In the Daming Palace, Emperor Ningkang was also thinking about how to reward Prince Teng after he returned to the capital.
Wang Ziteng was an important minister during the period of the Supreme Emperor. Although he did not oppose him during the process of seizing the throne, he also did not show favor to him.
Therefore, in his heart, Wang Ziteng belongs to an ordinary minister.
Even because the four major families represented by Wang Ziteng had a bad impression in his mind, he also had some instinctive grudge against Wang Ziteng.
This was one of the reasons why he didn't want to use Jia Lian even though Lin Ruhai recommended him that year.
At that time, the Four Kings and Eight Princes and some people in the founding prince's mansion did not have very good vision!
The Jiedushi envoy of the Beijing camp is related to the safety of the capital and is a top priority. Since it has been taken away from Wang Ziteng, Emperor Ningkang will naturally not return it to him.
However, Wang Ziteng did not make any mistakes on this border patrol. He only had merit but no reward, which was not enough to convince the public.
"The Queen Mother invites Your Majesty to come to Weiyang Palace."
Suddenly, a servant from the East Palace came to summon him, which surprised Emperor Ningkang a little.
Although when he was still King Chang, Empress Dowager Bai had already entered the harem and was his legitimate mother.
After all, because of the age difference between the two, there was no intersection between them.
Even though he is now the emperor, he needs to go to the East Palace every three days to greet the Emperor and the Queen Mother, but it is just a greeting through the heavy curtain to maintain etiquette.
It was rare that the Queen Mother made a special trip to summon him like this.
So I didn't dare to delay and was busy driving to Weiyang Palace.
After the Supreme Emperor decided to retreat, he carved out a large part of the east road of the palace, rebuilt the palace, and established front and back halls.
It is the Chonghua Palace, commonly known as the East Palace, and was used for the residence of the Supreme Emperor and his concubines.
In the two years when Emperor Ningkang first ascended the throne, those veterans even moved important national affairs to Chonghua Palace and asked the Supreme Emperor to handle them, making Chonghua Palace become a dynasty within a dynasty.
Those two years were also the most difficult years for Emperor Ning Kang.
Fortunately, the Emperor seemed to have completely figured it out later, and issued a decree not to allow his ministers to bother him with state affairs anymore. Important matters in the government should be discussed by the emperor and the cabinet.
It was also from that time that Emperor Ningkang was considered a real emperor.
Entering Chonghua Palace and arriving at Weiyang Hall, Emperor Ningkang got off the dragon chariot in front of the palace gate and entered the hall with only a few attendants.
"I have met Your Majesty."
As soon as he entered the palace, a concubine with extraordinary appearance wearing a blue palace dress came up to her with several palace attendants.
Emperor Ning Kang suddenly frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I came here to listen to the Queen Mother's teachings. When I heard that Your Majesty was coming, I came here to greet you."
Emperor Ningkang naturally recognized this new concubine. He thought that since this person was close to his biological mother, the concubine, he should have nothing to do with the Queen Mother. Why did he suddenly appear in the Queen Mother's palace? The female official next to her explained: "The Queen Mother heard that Concubine Jia was excellent at playing the piano, so she specially invited Concubine Jia to come and teach her how to play the piano."
Ning Kangdi narrowed his eyes. Based on his experience, he subconsciously felt that all abnormal things were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.
But he still nodded and said: "Since the Queen Mother has called you, you should serve well and don't be proud or slack."
"I obey your orders."
So Emperor Ningkang ignored Yuan Chun and stepped into the palace.
"It's difficult to talk through the curtain, so you all can come in."
Following the Queen Mother's voice, the palace attendants on both sides opened the bead curtains, revealing the golden camouflage decoration inside.
Emperor Ningkang's eyes were calm. After entering, he first saluted the Queen Mother and said, "My son, please see the Queen Mother."
"Sit down."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
After Emperor Ningkang thanked him, he sat down on the golden nanmu chair next to him.
After a brief pause, Fang cupped his hands and asked, "I wonder why the Queen Mother called her ministers to come here."
The Queen Mother also glanced at Emperor Ning Kang.
The princes with higher teeth than the Supreme Emperor were all many years older than her, so it was inevitable that they would feel a little uncomfortable when meeting each other.
Therefore, she would not be seen unless necessary.
"It's not a big deal. I called you here because I want you to reward someone. Are you willing?"
Emperor Ningkang was a little surprised when he heard the Empress Dowager's straightforward words. He raised his head and glanced at Yuanchun.
In this situation, he naturally thought that Yuanchun had won the favor of the Queen Mother and wanted to give him more favors.
"The Queen Mother has given orders, and my sons and ministers must obey them. How can I say whether they are willing or not? Please make it clear to the Queen Mother, who I want my sons and ministers to reward?"
Emperor Ning Kang said very sincerely.
The Queen Mother has no heirs and has been quiet and contentious for so many years. If you can please her, let alone let him reward a concubine, no matter how difficult it is, it is worth trying.
"Oh, I'll be honest. The person I want you to commend is the second-class Zhenyuan General Jia Lian."
The Queen Mother said with a calm expression.
this……
When the emperor heard that it was not Yuan Chun but Jia Lian, he subconsciously showed doubts. Then he thought of something and felt relieved again.
"I wonder how the Queen Mother wants her ministers to reward him?"
"If I had known, I wouldn't have troubled you. He is your subject, and it is naturally up to you to decide the rewards and punishments."
The Queen Mother said this casually, but it was particularly useful to Emperor Ning Kang.
It is up to him to decide the rewards and punishments of his ministers. This is the core power of the emperor.
Although the Queen Mother seemed to have said it accidentally, it was enough to show that the Queen Mother had no intention of intervening in politics.
So he smiled and replied: "Report to the Queen Mother, if not, how about I ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare a generous gift and send it to his house?"
Hearing this, the Queen Mother said: "If this is the case, I can also make the decision. Although my Weiyang Palace has nothing else, there are countless New Year's and ceremonial gifts sent by the people below."
When Emperor Ning Kang saw this, he finally felt a little troublesome.
Since the Queen Mother does not want to send Jia Lian away with wealth, then the most effective reward for the ministers is probably the word official or title.
Officials and titles are important assets of the country, and they are something that Emperor Ning Kang attaches great importance to, and he would not make an exception easily.
Of course, it was rare for the Queen Mother to speak to him, and refusal was impossible.
So he explained: "I am reporting this to the Queen Mother. It is not because I am unwilling to give him a special reward, but this Jia Lian is no more than a crown prince, and he has already occupied the position of commander of the Army and Horses Division.
Moreover, he has recently inherited the family title, which can be said to be the moment when he is in the limelight.
Under such circumstances, if there is not enough reason, even the son-in-law may not be able to extend any more favors..."
The Queen Mother said: "No reason? Could it be that saving me is not a reason?"
"I don't dare!"
Emperor Ningkang saw that the Queen Mother looked unhappy and stood up quickly.
The Emperor's favor towards the Queen Mother has continued unabated for nearly twenty years. For those of them who are in the center of power, they have become accustomed to it.
Therefore, even if the Queen Mother occasionally made some outrageous actions, no one dared to criticize her.
For example, last time the Queen Mother mingled among Zhaoyang's maids and went out to play in the city. Others may not know that he, the emperor, was naturally not hidden.
To him, such a queen mother is harmless. Therefore, he naturally would not interfere. Instead, he pretended that he didn't know and just told the prince to send heavy troops to protect him.
Unexpectedly, the prince's incompetence almost caused the Queen Mother to get into trouble.
Fortunately, nothing happened in the end, otherwise he would not have been able to predict the consequences.
