Song Zhenzong once said something to encourage students all over the world, "There is a house of gold in the book, and there is a beauty like jade in the book." The literal meaning of this sentence is easy to understand. Through reading, you can obtain glory, wealth, and beautiful wives. I don't know
How many scholars regard this as their motto in life.
Of course, Tang Ning didn't study for this, because he already had glory, wealth, and a beautiful wife and concubines.
Reading is a channel for acquiring knowledge and information. It can also cultivate one's moral character and cultivate one's sentiments.
Thousands of years of accumulation of a nation are contained in these pages. A person's temperament is different if he reads or not. If you read too many books, even a fool can gain enlightenment.
Tang Ning's current purpose of reading books and newspapers is firstly to kill time, and secondly to obtain information.
The "Jingshi Daily" published by Tang Renzhai is a semi-official newspaper. Half of the content is official tidbits, advertisements and rentals, etc. The other half is controlled by the court, and most of them publish some official articles or news.
As the emperor, Emperor Chen was prepared for danger in times of peace and always reminded the people to be vigilant. Tang Ning also saw this from these newspapers.
The newspaper in his hand used more than half of its page to analyze the situation around Chen State.
As the old territory of the Liang Kingdom, Guizhou Province is adjacent to Jiangnan. If there is chaos in Guizhou Province and there are evil intentions towards Chen State, the capital will be beyond the reach of the capital, and Jiangnan may temporarily fall into the enemy's hands.
Deep in the grassland, the black barbarians are like a huge dark cloud, hanging over the heads of the Sushen people. They are also a threat to the Chen country and must be guarded against.
Xiaowan in the Western Region, with his wolfish ambition, has grown into a threat that is not inferior to the grassland and has become the number one enemy of Chen State.
On the western plateau, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at the Central Plains Dynasty. If they relax even a little bit, the Western Tibet will take advantage of the situation and become the Chen Kingdom's formidable enemy just like the Western Regions.
From Tang Ning's perspective, this article is naturally a bit unfounded.
Qiandi itself is still in chaos, so there is no time to take advantage of Chen Guo Jiangnan's ideas. The black barbarians are powerful, but the Sushen clan is not a vegetarian. If the black barbarians want to get out of the grassland, the difficulty is not ordinary. Xiaowan in the Western Region is currently facing
, in addition to Chen State, there are also two-thirds of the small countries in the Western Regions, which are unlikely to be successful in a short period of time.
As for Xibo, the country he was most unfamiliar with, the history of this world was different. Xibo was beaten into a sieve during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and did not recover for hundreds of years. How could it grow into Chen Guo's opponent so quickly and easily?
However, there is no mistake in being careful. Even if Chen Guo has no superficial problems, the hidden dangers are real. With Chen Huang's cautious character, he may be so worried that he can't even sleep.
Tang Ning has been sleeping soundly these days. He has been abstinent for several months. He now has endless energy and lives a fulfilling life every night.
Xiao Jue's wedding was very exciting to Xiao Ruxiaoyi, and even more exciting to her mother-in-law.
The news that Xiao Jue and Lu Ya were pregnant before marriage was not a secret in a small circle. In comparison, Tang Ning got married several years before him and still has no children, which seems to be even more worrying.
Tangning stayed in the grassland for several months, hiding from her mother-in-law's questioning for several months, and now, everything has returned to where it started.
Tangning didn't want to be stared at by them with strange eyes every day, so she came to Shangshu Province early.
Shang Shu Youcheng was sitting in his seat, raised his head, took a look, and immediately said: "See Marquis Dingguo..."
Tang Ning was very resistant to this title. She waved her hand and said, "There is no Dingguo Marquis here. We can just call him the same as before."
The Marquis of Dingguo is the most noble title in the Chen Kingdom. Working with such people, Shangshu Youcheng, was originally mentally burdened. But seeing that Tang Ning was still the same as before, he was immediately relieved.
He smiled and said, "Master Tang just came back from the grassland, why don't you rest at home for a few more days?"
Tang Ning said: "I eat your salary and share your worries. I can't forget my responsibilities."
Shangshu Youcheng looked solemn, cupped his hands and said: "Master Tang is really a role model for us officials, and I admire you."
Tang Ning arrived at Shangshu Province in the morning and was summoned by Emperor Chen in the afternoon.
The summoning place was still in the imperial study room. There were still several people in the imperial study room. Tang Ning looked up and saw that all six ministers were there, as well as the prime minister. The ones in the front were King Huai and King Kang.
Prince Duan had already started to win in lieu mode. He usually did not participate in court affairs and waited for Emperor Chen to pass the throne to him. Tang Ning was not surprised that he did not appear here, but the appearance of Prince Kang made him a little strange.
He has become the heir and no longer participates in court affairs. Emperor Chen transferred him to Zongzheng Temple a few days ago, also wanting to give him an errand so that he could gain a foothold in the capital. Seeing him in the imperial study today, he must have
He still has some real power in his hands.
In addition to the early dynasty, Emperor Chen occasionally summoned important ministers from the dynasty to the royal study to discuss state affairs. Many people called this a "little dynasty meeting."
When Tang Ning walked in, Chen Huang was giving Lu Ding some instructions.
"The black barbarians are the enemy of Su Shen and our Chen State. Once they cross Su Shen's defense line, the situation in the northwest will become tense again and we have to guard against it." Emperor Chen looked at Lu Ding and said, "The relationship between Chen State and Su Shen is now bitter.
, the Sushen people want the heavy cavalry of our Chen State to resist the black barbarians. The Ministry of War can rent them three thousand heavy cavalry and armor. Su Shen also needs to set up a place to store the armor in the army, but it must be managed by the Chen State's officers and men...
, the detailed rules and regulations shall be formulated by the Ministry of War itself.”
Lu Ding bowed and said: "I obey the order."
Wan Yanyan applied to Emperor Chen for a group of heavy cavalry, and Emperor Chen finally agreed.
Of course, heavy cavalry is a weapon of the country, and the Chen State only lent them armor. These armors must also be kept by the Chen State soldiers, which can be said to be extremely careful.
In fact, his approach was unnecessary. Without Chen Guo's funding, the grassland could not support heavy cavalry at all. The consumption of 3,000 heavy cavalry could wear them down in three months.
After the arrangements for the grassland are completed, the next step is the staff department.
Ever since he supported the confrontation between Jiagu Shuhu and Wanyanbu, Chen Huang had fallen in love with this method. When it came to dealing with Xiaowan in the Western Region, his approach was exactly the same as that of the grassland.
The Western Region is very large, and Xiaowan only occupies one-third of the area. Xiaowan's rapid expansion in recent years has long caused panic among the countries in the Western Region. Emperor Chen plans to send envoys to contact these small countries and unite
Many small countries in the Western Region cooperate with each other internally and externally, and attack Xiaowan from both sides...
In addition, the rebellion in Guizhou Province also attracted Chen Huang's attention. Although Guizhou Province was not Chen's territory, it was closely related to the stability of Jiangnan, so he had to guard against it. He also arranged for spies to investigate.
Finally, he looked at King Kang and said: "In a few months, the royal ceremony will be held. Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites should start preparations from now on."
King Kang cupped his hands and said, "I would like to inform my father, Zongzheng Temple is responsible for the annual royal ceremony. Do you want to join forces with the Ministry of Rites this year?"
Emperor Chen nodded and said: "I plan to hold this year's ceremony at the Imperial Mausoleum in Xishan. The grassland has been decided and I want my ancestors to see it too..."
Royal ceremonies are held every year, but they are all held in the palace. Emperor Chen moved them to the location of the Imperial Mausoleum in Xishan this year, obviously to show off.
After all, as an emperor, he has accomplished great things that none of the previous emperors of the Chen Kingdom had accomplished. He only held a grand royal ceremony and did not hold a Zen ceremony, which was considered an extreme restraint on his part.
After Chen Huang finished all these instructions, he finally looked at Tang Ning and said, "Thank you for your hard work during this Northern Expedition. I will allow you to rest at home for two months. During these two months, you will not have to go to Shangshu Province."
Tang Ning would rather read the book in Shangshu Province than go home to be pregnant. She cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am not tired, and there is no need to rest..."
"You'd better have a good rest." Emperor Chen waved his hand and said: "Xiao Jue is going to have children before she gets married. You have been married for three years and have many wives and concubines but no children. Why not go home and take good care of yourself?
I will send a few more imperial doctors to show you..."
After Chen Huang finished speaking, their faces changed.
Lu Ding's face turned red. Tangning couldn't explain it, so she could only sullenly hold her hands in front of her and said, "I thank you, Your Majesty..."
