In the palace garden, the night is already dark, the bright moon is hanging in the sky, and the lanterns in all directions in the palace are bright.
In the palace, in the warm pavilion——
The beauty was taking a bath in the tub, making waves, cleaning away traces of someone's intimacy. Under the light of the lights, she walked from her neck to the heavy granary. On the snowy and jade skin, the petals were mixed with hot water quietly. It flows, and the skin is like gelatin.
The beauty closed her eyes, only to feel waves of dizziness running through her body and mind from time to time.
I don’t know how long it took before a faint sigh sounded again.
As the sound of "crash" sounded, the beauty came out of the water. Under the bright lights, the snow back was as white as jade, but the rose-red halo remained, and the round and crisp red mark on it was like a moon halo.
The beauty got up, only to feel that her body was extremely limp, and she felt a little ashamed and annoyed, and she secretly cursed someone in her heart.
After putting on her clothes, she glanced at the bright moonlit sky outside and thought about it, she was still a little hungry at the moment.
The beauty thought for a moment and said, "Nianyun, prepare some food."
Nian Yun responded softly, then turned around.
At this moment, the female official Nianyun said: "Your Majesty, Princess Wei is outside asking to see your Majesty."
When Empress Song heard this, under her curved eyebrows, her clear and beautiful eyes were as moist as water, and she said in surprise: "It's so late, what is Princess Wei doing here?"
After thinking for a while, he said softly: "Ask her if she has had dinner. Let's have dinner together in the side hall."
Empress Song put on a brand new indigo dress and simply dressed up in front of a bronze mirror with rhombus and phoenix patterns. She looked at the beautiful beauty with a mixture of shame and anger.
This means that she is of the age of Huaxin, others probably believe it, right?
No wonder that little bastard is so obsessed with it.
Beauty was thinking wildly.
At this moment, in the palace, Yan Yiliu sat on a pear-wood dress and sat silently. The girl was wearing a well-tailored green skirt, with a beautiful face and gentle eyes.
"The Queen has arrived."
After a while, I saw a beauty coming from outside. She was dressed in an indigo dress, with a towering bun, a beautiful jade face, and a myriad of manners.
I don't know if it was Yan Yiliu's illusion, but he always felt that the beauty who greeted the female officer had fragrant skin and radiant skin, just like a delicate hibiscus flower.
"My daughter-in-law has met my mother." Yan Yiliu stood up and looked at the graceful beauty.
Queen Song's beautiful eyes were gleaming, and she whispered softly: "It's so late, Yi Liu, what's the matter?"
Yan Yiliu said softly: "I just want to tell my mother that after returning to Beijing, I want to go back to my mother's place to stay for a while."
When Queen Song heard this, she was surprised and said, "Stay a little longer? That's fine, you can decide for yourself."
I think it's a bit hard to live with, and I have recently accepted the concubine's troubles.
Yan Yiliu's eyes were full of light under his curved eyebrows, he pursed his pink lips, and finally suppressed the words that came to his lips.
Seeing the hesitation on the girl's face, Queen Song snorted softly and said, "Don't be too sad. The days are still long, and you may not have to have children by your side. For example, there are many concubines in the palace who have been childless. These years have been equally joyful.”
Yan Yiliu said: "Mother."
Empress Song took the girl's delicate hand and said, "Okay, from now on, the Queen Mother will treat you as her own daughter, but he will not treat you coldly."
Yan Yiliu responded softly, nestled his head in the beauty's arms, and whispered: "Mother."
"Okay." Empress Song gently stroked Yan Yiliu's shoulder and said a few words of comfort.
Jia Heng, on the other hand, left the palace in silence, returned to the house, and walked along the corridor towards the backyard hall. Suddenly he saw Xian Ning face to face, his face was stunned, and he couldn't help but secretly groan.
He has been obsessed with Tian Niuer for a whole day, and it is inevitable that he has some charming and romantic aura about him. Don't let Xianning notice anything.
With a look of joy on her face, Princess Xianning said in a clear voice: "Where did your husband go just now? I haven't seen him all day."
Jia Heng said: "I'll meet you in the palace and stay with your sister Xiaoxiao for a while."
Princess Xianning was about to take Jia Heng's hand. A trace of joy appeared in her sparkling eyes. She frowned immediately and smelled the inexplicably familiar smell. After all, she had experienced something, and her cheeks were as red as clouds. , said angrily: "Sister Xiaoxiao is really pestering Mr. again."
For a moment, I naturally didn’t think of anything else.
Jia Heng said: "You haven't seen me for a long time. I'm going to take a bath first."
Go take a bath immediately.
If you stay too long, I'm afraid that with Xianning's intelligence, you might discover something.
In this way, Jia Heng went to the side room to take a shower and change clothes.
Princess Xianning looked at the hurried back of the young man in python suit, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, her bright eyes twinkling, and a trace of suspicion arose in her heart.
I don't know why, but I always feel that there is something weird about Mr.
No matter how much the girl thinks about it, she will never think that Jia Heng had been obsessed with the Lord of the Sixth Palace for a whole day.
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The Golden Crow rises in the east and the Jade Rabbit sets in the west. Time flies by like water. Before you know it, more than half a month has passed.
After Jia Heng left Luoyang, he escorted Queen Song's fleet all the way and finally arrived in Shenjing City in early April.
It is mid-spring, the willows are clinging to the sky, and the sky is green. Rows of wild geese fly quickly across the clear blue sky, heading towards the winding, vast and dense Qinling Mountains.
In the sacred city of Jing, the flags outside the city gate block out the sun, and the flags are fluttering, moving in the wind and making a sound in the warm spring weather.
Under a pale yellow umbrella that was about 10 feet long, the middle-aged emperor stood majestically surrounded by officials. Under his two thin pine eyebrows, his calm and bright eyes looked at the dusty sky. The official road is overgrown with grass.
Because Jia Heng was not simply an imperial envoy. He also captured Taiwan when he went to the south, which was regarded as a military achievement. Although he married Chen Xiao, the princess of Le'an, to Jia Heng, as the leader of the New Deal, he was also the leader of the entire New Deal. In the 16th year of Chongping, the army was so arrogant that it was natural for Emperor Chongping to come out of the city to welcome him.
At this moment, the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty, including Han Huang, the chief minister of the cabinet, Qi Kun, the cabinet minister, and Xu Lu, the imperial censor of Zuodu, were waiting quietly in green and purple clothes.
In addition, there are the Minister of Military Aircraft Department and Shi Jie, the Minister of War of the Prince's Major Division.
Han Huang's face was gloomy and uncertain, his eyes flashed coldly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, also frowned slightly.
When Jia Ziyu returned to the south, he was not a class teacher, so there was no need for such a grand welcome.
Not long after, at the end of the official road, a fast horse galloped up. When he got close, he turned over and dismounted, and said in a warm voice: "Your Majesty, Duke Wei is back."
Chongping Emperor Shen Yi showed a hint of joy on his face and said loudly: "My lords, follow me down to the tower to welcome you."
While they were talking, a group of important court officials came down from the city gate tower and came to the city gate to greet them.
Accompanied by the sound of drums and trumpets, the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty looked at and greeted Jia Heng and his entourage returning from the south.
At this moment, Jia Heng, escorted by Jinyi Mansion's Tiqi, gradually came closer.
As for Empress Song, Xianning, Chanyue and the female family members of the Jia family, they came slowly in carriages under the military guards.
Jia Heng got off his horse, looked at the middle-aged emperor, walked a few steps quickly, cupped his hands and said, "I have seen the Holy One, long live the Holy One."
In fact, I still feel a little guilty when I see the suffering owner.
The Jin Yi Ti cavalry behind him and the accompanying Jiangnan camp soldiers also dismounted and saluted Emperor Chongping.
Emperor Chongping stretched out his hand to help him, his eyes showed excitement, and said: "Ziyu, please get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jia Heng stood up first, and all the soldiers in the camp behind him stood up to greet him.
Under Emperor Chongping's thin eyebrows, his eyes glanced at the generals and the Jinyi Tiqi, then looked at Jia Heng, and said: "This time Ziyu went south to regain Taiwan, repel the pirates, and clear obstacles for our Han Dynasty's maritime trade. It is worthy It is said that we share the hardships and share the hardships, and take the greatest credit."
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare to praise you as a saint. For the sake of the Han Dynasty, I don't dare to talk about my hard work."
No matter how hard or tired you are, in the sky full of frost and the warm and fragrant soft jade of Tian Niuer, all your fatigue has disappeared.
The officials of the Han Dynasty not far away had different expressions on their faces as they listened to the exchanges between the monarch and his ministers or the father-in-law.
Emperor Chongping's voice was a little gentler and he said, "Ziyu, Xianning and Chanyue are all back."
In fact, I still wanted to ask Empress Song, but as the emperor, it is obvious that he cannot think about his wife at all times.
"On the carriage at the back, the empress also came to the capital with her this time." Jia Heng's expression paused slightly and he said warmly.
Emperor Chongping nodded slightly and said: "Let's go to the palace first. When we get to the palace, I will talk to Ziyu in detail. During this time, many political affairs have occurred in the court."
Everyone said this and marched toward the palace in a mighty manner.
At this moment, on the main street of Shenjing City, the people on both sides of the street looked at the young man, with excited expressions on their faces, and they kept talking.
"That is Duke Wei. He fought from the north to the south, winning consecutive battles and winning every battle." One of the old men whispered.
The middle-aged scholar wearing a blue scholar's kerchief said, "From the time of being a marquis, to becoming a duke, I have made great achievements in battle."
"I heard that Duke Wei has acquired another noble daughter of the clan." At this time, another big man with big shoulders and round waist could not help but look envious on his face and said softly.
"Yes, with a princess and two princesses, this Duke of Wei is really a blessing." Someone in the crowd said.
Jia Heng held the reins of the chariot and drove Emperor Chongping towards Xihe Palace. The carriage turned and galloped towards the palace garden under the protection of soldiers along the road.
After a while, the royal chariot entered the palace from Anshun Gate.
Jia Heng stopped the carriage, helped Emperor Chongping down, and whispered: "Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs, and his bones have lost a lot of weight recently."
No wonder Tianniuer... looks so hungry.
Emperor Chongping waved his hand and said: "He is also old."
Recently, I have been feeling sore and weak in my back and short of breath. I think it was caused by the incident of vomiting blood and fainting.
Jia Heng felt a little weird in his heart and said warmly: "Your Majesty has worked hard for the Han Dynasty these years. Now the country is booming, the world is at peace, and all the people are praising the great cause of Zhongxing, Your Majesty. Your Majesty should also take good care of it."
Emperor Chongping said: "There is never a day of leisure in the world. Even though I am determined to take care of my old age, how can I do it with so many things going on in the world?"
The two of them talked about their thoughts after parting together, and then went to Xihe Palace.
Emperor Chongping paused slightly and asked: "Zi Yu, the Jurchens sent an envoy to Shenjing to negotiate peace with the Han Dynasty. What do you think of Zi Yu?"
Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, since the Jurchens were defeated by Ping'an Prefecture, they have frequently harassed our Han people in the Qinghai grasslands and at sea. From this, it can be seen that the Jurchens' current peacemaking is just a temporary measure. If they want to open up mutual trade, they must start from our Han people." Obtaining money, food, salt, iron and other materials is their main plan, and the Holy One cannot ignore it."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said warmly: "It's not that I don't know what Zi Yu said, it's just that the Jurchens promised not to send troops south to invade the country. Since the first year of Chongping, the Jurchens have invaded the country every year, and the people in the Yan, Zhao and Jin Dynasties have been there for a long time. Being attacked by soldiers cannot bear to be disturbed."
Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, even if the Jurchens promise peace to me, the big man, when will they tell me? When they regain their strength, they will definitely invade and kill again."
Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice: "What Zi Yu said is true. The Jurchens have wolfish habits. They only take it easy to go back on their word. It really shouldn't be taken lightly."
As they spoke, the two entered Xihe Palace and sat down.
Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, now that the Jurchens are weak, I, the big man, are tightly sealing off the Jurchens. This is the time when the Jurchens are weak."
Emperor Chongping nodded and asked: "Zi Yu, if the Jurchens jump over the wall and invade the south, how will our government respond?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, now the troops on the nine sides have been organized. Even if they do not have the strength to go out for a decisive battle, they can still prevent the enemy cavalry from going south by relying on the fortified city. Even if the Jurchens invade, the elite troops in the Beijing camp will be ready to fight. , and can also give the enemy a head-on blow."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "Now I am no longer a big man."
"Holy Master, I am a big man and I am no longer the one who allowed the Jurchens to gallop around." Jia Heng said.
Weng and son-in-law were talking.
Emperor Chongping said: "Zi Yu, I decided to use the King of Chu to organize the military settlements earlier. What do you think of Zi Yu?"
Jia Heng did not directly answer this question with some special meaning, but said: "I think that the local military camps are in chaos, and even the local guards deduct soldiers' pay and the battle formations are sparse for a long time, all of which are under unified order. However, the King of Chu is still alone, and he can choose officials from the military department in the court to go to the local areas to rectify military affairs."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, his eyes flashed, and his face was thoughtful.
At this moment, Dai Quan, who was pretending to be transparent just now, said softly: "Your Majesty, the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China are waiting outside the palace."
Emperor Chongping said: "Xuan."
Dai Quan received the order, then turned around and went outside the hall, and began to call the ministers to enter the hall.
Then, Han Huang, Qi Kun and other cabinet ministers, as well as Han officials such as the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers, entered the palace one after another and bowed to Emperor Chongping.
Emperor Chongping said: "Everyone, please sit down and sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The civil and military ministers sat down in twos and threes and had a banquet together.
There were court music and dances going back and forth in the palace, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras sounded.
Obviously, it is rare for this middle-aged emperor to relax.
After the song was over, the officials of the Han Dynasty gathered together.
Emperor Chongping put down the wine cup in his hand, glanced at the civil and military officials below, pondered for a moment, and said loudly: "This time Ziyu came back from the south and advocated the establishment of Taiwan as a province. What do you think?"
All the ministers below looked at each other in confusion.
At this time, Qi Kun, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Taiwan has a large population and is insufficient. It is better to follow the example of the previous Ming Dynasty and add it to Fujian Province to save government agencies and personnel expenses."
It is not unusual to streamline agencies and reduce treasury expenditures.
At this time, Han Huang, the chief minister of the cabinet, pondered for a moment and said loudly: "Wei Chen agrees with Mr. Qi Ge's words. Regardless of population, it is appropriate to establish counties in Taiwan. If we rush to establish provinces, Wei Chen thinks it is a little worse."
At this time, many civil servants stood up and echoed.
Emperor Chongping looked at the ministers below, his eyes fell on the face of Jia Heng beside him, and said: "Duke Wei, as the person who advocates the establishment of a province, has something to say to all the ministers in the court."
Jia Heng stood up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is reasonable for Mr. Han Ge and Mr. Qi Ge to be worried. It's just that Taiwan will be our country's maritime trade in the future, and the population will gradually move to Dajuan Island in order to have more of us." The Marine Corps was stationed on the island. In addition, it was not initially established in all prefectures and counties. It was just in the name of governor, replacing Tianmu Shou, to encourage officials. When the population inflows, and prefectures and counties are complete, there is no rush to gradually become a custom-made governor. .”
The former governor was not a fixed second-grade official, but more of an imperial envoy, to show that he attached great importance to the newly acquired land and to stabilize the army and the people.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongping nodded and asked, "Did you hear this clearly?"
This is the grand structure of the privy ministers, and a series of disadvantages such as overlapping beds and houses, redundant officials and redundant personnel have not been taken into account.
Han Huang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with doing this."
There was no expression on Qi Kun's face, he just cupped his hands.
Emperor Chongping said solemnly: "In this case, we will discuss the candidates at the court meeting tomorrow. In addition, the Jurchen envoys do not need to pay attention. I, the big man, will not negotiate with them."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Han Huang and Qi Kun, who had just sat down, changed slightly, while the expressions of the civil servants in the palace who were originally discussing peace turned pale.
Yao Yu, the official minister, said: "Your Majesty, if the Jurchens know that peace cannot be negotiated, they will definitely send troops south to attack. I ask your Majesty to think again."
Liu Zheng, the Minister of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, after the peace negotiation, you can also devote your mind to the new deal. I think that the peace negotiation that goes along with the flow will not harm me at all."
At this moment, many other civil servants also stood up and echoed.
Emperor Chongping said warmly: "The Jurchens were defeated in consecutive battles before. It was precisely because they were afraid of the might of our Han army that they sent envoys to beg for peace. Now we have millions of soldiers from nine sides, holding halberds to defend the country, and are not afraid of the Jurchens' southern invasion."
Yao Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, moved his eyes slightly and said loudly: "Your Majesty, now is the time to turn conflicts into friendship. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so you must not miss it."
Emperor Chongping paused slightly and said in a low voice: "The timing mentioned by Yao Qing was also chosen by Duke Wei. When did the peace talks come?"
When Yao Yu heard this, his heart was shocked and he was speechless for a moment.
Han Huang was sitting below, his face paused slightly, his brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but sigh.
The emperor favored and trusted Jia Ziyu more and more, which was a disaster rather than a blessing for the country.
Fortunately, for such a strong minister, future kings will definitely not tolerate him. That is the opportunity for their civil servants.
In this way, Emperor Chongping and a group of ministers finished their lunch and chatted. Unconsciously, time passed by and it gradually reached afternoon.
Emperor Chongping dismissed all the civil and military ministers in the palace, and called Jia Heng alone to the inner study to talk.
At this moment, it was afternoon, and Emperor Chongping was sitting behind a mahogany table.
"Ziyu, have you seen the news published in the Di newspaper recently?" Emperor Chongping asked.
Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, it was mentioned in the Di newspaper that the recent implementation of the New Deal in Shandong has not been very smooth. The main reason is that the Kong family is not very cooperative with the local governments and counties."
Emperor Chongping looked solemn and said: "The Confucius family is not a big problem. Now the provinces are clearing the land and implementing a whipping method and dividing the land into acres. I feel a little uneasy. Ziyu mentioned earlier that we should not act too hastily, so I take it for granted. "
Jia Heng said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty, the local implementation of the New Deal may be frustrated due to insufficient officials. When the minister passed through Henan, he mentioned to Shi Hou that Henan should complete the New Deal first. It would be better to let Henan officials go there. In the northern provinces, relevant officials in Xiangzan implemented the New Deal."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Ziyu, this is a good idea."
Transferring officials who already have experience in the New Deal to supervise New Deal affairs in other prefectures and counties will undoubtedly help other provincial officials deal with specific issues.
Jia Heng said loudly: "Your Majesty, in order to prevent local officials from being eager to pursue political achievements and ignoring the poor land and population distribution in the local area, the Metropolitan Procuratorate should send a censor to the local area to inspect the implementation of the New Deal."
The government affairs supervision team cooperates with the sharp sword inspection system to try to prevent the "four new policies" from becoming evil laws that abuse the people.
Emperor Chongping nodded, looked at the young man who was so heroic and mighty, and said, "What Zi Yu said is true."
The young man in front of him is so smart that he is almost a demon, and he is capable of both civility and martial arts. In fact, some rumors in the capital cannot be said to be without some truth.
In fact, these were some subtle changes in Emperor Chongping's mentality as he noticed that his body was gradually declining.
