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Chapter 583 0580 [I don’t like Boluo fruit]

A prison robbery, strangled in the cradle.

Li Du burst into laughter at this moment, because after Geng Xiao's identification, these forty or so people were either guardians or generals, and the worst ones were all Blue Fire disciples.

Almost all the high-level Manichaean sects in Guangdong and Guangxi were taken away.

Although it is not as great as the achievement of capturing Fang Qifu alive, it is not small, and it is more than enough to save the black gauze hat on his head.

While shopkeeper Hu was excited, he was even more confused.

At present, it does not seem like there is an internal division within Manichaeism. After all, after this incident, the top Manichaeism leaders in Fujian and Guangdong and Guangxi were almost wiped out.

It should be done by outsiders.

But who is it?

Shopkeeper Hu thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he simply reported it truthfully.

Two days later, Sun Zhi led the Shenzhou battleship group to Haiyang County.

After handing over Fang Qifu to the navy, shopkeeper Hu breathed a sigh of relief.

If a person is handed over to the navy, it is none of his business. If anything happens midway, it will be the responsibility of the military and has nothing to do with him.

Fujian was captured and Fang Qifu was captured alive, but Kuang Zixin and Yue Fei had no time to spare.

Of the 30,000 Xuzhou troops, more than 20,000 were brought back to the capital by Wang Yan to rest and recuperate.

Yue Fei led the remaining 8,000 people from Zhangzhou to Chaozhou, and Kuang Zixin led his navy directly to Guangzhou.

The Guangdong and Guangxi provinces need to be implemented slowly, but coastal cities such as Guangzhou and Chaozhou must take them into their hands as soon as possible.

After hearing that the Qi army had entered Lingnan, officials from Guangdong and Guangdong expressed their surrender one after another.

As for the Lingnan natives, they behaved very indifferently.

Over the years, Zhao Song's inaction has spoiled these natives.

In the view of the Tufans, the new emperor in the Central Plains has nothing to do with them. They only need to wait for some time, and the new emperor will give them generous rewards and confer titles and titles on them.

After all, you still have the final say on this land!

……

Auditions across the country were over, and the outstanding societies, escorted by special vehicles and boats, embarked on the road to the capital with excitement and joy.

In addition to these participating societies, hundreds of thousands of people also went to the capital to witness the grand event.

With a million-dollar bounty and free room and board, with such generous conditions and being officially sponsored by the imperial court, it’s surprising that the event is not so popular.

Of course, you can go to Beijing to watch the game, but you have to pay for food and accommodation out of your own pocket, so the people who go there are all from wealthy families.

In this era, entertainment activities were scarce and far inferior to those of later generations.

The life of merchants is really boring and boring.

It is rare to have such a grand event, and many people want to join in the fun.

As more than 100,000 people came to Beijing from all over the country, it also stimulated a wave of service industries along the way.

Inside the Chui Gong Hall.

Li Ruoshui reported: "Your Majesty, various state capitals have written letters, and a large number of merchants and civilians have entered the capital, with the number reaching more than 100,000. With so many people pouring into the capital, I am worried that something will go wrong."

He Li was sent to Shu by Han Zhen to appease the people, but Kaifeng Mansion had to be without a chief official, so Li Ruoshui was temporarily transferred to Kaifeng Mansion Yin.

Han Zhen said calmly: "It's okay. Notify all states and counties to conduct inspections and strengthen inspections. During the Cuju Competition, I will dispatch a battalion of Qingzhou Army into the city to assist Kaifeng Prefecture in maintaining order."

More than 100,000 people entering Beijing are nothing.

In the most exaggerated imperial examination during the Northern Song Dynasty, 400,000 candidates came to Beijing to take the exam.

It can accommodate 400,000 candidates, not to mention more than 100,000 civilians.

"I accept your order."

Li Ruoshui answered with cupped hands.

After he left, Han Zhen continued to deal with government affairs.

There are many kinds of memorials, and their contents are even more bizarre.

Don't think that all major events are reported by officials. In fact, there are not so many major events. If there are major events every day, it means that the world is about to die.

Therefore, almost 90% of the memorials are useless nonsense.

For example, Liu Mi would come up and share his newly researched dishes whenever he had nothing to do, euphemistically calling it "filial piety to His Majesty."

There is also a memorial of greetings from Dengzhou Zhizhou every month, which is untouchable.

The key point is that there is no way to blame him. After all, as a minister, it is only natural for him to care about His Majesty, and no one can find fault with him.

Fortunately, the cabinet helped to share the pressure. The memorials sent to Han Zhen had been screened by the cabinet. Important memorials were marked with a red pen, while unimportant ones were circled.

In this way, Han Zhen can save a lot of time.

Of course, in order to prevent the cabinet from fooling himself, Han Zhen would randomly select a few copies from the circled memorials for review from time to time.

At this moment, what he was holding in his hand was a circular memorial, and the person who presented it was the magistrate of Wenzhou.

After opening it, it was as expected.

[Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, maritime merchants bought Boluo fruit from Ryukyu. It has thin skin and small core, and is delicious and sweet. I specially offer it to Your Majesty to try. 】

The polo fruit is the mango, which is taken from the polo fruit in "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" dictated by Master Xuanzang.

Han Zhen curled his lips, picked up his ink pen and marked on the memorial: "I'm serious about it, I don't like Boluo fruit"

At this moment, Zhang Shuye and Lin Cong walked into the hall together.

Seeing this, Han Zhen put down the memorial in his hand and said with a smile: "What are you doing here, my dear friends?"

Lin Cong smiled at Zhang Shuye and motioned for him to come first.

Zhang Shuye smiled back, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, there is a new battle report from Kuangzi of the Navy Department. The eight states of Fujian have been completely captured. Fang Qifu has also been captured alive and is now being escorted to Beijing by Sun Zhi. ”

Han Zhen had already learned about Fang Qifu's capture through the Secret Intelligence Department two days ago, so he was not surprised.

"Although there were twists and turns, the ending was always happy. Kuang Zixin did a good job this time."

Han Zhen commented on the attack on Fujian, and then ordered: "Tell Yue Fei, don't be impatient after arriving in Guangdong and Guangxi, because the troops will be better and better."

Zhang Shuye responded: "I will tell Yue Dushuai."

Han Zhen was relieved when Yue Fei was doing things.

Otherwise, the important task of establishing an expeditionary force would not be entrusted to him.

Seeing Zhang Shuye standing there, Han Zhen asked, "Is there anything else, Qing Zhang?"

Zhang Shuye nodded: "It's about Ryukyu. Now that Fujian has been included in the territory, should Ryukyu and Yazhou be taken over as well?"

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Ryukyu came under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, Fujian Province, and there were government offices and garrisons on the island.

Ryukyu and Yazhou are both isolated islands overseas. There are not many Han people on the islands, and most of them are local natives.

Whether or not to win it, and what the regulations will be after it is won, all need to be decided by Han Zhen.

Han Zhen asked: "How did the Puppet Song Dynasty govern Ryukyu and Yazhou?"

Zhang Shuye replied: "Let it go."

"leave it alone?"

Han Zhen was stunned.

Zhang Shuye explained: "Reporting to your majesty, Ryukyu is isolated overseas. There are not many Han people on the island. Most of them are natives. They do not obey discipline or education. They cannot collect taxes, and the garrison and government agencies spend a lot of money. Therefore, the pseudo-Song Dynasty I don't pay much attention to it. Yazhou is better. It is close to Leizhou and can be reached by boat in half a day. It has Qiongzhou and the three armies of Changhua, Zhuya and Wan'an. The three armies have more than 5,000 people. Ryukyu is completely left alone. Now it has become a gathering place for pirates.”

Han Zhen raised his eyebrows, feeling a little outrageous.

An island like Ryukyu has been left unchecked, which is a waste of natural resources.

But then I thought about it. In the end, the Song Dynasty even confiscated the sixteen states of Yanyun, so there was no time to develop two overseas islands.

After pondering for a moment, Han Zhen ordered: "After ordering Kuang Zixin to take over Guangzhou and other places, the troops will be divided into two groups and go to Yazhou and Ryukyu to eliminate pirates and station troops on the islands."

"I accept your order."

Zhang Shuye bowed and responded, then hurriedly left.

Han Zhen looked at Liu Chang again and ordered: "Liu Chang, please inform the cabinet and ask Xie Ding and others to submit a document on the governance of Yazhou and Ryukyu, as well as the candidates for office."

Liu Chang responded: "I obey the order."

After dealing with this, Han Zhen looked at Lin Cong and asked slowly: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Hu Sanliang, a hundred households in Haiyang County, Chaozhou, submitted a letter."

Lin Cong said, taking out a document from his sleeve pocket and handing it over.

After taking the document, Han Zhen opened it and read it.

"interesting."

After reading it, Han Zhen chuckled. Lin Cong suggested: "Second brother Han, should you send someone to Chaozhou to find out who is behind the scenes?"

Han Zhen thought for a while, waved his hand and said, "No need. Since this person has handed in the surrender certificate, he must be asking for something from me. It won't be long before he will show up on his own initiative."

Lin Cong frowned and said, "What if you never show up?"

Han Zhen said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if you don't show up. After all, they are just a few mice. They can't cause any trouble, so there is no need to spend a lot of time."

After taking over the world, his perspective on things has already changed.

"I can't afford it."

Lin Cong nodded.

Watching him leave, Han Zhen suddenly asked: "What has Lu He been doing these days?"

Liu Chang, who was ghostwriting the edict, hurriedly replied: "This person can keep his composure. These days, he is either reading in the post or wandering around the city."

Han Zhen ordered: "Let him enter the palace to see me tomorrow."

"My slave understands."

……

Lu He's mentality was indeed very good. He knew that His Majesty was deliberately trying to keep him out of control, so he could keep his composure.

But the problem is, his wallet doesn't seem to be feeling too good.

It is true that you can stay in Guanyi for free, but you can only stay for one month, and you will have to leave after that.

Counting the days, it has been almost a month since he arrived in the capital, and he has spent nearly half of the money he brought.

Once he is kicked out of Guanyi, the money he has on him may not last long.

There is nothing I can do, the cost in the capital is too high.

Whether renting a house or staying in a hotel, it is a big expense.

Especially when the Cuju competition is approaching, the cost of inns and rentals has skyrocketed by nearly 50%. Some unscrupulous merchants have even more than doubled the price.

Just when he was hesitating whether to write a letter to his family and ask his wife to send some money, the Huangmen of the palace came.

"Lu He, His Majesty orders you to enter the palace tomorrow to face the Holy Spirit."

"The people accept the decree."

Lu He gave a gift, then took out a handful of copper coins and handed them over, saying with a smile: "We have a noble man."

Seeing that he was so knowledgeable, the Huangmen eunuch who delivered the order said: "Don't blame us for not reminding you. Get up early tomorrow and wait outside Xuandemen early."

"Thank you."

Lu He cupped his hands and thanked him.

After sending Huangmen away, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Your Majesty is finally going to arrange an official position for yourself, so you don't have to worry about food and accommodation.

The next day.

Lu He got up before dawn, washed himself, and walked towards Xuandemen on foot.

The city of Tokyo at Yinshi was still bustling, with cars coming and going on the streets.

By the time he reached Xuandemen, it was already midnight and the sky was bright.

Outside Xuande Gate, many oxcarts and carriages were already waiting here.

Although Han Zhen dismissed many eunuchs and maids, and released the beauties from the harem of old boy Zhao Ji, there were still hundreds of people in the palace.

With so many people eating and drinking, the demand is huge.

There are more than a dozen bullock carts delivering vegetables and meat every day.

Lu He stood quietly aside, looking at the magnificent Xuandemen.

After waiting for a while, accompanied by a melodious bell, the city gate slowly opened from the inside, and a group of forbidden troops filed out.

The ox-carts and horse-drawn carriages slowly drove into the palace after careful inspection.

After all the oxcarts and carriages entered the palace, a member of the imperial army saw that Lu He was stranger and was not wearing official uniform. He asked patiently: "This husband is going to the palace to meet the emperor."

The people in the capital know the rules. If there is no festival, no one can enter within fifty feet of the imperial city.

Otherwise, the three-bow bed crossbow on the tower is not very eye-catching.

"Exactly."

Lu He cupped his hands and replied.

Hearing this, the imperial guard said: "My lord, wait a moment. A noble man will take you into the palace later."

Lu He smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

This wait lasted half an hour.

It wasn't until the sun rose that a Huangmen came out of the city gate.

Huang Men looked around and his eyes fell on Lu He: "You are Lu He?"

"Exactly."

Lu He responded quickly.

"Come into the palace with our family."

Huangmen said hello and turned around to enter the imperial city.

Lu He followed with his sore legs.

"When you enter the palace later, you must behave appropriately. You are not allowed to look directly at His Majesty. You are not allowed to..."

Huang Men walked in front, chattering about the rules of meeting the saint.

Lu He wrote everything down word for word.

Not long after, the two of them entered the Chui Gong Hall together.

Huangmen bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Lu He will bring you here."

"Ah."

Han Zhen put down the memorial in his hand and asked with a smile: "Can you blame me during this time?"

"The common people dare not. Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness. Your Majesty does this, and your Majesty naturally has his reasons."

Although Lu He is indifferent to fame and fortune, he is not crazy either.

Han Zhen didn't waste any time and went straight to the point: "I have always believed that true knowledge comes from practice. You will know whether you are really talented or just talk on paper. Now that Guangdong and Guangxi are newly returned, there are many wastes waiting to be done. You can go to Chaozhou to serve as a general judge."

Lu He bowed and thanked him: "Your Majesty is so kind to me, I am deeply grateful."

Han Zhen said: "In the near future, the official uniform will be issued and he will take office as soon as possible."

"Wei Chen retire."

Hearing the meaning of seeing off the guests in Han Zhen's words, Lu He bowed again and turned to leave.

A state general judge, an official of the sixth rank, neither big nor small, just suitable for Lu He's experience.

If you perform well, Han Zhen will be reused.

If the performance is mediocre, a general judgment will be the end.

……

……

The tenth day of October.

As we enter late autumn, the temperature seems to drop overnight.

The power of the Little Glacier is slowly unfolding.

Anyone can see that this year is going to be another cold winter.

However, the cold weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the people.

As various societies and people poured into the capital, the largest city in the world became more and more lively.

evening.

Han Zhen held Sheng Nu and Xiao Heyue in his arms and strolled on the bustling street.

The two little guys made mistakes today and were taught a lesson by their mother. When Han Zhen returned to Yanfu Palace, they immediately complained aggrievedly.

After all, Han Zhen felt sorry for his daughter, and maybe he hadn't been out of the palace for a long time, so he just took his two precious daughters out of the palace for a walk.

Liu Chang followed, and six guards wearing regular uniforms and armed with imperial equipment were on the left and right.

Lao Jiu is now a father, and Kuang Siniang has given birth to a big fat boy for him, but this guy is very happy. Now after getting off work, he rushes home in a hurry to be with his wife and children.

(End of this chapter)