Chapter 400: 400 innovations

Chapter 400: 400 innovations

Chapter 400 400 Innovation

Prince Shun also thought of going in the same direction with Prince Li, and exchanged a complicated look with Prince Li standing next to him.

It seems to be asking him, does the new emperor really mean this?

Prince Li twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, confirming Prince Shun's guess with a subtle expression, his eyes dark.

He felt that Gu Jue was playing a big game of chess.

What this young new king is planning is not only to select suitable young children from official families this time, but he also has longer-term plans and goals.

If his predictions were correct, Gu Jue's move should have killed three birds with one stone. It not only selected good talents, but also diverted troubles to the east. In addition, he also had the intention of guiding young officials and noble families to take concubines. Just imagine, if there were no concubines in the family, Then there will be less disputes between brothers, and everything will be prosperous in the family.

However, this matter is not that simple. It cannot be accomplished overnight. Even if the new emperor takes action, he can only guide it slowly, little by little, and there is a long way to go.

Prince Shun felt that Prince Li seemed to know some secrets that he didn't know, so he quickly pulled off Prince Li's sleeves under the cover of his sleeves.

However, Prince Li remained motionless, looking straight ahead and standing with his hands down.

This is the Jinluan Palace, and the morning court is still in progress. Prince Shun doesn't want to go too far. He thinks that when the court is next, he must go to Prince Li's Mansion to find Prince Li to find out what the new emperor wants.

Anyway, he just needs to follow Prince Li's lead and follow the new emperor's footsteps.

With this thought, King Shun's heart suddenly settled.

Many other officials had similar thoughts to Prince Shun, thinking about getting closer to Prince Li and Zhang Shoufu in the future, so that they could figure out the new emperor's intentions correctly.

This time, it was Zhang Shoufu who was the first to bow to Gu Jue and expressed his attitude concisely: "I second my opinion."

Immediately afterwards, other ministers could not wait to respond:

"I second my opinion."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

“…”

The atmosphere in the hall became lively with each word of approval. The previous solemnity was swept away, and at a glance, the king and his ministers were in harmony and happy.

If it can be said that just now the ministers knelt down together on the ground, it was a helpless act forced by the new emperor's power, but now, they have long forgotten their previous unwillingness and dissatisfaction, and are sincerely convinced by the new emperor.

Many people were secretly sighing in their hearts: If Ji Mingzhi knew how many opportunities he had missed due to his wrong move just now, he would probably regret it so much that his intestines would turn green! Time is also fate.

On the side, Duke Mu glanced at the Jinluan Palace silently, with the corners of his lips raised.

However, in just one stick of incense, Gu Jue easily subdued most of the officials here in a few words.

His methods are relaxed and step by step, and his methods and scheming are nothing like the new king who just ascended the throne yesterday, so sophisticated that he has the entire court firmly in his hands.

Compared with Gu Jue's father, Emperor Renzong, Gu Jue is really better than his predecessor!

After the matter of selecting attendants and bodyguards was concluded, the courtiers continued to report other matters.

Gu Jue had just established his authority among his ministers. All the ministers knew how powerful he was, and no one dared to play any tricks again.

As a result, all subsequent court affairs went smoothly.

Zhang Shoufu handed over a note from the Chief Envoy of Xuzhou, asking for the management of the Huaihe River; the Ministry of War asked for instructions on how the general soldiers of the various state guards would go to Beijing to report on their duties this summer...

No one was making any mistakes, we just discussed things as they were, and the efficiency was high. The morning session ended just before noon.

After Gu Jue announced the disbandment of the dynasty, the officials were still a little excited and in a high mood. Many of them were still thinking about the selection of chamberlains and bodyguards, and were eager to leave the palace and return to their homes.

After the morning court, Gu Jue went straight back to Qianqing Palace.

Logically speaking, as a queen, Shen Qianchen should live in the Kunning Palace. However, Shen Qianchen had never been to the Kunning Palace except for yesterday's conferment ceremony to accept the obeisances of the concubines.

She and Gu Jue lived in Qianqing Palace together.

Shen Qianchen had been looking at the pot leak half an hour ago, and from time to time he sent people to Qianqing Gate to see if Gu Jue had returned. He waited for half an hour.

Shen Qianchen felt very sorry for Gu Jue.

The morning court started very early. Gu Jue got up at dawn this morning. Before going to the court, he only ate a steamed bun and didn't even drink any porridge. Originally, Shen Qianchen thought that Gu Jue would be back soon, but he didn't expect that his first morning appointment today would be delayed until noon.

"Jiuya!"

Shen Qianchen greeted him with a smile, put his hand on Gu Jue's arm affectionately, and pulled him to the banquet hall where he was dining.

As she walked, she said solemnly: "This morning is a bit too early. I think it should be moved later. It's almost halfway through the morning. Don't you think so?"

The morning court was such a hassle. Gu Jue had to get up from the rooster's crow and couldn't enjoy a sumptuous breakfast in peace. It's no wonder that there were so few long-lived emperors throughout the ages.

According to her, they were tortured to death by the early court.

Shen Qianchen's mind wandered for a while, and he was thinking wildly.

Gu Jue rubbed the top of her soft hair, knowing that his little girl felt sorry for him. He followed her wishes and smoothed the hair, and said with a smile: "That makes sense!"

He immediately ordered Jiang Yuan to tell Jingfeng about this matter, without caring about what kind of turmoil his decree would cause in the court.

Jiang Yuan obeyed the order and walked out calmly under Amber's unspeakable gaze.

Amber felt that this matter must be kept secret. If others knew that the new emperor had changed the time of the morning court just because of the queen's words, their queen would probably become a demon queen who would bring disaster to the country.

Shen Qianchen smiled with satisfaction and continued to make suggestions: "If you haven't finished discussing the matter by noon, don't discuss it hungry. Can't you continue the discussion after lunch?"

"At most, the officials are allowed to have a simple meal in the palace. Is there still a need for them in the palace?"

"People are like iron and food is like steel. There is no need to struggle with your own body."

"I am a doctor, and what I said is absolutely correct!"

“…”

She said whatever came to her mind and talked eloquently.

Gu Jue dared to nod whenever she said anything, and he should obey her and follow her in everything.

At the end, he nodded and sighed: "Yes, you are absolutely right!"

"You are the best!"

Gu Jue's voice rose slightly. He obviously didn't say anything particularly disgusting, but Shen Qianchen's ears started to feel hot and his heart skipped two beats.

Why did she feel like he drank honey water and everything he said was sweet.

At this moment, Shen Qianchen felt as if she had lost to him.

Hmm, shouldn't she read some story books and learn from them?

With this idea of ​​not admitting defeat, Shen Qianchen diligently served Gu Jue vegetables and peeled shrimps for him.

Shrimp is a food. In the past, Shen Qianchen would not let Gu Jue eat it. Now that Gu Jue's body has completely recovered, Shen Qianchen has added shrimp to Gu Jue's menu. So far, Gu Jue eats three meals a day plus medicinal food, but he still falls into the Qianchen tube.

She peeled one for Gu Jue, and then peeled one for herself. She ate the shrimps, thinking about the crabs, and said happily: "When the crabs are plump in the autumn, I will ask people to bring more crabs, and then have a crab feast. We have enough to eat this year!”

Last year, she had hosted a crab feast for the Chu Yunyi brothers at Prince Chen's Mansion, but at that time Gu Jue was cold and crabs were cold, so she only allowed him to eat one crab to satisfy his craving.

Gu Jue: "..."

Gu Jue was startled, his eyes soft.

He had long forgotten about such trivial matters, so she always kept them in mind, always wanting to treat him better and give him more.

So does he.

I want to treat her better and give her more.

"Yeah. Wait until autumn..."

He smiled slightly, suddenly raised his hand, and gently rubbed the corner of her mouth with the thumb of his right hand.

Shen Qianchen thought there was some residue on the corner of her mouth, so he pointed to the handkerchief put aside. So, Gu Jue grabbed the handkerchief and wiped the unnecessary "residue" on her in a serious manner.

Here, the young couple was enjoying each other's meals, and they were like glue; over there, Xu Hanlin, who got the message from Jingfeng, was almost stupid.

On the first day that the new emperor ascended the throne, he changed the morning court time that had been used throughout the past dynasties!

Xu Hanlin could already imagine how many people would come to him after this imperial edict was issued, asking him why he didn't persuade the new emperor and why he didn't wait for cabinet deliberations before drafting the edict!

If this were normal, Xu Hanlin would probably go to the chief minister and the cabinet elders now. However, the new emperor's vigorous and resolute style in the morning was still fresh in his mind. Xu Hanlin hesitated and struggled alone for a long time, and finally did not dare to challenge the new emperor. temper.

To put it bluntly, his position is just to prepare edicts for the new emperor. Even a scholar can do it, so there is nothing irreplaceable. If he offends the new emperor, he may have to spend the rest of his life compiling history books in the Hanlin Academy.

Their new emperor was different from the other emperors of Da Qi, he said it exactly.

Therefore, the imperial edict to change the time of the morning dynasty was sent out that afternoon, and was announced to the ministers, which caused a stir. Because of Gu Jue's unwavering strength, in just a few days, the government's affairs were getting better and better.

Although courtiers often quarreled because of different political opinions, as long as Gu Jue made a decision, no one dared to question his decision, and no one dared to raise any objections.

There are fewer unnecessary tests and unnecessary quarrels, and the efficiency of the DPRK-China deliberations has also been much higher. Since Gu Jue came to the throne, there have been few cases of "staying in the middle and not doing anything" or "discussing tomorrow". , usually today is the day.

Soon, all the ministers also discovered that although the start of the morning dynasty was delayed by half an hour, the time for the dismissal of the dynasty was not much different from before. The new emperor would definitely disperse the dynasty before noon, as if he was in a hurry. .

Others didn't know what Gu Jue was doing, but Su Mubai knew it well. He was very sensible. He counted the time and felt that Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen should have finished their lunch, so he chose the right time for them to drink digestion tea. The time has come.

"Master Ninth." Su Mubai saluted Gu Jue gracefully.

Since Gu Jue ascended the throne, their old subordinates no longer call him Prince. They call him Emperor in public and Jiuye in private.

This was what Gu Jue meant, and it also made it clear that the relationship between these former members of the dormitory and him was different from others.

In the imperial study room, Gu Jue was there, as was Shen Qianchen.

Shen Qianchen was sitting by the window reading a storybook. There was a stack of storybooks on the coffee table next to her. She was very focused and absorbed. It seemed that she didn't even know that Su Mubai was coming and didn't go towards him at all. Take a look.

The slender and beautiful girl is incompatible with this masculine imperial study room.

On weekdays, Su Mubai came here ten times, and Shen Qianchen came here seven or eight times. He had long been used to it, so he didn't pay her a special visit and directly presented a thick booklet to Gu Jue.

Su Mubai has been busy working on the case of empty pay in the military for many days, and today he is finally entering the stage of closing the net.

Su Mubai didn't say much nonsense and let Gu Jue read the details by himself.

Due to limited time, he temporarily only checked the situation of the Forbidden Army, Shang Twelve Guards, Jizhou Guards and Qingzhou Guards in Beijing.

In April, Su Mubai discovered that there was a problem with the number of the three battalions of the Forbidden Army. The number of soldiers registered by the Ministry of War was 230,000, but the actual number was less than half of the military registration.

The situation of Jizhou Guard and Qingzhou Guard cannot be compromised. The actual number of them is both reduced by half. That is to say, the Twelve Guards responsible for guarding the palace are better, and the actual number is reduced by one-third.

Although Su Mubai did not have time to check the guards in other states due to lack of time, it is conceivable that the Jizhou Guard and Qingzhou Guard are like this near the capital, let alone those places far away from the emperor.

Every level in the army was taking advantage of the free pay, and was exploiting them at every level, until they reached the point where half of the salary was falsely reported.

Su Mubai came out of the army, so he naturally knew that this situation was quite serious. For example, if Nan Hao's army moved north now, the court would have to consider deploying troops from other guards, and then they would be faced with "no troops to deploy." In this predicament, with the current strength of each guard station, it can only maintain the stability of the state where it is located.

The troops in the north were also unable to move. After all, the 60,000 main force of the Xuanjia Army had been transferred to the capital by Gu Jue. Moreover, the troops and generals were of course deployed as close as possible. They had no time to move troops from the north to the south.

But if they don't mobilize their troops, Daqi will definitely suffer a disastrous defeat.

Gu Jue silently finished reading the fold in his hand and rubbed the edge of the fold twice with his fingertips.

Su Mubai had already sat down on a chair next to him and drank half a cup of tea. Seeing that Gu Jue had finished reading the book, he said, "Master Jiu, I plan to start with the Forbidden Army first and then go to the Guards Station. What do you think?" how?"

If the imperial court attacks the Imperial Guards and various guards at once, it may be able to catch them off guard, but it may cause turmoil in the army.

It's better to go too far than too little. Su Mubai felt that it was better to take it step by step and play it steady.

Gu Jue's next sentence was off topic: "How is the Xuanjia Army doing these days?"

Although Su Mubai didn't know why, he still answered: "The integration with the Twelve Guards has just been completed."

The Twelve Guards were responsible for escorting the left and right and guarding the palace. However, it was impossible for Gu Jue to leave the safety of the imperial city to the original Twelve Guards. Therefore, Su Mubai carried out a large-scale purge of the personnel of the Twelve Guards and removed Xuan Jia. The people from the army were transferred to the Twelve Guards. Only one-third of the original Twelve Guards were left with "innocent" people.

The men transferred from the Twelve Guards formed a battalion, which was temporarily the deputy battalion of the Xuanjia Army.

Gu Jue closed the fold with both hands and said calmly: "Then let Xuan Jiajun practice."

Su Mubai: "..."

Su Mubai was thinking about Gu Jue's intentions when he saw Gu Jue looking through him at Shen Qianchen behind him and asked, "Qianchen, do you want to go out to play?"

Shen Qianchen, who was still addicted to the storybook, immediately put down the storybook in his hand and looked accurately into Gu Jue's eyes.

She responded simply: "Yes!"

Of course you have to play.

Although she didn't know what to play with, she was certainly willing to hang out with Gu Jue.

When Shen Qianchen raised his head, he finally saw Su Mubai. He was smiling cutely one moment, but the next moment, he gave Su Mubai a look of disgust, as if to say, why are you here again! Don’t you know it’s lunch break time now, and you don’t want anyone to have a cup of digestive tea after the meal? He himself wants to die from overwork, but don’t hurt others!

Shen Qianchen regretted it. She should have known that she should have taken Gu Jue out for a walk. She should not let people like Su Mubai, who was away from home every day, take advantage of the opportunity and take Gu Jue to work together!

Shen Qianchen was staring at him, staring at him, staring at him.

Su Mubai was stared at by Shen Qianchen for a long time, and suddenly he had the illusion that he was an eternal sinner.

Gu Jue seemed to find the silent look at each other amusing and laughed out loud.

Su Mubai raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Jue, meaning, Lord Jiu, don't you care?

Gu Jue's response was to continue drinking his digestion tea and turn a blind eye.

Su Mubai was very aware of current affairs. Forget it, he couldn't quarrel with the Queen. Besides, with Master Jiu supporting her, he had better keep his wits about him.

Su Mubai no longer asked about the free salary. Anyway, Gu Jue had his own opinion.

He left the coupons he had brought and left. Before leaving, he remembered to finish the cup of new Longjing tea.

As for Shen Qianchen, he didn't ask Gu Jue where he was going to play tomorrow. He just hurriedly took Gu Jue to pick out the clothes to wear when going out tomorrow.

The three-month national mourning is not over yet, so Shen Qianchen can't wear bright reds, greens, and purples. Most of the summer clothes she makes this season are very plain, such as aqua, snow cyan, moon white, aqua blue, etc., all of them are beautiful.

The two finally chose a light smoky blue color.

Gu Jue also chose the same color as her. They also wore a pair of jade pendants, one with a dragon pattern and the other with a phoenix pattern.

After Gu Jue came down from the morning court the next day, the young couple changed into matching clothes and accessories and left the palace incognito. The secret guards hid in the dark and followed quietly to avoid spoiling their master's mood.

It wasn't until he got on his horse at the palace gate that Gu Jue asked Shen Qianchen, "Where do you want to go?"

Gu Jue asked, and Shen Qianchen answered: "Baiyun Temple, I just happened to go to see Chu Qianhuang."

Shen Qianchen raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Baiyun Temple, his eyes were calm, as if he was thinking about something.

It has been almost a month since she had Chu Qianhuang sent to Huangjue Temple.

"Okay." Gu Jue simply agreed without asking why Shen Qianchen wanted to see Chu Qianhuang.

The couple rode directly to Baiyun Temple.

Today is not the first or fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, nor is it a festival. There are not many pilgrims in Baiyun Temple. The two of them came temporarily without notifying the temple in advance. Therefore, no one arranged for the Zhike monk to entertain them, so the two of them held hands by themselves. Go to the Mahavira Hall to offer incense.

On the way from the entrance of the temple to the main hall, the two of them received the envious looks of many women and girls. They guessed that they were a newly married couple and sighed that they were really a picturesque couple.

Looking back, no one dared to come forward to talk to them. Although Gu Jue had a gentle smile and simple clothes, his cold and noble temperament always had an air of being repellent to others.

After burning incense, the two of them found a young novice to take them to the wing to eat vegetarian food. Gu Jue actually entered the wing, but Shen Qianchen went to the wing where Chu Qianhuang was.

"Squeak!"

When the door of the wing room was opened from the outside, Chu Qianhuang, who was standing in front of the window, turned his head in disbelief.

The time is wrong.

Ever since she was imprisoned here, it was almost like being in jail. Her daily hours were strictly stipulated, and there would be no deviation at all. This had been the case for the past month.

It was not yet lunch time, nor was it time for her to listen to sutras or take a bath.

Thumping!

Chu Qianhuang's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up two beats, and her dim eyes brightened a little. She looked at the door of the room, and happened to meet Shen Qianchen's eyes standing at the door of the room.

Chu Qianhuang: "..."

Chu Qianhuang opened her eyes slightly, but she didn't expect Shen Qianchen to come.

In comparison, Shen Qianchen was much calmer, neither happy nor surprised.

Since Chu Qianhuang was brought here, every ten days, the mother-in-law who was guarding Chu Qianhuang came into the palace to report some information about Chu Qianhuang.

At first, Chu Qianhuang was very noisy and tried various ways to escape. Until the day when Gu Jue ascended the throne, Chu Qianhuang suddenly calmed down, as if he had figured it out, as if he had accepted his fate, so he lived honestly every day. .

That's what the mother-in-law said, but Shen Qianchen understands the current Chu Qianhuang's temperament, and she will not accept her fate.

Shen Qianchen also had the idea of ​​meeting Chu Qianhuang for this reason.

(End of chapter)