funbook-pk Chapter 125 Sending a Letter
Chapter 125 Sending a Letter
The emperor's eyes widened like bells: "Why don't you know?"
Zou Taiyi's eyes widened, and he asked, "How should I know? Your Majesty, I am just a messenger."
He truly didn't know. He was a generous person. If he was told about Zhao Liangchen's affairs, he would listen. If he wasn't told, he wouldn't ask about them. If he was asked to deliver a message, he would deliver it without even asking what it said. He didn't even know about the auction, so how could he know about the Ferghana horse?
The emperor couldn't stand his silly look any more and shouted, "Someone come!"
Liu Jin, who was waiting outside the door, heard the voice and pushed the door open and walked in: "Your Majesty."
After calling people, the emperor wanted to say that he wanted to go out of the palace to see his two Ferghana horses, but the moment he saw Liu Jin, he suddenly realized that he could not get out. Even if he went out and others knew about it, the two Ferghana horses would no longer belong to him.
Liu Jin lowered his head and waited quietly for the emperor's instructions, but after waiting for a long time, he did not hear the emperor speak.
Finally, he couldn't suppress his curiosity and looked up at the emperor. After a fierce ideological struggle, the emperor finally sighed deeply and waved at Liu Jin: "Nothing, you can leave."
After Liu Jin respectfully withdrew, the emperor turned to Zou Taiyan and said, "Go find Zhao Liangchen quickly and ask him where he got my two Ferghana horses."
Zou Tai replied, "Yes."
He took two steps back when he suddenly remembered something: "Your Majesty, have you finished reading the letter? Liangchen has said that after you finish reading, you must write him a letter."
The emperor suddenly remembered that he had only read two sentences of the letter, so he picked it up again and continued reading. He realized that he had been too impatient. Zhao Liangchen had clearly explained the whereabouts of the BMWs in his letter. It turned out that the BMWs had been taken to Qi Lusheng's farm, where they were temporarily being fostered. Once Zhao Liangchen had established himself in the Imperial Guards, he would carefully select a group of excellent horses from the ranks to mate with the two Ferghana horses. The resulting foals would be kept for the Emperor's future private army.
Not only that, Zhao Liangchen also bluntly stated that most of the imperial guards were children of meritorious service, and their families were so intertwined and complicated that they could no longer be completely attributed to the emperor.
Having these individuals guard the Emperor and the Imperial City poses numerous risks. The Emperor must cultivate his own private army, who must obey his orders completely. Once the Emperor assumes power, he can completely replace the Imperial Guards who currently protect the Palace.
He solemnly proposed to the Emperor: Talents should be selected from the common people. These common people lack powerful backgrounds and support, and their lives are extremely difficult. If they are fortunate enough to be selected by Your Majesty and granted the opportunity to change their allegiance, they will surely cherish this favor, greatly reducing the possibility of betraying Your Majesty.
He then recounted Wang Er's experience in detail. He explained that many young men, like Wang Er, had lost their entire families in that raging flood. Your Majesty could easily select those with outstanding qualifications and good character from among them and carefully train them. Furthermore, since these people had already lost their families, they would be relatively easier to control.
He suggested that since Su Jijing happened to be in Chanzhou, he could secretly carry out the selection process for His Majesty. He also told him about Wu Qian and others, stating that they were all in his control and that Wu Qian had already escorted Su Jijing to Chanzhou.
They have all been persecuted by those who harbored evil intentions and plotted rebellion. If there is a chance to avenge the deaths of their families and restore their homes, these people will certainly be loyal and willing to swear allegiance to Your Majesty until death.
Moreover, most of them come from military families, so it would not be difficult for them to help Your Majesty train a group of outstanding talents with their abilities. In this way, Your Majesty can accomplish the task without having to personally take action.
The emperor could not hide his excitement after reading it. Zhao Liangchen's proposal was exactly what he wanted. He had long wanted to train his own group of private soldiers. After the last incident with the imperial guards, this idea became even stronger. However, he had no money and no people. This was very difficult for him. He thought that he would have to wait until he took power to accomplish this. He didn't expect that Zhao Liangchen had already thought ahead of him and had arranged everything. He was very moved.
He walked back and forth a few times before making a decision. He picked up his pen and wrote a few secret orders, then handed them to Zou Tai: "These letters must be delivered to Zhao Liangchen personally, and have him act according to the instructions as soon as possible."
Zou Tai took it and said, "I obey your order."
After Zou Tai left, the emperor became more and more excited. If a few useless pieces of porcelain could be exchanged for two Ferghana horses, then how many Ferghana horses could he exchange for with so many treasures in his private treasury?
He walked around the hall several times and could not hold back any longer. He had to go see if there was anything else he could sell. He needed a lot of money to support his army.
So he hurriedly dragged Liu Jin to the private vault. When he entered the vault, he saw that the treasures there looked like Ferghana horses. He pointed at Liu Jin and said, "This, this, and this, and that over there. Take them all away and find a chance to send them to Liangchen."
Liu Jin was frightened by his bold words and hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do this. If you send things out of the palace too frequently, people will find out."
The emperor's enthusiasm was extinguished by Liu Jin's words. He felt aggrieved. He had to sell his own things in secret. He felt that he, the emperor, was a coward. The more he thought about it, the more suffocated he became. He picked up a porcelain vase and was about to throw it. Frightened, Liu Jin quickly reached out to catch it and said, "Your Majesty."
Because of his anxiety, Liu Jin's voice was a little sharp, which immediately cleared the emperor's mind. He looked at the porcelain bottle in his hand and put it down angrily.
The emperor was so frustrated that he couldn't vent his anger. He wandered around in his private storehouse, getting angrier and angrier. Finally, he asked Liu Jin to pick out a set of headgear left by the late queen and bring it to the harem.
He wanted to go and sow seeds, but he didn't believe that once he had children, those people would have an excuse to stop him from ruling the country.
Recently he has been visiting the Queen more often than before, and the Queen was not surprised to see him. After all, she also wanted a child, and two people with the same idea would definitely hit it off.
Zou Tai left the palace and went directly to the imperial guards camp. After reading the letter, Zhao Liangchen hurried into the city before the city gates closed.
Su Qin and Mr. Zeng had finished their meal. Su Qin was about to go to rest when there was a knock on the door of the west wing. Aunt Zhang went to open the door and Zhao Liangchen came in with a frosty look on his face.
Aunt Zhang asked in surprise, "Master, you just got back? Have you eaten yet?"
Zhao Liangchen shook his head, rubbed his hands and face, and got rid of the coldness before entering the main house.
Su Qin was also surprised when she saw him: "Why did you come back at this time?"
Zhao Liangchen: "I received a reply from the emperor today. I have something to discuss with you."
Su Qin poured him a cup of hot tea and handed it to him: "You haven't eaten yet, eat first, and then we'll talk."
Zhao Liangchen took the water and drank it. Aunt Zhang said beside him, "Master, I didn't know you would come back today. There are only leftovers in the kitchen. Let me make you a bowl of hot noodle soup."
Zhao Liangchen put down his water cup and said, "No, leftovers are fine."
Hearing this, Aunt Zhang went to serve the food and waited until Zhao Liangchen finished eating before talking about business.
He told Su Qin about the emperor's arrangements and asked her, "I'm going to send someone to Chanzhou to deliver a letter tomorrow morning. Would you like to bring something for your father and the others?"
Su Qin thought about it and realized that she had prepared quite a lot of things for her father and others last time, so there was no need to send anything else. She just wrote a letter to Su Jijing, reporting that she was safe and telling him what she had done here.
Zhao Liangchen left without staying long after receiving the letter. He left the city as soon as the city gate opened early the next morning. He did not go to the imperial guards camp, but went to his own farm. Wu Bin's family and the families of other killed imperial guards were still there. He needed to pick out people from these people who could help the emperor train troops. Among these people, there were also several teenagers of the same age as Wu Qian, and their fathers had also served in the army. He picked out a dozen men from them, and the rest were basically women and children.
He comforted the women and children, letting them spend the New Year here in peace. When spring came, he would send them a batch of new seeds for them to try planting. Knowing that they had something to do, the women and children could live in the farm with peace of mind.
The person chosen by Zhao Liangchen went straight to Chanzhou with the emperor's secret decree and letter.