History of Yongwu

The first snowfall in the capital increased in the evening. Tang Jie sat in the study and looked at the fluttering snowflakes outside the window, and his heart finally calmed down.

Since he left the country of Wu, he has not been back to his hometown for nearly ten years. He is used to seeing the cold wind and heavy snow.

"My lord," the close butler stood outside the door and called out in a low voice.

"What's the matter?" Tang Jie looked towards the door.

"The Messenger Has Come"

"Please!" Tang Jie quickly stood up.

Not for a moment, the butler brought a man in a bamboo hat into the door, the man took off the hat first, and saluted Tang Jie, "My lord"

"Please go to the Confidential Mansion, this matter is thanks to your lord's plan, otherwise I am afraid I would have died." Tang Jie saluted deeply, and then said, "King Jin has already noticed that I am a member of King Wu, and I can no longer contact others. Please ask the Confidential Mansion." act on camera"

The envoy nodded, looked at him and said, "In that case, Mr. Tang must leave the capital."

Tang Jie shook his head, "Although the king of Jin knows that I am from the king of Wu, I will not be in contact with the state of Wu from now on, and he has no way to handle it. The situation in the capital is changing rapidly. I will stay here and report to the Lord immediately if there is anything to do."

"Master Tang is loyal"

"The envoy should leave as soon as possible, and be careful to be intercepted by King Jin"

The messenger saluted again, and then left in a hurry with the housekeeper. Tang Jie turned his head to look at the snowflakes outside the window again. The sky darkened, and the falling snowflakes could no longer be seen clearly, only a vast expanse of whiteness could be seen on the ground.

Wu Guojian Ye

"It's a good thing that Xuetang made preparations for King Jin to wake up and make trouble, otherwise King Jin would really have eliminated Wen Hou in one fell swoop." Fu Yusi put down the chess pieces and looked at Du Xuetang with a smile.

Du Xuetang smiled, held the chess piece and said, "I didn't expect the assassin to really hide in Nanding Palace, but it made this plan more appropriate."

"It would be fine if King Jin was really assassinated and died. When King Jin woke up, Yan Shijun still wanted to threaten King Jin with that assassin. It's ridiculous!"

"Yeah, it angered King Jin instead."

"Enraged?" Fu Yusi asked with revealing eyes.

"If Jin Wang is not provoked, Yan Shijun is the uncle of the country anyway, why would he break his leg in the street?" Du Xuetang replied.

"I don't think so." Fu Yusi shook his head, looked at him and said, "Prince Jin may be angry, but he beat Yan Shijun seriously and carried him to the Golden Palace. In fact, he wanted to scare the queen mother in the palace."

"Nangong Yuliang" Du Xuetang frowned and muttered.

"Yes, the world knows about the entanglement between the Queen Mother and the King of Jin, and you and I have seen it with our own eyes, so the King of Jin will never abolish the Young Emperor and choose Qin Yi or Qin Chen instead, but the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, even It is the hatred of King Jin"

Fu Yusi sighed subconsciously as he spoke, "Since King Jin can't dethrone the young emperor, he needs to deter the palace and make them stop acting rashly."

Du Xuetang nodded, put the chess piece back, leaned on the chair and said, "I don't know why the two turned against each other."

reason?Fu Yusi did inquire about some things that happened in the Jin Kingdom back then, but he was not sure about it, and he even suspected that the Queen Mother had something to do with King Jin's departure.

Shaking his head, Fu Yusi dismissed the question, and said with a smile, "Why do you care, if it can be used by me, with this one around, there will never be peace behind King Jin."

"The military advisor said so" Du Xuetang lowered his eyelids.

Capital

I don't know if it's because Wenhou didn't have the mind to make troubles while recovering from his injuries. After the concubine committed suicide and Mrs. Xiao was convicted, Jingcheng calmed down for a while.

At the end of the year, there were quite a lot of ceremonies, and the young emperor had just ascended the throne. In order to show his majesty, all the ceremonies were very grand, so as not to let the people discuss.

In the study, Qin Yu rubbed his brows, and said to Zhao Zhiping, "In a few days, you and Wang Meng will patrol the border of the Northland, and ask Zhongkang why the number of horses in Beihu is not enough these two times, but what happened?" question?"

"Yes" Zhao Zhiping took the order.

"How about the armor weapon?"

"Jin craftsmen alone are not enough. The minister intends to recruit all craftsmen inside and outside the court to build together"

"You discuss this matter with the prime minister, and let Xu Han prepare for it," Qin Yu ordered.

"Yes" Zhao Zhiping agreed, seeing that King Jin was looking tired and was about to leave.

"Zhiping" Qin Yu looked at him, and suddenly asked, "How long do you think the court will have to prepare if Wu is destroyed?"

Zhao Zhiping thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "At least one year!"

"So long?" Qin Yu couldn't help but said.

Zhao Zhiping was stunned for a moment, and said with a bit of a smile, "One year is the shortest time. In the war of destroying the country, men, horses, equipment, and food must be in place. The courtiers must share the same hatred inside and outside. Only in this way can we fight against the enemy and be invincible. How could the army not know for many years?"

That's right, one year is the shortest, and it's still because no one in the court caused trouble for him. During the three years since he left, Jin State, although it was more or less a recuperation, still fought a few battles, and it was not as Qin Yu expected. , not to mention that Jin's taxes alone cannot support it at all.

The king of Jin was worried, and Zhao Zhiping comforted him by saying, "My lord, you don't have to worry about it. The one who is most afraid of waiting is the state of Wu. The longer the time, the better your lord will be able to clean up the government and the people, and the court will be more prepared."

"That's right." Qin Yu nodded and smiled at him, "I'm just a little tired."

It was really tiring, Zhao Zhiping understood that, in order to emptied the Prime Minister's Mansion, the government and state affairs of the state of Jin were played by the King of Jin, and even he held several positions, let alone the King of Jin.

"The minister is ashamed"

"It has nothing to do with sir." Qin Yu waved his hand to signal that he could go down.

Zhao Zhiping backed away, still a little ashamed in his heart, Qin Yu laughed a little when he saw his expression.This matter is not your fault, it is my fate!

As soon as he closed his eyes, Xiao Fuzi came in, Qin Yu looked at the medicine bowl he brought in front of him, and frowned.

"My lord," Xiao Fuzi smiled flatteringly, "You should take your medicine."

"Little Fuzi, I was able to hide from this king early on, but I can't hide from this bowl of medicine." Qin Yu picked up the bowl, took a deep breath, and gulped it down.

Putting down the medicine bowl, Xiao Fuzi was stunned for a moment, Jin Wang hadn't left half of his medicine recently.

"Why are you standing there, get me some tea" Qin Yu gave him a glare.

Xiao Fuzi came back to his senses, and hurriedly picked up the teacup and brought it to him. Qin Yu poured half a pot of tea in a row to feel better.

"Didn't the imperial doctor say how long it will take?"

"Uh...it seems like half a month"

"Hey!" Qin Yu patted Xiao Fuzi on the shoulder and said, "Do you think my life is hard?"

"My lord, it's just that the medicine is bitter!" Xiao Fuzi said hesitantly.

Haha... Qin Yu laughed, his mood improved a bit, he got up and walked around and said "I'm tired, go to bed"

"Yes" Xiao Fuzi hurriedly followed behind.

The medicine was indeed bitter to the heart and lungs, but since he was injured by Bai Yunfei again, his injury seemed to be more serious.

Originally, after returning to Beijing, Qin Yu was recuperated by the imperial physician, and it was no problem to drink three or five cups lightly, but this time after being slapped by the white hero, he could not drink at all.

Few people know about this problem. In Mr. Zhao's words, King Jin belongs to the country and cannot be known by traitors. Mr. Zhao is afraid that he will die on a pot of wine! !

In the bedroom, Qin Yu fell asleep again, staring at the candles on the table in a trance.Since you can't rush, take your time!

In the 13th year of Yonghe, Emperor Shao succeeded to the throne, and the next year it was changed to Yuan Jianping. In June of the first year of Jianping, the imperial court sent various censors out of Beijing to visit the counties and supervise the taxes of the counties.

Palace of Yongshou

"Your Majesty Chen Qi" Qin Yu bowed and said, "The censor searched, Dongjun, Yingchuan, and Linjiang counties, among the counties, the highest taxes are only [-]% of the annual income, which is very different from the amount set by the imperial court. Except for natural disasters and man-made disasters, Gai filled the private pockets of the prefectures and counties, and the nobles invaded the good land. The counties and counties were corrupted by ink, the national laws were not enforced, the nobles occupied the land, and the people were displaced. Both of these are catastrophes for the country.

On the throne, Nangong Yuliang watched silently. After more than half a year of dealing with each other, the Gyeonggi family returned to the court.

Headed by the King of Jin, Xu Han, and Wang Qianhe in the court, the Gyeonggi clan, the Guanzhong clan, and the old ministers of Emperor Xuan gathered beside the three of them with a delicate balance.

The elder brother was squeezed out of the court, and he couldn't participate in politics. In this palace, he has long been turned into a decoration.

"This matter is very involved, and the censor alone may not be able to abolish the bad government," Wang Qianhe said.

Nangong Yuliang came back to his senses, and when he heard his words, he looked to the other side, only to see Prime Minister Xu frowned slightly.

"The governors of all the counties are involved. If you go to the capital to inquire, there may be something wrong. And the matter involves nobles. The censor only has the responsibility of supervising and has no right to punish the crime. The minister intends that Jin Wangfu will take charge of the matter. The prestige of the King of Jin is enough to deter the powerful, and the prince has the responsibility of assisting the government, so major matters can be decided outside," Xu Han replied.

"What does King Jin think?" Nangong Yuliang asked.

Qin Yu looked at the old grand master and Xu Xiangye, smiled inwardly, bowed and said, "The minister leads the decree"

King Jin's Mansion

As soon as Zhao Zhiping entered the door, he said, "My lord is in charge of the invasion of fields by the rich and powerful?"

"En." Qin Yu nodded.

Mr. Zhao frowned, with some hesitation on his face, Qin Yu understood his thoughts, and said with a smile, "There is no way to avoid it. The censor who inspected before was sent by this king. Anyone who should be offended or not has already been dealt with." excuse me"

"I understand, I'm just worried about Beijing," Zhao Zhiping replied.

"The capital!" Qin Yu thought about it and said, "Wang Taishi and Prime Minister Xu know that this is a serious matter, and they won't cause trouble for this king."

"What about Wen Hou?"

Yan Shijun!Qin Yu tapped his fingers and said, "Hasn't he been quiet recently?"

"I'm afraid, once the prince leaves Beijing, Hou Wen's mind will come alive again," Zhao Zhiping said worriedly.

"Prince" Xiao Fuzi suddenly came in "Wang Guangqi asked to see"

"let him in"

"Weichen..." Zhao Zhiping was about to retreat when Qin Yu stopped him and said, "Sit down and listen to me."

"Yes"

Wang Guangqi followed Xiao Fuzi, walked quickly into the house with his head bowed, and saluted respectfully, "My minister sees the lord"

"What's the matter, sir?" Qin Yu asked with a smile.

"The minister heard that the prince was in charge of the case of land invasion, so I specially collected the data collected by the minister, the details of the land tax of the various counties, and the connection between the nobles, and reported it to the prince," Wang Guangqi replied.

Qin Yu glanced at Zhao Zhiping, and Mr. Zhao just happened to look at it, "It's so good. With Mr.'s report, this king will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

"It's an honor to be able to share the worries of the prince"

"After the king left Beijing, Comrade Sir stayed in Beijing, and the king felt relieved."

Wang Guangqi lowered his head, frowned, pointed in Zhao Zhiping's direction, and said calmly, "Master Zhao advises me."

"Don't dare," Zhao Zhiping replied.

"Before I heard from Li Han that my master has achieved great results in destroying Wu's secret works." Qin Yu looked at him with a smile and said, "When I return, I will definitely reward you."

"Thank you, my lord, I will take my leave." Wang Guangqi saluted deeply and withdrew.

The two watched him leave, Qin Yu turned to Zhao Zhiping and said, "How is it?"

"This man has talent, but his ambition is too great, and I'm afraid he will become a disaster in the future," Zhao Zhiping replied.

Qin Yu nodded. Wang Guangqi was extremely ambitious, but also very talented. Li Han failed to grasp the information in Beijing for several months, but Wang Guangqi quickly sorted it out and pulled out many hidden people in Wu.

"So I let him follow you, you pay attention carefully"

"My lord wants to promote him?" Zhao Zhiping asked.

"After Xiao Zhe was beheaded, the position of Sinon was vacant. If Wang Guangqi is not bad, I want him to go, so it will be more convenient in the future."

"Weichen understands"

King Jin nodded, as if he wanted to let him go. Seeing this, Zhao Zhiping cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty mentioned Wen Hou?"

"Hmm..." Qin Yu thought for a moment with his chin in his hand and said, "Forget it, now the palace doesn't care about political affairs, and Wang and Xu also acquiesce in this matter. If we persecute too much, things will be reversed. However, Wang Taishi and Xu Han may not stand on my side anymore, the stability of the court is the most important thing.”

Nangong Yuliang's weakness is his close relatives, now only Yan Shijun and Shaodi are left, if Wen Hou is really forced too much, I'm afraid Yuliang can do anything.

"The minister knows"

In July of the first year of Jianping, the king of Jin went out of Beijing to Dongjun, Linjiang and other counties to investigate the case of land invasion and ink corruption.

On the official road, King Jin's carriage is in the center, and there are Jin soldiers in front and back, and the two sides of the carriage are also surrounded by armor.

Ever since Bai Yunfei was assassinated at the execution ground, King Jin's guard battalion has been in Beijing and has not left. No one in the court dared to say more and acquiesced in this matter.

Qin Yu was a blessing in disguise, the only downside was that no matter where His Royal Highness King Jin went, there were hundreds of elite guards around him when he went in and out, let alone going to other counties far away from Beijing.

"Li Han" Qin Yu opened the curtain of the car and asked, "How long is it?"

"Go back to the lord, we will arrive at Wucheng in more than an hour, and the last general has gone to report the order of Wucheng," Li Han replied while riding on the horse, clasping his hands.

Wucheng is located in the north of Tianshun Pass, and the thirteen counties within Tianshun Pass are directly controlled by the imperial court, but after all, they are not Gyeonggi and are far away from each other. They are generally represented by the Wucheng Order. Therefore, although Wucheng is a small city, it is actually at the county level. The city order can also be regarded as the sheriff of the thirteen counties.

"Go faster!" Qin Yu looked forward and ordered.