It's all done as an emperor, and if you don't understand what imperial power is, it's a liar. What Emperor Zhaoning wanted to know was not the correct answer in Xu Jingchang's mouth, but hoped that Xu Jingchang would not understand. instinctively fears the imperial power, and can still continue the friendship of childhood; Seeing it so clearly, you can't go back to the past, and you can't deceive yourself.

Emperor Zhaoning regretted a little, the window paper was placed there, how much it could hold some brotherhood, once it was revealed, all that was left was the bloody cruel reality. In the heavenly family, the drama of father and son killing each other and brothers is staged from generation to generation, thinking that it will be different if there is a younger brother who can't reach the top. In fact, there is no difference, don't you have a trace of defense against Xu Jingchang? It's just that Xu Jingchang is more credible than others.

After resting, the light is half less than before bedtime, and the two layers of curtains are blocked, and only the outlines of each other can be faintly seen. Emperor Zhaoning was motionless, and Xu Jingchang couldn't see his expression clearly.

After a pause, Xu Jingchang lifted the curtain, got out of bed, and knelt down: "The minister is deeply gracious, and he dare not be inexhaustible, and he will die for his crimes." ”

Emperor Zhaoning almost didn't mention it in one breath, Xu Jingchang actually used courtiers to talk to him! Annoyed a pillow smashed over: "You skimmed it clean!" ”

The monarch and the minister should not take a step beyond the thunder pool, the eldest princess is a close relative when she is young, and when she marries and has a horse, she still has to divide the monarch and the minister. Since you have chosen to seize the reserve, there is no need to think about the warmth of the world. The Son of Heaven is not a human being. Xu Jingchang knew that it was safest for him to abide by the courtiers' festivals. Ancient and modern, the pampered and arrogant have not seen a good end. Emperor Zhaoning and Tingfang are standard favorites, Emperor Zhaoning has never had a real favor, and Tingfang has no real pride. Emperor Zhaoning thought about him as a true favor, twenty years of friendship, and few people in the world can compare with him. But he had to cut off Emperor Zhaoning's innocence. A point of heavenly grace can make him shattered and unable to repay him; Two points of heaven's grace are not enough to break bones and scatter ashes. He didn't have the strength to respond to the emperor's favor, so he couldn't afford Emperor Zhaoning's favor.

On the chiseled floor tiles, the taste of kneeling is uncomfortable to think about. Xu Jingchang is not a person like Ting Fang, who is against the yang and yin, what kind of realm is kneeling, he will definitely not move. Emperor Zhaoning was afraid that he was really so unlucky, so he happened to kneel on the pattern. Ting Fang knelt badly, he was worried that no one would turn his face with Xu Jingchang, Xu Jingchang knelt badly, it was really distressing! But in an instant, Emperor Zhaoning couldn't bear it anymore, and said in a deep voice: "Get up." Don't lose your temper in the middle of the night, annoying! ”

Xu Jingchang stood up obediently and stood still. Emperor Zhaoning fried his hair: "You have such a temperament, you are annoying!" ”

Xu Jingchang said calmly: "Your Majesty, you have to hurry tomorrow, it's time to rest." ”

Emperor Zhaoning: "......" Nima! Never mind! Admit it! Go to bed!

Emperor Zhaoning couldn't sleep all night, he was an emperor, and he couldn't surrender to the goods next to him! Think about Tingfang's doglegs, sure enough, this is the real one. Big. Father! I'm mad at him! When he was the prince, he gave Yan Chunwen his sincerity with his heart, and was slapped on Yan Chunwen's face. When he became the emperor, he tried to praise his sincerity again, but he was thrown back by Xu Jingchang cleanly, which is unreasonable! It's just that this thing is completely selfless except for desperately protecting Ye Tingfang! He can't kill the courtiers, Ye Tingfang slapped him hard, Xu Jingchang said, but it showed that he would not resist. Emperor Zhaoning wanted to shout, you bastard is more than my bear! Depend on!

In a hurry, Emperor Zhaoning was tired enough during the day, and finally fell asleep in a daze. When I woke up, it was still dark in the tent. Turning his head to look at Xu Jingchang, his breathing was steady, and he seemed to be sleeping very sweetly. When I was bored, I suddenly remembered that people said that military generals are the most astute and never sleep. Tempted, he swung it with a punch. The fist wind was faster than the fist, Xu Jingchang opened his eyes violently, and reflexively grabbed the fist that came over and twisted it hard, and Emperor Zhaoning immediately exhaled in pain.

Xu Jingchang was completely awake, stared at Emperor Zhaoning speechlessly, and said with a toothache: "Your Majesty should be glad that the minister has no knife in his hand." ”

Emperor Zhaoning grinned in pain, and the eunuch and the palace maid stepped on a very light step, and asked softly outside the account, "Is Your Majesty awake?" ”

Emperor Zhaoning said impatiently: "It's not dawn yet, go down!" ”

The eunuch and the maid quietly retreated to the corner.

Emperor Zhaoning felt pain in his wrist: "How did you practice such a skill?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "I can't react, so I will be whipped directly the next day." ”

Emperor Zhaoning gasped: "Little uncle? ”

Xu Jingchang snorted.

"It's a little bit ruthless, too."

Xu Jingchang said: "Uncle Xiao just doesn't want me to die too easily." ”

"Is the battlefield so dangerous?"

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "I can't do it on an ordinary battlefield, but this is a skill I practiced when I was a child." "It's just that I didn't have that kind of skill when I was a kid.

"Huh?"

Xu Jingchang said: "I often sleep with His Highness, how can I protect His Highness without being ruthless." "Assassins weren't the only ones who could kill him when he was young. Without such ability, how could he be included under the wing of Queen Yan, and how could he be asked to be the son of the world after Xu Jinglin was born. No one knows the royal family better than him, and from the very beginning, the true affection between him and Emperor Zhaoning has been sandwiched between monarchs and ministers.

Emperor Zhaoning lowered his eyes: "I don't know." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty knows, I can't practice." "After many years, I still feel disgusting! The guards in the palace are endless, and the probability of the youngest prince being assassinated is almost none. But he can only prove his worth by such cruel methods, to obtain the guarantee that he will not be kicked out of the palace no matter what.

Why does he trust Tingfang? It's because he gave a sincere heart, and Ting Fang can almost respond. Why didn't he believe in royalty? It was because he tried his best, but the Emperor Taishang lightly recaptured the son who should have belonged to him. King Fu may also have a bit of innocence, after becoming Emperor Zhaoning, many things will slowly disappear. The Emperor Taishang also loved the first prince, and the Emperor Taishang also loved Queen Yan. In the end, isn't it the same as killing them all?

In fact, he never wanted to be a companion.

Emperor Zhaoning said dryly: "I really don't know. After speaking, he pulled out a smile again, "My little uncle was not very old at that time, how could he come up with such a method." ”

Xu Jingchang said lightly: "I have my own eunuch support for many years. "Empress Yan is a good mother, but Empress Yan is not his mother.

Emperor Zhaoning couldn't force it anymore. Urgent. Put himself in his shoes, if he is himself, he has taken advantage of such a favorable time, place and people, and he is absolutely refreshed. trample the former high-ranking prince on the soles of his feet, and he will not □□ until he dies, and he will never give up. Xu Jingchang really remembers his love. I'm afraid there is no one who can repay the favor like him. He really should be content.

Emperor Zhaoning grabbed a strand of Xu Jingchang's hair and pulled it hard.

Xu Jingchang was in pain, and he didn't know what Emperor Xiong was making trouble again.

Emperor Zhaoning let go of his hand again, and said awkwardly: "I treat you as a brother, do you believe it or not!" After speaking, he reluctantly added, "If you don't believe it now, you will always believe it in the future!" On the day we will die of old age, I will wait for you to kneel and make amends for me! ”

Xu Jingchang: "......"

Emperor Zhaoning was annoyed again, and he hated to use Xu Jingchang as a eunuch, and asked him to comb his hair and dress him. After thinking about it for a long time, he was still afraid that Ting Fang would kill him. I have such a powerful wife! With a backer, throw him over the wall! Hemp eggs!

Emperor Zhaoning kept a calm face all the way. The accompanying eunuch Zhao's heart thumped, looked at Emperor Zhaoning, and swept the expressionless Xu Jingchang with his afterglow. It's still growing very well, but now that I'm doing it, don't I think it's a little bigger? Princess Qin, Mrs. Ye, Du Du Xu, Your Majesty, which one do you like? It seems to be mixed with no one. What Xu Dudu said on his knees on the ground last night, His Majesty didn't succeed, right? No wonder I was unhappy when I woke up in the morning. Eunuch Zhao sighed deeply, opening his mind so late, he is sure that the chicken will fly and the egg will be beaten! It's just that they have to worry about it, it's really tiring.

When we arrived at the port of Tianjin, it was not yet dark. Emperor Zhaoning went straight to the Tianjin wharf, and when he came here, what he wanted to see most was the big ship of foreigners. How big can the ship that burned half of Huaiyang City be! The literati have exaggerated pen, and if they don't see it with their own eyes, they will never know the bottom in their hearts.

Emperor Zhaoning did not take the imperial chariot, but took his entourage in a light car to observe the most authentic appearance of Tianjin Port. Finally arrived at the dock, Emperor Zhaoning looked at the majestic foreign ship, and his breath stagnated. Turning his head with difficulty, he looked at the domestically made cargo ship. A heart is getting heavier and heavier, heavier and heavier.

He understood the reason why Ting Fang pleaded him to come to see the ship, in the end, they grew up together, Ting Fang pinched his seven inches fiercely and intimidated him. The difference between the size of the foreign ship and the sand boat is not terrible, the terrible thing is that he does not have the silver to imitate the foreign ship! Xu Jingchang has drawn the key drawings, but even if he gets all the data, he doesn't have the money to start construction!

When Tingfang confronted the imperial court, Yongguo refused to send troops because he had no money. Emperor Zhaoning realized what it means to be difficult to move without money. With a long coastline, how strong is the economy to be able to withstand such a spectacular fleet everywhere? Rao is good at mathematics, and Emperor Zhaoning is not clear.

The statecraft described by Ting Fang is essentially the same as the Confucian classics that courtiers recite in their mouths. It's all about catching his nets. He jumped in and was boxed in that rule, unable to do whatever he wanted. It is not surprising that this is a check and balance between the power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister throughout the ages. But at this moment, he knew that he had to jump into Tingfang's pit. Because on the other side is a dead end. The old courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty really couldn't resist such a strong ship and cannon.

Ting Fang is undoubtedly shocking, her concept is too incredible, and Emperor Zhaoning can't help resisting it in his heart. There are indeed many capable people in history who have not so strange ideas, but he has not met any of them. Is this destiny?

People who are blown by the sea wind are stiff. Emperor Zhaoning looked at Xu Jingchang: "If I give Tingfang everything she wants, and she betrays me again, what will you choose?" ”

Xu Jingchang smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, can you spare me?" How do you answer such a dilemma?

"Anyway, are you reluctant to kill her?"

"Yes."

Emperor Zhaoning stopped looking at the ship, turned around and walked back. After a few steps, he stopped, turned his head to Xu Jingchang and said, "If she is angry, I will kill her...... Also, unwilling to be loyal to me...... Your whole family! ”

"Yes."

Emperor Zhaoning returned to the palace and slept overnight, and summoned Yuan Shoufu the next morning. Emperor Zhaoning was not very happy when he got up the day and night before the fight. Yuan Shoufu felt a little worried in his heart. When he arrived at the ground, after seeing the ceremony, Emperor Zhaoning said casually: "Sit." ”

Yuan Shoufu thanked him and sat cautiously.

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Did the big ship see it?" ”

Yuan Shoufu said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty's words, I read it once yesterday, and the minister doesn't understand that, so I can't see what is good." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "It's not your business to be optimistic, when you are the first assistant of the court, after seeing such a big ship, you can roughly guess the other party's national strength, right?" ”

"Yes."

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Very good, so I won't talk nonsense!" What was the humiliation at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, what was the appearance of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and what happened at the end of the Song Dynasty, you have read more books than me, so I don't need to say more. Nowadays, if we want to say that people are strong and have nothing to do with us, it is a young child's bickering, which is meaningless. I don't want to shout at the people next to me, the province is noisy and shouting, just calling you to come, I want to ask, what do you think? ”

Yuan Shoufu said vaguely: "Catching up is not an overnight effort." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "I didn't say that you should call the door and think about it later, it's too late." I don't want to call the barbarians my father, wagging my tail and begging for mercy to survive! ”

It is about Shi Jingjiao's cession of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and the Khitan in order to protect the throne and claim to be the emperor. Yuan Shoufu pondered for a moment before he said: "The major affairs of the country, the ministers dare not judge easily, Your Majesty asks the ministers to think about it for a few days." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "You may not have a way to think about it for a few months, Mrs. Ye has been thinking about it for a few years, and she goes crazy when she mentions foreigners." Now the people of the world are not living well, and nine out of ten places are fighting. Bandits, outcasts, rebels, ruffians, and hooligans rolled into a mess. The tax on a grain of rice in the half of Thailand cannot be collected, not to mention external troubles, only internal worries are a sign of the country's demise! If you are not familiar with foreigners, are you not familiar with the status quo? ”

Yuan Shoufu said with some bitterness: "Your Majesty, if you want to return to the right path, it will be difficult to succeed without ten years of hard work." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Then start doing it immediately!" ”

Yuan Shoufu said with a headache: "The minister did his best." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Do you still want to be a servant?" ”

Yuan Shoufu is a rin.

Emperor Zhaoning said: "The world is in chaos, did you run away from the Yuan family?" ”

Yuan Shoufu didn't dare to answer.

"Five ministers," Emperor Zhaoning said angrily, "you are the one who is the first, and you only think about retreating; the second Yan Hongxin, who only thinks about his grandson; The third Chen Fengning only thinks about power; The fourth, Wei Pengyun, doesn't do anything all day long; The fifth Cao Junlang has been with the mud from morning to night! Are you blind to me? ”

Yuan Shoufu had to crawl on the ground: "Ten thousand ministers are dead." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Ten thousand deaths to your sister!" The cabinet is like this, and the six ministries don't want to mention it! You Wenchen shout every day and make every effort to govern the country, and if you govern the country together, you can just die of exhaustion in the Qianqing Palace? I'm not a small prince, now on the sedan chair is now piercing my ears and eyes, which side of the fold is still taught by you, you have been in power all your life, can you think about your family and country? ”

Yuan Shoufu chattered.

Emperor Zhaoning couldn't help but say, "Do you still want to be a scholar?" ”

What else can Yuan Shoufu say? Kowtowed: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

"Get up, don't kneel. It's useless to knock your head out. Emperor Zhaoning said, "You are the first assistant of the court, and you still want to return the prime minister's work to the Taifu who is pregnant with Liujia?" ”

Yuan Shoufu sighed: "Your Majesty, the minister can't see the way forward, so he doesn't dare to eat a vegetarian meal." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Do you also think that the building is about to collapse and cannot turn the tide?" ”

Yuan Shoufu said: "Your Majesty can open up your words and choose the good ones to use." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "I can't use Taifu. ”

Yuan Shoufu was stunned for a moment.

Emperor Zhaoning said: "At most, she can be an emperor and a staff member." She couldn't get into the court. Who is there anyone who does not do wrong? But she is a woman, and her every move is watched to death, and once she actually governs, attacking and destroying her can kill her. Yuan Ge Lao, you are a first assistant, do you really want a woman to rush ahead? I don't get annoyed by the Zongren Mansion like that, and I will make a fuss horizontally and vertically, and it won't hinder the country. But what about the Cabinet? What about the sixth? You are full of glory and wealth, and you are retreating, is this forcing me to open a women's department? In my eyes, I can see that Mrs. Ye is more daring than you to fight. ”

Yuan Shoufu's old face flushed.

After a while, Emperor Zhaoning said: "Court, I see it clearly. You're lazy! ”

"But you don't have much selfishness, I know." Emperor Zhaoning smiled, "So I asked you to speak, I believe you, I just want to smoke your lazy muscles." ”

Yuan Shoufu was stunned for a moment, and then felt a little moved: "Your Majesty ......"

Emperor Zhaoning waved his hand: "That's it, there's nothing to hide, I have to use a few people." The twisted melon is not sweet, if you really want to live for a long time, I won't stop you. In the final analysis, it is my responsibility to have a family and a country. ”

Who doesn't want to be a confidant of the Son of Heaven, a monarch and a minister? Yuan Shoufu's heart was pounding by Emperor Zhaoning's unfulfilled intentions. The emperor was afraid of the prime minister's power, so he abolished the prime minister from the Ming Dynasty. No matter how good Shousuke said, there are five people in the cabinet. Emperor Zhaoning used it as a metaphor, did he want him to be the humerus of the country? Emperor Zhaoning, who has no one to use, has a flat career in front of him, does he really want to retreat?

Yan Hongxin wants to help his son-in-law, which is understandable. But Emperor Zhaoning was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and then he understood that the national prince was indispensable, and he was forced to establish a prince, and he was taboo in his heart. If Queen Yan only has the eldest princess, he will have to give way, because Yan Hongxin, as the national battle, is a confidant. But Empress Yan also has five princes. If the five princes live for a day, Yan Hongxin will not be reused. So what else is he afraid of? Emperor Zhaoning wanted to be the lord of Zhongxing, and he also wanted to be the minister of Zhongxing. Huge power is at your fingertips, and the flame extinguished in Yuan Shoufu's heart is raging in an instant!

Kneeling on the ground again, Yuan Shoufu said word by word: "Your Majesty's grace, life and death are flesh and blood." The minister must bow down and die! ”

Emperor Zhaoning got up and personally helped Yuan Shoufu: "Pavilion Elder, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, there was also smoke everywhere, and our monarchs and ministers walked towards Zhongxing together, and left a name in history together, okay?" ”

Yuan Shoufu said decisively: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

The capital is full of powerful people, and the land in Gyeonggi is the private property of the powerful people. The government and the opposition have been in turmoil for more than ten years, and batches of officials have died, but the land in their hands has not returned to the hands of the people, but has become a reward for the next powerful minister. In the days when Emperor Zhaoning was shrinking, even the Ye family's land was divided into half of Thailand. Those who dare not stretch out their hands are only the range of the black and white circles on the title deed. The Ye family's land in Gyeonggi is vast. Ten years of cabinet ministers, is so bold! Emperor Zhaoning didn't believe that Yuan Ge Lao could be as loyal as he said. But as the ancients said, there is no futile when a man is observing. In this way, Gyeonggi can't do Wang Tian, under his nose, every inch of land is the territory of the powerful.

Touring Gyeonggi, the fold of the brocade guard was handed to him. The land after the bandit was cultivated. But those people were sharecroppers. The ownerless land cannot be distributed to the people for the time being, but is controlled by the secret family. It doesn't matter if you don't have a title deed, the power is more effective than the deed. If there is only one courtier enclosure, he can be killed; But all the courtiers were circled, and Emperor Zhaoning only pretended to be stupid. Pretending to be peaceful in Gyeonggi, pretending not to know that the tenant farmers who are busy are not covered by their clothes and are not hungry.

returned to the palace, but lightly issued a holy decree, ordering the landlords in Beijing not to exceed fifty percent of the land rent. As for whether it was effective or not, Emperor Zhaoning did not know.

The chaotic Emperor Zhaoning found Ting Fang again and asked how to get out of the predicament.

But this time Ting Fang didn't give him an answer, and only said calmly: "This is the royal road, please let Your Majesty realize it." ”

"Don't play dumb riddles with me."

Ting Fang smiled: "I'm just taking a step at a time, Jiangxi is after the flood, build a house on a vacant land, and build it as much as you want." His Majesty's doubts are to want to put a big. The rotten house is brightly repaired. Your Majesty, I'm only eighteen years old, and I'm inexperienced! ”

Emperor Zhaoning spit out a breath of turbidity, a hundred wastes are waiting to be revived, Taishang Laojun's pot of elixir is not enough, and a thousand threads can only be slowly drawn. He lured with power. confused Yuan Shoufu, and then how to use the little bait left in his hand to hook the fish he fancied one by one, and then squeeze more power out of them. It's really not an overnight effort, and you can't use it to annoy a pregnant woman. So he changed the topic and asked: "Xu Jingchang is ...... Are there a lot of injuries? ”

Ting Fang smiled: "Your Majesty, Du Xu is a soldier. ”

Emperor Zhaoning also smiled: "The blade of the sword is sharpened!" ”

Ting Fang rolled up his sleeves, revealing a shallow scar on his left arm: "When I arrived at East Lake, my senior brother taught me to practice martial arts, and I fell to the ground without checking it for a while, leaving a scar. I haven't been on the battlefield, but I don't have any purple calluses anywhere on my body. Not to mention the senior brother who fought with Mongolia in Datong. Why did Your Majesty suddenly ask about this? ”

Emperor Zhaoning smiled and asked, "Are you still practicing now?" ”

Ting Fang said: "I practiced every day before entering Beijing. Bosom. If you are pregnant, you can't have a child, this fetus is not very stable, and it is very dangerous. ”

Emperor Zhaoning's heart jumped: "Don't talk nonsense! ”

Ting Fang lowered her eyes: "Your Majesty, if I have an accident, Senior Brother will entrust it to you." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "This is not like what you said. ”

Ting Fang tugged at the corners of her mouth: "It's been seven months, and I'm still tired and weak. Self-deception is not fun, it is nothing more than preparing for the worst and doing your best. ”

Emperor Zhaoning glanced at Ting Fang: "Your senior brother is not close to me, you can't get through it, I don't use it." ”

Ting Fang said: "Your Majesty is angry again. ”

Emperor Zhaoning stood up from the kang and looked at Ting Fang condescendingly: "I didn't make trouble. Your brother suffered a lot in the palace when he was a child, so he will never believe in an emperor. Horizontal and vertical are the top of your heart, and you can do it yourself. After saying that, he lifted his feet and walked out.

Ting Fang hurriedly jumped down and sent Emperor Zhaoning back to the palace. When Emperor Zhaoning's frame disappeared, Ting Fang raised his head. made someone bring Xu Qing and took him back to the room to set up a city on the kang. Xu Qing, who was ignorant, didn't cherish it, waved his hands wildly, and the city fell in an instant. Dancing with excitement. Ting Fang rubbed Xu Qing's soft hair and muttered, "Fortunately...... You look like me...... Otherwise, you can ......." 166 Reading Network