In Bianliang City, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the scenery becomes extremely beautiful as autumn gets stronger. The autumn scenery in Bianliang is inherently more beautiful than the scenery in spring and summer. Located in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Bianliang City has four distinct seasons.
Autumn in Bianliang is like autumn. The sky is solemn, the city is majestic and vast, and between the tall gray and black palaces and houses, red canopies are dotted like blazing fire. All these make the autumn in Bianliang like a majestic and magnificent painting.
This year, the autumn in Bianliang City is still grand and magnificent. However, in this magnificent autumn scenery, there seems to be a bit more chilling and decadent. This chilling atmosphere does not come from the scenery itself, but from the people living in the city.
The temperament and feeling exuded by a person.
Once upon a time, the prosperous and prosperous Great Zhou Dynasty in the Central Plains was the most powerful country in the world. No matter in every aspect, it was the best in the world, and no other country could compare with it. The prosperity of the Great Zhou Dynasty was in all aspects, not only material
The prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty was also a comprehensive crushing of spiritual culture and science and technology. At that time, the spiritual outlook of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty was positive and full of pride and pride. Especially as the people of Bianliang, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as
The residents of the city under the emperor's feet were even more arrogant and had a greater sense of psychological superiority towards other people. As subjects of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the people of Bianliang City were always more arrogant towards people outside the capital.
A feeling of being superior and good about oneself. This kind of spiritual temperament also makes the city of Bianliang a little more unattainable, a little more cold, arrogant, snobbish and yearning amidst the prosperity. As the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, its
Temperament is a reflection of the temperament of the people living there.
However, in the past ten years or so, the national power of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been deteriorating, and it has clearly shown a trend of decline. Especially in the past two years or so, the Great Zhou Dynasty has experienced several major changes, including changes in the imperial court, changes in policies, internal and external troubles, and
The outbreak of the epidemic caused a major impact on the entire Zhou Dynasty. The capital city was the first to bear the brunt and suffered the greatest impact. The once proud spirit has been lost under a series of blows. Once the self-confidence and self-confidence are crushed, it will go to the other extreme and become
It was extremely humble. The originally high head has turned into a bent back. And with the deterioration of the entire economy and people's livelihood, and the high-pressure control of speech by the court, the people of Bianliang City rarely go to teahouses and restaurants as before.
They talk loudly and laugh loudly in the streets. Now they walk in a hurry on the streets, with cautious eyebrows, and behave in an obscene and cautious manner. They have long lost their previous pride and sense of superiority as common people at the feet of the emperor. They have
They lost confidence in their own future because they had lost confidence in the fate of the entire Zhou Dynasty.
In the Dauchi Imperial Palace, in the courtyard of Yong'an Pavilion near the northwest lake in the corner of the harem Yanfu Palace, Emperor Guo Xu of the Great Zhou Dynasty was sitting in the autumn sunshine, squinting and taking a nap. The chrysanthemums were blooming brilliantly all around, and the air was filled with the rich fragrance of chrysanthemums.
, the autumn sun shone warmly on his body, which made Guo Xu sleep very sweetly, and even drool drooled from the corners of his droopy mouth.
The reason why Guo Xu slept so soundly was not entirely because of the quiet and peaceful atmosphere here. The main reason was because he partyed for too long last night and didn't rest until the early morning. Sleep
Less than two hours later, I had to get up to go to court again. I felt dazed for a long time and didn't calm down until noon, so I came here to catch up on my sleep.
Although he is still young, in his thirties, his body cannot bear the torment of playing and singing every night. But Guo Xu doesn't care about this anymore. Life is short, enjoy yourself in time, and indulge in wine and sex.
He couldn't help himself.
It is unfair to say that Guo Xu was originally such a decadent and absurd person. Guo Xu was also a person who was full of hesitation and wanted to do great things. Before he became the emperor, he was also a self-disciplined and self-loving person.
.However, when he got the throne of the emperor, he found that things were not as simple as he imagined. He realized that governing the big country of Zhou was not as easy and pleasant as he thought. Soon he sadly discovered that,
It turns out that I am so incompetent. It turns out that I have no ability to control the big ship of Da Zhou.
Previously, Guo Xu sneered at the strategies and methods used by the late emperor and his father to govern the country, thinking that they were all incompetent. Why not use better methods when there were obviously better ones, but chose to use bad methods. For example, the Yan conflict with the Liao Kingdom
The Yun Zhimeng was one of the dissatisfactions that Guo Xu was often filled with indignation in private. It was a shameful and humiliating clause. Who were the Liao people? The great Zhou Dynasty actually wanted to see the faces of the Liao people. This was simply a shame.
So after taking office, he couldn't wait to sign a maritime alliance with the Jurchens according to his own ideas, and then began to conduct a northern expedition against the Liao people. However, what he never expected was that the result turned out to be a complete failure. He had to
In order to keep the throne, he killed Yang Jun and signed an even more humiliating peace treaty with the Liao people. This incident alone made Guo Xu feel as sick as if he had swallowed a fly. Only then did he finally understand that Yan
The Cloud Alliance was such a fair peace agreement. It bought a hundred years of peace at a very small price. The late emperor's tolerance brought a hundred years of prosperity. What a wise decision it was. But what he had done had ruined it all.
In the end, they had to pay a thousand times the price, and it could even be said to be an extremely humble and shameless way to sign a peace agreement, barely stabilizing the situation. However, the damage suffered by Dazhou was already too great to accept.
Also, regarding the previous reform, Guo Xu previously believed that his father’s support for Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru’s reform was completely unnecessary and a failure. This caused the division of the Zhou Dynasty and the discord among the people of the world.
Dissatisfaction was a failed policy decision. But after he became the emperor, when his imperial treasury was empty and he could not get anything out. When the army's salary and food became a problem, many things were hampered by lack of money.
When it was shelved, Guo Xu realized why his father had so firmly supported the reform. In the one or two years since the reform was implemented, the court's fiscal and tax revenue doubled, which largely alleviated the crisis. Although there were dissatisfaction among the people
There are voices, but more of them are voices of approval. Because the people have land to cultivate, at least they have food to eat. In fact, despite the heated public opinion, in fact, it is generally good.
But now, the reformists are killing and killing, and the impact of the repeal of the new law is on
When he came to the throne, it was not obvious, but soon financial constraints made Guo Xu realize how important the new law was. Unfortunately, the court could not turn back, and in the end he could only use simple and crude methods to find reasons to search.
The property of wealthy families was confiscated, and tax burdens were forcibly increased to keep the court running. But of course Guo Xu knew in his heart how much harm all of this had done to Zhou. He also understood himself more clearly
, it turns out that he is not the material of an eternal emperor at all, and he does not have the ability to create a wise king who can create a prosperous era of great Zhou Dynasty. Sometimes the most terrifying time for people is to see their true face clearly, which will make people psychologically prepared.
I was hit and lost all my confidence.
After taking the throne, Guo Xu actually went through a process of recognizing himself clearly and going from being arrogant and arrogant to feeling inferior, self-pity, and giving up. When the situation became worse and worse and more and more difficult to deal with, Guo Xu did not turn around.
Otherwise, he could only indulge in women's bodies and indulge in fine wine, singing and dancing to numb himself.
Another reason why Guo Xu gave up so much was Lu Zhongtian and his son. In today's Great Zhou Dynasty, Lu Zhongtian and his son have completely controlled the government. The officials of the imperial court have been changed almost all over the past year.
Important official positions were all replaced by new people. Lu Zhongtian's original view was that the court must undergo a major change of blood, replace a group of capable officials, and replace those old and stubborn officials, so that it can have a new atmosphere and regain its vitality.
Guo Xu felt that what he said was right. As the saying goes, one emperor has one courtier. Many of the ministers in the court were ministers of the previous dynasty. These people must be comparing themselves with the previous emperor. They must also be thinking about how they can seize the throne.
Things. These people must have opinions about themselves. In this case, it is better to replace them. The people they replace must be grateful to them. This is also a means of stabilizing their status. But when Guo Xu discovered that every time he
When something is proposed, once Lu Zhongtian objects, all the civil and military forces in the DPRK will oppose it; once Lu Zhongtian supports it, all the civil and military forces in the DPRK will support it. Guo Xu suddenly understands that these people are Lu Zhongtian’s people. When he understands this
, was shocked to discover that it was his grandfather who had the final say over the entire court. His words were no longer as effective as Lu Zhongtian's.
Guo Xu was naturally angry, but he didn't have the guts to say it, let alone do anything. He knew what kind of person his grandfather was, and since he had done all this, it meant that he was already prepared.
The guards in front of the palace were his people, and many generals of the Forbidden Army were his people. After Yang Jun's death, and after killing a large number of Yang Jun's party members for the crime of defeat, the entire Zhou army was under the control of my grandfather.
Hit. At this time, if I want to do another eradication operation, I am afraid that I will die.
Guo Xu would rather believe that although his grandfather is authoritarian, he will not harm himself. As long as he is still the emperor, he will give him the power he wants. If he doesn't compete with him, he won't be able to take it. Anyway, the current situation is like this, so he simply throws away this mess.
Just let him deal with it. I don't want to, and I don't have the ability to deal with it. It's better to ignore everything and just act stupid for fun.
