Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"That's not necessary." Xie Jin immediately shook his head. "Father is so happy over there. He's not so happy in the capital."

This hot potato has finally been handed over and cannot be easily taken back.

If he really sent someone to pick her up, his father would definitely be unhappy and would make him angry to death when he came back.

"Your Majesty, aren't you worried about the safety of the retired emperor? What if..." Ye Qingzhi hesitated and didn't say the rest of the words.

What if someone gets hit?

“Although the Western Region Gulan Kingdom has not yet been incorporated into our territory, our Great Zhao’s status as the world’s overlord is unquestionable.

No matter how much trouble Father makes, the officials of Gulan Kingdom dare not do anything to him, and Mother is watching him. "

Xie Jin shook his head and said with certainty,

"Think about it, if we really get rid of our father, it will bring no benefit except catastrophic disaster.

After all, my father has already left the center of power. He is just an idle old man. Getting rid of him will not affect the stability of the government. Why do you want to get rid of him? "

Ye Qingzhi nodded, agreeing with this statement, but she was afraid of meeting a madman.

A madman doesn't care about interests or the input-output ratio, he just wants to vent his anger, and you really have no way to deal with him.

You can only consider yourself unlucky.

If you are afraid to go out and enjoy life because of these worries, then you are just worrying about nothing and it is unnecessary.

"Mother plans to abdicate next year. When she is free, she will come to the capital to live for a while. Then father will be back."

Xie Jin spoke again.

Ye Qingzhi wanted to laugh when she heard this. The emperor seemed to think of himself as a leg pendant of the empress.

I'm afraid that in the days to come, he will follow the empress wherever she goes.

If you say this is not love, then what is love?

-

On the other side, the Northern Yan border.

"Ah, Ah!"

The ninth princess sneezed twice, pulled her cloak closer, and felt that the weather was getting colder again.

"Princess, why didn't you bring a hand warmer? It's so cold today." Xie Zimo was coming over to give her a hand warmer when he heard her sneezing. He touched her cold little hands and said with concern.

"The north wind started blowing just now, and it seems particularly cold."

The Ninth Princess took the hand warmer. The warmth in her hands made her smile and she said thank you to Xie Zimo.

"You, please take care of yourself. There is always work to be done." Xie Zimo said to her.

"I know. I'll be more careful next time!" Princess Nine said quickly, fearing that he would continue to nag at her.

"I plan to send another team of soldiers to the grassland after New Year's Eve, with supplies. Even if we can't find the King of Chu, we can at least find other soldiers."

Since the beginning of winter, the Ninth Princess has sent out a lot of people, but after a heavy snow that lasted for three days, no one returned from the grassland.

It was like a stone thrown into an abyss, it all disappeared, without even a sound being heard.

The Ninth Princess was deeply worried about this and immediately made a decision to start the grassland advancement and construction plan ahead of schedule.

She recruited many able-bodied men, paid them wages, and asked them to work with the soldiers to dig a snowy path leading to the north bit by bit.

Of course, this decision would cost a lot of money, but it didn't matter, because she had no shortage of money now.

First, when they sieged the city, they confiscated a lot of money and grain from the houses. Second, like the emperor, they began to borrow money from some wealthy businessmen, making them willingly pay the money.

Now more than a month has passed, and because of the heavy snow and cold weather, the advancement and construction plan has been very slow, which makes the Ninth Princess very anxious and she often suffers from insomnia.

As soon as she woke up every morning, she would go out immediately, first patrol the city, and then she would stand on the city wall and look into the distance.

She liked to look at the vast expanse of white barren land in the distance and fantasize that these places would become prosperous under her leadership in the future.

Such imagination will make her happy and full of motivation.

"The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve. I really hope to hear news from the grassland." Xie Zimo sighed softly, and was also worried about the situation of King Chu and those soldiers.

-

In fact, Xie Wenyuan, who was worried about by everyone, was now staying in the tent, roasting fire and eating meat.

Apart from feeling nauseous after eating meat and missing the taste of tea and radishes, he couldn't say that he was having a bad life.

Before the heavy snow, he migrated with his current tribe and found a relatively stable and sheltered place.

The snow here was not that thick, but since it was far away from the original grazing place, Xie Wenyuan didn't know where he was.

This was certainly not within his consideration. As long as there was no danger, it didn't matter where he stayed. Why bother about the location?

"Your Excellency King of Chu, the Khan asked you to go to the royal tent to see him." At this time, a guard came in and said to Xie Wenyuan.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Xie Wenyuan put down the dried meat, wiped his hands, stood up, and followed the guards to the king's tent.

When the Khan saw him, he greeted him warmly and invited him to have tea with him.

Xie Wenyuan picked up the teacup and drank it without any hesitation. There was no need to be polite since he had brought the tea.

But when he first arrived, he gave most of it to the Khan and other small leaders of the tribe, and kept a small portion for himself.

Because in the winter here, there is almost no other choice but to eat meat for every meal, and he can only eat tea leaves as green leaves.

As you eat, it will naturally disappear.

"Khan, how much tea do you have left? Give me some more." Xie Wenyuan put down the teacup and said again.

Khan's smiling face immediately turned cold, and he glared at him and said, "I don't have much left, just one tea leaf, one tea leaf soaked."

They were acting like good brothers just now, but now they are immediately hostile.

Xie Wenyuan rolled his eyes and said, "Look at how stingy you are. When the snow melts, I will send a letter back to Da Zhao and ask someone to send you a cart of tea."

The Khan was not angry even though he was despised by him.

Because Xie Wenyuan had the strength to despise the Khan of his small tribe, he also hoped to get close to Xie Wenyuan, and with the help of Da Zhao, he could settle down somewhere with the people of his tribe.

When Xie Wenyuan came to the grassland, he not only brought three thousand soldiers, but also a lot of gunpowder, muskets, grenades, etc.

Of course, in addition to these military guarantees, there are also large quantities of tea, sugar, refined salt, liquor, soap and other supplies.

They are all scarce in the grassland and very expensive.

Relying on force on one hand and money on the other, the Khan was about to give up his throne and wanted Xie Wenyuan to be the leader of their tribe.

Xie Wenyuan decisively refused. He was not here to dominate the world. He originally planned to lead them to attack other tribes, conquer other small tribes first, and then submit to the Great Zhao together.

However, heavy snowfall in winter forced Xie Wenyuan to stop his expansion.

Just then, another guard came from outside to report that the soldiers brought by Xie Wenyuan had important matters to report.

Xie Wenyuan asked someone to come in, and he said with a happy face,

“Your Majesty, we just went out to scout the terrain and found dozens of soldiers who were looking for you.

They were almost frozen to death and their food was almost gone. Luckily we found them today, otherwise they would have starved to death or frozen to death outside."

Xie Wenyuan was also delighted when he heard this, and immediately said, "Let them rest first, drink some hot soup, and warm up their bodies. I'll go and take a look later."

"Yes, sir." The soldier retreated with a happy look on his face.

"It's not easy for them to find this place!" Khan and Xie Wenyuan had learned the Great Zhao language for almost half a year and could already understand it, so they spoke immediately.

"These people are only a small part. I don't know how many people they sent." Xie Wenyuan said.

"Your Highness is a valuable person. Even if we send an entire army to look for you, it is only right." The Khan immediately flattered him.

Xie Wenyuan glanced at the Khan speechlessly. This guy was average in other aspects but was good at flattery.

After talking with the Khan for a while, Xie Wenyuan went to the tent to visit the rescued soldiers.

When the soldiers saw him, they were also very excited. They immediately knelt down and kowtowed to him, their voices excited and with tears in their eyes.

"Wow, wow, wow... Your Majesty, we finally found you! It's so good to see that you are well!"

Xie Wenyuan asked them to stand up and asked, "Did the Ninth Princess send you here?"

"Yes!" The captain of the soldiers nodded immediately.

"Our team originally consisted of 100 people, with 200 horses and a lot of supplies, but the snow on the road was too deep, and we lost our way. Many brothers fell ill and collapsed on the road."

Xie Wenyuan nodded solemnly, and then asked, "How many teams like yours are there?"

"Your Highness, I don't know how many more teams Princess Nine has sent. By the time I get here, ten teams have already entered the grassland."

The captain replied respectfully, and then asked carefully,

"I wonder if anyone has found the prince before?"

Xie Wenyuan shook his head, "You are the first batch."

The team leader immediately smiled bitterly, "It seems that we are still very lucky."

"Have a good rest first. The rest is not something you should worry about." Xie Wenyuan stood up.

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

Xie Wenyuan turned and walked out of the tent. When the biting north wind blew, he immediately shrank his neck and shivered from the cold.

Xie Wenyuan pressed the felt hat on his head and looked at the white surroundings in the distance. He was not optimistic about the soldiers who came to find him.

They may die of disease, starvation, freezing, or even blindness.

If possible, I really want to send a letter to the Ninth Princess, asking her not to send anyone in to die again.

"Starting tomorrow, take your men farther away and search for any fallen soldiers or something." Xie Wenyuan instructed a young general.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your orders." The young general responded.

-

In the next half month, every few days, the people sent out by Xie Wenyuan would be able to pick up some soldiers.

This made everyone very excited. As long as they could find someone and return to the tent, they would be as excited and lively as if it were New Year's Day.

Therefore, on the premise of ensuring that they would not get lost, the soldiers of Da Zhao would go further and further to find their lost companions.

However, in the next few days, I didn't find any companions, but instead discovered a small tribe.

This tribe is very strange. There are no old people or women. There are only men and older children.

"Is this a tribe with any special customs?" some of the Da Zhao soldiers asked naively.