There are five human states, with Jingzhou as the core, and the eight counties of Jingzhou, with Zhongjing County as the core.
The core of Zhongjing County is Zhongjing City, and the core of Zhongjing City is the Dading Palace, which is square on the outside and round on the inside, which symbolizes the round sky and the earth.
The palace was divided into front and rear. In addition to the daily cleaning of the palace servants, the front palace is now busy every day. For ten days and a half, there are not many court officials coming, let alone any court meetings. There are already a few A rare event that has not really been held in years.
On the contrary, the harem, which had always been quiet and even lonely in the past few hundred years, has now become lively. In addition to the nominal governor of Zhongjing County who must visit the harem every day, powerful officials from various counties in Jingzhou also come to the harem from time to time. After visiting, especially the palace named Changle, it no longer looks like the residence of the Queen Mother An Ning praying for her longevity, but is like a miniature version of the front palace and temple. The dignitaries or officials from various counties in Jingzhou would enter the palace if they had something to do, and it would be this Changle Palace.
Therefore, in order to make it easier for various officials to meet without losing etiquette, the front hall of Changle Palace was vacated, tables and chairs were placed, a screen and a bead curtain were added, and it became the place where the Empress Dowager heard and discussed politics.
Early this morning, all the courtiers in Zhongjing City who could be considered as the Holy Family gathered together in Changle Palace. A group of old and young people gathered together and made noises for a long time. It was not until noon that they left one after another.
When the front hall was completely empty of people, the young man who had been hunched over in the golden throne slowly stood up. His back was straight, his eyebrows were sharp and his eyes were like hawks. When he was not dozing off, his eyes seemed It could shine like a bright light, and he stretched out his hand to smooth the bright yellow robe on his body casually. He turned to look at the woman opposite the bead curtain behind the throne and said, "Mother, why do you need to discuss such a thing with this group of people?" , what result can they come up with?"
The woman behind the bead curtain is a well-behaved lady. She has plump cheeks, big and bright eyes, and small lips that are neither thick nor thin. These facial features are incomparable to the statues of gods worshipped in temples. How much difference, not to mention the golden steps on the temples, the emerald gorilla on the head, and the emerald pearls, which are decorated with wealth and wealth.
After listening to the young man's words, the lady did not laugh or get angry, but shook her head softly and slowly, "How can any of these people be simple? On the surface, they all live in alcohol and have no business, but behind the scenes, none of them have a direct connection to the prefects of various states and counties. The doorway of the palace? Just like Zhao Yu, who presented the certificate of the new governor of Lijun this time, he was just a Chang Cheng under the Dianke family, and that was enough when the tripod was first established. Where can he find it now? Is your ability really responsible for such a huge thing as the alliance between Lijun, Yongchang and Anyang counties? Especially..."
She paused slightly, and then her emotions became a little complicated, "Especially when Li Jun is still the same Li Jun as he is today..."
"So what if they all have a secret behind their backs, but now..." The young man seemed to be a little afraid for no reason when he said this. He couldn't help but lift the bead curtain and went to the lady's side and lowered his voice, "Although now... Jiuding was lost, but since the imperial master also left because of this, wouldn't the child still be the legitimate king of Dading? Although according to the mother's words, it would not be easy to recruit hostages from various counties to the capital, but if it is like this time, with the help of foreign barbarians, The emperor's authority was used in disasters to promote the alliance of counties to fight against the barbarians. If it is effective, wouldn't the position of the king of the country be stable? As long as the name is justified, everything can be considered in the long term. At worst, the princes' families in the thirty-two counties will be reunited. All the spokesmen are generously invited back to the court, and when the words of the thirty-two families are heard in the front palace again, it will be much better for me to just be a mediating king than now!"
The noble lady was not too happy when she saw the young man's high-spirited appearance. She frowned slightly and said, "Dao'er, after leaving Changle Palace, you have to be more cautious in your words and deeds. Although it is your grandfather's people who control the palace inside and outside. , but...it is necessary to be on guard against others. The current Zhongjing City is different from the past. There are countless people in this human world and even all over the world staring at this place, you..."
"I know, mother," the young man interrupted the noble lady, his face no longer as bright as before, but not as depressed, "What does mother think about this now?"
The noble lady pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly, still speaking in a steady voice, "Although the new governor of Li County is young, he cannot be taken lightly. This person did such a thing as soon as he ascended the throne. His ambition is probably even greater. Jiang Liushi of Jincheng County, but... Li County is a remote border county after all, and it has to fight against the two barbarians in the southwest at the same time. It is impossible to have more ambitions in a short time, so you are right, Li County will report to the capital this time We must support the so-called alliance no matter what the reasons are, and we must support it with great fanfare. The decree of the Southern Xinjiang Alliance is divided into thirty-two lines, and the person who delivers the decree will pass the order to His Majesty the Emperor at every city along the way. The alliance of the counties in southern Xinjiang to fight against the southern barbarians should be announced loudly to the people, letting them know that you, the common leader of the world, are still concerned about the safety of all people, and the people's righteousness will still be in Zhongjing City."
"Judging from the information Zhao Yu presented, the three counties of Lijun, Yongchang and Anyang have actually formed an alliance. We just need to rely on the will of Zhongjing City to make it legitimate. If we follow what mother said, we are not 'facilitating' but 'advocating' This alliance, doesn’t it mean that the three counties’ alliance to resist the barbarians will be given to..." He looked at the lady hesitantly and said, "Mother, will this anger those prefects too much? ....."
"It's just three remote border counties, so what if I really pissed them off?" The lady's lips curved slightly, like a sneer, "What's more, they intended to use me to support the imperial family in the capital. Why? Only allow them to borrow our power and not allow us to borrow theirs? You can rest assured and watch. Now that the southern barbarians are marching northward, no matter whether you are leading the alliance or passing the order to form an alliance, their alliance is bound to be made. , but how many people in the world can understand the meaning? Nine times out of ten, they will only think that the royal authority is more powerful in the new emperor's era than before."
"And not only can we use this Southern Xinjiang Covenant to let the world know the royal family's intention to protect the people against the foreign barbarians, but if there are gains in the battle in Southern Xinjiang, His Majesty the Emperor can also reward the meritorious soldiers and spread the decree to the world in the same way," The lady's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, then slowly closed them, covering up the little bits of cold light in them, "In this way, His Majesty the Emperor will be remembered by all the people in the world as a capable leader who has made contributions to resisting the barbarians. Can we use this to create some hidden dangers of internal and external discord in those border counties? Are the prefects willing to really reward those meritorious soldiers with the rewards of nobility and fiefdoms personally given by His Majesty the Emperor?"
"Whether they award or not, it's all wrong," the lady's voice was ethereal and unreal, but sounded like thunder in the young man's ears, "This is a good show we want to show to the princes of the world... ....Let them know..."
"The Great Cauldron is not dead...!!!"
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