Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 232: The False Emperor Takes Yesen's Daughter as a Concubine, and the Queen Gets Jealous

Another great victory in Mobei, the whole capital was filled with excitement and excitement, and people were discussing it in teahouses and taverns.

"Finally, we got our revenge from five years ago. We defeated Yesen's lair."

"I think the situation in Mobei has been decided. Yesen's concubines and daughters have been taken prisoner. Why is he still fighting? He should surrender as soon as possible."

"General Yang Guifang will definitely not give Yesen a chance to surrender. Think about it, he is still so young, why not take advantage of this battle in Mobei to gain military merit? The greater the military merit, the more secure he will be as the successor to Yu Shaobao."

"Can Yu Shaobao still do this for another ten years?"

"You don't understand this. Yu Shaobao is not considered His Majesty's trusted minister, but Yang Guifang is! Moreover, looking at the court situation in recent years, His Majesty is clearly recruiting new people. This is normal, as the emperor appoints new ministers every year."

"Your Majesty has great ambitions. He wants to build a... empire on which the sun never sets. He must have his own group of courtiers."

"Come to think of it, no one mentions the fake emperor of Dunhuang anymore?"

"He is just a fool. Why mention him? Does the Ming Dynasty need a fool? The current emperor is wise and powerful. We can live a good life with him."

The whole capital city was filled with similar discussions. Shuangxi bought some cakes at the teahouse, walked out, got on a carriage on the street, and handed the cakes to the demon queen in the carriage.

"Your Majesty, the people are very happy about the great victory in Mobei." Shuangxi said.

She repeated what she had just heard in the teahouse. The Demon Queen ate cakes in small bites while listening, frowning slightly: "This is normal. As long as Mobei is pacified, the achievements of the Pseudo-Emperor will catch up with Emperor Taizong."

"Your Majesty, are you going back to the palace?" Shuangxi turned around and looked behind her. Although there was nothing unusual, she knew that there must be Jinyiwei secret guards following her.

The Demon Queen was silent for a while, then sighed softly, "Go to Shunfeng Escort Agency and see my cheap apprentice."

……

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of a large mansion.

The Demon Queen got off the carriage and looked at the plaque on the gate of the mansion with a puzzled look on her face: "Da Ming Trading Company? It must have been set up by that guy."

She strode in. Chao Xiaotian, who was busy in the yard, saw her and was overjoyed: "Master's wife? Why are you here?"

"What? You don't welcome Master's Wife?" The Demon Queen glared.

"No, no, no." Chao Xiaotian shook his head, "It's just that I haven't seen you, Master's wife, for a long time. I'm a little surprised."

The Demon Queen looked around and asked, "Where is Miss Qi? Your master always mentions her to me, saying that you are so lucky that such a good girl has taken a fancy to you."

"Oh, she didn't come today. The Qi family is going to ship goods to the Western Regions these two days, and her family is also busy." Chao Xiaotian explained.

He led the Demon Queen into the lobby and poured her a cup of hot tea. The Demon Queen looked at the lobby with a modern corporate layout and was very curious. She asked with a smile: "Your master taught you all this, right?"

"Yes." Chao Xiaotian nodded, "Master also changed the name of the escort company to Daming Trading Company, and set a goal for me, to become the richest man in the world."

The demon queen rolled her eyes and said, "He doesn't teach you anything good."

"Master helped me a lot. He informed the Imperial Guards, and they sent a captain with a thousand brothers to join our Daming Trading Company." Chao Xiaotian said, "In a few days, our own fleet will be going out to sea."

The Demon Queen frowned and snorted, "He never told me a word about these things."

"Master's wife, men are busy outside, so women can just enjoy themselves at home." Chao Xiaotian said, "Master has...shares in our company, and we can get a lot of money in the future."

The demon queen glanced at him and said, "You look down on women, don't you? Who cares about your little money?"

She stood up, looked at the busy people in the hall, and said, "Xiaotian, tell me what you are doing now."

Chao Xiaotian followed her and began to introduce herself seriously.

……

dusk.

Zhu Qizhen came to Kunning Palace, looking exhausted. In recent days, he had been busy with government affairs, and sometimes he had to review memorials at night to finish the day's affairs.

"Shuangxi, serve the food quickly. I'm starving." He shouted as he entered the door.

The witch queen was standing in front of the window, wearing a plain dress, she was indescribably beautiful, her skin was whiter than snow, her figure was graceful, and she looked as if she had no bones. She glanced at Zhu Qizhen with her cold eyes.

Zhu Qizhen sat down at the table and waited for the meal to start. The Queen thought he would come over and hug her, because he had done so in the past few days. But he didn't today. The Queen walked over and sat down elegantly, with her long hair cascading down behind her.

"If you are hungry, ask the imperial kitchen to send some snacks." She raised her eyes and said.

"It's a snack, but I don't like it." Zhu Qizhen smiled, "Don't you want to eat more at dinner? The food in your palace suits my taste best."

The demon queen's beautiful and delicate face showed no trace of ripples, and she said calmly: "That was all done by Shuangxi, you should thank Shuangxi."

Zhu Qizhen found that the Queen seemed to be a little upset today, but he didn't think of trying to comfort her, so he just pretended not to know. Because after dinner, he had to go to the Ministry of War to discuss a few memorials with the Ministry of War.

At this time, Shuangxi brought the food.

Zhu Qizhen picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating. As he ate, he said, "Shuangxi, prepare the meal for me at noon tomorrow and send it to the Qianqing Palace."

"Yes." Shuangxi nodded obediently.

Zhu Qizhen picked up a piece of meat and put it in Shuangxi's bowl, saying, "You should eat more too. We are all family here, so don't be restrained. You have lost weight recently. If your wife doesn't feel bad for you, I do."

The Demon Queen snorted coldly: "Don't come and provoke us."

Zhu Qizhen finished eating quickly, stood up and said, "By the way, Yesen's concubines and daughter will enter the palace in a few days. Please make arrangements and find a separate courtyard in the harem for them to live in."

The demon queen's pretty face instantly turned cold, her eyes were icy: "A foreign woman, do you have to live in the harem?"

"Since you are of a special status, you will stay here for a while. I will make arrangements later." Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, "I am leaving!"

He strode away, and the Queen and Shuangxi were both stunned. Usually, after the emperor finished his meal, he would spend some time with the Queen, but these past two days he left in a hurry.

"Damn man!" The demon queen threw away the chopsticks.

Shuangxi stepped forward, served her a bowl of soup, and said softly, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has been very busy with government affairs recently. Eunuch Cao said that His Majesty is still reviewing memorials at night."

The demon queen's eyes dropped: "Are you so busy that you don't even have time to talk to me?"

After saying this, she laughed at herself again.

I feel like a jealous little girl. How could an ambitious man like the Pseudo-Emperor be bound by a woman?
……

The lobby of the Ministry of War was brightly lit.

With the continuous reports of victory coming from the front, the rough men in the Ministry of War were all excited and their deductions became more vigorous. Zhu Qizhen took the memorials from Yu Qian and Yang Guifang and discussed the next strategy with them.

The memorials from Yu Qian and Yang Guifang expressed the same idea, that is, they should be prepared to supply food and grass to the front for several months. Because Yesen retreated to the Stone Mountain, they could use the Stone Mountain Range to resist for a while. However, they were confident that they could completely defeat Yesen.

"I have discussed the grain supply with Minister of Revenue Chen Xun," said Duke of Jing Chen Mao. "We will transport grain from several government warehouses in Jiangnan. If there is still a shortage, we can use several warehouses in Beijing. Your Majesty, you have approved it. God bless our Ming Dynasty. The weather has been good in recent years, and the Yellow River has been calm. We will have no problem with grain supply for a few months."

Wu'an Hou Zheng Hong said: "What do you mean God bless our Ming Dynasty? That's all thanks to your majesty. In the past few years, you have made great efforts to control the river. Not only is the Yellow River calm, the people have a good harvest, but also the grain transport is smooth, so that the grain in the south of the Yangtze River can be quickly transported to the border."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hands and said, "I dare not take credit for myself. Without the unity of the government and the people, I can't cure the river even if I tighten my belt. Wang Lai, the governor of the river, sent me a memorial a few days ago asking for money. He said that I have become rich and have gold and silver mines in America, so I will not be short of money."

Duke Chen Mao of Jing and Marquis Zheng Hong of Wu'an looked at him and asked in unison: "Isn't this true?"

They also thought so. Isn't it true that the Ming fleet is going to go out to sea again? After a while, will the gold and silver that are full of ships be shipped back?
"Of course not!" Zhu Qizhen was speechless. "Too much gold and silver is not necessarily a good thing."

Duke Chen Mao of Jing and Marquis Zheng Hong of Wu'an had the same puzzled look on their faces and asked, "How can it not be a good thing if there is more silver? By then every household will have money."

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment, pointed at the teacup on the table and said:
"With the current amount of silver in the Ming Dynasty, a teacup is worth eight coins. If a large amount of silver pours in, and it suddenly exceeds the total amount of silver in the Ming Dynasty and doubles, will this teacup still be worth eight coins? No, its price will double, or even more, and it will be sold for twenty coins."

"By then, not only teacups, but everything we eat and use will double in price, or even more. The market will be in chaos, and the world will be in chaos."

"Your family originally had 100 taels of silver, which could have lasted a year, but now it can only last a month."

Duke of Jing Chen Mao, Marquis of Wu'an Zheng Hong, and other people from the Ministry of War listened. Although they still didn't quite understand, they realized the consequences of the sudden influx of silver.

"Your Majesty, you know more." Wu'an Marquis Zheng Hong was puzzled, "Then why do we go to dig for gold and silver?"

Zhu Qizhen spread his hands and smiled: "The court will have regulatory policies. Besides, we can at least use gold and silver to buy things abroad, such as food, spices, etc."

Duke Chen Mao of Jing scratched his head and chuckled, "Let your Majesty think about these headaches. We will just focus on fighting."

……

Northwest, Dunhuang City.

The Zhengtong Emperor sat on the main seat and read the letter in his hand with a terribly gloomy face. He handed the letter to the military advisor Wu Xingdao beside him and sighed: "The imperial army has won consecutive victories in Mobei, and Yesen has retreated to the Shishan Mountains. If he can't hold on, he will really retreat to Langjuxu Mountain."

After reading it carefully, Wu Xingdao said in a deep voice: "It is estimated that Yesen's situation is hopeless and defeat is only a matter of time."

"Didn't Yesen sweep across the grassland? How come he was defeated so quickly?" The Zhengtong Emperor snorted.

"After Yesen defeated Toghtobukha and took the throne of Mobei, he became complacent and madly exploited other tribes." Wu Xingdao chuckled, "He was too self-righteous. Yang Guifang saw this weakness and used the trick of 'convening the kurultai' to disintegrate the tribes on the grassland." After Xu Bin took the letter and read it, he said, "We must be prepared. Once the court has dealt with Mobei, it will move westward next year at the latest. They have obviously begun to plan for the Western Regions."

The orthodox emperor frowned and said, "In the western part of the Guanzhong area, there are also the various tribes of U-Tsang. Isn't that enough to make the false emperor afraid?"

"Not only will he not be afraid, he will be unscrupulous." Xu Bin said, "By then, the Ming Dynasty will not have to worry about the northern desert or the southeast, so he will have time to deal with the northwest. Whether the western part of the Guanxi and the U-Tsang tribes rebel or not, they will send troops."

The Zhengtong Emperor was secretly shocked and asked, "What should we do then?"

Wu Xingdao and Xu Bin looked at each other, and then said to him: "We can only fight together with the U-Tsang tribes. Of course, they may not join us. If we lose, we will retreat to Chagatai. Fortunately, we also have dozens of cities there."

"Well, this is the only way." The Zhengtong Emperor nodded.

Xu Bin and Wu Xingdao looked at each other again.

In fact, what he wanted to say was that there was another way, which was the way of Junshan Society.

Venture into the capital and cooperate with the Junshan Society from inside and outside. If you succeed, you will replace everything of the false emperor. If you lose, there will be no recovery.

……

Beijing.

On this day, the wounded soldiers returning from Mobei entered the city, and the Ministry of Rites gave them a grand reception at the city gate, because those wounded soldiers were all brave warriors of the country and had made great military achievements.

Also arriving in the capital were Yesen's concubine Alena and his daughter Qiqige. Following the Empress Dowager's instructions, the Ministry of Rites sent the two women directly to the harem.

Zhu Qizhen returned to the palace from the Shenjiying. Hearing that Yesen's concubine and daughter had arrived, he was quite curious and came to the other courtyard. There were guards outside the other courtyard. As soon as Zhu Qizhen entered the gate of the other courtyard, he heard a curse: "Get out, all of you, we don't need you to serve us."

Seven or eight palace maids were driven out. When they saw the emperor, they knelt down in a hurry. Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and the palace maids all retreated. He looked up and saw a woman standing in the corridor. The woman had a delicate face, three-dimensional features, and strong characteristics of the prison. She was extremely beautiful, with a high nose bridge and clear lines, especially her pair of heterochromatic eyes, which were extremely sharp.

"Are you Yesen's concubine or his daughter?" Zhu Qizhen asked with raised eyebrows.

The woman walked straight over and looked Zhu Qizhen up and down. The next moment, she pounced on Zhu Qizhen with her five fingers like claws, her eyes spitting fire: "Demon Emperor, I will kill you."

Zhu Qizhen held his forehead and dodged forward, and then he heard the woman screaming. After a while, the woman was tied up by her own belt and a piece of cloth was stuffed in her mouth.

"Girl, you're quite fierce." Zhu Qizhen smiled playfully.

The woman sat on the ground, struggling with her back against a pillar. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes were exotic and murderous, her skin was fair, and her lips were extremely plump.

Although her belt was pulled off by Zhu Qizhen, she still had a proud curve. Zhu Qizhen looked down and asked, "Can you talk properly?"

The woman's eyes were about to burst, but she nodded. Zhu Qizhen reached out and pulled the cloth out of her mouth, with a faint smile on his face: "What's your name?"

The woman kept her lips tightly shut and said nothing, her pair of exotic eyes staring at him coldly, full of indomitable spirit.

"Just stubborn, huh?"

Zhu Qizhen stretched out his hand and placed it on her fair neck, then moved it down, as if smiling: "You have nice skin. I never thought that there would be a beauty like you in a place like Mobei."

The woman was instantly numb, goosebumps appeared all over her body, and a strong sense of shame surged through her body. Her eyes were filled with shame and anger. Finally, she stopped being silent and said in a stern voice: "My name is Qiqige, and I am the daughter of the Khan of Mobei. You can kill me but not humiliate me. Kill me."

She is the princess of the prairie, how could she be humiliated like this?

"Yesen's daughter." Zhu Qizhen paused for a moment, raised his hand to smooth her messy hair, gently slid it across her cheek, and sneered, "Don't say you can't be humiliated. If you're really not afraid of death, you'll have plenty of opportunities to commit suicide along the way."

Qiqige's eyes turned fierce, and she opened her mouth to bite his hand. He dodged swiftly, clamped her face, and lifted it up slightly: "Being a captive, you are still so fierce? Haha, very good, I haven't tasted any women from the grassland yet."

Qi Qige's heart trembled, and she stared coldly at the handsome man in front of her, gritting her teeth like a fierce she-wolf.

"Be good, and I won't touch you, and you can save your life." Zhu Qizhen let go of her hand, stared at her beautiful heterochromatic eyes, and asked, "What kind of deal did your father Khan reach with the Golden Horde in the north?"

Qi Qi Ge gritted his teeth, was silent for a while, and shook his head: "I don't know."

"Then what use do I have for you?" Zhu Qizhen smiled coldly, put his hand on her well-proportioned, white long legs, and even pinched them.

Qiqige suppressed his physical discomfort and said, "I really don't know. My father Khan would not tell us this. Only my father Khan and Uncle Boyan know about the transaction with the Golden Horde. No one else knows."

Zhu Qizhen nodded slowly. He spread his hands and said, "That's right. You have to cooperate with me. I am also a hospitable person."

"Tiing me up, you call that hospitality?" Qi Qige asked coldly.

Zhu Qizhen raised his hand and untied the belt that bound her body. The grassland woman was indeed strong-willed. As soon as she was untied, she immediately attacked and pounced on Zhu Qizhen, trying to take advantage of the opportunity to subdue him, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Snapped!
Zhu Qizhen grabbed her fair arm and clamped her other hand, lifting her up and pressing her against the pillar. He said coldly, "Are you stupid, or are you really not afraid of death? Don't challenge my patience. I have plenty of ways to make you live a life worse than death."

Qi Qi Ge's delicate body stiffened, then went limp. Her arms lost strength as she glared at him.

"You smell so good." Zhu Qizhen sniffed her neck.

……

At this time, a charming voice came: "Your Majesty, Emperor of the Great Ming, please forgive me. We grassland girls are a little wild and don't know the rules. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."

A woman walked out of the hall, wearing a light pink long skirt of the grassland. She had a graceful figure and beautiful curves, especially her slender waist, which looked extremely soft. The long skirt was slit, revealing her long white legs.

Charming beauty!

She came before Zhu Qizhen, knelt down respectfully, raised her charming and enchanting face, and said: "Your Majesty, please let the princess go. I am willing to bear all the blame."

Zhu Qizhen didn't expect that there was such a demon in Mobei. He let go of Qiqige and raised his hand towards the kneeling woman: "Are you Yesen's favorite concubine, Alena?"

"Yes." Alena smiled seductively, "I am already your Majesty's captive."

Qi Qi Ge, who was standing by, yelled angrily, "Shameless woman!"

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "It's interesting, hahahaha, Qiqige, when you are under someone's roof, you should keep your head down. She just came out to save you."

Qi Qi Ge's eyes were full of disdain: "I don't need her to save me."

"What? Is she your enemy?" Zhu Qizhen asked with interest.

Alena's face was gloomy, and she sighed softly: "The princess has always believed that I killed her mother."

Zhu Qizhen was in high spirits, and he was full of gossip: "There is a story. I like this kind of family ethics story the most. Get up and tell me."

"As you wish." Alena stood up.

She took Zhu Qizhen's hand, and rubbed his arm with his majestic figure. She walked towards the hall with him and said in a charming voice, "Your Majesty, I will tell you slowly after we enter the hall."

Just after taking two steps, a voice came: "The Queen Mother has arrived~"

The Demon Queen led a group of people in. When she looked up, she saw Zhu Qizhen. Her face instantly turned cold because Alena was holding Zhu Qizhen intimately.

Zhu Qizhen took Alena's hand away and smiled at the Demon Queen: "You are here too?"

The demon queen glanced at him and walked towards Alena. The two mature ladies looked at each other. There was a flash of lightning in an instant. They were both extremely confident in their appearance, but when they saw each other, they were secretly shocked.

Zhu Qizhen's eyes were also scanning the two of them.

Of course, in his opinion, the Queen of Demons is still better, not only in appearance, but also in temperament. The Queen of Demons has that dignified and noble temperament that ordinary women do not have, especially with the charm of a mature woman.

However, Alena's advantage lies in her charm. She is the reincarnation of Daji.

"Your servant pays homage to the Queen Mother." Alena bowed with a smile.

"There are still such fairies in Mobei." The Queen Mother glanced at them calmly, her eyes swept over and fell on Qiqige who was standing aside. She sighed and said, "You must be Yesen's daughter. Don't worry, now that you have come to the Ming Dynasty, as long as you don't commit suicide, our Ming Dynasty can still accommodate two women."

Qi Qi Ge looked at the Demon Queen, and she actually bowed and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

"Hey, you worship her and not me?" Zhu Qizhen glared.

"I have also heard stories about the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty on the grassland, and I admire her from the bottom of my heart," said Qi Qige.

The Demon Queen smiled after hearing this and said, "These are just rumors. We women are always weak."

She acted like an empress dowager, asked a few questions, and then was about to leave. Before she left, she glared at Zhu Qizhen and said, "Emperor, why don't you leave? They are not your concubines. You are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, watch your behavior."

"Is it a misunderstanding?" Zhu Qizhen followed.

After leaving the courtyard, the witch queen folded her hands in front of her, looking cold and dignified, her voice as cold as ice: "If I go a little later, what are you going to do? To force Yesen's daughter, or to have an affair with Yesen's concubine?"

"No, I just want to teach them the rules." Zhu Qizhen said.

"There are people in the harem who teach them the rules. There is no need for the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to teach them personally. How can this be disgraceful?" The witch queen became more and more angry as she spoke.

Zhu Qizhen came closer and asked in a low voice, "Are you jealous?"

"Go away!" The Demon Queen waved her hands fiercely, "Don't come to my Kunning Palace at night."

(End of this chapter)