mesbooks Chapter 26
Chapter 26
"Emperor, if you insist on leaving the palace, I will send Shen Qiu to accompany you. Besides, Shen Qiu said you want to learn martial arts?"
Seeing that Ye Chen was determined to leave the palace, Su Mengjiao stopped trying to persuade him and said.
At this moment, she was in a complicated mood, and there was a hint of scrutiny in her eyes as she looked at Ye Chen.
Not only did the emperor become smarter, he also became more motivated and knew he needed to learn martial arts and keep fit.
Su Mengjiao couldn't help but feel a little relieved. She had worked hard for the past three years to maintain the government, and she tried every possible means for Dayu's country and to ensure that Ye Chen could sit more firmly on the throne.
The more the emperor made progress, the happier he was from the bottom of his heart, but then he thought of the emperor's impulsive promise to Yang Dechang.
Suddenly I thought maybe Ye Chen’s martial arts learning was just a passing fancy?
Practicing martial arts is so hard, can Ye Chen persist in it?
"Queen Mother, I just want to learn martial arts!"
Ye Chen nodded, his tone very firm.
"Oh, I do have a collection of weapons and armor. Your Majesty, if you want to learn martial arts, I'll have Qiu'er pick out some suitable ones and send them to you later."
"Also, Qiu'er is now the commander-in-chief of the inner and outer imperial guards. He is usually very busy with official duties and is only free at night. Your Majesty, the key to martial arts training is persistence. You must supervise yourself at ordinary times!"
Su Mengjiao waved her hand and turned to leave, but she was going to Kunning Palace to review memorials.
Ye Chen looked at Su Mengjiao's departing back, and his eyes gradually narrowed.
Indeed, now the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards in the inner and outer cities is the same person, and the Empress Dowager's power in the palace has increased significantly.
But this is not a good thing for Ye Chen.
One's life cannot always be in the hands of others, and after last night's bloody massacre, many command positions of the Imperial Guards have become vacant. Ye Chen thought about finding some of his own people to fill them.
Ye Chen suddenly thought of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion again.
The Jing'an Marquis Mansion obviously has a military background. Perhaps, we can get suitable subordinates from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion?
Based on this, even if Zhou Nanyi didn't exist, Ye Chen would definitely contact people from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.
This is also the real reason why he had to leave the palace for a secret visit.
Things like placing one's own people in the position must be done perfectly, and one cannot make it clear to the Empress Dowager.
"Your Majesty, I've dealt with Zhou Nanyi many times and know that while he's smooth-talking, he can be incredibly stubborn when it comes to fundamental principles, like a donkey. If Your Majesty were merely asking him questions, it might not be a big deal, but if you're considering recruiting him for an official position, I'm afraid it's truly impossible."
Du Min frowned and said to Ye Chen.
"That's fine. Even if he doesn't want to be an official, I won't blame him. As long as he's willing to tell me about the situation of the Qiang tribe, I'll count it as a merit."
Ye Chen smiled, showing a tolerant heart.
Hearing this, Du Min breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little excited. Ye Chen's increasingly kingly demeanor impressed him, and he felt lucky to be able to serve such a wise ruler.
After leaving Taiqian Palace, Ye Chen went straight back to Yangxin Palace to change his clothes.
As soon as he entered the palace, Hua Rui came out to greet him with casual clothes.
At this moment, Hua Rui was wearing a light blue brocade dress and had light makeup on her face, looking elegant and handsome.
Ye Chen asked Hua Rui to change his clothes. Time was tight, so after he was completely dressed, he put his arm around Hua Rui's slender waist and planned to talk about the philosophy of the human body with his personal maid.
However, Shen Qiu's sudden arrival interrupted everything.
When Ye Chen looked at Shen Qiu who walked in, he found that he had changed into white clothes and was holding a sandalwood box in his hand.
"This is what the Queen Mother asked me to select for Your Majesty."
Ye Chen gestured to Cheng'en to take the box and opened it himself. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he reached out and took out a set of soft armor from the box.
The scales on the soft armor were very delicate, like fish scales, and felt very light in the hand. Ye Chen held it in his hand and weighed it, and felt that it weighed only half a pound at most.
"Your Majesty, next time before you change into casual clothes, you can put on this soft armor. This soft armor was made by a famous general and is difficult to be damaged by ordinary swords."
Shen Qiu introduced from the side.
Ye Chen reached out and stroked the soft armor. He was very fond of it and immediately said, "Hua Rui, help me undress and put on the armor!"
"Yes."
Hua Rui lowered her head silently and took the initiative to unbutton Ye Chen's clothes.
Seeing this, Shen Qiu on the side turned around silently and looked outside the palace.
After Ye Chen put on the soft armor and changed into casual clothes again.
"Qiu'er, let's go."
Ye Chen said so.
Hearing Ye Chen's call, Shen Qiu was too lazy to express his dissatisfaction, but took out a sandalwood box.
"Your Majesty, this is the weapon I found for you."
Shen Qiu handed the sandalwood box to Ye Chen and said so.
Ye Chen immediately reached out and opened the sandalwood box, and saw a half-meter-long dagger lying inside.
"Although this sword is small, it is indestructible and can be hidden in the sleeve. It is called the Hidden Sword."
Shen Qiu introduced.
Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded, but saw that the short sword was specially put on a leather sheath, which could be directly put on the arm, making it very convenient to carry.
"Okay, Qiu'er, let's go now."
Ye Chen walked straight out of the Yangxin Palace and got on the carriage.
"Your Majesty, last time you asked me to investigate the matter of the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion, I already have some clues."
On the carriage, Shen Qiu said.
Her voice was still clear and cold, but with a hint of ethereality and a kind of otherworldly beauty, as if she were a fairy who was not of this world.
Hearing this, Ye Chen also became serious.
"Qiu'er, what did you find out?"
"Your Majesty, the Jing'an Marquisate has been able to survive to this day thanks to the men in the mansion serving in the frontier army. However, since the last defeat against Tubo, the men in the Jing'an Marquisate have been killed or wounded. After the old Jing'an Marquis died of illness, only one woman remains in the mansion."
"Over the years, the Jing'an Marquisate sold off most of their land in Xichui, and later teamed up with some horse traders to start a business. Recently, they even sold the horses they raised themselves to provide to the army."
Shen Qiu sighed a little. It was really too miserable for the family of generals who had once been so desolate now.
"Qiu'er, is it possible that the daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an is a vain person who enjoys luxury and loves to spend money?"
Ye Chen frowned slightly and asked suddenly.
"Well, Your Majesty, it is said that the daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an is very frugal."
"That's strange. The Marquis of Jing'an's mansion is a marquisate, and their fiefdom should be over a thousand households. Even if they don't have any children serving in the army, it's impossible for them to rely on buying horses to survive just by relying on the income from the fiefdom, right?"
Ye Chen felt very confused.
"this."
Shen Qiu was surprised, but couldn't answer.
When it comes to fighting and killing, she is quite good at it, but she is a bit slow in other things.
"When I see the people from Jing'an Marquis' Mansion later, I will definitely ask them. There must be something wrong here."
Ye Chen said with certainty.
A fiefdom is equivalent to a fiefdom.
Ordinary nobles in the capital can maintain their wealth and splendor just by relying on the income from their fiefs. Marquis Jing'an is a marquis after all, and there are no prodigal sons in his family, so he shouldn't be so destitute.
There must be something wrong here.