The first snow has fallen, and the ground is covered with silvery white.
Dark clouds floated over the forest, sometimes blocking the sun and casting large mottled and melancholy shadows on the snow.
The saint sighed, not wanting to leave the palace. He was so lifeless and couldn't feel the slightest taste of freedom.
There were rabbit footprints on the snow, but the saint had no intention of hunting. He sat quietly under the pavilion, feeling particularly lonely even though there were people around him.
The female officials and the concubines were playing in the snow, talking and laughing, and seemed to have no worries.
These ignorant women!
The saint snorted coldly, "If Shao thief enters the palace, he will humiliate you all. Will you be able to laugh then?"
He suddenly remembered Pei. He finally knew that Pei Zhenyi was not dead, but was captured by Ximen Zhongsui and then kidnapped by Shao.
Pei Zhenyi is loyal, the saint knows it very well. After being kidnapped by Shao thief, he must have tried to commit suicide, but Shao thief stopped him. Later, he became pregnant due to adultery and gave birth to two children. Most of them are still crying.
Wash your face.
Shao Thief!
The saint roared angrily in his heart. He tried every means to kill this thief, but Shao thief did not give him any chance.
If the secret methods fail, then we can only hope that Shao Thief will be defeated.
At that time, Li Shidao controlled the twelve states of Ziqing, which is now the territory of the three towns of Ziqing, Tianping, and Taining. He had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and his momentum was extremely terrifying. In the end, wasn't it annihilated by the imperial court in conjunction with the towns?
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Of course, the saint also hopes that Shao Shude will be annihilated by the joint forces of the towns. In order to vent his hatred, he will definitely bring Shao Shude's wife into the harem, just like when Xianzong brought Li Shidao's wife Wei into Yeting, he would play with it, so
Only then can you relieve your anger.
It was a pity that Zhu Quanzhong was defeated and fled to Weibo, which made the saint feel extremely uncomfortable.
Although I had long heard that Liang Jun was unable to fight well and was constantly losing troops and territory, I never expected that within seven or eight years, even Bianzhou would be lost, and the defeat was extremely complete.
Not as good as Huaixi Town! They were able to maintain a separate regime for forty-one years, during which they withstood repeated sieges by the Shence Army and other soldiers and horses, but the Xuanwu Army could only hold on for seven or eight years. They are a bunch of trash!
Even the towns of Yun and Yan were not as good as Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin. After the elite main force was annihilated, they could rely on the state and county soldiers and Tutuan villagers to persist for several years. During this period, they became more and more courageous as they fought. The situation became increasingly stable and their strength gradually recovered.
, this will to never surrender and fight to the end is much stronger than the Xuanwu Army.
waste!
The saint suddenly stood up and planned to go back to the palace for recreation.
"Pa!" Han Quanjie, the envoy of the Tenth Army, came over, put a copy of the ultimatum on the stone table, and said: "Sage, please take a look at it quickly. I will take it to use the seal later."
The sage picked up the ultimatum in confusion and read it carefully: "Grant the Xia Wang Shu De and Xuan Wu Army Jiedu Envoy System."
Suddenly his breathing became rapid and his anger surged.
Recently, the imperial court received a series of medals. All the governors of each town came to congratulate Quan Zhong for annihilating the traitor. At the same time, they recommended Shao Shude, king of Xia, to concurrently serve as the governor of the Xuanwu Army. The saint was already holding fire in his heart, but his arms could not lift his thighs, so he could only
He pinched his nose and said something that was against his will, but it did not represent his true inner thoughts.
When he saw this letter that was about to be sent to the prime ministers, he felt as sick as if he had eaten a fly, and his face became ugly. Especially the content written on it made him want to vomit out his overnight meal.
"The king divides his duties and sets up officials, so he governs the world. He builds the state to be the pastor of the princes, and the public ministers and officials are built inside. There are no virtuous people in the country, and there is no government in the government... In the Ao District of Bian Song Dynasty, the people are loyal and simple, the customs are righteous and brave, and the territory is controlled
Thousands, and one hundred thousand in armor, if they are not powerful enough to suppress things, and brave enough to be loyal, how can they prepare the emperor's minions and build the flags and drums of the general... All the Taoist camps are under unified command of the troops, soldiers, horses and other envoys, Shuofang Jiedu observes
He was responsible for the envoys and other envoys and also opened the three divisions of Yitong. He was also the governor of the school. He was also the governor of Zhuguo.
Whenever you forget your home... you can review and write an order in the school, appointing the military commanders of Bianzhou and the governor of Bianzhou, and the Xuanwu Army to observe and deal with it. The honors and titles will remain as before, and the master will implement them."
"Guan family, are you sure?" Han Quanjie asked slowly.
The saint was silent for a long time and then said: "This system will be distributed to Nanya. I am tired and will return to the palace."
Having said that, let’s go first.
Han Quanhui sneered and walked away humming a ditty.
No matter how great a saint is, how can he be bigger than a middle-ranking official? What a joke! Let the saint have a look, and it’s not up to him whether he’s right or not.
Forget it, go to Nanya quickly, things can't be delayed any longer.
On this side, Han Quanjie left, and on the other side, the saint also took the female officials and concubines back to the Daming Palace.
It is true that the palace is definitely under surveillance. But after so many years, it is impossible for everyone to be a middle-ranking official. The saint is also working hard and finding ways to develop some of his cronies.
The saint sat in front of the royal case, writing non-stop, obviously very excited.
"Official..." Concubine Shu stood aside polishing her ink, her face turned pale with fright, and her skin crawled.
"I have taught you all, summarized it in season, and cultivated virtue as a treacherous plan both internally and externally, and have engaged in war between the two palaces. I am in danger, and everything has to be done. Now I give you a secret edict, asking the ministers to unite the towns and cut off the trees together.
Virtue: Detect inside and outside the palace, most of them are thieves. Although there are written edicts, they cannot be restored. The feudal princes may believe in false edicts. If the strong ones return, the thieves will become more powerful. You have made meritorious deeds since the time of the late emperor, and you can bear the consequences of your great ancestor.
, Taizong has been virtuous for three hundred years, but he is restrained by Shuofang's traitors? We should urgently report Yun, Yan, Zhen, Wei, Cang, Qing, and the army of King Qin. Our troops are exhausted and endangering the clan. Linxuan looks eastward and sprinkles
Tell me with blood." This is for Li Ke, the governor of Hedong.
"I use my body to trust people. If the emperor and heaven do not bless you, it is difficult for the bandits to recommend you. There is no Huanwen on the outside, and there is no peace on the inside. Every time I think about it, a thorn in my heart. You are loyal to the day, and you are sincere to the country. Xichuan is not
Ning, our army has been decided. Purify the Central Plains and rebuild our country, and I hope you will." This was addressed to Li Maozhen, the military governor of Jiannan and Xichuan.
"I am in such a difficult situation, and the situation is unpredictable. I can't protect myself day and night, but I can't protect the world. I hope you can protect me as a vassal." This was written to Yang Xingmi, the envoy of Xuanshe Festival in Huainan.
Concubine Shu almost collapsed.
"Send someone to find an opportunity to send him out." The saint said with a ferocious expression.
In the counties of Jingzhao, people come in and out of the palace every ten days. In a few days in Chang'an, Wannian County will send 300 carts of winter vegetables to the palace. There are many people waiting, so it is not difficult to find opportunities to send them out. Besides, the palace in Chang'an has been destroyed many times.
, there is not even a palace wall, the saint can even see the wild fields in the distance. Even if the chance of sending winter vegetables is not good, you can find other ways, the chance is very high.
There are still loyal ministers in the court, and this is the last chance.
Zhu Quanzhong's Bianliang power has been destroyed. If we don't find a way to revive it and wait until the Eastern Army invades Beijing, deposes the emperor and kills the king, it will be all over.
Concubine Shu shed tears and said: "In the official family, King Xia is not cruel. He cannot do such things as regicide, so why bother?"
"Shut up!" the saint said angrily: "Go and deal with it quickly. If everything comes to pass, you will be crowned queen."
He still shed tears. She was really scared, afraid of being killed!
For women, fear of death is not a shameful thing. If you can only live a good life, why bother?
"Whether it succeeds or not, I will make you the queen in a few days." The saint changed his face and said seductively.
He wiped her tears. She was a little moved. The dynasty had not had a queen for many years.
After sighing faintly, she used the material of her winter clothes to go to the palace official Yang Kezheng.
When the saint saw that Concubine Shu was gone, his mood improved a little. After calming down his mood, he went to find Zhaoyi and Li Jianrong. He now needed a woman's comfort, otherwise his thoughts would not be clear.
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A big event happened in Chang'an City recently: Grand Master Xiao Yu died of illness.
He himself was not in good health, and this winter was extremely cold, so he did not survive it and died on his bed.
Xiao Fu hurried to the capital and, on Shao Shude's orders, discussed government arrangements with Xiao Qu, Feng Yanqing and others.
"His Royal Highness wishes that the Duke can be granted the title of Grand Master and be in control of the overall political situation of the government." Xiao Fu said.
Feng Yanqing pretended to be calm when he heard this, but the look in his eyebrows had already given him away. He was an official fanatic.
"Your Highness is in love by mistake. I am really... really..." Feng Yanqing sighed and said, "I have no choice but to do this by force."
Xiao Fu and Xiao Qu looked at each other and smiled, as expected of you!
"Who will take over the post of Minister of Rites?" Feng Yanqing asked.
Judging from the old man's intentions, he seems to want to recommend his own people.
Xiao Fu coughed and said, "As the Duke of Haojiao knows, His Highness has chosen Pei Gong, the Registrar of the Royal Palace, to take up this post."
"It's actually this guy!" Feng Yanqing said without hesitation.
Xiao Fu and Xiao Qu pretended not to hear.
The Pei family had deep roots in Hezhong. They recommended many talents to the Xia king, built water conservancy projects, taught farming and mulberry cultivation, and were sent to the military. They managed local affairs in an orderly manner. If someone has this ability and resources, he will come to the court to work.
Is the big thing weird?
At the same time, he sighed a little. Although Mrs. Pei of Hedong County had no official title, she gave birth to a son and a daughter. On the other hand, Xiao and Dai were not only the best in appearance, figure, and talent, but they were definitely among the best, and the king
Although she had the right to be a concubine, the Xiao family was very passive because they had not given birth to any children.
Prince Xia has many daughters. Could it be that Dai Niang has a hidden illness? They both began to have wild thoughts.
When Xiao Fu came to Beijing this time, he originally accepted the task of inviting the medical officer from the Imperial Medical Office to go eastward. He thought about it, should he take care of it privately and ask the imperial doctor to help him take a look?
However, the imperial doctors had to go to Bianzhou first to help Princess Liang Zhang Hui take care of her body, so they could only wait until they were done.
"Feng Gong, the king of Xia has newly acquired the states of Bian and Song. It's time to send a group of talented people to the east, right? Do you have a list?" Xiao Yu suddenly asked.
The King of Xia didn't care much about other positions and left them to the saints to appoint themselves. However, he always kept the Minister of Rites in his hand. The biggest reason was that the scientific examination was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.
The imperial examinations were held every year. In these years, the Ministry of Rites, in accordance with the wishes of King Xia, slowly increased the number of admissions to Jinshi to 100. At the same time, it vigorously increased the number of admissions to miscellaneous subjects such as Mingshu and other miscellaneous subjects, awarded official positions, and slowly promoted students.
These scholars saw hope, the popularity of these miscellaneous subjects increased, and more people studied them.
In the past, even if a student of Mingshu could pass the exam, he would have been a minor official of the eighth or ninth grade for the rest of his life. But what if someone told you that you could break through this shackles and become a high official?
It is indeed reliable to use official position and future to seduce and guide.
"Of course there is." Feng Yanqing said with some regret.
The old man was so greedy that he became a grand master and still obsessed with the Minister of Rites. He felt heartbroken when he thought that the Pei family could rely on this position to cultivate party members.
"After serving as officials in Zhuji County for several years, I have accumulated some experience and can go to Bian and Song Dynasties to work for His Highness." Feng Yanqing said: "I will draw up a list tomorrow."
"Shan." Xiao Fu and Xiao Qu said at the same time.