Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 294

Prince Liu Hong's point of view is still very objective. Among the several bachelors in the cabinet, Wei Qinghe has the oldest qualifications, not to mention both ability and political integrity. The most important thing is that his vision and overall view are higher than those of several other emperors pole hall.

It's not that the rest of them are bad, and they can be pushed out by the ministers. The cabinet ministers appointed by the saints really have no talent.

The difference is that their thoughts are imprisoned on the ground under their feet.

The Celestial Dynasty is still the Celestial Dynasty, but it may not be the Shangguo anymore!
The Western countries have already extended their hands to the sphere of influence of the Central Plains Dynasty, and there are only a handful of people in the Great Xia Dynasty who can see this crisis.

Even the Second Sage and Prince Liu Hong received news from the Western countries from Jinghai Wei Jiedu envoy Wang Chenghai.

When I asked, I was really taken aback. Unexpectedly, a small western country had already made enough wealth from the sea, and even ambitiously touched its black hands to the side of Daxia's bed.

"I hope this time I can wake up some people..."

Jia Cong didn't have much hope for this, and those students can say that the young people's minds haven't been completely imprisoned yet.

The ministers in the court are really... hard to describe!
The defeat in Southern Xinjiang was so strange, most of the civil and military personnel in the court and the central government did not attribute the failure to Shui Rong's ineffective command.

They didn't even think about it, when did the San Francisco in southern Xinjiang have the courage to dare to make such a noise with the Celestial Dynasty.What are those weird "Dali Pills" and "Painless Pills"?Who is the red-haired devil who appeared in the Three Kingdoms of Southern Xinjiang?

"Brother Cong, why don't you stay and meet these students with me?"

Jia Cong nodded, he was very curious about how Liu Hong planned to talk to these students about the peace negotiation.

The palace is strictly forbidden, so naturally all the students outside the palace gate will not be ordered to enter the East Palace.Qi Bohan was quite reliable, he ordered people to go to the gate of the palace, and selected twenty representatives from the crowd crowded in front of the gate of Daxia.

As soon as everyone entered the East Palace, they saw two people standing at the entrance of the main hall. One of them was wearing a red round-neck dragon robe and a black gauze winged crown on his head.

This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Jian Guo, with his sword eyebrows slightly opened, showing his dignity.

Half a step behind the prince, there is a person who is younger.A purple robe with a gold crown, a big chubby orange cat embroidered on the official robe, and a goose feather knife with a jade handle hanging on his waist. Needless to say, this must be the imperial cat Jia Cong.

"Students..."

Ten steps in front of you, everyone is about to pay respects.

But Liu Hongxian stopped him one step at a time: "Gentlemen, you don't need to be too polite. This is not a court ceremony. You and I are both scholars, so we should treat each other as scholars."

After finishing speaking, he took the lead in bowing: "Hongyi has met all the virtuous students." (Note, Hongyi is the character of the crown prince Liu Hong, from "The Analects of Confucius · Tabor": Scholars must not be Hongyi, and there is a long way to go.)
The crown prince's salute startled everyone, and at the same time suppressed [-]% of their anger.

Everyone hurriedly returned to worship: "Students pay homage to His Royal Highness, Prince Jian Guo, Your Highness Wan'an!"

"I don't need to introduce more about this one. He wanders around the capital every day. I'm afraid all the sages are familiar with him."

After Liu Hong said this, most of the nervousness of the crowd dissipated.

Jia Cong stepped forward and bowed to say hello: "Jia Cong has met all the seniors."

"I have seen Lord Yumao..."

"Meet my junior."

"Master Xiao Jia is well."

This time the return gift can be called by any name, but it makes everyone feel funny, they looked at each other and laughed in unison.

The originally tense atmosphere was relieved, and under the guidance of Liu Hong, everyone came to the main hall of the East Palace.

The little eunuch had already rearranged the main hall, including the removal of Liu Hong's original exquisite tables and chairs, and replaced them with ordinary futons.

The four places in the main hall are the same, and the twenty or so futons warmed the hearts of these scholars: His Royal Highness is really wise, courteous and virtuous, and kind to others...

"Nanjiang's defeat, the crown prince, I am also very sad and angry, but the situation in the court is not optimistic. I can understand the anger of you gentlemen, but whether the peace negotiation is right or not, and how to do it, I still need to wait together Let’s talk about…”

Liu Hong took the first place. After sitting on the futon, he waved to the people who were still in a daze: "Sit, sit, let's sit down and talk."

The scholars felt cramped. After Jia Cong thanked the crown prince for giving him the seat, he took the lead and took the seat on the left.

Then everyone thanked them together and sat on the nearby futon.The little eunuchs served the refreshments, and then hid respectfully aside.

Liu Hong didn't say anything else, but asked people to fetch multiple account books and files from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and then the little eunuch brought a screen.

What is drawn on this screen is not a beautiful scene, but a detailed map of the Great Xia.

"The household department ran out of money, and even at the beginning of the third year of Yuanyou, it was already unable to make ends meet. The Beijing camp and the Nine Frontiers are relatively better, and the guards in various places have less than [-]% of the soldiers they can fight..."

"Look here, gentlemen. That's right. It's just south of Yunnan and Guangxi. South Vietnam, Siam, and Burma have tens of thousands of soldiers, threatening me to go to the frontier."

"Wuszangdusi, news came a few months ago. Their Living Buddha is no longer willing to obey the orders of the Celestial Dynasty, and intends to stand on his own."

Whoa!
There was an instant uproar in the main hall.

"How is this possible? Our Great Xia has a vast territory, rich treasures, and tens of millions of people. How can we lose money?"

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued in the past few years. Not to mention collecting taxes in the disaster-stricken areas, the imperial court has to use a lot of money and food to relieve disasters."

"The San Francisco in southern Xinjiang is really arrogant. Could it be that the imperial court can't transfer the army of the Beijing camp to go south?"

"With the passage of time, the strength of the Beijing camp is less than half of what it was in Zhaowu year."

"What about the Nine Frontiers Army?"

"The army from the Nine Sides has been transferred, what about the Tartars from the grassland going south?"

……

Liu Hong's patience was very good, and he always answered everyone's questions carefully.As time passed, this group of people finally understood the concerns of the court.

Daxia is so big that in the reports received every day, there are always one or two states and counties facing natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Perhaps at this time, when they were sitting in the East Palace discussing the Dao, there was a natural disaster in a certain county thousands of miles away.

A hundred years after the founding of the country, Daxia was too strong, so strong that the common people looked at people with their nostrils when they saw Fanren.

Even if some people give money to beggars on the street, they will be spit on by them, thinking that these people are insulting him.

But when they faced the insult of the monkeys in South Vietnam, they couldn't shout the heroic words that offending a strong man will be punished no matter how far away they were before entering the palace.

No money, no soldiers, and a bird fight!
"Then what should I do? Is it true that my daughter of the Han family will be married off to the land of the Southern Barbarians?"

"I really can't swallow this breath!"

Liu Hong was also full of grief and indignation, and he clenched his fists and slammed on the cases in front of him.

With a bang, the teacups on the table were knocked down, and the tea soaked the scarlet dragon robe on his body.

I only heard Liu Hong say angrily: "If it's just the San Francisco in southern Xinjiang, I, Daxia, still have a way to withstand it. But in fact, behind the San Francisco is the hateful western red hair!"

"Westerners? Red-haired? Red-haired barbarians? My family still has business dealings with them. They do have close contacts with Southeast Asian countries."

One of the people present exclaimed. Seeing everyone's doubts, he got up and bowed to Liu Hong, and explained to everyone: "Li Shifan in Guangzhou, his family has a lot of business from the Guangzhou Shipping Department to the Western Netherlands. This Dutch country's seagoing skills Far above my court, its Hongyi cannon is even more powerful..."

Someone first popularized Hongyi, and Liu Hong's eyes lit up with joy.

As long as someone opens his eyes to see the world, his plan can be promoted, and then a steady stream of fresh blood will flow into the East Palace and the Chaotang...

"Brother Li is right. In fact, the skillful craftsmen of Westerners are not less than ours, and are even better than ours in some aspects. For example, there are many amazing things in the Western imports."

"A chime?"

"I still want the Hongyi Cannon that Brother Li said!"

The discussion became more and more heated, and everyone believed that they had found the reason for the defeat in Southern Xinjiang.

That is, the red-haired barbarians provided help to the San Francisco in southern Xinjiang. Otherwise, how could I have lost to the monkeys in South Vietnam?

"In this way, what I have to face now is not South Vietnam and Siam, but the western red barbarians behind them?"

"That's true, but it's still not comprehensive enough."

Seeing that the discussion was almost over and the goal had been achieved, Liu Hong coughed twice and summed it up: "Actually, we have to face not only foreign troubles, but also internal troubles. Foreign troubles are not limited to Western red barbarians, but also northern Tatars. , Oala and other countries, even Japan, Koryo, and the feudal vassals of the Western Regions."

hiss!
Everyone took a deep breath, not wanting to be as strong as the Celestial Dynasty, and there would be so many foreign troubles.

"External troubles will not be mentioned for the time being. When soldiers come to bring the enemy water to the earth weir, if they can fight well, they must fight, but if they can't fight, they still have to fight. The biggest problem now is internal troubles. Have you ever thought about why I am facing Wuhua, Tianbao, and thousands of miles. No money?"

After Liu Hong asked this question, the main hall of the East Palace boiled instantly.

This problem has been experienced many times in the past dynasties. When the country was founded, it rested and recuperated. After the prosperous age, the people were poor and the country was poor.

This time the discussion was more intense than Liu Hong had imagined, more than [-] people were even divided into three or four factions, and their faces were red in the East Palace.

In the end, the little eunuch continued to serve the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, allowing him to splash ink.

Liu Hong did not stop this group of people from arguing. To a certain extent, the reason was out of the fight.

"Ding ding ding..."

The bell rang, and Liu Hong finally rang the bell when the group of people were about to fight, interrupting their argument.

"Gentlemen, it's time for lunch. Why don't you join me and we can continue our discussion in the afternoon?"

……

The fact that the student wrote the letter shocked the capital, but it made him a worthy name as the prince of the East Palace.

As the history of the Eastern Palace's discussion of Taoism was spread, the defeat of Southern Xinjiang, the negotiation of peace and marriage, and the comparison between the strength of the Celestial Dynasty and the West, etc., became the hottest topics in Gyeonggi.

Students from the Eastern Palace would be summoned every day, and the relevant records of their discussions would be sent to the cabinet, which made the cabinet ministers both amazed and blush.

Until the missions from San Francisco in southern Xinjiang entered the capital, there was still no outburst of public grievances as imagined by the cabinet.

The people in the capital just stared at the envoys slowly entering the city with cold eyes. There was no abuse, no rotten eggs and rotten leaves, and no enraged knights stabbed the envoys to death with their swords.

Jia Cong went to the East Palace for two consecutive days and watched the entire discussion in the East Palace, and he was impressed by Liu Hong's admiration.

This crown prince is worthy of being the successor of the empire jointly trained by the two saints. He can control people's hearts and grasp the situation in a meticulous manner.

Everyone was led by Liu Hong into his pre-established route. The focus of the government and the public has shifted from the peace talks caused by the defeat in southern Xinjiang to the big discussion of facing up to the gap, reforming the law and striving for strength, recklessly and shamefully. superior.

Jia Cong originally thought that Liu Hong's operation was deliberately taught by the second sage, but he didn't want to realize that Liu Hong had grown into a qualified heir apparent after a visit to the Dragon Head Palace.

The retired old man and the "unhealed" emperor sat firmly by the Taiye Pond, fishing with poles, watching the wind and clouds surging, and watched the crown prince's slightly immature tricks with satisfaction.

Of course, there were quite a few people in the court hall who had already tasted the flavor of the discussion in the Eastern Palace.But they cooperated with the Prince Jian Guo to promote the ferment of public opinion in the capital step by step.

The Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple have selected suitable candidates to contact the San Francisco in southern Xinjiang, but they have not accepted the other party's credentials for a long time.

Today there is a word wrong here, and tomorrow there is a chapter missing somewhere, and the credentials of San Francisco have been stuck in the Sifang Library for half a month.

Until San Francisco uttered harsh words, if they didn't accept the letter of credence, they would return to southern Xinjiang, and then they would meet each other in arms.

Nie Chaoyi, a member of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of the peace talks, sneered in his heart, but his face was extremely panicked, and he quickly took the letter of credence from San Francisco and went to the cabinet.

Master Shoufu finally recovered and returned to the cabinet to preside over the overall situation.

While Master Cifu let out a long sigh of relief, he also felt unwilling.

After Wei Qinghe took the letter of credence presented by Nie Chaoyi, he threw it aside and looked at Qi Bohan who was at the side: "Old Qi Ge, what did you say in Rong Guohou's secret book yesterday?"

……

After the Rongguo Mansion received the letter of amnesty from the Grand Master, the whole mansion became happy.

Grandpa She didn't hear from him for a long time, even the old lady felt uneasy.If the elder son doesn't please her anymore, she also understands that Ningrong Jia's family relies on him the most now.

Seven days ago, on April 22, the concubine Xianfei of Fengzao Palace gave birth to a son, and Sacred Heart was delighted.

The old lady brought Mrs. Xing into the palace to visit Yuan Chun yesterday, and when she came back, she asked Jia Cong if there was any news about the Grand Master's pardon.

Now not only the people from the two mansions, but also Yuan Chun and the newborn little prince in the palace all rely on the support of Grand Master Xi.

Foreign relatives, Ningrong and Rongfu and Yuanchun and the little prince in the palace can really be said to share weal and woe and are inseparable.

After Jia Cong heard that Yuan Chun gave birth smoothly, he had an in-depth conversation with Prince Liu Hong.

Perhaps it was the joint training of the two sages, as well as the success of the East Palace discussion, that made Liu Hong's self-confidence reach a peak.

He didn't think Ning Rong Jia's family would be so low-sighted that they would give up their support for a little kid who didn't know the virtues.

Besides, after Yuan Chun became pregnant, he had told him explicitly and privately that Fengzao Palace would not participate in the fight for the position.

No matter whether Yuan Chun said that he could persevere, but Liu Hong felt that even adding up the other brothers would not be enough for him to fight!
He, Liu Hong and Liu Hongyi, the current Crown Prince of the Great Xia, will surely become the Emperor of the Great Xia!
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　　The plot has sped up a bit, and will continue to be updated tomorrow.

　　good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)