Steel Dynasty - Chapter 2

[Chapter 2 This picture is so beautiful]

“We need to discuss this in depth. Come, sit here.” Xiao Ming pointed to the edge of the bed, smiling like a weird uncle seducing a little girl with a lollipop.

“Your Highness!” Lu Luo suddenly took a step back and said with a cry: “How dare I sit on His Highness’s jade couch because of my humble status? If Pang Changshi finds out, Lu Luo will inevitably be punished.”

” Pang Changshi.” The name Lu Luo said made Xiao Ming frown.

This Pang Changshi’s real name is Pang Yukun, he is the Changshi of Qingzhou Governor’s Mansion. In layman’s terms, he is his senior master, military advisor and secretary.

When he was in the fiefdom of Zhifan, this Pang Yukun was assigned by the emperor to follow him all the time.

And the purpose of his coming was also very clear. At best, he was to preach and teach, and at worst, he was here to monitor him and report to the emperor.

In Xiao Ming’s memory, this Pang Yukun was a person he hated extremely.

Xiao Ming’s emperor father, Xiao Wenxuan, was extremely shrewd, and all the chief officials he sent out were nerds among nerds.

Generally, such people have one characteristic: they are rigid and inconsiderate, and they are die-hardly loyal to the emperor.

If there was anything that Xiao Ming didn’t like in the fiefdom, he would report it immediately, and then Xiao Wenxuan would write a letter and scold him.

Although this Pang Changshi was targeting his predecessor Xiao Ming, now he had to face it, and the disgust in his memory made Xiao Ming suddenly disappointed and a little boring.

He glanced sideways at Luluo, and saw that this girl was clutching the corner of her clothes with her little hands, looking panicked, as if she had done something wrong.

Xiao Ming suddenly realized that this little maid had moved out of Pang Changshi on purpose.

After some self-reflection, he realized that he was indeed a little impatient just now, and he might have frightened her, even though she was the maid he requested from Concubine Zhen in a letter.

But what Concubine Zhen meant between the lines was that Luluo and Aster had begged her hard, but Concubine Zhen felt sorry for her son, so she sent them away anyway, asking him to treat them favorably, but they were reluctant at first.

A cooked duck cannot fly. Besides, Xiao Ming is not a good person, but he is not a bad person either. He does not bother to bully men and dominate women.

Since this can only be developed slowly, he said: “Stay back, I want to go out for a walk.”

Lu Luo breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t know that Xiao Ming could clearly see all her thoughts.

In fact, it’s not his fault. Xiao Ming used to be a sensual and lustful demon king in Chang’an who was afraid of others and worried about dogs.

The five years since arriving in the fiefdom have not stopped. It is for this reason that Pang Yukun keeps making small reports. The pile of small reports piled in Xiao Wenxuan’s hands is probably enough to wipe the butts of the entire Dayu Palace for a day.

It was impossible for her not to know about these misdeeds of Xiao Ming while serving Concubine Zhen.

So she was afraid of Xiao Ming from the bottom of her heart.

Xiao Ming was about to go out, Lu Luo took the clothes and said: “Your Highness, I will help you get dressed.”

I wanted to say no, the engineering dog usually washes and cooks by himself, and is very capable, but when the words came to his lips, Xiao Ming Changed my mind again.

Now that we are in this world, it is still necessary to do as the Romans do. If the behavior is too different, maybe Pang Yukun will send a small report that “His Royal Highness is suffering from hysteria today.”

At that time, Xiao Wenxuan, an old fox, will probably take back his fiefdom without stopping.

However, Xiao Ming was still very strange about the issue of fiefdoms and vassal kings.

Although the history of this world has changed since the Three Kingdoms, the issue of vassal kings should still have lessons learned from the Han Dynasty.

Generally speaking, no emperor with a clear mind would be happy to see the existence of a vassal king.

However, in the Great Chongqing Kingdom, it was commonplace to enfeoff vassal kings. After careful recall, he found the reason from the small amount of historical information Xiao Ming had.

After the Three Kingdoms, the power of the noble clans became unprecedentedly powerful. These prestigious families with money, food, and people have always played an extremely important role in subsequent history.

As dynasties changed, the gentry and clans always pushed history forward like an invisible hand.

The first three dynasties, Zhou, Chu, and Dynasties, lasted for more than a thousand years. Each dynasty had emperors who tried to suppress the noble families, but the result was that these emperors soon met their ancestors, or the country was in trouble.

In the later period of the Dai Dynasty, there were even melee battles between more than 20 countries, and noble families could be seen in these 20 countries.

Until the establishment of the Dayu Kingdom, the great ancestor Xiao Yuanzhi conquered the Dayu country with the help of the famous families of the five surnames.

But Xiao Yuanzhi made a mistake when he raised his troops, that is, he promised that all five surnames and seven hopes would rule the country together.

So when the Dayu Kingdom was established, Xiao Yuanzhi made a big stroke and enfeoffed the Cui clan’s King of Yan, the Li clan’s King of Chu, the Zheng clan’s King of Liang, the Cui clan of Qinghe, the King of Huainan, the Zhao clan’s King of Zhao, and the Xiao clan of Nanyang’s Runan. There are six kings with different surnames. Among them, the Nanyang Xiao family has the same surname as the royal family, but they are not the same clan at all.

Xiao Yuanzhi was certainly happy with this deal, but the subsequent emperor was miserable. These five surnames and Qiwang were already a big local clan, and now they are even more powerful.

In his twilight years, Xiao Yuanzhi also realized this problem and said: “The world is so big that it is necessary to build a military screen to protect the country at the top and provide safety for the people at the bottom. Now that all the disciples have grown up, it is appropriate for each to have a title and to divide the kingdoms. I It is not a matter of personal relations, it is a matter of following the rules of the ancient sages and kings, and it is a plan for long-term peace and stability.” This kicked off the enfeoffment.

“Drinking poison to quench thirst.” Xiao Ming could only comment on Xiao Yuanzhi in this way. Xiao Yuanzhi’s purpose was very clear, which was to let the royal vassal kings contain the kings with different surnames and prevent the rebellion of the kings with different surnames.

However, it seems that the effect is not bad so far. The country of Chongqing is generally in a state of balance.

It was precisely this kind of quarrel between the noble families that caused the technology of Dayu to be basically at the level of the late Tang and early Song Dynasty.

The potential threat from the noble families made every member of the royal family fearful. Unfortunately, the same was true for his fiefdom, whose economic lifeline was basically controlled by these wealthy families.

“It’s really not easy to survive in this world!” Xiao Ming sighed.

Wearing a purple peony embroidered round-neck robe, Xiao Ming stood in front of the bronze mirror, with a tall figure and a slightly handsome face. This is who he is today.

Stepping out of the dormitory, the soft morning sunshine hits your face, and the fresh air gives people a sense of spiritual sublimation that refreshes and refreshes the mind.

The sky is as pure blue as sapphire, so blue that it makes people feel enchanted.

Under the steps, a pebble path winds up to a stone bridge. On both sides of the stone bridge are gourd-shaped ponds. Along the pond, willow trees sway and green bamboos shine, creating an exquisite garden scene.

Opposite the pond, a row of buildings with black tiles and red walls have jagged corner beams and neat red lacquered wood under the corridor supporting the entire building.

What you remember is just the picture, which is similar to a movie, but seeing it with your own eyes is a different experience.

Only now did Xiao Ming realize strongly that he had really traveled through time, and that this dynasty was called Dayu.

“I’m here, Dayu.” Xiao Ming said silently in his heart.

This place will be his fiefdom and his home from now on. He must completely control this place in his own hands, and the first target that hinders him is the local wealthy family, which is also the first target he must deal with.

(End of chapter)