Chapter 22: The Choice of the Sleeping Person
After bathing, Qingji came to the King of Wu's bedroom again and took out a copy of "The Art of War by Jiang Taigong" from the bookshelf. He looked at it carefully and wrote notes.
Qingji had already memorized the contents of this type of military books, and it was meaningless to read them again and again to deepen his memory, so he annotated them in order to kill time and develop a good habit.
At this time, the palace supervisor led two palace maids into the bedroom with light lotus steps.
The palace maids held bamboo cards in their hands, on which were engraved various names.
This is a famous brand!
"Your Majesty, I, the palace supervisor, Ru Meng, come to see you, Your Majesty."
Rumeng's voice is very gentle, just like the taste of glutinous rice, which makes people linger in the aftertaste!
The Palace Supervisor was a female official position in the palace, similar to the Shang Gong in later dynasties. She had considerable power and authority, comparable to that of an ordinary concubine.
Qingji put down the bamboo slips in his hand, looked up, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Reporting to the king, I am here to ask if you need a beauty to sleep with you tonight?"
“…”
Qingji was quite restless.
Looking at the bamboo plates placed on the trays carried by the two palace maids, he was secretly surprised!
Unexpectedly, in this era, there was already a rule of "flipping cards" in the palace.
However, Qingji expected that in the Spring and Autumn Period, the king could flip the cards at will!
This was because Qingji had just moved into the King of Wu's palace and had not yet married or taken concubines, so naturally there was no one to sleep with him at night.
In this huge harem, there were hundreds of beauties, but Qingji hardly knew any of them!
Qingji thought about it for a while but still didn't answer.
At this moment, a temple servant slowly walked into the bedroom.
"Your Majesty, the minister Bo Yan requests to see you."
"Xuan."
"only!"
Not long after, led by a eunuch, Bo Yun walked in with his head lowered and his eyes lowered. Before he came near, he bowed respectfully and said, "Your humble servant, I am the official Bo Yun, and I pay my respects to the king!"
"No need to be polite."
Qingji just waved his hand.
Bo Yan raised his eyes again and glanced at the palace supervisor Rumeng standing aside, and the two palace maids behind him. His eyes flickered with evil thoughts, and an idea suddenly came to his mind!
"Your Majesty, are you hesitating about who to sleep with you tonight?"
Bo Yan asked in a smart way.
Qingji was calm and composed, saying without comment: "It's a long night, I wonder if this lord has anyone to recommend?"
This time, Qingji asked the right person!
Bo Yu was like a pimp, with a flattering smile on his face, saying: "Your Majesty, if we talk about the most beautiful woman in the palace, it must be Madam Zhu Ji."
"Zhu Ji is the concubine of the traitor Ji Guang. She is as beautiful as a flower and I feel pity for her even when I see her!"
"Ji Guang even neglected state affairs several times because of his sexual pleasure with Zhu Ji."
"She was the most favored concubine in the harem. It was said that the moon in the sky would hide when they saw her, and the flowers on the ground would feel ashamed and wither when they saw her!"
"I had the honor of meeting Zhu Ji once. She is indeed very beautiful and rare in the world."
Beauty that makes the moon ashamed?
Hearing Bo-Hun praising Zhu Ji so highly, Qing-Ji was unmoved. He just sneered and said, "Bo-Hun, you praise Zhu Ji Could it be that you have received a lot of benefits from her?"
"I dare not!"
Bo Yan was so frightened that he trembled and almost fell to his knees.
"Since you don't dare, and there is no such thing, why bother to waste your breath and speak well of her?"
Qingji only wanted to give Bo Yun a warning, but he had no intention of punishing him for it.
Helu's favorite concubine, although Qingji coveted her beauty, but it was not the time to enjoy her yet!
Firstly, Qingji was afraid that he could not bear the temptation of the gentle land and would fall into depravity.
Secondly, if Helu's favorite concubine Zhu Ji had rebellious intentions and intended to assassinate him, how would Qingji respond?
"Bo Yan, you came to see me so late at night, what's the matter?"
At this time, it was already late, and Qingji believed that Bo Yan would not ask to see him for no reason.
Bo Yu said quickly: "Reporting to the king, I have found out where Sun Ping is."
"Sun Ping?"
"That's right. I have inquired and learned that after Sun Ping resigned, he did not leave Wu, but lived in seclusion in Fujiao Mountain on the Five Lakes."
Hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in Qingji's eyes.
Bo Yan is truly a rare talent!
He is good at observing people's words and expressions and does things efficiently and effectively.
Such talents can often win the favor of the monarch and are the monarch's favorite and most handy talents.
Treacherous ministers are often talented, otherwise they would not be able to enter the vision of those in power!
Before Qingji even expressed his intention to look for Sun Ping, Bo Yan had already made preparations and found Sun Ping's whereabouts for Qingji.
"Good. Tomorrow morning, you will take me to visit Sun Ping."
"This... Your Majesty, what virtue and ability did Sun have to deserve Your Majesty to come and visit me in person?"
Bo Yan was very puzzled.
Qingji just smiled faintly and said, "I seek talents, great talents. If I don't do it myself and let others do it for me, wouldn't it just add to the laughter?"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Bo Yan could only flatter Qingji in this way.
In Qingji's opinion, Sun Ping is indeed a rare sage!
Relying on the influence of his ancestors, Sun entered the state of Qi and made many military achievements, becoming a minister of Qi. Naturally, his talent was extraordinary.
Either he is a talented general or a talented general!
What the Wu State lacks most now is a talented general who can stand on his own.
If Sun Ping was not a commander but a general, Qingji would not mind!
At least for Qingji, the more resources there are, the better.
Qingji doesn't mind spending a fortune on bones!
After Bo Yu left, the palace eunuch Ru Meng, who had been standing to one side, could not help but whisper, "Your Majesty, do you need someone to sleep with you tonight? The names of the beauties in each palace and courtyard are listed on this bamboo plaque. Your Majesty can choose one."
Hearing this, Qingji just chuckled and did not comment.
"You, raise your head."
“Your Majesty…”
Rumeng was very hesitant, but still did it!
Qingji raised his eyes again and looked at Rumeng in front of him.
Rumeng was about twenty years old, with a plump figure and pretty face. She wore a goose yellow palace dress that outlined her curvy figure. There was a tiny beauty mole faintly visible on the side of her lips!
She is considered a relatively high-class beauty!
"Do you have a husband?"
"Reporting to the king, I had a husband in my early years, but he died in the Battle of Shu between Wu and Chu more than ten years ago, and his body was buried in a foreign land."
Speaking of this, Rumeng couldn't help but feel sad, and her eyes were filled with a thin layer of mist.
Qingji asked again: "Do you have a sweetheart?"
"not at all."
Rumeng didn't know why Qingji asked this, but she still answered honestly: "Your Majesty, I have been in the palace for more than ten years. I rarely leave the palace. I have rarely seen real men. How can I have a lover?"
No husband, no lover?
That's good!
Qingji smiled slightly, pointed at Rumeng, and said, "It's you. Tonight, I will let you sleep with me!"
"ah?"
Ru Meng was stunned and didn't react for a long time.
Immediately, Ru Meng realized that she was not in a dream and was overjoyed!
Unexpectedly, at an age when she is already considered a middle-aged woman and still has charm, Qingji actually likes her!
It was truly a blessing from heaven, and it just happened to hit Ru Meng!
"My lord, please have mercy on me..."
Ru Meng lowered her head in shame.
