Chen Ying was wearing a brand new python robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a beam crown on his head.
The Duke's python robe is different from the ordinary robe.
Although it is a python robe, it is very similar to the emperor's regular robe and dragon robe.
Of course, the bullfighting suit, python suit, and flying fish suit can only be regarded as somewhat similar.
After Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, the standards for conferring uniforms were also improved a lot. During the Zhengtong Dynasty, eunuchs of certain grades could be given uniforms. After wearing them, they were also majestic, but Zhu Jianshen abolished this.
Eunuchs can no longer wear the uniforms that were given by the Zhengtong Dynasty in the past.
In the entire palace, Zhang Bao was the only one who had Zhu Jianshen's clothes. However, Zhang Bao never wore them in the palace. He would only wear them for a while when he returned to his hometown.
After Chen Ying arrived at Qianqing Palace, he saluted and thanked him.
"Your Majesty, Chen Ying, Duke of Ning, was stupid since he was a child. He inherited his father's title and military position, and served three emperors of the Ming Dynasty. He had meritorious service, hard work, and great sins. Thanks to His Majesty's respect, he was entrusted with important responsibilities and promoted, regardless of past grudges. My Lord, I am extremely grateful, and I am very worried in my heart. In the future, I will devote all my energy to share your worries and be loyal to Your Majesty. I will fight with blood for the court and the country, and my body will be wrapped in horse leather."
Zhu Jianshen's face was filled with a soft smile.
"Ning Guo Gong, please get up quickly. Between us, the monarch and his minister, there is no need to say so much. I understand everything in my heart."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Ying said and stood up.
Although the emperor said this, Chen Ying would always remember that when the new tax system was just launched, His Majesty the Emperor, who was still young at that time, thought of killing Pingru County Prince Zhu Shou as a chicken. If it were not for Pingru County Prince at that time , clever, maybe I will lose an adult again.
His Majesty the Emperor has known how to build close relationships with his ministers since he was a child, but if you really feel that you are close to the Emperor, you will soon be disappointed.
His Majesty the Emperor talks about feelings with you, but you cannot talk about feelings with His Majesty the same way. He can use feelings as an excuse to delay your salary and delay your retirement, but you cannot use feelings to ask for an increase in your benefits and wages.
Thinking about danger, thinking about retreat, thinking about change, these are the life-saving techniques that officials will never fade under the background of family and world.
There are many people who know it, but very few people who truly understand it and stick to it.
Although Chen Ying was a military general, he was also surrounded by a group of talented think tanks and staff.
Chen Ying would often ask them about the situation in the court and how he should deal with it. Although these think tanks and staff had different opinions, they could also bring many ideas to Chen Ying.
Under the influence of these people, Chen Ying became quite mature as an official and had his own principles.
When you advance, you advance, when you retreat, you retreat. Advance must be skillful, and retreat must be subtle. Not knowing how to advance or retreat is actually the way to disaster.
It is human nature to have desires and greed, and to be obsessed with fame and fortune. However, human resources will sometimes run out. Only by controlling your desires at the right time, understanding the principle that water overflows when it is full, and always maintaining respect for the emperor and never forgetting your original intention can you start well and end well.
"Give him a seat for Duke Ning Guo."
After Zhang Bao heard this, he personally walked down the jade steps and brought a chair to Chen Ying.
Once upon a time, it was Yu Qian's only honor to be granted a seat in front of the emperor. Before that, only the British Duke Zhang Fu, the prince of Xingguo County, had this treatment.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Ying said respectfully, then sat down.
"Mr. Ning Guo, you came to thank me today. You and I, the monarch and my minister, have a good opportunity to be alone. I have something I want to ask you, so you have to tell me the truth."
"Your Majesty asked me, I know everything I know and I dare not hide anything." Chen Ying said quickly.
"The Battle of Annan is progressing rapidly. This is something I never expected. Now our army of the Ming Dynasty King has recovered most of the territory. Annan's puppet court is in chaos in the south. Government orders are blocked, military orders are blocked, and there is no more The strength is to confront my king’s master head-on.”
"Seeing that the war is about to end in the past two years, reward based on merit is also a more important thing after the war is over. Many people are thinking about the reward from the court. Shi Heng, what reward should be given."
After Zhu Jianshen finished speaking slowly, he kept looking at Chen Ying, wanting to observe whether he had any mood swings.
But Chen Ying still looked normal.
"Your Majesty, thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from heaven. As a general, it is your duty to fight for the country. Victory can be rewarded, and defeat can be punished. No matter how you are convicted or rewarded, it is all decided by your majesty. , I dare not go beyond that and say more."
After Zhu Jianshen heard this, he just smiled lightly.
Even though Zhu Jianshen's heart is mature, even mature people like to listen to pleasant words.
"I don't want to hide it from Duke Ning. Shi Heng came to me to ask for the title of Duke. I am also in a dilemma. I just want to seek Duke Ning's opinion and reward according to merit. Shi Heng should be the Duke. Although he is a high-ranking lord, Shi Heng is a bit arrogant. In recent years, he has caused a lot of trouble because of his arrogance."
At this point, Zhu Jianshen stopped talking.
Chen Ying also caught His Majesty's thoughts at once, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Marquis Wuyang is indeed arrogant. If he is given to Gao Jue, it will be detrimental to him. I suggest that he can postpone accepting the title until Annan is completely settled. , after Shi Heng returns to the capital, it will be decided by the officials."
"I thought, Marquis Wuyang is not a three-year-old child. He should be able to understand the difficulties of the court and the painstaking efforts of His Majesty."
Zhu Jianshen's intention was to let Chen Ying prevent him from receiving a high title from Shi Heng, but Zhu Jianshen would still stick to his "original" idea and let Shi Heng get the title of Duke of the country that he dreamed of.
One plays the bad guy and the other plays the red face. After a play, someone must play the villain, and Chen Ying also took the initiative to take on this role.
After hearing what Chen Ying said, Zhu Jianshen felt very satisfied.
If all military generals were as scheming as Chen Ying, I would definitely not be able to sleep, but if there wasn't a character like Chen Ying, I would definitely not be able to sleep well.
"I have kept what Mr. Ning Guo said in my heart."
"Now that Duke Ning Guo is here, I have one more thing to tell Duke Ning. Although my sixth brother Zhu Jianchun is only nine years old, the queen told me a few days ago about the marriage between King Han and King Ping. It seems a bit hasty. Chen Gui, Duke of Jing, was a general under Emperor Taizu Gao, and he had the merit of following the dragon during the time of Jing Nan. At this time, he is also full of loyal people."
After listening to the emperor's words, Chen Ying was confused at first, but then gradually became clear that he was trying to find a partner for his emperor's younger brother.
But I only have two sons and no daughters.
But in a moment, Chen Ying also realized that he did not have one, but his third brother had several daughters.
But these daughters are all concubines, and the youngest is two or three years older than His Majesty's sixth brother.
While Chen Ying was brainstorming, Zhu Jianshen continued: "Your third brother Chen Jing is now the commander-in-chief of Guangxi. I heard that his youngest daughter should be eleven years old this year. She is the tiger girl of the general. I am willing to make a decision for her. According to the marriage contract, after Zhu Jianchun is crowned king, he can marry him and become his official wife and princess."
"Your Majesty, my third brother does have several daughters, but they are all concubines. How dare they be worthy of the Tian family." Chen Ying said quickly.
"What's wrong with being a commoner?"
"Kechen's third brother is really frivolous Meng Lang, and he has never given him any status. If this, if this spreads out, the emperor will be humiliated."
Of course he knew that Zhu Jianshen had this idea as a way to express how much he valued himself.
Marriage with the royal family is a tradition of the Ming Dynasty.
But he was also afraid that His Majesty the Emperor did not know the true situation of his third brother's family.
The King of Han married a commoner's daughter, but his identity was innocent, and it was known to everyone in the civil and military dynasties. It was the King of Han who made a mistake in the first place, and he should be held responsible.
Prince Ping, on the other hand, went on the right track and married the legitimate daughter of Marquis Zhongyi. She belonged to a high-ranking family and only a legitimate daughter could match the prince.
The situation of the third family is a bit special.
Chen Ying didn't know much about his daughters, but he knew much about his third brother.
The mothers of several daughters all came from humble backgrounds, and some of them were sinners and were bought by the third son from the house. This was a big taboo, and after buying them, there was nothing in the house. status, this is even more inappropriate...
Chen Ying took over the title of Marquis of Taining from his elder brother. In real history, when Chen Ying died in battle, he had no sons, and his title was also passed on to Chen Jing, who was responsible for suppressing the Dadeng Gorge rebellion in Guangxi. At that time, he repeatedly made mistakes and was punished by being executed. A series of Taininghou titles were almost abolished.
Different from the second eldest brother Chen Ying, Chen Jing has a more frivolous personality. Now his second brother is sitting in the Central Military Governor's Mansion with his back against a big tree. When he was in Beijing, he was relatively high-profile and rarely took concubines. He almost always bought women to serve him.
The youngest daughter Zhu Jianshen mentioned was most likely the daughter of a woman with such historical problems that led to her acting as a singing prostitute.
Zhu Jianshen paused for a moment after hearing this.
"I understand Duke Ning Guo's taboo. You can rest assured that the mother of Chen Jing's little daughter is indeed a daughter of the Wase Singing Girl, but her father is also a loyal and good man of the Ming Dynasty. In the 13th year of Zhengtong, Wang Zhen He was sentenced to exile because of his excessive use of power, and the women in his family were also imprisoned in the opera house."
"I know this very well, Mr. Ning Guo. After you get down, you can arrange this..."
"However, Commander Chen Du, you still need to discipline me a lot and don't cause trouble for you." Zhu Jianshen said slowly.
Promoting Chen Ying to the title of Ning Guogong and marrying the prince of the Tian family to increase his favor was a combination of tricks.
Zhang Bao went down and sent people to investigate. After several days of investigation, they found that Chen Ying had no daughter, not even an illegitimate daughter. This situation was a bit embarrassing.
At that moment, Zhu Jianshen thought of Chen Ying's third brother, Chen Jing. Then Zhang Bao went to investigate and found out a case involving the Supreme Emperor. Of course, the Emperor could not say that his father was stupid. At this time, Wang Zhen A suitable scapegoat again...
Of course, in these series of matters, Zhu Jianchun, as the emperor's brother, had no say at all...
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