Unconsciously, it came to the end of the twenty-sixth year of Yongli.

Xiao Rui also enjoyed the sealing ceremony that only the emperor had, so he could relax leisurely for the New Year and enjoy the happiness of the holiday.

During the Chinese New Year, officials from all over the country sent congratulatory gifts to express their gratitude to His Majesty. And there are not many gifts that can arouse Xiao Rui's concern.

The first one was naturally sent by Zhang Liang, Xiao He and others, and it was the promotion progress of Huangtian Group and Daxia Bank, and Xiao He had already sent his assistant to the old land of Qi, which is now Anbei Province, to give full play to the value of Huangtian Group there, and follow the process of Anxi Province to become the second grain producing area of Daxia.

In addition, there is also a more careful population investigation, which is something that Zhang Liang has been trying to figure out since he became the envoy of the festival, that is, how many people are in the fourteen prefectures of Anxi, and now the general investigation results have been released, almost 31.1 million people!

The former Zhao State had a population of about 70 million, so judging from the results of the census, the proportion of land occupied by Zhao was directly proportional to the population, after all, the Qin State occupied the sixteen counties of Zhao State.

For Great Xia, the more population there is, the more it represents productivity and strength, but this is only relative to Great Xia, and for Qin, the more Zhao people who rule, the better. Because it is not so easy for the Qin State to settle the old land of the Zhao State with a population of 40 million.

In the congratulatory gift sent by Zhang Liang, he also went deep into the Qin State to investigate the rectification of the old land of the Zhao State by the Ying King Qin Zheng, on the one hand, he used the harsh law of Lian to hunt down the traitors, and on the other hand, he used the method of migration, so that the Qin people and the Zhao people intermarried, and it was indeed a good way to give grace and power, but the national hatred was not so easy to solve, after all, the Zhao State was destroyed by the Qin State.

Of course, Great Xia destroyed the State of Qi, so the governance of the fourteen states of Anbei Province is also difficult, and the old people of the State of Qi are very resistant, which is why Ye Wendao was sent as the envoy of the festival.

From Zhang Liang's letter, it can be learned that the rectification of the old land of Zhao by King Qin is not as good as it seems, and it will take a while for Qin to put the mess in order.

So this is also an opportunity for Daxia to continue to develop!

Great Xia is not afraid of the Qin State, but it is not the time to go to war, and now is an excellent opportunity for development, to be able to get rid of the Qin State and fully enhance the national strength. If there is a war now, it is likely to disrupt Xiao Rui's plan.

This is a congratulatory gift from Zhang Liang.

The second gift naturally came from Anbei Province.

Ye Wendao is already the king of Qi State, and now as a festival envoy to govern the old land of Qi State, the pressure is also very great, the family and squire scolded him for being a traitor, but the refugees are not so hostile because they have received relief from the Great Xia court.

Therefore, Ye Wendao's strategy is very smart, to win over the people and businessmen at the bottom, and to target the powerful purposefully, anyway, now the champion Hou's 700,000 army is stationed here, who dares to rebel, directly raid the house. It just so happened that the land was snatched out of their hands and handed over to the Huangtian group to be distributed to the Great Xia soldiers and people who were willing to settle here.

Therefore, Ye Wendao has appeased most of the people and refugees, and can ensure that at least 70% of the land will be restored to cultivation at the beginning of spring.

At the same time, Yue Fei is worthy of being a famous general of the anti-Yuan army, and he will teach Li Cunxiao and Yang Youji the training experience of the Yuan army, so they are honing their skills by fighting, and the hemp knife is combined with the trap, as well as the hook and sickle gun, which is a big killer for the cavalry of the Yuan army! The Yuan army had already suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and was forced by Yue Fei and Li Cunxiao to continue to retreat, and soon to withdraw from the border defense line demarcated by Xiao Rui, and then it would be able to build a city wall with the help of terrain and rivers.

The third gift was from the Wa Kingdom.

Pingbohou has already taken half of the territory of the Wa Kingdom, and at this rate, he will take the entire Wa Kingdom for a maximum of three months.

Although these three gifts are all news, they make Xiao Rui happier than the real thing, and this New Year is very comfortable.

After the New Year, the time came to the twenty-seventh year of Yongli.

Emperor Xia has been an emperor for twenty-seven years, which can be regarded as the second longest emperor during his reign since the founding of Great Xia, the first is Emperor Xia Wudi, the fifth emperor of Great Xia, who has been an emperor for twenty-eight years.

Emperor Xia had said before that he couldn't rush into the ancestors, so he wanted to stop at twenty-seven years.

When the first month of the year passed, it entered February, and there were still ten days left before the stinging solar term.

There is a poem: "The light rain is new, and a thunder starts." The Tian family has a few days of leisure, and farming has started from here. ”

Therefore, the advent of the stinging solar term indicates the beginning of spring ploughing, and the cold of winter is finally passing.

No country will go to war regardless of spring ploughing, farming is the country's top priority, not to mention that disasters are frequent now, if the opportunity for spring ploughing is wasted, then the people will really have no livelihood.

So all countries are starting to prepare for spring planting.

The same is true of the peasants of Bactria .

And at this moment, Emperor Xia, who had not been asking about political affairs for a long time, suddenly issued eleven holy decrees in a row, urgently summoning eleven military marquis to return to Beijing to report on their work, and even the Pingbo Marquis of the Wa Kingdom also received orders.

He had already attacked four hundred miles south of Edo, and now he was suddenly summoned back to Beijing to report on his duties, which was also beyond his expectations. But there was no way, he could only return to China and hand over the task of leading troops to Qi Jiguang.

Emperor Xia's move attracted the attention of many powerful people, and they all looked around to see what His Majesty wanted.

Naturally, there are smart people among the magnates, and they have already guessed the reason, and even the eleven military marquis have guessed the reason, but they dare not return to Beijing, and no one dares to refute the majesty of His Majesty.

In this way, the military marquis who held the right to lead the army returned to Beijing one after another, and on the eve of the sting, only the Changsheng Hou, the Champion Hou, and the Pingbo Hou who had traveled far away had not yet rushed back.

After the White Tiger Marquis collaborated with the enemy and treason, he had already asked for beheading, so there were only eleven military marquis left in Great Xia, and these eleven were all supporting Emperor Xia from the very beginning, and helped him from the most down-and-out prince to the supreme position little by little, and followed Emperor Xia to fight in the south and north, witnessing the barren and weak Great Xia into the current grand scene.

They are all ministers of the dragon, so they can be made marquis. As His Majesty enters the year of Ershun, these marquis are slightly older or slightly younger than Emperor Xia, but they are all at the age of Ershun, and they are all about to be powerless.

Now that seven military marquis have returned to Beijing, the first thing they will do after returning to Beijing is naturally to meet His Majesty and the crown prince. Xiao Rui's role in this drama is just a bystander, so just watch the play quietly. Emperor Xia held a banquet in the palace, and called Zhang Jinfu, the Marquis of Zhongyong, to entertain the eight military marquis.

At the banquet, Emperor Xia only talked about private matters, talked about the world, talked about the interesting things of the year, and did not mention the purpose of calling them back to Beijing.

The banquet dispersed, and several military marquis didn't drink much, making a lot of trouble.

In the next few days, it is natural to wait for the champion Hou Zhuge Yuanba, Changsheng Hou Tian Boyuan and Pingbo Hou to return to Beijing. also took advantage of the past few days, several military marquis began to communicate secretly.

The eleven military marquis are also far and near, the champion Hou, the Changsheng Hou Tian Boyuan, the loyal and brave Hou Zhang Jinfu, the Xiaoyong Hou Wang Feng, and the Zhenyuan Hou Han Ming, these people are close, some of them are from military families, and some are from poor families, but they all started by military merits, and they have their current achievements step by step. On the other hand, other military marquis have excellent family backgrounds and high starting points, so they have a good relationship. To put it in layman's terms, it is because of different origins.

Xiaoyong Hou Wang Feng and Zhenyuan Marquis Han Ming made an appointment to go to Zhang Jinfu, Zhang Jinfu knew the purpose of the two of them, so he warmly entertained the two.

"You two are also like cats? Run to me here to find out the news! Zhang Jinfu quipped.

Han Ming said with a smile: "I have just been transferred back to Licheng Military Town, and as soon as I have sorted out the order, I have received His Majesty's will. Originally, I thought I was coming back alone, but when I arrived in the capital, I realized that it was all the military marquis who held the right to lead the army. In the past, His Majesty would personally recruit and summon all the military marquis to return to Beijing to report on their work. But now that the crown prince is in charge of the country, His Majesty is also old, so it is naturally impossible to recruit in person. In addition, the idea of His Majesty's abdication is getting stronger and stronger, I believe that not only me, but others are also worried! Isn't it, Lao Wang! ”

Wang Feng said with a smile: "Brother Han is reasonable. Lao Zhang, you have been staying in Kyoto, and the news you have heard is relatively comprehensive, so don't hide it, let's say it! ”

Zhang Jinfu nodded and said, "Your Majesty is old, how can we not be old!" When you are old, you have to be self-aware, and when you should give way to the newcomer, you have to give way! ”

The meaning of these words was already obvious, and Han Ming and Wang Feng glanced at each other, quite bitter.

After all, Rong Ma has been a lifelong man, and it is really reluctant to give up the right to lead troops. It's not that he's greedy for power, it's just that he suddenly has no purpose.

At this time, Zhang Jinfu smiled and said: "Don't be sad for the two of you, although we are old and it's time to rest, it's not like we are returning home." Your Majesty is preparing to abdicate, so naturally you want to hand over a stable and powerful throne to the crown prince, and keeping our eleven old guys is not a factor of peace, so this move, Your Majesty must go. But after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he will change to a new world, and the prince needs to use us when the time comes, and it will be used as usual, you two understand? ”

Han Ming and Wang Feng suddenly brightened.

Don't look at Zhang Jinfu rough, but he is careful, otherwise His Majesty would not let him manage the patrol battalion and guard the security in the capital. Zhang Jinfu saw it very thoroughly, His Majesty must first take back the right to lead the eleven military marquis, there is no need to discuss!

But after the retraction, after the authority of the throne is handed over to the crown prince, the crown prince will inevitably use the newcomers, but some veterans will also use the same as before.

For example, the champion Hou and the Changsheng Hou, although they are older, they can still fight for Daxia for a few more years, they are all masters of martial arts, and their physical fitness is good.

Of course, who the prince will use at that time, that's what the prince says.

At least the champion Hou, Changsheng Hou, and Zhongyong Hou, these three people are inevitable, Zhenyuan Marquis Han Ming has received the favor of the prince, and the prince will naturally use it, and Wang Feng is a good friend of several of them, and his ability is also good, so he can basically use it.

As for the remaining marquis, they have supported other princes from the beginning, and they have been defending the place all these years, and they have no military achievements, whether the prince will continue to use it, hehe, it's hard to say.

"So don't worry, you two can cooperate with Your Majesty when the time comes." Zhang Jinfu reminded.

Han Ming said with a smile: "Even if it won't be activated, Your Majesty wants to take away our right to lead the troops, and we have nothing to say." However, the six of them will not talk about Pingbo Hou and Baizhan Hou, and they must be complaining, for fear that they will not know whether they are alive or dead, and they will anger Your Majesty. ”

Zhang Jinfu nodded, and said: "You're right, Pingbohou must have complaints, but this matter has become a foregone conclusion." Eleven military marquis, five of us fully support His Majesty's arrangement. The Flame Marquis is frail and sickly, and he has long had no real power to lead the troops, and the rest are Li Feng, the Marquis of Baizhan, the Marquis of Pojun, the Marquis of Changlin, the Marquis of Northern Chufeng, and the Marquis of Chiyan, Chu Lie. Can the four of them change the decision? I hope they don't anger His Majesty and forget His Majesty's decisiveness in killing back then. ”

Han Ming and Wang Feng agreed.

At the same time, Li Feng, the Marquis of Baizhan, Gao Ming, Marquis of Pojun, Marquis of Changlin, Bei Chufeng, and Marquis Chulie of Chiyan also gathered together to discuss the situation, and they also suspected that this time His Majesty wanted to take away their right to lead the troops, so they were summoned back to Beijing to report on their work.

In addition, they are also different from the champion Hou and Changsheng Hou, the place where the four of them are guarding is not at the border pass, but in the state capital in Great Xia. For example, Li Feng, the Marquis of Baizhan, is in Xuzhou, and the Marquis of Pojun is in Ezhou, so their position is not very critical.

As a result, several of them were even more worried about losing their military power.