The news that the border war was tense really spread the next day, and Emperor Jianyuan, who was in low spirits, was jolted up and instantly regained his spirits.

Several important officials of the court also came to the palace to ask for an audience. They jumped the highest when there was nothing to do, and they were afraid to die when something happened. If the enemy really invaded, their family power and hundreds of years of business would be completely destroyed. Once it's over.

For these power ministers, they are not afraid of the old and new dynasties. The emperor of the new dynasty has to use people to govern the country for him, as long as it is not used by the new master to scare the chickens and monkeys. With their years of accumulation and management, it will be a matter of time before they make a comeback.

Although the country has changed hands, they are all on the same land, and the people are still those people, and they are all their own people.

But foreigners are different, they are not of our race, and must be punished.

They don't want to die under the swords of foreigners after the country is broken.

After the group entered the palace, they discussed with Emperor Jianyuan for a long time, and asked Emperor Jianyuan to give Xue Cang an order to defend Jinbei even if the battle lasts until one soldier dies. If not...

It took a long time for this group of people to realize that they had no way to deal with Xue Cang. Xue Cang was an orphan, unmarried so far, single with no attachments, no room for threats.

It was also at this time that they realized Lin Jingzhou's kindness. This person had too many weaknesses, and he could handle it easily. He dared not refuse to listen to the imperial edict.

So this imperial decree, which was supposed to be a threat of supervision, was finally changed to a commendation. Emperor Jianyuan promised in the imperial decree that after the victory of this battle, he would promote Xue Cang and let him completely control the Northern Jin Army.

At the same time, he also arranged a marriage for him, saying that when the army commander returned to court to receive the reward, it would be the day when Xue Cang and Princess Qinghe got married.

Yes, the Princess Qinghe who made Emperor Jianyuan wear green on his head came in handy at this moment, not only attracting people, but also marrying Princess Qinghe, Emperor Jianyuan felt that he had made a lot of money.

I also want to reward the minister who made this suggestion.

Of course, there was not only one imperial decree, Emperor Jianyuan also added some soldiers, horses, food and grass.

What was said to be impossible to get out before, now has everything.

……

Chu Zhao wrote back to Xue Cang, asking him to send a letter or memorial to the capital the next day, so that these people could keep abreast of the battle situation at the border.

In this way, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty fell into a kind of panic, the prince and the king of Qi stopped fighting, and the morning was so quiet that even a needle could be heard clearly.

Amidst all kinds of anxiety and panic, New Year's Eve was ushered in, and Showa 14 came to an end.

The common people don't know much about it, and the New Year's Eve is still lively, but the New Year's Eve banquet in the palace is a completely different picture.

Everyone tried their best to put a smile on their faces, but it didn't reach the bottom of their eyes, and it looked fake at first glance. The same was true for Emperor Jianyuan. He seemed to have no interest in anything while drinking dull wine. Looking forward to the good news from the border.

The concubines racked their brains to make him happy, but Emperor Jianyuan didn't even give them an extra look.

Chu Zhao and Lin Xingzhi also participated in the banquet, seeing everyone's reactions in full view, they just thought it was funny, Jianyuan Emperor's monstrous power was useless.

And the prince, the current prince is still too tender, even if he tried his best to conceal it, the emotions he revealed could still make people feel his nervousness and anxiety.

King Qi looked better, but his attention was on Concubine Li, and he wondered if he knew something about Concubine Li's pregnancy.

Lin Xingzhi turned his head and glanced at King Ning who was sitting side by side with them again. Good guy, this guy is holding a pig's trotter and gnawing on it. It can be seen from the greased paper wrapped in the pig's trotter, it must have been brought in from outside the palace. .

And that cheerful look can only be described in four words - heartless.

After browsing around, Lin Xingzhi looked at Chu Zhao who was picking fish bones for him, and there was only one thought left in his mind, why is his prince so good.

He is really blessed to be able to save the country and the people, but also to be so considerate.

Lin Xingzhi happily ate the fish, his mood was completely different from the others present.

Because they are not in the mood to celebrate the new year, so there are no surprise arrangements for this year's New Year's Eve. After eating, watching the uninspiring singing and dancing, Emperor Jianyuan gave food to some ministers as a routine, and the banquet was ready to be declared over.

As soon as Emperor Jianyuan stood up, someone rushed in, "Your Majesty, the Northwest Army hastened the battle report. The Northwest Army has already started war with the grassland tribes!"

Emperor Jianyuan was unstable, and he swayed back.

"Your Majesty!" The servant quickly reached out to help him.

Empress Chen also approached and greeted, "Your Majesty, are you okay, hurry up and ask the imperial physician to come and have a look."

Emperor Jianyuan pressed his forehead and shook, "No, I'm fine, it's just that I got up in a hurry just now."

He obviously fainted after hearing the battle report, but he said that he got up too fast, but no one exposed him, after all, he had to deal with the matter.

Emperor Jianyuan asked the messenger, "How is the battle in the northwest?"

The messenger said: "The general has expected that the grassland tribes will attack Dachu, so he has made a comprehensive deployment in advance, but this time it is a joint attack by several tribes, and the battle situation is unknown now."

Emperor Jianyuan felt his head hurt even more, and patted the table with his free hand, "I ordered Lin Jingzhou to guard the northwest. If there is any mistake, I will ask him!"

Emperor Jianyuan also glanced at Lin Xingzhi meaningfully. If there was something to threaten, Emperor Jianyuan spoke with a lot of confidence.

The messenger responded respectfully, and then withdrew.

With a wave of his hand, Emperor Jianyuan sent everyone to disperse, and then sent his servants to send a few of his confidants into the palace to discuss important matters.

Emperor Jianyuan glanced at Chu Zhao and Lin Xingzhi who were running fast, and ordered his servants, "Go and call King Li."

It was not that Emperor Jianyuan changed his attitude towards Chu Zhao, but that Chu Zhao was the most familiar and most qualified to speak when it came to wars.

The two who seemed to be chased away by dogs really ran very fast, and the servants were about to run away before they caught up with them before they left the palace.

This servant is a new one. Knowing that his previous appointments were all in the hands of His Highness Li Wang, he was very discerning, and respectfully saluted Chu Zhao and Lin Xingzhi, "I have seen you, my lord, my concubine." , the emperor invites the prince to discuss matters in the study."

Lin Xingzhi looked at his prince and asked, "Did you guess it just now?" That's why he dragged him to run so fast.

Chu Zhao denied it, "I just want to go back soon because of pear blossoms." Chu Zhao also looked at the sky and said seriously, "It will snow again in a while."

Lin Xingzhi also looked up, but it was pitch black, and he saw nothing.

He said: "I didn't expect the prince to have the ability to see the sky." It's really amazing.

Chu Zhao said humbly: "Knowing a thing or two is nothing."

The two chatted like chatter, and didn't respond to the waiter's words, which inevitably made the waiter a little anxious, so he asked again cautiously, "My lord?"

Chu Zhaodao: "Don't worry, isn't there still someone who hasn't arrived yet?"

Those outside the palace did not enter the palace so quickly. He was afraid that meeting Emperor Jianyuan alone would kill him, so let's wait a while.

Chu Zhao grabbed Lin Xingzhi's waist and led him to jump up to the roof, "I'll take you to look outside, it's very lively tonight."

From childhood to Lantern Festival, the streets are bustling for most of the month, with daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, and the smell of human fireworks.

Such a lively scene, even if you don't participate in it, it is very happy to see it.

The imperial palace is built higher than ordinary houses, which is a symbol of status, so you can see farther from the roof. The bustling crowd and the sea of ​​lights are the beauty that can only be seen in the peaceful and prosperous times.

Sitting on the roof, Lin Xingzhi rested his chin on his hand, looked at the long street in the distance, and said, "My father has never seen such a scene since he went to the battlefield."

"As for the soldiers at the border, most of them will never see them in their lifetime."

Lin Xingzhi felt a little emotional and powerless, he was too small and could do too little.

Chu Zhao squeezed his head hard twice, "Why do you want so much, the general situation in this world can never be controlled by one person, otherwise one emperor is enough, why do you need so many ministers."

"So, being a monk for a day hits the clock for a day, and being a king for a day is a day for a princess. I have you, my man, and me in everything."

Chu Zhao messed up Lin Xingzhi's hair and gave him a word, "Good boy."

Lin Xingzhi: ...

Lin Xingzhi glared at him vigorously with his glasses, and said quietly: "This is your real purpose."

"Cough..." Chu Zhao used coughing as a cover, and then patted the back of his hand, "Then what, I teach this disobedient hand myself."

Lin Xingzhi snorted, and made a request with him, "Remember to behave well in a while, and how much meat the soldiers can eat during the New Year depends on you, the prince."

"Okay!" Chu Zhao readily agreed, "I will peel off a layer of their skin for you."

Only then was Lin Xingzhi satisfied, and looking at the crowd who were practicing in the distance, he urged Chu Zhao to take him down, "I'll wait for you at the gate of the palace, come out earlier, let's go home for dinner."

"Well," Chu Zhao carried Lin Xingzhi down, looked at the sky again, and then turned and walked towards Emperor Jianyuan's study.

Lin Xingzhi walked slowly outside the palace, and as soon as he stepped out of the gate of the palace, it began to snow in the sky. Lin Xingzhi stood and spread his hands to pick it up for a while, and sighed: "The prince will be a fortune teller in the future and he can support his family." Make a living, not bad."

After muttering, he got into the carriage under Shi Yan's urging.

There is a heater in the carriage, hot tea and snacks, just to relieve the cold.

Lin Xingzhi asked Shi Yan to sit up and chat with him, "Have you gone to the street to see it? Is it fun?"

Shi Yan took out a few clay dolls and showed them to Lin Xingzhi, "I got caught by a trap. This year's dolls look better than previous years, and the style is different."

Lin Xingzhi took it over and looked at it, and found that the craftsmanship of the mason had indeed improved. He said: "I will go with the prince tomorrow night."

Shi Yan nodded his head and said: "Master, you should go and have a look. There are a lot of good things on the street this year, not to mention the ones from the south, many of them are from the north, both in northern Shanxi and northwest."

Lin Xingzhi understood what Shi Yan wanted to say when he heard it, and he boasted: "Zhu Mingwan is really a good businessman, and the business came back so quickly."

Shi Yan gave Lin Xingzhi a look that you can understand by yourself, "Master, this is not for you."

Shi Yan didn't know what his young master was thinking, he wanted the border soldiers to be self-sufficient.Not to mention that there are so many people, and it is such a place where it is difficult for grass to live, how could it be possible.

But the bigger problem, if it is done, will be in big trouble.

The soldiers are no longer under the control of the court, and they are afraid that they may rebel at any time. Shi Yan looked at the head on his young master's neck and always felt that it was very dangerous.

How could Lin Xingzhi not know what Shi Yan was thinking, and knocked on Shi Yan's head, "You don't understand, my purpose, your young master, is not to make the soldiers self-sufficient, but to make some people in the court afraid .”

Between the civil servants and the generals, in fact, the civil servants have always controlled the military generals, food, military pay, and armaments, and everything has to be approved by the civil officials. Therefore, they have developed a posture of showing off their power in front of the generals.

Although it was originally to balance the two sides, and also to prevent generals from embracing their own self-esteem, it deteriorated over time.

Lin Xingzhi just wants to get things back to normal and each perform their own duties, rather than one party trying to control the other.

As for the possible rebellion of military generals after leaving the court's control, Lin Xingzhi said: Isn't what they are doing now rebellious?

Both sides are their own people.

Lin Xingzhi: "As soon as the fighting stops, it will be spring planting."

There should be new excitement in the capital.

Lin Xingzhi felt that he was pretty bad, and there was a little bit of fear that the world would not be chaotic.

Shi Yan shook his head helplessly, "Those people might chew you up, young master."

Lin Xingzhi: "Well, that's for sure."

"But I have a prince, they can't beat my man, hehe."

Lin Xingzhi showed off to Shi Yan, and successfully got a supercilious look.

Shi Yan even lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, heh, man.

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