Let’s go back to the day when King Qian relieved the siege of Jiankang.
As the main force of the rebels withdrew from Jiankang, many small groups of rebels in the city were captured or massacred by officers and soldiers.
The chaos in the city gradually subsided, and the people hiding at home began to poke their heads in and make sure there was no danger outside before daring to go out.
The civil servants and nobles who lived closest to the palace opened the door of their palace and rushed to the palace with the escort.
In the palace, the reinforcements combed the palace and collected all the bodies of the queen, concubines and princesses before all the officials arrived belatedly.
Seeing that the palace had been ransacked by the rebels and was in a mess everywhere, the officials couldn't help but shrink their necks.
Entering Qinzheng Hall, you see a huge dark coffin placed in the center, and the row behind is filled with more than a dozen coffins of various sizes.
Although Baiguan was well prepared, he was still shocked when he saw this formation, especially when he saw King Qian sitting next to the huge coffin.
"I waited too long for help to come, and my sin is unforgivable!"
The officials arranged their clothes and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times toward the dark coffin.
Mr. Zhang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, who was kneeling in front, burst into tears. He raised his hand and wiped his tears with his sleeves, "Old minister, I deserve to die. It is my fault that I did not save the emperor in time and let the emperor suffer this disaster.
It’s me who failed to fulfill his duty as a minister!”
The current Zuo Pushe listened to Mr. Zhang's cry, and he couldn't help crying, "It's all my fault for being cowardly and incapable of turning the tide. Your Majesty, why didn't you persist more? Won't you be safe when Prince Qian comes?"
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The Minister of Libu cried loudly, venting his inner fear. He was frightened more today than he had been in the first half of his life, and the baby was frightened to death.
He had no problem venting his emotions in front of Emperor Mingxi's coffin, and he could also let others know how deep his love for the emperor and his ministers was.
King Qian sat by the coffin and watched with cold eyes.
What a civil and military official, what a "loyal minister and good general" of Dayu. The deceased was the most important, and he knelt down to worship Emperor Mingxi and turned a blind eye to him, right?
But, having said that, this was the first time he knew that a grown man in the court could also cry, and he was so ugly when he cried!
The chief guard of the Qian Dynasty waved his hand.
"Gulu!"
The two heads rolled to the feet of the ministers.
Such an unexpected situation shocked everyone!
"Do you know these two people?" King Qian took his time to admire the look of horror on their faces.
One of the fallen heads happened to be facing Mr. Zhang. His eyes were staring at Mr. Zhang for a moment, scaring him so much that he almost suffered a myocardial infarction!
"Your Majesty, this is Master Shi!"
King Qian was very satisfied with the effect he had caused, "Yes, since I left Lingnan, Zuopushe has been replaced three times. He is the second one after I left."
The first one was his father-in-law, Hua Shaojin, the eldest lady's father. Later, he was demoted to the border by Emperor Huiyuan because he offended Emperor Huiyuan.
"Are you curious how he, a criminal who was demoted, had his head chopped off here?"
Mr. Zhang held his frightened chest and said, "I hope the prince will clear up my doubts."
King Qian looked at him and sneered, and then looked at the ministers, "Emperor Mingxi once said before his death that if he is the king of subjugation, then you will be the ministers of subjugation! He will never give you the opportunity to be a slave of the three surnames, so
The emperor sent Master Shi and Master Cui on their way before committing suicide."
"This is the fate of betrayers. Even if the emperor is about to kill them, they must be dealt with first. It can be seen that they have done a lot of evil things during their lifetime and made the emperor very angry!"
That's why I won't let them go even to death.
The officials' faces paled, as these words reminded them of what Emperor Mingxi said at the court meeting.
King Qian's lips curled up with a touch of sarcasm, "My ministers, are you here to kneel down and worship the emperor? Where were you when the rebels attacked the city? Where were you when the rebels rushed into the city? When the emperor was forced to commit suicide by the rebels
, where are you?"
"Or do you want to be slaves to the subjugation of the country, so when Emperor Mingxi needed you to unite and deal with the outside world, you were nowhere to be seen; now that the rebels have retreated, you have come out."
"When the rebels invaded the city, you hid at home. Now others have beaten away the rebels, and you appear again." King Qian looked at them with a half-smile: "You think the enemy has escaped, and it's time for you to come out again."
Have you picked ready-made peaches?”
The faces of the ministers alternated between red and white, which was truly wonderful.
"Explanation!"
"Your Majesty!"
"What are you waiting for? Read out the emperor's last edict!"
He originally wanted to wait for Xia Jing's reply, but the situation in Jiankang did not allow him to delay any longer.
Therefore, we can only read out the edict now to avoid wrangling over the edict in the future.
The imperial edict was Emperor Ming Xi's last wish in this world. The edict made it very clear that the capabilities of Jiankang's royal family were not enough to support Dayu's current situation.
Because the emperor himself had no heirs, and the other emperors who stayed in Jiankang were even less capable, Emperor Mingxi passed the precarious throne to King Qian.
The imperial power belongs to none other than King Qian.
This divine turn of events shocked the officials and stunned them!
"Long live my emperor!"
Mr. Zhang, the Minister of Household Affairs, was the first to stand in line. He knelt down and performed three bows and nine kowtows, which was regarded as recognizing King Qian as the emperor.
"I dare not go overboard, but for the sake of Yu the Great, I just want to be able to identify the authenticity of the imperial edict!"
King Qian sneered, waved his hand, and handed the edict to Mr. Zhang.
The imperial edict was circulated among the previous important ministers, and most of them were sure that it was a genuine imperial edict and not a forgery.
"Since the late emperor passed the throne to you, should we let Qin Tianjian choose an auspicious day to ascend the throne? But according to the current situation in the world, the closer the auspicious day is, the better."
King Qian raised his hand to stop him, "There is no rush in this matter. We will wait until the princess comes to Jiankang before ascending the throne."
Ministers: "."
Who can tell them that there are still people in the world who are not anxious to be emperor?
Since there is no rush for him to become emperor, they will recover their property first.
"Long live my emperor!"
"Your Majesty, the residences of your ministers and others were looted by the rebels. It is said that the rebels did not have time to transport these belongings out?"
"Your Majesty, the ministers and others have suffered heavy losses. This is the list of property belonging to Weichen's family."
He just wanted to present the list to the emperor, but neither Anu nor King Qian took any action at the scene.
"Your Majesty, if these properties cannot be recovered, hundreds of people in the whole family will be in trouble!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, many of the dowries on this list are from Mrs. Weichen."
"Haha." King Qian chuckled and looked at them with interest: "You just give me a list and want to exchange for property of the same value. Can you tell me who can prove that those properties are
From your family?”
Ministers: "."
When did Prince Qian, this old dandy, become so difficult to deal with?
Didn't he always have no interest in these mundane things before?
"emperor!"
Mr. Zhang came out and said, "Both families next door to the mansion can testify for us that the wealth of Weichen's family was indeed plundered by the rebels."
"Then I still think that you and your neighbors are colluding, just to defraud me of the property that I have confiscated!"
Ministers: "."
It's over!
Why did Emperor Mingxi choose such a rogue to be their emperor?
If they make a living under him in the future, will they still get any benefits?
The most important thing is, will the emperor still be a puppet in their hands?
For the ministers, two things were out of their control today.
The first is Emperor Mingxi's last edict, which the ministers never expected. When he had no heirs, he actually passed the throne to his elders!
The second point is that their property has not been recovered, and their request was finally rejected by the emperor.
From these two points, it can be seen that the emperor was out of their control, leaving their little thoughts invisible.
King Qian didn't care what they were thinking. When he first came to Jiankang, everything was so complicated that he couldn't understand it clearly.
This made King Qian always looking forward to Xia Jing coming to Jiankang quickly.
Xia Jing, whom King Qian was looking forward to, always felt a little unhappy after receiving King Qian's letter.
According to her original plan, the only way for Lingnan troops to deal with the Central Plains region was to advance steadily, which was the safest option.
It's easy to fall down when you reach the sky in one step. As long as you can't get up, you're lucky.
Xia Jing frowned and looked at the account book, "You want to sell the land in Lingnan with two, three, and four large houses? Are they so impatient?"
Zeng Yan nodded: "They have already handed over the land deeds to Xiao. They hope that Xiao can sell these fields before leaving."
"These fields were originally given to them by the prince as wasteland. They can grow their own crops, but if they want to sell them, they are absolutely not allowed to do so."
Xia Jing directly denied this matter.
She finally implemented land reform in Lingnan and achieved some results. She would never allow anyone to destroy it.
If her stepsons insist on selling, she will have no choice but to take back these fields and distribute them to the people of Lingnan for farming, hoping that this will become an important grain production base for the imperial court in the future.
After receiving Zeng Yanchuan's words, the other rooms were dissatisfied, but they dared not speak out.
Within two days, they delivered the field deed in their hands to Xia Jing.
The third-fang faction is the young man beside Li Chengli, "Princess, this is the land deed of our third-fang. The third master asked me to take it and give it to the princess. I hope this land can bring benefits to the people of Lingnan."
"You three masters are serious!" Xia Jing had a smile on her face, making it difficult to see her true thoughts.
Yangcai smiled and said: "Princess, the third master is here to ask you, Aunt Sun still lives in Luofu Mountain Villa. Now that we are going to Beijing, can we take her with us?"
Xia Jing glanced at him with a half-smile but not a smile, "Aunt Sun was sent to the villa by the prince. It seems that we have nothing to do with her when we return to the Central Plains. If the prince writes a letter saying that he will take her back, I will have nothing to say."
Since Aunt Sun was not mentioned in King Qian's letter, she would not be fooled by Ba Ji and take her back to Jiankang.
This time I went to Jiankang. It is conceivable that there will be constant disputes in the future. Bringing Aunt Sun back at this time will not make myself uncomfortable.
Yangcai's mouth twitched: "."
The prince is not in Lingnan. How can he seek the prince's opinion? Even if he writes a letter, it will be too late.
It seems that Third Master's plan to take Aunt Sun to Jiankang has been scrapped.
The third lady, Mrs. Fu, knew that Xia Jing had refused to raise talents, and she was so happy that she almost laughed out loud.
But for the sake of his own image, he still held back his smile and poured a cup of tea for Third Master Li Chengli, "My father must be too busy with things in Jiankang now. How can he have the energy to interfere with things in Lingnan? When we arrive in Jiankang, you will come face to face."
Ask him what his attitude is towards my aunt? If my father agrees to take my aunt to Jiankang, it won’t be too late for us to send someone over to pick her up!"
What else could Li Chengli do? He could only compromise temporarily, "This is the only way things can go."
Xia Jing handed over the management of all industries and businesses in Lingnan to Ding Daqiang. He is the general manager here and is responsible for all affairs.
If you have any doubts, you can write to her.
As for the overseas colonies and the military affairs of Lingnan, Xia Jing handed over to Sima Lu, who was in charge of the military affairs of Lingnan.
As for the administrative officials in the government office, there will be no changes for the time being.
Xia Jing's glass factory has become popular recently.
In particular, the project in the north of the city, undertaken by Huaxia Real Estate Company, has become so popular that all the windows in new houses in the north of the city have been replaced with glass produced by the glass factory.
Many people with some wealth in the city came to join in the fun. Everyone bought glass according to their family's requirements.
When you buy it back, you just need to let the craftsmen install it.
The windows are bright and clean, and the room is bright.
When glass was launched in Lingnan, I don’t know how many family heads have been captured, especially women.
However, in Lingnan, any family with some wealth would go to the store under the glass factory to cut a few pieces of glass and replace the window paper on the windows.
Xia Jing's ultimate goal in making glass is to earn foreign exchange, that is, to sell glass products overseas through Lingnan's sea-going merchant fleets, so that each fleet can earn more overseas wealth.
King Qian looked around in Jiankang, waiting for Xia Jing to arrange the affairs of Lingnan. It was already mid-April.
On the day of leaving the city, the street leading from Lingnan to the North City Gate was crowded with people from Lingnan, who came to see off the people from the palace.
There were even powerful squires from Lingnan who put forward agendas, which made Xia Jing's team even longer.
Chang Chong looked at the motorcade leaving the city and said to his mother: "Mom, I told you not to prepare, don't prepare. The princess has never seen or eaten anything good, so she will fall in love with this thing of yours; you
It seems I was right, the majestic guards on both sides of the team are not vegetarians, and we can't get close to her carriage at all."
"What are you talking about, kid? Why does the princess look down on this thing about me? At least the things I prepared are prepared with my heart. The princess has everything. She receives gifts based on her heart!"
Chang Chong snorted coldly and glanced at his son.
Chang Chong protected his mother and pushed forward, "Yes, yes, you are right. Let's push forward as much as possible now to see if we can hand the things to her guards."
Chang Chongniang was now satisfied, "What you said makes a lot of sense. If it weren't for the princess, we would still be worrying about three meals a day. How could we have such a good life? We must be grateful!"
"Alas! After the princess left Lingnan, I don't know whether the development of Lingnan will stagnate in the future. I don't want to lose the good life now."
"Sister, Chang Chong, are you also here to see off the princess?"
"Oh, shopkeeper Chen, you're here too. When did you arrive in Lingnan?" Chang Chong greeted Chen Yongtian with a smile.
Shopkeeper Chen squeezed in next to Chang Chong: "I was just transferred to take charge of Lingnan affairs this month. I thought I would have many opportunities to contact the princess in the future, but I didn't expect her to leave when I came."
At the end of the sentence, he shook his head regretfully.
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