Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 17: Poison Hand

The clouds collect and the rain disperses, and they come back again. The two who had been trapped in lovesickness for a long time finally reached harmony in countless sublimation. Seeing that the beauty under him couldn't bear the favor, Wu Feng reluctantly got up from Angel.

"Feng Lang, you are getting stronger and stronger. Don't tell me you have no one to accompany you this time when you return to the imperial capital?" Ai Lang leaned close to her side, and the blushing Angel seemed to have not completely calmed down from the climax. .

"Well, yes, aren't those two outside?" Wu Feng rubbed the beautiful woman beside him to his heart's content, savoring this rare happiness.

"You're talking about Shuangying and that girl from the Gu family. I don't think you've succeeded in both of them! What's the matter, our world-renowned great lover sometimes misses?" He said with a coquettish smile.

"Hmph, don't say that, I'm not such a coquettish guy as you said." Wufeng argued.

"Hmph, to cover up, I didn't read today's newspaper. The entire page is full of news about you. I think this imperial capital is about to set off a frenzy of idols worshiping you. How many girls in the imperial capital now hope to get Your favor, young and handsome, promoted to the youngest duke of the empire, and in charge of the military and political power in the two major regions of the empire, the future is limitless, and has not yet married, whether it is those commoner girls or those noble daughters, who would not want Married into Duke Baisheng's family?" Angel said quietly.

Sensing the emotions in Yuren's heart, Wufeng hugged Yuren, "Although I don't want to get married yet, you will never run away. You are definitely my woman, and no one can take you away. You will always be my main wife."

The marriage customs of the empire are a bit peculiar, combining the customs of the Tang people in the eastern mainland and the customs of the Slan people in the middle mainland, probably due to the influence of the founding emperor of the empire, Situ Fengguang. At that time, the mother of Situ Fengguang was from the middle mainland Lan people. The gentry above the marquis can marry four main wives, and the gentry above the duke can marry eight main wives, but in fact, the gentry in the empire are still accustomed to marrying one or two main wives, rarely more than three.

Hearing Wu Feng's words, Angel's heart suddenly became more at ease. She also knew that her lover was ambitious and lustful, but the customs and habits of the upper class in the entire empire and even the entire continent were like this. There is no dissatisfaction, but so far Wufeng has not formally brought him to a formal social occasion, and most importantly, he has never expressed his desire to marry him, which makes this three famous women in the upper class of the imperial capital One of them, she was a little disappointed, seeing Ailang's career flourishing and staying in the Northwest for a long time, while she had to stay in the imperial capital for his career, all this made Angel feel resentful. Today I finally heard Airo's clear statement. Although it was a clear time, but with a word from him, no matter how hard and tired I am, I am willing.

Gently laying her cheek on Ailang's majestic chest, Angel closed her eyes and silently blessed, hoping that the warmth of this moment will last forever.

However, the cruelty of reality can't make this couple indulge more in the sweet love. What else is hidden behind the peaceful surface? When Wufeng and Angel were intoxicated in the love game of reunion, something happened quietly in the heart of the imperial capital - the imperial palace.

Inside the Royal Study Room of the Imperial Palace. Eight fish candles with unique shapes illuminated the small imperial study room brightly. Situ Mingyue slowly frowned while carefully reading the memorial presented by the court ministers.

A young **** stood by the door with a white jade whisk in his hand, with his head down, motionless. The thick brocade curtain keeps the cold northwest wind out of the door, and a pot of fiery charcoal fire is filled with warmth.

Gently putting down a memorial, Situ Mingyue took a deep breath, stood up, slowly moved her numb body, and slowly paced up and down in the study, as if thinking about something embarrassing .

That's right, Situ Mingyue was indeed in a dilemma. Ever since Li Wufeng was conferred the duke title and appointed him concurrently as the governor of the Northern Luzon region in the early court, he returned to the palace and received many secret documents from important ministers one after another. The contents are similar, and they all require themselves to limit the power and influence of Li Wufeng, and avoid another figure like Lin Guoxiong or Lang Yongquan from appearing. I didn't expect that my reward for meritorious deeds would cause such a backlash, which shows how much influence Li Wufeng has on the ministers of the DPRK and China.

But this Li Wufeng has indeed made extraordinary achievements for the empire. It is no exaggeration to say that even after a hundred years, under the Nine Springs, he can proudly show off to the former emperors that he has done such a thing in his life. On a glorious page, during his rule, the territory of the empire expanded a step west, crossed the majestic Great Hengduan Mountains, and became a great empire that overwhelmed the middle and eastern continents. Based on this point, it is not too much to reward Li Wufeng.

However, the few ministers who submitted the memorial were their own brachii, and what they represented were not just themselves. With the expansion of Li Wufeng's power, it will affect the royal authority. This is also a question that I have been worrying about but wanting to avoid repeatedly.

In particular, the memorial of Minister of the Interior Lu Wenfu can be said to be sincere, with detailed and sufficient arguments.

This Li Wufeng's steps are indeed a bit out of line. He even signed a peace treaty with the Luobei people privately and released the prisoners of war. All these are just to consolidate the empire's rule in the northwest? Or does he have other ulterior motives of his own?

The more Situ Mingyue thought about it, the more upset she became. She couldn't help but picked up the memorial and read it carefully, falling into deep thought.

"Your Majesty."

"What's the matter?" Situ Mingyue woke up from his contemplation and glanced at the chime clock beside him, it was almost ten o'clock.

"Military Affairs Minister Mr. He is seeking an audience outside Qingyuan Palace."

"Oh? Announce him to the imperial study to see me."

"Your Majesty He Zhiqiu kowtows to His Majesty." The solemn He Zhiqiu stepped into the imperial study room and saluted deeply.

"Stay flat, He Aiqing, you saw me late at night, but what happened to the army?" Situ Mingyue asked worriedly.

"No, there is nothing else from the military department. I met you late at night, and it was because of Li Wufeng's court this morning." He Zhiqiu looked straight at him and said solemnly.

"Oh," Situ Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned back, looking much more relaxed, "That's it. I thought it was the battle situation in the south that changed."

"Your Majesty, I don't think this matter is insignificant. In my humble opinion, if this matter is not handled properly, the consequences will be worse than the war in the south." He Zhiqiu's face turned pale.

Situ Mingyue couldn't help being startled when he heard the always prudent Minister of Military Affairs say this, "He Aiqing, are you exaggerating?"

"No, Your Majesty, I'm definitely not alarmist. If you don't pay attention to it, I think that Li Wufeng will become the second Lin Guoxiong, and the harm will be even greater." He Zhiqiu said word by word to show his strength. Strong tone.

"Is that true? Then tell me your reason." Situ Mingyue's heart was shocked, and her face became heavy.

"Your Majesty! A few years ago, Li Wufeng was an ordinary regiment-level officer. With his meager contributions during the Western Expedition, His Majesty promoted him to Qingyang City Guard, but this man soon revealed his wolfish ambitions. First of all, they created a situation, took advantage of the accidental death of the city guard of Jinzhou, sent troops to Jinzhou without authorization, and set a precedent for interfering in the internal affairs of neighboring prefectures and counties, and then created a fait accompli that forced the empire to recognize its actual control over Jinzhou. He began to expand the army on a large scale under the pretext of resisting the invasion of the Luobei people, and broke the convention by absorbing a large number of Gaoyue barbarians to join the army. When the neighboring Guide and Bonan prefectures rebelled, he deliberately stood still and allowed the rebellion to spread, forcing The empire sent troops to quell the rebellion after appointing him as the military and political envoy of the Northwest, and I thought all of this was carefully planned by him, including the death of the city guard of Jinzhou, and I also thought it was strange." He Zhiqiu was a little emotional.

"Do you have evidence?" Situ Mingyue's face was gloomy.

"No, things have changed, Jinzhou will soon be under his control, even if he wants to find any evidence, it will be impossible." He Zhiqiu shook his head and said.

"Continue talking." Situ Mingyue didn't want to get entangled in this matter any longer.

"Now that his wings are not yet fully fledged, he ignores the authority of the empire and sends troops to foreign countries without authorization. I don't want to explain the consequences of this matter, but his move has already made an extremely dangerous beginning. Now he is also serving as the head of two regions. Military and political officers, the military strength they own, not counting the garrison, has six divisions and nearly 150,000 people in the regular army alone. Although it is still not as good as Lin Guoxiong and Lang Yongquan in the south, but judging from its development momentum, I believe it will surpass it in the near future. The Lin Lang family." He Qiqiu's words were full of worry.

Situ Mingyue was expressionless, but nodded slightly.

"In addition, during the period when Li Wufeng was serving as the Northwest military and political envoy, he reached a peace agreement with the Luobei people without authorization, released the Luobei captives, and even colluded with the Luobei people to threaten the countries in the Western Regions, and to deal with the traitor Sun Yuanliang in Yinchuan Prefecture in the north. But he didn't care about it, and completely failed His Majesty's hope when you appointed him as the military and political governor of the Northwest. He Zhiqiu knew that Yinchuan was the eternal pain in His Majesty's heart, and deliberately provoked this scar.

Sure enough, when Yinchuan Mansion was mentioned, Situ Mingyue couldn't help but snorted softly, and her face became even colder.

"I believe that this situation must not be allowed to continue, and some measures should be taken to make up for it." He knew little and Qiu struck while the iron was hot and made suggestions.

"But Li Wufeng won Northern Luzon for me, and even signed the treaty with the Grand Duchy of Luzon. It is also true that he has made such a great contribution. How could I do such a thing so that all the people in the world can enjoy it? The ministers are chilling? And I have already promoted him to the title, and appointed him concurrently as the governor of the Northern Luzon region, you are not joking, you can’t go back on your word, right?” Situ Mingyue frowned lightly, and handed over a few words to the imperial case. Handed a newspaper to He Zhiqiu who was standing under the table, "He Aiqing, look, several major news media in this imperial capital have already published the 'Luzon Incident'. Li Wufeng's title and the appointment of him as the governor of the northern Luzon region of the empire have been published, what do you want me to do?"

He Zhiqiu took the newspaper and read two at random. Almost every newspaper published the detailed history of the "Luzon Incident" on the headlines of the front page. He also interviewed the person involved, Li Wufeng, and expressed that he would make a follow-up report. Seeing this, He Zhiqiu couldn't help but smile wryly, this guy really knows how to create momentum, and the reports have already come out before he meets the saint.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with this. I think it is inappropriate and inappropriate to take any measures against Li Wufeng at this time, but I already have an idea to settle this matter safely." He Zhiqiu saw that His Majesty's tone had loosened a lot , Knowing that Situ Mingyue had agreed with her opinion, a knowing smile appeared on her face, and she put forward her idea with confidence.