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According to Zhou Subei's edict, Zhou Sudong went to the Ministry of War to take office the next day, but Zhou Subei had already arranged for his own people in the Ministry of War. Zhou Sudong was just sitting on the bench when he went, which made him very disappointed. Originally thought that he could take the opportunity to win over some people and hold the Gyeonggi military affairs in his hands, but he didn't expect that in just a few days, Zhou Subei would hold the military department in his hands.

After discussing with the Queen Mother, Zhou Sudong wrote a secret letter to his uncle who was the prefect of Hebei Road and sent it overnight, but the person who delivered the letter was beaten with a sap just after he left Chengwang's mansion, and even the letter in his hand reached Xu Yan's hand inside.

Li Cheng looked at the beauty sitting in the main hall of Chengjing Palace, and felt desolate in his heart. Ever since this cousin knew that he was working for His Majesty, he has embarked on the road of being oppressed. He monitored Cheng Wang's mansion and stole letters.

Xu Yan didn't say a word after reading it, but just entered the house and imitated Cheng Wang's notes and wrote a new letter, handed it to Li Cheng, and asked him to find someone to control the person who delivered the letter in Cheng Wang's mansion, and hand this letter to Chen Taishou .

It was the end of November, the coldest season of the year. Xu Yan was wrapped in snow-white fox fur, holding a stove, sitting in the imperial study room, which was warmed by the hearth, and reading a book. In March, the stomach could not be seen yet, but Xu Yan could already clearly feel the feeling of being connected by blood.

One hand rested on her belly, stroking gently, with a gentle smile on her face.

Zhou Subei put down the recently approved memorial, looked up at him, saw him caressing his stomach with his head down and smiling, and couldn't help but smile.

After reading it for a while, he picked up another memorial, and frowned slightly after reading it. Considering that Xu Yan was there, he held back the anger in his heart, and just gently put the memorial back on the table, but Xu Yan always Keen, almost raised his head to look at Zhou Subei the moment he frowned.

"A Bei, what's the matter?" Xu Yan put down the book in his hand, stood up from the soft couch, walked behind him, took the memorial just now and read it.

Several nomadic tribes on the northern border joined forces to invade, and Chen Taishou of Hebei Province wrote a letter asking the imperial court to allocate one million taels of silver and one hundred thousand shi of grain and grass as military expenses, and partly to the nomadic tribes.

"What do you think?" Pulling Xu Yan to sit on his lap, Zhou Subei hugged him and asked him what he thought.

"Actually, it's all right. When the nomadic tribes are short of food and grass in winter, they will inevitably invade south in order to survive. Why didn't Abei send troops at this time and directly attack them. There are only a few tribes with thousands of people around, but the prefect Chen is also Interesting, the first thing you say is a million taels of silver, and another hundred thousand stones for food and grass, you'd be a jerk if you think about it." Xu Yan's voice was soft, but the meaning in his words had nothing to do with gentleness.

"The first emperor signed a hundred-year truce with the nomadic tribes during his time, and promised to give them a certain amount of food and grass every winter. However, after I ascended the throne, these nomadic tribes became restless. A large-scale joint invasion of the south, intending to become king on their own. At that time, it was General Su who repelled them, but with the letter of credence, I could not do anything to them. As for Chen Taishou, he only dared to rely on his uncle Open your mouth." Zhou Subei seemed to think that when he became emperor when he was young, the northern nomadic tribes invaded, and the courtiers of the Chen family were restless, intending to use this to force him to abdicate and help him become king. The matter of the superior, internal and external troubles, made him very angry. Fortunately, the Soviet general held an army of 40 in the court to suppress those civil servants and generals for him, and led troops to repel the combined nomadic peoples who invaded the south.

It was also at that time that he completely gave up on the Queen Mother and King Cheng's lineage.

"Thinking about it, we just need to find a reason to send our troops north." Xu Yan whispered into Zhou Subei's ear: "What do you think, Your Majesty? Beixia is also famous as a teacher."

"As expected of me, Yu Xi." Zhou Subei hugged Xu Yan, and kissed him gently on the cheek. It's not that he didn't think about it, but he didn't think of such a strategy of killing three birds with one stone. Sure enough, his Yu Xi was his baby.

"That's why I asked you to accept the Queen Mother and let King Cheng serve in the Ministry of War." Xu Yan looked at Zhou Subei, if it wasn't for the fact that the one in front of him was his lover, he wouldn't want to intervene.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhou Subei directly threw the memorial on the main hall, and all the officials knelt down below, not daring to take a breath. The current His Majesty is not the one who just ascended the throne six years ago and could be deposed by him. Your majesty, the majesty in front of you, is in control of the power. He is more ruthless than the emperors of the past, but he is also wise.

"All my loves, tell me, what's your plan." Zhou Subei looked at the people below, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes. Some people have stayed in this hall for a long time, so it is inevitable that they don't know their identity and responsibilities. Position but do nothing.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, since Prefect Chen has asked for a million taels of silver and a hundred thousand stones of grain and grass, why not give it to him and then send it to various tribes. If you think about it, these tribes will return it." An official with a gray beard said, Because he took advantage of the Queen Mother and was watched by King Cheng, he had no choice but to speak out.

"Master Zhang may tell me, how much is the annual tax of Dazhou, how much is the annual expenditure of the army, a million taels of silver can be given away, and a hundred thousand stones of grain and grass are needed..." Zhou Subei looked at the veteran who was kneeling below. , the tone was cold, with murderous intent on his face: "Since Mr. Zhang thinks this is a small amount, then donating his family money to my soldiers who guard the frontier in Dazhou is only a small amount to Mr. Zhang."

Mr. Zhang collapsed on the ground on the spot. The emperor's intention was obvious. If he was really clean and honest, he would not be afraid of ransacking his house, but he is not a clean official. As far as the gold, silver and jewels in his mansion, copying the family will be exhausted. The Queen Mother and King Cheng are harming him, but he really believed it, only thinking that Chen Taishou is His Majesty's uncle, When the prefect opened his mouth, His Majesty would always give some thin noodles, but he also forgot, not to mention the uncle Chen Taishou, when did His Majesty give the empress dowager face.

With Master Zhang's matter, the rest of the people dared not speak, and knelt down trembling like chaff.

Zhou Sudong knelt down and was very unwilling. Originally, he contacted his uncle and asked him to use this matter to ask Zhou Subei for more food, grass and money, so as to prepare for his future rebellion, but he did not expect his uncle to be so unreliable , It was such a number as soon as he opened his mouth, not to mention that Zhou Subei would get angry when he saw it, it would be the same for him.

"King Cheng, I think you have something to say." Zhou Subei looked at Zhou Sudong for a while, and then called Zhou Sudong's name. Zhou Sudong had no choice but to get out of line and knelt down in front of him, but he didn't speak.

"Why don't you know what to say? If King Cheng doesn't say anything, what about the others?" Zhou Subei's eyes turned colder as he looked down: "Since King Cheng doesn't want to say anything, I think he is thinking about the people at the border. Tomorrow, we will set off to inspect the border of Hebei Province and check the preparations for the invasion of northern nomadic tribes."

Zhou Sudong knelt down, frowning, and sent him to check the border...

After the court, Zhou Subei returned to the imperial study room, Xu Yan was already waiting for him there, saw him coming back and waved to him with a smile: "How is it?"

"I sent Zhou Sudong to inspect the border of Hebei Road." Zhou Subei also sat on the soft couch, hugged Xu Yan, and conveniently stuffed a sour plum into his mouth.

"From now on, we just need to wait and see what happens." Xu Yan chewed the sour plum in his mouth, and his words were a little vague.

After the imperial decree, Zhou Sudong had to pack up his things and go to the border, but thinking that Hebei Road was his uncle's territory, he had let go of half of his worries. It might be an opportunity to go this time, but it was also a problem if he couldn't take Yu Yue away. trouble.

Zhou Sudong took a few ministers who did not work on weekdays and hurried all the way to the frontier. After seeing the clothes and food worn by the frontier soldiers, he also complained to his uncle.

At such a critical moment, he was still thinking about making money. If something happened, it would not be his fault alone. He, the Chen family line and the queen mother would all be involved, especially when he was not ready to raise an army.

Zhou Subei and Xu Yan would receive news from the secret guards who followed Zhou Sudong every day, seeing that he had arrived at the border, and those tribes were about to take action. Zhou Sudong went to meet those nomadic tribes in person.

Sure enough, within two days, the combined army of nomadic tribes approached Hebei Road. The prefect Chen of Hebei Road was so frightened that he hid in the prefect's mansion and dared not go out. Put on the armor and go to the front line.

It's a pity that Zhou Sudong grew up in Shengdu, the prince who had never been on a battlefield, was terrified by the scene in front of him as soon as he went up, blood was flowing all over the ground, and human heads were everywhere on the ground, Zhou Sudong almost fled back In the city, he developed a high fever afterwards.

Xu Yan frowned when he got the news. The hero in this world is so incompetent, he escaped from the battlefield and fell ill.

"I didn't expect Zhou Sudong to be so timid. It seems that the plan has changed."

"Indeed, I didn't expect him to be so weak. I thought he could survive for three days, and then..."

After the two discussed, Zhou Subei hurriedly summoned his capable generals to discuss countermeasures in the imperial study, and finally decided that Su Xing would lead the army to the border to suppress.

It's just that on the third day after the army set off, there was a rebellion in Hebei Province, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were a little confused.

Zhou Sudong actually raised troops at this time, Zhou Subei couldn't figure it out, but Xu Yan suddenly thought that according to the original plot, Zhou Sudong should indeed raise troops in Hebei Road at this time, but what he didn't expect was that the rules of this world would allow My protagonist is going to die...

"Rise up at this time... What is Zhou Sudong thinking..."

"Maybe his brain is too scared..." Xu Yan picked up a plum and put it in his mouth, and said lightly.

When Su Xing's army went north, the first thing they wanted to fight was not the nomadic tribes invading south, but the army of Hebei Road. However, the army of Hebei Road was not in one mind, especially when they saw the 40 army full of evil spirits, they were almost defeated.

This battle was not fought very much, Su Xing quickly tied up Zhou Sudong and Chen Taishou and sent them back to Shengdu, and then led the army to continue northward. Anyway, those nomadic tribes have already done a lot of unreasonable things on the border of Hebei Road , then even if they were punished this time, they would have to fight over to destroy their lair, and thinking of the letter from their precious son before they set off, they felt even more confident in their hearts.

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The queen mother heard that Zhou Sudong failed to raise an army and was tied up by Su Xing again. Now she was being escorted back to Shengdu, her eyes went dark, she really passed out this time, and when she woke up, she saw Xu Xing sitting beside her bed Yan wanted to get up but couldn't get up, so he could only stare at Xu Yan.

"What does the queen mother want to say, or is she going to frame Yu Xi again?" Xu Yan lowered his eyes, half of his face was hidden in the darkness, making him look a little dangerous.

The hairs on the back of the queen mother stood up when she looked at him. The appearance of this man made her feel horrible, and made her feel that her life was in his hands.

"Queen Mother, I know that you wanted me to marry King Cheng in the past, but it was only for the army in my father's hands and the money from my grandfather's family. Unfortunately, Yu Xi has always loved His Majesty, and King Cheng has never been with Yu Xi. In addition, the Empress Dowager also needs to know that the agency is too smart to calculate, you have calculated His Majesty like this, but you have thought that if you treated Your Majesty even if you were sincere, you would not be where you are today."

"Hehe...hehe..." The queen mother seemed to want to speak, but she could only utter a few syllables vaguely, and she couldn't help but feel even more horrified in her heart. At first, she thought it was just waking up to cause inconvenience, but the feeling now made her clearly In vain, he knew that he was poisoned.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, you won't die, but you will be lying on this bed in the future." After Xu Yan finished speaking and left Changle Palace, he saw Zhou Subei standing outside and looked up at him: "You heard everything .”

"When did you give her the medicine..." Zhou Subei looked at him, a little surprised, but then laughed and hugged him into his arms.

This person is worthy of being his treasure, and he is obsessed with everything he looks like.

"Eunuch Liu betrayed the queen mother when I first entered the palace." Xu Yan's voice was neither soft nor heavy, but it made Zhou Subei's heart warm.

"You said that you have always loved me, but I don't know that I have seen you before except when I saved you."

"At that time, you were still the crown prince, and I was still in my prime. I went to the military camp in the suburbs with my father. You were training in the army at that time. I always remember that you were wearing silver armor and riding a horse. It was very beautiful. What Xu Yan said was true, it was true that Su Yuxi followed Su Xing to the barracks to meet Zhou Subei, but the original Su Yuxi forgot.

"Really, I don't remember at all, Yu Xi, why didn't I meet you earlier."

A few days later, King Cheng was imprisoned, and Su Yuyue and other family members were put under house arrest.

Su Yuyue sat on the bed and looked at the servant and concubine who were arguing with a few soldiers, with a sneer on her lips, let's make a fuss, no matter how much you make a fuss, it's only a matter of a few days, Zhou Sudong rebelled and was caught by his father After being escorted back to Shengdu, how could he and them have a good end? No, it's not him and them, it's just them. After all, his biological father is Su Xing, and his biological brother Su Yuxi is the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Finally, in addition, he already has the blood of the Great Zhou royal family in his belly, even if Zhou Sudong died, he can still live well, or he can take the blame and make meritorious service, and hand over the list of ministers who have contacts with Zhou Sudong.