bookrebus Chapter 724 Arrival in Jingzhou
Chapter 724 Arrival in Jingzhou
Shen Changgong smiled and nodded when he heard this.
"Yes, I wish you good luck. Come and take His Majesty's pulse as well."
"Um...is it a sick pulse or a happy pulse?"
"She's not sick, she's just checking to see if she's pregnant."
"As ordered."
Yan Fuyao and the imperial physician both sat down. The imperial physician placed his fingers on Yan Fuyao's wrist and held it for a moment. Then, he looked a little suspicious, frowned slightly, and held it for a long time.
Yan Fuyao was a little impatient and said,
"Just say what you want to say. Don't moan and groan. I'm not someone who can't stand the truth. What's wrong with my body?"
"Ah, Your Majesty, don't misunderstand me. You are in good health."
"Then why are you sighing?"
"I...I'm a little unsure. Your pulse seems to be present, but also seems to be absent.
Either it doesn't exist, or it exists but for a short time and is not obvious yet.
But it's much better than before. Before, there was nothing at all, without a doubt.
Now it’s a matter of maybe, but maybe not.”
After hearing these words, Yan Fu shook his head and frowned.
"Just tell me what to do."
"If you test it again in ten days, you should be able to detect it."
"Then let's wait ten days. Go and make some medicine for Yu Ziling."
"Yes, I will retire."
Yan Fuyao curled his lips in frustration and said,
"I hate hearing this kind of ambiguous answer the most. If it's yes, it's yes, and if it's no, it's no. It's so vague."
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"Don't make things difficult for the imperial physician. He wouldn't dare to speak nonsense about something he's unsure of. Even ordinary people who are misdiagnosed wouldn't go back and complain to the physician. What's more, you're the emperor. If you're not careful, his entire clan could be wiped out."
"How can I be so cruel?"
Yan Fuyao sat next to Yu Ziling and naturally put his arm around her shoulders, then gently stroked her belly and said with a smile,
"Oh, my belly is really bulging. Come, let me hear my son's voice."
For a moment, everyone couldn't tell whether Shen Changgong or Yan Fuyao was going to be the father.
"Oh, your majesty, please stop making trouble."
Seeing Yan Fuyao trying to put her ear against her belly, Yu Ziling blushed and quickly pushed her away.
"You're so stingy! Your son is my son. If I can't listen to him, then let the child's biological father listen to him."
"Oh, don't worry, it's only about half a year away, it will be over soon."
Yu Ziling pushed them out and closed the door to see them off.
The Yan army was doing as usual, and the governor of Jingzhou also received a reply from the Yan emperor.
When he saw the letter saying that he could continue to serve as the county magistrate and that some tasks were assigned to him, the county magistrate felt completely relieved.
He was not afraid that Emperor Yan would assign him a task, but he was afraid that he would just agree to it verbally and then kill him when the time came.
Assigning him work means that you trust him and are willing to let him make achievements and do things. The more he does, the more stable his position will be.
Then, he decisively ordered that all the vacant farmland around Jingzhou County be vacated. Anyway, these good farmlands all belonged to landlords and city officials. He only needed to say a word and the matter would be done.
As for the tenants who lost their jobs, that was simple. They were directly conscripted into labor service and had to go to all the mountains and forests in Jingzhou to cut trees and transport wood to Jingzhou.
Of course, he couldn't just say that he was doing this for the purpose of building ships. He said that he was going to build defensive fortifications around Jingzhou City and create equipment to defend the city to resist the attack of the Yan army. He also threatened to fight a decisive battle with the Yan army.
There was nothing he could do. The Yan army was still three hundred miles away, but the Chu navy was just south of Jingzhou. If the Chu navy knew that he had defected to the Yan people, they would immediately attack and give him a good beating.
He conscripted a large number of corvée laborers, provided them with food, opened granaries and released grain, and made the corvée laborers work hard to cut down trees.
Generally, corvée laborers had to bring their own food, but the county magistrate knew that the farmers had little surplus food at home and would certainly be reluctant to eat it. In order to meet the deadline, he had no choice but to bear the pain and take out the food himself so that the corvée laborers could eat their fill and work better.
This was done to please the Yan people.
Five days later, the Yan army finally arrived outside Jingzhou City and stationed directly around the city.
Just when the people in the city thought that the county magistrate would fight to the death, he actually opened the city and surrendered.
The common people did not have much patriotism. When they learned that the county magistrate was going to surrender, their first reaction was that there was no need to fight and they wanted to continue living a peaceful life.
Outside the north gate of Jingzhou City, the county magistrate and all the city’s officials and wealthy families were waiting on both sides of the road, eagerly waiting.
The Yan army has already set up camp outside the city, why hasn’t the Emperor of Yan arrived yet?
Finally, a dragon chariot slowly appeared in the north and came towards this side.
When the dragon chariot approached, the county governor waved to the people behind him, and hundreds of people knelt down and shouted,
"Greetings to Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
The dragon chariot stopped in front of them, the curtain opened, and the empress in a dragon robe and Lanling King in a python robe walked out.
"My lords, please make peace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yan Fuyao didn't even get out of the car. She just said she was going to the county magistrate's office and then got back into the car.
The dragon chariot moved towards the city, and the county magistrate and the others followed closely behind.
Soon, they arrived at the gate of the county magistrate's mansion.
After entering, Yan Fuyao sat directly on the main seat, with a large group of people kneeling below.
"Your Majesty, long live the Emperor..."
"Get up, Lord Rong. How are you doing with the things I asked you to do?"
"Your Majesty, I have been working intensively on this matter.
I have mobilized 30,000 corvée laborers, and after five days of work, we have already cut down 180,000 logs. Now the team is heading to further places to cut logs."
"Alright, we can't just focus on your area. I'll also order them to cut down trees in the areas surrounding Jingzhou and send them here."
"Your Majesty is wise, but the canal transport is currently occupied by the Chu navy. If a large amount of timber is transported by water, it is likely to be intercepted by the navy. If it is transported by land, there is a concern that it will consume too much and there will not be enough manpower..."
"You don't have to worry about that. I have an army of 800,000."
"I am sorry for talking too much."
Rong Taihe quickly said with a smile.
Yan Fuyao said calmly,
"You are able to arrange these things, which shows that you have some ability. I plan to stay in Jingzhou for four to six months. When the navy is completed and the Chu army is defeated, we will march south again."
"Your Majesty, I have already found a large house for you. It belongs to the wealthy Liu family in the city. It is suitable for your Majesty to live in. Everything inside has been prepared."