There’s a Dragon Girl in the Desolate Sea: 734|Sixty-second dragon scales (six)

Sixty-two dragon scales (six)

Four years after the queen's accession to the throne, the Prince of Qi fled the capital at night, and the Prince of Qi refused to send the prince back to Beijing. The empress was furious about the fief, and the hussar general Qin Xiao led a hundred thousand soldiers to attack Qi, slaughtering the heir of the king of Qi, and capturing the king of Qi alive.

The queen left King Qi with his life and imprisoned him in the imperial mausoleum.

For a time, the people all praised the benevolence and righteousness of the female emperor.

Afterwards, the King of Jiaodong took the initiative to write a letter requesting to accept the vassal, and went to the capital with his family. Due to the fief reclaimed, the queen changed the title of King Jiaodong to King An, and gave the palace and rewards. King An was very grateful.

After half a year, the King of Shu also took the initiative to surrender.

By virtue of the defection of the Prince of Qi, the empress successfully took over the vassal. So far, all seventy-two prefectures in Wu, Qi, Shu, and Jiaodong have returned to the territory. The empress divided the seventy-two prefectures into four "provinces" and dispatched Confidants stationed, called "commander."

Among them, the third son of the great Sima Qin Zheng, the second son Qin Ce as the commander of Wu Province, the third son Qin Zhan as the commander of Qi Province, the eldest son Qin Xiaoze, the eldest son, the hussar general, served the Empress and the Empress of the Qin family. Huanxin, countless people are jealous, but Qin politicians are very strict, never interact with court officials, and have no marriage relationship.

Qin Zheng himself did not expect that the Empress would trust him so much, and even named himself the Great Sima on the basis of the generals - this is the highest-ranking military attache in the Dali Dynasty, and his sons are also widely used , Now that the border is stable, Qin Zheng thinks that he has to go back to see His Majesty. In any case, he must thank him for this trust and kindness.

After entering the capital, he could not even change his armor, so he entered the palace as a saint. In the past few years after the empress ascended the throne, the letters between the two have never been interrupted, and they even talked very happily. Linglong never hesitated to write letters. Expressing her aspirations in the middle of the border, she will naturally not let it go.

The rise of commerce in the Dali dynasties has also driven the border economy. The milk, cheese, fur, spices and other items unique to the border are very rare in the Central Plains, while the utensils, seeds, vegetables and fruits in the Central Plains are very rare in the Central Plains. The border gate is also a rare item. The merchants are allowed to have a national business station. The life of the border gate people is better every day. These are all in Qin Zheng's eyes.

Even during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, the border had never been so prosperous!

Qin Zheng felt this, and wanted to take the initiative to return to Beijing to meet the Empress to express his gratitude.

Linglong will naturally not refuse this. She has never seen this Qin Da Sima. In her memory, Emperor Xiaozong once told her about the trustworthy person in the court before his death, and Qin Zheng's name was put on the list. in the first place. When I saw him now, this Qin Da Sima was tall and burly, with a beautiful beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was full of momentum.

Well... Qin Xiao should look like Mrs. Qin.

Qin Zheng is also very surprised by the appearance of the little empress. She is only fifteen years old this year, and there are still two months before she reaches her wedding day, but she is extremely beautiful. Rao is Qin Zheng's experience at this age. Si Meimei was a little breathless, but he had no evil intentions, just out of appreciation for beauty. In addition to being beautiful, the imperial aura of the empress should not be underestimated, at least Qin Zheng was willing to kneel and salute.

Linglong came to help him in person, the old and the young had a good relationship with each other, even Qin Xiao's special visit to see his own father was ignored.

Now he is in charge of guarding the palace and the capital, and also supervising the prison affairs. He is an indispensable confidant of Linglong. He is very busy on weekdays. He heard that his father came to Beijing specially. Take a look at him.

Linglong thinks that Qin Zheng is really a very interesting person. He has no air at all, but is very funny and peaceful. The monarch and the minister talked at night by candlelight. In addition to the thriving border gate, Qin Zheng also told Linglong about the barbarian, the female emperor ascended the throne, and the barbarian rested for four years, as if he was about to make a comeback. The farm tools were stolen. Qin Zheng personally checked them. All the stolen farm tools were new crops and improved farm tools popularized from the capital.

"I heard that the grasslands are fertile, especially suitable for grazing. Barbarians' milk barbecue tastes very good. I wonder if it's true?"

Qin Zheng was stunned for a moment when asked, and then nodded: "Go back to Your Majesty, that's how it is. Although the border is windy and sandy, crossing the border is the grassland where barbarians have been grazing and living for generations. They are nomads, and they were born in On horseback, but because of this, it is not stable, so the population has been difficult to grow, and once winter comes, cattle, sheep and horses will freeze to death in large numbers, they do not grow crops, but they want to eat, so they always want to rob us."

Linglong said with a smile: "Da Sima, one day, I want to personally taste the roasted whole lamb from the grassland. Is it really as delicious as I imagined?"

Qin Zheng also laughed: "The minister will not be humiliated!"

When he came out of the palace, Qin Zheng always had a smile on his face. When he left the palace gate, he passed by a handsome young official in an official robe. Qin Zheng cupped his hands, and the other party returned the salute. , Qin Zheng didn't take it to heart. When he left the palace gate, he saw another famous black horse next to his horse, which was the eldest son's mount.

The father and son have not seen each other for a long time, and Qin Zheng has time to care about the current situation of the eldest son.

Qin Xiao is prudent by nature, and told Qin Zheng about the important events of the past few years. Qin Zheng nodded, and the father and son walked side by side. Although there were not many people on the street, he always controlled his speed and avoided the avenue. Walk.

"Your Majesty is the King."

For the affirmation from his father, Qin Xiao first nodded, then shook his head, Qin Zheng looked strange, what does this mean? But Qin Xiao didn't elaborate, and he didn't ask.

He is a very enlightened father.

"When I came here, I met a young official in official uniform of the third grade, and entered the palace in a hurry, but Lu You, the inspector and censor you mentioned to me in your letter?"

"Exactly." Qin Xiao frowned slightly, "He entered the palace again?"

Da Sima pondered, the use of the word "you" for the eldest son is very mysterious!

The sons are not around, but there is always a correspondence between the father and the son. Linglong will tell him in the letter that Qin Xiao does not like to talk, so the father and son will report to each other that they are safe. The letter mentioned was the young master Lu Youlu who had no military skills but was able to sit on the top of the third grade to inspect the censor. According to Qin Zheng's understanding, the eldest son did not seem to like this person.

Qin Xiaodao: "Although Lu You has a deep city, he has a great talent for governing the country. In this regard, father, you and I are far inferior to him."

Qin Zhengdao: "It's rare to hear such a compliment from your mouth. It can be seen that this Master Lu has real talents and practical learning."

If so, why did the eldest son show such an expression?

Qin Xiao replied: "There are real talents and real learning, and he has done a lot for His Majesty in the past few years. When the Prince of Qi would defect to the capital and lead me to Qidi to suppress the rebellion, he was running. "

Let the prince of Qi Wang secretly return to the fief, and make the prince of Qi refuse to send the prince back to rebel. It sounds simple, but it is not easy to operate. First of all, the Prince of Qi himself is a talented person with both civil and military skills. He is the son-in-law carefully trained by the King of Qi, and he is not a fool who begs for food on the street. How could he flee the capital at night just because he said a few words? He knew that if he did that, King Qi would definitely be the target of the public, but he still did it—why?

After the Prince of Qi returned to the fief, the cunning and cunning King of Qi only sent a letter to accuse him of the crime, but he refused to send the prince back, and even threatened the mines of Qidi during the conversation. Why?

The Empress gave Lu You full authority to handle this matter. In all fairness, Qin Zheng himself felt that he couldn't do it. Let him fight **** battles and march in formations, he will have nothing to say, but if he is intrigued with others, Qin Zheng will not be able to do it.

In Linglong's words, the Qin family's father and son would not survive an episode of a palace fighting drama.

Therefore, she gave Qin Xiao a high degree of trust and could send him to do anything, but not for Lu You. Lu You could only be her knife, but Qin Xiao could be her guard by her side when she was sleeping. loyal dog.

However, there is another point that Qin Xiao doesn't like Lu You, the empress is about to reach her robe, but Lu You has entered the palace more and more times to ask to see him. I don't know if it is Qin Xiao's illusion, he always thinks... Lu You treats the empress. There are unreasonable thoughts.

Qin Zheng's face darkened: "How old is this Mr. Lu!"

Lu You happens to be three years older than Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao is twenty-four this year, and Lu You is twenty-seven, just one round older than the Empress!

"Lu You is very ambitious and has to be guarded." Qin Xiao said.

Qin Zheng asked him, "Have you ever talked to His Majesty about this?"

Qin Xiao shook his head: "This is just my son's idea, and I can't be sure. My son doesn't want to be such a tell-tale person."

Qin Zheng nodded and said: "Even so, you still need to pay more attention. Your Majesty is a wise man. If you indulge in the love of your children, it would be bad. She is young, so as not to be deceived."

This is purely from the perspective of an older person. After all, the female emperor Qin Zheng saw was Bingxue, who was smart, innocent and cute. She also had a pair of excellent eyes. When she smiled, it seemed like stars were shining. , Qin Zheng did not have a daughter, and he did not dare to treat the empress as a daughter, but he was happy when he saw it.

Qin Xiao:......

Everyone in the world has been deceived, not even the Empress.

In the beginning, he also thought the same as his father. He felt that the young empress was easy to be deceived. It was not until after countless lessons of blood and tears that Qin Xiao knew that Lu You could only be the second in terms of heart.

Linglong has been very busy recently, and without him, the four-yearly Autumn Festival is about to kick off. This is also her first scientific expedition as the emperor and empress. In order to please her, the people below do not dare to make any mistakes. Everything demands perfection.

However, there is no advanced scanning equipment in this era, and all the students have to be searched before entering the venue. cold. The capital of the Dali Dynasty is further north, so it will be even colder, but the candidates who come to the exam are not allowed to wear cotton-padded clothes, because they are afraid that they will play tricks in the cotton-padded clothes. The project was so cold that the lifters were still wearing single clothes without interlayers.

Seven or eight pieces of this single coat won't keep you cold, and the test environment is also very harsh. There are about 1,300 candidates participating in the autumn festival this year. As soon as it blows, there is a crackling sound, and the test is seven days and seven nights. All food, drink, and Lhasa are inside. The body and bones are slightly worse, and there are people who die in one test!

There is a huge age difference between those who come to the examination, some are in their teens and some are in their tens of years.

Once every four years, many people come to the capital from thousands of miles away, spending money on the road, writing, ink, paper and inkstone, which one doesn't want money? How many people can afford it? If you don't pass the exam, you have to wait another four years!

There are those who have failed the test in previous years, and they will take the test again this year. They have experience. The clothes should be single-layered, and the extra one should be one. The food should be easy to import. it is good. Hand stoves cannot be brought in. The four treasures of the study have to be inspected layer by layer. Quilts will be provided in the exam room. Then, you must pray that the weather will not change. It is best to have a clear sky. The other is not to get sick. trip!

But when I entered the exam room this year, everyone was stunned.

This cubicle is nowhere near as good as it used to be!

Not only does it not leak, but it also has no sound! There is no sound even when the wind blows, so you can answer the questions with peace of mind!

In addition, the quilts provided in previous years were all over the place with mildew and spots. Although this year's quilts did not look new, they were all washed and clean, and they smelled like they had just been sun-dried! Then there are even charcoal basins provided in the aisle!

The charcoal pots are all good charcoal, colorless, odorless, and very warm.

Most importantly, the test room will give out free meals twice a day! The meat and vegetables are paired with fish and meat, and the food is full and warm, and the candidates are full of energy when they write and answer the questions!

Before the test, the invigilator said a few words, and the candidates listened to them and learned that the changes this year were all the will of His Majesty, saying that they are the future pillars of the country and should be treated well. The candidates were moved. Tears welled up in my eyes, one by one with great ambitions, and vowed to serve His Majesty!

Qin Zheng was not in a hurry to leave the capital, and was also sent to supervise. At the same time, Lu You was also sent. This was also the first time that Qin Zheng had spoken to Lu You seriously.

Lu You is undoubtedly a person who is well versed in the way of speech. He advances and retreats to a certain degree and talks. Rao is that Qin Zheng learned from the eldest son that Lu You seems to have a bad opinion of the little empress, and he can't help but sigh this son. Not really in the pool.

While he observed Lu You, Lu You was also observing him.

In the past few years, he has worked hard for the little empress. Only he knows what Lu You is thinking, and no one else knows.

His ambitions are too big for ordinary people to swallow.

But on the road of his ambition, Qin Zheng is undoubtedly a big mountain that cannot be climbed in front of him.

Emperor Xiaozong passed away, the situation in the court was tense, the empress ascended the throne, and there was only one Hu Xiuhe around, but Hu Xiuhe was just a eunuch, he was good at serving his master, how much did he know about government affairs? Lu You felt at that time that his opportunity had come.

Unfortunately, the little empress is not as simple and stupid as he expected. The moment she stabbed King Wu to death in front of all the ministers, Lu You swears that he saw the smile on the face of the little empress!

She enjoys the thrill of killing.

Lu You was so excited that her scalp was numb, it must be interesting to steal her country from such a person, right?

That would be a huge challenge.

However, to Lu You's disappointment, the Empress did not trust him, and even handed a letter to Qin Zheng behind his back. Qin Xiao entered the capital and immediately became a celebrity by the Empress' side. With Qin's army on the side, Lu You originally wanted to borrow The dissatisfaction of several vassal kings provoked the war, but the three careerists shrank their heads cowardly.

On the contrary, it was myself, who didn't take advantage of it, and caused a fishy mess.

In the next few years, the performance of the empress exceeded everyone's expectations, not to mention the deceased Emperor Xiaozong, the founder of the Dali Kingdom, the ancestor, I am afraid she is not as good as her!

The world is stable and the world is at peace. Most of the people who rebelled in the Taiping era had bad brains, and Lu You was not as stupid as King Qi. He yearns for the kind of power to control everything. Since he can't get it in the way he originally intended, he can take a different path.

The little empress has grown up.

The fifteen-year-old girl was just in the beginning of her love affair, and Lu You gradually changed from "wanting to conquer the world" to "wanting to conquer the empress".

What kind of scenery will that small face that is always high above be stained with shyness and love? He really wanted to see it.

However, Qin Xiao seems to have seen something, and always makes troubles in an unpleasant manner, and for Lu You's favor, Linglong accepts all the bills, and rudely flirts with him but does not let him occupy a small point. cheap. Whenever Lu You felt that he was special to the Empress, Linglong would let him find out that he was not the unique one. Hu Xiuhe had what he had, and Qin Xiao also had it. And when Lu You felt frustrated, Linglong gave him a little hope just right, like hanging a carrot in front of a mule, so that he couldn't eat it, so Lu You would only work harder for her.

Lu You may never have dreamed that the twenty-seven-year-old self is not at all the opponent of the little empress when it comes to men and women. Who is the little empress? That is a master who can't touch a leaf in a thousand flowers!

She has touched more men and women than Lu You's hair!

With the end of the autumn season and the arrival of the Empress and the Emperor, all the officials in the court began to move, but before that, Linglong discussed with Empress Dowager Ren'an to release the palace servants over twenty-five years old to marry on their own.

When Emperor Xiaozong was there, there was no one else in the harem except Empress Dowager Ren'an, and every time the draft was left, all the palace servants were left. When I arrived at Linglong, I felt that there were too many people to serve, and it was completely unnecessary. She discussed with Empress Dowager Ren'an to give grace to the palace people, and Empress Dowager Ren'an agreed without thinking.

Most of these palace servants are well-trained and skilled. Some want to go home, while others want to stay. Linglong who goes home is given gold and silver to **** them. If they want to stay, she also finds them. do something else.

After all, there are too many people in the palace, and everyone has a mouth. Where can I not spend money? She has to keep the money in the treasury for great use!

Most of the palace servants who want to stay are unrelated and helpless. Otherwise, they do not plan to get married. They feel that life in the palace is better than marriage. Linglong feels that the Queen Mother Ren'an has nothing to do every day. Sadly misses Emperor Xiaozong and wants to find something for her to do.

These female officials were the first female school teachers.

No matter what age, Linglong believes that for human beings, nothing is more important than education. For many people, it doesn’t make sense for you to reason with her. The living environment and social environment have a great impact on a person. She is the empress, but she can’t stay in this world forever. To be honest, she already feels that being an emperor is annoying now She has given up on her son, and before she quits, she has to find an heir, right?

Want her to give birth? That is absolutely impossible.

Linglong knew that when she was on the throne, all the officials surrendered to a peaceful atmosphere, but as soon as she left and changed someone, the group of people immediately revealed their true colors. She didn't think the next emperor would be able to suppress Lu You like her. Damn it, that guy can arrogantly stick out his head if he gives him a little gap, but he can't be too ambitious.

Democracy, freedom, equal rights, it will take a long, long time for the human world to achieve these, and Linglong will definitely not stay until then. Just like the life that Ding Lan met before, no matter who it is, the changes brought by it are limited, and only time can change the human world.

The Empress Dowager Ren'an is very supportive of Linglong. Mostly, only women can understand the difficulties of women. She is the empress dowager, always thinking of sharing her daughter's worries, and also wanting to do something for the women in this world.

In addition, Linglong also wants to open up the river.

There is no other reason, the traffic of the Dali dynasties is really too much! fall! back! !

The official roads are in disrepair all the year round, the roads are rough and sparse, the transportation is inconvenient, and it is not easy to do business. How did the social economy develop? People living in the north want to eat seafood more difficult than heaven! Seafood in coastal states and counties costs a few cents a pound, and when it arrives in the north, it becomes sky-high! Because of the difficulty of transportation, you can't eat fresh if you have money!

Build the road!

Roads must be built!

After being exempted from taxes in the first year, the common people paid taxes as normal for the next three years. Coupled with the appearance of the national trading station, the treasury was piled up like a mountain of silver. After recovering Qidi, she made a fortune just by relying on the rich mines. Linglong plans to use all this money to dig rivers to open the way. She wants to eat fresh lychees from the river in the south, and cheese and jerky from the border. fresh!

The ministers who were very shocked and excited about Linglong's future plan said long live the emperor, and many scholars and writers even wrote poems and poems to praise the empress. Maybe no one thought that the original intention of the empress was just because she wanted to eat Just fresh food.

No need to be too moved, she's doing it for herself anyway.

Soon, all parts of the country received the decree from the imperial court that every household should send a labor force to serve if they could. All of our children can't wait to hide, and some even hide in the deep mountains...

There were still some who didn't hide. They followed the officers and soldiers with trembling and pale faces. When they came back a few months later, their family members looked at them and said, oh, are they here to suffer or to enjoy themselves? In addition to being a little darker, it has become strong and fat! When you look ruddy, you'll be living a good day!

I have heard from people who have been there that the officers and soldiers have a good attitude towards them. They all shout at each other, and they have meat three times a day, and they even get paid! Not only that, the people who participated in the road construction and the wealthy businessmen who donated money will have their names engraved on the big stone tablets at the intersection! What an honor this is! Guangzong Yaozu!

Those who didn't go have regrets, but unfortunately it's too late. There are limited openings in various states and counties. After recruiting people and doing the work, they are gone. If you want to go, you can only go to the next state and county. You have to go early. It's too late to be robbed!