my wife is mulan

Chapter 749 Envoys of the Three Kingdoms

Qianjing, the imperial palace.

Heavy snow fell continuously for two days and two nights, and there was a thick layer of snow on the ground.

At dawn, the snow was still falling, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan had to get up and prepare to go to court.

Hua Mulan put on the uniform for Zhao Junsheng with his arms outstretched, and said while arranging the clothes, "It has been snowing for two days and two nights, and I don't know when it will stop. If it continues, I am worried that there will be snow disasters everywhere. At that time, I am afraid that many people and livestock will freeze to death!"

Zhao Junsheng sighed, "Natural disasters, people can't stop them, they can only take precautions. Before the winter, I have issued an order to prepare for the cold and snow disasters. I believe that even if there are casualties of people and livestock, the losses should not be too great. ,Do not worry!"

"Besides, the imperial court already has a very complete performance evaluation system. It is impossible for local officials to ignore the disaster, otherwise they will not pass the performance evaluation at the end of the year. For the sake of their official positions, they will not let it go. Of course, dereliction of duty is not ruled out. Yes, this is only a minority after all!"

Hua Mulan sighed, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, I just hope that every household under my great leadership can have a lively and prosperous New Year with peace of mind, and it will be fine if there are no natural or man-made disasters!"

After finishing their dressing and tidying up, the two of them left the palace after a hasty breakfast. They neither sat on the imperial chariot nor rode a horse, and directly walked towards the Taiji Hall with big strides hand in hand.

In winter, I feel more comfortable when I walk. By the time Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, they were already slightly hot.

The ministers had already arrived, and after they shouted cautiously, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan walked to the throne made of gold and white jade to listen to the government.

Zhao Junsheng looked outside the hall, and it was still dark at this time, so he said, "Do you have something to play today?"

Shang Shu Zuo Pu shot Dongfang Chen first to stand up and say, "Recently, there has been heavy snowfall in the Gyeonggi area for several days. I am afraid that other places are also experiencing large-scale snowfall. Ministers and others are worried about snow disasters. They have issued decrees to make all local governments stand ready. Officials are not allowed to take leave to take a bath. Be ready for disaster relief at any time!"

"Qinghe prefect Huang Huizhen made a memorial, please allocate 60 guan for river dredging and river reinforcement!"

"Your Majesty's mausoleum needs to be allocated 300 guan from the internal treasury!"

"Yang Nandang, the former Lord of Qiuchi and King of Di, has been in Beijing for more than ten days, and has requested to see His Majesty three times!"

Cui Hao stood up and reported, "Your Majesty, the town generals of the six towns in the north and Xue An, the general who conquered the south, have written letters requesting the allocation of military pay, food fodder and supplementary ordnance in the first half of next year!"

"In view of the fact that our military system is mostly a follow-up to the previous dynasty, it is a bit chaotic, and there are many disadvantages in the actual combat process, which is not conducive to command. Many generals have written to suggest that the military system be rebuilt!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded after listening to these military and political affairs reports, "Okay, let's discuss one by one! Let's talk about the recent heavy snowfall. This matter cannot be ignored. A little carelessness may cause irreparable losses. For the common people Our lives and property, no matter the ministers or local officials, must have a strong sense of responsibility... If a disaster occurs in any locality, the Shangshutai must report it immediately and send personnel to preside over the disaster relief! Dongfang Chen, what is the second thing? ? How did you deal with it?"

Dongfang Chen said, "Qinghe prefect Huang Huizhen made a memorial, please allocate 60 guan to clean up the river bed of the Yellow River and reinforce the embankments along the banks. The ministers thought that it is now the middle of winter, and there is heavy snowfall everywhere, and it is no longer suitable for river cleaning. The river bed can only be dismissed, but the reinforcement of the embankment can support it!"

Zhao Junsheng asked, "When was the last time the river section in Qinghe County was dredged?"

Dongfang Chen turned to look at the subordinate officials of Shangshutai and asked, "Who is in charge of water conservancy?"

A middle-aged official stood up and answered tremblingly, "Qin Tao, the doctor of the Ministry of Water Resources..."

"Your Majesty asked you when was the last time the river in Qinghe County was dredged?"

"This...this..." Qin Tao couldn't answer, sweating profusely.

Dongfang Chen yelled, "I don't want to check it yet!"

"Yes Yes!"

Zhao Junsheng said, "Forget it, it will take less than half an hour for you to go back and forth. I and Zhuqing don't have time to wait for you. I won't punish you this time. Next time I ask about water conservancy, if you still answer If you don’t come out, I won’t punish you, please resign yourself, and don’t embarrass yourself in my court anymore! People who work in any line of work are not proficient in their craft, do you think you can still get along?”

"I am ashamed, thank you Your Majesty for teaching me, I will definitely work hard after I go down!"

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a while, "The dredging of Qinghe County is not in a hurry. It can be supported in one or two years. They can be supported to reinforce the river embankment. First, send personnel to investigate to see if they are really strengthening the river embankment. If it is true, let them Qinghe County reports the budget, and then allocates money as appropriate!"

"Yes!"

"As for the construction of the mausoleum, the Ministry of Industry can send someone to select a site. There is no rush for this matter!"

In the next hour or so, Zhao Junsheng and his courtiers made decisions on some important military and political affairs on the spot. If they couldn't make decisions for a while, they put them aside for the time being and decided later.

"Your Majesty, there is one last thing. Yang Nandang has been in the capital for more than ten days, and he has written three times to ask for an audience! In addition, there are envoys from Tuyuhun and Beiliang who have sent envoys to pay tribute. It is reasonable for His Majesty to call them for an audience. They waited too long!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded and said, "In that case, Xuanyang Nandang, Tuyuhun envoys, and Beiliang envoys will come to the palace to have an audience!"

The eunuch immediately shouted loudly and called these people into the palace.

While there was still some time, Zhao Junsheng and the officials made some news in the side hall, drank some tea, ate some snacks to fill their stomachs, and warmed up by the fire.

Half an hour later, the eunuch came to report that Yang Nandang, Tuyuhun and Beiliang's envoy had arrived outside the palace gate to wait for the call, Zhao Junsheng immediately called and went into the main hall with the ministers to wait for these people to have an audience.

Under the leadership of the eunuch, Yang Nandang, the envoys of Tuyuhun and Beiliang walked into the hall together.

"Chou Chi's Lord Yang Nandang pays his respects to His Majesty!"

"The envoy of Tuyuhun, Shi Yin, pays his respects to His Majesty!"

"Ju Qu Anzhou, the envoy of the Northern Liang Kingdom, pays his respects to His Majesty!"

Just now when he was resting in the side hall, Zhao Junsheng had already heard Li Ji introduce the identities of Shiyin and Juqu Anzhou. Shiyin is the nephew of Tuyuhun King Mu Liyan.

Zhao Junsheng couldn't understand their language either. Fortunately, there was a civil official who was proficient in the three languages ​​as an interpreter. He raised his hand, "The three are free from courtesy!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng said, "Master Yang was summoned by my decree. Shiyin and Juqu Anzhou, I don't know what your master sent two of you to see me?"

"So that His Majesty will know, my king sent ministers here to present a form to His Majesty, requesting to be honored as a minister and pay tribute, and to ask for the blessing of the Daqian Dynasty! This is the above form and the tribute list, please have a look at it!"

The eunuch came over and took the form and the gift list, turned around and walked up the jade steps and handed them to Zhao Junsheng. Zhao Junsheng looked at the form and found that it was written in Chinese characters.

Looking at the gift list again, there are thirty horses, three hundred sheep, and ten pieces of white jade.

After watching it, Zhao Junsheng smiled and said to Shi Yin, "I'm very happy that Mu Liyan, the leader of the Tuyuhun Kingdom, can present himself as a minister and pay tribute, but his tribute gift is too shabby!"

Shi Yin quickly said, "Your Majesty, I don't have a lot of products in Tuyuhun, and I really don't have anything to sell. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng changed the subject, "I heard that you are Mu Liyan's nephew, so who is your father?"

"Return to Your Majesty, my father is Shu Luogan!"

Shu Luogan?Zhao Junsheng was at a loss, never heard of it!

Secretary Lang Wang Jin walked over quickly and whispered a few words beside Zhao Junsheng. After hearing this, Zhao Junsheng asked Shi Yin, "It turns out that your father Shu Luogan is the eighth ruler of Tuyuhun, and the current ruler Mu Liyan It is the No.11 ruler, and I am very confused about your Tuyuhun succession system, can you explain it to me?"

"Okay, Your Majesty!" Shi Yin agreed, and said, "So that Your Majesty can know that the inheritance of the five generations of Tuyuhun kings before me was inherited from father to son, and since the sixth generation of king Wang Shi, he said before he died that we Tuyuhun Today's situation is all due to the mutual support between brothers. One arrow is easy to break, but twenty arrows together are not easy to break. So he passed the position of king to his younger brother Wuheti and asked My sons unite with each other and support their uncle to grow Tuyuhun together! He also made a rule that from now on, the king's brother will end up with his brother, and if there is no younger brother who can inherit the king's position, he will pass on the throne to his brother son, this is the so-called pass on to a nephew but not to a son!"

"Wuheti is the youngest brother. He was defeated and fled to Nanliang and died there. According to the rules, the people of the country let the son of Wuheti's eldest brother inherit the position of king, that is, my father Shuluogan! Later my Before his father died, he passed the title of ruler to his uncle, A Jack. Tuyuhun grew stronger under his uncle's management. Later, when he fell ill, he called all his brothers and sons together before he died. The way the arrow is not easy to break is to warn the brothers and heirs that the first emperor abandoned his son and passed the great power to him, how could he selfishly pass the great power to his son Weidai? So he passed the great power to The younger brother Mu Gui, and later the youngest uncle Mu Liyan succeeded uncle Mu Gui as king!"

Zhao Junsheng and the ministers and generals in the court were very touched when they heard Shi Yin’s introduction of the story of Tuyuhun’s succession. It’s no wonder that Tuyuhun was able to survive for eleven generations. It is not unreasonable, if brothers can work together, have no selfishness, no internal fighting, and unanimously external, then the strength that can be gathered can be beyond imagination.

Tuyuhun was just a small tribe at the beginning, but after more than 100 years, it has developed to this point. If the Central Plains dynasty can work together like this, I am afraid that no country in the world can compete with him.

Zhao Junsheng asked, "So, you are the first heir to the next king of Tuyuhun?"