"You want me to fight over you?" Du Guqiu was stunned.
Dou Yi stroked his beard and said: "Last time you were just a little short, this time there are two places. I think you have great hope, why don't you fight for it?"
Du Guqiu was silent for a while, and Dou Yi advised again: "Our Guanlong family is getting more and more declining. If we don't have any status in the court, we will be completely reduced to a business group and become a fish to be slaughtered by others. This won't work.
, although we have no ambitions, we should protect our own interests with all our strength, dear brother, all of our hopes are pinned on you."
Du Lingqiu sighed and said: "To be honest, I am really not interested in officialdom anymore. On the contrary, I am now very interested in various industries, especially shipbuilding and shipping. I am also planning to spend some time with Liu Dongshang.
Go to Hekou Port, and now you are asking me to compete..."
"Brother Dugu, it's not me asking you to compete, but the request of our entire Guanlong family. You must consider it carefully."
After saying that, Dou Yi put a roster on the table and pushed it to Dugu Lingqiu. Dugu Lingqiu glanced at it and saw the signatures of seventeen family heads on it, asking him to compete.
"I initiated this matter, and I didn't deliberately hide it from you. In fact, your Dugu family also supports it."
Dou Yi pointed at the end. Only then did Dugu Lingqiu see the signatures of his two brothers, Dugu Changqiu and Dugu Dashi. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. These guys really refused to give up. They thought the Prime Minister was so contentious.
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"Okay! I'll give it a try, but I guess I don't have much hope. Don't place your hopes too high, or you'll be too disappointed."
Du Lingqiu vaguely agreed. He knew that the possibility of him becoming the prime minister was not high, and it was just to appease the Guanlong family, so there was no harm in agreeing.
Dou Yi was overjoyed, "Since my dear brother agrees, we can work behind the scenes."
Du Lingqiu was startled and quickly stopped him, "Don't do any activities. If His Highness the King of Jin finds out, it will only be counterproductive. Instead, it will alert the Guanlong family and all our previous efforts will be in vain."
Dou Yi thought about it and it was right. They had put in a lot of effort to convince the King of Jin that the Guanlong family had turned to industry. If the King of Jin found out that they did not give up on politics, they would probably face various kinds of suppression.
He nodded, "I understand, then we won't do anything and everything will be up to you."
"I will try my best!" Du Lingqiu said this without any confidence.
The King of Jin hopes that he will lead the Guanlong family to turn all their efforts into industry. Now is the critical moment of transformation. How can he be allowed to become the prime minister?
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It has been three days since the Queen Mother moved into the Daming Palace. Everything in the Daming Palace is so familiar. Even when she left in a panic, a pair of shoes were still there, but the Daming Palace felt so strange to her. Her husband was gone.
There were no children or grandchildren, and hundreds of officials disappeared, leaving only empty palaces and a few palace maids and eunuchs. Even she, who was accustomed to palace life, felt an inexplicable fear.
After living in the Daming Palace for three days, the Queen Mother almost despaired.
In the afternoon, Ying Caihe entered the Daming Palace and escorted the Queen Mother and the little emperor back to Chang'an. Her mission was over, but she still couldn't let go of the little emperor Li Wen. She had no marriage or children, but the little emperor Li Wen let her go.
There was a maternal feeling in her heart that she had never felt before.
"Miss Ying, what are you..."
The Queen Mother was really shocked when Ying Caihe turned out to be dressed as a Taoist nun, wearing a Bagua gold and purple feather coat, a hibiscus crown on her head, and holding a white jade whisk in her hand, especially the golden purple feather coat and hibiscus crown, which are the status symbols of the heavenly master.
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Ying Caihe gave a slight salute and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother is unaware of something. When I return to Chang'an, I will no longer be Ying Caihe. I will be the poor Taoist Qinglian, the thirteenth palace master of Yuzhen Palace."
The Queen Mother nodded, "It turned out to be Yuzhen Palace. I used to go there often. How many female Taoist priests are there in Yuzhen Palace now?"
"There are still 352 people, and there are more than 5,000 female monks."
The female monks are lay female disciples who believe in Taoism. The Queen Mother was slightly moved in her heart and asked: "Who are the female monks?"
"Everyone is welcome, family members of officials, women of powerful families, businessmen's wives, and women from poor families. As long as they believe in the Three Pure Ones, they can all become female monks in Yuzhen Palace."
The Queen Mother was silent for a while, and Ying Caihe asked again: "How is the little guy? Are you adapting to this place?"
"He can adapt to anything. As long as you give him a piece of wood, he won't have any worries."
The Queen Mother gave a wink to the maid next to her. The maid understood and went to the back to hold the child.
The Queen Mother slowly said: "I have offered sesame oil to both Xuandu Temple and Yuzhen Palace in the past, but I am not a monk. I would like to know if ordinary monks can practice in Yuzhen Palace?"
"Of course, there are many precedents. Princess Yuzhen during the Tianbao period first practiced as a female monk in Yuzhen Palace, and later became a monk. Princess Peng also became a monk in Yuzhen Palace, and she was also a monk.
I lived in Yuzhen Palace for three years and officially became a monk last year."
The Queen Mother bit her lip and said, "Do you think I can do it?"
Ying Caihe was stunned, "What can you do? Live in Yuzhen Palace as a monk?"
The Queen Mother nodded, "I really can't live here anymore. I can't sleep every night, and I'm shaking with fear. I have nothing left, I just want to live in peace and quiet, but I can't be quiet here."
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"this......"
Ying Caihe was in a bit of a dilemma. After all, the other party was the Queen Mother, the nominally most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty. It was really difficult for him to make decisions for her.
"This is a decision that can only be made by the King of Jin. There is no point in asking the Queen Mother."
"You help me talk to King Jin. I can hand over all the seals to him. If there are any ceremonies that need to be attended, I can attend, but I don't want to live in the Daming Palace anymore."
The Queen Mother had already guessed Ying Caihe's special relationship with King Jin. She had a very good relationship with Ying Caihe, so she could only beg Ying Caihe at this time.
At this time, the Queen Mother had a full understanding. Rather than saying that she, the Queen Mother, was a bit of a pretentious person, it was better to say that her Queen Mother's Great Seal was effective. As long as the King of Jin got her Queen Mother's Great Seal, she would not be there.
It doesn't matter, the most I can do is show up during the New Year.
The eunuchs would come to her from time to time to give orders to her, and she would obey them all. When she came to the King of Jin, she was no longer even interested in listening to state affairs. Since it was all just a formality, it would be better to hand the Queen Mother's seal directly to the King of Jin.
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Ying Caihe thought for a while and said: "Actually, it's just a change of place. I don't think the problem is big. I can help you, but what about the little emperor?"
"He can live anywhere. As long as it's safe, it's not impossible for him to live in Yuzhen Palace, or in Xingqing Palace, closer to King Jin."
Living in Xingqing Palace was not a good idea. Ying Caihe had promised Xue Tao that she would never set foot in Xingqing Palace. Living in Yuzhen Palace was not a bad idea, as she could see the child at any time.
"I don't know now, so be it! When King Jin comes back, I will find a chance to talk to him and try my best to convince him."
At this time, a middle-aged palace maid came over with the little emperor Li Wen in her arms. Li Wen saw Ying Caihe and suddenly threw away the wooden block in his hand and opened his arms for her to hug. Ying Caihe immediately smiled and hugged Li Wen.
into one's own arms.
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Five days later, Guo Song led the army back in triumph. The army held a triumphal ceremony when they entered the city. The soldiers were warmly welcomed by hundreds of thousands of people. Both sides of Zhuque Street were crowded with Chang'an people, who warmly cheered the soldiers' triumph.
This kind of triumphal ceremony is very important. It is a spiritual reward, even as good as the material reward. It gives the soldiers a supreme sense of honor. Even if they are old, they can still tell the story of their triumphant entry into the city to their grandchildren.
Time of glory.
"Long live! Long live!"
Guo Song was closely guarded by his own soldiers, but when his banner appeared, the cheers were still thunderous. The people were so excited that they raised their arms and shouted, this is their monarch, who will bring them peace and plenty of food and clothing.
The emperors of the Tang Dynasty became pale and powerless at this moment, and only His Highness Prince Jin was the emperor in their hearts.
Guo Song was riding on a horse, surrounded by deafening cheers, but he was thinking about the construction of a new court. He wanted to continue to use some ministers from the old court, and the Yushitai was to be established. Although Suzhengtai had some censors,
However, the Suzheng Platform also has the functions of supervising the army and reviewing prison sentences. These must be separated. In addition, an admonishment platform, a Yushitai and an admonishment platform must be established, one facing down and the other facing up.
The official system before the Jin Dynasty was established by Yan Zhenqing. The basis for the establishment of the official system was that there were only Hexi Corridor and Longyou at that time, so the ministries and temples were merged, one official had multiple positions, and the number of personnel and institutions was reduced as much as possible. However, the imperial court was re-established in Chang'an.
The framework is definitely inappropriate, and the system of three provinces and six ministries must be restored, but some of the essence of the past must be retained, such as the Baihutang, these verification institutions that define the power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister.
Of course, the name Baihutang is not very good. It can be changed, for example, to Privy Council.