Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 307 Arrangement
At the end of June, it rained heavily in Daliang for several days.

The wind and rain were blowing outside the hall, Shi Congyun was watching the memorial in the hall, Fei changed into a dark red palace attire, and was studying ink.

Mrs. Huarui listened to the wind and rain outside the house, quietly looked at the young people beside her, feeling complicated for a moment.

She couldn't go back to the Meng family, she was being manipulated so tightly that she had no room to resist. After entering Beijing, she was sent to the Shifu, and then to the palace.

She felt guilty and was afraid of people's criticism, but there was nothing she could do. "I can't help myself," she could only comfort herself like this.

Quietly looking at the stern and serious young man beside her, Mrs. Huarui was a little confused for a moment. If he didn't speak, he would definitely be a mighty and beautiful young man.

I'm afraid it's hard for people who haven't seen it before to imagine that this person is actually the most powerful man in the world today, the emperor of Great Qin.

Sometimes she herself felt unreal, he was so young, so rascal, so lecherous, no matter how he looked, he didn't look like the Ninth Five-Year Lord, but like a rascal in the city.
Thinking back to when I thought of him as an evil ghost with a blue face and fangs, it was ridiculous to think about it.

The most powerful man in the world.
She couldn't help being a little stunned.

"What, I have flowers on my face?"

Mrs. Huarui was taken aback, and she didn't even dare to look at him. Thinking of her bullying her, she was startled and frightened.

"I'll sleep with you tonight." He put down the note in his hand as he said, and said quite dissatisfied: "They are all very happy when I go to sleep elsewhere, but you don't talk, it won't do, please beg me."

Seeing him looking at him with a smirk, Huarui was in a state of confusion. He knew Shi Congyun was bad, and he had more knowledge, so he could only whisper: "I want to be an official."

"Why do you beg me?" He continued to ask.

"I beg the official's family to stay here," she gritted her teeth, but the other party still shook her head and looked at her dissatisfied: "Again, don't say that you are not allowed to sleep tonight."

Huarui's face was completely red, of course she knew what the other party wanted to force her to say, his bad self had already understood, so she could only grit her teeth lightly, and said with a flushed face, "I beg the official to stay and sleep with me."

The other party laughed loudly, picked her up, stuffed her into the bed, and then stripped naked and sneaked in, hugged her and said: "Damn it, the first batch of goods from Shu Kingdom were sent to the capital two days ago, It contains Meng Chang's food and clothing, and there is actually a seven-treasure drowning vessel, I got angry when I saw it, and wanted to scold you."

The pistil is full of guilt, the so-called drowning device is the urinal, but Meng Chang's urinal is made of gold, and it is also inlaid with seven kinds of gemstones.
This way to Daliang, it was the first time for her to go out of Shu, and she had seen a lot. The vastness of Daqin was several times that of Shu, and the Jiangbei and Central Plains were not inferior to the prosperity of Shu.

But in today’s Great Qin Dynasty, and in the previous Great Zhou Dynasty, there are almost no luxurious decorations in the palace, and there are only hundreds of court ladies in the harem, saving expenses for the benefit of the people, most of the money and silk are used to repair the city and prepare the army. world.

And they live in luxury and pleasure in the small land of Shu, with twenty thousand women in the palace, fighting endlessly, enjoying peace and not making progress, not knowing the changes of time
She used to be happy that His Majesty built the Crystal Palace for her, because it was a symbol of the emperor's favor, but now she feels ashamed.

No wonder the Shu army was vulnerable to Shi Congyun's army.
In the past, she felt aggrieved when the officials scolded her, but now she doesn't feel it anymore, but feels guilty for a while, and she also feels that she should be blamed like that, otherwise she would be sorry for the people of Shu
"The officials can scold you if you want." She said softly, she felt that she deserved it.

"I not only scolded, but also spanked your ass."

The stamen softened, "Then the official is gentle."

Afterwards, she was limp and unable to speak, her black hair was glued into strands with sweat, and she lost all strength.

"You just came, you don't have anything, I'll send someone to bring you some things tomorrow, and all the maids in your palace were replaced by those who came here from Shu, and you know many of them.

If you have anything to do, come to Zhen, or tell Lin Shanggong, if you have anything you want to tell me, someone will send someone to Meng Chang to ask for it, just say it, don't be shy. "

He said again: "If you are bored in the palace, you can leave the palace if you want, but you have to tell me." In fact, the management of the harem since the Tang Dynasty has not been as strict as the Qing Dynasty. Whether the harem concubine can leave the palace is almost entirely up to the emperor. The emperor's enlightened concubines had a better life, especially in the Zhongzong Dynasty, and it was common to go in and out of the palace.

The emperor's mentality is easy to understand, he is afraid of being green. If he is really like Meng Chang, with thousands of concubines in the harem, and he is not good enough, then he really has to worry about it all the time. If he dares to let the concubine go out, he will definitely be green.

Shi Congyun didn't have such worries, nor was he afraid. From his point of view, if he died one day, his wife should remarry and remarry. Life is not easy for everyone, so there is no need to cling to those hypocritical things.

Life is better now, I am an emperor, the situation has changed, I don't care that much, after all, the rise and fall of a dynasty is just another hundred years of reincarnation, insignificant in the long history, if you can do it, if you can't do it, there will definitely be descendants Come.

After all, he read geography first and then history, so his eyes are always different, and he sees many things more broadly.

"The concubine keeps the festival for the official family, how can she go out of the palace alone, even if the official family is magnanimous, the court ministers will criticize her." Hua Rui shook her head repeatedly.

Shi Congyun didn't argue with her that Daliang's palace is indeed big, but it will always be boring after a long time: "I'll take you out when I have time, and you should have a look around Daliang when you come from Sichuan, otherwise it will be in vain. You won’t be able to give birth in the palace, you’ll be robbed.”

Mrs. Huarui didn't speak, and put her arms around his thick waist quietly. For some reason, she always felt that the officials treated her differently from others. She knew before that no matter how favored a woman was, she was mostly an object in the eyes of men. The same, so you must follow the man in everything, and you must be careful.

But now I always feel that the official family treats women differently, but I can't tell. Suddenly I feel that the official family actually scolded her and spanked her ass.

The next day, Shi Congyun hosted a banquet for Meng Chang's family in the morning.

Meng Chang, his queen, and his mother, Empress Dowager Li, went to the palace for a banquet. Originally, there was a complete set of ceremony for presenting captives to a subjugated king like Meng Chang.

First, it was led by a rope, and handed over to the emperor in public on the street in front of Suzaku Gate, so that the people and officials could watch, and then an imperial edict was read out to scold Meng Chang.

Then he will be taken to the Taimiao to comfort his ancestors, and then list his crimes.

These are undoubtedly extremely humiliating. Shi Congyun issued an edict, since Meng Chang took the initiative to open the city and surrender, the prisoner offering ceremony will not be held, and Meng Xuanzhe, Meng Chang's son, has made meritorious service, so these ceremonies are omitted .

Directly let Meng Chang's family live in the house that was repaired for them by the Bian River, and at the same time a large number of officials from Shu were also resettled there.

However, Li Hao, the prime minister of the Shu Kingdom, died of illness on the way to Daliang because of his old age. Shi Congyun gave him the posthumous title of Taifu.

When Meng Chang was invited to the banquet, their whole family was there, and Meng Xuanzhe was also there, but now he is General Zuo Xiaowei, envoy of Xuanhui South Court, and a close minister of the emperor.

At the banquet, Shi Congyun directly told Meng Chang about wanting Fei Shi, but Meng Chang didn't dare to disobey him at all, saying that it was her honor that Fei Shi was favored by the emperor, so he let her enter the palace to serve the officials.

Shi Congyun was very satisfied, and asked someone to give Meng Chang a list. It was something Fei wanted, and it was mixed in the Meng family's motorcade. Shi Congyun had seen it, and it was a few musical instruments, nothing precious. No jewelry.

Meng Chang even made a strong promise that when he returned, he would send all Fei's previous expenses to the palace.

Because of Meng Chang's desire to survive, the following banquet was also considered pleasant. Meng Chang's mother, Empress Dowager Li, was a knowledgeable person. Although she was old, she used to be the maid of Li Cunxu, Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, and was later awarded to Meng Chang. Father, Meng Zhixiang, a former general of the Later Tang Dynasty.

After that, she ran around, waited until the army of the later Tang Dynasty destroyed the former Shu, and then entered the Shu, Meng Zhixiang became independent, so she was made a noble concubine, gave birth to Meng Chang, and inherited the throne.

Shi Congyun was also quite emotional when he heard this. In such a turbulent era, it is not easy to be a woman. He fought everywhere with the army of the later Tang Dynasty, and experienced the founding and subjugation of the country, which is also very insightful.

Speaking of the past years, Empress Dowager Li talked much more than his son. After all, Meng Chang did not have the wonderful experience of fighting in all directions like his father's generation.

Finally, when talking about Taiyuan's hometown, the old lady also had tears in her eyes, saying that she didn't know if she could go back to Taiyuan in this life, and the fallen leaves returned to their roots.

Shi Congyun liked this old man who had experienced orders, so he said: "When Master Wang goes north and regains Taiyuan, he will definitely send the Queen Mother back." Queen Mother Li still called her Queen Mother.

Empress Dowager Li thanked her again and again.

Shi Congyun also expressed emotion: "Speaking of which, Zhuang Zong Li Cunxu is also considered a hero of the world, but now he can only hear his stories in the Queen Mother's talk. It is a pity that we can't meet each other."

Meng Xuanzhe said beside him: "Zhuang Zong Li Cunxu is indeed a hero, but in terms of merit, he is not as good as an official."

Shi Congyun was a little happy when he heard this, and nodded: "General Meng is also reasonable, but it is not a comparison of merits. The predecessors had the difficulties and situations faced by the predecessors, and today's people have the difficulties and situations faced by today's people. If you talk about a romantic figure, it really depends on the present."

As soon as these words came out, Meng Xuanzhe naturally applauded repeatedly, and even his father also applauded.

In the afternoon, Shi Congyun sent them away and told Meng Chang to give him half a month off to deal with family affairs.

Now Meng Chang is also the Duke of Chu granted by Qin State, and he needs to go to court.

In the afternoon, Shi Congyun summoned the officials from Shu. Most of them were discussed and arranged by the Zhongshu sect. They were all ordinary officials and were not allowed to return to Shu.

Shi Congyun only valued Li Tinggui, Han Baozheng, and Han Baosheng the most.

Li Tinggui had fought against him and was a capable general, but Li Tinggui was getting old and didn't want to fight, he just wanted to enjoy his old age in peace.

Shi Congyun agreed with him, and added an idle official to him, General Youqianniuwei, who was in charge of some ceremonial utensils and weapons of the Imperial Guard.

Shi Congyun, Han Baozheng and Han Baosheng's two brothers, summoned them together.

At the same time, it was ordered to reward Han Baozheng with robes, gold belts, yin mattresses, pommel horses and Jiadi, and immediately promoted him to be the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the inner palace. The soldiers will be vulnerable.

As for Han Baosheng, because he is very accomplished in herbal medicine, he is relatively well-known in Shu, and he has written a book recording medicinal herbs, so Shi Congyun promoted him to be a Hanlin scholar and asked him to continue to study his herbal medicine.

The two brothers bowed down in gratitude, thanking the emperor for not killing him, and at the same time thanking the emperor for his kindness.

As for the other Shu officials, Shi Congyun had nothing to fancy, so he asked Zhongshumen to make arrangements, mainly to make up for the gaps in the middle and low-level officials, and to give some money to the elderly when they were older.

Eight divisions built more than 400 houses on the banks of the Bianshui River, which were used to house the officials and Meng Chang's family who were forcibly relocated from Shu by him.

After dealing with the affairs of the Shu Kingdom, Shi Congyun was ready to meet the Jiangnan envoy.

On the same day, he summoned more than 20 senior officials of the two divisions in the army, the prime minister under Zhongshumen and the servant of Shangshu, and the chief officials of the third division, to discuss the plan for the next five years in the side hall of the Chuigong Hall.

Shi Congyun asked the officials to speak one by one, some with great insights, some with nonsense, and some who couldn't figure out the situation at all, all kinds of things.

After everyone finishes talking and picks out opinions with a relatively high degree of unity for discussion, the final result is still similar.

Most people think that they should take advantage of the fact that the Liao Kingdom was terrified last year and the elite suffered heavy losses. In the next three years, the Northern Han Dynasty will be wiped out and Hedong will be regained.

If the time dragged on and the Liao Kingdom slowed down and sent troops to the east of the river when it was almost recovered, the Khitan people would probably intervene, and it would be difficult to handle at that time.

Shi Congyun also agreed with this statement, so in the side hall of the Chuigong Hall that night, the strategic history of the next five years was finalized by Congyun, "defend to the south and attack to the north"!
This matter is very necessary. Only when the overall goal of a country is clear can things be handled easily.

After the strategy of defending to the south and attacking to the north is set, the next diplomatic, military, and political preparations will also have a center and a center of gravity, so that there will be no chaos.

Since the Northern Han should be dealt with first, the Southern Tang and Southern Han must be appeased and stabilized.

So Shi Congyun was also prepared to meet the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He had already thought about what to say and in which direction to guide the Southern Tang Dynasty, and planned to meet them the next day.

But the plan couldn’t keep up with the rapid changes. On the second day, Shi Congyun took Xiao Huanghua out of the entrance of the Long Live Hall, and Fu Zhaoyuan hurried to tell him that a mother and daughter in ragged clothes knelt in front of Xuande Gate all night, attracting many people to watch.

The imperial army went to ask her and said that she came from Xingzhou (Lueyang, Shaanxi Province), and had a big injustice, and came to see the emperor to sue the imperial court.

After learning the lesson from the Shu land last time, this little brother-in-law Fu Zhaoyuan didn't dare to make his own opinions, and would report to him as soon as possible about any trivial matter.

Shi Congyun was also very surprised. He came all the way here to file a complaint. It must be a great grievance and unwillingness. He immediately took it seriously.

So Fu Zhaoyuan was asked to bring the mother and son to the Chui Gong Hall.

When they arrived at the Chuigong Hall, Baiguan and the envoys from the Southern Tang Dynasty all arrived. Shi Congyun told them not to talk, and then asked Fu Zhaoyuan to bring the mother and child in.

All the officials looked at the mother and son in puzzlement.

The mother and son were a little nervous after entering the hall. Shi Congyun saw that they were unkempt, skinny, ragged, with calluses on their feet and blood stains. It was obvious that they had traveled a long distance, and they were not pretending.

He said: "I am the emperor, let me hear what you want to sue, and I will make the decision for you."

The mother and daughter fell to their knees with a plop, and wept bitterly in an instant. While weeping, they spoke a Shaanxi dialect, talking about the wrongs they had suffered.

Shi Congyun was furious after hearing this!
(End of this chapter)