"Cao Chan?"

At dusk that day, when Taishi Xiao learned the name and surname of the prince, a faint smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stroked his beard and said: "Our emperor is really in a hurry, this son has just been born, and he is ready to give such a generous gift, and the people of the Han family are afraid that they will not be able to shut up at this time."

In the room, except for Xiao Taishi, who was dressed in civilian clothes, there was only Xiao Wanchang in the Criminal Department.

"Taishi, this is preparing to change the crown prince." Xiao Wanchang sneered: "The Han family's happy events are one after another, this emperor should also think about how he will deal with it when the time comes!" ”

Taishi Xiao shook his head and smiled: "It's not to change the prince, but to establish a new prince, our previous prince, I'm afraid that he will be dead for a long time, if his Cao family wants to inherit the country, there must be a prince, this God is not thin on the Cao family, he has not given birth to a child for more than ten years, and after more than ten years, he actually got a prince, and the emperor is really lucky." ”

Xiao Wanchang frowned, and Taishi Xiao had already continued: "Don't look at the emperor to seal the general of the Han family, the queen, and reward gold and silver, and reward cloth, it is very lively, but these are all false." He picked up the teacup next to him, took a sip, and then said lightly: "Our emperor knows what is true and what is fake, the title of the general, the title of the queen, is naturally extremely glorious, and it does greatly increase the prestige of the Han family, but you must know that these titles are just decorations compared to the title of emperor." The emperor knew that the real things were still forces, those things that could be held in his hands and fought out in times of crisis. The integrated Zhongyi Battalion, in just half a month, the Guardian Commander and the Guardian Captain were all occupied by the emperor's people, and the Han family was not qualified to intervene in the affairs of the Imperial Forest Army, Han Cang was nominally the commander of the Loyal Battalion, and now he has tried his best to arrange for his cronies to occupy the positions of a few captains, and the climate has not been formed at all in the Loyal Battalion. Although the people of the Han family occupy a lot of those vacant official positions, the emperor's people have also taken advantage of this opportunity to infiltrate a lot, our emperor...... Hey, from the heart, it's not a mediocre king! ”

Xiao Wanchang frowned and said: "Taishi, now all the officials of the Han family are proud, and our people are like grandsons, if this continues, everyone's temperament will be wiped out." He clenched his fists and sneered: "A few days ago, an official of the Han family actually asked our people for land, saying that he took a fancy to that land and wanted to repair the house. ”

"You're doing a great job." Taishi Xiao said leisurely: "If you can really grind everyone's temperament, it will be a great thing." Our people have been arrogant all these years, and many people have forgotten who they are. He smiled indifferently and said: "Han faction officials, since the founding of the country, there has never been such a scenery as now, and now they have suddenly become the first family, one by one, and they are more high-profile, which is also expected, this is vanity from the bones, even if Han Xuandao reminds them, these people will not be restrained." But this is just right, let the people of the Manchu Dynasty see what else the officials of the Han family can do in the future. Power is a good thing, but it doesn't take much time to make people rotten, it's only been less than two months, and one by one it's so rampant, and there will be trouble in the future! ”

Xiao Wanchang's eyes rolled, and then he smiled: "Wan Chang understands." Since they want to jump, we let them jump higher and show weakness everywhere, for fear that they will jump too high that day and fall to their deaths when they fall. ”

Taishi Xiao smiled indifferently, then his expression became solemn, and asked, "Is there no news from the northwest side?" ”

Xiao Wanchang's expression also sank, and he shook his head and said: "I also sent people to the Wei camp and the Qing camp to inquire, but there is still no whereabouts of the general, the general ...... It's like disappearing suddenly! ”

Taishi Xiao leaned back in his chair and pondered for a long time before he sighed lightly: "What about Han Mo now?" ”

"He has already transferred all the five levels of troops." Xiao Wanchang said softly: "Originally, Zhu Zicheng and Dewey wanted to make trouble, but then Ji Fengnian suddenly appeared, and the matter was done by Han Mo like that. Kong Fei saw that the situation was inexorable, he was unable to support it alone, and he did not dare to resist, so he could only obey. Moreover, Han Mo has now directly promoted Ji Fengnian to the chief soldier of Linyang Pass! ”

"Ji Fengnian?" Taishi Xiao narrowed his eyes, "That is the one who fought in the Battle of Upper Valley City back then?" ”

"Yes!" Xiao Wanchang nodded and said, "Now it's called Tie Kui." ”

"Tiekui?" Taishi Xiao smiled faintly: "Han Mo, this kid is really powerful, how could he find this person?" Fu Xu said: "The old man remembers that this Tie Kui was sentenced to be beheaded, and later Huaiyu interceded for him, and the old man fought for him in the cabinet, and finally changed the sentence to a concubine." ”

Xiao Wanchang's eyes lit up, and he said softly: "So, our Xiao family is kind to him?" ”

Taishi Xiao shook his head and said, "The old man understands what you mean, but don't make any moves." Han Mo was able to find him and promote him, obviously because he trusted him very much, and the person who was a confidant died, this Ji Fengnian must be dead to serve Han Mo now. We must not alarm that side, if we interfere in the affairs of the northwest at this time, and Han Mo is aware of it, things will not be good. As the old man said, let the Han family dance, and we will watch the play. He took the crutches, got up on crutches, and said, "Wan Chang, with the Han family, you help Huaijin to manage it, and think about it a lot." ”

Xiao Wanchang frowned and said, "Master, there is no news from the Han family, this family matter...... Lingzhi is now gone, and this thing is not easy to do. ”

Taishi Xiao smiled faintly: "It's very easy to do." You wait patiently, the Han family is not in a hurry about this matter, and we don't have to be in a hurry. ”

"Yes!" Xiao Wanchang nodded, and then asked, "Taishi, do you really want to go back to Yuanjin City so soon?" ”

Yuanjin City is the main city of the Xiao family, located in the south of Yichun County, and has more than 200 miles of land with Shangjing City.

Taishi Xiao nodded and said: "Since the old man has resigned from his official position, it is useless to stay in the capital, and the old man stays in the capital, and the Han family can't let go of his hands and feet." He smiled coldly and said, "Without the thorn of the old man, Han Xuandao will be much easier." ”

Xiao Wanchang pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Then I'll arrange it." This road is more than 200 miles, and you should pay attention to the safety of the elderly. Turn around and transfer the thirteen swordsmen to your side, with them, there should be no problem with safety along the way! ”

Master Xiao pondered for a moment and said lightly: "Do you think someone will do something to the old man?" ”

Xiao Wanchang said solemnly: "Taishi, whether you are in the court or not, you are the pillar of optimus of my Xiao family, and you must not miss anything." The heart of defense is indispensable, mobilize thirteen swordsmen, and the Taishi will definitely be safe and sound! ”

Master Xiao smiled indifferently and said, "In this case, you can arrange it like this." ”

……

Dayan is a new prince, and even if the emperor announces it to the world, he will issue an edict to amnesty the world and celebrate the whole country.

Three days after the birth of the dragon, the emperor came to the court, and hundreds of officials congratulated him, and the emperor's face seemed to look much better than before, with a festive color that was difficult to hide.

"Is the post-closure ceremony ready?" The emperor looked at Han Xuanchang below, and his voice was gentle: "The date is set, it's almost the New Year, and my Dayan needs a queen to preside over this year's palace lantern festival." ”

When the officials heard this, they all looked at each other.

The palace lantern festival is a tradition of Yan country, the emperors of Yan country in the past dynasties, will be in the New Year, the palace will hold a lantern festival, the concubines and concubines of each palace compete for beauty, the palace maids and eunuchs under their hands, make all kinds of beautiful lanterns, and finally by the emperor and the queen to appreciate the peace, into the top three lanterns, can get heavy rewards.

But before Emperor Chongren ascended the throne, the crown princess passed away, and after ascending the throne, she decreed that she would not stand for ten years, so in the past ten years, the palace has never held a palace lantern festival, which makes the New Year's atmosphere in the palace very deserted.

In the past, the palace lantern festival was not only an opportunity for the harem concubines to compete for beauty, but also an opportunity for the eunuchs and palace ladies to relax.

There has been no palace lantern festival for ten years, and everyone thought that such a program had disappeared in Yan Kingdom, but they never imagined that ten years later, the palace lantern festival would start again.

Could it be that the birth of the prince made the emperor try to create a new atmosphere?

Or maybe it's because in the past two years, there has been too much bloodshed in Yan Kingdom, and the entire Yan Kingdom court is cloudy, even affecting the harem, and the emperor wants to use such a palace lantern to wash away the bloody atmosphere over Yanjing City?

Either way, it's a nice thing for everyone.

Han Xuanchang said respectfully: "Initiate the saint, everything is ready for the ceremony after the sealing, the minister has already inquired, the twenty-eighth of this month is a good auspicious day!" ”

"Oh?" The emperor's face was calm, he pinched his fingers and calculated, and said: "There are still eight days, and there are eighteen days before the eighth day of the second month of the new year, hmm...... So let's do it, the canonization ceremony will be held on the 28th of this month! ”

"Holy Wisdom!" The ministers of the court said in unison.

Now the four countries of the Central Plains have two sets of calendars, one is their own national calendar, the other is the ancient calendar inherited from the previous dynasty, the calendar recorded on weekdays is crowned with a certain year and a certain day of the Yan calendar Pingguang, if calculated according to the Yan calendar, today is the second day of February 20 in the tenth year of the Yan calendar Pingguang, but according to the ancient calendar, there are still eighteen days from the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, except for the special situation of the wind country, the festivals of the three kingdoms of Wei Qingyan are calculated according to the ancient calendar.

"Spread my will, ten days before and after the New Year, lantern festivals can be held all over Yanjing City." The emperor smiled and said: "The palace is lively, and the people of the capital must also be lively." ”

"Holy Wisdom!"

"In the spring Beijing test, we must also hurry up." The emperor said: "Han Aiqing, your Ministry of Rites estimates how many people will enter Beijing for the exam this year?" ”

Han Xuanchang said respectfully: "Returning to the Holy Lord, entering Beijing to test the sons, they are all outstanding talents from various counties of my Dayan, and the preliminary estimate is that the number of people should be about two thousand!" ”

"Two thousand?" The emperor stroked his beard and said: "These are all outstanding talents of my Dayan, and there will always be a few pearls hidden in the middle, and they will also be the pillars of my Dayan in the future." Han Aiqing, after the beginning of spring, the students naturally want to go to Beijing, you arrange it, and when the time comes, make a clean place to settle these students, and be sure to ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing before the Beijing test. Turning his gaze at Han Xuandao, who was in the first row of Wenchen, he said with a smile: "The Ministry of Household has allocated a batch of silver to the Ministry of Rites, and it is necessary to ensure the smooth progress of the Beijing test, Han Aiqing, should the Ministry have this bit of silver?" ”

Han Xuandao immediately bowed down and said, "The minister obeys the order." He also said: "Picking materials for the country and treating students well is the wisdom and benevolence of the saints, and the ministers are smashing pots and selling iron, and this silver will not be less." ”

The emperor nodded with a smile and said, "At the end of the year, the household department will come up with a fold, and I want to see the income and expenditure accounts of my Dayan treasury this year." ”

"The minister will do it immediately." Han Xuandao said respectfully.

The emperor stroked his beard and smiled: "In the past few years, your household department was always stretched, this year's life should be better, right?" The confiscation of the property of the He family and the Su family is enough to cover the treasury income of my Dayan for a year. ”

The ministers looked at each other, and for a while they didn't understand why the emperor suddenly said this.