"Subordinate: minister of orders, appointed from heaven...Chen Cheng, a high-ranking minister, a talented and talented person. He performs great ceremonies to show the upright human ethics. He is well-educated in Confucianism and elegant in literature... he can be the minister of Zhongshu, Zhongshu
"Pingzhang Shizhi under the Gate." - "Awarding Chen Chengzhongshu Shilang Pingzhang Shizhi".
Zhu Pu did not expect that on the last day before leaving Luoyang, the books he drafted were all about the upstarts of the new dynasty.
As long as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications approves, the official document can be made and the appointment can be made - it is impossible that the Minister of Civil Affairs will not agree.
Let’s take a look at the other copies on hand: “Awarding the Pingzhang Shizhi System to the Assistant Secretary of the Song Dynasty Yue Zhongshu”, “Awarding the Pingzhang Shizhi System to the Shilang under Zhao Guangfeng”, “Awarding the Tongpingzhang Shizhi System to the Secretary Supervisor Lu Siye”.
Alas! Zhu Pu sighed and had these straw products delivered to his door.
One emperor and one courtier.
Some people are disappointed, while others are happy.
Chen Cheng and others had just finished their audience with the Queen. Everyone knew that she was a puppet, but the scene still had to happen. On the surface, everyone was still grateful for the Queen's kindness.
Before leaving, the queen suddenly stopped Chen Cheng.
"Shilang Chen, I heard that you have a reputation for being anxious..." the queen said hesitantly.
The others had already left, and Chen Cheng was a little confused.
"What's the queen puzzled about?" Chen Cheng asked.
Queen He is graceful and graceful, but she is not yet thirty years old, so... Chen Cheng seems to understand something.
"I also know that the Taifu is arranging the abdication ceremony. Once it is completed..." the queen paused, as if she didn't know what to say.
Chen Cheng rolled his eyes, stroked his beard, smiled, and asked, "What do you think of the Queen?"
His question is very interesting, no matter how you answer it.
"The Taifu is a man of extraordinary prowess and bravery. He is also in his prime years..." The queen blushed.
The corner of Chen Cheng's mouth twitched, His Highness's old habit happened again.
"Have you heard that the queen is too big, Xiaoer Zhu?" Chen Cheng asked.
The queen was silent for a long time, her face even redder.
Da'er Zhu was the daughter of Er Zhurong. She was first the concubine of Emperor Ming of the Later Wei Dynasty, and then remarried Emperor Zhuang of the Later Wei Dynasty as his queen. Finally, she was acquired by Gao Huan and became the concubine of Emperor Qi Shenwu.
Xiaoerzhu was the daughter of Erzhu Zhao. She was first the empress of Emperor Ming of Wei Dynasty, and finally was acquired by Gao Huan and became his concubine.
The queen was very talented and learned, so she naturally knew that Gao Huan had taken two former queens into the harem.
I heard that Gao Huan respected Empress Darzhu very much. Even though he took her home as a concubine, he still called himself "Xiaoguan" when they met. Well, this inferior official asked the queen to give him two sons.
Queen He remembered that Taifu Shao always called himself "Chen" when he was scornful of her, what a thief!
"Qi Shenwu took two queens as concubines in his life, as well as Princess Zheng Dache of Guangping, Princess Li of Chengyang, and Princess Feng of Rencheng as his concubines." Chen Cheng laughed twice and said: "The queen is very delicate.
Think about it.”
After that, he added: "Don't let Shilang Song know about it. He is an upright man, I'm afraid...hehe."
Gao Huan took five royal wives as concubines, which is fucking unprecedented.
"Thank you, Minister Chen, for your advice." The queen said sincerely.
"It's a small matter." Chen Cheng said: "Princess Zhe is a powerful person, don't contradict her."
After saying that, Chen Cheng ran away quickly.
Well, it seems that this is not the first time he has done this, always walking on the edge of danger. If Shao Shude leaves before Zhe Fang Ai, the Chen family's life will probably be difficult.
After Chen Cheng left, Queen He's smile faded slightly and she sighed quietly.
****
February 25th, after the court meeting.
The empress issued an edict, citing "the young men were separated from the farmland and the female workers were wasted in sericulture" and "the cruelty and cruelty of poverty" was the reason. She ordered the 30,000-strong Heavenly German Army to attack Wei Bo.
Shao Shude had already said hello in advance. When the edict was sent to the Nanya Privy Council, the Privy Councilors Li Changyuan and Ke Chong summoned everyone according to the order and read it out together.
Hu Zhen, the Privy Deputy Envoy of the Lower House, was the first to arrive.
Zhe Zongben had just set off from Ezhou, but he did not return to Luoyang. Instead, after accumulating a wave of food and grass, he commanded Wei Sheng and You Guo's second army to attack Yang Xingmi again.
Therefore, he cannot come.
After a while, Zhu Shuzong, Yang Yue, and Wang Bian arrived one after another.
There is still one less Zhuge Zhongfang.
This guy was hesitant. He had recently suffered a defeat in Sanquan County and lost more than 2,000 soldiers, so he submitted a petition to agree to join the court as an official. However, only ten days later, he asked the soldiers and civilians to petition to retain him, which was erratic.
There are six privy envoys in total and four deputy privy envoys.
"Li Chengzhi, everyone is here, please read it out." Zhu Shuzong said after meeting the other three people.
"Yes." Li Changyuan cleared his throat and began to read: "The evil is rampant, and the royal family is in trouble..."
Everyone listened silently and the atmosphere was solemn.
This troop dispatch is quite different from the past. The level of formalization has been greatly improved, and it should be the norm in the future.
The edict was not long, so Li Changyuan read it quickly and handed it to Ke Chong, saying: "Please Ke Cheng to continue the edict."
"Okay." Ke Chong took the edict and read it again in public.
After reading it, he handed the imperial edict to Zhu Shuzong and said: "Privy Minister Zhu, there is a file in this imperial edict. Please keep this copy properly, and we will follow the troop deployment process later."
"I obey the imperial edict." After saying this, he wrote a reply to Ke Chong on the spot, and several privy envoys and deputy privy envoys wrote on the reply.
After doing this, Zhu Shuzong immediately ordered the Privy Council to record the affairs, the chief officer, the chief secretary and other assistants to draft the troop deployment documents.
This was actually very fast, because all the preparations had been almost completed. After a while, a clerk handed over the documents.
After Zhu Shuzong looked at it, he thought there was no problem, so he said: "Everyone, this matter is urgent and simple. The Taifu only requires four people and me to sign and seal. The military situation is extremely urgent and we cannot delay for a moment. Let's start now?"
After speaking, the first one signed his name and used his seal.
Hu Zhen, Yang Yue, and Wang Bian took it in turn, read it carefully, then signed and stamped it.
At this point, this troop deployment document has come into effect. Next, the Nanya Privy Council will send two recorders to rush to the Tiande Army's station in Yanshi County and order the army to go out.
At the same time, a supply of grain, grass, equipment, and military supplies are also allocated from the warehouse. Without an order from the Privy Council, the warehouse governor can refuse the army's request.
"It's just an army, it's so troublesome." After the matter was done, Yang Yue shook his head and couldn't help but complain.
"Old General Yang, please stop joking." Hu Zhen said with a bitter smile: "This is how a great country should be governed."
Hu Zhen was born as a descendant and had no temper in front of Yang Yue.
This old man had a rough mouth, but he was very senior and had great military exploits. Hu Zhen really didn’t dare to offend him. Especially when he heard that King Xia had launched an army to conquer Tuoba Sigong, it was Yang Yue, the envoy of Yuduole Town.
He led 5,000 cavalry to surrender and established victory in one fell swoop. Otherwise, the outcome of the battle would have been hard to say.
With this affection, no matter how bad Yang Yue's mouth is, his wealth is indispensable.
"Actually, when I was in Hedong, that's what the Yamen generals did when they went on an expedition." Zhu Shuzong said: "The Jiedu envoy ordered Du Yuhousi to mobilize troops to provide food and grass for the military envoys, and the Yamen generals led the troops to the expedition. At the end of Qianfu
, Kang Chuangui was the governor of Hedong, Zhang Kai and Guo Fei killed him in the city, so he had no soldiers and could only be slaughtered by others. Li Quanzhong led his army on an expedition, but rebelled when he returned. Li Keju, the governor of Youzhou, burned himself to death.
In normal times, Li Quanzhong would not have had such an opportunity to contact the army, so he could only be convicted and executed by Li Keju."
"That's right, that's right." Wang Bian's qualifications were average. At this time, he could only smile and smooth things over: "Your Highness is about to found a country and call it a system, so naturally it needs to be formalized."
"Flattery is nothing like a warrior." Yang Yue sneered and left.
Zhu Shuzong smiled, he knew this guy's temper and was too lazy to care.
The national system is improving little by little, it’s very good, very good!
****
"Who will be appointed to take charge of the scientific examination this year?" The spring was cold outside the palace, but the palace was warm as spring, Queen He asked.
"Pei Yuchang, the Minister of Rites, is the right person." Shao Shude said, "My disciples will handle this matter on their own, so you don't need to ask."
Shao Shude has a good thing. He is very generous, likes to share benefits with others, and has strong ability to unite.
The king and the scholar-bureaucrats jointly rule the world, and they will fulfill the benefits they promise. As for whether his children and grandchildren will deprive the prime minister of his power like Li Zhi did, he can't control it. When Taizong was alive, he probably didn't expect to have so many sons.
idea.
"Oh." Queen He was worried and asked casually: "This time we send troops, why don't you do it yourself?"
"I won't go anywhere until the big thing is completed." Shao Shude said directly.
For him, nothing is more important now than abdicating and proclaiming himself emperor.
This is also the biggest thing about the entire Kansai Military and Political Group. Compared with it, other things can be left behind and are not worth mentioning.
"Oh." Queen He hummed again.
"What's wrong with you?" Shao Shude held the queen in his arms and asked softly.
The buttons of the queen's dress are fully open, which looks very eye-catching.
"After the abdication, will it be okay for the Taifu to marry me?" the queen mustered up her courage and said.
Shao Shude said: "I dare not insult the queen."
The queen was extremely angry: "You are not bold enough yet, Gao Huan!"
Shao Shude was stunned. He had read the "Book of Wei" and "Book of Northern Qi" badly, so how could he not know what the queen meant?
"When was the last time a saint visited you?" Shao Shude suddenly asked.
The queen was a little shy: "On the Double Ninth Festival."
It's been five months...
"How is the saint doing recently?" Shao Shude asked.
"It's okay." The queen blushed and said. She didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. After all, she was the queen, and she had a strong sense of betrayal. Although she was forced to do so at the beginning, it has become a bit like that now.
"Have you accepted your fate?" Shao Shude asked.
"Probably...right." The queen was not sure either.
"Don't worry about it." Shao Shude said: "After the meeting on the first day of March, you asked someone to send Jiuxi again, and I accepted it this time. Then prepare the book of the abdication ceremony, which will be completed in March. You first send the state
Put away the jade seal and use the seal directly when the time comes, don't worry about the saint."
"I have already taken the imperial seal," the queen said.
"What a clever little guy." Shao Shude praised.
The queen was a little proud.
"I have something important to report tonight." Shao Shude hugged the queen tighter and whispered in her ear.
"Teacher, you can go to Lichun Palace to perform your duties."
"I obey the decree and will go to Lichun Hall tonight at Hai time to listen to the Queen's voice in person."
