Chapter 1,083: Zhao Pu, who is uneducated, and Feng Dao, who is proud of himself
Shangyang Palace, inside Chongyang Hall.
This was originally the residence of Princess Tang Yining, Princess Yongle, and Princess Liang Zhenning of the Tang Dynasty.
In the past few years, Princess Zhenning had grown older, and her son Li Yuanjie had been granted the title of Marquis a few years ago. It had a good ending, and she no longer wanted to stay in the harem and get involved with the young concubines.
With Su Mingzhe's consent, Princess Zhenning moved to the harem nunnery, and together with some old nuns who had left the palace not far away, she wore silk clothes and practiced spiritual practice.
After Princess Zhenning left, only the two princesses Yining and Yongle, as well as some beauties, talents, and imperial attendants were left living in Chongyang Palace.
This day.
Su Mingzhe came to Chongyang Palace and asked if he and Princess Yining's daughter, Princess Tianxing, had a crush on her, and if he, as the father, would like to arrange it for her.
Before Princess Tianxing could speak, Princess Yining couldn't help but said:
"Your Majesty, what do you think of my nephew, the Prince of Xining?"
The Marquis of Xining was Li Yuanjie, the former second prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuanjie has followed Su Mingzhe on the battlefield for many years. He has always been brave and good at fighting, and he is not afraid of death.
After continuously accumulating merit and promotion, Li Yuanjie earned the hereditary and irreplaceable title of Marquis of Xining.
Among the Nine Dukes and Sixteen Marquises, Li Yuanjie’s Xining Marquis ranked twelfth.
As for Li Zhen, the prince of Xining, Su Mingzhe has also met him. He is a brave young man who is definitely worthy of Princess Tianxing.
Under Princess Yining's earnest gaze, Su Mingzhe shook his head and refused:
"no!"
"Yining, you have forgotten that I wrote in the "Marriage" chapter of the "Han Code" that direct relatives such as aunts and uncles are not allowed to get married."
When Princess Tianxing heard that her father rejected her mother, her originally dull eyes flashed with a hint of joy.
Princess Yining didn't notice the change in her daughter's expression, and wanted to ask the man for special care.
Su Mingzhe noticed the change in his daughter's eyes, and couldn't help but ask her:
"Tianxing, do you have a young man you like?"
Tianxing glanced at his mother who turned back, gritted her teeth, and whispered:
"Father, my son... I heard that Zhao Pu, the son of the Divine Capital Order, is quite knowledgeable..."
"The son of Shendu Ling...isn't that Zhao Pu, who has failed many times?"
Su Mingzhe glanced at his daughter Tianxing strangely, hesitated for a moment, and nodded:
"That boy Zhao Pu, although he failed in many tests, he is not a scholar, but he does have some skills. Over the years, he has helped his father solve many cases."
In history, Zhao Pu was called "half of the Analects rules the world." It is not certain whether this is true.
However, Zhao Pu is really not proficient in Confucianism.
Su Mingzhe once inspected the examination room.
As Zhao Pu was a historical figure, Su Mingzhe took a look at the test papers he answered.
At best, he is called unpretentious.
To put it more clearly, Zhao Pu can only write articles in half-literary and half-literary words, and when citing scriptures, he can only borrow old historical wisdom and has no new ideas.
After Su Mingzhe saw it, he disliked him very much.
However, now that his daughter has taken a fancy to him, Su Mingzhe could only sigh in his heart and admit that this brat was capable.
Princess Yining had not heard of Zhao Pu, but seeing that the Han emperor said it was good, she could only secretly feel sorry for her nephew.
Turning around, Yi Ning curiously asked her daughter:
"Tianxing, how did you know about this Zhao Pu?"
"Mom, when I returned to Beijing last year, I saw him helping the city gate guard..."
Tianxing spoke softly and told how he met Zhao Pu.
After Su Mingzhe heard this, he laughed first, and then admonished:
"Girl, you should have told me if you have a sweetheart. Fortunately, I know that Zhao Pu has sworn not to marry a wife unless he passes the imperial examination. If it had been anyone else, wouldn't he have missed this great marriage? ?”
Tianxing saw this and quickly apologized.
Su Mingzhe was not really angry, he just wanted to take this opportunity to send a signal to the concubines in the harem.
In the blink of an eye, it's the next day.
Su Mingzhe sent someone to invite Zhao Jiong, the capital of the gods, to talk about the marriage of the two children.
Zhao Jiong also did not expect that his son did not pass the Jinshi examination, but won the heart of a princess.
After sighing at his son's good luck, Zhao Jiong immediately agreed to the marriage.
As for the son's vow not to marry a wife if he fails the imperial examination, isn't that just a joke?
He is about to become the emperor's son-in-law. If Zhao Pu takes part in the imperial examination again, which examiner would dare to let him fail?
The first month of the New Year is not over yet.
Su Mingzhe found princes-in-law for more than twenty princesses in one breath.
This incident caused an uproar in Luoyang City.
For a time, the news that the prince wanted to marry the princess was suppressed.
The pressure on the He family was instantly reduced a lot.
It's February in the blink of an eye.
The process of the prince's marriage continued in an orderly manner.
With Najib's end, the wedding date was set.
Su Shaoan took the prince, Feng Dao, to return to Chang'an.
For the remaining three steps of application, application, and wedding, he only needs to wait for the last step to be completed.
On the carriage on the way back, Feng Dao was even more excited than the prince and said:
"Your Highness, the Emperor has set a date for His Highness's crowning ceremony. It's in August. If you want to come here to marry the Crown Princess, it should be in September or October. Once His Highness marries the Crown Princess, he will definitely be not far from the prison country. !”
The prince's supervision of the country was an important system in the pre-Tang Dynasty.
After the founding of the Han Dynasty, when the "Han Code" was compiled, the chapter "Prince's Prison" was also retained.
According to the system, during the period of the Crown Prince's supervision of the country, the officials of the East Palace were the officials who handled the national government affairs, and the official document format of the Prince's supervision of the country was used to issue documents to the whole country.
Although at this time, senior officials from the three provinces and six ministries will be given the title of temporary East Palace officials, and they will assist the prince together with the original East Palace officials.
However, the original East Palace officials, as the true confidants of the prince, will also take over the power of the court.
When the time comes, the power that a Prince of the East Palace like Feng Dao will have will never be inferior to the officials of the three provinces and six departments.
This is also the fundamental reason for Feng Dao's excitement.
The prince was naturally very happy to be able to supervise the country.
However, his happiness did not last long before he became confused.
During the two or three months in Luoyang, the prince quietly tried many methods to see He Zhenniang, but unfortunately he never made the trip.
In the past few months, he only listened to people constantly talking about how virtuous and virtuous He Zhenniang was.
However, he had never heard anyone talk about He Zhenniang's appearance.
As a result, the prince is still very anxious, fearing that he will marry an ugly man.
Do not doubt that this is not possible.
You know, it was only six or seven hundred years ago that Emperor Hui of Jin married Jia Nanfeng, the ugly monster queen.
When he thought of this possibility, the prince secretly regretted:
"If I had known that I would have to endure this kind of psychological torture, I should not have listened to the alchemist's words and believed that the He girl had the appearance of a prosperous husband and a successful dragon."
It's a pity that at this time, even if the prince is regretful, it's useless.
With the end of Najib, the done thing is done.
Even if the emperor agrees that the prince regrets the marriage, the prince himself does not dare to regret it.
After all, this involves ‘faith’.
The prince, who has received Confucian education since childhood, has a profound understanding of one truth: as a prince, if you want to win people's hearts, no matter how dirty your heart is, you must abide by the five virtues of a gentleman on the surface.
The five virtues are: benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust.
If the news that he regretted his marriage got out, the reputation he had worked so hard to maintain for more than ten years would be ruined.
Therefore, at this time, even if He's daughter is really ugly, the prince will grit his teeth and consummate their marriage.