Chapter 190 Shen Family

As soon as Yan Yuanchu urged the King of England to go to Zhongshun Mansion to pay homage to Princess Yan, good news came out from Zhongshun Mansion. Xu Zheng's wife Ding Lan got a daughter on the 13th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Since marrying Ding Lan, Xu Zheng has also found a job as a foreign minister in the Ministry of War. Cheng'en Palace has brought together the Ding family and Zhongshun Palace, and is naturally happy to see Xu Zheng's career go smoothly.

The Xu family has titles and status, while the Ding family, although they are middle-level military generals, have a bright future.

The Ding family father and son are rooted in Xuanfu, which is only two hundred miles away from the capital. They have the same status in the suburbs of Beijing and another in the border areas. It is self-evident how important the Ding family is in Xuanfu.

Moreover, Ding Lan's father, Ding Feng, has received internal approval and will be promoted to the post of guard of the Xuanfu after the new year. Suddenly, as the new year is approaching, the Ding family is experiencing double happiness.

The daughter who married into a high-ranking family gave birth to a child. Although she was a granddaughter, Ding Lan was still young after all, so it blossomed the same year she got married. It was naturally a happy event. And Ding Feng's promotion made the Ding family even more happy.

No, as soon as they got the news that Ding Lan was getting a daughter, the Ding family came to visit one after another. The eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Wen, accompanied Ding Lan's mother, Mrs. Huang, and came to Zhongshun Mansion early in the morning to keep watch.

Huang's family background was ordinary, but she had a father who had a keen eye for talents. When he first met Ding Feng, Huang's father took a liking to him and later married his daughter to Ding Feng.

Ding Feng lived up to expectations. He started from a small eighth-grade military attaché to the current fourth-grade command officer. It is said that there is an invisible gap between the fourth grade and the third grade, but Ding Feng went smoothly and rose all the way. He passed it.

In the year, he was about to be promoted to the garrison of Xuan Mansion.

The garrison was mainly responsible for the affairs of the nine towns on the nine sides of the Great Chu. Above the garrison there was the general soldier, and above the general soldier there was the governor. If he was the governor, he would be equivalent to the local emperor of a place.

The Duke of Zhenguo was the local emperor of Northern Xinjiang. Northern Xinjiang had been in the hands of the Xie family since the former Daliang Dynasty, but at that time, the Xie family was just a Marquis of Dingbei.

Excluding Northern Xinjiang, there are currently several guard posts near the capital. Xuanfu Datong is close to the border and is often invaded by foreign enemies. The garrison guarding Xuanfu Datong must be good at fighting on the one hand, and loyal to the emperor on the other. Otherwise, Xuanfu will not be able to reach the capital.

Two hundred miles and half a day's march can lead to the capture of the capital.

Therefore, although the grade of the Xuanfu garrison was not very high, it had always been the emperor's confidant. A large part of the reason for the fall of the previous capital was that Feng Qiwen's father, Feng Zheng, rebelled against the enemy. The reason why Feng Zheng rebelled against the enemy was that he and the emperor forced Feng Qiwen to death.

Very relevant.

At the same time, Xuanfu Datong is adjacent to several guard posts on the three sides. To be a garrison in Xuanfu Datong, one must have a solid military foundation. Otherwise, if the three sides just sit back and watch, Xuanfu and Datong will be easily breached.

To be able to sit in this position, Ding Feng is naturally one of the best. Not only must he win the trust of the emperor, but he must also be brave and good at fighting. At the same time, he must also have a good relationship with the generals from the three sides and other places.

In addition to Datong in Xuanfu, another guard station very close to it was Jilu. Jilu had always had good weather and was originally the territory of Hexian, the former king of Hejian.

He Xian married his daughter, Queen He, to Emperor Taizu. He originally planned to become emperor himself, but in the end, he married his son-in-law, who became Emperor Taizu of this dynasty.

After the Zhou family conquered the world, Queen He's younger brother He Zhi became the king of Donghai in this dynasty, and the fiefdom was still in Jilu. However, Taizu also made Shen Guobang the marquis of Anding, guarding Jilu. Let Shen Guobang and the king of Donghai restrain each other.

monitor each other.

When Taizu was alive, Queen He did not object. But after Taizu's death, Queen He helped Emperor Taizong ascend the throne. This land of Hebei and Lu could be regarded as a country within a country for a period of time.

At that time, Shen Guobang had no choice but to start pretending to be ill. He returned to Beijing to recuperate, and refused to let his son Shen Yun join the army. Therefore, Shen Yun, who was born in a family of military generals, became a scholar and worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Got a job.

It's just that Shen Yun is also a talented person. Within a few years of joining the household department, he has become very successful. Not only is he good at planning and calculation, he is also a good hand at making money.

With such a talented person in the Ministry of Revenue, the national treasury doubled in a few years. When Taizong heard about it, he even praised Shen Guobang, saying that they had a stable family, father and son, both civil and military, and they were all talented people.

Shen Guobang was just being modest and said that dogs are unworthy. In fact, Shen Yun's planning and calculation skills are also inherited from his family. Although the Shen family is a military general, they have always been partial to logistics. During the battle, the Shen family did not go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. Everyone is busy arranging supplies.

Such generals will not take away the main general's military exploits, but can also assist from the side. Therefore, the Shen family has always been the golden lieutenant in the land of Jilu. Later, the King of Hejian became the King of East China Sea, and Taizu promoted Shen family, let the Shen family monitor the He family of King Donghai.

Those days should be the most glorious days of the Shen family. However, Taizu passed away not long after, and Queen He supported an Emperor Taizong with no background to control the land of Jilu.

After Taizong liquidated the He family, he took back the land of Jilu, but the Shen family had no successors. Shen Yun entered the Ministry of Household Affairs and became prosperous, as if he was the prime minister of his generation. The Shen family was also blocked by the Queen Mother He. , from the direction of military commanders to the side of civil servants.

Later, Shen Yun's daughter married the third prince at that time, who is now Suzong. When Suzong ascended the throne, he had a close relationship with Concubine Shu of the Shen family. And this was because Concubine Shu was a bit arrogant. The reason is.

With a talent like Shen Yun, Taizong was naturally reluctant to let him lead troops to fight. Therefore, Jilu's defense was rotated from the army. And because the land of Jilu had good weather and thousands of miles of plains, fighting was not the first priority. .On the contrary, monitoring the Donghai Palace has become the main task of the various guard stations in the Jilu region.

It's just that the He family has been operating in Jilu for many years. When Queen He came to power, Jilu was once again restored to the territory of the He family. Now that Dachu has been passed to the third generation Suzong, he naturally attaches great importance to Jilu, but if he really wants to move Jilu is very difficult. It can only be said that the guards are taking turns to guard, but secretly, there are also forces in the court keeping a close eye on Jilu and the Donghai Palace.

Fortunately, the bloodline of the King of East China Sea was cut off in the third generation, that is, the generation of He Zhi's grandson He An. The current King of East China Sea is just a puppet of the court and cannot be considered a member of the He family.

Therefore, surrounding several guard posts in the capital, Jilu mainly monitored the movements of the King of the East China Sea and the He family, while Northern Xinjiang was in the hands of the Xie family, the Duke of Zhenguo, and no one could shake it.

However, Xuanfu and Datong have slowly been transferred to the emperor's confidants. However, Suzong has just ascended the throne, and the people from Xuanfu and Datong are still Taizong's favorite candidates. They may not be in line with Suzong's wishes.

As the saying goes, once the emperor has one courtier, it also applies to Suzong's dynasty.
Chapter completed!