Harem Fighting Strategy 9
As the weather got hotter, Tao Yuan no longer slept in the bedroom every night. Instead, he slept in the small courtyard in the side hall where it was cooler. He put ice in the room so it was not so hot and he could sleep comfortably at night.
Tao Yuan has been very busy recently, busy doing some things. In order to finish them quickly, he is very tired.
One night, Tao Yuan was half asleep when he felt someone lying down next to him. He turned over, snuggled into the man's arms, and said, "Your Majesty... I forgot to tell you..."
"What did you forget?" Xiao Junye looked down at his rosy cheeks from sleeping, and felt that he was very cute and liked him very much.
"There is something important, I forgot to tell you..." Tao Yuan was really sleepy. He wanted to sleep, but he was thinking about telling Xiao Junye something.
"What important thing do you want to tell me?" Xiao Junye asked again.
"Good, good things, Your Majesty..., things that will make me happy, but I can't remember, I want to sleep so much." Tao Yuan was fighting against sleep.
"Then go to sleep. When you wake up, tell me when you remember it." Xiao Junye said, patting his back gently.
"Okay..." Tao Yuan fell into a deep sleep almost immediately after hearing his words. Before he fell asleep completely, he was still vaguely thinking that after waking up, he must find a chance to tell him, and he would definitely be very surprised and surprised, and would be very happy.
The next day, Tao Yuan woke up after the emperor had already gone to court. The concubines in the harem came to pay their respects to him, and then he took them to pay their respects to the empress dowager.
After returning to Fenghua Palace from the Empress Dowager's visit, Tao Yuan remembered that he hadn't told Xiao Junye something important the previous night. He figured there was no time to delay. In a few months, they would be leaving for Luojiang. Many things needed to be done beforehand, so things would get increasingly busy. If Tao Yuan didn't tell him quickly, he wouldn't have enough time to prepare.
Tao Yuan went to the imperial study to find Xiao Junye, and told him that he had something very important to tell him, and asked him to find a secluded and spacious place.
As the emperor, Xiao Junye naturally has his own personal guards, who are soldiers loyal only to him, and their number is currently being expanded and increased.
After arriving at the place where the soldiers usually trained, Tao Yuan pointed to a target in the distance and asked, "Your Majesty, can you hit that target in the distance?"
Xiao Junye glanced at the target in the distance and said, "It's so far away? I'm afraid no one can hit it."
"Your Majesty, do you believe that I can hit the target?" Tao Yuan looked at him and said.
"Oh?" Xiao Junye looked at him with suspicion. Although he knew that he was born into a military family and it was not surprising that he could shoot arrows, it was impossible to shoot that far at a target so far away even if he pulled the bow to its full extent.
The soldiers carried over several boxes. Tao Yuan walked over, opened one of the boxes, took out something like a wooden box from it, and returned to Xiao Junye.
Xiao Junye looked at the wooden box in his hand and asked, "What is this?"
"This is a □□," Tao Yuan said. "I will use this to shoot at the target in the distance."
"Is this a gun?" Xiao Junye thought it was just a wooden box. A gun shouldn't look like this, right? Besides, a gun could only shoot relatively small arrows, sometimes even farther than those stronger soldiers could shoot.
Tao Yuan took the ten arrows from the attendant and inserted them into the five holes in the upper and lower rows on the front of the wooden box. After aiming at the target in the distance, Tao Yuan pulled the handle under the wooden box back hard, then pulled it down hard, and an arrow shot out.
Xiao Junye had very good eyesight. He originally thought that the arrow would fall halfway, but he was shocked to see that the arrow actually hit the target.
The soldiers hiding nearby immediately came out and ran towards them carrying targets.
After the soldier ran closer, he placed the target on the ground. Xiao Junye clearly saw that the arrow had hit the bull's eye. Shocked, Xiao Junye walked over and tried to pull out the arrow, but found that it had already penetrated the target and was difficult to pull out.
"Your Majesty, do you want to try it?" Tao Yuan asked.
"Okay." Xiao Junye immediately took the wooden box from Tao Yuan's hand, wanting to try it himself to see if this so-called □□ really had such great power.
Xiao Junye aimed at the distant target and, imitating Tao Yuan's previous movements, pulled the handle under the wooden box back, tugged hard, and the second arrow shot out. Although Xiao Junye missed the target because he hadn't mastered the technique yet, the arrow had already passed the target. Xiao Junye clearly felt that the wooden box had a strong impact, which made him almost lose his grip.
Xiao Junye tried again, this time holding the wooden box steadily. Although he still missed the target, he still shot farther than the target.
"Your Majesty," Tao Yuan said to him, "This isn't something you can master in just one or two times. It requires a lot of practice to master the technique. I think with your Majesty's ability, you'll be able to master it in two or three days at the latest."
Tao Yuan took the □□ again, filled it with arrows, pulled the handle hard again, and ten arrows shot out at the same time.
Tao Yuan looked at Xiao Junye and said, "This gun can shoot ten arrows at once. When the soldiers take turns shooting, the arrows shot by one soldier are equivalent to the arrows shot by ten soldiers. If you're close enough, these arrows can even penetrate a shield."
"What's in this wooden box? Why does it have such great strength?" Xiao Junye asked curiously.
"I will tell Your Majesty slowly after we get back. Now I have other things to show Your Majesty." Tao Yuan turned around and asked the soldiers to open another box, let them carry out the things inside, and then directed them to assemble the things they carried out.
Xiao Junye looked at what the soldiers were carrying and said, "This is... a catapult?"
"This is not an ordinary catapult," said Tao Yuan.
Xiao Junye felt that these catapults did look a little different from ordinary ones, but he didn't know what made them so special.
Tao Yuan then ordered the soldiers to place the stones on the slingshot, and then had two soldiers pull the wooden pole together, and the stones flew out. Xiao Junye looked up at the height and distance the stones were thrown, and was once again surprised.
However, although Xiao Junye was surprised that this catapult could throw stones so far and so high, even higher than the height of the city wall, he felt that the stones were a little small.
Xiao Junye asked Tao Yuan, "Can this sling throw bigger stones?"
"There's no need to hurl larger stones. Even if we could, they wouldn't kill many people," Tao Yuan said. "This sling isn't for throwing stones. I just wanted Your Majesty to see how high and far it can throw."
"It's not for throwing stones?" Xiao Junye asked doubtfully, "What is it used for throwing?"
"Your Majesty will know when you see it," said Tao Yuan.
Under Tao Yuan's instructions, the soldier placed a wine jar on the catapult, another soldier ignited the fuel in the wine jar with a torch, and the other two soldiers pulled the wooden pole hard again, and the wine jar was thrown out.
Xiao Junye was still confused when he heard a loud bang and a large amount of dust was raised in the distance.
"Then, what is that?" Xiao Junye was stunned.
"Yes," Tao Yuan said. "It can be used during sieges, or when a large number of soldiers are attacking. Your Majesty, would you like to see the power of ten catapults throwing at the same time? I have never seen it before."
Xiao Junye was stunned, then nodded instinctively. He really wanted to see it.
"Unfortunately, I only have time to make these. If Your Majesty wants to see the full force of ten trebuchets, you'll need to have more made." Tao Yuan said, "Your Majesty, let's talk about this when we get back."
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After they returned to Fenghua Palace, Xiao Junye couldn't wait to ask, "Where did you get those things?"
Tao Yuan said, "I figured it out on my own. It took me many years to finally complete it. I'll give the blueprint to Your Majesty. You can find someone you trust to make more."
"Why didn't you give these things to your father?" Xiao Junye asked, suppressing the excitement in his heart.
"When at home, one obeys one's father; when married, one obeys one's husband. If I had not yet married Your Majesty, I would naturally give these things to my father first, and then let my father give them to Your Majesty. But now that I am Your Majesty's wife, it is only natural that I should hand these things over to Your Majesty." Tao Yuan said, "Your Majesty, please have reliable people make as many as you need. However, these things are time-consuming and labor-intensive. If you want to make a large number of them, you need many reliable and skilled craftsmen."
After Xiao Junye pondered for a moment, he said seriously, "Such an important thing must indeed be done by reliable people, but if we want to create more..."
"Your Majesty, you can assign different people to different tasks," Tao Yuan suggested. "Whether it's a slingshot or a wooden box, they all have many parts. Let different people be responsible for different parts, and then let the most reliable person put them together."
Xiao Junye nodded immediately, "This is a very good idea."
"You need to be especially careful when mixing the drugs, and even more careful when storing them. If you're shipping them across the border, you can ship them separately and then mix them together once they arrive."
Xiao Junye nodded seriously, thinking that with these things, he would have fewer worries and would be able to make plans as soon as possible.
Xiao Junye hugged Tao Yuan tightly and said, "Axi, thanks to you, you are really my lucky star."
In fact, Tao Yuan felt that Xiao Junye was really a very good emperor. After he ascended the throne, he could obviously immediately order the original owner's father to return to the court. Even if he only took back half of the military power first, after having a support, he could eliminate Prince Yu's forces more quickly.
But if he did so, the people at the border would suffer, and several cities would surely be plundered. Unsure of how long he could live, he preferred to endure it himself, slowly engaging in a secret struggle with Prince Yu and his forces, rather than allowing the original owner's father to lead his troops back to the imperial city. He truly was a good emperor who cared deeply for his country and his people.
So Tao Yuan wanted to help him and end the border issue quickly so that he could take back his military power quickly without any worries.
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More than three months later, the rain that had lasted for nearly a month finally stopped.
Tao Yuan was in Fenghua Palace, watching the palace maids packing their things and thinking about what else they needed to take with them.
At this time of year, the Luo River tide is extremely spectacular, and many people go to watch the tide. The emperor would bring his concubines and ministers to worship the Dragon King of the River and watch the spectacular sight of the high tide.
Because Luojiang is quite far from the imperial city, it would take two days and one night to get there by carriage, and one would have to stay there for more than ten days, so Tao Yuan asked the palace maid to bring everything she needed.
Not all the concubines in the harem could go. Only those selected by Xiao Junye could go. The others stayed in the palace to accompany the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother did not like riding in a carriage and decided to stay in the palace, so Xiao Junye did not bring many concubines with him this time.
The next morning, when preparing to set off, the concubines were already waiting to get on the carriage. When they saw Tao Yuan coming, they immediately saluted him.
Ye Rong bowed to Tao Yuan and said, "Please get in the carriage, my queen."
Tao Yuan nodded, and when he was about to get on the car, Eunuch Xu who was beside the emperor ran over.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has asked you to ride with him."
Tao Yuan glanced at Ye Rong's carriage behind him and said, "Such a spacious carriage. If Ye Guijun is worried that it will be boring to sit alone, then you can find someone to ride with you."
"Yes." Ye Rong bowed and saluted.
The other concubines looked at Tao Yuan's back with great envy. They had originally thought that with Ye Rong's stunning appearance, she would definitely be favored. Although the queen was also very beautiful, her personality was not pleasing, so it would be difficult for her to gain the emperor's favor.
But now it seemed that the Emperor favored the Empress over the Noble Lady Ye. The Emperor rarely visited the harem, most often going to Fenghua Palace, followed by Mingcui Palace, and rarely visiting the other concubines. This made them extremely anxious. If they didn't win the Emperor's favor now, it would be even harder to win his favor in two years when a new person entered the palace.
Ye Rong watched Tao Yuan get on the emperor's carriage, glared at him inwardly, and then turned back to get on. After he got on, the others also got on and prepared to set off.
Ye Rong sat alone in the spacious carriage, his eyes closed as he began to ponder. He didn't know why, but no matter how he tried to seduce the emperor, the emperor's attitude towards him was always indifferent. He even felt that if he didn't need the Ye family, the emperor would not pay any attention to him at all.
This shouldn't be the case. He's the protagonist with the aura of a protagonist, how could he be inferior to a cannon fodder? He must find a way to win the emperor's heart. This tide-watching trip is also a very important setting in the game, and he must seize the opportunity.
In Xiao Junye's carriage, Tao Yuan had been pressed under him and kissed, and her shirt had been unbuttoned. She was kissed and rubbed by him, and her snow-white skin had turned pink.
Xiao Junye had been drinking a cup of water infused with Tao Yuan's blood every day for four or five months, and his health had noticeably improved. He used to have multiple headaches a day, but now only had a slight headache every few days. Although he no longer needed Tao Yuan's fragrance, Xiao Junye still loved the sweet scent of his skin. Just one sniff not only comforted him physically, but also mentally, and all his irritability and annoyance instantly vanished.
When Xiao Junye started to take off his pants, Tao Yuan held his hands and said with a quick breath, "Your Majesty, this is in the carriage. People outside will hear it."
"As long as you hold back and don't make any noise, no one outside will hear you." Xiao Junye coaxed him as he took off his pants, "I'll be gentler and slower, be good."
Tao Yuan's whole body had gone limp from the kiss, and she had no strength to struggle or resist, so she could only let him spread her legs.
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Tao Yuan leaned in Xiao Junye's arms. His face was very red and his expression was confused. He was breathing hard with his mouth open, trying hard to make his breathing smooth. His heart was still beating rapidly.
Xiao Junye looked at his face and couldn't help but kiss Tao Yuan hard on the face. He really loved him like this. Although he was usually very attractive, at this time, he had a different charm.
Tao Yuan thought to himself that this liar had said he would go slower and gentler, but because the carriage was constantly shaking, he had to use more force than usual. His heart was about to jump out of his chest, but he didn't dare to scream. The little noise he made would definitely be heard by people outside.
Tao Yuan also wanted to get pregnant with Xiao Junye's child as soon as possible, because he absolutely couldn't let Ye Rong and Prince Yu's child take over their child's title of eldest son, not even for a day. He didn't know when Ye Rong would get pregnant, but no matter when, Xiao Junye would definitely wait until he took back his military power before taking action against him. If he gave birth to the child before then, it would only be a second son, not the eldest son of his child.
Xiao Junye kissed his lips and then his cheek. He knew he was truly in love with her, which was why he wanted to kiss and hug him every day. But before that, he couldn't show that he favored Ye Rong exclusively. He had to act like he treated Ye Rong and Ye Rong equally, at least to make the Ye family and other ministers think so.
However, after he knew that he could detoxify and had the things that Tao Yuan gave him, he no longer had any fear in his heart. Now he was speeding up the process of regaining power according to the plan.
Whether in the palace or among the officials of the imperial court, there were many people who were affiliated with the Empress Dowager and Prince Yu, as well as the forces that his extremely partial father, the Emperor, had prepared for Prince Yu. He would replace all of them, but he would have to slowly select candidates to fill those important positions with those who were suitable and loyal to him.
Xiao Junye hugged Tao Yuan, put his hand on his belly and said, "Axi, give me a son."
"Yeah, okay." Tao Yuan closed his eyes and leaned on his chest, responding softly.
"When our child is born, I will definitely protect him well and teach him personally. I will be both a strict and loving father, and will never let his life be without a father's guidance and love."
Tao Yuan knew that because the late emperor favored Prince Yu, he had never received fatherly love or guidance since childhood. Therefore, he was eagerly anticipating the arrival of their first child, hoping to make up for his regrets through his own child.
"Our child will definitely look like Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will definitely be a good father. He will grow up under Your Majesty's guidance and will definitely be as wise and brave as Your Majesty in the future." Tao Yuan also put his hand on his belly, thinking in his heart, hoping that the seeds that Xiao Junye planted in his body this time would germinate quickly and grow up quickly.
The two of them lay in the car, looking forward to their first child together. They didn't look like an emperor and his queen, but more like an ordinary couple who were eager to have their own children as soon as possible.
Only when Xiao Junye was with Tao Yuan would he occasionally forget his identity as emperor and feel relaxed and comfortable.
They set out early in the morning, rested on the road at night, and set off again before dawn. They arrived at the royal villa in Luojiang in the afternoon of the next day.
The royal villa in Luojiang City is much cooler than the imperial city, especially at night when the cool breeze blows and it feels very comfortable.
Because it was impossible to get a good rest in the carriage, Tao Yuan took a shower, changed his clothes as soon as he arrived at his yard, and then went to bed and had a good sleep with his quilt.
The next morning, Xiao Junye took them to the Dragon King Temple on the mountain to worship the Dragon King, and then waited in the Tide-Watching Pavilion in the temple to watch the rising tide.
The Tide-Watching Pavilion is very large. On the side facing the Luojiang River, there are no walls, only fences, so you can have a panoramic view of the entire river surface.
Xiao Junye and the ministers sat in the largest room. Xiao Junye sat at the top, facing the river. The ministers sat in several rows of chairs on both sides. They could see the river by sitting sideways and turning their heads slightly.
Tao Yuan, along with his concubines and ladies-in-waiting, sat in a slightly smaller room next door.
Although the tide has not yet risen, just looking at the vast river surface makes people feel open-minded and enjoy the visual experience.
Xiao Junye put down his teacup and said, "During the palace examination last month, the essays of the two top scorers, both civil and military, were evenly matched. Why not take this opportunity to write a poem on the theme of watching the tide? Each of you can write a poem, and the ministers will choose the one with the better essay."
Ke Mingji and Zhao Xiu stood up and saluted, saying, "We obey your command."
"Come here, prepare pens and ink for them." After Xiao Junye finished his instructions, he said to them, "The fu chosen as the better one this time will be engraved on the Zhenjiang Stone by the river, so that this fu can be passed down forever. No matter who wins, you must write a fu worthy of being engraved on the Zhenjiang Stone, otherwise you will be laughed at and ridiculed by future generations."
"I will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations." The two of them answered in unison.
The two champions, one the son of the Minister of Revenue and the other the son of the Marquis of Yongning, were not only of similar age but also both talented and capable. Whether competing in literature or martial arts, the two were equally matched, so Xiao Junye simply named them both champions in both.
Prince Yu was secretly trying to win over these two men, both because of their family backgrounds and their own abilities, in an attempt to gain their support. But for now, they were loyal to the Emperor.
These two were also Ye Rong's targets. Before entering the palace, Ye Rong had already gained their favor. Their feelings towards Ye Rong could not be described as love, but because of the literary talent he displayed, they had a good impression of him. After he entered the palace, they felt regretful for a while.
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