In fact, how do these unscrupulous officials know Huang Qiong's real intention in letting Zheng Daoyuan take charge of this matter? The reason why Huang Qiong named Zheng Daoyuan to be responsible for this matter was mainly because Zheng Daoyuan was fair, he was fairly honest, and he was quite talented. Those Tubo people experienced another two years of exploitation by Li Jiedu and his son. Although he didn't dare to say anything, he still felt resentful in his heart.
If a corrupt official is chosen to take charge of this matter at this time, the Tubo people may be forced to rebel. At present, some officials in Xijing are really afraid to use Huang Qiong, and the only person they can use is Zheng Daoyuan. In addition, Zheng Daoyuan is now acting as the Minister of War in Xijing, in charge of the military affairs of the Northwest Second Road and the military preparations in various places. Choosing Zheng Daoyuan can also put pressure on the Tubo people in disguise.
The most important thing is that Huang Qiong received a secret order from the old man not long after arriving in Xijing. The old man asked him to keep Zheng Daoyuan in Longyou or Shaanxi after the end of the rebellion in Ningxia, and he was not allowed to be transferred back to the capital. Knowing that the old man, he still planned to completely cut off the personal relationship between Zheng Daoyuan and his eldest sister, Princess Jincheng, which had rekindled since Zheng Daoyuan was transferred back to the capital.
What can Huang Qiong say? Zheng Daoyuan is a talent, and a rare talent. Although he is a little arrogant, he is equal in integrity and talent. This is a rare talent. Huang Qiong was somewhat reluctant to leave him in Xijing. In fact, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of Longyou's suppression of the rebellion to have him be promoted to a higher level after returning to Beijing, and then be placed in the Ministry of Husbandry or the Ministry of Personnel.
But the old man's attitude now gives Huang Qiong a bit of a headache. Right now we are promoting the alliance flag system and need a capable person. Zheng Daoyuan was a rare talent, so Huang Qiong simply asked Zheng Daoyuan to take charge of the matter. Promoting the alliance flag system is an extremely cumbersome and complex matter. Without a year or two, it won’t be possible. After those Tubo people return, they will still be in charge of Xining Prefecture.
It just so happens that during this period, the old man can calm down and think more about how to deal with this pair of wild mandarin ducks. After all, Gao Huaiyuan has grown up. As for the titular prince-in-law, although he is not riding a crane yet, judging from the newspaper that came from the residence, it is his last breath. Things cannot always be left hanging like this. If there are problems, they must be solved. Just putting them off is not an option.
After the matter was settled, several officials also left. Originally he wanted to leave Zheng Daoyuan to talk alone, but after hesitating for a while, Huang Qiong finally decided to let Zheng Daoyuan have more contact with the Tibetan people in Qingtang and get a deeper understanding of the situation. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong decided to let it go first. Huang Qiong, who was a little tired, closed her eyes and leaned back on the chair to rest for a while.
But just as he closed his eyes, a young eunuch walked in cautiously outside the door. Hearing the footsteps, Huang Qiong opened his eyes with some displeasure. The young eunuch looked a little unhappy when he saw Huang Qiong. He hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said tremblingly: "Sir, Steward Li asked me to reply. The eunuchs who took the money from the big monk have been executed according to your decree." complete."
"The gold and silver notes they collected were also confiscated. Manager Li from the Criminal Bureau asked me to ask the prince to tell me whether those eunuchs should be sent out of the palace directly or punished with hard labor. Because it's all you He is a personal eunuch, so he does not dare to make the decision without permission, so he asks the prince to deal with it. The people from the Criminal Bureau are waiting outside Wanchun Palace with those guys. "
The little eunuch finished speaking tremblingly, but Huang Qiong did not answer him. Instead, he stood up and walked outside the Wanchun Palace. He didn't dare to lie down after receiving twenty blows. He forced himself to kneel outside the Wanchun Palace and kept saying Those who were kowtowing desperately were the eunuchs who sold themselves, the current crown prince of the Great Qi Dynasty, to the eunuchs for taking Bo Nanjue's money. There are also a dozen eunuchs from the Criminal Bureau, as well as the eunuch in charge of Taiji Palace.
These eunuchs are all subordinates of the eunuch in charge. The subordinate made such a serious mistake, and the eunuch in charge was also frightened. Even though it was winter, he was still sweating profusely. Although Xijing is a permanent capital, the eunuchs who serve here are not much different from those officials who stay in yamen in Xijing. It is basically equivalent to providing for retirement.
The emperor only came to Xijing for a month a year to worship his ancestors, and often did not come for a whole year. When you come here, you may not always live in Tai Chi Palace. There are two palaces in Chang'an City, and there are also several palaces outside the city built by Taizu from the former Tang Dynasty to this dynasty. Some emperors lived in the Daming Palace, and some emperors, such as Emperor Lizong and Emperor Sejong, simply lived in Lishan Mountain because there were hot springs there.
Some emperors, such as Gaozong and Xuanzong, liked to live in the Imperial Garden in the north of the city. That is to say, the former Sui Dynasty built the new Daxing City, which is the current Chang'an City, and before this Taiji Palace, the original Northern Zhou Dynasty and the imperial palace of the previous dynasties that established Chang'an as their capital. It was built in the former Han Dynasty and went through the two Han Dynasties, the Western Jin Dynasty, the former Zhao Dynasty, the former Qin Dynasty, the later Qin Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, for hundreds of years.
Since the Sui and Sui Dynasties, successive dynasties have established their capital in Chang'an. They were all renovated and used as royal palaces, and the Weiyang Palace has been passed down for hundreds of years. This palace has been around since the Sui Dynasty, although it is no longer used as a palace. But from the Sui Dynasty, until the fall of the Tang Dynasty, and then to the present dynasty, it has been used as an imperial garden. Among them are various palaces and buildings, pavilions and pavilions, layer upon layer, which are still glorious and magnificent.
Although during the founding war of this dynasty, because it had been plagued by wars since the late Tang Dynasty and was located outside Chang'an City, there was no one to care for and maintain it most of the time. Some of the palaces had been destroyed by the rebellion. But after all, it did not suffer large-scale intentional damage. In addition, Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty once carried out large-scale repairs, so when the founding of this dynasty, some parts of it were still in existence.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Emperors Taizu and Taizong also partially repaired it. The three ruined front, middle and back halls were demolished, and many attics were built with the materials, creating a relatively quiet royal garden. When emperors of this dynasty visited Xijing, many of them stayed there. In particular, every time Emperor Gaozong came to Xijing, he usually stayed there and used it directly as a palace.
He grew up in Xijing since he was a child. After the capital was moved to Jingzhao, he was left by Emperor Taizong to guard Chang'an and the northwest for nearly ten years. His feelings for Bashui surrounding Chang'an are far deeper than the Jingzhao in his eyes, the place where the Four Battles took place. Emperor Gaozong even demoted Jingzhao to Xingzai for a time. A large number of nobles from Jingzhao were moved back to Chang'an. The plan was to move the capital back to Chang'an.
Therefore, during Gaozong's reign, he spent most of his time in Chang'an. Jingzhao only left his son, who later became Xuanzong, in charge. If it hadn't been for a severe drought in the Guanzhong Plain during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, Chang'an City would have had to pay three hundred coins for rice. It turns out that the wealthy Guanzhong Plain could not supply even three feet of ground to supply the needs of a huge capital city that gathered hundreds of civil and military officials.
However, the Jiangnan Caoliang could not sail directly into Chang'an due to the danger of the Yellow River. It would be impossible and unaffordable to re-drill the canal. Let Gaozong truly realize that the real reason why his father moved the capital back then was not because of his grandfather, but because of food supply. Gaozong, who was also helpless about the food shortages in Guanzhong and Chang'an, finally chose to return to Jingzhao and demoted Chang'an to the status of companion capital again.
Emperor Gaozong also passed away on the last night of his arrival in Jingzhao after paying homage to Taizong's mausoleum along the way. During his ten years in Xijing, Emperor Gaozong only lived in Daming Palace for one year for unknown reasons. After the construction of the imperial garden outside the city was completed, he continued to live there and handle government affairs. Until returning to Jingzhao, I never set foot in the Second Palace of Chang'an.
Emperor Gaozong has passed away for a long time now, but the imperial garden has been restored and preserved. However, later emperors no longer lived there. After all, the imperial garden is outside Chang'an City, so it is inconvenient and not safe. Therefore, more people still live in Daming Palace. Among the emperors of the Qi Dynasty, only Huang Qiong, the strange emperor, lived in Tai Chi Palace when he came to Xijing.
Before I came to Xijing for the first time today, the Taiji Palace was in dilapidated condition because no one had taken care of it for many years. Even the main hall, Tai Chi Hall, has collapsed. If it weren't for this, I'm afraid this Tai Chi Palace would be gone now. The emperor didn't come last year, which disappointed everyone in the palace who were waiting to be summoned by the emperor to summon the maids and eunuchs. Fortunately, the emperor did not come this year, but the prince came anyway.
This prince, in particular, is different from the short-headed prince before. This prince holds great power. He has been supervising the country's administration since he was in the court, and now he is in charge of the Longyou and Shaanxi roads, and controls the roads north of the Yellow River, as well as the roads in Liangchuan and Huguang. The discounts delivered every day are piling up. It is a huge difference from the previous prince who couldn't even touch the discount.
Previously, they even killed several second-rank officials, and they withdrew immediately after being told by the Minister of War to withdraw. This was something that the previous prince could not even think of. It was not easy for me to catch such an opportunity. I was still thinking about how to curry favor with the prince, and thinking about the opportunity to be transferred back to the Jingzhao Internal Affairs Ministry. But I didn't expect that while I was still racking my brains, these idiots would ruin it all.
Maybe, I will have to be implicated by these idiots and punished by this prince. Although this position of general manager is not an important position. But no matter what, he is also a fifth-grade eunuch. At least in this dynasty, the highest level of eunuchs cannot exceed the third level, and the general manager of several bureaus in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is no more than the third level. Being the general manager can be considered a success.
What's more, every year when the emperor comes to Xijing, he can also have the opportunity to meet the emperor. Every year the two palaces in Xijing are repaired, and more or less a fortune can be made. But he didn't expect that these bastards would actually cause such a thing. For twenty taels of gold, he actually sold the prince. Have they really not heard that this prince has a master who does not rub sand in his eyes?
Not to mention killing a few of their young eunuchs, even killing himself as the manager was as easy as crushing a bed bug. They can ignore other princes, but who is this prince that they dare to be so bold? For a little money, those bastards had the audacity to sell this master who killed a second-grade Jiedushi without blinking an eye.
Twenty taels of gold, but less than two hundred coins. They do this kind of thing without even thinking about it. Even he, the general manager, would be charged with at least one charge of lax control of his subordinates, and more serious charge of indulging his subordinates in accepting money, which he would not be able to escape. The chief eunuch was also frightened to death, and he hated those troublemakers.
Especially the guy who gave me two thousand silver notes to be recommended to the prince as a seventh-grade eunuch in charge was scolded by him in his heart. If the matter of accepting money from him was exposed, even if he didn't want to be implicated, he wouldn't be able to do it. From this point of view, why didn't he sell the prince for two thousand coins?
