Chapter 739: Smearing His Painting

A mere two or three days later, the Capital Town Demon Division received a carrier pigeon from Bashu.

Everyone in the Demon-Suppressing Division was shocked. The homing pigeon is not just something that can be raised by just hiding in any private house or even a cave. It actually follows a very skilled route to return to its nest. It was raised by the Demon Commander in Bashu Town in the past. If you let it fly back, it will just fly back. At the original location of the Demon Suppression Division, that would be equivalent to sending meat to Li Shentong's doorstep. After the Zhenmo Division went into hiding, it was impossible to train the carrier pigeons. What happened to the carrier pigeons that suddenly came from Bashu?

Qin Dingjiang took off the roll tied to the pigeon's foot and opened it. His eyes widened. He immediately ran to find Tang Wanzhuang: "First seat, first seat! A letter from Bashu!"

Bashu? Tang Wanzhuang was stunned and smiled slightly: "Why be panic? Bring it to me to see."

Just this morning, Tang Wanzhuang received a letter from Zhao Changhe from Miao territory. Well, it was the letter written by Sisi while she was hiding under the table. The letter detailed the current situation of the Ling Tribe and the Miao Territory, the story of how Sisi became the King of Dali, and asked the DPRK to send envoys for edicts and exchanges, as well as whether to continue to establish the Demon Suppression Department and the Xuanwei Department in the Miao Territory, etc. Then he said that he would leave for Bashu immediately, hoping for good news.

In the end, I said I miss you very much... My words were sincere. Unfortunately, because of the word "we", it looked funny no matter how you looked at it. Tang Wanzhuang automatically ignored her and reported to Xia Chichi to start arranging Miao border affairs.

As a result, the candidates sent by Xia Chichi and Tang Wanzhuang to settle in Miao territory were not selected yet, and the letter from Bashu arrived, just like a stage performance.

The letter is as follows:

"Kissing and dressing up in the evening are like meeting each other: I don't know whether Miao Jiang's letter came first or this one. Do you miss me?"

Qin Dingjiang ran away as soon as he saw the first two words and did not dare to look back. I always feel that the Chief will blush with anger after seeing it. A serious person like the Chief, even if he is in love with you, he would not say "kiss" like this in an official document.

No one knew that in the quiet first office room, Tang Wanzhuang secretly glanced left and right, but there was no one around her. Her sullen face quietly broke into a smile, her cheeks were rosy, and she murmured in a low voice. : "If I was willing to write like this in my last letter, Your Majesty and I wouldn't be disgusted with each other. Why do you miss us? No one is with them."

Baoqin pointed to her nose and signaled "there is someone here", but was ignored by her own lady.

Baoqin said bluntly: "I wrote that letter in the morning. It's true that I won't hate you. It's just that His Majesty will tear you apart."

"She can't beat me, call her master." Tang Wanzhuang stroked the letter leisurely and continued reading.

Baoqin: "..."

What a serious leader, a loyal minister of Daxia. Ju Sheng in Huaibei belongs to him, and he has been replaced by a big man, and he is a proper rebellious minister.

"I saw Li Shentong's uprising for the people, and it has only been more than half a year. But now we meet again, the original intention of the Shenhuang Sect is very little left, and Li Shentong himself has changed a bit, but Situ Xiao is still innocent... you know It is difficult to change the reincarnation of a dragon slayer into an evil dragon. Once he takes power, some of his thoughts will change. Fortunately, the time is short, and Li Shentong has not completely changed. After listening to me talk about some fundamental actions for the people, It’s obvious that my heart is touched and I can fight for it.”

"In fact, part of the reason should be that he couldn't let go of face. What did he say when he slayed the dragon? The common man was so angry that blood spattered five steps. He said it so well that it made Lao Xia sigh. In the end, if he also carried Shenhuang Zong becomes another wave of Daxia bureaucrats. Who will arouse the anger of ordinary people? Does he dare to see Lao Xia under Jiuquan? Does he dare to see you and me on the battlefield? I didn't say this directly, leaving it to him? It saves face, but it should be tacitly understood.”

"Now he takes the initiative to re-establish the Suppression Division, which is responsible for monitoring the lawlessness of farmers and officials. He asked me to organize the original members of the Suppression Division. This is a risk for the brothers of the Suppression Division, but it should be given a try. People's hearts are always changing. , our people's participation is not only to supervise the officials, but also to remind him himself. Whenever he sees the people of the Suppression Division, he should think about whether Zhao Changhe will be laughed at if something is heard. . This is also his true intention of taking the initiative to suppress the Demon Division. He is reminding himself. "

"But now that there is the Suppressing Demon Division, the nature of Bashu's regime has become a little subtle. Suddenly it has a nature similar to that of controlling the Miao territory. It seems that it can be transformed into the Han Dynasty decreeing the king of Shu at any time. But this is not our goal, Miao This can be done for Xinjiang, but not Bashu. It cannot have a king, and we must send eunuchs to manage it. Now this step cannot be done directly... When I set up the Ding City Gate, I actually had a hidden intention of conquering the world, and Li Shentong actually did it. The fact that he has not moved away means that he is also looking forward to the follow-up.”

"Look at our battle with Guanlong and the battle with the Hu people, look at my strength, look at your military strength, it is impossible for me to fool you into surrendering. No matter what, he is willing to leave Hanzhong , and are willing to go with me beyond the Great Wall. This is enough. I am worthy of my original intention. The rest is our business."

"First of all, he attaches great importance to some of the concepts I proposed, and these concepts can indeed be studied to see whether they can be implemented. Some things must be done based on technological progress. For example, I know that we have movable type printing, which was proposed by Lao Xia decades ago. Yes, craftsmen have made it, but so far it is fragile and inefficient, and the paper output is very limited. If you want to fully develop education, it will be difficult to do so.”

"We need to pay attention to it. There is only one thing we need to pay attention to... This will also be of great help to our scientific research strategy. We hope to recruit skilled craftsmen, improve technology, reduce costs and increase efficiency, and facilitate promotion. When this is done, it will be spread to Bashu, I will give him a question and see how he will answer it."

Baoqin looked around and saw that his eyes were now filled with circles. I glanced at the young lady secretly. The red glow on the young lady's face had long since faded, and her eyes were shining with surprise.

"It's really amazing." Tang Wanzhuang whispered to himself: "I'm not surprised that Dingqinghe, Pinglangya, and Anmiao territory are what he can do based on military affairs. But this matter in Bashu... is simply... Who said he was just a man who could only wield a sword? This man of true economics only lacked a platform."

Baoqin doesn’t understand but thinks it’s very powerful. Anyway, looking at the lady like that, she is very powerful.

It feels like even if everyone loses their memory of the past, only what happened after the establishment of the new dynasty makes Zhao Changhe pursue the young lady again, the young lady will definitely fall into his arms, look at that itchy look...

But in this world, he has to travel around all the time. It’s okay for young ladies and old women to be itchy. After the New Year, they are already eighteen years old... Wu... The promised maidservant, how can there be such...

Tang Wanzhuang didn't know that the maid's mind was far away and she was still reading the letter. Logically speaking, after finishing the work in Bashu, Zhao Changhe should return to Beijing to prepare for the expedition, but instead he sent a letter back, which gave her an ominous premonition.

Sure enough, the letter said: "Originally, after the affairs in Bashu were over, I was going to return to Beijing to prepare for the expedition, but now the plan has changed temporarily. Kunlun Yuxu is in danger of merging with the Li family, and I must destroy this matter. Best As a result, Yu Xu and I can deal with the Hu people together. The minimum expectation is that the Li family will be divided between sects and forces. In short, they cannot be allowed to cooperate. "

"Don't worry, Hong Ling is with me. She has broken the imperial guard. Although the current situation in Chang'an is complicated, I am still confident that I can handle it."

"Beijing is making all preparations for the expedition and is waiting for my return."

"Okay, give me a kiss~"

At the end of the letter was a picture of a kiss, which looked very cute.

But Tang Wanzhuang didn't feel cute at all. She frowned and stood up, pacing back and forth.

"The danger in Chang'an is not so light as he said... Yuxu may not be so friendly now, and there are gods behind him. And there may be other gods and demons in Kunlun, and Beihu doesn't know who is in Chang'an. It's not easy to do something. It's Bo'er or Timur who is here in person. Today in Chang'an, there is a mixture of fish and dragons, gods and demons, and he is alone..."

Baoqin reminded: "There is also Yue Hongling."

Tang Wanzhuang ignored this sentence, stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and whispered: "Contact Zhuque. I don't know how she is doing in Jinzhong. If she is not too nervous, let her take a detour to Chang'an." "

In fact, Tang Wanzhuang really wanted to go by herself, but unfortunately things are different now. In the past, she was only responsible for the world's military affairs, and she could often travel around the world. Now she needs to take care of many important affairs of the government, and Xia Chichi's right-hand man can't leave Beijing for a moment. And some things in Zhao Changhe's letter also need to be handled by himself.

I am extremely worried, but what can I do?

Baoqin reminded: "To contact that bird, there must be a more direct contact method in their Four Symbols Sect. Miss, it is best to ask His Majesty."

Tang Wanzhuang nodded, turned around, put on her clothes, and went straight to the palace.

Even though Bao Qin always makes people angry, he is actually a good secretary who can check for mistakes and make up for them. It would be even better if he could help with refills.

Among all the "foreign ministers" of the Han Dynasty, Tang Wanzhuang was the only one who could wander around the palace and break into the emperor's chamber without notification. Everyone knows in their hearts that this is not a "foreign minister" but a "queen" or at the lowest level a "noble concubine". It's just that when corresponding to this status, the emperor was Zhao Changhe, and the majesty who is sitting and working in the imperial study room is essentially a queen or a noble concubine.

As for who is the queen and who is the concubine, there are actually casinos that have opened in secret. For example, Ying Wu's Kangle Casino is almost open to the public. The people in the capital winked and placed their bets. The Zhenmo Secretary turned a blind eye and secretly bet on his own family. First seat.

At first, Tang Wanzhuang was a little ashamed of entering the palace directly without communication. She always felt that every guard looked at her in the wrong way. But now she has gotten used to it, and even joked with Xia Chichi.

Tang Wanzhuang entered the imperial study room. Xia Chichi was at the desk reviewing memorials. Her face was wrinkled, and she could tell that she was working very hard.

Tang Wanzhuang sighed in her heart, as long as the late emperor had such a diligent heart, even if he did not do well, he would not end up in such a mess. Nowadays, the Han Dynasty is recovering rapidly. In addition to the objective necessity of ordering from chaos, it is also inseparable from the delayed diligence. She slept for at most two or three hours a day, and often stayed up without sleeping. She was very unfamiliar with government affairs at the beginning and didn't understand many things, but now she is a very qualified emperor.

Not to mention anything else, his calm demeanor, eyes like lightning, and awe-inspiring majesty can frighten many courtiers with just one glance. It is the murderous intention of the charlatan, the coldness of the ice-cold swordsman, mixed with the majesty of the emperor. At the same time, today's Xia Chichi really can't see the charlatan woman in her early years, and she looks more and more like an emperor with a bit of evil nature.

Seeing Tang Wanzhuang come in, Xia Chichi raised his head and continued working at his desk: "Why did you suddenly come in and come to bed?"

Tang Wan came in with makeup on and sat casually on the table next to her, looking a bit like a charming concubine. Hearing this, he responded lazily and casually: "If he were to sit here, I would come and take care of him. You... queue up, oh, I forgot, you queued up once."

The eunuchs and maids on the left and right couldn't bear to look at him and turned their heads. It was unprecedented for the emperor and his ministers to do this.

Xia Chichi snorted: "We are just the 'we' in his writing. Does he want to line up? He wants to be together. I tell you, when it comes to debauchery and immorality, he is very capable. The real diligent king has to look at me, Xia Chichi. Good ministers choose their masters, you should recognize me, let's rebel against him together!"

Tang Wanzhuang's slender hands casually flipped through the stacked memorials on the table and smiled: "Sorry, he sent me a private message, I have no reason to rebel."

Xia Chichi was furious: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Give me the letter!"

Tang Wanzhuang smiled and gave her the letter. Xia Chichi only glanced at the envelope and sighed: "The internal pigeon of the Demon Suppression Department is of course sent directly to you, what's the big deal. What's more, the person who opens the envelope may not be you. In order to avoid others reading it, I dare not write any private things about me. At most, I will give you a few sweet words."

Tang Wanzhuang had no expression.

Of course, this is the truth. Do you have to be so smart? What's wrong with being jealous? You ruined my good mood.

Xia Chichi read the letter and frowned: "Chang'an... Chang'an. What do you mean by coming to see me?"

"I asked you to contact your master. There must be a secret method of sending messages in your sect. How about asking her to go to Chang'an? What happened in Jinzhong?"

"Two hours ago, the news said that 20,000 stones of grain were on the way to the capital, and nearly 10,000 stones had been sent to Yanmen County. Oh, and there are thousands of war horses."

"That's nearly 30,000 stones of grain and thousands of war horses!" Tang Wanzhuang took a breath: "How many families?"

"The Venerable slaughtered the Qiao family to shock northern Jin, and threatened to kill all those who did not surrender. So northern Jin was terrified, and more than a dozen families surrendered. These grains were offered by them on their own initiative. If they were not given, they would be killed by the Venerable one by one."

Tang Wanzhuang opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

This is the so-called Jianghu method, which is direct and effective, and it is also the deterrent power that should be there when there are top powerhouses at hand.

There were no strong men in Jinzhong, and even a strong political power was not formed. It was a group of merchants in the past, but now it has essentially surrendered to the Hu people in secret. Because it is south of Yanmen, Yanmen Pass is isolated, which is an extremely dangerous situation.

Therefore, the Han Dynasty did not care about the rules. In the case of top strong men who do not follow the rules, this "surrender to the Hu people" is meaningless. Zhuque single-handedly killed one family after another with absolute force, killing people and frightening them, and they surrendered directly.

In the past, such rules could not be broken, otherwise the other party could also send a strong man to the heart of the Han Dynasty to kill so randomly, and everyone would have no fun. Zhao Changhe's arrow across the river was considered a bad rule, but Zhao Changhe was still a ground list, and he was playing on the edge. Do you have the ability to send a ground list to play? Don't blame me for not reminding you if you die here. Moreover, the Wang family was destroyed in an instant, and there was no way to find a strong man to fight back, and the demon gods such as Huangyang would not avenge the Wang family.

But Zhuque is on the Heavenly Ranking, and he is also a demon god who controls the realm. This is a truly broken rule...

But the bad thing about this is that the merchants in Shanxi did not dare to openly say that they had surrendered to the Hu people. They did it in secret. Theoretically, the Three Jins were still the original territory of the Great Xia. The internal fighting among the Xia people should be managed by the Demon Suppression Department. What does it have to do with you foreigners?

Let alone the Hu people, even the Li family was dumbfounded and didn't know how to help. Send troops over? How can it compare to the terrifying mobility of the top masters who can kill anyone they want? Send strong men to the Han Dynasty to kill them? Zhuque used the reason that these people were in cahoots with the Hu people, so it was reasonable to kill them anyway. What reason did you use? Just pick a family and kill them randomly. Do you still want to rule the world in the future?

Let the Hu people send strong men to the Central Plains?

It has to be said that Batu's uncle, He Lei, the seventh on the Earth Ranking, died in the Central Plains. This incident cast a huge shadow on the Hu people, and they really didn't dare to send them randomly. If they died, the loss would be too much to make up. Oh, by the way, He Lei died at the hands of Zhuque because he bullied the Winged Fire Snake...

In short, unless Boye or Temur came in person, there would be no guarantee. Do they have the time to spare? Besides, with their status and position, wouldn't they be afraid of being laughed at by others for coming to the Central Plains to do such a thing? It was very embarrassing.

So in the face of Zhuque's "jianghu methods" that broke the rules, there was no counter-attack at all, and the Li family had to entrust a demon god to stop it. Everyone is familiar with this demon god, his name is Feng Yin. As a result, the battle of Yujing, burning the South Sky, was beaten back by Zhuque... From then on, Zhuque ravaged the Three Jins and no one could resist.

The north of Jin surrendered, Yanmen was isolated and relieved, and a large amount of food and grass was obtained, which solved the urgent needs of the Han Dynasty.

And the south of Jin directly raised the flag of the Li family and connected with Guanlong. Feng Yin directly sat in charge, so that Zhuque could not act recklessly, otherwise it would be easy to fall into the trap.

From then on, it was considered a temporary end...In other words, Zhuque is now free, very free.

The king and his minister looked at each other, and they all felt relieved that they could help Zhao Changhe, but at the same time, it was extremely strange, as if everyone had sent their love rival to him.

"Forget it." Xia Chichi threw the letter on the table and said faintly: "Anyway, there is always a stinky and rustic female knight following him. I am very jealous. There is nothing wrong with finding a big witch to cause trouble for them."

"..." Tang Wanzhuang didn't know how to respond to this, so she had to say with a stern face: "That's going deep into the tiger's den. Don't say it so lightly, making it like playing house."

Xia Chichi held his chin up: "Anyway, we can't do more than worry. Is it the point of you and me frowning at each other? So many of your previous illnesses were self-inflicted. I don't know if it's because you look like that that makes it easy to seduce men."

Tang Wanzhuang: "...Your men's clothes are the ones that seduce men."

Xia Chichi: “?”

The two stared at each other for a long while, and Xia Chichi sighed: “If you want to reassure him, then study more of the things he said in his letter, such as improving papermaking, improving printing, and equalizing the land in Bashu, and see how we manage it here. It feels quite cumbersome. Having said that, I definitely have no objection to these things, but your Tang family…”

Tang Wanzhuang said: “The world at the beginning of the founding of the country is a blank sheet of paper. When it is easiest to paint, you can’t let a few families or surnames hold you back. He used to say that this world, this world, made him very disappointed… I am happy to accompany him to break up the world in the past and paint the picture in his heart.”