In the imperial city, the lights are bright, but through the gauze, the lights are a little dim.
Lying on the dragon couch was a pale young man, with several middle-aged men wearing high-ranking Goryeo official uniforms kneeling below.
This is the current king of Goryeo, Wang Ma, who is already the sixteenth monarch of Goryeo. It has been seventeen years since he ascended the throne. After he ascended the throne, he was named the king of Goryeo by the Liao people, but he always called himself the emperor.
Although Goryeo accepted the canonization of the suzerain country, it has long adopted a royal system similar to that of the Central Plains Dynasty, which is quite similar to the "king outside and emperor within". The King of Goryeo calls himself "I", and the king's orders are called "Edict", "Zhi", "
"Edict"; the king's heir is called "Prince"; the king's mother is called "Queen Mother"; the capital is called "Imperial City", "Imperial Capital"; the King of Goryeo is honored as "Your Majesty", "Emperor",
"Haidong Emperor" etc.
That is to say, you pretend to be a grandson to the outside world, but you like to enjoy yourself with the door closed, yelling about whatever you want.
"My dear friends, Li Ziqian has written to me to declare war on the Jin people. This beast... contains evil intentions. When I came to the throne, the Jurchens were weak. The late emperor asked me to inherit his legacy and continue the Northern Expedition against the Jurchens."
"The late emperor was far-sighted and had long foreseen that once the Jurchens rise, they will be unstoppable, and now it has come true. I have to return the nine northeastern cities to the Jurchens. Now that the Jin and Song Dynasties are competing, the Liao Dynasty has sadly withdrawn. Although I have repaired the Song Dynasty, but
But I don’t know who can win this battle.
"The Jurchens are so brave. If they declare war rashly, wouldn't they be in trouble?"
The white-haired veteran below is Yin Guan, a servant of the Goryeo sect. He once led the Goryeo soldiers and horses in the Northern Expedition against the Jurchens and conquered nine cities in the Northeast.
He said in a deep voice: "Li Ziqian flattered the powerful officials of the Song Dynasty, and even changed the ancestral hall. He only cared about making friends with the people of Song Dynasty, and did not care about the life and death of our Goryeo. Your Majesty, you can rest assured, with the old ministers here, he dare not do anything."
At this time, there was a panic outside. A palace official pushed the door in and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Li Ziqian, the Marquis of Shaocheng, is bringing people into the palace!"
Wang Ma coughed violently and trembled with anger. At this time, Yang Ziqian had already rushed into the palace. He glanced at the two veterans kneeling on the ground, snorted disdainfully, then cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, why haven't you declared war yet?"
?Furthermore, I have been ordered to come back and ask your Majesty to recruit civil servants to carry the baggage from Tianjin Port to Tanzhou."
Yin Guan stood up and shouted angrily: "Li Ziqian, do you want to rebel? Are you a minister of the Song Dynasty or a minister of His Majesty?"
"Your Excellency, Yang Ziqian, is not only a minister of the Song Dynasty, but also a minister of His Majesty. Don't you know that the Song Dynasty and Goryeo are both vassals and brothers?"
Even though Yin Guan was well-informed, he had never seen such a person before. He was a veteran general in the army and was strong. Although his hair was gray, he was still brave.
In a hurry, he stepped forward to capture this scum, but Yin Guan, the servant of the sect, was fierce with his fists and kicks. Yang Ziqian, who had always looked down on him, was not afraid at all and sneered again and again.
It wasn't until Yin Guan came over that he dodged slightly and slapped him on the back. Yin Guan immediately fell to the ground.
Yang Ziqian knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, this person has no laws and openly attacked his colleagues in front of the emperor. I ask your Majesty to make the decision for me."
Who said shameless people have no ability... Yang Ziqian read poetry and books when he was young, and had outstanding literary talent. Later he joined the army and made great achievements in battle. Now he has become a powerful minister, and everyone has forgotten the brave general he once was.
Goryeo implemented an aristocratic clan system, which was somewhat similar to the Han Dynasty. Those powerful families cultivated their children, often with both civil and military skills.
They implement a strict social hierarchy system, which can be divided into four levels: nobles, yangban, good people, and unworthy people. The nobles marry each other, monopolize the state affairs, and enjoy the privilege of tax exemption and exemption. There are about fifteen top noble families.
He controlled the government for a long time.
The family that Yang Ziqian belongs to was originally one of the major branches, but now he has changed his surname.
Wang Yu was lying on the dragon couch, her teeth were itching with anger, and her chest was even more uncomfortable.
Yang Ziqian was confident, and he expected that the king would not dare to deal with him, because the entire Goryeo did not dare to offend the Song Dynasty.
"Come here, take down Li Ziqian and wait for him to be punished!"
Wang Ma was trembling all over, his face was rosy, he stood up, held the head of the bed and shouted loudly.
The surrounding ministers and palace people were all overjoyed. His Majesty had been bedridden for many years. Unexpectedly, he sat up tonight and looked so powerful.
Yin Guan, the servant at the door on the ground, cried with joy and crawled over. The guards entered the hall, picked up Yang Ziqian and took him out.
Yang Ziqian did not panic at all, but smiled lightly and said: "Your Majesty, please think twice before you act."
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Youyan, the upper reaches of the canal, was completed today.
There were crowds of people on the riverside, and there was a huge stone monument at the front, half buried in the soil.
Yang Lin, Zhang An and other officials from the River Control Department each held a shovel and smiled happily.
"To bury the monument here today is an eternity, thank you for your hard work!" Zhang An said with a smile.
Yang Lin glanced at him, sighed and said: "Finally, I have finished digging. Your river management department is like throwing money away, emptying out the treasury. If you don't finish digging, I really can't afford it."
"
Yang Lin was not entirely joking. When the New Deal was at its most difficult, he had already thought of colonizing the South China Sea and plundering property.
All the officials burst into laughter, and Zhang An was even more proud, "Young Zai, the merits of this river are in the present day and will benefit the future. This is our gift to the young Zai to make him king."
Officials in Hebei Province are the happiest. Once the river is opened, connecting the north and the south, Hebei will no longer be a border and closed place with difficult roads.
It is conceivable that this place will gradually regain its vitality. The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were really damaged. They dug the Yellow River in Hebei and planted giant trees, turning Hebei, which had always been prosperous, into a poor and remote place.
Yang Lin looked around and said, "Then let's get started?"
All the officials agreed one after another, Yang Lin waved the shovel, and everyone shoveled the earth together to bury the inscription.
There were loud salutes and loud gongs and drums outside, and all the soldiers and people watching cheered, especially the civilian workers digging the river.
Just when everyone at the ferry was beaming with joy, a soldier ran over, leaned next to Yang Lin's ear, and said loudly: "Young Master, Goryeo has undergone great changes."
"What? What Li?" Yang Lin smiled and celebrated with everyone while asking.
The soldiers raised their voices again and shouted: "Young Master, the king of Goryeo, Wang Ma, died of illness, Yang Ziqian was arrested and imprisoned, and the country was in turmoil."
It turned out that the crown prince of Goryeo, Wang Kai, was born to Yang Ziqian's daughter. Many people in the court accused him of making the country's leader angry and his grandson was not suitable to be the country's leader anymore.
There are also many people who insist that the prince cannot be changed. The two sides refuse to give in to each other, and the country is in chaos.
Yang Lin threw the shovel away and said with a smile: "You bastard, you have bullied our Yang family."