Chapter 60: Harem

"See Your Majesty!"

The two ruling ministers, Xue Ji and Xuan Xuan, as well as Wei Liaoweng, the squire of the military department, came in and saluted Zhao Hong together.

"A few of the Qing family came just in time."

Zhao Hong glanced at Xuan Xuan, and decided that Wei Liaoweng would be in charge of the picket in the army.

"I intend to set up pickets in the army, a military picket team in the army, a military picket division along the way, and a military picket department in the military department to investigate corruption and treachery in the army. The head of this military picket department was served by Wei Liaoweng, a squire of the military department, to share Xuanqing's worries. ”

Wei Liaoweng is not yet fifty years old, and the spring and autumn period is in full bloom. Xuan Xuan is already over the age of sixteen, and he is in power, his energy is not good, and his affairs are much busier.

"Your Majesty, this is good governance, and it is the duty of the ministers!"

Wei Liaoweng, the vice president of the Jinling Lecture Hall and the Jinling University Hall, gladly accepted the new appointment.

The army is clean and clean, so that the court can be like an arm and a finger and avoid martial arts.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you have promised to make peace with Western Xia. Could it be that His Majesty really wants to use troops against the Tatars? ”

Xuan Xuan's face was full of smiles, cautious.

The princess of Xixia and the emperor returned together, and with his experience as a person who came over, he must have shared the same bed, and the spring breeze was several degrees. The wood is already in the boat, and it is impossible to return it, nor can it be ruthlessly abandoned.

It's nothing, but there is just one more concubine in the harem. The key is that the emperor can't use troops abroad because of this matter, and he is still a fierce Tatar army.

"Your Majesty, the border between my Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia is not connected, and there is still gold and soil in between. Your Majesty's acceptance of the princess of Western Xia, what kind of plan is this? ”

Although Xue Ji was dissatisfied with Zhao Hong's acceptance of Li Weiming, the "princess of the dead country", he might get into trouble, but Zhao Hong was the son of the Great Song Dynasty, and he could accept all this.

He is just suspicious in his heart, Zhao Hong accepted Li Weiming, he won't eat and wipe clean and not admit it, and he won't rescue Xixia, right?

This is too scummy and too ruthless!

"Guess what!"

Zhao Hong laughed and was noncommittal.

It's only mid-April, and the team to rescue Western Xia is estimated to have not yet started. I don't know, will these soldiers arrive in Western Xia safely by then, and will they be able to turn the tide?

"Your Majesty, my Great Song Dynasty is in ruins, and I am implementing a new policy. At this time, rashly starting a war with Tatars is afraid that the government and the opposition will criticize it. ”

Xuan Xuan sighed, his face full of sadness.

The emperor acted recklessly, and the government and the opposition complained, and even with it, several of their ruling ministers became traitors.

With such a big black cauldron, they can't afford to carry it!

"Your Majesty, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee have already criticized His Majesty's rearmament. Now it is rumored that His Majesty is going to use troops against the Tatars to rescue the Western Xia, and there are voices of opposition. Your Majesty should think carefully! ”

Xue Ji said softly, with a sad face, to probe the emperor's reaction.

In case the emperor can't withstand the pressure, when the time comes, he will unload the mill and kill the donkey, where will he, a conscientious and unjust boss, Shi Miyuan's old party, go to reason?

The Zhao and Song royal families, turning their faces and not recognizing people, crossing the river and demolishing bridges, have done a lot, and Gaozong and Xiaozong are all masters. As long as the imperial power requires it, the situation requires it, and the minister can be abandoned without mercy.

"Two Qing family, what's wrong with you, why are you all against our use of foreign troops?"

Zhao Hong looked at Xue Ji and Xuan Xuan in confusion.

In this matter, you can wait for yourself to return to Lin'an City, and you don't have to be tired and hurt people, so you can go to Jinling on purpose.

Does this want him, the emperor, to be the master of their house?

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty accepted the princess of Western Xia and sent troops to rescue Western Xia, the government and the opposition talked about it, the ministers, and the students, everyone slandered Your Majesty's move. Your Majesty think twice! ”

Xue Ji continued with a smile.

"I am the son of the Great Song Dynasty, and I am afraid that he will not be able to become a scholar without the power of a chicken?"

Zhao Hong snorted coldly, very disapproving.

"The two Qing families, are you ready for the imperial examination? How many jinshi are there in the undergraduate? ”

When he returned to the dynasty this time, the imperial examination was one of the major events. The first imperial examination of the new dynasty, he didn't want to miss it.

"Your Majesty, there are ministers waiting here, so naturally you will not let Your Majesty worry. The entrance examination of the Ministry of Rites has ended, and there are 386 students in the undergraduate department. Your Majesty only needs to preside over the palace examination and select talents. ”

Xuan Xuan was secretly suspicious. The emperor founded the Jinling Lecture Hall, reorganized the border army, and organized and refined the new army, and everything he did was not to promote martial arts and worship martial arts?

Why does it seem that he is so concerned about the imperial examination?

So, what did he establish Jinling School for? What is the purpose of making people who are too learned to panic?

Xuanxuan's head immediately hurt.

"Xue Qing, how is Taixue now?"

He founded three major schools in various places, and now he has added a normal school, and the impact on Taixue must be not small.

"Back to Your Majesty, this year's enrollment of Jinling Lecture Hall, Jinling University Hall, and Jinling Normal School, Taixue went to more than 600 people, more than 100 people were admitted to Jinling Lecture Hall, Jinling University Hall went to 300 people, and even Jinling Normal School went to more than 100 people. Now I am studying martial arts too much, and there are many people who practice riding and archery. I don't know if His Majesty is happy about this move, or if he is ......"

"Still sad!"

Zhao Hong took Xue Ji's words, and his heart was also mixed.

These students were admitted to the three universities in Jinling, and there must be many people with impure motives, who just rushed to become officials.

These people went to the army, can the quality of the army be guaranteed? When they become teachers, what do they teach their students?

If you bring eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling into the army, or openly shout in the academy, "You pariahs, you can only move bricks", etc., then the joke will be too big.

"Your Majesty, reinforce Western Xia and use troops against the Tatars, Your Majesty should be cautious."

"Your Majesty, the swords and soldiers are together, there will be endless troubles, Your Majesty think twice."

Xuan Xuan and Xue Ji had another bitter admonition, and they didn't give up yet.

"Two Qing families, you and Vice President Wei together, let's take a look at the sons and daughters of your martial arts hall and university hall. Three days later, let's return to the capital together! ”

Xue Ji and Xuan Xuan reluctantly retreated and left with Wei Liaoweng, Zhao Hong looked at their backs, his brows furrowed.

"Zhou Ping, Xue Ji and Xuan Xuan, they won't come to Jinling City for no reason, right?"

"Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, many of the decrees of the DPRK and China, including the implementation of the new policy on the Liangzhejiang Road, are difficult to implement smoothly, and there are many things that violate the yang and the yin. There are even more ill-intentioned people, who say what is on the side of the Qing monarch and is on the right side. Gossip and momentum, the ministers guessed, Xue Xuan and the others came because of this to probe His Majesty's tone. ”

Zhou Ping's words made Zhao Hong speechless for a while, he was silent for a moment, and then said:

"Zhou Ping, anti-corruption matters, let Xu Liang and Fan Zhong do it. Your focus going forward will be on the Intelligence Division. ”

"Obey the order!"

Zhou Ping understood. Zhao Hong is determined to restore the Central Plains, and the sooner the intelligence is deployed, the better. Besides, a person's energy is limited, and intelligence work is a top-secret matter, so it is more practical to specialize in a special person.

Since the emperor didn't mention Xue Jixuan's matter, he didn't bother to ask. Zhao Hong has a strong personality, he eats soft rather than hard, and those guys who fan the flames and spread rumors will not let Zhao Hong comply, but will backfire.

"Your Majesty, although the princess Li Weiming of Western Xia is of noble birth and knowledgeable and courteous, she is still a little uneasy when she is included in the harem."

Zhou Ping's words made Zhao Hong slightly stunned.

"Zhou Ping, you have something to say!"

"Your Majesty, Princess Xixia has a strong personality and is far less weak than she seems on the surface. If Your Majesty expands the territory and restores the homeland in the future, how to deal with the Western Xia is probably closely related to this Western Xia princess. ”

Zhou Ping made no secret of it and directly stated his opinion.

The country is deeply rooted and far from being replaced by anything else.

"Anything else?"

Zhao Hong was slightly unhappy. He sent troops to reinforce Western Xia, even if he had the opportunity to incorporate Western Xia into Song soil in the future, Li Weiming would not hate him. After all, it was possible for him to save hundreds of thousands of Western Xia scholars, including the Western Xia royal family.

"Your Majesty, and Yang Yi, not Your Majesty's good match. The minister is for the sake of His Majesty and has no selfish intentions. ”

Zhou Ping was bold, and the spearhead finally returned to Yang Yi.

For more than a year, Yang Yi has wandered excessively, indulged in alcohol, and it would be nothing if he was an ordinary rich and noble family, but if he wanted to be the emperor's concubine, it seemed that he was not worthy of the position.

"Yang Yi? Did she go back to Lin'an? ”

Zhao Hong couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

This is not the first time, and it is not the first time that someone has played Yang Yi.

"Your Majesty, Yang Yi is staying in the palace now, and the ministers have a lot of contact with her. The minister thought that she was born in the Yang family, she was too arrogant and snobbish, and she was extravagant and alcoholic by nature, and she was much older than His Majesty. If Your Majesty wants to accept her as a concubine, you might as well think about it carefully. ”

Born in the Yang family, too snobbish, extravagant and alcoholic by nature, and much older......

Zhao Hong's eyes were gloomy, looking at the air in front of him, and he didn't say a word.

Yang Yi, there are still some ancient ways of hot intestines, not so unbearable, right?

"I am the son of the Great Song Dynasty, what can she do as a woman?"

After a while, Zhao Hong said it categorically.

No matter how snobbish and extravagant Yang Yi is, can she still seek to usurp the throne?

"Your Majesty, the ministers are courageous. His Majesty is handsome, and he doesn't have so much energy to manage the harem. Whether it is the internal strife in the harem or the politics of the harem, His Majesty will be in constant trouble. What's more, there is also a Empress Dowager Yang in the palace. Your Majesty is cautious. ”

Zhou Ping did not give up and admonished Zhao Hong.

"Whatever happens in the future, I will take care of it. As for the Queen Mother, don't mention it again. ”

Zhou Ping's proposal, Zhao Hong was a little unimpressed.

Yang Guizhi is powerless now, does she still have an enmity with herself?

"It doesn't matter if Yang Yi doesn't come to Ancheng, since she is here, she still has affection for me, and I can't refuse. She is affectionate and kind to me, and I can't bear her. ”

Zhou Ping wanted to say more, but Zhao Hong shook his head and stopped him.

"Get ready, let's go back to Lin'an City first. As for the future, let's talk about it later. ”

As a man, he still has a minimum of self-confidence.

What he is worried about now is that those ministers of the DPRK and China, will they restrain themselves from using troops against the Tatars?

Zhou Ping had no choice but to keep silent.

People's hearts are unpredictable, and now even the king's heart is unpredictable. I'm afraid that in this way, there may be some chaos in the harem.