Chapter 79 Longevity King
Luoyang, Prince Shou's Mansion.
Several disciples were gathering together and chatting in boredom when they heard the sound of a gong clearing the way. They bent their fingers and counted the dots of the gong. Knowing that the prefect had arrived, they hurriedly dispersed, showing themselves to be loyal to their duties. After a while, the magistrate's guard of honor came to the door. Qi Xiaoguang hurriedly got off the sedan and said to the door: "Qi Xiaoguang, the magistrate of Luoyang, is urgently asking to see His Highness. Please lead the way."
The head disciple on duty pretended to be calm and responded: "Master Qi, please wait a moment. I will go and inform His Highness."
Qi Xiaoguang knew that these guys were just trying to show off their power. Normally when you encounter them on the street, given their status, you would be afraid to stay far away from them. If you really can't avoid them, you have to kowtow to the ground. But when he was on duty, with the palace as his backer, he would put on this business-like face. Use a chicken feather as an arrow. The more villainous you are, the more likely you are to do this.
At other times, visitors can only wait outside the door. They will walk in and walk around in a serious manner, and then come back and tell you: "The notification has been announced. Please wait a moment." If you wait until you are impatient and then beg them to go in and urge them, they will go in and walk around again and come back to tell you: "The second door has answered, the prince is taking a nap/receiving guests/going out to pay homage..." You can continue to wait. Until you understand, you can signal your entourage to hand over a door bag, and they will reach out and take it while saying, "How dare you accept this?" After weighing the weight, if it's too light, I'll say "I don't dare" and refuse. I'll continue to wait until I feel it's appropriate before I actually go in and inform you. Everyone has seen this kind of trick a lot, but you can only cooperate and sing along with them - no official will really be serious with them. On the one hand, even if I offend these villains unintentionally, they will be around the prince all day long. They will always give you eye drops whenever I say something. If you listen to them too much, the prince will inevitably misunderstand you. For such a trivial matter, Not worth it; on the other hand, this is what they eat. Some officials who know the truth will open the door as soon as they meet, but they are only allowed to go to the door and sit in the side room outside the second door for a while. The procedure has to be walked through again. This is an unspoken rule.
The anxious Qi Xiaoguang was not in the mood to play tricks with a few villains at this time, so he said seriously: "You lead the way, I will follow you in." As soon as he lifted the hem of his official robe, he stepped up the stone steps.
How could a few guys realize the seriousness of the situation for a moment? The first reaction in their minds was: "No! If others follow my example in the future, wouldn't it cut off my financial path?" So someone hurriedly opened his arms to stop him: " Your Excellency, please stay! No unauthorized entry is allowed in the royal palace's important territory!"
With a "pop" sound, Qi Xiaoguang slapped the guy with a big mouth and staggered, "You bastard, you are a murderer! How dare you stop the imperial official? Get it for me and beat him really hard!"
The people in the prefect's yamen shouted in unison, but they were just making gestures and took half a step forward, but no one actually took action. Several of Qi Xiaoguang's servants didn't have so many scruples. They only had the master of the house in their hearts. They rushed forward like wolves and tigers, grabbed the unlucky man by his clothes and threw him directly to the steps, beating him with all kinds of hands and feet.
As he screamed for mercy, Qi Xiaoguang shouted at the stunned rest of the group: "Young man, why don't you lead the way?"
Everyone was stunned. I have never seen him since he was born. Oh, no, I have never even heard of him. A fourth-grade prefect is so bold! This Master Qi used to be very talkative! Looking at this formation, could it be that...could it be that they had received a secret order to raid the prince's house? The vigorous "Seize the Lordship" campaign a few years ago was suddenly remembered by everyone.
The person who reported the news crawled and ran inside. The rest of the people who were arrogant just now were shouting: "Sir, spare my life" and knelt on the ground.
Qi Xiaoguang had no intention of dealing with such a villain and followed him into the palace.
The longevity king Zhu Zhixun was the youngest son of the late emperor. He loved to laugh since he was a child and would giggle endlessly when he saw everyone. Therefore, the late emperor found this dragon species the most lovable and loved him. There were even rumors that the late emperor had thought of changing the young prince to the crown prince more than once, but each time he was firmly resisted by the old antiques in the court. Those old and immortal people kept telling the story: The prince is the foundation of the country, and changing the prince will shake the foundation of the country, and the empire will collapse...
In fact, this is a superficial phenomenon. Those guys are all crazy. They have been in the officialdom for many years. They are all old foxes with white hair. They can pluck out a piece and blow it as a whistle. They will not shout The slogan was taken seriously, but he just wanted to gain "support" - when the young prince was born, the power of the East Palace was already very powerful: the three princes (grand master, Taifu, Taibao) and the three young masters (young master, young master) Although Fu, Shaobao) are all fictitious titles, they are all nominally considered assistant ministers of the East Palace. Among them are the elders and ministers of the court, as well as powerful local officials. In the future, when the prince ascends to the throne, these people's Needless to say, there is no need to talk about the future. The third-rank Zhanshi and fourth-rank Shao Zhanshi of Zhanshi Mansion, and even the fifth-rank prince Xima, all have great backgrounds, as well as the lecturers and bachelors of the Imperial Academy, the future chief You have to choose from these few for your assistant and second assistant! The overall situation is set, who doesn’t want to stand clearly on the side that is sure to win? The more you scream at the top of your lungs at this time, the more likely you will be remembered by the Holy Emperor in the future! Even fools understand this truth, let alone these old fritters?
Of course, there must be some people who want to gain wealth through risk and want to take risks and write letters in support of the reform. However, they are all small officials who are in charge of the six departments and the six subjects and are unable to do anything. The biggest leader is just the fifth-rank left/right prime minister of Dali Temple. Under the fierce and righteous scoldings such as "Tu Renjin", "Despicable villain", some were exempted, some were surrendered, and all of them ran away in despair.
However, the young prince Zhu Zhixun really has no ambitions and just wants to be his own peaceful and happy prince. The noise inside was so loud that people didn't take it to heart at all. They only focused on two words: eating and playing! At only ten years old, he had grown to nearly a hundred pounds (one pound in the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to about one pound and two taels today). When he was sixteen years old, the late emperor couldn't stand the talk of his ministers and ordered King Shou to go to Luoyang to become a vassal. Zhu Zhixun, who seemed heartless and could only have a shy face, weighed more than 200 kilograms... …
It was a common practice in the country that the vassal king only had a distinguished status and enjoyed a salary, but did not have the power to govern the fiefdom. Take King Shou as an example. The vassal was in Luoyang. In name, the former emperor granted him 30,000 hectares of farmland. However, it was impossible to allocate these many fields to him from Luoyang alone. In that case, the local officials in Luoyang would drink. The wind is northwest. Therefore, Luoyang was responsible for 12,000 hectares, Shandong was allocated 8,000 hectares, and the other 10,000 hectares were allocated from the wealthy Huguang and returned to the name of King Shou. Of course, these farmlands are fertile and good land, and the produce goes to King Shou for the expenses of the palace. However, those fields and those people still have to be managed by local officials.
Everyone understands Grandfather Taizu’s little thought: as long as you are a descendant of my Zhu family, you will never worry about wealth.
Later, Grandpa Cheng added another article: Of course the feudal prince's palace must maintain a guard, but the number cannot be too large. As long as the good people around him can cope with normal disasters, no one can expect the palace guard to fight...
Everyone also understands that Grandpa Cheng is taking himself as a lesson - Grandpa Cheng has 100% inherited the excellent genes of Grandpa Taizu's ruthlessness. Not only that, he has also bravely reached new heights: No matter how cruel Grandpa Taizu is, he is When dealing with people with a foreign surname, he is like a kind old grandfather to his own Zhu family. But Grandpa Cheng, who kidnapped his brother and chased his nephew to death, was ruthless in his heart and had a strong knife in his hand!
This is how life has to be on this land.
As fate would have it, the Fourth Master's baby's ass sat down on the dragon's chair.
In order to prevent future vassal princes from imitating him, Leng Buding was unwilling to silently shout "Qing Jun Side" to covet the throne. He simply limited the number of royal guards and made it impossible to step out of the vassal territory for any reason without receiving the imperial edict, even if he leaves the province. Ancestor worship must also be reported, especially the rule of not entering Beijing.
When Cheng Zu usurped the throne, he was afraid that he would do the same thing. Because he had cut off the kings' military power, and was rich and fake, the two kings were not allowed to meet each other. When they went out to visit the tombs in the city, they had to report to the court. They took their salary but did not manage the affairs. This became a flaw in the country. — "History of the Ming Dynasty"
The disciples can only take visitors to the second gate, and they cannot enter the inner house. Qi Xiaoguang can. When Magistrate Qi broke in, King Shou was having a meal.
Today's Shou Wang is no longer the 200-pound fat man when he first came out of the palace. After years of unremitting efforts, today's Shou Wang has become a towering mountain. Well, a mountain of meat—it weighs three hundred kilograms. Anyone who sees it will say it is a mountain of meat.
Li Yingzhong, the eunuch of the royal palace, rushed in in a panic, threw himself on the ground, and just shouted: "Your Highness," Qi Xiaoguang followed him in, also bowed to the ground and said, "Qi Xiaoguang, the prefect of Luoyang, has an emergency of 100,000 yuan." For important matters, I will bow to the prince for a thousand years." According to the rules set by Taizu, the crown, clothes, chariots, banners, etc. of the vassal prince (a prince) are only second to those of the emperor, let alone the fourth-grade prefect. Even high-ranking officials of the first and second ranks, as well as princes and nobles, must kneel down and worship when they go to pay homage.
The world is so big that it is necessary to build vassals and vassals to protect the country at the top and ensure the safety of the people at the bottom. Now that all the disciples have grown up, it is appropriate for each to have a title and to divide the kingdoms. I am not a private person, but follow the system of the ancient sages and kings for the sake of long-term peace and stability. A plan for long-term governance. When he wears the chariot flag and dignitaries, he is ranked as the emperor. Dukes, princes and ministers bow down to pay homage, but no one dares to salute.
——"The Instructions of the Holy Ancestors"
Zhu Zhixun couldn't help but be shocked: it was unheard of for him to break into the palace by himself without notifying the local magistrate. However, King Shou's mind was really not very bright (otherwise normal people would not eat themselves like that), and he quickly returned to his normal state, waving with a smile and saying: "Qi Qing's family is exempt from courtesy, come and eat together."
Qi Xiaoguang turned a deaf ear and kowtowed politely, then stood up and said, "Thank you Qiansui. I have something important to report."
Zhu Zhixun looked at the stew pot in front of him and waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry, let's eat together. Come on, fill a cup for Qi Aiqing and eat first."
Of course, Qi Xiaoguang had known for a long time that the mind of King Shou Wang Qiansui was a little different from that of normal people, so he hurriedly bowed and declined: "Thank you, Qiansui. This is really an urgent matter. Thank you, Qiansui."
Zhu Zhixun was talking to Qi Xiaoguang, his eyes never leaving the stew pot, and he said absently and doubtlessly: "Then let's talk while eating! Qi Aiqing, this is a treasure recipe that I just got! Yesterday there was a wandering recipe The Taoist leader gave it to the solitary: when the male donkey and the female donkey were mating, to facilitate cutting off their momentum, they served the old duck with rice wine, and simmered it on charcoal fire for twelve hours with the snow water saved during the winter solstice last year! It can greatly replenish Yuanyang, I haven’t even taken a bite yet!”
Qi Xiaoguang understood: it is useless to say anything to this person now that the food is delicious. Sighing inwardly, he had no choice but to give another bow and step forward, half empty of his buttocks and sitting empty-handedly at the head of the Shou King. Zhu Zhixun ignored Qi Xiaoguang, scooped up a spoonful with a silver spoon, blew in the hot air with squinted eyes, took a savory sip, then praised the taste, and drank spoonful after spoonful.
Qi Xiaoguang was so anxious that he gave up when he saw this: It seems that this man is not satisfied with his food and cannot listen to anything. He simply calmed down and thought to himself: Master said, a small impatience will mess up a big plan. Anyway, the rebels won't be able to get through for a while, so it's better to wait for Chitose to finish drinking the soup.
I must have made up my mind to do this, and suddenly felt a strange fragrance in my nose.
