Happy Little Scholar

It's July of the fifth year of Jinghe.

After King Jing, who was extremely powerful and deeply trusted by His Majesty, left the capital, although the pressure in the hearts of the officials in the court decreased a lot, the physical pressure increased.

Because Her Royal Highness the Princess ordered that each ministry in the imperial court could only submit one memorial each day.

This means that from now on, they cannot present all the problems they encounter. They need to solve most of the problems themselves. After discussion, the most difficult and important issues will be left to the princess to decide.

This is not a good thing for officials in the DPRK and China who are used to sitting back and enjoying their success.

Those who were sitting on a plain diet suddenly felt the pressure. The monthly performance evaluation determines whether their promotion path is smooth. Now that the Pearl Academy has officially opened, it means that a large number of talents will enter the court in the future. Hall is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat...

However, in comparison, their luck is pretty good.

The guy who had just been demoted to Shuzhou as the governor of Shuzhou was really unlucky.

Although he was demoted, Shuzhou is also relatively remote, poor, bandits are rampant, and public security is extremely poor... But other than these, there are no other shortcomings.

After all, he is the governor of a state, at least in the territory of Shu state, he is a stable leader.

But this time, His Majesty made Shuzhou the fiefdom of King Jing, and handed over all the finance, military affairs, and affairs of Shuzhou. The governor who had just arrived in Shuzhou was urgently summoned back. Now he is idle at home and has nothing to do. appoint.

Speaking of which, although all the princes in the imperial court have fiefs, it is only in honor. They can only enjoy part of the tax revenue of their fiefs, and have no right to participate in the governance of the fiefs. This is not true for princes who are the royal family's biological children, let alone not their biological children - ----In terms of law and reason, your Majesty's actions are against the rules.

But when His Majesty announced the matter two months ago, few people in the court objected.

When we first came to Shuzhou, its location was really special. It was located in a remote area, not only bordering Qi State, but also the local bandits and bandits roaming around caused a huge headache for the government.

Poor mountains, bad water, unruly people... a place that only drags down the country and creates little value for the country. It's like a useless place. If you seal it, it will be sealed. As long as you can send away that great god, it doesn't matter if you send another state away. .

At the beginning of July, the wind was gentle and the sky was clear and clear. When the officials walked out of the palace gate, the red sun in the sky was only halfway up.

Although they are tired these days, their hearts are full of passion and energy.

The border is stable and the court is harmonious. Now Jingguo is truly free from internal and external troubles. This great river and mountain is still waiting for them to manage...

…

On the palace wall, the girl who had been standing here and looking out every day for two months stood there as always.

"Princess, those female gentlemen have all moved into the academy. Many powerful officials in Beijing are willing to send their daughters to the academy. We have also selected some smart and beautiful women from among the people. Now the academy students have already Over a hundred people…”

"Everything is ready..." the girl murmured, looking away from the distance, and nodded: "The hospital will open tomorrow."

In the Morning Dew Palace, Her Royal Highness the Princess was dancing drunkenly. The sword in her hand could not be seen clearly, only a white shadow could be seen.

At the entrance of the palace, an old woman looked at her for a long time, then turned and asked Chang De: "How long does it take for Your Highness to take that step?"

Chang De looked at the figure and slowly said: "As soon as I have a clear idea, I immediately enter it. I feel sad and waste my life..."

The old woman glared at him and said, "Speak humanly!"

"It depends on the opportunity..."

In the Qinzheng Hall, Li Xuan finished approving a memorial, looked at the thick pile next to him, picked up a long letter, and read it several times, with a look of yearning on his face. After a moment, he shook his head, with anger in his mouth. Scolding: "You unloyal guy..."

After cursing a few words, he reluctantly picked up another memorial.

The emperor of Qi State is seriously ill and cannot come to court. The prince oversees the country. More than half of the officials in the court support the third prince Zhao Yi. The court is in chaos. Qi State has no time to take care of other things and has withdrawn its troops from the border...

Qi State withdrew its troops, and Zhao State was unable to support itself. It also withdrew its troops on the second day...

Within half a year, dozens of rebellions occurred in the Wu Kingdom. The imperial court was unable to cope with it, and it was already in a stalemate with the rebels...

…

Qi State.

East Palace.

The angry young man swept all the memorials on the table to the ground and cursed angrily: "What do they want to do? The prince of this king was appointed by his father, and they don't recognize it. Why don't they recognize it? They want to rebel." !"

A counselor immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, calm down, calm down, the third prince has not yet reached the point of being able to dominate the capital with one hand, and many adults in the court are already fighting for His Highness..."

"Strive for it?" A sneer appeared on the young man's face, and he said: "I will remember the names of those people one by one. In my East Palace, they can come and leave whenever they want..."

Prince Feng's Mansion.

A young man was concentrating on copying a post. Someone knocked on the door and walked in from the outside. After he put down his pen, he bowed and said: "Your Highness, the prince seems to be a little anxious. In the past two days, On that day, many adults were visited by them..."

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Yi shook his head and did not continue what he said. Instead, he looked out the window and murmured: "Prince Jing..., Li Xuan, Li Xuan, should I say you are smart, or should I say you are stupid... "

He turned around and asked, "Is there any news from Shuzhou?"

The man shook his head and said: "We have been paying close attention to him, but there is still no news about King Jing."

Zhao Yi looked out the window with a smile on his face, "Brother Li, Brother Li, I believe we will meet again..."

The capital of Qi State, a shop somewhere.

A big man walked out of the shop, pointed at a few waiters, and said: "These are valuable things, so be careful when moving them. If they break, I won't be able to afford the compensation if I sell them..."

After giving such instructions, he ran back to the shop and said flatteringly to a woman: "Miss, these are new goods from Kyoto. They were all booked last month..."

The woman didn't care about the goods at all. She looked at him and asked, "Is it just the goods?"

The big man was stunned for a moment, then patted his head and said, "I almost forgot, this is Brother Li's letter..."

After saying that, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to her.

The woman opened the envelope, and the big man immediately looked over. After the woman glanced at him, she took the letter and walked into the inner room...

Lin Yong curled his lips and murmured: "It's just a letter, and it's not something shameful. As for..."

A certain state in Wu State.

A general rushed into the camp and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, urgent battle report. The Lingzhou we just captured has been captured by the imperial court. General Fan..., General Fan was captured..."

The woman wearing armor and with a childish look on her face stood up and said in a deep voice: "Leave Lingzhou behind for the time being and defend Yanzhou. I will send General Zheng to reinforce it immediately..."

After she made arrangements, a one-eyed general stood up in the tent and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. There are rebellions in many states and the imperial troops are scattered. They focus on defense and will not take the initiative to attack..."

The woman pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Even so, we have to guard against it."

Not long after, she walked out of the tent and walked to another tent.

When I walked to the door of the tent, I heard the noise coming from inside.

"I don't care, I don't care. I get a headache when I read. I don't want to study anymore. I want to go out and play..."

This is a slightly childish voice.

The other voice was a little old. At this moment, he said slightly anxiously: "Your Highness, no, you will inherit the throne in the future, how can you lose your ambition by playing with things? Do you know that the Jin King of Jingguo is older than you?" The younger one is already able to take charge of a courtyard by himself and is already the pillar of the Jingguo court. You should learn from the King of Jin..."

The childish voice said stubbornly: "I don't care about King Jin, I just want to play..."

The woman opened the curtain, walked in, lowered her face and said, "Yang Fu!"

When the young man in the tent saw her coming in, his expression changed and he immediately hid behind an old man.

"I have met Your Highness." The old man bowed to the woman.

"Prime Minister, there is no need to be polite." The woman quickly helped him up, looked at the young man again, and said, "If he is disobedient, Prime Minister can punish him severely. Don't spoil him every time."

"Blind punishment is not the right way. Persuasion should be the main method. Besides, His Highness is young and it's okay to be playful..." The old man shook his head and said: "It's just that there are three princes in Qi State now, and the Jingguo royal family is full of talents. Even a woman can preside over government affairs, let alone the young King Jin..."

"Your Highness has been in Jingguo for so long. You know this better than the old minister..." He sighed and said, "I'm just worried that our Wu Kingdom... has no successor!"

The woman lowered her head and said no more.

The royal family of Jingguo is full of talents. The eldest princess, as a woman, has demonstrated a great strategy for governing the country. The king of Jin is only twelve years old. At the age of ten, he was able to support a school of arithmetic. Their current emperor is even more skilled. The establishment of the Academy of Sciences has greatly improved people's livelihood, brought about earth-shaking changes in Jingguo's military strength, and deterred other countries...

Most importantly, most importantly...

A familiar face appeared in her mind, and then her face darkened slightly.

Seeing her appearance, the young man lowered his head, walked out from behind the old man, shook her arm and said, "Sister, don't be angry. I listen to the Prime Minister and I will study hard..."

The woman touched his head and said, "If you want to play, go and play..."

"Thank you, sister!" the young man said happily and ran out of the camp quickly.

The old man looked outside the tent, shook his head, and sighed: "God does not bless our country, let us suffer so many disasters, drive out the rebels, and restore the dynasty..."

Facing the woman, he slowly knelt down and said loudly: "It's up to you, Your Highness!"

Yang Liuqing leaned down and helped him up, with a look of determination on his face and said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I will definitely avenge my father, the emperor and my mother, and I will not let the people of my country of Wu continue to suffer this torture." …”

…

Shuzhou.

As the most remote state in Jingguo, the imperial court has always adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards this place.

Precisely because Shuzhou is remote and adjacent to the chaotic land that is ignored by the three neighboring countries, bandits are everywhere... In the past two years, when the King of Shu was here, he went everywhere to plunder people's wealth and anointing, which made the life of the people of Shuzhou even more difficult.

Now that King Shu has left, another King Jing has come...

The Prince Jing's Mansion is already under construction. Although the people of Shuzhou did not donate money in this name, and it seems that he is not the same person as the King of Shu, the people were still very uneasy when they mentioned His Highness Prince Jing, whom they heard about for the first time. .

In the past two years, there have been fewer bandits coming out of the chaotic land to harm the people, and their lives have finally been easy. But don't let the jackals go, and the tigers and leopards come again...

Strangely enough, businessmen in the past two years have had mixed reviews about the situation in the Chaos Land.

Some people say that they are extremely vicious, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil.

Some people say that bandits are also kind-hearted. As long as they pay a certain fee, they will escort the caravan out of the chaotic land. It is tantamount to hiring a team of reliable guards. In terms of cost, it is cheaper than hiring real guards...

When encountering mountain bandits, the way to tell whether to resist is to see if their leader has hair on his head...

At this time, in a place of chaos, somewhere in an unknown mountain, a bald man excitedly took a piece of paper and rushed into a room somewhere, saying loudly: "Bookworm, bookworm, hurry up, the prince has a letter, read it to me. , look what the prince said!"

"What's the rush? What's the rush..." A young man with a pale face and a somewhat frail body glanced at him, took the letter, read it, and said with a smile: "The prince said that they will arrive in Shuzhou soon. , let us go there first..."

The big man slapped his thigh and laughed loudly: "The prince is here, and the brothers in the alliance are also here. Now, those bastards, look at me misbehaving in their home this time, let those little bastards know , who is responsible for this chaotic place!"

The big man walked out of the room, and a group of people approaching him immediately saluted respectfully, "Hello, big brother!"

This group of people stood together with the bald man, looking particularly harmonious, as if the world around them was a little brighter.

The bald man waved his hand to the row of bald heads in front of him and said, "The prince is coming soon. Please cheer up. Don't embarrass me..."

A group of people responded and dispersed.

As you can see, this is a flattened hilltop with a very large area. The ground is paved with bluestone slabs and the houses are scattered in an orderly manner. If you walk along a street, you will find that there are shops, hooks and railings here. There are medical clinics, restaurants... everything you can find outside, you can find everything here. It's like a shrunken city in the mountains.

In the past two years, many people have been captured. If nothing happens, they will be asked to build bridges, pave roads and build houses. Now they have finally made some achievements. When the prince comes, he should be satisfied...

The big man touched his shiny head with a smile on his face.

Dozens of miles away, someone looked very ugly.

The man looked gloomy and asked, "What did those people say?"

A young man looked up and said: "They said that the other side has many good players with good strength. Unless their queen takes action, it will be difficult for us to take advantage together. We are advised not to act rashly." …”

The man curled his lips disdainfully, "What a bullshit holy religion, it's nothing more than that..."

"Your Highness, then let's..."

The man waved his hand, "Let them be rampant for a few more days..."

At the same time, on the hilltop adjacent to this place, a man in purple walked into the room, looked at the young man in the room, and asked: "Mr. Messenger, what did the queen say?"

"The overall situation in Qi State has not yet been decided, and I have no time to take care of it for the time being." The young man waved his hand and said, "Don't conflict with them yet."

The man in purple nodded and asked: "Then how should I explain to that person..."

"He's just a waste. If we didn't see him being of some use in the future, why would we have kept him till now?" The young man said casually, got up and walked outside the door and walked out of the yard.

In the open space ahead, a man in yellow took a bite of a bun, frowned and said, "Who steamed the buns today and beat the salt seller to death..."

He took a few sips and threw the bun in the corner. When he turned his head, he found a gaze looking at him.

"Protect... protect the law!"

Sensing the coldness in his eyes, he shuddered, ran over quickly, swallowed the dusty buns in big gulps, and said with a trembling voice: "This buns, good, delicious..."

The only teaching of the Holy Religion is to obey the orders of the Empress.

The Holy Religion also has an invisible decree.

Don't waste food--especially don't waste food in front of the Right Protector.

Disobedience to the empress leads to death.

Wasting food in front of the Right Protector is worse than death.

…

Public security in Shuzhou has improved slightly in the past two years. Although it is not due to the government, more caravans are willing to pass through.

At this moment, several carriages were slowly driving into Shuzhou along the official road.