Emperor Yonglong listened very carefully, especially when Feng Ziying went to Linqing.
"So Feng Keng broke out of the bandit encirclement in Linqing City and rushed to Dongchang Mansion to ask for help? He and a boy of the same age?"
Emperor Yonglong liked these brave and courageous young men very much. Didn't he think that he and Lao Jiu were wandering around like this back then? The legendary adventure stories of Feng Ziying and Zuo Liangyu seemed to have evoked his love for those in their thirties.
My own memories from years ago.
"Well, Zuo Liangyu, a man of the same age, joined the army at the beginning of this year and was selected from the Guards Army to join the border army. He has already gone to Liaodong..." Lu Song's investigation was quite detailed.
"Oh? Was the Feng family ever among them...?" Emperor Yonglong asked calmly.
"I didn't realize that this young man named Zuo was originally from a military family. He lost his father when he was young and grew up relying on his uncle. He is brave and unruly by nature and loves to fight fiercely. Originally, the Feng family probably wanted to help him and let him enter the army.
He studied in the school, but he didn't like studying, so he joined the army. Now he should be serving in the army at Zhenyuan Fort in Liaodong Town, and he is already a general bannerman." Lu Song paused, seeming to consider his words, "It is said that this
He is skilled in bow and horse, and his temperament seems rough and arrogant, but in fact he is cunning."
Emperor Yonglong laughed. The sixteen-year-old boy actually got a comment that "looks like a rough man, but is actually cunning". No wonder it is not easy to be the general flag.
Of course, a general banner is nothing to the Feng family. If Feng Tang really wanted to help, it would be impossible for Zuo Liangyu to become a general banner in the border army. It is more likely that he would directly serve as a general's personal soldier and take this path.
Road promotion is much faster.
Somewhat interesting.
"..., after Feng Keng arrived at Dongchang Mansion, the Governor of Cao Cao Li Gong, the Censor of Water Transport Qiao Gong, and the Chief Military Officer of Water Transport Master Chen were all in Dongchang Mansion. Feng Tang must have had an old relationship with Master Chen, so Feng Keng went to Dongchang Mansion.
Asking for help from Mr. Chen,..."
"Isn't the commander-in-chief of water transportation not authorized to mobilize troops?" This was the practice of the Zhou Dynasty, and Emperor Yonglong knew it very well.
"When I returned to Your Majesty, it was like this. Later, Feng Keng visited Duke Qiao and Duke Li, but he did not meet with Duke Li..." Lu Song elaborated selectively. He felt that the emperor seemed to be interested in Feng Keng's specific details.
I am not too interested in the deeds, perhaps this has already been mentioned in previous reports, but I am more interested in the people Feng Keng came into contact with.
"..., during the Linqing Civil War, those who had close contact with Feng Keng were Qiao Gong and Lord Chen. Those who escaped with him at that time were the daughter of Lin Hai, the censor of salt patrol, and his teacher Jia Hua, who is now the prefect of Jinling.
, he was originally the prefect of Jiaxing, but was later impeached and dismissed by the imperial censor, and came back to power in the third year of Yonglong..., there are also two masters and servants, Xue Jun, the daughter of the Xue family, who was originally the descendant of Ziwei, and his sister-in-law is the prince's wife.
sister,……"
Emperor Yonglong was slightly surprised. He did not expect that Feng Ziying's Linqing uprising caused such a huge disturbance, and that so many people were involved in it.
Although they seemed to be encounters by chance, like Jia Hua, he also knew that he had followed the path of Wang Ziteng, Lin Hai had been his father's personal minister for many years, and the Xue family was not worth mentioning.
Seeing that Emperor Yonglong remained silent, Lu Song continued the introduction.
"... Later, Duke Qiao admired Feng Keng very much. After returning to Beijing, he also reported his achievements to the court. He later recommended him to study at Qingtan Academy, which was appreciated by Qi Yongtai, the then headmaster of Qingtan Academy.... "
"..., in Qingtan Academy, he has a close relationship with Fang Youdu, Zheng Chongjian, Xu Xie, Wang Yingxiong, He Fengsheng, Fan Jingwen and others who are now editors, writers and state affairs scholars of Hanlin Academy, and political scholars. Among them, Fang Youdu is especially famous. Zheng Chongjian and the others were very friendly to him. Geng Ruchi, a member of the Ministry of War, was a fellow countryman with him. Yang Sichang, editor of the Hanlin Academy, Hou Xun, a scholar in charge of political affairs, and others were also on good terms with him..."
"... Wang Xiangchun, a scholar of the Jin Dynasty, had a rift with him. He said that he liked to grandstand, but he was actually a loyal person and a treacherous person..."
Emperor Yonglong leaned slightly on the imperial chair, appearing more relaxed, but his facial expression proved that he was still listening carefully.
"..., it is also said that Duke Qiao intended to attack him and got married to the legitimate daughter of Shen Jue, the prefect of Dongchang Prefecture..."
"Oh? This matter has been decided?" Emperor Yonglong was slightly surprised, but then he was relieved.
This is a good thing. Shen Jue knows that it is very reasonable for the scholars of Nanzhili to marry into the families of civil servants.
"It has not been finalized yet. It is said that it was originally intended at the beginning of the year, but due to Feng Keng's expedition to the west to quell the rebellion, the matter was shelved. It is estimated that Duke Qiao may propose marriage to his favorite protégé in the near future..."
Lu Song knew that the emperor had a very good impression of Qiao Yingjia, and Qiao Yingjia was also approaching, so his tone became a little more relaxed.
"..., Feng Keng was in Beijing with Wei Ruolan, the son of the eldest princess, and Han Qi, the son of Han Zhonghou, the deputy commander of the North City Army and Horses Division after Jinxiang Hou, and had close contacts with the Jia family of Rongguo Gong. Feng Keng had close contacts with Jia Lian and Jia Jia of Rongguo Mansion. Baoyu and others had a good relationship, and the Jia family gave him three beautiful maids in succession. It is said that he was grateful for his reading and teaching to his legitimate son Jia Baoyu..."
"Beautiful maid?" Emperor Yonglong was amused, "Lu Song, do you mean that Feng Keng is a lecher?"
Lu Song said somewhat sarcastically: "Your Majesty, I can't answer this question, but the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion does have a close relationship with Feng Keng, and it is normal to give away their maids. Since the Feng family moved to the capital from Datong not long ago, everything is probably in good condition." There is a shortage of people..."
Emperor Yonglong laughed loudly, probably because he never expected that a common man who was neither humble nor arrogant, calm and composed in front of him, and even talked endlessly, would actually like women.
Well, it's not wrong to like women, and it's normal at this age. It's just a gift of maids from the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion. It's common in the capital city and Jiangnan to give maids and servants to high-ranking families, but you accepted it in one breath. Having married three beautiful maids, aren't you afraid that people will laugh at the Feng family's lack of background? You didn't say anything about giving them back in return?
Lu Song also understood why Emperor Yonglong was laughing, and to be honest, he also found it somewhat interesting.
If the Jia family has declined martial arts, if there is no accident, the next generation will completely sink in ten or twenty years. This family does not have other skills. It is somewhat discerning to climb big pillars, and it is actually using the gift of a maid. He used other methods to win over and make friends, and what's even more funny is that this guy Feng Keng actually still does this.
"This Feng Ziying, is this how the Feng family accepts maids as gifts..."
Emperor Yonglong was so happy that he shook his head. He probably thought it was so interesting. A young handsome man whom he admired very much actually liked beauty. Well, he just wanted this before he was married. Well, it was interesting.
"No, Your Majesty, the Feng family still has a gift in return. When I came back this time, Bu Shitu gave Feng Tang a horse, and the Feng family gave two horses to the Jia family." Lu Song explained with a smile.
"Oh? This is very profitable for the Jia family." Emperor Yonglong nodded, this is what he meant.
However, the price of horses is not expensive now. It is common for horses to be sold in the border area, and the general price is between 20 and 40 taels. The price of a horse is more than 50 taels and less than 80 taels. For example, the horse presented to Feng Tang by Shitu
It must be more than this price. Each horse should be more than two hundred taels.
The average price of slaves in the capital city is only 20 to 30 taels, even a good-looking maid or a strong and healthy slave is only 30 to 50 taels. If there is a great disaster in the North, those who have no food to eat will sell themselves.
I'm willing to do it for a few taels of silver or even for free.
"..., Feng Keng, Wei Ruolan, Han Qi, Chen Daoxian's son Chen Yejun, Xue Pan, Liu Xianglian and others opened a theater in Nanxunfang, together with Ziwei's descendants of the Xue family,..."
Emperor Yonglong was happy again, "Then Lao Jiu is unhappy again. After the Enrong Banquet last year, he even said that he had a good impression of Feng Keng..."
The Zhang family of the Great Zhou Dynasty was originally a merchant, and they could not help but do business with the family members of the ministers. The Great Zhou Dynasty itself followed the Ming Dynasty, and the official salaries were meager, so it was really impossible to survive without making a living and family wealth.
Especially in the capital city, none of these officials does not have hundreds of acres of land in their hometown. Even Qi Yongtai, who has always been incorruptible, still has hundreds of acres of land in his hometown of Baoding. Otherwise, how could he, a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, be able to work in the capital?
How can we survive in the capital city? How can we maintain the favor of people coming and going?
"After the Feng family and Ziwei left the Xue family, Xue Jun also made a living in gold and silver jewelry in Shandong. However, Xue Jun died at the beginning of the year. This business seems to be taken care of by the Feng family..."
"Feng Keng and Rongguo Gong Jia's family are so close, but they intend to marry?" Emperor Yonglong thought for a while before asking.
"The Jia family of Rongguo Gong has three daughters. The eldest daughter is the daughter of the imperial concubine in the palace, and the other two daughters are concubines. The Jia family of Ningguo Gong has one legitimate daughter, but she is still young..." Lu Song hesitated for a moment.
Cai then said: "Lin Hai, the Huaiyang salt censor, is from the Jia family, Jia She Jia Zheng's brother-in-law, and his daughter is currently living in the Jia family. The eldest son of the Xue family, who is the descendant of Ziwei, also has a legitimate daughter, who is also temporarily living in the Jia family..."
"The legitimate daughter is a female history by the side of the imperial concubine? You said that Feng Keng has frequent contacts with the Jia family, is it related to several other daughters?" Emperor Yonglong really didn't expect that it is absolutely impossible for two concubines, but this Huaiyang
It is possible that she was the daughter of Lin Hai, the censor of the Salt Patrol. After all, Lin Hai was also a Jinshi.
"Back to Your Majesty, Jia Yuanchun, the legitimate daughter of Jia Zheng, a foreign minister of the Ministry of Industry, is a female historian by the side of the imperial concubine. It is said that the imperial concubine is very fond of her." Lu Song nodded, "As for the others, I have no solid evidence."
Emperor Yonglong was noncommittal.
The relationship between the Crown Princess and him and Lao Jiu is relatively subtle. To say that both he and Lao Jiu were raised by the Crown Princess and are very affectionate, but the Crown Princess now often represents the father, and the father treats the boss
His attitude has always been ambiguous, so the relationship and identity between these two people seems to be very complicated and subtle.
"Well, I know, Feng Keng's recent activities..."
"Feng Keng recently went to Qi Gong and Qiao Gong's offices, and also went to Rongguo Gong Jia's house. At the same time, he also summoned Xu Xie, Hou Xun, Fang Youdu and others to discuss "Internal Reference"..."
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Emperor Yonglong finally listened to Lu Song's report. This can only be one thing. Lu Song would not judge Feng Tang and Feng Keng's political performance in the court. That should not be his job, but Yonglong's job.
The emperor will judge for himself.
"Lu Song, you said that Feng Keng is so young, but he has made great achievements, yet his opinions are quite in my opinion. How do you think I should reward him?" Emperor Yonglong said leisurely.
This chapter has been completed!