From eunuch to emperor

"Come on, take Hu Chengfu down!"

The female soldiers in the temple came out and took Hu Chengfu to prison on the spot.

Wang He, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Zhong, Secretary of Honglu Temple, trembled, both of them were also Jing Tianlie's people.

The ministers of the DPRK and China were silent, and the ministers who usually depended on Jing Tianlie were beating drums in their hearts.

The empress glanced at the officials and said, "Last night, the governor of Qianjiang County sent a letter saying that pirates captured Zhenhai County and killed tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. Qianjiang County is in a hurry."

"I sent Wu Wenjing, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, to go there last year. How dare he lie to me, saying that Zhenhai County is fine."

"This is a problem with the Ministry of Punishment. There must be an explanation for the casualties of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians."

The empress clarified the issue so that the ministers would not think that the empress was attacking Jing Tianlie's influence, although it was true.

Only then did the ministers start to discuss the issue of the pirates, and they also said that the Ministry of Punishment was too nonsense to dare to do this.

"Dear dears, the pirates have not harassed the eastern coast for a day or two, and this time they captured the city, causing great harm."

"I want to choose a general to go to Qianjiang County to wipe out the pirates. Which one of you is willing to lead the army?"

The empress glanced at all the ministers in the hall, but no one responded.

Bai Libing, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out to worship: "My lord, although the threat of pirates is not as great as that of Nanliang and Xixia, they have been causing disasters for decades. If we want to eradicate them completely, we must choose a general who is both wise and brave."

"My minister thinks that Long Cheng'en, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is brave and resourceful, so he can take on this important task."

Everyone turned their eyes to Long Chen.

"Long Chengen, what do you think?"

The Empress asked Long Chen.

Long Chen said: "I don't know much about the pirates, I'm afraid..."

It wasn't that Long Chen was evading, but that he really hadn't paid attention to the issue of pirates, and didn't know what was going on with this matter.

Judging from what Bailibing said, the pirates have existed for decades and have been unable to eradicate, which shows that this matter is difficult to deal with.

Emperor Luoxi said: "Mother, my son is willing to go to Qianjiang County to suppress bandits."

The Empress said: "Li Xiannan sent a memorial from Caishi City, saying that there are signs of mobilization of soldiers and horses in Nanliang, and I will send you to guard Linjiang Town."

As soon as the memorial arrived, the empress hadn't shown it to Di Luoxi, so Di Luoxi didn't know.

There were not many generals in the court, before there were only Jing Tianlie, Jingfeng and his son, the third princess Di Lingyi and the fourth princess Di Luoxi.

Wang He, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, came out to worship: "My lord, if such a small bandit is sent to send a general, it will be like drumming a furnace to singe the hair, and it will surely succeed!"

Wang He felt that Jing Tianlie had just been hit and wanted to find an opportunity to make a contribution.

Jing Tianlie didn't think so in his heart, the more critical the moment was, the more he had to bargain and increase his weight.

"Qizou Shengshang, Jade Buddha Pass has just received a letter, saying that there are signs of Xixia attack, and I request that I rush to Jade Buddha Pass to guard it immediately, in case there is any change."

After Jing Tianlie said that, Wang He immediately shut up.

The empress stared at Jing Tianlie for more than ten seconds, and then said: "Quite!"

Jing Tianlie was slightly taken aback, he thought the Empress would detain him in the capital, but unexpectedly she did?

"The minister leads the order."

Jing Tianlie stepped back.

So, the matter of exterminating pirates...

The Empress looked at Long Chen, and the others also looked at Long Chen.

"Wei Chen is willing to go to Qianjiang County to destroy the pirates."

No way, no one can be found.

The empress was very happy, but said in a solemn tone: "Now Nanliang and Xixia are not stable, I can only give you 1 soldiers and horses, are you sure?"

Long Chen was dumbfounded, and asked: "1 thousand?"

The empress nodded helplessly.

Di Luoxi became anxious and said, "Queen, how can 1 be enough? You want him to die!"

Di Yu whispered, "Fourth Sister! What are you talking about!"

The Empress asked, "How?"

Long Chen thought for a while, then said: "If the Holy One has no soldiers to use, can you allow the humble official to recruit soldiers on the spot?"

The Empress said: "Quite!"

Long Chen bowed: "Thank you, my lord, I will definitely wipe out the pirates!"

The empress smiled with satisfaction: "Long Cheng'en is the pillar of the country, I named you General Ping Kou, and you will continue to serve as Minister of the Household Department."

After Jing Heng died, Hubu naturally returned to Long Chen's hands.

Jing Tianlie lowered his head, but the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

"Okay, that's it for today, let's retreat."

The Empress got up and went back to the inner court, while Long Chen and Emperor Luoxi went back to the West Palace.

Not far from the court hall, Yingfeng came over and said that the Empress invited Long Chen to Fengming Palace to talk.

Long Chen had expected that the Empress would have an explanation, and immediately followed Yingfeng to Fengming Palace.

When we arrived at Fengming Palace, the maids were waiting for the empress to take off her court clothes and change into casual clothes.

The Empress just changed her clothes in front of Long Chen, without any shyness, she really regarded him as an eunuch.

The empress opened her hands, and the two maids put on their clothes together. They had an S-shaped back and hip curve, and a mature temperament, and they even looked back at Long Chen.

This aunt is too good, Gan!

Putting on casual clothes, the Empress sat on the couch and motioned for Long Chen to sit beside her.

Long Chen bowed and sat down carefully on the couch.

He had fought with the empress before, and he knew that there was a rakshasa-like ferocity hidden under this delicate skin.

"Are you afraid of me?"

The empress turned sideways slightly, leaned to the side, and turned to look at Long Chen.

"It is the duty of a courtier to fear the king."

Long Chen replied carefully.

"How's the injury?"

The empress looked at Long Chen with her eyes, and her tone was a bit ambiguous.

Long Chen replied: "Thanks to His Majesty's concern, after using the divine oil, the injury has recovered very well."

The empress smiled and said, "All is well? Take off the clothes, and I'll see if everything is done thoroughly."

Long Chen was stunned, thinking he had heard wrong.

"My lord..."

"Joke ears."

The empress giggled twice, sat up slowly, restrained her unruly expression, and said, "Are you sure? Although the pirates are not a regular army, they are difficult to deal with. They constantly harass the coast, and their combat effectiveness is not weak."

Long Chen also put away his crooked thoughts, and said: "These pirates will fight if they can beat them, and they will run away if they can't. It is really difficult for officers and soldiers to round them up."

"But I think the root cause is not the pirates, but some criminals on the coast colluding with them. They must have internal responses in the city."

"As long as the internal traitors are eliminated, it is not a problem to eliminate pirates."

This world is different from the Ming Dynasty, but the people's hearts will not change. Long Chen guessed that there are ghosts colluding with pirates to plunder, so he said so.

The empress nodded and said: "Just now in the court hall you couldn't explain clearly, isn't that right?"

"You have to eliminate the pirates and dig out the traitors inside. I can only give you 1 soldiers."

"You have to be careful when recruiting soldiers on the spot. Don't let the ghosts come in. Qianjiang County is their territory."

A strong dragon doesn't suppress a local snake, Long Chen knows this truth.

"Wei Chen remembered."

The Empress asked again: "I asked Wu Jian, Captain Xiaoqi, to go with you, what do you think?"

Long Chen quickly said: "No, infantry and navy are used along the coast, and cavalry are of little use."

"However, I want Wu Jian to go with me."

Long Chen heard from Emperor Luoxi that the empress knew Wu Jian's identity, and since he knew the identity, he was given the position of captain of Xiaoqi. Long Chen didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the empress' gourd.

"You trust Wu Jian?"

The Empress asked meaningfully.

Long Chen hurriedly said: "The Holy One can trust Wu Jian, so naturally I can trust this minister."

The empress smiled, and did not continue to ask: "Yingfeng, call out 1 elite soldiers from the forbidden army, and follow Long Chengen to Qianjiang County to suppress the bandits."

Yingfeng immediately sent an order to dispatch troops.

"My lord, I have one more thing to announce."

"Say."

Yingfeng left, only the Empress and Long Chen were left in the hall, the Empress became more casual and lay down directly as a Sleeping Beauty.