"Hanzhong? Brother Rui Wang? Why did he suddenly remember the letter? Could it be that the snow in Hanzhong is particularly heavy this year? Does he want to invite me to build a snowman?" This young man in blue is the owner of this luxurious mansion and the fiefdom.
Prince Heng Zhu Changshu in Qingzhou.
After the death of the old prince, Prince Heng took over the Qingzhou Mansion at a young age. He had just had the coronation ceremony last year and was still a child in terms of his mind.
King Heng is famous for being unpredictable. When he is in a good mood, you can say whatever you want, and he might even reward you with a hundred taels of gold and be promoted to a noble rank. But if he is in a bad mood, you can say
Everything is wrong. Losing your official position is a trivial matter. Maybe you won't even be able to save your head.
Therefore, the servants of Prince Heng's Mansion are more cautious than those in other places. They are afraid that they may say something wrong and make Prince Heng unhappy.
Prince Heng admired Prince Rui since he was a child. When he was young, he often went to Hanzhong to find Prince Rui. Prince Rui was not much older than him at that time, but he was much more mature than him.
It's just that King Rui has been in poor health since he was a child, so he can't stay in Hanzhong often, and he will be dragged back by the old prince every time.
King Rui is not angry, he never seems to be angry. No matter he is facing his relatives, friends or servants in the palace, even strangers and beggars on the roadside, he always has a kind and amiable face.
Unlike King Rui, who is naturally soft-hearted, King Heng has been a troublemaker since he was a child. He often climbs trees to catch birds and fishes in the water. He takes the children around him to stay at a neighbor's fruit tree that has just produced fruit.
Just one afternoon, Zhuan loved to imitate the monkey, eating half and throwing away the other half. The other party did not dare to say anything because he was the son of a prince. As a result, the young prince became even more aggressive.
The people around him made the people around him miserable. Either the ducks were plucked out of their feathers or the hens no longer laid eggs. There were often more dead birds in the house for no apparent reason.
When the old prince found out about these glorious deeds, he was so angry that he almost lost his temper. The young prince was often beaten and punished to kneel because of this.
The princess left early, and the old prince only had this one child. He never thought of pampering him. A grown man would not educate a child. When the young prince disobeyed, he could only scold him furiously. When he was tired of scolding, he was tired of beating him.
So he was sent to the ancestral hall to be punished by kneeling.
However, after a long time, these things became accustomed to it. The young prince even learned to keep a kneeling position while sleeping soundly. He seemed to be born with a lack of emotions and five senses, and was heartless and cold-blooded, even when the old prince died of illness.
He didn't show much either, which inevitably made many people feel cold towards King Heng.
Most of the people who were willing to stay in Prince Heng's Mansion after the death of the old prince were elderly people with limited mobility and farmers who were impressed by the high wages.
Many people who had sworn to be loyal to Prince Heng's Mansion for the rest of their lives have left. When these people left, Prince Heng not only did not embarrass them, but even gave them a considerable amount of travel expenses.
Neither sparing nor harsh, just as heartless as ever.
No one knows how such King Heng managed to gain a group of forces loyal to him. They only saw King Heng's wanton behavior, but they did not know that he had a certain amount of rewards and punishments.
The guard kneeling on the ground was a little nervous. The last time he was scolded by King Heng for being too anxious and his wages were deducted for three months, this time he remembered not to speak.
Prince Heng glanced at him after reading the letter: "Where are you working?" The guard suddenly felt his heart in his throat: "Go back to the prince, my subordinates are currently on duty outside the palace."
Prince Heng hummed without raising his head: "Pack your things and report to Qianwei Camp tomorrow. Tell Wei Canjun that I asked you to go and ask him to arrange another errand for you."
The guard was overjoyed. Everyone knew that Qianwei Camp was the core and most important place of Prince Heng's Mansion. Prince Heng was willing to transfer him there. Naturally, it would be a thousand times better than being on duty at the door. Whether it was salary or wages.
From now on, his status in the government will increase exponentially.
The guard tried his best to suppress his excitement. He knew that although Prince Heng seemed to be free and uninhibited and willful, he hated unstable subordinates the most. Therefore, those who could stay in Prince Heng's Mansion were those who had learned how to avoid the collapse of a mountain before their eyes.
Chaotic characters.
After the guard retreated, Prince Heng was still staring at the letter in his hand in a daze, until a shadow fell next to him.
"Your Majesty?"
"That person just now, remember to monitor his future movements carefully," Prince Heng said unhurriedly.
"Your Majesty, do you mean there is something wrong with this person?" The shadow was none other than Wei Ningxiao, a soldier from the Qianwei Camp.
This Thousand Guards Camp has been around since the old prince was here. At that time, Wei Ningxiao was just a small messenger. One day, he was punished by joining the army because he mixed up an urgent letter. He dropped it on a tree and was exposed to the sun.
He was given water and food. After two days and two nights, his throat was already burning with pain. Just when he thought he might die like this, he saw a small shadow.
At that time, Prince Heng, who was still young, was not gentle at all. He poured a bucket of water down from his pocket, which finally saved his life.
Later, when the old prince passed away, he stepped forward step by step and personally sent the person who had framed him to prison. Under the moody and thunderous methods of Prince Heng, he quickly secured his position in joining the army, and naturally he
He became the first group of close followers of King Heng.
"He is just a little guard. How can the prince be so sure that there is something wrong with him?"
"When have you ever seen a guard who is so good at Qinggong? He has great skills but is willing to be inferior to others. I fined him three months' salary and he never left. This shows that he is not short of money at home." King Heng finally said
The letter was put away. "No matter who it is, since they have an idea on my head, they must know that I am not that easy to bully."
Wei Ningxiao bowed and responded. It was interesting to see Prince Heng staring blankly at the letter for so long. The prince was rarely so focused on one thing, let alone to the point of being in a daze. "Could it be some beautiful lady?
Is it because of this letter that the prince is so distracted?"
Prince Heng was too lazy to pay attention to him. It was rare that he was not angry at his teasing tone. "It's Brother Rui. He wants to ask me to send troops to help him."
Wei Ningxiao was nervous: "Prince Rui? What does he want to do?"
Prince Heng rolled his eyes at him angrily: "Why are you so stupid? What else can you do? If you want to cut down a few trees, do you need my troops to help?"
Wei Ningxiao had nothing but a good temper, otherwise he would not have been able to live unscathed for so many years under Prince Heng's temper and still hold the position of the top leader of Qianwei Camp.
In fact, this is also the smartest thing about him. Although every master seems to like smart subordinates, they all hate others playing tricks on him, and so does Prince Heng.
Wei Ningxiao knew this, so he simply didn't hide himself in front of him, and just said whatever he had to say. This Prince Heng, whom everyone respected, became very easy to get along with as time went by.