For Huang

The first year after the little emperor ascended the throne, his life was not very good.

It was originally during the National Filial Piety Period, and no matter how lively this year was, it would not dilute the coldness of the Filial Piety Period, not to mention that at the end of the year, there was a bad news from the northwest.The alliance of foreign races invaded the country aggressively, because they had already planned, and the northwest lost two cities in a row.Although Yun Chao organized an effective counterattack later, the war did not end.Quite the contrary, this is the beginning of war.During the Chinese New Year, the capital is calm and the waves are calm, but the northwest is full of smoke.

The bloody wind on the border seems not to affect everything in the capital.Those strong winds that roll up the yellow sand can't blow away the peace of singing and dancing in the capital.

Finally, a major incident broke out, and the civil servants were about to climax collectively.

Participate!

They rolled up their sleeves, jumped up and down fiercely one by one, sprinting hard, slamming hard, and creating conditional ginseng even if there are no conditions!Old General Feng, who held the Northwest Army in one hand, was the first to bear the brunt. Because of the loss of two cities in the Northwest, the civil servants felt that Old General Feng had neglected his duties, so the papers for joining him fell on the emperor's desk like snowflakes.And these papers were finally sent to the cabinet for correction by Gong Qing and all the cabinet elders.

It's already very cold.

At this time, there is no greenhouse effect, and the location of the capital is biased towards the north, so the outdoor temperature is very low.A basin of hot water is poured on the ground, and it will freeze in a short time.However, floor heating is installed in Yanchun Pavilion, and there are plenty of charcoal basins around, so the room temperature is not low.

Not only is the room temperature not low, but a certain Ge elder who is heavily wrapped is already sweating from the heat.

However, the old man lowered his head and didn't bother to wipe his sweat.

The atmosphere in Yanchun Pavilion was somewhat dignified.

"What about you? What do you all think?" Gong Qing slapped the notebook on the table, and looked at the dozen or so people present with indifferent eyes.There are not only the elders sitting here, but also six ministers and several masters.Because some people hold several positions, there are only a dozen people in total.

Yunchao's officialdom is swollen, and many departments can be merged.The problem of redundant staff is indeed a problem that Gong Qing has always wanted to solve.

Looking at the pile of papers for being a military officer in the Northwest, Gong Qing really wanted to kill all those brainless people.Although the flames of civil war were almost concentrated on Old General Feng, the rest of the military officers were not spared, and sporadic flames of war also spread to them.

Ha, there is a war going on over there, and the civil servants here are desperately holding back the military officials?

Are these people brainless, or do they want to betray the country?

Gong Qing laughed back in anger.

Since Gong Qing took part in political affairs, this was the first time she showed her sharp claws in front of everyone.All the people suddenly realized that this empress dowager was actually very different from the late emperor. Even though she had been carrying out the policies set by the late emperor during his lifetime, her existence was not exactly the same as that of the late emperor.If the first emperor was in power at this time, then those who joined the military attache of the Northwest would be in line with his wishes, because he could justifiably attack the Northwest Army!To put it bluntly, many Beijing officials at this time are opportunists, and they have to work hard to cater to the wishes of the superiors.

What about the war in the northwest?There will be another round of calculations in the hearts of these people.From their point of view, Yun Chao is the upper kingdom, so how can a mere foreign race and ordinary people really do anything to Yun Chao?As long as the flames of war did not spread to the capital, even if many people died, they would remain indifferent.

Joining the military attache, deducting the military salary, but still confidently believes that the military attache must win the battle, otherwise the military attache should be sent to prison.

This is the truest thought in the hearts of some self-proclaimed civil servants.

Old Chen Ge stood up first.He is actually a member of Gong Qing's faction, barely considered Gong Qing's own.As early as a certain year when Chun Wei was selecting the chief examiner, Gong Qinghe got on the line with Mr. Chen Ge.At that time, Mr. Chen Ge didn't expect that Emperor Qianqing would die so early, so he and Gong Qing had a kind of "hello, hello, hello everyone" meaning, and there was no real alliance.When Emperor Qianqing left and the Empress Dowager came to listen to the government, Mr. Chen Ge tentatively leaned towards the palace.And Gong Qing took the olive branch handed over by Mr. Chen Ge.She has always enjoyed working with smart people.

In the eyes of many people, Chen Ge is always a lonely minister.Although his connection with the poor family is relatively close, it is only a little closer in private contacts.Chen Gelao's network of influence in the court is not large.Therefore, many things that Gong Qing was inconvenient to say, Chen Gelao could say.

Chen Gelao, of course, followed Gong Qing's meaning and said that "the overall situation is the most important thing".Gong Qing's face softened.

Gong Qing scanned the other people in Yanchun Pavilion again.

Although most of the people here are civil servants, since they have all climbed to their current positions, they cannot be stupid.Unlike those civil servants who are jumping up and down, everyone here actually has some perspectives on the overall situation.But even knowing the importance of the northwest defense line, some people still let the people below seize the opportunity to jump out and attack the northwest forces for their own benefit.Only by taking advantage of the chaos can we catch fish.

It's just that they thought Gong Qing would be the next Emperor Qianqing, but Gong Qing had always been Gong Qing.

There is another Gong family behind Gong Qing, and because her interests at this time are the same as those of the royalists, the royalists are on her side.Even though her real power is hidden under the water, if she wants to take something seriously, some people simply cannot withstand the pressure she brings.It was only then that people seemed to suddenly realize that the reason the Queen Mother always behaved so harmlessly was because they had never offended her scales.

The villain had thoughts that he shouldn't have, and the queen mother slowly showed her wrists.

"Yang Xili, behead!" Gong Qing said lightly.This man was a local official in the Northwest. When foreigners invaded, he took away the local armed forces and fled directly from the city, ignoring the local people.But if he insisted a little bit at that time, let alone let him come out to take charge of the overall situation, as long as the local armed forces are still there, they will resist together with the people in the whole city. After the rescue, the two northwest cities will not fall into the hands of foreigners.

Gong Qing mentioned a series of names again, all of them were those who really failed their duties this time.Then, she changed the subject and said: "As for Old General Feng, he did have oversights this time, so he should be fined for two years." This is actually a light punishment.If Old General Feng wins the next battle, then the imperial court will definitely reward him again. Once the many gold, silver and jewels are bestowed, the salary that was fined is nothing.

Gong Qing is here to help Old General Feng withstand the pressure, but this battle is not easy.

There are many branches of the alien race in the Northwest, and they will not form an alliance easily, but when they choose to form an alliance, they must take a piece of fat from Yunchao.This time, it is estimated that there are collaborators on Yunchao's side, and the alien race is indeed aggressive, so this battle is particularly difficult to fight.

The annual banquet in the palace has been cancelled.

I don't know who chewed the root of the tongue in the little emperor's ear, the little emperor suddenly wanted to watch the fireworks.Gong Qing looked at the little emperor in silence for a long time, seeing the little emperor so much that he wanted to cry, and then said flatly: "Go to Fengxian Hall and kneel, when will you figure it out, and when will you get up again."

Fengxian Hall is a small Taimiao in the imperial palace, where the tablets of ancestors are enshrined.

Even if this matter gets out, Gong Qing is not worried that someone will say that she is harsh on the children, but instead she will be praised by the ministers for being strict.In the eyes of the ministers, since a child has become the emperor, he can no longer be regarded as a child. If Gong Qing really agreed to the little emperor's request to watch the fireworks at this time, then the ministers must join the emperor's party. Arrogant and extravagant, if it is serious, it will be a sign of national subjugation.

Therefore, it is not so easy to be an emperor, even if he is just a child.

However, Gong Qing couldn't really make the little emperor kneel down and break his body.Therefore, from the very beginning, she ordered the waiters to prepare hot water and hot soup, and the imperial physicians were also called to the Qinzheng Hall to stand by.Where the little emperor knelt, there was enough charcoal, and a thick blanket was spread on the ground.And, in fact, Gong Qing didn't really let the little emperor kneel down for too long.She has never been able to catch any handles in her actions.

Since there is no annual banquet, the masters of each palace will spend their respective years in their own palaces.However, no one dares to spend the New Year too lively.

Su Yunzhi walked to Zhaoyang Hall through the secret path.

The situation in the northwest is not good, the atmosphere in the court is not right, Su Yunzhi knows all these things.However, no matter how powerful Su Yunzhi was, he still couldn't command the soldiers in the northwest to win the battle from thousands of miles away.So, she could only pretend that she didn't know anything, and had a fairly easy New Year's Eve dinner with Gong Qing.It's just time for a meal, just let Gong Qing rest for a meal, the sky will never fall down in this time.

"Do you want to watch the New Year with me tonight?" Gong Qing asked.

"Let's accompany you... Call Apple and the others over, we can play poker all night." Su Yunzhi said.She is still very confident in her physical strength, even though she likes to sleep late, but this does not prevent her from staying up late at all. Back then, she always stayed up all night reading scripts.

As a result, a certain person who said he wanted to accompany Gong Qing to watch the year soon fell into a dark sleep.

Gong Qing was talking, and she was talking about her arrangement in the court, and she wanted Su Yunzhi to help her check for omissions and fill in the gaps, to see if there was anything that was not thoughtful enough.As a result, she didn't hear Su Yunzhi's answer after waiting for a while, and when she looked up, she saw Su Yunzhi fell asleep.Su Yunzhi curled herself up in a chair, hugged her knees into a kitten, and fell asleep in this uncomfortable position.

Gong Qing subconsciously looked towards her feet.Xiao Qi was lying on her shoes, her sleeping position was exactly the same as that of Su Yunzhi.