Fortunate Young Gentleman

Tangning was reading a newspaper in her hand.

Song Zhenzong once said something to encourage students all over the world, "Books have their own golden houses, and books have their own beauty like jade." The literal meaning of this sentence is easy to understand. Through reading, you can obtain glory, wealth, and charming wives and concubines. I don't know How many scholars regard this as their motto in life.

Of course, Tang Ning didn't study for this, because he already had glory, wealth, and a beautiful wife and concubines.

Reading is a channel for acquiring knowledge and information. It can also cultivate one's moral character and cultivate one's sentiments.

Thousands of years of accumulation of a nation are contained in these pages. A person's temperament is different between a person who reads and a person who doesn't read. If you read too many books, even a fool can gain enlightenment.

Tang Ning's current purpose of reading books and newspapers is firstly to kill time, and secondly to obtain information.

The "Jingshi Daily" published by Tang Renzhai is a semi-official newspaper. Half of the content is official gossip, advertisements and rentals, etc. The other half is controlled by the court, and most of them publish some official articles or news.

As the emperor, Emperor Chen was prepared for danger in times of peace and always reminded the people to be vigilant. Tang Ning also saw this from these newspapers.

The newspaper in his hand used more than half of its page to analyze the situation around Chen State.

As the old territory of the Liang Kingdom, Qiandi is adjacent to Jiangnan. If there is chaos in Guizhou and evil intentions towards Chen Guo, it will be beyond the reach of the capital, and Jiangnan may temporarily fall into the hands of the enemy.

Deep in the grassland, the black man is like a huge dark cloud, hanging over the heads of the Sushen people. It is also a threat to Chen State and must be guarded against.

Xiaowan in the Western Region, with his wolfish ambition, has grown into a threat that is not inferior to the grassland and has become the number one enemy of Chen State.

On the western plateau, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at the Central Plains Dynasty. If they relax a little, the Western Tibet will take advantage of the situation and become the enemy of the Chen Kingdom just like the Western Regions.

From Tangning's perspective, this article is naturally a bit unfounded.

Qiandi itself is still in chaos, so there is no time to take advantage of Chen Guo Jiangnan. The black barbarians are powerful, but the Sushen clan is not a vegetarian. If the black barbarians want to get out of the grassland, the difficulty is not ordinary. Xiaowan in the Western Region is currently facing , in addition to Chen State, there are also two-thirds of the small countries in the Western Region. It is difficult to achieve success in a short period of time.

As for Xibo, the country he is most unfamiliar with, the history of this world is different. Xifan was beaten into a sieve during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and has not recovered for hundreds of years. How could it grow into Chen Guo's opponent so quickly and easily?

However, there is no mistake in being careful. Even if Chen Guo has no superficial problems, the hidden dangers are real. With Chen Huang's cautious character, he may be so worried that he can't even sleep.

Tangning was sleeping soundly these days. He had been abstinent for several months. Now he had endless energy and lived a fulfilling life every night.

Xiao Jue's wedding was very exciting to Xiao Ru Xiaoyi, and even more exciting to her mother-in-law.

The news that Xiao Jue and Lu Ya were pregnant before marriage was not a secret in a small circle. In comparison, Tang Ning got married several years before him and still has no children, which seems to be more worrying.

Tang Ning stayed in the grassland for several months, hiding from her mother-in-law's questioning for several months, and now, everything has returned to where it started.

Tangning didn't want to be stared at by them with strange eyes every day, so she came to Shangshu Province early.

Shang Shu You Cheng was sitting in his seat, raised his head, and immediately raised his hands and said: "See Marquis Dingguo..."

Tang Ning was very resistant to this title. She waved her hand and said, "There is no Dingguo Marquis here, so we can just call him the same as before."

The Marquis of Dingguo is the most noble title in the Chen Kingdom. Working with such a person, Shangshu Youcheng, was originally mentally burdened. But seeing that Tang Ning was still the same as before, he was immediately relieved.

He smiled and said, "Master Tang just came back from the grassland, why don't you rest at home for a few more days?"

Tang Ning said: "I eat your salary and share your worries. I can't forget my responsibilities."

Shangshu Youcheng looked solemn, cupped his hands and said: "Master Tang is really a role model for our officials, I admire you."

Tang Ning arrived at Shangshu Province in the morning and was summoned by Emperor Chen in the afternoon.

The summoning place was still in the imperial study room. There were several people in the imperial study room. Tang Ning raised her eyes and saw that all six ministers were there, as well as the prime minister. The ones in the front were King Huai and King Kang.

King Duan had already started to win in lieu mode. He usually did not participate in court affairs and waited for Emperor Chen to pass the throne to him. Tang Ning was not surprised that he did not appear here, but the appearance of King Kang made him a little surprised.

He has become the heir and no longer participates in court affairs. Emperor Chen transferred him to Zongzheng Temple a few days ago. He also wanted to give him an errand so that he could gain a foothold in the capital. Seeing him in the imperial study today, he must have He still has some real power in his hands.

In addition to the morning dynasty, Emperor Chen occasionally summoned important ministers from the dynasty to discuss state affairs in the royal study. Many people called this a "little dynasty meeting."

When Tang Ning walked in, Chen Huang was giving Lu Ding some instructions.

"The black barbarians are Su Shen's enemy, and also our Chen State's enemy. Once they cross Su Shen's defense line, the situation in the northwest will become tense again, and we have to guard against it." Emperor Chen looked at Lu Ding and said, "The Chen State and Su Shen are now in a close relationship. The people of Sushen want the heavy cavalry of our Chen State to resist the black barbarians. The Ministry of War can rent them three thousand heavy cavalry and armor. Sushen also needs to set up a place to store the armor in the army, but it must be managed by Chen State's officers and men... , the detailed rules shall be formulated by the Ministry of War.”

Lu Ding bowed and said: "I obey the order."

Wan Yanyan applied to Emperor Chen for a group of heavy cavalry, and Emperor Chen finally agreed.

Of course, heavy cavalry is a powerful weapon of the country. Chen State only lent them armor, and these armors must be kept by Chen State soldiers. It can be said that they are extremely cautious.

In fact, his approach is unnecessary. Without the support of Chen State, the grassland cannot afford heavy cavalry at all. The consumption of 3,000 heavy cavalry can drag them down in three months.

After the grassland affairs are arranged, the next thing is the Ministry of Personnel.

Ever since supporting Jiagu Shuhu and the Wanyan tribe in the confrontation, Emperor Chen has liked this method. In dealing with the matter of Xiaowan in the Western Regions, his approach is exactly the same as that of the grassland.

The Western Regions are very large, and Xiaowan only occupies one-third of the area. Xiaowan's rapid expansion in recent years has long caused panic among the countries in the Western Regions. Emperor Chen plans to send envoys to contact these small countries and unite many small countries in the Western Regions to attack Xiaowan from both sides...

In addition, the chaos in Qiandi also attracted the attention of Emperor Chen. Although Qiandi is not the territory of Chen, it is closely related to the stability of Jiangnan and must be prevented. He also arranged for secret agents to investigate.

Finally, he looked at King Kang and said, "In a few months, it will be the royal ceremony. Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites, start preparing now."

King Kang bowed and said, "Father, the royal ceremony is always in the charge of Zongzheng Temple. Will we join forces with the Ministry of Rites this year?"

Emperor Chen nodded and said, "I plan to hold this year's ceremony at the Xishan Imperial Mausoleum. The grassland has been decided. I want to let the ancestors see it..."

The royal ceremony is held every year, but it is held in the palace. This year, Emperor Chen moved it to the location of the Xishan Imperial Mausoleum, obviously with the intention of showing off.

After all, as an emperor, he has accomplished a great feat that no emperor of the Chen Kingdom has accomplished. He only held a large royal ceremony and did not hold the Fengshan ceremony. This is already considered to be extremely restrained.

After Emperor Chen finished giving all these instructions, he finally looked at Tang Ning and said, "You have worked hard in this northern expedition. I allow you to rest at home for two months. During these two months, you don't have to go to the Shangshu Province."

Tang Ning would rather read memorials in the Shangshu Province than go home and be forced to give birth. She cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am not tired and don't need to rest..."

"You should take a good rest." Emperor Chen waved his hand and said, "Xiao Jue is going to have children before getting married. You have been married for three years and have many wives and concubines, but you don't have any children. It's better to go home and recuperate. I will send a few imperial doctors to see you..."

After Emperor Chen finished speaking, the two princes changed their expressions.

Lu Ding's face was red. Tang Ning couldn't explain. She could only frown and cup her hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty..."