The entry into the city and the presentation of prisoners were over, the emperor's celebration banquet was also over, and it was finally time to award rewards based on merit. While everyone was eagerly waiting for the court to award rewards, the emperor issued a strange decree. According to the common people,
In order to celebrate this great victory, the emperor wanted to offer sacrifices to heaven, and it was a rare large sacrifice. So, under the protection of the Yulin Guards, carrying the emperor's imperial edict, the eunuchs set out from the east gate of Chang'an City and rushed to the princes of Kanto.
Mansion.
The King of Hengshan sat on his throne and sighed. He took a sip of wine and glanced at the chair under his butt. The last time the King of Huainan rebelled, he had a lucky escape. He thought that if he returned to Hengshan Kingdom and died in a dream, the emperor would not return.
I noticed him, but unfortunately he was wrong.
Liu Wucai twisted his waist and walked in, sat down and said to the King of Hengshan: "Father, don't worry, what does the emperor's will mean here? Let's see if the other kings go, as long as they don't go, it's fine if the father doesn't go."
Liu Ci glared at Liu Wucai, especially Liu Wucai's clothes that exposed almost all of his flesh, which made Liu Ci even more angry: "Mind yourself, Liu Shuang, the rebellious son, has given evidence of his crime to Su Ren. If you don't go to your father,
The king and I have only one way to die. Look at what Jiangsu City looks like next to us. In addition to those Yue people, there are tens of thousands of troops. Believe it or not, as long as the father is a little disrespectful, they will immediately
Will they send troops here? Hou Yong is now Su Ren’s dog!”
"Then let the second brother go. Since he is the prince, he should share the worries of his father."
"Haha!" Liu Ci smiled uglier than crying, and threw the imperial edict in his hand to Liu Wucai: "One prince cannot satisfy our emperor's appetite. Look, it says clearly that the emperor wants us to
The family moved to Chang'an."
"Do I have to go too?" Liu Wucai was surprised and quickly unfolded the imperial edict. After reading it, he took a breath: "The emperor did too much..."
"What's too great? The battle of Mayi was won. The emperor's majesty spread all over the world. Who among the kings dared to compete with him? If he was slightly unwilling, he would immediately send troops to the border. It is said that Cheng Bushi had led his troops to guard Hulao Pass. Li Guang
We also led our troops to garrison Wuguan, but we are just waiting for the kings not to go!"
"Then what should we do? The King of Wu sent someone to invite my father a few days ago. Why doesn't my father go and discuss it with the King of Wu?"
"Hey!" Liu Ci sighed. His daughter was too stupid to talk to him, and he waved her hand to drive her out. Since the death of King Huainan, the court did not make another king. He knew that such a day would come, but he didn't expect it to come.
It happened so fast. Now it is not the same as before. The seven kings were so powerful back then. They led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the city of Chang'an but failed to break it. Now the kings are eating and waiting to die one by one. They have long lost the glory of their ancestors.
Not to mention fighting against the imperial court, I don't even have the courage to protect myself.
Liu Ci sat on the throne for a whole day. At dawn, he issued the last royal order to go to Chang'an. As soon as he said the words, he burst into tears. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in the direction of Shu County. He shouted, and the boy said:
If he didn't go, his father would spit out a mouthful of blood and pass out. That's where his father, the former Huainan King Liu Chang, died.
Inviting the kings to come to Chang'an to worship heaven is just one of them. The second chapter of the imperial edict is about the palace. The five-year-old emperor's eldest son Liu Ju was established as the prince and was arranged by the emperor to be under Su Ren's family. So Su Ren had
A new official position, Crown Prince and Tutor. This official position is a bit strange. It is not among the three ministers and nine ministers, nor among the emperor's internal court officials. It belongs to the palace officials. Generally speaking, the Crown Prince and Tutor is just a false title for some ministers. Now it is
Su Ren became a real title.
However, the prince's salary is only two thousand dan, which is basically the same as that of the county governor. You must know that Su Ren was a general during the Battle of Mayi, and he was also the chief general of one side. Mayi won a great victory. On the surface, although he was not as good as him
It doesn't matter much. What should be given should be given. At least the fiefdoms of the princes should be larger, but only one prince and tutor were given, which made many people not understand.
Sitting in the lobby of Dou Ying's house, there was a pot of wine, a plate of kidney beans, and Guan Fu. The three of them drank and talked. As the prime minister, he naturally had the right to speak in this appraisal of military merits, but in the end only Su Ren
One person suffered a loss, and Dou Ying's old face was quite embarrassed. He poured a glass of wine for Su Ren himself: "This is what I did. You are still young. It is not a good thing to be promoted to a noble position prematurely. Don't think so.
Your Majesty, what do you owe you? There will be many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future. With Zi Heng’s ability, it is not a problem to be granted the title of marquis or general."
Guan Fu drank the wine in one gulp and snorted coldly: "No one else knows about this great victory in Mayi. The Prime Minister should know who has made the greatest contribution. If this guy hadn't been mobilized, how could this great victory have come about? Let alone
Su Xiaozi is not happy. I also think that such a reward is a bit biased. Han Anguo was granted the title of Marquis, Li Guang, and Cheng Bushi were granted the title of Marquis. Everyone involved in this matter was promoted to a noble rank, and only Su Xiaozi was given a mild reward.
The Crown Prince and Tutor, what kind of fucking official is this?"
Su Ren smiled, picked up the glass of wine and expressed his gratitude to Guan Fu for complaining. He raised his head and drank: "Prime Minister and Old General Guan don't have to act. Besides, you two are not very good at acting. Even if Your Majesty doesn't do this, I won't do it."
Those who will accept the title of Marquis, you two can think about how long it will take for me to get to Chang'an from Shu County. It has only been five years, and it takes five years to rise from a lieutenant to a general. How many people will be jealous of this?"
"Not to mention anything else, Li Danghu and others, who grew up with His Majesty, are even the queens of the generals. Now they can only hold the empty title of a servant. How do I compare to these people? It is already good to be a crown prince and a tutor.
, not to mention that the prince is still my student. In the long run, his majesty actually still trusts me."
Dou Ying nodded repeatedly, took Su Ren's hand and patted it twice: "I am very pleased that Zi Heng can think so!"
Guan Fu laughed loudly: "It seems that we two are confused. It can be said that we are young people. In a few years, you and I will just retire. Debating with these little guys in the court is not what I am good at. You
Talking about fighting is not as good as others, thinking about things is not as good as others, we are really old."
Laughter kept coming to mind in the lobby of Dou Ying's house. I don't know what Su Ren said to the two old men, but I could occasionally hear Guan Fu's laughter while standing on the street. Su Ren didn't refute, and naturally the others didn't.
How likely it was that the entire court was immersed in the atmosphere of Mayi's great victory. Just when everyone thought that the emperor's generosity was over, two events in succession shocked Chang'an again.
The first one was that Wei Qing, who had just become a court servant and a meritorious general, was granted a marriage by the emperor. Princess Pingyang, who had been widowed for three years, married Wei Qing. The second one was that one year after the late empress Chen Ajiao died in Changmen Palace, the prince gave birth to his mother Wei Zi.
My husband was going to be made the new queen of the Han Dynasty. Many people saw some problems from these two things. They were both happy events, and the people who accepted the two happy events were the royal family and the Wei family. This shows that the emperor was consciously
Develop your own power.
Su Ren was drinking and scratching his head. Gongsun He asked strangely: "What? I know you love to be clean, but now you feel that you can't do it at Wei Qing's house?"
Su Ren shook his head and glanced at Wei Qing: "There is something I want to ask you."
Wei Qing said quickly: "Brother Su, please speak."
"You want to marry Princess Pingyang."
Wei Qing nodded, with a blush on his face.
Su Ren continued: "Then I am a little strange. When you meet His Majesty, should you call him brother-in-law or brother-in-law? Or the same is true when His Majesty meets you. Also, when your sister, the future Empress Wei, meets you, should she call you brother-in-law or brother-in-law?
?Make these relationships clear, otherwise Qu Bing will be a little confused!"
Gongsun He and Gongsun Ao had already lied down on the ground laughing. Li Danghu, such an old-fashioned person, also had a bitter look on his face. Wei Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Su, why do you need to ridicule me like this? Come on, come on, drink!"
Today I came to congratulate Wei Qing. When he was in Pingyang Marquis Mansion, Wei Qing was interested in Princess Pingyang. However, at that time, everyone spoke softly and the Queen Mother blocked her. Thanks to Princess Pingyang's words that she would keep the filial piety for Pingyang Marquis Cao Shou.
It was only in the past year that this matter was taken care of, and now I finally have this beauty back in my arms. You brothers should congratulate you.
Gongsun He drank three cups in a row and opened his clothes to reveal his chest: "Your Majesty did a good job. He married Princess Pingyang to Wei Qing and made Mrs. Wei the queen. This means that it is time for us to show our talents.
Here you are, you will never give up until you become Prime Minister."
Li Danghu glanced at Gongsun He: "I'm afraid if you have such a temperament, you will be the prime minister..."
Su Ren quickly stopped Li Danghu's unspoken words and raised his thumb at Gongsun He: "If we have ideals, we should have ambitious goals when we are still young. In a few years, Gongsun He will be the prime minister, Wei Qing will be the general, and Gongsun Ao will be the prime minister."
As a Taiwei, it would be best to be a censor-general with Brother Hu’s temperament, but as for me, I have to rely on you brothers so that I can walk sideways in Chang’an City!”
Gongsun He laughed several times and picked up the wine glass: "Then it's settled, with the friendship we have entered into, I, Gongsun He, promise that Brother Su can walk sideways! Hahaha..., drink!"
Major events in the court came one after another, and Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun's life was a bit hard. As the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief of Dahan Daily, they have to work overtime every day these days, and they have already worked overtime three times in a row.
The special issue still cannot explain the affairs of the imperial court thoroughly. We are planning to publish the fourth special issue tomorrow.
After burying his head in the papers, Sima Xiangru wrote quickly. Opposite him was his wife Zhuo Wenjun. At the third watch of the day, after finally reviewing the contents of the special issue, Sima Xiangru sat up straight and stretched. Zhuo Wenjun
He quickly placed a cup of tea on Sima Xiangru's desk. Sima Xiangru raised his head and glanced at Zhuo Wenjun, then placed one hand on Zhuo Wenjun's slightly swollen belly, his heart filled with happiness.
"Why don't you rest, madam? You shouldn't stay up late now that you're pregnant, otherwise Mr. Chunyu will talk to me again."
Zhuo Wenjun smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, I feel uncomfortable lying on the couch when I see you working so hard. The court has a lot of things to do these days, and a special issue needs to be done almost every day. Thank you for your hard work, husband."
Sima Xiangru took a sip of tea: "This is a good thing! Su Ren said at the beginning that when we are too busy every day, that is when we can play our role, His Majesty's frequent edicts require us to give the people a reasonable
If the explanation is used by someone with ulterior motives, it will be of no benefit to the court or the people."
Su Ren walked in with a food box and laughed loudly: "It seems that Brother Sima has spent a lot of time at Dahan Newspaper in recent years. He finally understands the power of this newspaper. Do you want me to suggest to Your Majesty that you and your wife should be transferred to each other?"
The Da Han Bao has been turned into a daily publication. His Majesty has probably seen the benefits of the Da Han Bao and will not refuse.” (To be continued)
