Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

In the northern suburbs of Zhongqing City, the huge Longquan Mountain, at this time, the flags were flying.Tens of thousands of elite imperial troops gathered here at this time, guarding the surrounding area, with strict security to prevent idlers from approaching.

Under the foot of the mountain, continuous camps were erected here.

Surrounding the most central garrison camp, there are mighty and majestic guards of honor surrounded by the emperor.

Just now because of his military exploits, he was directly promoted from general to General Zhao Yun of the Central Guard Army. At this time, with a solemn face and a sword in his hand, he personally guarded the front of Xu's tent.

Apart from Xiao Cheng, the emperor of Yunguo, there is obviously no one else worthy of guarding the gate of the camp in person by the Central Guards!
Now is the season, it is late autumn, and it is the time of autumn.

It has been a few months since Xiao Cheng returned to Beijing from his tour, and his heart still hasn't fully recovered. It is really boring to stay in the palace, so he ordered this autumn hunting.

Hunting in autumn is generally to prevent wild animals from trampling the fields and spoiling the grain.

But it was late autumn at this time, and the folk grain had been returned to the warehouse, so the timing seemed a little bit late.

However, the courtiers also knew that this was just a random reason His Majesty wanted to come out to relax.

After all, it was not a big deal, and no one objected to the idea of ​​letting the colleagues in the DPRK and China who had worked hard for a long time come out to relax together.Even Hai Rui, who has always been upright and doesn't see extravagance and pleasure, is unwilling to disobey Xiao Cheng because of this.

This autumn hunt was held very smoothly.

The dignitaries of the clan and the civil and military ministers in the court came together with their attendants.He also brought all the young sons, daughters and nephews of each family over.It made the huge camp in front of me look extremely lively!
But at this time, they suddenly heard a distant, muffled sound like thunder.

All the people in the camp followed the prestige.

Then I saw dust flying and flags covering the sky tens of miles away.

Thousands of elite cavalry, their horseshoes stomping on the ground, roared like thunder, and their momentum was impressive.On both sides, there are thousands of elite infantry, taking advantage of the crane wing formation to encircle.

Tigers, leopards, bears and other ferocious beasts in the mountains and forests were driven away by the army in front of them, and hurriedly fled towards the camp.

Yang Zaixing, who had been directly promoted from the young general of the Self-Forbidden Army to the fourth-rank general Huwei because of his military exploits in the bloody battle at Yangping Pass, was wearing a mighty and gorgeous armor, leading a few cavalry and galloping forward.

Before he reached the tent hall, he reined in his horse abruptly, rolled over and got off his horse, then knelt down on one knee and said loudly:
"Report to Your Majesty, the hunting is ready, Your Majesty is invited to visit the city and preside over the autumn hunting ceremony!"

Although Xiao Cheng, today is just an excuse to relax in the palace.

But as the emperor of a country, since he led the courtiers out, then this matter is definitely not a simple game!
The autumn hunt this time has naturally become a political activity that contains the important meaning of "showing virtue and filial piety, training martial arts", and there are many etiquettes in it.

According to the meaning of the Ministry of Rites, before starting the autumn hunt today, there must be many processes such as preparing gifts, accepting guests, presenting guests, rewarding guests, playing music and singing to entertain guests, etc., and can only start after the banquet is over.

Xiao Cheng wanted to come out to relax, so naturally he took the trouble to subtract a lot of cumbersome etiquette.

But no matter how simple it is, before the start of the autumn hunt, Xiao Cheng, the Emperor of the Yun Kingdom, must lead all the ministers to perform the shooting ceremony before it can officially start. …

Many soldiers were dispatched to drive wild animals to the vicinity of the camp, just to perform this "gift of political hunting"!
Nan Rongshu, who was wearing a strong suit and excited on her face, suddenly opened the curtain, turned her head and said softly:

"Your Majesty, hurry up!"

Xiao Cheng smiled and shook his head, and walked out of the tent together with Yang Yuhuan, who was flowing and showing more and more bosom.

At this time, Xiao Cheng did not wear the dragon robe, but put on a suit of armor, with a tall and straight figure.Although he was not as glorious and honorable as before, his heroic aura was getting stronger and stronger, making people afraid to look directly at him.

Manchu Wenwu, who was waiting at the side, quickly bent over and knelt down on the ground, shouting:
"Minister, please see Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng chuckled, raised his hand to help, and said loudly:

"Stay flat!"

All the ministers got up after thanking them, mounted their horses together with Xiao Cheng, and headed out of the camp under the guard of the imperial army.

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Facing the herd of beasts in the distance, Xiao Cheng took the longbow handed over by Yang Zaixing, stood up straight, and drew the bow like a full moon.There was only a sound of "Zheng", and the feathered arrow shot out like a shooting star, at an astonishingly fast speed.

The next moment, the arrow hit an elk not far away, and immediately fell down.

Immediately, the courtiers and soldiers cheered:
"color!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

The corner of Xiao Cheng's mouth curved, put away the longbow in his hand, and said with a smile:

"A large army surrounds and there are many wild beasts. Is there any of you gentlemen who are willing to try their skills?"

In today's world, there are hundreds of schools of thought running rampant, which one doesn't have advanced martial arts? All the officials in the court, even those civil servants, have a little bit of martial arts. Naturally, they will not be timid at this time, and they all asked themselves to go forward and shoot.

Every time a minister shot his prey, there was a burst of cheers and applause.Even if they didn't hit the shots, they were just joking with each other, and the atmosphere seemed to be very good.

In fact, Xiao Cheng didn't have much interest in hunting.

After all, with his martial arts, unless there are some ninth-level, land-based and fairyland beasts in the Longquan Mountain hunting ground, there is really nothing that can make him feel the joy of hunting.

Going out for autumn hunting in the palace today is actually just taking the harem out for an outing.

When all the ministers finished shooting, Xiao Cheng sat on the horse and looked around, then laughed and said:
"Today's autumn hunting, I see that young officials and nephews from various families are all here. Let them all go to the hunting ground to show off their skills."

Having said that, Xiao Cheng took a green jade wrench from his hand, and continued:
"I have a lottery, whoever hunts the most, I will give this finger wrench that I like the most!"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the courtiers around Xiao Cheng who had nephews and nephews immediately lit up.

This lottery, even a mere emerald jade finger ring, is obviously an opportunity to stand out in front of His Majesty today!
The last one who won the lottery of His Majesty today was Xin Qiji, who was once a member of the cabinet.

After Xin Qiji asked himself to be released to the frontline border, this person walked from the cabinet of the seventh rank, and became the governor of the right army of the fifth rank, and Shaoyang commanded Si Jinshi.Now serving as a general under the powerful Qujinghou Wu Zixu, the future is boundless!
With this precedent, the courtiers were moved when they heard that His Majesty had made another fortune. …

Xiao Cheng chuckled again, and said:
"Also, today I, Da Yun, the civil and military talents gathered here, and I specially asked Zhuqing to bring the daughters of each family who are waiting to be married. If any girl falls in love with someone, it is also a marriage. It's a beautiful story. If anyone is straightforward and bold, you can also ask the imperial concubine in the palace to come forward as a matchmaker!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the courtiers who brought their daughters froze slightly.

Those who came with their nephews all burst into laughter, shouting that they would like to thank His Majesty on behalf of their nephews.

But some courtiers who were sensitive like Zhang Zhao, Wen Tiren, and Yan Song narrowed their eyes slightly at this time, with different thoughts.

Logically speaking, only Empress Dayun, who is the mother of the world, can make decisions about the marriage of the courtier's daughter.

Although Dayun does not have a queen now, it is reasonable for Bian Liuyun, the highest ranking empress in the harem, to be the master.

But being able to let His Majesty say such a sentence in front of all the ministers is really like some kind of cryptic statement, which makes people's hearts move.

But after a while, Xiao Cheng's words were transmitted back to the camp.

The young civil and military officials in the court, the newly promoted Jinshi who have not yet been appointed, and the sons and nephews of noble courtiers from various clans all suddenly became excited.

Young people always have pride in their hearts, and there is no lack of fantasy.

Showing his ability and becoming famous before the holy car, attracting the love of beauties, since then he has been proud of his official career and love, just thinking about it makes people excited!
Xiao Cheng turned his horse's head and looked at many youths who were full of energy and rode their horses out of the camp and rushed to the hunting ground, and the smiles on their faces were even wider.

Taking advantage of others not noticing, Xiao Cheng turned his body slightly, and said in a low voice to Zhao Yun and Yang Zaixing beside him:

"The two of you have never been married. I have asked the imperial concubine to pay attention to you and choose a girl with a good family background and good looks!"

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Speaking of this, Xiao Cheng pointed to a high platform covered by a light veil in the distant camp, and said with a smile:
"In there, there are all noble daughters of the clan's honorable family and the ladies of the court and officials. They are all watching here. Today you go to show your skills, and the marriage will be easier."

As soon as Xiao Cheng said this, Zhao Yun's face flushed slightly, and Yang Zaixing even touched his head, showing a somewhat straightforward smile.

Zhao Yun blushed and remained silent for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said:
"You can wait for His Majesty the guard to approach, and you can't be negligent. If you leave your post lightly, let General Huwei go, and you will stay here to guard."

Xiao Cheng couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and said:

"Actually, I have talked about this issue many times. If there are some powerful people who are not born in the world, then it may not be you who protect me, but I will protect you!"

After hearing this, Zhao Yun and Yang Zaixing felt a little depressed, but they had nothing to say.

There are some things that make Zhao Yun and the others very discouraged.

For Xiao Cheng, the so-called "heavenly man", the emperor of Dayun, whose martial arts are unmatched from ancient times to the present, these masters of worship and elite imperial guards around him are actually just a guard of honor, showing the majesty of the emperor
Xiao Cheng waved his hand again and said:...

"Go!"

Zhao Yun and Yang Zaixing heard the words, they could only bow together and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Xiao Chenglang laughed a few times, casually threw the longbow in his hand to Yang Zaixing, turned around and walked towards Kancheng not far away.

The so-called "watching the city" is actually a temporary high platform not far from the camp, with a yellow curtain on it and a felt tent in the tent.Sitting inside, the surrounding field of vision is open and you can see everything in your eyes.

As soon as she sat on the top of the city, Nan Rongshu, who was dressed in a strong outfit, twisted her waist excitedly, and ran up to Xiao Cheng before she had time to drink tea, and said softly:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng looked at her and said with a smile:

"Didn't I ask you to lead the noble ladies from various families to play, why did you come here?"

Nan Rongshu looked at Xiao Cheng, stared wide-eyed, pouted and said:
"Your Majesty can't be partial! The daughters of all the families in the court are also His Majesty's subjects. Aren't they also able to take the lottery given by His Majesty! But why, His Majesty only let the men of each family go hunting?"

Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"What, is there any noble girl who also likes to hunt? Hehehe, I'm afraid you didn't want to end it yourself, so you're doing it in their name!"

"Hey, Your Majesty is underestimating us. The women in the families of many honorable generals may not be much worse than the men!" Nan Rongshu said unconvinced.

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng thought that there were elite soldiers all around the hunting ground, and that too ferocious beasts would be expelled and killed in advance. It would not be a bad thing to let the boys and girls of each family get in touch with each other more, so he nodded and said:

"Go, my finger wrench is not suitable for my daughter's family, I need to find a lottery. Take care of the girls of each family, and pay attention to safety!"

When Nan Rongshu heard that Xiao Cheng agreed, she nodded excitedly and said:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty!"

After that, she hurriedly turned and left.

The elated and excited figure made Xiao Cheng laugh.

After Nan Rongshu left for a while, a palace servant walked up to Xiao Cheng, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, Shen Wansan is seeking to see you outside!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Let him in!"

"Yes."

A moment later, under the leadership of the palace servants, Shen Wansan walked carefully in front of Xiao Cheng, bowed down and said:

"Shen Wansan, greet Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng raised his head and glanced at Shen Wansan, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

When he was touring Jiangcheng County before, Shen Wansan worked day and night to recruit various merchants, collect and transport the supplies needed to reward the army, which was already too much.

When I saw it today, Shen Wansan was even thinner than before, and his expression was extremely tired.

Xiao Cheng sat up slightly, frowned and said:
"How did you make it look like this?"

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Shen Wansan raised his head, smiled wryly, and said:
"Preparing the materials needed for the accompanying capital and coordinating all parties is not as easy as raising reward materials before. But fortunately, the grassroots have prepared all the things that His Majesty asked. Just wait for His Majesty to issue a decree to the world, and the Jiangling accompanying capital can start construction!"

Zhongqing City is too far away from the land of the Central Plains, and as the country of Yun is becoming more and more prosperous, it is no longer suitable as the capital of the country. …

However, since the establishment of a new capital was too important, Xiao Cheng came up with the idea of ​​establishing an accompanying capital.

This Jiangling is the first accompanying capital that Xiao Cheng wants to establish!
Looking at the exhausted Shen Wansan, Xiao Cheng sighed lightly, nodded and said:
"Thanks for your hard work!"

"Serving His Majesty is what I wish in my heart, so why bother?"

Having said that, Shen Wansan continued:
"Caomin has already invited people from the Mohist family to investigate. If you rush to work, the main body should be completed in one year, and it can be completely completed within two years!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng frowned and said:
"So fast?"

"Because the capital is built on the basis of the original Jiangling City, it only needs to expand the city to the north, and build the palace and government offices of the capital, which is much easier than directly building a new city."

In fact, the expansion on the basis of the original reason is not the main reason for the rapid construction. After all, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di built BJ City on the basis of Yuan Dadu, and it took more than ten years!
And the reason why the Jiangling companion capital can be built so quickly is because of the help of the Mo family.

With all the stuff like cement being produced, coupled with the Mohist mechanism beast that can be used as a construction machine, and various wonderful means, it doesn't seem so exaggerated to expand the capital within a year!
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded slightly, and said softly:
"Okay, thank you for your hard work this time!"

Xiao Cheng paused again, and continued to speak:

"Tomorrow, I will have someone make a decree to give you the official title of Doctor of Discussion!"

Hearing this, Shen Wansan was overjoyed.

You know, what Xiao Cheng promised before was to give him the doctor Chaoyi from the fifth rank.And now, although the official title is false, he is also the fourth rank of the court, and he is already ranked among the court officials in the scarlet robe!
Obviously, it is because of His Majesty's dedicated work that he has been promoted to the third level.

The journey of merchants, from ancient times to the present, is there anyone who can be like me today, a member of the imperial court of a country, with infinite glory?
Thinking of this, Shen Wansan was ecstatic again, bent down to salute with gratitude, and said:
"Shen Wansan, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness!"

To be continued
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