"According to my decree, Li Changkong is appointed as General Hu Benlang of Qianlong Camp of the Royal Forest Army!" As soon as Emperor Jing Xing finished speaking, a eunuch came forward, received an oral order, and went to the Ministry of War to give instructions.
"In addition, in my opinion, what Li Changkong said through the mouth of the prince does have some truth. What does the queen think?"
When Empress Lu heard this, she nodded her head gently and said, "That's true. When Emperor Gao, the great ancestor of our dynasty, passed away, he set the ancestral motto that the people are noble and the king is despised."
"Emperor Taizu Gao used this six-character mantra throughout his life to govern the country and ensure peace and prosperity for the people."
"The Western Jin Dynasty and the Southern Chen Dynasty all surrendered. At its peak, the country was so powerful that it was as powerful as Western Qin, Da Chu and other powerful countries!"
"This shows that Taizu's policy is correct!"
"On the other hand, the idea of sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats was introduced from Nanliang."
"Nanliang is located in the southernmost part of the mainland. It is mostly a land of plenty. Confucianism and Taoism are prosperous, and there are no dangers from the frontier. There is no need to live a life of being coveted by the thieves of the Northern Yuan Dynasty."
"Such a national policy is naturally appropriate for Nanliang. But whether it is appropriate for our Daqian family is still open to question."
When Emperor Jing Xing heard this, he nodded: "The queen's words are reasonable. The methods left by our ancestors are still effective!"
"Although Li Changkong made these words public through the prince's mouth, I think the prince must have benefited a lot from this process. Otherwise, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to remember these words."
"In this case, I have some ideas."
"Pass the decree and appoint Li Changkong as the Young Master of the East Palace, responsible for teaching the prince."
"This..." Empress Lu was dumbfounded. This Zhan Shi was the prince's teacher. When Emperor Jing Xing was still the prince, Jia Pingsheng held this position in the East Palace.
And this young man Zhan Shi, although not as good as Zhan Shi, can still be regarded as half a teacher.
In other words, he is both a teacher and a friend, but no matter what, he has entered the core level of the East Palace.
If a civil servant received such a reward, Empress Lu would naturally have no other thoughts besides exclaiming twice.
But...Li Changkong is the son of an honorable man, a natural-born military general, and he will go to the battlefield in the future.
It would make people laugh or cry to seal a young man from Zhan.
"It's just a try. If it works, it can make the prince understand some things, and everyone will be happy."
"If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. If someone impeaches him, then just remove Li Changkong from his post."
When Empress Lu heard this, she immediately understood that her Majesty had completely given up hope in educating the prince.
We can only place our hope in external forces, although this external force... is quite unreliable.
"Your Majesty is right." Empress Lu bowed slightly to express her agreement.
Most of the time, she played the role of a listener and a good helper in front of Emperor Jing Xing.
If Emperor Jing Xing decided that there was no big problem, he would not bother him.
Even if the problem is really big, I will think about it again and again and consider how to advise before taking action.
Such a virtuous and virtuous wife is rare.
This is also the reason why the two of them have treated each other with respect over the years.
"One more message, please give it to Marquis Wuling about going south to fight against Chen."
Emperor Jing Xing opened his mouth and issued the third imperial edict.
Three consecutive calls, all related to the Li family.
Especially the third path, it has not been mentioned by Emperor Jing Xing for who knows how many years since Wu Linghou was defeated in the battle against Bei Yuan.
Unexpectedly, today is an exception.
This Marquis of Wuling is really valued based on his son.
The Li family is probably not about to rise again.
…
The move south to fight against Chen had been urged by all parties for a long time, so as soon as the imperial edict came out, it was spread from the Ministry of War.
All programs have green lights all the way.
On the other hand, Li Changkong's two awards required one to go through the Ministry of War and the other to go through the Ministry of Personnel, and required various seals and official seals. It was quite troublesome, but for a while it was never passed on.
However, Emperor Jingxing said that the matter must not have gone away.
…
On this day, Zhang Xun and Li Zhufeng were drinking.
As long as they don't mention marrying the princess, the two of them will still be good brothers.
As soon as he mentioned the princess, Zhang Xun pulled out his knife, handed it to Li Zhufeng, and said, "I don't have the princess, but I do have one from Duke Dingguo's head. If you like it, take it!"
Having said that, what else could Li Zhufeng do besides scolding him in his heart as an old thug?
Then the two of them started to quarrel with each other for hundreds of rounds, with no distinction between them, before they gave up and stopped drinking.
Just as he was drinking, the door of Wulinghou Mansion was knocked again, and the eunuch came to deliver the order.
"By God's blessing, the emperor ordered Wulinghou Li Zhufeng to recruit 30,000 soldiers on his own. After ten days, he will receive the ships from the Ministry of War and go south to fight against Chen. I admire this."
Li Zhufeng, who was kneeling down to express his gratitude, was stunned when he heard this. This is...this is joy coming from heaven!
I asked why I heard magpies calling on the eaves this morning. This is where feelings should be!
"Eunuch, please stay!" Seeing that the eunuch who had delivered the message turned around to leave, Li Zhufeng immediately stood up, trotted forward, stuffed two ingots of silver into his sleeves, and asked, "Who else but me is going south to fight against Chen?"
Besides, is there anyone else?"
"No, it's just Marquis Wuling. According to the decree passed down from the palace, the Ministry of War issued the document within one day. If you, Lord Marquis, have recruited enough soldiers, just go directly to the Ministry of War to pick up the ship."
After saying that, the eunuch left.
Li Zhufeng just looked at it, amazed.
It wasn't until Zhang Xun patted his shoulder that he calmed down.
"It shouldn't be. Are you just unlucky? His Majesty was clearly leaning toward that old boy Zhu Wen some time ago!"
"Tsk, tsk, fortune! Fortune is coming! You can't stop it!"
"My old Li family is going to be prosperous!"
"Old Zhang, let me tell you, when I went to visit the graves a few days ago, I saw from a distance that there was smoke rising from the top of the ancestral graves!"
"I was still thinking at the time, maybe our ancestors were not used to living underground?"
"Emotions are the manifestation of ancestors!"
"Ah?" Zhang Xun stretched his neck, his face full of surprise: "Is there such a thing?"
"That's natural. We are brothers who have died. When did I lie to you?"
When Zhang Xun heard this, he thought it made sense. Lao Li had always been loyal and fierce in fighting. Apart from not being able to teach his son, he basically had no shortcomings.
You probably can't lie to people.
So...could it be that this guy's ancestral grave is really a geomantic treasure?
"Ahem, Lao Li, I don't mean anything else. Just tell me, where was your ancestral grave originally buried?"
"After so many years, I miss your father a little bit, and I want to go and say goodbye."
"Oh, if you want to go to the burial mound in the west of the city, you can ask me to go with you."
"No, no, no, I want to have a few words with the old man alone."
"By the way, Lao Zhang. Look, I have gone south to fight against Chen. If I come back with great success, can my son marry the princess?"
When Zhang Xun heard this, he suddenly had a splitting headache. Without saying a word, he climbed over the Li family's wall and ran away.
"This guy is really a scoundrel!" Li Zhufeng gritted his teeth angrily.
"I don't believe it anymore. You can't marry a princess even if you come back with great achievements."