Chapter five hundred and eleven: filial piety first
Mou Bin said happily: "There is indeed news. The news has just been released in the palace. I am afraid that I will prepare to go to the military Yamen."
After hearing the news, although Liu Chengfeng was quite confident, he couldn't help but feel happy and said: "Congratulations, sir."
Wen Zheng looked at Mou Bin with a smile and said: "My lord, to be honest, I am a little bit reluctant to leave this Jin Yiwei. Now that your lord is here, why not come and have tea and celebrate your success."
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Mou Bin nodded in agreement and asked for tea and cakes. Since they had all had dinner, everyone didn't touch the fruits and cakes on the table, and started chatting over the tea.
After an hour, Mou Bin saw that it was almost time. He stood up, glanced at Liu Chengfeng, and said seriously: "Liu Qian, thanks to you today, Mou will remember this kindness."
After he said this solemnly, Liu Chengfeng naturally couldn't be shameless and said that he would remember to repay his kindness next time, but he said very hypocritically: "It should be done, it should be done, sir, you don't have to be polite."
I said goodbye to Mou Bin and spent the whole night speechless.
As soon as the Chinese New Year comes, the business of Beauty House and Jubao House comes to a standstill. However, even so, the surplus from the New Year has already been earned before the New Year. Both Jubao House and Beauty House have specially organized activities. In addition,
Stimulated by the New Year's goods, the money earned in one month has exceeded the total in one quarter. But now, whether they are businessmen or ladies, all the ladies are celebrating the New Year, and the only ones who can still keep functioning are those who study and study.
However, the business of learning and reporting has indeed been affected to some extent, but for Liu Chengfeng, it is actually nothing. It is like this during the Chinese New Year. Even a busy person like him has to take a break. Not to mention
Someone else.
In a blink of an eye, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The weather was gradually getting warmer. It was said that the peach blossoms in the temples outside the city were in full bloom early, so there were a lot more tourists going out for an outing. However, most of the people who were able to go out were literati.
Now that workshops everywhere have started working, ordinary people have neither the mood nor the time.
The capital gradually became lively. On the early morning of the 16th day of the first lunar month, Liu Chengfeng got up early, put on court clothes and prepared to go to court.
Today is a big court meeting, and all civil and military officials above the fifth rank must participate, so Liu Chengfeng must go, but the most anticipated thing at this time is the emperor's internal transfers to the pro-army. Even the last one
As a reward for the Mingjiao case, he sat in the flower hall and ate tea and a few pastries. While Bi'er brought a hat for Liu Chengfeng, he said: "Your Highness asked me to say that it has been
I have made an appointment with the eldest lady to go to Beauty Square today. If the Marquis comes back, there is no need to wait for them. I'm afraid they won't be able to come back until the evening."
Liu Chengfeng knew that Beauty Square had been closed for fifteen consecutive days. It was not a lot of time, but it was a lot of time. However, the women and ladies who had gradually become accustomed to going to Beauty Square for shopping and leisure were all exhausted.
In one breath, this thing is actually addictive. It may not be taken seriously by men, but it is extremely attractive to women, especially the women who are only in the cave world at this time.
Liu Chengfeng nodded and said: "I'm afraid I didn't come back so early today. I've been idle for so long and I don't know how many chores I have accumulated. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back until midnight. Go tell them and tell them to go."
Just play, don’t have anything to worry about.”
Bi'er couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.
Liu Chengfeng swallowed a small piece of pastry and asked, "Why is Bi'er smiling?"
Bi'er said seriously: "I'm not laughing at anything, I just think the Marquis is a little weird."
Weird... Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but look at his clothes. He didn't find anything unusual and asked, "What's weird?"
Bi'er said: "Mr. Marquis, all the ladies and ladies from each family who go to Beauty Square will inevitably have to be gossiped about by those gentlemen. But Mr. Marquis is very generous. He can take matters into his own hands. There is no need to do so."
What are your concerns?"
Liu Chengfeng laughed dumbly. In fact, the sequelae of Beauty Square have now appeared. Although Beauty Square is a good place and there is nothing to worry about for those gentlemen, but when something happens frequently, it makes people unbearable.
He frowned. If he went there a few times a month, I'm afraid no one would say anything. But now many people in the capital actually go out every once in a while, which makes some masters a little dissatisfied. It's just that they are dissatisfied, at most.
Just say a few words, after all, this thing is of no importance, it is just a matter of small details.
After eating and drinking, Liu Chengfeng stood up, scratched Bi'er's nose, and said: "You are so meddlesome. The Marquis Mansion has the rules of the Marquis Mansion. Why do you have to be the same as others? Go and inform the stable.
, I just said I would go over after half a stick of incense."
Bi'er blushed with embarrassment and left quickly.
Liu Chengfeng straightened his clothes, and then went directly to the middle gate. His steps were not fast, which gave the stable time to prepare. When he arrived at the middle gate, the carriage was already ready, and several people on duty were waiting for him.
The school captain who was serving him was also waiting here. Liu Chengfeng stepped on the high stool and got on the carriage. The carriage quickly headed towards the Meridian Gate surrounded by seven or eight guards.
The Meridian Gate is very noisy. After all, the New Year has just ended and the joy has not faded away. Everyone saw each other and said auspicious words. There are many new things about the New Year, not to mention that Mou Bin invited guests to dinner.
The other most sensational thing was that someone from Shanhaiguan, Liaodong came back to report on his work.
The identity of the person who came back to report on his duties was very special. He was actually a member of the Jinyi Guards. This person was the previous commander of the Jinyi Guards. His name was Wantong, and he was the younger brother of Concubine Wan Gui. Therefore, he was recommended by Concubine Wan Gui to serve. During his tenure, this person
Commander Wan and Concubine Wan were almost at odds with each other. Concubine Wan was able to extend her tentacles into the outer court, which actually had something to do with Wan Tong.
It was this Wantong who, after Zhu Youtang succeeded to the throne, naturally found an excuse to demote him from the capital. However, Concubine Wan Guifei was Zhu Youtang's stepmother anyway, so she just criticized Wantong.
, was directly dispatched to Liaodong, on the pretext that he was inspecting the military affairs of Liaodong as a Jin Yiwei.
This kind of job is actually the most uncomfortable. It seems like you are going to Liaodong to become a local emperor. In fact, it is not the case. There are many military leaders in Liaodong. These people are not arrogant and have always ignored the imperial guards sent by the imperial court. Moreover, that place
It is a bitter cold place with many imperial envoys, and it is one of the important focal points of the imperial court. Any slightly excessive behavior will be immediately impeached by the imperial envoys, so this Wantong is not so much an imperial order to go on official business.
He was an exiled exile who went to Liaodong to endure hardships.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years later, the palace had already completely forgotten about Envoy Wan Qin. If it hadn't been for a recent incident, it would have been impossible to recruit him back. With the emperor's thoughts, it was natural for him to be brought back.
It was best to keep this guy out of sight, and it was best not to show up for the rest of his life, but on New Year's Eve, something happened to the Haixi Jurchens.
At that time, someone didn't know who wanted to punish Wantong, and asked him to inspect the city on the pretext that the military affairs in Haixi were slack. Who knew that as soon as he entered the city, rebels from the Haixi Jurchens attacked the city.
The defenders were panicked. In fact, the main military forces in Liaodong were deployed in the west, mainly to defend against the Waci and Tatars coming from the west with the Duoyan Guards. However, because the various ministries in Liaodong had always been docile to the court, it was impossible for the court to send them to the west.
The elite border troops were transferred to the Jurchen side of Haixi. At that time, the number of defenders in the city was less than a thousand, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled.
.Fastest update.) was so fierce that he almost planned to abandon the city and surrender, but at this juncture, Wantong suddenly appeared, killed the garrison, seized the military power, and ordered the defense as an imperial envoy, which lasted for five days.
It was not until the Ming army in Liaoyang sent reinforcements that the city was finally saved and the rebellion of the Haixi Jurchens was suppressed.
This battle is actually just a small-scale war, but since Emperor Hongzhi came to power, there have been very few wars, so this counter-rebellion is very dazzling. The governors of Liaodong have quickly sent people to send victory reports to the court, and
It was obvious that things were going well for him, and he had made such great contributions. It was impossible for the palace to continue to forget him. Not to mention that he would be promoted and make a fortune, at least he was certain to return to the capital from that hellish place in Liaodong.
Sure enough, yesterday, it was said that the emperor had issued a decree overnight for Wantong to return to the capital, and had quickly drawn up a reward.
As for who this Wantong is, everyone knows that this person is related to Concubine Wan Guifei. Of course, everyone also knows who Concubine Wan Guifei is. So some people wrote a letter to object, all talking about Wantong's past crimes, but there are also
People wrote a letter to support her, saying that no matter how bad Concubine Wan Gui was, she was still His Majesty's mother. No matter how wrong Wan Tong was, she had made great achievements now. Your Majesty must not lose your filial piety because of this.
The latter's memorial brought Xiaoyi out. I'm afraid only God knows what the palace's expressions would be like. Everyone was talking about this matter. Some supported Wantong, and some opposed it.
After all, to put it bluntly, the ministers are just arguing for the sake of arguing. These people who are busy and anxious all day long must find something to do.
In this era, the most important thing is filial piety. Filial piety is the first of all virtues. In name, the emperor and Concubine Wan Gui are mother and son. No matter what Concubine Wan Gui does wrong, from a moral and etiquette point of view, Zhu Youtang must serve at his knees.
Now that Concubine Wan Gui is dead, his brother will naturally be kind to him. Only in this way can he be a good emperor who is benevolent and filial.
This kind of truth will sound ridiculous to later generations, but these voices are the most mainstream values at this time. Anyone who violates them will inevitably have to endure a lot of verbal criticism.
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The second chapter is here, and a new story is about to unfold. I have been imagining it for a long time, and my brain cells have died. (To be continued)