The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

After about one-third of the maids were released, the harem was indeed much cleaner.The Supreme Emperor smiled every day, not to mention, the eldest princess was also very satisfied with the account of the sharp drop in expenses, and Ning Shan felt relieved when she saw this.Not long after that, good news came from the northern border—after General Li took command, he conducted a military exercise against the barbarian tribes. Taking advantage of the undiminished prestige of Ning Shan and Old General Li, he changed the Dugu Dynasty established at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. Successfully scared back most of the barbarians.Except that Jia Lian may not have the chance to make military achievements in a short time, everyone else is satisfied with the situation.

Ning Shan expressed her affirmation of the efforts made by the northern border, but she did not forget to tell General Li not to be negligent. After all, it is only autumn. Although the barbarians do not plant land and do not need autumn harvest, they are taking advantage of the abundant water and grass in autumn to fatten cattle, horses and sheep. Appropriate, scare them at this time, the life of the barbarians can go on, so they are unwilling to do anything, but it may not be in the deep winter, the prairie is freezing cold, and the barbarians can bear not to harass the Han people when they have nothing to eat or wear border town.

The entire army attaches great importance to Ning Shan's opinions and suggestions. Even the newly conscripted soldiers know that the founder of the Dugu Dynasty was a general who was not a meritorious emperor on horseback. Starting from a small school under the tent, stepping on the bones of the barbarians, he gradually became a general, a general, a partial general, a general, a deputy general, and finally a general in command.In the past ten years, he personally led troops to fight hundreds of rounds with the barbarians, and finally drove them back to the depths of the grassland. Compared with the cold and vague title of emperor, the soldiers in the army prefer to call them Tai|Zu His Majesty is the "God of War".

The household department is running smoothly. Mr. Qian Jin, who was originally based on retirement and pension, suddenly burst into enthusiasm for work. All the preparations were completed in less than half of the time, and even the pensions for the fallen soldiers were prepared in advance.Ning Shan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he was not a person who was afraid of bad luck, so he praised Qian Jin a few words, encouraging him to make persistent efforts and lead the household department to reach new heights.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment also took office, but he was not promoted by one of the original left and right servants, but the original Chengtian Fuyin who came to Beijing to congratulate the new emperor from Huguang Province.The eight cities under the jurisdiction of Chengtian Mansion, Zhongxiang, Jingmen, Jingshan, Tianmen, Qianjiang, Honghu, Dangyang, and Xiantao, are dangerous places. Although they belong to Huguang, they are notoriously poor. Those who have not cried bitterly and asked to return to Beijing for more than five years are all strongmen.However, the Yin of the Chengtian Mansion of the former dynasty went to Dangyang to be the county magistrate after he was a Jinshi, and he never moved his nest except for the briefing.Climbing from the seventh rank to the third rank, he stayed in this tough place for 30 years without missing arms or legs, and got at least five excellent grades in the evaluation.The whole court was full of admiration for this person, even the two ministers of the Ministry of Punishment were meaningless to this appointment, and actively expressed their desire to learn from Xin Shangshu how to judge with sharp eyes.

The Secretary of the Ministry of War is more sensitive. With the precedent of Ning Shan's ascension to the throne, no one dares to stop this job easily. Ning Shan's persuasion is ineffective, so he has to invite the old General Li who is about to be honored to come out of the mountain again, and let him take care of it first .Although Old General Li is old, he was born in the army after all, and his physical foundation is much stronger than that of a weak literati. Although he is nearly seven, he is still vigorous with a leaping horse and a sword. Going to the morning court every day is a piece of cake.

However, the old man had never touched a pen and paper in his life, and he wrote in such a sloppy hand that he would not recognize him the next day. As a last resort, Ning Shan had to provide the old man with four clerks, each in charge of a part of the written work.The old man himself is only responsible for an overview of the food and grass of the garrisons in various places, the transfer of the army, and the oral distribution of the appointment of military officials.In addition, the Ministry of War has newly established a special department, which has a group of half-civilized and half-military officials who are similar to counselors. They are all selected from various departments in the army based on memory after Ning Shan ascended the throne. A low-level miscellaneous general who always runs empty and can't hit the enemy but can make plans at his fingertips.

The Ministry of Industry has always been very stable. After all, there are too few things that need them to do, and the top priority now is not to pursue the construction of the imperial tomb.This would have cost a lot of money, but fortunately there is a large amount of earthwork, wood and stone left by the foreign workers during the period when the two emperors were at the same time, so there is no need to waste people and money to build it.However, less than one-third of the imperial mausoleum of the last Xing Dynasty was completed, and the emperor stepped down.The whole family of the deposed emperor is now stuffed in his grandfather's imperial mausoleum, and the former emperor who finally fell asleep in his sleep last month has also "happily moved into a new residence". The luxurious lower bedroom he originally prepared for himself was ordered by Ning Shan According to regulations, the construction will continue until it is completed, so that the coffins of Mr. and Mrs. Ning, Mr. and Mrs. Ning, their three sons, and Ning Shan's biological mother, Mrs. Ning, will be placed in the coffin.In order to live up to his status as a son-in-law, Jia Amnesty personally made two trips to inspect the progress of the project, and won unanimous praise from all the people. Even the people began to praise the love between the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager for no reason.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials do not need to go into details. The former has always been the soy sauce party. Together with Qin Tianjian, they called the Empire Double "Idle".The latter is frequently transferred, which is difficult to summarize. Moreover, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Ning Shan personally arranged the appointment, dismissal and promotion of all officials.

The previous dynasty was presided over by Ning Shan, and it was already in order within half a year after the founding of the country.In the harem, the eldest princess sits in charge. After a large number of layoffs, it has also entered a thriving stage where both advantages and disadvantages are eliminated. With the reduction of manpower, the affairs to be shared by each of them have increased. ", Yinghua was secretly delighted, but even Daiyu was very happy-she really couldn't bear the cold eyebrows of many court ladies behind her back, and she didn't stop them from "getting ahead", and she didn't plan to give them " Fair competition", why stare at her like a thief all day long.

If it weren't for the girl's thin skin, Daiyu would have wished that the emperor would marry her off as soon as possible.Anyway, now that the Dugu Dynasty has a strong military and horses, and the whole world is a vassal, if they really go to get married, they will be enshrined as their ancestors.In Daiyu's nature, there is a rare pride in women. Now she has a noble status, her vision is broadened, and her thinking is becoming more and more unrestrained. She also has Xue Baoqin who has traveled around the world and talks about overseas experiences from time to time. Have the opportunity to get out of the boudoir and look at the world.

Therefore, when Yingchun inadvertently mentioned that Ning Shan intends to go on a tour outside the Great Wall to visit the autumn macaque, Daiyu's eyes lit up and she kept asking, "Have you decided on a date? When are you leaving? Where are you going? Who are you bringing with you?"

Yingchun's enthusiasm for Daiyu is very strange: "This is something discussed by the adults in the previous dynasty, how do I know?"

Daiyu said insistently: "Your Majesty needs someone to serve you when you go out, and the maids are slow, so the eunuchs must bring some. The empress is pregnant with a dragon, so it is inconvenient for her to travel far. Doesn't the harem have to be presided over by someone? If the accompanying adults If you bring the female family members with you, you must be greeted by someone."

Yingchun smiled and glanced sideways at Daiyu: "Why are you so worried about the harem?" Speaking of which, Yingchun is also a little uncertain about Daiyu's position. It's nothing more than a child, but now that the identities of the two have been reversed, how can there be an emperor who only guards one queen?Yingchun doesn't mind Daiyu being her sister-in-law, and even thinks that with Daiyu's talent and appearance, only big brothers in the world are worthy of her. As a concubine, even a noble concubine cannot yield.

Originally, when Ning Shan first came to the throne, Yinghua changed from a princess to a former court minister, but Daiyu entered the palace early, and the situation was excellent.At that time, Yingchun really thought that Daiyu was going to be the second place, after all, in her opinion, there was no one who could outshine all the ladies in Beijing.However, after Ning Shan defied all opinions and established Yinghua, she granted the title of Princess Daiyu, and Yingchun immediately gave up her mind.However, there is another Jia She, who is afraid of the harem's decline, and every day encourages Yingchun to ask Daiyu how she feels about Ning Shan. After nagging for so long, Xie's thinking was inevitably led a little bit astray. When he heard that Daiyu was so concerned about the arrangement of the "harem", his eyes immediately lit up.

Daiyu didn't want to be wrong at first, but she was blushed by Yingchun's slightly ambiguous smile, she couldn't help throwing off her handkerchief and spat: "I'm worried for the emperor's wife, she is heavy and can't manage, If you agree to someone at this time, who will manage the harem?"

Yingchun also blushed immediately, and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about, why should I accept it?"

Daiyu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "The scriptures always talk about martial arts competitions to recruit relatives. Now that His Majesty is going to lead the crowd, the generals must be eager to try and show off their abilities. How do you know that there will be no warriors who will be unstoppable by everyone and win the first prize?" But resigned from the high position and rich salary, don't want a horse or sword, but begged the princess to marry me? At that time, as long as you agree, a good story will be made."

Yingchun blushed and was about to pinch Daiyu's cheeks, and said not to be outdone, "I know you, Tanhualang's daughter, Mu Yasixian, next year Enke, I'll beg Brother Huang to promise you a Tanhualang How is the county matriarch?"

Daiyu also blushed, and pushed Yingchun hard, embarrassed and annoyed: "I am younger than you, anyway, you will always marry first." The two of them laughed together before they finished yelling, feeling that today's words It's really bold and not ashamed, but fortunately no one else is there, otherwise it would be really shameless.

After arguing for a while, Daiyu, who finally calmed down, still did not forget her original intention: "If you have time, go ask Brother Huang to see if he is willing to take us with you. We don't want to cause trouble, but just want to go out and have a look. That's all. Don't you envy Baoqin talking about those unheard-of local customs?"

Yingchun was also a little bit moved, but she was afraid that she and others would get in the way: "If you just go out of the palace to have a look, then no one knows what's going on in the paddock, we can't get on the horse, let alone a woman. We have never seen the world again and let others look down on us, but it is not only our own face that we lose."

Daiyu hit the snake with the stick: "Let's just learn how to ride a horse." A few days ago, Daiyu was in good health, open-minded, and full of interest. , only let Zijuan and Snow Geese accompany them, and the three masters and servants wandered around, and finally wandered to the Shangsi courtyard out of nowhere. At that time, there happened to be a group of new imperial horses being trained, and Daiyu watched from afar the trainers with excellent riding skills. The horse girl is heroic and glamorous, and she is very heartbroken. She never forgets about it, and she only thinks about jumping the horse and raising the whip, and is free and unrestrained.

With Daiyu's eloquence, she was invincible when she was fooling around, and with a few words, Yingchun became more interested, and agreed to ask Ningshan to take them with her when she went out.The two enthusiastic sisters didn't know that since ancient times, good horses would recognize their owners. There were so many domineering young players in the paddock, where their horses would take them.