Red Mansion Jia Lan: Do you want to run away tonight to visit your relatives? Chapter 373: The Emperor’s Intention: Jin was granted the title of King of Liao
Chapter 373: The Emperor’s Intention: Jin was granted the title of King of Liao
While everyone in the Rongguo Mansion was watching a play in Jia Mu's courtyard, in the pavilion on the top of the palace with yellow glazed tiles and double eaves, Emperor Chunzhi, dressed in an apricot-yellow dragon robe, was sitting on the kang of the warm pavilion, with Zhongshun on the other side.
Wang Qian sipped it carefully.
Although the palace servants and eunuchs waiting around were still standing with bated breath, their faces looked much more relaxed now than before.
The inner palace has never been a sunny place, but there are always clouds and sunny days. The emperor who dominates Yu Nei is naturally the barometer in this imperial city.
Today was not an auspicious day, but the emperor was in a good mood, and he even took the initiative to joke with King Zhongshun.
After eating a few more bites of the food that went with the wine, King Zhongshun couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "What happy event has happened to my brother? Can you be so happy?"
"Haha, I know you can't hold it back." Putting down the wine cup, Emperor Chunzhi put down a brief smile on his lips, and raised the corners of his eyes slightly, revealing a bit of joy: "Old man, do you want to take a guess?"
The emperor actually called him "Lao Ba", which didn't sound like he was trying to win over the ministers outside. King Zhongshun's expression was startled, his eyes flashed with an inexplicable look of nostalgia, and then he laughed twice: "Brother, the emperor is joking again.
Oh, how can I dare to make random guesses?"
Emperor Chunzhi did not comment, he picked up a plate of side dishes in front of him with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, making a crunching sound.
"After so many years, the emperor still likes this peach blossom the most."
"Yes..." Emperor Chunzhi paused for a moment and nodded: "The best thing my concubine did back then was this peach blossom. After so many years, it is still the most unforgettable for me."
Hearing the emperor talk about his mother-in-law, King Zhongshun's eyes turned slightly red. He and Jin Shang were brothers from the same mother, ten years younger than Emperor Chunzhi. Their mother-in-law had suffered from the disease since she gave birth to Queen Zhongshun.
After many years of raising him, he still didn't get better, so he left his child when King Zhongshun was nine years old.
Since then, Emperor Chunzhi, whose eldest brother was the father, also took on the responsibility of educating his younger brother.
The two mothers and concubines were also posthumously named queens when Emperor Chunzhi ascended the throne and moved into the imperial mausoleum.
"My brother is unfilial. It has been almost twenty years, and I have not personally gone to the grave of my mother and concubine to kowtow a few times."
Crunch, crunch.
Emperor Chunzhi did not respond to King Zhongshun's words, but the movements of his hands were a little faster.
Dai Quan's eyes on the side changed slightly, and he gestured to the left and right, asking all the serving eunuchs and palace maids to retreat, while he retreated outside the Nuan Pavilion.
Snapped.
"You are not filial, and I am not filial either. But you and I both know that this matter is not your fault." Emperor Chunzhi put down his chopsticks and picked up the wine cup: "My father is still alive, and what is the intention of a son who wants to worship the mausoleum all day long?"
"That's right!" King Zhongshun nodded numbly, smiled brightly, raised the wine bottle with both hands and filled it for Emperor Chunzhi, and then poured a cup for himself: "Father, I am very happy to abandon such a stall. I heard a few days ago
The old man and Xiao Tianfang left the palace incognito again and ate and drank in a restaurant in the capital."
"Father told me a few days ago about Prince Zhongyi and wants to make Tian Fang the King of Sai."
The sudden words suddenly stunned King Zhongshun on the spot, as if a lightning-like shock flashed through his mind and his expression completely froze.
Emperor Chunzhi smiled: "Are you so shocked?"
King Zhongshun came back to his senses with an expression of disbelief: "Father, are you kidding? How can this King of Sai be so easy to be crowned? Emperor Gao's ancestral precepts are engraved in the Ancestral Temple. If it were so simple, he could be crowned king.
The King of Blockades, the emperor’s grandfather used to..."
Emperor Chunzhi had a look of relief on his face: "If others can't do it, just because my father has made great achievements, it doesn't necessarily mean he can't do it."
King Zhongshun lost his voice and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, have you agreed?"
Hundreds of years after the founding of the country, there were countless talented people in the clan. Why didn't they want to advance to the throne and become the king of Sai? When Emperor Taizong died, why weren't the heirs of those high emperors ready to make a move?
Compared with a laid-back, downgraded prince or a Sai king, which one is more popular?
Even when the situation in the imperial court was so dangerous in the early years of the Supreme Emperor Jiayou, he did not have the idea of enfeoffing the king. Why? Because of the opposition from Confucian disciples all over the world.
Why did Qian Ming die?
Regarding this issue, almost every Confucian scholar in the Great Xia Dynasty would blurt out: "The disaster of the clan."
Zhang Juzheng, the famous Wanli prime minister, pointed out five major problems in his "On Current Affairs". The first one is the arrogance of the clan. He believes that "the clan of today is like the princes and kings of ancient times... Today's one or two clans do not think about learning from the ancestors' precepts and system."
They live a sincere life in order to inherit Tianxiu, but they give up the honor of princes and kings, compete for the title of real person, recruit people who can escape through alchemy, and deceive the ears and eyes of the people. They are all seeking relatives and flattering the Lord in order to expand their power, but they are actually treacherous inside.
He is greedy, promiscuous and abusive, and he corrupts the officials and carves out the common people in order to indulge their desires."
Facts speak louder than words. The example of the Ming Dynasty tells future generations that the more royal family relatives and relatives are, the more money the country will have.
Yin Jian was not far away. Emperor Gao believed that the clan should not be too prosperous or too weakened, so he divided the two kings of Su and Liang. This not only provided a strong foundation to defend the royal family, but also because the two kings of Su and Liang were also rare talents, it was a pity to put them away in the high cabinet.
, If you go out to serve as a border guard, you will guard the border for the country, and use the talents of the clan without adding to the national needs.
Now that it has been a hundred years since the founding of the country, the four kings and nine sides have become powerful. Where can Xiao Tianfang be granted the title of King of Sai? Also, what reasons can be used to convince the Confucian disciples all over the world?
Subconsciously, King Zhongshun felt that it was inappropriate to make Prince Zhongyi the King of Sai.
"Your Majesty, the matter of conferring the title of king is not a trivial matter. If it is not handled properly, all the criticism from the people and scholars may fall on the emperor." After saying this, King Zhongshun quickly glanced at the emperor's face and considered his words: "I'm afraid that my father is getting old.
I'm a little nostalgic, and I'm afraid that the involvement in this matter is not enough. What I am afraid of is that someone will fan the flames from the side, lest the world will not be chaotic!"
King Zhongshun's words were straightforward and he almost mentioned them by name.
But Emperor Chunzhi's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, and he did not speak a word. He just silently played with the empty wine cup.
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After a long time, Emperor Chunzhi picked up the jug and poured himself a glass, then turned the spout of the jug to pour wine for King Zhongshun.
King Zhongshun was horrified and hurriedly lowered his head and said he didn't dare.
"Haha, are you so cautious? Are you still the same reckless man who was not afraid of anything? He even dared to climb the ancient cypress tree outside the Imperial Study Room?"
"Uh..." The emperor's teasing made King Zhongshun confused.
Emperor Chunzhi laughed with great interest and stared at King Zhongshun: "The tree is getting more and more lush. Do you still dare to climb now?" He raised his dragon robe and pointed outside the Nuan Pavilion.
The ancient cypress outside the imperial study room was an ancient tree transplanted by Emperor Gao personally by the master craftsmen in the palace. The long changes of time have made the wood naturally exude the fragrance of traditional Chinese medicine, which has a very good soothing effect.
Both Emperor Taizong and the Supreme Emperor cherished this ancient cypress very much and ordered someone to guard it.
"My brother, I did something wrong when I was young. Besides, haven't you been severely punished by your father and brother since that incident? How can you dare to do it again now?"
"Yes..." the emperor said leisurely, and his eyes suddenly became somewhat profound: "Fear is nothing at all, but being panicked due to fear is the most terrifying thing."
Emperor Chunzhi obviously had something in his words, and King Zhongshun became more and more confused. He felt that the emperor's behavior today was too strange, so he scratched his head and smiled bitterly at Emperor Chunzhi: "I am stupid, brother, if you have something to say, just say it directly."
"According to what I see, I can make Prince Zhongyi the King of Liao!"
"King of Liao?!" King Zhongshun lost his voice and said, "Although this move is almost equivalent to taking food from Beijing Prefecture, if the dangerous land in Liaodong is granted to King Zhongyi, wouldn't it be a danger to raise tigers?"
The Beijing Palace guards Liaodong, like a sharp knife thrust into the heart of Beidi, forming a lonely and dangerous situation. But outside, there are Beijing Palace, Shenzhou, and Jianzhou Guards forming a corner, and inside there is Guangning.
The three guards correspond to the beginning and end of Jizhou Town. Because of the existence of the Beijing Palace, the court's power on the front line in Liaodong has been greatly strengthened compared to the previous Ming Dynasty. The internal and external defense lines also made it easier for the court to deal with Beidi.
"I didn't say that I would enfeoff the imperial court." Emperor Chunzhi said with a smile.
"Ah?" King Zhongshun was completely confused now, but when he saw the emperor smiling mysteriously, he asked: "Have you ever heard of the term "Go straight to Huanglong?"
"Of course I know." King Zhongshun said subconsciously: "Yue Wumu said to him: 'This time I will kill the golden man until he reaches Huanglong Mansion, and I will have a drink with you all!'"
The emperor narrowed his eyes, stroked his beard and smiled: "Yes, you have loved Yue Wumu the most since you were a child."
At this time, King Zhongshun also reacted: "Your Majesty, what do you want?... I remember that this place still belongs to..."
"Yes, that place now belongs to Beidi, and it is three hundred miles away from the fiefdom of King Beijing."
Seeing King Zhongshun frowning and thinking hard, Emperor Chunzhi smiled proudly: "Is it true that my father is only allowed to raise conditions and I cannot raise them? Even if I agree to make Prince Zhongyi the King of Sai,
, but if you don’t have great achievements, how can you win the hearts of the people in the world?”
"Oh..." King Zhongshun suddenly understood. He raised his brows and clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful! Your Majesty's move is very wonderful!"
After a pause, he seemed to have thought of something again. He looked at the emperor's face and asked tentatively: "Then Father, he agreed?"
"Um."
"That's great!" King Zhongshun beat his leg vigorously. After a while, he woke up from the excitement and poured a glass of wine for each of them: "It's rare that my father finally nodded, and finally solved a hidden danger.
, this matter should come to light!"
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In a separate courtyard somewhere in the sacred capital, Xiao Tianfang, the king of Zhongyi County, was cooking wine around a stove in the courtyard with his scholar Wen Ruihe.
Compared with Xiao Tianfang's leisurely and contented attitude, Wen Ruihe's brows were furrowed.
"Mr. Liu Mei's current expression is really just like the person he is." Xiao Tianfang joked, he raised his glass of wine and said to the scribe: "A man must have ambitions from all directions, and he is also a man who goes straight to Huanglong."