Downing was reading a newspaper in his hand.

Song Zhenzong once said a sentence to encourage students all over the world, "There is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book", the literal meaning of this sentence is very easy to understand, through reading can obtain glory and wealth and beautiful wives and concubines, I don't know how many readers will take it as a motto in life.

Tang Ning is studying, naturally not for these, because he has glory and wealth, beautiful wives and beautiful concubines.

Reading is not only a channel for acquiring knowledge and absorbing information, but also for self-cultivation and sentiment.

The accumulation of thousands of years of a nation is contained in these pages, a person who reads and does not read, the temperament is different, the more books you read, the fool can also open her mind.

Tang Ning's purpose of reading books and newspapers now is to pass the time, and to obtain information.

The "Jingshi Daily" published by Tang Renzhai is a semi-official newspaper, half of which is the bureaucratic news, advertisements and rents, etc., and the other half is controlled by the imperial court, and most of them publish some official articles or news.

As the emperor, Emperor Chen was prepared for danger in times of peace, and he was always reminding the people to be vigilant, and Tang Ning also saw it from these newspapers.

The newspaper in his hand, with more than half of its pages, analyzed the situation around Chen Guo.

As the old land of Liang State, Qiandi is adjacent to Jiangnan, if Qiandi is in turmoil and has a bad heart towards Chen Guo, Jingshi is beyond the reach of the whip, and Jiangnan may fall into the hands of the enemy for a short time.

In the depths of the grassland, the black barbarians are like a huge cloud, shrouded over the heads of the cautious people, and it is also a threat to Chen Guo, which must be guarded against.

Xiao Wan in the Western Regions, with wolf ambitions, has grown into a threat that is not inferior to the grassland, and has become the number one enemy of Chen State.

On the plateau in the west, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at the Central Plains Dynasty, and if there is a slight relaxation, Xifan will take advantage of the weakness and become the great enemy of the Chen State like the Western Regions.

From Downing's point of view, this article is naturally a bit unfounded.

Qiandi himself is still in chaos, how can he have the idea of fighting Chen Guojiangnan, the black barbarians are strong, but the Su Shen clan is not vegetarians, the black barbarians want to get out of the grassland, the difficulty is not ordinary, Xiaowan in the Western Regions is currently facing, in addition to Chen Guo, there are two-thirds of the small countries in the Western Regions, in a short period of time, it is difficult to become a climate.

As for his strangest Xifan, the history of this world is different, Xifan was beaten into a sieve during the Tang Dynasty, and it has not been relieved for hundreds of years, how can it be so quick and easy to grow into the opponent of Chen Guo?

However, there is nothing wrong with being careful, even if Chen Guo has no superficial problems, but the hidden danger really exists, with Chen Huang's careful character, I am afraid that he will be worried and will not even be able to sleep.

Tang Ning sleeps very soundly these days, abstinence for several months, and now he has endless energy, and every night is very fulfilling.

Xiao Jue's big wedding stimulated Xiaoru a lot, and it stimulated her mother-in-law even more.

The news that Xiao Jue and Lu Ya are pregnant before marriage is not a secret in a small area, in comparison, Tang Ning got married several years before him, and he has no heirs until now, which seems to be more worrying.

Tang Ning stayed in the grassland for a few months, hiding from his mother-in-law for a few months, and now, everything is back to square one.

Tang Ning didn't want to be stared at by them with strange eyes every day, so he came to Shangshu Province early.

Shang Shu Youcheng sat in his position, glanced up, and immediately arched his hand: "See the ...... of the Marquis of Dingguo"

Tang Ning was very resistant to this title, waved his hand, and said, "There is no Dingguo here, so it's better to call it the same as before." ”

The Marquis of Dingguo is the most honorable title in Chen State, such a person works with them, Shang Shu Youcheng originally had a psychological burden, but at this moment, seeing that Tang Ning was still the same as before, he suddenly relieved his heart.

He smiled and said, "Lord Tang has just come back from the grassland, why don't you rest at home for a few more days?" ”

Tang Ning said: "Eat the king, share the worries of the king, and the official must not forget his duty." ”

Shang Shuyoucheng's face was solemn, and he arched his hand and said: "Lord Tang is really an example for our officials, and the officials admire it." ”

Tang Ning only arrived in Shangshu Province in the morning, and was summoned by Emperor Chen in the afternoon.

The place of the summoning is still in the imperial study, there are still a few people in the imperial study, Tang Ning raised his eyes and looked, the six books are all there, Wang Xiang is also there, and the front are King Huai and King Kang.

Duanwang has already turned on the mode of lying to win, usually does not participate in court affairs, just waiting for Emperor Chen to pass on the throne to him, he did not appear here, Tang Ning was not surprised, but the appearance of King Kang made him a little strange.

He has become the heir of the king, no longer involved in court affairs, Emperor Chen transferred him to Zongzheng Temple a few days ago, but also wanted to give him an errand, so that he can gain a firm foothold in Beijing, today I saw him in the imperial study, presumably he still has some real power in his hands.

In addition to the early dynasties, Emperor Chen would occasionally gather important ministers from the court to come to the imperial study to discuss state affairs, which many people called the "small court meeting".

When Tang Ning walked in, Emperor Chen was instructing Lu Ding about something.

"The black barbarians are the enemy of Su Shen, and they are also the enemy of our Chen State, once they cross the Su Shen defense line, the situation in the northwest will be tense again, and they have to be guarded again." Emperor Chen looked at Lu Ding and said: "Chen Guo and Su Shen are now in a relationship of cold lips and teeth, Su Shen people want my Chen State's heavy cavalry to resist the black barbarians, the military department can lease them heavy cavalry armor 3,000, Su Shen also needs to set up a place to store armor in the army, but it must be ......managed by the soldiers of Chen Guo, and the detailed rules are formulated by the military department itself." ”

Lu Ding bowed and said, "Obey." ”

Wan Yan Yan applied to Emperor Chen for a batch of heavy cavalry, and Emperor Chen finally agreed.

Of course, heavy cavalry is a weapon of the country, and Chen Guo just lent them armor, and these armors must also be kept by Chen Guo's soldiers, which can be said to be extremely careful.

In fact, his approach is redundant, without Chen Guo's funding, the grassland simply cannot support heavy cavalry, and the consumption of 3,000 heavy cavalry can drag them down in three months.

After the affairs of the grassland were arranged, the next step was the ministry.

Since he first supported the Jiagu Shuhu and the Wanyan Department to confront him, Emperor Chen has liked this method, and in the matter of treating Xiaowan in the Western Regions, his approach is the same as that of the grassland.

The Western Regions are very large, Xiao Wan only occupies one-third of the territory, Xiao Wan's rapid expansion in recent years, has long caused panic in the Western Regions, Emperor Chen plans to send envoys to contact these small countries, unite many small countries in the Western Regions, and cooperate with each other, and attack Xiao Wan on both sides......

In addition, the rebellion in Qiandi also attracted the attention of Emperor Chen, although Qiandi was not the territory of Chen Guo, but it was closely related to the stability of Jiangnan, and he also arranged for secret spies to investigate.

Finally, he looked at King Kang and said, "In a few months, it will be the royal festival, Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites, let's start preparing from now on." ”

King Kang arched his hand and said, "Father Qi, the annual royal festival is in charge of Zongzheng Temple, will you unite the Ministry of Rites this year?" ”

Emperor Chen nodded and said, "This year's festival, I plan to hold it in the Xishan Imperial Mausoleum, the grassland has been decided, and I want the ancestors and ancestors to see it......"

The royal festival is held every year, but it is held in the imperial palace, and Emperor Chen moved it to the location of the Xishan Imperial Mausoleum this year, apparently to show off.

After all, as an emperor, he has completed the great cause that the emperors of the Chen State have not completed, but he has only held a royal festival and has not held a ceremony to seal Zen, which is already considered to be his extreme restraint.

After Emperor Chen finished all this, his eyes finally looked at Tang Ning and said, "You have worked this northern expedition, I will allow you to recuperate at home for two months, and in these two months, you don't have to go to Shangshu Province." ”

Tang Ning would rather see the excerpts in Shangshu Province than go home and be spawned, arched his hand, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers are not tired, and there is no need to recuperate......"

"You'd better get some rest." Emperor Chen waved his hand and said: "Xiao Jue is going to have children before he gets married, you have been married for three years, you have many wives and concubines, but you don't have any children, it's better to go home and recuperate, and I will send a few more imperial doctors to take a look at you......"

Emperor Chen's words fell, and His Royal Highness's faces changed.

Lu Ding's face was red, Tang Ning couldn't explain, he could only calm his face, and arched his hand: "Thank you, Your Majesty......"/13_13482/