Time flies, and before I know it, three years have passed.

In the past few years, major events have been one after another, so that Richard, who originally planned to come back to see the Empress Dowager Shengzulin for the last time, couldn't get out of his body, and was bound in the palace all his life.

It's not ...... At the beginning of the new year, there was another big news, the Qing Dynasty was gone, and the Republic of China was gone.

Song of the imperial capital

In a palace with beautiful mountains and rivers, this palace is called Wanshou Palace, which is the daily residence of the Holy Emperor Taizu.

He doesn't want to live in the new emperor's Taifu Palace, what about two generations, isn't it embarrassing to live together?

Compared with His Majesty the Holy Emperor Taizu, who is extraordinarily energetic, the new emperor Tang Yezong has only one queen and eight concubines, and has given birth to more than a dozen children so far, 4 have died, and only five men and seven girls have grown up, and the huge palace is deserted.

this day

Tang Yezong took His Royal Highness the crown prince Tang Li Mingsu and several other princes to the Wanshou Palace to greet him.

From a distance, I saw that the Holy Emperor Taizu was dressed in cool sackcloth, sitting barefoot on the couch with a bored expression, and I knew that my Holy Ancestor Emperor Grandpa couldn't sit still again.

You must know that this is the September weather of Chaoge, middle-aged people like themselves wear sweaters to keep warm, and the Holy Ancestor Grandpa wears a cool linen dress in addition to his close-fitting clothes, and he also opens his chest and shows his arms.

When it comes to the body, the 84-year-old Saint Ancestor Grandpa is really stronger than a young man.

Tang Yezong's heart was full of envy, and he took a few princes to come forward and respectfully greet him, saying that "the old ancestor is well", and His Royal Highness Tang Li Mingsu directly shouted "Holy Emperor Grandpa".

Now they don't dare to congratulate "Grandpa the Holy Emperor Taizu has a long life", seeing that there are still more than ten years to go, isn't that a curse for the Holy Emperor Taizu to live a short life?

With this figure, it is not uncommon to live for another fifty or sixty years.

Tang Yezong knew that there were several young girls hidden in the Wanshou Palace, all of them were white-skinned, beautiful, long-legged, hot, and all of them were goblins who could grind people.

The Holy Emperor Taizu often blessed these beautiful girls, and his energy was much more abundant than his own.

His family knows his own affairs, Tang Yezong is now entangled in political affairs, and the queen of the palace and the concubines have not been lucky for a long time, and they are too lazy to go.

"Please don't leave after you pass, is there anything wrong?" Richard asked.

He is now an old man, and when he takes a look, he knows that there is something hidden in the center of Tang Yezong.

Facing the Holy Ancestor Emperor Grandfather, Tang Yezong didn't have to pretend with his usual majestic look, he waved his hand to let the crown prince and several other princes step back.

Then he smiled and sat down on the soft stool under the couch, and stretched out his hand to give Richard a gentle leg beat, and Richard glanced at him without squeaking.

"Is this the Holy Ancestor Grandpa, hasn't the Imperial Colonial Department been planning to take Mozambique? I see that the empire has not made any progress for more than ten years, and it is time to move, so I agreed. Tang Yezong explained with a grin.

Under the auspices of the Holy Emperor Taizu, the Tang Empire went through two rounds of purge from top to bottom, and hundreds of chaebol nobles were liquidated.

After passing through the House of Lords, more than 70 people submitted to the emperor to remove the title of nobility.

This series of vigorous and resolute purge campaigns thoroughly established the authority of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, removed the cancer of collusion between officials and businessmen, and implicated more than 100,000 officials in total.

Some of them were imprisoned, some were disgraced, and some had been blacklisted and could no longer hold government office.

Without exception, these officials returned a large amount of their wealth in order to obtain the forgiveness of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and to be punished lightly.

The accumulated evils that have been built up for decades have been uprooted, and the billions of subjects of the empire have applauded from top to bottom.

It's all there

It was the Holy Emperor Taizu who made a move, and he sat in the center, and the whole country did not make a little wave, and he dug up all the roots of so many corrupt officials and chaebol nobles smoothly.

No one dared to be dissatisfied, no one dared to resist, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption obediently surrendered with a circular order.

The imperial government was purged from top to bottom, a large number of talented people were promoted to important positions, and many graduates of the administrative academy from civilian backgrounds showed outstanding talents or could be put to good use.

The efficiency of the operation of the imperial administration has been greatly improved, and a new round of development has been ushered in......

meanwhile

The call for foreign colonial expansion is getting louder and louder, and Tang Yezong is still young and wants to do something ambitious.

Although he never dared to compete with the Holy Emperor Taizu, he had to make some careers to expand his territory, and he was not in vain to be an emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so he always had to leave something?

"Mozambique will take it, Yunzhong Province will mobilize, and the Red Sea garrison will be responsible for directing military operations. The military strength of the Portuguese is not strong, so 20,000 or 30,000 troops are enough, which is not a big deal. When Richard said this, he also looked at Tang Yezong, chuckled, and continued; You must have more than this in mind, let's say, where are you going to move? ”

Since the Holy Emperor Taizu has asked about this, Tang Yezong did not hide it, and continued to hammer his legs with a smile;

"It's the two vassal kingdoms of Paraguay and Uruguay that are ready to divide up the southern part of Brazil.

I thought about it and decided it was possible.

If I can get some more land in South America, I think that I can also make a vassal state for a few emperors, and I can pass it on with those imperial uncles.

They don't want to go to Africa, and there are no big territories anywhere else. ”

Richard snorted coldly and said; "It's a new era, and I'm still thinking about these colonial expansions, and the international trend of nationalism is getting higher and higher, and now we can't do it like before. Well...... After this battle, will you be able to be honest? ”

Tang Yezong's heart was cold when he heard it, but who knew that there would be such a big surprise when the words changed later?

He immediately smiled from ear to ear, nodded again and again; "Satisfied, satisfied, I don't have such a big extravagant hope, and I will be satisfied by arranging a vassal state for all 4 princes."

"Then you can plan it yourself, remember to solve it quickly, and don't get into a mess."

"Lian understands, thank you Holy Ancestor Emperor Grandpa for your kindness."

"Go, after a while, if you want to go outside for a walk, you just don't have to stop it." Richard said indifferently.

Tang Yezong's expression immediately became alert when he heard this, and he opened his mouth to ask carefully, but he saw that the Holy Emperor Taizu's eyes were closed, and he didn't pay attention to him at all.

He didn't dare to alarm the Holy Emperor Taizu, so he stood on the side of the couch and hesitated for a while, and then left uncertainly.

The Holy Emperor Taizu has learned from the past, and the last time he ran out to travel for more than 7 years before coming back.

Now that the spring and autumn period is high, although the body is still solid, how can people rest assured?

The Tang Emperor is the lord of billions of subjects, and he also took the lead in setting an example and ruling the world with filial piety.

The Holy Emperor Taizu is now taller in the Spring and Autumn Period, and his playfulness is getting heavier and heavier, if there is anything wrong outside?

Come to think of it

Tang Yezong really felt that the sky had fallen, and he couldn't afford such a serious consequence.

Sensing that Tang Yezong was leaving, Richard opened his eyes and began to pinch his fingers to count the time.

This year is already September 1912, and it is only a little more than a year before the outbreak of the First World War.

With such a big melon, if you don't witness it with your own eyes, you always feel itchy in your heart.

And now that the empire is all in business, the most offended official purge movement has ended, and it can flourish for at least a few decades.

The rule of law in the Tang Empire was further improved, and overseas colonies, vassal states and provinces experienced the initial stage of forced ethnic integration, and now the population structure is reasonable, with Chinese accounting for more than 8~9 percent of the population.

The continuous promotion and popularization of Chinese language education, and the cultural dissemination led by the Tang Empire, through various new forms of radio and film, have been widely spread around the world.

The responsibilities and powers of the imperial government and the imperial family were clearly separated, and a general pattern of parliament being greater than the imperial power was formed, and the judicial, interior and audit offices and the anti-corruption administration had a good situation of power constraints.

There is no need to interfere too much, and the Tang Empire has entered a good track of long-term and orderly development.

in the Middle East

In addition, the Tang Empire's special interest zone in the Arabian Peninsula has developed more deeply, and the Chinese population has occupied the dominant social group in the local area, from Jeddah, Yemen to the Kingdom of Oman, to Doha, to Abu Dhabi, to Kuwait, and has formed a complete contiguous Chinese-dominated area.

As soon as the Ottoman Empire fell apart, the ripe fruits would fall into the bag one by one.

Occupying the oil-rich Gulf region controls the lifeblood of the world's industrial economy, which can ensure that the Tang Empire will always occupy a dominant position in the world for the next 100 years, 200 years or even longer.

A hand full of ace cards, you can't lose if you want to.

In that case, you should also take it easy.

Richard felt that his body was very good, although he was also a little tired after the succession of beautiful girls, but it was mainly idle boredom, looking for a sense of conquest in the flesh of youth.

If you really go to Europe and experience the cruel reality of European soldiers, you probably won't have so much leisure.

Come to think of it

Richard's thought of running outside grew like weeds, and he couldn't sit still.

After several months of bargaining, Richard had to accept the harsher conditions of the royal family, and with a group of selected Royal Janissary officers, a dozen royal chamberlains and two concubines, he once again set off on a trip to Europe.

On March 3, 1913, he took a cruise ship from the imperial capital Chaoge to Europe.

meanwhile

The Tang Empire's war of colonial conquest against Mozambique also began......

Mid-March

The Mozambican Expeditionary Force, composed of the Red Sea Garrison, was mobilized in Yunzhong Province with a total of 32,000 troops and embarked on the journey to conquer Mozambique.

The Red Sea Detachment sent part of its forces to support the expedition with sea forces.

The whole battle was lackluster, the Portuguese rule in Mozambique was extremely fragile, and the arrival of the Tang Empire was like a giant kicking down a straw shed, bringing about a series of dominoes.

After occupying the island of Mozambique, the three-way army marched along the Zambezi River, quickly crushing the local Portuguese army and white forces.

Until the end of April

The sporadic battles were largely over, and the Imperial Expeditionary Force, at a slight cost, unsurprisingly occupied all of Mozambique, sweeping Portuguese rule into the dustbind.

This incident did not make much waves in Europe, because there is a lot of noise in Europe now, and the newspapers of Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Italy have read many reports, speculating about when the war that will affect the whole of Europe will begin?

The arms race has continued to the point where it is unsustainable and is spiraling out of control in all countries.

If we don't fight a tough battle, it is estimated that the European countries themselves will be in chaos first, and the country will be torn apart.

And a large-scale war is the best solution to divert internal contradictions.