The emperor had been "ill" for nearly two months, and it seemed that it had become natural for the prince to supervise the country.
The huge machine of the Great Xia court maintained stable and effective operation, and it was more effective than ever.
After all, the young and energetic crown prince often showed no mercy to the civil and military officials who took advantage of the officialdom.
Moreover, a veteran minister with relatively senior qualifications once went to Longshou Palace to complain, but only got one sentence.
The prince is young and immature, please be more considerate.
He is still just a child!
This seventeen-year-old boy was in charge of the previous dynasty, and the father and son of Moyu Supreme in Longshou Palace lived a comfortable life.
It wasn't until Shandong was killed by Xu Jin that everyone remembered that they were the real helmsmen of the empire.
Xu Jin and Liu Ke returned to Beijing together. On the way from Yongding Gate to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, tens of thousands of people watched the various types of criminals who were arrested.
In particular, the people involved in the case from Qianyan Shenggong Mansion made the people of the capital excited.
It turns out that not all descendants of saints are of noble character!
When the imperial envoy returned to the capital, he naturally went to the palace to reply. However, Liu Xianglian, who was responsible for the escort duty, went to the Governor's Mansion to reply, and then hurried home to wash off the dust, put on new clothes that fit well, and went to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion.
He went to Shandong, not wanting to get the wife he had been thinking about for a long time.
God knows that after he received Princess Cui's letter in Shandong, he was so happy that he almost hugged his brother from the Forbidden Army and kissed her.
The brother was so frightened that he thought there was something wrong with his preferences, and he has stayed away from me until now...
嘘嘚嘚嘚……
Horse hooves stepped on the bluestone, making a crisp sound.
The drowsy Ergouzi suddenly woke up, glanced forward, immediately put on a smile and stepped forward to greet him.
"Hey, second uncle!"
Liu Xianglian blushed immediately when she was called by the Second Young Master. The old servant behind her was trembling with laughter and reminded in a low voice: "Second Master, please remember to go to Rongxi Hall to see Mrs. Rongguo first, and then talk about meeting the Second Young Lady." matter."
"Uncle Qi said yes, I took note of it."
Uncle Qi is an old servant of the Liu family, and the loyal butler left to Liu Xianglian by Liu's father. I thought that this marriage was still going on, but when the young master went to Shandong, the marriage was suddenly decided.
The old servant took down boxes of gifts from the carriage and asked his servants to carry them to Rongguo Mansion. He also carefully told Liu Xianglian which ones were for the old lady and which ones were for the future young lady.
After hearing the news, Jia Cong and Jia Baoyu came to the door to greet him. When they saw Liu Xianglian, they secretly praised him. He was worthy of Liu Erlang's handsomeness. This face alone was worthy of his second sister.
"Brother Liu..."
"Second uncle..."
Um?
A small head stuck out from behind Jia Cong. Liu Xianglian was shy and happy at the same time. It seemed that everyone in Rongguo Mansion still admired her.
Even the little baby at home recognized him.
After giving Jia Lan a small gold lock, Liu Xianglian came to Rongxi Hall under the guidance of Jia Cong and Jia Baoyu.
The old lady's health has finally improved completely in the past few days. Maybe she is in high spirits during happy events. Today she was chatting and laughing with her children and grandchildren in the same room.
Suddenly, he heard that his future second grandson-in-law would come to visit him as soon as he returned to Beijing. He hurriedly asked people to prepare a banquet and insisted on giving Liu Xianglian a chance to stay at home.
"Junior, I would like to send my regards to the Madam. I was unable to come to visit because I was an imperial official a few days ago. I hope that the Madam will forgive me."
Boom, boom, boom...
As soon as Liu Xianglian entered the Hall of Rongxi, she knelt down and kowtowed three times in a row, as if she were a grandson-in-law, which made the old lady and Mrs. Xing who was sitting beside her very satisfied.
"This kid is so honest that his forehead is red."
The old lady hurriedly asked Liu Xianglian to get up, but she saw Liu Xianglian kowtowing to Mrs. Xing again. She was really picky about etiquette.
After some pleasantries, the old lady asked a few questions about Shandong. Liu Xianglian felt a little less nervous and relaxed a lot.
When he presented the gift he had prepared, the old lady even praised the child, but also blamed her: "You kid, what are you spending all this money on? This is both ginseng and deer antlers, does it cost a lot of money? And what's more? These Suzhou embroidery brocades for your mother-in-law are probably not cheap. Now that you have a future, there are plenty of places to spend money..."
Although the Rongguo Mansion is a little nervous now, there is really no shortage of money.
There is nothing good in the old lady's private treasury. It is good for the child to be filial, but in the old lady's heart, she is still worried that Liu Xianglian has lost her parents early and lacks the guidance of the housekeeper.
Therefore, when talking about these, it is inevitable to have the meaning of teaching.
In fact, Princess Zhongshun personally selected these things from the palace. With Liu Xianglian's straight-minded thinking, she was probably able to choose the brightest items from the seized property as gifts.
Liu Xianglian listened carefully to the old lady's earnest instructions. She was grateful but also confused at the same time.
He was not much better than Baoyu in matters of housekeeping. Fortunately, Yuanyang came at the right time and took Liu Xianglian to the garden to meet the spring.
"This is a good child, but his parents left early and he doesn't understand some things. Boss, wife, second girl, you are so concerned about me. I want to break all these things into pieces and explain them in detail. "
"Daughter-in-law saves..."
The old lady told me a lot that during the Spring Festival and the New Year, it should be recorded in Mrs. Xing's name. Mrs.
"And brother Cong, your teacher has returned to Beijing. I asked Yuanyang to pack some things. Remember to bring them with you tomorrow."
Jia Cong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Originally, my grandson was going to meet the teacher outside the city, but the teacher sent someone to say that he is afraid that he will be very busy these two days, so he asked me to come over the next day."
When the old lady thought about what Liu Xianglian had just said about Shandong, she thought for a moment that Xu Jin might not have time to talk to his apprentice.
Shandong's officialdom was plowed through by Xu Jin, and more than a dozen officials of seventh grade or above were beheaded on the spot just for asking for the king's flag.
There were also more than 300 heads of bandit leaders who participated in the White Lotus Rebellion, and they were hung on the city gates of the various states.
Qingzhou and Yanzhou, the two prefectures where the bandits caused the most serious harm, both had tens of thousands of people standing guard to deter those who were ready to take action.
It was also because Xu Jin killed too hard and used too harsh methods that the memorials to impeach him were piled up in the Qinzheng Hall.
However, these mistakes in the eyes of pedantic people are simply political correctness in the eyes of the Second Saint. Every Beijing temple and every head is the credit of Chi Guoguo.
The case of Kong Lin continues to ferment, but the Shandong White Lotus Sect rebels have been completely put down, and the reward for quelling the rebellion will be issued soon.
"Xu Jin, the censor of the left Qiandu of the Jindu Procuratorate, Zizhi Yin, the doctor Jiayi, and the right deputy censor of the Procuratorate of the Jindu, have been named guests of the crown prince and are on duty in front of the emperor."
This time, Xu Jin's achievements in quelling the chaos in Shandong were so outstanding that he was promoted to two ranks in a row. Only the additional reward of being a guest of the prince made many people stunned.
"Poetry·Xiaoya·Jiri" contains: "Send that little pig and eat this big pig to entertain the guests and drink wine."
The prince's guests are of the third rank, and they are responsible for serving as attendants, admonishing, admonishing, and etiquette, and attending banquets.
With such an obvious reward, everyone knew that the Second Saint was treating Xu Jin as his future prime minister.
If the first credit was given to Xu Jin, who was in charge of Shandong affairs, then the second credit, needless to say, was definitely Jia Cong of Rongguo Mansion who used his body as bait to catch big fish.
Originally, Jia Cong thought that the emperor would not reward him again. He did not expect that on the second day after Xu Jin returned to Beijing to respond to the decree, an internal prison officer came early in the morning and said that the imperial edict to reward him would be issued before noon, so that the Rongguo Mansion could prepare it. A good incense case and other items to receive the order.
When Liu Xianglian came over on horseback, Jia Cong was in a daze holding the freshly baked imperial decree.
"Jia Cong, Shaoyin of Zizhi, Captain of Qingche, and General Zhaoyong of Jin Dynasty, was promoted to Captain of Shangqingche and Captain of Zizhiyin, and was promoted to General Zhaoyi."
These are the usual practices, sealing one level to upgrade to the third level.
But the reward is not just that simple, the emperor actually knighted Jia Cong!
"Ziyang County Son?"
ah?
Jia Cong recovered from the shock when he heard someone speaking in his ear.
"Brother Liu..."
Liu Xianglian looked at the jade scroll in Jia Cong's hand and couldn't help but envy her brother-in-law's holy family.
It is difficult to get a knighthood in a country, especially this kind of martial arts knighthood. You can't see one for many years.
"You're a first-class man. I guess the palace has taken Brother Cong's contribution in Qufu into consideration."
Jia Cong nodded. The person who came to convey the order was Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch in front of the imperial family. He indeed said such things.
Jia Cong had a lot of credit for cleaning up the Kong family, but it was hard to say it openly, so he focused on putting down the rebellion.
In addition, he had a lot of credit for his previous achievements. After thinking about it, the emperor decided to give Jia Cong a knighthood in the end.
Jia Cong scratched his head, grinned and said, "I guess Your Majesty also has a headache about how to reward me. You can't give me a real official."
Liu Xianglian smiled, this was the truth.
"By the way, did Brother Liu get a reward too?"
Hearing Jia Cong's inquiry, Liu Xianglian smiled and nodded: "Well, I was promoted to one level and was given the rank of Cavalry Commander and General Xuanwu. My actual duties remain unchanged."
This is a common method used by the imperial court from the fourth rank to lead the thousands of households of the fifth rank.
After all, Liu Xianglian had just joined the capital camp, so the imperial court would not simply promote him to his actual post.
"By the way, the palace has given me a lot of tribute. I'll give it to your sister..."
Jia Cong suddenly felt so full after being fed a mouthful of dog food.
Several pieces of fine tribute satin were delivered to Yingchun's yard, and the girls who were playing made fun of them, making Yingchun's neck turn red and making everyone giggle.
Yingchun asked the maid to put away these silks and satins, and began to urge the girls to pack things, because Liu Xianglian came over today for another purpose, and that was to invite them to play in the Mirror Garden of Rizhongfang in the north of the city.
Also going were good friend Feng Ziying and his fiancée Cao Ying, as well as Wei Ruolan and his fiancée, who also officially got married after Feng Ziying's crown ceremony.
Several of them are close friends, and now they can get together through the Flower Appreciation Banquet in the Mirror Garden to introduce each other to each other's significant other.
Wei Ruolan's fiancée looks tiny, definitely no older than thirteen. According to Wei Ruolan's introduction, this is Yang Yi, the daughter of Wei Ruolan's mentor, Imperial College Secretary Ye Yang Jinxian.
Yang Jinxian has extraordinary talents and knowledge, but unfortunately his health has never been good. At the beginning of April, I became ill and worried that if I just died, my precious daughter’s marriage would not be settled, so I asked someone to look around.
Wei Ruolan's mother made a prompt decision and invited Li Shouzhong, a wine minister from the Imperial College, to be the middleman to propose marriage to the Yang family.
Perhaps because of the happiness, Yang Jinxian got better day by day after the official engagement. For a time, the marriage was spread as a good story among the people in the capital, saying that Wei Ruolan and Yang Yi were a match made in heaven and blessed by God.
No, Yang Siye, who everyone thought had no hope, is now able to go out and walk around!
I can't tell whether it was a blessing to Jia Cong, but Wei Ruolan's mother is indeed someone who can see through the world.
Although the Yang family came from a poor family, Yang Jinxian's official position was not high. But Wei Ruolan was weak and could only take the imperial examination. The connections Yang Jinxian had accumulated over the years could definitely help Wei Ruolan get through the initial difficulties.
You must know that Jia Zhu relied on the Li family of Wenhua Family to study for the imperial examination, and the same is true for Wei Ruolan now.
The Flower Appreciation Banquet in the Mirror Garden was hosted by Princess Cui of Zhongshun herself. The little princess in her family has grown up gradually. Recently, there has been a marriage turmoil. Many families in the capital have made arrangements for marriage in a hurry.
Princess Cui felt that if she didn't show her daughter a good husband, she would be really worried that the good men in the capital would be singled out.
After Jia Cong learned the reason for the flower viewing party, he almost couldn't help laughing.
Why?
Liu Xuan, the little princess of Prince Zhongshun's palace, is the same age as herself, but is only ten years old this year.
Little Maomao actually wants to see her husband!
"Brother Cong, you are a little Maomao yourself!"
Well……
Daiyu stood on tiptoe and rubbed Jia Cong's head, teasing Jia Cong with her crooked eyebrows.
Jia Cong spread his hands, short, chubby and round...
"I'm going to start eating eight pig's trotters a day tomorrow, and I don't believe I'll grow bigger!"
"Lord Lin, please come over."
Liu Chong, the prince of the palace, came over in person, nodded to Jia Cong and asked the female official to invite Daiyu to go to the female relatives, while he stayed to talk to Jia Cong.
"Your Majesty...Seventh Brother, how is Thirteenth Master doing?"
Liu Chong is the seventh eldest son in the royal family. Both of them are officials of the East Palace and have close contact with each other on weekdays.
Hearing Jia Cong ask about his father's situation, Liu Chong couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Because his unreliable father was hanged by the sage from the tree in Longshou Palace again.
The reason is simple. Our Prince Zhongshun went to the Sifang Pavilion to see monkeys when he had nothing to do. It is said that a certain monkey stepped out of the Sifang Pavilion gate with his left foot first, which made King Zhongshun unhappy and ordered someone to tie it to the Sifang Pavilion. At the door, he was severely beaten with a whip.
Subsequently, the South Vietnamese envoys clamored for compensation from the Celestial Empire, which was like poking a hornet's nest. King Zhongshun did not hesitate to mobilize his own soldiers and surrounded the Sifang Pavilion...
When the officials of the Ministry of Rites rushed to the Sifang Pavilion, from top to bottom, including the South Vietnamese monkeys, not a single member of the Siamese and Burmese missions could still stand.
This incident was such a big fuss that the envoys from other vassal states in the Sifang Pavilion all hid in corners and did not dare to make a sound. However, hundreds of people from the capital gathered outside the pavilion to watch the excitement.
After the people from the Ministry of Etiquette persuaded the man to leave, South Vietnam, which had few good teeth left in his mouth, made Ruan Xuren try his best to say that if Daxia did not give them a satisfactory explanation, he would give up the peace talks and continue the war. .
Not only were the three southern Xinjiang kingdoms shouting for Daxia to uphold justice, but the envoys from Japan, Goryeo and other countries also shouted, saying that they had been frightened and wanted Daxia to compensate.
After the loyal and shun king Liu Ke "trodden down" the Sifang Pavilion, he originally wanted to hide in Beijing.
Unexpectedly, before he left the city, he was caught by Habayashi Lang in the Dragon Head Palace and hung by the sage from the tree before.
"It's okay, my father is used to it. He was drunk before and said that he already had feelings for that tree and insisted that I worship that tree as my godfather..."
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