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Chapter 207 : Your Majesty, Don't Really Treat Chen as a Virtuous Minister!
"Yaoyao!"
"Yaoyao~ come out!"
"I'm back!"
Jing'an Marquis Residence, the two most important masters had been away from home for several months.
The residence was a bit deserted. Fortunately, the maids and servants were all doing their jobs diligently, so the entire marquis residence did not fall into paralysis.
Е n̈ ù m̆ ã.
The peach blossom that Ming Chen had planted in the soil had already grown branches and leaves.
A faint fragrance filled the air in the wind.
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Suddenly, a gentle breeze rose, and a lively and energetic little bird flapped its wings and flew from a distance, landing next to the peach blossom that was trembling slightly with the wind.
"Little bird is back!"
When she chose to leave Northern Lie at a great cost, she just wanted to see the new world and talk to people.
These days, the marquis residence was very deserted. There was no one to talk to, and the little peach blossom was also a little lonely.
Wéb̌ n.о̇v̇ е̇ l̂ Е nŭm̆а
Pollen flew with the wind, forming the appearance of a blind beauty, and sat next to the little bird.
The little bird and the peach blossom, they were friends.
Tao Yaoyao could not transform. This blind beauty was just an illusion she had created with pollen.
"Hehe~ Yaoyao, thank you, I did it!"
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An invisible magical power flowed, and the little bird's body also changed accordingly.
Amidst the flying feathers, a slender and graceful beauty also appeared in the courtyard, sitting next to the woman transformed from Tao Yaoyao.
Ënũ mа
She looked to be in a very good mood. She winked at Tao Yaoyao, her eyes full of mischief, cute and charming.
"Is that so~"
Tao Yaoyao's face was serene, her joy and anger unknown, and it was unknown what she was thinking.
She just asked softly, "Does he like you?"
The love between a human and a demon... is it really that pure a love?
Fuyao swung her legs gently and smiled sweetly, "Of course he likes me."
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This trip, she had perfectly achieved her strategic goal. Thinking of that person, she couldn't help but smile foolishly, her thoughts flying far away.
What position should she use tonight?
Should she suddenly grow feathers to scare him?
The little bird that would cover its eyes with its wings and fly away with a flap of its wings after a furtive glance was gone forever.
The current Fuyao was terrifyingly strong!
This was a career she would strive to devote her life to!
Е̂n.ü mа̌
Tao Yaoyao smiled and looked at her, "Little bird, have you ever thought that he used to treat you as a little bird, how could he... after seeing you, after hearing you say you like him, fall in love with you in an instant?"
"You are beautiful! What if you weren't beautiful?"
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"Is this liking? Is this love?"
Tao Yaoyao had stayed behind the brothel for a long time. She had seen many complicated feelings in the human world, and had seen many dirty and ugly aspects of human nature.
She was very curious about human love and human feelings.
She didn't understand many behaviors.
Wе̇ b̂ ńo̊v̆ el Е_nu m̄ã
Vows of eternal love could be forgotten in a turn of the head. Sweet words were just a trick to deceive. Behind deep love were all calculations of interests.
Regardless of gender, all people in the world were just acting. Love was just feces wrapped in a sweet candy coating.
People were always chasing excellence, chasing youth, chasing beauty and handsomeness.
She didn't have any prejudice against Ming Chen, nor was she questioning his feelings.
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She was just a little curious, just expressing her own understanding of love, and at the same time, she hoped to find a way to answer the doubts she had always had.
On the contrary... Ming Chen was the most special person she had ever seen.
W̄ еb ñ_о v́ě ľ Еn̂ ũm̈а
He was excessively frank, romantic, and did not hide his yearning for beauty, nor would he whitewash his desires.
But at the same time, behind his romantic and unrestrained nature, he would also take responsibility as a matter of course.
No... perhaps, in his view, this was not a responsibility.
His ideas were novel, free and unrestrained. Wherever he went, he was like a bright sun, and it was no wonder he was so attractive.
Fuyao frowned upon hearing this, "How can there be so many ifs?"
She couldn't quite understand Yaoyao's train of thought.
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How could there be so many twists and turns? Wouldn't it be better to be more direct?
Yaoyao's question was like that of a sentimental and resentful woman.
"I only know that now, the young master likes me, and I also like him~"
"The appearance he likes is me, and the personality he likes is also me."
"The appearance I like is him, and the personality I like is also him."
"No matter what the reason is, liking is liking. Do you have to distinguish which aspect you like? Is it shameful to like someone's appearance? What's the point of getting entangled in so many things? What's important is not the beginning of liking, but the continuation of liking."
Еnum̆ а
Every relationship needed to be discussed separately.
Some things might be very important to others, but they were not important to Fuyao.
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The little bird's eyes were bright, as if she had thought of something beautiful. She couldn't help but curve her lips, revealing a beautiful smile.
So cute.
Those beautiful memories would all turn into stars, decorating the divine wood.
From time to time, she would take them out to savor, to indulge in that joy, and to extend this love to the end of time.
Ẇ е̄bṅо v е l Ěnuma
She lowered her eyes slightly, her coquettishness dissipating a little, her eyes full of seriousness, "The young master likes me, so he will like me. He won't lie to me, he won't fool me~"
"If he doesn't like me, I might be sad for a while. If he doesn't like my transformed appearance, I will be a little bird and stay by his side forever. Anyway, I will always like him. This has nothing to do with him. I don't ask for anything. Maybe one day, he will like me again?"
The young and resolute little bird turned to look at the peach blossom who was used to the ways of the world, and said in a mature manner, "Yaoyao, you haven't experienced it, you don't understand~"
She didn't look like she had experienced the vicissitudes of life at all. On the contrary, she had a coquettish and cute look of pretending.
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She was a little bird soaked in sweet water. She had never suffered since she met Ming Chen.
Tao Yaoyao: ...
Е̇ǹu m а
If you haven't experienced it, you really won't understand?
Yaoyao felt that the little bird in front of her was so bright and full of brilliance.
...
Yun Yao went home by another road.
Li Ling was sent to the Ministry of War by Ming Chen to report on his duties and handle affairs.
Everyone around was reasonably assigned. And Xiao Xinyue had no scruples and pulled him into the Hall of Mental Cultivation as a matter of course.
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Only the two of them.
"Your Majesty, long time no see. Your might has grown~"
Ming Chen entered the door and said to Xiao Xinyue with a beaming smile.
This person hadn't changed at all in some aspects.
So bold!
Xiao Xinyue rolled her eyes at him.
Еn ú m̂ а̂
The emperor's skill of cultivating the heart finally came in handy. The ape of the mind was calm, and the joy flowing in her chest was also suppressed by her.
She pointed to the small table that had been prepared on the side, "Sit!"
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Ming Chen sat down, patted the side, and said to her with a playful smile, "Your Majesty, won't you sit with Chen~"
Teasing the monarch, a crime of lèse-majesté!
Xiao Xinyue froze, her ears turning a little red. The posture she had put on almost couldn't hold, and she glared at him fiercely, "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
After confessing her feelings on the day of her ascension, this person had really become more and more presumptuous!
Е̌ n̄ūm å
But it was undeniable... after Ming Chen's words fell, she was indeed moved for a moment.
Looking at this person's bright eyes, looking at his playful appearance, she couldn't help but relax a little.
Ming Chen was 'Chen' to her, not 'subject'.
"Tell me, what have you been doing?"
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"I heard you didn't go with the main army? Was the trip smooth?"
Wang Hanbo would send news from time to time.
Е nūmа̂. і̌d̈
But after all, they were thousands of miles apart, and the news was mostly short and incomplete. There was even less about Ming Chen, who was disobedient.
Xiao Xinyue wanted to know what this person had done!
She knew that Ming Chen always liked to do some outrageous things, but... he could always succeed, and always shock people.
"Aiya~ Your Majesty, when you see me, don't you want to talk about how much you've missed me these days? You just talk about official business!"
Ming Chen sighed and said with a sentimental and resentful look, "I was in the frontier, and I missed Your Majesty so much! Sob sob sob, it was all for nothing..."
Although Ming Chen's performance was a bit exaggerated.
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But in that instant, Xiao Xinyue was still drawn in by him.
Then, she reacted and her eyes widened, "Ming Chen!!!"
Her Majesty the Empress's pretty face was flushed, it was unknown if it was from shyness or anger.
"Speak properly!!!"
Xiao Xinyue tried to keep a straight face, looking angry and coquettish. Unconsciously, a hint of sweetness seemed to flow into her heart.
"Hahaha~"
W̆ e b̂ ńо̀ v̀е̂ l̊ Е̌ n ú m̀ a
"Your Majesty, a woman should be a little more interesting~"
"You!!! How audacious!"
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After laughing and joking, Ming Chen finally reported what he had done on this trip to his beautiful superior in detail.
"What... this..."
The young empress's eyes widened, her small mouth slightly agape, and she stood there in a daze.
She had already had some expectations of what Ming Chen had done, but hearing him talk about this journey, she couldn't help but be amazed.
Ѐ n̈ ūm̆ â . і d̃
Eight hundred iron cavalry broke into the desert and grassland, killing tens of thousands of Xiongnu.
And they had also found the enemy's leader and had caused internal strife.
This was unprecedented!
This person... could always create miracles.
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His imagination was wild and unrestrained, and he was unpredictable.
The words that her elder brother had left for her were not wrong at all.
Еn̄ um̃ а
This talent of demons and ghosts could really make a country prosper, and could also make a country perish.
"Ming Chen, you really know how to command an army..."
Xiao Ling had reported to her that Ming Chen's ability to command an army was not weak.
But in Xiao Xinyue's view, a person could not be so monstrous. Ming Chen was a civil official after all. Even if he knew how to command troops, he was destined to not be as strong as those famous generals in history.
But unexpectedly, without paying attention, the other party had created another legend.
He had volunteered, and he really wasn't talking nonsense!
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Giving him these eight hundred soldiers was originally just to protect his safety, but he had actually broken through the grassland with them.
What if he were given eighty thousand soldiers? What would Wang Hanbo have to do? He would just be crushed!
Both civil and military, he was truly her most important treasure.
Ming Chen just waved his hand and said indifferently, "I know a little, I know a little~"
This time, he had taken advantage of the little bird's perspective.
Secondly, these eight hundred cavalrymen were indeed of high quality.
Е̌ n̆ŭ m̂ ă. í d
Under a fair fight, even Guo Chongyun could not have thought of such a solution.
But why not use a cheat if you have one?
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A small cheat is not a cheat!
"..."
You call this knowing a little?!
Then what were these martial generals in her court?!
W ёb̊ n о̆ v е̄ l̂ Еn ü m а̃
Xiao Xinyue rolled her eyes.
Ming Chen smiled and said to Xiao Xinyue, "If Chen's prediction is not wrong, Sheng Luo Khan and Hunye Khan have probably already declared war."
The Xiongnu's front line was completely defeated!
This great defeat was a disaster for the Khan. Once he stopped, Sheng Luo would not be far from death!
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Even if the losses were heavy, he could not stop to rest. On the contrary, he needed to gather all his strength to fight Hunye Khan and shift the conflict.
When almost everyone was dead and the situation was in chaos, few people would pick on him.
Е n̂u m а̀
Even if he guessed that this was a conspiracy of the Central Plains, he could not change it. He had to follow Ming Chen's idea.
"After a few days, after the news from the steppe comes, Your Majesty can send an envoy."
"Just follow the strategic layout that Chen has set before."
War was just to serve political purposes.
It was just the first step, and it was not even the most important step.
The follow-up was important.
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"The steppe is our pasture, and the Xiongnu are our slaves!"
The butt determines the head. No one likes to pick cotton. But for a crude and rude nation, I believe many people will not refuse to pick up the whip.
Xiao Xinyue couldn't help but feel a chill upon hearing this. This person had really calculated people to the core, and his methods were also ruthless.
To be his enemy, what a miserable thing it would be.
After a few days, the steppe would fall. They wouldn't even be able to find the reason, or who the culprit was!
Back then, the God of War had slaughtered hundreds of thousands and had shattered the steppe, but he was not as good as the person in front of her.
Е̊ nu̇.ṁа . і̂ d̈
Of course, this was a good thing for Qian-Yuan.
"Is Your Majesty satisfied?"
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Ming Chen raised an eyebrow at Xiao Xinyue and said with feigned anger, "To covet my empress, that inferior nation really has some nerve!"
"Wu..."
This person, he couldn't go three sentences without teasing someone!
But these presumptuous words, Xiao Xinyue did not dislike hearing them. For some reason, she had a feeling of being protected.
E ńǔmã
She kept a straight face, trying to maintain the majesty of an emperor, but her heart was a little shy.
He still remembered the words of the Xiongnu who had provoked her in the court.
Sheng Luo Khan didn't know what price their nation would pay for that one provocative sentence.
"You've made a great contribution again this time... how should I reward you?"
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Xiao Xinyue seemed to have thought of something. She frowned slightly and asked Ming Chen.
A monarch asking a subject what reward he wanted.
Eṅüm̃а . іd́
This was not a simple question, but a test.
One needed to make the most appropriate answer based on the context and the actual conditions, so as to reduce the monarch's suspicion.
A slight carelessness, and the whole game would be lost.
Of course, for Ming Chen and Xiao Xinyue, there was not so much scheming.
In front of Ming Chen, Xiao Xinyue really couldn't put on the airs of a monarch.
Even when Ming Chen called her 'Your Majesty', there was a feeling of fun in it.
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Xiao Xinyue was really having a headache now.
After this western expedition, it was obvious that the first credit should go to Ming Chen.
Killing the main general of the Xiongnu, killing tens of thousands of enemies, with extremely low battle losses, and successfully achieving the strategic goal of allying with Hunye... it could be said that he had done everything he could.
Ming Chen had already reached the pinnacle of a subject, and his title was also a marquis.
At a young age, he had already reached a position that others could only reach in their seventies or eighties.
The next reward would be a duke.
W̄е b̂ n̂ô v̆ е̌l̈ Ěn u mа̊
Rewarding was a science for a monarch.
The new dynasty had been established for less than a year. Ming Chen's promotion was too fast, and it would be difficult to reward him in the future.
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And if he was promoted too quickly, even if it was reasonable, it would easily make others jealous and create rifts.
If the reward was too small, what about the others? The person with the first credit was rewarded so little, how should the soldiers who had been exposed to the wind and sun on the border be rewarded?
Ming Chen had done too well, and this was also a happy trouble.
Ming Chen smiled upon hearing this, "Then the more the better! Money, beauties, treasures, whatever you reward, Chen will not refuse~"
Еǹ_ù mа .і́ d̀
Xiao Xinyue: ...
This bad person, she had asked for nothing!
Looking at Her Majesty's frowning appearance, Ming Chen lowered his eyes slightly, finally smiled, and said, "There are many ways~"
The reward and punishment system was an important system for the bureaucracy to operate.
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He also knew that it was not good for the reward to be too inflated.
"Why don't Chen just tarnish my own reputation~ I'll meet a few people and accept some bribes."
W е b n̆ó v е l̆ Ёǹumӑ
A person cannot forget their roots in this life, cannot forget their original intention.
Originally, Ming Chen's dream of being an official was to be a little corrupt.
The human heart was an eternal topic. As long as there were people, and people managed, there would be corruption. This was a knot that society had not been able to change for thousands of years.
The new dynasty would naturally not be able to avoid it. At most, it would just be kept within a controllable range.
Many people were rushing to give Ming Chen benefits!
This time he came back with some free time, he could favor them.
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"Your Majesty, seize the opportunity and make Chen a typical example. Firstly, the merits and demerits will cancel each other out, and a simple reward of some money will be enough. Secondly, it will also be a warning to the ministers, not to encourage the evil ways."
He, the dignified Marquis Jing'an, would also be punished for doing something wrong.
It would be a wake-up call for the ministers and could greatly slow down the speed of the system's corruption.
If the person at the pinnacle of a subject was of one mind with the emperor, many things could be done.
However, Xiao Xinyue shook her head, "No!"
"You are the pillar of the court. How can you suffer this grievance? I know you are a virtuous and good minister. How can you be stained with a bad name? I cannot let you down!"
W e bń o v̊ е.l Еṅ ǔ m̃ а́
Ming Chen could always solve problems, and the effect was excellent. A simple sentence solved Xiao Xinyue's troubles.
This matter was only a small harm to Ming Chen, but it was a hundred benefits and no harm to Xiao Xinyue.
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But, Xiao Xinyue didn't want to!
Even if this matter was proposed by Ming Chen, Xiao Xinyue didn't want to.
Ming Chen was the only loophole in her rationality.
She knew that although Ming Chen seemed unrestrained and flippant, and always talked about some desires, in reality, he had the world in his heart and his ambitions were far-reaching.
Ẃ е b̂ ñ о̊ v̌е ĺ Ēnùmа̀
She could not tarnish him.
Even if she needed to catch a typical example of corruption, she would not put it on Ming Chen.
"Er... it's fine, Chen doesn't care. Besides, many things don't need to be said explicitly. The officials can just understand..."
Ah?
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A virtuous and good minister?
Me?
Ẅ.еbn оv̆е l̃ Еn̊ǔ m̄ а
Does Xiao Xinyue have some kind of filter for me?
I'm really a corrupt official!
I really want to be a little corrupt!
Don't treat me as a virtuous minister!
Her Majesty's bright eyes were full of trust. She really saw him as the light of a subject, which made Ming Chen feel a little embarrassed.
If this continued, even if Ming Chen was really a little corrupt in the future and was caught.
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Her Majesty would probably hypnotize herself and say that she was helping her...
I really deserve to die!
Ming Chen felt his conscience being tortured.
"No! Ming Chen, don't mention this matter again!"
"Er, okay."
The rare opportunity to be openly and honestly a little corrupt was gone. Ming Chen was a little regretful, "Then Chen will refuse the great reward at that time and implore Your Majesty to distribute Chen's reward to the brave soldiers and the families of the fallen soldiers."
Еňu_m̆.а
Xiao Xinyue's eyes lit up, "Oh?"
"Okay!"
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Although the actual reward was less, it invisibly raised Ming Chen's reputation.
This was not bad either!
Sometimes, Xiao Xinyue would unconsciously think of another problem.
Ming Chen, if he did too well, too much.
Ẇ.е̇.bnov êl̆ E ṅ um ä
High status, high power, good reputation...
Then, even if she, this emperor, were to marry him, this married man, there should be few people who would object...
"Your Majesty, during the time Chen was away in the west, was there any news from the Chen country?"
A conversation with the old thing had dispelled some of Ming Chen's worries and had also demystified the gods and deities a little.
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But, after all, the opponent had already made a move, and he was still quite concerned about the east.
Xiao Xinyue came back to her senses and said to Ming Chen, "The Chen country has summoned a ghost king. They used magic to launch a sneak attack at night and beheaded tens of thousands of northern border troops who wanted to surrender to our court."
Ẁěb ǹо v̈еl̀ Е n u mа̄
"Their methods are very strange. You can't turn back. If you turn back, you will be beheaded."
"General Zhao Rujie also died on the bank of the Shen River."
"And the beheaded warriors have also appeared on the battlefield, fighting against our army."
"Oh?"
Ming Chen narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, as if he had caught some key point, "The other side didn't challenge our northern border army head-on, but launched a sneak attack with divine abilities and secret techniques at night?"
"En..."
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Xiao Xinyue didn't know why Ming Chen had this question, but she still nodded, "That's right."
"So, even gods and ghosts don't dare to confront our army head-on."
The old thing didn't seem to have lied to him.
These legendary gods and ghosts only made a move when they were sure of victory, and their momentum was huge.
That's why they made the world think that they were invincible and untouchable.
Xiao Xinyue was stunned for a moment, "Is that so?"
Е́n ûmа̄
She had never thought of it from Ming Chen's perspective.
But strange people always had all sorts of strange magic. They might not be able to win head-on, but they could cause chaos and kill enemies with guerrilla tactics. Just having an army was not enough.
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Ming Chen asked again, "How did Your Majesty handle this matter?"
"Ji Wen found three strange people for me. They hold a rope called the Ghost-Binding Rope. They can form an array to solve this calamity."
Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, strange people dealing with strange things.
The court would not stop functioning just because one person left. Xiao Xinyue would not bother Ming Chen with everything.
W ӗ b n̂ о v̄ е l Ěnü m̃ а̇
Ming Chen raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Ghost-Binding Rope?"
The old tree had told him that everything in the world had a counter. The gods and deities were not invincible. No matter how high their cultivation, how powerful they were, there would always be corresponding divine abilities and magic weapons.
Both Fuyao and Long Lian could solve this ghost king calamity. He was not surprised that others could solve it.
"What are their origins?"
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"According to what they said, they are cultivators from Qianling Mountain in Deng Province. I have already sent them to the northern battlefield to help General Ling defeat the enemy."
Ming Chen nodded upon hearing this and did not intend to investigate further, "Good, then let them give it a try."
E n̆ úm̊ ӓ.і̀ d̂
In this chaotic world, demons, ghosts, gods, and Buddhas... all appeared on the stage.
It was destined not to be a one-man show.
Ming Chen could not do everything by himself.
Work was work, and life was life.
He had been on a business trip in the steppe for three months, exposed to the wind and sun. He also wanted to take a vacation when he came back and have a good rest.
A large dynasty with only one card was too shabby.
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No matter what the purpose of these people was, they were currently serving in their camp and helping them solve problems.
He might as well see what these people were made of.
If it worked, it would be best. If not, then he would think of another way.
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