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But there was no clue for a while, and then Queen Mother Fu spoke slowly: "April [-]th is the Wesak Day of Buddhism. The sixth sister issued a decree, saying that the officials are going to fight outside, and they will take hundreds of officials to Daxiangguo Temple to serve The emperor prayed for blessings, so he did not go to court, and sent all the officials to Daxiangguo Temple.

At that time, let Zhaoyuan lead the Imperial Army to protect you, separate the ministers outside, and not give them a chance to speak. You go to the main hall to burn incense and pray for blessings, and let them wait outside.

When the time was about to come, he said he was not feeling well, and drove back to the palace through the back door. When he arrived at the palace, he would ask someone to bring the decree to the palace, and let all the officials go home after praying. "

When it comes to the means of the DPRK and China and the operation of the officials' alignment, the Empress Dowager Fu is obviously more skilled.

Even Zhao Shijian cast admiring glances after listening to it. In this way, the Grand Court Meeting was pushed away reasonably without falling behind, and the officials were not given a chance to speak from the beginning to the end. When the time comes, the memorial will have to be passed by the Queen to suppress it. Even if things are temporarily delayed.

Sixth Sister excitedly turned her head to hold Eldest Sister's hand again: "Eldest Sister, it's a good thing you're here, otherwise I don't know what to do!"

Seeing this, Zhao Shijian felt a little sour in his heart.

Afterwards, the three women began to carefully discuss the details and things to pay attention to, how to arrange manpower, etc. Zhao Shijian and Empress Dowager Fu, who were originally incapable of dealing with each other, gradually drew a lot closer.

It was not until the afternoon that the maid came to tell Zhao Shijian that Shi Jin was crying, so she had no choice but to leave.

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There are calculations in the palace, and outside the palace there are thoughts outside the palace. The whole world has different thoughts, but they don't know it yet. Shi Congyun in the north has already won successive battles and led the army.

Chapter 355: Shi Congyun's Good Baby

The Wang family also has a new house in Daliang, which was newly bought last year, and it is located opposite the Daxiangguo Temple.

Although Wang Pu's father, Wang Zuo, was the Deputy Envoy of the Third Division of the Later Han Dynasty and the Governor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, every inch of land and gold in the Great Liang, especially the small inner city, occupies more than half of the inner city. official office.

To the south is Yujie Avenue, and to the west is the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion. Except for the affairs in the imperial city, the entire Daliang City is managed by Kaifeng Mansion.

To the east is the Daxiangguo Temple, which is located in the inner city and occupies a large area, but it has not been demolished for hundreds of years. Even when the girders were in the worst chaos, the emperor changed them again and again.

The Daxiangguo Temple was built in the sixth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty. It was originally Jianguo Temple. Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty named it Daxiangguo Temple in commemoration of his ascending the throne from the King of Xiang. It has a history of hundreds of years. It is respected by the royal family, and many people believe in Buddhism. Even the Liao Kingdom in the north respects Buddha, so when the Liao soldiers entered Daliang, it was still preserved.

Apart from these, Xingguo, Xinchang and other districts close to the imperial city are still occupied by relatives of the emperor, and the Jingming, Mingde and Jingping districts in the east are all government offices.In the inner city, what is really used for living is Kaifeng and Dadianfang District on Dongxi Street opposite Daxiangguo Temple.

Several prime ministers in the court, senior officials of the two divisions, Wei Wangfu, and even the Shifu were all there.

Even though the Wang family used to be powerful, they could not live in the inner city. Now there is a mansion on the side of Dongdajie Street opposite Daxiangguo Temple in the inner city, only two alleys away from Wei Wangfu.

Wang Pu was very satisfied with this, which was something his fathers never did.

What's more, he is only in his early forties and he is Zaifu. He is in his prime, and his future is boundless!

Thinking of this, he was full of ambition, so he stepped on the bluestone path, straightened his waist, and slowly walked into the lobby of his house. At the door, the young and beautiful maid was waiting with a copper basin and a silk scarf on his wrist.

Wang Pu stopped slowly, the maid offered a water basin, another person helped him clean his hands and then dried them gently, he waved his hands, and the two of them bowed their heads and retreated.

Wang Pu straightened his clothes, and then he lifted his feet to enter the lobby. The scene in front of him was a little darker, and the figures in the plainly decorated lobby went astray, and everyone was waiting inside.

Although Wang Pu is the prime minister and has high authority, the rows in the hall are simple and there are not too many gorgeous decorations. He has never relaxed.

Seeing him coming in, everyone waiting in the hall stood up and cupped their hands: "Your Majesty is so elegant."

"Hello, Maharaja!"

"Meet my husband..."

Everyone got up and surrounded them one after another, scrambling to be the first, with flattery on their faces.

On the surface, Wang Pu returned the salute indifferently, pretending to be indifferent, but he was actually happy in his heart and benefited a lot. He had never been so sought after by others before, and he had never been so comfortable.

Sit on the main seat surrounded by the crowd, and wait for him to sit down and wave his hands before everyone dares to sit down.

Wang Pu likes this kind of feeling. He still has the humility of a scholar in his heart, trying to suppress his arrogance and domineering, but his instinct is to enjoy this kind of experience. Most of the people sitting below are the Imperial Academy, the Ministry of Rites, Jixian Hall, Guozijian, and Yushi Waiting on the stage, after everyone was seated, there was another round of support.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone slowly got to the point, but everyone knew why they came here.

When it was almost time, Guanglu Temple Minister Gong stood up and cupped his hands: "This time, it all depends on Wang Xianggong."

"That's right, if it wasn't for Mr. Wang, we would just want to offer advice and suggestions to the higher authorities, so as to try to listen to them, and there is no way to clean up the filth in the court."

Everyone nodded in agreement, the young student of Guozijian got up and said with a straight face: "The officials are young, they have swept away the Liuhe, and they are powerful in all directions.

Officials are talented and wise, and they can be Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu. They are comparable to Han Wuxionglue, Han Xuan's Li Jing, Tang Taizong's heroic martial arts, and Xianzong's peace and chaos. It is rare in a century. The wise master should not be disturbed by the harem.

We, the courtiers, should speak out and speak out, with the righteousness of the emperor and the duties of the ministers, to seek peace and order for all generations, and to benefit the people of the country. "

The words of the Guozijian student were beautiful, and they also set the tone of the matter, paving the way for the next thing.

Then everyone was filled with righteous indignation and spoke one after another, and the lobby became lively for a while.

Listening to what they said, Wang Pu understood in his heart that everyone's rhetoric was the same, but he knew why he didn't dare to guarantee it all. One can also guess one or two of the little thoughts behind it. Maybe there is good intentions, but not all. It is the norm in officialdom to mix good and bad people.

But he didn't point it out, nor refused, because he also had more, bigger thoughts in his heart.

Although he is one of the prime ministers, the prime ministers are also different. For example, Li Gu's reputation and status in the court is far beyond his comparison. In Li Gong's place, even the queen is no match, and he is surrounded by civil and military officials on weekdays about.

Such power, the nobility of being under one person and above ten thousand people is what he yearns for!

What's more, Mr. Li is getting old, and he may retire in a few years, but he is still young.

It is precisely because of these thoughts that he decided to stand among the officials this time, and he was supported by hundreds of officials. With his reputation, he would have the opportunity to reach the same position as Li Gong before the age of 50.

However, he was also worried, and what was worried was naturally the official's attitude, but the opportunity was rare.

What's more, he thought to himself that the Empress Dowager Fu was just the queen of the previous dynasty. Although she was the sister of the current empress, the officials would not protect her too much. However, there were rumors about the officials and the Empress Dowager Fu. I think it's just ordinary people who struggle with each other, just talking nonsense after dinner and dinner.

What kind of person in the official family, no beauty in the world is worth it, how could he fall in love with a widow who has been married twice, maybe it will ruin his reputation.

Secondly, the officials were fighting in the north and only sent troops at the beginning of the year. Although Li Yun had been defeated, it would take time to go north and besiege Taiyuan. Bingzhou Taiyuan is an important city in the north.

As long as they hurry up and get things done before the army returns to the south, it will be a matter of course, and it will be a fact when the officials return, so it is not easy to blame them.

Officials usually have a bad temper and like to swear at people, but they are actually lenient in their treatment of others. They don't kill people if they can, and they treat their courtiers more leniently. This is another important reason why he dares to act. He is sure that even if the official comes back If you are dissatisfied with this matter afterwards, you won't blame them too much.

With these considerations, he came to such a determination. Wang Pu smiled and looked around at the crowd, presumably many of them have such thoughts...

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"My baby, what a baby!" Shi Congyun stroked affectionately, his heart dripping with blood.

The cold feeling came from the palm of his hand, and the black gun barrel was icy cold even in summer. He stroked these steel beasts lined up on the school field one by one, feeling very distressed.

Of the 66 cannons, as many as thirteen were destroyed in this battle, and every time one was damaged, he felt very distressed.

"If it weren't for these good treasures, Taiyuan City wouldn't know that it would last until the Year of the Monkey." Shi Congyun sighed, and the generals behind him nodded approvingly.

"Officials, these dozen or so iron guys are worth 5 soldiers and horses, maybe even [-] people can't defeat Taiyuan.

Seven or eight years ago, Emperor Shizong of the Zhou Dynasty conquered Taiyuan, and a hundred thousand troops gathered nearby, but they still failed to capture it. Now these things broke down the gate of the city in three days, just like a dream! "Li Chuyun laughed.

His words attracted everyone's approval.

Shi Congyun caressed his cannon: "The surprise trick can only be used once, but this time is of great significance. It not only helps me win in the military, but also in the temple. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. It is also a surprise move! Thirteen cannons, change one Taiyuan City can still exchange for 30 years of peace, it’s worth it!”

After speaking, he laughed loudly.

Everyone heard half of it, and Emperor Shi had a clever plan in mind.

Chapter 356, Xiao Hunian

At night, the wind was howling outside the big tent, Shi Congyun was holding the little yellow flower in his arms, and the little girl's hair touched his chin, a little itchy, distracted, it was fun in the wild, but he didn't do anything, he had something on his mind.

The place where he is now is exactly Luzhou, the seat of the Zhaoyi Army.

Zhaoyi Army, also known as Zelu Town, was one of the important square towns in the Tang Dynasty.

The Zhaoyi army has long occupied the five states of Ze, Lu, Ci, Xing, and Ming, corresponding to the south of Neiqiu and Longyao in Hebei, the west of Julu, Qiuxian, and Feiduo, the north of Shexian County, and Handan City, and the north of Changzhi and Jincheng in Shanxi. The two cities are very large and close to Heyang and Luoyang, guarding the main roads of the Taihang Mountains from north to south.

Going east to control the main roads in the Taihang Mountains, you can easily send troops to Hebei. Going south through the Taihang Mountains is Heyang, which directly threatens Luoyang and Hangu Pass.

There are many people who control the separatist regime here, such as Xue Song, Li Chengzhao, Lu Congshi, Liu Congjian, Li Kexiu, Li Yun and so on.

Now that Li Yun's rebellion was over, he began to struggle again in his mind on how to place the Zhaoyi Army.

Naturally, what he wanted most was to abolish the Zhaoyi Army, release the five prefectures for separate management, and strictly prevent the danger of another separatist regime.

But things in the world always have two sides, and there is no perfect solution.

Dismembering Zhaoyi Town can indeed reduce the risk of separatism, but it will inevitably reduce Qin's war potential. If you want to go to the imperial court, they are not one with each other. Once you have something that involves a wide area, you will shirk and argue, which will greatly affect the efficiency of the work.

In the military, this gap is even more obvious.

There are many separatists in Zhaoyi Town, and the Zhaoyi Army has many strong troops. Not to mention the successive years of wars since the end of Tang Dynasty, it is said that although Li Yun rebelled against the separatist regime, when he was in the Zhaoyi Army, he used troops against the Northern Han many times, and the Northern Han was defeated. , is the Great Wall of the Central Plains.

People and things are roughly like this, and it is difficult to judge by the standard of black and white. Li Yun died. This is the reason why Shi Congyun allowed his family to bury him generously. He is domineering and arrogant. It is true that he disrespected orders and rebelled against the separatist regime until now; but it is true that he used his troops skillfully, repeatedly defeated foreign enemies, and defended the border for the country.

In history, after Li Yun's death, it was Guo Jin who took over the Xishan patrol, and had already led the soldiers in Zhaoyi Town, defeated the Northern Han Dynasty repeatedly, and defeated Khitan twice.

The most important battle when Song Taizong destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty was when Guo Jin led his troops to defeat the Liao army at Shiling Pass, beheading more than [-] people and forcing back the Liao reinforcements. Most of them were elite soldiers from Zhaoyi Town.

The biggest reason why Guo Jin can do this is that Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin trusted him almost unreservedly and delegated power.

Zhao Kuangyin is a very interesting person. People only know that he releases military power with a glass of wine, but they don't know that he completely delegated power to a few frontier generals to the point of letting them be emperors. He cracked down on the capital and killed a large number of corrupt officials. The opposite side will not even be held accountable for violating the law.

Lao Zhao understands that it is easier for his subordinates to fight if they delegate power, but decentralization may also lead to separatism.

Shi Congyun is also in a similar predicament now. Fortunately, the situation is better now. With the recovery of Bingzhou Taiyuan, Xinzhou, and Yanmen, the northern defense line is stable, and the Zhaoyi Army is no longer the front line, so the pressure will be much less.

After thinking about it, he felt that Zhaoyi Military Town should be abolished, and the five prefectures needed to be independent politically, not under unified jurisdiction, but still unified militarily.

Since Zhao Kuangyin asked Guo Jin to inspect the West Mountain, he also believed in Zhao Kuangyin's vision. Besides, according to the history books, Guo Jin is a very capable person. He also relied on a small number of troops to support the Liao army in this battle. key to the battle.

What he was worried about was still the risk of local separatism. After thinking about it, he thought of restricting Jiedushi financially.

In the past, since the mid-Tang Dynasty, the way for Jiedu envoys to pay taxes to the imperial court was that Jiedu envoys collected local taxes, and then withheld their own township expenses, and then handed over the rest to the imperial court.

This model is very problematic at first glance, and Fang Zhen spends it, so who can tell how much it is?What's more, the Jiedushi is far away, how to check?How to prove how much he needs, how much tax is the problem.

Therefore, most of the Jiedu envoys wanted to give as much as they wanted to the imperial court, and used their big heads to raise their own soldiers to make them bigger. In the late Tang Dynasty, many Jiedu envoys in the world did not pay taxes to the imperial court at all. The only ones who honestly support the court are those near the capital.

Complete financial freedom is an important reason for Jiedushi to expand and local separatism.

Shi Congyun played with the little yellow flower in his arms, his hands were delicate, and he began to think about the issue of financial reform.

In the future, the tax revenues of all towns and cities must be handed over to the central government in full, and then the central government will allocate funds according to needs. This matter was also done by Zhao Kuangyin in history, and it was very difficult and fought many battles.

But now he felt that the time had come, and sent them to Luzhou urgently from various places, requesting to accompany him or enter Beijing one after another, all of which were frightened by the destruction of Li Yun and the collapse of the Northern Han Dynasty.

Now that the military prestige is in full swing, it is a great opportunity to carry the prestige of victory, and it is not good to delay it.

It's just that I don't know if Lu Duoxun saw Li Fang in the south.

Thinking about it, Emperor Shi already felt that a lot of big things had happened in his mind.

I have worked hard for the affairs of the state, and I have exhausted my mind and thought, so I should reward myself, Shi Congyun thought to himself, and then he stopped thinking about those troublesome things, but gently hugged the little yellow flower happily, "Come on, you play the role." Guanyin."

Little Yellow Flower nodded: "Ah Lang, let's see if I've learned well."

"Yes, there is progress, but you can't be proud, you have to work hard, study hard, and make progress every day..."

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At the beginning of April, the vegetation in the north seemed to usher in late spring, and the cold spring in Youzhou seemed to have not dissipated for a long time.

But the cold spring just left, and another chill soon enveloped everyone's hearts.

The first was a business traveler from Weizhou, who brought news that the Daliao Kingdom had fought a great battle with the southern army in the south of Yanmen. There were different opinions about the news. Some people said that the Daliao Kingdom had won a complete victory. Some people said that the southerners won, but there is no exact number, and various news are circulating.

At the beginning of April, General Murong Yanzhao of the Qin State led his troops to the north and raided several outposts in the Liao Kingdom along the way, killing more than [-] soldiers. The army of the Liao Kingdom killed all the soldiers and persuaded the people along the way to surrender as soon as possible.

After the news spread, many people felt uneasy, but it was quickly suppressed by Xiao Siwen, who stayed behind in Nanjing, and sent people to paste a notice, saying that what the Southern Army said was purely false and nonsense.

However, only a few days after the notice came out, some members of the Weizhou Zhongshun Army appeared outside the city of Youzhou with terrified expressions, and there were speculations.

Another day, when the woodcutter went out, he saw a scrawny man in ragged clothes running out from the mountains in the east. He claimed to be a soldier of the Liao Kingdom. At first, no one believed him when he met the common people. Coming out of the mountain in the east, everyone cried when they saw everyone, crying very sadly...  

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In the afternoon, the weather in Youzhou was very good. The early summer sun was still not scorching, and it was just right for the body to be warm.

The eldest princess of the Kingdom of Yan led the rest to the Fabao Temple in the south of Yingchunmen Street to burn incense and pray for blessings. There were more than a hundred people guarding them. .

Xiao Chuo rode on her beloved filly, and her sisters were excited, riding in sedan chairs, just like Han officials, saying that was only dignified.

Only her eldest sister, Xiao Hunian, who was nearly ten years older than her, was riding a tall chestnut horse, wearing brown riding boots, a treasured knife hanging around her waist, and wearing light leather armor. .

She was envious of her eldest sister in her heart, and she thought it was nonsense for other people's actions, Khitan's daughter should ride a horse.She really couldn't understand why her sister, parents, and those people in the military mansion, while talking about defeating the Southern Army and the Han'er, always intentionally or unintentionally learned from the Southern Army and respected their things.

Now even many high-level officials in the court are proud of their familiarity with Chinese and the classics of Chinese poetry. This situation did not happen overnight.If you want to come to those legends about Emperor Taizu, there is more or less admiration and longing for the glory of the Han Dynasty in the past.

When we beat them once and for all, there will be no such thing, she thought.

The Liao Kingdom respected Buddhism and Confucianism, and took Buddhism as the state religion. From the princes and nobles to the common people, they burned incense and worshiped Buddha on weekdays. Nanjing City is 23 miles away, with 26 eight gates and [-] workshops. The palace city is in the southwest corner, but there are many Buddhist temples.