There are five human states, with Jingzhou as the core, and eight counties in Jingzhou, with Zhongjing County as the core.
The core of Zhongjing County is Zhongjing City, and the core of Zhongjing City is the Dading Palace, which is square on the outside and round on the inside, which symbolizes the round sky and the earth.
The palace was divided into front and rear. In addition to the daily cleaning of the palace servants, the current front palace is also busy every day. For ten days and a half, there are not many court officials coming, let alone any court meetings. There are already a few
A rare event that has not really been held in years.
On the contrary, the harem, which had always been quiet and even lonely in the past few hundred years, has now become lively. In addition to the nominal governor of Zhongjing County who must visit the harem every day, powerful officials from various counties in Jingzhou also come to visit the harem every day.
After visiting, especially the palace named Changle, it no longer looks like the residence of the Queen Mother An Ning praying for her longevity, but is like a miniature version of the front palace and temple. Whether it is the old courtiers who are still in the capital or the newly promoted
The dignitaries or officials from various counties in Jingzhou, whenever they have something to do, they must visit the Changle Palace.
Therefore, in order to facilitate various officials to pay their respects without losing the etiquette too much, the front hall of Changle Palace was vacated, tables and chairs were placed, a screen and a bead curtain were added, and it became the place where the Empress Dowager heard and discussed the affairs.
Early this morning, all the courtiers in Zhongjing City who could be considered as the Holy Family gathered together in Changle Palace. A group of old and young people gathered together and made noises for a long time. It was not until noon that they left one after another.
When the front hall was completely empty of people, the young man who had been hunched over in the golden throne slowly stood up. His back was straight, his eyebrows were sharp and his eyes were like eagles. When he was not dozing off, his eyes seemed
It could shine like a bright light, and he stretched out his hand to smooth the bright yellow robe on his body casually. He turned to look at the woman opposite the beaded curtain behind the throne and said, "Mother, why do you need to discuss such a thing with these rabble?"
, what result can they negotiate?"
The woman behind the bead curtain is a well-behaved lady. She has plump cheeks, big and bright eyes, and small lips that are neither thick nor thin. These facial features are incomparable to the statues of gods worshipped in temples.
How much difference, not to mention the golden steps on the temples, the emerald golden bird scratching the head, and the emerald pearls, which are decorated with wealth and wealth.
Listening to the young man's words, the noble lady did not laugh or get angry, but shook her head softly and slowly, "How can any of these people be simple? On the surface, they all spend their days drinking and doing business, but secretly they don't have one or two direct connections to the prefects of various states and counties.
The doorway to the palace? Just like Zhao Yu, who presented the excerpt of the new governor of Lijun this time, he was just a Chang Cheng under the Dianke family, and that was enough when the tripod was first established. Where is it now?
Is the ability really responsible for such a huge thing as the alliance between Lijun, Yongchang and Anyang counties? Especially..."
She paused slightly, then her emotions became a little complicated, "Especially if Lijun among them is still the same Lijun as he is now..."
"So what if they all have a secret behind their backs, but now..." The young man seemed to be a little afraid for no reason when he said this. He couldn't help but lift the bead curtain and went to the lady's side and lowered his voice, "Although now...
Jiuding was lost, but since the national master also left because of this, wouldn't the child still be the legitimate king of Dading? Although according to the mother's words, it would not be easy to recruit hostages from various counties to the capital, but if it is like this time, with the help of foreign barbarians,
The emperor's authority was used to promote disaster and the alliance of counties to fight against the barbarians. If it was successful, wouldn't the position of the king of the country be stable? As long as the name is justified, everything can be considered in the long term. At worst, the princes of the thirty-two counties will be reunited.
Please invite all the spokesmen to come back to the court, and when the words of the thirty-two families are heard in the front palace again, it will be much better for me to just be a mediating king than now!"
The noble lady was not too happy when she saw the young man's high-spirited appearance. She frowned slightly and said, "Dao'er, after leaving Changle Palace, you have to be more cautious in your words and deeds. Although it is your grandfather's people who control the palace inside and outside now."
, but...it is necessary to be on guard against others. The current Zhongjing City is different from the past. I don’t know how many people in this human race world and even all over the world are staring at this place, you..."
"I know, mother," the young man interrupted the noble lady, his face no longer glowing, but not as depressed. "What does mother think about this now?"
The noble lady pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly, still speaking in a steady voice, "Although the new governor of Li County is young, he cannot be taken lightly. This person did such a thing as soon as he came to the throne. His ambition is probably even greater.
Jiang Liushi of Jincheng County, but... Li County is a remote border county after all, and it has to fight against the two barbarians in the southwest at the same time. It is impossible to have more ambitions in a short time, so you are right, Li County will report to the capital this time
We must support the so-called alliance no matter what the reasons are, and we must support it with great fanfare. The decree of the Southern Xinjiang Alliance is divided into thirty-two lines, and the person who delivers the decree will pass the order to His Majesty the Emperor at every city along the way.
The alliance of the counties in southern Xinjiang to fight against the southern barbarians should be announced loudly to the people, letting the people know that you, the common leader of the world, still care about the safety of all people, and the people's righteousness will still be in Zhongjing City."
"Judging from the information Zhao Yu presented, the three counties of Lijun, Yongchang and Anyang have actually formed an alliance. We just need to rely on the will of Zhongjing City to make it legitimate. If we follow what mother said, we are not 'facilitating' but 'advocating'
This alliance, doesn’t it mean that the three counties’ alliance to resist the barbarians will be given to..." He looked at the lady hesitantly and said, "Mother, will this anger those prefects too much?
.....”
"It's just three remote border counties, so what if I really pissed them off?" The lady's lips curved slightly, like a sneer, "Besides, they originally intended to use me to support the imperial family in the capital. Why?
They are only allowed to borrow our power and we are not allowed to borrow theirs? You can rest assured and watch. Now that the southern barbarians are marching northward, no matter whether you are leading the alliance or passing the order to form an alliance, their alliance is bound to be made.
, but how many people in the world can understand the meaning? Nine times out of ten, they will only think that the authority of the royal family is more powerful than before in the new emperor's era."
"And not only can we use this Southern Xinjiang Covenant to let the world know the royal family's intention to protect the people against the foreign barbarians, but if there are gains in the battle of Southern Xinjiang, His Majesty the Emperor can also reward the meritorious soldiers and spread the decree to the world in the same way,"
The lady's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, then slowly closed them, covering up the little bits of cold light in them, "In this way, His Majesty the Emperor will be remembered by all the people in the world as a capable leader who has made contributions to resisting the barbarians.
Can we use this to create some hidden dangers of internal and external discord in those border counties? Are those prefects willing to really reward those meritorious soldiers with the rewards of nobility and fiefdoms personally given by His Majesty the Emperor?"
"Whether they award or not, it's all wrong," the lady's voice was ethereal and unreal, but it was like thunder in the young man's ears, "This is a good show we want to show to the princes of the world.