There are a total of sixteen people who can enjoy the honor of having their portraits hung in Lingyan Pavilion on the second floor of Qianyu Hall.
Added the title of Duke Yong, Liu Mao.
Conferred the title of Duke Zhongguo, Chen Yuanshan.
He was granted the title of Duke of Lu, Hualing.
Conferred the title of British Duke, Zhao Da.
Conferred the title of Duke of Wei, Zhao Er.
Conferred the title of Duke of Liao, Yang Ye.
Granted the title Duke of Yan, Luo Xu.
He was granted the title of Duke of Lai State and the title of King Banjin.
He was granted the title of Duke of Qi, Maoyuan.
Conferred the title of Duke of Chu, Luo Fu.
He was granted the title of Duke of Yuan Kingdom and Zhaoxian.
Conferred the titles of Zheng Guogong and Du Yi.
Conferred the title of Liang Guogong and Cheng Yihou.
He was granted the title of Lord Wu and defeated the wild fox.
Conferred the title of Duke of Wu and Dugu Ruizhi.
He was granted the title Duke of Jin and Duke Yan of Zhou.
Conferred the title of Duke of Yue, Xu Sheng.
Conferred the title of Duke of Wei, Ji Chengyun.
In addition, there are 26 people who have been admitted to the first rank of Jue.
If someone says that there is a civil official among the sixteen princes, Zhou Yangong, the chief political scholar of the Military Aircraft Department, is unreasonable, then this person must not understand what the Han Dynasty has experienced in recent years. Zhou Yangong came out of the palace of the great general in those days. Not to mention his hard work day and night in the military aircraft department, he also had the experience of leading armies in several battles. If we talk about the hundreds of civil and military officials in the Han Dynasty, Zhou Yangong is the first to have both civil and military skills. Although he did not have the power to tie a chicken, But he has millions of heroes in his heart.
The portraits of eighteen princes hang in Lingyan Pavilion, which is an absolute honor.
What is a bit surprising is that Zhao Da, who was already idle at home, was also ranked as the Duke this time. This put an end to the rumors that Zhao Da had broken his trust with the King of Han. Although his name was still ranked behind Hua Ling, But there is no doubt that the prince's trust in him has not diminished. Moreover, there is no ranking in Lingyan Pavilion. They are all compiled by the bad guys at will. In terms of credit, Ji Chengyun is far better than Liu Maohe Chen Yuanshan is bigger. The reason why Liu Mao and Chen Yuanshan's names are listed at the top is out of respect for the deceased.
After conferring awards to the ministers in the Qianyu Hall, Liu Ling returned to his temporary palace. Because his identity had been confirmed, it would be against the rules to live in the Yamen of Youzhou Mansion. Even if Liu Ling didn't mind, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would not Agreed. The palace had not yet been built, so Liu Ling moved to the painting garden built when Yeluji was in charge of Youzhou. The painting garden is a large garden. Although it is not as beautiful as the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, it is But it has the atmosphere of a northern garden.
Liu Ling's family was already on their way north, and Lu Yuzhu and others had been living in Hangzhou. After Youzhou was confirmed as the capital, Liu Ling originally planned to take them over, but he thought that they would not have a suitable place to live after they arrived here, so he might as well Just stay in the beautiful Hangzhou for a few more days. But now that the enthronement ceremony has been prepared for some time, Liu Ling also has to pick up the people to make preparations.
The eighteen princes went into the painting garden to thank Tian'en, and Liu Ling chatted with them until nightfall. The king of Han ordered a banquet, but most of the eighteen great men, who were extremely popular ministers, fell drunk under the table that day. .
On this day, each of them seemed to have endless things to say.
That night, Liu Ling issued an order that the eighteen princes did not need to return to the inn to rest, so they stayed in the painting garden.
After the canonization, many of the eighteen of them had to rush back to their bases. They would not rush back until the ceremony of Liu Ling's enthronement in October next year. Although it is indeed tiring to go back and forth like this, they all have their responsibilities. However, they did not dare to spend more time in Youzhou. Among the eighteen princes, Hua Ling and Luo Xu were stationed closest to Youzhou, but even these two people could not stay in Youzhou for a few more days.
The attendants helped the eighteen drunken princes back to rest, leaving Liu Ling alone in the room.
Liu Ling looked at the unruly princes who had drunk too much and ruined the living room with almost no place to stay. He couldn't help but smile. He also drank a lot today and was a little dizzy, but he was conscious.
But he was exceptionally sober. When he returned to his bedroom, Chen Ziyu was still waiting for him.
"Your Majesty, I made ginseng tea and drank a cup of Jiejie bar."
Chen Ziyu helped Liu Ling take off her coat, picked up the still warm ginseng tea from the table and handed it to Liu Ling. Liu Ling leaned on the chair and patted the back of Chen Ziyu's hand to signal her to be by his side.
Sitting down, Chen Ziyu smiled, as pretty as a flower. She squatted next to Liu Ling and rested her head on Liu Ling's knees.
"Your Majesty, are you tired?"
Chen Ziyu asked softly.
"My head is a little dizzy, but I'm not tired of holding it."
Liu Ling smiled: "Those guys are really capable of doing things!"
Chen Ziyu also laughed: "I saw that the prince had not come back yet, so I ran outside the living room and took a peek. More than a dozen important people wearing first-class robes, plus a heroic King of Han, were drinking
He was so drunk and talking nonsense that I couldn't help laughing even when I peeked outside."
Liu Ling stretched out his hand and patted Chen Ziyu's buttocks lightly and said with a smile: "How brave! What crime should I be punished for eavesdropping on the highest-level military meeting of my great man?"
Chen Ziyujiao smiled and said: "The Supreme Military Council? Why did I hear that there were five leaders, six and six, and I also heard nonsense like the big girl is beautiful and the big girl is flirting with you? Most likely, they all came from the prince.
mouth."
Liu Ling suddenly stopped smiling and said with a somewhat sad tone: "You know, such an opportunity may never happen again in the future, so I allowed myself to be arrogant tonight, and I also allowed them to be arrogant."
Liu Ling paused and spoke in a rare self-deprecating tone: "Actually, they also know that they will never be so close to me again after today. I also know that after today, they and I will never want to get together like this again.
One class, I’m afraid it will be difficult.”
"I know."
Chen Ziyu gently massaged Liu Ling's sore calves: "They actually knew it in their hearts, so they used wine to get back to crazy. Next year... there will be a grand ceremony in October. Although they all have to rush back to participate.
, but after that day, the monarch and his ministers were different, and they would never have the opportunity to have such a quarrel again. They had all followed the prince to fight in the north and south a long time ago. Thinking about it now, time flies so fast. From the time they met the prince to now,
Seven years. Among them, such as the Duke of Lu and the Duke of England, they have been following the prince for more than ten years."
"British Duke? Haha, Zhao Da, he and Zhao Er grew up together with me. After calculation, Zhao Da is seven years older than me, but Zhao Er is five years younger than me."
Liu Ling raised his head, seeming to remember things from his childhood.
"The two of them are the children of my wet nurse. The three of us grew up on the milk of the same mother."
Liu Ling had never mentioned this before. Perhaps it was because he was anesthetized by alcohol, or perhaps because he still wanted this person to talk to him about his inner thoughts. However, this was just a memory inherited from the real Liu Ling.
Liu Ling really knew Zhao Da when he was already sixteen years old, Zhao Da was twenty-three years old, and Zhao Ercai was only an eleven-year-old child. Despite this, Liu Ling still often had images of himself as a child in his mind.
When being bullied by the prince, Zhao Dahu looked in front of him.
"Nanny left early."
Liu Ling said with some regret: "I have forgotten what she looks like."
"Is that why the prince arranged it like this?"
Chen Ziyu asked softly.
Liu Ling was startled for a moment, then stretched out his hand and rubbed Chen Ziyu's forehead: "Will you blame me?"
Chen Ziyu raised his chin and shook his head firmly: "Although Ziyu doesn't understand the prince's arrangement very well, Ziyu knows what he wants most. Being able to stay with the prince is Ziyu's greatest happiness in this life!
"
Liu Ling was moved and held Chen Ziyu's hand in his own.
"Zhao Da is a guy who can shoulder important responsibilities, but his heart is too gloomy and dark. A few days ago, he was stripped of his job in the Supervisory Yuan, just to suppress him. He wanted to kill the Iron Wolf, obviously for
I thought about it, but I don’t actually have that kind of dirty jealousy in my heart. If I don’t let him stop thinking about it, how can I make future arrangements? These days, he is raising flowers and feeding birds at home, and I guess he understands me in his heart.
Something I want him to understand."
"Hua Ling and Luo Xu follow me because they respect me. Why not also seek a good future for themselves? Zhao Da is the first person to follow me. How can he hide his thoughts from me?"
"He has been a conspiracy theorist since he was a child."
Liu Ling said a word that Chen Ziyu didn't quite understand.
"He is more suitable to be the commander of the Overwatch Council than you are."
Liu Ling smiled and said: "His gloomy temper can suppress the courtyard. It is precisely because he has been in the courtyard for a long time that the darkness in his heart has become stronger and stronger. If he doesn't beat and beat him, the darkness will
It will be too strong to melt away.”
"courtyard……"
When it came to the Supervisory Yuan, Chen Ziyu opened her mouth, but in the end she restrained herself from asking the question in her mind. She knew the answer, but she was very reluctant to give it up.
"Reluctant to leave?"
Liu Ling squeezed Chen Ziyu's hand: "The yard is too big."
He paused and said: "It is so big that it can threaten the stability of the country in the future. Think about it, if there is no war in the world in the future, the Supervisory Yuan is so huge that it is scary to have so many people and so many people from all walks of life.
Elites, they have nothing to do in the peaceful world, what will become of the Overwatch Council?"
"Even if the people in the courtyard are still loyal to me, they will become the target of public criticism."
"After the world is at peace, the civil servants will not tolerate such a giant threatening them. If the peace lasts for a long time, the people in the courtyard will lose their fighting spirit. They will become corrupted and evil will breed."
"actually……"
Liu Ling looked into Chen Ziyu's eyes and said: "From the day the courtyard was established, I have set a date for the courtyard to end its mission. Let's do it bit by bit. At the latest, by this time next year, there will be no more in this world.
The Overwatch Council is the yamen. As for the people in the courtyard, some are arranged to march, and some..."
Liu Ling didn't say what he said next, but Chen Ziyu understood. (To be continued)
