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Chapter 561 The Emperor's Lies
No matter how unwilling Yesen was now, he still withdrew his Wala army from the Central Plains. Perhaps Suning's threat to them was too mysterious. Although they were not harmless on the way back to the grassland, they no longer had the arrogance they had when they first entered the Central Plains.

The Ming Dynasty still organized a field army of 100,000, and then, under the leadership of General Shi Heng, they followed and watched the movements of the Wala army from a distance until the Wala army withdrew from the Great Wall.

Seeing that the Wala army had invaded this time, they really withdrew under the emperor's threat. Although the emperor's methods were powerful and sharp enough, it was not too surprising for the Ming court, which attached great importance to "firearms".

As for what the emperor said about Taizu appearing in his dream and saying that the Ming Dynasty would last for 500 years and that his ancestors had given him protective artifacts in their dreams, they also thought that it was pure nonsense and fabrication. After all, in the 5,000-year history of China, only the Shang and Zhou dynasties had such a long lifespan, and it was difficult for all dynasties to break the 300-year mark. However, they did not expose the emperor's "lie."

"Your Majesty, what kind of firearm did you use just now? Can it be handed over to the Ministry of Industry for research and development?" Yu Qian, the iron-headed boy, was not only stubborn, but also surprisingly smart. He immediately realized the prospects of the new "firearm".

"Minister Yu, you are indeed an extremely intelligent talent in my Ming Dynasty. After I am done with this busy period, I will naturally give instructions to the Ministry of Works." The emperor first praised Yu Qian, and then explained with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely a blessing for our Ming Dynasty to have such a magical weapon." Upon hearing the emperor's arrangement, Iron-Headed Boy Yu Qian couldn't help but get excited.

Of course, Suning also has the idea of bringing out advanced weapons. Of course, it will not be the AK47 and individual missiles that were developed in World War II. Instead, he plans to let the Ming Dynasty Ministry of Industry develop flintlock muskets, gradually stimulating and promoting the development of Ming Dynasty's military industry and technology, and laying a solid and stable academic foundation.

Of course, Suning can also directly take out the advanced machine tools and weapons from the space world, but at the same time it will also stifle the research and development capabilities of Ming Dynasty technicians. Without a solid military technology foundation, it will ultimately be only a short-lived castle in the air.

Seeing that Yesen's Wala army began to withdraw, Suning left with the overjoyed ministers. As soon as Suning returned to the palace, he summoned all the medical workers of the Imperial Hospital, and then took out a large amount of high-concentration medical alcohol, anti-inflammatory drugs and other medicines. Finally, he asked them to go to the wounded camp to treat the wounded, which soon made the seriously injured soldiers respect him.

Suning then made arrangements for Qimuge and Qinggertai. Qinggertai was a very easy arrangement, but Qimuge was a bit troublesome. She had an unrestrained personality, and staying in the army was actually the best destination for her.

"Qimugege, I want to arrange for you to continue leading the troops in battle." Suning looked at the little wild girl in front of him with a smile.

"Yes! Your Majesty." Qimuge responded obediently at first, then looked at Su Ning doubtfully, "But Your Majesty, don't you want to marry me?"

"Huh? Qimugege, you also know that if I marry you, you will have to stay in the palace like other women. I am worried that you will feel bored." Su Ning smiled bitterly as he looked at the woman in front of him who was a little in love.

"Your Majesty, since you know that I will be bored, why don't you allow me to enter and leave the palace freely?" Qimugege said very naively.

"Qimuge, if you become my concubine, you will no longer be as free as before, because this is the royal rule." Suning emphasized the royal family's helplessness to Qimuge.

"Your Majesty, I followed you to the Ming Dynasty just to marry you. You can't let me down!" Qimugege obviously couldn't understand Suning.

"Qimuge, I want to arrange for you to be my personal guard, so that you can accompany me every day and you will not lose your freedom like other concubines." Suning expressed his plan and wanted to seek Qimuge's opinion.

"Ah? A personal soldier?"

"Yes! I want to appoint you as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, with an official rank of third grade, so you can guard me." Su Ning nodded with a smile and said.

"But, but, Your Majesty, I want to marry you and give birth to your little monkey!"

"Haha, you are always by my side, you are much luckier than those concubines. As for giving birth to a baby monkey, there will be no problem." Looking at Qimugege who was so straightforward and innocent, Suning couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty, is that true?" Qimugege looked over in surprise again when he heard Suning say this.

"Qimuge, of course it's true. I will arrange for the palace maid to take you to bathe and change clothes, and then explain some palace rules to you, and then we will give birth to a little monkey together." At this time, Suning looked at Qimuge with a smirk on his face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Watching Qimugege leave with the palace maid, Suning suddenly realized that it was the most difficult to enjoy the favor of a beauty. Although Qimugege was not the most beautiful woman, and her appearance was far from that of Queen Qian, Qimugege had always been with her in her most difficult times. Of course, she could not let her down, so she compromised and let her stay by her side all the time, so that she would not have to suffer the sorrows of ordinary concubines.

After washing and dressing up, Qimugege seemed less wild than before. She then stayed overnight in the emperor's bedroom, the Qianqing Palace. Qimugege was obviously very excited. After all, she finally became the dragon's woman.

"Your Majesty, this is wonderful. I finally become the dragon's woman." Qimuge hugged Su Ning tightly with excitement.

"Qimugege, do you like being my woman so much?" Suning was somewhat moved by the woman beside him.

"Yes! You are the dragon of the Ming Dynasty. You are different from the men on the grassland."

At this moment, Sun Ruowei was bored in her palace. She looked at her maid and asked, "Shuangxi, where is the emperor now?"

"Replying to the Empress Dowager! The Emperor will still stay in the Qianqing Palace, but he has General Qimugege accompany him." Shuangxi replied respectfully.

"Qimuge? Does the emperor want to make her a concubine?" Sun Ruowei seemed a little surprised. After all, she had a deep understanding of life in the harem.

"Empress Dowager, the Emperor has appointed Qi Muge as the Commander-in-Chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and he will always be by the Emperor's side as a guard."

"Haha, it seems that the emperor really loves Qimugege and directly eliminates the greatest pain of the concubines in the palace." When Sun Ruowei heard the emperor's arrangement for Qimugege, she quickly understood the emperor's intention.

Sun Ruowei couldn't help but envy Qimugege. She thought of her own eventful life, but she had never felt happy. If God gave her another chance to start over, she would definitely not choose Zhu Zhanji, and would definitely follow her heart and choose Xu Bin.

Thinking of this, Sun Ruowei couldn't help but recall the young man in the white dragon fish costume in Jinling City back then, and then thought of the Ming Emperor at this time. Suddenly, she had a feeling that the two of them were very similar, especially since the Ming Emperor had returned from the northern expedition this time, this feeling was even stronger.

"Shuangxi, do you feel that the emperor has changed?"

"Replying to the Queen Mother! The Emperor has become much more mature and stable."

"Shuangxi, the emperor said he received divine revelation in his dream. Is this really the blessing of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Queen, this must be the case."

Because it had been announced that the harem and eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics, the Silijian could no longer approve memorials. A large number of memorials were sent from the cabinet every day. They were all strictly drafted by the cabinet and only required the emperor to review and approve them. However, it was still a long-term physical job.

This time, because Yu Qian had been granted special permission to join the cabinet for his meritorious service in protecting the capital, the emperor, however, did not assign Shi Heng to guard the palace. Instead, he assigned this less intelligent individual to the Three Camps. "Sir Yu, I intend to hold an additional special examination next year. I've asked the Ministry of Rites to make advance arrangements," Su Ning said, looking at the newly appointed cabinet minister, Yu Qian.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Yu Qian agreed in surprise, and then asked about the arrangements for Zhu Qiyu. "Your Majesty, Prince Cheng is now an adult. Should we allow him to go to his fiefdom immediately?"

"Yu Qian, I intend to abolish the fiefs of all the kings in the world and move them all to the capital. Then the national treasury will provide for their support. The titles of successors will be lowered in sequence. They are not allowed to leave the capital without an imperial edict. Those who disobey the order will be regarded as rebels." Su Ning suddenly told Yu Qian about his plan. This was also a reference to the methods of the Qing Dynasty in later generations. It felt that the Qing Dynasty was the epitome of feudal society.

"Ah? What? Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. It will definitely cause chaos in the world." Yu Qian was so frightened that he almost bit his tongue.

"Haha, my dear Minister Yu, I just have an idea. I'll temporarily add it to the court meeting agenda tomorrow." Suning said with a noncommittal smile.

"Ah? Yes! Your Majesty."

The reason why Suning said all this to Yu Qian and brought the matter up for discussion at the court meeting was to scare these kings so that he could have more opportunities. After all, his Jinyiwei were not pushovers and were waiting for these kings to make mistakes.

Suning's prediction was correct. As soon as the news was released, it caused a whirlpool of public opinion in the court and the country. The kings in various places panicked at the same time, and the ministers of the Ming Dynasty could not understand Suning's behavior. In their opinion, doing so was tantamount to destroying the Great Wall.

Seeing the ministers arguing in the court, Suning hid in the harem and was very free and easy. Qimuge finally realized her dream and became one of the women of Su Ning, the true dragon emperor. However, Su Ning came to Queen Qian's palace with the approach of treating everyone equally.

"Your Majesty, I welcome you respectfully." Queen Qian looked at Su Ning with a smile on her face.

"Well, Queen, please excuse me." The Suning couple addressed their own Queen, and then dismissed the palace maids and eunuchs. "You all may leave as well! The Queen and I need to speak alone."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

After the palace maids and eunuchs had left, Su Ning took Queen Qian's hand and went to the bedroom. At this time, Queen Qian said shyly, "Your Majesty, it is still daytime."

"Queen, I just want to take your pulse. What are you thinking?" Su Ning said to Queen Qian deliberately teasingly.

"Ah? Taking the pulse?" Realizing that she had misunderstood, Queen Qian blushed.

Suning ignored Queen Qian's blushing and beating heart, and instead took her pulse. Soon, Suning concluded that the Queen had a cold body. Coupled with the faint musky scent from the spices around, the "old and experienced" Su Ning had already guessed most of the answer.

"Empress, I don't like the smell of spices now. From now on, don't use these in your palace."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

Soon, Queen Qian signaled the palace maids and eunuchs to remove the incense burner, and then she looked at Su Ning with a puzzled look on her face, "Your Majesty, how is my health?"

"Very good!" Su Ning nodded with a smile, then suddenly looked at Queen Qian with a smirk on his face, "However, Queen, your words 'in broad daylight' just now reminded me of this, and it suddenly made me feel a little more interested."

"what?"

Queen Qian is only 23 years old this year, which is the best time of her life. Looking at the bright and charming Queen Qian in front of him, how could the emperor control himself?

The next morning, Su Ning left Queen Qian's place feeling refreshed, but she noticed that Cao Jixiang looked troubled. "What are you thinking about, you little dog slave?"

"Ah? Your Majesty, I know my crime." The absent-minded Cao Jixiang quickly knelt down and apologized.

"You little slave, I intend to arrange for you to serve as the head eunuch of the Imperial Horse Administration and open the Ming Dynasty Royal Chamber of Commerce outside the palace to consolidate all the royal property. Then, you can engage in business activities outside the palace, selling food, alcohol, minerals, shipping, restaurants, etc."

"Ah? The ministers of the previous dynasty would definitely say that we are competing with the people for profit." Cao Jixiang was a little surprised at first, but then said worriedly.

"Hmph! I'm not bringing this to the previous court for discussion. We just need to do our own thing. They, as the ministers, will definitely choose to turn a blind eye." Suning was prepared to do it first without saying or discussing it.

"Yes! Your Majesty, I understand."

"You little slave, if you understand, get out now! If you can't do this job well, get out of the palace and go back to your hometown to retire!"

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will manage the Ming Royal Chamber of Commerce well."

"Ah."

The previous dynasty was still arguing about the issue of enthroning the king and bringing him to the capital, and the princes from all over the country were jumping around, each showing off their magical powers, but Suning had set his sights on this year's Enke.

"Yuan Bin, you, Jinyiwei, should pay attention to the candidates who are going to Beijing for the imperial examination. All candidates between the ages of sixteen and thirty, who are physically and mentally healthy, should be entered into the list. I will be of great use to them soon." Yuan Bin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, said as he looked at him.

"Yes! Your Majesty, are you concerned about their performance?"

"No need! Just count them."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

In ancient times, only a few people could pass the imperial examinations and become Jinshi. Suning planned to directly select one thousand Jinshi and failed candidates, and then send them all to Tumu Fort to serve as soldiers. After two years of military life, and with the instruction of some veterans who had experienced battles, they would surely become the aces in his hands.

A stable imperial power requires a balance of forces from all sides. In history, the decline of military generals had already become apparent before the Tumu Incident. After the Tumu Incident, the military generals of the Ming Dynasty completely lost their power. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty had to support the eunuch group to check and balance the civil officials. Unfortunately, it always caused disasters to the country and the people.

Suning is ready to use the baton in his hand to pull a group of highly educated talents from the official career to join the army, completely turning the tide and reviving the military power of the Ming Dynasty. This is much safer and more reliable than reusing eunuchs.

As for the eunuchs' greed, it can also be used, because businessmen are also extremely greedy. So Suning wants to arrange for eunuchs to engage in business activities, and he can also ensure that these eunuchs are absolutely loyal to themselves and can definitely achieve their goals successfully.

(End of this chapter)