Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1039

Shangguan Bingyun sighed, and said: "I originally wanted to kill him, but for some reason, I felt a little unbearable. If I let him go, I felt a little unwilling, so I just put him in a box and brought him back to us. Your Majesty will deal with it."

Duan Siyue stared at Shangguan Bingyun, his expression fluctuating, and suddenly he laughed: "I'm not ashamed, although I don't know how you escaped from the sect master, but you actually said that our sect master was packed in this box by you. It's so interesting. I really didn't expect Shangguan Bingyun to be so good at bragging."

Shangguan Bingyun also laughed: "It's really not easy to make people believe in bragging."

"It's a pity that your bragging is too big this time." Duan Siyue said: "Our leader will be packed in a box by you? Haha, who would believe such a thing?"

Shangguan Bingyun sighed: "I also know that no one will believe such a thing. But it is true in fact. If you don't believe it, then you might as well buy this box for a price."

Duan Siyue took a deep breath, fixedly stared at the box in Shangguan Bingyun's hand, stared at Shangguan Bingyun's smiling eyes like a fox, and said in a deep voice, "How much do you want me to pay?"

"You take me to find Miss Shui'er, and I will hand over the box to you." Shangguan Bingyun said.

"Shui'er is in Cui Xi's hands, but I really know where she is." Duan Siyue said.

Shangguan Bingyun was overjoyed and said: "I can swear a poisonous oath, if you bring me to Shui'er, I will definitely hand over Lou Yanming to you."

Before Shangguan Bingyun finished speaking, he turned around and glanced at the window, but Duan Siyue had already shot towards the window like an arrow, and there was an exclamation from outside, followed by the sound of fighting.After a few breaths, Duan Siyue came in with the head of the demon girl in his hand, threw it at Shangguan Bingyun's feet, and said, "Let's go now."

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The second Zhengdan Dynasty since the founding of the Xiangfu Kingdom has finally arrived under much anticipation.

Before dawn, the roads in Xiajing City were full of teams heading towards the palace.

There were also quite a few teams patrolling the city, but last night on New Year's Eve, the noisy ones definitely didn't sleep well, and they woke up early in the morning without much energy.

On Huangchengqian Avenue, the number of officials from the previous court gradually increased, and many of them were familiar with each other, congratulating each other on the New Year.

Although Ye Chen doesn't pay much attention to etiquette, but in this era, some deep-rooted things cannot be changed.For example, there are regulations on the number of guards that can be brought with them according to their rank and status. Han Xizai, Ma Wentao, Yang Jiye, and Li Junhao are the four highest officials in Xiangfu Kingdom's court, and they can bring 100 to [-] guards.Therefore, when looking at the size of the number of people above [-], officials with low status hurriedly avoided to the side of the road and let the four big shots go first.

Outside the main gate of the palace, Hu Sanguang was quite early.As the most confidant of His Majesty's founding meritorious service, he is also in charge of the spy organization of the Ministry of Security, and has inherited most of the power of the original Huaxia Weifu. It can be said that there are not many spies and masters in his hands.He was never short of flattery.Unlike Li Junhao's face of not getting close to strangers, Hu Sanguang is much more tactful. At this time, he was chatting with a few officials who came up to please him. When Hu Sanguang saw Tang Xingwu's team coming, his originally leisurely eyes narrowed slightly, but only for a moment Then it went back to normal.

For the entire year of the second year of Tianding, Tang Xingwu, as the envoy of the intelligence analysis department of the intelligence department of his Ministry of Security, was considered an extremely important position in the Ministry of Security, but he was not considered a big boss of the Ministry of Security. A few days ago, I got news from the military headquarters that Tang Xingwu's military achievements this year, especially during the Western Expedition to the Hexi Corridor, were second only to Yang Jiye and Huang Dongqiu. Compared with the merits of the next one, it is not too much.This made Hu Sanguang quite uncomfortable. If it weren't for Feng Zhiyuan, Envoy of the Intelligence Department, Meng Yiren of the Secrecy Department, and Zheng Bao, the envoy of the Operations Department, who belonged to the three major departments of the Ministry of Security, they were all still alive and doing well.Even Hu Sanguang, Tang Xingwu, might not be able to stop Tang Xingwu from being promoted.

With the arrival of the annual awarding of meritorious officials at the Zhengdan Grand Court, some results of the calculation of meritorious service in the Ministry of Zhongshu, especially in the Ministry of Military Affairs, have already been circulated.Among them, the few dark horses that stand out, and the few upstarts have attracted wide attention and are extremely dazzling.

For example, Han Tao and Gao Wuyang, the two were only brigade commanders of the Metropolitan School at the beginning of the year, but now Han Tao is the commander of the White Tiger Army, and he leads the army to occupy Taozhou and Hehuang areas, and is a lieutenant general; He is the deputy captain of the special brigade, Major General Xun.These two can be said to be the fastest promoted among the senior generals of Xiangfu Kingdom.

In addition to these two high-ranking generals, there are four other people who have made great achievements several times, and they have been promoted so quickly that the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were even promoted. It attracted the attention of the whole world and became a household name.

These four people are Zhong Sanhe, Shi Lang, Chang Podao, and Tang Xingwu.At the beginning of the year, the four of them were only company commanders or deputy battalion commanders of Shaodu School. Now the top three are already brigade commanders of Dadu School, and their promotion speed can be said to be no slower than that of Han Tao and Gao Wuyang.Especially Zhong Sanhe and Shi Lang have made great achievements several times in the past year, even Yang Jiye, the two prime ministers on the left and right, and even Ye Chen were all moved by it.And because Tang Xingwu is a member of the Ministry of Security, firstly, there is no further promotion position, and secondly, Hu Sanguang also suppressed it intentionally or unintentionally. Although the military honor and official position have not been promoted, it is rumored that the title will definitely not be lowered this time, and there are even rumors that His Majesty He intends to make Tang Xingwu Hu Sanguang's successor.

In addition to these six people, many powerful and capable figures have emerged among the civil and military officials. For example, Liu Dongming, who is in charge of the Weapons and Equipment Research Department of the Weapons and Equipment Production Base, has made great contributions to the development of Xiangfu Kingdom's weapons and equipment. It is said that The contribution made is not much worse than that of Zhong Sanhe and the others.For example, Qian Hengduo, the minister of the household department and the treasurer of Xiangfu Bank, who is in charge of bank affairs, has made a profit of more than 800 million taels in a year.In addition, there is Tian Jiumi, Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture who has been in charge of all affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture recently. The newly reclaimed farmland in the country has reached more than 500 million mu, and the giant wind-powered waterwheels and canals have all been built in place, which will increase Xiangfu's grain income in the coming year. would more than triple, and so on!These people have done a good job in their duties and have made great achievements in the past year, which has played a significant role in the overall construction of Xiangfu Kingdom.

In front of the palace gate is also a place for socializing. As long as there is no loud noise, the censor of the Overwatch Council will not come out to speak out.Han Tao, Zhong Sanhe, Chang Podao, and Shi Lang were unable to participate in the Great Court Meeting because their leaders were away, but Gao Wuyang, Tang Xingwu, Liu Dongming, Qian Hengduo, Tian Mijiu and other upstarts who were in the middle of Beijing became members of the ruling party. Congratulations, strike up a conversation, and compliments constantly.Among these people, Tang Xingwu and Qian Hengduo were always smiling, and their etiquette and speech were just right, giving people a feeling of spring breeze, while Liu Dongming and Tian Mijiu, two upstarts from humble backgrounds, seemed a little dull and were secretly attracted by many people. While people are envious, they are also full of jealousy and insinuation.

In fact, apart from these people, there are two other people who have made contributions no less than anyone else in the past year, and these two people are Kou Zhun and Zhang Bo.The former murdered [-] rebels privately, while the latter was implicated by Cui Xi in a muddle-headed way.Therefore, this reward does not belong to these two people.

Although Han Xizai and Ma Wentao were talking to the officials around them, they also kept paying attention to the changes in the expressions of everyone around them, and they always looked unpredictable from the beginning to the end.Only Li Junhao was empty except for his subordinate officials. Li Junhao, the dean of the Overwatch Council, who single-handedly held the judiciary and law enforcement power of the Xiangfu Kingdom, had become Xiangfu because of his stern, selfless, and even unkind face in the past two years since he founded the country. The most special and unusual existence among the civil and military officials of the Fu Kingdom has become a real lonely official.Even because of some illegal things of impeaching Hu Sanguang several times by the Censor of the Overwatch Council, the relationship between Li Junhao and his original friend Hu Sanguang is now cracked.

The ministers talked for a while, the Sirius star that was originally on the zenith gradually slanted westward, the bells and drums in the palace suddenly rang together, the side door of the palace creaked open, and the courtiers who were still talking also put away their greetings , Gradually merged into the imperial city.

Xiangfu Kingdom's Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting has already set the rules as early as the day of Zhengdan of the year, which is actually similar to that of Song Dynasty.After the emperor offered incense and prayed to heaven for the common people, the carriage was carried to the Government Affairs Hall, where he received New Year greetings from civil and military officials, and then rewarded with a banquet.However, compared with the Song Kingdom, the biggest difference of the Xiangfu Kingdom is the annual conferment or conferment of titles on meritorious ministers who have reached the qualifications for knighthood, which is also what everyone is most looking forward to.

Everyone stood still, the whips sounded, and at the edge of the hall, the musicians began to blow the sheng and ring the bell, playing Shao music in praise of the sages and virtuous officials, and the gatekeepers sang loudly along with the music.Han Xizai, Ma Wentao, Yang Jiye, and Li Junhao held wat boards and led all the officials to enter the hall one after another according to the roll call and shift, and stood still in the government affairs hall.

The net whip rang again, and there was movement in the back of the hall.First, two living servants came out. They were the attendants who recorded the words and deeds of the emperor, and they stood at the two corners of the hall one east and one west.Then came a group of ceremony officials holding fans, swords and other ritual objects.When the ceremonial officer stood in his position, the tune of sacred music suddenly rose to welcome His Majesty the Emperor.

Ye Chen walked out slowly from the back of the hall, wearing a ocher yellow robe and a flat-footed headband, which was the emperor's regular court uniform.Wearing it on Ye Chen's body, it is indescribably majestic and sacred, just like a real son of heaven.Ye Chen stood in front of Baozuo, his eyes were like lightning, and he swept across the officials, his heart was full of emotions, and his expression was extremely coercive.

(End of this chapter)