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Chapter 342 Your Highness, you are playing with fire.
As the political center of Daqi, everything that happens in Tokyo will eventually be transmitted to the local area.

Fan Gongzhi, Zhang Chunxiao and others in the center, in addition to being in political alliance with Chen Chu, they also owned land and farms in Huaibei, as well as stocks in Sihai Trading Company and Luliuwei Farm Reclamation.

However, the majority of local gentry have no interest at all in Huaibei.

Therefore, for the incidents such as Xiangfu County and Xuandemen, the local gentry reacted far more strongly than the central officials.

On September 26, Cheng Biyong, a gentry of Jingxi Road, summoned 36 squires to gather in Yingyang for the Minzhuang [-] Campaign, which was known as the [-].

On the same day, a proclamation was issued widely, calling on the gentry all over the world to fight against the national traitors and return power to His Highness Jiarou.

On the 27th, the gentry on Huaidong Road took [-] people hostage and wanted to cross Henan to escape from the Zhou Dynasty. They were stopped by Yu Qi'an, the commander of the left-behind commander in Suzhou, and his men.

On the 28th, Liu E from Fucheng County, Yongjing Army, Hebei Road, claimed to be the nephew of the late emperor and the orthodox member of the Liu family. He was recruiting local troops and wanted to go to Beijing to take over the throne. Within a few days, a large number of gentry came to vote.

The attitude of the local civil and military officials was ambiguous, allowing him to grow up right under his nose.

In early October, Xie Zaidao, commander of the Yongjing Army, declared his vassalage to Liu E.
This is the first time since the turmoil that officers and soldiers have rebelled.

There is turmoil everywhere, and it seems that there is a prairie fire.

On the fifth night of October, Chen Chu met with Cai Yuan, Chen Jing'an and Zhang Chunxiao to discuss matters in the mansion.

"On the [-]th of last month, Feng Shuangyuan, the governor of Jingxi Road, surrounded the three towers from the southwest and the north. One of his soldiers came to Cheng Biyong's hometown. In Zengpo Town, Yingyang, Cheng Biyong didn't do what he wanted. He broke through the encirclement to the west and rushed into [-] Lifu. Niu Shan.”

Even though the current situation is not optimistic, Zhang Chunxiao, the Minister of War, couldn't help but feel happy when he talked about it.

Feng Shuangyuan's son Feng Guobang was one of the generals' children who came to Beijing in August. On behalf of the Feng family, he naturally received various benefits from Chen Chu, such as wheat seeds.

Therefore, when the Privy Council ordered him to send troops to annihilate Cheng Biyong, Feng Shuangyuan actually obeyed the court order.

However, he was very thief. To the east of Jingxi Road was Gyeonggi Road. Feng Shuangyuan surrounded three towers from the north, southwest, and wanted to drive Cheng Biyong toward Gyeonggi Road.

But Cheng Biyong also knew that attacking Gyeonggi Road with the poorly trained Minzhuang in his hands at this time was tantamount to wishful thinking.

The reason why he jumped out in such a hurry was that Jingxi Road was close to Jingji Road. If he didn't resist, he was worried that the fate of the Xiangfu County gentry would fall on them.

Secondly, Cheng Biyong believed that Chen Chu had damaged the foundation of the gentry and that he was not the only one in Daqi who had the desire to resist. When he ascended to the top and shouted, there would be hundreds of responses.

In the future, as the first person to raise the flag of justice, he will gain strong political capital.

But the time is not right now, so we can’t go eastward no matter what!

But if you do this, you will make Feng Shuangyuan so disgusted that you want to seduce him, right?Why don't you go east, turn around and run into Funiu Mountain, which is located in the heart of Jingxi Road, to lay eggs?

Feng Shuangyuan's territory was sandwiched between Chen Chu and the Western Army. He was neither a faction of the Western Army nor a direct descendant of Chen Chu.

From his point of view, what he fears most is internal chaos, which will consume his family wealth and be taken advantage of by the Western Army or Chen Chu.

Feng Shuangyuan wanted to send him off, but Cheng Biyong didn't want to leave. It was originally a situation where both sides were scared, but after a few days of chasing each other, the two sides gradually became really angry.

Seeing Zhang Chunxiao laughing, Chen Jing'an reminded: "Although Cheng Biyong is close, he cannot threaten the capital in a short time. However, Huaidong Road and Hebei Road need to be stabilized as soon as possible. They are located on the border of Zhou and Jin respectively, especially Fu." Cheng Liu E, who claims to be the nephew of the late emperor, is the most deceptive and will cause serious trouble if not suppressed quickly."

Chen Chu nodded, but said: "Liu Keke, isn't the late emperor a passerby from Shandong? Why did a nephew appear in Fucheng?"

Zhang Chunxiao, who knew Liu Yu's family background better, said: "Fucheng is the ancestral home of the late emperor. Sixty years ago, the late emperor's family moved to Shandong Road."

"I see."

Liu Yu's family was originally not prosperous, and after the two brothers Liu Chi and Liu Lin turned against each other in March, they had no heirs to pass on the throne.

But in reality, Du Zhaoqing, the Ministry of Rites, who was responsible for searching for the male members of the Liu family's branch, didn't bother at all. If he searched carefully, he would definitely be able to find the descendants of the Liu family.

It's not that Du Zhaoqing doesn't care, but in fact he doesn't dare to use his heart.

He could see that the King of Chu was very satisfied with the current situation of Jiarou's regency, so Du Zhaoqing, who was understanding of his situation, deliberately delayed time.

Things are different now. Someone has taken advantage of the banner of the Miao descendants of the Liu family and gained righteousness. If Chen Chu cannot quickly put down the rebellion, it is very likely that the gentry who are dissatisfied with Chen Chu will gather under Liu E's command.

Chen Chu thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow, your Highness will first identify Liu E as a traitor pretending to be the emperor's heir. I will personally lead the troops to cooperate with Wang Yan of Hebei Road to put down the rebellion."

Psychologically, neither Cai Yuan nor Chen Jingan from the Huaibei Clan, nor Zhang Chunxiao who later joined him, did not want Chen Chu to leave the capital at this time.

But thinking of the possible bad consequences Liu E would cause, he nodded in agreement.

At the end of Xu Shi, several people had a simple meal in the mansion and left separately.

Since most of the family members live in Caizhou, the back house of Prince Chu's Mansion on Suimian Street seems a little deserted and quiet.

After Chen Chu walked into the inner house, he heard a few coquettish smiles and whispered conversations, and followed the sound and walked over.

In the soup pool with rockery and strange rocks as a screen, the clouds and mist are steaming, and the cold late autumn here seems to have changed into the warm mid-spring.

"You are someone who knows how to enjoy things." Chen Chu approached and said with a smile.

But he saw Cai Hua lying on the stone bed in the warm soup, with a small tray floating in front of her, containing warm wine and autumn fruits such as persimmons and hawthorns.

Hot water and warm wine, two good things to repel cold, one outside and one inside, steamed Cai Hua's whole body red and tender. For her who is afraid of cold, this warm soup in the house is really comfortable.

In the inner house, Cai Hua was very bold. She was completely naked. She was not shy when Chen Chu suddenly arrived, but she glanced into the depths of the soup pool, then looked at Chen Chu, smiled sweetly and waved, "Come on, Ai Lang." Come down and play.”

As the oldest female concubine in the palace, Cai Hua just has this kind of magic power. As long as she thinks about it, her every smile, every move, and every move will be charming and captivating.

Chen Chu chuckled, took off his boots and prepared to enter the pit.

Behind a stone deep in the pond, a circle of tiny ripples appeared.
But in the end, Chen Chu failed to fulfill his wish. Bai Lu hurried over and said: A father-in-law came to see him.

"Father-in-law? When did Ai Lang get together with them?"

Cai Hua said in surprise, but Chen Chu regretfully put on his boots again, smiled at Cai Hua, and did not answer.

After Chen Chu left, Cai Hua picked up the wine glass and put it to her lips but forgot to drink. She seemed to be thinking about what the 'father-in-law who visited late at night' was going on.

After a while, a baby's face that was also reddened by the hot water was revealed behind the stone in the depths of the soup pool.
Tie Gan, who was covered in gauze and saw that Chen Chu was no longer there, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, then slowly walked to Cai Hua and sat down, whispering in a low voice: "Sister, you really invited Brother Chen to go into the pool even though you knew I was here. "

Cai Hua, whose train of thought was interrupted, simply put the 'father-in-law' aside for the moment, curled her lips and glanced at Tie Dan, saying: "You, you called Tie Dan in vain! You are so cowardly."

After saying that, Cai Hua sat up from the stone bed, and the water line that was not at the neck and shoulders dropped to the position of the slender waist.

Cai Hua didn't realize it at all. She stretched her arms back and tied the wet long hair on her back with a hair rope.

The already impressive capital became even more thrilling due to the action of backhand and chest thrust.

Originally it was just the most common action for a daughter, but Cai Hua always made it look so feminine.
On the other hand, Tie Dan, despite her slim figure in gauze, could not help but hunch her shoulders, pinch her neck, and protect her chest with both hands. She would steal glances at Cai Hua from time to time, looking foolish.

As if knowing that Tiedan was peeking at her, Cai Hua proudly puffed up her chest and said while tying her hair: "Looking at you, you look like a thief. Aren't you brothers? Since you are brothers, give him a look. So what can I do? The children of Jianghu, but they don’t have a trace of heroic spirit, they are not as courageous as the Chen family’s little green tea!"

The front hall of the house.

Lu Gui, Huang Doudou's godson, met Chen Chu and bowed down. Chen Chu called him up and asked him to sit down. However, Lu Gui stood respectfully in the hall and refused to sit down.

According to him, Eunuch Huang asked him to tell the prince that His Highness Jiarou secretly transferred the twelve female soldiers he had found into the Fuyuan Hall of the harem. He did not know what his intention was.

In August, Jiarou used the women as palace maids and stayed in Xuande Hall to serve them.

Xuande Hall is the front hall, and it is also where Jiarou handles official duties. In addition to Huang Doudou's people inside the hall, there are also Huaibei troops on guard outside the hall.

Compared to the Huaibei soldiers, the dozen or so female wrestlers are nothing to mention.

However, Fuyuan Hall is the harem, and it is also Jiarou's bedroom. The harem is naturally inconvenient for the soldiers of the Huaibei Army to enter and exit.

Therefore, the twelve women can barely be regarded as a force in the harem.

Chen Chu thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow, Team Shi will quietly enter the palace with two soldiers. You ask Eunuch Huang to prepare the clothes of the chamberlain. Don't alert His Highness."

Chen Chu wanted to see what Jiarou wanted to do.

The next day, the sixth day of October.

At the court meeting, Jiarou followed Chen Chu's wishes and characterized Liu E from Fucheng County, Hebei Road, as a rebel who pretended to be rebellious.

He also appointed Chen Chu as the general marshal of the Hebei Road Recruitment. Five days later, he led the three armies to Hebei Road to cooperate with Wang Yan's tribe to defeat the thieves.

In wartime, the marshal can be recruited, and he can collect grain and grass from the war zone, appoint and remove local officials at will, and can exercise the power of life and death.

In the past, this appointment would definitely have caused some quarrels, but now that the Da Qi court has gone through two rounds of purges, it can be said that the king of Chu has spoken out, and no one has any objections.

Even Jia Rou was very cooperative and even said some rare words of encouragement.

From this day on, the Huaibei army was in full swing.

But there was a dispute over who should follow Chen Chu into the battle.

The eldest son said that his Huai army was the best in Huaibei, and he had no clues about it, and he didn't know who taught him. The eldest son, who was usually clumsy and talkative, was extremely determined on this matter.

Zhou Liang said that the Black Flag Army has the only military flag in the army that was sewn by the princess herself, which is comparable to Chu Ge'er's own army!Wherever Brother Chu is, their Black Flag Army is there!

Peng Er said that after the reorganization of his Guangjie army, they only participated in the battle of King Lu's rebellion in June and did not enjoy the fight.This time it was Guang Jiejun's turn.

Xiang Jing said that although the Wuwei army did not come from Tongshan, they were all soldiers of the prince. The prince could not just take care of his old brothers and favor one over the other!

This guy used this excuse to pretend to be aggrieved, and he burst into tears.

Even Liu Baishun, who was responsible for retraining the Tokyo Forbidden Army, joined in the fun and wanted to take the Tokyo Forbidden Army to see the blood.
But he was scolded by a group of robes so that he didn't dare to speak anymore.Wu Kui said.
In short, everyone wants to go and everyone has their own reasons.

Finally, Chen Chu gave the order and led the three armies of Zhenhuai, Wuwei, and Guangjie.

Zhenhuai is the starting team, and they have doubled their number, with five thousand soldiers. One army can stop two armies, and Chen Chu regards them as the main force in defeating the thieves.

Wuwei's combat power is also not weak, and at the same time, Chen Chu does have the idea of ​​taking care of the psychology of the Xiangjun department.

In order to expand the new army, Guangjie can grow through this kind of battle that is not too intense.

Zhou Liang, who originally thought that Brother Chu would be able to take care of him, boasted in front of his brothers. When he learned that he was going to stay in Tokyo, he cried out pitifully: Brother Chu doesn't love me anymore.
Joking aside, Chen Chu did not forget to explain to a few people, "The situation is delicate now, and Tokyo is the top priority. After I leave, I must be careful not to cause chaos in the city."

Jiang Huaixiong, Zhou Liang, Wu Kui and other Huaibei generals responded solemnly.

The ninth day of October.

In the evening, Tong Qi and Jing Peng, who had moved out of the palace, came to visit together. Their purpose was very clear. They wanted to follow Chen Chu to Hebei to fight against thieves.

"You two? The battlefield is dangerous. If something happens to you two, how can I explain it to my two uncles?"

Chen Chu smiled and refused, but he didn't say anything.

"Brother Chen! Are our generals still afraid of the dangers of the battle? You think that I am too useless."

Jing Peng smiled and continued to fight, while Tong Qi, who had become closer to Chen Chu recently, said in a tone that was almost coquettish to her elder brother: "Brother, although I am not as good as a weakling, I followed my father into battle at the age of 14! My elder brother brought him with him Just the two of us, please brother."

Chen Chu laughed and thought for a moment before agreeing.

After the Xiangfu Incident, although there were changes in various parts of Qi State, the situation on the territory of the Western Army was calm.

Chen Chu guessed that the two young generals wanted to make great achievements, but there must also be informants from various sources among their entourage. They took this opportunity from Hebei to observe the true combat power of the Huaibei Army up close.

If the Huaibei Army cleans up the Hebei thieves, they will be more docile and willing to cooperate in the future.

If the Huaibei Army performs poorly, it will be hard to say.

Calling brothers is just the icing on the cake for the relationship between the two parties. From now on, who will be the master and who is the minister will still depend on who has a stronger fist on the battlefield.

Chen Chu had the confidence to perform a hearty victory for them, with the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.

Huaibei's secret weapon has arrived, let the world see what fire suppression is!
Jing Peng and Tong Qida got what they wanted, but they had already come, so it would be a pity not to have a drink with Chen Chu.

Before the banquet, the two of them specially asked Chen Chu to invite Cai Hua to meet him. The two of them performed the brother-in-law ceremony and were very respectful.

The Xiangfu incident in September triggered the Xuandemen incident again, and the name of Chu King's side concubine Cai had already spread throughout Tokyo and even Daqi.

There are mixed reviews of this woman, but everyone can see that the Cai family had a great influence on the King of Chu, enough to make the King of Chu and the world's gentry enemies.

At the end of the Youshi period, Cai Hua and the two of them had already retired to the back house after greeting each other. The three of them were eating and drinking when Erlang came to report, "There is someone from the palace. His Highness Jiarou has something to report."

When Chen Chu left, he asked Jing Peng and Tong Qi to continue drinking, but they looked at the darkening sky outside the window and couldn't help but feel strange. It's so late, so why is His Highness so anxious?
When Chen Chuxu entered the palace for the first time, the imperial city was locked at Haishi. There was still an hour before the city was closed.

This was also his first time entering the palace at night, but the scene inside the palace was somewhat different from his imagination.

There are no bright lights or continuous palace lanterns.

After night falls, the center of Qi Kingdom is empty and quiet, and the darkness is a bit scary.

The Daqing Hall and the adjacent halls were dark, and only the Xuande Hall where Jiarou worked was still lit.

Zhou Zongfa, the Yuhou of the Huai Army who personally accompanied Chen Chu to the Xuande Hall, seemed to see Chen Chu's doubts and couldn't help but explain in a low voice: "My boss, since His Highness has been regent, in order to avoid wasting national funds, he has greatly reduced the expenditure of the imperial city. Not burning big candles or hanging palace lanterns is His Highness's measure to save lamp oil. However, in this way, it will be difficult for the brothers on patrol to make a fool of themselves."

Zhou Zongfa smiled bitterly, feeling helpless and a little emotional.

It's helpless, because doing so will increase the security risks of the imperial city.

The reason for this emotion is that although Princess Jiarou is a puppet, she is still trying to save money within her limited power. She thinks that the government gives people the feeling of a child trying to do great things in childish ways.

But because the other party is so obsessed with boxing, he can't bear to make fun of him
Chen Chu nodded without commenting, but asked, "Brother Fa's legs still hurt when it's cold and rainy?"

Zhou Zongfa couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. This leg was broken by a Yuanwai master when he was working as a tenant in Zhoujiazhuang next to Luliuwei.

Later, although his employer asked a doctor to treat him, he developed leg problems and suffered leg pain when it rained.

I didn’t expect that my boss would still remember it after so many years.

"Thank you, boss, for your concern. I'll be fine soon."

"After returning to Caizhou during the Chinese New Year, you went to my house. My wife's grandma had leg pain, and she asked a doctor to cure her. I asked my wife to write a prescription for you."

The two of them were chatting about domestic matters just like they were at Luliuwei. It was not until Chen Chu was about ten feet away from the Xuande Hall that Zhou Zongfa suddenly stopped, looked up at the Xuande Hall, and whispered: "My boss, the eunuch is in charge of the front. Area. It's not convenient for me to go there. If anything happens, my boss just needs to shout, there is a secret whistle outside."

Chen Chu smiled, said "hmm", and stepped up the long steps in front of the palace.

When Huang Doudou, who was guarding outside the palace, saw Chen Chu arriving, he bowed and opened the palace door.

Chen Chu enters
However, it felt that it was colder inside the palace than outside. Cai Hua was afraid of the cold and had already started to burn the ground at home, but the Xuande Palace where Jia Rou often stayed was not heated yet.

Chen Chu secretly thought, Qi is in a state of turmoil. How can you save some lamp oil and charcoal to save it?
Qi Guo was terminally ill, and the only thing he could do was to try to absorb nutrients during his death and establish a new order on Qi Guo's corpse.

Do not break or stand.

But Chen Chu didn't know whether Jiarou thought so.

After walking a few steps further into the palace, I saw Jia Rou bending down in front of the large imperial desk, writing something.

The dragon chair, the large case, and the vast and empty hall make Jiarou look extremely small.

"Ahem, I have met His Highness. I wonder what urgent matter His Highness is calling for?"

The sudden sound echoed in the hall, and Jiarou seemed to have not noticed Chen Chu's arrival until now.

Feeling nervous for a moment, Jiarou hurriedly took a deep breath, then moved her steps slowly and walked towards her.

Different from her usual bright red crown dress, tonight Jiarou wore a bright yellow skirt, which was the same color all over her body, making the red tube top on her chest look even brighter.

She didn't wear a heavy beaded crown, but she had her hair tied up in an unmarried bun, and her face was lightly painted with pink and white.
At this time, Jia Rou no longer had the air of the regent princess, just like the girl next door.

Jia Rou walked until she was less than one foot in front of Chen Chu before she stopped. Then she bowed and said in a worried tone: "The Queen of Chu will go out to fight for the country the day after tomorrow, but I am uneasy, so I specially invited the King of Chu to speak to me."

The reason?
Chen Chu laughed dumbly and carefully looked at the noble girl of Qi State in front of him. The latter noticed Chen Chu's bold gaze and actually raised her eyes to look at Chen Chu for the first time.
Man was born out of beasts, so he retains some of the characteristics of beasts.

For example, there are only two situations of looking at each other. One is looking at each other between people of the same sex, most of which are provoking each other.

The other is the gaze between opposite sexes, which is often described by people in the world as expressing affection or affection.

Of course, there is also a more popular saying, which is called tortoise watching mung beans.
At this time, Jia Rou probably wanted to perform that affectionate feeling, but she had never experienced the love between a man and a woman. She didn't understand this kind of love, so how could she act it out?

As a result, Jia Rou's understanding of Han Qingmai turned into superficial blinking, but because the frequency was too fast, it was as if her eyelids were cramping.

Chen Chu stared at Jia Rou for a long time as if he were a fool.

Seeing that Chen Chu didn't have the expected reaction, Jiarou looked away guiltily. After they finished looking at each other, she sighed quietly and said: "It is the great fortune of the Qi Dynasty and the great fortune of this palace to have the King of Chu in the court. I still remember it." Caizhou's appearance when he first met the King of Chu"

Chen Chu still didn't answer.

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This is different from the plan!Just when Jia Rou was about to stop acting, Chen Chu finally spoke, "Your Highness, aren't you cold?"

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The underskirt that Jia Rou wore was not thick, and due to the cold in the hall, her face and hands were red from the cold.

Just when he didn't know how to respond, he heard Chen Chu say again: "Your Highness, you should go back to the palace early and have two glasses of warm wine to warm yourself up. Don't get sick."

This sentence seemed to suddenly open up Jiarou's thoughts, and she blurted out: "King Chu, please accompany me back to the palace to have a few drinks."

After saying that, Jia Rou regretted it. She felt that what she said was too explicit, and she was afraid that this cunning national thief would not be fooled!

Unexpectedly, after thinking for a moment, Chen Chu said, "That's fine, I'll take His Highness back to Fuyuan Palace."

Hearing this, Jiarou's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. How could it be so smooth?
In her excitement, Jiarou subconsciously followed Chen Chu's footsteps outside the hall.

Because she was too nervous, she actually forgot the rules of the ministers, the law and the principles, and there was no reason for her to follow Chen Chu.

After leaving the palace, even Huang Doudou was shocked when he saw Jia Rou following Chen Chu.

Huang Doudou couldn't help but look at Chen Chu, who looked calm and stood on the steps outside the palace, looking at the crescent moon with his hands behind his hands. He suddenly turned around and asked, "Jiarou, do you like playing with fire?"

"Uh?"

Jia Rou, who was in a state of confusion, was stunned for a moment by the question. Then she noticed that she was walking behind Chen Chu, and hurriedly took a step forward and walked in front of Chen Chu.

The two walked in tandem for a while, and Jiarou realized that just now Chen Chu had called him Jiarou!
Even His Highness stopped shouting!
First, he walked in front of him, and then called him by his first name, without even caring about the superficial etiquette of a monarch and his ministers!
Huh, let you be arrogant for a while longer. We will see how I deal with you later.
"What is King Chu thinking about?" To prevent Chen Chu from becoming suspicious, Jia Rou deliberately spoke to him.

Chen Chu smiled and said, "It's the same as His Highness thought."

Let you be arrogant for a while longer, and we will see how I deal with you later!

　It's the end of the month, can I ask for a monthly pass?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)