On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifth year of the Divine Turtle (321), it was sunny.
After performing the kneeling ceremony, Liang Fen slowly stood up and welcomed her daughter into her home.
Liang Lanbi looked at this new home and was slightly disappointed.
The new house is actually not new. It was built several years ago and was used by Lao Liang for farming after he returned from Nanyang.
Liang Lanbi didn't find anything familiar in this house.
After many years in the palace, her mother passed away last year, and her two brothers passed away one after another, leaving only a little nephew to salute her with a sweet voice.
This home is empty and devoid of any warmth.
Fortunately, the family uncle Liang Zong came over from Pingyang to accompany his father during the New Year, which made the family no longer so deserted.
After the salute, Liang Fen asked Liang Lanbi to sit down.
Liang Lanbi refused and said: "Today there is only a daughter, not a queen."
Liang Fen sighed, did not insist, and sat at the top.
Liang Lanbi happily sat next to his father, looked at Liang Zong opposite, and asked, "I heard that my uncle has been awarded an official position?"
"Yes." When Liang Zong mentioned this, he was a little happy and said: "The King of Liang changed the eighteen-level official system, and we argued for a long time, and finally decided. With the help of my brother, I got the position given by Liang Guo, and I was promoted to the fifth rank.
, you can be appointed an official after the year."
From Jing Zhaoyin, the governor of Yongzhou to Gui Shizhong, it seems that it has plummeted, but it is really not easy to make a comeback. Don't ask for too much - Gui Shizhong was originally an official, but now he is a full official. His main responsibility is to serve as an adviser to the monarch and
exhortation.
Liang Fen's Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was a third-rank official, and he had much more power than Ji Zhizhi. Even Wang Yan and others wanted to make deals with him for convenience.
"The king of Liang has appointed eighteen-level officials, so the scholars in the world should be very happy, right?" Liang Lanbi asked.
"That's right." There were all family members here, and Liang Zong was not so cautious when he spoke, and said directly: "If it hadn't been for this good thing, I think there would have been a rebellion by a wealthy family and led the Wu soldiers northward."
The ninth level was changed to the eighteenth level. The number of officials did not double, but there was still an increase, which was a kind of appeasement.
Liang Lanbi was shocked at first when he heard this, then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt a little ashamed.
Liang Fen looked at her daughter's expression and was secretly frightened. She wanted to say something, but gave up.
If the old wife were still here, she could be allowed to make innuendoes about her daughter, but he was not suitable.
"The King of Liang is used to giving him a slap and then giving him something sweet. This is a common trick, but it works." Liang Zong was still talking nonsense: "Henan was calmed down by him forcefully."
Liang Fen was silent, as if her mind was not here.
Liang Lanbi seemed to feel something, her face turned pale and she stopped talking.
"How is the situation in the palace?" Liang Fen suddenly asked.
"The emperor lost his temper." Liang Lanbi said, "My daughter persuaded him."
He lost his temper because he was lucky enough to be admitted to Shangshu, and was given many privileges to Shao Xun: "The crown has two charms, build the emperor's banner, go out and enter the palace, ride a gold-rooted chariot, drive six horses, prepare a five-hour auxiliary chariot, and put on the head
Yunhan performed eight hundred people's music and dance, and set up a bell to hang in the palace. The princess became the queen, the prince became the prince, and the titles of princes, kings, and ladies were all as expected by the emperor."
Once these privileges were given, the granting of Jiuxi, praise and worship, etc. were all weak, because this was to put the King of Liang and the Emperor on an equal footing at the political level.
Even if the Turtle Emperor loses his temper, he will express his opposition now.
Fortunately, Shao Xun asked me to leave, and the matter was settled.
But the person who submitted the memorial has not been punished, so this matter is not simple. From now on, there will be people who continue to complain about the lack of protection.
If the king of Liang attacks and destroys the state of Dai, any one of the states of Han will have more people killed.
"You can go back to the palace tomorrow." Liang Fen looked at her daughter and said, "As a queen, how can you run around and behave like this?"
Liang Lanbi lowered her head, then raised it suddenly, and summoned up the courage to say: "Since my father became an official for King Liang, the emperor was furious and wanted to depose him many times. My daughter did not dare to say anything, but why should my father -"
Liang Fen was speechless.
Liang Zong was even speechless.
If Liang Fen's two sons are dead and his eldest grandson is still young, he became an official of the Liang Kingdom purely for the sake of the world. Like Liang Zong and Liang Su, they did it purely for themselves.
In a situation like theirs, normally Empress Liang is already dead - she should be deposed first, then sent to Jinyong City and given a glass of poisonous wine to kill her. That is, if the emperor loses power and no one listens to his words, Empress Liang can survive until now.
Liang Fen owed this daughter.
After both sons were gone, the late wife still missed her daughter before she died, which made Liang Fen feel extremely guilty.
So when faced with his daughter's rebuttal, he didn't know what to say.
"That's all." Liang Fen sighed and asked, "The person who came to escort you is Zheng Shida, a servant of the Long Dynasty?"
"Um."
"Invite him to come in and talk." Liang Fen looked at the old servant.
The old servant nodded and went out.
Liang Lanbi got up and, accompanied by the palace servants, wandered around the courtyard.
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"How is Xingyang this year?" After inviting Zheng Shida in, Liang Fen first observed this person and then asked.
"There are so many letters from my tribe. After reading them, I can only read them with the word 'rude'." Zheng Shida replied.
He also quietly observed Liang Fen.
King Liang has returned to Pingyang and ordered everything to be simple. There will be no court greetings this year. He ordered envoys from counties and counties to bring gifts back. Because of this, the officials were given a long vacation, and some people left Pingyang to return to their hometowns to be with their families.
Reunion.
Liang Fen is one of them.
Zheng Shida had only met him a few times, so he was not familiar with him, but who would dare to offend Liang Guo's official minister?
During the election of officials, you will be stuck, saying that you are not qualified for this position, and you will lose everything. Even if you can still find someone, why don't you ask the person you are entrusting not to waste your favor? In short, it is very disgusting, so don't offend if you can.
"The word 'rough' is a good one." Liang Fen smiled bitterly.
There are two ways to describe the situation in a region: "rough security" and "great security", which are different in content.
"Rough security" can only be said to be able to barely stabilize the situation, but the place is really not peaceful and there are undercurrents surging, so we need to be vigilant.
Xingyang is a territory belonging to the Liang Kingdom. It was once almost completely empty. In the past few years, many refugees were resettled. They had some savings, but they were emptied again. They were in urgent need of recuperation.
"With Mrs. Zheng here, Xingyang will have peace of mind." Liang Fen put a high hat on Zheng Shida's head.
Zheng Shida forced a smile.
The Zheng family in Xingyang actually had a very average career, and Zheng Shida was not considered the main lineage. His becoming a redundant servant was purely speculation, and he was considered a "lucky person" in the eyes of many people.
He first sought refuge with Yu Chen, and then presented his beautiful concubine Zheng Yingtao to the King of Liang. Then he was not afraid of losing his reputation and threatened the emperor today, and monitored him very diligently.
To be honest, the Yu family's family background is far inferior to that of the Zheng family. Zheng Shida comes from a side branch, so it's okay to seek refuge with him. It can only be said that it doesn't look good.
But offering a beautiful woman to the emperor is completely the standard behavior of a treacherous minister.
In addition, people from high-ranking families who cherish their reputation are not willing to do such dirty work as intimidating and spying on the Jin Emperor, but Zheng Shida is willing!
This person is really willing to do anything in order to climb up. He wants to make progress so much.
Liang Fen didn't have a good opinion of him either, but decided to make friends with him today.
"Please ask Zheng Pushe to take care of the affairs in the palace," Liang Fen said.
Zheng Shida understood it as soon as he heard it, and Liang Shangshu asked him to help look after the queen so that nothing would happen.
"Mr. Liang, please relax," Zheng Shida assured.
In fact, it would be much easier if the queen assisted in matters in the palace. We could even work with the queen to isolate the inside and outside, but it is not necessary.
But the emperor is the emperor after all. He can still win over some eunuchs, palace people and even foreign ministers. The ministers have to pretend in front of the emperor. If the queen helps, it can be guaranteed that nothing will go wrong and the emperor will never leave Luoyang.
I can't leave the dormitory.
I don’t know if I’m willing to give in to my current temperament.
If you don't want to, if you can't guarantee everything, you will have to create a new one, or simply create a child, and then you will need the Queen's help even more.
Thinking of this, Zheng Shida became excited.
This is a great achievement!
If he succeeds, he will be Jia Chong and Cheng Ji who did not kill the king. How rich is this?
"I heard that the Zheng family has people in Jiangdong?" Liang Fen asked again.
Zheng Shida was stunned for a moment and replied honestly: "Indeed."
There is no way to hide this.
After the death of Sima Rui's concubine Yu, she did not marry again and originally wanted to take Wu's daughter as his wife. It happened that Wu's daughter was visiting the garden with her cousin Zheng Achun, the daughter of Zheng Kai, the former Anfeng prefect. After Sima Rui found out about it, he decided to marry Zheng.
The surname is Mrs.
The Wu family was not yet married, and Zheng Achun already had a son with her late husband Tian (who was born in the Tian family in Bohai). Sima Rui left Wu and went to Zheng. What considerations were taken during this process are unknown to outsiders.
It is even doubtful whether Anfeng County fell easily with the help of Zheng Kai's old friends.
Although Zheng Achun is not Sima Rui's head wife, King Langya does not have a head concubine now, so Zheng's status is the same as that of a head wife.
Because of this incident, the Zheng family in Xingyang suffered unspeakably, even more bitterly than the Yu family in Jiyang.
It is indeed very common for aristocratic families to divide their official positions into two sides, but it does not mean that the monarch has no thoughts in his heart. In history, there were outspoken emperors of the Northern Dynasty who scolded this behavior. In this time and space, Shao Xun was not happy.
"This is an ordinary matter, don't worry about it." Liang Fen smiled and said: "Your Majesty has divided the eighteen levels of officials, which leaves a lot of vacancies. If the Zheng family has talented people, they can recommend them. Now is the time to appoint people.
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This... Zheng Shida was a little hesitant.
I am from Yu Xiangguo. Is it really okay for you to win over me like this?
"Recommending talents for the country, what difference do we have between each other?" Liang Fen laughed again.
Liang Zong spoke up and said, "It's just to repay Mr. Zheng for taking care of the queen. There's nothing else to do."
Zheng Shida felt a little at ease.
A person like him who is greedy for profit actually has no loyalty. Besides, Liang Fen is just trying to return the favor, so it doesn't seem to matter.
So he stood up and saluted and said, "Thank you, Minister."
"The Zheng family is a famous family in Xingyang. We should stabilize the counties for the king of Liang and don't slack off." Liang Fen reminded again: "The king Tige has been working bravely for more than ten years to reach the current situation. We must not make trouble. Jun Nai
The Zheng family has few relatives, but after meritorious service and being rewarded, how do you know that you can't become the head of the family?"
"Xingyang cannot be in chaos, and neither can the world." Liang Fen continued: "There may be rumors in the countryside, so don't pay attention to them and just report them to the official. The people of the world cannot stand the second time."
"Yes." Zheng Shida responded repeatedly.
From Liang Fen's words, he vaguely understood that the reason why Liang Fen was loyal to Prince Liang was precisely because Prince Liang was in this position and faced this situation. If it were anyone else, Liang Fen would probably say the same thing.
All he is loyal to is a hero who can take care of the situation.
Zheng Shida was different - all the women he couldn't bear to use were given to Prince Liang to sleep with, so what else could he say?
"On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I will summon old friends from Luoyang to attend the meeting. If you are free, feel free to come." Liang Fen invited.
Zheng Shida responded, secretly thinking that Liang Fen was probably helping King Liang to appease the scholars, so that they would not act rashly because of the difficulties in the past two years.
No matter what! It’s good, who can support the rebellion against Liang Wang when he’s full?
Moreover, the King of Liang has restrained himself. Not holding a court greeting this year is a signal that next year he will rest and recuperate, and his grievances will subside.
Chapter completed!