Eastward Flow

Chapter 30

The theft of the arsenal is the most important thing, and the empress left these three people only to understand the matter more carefully.The previous disclosure in front of the palace was just to give an explanation to the group of ministers who were staring at the case.

Le Zhengying sorted out the matter, stood in front of the hall and said: "I told Your Majesty before that when the former minister of the Ministry of War was retiring, I was the one who took over, and the one who inspected and accepted this batch of armaments was the deputy commander of the Jinpaowei at the North Gate. Qian Cheng."

"Qian Cheng was the bodyguard who broke through the city gate with the commander of the south gate Yang Yuting and escorted the ministers in the city to the north when Yuanzhou City was trapped. He joined the reinforcements who were blocked in Wanzhou at that time. The one who wins the first game when reinforcements are retreating."

"Dali Temple has secretly investigated this person again. It was the Ningzhou garrison who transported the weapons and joined the Jinpaowei at the pier. During that period, due to weather problems and dark seas, the transporting ships stayed on the island for a while On that day, I thought, these weapons should have been secretly exchanged while they were being transported on the river.

"I implore Your Majesty to mobilize the coastal defense and search the islands along the sea and land to see if there are any traces."

After hearing such words, Xuan Jingchen just shook his head, and said: "It's enough to control Qian Cheng. As for the whereabouts of the military equipment, don't look for it again. It's a big matter, and the military equipment will never be found. If the military equipment is in trouble, The country will be in turmoil. I have ordered Su Yanqing to purge the Jinpao Guards, and the garrisons in Lanzhou, Yunzhou and others are practicing day and night to prepare for war."

"What does your majesty mean?"

"If you intend to disturb Chao Gang, what will happen to Hanzhou?" the queen asked back.

"Hanzhou will be in chaos." Xu Renqing continued, and continued following the Queen's words: "In this case, we will focus on Qian Cheng, convict him of ignorance, continue to prepare armaments, and secretly strengthen patrols .”

"That's right. I have ordered Si Ming, who is stationed in Lanzhou, to visit the northern part of Hanzhou. If there is any chaos, I will send troops immediately." Xuan Jingchen replied, and then said to the eldest princess: "Jingan, the Shang Dynasty mentioned earlier About the team, can Cha Tan understand?"

"The one who has such a large amount of financial resources in Liangshui and can transport a large amount of goods, besides the richest man in Wanzhou, there is also a new ship merchant named Yang. It is a merchant who started in Wanzhou after the Zhongzhou Rebellion. I heard that his family I have never been in any danger, and there is a very reliable astrologer at home, who is not afraid of the wind and waves in the sea, so the business is booming." The princess replied, explaining clearly what the empress wanted to investigate before.

"Those who replace the armaments will not make a big splash between Ningzhou Zhongzhou and Jinpaowei. Such a large amount of goods will only have a chance to do it when they dock." The Queen nodded and said no more, but everyone had already Take her word for it.

I'm afraid that the person behind the scenes also has the ability to stir up trouble among the people.

This matter not only implicated the Jinpaowei, but also the civilians, and even the Ministry of War.It seems that the army, which was originally impregnable in the Queen's heart, has also been intervened.

Not only Chao Gang, but even the armies of the states have to be purged.

In the eyes of everyone, the commanders who can only calculate have played another function in the Queen's hands.The young girls who served the Eastern Emperor served the emperor with a devout heart and became the dark blade in her hands. As a member of the Privy Council, she collected information on officials from all over the place.

As for the empress, she just sat quietly in the palace and waited for the people behind the scenes to extend their black hands.

But the empress hadn't waited for the mastermind behind the scenes, and it was indeed the news that Hanzhou Subei Maharaja had died and the eldest prince had succeeded to the throne.

Subei Dajun, who was in his prime, suddenly died suddenly, and the eldest son who was supposed to succeed him became the elder prince.When the news reached Yuanzhou, the empress on the throne frowned.

"Your Majesty, although Mingoqi is ambitious, he still regrets that I will not move Daqing. Since he intends to show his favor and send the son to Yuanzhou as a hostage, why didn't His Majesty agree to him?" His Highness said loudly, saying It was the new King Subei who showed his favor to the court.

After the eldest prince Ming Geqi won the throne, the first thing he did was to appease the aristocratic mother family who lived in the eldest son, and then he wrote a letter of credence and sent an envoy to Yuanzhou, willing to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty and bow his head as a minister , and sent the young emperor to Yuanzhou City.

From Hanzhou to Yuanzhou, even the fastest Wuying would take three days to get the news.And the news that Mingozi won the high position only spread in Yuanzhou for two days, and his envoy arrived in Yuanzhou, presumably he was well prepared.

It seems that Mingozi is full of confidence, thinking that he will definitely win the big position, presumably it has been planned for a long time.

The ministers could see the matter clearly, and said: "You also know that Mingoqi is ambitious. He used a useless proton to acquire the fertile land in the middle of Hanzhou. He can be called a white wolf with empty hands. That barbarian, but Your Majesty They were expelled to the north with great effort. If they come to the central region, they can come to the border of our Qing Dynasty to plunder after recuperation. Bow their heads and profess their ministers? How many years can Mingoqi be a minister? Ten years, 20 years? Chaos."

"But in the central part of Hanzhou, our dynasty is also unable to garrison troops. They are all merchants from Qing Dynasty. Because of the long distance to go to Beibu tribe, the central part is occupied by horse bandits, which will damage the power of Lanzhou garrison and expel them. It's not as good as Let’s go back to the north. If he comes again, our Qing Dynasty has a vast territory and rich resources, and the country is strong, so we will hit him again!”

Many parties insisted on their own opinions, arguing in front of the palace very happily.The Empress likes to listen to the opinions of various schools of thought when it comes to political affairs, and at this moment, listening to the ministers expressing their opinions, she is also sorting out the best plan in her heart.

Four years ago, the Lanzhou border battle consumed more than half of the young and middle-aged barbarians.If you want to fight again now, it is definitely not possible.Moreover, the bitter cold in the north cannot withstand wind and waves.Although Namingoqi was ambitious, he took the crown of the son after all.The Shizimu family is a big tribe in Hanzhou, and I'm afraid that things within the clan will cause them to argue endlessly.

The queen was thinking about the pros and cons in her heart, and felt that Shi Zi could plan well.Not long after thinking about it, the Marquis of Zhenbei stepped out from the head of the military department and said loudly: "Can you listen to me?"

The newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of War has been in office for more than a month, and he has not received as much attention as his daughter, but he has always been the object of attention of all officials.As soon as his words fell, all the officials stopped arguing and looked at him in unison.

The Queen's eyes fell on him, and said: "What does the Minister of the Ministry of War want to say?"

"I have been stationed in Lanzhou for many years, and I have a thorough understanding of the Hanzhou tribe. The mother clan of this eldest son is the Qingyu tribe of most of Hanzhou. The eldest prince Ming Geqi suppressed the tribes to seek the king, but his name is not justified. Shun. In this way, he showed his favor to Daqing and asked for protection."

"What about the central part of Hanzhou? Your lords have made it very clear just now. I have been engaged in farming in my court, and most of the horses are raised by the Lanzhou Xian people. But now I go to the north and say that I want to raise horses for my court. Of course, that is my wish."

"The son is young, and if he is taught by Yuanzhou, he may be able to raise a gentle and gentle gentleman. When Ming Ge's name is not righteous and he does not follow my Daqing, we will let the son go back in a righteous way."

After Zhenbeihou finished speaking one by one, the Queen's voice of approval came: "I think so too. Order Jiuyan Division to prepare for the diplomatic relations between the two countries and formulate a charter. Before the autumn hunting this year, welcome the prince to Yuanzhou .”

It would be best to invite Mingoqi to Yuanzhou together, and use the power of the Daqing Kingdom to shock him to death in Hanzhou, so as to avoid further wars.

After dealing with many matters one by one, the chief commander said again: "The date of Emperor Zhao's great sacrifice has been selected by Jian Tiansi on the seventh day of February for a period of three days. I hope His Majesty will approve the regulations."

When she first heard Emperor Zhao's posthumous title, the empress hesitated for a moment, then nodded, and said, "It's okay like this."

The empress decreed that all officials and their family members should come to Taiyi Temple to pray for Emperor Zhao. They should not wear sackcloth, but only official clothes, and pray for one day.And tell the people that after the seventh day, they can come to Taiyi Temple to offer incense for Emperor Zhao.

After the imperial decree was dispersed, he came to each house.And Zhong Lisuo, who was studying in Hongwen Hall, hadn't heard the news that he was going to sacrifice himself.After school that day, she finally squatted at the door of Class B, Lin Mengdie who had finished teaching the students, and hurriedly chased after her.

"Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin." Xiaodao in the green robe followed behind the Qingjun youth in white, calling hurriedly and anxiously.

The personable Mr. Academy stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at the young man running towards him, and showed a puzzled expression.

"Student, I have met Mr. Lin." The young man came to him, saluted him, then raised his eyes, looked at him brightly, and said, "I was shocked to hear Mr. Lin's song in Yulongge, and I will never forget it. Hereby, the student dares to ask Sir, what is the name of this song? But what you did, can you let the students see the score?"

Her reason for coming was very clear, and the boy's sincere eyes were full of longing.Lin Mengdie looked into her eyes and realized that the other party really liked his music.It was amazing, and my mood also improved a bit.

"You kid, do you want to learn this song from me?" Lin Mengdie looked at the boy and said with a smile.

Zhong Lisuo nodded generously and said, "Can you teach me, sir?"

"Can you play shakuhachi?" Lin Mengdie asked again while holding a book.

"Yes, I like it very much."

The two were chatting lightly in the corridor. A group of teenagers walked through the garden, looked at Lin Mengdie and laughed loudly: "Mr. Lin, what are you teaching students? Is it the art of charming?"

"Young Master Lin, you are so shameless. With Qu Meijun, I really thought His Majesty would take a fancy to you."

Lin Mengdie's expression did not change, and he still looked at Zhong Lisuo kindly.But Zhong Lisuo didn't understand where the malice came from. She turned her head to look, and her gaze fell on the stern boy standing among the boys with his chest in front of him.

The young man was about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a stern face, very much like someone Zhong Lisuo had seen.

A student next to the young man looked at Lin Mengdie arrogantly, and said very rudely: "Renli, even this scholar wants to compare with your brother, and even wants to be in the middle palace, I'm sorry."

Hearing this name, Zhong Lisuo vaguely remembered who this young man looked like, Xu Renqing, the servant of the household department.This boy should be Xu Renqing's younger brother.

It's just why there are so many malicious things.What Meijun?What position in the middle palace?Simply incomprehensible.

Zhong Lisuo frowned, looked at the group of teenagers opposite and reprimanded: "Everyone, be careful, how can you be so rude to the teacher. What kind of song is flattering you, Mr. Lin has a moving song, and it's not right to dedicate it to the Lord of the world. On the contrary, you all have no respect for your elders, which nobleman in Yuanzhou can teach such an ignorant kid!"

Zhong Lisuo was a little angry, and even disregarded his status as a peer, and directly scolded him like a child.

The teenagers' eyes widened, and their gazes fell on the righteous teenager on the corridor. Looking at the solemnity in her eyes, they felt that they dared not contradict her.

"You kid, are you looking for death? He, Lin Mengdie, a toad, wants to eat swan meat. He flattered Mr. Qu and Queen Xiao Xiang, and humiliated me at Hongwenguan. Are we wrong in scolding?" answer.

"It is wrong to be disrespectful to the teacher. It is wrong to insult the teacher. Didn't your father teach you to respect the teacher and obey the Tao? Dedicating a song to the queen is a respect. So what? Isn’t it a matter of course for a person like a queen to be admired by others? It’s common sense for a gentle lady to be a gentleman. But you, the book didn’t understand it well, but it’s not a good thing to talk about the teacher. There is no etiquette, Naughty! Shame!" Zhong Lisuo's words were sonorous and forceful, and Lin Mengdie who was beside him was dumbfounded.

After he knew that song, the nobles in Yuanzhou laughed at him.But he doesn't care, my fair lady is a gentleman.What's wrong with expressing your love?He didn't expect the queen to favor him, but just wanted to dedicate this song to her.

In Lin Mengdie's heart, at the grand ceremony of ascension to the throne, the queen is the sea god that he can't touch.Therefore, he spent many years composing this song.

But he never thought that there was such a young man who was as open-minded as him to help him.So Lin Mengdie turned around, looked at Zhong Lisuo with a serious face and smiled slightly: "Little boy, didn't you ask me what the name of this song is?"

Zhong Lisuo, who was teaching others, turned his head, looked at the handsome Lin Mengdie, and heard him say as he walked, "This song is called "Sea God", and it was made for the Queen. So, do you still want to learn it?"

Zhong Lisuo thought to himself, teacher, you are too big, don't you care if the students scold you?She opened her mouth to show Lin Mengdie how to deal with those boys.Lin Mengdie waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll talk to the museum owner tomorrow and let the adults discipline me."

"Come on, let me ask you, do you really want to learn this song?"

Lin Mengdie lured Zhong Lisuo and led him away from those dandy boys.Those group are the sons of high officials, although they are dudes, they are not bad people.But this little boy, it's better to stay away from them, so as not to offend others for him.

After Zhong Lisuo threw down a long paragraph, the young man who hadn't had time to react saw the backs of the two gradually leaving, and belatedly thought why he didn't dare to refute just now.They have been rampant in the Hongwen Museum for many years, and have never seen anyone more arrogant than them except Princess Jingning.

"That kid!" The teenagers gritted their teeth and thought fiercely, they must find out this kid tomorrow and beat him up.But the young man with his arms folded on his chest said indifferently: "That's the youngest son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, he is more expensive than you. I advise you to stop thinking about him."

"Also, don't mock Mr. Lin again in the future. Say, don't get involved with my brother."

After Xu Renli finished speaking, he left indifferently.But I thought in my heart, if it wasn't for the playmates I grew up with, I wouldn't care how they offended people everywhere.