Chapter 471 Banditry
"Forget it, it's the same if I use a charcoal basin. It's not that cold in the imperial city, and I'm used to it over the years.
I’m just not used to it here.”
After Qi Yixiu listened, he didn't mention the matter of digging the earth for her. It was indeed a big siege, and if it was really done, it would not be over in a short time.
As we were talking, the tea came.
Shen Chuliu had already asked someone to prepare the meal. After he had just taken a few sips of tea, the meal was served.
Qi Yixiu was very hungry today, so he ate much faster.
After eating and drinking, he also relaxed and said, "The princes are very happy to go out today. I was also happy when I went out of the palace for the first time when I was a child."
"The main thing is that these are folk affairs, and the princes have never seen them." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"Yes, we must have seen and understood everything before we can talk about how to govern the country." Qi Yixiu said.
This was going off topic, Shen Chuliu refused to respond and just changed the subject.
Qi Yixiu smiled, but did not say anything to her: "The officials' families are here today, why don't you see them, my beloved concubine?"
"I am the Emperor's Concubine Jing. How can anyone see me?" Shen Chuliu smiled playfully and leaned in Qi Yixiu's arms.
This answer is much better than saying that it is not convenient for me to meet the minister's family casually.
Qi Yixiu laughed and said, "My beloved concubine, what you said makes sense."
"In that case, my dear concubine, just keep those things. There are a few good pieces. You can take them back and give them to others as rewards." Qi Yixiu said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Chuliu knew that the matter was over.
Qi Yixiu held her hand and said, "I am here today, so I think my beloved concubine will not wake up from the cold at night."
Shen Chuliu turned around and hugged Qi Yixiu's neck: "That's why I miss Your Majesty so much. Your Majesty kept me warm, and I never felt cold all night."
"Are you using me as a hot water bottle?" Qi Yixiu pinched her cheek.
Shen Chuliu smiled and buried her head in Qi Yixiu's arms.
The two of them have known each other for more than ten years, so no matter what, they would not anger the emperor because of a single word, unless the emperor took advantage of the situation.
After some laughter and joking, Qi Yixiu personally carried Shen Chuliu into the inner room.
The hot water bottle had just been removed from the couch and the quilt was warm. Shen Chuliu curled up as soon as she got in and had to wrap herself in the quilt to take off her clothes.
Qi Yixiu shook his head, went to wash up first, then came over, got on the bed and hugged Shen Chuliu: "Look at you, I know what you are like, Concubine Jing is not afraid of anything but the cold. If you are not obedient in the future, I will put you in the ice cellar for one night and you will be obedient."
"It's frozen hard, right?" Shen Chuliu continued.
Qi Yixiu looked at her for a few seconds and smiled very subtly: "Frozen? Huh?"
There was nothing wrong with this, but when the emperor said this, Shen Chuliu's face instantly turned red: "The emperor is so indecent!"
Qi Yixiu just smiled and stopped her to lie down: "I originally just wanted to sleep today, but my beloved concubine is really not honest."
Shen Chuliu rolled his eyes at him, and then was completely eaten up.
But I ate it anyway, and it really warmed me up after eating it.
Shen Chuliu did not let go that whole night. She either hugged the emperor's neck or hugged his back.
Qi Yixiu was very annoyed by her noise. It wasn't that he disliked her as a person, but he was hugging her too tightly and it was difficult for her to turn over.
But he didn't get angry. In fact, he was more cooperative in the morning.
In short, no matter whether the emperor was happy or not, Shen Chuliu slept very well.
So, when the emperor was leaving, Concubine Jing was not polite at all: "Your Majesty, I will prepare a meal for you tonight."
Qi Yixiu was delighted: "My heater is very useful, isn't it?"
Having said that, he pinched her chin and left without saying whether he would come or not.
Chi Su asked carefully: "Master, is the emperor coming?"
"You won't lose anything if you come or not, it's up to you."
She was in a very good mood, slept well, and felt really energetic.
So, when I saw the warming soup at lunch, I smiled and asked, "What does the emperor mean?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, that's right. The Emperor said that you are afraid of the cold, so he asked the kitchen to serve you well." The eunuch who delivered the meal smiled flatteringly.
Shen Chuliu smiled and asked someone to reward him.
Shen Chuliu spent the day in a very good mood, and at night, the emperor did not come as expected.
Shen Chuliu was not surprised at all. It was impossible for someone like Qi Yixiu to come as he wished today.
However, he did not come, but instead instructed the kitchen to take care of her diet, which made it impossible for her not to be happy.
Shen Chuliu smiled and thought that when the emperor wants to take your thoughts into consideration, it is indeed a perfect ending.
Everything went smoothly during the emperor's inspection in the north, but something went wrong in the southwest.
Ever since Ying Xiurong died, the emperor has bestowed many rewards on the Li family in the southwest.
Even General Li Pei was given the title of marquis.
Although it cannot compare to the achievements of the Shen family throughout the ages, it is obviously different from the past.
You have to know that the Li family only rose to prominence during Li Pei's generation. After all, they are different from the Shen family, where several generations of family members are generals.
The southwest has always been plagued by banditry because it faces endless mountains and is far away from another country called Tuotu.
However, some small tribes have lived in the mountains and forests here since ancient times, but because they are small in number, they rarely come into contact with the outside world.
So the part belonging to the Dayi Dynasty is still okay, but the part belonging to the map expansion has become somewhat of a hidden danger.
Later, over the years, many people from the Central Plains committed crimes and gathered here, as well as prisoners of war and deserters after defeat, and many bandit camps were formed.
Perhaps it was because the harvest season was bad last year, so these gangs of bandits have become quite unscrupulous in the past few years.
However, it is not easy to suppress bandits in the mountains of the southwest.
But the bandits made a bigger fuss and massacred everyone in a small village near Shui County, southwestern Liangcheng Prefecture.
This matter is too big to be concealed, and the local officials dare not conceal it.
So soon, the emperor received the letter of apology.
The emperor, who was still in Liaocheng Prefecture, was furious: "More than 300 people were all killed? This is outrageous!"
"Pass the order and order Li Pei to do his best to eliminate the bandits! I don't believe that we can't wipe out these parasites!" The bandit problem in the southwest has a long history, and it has always been difficult to deal with because of the terrain here.
But when the emperor gets angry, you have to deal with it no matter how difficult it is.
Because of this incident, the emperor suddenly became busy and issued seven or eight edicts to the imperial city.
Ask the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War to cooperate.
This is far less tense than going to war with North Korea. It's just that those bandits are hiding in the mountains and are difficult to find.
But unless they never come out, there will always be a day when they will be destroyed.
Therefore, the emperor accelerated his trip and was ready to return to Beijing on February 26.
That’s good. Shen Chuliu’s enthronement ceremony is coming soon, and she wants to go back early.
It wasn't so cold on the way back, mainly because there was nothing that could be done about the cold. The emperor was now preoccupied with government affairs and had no time to warm Shen Chuliu's bed.
(End of this chapter)
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