In the Daming Palace, Emperor Mingkang looked at the small jar brought back by Jia Cui, with a strange look in his eyes.
Jia Qi was silent for a moment and said: "It is a secret medicine that stimulates the human body. Wang Hu must have lost to this secret medicine before!"
Emperor Mingkang was startled. He looked at the small jar that Dai Quan handed over. He leaned over and looked inside the small jar. Then he took out a pill from the dark little jar. The pill was brownish-grey and similar to
There seems to be no difference between the pills seen in the palace on weekdays.
"Are you telling the truth? Our Thunderbolt team was defeated by a little thing like this??"
Emperor Mingkang looked to the left and smelled to the right, the disbelief in his tone was palpable.
Jia Qi didn't know what he was thinking. He was silent for a moment and then said: "According to the two thieves of the White Lotus Sect, this kind of pill can lift an ordinary person's strength to more than a thousand pounds without feeling any pain. It is extremely terrifying!"
After hearing this, Emperor Mingkang's eyes changed. He was extremely powerful. Doesn't that mean that everyone can have the magical power of the ancient overlord? If this is true, needless to say, only a few hundred people can tear apart Beijing University.
camp.
But then he heard Jia Qi say again, "But it will burn a person's lifespan. If you take this medicine, you will only have seven or eight days to live~"
When Emperor Mingkang heard this, his eyes couldn't help but narrowed and his eyes flickered. Although the side effects were huge, it was undeniable that he was tempted by this kind of thing. This kind of thing, like a thunderbolt, could reverse the outcome.
fetish.
But then he looked at Jia Qi again, a hint of caution appeared in his eyes, and his hands behind his back couldn't help but clenched. If it was true as Jia Qi said, then the young man in front of him could ride into the enemy camp alone and kill the White Lotus Sect's soldiers.
What's going on with the two thieves?
"Jia Qi, can you tell me how you went deep into the enemy camp and killed the two thieves of the White Lotus Sect?"
Jia Qi looked at Emperor Mingkang, and he had already expected this situation, "I was in Liaodong, and by chance I got a pair of magical white eagles. The resulting horses are so powerful that they can even carry hundreds of kilograms of things.
, this time, I used this pair of divine eagles to sneak directly into the White Lotus Sect’s base camp and then drain the fire! I achieved great success in one fell swoop!”
When Emperor Mingkang heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. He sat on the big eagle and sneaked into the enemy camp. This method was indeed unheard of, and then he burst into laughter.
"You're quite brave, kid~"
Then Emperor Mingkang asked with a strange look on his face: "Champion Hou, although this kind of pill has serious side effects, it cannot be denied that it is a kind of divine thing. Are you not planning to keep it yourself?"
As these words came to light, the air in the imperial study suddenly became tense. Dai Quan on the side did not even dare to breathe. No one knew what Emperor Ming Kang meant by these words.
Jia Qi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The emperor was really suspicious, and even this one was no exception. Then he laughed softly and broke the silence, "This thing is nothing to me. If I am called
When we go on an expedition, those enemies have already fled. Even if they eat this thing, it will be wasted if they don't fight with me and just run away! It's better to give it to the emperor. Whether it's guarding the capital or escorting the emperor, it will be a good thing.
A rare divine item!”
Hearing Jia Cui's answer, Emperor Mingkang chuckled and said, "That's right! Jia Cui, you have made a great contribution this time and saved the capital from the fire. What reward do you want, no matter what it is, as long as I have it, I will give it to you."
I won’t be stingy!!”
Dai Quan on the side couldn't help but licked the corners of his dry mouth when he heard this. The young man in front of him, after today's battle, might really shock the world.
A strange color flashed through Jia Qi's eyes, and he sighed, then he clasped his fists and said: "I want to plead for the common people who were bewitched by the traitors of the White Lotus Sect. Those people were just forced to make a living.
Niu Faqing and Gong Ke's thieves, now that the thieves are dead, I hope the emperor can treat these people lightly!"
Emperor Mingkang's face darkened when he heard this. He didn't want to let go of those who dared to surround the capital and rebel. He couldn't let go. If he didn't execute these people, he would serve as a warning. If someone else would follow suit in the future,
, Anyway, rebellion will be fine, so how can the imperial court govern such a huge country?
"Jia Qi! Do you know what you are talking about??"
Emperor Mingkang's voice was gloomy, unable to conceal the rage in it, as if he was about to explode and hurt someone in the next moment.
Jia Qi's face was calm and he didn't say much. He simply answered with two words, "I know~"
When Emperor Mingkang heard this, he couldn't help clenching his hands, and his voice was full of anger, "You know?? Then do you know the consequences of letting them go?"
Jia Qi stood there in silence. When Dai Quan saw that something was wrong, he shrunk his neck and looked directly at his nose and heart, doing the same thing.
Emperor Mingkang stopped talking and remained silent with Jia Qi. The tension in the imperial study room once again returned, and you could hear a pin drop.
After a long time, Emperor Mingkang looked at Jia Qi, who was standing there silently, and his tone returned to calmness, "Give me a reason!!"
If it weren't for Jia Qi standing below, and if it were replaced by another person, Wang Hu, or Wu Qiugui or Luo Jinfu, what might be waiting for them would not be this sentence, but yelling, or suspending their duties to reflect, or even
He was dismissed from office.
But after all, it was not the case. The person in front of him was the champion he had personally conferred, a world-famous young hero, and the man who had contributed most to quelling the disaster this time. He had no choice but to compromise.
Jia Qi sighed softly, how could he not know what the consequences would be, but after all, they are the people of Dakang, not a private armed force, but people who are forced to make a living. If these people are regular soldiers, or
If they were well-equipped troops, then these people would not be alive long ago.
"Does your Majesty still remember the abnormal climate that I mentioned before?"
Emperor Mingkang didn't say anything. He probably guessed what Jia Xi meant. He just said that these people were bewitched by the White Lotus Sect because they didn't have enough to eat, and they followed them to make trouble. But for him, this reason was not enough.
As far as the entire country of Dakang is concerned, these more than 10,000 people are not that important in his heart.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jia Qi seemed to know it, so he did not stop, but continued: "As for cold-resistant crops, I once saw it in a book about strange landscapes.
Passing by, there is a vast expanse of land to the east of the East China Sea. There are two cold-resistant crops there, named corn and sweet potato! Although it cannot be confirmed, it is also a direction~"
"But the sea is endless and cannot be conquered by strong ships. Although the quality of our current ships in Dakang is of high quality, they are still far behind the strong ships that conquered the sea. Supervising and building strong ships will consume a huge amount of material resources.
Manpower, and exploring the sea, also requires a lot of sailors, abandoning life and death, and marching forward one after another, only then can we hope to conquer the sea!"
After a while, Emperor Mingkang sighed quietly, "It seems that you must protect these people!"
Jia Qi said again: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter is not their fault after all. Even if you kill these people, it is just drinking poison to quench your thirst! If you want to truly convince everyone from all over the world and obey Wang Hua, you still need the support of the Emperor and all the court officials."
Work hard! In fact, Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty had a saying that I agree with very much. The king, the boat, the people, the water. Water can carry the boat, and it can also capsize it! If they were not the common people of the well-off society, I would not do it.
Bring them back!"
Emperor Mingkang stood up, walked slowly down the high platform, walked past Jia Xi, and then came to the door of the imperial study. Looking at the scenery outside, Emperor Mingkang said leisurely: "You bastard, let me also
I’m confused, let’s say you’re not ruthless! But you were so cruel that you killed hundreds of thousands of Jurchen people in Jianzhou, but let’s say you’re ruthless! But you feel pity for these ten thousand people!”
Jia Qi stood behind Emperor Mingkang without saying a word. In his heart, he had his own line. Anyone who crossed this line would definitely die with him, but those who did not cross this line would still be alive.
It will be more generous.
This is his rule, it has nothing to do with people or things, only his own heart.
Then he heard Emperor Mingkang say: "But I still want to tell you one thing. Compassion does not control soldiers, and justice does not control wealth. Many times, a thing is not good or bad, right or wrong, but more about whether it should be done or not."
It should be done, is it worth doing? Since you captured those people today, then I will leave it to you to deal with, but it is only this once, and it will not be the same next time! If there is another time, don’t blame me for being ruthless!
!”
Jia Qi chuckled, "Your Majesty, your Majesty~"
Hearing Jia Qi's words, Emperor Mingkang twitched the corner of his mouth. This was the first time that he felt that the word Shengming sounded so harsh. He said angrily: "I was just talking about that kind of good thing, why are you so generous? Now I think
I understand, if you want to take it, you must first give it to me. You little bastard is still playing tricks on me. I tell you that the reward will be forfeited and the merits and demerits will be equal. Get out of here~"
Jia Qi was not angry, and laughed twice, "Then I'm leaving~"
Hearing Emperor Mingkang's words, the maids and eunuchs in the imperial study could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. The matter was finally cleared up, and Dai Quan quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
After Jia Qi left, Emperor Mingkang narrowed his eyes and wondered what he was thinking.
"Dai Quan, ask the imperial dining room to prepare ten dishes for the royal family, and you can personally deliver them to Jia Qi~"
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"Master Hou, stay~"
Not far after walking out of the imperial study, Jia Qi heard a voice coming from behind him. The voice sounded chilly.
Jia Qi paused, turned around, and saw an old eunuch without a beard walking over from a distance.
The visitor was already over sixty years old, and the hair on his head was already snow-white, which was even worse than the snow that had not yet melted away in the Daming Palace.
"Who are you??"
Jia Qi stood still, looked at the old eunuch who was swaying and being supported by someone, and asked aloud.
The old eunuch grinned, his face wrinkled into a chrysanthemum, "Little Marquis, I am the eunuch in charge of the Taihe Palace. The Supreme Emperor wants to see you! He sent me here specially to deliver the order!!"
Jia Qi glanced at the old eunuch with some surprise. He had heard a little about this old eunuch. He actually had similar identities to Dai Quan, but one took care of Emperor Taikang and the other took care of Emperor Mingkang.
But this Emperor Taikang is a little strange. He didn't summon him when he returned to Beijing last time. Why did he have to see him this time?
"Your Majesty, the champion was taken away by Xia Cheng~"