The New Year is approaching, and the Tai Chi Palace is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.
The palace maids and eunuchs were busy under the command of Chen Jinjue. Now he is the chief eunuch. With the support of the Empress Dowager in these years, he has become better and better. In the Taiji Palace, he can be said to be one person below ten thousand people—— Of course, this 'one person' does not refer to Yingping, but to Master Wang Yanqing.
This year is the third year since Emperor Tang left. The whole New Tang Dynasty is still relatively peaceful, and the changes that other countries in the Central Plains have been waiting for have not yet happened. After the death of Emperor Tang, Yingping succeeded to the throne. Naturally, Yingping became the prince who held the position of prince for the shortest time in the history of the New Tang Dynasty. Although Yingping succeeded to the throne naturally, the Tang Emperor left a legacy before he left. That was Yingping He is not allowed to take charge of the government before he is eighteen years old. After all, he is a prince who has been living among the people for many years. No matter how talented he is, he must receive an orthodox education. Not to mention governing the country, even the etiquette in the palace is enough for Yingping to learn for several years. The far-sighted Emperor of the Tang Dynasty naturally took this into consideration. He also left an imperial edict during his lifetime - "Order Yin Jingting, Wang Yanqing, Chang Zhishan and Gongsun Cuo to serve as ministers of Gu Ming, Bao Yi Chong and assist in government affairs." In the three years of the new Tang Dynasty, everything up and down was taken care of by these four ministers who were left behind by the Tang emperor.
However, they are said to be four, but there are only three who are actually in power. Now Chang Zhishan only has the fictitious position of Deputy Privy Council Envoy. He does not have any real power in his hands. At most, he can teach Yingping some military knowledge. Therefore, whenever government affairs were discussed, Chang Zhishan always stood aside and rarely spoke, and left early after the discussion. Now that Chang Xiaotian's child is almost three years old, Chang Zhishan spends most of his time at home watching. The grandson looks like he is enjoying his old age.
As a result, most military affairs were controlled by Gongsun Cuo. Fortunately, in the past three years, the Northern Wei Dynasty was relatively peaceful and did not harass the surrounding small countries. Except for the two armies at Tianmen Pass, they did not have much interaction with each other, and no major frictions occurred. As for internal affairs, Wang Yanqing was still in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but the affairs of the six ministries were all controlled by Prime Minister Yin.
Over the years, Yingping has been with these four ministers, learning the red tape in the palace and how to deal with military and political matters. In general, Yingping and these four people get along quite harmoniously.
But if Ying Ping really wants to speak his mind, his favorite among the four is Yin Jingting. Needless to say, Wang Yanqing, and Gongsun Cuo spent most of his time in the Privy Council or the Shence Camp. Chang Zhishan always gave people a feeling of resentment due to lack of ambition. Over time, it actually made people think that he was retiring. In addition, when Yingping met Chang Zhishan for the first time that year, Chang Zhishan stood behind Emperor Tang and looked at Emperor Tang with something indescribable in his eyes, which made Yingping feel that Chang Zhishan was always a man to be reckoned with. But Yin Jingting was different. After Yingping entered the palace, many things were taught by Yin Xiang himself. Just like the female prime minister and the young emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yin Xiang often taught Yingping how to manage politics while criticizing his works. And Yingping could feel that Yin Xiang gave everything to him and gave everything he had. Although Yin Jingting's body is still strong, he is old after all. Yingping has a vague feeling that this old man wants to cultivate himself into a qualified monarch as much as possible before he retires, so every time he is busy, After government affairs, Yin Jingting would always go to the imperial study room to 'check' Yingping's 'schoolwork'.
Compared to the days when he was studying in a humble family, Yingping's pressure is much greater now than it was then. Facing this unsmiling and upright veteran of three dynasties, there is not much he can do. Even if he is tired of studying and wants to be lazy, this veteran He will always tell you a lot of truths with righteousness and righteousness, and sometimes he will express his emotions and reason with you. There were several times when Yingping almost burst into tears when he saw him like this, just like Yingping. If he doesn't work hard, the foundation of New Tang Dynasty will be destroyed in one day. As a minister who cares about life, he has betrayed the trust of the late emperor and trusted the emperor of Tang Dynasty, so that every time Yingping encounters Yin Jingting's battle, he will be obedient. Choose to compromise. However, Yingping is not an unreasonable person. He knows that Yin Jingting is the kind of person who sincerely serves the king and the country, so he is closest to Yin Jingting in his heart. He really respects and fears this veteran minister.
But having said that, Yingping has indeed made great progress in recent years. Today, Yin Jingting's supervision of him has gradually relaxed a little. You must know that Yingping did not have a good life in the past two years. Prime Minister Yin even gave up the time to reunite with his family. He came to the palace before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and asked Yingping to continue completing his studies. Now that Yin Jingting no longer demands Yingping in such a 'perverted' way, Yingping feels a little uncomfortable.
As for the relatives around Yingping, only Wen Junchen entered the palace, but he did not hold any position in the palace, but walked in the Wenhua Palace. Wenhua Palace is the "East Pavilion" in the mouth of hundreds of officials. Most of the people walking in the East Pavilion are retired local officials, older Confucian scholars, and respected people from all over the world. The East Pavilion was originally established for the East Palace. Most of the people inside are experienced in the world and The role of the old man who is well aware of the people's sentiments is to guide the prince. Some retired officials will also assist Beige in reviewing memorials.
Yingping had never stayed in the East Palace before, but the journey still had to be completed. Although Wen Junchen is Yingping's master among the people, he is still in the palace now. The greater responsibility for formal education of Yingping is shouldered by Yin Xiang, so it is very important for Wen Junchen to join the North Pavilion to assist Yingping. It is more appropriate, and at the same time, it is better to have someone close to Yingping to take care of him.
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Wen Junchen chose to return to his hometown during the Chinese New Year this year. Yingping was too lonely in the palace alone. Anyway, Prime Minister Yin didn't care about him anymore, so he simply recruited his adoptive father, Yiyi and Ye Changshan into the palace to keep him company. Among the masters at Shanmen, Ji Yang, Zichun and Cheng Daliang also returned to their hometowns. Yingping also called Qilang, who was taciturn, but Qilang shook his head and refused. Yingping couldn't persuade him too much. He asked Qilang to guard the mountain gate alone.
The royal banquet in the palace was so sumptuous. Facing the dazzling array of dishes, Yi Hongyan was quite reserved, but Ye Changshan and Yiyi couldn't care so much. Anyway, there were no outsiders here. The remains of bones on Ye Changshan's table have piled up into a small mountain. He has consumed a lot from his hard training every day, and naturally eats a lot. It's not a surprise to Yingping that he eats so much. On the contrary, Yiyi is a bit 'striking'. He looks so polite on weekdays, but the 'hills' on the table are also piled up in a small pile.
Yingping leaned aside boredly, staring blankly at the bright lights outside the hall, not knowing what he was thinking in his mind. Suddenly, he sniffed, as if something dirty was blocked in his nostrils. He stretched out his little finger and started to stir it up without restraint. If Yin Jingting saw this unkempt look, it would definitely be... After some nagging, luckily there was no one else in the palace today, that's why Yingping was so unbridled and invisible.
Yi Hongyan frowned slightly when he saw that Yingping still looked out of shape, but at this time he was in the palace and it was difficult to have an attack, so he could only say in a good voice: "Your Majesty——"
"Huh?" Yingping was enjoying his work. He didn't open his eyes to look at Yi Hongyan, but just responded casually.
"Your Majesty - although this is a private banquet, please..." Yi Hongyan said earnestly.
"Come on, come on -"
Yingping finally took out the loot from his nose and flicked it to the side. He said with impatience written all over his face: "I told you to call me whatever you want when there are no outsiders around. I'm like 'Holy, Holy, Holy' all day long. I'm almost... I'm almost bored to death by you!"
Seeing Yingping's cynical expression, Yi Hongyan felt very helpless and continued to say patiently: "Then you should take care of yourself. If a young eunuch or a palace maid comes in and sees you like this, how bad will it spread?"
"I..." After shouting the word 'I' for three years, Yingping couldn't change his words for a while. He shouted: "I don't care! Prime Minister Yin is not here! I can do whatever I want!"
"Puch -" Yiyi saw that her brother had never been so 'fearful' of anyone. It seemed that the 'Yin Xiang' he was talking about was indeed somewhat capable and could 'suppress' his brother into submission.
Ying Ping turned to look and saw Yiyi snickering at the side. He didn't let out his anger and choked angrily: "Huh! I made you laugh! I'll catch you in the palace and make you a princess one day, so that you can also Be disciplined and disciplined!”
"Bah, bah, bah - I don't deserve it." Yiyi stuck out her tongue and rejected her brother in person.
Yingping suddenly sat up straight and looked at Yiyi, his expression looked extremely serious, his power was fully displayed, and he said irresistibly: "This is the imperial edict!"
Seeing her elder brother's serious attitude, Yiyi put her chopsticks on the table and replied respectfully: "The daughter of the people accepted the order, the daughter of the people thanked the Lord for his kindness - long live our emperor..."
"Yes, yes - stop it! Stop it!" Yingping's head hurt as soon as he heard the words 'Long Live'. He wanted to tease his sister with the power of the emperor, but he didn't expect that his sister was very cooperative with his performance.
"Hmph——" Yiyi raised her head proudly and continued to ignore Yingping.
Yi Hongyan felt helpless when he saw the two brothers and sisters still acting like children. Now he just hopes that Ying will be safe and sound. The relationship in the palace is complicated and people are unpredictable. Originally, he was very uneasy. If it weren't for Wen Junchen After entering the East Pavilion, you can always stay by Yingping's side. I'm afraid he will really be unable to eat or sleep every day in the past few years. Now his only wish is that Yingping can take charge smoothly. Now that the moment is getting closer and closer, seeing Yingping still looking indifferent, how can he not be worried.
"How is life in the palace?" Yi Hongyan asked.
"What? What else? Isn't it just learning these rules while learning how to govern the country?" Yingping replied impatiently.
"How has Mr. Yin been doing these past two years?"
"Yin Xiang's body and bones? He's fine!" Yingping thought of the old minister who looked old but was actually in great spirits, and said in a casual voice: "You sleep later than me and wake up earlier than me every day. You have more than me, and you still have time to keep an eye on me!"
Thinking of this, Yingping shook his head helplessly, as if he was completely defeated by something.
When Yi Hongyan heard Yingping say that Yin Jingting was still strong, he nodded slightly as if he had received some kind of protection. Then he asked: "What about General Chang?"
