back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 22 The Mid-Autumn Festival
Back to the palace, it was getting late.Lu Chengqi went to Funing Palace as usual, otherwise those servants who wrote the emperor's daily life record would add two bad words in the daily record, for example, "Emperor Hong Xiang lingered in the Hall of Mental Cultivation at night in a certain year and month, If you don't share with the harem, you may have hidden diseases... ".These servants, Lu Chengqi really wanted to get rid of them, but this is the palace historian who was set up for the inheritance of China. Lu Chengqi didn't have the energy to abolish this system, so he had to let it go.

In Funing Hall, Empress Zhou Zhiruo has been waiting for a long time.She waved the maid back, undressed Lu Chengqi with her own hands, and the two embraced and lay down.But Lu Chengqi didn't know why today, he seemed to be preoccupied, Zhou Zhiruo asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what's on your mind?"

Lu Chengqi looked at the delicate face in front of him, and felt unreal.Even though he has gradually integrated into this dynasty and this role, deep in his soul, he is still that little clerk in the 21st century.

As long as they are Chinese children, after leaving home, they must be homesick.And in this era, there are no telephones, no telegrams, even if you write a letter, your family can't receive it.Thinking of his parents who have worked so hard to raise him for 20 years, Lu Chengqi felt a deep sense of guilt.Today is August [-]th, and tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, but when the moon is full, people cannot be reunited.A sense of helplessness arose in Lu Chengqi's heart, even if he is a wealthy emperor, so what, no relatives, no affection, is this the emperor's sorrow?
Lu Chengqi once asked himself, if it happened again, would he still save people?The answer is yes.He can't do it without saving people. He doesn't regret saving others, even if it costs his own life.Lu Chengqi never succumbed to fate, he might succumb to reality, but no one can change the stubbornness in his bones.

Lu Chengqi sighed, and said: "Zi Tong, I... miss the imperial examination a little... My mother passed away early, my father is my only family member, and it will be his memorial day soon, I want to meet him..."

Zhou Zhiruo knew that the late emperor died of illness in November, and it is almost September now, so it is normal for Lu Chengqi to miss the late emperor.But what she didn't know was that Lu Chengqi pretended to be the late emperor, but actually commemorated his biological parents.

Zhou Zhiruo held Lu Chengqi's hand tightly, and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine will accompany you."

Lu Chengqi put his hands on her catkin and said, "There's no rush, we'll talk about it later. It's getting late, and we have to go to bed early tomorrow. Let's sleep."

Zhou Zhiruo nodded obediently, and the two fell asleep hugging each other.

The next day, the regular court once every five days came again.In the Daqing Palace, Lu Chengqiyin had a majestic face, an expression of authority without anger, and said slowly: "Misters, do you have something important to report?"

Among the ranks of hundreds of officials, one person came out of the crowd, holding a court wat, and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to announce."

Lu Chengqi glanced at it and knew it was Qin Taikang, Minister of the Ministry of War, so he said flatly: "Quick play!"

Qin Taikang said: "Your Majesty, it is almost late autumn now, and the frontier army's salary is imminent. A few days ago, the Khitan barbarians looted the border again, and the frontier army suffered heavy casualties. If no compensation is given, a mutiny may arise."

Lu Chengqi had already known about this through the cabinet, but he didn't let it go, because he was not only considering the issue of military pay, but also the issue of military restructuring.

An army with no military discipline and officers who can only eat soldiers' blood, how can we talk about combat effectiveness?The Chinese nation once drove the prairie people to the bitter cold land in the north of the vast sea. At that time, the Chinese army was invincible and invincible.But once military discipline is lax and corrupt officials rise everywhere, the soul of an army will be gone, and the Huaxia army will once again slip into the abyss.

But it would be wrong to say that the Huaxia army is inferior to the prairie people's army.You give an example, saying that the Mongolian army swept across the Eurasian continent, and the Qing Dynasty ruled the Central Plains with 10 people.That's just a lot of internal troubles caused by corruption in the late Southern Song Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty. How can we talk about resisting foreign enemies?Whether it is the Mongols or the Jurchens, when they seized the Central Plains, they just took advantage of the time and followed the general trend to stabilize the country.If the Han people do not fight among themselves, who in the world is the opponent of the Chinese nation?

And those prairie people who do not work and do not have their own culture occupy the Central Plains, and actually burn thousands of years of classics, and then control their thoughts. Under the policy of ignoring the people, the Chinese nation is in danger.On the one hand, the country is closed to the outside world, and on the other hand, it is clamoring for the kingdom of heaven, living in a dream of self-deception, delusionally trying to rule China for thousands of years.In the end, the Mongols were driven out of the Central Plains, and the Manchus were also submerged in the torrent of the Revolution of [-]. It is ridiculous, sad, deplorable, and hateful!
Lu Chengqi was full of thoughts for a while, and he ignored the Daqing Palace, and the officials attacked each other.After a long time, Lu Chengqi came back to his senses and said: "Everything you say makes sense, but I don't agree."

All the officials were stunned, everyone knew the little emperor's style, and it was unexpected every time.It is no surprise to see you again today.Lu Chengqi went on to say: "The issue of military pay is the most likely to breed corruption. I have said that no matter how good the system is, no matter how good officials are, without supervision, they will still be slowly corrupted. I have decided that this time the payment of military pay will be supervised throughout the whole process. Supervisor, if anyone dares to reach out and touch them, and drink the blood of soldiers, I will not tolerate it! Qin Qing, this is your duty, and you must handle it carefully."

After Qin Taikang received the decree, Lu Chengqi said: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I ordered the City Defense Department to cancel the curfew, and the whole country will celebrate the festival together. All officials can go to the imperial dining room to receive mooncakes. This is my little gesture. I hope that in the future, you and my monarch and ministers will work together to create a brilliant Dashun!"

All the officials thanked and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Lu Chengqi thought of his parents again, felt sore, and said: "If there is nothing important to announce, then retreat. Cabinet ministers, after the morning court, come to see me in the Chuigong Palace."

The cabinet ministers should be the ones who saw Lu Chengqi the most, they didn't dare to neglect, they went to the Chui Gong Hall together to meet the Holy Majesty.Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "You don't need to be cautious, today you don't care about business, just talk about romance. I'm not the kind of person who only knows how to work and doesn't know how to rest. You have worked a lot these days, and I have noticed it. This Although the state affairs are important, you are the ministers of my humerus. How can you not cherish your body? You have to combine work and rest to do it for a long time. I am not afraid to tell you clearly that if you do not fail me, I will not fail you .”

The twelve ministers of the cabinet were all terrified and said, "I don't dare!"

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "Relax, I'm going to visit Chang'an City with you today. I heard that the Mid-Autumn Festival is very lively in Chang'an City. I want to see it with my own eyes. You go home now, change into plain clothes, and go out with me. palace."

The cabinet ministers did not expect that Lu Chengqi summoned them to meet them just to give them a holiday in person. How many people could enjoy such a blessing in the Dashun Dynasty?Each of them seemed to have drank a thousand-year-old wine, and they walked out of the palace in a fluttering footsteps, wishing to take two steps in one step.

Lu Chengqi was thinking about his frontier army in the empty Chuigong Palace: "The first step is to regain the morale of the army, and the second step is to pick out those guys who drink the blood of soldiers. These damned guys should have Killed with one knife. People are fighting to death on the front line, but these bastards hide in the back and drink the blood of soldiers. It is unacceptable! The third step is to think carefully about how to win the hearts of low-level officers and slowly replace them with your own confidantes. Make it your own pro-army. With it, haha, this is it, kill two birds with one stone, don’t kill three birds with one stone, four, five!”

Thinking of the wonderful things, Lu Chengqi couldn't help dancing. Fortunately, there was no one in the Chui Gong Hall, otherwise the little eunuchs and maids would all say that Lu Cheng was insane...

(End of this chapter)