Gu Dayong, Zhang Jin, and Wei Lin only heard Zhu Houcong say over there: "The three father-in-laws can come and get it together. It's not easy for me to get it."
"Slaves don't dare..." Gu Dayong was ecstatic in his heart, but he still bent down and declined.
"What are you afraid of?" Zhu Houcong smiled, "Eunuch Zhang came and went in a hurry that day, and I didn't see Eunuch Gu when he came last night. After entering the palace, the palace still has many things to ask you. Besides, while They are relatives of the country and the emperor, and on one side are loyal ministers of the court. You don’t want to be caught in the middle, and want to be the last resort like Mr. Ge?"
Hearing what he said, Liang Chu smiled, but Zhang Heling looked awkward and uncomfortable.
Gu Dayong said repeatedly: "Your Highness's wonderful words, I am ashamed to accept them."
"An inkstone, an ink stick, and a pen washer. You do all the dirty work. Sometimes you need to clean it up. These three things are suitable for you."
Xie Changjie on the side opened his mouth slightly. Among the four treasures of the study, among pens, inks, paper and inkstones, paper should only be given as a gift unless it is extremely valuable or a lot is given as a gift. Now that the ink and inkstone have been given away, what about the pen?
Zhu Houcong then took another black-bottomed engraved poetry tube and walked to Zhang Heling: "Bai Letian has a poem that goes: When you are busy, you pair wine glasses, and when you are interested, you are less interested in reading poetry tubes. In ancient times, poets often put poems in poetry tubes to exchange. We send each other off as a way of socializing. Hou Ninghou is the brother of the Queen Mother, and we will often visit each other in the future."
There was deep meaning in Liang Chu and Mao Cheng's eyes, but at this moment Zhang Heling only heard about busy pairs of wine glasses and frequent exchanges. As for whether this poetry tube was suitable for him, he didn't think deeply about it.
Zhu Houcong then returned to the desk, picked up his commonly used sandalwood paperweight and walked to Mao Cheng with both hands: "Uncle Da Zong is in charge of the etiquette department. The things on my desk, this paperweight is just like Uncle Zong. Without rules, there is no rule. It’s difficult to write down if the paper is not flat.”
Mao Cheng laughed: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward."
Only Liang Chu was left. Zhu Houcong opened a seal box on the table and took out a small jade seal. After looking at it, he put it back and closed it. He walked up to Liang Chu with a strange expression: " This seal that I have liked to use in the past two years can no longer be used after today. Mr. Ge, please give this silver medal to Mr. Ge."
Among these people, Mao Cheng was suddenly shocked and looked at Zhu Houcong in disbelief.
And Liang Chu was also very serious: "Your Highness, I cannot accept this seal!"
Zhu Houcong laughed again: "It's just a free seal with the words 'borrow another five hundred' engraved on it. It's not a silver seal. What are you worried about?"
After hearing what he pointed out, Liang Chu immediately looked at him deeply: "Since Your Highness knows the silver medal, you should know that no matter what kind of leisure medal your Highness uses to reward ministers, it will eventually arouse criticism."
"The only one who is worthy of being called Mr. Ge is the pen I use."
Liang Chu showed a wry smile: "Your Highness, this is embarrassing me... What do you mean by the words 'borrow another five hundred'?"
"... There is a saying in "Xiaoyaoyou" that Mingling in the south of Chu considers five hundred years as spring and five hundred years as autumn. After the death of his father, he thought of his son who wanted to support him but could not be kissed by him. In his grief, he once said to the sky After another five hundred years of delusion, I engraved this leisure seal to be used during the period of filial piety."
Everyone in the study showed some sadness for a moment, not sure if it was because Zhu Houcong mentioned the dead King Xingxian, or because they were all too young.
"Your Highness's filial piety makes me moved..." Liang Chu hesitated for a moment, but finally bowed, "This is a gift that expresses your filial piety, sorrow, and affection from Your Highness, and I don't dare to accept it."
Zhu Houcong returned the gift: "If it doesn't work out, let's make it an agreement. If Mr. Ge is short of money at any time, how about using this seal to borrow 500 taels of silver from me to help you out?"
Liang Chu was stunned, and everyone else in the study laughed when they heard this.
This joke diluted the special meaning of the seal for a while, and Liang Chu could only accept it with a smile and a lot of emotion.
He didn't believe that today's rewards, each of which had its own rhetoric, did not have deep intentions.
"I've used them all. They're not expensive but they're a piece of my heart. We all worked hard day and night to come here. Let's go sit in the side hall first, have a cup of tea and talk before we sit down."
Xie Changjie followed behind and felt a little impressed. He didn't expect that His Highness would give the four treasures of the study and other stationery he had used to these people in the welcoming group.
It's true that it's not expensive, but it was used by His Highness himself. How lucky is it?
This intention is more important than anything else!
They, the subordinate officials of the royal palace, did not have this blessing.
And there is such a seal... Xie Changjie was born with the same Jinshi family after all, and he still knew some of the allusions of this dynasty.
Emperor Renzong once gave each of the five important ministers Jian Yi, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Jin Youzi, and Xia Yuanji a silver medal. In response to the memorial stamped with the silver medal, Emperor Renzong said, "I have done something wrong, but I am here to report it. Knowing this, it will not be difficult for me to do good.”
To put it bluntly, if I make a mistake and you try to persuade me with your stamp of approval, I will definitely listen.
Everyone else in the fawning group had the merit of welcoming him, but Liang Chu, as a cabinet minister who was present when Zhu Houcong was elected, had "the merit of supporting him", which was extraordinary.
Is His Highness not only showing him additional respect, but also hinting that he will be as diligent and tolerant an emperor as Renzong?
Zhou Zhao was convinced. Zhu Houcong gave these gifts to different people, each with different words. Most of them were suitable for their status, and each had a profound meaning. He had obviously done his homework in advance.
For example, Gu Dayong and others, Zhu Houcong's words were a bit unpleasant, but what they gave to two of them were the Four Treasures of the Study. Ranked in front of Zhang Heling, there is obviously a hint of intimacy.
The only one given to Zhang Heling was meant to be shown to Liang Chu and others, right? There are no poems in the poetry tube. Doesn't that mean that Zhang Heling is out of stock? Zhang Heling was ranked after the three ministers. He said that he often came and went, but his intention to distance himself was obvious.
The civil servants disliked Zhang Heling very much for relying on the Queen Mother Zhang to dominate the two dynasties, and they should be very happy with Zhu Houcong's suggestion.
After this private reward after the summons, everyone in the Yingying Group had a very deep impression on Zhu Houcong.
Smart, decent, easy-going... my favorability quickly increased.
In addition, he would soon be the emperor, which made Mao Cheng and Liang Chu sigh with emotion: Yang Tinghe did not choose the wrong person.
Next, we will discuss the people who will accompany the palace to the capital. Of course, these can be decided by Zhu Houcong alone. The reception group needs to know how many people there are to make arrangements.
But Zhu Houcong suddenly asked Liang Chu: "Mr. Liang Ge, my first teacher, the original right-hand minister of the palace, Yuan Zonggao Zhongde Gong, is currently the inspector of Jiangxi. I wonder if he can be transferred to Beijing with me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Xie Changjie's expression suddenly changed.
Liang Chu and Mao Cheng just looked at each other and said with a smile: "Jiangxi is not far away. Since His Highness cares about the merits of loyal ministers, I can take the initiative to send a letter to Jiangxi first and ask Zhong Degong to come over as soon as possible. As for Quan's succession, I will write another memorial and recommend Duke Zhong De to the court."
Strictly speaking, this is the first time that Zhu Houcong has expressed opinions on the selection of officials, although he put it forward in the form of suggestions in his capacity as heir.
But in everyone's eyes, it must be sooner or later for the former Qiandi officials to become Qingyun. In this case, why bother to make Sijun dissatisfied over such a trivial matter?
What's more, he had just rewarded old things to everyone who had made a contribution in welcoming Li.
Among the people sitting in this side hall, Xie Changjie was the only one who suddenly felt uneasy: If Yuan Zonggao comes over, who will be the leader of the palace officials?
