At first watch, the streets in the city gradually became quieter. The watchmen held small lanterns and beat gongs or clappers. A mansion was still brightly lit, with people singing, dancing and drinking.
Under the sound of silk and bamboo, the singing girl sang softly and softly, and the singing voice was so thin that it seemed to be non-existent. It was continuous and attracted the host and guests to stop their glasses and listen.
As soon as the singing stopped, they expressed their appreciation, but they didn't say much. They just offered wine and food, and drank and drank. However, even in the private banquet, these people all had red eyes, showing that they had not slept well recently.
Some families are happy and some are sad. Different from the joy and craze in the folk market, there are wealthy businessmen, wealthy families, local powerful people, and traditional poets and calligraphers. They are decorated with festive lanterns on the outside and silent on the inside. This is mostly affected by the mood of the owner.
The atmosphere among the servants and maids below was a bit awkward.
Under the feet of the Emperor of Luoyang, the prefectures and states are even more obvious. Originally, land annexation was fierce in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the gap between the rich and the poor was huge. Anyone who knew something about culture and powerful people had the hope of transforming the power of the family and the prefecture. After a baptism of troubled times, there was a series of iron-blooded methods after Dingding.
, there were much fewer all-night banquets in the past.
It's rare to have a banquet this time. The moon sheds clear light, giving orders and encouraging people to drink has a special atmosphere.
The wine was intoxicating, and people gradually began to talk more. It was no longer dull as at the beginning. They talked about Shang, Yi, Zhou Ding, and some people talked about music.
A drunken man raised his glass and said: "Have you heard that the total number of powerful families who went to Chang'an was 1,300? They were all treacherous, and all their property was confiscated. The leaders were sent to Caishikou, Luoyang, and beheaded, and the rest of the men and women were exiled.
Liaodong reclamation..."
At this point, everyone in the audience stopped talking. One person blushed, rolled his eyes and said angrily: "This has affected so many people. Many Confucian scholars have been beheaded... It's like burning books to trap Confucians..."
The knowledgeable people who heard this changed their expressions, avoided this person, and said sternly: "This is not enough to say. Your Majesty's establishment of a new school and popularization of education is a grand event for literature and art."
"I think this new learning has caused a lot of trouble. This time it's just killing the chicken to scare the monkeys..."
One of them looked at the wine glass quietly and said after a long time: "Even so, what can we do? Chang'an has fallen, and Liangzhou and Yizhou will be in peace soon."
"The destiny of the new dynasty has been restored, and it will prosper for another two hundred years...Hey, the old Liu family is really prosperous."
After hearing this, someone made a "gu" sound, drank it all in one gulp, took a breath, and said through the drunkenness: "Not necessarily, I heard that Yizhou has some royal aura."
Originally, this man took out the hookah, lit a cigarette, and puffed out the smoke. This was a new item brought by Emperor Ying Wu.
"What's so strange about this? As soon as the red dragon of the Han Dynasty declined, dragon spirits arose in various places. There are dragons in Yizhou, Peiguo, Jiangzuo, Northern Hebei, Liaodong, Bingzhou, and Longyou."
"Strictly speaking, there is always some kingly energy to be found, but now I have raised my three-foot sword, swept across the princes, defeated Dong's thieves, and taken control of Luoyang. The dragons everywhere have been slashed or killed, and they have all returned to their original aura."
"I have also observed the King's Qi in Yizhou, and I saw that its Qi is light blue in color. Although it is only a thin bundle, it has the faint appearance of suppressing the whole state. It is indeed a King's Qi, and judging from its momentum, it may have been a king's industry for forty years.
"
During the Han Dynasty, the population was 60 million. The emperor's qi was only purple, while the king's qi was now green.
"But now and then, after Jizhou was flattened, the king's spirit in Yizhou became dim, and it was barely stable with the help of Chang'an." The man coughed and sighed: "Now Chang'an has fallen, and the Taoism has been unified. Although Yizhou is called
The King of Shu is already trapped, and I'm afraid his time is running out."
After hearing this, everyone was silent, and no one spoke for a while.
It had been half a month since the emperor's triumphant return, and the queen mother took off her duties as supervisor. After handing over the work, she ran back to the North Palace and continued to practice at home.
"The Queen Mother cannot sit still all day, and she needs to go out for walks more often." Seeing this, Queen Mi took her on a few outings occasionally.
The group did not go far, and only visited the Royal West Garden on the outskirts of the city. They did not use a carriage on the return trip. They passed through the market in a recently popular cow-drawn convertible. The group of people were all in casual clothes suitable for the mountains and fields, which is what ordinary ladies would wear when traveling.
The specifications are a bit unusual, but the servants nearby are all Taoist soldiers.
The car crossed the bridge and entered the city. It was already dark. People were coming and going and the lights were bright, making it dizzying.
On the open-curtain car, the market lights quietly shone in, reflecting two beauties. One looked to be in her mid-twenties, and the other looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old. They were elegant and luxurious, and their eyes were deep and spiritual, unlike those of their age.
It's hard to figure out your age.
"The city's population has increased by half, it's a little more crowded, and it's becoming more and more popular," the young beauty said.
"It all depends on your majesty's good governance and administration." Queen Mother He glanced at it and said with a smile. No matter how she pretended not to care, she was still very happy to see that the capital was prospering and she had a part in it.
And she felt inexplicably relaxed at this time. She suppressed the unspeakable emotions in her heart and just said with a smile: "It is still stable when the emperor is here. Now that the government and the public are calm, the Ai family does not have to be in constant fear like they did in the first half of the year."
Empress Xiao Mi looked at her carefully and started to laugh. She smiled for a moment and then said, "My uncle is not in good health. The emperor intends to make my uncle a Marquis of Honor. What does the Queen Mother think?"
Liu Zijing was Liu Bei's uncle. According to Volume 32 of "Three Kingdoms", the late emperor played with the children of his clan under a tree when he was young. He said, "I must ride on this Yubao-covered chariot."
The uncle, father and son respectfully said, "Don't lie and destroy our clan."
This is the man he is talking about. In this history, he joined Liu Bei very early and lived a relatively long life.
"This is the emperor's will, how can I make irresponsible remarks?" Queen Mother He said. Seeing Queen Xiao Mi's expression, she smiled again: "According to the old rules of Guangwu, the one who should be crowned king."
"Your Majesty, during the reign of Emperor Guangwu, King Zhao Xiao had two great achievements. One was raising him, and the other was fighting disasters. There were still many repetitions. He first came to King Zhao and then surrendered to Duke Zhao."
"Although my uncle provided relief, he did not have any great achievements in raising children, nor did he go into trouble. His contribution to the country and the country was not obvious. Instead of repeating it, it would be more honorable to be granted a hereditary title."
Liu Liang was elected as Xiaolian by counties and counties during the period of Emperor Ping of the Western Han Dynasty. He once served as the magistrate of Xiao County. In 3 AD, Liu Liang's elder brother Liu Qin passed away. His sons Liu Dian, Liu Zhong and Liu Xiu were all very young.
Unable to stand on their own, Liu Liang took on the responsibility of raising them and took good care of them.
The kindness of raising a child is as great as that of parents. This is a great merit that can be publicly mentioned and talked about in the court.
In the last years of Wang Mang's reign, the Green Forest Uprising broke out, and the world was in chaos. Brothers Liu Dian and Liu Xiu raised their flags and raised troops, and Liu Liang had to join. In the process, his wife and two sons were killed. This was what Empress Xiao Mi said about going to disaster.
But even so, Liu Liang was first granted the title of king, then reduced to the title of Duke of Zhao, and was restored to the title of king after his death, with the posthumous title of King Zhao Xiao.
After hearing this, Queen Mother He felt that it made sense, and added: "The emperor made his ancestor and father king, which seems to be the same reason.
"If you are not the emperor, why should you be crowned emperor?" Empress Xiao Mi smiled: "If you are not respectful and solemn, being crowned king is already the limit."
Empress Dowager He listened very attentively. When she saw her finished speaking, she smiled: "You understand his thoughts. The harmony between the emperor and the empress is really enviable."
Night ยท Palace
When entering the palace gate from Tianjie, every ten meters, a soldier with a sword stood at his post like a nail.
The Southern Army was a imperial guard set up in Chang'an City in the Western Han Dynasty. It was under the command of a guard, stationed under the palace city, and responsible for guarding the palace.
Now the Southern Army is officially divided into the Guards' Army, the Yulin Army, and the Tiger Guards.
There are a thousand bodyguards and soldiers who are responsible for the emperor's personal bodyguards.
The Huben Guards are in charge of the Suwei, with 3,000 men, while the Yulin Army has 9,000 men, for a total of 13,000. As for the Northern Army, it is divided into three battalions, each with more than 20,000, making up a total of 70,000.
From a distance, you can see the majestic and tall hall, and the curls of golden Qi condensed from the palace, gradually becoming stronger, and traces of blue and purple appeared in the middle. It was faint, but it added a bit of sacred solemnity to the palace.
This is a rolling red stream arriving at Luoyang from various states, where it gathers into a golden dragon-qi lake at the Luoyang Imperial Palace. The dragon-qi is as deep as the sea, and cannot be moved by the eight winds.
Even the large-scale killings at Caishikou that caused an uproar in Shilin, every trace of gray and black atmosphere was lost in this calmness.
As soon as I saw the strange people and strangers who passed by and could look at the aura, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. Just by looking at the deep and calm dragon aura, I knew that my destiny had been determined.
At this time, Ye Qing was discussing something in the study. With a smile on his face, he listened quietly for a moment and sat down upright.
Xu Shu...that is, Lu Shangjing, led the cabinet members to report one by one.
Emperor Ye Qing's eyes were deep. Many ministers gathered in this small study, which in fact became the center, with a faint light cyan color.
Although he is determined to cultivate immortality, he thinks in his heart that it is extremely enjoyable for the emperor to influence life and death with one word, and to order the world to bow down.
This is human nature and is the goal that hundreds of millions of people strive for. Only those who are hypocritical or ignorant can criticize it or even criticize it.
After listening, Ye Qing gestured to sit down without courtesy, stopped smiling, and said: "Your plan is very good and very much to my liking. In the first five years, we will reclaim wasteland and restore agricultural production. You are not eager for quick success.
When wind and fire come into battle, it is very good."
Ye Qing finished sorting out the general information and understood the current economy of the empire. The top productivity was almost equivalent to the early stage of the Earth's industrial revolution, but it was not a technological industrial revolution, but a Taoist revolution.
The core components of the Fire Spirit Steam Engine require high precision and have not yet been manufactured by craftsmen, requiring the participation of technicians. Moreover, it is difficult to change in the foreseeable future.
What pleased Ye Qing was that the cabinet, whether conservative or smart, was not in a hurry to go into battle, even though blast furnace ironmaking had already increased annual steel output by more than ten times.
Evolving by exploiting farmers might be a last resort when enemies are on all sides, but it doesn't need to be that way now.
The most important thing is that Ye Qing has clearly realized that this world is completely different from the earth's world, fundamentally different.
The earth is a world of atoms and molecules, and this is a world of fine five elements of matter.
Therefore, technology is directly abolished, and all ideas and models that can currently be implemented, or can be replaced by the spiritual power of spiritual stones.
However, industrial lathes are still within the scope allowed by this world, and are already being developed. It is expected that all components other than the magic circle can be solved in the future. The magic circle alone is very easy for a magician, and someone can make one in minutes.
At that time, there will surely be a peak of industrial expansion.
The atomic bomb is absolutely impossible.
And this, Ye Qing has seen the limit of humanity. This world is not a world of atoms and molecules. Even if there is a cyan system, the productivity is probably the limit if the dragon energy reaches light cyan.
The next step is the realm of immortality.
To put it bluntly, earth technology is only effective in the terrestrial universe. It is just a fantasy elsewhere. As for how the fantasy is, there is not much difference.