A moment after Xu Youzhen accepted the order, he spoke again: "Your Majesty, although Xu You is the eldest son of the Duke of Wei, he has no official position. Since he is accompanying the emperor on his journey south, it would be somewhat disrespectful to hold the title of the eldest son of the Duke of Wei. Make it."
Zhu Jianshen asked with great interest: "What official position does Xu Qing think he should be given?"
"The deputy envoys of the Southern Patrol are all high-ranking officials of the third rank or above. Although Xu Yan has stayed in Annan for four years, he still has insufficient qualifications and has given vacant posts to the fifth-rank generals. This is in line with the etiquette and does not make people feel uncomfortable. Talk more."
Zhu Jianshen nodded and looked at Li Xian: "Li Shoufu, it can be done..."
"What Xu Du Yushi said makes sense, and I think it is feasible."
After asking Li Xian, Zhu Jianshen directly awarded Xu Yan the false title of fifth-grade Wude General.
Although it is only a virtual title of fifth rank, it can be regarded as starting to move up. There are people in the court who are good at serving as officials. This will not change from ancient times to the present.
Seeing that His Majesty agreed and gave Xu the title of General, Xu Youzhen was filled with joy, even happier than her own son being named on the gold medal list.
Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the ecstatic Xu Youzhen, sighed softly, and then glanced at Zhao Huanong standing next to him.
Zhao Huanong gave instructions and shouted to withdraw from the court. All the officials knelt down to see His Majesty the Emperor leave Fengtian Hall first. After Zhu Jianshen left, everyone stood up one after another.
As soon as the Emperor left, those officials who had given gifts to no avail became unable to control their tempers, and each made sarcastic remarks.
"I really act as the royal censor of Xudu. How can I ask for rewards from the Duke of Wei in the future? Those princes who came back from Annan, at most, got a captain, and some of them are even staying at home now. Here, the prince of the Duke of Wei is a fifth-grade military general, tsk tsk tsk... What a good trick..."
"Yes, I promised well, but later changed my mind. Isn't this bullying an honest person..."
"Huh, let's just ride on the donkey and read the songbook and see..."
"Mr. Liu, your last words are wrong. At this time, you should be at the end of your rope and there is no way out. You should never take your words seriously..."
Many officials gathered around and said sarcastic words in a loud voice, just for Xu Youzhen and other important ministers to listen.
Xu Youzhen, Li Xian and others were very cooperative and just stood there and listened to them.
Xu Youzhen glanced coldly at the officials who had just spoken, and they immediately shuddered.
"I'm giving some people two choices. One is to bribe the minister overseeing the Southern Inspection Tour. The second one is to donate public funds for His Majesty's Southern Inspection Tour free of charge. Huh, which one do you choose? If you choose the first one, I will immediately Return the gold and silver sold to them, and punish them with a serious crime of bribery. If they choose the second option, don't bark randomly here..."
After Xu Youzhen finished speaking, these officials who gave gifts all looked at me and I looked at you, and they did not dare to say anything more.
Then, under the gaze of everyone, Xu Youzhen led Zhan Yang and others out, while the officials on the side got out of the way.
Li Xian, Han Yong and others all saw this scene.
Peng Shi, who was next to Han Yong, touched Han Yong and said in a low voice: "This is Xu Youzhen's method. It's comprehensive. I've also seen the public accounts. It's 90,000 taels. But how much silver the things they sent were sold for, God knows." You know, you and I don’t know. Only Xu Youzhen knows. He has received benefits, gained a good reputation, and coordinated wars. He is not as good as you. But when it comes to being an official, the two of us together can’t compare. He..."
Han Yong's face was full of doubts: "Do Xu Er and Xu Youzhen have a good personal relationship?"
Hearing this, Peng Shi was stunned. Your focus made me somewhat speechless.
I'm teaching you a lesson, so you should respect it a little bit.
What's more, your dignified minister of the Ministry of War is completely unaware of this matter that everyone in the court knows?
"They shouldn't have any intersection..." Han Yong didn't care about what Peng Shi said, but was very curious about the relationship between Xu Er and Xu Youzhen.
When Xu Ren was in Annan, he was the best among Wu Xun's children. The most important thing was that he had a very upright character. How could such an upright person get together with Xu Youzhen.
"This is a long story. Next time I have a drink, I will tell you that the Chief Assistant has left. I have to go back quickly. I have a bunch of official documents to urge the Chief Assistant to sign..." Peng Shi said. Take a step.
Han Yong shook his head, puzzled, and then walked out of the hall.
When Zhu Jianshen returned to Qianqing Palace, thinking that Xu Youzhen was specifically trying to fight for Xu Er's position, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
As Peng Shi said, everyone in the court knew how good the relationship between Wei Guogong's crown prince Xu Er and Xu Youzhen was.
Especially at the beginning of the 16th year of Chenghua, Xu Er returned to the capital from Annan. After attending the banquet, he did not go to Dingguo Palace to live with his brother who had not yet left the fifth service. Instead, he went to Xu Youzhen's home to live for a long time. .
Later, when Xu Youzhen went to Nanjing to rectify the affairs of the southern tour, Xu You stayed with Xu Youzhen and donated his private house for Xu Youzhen to live in. Moreover, the dignified prince of Wei Guogong led troops to fight against pornography every day, which shows that Xu You was very interested in How respectful Xu Youzhen is.
And Xu Youzhen was also very kind to Xu Ren, treating him as her own son. When Xu Ren lived in the Xu Mansion, she would have long conversations every day. Whether she was visiting friends or visiting dignitaries in the capital, Xu You was always around her. Even on New Year's Day, when Xu Youzhen entered the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor, she brought the eldest son of Wei Guogong, Xu Chu.
In this game between father and son, they played well.
Xu Er's real father Xu Chengzong and Xu Youzhen's biological son Xu Shiliang became bystanders in the game.
In fact, after Zhu Jianshen saw the memorial of Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong yesterday, he knew in his heart that this must be Xu Youzhen's idea for Xu Yan when he was in Nanjing.
Xu Chengzong didn't get sick sooner or later. He had to wait until it was time to come to the capital and got sick. This in itself is full of doubts.
What's more, Xu Chengzong was from a noble family and a military commander, so he definitely didn't have that many tricks up his sleeve.
However, although he understood in his heart, Zhu Jianshen did not care. Instead, he wanted Xu Youzhen to have a distinguished political ally, so that no matter whether Xu Youzhen suffered a great defeat in the future battles in the court, he could still be among these distinguished political allies. Thanks to the mediation of allies, his life was saved.
What's more, Zhu Jianshen also knew that the nature of Xu Youzhen's son, Xu Shiliang, would make it difficult for him to achieve great things.
He even knew more than Xu Youzhen about some things.
The residences of the ministers of the DPRK and China are filled with many spies from Dongchang. Because the layout was earlier, the political structure has not changed much in recent years. Some spies have reached "high positions" such as first-class servants in the mansions of these officials. , and even some spies became followers of his official sons.
Xu Shiliang's entourage is Dongchang's spy, and he has a close relationship with Xu Shiliang.
The first thing Xu Mansion's spies reported was that Shiliang was cowardly. After that, Zhu Jianshen never paid attention to Xu Shiliang.
But something happened that attracted Zhu Jianshen's attention again.
One of Xu Youzhen's two Korean concubines was pregnant, but Xu Youzhen didn't know that the concubine became pregnant after Xu Shiliang succeeded...
When Xu Shiliang was causing trouble, Dongchang's spies stood outside the carriage, and the two even coaxed the North Korean woman to leave the house, allowing Xu Shiliang to successfully succeed.
After the incident, the two North Korean women immediately became confused. Because it was Xu Youzhen's own son who did it, they did not dare to tell Xu Youzhen.
After that, the woman became pregnant.
After the spy reported these things to Dongchang, Gao Yi looked at the huge amount of information and felt that His Majesty should like it, so he submitted it to the emperor.
Zhu Jianshen was also shocked when he saw the contents of the secret report for the first time.
In other words, Xu Youzhen’s unborn child is very likely to be his grandson...
This is somewhat messy.
But for Xu Youzhen, whether he is a son or a grandson, they are all descendants of the Xu family, and they are all the same.
Of course, Zhu Jianshen was worried that Xu Youzhen's reputation would be damaged, so he personally intervened and informed Gao Yi, asking those who knew these things to remember to keep them secret. If any news spread, they would be killed.
It can also be seen from this aspect that Dongchang's top decision-makers regarding Daming are all-pervasive.
In fact, in wealthy families, teenagers have children. When fathers are in their prime, their sons have begun to have fantasies about women. It is not uncommon for women to steal sex, even if it is This is also common in the royal family. The most famous one is that Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty had sex with Wu Zetian. Li Shimin didn't burp at that time. This is not messy, what is this...
Therefore, Zhu Jianshen was only surprised for a few days, then lost interest and pretended not to know.
However, when facing Xu Youzhen alone, I still felt strange in my heart...
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