Yanjing is the imperial capital of Dahua, the political center and commercial center of the whole Dahua. The size of the city and the momentum of the market are much larger than that of ordinary cities. In terms of geographical convenience, Yanjing is located in the rich plain, north of the Yellow River, south of the Fengze Lake, waterway and land in all directions, it has become the largest material distribution center in the Central Plains.

Since the founding of Dahua, the emperors of all dynasties have done their best to develop agriculture on the south bank of the Yellow River. With the prosperity of farming, craftsmen and merchants have also come one after another, Yanjing has become a land and water metropolis vigorously in more than 100 years, rebuilding a large city, industrial and commercial gatherings, shops are numerous, famous people from all over the country have come to settle down and open museums, the literary style is prosperous, private learning is great, and it has directly become the civilization center of this era.

If Yanjing is the heart of Dahua, then the imperial palace is the chicken breast of Yanjing, and in this majestic and glorious building, the supreme emperor of the entire empire lives.

The bright stars are high, and the sky is far away.

The fog is dark, and the crows of the city are a little gone.

I heard the sound of the high pavilion, and I couldn't tell the changing place.

The silver candle has been completed, and the Golden Gate is in control.

In this era, there were no computers, no telephones, no internet. Therefore, the dialogue between the monarchs and ministers in the early dynasty was an important way for the emperor to understand the major affairs of the state.

Speaking of the early dynasties, perhaps no emperor or minister would like this thing, because it was too frustrating, but if you don't like it, you don't like it. You have to grit your teeth and go to court. In the early dynasties, ministers had to get up at midnight and travel halfway through the capital to the noon gate. At three o'clock in the morning, the minister arrived outside the noon gate and waited.

When the drums on the tower of the Gate Gate were beating. The ministers have to line up; By the time the bell rang around five o'clock in the morning, the palace gates opened.

Hundreds of officials entered in turn, crossed the Jinshui Bridge and formed a team in the square.

Any coughing, spitting, or unsteady walk among the officials will be recorded by the imperial historian in charge of picketing, and they will be dealt with.

Usually, the emperor comes to the Taihe Gate or the Taihe Palace, and hundreds of officials kneel and bow three times. Only officials above the fourth rank have the opportunity to talk to the emperor, and the ministers report to the emperor on government affairs, and the emperor asks questions or answers.

Today's morning court, the atmosphere is a little tense.

There are four copper charcoal basins in the warm pavilion, and the basins are burned with red tribute charcoal. A rickety old man was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed. He was old-looking. Described as withered, an old face like an orange peel wrinkled by the wind was covered with age spots one after another, and his hair was snow-white and sparse, loosely combed. Tied a bun on the top of his head. The years have left deep and brutal marks on his face. Look. It seems to be no different from ordinary old people.

But no one dared to underestimate this seemingly ordinary old man.

Because he has been the emperor of Dahua for decades, and to this day the great empire is still firmly in his hands!

The big waves sweep the sand, and the heroes are exhausted. in the world today. Who dares to be a hero except for him?

Zhou Anwu, the secretary of the military department, is the son of Zhou Tai, the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses. The emperor was sympathetic to his merits, so if Zhou Tai was not a big deal, he didn't have to come to the court.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Anwu, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers and Soldiers, has something to do!" Zhou Anwu knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

Zhao Changqing was wearing a bright yellow casual clothes, with a five-clawed golden dragon with teeth and claws embroidered on the front of the suit, his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was tired and dozing off. And did not speak.

Zhou Anwu was accustomed to the emperor's arrogance and indifference, so he didn't wait for Zhao Changqing to speak, but took the initiative to say, "The minister received an eight-hundred-mile urgent military report sent by the Liangzhou Prefecture Pastor late yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops have invaded in a big way, and they have now surrounded Yumen Pass! Estimate this point, the Huns are already attacking the city! ’

When Zhao Changqing heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were fierce, it was hard to imagine that an old man who was old and old had such a gloomy gaze as sharp as a falcon.

Zhou Anwu's scalp was numb, and he hurriedly crawled deeply at Zhao Changqing's feet, not daring to make a sound for a long time.

"The Huns, the Huns again! Could it be that my great wealth has really fallen to the point of allowing the barbarians to invade at will? The Turks made a fuss, the Huns made a fuss. There are still White Lotus Sect criminals in the country! Why, do they really think that I am old and can do whatever I want? Zhao Changqing patted the table in front of him and roared.

"The ministers are guilty!" Seeing that the emperor was furious, the Manchu Dynasty knelt on the ground neatly. Maybe this is already a conditioned reflex. Xie Xian, who was standing at the front, knelt the most quickly.

Looking at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhao Changqing had a deep sense of powerlessness. Fuck, who are Lao Tzu's subordinates, just kneel and kneel, can't you use your brain to think of a solution to the problem?

"Okay, get up, if kneeling can make the Huns retreat, I will let you kneel to death one by one!" Zhao Changqing waved his hand, very weak.

"Emperor Xie!" The Manchu civil and military were accustomed to this process.

After drinking the ginseng soup, Zhao Changqing's spirit was slightly better.

"Xie Aiqing, tell me, how to deal with this matter?" After Zhao Changqing looked around in the Manchu Dynasty, he still chose Xie Xian to plan for himself.

"Back to the emperor, Weichen feels that this matter is a little strange!" Xie Xianlong's name as a scholar of Tuge University is not covered.

"Oh, tell me, what's wrong!" Zhao Changqing became interested. The relics also pricked up their ears to listen to what the clever man had to say.

After Xie Xian bent down to Zhao Changqing again, he said slowly, "According to Weichen's research over the years, it is the first time that the Huns have chosen to invade our Dahua territory in this season. So Weichen thinks that there must be something in this that we don't grasp! ”

When the second prince Zhao Xingjiang heard Xie Xian's words, he couldn't help but laugh sarcastically, "Lord Xie's official words are inevitably too easy!" ”

There was silence in the court, and the ministers of civil and military affairs had gradually become accustomed to the arrogance of the second prince. However, they are members of the royal family, and they are likely to be the future heirs to the throne. As long as the emperor doesn't care about him, no one will be stupid enough to offend him.

"Xingjiang, how do you talk to Master Xie? How do I educate you? Have you forgotten everything? Zhao Xingjiang's presumptuous arrogance made Emperor Zhao Changqing very unhappy. He was reprimanded directly in front of the civil and military officials.

Zhao Xingjiang relied on the identity of the prince, and he has always been not afraid of heaven and earth. But only his own emperor father is afraid of him. Seeing Zhao Changqing's face, it was not very good. He immediately shut up and obediently withdrew. Zhao Xinghe, the third prince on the side, glanced at his second brother with disdain and smiled disdainfully.

Zhou Anwu, the secretary of the military department, still has some real talents, after all, the tiger father has no dogs. Although it can't be compared with his father Zhou Tai's ability, it is not a waste of firewood.

"Your Majesty, in fact, we don't have to worry too much. General Xiahou Yong, the general of Yumen Pass, is a veteran of the battlefield, and he is the most sure of dealing with the Huns. With him guarding the Yumen Pass, presumably the Huns will not take advantage of anything! Zhou Anwu reported.

Zhao Changqing nodded approvingly, "That's right, Xiahou Yong's ability is obvious to all." I am sure he will not disappoint me! ”

The matter of the Hun attack was discussed. After making sure that the border army can solve it on its own. This made Zhao Changqing breathe a sigh of relief. He, the emperor, is very difficult.

After the early dynasty, Zhao Changqing drove back to the palace first, and the ministers of civil and military affairs also slowly withdrew from the main hall. Xie Xian's official position is higher. So stand at the forefront. When he retreated, he fell behind the bottom of the line.

"Master Xie. What a great official authority, my father actually reprimanded me, the prince, in front of you, who is a courtier? Aren't you proud? The second prince, Zhao Xingjiang, found an opportunity to come to Xie Xian's side and said fiercely.

Xie Xian has been in the officialdom for so many years, and the reason why he can stand tall. Pampered and pampered. It relies on a set of perfect life skills. In the face of Zhao Xingjiang's provocation, Xie Xian put on an old look, and said in a panic, "The minister is panicked!" ”

"Huh, you're going to be scared?" Zhao Xingjiang glanced up and down at this powerful minister, snorted dissatisfiedly, and walked away.

"Congratulations to the second prince!" Xie Xian said respectfully at Zhao Xingjiang's back.

The small contradiction between Xie Xian and Zhao Xingjiang had just come to an end, and Zhao Xinghe, the third prince who had been watching from the wall, came over with a sunny face.

"Ha Luha, Lord Xie, I haven't seen you for many days, but your demeanor is still the same, it's really gratifying!" Compared with his brother's attitude, Zhao Xinghe is undoubtedly much more enthusiastic.

"It turned out to be the third prince, and I have seen His Royal Highness the prince!" Xie Xian saw that another one was coming, and he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart. But he couldn't show it, so he could only force a smile on his face.

"No courtesy, no courtesy, Lord Xie is my pillar of Dahua! is also the right-hand man of his father, so he doesn't have to care about these red tapes in the future! Zhao Xinghe's attitude was quite friendly, if other courtiers were there, it is estimated that he would have been moved to hug Zhao Xinghe's thigh and swear allegiance, but Xie Xian still had a panicked attitude.

Zhao Xinghe and his brother Zhao Xingjiang were not born to the queen of the main palace, and their mothers were just concubines. Originally, they were not qualified to take the heir, but as soon as the crown prince died, it undoubtedly gave their brother a chance.

"Master Xie, don't be so restrained, you are the teacher of the imperial brother, and you are my teacher. A saint has clouds, a teacher for one day and a father for life! My second brother is an anxious man, if there is anything that is most grateful to Lord Xie, I hope that Lord Xie will look at the face of the royal brother and not be like him! "Zhao Xinghe is a royal brother, and it is worth not Zhao Xingjiang's goods, but His Royal Highness the former prince who has died.

Xie Xian used to be the crown prince's concubine, and he was a bull fork figure who gave lectures to His Royal Highness the Prince, that is, the prince of the country. Needless to say, the relationship with the crown prince is needless to say, and now that I hear Zhao Xinghe mention the prince, I can't help but sigh in my heart and feel sad.

Seeing that Xie Xian seemed to be moved, Zhao Xinghe excitedly stroked his fist in his heart, and then hit the railway while it was hot, "Lord Xie, I don't know if you are free tonight, I want to invite you to the mansion for a banquet!" ”

"No, it's absolutely unacceptable!" Xie Xian, who was nostalgic, heard that Zhao Xinghe asked him to go to his house for a banquet, and he was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat, and hurriedly refused.

"Why not, Lord Xie is worried that someone will gossip, don't worry, no one will know the way!" Zhao Xinghe does not intend to give up on this.

Xie Xian is a smart person, and smart people have always been the most measured.

"Your Highness!" When Xie Xian was about to find an excuse to resign, Zhao Changqing's henchman eunuch came in a hurry.

"Oh, Lord Xie, it turns out that you are here, let the slave and maid find it!" The head of the worship room, Gao Gonggong, pointed with a flower.

Xie Xian and Zhao Xinghe smiled at the same time, "Grandpa Gao! ”

"The third prince is also here. The slave has seen the three princes! Seeing that Zhao Xinghe was also there, Grandpa Gao chuckled in his heart, and then nodded thoughtfully.

"Gonggong Gao misunderstood, His Royal Highness and I just chatted casually about a few gossips!" Xie Xian was busy excusing himself.

Zhao Xinghe also hurriedly explained, "Yes, Grandpa Gao, Master Xie and I are just chatting about family life, and there is nothing else!" ”

Father-in-law Gao is the head of the respectful room, and he is also a big celebrity around the emperor. Always serve left and right. Whether it is Zhao Xingjiang or Zhao Xinghe, although they despise this eunuch very much in their hearts. But they didn't dare to show it at all. If you offend him. If people say something bad in front of the emperor every day, the consequences will be serious. The prince was still so jealous of him, let alone Xie Xian, a foreign minister.

"Hehe, we understand. Let's talk. It's normal! Gao Gonggong nodded with a smile. But there was something meaningful about this smile.

"Father-in-law Gao, come, be careful. Be careful, please accept it! After making sure that no one was paying attention, Zhao Xinghe took out a piece of jade pendant that he carried with him and put it in the sleeve of Gao Gonggong.

"Oh, this can't be done, this can't be done!" Father-in-law Gao pushed off his mouth while quickly stuffing the jade pendant into his sleeve.

"Make it! Mr. Gao, you have served your father for so many years, and you have worked hard, this is just a little bit of my care! Zhao Xinghe smiled very brightly, which made Gao Gonggong very satisfied.

"Since His Royal Highness the Third Prince is so polite, the slave will accept it!" After a little humility, Father-in-law Gao still accepted the bribe happily.

After seeing the face of Gao Gonggong's condescending face, Zhao Xinghe really couldn't wait to reward this guy with two big slaps, what a thing, it's too much of a thing.

"Oh, it's not early, Lord Gao, the emperor is still waiting for us, hurry up! I'm sluggish, I can't explain it to the emperor! Gao Gonggong suddenly said anxiously.

Xie Xian looked at this eunuch and couldn't help muttering in his heart, "Your uncle, I didn't see you in such a hurry when I was embezzling and accepting bribes just now!" ”

"Yes, yes, what Grandpa Gao said is right, my father can't delay it! Master Xie, hurry up and go with Grandpa Gao! Zhao Xinghe didn't care about asking Xie Xian to go to the house for dinner at night at this time.

"So, Your Highness, the minister has taken his leave!" Xie Xian's heart is actually quite cool, at least when Grandpa Gao came like this, he helped himself to ask Zhao Xinghe's entanglement.

After accepting the bribe, Father-in-law Gao stopped talking nonsense, turned around and left, and Xie Xian naturally followed. Zhao Xinghe glanced at the backs of the two of them gloomily, then waved his sleeves and left angrily.

"Master Xie, it seems that you are very close to the third prince!" Halfway down the road, Gonggong Gao suddenly spoke.

"Gonggong Gao laughed, I have never had anything to do with the third prince, today is just that His Royal Highness the prince is worried about the war in Liangzhou, so I chatted with this official for a few words!" Xie Xian was shocked and argued.

Father-in-law Gao chuckled lightly and said no more.

In Liangzhou, in the headquarters of Xiahou Yong in Yumen Pass, the three army leaders were looking at each other with extremely unfriendly eyes.

Yang Xuhui is actually a master who has no great skills and can't tolerate his subordinates being stronger than himself. He has many similarities with Wang Lun in "Water Margin". Wang Lun, with the financial support of the little whirlwind Chai Jin, became the first owner of Liangshan, known as the "white-clothed Xiushi", and there were Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui and other leaders under his command. But he is narrow-minded and can hardly tolerate people who are greater than him, and repeatedly made it difficult for Lin Chong, Chao Gai and others who came to defect, and then at Chao Gai's send-off banquet, Lin Chong was fired. His life was lost in vain. And Yang Xuhui is a copy of Wang Lun.

Ma Dayuan has made such a great contribution, if Yang Xu just has a broad mind like Xiahou Yong. Then he should be happy for his men. But Yang Xuhui doesn't think so. He felt that Ma Dayuan was promoted by himself. He can have today's achievements and power because of his original appreciation. So you should take the lion's share of the credit.

"Master Hou, in fact, I sent Ma Dayuan to lead his subordinates out of the city to fight, and all his actions were commanded by me!" Yang Xuhui said slowly.

Xiahou Yong was stunned, and Ye Pengxin was also stunned. The two of them looked at Yang Xuhui, a little unable to believe their ears.

"Fuck, how can you be so shameless?" This is the common thought in the hearts of Xiahou Yongtao and Ye Pengxin.

Yang Xuhui's purpose in opening his mouth is very simple, that is, to tell Xiahou Yong, I also have a share of today's credit, and I want to take the lion's lead.

Xiahou Yong looked at Yang Xuhui, and deep in his heart there was an urge to cut this guy with a thousand knives.

"According to what you say, I'm going to praise General Yang in the recital?" Anyway, there were no outsiders present, and Xiahou Yong was not afraid of any gossip.

Yang Xuhui shivered with fear, and then said stiffly, "I believe that Master Hou will handle this matter impartially!" Xiaguan will return to Beijing in a few days to take up his post. When the time comes, I will definitely say a few good words for Hou Ye in the court! ”

was so intimidated by Xiahou Yong, Yang Xuhui had no choice but to show his hole cards quickly. It can also be said to be the largest negotiation capital! But how credible this statement is, you have to ask himself. If he really arrived in the capital and became a Beijing official, it is estimated that he would not speak well for Xiahou Yong, and it would be a good thing not to speak ill of Xiahou Yong on various occasions!

Hearing Yang Xuhui's words, Ye Pengxin pretended not to know and lowered his head. Although he is also a veteran of the Tiger Army. But first, there is no Xiahou Yong's power and favor. And his subordinates are not very clean, for so many years, he has been in charge of the left army of the Tiger Army, greedy for military salaries, and has done a lot of reselling weapons. If Yang Xuhui really went to the capital to gossip in front of the men in the military department, it would be enough for him to drink a pot. (To be continued......)