In the Imperial City of the Great Emperor, under the old peach tree in the Zhuoxin Garden, the golden crow is sinking in the west, dusk is approaching, and unknowingly, only one-third of the pot of turbid wine is left...
Xuanyuan Hill is very big. At this moment, the swans in the sky have not yet flown to Jinquanfang City, and Han Yuanhong, who is in Wanbaoyuan, has not stopped hearing the noise coming from outside the store.
Meng Shidao and Han Zhengfang were sitting on both sides of the stone table, drinking and talking to each other.
The so-called stone tables are actually not stone tables, but two abandoned stone mills in the garden that are quite old.
The edge of the stone mill has been somewhat worn, and the grinding hole in the middle has been blocked by debris over the years. The stone mill below is close to the ground, and a layer of green moss has climbed up to its base - this Things that would be discarded like worn-out shoes in families with a little bit of money, but in this Clumsy Heart Garden, they were used by the Grand Tutor as a stone table for entertaining guests. People in the entire Imperial City, There are only a handful of people who are lucky enough to sit next to this stone mill.
The person that the Grand Tutor will take over in the future may be the post of Chief Situ among the Three Lords.
While talking to the Grand Tutor and drinking wine, Han Zhengfang gradually had a feeling in his heart. Because in the conversation between the two people today, the person that the Grand Tutor was most interested in was basically Han Zhengfang, the supervisor of the Sinong Mansion. Contents on all aspects of Taixia’s economic field.
The Grand Situ is in charge of the national government affairs of Taixia. This position is the most helpful to His Royal Highness the Regent, and it is also the position that can best assist His Highness in controlling the situation. Compared with the Grand Situ who is responsible for supervision, education, etiquette and sacrifices, and the military affairs For the Grand Sima, the position of Grand Situ is also the person who has the greatest influence on Taixia at all levels among the three princes. Just like the prime minister of the empire, His Royal Highness certainly hopes that his teacher can assist him in the most important position. At the same time, for the Tun Dang faction, Meng Shidao's appointment as Grand Situ is also in the best interests of the Tun Dang faction.
If the Grand Tutor takes charge of the position of Grand Situ, then the Grand Sinong Mansion will become the direct subordinate of the Grand Tutor. This time, Master Taifu invited me to meet him. Maybe he just wants to send this signal.
I just don’t know if the person in the East Palace wants to help his master to become the Great Situ. What kind of conditions must he come up with to make Di Longtu, who is currently sitting in the Great Situ’s position, automatically give up his position? Di Longtu is not a good-tempered person, and he has no virtue of humility in this kind of matter. Is there any opportunity that I can take advantage of? If the Di family and the Taifu can get into a fight, it will be exciting to watch.
There were things in Han Zhengfang's head that Meng Shidao didn't know, but on his mouth and face. But he was sincere. Towards this great tutor who might become the immediate boss of the Great Sinong Mansion in the future and who was famous all over the world, Han Zhengfang not only remained polite enough, but also showed that he should be one of the Nine Qings, the Great Sinong. integrity and dignity.
"The population of Taixia, based on the salt consumption statistics of each state three years ago by the Dasinongfu, is approximately more than 1.536 billion. More than 80% of these people are concentrated in the nine major divine states of Taixia. Thirty-sixth Part One Within the states and the seventy-two continents, the population in these states often exceeds 10 billion or is close to 10 billion. In the middle states and lower states under the big states, although the land areas in these states are vast, The population is relatively small, and the population is mainly concentrated around various cities. There is considerable development potential in the wild. The lower state with the least population is Fanzhou, and Fanzhou is a place of bitter cold. The entire population of Fanzhou is less than 100 million. Among the many barren states in Taixia outside Xiazhou, except for some uncivilized barbarian tribes, the permanent Chinese population and descendants in each barren state are generally between several million, and the number is probably only Around 10 million, but many lawless people in Taixia often travel far away to Huangzhou to avoid being pursued by the Taixia Tingwei Mansion... "
Han Zhengfang put down his wine glass and when he heard the Grand Tutor asking about the population data of Taixia, he opened his mouth and said a bunch of numbers. In Taixia, these numbers are actually confidential and cannot be accessed by senior officials below a certain level. such data.
"It is Taixia's national policy to relocate prisoners and desolate people. This is what the so-called openness of the net means. Those lawless people, those who use force to violate the prohibition, those who are cunning and evil, they are considered a cancer and scourge in Taixia, but as long as they are not heinous people, the Tingwei Mansion will They rushed to various barren states, not only to leave them a way to survive, but also to let them contribute some efforts to open up the wasteland for Taixia, and use these lawless people to deal with the uncivilized barbarians in the barren states who did not submit to Taixia's rule. It can be regarded as turning harm into benefit. After a hundred years, if the descendants of these lawless people become successful, they will naturally build cities and submit letters to the court, praying for submission, in order to honor their ancestors. By then, Taixia will upgrade Huangzhou to an institutional level, and it will be a matter of course. It takes a lot of effort, but by sending a few capable officials to the governor, you can control the territory of a state!" When it comes to the strategy of governing the country, the Grand Tutor is also very sharp and insightful.
"What the Master Taifu said is true!" Han Zhengfang nodded and smiled, "This can be considered a great virtue of His Majesty!"
The two raised their wine glasses again, and just as the glasses faced each other, just as Zhang Tie expected, the Taifu directly received the urgent remote sensing communication from His Highness, telling the Taifu that he was currently in the Imperial City. things happening outside.
This earth-shattering news didn't seem to cause the slightest disturbance here. The hand holding the wine glass didn't even move. Meng Shidao and Han Zhengfang continued to drink and chat happily, seemingly unaware.
A minute later, another piece of news came from His Highness the Crown Prince, but the Master was still unmoved.
Only a few minutes later, when the noise outside Jinquanfang City attracted Han Yuanhong to walk out of the auction hall, the Tutor noticed that Han Zhengfang's hand holding the glass suddenly stiffened.
The Master Taifu put down his wine glass, looked at Han Zhengfang and the glass of wine in Han Zhengfang's hand with a smile, and asked lightly, "Did Zhengfang also receive the news from his subordinates?"
Master Taifu's words were like thunder, and a trace of microwave suddenly appeared in the wine glass.
Han Zhengfang's expression remained unchanged, and he drank the wine in one gulp, still smiling, "I just received a message. I wonder what the message was that the Grand Tutor said?"
"I have just received news from His Highness the Crown Prince. The Ten Thousand Treasures Conference is being held in Xuanyuan Hill these days. Today, there are people with ulterior motives who are taking the opportunity to cause chaos, deceive people's hearts, make a big fuss with the skills of controlling beasts, spread rumors and cause trouble, and say that you are right. It's the leader of the Tongtian Sect!" Master Taifu said to himself. As he spoke, he completely regarded the outside world as a rumor and didn't take it to heart.
"I just received a report from my subordinates!" Han Zhengfang sighed, "It's really hard to live in a high place. I guess it's because I offended too many people in this position of Da Sinong. Maybe it's the remnants of the Tongtian Sect. I wanted to disrupt the situation in Taixia, so I resorted to such insidious methods and defeated the Yaxing meeting between Master Taifu and me!"
"These Xiaoxiao are indeed disgusting!" Master Taifu nodded, seeming to be very sympathetic to Han Zhengfang's experience.
"Xiao Xiao took the opportunity to cause trouble. After hearing such rumors, my family may have become a mess. It will make my family worried. If something happens in the house, Zheng Fang will leave now and come back to the Zhuoxin Garden another day to disturb the Grand Tutor!" Han Zhengfang stood up. When I got up, I didn't feel any panic.
The Grand Tutor also stood up and smiled, "Don't worry, Zhengfang. His Royal Highness has just sent officials from the palace and Guanglu Xunzhong to express condolences and appeasement at the official residence of Da Sinong Mansion. They will definitely not let your residence receive any news." Xiaoxiao is intruding, and now Xiaoxiao wants to disrupt the situation in Xuanyuan Hill, and the target actually dares to target the Taixia Jiuqing officials with vicious methods. There is already some chaos outside the Emperor's Imperial City. The Zodiac Guards have blocked the Emperor's Imperial City to prevent Xiaoxiao and others. Means, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to summon Jiu Qing and I to the palace to discuss countermeasures and stabilize the situation. Zheng Fang happens to be a guest here, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered us to go to the palace together!"
Go to the palace? At this time, how could Han Zhengfang be trapped in despair? There is a great terror in the emperor's palace. There are many restrictions in the palace. Once activated, it will be like a prison. Even if the holy steps of the six major sects enter, they may not be able to complete it. come out. If he goes to the palace at this time, he will never have any chance. If he was really slandered by Xiao Xiao, of course he would dare to go to the palace with the Taifu to meet the prince and confess to him face to face, and he would not be afraid of Taixia's subsequent investigative methods in order to clear his "grievance". The problem is, Han Zhengfang knew that it was not a slander, but a fact. As one of the Nine Qings of Taixia, he knew how much energy and how many methods there were in Xuanyuan Hill and the Imperial City to figure things out.
Your Highness, what a great trick!
The palace must not be visited.
There is no room for maneuver! The time left for yourself is getting less and less!
How could things suddenly come to this point? Who is behind this? If possible, Han Zhengfang could not wait to see what the twelve words flying in the sky looked like, which immediately put him in a state of eternal damnation.
Are the six major sects trying to deal with him and Taixia, or are the demons trying to use low-level means of burning bridges across rivers? Apart from these two parties, who else in Taixia could put himself in such a situation in the blink of an eye
Because he didn't know, because he couldn't find the answer, and he didn't know who was behind the scenes, a bone-chilling chill that made Han Zhengfang freeze from head to toe was slowly invading every cell in his body, and also made his heart become cold. stand up.
At this moment, Han Zhengfang suddenly thought of his missing second son. He was finally sure that his second son was in danger.
Seeing that Han Zhengfang didn't move, Master Tutor's eyes suddenly turned deep when he looked at him, with a sharp edge that pierced people's hearts.
Across a table, Han Zhengfang looked at Meng Shidao, and Meng Shidao looked at Han Zhengfang. The smiles gradually disappeared from their faces. At this time, a withered leaf on the old peach tree withered. On the stone table in front of the two of them, as the leaf fell, a chilling atmosphere instantly filled the entire Zhuoxin Garden...
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