Volume B Chapter 191 Compensation (First update, please vote for me!)
Royal study room.
"Your Majesty, Prince Zhongshun wishes to see you."
"Lao Jiu is here? Let him in." Emperor Yonglong was still reading the articles on Zhongshu's desk without raising his eyes.
There was a sound of slapping boots, "My brother is here to see my brother."
"Well, sit down." Emperor Yonglong was still very close to his brother, and motioned for him to take a seat.
A chamberlain had already brought a spring stool, and Prince Zhongshun was not polite. He sat down and saw Emperor Yonglong still diligently reading the memorials. He couldn't help but said: "Brother, you still need to pay attention to rest. If there are some chores, you might as well leave them to the cabinet...
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"Hmph, can those people in the cabinet be trusted?" Emperor Yonglong said without raising his head, "I don't have the leisurely and generous mood of my father..."
"Then you can leave it to Prince Shou..." As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Prince Zhongshun knew that he had said something wrong.
Sure enough, Emperor Yonglong raised his eyes and said, "Why, what did Zhang Chi say in front of you again?"
Zhangchi is the name of King Shou.
Prince Zhongshun secretly regretted that Emperor Yonglong was most disgusted with his own sons' friendship with royal family members and nobles, but he supported these princes' friendship with civil servants.
However, Prince Shou has always been very friendly with Prince Zhongshun. Emperor Yonglong also knew that Emperor Yonglong was relatively reassured about his direct brother, but he also knew that his sons wanted to rely on Prince Zhongshun to stabilize their status in their hearts.
There was no crown prince either.
"Brother Imperial has misunderstood. Prince Shou came to my house the day before yesterday and said that Brother Imperial has been thinking very hard about the Spring Palace Examination and has been working hard. He is worried about Brother Royal's health..." Prince Zhongshun explained gratefully.
"Humph, I know my body well..." Emperor Yonglong's face softened slightly, "But Zhang Chi has a filial piety, I know it."
"It seems that the emperor is in a good mood. The day before yesterday, my brother sent me this confrontation..." Prince Zhongshun saw that Emperor Yonglong was in a good mood, so he also picked up some pleasant topics.
"Well, I didn't expect that there would be such a turmoil at the Enrong Banquet. I didn't expect that Li Tingji's parting words could actually lead to such a thing. But I like this confrontation very much." Yonglong.
The emperor smiled and said, "If you don't see through the barriers of righteousness and interests, how can you be a human being? Only when you know the words of loyalty and filial piety can you study. It's very well said, and it is easy for scholars all over the world to do this. The writing is simple and is very close to my heart."
The words "loyalty and filial piety" really hit the heart of Emperor Yonglong, and the word "study" has a profound meaning. To master the world's scholars is to master the world. This artistic conception is really suitable.
Although the text is a bit crude, that is not important, the key is the meaning.
"Brother, is this the author of the article?" A few days ago, Emperor Yonglong also gave Prince Yi Zhong an article to read in his study. It was unsigned. It should have been copied and sent by the Ministry of Rites, and it should be Jin Keshi.
Written by Zi, the writing is simple, but the content is very rich. Prince Yoshitaka felt that he must have captured the current state of mind of his imperial brother, so he handed it over to him.
"Well, even if it's just one person, you should know who this person is, right?" Emperor Yonglong nodded.
"My brother now knows that he is Feng Qin's nephew." Prince Yi Zhong showed a look of reminiscence on his face, "The battle in Hulunsai was the most thrilling experience for my brother. If Feng Qin hadn't fought to the death,
"Save, the emperor's brother may be blessed all over the world, but I'm afraid my brother may not be so lucky..."
"Humph, how can there be so many great blessings? If Feng Qin hadn't risked his life to save us, I'm afraid that something would have happened to you and me." Emperor Yonglong had a cold look on his face, "I'm still doubting it even now.
That battle, how could it be such a coincidence? How secret were you and me on patrolling the border, so why did we happen to meet the main force of the Tatar border patrol?"
Prince Zhongshun was horrified and said quickly: "Brother Emperor, it has been more than ten years since this happened, and many of the things are difficult to find out. It is not appropriate to go over it again, so as not to cause another disturbance."
"Humph, I know." Emperor Yonglong waved his hand, "I would not be so unwise. It's just that over the years, I have always had doubts in my mind, like a stuck in my throat, and I won't spit it out. Feng Qin died in that battle, and Feng Qin had no heirs.
My younger brother failed to seize the title, I'm afraid the Feng family is also quite resentful."
Prince Zhongshun also knew the situation at that time. It was still during the period when his father was in power. Too many military honors originally made the court a little complicated, so he deliberately purged a group of military honors. Naturally, such unqualified heirs with military honors could not ascend to the title. Although there were
Brother, according to the custom of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only heirs can ascend the title. Otherwise, it must be done by special decree.
At that time, his father only allowed his younger brother Feng Han to take over as the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, but did not allow Feng Han to take over the title of Duke Yunchuan. Later, when Feng Han was serving as the commander-in-chief of Datong, he became seriously ill and wrote to the court requesting the title of commander-in-chief. The court also proposed
Feng Han was asked to seize the title, but before the decree came down, Feng Han died of illness. Later, Feng Tang took over, and the court only gave him a miscellaneous title of Shenwu General. No one mentioned the matter of Yunchuan Bo's senate title again.
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Prince Zhongshun was also silent.
The family either died in battle or died of illness when they took office, but the court still had these little tricks in order to save a little salary, which is really chilling. But these people who are enjoying wealth and status in the capital city are still able to seize the title.
How can this make Wu Xun, who is fighting on the border, feel at ease?
"The imperial court did something wrong in this matter. Even in front of my father, I dare to say this." After a moment of silence, Emperor Yonglong muttered: "Feng Qin served the country loyally and was buried in horse leather. I intend to posthumously award him Hulun."
Hou.”
The words "loyalty, righteousness, filial piety, longevity" in Dazhou are generally reserved for the royal family and are not easily awarded. Therefore, the names of military honors are generally chosen based on the location.
As for Uncle Yunchuan, this Yunchuan was also the name of a place where the Feng family fought when they followed Taizu to conquer the country. Because the Feng family became famous due to this battle, the dynasty granted the title of Uncle Yunchuan after the founding of the country. However,
The Feng family had been fighting in the border areas, but they did not surrender because of their military achievements. It was not until Feng Qin and Feng Han that such an incident happened.
Prince Zhongshun was surprised. Being posthumously awarded the title of Marquis of Hulun meant that the Feng family intended to seize the title. At that time, only a special edict would be required to seize the title.
The problem is that the Feng family seems to have a three-bedroom and two-bedroom family with extinct heirs, and there is only Feng Ziying in the third family. And now that he has passed the second-level Jinshi exam, he is obviously going to take the civil service path, and it is impossible to go to Xijue, the Marquis of Hulun.
Bar?
Unless the Feng family looks for a descendant from a distant house in their hometown to take over the title, but this is obviously impossible.
However, these are the Feng family's own affairs. The court needs to express such a gesture and appease Feng Tang, who is still guarding the border in Yulin, and Feng Ziying, who is currently passing the second-level Jinshi examination.
"The Feng family will be extremely grateful for the emperor's kindness." Prince Zhongshun said quickly.
"I don't need them to be grateful. I just feel that this is what the court owes them. After delaying it for ten or twenty years, I owe them something." Emperor Yonglong was in a good mood, "This Feng Tang didn't expect that a martial artist could actually give birth to such a child.
A good son is surprising."
"Hehe, my brother is a little moved by the emperor's praise..." As soon as Prince Zhongshun spoke, he was interrupted by Emperor Yonglong: "Old Jiu, there is no need to mention this matter again. You should keep my nieces."
Look for someone else, this Feng Ziying is still useful to me, don’t break the rules."
Although there are no clear regulations in Dazhou that do not allow consorts to participate in politics, the civil servants hate the participation of royal family members and relatives in politics. Therefore, in Dazhou, you have always been required to marry a princess or princess, which basically means that you can only do some idle work.
Now, don’t come here for the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and the General Administration Department. You can go to the Zongren Mansion to do your work.
Prince Zhongshun heyed a few times and said no more.
In fact, he also knows that if someone has just won the second-level Jinshi, how can he find a member of your royal family? Wouldn't that mean that he will end his official career? Even a princess might not be able to do it.
Well, to be precise, no one is willing to marry a member of the royal family as long as they pass the Jinshi examination, but it is possible if they are a candidate for imperial examination.
However, it can also be seen from this that the emperor attaches great importance to this son of the Feng family. Prince Zhongshun is also thinking that if there is a chance, he can have a good meeting.
King Shou has been selling well in front of me all day long, but I need to remind myself that instead of spending time on myself, it is better to make friends with these scholars who have a bright future, because I am afraid that these scholars who have high vision may not necessarily
I am willing to make friends with these princes.
"Is there any news over there, boss?" Returning to the topic, Emperor Yonglong also put away all his thoughts and got to the point.
"It's quite peaceful." Prince Zhongshun hesitated, "But Zhang Mi was quite active during this period. He went from house to house and had contacts with Niu Jizong and Liu Fang. He also recently met with Chen Yejun, the son of Chen Daoxian.
We have close contact with each other, um, Shui Rong recently invited Mu Tan to have a chat, and Mu Tan is still ill."
Zhang Mi was the eldest son of Prince Yi Zhong, and he was also a junior who had been studying with Emperor Yuan Xi. It was said that he was talented in literature, had great attainments in poetry and songs, and was well received among the scholars in the capital.
"Well, the boss has given birth to a good son, but wouldn't it be good to recite poems and paint? It would be a pleasure to be a wealthy and idle man for the rest of his life."
Emperor Yonglong snorted softly. How could he not know what the boss wanted by asking his son to do all kinds of things?
But what can I do if I know? Can I still prevent this son from making friends with these scholars?
It's a pity that none of my sons can match this Miwen talent, so I'm going to do it in vain.
"I'm afraid that elder brother still has more to say." Prince Zhongshun also smiled lightly, "There are always some people who are greedy and dissatisfied. This actually doesn't matter. As long as my father..."
"Okay, don't say more. My father has his thoughts. As sons, we just need to stay in our place, fulfill our responsibilities, and do what we should do. My father is old.
, there are some things that don’t need to disturb him.”
Emperor Yonglong interrupted his brother's words. There was no need to continue this topic. He had his own plan.