A blessing in disguise

On the third day of April, Emperor Jingshun summoned Prince Zhongshun and Prince Teng to the palace to discuss matters.

Prince Zhongshun is the younger brother of Emperor Jingshun's mother.

He was in charge of the Dragon Scale Guard on his behalf.

The two brothers met at the Lizheng Palace, and Emperor Jingshun directly asked about Feng Yibo and the Jia family.

Soon, the Dragon Scale Guard sent specific news.

"It's already this time, why do you still want to win over the hearts of the founding elders?"

After understanding the ins and outs, Emperor Jingshun couldn't help but sigh.

For the Jia family to intervene in the talent promotion ceremony, it is really not worth the loss.

It seems that the Supreme Emperor is really old!

Prince Zhongshun next to him is young, looking to be just over 20 years old.

He couldn't hide his unruly look.

When he heard what Emperor Jingshun said, he immediately looked impatient.

"Brother, you just care too much. If you had used thunderous means, the Zhen family and the Jia family would have been overthrown!"

"You!"

Emperor Jingshun sighed.

This one is quite young.

He patiently explained: "The Wei Dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety. If the 'filial piety' was lost, the emperor would not be able to convince the people."

Prince Zhongshun heard this with disdain: "You can't be filial when you are filial. Brother Huang is respectful in everything. It seems to be more useful than Dai Quan!"

These words hurt Emperor Jingshun's chest.

But he seemed to be accustomed to knocking out his teeth and swallowing it, and did not refute when he heard this.

Instead, he said: "Who doesn't know Jingshun's intention? However, although there was a last resort at the beginning, my father is in the Zen position after all. How can I not be grateful?"

"My title is still Zhongshun!"

Prince Zhongshun looked unhappy, raised his chin and said:

"If this title is useful, then Uncle Yizhong will not..."

"alright!"

Emperor Jingshun glared at him and interrupted him.

Prince Zhongshun also knew that he had said something wrong and suddenly became a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

Emperor Jingshun looked calm, and Prince Zhongshun did not dare to make another mistake.

But I felt like saying goodbye.

"Brother Emperor came to see me today. Apart from asking about this matter, is there anything else you need me to do?"

Emperor Jingshun understood his temperament.

Seeing that he was about to leave, he didn't want to leave him alone.

He just warned: "It doesn't matter, your focus is still to pay attention to what's going on over there in Jiangnan."

Prince Zhongshun smiled proudly upon hearing this and said confidently: "Brother, don't worry, the big fish over there is already in the net."

After Prince Zhongshun left, Xia Bingzhong brought Prince Teng to the Li Zheng Hall.

Prince Teng is a descendant of Prince Bo of the county under the control of Du Taiwei, and is also the elder brother of the Jia Wang family and the Xue Wang family.

He was originally the military governor of Beijing Camp.

A few months ago, Emperor Jingshun designated him as the governor of nine provinces, and he will be ordered to inspect the borders in the near future.

Emperor Jingshun called him here today to discuss the matter of patrolling the border.

"Prince Teng pays homage to His Majesty!"

Wang Ziteng is of medium build and about fifty years old.

There is no military temperament at all, but very refined.

This is because he is a rare Jinshi among the nobles.

Seeing Prince Teng salute, Emperor Jingshun quickly stood up and supported him, saying loudly:

"There is no need to be polite if you love me! If you love me, you are a minister of the country, so I will give you my arms! Where is Xia Bingzhong? I haven't given you a seat yet!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Emperor Jingshun sat down, Prince Teng was not polite.

After thanking him, he sat on the brocade pier sent by Xia Bingzhong.

Emperor Jingshun started talking at this time and said first:

"My dear, I am afraid that only Wang Qing can do the inspection this time around. If someone else goes there, I really won't worry."

For border patrols, one trip may take several years.

It's really a hard job.

But at the same time, the rights are also great.

If he wasn't a big boss with a military background, he wouldn't be able to suppress him at all.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty praises me greatly. It is my duty to serve the imperial court."

After a few words of greeting, the two talked about specific work matters.

"Ai Qing's visit here is not just for a simple inspection, but to let Jiubian know that the court attaches great importance to them..."

The court paid attention to it and raised awareness.

"...We must let the soldiers of Jiubian know from top to bottom that blood shed for the Wei Dynasty is not in vain..."

Clearly distinguish merits and demerits and improve mechanisms.

"... My dear, I also need to strictly check the wages and repeatedly confirm the implementation of rewards and punishments..."

Strengthen supervision and implement comprehensively.

"...In addition to these, we must also let the soldiers know the principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism..."

Be loyal to the emperor, be patriotic, and cultivate soldiers.

"..."

Emperor Jingshun conveniently picked up the contents of Feng Yuan's paper and incorporated more than a dozen suggestions into border matters.

This is not the first time I have done this recently.

Every time he saw this, Emperor Jingshun wanted to sigh.

It’s so useful!

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Wang Ziteng was stunned for a while.

It's not like he hasn't discussed this matter with Emperor Jingshun before.

It's just that this time is different from every time.

How to say?

"What the Holy One said today has made me enlightened. Many places are really lofty and well-placed. They are even thought of by no one before me. I admire you!"

Wang Ziteng looked admiring and praised half-heartedly:

"After listening to the Holy Spirit's words, the border patrol officials are a little more confident this time."

Emperor Jingshun's face turned slightly red and he looked ashamed.

"Speaking of which, many of today's views were inspired by a paper from yesterday."

Wang Ziteng was stunned for a moment and said: "Oh? It seems that the Holy Master has gained a lot from this talent promotion ceremony!"

"well!"

Unexpectedly, Emperor Jingshun sighed heavily after hearing Wang Ziteng's words.

Then he suddenly felt something in his heart and said, "I must have heard about what happened the day before yesterday, right?"

Wang Ziteng thought of the rumors in the past few days and immediately chose to play dumb.

"The Holy One is referring to..."

"It's about Zhu Pi's change at the talent promotion ceremony the day before yesterday."
To be continued...