Chapter 995: Empress Song: What Ziyu just said seemed to be the study of emperors?
Kunning Palace
Jia Heng drank a glass of wine and said a few words to congratulate Empress Song on her birthday. Apart from being noisy and lively, this family banquet-type lunch had nothing special to say about it.
In the meantime, Queen Song described the wedding arrangements in the next few days and asked Jia Heng to prepare.
Because it is a gift marriage, although the six folk rites procedures are much simpler, they are still numerous.
In terms of betrothal gifts, although the Tian family has no shortage of yellow and white things, the Ning and Rong families are decent people anyway, so it cannot be too shabby, and it also requires a lot of thought.
At this moment, there are only ten days before the wedding in the middle of the month, and the palace officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have already begun preparations, and the dowry has been selected from the treasury.
Emperor Chongping finished his lunch and did not listen to the chatter of a group of old women. Surrounded by Dai Quan and a group of internal eunuchs, he went to the inner study, leaving Jia Heng and Princess Xianning behind to accept the instructions from Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong.
Empress Song smiled and said: "Ziyu, you and Ze'er have a good time talking together these days. From now on, we will be a family, and we need to stay close to each other."
Because the two kings of Wei and Liang returned to their bureau after asking for Queen Song's blessing, some of the words were subtext.
At this time, Princess Xianning pulled Chen Ze and said with a smile: "Sir, why don't we go to the side hall to talk."
What I just said is a bit scary, just like a young adult. Fortunately, I will be a feudal lord in the future, so you don’t have to worry too much.
But how did that Bachelor Lu teach my brother these words?
Maybe he just said it casually when he was talking about history?
Chen Ze looked at the young man at this time, his eyes as clear as paint, and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, tell me about the war. How did the slave chief get captured?"
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Let me tell you about it."
Concubine Duanrong looked at the young man with her son with a smile. She turned out to be a fair-skinned beauty with a cool temperament, and there was a trace of tranquility in her beautiful face.
The thing she couldn't let go of the most was a pair of children. Now that her daughter was married to a good husband, her son could be safe and happy, and there was nothing else she could ask for.
In the distance, Princess Wei Yan Yiliu, with her handsome features, saw the young man chatting, laughing and feasting with Princess Xianning, and she couldn't help but feel jealous in her heart.
The marriage was also granted by the Heavenly Family, so why could Princess Xianning be so affectionate?
Jia Heng and Chen Ze were talking.
At this time, Princess Xianning said: "Sir, my brother just said that I recently studied history with Lu Li, a Hanlin scholar, and mentioned that the vassal towns in the late Tang Dynasty were a disaster and the military generals were domineering and difficult to control."
She felt the need to correct her brother's thinking.
When Jia Heng heard the mention of Lu Li, his heart moved slightly. Since this man had behaved badly in the court, he had now become quiet and taught the prince knowledge.
Jia Heng said: "The problem is not with the warriors, but with the lack of authority, the central government's prestige is completely lost, and it is unable to check and balance the place. Just like in the Song Dynasty, when the literati were loyal to the country and strengthened the weak branches, it was not the loss of the country, the disgrace of Jingkang, or the shame of Yashan.
Change and be laughed at by future generations one after another?"
"On the other hand, since the Anshi Rebellion ended, Li and Tang's artifacts have been circulating for a hundred and fifty years. After all, it was the meat-eaters who did not care about the people, which led to the Huangchao Rebellion. After that, the power of Li and Tang's country plummeted thousands of miles, and the country was in decline." Jia Heng said softly.
In fact, let’s not say that the middle and late Tang Dynasty was a disaster for the feudal towns and the martial arts were in power. Except for the three towns of Heshuo, which were rebellious and opposed to the central government, the other feudal towns in the Central Plains were defensive and containment-oriented, the southeastern financial resources-oriented feudal towns, and the border feudal towns were unable to do so.
In a nutshell.
Even the three towns of Heshuo were actually left over from the Anshi period, and they were both dependent on and resistant to the Tang Dynasty.
"Brother-in-law, do you think there is no need for military commanders to worry about disaster?" Chen Ze asked.
Empress Song Yong Li had a smile on her face and looked at the young man in a daze.
Jia Heng said: "Of course not. Our dynasty has strong branches and weak branches, and military and political affairs are divided. How can this matter? Even though the Jiedushi of our dynasty supports Jie and upholds festivals, like the previous Ping'an Prefecture, they only have Jiedushi.
It's called "proportionate", but there is no restraint to make it real."
Chen Ze had a thoughtful look on his face.
Jia Heng said: "In the Tang Dynasty, Jiedushi only controlled the financial power and the army, and military and political affairs were not divided. Princes rose up easily. Not to mention military generals, even civilian officials were in charge of military and political affairs. When the central government was weak, they had to be independent. Moreover, Jiedushi
The execution of power is mainly based on the shogunate's conquest and military administration. It can be said that it is a prince. The local governor of our court can also be regarded as a feudal official, but which one can do it on his own? Which one of the vassals and armies is not governed by the big and small ministers? Layers
Layers of constraints?”
There is no doubt that centralized power has higher mobilization capabilities and administrative efficiency, but uncontrolled absolute power can only be abused.
In fact, Chen and Han were baptized by the civil service politics of the Song and Ming dynasties. All local officials who controlled financial and personnel power were civil servants with imperial examination qualifications. Moreover, military and political affairs did not belong to the same system, and civil servants rarely loyal to a certain martial noble.
This Lu Li instilled in Chen Ze these remarks about being wary of military generals, which obviously made Chen Ze amplify his fear of military generals, and then target him, Mr. Jia?
I guess they also mentioned some examples of Liu Han’s relatives having exclusive power?
Chen Han's current system does still have the potential for the dictatorship of his relatives, but of course he won't mention it at the moment.
When Chen Ze heard this, he stood up like a young adult, cupped his hands and said, "Brother-in-law, I have learned a lesson."
My brother-in-law was indeed a step ahead of that Bachelor Lu, and he suddenly became enlightened after just a few words.
Princess Wei Yan Yiliu's bright eyes looked thoughtful under her sword-shaped brows.
As she listened to the young man's in-depth explanation throughout the whole process, the girl also secretly admired him.
No wonder his father regarded him as an enemy. His penetrating insight was indeed rare among his peers.
Song Yan sat aside, holding her cheeks with her slender white hands, looking at the young man with her bright eyes, a little lost in thought.
At this moment, I felt something in my heart, and couldn't help but hold a handkerchief in my palm.
Jia Heng also stepped on Lu Li at this moment and said loudly: "Your Highness, if you study history like this, you should learn more high-minded opinions and don't listen to the intolerant opinions of rotten Confucians."
Seeing this scene, Imperial Concubine Duanrong smiled and said: "What did my concubine tell you just now? You should listen to other opinions and don't be biased."
Chen Ze nodded and said, "Concubine, I have written it down."
Empress Song's beautiful face had a bright smile, her eyebrows were curved, and she said softly: "Ziyu, Ze'er usually likes reading."
What's going on? It would be great if Ran'er and Ziyu were together more often. They are close in age and should be able to discuss this.
I always feel that what Ziyu was talking about just now seems to be... the study of emperors?
Jia Heng smiled and said: "His Royal Highness is talented and likes to read, and his future prospects are limitless."
When Empress Song heard this, her beautiful face smiled without losing any trace, but she was slightly startled. Her phoenix eyes under her beautiful eyebrows glanced at the child.
Well, probably not. Ze'er is still young, so it won't be his turn. There are so many brothers in front of him.
But suddenly something came up in my heart. He was no longer young. He was ten years old now. He had been so smart since he was a child, and His Majesty seemed to like him particularly.
Are you having some thoughts that you shouldn't have?
It shouldn't be the case, my sister usually stays aloof from the world.
Sure enough, Concubine Duanrong frowned and said angrily: "You are a wielder of swords and guns, so you can't study well."
Chen Ze raised his little face and said: "Father is having trouble sleeping and eating because of the border issues. I want to learn some riding, archery, and art of war, so that I can share my father's worries in the future."
After hearing this, Jia Heng couldn't say anything else. He just thought about Lu Li, probably because he wanted to support Chen Ze.
Since Li Tang was used as an example just now, the winner of the title of direct descendant was precisely the humble King of Jin Li Zhi.
It is really possible that Chen Ze has been so smart since he was a child.
If we analyze the current mentality of the emperor, it is that I am not old yet and I am not in a hurry to establish a prince. Huang Taiji has just been crowned, and it is the time to be ambitious and create a foundation.
But based on our understanding of the Emperor, King Qi no longer has much hope, while King Chu still has some hope. King Wei's words are actually the most appropriate.
The emperor refused to stand, but in fact he was protecting the king of Wei from being attacked by a group of people and ending up with the suspicion between father and son.
After all, he is a figure who came out of the direct battle during the Longzhi period.
The pyramid of power is too crowded.
Empress Song smiled, with a different meaning in her round voice, and said: "Sister, if Ze'er doesn't understand anything after reading the book, please ask his brother-in-law for advice."
She still shouldn't be too suspicious, she's just a child, and besides, she and her sister are the same mother, and the younger sister won't do that.
Concubine Duanrong said softly: "His brother-in-law is as busy as anything, and it's not easy to pester him with questions all the time."
When Queen Song heard this, she thought to herself that her sister really didn't have any thoughts that she shouldn't have.
At this moment, Princess Xianning took Chen Ze's little hand, with a smile in her clear eyes, pinched her rosy and tight little face and said: "Okay, stop fooling around. If you want to learn horse riding and archery, I will
I’ll just teach you later.”
Jia Heng looked at Empress Song and said, "Your Majesty, let's take our leave first."
Queen Song smiled and said softly: "Go."
Then, Jia Heng, Princess Xianning, Li Chanyue, Song Yan and Chen Ze went to Tangli Palace.
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Let’s not mention for the moment that Jia Heng was drinking with the emperor and empress in the palace, but he said that in the Imperial Court——
Xu Lusheng, the censor of Zuodu, went to the court to inquire, and the interrogation of the relevant criminals had already begun. Based on the confession of the drummer, the investigation started with Xu Ying, who had cheated and won the first place.
As for Fang Huan, the Minister of Rites, Liu Zheng, the Hanlin scholar, and other members of the Hanlin Academy, they asked the censor alone.
In fact, this kind of case has never been a difficult case, and it is not difficult to examine. After questioning through multiple channels, especially with the identification of relevant criminals, Fang Huan, the Minister of Rites, was finally irrefutable and faced Xu Lu's gaze.
, explained the reason for the previous leak.
As time goes by, the truth emerges.
Fang Huan was originally trying to support a younger member of the clan, but he did not expect that it would lead to such a disaster. The younger members of that clan had no sense of confidentiality. When he was looking for a solution to the problem and wrote an article, he wanted to find out the details for the same year. This was passed on to ten people and ten people.
Hundreds, about thirty or forty people were involved.
Xu Lu sent people to arrest several people one by one and brought them to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for interrogation. A malpractice in the imperial examination was exposed to the world.
But at night, it caused an uproar in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"Is the son of Yu De, the right censor of the capital procuratorate, also involved?" In the evening, when the lamp was being held, Xu Lu was sitting in the official office of the government office, with a gloomy face, and asked Zhang Zhi, the censor of the left deputy censor beside him.
Zhang Zhi hesitated and said: "General Secretary, Yu Zhen has a good relationship with his son Mao Jun and is also involved. Yu Zhen is good with Han Hui, the son of Mr. Han Ge, and Han Hui is the second best in this department..."
The sounds from behind are a little thin and undetectable.
Xu Lu frowned and said in a deep voice: "The Holy One has said that no matter who is involved, a thorough investigation will be carried out!"
Speaking of this, he ordered: "Get someone to interrogate Yu Zhen."
Zhang Zhi cupped his hands, his eyes flashed, and then he took the order and left.
There was a vague feeling that a storm was brewing.
At this moment, the scholars in the entire capital were discussing the news that Emperor Chongping had released, that is, a strict investigation would be carried out and an inquisition would be launched. The crowd was so angry that the people gathered outside the yamen of the Ministry of Rites dispersed one after another.
As dusk fell and the lanterns began to turn on, Han Huang, the chief minister of the cabinet, also left the cabinet and returned to the mansion in a carriage. He sat down behind the bookcase in the study outside, picked up the teacup, and thought about the court situation.
Suddenly, the servant reported: "Master, the young master is here."
Han Hui quickly entered the study and said with a sad face: "Father, it's bad, Wendu was taken away by people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Han Huang put down the tea cup in his hand, frowned slightly, and there was a trace of doubt on his elegant face under the light, and said: "What's going on? Yu Zhen is not in the Ministry of Civil Affairs to observe politics, people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate are looking for him...
"
Suddenly I was shocked, could it be?
Han Hui looked unhappy and said: "Wendu was involved in the malpractice of the imperial examination. He said that he was able to pass the imperial examination through leaked questions."
At the end of the sentence, my hands and feet felt cold.
Han Huang was startled, and his expression became clouded.
Yu De is the backbone of the Zhejiang Party, will he be implicated in this?
At this moment, the servant reported outside the study that Han Huang's brother-in-law Yan Hong came over to visit and entered the mansion. A frightened face was reflected under the candlelight and he said: "Brother."
Han Huang looked at Han Hui and Yan Hong, and vaguely understood something in his heart. He waved the servant away and said, "What on earth is going on?"
Yan Hong looked troubled and hesitantly said: "Brother, Zisheng was also involved. I helped write the test questions. I didn't know the details at the time."
When Han Huang heard this, his vision went dark. The tea cup on the small table beside him was swept away and fell to the ground with a "snap". The kacha sound made Yan Hong and Han Hui startled.
"Father." Han Hui was startled when he saw this, and quickly came forward to help Han Huang.
"Hutu, you are so stupid!" Han Huang calmed down, looked at the two of them, his eyes fell on Yan Hong's face, and asked: "If you reveal the problem, why don't you tell me? Why don't you tell Zhao Bojian? You are
How dare you conceal the wine sacrifice at the Imperial College?"
Yan Hong was reprimanded by Han Huang, lowered his head and said: "Wendu said it might be a question for the general examination, we just thought it was a test question, so I wrote an article for Zi Sheng, who would have thought that it would actually be a question for the general examination?
The test question? After the big mistake was made, I heard people mention it, and I couldn't expose my shortcomings. I thought it would just go away."
At this time, in fact, the imperial examination had the habit of testing questions. Of course, it was not just one test, but several tests. Most of the questions were not accurate, but only a few were accurate.
Han Huang looked at Yan Hong with stern eyes and said in a deep voice: "Even if it is a question, how can I do it for you? Now that the leak of the question has been revealed, once people find out, they may think that I got the question early and am deliberately planning for my own children to take the high school entrance examination.
I couldn’t even wash myself off if I jumped into the Yellow River.”
How will his colleagues in the court view him then?
Colluded with Zhao Bojian, leaked the test questions in advance, and let his son go to high school?
When Yan Hong heard this, he became very anxious and said quickly: "Brother, this matter must not involve my brother. If the Metropolitan Procuratorate investigates me and Zisheng, it will definitely not involve my brother."
"How can you control other people's comments? No matter how you investigate now, the mistake has been made." Han Huang frowned, feeling an irritation welling up deep in his heart.
But after all, he had spent a lot of time cultivating his qi, and he was thinking about a way to escape from the bottom of his heart.
A look of determination appeared on Han Hui's face and he said: "Father, it's better to refuse to admit it. When the Metropolitan Procuratorate asks about it, my son will take care of it himself and just say that he sincerely didn't know anything about it."
Han Huang's face was gloomy and he said coldly: "This question was given to you by Yu Zhen. Can you guarantee that Yu Zhen can withstand the interrogation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate? How can you hide Xu Deqing's piercing eyes from just one appearance in court?
Pass?"
Han Hui's expression changed and he was speechless for a moment.
Although he can be sure that his friend can withstand the interrogation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and will not involve him, it is difficult to say with certainty.
Yan Hong's face turned pale at this moment, and he felt his mind was cold. He said in a trembling voice: "Brother, how should we deal with this matter?"
Once the son of the chief minister is involved, it will be easy for people to suspect that Zhao Mo and Fang Huan are colluding with their elder brothers.
Han Huang frowned, his face was a little depressed, and he whispered: "Let me think about it."
This is a disaster, but it is not a solution.
After thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice: "I will go to the palace overnight to report this matter to the Holy Master."
"Brother, how can this be done?" Yan Hong's expression suddenly changed. His usual elegance and calmness were no longer there, and his face was full of panic.
If he is honest with his superiors and comes to terms with his crimes, he will surely be punished by the palace.
Han Huang's face was expressionless and he said slowly: "Rather than letting the Metropolitan Procuratorate torture him and cause uproar in the city, it is better to be honest with the palace first. With the broad mind of the Holy One, he should be able to distinguish the interests and harms."
When things come to this, I can only ask the palace to be frank about this matter and ask for understanding. Of course, there are also some considerations in how to say it.
As for whether his son's imperial examination achievements are suspected of deceiving the emperor, it all depends on the Sacred Heart.
Originally, we had no choice but to submit to the Jiangnan issue.
It can be said that the only one who can stop Xu Lu now is Emperor Chongping. Otherwise, he would follow the clues and catch Han Hui, and then find out that the son of the chief minister of the cabinet who was selected for the imperial examination was also "secured" because of the leaked test questions, which would cause an uproar in the whole court.
Han Huang's face was solemn, and he told Yan Hong and Han Hui, who had earthy faces, and said: "You two, don't go out in the mansion, wait until I come back from the palace."
I hope Na Yu De's son can withstand the interrogation by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
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Just when people in the capital were making a fuss over leaking questions about the imperial examination, Jinling, thousands of miles away, was quiet and beautiful.
The cool breeze of the summer night suddenly blew, blowing the banana trees in the courtyard. The summer rain from the previous day fell on the grass, and the frogs croaked.
In the wing room, the lights are bright, and the eldest princess of Jinyang is lying on the bed. Her beautiful green hair is not tied into a bun on her forehead, but slightly draped over her shoulders. Her face, which looks like a peony flower, has fragrant skin and fair skin.
Her beautiful eyes were slightly closed under her rosy, curved eyebrows, and her expression was full of tranquility. Her beautiful neck seemed to have become taller and taller because of having a child.
Next to him, Yuan Chun read the Di Bao, his voice sounding like big beads falling on a jade plate.
As half a year passed, the beauty's lower abdomen swelled and gradually became a round ball, her figure became plump, her appearance became more graceful and plump, and she became increasingly lethargic.
"Your Highness, Brother Heng has been granted the title of Duke of Wei, and has also been granted marriage." Yuan Chun put down the residence newspaper, his plump and beautiful face full of joy.
Compared with Zhen Qing, who always sent secret agents from the Chu Palace to inquire about information from the capital, and delivered information via flying pigeons, the eldest princess of Jinyang had been raising her baby with peace of mind after Jia Heng won the victory in Ping'an Prefecture, and never sent anyone to the capital to inquire.
According to the news, I just received the urgent delivery report from Beijing six hundred miles to Jinling today.
Of course, this was already expected based on experience.
"It's enough to be awarded a first-class title for my merits. I've given a princess and a princess, and each has been demoted to a lower level. This will stop the world from talking about you." The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "
This day has come to an end since I proposed the method of combining yang and yang."
It was the first time she proposed this topic, thinking that it would be easier to stay with Ziyu through Chan Yue's cover, but now it has been a year or two.
The baby in her belly is now several months old.
"Your Highness, the little princess is getting married in the middle of the month." Yuan Chun said softly with gentle eyes, and there was some leisurely fascination deep in his eyes.
"There's no going back. How can I be decent with such a big belly?" Princess Jinyang gently stroked her bulging belly with a hint of laughter on her face.
This is the first time that she has given birth to a child. She feels clumsy when walking every day.
"The newspaper here said that Wang Shuirong of Beijing asked Jiangnan Navy to help suppress the bandits. Brother Heng should come to Jiangnan once. There is no war in the north." Yuan Chun's beautiful eyes saw Chang Xiang and said with a chuckle: "
Do you want to stop writing a letter to urge Brother Heng?"
She also wanted to have a younger brother.
"It's time to write him a letter. When he gets married, hurry up and come over. You won't miss us two." Princess Jinyang said softly, with a hint of resentment in her tone.
Jia Heng stayed at the border for several months. Not only did he not write any letters to the Jinchaitong in Ning and Rong, he also did not write any letters in Nan Province.