The time has come to July of the fifth year of Jinghe.
After King Jing, who was extremely powerful and deeply trusted by His Majesty, left the capital, although the pressure on the minds of the officials in the court decreased a lot, the physical pressure on them increased.
Because Her Royal Highness the Princess has ordered that each ministry in the imperial court can only submit one memorial each day.
This means that from now on, they cannot present all the problems they encounter. They need to solve most of the problems themselves. After discussion, the most difficult and important issues will be left to the princess to decide.
This is not a good thing for officials in the DPRK and China who are used to sitting back and enjoying their success.
Those people who were sitting on a plain diet suddenly felt the pressure. The monthly performance evaluation determines whether their promotion path is smooth. Now that the Pearl Academy has officially opened, it means that a large number of talents will enter the court in the future.
Hall is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat...
However, comparatively speaking, their luck is pretty good.
The guy who had just been demoted to Shuzhou as the governor of Shuzhou was really unlucky.
Although he was demoted, Shuzhou is also relatively remote, poor, bandits are rampant, and public security is extremely poor... But other than these, there are no other shortcomings.
After all, he is the governor of a state, at least in the territory of Shu state, he is a stable leader.
But this time, His Majesty made Shuzhou the fiefdom of King Jing, and handed over all the finance, military affairs, and affairs of Shuzhou. The governor who had just arrived in Shuzhou was called back urgently. Now he is idle at home and has no plans.
appoint.
Speaking of which, although all the princes in the imperial court have fiefs, it is only in honor. They can only enjoy part of the tax revenue of their fiefs, and have no right to participate in the governance of the fiefs. This is not the case for princes who are the royal family's biological children, let alone not their biological children——
In terms of law and reason, your Majesty's actions are against the rules.
But when His Majesty announced this matter two months ago, few people in the court objected.
When we first came to Shuzhou, its location was really special. It was located in a remote area, not only bordering Qi State, but the bandits and bandits roaming the local area gave the government a huge headache.
Poor mountains, bad water, unruly people... A place that can only hold back the country and create little value for the country. It is like a useless place. If it is sealed, it will be sealed. As long as the great god can be sent away, it doesn't matter even if it is sent to another state.
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At the beginning of July, the wind was gentle and the sky was clear and clear. When all the officials walked out of the palace gate, the red sun in the sky was only halfway up.
Although they are tired these days, their hearts are full of passion and energy.
The border is stable and the court is harmonious. Now Jingguo is truly free from internal and external troubles. This great river and mountain is still waiting for them to manage...
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On the palace wall, the girl who has been standing here and looking out every day for two months is standing there as always.
"Princess, those female gentlemen have all moved into the academy. Many powerful officials in Beijing are willing to send their daughters to the academy. We have also selected some smart and beautiful women from among the people. Now the academy students have
Over a hundred people…”
"Everything is ready..." the girl murmured, looking away from the distance, and nodded: "The hospital will open tomorrow."
In the Morning Dew Palace, Her Royal Highness the Princess was drunk and dancing. The sword in her hand could not be seen clearly, only a white shadow could be seen.
At the entrance of the palace, an old woman looked at it for a long time, then turned to ask Chang De: "How long does it take for Your Highness to take that step?"
Chang De looked at the figure and slowly said: "As soon as I have a clear idea, I immediately enter it. I feel sad and my life is wasted..."
The old woman glared at him and said, "Speak humanly!"
"It depends on the opportunity..."
In the Qinzheng Hall, Li Xuan finished approving a memorial, looked at the thick pile next to him, picked up a long letter, and read it several times, with a look of yearning on his face. After a moment, he shook his head, with anger in his mouth.
Scolding: "You unloyal guy..."
After cursing a few words, he reluctantly picked up another memorial.
The emperor of Qi State is seriously ill and cannot come to court. The prince oversees the country. More than half of the officials in the court support the third prince Zhao Yi. The court is in chaos. Qi State has no time to take care of other things and has withdrawn its troops from the border...
Qi State withdrew its troops, and Zhao State was unable to support itself, so it also withdrew its troops on the second day...
Within half a year, dozens of rebellions occurred in the Wu Kingdom. The imperial court was unable to cope with it, and it was already in a stalemate with the rebels...
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Qi State.
East Palace.
The angry young man threw all the memorials on the table to the ground and cursed angrily: "What do they want to do? The prince of this king was personally appointed by his father. They don't recognize it. Why don't they recognize it? They want to rebel."
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A counselor immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, calm down, calm down. The third prince has not yet reached the point where he can dominate the capital with one hand. Many adults in the court are already fighting for your highness..."
"Strive for it?" A sneer appeared on the young man's face, and he said: "I will remember the names of those people one by one. In my East Palace, they can come and leave whenever they want..."
Prince Feng's Mansion.
A young man was concentrating on copying a post. Someone knocked on the door and walked in from the outside. After he put down his pen, he bowed and said: "Your Highness, the prince seems to be a little anxious. In the past two days,
On that day, many adults were visited by them..."
"It doesn't matter." Zhao Yi shook his head and did not continue what he said. Instead, he looked out the window and murmured: "Prince Jing..., Li Xuan, Li Xuan, should I say you are smart, or should I say you are stupid...
"
He turned around and asked, "Is there any news from Shuzhou?"
The man shook his head and said: "We have been paying close attention to it, but there is still no news about King Jing."
Zhao Yi looked out the window with a smile on his face, "Brother Li, Brother Li, I believe we will meet again..."
The capital of Qi State, a shop somewhere.
A big man walked out of the shop, pointed at a few waiters, and said: "They are all valuable things. Move them carefully. If they break, you won't be able to afford the compensation if I sell them..."
After giving such instructions, he ran back to the shop and said flatteringly to a woman: "Miss, these are new goods from Kyoto. They were all booked last month..."
The woman didn't care about the goods at all. She looked at him and asked, "Is it just the goods?"
The big man was stunned for a moment, then patted his head and said, "I almost forgot, this is Brother Li's letter..."
After saying that, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to her.
The woman opened the envelope, and the big man immediately looked over. After the woman glanced at him, she took the letter and walked into the inner room...
Lin Yong curled his lips and murmured: "It's just a letter, and it's not something shameful. As for..."
A certain state in the Wu Kingdom.
A general rushed into the camp and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, urgent battle report. The Lingzhou we just captured has been captured by the imperial court. General Fan... General Fan was captured..."
The woman wearing armor and with a childish look on her face stood up and said in a deep voice: "Leave Lingzhou behind for the time being and defend Yanzhou. I will send General Zheng to reinforce it immediately..."
After she made arrangements, a one-eyed general stood up in the tent and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. There are rebellions in many states and the imperial troops are scattered. They focus on defense and will not take the initiative to attack..."
The woman pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Even so, we have to guard against it."
After a while, she walked out of the tent and walked to another tent.
When I walked to the door of the tent, I heard the noise coming from inside.
"I don't care, I don't care, I have a headache, I won't study anymore, I want to go out and play..."
This is a slightly childish voice.
Another voice was a little old. At this moment, he said slightly anxiously: "Your Highness, it can't be done. You will inherit the throne in the future. How can you lose your ambition by playing with things? Do you know that the Jin King of Jingguo is older than you?"
The younger ones are already in charge of a courtyard alone and are already the pillars of the Jingguo court. You should learn from the King of Jin..."
The childish voice said stubbornly: "I don't care about King Jin, I just want to play..."
The woman opened the curtain, walked in, lowered her face and said, "Yang Fu!"
When the young man in the tent saw her coming in, his expression changed and he immediately hid behind an old man.
"I have met Your Highness." The old man bowed to the woman.
"Prime Minister, there is no need to be polite." The woman quickly helped him up, looked at the young man again, and said, "If he is disobedient, Prime Minister can punish him severely. Don't spoil him every time."
"Blindly punishing is not the right way. Persuasion should be the main method. Besides, His Highness is young and it's okay to be playful..." The old man shook his head and said: "It's just that now there are three princes in Qi State, and the royal family of Jing State is full of talents.
Even a woman can preside over government affairs, let alone the young King Jin..."
"His Royal Highness has been in Jingguo for so long. You know this better than the old minister..." He sighed and said, "I am just worried that my country of Wu... has no successor!"
The woman lowered her head and said no more.
The Jingguo royal family is full of talented people. The eldest princess, as a woman, has shown great strategies for governing the country. The King of Jin is only twelve years old. When he was ten years old, he was able to support a school of arithmetic. Their current emperor is even more skilled.
The establishment of the Academy of Sciences greatly improved people's livelihood, brought about earth-shaking changes in Jingguo's military strength, and deterred other countries...
Most importantly, most importantly...
A familiar face appeared in her mind, and then her face darkened slightly.
Seeing her appearance, the young man lowered his head, walked out from behind the old man, shook her arm, and said: "Sister, don't be angry. I listen to the Prime Minister and I will study hard..."
The woman touched his head and said, "If you want to play, go and play..."
"Thank you, sister!" the young man said happily and ran out of the camp quickly.
The old man looked outside the camp, shook his head, and sighed: "God does not bless our country, let us suffer so many disasters, drive out the rebels, and restore the dynasty..."
Facing the woman, he slowly knelt down and said loudly: "Just look at it, Your Highness!"
Yang Liuqing leaned down and helped him up, with a look of determination on his face and said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I will definitely avenge my father, the emperor and my mother, and I will not let the people of my country of Wu continue to suffer this torture."
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Shuzhou.
As the most remote state in Jingguo, the imperial court has always adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards this place.
Precisely because Shuzhou is remote and close to the chaotic land that is ignored by the three neighboring countries, bandits are everywhere... In the past two years, when the King of Shu was here, he went everywhere to plunder people's wealth and anointing, which made the life of the people of Shuzhou even more difficult.
Now that King Shu has left, another King Jing has come...
The Prince Jing's Mansion is already under construction. Although the people of Shuzhou did not donate money in this name, and it seems that he is not the same person as the King of Shu, the people were still very uneasy when they mentioned His Highness Prince Jing, whom they heard about for the first time.
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In the past two years, there have been fewer bandits coming out of the chaotic land to harm the people, and their lives have finally been easy. But don't let the jackals go and the tigers and leopards come again...
Strangely enough, in the past two years, businessmen have had mixed reviews about the situation in the Chaos Land.
Some people say that they are extremely vicious, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil.
Some people say that bandits are also kind-hearted. As long as they pay a certain fee, they will escort the caravan out of the chaotic place. It is equivalent to hiring a team of reliable guards. In terms of cost, it is cheaper than hiring real guards...
When encountering bandits, the way to tell whether to resist is to see if the leader has hair on his head...
At this time, in a place of chaos, somewhere in an unknown mountain, a bald man excitedly took a piece of paper and rushed into a room somewhere, saying loudly: "Bookworm, bookworm, come on, the prince has a letter, read it to me.
, look what the prince said!"
"What's the hurry, what's the hurry..." A young man with a pale face and a somewhat frail body glanced at him, took the letter, read it, and said with a smile: "The prince said that they will arrive in Shuzhou soon.
, let us go there first..."
The big man slapped his thigh and laughed loudly: "The prince is here, and the brothers in the alliance are also here. That's it. Those bastards, look at me misbehaving in their home this time, let those little bastards know
, who is responsible for this chaotic place!"
The big man walked out of the room, and a group of people approaching him immediately saluted respectfully, "Hello, big brother!"
This group of people stood together with the bald man, looking particularly harmonious, as if the world around them was a little brighter.
The bald man waved his hand to the row of bald heads in front of him and said, "The prince is coming soon. Please cheer up. Don't embarrass me..."
A group of people responded and dispersed.
As you can see, this is a flattened hilltop with a very large area. The ground is paved with bluestone slabs and the houses are scattered in an orderly manner. If you walk along a street, you will find that there are shops, hook rails, and
There are medical clinics, restaurants... everything you can find outside, you can find everything here. It's like a shrunken city in the mountains.
In the past two years, many people have been captured. If nothing happens, they will be asked to build bridges, pave roads and build houses. Now they have finally made some achievements. When the prince comes, he should be satisfied...
The big man touched his shiny head with a smile on his face.
Dozens of miles away, someone looked very ugly.
The man looked gloomy and asked, "What did those people say?"
A young man looked up and said: "They said that the other side has many good players with good strength. Unless their queen takes action, it will be difficult for us to take advantage together. We are advised not to act rashly...
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The man curled his lips disdainfully, "What a bullshit holy religion, it's nothing more than that..."
"Your Highness, then we..."
The man waved his hand, "Let them be rampant for a few more days..."
At the same time, on the hilltop adjacent to this place, a man in purple walked into the room, looked at the young man in the room, and asked: "Master Messenger, what do you say to the Queen?"
"The overall situation in Qi State has not yet been decided, and I have no time to take care of it for the time being." The young man waved his hand and said, "Don't conflict with them yet."
The man in purple nodded and asked: "How should I explain to that person..."
"He's just a waste. If we didn't see him being of some use in the future, why would we have kept him till now?" The young man said casually, got up and walked out of the door and out of the yard.
In the open space ahead, a man in yellow took a bite of a bun, frowned, and said, "Who steamed the buns today and beat the salt seller to death..."
He took a few sips and threw the bun in the corner. When he turned his head, he found a gaze looking at him.
"Protect...protect the Dharma!"
Sensing the coldness in the eyes, he shuddered, ran over quickly, swallowed the dusty buns in big gulps, and said with a trembling voice: "This buns, good, delicious..."
The only teaching of the Holy Religion is to obey the orders of the Empress.
The Holy Religion also has an invisible decree.
No food should be wasted—especially no food should be wasted in front of the Right Protector.
Disobedience to the empress leads to death.
Wasting food in front of the Right Protector is worse than death.
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Public security in Shuzhou has improved slightly in the past two years. Although it is not due to the government, more caravans are willing to pass through.
At this moment, several carriages were slowly driving along the official road into the boundaries of Shuzhou.
