Imperial marriage

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In the middle of the night, the moonlight is bright, and the clouds in the sky are blackened by the night, and under the moonlight, they are brighter again.

The monk tapped the wooden fish in front of him, his lips parted and closed, and he muttered something.

The monk closed his eyes tightly, and slammed down the hammer one after another in a regular pattern, without any influence from the outside world, as if all four things were really empty.

Outside the window, the sky is changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was only half a quarter before and after.

The monk suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes flashed in disbelief.

No!This is impossible.

The otherwise clear night sky turned scary, heavy rain

It poured down, thunder and lightning flashed, the clouds were changing, swirling into a big pit like a whirlpool, and the lightning in the pit lit up half of the sky.

In the Yunluo Courtyard of Feng Mansion, there was early chaos.

The painful shenyin of the woman in the room came.The midwife yelled anxiously, "Ma'am, hurry up! Work harder!"

With the sound of thunder and rain, the maids and women rushed into the books and brought out pots of blood, watching them made people anxious.

Outside the house, the man kept looking into the house, and wanted to rush in several times, but fortunately others stopped him.

"Third Master, this lady is giving birth, you can't watch it, you can't watch it! Wait, wait..."

Just as he was talking, with the sound of lightning and thunder, a burst of crying babies broke through the sky.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The rain is getting heavier.

The man pushed away and took his hand and hurried into the back room, only to see the midwife coming over with a baby wrapped in a soft cloth.

The midwife smiled flatteringly, "Oh, third master, you are a young master."

While speaking, no one saw the flashing red light in the baby's slightly pupils.

The man hugged the little baby, and couldn't help the smile on his face. He was so happy that he even asked the midwife to reward the midwife with 100 taels of silver (yes, you heard it right) before he carried the baby to the bedside.

The woman who had just given birth lay weakly, but she still smiled happily when she saw the child.

The rain is still falling, and it seems that it will not stop overnight, and the roar of thunder is still there.

In the meditation room, after the monk pinched his fingers three times in a row, his face finally showed the ashamed defeat of resignation.

"Oh, the one who brought disaster? Okay? Okay"

Two consecutive "Okay", the monk sighed for a long time, his tone revealed the hope that he did not believe in his own fate, "I hope you can change your own fate. I really don't know if you can save the world and your own people." Who can it be!"

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23 years later

Thousands of years have passed since the Great War of Ancient Times, and now Jiulan should be ruled by Ningguo

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Ningguo was originally a big country, and since the new emperor ascended the throne, the life of the people has been even smoother.

However, recently, this smooth day was finally broken by rumors of the "Two Emperors".

On the majestic hall, a person is wearing a large dragon-patterned black suit, sitting on a chair.

Under the high platform of the main hall, all the officials bowed their heads, and the loud and respectful voice spread to every corner of the main hall, "Join Your Majesty!"

Bai Xuan waved his hands, "Your Excellency, I don't know what you want to play today?"

As soon as the words came out, a man in a purple official uniform stood up and said, "Recently, news came from the capital of Yi County that someone gave a thousand taels of silver, which just solved the disaster of the drought that happened once in decades."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

This thousand taels of silver is not a random small amount, let alone casual, even the richest man in Ningdu can't just donate it casually, right?

Not to mention that this is not a small amount, but if it can be taken out, how many people can be so generous?

Without waiting for more questions, the speaker continued, "Actually, this is not the first time such a thing has happened."

Everyone held their breath and listened.

"Since five years ago, whenever there was a catastrophe in Ningguo, the officials of the disaster department always received a large amount of donations, including the flood in Zi County the year before and the plague in Luo County last year."

Officials of the Zi government took a breath, "Since your majesty took the throne, you have been busy with state affairs and have no time to manage other things. This matter is a trivial matter for the people, so the ministers did not bother your majesty with this matter, but this time the money received is tens of millions. It is so huge that I have the courage to tell His Majesty, and I hope His Majesty will make a decision."

The official in purple couldn't help but wiped the sweat from his brow, and everyone sighed.

Emperor Xuan's face remained unchanged, his ice-like face, mask-like, expressionless as usual, unchanged, even radiant with cold air, majestic, but people dare not get close to him easily.But even so, there was some visible softness in those usually deep eyes, "Well, who donated them? State their names. Although these people are not officials of the DPRK and China, they are so important for the country. The people should also be rewarded."

Prime Minister Xiao Hechao maintained a pilgrimage posture, with complex emotions flashing in his eyes.

Just as he was about to stand up, he heard the officials of the Zifu falter and say, "This... I think that this matter should be done by one person."

But it's not over yet.The official of the Zifu said again, "Moreover, the donor is anonymous and does not disclose his identity, and there are suspicions of intentional concealment, and I don't know who did it."

Everyone turned pale again.I wondered in my heart that this donor was the reincarnation of a fairy?

He said in his mouth: "Master Cao, you are trusting me too much? Regardless of this person donating tens of millions of silver, this person has been doing this since five years ago, and the donations up to now are probably enough for an ordinary family to live. After a few lifetimes, if it was really done by one person, and a master who did good deeds without leaving a name, do you really think it was a fairy master who came to the world?"

Between the words, there is a hint of irony.

Cao Rang also lost his composure and sighed, "There are so many wealthy businessmen in the world, but how many of them can do this?

But in the past five years, such huge sums of money have been received fifteen times in various parts of Ningguo, excluding occasional small donations in some remote areas.

In addition to natural and man-made disasters from all sides, people's livelihoods in many places in Ningguo have been helped, and many people's livelihood problems have been solved.

If it weren't for the facts, I wouldn't dare to blame it on the same person. "

Emperor Xuan said: "Then why do you dare to be sure now?"

Cao Rang said: "Your Majesty, I didn't say that, but if you think about it carefully, you may not be able to meet someone who can donate a huge amount of money without making any publicity.

But Ningguo met 15 people within five years. It doesn't make sense to say this.

Furthermore, these donations were made in a timely manner. Once something goes wrong, the money will be received soon, and there have never been multiple payments at the same time.

More importantly, the donors all have one thing in common, that is, they never tell their names, they just hand over the money to the temple, and then the temple transfers it to the officials in the places where it is needed. Penny money has been pocketed by others. "

Many huge sums of money have never been enriched in private pockets. Whenever such words are uttered, not to mention others, even Emperor Xuan, the emperor, thinks it is a bit exaggerated.

Let's not mention those corrupt officials who have caused headaches for many emperors and old emperors, but they can't do anything about them. Let's just say that the most ordinary people in this world, no matter how good they are, can be calm enough not to commit any crimes when faced with such huge sums of money. ?

But now there is a living example in front of you, what does this mean?Does it mean that this donor not only has a lot of wealth, but also has a lot of power in his hands?

However, even the emperor may not have such strength.

Everyone secretly guessed in their hearts, who has such strength?

Everyone was shocked, only Prime Minister Xiao Hechao, whose expressionless face was even more expressionless all the year round, but if someone observed carefully, he could find a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

The great hall was full of voices, but it was only for a moment, after all, there were so many strange things in the world, if only one thing would startle a group of high officials beyond compare, I'm afraid they couldn't be more surprised.

Emperor Xuan waved his hand to calm him down, he didn't insist on pursuing it anymore, he just said: "This person is willing to do good, but he doesn't show his true face, so it can be seen that he doesn't ask for anything in return, since this is the case, Guhuang has fulfilled his wish and will not pursue further.

However, this person has made great contributions to the country and the people. The Guhuang hereby promises that no matter who this person is, if we meet again in the future, the Guhuang will grant his three requirements. . "

The calm but cold voice made people dare not doubt it.

All the officials looked solemn and respectfully bowed their heads in the direction of the voice, "Your Majesty is wise!"

At that time, Mingyue Valley

In the gorgeous and comfortable carriage, before the carriage moved, Gu Qing lifted the curtain.

Outside the car, the young man bowed and said, "What are your orders, Master?"

"Chun Xing, I have to go to Daxiangguo Temple this time, and I will come back later."

Chun Xing didn't even raise his head, but had a respectful attitude, "Yes, my lord, Chun Xing will guard Mingyue Valley, and your voyage will be smooth sailing, my lord."

In the main hall, Emperor Xuan said: "Aiqing, what else do you want to play today?"

There were still a few people in the crowd immersed in the emotions of the previous donation incident, but when Emperor Xuan spoke, the officials who were still immersed in surprise woke up completely, and the officials who had woken up early turned their heads around, and everyone was in a tacit understanding He faltered and stood up.

It can be seen how difficult it is to say something.

Of course, no matter how difficult it is to say it, you have to say it!The one waiting above is not someone who can wait.

Emperor Xuan said: "What is it that makes the lovers so hard to tell?"

With the pressure on his head, only then did an official in Qingfu stand up, "I have something to play."

"Say"

Xu Bingzhi swallowed his saliva before carefully saying: "Recently, there has been a rumor among the people. I wonder if Your Majesty has heard of it?"

"What rumor?"

Xu Bingzhi hesitated again.

With this hesitation, everyone's nerves were tense, and their palms were sweating.Not everyone can easily offend the majesty of Emperor Xuan of Ningguo.

Even if Emperor Xuan didn't urge them, these people must be able to withstand the pressure.

But this matter, why don't you ask people to hesitate?

Xu Bingzhi only felt that his half-century life was lost by another ten years.He opened his mouth, still hesitating, but he couldn't make a sound, and his heart became anxious like an ant on the fire.

His mouth opened and closed, almost biting his tongue.Fortunately, a colleague stood up in time and finished his sentence bravely, "Recently there have been rumors about the "new emperor" of Ningguo, which is very arrogant. I think it is just a folk rumor, so it should not be underestimated."

"Xindi?"

Then another person stood up and finished the unfinished sentence: "I don't know if Your Majesty has heard of Fengtian Pavilion?"

Bai Xuan responded, "Yes."

The man said: "The Fengtian Pavilion family has a great career, and now it can be said to be the richest in the world. There are rumors among the people that the master of the Fengtian Pavilion is so powerful that he can be called another emperor of our Ning Kingdom."

After speaking, the officials trembled.It's just rumors, it's just the words of the people, but is it different from seeking power and usurping the throne?Not to mention that this is really powerful.

Who can say that the matter of Fengtian Pavilion is not mysterious?

The owner of Fengtian Pavilion, it is rumored that this person is very business-minded, he established Fengtian Pavilion at a young age, he was already a wealthy businessman in his early years, and now he has captured all the wealth of the world, is the richest in the world, and is the leader of the world. richest man.

If you ask how rich is this person?

Let's put it this way, Ningguo is a big country of Jiulan, but in Ningguo, at least half of the shops are his.

Most people in the royal family always say that they don't care about a merchant, but everyone in the world says that money can turn ghosts around, and they say they don't care. Who can really let such an uncertain threat exist with peace of mind?

Not to mention being the richest in the world, but being only as rich as a country is equivalent to a foul.

But why didn't the imperial court resolve this threat before Fengtian Pavilion had developed to such an extent? It can only be said that Fengtian Pavilion's master is indeed very wise, and it is hard to defend against.This person is very good at restraining his sharpness. The court didn't find out before, because this place was quiet in the early years, so that people ignored it.It is only when it has reached the current state, when no one in the world can remove it, that it becomes famous and shocks the world.

Even if everyone calls this person treasonable, but in fact, who can hold the world's business line in one hand and easily stir up turbulent waves on Jiulan?

Although Emperor Xuan had never heard the words of the "new emperor" first, even if he didn't care about the master of the Fengtian Pavilion, a grassroots man who is so rich has long been unable to stay in case of loss.

He doesn't want to keep anyone, but he will sincerely sigh that this person is powerful, capable of controlling such a large organization, and at the same time knows how to restrain his edge, making it hard to guard against.

Even if he wanted to suppress this person now, he couldn't do it lightly.After all, most of Ningguo's business lines are controlled by this person, and the overall situation of all parties is considered. Don't say that he is innocent, even if he is guilty, he has to consider it according to the circumstances.

Isn't this an emperor in another sense to control the world's business routes?

You can't provoke him easily, and you can't let him be willful. If you think about it, you can only win him over.

But how to win over is a problem.

Ningguo is worthy of being Ningguo, and Ningguo's minister is worthy of being Ningguo's minister. No matter what they think in their hearts, everyone agrees - not to mention erasure, but to properly suppress and win over.

A minister suggested, "A taxation system can be established, and taxes can be collected according to the income ratio. In this way, no matter how rich Fengtian Pavilion is, no matter how high the income is, it will have to hand over a lot of money. First, it can properly suppress its people, and second In the future, the treasury can also be properly enriched, so that the gap between the two will not widen."

The more the proposer talked, the more he felt that this plan was feasible, but before Emperor Xuan could speak, everyone vetoed it.

Those who govern the country pay attention to governing people, but not controlling people.Although this plan is good, it's a pity that it came too late. Fengtian Pavilion is already rich in the world. As long as you don't want to clean up people, if you increase it, I'm afraid it's just a drop in the ocean for others. They will play for you childlike.

The minister stood up again, "We can start with the shops under his jurisdiction. The Fengtian Pavilion's assets are mainly in Ningguo. Your Majesty can forcefully reduce the number of shops under his jurisdiction and increase taxes at the same time." At the end he swore with a smile, "This will definitely hit them hard!"

Everyone shook their heads decisively.

This method seems to be feasible, but don't forget that Fengtian Pavilion is holding Ningguo's business veins. If we start with its industry, I am afraid that Ningguo's foundation will also be affected.Besides, most of the shops in Ningguo are monopolized by Fengtian Pavilion, not to mention that it took a long time to do this, and the actions are so blatant, of course you are blind!

There is another plan, "You can confer titles on him, gather his people, and make him submit to His Majesty."

When everyone thinks about it, this plan is feasible.

Someone asked again, "Then, what kind of title should I give him?" As soon as this remark came out, the hall fell into silence again.

That's right, I'm afraid it's not easy to choose what kind of official.After all, he is the richest man in the world, but he is a person who stomps his feet casually, and the business world has to shake.If you give me a small official, don't even say that people don't like it, I'm afraid they will throw you out before entering the door.

Wouldn't it be asking for trouble if he was named a high official?You can also give him a free job, but apart from the prince, how can there be any free job for him in the court?But it seems more convenient for the prince to seek power and usurp the throne.

After doing this, Emperor Xuan said in a deep voice, "Think again!"

As soon as the words came out, another person stood up. This person respectfully said with a serious face, "Your Majesty, I think that his nationality should be revoked and he should be expelled from Ningguo."

Everyone was in an uproar, their heads turned to the source of the sound, and they all looked at the idiot expressions in unison.

Shang Shulang expressed the hearts of everyone in one sentence: "Prime Minister Xiao, I never thought you would be so pure and natural?"

Xiao Hechao: "..."

Such a person can be killed but not released. Isn't driving out of Ning country sending talents to other countries?

Just when everyone was at a loss, another voice sounded, "Actually, there is another way, that is... um... a bit extreme! Hmm... I wonder if Your Majesty can accept it..."

However, this plan is far from perfect?There is simply no room for change!

Everyone was silent, hardly daring to breathe.

Emperor Xuan paused for a moment, and said: "Say!"

The man hesitated for another second, then cupped his hands, "Your Majesty can make a hundred-year friendship with Fengtian Pavilion, and protect the peace of our Ning Kingdom's millions of territories."

Marriage and marriage have always been the most effective way to turn enemies into friends.

Can……

Emperor Xuan was suspicious, "I heard that the master of Fengtian Pavilion is young and has no children now."

There was sweat on the man's head, "The master of the Fengtian Pavilion is indeed young."

Emperor Xuan & everyone: "..."

What does it mean?Shouldn't it be what they thought it meant?

Calm and majestic as Bai Xuan, the veins on his forehead were jumping happily at this moment, and he couldn't help bursting out: "Are you here to marry?"

Unexpectedly, this official probably came to the court with a bear's gall today, but he said: "That's why people want me!"

Everyone: "..."

Emperor Xuan's face turned black and blue, comparable to Master Bao.

Who doesn't know?That Fengtian pavilion master is a real man.I really don't know what kind of brain circuit the person who said this has.

However, after complaining, the eyes of all the officials sank. In fact, thinking about it carefully, this method is not impossible.Although the loss is a bit of a loss, it is a huge benefit and only one harm.

And this harm... There are 3000 beauties in the harem, but they are all women. Your Majesty shouldn't mind a change, right?Otherwise, it is for Ningguo, I believe His Majesty will understand them.Everyone comforted themselves silently.

So, after Zhong Ningguo humerus bowed his head for a long time, he went against the wishes of their immediate superiors for the first time in history.

The right minister, Xu Bingzhi, took the lead to stand up. Although Xu Bingzhi buried his head, his voice was firm, "Your Majesty, please put Ningguo as the most important thing, and establish Fengtian Pavilion/Pavilion Master Gu Qing as the male concubine."

After following the prime minister to the right, everyone kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I invite Gu Qing, the owner of the Fengtian Pavilion, to be a male concubine." The grand voice resounded in the hall, endlessly.

Among all the people, only two did not ask. One was Zhou Huansheng, head of the State Church, who thought the move was absurd and ridiculous, and not in accordance with the rules of etiquette;

The air pressure in the hall dropped again and again, and everyone felt that there was a gloomy wind in the hall.A storm is brewing.

After a while, when everyone thought that their heads were going to fail, a cold voice finally came from above, "The lonely emperor will do as you wish!"

It was clear that their wish came true, but everyone shuddered again.