Chapter 145: Last Chance
Liu Yongxi didn't expect Liu Ru to say such a thing at this time, after all, she and Li Xiangjun had such an unbearable experience, so the relationship is quite close.
But it is also common for the harem to be jealous, not to mention that outsiders have regarded Li Xiangjun as the "empress", and recently Mrs. Xing has officially crowned the queen, so it is very normal for Liu Ru to have such a new idea, so Liu Yongxi immediately said: "Of course, there is more than one "National Policy Theory", but now you can talk about other issues only after you help Sister Xiangjun do things well, Sister Xiangjun has put a lot of thought into this, if you don't learn the craft well, it will naturally be difficult to become a teacher." ”
Liu Ru knew that Liu Yongxi meant to let her assist Li Xiangjun for a period of time, and strive to learn Li Xiangjun's skills, so that Liu Yongxi would support her to stand up on her own.
After all, it seems very simple to run such a "Theory of National Policy", but in fact it is very knowledgeable, and it took Li Xiangjun a whole year of energy just to select and decorate the articles in the magazine, and there are countless trial and error experiences in the middle.
And Liu Ru immediately agreed: "Then Sister Lizhen and I will go and prepare!" ”
Liu Yongxi could only smile wryly and nodded.
No matter how powerful he is, he can't control the gangs and factions in the harem, and the relationship between Empress Zhang and Empress Changping is naturally the closest, and Zhu Meier and Bian Yujing used to be the closest female officials around Empress Zhang, so they are also a small group, but they not only have a good relationship with Empress Zhang, but also close to Li Xiangjun.
And Empress Gao and Empress Xing were born in Chuangying, so they always served Liu Yongxi together during their westward expedition to Huguang and became good sisters who had nothing to say.
As for the four imperial concubines and concubines from Xiying, needless to say, the four of them served Liu Yongxi almost wholeheartedly throughout the whole process, almost no personal time of their own, and the cohesion was naturally not a problem, and now Liu Ru and Ruan Lizhen have also formed a new sister flower combination.
But Liu Yongxi also knows that this situation cannot be avoided, so he can only find something to make them responsible, and now Liu Ru and Ruan Lizhen have taken the initiative to add to the burden, of course Liu Yongxi will not refuse their good intentions: "Anyway, during this time, the "National Policy Theory" can't be messy, and many people are staring at it."
Qian Cheng has been staring at the "Theory of National Policy" for this period of time, and as soon as he entered the house today, he happily announced his harvest to the people in the house: "Living up to expectations, I have taken this issue of "Theory of National Policy" from the provincial capital. ”
Several gentlemen in the county jumped up in unison when they heard the news: "It's good that the "National Policy Theory" has arrived, take a look at the catalog first!" ”
"I'm ready to copy my hands and see if there are any much-needed articles."
"Don't worry, everyone, take turns to watch, and whoever needs to transcribe it will say it in advance."
Qian Cheng is a talent in Xiaoshan County, Shaoxing Prefecture, although many people in Xiaoshan County were able to be prosperous and wealthy because they followed Emperor Chengtian Liu Yongxi to resist the Qing Dynasty in this earth-shattering shock, even if they did not have glory and wealth, they also got many privileges in the county because of the merits of following Emperor Chengtian, but this does not include Qian Cheng, a talent who retreated to the countryside early to take refuge.
Qian Cheng not only did not gain anything because of the establishment of the Chengtian Dynasty, but lost many practical benefits because of the turmoil of the war, and it was even possible to become an ordinary family from the middle and upper family of "poetry and book heirloom", so after the war, he regretted his intestines.
At that time, if he followed Emperor Chengtian to get into trouble, even if he didn't have an official position now, he would always be able to get a lot of benefits, so he wouldn't be as embarrassed as he is now, so after the war ended, Qian Cheng became active instead, and tried every possible way to find ways to drill camps.
But since the opportunity is missed, it is difficult to recover, although Qian Cheng has tried his best in this matter, but he has always found nothing, but there is a suspicion of sitting on the mountain, until he found this regularly published "National Policy Theory" in the provincial capital.
At first, Qian Cheng felt that this magazine was incredible, the discussions on it were all national policies in the real sense, and it was a major event that could only be agreed upon by the prime ministers, how could it be put on such a publicly published exposé, but Qian Cheng soon found that this magazine had an official nature so that it could be circulated in the market, and it recorded a lot of very important information.
Just reading the table of contents and titles of the articles can be very rewarding, and the specific content is comparable to gold and silver, and can even grasp the specific movements of the imperial court, and many details proposed in the "National Policy Theory" were quickly implemented, which made Qian Cheng even more treasured.
But although Qian Cheng was a showman, after a series of twists and turns, he could not squeeze into the real power class in Xiaoshan County, so he soon found several acquaintances of the gentry to share this "Theory of National Policy" with them on a regular basis, and soon this group of people organized regular meetings, and some people successfully seized the opportunity to soar into the sky.
And in this small circle of readers, there is also the news that a certain martial artist and a poor scholar have obtained an official position because of an article published in the "National Policy Theory", so this small group is becoming more and more active and enthusiastic, but although the general talents, scholars, and businessmen only know that there is such a circle, they cannot participate, and this small circle even faintly shows signs of being able to do great things.
It's just that although everyone had a very heated discussion, and even saw the content they wanted most in this issue of the magazine and was ready to read and quote it, Qian Cheng, who took the latest issue of the magazine from Hangzhou, was stuck in thinking.
Qian Cheng had already read this issue of "National Policy Theory" in advance on the way, and even had a bold idea that was completely different from before, he had noticed that although "National Policy Theory" discussed national affairs of real significance, and the suggestions were also bold, they did not include those major policies that "the country is decided".
Even on the key issue of how to go to the Northern Expedition, although many views were cited, Qian Cheng had noticed that although there were many suggestions to postpone the Northern Expedition, the imperial court still meant that everyone should try to support the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, and after reading the magazine, everyone also felt that no matter how much the price was paid, the Northern Expedition must be made, otherwise they would have to pay a hundredfold and a thousand times the price in the future.
Like many vested interests, Qian Cheng did not like the Northern Expedition, because once the Northern Expedition was launched, it would inevitably impose extraordinary taxes, and the three salaries of the Chongzhen Dynasty were typical examples, and the most worrying problem for a propertied person like him was the damage to his own interests.
But after watching "The Theory of National Policy" twice, Qian Cheng felt that this was not only a challenge, but also an opportunity.
If it is placed in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Hongguang Dynasty or Wanli Dynasty, an ordinary scholar like Qian Cheng who only has a talent and fame will not be able to seize it if he has more opportunities, after all, even if a Xiucai can enter the country, it will be the end of a county order at most, and this is already the result of exceptional employment.
But the Chengtian Dynasty is completely different, the country's new creation naturally has the founding atmosphere, there are many people in Xiaoshan County who don't even have a reputation for showing talent, or even an ordinary farmer, but because they crossed the river with Emperor Chengtian, they are now decent people in Nanjing, and there are even people who have become governors and counties because of their outstanding achievements.
This kind of nouveau riche made Qian Cheng particularly red and eager to replace him, but if the opportunity was missed, he would not come again, and now Chengtian Emperor Liu Yongxi was surrounded by countless ministers and elite soldiers, but at that time, he was temporarily confused and hid in the countryside, and only when Chengtian Emperor Liu Yongxi took Hangzhou did he dare to show his head, and he missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
And now that the opportunity has come, he feels that he can't miss it, and the gentleman who temporarily let go of this "Theory of National Policy" on the side said: "Can we also publish an article, I heard that as long as you board it, your value will be extraordinary!" ”
"Yes, there is an address left in the back, as long as our article is hard enough, we will definitely be able to board it!"
"I've heard that someone in the provincial capital was promoted to the county with an article!"
"It's not easy, you must know that Huang Laosan really has a real knife and a real gun to spell out a Zhizhou, but this kid has become a county in one article!"
When it comes to Huang Laosan, Qian Cheng is a little upset, after all, everyone comes from a village, but at the beginning, Huang Sanshi was much worse than himself, not only did he not show off his talent and fame, but he couldn't even get his wife, but because he followed Yu Huang and Yu Zhuangyuan to serve Emperor Fengtian, it is said that he is now the master of Zhizhou, and because he is the founding hero of the country, he can continue to soar in the future, but he is still thinking about how to make a good errand.
And he also knew that the lucky man in the provincial capital was indeed promoted to the county prince, but he himself was an old man who crossed the river with Empress Zhang, and that article also said the voice that the imperial court wanted to say but did not dare to say, so he was able to ascend to the sky and become the county prince in one step.
But several gentlemen present were thinking about how to find a talented man to write a weighty article, and the more Qian Cheng listened, the more upset he became, so he simply said his true thoughts: "This thing is not so easy, no matter how beautiful the article is, that is, the fame of a county, if we want to fly Huang Tengda, we have to follow the path that Huang Sanshi walked at the beginning?" ”
These gentlemen all felt that Qian Cheng's statement was completely unreliable: "Take the path that Huang Sanshi walked at the beginning? How can it be so easy? Now that Emperor Chengtian has even taken down Guangzhou, we don't have a chance to get on the bus if we want to! ”
"There's a chance! There's definitely a chance! ”
Qian Cheng's loud voice even startled him, but at this moment he was full of energy: "Northern Expedition, we missed the God-given opportunity to cross the river with Your Majesty, we can't miss the Northern Expedition again!" If we miss the Northern Expedition, we will never have a chance! ”
Northern expedition?
Several gentlemen present suddenly became interested, and someone immediately said loudly: "Quickly bring the national policy theory, let's take a good look at it again!" ”
"That's right, the Northern Expedition is an opportunity, let's see what is written in the book?"
"The Northern Expedition is indeed an opportunity, but do we have a chance to get on the bus?"
Although everyone was gossiping, everyone, including Qian Cheng, suddenly felt that this was indeed the last chance.