In the Hall of Wende, Zhao Kuangyin was having a sutra banquet, discussing knowledge with Lu Duoxun and several bachelors. Today's topic was "rituals". Several bachelors quoted from scriptures, including the rites of the king, the rites of the father, and the rites of the husband, especially the principles of the king and his ministers. The content in this aspect is really imaginative and insightful.
At this moment, Lu Duoxun was also serving as an errand of the Internal History Museum, so he had already inquired about the articles and references that Zhao Kuangyin had read in the past two days. He also saw that at today's Sutra Banquet, the officials took the unprecedented step of bringing Princess Yongqing to accompany them. Zhao Kuangyin's thoughts were already clear to him, so he made a clear target. Speaking casually, it was all about the husband being the wife's guide, the husband following the wife, and the husband and wife respecting each other as guests. How the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along, and the ethical principle of being noble in everything, was exactly what Zhao Kuangyin liked.
Zhao Kuangyin nodded frequently when he heard this, and interrupted him from time to time to ask questions. The monarch and his ministers answered each other interestingly, and then he heard someone wailing at the door of the palace: "Zhongguan, I have something important to see the emperor. I have to attend the banquet." Time has passed..."
Zhao Kuangyin vaguely heard the sound, turned to look at the hourglass on the side, and couldn't help laughing: "I was talking about speculation with all my dear friends, and I actually forgot the time. Haha, okay, okay, today's sutra feast ends here, everyone. My dear, please step back."
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Lu Duoxun and others hurriedly left the table, saluted Zhao Kuangyin gracefully, and left one by one.
Zhao Kuangyin sat up straight, coughed and said, "Who is making the noise outside the palace?"
The chamberlains all knew that Wang Jien flicked his fly whisk and hurriedly headed outside the palace. After a while, he came back with a strange expression, his cheeks twitching and said: "Officers, Prince Yunzhong and Zhang Ji are waiting to meet you outside the palace."
"Oh?" Zhao Kuangyin asked doubtfully: "What is he here for? Well... tell him to come in."
Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said again: "Daughter, have you listened to what Lu Xiang and several bachelors said?"
After Zhao Kuangyin finished speaking, Yongqing didn't reply. He turned around and saw that Princess Yongqing was still leaning on the table with one arm, holding her chin in her palm, as if she was listening with interest. Zhao Kuangyin curiously looked at her face covered with her palm. , I saw that Yongqing had his eyes closed, the corners of his mouth were raised, his breathing was faint, and he was dreaming about Duke Zhou.
Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but feel angry and funny when he saw it. He slapped the desk and shouted: "It's time to wake up."
"Huh?" Princess Yongqing opened her eyes sleepily and said happily: "Have you finished speaking?"
Zhao Kuangyin said angrily: "Isn't it for you that I listened to "Li" today? Last year, troops went out to Fujian, Han, and Jiangnan. There were wars one after another, and even your wedding was delayed. Now it's time to arrange it for you. Wait for your Majesty Brother, when you come back from victory, I will arrange your marriage. From now on, you will marry as a wife and serve your parents-in-law. Your husband is a prime minister, and he is knowledgeable about books and etiquette. You, a princess of a country, don't learn etiquette well. , wouldn’t you be ridiculed by your parents-in-law when you get there? Who would have thought that you...sigh..."
Princess Yongqing yawned and said, "Oh, dad, don't worry, my daughter will definitely learn etiquette well."
Zhao Kuangyin said angrily: "Are you studying while sleeping?"
Yongqing said confidently: "I'm tired in the spring and tired in the autumn, but a few academicians are always talking about it, and my daughter falls asleep..."
"Oh? Then Xia Tian..."
"It's a hot summer day. Eat ice melons, sleep on mats, lie in the wind pavilion, let the breeze blow, and have a big dream... Oops... Daddy, you hit me again..."
Zhao Kuangyin said angrily: "Then when should you learn etiquette? If you don't learn etiquette, you will not know etiquette. If you don't learn etiquette, you will be rude. A rude person..."
"Officials, the new Dahonglu Yang Hao is so rude!"
Zhao Kuangyin turned around and was surprised. He saw that Prince Yunzhong Zhangjie was wearing a wrinkled court dress and an official hat on his head, with only one side of the hat wing left. There were bruises on his face and nose.
There was a stain of dried blood underneath, held by one hand as if holding an invisible broken bowl.
Princess Yongqing laughed and quickly covered her mouth.
Zhang Ji stepped forward, greeted the driver with a mournful face, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Official, the new Dahong Yang Hao is so rude!"
"Ah? What happened to him?"
"Okay, okay, I know he is rude. Why is he... so rude?"
Zhang Ji said with a sad face: "This is not what I said..."
"Who said that?"
"Official, official, the new Dahonglu Yang Hao is so rude!"
When Zhao Kuangyin looked up, he realized that it was the rogue parrot standing in Chengchen trying to learn the language. He couldn't help but brushed his sleeves angrily and said, "Ignore it. Tell me, why is he so rude?"
Zhang Jie swallowed his saliva and said: "Your Majesty, against your orders, I borrowed five hundred guan from you, and I agreed to pay you back the money with interest on the sixth day of this month. However, I refused to pay back the money, so I went to court."
He came to collect debts from his house, but he disobeyed the order and took a gold washbasin to pay off the debt. As a result, Da Honglu passed by, and he didn't know what happened, so he jumped out of the car with his lame leg, picked up the washbasin and beat the minister.
Suddenly..."
Princess Yongqing laughed again and quickly covered her mouth.
The rogue parrot on the Chengchen seemed to have just woken up. It shook its tail and imitated the words in a vivid way: "Drag a lame leg and jump out of the car, pick up the washbasin..., dragging a lame leg."
I jumped out of the car and picked up the washbasin..."
Zhao Kuangyin rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Yongqing, get rid of this bitch of yours!"
Princess Yongqing burst out laughing and hurriedly "shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" her master's command. The parrot spread its wings and flew out of the hall. It chose a branch and stood there, shaking its head and tail and showing off: "It jumped down with a lame leg."
Car, pick up the washbasin..."
In the palace, Zhao Kuangyin asked Zhang Jie what happened. He couldn't help but became furious and slapped the table: "Killing people to pay for their lives and debts to pay back money is a matter of course. Besides, even if you are also at fault, what does this matter have to do with him? A dignified official of the imperial court unexpectedly
Fighting in the street, it’s a disgrace to the official dignity, it’s so outrageous!”
Zhang Ji said with a mournful face: "Guan Jia, I didn't fight with Lord Yang in the street. It was Lord Yang who beat me, but I didn't fight back. Guan Jia, you see, these are my teeth..." As he said this, he lifted the hand he was holding.
Stretch forward.
Zhao Kuangyin was even more furious: "This Yang Hao is really lawless and should be severely punished. He should be severely punished."
Zhang Ji cried and said: "I beg the officials to make the decision for the ministers."
Zhao Kuangyin said: "That's natural. I will definitely punish him severely and give Zhang Qing justice. Zhang Qing can rest assured." After Zhao Kuangyin said fiercely, he said to Zhang Jie with a pleasant expression: "Zhang Aiqing knows the general idea and is not like that rough person."
People are generally knowledgeable, very good, very good, in the end
I am a scholar. Alas, my lack of etiquette and character cultivation are incomparable to yours. Zhang Aiqing, you look like this now... You should go back home to recuperate first. I already know about this matter and I will never tolerate it.
As for him and you, you won’t have to go to court in the next few days until you recover from your injuries."
Zhang Ji hurriedly thanked the emperor for his kindness and said generously: "I receive my salary from the imperial court and serve this official family. It's just a minor injury. It's not worth mentioning. I won't miss my official duties because of it."
These words were spoken with righteousness, but unfortunately two of the front teeth were missing, so the words were a bit leaky, and the effect was inevitably greatly reduced.
Zhao Kuangyin said with a genuine smile: "I am very pleased that you are loyal to the country. My dear, please go home and rest soon. I will give you justice in this matter."
After Zhang Ji withdrew with gratitude, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but shake his head and cursed with a smile: "This Yang Hao looks a bit like when I was wandering around the world, he would draw his sword to help me when I saw injustice, but... as an official of the imperial court, he has a habit of being in the world.
, this is not possible, but speaking of his excellent character, it is a pity... that he became disabled..."
Zhao Kuangyin added in his heart: "It's a pity that he comes from a bad background and is from the Nanya faction. Otherwise, such a loyal and good person can be used by me."
Princess Yongqing sat up straight and said: "That Yang Hao... the white fish he sent was really delicious. This person's character is indeed good. Alas, he is a very good person, why is he lame? But...
Dad, this Zhang
It's too despicable. No matter how you say it, Li Yu is his old master. He was once his king. Now he is collecting debts and forcing Li Yu to pay off the debt with a washbasin. It's so disgusting.
These are really chilling to one’s teeth.”
Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly and said: "This person's character is indeed despised, but his talent is indeed not bad. People should make the best use of their talents and materials, and the emperor should have the heart to accommodate hundreds of rivers. I want to take good care of this Yang Hao
Taught him a lesson."
Princess Yongqing said: "Dad, Yang Hao beat Zhang Ji so violently that he was disrespectful of his character. If dad punished him severely, I'm afraid it would chill the hearts of all the loyal people in the world."
Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile: "Khitan King Qing has rebelled. If father joins forces with him, it would be of great benefit to our Song country. But because he is a rebellious minister and traitor, father will never make peace with him. Now Yang Hao
How could Daddy be too harsh on what he did?"
"Then how does daddy plan to deal with this matter?"
"Well... Dad will fine him three months first... No! I'll fine him half a year's salary..."
"Half a year? That's a lot!"
"To others, of course it's a lot, but to Yang Hao, it's just a drop in the bucket. His daughter Yixiaolou is making a lot of money every day, does she still care about this little money?"
Zhao Kuangyin snorted coldly and said: "King Qian is going to Beijing to pay tribute soon. I asked him to take charge of the reception, so he can retire with the official position of Minister of Honglu Temple. At such an age, he is ranked among the Nine Ministers.
, I don’t think I’ve treated him badly. Okay, okay, don’t worry about the affairs of the court. Here, take this back and memorize it for me within three days.”
Yongqing took it and asked, "What is it?"
When she opened it and took a look, she couldn't help but scream: "'The Commandments of Women'? Daddy, there are more than a thousand words in this!"
Zhao Kuangyin said with a straight face: "A thousand words is a lot? "Women's Rules" has more than 30,000 words. It only took the queen half a month to memorize it."
He softened his tone and said earnestly: "Yongqing, you are about to get married, but you are still so naughty and ignorant of etiquette. How can you do it? Even if you are a princess, once you become a wife, you must serve your parents-in-law and husband.
Take good care of your family and be a good wife and mother. Not only must you memorize this "Girl's Commandments", but you must also savor and ponder it carefully and truly remember it in your heart. Take it and study it!"
The Song Dynasty held a grand state banquet to welcome King Qian of Wuyue with unprecedented grandeur.
The scale of King Qianjiao's pilgrimage to Beijing was also unprecedented. There were more than 20 large ships filled with various tributes, including at least 300,000 taels of gold, 200,000 pieces of silk, 50,000 jins of frankincense, and gold and jade treasures.
Five thousand pieces, thousands of bottles of fine wine...
It seemed that King Qian Jiao of Wuyue was determined to join the Song Dynasty. He brought his wife Sun and his eldest son Qian Weijun, and made it clear that as long as Zhao Kuangyin issued the edict, he would stay in Kaifeng and surrender Wuyue.
All the ministers knew that this time the emperor's eldest son Dezhao led his army to the north and would definitely return with success. Chen Hongjin in southern Fujian was attacked from both sides after the Southern Han Dynasty fell into the hands of the Song Dynasty, and he had already surrendered. Looking at the entire Central Plains, only Wu Yue was still intact.
The state power of Qianjiao was so great that they sent secret letters one after another, asking the officials to issue decrees to comfort Qianjiao and unify the world.
But for some unknown reason, Zhao Kuangyin withheld all the memorials and did not comment on the matter. He only asked Yang Hao to entertain Qian Jiao with the greatest possible standards.
Yang Hao's salary was suspended for half a year. Although the court's salary was generous, it was of course an insignificant punishment to him. During these days, he asked Miaomiao to gradually transfer the business of Yixiaolou to Zhang Niuer and Lao Hei.
Dong'er, Yuluo, and Miaomiao made all preparations for moving.
During this period, Luo Kedi came to look for Yuluo when he had free time. This made Yuluo very embarrassed, who wanted to distance himself from him but had no excuse. Fortunately, Luo Kedi was now an infantry commander.
The envoy was responsible for the safety of the entire imperial city and was busy with military affairs. He didn't have much time to come find her, so she reluctantly put it off.
Niu Qianwei General Li Zhongyu was in a dilemma in the Hou Mansion, so he found Yang Hao's disciples. Yang Hao generously donated money and provided financial support.
The friendship becomes deeper and deeper day by day.
Yang Hao did not lend him any money for nothing. Although he did not ask for any interest from Li Yu, nor did he urge the return of the money he borrowed, he often invited the couple to visit the "daughter country" for shopping, even though Li Yu was now a wealthy man.
He is a phoenix with wings missing, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and his fame is still there.
In addition, Empress Xiao Zhou was as beautiful as a peach and plum, and was known as the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan. When she was in Jiangnan, she led the fashion of Jiangnan clothing and jewelry. Any clothes and jewelry that Empress Xiao Zhou liked would soon become popular throughout Jiangnan.
In Kaifeng, this idol effect is still undiminished. Yang Hao took the couple to visit the "daughter country" and gave back to Kaifeng.
He gave them some valuable gifts, which attracted the wealthy gentry in Kaifeng and the prime ministers to flock to the "daughter kingdom". They all felt proud to use the same brand of clothing and jewelry as Li Yu, the lord of Jiangnan, and Xiao Zhouhou, the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan. This made them proud.
As a result, the income of the "daughter country" doubled, and the profits far exceeded Yang Hao's gift to Li Yu.
In the first few days after Yang Hao returned to Kaifeng, the commotion caused by his recent death had subsided, the promised rewards had been accepted, and the banquet arrangements had been stopped, so he invited several "famous doctors" to diagnose and treat him, and the leg injury was difficult to recover from.
The proof was reported to the official, and he sincerely resigned again. Now he has received a positive reply from Zhao Kuangyin: after King Qian of Wuyue returns, he will be allowed to serve as Dahonglu.
Yang Hao was overjoyed, and then he calmed down and began to make arrangements to welcome Wu Yue Qianjiao in a down-to-earth manner.
Today's state banquet was grand and grand. All the important people with honor and respect were present. The whole hall was filled with glasses, and the guests and hosts were having a great time. Zhao Kuangyin, who had drank a few more glasses, blushed, stood up with a smile, and said: "My dear friends, my dear friends, I
I am overjoyed to have King Qian come to court today. King Qian has always been respectful to me, so how can I be less polite to King Qian? I have given King Qian two special favors today."
After Qian Jiao heard this, he quickly left the table and bowed his head to listen to the decree. Zhao Kuangyin raised a finger and said: "First, from today onwards, when King Qian comes to court, he can go to the palace with a sword, and the edict will not be named."
After hearing this, Qian Jiao quickly bent down deeper and said in fear: "I'm scared, I thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Kuangyin added: "Second, according to the imperial court regulations, the wife of King Qian, Sun, can be canonized as the princess, King Qian's eldest son, Wei Jun, as the crown prince, and the daughters of King Qian as the princess."
Qian Jiao was stunned, then leaned deeply and said: "Your Majesty's kindness is unprecedented. I dare not accept it."
Lu Duoxun, Lu Yuqing, and Xue Juzheng, the three prime ministers, whispered to each other. None of them had heard of such a special case in the previous dynasty. Lu Yuqing stood up and said: "Your Majesty loves King Qian very much, and everyone knows it. However, you have ordered that princes with different surnames be conferred on them."
The king's wife is a concubine. There has never been such an allusion. It seems...something is wrong. The court regulations cannot be changed easily. Please take back your order."
Zhao Kuangyin didn't take it seriously, smiled and said: "It's my kindness, why not?"
Zhao Guangyi smiled lightly and said: "My dear gentlemen, there is no need to say any more. The official family is the common master of the world. We should obey what the official family says."
Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed and said with a smile: "What King Jin said is reasonable, so I will grant you the title accordingly. Guangyi, come closer. You and King Qian should meet as brothers."
Qian Jiao was frightened and waved his hands repeatedly: "I don't dare, I'm afraid."
However, Zhao Guangyi stepped forward happily, smiled and saluted, "Guangyi has met Brother Wang."
Qian Chu cried with gratitude and held hands with Zhao Guangyi, tears streaming down his face.
Yang Hao held a cup and watched with cold eyes, but he did not believe that Zhao Guangyi, who always thought that he was the only one among the officials, would happily accept the old man Qian Jiao as his elder brother.
At the beginning, among the two Zhao brothers, he originally admired Zhao Da's character more, so he despised Zhao Er. Therefore, it was clear that he was from Nanya and relied on Zhao Er to have a better future. He always treated Zhao Er as if he was away from him and gave up.
Although I had many opportunities, I could never become his confidant.
Now it was even different. He had promised Bi Su to create an opportunity and hand over to him the culprit who had single-handedly caused the Jiangzhou murder case and killed Shui Yue. When he looked at Zhao Guangyi, he naturally had some hostility.
Qian Jiao looked at Zhao Kuangyin with tears in her eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty treats me courteously, and I really don't know what to repay. This autumn, I... I will come to see your Majesty again."
Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said: "The road is far and inconvenient. The edict will come as soon as it comes. There is no need to make a special trip to see him."
Lu Duoxun, Lu Yuqing and others quietly glanced at each other. The emperor has already read the secret letters of the officials. Could it be that... the emperor still wants to send Qianjiao back? The territory of a country is clearly within easy reach, and the officials are the worst.
What are you planning?"
After the banquet, Zhao Kuangyin personally escorted Qian Jiao out of the palace, and ordered the two royal brothers, King Jin and Zhao Guangmei, to personally escort him back to the Concierge Courtyard. They treated him with utmost courtesy. When they left the Meridian Gate and all the officials resigned, Zhao Kuangyin glanced at Yang
Hao glanced at it and asked: "Yang Qing, have you done the last thing I asked you to do?"
"Yes, I have done it."
"Well..., you come with me."
Yang Hao followed Zhao Kuangyin back to the palace, and went straight to the palace. When he arrived at an independent palace covered by trees, the servants all knew that Wang Jien was standing there respectfully holding a royal silk parcel. When he saw Zhao Kuangyin, he saluted and said: "Official
Home."
Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, and Wang Jien followed him, walking side by side with Yang Hao.
There was no one in the hall. When he reached the thick curtain, Zhao Kuangyin stopped. Yang Hao limped forward and gently opened the curtain. He saw that the curtain was empty except for the stone tablet.
One pawn.
There are only two big characters on the stone tablet: "Stone of Commandment!"
Zhao Kuangyin walked in gently, walked around to the back of the stone stele and stood still. He saw dragons and phoenixes dancing on the stele, and there were three lines of large characters carved out of Zhao Kuangyin's own handwriting.
Zhao Kuangyin gently touched the large characters on the stele. Yang Hao stood aside and held his breath slightly, looking in awe at this mysterious stone stele made by his hand.
"No descendant of the Chai family will be punished if they are found guilty. Even if there is a serious crime of treason, the whole clan cannot be implicated. They can only be sentenced to death in prison, and they cannot be killed in the market.
"It is not allowed to kill scholar-bureaucrats who write letters to express their opinions."
"Any descendant who takes this oath will be killed by God."
Zhao Kuangyin felt that the person he felt most sorry for in his life was the Chai family. The first article on the oath monument was that if Zhao Song existed, he must treat the descendants of the Chai family well. This article was on his oath monument.
Listed first. The second one is related to state affairs. Since ancient times, even Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who was known for his humility in accepting advice, was just his personal style of handling government affairs, not the rules of the court, but Zhao Kuangyin regarded it as
The rules of the founding of the Song Dynasty.
In the era of imperial power, it was not easy to dare to speak frankly to the emperor. With this method, the channels for remonstrance and correction could be relatively smoother. This was of great benefit to the aloof emperor. At that time, a feudal emperor could have such insight.
It is already extremely rare and valuable.
"This matter cannot be told or heard of. After this monument is built, only those descendants of my Zhao family who ascend the throne as emperors can be led here by illiterate eunuchs to worship and read oaths."
Yang Hao and Wang Ji'en, who were standing outside the curtain, both said yes. Zhao Kuangyin added: "The craftsmen who carved the stone tablet paid them a large sum of money and strictly ordered them not to leak this matter."
"According to the order." Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin intended to leave, Yang Hao hurriedly took a piece of yellow silk and draped it on the stone tablet.
Zhao Kuangyin came out and said to Yang Hao: "The things in this box are secret letters from all the officials in the court admonishing me to keep King Qian. When King Qian returns to the country, you give it to him so that he can keep a close eye on him during the journey."
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"According to the decree." Yang Hao hesitated for a moment and said, "King Qian has already expressed his intention to surrender. Why don't the officials keep him now?"
Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly and said: "When King Qian came to the future, he made a wish to the gods and Buddhas. If he returned safely, he would build a pagoda and return it. If he had not given up a single thought in his heart at this time, why would he make this wish? If he was forced to stay
Although King Qian is willing to surrender, I am afraid that there are still people in Yue who want to rebel. Wu and Yue have always been respectful to me and have never rebelled against me. I do not want Wu and Yue to have another military disaster like Jiangnan. As time goes by, more and more people in Wu and Yue will see that
The general trend is that it will be more appropriate to accept Wu Yue at that time, which can ensure that the glory of Wu Yue will not be destroyed in the war."
Yang Hao said sincerely: "Your Majesty is kind."
Zhao Kuangyin smiled faintly, glanced at him and said, "But King Jin thinks that I do this as a woman's kindness."
He sighed, raised his eyes and looked forward, and said loudly: "Killing is to stop killing, not to show off one's prestige. As the emperor of Qin and Han Dynasty, although he will shine for thousands of years, it is the common people who suffer. I am Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhao Kuangyin is just Zhao Kuangyin. I don't need it
Imitate others, and I will govern my world in my own way!"
When he walked to the Meridian Gate, Yang Hao sighed softly. He sincerely hoped that Zhao Kuangyin could live in peace, but he didn't know when the brother with whom Zhao Kuangyin had a deep brotherhood would take action and whether he could succeed? In his own case,
In my heart, I would rather be Zhao Guangyi's enemy than Zhao Kuangyin's.
No matter what, you still have to go on your own path. As officials say, everyone is himself and has his own path to walk. There is no need to follow in the shadow of others. Now that all the errands are over, I have resigned.
After that, he will also go back. Now, it is time to show off his cards to Luo Kedi...
Yang Hao was thinking all the way out of the Meridian Gate. He accidentally glanced at the guard standing guard at the Meridian Gate and felt a strange feeling. But he was just thinking about how to speak to Luo Kedi and ensure that he left safely.
Only then did he know the truth, so he boarded the car and left without thinking about it...