The time has come to July of the fifth year of Jinghe.
After King Jing, who was extremely powerful and deeply trusted by His Majesty, left the capital, although the pressure in the hearts of all the officials in the imperial court had dropped a lot, the physical pressure had increased.
Because of the order of Her Royal Highness, all ministries of the imperial court can only submit one memorial every day.
This means that from now on, they can't present all the problems they encounter. They need to solve most of the problems by themselves. After discussion, the most difficult and important problems are left to the princess to decide.
This is not a good thing for officials in the DPRK and China who are used to sitting on their own.
Those people who were sitting on the corpses immediately felt the pressure. The monthly performance evaluation determines whether their promotion path will be smooth. Now that the Pearl Academy has officially opened, it means that there will be a large number of talents entering the court in the future. It is like sailing against the current, if you do not advance, you will retreat...
However, comparatively speaking, their luck is still good.
The guy who has just been demoted to Shuzhou as the governor of Shuzhou is really unlucky.
Although the government was demoted, Shuzhou is also relatively remote, impoverished, bandits are rampant, and the law and order are extremely poor... But apart from these, there are no other shortcomings.
Anyway, he is the governor of a state, at least in the border of Shu state, he is a stable leader.
But this time, His Majesty made Shuzhou the fiefdom of King Jing, and handed over all the finances, military administration, and affairs of Shuzhou. The governor who had just arrived in Shuzhou was called back urgently. appoint.
Speaking of which, although all the princes of the imperial court have fiefs, they are only in honor. They can only enjoy part of the tax revenue of their fiefs and have no right to participate in the governance of the fiefs. Not even the princes born to the royal family, let alone not born—Yu The law is reasonable, His Majesty's actions are not in compliance with the rules.
But when His Majesty announced the matter two months ago, few people in the court objected.
When I came to Shuzhou, the location was really special. It was located in a remote place, not to mention bordering on the Qi State, and the bandits and bandits roaming around in the area caused the government an extremely headache.
Poor mountains, bad waters, unruly people... one will only hinder the country and create no value for the country. If the place is like a chicken rib, it will be closed if it is sealed. As long as the great god can be sent away, it doesn't matter if it is sent to another state.
At the beginning of July, the wind was breezy, the sky was bright and the air was clear, and when all the officials walked out of the palace gate, the red sun in the sky had only risen halfway.
Although these days are tiring, they are full of passion and energy in their hearts.
The border is stable, the court is harmonious, and Jingguo is truly free from internal and external troubles. This great river and mountain is still waiting for them to govern...
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On the palace wall, for the past two months, the girl who stood and watched every day stood there as always.
"Princess, those female gentlemen have all moved into the academy. Many dignitaries and officials in Beijing are willing to send their daughters to the academy. We have selected some smart and beautiful women from the people. Now the academy students Over a hundred people…”
"It's all ready..." the girl murmured, looked back from a distance, nodded and said: "The hospital will open tomorrow."
In the Hall of Morning Dew, Her Royal Highness the Princess was dancing while drunk, but she couldn't see the sword in her hand clearly, only a white shadow could be seen.
At the entrance of the hall, an old woman looked at it for a long time, then turned her head and asked Chang De, "How long is it until Your Highness takes that step?"
Chang De looked at the figure, and slowly said: "One thought is clear, and you will enter immediately, and your heart will be sad, and you will waste your life..."
The old woman glared at him, "Speak human!"
"Look at the chance..."
In Qinzheng Hall, Li Xuan finished approving a memorial, looked at the thick stack next to him, picked up a long letter, read it several times, his face showed longing, and shook his head after a while, with anger in his mouth. Scolding: "The guy who has no loyalty..."
After cursing a few words, he still reluctantly picked up another memorial.
The emperor of Qi State was seriously ill and could not attend the court. The crown prince supervised the country. More than half of the officials in the court supported the third prince Zhao Yi. The court was in chaos.
Qi State withdrew its troops, and Zhao State was unable to support it alone, so it also withdrew its troops on the second day...
Within half a year, dozens of rebellions occurred in the Wu Kingdom, and the court couldn't handle it, and was already in a stalemate with the rebels...
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Qi State.
East Palace.
The angry young man swept all the notebooks on the table to the ground, and cursed angrily: "What do they want to do, the prince of this king was appointed by the emperor himself, they don't recognize it, why should they deny it, they want to rebel !"
A counselor immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, calm down, calm down, the third prince has not yet reached the point where he can cover the sky with one hand in the capital, and many adults in the court are already fighting for His Highness..."
"Strive for it?" There was a sneer on the young man's face, and he said, "I will remember the names of those people one by one. Is it possible that my king's East Palace can come and go whenever they want..."
Feng Wangfu.
A young man was engrossed in copying a post when someone knocked on the door and walked in from the outside. After he put down his pen, he bowed and said, "Your Highness, the prince seems to be in a hurry. On this day, many adults were visited by them..."
"No problem." Zhao Yi shook his head, did not follow his words, but looked out of the window and muttered: "King Jing..., Li Xuan, Li Xuan, should I say you are smart, or should I say you are stupid..."
He turned around and asked, "Is there any news from Shuzhou?"
The man shook his head and said: "It has been closely watched, and there is still no news about King Jing."
Zhao Yi looked out the window with a smile on his face, "Brother Li, brother Li, I believe we will meet again..."
In the capital of Qi, there is a shop somewhere.
A burly man came out of the shop, pointed to several clerks, and said, "They are all valuables, so handle them carefully. If they break, you won't be able to pay for them if you sell them..."
After giving such instructions, he ran back to the shop and flattered a woman, "Miss, this batch is new from Kyoto, and it was fully booked last month..."
The woman didn't care about the goods at all, looked at him and asked, "Is it just the goods?"
The big man froze for a moment, then patted his head and said, "I almost forgot, this is a letter from Brother Li..."
After finishing speaking, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to her.
The woman opened the envelope, and the big man immediately looked over. After the woman glanced at him, she took the letter and walked into the room...
Lin Yong curled his lips and murmured: "Isn't it just a letter, and it's not something shady, as for..."
A certain state in Wu State.
A general rushed into the camp, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, urgent battle report, the Lingzhou we just captured has been breached by the imperial court, General Fan..., General Fan has been captured..."
Wearing armor, the woman with a little immature face stood up and said in a deep voice, "Leave Lingzhou behind and defend Yanzhou to the death. I will immediately send General Zheng to reinforce..."
After she made some arrangements, a one-eyed general stood up inside the tent and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, there are rebellions in many states now, and the court's forces are scattered. They will focus on defense and will not take the initiative to attack..."
The woman pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Even so, I have to guard against it."
Not long after, she walked out of the tent and walked to another tent.
Walking to the door of the tent, I heard the noise coming from inside.
"I don't care, I don't care, I get a headache when I read a book, I don't read anymore, I want to go out to play..."
This is a slightly immature voice.
The other voice was a little old, and at this moment, he said anxiously: "Your Highness, you can't, you will inherit the great rule in the future, how can you lose your ambition? Do you know that King Jin of Jingguo is older than you?" If you are a little younger, you can already take charge of the first academy alone, and you are already the pillar of Jingguo's court. You have to learn from that King Jin... "
That immature voice stubbornly said: "I don't care what King Jin is, I just want to play..."
The woman opened the curtain, walked in, said with a downcast face, "Yang Fu!"
When the young man in the tent saw her coming in, his expression changed, and he immediately hid behind an old man.
"The old minister has seen His Highness." The old man bowed to the woman.
"Prime Minister, you don't need to be too polite." The woman quickly helped him up, looked at the boy again, and said, "If he is disobedient, the Prime Minister can punish him severely, don't spoil him every time."
"Blind punishment is not the right way. Persuasion should be the main thing. Besides, His Highness is young, so it's okay to be playful..." The old man shook his head and said, "It's just that there are three princes in Qi State, and the royal family of Jing State is even more talented. Women can preside over the government, let alone the young King Jin..."
"His Highness has been in Jingguo for so long, this point is clearer than the old minister..." He sighed, and said: "The old man is just worried, my Wuguo... has no successors!"
The woman lowered her head and stopped talking.
Jing Kingdom's royal family has produced a large number of talents, and the eldest princess, as a woman, has demonstrated a well-known strategy for governing the country. When King Jin was only twelve or ten years old, he was able to support a school of mathematics with all his strength. Their current emperor is even more powerful. The establishment of the Academy of Sciences has greatly improved the people's livelihood, and has caused earth-shaking changes in Jingguo's military strength, deterring all nations...
Most importantly, most importantly…
A familiar face appeared in her mind, and then her complexion darkened slightly.
Seeing her appearance, the boy lowered his head, walked out from behind the old man, shook her arm, and said, "Sister, don't be angry, I will listen to the prime minister, and I will study hard..."
The woman touched his head and said: "If you want to play, go and play..."
"Thank you sister!" The boy said happily, and quickly ran out of the tent.
The old man looked outside the tent, shook his head, and sighed: "God will not bless our Wu Kingdom, let us have so many disasters, expel the rebellion, and restore the country..."
Facing the woman, he knelt down slowly and said loudly, "It's up to Her Royal Highness!"
Yang Liuqing leaned down and helped him up, with a firm look on his face, he said: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will definitely avenge the revenge of my father, queen and queen, and I will not let the people of Li people in my Wu Kingdom continue to suffer from this torture." …”
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Shuzhou.
As the most remote state in Jingguo, the imperial court has always adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards this place.
Because of the remoteness of Shuzhou, and the chaotic land adjacent to the three kingdoms, bandits and bandits are rampant... In the past two years, when the king of Shu was here, he searched everywhere for the people's fat and anointment, and the life of the people of Shuzhou was even more difficult.
Now that the King of Shu is gone, another King Jing is here...
The Prince Jing's Mansion is already under construction. Although the people of Shuzhou have not been asked to donate money in this name, it seems that they are not of the same kind as the King of Shu, but the people are still very disturbed when they mention this His Royal Highness King Jing, whom they have heard about for the first time. .
In the past two years, there have been fewer bandits who have come out of the chaotic land to harm the people, and their life is not easy, but don't send the jackals away, and the tigers and leopards come again...
Strange to say, for the situation in the chaotic place, the past two years have received mixed reviews from the merchants.
Some people say that they are extremely vicious, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil.
Some people say that bandits are also kind. As long as they pay a certain fee, they will escort the caravan out of the chaotic land. It is no different from hiring a team of reliable guards. In terms of cost, it is cheaper than hiring real guards...
When encountering bandits, the way to tell whether to resist or not is to see if their leader has hair on his head...
At this time, in a place of chaos, somewhere in an unknown mountain, a bald man excitedly took a piece of paper and rushed into a certain room, loudly saying: "Bookworm, bookworm, hurry up, the prince has a letter, read it to me, Look what the prince said!"
"What's the rush, what's the rush..." A young man with a pale face and a frail body glanced at him, took the letter paper, looked at it, and said with a smile: "The prince said, they are going to Shuzhou soon, Let's go first... ”
The big man slapped his thigh, laughed loudly and said: "The prince is here, and the brothers in the league are here too. That's it, those bastards, see if I messed with their lair this time, let those little bastards know , who is covering this chaotic place!"
The big man walked out of the room, and a group of people who came towards him immediately saluted respectfully, "Hello, big brother!"
Standing together with the bald man, this group of people looked extraordinarily harmonious, as if the world around them was a little brighter.
The bald man waved his hands to the row of bald heads in front of him, and said, "The prince is coming soon, cheer me up, don't lose my face..."
A group of people responded and scattered.
It can be seen that this is a flattened mountain top with a huge area. The ground is all paved with bluestone slabs. There are medical halls, restaurants..., there are some outside, everything is here, it is simply a shrunken city in the mountains.
In the past two years, many people have been captured, and they are allowed to build bridges, pave roads and build houses if they have nothing to do. Now they have finally made some achievements. When the prince comes over, he should be satisfied...
The big man stroked his shiny head with a smile on his face.
Tens of miles away, someone's face was very ugly.
The man looked gloomy and asked, "What do those people say?"
A young man looked up and said: "They said that the opponent has a lot of good players, and their strength is not bad. Unless their mother is involved, it will be difficult for the two of us to take advantage of it. We suggest that we not act rashly... "
The man curled his lips in disdain, "What kind of bullshit sacred religion, it's nothing more than that..."
"Your Highness, then we..."
The man waved his hand, "Let them run wild for a while..."
At the same time, on the hilltop adjacent to this place, a man in purple walked into the room, looked at the young man in the room, and asked, "Master Messenger, what does your mother say?"
"Over Qi State, the overall situation is still uncertain, and the empress has no time to take care of him for the time being." The young man waved his hand and said, "Don't start a conflict with them."
The man in purple nodded, and asked again: "Then how do you explain to that..."
"It's just a piece of trash. If it weren't for the fact that he would be useful in the future, why would he be kept until now?" The young man said casually, got up and went to the door, and walked out of the yard.
In the open space ahead, a man in yellow took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun, frowned, and said, "Who steamed the steamed stuffed bun today? Killed the salt seller..."
He pouted a few times, then threw the bun in the corner, and when he turned his head, he found a gaze looking at him.
"Protect... protect the Dharma!"
Noticing the coldness in that gaze, he shivered, ran over quickly, swallowed the dusty bun, and said in a trembling voice: "This bun is good, delicious..."
The only commandment of the holy religion is to obey the orders of the empress.
There is also an invisible decree of the holy religion.
Don't waste food—especially not in front of the right protector.
Disobedience to the empress will lead to death.
Wasting food in front of the right protector is worse than death.
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The law and order in Shuzhou has improved slightly in the past two years. Although it is not due to the government, there are more caravans willing to pass here.
At this moment, several carriages are slowly driving into the boundary of Shuzhou along the official road.