Chapter 1,213 Since the first sight of a peach blossom (9)
Chapter 1273 Since the first sight of peach blossom (9)
In the early morning, Zhou Junwu had also woken up.
I went to the south-facing tower of the imperial city and sat on it. There was a coolness in the morning breeze. Under the blue-grey sky, I saw the lights gradually dancing in the city.
Whenever something big happens, he will come here habitually to watch the situation.
It always reminds him of Jiang Ning.
Fuzhou City and Jiangning have similar intertwined waterways. Garden houses are scattered among the waterways, and the garden houses are dotted with various trees. After the precipitation of time, they have become crowded but well-proportioned. But in general, Fuzhou
Compared with Jiangning, the ancient city always feels smaller. In my memory, Jiangnan is more humid, with mainly black ink, while Fuzhou prefers white walls and green tiles with gray, which is more like a faded water color.
, the not-so-moist Jiang Ning.
Jiangning was just an insignificant town in the huge Wu Dynasty, but Fuzhou, a relatively peaceful corner, was already the largest town under his jurisdiction as the emperor. Even so, he couldn't manage it well here.
Standing on the city wall, he often had such thoughts.
In the early morning of this day, my thoughts about Jiang Ning became particularly concrete.
Looking east from this city wall, in the eldest princess's mansion shaded by trees, the master's children have come here from thousands of miles away. This is something that no one else can believe. It seems to contain many strange things.
Looking back, as the crown prince of the palace, and later as the crown prince of the country, he had many teachers. During his time in Jiangning, his interactions with the man named Ning Yi were not serious teachings.
, compared to Grandpa Kang and Grandpa Qin,
Compared with many serious scholars later, Ning Yi taught many miscellaneous subjects, which broadened their horizons and provided them with many novel ideas. He led him and his sister to do some experiments and taught her strange so-called equations.
Tell yourself that the earth is round.
If it was just like this, it seemed impossible to say, that was the master who impressed him most.
But after all, he has met many outstanding people in his life, such as Grandpa Kang, Grandpa Qin, Zongze, and Yue Fei. Even when they fall, they are all heroes who are determined to die. Ning Yi taught him this when he was in Jiangning
In fact, he doesn't have much. Jiang Ning's life is leisurely, and he is destined to live a mediocre life.
When the two master-students met occasionally, Ning Yi would not only talk about the miscellaneous knowledge in the world, but also talk about some timely entertainment. Seeing that he was keen on studying things, he also taught him how to make flying lanterns and so on.
The little thing that got up, actually, if you think about it seriously, I'm afraid I don't think of myself as a serious apprentice.
But later, the cloth merchant went to the north, expanded the Bamboo Records, and took over the Secret Investigation Department. When the Jurchens went south, they helped Grandpa Qin defend Bianliang. After that, he hacked his own emperor's uncle to death with a knife and killed Tong Guan.
Humanoids were brutally killed in the Jinluan Palace, raised an army to rebel, and then fought in the Xiaocang River... Perhaps it can only be said that a man will always grow up looking at the back of another man.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and I have transformed from a stupid little prince to a stupid emperor. He carefully led some outstanding comrades in this peaceful place, obviously risking his life.
But he always couldn't make much progress. He had many things to say to his former master, but he always felt that he would be severely scolded.
Then I think about it, after not seeing each other for more than ten years, is the master in my imagination really still the master he once was? He was gentle, elegant and calm in Jiangning City. After experiencing the events of more than ten years,
Will it also become something else?
Of course, the master's second son whom he met yesterday seemed a bit similar to him in terms of temperament. He was a very out-of-touch and dull junior. Although at the time he felt that the other son was vulgar and unskilled, he had lost the master's face.
, but looking back and thinking about it, I realized that it was the same for me, and I suddenly felt a little more familiar.
Master has taught so many people in the past ten years. Obviously, he cannot always be a top student like Zuo Wenxuan or Zuo Wenhuai. It is inevitable that he will also have a third-rate student like that boy Ning Ji. Presumably Master will also be the same.
Habit. Thinking about it this way, I and that boy Ning Ji turned out to be comrades.
I want to go to the princess's mansion to teach the other party some experience as a stupid senior and get closer to each other, but there are still a lot of things to do that day, so I can only wait here.
Things in the city have been arranged. Around Yinshi, looking out from the palace wall, there were originally only patrols and watchmen holding lanterns. Light gradually rose in the city. The military preparation school, newspaper office and other places had woken up. Jun Wu took the
Looking out through the telescope, there seemed to be a hidden figure sneaking around the city in the darkness, connecting with the first wave of messages in the early morning.
In response to the news of the fall of Lin'an, the decision to order Beiwei and Zhenhai armies to launch disaster relief and take in refugees was made internally yesterday. Although the imperial edict has not yet been issued, for the opponents who are paying close attention to the situation in the imperial city,
He said that it was not surprising to learn about it in advance, and they should be ready without waiting until dawn.
Before the expected return of the ship, the situation in Fuzhou was like a fishing trip. The fish was hooked in the mouth and could only struggle hard before being caught. The fisherman could only tighten and loosen the line, worrying about the fishing line.
of disconnection.
Halfway through Yin time, the sound of commotion was heard from the direction of the newspaper office. The first assassination was carried out in the direction of Li Pin. Not long after, two more commotions were heard in the city.
At midday, the white fish belly was exposed in the east. Amidst the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs, the students of the Armed Forces School lined up to leave the school, attracting the attention of the early morning people on the road.
Several small commotions still occurred in the city, and someone handed over the reports one by one. Some of them made Jun Wu laugh, and some made him frown. The summer sun gradually rose, and the morning breeze gradually
Warm, like a pot of soup slowly boiling.
After nine o'clock, the eunuch came to report. Li Guang, Hu Quan, Tong Chaomei and other ministers asked to see them one after another. They wanted to question this big move. Jun Wu sighed, and then called them over one after another...
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On the other side of the city, it was also early morning.
People in groups of three or three in the yard had polished their knives and were eating and drinking. Huang Shengyuan sat on a chair under the eaves, drank a few mouthfuls of porridge, and looked at them seriously.
Those who followed him to Fuzhou this time were all his relatives.
The Huang family has been smuggling in Putian for many years and has become a powerful local family. Huang Shengyuan is not the main line of the Huang family. He can sneak into the second-in-command of the family from a side branch. He relies on ruthlessness and ruthlessness, and also relies on judging the situation and being able to bend and stretch. He is a hero-like figure. Of course,
Owls are more likely to approach than males.
The Huang family has been rich for several generations. The main branch, Huang Bailong, like many big families in Fujian, began to be a little more elegant and wanted to become a family that lasts for generations. What he cared about was face, and what Huang Shengyuan cared about was the honor of the Huang family. Huang Shengyuan did
After a lifetime of dirty work, I was a little dissatisfied with Huang Bailong's style.
Moreover, Huang Shengyuan also had the ambition to make progress. The Huang family slowly cleared their name, and the children below him began to study and do good deeds. His family would always be suppressed by the Zong family, and they would be blamed for anything he committed. He wanted to use it as an excuse.
Da Zong, the Huang family also had to undergo some unusual changes.
Of course, when this change came, Huang Shengyuan also had some difficult decisions.
As the head of the Huang family's dirty work, his dealings with water bandits like the Pu family and Chen family are deeper than Huang Bailong imagined - of course this does not mean that Huang Bailong has lost control of the family's property - as a smuggler with deep roots in Putian
In the aristocratic family, Huang Bailong has his own huge network of relationships. As for Huang Shengyuan, during his more than ten years of management career, he has developed deeper friendships with some particularly cruel and ruthless water bandits.
When the water bandits like Pu and Chen rebelled, Huang Bailong sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and cut off some characters. However, Huang Shengyuan did not have such a calm choice. His contact with Pu, Chen and others has always existed, and he also persuaded Huang Bailong in private,
Be prepared to rebel.
But Huang Bailong is more like the spokesperson of several behind-the-scenes masterminds in Fuzhou City. He will not actively express his position until the critical moment.
Huang Shengyuan had also thought about marrying his daughter into the palace. If his daughter was well-behaved and favored, there would be no need to rebel. Huang Shengyuan's side branch would no longer have to look at the clan's face.
Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse. When she came into contact with Chen Shuangran and other desperadoes in private, her daughter was attracted by that murderous person with the Grand Master level. After being humiliated, she actually died.
According to the great master, his daughter committed suicide.
This is Huang Bailong's fault. Since his daughter was a child, he has sent her to the clan school to learn female disciplines and precepts. Her daughter learned very well and became a famous lady from all over the country. However, before she got married, she committed suicide.
Things like this happen.
As a result, the way to enter the palace was blocked. On the other hand, the affairs with the Chen family's gangsters were not clear, and the death of his daughter also offended the vicious "tiger shark" Zhan Yunhai. Huang Shengyuan was very worried.
Of course he realized afterwards that the whole thing might have been a problem that Chen Shuangran posed for him after he learned that he intended to send his daughter to the palace. But now that the matter was at this point, how many choices were left. After he made the decision, he brought his daughter to the palace.
He went to Fuzhou, determined to settle the matter. In private, he worked extremely hard to campaign, lobby, and connect Chen Shuangran's matter, but the whole matter became deeper and deeper.
Ever since Chen Shuangran's people asked him to kill people and cause chaos yesterday, Huang Shengyuan knew that he had been controlled by the other party step by step. From a collaborator who took a stake, he was ordered to be a pawn in the charge.
The morning breeze was blowing, and the light of dawn was streaming in along the courtyard wall. A companion with uneven hair and gray hair came in from outside and brought a newspaper: "That little bitch is right, the emperor has sent troops to take action."
"...There's still no energy left."
Huang Shengyuan took a breath, held the newspaper in his hand, read it for a while, and then put it down. There were some things that he had already felt in his heart, but it was still difficult to make a decision.
"Chen Shuangran is a lunatic, but the news uploaded by the official website is not wrong. The Ministry of Household Affairs has long been at the bottom, and the emperor's private money has been wiped out long ago. To send troops to provide disaster relief, just rely on this little bit of frugality in the newspaper?"
"Privately, there is news that the Emperor has hosted a banquet for more than ten families, led by the Liu family, and plans to spend all their money to support the imperial court in relieving the victims..."
"You're talking fucking nonsense. I was there in the first year of junior high school. If it happened, I could always hear it..."
"..."
Huang Shengyuan threw the newspaper on the table. The person next to him did not speak. After a while, Huang Shengyuan stood up.
"...But what you're saying is that the situation is like this and it's time to force people to take sides."
He waved to call a young man under the eaves and patted him on the shoulder: "Immediately, pack your things and return to Putian as quickly as possible. Find your second uncle and tell him that our group is going up the mountain and we have arranged it."
After you get better, go find him with your second uncle
Huang Bailong, force him to make a decision. You tell him that we have rebelled in Fuzhou and we will reveal anything dirty about the Huang family. He has no choice. The emperor here wants money and will not let the Huang family go.
...Whether he follows or not, you go up the mountain."
The young man grinned, then hugged his hands and saluted: "I have wanted to go up the mountain for a long time."
"Go ahead."
He patted the other party's shoulder, and the young man ran towards the courtyard door. Huang Shengyuan kicked the chair next to him away, and the chair shattered on the wall. He stood quietly in the early morning sunshine,
Take a long breath.
Everyone in the courtyard looked around and looked at each other. Some people threw weapons to their companions, and some people attached short knives to their bodies.
"Everyone is aware of the grievances with the He family."
The He family, headed by He Yuanchen, has been fighting with the Huang family in the Putian underworld for decades.
Human voices could be heard in the distance on the street outside the courtyard, and Huang Shengyuan's eyes swept across.
"Now, it's time to kill."
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"...I don't want to kill anyone."
The sun shone down, and on the wall of the imperial city, Junwu was eating breakfast while meeting with Li Guang and Hu Quan. Li and Hu looked at the emperor's breakfast, which was as stated in the imperial edict, two steamed buns and a plate of pickles.
, very simple.
"...But according to the report of the Ministry of Punishment, since the early morning, there have been eleven assassinations, large and small, in the city. Among them, four of the more serious ones involved revenge killings involving more than ten people... Someone attempted to assassinate Mr. Li Pin in the early morning but failed.
, but in the south of the city,
The thief Tun Yun assassinated Mr. Puyang, the royal merchant, and now Mr. Puyang was seriously injured. The imperial doctor rushed over... Someone in the east of the city also sneaked into the gunpowder magazine of the City Patrol Division. Fortunately, he was discovered and caused an explosion. Come here.
On the way, if you notice..."
Li Guang and Hu Quan sighed in their hearts while listening.
"...Actually, the reason why I ask for an audience is not about some matters in the city at this time." Li Guang took a step forward, "but about many actions this time. Originally, the cabinet was still discussing it. Your Majesty didn't know about us, so there would be...
The danger of arbitrariness, this matter will easily make you all feel chilly."
"Oh, it's so chilling." Jun Wu took a bite of the steamed buns and nodded while sighing. After a while, he said, "So, what I do are just trivial things. The Wu Bei Academy is just a school. Let them
Going out to do something does not require cabinet approval; Beiwei, Zhenhai Second Army
Opening the borders and taking in refugees is what we should do in times of war. It is disaster relief, and it is not a major event in the war. As for my call to live frugally and share the hard times, isn't this the case after entering Fujian?
I can do it, and all of you adults should cooperate."
"Your Majesty's statement is indeed a bit misleading." Hu Quan couldn't help but take a step forward.
Jun Wu looked at Hu Quan: "I can keep my ears open and steal the bell."
There have always been several factions, large and small, in the Fujian imperial court.
Among them, Cheng Zhouhai, Wenren Buer and others from the Qin Siyuan era, as well as some Jiangning officials, naturally belong to the core faction that Junwu and Zhou Pei rely on most; while some local officials and ministers from Fujian belong to the group that does not seem to have many high-ranking officials.
, in fact, it has deep roots and controls most of the local factions at the grassroots level. The core faction has attracted, relied heavily on, divided and suppressed the local factions, which has always been the mainstream trend among the middle and lower levels of the court.
Many officials headed by Li Guang and Hu Quan were famous officials who moved south with Jun Wu. Many of them had already emerged during the Zhou Zhe period, and many of them were representatives of wealthy families from all over the world. When Zhou Yongjia was in power,
After the collapse of the Wu Dynasty, these people followed Jun Wu to Fujian, hoping to revive the Wu Dynasty and return our country. Many of them
People are by no means mediocre. For example, Li Guang and Hu Quan are capable ministers with outstanding means and radical ideas. However, after coming to Fujian, they faced an emperor who was more radical than them, so that it was difficult for them to keep up.
situation. This made the situation of the outsiders and famous ministers who were supposed to be the main body of the imperial court really embarrassing.
The culprit is of course Ning Yi.
Whether it is the so-called New Confucianism that he forced Li Pin to engage in, or the so-called constitutional monarchy concept that he passed on through the Zuo family, they are the most deviant ideas for everyone. Everyone has had a lot of discussions before, but this is actually not the case.
What about Confucianism
In the final analysis, Li Guang and others believe that the idea of a constitutional monarchy will not work because the people are not educated enough. They want to use the power of the bottom to fight back against middle- and high-level bureaucrats and equally distribute power to achieve political clarity. They can do whatever they want at the moment.
Less than.
And in this, there is also a more direct realistic logic.
The so-called "maintenance of the essence of things" by the Mingcheng faction is actually the consensus of the Wu Dynasty as the orthodox Confucian family in the past. In their initial imagination, they hoped that Jun Wu could "rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats", even in this broken world.
In the world, we can finally
It was enough to gather decent people and restore the Wu Dynasty. Even after this imagination was shattered by the rebellious Jun Wu, people like Li Guang and Hu Quan did not give up completely. They argued with Li Pin and others while doing things in the court.
On the one hand, he also insisted on remonstrating in front of Jun Wu.
Although Jun Wu's thoughts were contaminated by Ning Yi and became rebellious, in terms of life and work, he was indeed the most impressive and outstanding child in the Wu Dynasty for several generations. He was able to take the lead on the battlefield and had a deep sense of loyalty in his heart.
He is full of passion, and in private, he is virtuous and frugal in his dealings with others. Outside of his philosophy, everyone can clearly feel his modesty. Such an emperor's seedling is worth cherishing - especially since he is already the only one.
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On the other hand, the Mingcheng faction firmly believed that Ning Yi's path would not work. Since it did not work, sooner or later, he would face failure. Once he failed, Junwu would still have to use their methods.
Following the path of politics, it is common for trends to change left and right, and for people to rise and fall. So in the past few years, even though many people left because of disappointment with Jun Wu, those who stayed, Li Guang and others,
The words spoken in front of Jun Wu became more and more direct.
Junwu was known as a sweet-talking and ruthless man to the Fujian faction. On the surface, he said all good things, but in fact he was not merciless in killing people, leaving him with a bad reputation. However, he basically never dealt harshly with these famous ministers. Sometimes he was yin and yang, and some
being pointed at the nose
Even after being scolded unbearably, he would get angry and scold the other party, but in fact the most serious words he could say were just "get out of here, stay away, I don't want to see you again." In the final analysis, he also
Understand, these people are not enemies.
When the news came that Lin'an had been defeated again, Jun Wu immediately summoned his cabinet ministers for discussion. In fact, although this matter was worrying, it was a political benefit for Li Guang and others. The Wu Dynasty court was located in the southeast.
Xu Tuzhi is tantamount to escaping responsibility for the entire world to a certain extent.
and promised, but Lin'an has symbolic significance to the Wu Dynasty. If Lin'an is broken, Fujian will send troops to take it back. Once it is taken back, Jun Wu will be able to wave the flag to the whole world as the "Wu Dynasty's orthodoxy". When the time comes, the little emperor will
Putting aside the resistance of the scholar-bureaucrats to respect the king and repel the foreigners, it is by no means comparable to today's partial peace in Fujian.
On the other hand, if you want to send troops, you must have money. Now that the money of the Ministry of Revenue has already bottomed out, it is difficult for Fuzhou to make money. If you really want to send troops, Yin will only have to eat grain. He needs the emperor to make more concrete decisions about the entire world.
political commitment to the interests of external parties
Therefore, as soon as the news came, Li Guang, the right prime minister, and others emphasized the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue while trying to persuade and sell solutions. As long as the emperor relented, woke up, and returned to Confucian tradition, they would
It can attract a large amount of "investment" from all over the world.
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Who would have known that the cabinet discussion was just a formality, and before a decision was made, the emperor simply bypassed the cabinet. While using all the trump cards such as the Military Academy, he was scrimping on food and clothing, and on the other hand, he only used the two most capable armies.
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In the name of disaster relief, there was a sense of dislocation, as if they wanted to fight with all their strength, but they seemed to have no intention of doing so. This made the Mingchen faction's preparedness to attack empty, and they had to yell at the Zuo family for controlling their speech.
The emperor still didn't learn well.
The two sides faced off on the city wall for a moment, and Hu Quan said sadly: "The world has been falling for a long time, and now Lin'an is facing another round of catastrophe. Your Majesty has the hope of the world. If you still shrink back and dare not go north, it will definitely chill the hearts of the world...
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"But if I decide to go north now, I will be blackmailed by you."
"We sincerely welcome His Majesty, how can we call it blackmail? Your Majesty's words are chilling."
"Ruling the world with scholar-bureaucrats is nothing more than this. What's new?"
"Li Pin is new. In fact, we are not new either. Things in the world are subject to change. Over the years, our thoughts have not changed. It's just that the complex and useful changes in the world often moisturize things silently.
Expect a concept to change
The world is just a child's delusion." Li Guang said, "Even if you take a step back, your majesty is new. In the past, your majesty had the image of a sage king, and the world has been around for a long time. It was often the sage king who brought it back to life.
You caused it to be ruined. Your Majesty..."
"I'm not, I haven't, don't talk nonsense..." Jun Wu waved his hand forcefully, "The debate over ideas has been going on for a long time. Things are not done yet, so don't discuss it anymore. Maybe you don't know my will yet!"
Li Guang took a step back and sighed.
After a while, Jun Wu also sighed.
"It's not that I don't want to take Lin'an back..."
He said slowly.
"In the past few years, I have had arguments with you about many things. It should be said that the arguments have been very clear. I do not hate scholar-officials. I just feel that there are too few useful scholar-officials in the world and too many selfish scholar-officials.
Change it up. These thoughts have been pushed for so many years. Even if a man is determined to die, there will always be a result. Two teachers, you have been doing big things longer than me. I also learned these practices from you...
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"Before we go out to fight, I want to put down the students from the Military Academy. I want to see if they can join the army. I want to integrate my thoughts and ideas into the army so that they know why they are fighting.
And if you want them to agree, then at least they can't be fighting for you, for my Zhou family, you have to tell them what family and country are, and you have to let them know that we are equal..."
"Lin'an is broken. This is a big deal. Many people will die and lives will be ruined. This is the sin of my Zhou family, but I can't promise you. I can't rush to make deals with the rentiers in the world just to fight out.
, are you really doing it for those people whose lives are in ruins? You are just raising and pitying your own cattle and sheep..."
"There are many people in the world who have awakened. I can defeat, but I cannot retreat. If at this moment, the two sides are indecisive, two teachers, can I be worthy of those who have killed in Fujian in the past two years? I really
Just to kill them for personal gain? I am ruthless? Cruel and cruel... No
Yes, if it were possible, I would like to be a carefree little prince in Jiangning City, eating and drinking all day long and waiting to die. Even if I become the emperor, I would like to be benevolent and be chased by Renzong after my death. But I don’t.
With this choice of law, the world wants me to choose martial arts, but it is hard for the Wu Dynasty to have a Martial Emperor - so I can be more demanding - "
The sun has risen, the trees in the city are swaying in the hot wind, and riots are happening. Jun Wu has finished eating the steamed buns, and his eyes are full of haze and heartache. Li Guang handed over his hand: "Actually, the Wu Dynasty has not been your fault so far. Your Majesty will succeed to the throne."
In the past few years, things have been going very hard, and we old-timers have seen many things. In fact, it is better for scholar-bureaucrats, and the old ministers agree."
"I don't want to complain. Over the years, everyone who has followed me to Fujian has suffered a lot and has nothing to complain about. I just want to say that there are some things that the two teachers have no need to press on me. Now that we have respected the king and resisted the foreigners, you
I can understand if I don't agree, but if I give up halfway, I'm afraid you will look down on me even more..."
"As for Lin'an, it's not that we don't want it, nor that we are shrinking from it. The students from the Armed Forces Academy went to Beiwei Army. If there is a good set of regulations for the treatment and comfort of refugees, the places that should be taken in can naturally be taken back slowly. It's just that
You have to eat food one bite at a time, do things step by step, be down-to-earth, and only by working slowly can you achieve success, do you two Qings think so?" He knew that the other party liked Xu Tuzhi, so he asked.
Li Guang and Hu Quan had no choice but to back away: "Oh, caring leads to chaos. I was too hasty."
"I like to look out from this city wall on weekdays. It's not because I'm looking at the situation, but because this place often reminds me of Jiang Ning." Jun Wu looked outside the city wall and was silent for a moment before sighing, "Thinking of Jiang Ning also makes me think of Jiang Ning.
I think of the old Wu Dynasty, when flowers were blooming and we didn’t have to worry about anything. How wonderful it was... But the Jurchens didn’t let us live like that. Since my old man in the southwest
After the emergence of the master, the world can no longer be governed as before. I don’t know what the two teachers think. Recently, when I think of the Wu Dynasty, I often think of a poem from the past - it is not the kind of singing and dancing to bring peace. I remember that it was
When I was a child, Grandpa Qin Siyuan read to me a poem... a poem that I didn't understand at the time. It said, 'In the past, willow trees were planted in the south of Han Dynasty, but now they are crumbling, and the rivers and lakes are desolate'..."
When he said this, he smiled slightly. Perhaps he was infected by this poem, and both Li and Hu sighed slightly.
Then, Jun Wu turned his head and said, "There are some things that I need help from the two teachers today."
He pointed his finger under the palace wall: "I said, I don't want to kill people, but the situation in Fujian is like this now, and there are some things that I can't do. I have to screen for these chaos in the city, and Master Chengzhou and Haicheng want to lead
This matter was rejected by me. He committed too many crimes and had brain problems. I don’t like it... After thinking about it, I am afraid that only Lord Li can give a balanced explanation to the world for such a big matter..."
"Then Li Qing, Hu Qing...can you help me with this matter?"
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At the end of the day, as they walked down the stairs of the palace wall, Li Guang and Hu Quan both had complicated expressions. Then they saw Tong Chaomei, a senior official from Fujian, walking up with a look of relief. They said hello.
But no words were spoken.
Tong Chaomei had a long beard and looked up with a generous and righteous attitude.
"Your Majesty... you are slowly learning to be an emperor." Li Guang sighed in a low voice, and there seemed to be some relief in his words.
Hu Quan also smiled: "It's a good cake to draw, a good pie to make... It's true, it's a bit impressive."
"From His Majesty's point of view, what he did was right. We are neutrals. Give us a rough idea, take back Lin'an's promise, and then let us come forward to suppress the opposition. The cake and the pot will be divided well...
It’s our responsibility.”
Hu Quan smiled sarcastically, and after a moment, he looked back: "Mr. Li, what do you think Tong Chaomei will say to His Majesty, and what will His Majesty say to Tong Chaomei?"
"Tong Chaomei, the leader of Fujian, probably wants to offend Yan Zhijian this time due to his status, but it is of no use... His Majesty will probably say this to Tong Chaomei: My army is going to attack Lin'an, but now everyone knows that there is no money.
, If you give me some money, I will leave early. If you don’t give me money, everyone will continue to argue here, hehehehe..."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
As the sun set, both of them laughed, and then both sighed and shook their heads.
"...Li Gong, tell me, Your Majesty...do you have a chance?"
"...As His Majesty said, ever since the one from the southwest came out, this major event in the world... In fact, you and I can't even see clearly..."
"...Let's go...just watch."
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The wind gradually became warmer in the morning.
There were noisy traffic and horses in front of the Princess's Mansion.
The situation in Fuzhou City has been constant for the past few days. From last night to today, there have been big moves again, so that dignitaries and ladies from all walks of life gather at the Princess's Mansion every day, firstly to care, and secondly to inquire about various rumors, and the Princess's Mansion will
Manage everyone's breakfast appropriately.
Today's breakfast at the Princess's Mansion was quite simple, emphasizing the theme of the difficult times for the community. Probably while the Military Academy was out of town, Zhou Pei wore a decent smile and dealt with all the people in a slightly stern manner.
She was already a relatively mature political creature, and no one could see the fluctuations in her heart when interacting with others. But in fact, this morning, she felt somewhat anxious.
Breakfast time has passed. Zhou Fuyang, who got up late, is still slowly eating her breakfast in the back. When Zhou Pei comes to an end, he is ready to take the little girl to find trouble for the thief who snatched her candy yesterday.
, only to find out from the mouths of Zhao Xiaosong and Yue Yinping that the little thief named Sun Wukong saw the excitement in the city, and after a fight with Yue Yun, he ran away outside the princess's mansion.
"...How can we let him go?" Zhou Pei frowned.
"Cheng, Mr. Cheng made a promise to let him come and go freely." Yin Ping replied, and then complained to Zhou Pei in a subtle way - before leaving, the boy viciously cursed the Wu Dynasty court and the Yue family.
Incompetent bastard.
"I think he was probably so angry that he spoke without restraint." After finishing his statement, Yin Ping added.
"What he said probably makes sense..." Zhou Pei said smoothly.
"...Huh?" The corners of Yin Ping's eyes twitched.
"...mostly...there is a reason." Zhou Pei corrected, but then did not continue to talk about the reason, "In this way, the only one left was the little girl who disguised herself as a man yesterday..."
"Well, Mr. Cheng said that she is a hostage. As long as she is here, we won't be afraid that Sun Wukong will run away." Yin Ping said, then lowered his voice, "She is dressed as a woman today, and she is quite beautiful."
"I'll go take a look."
Zhou Pei turned toward the back of the princess mansion, passed through several corridors, and walked into the courtyard where Ning Ji and others were settled. It was already midnight, and the morning sunlight passed through the big banyan tree on one side of the courtyard and fell on the golden courtyard.
room, wearing a long skirt
The young girl is sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard. There is a small yellow and white flower beside her simple hanging hair. She also holds a bunch in her hand. She is closing her eyes and not knowing what she is thinking. The golden sunlight falls
In her hair and face.
Little Fox Meizi... Seeing the flowers on the girl's temples, Zhou Pei whispered in his heart - a woman who knows how to dress herself up so pure and lovely is probably very scheming.
But she backed away and walked gently closer, only to see the girl holding flowers and closing her eyes muttering vaguely Buddhist scripture rhythms for blessings. This made her calm down and let go of her previous prejudices.
Zhou Pei didn't know that in the morning, Ning Ji thought about Zuo Xingzhou's death and felt very unhappy. He cursed and fought with Yue Yun for the whole hour. Qu Longjun tried his best to comfort him. When Ning Ji saw the commotion in the city,
Before going out, he picked some yellow flowers and stuffed them into Qu Longjun's hand, and Qu Longjun tied the flowers on his temples.
Yue Yun also ran away. He had a draw with Ning Ji, and there was a sudden victory. However, while Qu Longjun was trying to comfort Ning Ji, he suffered tons of critical blows, secretly cursed "both men and women deserve to die" and left.
This way.
The rustle of footsteps woke up the girl who was chanting Buddhist scriptures. She stood up and saw Zhou Pei, then she lowered her head and bowed deeply.
"Folk girl Qu Longjun has met Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Excuse me." Zhou Pei laughed and then said, "Well, your name is Qu Longjun, not Long Aotian."
Under the big banyan tree, Zhou Pei walked into the shade of the tree and sat down on the bluestone bench. Then she asked Qu Longjun to sit down beside her. She said, "I heard Mr. Cheng say that you are actually General Qu Ruiqiu."
"My daughter." Qu Longjun responded honestly and answered the questions. Afterwards, under Zhou Pei's questioning, she talked about her acquaintance with Ning Ji, as well as the relationship between her and Ning Ji from the time they first met Peach Blossom until now.
process……
At this time, the chaos in the city is gradually reaching its peak...