Chapter 1 Lanzhou
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Late at night, although the curfew in the capital of the Song Dynasty, Bianliang, was already abolished, there were few pedestrians on the streets at this moment. Occasionally, one or two updaters passed by, and the sound of the bangzi seemed particularly clear in the night sky.
The Zhaowenguan in the forbidden city was brightly lit as usual. Last year, Li Yu, the Duke of Longxi County, burned many rare books and burned down in a state of terrible illness. However, due to the abundant collection of Li, there are still tens of thousands of books and albums left, and now they are collected here. His Majesty Long Qian was allowed to visit the secret hall of the Wenguan Pavilion. Since ascending the throne, although the political affairs were complicated, he still retained the habit of coming here to study until late at night when he was nothing. Tonight, Emperor Zhao Guangyi of Song was unwilling to read books, frowned slightly, and his slender and white fingers kept knocking on the case of the Rutan Book.
"Lanzhou," Zhao Guangyi seemed to be talking to himself, and also to the Wang Lin standing underground. "I thought Chen De was just a martial artist, but he actually made the move of redeeming Han people from the Khitan and buying people's hearts, which really made people admire him."
Zhao Guangyi was born as a Confucian scholar and emphasized the grand manner of not showing his emotions. Since he ascended the throne, he has become increasingly difficult to let his ministers understand his thoughts. However, Wang Fu heard his words and knew that Chen De had violated a taboo to win over the hearts of the people. The monarchs of all dynasties had no brave general who was willing to hold military power and win the hearts of the people. He did not dare to answer, and he was sweating slightly on his back.
"Don't you have any old friends with Chen De? Tell me what you think of him." Zhao Guangyi frowned again when he saw Wang Fuwei not answering.
"I have a common friendship with Chen De, but I only saw that he had the courage and cherished his talents for the country, so I recommended him to Your Majesty." Wang Qi lowered his head and replied.
"Yes." Seeing that Wang Wei did not make excuses all, Zhao Guangyi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since ancient times, all the traitors and evil people have talents, such as Wang Mang of the former Han Dynasty, Cao Cao of the Later Han Dynasty, and Li Linfu and An Lushan of the Tang Dynasty. All of them are like this. The greater the talent, the greater the harm to the country. The secret power, you have not had a deep relationship with Chen De, and you can't see that he has ill-intentioned evil intentions. I don't blame you."
Wang Lu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "I thank you for your kindness."
"Haha, get up, get up," Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly, "We were so free and easy when we were studying in the capital and giving guidance to the country. After I ascended the throne, I will rely on your efforts for many major issues, so why bother so much?"
Wang Lin felt relieved, and stood up tremblingly and said, "I dare not."
Zhao Guangyi was just deliberately showing kindness, and did not take it seriously to make Wang Lin as unceremonious as he was back then, and said, "This Chen De is brave and scheming, and is good at capturing the hearts of the people. Sooner or later, it will be a disaster for the court. To prevent and hinder the plan of the Northern Expedition, you should make careful arrangements. Didn't he promise you to spread the ecstasy under his rule? Why not use the plan? Lay the foreshadowing in Lanzhou earlier. In the future, the king's army can cooperate with the inside and outside to eliminate this treacherous hero in one fell swoop."
The huge waves burst into the heart of Wang Qi, but he did not dare to show his voice on his face. He just lowered his head and replied in a deep voice: "My memory, follow the order."
Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly and said, "I know what you want. The Northern Expedition is the top priority now. When the north is settled in Taiyuan and regain Yanyun, I will definitely announce to the world that Xu Zuo scholars set up temples and preach doctrines. Okay, you go down."
"Yes, I'm leaving." Wang Qi slowly withdrew from the Secret Pavilion. A ray of cold light flashed in Zhao Guangyi's eyes, and he sneered, saying, "Zhao Xiang, what do you think of this person?"
After the screen, someone turned out, with a look and expression like a minor official in the prefecture, but he was wearing a purple robe and a jade belt on his waist. It was the Prime Minister Zhao Pu who was resurrected by offering the "Golden Chamber Alliance" strategy to help Zhao Guangyi ascend the throne.
"Hmph," Zhao Pu looked at the door and bowed, "This is a villain who believes in the evil way and sells his friends to seek honor. When His Majesty makes contributions in the Northern Expedition, he should follow the right way and stop this person from being rejected."
Zhao Guangyi nodded and thoughtfully, saying, "The Zoroastrian Church helped An Lushan in the Tang Dynasty. Shi Siming's rebellion has always been a great enemy of the court. I really don't know how Emperor Shizong thought about it. He actually cooperated with it to raise tigers and left troubles, making the Zoroastrian Church a huge force." He paused and said, "The Zoroastrian Church has no soldiers or courage, and even if it wants to cause trouble, it will not be a big disaster. Chen De has a strong soldier who steals the border and is good at buying people's hearts. If it is not dealt with early, it is easy to cause great troubles. The Chief is very restricting the prefectures that are close to it, especially the Zhejiajie Town. It is necessary to not give it a chance to grow and weaken it from many ways. I heard that Chen De redeems the Han people in Xiazhou this time and borrows roads from the Zhe family. The Chief is very informing the Zhe family that it is strictly forbidden to communicate with Lanzhou privately."
Zhao Pu also said: "The sayings of ghosts and gods are misty. Your Majesty is in a dilemma with it for the plan of the Northern Expedition. If you are determined to eliminate the ecstasy and use the right to eliminate evil, just like the scorching sun and melt the snow, you can get rid of such demons." Although he regained the trust of Zhao Guangyi, the king was an old man of the King of Jin. The emperor did not believe in his belief in the demon sect, and he became more and more trustworthy. If time may threaten the prime minister, Zhao Pu would tell Zhao Guangyi what he was wrong.
What a person Zhao Guangyi is? He knew exactly what Zhao Pu thought, but this was also the way to rule the emperor. He laughed and said, "Zhao Xiang adhered to the righteous Confucian way. Half of the Analects of Confucius ruled the world. In the future, I will rely heavily on it." His words were joking, implying that Zhao Pu did not read books when he was a young man, and what he knew was nothing but the Analects of Confucius.
Zhao Pu's face was embarrassed. When facing Zhao Kuangyin, he could raise his head with confidence and answer. I only know one "The Analects of Confucius". Half of it should help Your Majesty win the world and half help Your Majesty to rule the world. But when facing Zhao Guangyi, who is very scheming and well-versed in literature, he could only lower his head and answer: "I am talented and knowledgeable, and Your Majesty is loving."
Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly. Zhao Pu, who was known as wise, is now obedient. After ascending the throne, he discovered that in addition to leaving him a powerful and warlike imperial guard, his brother also had money and cloth piled up like mountains of Fengchunku. He only took two years to gradually repel his old ministers, open a rank of scholars, and consolidate his power, and then he could hunt Yanyun north. By then, the whole world was in his hands. He would completely get rid of the shadow of killing his brother and seizing the throne, becoming an eternal wise king who was comparable to Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Taizong of Tang. Taiping Xingguo will be admired by future generations like the rule of Wenjing and Zhenguan. The night air in late autumn is really intoxicating. Outside the window, the drums sounded even more at night, and everything was silent in Kaifeng.
"Lanzhou," Emperor Liu Jiyuan of Han harshly threw a secret newspaper on the face of the guard of the Da'an Dudian, Degui, "What did you say? Lanzhou is poor, and any month of poor food and salary will cause a mutiny. I don't have to worry about Chen De taking over the powerful soldiers!"
Wei Degui knelt on the ground and kowtowed and apologized with trembling all over his body. Liu Jiyuan had the habit of killing people while he was angry. He was a eunuch and his wealth were all given by Liu Jiyuan. It is not a big deal to take his life now.
Liu Jiyuan ignored him and cursed himself: "The land is barren and the people are poor. What did he use to redeem tens of thousands of households with the Khitans? If there is no military salary, what would he give to reward the army as soon as he arrived in Lanzhou? Now the soldiers and civilians in Lanzhou praised Chen De as the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva, and they all wished they could work hard for him. Is this my Lanzhou?" As he said that, he felt unhappy. Seeing Wei Degui kneeling on the ground and sifting his chaff, his heart was furious and he raised his foot.
He kicked the ground and rushed forward and kicked several times. Fang Jue calmed down a little. Seeing Wei Degui getting beaten, he didn't dare to avoid begging for mercy. He looked at him with a pitiful look and couldn't help but think that this eunuch was promoted by him after he ascended the throne. Although he was greedy for money, he was not very talented. He was loyal to him and had to use his work in the future. Then he said in a deep voice: "What are you doing on the ground? Get up like a dead dog."
Wei Degui took a breath like an amnesty, stood up quickly, standing beside Liu Jiyuan, no different from the eunuch who served tea and water next to him.
Liu Jiyuan looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Since Chen De is rich, from now on, the military pay in Lanzhou will not be paid again, and the food and grass will be reduced by half." Seeing Wei Degui nodding repeatedly, he felt a little happy, as if he saw the pitiful military clothes in Lanzhou and the food and food were not filled. Suddenly, he remembered something and said: "I told my good brother Liu Jiye that Lanzhou Jie Town has nothing to do with him. Now he crossed the border and sent troops to help. I will not argue with him. If I find that there is no private communication between the border Jie Town in the future, I will not rest with him."
Wei Degui nodded and said yes. Just as he was about to turn around and ask for the order to pass the order, Liu Jiyuan suddenly said, "Let's wait." His face was gloomy and he frowned and paced back and forth.
Wei Degui looked at Liu Jiyuan in confusion. After a while, Liu Jiyuan said, "I am loyal to you, but my stubborn personality, so I should not let my heart down. I told him that I am worried that Lanzhou has strong military strength and want to control it with food and grass. Please do not take any action on your own. As long as it is related to Lanzhou, you must report it to me before you can do it." After that, he waved his hand and asked Wei Degui to retreat.
The night is dark and the moon is white. In Liu Jiyuan's eyes, the moon is so white. He has not had a good sleep for a day after he ascended the throne as the adopted son of the previous emperor. He is worried that the Song people will attack Taiyuan again, worried that the Khitans will pay tribute, and worried that the real royal bloodline will rebel and rebellion. For several years, he seems to have become more than a teenager. He raised his head and stared at the autumn moon of the Han Palace. Liu Jiyuan sighed with a long sigh and entered the harem with his hands behind his back. This day will be counted as a day.
"Lanzhou," Zhu Huilan, the former singer of Bianliang, smiled and thanked several men for the bread they brought to her. "It's really a good place." Zhu Huilan was sold into a brothel since she was a child. At the age of fifteen, she became a red-card singer in Bianliang City. The madam, whose conscience was eaten by a dog, died of illness from Hualiu. Zhu Huilan was in a good mood and went out for a walk with her sisters. As the Liao soldiers entered the invasion, she was extremely happy and was so sad that she was also plundered outside the frontier. She was quite beautiful and could serve men. She was sent by the nobles of the Liao Kingdom. Until she was old and deteriorated, she was put in the laundry room, and she was often satisfied with the thriving Khitan soldiers. The laundry manager's wife couldn't stand her.
Seducing her own man, he took advantage of this big deal to sell her. At this time, Zhu Huilan was nearly thirty years old and had not yet married, but no matter how old the meat was, it was still meat. The Han people bought this time were more men and fewer women. In addition, thousands of bachelors, the gender ratio of Lanzhou City was seriously unbalanced. Han people such as Sun Gouzi and Zhao Lu'er were salivating about this piece of meat that still had charm. The Han people had a strong idea of inheriting the family line. They didn't think about it when they were doing cattle and horses outside the border. Back in the Han area, finding a woman to have a baby became the top priority in the hearts of many men. Zhu Huilan saw countless people, and her every move was only seduced. The male and female households were not stuck like flies.
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