[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

According to Jia Yan's original intention, the former queen was chosen by the Supreme Emperor, but this one should be chosen by the emperor himself.But the emperor personally came to Wanfang Anhe and begged Jia Yan to return to the palace.

Looking at his son who was kneeling on the ground begging for him, Jia Yan let out a long sigh and helped him up.

She said: "Hey, tell me now. Do you have any requirements for the new queen?"

"Mother?"

"This is your daughter-in-law, who wants to spend the rest of her life with you."

Thinking of the troubled Empress Feng, the emperor also felt full of unhappiness: "Mother, my son doesn't understand why the empress has such a temper. Unexpectedly..."

The emperor didn't know what to say.Because going forward, Emperor Xiaozong who just passed has no vision.

"What's so strange about this. When choosing a queen, the most important thing is her family status, and then the performance of her father and brother. Although the Feng family is not good, she came from a noble family. General Feng Tang was a famous general in your grandfather's time. Although Feng Ziying did not Like his father, he led the army abroad, but the Feng family's family is well-known in the powerful circle: their descendants are successful, and they are rarely involved in those messy things. From this point of view, your father did not make a wrong choice. "

As the dynasty enters its second century, and with the country's fear of generals, the country's attitude towards generals must be flexible.Especially people like the Feng family who voluntarily gave up their military power and are loyal to the royal family must make a statement.This is the reason why Empress Feng can become the mother of a country.

"Then why is Feng Shi like that?"

"Probably, this is the difference between a woman and a man. She just doesn't regard the royal family as her home."

Especially with the reference of myself, I want to have more things in my pocket.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "Queen mother, according to what you said, how can a woman treat the imperial palace as her own home?"

Jia Yan looked at him in surprise: "Are you asking me?"

"Yes. Because the queen mother really regards the palace as her home, and her father as her husband, doesn't she?"

Jia Yan smiled: "Then, two points are very important. First, you have to be good enough to your wife. You have done a good job in this regard before, but it can be strengthened. Second, the new queen must You must know from the bottom of your heart that the rules in the palace are different from those outside."

"Yes, is that so?"

The emperor lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally made a decision: "Mother, you said that the children follow the example of the father. This time, we still select the new queen according to the father's standard, but the age is lowered to between eleven and twelve years old. moreover, it’s best if there are no grandmas around who come up with random ideas.”

Feng Shi was very dependent on her wet nurse, and listened to that Ke Shi's advice in many things. The emperor already knew about this matter, and the emperor believed that this was an important reason why Feng Shi gradually changed his temperament.So this time, he didn't plan to let the wet nurse of the new queen enter the palace with him.

"After the new empress enters the palace, the same prison ceremony will not be held first. Instead, she will study with her mother for a few years. The same prison ceremony will be held when the mother thinks it is appropriate. What do you think?"

Jia Yan thought for a while, and said: "Okay. If the emperor thinks this is better, then do it. However, although Empress Feng has acted poorly, the Feng family also needs to be appeased."

"Yes, I understand. I will explain the situation to Feng Ziying. In addition, the Feng family can send another daughter to the palace for this concubine selection. My son will leave a place for her as Jieyu."

Jia Yan nodded without objecting.

Soon, the candidate for the new queen was decided. The great-great-granddaughter of Yang Taiwei in the past was only 12 years old.Like Jia Yan and Feng Shi, she also married into the palace in a sedan chair, and paid homage to the emperor in the Golden Luan Hall.

Enter the palace, visit the Taimiao, and then, the new empress lives in the Changchun Pavilion in the Summer Palace.

The emperor also found the difficulty of reform.Especially after he found out that many of the businessmen behind the lord's house were related to grain merchants and salt merchants, he knew it well.On the surface, he excused that the palace was flat and the water in the palace had become stagnant water, which was not conducive to living in. In private, he moved the center of the court to the summer palace in the name of the new empress.Even his concubines, big and small, were all stuffed into the world.

Although the co-prison ceremony has not been completed yet, after a few days of comfort, the concubines resumed their normal routine of paying respects to the queen, and then the high-ranking concubines went to pay respects to the queen mother under the leadership of the queen.

This satisfied the young queen very much.Because she is not only the queen in name, but also because the emperor will visit her from time to time, check her homework, and tell her about outside things.

On the other hand, the reforms carried out by Jia Yan and the emperor also began to deepen, and the most sensational thing at that time was that the emperor lowered the salt tax rate.

Because the emperor felt that the high salt tax was the main reason why private salt was rampant and the salt tax could not be collected.Therefore, in order to stabilize the price of salt, it is necessary to reduce the salt tax so that the real legal salt merchants can make money. In this way, the court can clean up illegal salt more smoothly.

Of course, there are many opponents among the ministers, but the emperor said that the salt tax is one of the main taxes of the country, and it is also the main source of income of the country. It is one of the king's duties that powerlessness finally leads to death.Moreover, to increase the income of the country, it is not necessary to come from the salt tax. The sea is also one of the sources of wealth.

With the decree of reducing the salt tax, the price of salt in Jia Yan's grocery stores has also been reduced.

This was not easy at the time, if it wasn't for the relationship between the secret guards, if it wasn't for the fact that the shopkeeper and the secret guards were two separate systems, I'm afraid something big would happen.But from that time, secret guards were the special soldiers in the hands of the royal family. They only obeyed the orders of the royal family. Since there were orders from above, they would follow them.

This was the first official reduction of the salt tax.

At the same time, several important news came out from overseas: First, Jia Yan’s pilot pearl farm in Luzon finally saw results. Luzon Island sent plump and round golden pearls with a very positive color.The box full of golden pearls the size of lotus seeds stunned the well-informed officials of Xuanhui Mansion.

But behind these golden pearls, there are bloody battles one after another.Those who know the preciousness of gold and pearls are not only the Jin people, but also the prodigal sons and pirates of Japan.

Although Ke Chengye is not young anymore, his control over the sea is still astonishing, and he wisely did not leave this power to his son, but to Forbidden Captain Xuanyilong.And Xuan Yi Long Jinwei's strategy in dealing with the Dongying people can even be said to be quite cruel: use money to drive and lure the obedient Dongying people to kill the disobedient Dongying people, and the survivors can get a lot of money as a pension , and use education as a means of reward, so that the survivors can learn Chinese characters and Chinese.Dongying people are proud of learning Chinese characters and Chinese. Those Dongying people who moved away from the Dongying Islands a few years ago have long forgotten their own origins and regarded themselves as Jin people.

These golden pearls are the best proof of this history.

Second, the king of a certain country in Nanyang dedicated his land to the Jin Dynasty.Coincidentally, this country is close to Manlakar.In other words, the countdown to Manlaga as the southern gate of the Central Plains Dynasty has entered.

In the name of the Jin royal family, the emperor was named King Dinghai, a king with a different surname.And invited the king and his relatives to live in Tianjing City of Dajin.And the king gladly accepted.

The third is Qianxiang Kingdom and several neighboring vassal states.These countries are the vassal states that once offered opium as tribute to the Jin Dynasty. Because of Emperor Xiaozong, these countries have long been the primary targets of the Jin Dynasty.

Countless Dongying people fell on this land. According to the official data of the Great Jin Dynasty, more than 500 million ronin warriors died on this land. However, many people in later generations believe that this number is relatively small.Because when the Dongying people flattened this land, even women went to the battlefield!The actual figure is twice that.Of course, some scholars objected, saying that there were not so many people in Japan at that time.

How many actually died is unknown, but in the third year after Empress Yang entered the palace, the Jin Dynasty finally got definite news that the opium-providing countries in Nanyang were finally pacified and all the poppy fields were destroyed.

The emperor solemnly held a sacrifice to heaven, visited the Taimiao, and offered sacrifices to the soul of Emperor Xiaozong.

He finally avenged his father.

The national law of the Jin Dynasty also stipulated that planting opium poppies is illegal, and it is still a criminal law that is a capital crime, even if you are over [-] years old, you will not be exonerated!

Epilogue·Extra

That year, after Jia Baoyu left home, he never went back.He only stayed because of Jia Mu. When Jia Mu died, there was no need for him to stay.

But after leaving Jia's house, he realized how difficult it is to be alone in this world.The most important thing is that he has no household registration, so he was once regarded as a runaway slave, and because of his good appearance and the temperament raised in the rich and noble nest, he was also arrested and made a prostitute. child……

Until that time, he didn't know that some things were not elegant, but painful.But by that time, it was too late.It was too late to regret leaving home early.

If he was a pampered and pampered young man who didn't know the sufferings of the world, then he used his own life to understand the truly cruel side of the world.

Jia Baoyu didn't stay in that family's house until he was old and decrepit, because many people who are good at the south wind will take pity on those young people who are delicate and weak, and young people like him often suffer unnecessary suffering.Finally, one day, Jia Baoyu was thrown into a mass grave like a spoiled doll.

Maybe Jia Baoyu was really turned into a stone, and after suffering such a serious injury, he still struggled to survive.

He climbed out of the mass grave, was picked up by an old monk passing by, and then settled in the ruined temple.

The old monk taught Jia Baoyu many things, such as washing clothes, cooking, cleaning the room, and of course, a little superficial medical skills... As for Jia Baoyu, although he can't do anything else, after so many things, his hands are even It was not bad, and with the good calligraphy that Jia Zheng forced to practice back then, relying on copying books and superficial medical skills, he could still get one or two taels of silver every month plus some vegetables, melons and fruit rations from the surrounding villagers.

Living in a ruined temple and copying the Four Books and Five Classics that he once hated the most every month, this kind of life actually made him feel the warmth that he hadn't seen for a long time.And teaching the children of the villagers to recognize a few words, and teaching a little basic arithmetic of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, also made him feel grateful from the villagers.

In this way, he settled down in this closed mountain village.

It's not that Jia Baoyu doesn't miss his parents and family, but how could he have the face to go back now?

Jia Baoyu has been like this all his life.As he aged a year, he lived a pretty good life relying on copying books, but when he reached old age, suddenly, the exquisite books suddenly became very cheap.It is said that it is the benevolent government of the empress dowager.

Only then did Jia Baoyu learn from Lizheng that his second sister had been the Empress Dowager for many years.

However, at that time, he was already very old, just like his grandma Liu back then, and could no longer teach the children in the village, and the children in the village also went to serious schools.However, the villagers remembered his benefits and would visit him from time to time, and he also saved a little money by copying books in his middle age, saving some money, life is not difficult.

Jia Baoyu passed away in one winter.He still remembered that the dilapidated temple was already very dilapidated, and he didn't have much money left in his hands. Therefore, except for his own room, the dilapidated temple was dilapidated and dilapidated, and it was already in disrepair. And he also spent several months counting rice grains to make porridge.Jia Baoyu was not surprised that he would die in winter.

In his whole life, he has been prominent, humble, suffered, and lived peacefully. He has tasted all the bitterness and bitterness in the world. Perhaps, this is life.

Jia Baoyu died in this state of mind.

He also knew that he was bound to die, because the winter of that year was extremely cold, and he could no longer afford to renew his cotton-padded jacket, so he could only mix a lot of reed flowers into the torn cotton wool, and he was too old to pick up enough. There is enough firewood, and the children in the village will not come for a long time, so he is mentally prepared for this day.

What Jia Baoyu didn't expect was that there would be a day when he could open his eyes!

Yes, when he opened his eyes again, Jia Baoyu didn't react for a while.He found that he was sitting on the edge of a pond. The pond should be made of bricks with tiles on the outside. The pond is circular with a fountain in the middle.At this moment, the fountain behind him roared, sending the water to a height of more than two feet, and there was a circle of small fountains around it. The water that came out could change its direction!

For a moment, Jia Baoyu thought he had come to the fairyland of the gods, just like the illusory land he had been to when he was a child.

But here is different from the Taixu Illusory Realm, there are many people here, but they come and go in a hurry, and the clothes on their bodies are also very strange.

Just when Jia Baoyu was thinking about whether to find someone to ask, suddenly, someone was talking on the outer wall of the huge tall building in front of him, and the voice clearly reached his ears.

When Jia Baoyu was still wondering why there were people on that outer wall, he heard three people on that outer wall say:

——Hi everyone, welcome to Joking History. I am the host, Ke Yu. Today we are going to talk about a very special era in the history of our Dajin, the Wenzhao era.

Jia Baoyu immediately noticed that under the three people, three names appeared, from left to right: Ke Yu, Zhao Qixiang, and Xie Ying.

Among them, Xie Ying was the only woman among the three, wearing a gorgeous chest-length skirt, combing her beautiful hair, and wearing exquisite jewelry.

——[Xie Ying] Ah, Teacher Zhao, I remember Europa, especially in England, where there was the glorious era of Queen Elizabeth and the Victorian era of Queen Victoria, but in our east, there was no Wenzhao era for a long time statement.

——[Zhao Qixiang] That's right.In fact, the term Wen Zhao’s era was only raised about a year ago, and it was a term in a small area with a small audience.However, in recent years, with the advent of the self-media era, more and more people think that the statement of the Wenzhao era is more reasonable. Xiaorui Zhongxing was changed to Wenzhao era.

Jia Baoyu's eyes are good, and he immediately noticed that the following subtitles quickly passed: Xiao, that is, His Majesty Emperor Xiaozong, and Rui, that is, His Majesty Emperor Ruizong, one of these two majesties is the husband of Empress Wen Zhao, and the other is Empress Wen Zhao son.

——[Ke Yu] In fact, many historians believe that Xiaorui Zhongxing's statement is inaccurate.First of all, His Majesty Xiaozong is not a very capable and superb king.His behavior is a bit rigid, and his methods are simple and rough. Although the early materials say that he is a cold-faced Hades, in fact, the reason why he got this nickname is because he was very tough when calling for shortfalls.In terms of real political skills, he is far inferior to his father, His Majesty Renzong.

——[Zhao Qixiang] Indeed, this is also recognized by the royal family.His Majesty Emperor Xiaozong's governing skills were far inferior to His Majesty Renzong's. Therefore, in the first ten years after he ascended the throne, the power of the previous dynasty was basically firmly in the hands of His Majesty Renzong.And what about His Majesty Xiaozong?You're welcome, it's just a human-shaped stamp.This is why some people insisted that this era should be called Renrui Zhongxing instead of Xiaorui Zhongxing at the beginning.

——[Xie Ying] But it turns out that His Majesty Xiaozong is just inferior to His Majesty Renzong, and is bound by filial piety.In fact, His Majesty Xiaozong far surpassed His Majesty Renzong in vision and tolerance.Empress Wen Zhao is the best proof.If it were another emperor, he would definitely not tolerate Empress Wen Zhao so much.After all, since Wu Zetian, China's fear of female rulers is not generally high.On the contrary, although His Majesty Renzong himself chose Renzong as the temple name, whether it was forcing the crown prince Yizhong to commit suicide, or using his sons to refine dragon Gu, it was all against this temple name.Compared with His Majesty Renzong, perhaps His Majesty Xiaozong is more suitable to be called Ren.

——[Ke Yu] Are we off topic?

All three laughed.

——【Zhao Qixiang】Although there are many sayings in this era, one thing is certain, that is, the soul of this era is Empress Wen Zhao.The most indisputable thing is that before Empress Wen Zhao, Dajin’s population tax had always been in arrears, but because of Empress Wen Zhao, it was the first time that a state government in Dajin paid the population tax in full.Many historians believe that this was the prelude to the tax reform of the later Ruizong Dynasty.

——[Ke Yu] Not only that, but on the surface, many things are also related to Empress Wen Zhao. For example, King Daizong, the founder of the Eastern Chu Kingdom across the sea from us, is the wife of Empress Wen Zhao. The second son, the eighth son of His Majesty Xiaozong, His Royal Highness Chu. @无限好文, all in Jinjiang Literature City

——[Xie Ying] There is also His Royal Highness King Jin, the founding king of Hu Yu Kingdom who does not court Hu Yuzhou is the third son of Empress Wen Zhao.

——【Zhao Qixiang】The two daughters of Empress Wen Zhao, Her Royal Highness Princess Boling and Princess Ningguo, one became the queen of Southern Guangdong, and the other became the queen of Great Java...

——[Xie Ying] This is really interesting.Among the sons and daughters of His Majesty Xiaozong, not one or two went overseas, but in the end, only the sons and daughters of Empress Wen Zhao became kings and established their own country, while the rest, like King Fu, returned to Tianjing in the end. Even the four prefectures of Yingzhou were directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

——[Zhao Qixiang] This is normal.Because Yingzhou is too close to Tianjing.When His Majesty Xiaozong was in power, some people in the court said that as long as Yingzhou and Goguryeo were used as pedals, as long as the navy was strong enough, any country could use Yingzhou and Goguryeo to threaten me. coastline.Therefore, Goguryeo and Yingzhou must be completely in the hands of Dajin.

——[Ke Yu] It sounds like Empress Wen Zhao's tone.

——[Zhao Qixiang] Did Empress Wen Zhao say it? As long as the royal family does not disclose all the information of the year, we don't know whether Empress Wen Zhao has said this sentence, but one thing is for sure.Look at the map. Now, the Pacific Ocean is the inland sea of ​​Dajin, the land of Dajin, extending from Antarctica to the south, the Arctic Ocean to the north, the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Indian Ocean to the west.

——[Ke Yu] The Europeans will not agree with this map, because they believe that Hu Yu and East Chu are independent countries, and of course, so are Great Java and Baiyue.

——[Xie Ying] That's because they don't know the suzerain state and the vassal state at all!Look at the crimes they committed during the bloody voyage-colonial era!Aim the butcher knife at innocent civilians!You know, our Great Jin has never done that except for the wars during the period of opening up the territory!Especially the slave trade!

——[Ke Yu] That's right!They even talk about Yingzhou people!Who doesn't know that Yingzhou people are excellent fighters!Whether it is the Eastern Chu Kingdom, the land of Baiyue, or the later Hu Yu Kingdom, all have contributed to the people of Yingzhou!The heroism of the people of Yingzhou was praised by the imperial court!Although Yingzhou people have also been pirates and Japanese pirates, none of us know that it is because Yingzhou has a small population and many people, and everyone can't survive, so they come out to make a living?Moreover, it is also stated in the royal archives that at that time, many Japanese pirates were backed by dignitaries in the court and China, and the reason was nothing more than the amazing profits of overseas trade and tax evasion!It's not what they say at all!

Jia Baoyu was stunned.

He had also heard about the matter of Yingzhou.After all, in his time, when he was still the son of the Jia family, no one would say that Dongying was a part of Dajin, and he had never heard that Dongying was also a part of Dajin when he was young.Everyone thinks that Japan is a barren land.

Seeing that Ke Yu shouted [Since ancient times, we in Dongying have been using Chinese characters, but the pronunciation is different, that is also a dialect, a dialect!Who doesn't know that the Jin Dynasty has a vast territory and many dialects! ], Jia Baoyu wanted to laugh.

Yes, with this martial arts, the second sister can also become the second most outstanding woman in history.The reason why I say the second is because Jia Yan did not proclaim himself emperor, and there was another empress Wu Zetian in history.

Jia Baoyu raised his head and watched the program "Joking About History" with a smile on his face, but he didn't know that his handsome appearance and classical temperament from the end of time and space had long made him an idol in the eyes of others. landscape.

"Excuse me, sir, are you interested in becoming an actor?"