In March, the eldest princess was wrapped in a cloak and a black fox fur collar, and her face was as big as a palm. Even after being raised for many days, her complexion was still poor and she looked extremely weak.

Huang Jingzhou was heartbroken and said in a low voice: "Instead of living in mediocrity in the capital and wasting your fortune, it is better to go out to other places, where you can protect the people and do something."

Jiang Fuguang nodded. The Yushitai was controlled by Jiang Lingrong, so it didn't make much sense to stay at the Yushitai.

Huang Jingzhou was filled with gloom. Looking at the calm face of the eldest princess, a strong desire to talk emerged in his heart: "In recent years, the Southern Dynasty has suffered from internal and external troubles. Last year, Hangzhou was flooded. Many counties were affected. The disaster relief cost a lot of food and medicine." In the second half of the year, the South Vietnamese State launched a large-scale invasion. The imperial court requisitioned a lot of grain and medicine from various places, and the local government offices were in urgent need of food storage."

The excerpts of local officials must first be sorted out by the Yushitai, copied and retained, and then sent to the South Study Room.

Officials of various ministries almost only control their own one-third of an acre, otherwise they will be suspected of overstepping their authority. Only Yushitai has almost control over all major and minor trends in the country, which also ensures the emperor's control over local areas.

Huang Jingzhou is worried: "This year, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Jingzhou and other places have experienced varying degrees of late spring cold. Most overwintering crops will fail, and spring plowing will also be affected. Therefore, grain production in various places will be reduced this year, and there may be a famine in the second half of the year. "

Overwintering crops failed to harvest, and when there was no harvest, people had to consume the food stored at home, or they could not survive, so they had to spend money to buy food.

Even if the crops mature, due to the impact of spring plowing, food production will decrease in the second half of the year, and some poor areas will still go hungry.

There was not enough food in the yamen. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was busy clearing out the rebellious parties, suppressing the courtiers, and playing political tricks. He did not pay attention to the people's livelihood and would not do his best to help the people. In winter, when the people were hungry and cold, people would starve to death.

The Southern Dynasty suffered internal and external troubles and accumulated evils. This was due to the benevolence of the late emperor. He only reigned for 16 years. He balanced the dynasty, suppressed the clan, reused the Yushitai, restrained the neutral faction headed by Prime Minister Gu, and brought the world to its center and the people to live and work in peace and contentment. situation of ZTE.

But before the late Emperor was half-way through, after the collapse of the Middle Way, the hidden dangers hidden behind the court began to surface like sediment.

If the late emperor had lived for another year and a half, no, maybe just a few months, when the eldest princess returned to the capital from the southwest and took complete control of the court, the eldest princess would be able to eliminate the long-standing abuses in the court and rejuvenate the Southern Dynasty.

Jiang Fuguang coughed twice: "I respect your decision."

Huang Jingzhou was at a loss. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. He started to speak but stopped, and he saw that the eldest princess's face was sickly. However, after talking for a while, she lost some energy and finally fell silent.

The monarch and his ministers sat facing each other for a long time, chatting about some past events and current affairs. Jiang Fuguang felt a little tired and ordered the maid at the side: "Get the Wen Zhong Collection from the bookshelf."

The maid's eyes flashed slightly, and she found the book that the eldest princess wanted in a remote book compartment on the bookshelf. She took advantage of the gap between holding the book and browsed through it. She didn't see any pen and ink on the book, and then she came over with the book in her hands. , handed it to the eldest princess.

Jiang Fuguang handed the book to Huang Jingzhou without even looking at it: "Life is full of ups and downs, and the days outside are difficult, so take care of yourself. This book is a parting gift to you. I hope you will never forget your original intention and remain humble. Don’t succumb to your ambition.”

Huang Jingzhou's hands were trembling as he took the book, fell to his knees on the ground with a plop, and choked with sobs: "Wei Chen, please remember the teachings of the eldest princess."

During this meeting, after a few words from Liao Liao, Huang Jingzhou was invited out of the eldest princess's residence.

He held the book in his hand and stood there for a long time.

Wenzhongji is a biography of a famous official in the Yu Dynasty. The life of this famous official can be described as ups and downs.He went through five emperors in his life. During this period, he experienced demotion, imprisonment, exile, and civil strife, but he did not change his ambition. Later, when the Yu Dynasty was in turmoil, he stepped forward and returned to the court to teach the young emperor and assist the country. After his death, he was His posthumous title is Duke Wenzhong.

The eldest princess gave him this book to make him loyal to Duke Wen, never forget his original intention, and not change his ambitions. But considering the eldest princess's preface and last words, it is not difficult to infer that the eldest princess was telling him.

Things in the world are uncertain. Who can say with certainty what will happen in the future? !

Huang Jingzhou consciously understood the essence of the book presented by the eldest princess, and the depression in his heart was swept away, and he turned around to see Lao Wen and Lao Fan.

After Huang Jingzhou left Beijing, another good news came from Lingnan, and the Qi army captured Leizhou.

If the Qi army defeated Yue City, it was knocking on the door of the South Vietnam Kingdom, and taking Leizhou was equivalent to knocking on the door of Fuzhou, the capital of the South Vietnam Kingdom.

Jiang Fuguang summoned Yingluo: "Go to the shogunate to find a few people who are proficient in shipping and water affairs, supervise the construction of ships, and train the navy. When my uncle pacifies South Vietnam, the sea routes along the southeast coast are smooth, and preparations should be made to open up maritime trade."

The eldest princess's shogunate has three thousand servants and all kinds of talents. It was originally to fight against the monopoly of talents by aristocratic families. These people are supported by the eldest princess and are naturally driven by the eldest princess.

She now has two armies to support, which requires a lot of supplies.

The Qi family's army was better off. They made a fortune in the southwest and didn't have to worry about military pay for a long time. In order to deal with the Qiang people, Ji Ruxuan had an elite army under his command, which was all heavy cavalry and heavy infantry. The soldiers had extremely high physical fitness requirements and were well armed. The army with teeth is also the most expensive army.

In April, Sanzhao's envoys came to Beijing, and Emperor Nan Xiao held a banquet in Taiji Hall to entertain Sanzhao. Jiang Fuguang was filial and did not attend the banquet.

On the second day, Sanzhao's envoys handed a greeting card to the eldest princess, claiming that Sanzhao had a gift and wanted to give it to the eldest princess.

Jiang Fuguang summoned the envoys of the three imperial edicts, including Luo Yan's cronies, Polyudo who had previously helped her sneak into Yuexi City in the southwest.

When he first saw the eldest princess, Polyuda could hardly recognize her. In April, when the weather got warmer, the eldest princess was still wearing a cloak, and her palm-sized face was almost sunken into the black fox fur collar. There was a sickly feeling of weakness all over his body.

Polyuda felt sad, lowered his head, and heard a smiling voice above his head, asking him kindly: "Farewell to the southwest, are you okay with your visit?"

She had been ill for a long time, and her voice was not as clear as before, and her voice was a little hoarse.

Polyudo said respectfully: "Thanks to the eldest princess Hongfu, everything is fine." He opened his mouth and wanted to ask about the eldest princess's physical condition, but when he thought about it, the words were a bit too much, so he had to swallow them in his throat, "The people of the Sanzhao tribe are worried about Princess, please take care of yourself."

Jiang Fuguang responded with a smile, chatted with the envoys for a few words, and then asked about the situation in Dali City.

"While General Xiaoqi was stationed in Dali City, he led his troops into the mountains for training and successfully eliminated many bandit troubles entrenched in the southwest."

The story has begun to wrap up. The recent plots are all about the previous events, such as the three imperial edicts moving westward, the attack on South Vietnam, etc.~

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