Jiang Huanchu and Ji Chang bowed and exited the hall. They looked at each other, the atmosphere was solemn, and there was a trace of uneasiness in their eyes.
The matter of Jiang Wenhuan and Boyikao sneaking into the Chaoyang military residence is either a small matter or a big deal.
To put it mildly, this was just a random act caused by a child's curiosity. It was not malicious and did not cause any serious trouble. A small punishment would suffice;
On a more serious level, it was the test of the Great Shang by the four major princes. After all, the Chaoyang Mountain military buildings were all the children of the Great Shang nobles, and they were obviously meant to be cultivated. To be defeated by the sons of the two major princes was not only embarrassing, but also
Secrets are easily exposed.
After all, the two princes of the East and West are not only the two most powerful princes among the four princes, but they are also two major barriers, helping the great merchants to resist the invasion of Dongyi and Quanrong.
Jiang Huanchu and Ji Chang never exchanged letters or gave people authority, but they had a tacit understanding with each other. Every time they sent troops to assist, they had other plans to maintain a balance between Dashang and Dongyi Quanrong.
Not only them, but also the other two princes?
This is because you have ghosts in your heart. Once you hear something is going on, it’s easier to think too much.
Jiang Huanchu originally thought that it would take a lot of twists and turns to fish out that bastard, and even his daughter Jiang, who was about to become the queen, might not be able to do it.
Unexpectedly, when he saw the prince, he looked kind and cheerful. Although he reprimanded him a few times, he not only did not take the opportunity to make an attack, but instead allowed Jiang Wenhuan and Boyi to enter the school and learn civil and military skills together.
Is it because her daughter really moved the prince by showing true love after seven years of adversity, or does she have other motives?
This doubt kept tumbling in their hearts. On the surface, Jiang Huanchu and Ji Chang had to be grateful.
When he returned to the post house, Jiang Huanchu found his son Jiang Wenhuan pacing around excitedly.
"Father, I had a battle with Sister Huang today. It was really an eye-opener. The military training method taught by His Highness is really brilliant!"
As soon as he saw Jiang Huanchu, he was like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, recounting today's encounter in detail. The emphasis was on the military training methods Huang Feiyan learned from military strategists.
As the eldest son of Dongbohou, he naturally cares about the Jiang family. As soon as he sees something good, he immediately wants to share it so that the Jiang family's military strength can be increased.
Jiang Huanchu listened carefully, but he didn't look happy. Instead, he asked, "How do you know about the Chaoyang Mountain Military House?"
Jiang Wenhuan smiled and said, "My sister told me."
Jiang Huanchu frowned slightly: "Qiang'er..."
Judging from the kinship relationship, he and Ji Chang are both relatives of the emperor.
Jiang Huanchu is the father of the Jiang family, that is, the head of the country, and Ji Chang is simply his cousin, but so what?
The so-called marriage is just a tie.
Not to mention marrying a daughter, even if all the daughters are married, and all the sons marry the other party's people, if a war really breaks out, there will be no half-hearted breakup.
The family and country are clearly divided, and Qin and Chu in later generations are the best proof...
Similarly, when a woman marries a husband, she cannot help but turn her elbows outward. Although Jiang Huanchu knows that his daughter is virtuous and kind and will not harm his family, if this is a trap and his daughter is kept in the dark, then
It's dangerous.
The Shang Emperor who is about to ascend the throne has an unpredictable temperament, calm and indifferent, not as fierce as he was many years ago. However, the more he is like this, the more he must be careful about the great merchant master becoming famous and attacking the princes. It is a big taboo to secretly learn the art of war.
So after listening to the description of the art of war, Jiang Huanchu said: "Huan'er, you should learn skills from His Highness the Crown Prince. As for promoting the art of war, my father will consider it carefully."
Jiang Wenhuan was startled. He didn't expect that his father would not accept such a good opportunity, but Jiang Huanchu had already continued: "Your Highness has shown mercy and has allowed you to study in the military dormitory. Study hard and don't lose the face of my family, Mr. Jiang."
Jiang Wenhuan became happy again and nodded repeatedly: "I will follow my father's teachings. My child must learn his skills and serve his family and country!"
Everyone has a desire to compare. Among the four major princes, he and Boyi were the only ones to pass the military examination. In the future, if they learn a skill, they will naturally be able to widen the gap between the east and the west and the north and the south. Such great things were done by him.
How can you not be happy?
Seeing his son leaving happily, Jiang Huanchu looked thoughtful.
There is no need to tell Jiang Wenhuan now about those fears and cause trouble in vain, because he may be overthinking.
After all, my daughter is about to become a queen, and after seven years of unwavering service, she has really won the heart of the prince, and maybe Aiwujiwu will do the same.
I just hope that after the new emperor ascends the throne, everything will be as before!
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From the funeral of Emperor Yi to the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor, the princes of the world gathered together, which was a great event.
Gu Cheng ascended the throne and became emperor, and his sacrificial name was changed to Emperor Xin, and the world was officially called Zhou.
This Zhou is the homophonic pronunciation of "Shou De", which is a transformation of similar accents, but Gu Cheng did not change it.
Many people in later generations believed that King Zhou was a posthumous title given by the Zhou Dynasty in order to discredit the last emperor of the Shang Dynasty. According to the explanation of the posthumous law cited in "Shuowen Jiezi", the person who was cruel and generous was called Zhou. In layman's terms, Zhou was a vicious villain.
This is an insulting title. People in the Zhou Dynasty called him King Zhou of Shang, and later generations also called him King Zhou.
But in fact, this is just a historical conjecture.
Regarding "Zhou", there are many speculations such as "posthumous title", "first title and then posthumous title", "title during lifetime", etc., each with its own brief introduction.
Another big idea is that Zhou was originally the title of Emperor Xin, but the meaning of the word was later distorted.
Because according to research, the Shang Dynasty did not have a posthumous title system in the standard sense. In "Zuo Zhuan", the officials of the Song Dynasty did not have posthumous titles, which was interpreted as a manifestation of inheriting the Yin and Shang system. Since there was no posthumous title, even if the Zhou Dynasty wanted to blackmail
, it is impossible to add it for no reason, it would seem too deliberate.
Zheng Xuan at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Kong Yingda, the 31st grandson of Confucius in the Tang Dynasty, and other great scholars supported the view of titles during his lifetime. What was controversial in the Zhou Dynasty was the meaning of the word Zhou, not the title of Zhou.
In other words, Zhou originally did not have a bad connotation. It was later generations who attached the meaning of the word due to Emperor Xin's evil deeds and made it derogatory, making King Zhou a synonym for tyrant.
In many ways, this is relatively more reasonable.
Of course, the evils of the Zhou Dynasty were only the beginning. There is a book called "The Sequence of the Seventy Evil Events of Zhou Dynasty". The article lists the crimes of King Zhou, six of which are from "Shangshu", twenty are added during the Warring States Period, and two are added during the Western Han Dynasty.
Eleven items, thirteen items were added in the Eastern Jin Dynasty...
In other words, the evil deeds of King Zhou that have been passed down are accumulated and developed over the past dynasties. The closer the era is, the more evil they committed, and they were even dragged out and whipped to death.
In the Ming Dynasty, Fengshen Yanyi came out, and the well-known King Zhou came into being.
However, in the Hongmeng world, King Zhou is still a key dividing point.
He is the human emperor, not the emperor as King Wu claimed.
In this case, when Gu Cheng came to this era and ascended the throne as emperor, he turned the wheel of fate around in the name of King Zhou who was reviled by the world in future generations!