Devil’s Advent

Two flowers bloom, each representing a branch;

Different from the current wars in the eastern Jin and northern Chu, the Yanjing City, after passing through the "darkest moment" of the death of the former emperor and the death of the prime minister, accompanied by the new king's ascension to the throne, the barbarians The various processes of the destruction of the royal court finally returned to a time of "calm" between "busy" and "noisy".

What the former emperor left to the new emperor was a big swallow that was "strong on the outside but capable on the inside". strenuous.

But there is no need to take any tonic and seek any panacea. Even if you just sit there, do nothing, and manage by doing nothing, people's livelihood can start to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye, which is extremely obvious.

The blind man once said that after every "military" emperor, the so-called "Great Rule" and "ZTE" are often ushered in;

The predecessors tightened their belts, pacified the biggest internal troubles and foreign enemies, and at the same time carried the infamy. Only then can they have the opportunity to recover and develop with peace of mind, and naturally revive on the basis of the predecessors.

Throughout the ages, it is better to be.

Furthermore, when the former emperor was in office and the new monarch was still the prince, he had already started to control the household affairs, and the finances of a country had already been in the hands of the new monarch.

The major events of the country are sacrifices and military affairs;

But in fact, finance is the foundation of a country.

Some people say that Gan people are the richest, but what does Kegan country look like?

But on the contrary, if the Qian country is not rich enough, there may be no Qian country.

War requires money and food;

Culture needs the population accumulation of enough fed and idle people to prosper;

The policies of the imperial court, the decency of the imperial court, every move of the country, all aspects, in fact, need money and food to clear the way.

Before the new king took the throne, the former emperor lived in the back garden for a long time. At that time, the prince supervised the country, and the policy remained the same, and the prince did not dare to find another way to reform;

This leaves a lot of leeway for the new king.

Although Zhao Jiulang's death caused some ups and downs in the court, the new king's skill and ability, coupled with the arrangements made by the former emperor before his death, made the new king's position quickly consolidated.

New policies were promulgated one by one without haste, and reforms in all aspects were also proceeding steadily.

The nobles of the clan finally sent away the former emperor who treated him extremely harshly,

Then ushered in a more "mean and ungrateful" new king,

Xinjun's operation on his brother indicates that in his dynasty, rice worms for the "rich and idle" will not be so easy to do.

King Jingnan went to the west,

The old king of the Zhenbei Palace passed away. After the new king ascended the throne, he took the initiative to ask the court to incorporate the remaining soldiers and horses of the Zhenbei Army. The court gave enough grace to appease the decree one after another. In name, it still recognized the Zhenbei Palace to continue guarding the desert. Inheritance, but it also added officials to several generals stationed in the original Zhenbei Palace in the desert, and changed the delivery of money and food to the Zhenbei Palace. Most of the money and food that should have been imported into the Zhenbei Palace and then transferred to the frontier army Instead, it was sent directly by the prefect of Tumancheng in the name of the imperial court.

The relationship between the feudal town and the imperial court is always delicate, and the method used by the imperial court to check and balance the feudal town is actually money and food.

In this way, the Zhenbei Army is nominally under the command of the Zhenbei Palace, but in fact the influence of the imperial court has already entered, just like in the past when Li Liangting gave an order, the 200,000 Zhenbei Army cavalry headed east to look at the city of Yanjing It is impossible for the new king's lack of prestige and the infiltration of the imperial court's power to ebb and flow.

On the other hand, the Marquis of Pingxi was already the face of the Liu Ye Party when the new king was still a prince, and he was an idle and desolate prince. Right now, the relationship between the imperial court and the Xihou Mansion can be described as honey.

The new magistrate of Yupan City is Sun Liang, the former Yingdu transfer envoy, who was appointed by the imperial court, but both Yingdu official circles and Yanjing officialdom officials knew in their hearts that the former Sun Youdao's Sun family had long since belonged to the Pingxihou Mansion.

Sun Liang's elder brother, Sun Ying, even went to Beijing with Ping Xihou in a wheelchair.

Yupan City is equivalent to being "sent" by the imperial court to the Marquis Mansion of Pingxi, and the land in the east of Jin, from the east of the Wangjiang River, was formally and completely handed over to the Marquis Mansion.

In return, the imperial court took back the local governance power and responsibility of the former Jingnan Army, Jinying, and Zhenbei Army and other army leaders in Jindi. The situation where the army leader is also the leader of the army and the local chief official is gradually fading away. ;

For this, there must be great dissatisfaction in the military, after all, this is a matter of smashing people's jobs and foreign water;

After taking the benefits for a long time, it is taken for granted, and I feel that it is justified.

Throughout the ages, when a new monarch succeeds to the throne, he has to appease the army first to show his kindness, but this time the new monarch of the Yan Kingdom did the opposite;

However, Prince Jingnan is not in Jin, let alone in Yan. Lord Pingxi, who originally inherited the mantle of King Jingnan and holds the status of Prince Jingnan's son, is now enough to raise his arms and give a shout. There was a silence.

People who don't have enough weight take the lead, and the leaders of the various armies below can't make a fuss, so they can only hand over the power that was handed over reluctantly.

In short,

The entire Dayan seems to be extremely stable now. Although there are general dissatisfaction in all walks of life, they have all been suppressed and there will be no turmoil.

Many old ministers are already looking ahead, five years later, ten years later, when suppression becomes the norm and becomes the law, the so-called complaints will disappear.

Until then,

Even if you don't go to expand the territory,

Dayan, which owns the huge territory of Yandi and Jindi, will also usher in a stable and peaceful "prosperous age" after cultivating health and rest.

And Xinjun, in addition to dealing with government affairs, will send people from time to time to ask about the sales of his father-in-law's pork, so as to infer the stable living standards of the people in the market.

but,

A letter from Jindong,

But like a stone dropped into the surface of this calm pool,

It broke the tranquility of Yanjing.

...

Marquis Pingxi asked for an order against Chu on the grounds that the Chu people had repeatedly attacked and harassed our border people.

After this letter was sent to the new monarch, it was transferred to the cabinet, and immediately revealed to the court.

The courtiers were stunned for a moment,

Is this going to war again?

How long has it been safe, how long has it been safe!

It's good to recuperate, and it's good to reform with the people!

But at this moment, no one took the initiative to jump out and try to stir up the muddy water in this pool.

After all, Xinjun's attitude is still a mystery;

With the experience of the former emperor, everyone has a strong adaptability to this kind of frequent dispatch of troops.

Whether it is a personal enmity with Lord Zheng Hou,

Or is it purely from the standpoint that the country needs rest,

Or from the standpoint of the imperial court's centralization of power against the feudal towns,

During the initial period,

They all fell into silence in unison and tacit understanding.

After the cabinet went through the process, it was transferred to the Supervisor of Rituals;

Xinjun did not hesitate, and made the reaction that most people expected:

Accurate.

However, the imperial court did not issue an order for war preparations, nor did it mobilize additional troops.

Only then did the big guys breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that this was a small-scale war, and the Pingxihou Mansion could handle it by itself, and there was no need for the court to provide additional support for soldiers, horses and food.

But what followed was a strong sense of suspicion that wasn't an afterthought but belonged to an afterthought.

put it aside,

King Jingnan is domineering, oh, let’s be domineering, any censor who dares to impeach King Jingnan must be mentally prepared to kill you the next time King Jingnan returns to Beijing;

In the same way, no one dared to impeach him when King Zhenbei was in the previous generation. It was all done by Lao Li alone. Who knows when people will return to their old jobs?

Coupled with the situation of the former emperor, the entire court acquiesced to this situation.

but now,

In the eyes of the ministers, the Northern King of Xinzhen can be said to be well-behaved, even embarrassed to continue to bully this feudal town with a thick face, and he must not make the court look too mean;

After Zhenbei Prince's Mansion became docile, the existence of Pingxihou's Mansion became a bit glaring.

In the past, Ping Xihou was the number one leader of the Liuye Party, no one would sue the Sixth Prince for this matter;

But now, there is a clear distinction between monarch, minister and minister.

Most of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty naturally stood on the side of the dragon chair. The former leader of the Liuye Party, Pingxihou, became an outsider instead.

The Marquis of Pingxi’s Mansion doesn’t need food or soldiers, so it’s so straightforward to prepare to fight with the Chu people. Of course, to a certain extent, it reduces the burden on the Dayan court, which is in a state of “cultivating health and rest”, but it also reduces the burden on the other hand. It proves that the Pingxihou Mansion is not the same as the Zhenbeihou Mansion back then. The 300,000 cavalry at the heyday of the Zhenbeihou Mansion had to be supported by the Yan court, but the Pingxihou Mansion was self-sufficient. , can even wrestle with a big country of Chu's size, even if it's just a small-scale controllable war, but if you don't have the confidence, how dare you do such a thing?

This has gradually broken away from the level of feudal towns and has begun to develop into a feudal state.

In addition, under Pingxihou's command, Jin soldiers and barbarians are in the majority, and the pure Yan army is not dominant in the military organization of Pingxihou's mansion.

This makes it even more disturbing.

Moreover, the princess in the Hou's mansion is also pregnant, this...

However, because of the ambiguity of the new monarch's attitude, and the fact that the ministers still have the sense of "a husband and wife fighting at the bedside and at the end of the bed" between the new monarch and Ping Xihou;

It's very likely that just after you spoke ill of him here, the two of you immediately reconciled, and instead made you look like a human being.

However,

As the news from Jindong came gradually, the court was boiling in an instant.

Nian Yao, the great general of the Chu State, raided into the land of Jin and pulled out the army strongholds, as if he had entered an uninhabited land!

Nian Yao transferred to Mount Meng, and the Chu army approached Fancheng, and Fancheng was in danger!

The Marquis of Pingxi was furious, and personally led all the elites of the Marquis Mansion out of Zhennan Pass to attack Chu!

And after they set off, they gave the imperial court a note, asking the imperial court to send the Wangjiang Navy to the south, send a few more reinforcements, and start preparing food and grass for the people since Yingdu.

Following a series of news,

In the eyes of the court chiefs,

it means:

Civil war,

Civil war!

This lawless martial artist, in total disregard of the overall situation, forcibly dragged Dayan into the quagmire of the national war again!

...

"hehe."

Ji Chengjue was sitting on the east wall of Yanjing City at this time, with a chessboard in front of him and a coffee table next to him;

Opposite him, sat a young scribe, surnamed Liu, surnamed Dan, from Huwei County, who had entered Liu Ye's eyes in his early years, and was then arranged to be a parent officer in a local area to practice. After Liu Ye succeeded to the throne, he was called back to his side. Succeeding Lu Bing as the Shaoqing of Honghe Temple.

As for Lu Bing, after his identity became clear, there was really no need to continue to occupy the obvious latrines.

Playing chess with the emperor, Liu Dan didn't think about how to play chess tremblingly, because the emperor's chess strength far surpassed his own, so he would lose anyway, and there was no pressure.

On the contrary, Eunuch Wei personally helped to refill the tea from time to time, which made Liu Dan a little restless.

Ji Chengjue is in a good mood today,

The surname Zheng said before that the palace is a besieged city.

No matter how smart Ji Chengjue is, it is impossible for him to know that this "siege" is not that "siege", but he can probably understand what the person surnamed Zheng wants to express in these words.

indeed,

After becoming emperor, Ji Chengjue liked to go out of the palace every once in a while to get some fresh air.

He doesn't like to visit the people of Yanjing privately in Weifu. After all, he is not an emperor who does not eat grains and has been raised in a deep palace. He prefers to go to the city wall and bask in the sun while looking into the distance, enjoying a kind of great satisfaction .

"Your Majesty, you can still laugh, but I have heard that the ministers have almost filled the cabinet with the impeachment of Lord Pingxi."

Ji Chengjue shook his head indifferently, and continued to play.

Liu Dan could only continue to keep up.

Not far away, with the help of old Hetou, Ji Chuanye was flying a kite together with his grandpa and grandson, accompanied by Eunuch Zhang.

In addition, there are two little ones, a boy and a girl, watched by their respective mothers, watching their elder brother playing there, not because they don’t want to take them with them, but because they are too young, and the city wall is not in a flower field, bumping into each other is not easy. No small matter.

Empress He and Concubine Gui sat together. Since the two women entered the palace, they never competed for favor, let alone jealous, and got along more harmoniously than when they were in the palace.

Of course, there is also the reason why the emperor has only the two of them so far. Although many ministers have persuaded draft girls to enter the palace, and even Empress He has also taken the initiative to persuade them to show that she is not a jealous person, but they were all rejected by the emperor. It was rejected on the grounds that it did not want to "waste the people and waste money".

In this regard, the courtiers also let it go.

After all, His Majesty is young, and already has two princes and a princess. The empress and concubine are also young, and they may be able to regenerate. Since the Tian family has no heirs, the emperor wants to be "pure and ascetic". There is no reason to interfere.

Liu Dan felt that His Majesty the Emperor was really an emperor with few human feelings in the world, and he did not treat his family with the indifference of a lonely family, which was very different from the previous emperor....

In fact, the emperor's mind was no longer on the chessboard. Liu Dan felt that it should be his previous question that seduced the emperor's thoughts.

Therefore, the emperor moved faster and faster, almost without thinking. But precisely because of this, naturally, without covering up, he showed his normal level. In the end, Liu Dan had no choice but to find that he lost faster and worse than usual.

Before co-authoring, the emperor deliberately stayed with me for a while...

"Take it."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Eunuch Wei stepped forward and cleared the chessboard.

Liu Dan wanted to help, but was stopped by Eunuch Wei. Eunuch Wei gave him a wink, and then Liu Dan noticed that the emperor had reached the battlements, so he hurriedly followed and stood beside him.

"Lao Wu is coming back soon, I plan to let Lao Wu lead the work of the Ministry of Industry."

"My minister seconded the proposal." Liu Dan said bluntly.

"How about you, transfer to Yinlang County after a while, prefect?"

"The minister's qualifications are not enough."

"I never look at qualifications."

"It's better to be the magistrate of Nanwang City, Your Majesty, I want to take it step by step, so that I can see clearly, walk steadily, and be more comfortable when doing things for Your Majesty."

"Okay, let's go to the magistrate. Xu Wenzu has done a good job in Nanwangcheng and the current prefect of Yingdu. I plan to let you take Xu Wenzu's class in the future."

"I will do my best to live up to your majesty's expectations of me!"

The emperor nodded,

road:

"Delayed your holiday."

"The minister is terrified."

What a blessing it must be to be able to accompany the emperor's family out for relaxation during the "holiday"!

"Wei Zhonghe."

"The slave is here."

"Go back to the palace."

"The slave obeys the order."

………

Old He Tou has been sent home alone, the Queen misses his father, and Old He Tou also misses his daughter and grandson. Every once in a while, the palace will arrange a small reunion.

From Eunuch Wei's point of view, the new emperor's treatment of his family is really two extremes from the previous emperor's.

On the way back to the palace, the emperor's family was sitting in a large carriage, and Eunuch Wei drove the carriage himself.

On the front, back, left, and right sides of the imperial road, I don’t know how many master secret agents are protecting the safety of the emperor. In some places, the road was cleared in advance, and there were soldiers guarding it.

inside the carriage,

The emperor sat in the first seat, and the little princess was hugged by the emperor.

After having two sons, the emperor loved his daughter even more.

Empress He hesitated to speak;

The imperial concubine lowered her head;

The emperor just hugged the princess and didn't speak.

Ji Chuanye looked at his father and queen and then at his mother. The eldest son of the Tian family who was once called "a good grandson" by the late emperor because of his intelligence, at this time, he didn't know what to say to ease the atmosphere.

As for the youngest one, he only cares about holding the kite that his elder brother flew earlier and playing by himself.

The whole family is no longer the joy and leisure on the city wall.

When the carriage enters the gate of the palace, everyone's identity will change from family to monarch at that moment;

The noble concubine mustered up her courage,

road:

"Your Majesty, you can't do this to your sister."

The emperor smiled,

road:

"Let the queen speak for herself."

Empress He took a deep breath,

Putting a hand on the eldest son's head and touching it,

With the other hand, he gently wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes.

Squeeze a smile,

road:

"The concubine remembers the day when the first emperor passed away. Everyone in the mansion was in panic. It was after Pingxihou's people took us over that the concubine felt at ease."

Shaoqing,

Empress He added:

"Sure."

………

the next day,

When the government and the opposition are attacking the war that is happening in the east of Jin Dynasty, and impeaching Pingxihou on various charges for the serious consequences that may be brought about if he underestimates the enemy and enters the lonely army and goes deep into the Chu State;

The three decrees, under the blessing of the emperor's will, were drafted by the cabinet, and the supervisor of rituals immediately used the seal to invent the center.

This is the new emperor. After succeeding to the throne, for the first time, he showed the arbitrariness of the former emperor Qiankun.

The emperor cannot make mistakes. Every time the emperor makes a mistake, it means a great blow to his own authority. Therefore, in many cases, even if the emperor wants to implement a policy, he has to find a speaker in the court. That is to blame.

But this time, the Son of Heaven did not;

The first decree: to appoint Ji Chuanye, the eldest son of the emperor, as the crown prince;

The second decree: canonize Zheng Fan, Marquis of Pingxi of Great Yan, as Prince Taifu;

The third will:

Because Marquis Pingxi was guarding the frontiers of the country, and his military affairs were heavy, he was not allowed to return to the court;

Therefore, the prince is ordered to leave Beijing immediately,

Go to the east of Shanxi and enter the Marquis of Pingxi,

Employed.