I stood on the terrace, and the breeze blew the silk and wrapped it around the eyelids. I reached out and gently brushed it away to see the scenery of the entire imperial garden, and even saw a place farther away from the red wall.

But, it's just seeing it.

"Do you like it?"

He stood beside me, looked at my eyes that were looking into the distance, and asked again.

I didn't speak, and looked at the distance silently, but I could feel the person beside me watching me, his eyes were hot and focused, as if a slight throbbing was reflected in his eyes. I was silent for a while and said slowly: "The emperor is busy with government affairs and has a lot of trouble every day, so I really don't have to spend time on these things anymore."

"It is precisely because I am busy with government affairs that I will let this be with you."

“…”

"I said that I will give you what you want."

“…”

"This terrace was built by me alone for you, much better than the one in Jixian Hall."

I frowned slightly and turned my head to look at him.

His face was still the same as before, with an indelible look of fatigue. His eyes were not only red, but his eyes were also slightly dark. He had not had a good rest for a long time, but his eyes were not slackened at all. His brilliance was like a sword that was sheathed. No matter how harmless and safe it looked, it had a sharp blade.

It turned out that—it was because I mentioned Jixian Palace.

Not only did he not let me go, but he even wanted me not to think about it. As long as there is one in Jixian Palace, he could give it to me again.

So, this terrace was set up.

But what about the people from Jixian Palace?

Can he give me the person in my heart?

I curled the corners of my lips in front of him.

Maybe because they were too close, I clearly saw myself reflected in his eyes. Maybe because the wind on the terrace was chilling, it also added a bit of undetectable coldness to my faint smile.

"Thank you for your grace."

After saying this, I didn't speak anymore, but just held the fence and looked down silently. The scenery was really good, and the greenness that was full of eyes slowly subsided the boredom of the day. I blew for a while and felt a coolness soaking my muscles and bones, and wanted to go back. When I turned my head, I saw the man standing behind me frowned slightly and rubbing his eyebrows with his fingers.

Perhaps because I was so close, this was the first time I saw that the ravines between his slightly frown eyebrows were very deep. When he did this movement, his whole body felt an indescribable fatigue and fatigue.

I frowned, and at this moment, a low voice from Chang Qing suddenly sounded in my ears-

This palace does not require you to do the best or be the best. This palace just hopes that you can be more merciful to the emperor.

mercy……

mercy.

I was silent for a while and said lightly: "Since the emperor is tired, I'd better go back and rest earlier."

He looked up at me and said, "I want to stay with you for a while."

"But Weichen is a little cold, and he wants to go back-"

As soon as he was halfway through his words, he suddenly reached out and grabbed my hand.

His palms were strong and warm. As soon as he touched me, his body temperature immediately came from his skin, which made me tremble for a moment. I was about to retract my hand, but he held it tightly again: "Qingying!"

His powerful fingers held my hand, as if he could not break free of it like a pliers.

I didn't want to get entangled with him, not only in life, but also in my body, but after he grabbed me, he didn't have the next move. He just held my hand like this. The strength of a little forbearance made me feel at a loss for a moment, and I raised my head to look at him.

"No matter how good I can give it to you."

“…”

"As long as you don't leave me, I will compensate you for the suffering you have suffered."

“…”

"So," he said, a little light flashed in his eyes and a little lowered: "So, don't think about anything else."

I felt a little stuttered in my heart, and I immediately realized something. At this time, a sound of footsteps came from the steps behind him, and I looked very anxious in a hurry. When I turned around, I saw Eunuch Yu running up from below. At first glance, he was stunned for a moment when I saw the two of us like this, and I pulled my hand back with force.

Pei Yuanhao looked at me, but he was not angry and said without looking back: "What's the matter?"

"When I returned to the emperor, there was another urgent report. Several adults from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue were asking for a visit outside the palace."

"Let them go to the imperial study room and wait for me."

"yes."

After Eunuch Yu said that, he glanced at me again, turned around and ran away.

I had already stepped aside and looked down on the guardrail. The ironing of my skin just now did not make me feel warm, but my face felt a cool pale feeling. Pei Yuanhao walked behind me and stroked my slightly twitching shoulder with his hands. This time I didn't move anymore, but just pretended to be calm: "Your Majesty hasn't gone to the imperial study yet?"

"I want to stay with you for a while."

This time, even his voice showed some fatigue.

He has never been a person who neglects government affairs like this. No matter what kind of people or things, he cannot surpass national affairs before him. But now he is like this - I feel that he does not really not take those things seriously, but the long-term situation has made him feel deeply tired.

People always subconsciously escape what makes them helpless.

I thought about it, looked back at him, and finally spoke for the first time after these days: "What does the emperor think about Jiangnan?"

His eyes flashed slightly: "What do you think?"

"I have been staying in my door these days, and I don't know what the war in Jiangnan is like."

"Actually, there hasn't been a war yet."

"No war started?"

I was a little surprised and looked at him in shock. The civil unrest has been going on for so long, and the rebels have built a rebellious sphere of influence in Jiangnan. Why hasn't he ordered a war yet?

But after thinking about it, I understood.

It’s not that he can’t fight, but that he can’t fight lightly.

Jiangnan has rebelled from the rule of the Celestial Empire, but it has not been determined who the manipulator behind the scenes until now. If it is really Xichuan or Lao Yao, then the matter is relatively simple, but if it is not Xichuan behind the scenes, the matter will be complicated.

What Pei Yuanhao has to face is the troubles from Jiangnan, Xichuan, and even possible from the northern grasslands.

Such a situation is the most difficult to be attacked from both sides.

"The emperor's plan now is-"

Speaking of these, the beautiful air just now was swept away by the cool breeze. He slowly put down his hands that were stroking my shoulders and said, "Although the situation in Jiangnan is chaotic, we need to solve the problem from the chaos to find a solution."

"Does this civil unrest have a source?"

"When the two sides fought, there were three things that were occupied, one for the people, two for food and money, and three for swords and weapons."

I thought about it and said slowly: "There are many thugs in the south, plus the imperial courts in the past few years-" I glanced at him, but didn't say this, and said: "It is not difficult for people there to organize rebellious troops; and the food and wages, the six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are themselves the richest places in the Central Plains, and it is not a problem to provide food and wages for war."

"so--"

"Sword and Soldier."

When I mentioned these two words, I couldn't help but feel confused.

When Fu Badai entered the palace, he asked Qinghan to give Nian Shen a dagger, which was cast by the Taihe Iron Mine in Xichang. The meaning is self-evident.

He seemed to be reminding something at that time.

The court did not control the iron ore of Xichuan, so they had room to produce a large number of weapons for use in the war against the court, but the south was different.

The harsh government and taxes in the past few years, coupled with the strict control of the imperial court, the circulation of iron ore in Jiangnan was very difficult, so even if those people were overwhelmed by the untold people, they could barely control them. They had not caused too much civil unrest in the past few years.

But this time, they had already openly resisted the court and built a huge naval camp on the river.

This is by no means simple!

I said, "The Emperor suspects that they are the forces of Xichuan?"

Pei Yuanhao was silent for a while, but the answer was a little beyond my expectations: "It may not be."

"oh?"

"Although the imperial court's control over Xichuan is not strong, it is not as weak as you think; it is not so easy to transport weapons to Yangzhou from Xichuan to Yangzhou. Even if they go through the water route, Sanjiang Dam—"

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, as if he suddenly thought of something and didn't say it.

Sanjiang Dam?

I was lost when I heard this place name.

People who came out of Shu are familiar with it. This was an unprecedentedly huge project built by the imperial court at the beginning of the founding of the Celestial Empire at the time of the founding of the Celestial Empire at the time of the Yangtze River flowing through the lower reaches of Xichuan.

It is said that before that, the drought in Shu was very serious, but after the dam was built, the drought in Shu was greatly alleviated.

But all this makes people wonder why the court was so hostile to Shu, and even fought for many years later, but it was built such a dam that was beneficial to Shu. The only explanation is that the waterways in Shu and the south were cut off by this dam, and any goods entering and leaving must be inspected by the imperial guards before they can be released.

In this way, it is impossible for such a large number of weapons to be transported to Jiangnan just like this.

It cannot be produced by itself or obtained from Xichuan. Where did the weapons from the south come from?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but frown, as if something was about to emerge in my mind, but I couldn't see clearly through a hazy fog. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed in front of me. Pei Yuanhao stretched out his hand and rubbed my eyebrows.

"Don't frown."

I blinked and subconsciously wanted to retreat, but at first glance, I saw a wrist guard on his wrist, and suddenly remembered something-

Foreign goods...

He was stunned when he heard the two words muttering in my mouth: "What did you say?"
Chapter completed!