The devil is coming

Chapter 889
"Ahhhhh~~~"
"Oh oh oh oh~~~~"
In the early morning in the Lama Temple, Ji Chengjue, the emperor of the Yan Kingdom, was holding a long tone with his arms spread out.
This scene may sound a bit funny, but the emperor is not talking, but "vomiting".
Different from the exhalation and inhalation of real practitioners, sitting cross-legged, a breath of air circulates in the body for a week, and then a white mist is sprayed out from the tip of the nose, like morning glow and dew flowing freely in the valley;
For people who don't know how to practice, or for ordinary people, the so-called breathing out is often a little exaggerated, otherwise it will have no effect.
After the vomiting is over,
The emperor performed another set of "boxing techniques";
This was what Zheng had originally taught him. Just as Zheng always had a lot of golden sayings and was extremely talented, the name Zheng gave to this boxing set was also very meaningful - Tai Chi.
The specific boxing path, also called boxing intention, is very simple, very direct, and easy to understand. It is divided into three points: one is slowness, two is elegance, and three is dream.
Slow refers to slow movement,
Elegant refers to elegant posture,
Dreaming is about playing, it is best to have the feeling that you are a peerless master in the dream;
The emperor once asked Wei Zhonghe how this boxing method was,
Eunuch Wei said that he was a qigong practitioner and did not know how to box and kick, so he did not dare to comment.
The emperor asked Lu Bing again,
Lu Bing, as his name suggests, because he is outside the palace, he has to be less tactful and more sincere than Eunuch Wei;
Therefore, Lu Bing's answer was: If I were fighting with someone outside and my opponent used this set of punches, he would probably wake up laughing in his dreams.
The real Tai Chi is actually a relatively strong Kung Fu. Boxing is afraid of young people, which has never changed since ancient times. Not many people in the world can develop the inner strength of "strengthening with strength";
The boxing techniques taught by King Pingxi can be said to be superficial.
However, whenever the emperor was free, especially before going to court in the morning, he would put on a set of tricks.
The body is sweating a little, the energy is high, and the body can stay healthy for a whole morning;
There is a kind of comfort therapy during treatment, and the effect cannot be ignored. After doing this set of boxing, the emperor felt that he could be immersed in an illusion that his body was great, and his energy and spirit were clearly improved. .
In short, I feel great about myself.
I'm taking a break today and don't have to go to court.
After the emperor finished a set of clothes, he asked the palace maid to wipe his body and change into a light dragon robe. Then he lay down on the rocking chair in the imperial garden with a cup of fragrant tea beside him.
Lying on it, shaking and shaking, enjoying the rare leisure that belongs to the emperor.
Normally at this time, Eunuch Wei would stand on the periphery, and any news coming from the outside that was not very urgent would be intercepted. Eunuch Wei, who had served a generation of kings, naturally knew the appropriateness.
It not only allows the master to have a rest, but also does not really delay any important events and give rise to the reputation of a powerful eunuch who is isolated from the outside world.
There was also a prince and a princess in the palace;
However, the emperor was usually busy with state affairs, and his visits every once in a while seemed more official;
When there are many heirs,
Parents often have high hopes for their eldest son, but the next one will feel much lighter. When they get older and have a son, the younger son will be showered with more love.
The eldest son Chengzhi, the youngest son Chenglian;
After a short nap, he woke up, yawned, drank half a cup of warm tea, and sat up.
At this time, Eunuch Wei led Eunuch Zhang to come together.
Eunuch Zhang was the emperor's confidant when he was in the palace, and the position in the palace was often replaced by a new generation. However, from the time the new emperor ascended the throne to the present, Eunuch Wei's status has been as stable as Mount Tai, while Eunuch Zhang has been pushed to a certain extent. Released off the ground.
In fact, Eunuch Zhang was sent by the emperor to a newly established yamen under the Ministry of Household Affairs as a "supervisory army".
When he was a prince, in order to make up for his own father's expenses in foreign wars, Ji Chengjue had already created a banknote similar to the "Jiaozi" of later generations;
This is actually not a historical precedent, because there was an emperor in the history of Daxia who made a "deerskin coin", which was to write the value of the deerskin on the deerskin. Then this deerskin can Use it as many as you like.
Of course, the emperor who was good at management knew that he could not do it by drying up the lake to fish, otherwise he would break the trust of the people and the country's foundation would be shaken.
But this does not prevent him from carrying out some financial reforms within controllable limits.
This reform is a bit advanced. Although it has been in operation for a long time, and it mostly exists in the channels of merchant trade, but now, this yamen is still hanging under the Ministry of Household Affairs, and with the identity of Eunuch Zhang, it is not It was like a regular imperial government office, but more like a business exclusively under the emperor's inner treasury.
This is also the reason why Eunuch Wei has to lead Eunuch Zhang in. After all, Eunuch Zhang is currently on an errand abroad.
Eunuch Zhang brought the account book and asked your Majesty to read it.
The emperor flipped through the account books. He was not a god. There were so many account books and it was impossible to understand everything in them at once. But he was an expert after all. Even if the people under him knew that the emperor would probably just flip through it casually, he would still be under great pressure. The courage to do anything will be much less.
At this point, the emperor at this time is no different from the prince. The difference is that the prince does not know how to read accounts.
But if anyone under the palace has dirty hands and feet, what is waiting for him is to be skinned and hung on the city gate tower. His children will be raised as relatives, moved out of the designated household, and consigned to slave registration, and his status will be even lower than that of the savages.
What is claimed to the outside world is that the prince has a sharp eye and has discerned corruption, and he is punished by the king's order.
"Master, this is the latest booklet sent by the Secret Service. It comes from the east."
At this time, Eunuch Wei sent up a copy of the book.
The Secret Intelligence Department has withdrawn from the eastern Shanxi area. The Prince of Pingxi will not kill all the spies in eastern Shanxi, but will screen them out and keep them under control;
And if you still want to lurk or something, you will be marked as the opposite and cut off;
Coupled with the delicate relationship between the palace and the imperial court, the Secret Intelligence Service has actually withdrawn from the territory of Eastern Jin Dynasty long ago, leaving only one on the bright side that continues to hang around Fengxin City, which is more like a sign that Eastern Jin Dynasty still belongs to Dayan. part; part
The palace also hung a sign on their helm called "Office".
Obviously, Eunuch Wei had already checked with Eunuch Zhang before, because the folder that Eunuch Wei took out contained information collected by the Yingdu Secret Service, mainly from the Qianzhuang under Prince Pingxi's Mansion.
The emperor is not disgusted with the behavior of his subordinates who are ventilated in advance. Compared with the previous emperor who decentralized military power but took a hands-on approach to everything else, the current emperor actually understands the principle of delegating power better.
After he succeeded to the throne, he expanded the cabinet and elevated it from a secretariat headed by Zhao Jiulang to the top position in the inner dynasty where important ministers were ranked according to their qualifications and regulations;
To a certain extent, this allows you to withdraw yourself as much as possible so that you only need to take charge of the overall situation.
At this point, I am still more or less influenced by the person named Zheng.
There is no reason why I have to work so hard all day long, and as long as the man named Zheng is not out fighting, he can live like a rich and idle man.
Well, that's not fair!
In fact, the emperor himself also knew that if his expanded cabinet encountered relatively weak descendants in the future, it would most likely form a pattern in which the ministers were strong and the rulers were weak;
But the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. To say the least, it is much simpler to step on the cabinet than to step on the family.
The emperor just flipped through the previous accounts, but he carefully read this secret espionage letter from Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Although over the years, whether when he was the prince or after he became the emperor, he and the man named Zheng have maintained a very close correspondence;
But he knew early on that the person surnamed Zheng was not the one who replied to him many times;
The reason why I refrained from getting angry and said, "I would have loved the bright moon, but the moon shines in the ditch" is because the value of the person who replied to the letter seemed to be more important and more detailed than the reply from the person named Zheng. A lot, so he recognized the "excessive perfunctoriness" of Zheng.
"He dares to do anything."
The emperor commented.
The bank under Prince Pingxi's palace had actually been established long ago, and it was also active in merchant trade.
But a while ago, when the leader surnamed Zheng was away, the operations of the palace continued. In fact, under the tense atmosphere of war preparations and the gathering of military resources, banks began to issue bonds with the seal of the palace;
But the problem is, in that war, Jindong did not send troops or food. Why are you so nervous?
It's nothing more than finding a reason and direction to promote the bond.
Use the bank to transfer bonds to various industries under the palace, and then continue to decentralize these industries. You can also purchase goods in the form of bonds through circulation in the palace's industries.
Part of the soldiers' military pay and part of the officials' salaries have been issued in the form of bonds.
Although it has not yet been opened to the public on a large scale, now that this step has been achieved, it is only a matter of time before this type of bond is spread among the public. After all, soldiers and officials, but nowadays well-off people are also the main consumer group.
In eastern Shanxi, this kind of bond is habitually called... treasure note by local soldiers and civilians.
At the end of the excerpt, there is another piece of information. The Secret Service has monitored that the Prince of Pingxi seems to be constructing the silver mine discovered in the Tianduan Mountains.
The major events of the country lie in sacrifice and Rong.
But wars and sacrifices are ultimately inseparable from finance.
The man surnamed Zheng is clearly leading the troops outside.
But his hometown is still continuing to implement this highly influential fiscal reform...
Could it be that the man named Zheng left the charter before he went on the expedition?
But can he really feel relieved?
Seeing that the emperor was deep in thought, Eunuch Zhang licked his lips and said:
"Master, this bond matter, I think..."
"You want to do it too?"
"Slave...slave thinks..."
"His surname is Zheng, who is lawless and only cares about life. I want to imitate him? This is fishing in a dry lake, fishing in a dry lake!"
The emperor said angrily,
"Baobaobaobao. As soon as this thing comes out, its value will be reduced. It was fine when Zheng was alive. But when Zheng is gone and his son succeeds to the throne, this thing will become useless immediately." Paper!"
unfortunately,
The blind man and Si Niang are not here, otherwise they would probably give a thumbs up after hearing the emperor's comments;
After all, the emperor was born in accounting and business and was good at financial management. He immediately saw through the nature of Baochao and its future outcome.
He is the emperor and cannot be happy for a while. Now, he is still hesitant about the yamen under Eunuch Zhang and is unwilling to expose it to the public. Naturally, he is even less likely to imitate the Pingxi Prince's Mansion in eastern Jin Dynasty to issue any treasures for immediate benefits.
This thing was okay when he was in power and could control it clearly, but what about his son?Where is his grandson?
Can future generations endure this temptation to print money?
At that time, the entire financial situation will collapse...
"Unless he will use some method to find out the truth for it."
The emperor fell into deep thought again.
Eunuch Zhang, who had just been scolded, kept silent.
Eunuch Wei, who was not familiar with finance, was naturally unable to express any opinions.
"That's all, I'll write to him personally and ask him...ask that person."
Seeing that the emperor stopped thinking and was about to get up and leave, Eunuch Zhang had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak again:
"Master, there is one more thing that has not been included in the Secret Service's official records, but is just anecdotal information among the people."
"Doesn't the Secret Service include folklore?"
It was the censor's power to hear rumors and report matters, but the emperor's real ears and eyes were the secret service yamen.
"Master, the stakes are too high, so it must be done by a slave."
"Say."
"Master, there are rumors that the Pingxi Palace plans to mint a batch of new coins."
"coin?"
"Mainly gold and silver coins."
"What's so strange about this?"
Nowadays, it is a normal thing to smelt silver and cast ingots. When there were many noble families in the Yan Kingdom, many wealthy families were keen on this matter. There was also a saying among the people about whose silver was of good quality and whose silver was good. Black-hearted and evil.
"Master, look."
Eunuch Zhang took out a silver coin from his sleeve. The silver coin was engraved with a double-headed eagle.
"Master, it is said that this silver coin came from Jindong, but the share is very small now. I have sent someone to verify it.
The slave was also bold enough to report this unconfirmed matter to his master. "
The relationship between the emperor and the Western King was very sensitive;
Anyone who tries to sow discord must be prepared to get into trouble. Eunuch Zhang knows that there are tigers in the mountains, so he is extremely loyal.
After all, he no longer had the need for political speculation, so he wanted to overthrow Eunuch Wei just to win favor?
The emperor took the silver coins and weighed them in his hands.
"An imitation of the currency system of the Desert West?"
"Yes, but it's more refined than the one over there." Eunuch Zhang replied, "And the double-headed eagle is the standard of the royal flag of Prince Pingxi Palace."
"Ah."
The emperor smiled instead of being angry,
"So, did the man surnamed Zheng go on an expedition? Could it be that Prince Pingxi, who sent troops to attack on behalf of me, Dayan, to defeat Prince Pingxi who went to Beijing, was a fake?"
How did he manage to do so many tricks on his home territory while he was leading troops to fight outside?
The emperor would never have dreamed of it.
So many tricks,
It was purely a woman with a big belly who was really bored during her pregnancy and started to carry out reforms in this area purely to relieve her boredom.
As for whether the man will be angry with her because of these things when he comes back;
Ah,
Not to mention that the prince didn't care about this kind of thing at all. Many people just knew it and didn't know why. They just said that she only needed to touch her belly.
Give him a look,
She was afraid that even if she set the prince's house on fire, not only would the prince not be angry, but he would also hand him firewood.
"master……"
"I will write to him personally and ask him."
The emperor held the silver coin in his hand nonchalantly and waved his hand.
"I'm going to see the queen."
"Pull over!"
The emperor came to the queen. The queen was not busy in the vegetable garden at this time, but was making female nuns.
Although neither the prince nor the princess will be short of clothes, as a mother, given this condition and the obvious comfort, she must make some clothes for her children, and it is necessary to think about it.
Furthermore, his eldest son is no longer around, so these things are a kind of sustenance for his longing.
"Queen, has the water been put away?"
"Your Majesty, is this morning?"
"I want to take a dip."
"I, my concubine, will go and order people to prepare."
A new hot spring pool was recently built in the queen's palace. Ji Chuanye wrote that he and his brother Tiantian often bathed together, and the man named Zheng bathed almost every day.
Not long after,
The emperor soaked into the soup pool naked.
The queen came in to wait on her wearing a thin shirt.
"Ever since I learned about Prince Pingxi's victory, His Majesty's burden seems to have been lifted." The Queen smiled.
The emperor nodded,
While continuing to play with the silver coin, he sighed:
"Now that the state is stable, the next step is to renew the relationship with the people.
The people need to recuperate and the country needs to recuperate and recuperate.
I,
It is also needed. "
"Your Majesty will definitely live long and live long."
"Don't talk about what these ministers are shouting between you and me. Since ancient times, have you ever really seen an immortal person?"
"My concubine said something wrong. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
The queen did not enter the soup pool, and hugged the emperor together.
The emperor reached out and gently lifted the queen's chin,
The young couple have entered the stage of emotional cultivation with each other's understanding;
"Hey, you have to take good care of your body, and you can't be exhausted. I don't expect to live longer than that person named Zheng. After all, the person named Zheng is a master of martial arts, and he always pays attention to health. I'm afraid I can't compare.
But I have to at least keep the man named Zheng alive for a little longer. At least he will be older when I leave. "
"Why is this, Your Majesty?" The queen's breathing began to quicken.
"I want that person named Zheng to be in Beijing, and his body will no longer be used, hahahaha."
"Your Majesty, how can your Majesty say such things? You are still the king of a country. Are you ashamed? Are you ashamed? I will ignore you!"
"Hey hey."
Although the two are a Tian family couple, in private, they enjoy the "strongness" of this kind of folk couple and don't care at all about etiquette.
The emperor hugged the queen from behind in the soup pool.
Road:
"Daughter-in-law, we see that the two princesses named Zheng are about to give birth. We have to hurry up and don't let the one named Zheng get ahead of us. Come on, give me another baby."
"Your Majesty, is this worthy of comparison?"
"Why not compare?"
"That's not fair."
"unfair?"
"Prince Pingxi has three concubines, and your Majesty, you only have two."
The implication is that the queen is persuading the emperor to conduct a draft.
The emperor didn't know whether he didn't hear what it meant or whether he did and deliberately didn't take the chance.
Instead, he said loudly:
"This will show how capable I am!"
(End of this chapter)