Li Taiyue, a native of Daqian Jiangzhou, passed the imperial examination at the age of twenty. The crown prince Baili Changkong personally took the imperial examination and was awarded the title of Jinshi. He served successively in prefectures and counties with outstanding political achievements. Later, he submitted the "Thirteen Policies for Peace" to the imperial court and advocated reforms. He was highly regarded by Baili Changkong and was transferred to the capital as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Now that the prince was deposed, Li Taiyue joined the cabinet and implemented comprehensive reforms.
The "Thirteen Policies for Peace" presented by Li Taiyue include: one is to depose the emperor; the other is to promote tribute; the third is to select officials; the fourth is to share public land; the fifth is to support agriculture and mulberry; the sixth is to cultivate military equipment; the seventh is to promote benevolence and trust; The eight levels of orders; the ninth level to reduce corvee; the tenth level to fight for conquests; the eleventh level to suppress relatives and nobles; the twelfth level to make an appointment with the Immortal Sect; and the thirteenth level to cut down the vassal king.
Of these thirteen strategies, the first ten were of no serious consequence, but the last three strategies were opposed by Baili Longteng and the court officials.
"Suppressing relatives and nobles" means that the emperor will no longer reuse eunuchs and some dignitaries who obtained official titles due to their influence, abolish the ceremonial supervisors, and the emperor will rule the world with a cabinet.
"Yue Xian Sect" refers to the control of the Immortal Sect and its disciples within the dynasty. Because the sect is so powerful, it often does illegal things, making it difficult to govern the country and the people suffer. Therefore, they must be strictly monitored and prevented from interfering in government affairs.
"Cutting the vassal kings" targeted the four imperial kings of the Daqian Dynasty, namely, the king of Beidi, the king of Nanyue, the king of Dongxing, and the king of Xiliang. The four royal kings are stationed in all directions, controlling half of the country, and their status is respected and unparalleled.
These four imperial kings were originally established by the previous dynasty. When Baili Longteng succeeded to the throne, five kings were in chaos, and the entire territory of the dynasty was at war. However, these four kings did not rebel, and sat in power to prevent the chaos from ending. Now that the world is at peace, the Four Imperial Kings are gradually becoming bigger and threatening the imperial court. Nanyue King Han Yulou openly rebelled and sent troops to attack Qian.
Li Taiyue came up with this strategy to ask the court to abolish the four imperial kings to prevent separatism and chaos. Although anyone with a discerning eye could see this, it was a bit too straightforward. If they were pushed too hard, they would be forced to rebel. Therefore, most of the courtiers did not agree with this strategy.
However, after the prince Baili Changkong was deposed, Baili Longteng suddenly changed his mind, re-employed Li Taiyue, and implemented new laws, which caused some panic inside and outside the court.
In the official office, Gu Tinglan was leaning on the back of a chair and drinking tea. Li Taiyue walked in with a bunch of memorials, piled them on the case, and said: "These are officials who have been outstanding in implementing new laws in recent years. I have already requested an order to promote and transfer them. Please send the order quickly."
Gu Tinglan smiled slightly and did not look at the memorials. He quickly called to Li Taiyue who was about to turn around and go out, saying: "Taiyue, why are you in such a hurry? Sit down and have a sip of tea before leaving!"
After Li Taiyue heard this, he sat down, took a big sip of tea, and said: "The reform is a huge matter, and I dare not relax even a little bit. The veterans in the court are all watching this matter, and if they make any mistakes, those officials will The censor's impeachment will overwhelm my new law."
Gu Tinglan nodded and said with a smile: "I know how difficult it is for you. I will arrange these discounts as soon as possible, so don't worry."
Li Taiyue nodded and said: "The Holy One is determined to implement the new law this time, so you can be appointed as the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Otherwise, I don't know how many constraints I will encounter if I use people like Mr. Liang Ge and Mr. Jia Ge."
"Use people first before using things," Gu Tinglan said: "The Holy One seems to ignore the government affairs, but everyone in the court is pretending to be in His Majesty's heart, and no one can think of causing trouble."
Li Taiyue frowned slightly when he heard this: "How wonderful it would be if the prince saw this!"
As soon as these words came out, the two of them were silent.
After a long time, Gu Tinglan broke the silence and said: "There is one thing, you must be careful. Except for Han Yulou who rebelled against the court, the other three kings will come to Beijing soon. The purpose is for you and your new law!"
Li Taiyue had expected this day, so he stood up and said: "I am worthy of the imperial court and the world. No matter what they do, they can't scare me away, Li Taiyue!"
After saying this, Li Taiyue walked away.
Gu Tinglan stood in the hall and looked at Li Taiyue's back. Then he turned around and looked at the memorial on the case. He thought to himself: "It's human nature for Taiyue to be anxious, but why are you so anxious, Your Majesty? Is it possible..."
Gu Tinglan did not dare to think nonsense anymore and directly ordered people to prepare to issue the decree.
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In front of the Taiyue Mansion Yamen, Ye Ling stepped out with a solemn expression. He chatted with Zhu Wanquan for a long time and understood a lot of things.
But as soon as he left the gate of the government office, a timid young man walked out from the side and called Ye Ling: "Brother, do you still remember me?"
Ye Ling turned around and saw the young man's appearance. He remembered that he was Song Ming. He was studying in Master's school with Qing Yi. He had met him when he was wanted and hid in Tianxing Pavilion.
"Are you Song Ming?" Ye Ling asked, "How do you know I'm here?"
"My grandpa figured it out," Song Ming smiled and said, "My grandpa asked me to come find you, let's go?"
Ye Ling knew that Song Ming's grandfather was the Daqian Imperial Master, Song Jinghe. But he and Song Jing had never met each other, let alone had any intersection.
Song Ming turned around and saw Ye Ling standing still, so he said, "Grandpa said that if you don't follow, you will be killed. He can help you escape."
Ye Ling was shocked when he heard this. Although he was on guard, Song Ming's eyes were clear and did not seem to be deceiving.
After much thought, he had no choice but to leave with Song Ming.
But they didn't know that just as they left, a treasure chariot drove up from the gate of Taiyue Mansion, stayed for a while, and then left.
Ye Ling and Song Ming got on a Kuihu car and headed southeast, stopping outside a tall building.
Ye Ling looked up and saw that this tall building towered into the clouds. It was made of Penglai fairy wood from the East China Sea. It had ninety-nine and eighty-one floors. Every floor was inlaid with luminous pearls. It was shrouded in mist and mysterious.
The courtyard outside the building was guarded by soldiers, and ordinary people were not allowed to approach.
Ye Ling followed Song Ming into the building without any obstruction.
Unexpectedly, there is something special in this: "
There are bright lights in all directions, and the ground is full of luck. The walls are painted with stars, and the shelves are piled with rare ancient scrolls. There is a pillar of light in the center, which you can step into and go up and down. These eighty-one floors are different from each other, and a high-rise building has many atmospheres. But I saw the armillary sphere and the seismometer, each measuring the heaven and earth; I also saw the bronze tortoise shell and the Bagua disk, which made complete calculations. The guests in white clothes come and go in the building, which indicates that the dynasty will last for thousands of years. It is really the master of Yasai Tianji who guards Wang Chaoqin's heavenly prison. "
Song Ming pulled Ye Ling and stepped into the light pillar in the center of the building. With a thought in his mind, his body followed him up, all the way to the top eighty-one floor.
Stepping out, I saw that the top floor only had tables and chairs for daily use. It was not as luxurious as the ones below, but more like a residence for ordinary people.
Song Ming said: "Grandpa should be at the stargazing platform above. I'll take you there!"
As he spoke, Song Ming opened the door next to him and walked up the stairs. When we got to a platform, there was a slightly raised layer in the center, carved with the appearance of yin and yang fish. There is an old man sitting cross-legged on the stage. His clothes are as white as snow and he has a childlike face. At this moment, he was lying half on the stage, looking up at the sky.
Needless to say, this person is Song Jinghe, the imperial master of Daqian.
Song Ming gave a long salute: "Grandpa, I brought you here."
Hearing this, Song Jinghe lowered his head and looked at Ye Ling. Ye Ling quickly saluted and said, "Junior Ye Ling, I have met my senior!"
Song Jinghe smiled and said: "I took the liberty of calling you here, so please don't blame me."
Ye Ling shook his head and said: "How dare, junior? You just don't know where my fatal disaster came from?"
Song Jinghe did not answer, but said: "The secret of heaven must not be leaked."
Ye Ling felt slightly unhappy. These words were similar to the tricks used in the streets to defraud people out of money, which was annoying.
Song Jinghe stood up, looked at Ye Ling carefully, and then said: "Young friend Ye, I'm afraid he has encountered many misfortunes since he entered the path of immortality, right?"
Ye Ling subconsciously agreed, and then continued: "Anyone who has inquired about me should know that it is really unlucky for anyone to be wanted by the court at such a young age like me."
Song Jinghe smiled and said, "I'm afraid the people who stay with you will also encounter disasters many times and find it hard to resist. Am I right?"
As soon as these words came out, Ye Ling was shocked. He had never thought about it before, but until he met Ning Changge. Ning Changge mentioned his life experience to him. Before he met Ye Ling, he was the chosen one with good luck. But ever since he met Ye Ling, his good luck seemed to have been withdrawn, and instead he had to recite words, which was very strange.
From this, Ye Ling recalled the good friend and teacher he had been dating, and felt no peace at all, and suffered disasters one after another.
"Is it true that I defeated them?" Thinking of this, Ye Ling quickly bowed his hands and said, "Senior, please speak clearly, I am all ears!"
Song Jinghe pretended to be mysterious, but instead of continuing to talk about the matter, he took Ye Ling back to the room below to sit down.
Song Ming presented the tea tray, and Song Jinghe said to Ye Ling: "This is made from the Chengxin leaves supplied to the royal family. Try it."
Ye Ling smiled modestly and said, "I don't understand tea. Even if you give me some leaves to drink, I can't tell whether it's good or bad."
"The more you drink, the more you will understand," Song Jinghe said: "You have to experience more in life. After experiencing it once, you will know what to do. The more you learn when you are young, the more you can do when you grow up."
Ye Ling nodded, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He suddenly felt refreshed, with a fragrance lingering on his lips and teeth. He praised uncontrollably: "Although I can't say what's good about it, it's good!"
Song Jinghe laughed: "If it's good, it's good. If it's bad, it's bad. There are not many people in the world who dare to say this. That's good, that's good!"
Then, the two of them said nothing again until they finished drinking a cup of tea, and Song Jinghe asked Song Ming to send Ye Ling out of Qintian Prison. Ye Ling wanted to ask something else, but seeing Song Jinghe's appearance, he knew it was in vain, so he left full of doubts.
After seeing Ye Ling off, Song Ming ran upstairs and asked Song Jinghe: "Grandpa, did you see anything?"
Song Jinghe said: "I originally thought that the variable this time should be on him, but after meeting today, I realized that I was wrong. He is the bigger variable, but not this time."
Song Ming nodded in understanding, and then asked: "Grandpa, since the eldest brother is not a variable this time, why do you still help him..."
Before he finished speaking, Song Jinghe said: "He is a variable in the future. Grandpa has to consider your future."
Song Ming looked at Song Jinghe sitting in front of the window, and seemed to feel that his grandfather had become much older recently and became more and more lifeless, but he didn't know if this was his own illusion or something else.
