Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 529
Chapter 5 Thirty: The Prince's Administration

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, on the first day of the first lunar month, at the beginning of the new year, there was heavy snowfall inside and outside Wancheng. This year's winter was colder than previous years, and the snow was much heavier than previous years. But the more this happened, the happier Deng Sheng was. The auspicious snow heralds a good year, the coming year will be a bumper harvest year, which will be very beneficial to the upcoming Central Plains War. At the New Year's Day Grand Meeting, Deng Sheng accepted the congratulations from all the officials, and at the same time ordered the officials of all ministries to be vigilant against the possible disasters caused by the heavy snow. Then the ten-day rest began.

The [-]th day of the New Year's Day is a rare rest time for Deng Sheng, and this year is no exception. Although hundreds of thousands of troops are still confronting Zhao Jun in the Central Plains, it does not affect Deng Sheng's good mood at all.

After the court meeting was over, Deng Sheng brought a group of concubines to the imperial garden to enjoy the snow.

A group of concubines brought Princess Deng Qian of Nanyang to make a fuss, and Deng Sheng and Queen Cai Yan came to the pavilion. The maid quickly brought hot tea and looked at Deng Qian who was frolicking everywhere. Deng Sheng said with a smile: "Qian'er I have grown up too!" Deng Qian, who was born in the 17th year of Qianyuan, is already ten years old this year.

"Yeah, it's been a long time since I saw Qian'er so happy. Since Zun'er and Fu'er went to the Central Plains, Qian'er was so happy for the first time." Cai Yan said with a smile.

Hearing Cai Yan mention Deng Zun and Deng Fu, Deng Sheng said softly: "The queen still blames the widow for sending Zun'er and Fu'er to the front line?" When Deng Zun and Deng Fu were sent to the front line, Deng Sheng's The harem has been noisy for a while.

"Zun'er and Fu'er are the sons of the king and the descendants of the Deng family. They should contribute to the Deng family. The concubines don't blame the king. It's just the New Year. The sons are still suffering at the front and cannot go home to reunite with their families. The younger sister has complained to the concubine several times." Cai Yan said.

"The benevolence of a woman." Deng Sheng said with a straight face: "Once they join the army, they are members of the army and must abide by the rules of the army. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line have sacrificed their lives for the great Deng. Don't you want to reunite with your family? Why are those boys an exception?"

"My lord, don't be angry!" Seeing that Deng Sheng was a little angry, Cai Yan said, "The younger sisters just complained a few words, Han'er and Yu'er are fine, after all, they have grown up, but Zun'er and Fu'er never left For those around us, it is normal for the younger sisters to be a little worried, and the concubine has told them, and the younger sisters are not unreasonable, they still understand these reasons."

At this time, Guixiang, the servant, came over and said, "Report to the King and Queen, His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and His Royal Highness, come here!"

"Let them come over!" Deng Sheng waved his hand and said when he heard Deng Hao coming with his family.

Soon, Deng Hao brought the Crown Princess Su Qingqing and Prince Deng Huan to the Imperial Garden.

"I have seen my father and mother!" Deng Hao and Su Qingqing saluted.

Even the young Deng Huan saluted respectfully in a childlike voice: "Grandson has met Grandfather Wang and Grandmother Wang!"

"Good grandson, come to grandma!" Cai Yan ignored Deng Hao and Su Qingqing, and directly called Deng Huan over. As Deng Hao's eldest son, Deng Huan, who is eight years old this year, is deeply loved by Deng Sheng and Cai Yan.

Deng Sheng saw that Cai Yan was playing with Deng Huan directly, so he took Deng Hao out of the gazebo and came to the pool. Looking at the frozen pond, Deng Sheng asked Deng Hao: "If there is no accident, the battle of the Central Plains The fight will start after the spring, what do you think?"

Deng Hao thought for a while, and said: "I, Da Deng, have been preparing for the battle of the Central Plains for so many years. The princes in the court and the central government are far-sighted, and the generals on the front line are all veterans on the battlefield. With them, and my father personally sitting in Wancheng to dispatch Sifang, I can't think of any reason for us to lose, my only worry is that the Qin State in Guanzhong will take advantage of the fierce battle between our army and Zhao army, and take advantage of it."

"Qin State? Tell me about your worries!" Deng Sheng was relieved to see that Deng Hao did not mention the war in the Central Plains, but Qin State.

"For a long time, the heart of Qin State to fight for the hegemony of the world has never died. Although Qin State has repeatedly suffered disastrous defeats at the hands of my Great Deng and Zhao State in recent years, the centipede is dead but not stiff. In the past two years, my Great Deng and Zhao State have been fully preparing for the Central Plains , had no time to take care of Qin State, Qin State also took the opportunity to recover some strength, not without the power to fight, and the new king of Qin's succession was just the time to establish prestige, Qin King had no reason to miss such a good opportunity. " Deng Hao said.

"I am very happy that you can think of this. If Qin takes advantage of the fierce battle between our army and Zhao army, where is the most likely place to send troops?" Deng Sheng asked.

Deng Hao thought for a while and said: "I think the places where Qin is most likely to use troops are nothing more than these places, one is Shangdang County, the other is Hanoi County, and the other is Hanzhong County, but whether it is Shangdang County or Hanoi County is very close to the Central Plains battlefield. My son thinks that Qin State may not dare to directly enter the Central Plains, but Hanzhong County is different. The sense of belonging is not strong, and once the Qin army breaks through Yangping Pass, Hanzhong County will easily have problems."

Deng Sheng nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and said: "You can think of this, which proves that your hard work these years has not been in vain. The danger of Hanzhong County has already been thought of by the widow and the princes in the court. The widow had already sent people to guard it years ago. Li Jing, the general of Tianwuwei in Hanzhong County, passed an order, ordering him to stand up for battle, as long as the Qin army dares to come, I will let them come and go."

"Father Wang Yingming!" Deng Hao felt very embarrassed at once, and after a long time, it turned out that he was just an afterthought, and he had already made arrangements for what he thought of.

"You don't have to be like this. In fact, it is not easy for you to think of this. Many people think that Qin has been defeated by my Great Deng in recent years. They have long feared my Great Deng and never dare to invade. Deny this statement, but don’t be afraid of [-], just in case, Qin people can never treat it with common sense, it is always right to be prepared.” Seeing that Deng Hao seemed to be hit, Deng Sheng comforted him.

"Thank you father for your compliment." Deng Hao said.

"In the next year, you will come to the Yang Palace to govern. After the next year, I will focus on the battle of the Central Plains. This battle is related to whether my great Deng can fulfill his long-cherished wish of unifying the world. I am old, and there are not so many people." You have taken care of so many things with energy, and the government will be handed over to you in the future. You are not too young, and it is time for you to take on important responsibilities. You decide." Deng Sheng said.

"Yes, father!" Hearing Deng Sheng's words, Deng Hao was very excited. Deng Hao knew that he had finally passed Deng Sheng's test. Deng Sheng began to delegate power. By Deng Sheng's side, he helped Deng Sheng handle government affairs, but all the time he only dealt with some insignificant and trivial matters. Now Deng Sheng has finally handed over the power to himself, and he can finally show his strengths.

After returning to Shangli Palace, Deng Hao couldn't calm down all the time, which made Su Qingqing feel very strange, and asked many times, but Deng Hao didn't say anything, because Deng Hao knew very well.Now it is just what Deng Sheng said in private, and it has not been officially announced to the public. Everything is variable.

After the ten-day rest, Deng Sheng issued an order that the crown prince would supervise the country and temporarily reside in Qianyang Palace. The ministers were summoned to the Jingtai Palace, and they all put all their energy on the battle of the Central Plains, and even the chief officials of the three provinces handed over their affairs to their subordinates.

In Qianyang Palace, Deng Hao placed a chair under Deng Sheng's position as his own position in Qianyang Palace, and the seats below were all six books. After the chief officials of the three provinces went to Jingtai Palace, All the affairs in the middle fell to the six departments.

"Your Highness, the prefect of Nanjun sent someone to write a letter, saying that the heavy snow a year ago caused many disasters in Nanjun, and there were also casualties among the people. Therefore, I hope that the imperial court can mobilize a batch of grain, grass, and winter clothes for disaster relief." Although there are not many disasters in various places, there are also some places that are more severely affected.

Deng Hao frowned. Snow disasters happen every year in Deng Country, but it is not bad. Compared with Zhao Country, it is already very good. After all, there are not many places in Deng Country where it snows every year, but it is relatively rare for Nanjun to be affected. After all, Nanjun Located in the Yangtze River area, the amount of snow is limited every year, but there are more floods, so there are not many winter clothes reserves.

"Does the household department have enough food, grass and winter clothes?" Deng Hao asked.

Hu Weiyong replied: "Returning to Your Highness, food is still relatively abundant, but winter clothes are not enough. The things stored by the Ministry of Households a few years ago were used to support the front lines of the Central Plains, so the reserves of the Ministry of Households are not enough." Hundreds of thousands of troops, although there is no need to fight in the cold winter, winter clothes are also essential, so most of the winter clothes of the household department are used to support the front line of the Central Plains.

"Does the household department have any regulations?" Deng Hao asked again.

Hu Weiyong nodded and said: "After the discussions between the ministers and others, the disasters in Runan County and Lujiang County are relatively light this year. I hope to collect a batch of winter clothes from all over the country to rescue Nanjun." Deng Sheng still delegated authority over these matters, but now Deng Hao is in charge for the time being, and the officials don't know much about Deng Hao, so they still report these matters.

Deng Hao nodded and said: "This is very good. After the meeting, the household department will send someone to the prefects of Runan County, Lujiang County and other places to order them to collect the surplus winter clothes in the county and transport them directly to Nanjun. Be sure to arrange them properly. people."

"Here!" Hu Weiyong replied.

After talking about the affairs of the Ministry of Households, the next step is the affairs of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Etiquette, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry. Deng Hao dealt with them one by one in an attitude of being hands-on. After dealing with them, Deng Hao took a tired body Back to Shangli Palace.

In the past when I was with Deng Sheng, Deng Hao didn't feel that dealing with government affairs was so tiring, and Deng Sheng wasn't particularly busy, but now that I was here, I found that there were so many things to deal with, but Deng Hao didn't feel bad, On the contrary, he was full of enthusiasm, after all, this was a hard-won opportunity for him.

(End of this chapter)