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Volume 5 Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Looking Northward Chapter 215 Return to Kaifeng

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    Lu Qi stayed in Xingyuan Mansion for ten days. After ten days, he was 'driven' away from Xingyuan Mansion by Xiao Fu. Lu Qi left reluctantly and hurried back to Chang'an City. Seeing that the year was approaching again, he had a lot of things to do.  Prepare, this year he needs to go to Kaifeng Mansion to pay New Year greetings to the emperor.  In Chang'an City, he approved the accumulated memorials. Since the Political Hall, the Privy Council and the Inner Court had reviewed and discussed the affairs in advance, each memorial was accompanied by suggestions for disposal, so Lu Qi only needed to think about it briefly, and then decide whether to approve or discuss it again.  , if it is accurate, write it with imperial pen, stamp it with seal, and send it to the six departments for execution.  After dealing with the memorial, Lu Qi summoned the former Zhou ministers to discuss the matter of going to Kaifeng Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, and decided that eighty-four ministers would go to Kaifeng Mansion, and the others would stay in Chang'an City. Most of those who stayed behind were old or unwell.  Rushing to Kaifeng Mansion in the cold weather, many ministers could not bear the torment.  After deciding on the personnel, Lu Qi set off for Taiyuan Mansion the next day. He asked the ministers to do their best and arrive at Kaifeng Mansion before the New Year. However, Lu Qi went to Taiyuan Mansion to pick up Xiaodie, Xianghe and Yuwei.  The emperor's other relatives have returned to Kaifeng Mansion.  Lu Qi arrived at Jinyang City with two thousand cavalry. Taiyuan Prefecture has now become the lower capital of the Dayu Empire. Although it is called the lower capital, it is the same as other capitals. Kaifeng Prefecture is the upper capital.  Nominally respecting the emperor, Chizhou is the central capital. Firstly, it is the burial place of Lu Qi's father. Secondly, it is the place where Lu Qi grew up. Thirdly, the geographical location is considered to be in the middle for the north and south of the Yangtze River. It can govern the area as far east as Runzhou.  , extending to Hongzhou in the west, Muzhou in the south, and the Huainan region across the river in the north.  Of course, the Huainan area now belongs to Kaifeng Prefecture, and it may not belong to Zhongdu in the future. In fact, the geographical location and city of Nanchang Prefecture are suitable for being a companion capital, but firstly, Lu Qi is not happy, and secondly, it is not the land of Longxing, but is located in Chizhou  To establish a capital, it takes time and financial resources to build a capital.  Entering Jinyang City, Lu Qi went to the government office and met Xiaodie, Zhe Xiangyue, Yuwei and Xianghe. They were naturally happy to meet each other. Yuwei and Xianghe heard that Lu Qi would take them back to Kaifeng Mansion, but their beautiful eyes were moved.  With tears in her eyes, Xianghe had no panic reaction in Jinyang City these days and naturally got along with Xiaodie and Zhexiangyue. However, Yuwei understood that Dazhou no longer existed, so she was cautious when facing Xiaodie.  , privately she was even more worried.  Lu Qi stayed in Jinyang City for two days. During the day, he went out to patrol the stationed troops, met with local officials, and walked around Jinyang City. However, it caused a sensation in the local area. The 'Emperor' arrived in Jinyang City.  Naturally, the officials and the people were very concerned about the news.  In the evening, she and her wives chatted happily, playing the piano and flute for their own entertainment, but it was warm and harmonious. Yuwei felt obviously relieved and set off for Kaifeng Mansion two days later.  On the way, Lu Qi received a report from Kaifeng Mansion, saying that after His Majesty learned that King Yu led his ministers to Kaifeng Mansion to pay New Year greetings, he ordered 10,000 soldiers from the outer city to take over the guarding of the inner city and the palace.  Gong Hantong led eight thousand soldiers to guard the outer city on the east side. Lu Qi was very pleased to hear this. If the emperor had not transferred the military strength, he would only stay in the outer city even when he arrived in Kaifeng.  After arriving at Kaifeng Mansion, Yuwei and Xianghe went to the inner city palace to pay their respects. Lu Qi, Xiaodie and Xiangyue went to their original family home, which was the former Duke's Mansion and is now Prince Yu's Mansion.  Prince Yu¡¯s Mansion is not big, but the surrounding residences have been turned into military camps, with five thousand soldiers stationed there. This was done under the emperor¡¯s order.  Lu Qiren went to the Duke Wei's Mansion to greet him. Now Duke Wei has become a real false official. All his official positions have not been removed, but the original imperial army of Kaifeng Mansion has been transferred away. The defense of the palace and the inner city has been reduced.  Cheng Guo Gong Han Tong was in control, and the 30,000 troops stationed in the outer city did not let Ding Guo Gong take command. Lu Qi sent people to greet Ding Guo Gong, just to tell Ding Guo Gong that he would pay a visit later in the year.  The day after arriving at Prince Yu's Mansion, the emperor's young daughter, led by Prince Ji, came to meet Princess Yu Xiaodie. Prince Ji and Lu Qi were together, and they couldn't help but talk over wine. Lu Qi asked Prince Ji to return to Chang'an City after the year and enter.  When discussing politics in the political hall, King Ji said he wanted to spend more time with the emperor. The two talked about Lu Qi's inner court and imperial examination orders, and Lu Qi explained.  The next morning, the emperor suddenly summoned Lu Qi to see him. Lu Qi entered the palace, followed by five hundred guards. When he arrived at the palace, there was no obstruction. The palace was guarded by the Jin army, and the army was led by Lu Qi's bravery.  When the military brothers entered the palace, they were greeted by Wang Jien.  When he saw Wang Jien, Lu Qi smiled and nodded. Wang Jien greeted him respectfully, and then led Lu Qi to Nuanting to meet the emperor. On the way, Lu Qi asked: "Jien, I heard that you were appointed as the defense envoy of Dengzhou by His Majesty because of your meritorious service.  ." "Yes, that is His Majesty's grace to his slaves," Wang Jien replied respectfully.  "I have designated Dengzhou as the land of the royal palace. You can serve as the prime minister of Dengzhou in the future." Lu Qi said.  "I thank Your Highness for your kindness, but I want to continue serving Your Majesty." Wang Jien replied.  Lu Qi nodded and said, "Serve your majesty first."?That's good, it's certain that you will serve as Prime Minister.  " Wang Jien responded respectfully, but Lu Qi understood that Wang Jien could not leave Kaifeng Mansion at present. If he really wanted to go to Dengzhou to serve as an official, he would definitely anger the emperor. At present, Wang Jien can only stay in the palace of Kaifeng Mansion, but Lu Qi is not suitable  Ignoring Wang Jien's surrender, "How is your Majesty's health?  "Lu Qi asked. "Your Majesty's body is not bad, but after returning to Kaifeng Mansion from Chang'an City, he stayed on the bed for half a month to recuperate. His Majesty's body cannot withstand fatigue.  "Wang Jien replied. Lu Qi nodded and said something else. When they arrived at Nuanning Pavilion, Wang Jien went in to report, and then came out to let Lu Qi in. Lu Qi walked into Nuanning Pavilion and saw that the emperor was alone, and Wang Jien stayed outside.  ¡°Tianfeng, sit down.  "After Lu Qi paid his respects, the emperor said gently. Lu Qi sat in front of the emperor's left side. "It's very busy in Chang'an.  "The emperor asked with a smile. "It was very busy at first. Only when the ministers sent by His Majesty arrived did I feel relieved.  Lu Qi replied with a smile. The emperor nodded and said, "I have heard about your governance methods. Xijin also told me last night. I think if you set up an inner court, it will cause chaos in the palace. What is the reason for setting up an inner court?"  It can check and balance foreign dynasties, but because the emperor is close and holds great power, it is easy to have negative consequences, such as the empress of the Han Dynasty and Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, if you divide the king's land, will it cause the kings to lose their tails?  Rebellion.  " "Your Majesty, the biggest reason why I established the inner court is to establish the strong imperial power as soon as possible. The establishment of the inner court is like a spider web covering the world, which allows me to understand the changes in local official power at any time. In addition, I established the royal palace.  The land, on the one hand, can fix the financial resources of the inner court, and on the other hand, it can obtain the military power directly under the emperor, preventing the emperor from being isolated by military ministers and having an impact on the army.  Even with the meritorious military ministers, I will not use the supervisory army to clamp down. My idea is not to weaken the frontier army's combat power, but if the frontier army cannot be weakened, then it can only allow the central government to also have strong military power.  "Lu Qi explained. "I understand what you are saying. You just want to be strong both internally and externally. To be strong internally, you want to use eunuchs to control the army. To be strong externally, you don't want the frontier army to cause internal friction, so that the general can use his troops freely. But I said  Well, if you set up an inner court, the biggest disaster is that it will easily lead to the consequences of coercing the emperor. Eunuchs in charge of the army may not be loyal to the emperor. Instead, they will have the consequences of killing the emperor and establishing another one, which is the so-called disaster of the harem interfering in politics.  "The emperor reminded. Lu Qidao: "Your Majesty, for now, the advantages of establishing an inner court outweigh the disadvantages. With the inner court gaining momentum, I don't have to worry too much about the increasing power and prestige of important ministers, and there is no need to support military ministers to form a check.  , As long as the authority of the inner court is straightened out and the eunuchs are not allowed to hold power for a long time, the ministers should not have any worries about dealing with the eunuchs. They will kill them as soon as they want. If they deal with the prime minister and military ministers, it will involve too much.  " The emperor was silent, and after a while he sighed: "It is easier to govern a small family than to govern a large country. If you ignore the crisis of palace chaos, it is indeed a very clever way of governing. The establishment of the inner court directly divided some areas of the outer court.  The authority has also become the eyes that monitor and intimidate the place.  " Lu Qidao: "Your Majesty, most of the palace coups that occurred in previous dynasties were caused by the royal family or important ministers colluding with the Beijing army to rebel. As for the eunuchs who were able to cause trouble, most of them occurred in troubled times, especially in the late Tang Dynasty when Yu Chaoen began.  " The emperor nodded and said: "If the imperial power is unstable, it will indeed lead to internal and external troubles. For now, your approach has more advantages than disadvantages. You can leave it to your descendants to teach you, and you can't just favor someone who is trustworthy.  " "Yes, I will be taught.  "Lu Qi responded gently.
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