In the 3024 year of Wanli in the Shenxuan Continent, Feng Hu Lie of the Chengfeng Empire abdicated and was succeeded by his eldest son, Feng Qingyuan. After Feng Qingyuan succeeded to the throne, he changed the name of the country to "Chengfeng" to "Qianyuan", which opened the prelude to the "Qianyuan Dynasty".

In just 20 years, Emperor Qianyuan first eradicated dissidents and quelled rebellions in the country, and then swept away the Eight Wildernesses and unified the Central Plains and the Central Plains. In later generations, he left the reputation of an emperor through the ages.

But in the forty-seventh year of the Qianyuan calendar, the Qianyuan Emperor Feng Qingyuan died of illness due to overwork at the age of 68, and the temple name was "Yuan Taizu".

Later emperors wanted to carry on the legacy of the previous emperors, expand their territory, and conquer the east and the west; as a result, the people in the country were miserable and mourned; for a time, the emperor was in turmoil at home and abroad, and the country was not in charge.

In the following 100 years, successive emperors calmed the hearts of the people and the people were angry, blocked foreign enemies, resolved internal strife, made great efforts to govern the country, and lived with the people, so that the sleeping empire once again ignited the flame of nirvana, and let the dynasty usher in a rare period of peace and prosperity.

In the 497th year of the Qianyuan calendar, the Qingkang Emperor, who had been in power for 47 years, was assassinated by the mysterious organization "Retrospective" and died. After his twenty-five-year-old fourth son, Fengyulu, succeeded to the throne, he united with black and white to severely damage the "Night Tracer", and personally captured the "Night Tracer" master alive and beheaded him to show the public.

In the autumn of the same year, Emperor Pingxi ascended the throne. The enthronement ceremony recorded in the history books indicates that the Qianyuan Empire has entered the most prosperous Pingxi era.

Emperor Pingxi reigned for only 15 years, and successively implemented a number of subversive decrees.

He first signed peace agreements with neighboring countries, ending the 300-year-long war of the Qianyuan Empire; then vigorously supported the development of merchants and chambers of commerce from various countries, doubling the tax revenue of the Qianyuan Empire; and invested a lot of money in the field of civilian science and technology to make the people's lives more efficient and convenient......

In the twentieth year of Feng Yulu's reign, Emperor Pingxi's prestige reached its peak. Both his opponents and his conspirators praised him.

However, in the following years, the development of the Qianyuan Empire slowed down at a visible rate, and many of the decrees of the Pingxi Emperor died for various reasons. The fundamental reason is that the hand of Fengyulu has touched the bottom line of the ministers and nobles.

In the 526th year of the Qianyuan calendar, the thirtieth year of the reign of Emperor Pingxi Fengyulu. Mu Yun, a senior member of the Imperial Ministry of Justice, is about to abdicate because his term of office has expired. Taking this incident as a guide, the imperial ministers have their own ghosts in their hearts, and the forces of all parties have begun to fight openly and secretly, and a country-shaking storm is brewing!

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It is the season month, the harsh winter is gone, the spring breeze blows through the earth and rolls up and smears the emerald green, and the cool breeze blows through the weeping willows on the shore to bring the fragrance of grass and trees.

The spring is strong, and the concubines of the harem have already put on clothes made of gold and silver silk, put on rings made of Biyu Qingluan Neidan, and pinned hairpins made of Xuangu and fox animal bones.

The foundation they used when applying makeup was ground by the Pearl King Stone of the West Sea, the rouge was customized by the Dongyue Trading House, the perfume was paid tribute by the countries of the Southern Regions, and the lipstick was specially brought by the emperor when he traveled north.

The concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards are all competing for beauty, and they are extremely beautiful, so lively.

At this time, the south study used by the emperor to meet with the ministers was silent!

At nine o'clock, after the morning congress was over, Xiao He, the minister of military affairs, was sent to the south study by Emperor Pingxi to play chess.

But after the two of them looked at each other wordlessly and put down more than 100 hands, Emperor Pingxi began to sit upright on the chair, with his hands crossed in front of his chest, his eyes closed, as if he was napping and meditating.

In front of Feng Yulu was a square table made of ancient wood in the cold sky, and on the table was a chessboard made of Jingsongtang wood, on which the black and white chess pieces had their own advantages and disadvantages, but the situation was already coming to an end.

Sitting in front of Emperor Pingxi was Xiao He, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Qianyuan Empire and the head of the Xiao family, one of the four major families of the empire. Above the court, this Xiao and Lord Xiao are figures under one person and above ten thousand people, and their power is so great that they can be said to be in power leaning towards the government and the opposition, covering the sky with one hand.

But now Xiao He, who was sitting in front of the saint, was not moving, nor was he moving, and he didn't even dare to take a breath of air, and only the sound of Emperor Pingxi's gentle breathing could be heard in the entire south study.

Xiao He once looked up at Emperor Pingxi's Feng Yulu, this was his one hundred and ninth peek today, but His Majesty in front of him was still asleep.

I don't know how long it took, Xiao He took a deep breath in his heart, and then looked up at Emperor Pingxi again. I saw his right hand raised slightly, slowly twisting a white seed. Xiao He's hand stopped in mid-air, glanced up at Fengyulu again, and pretended to think for a while before he fell.

Bai Zi had already fallen, but the stone in Xiao He's heart had not yet landed, and he glanced at Emperor Pingxi again, but Feng Yulu was still indifferent.

Xiao He swallowed his saliva, and after some calculations in his heart, he still decided to call the emperor up, so he called softly:

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......"

Seeing that there was still no response after shouting a few times, Xiao He had to increase his voice, until the seventh sound, the wind and the law was "um...... Hmm" replied twice. Feng Yulu covered his forehead, pretending to have just woken up, and opened his "hazy" eyes.

"How long have I been asleep? ”

"It's been half an hour. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Pingxi scolded: "I don't know how to wake me up, ah!"

But at this time, Xiao He already had a countermeasure in his heart, and he opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty has been working hard for state affairs recently, and the slave really can't bear to disturb it. By the way, Your Majesty, the slave has found two good Dan prescriptions in the past few days, one is calming and the other is aphrodisiac......"

"Go, go, what a mess, what a mess of my south study. Emperor Pingxi waved his hand to interrupt Xiao He's words, "Chess, chess, who should play now?"

"Yes, the minion just got off here, it's time for His Majesty to play chess. ”

"Oh, down here. Feng Yulu grabbed a sunspot, "Then I'll go down here." ”

As soon as the chess pieces fell, Xiao He immediately clapped his hands and applauded: "Good chess, good chess, Your Majesty's move has entered the three flavors of chess, the law of yin and yang, through the longitude and latitude, pointing to the avenue, good chess, really good chess." ”

"Hahaha, okay. Emperor Pingxi's Feng Yulu looked very happy to be praised like this, "Come, come, it's your turn." ”

"Good. Xiao He nodded busily, but as soon as he picked up the chess, he said in embarrassment, "Your Majesty's hand, the son is determined, the slave has no chess to go, and the slave has lost." ”

"Don't have it?" Feng Yulu took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.

Xiao He also replied: "Your Majesty's chess skills are exquisite, even if the slave practices for another ten or eight years, it will be difficult to reach your Majesty's tenths and twelfth." ”

"Now that Lord Xiao has already admitted defeat. Emperor Pingxi's face changed, "Then let's talk about business." ”

Emperor Pingxi's words startled Xiao He, and the chess piece in Xiao He's hand shook and fell to the ground, but he was still calm on the surface, because he already knew the emperor's intentions:

"Yes, Your Majesty, please say, the slave must know everything, and say everything. ”

"Then you can tell me first, why is there no minister in the parliament today?"

"It must be because under the leadership of His Majesty, the country is in order, the ministers are in peace, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. There are no near-term worries in the Qianyuan Empire, no far-sighted worries outside, the country and the people are safe, and the prosperous times are peaceful. That's why the ministers had nothing to do. ”

"Guotai Min'an... Shengshi is peaceful..."Feng Yulu muttered two sentences.

Emperor Pingxi smiled coldly and asked, "Have the representatives of various countries signed the new "Agreement on the Management of Merchants and Chamber of Commerce"?"

Xiao He's heart was cold, and he replied: "This slave ...... I don't know, but I guess it's not close. ”

Emperor Pingxi rubbed his hands and asked, "What is the current progress of the construction and expansion projects of the schools and universities in the thirty-two cities under the northern Hebei District?"

Xiao He's forehead began to sweat, and he replied, "This...... The minions don't know much either, but I've heard that part of the city has already been completed. ”

"What about the villagers' self-construction and social funding projects in the township?"

"Uh...... The minions don't know. ”

Emperor Pingxi blew a breath of hot air into the palm of his hand, and then asked: "Has the Ministry of Defense come up with a way to deal with those refugees who have been smuggled into our country due to the war?"

Xiao He had to quietly wipe the sweat from his forehead, and then replied: "Minion...... I don't know. ”

"You should know that the Doren Imperial army is conducting military exercises near our customs. ”

Hearing this question, Xiao He's eyes lit up: "Only then did the slave know about this matter, the situation is ......"

But before Xiao He's words were finished, Feng Yulu had already slapped his palm on the table, only to hear a loud "bang", Xiao He was so frightened that he almost jumped up, and the words he wanted to say were swallowed directly back into his stomach.

"I don't know anything, I don't know if I don't know anything, don't I know how to investigate?

Still angry, Emperor Pingxi stood up and continued to scold: "For three days, three whole days, everyone became dumb when they went to the Congress, and they didn't say a word." I don't want to work plan, I don't do work reports, and I don't write work summaries. Are they inextricably linked?"

Xiao He was scolded by the stinking man who covered his face, stood up with a cower, and said softly: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, don't be angry, be careful of being angry. I think...... I think the ministers did not speak to the Diet for special reasons, but they must have been loyal to His Majesty. ”

"Okay, isn't it just that you don't want to pay to help me repair the railway, hmph, a bunch of wine bags and rice bags with rat eyes!" Feng Yulu scolded and walked out, "I don't pay or contribute on weekdays, I want to sit back and enjoy it and make money, I will change them all one day." ”

"Your Majesty is so right. Xiao He hurriedly echoed, "This group of ministers don't understand His Majesty's good intentions, and they don't understand the duty of being a courtier. Playing a child's temper for some things is really misleading the country and the people, and it will bring disaster to the country and the people, and it should be scolded and killed!"

"That's good!" Emperor Pingxi changed his words, "Xiao He, I order you to get all the first batch of funds for the construction of the railway within three days,"

"Follow the parables!"

After Xiao He, who was in a hurry, said this, he immediately regretted it: "Your Majesty, three...... Three days. ”

"Why, can't you do it? I only need the first batch of funds, and you can do the rest yourself. ”

"Yes...... Yes"

As if feeling that the spring morning was still a little cold, Feng Yulu rubbed his hands and walked into the study again: "Why hasn't the Congress seen Mu Yun in the past few days?"

"Lord Mu Yunmu took a leave of absence a week ago, and his leave was personally approved by His Majesty. ”

"Excuse ......" Feng Yulu took the small stove handed by the eunuch, "It seems that I still came back today, coincidentally, coincidentally, very coincidentally!"