A small hall connected with three wings, only to see the screen isolation, surrounded by a large cabinet inlaid with copper leaves, the desk is piled high with papers, full of ink fragrance, this is the place of the cabinet.

is so weighty, but there is no luxury at all, if it weren't for the golden atmosphere, it would really be almost the same as an ordinary family study.

"I heard that in the past, the Qin system of 36 counties, the first emperor read the bamboo slips every day to weigh the book, one stone 120 catties according to the weight of the bamboo slips, there are 38 characters, even if it is 300,000 words, the first emperor can not be said to be industrious...... Now there is no need for bamboo slips, and the paper book weighs up to 200 catties, which is only a literary matter. Jia Xu got up and pounded his sore back, sighing very much.

Prime Minister Xu Shu raised his head from the copy, but said with a smile: "To be precise, there were more than 40 counties at the peak...... And the future generations will advance with the times, until we have one hundred and nine counties, and this autumn the post station network has been completely completed, and the contact is convenient, and it is the first year of the throne today, will there not be a lot of news in various places to show the truth of loyalty?"

This is true, but it ignited the atmosphere in the official office, everyone until the lunch break, in the special dining hall when the meal is still talking about the busy government affairs, many old people are no longer the old scholars and doctors leisurely, just look at the expression is very stressed, listen carefully but are proud......

In the Han Dynasty, it was originally a simple two-meal system, which was eaten in the morning and evening, which corresponded to the farming and rest habits of going out early and returning late.

However, the city has a large amount of labor, and the three-meal system is a more scientific habit, with the gradual recovery of grain production in recent years, the upper and lower resources are sufficient, and now the king should take the lead in starting the three-meal system, up and down, and lunch is also gradually becoming popular in Luoyang City.

The restaurant system was learned by Ye Qing from the Tang and Song dynasties.

The emperor made the following provisions: "The cabinet is the son of heaven, the chief hundred officials, the general minister, and the noon, and the internal meal is to." ”

In fact, not only the cabinet, but also other officials.

The restaurant was built on the south side of the imperial city, very close to the official office, an old hall was rebuilt, the prime minister had a separate private room, and the tables in it were gathered together according to rank and seniority.

Or for men, being busy with power is a painful and happy thing, and it can boost energy more than the best medicine.

Prime Minister Xu Shu and several cabinet ministers could not go to dinner at the moment, so they first went to meet the Queen Mother and presented the national year-end statistical account books, as well as some adjustments to the logistics of this month.

"There is already snow in Hedong County, north of Sili, and it is necessary to mobilize a stock of clothes to prevent freezing and ......disaster prevention."

In their eyes, they saw a dim figure behind the bead curtain, draped to show the difference between inside and outside, and the proposal was presented by the eunuch with a gold plate.

Empress Dowager He sat upright in a luan suit, her eyebrows were beautiful, her eyes were very focused on each line, she had recently mastered the new organizational process, and after reading the Jian yì case, she felt that it was a trivial matter, so she mentioned that Zhu Bi had approved it at the beginning of the article, and put it back on the gold plate, so that the eunuch could pass it back to the foreign ministers.

"Keep this statistical account book for the mourners, and then look back at the ......"

The important ministers under the hall glanced at each other, and they all knew that the queen mother was very cautious, and basically asked the emperor for a major matter, and this must be forwarded to Qinghe County.

Last month, there was a problem with a relay point in Chenliu County, and the military information of the guide zhì to Qinghe County had to be forwarded by a long way, and the difference between before and after was only an hour before and after was felt by the Queen Mother, and this woman's reprimand is still fresh in people's memories, and three orders were issued that night to thoroughly investigate the place.

The shortest link from Luoyang to Qinghe County needs to pass through more than ten nodes, Chenliu County is in the north of Yanzhou, which is clearly suspected to be Cao Cao's moves, because the Cao family's power is still deep-rooted in Yanzhou, the newly appointed Taishou of the imperial court in the local area did not dare to move, since Xuchang overnight sent more than 100 sorcerers, the next day it was found that the heavy snow buried the local post station.

Even if the truth was clear, Cao Cao still lifted the door for a few months, went to the central table, and asked to resign from the post of Yanzhou assassin.

The Luoyang government and the opposition have all heard of this matter, and they all secretly praised the Empress Dowager He's powerful methods, and the careful thinking of the gate valve family was originally born because the emperor was away from the center for a long time, but it was extinguished like cold water.

The political means themselves are nothing, Empress Dowager He had no soldiers and no power, and she was almost poisoned by Dong Zhuo after two years of struggle, and everyone in Luoyang knows this black history.

But the gate valve family knows best who this woman's current power comes from, and no emperor is not worried about losing control of the rear, such a strict interrogation system, with the military mobilization system, and then Xu Shu Zhao Yun and others are sitting in Luoyang, dedicated to the emperor's queen mother, who dares to make waves now?

And for the heroes of various places, Cao Mengde, the former and present male lords, all confessed in front of a woman, which made them feel even more relevant, and they couldn't have realized more clearly that as long as Emperor Ying Wu survived for a day, the authority of the true dragon could be suppressed everywhere.

All the land that belongs to China has been attributed to the nascent Third Empire of the Han Dynasty.

Several private newspapers in Luoyang have been in-depth reporting on the significance of the upgrade of the post station news network: "...... Information and transportation are the biggest shackles to the expansion of the empire, originally it took a month for the post station to transmit from Jiaozhi, the farthest in the south, to Luoyang, and it took ten hours for the news network to arrive, and the world has been peaceful since then......"

Empress Dowager He has her own small kitchen, and does not eat with foreign ministers, after Ye Qing ascended the throne, she stipulated 3 meals a day, and I saw her say "pass on the meal!"

The words came out again, and before the echo could be heard, a group of well-dressed eunuchs came carrying the dining table.

When the Empress Dowager He saw it, her heart moved, and she suddenly asked, "Have the three empress dowagers used it?"

Now there are four queen mothers in the Han family, including Liu Bei's mother, who was widowed very early, and now she can be regarded as bitter.

"Mother, all three mothers have already used it. ”

After listening to this, Empress Dowager He ordered the meal, and the royal meal should be scored, that is, the plate and bowl have a stick, and there is a dish name and a chef on it, which is to ensure the quality and investigate the convenience

The tableware is even more exquisite, Ye Qing instructed to "mainly use silverware", the royal family likes gold, and it is for the sake of nobility, and silverware is used, which has many practical functions.

The most important thing is to guard against poisoning, which used to be poisoned, often containing sulfide, so silverware is very effective in detecting poison.

After having lunch alone, it is usually the time when she reads the newspaper, and when she sees this paragraph, she frowned: "The world is peaceful......? Not to mention the hardships of the emperor's personal expedition, Chang'an has not yet been peaceful. ”

The female officer who served saw that she was in a good mood, and said with a funny smile: "Niangniang, after all, it is unprecedented and convenient, how can the puppet emperor of Chang'an be compared with His Majesty?"

Empress Dowager He smiled, and only whispered in her heart: "A target he wants...... Attract the traitors. ”

This is her own secret speculation, it is difficult to say clearly, only to change the topic: "Xunpan only knows the enemy's situation, and the transportation is far from convenient, so for the time being, it can only be quickly supported by magicians, which is not enough militarily, and it is even more difficult to communicate civilly and economically...... However, another plan has been prepared, in addition to the rammed earth straight road in the Qin period, it is also a kind of stone and wood track, and the parallel grooves and the wheels of the carriage are accurately matched, which is very convenient, but unfortunately the cost is too high, the emperor is ready to turn to laying rails, and it is said that it can reach Youzhou in ten days. ”

"Ah...... Isn't iron more expensive?"

"You girl hasn't been out of the palace for a long time to see it, the subway bureaucrats have rebuilt blast furnaces, and the price of iron has fallen sharply......"

After the chatter, it was another afternoon of political affairs, and the day of the imperial city flew by.

In the evening, the lights in the north palace were bright, and it seemed a little lonely, since the emperor left, the Empress Dowager He had not held a banquet, and it seemed deserted.

Jade chariot walked between the palace and the verandah and returned, a beautiful woman in a luan dress sat in the silk tent, only by the light of the lantern outside to flip through the statistical account books, her eyebrows were not spread.

The consumption of the Dao Law War is very large, the spirit stone is precious and scarce, Ye Huolei has to use it, and the magic circle has to use it, and the previous four years of stock have been wiped out in a few months, which is simply shocking.

Until passing by the weaving courtyard, the dark night revealed dense popularity, and the girl's laughter faintly came, breaking the silence of Beigong for several months.

Empress Dowager He was a little displeased to be disturbed, pressed the statistics of logistics materials, lifted the curtain and asked, "What's the matter over there?"

The eunuch who accompanied the car ran to inquire and came back, and said: "This winter is cold, and the palace maids have issued two sets of thick new clothes, one more than in previous years, and they are very happy to have this." ”

The female officer who accompanied her looked at it and said, "They all praise the Queen Mother for your benevolence." ”

Empress Dowager He said "oh", and only ordered the palace maid to rest early, so she didn't say much, she has achieved cultivation, and now she doesn't pay much attention to the evaluation of others, so she won't be too harsh.

At this moment, a night breeze blew, and a cool thing fell on her face, making her look up in a daze.

Snowflakes are falling all over the sky, a piece of white, Luoyang, which has a high temperature and tends to be arid in previous years, has the first heavy snow this year, so dense.

"Ruixue mega year. ”

She sighed quietly, this is a good sign, but unfortunately there is no one to share the joy, and most of this year's Spring Festival will be spent alone.

"But I heard that the Yellow River is frozen...... Jizhou, across the river, the weather is colder, right?"

Cheongha-gun, Daying

Chinese New Year's Eve is coming, and the Han army can't go home yet.

The camp was filled with the aroma of a large pot of broth, the bonfire was bright and red for a long time, and the snowflakes were flying, and as the soldiers were singing, they were swept on all sides and piled up thick on the ground.

Ye Qing specially gave the soldiers a day off, and the thousands of cattle, sheep and pigs that were transferred from behind were slaughtered and sided, and even the wine was rarely rationed.

The night of feasting and eating together gradually dispersed in the middle of the night, and only the sentinels and vigilance magicians were on duty in turn, guarding the last night of the first year of Ying Wu.

In fact, the Han Dynasty did not have the title of Chinese New Year's Eve, and there was no habit of keeping the year, until the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Spring Festival Lian and the Hanging Door God also did not appear until the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, or the more **** the era, the more you need a sense of security in the ceremony.

However, the custom of hanging lanterns was already in place, and the red lanterns were hung all over the camp, reflected on the frozen fences, and flashed like sharp swords.

In the middle of the night, a cold wind from what would later become known as the Siberian wilderness whistled over the camp, blowing off the icicles and "popping" on the ground.

"No—"

Ye Qing woke up in the tent, in a cold sweat.