In autumn, the Anxi Palace sent troops to the Western Regions.
Liu Yu led the army and started the first war in his life.
Blood was seen on the battlefield, limbs and arms were broken.
Cities were destroyed and refugees fled.
The cruelty of the battlefield is fully revealed.
Liu Yu fought steadily and pushed forward slowly.
There is no impulsive enthusiasm that young people are eager to express, but like an old veteran, he is stable.
Pei Meng was ready to personally go to the battle to save people, but Liu Yu didn't give him a chance at all.
MMP, at such a young age, what are you doing so steadily.
Make him feel useless.
The wars in the Western Regions were everywhere, and the singing and dancing in the Great Zhou Dynasty was peaceful.
With the reduction of taxes, the people have more grain in their hands, and the number of births increases accordingly.
Some local officials wrote Fu, sang meritorious deeds, and openly flattered the emperor and empress.
He was dismissed as a sycophant by his bureaucrats.
Unexpectedly, as soon as this Fu came out, it seemed like a floodgate had been opened.
Flattering articles praising Liu Zhao as a wise king sprang up like mushrooms after rain.
Officials were not content to sing praises in memorials.
They are more willing to sing praises in the newspapers, and let the whole world see their talents and knowledge, as well as their determination to flatter the emperor.
Everyone in the officialdom has heard a rumor that Emperor Liu Zhao reads newspapers every day, which is already a living habit.
The emperor may not necessarily be able to see the memorial to his own flattering.
But the emperor would never miss the flattering articles published in the newspapers.
what!
The officials praised their wit!
This officer is such a clever little ghost!
When His Majesty sees the praiseworthy articles I published in the newspapers, he will definitely be overjoyed, and then he will be promoted by leaps and bounds.
In a blink of an eye, I will reach the pinnacle of my life, get rid of my poor wife, and marry a noble girl, hehehe...
There are many officials who have the same idea.
All of a sudden, the pages of the major newspapers in the capital were hard to find.
Officials paid for space to publish their own articles.
…
Liu Zhao looked unhappy.
Open a newspaper, and it's full of praise articles.
Open the next newspaper, or praise the article.
More than a dozen newspapers are neatly arranged, and there is no valuable content at all.
He and Gu Jiu complained, "Are these people treating me as a fool? Thinking that writing two nonsensical articles can coax me to happily promote them and make them rich. Daydreaming."
"They flatter you, aren't you happy?" Gu Jiu teased him.
Liu Zhao snorted, "Will you be happy instead? I want to read something new, but I can't find it in the newspapers. It's unreasonable."
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and smiled, "Let the newspaper department deal with it. This atmosphere is really not good. Praise is enough. With such brazenness, it's no wonder some veterans said that the atmosphere has been corrupted."
"Those old men pointed at my nose in the morning and scolded the faint king, saying that I was greedy for vanity, as if I asked the local officials to write articles to praise me. I have been wronged to death, and I have no place to redress my grievances."
Liu Zhao looked unhappy and aggrieved.
Gu Jiu laughed, "Okay, okay, we're not angry. Lin Shuping, why don't you hurry up and order the newspaper department to rectify the chaos in the newspaper industry. Local officials don't care about managing local civil affairs. If you can get promoted and get rich with just one article, do you really think your majesty is a fool?"
Lin Shuping looked at the emperor Liu Zhao and got permission, so he hastily arranged for someone to go to the newspaper department to convey the order.
"I heard that some officials would spend a lot of money in order to buy a page. I am so hot-tempered that I really want to take this opportunity to investigate the officials who publish sycophants and where their money comes from. "
Liu Zhao was furious and full of displeasure.
Gu Jiu comforted him: "Ru Yang and the second child will be back soon, don't create a big prison at this time."
Liu Zhao snorted twice, very irritable.
Don't let him vent his anger, he feels uncomfortable all over.
Gu Jiu laughed at him, "If you were someone else, if you saw someone writing an article to brag about yourself, you would probably be elated and happy in your heart. When you come here, you don't like it. Don't you like being flattered? I'll see These articles are quite well written, worthy of a Jinshi background, the rhetoric is gorgeous and beautiful, and there is something in the words."
Liu Zhao pointed to his own face, "Look at me, do you look like someone who loves vanity? Besides, why should I be happy when a group of people with bad intentions flatter me? Unless the queen flatters me personally, maybe I will reward you." A smiling face."
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at him, "I don't want to flatter you. Your tail is already so high, if you kiss your ass again, you will go up to the sky."
Liu Zhao was triumphant, he looked like a big dog wagging its tail for praise.
"You also think I'm great, don't you? I know you must be jealous of me. But don't worry, I don't care."
Gu Jiu laughed, she didn't even want to complain.
Liu Zhao pestered her and insisted on her talking.
Gu Jiu pinched his ears, "Look at you thick-skinned, I have nothing to say."
Liu Zhao laughed out loud, extremely complacent, "For the sake of your willingness to bow down, I don't care about pinching your ears."
Pooh!
Very thick-skinned.
…
The newspaper department was mobilized, and the major newspapers and periodicals finally returned to normal.
Half a month later, a huge fleet of hundreds of large and small ships moored at Jiangnan Port, attracting crowds from the city to watch.
They are all people who have seen the world. In this season, there are fleets returning from both ends of the three days, and everyone is not surprised.
But like today, a fleet of hundreds of ships of different sizes is rare.
The last time there was such a large-scale fleet, it was all decades ago in the old imperial calendar.
Unexpectedly, the grand occasion reappeared in his lifetime.
People of all ages, men, women and children flocked to the pier to watch.
The fleet covered the sky and the sun, and the entire coastline was occupied by the fleet.
"It's so big!"
"A lot of boats!"
"How much cargo does this have to pull!"
"It is said that there is a thousand-year-old golden nanmu on board!"
"Get rich!"
"There are hundreds of years of red sandalwood."
"Whose fleet is this? The pattern on the flag seems to be the first time I've seen it."
"I have never heard of any trading firm in the city capable of building such a huge fleet."
"Could it be an upstart?"
"It should be a mine owner who made a fortune overseas."
"possible!"
The people talked a lot, wondering who is the owner of this fleet
Not only the public is curious, but also the colleagues, the customs, and the local yamen are all curious.
Until Eunuch Rong Xin and Rong crossed the crowd and stepped onto the largest sea boat, many people suddenly realized.
"That is the fleet formed by Princess Ruyang and His Royal Highness the Second Prince!"
"Is it that Princess Ruyang who wants to go to sea to endure hardships instead of being rich and famous?"
"Besides her, is there another Princess Ruyang in this world?"
"incredible!"
Everyone is surprised.
They wondered why Princess Ruyang gave up the noble and rich life in the capital, and a girl's family went overseas to work as hard as a man.
However, compared to Princess Ruyang's thoughts, everyone is more curious about Princess Ruyang's appearance, and what the royal princess looks like.
"Princess Royal, she should be extremely beautiful."
"That's not necessarily true. People who have gone overseas are all tanned, and I have never seen a good-looking one."
"That's true!"
"The royal princess has a dark face, how can she meet people?"
The party, Princess Ruyang, who was hotly discussed by everyone, was standing on the deck with the second prince Liu Heng at the moment, overlooking the coastline.
"came back!"
"finally came back!"
The two siblings looked at each other and smiled.
Princess Ruyang has grown taller, but she doesn't have a dark face.
Her complexion is neither the pampered fairness nor the darkness of the sun every day, but the wheaten color in between.
His brows are full of heroism, he is dressed in men's clothes, and with a tall figure, when he glanced at him suddenly, he mistakenly thought it was some handsome man.
She has thick calluses on her hands, which are from years of martial arts training.
She looked forward to the brilliance, and there were stars in her eyes.
Standing there, full of heroism and cold temperament. The whole person is like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, ready to drink blood at any time.
Looking at the second prince Liu Heng, he is tall and dark, with a mature and stable appearance, but he is also vaguely ferocious and murderous.
His temperament is very contradictory.
There is a sense of nobility all over the body, but also a sense of gloom.
Between Gu Pan, his eyes were so sharp that they seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts.
Eunuch Rong Xin brought people to the boat.
"The old slave pays homage to the two Highnesses. Your Majesty and the Empress look forward to the return of the two Highnesses every day. As soon as the old slave gets the news, he will send a messenger to send the news to the capital."
"The messenger has already left?" Second Prince Liu Heng asked.
"Exactly!"
"Oh! Originally, I wanted to entrust the courier to bring two gadgets to my father and queen, but since the courier has already set off, forget it."
Rong Xin was in a cold sweat.
The second prince Liu Heng's aura was too fierce, and a look in his eyes was enough to make people tremble with fear.
This is how many people have been killed overseas, and how cold and hard-hearted he is, so that he can cultivate such a powerful aura.
"Sister, let's get off the boat!"
When Liu Heng talked to Ru Yang, he changed his cold style and became gentle and kind.
Ru Yang nodded, she doesn't like to talk.
"Your Highness, this way please! The other courtyard has been cleaned up, and the servants who will serve are also prepared. They are all reliable and strict-spoken people."
Rong Xin led the way, while introducing the situation in the city.
The siblings listened in silence without interrupting.
Get off the boat and take a carriage to the other courtyard in the city.
Wash and rest, followed by a banquet.
Ru Yang directly refused: "I'm tired, so the banquet will be skipped! Make a few side dishes and send them to my room."
"yes!"
The second prince Liu Heng did not refuse the banquet.
After eating banquets for three days, I got to know everyone I need to know, and I know everyone I need to know.
Only then did the siblings pack their luggage and set off for Beijing.
"It's a pity that elder brother is not in the capital!" Ru Yang felt rather regretful.
The second prince Liu Heng said with a smile: "Brother Yun is in the capital! I heard that he is already the deputy director of the Audit Department, and the property under the mother's name is led by him to audit the accounts, and he does it very well."
Ru Yang pursed his lips and smiled, "Brother Yun has been a money addict since he was a child, and he has plans in his heart. He is quite suitable to join the audit department."
Liu Heng asked her, "What about you? Do you still want to go to sea?"
"Of course! My roots are overseas, and I must go back. I am only coming back this time to solve major issues in life."
After finishing speaking, Ru Yang laughed with rare tenderness and sweetness.
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