Chapter 782 Exchange Visit
During the time he was away, apart from the particularly important and urgent documents that were sent to him by messengers at full speed, there were also a lot of other documents that needed his processing.
This also made Zhou Xu, who had just returned to the imperial palace in Xianyang City, immediately plunge into work without even having time to rest.
The work that had been piling up for a long time was obviously not something Zhou Xu could easily finish in a day or two after returning, not to mention that new documents were delivered every day.
In the Qinzheng Hall, Zhou Xu was busy until dark.
As for Huo Qubing, considering his physical condition, Zhou Xu sent him back to rest.
After reviewing another document, Zhou Xu twisted his stiff neck and just in time saw Silk walk in with a bowl of soup.
Looking at the bowl of soup, Zhou Xu raised his eyebrows. Silk immediately understood and whispered...
"This chicken soup was sent here by Empress Defei."
Zhou Xu's Qinzheng Hall was an important office space, and no outsiders were allowed to enter or leave at will. The maid who came to deliver the soup was naturally stopped outside.
Now looking at the chicken soup, Zhou Xu pointed to the table next to him.
"Put it aside."
At this moment, there were already two bowls of soup on the table next to it, and with this bowl, there were exactly three bowls.
After nightfall, the concubines he hadn't seen for a month ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare soup and send it to him, and at the same time tried to find out where he would rest tonight.
Zhou Xu had already informed Silk about this, and his answer was always that he was busy with government affairs recently and was resting in the Qinzheng Palace.
Although he hadn't seen his three concubines for a month, Zhou Xu didn't miss them at all, even if he was called cold-blooded and heartless. They were far less important than the work at hand.
When he took three concubines, apart from the fact that the inheritance of the Great Zhou Dynasty did require an heir, it was more of a means for him to split the officials of the old dynasty's party.
As long as they don't cause any trouble, he won't treat his three concubines harshly. At the same time, he will try his best to satisfy them materially, but this does not mean that there is any affection between them.
Apart from anything else, he was indeed a little hungry after being so busy for so long.
Zhou Xu stood up and walked over to take a look.
If he didn't know that the three soups were pigeon soup, pork rib soup and chicken soup, he would have suspected that they were all cooked from the same pot in the imperial kitchen.
A chef who could enter the imperial kitchen must have excellent cooking skills. The three bowls of soup smelled good, but it would be fatal for him to drink three bowls by himself.
Just then, Silk ran in again and whispered something to Zhou Xu.
Zhou Xu's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.
"Quick, let him in."
Soon, a figure in a black robe walked quickly into the Qinzheng Hall.
"Your subordinate Ye Jinghong pays respect to His Majesty!"
At this moment, the black-robed man who appeared in the Qinzheng Hall was Ye Jinghong! "Jinghong, you came just in time. Silk, you come here too. There are three bowls of soup here. Let's have one bowl each. It's just right for us to have a midnight snack together."
Both Ye Jinghong and Silk were veterans under Zhou Xu's command and were also his confidants. While they were loyal to him, they were not as restrained as those officials who came to serve him later.
Now that Zhou Xu had spoken, Silke, Ye Jinghong and the others did not refuse. They sat down obediently and drank a bowl of soup each.
Of course, while drinking the soup, Ye Jinghong did not forget the purpose of coming here.
"Your Majesty, this is the result of our investigation during this period of time."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
After taking the report document handed over by Ye Jinghong, Zhou Xu did not rush to read it, but first talked to Ye Jinghong about another matter.
"By the way, Jinghong, some time ago, we have reached an alliance with the wood elves near our territory. After discussion, we decided that both sides will send 15 people for an exchange visit. I plan to let you join these 15 people and go together."
The so-called exchange visits, in addition to deepening their understanding of each other, are simply an opportunity to see what good things the other side has.
In this way, their thinking will be clearer when they start cooperation in the future.
The reason why Zhou Xu asked Ye Jinghong to join the exchange group was not only because of his high efficiency and outstanding personal abilities, but also because Ye Jinghong was the only person in the Great Zhou, besides him, who possessed the "Eyes of Secrets".
If there really are any good things in the wood elf village, or in that forest, they will definitely not escape Ye Jinghong's eyes.
Ye Jinghong was not a fool. He understood what their king meant after a quick thought and accepted the task.
Then Zhou Xu turned his attention to Silk.
"Silk, considering that we are all elves, I also plan to arrange for a few elves to join the exchange group. The other grassland elves have important work arrangements and cannot leave for too long, so the candidates have to be selected from your personal guards."
This exchange visit was not about just going away for a few days and then coming back. In order to better experience each other's lives, he set the exchange period to one month.
Considering this time span, it is undoubtedly a more appropriate choice to select the elven knights in the Royal Guard rather than the grassland elves who have important jobs.
"You have already been to the Wood Elf village once. Comparatively speaking, the Wood Elf should be more familiar with you. I plan to let you lead the team so that if any problems arise during the communication process, you can mediate in time."
"I obey your command!"
The remaining positions in the exchange group were undoubtedly given to the human people. The list of fifteen people was quickly finalized, and then they officially set off for the wood elf village.
At the same time, in the Wood Elf village, as soon as Chief Locke returned to the village, he immediately summoned all the tribesmen in the village and announced publicly that their Wood Elf tribe had formed an alliance with the Great Zhou, and that they planned to send tribesmen for exchanges and visits in the future.
"There are fifteen places for the exchange group. Anyone who is willing to go can step forward."
"I want to go!"
Locke had just finished speaking when Sean, who had been basically silent all the way back, took the initiative to stand up.
His face was full of determination at this moment. After suffering two consecutive defeats at the hands of Silk, Sion realized that his own strength was actually far from enough. Now he had made up his mind to go out and see the world.
After Sion expressed his opinion, many wood elves soon stood up. In a blink of an eye, the number of places exceeded fifteen, which surprised Locke.
But this is actually normal.
After the destruction of the old civilization, the wood elves did live in this basin forest from generation to generation. At the same time, for the safety of their people, they basically did not allow their people to step out of the forest.
But the more this happens, the more some of the tribesmen will want to leave here and go out and see the world.
Among them, young people within the ethnic group undoubtedly account for the vast majority.
All of a sudden, the fifteen places are no longer enough.
(End of this chapter)
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