Joy of Life: I, a man, became the Queen of Northern Qi?

Chapter 100 The little emperor’s thoughts.

Li An untied the knot of his cloak, twisted his neck, relaxed his shoulders, and walked out of the Hanlin Academy in the dark and cool night.

After walking through the familiar corridor on the lake and about to pass the pavilion to return to his residence, Li Ang saw a figure in the pavilion from afar, so he turned around and left.

He planned to take a different route to return to Yong'an Palace.

"Throughout the dynasties, other concubines and talented women would flatter the emperor, but you, my beloved concubine, would avoid me when you see me." The little emperor sat in the pavilion, his eyes slightly fixed, and with a smile, he waved to Li An, "My beloved concubine, come here."

Well, I have to use my brain tonight.

Birds occasionally fly across the sky above the lake, and duckweed floats on the water, creating ripples.

"His Majesty."

Sitting in the pavilion, there were no outsiders around, but the little emperor looked like he wanted to talk business, so he addressed him formally, "Your Majesty, have you had dinner yet?"

"Don't you see what time it is now? You are taking the princess out of the palace. I thought you were just going out for fun. I didn't expect that my beloved concubine was out doing business!" The little emperor saw Li An sitting down, moved towards him, and smiled slightly, "Didn't my beloved concubine go back to her parents' home to visit her relatives? Have you ever been out of the city?"

"It will happen tomorrow, tomorrow."

"Hey, my beloved, not everything needs to be done by myself. This is what you warned me, how could I forget it?" The little emperor's mood changed quickly, he was sentimental and sentimental. At this moment, his mood might be a little gloomy. She suddenly lowered her voice, "These ministers in the court, do you really think I have no way to deal with them? I don't know what's the point of keeping them!"

Hey, the little emperor’s idea is very dangerous.

"But has any news from outside been transmitted into the palace?" Looking around, well, there was really no outsider around. Li An's slender fingers touched the little emperor's forehead, rubbed it, and made her hair a little messy.

"The good news is that there is no new bad news, and the bad news is that there is no new good news. In short, there is no news." The little emperor grabbed Li An's rebellious hand, played with it gently, and murmured, "Of course, the story of that poor woman has spread."

Such a short time?
It seems that the Minister of Revenue also intends to conceal his connection with Guo Heng.
However, spreading this information is nothing more than causing secondary trauma to the family members of the deceased.
"You have been to the horse merchant Guo's house, and have you made some kind of plan?"

The little emperor grabbed the exquisite wine pot on the table and slowly poured two cups. He pushed one cup in front of Li An and took a cup to drink. "This wine is really fragrant."

"Since my beloved concubine is willing to help, you should help more thoroughly. With the information you have now, plus my full support, you may have a chance to win over Shangshanhu before the war and stop the invasion and conspiracy of Qing Kingdom."

Although the little emperor didn't say it these days, he was actually worried in his heart.

She loved her present life very much. She felt unhappy when she thought that one day Northern Qi would be defeated and her daily life with her beloved concubine would be shattered!
"Your Majesty, although the wine is delicious, you cannot drink too much. Just drink in moderation to avoid harming your body."

"My beloved concubine, do you mean that you only want to use your brain or even your mouth, but not your hands?" She looked at the wine glass in front of Li An and asked softly, "You, don't want to drink?"

The little emperor was acting strange today. Li An had no choice but to reach out and take the wine glass. Isn't this just plain wine? Where is the fragrance?
"Very good, then I'll leave this matter to my beloved concubine!"

"Hmm?" Li An was slightly startled. "Wait a minute, Your Majesty is scheming me?"

After saying that, he quickly put the wine glass on the table without even touching it.

"My beloved, Qing has already sent troops to the border, and the situation in the south has become increasingly tense. Shangshan Hu's move has confirmed the fact that Da Qi is secretly disrupting the internal affairs of Southern Qing. We are speechless. A few days ago, the small vassal states controlled by our dynasty had already erupted in conflict with the vassal states of Southern Qing. War is coming! Perhaps, it will be within this month."

"What did Si Gu Jian do?"

Li An recalled that in his memory, although Dongyi City refused to admit that it had anything to do with the death of Lin Gong in Cangshan Manor, it still offered a large amount of gold and silver and made compensation. Si Gu Jian even let his eldest disciple Yun Zhilan enter Nanqing, which had the meaning of excuse and implicit "hostage". At least, before Emperor Qing planned to deal with the grandmaster, this action would make everyone look good.

However, if Si Gu Jian surrendered in advance, it would be very disadvantageous for the current Northern Qi.

"Dongyi City has an ambiguous attitude and has not made any response yet. I think they will wait until the result between Daqi and Nanqing comes out before taking any action!" The little emperor sighed, looked into Li An's eyes with expectation, and said, "My beloved, time waits for no one~"

“But this time is too short.”

Li An said in embarrassment: "Don't say that I can't do it. Even if I can do it, I am now in the palace, and it is inconvenient to travel. I don't have many people of sufficient weight around me. I have only been out of the palace for one day, and I have caused a big disaster. I have implicated His Majesty and made His Majesty upset!"

"My beloved is a person who values ​​friendship and loyalty, but the matter of Zhou Jing's son has nothing to do with you, and I did nothing wrong!" The little emperor is a woman, so naturally she can't stand those who harm women. Based on this premise, Li An never worried that killing those three people would make the little emperor unhappy. However, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the country's money and grain, and a war is imminent, so he has to be cautious.

"Now, there are only four forces in the court of Da Qi: the Queen Mother, me, Uesugi Tiger, and the ministers. In the eyes of outsiders, my mother and I are at loggerheads; Uesugi Tiger is isolated from the three but has inextricable ties with some officials in the court; the powerful ministers are wary of Uesugi Tiger's military power but want to use him to mediate between me and my mother. A new balance has been formed between the four!"

"But, my beloved concubine, because of your methods, the power of the ministers has been reduced to one-third of their original power. Further weakening the power of the ministers is already a very dangerous move!"

"Then, now is the best time to take back the military power!"

The young emperor was serious and his eyes were bright. He smiled closer to Li An, but he didn't say how difficult it was to do this. Originally, Li An was going to deal with Shang Shan Hu in the middle of the war, or even after it was over. But it was obvious that the young emperor didn't want Northern Qi to lose - to lose that state!
She had just taken power and at the very beginning she ceded territory in exchange for peace, which was a very poor performance in her administration!
She has great ambitions in her heart, perhaps wanting to do better than her predecessors. In the end, even as an empress, she can appear in front of everyone with dignity and be famous all over the world!
Let me ask you, who really wants to pretend for a lifetime?
"Alas, Your Majesty, I know what you are thinking." Li An was thoughtful and spoke slowly, "My actions today may have offended all the officials and broken the rules, but they also have the intention of winning people's hearts! Although it is temporarily confronting the court officials, it can also win the hearts of the people. In the long run, these are all beneficial to the war."

"Is it the saying 'The people are like water, the ruler is like a boat, water can carry the boat but can also capsize it'?"

The little emperor spoke cheerfully, appearing very pleased and even a little intoxicated by this sentence.

In her opinion, this interpretation of the relationship between the monarch and the people is novel and unique, as if it has thoroughly analyzed all the interests involved.

Before this, she knew that Li An was talented, but she didn't expect that he was so insightful about the country. Very good! She loved it even more! "There is another saying: Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish."

"The matter of Uesugi Tora cannot be handled lightly. Otherwise, not only will the situation on the battlefield become more critical, but even Imperial Master Ku He will have to come out to quell the matter. The gain will outweigh the loss!"

Seeing the disappointment in the little emperor's eyes, Li An comforted him, "If your majesty trusts me, I will give you a satisfactory result in this battle!"

"Hahaha, then my beloved concubine will talk to me!"

The little emperor drank the wine in the cup, and all his worries were gone. Now she just needed to stabilize the court, block the tricks of the court officials, and create conditions for Li Ang to act!
The drama with the Queen Mother must continue.
This will not only reassure the court officials, but also reassure the colleague from the enemy country.

My beloved concubine represents me, so it seems I have to compete more fiercely with my mother!
The little emperor took Li An's hand and placed it on his belly, and said softly, "My beloved, please touch it."

What's up, you're pregnant?

Li An inexplicably became agitated, his expression became serious, and his hand caressing the little emperor's belly became more and more gentle. After a while, he asked in a strange manner: "Your Majesty, how do you feel when I touch you?"

"Feeling? I just felt like someone was touching my belly."

Li An looked at the other person. After all, he was a Chinese medicine practitioner with excellent medical skills. He immediately understood that the little emperor's problem was in his brain.
He checked the little emperor's pulse again and finally confirmed that his guess was correct.
This is not pregnant.

Seeing that his beloved concubine was both sensing and feeling the pulse, the young emperor knew that Li An had misunderstood, so he blushed and asked, "My beloved concubine, can you also feel the pulse and diagnose? Is there anything else you can't do?"

“I have learned some basic techniques.”

Seeing the disbelief on the little emperor's face, Li An simply exaggerated the joke and said, "Your Majesty, do you know what I have been learning since I was a child?"

Nine-year compulsory education, it’ll scare you to death just by telling you about it!
"Did you learn how to be beautiful?" the little emperor blurted out as if it was a matter of course.
Li An looked surprised.

are you kidding me?

"Oh, beauty is something that is innate." The little emperor came back to his senses and asked, "I don't know, what did my beloved concubine learn?"

"Okay, I won't pretend anymore! When I was young, I met a master who taught me. Now I know everything about astronomy and geography. I can predict what will happen 200,000 years in the past and 50 years in the future!"

Without getting hung up on why he could know 200,000 years in the past and 50 years in the future, the little emperor finally felt relieved as if his problem had been solved:
It seems that my beloved concubine is indeed a true person with heavenly veins!

No wonder he was born in a peasant family, but he knows so many things. Isn't this just innate knowledge? He has no cultivation, but he is so brave on the couch!

Seeing that the little emperor was thinking about something, Li An pulled his hand away and asked, "No, Your Majesty, what is the meaning of letting me touch your belly?"

"what?"

The little emperor regained her feminine demeanor at this time, holding her chin with both hands, the corners of her mouth could not help but rise, and her pair of watery peach blossom eyes looked at Li An, murmuring: "I have thought about it carefully, and in another year, I... I want to have a child. In this way, the ministers in the court will be relieved, and the Great Qi will have an heir."

"I let you touch my belly and waist so that you can remember my current appearance and figure. Don't look down on me after I give birth!"

What’s going on? Does fertility anxiety occur so early?
It seems that I am still too idle!
I don’t know if it was some gossip in the court that made the little emperor worried.

Li An pulled out the most precious treasure for dealing with the little emperor from his arms: "Doudou, don't worry! Not to mention that your husband will definitely not dislike you, even if your figure is out of shape, I will also nurse you back to health! Don't forget, your husband knows medical skills!"

"This copy of The Dream of the Red Chamber was just introduced to Shangjing City not long ago. It is a gift I brought back for you, Doudou, after I left the palace. Don't you like reading storybooks to kill time? You will definitely like this book!"

The word "husband" from the concubine's mouth made the little emperor feel ashamed, but it also made her relax physically and mentally.

As the master of this country, what has she not seen?

But as soon as his beloved concubine left the palace, although she was going to do official business, she did not forget to bring back her favorite gift for herself, which shows her thoughtfulness.

Holding "A Dream of Red Mansions" in his hand without turning the page, the little emperor felt warm in his heart. At the same time, his body also felt warm.

Seeing that it was getting late and the little emperor was in a good mood, Li An stood up and planned to take the little emperor back to the palace to do some business. Unexpectedly, the little emperor suddenly exclaimed, "My beloved, you haven't had dinner yet!"

"I forgot that my mother is still waiting for you to have dinner in Shoukang Palace! Go quickly and don't keep her waiting for too long!"

Hey?

Don't want it today?

Did I keep the Queen Mother waiting? Didn't you keep talking to me about the children? You are such a bad guy!
"Has the Queen Mother not had dinner yet?" Li An asked.

"Maybe it's because of the matter of the Minister of Revenue. That's why I've been waiting for my beloved concubine to return to the palace." The little emperor put the book down and then reminded her, "Just obey your mother. Don't say anything against me. Leave the rest to me!"

She explained lightly: "I'm a little inconvenient these days!"

Hmm? So, it's that time of the month again for women?
Well, I'll let you go tonight! As for the Queen Mother, I will never contradict her, I will use other ways to contradict her.
The Li An minibus is on its way! Heading to the edge of the city
I wanted to tell the young emperor about Prime Minister Jin Weixian, but it is late today and I don't have any evidence. I'd better wait for Zhao Gao's report tomorrow.
After paying his respects to the young emperor, Li An left the pavilion as the emperor watched him leave. He called a palace maid to hold a lantern and headed towards Shoukang Palace.
(End of this chapter)