The Eighth Wise King became addicted to eavesdropping on the silly princess' thoughts - Chapter 371 Finale
The emperor stood in front of the newly made map hanging on the wall. His eyes glanced at his cousin who was busy sorting out memorials, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
[Uncle, aunt, you pushed me onto the throne when I was only seven years old and made me the highest-level laborer in the Song Dynasty.
I will also assign your son Zhao Wubing to this high-level coolie position. When he is 18 years old and can handle state affairs on his own, I will issue an imperial decree to abdicate the throne and take my mother, wife and children to Penghu Island to find you and enjoy the fairy life in a paradise. 】
"Your Majesty, I have reviewed and sorted out all these memorials. Those complicated government affairs can only be reviewed by Your Majesty personally.
Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I should go to Master Shen Qiu to learn physics and chemistry." The young prince Zhao Wubing was as calm as a little adult.
The emperor smiled happily and waved his hand, "Wubing, come here, I will tell you about the soldiers fighting on the front line."
Zhao Wubing walked steadily behind his brother, the emperor, and looked up at the newly made map on the wall. He asked, "Your Majesty, was the Kingdom of Goryeo destroyed by the Song army?"
"Not yet, it will be almost done in a month or so. Wubing, look here, after the Goryeo Kingdom was destroyed by the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, I plan to set up two provinces in Goryeo, north and south.
The Song army has finally arrived in Goryeo by boat. Don't be so anxious to go home. I will send 30,000 soldiers to visit Japan.
The Queen's aunt said that Japan has a silver mountain. If I can't find it this time, Wubing, don't forget to send troops to Japan every few years to beat them up and make them obey. Then we should find the silver mountain, mine it and bring the silver back to the Song Dynasty."
Little Prince Zhao Wubing, who had no idea that his brother the Emperor had plotted against him, nodded and said, "I'll remember and remind the Emperor when the time comes."
The emperor smiled evilly, as if his plot had succeeded, and said to the man, "Wubing, you should go back to study! Remember, you must not fall behind in martial arts. Only with a strong body can you be capable of great tasks."
After the young prince Zhao Wubing agreed to take his leave and left, the emperor pointed at the mountains and rivers with a thin golden stick at the map on the wall.
[Next year, I will send troops to conquer Jiaozhi and incorporate Champa, Zhenla, Nanzhan, Siam and other places back into the territory of the Song Dynasty.
The Queen's aunt said that India is rich in rice and will not be a peaceful country in the future, so we should attack and occupy it.
Wubing still needs a few more years of training before he can rule the country with ease. Just like my uncle conquered a large territory for me, I have put all my energy into planning strategic deployments to conquer more territory for the Song Dynasty that Wubing will take over.
All the territories that posed threats and were rich in resources around the Song Dynasty were incorporated into the territory of the Song Dynasty, leaving Wubing with a prosperous Song Dynasty with a vast territory and peace.
By then, if I continue to cheat and abdicate the throne to Wubing, I will have more confidence to explain to the Emperor's uncle and aunt, right? 】
Liu Cheng'an looked at the ambitious emperor in front of the map and smiled bitterly in his heart. The court officials all thought that the emperor was a man of great strategy and ambition, and wanted to build the Song Dynasty into a prosperous country with a vast territory, rich country and strong people.
Only he, who was with the emperor every day, knew that the emperor had long wanted to abdicate and retire, and every day he was planning how the young prince Zhao Wubing would take over.
Alas! The people in the imperial family of the Song Dynasty were all led astray by the Eighth Sage King and his wife. They no longer cared about power and the throne, but only about freedom and ease. Even the few princes left by the late Emperor Taizong did not have any extravagant ambitions, and were content to be rich and noble princes.
The supreme profession of the emperor has turned out to be the most unwilling laborer in the Song Dynasty. I wonder if the young prince Zhao Wubing will be willing to continue doing this laborer when he sits on the throne in the future?
The emperor reviewed the memorials for a while, left the imperial study, went to the harem to visit his mother, and then rushed to the queen's bedroom.
Seeing the queen being escorted out by two palace maids, the emperor hurried over a few steps and personally helped the queen walk to the bedroom, admonishing her, "Ping'er, there's no need to come out to greet me. You're only two months pregnant, and you're at a delicate age. You must take good care of the baby."
The beautiful and gentle Queen was helped to sit on the couch, and replied with a sweet smile: "Your Majesty, you are more nervous than my mother. After I become pregnant, Your Majesty should take in a few concubines so that you don't have to..." Her face turned red, but the meaning of the words she didn't say was expressed.
"You all leave!" The emperor first sent away all the palace maids serving in the room.
"Ping'er, I've told you that we, husband and wife, should be like the Emperor's uncle and aunt, a loving couple for the rest of our lives.
I will resist the pressure from the court officials for a few more years. After I abdicate the throne to Wu Bing, my husband and I will take our mother and fly away to Penghu Island to find our uncle and aunt, and live a carefree and happy life. "
Ping'er lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty, I can only say this in secret, but you must not let the court officials know about it. Otherwise, those worried court officials will make a scene."
The emperor touched his nose and smiled cunningly, "I will have to endure for a few more years the court officials clamoring for me to expand the harem to include concubines. When Wubing ascends the throne, those court officials will be overjoyed. Anyone who has a beautiful, talented and virtuous daughter of marriageable age can send her to the palace!"
Ping'er, I have tried to test him several times. Wubing will be a playboy in the future. He likes all those pretty and lovely little girls. He is not loyal. When he takes over the throne, he will like every beautiful girl and take many concubines.
At that time, he would be busy. Not only would he have to work day and night to handle state affairs, but he would also have to work diligently every night to deal with the three thousand beauties in the harem, working hard to ensure that all concubines benefit equally and to create more branches for the Song Dynasty royal family.
Thinking about Wu Bing's miserable and happy life, I want to laugh. "
Ping'er smiled and lightly hit the emperor who was grinning, "Your Majesty, you have been a bad boy since you were a child. Even when you grow up, you are still full of bad ideas."
Zhao Wuji grabbed Ping'er's hand and said, "Ping'er, Brother Wuji has been bad since he was young. Just tell me, do you love him or not?"
"Love!" Ping'er lowered her head shyly and confessed honestly, "I was attracted by your badness, and my heart was moved and I secretly promised you."
Zhao Wuji laughed happily. In this boring palace, sitting on the dragon throne which made him exhausted every day, life was only fun with the company of Ping'er, a lovely and lovable person!
"Ping'er, the Imperial Aunt is pregnant and can't come back in the short term. I miss my Imperial Uncle and the Imperial Aunt so much! When Sister Yuli gets married, the army will march north. On the day of Meng Qian and Ni Shan'er's wedding, I really want to go to Penghu Island in person."
Ping'er leaned her head on Brother Wuji's body and said, "Your Majesty, you are just thinking about it. It takes more than a month to go to Penghu Island and back. How can you leave when you are so busy with government affairs?"
"Next year! Next autumn, when our child can be brought along, I will take you and our mother to Penghu Island to visit the Imperial Grandmother, the Imperial Uncle and the Imperial Aunt, as well as Xiao Hongdou, Xiao Chen'er, your mother Hong Gu, your younger brother Cheng Lin, Sister Yuli, Jin Tai, Ni Shan'er, Meng Qian..." the Emperor said with a low and gentle voice, looking forward to it.
Ping'er chuckled, "Your Majesty, you've missed your family so much that you've lost your mind. Meng Qian, Mu Xiu, and Meng Xue are still in the capital!"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "Yes! They will miss the imperial aunt too. When we go to Penghu Island, I will take them all with me."
End!