The next day, the sky just broke, and the summer light turned out earlier. Among the curtains in the backyard, Jia Heng stood up from the warm fragrant jade, looked up at the sky, and saw a touch of blue-white.
It was late June in the summer of the 17th year of Chongping. In the blink of an eye, half of the year had passed.
"Uncle." Sister You's charming, soft voice was full of laziness after getting up, and she looked at the young man who stood up, wearing boots and clothes.
"We're going to court today, you two should sleep a little longer," Jia Heng said.
Third Sister You said: "Then Second Sister and I will help you get dressed."
He turned to look at Second Sister You, who was sleeping soundly in the inner compartment, and said angrily: "Second Sister, wake up."
Second Sister You said "嘤咛", her closed curved eyelashes trembled, the tiredness faded away from her beautiful jade face, and under her beautiful eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were shining brightly. When she opened her mouth, her voice Su Nuo is like a baby: "Third sister, what time is it now?"
"The sun is shining down on your buttocks." Third Sister You joked with a smile, and said softly: "Second Sister, get up and serve the uncle."
Last night, I was bullying the second sister from behind. The second sister really relied on the uncle in everything.
Second Sister You stood up, her charming charm on her brows and eyes had not faded at all. She looked at the young man shyly and said softly: "Uncle, I will help you get dressed."
The uncle had to bully her until she was so weak that she couldn't even get up.
Jia Heng smiled, but did not refuse. Then, Second Sister You and Third Sister You got up.
After having breakfast with the You sisters, Jia Heng, surrounded by the imperial guards, headed all the way to the palace garden.
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Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall
Today was not originally the time for a court meeting, but due to the rebellion of King Chen Cheng of Qi and Prince Zhongshun and his son, Emperor Chongping also needed to deal with the relevant criminals.
Jia Heng left the hall and headed all the way to the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace, accompanied by a large number of royal guards.
Compared with the bustle in front of the palace in the past, the square in front of Hanyuan Palace is now much more solemn and quiet. All the civil and military ministers have different expressions, and most of them have worries on their brows. It is obvious that the case of King Qi's rebellion the day before yesterday The impact has not yet dissipated.
"The Duke of Wei is here."
After a while, the crowd was whispering, and then they saw the boy in python suit walking quickly from not far away, with a serious look on his face.
It can be said that the biggest beneficiary of King Qi's rebellion was Jia Heng.
Abandoning the army, taking light cavalry, and rushing thousands of miles to aid the capital, how loyal is this?
Of course, there is also a saying in the past two days that Duke Wei is also worried that something will happen to his female family members in Beijing.
After all, the Duke of Wei and even the nuns... how could they see such a beautiful family fall into the hands of the rebels?
The banner played by the King of Qi was "Qing Jun's side, punishing Jia's party", which shows that he deeply hates Duke Wei.
As several whips crackled, the civil and military ministers who were originally lined up in the white marble square suppressed their complicated thoughts, followed the steps, and strode into the palace.
Emperor Chongping was already sitting on the throne, accepting the worship of the civil and military ministers of the Han Dynasty. He was in the midst of a national mourning, and his face was filled with an aura of indifference that kept strangers away from him.
"I have seen the Holy One, long live long live, long live long live." The ministers below all saluted and said in deep thought.
"Your Majesty, please be safe." Emperor Chongping's cheeks were sunken, but his eyes were shining, and his voice was still full of energy.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then, all the civil and military officials stood up one after another.
Emperor Chongping cast a pair of calm eyes on the young man in the python suit and asked: "Duke Wei, how was the interrogation of the rebellion case between Chen Cheng and Chen Rong and his son?"
As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the palace raised their ears and listened carefully.
Jia Heng held an ivory jade wat, and under the attention of all the officials in the palace, he went out and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Cheng and Chen Rong and their sons confessed to the relevant treason criminals. The guards of the Jinyi Mansion have arrested them yesterday, and all three of them will be killed." Capture them, now Jinyi Mansion is questioning them one by one."
Emperor Chongping's face was as frosty as he said in a deep voice: "After completing the mission of eradicating evil, these three people assassinated the emperor and committed great treason. We must dig out those members one by one to prevent them from committing adultery outside the law."
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "I will obey the imperial edict."
Emperor Chongping said loudly again: "Yesterday, Chen Rong and his son, Chen Cheng and others forced me to abdicate. Many people in the capital agreed. Since I came to the throne, I dare not say that my achievements are greater than those of my ancestors, but I ask myself if I have worked hard. I dare to live up to my ancestors' inheritance, but the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty actually want to force me to abdicate my throne and focus on China. How can you teach me?"
At this moment, when the ministers below heard this, they all knelt down to plead guilty and said: "I await the death penalty!"
There were no ministers in the palace who asked to abdicate yesterday, but the so-called emperor humiliated his ministers to death, and everyone present knelt down to apologize.
Looking at the crowd of kneeling ministers below, Emperor Chongping snorted coldly and said: "All of you are not guilty. I think it is my merits and virtues that are weak, so I am guilty of this."
"Your Majesty, I await the death penalty. I will be punished by death." The ministers below knelt down and kowtowed, asking for forgiveness again.
Emperor Chongping said: "Yesterday, the King of Qi committed a crime and rebelled against human ethics. Where is your honor as a minister?"
The ministers below again knelt down to apologize.
Emperor Chongping looked indifferent and said, "Get up, everyone."
Immediately, he added: "In the previous rebellion in Shandong, Duke Wei led the troops to quell the rebellion, and he also led the troops to the rescue of Shenjing on a starry night. His contribution was greater than rescuing the emperor. How do you think we should reward him?"
In fact, Emperor Chongping also thought about how to reward Jia Heng. Especially since a turmoil had just occurred in the court, it was impossible not to reward a loyal minister like Jia Heng, so as to tie his heart with kindness and set an example for other ministers.
As for Jia Heng's credit for quelling the Shandong rebellion, this level of credit was obviously not enough to be promoted to a county king, nor would it be possible to add the merit of rescuing Jia Heng.
But if we talk about granting marriage again, we have just given Princess Le'an and the daughter of King Meng. It is a time of national mourning, so it is impossible to grant marriage again.
Then the only option is to increase the number of posts.
At this time, Yao Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, held an ivory jade wat high, and immediately bowed his head and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Wei is now a first-class Duke. I think it is not appropriate for me to be killed for minor merits." I will give him a reward and give him an order to commend him. When he has further merit, it will not be too late to give him a reward as well."
Micro skills...
At this moment, all the ministers in the palace had somewhat strange expressions on their faces.
However, after the previous experience of being forced to abdicate by the ministers, many ministers were worried about being focused on by the emperor, but no one spoke out against it.
As time passed, everyone came to understand that without their reminding, the emperor knew how to reward Duke Wei for his military merits.
Why is the emperor not afraid of it? Otherwise, the means of granting marriage would not be used.
"Rewards and punishments for merit and demerit are the canons of the country. Since you have merit, how can you not reward or delay reward?" Emperor Chongping said with indifferent eyes and a calm voice with a hint of coldness.
Yao Yu, however, insisted with an expression on his face, cupping his hands and saying: "Wei ministers think that it is enough to be kind to their children, grandchildren, wives and concubines, and it is not appropriate to increase their official position or rank in order to nourish their arrogance."
The corners of Jia Heng's mouth twitched. He didn't know where he was arrogant.
However, Emperor Chongping looked solemn and said in a cold voice: "Jia Ziyu has only one daughter. It is too early to talk about Enyin's children. As for her mother, she has already been given a royal title. Since her title and military merit are not enough, the cabinet has drafted a decree to defend the country fairly. For his role in rescuing the emperor during the chaos in Shandong, he was conferred the title of Grand Master, Duke Jia Heng, in recognition of his extraordinary achievements."
The so-called three masters, three orphans, three divisions and three young masters. Previously, Jia Heng was granted the title of Prince Taibao and Minister of the Ministry of War. This is an official of the East Palace and is subordinate to the Third Division. The three young masters are also the crown prince Shaobao, the prince's young master, and the prince's young master. Deputy to the former.
Now Jia Heng has quelled the rebellion in Shandong and led his Qingqi to the aid of Shenjing. With his combined achievements, Jia Heng rose to the top in one fell swoop, surpassing the three orphans, and was conferred the title of Grand Master in one step.
Generally speaking, these are official titles given by senior ministers and some veterans. Most of them are of high moral character and high prestige and have repeatedly achieved special honors. It can be said that the promotion of official titles has reached the pinnacle.
That is to say, in the future, there will be almost no additional posts to add.
Jia Heng sighed in his heart, knowing that the emperor was thinking of the reward for abandoning his army and aiding the capital.
Otherwise, a young master, a young master, and a young protector would be enough to repay the merit. Of course, it may seem a little thin, but thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness.
He had nothing to do except to thank the Holy Grace.
Ordinarily, it seems more appropriate to confer him a title for his contribution to the New Deal. However, since the New Deal has already confirmed the marriage proposal, when the merits are recounted in the future, he will probably not be promoted to another official.
He already knew this.
When Han Huang, the chief minister of the cabinet, heard this, his face was expressionless and he held his hands in agreement.
Obviously, the previous remarks made the chief minister of the cabinet understand the emperor's thoughts.
After two more resignations, he will probably leave. Compared with the emperor's approval and disapproval, the plot of three resignations and three concessions will undoubtedly be much more disgraced.
Jia Heng also paused for a moment, bowed his head and said, "I would like to thank you for your kindness, long live long live long live."
Just when I was about to kneel down, a thought inevitably came to my mind, Master Jia... Master Jia stayed on the dragon bed at night?
He always felt that this name was not a good one, especially if he fell into the sweet girl's beauty trap.
Emperor Chongping, with his thin, pine-browed brows and an indifferent look in his eyes, then ordered: "The cabinet will draft an edict. In addition, the minister of military aircraft, the first-class loyal and diligent Marquis Xie Zaiyi, who will also serve as the crown prince's Taibao, will be appointed as the commander of Jinyi Commander Qu Lang and the commander of Jinyi. I am a powerful general of the first rank. Anyone who is loyal to the king in the case of King Qi's rebellion will have his merits recognized in detail by the Beijing Camp and the Ministry of War, and will be rewarded based on his merits."
It can be said that this time the generals of Jia Heng's line have won the trust of Emperor Chongping with their loyalty.
Xie Zaiyi got out of the train and said yes.
Han Huang's face paused slightly, and he also accepted the order.
Then, Emperor Chongping didn't wait for the ministers to have different thoughts, and spoke again: "Li Zan, the great scholar of Wuying Palace and the second assistant in the cabinet, is not afraid of swords and axes in times of chaos. He should be the first to angrily rebuke the traitors. His loyalty is commendable, and he has been granted the title of Taibao."
Li Zan was originally a Shaobao and Minister of the Ministry of War, but now he went one step further and became a Taibao.
When Li Zan heard this, he held an ivory wat tablet in his hand, lifted his robe, bowed his hands and said, "I am a humble minister but I have fulfilled my duties and I dare not ask for credit or rewards."
Emperor Chongping showed admiration in his eyes and said: "Li Qing guards Youyan with great integrity and hard work. Now it is natural for him to be promoted to a higher position."
This middle-aged emperor promoted Li Zan from the first rank of Shaobao to the first rank of Taibao among the three Dukes. He is now a full rank, obviously paving the way for the future.
Han Huang looked pale at this moment, his eyes flickered, and he sighed softly in his heart.
The emperor's will has been decided.
At this time, Li Zan also received the order to thank him.
Emperor Chongping glanced at the courtiers below and said loudly: "Now that the New Deal is being implemented in the provinces, the inspection of the garrison affairs is still going on as usual. The soldiers in the Shandong garrison conspired to rebel, which shows that the disadvantages of the soldiers in the local garrison are serious. The Minister of Military Aircraft As well as all the military honors, as previously discussed, go to the local areas to organize military affairs and garrison affairs, without any mistakes."
Early this morning, he felt weak all over, dizzy and tinnitus. The new policy could not be delayed any longer and needed to see results as soon as possible.
At the end of the year, he will see the New Deal being fully rolled out throughout the Han Dynasty. In two or three years, Liaodong will be restored and the world will be at peace. He will be able to abdicate with peace of mind and protect his successors.
Of course, this is just the emperor's idea. At that time, he may still not be able to let go of the power to control the wind and rain.
When the officials below heard this, their hearts trembled, and then they raised their hands and said yes.
In this way, the court meeting ended at midnight, because the Jinyi Mansion was still hearing the case of King Qi's rebellion, and had not yet dealt with Prince Zhongshun, his son, King Qi, and others.
But Dahan’s personnel were basically finalized.
Emperor Chongping called Jia Heng and said, "Duke Wei, stay here."
Jia Heng stood up, turned around, bowed to the middle-aged emperor behind the case, and said, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Chongping greeted: "Zi Yu, come with me for a walk."
Jia Heng responded, and then followed Emperor Chongping, surrounded by Dai Quan and other internal eunuchs, out of the Great Hanyuan Hall and headed towards the Imperial Garden along the Zhuliangdaiwa Palace Road.
Walk quickly along the cobbled palace path to the back garden.
Emperor Chongping showed worry on his resolute face and asked: "Zi Yu, the Shandong Guards are all rebelling. Will this kind of thing happen in the local area?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the rebellion of the Shandong Guards is just an isolated matter. Under the bewitchment of the White Lotus Sect, they became enemies of the imperial court. It is really hateful."
Emperor Chongping asked again: "Will there be no more similar troubles in the local guard station?"
Jia Heng said: "Now that Wuhou has gone to the local area to rectify the military affairs and garrison the government, I think that there will be no more troubles like this. Even if there are twists and turns, they will be small twists and turns."
Emperor Chongping nodded slightly and said: "The soldiers in the guard are like rotten beetles. Without scraping the bones to cure the poison, it will be difficult for me, a big man, to rise from the ashes."
In fact, the four words "increase revenue and reduce expenditure" are to rectify the official administration and open up financial resources. Today's rectification of corruption in the health center is itself part of the rectification of the official administration.
Jia Heng said: "What the Holy One said is true. The number of soldiers in the guard station will be reduced, the troops will be refined and the administration will be streamlined. After the implementation of the New Deal in the World, the resurgence of our great Han Dynasty will be in sight."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "I am worried not only about the New Deal, but also about the Jurchens in Liaodong. The imperial doctor said that I am suffering from severe health problems. I don't know if I will see Liaodong restored in my lifetime. The Han Dynasty will be peaceful and the people will live and work in peace and contentment. I can only rely on you, Ziyu, to assist my descendants in the future and create peace for all ages."
As he said that, he glanced at the change in expression on the face of the boy in the python suit.
The title of Grand Master is also more of a test. After being promoted to Grand Master, there is no title. Are you humble and respectful, as usual?
This emperor was originally a master of maneuvering, but now Jia Heng has grown to the point where he needs to be careful and vigilant.
It can be said that whether it is the secret beating yesterday or the promotion and promotion today, it is the emperor's way of looking at people.
Jia Heng said warmly: "As I see it, Your Majesty has taken good care of his body. He still has a hundred years of life left. The Jurchens are now at the end of their power. Given time, the Jurchens will surely be destroyed."
I always felt that the emperor's thoughts were a little weird. He had just revealed to himself about the dragon body, said that time was running out, and that he would assist in state affairs in the future. This...
Has it really come to this?
Whenever there is some joy on his face, it may become the cause of disaster.
Emperor Chongping sighed and said: "I hope so. The King of Wei previously said that he liked military affairs. I think that if he takes up his post in the military aircraft department, he also needs to be familiar with military affairs. Ziyu thinks it is appropriate for him to go to the capital camp to practice. ?”
The two vassals of Wei and Chu needed support because their party members were still young. Otherwise, from Xie Zaiyi in the Beijing camp to the Jinyi Mansion, Ziyu would almost be the one to take charge.
Although Ziyu was loyal to him, the situation in the court had gradually become unbalanced and one family could no longer dominate.
In fact, this is a change of mentality. From the beginning when Jia Heng checked and balanced the Qi Party, to now when Jia Heng became more powerful, both the Qi Party and the Zhejiang Party suffered heavy setbacks. Emperor Chongping wanted to support new political forces to check and balance Jia Heng in order to Maintain the balance of the government.
Especially Jia Heng's status as the son-in-law of the emperor, there was a certain risk of usurping the throne in the past dynasties.
It is conceivable that once Liaodong is pacified, it will be Jia Heng's fate that the county prince and grand master, Rong Yang, will no longer hold the actual position.
Jia Heng said: "The Beijing camp is currently recruiting new soldiers. If the King of Wei is interested, he can go to the Beijing camp to supervise the army and observe the drills."
Since ancient times, why some powerful ministers have been PUAed by emperors is because emperors will cut sausages, not to take away your authority all at once and force you to a dead end, but to test your reaction step by step.
For example, if Emperor Chongping proposed to adjust the personnel in the Beijing camp, he would have no choice but not even the slightest resentment.
You can't go against his mother now, right?
It is conceivable that this kind of testing of human nature will continue until war breaks out in Liaodong.
So Xiaoxiao asked him to go out as much as possible.
Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment and then asked: "Ziyu thinks who from the Wei and Chu vassals can live in the East Palace. There is no one else here, and Ziyu can speak freely."
Last night, when Ziyu asked him about this topic, he frequently peeked at Zitong's face, obviously quite fearful.
Well, of course the emperor would not know that Jia Heng was... missing the sweet girl's charming fragrance.
Jia Heng's heart trembled, his face paused slightly, and he said: "The Holy Emperor is at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, so it would be too early to consider the East Palace."
"The crown prince is the foundation of the country. If it remains undecided for a long time and people's hearts fluctuate, the incident of King Qi may not happen again. Therefore, it should be decided early and it must be decided early. Moreover, whether the new government can be continued in the future to prevent the death of people and the government, the conduct of the new king , The talents are also extraordinary and comparable, so they have to be inspected and cultivated as soon as possible." Emperor Chongping said slowly with a calm expression.
It can be regarded as a frank confrontation with Jia Heng.
Jia Heng thought carefully about his words, and asked with a straight face, "Who does the Holy Lord prefer, and whom do I entrust to the East Palace?"
When Emperor Chongping heard this, his expression was startled at first, then he smiled but did not speak.
Obviously, the emperor was also satisfied with this answer.
This topic is inherently a trap, and it is not appropriate to support anyone.
Jia Heng was now supporting Emperor Chongping to the back garden. It was midsummer, with birds singing, flowers fragrant, butterflies fluttering, and flowers blooming in abundance.
The two of them were talking and came to an octagonal pavilion with cornices and hooked corners. The red paint on the horizontal beams shone in the summer sun.
Emperor Chongping raised his thin eyebrows and asked with clear eyes, "Ziyu thinks that after the implementation of the New Deal, how much national prosperity can be continued for my great Han Dynasty?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "In the past dynasties, the failure of the imperial court was due to the poverty of the country and the people. If the national treasury is strong, even if it is like a weak Song Dynasty and the army is exhausted, because the wealth is hidden in the people, the country will still survive for one or two hundred years, and we The style of martial arts in the dynasty is comparable to that of a strong man. As long as the successor kings do not indulge in extravagance and extravagance, I, a great man, can maintain our country for at least two hundred years."
"Two hundred years." Under his thin pine brows, Emperor Chongping's eyes were distant and deep, as sharp as looking through the clouds at the sky, and he murmured: "Two hundred years, Mencius said, and in five hundred years a king will surely rise, just like before. How could our dynasty last for five hundred years? If my great Han Dynasty can live for three hundred years, I will be worthy of my great Han ancestors."
Jia Heng comforted him and said: "Your Majesty, I cannot say that there will be future kings. There are other strange people and talents with world-wide knowledge. They should continue to serve the country. Your majesty will be a wise king in the future. His name will remain in history and be praised by future generations for generations."
The so-called belief in the wisdom of future generations.
Emperor Chongping smiled, and under his thin, slack eyebrows, his sharp eyes flickered, as if he had a different meaning, and said, "You, Jia Ziyu, should be considered a famous official of the generation."
When Jia Heng heard this, his face was solemn and he said: "This is what this humble minister wishes to hear in his life."
Just listen to the emperor's words. It's actually hard to say what will happen in the future.
Now because of the pregnancy of Miaoyu Yanni, as time has passed, it has spread from Shenjing City to the entire Han Dynasty, and he has become known as a lecherous and debauched person. Of course, the young martial artist is a promiscuous man, which does not hurt.
But it is enough to make some civil servants who regard themselves as aloof, treat them as aliens.
Emperor Chongping led Jia Heng to walk in the back garden. He felt that his energy was much better and said: "The eighth prince Chen Ze also wanted to learn the art of war the day before yesterday. Zi Yu can teach him more when he is not busy in the capital."
The eighth prince, Chen Ze, was born from the noble concubine Duan Rong. He was very talented and liked both classics and history as well as military affairs. Now he has been practicing martial arts with a forbidden general.
Although Imperial Concubine Duanrong didn't like her son wielding swords and guns, and usually stopped the eighth prince, with Emperor Chongping's approval, Chen Ze's martial arts improved rapidly and he had begun to practice riding and archery.
Jia Heng said warmly: "Your Majesty, I think that if we let the King of Wei, the King of Chu and His Highness the Eighth Prince learn the art of war together, not to mention leading troops to fight in the future, at least the heirs should know the military affairs and government affairs."
Chen Ze said from Xianning that he was really his brother-in-law. However, in the past three years, he had been leading troops to fight outside and did not take care of this brother-in-law.
Emperor Chongping nodded, with a warm look in his eyes and a smile, and said, "That's fine."
At this point, the middle-aged emperor was increasingly satisfied with Jia Heng's answer.
Not to mention anything else, just this consciousness of being a courtier made Emperor Chongping feel that Jia Heng had no different intentions.
Jia Heng caught the change in Emperor Chongping's expression, his eyes moved slightly, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Since his return, or since the father and son of Qi King Chen Cheng and Zhongshun King Chen Rong were imprisoned, he felt that his relationship with the emperor had changed.
The previous grand master's promotion to an official position now seemed like he was being grilled on a hot pot.
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(End of chapter)
