Chapter 585 0580 [Old Song Prince auctions new works]
"The Crown Prince has arrived!"
Ju Ming came slowly all the way to give the Gao family time to prepare and not to make a sudden attack even if they were visiting patients.
This is basic respect for ministers.
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!"
More than ten members of the Gao family, along with their servants, opened the door and worshiped to welcome him.
In addition to Gao Jingshan's children and grandchildren, his younger brother Gao Jingyun is also there.
Gao Jingyun was already the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple during the Chonghe period. Because Gao Jingshan used a pseudonym when he was a "thief", his younger brother Gao Jingyun was not implicated, but he was demoted to the local government for offending Wang Fu.
When Ju Ming led his army to besiege Tokyo, Gao Jingyun received a secret letter from his brother, so he changed his banner with the government.
With backing and merit, Gao Jingyun became the Minister of Taichang Temple.
"Without courtesy," Zhu Ming raised his hand and said, "It's cold outside. Don't let anyone get sick again. Please return to the house as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Zhu Ming was surrounded by Gao's family and went in. As he walked, he asked, "How is Gao Xiang's condition?"
Gao Changjie, the eldest son of Gao Jingshan, said with a sad face: "I'm worried about the prince. My father keeps coughing, and there are many blood clots in the sputum. The imperial doctor said... I'm afraid that time is running out. I had a high fever yesterday, but it improved slightly after taking medicine. But
It's hot and cold today..."
The descendants of the Gao family were really sad, not only because their head was critically ill, but they were also worried about the future of the family.
It was not easy to get a deputy prime minister, but he was already in bad health after only one year.
Walking all the way to the bedroom, Gao Jingshan was lying on the hospital bed. He had just been helped up and drank a bowl of soup, and was in a confused state, half asleep and half awake.
"Brother, the prince is here to visit you." Gao Jingyun came closer to remind him.
Gao Jingshan slowly opened his eyes, smiled and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for not being able to salute."
A servant brought a stool and placed it in front of the bed. Zhu Ming sat down and held Gao Jingshan's hand: "Old sir, please rest in peace and recuperate. The new dynasty has just begun. There are still many ways to rely on sir."
Gao Jingshan was about to speak when he seemed to have phlegm in his throat. He coughed and spit out blood clots. Zhu Ming was also helping to soothe his back.
After calming down for a while, Gao Jingshan said feebly: "It's an old problem. My chest started to move vaguely a few years ago. Even after taking a lot of medicine, it couldn't be cured. Last year, I started to feel pain everywhere in my internal organs. It was only when the spring weather warmed that I regained my energy.
It’s unimaginable that the old disease will reappear this winter..."
Ju Ming did not understand medical skills, but listening to his detailed description, he always felt that some kind of cancer had spread.
Gao Jingshan cheered up and said with a smile: "I have been doing nothing all my life, but when I am old, I can make contributions from the dragon. I have no regrets in this life..."
This was the first high-ranking official from the old Song Dynasty to seek refuge with him. When Ju Ming recalled his experiences in the past few years, he suddenly became melancholy and emotional.
Gao Jingshan said something from the bottom of his heart and suddenly said: "Your Highness, I have an unkind favor."
"Sir, feel free to tell me." Zhu Ming thought he was going to ask for an official position for his grandchildren.
Gao Jingshan said: "Can the prince pardon Gao Shize, who was escorted to Beijing a month ago? When the Gao family is divided and moved, can he leave more money for them?"
Zhu Ming asked curiously: "Sir, are the Gao family of Kaifeng the same clan?"
"Going back six generations, we are one family," Gao Jingshan said.
Apart from the fact that they all share the surname of Gao, this is a bunch of people from the same clan who can be said to be incomparable to each other.
Gao Jingshan continued: "The founding general of the old Song Dynasty, Duke Gao Wulie, was the elder brother of the ancestor of the fifth generation of Chen. The Gao family in Kaifeng has been coming to ask for help this year. I originally didn't intend to take care of it, but now that I am about to die, I have changed my mind. Perhaps, I want to
You should have some dignity when you meet your ancestors at the foot of the spring."
Zhu Ming said: "Old sir, please don't worry. Gao Shi can grant amnesty, and when the Gao family is dismantled and relocated, they will not be punished for their extravagant wealth."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Gao Jingshan put his worries aside and became relaxed.
The ancestor of the Gao family in Kaifeng was Gao Qiong, the founding general of the Northern Song Dynasty, who later gave birth to a queen (Gao Taotao).
The ancestor of Gao Jingshan and Gao Jingyun was Gao Qiong's third brother Gao Jiu.
These two Gao families came from the same origin as the Bohai Gao family.
At this moment, there is also a Gaojing Mountain in the Jin Kingdom, which has been granted the title of Ten Thousand Households by Wu Qi.
Gao Shize, whom Ju Ming promised to pardon, was a cousin of Song Huizong in terms of seniority. He was also a trusted minister of Song Huizong, who specially received foreign guests on behalf of Song Huizong. He had previously followed Song Huizong to Hangzhou, but was captured by Li Bao when the city of Hangzhou was destroyed.
live.
This person has not committed any serious mistakes, and it does not matter whether he is convicted or not.
But the Kaifeng Gao family is on the list of people to be demolished and relocated next year.
Only Gao Qiong, the founding general of the Northern Song Dynasty, has clearly recorded descendants, including 14 sons, 12 daughters, 36 grandchildren, and 145 great-grandchildren...
Several generations of intermarriage have become entangled in the officialdom of the Northern Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty and the New Dynasty, there were also many relatives of the Gao family, and they owned a large amount of real estate and land in Kaifeng.
Must be split up and moved to different places!
Gao Jingshan said: "I read Mr. Shi's detailed information. The Gao family in Bohai was moved to Youzhou, where Gao Jingshan was also named Ten Thousand Households of the Jin Kingdom. I can write a letter to him to describe my ancestry and persuade him.
Become a member of our great Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, at least it can create a wedge between you and me."
Zhu Ming said with emotion: "The old man is still working hard for the country. I really..."
They chatted about trivial matters again, and Gao Jingshan became increasingly depressed.
Zhu Ming said: "My eldest grandson has learned a lot, and I think he will be admitted to the imperial examination next year. I heard that my grandson has failed to pass the imperial examination. He can directly participate in the rites examination next year. The Ming Dynasty and the new dynasty do not implement the system of shadow officials. I
That’s all we can do.”
"Then let him try." Gao Jingshan said with a smile.
Overcorrection must be corrected, because there were too many Yin officials in the Song Dynasty, so the Ming Dynasty had to put an end to Yin officials.
The emperor will definitely recover in the future, but by that time, there will no longer be redundant officials.
Two steps forward, one step back, but ultimately one step forward.
Letting the descendants of the founding ministers directly serve as candidates for the imperial examination, although it was unfair to the world's scholars, it was the fairest approach that Ju Ming could come up with.
It can be regarded as a way of showing kindness, otherwise it would be too mean to the hero of Conglong.
Ju Ming encouraged his family a few more words, then left the Gao family and returned to the East Palace.
There was not much time left to confirm that Gao Jingshan was real, so Zhu Guoxiang himself went to visit him again, and then knighted the dying veteran.
The title is not low: Duke of Lu!
His eldest son can ascend to the title, and the title will be reduced from generation to generation.
The father and son were chatting about the title issue in the palace. Zhu Guoxiang said: "This time it sets the tone. Those who have made great contributions to the founding of the country will definitely be given the position of prince. Only in this way can the people of the court be stabilized."
Ju Ming said: "You will be the good guy, and I will be the bad guy. In the future, when I ascend the throne, I will change the nobility system. The nine-level title will be reduced by one level from generation to generation. The Duke of the country belongs to the third level, and will be reduced to earl when passed down to the great-great-grandchildren.
It will be passed down for another two generations and only the lowest baron will be left."
Zhu Guoxiang smiled and said: "Then I will be a benevolent saint with peace of mind."
After all, Duke Gao Jingshan, the deputy prime minister and Grand Tutor of Lu State, could not survive the winter of that year and died of illness on the third day after the winter solstice.
He was given the posthumous title Wenzhong, and he was granted the title of Grand Master. He was promoted to the Zhu Kingdom and given enough honor to his descendants.
Just after New Year's Day, Zhu Guoxiang suddenly announced the list of examiners. Xiao Chu and several Hanlin bachelors were the examiners.
On the day the list was announced, these people were locked in the Gongyuan to prevent them from leaking the news when they returned home midway. They were not released until the examination was completed - they were responsible for setting the questions and leading the correction of the examination papers.
In the blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival is here, and everything in and around Tokyo is decorated with lights.
At this time last year, food purchases were restricted based on household registration. Let alone celebrating the Lantern Festival, it was difficult for everyone to even eat.
This year, it is going to be lively, and there is even a vindictive celebration mentality.
Of course, the lantern set is not in the style of the old Song Dynasty, because localities are prohibited from bringing lanterns to Beijing.
The most beautiful and magnificent lanterns in the old Song Dynasty did not come from the royal family or the people. They were mostly presented to the emperor by local officials. If they flattered them correctly, they could even be promoted immediately.
Due to the collapse of the Southeast Small Court, the supervision of the old Song Dynasty royal family is now more relaxed, allowing them to enter the city to watch lanterns and celebrate festivals.
In addition, each person will be given some money so that they can buy some snacks and gadgets.
Someone took the opportunity to escape?
Then just run.
Zhao Huan, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, was already an agricultural officer, so it didn't matter if the other princes ran away. If anyone could deceive the local area into rebellion, Ju Ming would take the opportunity to clean it up. Anyway, he felt that there were many problems in some places.
To be honest, if there are really lawless people who support the Zhao family to cause chaos, they are not least the princes in Tokyo.
There are too many clans in Zhao Song Dynasty, and you can easily get one or two!
Hu Quan was pulled out by Li Yi to watch the lanterns and introduced him to many scholars. They were having a good time when suddenly there was a noise in the south.
I thought there was some exciting show, so I went over to take a look out of curiosity, but it turned out that the clan members of the royal family of the old Song Dynasty showed up in a group, and there were soldiers watching closely with weapons next to them.
"Really the royal family of the old Song Dynasty?" Hu Quan was greatly surprised.
Li Yi said in a low voice: "I heard that the last emperor of the old Song Dynasty had become an agricultural officer, but I don't know whether it is true or not."
Hu Quan said: "If this is true, how broad-minded the Ming sage is!"
A large group of relatives of the old Song Dynasty royal family originally came to the city to watch the lanterns, but they themselves became the target of onlookers.
Most people feel uncomfortable, and some people take advantage of the opportunity to make money.
Zhao Kai was completely prepared. There was no special admonishment for going to the city this time. He thought it was a very good opportunity to make extra money.
The guy looked around and suddenly came to a lantern riddle guessing stall: "Do you have any good paper?"
The stall owner was stunned for a moment and subconsciously replied: "Yes."
Zhao Kai spread the paper on the table and wrote a new poem to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The content was actually a praising the Ming Dynasty. Although the writing was quite satisfactory, the improvisation was already commendable.
"I am Zhao Kai, the king of Yun in the old Song Dynasty. This work is a poem praising the emperor of the new dynasty. It also has my own calligraphy and signature." Zhao Kai raised his work and waved it. "If you want to buy it, hurry up. The highest bidder will get it. I really praise the new dynasty."
These words will not disobey the current Holy One!"
The onlookers were dumbfounded, and the stall owner seemed to be petrified.
Zhao Gou covered his face and backed away. He felt so embarrassed. His brother had no bottom line.
"I'll give you five strings!" There are actually people willing to buy it.
"I'll give you ten coins!" The price doubled instantly.
"Twelve strings!"
"Twenty strings..."
Hu Quan watched the excitement from a distance and muttered: "I heard that there was a fight for the throne in the old Song Dynasty. The man in front of me almost became the emperor."