Chapter 2 Three parties prepare for war (I)

"Your Majesty, the coffee is here!" Xu Yingyuan carefully walked into the imperial study with a carved tray. In the center of the tray was a cup of steaming coffee, and the rising hookahs brought a bitter fragrance.

Zhu Yinglong looked at the file and felt a little tired. Suddenly, he remembered that Williams, the special envoy of the Dutch East India Company, presented two kilograms of coffee beans and drank tea all day long. The refreshing effect was getting worse and worse. He just changed his taste. The refreshing effect of coffee was also good. I just don’t know how the taste was compared to what happened three hundred years later?

"It smells so good!" Zhu Yinglong couldn't help but feel shocked, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

This is the original coffee. Take a sip in your mouth, and the bitterness dissipates into your mouth, which then fills the entire mouth, and then a warm stream flows into your stomach, with endless aftertaste.

"Your Majesty, is this coffee really that delicious?" Xu Yingyuan slapped his mouth and asked with great greed.

"Why, you didn't leave a little to try it yourself?" Zhu Yinglong smiled and put down his coffee cup.

Xu Yingyuan blushed, lowered his head and said, "I dare not."

Zhu Yinglong smiled and did not point it out. In fact, he had already seen the coffee stains on the corner of Xu Yingyuan's mouth.

"Not bad!" After a cup of coffee, I suddenly became much more energetic.

"Your Majesty, when I came in just now, I saw the little eunuch Deng Zhuo in front of Concubine Kang looking into the imperial study, but I seemed to be afraid to come." Xu Yingyuan replied in a low voice.

"Oh?" Zhu Yinglong put down the "Travel Notes" written by Xu Hongzu. This travel note was recorded by Xu Hongzu. Before it was published, it was presented to Zhu Yinglong as a gift for the birthday festival. It recorded many miscellaneous news and interesting folk stories. Zhu Yinglong loved it at the sight and read it at night.

"Go and take a look and ask what happened." Zhu Yinglong thought in his heart. Could it be that Concubine Kang wanted to see him because of the matter of the map, but she didn't dare to come and disturb him. She could only send someone to watch secretly to see when she would return to the harem.

In less than a stick of incense, Xu Yingyuan returned and reported: "Your Majesty, I have asked clearly that Deng Zhuo had received the order of Concubine Kang and came to find out when the emperor would go to Changchun Palace."

"Why are I going to Changchun Palace tonight?" Zhu Yinglong said in a daze.

"Have you forgotten that you spent the night in Concubine Gong Ye's Yongshou Palace last night. It was your turn to go to Concubine Kang's Changchun Palace tonight." Xu Yingyuan quickly reminded.

When there are too many women in the harem, they will inevitably be favored by one person, so when they spend the night in which concubine's bedroom, the queen took the lead in formulating a bedtime schedule to ensure that the rain and dew are equally affected and no one will miss it.

Of course, it is impossible to sing every night, otherwise even the iron man would not be able to bear it. Happiness needs to be created by both parties!

"Concubine Kang is a polite rule that has never been like this before. Could it be that he is in a hurry to see him? But tonight he was going to her place, so there is no need to send someone to find out the news. Could it be to make a picture?" Zhu Yinglong thought in his heart.

"Your Majesty, it's already the hour of Hai. It's time for you to go back to the harem to rest." Xu Yingyuan reminded in a low voice.

Zhu Yinglong looked up at the Western self-ringing clock hanging on the wall. The clock's hand just passed by ten o'clock, and then the melodious and crisp bell rang, no more or less, it was really good to have ten strokes.

"Yes, I should go back to the harem to rest." Zhu Yinglong said to himself, but he was thinking about the affairs of Taisong and the siblings of Liaotu.

"The emperor sets up in Changchun Palace!" As Xu Yingyuan shouted in the duckling voice, a small yellow warm sedan slowly left the Palace of Yangxin and came to Changchun Palace.

"Concubine Kang bows to the emperor!" Zhu Yinglong slowly walked out of the warm sedan chair and saw Concubine Kang take her people out of the palace to welcome him.

"Don't give me a gift, please calm down!" Zhu Yinglong's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly noticed that there was no trace of tears in the corner of Taisong's eyes.

"Why are you running outside? It's cold outside? Be careful to freeze your body." Zhu Yinglong stepped forward and held Taisong's cold little hand and said caringly.

"Thank you for your concern, I remember it." Taisong felt warm. Although his marriage was not voluntary at the beginning, he realized that he had not married the wrong person after marrying him.

The two of them leaned closely together and moved forward slowly. Zhu Yinglong lowered his head and asked, "Today, the beloved concubine and sister meet again, I guess they have a good conversation, right?"

A trace of disappointment flashed in Taisong's bright eyes and said quietly: "I haven't seen you for four years, and I, a sister, almost couldn't recognize him."

"Yes, I remember four years ago when you entered the palace to marry me, I was still a child, but now I am a man." Zhu Yinglong smiled.

"Emperor?" Taisong suddenly looked up and stared at Zhu Yinglong's eyes, with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"If you have something to say, just say it." Zhu Yinglong was stunned and hurriedly said.

"Emperor, if there is any offensive action in the photo, please forgive him for your sake." Taisong said softly.

I don’t know if the siblings are in harmony, but this makes Taisong material come to mind. I asked for a relationship for the material picture in advance, otherwise the material picture would have to suffer some flesh and blood.

"Don't worry, my beloved concubine. The photo can be regarded as my uncle. I will not punish him for no reason." Zhu Yinglong responded with a smile.

"Thank you, the emperor." Taisong was a little more open-minded. She understood the character of the material map and had been very wild since she was a child. If something unusual happens, it will be difficult to end at that time. Her sister, she has the responsibility to take care of him, so she first asked for the material map.

"Have Hui'er slept?" Zhu Yinglong asked. Hui'er was the daughter of him and Princess Taisong. She has always loved this little princess Zhu Yinglong very much. Every time she comes to Changchun Palace, she will never forget to see her baby daughter.

Speaking of her daughter, a maternal smile suddenly appeared on Taisong's face. Although concubines with such status were not allowed to leave the palace, she was unfamiliar with the place and would not leave the palace alone on weekdays, so her daughter became the only treasure she could accompany her and spend her free time.

"Who has already come down? Do you want to go and see?" Taisong asked with a faint smile on his face as he made a gesture of leading the way.

"Well, go and have a look." Zhu Yinglong said naturally. He is this incompetent father. He usually meets his daughter once every few days. He is both a little worried and a little guilty on his face.

Huier is only two years old, but from her pink face, she can see the embodiment of her parents' excellent genes. She must be a very smart little beauty when she grows up.

After visiting his daughter, Zhu Yinglong returned to the bedroom with Taisong with satisfaction. Taisong retired from the palace maid and eunuch, and the only two of them were left in the entire bedroom.

"Does your beloved concubine have something to say to me?" Zhu Yinglong hugged Taisong and sat down on the edge of the bed and asked.

After a while, Taisong slowly raised his head and said with a serious look on his face: "I dare not hide it. I did tell me something when I came here this afternoon."

"What's the matter?" Zhu Yinglong frowned. Obviously, these things are not family affairs or private affairs, otherwise Taisong would not have thought about it for so long before he started talking to himself.

"Brother Khan intends to use troops to the right-wing Halashen army. This time I came to persuade the emperor to stop the trade with Halashen army and send troops to assist. Because of my relationship, I came here first to lobby me, hoping that I could help convince the emperor." Taisong said slowly.

After hearing this, Zhu Yinglong's face suddenly became gloomy. Now that the Jin Dynasty has already prepared for war, Lin Dan is still taking care of the small profits and launching a civil war. This is obviously an extremely unwise move. No wonder in history, he finally betrayed his relatives and his wife and children because of his excessive taxes. He gave his great foundation to Huang Taiji, which became a stepping stone for his success.

It doesn’t matter if a person is greedy, after all, everyone has desires, but it is too stupid to lose his mind when greed.

Taisong rarely saw Zhu Yinglong's gloomy face, and he became even more uneasy. After all, he was his husband and his life depended on him, and his brother on the other hand, he was his brother. Blood was thicker than water, so she couldn't ignore it. It was really difficult for her to get stuck in the middle.

"Emperor, I don't understand the military and national affairs, and I dare not ask about it. There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that "Married daughters and water splashed out by them. Since Taisong is already the emperor's concubine, that is, the emperor's wife and concubine, the affairs of my parents' family have nothing to do with me. The emperor should not make things difficult for me." Taisong said.

Zhu Yinglong is a rational person. How can he confuse military and national affairs with his children's affair? He is thinking about how to avoid this civil strife in Chahar Mongolia. If the right-wing Mongolian tribes are pushed into the arms of the Later Jin Dynasty, it would be more than worth the loss.

However, Lin Danhan's will cannot be controlled by himself, unless Daming secretly gives support to Halashen's troops, which forces Lin Danhan to temporarily not launch a civil war, which may preserve some strength to confront Huang Taiji. The Ming Dynasty can also take this opportunity to intervene in the internal military and political affairs of Mongolia, so as to plan for the future.

"My beloved concubine must be too worried, I have my own opinions." Zhu Yinglong smiled, obviously already had plans in his heart.

"I will feel at ease in this way." Taisong buried Zhen's head in Zhu Yinglong's arms, breathing in the familiar smell, and a quiet smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Seeing Taisong's relaxed appearance, she knew that she must have worked hard and restless for a night. After thinking about it, she still didn't tell her about the incident of going to Wanhua Building after leaving the palace, which saved her from getting angry and worried.
Chapter completed!