The rise of the prince

Chapter 533 Internal Contradictions + Fang Xin
The wedding banquet in the palace lasted from the twelfth day of the first lunar month to the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, and then followed by the Shangyuan banquet until the sixteenth day of the first month.

These days, the Palace of the Heavenly King is full of people coming and going, and the gifts received are piled up like mountains.

Under the excitement, there was also an undercurrent.

He has only been in this world for two years, but he feels a sense of vicissitudes.

The Shangyuan poetry meeting in Yongyue Pavilion is still the same. Li Xingzhou had captured the heart of poetry at the poetry meeting before, and killed Li Huan's spirit, so he deliberately brought Shiyu, Gillian, Qiu'er, and Yue'er there.

However, the Yueyue Pavilion poetry meeting is not as good as before, and there are very few people who come, it is no longer a lively and grand event last year.

The reason is very simple, because Chen Yu contradicted the emperor one after another, many people dare not get in with him, and naturally no one dares to get involved in the poetry meeting he hosted, this is the change brought about by the imperial favor.

Over the past few years, at the Shangyuan Poetry Meeting in Yongyue Pavilion, there were only a few dozen people in total.

In fact, more than a dozen people are from the palace.
Obviously last year there was a lot of traffic, and the crowded poetry meeting suddenly became deserted, just because Chen Yu contradicted the emperor.

A great clan, or even a dynasty, needs the accumulation of several generations to rise, but if it wants to be destroyed, it only takes a few years, one generation is enough.

Although the decline of the Chen family is the rise and fall of the great family, it is only a family matter.

On a larger level, there are also greater conflicts in the imperial court. Generally speaking, internal and external troubles are the worst situation for people, but the reality is that as long as there is external trouble, it is often accompanied by internal trouble.

This is because external high pressure often leads to internal decision-making conflicts, and a vicious circle of worse and worse will appear.

The dispute in the imperial court finally came to a conclusion. The matter was decided by the emperor. Yang Hongzhao was the commander, and the troops were divided into three routes to the north.

Yang Hongzhao, the Central Route Army, led one hundred thousand forbidden troops, took Guanbei Road, and went north out of Zhending.

The Left Route Army led by Yang Wenguang, the main force of the Yang Family Army and the Forbidden Army, left Taiyuan and headed north from the land of the Three Crossings.

The Right Route Army led by Wei Chaoren, the main Guanbei Army plus the Forbidden Army, accompanied the Central Route Army to the east to cover the main force's actions.In addition to the 20 main force, it is necessary to call 10,000+ laborers from Guanbei Road, Jingbei Road, Jingxi Road, and Shuzhong to cooperate with the auxiliary army to transport supplies.

This can be said to be the largest military use in this dynasty.

These arrangements were all made by the emperor. Because of Zhong Daoyu's dismissal, all the ministers were silent. No one dared to oppose the emperor's decision. When Li Xingzhou went to court, he could only listen and not speak.

Many ministers felt dissatisfied with what happened to General Tsukada, so when the emperor asked, they always said things like "the emperor can make the decision", "the emperor is wise and powerful", "the emperor can make his own decision".

It seems to be obedient, but it is actually a silent resistance.

And the more radical ones, such as Zhao Guanghua, commander of the guard army Ma Jun, and several members of the Privy Council directly submitted their resignations.

The emperor was furious, and he agreed to their resignation on the spot. He went to the Privy Council and added three offices. More than a dozen people resigned. The key was when the imperial court was preparing to send troops.

The Privy Council is an important department in charge of the world's military. As a last resort, the emperor used Tong Guan and others who had been demoted before, and then promoted newcomers, but the Privy Council is not from other places, not everyone is competent, and there are very few people with combat experience.

Swords are on the verge of breaking out in the imperial court, and the emperor cannot make concessions, because this is related to the majesty of the Tian family and the authority of the Tian family's rule.

The officials who resigned did not budge, because they felt that Zhong Daoyu was wronged, and they insisted on their original intentions, thinking that this was for the good of the emperor and the country.

Neither side would budge, so both held on.

Li Xingzhou sighed in his heart, but in the court, he was not easy to speak, Zhong Daoyu was indeed wronged, and the emperor could not give in.

At this time, the Wu family in the middle of Shu, the Jingxitian family and others came to Beijing one after another, entrusting their connections to talk to the royal family, expressing their willingness to contribute money to share the royal family's worries.

The emperor was naturally very happy, and he reprimanded the court ministers on the spot in the court, saying things like "some people are ministers, but they are not as concerned about the country and the country as the people in the wild, and know how to share my worries".

The emperor said this because of the Privy Council, Sanya and other ten people were in a hurry, but when they said the words, they angered the other ministers even more. They are dignified court officials who have done things for the emperor for so many years, but in the end, because of a few money, they immediately How about an outsider who just came?

As a result, no one spoke, and some people even complained of illness and could not go to court.

When Li Xingzhou saw this situation, he felt that something was going to happen, because he still knew the current emperor. Generally speaking, as a superior, he was qualified and even excellent in some aspects, but people would have weaknesses.

And he knew that things couldn't be that simple. There was no reason for these big families to help the court for no reason. Most families put family interests first, but the rise and fall of the country was far behind.

Sure enough, the conditions soon surfaced. A large number of people from various aristocratic families, about 150 people, were added to various official positions, ranging in size.

This is the condition for them to support the imperial court. Many conditions are reasonable in Li Xingzhou's view, and the emperor has no other choice. After all, it is a time of crisis.

But some of them are too much even in his opinion, such as the patriarch of the son of the Wu family, a wealthy family in central Sichuan, who directly added the Chengdu Fulu Transit Envoy!
The Land of Abundance in the Chengdu Plain is not the Zhongfu Xiafu and others, but the famous Shangfu, Chengdu Fulu Transit Envoy. member!

Basically, it was no different from selling an official title, so it naturally caused an uproar.

In fact, many people also understand that the emperor is here to fight, and even Degong told him in private, but the problem lies with the emperor.

The emperor is a strong, vigorous and decisive person.

These are good in most cases, but at this time, they become the biggest weakness.

If a weaker emperor says a few soft words at this time to appease the ministers, the matter will be over. What the ministers want is the emperor's attention, because the emperor will appoint new people at will, and he will work with them for a few years after repaying their qualifications , Ten years, or even decades, like people, of course the heart is unbalanced, just appease.

But the emperor is a strong emperor, he will not compromise.

This incident became more and more troublesome. Some veterans and upright factions in the court, Bi Hezhao, Mao Luan, and a large number of officials headed by Xue Fang were directly at odds with the newly promoted officials and the promotion of aristocratic families.

They collectively wrote a letter of impeachment, and at the same time they did not join forces with these people in their actions, such as not saying hello to the upper and lower courts, and avoiding them when they walked far away, etc.

Gradually, it even developed to the point of discussing issues in the courtroom. If one side says yes, the other side will definitely say no, and if one side vetoes, the other side will sing the opposite.

By the end of the first month, this situation reached its peak.

This is the real internal and external troubles, the court is divided into courts and courts, the courtiers of the old school and the upright faction are at odds with the new school and the aristocratic school, the Privy Council is in short supply of talents, the older generation of officials of the Privy Council left angrily because of Zhong Daoyu, and there is no new promotion. Facing the experience of war.

The Jin Kingdom in the north is eyeing it like a tiger, and the Xixia Kuaima in the Northwest has returned with important news. Sure enough, just as Zhong Daoyu expected, the Xixia surrounded the important town of Jingguo and Tanglong on three sides.

The Jinsu army, Heqing army in Hequ in Xixia, together with the Yongle City garrison, and the brave army in the left wing, were like an ambush from all sides. The strength of the army was dozens of times that of Tang Longzhen.

The breakout was successful, but they were stopped by the river behind them, and the Xixia army chased them up. After the bloody battle, only a thousand people crossed the river and continued to flee south to Cizhou.

Tang Longzhong's soldiers and civilians were so beaten that they didn't react at all. Thousands of people were killed and injured, and the most important defensive area for Xixia was lost.

Since then, with Yan'an Prefecture, Danzhou, Cizhou, and Taiyuan Prefecture as the front line, Jingguo, the land to the north, has lost control.

This large piece of land is bigger than Jingxi Road!
There was an uproar in the court, and the news did not dare to be released so early, for fear of affecting the morale of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Jing Guo, before he had time to struggle or do anything, was instantly pushed into a terrible quagmire by the wheel of history.

Li Xingzhou is still enjoying his newlywed life, and he is helpless to tell the truth about the disputes in court.

Furthermore, because the Forbidden Army now has four armies, Shenwu, Lingjie, Wulie, and Xinjun, although the number of the new army is far less than the other three armies, it is also an independent army. The new formation will stay in the capital to defend the capital.

So when many ministers were arguing, he was at ease instead, because he didn't have to think about all the troublesome things about sending troops. The taboo is the soul of soldiers, and every general hopes that the sergeant who strikes will only listen to his own orders.

A-Jiao can be regarded as a foodie, and he is tired of being with him every day. He wanted to bring poetry into it, and even A-Jiao had agreed, but the poetry was killed.

In short, life is like this, it is impossible to be obedient to you.

In the past few days, he was writing his grand plan for the five-step walk, and began to plan the road construction route.

Combining the situation in these celestial dynasties, he planned the first road to be built as the main road from the capital to Jingxi Road.

Then he began to plan how to deal with Xixia in his mind. Li Xingzhou cared more about Xixia than the north that the ministers cared about, because Xixia occupied the Hexi Corridor and the Silk Road.

Xixia is also a commercial country, with many merchants. Even the cold-forged armor and cold-forged sword of the iron kite can flow into the market.

And according to the feedback from the major merchants who do business with the Palace, luxury goods such as perfume and general wine are also the most marketable in Xixia.

This is the opportunity. Li Xingzhou personally framed the piece of paper on which he wrote "Orchid" and hung it in his room. However, inspired by Gillian, he finally remembered the content behind it. Now "Orchid" has become "Orchid". Clivia Tulip".

Yes, this is the way to deal with Xixia. Can one flower destroy a country?

Perhaps people in this era would never have thought of it, but Li Xingzhou knew that it was possible to destroy a country with flowers.

Of course, it doesn't have to be flowers. He needs a talent and eye-catching products.

However, Xixia is different from the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom. It is located in the Hexi Corridor, controls the Silk Road, and does not have enough population to support a strong national defense force. This made peace and became a commercial country.

Also because of this, Li Xingzhou has a way to deal with it more simply.

Life is leisurely, Gillian is like a green apple, Shiyu is like a red apple, you can eat whatever flavor you want.

Before I knew it, at the end of the month, the accounts and personnel changes of various places were summarized, and Shiyu became busy.

There is a rule in the palace that all accounts and personnel changes must be organized by Shiyu at the end of the month, and then all the managers will check together. For this reason, Li Xingzhou also asked the craftsmen of the palace to make a round conference table, which became a round table meeting.

There are advantages to using a round table, which involves psychological knowledge. In short, the benefits are not comparable to traditional meeting methods, so I won’t repeat them one by one.

In short, this time Li Xingzhou also went to listen. Everything was boring, but everyone was very motivated. There is Yan Gu, the leader of the new nursing home after Yan Shen went to the new army.

But in fact, only Shiyu, Yan Chun, Yan Kun, Qifang, and Zhao Si could understand these things, and the others attended just to abide by the rules.

Li Xingzhou was also drowsy while listening.

Until the last time when Shiyu showed him the results, he didn't look at them very carefully. He casually flipped through two pages and asked, "Who is this Fang Xin? How have I heard of it?"

Yan Kun, who was fatter than before, got up and cupped his hands: "My lord, this Fangxin is the new accountant of Tingyulou. I saw him starving and fainting on the street outside Tingyulou more than ten days ago, penniless and wearing thin clothes. , almost freezing to death and not begging, so I feel that this person has backbone.

So I asked someone to give him something to eat, but the servants said a few words to him, and thought that he was very eloquent, and after asking deeply, he actually had read books, so they invited him into the house.

It turned out that the man named Fang Xin not only had a good conversation, but also had a good handwriting. He had learned the art of planning. It happened that there were too many customers and the accountant was too busy, so he was kept in the store to help keep the accounts.

As a result, within a few days, the accountant in the store felt ashamed and said that he was not as good as Fang Xin. If he wanted to let Fang Xin be the accountant, he agreed, and I agreed. "

Li Xingzhou felt strange when he heard it, there are people who are so good at mathematics?
I also remember the name Xia Xin in my heart, and I have time to see what kind of person this Fan Xin is.

But compared to these, Li Xingzhou is more concerned about an application submitted by Zhao Si. He wants to apply for more funds from the palace for the research and development of new shells!

Li Xingzhou was almost stunned by him!

The plan proposed by Zhao Si is to add gunpowder inside the shell, then fill it with fragments, and explode after firing. Isn't this tm a flower bomb?

And the solution he offered was to use inertia to detonate it!This idea is directly one generation ahead of the blooming shells at the beginning of the period. Although Zhao Si is dull in life, he is simply a genius in terms of invention and creation.

Li Xingzhou had long planned to develop flowering cannonballs, but he couldn't do everything by himself, and the more important thing was to stimulate the creativity of the palace craftsmen.

The plan proposed by Zhao Si made him very pleased and pleased, and he agreed on the spot.
(End of this chapter)