Fengmou Jiangshan

Chapter 127 Finding a unique way to win the hearts of the people

Wang Hairong and Lao Bao both bid farewell, and went back to prepare for the battle with the letter stamped with the jade seal. On Gu Qinghua's side, an urgent decree of six hundred miles was sent to the two naval bases, ordering each to send fifteen capable generals and soldiers to Lizhou .Gu Qinghua declared to the officials of Southeast County that the imperial court will set up a naval division in the future, and these 30 people will follow Wang Hairong and others to encircle and suppress pirates.

This is a matter of long-term planning, not to mention that there are only 30 people here, which is not considered "the imperial court sent troops to assist", and the southeast government has no way to refute.

As for the money, Gu Qinghua only ordered Su Jun to let the wind go out quietly. The wealthy businessmen in Southeast County, including the entire southern Xinjiang and those state capitals near southern Xinjiang, all enthusiastically donated money and food under the banner of supporting the imperial court. Donated to the thirty generals and soldiers sent by the imperial court.

In this regard, the officials of Southeast County were also speechless.

Businessmen, especially those who rely on the sea, are much clearer than officials about the wealth brought about by the opening of the sea ban.I heard rumors that whoever supports the imperial court in eradicating pirates will have priority in obtaining foreign trade rights...

When Gu Qinghua heard about Dayue, Wang Hairong had money in his hands, so naturally he had everything, because there is nothing that money can't buy.

What Gu Qinghua didn't expect was that the court's attitude was resolutely unwilling to send troops to help her. Gu Qingshuang, who had never contacted her before, suddenly sent an envoy to express that Nanyang was willing to send troops to help her.

The second princess, Gu Qingshuang, is an arrogant and ruthless person. She behaves both wickedly and righteously. Officials in several provinces feared her.

Unexpectedly and within expectations, none of the officials in Southeast County dared to object. Gu Qinghua couldn't help being angry and funny. Sure enough, wicked people have their own way!These people quarreled with Shen Liulian and her behind Shen Liulian until they blushed and their necks were thick. Gu Qingshuang dismissed them coldly with half a page!
Gu Qingshuang said that if he wanted to send troops, he would do so, so he ignored what others said.Greeting Gu Qinghua here, while the troops over there have assembled and are ready to go.

Gu Qinghua couldn't help sighing.So a secret letter of divorce was sent to Wang Hairong, telling him to order the Nanyang troops without hesitation.Gu Qinghua understood that Gu Qingshuang didn't really want to help her, but wanted to seize control of the sea area.

However, if she only grabs the right to control the sea area belonging to Nanyang, she will turn a blind eye and forget it.The foreign enemy has not been eliminated, and she does not want to start another dispute.

Gu Qinghua stayed in Lizhou until the beginning of May. Seeing that all the work was going smoothly, he prepared to return to Luan.In addition to Zhang Zhifu who followed her back to Zhai Fengcheng, several other people were transferred out of the southeast officialdom by her for various reasons. Shen Liulian naturally made up for the vacancy of the southeast prefect. He was promoted, and by the way, he installed some of his own people, and selected two Yulin guards with strong martial arts and clever minds to stay to protect him, and let Wang Haimu stay by his side to help. In this way, Fang left Lizhou City and waited for the good news.

Lizhou City can be regarded as completely under her control, not only Lizhou City, but even the entire southern border sea area belongs to her sphere of influence!

According to the itinerary arranged by the Ministry of Rites before leaving Zhaifeng City, on the return journey, His Majesty should stop for three or two days in some of the more important and prosperous cities on the way, to meet local officials, gentry and celebrities, and let them admire the holy face.However, Gu Qinghua did not strictly follow the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites, and stayed in Lizhou City for too long. If there was any further delay on the way back to Luan, it would be too late to return to the capital.

However, local officials and gentry celebrities finally have the opportunity to pay their respects to Tianyan?This is also a way for the monarch to win people's hearts with tenderness, and he can get very cost-effective benefits without paying any cost.Moreover, the Ministry of Rites has already said hello, so it is inconvenient for Gu Qinghua to break his promise.

After discussing with the Ministry of Rites, Gu Qinghua decisively made a decision, expressing that in order to avoid labor and financial harm to the people, he decided not to stop or dock all the way except staying at the pier at night. Slow down the speed at the city docks, and let local officials and squires pay their respects to the saint's face on the dock, and allow the common people to pay their respects to the saint's face at the designated locations on both sides of the strait.Immediately, she will appear on the bow of the deck in full costume.

The official of the Ministry of Rites was shocked, and with a mournful face, he went straight to remonstrate, "You must not, Your Majesty!" After talking endlessly for half an hour, Gu Qinghua frowned, finally found a chance to interject, and said proudly : "I am the Lord of Great Breath, and all the people in the country are my subjects. Why should the subjects pay homage to the holy face? As for safety? I believe that my subjects will never harm me! Needless to say, quickly send People go everywhere to report!"

The officials of the Ministry of Rituals couldn't compete with her, and seeing that she was getting angry, they didn't dare to seriously argue with her, so they agreed with a sad face, complaining in their hearts that they didn't meet a wise king who was good at accepting advice.

Just when she was about to go down to deliver a message, Gu Qinghua stopped behind her again: "Wait!" She said slowly, "Tell the local officials to finish the errand for me. It will be their benefit to feel at ease. Don’t engage in some crooked ways, such as charging fees to the common people to sell quotas, if I know about it, I will not forgive you lightly!”

"..." The official of the Ministry of Rites was stunned for a while, and hurriedly bowed his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty! I obey the order!" When they left, they couldn't help but wiped their foreheads. His Majesty even thought of this, really yes……

The officials of the Ministry of Rites did not expect that Gu Qinghua himself did not expect that this trick would be surprisingly effective in capturing public opinion.

Speaking of it, even the common people at the root of the imperial city, separated by tall red walls and glazed tiles, and layer upon layer of imperial confinement, have very few chances to see the beauty of the sky!When did the emperor go out of the palace to perform activities such as offering sacrifices to the heavens without cleaning up the streets, isolating the people, and protecting the inner and outer floors with water?

Therefore, the people in the big towns on both sides of the canal were so excited when they heard the news. Since His Majesty took the throne, he has done so many great things that have been announced to the world. Moreover, His Majesty is still a young girl, who would not want to see it? real face?Some people are in awe and reverence, some are purely out of curiosity and want to see what their emperor looks like, and some can't help but secretly imagine in their hearts: Is His Majesty beautiful or not?
The first stop of ancient Qinghua is called Yuncheng, so the people of this city have made preparations early, the business of the ready-to-wear fabric shop and the rouge and gouache jewelry shop in the city suddenly boomed, and everyone wanted to dress decently and look up to themselves Your Majesty.

Not only the city, but people from the surrounding small towns and the countryside all rushed to the nearby big towns where His Majesty showed his true face. Among these people, there were literati, businessmen, small landlords, farmers, peddlers... all kinds of people, Don't want to miss this opportunity.

The common people cheered happily, all of them were excited like Chinese New Year, the streets and alleys, teahouses and restaurants were full of people discussing this matter with great interest, and everyone welcomed His Majesty's arrival with great anticipation.

Only the local government, especially the lord of a state, has a bitter face and is so worried that he can't eat or sleep for several days!
Even if they don't touch the shore, they are busy enough. Who would have expected His Majesty to stand on the deck, let the dragon boat pass slowly, and let the people admire the holy face!Don't stop the people from watching!This, this, this, if something happens, for example, some criminals and assassins are mixed in, they will be shocked, how many heads they have are enough to chop off!
It's useless to worry, your Majesty decides, and the superiors explain things, you have to do it well no matter how reluctant you are!The lord of a state gathered all the officials and soldiers who could be called, and even the reliable and usable domestic slaves of each family also went into battle temporarily, and cleared out a large area on both sides of the pier early, delimiting the area one by one, and the river banks on both sides shared a large area. Eighteen entrances have been set up. At that time, people will be allowed to enter from the fifth watch. Everyone will have to go through a strict body search.

Later, someone pointed out that the yamen servants and soldiers are all old men, so it might not be good to search women and girls, right?
The lord of a state was taken aback for a moment, and after concluding with his colleagues and subordinates, he sent some middle-aged mothers and mothers who were shrewd and useful in their houses, and opened two entrances for women on each side of the bank.This is a big event, and there are female relatives in his own family who want to go to see His Majesty's holy face!
In anticipation, the people of Yuncheng finally waited for this day. Before the opening of the entrance, the surrounding area was already full of people, chattering, so lively that it almost lifted a corner of the sky.

When the time finally came, the small officials who were struggling on the front line gave a long shout, and everyone lined up vying for each other, passed through the inspection one by one, found a suitable position, raised their eyes and waited for the dragon boat driver.

When the area allocated by the two sides of the strait was full of people, the soldiers of the yamen government shouted and blocked the entrance, and those who did not have time to enter had to leave in disappointment.Those who were not reconciled, searched around for tall buildings, but unfortunately they were too far away from the river, so I might not be able to see them all.

How could Gu Qinghua's fleet be so fast?Everyone waited from dawn to dawn, from morning to noon, when the sun was so high, they heard a rustling sound coming from nowhere: "Here we come, we come..."

The spirits of the people were lifted, they stood on tiptoe vigorously, straightened their necks, opened their eyes wide, grabbed and pushed the people in front, and looked towards the vast river in the distance.

... Faintly melodious music came, slowly like a spring breeze, everyone's eyes lit up, their expressions became more and more excited, and the little officials who maintained order drilled around and shouted at the top of their voices: "Quiet! Quiet!" , had already shouted until his voice became hoarse, and then he was overwhelmed by the noisy voice of the crowd like waves.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"Look! Dragon boat!"

"ah!"

"what!"

"..."

In the blink of an eye, a royal boat as tall as a building appeared on the water in the distance, with double eaves flying up, green tiles and glass, vermilion lacquer and green gauze. The guards of honor such as knives and spears were displayed in unison, and the majesty and momentum rushed to the face.Around the royal boat, there are six small boats in an orderly manner. On each small boat is a row of guards wearing silver armor, red-tasseled silver helmets, and holding guns and swords. Looking from a distance, a piece of brilliant silver light.

Behind the royal boat, there are boats accompanying the emperor, princes, ministers, etc., each according to the grade, and also decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, splendid and splendid.

Tianjia's aura is really extraordinary.

The Royal Boat fleet is getting closer and closer, and everyone can faintly see countless tall and tall figures in red and green standing on the bow and sides of the ship, so they become more excited, chattering about where is His Majesty?
Gu Qinghua in the cabin was ready, raised the bead curtain and looked forward slightly, turned his head and smiled and said, "It's time, let's go out!" Xianglin, Aunt Su and the other six court ladies hurriedly responded, "Yes." ", but a little nervous.

Gu Qinghua smiled proudly: "I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of!" After finishing speaking, he gently raised his right arm, Xiang Lin hurriedly stepped forward to support her, Aunt Su stood on the other side of her, surrounded by six court ladies in two rows Behind him, a group of nine people came out slowly.

The eunuchs and guards waiting outside the cabin all lowered their heads and bowed silently to salute. Gu Qinghua took a deep breath, his eyes sparkled with excitement, looking into the distance, the water quality was clear and clear, and the boat slowly rowed across the water , Ripples, the water surface is jumping with sparkling silver light, and on the shore, there are thick shaded weeping willows like waterfalls.

Her mood couldn't help but suddenly widened.

Gu Qinghua lightly moved his lotus steps and walked towards the deck of the bow. The guard of honor displaying the bow automatically moved away from both sides. go.

The distance is already very close, and her figure and appearance have already caught the eyes of the people on both sides of the strait.

"Look, look, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has come out!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

The crowd suddenly boiled, and the common people couldn't help waving their arms, their eyes lit up with excitement, and they shouted excitedly in the direction of Gu Qinghua.

Gu Qinghua combed the complicated pan Hengliu cloud temples, the back hair was pulled up, and the layers were tied upwards. He was wearing a tall dot emerald gold crown, which was decorated with three-dimensional dragons and phoenixes, inlaid with gemstones and pearls of various colors, and three on each side. The strands are woven together and the jewel tassel bead strings hang down to the shoulders. There are also eyebrow bead strings on the smooth forehead. They are exquisite, extravagantly made and luxurious.She was wearing a crimson embroidered bright satin double-breasted dress with vivid phoenix peony patterns embroidered on the skirt. She had a wide robe and wide sleeves. It shows a bit of gentle and soft feminine beauty.

Beside her, Xianglin is wearing a long pink dress, Aunt Su is apricot, and the six court ladies behind her are wearing willow-bud-colored clothes, all of which are bright and shining, and the jewels on their heads are shining against their beautiful and young faces. It's pleasing to the eye.

The emperor is admirable, and a woman with a beautiful face is easy to be fond of. Gu Qinghua deeply understands this, so when he appeared on the stage today, he was wearing a body of crimson instead of a bright yellow that was more than majestic but not soft.

(End of this chapter)