In Xiayi, the capital city, the main buildings of the imperial city are three halls and three palaces. Unlike the previous dynasty, the Daxia Imperial Palace, except for some entertainment facilities, the main buildings are not named with auspicious signs.
The three palaces are the "front palace, middle palace and back palace", and the third palace is the "front palace within the palace and the rear palace".
The Third Palace is an institution for discussion, etiquette, and office work, while the Third Palace is the complete private residence of the monarch.
Because the king was young, he did not sleep in the front palace, but lived with the Queen Mother in the harem.
The king was a little tired after playing in the front palace for a day. Before it was time to go to bed, he took a nap in the front palace. But just as he fell asleep, a red light came from outside and entered the front palace.
The Euphorbia warriors and commanders who were on guard at night did not notice the invasion of evil spirits. However, on the altar of the protector of the country in the city, the great national master Yuan Hong's eyes were sharp and he said in a deep voice: "Monarch Tuomeng? Why is this?"
However, it is not convenient to disturb him at this time. We can only know what happened after the king wakes up... maybe tomorrow.
In the front palace, the king, who was asleep with a jar of crickets in his arms, gave several strange insects the titles of general and marshal in his dream. These insects were very powerful, and ordinary crickets were no match for them.
The applauding monarch was very satisfied. He was in high spirits when suddenly, a middle-aged man with golden arms and fine clothes came out from beside Dou Cricket.
This man has a handsome appearance, beautiful beard and beard, and everyone feels close to him when he sees him.
"Your Majesty, Jishui Dragon God, see you..."
After honestly performing the ceremony, the young monarch was startled: "You are the Dragon God of Jishui, how can you...promise yourself to me?"
"Your Majesty does not know. I have been canonized by the late emperor. Your Majesty is the late emperor's son. Naturally, I should salute you."
"Dad has done this kind of thing before."
The young king was immediately happy and asked quickly, "Then I will grant you the title of General Cricket or Grand Marshal, which is actually meaningless. Why don't I grant you the title of 'Big Gold-toothed Insect God' or 'Iron-Legged Insect Immortal', haha."
"..."
Jishui Dragon God was already half-hearted after hearing such words from the king. This little kid doesn't look like a king.
But it’s already here, what else can we do?
Bite the bullet, Jishui Dragon God quickly said: "Your Majesty, I have come here this time to ask for something. Please, for the sake of the late Emperor, please come to my rescue."
"You are the Dragon God, why do you need me to rescue you?"
"Your Majesty, I have made a big mistake. Once I go to the 'Dragon Cutting Platform', it is a sure thing. I am not afraid of this skin. However, although I am a dragon, I am a god in China, so I can't go there after my death."
"Dragon Tomb", you can only go to the underworld once. But now something happened in the underworld, and a fierce warrior came. He hates evil as much as he hates it, and will never let me off lightly. I only hope that your majesty can help me with a few words of kindness.
, let the warrior suffer less, and if there is a chance, he can be reincarnated as soon as possible..."
The request didn't sound too high, so the monarch thought for a while and agreed directly: "This matter is quite simple. Since the warrior is from Daxia, he must also be my subject. I am the monarch, how can he not agree? It's only a small hour.
Tomorrow, I will give instructions at the court meeting and issue the decree."
Regardless of whether it is reliable or not, at least Jishui Dragon God suddenly felt better now, and said quickly: "If I can ease the pain in the underworld, I will give all my flesh and blood to your majesty as a gift!"
"You haven't said what the warrior's name is yet."
The young king held the jar of crickets and thought to himself that feeding dragon meat to the crickets would probably be good. By then, he would be raising all kinds of insect gods.
"The man's surname is Wei, his name is Hao, and his nickname is Elephant. He is from Wufeng County, Beiyang Prefecture. He is the head of Mingshu Branch in Beiyang Prefecture. He is brave enough to be worthy of all men..."
"Ah! It's the murderer!"
The monarch screamed and woke up suddenly. He hugged the cricket jar, sat up and wiped his sweat, and then shouted: "Mother, mother"
The chamberlains hurriedly passed the news. When the Queen Mother arrived at the front palace, she quickly hugged her son and asked, "Jie'er, are you having nightmares again?"
"No, no, mother, I didn't have a nightmare, I just dreamed of the 'Jishui Dragon God'. He is an amiable old man. He asked me to help him."
"Jishui Dragon God?!"
The Queen Mother's almond-shaped eyes widened, and she quickly asked, "It's so good, how come the 'Water Dragon God' appears? How can I ask you to help?"
"He said that he made a big mistake and is about to die now. He doesn't want to suffer after death. He hopes that I can help find Wei Hao, the murderer, to intercede."
"Wei Hao?!"
Such a name suddenly popped up again, and the Queen Mother's scalp went numb when she heard it. There are many legends that few people know about, and most of them are rumored.
But even if it is spread by lies, it is not as terrifying and intense as the truth.
It is known within the imperial court that the outer court now has great expectations for Wei Hao. Except for a few high-ranking officials in the court, they occasionally make up a few sentences, but more civil and military officials in the court think that the emergence of a genius like Wei Hao means that
Daxia's national power is still there, and there is hope for ZTE.
It is a normal mentality to miss good generals when the country is in crisis.
In addition, Wei Hao has done one big thing after another in Dajiang. If you think about it, facing the troubles of monsters, having Wei Hao by your side will definitely make you feel more at ease than hundreds of monster slayers.
Because there are demons causing trouble, Wei Xiangda really dares to kill him. Of course, he also really dares to eat...
"Mom, do you want to issue an edict?"
"It's just a dream, you can't take it seriously." After the Queen Mother said it, she added, "When I ask the Grand Master...forget it, the matter of ghosts and gods is just a decree. In the dream, did the 'Jishui Dragon God' say anything about repayment?
Things?"
"Then my husband said he would give me his body."
"..."
The Queen Mother's heart was beating wildly. She knew that this was a precious treasure. If the country's affairs were to be ruined in the future, having the body of Dragon King might be able to keep their orphans and widowed mothers safe.
At that moment, the Queen Mother became concerned and patted her son's back gently: "Jie'er, with the body of a real dragon, we can order someone to create a real dragon treasure. When the time comes, we can protect him in any danger.
"
"Can I feed the 'Golden Teeth General' dragon meat and dragon blood?"
"Uh... yes."
"Okay! From now on, the 'Golden Tooth General' will be the 'Golden Tooth Immortal', helping me conquer all directions and fight against invincible opponents in the world!"
"..."
After a long night's sleep, there was a court meeting the next day. Li Huairou, the provincial minister under the sect, originally planned to have a little talk about the construction of the "Dong Bohou" mansion.
Now the "Dong Bohou" Hou Mansion has suffered a setback. He doesn't know the specific details, but an important reason for the inside story is the sudden appearance of Wei Hao.
This caused "Dong Bohou" to go very slowly in sorting out the military and political affairs of East China.
It should be noted that in the first month of the year, "Xibohou" had already offered sacrifices to the Qishan sycamore tree, but "Dongbohou" had not even repaired a place to stay.
The situation in various places is not very good. Although the central government of the imperial court has shed a lot of burdens and let the local governments carry them, it is impossible to cut off the desire to reap benefits from the local governments again.
Now that the career of "Dong Bohou" has suffered a setback, we should not think about the "Tong Gong" adopted from the East Pole in the short term.
Taxation has collapsed, but by changing the form of "local tribute", fiscal revenue can still be generated.
As for the crime of exploiting the people at the bottom, the blame falls on the "Sifang Hou".
This was originally a beautiful thing, but now that there is no hope for the East Pole, we have to think about where to make some income.
It's a pity that once Wei Hao got mixed up, many things couldn't be done, especially those things that could be done but couldn't be known to the public, so they had to endure it and give in.
Even if you want to take part in Wei Hao's work, there are still people in the court who want to go against Li Huairou. Once the matter becomes public and heated, it will be clear at a glance who will bear the crime of "harming the people and harming the people".
Therefore, Wei Hao cannot be mentioned, let alone publicly, and can be dealt with quietly.
However, I never expected that the person accompanying you to the court would shout at the top of his lungs as soon as he came up: "Last night, your Majesty had an idea in his dream and wanted to confer the title of 'Ji Shui Long God', and also asked the Ministry of Rites to draft a sacrificial inscription..."
Li Huairou didn't take the nonsense of becoming a god at all, until the visitor suddenly said: "...The Dragon Lord is afraid of the sharpness of the Five Peaks Wei Hao, and begs His Majesty to show mercy, in order to alleviate the pain of the axe..."
", Li Huairou was so shocked that his eyes widened.
Here... why is there Wei Hao?!
It’s Wei Hao again!
Soon, both civil and military groups understood that the feeling was that the monarch had a dream last night, dreaming of the "Jishui Dragon God", and then the "Jishui Dragon God" might be dying, but he was afraid that he would be tortured after death...
…
Although I don’t know why the torture was related to Wei Hao, the "Jishui Dragon God" just begged the monarch, hoping that he would say a few nice words so that Wei Hao would give less to the "Jishui Dragon God" for the sake of the monarch's face.
pain.
That's the thing.
But if it is discussed in a court meeting, there will be problems.
The Minister of Civil Affairs was furious. He held a wat board in his hand, came out of the queue and shouted: "Your Majesty!!"
Veins popped out on the forehead of the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who was glaring angrily: "Nowadays, there is a huge disaster in the Huai River, and victims are everywhere. The first priority is to fight the disaster and rescue the people on both sides of the Huai River. How can we talk about ghosts, gods, and dragons in the court meeting!"
He couldn't stand it the last time. At the court meeting, they discussed the nonsense of a trip to Mount Tai, and the Queen Mother was even more greedy for the peaches from the "Two Realms Mountains".
But I endured it last time. After all, etiquette is still very important and is also an important cornerstone of governing the world.
But what is the name of what we are discussing now?!
I dreamed about the Dragon God. The Dragon God wanted to relieve the pain after death, so he went to the emperor to ask for help. Let’s not mention this matter for now. Let’s settle this private matter privately. The court meeting is not a vegetable market!
It would be no problem to go to Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple or even the Ministry of Rites to issue a private decree, but now, leaving so many victims undiscussed, they just talk about the death of a dragon god.
Who is the Dragon God!
Faced with the furious anger of the Minister of Civil Affairs, the young king was obviously frightened and said quickly: "Then... let's discuss the Huaihe River disaster first..."
The Minister of Civil Affairs looked slightly relieved. After all, the king was still young, so there was no need to worry about this matter.
"Now that the discussion is over, let's talk about the Dragon God... okay?"
"..."
The blood vessels in the hand holding the Wat Ban were bulging at that time. If he hadn't been the king, the Wat Ban in his hand would have smashed his mouth!
Just as he was about to yell again, Ji Tianxia, the Minister of Rites, who was a few steps away, coughed lightly, and then the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs gave up his anger, closed his eyes, and returned to his seat.
As long as we fight the disaster and save the people, don't force the rest.
Damn it!
Cursing secretly in his heart, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs even cursed the "Jishui Dragon God" with malice. When a great disaster occurs in the world, it's just that you don't know how to restrain yourself, and you dare to contact the king. Not only will you die, but you will also die.
After going through hardships and dangers, he was reincarnated as an animal!
"In addition to the lack of food and clothing, the most important thing about the Huai River disaster is that the demons are out and wreaking havoc. They also need a large army to conquer and destroy the demons. Originally, there was a 'Dragon Xiang Army' in the southeast, so there was no need to worry about this, but now the 'Dragon Army'
The Xiang army is still fighting in the Yinshan Mountains. If it is transferred back, I am afraid that the water from far away will not be able to save the fire near."
"But if we rely on local soldiers, I'm afraid it won't work."
"'Nan Bohou' has three to five thousand capable men under his command, so suppressing the evil spirits in the Huai River is not a difficult task."
"'Nan Bohou' has already crossed the river and headed south. I think it's easier for 'Dong Bohou'. After all, 'Dong Bohou''s guard is now in Taiyang Mansion. From north to south, they can reach Huaihe River in two or three days.
By the water.”
"But if you go to Huai River, you are leaving the rule of 'Dongbohou', and you need an order from the central government. Otherwise, even if 'Dongbohou' has the intention to subjugate and eliminate demons, he is afraid of crossing the border privately.
.”
After such a discussion, calculations have already been made. It is obvious that the central court has no intention of sending troops to suppress the demons.
To put it bluntly, when an army travels, what kind of food, drinks, and toilets are not expenses?
Raising a big-headed soldier nowadays is different from before, and it is very troublesome.
It's better not to support them and just take care of the Central Army's job, and for the rest, you can be happy for yourself.
Moreover, when the guards of "Dong Bohou" were dispatched, they always asked the court if they wanted much, and it was not unreasonable to ask for it. Instead, they gained something and turned over a lot, which was always liked by the ministers of the court.
The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs frowned. He knew that this was a self-destructive method. However, as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he knew very well that there was not much cash in the treasury.
There is not much silk, silver, gold, and copper coins left. In the winter of last year, if we had not replenished a batch of charcoal to use as salary, we would have been stretched.
During the twelfth lunar month, a lot of Sichuan peppercorns were put into storage, so Sichuan peppercorns became a substitute for salary in some state capitals.
After all, Zanthoxylum bungeanum has always been expensive, but the local government also welcomed it. Some officials in Dongcheng, Xiayi, the capital, were also willing to use Zanthoxylum bungeanum as income.
As the "general accountant" of the Great Xia Dynasty, even if the Minister of Civil Affairs can see some things clearly, in the face of reality, sometimes he has to bow his head, even have to remain silent, or even acquiesce to something that he thought was completely nonsense before.
Crazy things.
After the tormenting issue of disaster relief was over, the morning ended. At noon, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who was dining on the porch of the front hall and eating chicken drumsticks, heard a slight cough and saw a tall, strong man sitting aside. It was exactly
Ji Tianxia, Minister of Rites.
"I'm afraid everything in Huai River has been corrupted to the extreme..."
"Some news is better not known."
"snort!"
"Why do local officials need to be angry with Ji? You must know..."
After a pause, Ji Tianxia didn't want to say anything anymore. She lowered her head and ate the boiled cabbage. In the lunch box, there were some peppercorns and salt. The cabbage was dipped in peppercorns and salt, and it just went into her mouth.
"The 'Jishui Dragon God' is a divine dragon waiting to be slaughtered. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for Your Majesty to agree to its request..."
The Minister of Civil Affairs was still a little unhappy about this, because he knew to some extent that the catastrophe in Dachaozhou had the shadow of the dragon, maybe it was the "Jishui Dragon God".
"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. Official, if you don't want to eat the chicken legs, can you give it to the lower official?"
"..."
The Ministry of Civil Affairs Minister had an angry look on his face and took a hard bite of the chicken leg in front of Ji Tianxia!