This time, the old emperor and the queen visited Jiangning Mansion, which was unanimously supported by the court, because now the south of the Yangtze River has indeed been effectively out of the control of the court, and it is no longer enough to just send one or two grand ministers to sit in Jiangning Mansion in person.
Therefore, there was an urgent need for their emperor to establish the Song Dynasty's rule over the south of the Yangtze River through a southern tour, and at least let the civil servants and military generals south of the Yangtze River take a look at the court's attitude.
Naturally, the old emperor would not just take Empress Cao to Jiangning Mansion alone. Instead, he accepted the advice of the three great ministers and took with him the female relatives of all the noble families in Bianjing City. It seemed that he was preparing to have a dove.
The Great Migration of Magpie Nest shows that the Zhao and Song Dynasties really regarded Suning and Ningyuan's army as a serious threat, and exerted uncompromising pressure on Jiangning Mansion.
At this time, Sheng Hong had already brought all his family members on board the ship and arrived in Bianjing, but a huge fleet of ships coming towards him shocked everyone. Seeing that the dragon boat in the middle was hung with a flag representing the old emperor's personal trip,
The Sheng family's ship immediately hid on one side of the river, and then all the people on the ship came to the deck and knelt down in unison to salute.
After the emperor's huge fleet of ships finally left, the Sheng family members, who were already kneeling with sore backs, dared to stand up one after another. Sheng Hong looked at Old Mrs. Sheng aside with a puzzled face and asked
, "Mother, when the officials went to Jiangning Mansion for inspection this time, why was there such a big battle?"
"Hong'er, I heard that the official family brought almost all of the noble family members from Bianjing City with them this time. It was just to ease the conflict between the noble family and Prince Ning. You must know that the official family directly punished them for what happened in the first place.
The nine clans of the Gu family also made many distinguished families in Bianjing very repulsive to our King Ning." Mrs. Sheng indeed guessed some of the intentions of the old emperor and the grand ministers, which was nothing more than wanting the Ning Yuan army to unite with the Song Dynasty.
The court eased relations.
"Mother, I think there is more than just this reason. Another reason may be that Jiangnan was too important to the Song Dynasty. The officials and ministers were unwilling to let Jiangnan escape the control of the Song Dynasty court." Then Sheng Hong also made inferences about other cases.
Nowadays, everyone in the world knows the significance of the south of the Yangtze River to the Song Dynasty court.
"That's right! Hong'er, your progress is really surprising. You will save me a lot of trouble in the future when you work in the officialdom."
"My mother was so impressed."
People are so strange and elusive. In the original drama, Mrs. Sheng voluntarily gave up all the power and trivial matters of the Sheng family in order not to be disliked, and allowed Sheng Hong, the bastard of the Sheng family, to "act wildly" at home.
However, she did not get the respect of Sheng Hong and the eldest lady Wang Ruofu, and all kinds of weird operations occurred. However, in this life, Mrs. Sheng immediately intervened in the affairs of the Sheng family, which made Sheng Hong angry.
This cheap son respects her from the bottom of his heart. Even Lin Jiaoshuang's pillow style doesn't have any of the craziness in the original drama.
"Hey! Jiangning Mansion is already a place where things are changing. It's good that our Sheng family can escape temporarily." At this time, Mrs. Sheng, who realized something was wrong, felt a little lucky.
"Mother, do you think Prince Ning can handle this incident easily?" Then Sheng Hong was a little worried about his son-in-law. You must know that the Sheng family and Prince Ning's mansion are already in a situation where both prosper and suffer.
"Hong'er, although our Prince Ning is only in his weak years, the city and his abilities are a headache for the officials and the great ministers, otherwise they would not have forced the officials to personally inspect Jiangnan, and the officials
Even the princes and princes dare not break up with Prince Ning." At this time, Mrs. Sheng smiled nonchalantly.
After all, the general trend of Suning and Ningyuan's army has been formed at this time. Since they have completely occupied the Indo-China Peninsula, they have become able to advance, attack, retreat and defend. Naturally, they are not afraid of the weak Song Dynasty court. In fact, this is also
It was exactly what the old emperor and the princes saw, so they went to Jiangning Mansion to inspect it with great fanfare.
The Sheng family's fleet docked at Bianjing Pier soon, and the Sheng family's carriage was already waiting here in advance. You must know that Sheng Hong's father, Lao Shengtou, was also admitted to the Song Dynasty.
At that time, he had the foresight to buy a house in Jiying Lane in Bianjing City, which made it easier for the Sheng family to live in Bianjing City. Naturally, Suning did not need to worry about their residence in Bianjing City.
At this time, Bianjing was still the most prosperous city in the world during the Middle Ages. It had not changed because of the southern tour of the old emperor and his noble ladies, nor had it changed because of the performance of the duties of Sheng Hong, the new minister of the Ministry of Industry.
What is surprising is that millions of people in Bianjing City are still working hard all day long for their own food and drink. This is what a market should be like in the prosperous era of China.
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As the real owner of the south of the Yangtze River, Suning naturally needs to be present at the dock to greet him. Thinking of the old emperor's large entourage during his southern tour, Suning suddenly felt like he was being taken advantage of by a wealthy family, "Master Shen, is it possible that the official family
Are you trying to make me poor?"
"Hmph! Prince Ning, the officials and the eldest lady all have good intentions. In order to ease the tense relationship between you and the nobles of Bianjing, they are so unbearable when they come to you." Looking at the side, the expressions were full of depression and peace.
Suning was angry, but Mr. Shen was a little unhappy.
"Come on! Everything has to be based on strength. I am not interested in these extravagant and lustful nobles now."
"Hey! Prince Ning, you can't be too deviant! The official family is getting older and older, so you must not make the official family angry."
"Huh?" Suning glanced at Mr. Shen very depressedly, guessing that the old emperor's grand arrival this time was probably not a sign of trouble.
"Prince Ning, the dragon boat of the father and mother will be arriving soon, but please don't talk nonsense to them!" At this time, Princess Huirou, who was on the side, naturally heard clearly what the two were talking about, and she quickly said with a smile on her face.
He looked at Suning dumbfounded and reminded him.
"Hey! Huirou, didn't you see that I even put on a wig? I am serious about welcoming the official family and the eldest lady." Suning helplessly pointed to her hair and said to Princess Huirou.
"Hmph! Prince Ning, you have to follow me and call me father and mother. Besides, you are the adopted son recognized by the official family." Princess Huirou became a little unhappy when she heard that Suning was still unwilling to change her words.
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"Hey! Got it."
In fact, when the emperor's fleet entered Yangzhou waters, the Ningyuan Navy was already guarding the fleet. The old emperor and queen on the dragon boat saw the large iron ship for the first time, and looked at it with curiosity.
He asked Mr. Han on the side, "Mr. Han, is this the big iron ship of the Ningyuan Navy?"
"Exactly! When the Ningyuan Army is not at war, these large iron ships will go to sea for fishing. Every time they go to sea, they will bring back a boat full of sea fish."
"Oh? Where did King Ning get these big iron ships? You know, I personally asked many officials and maritime merchants who are familiar with maritime trade, and they all said that there are no such ships overseas either." At this time, the old emperor couldn't help but ask.
The biggest doubt in my heart was revealed.
"Officials, Prince Ning must have mastered a new route and gone to a new place that no one else has ever been to." The clueless Prime Minister Han could only guess as much as he could.
"Oh? Mr. Han, does such a place really exist in the world?" The old emperor looked at Mr. Han in front of him with surprise and asked.
"Of course! The sea route has always been very dangerous, and there are so many places that the world has not yet explored."
"Well, this time I will visit Jiangning Mansion in the south to see if Prince Ning is willing to share the route with us." At this time, the emperor said in a very naive way.
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At this time, Mr. Han was not optimistic about the old emperor's ideas, because he learned from Mr. Shen that Suning was difficult to get along with. He could be said to be a more cunning monster than the old fox Shen, and it was impossible to be casual.
Although he gave up such a huge benefit, he did not dampen the enthusiasm of the old emperor. Sometimes, the old emperor would not be willing to fight against the southern wall himself.
On a high-ranking official boat behind the dragon boat, all the top noble family members of Bianjing City were on this boat. The eldest lady of Yongchang Earl's Palace came to Princess Pingning secretly and said, "Princess Pingning, in fact, it counts
You are also a distant relative of the Gu family, and this time the official family is paving the way for His Highness Prince Ning!"
"Madam of the Liang family, Prince Ning was given the name Zhao Ning by the official family. What does it have to do with my Gu family?" Princess Pingning looked at the eldest lady of the Earl of Yongchang very unhappily and retorted.
"Huh? That's what the princess said! Look, I forgot for a moment." Seeing the sudden change of expression in the face of Princess Pingning in front of her, the eldest wife of the Earl of Yongchang quickly defended with a smile.
"Madam of the Liang family, it doesn't matter what you say to me. If the officials and the eldest lady hear it, they will inevitably give you a scolding from Yongchang Earl's Mansion."
"Ah? The princess taught you a lesson."
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Soon the emperor and a group of entourage were settled in Jiangning Mansion. The old emperor and the eldest empress were very fond of looking at the quiet and spectacular pavilions of Prince Ning's Mansion, and then looked at their adopted son and son-in-law Suning.
He asked, "Prince Ning, building the garden has wasted a lot of your efforts, right?"
"It's okay to go back to the official residence! Prince Ning's Mansion was mainly designed based on the gardens in Gusu, and then it was just left to the craftsmen below to take care of it."
"Oh? Is it your father-in-law Sheng Hong who is in charge of building Ning Prince's Mansion?" The old emperor looked at Suning in surprise and asked.
"Exactly."
"I have issued an edict to promote Sheng Hong to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Didn't it catch you off guard?"
"Back at home, Sheng Hong's eldest son Sheng Changbai is also a talented person. I have asked Sheng Changbai to take over all of Sheng Hong's work."
"Oh? Sheng Changbai?"
"Yes! Sheng Changbai is seventeen years old this year. He has been taking part in the imperial examinations. He just passed the imperial examination this year."
"Oh? Juren is seventeen years old, so it seems that Sheng Changbai is also a talented person."
In order to entertain the old emperor and the eldest lady during this southern tour, Prince Ning's Mansion still put a lot of effort into it. At least it couldn't make it look too ugly on the surface. You must know that this time the official came in person.
To give Suning face, Song Renzong had never left the palace to inspect the world in his entire life. It can be seen that this time he was indeed driven into panic by Suning's saucy manipulation.
"Prince Ning, you personally promised to let Ningyuan's army fight against Khitan and Xixia in the Northern Song Dynasty. I wonder when, Prince Ning, are you going to send troops to the north?" The old emperor, who had eaten and drank enough, finally started to get straight to the point and asked Suning when he would dispatch troops.
"Guardian, Ning Yuan's army has just returned from the southern expedition. You must let the soldiers of Ning Yuan's army take a rest first, right?" Suning had already predicted the urging of the old emperor and the great ministers, so he had already thought of a countermeasure at this time.
, Now when Suning talks about excuses, he comes out of his mouth, "Besides, the Ningyuan Army has not stopped attacking the Indochina Peninsula. It just successfully occupied the Champa Kingdom not long ago."
"Oh? Prince Ning is going to fight all the way south?" Seeing Suning take the initiative to mention Ning Yuan's army's war in Indochina, the old emperor and the two great ministers beside him couldn't help but be surprised.
"Yes! You can go to Tianzhu through the Indochina Peninsula, which is the real land of plenty."
"Hmph! Prince Ning, you can't just focus on the land in the south. You still have to fulfill your promise to go north to fight against the Liao Dynasty as soon as possible. At this time, the pressure from the British on the border is very great." Although he is very happy that Ning Yuan's army is in the barren land of the southwest.
Fighting life and death, but still want the Ningyuan Army to divide its forces and go north to fight against the Liao Dynasty. After quickly consuming the strength of the Ningyuan Army, they don't mind driving Suning, the "grass-headed king" directly to the Indochina Peninsula.
"Officials and ministers do not immediately go north to fight against the Liao Dynasty. Another reason is that they do not want to hand over their backs to unfamiliar troops. They are worried that they will strike at the back of Ningyuan's army. Sometimes friendly troops may be more dangerous to us than our enemies.
The harm will be even greater." Suning expressed his true thoughts without any concealment. He did not trust these weak and incompetent natives.
"Hmph! Nonsense! We are both the kings of the Song Dynasty, how could they say this behind their backs?" At this moment, Suning suddenly revealed their little thoughts, and the old emperor and the princes became angry.
"Guan Jia, I have always been timid, and I am really worried about my back." Suning showed a lazy expression indifferently, and he would never give his back to someone he didn't trust.
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"In other words, Prince Ning, are you not going to go north?"
"Of course not! Shitou, bring my Yutu." Then Suning looked at the little follower Shitou who was hiding far away and said.
"Yes! Your Majesty."
Shitou, who had soon grown into a sturdy and sturdy man, brought Suning's picture. Suning took the picture and opened it directly in front of the old emperor and the great ministers, and then pointed directly at the old emperor and the great ministers towards the Bohai Bay.
"Officials, two great ministers, our Ningyuan Army intends to attack the Bohai Bay by sea, because it is more meaningful to attack the hinterland of Khitan."
"What? Attack the Khitan hinterland?" At this time, the old emperor and the two grand princes were immediately shocked, feeling that the young man in front of them was too crazy.
"Yes! In fact, we will quickly occupy the entire territory of Goryeo at the beginning. This way we will also have a foundation and springboard in the north. I believe we will have the greatest lethality against the Khitans."
"Prince Ning, are you serious about what you said?" At this time, Mr. Han Daxiangong on the side couldn't help being pleasantly surprised, because the entire Song Dynasty court was indeed bullied by these barbarians.
"Haha, Mr. Han, I don't have the guts to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor."