troops to support?" Emperor Changxing shook his head, "No need."
There is only such a small area in Dingxi County, and even if we send more troops, they will not be able to spread out to fight, which is a waste of food.
"Last year, didn't I send the Yanhui and Yingling legions over? I believe they can defend the border."
Speaking of the legion, Emperor Changxing subconsciously looked at the map of Baekje placed on the dragon table.
"How is Baekje doing now? Where did Xingluo hit again?"
These days, he had splitting headaches from time to time and often stayed up all night. He was so exhausted that he really didn't know much about Baekje's situation.
"Your Majesty, General Wei sent forward deputy general Ren Ningren to lead troops into Baekje in early March. A few days ago, General Ren even won a victory with the Baekje defenders and wiped out 6,000 Japanese pirates near the east coast."
snort!
"That's all?" Emperor Changxing was very dissatisfied.
With the capabilities of the Starfall Legion, how dare you repay the favor by killing only six thousand enemies?
"Where's Wei Junqian?"
"Your Majesty," Changlu chuckled again, "According to the Supervisor of the Ministry of War, Baekje is just a barbarian country with almost no decent post roads from east to west."
"In order to ensure the logistical supplies of the army in autumn and winter, General Wei is sending people to build post roads and at the same time supervising the construction of warships at Beihaiguan. When both are ready, he will lead the army to attack the Japanese pirates."
Building roads or building ships?
Emperor Changxing rubbed his forehead again, his eyes darkened.
It's okay to build roads, but building ships is not a day's work. I'm afraid that before Wei Junqian can finish building the ships, the Starfall Army will have to change its defenses.
"When anyone comes, tell me my message immediately."
"Before July 15th, Wei Junqian must lead all the troops in Xingluo to station in Baekje and completely defeat the Japanese pirates. There must be no mistakes!"
"Yes!" Not long after, the messenger hurried north with the imperial edict.
Emperor Changxing took a sip of ginseng tea and asked, "How are Jinlongtan and King Ming doing now?"
The imperial study was quiet, no one said a word.
"Changlu?"
"The old slave is here." Changlu quickly came to his senses.
"Back to Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates have been launching large-scale attacks on Jinlongtan for the past few months. Fortunately, Zhongyong Bo Xiaozheng led the soldiers to build strong anti-landing fortifications. The Japanese pirates were not successful, and suffered repeated defeats and heavy casualties."
"With less than 30,000 people guarding such a large port, the Japanese pirates can't attack it?" Emperor Changxing was a little unbelievable.
Changlu's eyes are a bit bigger.
cough!
He coughed slightly.
"Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates failed to break through Uncle Xiao's defense line. This is a good thing."
If it is breached, the 30,000 soldiers of the East China Sea Barrier will most likely be wiped out.
Emperor Changxing nodded and moved his eyes back and forth on the map expressionlessly, "That's a good thing!"
"As expected of the Xiao family who founded the East China Sea Barrier..."
As he spoke, he seemed a little distracted.
More than forty years ago, the last Duke of the Xiao family fell off his horse when he went to war, and cried and refused to lead the troops into battle.
The old emperor at that time was the father of Emperor Changxing.
In a rage, he directly demoted the Xiao family's Duke Protector's Mansion to the current Uncle's Mansion, and even beat the cowardly Duke Protector with a full forty army sticks.
The poor Lord Protector, who had been spoiled since he was a child, was beaten to death with a military stick, and finally died...
This is the external view.
"Prince." Emperor Changxing suddenly remembered his father's thin face before his death.
"Since His Majesty the founding emperor founded our Yunchui Empire, did you know that there have always been four deep-rooted and powerful forces in the empire?"
"My son, I understand."
The first is the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, which is stationed at the Rock Frontier Fortress; the second is the invincible Xingluo Legion; the third is the Protector's Mansion, which established the East China Sea Barrier; and the fourth is the Taishi's Mansion, which represents the world's literati.
However, the Taishi Mansion does not have military power, so it can be ignored.
well.
The old emperor let out a long sigh.
"They are indeed the pillars of the empire, and they are also a major worry for our Chen family."
"Ten years ago, powerful neighbors from all sides invaded. All the border guards could not spare their hands."
"I originally thought this was a great opportunity. I wanted to use the five southern countries to destroy the younger generation of the Protector's Palace and the Zhenguo Duke's Palace in one fell swoop, leaving my Chen family with an empire that is easier to control."
"It's a pity that things went against expectations. The power in the south was still too small, and only the Xiao family, the Duke's palace, was destroyed. And with the desperate efforts of other generals, the Duke's palace was only reduced to an uncle's palace..."
Emperor Changxing shook his head as he thought about it.
There was another intense swelling and pain in my brain, and it even made a tinkling sound like water sloshing around.
laugh!
He took a breath, but his eyes were fixed on the Baekje Peninsula.
There should be no problem for the more than 3 million Japanese pirates who have no escape route to eat 100,000 Xingluo Legion.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Changxing came back to his senses and looked at the worried eunuch in front of him.
He struggled to sit up straight, and the majesty of the emperor returned to him.
"I am getting old, I have been ill for a long time, and my energy is even worse than before. For the long-term peace of the empire, I immediately drafted an order to recall the King of Qi from Baekje, and at the same time ordered Si Tian to monitor the auspicious days to establish the crown prince."