Nu Yalang of Tang Dynasty

In fact, just as Yu Junniang expected, the news that Zhou Ze was appointed an envoy by the imperial court and accompanied Shuofang's army to handle the affairs of the trading company spread like wildfire in Liangcheng.

There is an endless stream of people who come to Zhou's house every day and want to visit Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze also followed Yu Junniang's advice and pretended to be sick at home and stayed behind closed doors.

A few days later, the palace issued a document to the outside world, to the effect that the merchant houses of the Tang Dynasty had formed a business alliance and elected a total of 175 representatives to assist the court in handling industrial and commercial affairs.

Shuofang's army fought against the Uighurs and occupied the pastures and tribes two hundred miles north of Baiting. The merchant alliance paid gold and silver currency in exchange for leasing herding pens and prisoners from the imperial court.

Since this matter involves filling the national treasury, the Holy Emperor attaches great importance to it, so he re-established the Anbei Protectorate (abolition in 757) in the area north of Baiting, and dispatched a team composed of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, the State and Municipal Supervision and other departments.

, assist in the establishment and operation of the Protectorate.

Prince Zhou Xiao (Li Xiao) was named the principal envoy of the Anbei Protectorate, and Zhou Ze was named the deputy envoy of the Anbei Protectorate. The latter also served as the household registration envoy, interviewed deposed envoys, etc.

After the release of this document, the Anbei Protectorate, which had been abandoned for many years, came into people's sight again.

Due to the invasion of the Uighurs, the territory of the newly built Anbei Protectorate is now smaller than that in 757 AD.

The Duhufu now only has guards but no army. Normal wars are handled by the Shuofang Army led by Sun Aying.

On this day, Zhou Ze was in the study room at home, reading the documents from the imperial court regarding the Anbei Protectorate.

He originally thought that the commercial bank and the army in Mobei were just a simple money and food cooperation, but when he saw the document, it mentioned the reconstruction of the Anbei Protectorate, followed by a long list of officials and complicated departments, Zhou Ze instantly realized that,

This job may be more complicated than imagined.

At this moment, a cry came from outside the door.

Yu Junniang brought her son Zhou Shang to the door of the study.

Seeing Zhou Ze holding court documents with a frown on his face, Yu Junniang said, "Husband, are you worried about your career?"

Zhou Ze put the documents on the table and said to Yu Junniang: "I originally thought that the errand in Mobei was just a businessman greedy for profit, renting trophies from the army, and then spending money to fill the treasury. As for the prince, he just held a false position, and increased

Just some experiences... Unexpectedly, the development of things was beyond my expectation. The imperial court actually wanted to rebuild the Anbei Protectorate on the territory of the Huihe people."

Yu Junniang: "That day at the Luo family, the Queen must have heard the news in the palace, so she quietly came to the banquet, found you and me, and told us about arranging for the prince to go to Mobei."

As Yu Junniang spoke, she picked up the documents on the table, pointed to the list of officials at the end, and said to Zhou Ze: "Husband, if you take a closer look at these court departments and personnel, what can you see?"

Zhou Ze read it carefully and said: "The departments are complex and the personnel are numerous, which shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to the establishment of the Anbei Protectorate."

Yu Junniang: "Not only that, do you still remember that at the banquet that day, I told you that the officials of the imperial court can be roughly divided into three groups?"

Zhou Ze: "Remember, one group is officials from various industrial and commercial backgrounds, mostly from Anxi and Beiting; one group is the former ministers of the Tang Dynasty before His Majesty ascended the throne; and the last group is officials from local feudal towns."

Yu Junniang: "Look at this list, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, the State and Municipal Supervisors and even the Imperial Guards. These officials all come from different factions. In terms of qualifications and number of people, each faction has reached an almost unanimous balance. What does this mean?

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Zhou Ze: "What does it mean?"

Yu Junniang: "This shows that before this list was drawn up, there must have been quarrels and negotiations within the court. Every faction wanted to get a share of the establishment of the Anbei Protectorate. The Queen arranged for the prince to move to Mo

Bei, on the surface, I hope that the prince will go and have some experience, but in fact, I hope that he will get in touch with officials from the three sects as soon as possible."

Zhou Ze wondered: "I don't understand. The prince can also interact with officials in Liangcheng. Why does the queen insist on having him go to Mobei for duty?"

Yu Junniang: "Your Majesty has countless spies in Liangcheng. Although the prince has been listening to the government in recent years, he has no power in his hands and no support from the court. The job of Anbei Protectorate allows the prince to leave Liangcheng and show off his skills. This

For the queen, that is the most important thing."

Zhou Ze took a breath of cold air and asked after thinking for a long time: "Then when I go to Mobei to serve this time, as the deputy envoy, should I look at the prince's eyes when I speak and act?"

Yu Junniang shook her head and said: "Husband, please remember that you went to Mobei this time because of the Holy Emperor's will. Do whatever the emperor wants you to do, and don't soften your body because of factional disputes."

Zhou Ze: "Where is the prince?"

Yu Junniang: "Your Majesty agreed to allow the prince to leave Liangcheng this time. Firstly, he wanted to see if the prince had gained skills over the years. Secondly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to see who was on which side of the partisan disputes in the court.

But the third point is the most critical point, that is, I hope that the prince will use the cooperation between commercial banks and the army to solve the dilemma of the national treasury bottoming out."

Yu Junniang took a breath and continued to say to Zhou Ze: "Husband, as long as you grasp the key points and follow your Majesty's intentions, no matter what happens, you will be invincible."

Zhou Ze heard this and nodded.

Yu Junniang turned her attention to Zhou Shang aside: "Shang'er, you are thoughtful, but you are not good at words and stubborn. On this trip, you will accompany your father to Mobei. Don't jump to conclusions in advance. Read more and think more.

Make a plan and act accordingly.”

Zhou Shang bowed his hands to Yu Junniang and said, "My child, please remember your mother's instructions."

Yu Junniang looked at the father and son in front of her and couldn't help but sigh: "In a few days, my parents-in-law and Huiniang will come to Liangcheng from Jizhou. I plan to find an opportunity to take my parents-in-law to the palace to ask for an audience with the Holy Lord."

On the one hand, it is to reminisce about the past, and on the other hand, it is also a favor for you, father and son. If there is any disaster in the future, the Holy Spirit will take a lenient sentence for the sake of family ties."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hearing this, Zhou Ze couldn't help but said with a smile: "My lady said this, as if something will definitely happen during this trip. In any case, Zhou is also a state

The governor always has the ability to protect himself wisely."

Yu Junniang looked at Zhou Ze, then at Zhou Shang, and nodded helplessly.

At the same time, Jinyiwei Mansion and Beizhen Fusi.

After Ban Weizheng finished his day's work, he walked out of the gate and saw a fine horse tied to the stables in the yard.

Next to the horse, there was a person standing, wearing the uniform of Nanzhen Fusi, it was Zhang Yanling.

Seeing Ban Weizheng going out, Zhang Yanling walked up to him with a smile and said, "I will be the host today, and there will be a banquet at Huaqiong Tower."

Ban Weizheng looked Zhang Yanling up and down, and finally stopped at a waist badge on the latter's body.

The waistband has the East Palace logo on the front, which looks particularly eye-catching.

Ban Weizheng looked at Zhang Yanling, raised his hands, and smiled slightly: "General Zhang Zhen is really amazing. He has climbed up to the crown prince's high branch."

Hearing this, Zhang Yanling returned the gift with unstoppable joy on his face: "The Anbei Protectorate was first established, and the Nanzhen Fusi was ordered to protect the prince. Zhang was appreciated by the Yuan Governor and took on this job.

...I heard that Beizhen Fusi also received the imperial edict to go north, I wonder who is accompanying him?"

Ban Weizheng: "No matter who it is, it seems that it has nothing to do with General Zhang Zhen, right?"

Zhang Yanling laughed: "I hope you will accompany me. We are both acquaintances, so I can have someone to look after me on the way."

Ban Weizheng said nothing, just looked at Zhang Yanling and sneered.

Zhang Yanling was looked at for a long time and felt a little uncomfortable. He lowered his voice and said: "When Zhang transferred from North Town to South Town, although he was disappointed with Wang Du Gong's good intentions, he was still eager to make contributions..."

Ban Wei Zheng turned around and left without waiting for Zhang Yanling to finish, leaving only one sentence: "Beizhen Temple is too small to accommodate General Zhang Zhen. I just don't know if after some time, you will despise the decline of Nan Town and vote for the prince again."

Did you go and end up ruining Duke Yuan's good intentions?"

Hearing these words, Zhang Yanling froze on the spot and watched Ban Wei Zheng go away.