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Chapter 1108: This will never happen again, extra points for foodies
Home is an unfamiliar word to many people.

That's what Taoist priests are like.

For emperors, home is just a decoration, and in many cases, home is also a battlefield.

Or the battlefield!

"King Jing withdraws."

At Bo's house, Jiang Qingzhi called his family together to discuss the matter.

Xia Yan, Xu Wei, Hu Zongxian, Fu Cheng...

At the very beginning, Jiang Qingzhi dropped a bomb.

"Prince Jing is withdrawing?" Xu Wei was startled. "Is Prince Yu prepared?"

"Then those people will take action against Prince Yu to strike at Your Majesty." Hu Zongxian felt that Prince Yu's kid would have a hard time from now on.

Jiang Qingzhi said coldly: "This is also his chance. Only after going through some trials and tribulations can he ascend to the supreme throne. If he fails... that will be his fate."

He took out his cigarette and felt around his body, "Fuck! I don't have any lighter!"

"I have it here."

Outside the door, the people guarding it were Sun Chonglou and Dou Jialan.

Dou Jialan came in, lit the incense for Jiang Qingzhi, and went out again.

"Young Master believes in you." Sun Chonglou was very happy. In his eyes, Dou Jialan was a rare good brother. If she was an insider, Sun Chonglou would be sad for a long time.

"Hmm!" Dou Jialan's eyes were gentle, and Sun Chonglou tilted his head to look at her, "Old Dou, you seem different."

"What's the difference? Dou Jialan glared at him. If someone else stared at her like this, Dou Jialan would definitely kick him away.

Sun Chonglou shook his head. "You were like a snake, cold and icy. Okay! I was wrong. You were a piece of ice. Now the ice has melted."

"Bullshit!"

In the study, Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of medicinal smoke and said, "Your Majesty has entrusted the fate of King Jing to me. It is up to me to decide."

Xia Yan sighed, "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Your Majesty still loves this son the most after all."

"The people love the youngest one." Xu Wei said with a smile, "Your Majesty still lacks that ruthless energy."

Jiang Qingzhi glanced at him and Xu Wei smiled awkwardly.

"The trip to the south was a great success, and then your majesty will gradually erode the Confucianists. And there are two things we have to do, one is to conquer Japan, and the other is to go out to sea for trade."

Xia Yan stretched out his hand. Jiang Qingzhi looked at him inquiringly. The old man said, "Have one."

Jiang Qingzhi smiled, took out a cigarette from the wooden box and handed it to Xia Yan.

No fire!

Jiang Qingzhi handed over the medicinal cigarette with the butt facing upwards. Xia Yan learned it by himself and lit the medicinal cigarette with the burning butt. He took a deep breath and coughed.

"I think we should hurry up with the expedition against Japan!" Xia Yan coughed dryly, feeling a chill in his lungs, which was very interesting and refreshing. "If we delay, I'm worried that there will be a recurrence in the south."

"Not only in the south, but also in the north, the dignitaries and scholars will be ready to make a move." Hu Zongxian collected a lot of intelligence, "If we can win a quick victory, we can shock the world."

"I know." Jiang Qingzhi nodded, with a hint of amusement in his eyes, "I have made arrangements."

……

"My lord, a Japanese man came to ask to see you. He said he was a businessman." Sun Chonglou came to report.

"Yes! I will meet him later. Also, let Sun Bu Tong go to receive him."

Sun Bu Tong took the Japanese into the living room to drink tea.

Today is a sunny and cool autumn day. Matsugi Yoshiko invites the depressed Ashikaga Yoshiko to go out for a trip.

When the two arrived at the front yard, they happened to run into Sun Bu Tong and the Japanese man.

The Japanese were stunned when they saw the two Japanese women whose eyebrows were trimmed in a rather shabby way.

"*****"

A sentence in Japanese came out of his mouth.

Ashikaga Miko said: "*****"

Sun Bu Tong looked at Song Mu Liang Zi, who smiled and said, "She is asking about her hometown."

Sun Bu Tong came over and spoke to Song Mu Liangzi in a low voice. I vaguely heard something like "You will be the interpreter later..."

Ashikaga Miko glanced at the two of them, suddenly lowered her voice, and spoke quickly.

Then, she slowly backed away with a pleading look in her eyes, and her look gradually became desperate.

The Japanese man was shocked, then lowered his head, and then nodded with difficulty.

The corners of Ashikaga Miko's mouth curled up slightly, and her whole body relaxed.

Later, the Japanese were brought to Jiang Qingzhi.

"After the Ming Dynasty opens its seas, trade will flourish. Japan and the Ming Dynasty are separated by waters and have been friendly for generations. The first stop for this sea trade is Japan. I came to you to ask, is the current situation in Japan conducive to trade?"

The Japanese was a smuggler. After going out to sea, he was intercepted by the Ming navy. He thought he was sure to die, but unexpectedly he was taken all the way to the capital.

"Now the daimyo are fighting each other, but the Shogun has made some progress recently and is recruiting a large army to wipe out those rebels..."

"Oh! That's good news."

The Japanese lowered his head, with a fierce look in his eyes, "I am willing to be the vanguard for you, Lord."

"Okay." Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "You should contact some wealthy merchants first. You need to be wealthy, otherwise how can you accept this overwhelming wealth!"

"Yes."

Jiang Qingzhi waved his hand, and Sun Bu Tong took the Japanese out.

Xia Yan and others present all laughed.

"So you already had a plan." Xia Yan was very pleased.

"I had already started working on this matter before I went south." Jiang Qingzhi thought of the long conversation he had with the Taoist last night.

"Old Xu, Old Hu."

Xu Wei and Hu Zongxian had been waiting for Jiang Qingzhi to call their names, and they stood up.

"Qingzhi, you didn't come back last night, and I was worried. The two of them... To be honest, if it was thirty years ago, I would have made the same decision..."

Jiang Qingzhi smiled, and the coldness in his eyes flashed away, "This won't happen again!"

He knew that this matter must be led by Xu Wei. If possible, this guy would certainly persuade the entire Beijing Guard to purge the capital and, by the way, launch a palace coup.

As for the follow-up... Jiang Qingzhi didn't need to think about it.

It is nothing more than letting Prince Yu ascend the throne and become a figurehead.

Xu Wei and the other two were pardoned.

Jiang Qingzhi stood up and said, "I still have to take care of the marriages of those two boys. It's a headache." After he left, Xia Yan pointed at Xu Wei and the other man and cursed, "You are so bold."

Xu Wei smiled and said, "The new policy is like a knife that pierces the chest of Confucianism. If something unexpected happens to Lord Bo at this time, the new policy will die halfway."

"Anyone in this world can die, but you cannot die!" Hu Zongxian, who was always calm and low-key, also made a harsh statement, "Once you die, the Ming Dynasty will stop moving forward and turn back. It will slide into the abyss step by step."

Hey!
Xia Yan smiled bitterly.

He knew that Hu Zongxian was telling the truth.

Jiang Qingzhi had an accident, the new policy could no longer be sustained, and the Ming Dynasty would inevitably return to its old path.

Just thinking about the original situation, Xia Yan shuddered.

The unprecedented clarity made him sigh, "If we return to the old ways, the Ming Dynasty...will not survive a hundred years."

This is not only his opinion, but also the opinion of many discerning people.

Today, the Bo Mansion is holding a banquet. The initiator is Li Tian, ​​the Princess of Huating County, and the guests are all young ladies from middle-class families.

The post was sent out within a month, but many families were outside Beijing and only arrived after more than half a month.

A horse-drawn carriage slowly drove into the north gate of the capital.

Next to the carriage, a bearded man wearing a centurion's robe and with a knife at his waist leaned over and said to the carriage, "Madam, we have arrived in the capital."

The curtain of the carriage was quietly lifted a little, and the girl in the carriage poked her head out and glanced at Jingshi, "Ah! Dad, it's so lively."

The man smiled, "The capital is naturally lively. After the banquet, Dad will take you around the capital."

"Okay!"

The driver stopped the horse and said, "Didn't the guest say that this was a selection of concubines? If the lady is chosen, there will be no chance for shopping."

"My family is ordinary. I'm just a centurion. How could I fall in love with the lady?" The man's name is Yang Zhi, and he is a hereditary centurion. He said with a smile, but he didn't seem depressed.

"Dad, let's just think of it as coming to the capital to have fun." The girl was very excited.

"That chief, Wilbur, is not bad. He said that all travel expenses, food and lodging are covered. It's a pity that you can't bring your mother and your brothers." Yang Zhi said, "Forget it, you are greedy."

The girl said, "Dad, I miss my mom and my brother."

"Let's buy some delicious snacks from the capital and take them back to please them." Yang Zhi said. Now it was their turn. The driver got off the carriage and Yang Zhi got off the horse.

"What are you doing in the capital?" the soldier asked as usual.

"I'm here on orders." Yang Zhi handed over the pass with a smile.

The sergeant took the pass and looked at it. "Are you going to the banquet?"

The flag officer was checking a large vehicle and asked, "Which one?"

"Yes... the mansion of Mayor Wei Bo of Xin'an Lane."

The flag officer pointed to the carriage he was inspecting and motioned for the sergeant to come over. He came over, took the pass and looked at it.

"Do you want to check the car?" Yang Zhi knew the rules. The flag officer glanced at him and said, "No need. Someone come."

A sergeant came over and the flag officer said, "Take them and place them there."

Ok?
What's happening?
Yang Zhi was puzzled, and followed the soldier all the way to an inn.

The inn was large, with many carriages parked outside. Some men who looked like servants gathered outside the door and murmured. When they saw the carriage coming, someone said, "Another one has arrived."

After entering the inn, the soldiers handed them over to a man who turned out to be a eunuch.

"Let's take a look as usual." The eunuch said, and Yang Zhi called his daughter off the carriage. The eunuch took out a booklet and compared her appearance with the description. "Take her to room 2 on the second floor, room A2, and place her there."

Yang Zhi was arranged to stay in an inn next door. He was a little anxious and worried that his daughter would be bullied.

The entire inn was filled with young girls. On the third day, someone came and took them to Bo's house.

"Is this Xin'an Lane?"

There are some new faces in Xin'an Lane today. They seem to be in plain clothes, but their eyes are sharp and some even carry knives.

The beggars sat under the tree, and the old beggar said, "It's time to choose a concubine."

The future Crown Princess will be chosen from this group of girls and will be the mother of the country.

Yang Jing lowered her head, and soon couldn't help but look at the alley out of curiosity.

The other girls were told by their parents not to look away.

Jiang Qingzhi was watching from the side.

It turned out to be Rui Jingxian who was beside him.

"They are all very honest." Rui Jingxian said, "Hey! Some people are restless and look around."

"This man is called Yang Jing, and his father, Yang Zhi, is a hereditary centurion." A guard handed over the information.

Jiang Qingzhi took a look.

Then he took out the booklet and wrote a plus sign next to Yang Jing's name.

Then there was a banquet.

Eating is also an assessment.

Almost everyone sipped slowly, with impeccable manners.

Only Yang Jing threw away the so-called rules after eating... Girl, we are here to play, just don't offend anyone.

She tasted the food and muttered, "It tastes good, but it's all cold."

Someone behind me asked, "What do you think?"

"Get a small pot, pour a few dishes into it and eat it hot. It's delicious."

"Mm, it's delicious."

Yang Jing found that the girls were all looking at her with a look of gloating in their eyes, and then bowed, "Greetings, County Lady."

Yang Jing turned around and found that it was Li Tian who asked the question.

Maybe there's no hope?
That’s fine!

Yang Jing was secretly delighted and bowed, "Greetings, County Lady."

Li Tian chatted with these girls for a while, and after returning, he ordered: "That Yang Jing, generous and unpretentious, add."

"Yes." The eunuch beside him recorded.

After Li Tian left, Yang Jing sat down and continued eating.

The girls looked at her and shook their heads.

This is a foodie!

(End of this chapter)