Chapter 635: The Queen invented the musket, which is so useful
There are no trivial matters in the grand court.
It's just an ordinary people's livelihood matter, but as long as someone reports it in the court, it becomes a big deal.
This is the rule Xia Fengxiang set after he regained power more than half a year ago.
At the moment, the Queen was sitting on the dragon throne, looking very depressed.
His case was finally settled.
Xia Yaomo's words "I don't believe it" were like a gust of wind, causing the ministers in the hall to bow and salute one after another, and no one spoke.
However, silence is often more powerful than speaking.
Su Chang'an had nothing to say, so Xia Fengxiang naturally announced that the empress would continue to be confined to her house to recuperate, but all civil and military officials could visit her in Lingqi Pavilion. The empress did not need to get involved in major matters, but minor matters that did not require much thought would still be decided by the empress.
The ministers had no objection, so the matter naturally ended there.
But everyone saw the depression written all over the Queen's face. Looking at her beautiful and melancholy expression, the old ministers felt a little distressed, but there was nothing they could do.
Those newly-crowned young people who saw the Queen Mother at such a close distance for the first time did not dare to look at her a second time. After all, the Queen Mother looked aggrieved and melancholy in front of them. She could not be said to be pretty, but she was too cute.
Especially when His Majesty looked at the Queen, the look in the Queen's eyes when she looked at His Majesty, in the parlance of the market, was like that of a wronged young wife.
This makes many people feel that it is no wonder that many people say that after meeting the Empress, it is hard not to have some good feelings towards her in their hearts.
Su Changan didn't know what everyone was thinking. He just held a pen and looked at everyone below. He sighed in his heart and began to think about whether he should try drinking the medicine that Mao Mao made.
But then I thought again, why was I scolding myself for wanting to drink the cat's medicine?
While thinking, Su Changan was also listening to what the officials of the Honglu Temple were reporting.
It's about cultural exchange. Because it's getting bigger and bigger, and coupled with the competition between the people in the towns and cities and the people of other countries, now in the towns and cities where Zoroastrians live and other people from the Western Regions live, there are countless foreign people who have signed up to participate.
Originally, there were only twenty or so countries in the Western Regions participating, four or five countries in the south including Nanzhao, plus countries further away, a total of more than thirty countries.
Now it has become nearly forty countries, including an envoy from the Byzantine Empire who arrived and immediately joined in.
Su Changan was actually a little surprised, but it seemed reasonable. After all, Mu Xu had put a lot of effort into cultural exchange to attract other countries to participate.
Moreover, cultural exchange has become more than just a simple exchange with other countries' cultures, but has gradually become an exchange between countries.
Xia Fengxiang knew about this, so he ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Guards to intervene. The former would work with Mu Xu to handle cultural exchanges, while the latter would be responsible for public security and other matters.
At the same time, there were cultural exchange meetings, where empires such as Byzantium, Persia, and Rome expressed their views on whether there would be opportunities for military exchanges.
It happened that Zhao Wuxiu and others came back, so Xun Kuang, who was in charge of the matter, reported it to the authorities to confirm it.
Xia Fengxiang looked at Zhao Wuxiu and others.
Zhao Wuxiu smiled. Now that they had spoken, there was no reason to hide.
Zhou Yuan asked the old general to come from the northern border, not with Zong Ze, but from Pingzhou. He also faced Mobei and the Western Regions and fought countless battles, so he volunteered immediately.
However, the commander of the imperial guards, Wu Xingba, stepped forward and said that he wanted to give it a try.
Some young military generals also stood up.
As a result, the older generation of generals and the younger generation argued for a long time over who would take the lead in engaging in military and cultural exchanges with those other major powers.
Su Changan just looked at his wife, smiling from time to time but not stopping her. He didn't say much, just looked at the positions of the younger generation of generals and the older generation of generals.
It seemed like a junction, with the old generals standing inside the hall and the young generals vying to be the first to get out.
It is true that Daxia values culture, but ever since the rebellion during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, it has not given up on military affairs.
Especially during the reign of the previous emperor, military affairs were further strengthened.
The late emperor once said, "If there are no soldiers, how can we protect the scholars of Daxia from studying? If the scholars cannot study with peace of mind, how can we promote Daxia to a prosperous era and let the people live and work in peace and contentment?"
Just like a seed, it blossomed in the hearts of people all over the world. Thus, there was Zhao Wuxiu, a great general who rose to his current position step by step from an ordinary citizen, and there were also Mu Xu and Su Wenqing, who were poor children who could not even be considered from humble families but reached their current positions.
A seed blooms in the summer, but where it blooms is not so important.
What’s important is to look back and see countless flowers blooming, the most stunning scenery in the world!
Just when the situation was hopeless, Su Changan saw Xia Yaomo standing in the middle. The silly boy looked left and right stupidly, as if he was watching the fun.
Su Changan shook his head and silently wrote, "Yao Mo is sometimes so stupid that I want to beat him up."
Xia Fengxiang saw it and replied, "Why else would I always beat him?"
Su Changan did not reply to the message, but looking at Xia Yaomo and thinking of Zhao Huniu, Su Changan suddenly felt that these two people, one is fierce but not stupid, and the other is stupid but does things slowly, they are quite a good match?
Next came the most talked about topic in the court in recent days: the affairs of the big families in the south.
There are too many people involved and too many things to do. It would be strange if they could all be handled within a few days.
When the up-and-coming young censor reported the matter, Yang Shanchang spoke again.
Ever since the incident with Li Nishang, Yang Shanchang seldom took the initiative to speak in the court, and when he spoke occasionally it was only because he was told to do something.
The last time he took the initiative to speak was because of Zhao Yulang’s matter.
Zhao Yulang, who was originally the prefect of Jiangling, was brought back to the capital, but because he was tortured too badly, he is still recuperating at home. So regarding the handling of Zhao Yulang, Yang Shanchang submitted a memorial stating that it would be difficult for Zhao Yulang's body to recover in a short period of time, so it would be better to temporarily leave him in an idle position and not hold an official position.
No one had any objections to this matter. After all, although the Yang Party seemed to be gone now, Zhao Yulang used to be the backbone of the Yang Party. Many people were naturally happy to see that Yang Shanchang took the initiative to remove him from his official position.
In addition, Yan Jingqing is also implicated. After several lateral transfers, Yan Jingqing has now been transferred to the Sinong Temple as the Sinong Cheng position. He has no power, no influence, and no flow of people.
Yang Shanchang also directly submitted a memorial of resignation, which was a letter of resignation written by Yan Jingqing himself. After Yang Shanchang stated the reasons, he asked Xia Fengxiang to agree to this matter.
Xia Fengxiang agreed with a wave of his hand.
In this way, the Yang Party disappeared completely, and only the father and son of the Yang family were still serving as officials in the court.
This made many people secretly unhappy, but also excited. After all, Yan Jingqing and Zhao Yulang were basically useless.
But at the same time, some discerning people could see clearly that Yang Shanchang asked his two students to do this in order to calm the anger of the protesting students.
Especially after Yang Shanchang volunteered to be responsible for thoroughly investigating matters involving officials from southern aristocratic families in Beijing, many people knew that this was a dog-eat-dog fight, but compared with the two, they hated the rebellious southern aristocratic families more.
But everyone thought it was a great idea to let the old dog Yang Shanchang handle the matter, and that evil people should be left to evil people.
As expected, all the people involved were checked one by one, and none of the people from the aristocratic families who had cases already had escaped.
Within a few days, Yang Shanchang personally took charge, which made the students very satisfied.
Some officials shook their heads in shock, saying that the method was powerful but disloyal!
Although they didn't understand why His Majesty still let this old guy stay, but Yang Shanchang was now obedient, and even Wei Xuancheng and others didn't say much, so naturally everyone just cursed him in secret to their heart's content.
The matter reported by this censor who was able to fill a vacancy had nothing to do with Yang Shanchang, but was only related to some people from aristocratic families. Because there was a small number of people who, although related to those aristocratic families, were also related to elementary schools, it was inappropriate for them to be implicated. Among them were many well-read students.
Yang Shanchang said that a list has been drawn up and will be checked one by one to ensure that no hidden dangers are left.
Su Chang'an did not know the young censor, but after hearing what Yang Shanchang said, he directly reported to Xia Fengxiang and wanted to participate in the investigation. It was not because he did not trust him, but because he knew that too many poor children from poor families in the south were involved, and he just wanted to seek fairness for them.
His words did not conceal his distrust of Yang Shanchang.
After all, everyone knows what kind of person Yang Shanchang is.
Xia Fengxiang seemed to have known about this for a long time and agreed to the request of the censor named Zhang Jianzhi.
Yang Shanchang did not refuse, but bowed to Zhang Jianzhi, then stood quietly at his seat without saying anything more.
Yang Shanchang seemed like an official who was dedicated to his work.
And this Yang Shanchang is very much like his former self.
Su Wenqing, Gao Rou, Mu Xu and others looked at Yang Shanchang today, and recalled the past when Yang Shanchang never talked much and didn't care about power. He would just do whatever he was told to do, with his back straight and his integrity intact.
Not like today, when he is hunched over.
Next, all kinds of things, big and small, began to be discussed.
This is not true for all major dynasties, but because there will be a holiday for the Cold Food Festival, many things need to be finalized and done quickly and cannot be delayed any further.
But fortunately, many things have already been finalized in the imperial study, so today is just a formality.
Some matters have major disagreements and are temporarily shelved.
Su Changan spoke very little during the whole process, unless it involved the people's livelihood or some matters in the palace under his jurisdiction.
However, during this period, there was one incident that an official from the Ministry of Personnel named Pei Ju specifically reported to Su Chang'an. He revealed that the daughter of the Shaoqing of the Weiwei Temple was living a chaotic life in her hometown and had cheated a scholar of his money. The scholar had just passed the imperial examination last year and now had a vacancy due to family affairs in the south. However, after learning that the woman he married had been cheating on him all along, he jumped into the river and committed suicide.
This incident happened more than a month ago, but it has been suppressed by the Shaoqing of Weiwei Temple for more than a month. The scholar's sister was kidnapped and threatened on the way to the capital, and now no one knows where she is.
Moreover, the chief clerk also made it clear that the Shaoqing of Weiwei Temple seemed to be cheating people out of money, but in fact he was deliberately showing off his ability to play with men's emotions, because he was cheating seven people at the same time and always showed off to others.
As for matters involving the families of officials, these were Su Chang'an's business. After hearing about them, the Shaoqing of the Weiwei Temple naturally scolded him and said things like he was slandered.
But the little official in the Ministry of Personnel said, "If it is innocent, why don't you ask the queen to send someone to investigate?"
Then he looked at Su Changan and said that he had evidence, but he needed to go to the hometown of Shaoqing of Weiwei Temple. He also said that if he had made a false report, he would be willing to be severely punished by the laws of Daxia.
This is a serious matter, involving human lives.
Su Changan naturally asked the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to take over the case together. He also asked the Shaoqing of the Weiwei Temple to stay at home. No family member was allowed to leave the mansion before the matter was clarified.
In addition to this matter, there were also quite a number of other young officials who reported their own affairs.
They were all people who were able to fill vacancies in official positions after the events of the southern aristocratic families. Most of them were carefully selected by Wei Xuancheng, Yan Ci, Wei Jiu and others.
They all stood very straight, and spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly. Even when they were standing outside the hall, they showed no fear.
Like the younger generation of generals, there was light in his eyes.
In the flower garden of Daxia, the flowers are in full bloom and extremely beautiful.
Finally, Feng Chun read out several imperial edicts, all of which were decrees of promotion and appointment. Everyone knew about them, but now that the imperial edicts had been read, the matter was finalized.
Hundreds of court officials saluted Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, then turned around and left in an orderly manner.
However, Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang did not leave just like that. Instead, they went to the imperial study, where Sun Shang Gong had already made preparations. So when Su Changan arrived there, the cushions and everything were already prepared, and he only had to lie on the couch in the middle.
At the same time, after Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, those who came to the imperial study included Zhao Wuxiu, Zhou Yuanrang, Li Wenyu, Duke of Qi and other military leaders, as well as Mu Xu, Su Wenqing, Gao Rou, Li Jiulang and other civil officials.
It's still on the left and right sides, but everyone has a chair.
The imperial study was much smaller than the Zhonghe Hall next to it, and the number of participants was also much smaller.
But it is during such small court meetings that many issues concerning Daxia's national policies are decided.
The door of the imperial study was closed. Yan Yunxiao, who did not attend the grand court meeting, was now standing at the door of the imperial study.
Xia Fengxiang sat on the dragon couch. After taking off the hairpin on his head, Xia Fengxiang's hair returned to its usual state. He looked at the biggest courtiers and generals of Daxia who sat down after paying their respects and said straight to the point: "Uncle Zhao, tell me about your assassination."
Everyone looked at Zhao Wuxiu.
Zhao Wuxiu was not vague. He took out a musket from his bosom and looked at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang. "The assassins were those in the Zoroastrianism who were in league with the Bu Er Tang and other forces. Two were ninth-rank and one was eighth-rank. But I didn't find out where they went. I needed help from the Shen Ce Mansion. But the musket invented by the queen saved my life. This thing allowed me to shoot through the abdomen of the ninth-rank."
(End of this chapter)
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