Chapter 172 Unforgettable
Mu Dongli frowned: "Why should the emperor's draft be announced to the world?"
"Because all the people in the world belong to the emperor." Yan Qing smiled casually, "Have you never heard that 'the whole world is the king's land; the shores of the land are all the king's ministers'?"
Mu Dongli exclaimed: "So if the emperor wants it, all the women in the world must be chosen by him?"
"According to the rules, it is indeed the case." Yan Qing nodded, "However, the emperor's draft selections have not strictly followed the rules. Unless they are particularly romantic and lustful people, most of them are to consolidate the imperial power. The selected women are all from civil and military backgrounds. Choose from hundreds of officials and aristocratic families from all over the world.”
Mu Dongli was silent: "Is the current emperor a lecherous person?"
You've told the world this, aren't you a lecherous person?
“This year’s situation is special.” Yan Qing said, “The emperor’s draft is purely to win over the influence of major families, including important officials in the court, famous families in various places, powerful local officials and generals, and wealthy merchant families. "
To consolidate the imperial power, the emperor needed military power, huge financial resources, the influence of major families, and the protection of local leading soldiers and generals. Unfortunately, such a large and cumbersome selection process was bound to take a long time and energy.
Local officials need to count the local show girls who meet the draft conditions, report them layer by layer, report from the local area to the imperial capital, screen the portraits, and the selected show girls will then arrive in the imperial capital from the local area... tsk.
Yan Qing raised his eyebrows leisurely: "Yan Chen is destined to lose before the draft."
He was still dreaming about winning over all the major families in the world through the draft, but Yan Qing had decided to return to the imperial capital before September, which was doomed to fail.
"Are we going to fight?" Mu Dongli frowned slightly, and there was worry in his eyes, "If there is a war, I will ask the eldest brother to spend more money to recruit troops and horses for His Highness -"
"No fighting." Yan Qing smiled, "To deal with a little shrimp soldier like Yan Chen, there is no need to use a knife or a gun."
"That's good." Mu Dongli nodded, "I don't like fighting either. Once a war breaks out, the people will be so pitiful and have nowhere to stay."
Wen Jin stood aside quietly, watching Yan Qing chatting with Mu Dongli, her thin lips pursed slightly: "Your Highness, do you want to take a rest first?"
Yan Qing glanced at him.
"Sister Princess, are you going to rest?" Mu Dongli bowed and saluted, "Then I should take my leave first."
"I also resigned."
"Let's have dinner together tonight." Yan Qing ordered, "Let Mu Han and Chu Yanling come over together. I have something to tell you."
"Yes." As Ye Jinglan nodded and left, he suddenly turned around and bowed deeply to Yan Qing, "Thank you, Your Highness, the eldest princess for giving me the antidote. I will never forget it."
"You don't have to thank me." Yan Qing said clearly, "I have negotiated terms with the regent, and the antidote has nothing to do with you."
Ye Jinglan shook his head: "I still have to thank the eldest princess, I only have such a sister."
Yan Qing didn't say anything, and Ye Jinglan turned around and walked out.
"With this kind of kindness, Xuanwu King City will stand firmly on the side of the palace. Together with King Suzaku, His Highness is equivalent to conquering two vassal kings." Wen Jin's voice was calm, "But we don't need them to do anything, as long as It is enough for us that the four kings do not interfere and do not obey the emperor's will."
They hold much more chips than Yan Chen, and the life and death of Yan Chen and the Queen Mother are still in the hands of His Highness, so they are destined to have no room to compete.
Yan Qing turned to look at him: "Now that you are impatient even if I say a few words to Dong Li, when you arrive in the imperial capital, will you use the golden cage in the Princess's Mansion against me?"