Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Generally speaking, such a large personnel change occurs only when there is a change of dynasty.However, the dispute between Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi can only be regarded as an infighting between brothers. Xiao Yu's replacement of Xiao Yi is still a continuation of the political power within Anguo, not a change of dynasty.

So those old officials couldn't figure out why Xiao Yu would touch them.They are not only the courtiers of Xiao Yi, but also the courtiers of Emperor Jingping Xiao Quan. Even if Xiao Yu doesn't care about Xiao Yi's face, doesn't he think about his father's face?

Xiao Yu really didn't care. After he came back, he didn't hold a sacrificial ceremony. Instead, he first rehabilitated his grandfather and ordered people to thoroughly investigate the rebellion case.

Rehabilitation for Zhou Qi was an explanation from Xiao Yu to the original owner, and it also showed his attitude, he would not care about Emperor Jing Ping's face, if he made a mistake, he would be wrong, and he would never condone.

"This matter is to be thoroughly investigated by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and General Pei is requested to supervise it. You must seek truth from facts, and do not wrong any innocent person to comfort the dead!" Xiao Yu said to the silent civil and military officials in the court, he knew that his investigation would inevitably lead to It is necessary to dig out a lot of rottenness and filth hidden under the calm and bright appearance.

Pei Linzhi and Wan Lan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, cupped their hands at the same time: "I obey the order!"

Wang Qi cupped his hands and saluted: "I have this note: Your Majesty has been here for a few days, and it's time to hold the sacrificial ceremony."

Xiao Yu looked at Wang Qi and said, "I know what's going on, but I have to wait until the general's case is clarified before I can offer sacrifices to my ancestors, otherwise I will have no face to see my mother."

He must give an explanation to the original owner, not to let his grandfather's family suffer this strange injustice, and he must give an explanation to the general and the people of the world.

The old ministers present were all horrified, such a major event as worshiping the ancestors had to be ranked after Zhou Qi's redress, and this matter must not be let go.

This is tantamount to throwing a big stone on a calm lake, causing huge ripples.The scalps of those who participated in the Zhou Qi rebellion back then were numb, and what should have come has finally come.

Xiao Yu was not in a hurry to affect the interests of the aristocratic family.Just like when I first arrived in Guangzhou, the household registration and population statistics were first carried out, and the land was measured.

Now that the stall is too big, Xiao Yu can't arrange for all of his own people to go, so he shows both kindness and power, and warns the local officials: All population, regardless of slave or slave status, and all acres of land, whether public or private, cultivated or new, must be reported in full.If it is discovered that there is a false report, it will be severely punished, and future generations will be deprived of the qualifications to participate in the selection examination.

This punishment measure is extremely strict. For the Han people who value family and inheritance the most, fines, imprisonment, and loss of office are not as serious as depriving future generations of examination qualifications. .

At the same time, the imperial court issued a selection order to the whole country: In November of this year, each prefecture will hold a preliminary selection examination, and the winners will be selected to participate in the capital examination in March next year.

As soon as the notice was promulgated, scholars all over the country, especially the children of the common people in the north of Lingnan, were all excited. Finally, on this day, they can also take part in the selection examination.

Scholars in the north have read many "Xinghuo" newspapers from the south over the years, and have also heard about the official selection system in the south. The children of the common people especially support this official selection system. Talent assessment is obviously much fairer than the nine-rank Zhongzheng system.

For a long time, scholars in the north, especially the gentry, have had a great doubt in their hearts: how does "Xinghuo" make every newspaper exactly the same, which is obviously not copied by perfect skills.

But how they did it, they guessed for a long time, but they still couldn't see through this secret.

After arriving in Jianye, Xiao Yu still did not intend to reveal the ultimate secret of movable type printing, because mastering the printing technology would give him the right to speak for the entire country.

So far, reading is mainly the exclusive property of the landlord class throughout the country. If these privileged classes are allowed to master the printing technique, Xiao Yu will not have the right to speak in this country, because even if he wants to control it, he is probably powerless. , it is impossible for him to read every article.

Xiao Yu has a deep understanding of this point. The group of people who have the right to speak will only speak out for the interests of their own class, and they don't care about the life and death of the general public.

Now that the publicity is getting bigger, Xiao Yu decides to increase the publication frequency of "Xinghuo", from the original one issue in January to three issues in January, with one issue every ten days.And the call for articles is nationwide, so that articles and news from all over the country can be published in newspapers, so that people all over the country can know.

Xiao Yu himself no longer reviewed the manuscripts himself, but asked people around him to review the manuscripts.For example, Lai Feng, Xiang Yang, Qing You, Shuang Luo and others, now Qing You and Shuang Luo have been promoted to be female officials in the palace, handling documents for Xiao Yu.

Sisters Qingyou and Shuangluo never dreamed that they, girls from a brothel in a remote village, would have such a chance to become His Majesty's female officials by such a coincidence. What an honor it is!So they also did their utmost to help Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu, like the officials of the six ministries, is trying to adapt to the new environment and new work. Now it is not like in Guangzhou. The jurisdiction covers more than a dozen states and hundreds of counties and counties in the whole country. There are as many affairs as a cow.

Xiao Yu has already divided the work among the six departments as much as possible. After all, a good leader must learn how to employ people, otherwise he will not be tired enough even if he has nine lives.

But governing a country, even with a perfect central organization, is impossible for the emperor to relax. For example, what is piled up in front of him now are the drought memorials from Yongzhou, Liangzhou, Yuzhou and other states in the north of the Yangtze River.

Since July, there has been no rain in the north of the Yangtze River. Many rivers and streams have stopped flowing. Many of the late rice planted have dried up.

Agriculture has always depended on the weather, even after industrialization, agricultural planting is still extremely dependent on the weather, not to mention the low productivity now.

Min Chong said: "Your Majesty, the drought in the north is extremely severe, and it has also caused a serious locust plague. The locusts crossed the border, leaving no grass. It is really worse. I am afraid that many places will have no harvest."

Xiao Yu frowned: "Which states are the locusts distributed?"

"There are more places in Yuzhou and Yongzhou."

When Xiao Yu heard it, he asked, "Did it come from the East and West Rong in the north?"

Min Chong said: "That's not clear. These two places are next to Dongrong and Xirong, and it is estimated that there will be no shortage of them."

Xiao Yu said: "Order the people to hunt and kill locusts as much as possible. Tell them not to waste them. Locusts can be eaten, fried or grilled." The nutritional value is quite high.

Hearing what he said, Min Chong couldn't help being a little dazed: "How does Your Majesty know this?"

Xiao Yu said: "When General Pei and I first arrived in Yazhou, our lives were difficult and we ate locusts. People in Yazhou called them grasshoppers."

After hearing this, Min Chong laughed and said, "Your Majesty is really doing what he does, so I'll tell them now."

Xiao Yu also said: "Historical records, locust plagues mostly occurred in the Central Plains where there was drought and little rain. Now that our center of gravity has shifted to the south, we can avoid a lot of disasters. I am afraid that the Eastern Rong and Xirong will not have a better life, and many will starve to death. People. There may be many refugees coming from the north, so that the border guards can resettle the refugees. After accepting them, they will arrange to cultivate wasteland in Jiangzhou and Xiangzhou." Anyway, these two places are vast and sparsely populated, and they need to replenish a lot of manpower.

"Your minister receives the decree!" Min Chong replied respectfully.

Xiao Yu said: "Statistically count the victims of the disaster, strictly control local food prices, prohibit skyrocketing, and urge local governments to guard their granaries. Buy large quantities of food from the southern states to prepare for emergencies. I am afraid there will be wars this winter."

The East and West Rong are nomads. They probably don't have the habit of storing food for the winter. If the locusts eat the grass, their cattle, sheep and horses will also suffer. Therefore, the defenders on the border must strengthen their defenses.

Min Chong said: "I obey the order!"

That night Xiao Yu talked about the drought and the locust plague with Pei Linzhi. Pei Linzhi frowned after hearing him tell the location of the locust plague, and said seriously: "This year, the Eastern and Western Rong will definitely come to plunder. We have to strengthen the frontier defense. Xiao Yu , I have to go north."

Xiao Yu hurriedly said: "It's still early, Dongxirong should not invade us so early."

Pei Linzhi shook his head: "No, I'm going to Jiangbei to train the cavalry. Otherwise, when the cavalry from the East and West Rong come, we have almost no power to parry."

Xiao Yu was a little bit reluctant to part with him, hugged his waist tightly, and pressed against his chest: "Do you need to go to the cavalry training in person? Guan Shan and the others are not competent?" They had only been reunited for a long time, and they were about to separate again.

Pei Linzhi stroked his neck and shoulders lightly, and said, "As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, I have to go and condolences to those soldiers in Jiangbei for you anyway."

Xiao Yu knew what he said was reasonable: "Okay, then you should come back early."

"Well, I'll try my best." Of course Pei Linzhi is unwilling to leave Xiao Yu, but peace in the world is not obtained by waiting for rewards from others, but by fighting on the battlefield, and he must fight for Xiao Yu.

As soon as Xiao Yu drove Xiao Yi away, he encountered such a severe drought that the gentry in Jianye City gloated a little and wanted to see how he would deal with it.

Folks even began to sing folk songs, which satirized Xiao Yu as not the official heir, otherwise, why would he encounter drought and locust plagues as soon as he succeeded to the throne?Seizing the throne must have angered the gods in the sky, so this punishment was sent down.

This kind of ballad was obviously made by someone with a heart, either someone who opposed Xiao Yu, or someone who supported Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yu didn't bother to pay attention, he calmly transported a steady stream of rice from the south.This year, the rainfall in the north of the Yangtze River is scarce, but in the south of the Yangtze River and the south of the Five Ridges, there is no impact. The yield of hybrid rice continues to increase. There is no need to worry about people starving to death in areas affected by drought and locusts.

There should be no need for relief at present, and the common people usually have enough food to support the late rice harvest.It's just that the drought with no crops makes them a little panic, but this time the official notice was issued early, so that the people don't have to worry, and the court will definitely find a way to help.

What Xiao Yu had to worry about was the invasion of foreign enemies.

Sure enough, just two months after the disaster, Dongxirong and Rouran both sent envoys, asking Xiao Yu to present this year's coins in full. They were short of food and needed to find someone to fill the vacancy, so naturally they thought of Anguo. A fat sheep.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Yu almost laughed angrily. He directly said to the envoys of these countries: "That is the covenant that Xiao Yi signed with you, and it has nothing to do with me. Let your emperor find him to fulfill it. Don't come here. Find me."

The envoy understood Xiao Yu's meaning, he did not recognize the covenant signed before!