Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Chapter 140 Moving the Capital

At night, Xiao Yu finally didn't need to sleep alone.He rested his pillow on Pei Linzhi's arm and put his legs on his legs, and it was not too hot. After a while, the place where the skin was touching was sticky, so he moved it away, and put his legs on it again after the sweat dried.

Pei Linzhi just let him cling to him like this, this kind of tenderness is so rare, if it wasn't too hot, he would want to hug someone on his body to sleep.

Pei Linzhi closed his eyes, thinking that when he returned to Jianye, those ministers would force him to become a concubine again, he felt agitated for no reason, he shook his head to get this thought out of his head, finally reunited, don't think about those troubles thing.

Xiao Yu found that his legs were sweating again, and was about to move his legs away, but was stopped by Pei Linzhi, who hugged himself into his arms, and kissed again.

While breathing, Xiao Yu asked, "Aren't you tired? Still not asleep."

Pei Linzhi sucked a kiss: "I'm not tired." He wanted to enjoy their good time more while no one intervened.

On the first day of August, the Pearl River Wharf outside Panyu City was full of official and civilian ships.

Officials from the DPRK and China brought their families, craftsmen and entertainers selected by various ministries dragged their children, and escorted soldiers boarded the official ships one after another. There were even several ships loaded with hybrid rice seeds, vegetable cotton and other seeds.

On the civilian boats were scholars and businessmen who moved north along with them.

Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi finally boarded the king's ship, and under the guidance of several warships, they set sail and went down the river.

Xiao Yu turned his head and looked at Panyu City, which was drifting away. The East and West New Districts had just been completed, and they were about to leave before they had time to see them flourish. It would be a lie to say that they have no regrets.

However, he believes that Panyu City will definitely prosper because it has unique advantages.

A Ping followed Xiao Yu, grabbed his lower garment with his fingers, and looked excitedly and nervously at the mighty line of hundreds of ships: "Father, is Jianye big? Can it accommodate so many of us?" ?"

Xiao Yu lowered his head and looked at the young boy in the chief corner with a smile: "Of course, Jianye is bigger than Panyu, and it can accommodate several times more than this."

A Ping breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Does Jianye also have a school?"

Xiao Yu shook his head: "Jianye doesn't have a school yet, so there should be a private school. But Dad will run a school for you soon, so you can make new friends soon."

A Ping smiled so much that his missing teeth were exposed: "That's great, thank you Daddy!"

Pei Linzhi looked at the father and son, hesitating whether to remind them that Jianye is no safer than Panyu, do you really want Aping to go to school with commoner children?Otherwise, like they did in the past, find a group of officials and eunuchs to study together?But it still depends on Xiao Yu's intention.

Their fleet was extremely magnificent, they went down the river, and after entering the sea, they arrived at Jianye in a few days.

Xiao Yao and Guan Shan, who are in Jianye, came to greet him in person.Countless people in Jianye City also took to the streets to watch because the new emperor had arrived.

When Xiao Yao met, he reported congratulations to Xiao Yu: "Congratulations to the emperor, the governors of Yizhou, Liangzhou, Yongzhou, Yuzhou and other places in the north have all sent letters, expressing that it is orthodox to obey the emperor."

Xiao Yu smiled and nodded: "That's good. There was no chaos in the north this time, and it's thanks to them not leaving their posts without authorization."

Xiao Yao said again: "Brother Emperor, the palace was set on fire by Xiao Yi, and it is still being repaired. Why don't you live in the original Prince Liang's mansion temporarily?"

Pei Linzhi took over the conversation: "No need, I have already discussed with His Majesty, he lives in my residence."

Xiao Yao turned to look at Pei Linzhi: "General Pei, isn't this very good?"

Pei Linzhi said: "There's nothing wrong with it. My mansion has been idle for a long time, and no one else lives there except me, and the Duke Huguo's mansion is more spacious than your palace."

Xiao Yao laughed: "That's true, my house is indeed a bit small."

The Protector's Mansion is one of the largest mansions in the city.After Xiao Yi questioned Pei's family back then, he always wanted to give the house to his cronies, but Wen Zhun had already lived in Prince Liang's mansion before that, and Jin Huanran was not high enough to live in such a big house.

And he didn't want to take advantage of those aristocratic families, so he kept holding back and didn't reward people. The house was just so empty, and it finally returned to Pei Linzhi's hands.

The plaque on the gate of Duke Huguo's mansion has long since disappeared, and the vermilion lacquer lintel is bare, waiting for Xiao Yu to give his name.

Xiao Yu entered the courtyard, looked at the layout of the house inside, and vaguely remembered that the original owner had visited the Duke's Mansion several times when he was young, and had played and played here.

Pei Lin made an arrangement early on. Xiao Yu lived with him in the main house, and A Ping lived in the courtyard where he lived when he was young. He chose a few children from Baisha Village to serve and accompany him.

As the Minister of the Household Department, it was not suitable for Min Chong to live in the mansion, so he found several vacant houses in the city for him to choose from. That night, the family also took advantage of the chaos and fled.

As for other ministers in the court, such as Wang Qi’s family, who originally had property in Jianye, they still returned to their own homes. Other officials were temporarily housed in some empty houses, and some two or three families crowded together until they found a suitable house. go out.

After Xiao Yu arrived in Jianye, he was not in a hurry to go to court, and asked everyone to settle down and get used to it first.

It turned out that the old officials in the court were all anxious to death, and they all came on the day of pick-up, but Xiao Yu didn't pay much attention to them, and he didn't summon them when he arrived.It was impossible to see the emperor, so he quietly sent invitations to Xiao Yao or Wang Qi, trying to find out from them the attitude and plan of the new emperor.

Xiao Yao didn't see him at all.Wang Qi actually met a few, because these aristocratic families are more or less related to the Wang family, so they cannot be completely rejected.

However, he couldn't tell Xiao Yu's attitude. Xiao Yu relied most on Pei Linzhi and Min Chong. These two people must know his attitude.

Some people tried their best to send greeting cards to Min Chong.Although they look down on a nouveau riche like Min Chong, he is an upstart, so it is necessary to recruit him. After all, he will be an official in the same court in the future, and he must get along well. Those who know current affairs are heroes, which is why the family can grow. The reason for the prosperity.

However, Min Chong looked down on this so-called aristocratic family the most, and he also rejected them all, expressing that he was afraid that His Majesty would suspect that he was forming a party for personal gain.

Just kidding, if he wants to take these people under his knife in the future, it's better not to leave these people with illusions.

After two days of busy work, those old officials didn't get the slightest bit of attitude and tone of the new emperor, which is really frustrating.I don't know what their future holds.

The most uneasy people in the city are the Huan family and the Du family. Huan Yin is the prime minister of the two dynasties.

He was the one who proposed the impeachment of General Zhou Qi. Although Emperor Jingping asked him to take the lead, he dared not refuse.But the culprit who ransacked and beheaded the whole family of the Zhou family couldn't escape. If it weren't for the family's great fortune, they would have fled to Jiangbei the night the city was broken.

Du was the prime minister during the first emperor's time. Later, when Xiao Yi succeeded to the throne, he voluntarily resigned from the post of prime minister.For some unknown reason, Xiao Yi accepted Du Linglan, the number one talented woman, as his concubine.Du Linglan was reluctant, even if she did not marry Xiao Yu, she would definitely not marry his brother, but it was the woman's turn to decide who the emperor would marry.

To say that Ms. Du is quite pitiful, she is also a kind and righteous woman. After Xiao Yu was relegated, she did not follow the family's arrangement to marry immediately, because she felt that it was too unkind and would have to wait two years.As a result, after waiting for Xiao Yi to ascend the throne, he was directly called into the palace.

Others said that she was born to be the Queen's fate. After going to Xiao Yu, Xiao Yi came again.Only she knows how miserable she has been. Xiao Yi, a moody tyrant, has never given her any tenderness, let alone being able to communicate with her soul.

This intelligent woman, unhappy in the palace, thought she was going to die until the day she died, but when Xiao Yi stepped down, her ex-fiancé Xiao Yu came back and became the emperor, look, this What a great irony!

Now it is really impossible to survive or die.

Mrs. Du knew that she owed Xiao Yu some things in the Zhou family, and later married Du Linglan to Xiao Yi. Although they didn't take the initiative to follow others, they felt ashamed to meet Xiao Yu.They were even more worried when they heard that Xiao Yu had not established a concubine these years, for fear that Xiao Yu would take revenge on the Du family because of his love and hatred.

Three days later, Xiao Yu finally went to court, and the only ones who were notified to go to court were the officials brought from Panyu, and none of the old ministers were notified.

The former ministers who still had a little fantasy about Xiao Yu became a little panicked now. Doesn't Xiao Yu need the power of the family?

No, what he needs, the governors of the northern states are still in the hands of the family.They can't mess around on their own, just wait quietly for him to invite them, and without them, how could the group of bumpkins from Guangzhou who have never seen the world manage such a large country.

Xiao Yu soon began to summon those old ministers separately, such as today, he summoned Situ Yangpeng.

Situ is in charge of household registration, land, taxation and other matters in the world, which is the scope of Min Chong's current management, so Min Chong is also present.

Xiao Yu asked Yang Peng to report on government affairs. Yang Peng had been in the officialdom for many years and knew that the new emperor would definitely ask about government affairs, so he was well prepared and brought a lot of brochures.

Xiao Yu then began to take exams on farming, household registration and taxation, and Yang Peng could barely answer the questions with the help of the booklet.

After finishing the question, Xiao Yu suddenly asked, "How about Yang Situ Guigeng?"

Yang Peng was taken aback for a moment, but he still said, "I'm going to be thirty in fifty this year."

Xiao Yu nodded: "It turns out that the year of knowing the destiny has passed. Mr. Yang has served the court for many years. He has worked hard and made great achievements. Thank you for your hard work."

When Yang Peng heard it, his scalp went numb, he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Xiao Yu sold in the gourd, he didn't know how to answer.Say it's his job, but that's serving his deadly enemy, denying that he didn't help Xiao Yi, wouldn't that be the same as admitting that he had neglected his duty?

"It's like this. The central organization of this dynasty has changed slightly. The three companies and three divisions have been abolished, and six departments, including Li, Hu, Xing, Gong, Bing, and Li, have been established to take charge of various affairs in the court. I'm getting old, or I'm afraid I'm going to work too hard. This Master Min Chong Min is the Minister of the Household Department, and he will take over the position of Lord Yang in the future. If Master Yang is not afraid of hard work, the court is willing to hire Master Yang as the Minister of the Household Department to assist Master Min Take care of the household department. If Master Yang is willing to help me, I will be grateful." After arriving in Jianye, Xiao Yu changed his name, and if he didn't show his prestige, he might not be able to deter those old fritters.

Yang Peng had mixed feelings in his heart. The new emperor actually demoted his position directly, and even asked him to help a young man. Willing to serve His Majesty."

Xiao Yu nodded in satisfaction: "Very good! Later, Lord Yang will hand over all the government affairs of the household department to Lord Min. The people's livelihood in the world will be entrusted to the two adults!"

Min Chong respectfully said: "This is my honor!"

So starting from the household department, Xiao Yu summoned officials from various departments to report on their duties one by one. Many people were retained, but those who did not retain their original positions were all demoted, and some were directly asked to retire.

It's not that the officials from the old dynasties were less capable than the ones from Guangzhou, but this is an attitude that shows that Xiao Yu is not willing to support the aristocratic family.As for whether it can be reused, it has to be investigated first.

This change caused a turmoil among the aristocratic families in the city. The new emperor didn't seem to want to see the aristocratic families. Isn't he afraid that the governors who hold military power in the Jiangbei states will have two hearts?

Xiao Yu is really not afraid, he now holds an army of 30, and has the world's granaries in Guangzhou, Yazhou, Xiangzhou, Jiangzhou, etc. He wants to fight the northern barbarians, so he is afraid of those disobedient governors?

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