The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 573 The Out-of-Control Emperor

The high-spirited Dongwang suddenly received a gift from the capital, which was from his mother. He opened it quickly, and found a wooden sword inside.

The guards held the box respectfully, and Tang Yan took it out in a daze, feeling familiar, but couldn't remember it for a while.

"What's the meaning of mother and concubine? To give a child's wooden sword to the widow, is it for a grandson?" Tang Yan looked at the wooden sword for a long time, confused, and looked at the person from the capital.

The man also said he didn't know, "The imperial concubine didn't explain anything."

Tang Yanqian didn't understand what he meant, so he said casually: "In a few years, when the Eastern Domain is stable, I will return to the capital to visit my mother and concubine. I haven't seen my mother and concubine for many years, and I miss my mother and concubine very much."

Shortly after.

Tang Yanqian made meritorious ministers in Edo, and the whole Dongfan was happy.

……

"Bang, bang, bang..."

In the imperial city, because the emperor didn't like loud noises, he switched to beating wooden clappers to tell the time, and a group of people knocked as they walked.

Tang Qing'an was in Kunning Palace, but recently he liked Tanchun a little bit.

Sometimes Tang Qing'an sighed in his heart, what is so attractive about Tanchun? In terms of appearance alone in the harem, Tanchun is not the most outstanding.

It seems to be a character.

Tang Qing'an regretted not discovering the benefits of Tanchun before.

In front of Tanchun, Tang Qing'an was easily agitated. Sometimes he was happy, sometimes angry, and sometimes depressed. Anyway, it was much more interesting.

Tang Qing'an, who is in his fifties, has an increasingly eccentric temper, and only Tanchun can handle him. People in the palace say that the empress is a virtuous person.

Until someone came to report, Qin Guiren invited the imperial physician.

Tang Qing'an quickly sat up from the couch, and asked in surprise: "But Qing is unwell? Is it serious?" Without waiting for anyone's answer, he got up and walked out.

Panting all the way, the sedan chairs behind followed, Tang Qing'an had no choice but to accept his old age and got on the sedan chair, dissatisfied with his body, urging people to move quickly.

Arriving at the Xian'an Hall, without waiting for the maids to salute, Tang Qing'an strode in and saw Qin Keqing sitting there in good condition.

"How did you come."

"I heard that you hired an imperial physician here, what's wrong with you?" Tang Qing'an walked over and sat beside Qin Keqing.

Husband and wife for more than 30 years, the two have already reached the point of family affection.

Qin Keqing shook her head.

Her two sons left the country, one in the west and the other in the east, and her daughter also married as a wife and went out with her husband.

There are some regrets in life, but it is also smooth.

Are you satisfied with your husband?

Some dissatisfaction, but no regrets.

As for the children, she can no longer take care of them. When they grow up, they should have their own world.

Only the husband in front of me.

Qin Keqing took the initiative to hold Tang Qing'an's hand.

As the saying goes, old children are old children, but my husband ages a little fast. Although he is only in his fifties, he is very old inside.

She could feel her husband's loneliness, although she didn't know where her husband's loneliness came from.

So she went with her husband.

She never stopped what the husband wanted to do, and she also watched coldly whoever he wanted to get close to, but the husband seemed to be missing something all the time.

Until now, Qin Keqing seems to understand a little bit.

The husband is too perfect, so perfect that he lost his own character, no matter in Jinzhou or in the capital.

He worked tirelessly to be a perfect man.

But is my husband really a perfect person? He should be an ordinary person, and ordinary people should have their own desires.

As a monarch, he has suppressed a lot of desires that ordinary people should have. What makes a husband do this.

Qin Keqing suddenly felt sorry for her husband, she felt that he seemed to be burdened with many invisible things.

"You are getting old."

"Yes, I'm old, and I admit it in front of you." Tang Qing'an took the initiative to admit that he was old, even though he had never accepted his old age all these years, so much so that he fell off his horse last time.

"I'm getting old, what can't be presumptuous, what's the name after death?" Qin Keqing laughed.

"That won't work." Tang Qing'an shook his head.

"Xiaogan was taught by you, and he is the son who truly inherited your character." Qin Keqing sighed.

Tang Qing'an thought that Qin Keqing was worried about the eldest son.

Tang Yanqian was so unscrupulous in Dongfan that he completely ignored the imperial court and dared to do anything.

As for the court's regulations on Dongfan, Tang Yanqian did not abide by them.

There were more and more people in the capital impeaching the Eastern King. No one spoke up for Tang Yanqian. Even Liu Chengmin remained silent and did not express any opinions when he came back from the Eastern Domain.

Tang Qing'an knew the character of the second brother very well. He was dissatisfied if he didn't speak, but he didn't want to join in.

"Your son is getting more and more courageous. I'm afraid even I don't think much of him anymore." Tang Qing'an said angrily.

"You taught me that." Qin Keqing made a pun.

But Tang Qing'an didn't understand.

"Although it's your son, how can you be so biased?" Tang Qing'an was a little unhappy, and deliberately said: "Women are not allowed to interfere in politics."

Seeing that Qin Keqing was doing well, Tang Qing'an left this sentence angrily.

Qin Keqing looked at her husband's back in a daze, with some reluctance and pity in her eyes.

Tanchun's character is better.

Tang Qing'an was indignant.

He wants to build a peaceful, stable and harmonious country, and the same is true for the harem. Sure enough, only Tanchun can keep up with his thinking.

But Qing was originally a petty person, and the two sons he gave birth to had no peace of mind, so he couldn't manage the feudal domain properly, and many things would happen every once in a while.

It is better for a son to be obedient than to be obedient. It seems correct to make Tanchun's son the crown prince, Tang Qing'an thought with satisfaction.

Every day and night in Kunning Palace, after a while, due to the pressure from outside, Tang Qing'an finally met the cabinet in Wenhua Palace.

The cabinet members finally solemnly proposed in front of the emperor that the imperial court should restrict Dongfan.

"What measures are you going to take?" Tang Qing'an asked casually.

"Reaffirm the imperial court's system in Dongfan, such as restrictions on shipyards, which can only manufacture ships with three masts or less."

"Strictly order the Eastern Fan to disarm, and prohibit the country from continuing to immigrate to the Eastern Fan."

"Establish a censor in the Dongfan, and the censor will supervise the vassal king to reduce the number of vassal princes' relatives."

"Return to the imperial examination, and the selection of officials is mainly based on the imperial court."

……

More than ten decrees show that the cabinet is well thought out.It not only considered the emperor's attitude, but also adopted the domestic attitude.

"Let's discuss it first." Tang Qing'an hesitated.

The strength of the Dongfan is developing too rapidly, and the boat is small and easy to turn around. Compared with the step-by-step procedures in China, the New Deal promulgated by the Dongfan makes the Dongfan like a small boat going down the river.

Dong Fan is not counted as women, but only young and strong, with tens of thousands of people.

Although the population of Dashun is ten times that of Dongfan, but in terms of youth, it is only a few times, and Dongfan has more young children.

According to the calculations of the cabinet, in the past two years, the newborns of Dongfan were on par with those in China, which is not bad.

Every year, Dong Fan can spend immeasurable amounts of silver to purchase a large amount of minerals and materials from the country, plus Dong Fan's own production.

The consumption of light coal has already reached half of that of Dashun.

The entire Dongfan used coal as fuel. Not only did the common people use coal for cooking and cooking, but all walks of life were using coal instead of charcoal.

A Dong Fan with great potential and fast catching up, its strength will surpass that of China in ten years, at most 20 years.

Zhou Shichang, who is respectfully called Prime Minister of Practical Work, is also the third prime minister of the cabinet, and also the first prime minister of Dashun who is not from Liaodong.

He also has another identity, he is Jia Huan's father-in-law, the marriage contract was arranged by Jia Tanchun himself, and he is a natural prince.

Regardless of whether it was Tanchun's initial knowledge of people, in short, Zhou Shichang's coming to power also showed the power of the prince line.

Regardless of his various identities, Zhou Shichang is one of the people who understand things most in this era.

He threw all these data to the emperor, and he knew that the emperor must understand what it meant.

Of course Tang Qing'an understood.

During the first industrial revolution, coal was the standard to measure a country's industrial capacity, and the amount of coal used marked the country's industrial capacity.

Iron is the product of primary industry, and coal is the blood of primary industry.

In the period of primary industry, it is biased to use iron to measure a country's comprehensive industrial capacity, but coal is more comprehensive.

"Build the railway." Tang Qing'an finally made up his mind.

"Railway?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Isn't there a railway in China?Why does the emperor want to mention it alone?

Zhou Shichang's eyes lit up, he understood the emperor's thoughts, and asked respectfully: "How does the emperor want to build the railway?"

"From east to west, from south to north." Tang Qing'an showed courage.

Building a railway is not easy.

Especially in today's era, it's not just about money and food.

Wanting to build two railways across the country is not as simple as building a few railways in the mining area.

It is necessary to have the courage to open mountains when encountering mountains, build bridges when encountering waters, and disregard the power of the people.

Even in the [-]th century, the construction of major railways in various countries is a history of blood and tears, let alone in the early [-]th century.

"Plop." A woman fell outside, "Qin Guiren is not well."

Everyone in the cabinet turned pale with shock.

Seeing the woman's appearance, Tang Qing'an said with a smile, "You're in a hurry, it's not good if you break it."

"Qin... Guiren Qin is not well." The woman cried.

"What?" Tang Qing'an said with a smile.

The crowd lowered their heads and dared not speak.

"Qin Guiren is not well." The woman repeated for the third time.

Tang Qing'an stopped smiling.

He finally "heard" the woman's words clearly.

"It's not good for her, don't talk nonsense." Tang Qing'an gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

Such a voice, such a face.

Everyone has never seen it before, and people finally felt the fear from the emperor, the great terror that life and death depend on the thought of others.

The woman was too frightened to cry, and knelt down on the ground trembling.

"I...help me up..." Tang Qing'an's voice trembled.

Only then did people realize that the emperor couldn't stand up.

The guards hurried in and helped the emperor up. "Go, go." Tang Qing'an couldn't breathe well, and couldn't speak clearly.

But everyone knew what the emperor meant, and no one dared to delay.

The faces of the remaining cabinets were varied.

The core of the Jinjiang family is considered by everyone to be the Eastern King.And the bosses all know that the one who maintains the Jin Jiang faction is Qin Guiren who has never shown up.

She didn't have to do anything, as long as she was there, the banner of the Jinjiang faction would never fall.

The court is going to be unstable.

Zhou Shichang's complexion was not very good-looking. The timing of Qin Guiren's bad luck was too coincidental, which would be unfavorable for the upcoming political situation.

……

Tang Qing'an sat slumped on the sedan chair, his mind was blank, he didn't know when he got off the sedan chair.

The footsteps are light and fluttering, and the heart is empty.

"But Qing, I heard that you are not in good health." Tang Qing'an said tentatively, hoping that someone could refute him.

What was waiting for him was quiet, only the cries of the maids.

He took one step at a time, and each step required a lot of strength from him. He never knew that walking could be so tiring.

He finally saw Qin Keqing on the couch, as if he was asleep.

"Why is this happening?" Tang Qing'an didn't believe it, he asked the surrounding court ladies serving Qin Keqing.

Tang Qing'an couldn't understand a single word of the maids' crying explanation.

He looked at Qin Keqing closely.

"Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty."

Tang Qing'an slowly collapsed to the edge, stroking Qin Keqing's cold hands, causing his heart to sink to the bottom.

"Your Majesty."

Desperate voice, Tang Qing'an just kept pondering, hoping that the person on the couch could answer him.

Qin Keqing is still so young, how could she go away by herself first.

Did she get sick that time when she was pregnant?
It seems that there really shouldn't be a boss.

The boss is not a thing, never let parents worry.

"Your Majesty."

Tang Qing'an's body exuded a more and more miserable smell.

But who is he?

He is the emperor.

The most powerful monarch in the world.

In the entire palace, although he didn't take much care of it, the nobles and princes were all there, and no one dared to disobey the emperor.

"Go ask Zhang Youshi to enter the palace." Tang Qing'an said suddenly.

Last time, everyone was at a loss as to what to do, only Zhang Youshi cured Qin Keqing with his skillful rejuvenation.

"Mr. Zhang has passed away for many years." The female official reminded the emperor anxiously, "Your honor has... passed away."

"What did you say?"

Tang Qing'an turned his head, the murderous intent in his eyes scared the female officer to the ground, kowtowing again and again, "Your servant said the wrong thing."

Something is wrong with the emperor, there is no trace of the past, and the people in Xian'an Palace are afraid to speak.

"Go away, don't disturb Keqing."

Tang Qing'an drove away the crowd in annoyance, and turned around to hold Ke Qing's hand again.

"Your Majesty."

The voice grew more and more desperate.

Yes.

After all, he is Tang Qing'an, the hero who has come out of the slaughter. Even if he wants to escape, the tenacious heart in his heart is always reminding him of the reality, making it impossible for him to escape.

And the more he couldn't escape, the more desperate he felt.

Why.

……

"Everyone is old, what can't be presumptuous, what's the name after death?"

Qin Keqing's words seemed to be whispering in his ear.

As if it was yesterday's words.

Yes.

I am an emperor, why should I wrong myself? Why, even Qin Keqing dared to leave him like this.

How dare she do this.

I am too kind, no one dares to go against me.

Killing intent surged in his heart.

He has long been displeased with many things, including the palace, why should he abolish the eunuchs, so what if he doesn't abolish the eunuchs, fucking human rights are not human rights.

Fuck him.

So what if the flood flooded the sky after his death.

And the maids of Xian'an Palace, why didn't they take good care of Keqing.

They should all be killed!

"Thinking about it earlier, how can you bear it so hard? It hurts me to see it."

"Your Majesty."

Tang Qing'an was overjoyed and looked at the couch, his eyes gradually turned red, it turned out that he was just happy for nothing.

"Even if I can see you for the last time, it's good to tell us what's in our hearts. I still have a big secret that I didn't tell you. I thought I'd tell you before I died."

Tang Qing'an regretted the hideous blue veins on his neck.

Kunning Palace.

A group of people ran to the queen in fear for help.

(End of this chapter)