This is an extremely absurd statement. Compared with this statement, the Zhao Guan family had previously questioned Yan Shenggong's integrity, and publicly mocked the incompetence of the Meihua Han family leader, including collecting money from nobles and religious figures earlier.
All the frivolous words and deeds he made seemed insignificant.
However, what makes these national elites in the pavilion who actually know everything feel suffocated is that this light and absurd statement is like the weight of a mountain, making people breathless.
By the way, where did the prostitute come from?
It's just because a young woman suffered family bankruptcy. Otherwise, even if it's just to accompany someone drinking in accordance with the law, who would be willing to do it?
On that day, when Meng Yuanlao presented "Tokyo Menghua Lu", some students in Taixue laughed at him, saying that the word "prostitute" should be added to the names of several dishes, and they didn't know whether these dishes contained more salt or prostitutes...
The meaning is ironic, as the disaster of Jingkang has already appeared in the midst of great prosperity in Henan Province.
However, the current Tokyo is not the same as the Tokyo before Jingkang.
After the Jingkang Rebellion, until Zhao Jiu arrived in Tokyo in the spring of the third year of Jianyan's reign, the entire population of Tokyo had been continuously exodus due to war disasters. It was once reduced from millions at its peak to no more than 1,000 soldiers and military family members.
The population reached 200,000, and even the entire Henan region was experiencing population exodus at that time.
In other words, everything in Tokyo at this time was to a large extent separated from what it was before Jingkang. Many market activities were quickly recreated within a year or two because of the return of the old capital's name and political center.
By the same token, it is impossible for prostitutes to suddenly appear out of thin air after five or six years. If a large number of prostitutes appear in Tokyo now, they can only be women of working age whose families went bankrupt during the Jingkang Disaster, but society from earlier.
Caused by corruption. Considering that after returning to Tokyo, the imperial court immediately carried out measures such as cutting off the soil, establishing farmlands, and granting land to the then-broken Henan... I dare not say that it is 100%, but nine and a half out of ten are.
It was caused by a military disaster, but it is still the same.
There is nothing we can do about it. In troubled times and in the face of uncontrolled force, women of the right age are simply some kind of humanoid property.
This is the reason why the two saints used the women in the city to compensate for the compensation. If there are large-scale prostitutes in Tokyo now, it must be a similar reason.
Therefore, if you want to know about the heroes and martyrs of the volunteers, it is most direct to ask those women who have become prostitutes. They will definitely have a lot of stories to tell.
However, after suddenly waking up, I felt embarrassed and ashamed.
The thousand-year-old nobleman went to Yangzhou to hide for two years with a wooden carving of his ancestors on his back. The fourth generation and the three princes were entertained by the Jin people in Hebei for half a year. They were recognized as ministers who kept the integrity, but they were rewarded without reward. Even the eldest daughter of the Zhao family
As soon as they were brought back, they were given big houses, and even the two saints could go to temples and Taoist temples to enjoy their old age. However, millions of people have died since Jingkang, and their families can only be scattered and crushed into dust.
, and even become a prostitute.
Magical?
Not at all, even completely opposite, this is very realistic.
Embarrassing?
Of course it is still embarrassing. Who can come to the vicinity of this pavilion who has not personally experienced the Jingkang Incident and Jianyan displacement, but also has some ability and some ideals?
It can even be called a tried and tested person.
After these people wake up, they will naturally feel extremely embarrassed.
"Official!"
Just when the scene was extremely awkward, someone suddenly broke the silence. It was Lu Haowen, the public minister. He handed over his hand without saying anything, but his intention to obstruct it was already obvious.
Lu Haowen came forward, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, and even more so, Yang Yizhong, who was extremely frightened, felt relieved... In fact, everyone had their own opinions about stopping it, but none of them had the strength to stop it.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiu, who took the initiative to initiate this matter, pondered for a moment, but actually nodded slightly and gave up the idea on the spot: "I understand, so don't ask the prostitute."
Of course I understand... Even if Academician Xiaolin is working as a strategic envoy in Kansai at this time, it will not delay everyone, including the Zhao Guan family who suddenly remembered this matter. In the previous silence, everyone gradually understood, and each of them gradually understood everything.
Things figured out.
Let’s not talk about the ripples caused by calling prostitutes into the palace, but let’s talk about another thing... So did these women who suffered military disasters really just suffer military disasters from the Jin army? They must be innocent
The families of the victims, but did all those innocent victims really die in the struggle against gold?
Zongze's Tokyo Remaining Department gathered an anti-golden rebel army in Tokyo in the past. It was said to be one million people, but there were actually hundreds of thousands of soldiers capable of fighting. They were the mainstay of the country. They rose up earlier than Li Yanxian of Shaanxi Province. Could it be that they all had outstanding military discipline?
Zhang Yu, a swarm of people who likes to let people fight in pairs, has never been an anti-Jin rebel? How many widows has he made? Yang Jin, the hornless sheep, first rebelled, then surrendered and then rebelled. That was a scourge all the way from the Yangtze River to the Yellow River.
The people who fought against him included at least one prime minister, a governor of Kaifeng, a prince of Yan'an, and two deputy governors... They captured cities and territories along the way, and when they reached the edge of the Yellow River, they gathered a crowd of more than 100,000. Although it was an imaginary number, it was a coercion.
, but how many widows did he create alone?
Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun's troops were also relied upon by the country at that time, but wouldn't these two troops cause military disasters when they fought? Zhao Jiu really didn't want to ask Han Shizhong where the people in Jingou Town were going, and he can't ask now.
.
And what about Liu Guangshi’s subordinates?
What about Fan Qiong? Fan Qiong, who skinned people alive, was a serious official and soldier. He was the first commander of the imperial army to take control of Tokyo City after Jingkang, and then went all the way south to separate Xiangyang.
There are some things that there is really no way to delve into... I suddenly wake up and cry out out of instinct, but I will soon become silent, and then I have to hide some things in my heart.
If you really call people to ask, ask one about her husband who was killed by the imperial army, and another about her husband who was killed by the anti-Jin rebels who killed his father and brother and took her away... How can I explain to others?
"But we can't let this matter go."
In the nameless stone pavilion, which was still silent, Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged. He turned to the end of the last booklet, signed it, and then turned to face Yang Yizhong. "I want to know the approximate number and distribution of prostitutes in Tokyo, and
Are you going to ask?"
Yang Yizhong finally bowed his head and said yes, and ran away as if he was flying.
"This matter will be handled this way for the time being... But we need an explanation from these people who can't even find their names." Zhao Jiu closed the roster and looked at the ministers in front of him expressionlessly. "How about setting up an unnamed memorial monument?
Millions of people have died, so there should be a monument."
"It's inappropriate now." Lu Hao asked again, which added another sense of shame to Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun. "Guan family, it's only a few days away from the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you don't have time to build a big monument, if you build it
A small stele is inevitably perfunctory. What’s more, now it’s just a matter of switching from defense to offense, to stabilize people’s hearts, and it’s not the time to really pay homage. After the Northern Expedition, when the two rivers are recovered, Yanyun is pacified, and Jin’ou is rebuilt, why not put up a big stele again?”
"There must always be one." Zhao Jiu nodded and shook his head again. "But what Mr. Lu said is reasonable. Let's customize a conspicuous and large blank tablet first. The Ministry of Rites will arrange it and make sure it is placed in the center!"
Zhai Ruwen, who already felt a little dry in his mouth, quickly responded.
"That's it for today, we'll talk about it in a few days if we have anything to do!" After explaining this, Zhao Jiu, who seemed to be nothing happened, waved his hand, which meant to ward off everyone.
Lu Hao asked the following, and everyone bowed their hands and saluted, and like Yang Yizhong, they all left in a hurry without delaying.
Not to mention how Zhao Guan's family felt after expelling the ministers, nor how Yang Yizhong would deal with such an errand. He only said that the ministers walked out of the stone pavilion dozens of steps away, and then they were divided again, and the ministers went to the harem.
Not far from the pond, go to the wing at the back of Gyeongbokgung Palace inside Yingyang Gate... That is the official public house where they are on duty in the harem. Although they are avoiding the official family at this time, as close ministers, they have to wait here after all.
while the ministers and ministers below Lu Haowen took advantage of the setting sun to head west out of Linhua Gate, then turned south and returned slowly.
"Mr. Lu is the truth lord."
Along the way, no one spoke a word, but halfway through, when they were about to pass Yiyoumen, Zhao Ding suddenly spoke with emotion, causing everyone around him to be slightly startled. "If it hadn't been Mr. Lu just now, we would have been almost helpless."
"That's true." Li Guang also sighed with emotion. He who always liked to defend on such occasions had just fallen into a state of collapse. He couldn't refute even if he wanted to, and couldn't stop him even if he wanted to. It only made him ashamed.
"All truths and falsehoods are forced..." Lu Haowen was walking at the front. Hearing this, he just glanced back, then turned back and said slowly as he walked. "It's just like officials, they are forced."
At this position, you have to do it even if you don’t want to do it, and you have to say it even if you don’t want to say it. But to be honest, if Mr. Zhao can say it first, why should I say it again? Just like if we can say it first, in fact, the officials don’t have to say it.
That kind of thing."
Zhao Ding was half embarrassed and half helpless: "Some things are really unexpected."
This is a huge truth. In fact, looking at the reaction of Zhao Guan's family today, he suddenly thought that it was purely an accident, so Lu Haowen just shook his head slightly and continued to move forward.
But for some reason, when he came to Yiyou's door, he suddenly stopped, and then everyone stopped together.
"Mr. Zhao, how old are you?" Lu Haowen turned around and asked seriously.
"Forty-seven." Zhao Ding was alert, but he responded.
Lu Haowen nodded and looked at Zhang Jun again: "Where is Mr. Zhang?"
"Thirty-five." Zhang Jun was caught off guard.
"Xianggong Liu?"
"Forty-nine." Liu Ji quickly answered.
"Ms. Chen."
"I'm almost sixty." Chen Gui sighed as he twisted his beard. "Thanks to the favor of the officials, only three years ago, I never thought that I would be able to be a prime minister."
Lu Haowen didn't bother to pay attention to the old rules and just continued to ask: "Li Gong?"
"Fifty-three." Li Guang didn't dare to neglect.
"I'm almost seventy." Lu Haowen nodded slightly and responded solemnly. "Except for Mr. Zhang, who is younger, the rest of the prime ministers are relatively stable, including Chen Shangshu and Zhai Shangshu... But you know
I wonder how old those people in Kansai are?”
Everyone looked at each other, except Zhang Jun who was wary, the others were thoughtful.
The specific ages of Hu Yin, Liu Ziyu, and Lin Jingmo may not be clear at the moment, but they are definitely younger than Zhao Ding, and much younger.
"How old are the eight generals who actually hold military power?" Lu Haowen saw that everyone understood, so he continued to ask, and without waiting for everyone to answer, he directly revealed the answer. "Zhang Boying is the oldest, forty-five; Wang Zihua (
Wang De) came next, with forty-four; Han Liangchen came next, with forty-two; the rest, from Qu Da to the following, were all under forty, and Yue Pengju was only twenty-nine years old..."
"But they are all heroes." Zhang Jun couldn't help but interjected in defense.
"That's exactly what he said." Lu Haowen nodded slightly. "They are all heroes... and the key is that the official is only twenty-five years old."
"What do you mean, Mr. Prime Minister?" Li Guangzheng asked.
"I don't have any other intention. Today I just want to take the liberty to ask you all, since ancient times, have kings employed people as willing to compromise as the officials?" Lu Haowen answered slowly. "After Yaoshan, with the power of the officials,
, it is obvious that we can form a team with young heroes to take the lead, and form a team that is more suitable for him, but why do we still need to use people like us? Can’t we use Lin Jingmo and Lin Jinglue? Can’t we use Hu Yin? Or retire.
One step is to simply make Zhang Shu the prime minister of the province. Who can stop him? Another step is to take a step back and use someone with deep qualifications to silence the world. Why not use Lu Yihao and Lu Jinglue who are even more irritated to him? But why you and me?
Why are you still so earnest in keeping Li Zhongcheng after Shaoxing?"
"Because..." After a period of silence, Zhao Ding raised his head for a moment and sighed. "Because the officials want to borrow the poise of us people."
"That's right." Lu Haowen nodded slightly, and then became serious. "But looking back, we have been ministers for more than a year, and there are some things that you and I are too cautious about... If nothing else, if Lu Yihao were here
Therefore, the peace talks to welcome the Second Saint that day would not have happened at all! The thing in Shaoxing would not have happened either! The so-called public opinion would blame him at most, Lu Yihao, because long before that, Lu Yihao had been able to remove those who had resigned in Shaoxing
Get those people out as early as possible! Everyone, no matter how small the turmoil is later, during the Shaoxing incident, letting the officials personally deal with the two saints and let the officials personally remove the seventy or eighty people is still what you and I call dereliction of duty.
!”
Prime Minister Zhao Ding's face was pale, and the other ministers, including Yushi Zhongcheng Li Guang, also had serious faces. Even Privy Councilor Zhang Jun was completely awe-inspiring. Because at this moment, someone finally questioned the ministers about the political trend in the previous few months.
There was accountability...but this accountability did not come from Zhao Guan's family, nor from the young officials and students after the Secret Pavilion incident, so it was not so formal and serious.
Moreover, Lu Haowen also effectively avoided possible political risks by including himself, a public minister who was not responsible for the incident, as an object of accountability and conducting self-examination in private.
But this is still a standard accountability exercise against the leadership.
At the same time, everyone present knew that the responsibility for this matter could not be borne by Lu Haowen, who did not care about general affairs.
The persons responsible are the four prime ministers plus a censor Zhongcheng who can be called half prime minister. They are accusing the four prime ministers and one Xian Tai for failing to successfully control risks, failing to demonstrate the responsibility and ability of the prime minister in political crises, and failing to safeguard
The political image of a good emperor.
This is their collective dereliction of duty.
"I..." Zhao Ding wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
"The matter has passed. The official has taken up the responsibility of the people's speech and driven away those people personally. It is useless to talk more at this time. Besides, you and I know that this official never cares about this, and it is not you or me.
It can be restrained." Lu Haowen changed the subject, but remained serious. "But you and I have to learn from each other and gain wisdom. What we need to worry about now is what will happen in the future, otherwise there will be no talk of carrying on the past and forging ahead to assist the king in achieving great things...
Mr. Zhang?"
"Huh?" Zhang Jun was caught off guard and could only respond.
"After the war in Yaoshan, people were agitated. I heard that there were some rash remarks in Guanxi at that time. You and the others in Guanxi regarded the position as something in your pocket, but the officials placed Hu, Lin, Lu, Liu and others outside.
And put Mr. Zhao first, and you second...Are you dissatisfied?"
Zhang Jun was stunned... It was Lu Hao who asked this question?
But after being in a daze, Zhang Deyuan immediately woke up. The other party was asking condescendingly as a minister, and this place was at the junction of the harem and the front palace. There was no room for compromise between fairness and privacy.
Therefore, he immediately responded with a straight face: "This is absolutely not the case!"
"That's good." Lu Haowen remained serious. "I think it's great that the officials set up things like this. Because the officials themselves were thinking about the overall situation and were worried that the country would be kidnapped by the military. They ignored the people's livelihood in the south and rushed northward.
As a result, both internal and external losses were lost... That's why the steady Prime Minister Zhao was appointed as the prime minister of the province, and the enterprising Mr. Zhang was appointed as the prime minister, in order to balance. However, no one expected that the officials in the Song Dynasty court naturally wanted to
Steady, the Prime Minister gradually became more powerful and powerful, so that it caused such troubles. At that time, Mr. Zhao and I were more responsible, because Mr. Zhao and I should have stopped this trend from the beginning.
"
At this point, Lu Haowen just stared at Zhang Jun and responded slowly: "But now, whether the leader or the guardian, all have been removed, the people have scolded them, the ministers have been cleared, and all the people who have been added have been cleared."
Most of the key dispatches are young officials who took a stand during the previous turmoil..."
At this point, in the crowd, Li Guang couldn't help but glance at his close friend Chen Gongfu, but the latter just looked serious and listened with his hands tied.
"As the saying goes, this moment is the same as that moment." Lu Haowen continued to face Zhang Jun sternly. "Ms. Zhang, what I mainly want to tell you today is that if you, the leader of the main war faction, think that you can get a plan, you will no longer care about the livelihood of the country and do whatever you want.
When those young people got together with the generals and started making noise in the military, they actually made the same mistake as Mr. Zhao and I did before... but they went in the opposite direction and dumped all the hard work of the officials.
That’s all!”
Zhang Jun smiled bitterly for a moment and could only spread his hands: "Mr. Lu, what you said is very reasonable, but I didn't do anything, right?"
"It will be too late when things come to light." Lu Haowen sighed sternly. "Some things have to be said sooner or later, it's better to say them earlier... Mr. Zhang!"
"Here he is!" Zhang Jun responded helplessly.
"You must remember that you are the prime minister, and you cannot count the top three important ministers in the country. In everything you do, you should consider the overall situation of the country, empathize with the emperor's heart, resolve conflicts below, and adjust the yin and yang to ensure the stable operation of the country.
, and then you can think about what achievements and fame you will achieve. In other words, as long as you take care of your responsibilities properly, the country will achieve success in the future, how can it be possible that you will be deprived of an honor? The emperor entrusts the country to you, just as before.
The forces and speeds recently discussed in school are generally the same. Suddenly, there is an acceleration somewhere. It may be positive, it may be skewed, it may be backwards, it may be forwards. What you should do is not to wait for the speed to increase.
When it gets up, it exerts a counterforce to offset it."
Zhang Jun listened for a long time, unable to argue for a while, but he was still young after all, but he couldn't help but said: "Xiangong Lu... How come your words today are so different from those on Bagong Mountain? Is it because you have changed, or is it you?
Has the official family changed?"
Lu Haowen took a deep look at the other party and shook his head: "If we talk about changes, who hasn't changed after such a long time? But as far as what you and I said, the official family has not changed, and I have not changed either, but the current situation has changed.
, the position has changed! At that time, the country was in crisis, and the officials wanted to fight to the death. However, I experienced the Jingkang incident and was disheartened. Moreover, Li Gang and Li Gongxiang were entrusting their queen in Yangzhou. Of course, they would have made such rude remarks. Now the country is stable.
With the overall situation in mind, the official family is determined to expedition to the north and reorganize Kyushu, and I have also experienced Bagong Mountain, Nanyang, and the incident of being orphaned here last year. So far, staying in the court at such an age is nothing more than helping the official family.
Just keep your pace...Of course I will blame myself for my dereliction of duty in the past few months! Mr. Zhang, I could entrust you with Neo-Confucian manuscripts in the past, but I wonder if you can remember the original principles of Neo-Confucianism I just said today?"
Zhang Deyuan was speechless and could only bow his head and say yes, saying that he would definitely study the latest chapters of Yuan Xue when he got back.
However, Lu Haowen taught the two powerful ministers a lesson, but turned around and continued walking away. Everyone hurriedly followed. When he left Yiyoumen, the minister did not go to Chongwenyuan, Capital Hall, and Secret Pavilion further south.
What do you mean? Instead, he turned directly to Donghua Gate and left the palace alone.
In this way, let’s not talk about what the prime ministers were thinking about when they returned home, but here in the palace, at the third watch of the night, a candle was lit in Gyeongbokgung Palace as usual, but the Zhao family, who was alone in the empty room, rarely went to bed early.
, just lying on the couch, listening to the insects chirping outside and waiting for others.
Yang Yizhong returned hard and knew that he could not escape this situation, but he was careful to retaliate.
"How?" Zhao Jiu blurted out when he saw Yang Yizhong coming in, without waiting for the other party to salute.
"Report back to the official." Yang Yizhong replied sincerely. "If you want to find out clearly about this matter, it will take ten days and a half. However, the Mid-Autumn Festival has already passed. And if you want to clearly identify the relatives of the volunteers, you may have to wait until this day.
Maybe there will be a talent promotion ceremony after the postponement."
"Since I'm waiting for you today, I don't want to ask such detailed questions. There are always some rough data, right?" Zhao Jiu, who was wearing a robe, faced each other under the candlelight. "I only want some rough information, and
Just a rough ratio... these can always be easily asked, right?"
"Yes." Yang Yizhong knew it was unavoidable, so he went forward and reported it directly. "So that the officials will know that according to the law, all prostitutes must be registered as officials. However, according to my investigation, there are 570 people who have been registered as officials.
Eighteen people, most of them were from last year, and there are new ones added this year. Compared with the roster of nearly 10,000 people before Jingkang, there is a huge difference."
"If it's not the same, I might as well jump back into the well again."
Yang Yizhong pretended not to hear these words, and just continued to stand in the shadow in front of the couch and introduce: "But in fact, as far as I know, in addition to the official register, the night market in the east of the city, where restaurants gather, and the Cai River area in the south of the city,
There are some private prostitutes who are not registered in the official list. The specific ratio is different from the official registration ratio. I asked several subordinates to come forward and, in the name of checking the Jin people's spies, they questioned twenty or thirty main store managers separately with a dark face. They were about evenly divided.
To put it bluntly, in the prosperous place in the east of the city, the number should be less than one to one, that is, there are as few as ten people in each store, as many as twenty or thirty, depending on the size of the business of the main store; while in the south of the city, there are no
It’s a good statistic, but it’s generally acknowledged that there are a bit too many... about one to two or three compared to official status.”
"Is it to evade taxes? The south of the city is poorer?"
"yes!"
"The total number is about two thousand?"
"yes……"
"Why do I think it's a little less?" Zhao Jiu was a little puzzled. "Wars are frequent, and there are more than millions or tens of millions of people who have left their homes. Tokyo is the largest city in the world..."
"The official family." Yang Yizhong said seriously. "I have asked, and most of them were sold directly to the homes of wealthy families. The official family also ordered to redeem them once in Henan and Lianghuai areas... However, many
They are all sold south of the Huaihe River, so this number is really difficult to find out clearly. As for the capital, I also heard some other words from some people, saying that the official family was still simple, and the evil emperor Taojun used to play in the past.
The people below do not dare to have fun easily. When wealthy families come back, they usually just buy maids from other places to avoid being seen. When they have a banquet, they order takeout or hire a famous chef to have a banquet in a private house.
happy."
After Zhao Jiu came to his senses, his heart moved slightly, but he asked again: "What is the proportion of these two thousand people who were indeed bankrupted by the Jinren's war?"
"..."
"Why don't you speak?"
"I'm afraid the officials won't believe me if I tell you."
"..."
"I first asked twenty or thirty store stewards. Among them, the highest ratio was only four to one, and the lowest ratio was only eleven. On average, it was only eighty one. Later, I asked
I went to Caihe Night Market that night and asked twenty or thirty hotel stewards, and they all found the same thing." Yang Yizhong answered seriously. "The official family...Three years ago in Jianyan, the local army and bandits did more harm than the Jin people.
Three years after the Yan Dynasty, most of the disasters caused by the Jin people were the refugees in Hebei, but the government took over and resettled them at various crossings of the Yellow River. On the contrary, the refugees in Jingdong were more scattered, and the refugees in Jingdong could only be regarded as belonging to Liu Yu and Li Cheng.
Disaster."
Zhao Jiu had already believed it in his heart, and even felt that it was indeed the case, but he remained silent on his face. He spoke after a long while, but seemed to have directly passed over the matter: "Zhengfu..."
"I'm here."
"Do you still remember the private conversations between the two of us on Bagong Mountain?"
Yang Yi suddenly panicked and quickly bowed his head solemnly: "I don't know what the words are?"
"If the golden man crosses the river, he will finish those words for me...I have even forgotten what he said."
"I also forgot." Yang Yizhong said bravely and carefully. This is not something that should be remembered. At the very least, he cannot say the words he still remembers.
"There is one more thing... you should always remember what I said to Liu Guangshi?" Zhao Jiu continued to ask. "I would rather subjugate the country or something..."
"Of course this minister will remember it."
"There is also the matter in Shaoxing. I can obviously handle it more appropriately, but why do I still have to be so decisive even though I know it will arouse public opinion?" Zhao Jiu was lying on the couch, thoughtfully. "All these things.
, it’s not just one or two things, you say...why do I say those irrelevant words and do those irrelevant things?"
Without waiting for Yang Yizhong to speak, the official said to himself and gave the answer: "In the final analysis, it is because I feel that some things must be done, and some things are simply unbearable, so it doesn't matter what the cost is.
, As for the words, they are just superficial... For example, if I were demoted to the Jin Dynasty and suffered that kind of insult, I would not be able to bear it, so I would rather die; if I were to keep Liu Guangshi, Fan Qiong, and Du in order to secure the throne,
I can't tolerate people like that at all; and that incident in Shaoxing, whether it was asking me to give the Second Saint a good look, or asking me to promise to negotiate peace, I couldn't tolerate it from the beginning...
...This is roughly what happened today! Yang Yizhong, in the three years since Jianyan, how many more maids have you had in your family since you settled in Tokyo?"
Yang Yizhong raised his head in fear and blurted out: "More than thirty... I will die!"
"You don't have to die ten thousand times, not even one death." Zhao Jiucai responded with a smile. "Otherwise I will kill all the civil and military officials of the dynasty... After the two queen mothers came back, didn't they also recruit many new palace people? I just
Just asking. Besides, I just read some legal documents. After all, this dynasty is much more enlightened than the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the good and the bad were not allowed to intermarry. Slaves were like cattle and horses. This dynasty only allowed employment. Although the so-called slaves were discriminated against, the law
After all, they are good people... This is the great glory of this dynasty! I feel shameless! But I also feel that such a good law cannot be reversed just because of the war... Otherwise, how can we talk about the Shao Song Dynasty?
"Don't worry, there is no such thing as life and death."
Yang Yizhong breathed a sigh of relief and was about to express his position again when he saw the official threw his coat directly on the couch, got into the quilt, then turned over and faced his back: "Let's do it like this, I'm tired, let's go out."
Yang Yizhong was confused and hurriedly said goodbye. When he left the back hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace and came to the courtyard, he was momentarily lost in thought while looking at the stars in the sky. Besides, he seemed to be used to such stimulating words today.
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As time passed, the Mid-Autumn Festival finally arrived. Early that morning, the Zhao family bid farewell to the two empress dowagers, led a group of ministers and hundreds of officials, honored famous Confucians, imperial students, martial arts students, and hundreds of monks and Taoists who hurriedly gathered to attend the ceremony.
, all in honor guard, left the city to the west, and arrived at Yuetai not far from the city before noon.
People all over the city swarmed out, but this time, drawing on the lessons learned from the last military parade, they divided various areas early.
Officials, civil and military officials, nobles and famous Confucians naturally live on the platform, while hundreds of monks and Taoists are divided into two, with monks on the left and right, spreading down layer by layer from both sides of the platform. The Taoists on the left,
It is known as the Great Formation of the Three Pure Ones to Confer Gods of Freedom; the monks on the right are known as the Great Formation of Buddha’s Rebirth and Bliss.
Opposite the Yue Terrace, an area was divided early to set aside the viewing area. Hundreds of Tai students and martial arts students were arranged in various places to guide and divert the people watching the ceremony. Together with the officials and some sergeants of Kaifeng Prefecture, they maintained order and kept tens of thousands of people.
People watched the ceremony together, and those who disobeyed the discipline were directly deported to the Yuetai camp diagonally across the street and imprisoned... In the words of the well-spoken Tai students themselves, these Tai students and martial arts students are a bit like Han Dynasty Langguan. They are as valuable.
, not bad at all.
Of course, some of these students are still tasked with writing articles for the Di newspaper, so I won’t go into details.
However, at noon, the so-called auspicious time has arrived. Although the onlookers returned to their respective areas as agreed, they were still a little restless and confused... Apart from other things, they had not seen the so-called altar, tablets, and incense burners. .
"Then let's get started!" When Zhao Jiu saw Prime Minister Chen Gui coming out to ask questions, he just sat upright and nodded casually.
But Chen Gui received the oral instruction, and just passed on the order, saying that the cannons were to be fired as a salute, so that no one would be surprised. The decree was passed from the stage to the people, and then to the people... The people just laughed, boasting about fireworks and Jinjun cannons. How could they be in chaos if they hadn't heard any movement? What's more, dozens of artillery carts were placed in the wilderness southwest of Yuetai. It was obvious at a glance, how could they be surprised?
However, the imperial court was slow to move. There were only dozens of stone cannons. They repeated it more than ten times and waited for a long time before the flags waved under the cannon truck in response. Then everyone, including some important civil and military officials, came. Somewhat impatient.
But soon, I watched an artillery car suddenly fire, and then when the projectile fell into the wilderness area, it suddenly exploded into the ground. The sound was violent, like a muffled thunder. It was really a thunderbolt in the clear sky, shaking the wilderness. The nearby mountain peak Many officials, dignitaries, monks, and Taoist priests almost stood up in shock. The only thing visible to the naked eye was the movement of artillery carts. Moreover, everyone knew that the court was making gunpowder bags, so although they were surprised by the power of the projectiles made from the gunpowder bags, But he was just stunned.
The people watching the ceremony on the opposite side were all the same. They were all startled by the movement of the artillery carriage and lost their thoughts for a moment.
And the artillery truck fired eighteen times in a row. After ringing eighteen times, while everyone was still in a daze, they heard the sound of horse hooves, and military horses came out of the Yuetai camp... which caused everyone to be surprised again... It was not a memorial ceremony. ? How can we have another military parade?
But soon, there were shouts and cheers from the viewing area.
It turned out that these soldiers and horses were marching forward in rows. None of them were holding weapons in their hands. Instead, they were showing off some broken equipment and equipment in their hands. There was no doubt that these were captured equipment of the Jin Army... and the imperial camp was the first to arrive. The soldiers, all holding some helmets with marks of swords and axes, went to the pile of monks on the side of the mountain, threw down their helmets, and turned around.
In a moment, a hill of worn-out helmets was built up in an increasingly crazy atmosphere. It was as terrifying as a Beijing view, and it was as shocking and crazy as a Beijing view.
Of course, it was a bit unexpected, as it was in sharp contrast to the bald heads of hundreds of monks nearby... But to be honest, it was really not intentional.
In this way, after the armor, there were broken weapons, flags held up by wooden frames, torn armor and uniforms, and four hills were quickly piled up on both sides of the platform with the constant flow of cavalry.
On the other side of the mountain, the people of Tokyo were already boiling and their voices were rumbling. It was impossible to quiet them out of thin air. But in the middle of the hill, up and down the dais, the monks and Taoist priests were stunned. Even the civil and military officials who knew about this situation were stunned. I never thought this visual effect would be so amazing.
After this experience, anyone at the scene, after seeing these things hastily sent by the imperial camp, will only admit one fact, that is, the Jin people can really win the battle!
The fear and insecurity during Jingkang will completely disappear.
As for why it was possible to win the battle, of course it was because of the officials... Of course it was because of the righteous people who sacrificed their lives for the country... After the four hills were stacked, the soldiers and horses of the imperial camp continued to circulate in and out of the Yuetai camp.
But this time, they were all dressed up, and each team of a hundred people escorted a tablet to the mountain platform to worship without stopping.
The first one is a huge tablet without words.
Then there is the so-called memorial tablet for the volunteers of a certain city/town/village that starts with the name of the town... This is a bit unethical, because since ancient times, no one has gathered to set up memorial tablets for unknown people.
What's more, these tablets actually appeared before those famous ministers Yilie who had already been awarded awards, and they were proudly preceded by the nameless tablet, placed at the top of the center.
Although they may not understand what psychological suggestion is, everyone understands that this arrangement means that the officials and the court are here to say to the people of the world that this country can survive, we people can survive, and how many gold medals can we win?
Hui, it’s only thanks to these unknown people that we can offer sacrifices here after the autumn harvest!
Their contribution is the greatest!
Some people may not be convinced.
Only four hills stood on both sides, and no one dared to question it... In fact, they could only go to Xiduli with Zhao Guan's family.