Chapter 96: Hundred Flower Gate Intelligence

Zheng Yi was too lazy to say anything to the envoys from Wu State.

Some people are just mean.

If you don't hurt them, they won't know what strength is.

Dayu was at war for years, and disasters occurred frequently in the country. In addition, the output of the arsenal could not make up for the war consumption, and the supply lines were too long.

There are rebellious people in Yongzhou and Shuzhou, and the Nanzhao Kingdom is invading again.

All signs indicate that this war cannot be fought any longer.

But even if we can't fight, we can't let the Wu Kingdom find out.

He also had to pretend that he was willing to continue fighting in order to gain more benefits at the negotiating table.

After three to five years, when the country's strength has gradually recovered, we can make a concerted effort to conquer the State of Wu!

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "My dear Lord Kong."

"The minister is here."

The Minister of Rites, Kong Xiangsi, stepped out quickly and saluted respectfully.

"All matters concerning the negotiations with the Wu Kingdom are now at your disposal."

Zheng Yi ordered: "I only have three requests."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"First, Wu State cedes the two states of Manghuang."

Kong Xiang thought: "This is inevitable. How can we, the Great Yu Lion, let go of the land we have occupied so easily?"

"Second, Wu State will compensate with 100,000 war horses. They must be war horses!"

"promise!"

"third……"

Zheng Yi spoke word by word: "Wu State, hand over the descendants of the monks who attacked General Xu that day, alive!"

"If you don't agree, I will fight you even if I have to use all my strength!"

Kong Xiangsi hesitated, but finally bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your order!"

The negotiations between Dayu and Wu were carried out smoothly, and Zheng Yi had completely handed over these matters to the Ministry of Rites.

As long as his demands can be met, peace talks will be a natural outcome.

Baihua Palace.

Zhu Wanwan, Lin Qing'er and Rong Miao'er sat opposite each other, their pretty faces full of strange expressions.

"you are pregnant?"

"Aren't you too?"

"Are you all pregnant?"

"what happened?"

The three girls looked at each other, and finally Zhu Wanwan said, "Two junior sisters, didn't you use the contraceptive medicine distributed by the sect?"

"We are indebted to our master and are not allowed to get pregnant without the sect's order..."

Lin Qing'er raised her eyebrows and said, "Anyway, I used it. I really don't know whether you used it or not, Senior Sister."

"I used it too!"

Rong Miaoer raised her hand and said, "If you don't believe me, you can check. There is still some holy medicine left in my body..."

"So what is the reason for this?"

Zhu Wanwan subconsciously stroked her belly, and a smile actually appeared on her delicate face.

"Child, I, Zhu Wanwan, actually have a child?"

"Giggle..."

"Sister?"

"What senior sister?"

Zhu Wanwan asked back, "You should call me Empress Wanfei!"

"you……"

"Hehehe... I didn't expect that I'm pregnant too?"

Zhu Wanwan smiled sweetly and said, "If I give birth to a prince, doesn't that mean that my son may also be able to sit on the throne?"

As soon as the words fell, Lin Qing'er and Rong Miao'er's eyes lit up and they subconsciously looked at their stomachs.

"Your Majesty only has five princesses. If we can really give birth to a prince..."

"My son is on the throne, what does it matter what the master's orders are?"

"Yes, that's the throne of Dayu!"

"I heard that Xu Mu's army has captured two states of Wu State. Dayu is powerful, far more powerful than other states!"

"If our Baihua Sect can gain the support of His Majesty..."

The three girls discussed in a low voice, their eyes gradually becoming excited.

Rong Miaoer then said, "Master sent a letter saying that she has arrived in the capital. Do you want to arrange for her to meet His Majesty?"

"Of course!"

Zhu Wanwan said: "The reason why His Majesty values ​​you and me is not only because of our looks and stature, but also because of the Baihua Sect behind us!"

"In other words, the brothel organizations throughout the world are controlled by our Baihua Sect."

"Hehehe... Your Majesty's Jinyiwei needs intelligence, and we need Dayu's support. Isn't this a matter of mutual consent?"

Zhu Wanwan added: "Anyway, no matter what, who among the three of us can give birth to a prince, these might just be theirs~"

"Two junior sisters, what do you think?"

Lin Qing'er and Rong Miao'er's eyes also lit up, and they immediately said, "Everything will be under the guidance of Senior Sister!"

"Giggle..."

"Then let's go meet the Master and arrange a meeting between him and His Majesty."

"promise!"

"Are you the leader of Baihua Sect?"

Bai Yujing.

"I am Hua Jingyuan, the leader of Baihua Sect. I am honored to meet your majesty!"

Zheng Yi looked at the masked woman in front of him and said immediately, "Take off the mask."

Hua Jingyuan hesitated for a moment, but finally took off the veil covering her head.

Zheng Yi looked around and saw that Hua Jingyuan looked to be around thirty years old, but it was possible that he could be older.

Moreover, with Zheng Yi's eyesight, he could see that the woman had crow's feet at the corners of her eyes covered by rouge, and she was obviously not young anymore.

Even though she was a stunning beauty when she was young, in Zheng Yi's eyes, she was just an old woman who was about to die.

"I already know what you want. From now on, Baihua Sect will be incorporated into the Great Yu court. I will grant you the right to autonomy."

Zheng Yi said: "The new department is called the 'Public Relations Department'. It is independent of the six ministries and has similar duties to the Jinyiwei, but has several more privileges."

"PR department?"

Hua Jingyuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Independent of the six ministries? Doesn't that mean it is on the same level as the six ministries?"

She originally thought that being incorporated into the Gongfengyuan or Jinyiwei would be enough, but she didn't expect to be given privileges on the same level as the six ministries!
“Equal status but not equal rights.”

Zheng Yi said: "After all, the Public Relations Department has just been established and has no political achievements to speak of. Moreover, your Public Relations Department will not appear in the court. It is just a secret organization." "Its main task is to gather intelligence for me, monitor the world, and send spies abroad to seek benefits for Dayu!"

"The common people know."

Hua Jingyuan said: "My Baihua Sect will do our utmost for Your Majesty."

"Very good. I will let Concubine Wan and the others discuss all matters with you."

Zheng Yi said: "If there is nothing else..."

"His Majesty!"

Hua Jingyuan suddenly said, "It's our first meeting. I'm willing to offer a secret intelligence for your Majesty's identification."

"Oh? What information is it?"

"Your Majesty, be careful of Nanyue County."

After saying this, Hua Jingyuan bowed slightly and stepped back.

Be careful of Nanyue County?
What do you mean?
Zheng Yi stared at Hua Jingyuan's retreating figure. Since the other party did not explain, it meant that the information was very secret and she could not be sure.

Or is this a test for me and the Jinyiwei?

"Nanyue County? Who is in Nanyue County?"

"Baiyue people?"

"Black Vietnamese?"

Zheng Yi's mind was spinning wildly: "Nanyue County is at war. Nanzhao Kingdom and the Black Yue people are invading, and Longxiang Army's Xu Xuanwu is being ordered by the emperor to form the Nanyue Military Region to resist..."

"South Vietnam Military Region?"

"Xu Xuanwu?"

"Huh? Something's wrong."

Zheng Yi's tone was somewhat suspicious. He calculated the time carefully before saying, "Why hasn't there been any secret letter from the Jinyiwei in Nanyue County for several months? According to regulations, Jinyiwei spies must report their investigations to the capital every month."

"But the intelligence from Nanyue County is reported every two months, or sometimes even every three months?"

"Could it be that something has changed in Nanyue County?"

"Xu Xuanwu?"

Zheng Yi frowned slightly.

This man was the younger brother of Concubine Duan Xu Qingluan and the son of General Xu Mujun, so he was so confident in handing over the entire Nanyue County to him.

The entire Nanyue County is just a "county" at the political level.

However, because its main ethnic group is the Nanyue people, its area is extremely large and its population is large, which is no smaller than some states in the Central Plains.

He was even asked to form the South Vietnam Military Region.

The entire Nanyue County ranks among the top three of all the states in Dayu in terms of area alone.

If Nanyue County gets out of control, the entire southern part of Dayu will be exposed to the eyes of ambitious people.

Could it be that this person was unable to resolve the issues in Nanyue County and was trapped by the Heiyue people and the Nanzhao Kingdom?
Or... this person also has rebellious intentions!
If Xu Xuanwu rebelled, he would have to pay more attention to Xu Mu's army who were conquering cities in the two states of Wu State and Manghuang State!

He thought for a few breaths and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Chen."

"Your Majesty, the old slave is here."

"You personally... No, send a few Shadow Guards to Nanyue County to check and see what happened to the Jinyi Guards there."

"If you have any other information, report it immediately!"

"promise!"

Old Chen whispered, and his entire figure disappeared into the darkness again.

Just when Zheng Yi sent the Shadow Guards to secretly investigate Nanyue County, the time had already entered the sixth year of Zhengyong.

At the New Year's Eve banquet, Concubine Wan, Concubine Qing and Concubine Miao from the Baihua Palace were pregnant and unable to dance.

And the person who performed the dance today was actually Concubine Qin from Cihang Temple!

The dance of Concubine Qin was graceful and elegant, almost like the dance of a fairy. Her dancing posture was wonderful and graceful, like a startled swan, which pleased the emperor very much.

That night, the emperor stayed in Qingxia Palace and danced with Concubine Qin.

【Absorb pure Yin energy, lifespan +16. 】

【Absorb pure Yin energy and learn the "Cihang Sword Canon".】

[Absorbing Yin Qi, [Cihang Sword Canon] internal strength +10. ]

[Absorbing Yin energy, [Cihang Sword Canon] swordsmanship +10. ]

【Absorbing Yin energy, strengthening the bones. 】

Qin Qingxuan is the strongest person in Cihang Temple this time. The "Cihang Sword Canon" he practices is not only an internal strength technique, but also a sword technique.

His physique is also very special, which is of great benefit to the way of swordsmanship.

Of course, she also has one of her famous instruments, the flounder kiss, which makes Zheng Yi extremely addicted and leaves his mouth filled with fragrance.

Unfortunately, she has no spiritual roots and cannot practice cultivation!

The relationship between Zheng Yi and her as husband and wife lasted only thirty to fifty years.

The 15th day of the first month of the sixth year of the Zhengei era.

The negotiations between the Ministry of Rites and the State of Wu finally came to an end.

Under constant urging at home and with Xu Mu's army approaching, the Wu State had no choice but to sign the Black Mountain Treaty!
The Treaty of Montenegro states that all the mistakes in the three-year war between the states of Yu and Wu, which lasted for three years from the third year of Zhengyong to the present, were borne by the state of Wu.

The Wu State is the culprit of this war.

In addition to unconditional surrender, the Wu State also had to pay the following compensation for defeat.

First: Recognize Dayu’s actual rule over the two states of Mang and Huang, and cede the two states of Mang and Huang.

Second: Nanshun County, Julian County and Nanmeng County, which are located at the junction of Manghuang State and Meng State, are places for trade. The Wu State must ensure the safety of Dayu merchants and must not collect taxes!
Third: Compensation of 50 million taels of silver.

Fourth: Compensation of 100,000 war horses and 200,000 cattle and sheep shall be paid to the Dayu garrison in three years.

Fifth: Escort a legitimate prince of the Wu Kingdom to Dayu as a hostage.

Sixth: Wu State needs to offer a hundred beautiful women to be slaves in the Dayu Palace. Among these beautiful women, there must be ten princesses of Wu State, and the rest must be the daughters of important officials and generals of Wu State.

Seventh: The State of Wu must hand over the person who launched a surprise attack and seriously injured General Xu Mujun and his family, and must not harm or persecute them by any means, and their lives must be kept safe.

eighth:……

The Emperor of Wu reluctantly acquiesced to all the fifteen demands and signed the treaty.

The spies found out that after learning about the fifteen treaties, the old emperor of Wu State was so angry that he fell ill.

His dozen or so sons immediately prepared their troops and surrounded the imperial court of Wu State, waiting for the old emperor to die so that they could fight for the throne.

In contrast, the whole country of Dayu was jubilant.

Not only did he gain the land of two states, but he also received a large amount of compensation with the support of the people of Dayu.

With the war horses in hand, another 100,000 cavalrymen can be formed in a very short time.

There are countless cattle and sheep, which can be used as food and wages, and can greatly enhance the strength of the border army of Dayu.

The 50 million in compensation was injected by Zheng Yi into the Yongzhou Grand Canal, the Jing'an Grand Canal, and several light industrial factories.

The Beijing-Anqing Grand Canal is a major project newly established by Zheng Yi.

The artificial canal connecting the capital and Lin'an is longer and larger than the Yongzhou Grand Canal project!
The remaining part of the compensation was used to repair Heishan Pass, with the intention of rebuilding it and making it the most powerful pass in the world again!

While the entire Dayu was engaged in infrastructure construction in full swing, Shen Xing and Yang Shaoyong, who were far away in Nanyue County, looked at the eunuchs in front of them strangely.

"My father-in-law means... to investigate Xu Xuanwu?"

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
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