The devil is coming

Chapter 945 The Patriarchs
The emperor of Dayan had just finished a set of Tai Chi. He sat down cross-legged and practiced breathing for a while, and then went to take a bath feeling refreshed.
Since the "treatment" five years ago, the emperor has cherished his body very much.
Of course, with the final purge of officialdom five years ago and the smooth operation of the cabinet system, Ji Laoliu can be said to have completed the harmony between "receipt of power" and "delegation of power."
State affairs are left to the cabinet to free himself from busy paperwork as much as possible, but the authority belonging to the emperor is still firmly in his hands.
The emperor walked into the cabinet at dusk, and the plaque on the outside read "Qingzheng Hall".
All the pavilion elders stood up and saluted the emperor. The emperor nodded slightly and motioned for everyone to sit down. He then signaled Wei Zhonghe to order a group of young eunuchs to deliver the white fungus soup to all the pavilion elders.
The first seat in the Qingzheng Hall is a dragon chair, which can only be sat on when the emperor comes. At this time, the prince is sitting at a table under the dragon chair.
The emperor's obvious "health maintenance and decentralization of power", compared with the diligence and hard work of the late emperor when he was in power, and even compared with the emperor's conscientiousness in the two or three years when he first ascended the throne, there is really too much "disengagement";
It stands to reason that all the ministers should have a lot of complaints about this. At the very least, they have to give advice and advice. Your Majesty, we can't be so idle.
Although the emperor has always taken the lead in controlling the general direction and new policies, the annual results submitted by the Ministry of Revenue every year are in accordance with the expected increase, and he will only exceed the target and never fall short;
But, after all, you are doing a job to save face, do you still want to leave a good reputation for diligence in the history books?
The most important thing is that the emperor is far better than ordinary ministers in governing the country, especially in terms of people's livelihood and economy. The Minister of Household Affairs in front of the emperor is like a newbie in a goods store facing an old shopkeeper. Therefore, the emperor is the "mascot" "If you say this, it will undoubtedly make everyone's work suddenly become much more heavy and cumbersome.
However, the emperor also had great experience in how to deal with these cabinet elders. He knew what these ministers wanted;
Rebellion... they really have no intention of doing so;
Having reached this point in becoming an official, what you want is to leave your name in history. The best thing is to be able to enjoy the Ancestral Temple with you.
Therefore, the emperor placed his eldest son, the current prince, in the Qingzheng Hall.
The prince is here, doing the same work as a "little eunuch" at first, serving tea and water;
But you can always ask and find out that all the big guys in disguise have become emperor masters, and the ones who train and train them are the future emperors of Dayan;
Just like the Sword Master gave Long Yuan to the eldest princess of the Regent Palace without hesitation, the Jianghu people attach great importance to inheritance, and so do the pavilion elders.
They hope that their political philosophy can be instilled in the prince, so that their thoughts can continue to illuminate the entire Dayan in the future.
So,
The emperor was "relaxing" in government affairs, and the elders tolerated it because the emperor threw the prince over.
Seeing his father coming,
The prince who had been too sensible since he was a child had to bear the "heavy burden" all the time.
I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
He sorted out some of the papers he had on hand and took the initiative to walk towards his father.
The emperor sat down and began to review the excerpts.
The atmosphere in Qingzheng Hall returned to solemnity again.
About half an hour later, the emperor "cleaned up" the folds in front of him and motioned to the prince to take them and distribute them.
Rubbing his wrist, the emperor subconsciously wanted to yawn. Then he looked at the elders sitting below, and he slightly covered it with his hands.
Many times, people will deliberately tighten their strings to be busy, not because they like the tight feeling, but because they know in their hearts that once they relax, they will just keep making excuses for themselves, and then they will plummet.
At this moment, the emperor already felt tired.
There were five people in the cabinet at the beginning, but it was expanded again and again. Now, there are nearly 15 cabinet elders sitting in the Qingzheng Palace. However, the inner circle, that is, the people who make up their mind to sit on the pearwood Taishi chair, only has five people, and the other ten , in fact, it’s more like a cabinet elder who is doing some tricks, but he has joined the cabinet anyway;
If you take your time and mix slowly, you can always hope to get a chair.
There is another very important reason for the expansion. Government affairs are too tiring, and the elders are often overloaded with work. Therefore, it is easy to fall ill. Some of them can recover quickly after taking a rest. Continue to work hard for Dayan, some... may never get up again after falling ill;
Therefore, the number of cabinet members must be large enough to facilitate filling.
Power is a poison. It not only makes the emperor work hard, but also makes the ministers continue to be happy with this state while their eyes are red.
"Everyone, you can rest now. Come with me to the banquet later."
Today, there is a banquet in the palace, which is as big as when the regent was appointed five years ago.
The elders knew the priority of the matter, and no one had any objections. They stood up and went to the eunuch responsible for serving them to wash their faces and change their robes.
There are separate bedrooms on both sides of the Qingzheng Palace, so that the elders can take a break and continue working, and save the trouble of going back and forth from the palace. Many elders only leave the palace and return to the palace once every half a month;
There is a saying outside, that is, look at the adults who have joined the cabinet. Even if they are generally not young, I think that Yao Zizhan of Qianguo can continue to give birth to a son and a daughter, but Dayan is the one who joined the cabinet. Gentlemen of the pavilion, once you enter the pavilion, there will be no more children in the family. There is really no time to suppress the begonias under a tree of pear blossoms.
The eunuchs fetched formal clothes for the elders from the dormitory. After everyone had finished dressing, the emperor walked in front, the prince followed, and behind him, there were a total of fifteen elders in three rows.
Leaving aside the palace in Jindong,
this line,
It is already regarded as the real core team of power in Dayan.
The banquet was grand in scale, not only the royal nobles of the Yan Kingdom, but also the protons of the Thirteenth Desert Department... or also called, the young princes.
If the entire desert is cut into half, the desert in the east is actually the one that has close contact with the Yan Kingdom, while the desert in the west has a closer connection with the west.
In comparison, the desert in the east has the largest population, many tribes, and stronger strength. The royal court of the barbarians was also established in this area.
Since the two kings of the north and the south crushed the royal court together, the desert barbarians began to divide. In the past few years, it can be said that their brains have been knocked out.
The Emperor of Dayan even conferred the title of "King" on thirteen tribes in one go. The title was so generous and free of charge, just like the time when the eldest prince went to "official prostitution" with the big carrot seal in the snowy plains.
The decline of the barbarians and the rise of the Yan State have become irreversible trends. In addition, the emperor learned from the methods used by the Pingxi Palace to treat the snowy fields and made improvements according to local conditions. While intensifying the differentiation of desert tribes, it also strengthened the Yan State. Penetration there.
Thirteen barbarian "little princes" congratulated Emperor Dayan together and sent their blessings.
The theme of today's banquet is a festival for the royal family of the Yan Kingdom. When the late emperor was away, it should be the emperor who led the clan to remember the bitterness and sweetness. The most typical one was to let the princes sit there and eat unpalatable steamed buns;
But this time, the emperor took care of it in a big way.
The emperor stood up, stood at the top of the banquet, and had a drink with them.
After sitting down, the emperor was adjusting his cuffs while thinking about the letter he received from Eastern Jin a while ago. The letter expressed concerns about Yan State's current policy on desert control.
Once the barrier between Yan and barbarians is gradually broken as the barbarians become dogs, in the future, in the future generations, it is likely that the barbarians will use another method, or even use the identity of the Yan people to rise again in the territory of Yan... Atavism.
Looking at the barbarian princes who were dancing for him in front of him,
The emperor smiled slightly,
This reminder was not something he hadn't thought of before, but it was still the same thing he had talked about with the man named Zheng.
If future generations fail to live up to expectations, even if they don't cause trouble with the barbarians, they will cause trouble in other aspects. I can't get rid of all the current cats and dogs in advance, right?
Even if you are clean and tidy, after waiting for a month, won’t the spring breeze blow again?
After the dance of the little barbarian princes, all parties in the Yan Kingdom came up to send blessings. In fact, the Yan people themselves did not understand why everyone should celebrate this festival that was supposed to be a "clan", let alone what to congratulate, but they praised His Majesty the Emperor. Greatness, it is always right to praise Dayan for its prosperity.
Next,
Envoys from the Qian State, the Chu State, Prince Cheng's Palace, Prince Jin's Palace, etc., as well as envoys from other small Xia kingdoms, sent congratulatory messages one after another.
The emperor was very considerate. Although he did not end up being "friendly to the people", he still raised his glass in response.
Over there where the envoys of the Qian Kingdom were sitting, there was a young man named Shi Mingkai. He was shaking the wine bottle on his desk. An official from the mission beside him asked with a smile:
"Where can the wine from Yan State be as good as my Dagan Peach Blossom Rice Noodles to soothe your throat?"
Shi Kai shook his head and said, "Didn't you notice? This wine is only half a bottle."
Although this kind of banquet held in the palace mainly focused on political themes, and the food and drink were just for fun, but even the wine jug on the envoy's table was only half full, which inevitably made people feel strange.
"Hey, Yan people are always picky and picky, it's a barbarian habit."
Shi Kai pursed his lips and said:
"Before returning home, I need to check the price of drinks in Yanrenfang."
"Well, why?"
Shi Kai poured the remaining wine in the wine pot into the wine glass.
Then he slowly put down the wine bottle in front of him:
"For a banquet of this size, the wine jugs for the guests are only half full, and the dignity of a country can be ignored..."
Shi Kai drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
road;
"I guess Yan people may have banned alcohol."
……
During the second half of the banquet, the emperor left early.
Wei Zhonghe helped the emperor walk to the harem. The emperor's harem still only has one queen and one concubine.
During these five years, the queen gave birth to another son for the emperor, and the imperial concubine gave birth to a princess.
The harmony in the harem left the courtiers speechless.
What a conscientious and conscientious queen, what she likes to do every day is to grow vegetables, spin and weave in the palace. By the way, Dayan gave birth to three princes;
What a well-mannered concubine, she always gave birth to a princess and not even a prince.
Three princes, two princesses, and heirs are actually too few for the emperor, but... they are enough.
Especially since Guoben had laid the foundation long ago, the elders were unwilling to use this to persuade the emperor;
They would naturally support the crown prince, just like when the late emperor was there, no matter how strong the Liuye Party was, there was always no shortage of supporters around the prince;
Because many ministers do not think about Conglong and Xingjin, and are not even familiar with the prince. What they protect is this stable system.
If you really want to advise the draft to recruit people into the harem, if some charming woman enters and triggers a drama in the harem, why bother?
Wei Zhonghe knew that His Majesty had drunk too much and was really drunk, so he planned to send the Emperor to the Empress.
Under normal circumstances, the queen would also call the concubine over, and the two of them would serve the hungover emperor together.
But the emperor suddenly said:
"Go to the Ancestral Temple."
"Here."
Wei Zhonghe immediately waved his hand, and the eunuchs at the rear immediately lifted the chariot and asked the emperor to sit on it.
immediately,
The group of people went to the Ancestral Temple in the middle of the night.
The Imperial Ancestral Temple is a place of worship, solemn and sacred. Even if the emperor needs to hold any activities here, he must bathe, change clothes and fast in advance.
But if the emperor wanted to come here on a whim, no one would dare to stop him.
Wei Zhonghe helped the emperor up the steps of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Then, the emperor stretched out his hand and pushed Wei Zhonghe away. He opened the gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple with his hands, staggering a little, and stepped into it with some staggering.
The ever-burning lamp in the Ancestral Temple will not be extinguished. There is an offering table in the middle and candles are brightly lit on both sides.
Wei Zhonghe stood at the door, hesitated for a moment, then closed the door of the Ancestral Temple, turned around, and faced outside.
Inside,
The emperor began to move away step by step along an edge.
In front of him were portraits of ancestors of the Ji family from past dynasties.
The portrait of the first Marquis of Yan is the simplest, because he is not wearing a dragon robe, but the official uniform of Daxia. He is riding a brave horse, carrying a bow and arrow, and holding a long knife. He is extremely heroic.
He is the founder of Yan land and the leader of Yan people.
The people of Lao Yan are indeed bachelors in some matters. For example, the "emperor" of the Ji family in the next few portraits did not wear a dragon robe because he had not yet proclaimed himself an emperor and established a country.
But it is said that in the ancestral temple of Emperor Zhao of Qianren, all the ancestors from Emperor Taizu of Qian State onwards have been granted imperial titles for many generations, and the portraits hanging there are all in dragon robes;
According to Ganren's narrative, their ancestor of the Zhao Guan family was one of the four princes.
Perhaps, it is precisely because they won the country unfairly that they feel more guilty and need these things to decorate themselves. On the other hand, the Ji family, who relied on their ancestors to fight for the country with swords and guns, has nothing to be taboo and cover up;
The appearance of our ancestors back then is the best proof of the hardships of starting a business, and it is also the glory of the Ji family.
After the founding of the country, the next portraits of the emperor were all wearing dragon robes.
During this period, there was a long series of portraits of emperors who were very young, which means that these emperors died much younger and did not live to old age to leave behind the images of their old age.
The portrait is naturally the appearance of the last healthy period of life. It is impossible for you to live to be 70 or 20 years old and have a so-called handsome picture of you when you were [-] years old be hung up.
This period was also the period when the Yan people and the barbarians fought the most fiercely, and many of the emperor's chariots died on the battlefield in person.
Ji Chengjue continued walking inside, and then he saw his grandfather.
He actually has a very limited impression of his grandfather, it can even be said that he has almost no impression.
But he still stopped in front of his grandfather's portrait for a long time.
It's not because I want to see my grandpa more often, it's just because I want to see the person below later.
but,
So many ancestors have seen it, and he cannot be left behind;
Ji Chengjue finally moved and stood in front of the last portrait.
This portrait is very new, and the person in the painting is also very vivid. The most important thing is that you are so familiar with him, so when you see his portrait, you will supplement his image on your own.
In the painting, he is sitting on a dragon chair, wearing a black dragon robe, and his eyes still seem to have that look of disdain.
Many times, Ji Chengjue felt that his father was not a human being, but a Pixiu. In the true sense, Pixiu wore the skin of a mythical beast, but was actually a ferocious beast.
Ji Chengjue leaned back, chose a support point in front of the table, and just stared at his father.
"Hiccup..."
The emperor burped.
After so many years, no matter how much you hate him, you really don’t feel much about him now, but the so-called image of a loving father is naturally impossible to have.
Ji Chengjue tilted his head.
reach out,
Pointing to the late emperor in the portrait,
laughed:
"You, in this life, all you want is to be famous as an emperor for eternity, but it's a pity that you have no chance, no chance.
The roast duck in Quandelou Roast Duck Restaurant has always been famous.
But what the diners praise is the skill of the roast duck chef. Who would praise the guy who buys the duck when he has nothing to do?
This dish,
You have prepared the ingredients,
I'll take the pot;
this world,
You haven't unified it,
I will rule!
Thousands of years later,
The only emperor in the history of history will be me, me... Ji Chengjue.
You will be too close to me,
Instead, my light was blocked;
You have never been a father seriously in your life.
Then I will let you be read in history books,
Let them have only one thought in their mind,
Ji Runhao?
Emperor Yanwu?
who is he?
Oh.
He's my...father.
Hahahahaha..."
The emperor laughed,
He points his fingers in all directions,
shouted:
"When I moved in here, I made all of you... dimmed!"
Drunk and tired from traveling all the way to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the emperor's body sank lower and lower. Finally, he leaned on the edge of the table, fell asleep, and snored.
I don’t know where the wind blew in;
candlestick,
Slightly swaying.
The portrait of the late emperor directly in front fell off at this moment, slowly swinging...
Covered the emperor.
hangover dreams,
It is always dizzy and retching, and at the same time it is chaotic and illogical, and even seems very absurd;
For example,
Ji Chengjue was in his dream,
It seems that he is surrounded by people,
One of the familiar voices sounded from beside him:
"hehe,
how is it?
Have you seen it?
This is the emperor I chose for Dayan!
This,
It belongs to me, Ji Runhao,
son! "
(End of this chapter)