Huang Qiong, who had just stunned Liu Hu, was stunned by Liu Hu's answer. It took a long time to realize that Liu Hu had made a mistake in his inquiry. He actually thought it was him who wanted to take his widowed sister-in-law as a concubine. Huang Qiong was somewhat annoyed by Liu Hu's words.
He did not expect that he would actually leave such an impression on Liu Hu. Okay, I do like slightly older women with plumper figures. His sister-in-law is indeed in this category, but he is not so hungry that he would even attack the relatives of the people around him.
Huang Qiong, who was somewhat embarrassed, simply said without covering up this time: "Brother Liu, what are you thinking about? I am closely related to your brother, and your sister-in-law is my sister-in-law. How could I do this? Why did such a despicable thing happen? I think that if my wife lives with you, she will be suspected of being a plum in the melon field. Besides, your sister-in-law is not very old, so she cannot always be such a lonely person. "
"I am telling you this today because I want to propose marriage to someone. What do you think of the commander of the Xiaoqi camp in the capital? He was sent to a remote county in western Sichuan. His ex-wife eloped because she couldn't bear the pain. She was worried about being wronged. He had a child, so he has not renewed his relationship in these years. Now that his children have grown up, this adult can be regarded as getting over it. "
"Although he is a bit older, he is still only in his forties, and he is still considered to be in his prime. Judging from his attitude towards his ex-wife and children, he is also a kind and righteous person. What I mean is that I want to Let’s discuss the matter between the two of them and ask for your opinion. After all, you are now your sister-in-law, the only relative around you except for the two underage children. "
"Some people say that women should obey their father at home, their husbands when they get married, and their sons when their husbands die. Although I don't agree with this bullshit theory, it is the prevailing concept after all. Some people misinterpret the words of Master Confucius, but there are Then a large number of people agree, and even I, the king, have to consider it. If you don’t agree, even if Madam-in-law is tempted, she probably won’t agree.”
After hearing Huang Qiong's straightforward words, he realized that he had misunderstood Huang Qiong's Liu Hu, and felt somewhat ashamed. But regarding this somewhat unique idea of his own prince, Liu Hu scratched his head and said: "Your Majesty, to be honest. My respect for this sister-in-law is almost equal to my respect for my mother. Hu, too Having survived the most difficult times.”
"I also know how difficult it is for a woman without her husband to live with her children. Even with the prince and tiger taking care of her, it will be quite difficult for my sister-in-law to be alone. Besides, it has been more than three years since my brother passed away. My sister-in-law almost came close back then. In order to keep my brother's integrity, he died in Prince Jing's Mansion. My brother, you should be content if you have knowledge under the spring."
"Now my sister-in-law is not very old. As a brother, I naturally hope that she can find her lifelong support. If my sister-in-law is willing to remarry, as long as that person is reliable and treats him well, I will not object as an uncle. It's just that I Sister-in-law, she looks gentle and considerate, but she is actually quite stubborn. If she doesn't agree, there's honestly nothing I can do about it."
"What's more, your Excellency is also a third-rank official of the imperial court. Although he is a little older, what kind of woman can't he find? Even if he is a yellow flower girl, if he wants to find one, there will be a lot of people chasing him. They can Do you like my sister-in-law? Of course, if they are willing, I will not object. "
Regarding Liu Hu's concerns, Huang Qiong secretly smiled in her heart. The Lord is indeed in a high and powerful position, but the more someone has experienced vicissitudes of life, the more he wants what he wants. If she is really a young lady from a wealthy family, adults may not be able to take notice of her. If he really was looking for someone like that, he would have done it long ago, why bother delaying it until now?
On the contrary, Liu Hu's sister-in-law, if she really has the character he said, would be more likely to attract that kind of man. As the saying goes, only after you have been drunk can you know the strength of wine, and only after you have loved can you know the depth of wine. Huang Qiong naturally did not need to explain these words to Liu Hu. This matter will be settled as long as Liu Hu does not object. As for other things, just leave it to yourself.
After thinking about it, Huang Qiong called Liu Hu to his side, bit Liu Hu's ear and muttered for a while. Liu Hu could only nod helplessly after hearing Huang Qiong's idea. Looking at Huang Qiong who was explaining some things to him, with a strange smile on his lips, Liu Hu felt a little frightened by Huang Qiong's plan.
I couldn't help but feel a little sad for the Yudu commander who was calculated to the core. Of course, if this matter really comes to pass, Liu Hu will also be happy for his sister-in-law. Even if he really doesn't agree with Huang Qiong's approach of marrying him. Liu Hu always believed that someone who was in command of the capital and a dignified military attaché of the third rank would have a crush on his widowed sister-in-law.
After Liu Hu left, Huang Qiong did not leave the study. The Xiaoqi camp naturally has a lot of veterans when it comes to handling rebel affairs. With Su Changshi as the future prefect who is about to take office, there is no need for him to intervene. Huang Qiong doesn't have that style of doing everything by hand. Huang Qiong is now waiting for the confessions of the rebel officials there.
Huang Qiong was very patient. Although he was somewhat impatient in his heart, he did not send anyone to urge the commander in chief. It wasn't until the sky gradually darkened that Commander Yu Du and several officials from the Xiaoqi Battalion hurried over. Seeing the commander in chief, Huang Qiong did not hesitate and wanted the result directly.
When the file was sent to Huang Qiong, after he took a rough look at it, he shook his head helplessly and said: "It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous. A dignified fourth-level military commander doesn't even know the true inside story of the rebellion. Dare to follow the rebellion. A second-ranked Jinshi who was born in a fourth-grade prefect, and a general magistrate who was elected as a magistrate, actually don’t know whose money he has received for so many years."
"Of course, some of them were coerced. But looking at these officials, the word "foolish" is not enough to describe their stupidity. A group of extremely stupid people actually dare to call Chong Tianqu here. I really don’t know how the Ministry of Personnel selected people in the first place? These people are stupid, and the Ministry of Personnel and the Henan Road Appeasement Department who selected them are even more stupid."
"These people, could it be said that the court really mistreated them? The salary of our officials can be said to be the highest in all dynasties since the First Emperor. A seventh-rank official, with his annual salary and random subsidies, his income is no more than that of a fourth-rank official in the previous Tang Dynasty Low. It is true that the income of the imperial court is difficult now, and there are indeed frequent cases of arrears in salary."
"But every year after the autumn tax comes to Beijing, isn't it all paid in one go? Why do they still dare to collect any money? With hundreds of thousands of dollars, they can bribe a prefect with a double-ranked Jinshi background, plus a group of big and small officials Officials of the fifth and sixth grades, who don't even want their whole family, just follow the rebellion in a daze? Do they really think that the court really can't do anything to them?"
He looked at Huang Qiong with a ferocious expression after reading the dossier. Commander Yu Du looked at each other and the officials around him, but no one dared to speak. They, especially the commander of Yudu, were also civil servants who came from the second rank of Jinshi. I can see the mentality of these officials better than anyone.
It's not that these officials don't know the power of this, but they know it too well. For these officials, the first to rebel was the legitimate son of the middle palace. Even if they failed, who would have thought that the emperor's own son would rebel against his father? As a civil servant, if you fail to respond in time and are forced to come in, you can push them away completely.
Moreover, since they are of the same age and party in the government, they will not try to use any means to excuse them. But if the rebellion succeeds, he may become a hero of Conglong. The salaries of officials in the Da Qi Dynasty were indeed high, but Emperor Taizu established the official system forever, and future generations were not allowed to change it without authorization or add officials at will.
Even the emperor of the current dynasty caused great criticism when he set up the Palace Department and changed the original post of Taiwei from a real duty to a virtual one. If it hadn't been for the Huaiyang County Prince's Rebellion that had just ended, and everyone in the court was in panic, the military restructuring of this changing emperor might not have been implemented. ,
There is a common problem in all dynasties in China, that is, the subsequent emperors have corrupted the country left by their ancestors, but they all hang the word filial piety high on their heads, and they all flaunt the so-called "ruling the country with filial piety". This sentence also means that everything left by our ancestors is good and cannot be changed.
The ancestral system cannot be changed, which means that the official system cannot be changed, which is a carrot and a pit. If the radish in the front is not pulled out, the radish in the back cannot rise. In addition to selecting officials through the imperial examination every three years, this dynasty also selected officials from among the children of aristocratic families every three years. Coupled with the selection of officials, although it cannot be said that there is a gathering of elites, a large number of officials are selected every three years.
New people come in, but the old people haven't left yet. In order to win over scholar-bureaucrats and scholars, this dynasty explicitly stipulated that for civil servants to be second-grade or above, the age limit for official service could be relaxed to seventy years. Officials of the fourth rank and above, as long as they don't make any big mistakes, can basically reach the age of sixty. Of course, this premise is that the life span must be that long.
The old man occupies the position, and the position where the new man can rise is quite limited. Although the salary in this dynasty is the highest in the history of the dynasty, the difficulty of promotion is also the highest in the history of the dynasty. Even if a county magistrate is a second-rank Jinshi, unless there is a special opportunity, it is almost impossible to be promoted to the third rank or above without twenty or thirty years of hard work.
It has to be said that my official career was smooth, I didn't offend anyone, and no one gave me any setbacks. From this we can imagine how difficult it was for officials in the Qi Dynasty to be promoted. But among those officials, especially those who were born in the second rank of Jinshi, how many of them have lived in poverty for ten years? Do they really want to serve the people? People who travel thousands of miles to seek official positions are just for money. Everyone knows that the bigger the official position, the more money they can make.
Since it is difficult to get promoted, it is necessary to find another way. This time, when these officials followed King Jing in rebellion, they may not have had this idea in mind. In addition, this dynasty has always attached great importance to officials who were born in the second list of Jinshi. As long as the crime committed by a civil servant is not rebellion, he is generally not allowed to kill indiscriminately. Even if he commits a mortal crime, if he is an official with a two-rank Jinshi background, his crime will usually be reduced by one level.
An official must be killed, especially one who was born in the second rank of Jinshi. The sentence can only be determined after a joint review by the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai, and after comments by various officials in the capital. And after such a set of routines, the most popular ones are often changed, and the most popular ones are exempted. Of course, there are exceptions, and those cases that are decided by the emperor are generally treated with severity and speed.
However, there are only a very small number of people who have been sentenced to canonical punishment. When these people return to the capital, they are at most a rebel. Unless the emperor personally intervenes, it is unlikely that he will be sentenced to death or even exiled. In addition to those in the DPRK and the Central Government, among their comrades and activities in the same year, at most one of them would resign from office and return home.
Just like the Zhengzhou prefect, who doesn't know that Mr. Chen, the current governor, is his uncle? Because he held the highest position, he was regarded as the first offender among civil servants. But with such an uncle here, is it possible to punish him in the canon? The gap between the income and expenditure of following the trend is too huge, so these officials dare to be unscrupulous.
