The 14th day of the first month of the 18th year of Pingjing, the imperial capital

It was late at night, the streets of the city were silent, and the important streets were patrolled by the occasional passer-by, except for the groom, carrying a small lantern and striking a gong.

The Imperial City, a side hall, is still brightly lit, the golden steps, the perilla is falling, and the ministers are urgently discussing under the emperor's convening.

In the hall is paved with warm bricks, on which is the whole map of the eight wildernesses of Kyushu, and a map of the thirty states in the upper reaches of the Qianjing River and the Lingqing River, and finally on the emperor's case is the Lingqi map of the six states in the west of the gorge and the Yujing City.

The emperor sat in the hall, wearing a crown of beads, his gray hair combed to the slightest, or he was in a melancholy mood, his cheeks looked haggard under a few lamps, and his deep crow's feet were dark.

Inherit the unification, try to correct this disadvantage, do everything in person, repair the Ming government, this made Da Cai have the appearance of Zhongxing, but the catastrophe is coming, and the situation is becoming more and more difficult.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has good news in Xiatu this morning, and he will return in a few days. The Ministry of Rites Shangshu asked, he really didn't want to ask, but he didn't dare to offend the future prince.

According to the Cai system, the emperor and the prince have four kinds of big driving, ceremonial driving, regular driving and flat driving, sacrificing to the sky or ascending the throne, or canonizing the prince, with a big driver.

The ceremonial drive is used to worship ancestors in ordinary suburbs and meet with princes.

The court will use regular driving, and flat driving is only for daily use.

The emperor was silent for a moment and said, "It will be determined according to the prince's courtesy...... Next. ”

The Hubu Shangshu said: "The mobilization order has been issued in the 30 prefectures, and the grain and grass have been harvested for three years, and the armaments and materials such as armor, bows and crossbows, spirit runes, spirit stones, and fire and thunder have all been unsealed......

"The twenty-five feudal states have responded to the obedience, but they are mostly concentrated on our west side, and the situation in the east is ...... The middle and lower reaches of the Lingqing River have been entangled for three years, and part of the waterway control has been lost in the hands of the King of Chu, and the Xiangzhou Naval Division in the lower reaches of the Qianjing River has withdrawn the seal due to the airship incident a few days ago......"

The minister who introduced sighed in his heart, this is the helpless move of the current strategic contraction of the imperial court, if the incident happened half a year ago, he would definitely carry it to the end with Han Hou, even the King of Chu has not been able to take advantage of it in vain in the past three years, Han Hou easily succeeded, and it is worthy of Qingmai's wrist to manipulate the timing.

Zai Fu has more comprehensive information, and this gray-haired old man is more accustomed to focusing on the overall situation: "Non-directly controlled states, the king of Xinjun, the king of Mingjun, the king of Dejun, and the king of Yijun have all controlled one or two states, but the development situation of the king of Qingjun is unfavorable, and the progress of the winter defense campaign in the south of the country is limited, and the scattered sand of the opponent Donghai Youth League on the west side has been reunited by the puppet Han State, and even touched the central region......"

"If we don't have the same rails and skilled workers to support you, you won't be able to open up the miasma forest once the snow melts, and you'll have to sit back and watch the Han railway network go deeper...... The Han Kingdom did not export railroad tracks, and it was not difficult to imitate the railroad with the strength of the imperial court's iron industry, but we did not prepare this before...... And it takes time to train workers, and we don't have that time right now. ”

He paused slightly, confessed to this negligence, and said thoughtfully: "The flying ship, it is said that it is similar to the technology of the Heavenly Court, we can build it, but the preparation in many aspects is still insufficient, and it takes time. ”

Several matters involved Ye Qing, the emperor frowned and leaned up, and said: "I know the matter of the railway, and I am ready to make it happen in a few years, who knows that it will come to this point!"

As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed.

The minister hurriedly comforted and said: "The technical difficulty of the railway is not difficult, as long as His Majesty sets aside the silver, it will not be monopolized for many years." ”

"It's just that we haven't obtained the full hull of this flying ship yet, so it's really difficult. ”

"You will come out with a charter and start negotiations with Hanhou...... The core is the flying ship technology, with the vastness of the Cai Dynasty's territory and the overall defense situation, it is impossible for him to hide his secrets, and the Heavenly Court will not allow it. The Emperor listened quietly, his eyes dark, and said.

This method is commonly used by the imperial court, and the ministers are a little embarrassed, if they are ordinary courtiers, they are all graces of heaven because of thunder and rain and dew, but in fact, Hanhou has been blocked for three years and independent for three years, so what can he use to threaten an immortal marquis who has mastered the air fleet?

A scholar whispered: "I think that Ye Qing has to be cautious about this person......

The emperor recalled that the young man who had met twice in the palace and the banquet flashed in front of his eyes, and he was looking down on him and bowing down at that time, but now he had to face up to his strength, and his heart was a little uncomfortable.

But the emperor didn't like others, he only sighed, his face was expressionless, and he said coldly: "Even if Ye Qing is a prince, he is still a minister, and he deserves this!"

As he spoke, he coughed again, his face softened, and he suddenly said: "The county lord of Mingyu is very heartfelt, he will be crowned the county lord, recover the Daomen jade seal, and order him to return to the vulgar ......"

"Lord Mingyu?"

The ministers all understood the meaning when they heard it, Mingyu was not born to the emperor, but the prince's sister, it is said that he and Ye Qing were old acquaintances back then, and it was a pity that such a good marriage resource was wasted.

"This is the emperor's Longen!" the ministers responded.

The secret envoy was sent to repair the relationship, the fleet retreated, and the marriage was goodwilled, and the imperial court had done this, and it was not our problem if it didn't work again, and it was justified that the lawsuit would go to the sky -- they were all subordinate to the overall situation, and they could not sacrifice more for the great cause of the imperial court, and it was realistic for each to take a step back.

Ye Qing is an immortal, he won't understand, even if he holds his breath for three years, he has to endure it.

However, there are still people who secretly think: "What is the value of a mere county lord, the emperor would rather marry than be crowned the king of Han, obviously he is very suspicious!"

Although the Han State is in fact independent, there is still a big difference between whether there is a king or not.

Such a matter is decided, seeing that there is nothing to do, the minister left the palace, and secretly thought that the addition of the seal to the county lord of Mingyu is not only a potential marriage plan, but also a further recognition of Prince Yu's status, after all, ...... That one has really done a great job in Xiatu, and now he has to unify the sixth...... That is, the last earth world, which will return with the momentum of the fairy prince in the near future.

The emperor was the last to leave the palace, the wind was blowing in the night, and when he looked up, the snow in the sky fell on a faint white halo, and it melted and evaporated into mist.

Although it is said that the thousand-year-old super blessed land barrier, the Baiyujing protective array has become stronger and stronger in recent years, which proves the effectiveness of Yu'er's activities in the six states of Xiatu......

The secret information from Taizu knows that the arrangement that lasts for three dynasties and thousands of years allows Yujing to have the ability to fuse, and it does not need to be as time-consuming as the Wei State.

The Six Prefectures Lower Earth Fusion and the Immortal Prince plan were all arranged by himself, but at the end, he suddenly felt that his heart was empty, and he even had some fear.

There is a complicated taste spreading in my heart.

"Prince!" the emperor muttered, and he didn't know which prince he was talking about, perhaps, the emperor suddenly had some remorse, the original prince was not as bad as he thought at the time.

However, with the unification of the new crown prince, even if it was arranged by himself, it gradually exceeded the control.

Sheji and Taizu will not let him abolish the prince again.

The snow faded in mid-air, the wind blew away, and the wind and snow shrouded the city for months, revealing the starry sky, starry and uncertain, watching the eternal changes on the earth.

For a while, the emperor's figure was even a little silent.

......

The next day, sunny day

Under the warm sunshine of the early morning, the flowers and trees in the imperial capital seem to usher in spring, and the garden of the Chengbei Provincial Courtyard also has its own competition.

The eunuch saw the county lord of Mingyu in a splendid flower, the woman was dressed in a snow-white Taoist dress and couldn't distinguish her posture, but in terms of appearance and temperament, she was elegant and quiet, she was completely immersed in the daily morning class practice, the slightest light of "Shangzhen Zifu Tianyi" circulated on her body, and she faintly heard the bell chime ringing, with an indescribable taste.

The eunuch didn't dare to ask, and waited until her morning class was over, and then coughed lightly: "There is a holy decree......

Announcing the decree and receiving the decree, as soon as the process came down, feeling the luck of giving, the woman in the costume asked, "Is my brother back?"

After the self-esteemed prince went down, she rarely set foot outside the Taoist Academy, except for the occasional holiday visit to her sister-in-law, the rest of the time was practiced in the Taoist Academy following the teachings of the eldest princess's aunt, and the surrounding time seemed to have been silent for three years, and at this moment she suddenly became the county lord, and she only thought of such a possibility.

"No, I haven't heard the good news of His Highness's return...... the eunuch glanced at him and lowered his voice: "The old slave heard that the ministers were discussing the reverse move of the Han Marquis at that time......"

"Ye Qing?" Mingyu was stunned, and there was a strange feeling from far away from the sky, which immediately turned into a real feeling of a lot of memories, and fell silent.

Since she entered the Daomen, no one talked about this name in front of her anymore, and after a few years, it gradually faded away.

I thought that I would not hear it in the rest of my life, but it would only become an accidental memory, until I really forgot about this relationship, and then took it out and reminisced about it carefully.

I don't want to hear it again at this time, and in this situation, she is a very smart person, and she understands it in an instant, and there is some complicated taste in her heart, and she asks lightly: "What did he do again?

"No, the Immortal King has been fought over by the King of Wei, but I heard that the Han Marquis has gathered a cluster of immortal ships to expel the Xiangzhou Sailors, and the lower reaches of the Qianjing River have fallen into his hands...... Then, if there is nothing to do, the old slave will retire......"

The eunuch cautiously said that the water in the palace was very deep, and he would be killed if he talked nonsense, and he didn't dare to say more about the specific details.

When it was almost dark, this girl continued to practice every day, but how could she not be immersed in the original rhyme, I don't know how much later, suddenly a graceful and beautiful phoenix-eyed woman looked at the back, and sighed slightly: "It's also an idiot." ”

"Master......" Mingyu opened his eyes and stood up, not knowing what to say for a while.

"The emperor's order is hard to disobey, you are a royal person after all, and you have the responsibility to enjoy wealth and wealth, I am afraid that you will not stay long in the imperial capital, and I don't think you will be able to really forget him, now you should call me aunt a few more times......" The eldest princess took her hand and said something in her ear, Mingyu's cheeks gradually turned red.