Chapter 1 The Lantern Festival Banquet
Zheng Guo humiliated his surrender, and Zhuang Xun agreed, but he kept the internal money, and the food was larger, which did not conflict with the new law, and did not touch the core content of the new law, that is, the issue of fields, Zhuang Xun was still relatively lenient.
There is nothing to force Zheng Guo into confrontation, it is necessary, people-oriented, how many people will die in this way, if you don't surrender, the cost of war, pensions, retraining soldiers, etc., it is better to give a little profit that does not touch the core at the beginning.
Zhuang Xun is not the conventional kind of monarch who has to eat everything and wipe it clean, he has always been willing to share the meat he eats, Zheng Guo's strength is much stronger than Jing Guo, so the conditions proposed are also reasonable.
Besides, Zheng Guo's internal money Zhuang Xun can't look down on him, he is not rare and rare treasures, and the family wealth accumulated by the Xuannu for more than 100,000 years still lacks these things from you.
The problem of food and euphemism is not a matter of land possession, it is the government that collects taxes and then gives them, and it is not that they exploit the people and act as middlemen as before, but now they are just receiving pensions.
Under this consideration, Zhuang Xun agreed to Zheng Guo's request to surrender, but Zheng Guo's local family was in trouble, and Jing Guo and Zhao Guo's family, who had only been in Zheng Guo for a long time, felt deeply betrayed.
They came to fight against the Xia State, you Zheng Guo actually dared to surrender, this is not a rebellion, overthrow this Daoless monarch, do you see him smiling and giving the country to the Xia State that suppressed the family?
Zhao Di and Jingdi under the rule of Zhuang Xun, there are three or two kittens, and it is not easy to repay the credit, but Zheng Guo's rebellion is bigger and bigger every time, which makes Zheng Guoyue start a rebellion.
Zhuang Xun originally planned to sit on the wall, after all, Zheng Guo's life and death also reduced the difficulty of his takeover, and then he thought that he was going to be ambitious in the world, and now Zheng Guo is fighting life and death, and the consumption is not still his soldiers.
Although Zheng Guodu had not yet surrendered substantially, Zhuang Xun had already regarded Zheng Jun as his own soldiers, and at the suggestion of everyone, he marched westward and took advantage of Zheng Guo's chaos to pacify Zheng Guo.
Strive to pacify Zheng Guo before winter, facilitate the implementation of the new law, in the face of the royal family and the Xia State two armies, the family was defeated and retreated.
The speed is faster than Zhuang Xun thought, and the family army is weaker than Zhuang Xun thought, or the generals who are more attentive to the generals who have surrendered their names, and they are almost desperate to earn this credit.
When he learned that King Zheng bowed down to his courtiers, Zhuang Xun's reaction was, why is it so fast, where has this hit, looking at the map, the Xia army led by Wu Chengpei has hit the Gyeonggi region of Zheng State, no wonder King Zheng slipped to his knees so fast.
At this time, King Zheng had no room for bargaining at all, the Xia army was carrying siege equipment, and it was too late to surrender, and he would not even give you the opportunity to surrender.
After taking over the army in the hands of Zheng Guo, King Zheng was also moved to Jinyang by Zhuang Xun, which was regarded as bringing together the three royal families of Yuzhou.
However, Zhuang Xun did not violate the agreement with King Zheng, after all, this is the role of a thousand dollars to buy horse bones, change it at will, and think that Zhuang Xun is so creditable.
After all, it was because of his surrender that King Zheng had a conflict with the domestic family and caused a civil war, and in the end Zhuang Xun did not admit it, and Zhuang Xun became a joke.
The clear and clear situation occupied the Xia Kingdom of Jizhou and Yuzhou, and when other places were still fighting for the lord of a state, they occupied the best and strongest place, and the land of the two states was already invincible.
The news of this Xia country swallowing Yuzhou was transmitted to the land of Kyushu, and many countries were thinking about whether to vote directly, but most of them were just thinking about it, Xia Guo did not have troops in the city, and most people were happy in time.
The greater significance of the Xia Kingdom is to provide a basis for rebellion, and the Xia Kingdom can sit on the land of two states without relying on the family, what are these families afraid of.
There is also the idea that his own monarch is not the son of destiny, after all, the true son of heaven is in the Xia Kingdom, and the king of Xia can make earthquakes collapse checkpoints, make rivers freeze, and slash tornadoes with swords, what will his own monarch do.
will only exploit and enslave the people, and join the family in the same stream, for fear that his wealth will be less, this is a little bit of a genius?
The eyes of the common people are bright, with the annexation of Yuzhou by the Xia State, Kyushu is praising the deeds of Zhuang Xun, starting from his righteous burial of Si Qin Mi, and now taking the Empress Dowager Zhao into the bag, which is very storytelling.
There is a kind of return of the dragon king, the beauty of Hedong for thirty years, and the creation of various operas, which Xia doesn't care about, after all, some are still true, and foreign countries don't care.
To be precise, it can't be controlled, many places are at war, many places do not have strict control over the place, and many places have changed their names and surnames, but everyone knows what it is.
Zhuang Xun doesn't care about these influences and the increasingly chaotic situation, for him, it is most important for him to recuperate as soon as possible, recover his strength, and increase his strength.
Accepting Zheng Tu and making up for all the deficiencies in Yuzhou, you can rely on the mountains and rivers to resist foreign enemies, change the direction, need to diligently repair internal affairs, digest the existing land, and reverse the concept of the people, which is a long process.
The substitution of people at the checkpoints, the training of the armies of the Three Kingdoms, the elimination of unwanted, disloyal generals and soldiers, and the suppression of families who are unwilling to carry out land reform, in an orderly and step-by-step manner, although Zhuang Xun is not arrogant enough to feel invincible in the world, he also feels that time is in him, and now he is not in a hurry.
The situation is stable, and the time is almost the New Year, after Zhuang Xun solicited Si Qin Mi's opinion, he is ready to move the capital to Jinyang, which is convenient for controlling the land of the two states, and also paves the way for the next step of forging ahead to win the world, and at the same time, Zhuang Xun is looking forward to Si Qin Mi from Jizhou.
Fortunately, the city was not destroyed much, and there was no need to rebuild it, and the work of moving the capital was very smooth, but the New Year's sacrifice was in a hurry, because it was busy moving the capital, in a sense, Zhuang Xun was not a holiday for the New Year.
However, in this case, there are no officials who are willing to rest, this big victory has stabilized the foundation of the Xia State, and also stabilized the official position of officials, how can these people not understand it, the reason for coming to Jinyang can also be understood, in order to further seize the world, and at the same time stabilize the family resistance activities in various parts of Yuzhou.
It is also convenient to dispatch the resources of Yuzhou, to prevent the remaining people of the family from making trouble, and it is convenient to implement various government decrees here, but the popular will of the people of Jizhou is almost attached, and the system is running well.
With the arrival of the New Year's officials, Jinyang seems to have regained some of its former prosperity, the haze of war has dissipated, and the merchants have resumed business, but without the blockade of the city, and at the same time, there are more officials in the center of the city to preach various new policies.
In order not to delay the spring ploughing, the Xia country accelerated the division of land, but the festival still had to be passed, and the people were also happy to celebrate the festival, after getting the land.
The Lantern Festival is more grand, because the harem officials have arrived one after another, and a Lantern Festival banquet was held to entertain ministers, generals, princes and nobles.
Holding Si Qinmi's hand and listening to the flattering words of the people under his hands, it seems that he has 300,000 heavy horses in front of him, and he can grasp it casually.
In a sense, it is true that with an army of 300,000, it is not a problem to fight from the north to the south, that is, it is possible to fight, people defect, military discipline problems, and local rebellions.
Therefore, Zhuang Xun pacified the war machine and paused, and did not rush to dominate Kyushu, just like he said, govern a place, and let the people of a place be fed and clothed.
The generals were hustle and bustle to attack the states and countries to contribute to Zhuang Xun's unification of the world, Zhuang Xun could only draw cakes and say that there would be a chance and a chance to encourage the generals who had made meritorious contributions, and at the same time praised the civilian officials for the good implementation of the new law.
These actions have become instinctive, and the joy and anger of the monarch are a reward and punishment for his subordinates, even if he does not mean it.
This is also the most relaxed Lantern Festival that Zhuang Xun has had in ten years, so there are many smiles and praises, and the venue environment of the whole banquet seems to be happy, even King Zheng and Wang Anlegong, who was forced to come, have a hypocritical smile.
This banquet seems to be a celebration banquet for the victory of the three families, and the three families have to say that they are good, and they bow their heads for life, and the three families smile and enmity.
When I contacted Zhuang Xun, I heard the word "people" from his mouth, and I felt a little ashamed, and I had a little understanding of my failure.
There was no huge threat hanging over the Xia Kingdom anymore, and even many envoys from small countries expressed their willingness to surrender, hoping that Wang Shi would arrive as soon as possible, and that they would be able to surrender to Wang Shi and degrade themselves to ministers.
Because in the face of the threat of domestic families and other powerful countries, see clearly the direction of future development, and quickly attach to it, the examples of Jing and Zheng are here, extremely vivid, and they will surrender as soon as possible, and they will not lose the position of king and marquis, which is guaranteed.
The achievements that Zhao Guo has not been able to achieve before, Xia Guo has reached, if Zhao Guo had broken the trapped dragon situation and unified Yuzhou, he would have such treatment, but obviously not, Zhao Guo did not break through the trapped dragon situation until he died, and An Le Gong could only envy him, which was the glory of Xia Guo alone.
Zhuang Xun drank two glasses of sake, Si Qin Mi was on the side, feeling at ease, Si Qin Mi did not stop him from drinking today, this should indeed be Zhuang Xun's happy day.
Life is relaxed, after so many years of high pressure, a little slack is also in order to be better enterprising in the future, she poured wine for Zhuang Xun, watched Zhuang Xun drink, and accompanied Zhuang Xun to be happy.
The wine is very sweet, it is a very familiar taste, no matter how you drink it, it is not very intoxicating, Zhuang Xun wants to make some presumptuous moves, and because the military officials under the stage are watching, it is not easy to start, and his eyes scan Si Qinmi back and forth.
I wanted to kiss her face and kiss her lips, but the occasion was wrong, after all, she hadn't been intimate with herself for a few days after coming to Jinyang, and she was busy moving the capital.
"Your Majesty is drunk, you Aiqing will have fun yourself, and the palace will take Your Majesty down to rest." Si Qin Mi helped Zhuang Xun up, Zhuang Xun was not drunk, but he also squinted, pretending to be drunk, and wanted to hug Si Qin Mi and roll the sheets.
As soon as he got out of the palace, Zhuang Xun couldn't help but be greedy in his heart, hugged Siqin Mi, smelled the incense and was intoxicated, because he drank wine, which strengthened his courage.
"What are you doing, the concubine is still going to preside over the banquet, don't make a fuss, there is a surprise for you." Siqin Mi was kissed and didn't dodge, and pushed Zhuang Xun with a strange voice.
"What else are you hosting, let them do their own thing, I want to help you with your feet." Zhuang Xun stood on tiptoe and leaned into Siqin Mi's ear.
"Where do you want to help the concubine to get full, you want to climb into the concubine's bed, go to the family banquet first, and then the concubine will depend on you."
Siqin Mi smiled lightly and said, what is Zhuang Xun's mind that she still doesn't understand? So he promised Zhuang Xun that he made a look, and Lan Qiu, who was serving on the side, took Zhuang Xun's hand.
"Family feasts, yes, and family feasts." Zhuang Xun clapped his hands, and suddenly thought that this kind of festive day is to gather the harem for a meal.
"Don't let the sisters wait for a long time, after a few hours, the princes and officials will be cleared, and the concubines will arrive, so you can have fun first."
Smiling gently, with a bit of mystery, Zhuang Xun felt that this family banquet was not simple, so he asked when Lan Qiu led the way.
"Is there anything special about this family dinner?" Zhuang Xun asked with a little doubt, Si Qinmi's smile was mysterious and charming, but it seemed to have bad intentions.
"It's nothing special, Your Majesty, you'll know when you go." Lan Qiu shook his head, obviously he couldn't hide his intentions, and Zhuang Xun was even more puzzled.
However, if it was planned by Si Qinmi, there would be no harm anyway, so Zhuang Xun didn't want to think about it and went with peace of mind.
"Don't worry, it's a surprise, the queen mother prepared it." Lan Qiu led the way, carrying a lantern, and her slightly dizzy face couldn't be seen.
"What a surprise, mysterious." Zhuang Xun strode forward, the cold wind blew away the wisps of wine, and his body was hot and dry.
"It's here, Your Majesty, please." Coming to a palace where the light was flickering and the steam was slowly coming out, Lan Qiu half-pushed open the door and made a gesture of please.
"Is it there? I'd like to see ......" Zhuang Xun walked into the room, and froze between words.
It is a bath, the steam is water vapor, the concubines of the harem gather in twos and threes, and those outside the pool are uniformly dressed in various styles of cheongsams and various styles of high heels, and there should be nothing in the pool, or coiled hair or tied hair.
Xuannu, Empress Dowager Jiang, Li Ruxi, Li Shaoyun, He Tan...... All the concubines of Zhuang Xun gathered in such a room.
Whether stretching his body, or talking and laughing and whispering, or swimming in the water, Zhuang Xun's pupils dilated, and he faintly felt that there was an impulse in his nasal cavity.
"Is Your Majesty coming? Is it that early? The sound of Zhuang Xun entering the door alarmed the group, and the Empress Dowager Jiang and the Xuannu didn't even bother to put on their clothes, so they crawled out of the bath, their movements kind and soft.
"The concubine greets Your Majesty." The beauties who are fat and thin are all saluted Zhuang Xun, and Zhuang Xun didn't know where to look for a while.
"Rise up, isn't it a family feast? How did you choose such a place? "Sweep your eyes away, and don't look at these beauties.
"Don't be angry, there is no waste of people's power, the water of such a big pool is heated by Concubine De's treasures, and the water is also taken by Concubine De, these clothes and shoes are made by the queen, you like it, your majesty, don't you like it?"
Thinking that Zhuang Xun was accusing of waste, Li Shaoyun explained forward that Zhuang Xun was too biased, and she understood something wrong.
"Husband, I want to ......" Li Ru Xi of the big red cheongsam knows Zhuang Xun better, she sat directly on the leather cushion, the slim cheongsam bent out of a curve, Yun Yin Yu painted two maids serving on the left and right, Zhuang Xun's eyes could no longer be taken away, and he was determined to die on Li Ru Xi's slender figure.
"How about this gift today?" Siqin Mi, who came back, was washed by Zhuang Xun's jade feet as she wished, she touched Zhuang Xun's head, and said in a doting tone that her golden phoenix cheongsam was noble and extraordinary, with a narrow skirt to the jade knees, and lotus feet moisturizing.
"There's still a little bit of something missing." Zhuang Xun picked up the jade feet in the water.
(End of chapter)