One night of winter wind, before dawn, the sound of roosters woke up the entire Jianglin City.
There was a commotion in various mansions in the inner city. Some of the servants were harnessing horses and preparing carriages. Some mansions were rushing to boil water for the master to put on his official clothes. After a while, officials were riding horses and sitting on the streets of the inner city. As the sedan chair hurried on, most of the officials still walked away with the crowd of people rushing to attend court.
Fan Mou, who was sitting in the sedan chair to go to court, seemed to have been awake all night, his slender eyes were full of tiredness. The events of last night unfolded in his mind like a curtain. It was the crown prince of the Northern Jin Dynasty who made the mistake that he had ordered. , joined the sect of Qi Shao, the second son of King Qi Yun, who was the current emperor of Qi Yun, and became an aide. He made suggestions for Qi Shao on the surface, but secretly collected intelligence for the Northern Jin Dynasty. But as Qi Shao destroyed Zhao and proclaimed himself emperor, he treated his own staff very well, and he sat all the way up to Qi Yun's right prime minister. It was not that Fan Mou had not thought of breaking off from the Northern Jin Dynasty and really devoting himself to Qi Yun's service. But he had been delivering information to the Northern Jin Dynasty for many years, and he had already been deeply involved. Last night, the mysterious man in black came again with the order of the Jin Lord. Fan Mou had been working for many years, how could he not understand the implication of the Jin Lord's words? In addition to informing Li Kurong about the matter, the order Going to get the secrets of Qi Yun's Jianghu by himself, and beating himself up is the ultimate goal of Jin Lord Zong Wang.
Now he is in a dilemma. If Emperor Qi Yun knows his identity, his whole family will be doomed. But if he rebels against Jin and surrenders to Qi, regardless of whether Emperor Qi Yun still believes in him or not, the man in black will definitely do the same. He risked his life for the Jin Dynasty, and now he can only grit his teeth and go all the way to the dark side. If one day, the Northern Jin Dynasty goes south in a big way, destroying Qi, Yunnan and Tang Dynasty along the way, and dominates the world, he will be known as a hero for all generations.
But now Emperor Qi Yun, Qi Shao, is diligent in his administration and has unparalleled ingenuity. I wonder if what he does can be hidden from the emperor's insightful eyes. But now he is sailing against the current, and he can only grit his teeth and persist. Thinking of this, Fan Mou rubbed his forehead. I didn't sleep last night, so I sent someone overnight to pass on the information about Li Kurong's obsession to me that the man in black told me about Li Kurong's obsession. He also went through his plan to alienate Qi Yun and the two princes in his mind. If there was any omission, , his many years of careful planning will be destroyed in one day.
The servant's voice interrupted Fan Mou's thoughts in the sedan: "Master, we have arrived at Qiyang Gate. It's time for you to get off the sedan."
Fan Mou listened to what his servants said, retracted his thoughts, cheered up, straightened the hair on his head, arranged his red official uniform, raised the curtain of the sedan chair and went out, the officials outside Qiyang Gate were chatting. Groups of people were waiting in groups, and when they saw Fan Mou, the Prime Minister on the right, coming out of the sedan chair, they all consciously split up on both sides to make way for him, saying, "Prime Minister Fan."
Fan Mou looked at the officials greeting him and saluted him, and couldn't help but feel proud. He had risen from a staff member to a powerful official who was under one person and above ten thousand people. He knew that he had worked hard along the way. Fan Mou held the wat board in his hand and walked with his head held high until he reached the forefront of the officials.
The two people standing at the front of the queue, one is wearing a vermilion gold robe with four claws and nine pythons and a gilt crown, and the other is wearing a plain color robe with four claws and five pythons and a white jade crown. They are Prince Qi Wu and Ning. The two brothers, Wang Qitao and Qi Wu, were talking arm in arm at this moment. When they saw the officials giving way, Fan Mou, the right prime minister, stepped forward. Both princes Qi Wu and Qi Tao saluted Fan Mou: "right prime minister."
Fan Mou hurriedly bowed and returned the courtesy: "Old minister, see His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness Prince Ning."
The two princes hurriedly said: "Your Prime Minister does not need to be polite."
Fan Mou raised his head and looked at the prince Qi Wu. He saw Qi Wu's face was pale and there was a glint in his slender eyes. He smiled knowingly and said to the prince: "His Royal Highness is not looking well today. Is he feeling ill?"
The prince saw Fan Mou's eyes and replied knowingly: "Your Majesty, I am concerned about you. I feel a little cold, but it's not a serious problem. But my second brother has been running around for the court in the past few days. Compared with my eldest brother, my second brother is more worried." Just take care of yourself." After saying that, he looked at Prince Ning Qitao on the side.
His Highness, Prince Ning, has bright eyebrows and thoughtful thoughts. As his eyes moved, he could hear the sarcasm in the words of his brother, the prince. Prince Ning's expression remained unchanged, and he bowed and saluted: "Thank you, brother prince, for your concern. The imperial court, the father, and the people of Qiyun, how can my brother not do his best? It is the prince and brother who assists the father and is busy with government affairs, so it is more important to take care of the body." Qi Wu was separated in recent days and was The emperor scolded him, and now Qi Tao was assisting his father and busy with government affairs, which made the prince Qi Wu's face blush, which was extremely embarrassing.
At this moment, Fan Mou saw that Qi Wu was speechless after being teased by Prince Ning. He hurriedly stepped forward to support His Highness the Crown Prince's arm and said: "Your Highness Prince Ning, the Crown Prince has been ill due to state affairs in recent days. His Highness Prince Ning has left the capital." Even when he was running errands, he still kept the affairs of the capital in mind, and the veteran admired him very much."
At this moment, King Ning looked at Fan Mou holding his brother's arm. The implication was obvious. He was on errands away from home and he knew everything about the capital. Could it be that he was suspected of forming a clique? King Ning thought to himself that Fan Mou had always been impartial in the court. Yi, I went out of the capital to run an errand, but why did I come to speak for the imperial brother today? But then I thought about it. A few days ago, Zheng Zhi and other officials reported to the court that the prince had neglected political affairs and had bad conduct for many years. When another prince was appointed, a kind of high-ranking officials came forward to refute it. And behind these so-called high-ranking officials, everyone knew that the right minister in front of him was the right minister.
King Ning smiled, looked at Fan Mou, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, your words are serious. When I was away on business, my father once told me that even though I was away working for the court, I should not forget to pay attention to the affairs of the capital. Don't act out of proportion, but your right minister, as the leader of Qingliu, also assists the court on weekdays, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your face is very haggard, so please take care of yourself, your right minister."
Qi Wu was about to speak when his arm was pulled by Fan Mou. The right minister's slender eyes narrowed into slits and he said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning cares about you. I should bear this in mind."
Just as a few people were talking, they heard the Qiyang Gate creaking, and the heavy main door slowly opened. Qi Tao, Qi Wu and all the officials behind them all took care of their clothes. The officials stood in line. As the main door opened, the two princes He walked slowly in with other officials until outside the main hall of Qiyang Palace. At this time, a young eunuch came out of the palace, holding a long whip, which was three feet long. Silently, all the officials, both civil and military, stood together. In the Qiyang Palace, there were gold tiles and jade bricks. Four sky-mounted dragon pillars held up the 100-foot-high palace, which made the palace even more majestic. And on top of the gray jade bricks in the Qiyun Palace, there were several There are ten jade steps. Above the jade steps is the gold-lacquered dragon chair that symbolizes Qi Yun's supreme power. Behind the dragon chair, there is a map of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains engraved in gold and jade. Next to the dragon chair, waiters stand on both sides holding five bright bird feather fans. The blue paint on the plaque is the inscription "Diligent Government and Governance" personally written by the current emperor Qi Shao. Emperor Qi Shao sat down on the supreme dragon chair and glanced at Zhong Qi, who had a stooped figure next to him. The eunuch's sharp voice He opened his mouth and shouted: "Enter the palace!"
Only then did all the officials enter the palace and kneel down in rows. No one dared to raise their head and look directly at Tianyan. The emperor's majestic eyes swept over everyone and said: "Everyone is a member of the Qing family."
Zhongqi then continued to shout: "If there is something to do, go out and start playing, if there is nothing to do, roll up the curtain and withdraw from the court."
As soon as Zhong Qi finished speaking, among the officials, Sun Zhong, the Minister of Rites, came out of the queue and knelt down tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Sun Zhong of the Ministry of Rites asked you to report. The Ministry of Rites was ordered to compile the "Qi Yun Dian" and now it has been compiled. Fortunately, I have lived up to my command. I want to continue to serve the Holy One, but I am old and feel that it is difficult for me to continue to shoulder the important responsibilities. Please tell me to return home."
The emperor looked at the old minister in front of him who was trembling even as he walked, and said: "Since I came to the throne, the Sun Qing family has been working diligently and led the Ministry of Rites to compile the "Qi Yun Dian" for the court. If you pass on my will accurately, I will reward the Sun Qing family with a daughter. , with hundreds of hectares of land, accompanied by officials, carriages and horses, to return home."
"Thank you Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor." Sun Zhong managed to get up.
"Come here, help Sun Qing's family." The emperor saw the old man in front of him who had spent all his energy on "Qi Yundian". He sighed in his heart and ordered the young eunuch to step forward and help the old minister.
The emperor then said: "As Sun Qing's family said, the "Qiyundian" has been compiled, and I must take a good look at it."
Zhang Lanyu, the Minister of Ceremony, then went out and knelt down to report: "In the second year of Emperor Wen's reign, I have followed the orders of the Holy One and compiled the "Qiyun Dian" with Sun Shangshu. After sixteen years of collection and revision, it has been compiled today. The whole book has a total of 20,000 copies. There are one thousand volumes, please ask your Majesty to read them."
"Okay, I am very pleased that the compilation officials of the Ministry of Rites have worked hard and made great achievements." The emperor moved his eyes slightly, Zhongqi understood, and ordered the eunuch to bring the "Qiyundian" catalog to the main hall. This "Qiyundian" only cataloged more than eighty volumes. When all the officials in the court saw it, they all praised him.
The emperor moved forward, stepped down the steps with his hands behind his back, and walked slowly to the "Qiyundian". He drew out the general outline and looked through it. The "Qiyundian" contained classics, histories, chapters, and collections, covering astronomy and geography, yin and yang medicine, divination, etc. The emperor looked through the general outline of Taoist scriptures, drama, industry and agriculture. He was very happy and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, this scripture is not only for me, Qi Yun, but also the first classic in China. It conveys my will. It was written by Zhang Lanyu, who held the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites of Jin Dynasty. He was compiled by a group of officials and rewarded by the Ministry of Personnel according to the system."
"I, along with a group of editors, would like to express my gratitude to the Lord for your kindness. Long live our emperor." Zhang Lanyu kowtowed and thanked the emperor before returning.
The young eunuchs moved the catalog into the back hall. The emperor looked around the officials and said: "A few days ago, Xiao Fu, the left prime minister, and Wang Tian, the northwest general, reported that the Huns came to harass our borders every winter. The Northern Jin Dynasty The Zong family is also restless. Jin forces have spread out in the markets of several cities on our borders and plundered the cities. What should the ministers do to deal with it?"
Seeing that all the officials were silent, the joy brought about by Qi Yun's ceremony just now was replaced by inexplicable fire. His expression remained unchanged. The emperor's eyes fell on the Crown Prince and Prince Ning, who were standing with their hands hanging down. He twisted his jade holder and spoke. Asked the prince: "Prince, in your opinion, how to deal with it?"
Hearing his father's question to him, the prince who usually only liked to listen to music, dance, and whip his servants hurriedly came out and said: "Let me tell you, father, the Huns come to harass the border every winter. Can Wang Tian be released from the customs?" To pacify the Northern Jin Dynasty, the Northern Jin Dynasty, we should also select a general from the court to go out and quell the cavalry that disturbs our borders."
"Oh? Does the prince mean to fight?" The emperor didn't know whether he was happy or angry, but continued to ask the prince with a smile: "Let me ask you, there is a saying among military strategists, 'before the troops and horses move, food and grass go first.' Regardless of the fact that it is still winter, The south has suffered the heaviest winter snow disaster since the founding of our country, Qi Yun. For the farming and people in the coming year, if we continue to use troops, our country, Qi Yun, will not be stable."
"This...this." The prince was speechless for a moment when his father asked him, and his already pale face instantly became even more pale.
At this time, a calm voice came from the side: "Father, my son, please play." Prince Ning Qitao stood up to the side.
The emperor looked at Ning Wang Qitao, the majesty in his eyes seemed to be a little less, but he still said with a smile: "Quickly played."
"From my perspective, the walls of Shanhaiguan are strong, the troops are well-supplied, and Prime Minister Xiao and General Wang are stationed there. The Huns harassing the pass are just trying to force me to send troops to Hannu, and they fall into the trap of the Xiongnu Chanyu. If our army cannot hold out, even if the Xiongnu are fierce and good at fighting, they will not be able to pass the pass and the people will be safe. The current plan is for the court to allocate grain reinforcements from the reserves of grain and grass. After more than a month, the Xiongnu will definitely be short of food. Retreat. When our court has enough food and grass next year after the autumn harvest, it will not be too late to start the war again." King Ning Qitao stood in the court hall and talked eloquently.
When the emperor heard this, his majestic eyes turned into approval, and the ministers in the hall also praised him one after another.
King Ning pondered for a moment and continued to talk calmly: "The things that disturbed the people in the Northern Jin Dynasty were strange and unusual. Since the emperor of the Northern Jin Dynasty succeeded to the throne in vain, he has not seen us in war for many years. Although the Northern Jin Dynasty peeked Our government is determined to persevere, but it is against the law of war to send troops in this winter season, and harassment by roving cavalry is not the style of the Northern Jin Dynasty. I am worried that someone will use the name of the Northern Jin Dynasty to plunder our people. It should be investigated strictly.”
