I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 217 What's so special about it?

Tao'er looked at Li Yaoyue with a serious face, an unspeakable emotion welled up in her heart, her eyes were sour, and soon covered with mist, her voice trembled.

"Ma'am, you finally figured it out!"

Li Yaoyue was slightly taken aback, looked at Tao'er, and seeing her expression of "keeping the clouds open to see the moon", she was suddenly moved.

Stretching out her slender jade hand, holding Tao'er's little hand, with a solemn expression, she promised:

"One day, I will take back everything that belongs to me, and I will definitely live up to your presence today!"

Tao'er always felt that these words sounded a bit strange, like the lines of a vicious female supporting role in a storybook.

Even so, she still felt that her hard work had paid off, she nodded heavily, and replied: "This servant must do her best to cooperate with Madam, and strive to win the master as soon as possible!"

Gentle breeze, warm spring.

In the garden, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing.

Li Yaoyue and Tao'er, one master and one servant, clasped their hands tightly and embarked on a brand new road.

"Do you know what kind of woman Fang Xiu likes?"

After a moment of silence, Li Yaoyue asked with a gleam in his eyes.

Tao'er heard this question and fell into deep thought.

After a while, she raised her eyes to look at Li Yaoyue, she looked like she was about to cry, she shook her head, and said pitifully, "I don't know."

Li Yaoyue was speechless for a while, before asking: "Could it be that Fang Xiu doesn't have a woman he likes? He's not young, and he didn't take concubines before?"

Tao'er shook her head lightly, and replied: "Master is still alone, and has never taken a concubine."

The majestic prime minister of a country has never taken a concubine at this age.

Hearing this news, Li Yaoyue's eyes were in a daze, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

After being silent for a while, she didn't know what to think of, her expression became a little strange, she looked at Tao'er, and said in a low voice: "I heard Qing'er said that there are some men in the world, on the surface, they are no different from ordinary men. But she has a woman's heart, just like those eunuchs in the palace
In other words, he is not even as good as an eunuch. You think Fang Xiu is such a man, right? "

Needless to say, although Tao'er knows more than Li Yaoyue in this regard, this is the first time she has heard of such a man in the world.

She was silent for a while, then shook her head like a rattle, and replied: "Your servant can be sure that the master is not such a person."

"Why?"

Li Yaoyue asked.

Tao'er opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but when the words reached her mouth, she swallowed them back.

She couldn't tell that the master's sweetheart was actually His Majesty the Empress, and the master often stayed out all night, so maybe he went to sleep with His Majesty.

After hesitating for a moment, she replied: "Because the master still dotes on sister Yuhuan very much on weekdays. That is, as mentioned by the servant girl, the master's personal maid."

"Have they consummated the house?"

Li Yaoyue blinked and asked curiously.

This question made Tao'er fall into silence, not knowing how to answer for a while.

Li Yaoyue waved her hand and said, "Answer truthfully, and I won't take it to heart."

How could she fall in love with Fang Xiu when he treated her like this.

All he is doing now is to ease the relationship with him, and finally achieve the goal of leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Tao'er hesitated and said, "This servant thinks that there should be some."

After a pause, I added: "My servant once saw sister Yuhuan sneaking into the master's house, but I don't know if she was kicked out by the master later."

get this answer.

For some reason, Li Yaoyue suddenly felt sour in her heart. She attributed this feeling to the fact that Fang Xiu was her husband in name, who treated her coldly, but was considerate to a little maid.

Li Yaoyue took a deep breath, calmed down, and tried her best to look expressionless.

"What's so special about that little maid named Yuhuan?"

Tao'er thought for a moment, then replied: "The appearance is beautiful, the figure is graceful, that place"

Speaking of this, she didn't know what to think of, a blush appeared on her pretty face, and she whispered: "It's also very plump."

Can be favored by the prime minister of a country.

The appearance is not perfect.

The posture is not graceful.

That's weird.

just.

what is that place

Li Yaoyue's eyes showed a hint of bewilderment, she looked at Tao'er, and asked curiously: "Where is that place?"

Tao'er hesitated for a moment, her eyes slowly moved down.

Li Yaoyue was slightly dazed, but soon realized something, a blush appeared on her delicate melon-seeded face, she snorted coldly, and said, "What kind of excellence is this?"

Tao'er whispered: "There are indeed many men who like plump women."

Li Yaoyue opened her mouth, wanted to say something, but didn't know how to speak, so she just asked, "Fang Xiu too?"

Tao'er shook her head lightly and said, "Not necessarily."

"Why?"

"Because sister Yuhuan was very young when she first came to the Xiangguo Mansion, and then she grew up slowly."

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Li Yaoyue was speechless for a while.

Tao'er, however, was lost in memory, with a thoughtful look, and said to herself: "Speaking of which, I heard the master tell sister Yuhuan before, that she is still too young, and I won't talk about it when I grow up. I know it’s about age, or.”

"All right!"

Li Yaoyue's pretty face blushed, she always felt that it was a bit strange to talk about this, so she interrupted her.

Tao'er didn't take it seriously, and she still had a lot to say.

There was silence for a moment.

Li Yaoyue spoke again and asked, "Does she have any other advantages?"

Tao'er thought for a while, and replied: "Sister Yuhuan is also good at musical instruments, especially Dongxiao, which is even more outstanding."

"Hole flute?"

Li Yaoyue thought for a while, then asked: "Is there any more?"

Tao'er racked her brains and finally came up with another one: "Also, elder sister Yuhuan often greets the master by his side, and occasionally when the master is free, she will act like a baby by the master's side."

Li Yaoyue frowned slightly, and said: "If it's something extraordinary to ask for warmth, it can attract Fang Xiu's favor, and I'm afraid that women from all over the world will flock to Xiangguo's mansion."

Tao'er said, "That's different."

Li Yaoyue glanced at her and asked, "What's the difference?"

Tao'er said: "Sister Yuhuan is good-looking, and there are not many women in the whole world who can match her. Good-looking women will always be treated preferentially.

If it's an ordinary-looking woman, it's making noise and annoying if she greets the master by her side.

Sister Yuhuan is considerate. "

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Hearing this, Li Yaoyue frowned slightly, and said: "It's just that the appearance is different, so there is such a big difference?"

Tao'er said: "Madam has a beautiful life, of course I don't feel like this!
In fact, it is!

Different things, done by different people, have completely different effects.

For example, an ordinary-looking woman resting on the table is lazy, and a beautiful woman resting on the table is cute.

A smooth-tongued woman with an ordinary appearance is frivolous, and a smooth-tongued woman with a beautiful appearance is humorous.

When an ordinary woman smiles, people shy away from her, but when a beautiful woman smiles, she is all over the country.”

Taoer said a lot in one breath.

After hearing this, Li Yaoyue couldn't help but smile, and said, "How can you say such an exaggeration."

Tao'er pouted and muttered softly: "That's the case, not only women, but also men.

If the master was a middle-aged man with a big belly, Madam, you would not have such an attitude. "

Hearing this, Li Yaoyue felt that she had been seen through, her pretty face blushed, she wanted to defend herself, but she didn't know how to speak.

at this time.

Tao'er also realized that what she said was inappropriate, so she hurriedly changed the subject and said:
"Madam's appearance is not inferior to sister Yuhuan's. As long as you are willing to bow your head to the master and express your concern once in a while, the master will definitely fall for you."

Li Yaoyue was slightly taken aback when she heard this.

I was a little curious about how good-looking the little maid named Yuhuan was, so Taoer unconsciously used the description "not inferior".

There was silence for a moment.

She looked at Tao'er and said, "Go find a flute, and get some more glutinous rice and sweet-scented osmanthus."

When Tao'er heard this, she knew that Madam had finally made up her mind to take the initiative to attack.

With a look of excitement on his face, he stood up abruptly, and hurriedly said: "Young maidservant, let's go now!"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Xiaobu ran out of the yard, and disappeared in a flash.

Li Yaoyue looked at her back with a faint smile on her face, and the figure of Qing'er couldn't help appearing in her mind.

"I don't know where Qing'er is now, and how she is doing."

Thinking of Qing'er, he couldn't help but think of his father, mother, and brother.

These are the four most important people in her life, who have been by her side since she was born.

Now, the father and mother have passed away, leaving only Qing'er and brother Huang.

"Fang Xiu treated me like this, which shows that the relationship between Dazhou and the Qian Kingdom is not harmonious. I hope that the emperor can see the marriage between the two countries, stop the war lightly, and give the people a peaceful life."

Thinking of this, Li Yaoyue sighed leisurely, and looked in the direction of Zhou Guo, with a hint of expectation in her eyes.

at this time.

Zhou Guojin Nanfu, thousands of miles away from Chang'an.

Imperial Palace, Qianqing Palace.

Zhou Huang sat on the dragon chair, looking at the battle report sent back by Jianbei Road, his face was gloomy.

not far away.

The first assistant of the cabinet Xie Qian, the second assistant Wei Dongzheng, and the rest of the bachelors stood upright in place with serious expressions.

"Bai Qi is only 5 people. No matter how advanced the weapons are and how treacherous the tactics are, Shan Xin should have figured out some ways!"

Zhou Huang put down the battle report in his hand and looked at the few grand scholars with a chill in his tone.

Wei Dongzheng hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, the weapons used by the Qian Kingdom are indeed powerful, especially the cannons, which can kill dozens of people in a short period of time. It is not wrong for General Shan to stick to the city out of caution."

Zhou Huang looked at Wei Dongzheng, and said coldly: "Kan Xin has 20 people under his command!"

Wei Dongzheng said: "In front of the cannon, the number of people is not an advantage."

A hint of anger appeared in Emperor Zhou's eyes, and he said: "I have seen the muskets sent by Shan Xin. Compared with bows and arrows, they are clearly superior and inferior. It is not like you said that you can ignore the difference in military strength."

Wei Dongzheng said: "A musket is not the same as a cannon. It is not a musket that makes General Shan afraid, but a cannon."

Zhou Huang was even more annoyed when he heard him repeatedly mentioning the cannon. He slapped the table and said angrily:

"It has been three full months since the kingdom of Qian invaded our Great Zhou! Shan Xin has an army of 20, and he hasn't even captured a single cannon yet!
Could it be that he intends to stick to Jianbei Dao for the rest of his life and let Jiannan Dao and Yongzhou fall into the hands of Qianren!

That being the case, what's the point of me sending him as the chief general? Just send a pig there, and he can hold on to the city! "

These words have already shown his attitude.

After hearing this, Wei Dongzheng showed hesitation on his face, and opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't open his mouth after all.

aside.

Seeing this, the servant of the Ministry of War hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard rumors in the past few days that after Bai Qi got drunk a few days ago, he made a lot of nonsense, saying that Shan Xin and others are cowards. He dismissed it. Ping, barely worthy of a battle with him, a god of death."

Zhao Ping, Marquis of Jing'an, was the main general who won Yongzhou at the beginning, especially good at siege warfare and guerrilla warfare.

Among the many generals of the state of Zhou, he was considered famous.

Hearing this, Zhou Huang frowned slightly, and said coldly: "How do you know so clearly what Bai Qi said when he was drunk?"

The Minister of the Ministry of War's heart skipped a beat, and said in a hurry: "I just heard it mentioned in the rumors, but I don't know if it's true."

Emperor Zhou snorted coldly, and said: "This kind of rumor is the enemy's alienation, so don't bring it to me in the future."

The Minister of the Ministry of War breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly saluted: "I obey the order!"

Emperor Zhou glanced at him, thought for a while, looked at Wei Dongzheng, and asked, "How is the development of the musket?"

Wei Dongzheng saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Weapons Workshop has already produced muskets. Compared with Qianguo's muskets, it is almost the same, but the accuracy is a little bit worse, and it is easy to explode. If you want to mass produce it, you need to improve it."

Emperor Zhou frowned slightly and asked, "How long will it take?"

Wei Dongzheng replied: "One month at most!"

Zhou Huang thought for a moment and ordered: "Send more craftsmen and shorten the construction period!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

After Wei Dongzheng saluted, hesitation appeared on his face, and he hesitated to speak.

Zhou Huang looked at him and said, "Is there anything else to say?"

Wei Dongzheng said: "Your Majesty, the development of muskets is not difficult, but the difficulty lies in the formula of gunpowder. Craftsmen have improved it many times, but it still cannot achieve the effect of dry gunpowder.

The minister thought that His Majesty could send more spies from Dongchang to search for the gunpowder workshop in Qianguo. "

Emperor Zhou looked at the eunuch beside him, and said calmly, "Did you hear that?"

The eunuch hurriedly saluted and said, "Your servant heard me."

Zhou Huang looked at Wei Dongzheng again, and said: "If there is anything else to say, let's say it together."

Wei Dongzheng said: "There is also the mass production of muskets, which requires a large number of craftsmen. I implore Your Majesty to recruit craftsmen from all over the country to produce muskets."

Zhou Huang thought for a while, and said: "You are the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and this matter is entrusted to you. How many craftsmen will be recruited is up to you."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wei Dongzheng bowed and said no more.

Zhou Huang looked at the first assistant Xie Qian again, and asked, "Is there any news from the Yan Kingdom?"

Xie Qiang's old face revealed a touch of helplessness, and he replied: "Return to Your Majesty, the whole country of Yan is still watching the fire from the other side, and will not send reinforcements in a short time."

"It's as expected, Yanhuang, that old and immortal thing, has always liked to reap the benefits of the fisherman, and he will not make a move when no one is at a disadvantage."

Zhou Huang sighed in his heart, waved his hands, and said: "Go down, I will be alone."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone saluted, turned and left.

After everyone leaves.

Zhou Huang looked at the eunuch beside him, a gleam burst out of his eyes, and asked coldly:
"Is it true what Bai Qi said while drunk?"

(End of this chapter)