Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 979 Winter Solstice
"Open the imperial examination—"

Qin Wang murmured, and then made up his mind: "I thought it would be opened next year, so let's make it a year ago!"

Prime Minister Liu Guan raised his head and said: "Qin is a vassal state, so there is no objection to the fact that the imperial examination is the same as that of Ming Dynasty, but I'm just afraid that Beijing will get it wrong."

"What you said also makes sense." King Qin nodded: "If we admit Jinshi, it will definitely conflict with Beijing, and it is not in line with the way of a vassal state."

"Your Highness, don't worry!" Mao Fu raised his head and chest, "Now we are a country, 26 prefectures, [-] counties, millions of people, and can be regarded as a province."

"So, why not just take the children's test and the rural test?"

"You mean, we only take Juren?"

King Qin was taken aback.

"He is called Juren, but he is actually a Jinshi."

Mao Fu said earnestly: "If the state of Qin wins Jinshi, it will be ridiculed by Ming Dynasty. Why not demote itself to be a scholar? It's the best of both worlds."

"How much is the quota for candidates?"

King Qin accepted the proposal.

"I think that there are only 300 people in the three-year examination in the Ming Dynasty. Now that there are many counties in Qin State and few people, we can take fifty."

Liu Guan suggested.

"Yes!" King Qin nodded.

"Your Highness, since Annan's old people are full of thoughts, it is necessary to compile the history as soon as possible, and label the so-called puppet countries such as Li, Li, and Mo as rebellious, and they are shaping people's hearts."

Mao Fu continued.

Liu Guan did not lag behind, and suggested: "The Qin State was established at the beginning, and we should send patrol censors as soon as possible to monitor the prefectures and counties and arrest the rioters."

Qin Wang listened to the suggestions of the two and nodded seriously. These are all good words.

After all, he has been in power for many years and has withstood the education of imperial power. He has rich political experience: "So, let's do it according to the advice of the two cabinet elders!"

"However, there must be inspectors, but after all, it is on the surface, and it is easy to be noticed by those troublemakers. This king thinks that there should be spies in private, such as Jin Yiwei!"

"Your Highness, think twice—" Liu Guan and Mao Fu hurriedly bowed their hands together, their lips were trembling, and their expressions changed drastically.

They originally wanted to talk about the bad things about Jinyiwei, but thinking that Jinyiwei in Beijing is still doing well, wouldn't they be referring to Sang and scolding Huai?
"Okay, I won't set up Jinyiwei."

The two breathed a sigh of relief.

"After all, the father already has it, and if I set it up again, it will be an arrogance."

The King of Qin smiled lightly and said, "Just follow Jin Yiwei's example and set him up as a spy!"

"All prefectures and counties set up hundreds and thousands of households to investigate secret affairs and arrest rebels."

"Don't worry, I won't deal with officials under normal circumstances."

The last sentence made the two shudder.

Good guy, King Qin really is hard to trust anyone.

The next day, the King of Qin issued a royal decree to compile the history of the 700-year-old dynasty, requiring people from all over the country to submit history books for compilation.

In essence, it is true that what is called contribution is actually destroyed, and those official histories and unofficial histories are continuously collected and adapted.

All in all, those hundreds of years of history of defecting from North Korea are extremely shameful and hateful, especially the Nali Dynasty, who refused to obey the destiny and attacked the heavenly soldiers without authorization.

And those who privately collect history books, if they don't submit their confession within the time limit, they will suffer the bad luck of ransacking their homes.

This is actually the way to screen out troublesome people and obey the people.

Anyone who resists must be a troublemaker.

The vigorous revision of history, coupled with the admission of scholars and candidates, immediately affected the hearts of the people of Qin.

Those who were about to make a move had to die down.

……

In the blink of an eye, the time has come to the Winter Solstice Dynasty.

Civil and military officials paid homage to the emperor and witnessed the official appearance of the prince who had disappeared for more than half a year.

The Forbidden City was dyed white, and high-ranking officials in scarlet robes were able to enter the palace. Those middle- and lower-level civil and military officials could only stand on the stone steps and enjoy the baptism of the cold wind.

Since Shaowu, I have become more and more disgusted with court meetings, so the seven-day court was changed to the one-month court.

The winter solstice and Zhengdan are the largest and most formal court gatherings.

After the matter was over, the emperor and the heroes got together and talked freely about state affairs.

The top ten princes are all here.

Zhu Meng, Duke of Xuan, Li Jizu, Duke of Ang, Chen Yongfu, Duke of Fu, You Shiwei, Duke of Yi, Li Jingwu, Duke of Yi, Liu Tingjie, Duke of Cheng, Yan Guochao, Duke of Yong, Li Dingguo, Duke of Jin, Gao Yigong, Duke Jing Duke Wu Sangui.

Except for You Shiwei who lost power and withdrew from the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies, the rest of the ten people were all in the Dudu's Mansion, helping the emperor control the 30 patrol battalions in the world.

The remaining dozens of people were all from Marquis background.

Only Zhu Jing is the earl.

There are singing and dancing, drums and sheng, which is like a prosperous age.

Although Zhu Jing is only an earl, he ranks behind the crown prince, and ranks with Liao Wang, Yue Wang, Wei Wang, etc., and his close relationship can be seen.

"Uncle Thirteen, you are extremely capable of helping eldest brother establish the Qin State." Wei Wang Wuxin turned his head and said with joy, "You can help me build a country too!"

"My country of Wei is near Saigon, and I will go there in the spring of next year."

"Nonsense!" King Liao reprimanded lightly, "The country of Wei is Khmer. I have my elder brother to help you. Uncle Thirteen is very capable. How can he be overqualified?"

As he said that, he said with a smile: "My Liao Kingdom covers no less than a province, with millions of people, many of them are Tartars. I heard that your cavalry is the best. It's a pity that you didn't show your skills in An Lan."

"Help me go to town, and show our great Ming style to the group of Tartars."

"I can't compare to the king." Zhu Jing looked calm, and accepted all the compliments from the two, but he didn't say: "The two kings are both immortal and handsome, why bother me?"

"Furthermore, I'm currently in charge of the Patrol Headquarters in the capital, and I really can't keep up with it."

"Hey!" King Wei sighed regretfully, knowing that he couldn't be persuaded, "Fifth Brother's Yue Kingdom directly has a Japanese city to occupy, and he also recruited Korean and Japanese people. In a blink of an eye, there were over 3 people."

"It's much faster than the second brother's Qi State."

"The sixth, the fifth married a Japanese side concubine. If your kid married a Khmer side concubine, he might be able to get up."

"I am destroying the country, and I am not happy to be designated by others!"

King Wei waved his hand, directly rejecting this suggestion.

Obviously, he has already made this plan.

The 17-year-old Wei Wang is still regretting it.

It would have been great if he had won the Ezo land.At this time, I am afraid that I have already been called lonely.

"Your Majesty, don't be discouraged."

Zhu Jing thought about it for a while, and said with relief: "As far as I know, although the Khmer Kingdom is in decline, there are no fewer than one million people."

"King Qin's Saigon is originally Khmer land."

"Khmer is especially not self-reliant. Your Majesty will only need a few thousand soldiers and horses, and with the help of Qin, he will be able to win the Khmer Kingdom in a year or so."

"You are much stronger than King Yue."

Hearing what he said, King Wei felt much more comfortable: "Drink, drink!"

King Liao shook his head slightly: "Old Five!"

"The literary talents of His Royal Highness King Liao have spread throughout the entire capital, so what are mere Tartars?"

Zhu Jing continued: "I heard that you abducted a lot of Tartars in Horqin. When the time comes to control the barbarians, isn't the Liao Kingdom easy to capture?"

King Liao grinned when he heard the words: "Where, it's much worse than the eldest brother and the second brother."

"Yes, Fifth Brother, you married Jia Daihua's younger sister. Wouldn't that uncle of yours help you to obey those Tartars?"

King Wei envied: "You can eat ready-made ones directly, how comfortable it is."

"If you want me to say, it is the most convenient for you to go to the country."

Hearing this, the King of Liao suddenly felt that his Liao Kingdom was really good, except that there would be no harm in having more Tartars, going farther to Beijing, and having more cattle and sheep.

After taking care of the two princes, Zhu Jing was relieved.

After drinking a few more glasses of wine, Zhu Jing bumped into an acquaintance on the road after fertilizing the flowers and plants.

He was dressed in a flying fish suit, with a full beard, a waist knife, and cowhide boots. He was majestic and majestic.

"General Zhu, you are insulting gentlemen!"

The visitor laughed.

Zhu Jing didn't panic. He wasn't afraid of the guards at all, so he smiled lightly and said, "Who made the palace have no latrines? There's nothing I can do if I panic."

There are no toilets in the Forbidden City, all urine and feces will be collected in the toilet, and then sent out of the palace overnight.

This kind of filth would not allow one to spend the night in the palace, let alone build a hut.

With that said, he swaggered out.

At this time, the man actually blocked the way.

As he approached, Zhu Jing could see his appearance clearly by the moonlight:

Square face, beard, big eyes, wide forehead.

More and more familiar.

"Zhu Yi?"

"it's me!"

Zhu Jing laughed loudly: "It's been a long time since I saw you, you kid walks without making a sound."

Back then, the emperor managed to make his way in Xi'an, so he took in some orphans from the clan, named after Zhu Yi, Zhu Er, Zhu Shan to Zhu Shi.

Take one to ten.

easy and convenient.

The oldest of these ten people was only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time, and the youngest was seven or eight years old. They had joined the army for many years and were officials.

The most promising one is none other than the boss Zhu Yi, who started as a gendarmerie, took charge of the criminal law of the first army, and then was slowly promoted to viscount.

Now he is in the Department of Guards, serving as the minister in charge, and he is the emperor's confidant and highly trusted.

The two are about the same age, and both belong to the distant clan, although they are familiar with each other.

"At the Zhengdan banquet, I must not be idle."

Zhu Yi smiled lightly: "I didn't find the assassin, but I found you, a rude person."

"Hahaha!" Zhu Jing laughed loudly: "I have only been back for a few days, and I will set up a table another day."

"Director—" The patrolling guards saluted hurriedly when they saw him.

"Thirteen, I envy you!"

The two walked side by side, and Zhu Yi sighed: "Sun Linas, who exterminated the natives in the Taiwan government, unexpectedly won an earl. We were all viscounts before, and you are also an earl now."

"Even if I'm still a viscount, after a few generations, everyone will be silent!"

Zhu Jing was silent for a while, not knowing how to comfort her.

Since the Shaowu Dynasty, the acquisition of titles has basically been based on military exploits, and even Daizhou uncle Sun Shirui is also Sun Chuanting's shadow.

After all, without Sun Chuanting, there would be no emperor.

Zhu Yi has been wandering around the capital to protect the emperor's safety, unless he encounters some kind of rescue, otherwise there is no hope at all.

"There is still hope."

After a long while, Zhu Jing said: "As you are in charge of the fifth grade, you will be a general after being released. It is very easy to be promoted."

As he spoke, he pointed to the north: "The Manchus have been at ease for so many years, and the imperial court will not ignore them."

Zhu Yi smiled wryly: "Now I'm thirty-four, look at my belly, how can I ride a horse? Let alone travel thousands of miles to the legendary North Sea..."

After observing him up and down, Zhu Jing had no choice but to say, "You do have self-knowledge."

Eyeballs wandering, Zhu Jing suddenly thought of something, said: "Now there is an opportunity, and it is the achievement of destroying the country, which is enough to make you an earl."

"Just right for you."

Zhu Yi was overjoyed.

"Uncle Thirteen, why did you go there for so long?"

King Liao was puzzled.

"Meet Zhu Zhangsi, we chatted on the way."

Zhu Jing said casually.

Zhu Yi's identity was very familiar to princes like them, so naturally there was no need to mention it.

King Wei on the side drank the wine on his own, not daring to lose his manners.

"My lord, do you want to eliminate Khmer as soon as possible?"

Turning sideways, Zhu Jing asked.

King Liao pricked up his ears.

"Of course." King Wei said without hesitation, "There is only a shortage of famous generals like General Zhu."

"Zhu Zhangsi has experienced the chaos in Chongzhen. Although there are not many opportunities to lead troops in battle, he has rich experience."

Zhu Jing recommended: "He is a good candidate."

King Wei narrowed his eyes and remained silent.

To be honest, there are many choices for generals, but few suitable ones.

The reason why he favors Zhu Jing is that Zhu Jing has many connections, and he is acquainted with both nobles and elders.

Once the court blocked the materials, Zhu Jing could find out immediately, and no one dared to block the materials.

Besides, Zhu Jing is familiar with Qin Guo, so it is convenient for him to ask for help.

Zhu Yi's status as the head of the bodyguard and the emperor's confidant is indeed enough.

Everyone in the state of Qin didn't dare to offend the emperor's confidants too much, and they barely met the standard.

Seeing that King Wei was thinking, the King of Liao smiled in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Lao Liu, give me the commander Zhu, I just need a general to help me suppress the Tartars."

"No." King Wei hurriedly said, "Director Zhu, I've made a decision."

The prince didn't pay attention to his younger brothers, but instead focused on those high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

It's just embarrassing to him that these people are recommending their daughter or sister both openly and secretly.

Isn't this indirectly saying that he has no heirs?
After finishing his drink angrily, he was helped back to the Eastern Palace.

Princess Zeng saw that he was drunk, so he could only order someone to serve him to rest.

The next day, the prince woke up, groggy, and saw the princess: "What time is it?"

"It's time." The princess said softly.

"Oh!" The prince bowed his head in silence, looking dispirited.

Looking at the Crown Princess, he wanted to curse, but she was not at fault, and Zeng Ying, the father of the governor of Mobei, was also there.

angry...

"What's bothering you, sir?" the princess asked softly.

"It's nothing." The crown prince shook his head, and was waited on and put on his clothes.

The princess showed a bright smile: "Tell me the good news, I have it."

"Pregnant?"

The prince said sharply, with surprise on his face.

"Yes." The Crown Princess laughed and cried, "I wanted to tell you last night, but you were drunk again."

"If you had told me earlier, I would wake up even if I was drunk." The prince laughed.

King Qin's son can run away, and Lao Tzu can have a son.

(End of this chapter)