Queen Of Medicine

Tips for getting rid of difficulties

At this time, in the palace of the king's palace in Kyoto, Wang Shangjing is frowning and looking at a big knife in the rough wooden box in front of him. He has to admit that he is completely in a dilemma now.

He is the son of heaven and has been a crown prince for 30 years. He knows too well how many people coveted the throne behind him. Jing Yuan is now his only brother, but he still doesn't feel completely safe. When Jing Yuan was very young, he noticed his father's extraordinary love for this little tender baby. He was an adult at that time. Since he was set up as the crown prince at the age of eight, his crisis consciousness has never left him. The crisis consciousness comes from all directions, but there is always the strongest force from the six younger brothers. Therefore, this crisis consciousness increases with the father's increasing love for the six younger brothers. He even did many unknown things quietly, and there was no way to eliminate this sense of crisis and fear. Even though he is now King of the new throne, even if he set up a private bureau to open mines, even if he risked being impeached by the officials, secretly deployed Zhao Ting and Wang Feng nearly sixty thousand troops to arrest him, but still let him escape. And sent him such a huge temptation.

Earlier, he received the war report from Zhao ting and Wang Feng. He was so angry that 60000 troops could not destroy a mere 2500 people. It was said that these 2500 people also brought a group of slaves behind them. He deeply hated the two generals who were known to be brave in the three armed forces and experienced hundreds of battles. He not only let Jing Yuan go, but also lost nearly one-third of himself. He did not regret the lives of the soldiers who died in the war. He regretted that their blood was in vain and had no war merit. He deployed these soldiers with a secret order that only a few people knew. Failure meant that even he could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood. He could not give Zhao Ting and Wang Feng the defeated punishment, and he could not vent his hatred by rant or crying. He did not know how many royal ministers in the palace had their eyes. His emotional wind sways grass would arouse their attention and ask for the truth. When a new king ascends the throne, even a legitimate Prince is always full of turbulent factors. He couldn't let this factor expand, so he had to do it secretly in order to be at ease.

However, this deep-rooted hatred has not been vented, and the party concerned has given him a new problem.

This is an unprecedented broadsword. The blade is thin, sharp and extremely hard. It is much better than bronze swords. As an emperor, he knew that the great innovation of a weapon could bring unparalleled advantages to the army. Whether this advantage exists or not is now between his ideas, which can make him win or lose.

The state of Wuliang has just split from the state of Yudian. It has only gone through two generations. Not to mention that the four surrounding countries have repeatedly provoked tigers at the border, and the Treasury has long been weak and empty, which is difficult to support the battle in the border. Once the war breaks out, the belling country is in danger. At this time, this weapon with superior performance in all aspects was born in the air. It is simply a wonderful opportunity for God to establish his martial arts. It can frighten all countries externally and stabilize the turbulent political situation internally. This is a big victory.

But if you accept the other party's big knife, there will be a huge chip in the other party's hand. The enemy with chips is always in the upper hand. He will return to the dangerous years of the crown prince, and will secretly plan a desperate killing without knowing the outcome. Most importantly, his recognition of the weapon and the chips in Jing Yuan's hands means that he should bow to him, deny his previous actions, and punish King Zhao for a high sounding reason to explain to Jing Yuan. But he is the emperor. He is the Lord of the Wuliang country. How can he bow to him under the coercion of a minister, especially his own brother? This is a big defeat.

The old eunuch Wuhe, who was sincere to him, came in and asked for instructions in a low voice, "Your Highness, the queen and empress."

He was silent for a long time, and finally spit out a word, "Xuan."

The Queen's mother dragged her complicated long sleeves forward dignified, "knock and see you."

"Yao'er, get up and come to me. Just a few days after giving birth? "

"Wu Taiyi said," maybe it's three or five days. "

Sun Yao stood up, walked to him and knelt down. Seeing the knife in the middle of the table, he couldn't help exclaiming, "this is the new weapon sent by the Marquis of Guang'an?" She stretched out her hand to touch it.

Jing Tai stopped her. "It's Yao'er. You're about to give birth. You'd better not touch such a murder weapon."

"I heard that when my ancestors attacked immediately, my grandmother was silently giving birth to the first king in the carriage. My Jing family child must be so strong and brave. Is it just a sword to fear? Sir, where is this sword winning? "

"As I saw with my own eyes, the imperial guard took it and cut a big gap in his own bronze sword, and cut off a corner of my table with a knife."

Sun Yao noticed that a corner was neatly broken on the upper left side of the table“ Is this knife so sharp and hard? And it looks much lighter than a bronze sword. "

She suddenly raised her eyes, exclaimed and covered her mouth.

"Yao'er, did you think of it?"

Sun Yao nodded.

"Yes, not just swords. If this white iron is used to make arrows or spears and halberds, the enemy's leather armor and wooden shield can't resist at all; If you make a big cone to break the city wall, the speed of breaking the city wall will be greatly improved; It is made of armor and can be almost invulnerable when worn on the body. Most importantly, it is refined with white iron ore. " In fact, ordinary infantry cannot use swords. They use bamboo with bronze spears or halberds as their main weapons, and the arrows are also bamboo with bronze arrows. The main protective tools leather armor and wooden shield are extremely effective.

"Is it extracted from our abandoned white iron stone?"

"Yes, that's the real advantage. At present, the output of baikou iron ore is far higher than that of the copper mine. Up to now, no one in the inner government knows the wonderful use of baikou iron ore. "

"That is to say, if you master this secret skill, the military strength of our country will be increased at least several times!"

"This is a sweet jujube thrown by Jing Yuan. It is also a poisonous fruit."

"Sir, sweet jujube can strengthen the body and last for future generations; Although poisonous fruit can make people ache, it only hurts for a while. In the future, you can find another cure. " Sun Yao and Jing Tui are young couples who have helped each other for many years. This time, they came to enlighten him and let him make the right choice.

"Do you want me to accept his offer?"

"Not my concubine's hope. You are the Lord of the state of Wuliang. I believe you can make the right choice in favor of the state of Wuliang. "

"Just..." Jing Ti thought of writing such an imperial edict, which was as disgusting as swallowing a thousand flies. He has only ascended the throne for more than ten days, and his imperial skill is far from being refined.

"Tomorrow is the fifteenth day. Why don't you submit this matter to the court? Let Le Ke and Zhou Ji take the initiative to ask for merit for Guang'an Hou? "

As soon as Jing Tai heard this, he was immediately happy. "Yao Er is really smart. This plan is very clever." Let Leke and Zhou Ji swallow the 1000 flies.

So he called the five rivers outside and gave orders.

Le Ke was awakened by the sound of shaking the door in his deep sleep. His wife asked him with frightened eyes on his side, "what's the matter?"

He patted her placidly on the shoulder to let her continue to sleep. He got up and heard the servant outside the door say, "Sir, the king declared you to enter the palace."

When he heard this, he was shocked. Generally, there must be important events at the Grand Court meeting tomorrow. Is it not that the sudden military emergency requires him, the Sikong who is responsible for supervising the manufacture of vehicles, clothing and equipment, to provide weapons, vehicles and horses?

He did not dare to neglect, and immediately dressed up and went into the palace to see the king. Waiting in front of the huge palace gate that had been closed by the key, he saw the big Sima Zhou Ji's car coming from a distance and bent deeply.

On the second day, the palace of political affairs staged a grand drama of the Korean parliament held on the 15th day of the first day of each month. The so-called Chaoyi means that all officials can express their opinions and discuss matters related to the affairs of the monarch and the safety of the people. As long as they are not too excessive, even if their words are fierce, they will not be guilty of tongue. Jing tuiwei sat on the Dragon chair and looked at the orderly two rows of Ministers below through the bead curtain. There was no wave on his face. Although he presided over the Grand Court meeting for the first time since his accession to the throne, his 30-year crown prince was not in vain. He attended the temporary court meeting twice a month and held several emergency affairs. He attended it hundreds of times. He is well aware of the procedures and the doorways that are not on the table. That's why I wrote the script temporarily last night. Today we'll see how the two main actors play.

Gongsun Li, a doctor in the small Sima Zhong, was the first to stand up. The northwest frontier defense is a commonplace. He always needs an introduction, "Sir, northwest Changdi robbed the two border cities of Hequan county a few days ago. The general Bahrain has sent the 13th discount this year to ask for support for armaments and food. In particular, he asked for leather armor with armor. Changdi came all cavalry, and the soldiers' original leather armor had been stabbed to pieces by spears and halberds. "

Jing ti is secretly pleased. It seems that he can introduce the topic to the aspect he wants to discuss without too much foreshadowing. He knew that these old foxes were either worried about war or money and food all day. In the final analysis, war also depends on money and food.

Cao Jia, the internal historian in charge of the millet tax, immediately set out, "Sir, Changdi came to plunder because of the drought in the northwest. However, Guanzhong is not very good. Since this year, there have been no more than four times of precipitation, and the whole Guanzhong is short of water. Forty two counties have reported. Seeing that the autumn tax is about to begin, but it is difficult to produce high yield in dry land, it is expected that the autumn tax will drop by more than 40% this year. The National Treasury is empty. We still need to cut expenditure to fill the national treasury until next autumn's harvest. We really don't have much money left to raise armaments in the northwest. " In his opinion, Changdi in the northwest is only plundering for food and grass, not attacking the city. Just keep the city. In addition, the army and the people in the northwest have reached an agreement to jointly resist the enemy and farm the fields, and food and grass will not be a problem for the time being.

Gongsun Li quit and immediately threw a thunderbolt, "so, a few days ago, I heard that someone had mobilized 60000 troops and horses to travel hundreds of miles from Wulin pass and Heyong pass. How can internal history open a door for them? Sixty thousand people, I'm afraid to hear that these sixty thousand people have returned. Forty thousand people are not only the loss of the state's millet tax, but also the great injury of our troops! "

He burst into tears, "Your Majesty, the minister is a small Sima Zhong doctor. The 60000 people transferred from the suburbs of Beijing know nothing about Ma Chen, and I don't know where the 60000 people come from. Sixty thousand people came and forty thousand returned, and twenty thousand soldiers were lost for no reason. Pity these 20000 soldiers and men. They return to their hometown without making an inch of merit. Minister dereliction of duty, Minister dereliction of duty! I would like to ask you to resign from the position of little Sima and wait for capable people. But please care and cherish me. Don't be cool, sergeant. There will be no such absurd thing! " As the general manager of the military headquarters, 60000 people and horses sweep around Jingxiao silently. Although they don't know what they want, in case of a bad heart, only 5000 guards in Kyoto are not enough. When he thought about it, he was in a cold sweat. He had to shake it out and let everyone in a cold sweat, so that it would not happen again in the future.

Sure enough, immediately there were ministers whispering, all looking terrified and indignant.

Jing Tai helped his forehead. He took a look at big Sima Zhou. He is the only Minister of the three princes, and the other big Sikong and big situ are still empty. Although he secretly ordered to dispatch these sergeants, he could not be effective without a few weeks.

A few weeks ago, he was a military general. He stood out in an iron armour and immediately stopped talking. He was expressionless and sounded like a loud bell. "The emperor will decide the deployment of the army, and the reason will be known in the future. Why should you, the little Sikong in charge of military clothes, vehicles and weapons, bear the responsibility? " His big Sima hasn't died yet. What's the matter with you, little Sima Kong? With that, he glanced back at the ministers coldly. He was worthy of being a veteran of the two dynasties. This look was murderous and pressed down the heads of several young ministers who also wanted to participate in the discussion.

Jing Tai felt that his part of the play had come and began with sympathy. "Now the Treasury is so short of money and food that I can't sleep at night and think about it. Autumn tax is the main body of the Treasury revenue, and copper mine is the cornerstone of the Treasury. How many copper mines are there in China today? How much output is there in a year? Who can solve my doubts? "

Le Ke hurried out of the line, "on your return, there are five copper mines found in Daqing, Lintan, Xuyi, Cai county and xibutang in Wuliang country. The mining volume of each copper mine is different, with a total output of about 1200 kg a year."

"Le Sikong," the big Sikong was still vacant, and Le Ke, the little Sikong, became the only Sikong. Jing Jigui continued to ask, "how to distribute the output of 1200 kg?"

Le Ke tightened his face, "four of the ten middle schools are used to supply drinking and banquet utensils for princes and nobles in the palace, three are used to make new cloth coins, and three are used to make weapons, vehicles, etc."

"Four out of ten are used for drinking and banquet utensils? Only six cents are used to make weapons and cloth coins? "

"Sir, there are a lot of utensils needed for sacrificial ceremonies in the palace. Only the Mingcheng tripod newly made the year before last to sacrifice heaven and earth weighed 175 kg. There was also a great demand for ritual bronze ware given and circulated among nobles. As far as weapons are concerned, red copper is needed to make baggage and class A. if weapons are really used, I'm afraid there are less than two out of ten. As for three of the ten coins, they were set by the emperor and have not changed for decades. "

"I don't know that copper mine is so scarce."

"China is located in Guanzhong, and the output of copper mine is the highest among the five countries today. The output of red copper in Shenying, xuzou, datan and tengju is more scarce. "

"The copper mine is so scarce. What if someone mines it without permission?"

Mining copper is tantamount to digging money, which is strictly prohibited. Le Ke tried to express his surprise. It was really that his surprise had run out last night and could not be conditioned. Sikoxichi, who was in charge of the prison, immediately shouted with a look of awe, "who is so bold?! The former king once had a strict order saying that those who privately opened copper mines abandoned the city! "

Jing Tai was very satisfied with this Xichi and sighed, "I have received a secret report. Someone found a copper mine in the back mountain of the king's Mausoleum and mined it privately. It has been more than three months."

Xichi was shocked again. "The verdant mountain where the king's mausoleum is located is the dragon vein of the Wuliang country. This man actually opened a mine to destroy the dragon vein without permission. What's his intention?! Who is this person? If you catch him, you will be sentenced to death! " Le Ke breathed a sigh of relief. Speaking from Xichi, his pressure was reduced a lot. But Xichi's words aroused a lot of assumptions among other officials.

Jing Ti said slowly, "I was worried about this before. As soon as the first emperor settled in cangcui mountain, there was a person who harbored evil intentions who appeared in cangcui mountain to destroy the dragon vein. The little man feared that this incident would disturb the emperor's rest, and secretly dispatched some of the horsemen to catch and kill. Unexpectedly, I didn't think about it. " He covered his face to cry.

The officials suddenly realized that the 60000 sergeants came for this traitor. They immediately forgave the monarch's behavior of laboring soldiers and hurting money, completely ignoring his so-called "some soldiers" as high as 60000 people. But someone immediately asked, "who is the person you can't think of?"

Prince Jing Leng, who had been silent all the time, stepped out of the line. "The third brother went to catch this man according to his father's secret order and returned injured. He is still bedridden. This man is the sixth King's uncle, the Marquis of Guang'an. "

The ministers were in an uproar.

Jing Leng continued to grieve, "the Marquis of Guang'an was ordered by the emperor to supervise the repair and garrison the mausoleum, and was also responsible for the move of the emperor into the mausoleum. I didn't expect that he should steal from himself." He is no longer called Uncle Wang, which shows that he has drawn a clear line with him.

Jing Tai was about to add a turning point, "no, you all blame him, and I blame him too. Yesterday, I received a note from him saying that he was not mining Copper, but white iron. "

"Nonsense! Although the output of white iron ore is large, its refining utensils are brittle and easy to break, and produce red powder in case of water. It can only be used to make some farming tools. Although folk white iron ore can be mined, it is of little use. If white iron ore is found in the copper mine mined by the royal government, it will be discarded. " Le Ke's scope of responsibility was clear, he replied angrily.

"Yes, yes, the ordinary farmers know that white iron stone is not worth much money and is of no great use." Someone agrees at the bottom.

"Aiqing, come and see this broadsword." He motioned to Wuhe to walk in front of the crowd with a wooden box.

The ministers looked at the big knife in the wooden box. "It looks like iron, but it seems thinner." Someone said.

"How could it be forged so finely?" Another asked.

Someone answered immediately, "what's the use of being thin? If it's made of iron, it's estimated that you can only cut flour? Ha ha ha. "

"Cutting noodles is not enough. There will be red powder. I don't know if the red powder is contaminated with flour. Is it poisonous? Ha ha. " Someone else answered.

Jing Tui can't help but feel sad. These officials can be regarded as the elite of the country. Is that all? He nodded. "Wu Qing has good eyesight. This knife is forged from white iron stone." Wu Sheng, the famous scholar and lower doctor of Xing division, bowed his hand and humbled for a moment, but did not hear the irony in his tone.

The ministers are somewhat unbelievable.