Later in the evening, when Li Changjing went to see Li Su again, he saw that his eyes were blank and he was staring at the ceiling above his head. "Master, what do you think?" Li Changjing asked softly.
"Is Changjing coming?" Li Su was weak. Suddenly he turned his head and pointed. Li Changjing understood and immediately waved everyone to leave, and then asked: "What are your orders, sir?"
"No one else knows about that matter, right?" Li Su asked in a low voice.
"Don't worry, You Sanjiang has been killed in battle, and no one else knows about it." Li Changjing also lowered his voice and replied.
Li Su shook his head: "Cut off all the clues, hurry!"
Li Changjing was stunned for a moment and immediately replied: "I understand, don't worry, I will handle it."
"Alas!" Li Su closed his eyes tiredly: "Who knew it would be like this? That Hozen is really capable of tossing things around. He found a royal family as his backer, and now he has been granted official titles and titles. It's going to be great! If this goes on, , I have nowhere to put my face!" Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes as he spoke.
Li Changjing hurriedly stepped forward, wiped him with the handkerchief placed on his pillow, and said softly: "Master, don't think so much. In fact, if Sanlang can be promoted, wouldn't it be the glory of the Li family?"
"I don't want his glory!" Li Su pounded the edge of the bed angrily: "This evil beast and bastard has the blood of a lowly businessman. What does it matter to me if he is glorious?"
"Master, don't be anxious, don't be anxious." Chang Jing quickly comforted him. When he calmed down, Li Changjing said softly: "You also know that he is a businessman. When it comes to studying and being a civil servant, I am afraid that Dalang, Erlang and Wulang are better than him!
Nowadays, when the emperor is employing people, there are many wars and wars, and the warriors are successful. But it certainly won't last long. Once there is peace, the country must be governed by scribes, so don't worry, he won't last long! "
"But he is so proud now, and I won't accept it!" Li Su frowned, as if he didn't want to see that scene.
Li Changjing looked at no one in the room and lowered his voice and said, "I beat the man who came back very badly today..."
"Hmph! I wish I could beat him to death to relieve my hatred!" Li Su gritted his teeth.
"But you didn't hear the most important news."
"Huh?" Li Su opened his eyes, Li Changjing leaned over and whispered softly in his ear for a while, and Li Su sat up suddenly. He just sat like that, and Li Changjing quietly took the cloak and put it on him.
"Is this all what he said?" Li Su asked, and then said, "No, what if it's a rumor?" He stood up and walked a few steps, beckoned Li Changjing to come over, and said in a low voice:
"Send someone back, or two people go together, I want the exact information. Huh! Taking in deserters and hiding traitorous generals is a big crime! If it can be proven, then he won't be able to laugh anymore!"
"Master, do you really want to do this? His... surname is Li after all." Chang Jing said hesitantly.
"It doesn't matter, just go and do it and let me see if I can confirm this matter. No matter what, his limelight cannot overtake my eldest brother! I am embarrassed, sir, and I must get my tone back!"
Li Su's face turned red again, and Li Changjing was so frightened that he hurriedly comforted him and promised him to send someone to take care of it tomorrow morning.
"These officials are hateful enough. They clearly knew the information but no one revealed it. They just stood not far away and looked at people. Haha, even the disciples of the saints have learned the lesson!"
Aunt Wen was so angry when she heard Li Changjing explain the reasons: "They say our merchants are cheap all the time, I don't think they are any better!"
Li Changjing was quite embarrassed, thinking to himself, didn't you even scold the master? "Then, what does the master want me to do...?" he asked hesitantly.
"Just follow his instructions, but don't add fuel to the fire or sow discord, otherwise I won't be done with you!" As she said this, Aunt Wen stretched out her hand and pinched his forearm hard. Changjing grinned in pain:
"Sister Yu, you, are you really going to do this?" He shouted in a low voice, and rolled up his sleeves angrily to see that they were already bruised.
"Teach you a lesson!"
"Why?"
"Because you talk too much and can't control yourself!" Aunt Wen glared at him: "You know these things will attract his attention, so you said it specifically, right? What's your intention?"
"I am a slave, of course I must be loyal to my master. How can I pretend to be ignorant even though I know?"
"Bah!" Aunt Wen looked around, stepped forward and grabbed his ear: "You just want to piss him off, right?"
"Let go, let go!" Li Changjing quickly apologized: "My dear Sister Yu, how could I dare to think of such a thing? Changjing has been with the master since he was a child. When did he hide or tuck in from his master?
If I don’t know, that’s fine. If I know, I will definitely tell the master, otherwise it will be a problem in my own mind! "
Aunt Wen stared at him again and again: "Okay, don't mess around. If I know what bad intentions you have, be careful that you will be spanked next!"
"Hey, sister, are you still going to be imprisoned?" Li Changjing said with a smile.
"Go away! This is not our big yard, there are eyes everywhere!" Aunt Wen slapped his hand away and looked outside, saying softly:
"I'll take good care of you when I get back to Yugan. Just wait and see if you don't let me get pregnant with my son!" After saying that, he turned around to avoid Li Changjing's outstretched hand, ducked out from behind the rockery, and hurried back to the west. Went to the wing.
After the first blessing in Yuyu Qionglou, the beauty is in her best period, the moon is light and the wind is gentle, she hugs her softly and sheds tears secretly.
Xue'er is confused about the mood of autumn and wants to compose new words. She fantasizes about beauty, and the jackdaws follow her in the mud.
Putting down the jade pen, Zhao Tuo looked at the beauty who was still dreaming on the couch with a smile. That girl was a noblewoman sent by the Korean tribute mission. She was the daughter of Cui Shengyuan, the fifth official, and her name was Yonglian.
Seeing her white arms exposed outside the quilt, Zhao Tuo turned around and picked up the pen again and wrote: On the snowy day of the eighth year, I gave you the lotus concubine. Then he went to sit on the small stool outside, and Liang Wu put on his boots.
Eunuch Liu stood diagonally opposite, bowed and asked with a smile: "It's just dawn, and today is not a day for a court meeting. Why doesn't the emperor get more sleep?"
"I'm in a good mood. I want to get up and take a look at the first snow. My companion, please accompany me for a walk in the West Neiyuan."
"According to the order. But Your Majesty, who is inside...?" Eunuch Liu pursed his lips.
"Yes, the King of North Korea is attentive this time. He is a good, considerate and well-behaved child." Zhao Tuo thought for a while: "It seems that the Lifu Palace is empty, right? Give it to her!"
Eunuch Liu glanced inside in surprise, lowered his head and agreed. The lord of a palace is usually a concubine, and the lowest is a concubine. There may be more than one favored woman living in the palace, but everyone must obey the management of the palace owner, who is responsible to the queen.
This girl gained the status of palace lord on her first day as a concubine. Even if she was a concubine, no one would dare to look down upon her.
"Let her rest well, don't disturb her, and don't be busy thanking her when she wakes up. I will be back after lunch anyway." The emperor said, and he couldn't wait to walk out.
While Eunuch Liu agreed, he quickly motioned for everyone to follow him. The guards outside the door immediately came to protect him to prevent his majesty from falling.
Zhao Tuo naturally ignored these people's busyness. When he walked under the platform of Qiande Hall, the Dragon Head Umbrella followed him. Liang Wu also caught up with him and put on a sable warm hat with a raccoon tail to protect his cheeks and a jade fox fur cloak. However, Zhao Tuo Waved down Beaver Gloves.
"It's okay. Taifu said: It's not too cold when it snows. On the contrary, your hands will freeze when the snow has not melted." Zhao Tuo stopped after saying this. He suddenly wondered why he remembered Yang Shizhen? "Daban, it's been half a year since Taifu passed away, right?" the emperor asked.
Eunuch Liu was confused and quickly bowed and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"It's time for his son to return home with a coffin."
"Your Majesty, the news from the Winged Dragon Guard said that because the cemetery is still under construction, the Taifu's coffin was parked in the hometown temple. Your Majesty also sent a message to pray for him at that time."
"Oh, yes, yes!" Zhao Tuo remembered and sighed: "Last year in the early snow, when the Taifu entered the palace, how could he remember that there was a banquet on the Cloud Balcony, where the Taifu sang poems with the Empress Dowager... The scene at that time was so vivid. In my eyes, both old men have passed away now!"
He picked up a handful of snow from the ground, looked at it, and said, "Let me prepare the edict." An attendant, Hanlin, immediately stepped forward to take notes and heard the emperor say:
"When I see the first snow falling, I think of the time I enjoyed the snow with my Taifu last year, and I am grateful for his contribution in teaching and assisting me since I was a child.
Zuozhu Kingdom was added, and a stele pavilion was given. Three pairs of Shi Wengzhong, civil and military officials, were given to show behind. Fifty households were guarded, and hundreds of cypresses were planted in Shinto. Admire this! "What the emperor said was a favor to Yang Shizhen.
Yang Shizhen was a Taifu during his lifetime, ranking first grade. According to the burial system of this dynasty, the tomb of a first-class official is an earthen wooden coffin. In front of the tomb, three sets of stone offerings, a stone tablet, a Shinto and three pairs of stone animals can be placed.
The emperor's grace granted him the title of Zuozhuguo and other special gifts.
In this way, Yang Shizhen could build a stone tomb with a wooden coffin, a tripod for the stone offering in front of the tomb, a stele pavilion on the stone monument, and three pairs of civil and military statues of Weng Zhong on both sides of the Shinto, making it six pairs of stone statues.
The specifications suddenly improved a lot, showing the emperor's grief for Yang Shizhen and his recognition of his achievements.
The person waiting for the imperial edict asked the emperor to preview the drafted edict, draw it, and hand it over to the Zhongshu Sheren to be reviewed by the Zhongshu Provincial Department. Finally, it was handed over to the Ministry of Rites, and the Travel Department sent a traveler to Yang Shizhen's hometown.
Zhao Tuo had already entered Xineiyuan and asked without looking back: "Daban, Taifu Yang's sons are actually quite good. Why doesn't he allow those three brothers to become officials now?"
"I heard that these were the Grand Tutor's last words, saying that the three brothers were not ready for use because they lacked training. They would have to travel for ten years before they could become officials." Eunuch Liu glanced at the emperor after speaking:
"He also said that Yang Shi'an was not suitable to be the Minister of the Ministry of War. After the death of the Grand Master, Yang Shi'an was also asked to be released."
The emperor did not express his position, but nodded slightly. He remembered these things and mentioned them because he still had too few people at his disposal, so he very much hoped to get Yang Shizhen's sons back.
But this is impossible. The three of them still have to observe filial piety. Unless there are special circumstances, even if you are the emperor, there is no reason to take away filial piety from others.
The first snowfall is often rushed and not very big, and most of it falls to the ground and melts. If the ground is dirt without turf, there will be a soft mud mark when you step on it, but this is not the case on cement.
The emperor came to the Shooting Garden in Xiyuan, where he had his own dedicated shooting platform.
Zhao Tuo ordered people to mix the ten bags of cement that had been delivered with the carriage in a certain proportion with the sifted sand, lime, and fine soil to form mud according to the method Zhao Chongbi said.
Use thin wooden strips to make a frame on the foundation surface paved with gravel and pebbles. Pour the mud on it and spread it evenly with a wooden rake. Once dry, the result is an eye-popping, smooth, flat and solid countertop.
Zhao Tuo was in a hurry today just to see what the cement looked like in the snow. "Look, Oban, even if the snow turns into water and soaks in, this countertop is still hard!"
Zhao Tuo felt relieved after pressing it with his hands. He stood up happily and said, "So, this thing is indeed as Chongbi said, it is an excellent building material!"
"Your Majesty wants to renovate the Queen Mother's palace, why not ask Yu Gan to contribute more?" Eunuch Liu suggested with a smile.
These words were a bit touching, but after thinking about it, Zhao Tuo still shook his head: "The suppression of bandits in Jiangxi is the first priority this year, so let them concentrate on their errands. I am already very satisfied with the carriages and other things that came from tribute, so I won't disturb them for now. .”
As he was talking, he suddenly caught sight of a figure from the Huang family talking softly to the eunuchs outside. "Hey, is this a guest?" the emperor said half-jokingly.
Then I saw the eunuch walking towards this side in a hurry. Liang Wu immediately went over to greet him, then came back and bowed: "Your Majesty, Yang Shi'an, Minister of the Ministry of War, handed over a sign to ask for an audience, saying that there are matters in Jiangxi and Yulin Town that I want to report to Your Majesty."
"Oh? Why is there another report from Jiangxi? Wasn't it reported yesterday that Yang He's Feng Zicai was defeated and only escaped with his life? Is there any good news today?"
After Shi Hao went to host, the good news in Jiangxi has not stopped these days.
He personally led troops to encircle Yang He, while Zhao Chongbi insisted on Feng Zicai and won three battles in three battles. Feng's troops were demoralized since they broke out separately from Yang He, and the soldiers fled in large numbers. Finally, they were bitten by Zhao Chongbi at Lei Gongling near Jianchang Prefecture. live.
Feng Zicai fought and retreated, but was finally blocked by Xiao Wanhe and Tanzhong Xiao who came from Gaowang Mountain.
The guerrilla troops from Cai Gangtsuen's army cut off the back roads of Wenming Mountain, while Zhu Qi Town's ambush troops broke out from Fulonggang. Feng Zicai could not see each other, so he had to abandon his army and flee.
So far, more than 20,000 people led by Feng Zicai have all been lost! The report the emperor was talking about was about the great victory at the South Line.
"Your Majesty, Yang Shi'an, long live your Majesty!" Yang Shi'an is Yang Shizhen's younger brother. They are twenty years apart, so Yang Shi'an is only in his early fifties this year.
He has a calm demeanor and simple clothes. Although he is a senior official, his home is only a courtyard with four doors and two wings, without even a garden.
He likes to practice calligraphy and collect original ancient books on weekdays. He rarely interacts with people and pursues a style of neither party nor group, which is very different from his elder brother. This is also an important reason why Zhao Tuo looks at him differently.
"Qing Pingshen." Zhao Tuo ordered someone to bring him an embroidered pier, and then Nian Hou asked kindly: "I was just telling the story of the Taifu and the Empress Dowager singing poems in harmony at the beginning of the snow last year. I have made a decree, I have ordered someone to take it and use the seal."
After speaking, he looked at Eunuch Liu, who quickly explained the emperor's favor. Yang Shi'an's eyes were wet and he fell to the ground to thank him. Zhao Tuo hurriedly motioned to Eunuch Liu to help him stand up, and then asked: "It's snowy and the road is slippery. You are in a hurry to see me. Why are you here?"
At this time, the emperor had moved to the Snow Swallow Pavilion by the water. This pavilion had six sides, with windows on five sides. At this time, the other sill windows were closed and only half of the windows were opened for ventilation. There was also a brazier in the room, and there were several Very warm.
Yang Shi'an took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat. When the emperor saw it, he quickly asked Liang Wu to come and remove the sheep felt cloak for him. Yang Shi'an took out two memorials from his sleeves and presented them:
"Please see, Your Majesty, these two copies just arrived today. The Yulin Town newspaper reported that the Tatar tribes of Ula, Kerge and Seyan started fighting again for unknown reasons, and the grassland was in chaos.
There are reports from various passes that Han people outside the pass are running into the Great Wall. The officers guarding the pass do not dare to open the pass privately. At present, they can only arrange for them to camp under the pass. The number ranges from several hundred to three or four thousand.
Yulin Town asked for permission to turn Yanna on and off. If not, where would the food be used? The defenders do not have such a large amount of food supplies, so how to provide relief requires the court's consultation and His Majesty's decree. "
"The fight started again?" Zhao Tuo frowned in surprise: "Do you know the reason? What did the Chief of Staff say?"
"Well, we don't know the details yet." Yang Shi'an replied uneasily: "Your Majesty, the grassland is vast, and it will take some time to understand the full situation."
"Oh." Zhao Kuo nodded, and then said: "Relief is still needed. You can discuss it with the cabinet, or if there are relatives in the pass, just let them in."
"Your Majesty, if there are spies among them..."
"Wait a minute! How many of them do you think are spies?"
"This..." Yang Shi'an looked at the emperor's half-smiling expression and felt sweating again: "I'm scared. I thought I should hit one or two in a hundred, right?"
"Then why did I abandon the other ninety-eight people because of these two people? These people are also Han people. They can escape here because they trust our court to protect them. As the emperor, how can I sit back and watch the common people ignore it?"
Zhao Tuo suddenly remembered a method mentioned in Zhao Chongbi's letter. He got up and walked to the open window to take a breath of fresh air. He sat back at the table and said:
"You must treat them differently. Those who are willing to enter the customs, including those who are business travelers in the customs or want to seek refuge with relatives, should be given a road guide to make them belong. However, after arriving at the destination, they must use the road guide to go to the local place within a time limit. Submit it to the county government or the health office;
Those who do not belong will be restricted to live in the village, and will be reported when entering and exiting. The treatment will be the same as the example of relief for disaster victims in this dynasty.
As for those who don't want to enter the customs, give them some porridge and food and let them do what they want. What do you think? "
Yang Shi'an opened his mouth wide and looked at the emperor in surprise. This is the first time that an emperor has proposed such a specific solution to a certain matter. Even the late emperor had never thought of such a thorough solution.
Hearing the emperor's question, he came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty is thoughtful and considerate, I admire you! I am hereby ordered to consult with the cabinet as soon as possible."
Seeing his surprised expression, Zhao Tuo nodded with satisfaction, picked up the teacup and asked, "Then what are you talking about about Jiangxi?"
"I report that Jiangxi Provincial Envoy Qian Shi Hong En, who participated in the impeachment of the Xuanfu Division, experienced Li Dan hiding deserted troops, sheltering many rebel generals and rebel bandit leaders..."
"Pfft!" The emperor spat out a mouthful of tea. Liang Wu was so panicked that he hurriedly stepped forward to pat his back. Eunuch Liu hurriedly asked someone to get a brocade handkerchief to wipe it with him. Zhao Kuo coughed a few times and waved his hands slowly: "I drank too much water, I won't be in the way."
As he said this, he secretly gritted his teeth and tightly grasped the hem of his robe with his left hand, trying not to let his anger turn into impulse.
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Some people died, but not completely...
