Wei and Jin Cooks

The grassland people were riding fast, and Tuoba Yilu was also allowed to have his hands and feet free. There was a horse in the middle, which was guarded by Yuan Li's personal guards. It was called protection, but it was actually guardianship.

He did not have any followers. Before setting off, he proposed to select his confidants from among the prisoners. Not only Tuoba Liuxiu objected, but Yuan Li also did not agree.

Tuoba Liuxiu still had the feelings of a monarch and a minister and a grateful heart towards Zhao Hanzhang. What did Tuoba Yilu have?

 How could he allow him to bring his men to Beijing?

Yuan Li not only refused to let him take him with him, but also ordered the yamen and secret police along the way to carefully detect the people returning south.

If he was Tuoba Yilu's subordinate, he should find a way to intercept him on the road at this time, and he would never let Tuoba Yilu enter the capital like this.

The result of going to the capital as a prisoner is completely opposite to that of killing the traitor and going to the capital in victory to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne.

 The latter, even if Zhao Hanzhang was unhappy in his heart, he could not tell his crime;

 For the former, if the king enters the capital like this, there is no doubt whether he will survive.

Tuoba Yilu also felt this way. He was very afraid that he would die if he went to the capital, so he always tried to reconcile with Tuoba Liuxiu.

He felt that he was a father and son after all. He had broken bones and connected tendons. He sent troops, but he did not hurt him. Zhao Hanzhang was the foreign enemy. The father and son should unite.

But Tuoba Liuxiu was heartbroken and ignored him at all. He was either surrounded by Su Hexiong and others, or side by side with Yuan Li, let alone alone. Tuoba Yilu wanted to say a word to him in public Neither can be done.

　　Neither Su Hexiong and his group, nor Yuan Li, hope that the father and son will reconcile.

He was beaten until his brains came out. Once the father and son reconcile, all the blame will fall on the people around him. And with Tuoba Yilu's character and the previous father-son relationship, even if they reconcile, he will not choose Tuoba Sixth Cultivation He is the heir, so father and son should break up.

Su Hexiong and Tuoba Suzhou were careful to separate father and son. Sometimes when Tuoba Yilu looked over, they would move their steps and block his sight with their bodies.

Yuan Li also tacitly helped.

With Yuan Li's arrangements and escorts, they arrived in the capital smoothly. It was already the third day of August.

As soon as they entered the city, Yuan Li led them to live in a house. Tuoba Yilu was still under guard, and there were layers of guards outside the room.

Tuoba Yilu's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, and he said to Yuan Li, "I want to see Sanmei now." He wanted to see her before Tuoba Liuxiu.

 One thing can be said in many ways, and he believes that the one who speaks first has an advantage.

Yuan Li comforted him and said: "Don't worry on behalf of the king, I will write to your majesty immediately, but the ceremony is coming soon, and your majesty has already stayed in the palace. Whether he will be summoned today depends on the palace's decision."

Tuoba Yilu's expression was not very good. He glanced at Tuoba Liuxiu who was standing not far away and demanded: "I want to face the Holy Spirit together with that traitor."

Yuan Li did not agree, but he also did not refuse. He only said that he would report it.

 He sneered in his heart. He didn't know how to surrender or beg for mercy. Do you think it was enough to argue at this time?

Yuan Li arranged Tuoba Liuxiu on the other side of the house, to the east and west of his father's yard, and he lived in the middle. He would never let them have the tragedy of father and son killing each other here.

After arranging them, Yuan Li went to the palace to report while it was still early.

Zhao Hanzhang had no intention of meeting their father and son before the ceremony, and said: "Prepare a set of formal clothes for them, and enter the palace together the day after tomorrow to attend the ceremony. We will discuss this matter after the enthronement ceremony."

Yuan Li responded respectfully.

After hearing this, Tuoba Yilu was dissatisfied and wanted to make a scene, but no matter how much trouble he made, he was trapped in a room. Yuan Li said directly: "It seems that the king is tired from the journey and is not in good spirits. I am afraid that the enthronement ceremony will be held in the future." Can’t participate.”

Tuoba Yilu immediately stopped making trouble.

Only then was Yuan Li satisfied and warned him: "The King of Dai probably doesn't know yet. As soon as you sent troops to Xinping City, Bai Xianbei of the Dai Kingdom rebelled. Now seven tribes have responded. In order to help the second prince put down the chaos in the Dai Kingdom, Due to the situation, General Beigong and General Shi were ordered to enter the Kingdom of Dai. Tomorrow's enthronement ceremony is very important to Your Majesty and the entire world. In such a situation as the Kingdom of Dai, the King of Dai can still participate. This is Your Majesty's great favor. Please forgive me. King, please don’t let your Majesty down.”

Tuoba Yilu's eyes widened, he didn't expect the situation to be so bad.

Yuan Li saw that he was worried, so he left.

 In comparison, Tuoba Liuxiu was much simpler. He accepted the matter immediately. Also, since his aunt was about to ascend the throne, there must be many things to do.

So the next day, Tuoba Liuxiu took his men out to enjoy the scenery of Luoyang.

 Because Zhao Hanzhang ascended the throne, many governors and generals came to watch the ceremony. Also because of the long interval, many wealthy businessmen came to join in the fun. At this time, Luoyang was more than twice as lively as usual.

The people in Luoyang and surrounding areas are crazy about happiness. It is autumn, when fruits and vegetables are harvested, and even chickens love to lay eggs more than before. These agricultural and sideline products are continuously sent to Luoyang, earning a lot of copper coins.

Even the people in Yushantang could not help but occupy a piece of wasteland near them, **** up all the weeds, then apply fertilizer, water, and seeds...

At this time, planting vegetables can be eaten in about half a month. The green vegetable seedlings are very popular and the price is slightly higher.

 In addition, they also like to sprout bean sprouts.

Soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts are made by every sixty-year-old woman and three-year-old baby in the Yushan Hall. They are now a must-learn course in the Yushan Hall.

 Because there is a shortage of vegetables in winter and the price of beans is low, bean sprouts are a must-have dish in Yushantang in winter.

The courtiers who were originally worried about the autumn harvest because Zhao Hanzhang chose the fifth day of August to ascend the throne, saw this situation and silently shook away their worries.

"Due to floods, the harvest of replanted grain has to be postponed until September, and because His Majesty requested that everything be kept simple, civilian labor has not been mobilized from other places. The total manpower consumed so far is less than 10,000, and most of them are drawn from the Sixth Ministry and military camps. So it doesn’t work for the people, but it attracts so many people’s lives and wealth, so it’s really what God wants.”

“Yes, Your Majesty is frugal, and I hope it will always be like this.”

"Your Majesty seems to like Mr. Zhao Qi very much and never stops Mr. Zhao Qi from spending extravagance. I am really worried."

“Well, I hope God will protect you, and your Majesty is more like his grandfather than his great-uncle in this regard.”

"This...isn't good, Mr. Zhao...our salary...I heard someone said that your Majesty wants to modify the way the salary is paid, as well as the regulations on the annual salary, silver and rice that officials at all levels receive..."

If they were as stingy as Duke Zhao, wouldn't they be miserable?

Other colleagues were convinced when they heard this, so they made a wish instead, "I hope God will protect you, and your Majesty will be like Mr. Zhao in terms of money internally, and like Mr. Zhao Qi externally."

 Although they thought it was difficult for one person to have such two faces, they still made such a wish.

 Oh, they are checking the altar at the moment. Zhao Hanzhang will come here to worship heaven after he ascends the throne.

Once it was finally confirmed that everything was correct, these officials from the Ministry of Etiquette left together. When they walked to the palace road, they saw a team queuing up with things in their hands. They had no choice but to step aside first.

When the others passed by, they couldn't help but exclaimed, "There are so many silks and satins. I glanced at them. The colors are very bright. Which state did they send them from?"

“It looks like it’s Shu satin and Shu brocade. Was it a gift from Prince Li of Chengguo?”

“To say that the best gift this year is probably from the south of the Yangtze River, a wealthy man from Yangzhou. Except for the war last year, he has been living in a corner for decades and has accumulated a lot of wealth.”

“Not only that, I heard that there is also good luck in Yangzhou.”

"Auspicious?" "Yes, I sent him to Beijing today, but Shizhong Ji didn't seem very happy. When I passed by his office this morning, I heard him scolding the governor."

“This auspicious sign came too late. Your Majesty is about to ascend the throne. Everyone has changed their tune. If it had appeared half a year earlier, it would have been auspicious.”

“Who created the auspiciousness? Governor Wang doesn’t look like that kind of person.”

Someone chuckled and said, "I heard it's Zhou Qi."

“Zhou Qi?” the officials exclaimed, “This is even more impossible. When did he become so tactful?”

 Zhou Qi was also wronged.

On the eighth day of July, when he recovered from the shock of the young emperor giving way to Zhao Hanzhang, he wanted to take advantage of the leisure time to lead troops to clean up the rivers blocked by floods and use labor to clear up his mind.

 A soldier fished out a huge natural stone turtle from the river while clearing the silt.

It is really natural and its shape is very unique. Whether it is seen from a close or a distance, it looks like a turtle. The best thing is that the stone turtle has many holes on its body and abdomen.

The holes in the abdomen are dense and large, but there are only five small holes on the stone surface, with different positions and sizes. At a glance, they actually correspond to the five stars of the North Pole, and the hole belonging to the Emperor Star is the largest and the largest. round.

What shocked Zhou Qi the most was that there was a line of old characters under the Emperor's Star, "Kun Gua Sixty-Three, Destiny Returns".

 Zhou Qi:…

As everyone knows, Zhao Hanzhang’s name and Zhen, both his name and his character, were chosen from the sixty-three hexagrams of Kun in the Book of Changes.

The direction of this line of words could not be clearer. The emperor's star should be Zhao Hanzhang.

If Zhao Hanzhang's accession to the throne had not been a foregone conclusion, he would have suspected that Zhao Hanzhang did it.

 But she accepted the abdication on the first day of July. Who is so stupid as to do this auspicious trick?

 At this time, trying to be auspicious is simply self-defeating!

Who needs auspiciousness?

 Those who want to force the old emperor to give up his throne.

 What the little emperor said when he abdicated the throne on the first day of the seventh lunar month at the great court meeting is the best proof that it is lawful, propriety and the way of heaven. Isn't it a slap in the face to Zhao Hanzhang to come up with an auspicious sign at this time?

Ordinary people would believe in auspiciousness, but the nobles would not believe it.

 Because of the sincere words of the young emperor, most of the gentry in the world were convinced, thinking that he willingly gave way to Zhao Hanzhang. It can be said that they were the most harmonious and convincing couple among the three dynasty changes in the past century.

 As a result, an auspicious event came out at this time.

Zhou Qi was going crazy. He wanted to have the stone turtle sink into the center of the river immediately and pretend it didn't exist.

 But the soldiers were happy.

They didn’t know what the stars and words on it meant, but they knew that this unique-shaped stone was very good.

They shouted happily: "General, we are rich -"

Oh, I forgot to mention that they are not far from Taihu Lake at this time.

 Taihu stones have not yet become popular across the country, but they are very popular in Jiangnan.

There are already dedicated stone quarryers, and most people live a very miserable life. But if someone is lucky enough to quarry a uniquely shaped stone, he or she can sell it at a good price and become rich overnight.

 The soldiers who worked together to pull up the stone turtle felt that this was a stone that could make them rich.

They rushed to tell each other, and soldiers on a river came over to join in the fun, as did the people who came to clear the silt.

There were too many people in sight, and Zhou Qi was not a bad person. He could not kill them all, so he could only disperse the crowd and swallow the bitter pill alone.

 After thinking about it for a whole night, he decided to report the matter to Director Wang.

 It is not a good thing to report "auspiciousness" when it comes out, but it is even worse to conceal it and not report it.

Jiangnan was already a step behind the north. The ANBU spies were deeply hidden and spread widely. This matter must not be hidden. If Zhao Hanzhang misunderstood that Jiangnan had different intentions, the gains would outweigh the losses.

Director Wang did not expect that dredging the river would cause trouble. He and Zhou Qi fretted for several days, and finally decided to find out the truth before reporting it.

However, after investigating for a long time, they could not find out who did it. Seeing that the day when Zhao Hanzhang ascended the throne was getting closer, they had to investigate and report the matter at the same time.

The two discussed it, and Zhou Qi decided to take the blame herself.

"I would rather let the world think that I am a flattering villain than ruin the reputation and prestige of the new emperor." Zhou Qi gritted his teeth when he said this. "If I know who did this, I will definitely not be able to spare him."

Wang Dao said: "It is impossible for such a big stone to leave no trace at all. We will report it first and then investigate carefully, and we will definitely be able to find it."

The stone was too big to transport, so it could only be temporarily stored in the warehouse. Director Wang could only paint it into a painting and send it to the capital. Zhao Hanzhang decided what to do with this auspicious item.

 The matter was reported to Jiyuan first, and it was delivered together with the congratulatory gift list from Jiangnan.

Ji Yuan was still smiling when he looked at Jiang Nan's gift list. When he saw the back, his smile suddenly collapsed, and he couldn't help but cursed Director Wang.

　　What did he and Zhou Qi think about creating a reverse "auspicious" thing on a happy day?

Ji Yuan could only go to Zhao Hanzhang to make up his mind. He gritted his teeth and said: "Since it is auspicious, it cannot be left outside. It must be transported back to the capital. However, this matter should not be publicized. It is better to let Yangzhou send laborers and soldiers to **** it quietly and use oilcloth to cover the stone." Cover it up so no one can see it again.”

Zhao Hanzhang also finished reading the painting. This "auspicious sign" is too directional and can only be used by her, otherwise it can be used for other purposes.

"How much manpower and material resources did it cost to transport such a large stone from Jiangnan to Luoyang?" Zhao Hanzhang felt his toothache just thinking about it. "I heard that a rich man in the previous dynasty went bankrupt trying to transport a strange stone."

Ji Yuan, who was familiar with history books, had a dull expression on his face, "Is there any? Which emperor was in power?"

 Emperor Wanli.

Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand and said: "It's not important anymore. What's important is that it costs a lot to send such a big stone to Luoyang. I feel a little sad."

 The main thing is that this stone has no effect. If it had appeared two months earlier, it might have been of some use.

  No, even if she appeared at that time, for the sake of stability, she would not be too happy.

Zhao Hanzhang was a little unhappy, "Whose flattery is this? He slapped me directly on the leg. Neither Zhou Qi nor Director Wang are like this."

 Zhao Hanzhang frowned and decided to ask the ANBU.

 The ANBU in Jiangnan really know who did it. (End of chapter)