Liang Wencheng knew that he couldn't convince the emperor, besides, what the emperor said was indeed reasonable, the Chinese Heavenly Mandate Army, which was dominated by infantry, did seize a golden opportunity this time.

The Mongol tribes were divided into small tribes by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the strong men were scattered, the combat effectiveness declined, and in front of the tiger cavalry, the wolf cavalry and the first battalion cavalry, they were completely passively beaten, and the Manchu Qing were continuously attacked by the Heavenly Mandate Army, and they were unable to reinforce at all.

The emperor went out this time, conquered many Mongolian tribes, initially controlled the Monan grassland, let the Mongols livestock, settle, and gradually sinicize, and may even go to agriculture in the future, threatening the northern border of the Han nation for thousands of years, so it was solved?

For China, money and grain are important, but it is more important to solve the border troubles in the north, the life of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was spent in the struggle of the Huns, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was spent in the struggle with the Turks, the emperors of the two Song Dynasty wanted to submit to the nomads in the north, but they did not get the opportunity they dreamed of in their lives, until the opening of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle personally conquered the outside of the Saiwai, and suppressed the Mongols in the north, just suppressed the ......

In addition to the fact that the two Han Dynasty spent hundreds of years to finally let the Xiongnu destroy the country and move westward, the era of the great unification of the Han people in the future was always accompanied by wars with the nomads.

Advance and retreat, victory and defeat, the war has never stopped, the border troubles have never really been lifted, the Han people have never really controlled the grassland, these unified dynasties, many of the demise, are related to the nomads in the north.

Not to mention that when the Han people established a separatist regime, they were chaotic......

China has only just established a country, and the emperor wants to truly and completely control the grasslands in the north?

Did the emperor seize the opportunity, or did God give the emperor the opportunity?

Your Majesty, it's really incomprehensible!

Liang Wencheng thought for a moment, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, "Your Majesty, the Mongols in Monan have been naturalized into Han Chinese, but what about Mobei?" Without the suppression of the Mongols in southern Mo, will the Mongol tribes in Mobei go south and become the northern border troubles of China again? There are also the Warats of Moxi, who are also cavalry to be reckoned with......"

"Wen Cheng is right," Li Zicheng glanced at Niu Jinxing, making Niu Jinxing very hurt, "The comprehensive conquest of Mo Nan is only the first step, in addition to the Mongols in Mo Nan, as well as the Manchu Qing in Liaodong, the Mongols in Mo Bei, and the Warat people in Mo Xi, they are also potential enemies of China, so I will increase the number of tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry, and let them restrain the cavalry of Mobei and Moxi!"

"The emperor wants to go on an expedition to Mobei?" Niu Jinxing was taken aback, in the history of the Han people, only the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had personally conquered the grassland, but it was still far from the real Mobei, and the emperor had already gone out of the fortress once, and it was difficult to guarantee that he would not go out of the expedition again in the future, what should he do?

"Your Majesty, don't do it!" Liang Wencheng said hurriedly: "Now is not the opportunity to expedition to Mobei, even if you want to conquer the Mongols, you don't need the emperor to conquer it personally," glared at Niu Jinxing, and said: "The Ministry of Defense belongs, so many generals, is there no one available?" Are they all in vain to take the court? ”

Niu Jinxing said in his heart, what's the use of you staring at me, it's not me who instigated the emperor's expedition, the emperor's temperament, don't you know?

Li Zicheng was amused in his heart, this is what and where, he thought of the expedition to Mobei, he smiled at Liang Wencheng and said: "Now is indeed not the best time to expedition to Mobei, in addition to the Manchu containment, the Mongols in Monan have not completely surrendered, and they still need the test of war to really let them return to their hearts!"

"Your Majesty...... Do you want to attack the city of naturalization? Niu Jinxing has never been a general, he has never mastered the power of the army, at most he is just a strategist in the army, but this does not prevent him from having a warm blood, since he was rescued by the emperor, he decided to follow the emperor in this life.

has been following the emperor for a long time, who is not enthusiastic?

Liang Wencheng glared at Niu Jinxing again: Which pot is not opened, which pot is not mentioned! He knew that the emperor was laying out for China, but the speed of the layout should not be too fast, it should be done in moderation, and he must not become a burden to China, like the Great Qin and the Great Sui, and die in the second......

Li Zicheng glanced at the three of them lightly, "I summoned you today just to hear your opinions, how about it, when will you attack Guihua City and completely conquer the Mongols in Monan?" ”

"Your Majesty, no!" Liang Wencheng hurriedly said: "The emperor has just returned from outside the gate, and the soldiers and horses have not yet rested......

"I didn't say that I would attack Naturalization City immediately," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Moreover, the small Naturalization City, I don't plan to conquer it in person, Wen Cheng just said that I must always give the generals a chance to make meritorious contributions!"

"That's good!" Liang Wencheng was a little relieved, but what frightened him was that Li Zicheng's next conversation was mainly to discuss the matter of the Ulanqab League with Niu Jinxing, and also mentioned the matter of Yunnan by the way.

Song Xiance basically couldn't interject, and the reason why he was summoned was to prepare sufficient officials, first understand the local customs, and then go to the border areas to become officials in the future.

Li Zicheng was not prepared to build a large-scale city outside the Guan, which made Liang Wencheng feel a little relieved, but when Liang Wencheng raised his head, he saw the smile on Li Zicheng's face, and he couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, could it be that the emperor was thinking about where to spend money and spend a lot of money?

Liang Wencheng waited until his mood calmed down before he remembered something, "Your Majesty, Zuo Liangyu passed away half a month ago, and the emperor was on the front line at the time, so the minister didn't tell me!"

"Zuo Liangyu?" Li Zicheng really doesn't have a good impression of this person, if he dies, he will die, and his death may be a good thing for Huaxia!" How about the funeral, did the imperial court send someone to Shandong? ”

"Not yet," Liang Wencheng shook his head, "Zuo Liangyu has only one son, and Zuo Mengeng is far away in Guizhou......"

"Zuo Mengeng?" Li Zicheng's heart moved, he had long wanted to reorganize the ninth battalion, Zuo Liangyu died too timely, "Pass the decree, let Zuo Mengeng return to Shandong for funeral, and the ninth battalion will be temporarily taken over by Guo Zhongjie!"

"Your Majesty, will this cause instability in the ninth battalion......

"Unstable?" Li Zicheng said in a deep voice: "The more unstable the factor, the sooner we have to dig it out, I am still worried that they will not come forward!"

“……”

"That's it, don't let people gossip, I'm not the one who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge," Li Zicheng said: "Promote Zuo Mengeng to Ningnanhou, according to the convention, keep filial piety at home for three years!"

"Obey the order!"

After the three of them left, it was almost dark, Li Zicheng was pondering, and Song Yulian came to urge dinner.

Li Na and Li Shuji have already returned to Jingren Palace and Yanqi Palace, Li Ya has no title, so she can only temporarily live in Qianqing Palace, accompanied by Li Xiangjun, Liu Rusi, Zhou Qingrou, and Dou Meiyi.

Li Zicheng thought that this was the first day of returning to Beijing, and he had not seen the concubines for several months, so he asked Song Yulian to prepare more meals, and asked the little eunuch Wang Lian to go to the harem to summon the news, and let the concubines all come to the Qianqing Palace for a small gathering.

After a while, Chen Qiudie flew to arrive, followed by Gao Guiying leading the concubines, Li Na, Sun Mengjie, Tian Fen, Mu Sirong, Wang Wanyu, Li Shuji......

One queen and seven concubines, plus Li Ya, Li Xiangjun, Liu Ruyi, Zhou Qingrou, Dou Meiyi, is thirteen beautiful!

Xiaomei Xiaolan, Picturesque, Iris, and Tuqin are all maids, and they can only wait on the side, Song Yulian is the head of the diet of the Qianqing Palace, and it is also a role in service, even if Li Zicheng does not value his identity, he has no time to sit down.

Only at such a moment did Li Zicheng feel very relaxed, far away from the conquest, there would be no open and secret battles on the surface, and there was no chatter from Liang Wencheng......

After dinner, Li Zicheng was about to send Gao Guiying back to the palace, and by the way, he stayed in Kunning Palace, but he saw Sun Mengjie's eyes flickering, her red lips moving, and she wondered in her heart, Jie'er has always been reserved, not a person like Die'er!

His heart suddenly moved, and he hurriedly said, "Jie'er, has Sun Biao ever come back?" ”

"The concubine is about to report to the emperor!" Sun Mengjie smiled, and her face immediately relaxed, "Brother Biao came back a month ago, and he has been waiting for the emperor to summon him, but the emperor has not returned from the expedition outside the gate......

"Oh?" Li Zicheng said: "Sun Biao is overseas, what have you ever seen?" ”

Sun Mengjie: "This ...... The concubine didn't know, and when she saw him spitting and spitting, she didn't say anything when she asked him, so she had to meet the emperor in person......"

Li Zicheng frowned lightly, thought for a while, and said: "It's late today, the palace gate is locked, tomorrow, let the little eunuch go to deliver the decree tomorrow morning, and I will summon him in the Qianqing Palace tomorrow afternoon." ”

"The concubine knows!"

After Li Zicheng bathed, he went to Kunning Palace, but he didn't expect Gao Guiying to close the palace door, and the little eunuch Wang Lian called to open the palace door, and Gao Guiying welcomed Li Zicheng into the palace.

Feeling that Gao Guiying's affection was not high, Li Zicheng was a little strange, "What's wrong with the queen?" Every time I go back to Beijing, don't I come to Kunning Palace? ”

Gao Guiying gave up her seat to Li Zicheng, and served tea with her own hands, and then snuggled up to Li Zicheng's side, "Your Majesty ......"

"Does Gui Ying have anything to say?" Li Zicheng obviously felt that Gao Guiying was just a routine, and like the eunuchs and palace maids, there was not much love between husband and wife in the tea, so he hugged her fragrant shoulders and tried to lean together.

"Your Majesty," Gao Guiying leaned on Li Zicheng's shoulder, gently closed her eyes, looked intoxicated, and murmured softly, "Your Majesty, the concubine is ......old."

"Old?"

"The emperor has been on the throne for three years, and not only the concubines, but even the concubines are gradually getting old," Gao Guiying said calmly: "The concubines heard that the concubines of the previous dynasty, once they are over forty years old, they will lose the opportunity to sleep......"

"Why is that?"

"Probably hoping to leave more descendants for the emperor, right?" Although Gao Guiying tried her best to suppress her emotions, there was some resentment in her tone, "Once the concubines are old, they will gradually lose their ability to have children...... The emperor should marry more young women......"

"Huh?"

"Your Majesty, you are not a jealous person," Gao Guiying murmured on Li Zicheng's shoulder, "As long as the emperor occasionally comes to see the concubine, the concubine will be satisfied......"

"What did Gui Ying say?" Li Zicheng took Gao Guiying into his arms and gently touched her forehead on her tongue, "Gui Ying is my wife, I have become the emperor, Gui Ying will naturally become the queen, and she will always be my queen!"

"Your Majesty, the concubine is already forty and one ......"

"Wine is the fragrance of Chen, and people are noble and old companions!" Li Zicheng rubbed his chin on the hair on the top of Gao Guiying's head, "Gui Ying doesn't have to think about it, I still hope that when I am old in the future, I can't walk, and I need Gui Ying's support!"

"When a concubine meets the emperor, it is the greatest luck for a concubine!"

"I met Gui Ying, and it is also my blessing!" Li Zicheng stroked Gao Guiying's cheek and said: "Look, Gui Ying has been in charge of the harem of Gui Ying for me, from the age of flowers and jade to today's graceful middle age...... It's all given by Gui Ying, how could I forget? ”

"Your Majesty......" Gao Guiying's eyes suddenly climbed into something.

"Gui Ying!" Li Zicheng wiped the tears from the corners of Gao Guiying's eyes with his hands.

The two were silent, they didn't speak for a long time, and time seemed to stand still.

Although Gao Guiying was very reluctant, she still broke the silence of the world, "The concubine will remember the emperor's goodness, but the palace is full of palace maids from the previous dynasty, and she is ...... older."

"Gui Ying is right," Li Zicheng said: "I have long said that only the minimum number of palace maids in the palace is retained, so as not to delay their youth and dismiss the redundant palace maids, it is really homeless, and it is better to reward the soldiers as wives!"

"They can be disbanded," Gao Guiying finally raised her head and said, "But the emperor must re-select some younger folk girls to enter the palace!"

"Why?"

"Over the years, only the concubine body understands the emperor," Gao Guiying looked at Li Zicheng and said: "Although the emperor has a queen and seven concubines, most of them are married for Huaxia, and they don't really like it...... After the dismissal of the palace people this time, the emperor must select a group of show girls from the people if he listens to the concubines......"

"Choosing show girls from the people, not to mention the loss of money and labor, are they the ones I like?" Li Zicheng hugged Gao Guiying in his arms and said: "The emperor is different from the people, he has no time, and he can't be greedy for his children's private affairs!"

"The Emperor's ......"

"Gui Ying doesn't need to say more, it's enough for me to have you!"

"Your Majesty," Gao Guiying suddenly raised her head, stared at Li Zicheng's eyes, her red lips moved for a while, and finally said: "The concubine is waiting for the emperor tonight, and the emperor must be happy, that is, Jie'er and Die'er's sisters come over ......" Before she finished speaking, she lowered her head, and her face was covered with redness.

Why didn't Li Zicheng understand what she meant? He lowered his head and kissed him on the blush, "No, Gui Ying, it's just you and me tonight!"