Jiang Hongyun was full of charms. After bathing, the two of them hugged each other on the dragon bed. The palace lamps swayed, and the romance lasted forever with the night.
The commotion was not small, and the palace maids accompanying him heard it until their faces turned red.
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The next day, Jiang Hongyun was conferred the title of Noble Consort Yun. This was a position second only to the Empress, a height that the thousands of palace maids in the palace would never be able to reach in their entire lives.
At the same time, Ouyang Xiu's granddaughter, Ouyang Mu 'er, also entered the palace and was conferred the title of Consort Ouyang Shu.
Su Dongpo's younger sister, Su Xiaomei, was also conferred the title of Consort Su Xian.
The entire court was in jubilation, even more so than when they had defeated the Xialiao alliance army.
The foundation of a country was the foundation of a country. The foundation of a country was the abundance of dragon sons.
The hall was filled with joy. In just a month, they had defeated Xixia twice and Jiaozhi twice. The emperor had also conferred three concubines in one go. The Great Song Dynasty was renewed and prosperous.
During the battle of Mount Wuyan, the Song army had completely cut off the connection between the Liao and Xia. The Liao army had no way to support the Western Xia unless they took a detour through the vast grasslands. On the grasslands, Borzhi Jin Tiemuzhen had risen and was conquering other tribes on the grasslands. He was also fighting against the Liao Kingdom.
The Khitans wanted to borrow the path, but it was completely wishful thinking.
Qi Jiguang and Yue Fei had already joined forces and were deploying an attack on Liao. At the same time, they sent out 100,000 troops to confront the Xixia army.
After this war, both the Western Xia and the Khitans feared the Great Song army.
Xixia was no longer a threat to the Great Song, and to some extent, they were unable to protect themselves.
After losing 50,000 elites, the Liao Kingdom began to consider retreating. They no longer had any intention of attacking the Great Song.
The Great Song Empire calmed down in an instant. The unprecedented victory made the people of the Great Song stand up straight. They felt extremely proud of having such an emperor.
During this period of time, Zhao Xu had been making use of all kinds of reforms to make the Great Song Empire strong as soon as possible.
The design of the cabinet system was on the right track. Military power was monopolized by the emperor, and political affairs were handled by the cabinet. The decision was in the hands of the emperor.
Prime Minister Sima Guang focused on governing the country, and Wang Anshi and Su Dongpo were put in important positions. They boldly implemented Zhao Xu's various reforms.
Before he knew it, spring had passed and summer had arrived. It had been more than five months since Zhao Xu ascended the throne, almost half a year.
Zhao Xu finally enjoyed the joy of being an emperor. His words carried weight, and he was decisive in killing and conquering. The state where the king and scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world together was completely buried.
Scholar-bureaucrat, just read your sage books well. It's better not to touch the major affairs of the country.
Xu Feng led 10,000 imperial guards to garrison Guangdong and Guangxi, and the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Lu Wenzhong, was replaced by Xu Feng.
What surprised Zhao Xu was the Ministry of Works. Under Shen Kuo's leadership, the Ministry of Works 'arsenal had produced 10,000 muskets, enough to form a firearms regiment.
After testing it in actual combat, although it took a lot of time to change the ammo of the musket, it was a sure-kill for the cavalry.
The first volley of muskets was enough to knock the charging warhorses four times, and the cavalry became the target.
Naturally, Zhao Xu divided these 10,000 men into two armies. 5,000 would be led by Qi Jiguang to Yongzhou to deal with Xixia, and the remaining 5,000 firearms would be given to Yue Fei to strengthen the defense of the north.
In the past half a year, the changes brought about by the reform had become more and more obvious. After the implementation of the Green Crops Law, there were no more abandoned fertile fields in the world. The farmland irrigation law allowed the mountain ponds and dams to cross the paths and irrigate the previously dry land.
Whether it was the land of fish and rice in Jiangnan or the land of abundance in Shu, food was ready for a bumper harvest.
The wind blew through the wheat. The wheat in the north was ripe. The fragrant ears of wheat welcomed the autumn wind. The harvest season of the year had arrived.
All the prefectures and counties were reporting a bumper harvest. This year's weather was good, and it was a rare bumper harvest.
Compared to the Song Empire, the Western Xia Empire was in a deep crisis. This year, there was a drought in the western region, and the entire Western Xia Empire was short of food. According to previous years, they would definitely go to the Song Empire to snatch food. However, the powerful military power of the Song Empire made the entire Western Xia Royal Court flinch.
Qi Jiguang of Yongzhou was ready for battle. The musket had been used here many times. According to Qi Jiguang's memorial to Emperor Zhao Xu, the conditions to destroy Xixia were ripe.
After considering the overall situation, Zhao Xu decided to wait until after the imperial examinations to carry out the war against Xixia.
The imperial examination was related to the reform, and talents were the most respected. The dying Xixia was already a dead tiger, and it was in the bag of the Song Dynasty.
Every autumn was the time when criminals were beheaded. Zhao Xu checked the list of criminals on death row from the Minister of Justice, Mao Jingyu.
The number of death row prisoners executed in the Great Song every year was very small. As long as the heinous criminals bribed the officials of the Supreme Court, their sentences would be reduced.
"Pa!"
Zhao Xu slapped the table and said angrily,""Summon the Minister of Justice Lu Zhuoxu and the Minister of Justice Mao Jingyu for an audience.”
Eunuch Wang Yong immediately issued an edict. The emperor was furious. This time, he was afraid that some of the high officials would lose their black veils or even their heads.
Wang Yong was the clearest about the emperor's decisiveness to kill. The emperor and Emperor Yingzong were two completely different kinds of emperors.
Wang Yong often felt his own deep fear, the fear of the Son of Heaven, accompanying the king like accompanying a tiger.
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