Chapter 13: The First Shadow of the Purple Stage

In this empty and lonely palace, only their masters and servants remained, but the emperor on the sickbed was still intoxicated with the dream of hegemony.

A new round of vicious battles in the north of the north began again, the happy land where the people of northern Jin and Li lived for generations collapsed instantly, due to the mistake of the main general's decision-making, too light on the enemy, several fierce battles down, the number of troops reinforced in the north has been less than 10,000, the only remaining soldiers also include the baggage battalion that escorts grain and grass military funds, the losses in this battle are extremely heavy, there is no strong army to resist, the main generals who defend the city and garrison have died in battle, some of them cut Xie Zhong, after the city gate is opened, the woman who has not escaped has been ravaged by the enemy, The helpless women, children and the elderly were brutally killed, the property, fields, and houses in the city were burned in the fire, and the blazing fire turned Beisai into the most tragic and tragic bloody hell.

Emperor Yuanyou didn't know anything about it.

From the corridor to the huge palace room, there was a hurried sound of footsteps from far and near, the skirt rubbed and made a rustling sound, and the jade slammed into a dingdong crisp sound.

The girl with her hair scattered came to the cushion in front of the couch and sat down, silent.

After three years, not only the passage of time, but also the growth of a ten-year-old child with the fastest and most astonishing changes. A girl with a slightly baby face and knee-length hair is a unique feature of King Toyama. Soft light shone in through the window, and through the screen fell on her robe woven with dark patterns, and the color of the dress was even more dazzling.

"Shaojun is finally here." When he saw that face clearly, Mao Sheng cried with joy.

Maosheng is no longer young, his temples are frosty white, and lines have grown on his forehead, but Maosheng still clearly remembers that the six daughters of the King of Jin at that time were just naughty and ignorant female dolls, and he tirelessly held the little princess to pick the flowers on the peach treetops.

"Autumn has entered all parts of the country, and Lin'an is still like spring all year round." Yuan Lingjun looked sideways at Mao Sheng, "It's been a long time." Maosheng, are you okay? ”

"Xie Shaojun is worried, and the villain is fine." Maosheng replied on the ground.

"Oh! This is the Yuan Jin Yutu. Yuan Lingjun looked at the huge brocade screen standing behind Mao Sheng in surprise.

The Jinping is painted on the unified territory of the Jin Kingdom, north to Weishan Pass, south to the water, east to the East China Sea, west to Shu Road.

With the loss of inch by inch of the country, the king's ambition turned into a cold joke, and behind this shame was also added the name of the king of Changshan, and the soldiers of the Yue clan kept shouting: "The person who won the king of Changshan will have endless wine and wine in his life." ”

In discussing the strategy of the enemy, Xu and Zhao held their own opinions, and quarreled all morning in Jingsi Hall, each refusing to give in. The ministers of the two factions were at a stalemate, and they almost started to fight, and those who persuaded peace, those who helped fight, and those who pulled, and there was a mess in the hall, and no one was willing to make concessions.

Officials who couldn't help in the slightest were watching the battle, occasionally complaining to the young man sitting under the low window.

The young man did not say a word, and his face was full of tiredness.

He is Huanzhou Taishou Yukang, officials who don't know the face of Lushan have mistakenly believed that he is from the high family of the scholar family, and there is a lot of courtesy between his words, in fact, he started from the cold ****, without any prominent family background.

When a colleague inadvertently talked to Yu Kang about King Changshan's entry into Beijing to serve the sick, Yu Kang replied with "the lower officials don't know". Yu Kang really didn't know, when he first entered the court, King Changshan happened to go to the feudal country, and when the spring pilgrimage came in the first year, he was sent to Huanzhou, and the legendary queen known as the "straw bag" has never had a chance to meet, so I can't say I understand.

His colleagues looked at him as if they were looking at a lump of elm, and walked away with a few perfunctory words, muttering about his dullness and boredom. Yu Kang ignored the eyes of these people, even if it was direct contempt, he also had a posture of pampering and not being surprised.

The dispute continues, and it is very sad that what they say about the war has turned into a conflict of interests for political parties. Yu Kang frowned frequently, covered his lips and coughed low, his face gradually turned pale, all the way north to Beijing, the boat and car were tiring, his body was already weak, the doctor declared that his life was short, it was not appropriate to overwork, and his mother also repeatedly advised him not to concentrate too much on political affairs, which was not beneficial to his physical recovery, his mother cherished him, Yu Kang understood in his heart, as the saying goes, "since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are in a dilemma", and he has worked hard for "everyone", and he can no longer be distracted to take care of the "small family".

Yu Kang was full of worries, walked out of the meditation hall, put his hands into his sleeves, and touched a piece of silk silk, which was an order issued by His Majesty before he fell into a coma, ordering him to return to Beijing to be used.

Before the right minister Zhen Chuanting was demoted to Baling, Emperor Yuan You asked Zhen Chuanting about the talents that could be reused by the imperial court, Zhen Chuanting recommended Lan Lu Quyi and Confucian Yu Kang, these two people are rare humerus pillars in the Jin Dynasty, Qu Yi became famous at a young age, indifferent to fame and fortune, and followed the last words of his ancestors to refuse to enter the official office, Yu Kang is dedicated to asking for the people's life, and is willing to help the court with his life's energy. Emperor Yuan You adopted Zhen Chuanting's recommendation and reused the Confucian scholar Yu Kang, the junior Si Nong Ling, to take charge of the financial taxes of the imperial court.

Yu Kang was born in a poor family, experienced the hardships of the world in his childhood, and was more sympathetic to the hardships of the people's survival, he persuaded Emperor Yuanyou to rebuild the tax law, implement the equalization system, reduce taxes and taxes, and lightly punish the meager endowment, and proposed to follow the example of Emperor Taizong to build water conservancy and dig canals. Yu Kang's move to re-establish the tax law threatened the interests of some noble eunuchs, and Yu Kang had a disagreement with the political views of the imperial courtiers, offended the minister of power, Zhao Ji, and was finally overthrown by the political enemy's design, and moved to Huanzhou to serve as the Taishou.

After a lapse of two years, Yu Kang, a Confucian scholar who had been a model for literati, was once again ranked in the court class, causing a sensation in the court.

The purple platform is verdant, and under the vermilion corridor, a row of iron-clad armor soldiers patrol sharply, and the palace people and the inner servants shuttle back and forth in the court. The court in early autumn was not half bleak.

Zitai is also known as the Purple Palace, which is the king's sleeping palace, and then it is forbidden to enter the palace of the concubine, and foreign men are not allowed to trespass without an edict.

Yu Kang retreated to the side of the flowers and trees, ready to choose a detour to the meditation hall, and vaguely heard a deliberately suppressed voice nearby, he took a few steps closer, the conversation was intermittent, if there was a god and demon guidance, Yu Kang followed the sound.

The sun is shining, a peach tree under the blue sky is full of crimson buds, pavilions are like covers, lush, can be described as a grand appearance, under the shade of the green tree, a young girl stands against the tree.

She was dressed differently from any palace person, she was wearing a silver vermilion wide-sleeved deep coat with gold threads, with obvious black lines at the edges, a jeweled collar around her neck, a group of pressed skirts in front of her, and a jade ring on her waist, the size of a fist. Yu Kang took a few steps closer to see the man's face, his black hair was like a cloud, and the gold leaf forehead was burning and dazzling in the sunlight. He had seen a similar makeup style in the book, called "Buddha Makeup", which was popular among the ladies of Chen Guoshi, and no one in this dynasty followed suit.

Lazy combing hair, pasting gold leaf, the girl's maverick has a sense of standing out from the crowd in this dynasty.

Jiuwan said something in Yuan Lingjun's ear, and Yuan Lingjun suddenly looked at Yu Kang, and walked over with a flick of his sleeves.

There was no way to avoid it, Yu Kang straightened his sleeves, waited in place calmly, and hung his head to show respect.

Yuan Lingjun's footsteps paused in front of Yu Kang's eyes, and he quickly glanced at the sick-looking young man, and hummed a smile of unknown meaning in his nose.

At this time, a messenger from Jingsi Hall trotted over, and saw Yu Kang looking anxious: "The prince of the mansion asked the villain to find it, the ministers are all out of the palace, and the prince of the mansion should return to the mansion as soon as possible." The villain still has important matters to stay inconvenient and retires. ”

Seeing the messenger leave, Yu Kang looked for the girl again.

The garden is full of verdant branches, and the wind enters the willows, and the beauty is hard to find.