"The Pacifier is just a temporary position. It is only established when a disaster occurs in a local area. When we return to Kyoto, His Majesty will reassign the position." Xiao Hechuan explained patiently.
Father Xiao then nodded thoughtfully.
However, even if it is only temporary, it is also a kind of progress. When he gets things done and comes back, the emperor will definitely not treat him unfairly.
"When do we leave?" asked Xiao's mother.
"Your Majesty has ordered us to set out immediately. We still have time to have lunch together!"
This disaster cannot be delayed and is no joke. In fact, there was no earthquake in Huizhou area in his previous life, so he did not intervene in advance.
This is also what Xiao Hechuan finds strange. Why would an earthquake suddenly occur in Huizhou in this life?
There was no time to think so much. He first went south to Huizhou to understand the situation, and then cooperated with local officials to deal with the comfort of the victims and reconstruction matters as soon as possible.
Time was running out, so they asked the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous lunch. After the two families sat together and had lunch, Xiao Hechuan and Cheng Moyang were about to leave Kyoto.
When the emperor learned that Jiang Sui had just become pregnant and this was the couple's first child, he asked the queen to prepare some rewards and send them to the No. 1 scholar's mansion as a way of appeasing her.
They are all precious medicinal herbs for nourishing the body during pregnancy, as well as some gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins.
This time he was away for at least four months. When he came back, Jiang Sui's belly was already noticeable. Before leaving, he hugged Jiang Sui and stroked her belly reluctantly.
Inside was the fruit of their love. Xiao Hechuan was looking forward to its birth. He said he wanted a daughter. In fact, he loved any child as long as it was theirs, but it would be even better if it was a daughter.
"Just wait for me at home, I will write to you often!"
Jiang Sui nodded obediently, and the two hugged each other and gave each other a passionate kiss.
Because of his physical disability, Jiang Sui was unable to send him out of the city.
Pregnant women are always sensitive and fragile. As soon as Xiao Hechuan left, she felt a little wronged and tried her best to suppress her emotions.
After all, they have been together for so long and have never been apart for such a long time. The two of them are basically together all the time, and the longest time they have been apart is no more than half a month.
…
In the palace, Concubine Guo was very anxious. She had asked people to go to Jezhou to invite Helian Heng back several times. However, this unfilial son just didn't want to come back. After asking around, she found out that he was in Jezhou, hanging out with the female owner of a restaurant every day.
It is said that the female shopkeeper is extremely beautiful and men can't forget her. Seeing that Helian Jing's popularity is getting more and more popular, most of the officials in the court also support him to enter the East Palace.
The key point is that the emperor also values him very much and entrusts him with important tasks. The bitch, Concubine Xian, is also favored, while she has been neglected because of what happened in her mother's family.
How could I accept that my own son had become so depraved, no longer keen on fighting for the throne, and only wanted to talk about love all day long?
Her Guo family has already lost power. If she doesn't work harder, and Helian Jing comes to power in the future, the Guo family will never be able to recover, and her and her son's life will be like walking on thin ice.
Let's ask, once he ascends the throne, his footing is unstable, and there are several brothers around him who are eyeing his position. As a superior, will he try every means to eliminate dissidents? At that time, will Helian Heng still have a way out? Will she still have a way out?
Without power, you can only be at the mercy of others.
The emperor did not take her with him on this royal hunting trip and left her alone in the palace, so she became anxious and angry.
But all she could say was that she was overthinking it. Helian Jing wasn't that cold-blooded and heartless.
So she called her confidant and secretly gave him some instructions.
Helian Jing had a secret meeting with the emperor some time ago. He told his father that his people had secretly visited the Rakshasa Kingdom not long ago and got some information.
The Rakshasa Kingdom is training its troops and preparing to launch a war against Daqing in the next two years.
The Rakshasa Kingdom is ruled by a female emperor. Since she came to power, Empress Joseline has been vigorous and resolute, ruthless and decisive in her actions, and extremely ambitious.
A few years after she came to power, she expanded the territory of the country at a lightning speed, and all the surrounding small countries were annexed by her, only because she mastered a particularly powerful weapon called the fire gun, which could kill with one shot within a hundred meters. Once hit by this weapon, there was no possibility of survival.
Not only that, they also have more powerful weapons, but the cost of making them is extremely high. It is said that once that small bottle-like thing is thrown out, the explosion range is wide. Enemies within ten meters will have a hard time surviving if they are blown up. It can be said that it has infinite power and a strong deterrent effect, which makes people shudder.
One reason why Luosha has been slow to take action against Daqing is that Daqing's land area is twice that of Luosha, it has a large population, many cities, and as many as 500,000 soldiers and horses.
Although Rakshasa has strong soldiers and powerful weapons, it is a female-dominated country with a very high status for women. The ratio of women to men is mostly women.
Only men have to go out to fight, and Daqing has the advantage of a large population and a vast territory. However, if a war breaks out and it is a battle of numbers, the Rakshasa Kingdom may not be able to fight a protracted war.
So they have been preparing for military operations in recent years and have stockpiled large amounts of explosives and muskets.
The two countries are separated by a sea. Luosha is strong in fighting on the water, but Daqing is not a pushover. It will take some time to attack the land. They spent a lot of money to build ships in order to successfully win the sea war and reach land as soon as possible.
Once on land, we arrived at the home ground of Rakshasa Kingdom.
Upon hearing the news, the emperor was extremely anxious. He took a look and found that the treasury was still full, so if a war really broke out, he would be able to fight with all his might.
However, once a war breaks out, it will be the common people who will cry. The hard-earned peace and prosperity of the country and the people will be destroyed in one war. After the war, it will probably take decades to recover.
Moreover, it is still unknown whether we can defeat such a strong opponent as the Rakshasa Kingdom. The best outcome is not to fight and maintain peace.
It would be fine if peace talks could be held, as ceding territory and paying compensation could solve the problem. But if peace talks cannot be held, a fierce war is inevitable. After several years of fighting, this land will be devastated.
Today, geological disasters occur frequently in Daqing, and an earthquake can drain hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the national treasury.
The emperor was extremely anxious. He called the military minister to discuss the matter together. The conclusion they came to was that, militarily, they should strengthen military training and troop management and start preparing for war.
In civil affairs, in order to ensure that the national treasury is full, except for Huizhou, which is currently suffering from the disaster, taxation will remain the same, while the tax rate in other prefectures needs to be adjusted by two percentage points.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
