"Your Majesty~"

Concubine Lan leaned on Zheng Yi with a sweet breath, and gently massaged Zheng Yi's thighs with her hands.

"You have been in seclusion for more than half a year this time, but you miss me so much~"

"Oh? What did you think?"

"I want to go everywhere~"

"Hahaha……"

After a ridiculous day and night, Zheng Yi finally relaxed. The nobles in his life of wine and women had been replaced twice.

"Well... they are all old people, there are no new faces."

After walking out of the hot spring, Zheng Yi stretched his body and said, "I wonder how the selection of the queen went?"

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

Liu Chengen walked over quickly and said respectfully, "General Xu wants to see you."

"Oh? So fast."

Zheng Yi whispered, "I have only been out of seclusion for one day, how did General Xu know about it?"

Liu Chengen immediately felt his scalp tingling, and he quickly explained: "Yes, it is like this, General Xu has been busy with the military parade for the past few months."

"Every day, he would come to the cabinet to report and ask about Your Majesty's affairs, and then he would go to the Tianshou Mountain military camp to train the soldiers. That's why I knew that Your Majesty had come out of seclusion."

"I see."

Zheng Yi asked: "Has anything big happened in the cabinet?"

"one thing……"

Liu Chengen said: "Lord Lu requests to retire."

"Oh? Why?"

"Last month, when autumn began, Lord Lu suddenly fainted due to an evil wind entering his body. Although he was awake after being treated by the imperial physician, he was unable to get out of bed. Even when he ate or drank, he had to have someone accompany him..."

"Evil wind entering the body? Isn't that a stroke?"

Zheng Yi thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Lu has made great contributions to the country. We must not neglect him. We should send the best doctor in the Imperial Hospital to treat him."

"promise!"

"Also, I will personally visit the Lu Mansion in three days, and we will discuss retirement later."

"promise!"

"Recruit General Xu."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Liu Chengen stepped back, and soon Xu Mujun strode over.

Sitting on the dragon throne, looking at Xu Mujun, who was dusty but obviously in high spirits, Zheng Yi's heart couldn't help but move.

Xu Mujun is the god of war.

Chen Hu is also a god of war.

But compared to Xu Mujun, Chen Hu's Martial God Realm seems to have some flaws.

In other words, he cannot reach Xu Mujun's level.

Perhaps it is because the two have different experiences, or perhaps it is because they live in different worlds, which created different martial gods.

The most important thing is the will of martial arts!

"Your Majesty, I, Xu Mujun, greet you!"

"Xu Qing, please get up quickly."

Zheng Yi said, "Please take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Xu Mujun sat down, he said directly: "Your Majesty, I came here today for the military review."

"Oh? Shuyue is missing, but Xu Qing is ready?"

"good."

Xu Mujun said respectfully: "This time, we have dispatched more than 23,000 elite troops for the parade."

"It includes the Imperial Guards, Longxiang Army, Binzhou Border Army, Black Mountain City Border Army, Imperial Guards, Artillery Army and other military branches. All of them have been trained and are just waiting for your Majesty's order."

Zheng Yi tapped the table and asked, "Has the Ministry of Industry prepared the military training square, viewing platform and other buildings?"

"It was completed on the seventh of last month, and is just waiting for your inspection, Your Majesty."

"Did you review it, my dear?"

Xu Mujun hesitated for a moment and then said, "I have already reviewed it, but..."

"Forget it, since Xu Qing has already reviewed it, I won't go."

Zheng Yi continued: "Also, have you chosen a time?"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Observatory has already set three dates. Please make your decision."

"On the first day of October, the Azure Dragon is on the Yellow Road, the Taiyi Star is on the Heavenly Noble Star, and it is auspicious to go anywhere. What you do will be successful, and what you ask for will be granted. Very auspicious."

"On October 28th, the Yellow Path is in the Mingtang, the noble star is in the Mingfu star, it is auspicious to meet the great man, it is auspicious to have a good journey, and everything you do will be successful. Very auspicious."

"On December 25, the Heavenly Virtue Zodiac, the Precious Light Star, the Heavenly Virtue Star, it is a time of prosperity, success in everything you do, and good fortune in everything you do. Very auspicious."

"These three days are the last three auspicious days of the fourteenth year of Zhengei. Your Majesty needs to make the decision."

Zheng Yi asked: "What time is it today?"

"The eighteenth day of the ninth month, the fourteenth year of the Zhengei era."

"Then October 1st."

Zheng Yi made a prompt decision and said, "It is inconvenient for all the troops to be in Beijing, and there are also major events to deal with the enemy outside, so we must not neglect them."

"I...obey the order!"

Xu Mujun took the order and left, while Zheng Yi came to Kunning Palace.

"Father!"

Lu Lin'er, who had already received the news, hurriedly took everyone in Kunning Palace to go out to greet them, but Zheng Yuhuan was the fastest.

Before Zheng Yi arrived at Kunning Palace, the cute and lovely Zheng Yuhuan, wearing a long green dress and a jade hairpin, ran over quickly and threw herself into Zheng Yi's arms.

"Father, you finally came to see Huan'er again, wuwuwu..."

Zheng Yuhuan is now ten years old. She is tall and graceful, and her head is almost as high as Zheng Yi's chest.

And like her mother, she is very ambitious at a young age.

Zheng Yi picked up Zheng Yuhuan and said with a smile: "Han'er, do you miss your father?"

"miss you!"

Zheng Yuhuan nodded vigorously, holding Zheng Yi's head with both hands, her tone suddenly became a little nervous and sad, and she whispered:
"Father, Huan'er will tell you a secret~"

"Oh? What secret?"

"Huan'er...I'm dying! Wuuuu..."

"Ok?"

Zheng Yi's eyes changed, and he asked curiously: "Death? What happened? Who dared to threaten you? Or is there an assassin?"

“No, neither…”

Zheng Yuhuan glanced around, Zheng Yi waved his hand, and the eunuchs and palace maids beside him quickly retreated.

"The day before yesterday, after Huan'er woke up, there was a lot of blood on the bed and even on her legs. Huan'er was so scared that she started crying, wuwuwu..."

Zheng Yi's mouth twitched, and he said with a smile: "You, you are... Tiangui, didn't the other aunts and palace maids warn you?"

"Tiangui? Father and aunt said the same thing~ But Huan'er is still very scared..."

"Princess Langhuan! Princess!"

Several shouts were heard, and several palace maids ran over quickly. When they saw that it was Zheng Yi, they immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I am sorry that I failed to take good care of the princess. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

"Nothing, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Huan'er, Huan'er..."

Lu Lin'er followed closely behind, but after seeing Zheng Yi, she also hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I greet you!"

"Everyone get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Ji'er, come quickly and meet your father!" Behind Lu Lin'er, a skinny child in a bright yellow short coat came over and said in a serious tone, "Ji'er meets father!"

"No need to be so polite, Ji'er has grown up, not bad, not bad..."

Among the ten sons and ten daughters, Zheng Yi was not very enthusiastic about his ten sons, but he cared about and loved his ten daughters very much.

Especially the two girls Huan'er and Yao'er.

Zheng Chengji is now six years old, and Lu Lin'er has already found someone to test his spiritual roots.

Unfortunately, Zheng Chengji has no spiritual roots and can only be an ordinary person all his life.

Zheng Yi had already known about this.

Moreover, the second prince Zheng Chengwu and the third prince Zheng Chengrui also have no spiritual roots!
Compared to their sister, the first three sons did not have the fate of becoming an immortal.

Pity.

Even Xu Mujun's grandson, Xu Jingzhong, has no spiritual roots!
"By the way, Lin'er, isn't Huan'er in Yuelong Palace? Why is she here?"

Lu Lin'er hesitated and said, "Yes, it's like this, Huan'er said she missed her father, so she..."

"Father...!"

Lu Lin'er grabbed Zheng Yi's head with her two small hands and twisted it over, saying seriously: "Huan'er has already reached the fifth level of Qi training! Even Teacher Tian Xingzi said that I'm making rapid progress, so he gave me a few days off."

"Huan'er is not lazy~"

"really?"

"Of course it's true!"

"Huan'er has reached the fifth level of Qi training, what about the others?"

Zheng Yuhuan's face fell, and she pouted, "Junior Brother Xu has also reached the fifth level of Qi training, but he is very hardworking, practicing hard almost every day. It's really abominable!"

"I heard from Teacher Tian Xingzi that he is almost at the sixth level of Qi training. Maybe he has already broken through now."

"Sixth level of Qi training? So fast? It's only been over a year..."

Zheng Yi was also a little surprised, but he was already prepared for the speed of Xu Fengxiong's spiritual root cultivation, so he asked, "What about Yao'er?"

"Yuyao..."

Zheng Yuhuan shrank her head and said, "I have already advanced to the late stage of Qi training..."

"good."

Zheng Yi touched her head: "You~"

"Father~"

Zheng Yuhuan quickly hugged Zheng Yi's head and said, "Huan'er will play with father for a few days and then return to Yuelong Palace for hard training. Please don't chase Huan'er away, okay~"

"You... okay, since you are in the palace and your period has come, just take a good rest."

Zheng Yi carried Zheng Yuhuan and walked towards Kunning Palace, and said to Lu Lin'er: "And Queen, why didn't you teach Huan'er well when she had her period? And you asked her to tell me, if it gets out..."

Under Zheng Yi's teaching, Lu Lin'er did not dare to talk back. She could only take the time to glare at Zheng Yuhuan, but what she got in return was Zheng Yuhuan's smug smile.

Finally, she could only helplessly say: "I know I was wrong, Your Majesty~"

After playing with Zheng Yuhuan for half a day, it was getting dark and she was reluctantly carried away by her aunt.

Huan'er is ten years old now. She is no longer the two or three years old who knew nothing.

I have to do something at night and I really can't have her around.

"Your Majesty~"

The queen said with a seductive look, "I have ordered the water to be boiled. Your Majesty, please take a bath and undress."

"Ah."

Zheng Yi took a nice bath with the help of palace maids. Unexpectedly, Lu Lin'er came in halfway through and waved her hand to signal the palace maids to leave.

"Queen?"

"Your Majesty~"

Under the steam, Lu Lin'er's pretty face was as red as an apple, and Zheng Yi also motioned her to come in.

More than an hour later, Zheng Yi carried Lu Lin'er to the bed.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I cannot continue to serve you. How about you please take a look at one of the maids in my palace..."

"No need."

Zheng Yi hugged Lu Lin'er and asked, "By the way, I remember that before the retreat, the Tianlong Temple said that they would send the Tianlong girl to the capital. I wonder where she is arranged?"

"Dragon Girl?"

Lu Lin'er was surprised and said, "I have not received any news about the Tianlong girl's arrival in Beijing. I guess the negotiation between the previous dynasty and the Tianlong Temple has not yet been finalized..."

"You haven't entered the capital yet?"

Zheng Yi frowned slightly, and his dissatisfaction with Tianlong Temple increased.

I gave you a chance and agreed to your surrender, but you are so slow!

Do you really think my knife is not sharp? !
"Oh, your majesty, the selection of concubines that I will lead has already been arranged. Now all that's left is to go to the palace to meet the emperor. How will your majesty arrange it?"

As if she had thought of what Zheng Yi was thinking about, Lu Lin'er raised her head and said in a low voice.

"Oh? A new draft?"

"Yes……"

Lu Lin'er took out her underwear and put it on, then sat up and leaned against Zheng Yi's chest, saying, "Because the southern states are in the early stages of the selection, this selection will take a total of one year and three months. I have specially sent capable eunuchs to the southern states to preside over the selection."

"All unmarried girls between the ages of fourteen and eighteen are eligible for the draft."

"Those with disabilities, descendants of criminals, and those with bad looks have been eliminated, and the number has reached over 30,000 in total."

"After the initial selection, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Revenue of each state will send people to select them, and they will go to the capital in batches to be jointly evaluated by the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Three thousand six hundred and fifty-five people have been selected and are now living in Chuxiu Palace, waiting for your Majesty to select them."

Lu Lin'er smiled and said, "Compared to your first selection of concubines, Your Majesty, this selection of concubines is of very high quality in both quantity~"

"Especially with the increase of many women from the southern water villages, gentle guests who are best at taking care of your majesty."

"Not bad."

Zheng Yi nodded slightly.

The first talent show actually only selected beauties from the Gyeonggi region and several northern states, and there were only about 500 of them.

This time, the choice was to include the southern states, especially Jiangzhou, Yunmengze, Yunzhou and other places.

Although the population in these places dropped sharply due to war, resulting in many refugees.

However, there were even more women who wanted to enter the palace as concubines.

Lu Lin'er continued, "Your Majesty, it has been ten years since your first selection. During these ten years, many maids in the palace have grown old, and there are also many aunts. Why not release them and choose new maids to serve in the palace?"

Zheng Yi thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes. It is up to you, Queen, to decide on this matter."

"By the way, at what age can a palace maid leave the palace?"

"25 is old."

"so."

Zheng Yi said succinctly: "All palace maids over the age of 25 can leave the palace, except those who hold high positions or official positions."

"Before leaving the palace, you must be verified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Those who are not virgins will be released immediately, while those who are virgins will be kept temporarily. I have a use for them."

Although Lu Lin'er felt a little strange, she still nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Most of the palace maids sold themselves into the palace, or were abducted from other places, and some were selected during the beauty pageant.

These rejected beauties either had problems with their appearance, figure, personality, or IQ, and were not suitable to be concubines. They could only stay in the palace to serve the emperor, concubines, princesses, etc.

Some people who have special skills, such as embroidery, singing, dancing, and painting, can also serve as female officials in the palace and receive generous treatment.

Almost all the maids in the palace hope that something will happen between them and His Majesty, but the chance of becoming a phoenix is ​​very small.

Most palace maids would be sent out of the palace when they were around 25 years old.

After leaving the palace, this kind of palace maid, even if she is a little older, will be sought after by countless people.

The reason why Zheng Yi kept these virgin palace maids was very simple, of course, to increase their lifespan!

After discussing some things with Lu Lin'er, he hugged Lu Lin'er and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, Zheng Yi suddenly felt someone approaching. When he opened his eyes, he saw Zheng Yuhuan, who was still sleepy and wearing simple underwear.

"Father~ Huan'er wants to sleep with you~"

Zheng Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he could only make some room for her to come in.

"Well, it's still more comfortable in father's arms~" (End of this chapter)