It was already snowing in the palace at dusk.

This is still November.

Overall, the weather in Dakang is colder than in modern times, especially in winter.

Logically speaking, this Jingji area belongs to the north of the Qinling Mountains, but it is leaning around the Qinling Mountains and should not be too cold.

But it will inevitably snow in November in recent years, just to see how big it is.

Not to mention the Gyeonggi area.

In the modern Chengdu Plain in Sichuan, I want to see the snow once, and I look forward to it like the New Year, but I can’t see it.

During the three years when Liu Mingqi came to Dakang, it snowed heavily in Sichuan.

It was cold, and Emperor Jinghe would have to eat earlier with the Empress Dowager. Today, Liu Mingqi was accompanying him, and the Empress Dowager had an extra bowl of rice.

They ate it very simply, including braised pork, pickled pork, braised pork head, stir-fried cabbage, and a bowl of mutton soup.

You're right.

This is the supper for a queen mother, an emperor and a prince.

In fact, they don’t eat extravagantly on weekdays. In addition, with the constant natural disasters in recent years, the emperor and the empress dowager naturally eat more easily.

It was because Liu Mingqi came here today that she added a braised pork head meat.

The Queen Mother did not deliberately eat vegetarian food, because in this era when nutrition is simply insufficient, eating a little more meat can lead to longevity.

The emperor's slight weight is that he likes to eat sweets, not that he eats too much.

However, Jing Hedi has lost a lot of weight recently.

Maybe on the one hand, I’m under great pressure, but on the other hand, I want to continue to have a son!

A fifty-year-old man still needs to actively adjust his condition if he wants to have a son.

After dinner, the empress dowager went for a walk around the bedroom, leaving Liu Mingqi and Jing and Emperor to talk about things.

Liu Mingqi flattered as soon as she came up: "Oh, my master, why do you become more energetic as you look at? It looks like my father!"

"Really?" Jing Hedi subconsciously touched his face, quite surprised.

He and Liu Mingqi's father, King Yu, are brothers, but they are ten years apart.

Now Liu Mingqi said that they were almost the same, of course he was younger.

Don’t say that women are afraid of youth being fleeting, aren’t men the same?

Jing Hedi smiled and said, "I have exercised a little more recently, and then ate less fatty and sweet things, so I naturally lost it... Just yesterday, I ran around the Qianqing Palace for three laps!"

Running exercises were taught by Liu Mingqi, and he asked him to trot without much effort, but he had to sweat a little.

He has been doing this since last year and felt good and persisted for a long time.

However, due to the foreign invasion and the incident of the princess, Emperor Jing has relaxed for several months.

"Your Majesty, don't worry," said Liu Mingqi. "You can't be frowning in such a thing! Relax, play some music outside, and listen to singing... Once you have a good mood and the atmosphere are good, maybe the prince will come!"

"Get out!"

The emperor looked at him with contempt, "Do you have more women or me? Who is not married yet, actually has the courage to tell me this? Who taught you?"

"This is from the immortal teaching, you have to believe it." Liu Mingqi was not ashamed at all. "Also, the younger the concubines, the better. Between the age of twenty and twenty-six, it is the golden age! You can't even be too frequent. After each sowing, you have to keep your energy for a few days, so that's better!"

Zhao Shou had turned his face away from the side.

Oh my God, this Prince Yu is so bold, he actually Pope this?

Emperor Jing He was also very embarrassed and annoyed, "Genggugugugugu, do you definitely think I can't do it?"

"Not that, I'm worried that you are anxious." Liu Mingqi shrugged and said, "Actually, everyone is under great pressure in this matter. You must believe that most people still support you, and our royal family is the same. Who doesn't want you to be well?"

The boy's last words made Jing and Emperor suddenly stunned.

He immediately frightened his face, "You little brat! You are not big or small! It seems that I am really going to find someone to take care of you... I said don't just talk about me, how are you and Su Xiaoxue?"

"I actually have no entanglement with her, but this girl is pretty good, with good looks, figure and character." Liu Mingqi smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, I forgot if you didn't say it. Didn't I go to the charity sale of Wang Bo Su yesterday? I met two very interesting people..."

Liu Mingqi took advantage of the situation and told the Chen family.

Jing Hedi listened and thought for a while before saying, "What do you think they mean? You just want to take revenge or have a better development?"

"I think maybe both!" Liu Mingqi said, "or maybe they encountered difficulties that they couldn't overcome, so they just went alone after six or seven years. But none of these matters. What matters is whether we should go to a broader ocean."

"You, you always refuse to calm down!" Jing Hedi shook his head with a smile.

Liu Mingqi has the idea of ​​opening the Strait of Malacca to see a wider world, he has heard of it.

However, Jing Hedi was never angry because if young people were not so impulsive, it would be too boring.

When he was young, he thought about going to every corner of Dakang to take a look!

Unexpectedly, before he really grew up, his father suddenly died of illness, so he had to ascend the throne and stay in the capital for more than 30 years without moving.

Liu Mingqi wanted to go overseas, which would not have any hindrance to Dakang. Besides, doing business can also bring a lot of taxes to the court, so why not do it?

That is, the emperor was still a little worried about Liu Mingqi's idea of ​​opening the Strait of Malacca, "What if you open it this time, you will provoke those fierce enemies?"

"I'm not a fool," Liu Mingqi said: "I will let them move around the surrounding waters, do business, and train the caravan before I will try to rush out and take a look.

Of course, our Dakang Navy will definitely occupy the entire land area of ​​the Strait of Malacca in advance and build all defenses so that they cannot enter."

"Well... it's good to occupy that side. You can collect a lot of taxes. But is your defense stable? Can you guarantee to defend the enemy outside the country?"

The emperor naturally understood the economy. These throat fortresses were related to the collection of taxes, so of course it was best to get it.

I didn't have this idea before because the court was not hurt by the six forces and felt that I was quite good.

Now Dakang is in a mess everywhere. When he is extremely short of money, there is such a place that can collect taxes in large quantities, and Jing Hedi is also very moved.

"I specially prepared more fierce weapons for these fortresses... You will see it after the year of opening." Liu Mingqi said, "In the future, this thing can be matched to land and on board, and it is extremely powerful."

"How powerful? It's even more powerful than a wooden grenade?" Jing Hedi didn't believe it.

"If it is more than ten years of development, the wooden grenade will not even be considered a grandson in front of it." Liu Mingqi said seriously.

Jing Hedi was suddenly shocked, and he looked at Liu Mingqi with a little surprised look: "How did you come up with such a fierce weapon?"

"Actually, it's the picy acid explosive that was the previous Ghost Blasting Gate. I just beat it out in another way." Liu Mingqi said, "Don't worry, this technical barrier is very powerful. Without huge military industry support, I will give them these technical drawings, and they can't do it!"

"It's still not possible." Jing Hedi said quickly, "After you go back, you hand me a document, I'll take a look, and then let Gao Jing send someone to watch! You can't be careless!"

"good!"

Liu Mingqi said casually, "Then your majesty, look at the Chen family's affairs... Can I help them purchase four-masted sailboats, borrow the canals, and let the fleet use this weakened version of the wooden grenade?"

"Yes, the more people we have, the more this fleet will be in our hands. This is a very safe way." Jing Hedi didn't think much about it, "Then you will take the weakened version of the wooden handle grenade to the Yulin Guard to try it out, and let the group of guards who came back from the battle come over to evaluate it. If the requirements are met, it will not affect the genuine wooden handle grenade, then that's fine."

"Yes! Thank you, the emperor!"

"But..." Emperor Jinghe ordered again: "You marry the daughter of the Chen family! Let's set up a concubine first, and then be promoted to a concubine after giving birth to a child."

"ah!?"

Liu Mingqi said in shock: "Your Majesty, I just met her yesterday!"

"What's wrong? Isn't this the case for most people?" Jing Hedi gave him a blank look, "I really don't know why you and Mingjing are so pretentious! It's good to let you meet the woman before getting married!"

After a pause, he said, "Their worries are right. We must also worry about their loyalty. After all, they are so far apart and you have no bond... By the way, you should hurry up and let the Chen family's daughter be pregnant! This way they will be more attentive!"

Liu Mingqi pretended to smile silly, but no answer.

The thinking of ancient people was really the same.

Can you do your best by becoming a family?

Not necessarily!

How many families have had internal conflicts throughout history?

How many families have been working together throughout the ages and the efforts of the family to cut off gold?

It is very complicated to stick together for a long time.

The most powerful thing is to have a common great goal, and everyone strives toward this great goal.

For example, Taizu and Mr. Xiangyu from our dynasty, the two old men have supported each other for their whole lives!

Such an ideal is hard to come by for such a person, and it is not something that Dahao can achieve now.

Therefore, Liu Mingqi chose a combination of race, culture, interests, etc., so as to integrate the forces under her, and let them work together, which will have long-term results.

When dealing with the Chen family, Liu Mingqi believes that this combination will be more effective.

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Chapter completed!