Chapter 734

Sixty second dragon scale (6)

Four years after the empress succeeded to the throne, the prince of Qi fled to the capital at night. The king of Qi refused to send the prince back to Beijing. The Manchu Dynasty was in an uproar. The king of Qi wrote a letter to confess his crime, but did not mention that the prince could not return to the fiefdom without the emperor's order. The empress was so angry that he led 100000 elite troops to attack Qi, kill the prince of Qi and capture the king of Qi alive.

The female emperor kept the king of Qi alive and imprisoned him in the imperial mausoleum. All the others in the king's house were exiled to avoid the crime of beheading.

For a time, the people all praised the benevolence and righteousness of the female emperor.

Later, the king of Jiaodong took the initiative to write to ask for the vassal and went to the capital with his family. Due to the recovery of the land, the female emperor changed the king of Jiaodong to king an and gave him the palace and reward. King an was very grateful.

Another half a year later, the king of Shu also took the initiative to surrender.

By virtue of the defection of king Qi's son, the female emperor succeeded in taking over the vassal. So far, all 72 prefectures in Wu, Qi, Shu and Jiaodong have returned to the territory. The female emperor divided the 72 prefectures into four "provinces" and sent confidants to station, known as "command envoys".

Among them, the third son of Qin Zheng, the second son of Qin CE, the eldest son of Qin Xiao, is the commander of Wu Province, the third son of Qin Zhan is the commander of Qi Province, and the eldest son of Qin Xiao is an official who worships the great general of Hussars and attends to the female emperor. The Qin family is popular with the female emperor, and countless people have red hearts. However, the Qin government is very strict. It never comes to the courtiers in the court, let alone has no in laws, and is only loyal to the female emperor.

Qin Zheng himself didn't expect that the female emperor would trust him so much. He even named herself as the big Sima on the basis of the great general - this is the highest level military attache in all dynasties, and his sons have been put in important positions. Now the border is stable, Qin Zheng thought that he had to go back to see his majesty next time. In any case, he must thank him for this trust and kindness.

After he went to Beijing, he could not even change his armor and went to the palace. In the past few years after the female emperor ascended the throne, the letters between the two people never broke, and even talked happily. Linglong was never reluctant to express her aspirations in the letters. The people in the border areas lived a miserable life, so naturally she would not let go.

The rise of Commerce in the past dynasties also led to the border economy. The unique milk, cheese, fur, spices and other things in the border are very rare in the Central Plains, and the utensils, seeds, vegetables and fruits in the central plains are also rare in the border. The merchants are allowed, and there are national commercial stations. The life of the people in the border is better day by day, which is what Qin Zheng sees.

Even when Emperor Xiaozong was in power, the border had never been so prosperous!

Qin Zheng felt this and wanted to take the initiative to return to Beijing to meet the female emperor to show his gratitude.

Linglong will not refuse this. She has never seen this Qin Da Sima. In her memory, Emperor Xiaozong told her before his death that he was a trusted person in the court, and Qin Zheng's name came first. Now, at first sight, the Qin University Sima is tall, with a beautiful beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and full of momentum.

HMM... Qin Xiao should look like Mrs. Qin.

Qin Zheng was also very surprised by the appearance of the little female emperor. She was only 15 years old this year and had two months to reach the hairpin, but she was born very beautiful. Rao is Qin Zheng's age and experience. He can't breathe after seeing such beauty, but he has no evil thoughts, just out of his appreciation of beauty. In addition to being beautiful, the imperial momentum of the female emperor should not be underestimated. At least Qin Zheng knelt down and saluted willingly.

Linglong personally came to help him. The old and the young were like old friends at first sight. They talked happily. Even Qin Xiao came to see his own father, which was ignored.

Now he is in charge of guarding the Imperial Palace and the capital. At the same time, he also supervises the prison. He is Linglong's indispensable confidant. He is very busy on weekdays. I heard that his father came to Beijing specially. Unexpectedly, Qin Zheng didn't look at him at all.

Linglong thinks Qin Zheng is really a very interesting person. He has no airs at all. On the contrary, he is very funny and peaceful. The monarch and the minister talked by candlelight at night. In addition to the booming border pass, Qin Zheng also told Linglong about the barbarian. The female emperor ascended the throne and the barbarian cultivated and rested for four years. It seems that he is going to make a comeback. The people in the border pass often reported that their grain or agricultural tools were stolen. Qin Zheng personally checked that all the stolen were new crops and improved agricultural tools popularized from the capital.

"It's said that the grassland is fertile and especially suitable for grazing. The barbarian's milk barbecue tastes excellent. I wonder if it's true?"

Qin Zheng was stunned when asked, and then nodded: "Your Majesty, that's right. Although the border is windy and sandy, across the border is the grassland where barbarians have lived for generations. They are nomads and were born on horseback. However, because of this, it is not stable. Therefore, the population has been difficult to grow, and once winter comes, a large number of cattle, sheep and horses will freeze to death, They don't grow crops, but they have to eat, so they always want to rob us. "

Linglong said with a smile, "big Sima, one day, I want to taste the roast whole sheep on the grassland. Is it really as delicious as I thought?"

Qin Zheng also smiled: "the minister will not disgrace his life!"

When Qin Zheng came out of the palace, he always had a smile on his face. When he came out of the palace, he passed by a handsome young official dressed in official robes. Qin Zheng bowed his hand and the other party saluted back. Qin Zheng didn't take it seriously. When he left the palace, he saw another black foal next to his horse, which was the eldest son's mount.

Father and son haven't seen each other for a long time. Qin Zheng has time to care about the current situation of his eldest son.

Qin Xiao was steady by nature. He told Qin Zheng what was important in recent years. Qin Zheng nodded and his father and son kept pace. Although there were few pedestrians on the street, he always controlled the speed and bypassed the avenue.

"Your Majesty is Mingjun."

For the affirmation from his father, Qin Xiao nodded first and shook his head. Qin Zheng looked strange. What does this mean? But Qin Xiao didn't elaborate, so he didn't ask.

He is a very open-minded father.

"When I came here, I saw a young official dressed in official clothes of the third grade and hurried into the palace, but Lu Yu, the censor mentioned in your letter?"

"Exactly." Qin Xiao frowned slightly, "has he entered the palace again?"

Big Sima pondered that the word "you" of the eldest son was very mysterious!

The sons are not around, but there is always a letter between father and son. Linglong, the major event in the court, will tell him in the letter that Qin Xiao doesn't like to talk, so father and son will report peace to each other. The only thing Qin Xiao mentioned in the letter is Lord Lu Yu, who is young and has no military skills but can sit on the official third grade inspector. According to Qin Zheng, the eldest son doesn't seem to like this person.

Qin Xiao said, "although Lu Yu is deep in the city, he has great talents in governing the country. Father, you and I are far less than him."

Qin Zheng said, "it's rare to hear such praise from you. It can be seen that Lord Lu has real talent and learning."

But if so, why does the eldest son show such an expression?

Qin Xiao replied, "there are true talents and learning. He has done a lot for his Majesty in recent years. At the beginning, the prince of Qi would defecte to the capital and take me to fight the rebellion in Qi. He is running."

It sounds simple to ask the prince of Qi to secretly return to the fief and make the king of Qi refuse to return to the prince of Qi to rebel, but it is not easy to operate. First of all, the prince of Qi himself is a talent with both literature and martial arts. He is the legitimate son carefully cultivated by the king of Qi, not a fool begging in the street. How can he escape from the capital at night because of a few words? He knew that if he did that, the king of Qi would be the target of public criticism, but he still did that - why?

After the prince of Qi returned to the fief, the crafty king of Qi only sent letters to confess his crime, but refused to send the prince back again, and even threatened Qi's mines in his words. Why?

The female emperor left it entirely to Lu Yu. To be fair, Qin Zheng himself felt that he could not do it. Let him fight and March in battle. He has nothing to say, but Qin Zheng can't do it if he wants to collude with others and calculate with each other.

In Linglong's words, the Qin family's father and son can't live an episode in the palace fight drama.

Therefore, she gives Qin Xiao a high trust and can send him to do anything, but she can't face Lu Yu. Lu Yu can only be her knife, but Qin Xiao can become a loyal dog guarding her side when she is sleeping.

However, there is another point that Qin Xiao doesn't like Lu Yu. The female emperor is about to reach the hairpin, but Lu Yu goes to the palace more and more times. I don't know if it's Qin Xiao's illusion. He always feels that... Lu Yu has a disproportionate desire for the female emperor.

Qin Zheng's face was black: "how old is this Lord Lu!"

Lu Yu is just three years older than Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao is twenty-four this year. Lu Yu is twenty-seven, just one round older than the female emperor!

"Lu Yu is so ambitious that he has to guard against it." Qin Xiao said.

Qin Zheng asked him, "have you ever talked about it with your majesty?"

Qin Xiao shook his head: "this is just his son's idea, not sure. His son doesn't want to be a gossip."

Qin Zhengxi first said, "even so, you should pay more attention. Your majesty is a Ming Jun. it's bad if you indulge in love with children and women. She's young so that she won't be deceived."

This is purely from the perspective of old age. After all, the female emperor Qin Zheng saw was ice and snow smart, naive and lovely. She gave birth to a pair of excellent eyes. When she smiled, it seemed that there were stars shining. Qin Zheng had no daughter and dared not take the female emperor as a daughter, but she was happy in her heart.

Qin Xiao:

Everyone in the world has been tricked, and the female emperor will not.

At first, he thought the same as his father. He thought that the female emperor was young and easy to be cheated. Qin Xiao didn't know that Lu Yu was only the second in terms of his heart.

Linglong has been very busy recently. Without him, the quadrennial autumn palace is about to begin. This is also her first scientific examination after she became emperor. In order to please her, the people under her dare not make any mistakes and ask for perfection in everything.

However, in this era, there is no advanced scanning instrument. The children have to search before entering the site. It is gradually cold. It is said that one autumn rain is cold, and ten autumn rains have to wear cotton. It can be seen that it is cold after the rain in late autumn. The capital of the Dali Dynasty is further north, which makes it even colder, but the Juzi who come to the exam are not allowed to wear cotton clothes, just because they are afraid that they will do hands and feet in the cotton clothes. Pinching out so much cotton a little and tearing it up for inspection is a big project. It is so cold that they are still wearing single clothes without interlayer.

The single clothes don't freeze even if you wear seven or eight pieces. The examination environment is also very bad. About 1300 candidates participated in the autumn Palace this year. They are small compartments built in the open air. The ceiling above will click when the wind blows. The examination is seven days and seven nights. They eat, drink, pull and sprinkle all inside. If their bones are slightly worse, they will die after the examination!

There is a huge age difference between teenagers and tens of years old. They are looking forward to a good future from this imperial examination.

Once every four years, many people come to the capital from thousands of miles away. They spend money on the road, pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Which one doesn't want silver? How many families can afford it? If you can't pass the exam, you'll have to wait another four years!

There are those who have failed in the exam in previous years and come back this year. They have experience. They should wear single-layer clothes, one more is one, and the food should be easy to import. The dried meat sold in the commercial station is very good. The stove can't be brought in. The four treasures of the study have to be tested layer by layer, and the quilt examination room will provide them. Then, we should pray that the weather will not change. It's best to have a clear sky. Another thing is not to get sick. If you're sick, come in vain!

But as soon as I entered the examination room this year, everyone was stunned.

This cubicle is not much better than previous years!

Not only did it not leak, it was silent! I can't hear the sound when the wind blows. I can answer the question at ease!

In addition, moldy and spotted quilts provided in previous years can be found everywhere. Although this year's quilts don't look new, they are clean. After a careful smell, they still have the smell of just drying! Then there are even charcoal pots in the aisle!

All the charcoal in the charcoal basin is good charcoal, colorless and tasteless, very warm.

Most importantly, the examination room will give free meals twice a day! Meat and vegetables match with fish and meat. When they are full and warm, the candidates have strength when they write their answers!

Before the examination, the invigilator said a few words. The candidates heard that the changes this year are the will of your majesty. They said that they are the pillars of the country in the future and should be treated well. They were moved with tears and ambitions, and vowed to work for your majesty!

Qin Zheng was not in a hurry to leave Beijing. He was also sent to supervise. At the same time, Lu Yu was sent. This was the first time Qin Zheng had a serious conversation with Lu Yu.

Lu Yu is undoubtedly a man who knows the way of words. He has a degree of hesitation and conversation. Rao is Qin Zheng. He learned from his eldest son that Lu Yu seems to have an unreasonable desire for the little female emperor, and he can't help but sigh that this son is really not a thing in the pool.

While he was observing Lu Yu, Lu Yu was also observing him.

In recent years, Lu Yu has worked hard for the little female emperor. What he is thinking is only known by himself, and others do not know.

His ambition is so great that ordinary people can't swallow it.

But on the road of his ambition, Qin Zheng is undoubtedly a mountain that can't be crossed in front of him.

Emperor Xiaozong died, the situation in the court was tense, and the female emperor ascended the throne. Only Hu Xiuhe could make it, but Hu Xiuhe was only a eunuch. It was a good skill to serve the Lord. How much do you know about government affairs? Lu Yu felt that his opportunity had come.

Unfortunately, the little empress was not as simple and stupid as he expected. At the moment when she stabbed the king of Wu in front of all the ministers, Lu Yu swore that he saw the smile on the little empress's face!

She enjoyed the pleasure of killing.

Lu Yu was so excited that his scalp was numb that he stole her territory from such a person. Must be very interesting?

That will be a huge challenge.

However, to Lu Yu's disappointment, the empress didn't trust him, and even secretly sent a letter to Qin Zheng. Qin Xiao entered Beijing and immediately became a popular man around the empress. With the Qin family army on his side, Lu Yu wanted to start a war with the dissatisfaction of several vassal kings, but he didn't think the three aspirants would shrink their heads.

On the contrary, I didn't take advantage of it and made myself fishy.

In the next few years, the female emperor's performance was beyond everyone's expectation, not to mention the dying emperor Xiaozong, the founder of Dali, I'm afraid she was not as good as her!

The world is stable and the world is peaceful. Most of the rebellious people in the Taiping era have bad brains. Lu Yu is not as stupid as king Qi. He yearns for the power to control everything. Since he can't get it in the way he originally planned, he can go another way.

The little lady grew up.

When the 15-year-old girl was in love, Lu Yu gradually changed from "wanting to get the world" to "wanting to conquer the female emperor".

What kind of scenery will that little face, which is always high above, catch shyness and love? He really wants to see it.

However, Qin Xiao seemed to see something and always made trouble. For Lu Yu's kindness, Linglong accepted it all according to the order and unkindly made an affair with him, but didn't let him take advantage of it. Whenever Lu Yu thinks he is special to the female emperor, Linglong will let him find that he is not the unique one. He has what Hu Xiuhe and Qin Xiao have. When Lu Yu felt frustrated, Linglong just gave him a little hope. It was like hanging a carrot in front of a mule so that she could not eat. In this way, Lu Yu would only work harder for her.

Lu Yu may have never dreamed that the 27 year old himself is not the opponent of the little empress in the matter of men and women. Who is the little empress? That's an expert who doesn't touch a leaf in the flowers!

She has teased more men and women than Lu Yu!

With the end of the autumn palace and the arrival of the day of the empress and hairpin, all the officials in the court began to move. However, before that, Linglong discussed with empress dowager ren'an to release the palace people over 25 years old to marry by themselves.

When Emperor Xiaozong was in the Imperial Palace, there was no one in the imperial palace except empress dowager ren'an. Every draft left palace people. When Linglong came here, he felt that there were too many people to serve and there was no need at all. She discussed with empress dowager ren'an about giving grace to the palace people. Empress dowager ren'an agreed without thinking about it.

Most of these palace people are well-trained and skilled. Some want to go home and some want to stay. Linglong sends gold and silver to escort those who want to stay. She also finds other things for them to do.

After all, there are too many people in the palace. One person has one mouth. Where don't you need to spend money? She still has to keep the silver in the Treasury. It's of great use!

Most of the palace people who want to stay are unaccompanied and helpless. Otherwise, they don't plan to marry. They think that the days in the palace are better than marrying. Linglong feels that empress dowager ren'an has nothing to do every day. It is inevitable that spring will hurt autumn. She misses the emperor Xiaozong and wants to find something for her.

These female officials were the first batch of female teachers.

No matter what age, Linglong feels that nothing is more important to mankind than education. Many people don't make sense when you reason with her. The living environment and social environment have a great impact on a person. She is a female emperor, but she can't stay in this world all the time. To tell the truth, she already feels that being an emperor is very annoying and wants to give up, and she has to find an heir before she quit?

Want her to have a baby? That's absolutely impossible.

Linglong knew that when she was in office, all officials surrendered to peace, but as soon as she left and changed individuals, these people immediately showed their original shape. She didn't think that the next emperor could suppress Lu Yu like herself. If the guy gave him a gap, he could arrogantly stretch out his head. She couldn't be ambitious.

Democracy, freedom and equal rights. It will take a long time for the human world to achieve these. Linglong will not stay until then. It's like the previous life with Ding LAN. No matter who it is, the changes it brings are limited. Only time can change the human world.

Empress Dowager ren'an supports Linglong very much. Only women can understand the difficulty of women. She is expensive. She always wants to share her worries for her daughter and wants to do something for the women in the world.

In addition, Linglong also wants to open up a river.

There is no other reason. The traffic in the great dynasties is really too! Fall! Back! It's over!

Official roads are in disrepair all year round, roads are rugged and scarce, transportation is inconvenient, business is not easy, how can social economy develop? It's harder for people living in the north to eat seafood than to go to heaven! The seafood in yanhaizhou County costs a few Wen and a kilo. When they arrive in the north, they are fried to a sky high price! Because of transportation difficulties, you can't eat fresh food with money!

Build the road!

Roads must be built!

After the tax exemption in the first year, the people paid taxes normally in the next three years. Coupled with the emergence of the national business station, there was a mountain of silver in the Treasury. After taking back Qi Di, she made a lot of money just by relying on the rich mines. Linglong is going to dig the river to open the way. She wants to eat fresh litchi in the south, cheese and jerky at the border, and fresh!

The officials who were very shocked and excited about Linglong's future planning said long live the emperor. Many literati wrote poems to praise the empress. Perhaps no one thought that the empress's original intention was just because she wanted fresh food.

There's no need to be too moved. Anyway, she's for herself.

Soon, people all over the country received orders from the imperial court. If they had the conditions, they would send a labor force to serve. At first, the people were panic stricken and thought they were going to fight to catch strong men. Those who had great men at home wanted to hide, and some even hid in the mountains

Some of them didn't hide. They followed the officers and soldiers with trembling and pale faces. When they came back a few months later, the family looked and said, oh, is this going to suffer or enjoy happiness? In addition to the black spots, he became strong and fat! The complexion is ruddy. Life is good at first sight!

People who have heard of them say that the officers and soldiers have a good attitude towards them. They shout one by one, and there is meat three times a day, and even wages! Not only that, the people who participate in road construction and the rich businessmen who donate money will be engraved on the big stone tablet at the intersection! What an honor! Honor your ancestors!

The intestines of those who didn't go are green with regret. Unfortunately, it's too late. The open roads in various states and counties are limited. When they recruit people and finish their work, they will disappear. If they want to go, they can only go to the next state and county. They have to go early. If they go late, they will be robbed!