Chapter 5: The Goryeo Rod is over (Three)

Xu Yingyuan had to follow him and waited for a short time, and immediately followed Tian Shulan's footsteps. Tian Shuying had to turn her eyes from the stage to her sister's back. The other concubines led by Xiong Hu were also surprised and deliberately or unintentionally aimed at Tian Shulan step by step towards Zhu Yinglong, who was sitting on the large dragon throne in the middle.

Zhu Yinglong saw that Tian Shulan had already come to him, so he moved away and said, "Come on, sit next to me!"

"Your Majesty, please let me come..."

"Speak from above." Zhu Yinglong said unhappy when he saw Tian Shulan being a little hesitant.

Tian Shulan hesitated for a moment, bit Yinghong's lips, looked around, and found that there were not many eyes staring at her, and she took them back. Then she sat down to Zhu Yinglong with some restraint.

This is also a fault for Zhu Yinglong himself. He has been delayed in establishing the queen. He has been ascended for more than a year and the prince has been born. There is no sign of death. The ministers have had some ideas, but the emperor does not establish the queen, and the ministers have no choice. At least Zhu Yinglong does this to make some officials at a loss, especially those who are good at scheming and do not know how to stand in a team. Therefore, the government and the opposition are talking about it. The emperor suddenly favors whom he wants to make the queen immediately. The officials are trying their best to figure out the emperor's mind. Anything that is riot can immediately blew a hurricane above level 12. Although such rumors will not affect the stability of the court, it is not a solution for the long term. The harem does need a lord of the main palace to calm the public opinion below.

Although Tian Shulan was appointed as a concubine, her reputation was not very good. It can be said that many scholars and officials disliked Tian Shulan because of Zhu Yinglong's licensing. Tian Shulan had many powers that other concubines did not have. Compared with Xiong Hu and Xu Ruying, who were higher than her in the palace, her power was above the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine. She became one of the most likely concubines to ascend to the position of empress. Because she was once a beautiful woman chosen for the late emperor, she became the beautiful woman favored by the new emperor. Because of the Wei Liangqing case, everyone knows that in this society where men are superior to women, although the scholars and officials hate Wei Zhongxian's shameless uncle and nephew, they put most of the blame on Tian Shulan. The so-called beauty is a disaster and women are misleading the country.

When the concubines in the harem saw Zhu Yinglong calling Tian Shulan to the dragon throne and sat side by side, the two talked in a low voice. What they wanted to know was what they said, and the civil and military officials below each had their own thoughts. In addition to the empress dowager, there was only the queen of the mother of a country. The emperor called the concubine Xian and sat next to him. Could it be that this was a hint? Is the emperor trying to make the concubine Xian the queen? Various speculations were released one after another, and even a small-scale discussion. Most officials' thoughts were not on the stage, and the applause suddenly became much less.

Zhu Yinglong was unaware of it. He just wanted to tell Tian Shulan the cultural communication plan he had just thought of. If the court handled these things, it would be a mess. Therefore, it would be more appropriate, more secretive, and more alert. Especially this is an industry that has made a lot of profits. It is more flexible and mobile to leave it to commercial operations than the mechanized arrangements of the court. Therefore, it is most appropriate to leave it to Tian Shulan to operate. Shadows also need to penetrate these countries. Such confidential things will naturally be left to the person you trust the most.

Although Tian Shulan was not sure about Zhu Yinglong's innate intention to do this, she sniffed business opportunities from Zhu Yinglong's words with the sensitivity of the businessman. Her two bright eyes shone straight, and she was not interested in how much gold and silver could be earned. She was interested in the process of making money. As for what money she earned, she was even more lazy to ask about it, and she was not short of money to spend.

"Your Majesty, the emergency secret report from the north!"

"What?" Zhu Yinglong and Tian Shulan were happy, but were interrupted by Zhou Huaian's voice.

"Your Majesty, the emergency secret report from the inside line." Zhou Huaian also cursed the inside line who sent the emergency secret report in his heart. He would not send it early or late. But the emperor was happy on New Year's Eve, but it was an emergency secret report. He did not dare to intercept and delay without authorization.

"I am now leaving!" Tian Shulan immediately stood up and said retreating.

"Take it!" Zhu Yinglong watched Tian Shulan leave and glared at Zhou Huaian unhappily, although he knew it was not his business.

Zhu Yinglong opened the sealed letter, and the secret report was written in numbers. There was no password book. No one could translate it in this time and space. Zhu Yinglong ordered Xu Yingyuan to take the password book according to the number on the letter and compared it one by one. The secret report was very short, and there was only one sentence: Huang Taiji had sent troops to North Korea on the 28th day of the 12th lunar month.

Seeing such a sentence, Zhu Yinglong was shocked and stood up from the dragon throne. His mind was in chaos. He had a lot of calculations. Zhu Yinglong could not even calculate that Huang Taiji would send troops to Korea at this time. What did Huang Taiji want to do? Could it be that he would swallow North Korea? North Korea is not as good as Mongolia, and it is related to relatives and has some blood relationships. Does he really want to include North Korea in the territory of the Later Jin? The history he knows, whether it is the Later Jin or the Qing Dynasty, they just conquered North Korea, but they have not heard of the saying that they want to include North Korea in their territory? What is going on?

Zhu Yinglong found that his behavior was a bit out of control. The performance on the stage stopped, and all the civil and military officials stood up and looked at the emperor behind him.

"It's okay, my thighs are numb, stand up and move!" Zhu Yinglong hurriedly squeezed out a smile and covered up his embarrassment of losing his composure. Under the light of the light, all the officials were far away, and the expression on their faces could not be seen very clearly. The emperor explained, and he had any doubts. He sat down one after another and continued to sing on the stage, gradually regaining the previous atmosphere. However, the closest cabinet ministers and ministers were a little uneasy. Something must have happened, otherwise the emperor would not use such an excuse to cover it up. He was troubled by the difficulty of asking now, so he could only rack his brains to think and guess.

Goryeo Bangzi is over, Zhu Yinglong sighed in his heart that this kind of confidential information written in digital codes cannot be fake. Huang Taiji sent troops to North Korea, and with the current strength of North Korea, he did not even have the ability to protect himself.

"Who sent the information?"

"Xue Cong."

"Is it him?" Zhu Yinglong remembered that Xue Cong had personally asked Zhou Huaian to inspect and arrange it.

"Xue Cong is now in Dorgon's Han army's inlaid white flag, and is one of Dorgon's most trusted Han generals." Zhou Huaian replied in a low voice.

Zhu Yinglong said "Oh!" and fell into deep thought. Huang Taiji really grabbed his weakness. At this time, Jiangnan had not yet settled and finally stabilized Liaodong, he calculated that he would never start a war with him at this time. Even if the war was restarted for North Korea and swallowed North Korea's Huang Taiji, his strength would inevitably increase. How could he, who was already on the defensive, fight against the Later Jin army, especially if he was not fighting on his own land, he would have to show off his strength.

Only on the Korean battlefield, unless the new army is transferred to the battlefield, there is no chance of winning. However, he has decided to fight south and solve Wei Zhongxian in Nanjing. At this time, changing the strategic direction and fighting with the Later Jin Dynasty on the Korean battlefield is simply a gambling, but the importance of North Korea is self-evident. Huang Taiji swallowed North Korea and his strength will inevitably be unprecedentedly strong. Then Chahar and the entire Mongolia will be in danger. This is really a dilemma!

Zhu Yinglong knew that his current decision not only concerns his own wealth and life, but also the life and death of the Ming Dynasty. If one wrong step is taken, he will be crushed to pieces. Unexpectedly, the new year will give him such a difficult choice.
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