Big week world.
The original capital of Dingzhou is now the capital of Jingyang City.
Pedestrians are bustling, coming and going, shops are row upon row, and the sound of hawking and yelling keeps coming and going. It really is a lively and noisy scene.
Eight years have passed since the original Ding Wang Wuzhi ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, established the Wu Kingdom, and changed the Yuan to "Dingwu".
In the fifth year of Dingwu, after rest and recuperation, after the south was stabilized, Wu Zhi personally led an army of 500,000 in the Northern Expedition, and defeated Wu Wang Jiquan in World War I, and the thirty-six princes in the north surrendered one after another. Kyushu is under control.
Since then, the world has been pacified, and Wu Zhi changed the year name to "Kunyuan" to accommodate refugees and appease the people, and the entire Central Plains entered a peaceful situation again.
There is a saying in the ancient scriptures: "Kun is also the earth!" '
Kunyuan, which means the virtue of the earth to give birth to all things, is opposite to Qian, and is called for women.
Wu Pheasant takes Kunyuan as the year name, which means that Yin virtue will come to the dynasty, and that he will rule the world with his own destiny, and the second is to set a national policy and recuperate.
Sure enough, in the third year of Kunyuan, as the war subsided and the population grew, a looming prosperity of flowers blooming brocades and raging fire cooking oil could already be foreseen.
But amidst such bright prospects, undercurrents are gradually gathering.
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In Jingyang City, there is a vast house with a formidable style. The inner courtyard is deep, and there are many armored soldiers patrolling outside.
On the street ahead, not only ordinary people, but even officials with official status looked at this place full of respect, and some even had a hint of strange expectation.
Because here is the Prince's Mansion of the Great Wu Dynasty, where Prince Wu Ding is located.
The current prince is already an adult at this time, handsome, civil and military, and has a good reputation in the military and the army. He is praised as a gentleman, and even the vision when he was born is repeated in private. Take it out and talk about it with relish.
"Drive! Drive!"
Inadvertently, dozens of riders came to the outside of the Prince's Mansion, the leading knight waved his hand, and dozens of fine horses stopped immediately, with strict orders and prohibitions, even if there were only a few dozen, it was like an army.
"See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Seeing this, the soldiers outside the prince's mansion immediately saluted a young knight in front, and the attendants at the gate even came forward with a smile on their faces: "The prince is back!"
"Um!"
The young man on the horse has star eyebrows and sword eyes, earlobe like pearls, red lips and white teeth, face like a crown of jade, with a hidden purple aura on his body, and he can't find a trace of disfigurement. He is the son of Wu Ming and Wu Zhi, the current prince-Wu Ding.
"Steal half a day's leisure in floating life, and get something occasionally!"
Wu Ding got off his horse and flicked the rein casually, and his own groom rushed forward to take it.
"Gu shot some wild rabbits, chicks and the like this time, but unfortunately there are no wild animals, so I can't enjoy the fun of hunting..."
Wu Ding smiled: "Take it to the kitchen, and reward the whole house!"
"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for the reward!"
Immediately everyone bowed down again, Wu Ding didn't take it seriously, and entered the mansion. At this time, the outsiders retreated, and several female officials stepped forward, smiling sweetly and changing the regular clothes for him. From a young soldier and horse to a majestic and indescribable aristocrat of the heavenly family.
Gentle little hands rubbed against his body, comfortable and snug, the beauties in front of him were all beautiful, no matter how they were picked, but Wu Ding suddenly showed a trace of tiredness on his face: "Go down, go to the study alone for a while, although my family is a horse-bow You can win the world, but you can't be negligent in literary matters. If you miss reading and your mother finds out, you may be reprimanded again..."
"promise!"
These female officials are all drafted from all over the world, isn't it for the purpose of being able to climb the dragon and become the phoenix? Hearing this at this time, there was a hint of disappointment in the bottom of his eyes, but he didn't dare to violate the slightest, and bowed and retreated.
Wu Ding came to the study, picked up a volume of history books, and after a while, a soft voice sounded outside: "The lower official Zhang Hanlin, the humbler Lin Feichong, please see the prince!"
"come in!"
This is Wu Ding's confidant, he waved his hand, and the little eunuch who was serving beside him immediately went out, and carefully closed the door behind him.
Squeak!
The structure of this study is exquisite, and the sound insulation is excellent. In addition, the place where the prince lives is full of luck, and ordinary ghosts and even real people cannot invade it. Therefore, it has become two worlds with the outside world.
"It's good that you are here. What happened recently really made Gu's heart tremble... In order not to get burned, I can only pretend to play and indulge in sensuality, but I still can't get away. What can I do..."
In front of his confidants, Wu Ding finally stopped hiding, lying on the recliner, rubbing the center of his eyebrows with his right hand, and sighing.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. You are the crown prince, the foundation of the country. Now that the great martial arts are rising like the sun, as long as you are upright, what are you afraid of?"
Zhang Hanlin bowed and said.
In the Wu Dynasty, when the imperial examinations were held to select scholars, Enke was added again when the world was established. It really was a gathering of dragons and snakes, and the stars were shining. After taking the exam several times, I feel that not only is he talented, but he is also quick thinking. He is not a nerd, and what is even more rare is his loyalty, so he finally became a confidant.
"That being said, the country's name is as important as a green hill, how can it be changed?"
As Wu Ding murmured, a trace of worry appeared in his eyes.
The name of the year can be changed at will, but the name of the country is related to the country, so how can there be any reason to change it
But a few days ago, an official wrote a letter requesting that the name of the country be changed to 'Kun' in order to meet the needs of the people. The key point is that the saint has an ambiguous attitude towards this, which immediately made many people think.
More importantly, the change of the country's title will inevitably be accompanied by major events, and maybe even his position as the crown prince will be affected.
Wu Ding shook his head: "Since the Queen Mother is hesitant, it's not easy for Gu to persuade... Compared with this, the chaos of the barbarians is just a trivial matter!"
Now the Great Wu Dynasty has unified the Central Plains and is the orthodox world, but there are signs of instability in the land of the barbarians. Many chieftains, chiefs, and kings have emerged. It is said that they have also established a system and have the ambition to spy on the artifacts of the Central Plains!
When the Great Wu Dynasty was recuperating, whether to take the risk to fight again, even though Wu Zhi couldn't make up his mind for a while.
"This little patient, a foreigner from a foreign country, how dare you offend my Celestial Dynasty?"
Lin Feichong, with a martial temperament, said directly: "As long as you give the lowly 10,000 troops, you can destroy the imperial food, capture the leader of the bandit, and present it to Your Highness!"
"Ten thousand?!"
Wu Ding seemed slightly surprised.
"Soldiers are expensive and elites are not expensive, especially in the western desert and southern Xinjiang, where the terrain is complex and the climate is harsh, which is a huge burden on logistics. Therefore, if the imperial court wants to quell the chaos, it does not need a large army, but the civilians must be recruited. And make a quick decision, once it is delayed, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Although Lin Feichong was a bit arrogant, he did have this talent. He said what he had in mind, and immediately made Wu Ding nod his head: "With you all, I can sleep a little bit better!"
After a pause, he continued: "Actually, these are just scabies, those who worry about loneliness...or..."
Speaking of this, he seemed to suddenly think of something, held back and waved his hands: "Go down!"
"promise!"
Zhang Hanlin and Lin Feichong looked at each other, saluted and stepped back.
"Mother Queen..."
It wasn't until the study room was empty that Wu Ding murmured, with a wry smile on his lips.
The biggest crisis of the Great Wu Dynasty has never been in the outer domain, but in the Xiaoqiang!
After all, how can it be so embarrassing for a woman to rule the court and let the men and women of the world suffer
Even though Wu Zhi started his career with military exploits, won hundreds of battles, and won the righteousness of the world, there is nothing better than this, but it is still difficult to defeat the old rules.
Of course, those people would not have the courage to directly raise troops to cause chaos. Those who could really do this and put them into action would have been wiped out by Wu Zhi long ago, implicating the nine clans.
What they thought was to carry the prince Wu Ding out.
Once Wu Zhi abdicates and the prince ascends the throne, everything will be reasonable and legal again.
Coupled with the internal contradictions of the Wu family and the fueling of some ambitious people, when Wu Ding came back to his senses, he suddenly found himself in an awkward position.
First of all, as the prince of the dynasty, he was born with a lot of expectations, and under many unspoken tacit understandings, this expectation was strengthened, so that he was almost touted as if he was alive in the world.
"It's just that... where does the Queen Mother go?"
Wu Ding shook his head.
It has always been difficult to be a prince, and the relationship with the emperor himself is even more difficult, but in the Wu Dynasty, it is even more terrifying.
The most important thing is, will Wu Zhi be willing to give up power obediently, even if it is her son
Others don't know it, but Wu Ding himself knows it very well. His mother was taught by his father, and her martial arts cultivation is earth-shattering. Even now she still looks like a young girl in her teens. Not to mention longevity, but there is no problem at all if she lives hundreds or thousands of years.
If things go on like this, even if the mother and child may have suspicions, it will be really painful for the loved ones, and the enemies will be fast.
"Mother's long-cherished wish, one is to bring peace to the world, and the other is to break through again, like my aunt, to follow the trail of my father... It's a pity that the people below don't understand, and they add fuel to the flames. It's really murderous!"
Facing a long-lived and powerful emperor himself, the crown prince's position is like a powder keg. Wu Ding walks on eggshells every day, and the taste is really like a person drinking water, knowing whether he is warm or not.
Especially, with the growth of several younger siblings, this sense of crisis has become more and more intense.
Wu Ding had also read history books, so he naturally knew what would happen to the prince who caused the emperor's suspicion.
And once this happens, the life and future of this deposed prince, including the lives of thousands of people in the entire prince's mansion, will be completely worrying.
"It's just this kind of thing, who can help Gu? Auntie? She is devoted to cultivating the Tao and has long ignored worldly affairs..."
Thinking of this, Wu Ding couldn't help sighing: "If Father is still here!"
Since Wu Ming left, he felt that Wu Zhi had changed instantly.
Although he is still brilliant and powerful, but he practices martial arts hard every day, ponders the way of the sixth level, and wants to fight for hegemony in the world. How can there be time to talk about family relationships? It is inevitable to divide the birth.