Chapter 2: The Troubles of the Son of Heaven
"Stand down and let the lone be still." β
Bidding farewell to his lovely sister, the young man in a yellow robe returned to his palace, that is, Weiyang Palace. There were only four maids and two eunuchs in the empty palace, and most of these people belonged to the eunuchs who had sent them to watch over them.
Thinking of this, Jiang Taixiang silently pulled the corners of his mouth to show dissatisfaction, sat on the Hainan Huanghuali Taishi chair in the study, opened a book that had been a little broken, and just wanted to pick up the pen on the pen stand, after hesitating for a moment, he reached out to take a brush on his right hand.
The maid who was watching at the door, after seeing the Son of Heaven pick up the brush, lowered her head, walked behind Shota in small steps, added a little water to the quaint inkstone, and then began to gently grind the ink.
Hardly smeared the brush with ink, the young emperor hardly looked at the maid beside him, and sketched and drew while reading the book of Marx's "Capital".
The Federal Republic of China has been in an economic crisis since 1926, when the system of wealth equalization was introduced. The emperors of that generation exalted communism as a sacred canon - this is not to be discussed, but he actually forcibly promoted equality of wealth on the basis of the current situation of a society in which the productive forces were not yet developed.
The so-called equality of wealth refers to the policy of collecting all the money of ordinary people except bureaucrats and some wealthy business institutions and redistributing it to ordinary people.
To put it bluntly, the not too poor share the money to feed the poor, the rich continue to accumulate wealth, and those who are responsible for distributing the wealth have amassed a shocking amount of wealth.
Jiang Taixiang did not hesitate to label his ancestors as brain-dead. No, it should be that the people in power of that generation are all brain-dead.
Looking at Das Kapital, he was thinking about the social-socialist policies of the previous life, or the previous life, to be precise. If you want to save this ancient and luxurious but already somewhat corrupted and decaying country, a fierce medicine directly overthrows the equality of wealth and the so-called communism = property = doctrine here may make this country unbearable and divided, after all, now surrounded by strong enemies, once there is any accident, it may really be the land to be lost.
The only thing that can be done is for reform and opening up to follow a socialist road with the characteristics of the Chinese Federation.
But now he, the current Son of Heaven, is actually useless at all. Even when reading this book, the maids around me will report directly to a certain eunuch after a period of time, maybe Gao Hai, or one of Zhao Hao, Xia Wang, Cheng Zhong, Xiang Sheng, Cai Lishi, Tong Lun and Huang Qian.
Thinking of this, Jiang Taixiang closed "Capital" with some distraction, threw the brush on the inkstone rudely, opened a novel about cooking, and read it from the position where the bookmark was held.
It's weak, it's boring.
The eunuchs didn't actually have any army, no, or rather, the zhΕngyΔng army and the imperial forest army in power were not the strongest fighting force in the vast area of the Chinese Federation, and the army was mainly in the hands of the local clans, and the eunuchs, who were able to gain power because they held the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes.
It's interesting, isn't it? It's obviously a communist society, and the Son of Heaven, something that has nothing to do with communism, still enjoys the highest rights. Moreover, the influence of the Son of Heaven among the people is far greater than Jiang Taixiang thought.
After all, it is the bloodline of the Son of Heaven that has been passed down for 2,000 years and has never been broken.
If you want to overthrow the rule of the great eunuchs, you must kill all the leaders with lightning speed. It's easy to say, every once in a while, they will gather in the Dragon's House to discuss state affairs. There is no better way to eradicate them than to deal with them once there, but they are not stupid, this is the palace after all, and they are surrounded by their guards.
Of course, not all of them are towards the eunuchs, in this palace, there are people who will be slapped by the eunuchs, and there will also be people who are dissatisfied or even angry with them, but most of them have long been persecuted by the eunuchs and stayed away from the forbidden city. As for the deep hidden, it is not known to this Son of Heaven who has no power.
Except for a part, some henchmen accumulated by the above three generations of emperors. But their strength is much weaker than that of the eunuchs. And every time in order to avoid their eyes and ears, they can only communicate with the Son of Heaven for a long time.
Once they found out that the Son of Heaven was not as a waste as he seemed, the eunuchs didn't mind letting their sister take their place.
After the maid next to her had packed up the inkstone and retreated, another maid in her early twenties, who was obviously a little older, took her place and stood beside the Son of Heaven, using a slightly smaller paper fan to gently fan the wind for him.
This kind of natural wind is definitely more comfortable than electric fans and air conditioners, not to mention, each maid wears a lot of sachets, and the wind they fan out also carries a refreshing fragrance.
At least in some ways, the life of the Son of Heaven can be lined with luxury. It's just that this kind of luxury is created by the money that those eunuchs give as rewards.
"Huh?"
Jiang Taixiang's brows furrowed slightly, because he had a keen sense of smell, and suddenly found that there was a faint fragrance of chrysanthemums faintly coming from the maid next to him - this was the last henchman left by his father and the secret signal of his own contact. However, it had only been a few days since they last made contact with them.
Could it be that something is happening?
He flipped through a page of the book, his fingers slowly swiping over the word "Say" on the page.
So, the maid stretched out her green jade fingers and carefully wrote a few words on the arm of the Son of Heaven without being noticed by them.
"Indochina is lost. β
The corners of Jiang Taixiang's mouth twitched, this is the first time that there has been such a thing as the loss of the country since the founding of the Chinese Federation more than 2,000 years ago. I thought that even if the eunuch was greedy, he would at least ensure that he was not weak to the outside world. Even if they can hide themselves, the puppet emperor who is locked in the Zhu Forbidden City, aren't they afraid of the outbreak of the people?
"The eunuch is considering marrying the princess to the prince of the Britannian Empire. β
"Smack!"
The pen in the Son of Heaven accidentally slipped on the ground, and the maid beside him had to bend down and pick it up again for him, while whispering to him, "Please stop being angry." β
"Whew. β
Jiang Taixiang took a deep breath before calming down his pounding heartbeat, turning the page again, and his fingers stopped at the words "when" in the lower right corner.
"Undecided. Marry first, and then marry when the princess is fourteen years old. β
Darn...... Lihua is only a 4-year-old girl now, and she has already been locked in the shackles of political marriage, no, it is an even more shameful princess to marry.
The anger in the heart of the Son of Heaven continued to burn, and in this life, all the duties of the Son of Heaven were illusory to him, but this sister, who was like a treasure, was real in front of him. Even though there is only a little time to get together every day, the same blood in the body makes the two subconsciously close.
A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, he can pretend to be a half-stupid for twelve years, and of course he can pretend to be crazy for another ten years. But that group of guys is now going to attack his sister, Jiang Taixiang can't wait even a day, he just wants to put all the eunuchs in prison, no, it's better to deal with them once and for all.
His father's remaining henchmen, of course, have ironclad evidence of their crimes and corruption, although they have been suppressed several times in recent times, but the core figures have still not been arrested. The Son of Heaven had a good chance to eradicate the eunuchs, but unfortunately Jiang Taixiang was still too young at that time, and at the same time he had been under the control of the eunuchs, and his benevolent father, who did not dare to take risks with his only son, had to give up this plan.
Seeing that the expression on the face of the Son of Heaven gradually calmed down, the maid finally breathed a sigh of relief, if the Son of Heaven was too abnormal, the first person those eunuchs wanted to check was herself.
This group of them were all selected to lurk in the Zhu Forbidden City after cruel training, and they naturally have some ability to see people, in her opinion, this first contact with the Son of Heaven, although there are still some frizzy places, but it is far from the kitchen idiot evaluated by the eunuchs. That alone is enough to make the legitimy of those who want to reinvigorate the country.
"The reaction of the people?"
This time, after closing the book, the Son of Heaven rubbed his temples and asked the questions he wanted with his lips. Too much of the same type of dialogue is bound to raise suspicions.
"Parade. β
Chinese people have the idea of "Lao Tzu is the best in the world" in their bones, and they never disdain to compare themselves with people and countries that are worse than themselves. In fact, the Celestial Empire, which had occupied the first position for more than a dozen centuries, also had reason to think so. In the event of an invasion of the country's territory, the reaction of the people will be extremely strong. It's so strong that even the authorities have to face it.
The so-called parade should be anti-Britannia, right?
If they can lead their contradictions to the group of eunuchs......
No, it's too difficult, they hold the Son of Heaven in the name of righteousness, and ordinary people can't threaten them at all, unless the Son of Heaven personally names them.
Do you want to gamble? At the live New Year's speech half a month later, under the watchful eye of the eunuch's guards, everything was broken in front of the public.
"Seven days later, I looked for Lonely. β
Through the reflection of the small glass on the desk, the maid clearly saw Shota's lips and stopped answering. Quietly continue to serve the Son of Heaven.
"Your Majesty, Miss Wang is here. β
It didn't take long for an official eunuch to walk in and whisper, "Do you want to see her?"
"Brother Tianzi. β
Before the Son of Heaven could answer, a petite girl wearing a small red sè padded jacket and a pair of cute buns on her head broke into the palace.
"Liumei?"
When Jiang Taixiang saw this girl, he waved his hand and motioned for everyone else to retreat. Maybe it's because the Wang family is doing a good job, at least all the maids and eunuchs on the bright side have retreated, and as for whether there is still a dark place, then he doesn't know.
"Ah, I'm reading a fiction book again. β
When the little girl who was the same age as Shota saw the book that had just been closed on the desk, she said exaggeratedly, "It's so leisurely, Brother Tianzi." β
"Lone has always been very idle. β
For the girl in front of him, Shota has always been a little unable to deal with it. It's not that she's too vexatious, but it's ......
"There was a movement all over the country, and my father tried to turn the conflict on the eunuchs, but the eunuchs pointed the finger at the warlords everywhere. β
Wang Liumei still had an innocent expression, but she lowered her voice and said things that did not match her age at all.
This girl is completely wicked.
She doesn't seem interested in anything but change. If Jiang Taixiang hadn't mentioned some ideas to her, it is estimated that she would not have looked at herself at all.
The Wang family, an ancient and noble family. They have accumulated countless wealth in Shanxi for generations, but the wealth equalization plan, although it has not affected them very much, has prevented them from getting rich and promoted.
Of course, on the surface they were still staunch supporters of the eunuchs, but in fact they were also the same, except for Wang Anli, the current head of the Wang family, and his daughter Wang Liumei, no one else knew about the relationship between the Wang family and the imperial family.
Wang Liumei is the nominal fiancΓ©e of Jiang Taixiang, the son of heaven, that is, the future mother of the country, but after deciding this matter a year ago, Wang Liumei confessed that Jiang Taixiang was not interested in being the mother of the country, because that would block the monstrous power in her mind. What she wants is to take the position of the head of the Wang family from several excellent brothers, and then enter the political arena and change the world.
Jiang Taixiang also has no intention of marrying this girl who is rich in too much scheming and can only trade but not date. So the two have always maintained the current relationship that looks like a little couple, but in fact they have their own thoughts.
"The land has lost this debt, but it will be on your head, Brother Son of Heaven. β
Wang Liumei laughed evilly, as if she wanted to see how the Son of Heaven would react, the so-called Son of Heaven was used to bear this shame. In the future history books, the connection between Jiang Taixiang and the loss of the Indochina Peninsula may never be erased.