Celebrating more than two years of peace in the world

Chapter 176 A trick to deceive the world
His Majesty the Emperor leaned against the warm stove with his eyes half closed. The last time he used this stove to fan the wind was to drive away the prime minister Lin Ruofu who was angry with him. Jian and a Hou Gonggong who added firewood next to him.

"Urgently, this is the fifth time this year." Fan Jian, Minister of the Household Department, was performing his official duties. After submitting a generous memorial, he explained, "The amount of silver required by the Household Department is quite huge. Even after the Ministry of Industry's big move this time, the supply has basically reached the point where the demand is in short supply, and the silver taels given by the internal treasury are still falling rapidly, so..."

That's enough to say, this old and cunning Hubu Shangshu has been with the emperor in front of him for thirty years, of course he knows what this thoughtful majesty is thinking.

The emperor's face seemed to be still very calm, and he asked, "How long is the New Year's Eve?"

"Let's avoid it, it's been less than a month." Fan Jian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, replied.

"Where are you planning to go?" the emperor suddenly asked something out of nowhere.

But of course Fan Jian could understand what His Majesty said, he knew that the matter of the inner treasury was imminent, and now the only person authorized to solve this matter was lying peacefully in the hot spring in another courtyard, such a time was ahead His Majesty the Emperor personally promised, so it is impossible to call Fan Xian out directly, so this time is the test given by the Emperor, just to see if you are willing to let your child go out to do things for me during the Chinese New Year?
"It's okay, I can spend it in the city, but my mother is very old, and the weather is cold now, so I can't move around too much. Maybe I will go to another hospital after the new year to see her old man." Fan Jian's art of speaking is also slow. Slow down, I won't mention Fan Xian at all, and I don't want to be sloppy with you, I'll just say your majesty's nanny, I honor your nanny, you dare to say I'm wrong?Everyone in the world will say that you are a traitor, you can't be an emperor like this.

His Majesty simply lost the interest in joking with him, so he smiled, "It seems that this matter will have to wait until next year to resolve it."

The clever Fan Jian kept silent.

"The empress misses Yun Rui. During the Chinese New Year, Yun Rui will go to Beijing." The emperor suddenly said these words out of nowhere.

But Fan Jian was taken aback. In the spring of next year, you will let Fan Xian go to the south of the Yangtze River to see the internal library. Now that you call Li Yunrui back, you are really full and free to do things, right?Don't make fun of the Empress Dowager, who doesn't know what you said, but as a subject, Fan Jian couldn't say that, so he could only say, "Then I welcome Your Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

"En." The emperor showed a helpless expression, "How is Fan Xian's health recently?"

It's off topic.

But at this moment, Fan Jian didn't want to chat with the emperor at all.

"The minister was in the capital city, so he didn't go to see him. After all, he suffered from such a catastrophe, and his recovery will be slower."

The emperor looked at Fan Jian, as if he was thinking about something.

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Fan Xian sat on the chair, and Lin Wan'er accompanied him. After breakfast, Fan Xian had already lived in the other courtyard for more than half a month. It was covered, but it didn't mean it was cold here, there was a stove in each wing room, this equipment made Fan Xian very at ease.

At this time, he was opening the letters sent by Wang Qinian, such a thick stack.

"Anzhi, dear."

"I've spent a few days in Suzhou City, but I haven't made any progress. I hope you see and trust me, Aner."

"The snow in Suzhou is very wonderful. It is sad and deplorable that there are thousands of scenes in your poems but there is no one in ten thousand. I don't know whether it is the strange snow scene that An Zhi saw, or the strange idea. I don't know what I want. .”

"Occasionally, I got news that His Majesty the Emperor of your country was assassinated. Fortunately, there is no serious problem. However, although Anzhi has done a good job in escorting him, his internal strength has been greatly damaged. He has extraordinary thoughts in his heart. I don't ask you to come to Jiangnan Road as soon as possible. I only want to maintain a healthy body and mind. You can do it later.”

"The matter of the internal treasury is imminent, and the important letter of the Northern Qi government has been handed over to me. It can be seen between the lines that His Majesty the Emperor has reached the point of wrath. Words, but the internal treasury produced in the Northern Qi Dynasty has basically reached the point where it can't make ends meet. This has a huge relationship with the previous establishment of the internal treasury in the capital, which involves the issue of the contract. If you think about it carefully, it should be held by the royal family of your country. The plan when the internal treasury was in power, and now the internal treasury is going to be taken over by you, of course it will leave a legacy of disaster, but fortunately you have a new transaction with our country, but you should be careful."

"The Heavenly Dao Fa Xinjue you asked for from me, Master has already agreed, and personally hand-written a copy to pass on to you, but this Heavenly Dao Fa is not understandable by ordinary people. Lost and recovered, although I don’t know if I can help you, I still hope that you will practice after meeting me.”

"Although the practice needs to be improved every day and step by step, I still hope that you can wait for the next few days. After all, if something goes wrong, it is not a good thing to do something wrong with good intentions. Please be calm and don't be impatient."

"Waiting for the good news, I wish you a smooth New Year."

"Begonia is recorded by Tihu Lake in Suzhou."

After Fan Xian put away the letter paper, he saw the Tiandao method handwritten by the great master Ku He himself. He suddenly smiled, "Since Duo Duo wants me to wait until I see her before practicing, why bother to write this book?" Did you send the cheat book? Oh... Kuhe is also in Suzhou City."

Wang Qinian was leaning on the stove beside him, and he couldn't be more happy now, because when the year was approaching, Fan Xian had already allowed some idle personnel from a department of the Overwatch Council to return to work in the capital city directly, and if there were no major incidents, they would still be in the capital. It can be done in the city, but all the members of the Qi Nian team took their families to the other courtyard.

There are more than 80 wing rooms in this courtyard, which is enough to live in. Fan Xian is not afraid of chaos, and prefers a lively atmosphere. In addition, their family members have also been strictly screened, so there is nothing wrong with them.So Wang Qinian, who is now reunited with his family, is of course full of energy.

"Master Ku He is also in Suzhou City?" Wang Qinian was surprised.

"Last time I heard that he was going to Dadongshan, and now he is in Suzhou again. This master Kuhe is also a carefree person who sees the dragon and sees his head and tail. Sure enough, the great master is very busy, maybe just like His Majesty the emperor. There are so many things to do every day? Maybe." Fan Xian smiled mockingly, "Since Duoduo won't allow me to practice, then I'll wait, I'm not that impatient yet."

"Since one way of heaven can become a great master today, it is naturally not an ordinary thing. My lord has practiced it by himself. If we go astray, we can only do it in a hurry." Wang Qinian calmed down, and then said, "The new year is coming soon. , Your Excellency will be busy again these days."

"Fortunately, His Majesty has issued an imperial decree. Unrelated people are not allowed to enter the other courtyard at will, so basically gifts and letterheads come in. I haven't seen any specific people." Fan Xian smiled. She smiled, "It is said that Chen Pingping wanted to come, but Fan Jian directly refuted it, saying that she was too hostile and afraid to scare Shuning."

Wang Qinian could only laugh. He was not qualified to comment on the Supervisory Yuan and the Minister of the Household Department. Keeping one's mouth in check is something a subordinate must know, so he nodded, "My lord, but after hearing this Someone will come to visit in a few days."

"I know that." Fan Xian nodded. He hadn't seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince since he returned to the capital, but he was quite close to the First Prince. Fortunately, he had torn apart with him in front of the Kyoto garrison camp last time. The face acted out a scene, which eliminated most people in the court who thought that they were trying to seek power and usurp the throne, so according to this rhythm, Fan Xian also pushed the boat along the way, and eliminated the opportunity for the eldest prince to visit.

During the last Chinese New Year, Fan Xian basically came here lying down. Although this year's Chinese New Year is good, although he doesn't need to lie down, his internal energy is completely dissipated, and he has nothing left, but fortunately, the current Qing Dynasty is slowly getting a sense of the new year. For this new year, Fan Xian also made a very huge and sensational reform.

The results of this reform are still on my desk.

"My lord, what exactly do you mean by that method? You still have to pay for it yourself?" Wang Qinian watched Fan Xian pick up the black brocade bag on the table, knowing that it was sent to the second office and the fourth office to complete it a few days ago. matter, he asked casually.

Fan Xian smiled, "How did you pass the New Year's Eve in the past?"

"Closing the door, closing the business, and eating dumplings at home, it's over." Wang Qinian replied, "What's the difference? Before His Majesty the emperor came to power, there was no need to close the business. It's all normal. After that, it’s just that on the day of the New Year’s Eve, when the Xuanwu Gate facing the Hall of Supreme Harmony is closed and reopened, it’s considered a new year.”

"So I made this year different from previous ones. Anyway, I just sit here and don't have to do anything. If I'm too free, it might be really meaningless. I'll get you some flowers to see." Fan Xian said with a smile .

"Flowers?" Wang Qinian looked at Fan Xian puzzled, "What kind of flowers? Aren't there only plum blossoms in winter? I also taught my daughter your poem yesterday. There were several plum blossoms in the corner, and Ling Han was alone. Open, I know it's not snow, because there is a dark fragrance."

"It's not that flower." Fan Xian pointed to the clearing day's sky, and smiled, "It's the flower here."

"It just so happens that Wan'er doesn't like the New Year's Eve, so I have to make her like it." Fan Xian curled his lips, "My wife's mood is very important."

At the top of the court, the emperor is sitting in a state of crisis, and the officials below are about to lose their heads when the year is approaching!
The New Year's Eve is a very cruel point in the history of the Qing Dynasty, because all prisoners on death row in the prisons of the Ministry of Criminal Justice of the Qing Dynasty and even the prisons of all parties will be executed on this day.

Although there were no changes before, there was a change this year. Emperor Qing revised the laws of the Qing Kingdom. The death penalty is after the sentencing, with the gavel as the starting point. That is to say, after the death penalty is pronounced, it must be within the time limit. Implementation does not have to wait until the end of the year.

Therefore, this reform saved Qing Guo a lot of money for prison meals. This was also the opinion put forward by Fan Jian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

All the officials seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Such a reform system is obviously a very good reform, and no one will say anything, so everyone has relaxed a lot this year, especially those officials from the Ministry of Punishment of the Qing Kingdom. Even the executioner and the executioner can have a holiday.

As an extended dynasty, the Qing Dynasty restarted after the freezing of human beings, and it can be regarded as a more glorious restart, and Fan Xian, a disturber of the situation, was obliged to do a shocking feat. Only a handful of people have been able to know the whole picture.

Emperor Qing had just announced the cancellation of the punishment at the end of the year. The officials who thought they could rest in peace for a day saw a great chaos in the country of Qing.

Huge beasts appeared in various places. According to the rumors, they were one-legged but huge, with flames all over their bodies. They looked like tigers, but they had scales on their bodies. Live in groups and be safe.

The emperor was holding the memorial in his hand at this time, and looked at the memorial in front of him with a little bit of brain pain. Some hoped to send troops to attack directly. This would alleviate the people's fear of this giant beast, and secondly, it could demonstrate the country's prestige.

Looking at these various memorials, His Majesty the Emperor also had a headache. After all, how did this thing come out? His Majesty the Emperor knew very well, and said directly, "Dean Chen, have you found anything about the recent events? ?”

Chen Pingping immediately pushed the wheelchair to the front of His Majesty the Emperor, and after bowing, she said softly, "Return to Your Majesty, after investigation by my ministers, I found out that the animal name is Xi, and it is a place where tigers and lions crossbreed for a long time. The things born, although they are hybrids, are powerful, several times taller than tigers and lions, and their destructive power is quite astonishing."

"Oh?" Not only His Majesty the Emperor was amazed, but the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were even more amazed.

What do you call it?Doesn't this make all of our memorials look like we're talking nonsense?
Chen Pingping boasted flatly, "According to the Overwatch Council found such a culprit thirty miles north of the capital city, he has already killed countless people. If the Overwatch Council's black cavalry loses, it will directly attack and enter the capital city. , and now he has joined forces with His Royal Highness the First Prince, please ask for a military order, if he loses..."

"My son, come and see me!" The eldest prince immediately walked out from the group of military officers!
This is a death lesson!
The ministers were amazed. Although seeing the eldest prince on weekdays is a great military achievement, everyone knows that it is not worth mentioning that he brought 20 soldiers to beat the Xihu tribe with [-] people at the border pass of Xihammer, but this time it was regarded as a surprise. Quite a few people looked at him with admiration. Such confidence made many officials appreciate His Royal Highness the First Prince.

When the emperor raised his head, his expression seemed a little embarrassed, but he calmed down, "Since you are so confident, I can trust you once."

"Thank you, Royal Father!" The eldest prince directly knelt on the ground.

"Go on." The emperor pointed to Chen Pingping, as if reminding Chen Pingping of the script, he picked up the hot tea beside him and took a sip.There is no such thing as a stove in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Of course, you must drink more hot water. This is clearly written in Fan Xian's memorial. Please drink more hot water. In short, the memorial is in the hands of the emperor. It's okay, he opened it and looked at the seven characters, feeling warm in his heart.

Chen Pingping had a straight face. He seemed to be on the same level as Fan Xian when it came to acting. You can tell by raising his troops and labeling Dongyi City before. This is an old drama.So he said directly, "The Overwatch Council invites you to fight, and I hope His Majesty will approve it."

"Yes." The emperor said directly.

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On the second day, the eldest prince sent out troops in a large scale, with nearly [-] soldiers, and five thousand black cavalry from the Overwatch Council came out from the east gate and went straight to the location of Xi Beast.

On the afternoon of the third day, the eldest prince returned triumphantly. On the huge animal fence in front of him, a giant beast with a whole body of fiery red died. Walked into Zhengtian Xuanwumen under the cheers of the crowd!
The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are excited!

However, when the eldest prince brought a dozen soldiers into the imperial study and spread the red carpet under the emperor's feet, the emperor looked at His Highness with one big eye and the other small eye, who was squatting on the ground laying the carpet, "Has the news been released? "

"Not yet, I will go out early tomorrow morning." The First Prince said.

The emperor nodded, "How is the public's reaction?"

"Most of the fierce ones were people from the Overwatch Council. However, there were also some merchants who had been bribed. They all cried with joy, and the reactions of the people around them were also infected. They were very motivating. Some ordinary people even knelt down and shouted. Father, you are wise and powerful, and your strength is extraordinary." The eldest prince said with a smile.

The emperor turned cold, and the eldest prince immediately lowered his head, not daring to speak.

However, His Majesty's expression was only contemptuous. He was very enthusiastic about this kind of thing. After all, it was something that moved the whole country. Even His Majesty the Emperor liked to see such things happen.

But referring to the memorial in his hand, His Majesty still tilted his head, propped his chin and asked, "Do you think that what is said in this memorial is that the court will be closed for ten days after the new year is over, and the whole country will be given a big holiday instead of doing business?" , is it feasible?"

"I think it's feasible." The eldest prince had a serious expression on his face.

"Nonsense!" His Majesty the Emperor reprimanded sharply.

The First Prince smiled awkwardly, and after laying out the carpet borrowed from His Majesty, he left in a hurry.

His Majesty the Emperor glanced at his fiery red carpet, shook his head helplessly, and sighed, "This kid can do weird things, but I like this thing."

The winter snow fell on the palace. He stood up with his hands behind his back and looked into the distance. It seemed to be the other courtyard where Fan Xian was. The world's pinnacle king sighed, "Just like your mother, eccentric."

(End of this chapter)