Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 184 What is a benign palace fight?
With the help of King Qi's personal soldiers, the guards of the Xia Kingdom's mission, and the Yun Kingdom's frontier army, all the men in black who fled in all directions were taken down.

Nan Jiyun put away the hard bow in his hand, and under the awe and vigilance of others, he rode his horse and came.

Before arriving at Xiaguo's camp, Nan Jiyun got off his horse, raised the copper-sealed tiger amulet in his hand, lowered his head slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"Lieutenant of the Dayun Forbidden Army, Nan Jiyun, appointed General Longxiang, met His Royal Highness Xia Guoqi!"

King Qi narrowed his eyes when he heard Nan Jiyun's self-report, and could not help but look at Nan Jiyun.

The commander of the soldiers, Zhou Quan, came behind King Qi and reminded him softly:

"Your Highness, you are a ninth-level expert..."

When King Qi heard this, his eyes moved immediately.

He is a rare ninth-level martial artist in the world, and looking at him just now, he is still a master of archery!How did the Emperor of the Yun Kingdom find so many talents in such a short period of time and make them willing to work for him?

Moreover, why did General Long Xiang of Yunguo suddenly appear when the assassin came by such a coincidence?

Nan Jiyun didn't pay attention to King Qi's searching gaze at all, raised his head, and said immediately:

"Nan Jiyun was ordered by His Majesty to lead three thousand forbidden troops to meet her and protect the safety of Rouning Diji. May I ask His Highness King Qi, how is Rouning Diji safe now?"

When King Qi heard this, his heart skipped a beat, he coughed lightly, and said:
"Well, Diji is well!"

When Nan Jiyun heard the words, he nodded slightly, and then his expression became serious, he looked at the captain of the Yunguo Border Army, and scolded:

"You are responsible for protecting the princess and the safety of the mission, why are you so late?"

Hearing this, the Colonel of the Frontier Army blushed, bowed his head and clasped his fists, apologizing:

"The last general is negligent, willing to be punished!"

Although the main reason is that King Qi deliberately arranged the Yunjun camp far away from this place for his own planning.However, there are also factors that resulted in failure to come in time due to one's own laziness and carelessness, so pleading guilty is not considered injustice.

"I'm not your commander-in-chief, so I can't be punished by military law. For the time being, make a note, after I'm handed over to the errand, I'll go back to the frontier army and be punished!" Nan Jiyun sternly said.

The lieutenant of the frontier army bowed his head and accepted the punishment with shame on his face.

At this time, Nan Jiyun's expression softened slightly, and he slightly cupped his hands at King Qi, saying:

"There are not many guards in the mission, and it is difficult to protect the entire mission, so negligence is inevitable."

When King Qi recalled it at this time, he couldn't help feeling a little scared.

If it was because of his own reasons that Yingyao was in trouble, he would really regret it!

Seeing that King Qi was not hiding his remorse, Nan Jiyun took advantage of the situation and said:
"The last general is ordered by His Majesty to come to protect the Rouning Emperor Ji. From now on, I, Nan Jiyun, will personally guard the Emperor Ji's safety. Please don't worry about it, Your Highness."

Ninth-level masters are rare in the world.Such people guarded the side, and there were more than a hundred fine cavalry guarding them.With such guards, there are only a handful of people in the world who can threaten the safety of Rou Ning Diji.

But King Qi became vigilant when he heard the words, nodded and said:
"Okay, okay. With the escort of General Nan, it is naturally foolproof..."

While speaking, King Qi cast a calm glance at Zhou Quan.

As the commander of King Qi's personal guards, he is the most trusted person of King Qi, so Zhou Quan naturally knows about King Qi's secret plans.

Seeing King Qi's expression, Zhou Quan reacted immediately, lowered his head, and left quietly under the cover of the crowd.

Although Nan Jiyun hadn't noticed Zhou Quan's departure, seeing King Qi's expression and the extremely unreasonable deployment of the camp just now, a trace of suspicion suddenly arose in his heart.

How can there be tents for important people, set up on the outermost side of the camp?Isn't this waiting for someone to do it!
Nan Jiyun's eyes swept over the people present, his thoughts changed, and he said immediately:
"His Royal Highness King Qi is over-reputed... The last general bears the emperor's order. If he wants to meet the Emperor Concubine, please ask His Highness King Qi to send someone to lead the way."

When King Qi heard this, his thoughts changed sharply, and he said quickly:

"The general has worked hard all the way, let's rest for a while today!"

Nan Jiyun shook his head firmly when he heard King Qi's words, and said:

"It's my duty, please send someone to lead the way, Your Highness."

"It's late now, and the imperial sister probably has already rested. The general insists on meeting at this time, I'm afraid it doesn't make sense..." At this time, King Qi was still trying his best to delay the time.

The more King Qi's attitude was like this, the firmer Nan Jiyun became in his heart, and immediately said:
"With such a movement, Di Ji must be panicking. The general asked to see her, and then personally led the guards to reassure Di Ji. If Di Ji has already gone to bed, the general will just salute outside the tent!"

Nan Jiyun said so, King Qi didn't know what to say.

But in case the previous preparations are not fully taken care of at this time, and this Nan Jiyun finds out his flaws, there will definitely be troubles in the future!
Just when King Qi was hesitating, a crisp voice suddenly sounded:

"Princess heard that General Yunguo came to escort him, so she wants to summon her!"

All the people present turned their heads in unison, and saw a Qingli palace lady running over panting, and bowed dignifiedly to everyone.Immediately looked at Nan Jiyun, nodded and said:

"This is General Yunguo who came to escort me, the princess summoned me!"

The first time he saw the Qingli palace lady, King Qi breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and smiled at Nan Jiyun, and said:
"Hehehe, it seems that the imperial sister did not go to bed. General Nan, please!"

Nan Jiyun frowned imperceptibly, then nodded and said:
"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Qingli palace lady led the crowd to the front of Emperor Ji Rouning's camp.

Nan Jiyun walked into the tent for a few steps, but suddenly paused, and did not continue to move forward.

After pondering for a moment, Nan Jiyun knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice:
"The last general, Nan Jiyun, pays homage to Emperor Ji Rouning!"

A moment later, a gentle voice sounded in the tent, saying:

"General Nan has worked hard all the way, and this palace has not been frightened!"

Nan Jiyun heard the words and said in a deep voice:

"If this is the case, the general can rest assured! Please rest assured, the emperor, the general will guard here, and will not let the emperor fall into danger again!"

"General Nan came to escort him day and night, it must be hard work. Let's start tomorrow for this escort!" The gentle voice was neither too urgent nor too slow, extremely gentle.

Nan Jiyun and more than a hundred cavalrymen under him did indeed attack for several days without stopping for a moment.After arriving here, there was another fight. If the guards were forced to support them, they would lose [-]% of their health after one night.

Nan Jiyun pondered for a moment, never refused, and immediately cupped his hands and said:

"Xie Diji!"

Hearing this, King Qi hurriedly signaled people to wait for all the forbidden soldiers of the Yun Kingdom to go down to rest, while he was busy rearranging the tents, arranging guards, and arranging for the men in black who had just been captured.

I have to say, what happened just now really scared him!At this time, King Qi can be said to be nearly half of the guards, all arranged to come to Rouning Emperor Ji's side.
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Yunguo Imperial Palace, in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Xiao Cheng propped his chin up in boredom, while watching the court officials arguing with each other, while distracted.

All the officials in the palace are discussing in full swing at this time.

"After His Majesty ascended the throne, he personally conquered and defeated the two countries in a row. He was on the verge of saving the country. Taking 'Shenwu' as the new title is exactly what he wanted!"

"Isn't it right? How can His Majesty's achievements be higher than the military? The establishment of the imperial examination and the establishment of the Jixia Academy are all unprecedented creations. Therefore, 'Jianyuan' can be used as the year name!"

"None of them. The 'Shenwu' year title was used by Emperor Chengzong of Yun Kingdom. As for 'Jianyuan', Emperor Mingzong of Xia Kingdom also used it. Neither of these two year titles can be used!"

At this time, Wen Tiren looked very excited, and loudly argued with the officials on the side:

"Although your majesty is young and the day of enthronement is short, it is difficult to compare the holy kings of ancient times with his sage prose and martial arts. In my opinion, the two-character year name can no longer represent your majesty! A four-character year name is needed to match it. The identity of His Majesty. I feel that 'Tianshu Shengwang' or 'Tianyi Zhiping' can be used as the reign title to show His Majesty's sage."

Xiao Cheng listened to this disgusting flattery, goosebumps all over his body, and hurriedly said:
"It's just the year number!"

It's not a temple name that can be concluded, Xiao Cheng doesn't understand, what's there to argue about, just pick a catchy name and it's fine?Today's Great Court Meeting can be regarded as wasted on this matter!
Speaking of which, this year was supposed to be the first year when Xiao Cheng changed his name after ascending the throne.

But speaking of it, when Xiao Cheng ascended the throne, the former Grand Master Wang Xiao was still in power.At that time, there was another battle with the Li Dynasty, so I really didn't have the energy to change Xiao Cheng's new name.

After Xiao Cheng formally came to power, the frontier army refused to listen to the order, the two countries attacked Yunguo together, the Buddhist sect conspired to rebel, and the court was purged several times.With so many things involved, it is really hard to care about the year name.

But now, the court is gradually stabilizing, and at the end of the year, the reign title of the former emperor can no longer be used, which is why there is a dispute in the court today.

Xiao Cheng really didn't want everyone to argue about this stuff anymore, so he said again:

"If this dispute continues, when will it be the end? Ma Qing, you are Shang Shuling, you can just choose the one that sounds good!"

Hearing Xiao Chengzhi's words, Ma Minwen bowed slightly, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Qizuo Your Majesty, use 'Zhaosheng' as the year name!"

Xiao Cheng really had enough of their meaningless dispute, and immediately made a decision:

"That's it!"

This year name has the meaning of holiness and virtue, and the meaning is not bad.Coupled with Xiao Cheng's final decision, it is naturally difficult for all the officials to continue arguing.

Xiao Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said:

"Is there any other reports?"

When all the officials heard the words, they all bowed their heads and stood still without saying a word.

Seeing that it was all right, Xiao Cheng was just about to announce his next court, when he saw Ma Minwen standing up tremblingly holding the memorial, and said in a low-puffed voice:

"I have a book to play!"

Xiao Cheng looked at Ma Minwen and frowned slightly.

When I asked you about your year number just now, you were still full of energy, without any signs of aging!Why did I turn my head around, you look like this?

"allow!"

Hearing this, Ma Minwen immediately knelt down on the ground and said in a deep voice:
"The minister is old and weak, unable to shoulder the state affairs, willing to beg for bones, and avoid the path of the sage!"

The meaning of these words is that I am getting old and requesting to retire to give way to young and talented people.

Ma Minwen is less than [-] this year, which is the pinnacle of a politician's ability.Coupled with the fact that he has been pampered for so many years, he definitely has enough energy to deal with state affairs.

What begging for bones is just an excuse to resign.

As I said before, under the influence of the Yang family, the Ma family of Shang Shuling Ma Minwen, the Qu family of Shang Shucheng Qu Cheng, and the Tao family of Taiwei Tao Ai have already achieved a relationship of in-laws.

Even when the three families really got along with each other, they kept a certain distance tacitly and didn't know each other well.But in the eyes of outsiders, the three of them are one.He even has a relationship with the current emperor through the Yang family.

The three families are the top dignitaries in the court of Yunguo, and among the civil and military officials of the court, there are many old students and old officials.

These people don't need someone from the three families to summon them, they will gather together for various reasons, forming a force that can influence the government.

If the situation really got to such an unmanageable situation, it would not be a good thing for the Ma, Qu, and Tao families!
Ma Minwen is mature and prudent, and he is cautious.He knew that his previous choice to stand in the team had already won him a monstrous wealth.But if he really wants to establish this wealth and honor, he still needs to make a decisive decision and retire from office, so as not to make His Majesty fearful.

Xiao Cheng looked at Ma Minwen who was kneeling on the ground, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Nowadays, the situation in the court is gradually stabilizing, and it is no longer the same as before. People need to sit in the center at all times to stabilize the situation.

Ma Minwen's resignation at this time, no matter for Xiao Cheng, the three of them, or the entire court of Yunguo, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.Xiao Cheng has no reason to refuse, nor will he refuse.

Xiao Cheng raised his hand slightly, motioning for Feng Bao beside him to take the memorial from Ma Minwen.

"Ma Qing has made outstanding contributions and is the pillar of our court in Yunguo... It's a pity that Ma Qing is already sixty years old, and I really can't force you to serve the country. This memorial, I agree!"

Xiao Cheng paused, before continuing to speak:

"Design! Shangshu ordered Ma Minwen, who worked hard and worked hard. Now he returns home to be honored and raised, and he is given the title of Taifu. He is granted the title of Marquis of Yizi Township, and enjoys the title of [-] households in the city. He is bestowed with fifty golden flowers, eighty pearls, and silver Ten thousand taels, to show honor and favor!"

The false title of Grand Tutor, the title of Marquis of the Township, the land of the township, gold, silver and jewelry, everything should be rewarded.Today's His Majesty's handwriting is not small!

At this moment, Ma Minwen was satisfied, knelt down and saluted again, and said loudly:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng nodded slightly, stood up and flicked his sleeves, saying:
"Go back!"

All the officials fell to their knees and shouted loudly:

"Chen wait, send your majesty!"

Sending Ma Minwen away largely prevented the DPRK and China from forming a force headed by the three families.But at the same time, another problem appeared!

That is the vacant Shang Shuling position.

At this time, when most of the government affairs of the court have been transferred to the various ministries of Shangshutai, this Shangshuling is exercising the power of the prime minister.

The emperor was appointed as the emperor, all the officials were under the command of the officials, and the court was reconciled, so that the machine of the country could run quickly and efficiently.

Apart from Ma Minwen and Xiao Cheng, there is really no suitable candidate for such an important position.

Zhang Zhao's temperament is too tough, and it is difficult for Zhang Hong to get out of the test method, so Wen Tiren simply doesn't think about it.The most important thing is that there are barely enough people with this talent, but their qualifications are too shallow to convince the public.

Qu Cheng's qualifications are sufficient, but in terms of ability, he is a bit unsuitable. After a while, it's probably impossible to really count on him.

After much deliberation, Xiao Cheng really couldn't think of a suitable candidate to come here at this time.

While worrying about this matter, Xiao Cheng strolled around the palace.

Just when Xiao Cheng passed by the Royal Garden, he heard a voice of coquettishness suddenly rang in his ears:

"His Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng raised his head, and saw Nan Rongshu in a dashing outfit, walking quickly, hugged Xiao Cheng's arm, and said:
"Your Majesty has finally come down!"

Xiao Cheng was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and said:
"what happened?"

Nan Rongshu's eyes showed secret joy, she cleared her throat, and said:
"If your majesty is free, practice martial arts with your concubines!"

Xiao Cheng blinked his eyes, and suddenly felt that Nan Rongshu was a little strange.

The relationship between the two is actually just a layer of window paper now.It's just that Xiao Cheng enjoyed the rather ambiguous feeling when getting along with Nan Rongshu, so he never exposed it.Therefore, when they get along with each other in normal times, they are naturally not so close.

But at this time, Nan Rongshu's behavior was more intimate than before.

Xiao Cheng raised his head, followed Nan Rongshu's gaze, and saw Yang Yuhuan standing at the hanging door of the imperial garden in front of him, wearing an apricot yellow palace dress, with an unnatural expression on his face.

Nan Rongshu pursed her lips into a smile, slightly raised her eyebrows in Yang Yuhuan's direction, hugged Xiao Cheng's arms even tighter with both hands, and fell into her rather spectacular coughing.

Looking at the smug expression between Nan Rongshu's brows, Yang Yuhuan felt slightly uncomfortable.

Why is this so?Being able to stay with His Majesty whom I like is the first time I have a good sister whom I can whisper to.These two happy things are intertwined, and I should have obtained such a dream-like happy time...

Facing the little girl's slightly resentful eyes, Xiao Cheng couldn't help but look away slightly.

You can't blame me, she...is really too big!

At this time, the corners of Nan Rongshu's mouth were almost cracked to the side of her ears, and she leaned intimately on Xiao Cheng from time to time, and then glanced at Yang Yuhuan proudly and provocatively.

Seeing Nan Rongshu's provocative appearance, Yang Yuhuan took a deep breath, pulled the silk handkerchief vigorously with her slender hands, resisting the sour feeling in her heart, and came to Xiao Cheng's body in style, imitating Nan Rongshu She looked like Shu, and hugged Xiao Cheng's other arm.

Xiao Cheng took a deep breath, and suddenly felt comfortable physically and mentally.

Is this the joy of Gongdou?

"Ahem, Yuhuan, did you come here specifically to find me?" Xiao Cheng spoke out first.

Although it is very comfortable and enjoyable, I still have to restrain myself.

Moderate palace fighting can make people happy physically and mentally, but if it is too much, the harem is a mess, and I have to spare energy to comfort it, the gain outweighs the loss!

Reminded by Xiao Cheng, Yang Yuhuan suddenly remembered that she came here to find Xiao Cheng.

Yang Yuhuan let go of Xiao Cheng's arm shyly, and said:
"Your Majesty, the concubine's father has found another talent for His Majesty."

Hmm, referral triggers again?

But think about it, my luck is here, and recommending it is probably a trick, so don't take it too seriously!

Xiao Cheng nodded, and said in a gentle voice:

"tell me the story!"

"According to the genealogy, this cousin who is regarded as a concubine is named Yang Yanhe..."

On the golden finger panel that only Xiao Cheng could see, several lines of characters popped out immediately.

[Zhaoyi Yang Yuhuan, I recommend you a relative: Yang Yanhe. 】

[Yang Yanhe, a famous political reformer in the mid-Ming Dynasty, served in four dynasties, the first assistant in the second dynasties, and eradicated the ills. After the death of Emperor Wuzong, he was in charge of the Ming Dynasty Hall for 37 days.Later, because of the "Great Ritual Discussion", Jiajing was angered and he was demoted to the people.

Force 15, Literature 80, Wisdom 90, Morality 86, Age 31, Domination 31, Politics 95, Charm 78, Loyalty 100, Ambition 65]

Xiao Cheng blinked his eyes, and after reconfirming that he was not mistaken, he stared at Yang Yuhuan closely.

Speaking of which, when she recommended Yang Dayan, it was exactly when Xiao Cheng was short of generals.Now that there are no civil servants in hand, she recommended Yang Yanhe again.

Sure enough, foreign relatives flow, awesome!
Feeling excited, Xiao Cheng pulled out the arm that was held by Nan Rongshu, then cupped Yang Yuhuan's face, leaned over and slapped it.

Yang Yuhuan's eyes blinked, and seeing Xiao Cheng with a look of surprise on his face, his face flushed instantly, holding his shy cheeks in both hands, and buried his face in Xiao Cheng's arms with a sound of "嗤".

On the side, Nan Rongshu embraced her arms, and the triumphant look on her face froze for a moment, and then gradually disappeared, but what was replaced by fighting spirit in her eyes!

Isn't it just comparing people?When I go back, I will go to the elder of the clan and ask her to search for talents in the clan again. I don't believe in the power of my clan, and I can't compare with these relatives of your Yang family!
Hmm, what is a benign palace fight?This is!
　I can't get up in the morning, and I can stay in bed until noon.Then write at night and write until now.Tomorrow will continue to be unable to get up, forming a disgusting cycle...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)