Chapter 1190 Injured
He thought for a moment, picked up his pen, and ticked off the three characters "Li Bushang." "Let him stay in Beiping. The other three will follow."
“…”
He Yi and Eunuch Yu looked at each other silently.
Neither of them spoke.
After ticking off the name, Zhu Feng looked up at Eunuch Yu again and asked, "Have the items been delivered?"
"In reply to the Emperor, it has been sent to the Imperial Concubine."
"What did she say?"
"Uh..." Eunuch Yu smiled apologetically, "Her Majesty is very happy. Although the Empress had also sent clothes before, those sets were sent by the Emperor, so the Imperial Concubine naturally loved them very much."
"Um."
Zhu Feng nodded and said with some pride, "The ones the Queen and the others picked were all the ones I had left over, so naturally they aren't as fresh in color as those ones. But the Queen was thoughtful."
"yes."
As he spoke, he tossed the list to He Yi. He Yi glanced down and said, "Then Your Majesty, have Commander Li stay in Beiping, and the other three commanders follow. I will go over and give the orders in a moment."
"Um."
In fact, Li Bushang had previously deserted his post without permission, which was a big taboo. However, because he had protected the imperial concubine and later had the merit of protecting the emperor, even though his merits and demerits offset each other, Zhu Feng did not punish him severely. He just didn't summon him again for any reason these days, and most of the people who went into the palace to do business were the three commanders.
Sure enough, he was not there this time.
Zhu Feng continued, "This time, I'll let you stay in Peking. You can discuss minor matters with them. If it's a minor matter, keep it there until I return. If it's an urgent matter, have it sent to Nanjing as soon as possible."
"I understand."
He Yi thought for a moment and said, "There shouldn't be any urgent matters recently. The only thing is to open a few more trade ports in the northwest."
Zhu Feng asked, "Hasn't two been opened before?"
"Your Majesty also knows that we haven't been able to trade with the Western Regions before. Whether it's within our Great Yan Dynasty or in the Western Regions, there is actually a need."
“…”
"Now, a total of four checkpoints have been opened, but compared to their needs, it is still not enough."
“…”
"Especially horses and spices, these things are extremely popular."
“…”
"I've heard there are even special horse markets on the frontier. Back when the Emperor was stationed in Peking, didn't he often send private traders to buy up the horses because they weren't of good quality?"
"oh……"
They had never told Zhu Feng about these things, so he only now realized that he had done such things.
Suddenly I felt a little proud.
I have to say that I am very flexible and adaptable.
The horses in the Central Plains are indeed not as tall and strong as those in the Western Regions. It would be fine if it was just a comparison among dignitaries, but for him, these horses are the most important for equipping cavalry.
Back then, the reason why the Kingdom of Dian was able to occupy the Central Plains and dominate the country for so many years was because of their cavalry.
The reason he was able to fight against them was obviously because he realized that infantry was completely at a disadvantage against cavalry, so he had to train his own cavalry. In addition, he purchased many fine horses through the black market, which allowed his cavalry to develop rapidly.
After a moment's thought, he said, "We definitely need to open trade ports, but we can't open too many at once. You know, if we open one, the situation becomes twice as complicated, and if we open two, it becomes ten times more complicated. We need to establish the rules before any problems arise."
"I understand. This time when Your Majesty goes to Nanjing, I will discuss with the people of the Secretariat and work out the details of the trade arrangements."
"very good."
Zhu Feng nodded in satisfaction: "You can go down."
"I will take my leave."
After He Yi left, Zhu Feng took the tea that Eunuch Yu had brought to him, took a sip, and then asked, "Did you run into the Queen when you went to the cold palace?"
Eunuch Yu was originally helping him sort out the documents on the imperial desk. When he heard his question, he hurriedly said, "No, when I went there, the Empress had already left for quite a while. But—"
"What?"
"I did meet His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng lowered his head to drink tea. Upon hearing this, his brows slightly furrowed. He looked up at him and said, "King Wei?"
"Yes."
Zhu Feng's feelings towards this son are more complicated than towards others.
He didn't have many memories of him, but according to the natural instinct of father and son, he should have felt a sense of fatherly love when he saw his child. However, when he regained his sanity from the chaos and got to know the people and things around him again with the help of the Queen and He Yi, he found that he didn't have much love for him.
Of course, after Eunuch Yu told him what happened that year, he began to understand a little.
Not to mention what the child's character is like, or whether he has the kind of personality that he likes, just thinking about his background makes me feel like there is a thorn in my heart.
Therefore, his feelings towards him were very complicated.
He had also seen what the Queen had done these days. Ever since she knew that Qin Ruolan had told her about Zhu Chengxuan's life experience, the Queen's attitude towards King Wei had become much more distant, and she had actively selected some concubines to enter the palace. Obviously, she was already looking for someone to replace King Wei.
Zhu Feng did not comment on this matter.
Although the queen is her own queen, it is understandable that she should consider her future position as queen mother.
Zhu Feng asked, "He went to see the imperial concubine?"
"Yes, I was worried about disturbing the conversation between His Highness and the Imperial Concubine, so I waited outside for a while before going in."
"Then how will you treat him, Concubine?"
"The Imperial Concubine is naturally very affectionate towards Your Highness. When the Emperor first brought the Imperial Concubine, who was still a court lady at the Imperial Palace, to Peking, their relationship was already very close. In the palace, apart from the Empress, Your Highness is closest to the Imperial Concubine."
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a while and said, "Yes."
I originally thought that Si Nanyan and Qin Ruolan had already quarreled so much, and she even attacked Qin Ruolan directly, so I was afraid she would not be kind to this child. But I didn't expect that she could still remain calm.
But, that child has probably suffered some injustice recently.
Zhu Feng said, "Later, have the Imperial Kitchen send something to Chengqian Palace and say it's from me. Tell him to prepare it well over the next two days and make sure nothing goes wrong when he gets to Jinling."
Eunuch Yu smiled in surprise and said, "Yes."
After saying that, he went downstairs to prepare.
By the next day, the day before departure, almost everything in the palace was ready.
However, just when Zhu Feng thought everything was in order, news came from the Northern Pacification Office the next day.
One of the three commanders of the Jinyiwei who were going to accompany him on the trip was suddenly injured.
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