In a palace somewhere in Prince Yong's Mansion, several officials were filling out invitations.
In two days, it will be the first day of May, which is Zhao Yanxun's pilgrimage ceremony. These invitations are all going to Longyou officials.
Generally speaking, as long as an invitation is sent to the prince of the domain, the officials will give the honor and come to watch the ceremony and congratulate him.
But Zhao Yanxun has a special status after all, so Zhao Yanxun needs to be more cautious before sending out this invitation.
Walking in the corridor outside the palace, Zhao Yanxun was followed by two chief ministers.
"Two chief historians, if we prepare for the worst and Longyou's officialdom is unwilling to cooperate with us, what should we do?" Zhao Yanxun asked in a serious tone.
Although the princess and the female relatives were laughing at Yan Yan, the two elders knew as well as Zhao Yanxun that there was a high possibility that things would develop like this.
What should we do if this happens? The minds of Zhou and Guan were racing.
Although there are many ways, there are always some shortcomings, so they have to think more.
But when Zhao Yanxun asked this question, he didn't want to hear their answer. He just heard him say: "How about we prepare ourselves, recruit young people, build weapons, and hoard food?"
The two chief historians looked at each other in confusion. Although they did not speak, they looked at Zhao Yanxun as if he were a fool.
"Your Highness, not to mention that the Longyou officialdom has prejudices against you, but also for other unimportant vassal kings. Being so presumptuous will only lead to self-inflicted fire..." Zhou Chengping said bluntly.
"Recruit young men and build weapons. Then Tian Jingtong can directly say that we are going to rebel. Then the elite soldiers of Longyou Dusi will occupy the palace before the monster arrives!" Guan Hetai said with a bitter smile.
"Even if you just hoard food in a big way, you will be accused of price gouging by the government. If you can't buy much food... you will be forced to limit purchases by the government!"
Purchase limit, you can still hear this word in ancient times in a different world, Zhao Yanxun felt familiar with it for no reason.
Zhou Chengping said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, now the monster has not exploded as you said, and everything we do is unreasonable!"
Yes, when the end of the world breaks out and order is lost, no one cares about what he does, but now the monsters haven’t broken out yet!
The Jin Dynasty had strong soldiers and strong horses, and the real power of the officials at all levels was still there. He, a small vassal king with no power and power, could crush his palace as soon as he got close to the troops directly under Longyou Dusi.
Don't doubt the methods of the civil servants. As long as they work together and use the ancestral system, they can prevent the emperor from stepping down.
"It is said... that the border customs has recently sent back good news?" Zhao Yanxun changed the topic.
Guan Hetai immediately answered: "I have heard about this. It is not a great victory. It just repelled a general attack by the Hu people and hurt their vitality!"
This disappoints Zhao Yanxun. If there is a truce at the border, more troops can be transferred back to the base, and then the zombies can be better guarded against.
At this moment, an official came out of the main hall, saluted and reported: "Your Highness, all the invitations have been copied!"
After nodding, Zhao Yanxun said to Zhou and Guan: "Go and check it once, and if it is correct... then send it to the various Yamen!"
The two chief historians didn't say much. After bidding farewell to Zhao Yanxun, they walked into the main hall.
There was no one around, so Guan Hetai lowered his voice and said to the side: "Old Zhou, if no one responds to this invitation, His Highness really insists on going his own way and recruiting troops. Do you and I really want to follow him... to cause chaos?"
Although there is war at the border, the country is generally stable. Although they are convinced of the existence of zombies, Zhao Yanxun's preparations are still suspected of rebellion in Guan Hetai's view.
Guan Hetai sees it this way, so how many other people in the palace, including the guards... will follow King Yong without hesitation?
Zhou Chengping thought for a long time and finally said: "I... don't know!"
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In the afternoon, officials from all major government offices in Yuanyang City received invitations from Prince Yong's Mansion.
The royal court ceremony is an etiquette system within the feudal prince's palace. Officials may or may not go after being invited.
Although it was entirely voluntary, when Zhao Yanxun, the vassal king, was involved, the officials had to think more.
Lower-level officials have to ask their superiors for their opinions, but their superiors still have to ask their superiors.
In the governor's yamen, Tian Jingtong, wearing official uniform, sat on the chair behind the big case with his eyes closed and thinking.
As a feudal official, more than half of Tian Jingtong's daily energy was not on the governance of Longyou, but on the affairs of the capital.
After Guan Er achieved Tian Jingtong's position, he thought more about returning to the center. Even if he could not be the Prime Minister, he would have no regrets in being in charge of a department in his life.
He just received news that there has been an undercurrent surging in the capital recently, and he doesn't know what kind of struggle it implies.
The timing was also quite good. When the border situation eased slightly, the internal struggle within the imperial court was about to begin.
This will do no harm to the court or the world, but it is a good opportunity for speculative officials to usurp profits.
Among them, Tian Jingtong, who is not in the center, is also included.
"Sir, Master He and Master Cheng are here!"
After hearing the announcement, Tian Jingtong opened his eyes and then said: "Let them come in!"
After a while, the chief envoy Cheng Wenguang and the inspector-general He Zhengyang walked into Tian Jingtong's lobby hand in hand.
There were chairs on both sides of the lobby. After the two people saluted, Tian Jingtong motioned for them to sit down.
"What's up?"
What else could happen? Cheng and He came because of the invitation sent by Prince Yong's Mansion.
The officials below asked for instructions one after another, and finally they all came to them.
This matter was not trivial. Cheng and He did not want to be tainted with right and wrong, so they found Tian Jingtong.
"Sir, the invitations from Prince Yong's Mansion have been sent to various government offices. We two don't dare to do it ourselves, so I ask for your instructions!" Cheng Wenguang said with a smile.
"This King Yong has been up to a lot of tricks recently. He's treating guests here and there. What do you think he means?" Tian Jingtong said in a deep voice.
"Sir, the last time the princess gave me a banquet, I had a lot of chats with Zhuo Jing. Zhuo Jing returned home and had a chat with his subordinates..."
Looking up and seeing Tian Jingtong's calm expression, Cheng Wenguangcai continued: "According to the lower official's speculation, King Yong wants to eliminate the misunderstanding between us and become his Prince Taiping!"
"The one in the palace is too noisy, but this prince is different from his mother. After all, he was the one who proposed the vassalship in the first place!"
After nodding, Tian Jingtong looked at He Zhengyang standing aside.
"The palace gave a banquet, and your wife also went there. What do you think about this?"
The inspector, He Zhengyang, immediately said: "The lower official's view is the same as that of Mr. Cheng. Harmony brings wealth...it's just human nature!"
In fact, Tian Jingtong also received the invitation. After listening to the opinions of his two subordinates, he said: "In this case, let the officials who received the invitation go if they have time!"
"I heard that King Yong spends a lot of money, and those who go there must get a good gift!"
Seeing Tian Jingtong smile, Cheng and He also started laughing.
"But the three of us shouldn't join in the fun, just excuse it because we are busy with official duties!"
After Cheng and He thought for a while, they both nodded. This is indeed the safest way.
It not only expresses the goodwill of Longyou officialdom, but also maintains an appropriate distance, getting the best of both worlds.
