Qingzhou trip

No one expected that the rare marriage would be shelved because of the death of the emperor.

In Xuanhe's 15 years, only Lu Feng made a fortune, and it stopped on the eighth day of April.The emperor seemed to have a premonition before he died, so he called King Ying, Zhao Yixiang, and tried his best to give instructions. The important officials of the two governments also knelt down and pricked their ears. Fight, recall Zhao Yifang.

Leading the group of ministers were Lu Jie, who was in charge of Zhongshumen, and Fan Shucheng, who was sitting at the top of the Privy Council. They secretly raised their eyelids and glanced at Zhao Yixiang. Immediately, the emperor grabbed the sleeve with the last effort, "I can't let her..." The emperor suddenly locked his eyes on the outer hall, his eyes were frightened, "Aunt—aunt—" and then he died.

Everyone first turned their heads to look at the outer hall, and saw that there was no one there, and then the wailing sounded, and the national mourning was immediately served.

The funeral was completed in three days, and Lu Jie, whose eyes were red from the boil, had time to go home and rest for half a day.When Fang passed through the palace wall covered with white flags and left the Xuande Gate, he let out an inaudible sigh—thanks to the new emperor not talking about the Northwest, and there was no trace of it in the imperial edict.He looked up at the blue-black sky that was about to rain, and a vigorous black eagle was flying over the tiled roof of the palace.

After walking east for a while, when I passed the right door, I saw the privy envoy Fan Shucheng just came out.The two looked at each other, Fan Shucheng's eyes moved, and after approaching, he slightly raised his finger to Lu Jie, "Your Majesty for Thirty Years, take a closer look today, you and I have white hair and beards."

After Lu Jie saluted with him, he was about to leave. The emperor, old or new, most tabooed personal relations between the rulers of the two governments.Unexpectedly, Fan Shucheng quickly caught up with him, "Lord Lu, the day Emperor Daxing passed away—" the conversation was interrupted by Lu Jie's cautious words, "Master Fan has been working hard these past few days, let's go back to the manor to rest earlier. .”

Fan Shucheng smiled wryly from beside him, "My dog ​​is still thinking about that one, and he can't love him, and now he's making a fuss at home to become a monk."

Lu Jie has gone farther and farther, "Young Master Ling has the air of being a father. When he understands it, he will return to the court to show his skills, and he will be a pillar of the country like Master Fan."

He didn't want to mention his son. No matter how bad Fan Shucheng's son was, he was still a member of the Ministry of Rituals. His son, who had been unsuccessful for a long time, had followed Zou Shiyan for several years but hadn't cultivated to become an official. .He also didn't want to discuss with Fan Shucheng the two calls of "aunt" before the late emperor's death. This was a tacit understanding of everyone: the late emperor relied on King Shang to stabilize the country, and forced his aunt away, so he hasn't seen her for several years.Xu Shiren was about to die, and the years of guilt in his heart finally broke out, which made him hallucinate.

When he sorted out the relics of the late emperor, he found a sealed and abandoned edict, which was established in the fifth year of Xuanhe. He remembered that in June of that year, the late emperor suffered from anxiety and had no children. Shang Wang's will.At that time, the king of Shang was on a conquest outside, and there were many horns, ears and eyes inside, so he must have known about it.But as the first emperor turned for the better, no one mentioned this posthumous edict.When it was in Lu Jie's hands, he burned it calmly.

In fact, Lu Jie, who had worked with the king of Shang, knew that the former emperor was inferior to her in terms of military strategy, leading troops in battle, or governing peace and administration.With her own strength, she ran east and west and retreated hundreds of miles to the city. If the emperor hadn't issued seven orders in a row, the sixteen prefectures would have returned to the dynasty.She also appeases the banditry in the Southwest, allowing the people of Shu to recuperate and enjoy themselves for three years.

The only bad thing is that she is a woman.In the past, women only need to be virtuous concubines, wise women, innocent women, but since the founding of this dynasty, the war has continued, resulting in the loss of four to five out of ten men over fifteen years old. This gave women like King Shang a chance to rise.

In his mind, women are born to be men's assistants.But occasionally, Lu Jie also thought about what the world would be like if the king of Shang who succeeded him was the most prestigious king in the country.Certainly not this dynasty that was bent over by raising soldiers and officials and year-end gifts.But as soon as this idea came up, he broke out in a cold sweat, secretly telling himself not to think about it.You must know that he was also suspected by the first emperor as a member of the king of Shang at the beginning, and he gained trust after several ups and downs.

The king of Shang who wanted to disarm and return to the land was just an episode, just like a flash in the pan in the vast historical volumes like Empress Wu's coming to court. Unexpectedly, the king of Shang insisted on letting the first emperor issue an edict on his heir, ordering it to be passed on to his adopted granddaughter Zhao Yifang .

He knew that this woman was not something in the pool, but because she looked reckless but was actually shrewd, he couldn't hold her account of the crime and demoted him.The ten-year-old girl's family supported the palace alone, making troubles in the capital every day, and they finally found an opportunity to drive her to the northwest.With this move, after the first battle in Shahai and the capture of Yanzhou, the late emperor regretted it, and with the secret connivance of her own brother Xinjun, Zhao Yifang had already begun to secure her position in the northwest.

Strong stems and weak branches are the feudal way, and the new king will not understand it.But he pretended to be deaf to the late emperor's last words, obviously he didn't want to do anything to his own sister just yet.Compared with the Northwest, what he has to do is how to quickly bring the government and the people back to their hearts and the hope of the world.

After thinking for a while, Lu Jie walked out of the palace and got into the sedan chair.Before I got home, I heard someone report that Gongsun Yanghao, the minister of the Ministry of officials, came to see me.Who would have thought that the old Tanhua, who had lost the champion due to his age, would become the upstart of the dynasty and the candidate for the next prime minister.

His short-lived son-in-law, Zou Shiyan, was promoted from the third place to the number one because of his youthful flair, so Lu Jie, Weng and his son-in-law were uncomfortable with Gongsun Yanghao.In addition to official negotiations on weekdays, communication is even rarer.It's just that recently, in order to match the two families, someone wanted to match his son Lu Xin and marry Gongsun Yanghao's clever daughter.At this time, Lao Tanhua came to the door, was it related to marriage?

There were two donkeys, one green and one black, resting with their heads down by the horse-holding post outside the mansion. On the green donkey sat a handsome girl in black. She was obviously so focused that she didn't hear the sound of Lu Jie getting off the sedan chair, her pretty eyes were calmly staring at her hands Zhongshu.Knowing that this was Gongsun Yanghao's mount, Lu Jie quickened his pace and entered the hall.The old Tanhua with a twirled beard was dressed in coarse cloth and green clothes. When he saw his master coming, he got up to greet him. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he finally explained why he came. What reason did you use to move him.

"Your Majesty Gongsun is at the peak of his spring and autumn, why did you resign?" Lu Jie was shocked.

"Because of my only daughter." Gongsun Yanghao pointed to the door, and it was only then that Lu Jie realized that the girl on the donkey outside the door was his only daughter, Gongsun Chengzhi, who was only born in the capital.There are rumors that this woman will be the top three in the next scientific examination, and it is even more likely that Father Xue will miss the first place.According to the routine, Gongsun Yanghao should work for another ten years to support his daughter. Why did he resign because of his daughter?

"After the Battle of Shahai, she made a fuss about going to the Northwest. After the victory in Yanzhou, she even bluntly said that she would no longer do scientific research, but would go to Shahai to study practical affairs." Gongsun Yanghao smiled helplessly, "The old man treats officials, nobles, money and things like nothing all his life. , just worry about this old girl, if she is going, I will follow."

It turned out that the rumors about the daughters of many famous families inside and outside Beijing were not groundless. Even the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials had to go to Shahai. "What kind of practical work can't be learned in Beijing?" Lu Jie asked.

"King Jin opened an academy in Shahai. Instead of teaching the Four Books and Five Classics, he taught many disciplines such as craftsman science, military science, military science, business science, and medical science for women and men. He also clearly ordered women not to follow the new custom of the capital to bind their feet." Gongsun Yanghao It was the first time I heard Lu Jie in the words "women learn from men".

"This... is really new. If you are born as a man or a woman, you still need to learn?" Lu Jie was a little dumbfounded.

"Lord Lu, the changes in the universe have begun. What men in my court have learned since childhood is to be a son, a minister, a husband, and a father, and follow the five constant principles of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust. Under the current situation, women account for more than six out of ten women in the world, and after King Shang came to this world, there will be King Jin again. How many women in the world yearn for the two wars? Naturally, the study of men and women must be re-established."

These words shocked Lu Jie so much that he was speechless, "...how can the five constant principles be subverted?"

"Just wait and see." Gongsun Yanghao laughed loudly, "I came here to apologize to Mr. Lu. It seems that the good things about the in-laws are hard to come by now. If you have both talents and virtues, you will be able to find a good wife in the future." .”

Old Tanhua got up to leave, and everyone walked to the door, only to hear Lu Jie shouting behind him, "No matter how many women there are, why don't we rely on men to educate and manage them? How can it be successful?"

Gongsun Yanghao pointed to the sky above where the sky began to clear and the clouds dispersed, "Lord Lu, the weather is getting better soon."

The father, grandson and daughter who left Lu's mansion rode donkeys to the west. From the main street to the city gate, there were far more women than men coming in and out.Gongsun Yanghao sat on the donkey and watched the city of Bianjing drifting away in a daze.Gongsun Chengzhi looked up and glanced, and said with a faint smile, "Father, if you don't want to part with it, you can stay, I can go to Shahai by myself."

Old Tanhua smiled, "I'm afraid you won't be able to pass the college selection test when you arrive in Shahai, so I will help you with your homework along the way."

"I didn't go to Shahai to enter the exam, but to teach and practice the law. I also want to thank father for copying the official documents of Shahai Xie Penglai for my daughter in recent years," Gongsun Chengzhi raised the book in his hand, "words Words and pearls, especially the way of gathering wealth through business, establishing a female army, promoting female craftsmen, and opening up the sea has won my heart."

Gongsun Yanghao has read all these, but he knows people not only by reading their words, but also by their words and deeds: King Jin and Xie Penglai really dared to win Yanzhou for the world, and solved the years of salt shortage in the Hua Dynasty in one fell swoop. There were more than [-] female households on the border between the two dynasties.In just over a month, the hundred li border villages around the sand sea have been wiped out.This is the voice of self-reliance, but Xinjun is still playing stupid.I am afraid that if the new king's position is stabilized, it will definitely spark a war in the northwest, and Zhao Yifang will be trapped in a bitter battle with Beixia.

In another 15 years, at most 25 years, after the population of this dynasty has recuperated and produced more males, the future will be even more difficult to predict.It is extremely risky for him, an old woman, to go into the sand sea in one fell swoop.

He turned to look at his Zhilan-like daughter, with unspeakable worries in his heart.

"Father, if you weren't also curious about men's studies and women's studies, you old man wouldn't go to Shahai even if you don't want to do it." Gongsun Chengzhi saw through his father's appearance, "If it's just for a while, I will also go to Shahai." You can do scientific research in the capital, get married and have children, and live your life."

Gongsun Chengzhi, who put down his book, looked at the old father, "But I believe that the sand sea is the place that the daughters of the world yearn for. One sand sea will become ten, hundreds, and thousands. Even if the war ceases one day, the men and women in the world Ding recovered, it was different back then. Because the daughter’s family who raised a man had changed its appearance a long time ago. Although Zhicheng’s spiritual flower has been around for thousands of years, I wish to start with myself.” She slapped the donkey’s buttocks, and the green donkey swung its hooves away after being frightened. Together, Gongsun Yanghao and his donkey were left behind...

Gongsun Yanghao fell into deep thought again. In this world, will there really be a day when there will be no more wars?