After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it seems that the lively Taiping City has returned to peace, and the people of Daliang can be said to be the happiest. This year, the whole territory of Daliang can be described as a bumper harvest, the granary is full, and the copper money is pressed on the ground, which can be said to be the first time since the founding of the Liang Dynasty to show a peaceful and prosperous era.

For more than half a year, there has been no war, the men harvest the grain, the women weave, and the private school books are loud. The North Mirror opened up the Silk Road and was too quiet and quiet, and Dongwu was at peace with Shoucheng. Only the state of Nanjing Chu is still in a hurry, but it has never been able to use troops on the border. It is rare for Taiping City to have peace, and there are winners and losers in party battles.

His Majesty the Emperor, who rarely went to the Jiaofang Hall in the palace, had a smile on his face. Twenty years after ascending the throne, the barren beams have been built into an unprecedented empire. There will inevitably be a strong stroke in the annals of history, perhaps there is no Emperor Wen and Emperor Wudi, and there will be the ancestor of Zhongxing.

The merit is second only to the founding emperor, driving out the northern nomadic tribes and dredging the Silk Road. The Turks, who unified the northwest, were kept out of the border passes, and the Central Plains Dynasty was once again no longer bounded by the Great Wall after the pre-Qin. Soochow, which has always been known as the country that died on the water, has always been the first in water warfare. In the south of Daliang, there is a saying that the land is Great Chu and the sea is Dongwu. As a great northern power, the sea is only a wisp of land, and the British Duke Li Shanhai succeeded to the governor of the navy for the first time since Liang had a navy.

For the first time, the naval army blocked the dilemma of Dongwu with the river as the boundary, and for the first time, Dongwu became a country within a country. The Eastern Wu, which was in a partial position, had to give up its position as a maritime hegemon if it had to ally with Southern Chu, which could be described as a dilemma.

The big southern countries have always been known as the land of fish and rice, and academics have even called themselves the head of Wenzong. Someone once said that Beiliang is just a barbarian land, how can there be words to speak of, and only Zhou Wen can be called a little learned. The last military setbacks still did not wear down the arrogance of the literati, and the Great Liang was no different from the barbarians in the north.

The emperor is no longer afraid of neighboring small countries, and even Southern Chu is also in his pocket. The new emperor of Southern Chu ascended the throne for only two years, and launched two wars without exception. The young Emperor Chu may not have a good time now, and it is no longer possible to raise troops for the Northern Expedition with the whole country, at least the foundation is not stable, and he will not be able to raise troops for the Northern Expedition before clearing the disputes between his henchmen.

A strong empire is not a country and a people's peace, and it is also the first prosperous era in the history of Daliang. The only stinger that pierced the emperor's heart became the clans of Lin Li and Daliang. Now, although Montessori has not been shaken, he still regained the right to manufacture the weapons of the South Mirror and cut off one of Montessori's arms. Zhou Wen resigned from the government for the elderly, although Zhou Yingxiang was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, there were very few children of the Zhou family who were officials in the court, and most of them were distributed in various states and counties, and it was difficult to twist them together.

The Lin family has Lin Xie as the head of the family and is also the great Sima of a country, and only a few people in the Lin family in the entire Shu are still in the army. Officials from all over Shuzhong are almost all poor students who have been promoted over the years, and they have almost cut off the decision-making power of the Lin family. The Li family has always been in charge of the nominal naval army of the Great Liang, and although Li Shanhai is surnamed Li, he is not a person from the wealthy Li family. In twenty years, he became the only duke promoted in this dynasty from a hereditary marquis. For the first time, the military power in the southeast was completely in the hands of the royal family, but it was the Li family that occupied almost one-third of the official positions in the southeast.

Walking into the Jiaofang Hall to retreat the palace maids and eunuchs can be said to be extremely rare here for the queen. The daughter of the southeast Li family of the Empress Li family is the sister of the contemporary head of the family. For so many years, because of the seizure of military power in the southeast, he broke off contact with his family. The prince of the Li family directly supported the king of Qi, but gave up Xiao Yin, who was the crown prince.

When everyone left, the emperor said, "The queen has worked hard. ”

Only by the side of this man will the most noble woman in a country put down her noble figure, shed her heavy clothes, and bow down to take off her boots for her husband. Not caring at all about the stinky feet that had been gone for a long time, the emperor looked at his wife who helped him ascend to the throne.

He took off the phoenix crown with his own hands and said, "Take it down, it must be very uncomfortable to carry it on your head." ”

This time, the queen didn't care that the emperor took off the phoenix crown with his own hands, and the proud phoenix was the most taboo and afraid of taking off the phoenix crown. Especially beside this man, I am afraid that I will never have a chance to take it on my head this time, and the phoenix crown representing the noble queen will be brought on that woman's head next time.

After his son Xiao Yin was canonized as the crown prince, he was no exception, and he didn't let go of his last breath until the prince was ordered to supervise the country. said: "It's really heavy, but I've gotten used to it over the years." ”

For his wife, the emperor actually felt the deepest guilt in his heart, Lin Xie and Liu Ce were not the head of the family at the beginning, and they did not have so many rights. This woman knelt at the feet of her father and brother, and begged hard before agreeing to use all the soldiers and horses of the Li family to help the emperor ascend the throne. The emperor wants to move the four major clans, and the first one will be the Lin clan in Shuzhong, where Lin Xie is located. The queen didn't care about her deceased father, and even turned against the brother of the head of the Li family, and seized the military power at the cost of the civil official half out of the Li family, and Xiao Yin was canonized as the crown prince.

It seems that everything should be done by this stubborn woman, everyone is praising the emperor's merits, and it seems that many people have deliberately forgotten this woman's dedication. He said that he wanted this world, and he did not hesitate to kneel in front of his father and brother and begged bitterly. He said that he wanted to take back the clan's military power, and she personally suppressed the Li family, who was a clan, and persuaded him one by one to turn his face. He said that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and she never said a word in the court. begged his father and brother to get the phoenix crown and rise to the queen's throne, and turned his face with the family to ask for the prince's respect for his son. Everything seemed like a deal, but she had never thought of it that way, and it seemed like it was what a wife should do.

After all, the increasingly hard-working face left traces, and the woman in front of him was no longer the gentle woman. I still remember when I lifted the red hijab, it was a delicate woman. The little bird has no quarrel with the world, and even sees a woman who screams loudly when she sees a mouse. Seeing the head of the stabbing guest who came to the house fall to the ground, he didn't even blink his eyes. A delicate woman held two children that night and waited all night in the prince's mansion.

Holding the two children in the bitter cold weather, sitting outside the door, the clear sound of fighting did not stop until dawn. Several side concubines in the house didn't dare to step out of the door, but the most delicate woman insisted on holding two children who were only half old until the news of entering the palace. A few side concubines were crying, and the queen who was still the crown princess roared angrily: "What are you crying about, we all have to die if he fails, what's the use of crying." ”

It wasn't until Lin Xie led people in that the woman who seemed to be not afraid of the sky and the earth fell asleep slowly in the cold wind. When she woke up, she was already the mother of a country, but there was a woman standing next to the emperor and an older child beside her. From that day on, Xiao Yin, who was holding the little one, said that he wanted to let that brother, but he never took it off in front of the emperor after wearing the phoenix crown. Seeing the horror of the royal family, he was even more worried about whether his children would have a day of fratricide, especially the emperor's most beloved eldest son, King Xiao Kunqi.

The emperor put the phoenix crown aside and said, "You are old, and it seems that I have never been serious with you all these years." ”

"Your Majesty's state affairs are important, and the concubines know it in their hearts. There are no concubines in the harem who are beautiful, and there is no sister Concubine Xin who can make His Majesty feel relieved. The only thing that can be done is not to let His Majesty worry about the harem, and His Majesty can manage state affairs wholeheartedly. ”

pressed the queen on the bed, gently got up and rubbed his shoulders for his wife and said: "The queen is the most reassuring place for me, only in this Jiaofang Palace, I will not think about anything else." ”

In fact, he was very happy in his heart, but he was still dissatisfied and said: "Your Majesty will still only please people, but I don't know which concubine is still thinking about at this time, and I have been in that palace a few more times." The emperor smiled slightly, there was no longer the handsomeness of the year.

Perhaps such words can only be heard here by the queen, and no matter how ugly they are, they have heard it. Even the only one who can quarrel is only such a queen, it seems that she has been more like a husband in Concubine Xin for many years, and only here is the queen like a child.

He lowered his body and said, "Nonsense, I only tell the truth here with the queen. "A woman in her fifties, she still likes her husband to talk like this, as if it has been a long time since she has spoken so calmly.

The emperor suddenly asked, "How did Ming'er's concubine choose?" ”

Looking at the emperor who didn't care so much about Xiao Ming's marriage, in the eyes of many people, Xiao Ming was most like the queen when he was young. Cowardly, gentle, incompetent. In fact, the emperor knows very well in his heart that the queen's strength is all pretended, or it is forced out step by step by herself. Xiao Ming is very similar to the queen who married the emperor at the beginning, in fact, in the eyes of the queen, Xiao Ming is most like the emperor when he was young. It looks weak, but in fact, he has his own heart.

Since the little queen put all her thoughts on the crown prince, the emperor is even more concerned with state affairs, and he takes a fancy to the crown prince of Qi. Xiao Ming, who basically grew up on his own since he was a child, never knew his mother's love and father's love, until once a young child watched the six princes beat and scolded his mother and concubine, and Xiao Ming, who returned to the room, cried all night. At that time, the queen knew that Xiao Ming, who was five or six years old, hoped that his mother and father would beat and scold. At that time, the queen learned why the fifth prince Xiao Ming was crying, so she stood outside the room and watched for a night.

took care of everything in the palace, the food and clothing of each child, but did not take into account the thoughts of his youngest son. Studying seriously since childhood, it can be said that he is the most serious of all princes and learns the fastest.

The queen said: "Which Zheng girl Xiao Ming likes it very much, but it's a pity that she is a concubine." ”

The emperor said: "As long as Ming'er likes it, it doesn't matter if the concubine is a concubine or not." Since that kind of thing happened to the family of the Ministry of Rites, there is no need to consider what others think, and when the time comes, Ming'er will choose it herself, there is no need to do it deliberately, and it can be regarded as a little compensation made by me. ”

But I didn't expect the queen to say with a slightly unsightly face: "Then you will also send Ming'er's fief to Jinyang, why is it not a rich place, can't you leave Taiping after the crown, are you in such a hurry?" ”

"At this time, it is really unfair to Ming'er, the land of Daliang is limited, and Ming'er has no merit and it is difficult to stand firm in other places. Although Jinyang is barren, it is the birthplace of the Great Liang and is relatively peaceful. Children don't want to earn where is the most suitable place. ”

Looking at the emperor with a serious face, the empress turned around and pressed the emperor down, rubbed her shoulders and said, "Even if you have a conscience, Ming'er's wedding must be made bigger, and it can be regarded as compensation for Ming'er." I don't know how long it will take to see Ming'er in the future, you must go, but your father is not a monarch. ”

The emperor said, "I know, but I am a father, not a lord. ”

The red lanterns were hung in the Jin Palace, and the servants and maids who came and went were very attentive. On the contrary, the people of Zongren Mansion seemed a little redundant, and they felt that the Jin Wangfu was indeed a lot shabby. There are not a few valuables in the whole house. Even the subordinates who are running back and forth are in a hurry, and there are really few people in the palace of Nuoda. The people who came to the Zongren Mansion looked at it cautiously every time they moved something that looked ordinary. These are your own things, and you can't throw them away.

Especially the horse steward is the most happy, since the opening of the Jin Dynasty, it has never been so lively. Zongren Mansion only came once on the day of its opening, and it seems that only today when the palace did I remember that there was a King of Jin. Those nobles who usually have to bow their heads, Steward Ma has raised his head for the past few days and said that something is wrong here. The subordinates in the house are very careful to decorate, and even a pot of flowers cannot be crooked.

The owner of the lively palace was not there, and the four of them walked towards a mansion with their swords in hand. Liu Zhixing persuaded him several times, but Xiao Ming didn't think so, since it was indispensable to fight. Lin Zhong said many times that this was his trouble, and Xiao Ming was about to get married and couldn't have an accident. But Xiao Ming disagreed, this is the last time, and maybe there will never be a chance to beat people together in the future. Yang Chen pulled Xiao Ming, but he still couldn't resist Xiao Ming.

Liu Zhixing was holding a spear, Lin Zhong was holding a big knife, Yang Chen was holding a long sword, Xiao Ming was holding a long sword, a bow and crossbow were pinned to his waist, and a longbow and a basket of arrows were behind him. The four of them walked generously to the British mansion, and the four of them pointed at the gate with guns, swords, and bows and shouted: "Li Changhe came out to be beaten." ”