Chapter 236 The Emperor is a Love-Brained Person
In the morning court, the abbot of Baohua Temple suddenly donated a thousand acres of fertile land. The emperor's previous reason for taking the land was to support the war against the Western Rong, but today the reason was that the temple was willing to hand over the land to support the war in the south.
ha?
No one reacted and didn't understand why the monks had to pay for the war?
Are you so supportive of war?
Are you, the Buddha, still merciful?
Don’t you have anything to say about the Buddha?
The emperor greatly appreciated the abbot's behavior.
Many people saw the signs.
The people in the temple below had also heard the news long ago.
If someone knows what's good for you, he will take the initiative to hand it over.
After all, the arm cannot bend the thigh.
But there were also some stubborn ones who didn't want to hand it over. But not long after, the abbot of that temple was found to have secretly married and had an illegitimate child at the foot of the mountain, and even embezzled a lot of money from the temple, and he was arrested.
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Others did not dare to continue resisting. After all, money is external to the body, so why should they let external things affect their practice?
…
The emperor came back to see Anjiu after the court session.
The bed was empty.
He looked around and saw only Xiaoqiu and Xiaoxia.
"Where is Xiaojiu?" asked the emperor.
Qiu and Xia didn't often come into contact with the emperor. They were stunned for a moment after hearing this. Xiao Qiu said tremblingly, "Xiao Jiu left early."
The emperor was silent for a while, then got up and went to the backyard.
The palace servants were gathered in the backyard, some working, some chatting.
The round-faced palace maid suddenly rubbed her eyes.
"Am I dazzled? I seemed to see a man walking by."
The other maid turned pale.
"What man... that's His Majesty."
The round-faced palace maid's eyes widened.
Soon, a large crowd of people knelt on the ground.
An Jiu was talking to Aunt Qu when she suddenly realized something was wrong. She turned around and saw the emperor not far behind her, looking at her through a transparent barrier illuminated by the sunlight.
An Jiu "..."
She saw the huge crowd of people kneeling behind the emperor...
Although...
She still hopes to cover up her "affair" with the emperor.
Fortunately, the emperor reacted quickly. He walked over, stared at the clothes that Aunt Qu was hanging out to dry, and pointed at one of them.
"I want to wear this one."
He looked at An Jiu: "Send it over here."
An Jiu breathed a sigh of relief.
He took the clothes and followed the emperor.
The round-faced maid patted her chest and said, "I'm so scared. Your Majesty came here just to pick out a piece of clothing. You're so particular."
The palace maid next to her nodded in agreement.
"Yes, he is your majesty after all."
Aunt Qu glared at them and said, "Is His Majesty someone you can discuss?"
No one dared to say a word and dispersed.
On the way back, the emperor's impulsiveness had subsided and he felt that his previous behavior was really rash and unstable.
Still childish.
He slowed down.
[It’s over. 】
【It’s over.】
【It’s over, it’s over.】
An Jiu looked up at him and only saw his back.
So, what's over?
An Jiu was puzzled.
[The silly goose must think I am stupid. 】
[My image in her heart is definitely not that great...]
An Jiu "..."
Not really, it’s just that there’s an indescribable feeling.
The emperor sighed.
After returning to Guanghua Palace, before either of them had time to say anything, King Jing arrived.
He is very strong. Although he was injured before, he is back to being full of energy in just a few days.
An Jiu felt that they had something important to discuss, so he tactfully left.
Xiao Fuzi stood outside with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking about.
An Jiu patted his shoulder.
Xiao Fuzi was frightened.
"Hey Xiaojiu, what are you doing? You scared me." Xiao Fuzi raised her index finger.
An Jiu laughed: "What are you thinking about? Why are you so absent-minded?"
Xiao Fuzi said: "I was thinking..."
In fact, he was thinking about how to practice his back-pounding technique, just in case His Majesty would look for him next time.
Xiao Fuzi was very happy.
But he can't tell Xiaojiu about this, for fear that Xiaojiu will take his job.
If An Jiu knew, he would definitely tell him, “Eunuch Xiao Fuzi, you are really overthinking it.”
I have no interest in your job.
Who would want to give someone a back rub?
Aren’t you tired?
The two of them stared at the ground in a daze.
King Jing came out after a long time and walked away with big strides.
Only then did An Jiu go in.
The emperor stood in front of the map and looked at it again.
After looking for a while, he turned around and said, "Xiaojiu, come here."
An Jiu walked over.
"Look, this is the State of Chu." The emperor pointed to a piece of land on the map.
The map of Dongzhou continent is completely different from that of later generations. It looks like an irregular oval.
Daxia is bordered by the sea to the east and is surrounded by many countries, the largest of which is the Chu State in the southwest.
It is also the biggest threat to Daxia.
"What do you see?" asked the emperor.
An Jiu: "The Chu State has many mountains and little arable land."
The emperor nodded.
"Even a country like this dares to attack Daxia. What does this mean?"
An Jiu thought for a moment and said, "This shows that Daxia's national strength is not as good as Chu's."
From a geographical point of view, Daxia absolutely crushes all the surrounding countries. It has the largest arable land area, rivers and mountains, and most areas can meet irrigation needs.
But the land of Daxia was in the hands of powerful clans.
Therefore, although Daxia has a superior geographical location, it is still a loose organization when it comes to fighting.
This is the limit of Anjiu's understanding.
"Your Majesty, if we go to war, will there be no chance of winning?" An Jiu asked puzzled.
The emperor looked at her and smiled.
"You only see the surface." The emperor said: "It is true that the Chu people love war, but their country has no land. In other words, if they want to go to war, they have to mobilize the whole country to accumulate soldiers and food, and these things are still very limited, so..."
The emperor sneered: "They must fight quickly and decisively because they can't afford to waste time."
An Jiu nodded.
yes……
But it seemed that Daxia could not afford the consumption, and the emperor was so poor that he had to sell jewelry.
However, the emperor said: "Actually, this war may not be a bad thing for me."
"As long as Third Brother can hold back the State of Chu and waste time with them, I can take the opportunity to attack the powerful people in the south..."
An Jiu was stunned.
It seemed like I suddenly understood.
In the past, the emperor had no legitimate reason to deal with these people.
It's ok now.
The Chu people can take all the blame.
He could take advantage of the chaos to deal with those powerful people, and with King Jing and the regular army in charge, he was not afraid of their resistance.
Kill anyone who resists, and at worst, blame it all on the Chu people.
After all, it is understandable that some spies from the State of Chu would sneak in if the defense line was loosened occasionally.
An Jiu glanced at the emperor, who had a smile on his face and was looking at the map with pride.
An Jiu suddenly felt that perhaps he had been planning this chess game for a long time.
Now, he couldn't wait to share his joy with An Jiu.
But he just said this about such an important matter?
He had previously suspected that he was a spy for the State of Chu.
Aren’t you afraid that she will tell others now?
Does the emperor trust her so much?
What a love-brained person.
An Jiu complained silently and also looked at the map.
[One day, Daxia will take over the entire Dongzhou continent. ]
Anjiu looked at him...
No, brother, I thought you were a love-brained person, why did you suddenly start to pursue a career?
Besides, the Dongzhou continent is so big...
In the afternoon, the emperor summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.
He wants to fight with the State of Chu.
These ministers were either "inherited" from their families, or were recommended, and some were even bought.
In the words of King Jing, they are a bunch of good-for-nothings.
He insisted on making peace and not fighting, saying that if the war continued, Daxia would be destroyed.
The emperor ignored him and directly announced that King Jing would lead the army.
Prime Minister Jiang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, fighting a war is no small matter. What about the soldiers and food?"
The emperor was careless: "Then let King Jing go to the south to take charge first."
After saying that, he just left without caring about other people's reactions.
Leaving everyone confused.
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