I used to write the word "Jinxian Hall" and Qinghan often ran to his imperial study room. I also saw many notes here, including such secret notes. However, only the emperor knew the best how to read the secret notes and where they came from. So although I took a look just now, I didn't understand what was written on it at all.

However, not understanding it is one thing, but seeing it is another.

I watched the expression on his face becoming more and more serious, as if a hint of anger arose in my heart.

Is it not good for the situation there?

I looked up at him and asked in a low voice: "Is it true that the wind and waves in the Bohai Sea are not peaceful?"

“…”

Pei Yuanhao didn't say anything, but looked at me silently. After a while, he said, "Apart from these things, do you and I have nothing to say?"

My breathing suffocated and I immediately closed my mouth.

I forgot about my current identity. Once Xichuan and the court have a good relationship, the two sides will temporarily reach a cooperation agreement. In this way, I will transform into a "envoy" sent by Xichuan in the court. Whether it is for the balance between the two sides or Pei Yuanhao's desire to control, I should not know too much about this side, and he cannot let me know too much.

But, what about other things?

I don't seem to have anything to say to him.

Pei Yuanhao leaned over and looked at me again: "You and I really have nothing to say?"

"If your Majesty has anything to say, please just say it. The young woman answers what she can answer, and the one who can answer."

He looked at me: "What if I want you?"

“…”

I slowly closed my mouth.

He smiled faintly, but was not angry, and just said, "I just knew that this would be the case."

“…”

"But don't worry, I won't hurt you, don't believe me, look--" He raised the injured hand, wrapped in thick bandages, and shook it in front of me: "I've been hurt like this, didn't I touch a hair?"

I whispered: "Thank you for your mercy."

This sentence may have been collected by him after entering the harem. For some reason, when he heard me say it, his eyebrows flicked, and he felt an indescribable awkward feeling.

Then, the two of them fell silent again.

It seems that I really responded to what he said. I really have nothing to say to him. If he doesn't speak, I don't have to answer. Facing him, I can shut my mouth all day long.

I don’t know how long he had been silent like this, but he finally sighed lightly and reached out to grab the secret copy.

"Do you know what's written on it?"

"The young woman can only vaguely see the two words Bohai."

"Well, it's a secret copy from Bohai."

My breathing immediately became tight and I looked up at him: "That's-"

"There have been several wars in the Bohai Bay area recently."

"What?!"

My eyes widened and I looked at him in shock: "War?"

"Yes," he looked at the secret fold with his eyelids down: "Many people know that the southeast coast will face the plunder of some pirates, but they don't know that the Bohai Bay is the real danger."

My heart suddenly jumped: "Because, is it too close to the capital?"

His eyes bent slightly and looked at me. His voice was much softer than the cold and harder just now: "Yes. Emperor Gao saw this and tried his best to win over the Ao family. At that time, Ao Ping's grandfather was in charge of the Bohai Bay. He actively moved closer to the court and showed loyalty. In the subsequent battles, he fought bravely, relieved the crisis in the capital, and gained the trust of Emperor Gao. Therefore, in addition to enfeoffing the Bohai Sea, he also gave them a large part of the power, boiling salt and minting coins, just these two items made them rich. Because they were in the sea, they did not need to report to the court in advance when fighting against the outside world."

I couldn't help but gasp: "Crush coins? Isn't this a matter for the court? I haven't heard of any vassal kings and local tyrants who can mint coins alone!"

"It is not to let them mint coins alone, but to assist the court in minting coins. There are several bronze mountains on his side."

I gritted my teeth.

If we say that Emperor Gao’s era is too far away from me, I don’t know what situation he faces after entering the pass, but I think it must be internal and external troubles. Such a feudalism will greatly help stabilize the situation at that time, but the problem left to the present is that it is too big. Although the local area is not completely stronger than the central government, in this case, once Pei Yuanhao takes any measures, I can see the "many ants bite to death" alive.

No wonder, over the years, his new policy has been implemented so hard.

After thinking for a while, I said, "Then, how many battles they fought, who did they fight?"

Pei Yuanhao sneered: "Of course it's - 'pirates'."

Pirates?

If there are really pirates, they should go to the southeast coast. The Bohai Bay is full of reefs, and the wind is surging and the waves are surging, and it is difficult to stop the ship. What's there to rob there?

Those pirates are afraid they are not ordinary pirates, but—

Iron-faced king!

When he was separated from me, he expressed his anger at Luo Shi's actions. After the flying clouds crossing the sea disappeared on the sea, they never appeared near Zhoushan again. Even if I don't use my brain, I can think that he should want to land in the Bohai Bay and then head north toward the grassland.

But now, his road is blocked by Ao Ping!

I asked hurriedly: "Have Your Majesty issued an order to Ao?"

Pei Yuanhao said coldly with a cold face: "Of course I can't issue this order explicitly, but I have also sent a handwritten order to let them focus more on the new policy. For sea defense, I will send someone to take over, but I didn't expect-"

Unexpectedly, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

Besides, the sea affairs passed by wave after wave, and even the shadow would not be left. Perhaps, if there were no such person who passed the secret letter, the court would not even know whether there was a war there.

I asked, "Then, what's going on over there now?"

"The secret letter didn't say much, just said that the 'pirates' could not dock and retreated."

Retreat?!

That is to say, the Iron-Faced King can't go up the grassland for the time being?

My face turned pale immediately after anger. I subconsciously pinched the edge of the table, and my fingers squeezed.

Damn it!

I couldn't help but grit my teeth and cursed in my heart. No matter what impact the Iron-Faced King could land from the Bohai Bay, it would have on the grassland and even the entire Central Plains, I didn't mention these, but Huang Tianba, this is almost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him to escape from the grassland and leave Luo Shi, but-

I gritted my teeth and said fiercely: "Damn it!"

Pei Yuanhao glanced at me.

It seems that this is the first time since I met him for so long that he heard me curse in this tone, and I was a little stunned for a moment, and I didn't care about anything else and just looked at him: "What will I do if my Majesty?"

He looked at me and after a while, he said, "Since the war has been completed, this matter will be discussed for a long time."

“…?”

I frowned and looked at him.

For some reason, I think he is a little strange.

Although he has never slacked off in his own country and political affairs, just like now, when his hand is so injured, he will still hide in the imperial study and read memorials. If he wants to say something else, he is not vague at all in diligence.

But I still find it strange.

He is so diligent that he has always controlled the situation accurately, but in recent years, the situation in the Central Plains has not developed in a better direction.

Even, in the Bohai Bay, I don’t believe that a battle will be completed in two or three days. This secret letter is just a result, but what about it before? It was impossible for him to have no report before, telling him that Ao Ping was fighting fiercely with the Iron-Face King. He should know that the outcome of this war is related to the development of the situation in the Central Plains in the future, but why did he do nothing?

But he just gave Ao Ping a handwritten order, asking him to put more thoughts on the new policy.

This reminds me of Wei Ningyuan's previous evaluation of him - putting the cart before the horse.

Is this really the case?

I was a little complicated and looked up at him: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is right-"

Before I could finish my words, there was a burst of thrilling footsteps outside the gate. I didn’t have to look at it, and I knew it was Miaoyan coming. She jumped into the imperial study room: "Dad, the medicine is ready!"

Pei Yuanhao and I paused for a moment, and Pei Yuanhao looked at her with a smile: "So fast?"

"Well, they brought it to me right away."

She followed her and walked in with a tray like before, putting the steaming bowl of medicine on the table: "Please take medicine for the emperor."

Pei Yuanhao looked at her angrily: "You go down first."

"yes."

Kou'er agreed and took two steps back, but did not turn around and whisper to Miaoyan: "Your Highness, aren't you going to go back to Jingren Palace with me?"

Miaoyan originally wanted to come and snatch us warmly, but when he heard this, he felt a little reluctant to leave.

I hurriedly said, "Why do you have to go back again?"

Kou'er replied: "When Miss Yan said that, it was the Queen who found some things that the Crown Prince liked to play when she was a child. His princess liked it very much, so the Queen said, let Your Princess have time to go over and take a look."

“…”

Pei Yuanhao smiled and said, "Yes, I also remember that many of the things Nianshen played when he was a child were rare things they found from all over the place. Some of them had never even played when I was a child. Miaoyan went to see them and took whatever they liked, so I would make the decision for you."

When Miaoyan heard this, her eyes lit up: "Thank you dad!"

After saying that, he jumped out, holding his hands and buckled out again.

As I went back and forth, it was almost done. When I looked up again, she had already run out with Kouer, and there was no shadow left.
Chapter completed!