Song Tanglu naturally knew many secrets that even the Assistant Ministers of the Six Ministries should not know. For example, Beimang's infantry had paid a heavy price to break through two small cities outside Youzhou Pass, the fall of Calabash Pass, and the appearance of Hsu Fengnian's Youzhou cavalry. Even the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry had entered the battlefield. However, these secrets should be kept to the grave. Song Tanglu also knew an "interesting thing" that he had to grit his teeth even more. The current Emperor liked to collect "jade dolls", which were sculpted from various materials. They were detailed and lifelike, ranging from one inch to four inches, with three different heights between each inch. There were a total of nine grades. Because of Song Li's illustrious military exploits that everyone in the capital knew about, the two-cun tall jade statue "Song Li" stood on a table in a secluded study of the emperor. After Yuan Tingshan's military exploits, he jumped from 1.6 cun to 3 cun tall. There were relatively new jade figurines, such as Sun Yin, who had argued with the group of Confucians during the Imperial College's martial arts exhibition, Fan Zhanghou, who had recently entered the capital, and Gao Tingshu, who was extremely eye-catching on the border of the Ministry of War. Yesterday, when Song Tanglu walked into the small study that only he, the head of the Ceremony Directorate, and two eunuchs on duty, entered, he found a brand new jade figurine. Even though there was no one in the room at the time, Song Tanglu, who was the head of the eunuchs, only dared to sneak a glance. He found that it was an extremely young stranger. Moreover, it was very different from the other jade figurines. This "person" had his eyes closed in concentration, like a blind man. Before Song Tanglu left the room, he had guessed the identity of this person. It was a blind chess player who, at his lowest, had no choice but to gamble in the shabby alleys of Qingzhou to make a living. It was a person who had no record in the Ministry of Appointments, Lu Xu.
There was no court meeting today. The Emperor, Zhao Zhuan, could practice his set of martial arts when the sky was slightly bright. Recently, the Empress had occasionally caught a cold and was not feeling well. The Emperor had specially sent her to her maternal home to recuperate and relax. During this time, the Emperor had not visited any woman. The common people often said that the Emperor was not anxious, but the eunuchs were anxious. However, most of them did not know the true meaning. In fact, it was referring to a time like this. For a small family, there was a saying that there were three ways to be unfilial, and having no descendants was the worst. For a vast and enormous dynasty, the ruler of a country without an heir was tantamount to an invisible disaster. The longer time passed, the clearer the countless bloody stories in the history books were. This was enough to trigger all sorts of unpredictable 'changes in the sky'. However, no matter how carefully Song Tanglu and Diao Si tried to persuade him, the Emperor. he still smiled and told Song Tanglu that he could occasionally do such things. when the Empress was in the Palace, he could occasionally do it... but now that the Empress was in her maternal home was sick was sick was sick, he would not do.
Song Tanglu sincerely admired him.
Moreover, the Emperor practiced martial arts every day. How could it be a boring thing to do to pass the time?
Song Tanglu believed that the world would not believe that the current Emperor, from the moment he ascended the throne, had already begun to prepare to become the longest-reigning ruler of Liyang. The Emperor of Liyang, the Emperor of Zhao, had sat on the Dragon Throne for 34 years. However, that person only ascended the throne at the age of 35. Song Tanglu believed that it would not be difficult for the current Emperor to do it.
After Zhao Zhuan finished practicing his martial arts, he began to walk in small circles. At this time, he would talk to himself.
Song Tanglu bent his waist and quietly took eight steps back, not one step more and not one step less. This small rule was set by the previous Head Eunuch of the Ceremony Directorate, Han Shengxuan. The rule was not big, but it was enough for Song Tanglu and his next Head Eunuch to scrupulously abide by it until death.
Zhao Zhuan walked in circles and said softly, "For the time being, Sun Yin, who does not have an official position, is right. The vassal kings of various regions cannot hold the position of Jiedushi. However, this change needs to be done slowly. First, in places where there are no vassal kings, we need to add deputy Jiedushi. After a year and a half, we need to find two officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Appointments who have authority and bring up this matter. Then, starting from my big brother, we will add deputy Jiedushi and promote it. According to what Sun Yin said, it will not take too long to find a vassal king with a dirty background and have the Imperial Censor write a letter of impeachment to remove him from the position of Jiedushi. Sun Yin's choice of candidate is not very appropriate. En, in my opinion, the King of Han is a good candidate. Sun Yin, at such a young age, is able to figure out the Emperor's intentions. He is more like an old fox like Yin Maochun. If not for the fact that you were born in Beiliang and had no choice but to continue observing, I would have restored you to your official position today. I would have even reserved the position of Scholar of Chong Wen Guan for you. "
Zhao Zhuan, who was walking slowly, raised his hands and rubbed his temples. "Since Lu Shengxiang has become a general with real power, he has to resign from his position as the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War to make room for Gu Jiantang's right-hand man who has followed him for many years. Firstly, this will suppress the influence of the martial artists from Guangling and Jiangnan. In such a large Ministry of War, Minister Lu Baijie, Assistant Minister Lu Shengxiang, and Xu Gong are all from that side. This is too outrageous. Furthermore, promoting Tang Tieshuang, who is not lacking in military merit and reputation, will prevent Gu Jiantang from becoming the second … "
Zhao Zhuan snorted coldly and did not continue to say the name that he had heard since he was young.
In reality, he did not have much ill will toward that old man. On the contrary, deep in his heart, he had a different impression of him from the previous Emperor. It was just that he had hidden it very well these past few years. Otherwise, he would never be able to take half a step toward that chair in this lifetime.
But that person's son, Zhao Zhuan, really felt stifled whenever he thought of him.
At this moment, he began to truly understand the previous Emperor.
There were two people from the previous generation, one was the ruler and the other was the subject. One was surnamed Zhao and the other was surnamed Xu.
The two young people of this generation were cut from the same cloth.
Zhao Zhuan pressed his fingers against his temples and stopped walking. His voice was extremely soft as he laughed. "The world is both envious and jealous of your surname, so they like to scold you. No matter what you do, it's all wrong. It seems like no one dares to scold me! Since you also feel that you can't cause your father to die in peace and are afraid that people will scold you and your father as slaves with two surnames, then I will let you die in peace. "
Zhao Zhuan suddenly frowned, as if he was asking himself, "If I were in your position, would I betray Liyang and rely on Beimang?"
Zhao Zhuan shook his head, not wanting to think about this meaningless question. He laughed loudly and could not stop himself from feeling pleased. "Unfortunately, your surname will always be Xu, and my surname is Zhao. My sons and grandsons will continue to bear the imperial surname for generations to come! As for you, you will be buried in the history books together with Beiliang's 300,000 Steel Cavalry. After you die, I will definitely ask those civil officials in charge of history to give you a few 'pleasant' conclusions. "
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On the easternmost front line of Beimang, the King of Bando, Jingchong, who had just suffered a defeat in Ji Bei, brought only 200 of his personal cavalrymen and headed west in low spirits under the playful gazes of his colleagues. They were heading to Gusai Province.
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