The most arrogant in history

Chapter 306: Rootless Marquis!

Zhuge Feng said: "My lord, you must accept the title of King of Hanzhong given by the court. As for the rest, we are generals in the field and we are not subject to the orders of the king. We will do what is beneficial to us, and we will not do what is not beneficial to us."

Ye Kun laughed loudly: "Great minds think alike. I never planned to pacify the southwest!"

There is basically no good place in the southwest of Yizhou.

Zhuge Feng added: "Now we should reward the envoy generously and express our gratitude. Then the lord should return to Chengdu and announce the good news to everyone to further stabilize people's hearts."

This time, Ye Kun was the legitimate governor of Yizhou, and was also given the title of King of Hanzhong and the power of the imperial envoy.

His rule over Yizhou was then legitimacy recognized by the imperial court.

Ye Kun followed Zhuge Feng's advice, gave gifts, and sent the envoy Yang Quan back to express his gratitude.

Ye Kun then returned to Chengdu and declared himself King of Hanzhong.

As the saying goes, a rising tide lifts all boats.

Ye Kun became a prince and was granted the imperial seal and axe. Naturally, the people under him would also be promoted.

Ye Kun wholesaled official hats everywhere, and the officials in Yizhou were all happy!

After making arrangements outside, you also have to make arrangements at home.

Jiang Yourong is naturally the queen.

Xie Baochan ranked second, and was named Baofei and Madam Xie.

Wei Caiqin came in third and was named Concubine Qin and Madam Wei.

After Miss Yuejuan came Concubine Juan and Madam Liu.

Ye Kun also wanted to arrange for Dai Xi, Wen Axiu and others, but there were no vacancies.

Ma Zhao brought out the rules and regulations of the Great Ding Kingdom and argued with Ye Kun: "In ancient times, the emperor had only twelve concubines. My lord, as the King of Hanzhong, you can only have four concubines. If you have more, it will exceed the rules!"

Ye Kun was helpless and was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

After he became the emperor, he castrated Ma Zhao and made him the chief steward of the Jingshifang, the master of the Western Factory, and the Marquis Wugen!

In the evening, Ye Kun held a family dinner in Chunhui Garden and set out wine to celebrate.

I had two drinks and went to rest.

Ye Kun continued chatting and laughing with everyone until midnight, when he was drunk and went to rest with Jiang Yourong.

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "I never expected that I would marry a prince and become his queen. Come, I will serve the prince tonight..."

Under the light, Jiang Yourong is still so beautiful and dignified.

"Let me serve you, Madam."

Ye Kun held Jiang Yourong's hand and said with a smile, "Perhaps in a few years, Your Majesty will become the Empress. With Your Majesty's appearance and character, it is most appropriate for You to be the Mother of the Country."

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "After becoming a prince, you still want to be the emperor? Will Ma Zhao give you more concubines if you become the emperor?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I don't mind. I just feel sorry for Dai Xi and the others..."

"Oh, by the way, husband." Jiang Yourong suddenly remembered something and whispered, "Youde, it's really too late. We can't delay it any longer. I think we should pick a date at the end of the year."

"This... I'm busy with so many things, so let Your Majesty arrange it." Ye Kun smiled awkwardly.

Youde is really old now, she is almost turning into an old maid.

Yao Caidie has already married Lu Kaijiang and is going to give birth to a child next year, but Youde is still a single woman.

"Okay, I'll arrange it. We'll do it in Chunhui Garden secretly, so that Ma Zhao won't let you go again."

Jiang Yourong smiled and helped Ye Kun undress.

Yizhou is a big place, and Ma Zhao, Wu Qiong and others are all keeping an eye on Ye Kun.

Although Ye Kun is the boss, he also has to consider the impact.

So I had to let Youde down and do it secretly. I will deal with the identity issue later.

Seven days later, a small-scale banquet was held in Chunhui Garden.

Youde changed into a red dress, a phoenix crown and a bridal robe, and accepted everyone's blessings.

After drinking a lot of wine, they were sent to the bridal chamber.

Ye Kun lifted up the red veil and said with a smile: "Youde, I am sorry for wronging you. The identity issue cannot be solved for the time being. But don't worry, I will never treat you unfairly."

"I have an identity. I am the director of a textile factory." Youde smiled mischievously and threw himself into Ye Kun's arms.

"Don't be the factory manager anymore. Let someone else do it. From now on, you can live in Chunhui Garden, where we can all be together."

"I don't like it. I just like being a factory manager..."

"Okay, I'll obey you. But tonight, you have to obey me too."

"Bad guy, I won't obey you..."

While they were talking and laughing, the lights suddenly went out.

Then there was a low whisper...

There was still a little light in Xie Baochan's West Garden.

Xie Baochan's personal maid Luyu said worriedly:

"Madam, the lord has conferred the title of King of Hanzhong on you, and things are very different now. Madam Yourong was lucky, and gave birth to a little prince, Ye Feng, who is very much loved. Now, Youde has also become a madam, I'm afraid you will be treated coldly in the future."

Xie Baochan rolled her eyes and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I am now a princess who is second only to the emperor and above everyone else. What else can I be dissatisfied with? Sister Yourong is a kind person and doesn't have so many petty thoughts."

Lu Yu sighed: "I think Empress Yourong is not a simple person, otherwise, she would not have arranged Youde to live in Chunhui Garden."

In ancient times, such situations were very common.

Sisters share one husband in order to fight for power and better control over their husbands.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao married all his three daughters to Emperor Xian of Han in order to dominate the harem and control the emperor!

Xie Baochan insisted on his own opinion: "Sister Yourong comes from a commoner family, she is kind-hearted, but she doesn't have the schemes of officials. Youde entered Chunhui Garden out of true love, not political schemes. Don't mention this matter again."

Luyu smiled bitterly and said:

"Madam, you should give birth to a son as soon as possible. That would be better. The lord is now the King of Hanzhong, and the title of king can be inherited... Mr. Xie is in a high position and has great power. If Madam has a son, maybe he can become the crown prince..."

"Shut up!" Xie Baochan interrupted Luyu hastily:

"You are getting more and more outrageous. The position of the Crown Prince must belong to Feng'er. Even if I have a son, there is no reason to depose the eldest and enthronize the youngest. If others hear this, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble. Don't mention it again in the future!"

Everyone wants to be the first lady, and everyone wants their son to be the crown prince.

But Xie Baochan knew that he had no hope.

Ye Kun’s attitude is there, no one can compare with Jiang Yourong!

Luyu didn't dare to say anything more and waited for Xie Baochan to rest.

Ye Kun also took some time out of his busy schedule to spend more than ten days with Youde.

Youde returned to Chunhui Garden at night and went to work in the textile factory during the day. He was very diligent and dedicated.

Lao He supervised the firearms workshop and produced the first batch of muskets, 150 rifles, and asked Ye Kun to review them.

Ye Kun was overjoyed. He immediately formed a musketeer team, personally trained the musketeers, and arranged target practice for everyone.

Fixed targets, moving targets, positional warfare, and mobile warfare were all trained by Ye Kun himself.

Gunpowder bullets are very expensive, but Ye Kun is willing to spend money on them and asks each gunman to fire more than 20 rounds.

Sharpshooters are fed with gunpowder and bullets. If you are unwilling to spend money, you cannot train your soldiers!

For a whole half month, Ye Kun had been training musketeers, accompanying the soldiers in tumbling and practicing drills.

We soon entered the twelfth lunar month, and there were many sacrificial activities.

Ye Kun asked Ma Zhao, Xie Tong and others to arrange the sacrificial activities on his behalf.

He himself issued orders to all the major army corps, requiring them to start full-time training immediately, improve the troops' food conditions, and prepare for war.

Tan Bamao was in charge of the logistics department, transporting food, supplies and various military equipment to Hanzhong.

Engineer Corps, step up road construction.

The Qishan Road and the Tangluo Road advanced in parallel.

There are only five passages from Hanzhong to the north, from west to east, namely Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Baoxiade Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road.

The plank roads of Chencang Road were all burned down by that bastard Zhong Tiankui when he was defeated and fled last time. It is too difficult to rebuild them!

The Baoxiade Road often collapsed, making marching difficult.

Ziwu Road is the Ziwu Valley.

If you take this road, you will be very close to Chang'an.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is a Ziwu Valley Strategy, which was proposed by Wei Yan. He suggested leading 5,000 cavalrymen to sneak out of Ziwu Valley and attack Chang'an.

However, Zhuge Liang firmly opposed it and refused to approve it.

Because Ziwu Valley is too difficult to walk through.

The winding Meridian Road is six or seven hundred miles long. Even if one marches for a month, one may not be able to get out of it!

So Ye Kun chose Zhuge Liang's route and went out of Qishan.

This road is the safest.

Zhuge was a cautious person throughout his life. If you follow Prime Minister Zhuge's path, you won't make any big mistakes!

Unexpectedly, just when Ye Kun was preparing his troops for war, Zhong Tiankui came from Jiameng Pass and asked to see Ye Kun.

Ye Kun met with Zhong Tiankui and asked, "General Zhong is not stationed at Jiameng Pass. Is there anything you want to talk to me about?"