"The fourth prince of the Chu State serves as regent as the supervisor of the country and has not ascended the throne?"
"Yes, Your Highness, according to the information from the Chu State, this is indeed the case. The Chu State The inscription on the Chu State edict used by the envoy was also the Regent of Great Chu, not the Emperor of Great Chu."
Hearing this, the prince smiled and turned to look at Shu Ning, the Minister of Rites beside him. Fang Sheng said:
"Mr. Ning, what do you think the fourth prince of the Chu Kingdom means?"
He has obviously defeated several other princes who have seized the throne. With the support of several big nobles with pillar status in the Chu Kingdom, he did not take advantage of the opportunity to succeed to the throne. Instead, he changed the title of Supervisor to the Kingdom.
In fact, it has been said since ancient times that we should pay attention to our opponents tactically and despise our opponents strategically.
Especially at the level of countries, it is also politically correct to regard the other party as a "fame and fortune seeker".
Not to mention that now Dayan, although it failed once in the first battle at Wangjiang, it finally won the final victory. In the past few years, it has successively won great victories, not to mention the swell of the people of Dayan. They are proud of their country and their country, and even those who are truly leaders in the court are also confident and magnanimous.
When commenting on officials or princes and ministers of other countries, there will naturally be a tendency to look down on them as if they were in superior positions.
Of course, you have to analyze it how you should. Confidence is self-confidence, but you don’t naively think that the other party is really a fool.
"Prince, according to my opinion, perhaps the Qingluan Army of the Chu State was trapped in Yupan City. After our Dayan cavalry drove away the barbarians, we unified the three Jin lands, allowing the fourth prince of the Chu State to After seizing the throne, I lost the opportunity to make arrangements calmly.
I decided to declare myself a supervisor instead of succeeding to the throne. I think it was because I wanted to unite and integrate the major forces in the country and deal with the pressure from my country, Dayan." /p>
The prince nodded, he thought so too.
You don’t want to sit in that position in a hurry, don’t you? Definitely not.
As the prince of a country, no one knows better than him how terrifying the attraction of the dragon chair is.
At this time, Xu Guanghuai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, said:
"Actually, there is no rush to succeed. It is probably because the speed of our Yan army's advance and the results achieved exceed What he originally envisioned.
Prince, Mr. Ning, it is better that we finalize these credentials and the details of the treaty as early as possible. ”
The credentials are from Chu. Sent from the country.
No matter whether the fourth prince is the Emperor of Chu or the regent of the country, he cannot let the 40,000 Qingluan troops starve to death in Yupan City.
But it was obvious that that person did not plan to send a large army for another expedition, but hoped to find a more dignified ending through peace talks.
The conditions offered by the Chu State are not unreasonable. First of all, Zhennan Pass, which was originally in the hands of the Situ family, will be returned to the Yan State; The legal principles governing the land of Jin;
This is the formerTwo,
This is an explanation of the previous war.
Next, there are two more.
One is that the two countries Yan and Chu will sign an alliance;
The regent of Chu recalled in the letter of credence that the Ji family and the Xiong family, one Yanhou and Chuhou, were all serving the great Paoze, who opened up new territories in Xia Ziling, was originally a family member.
So, from now on, the two sides will help each other. When Yan is threatened by barbarians, Chu will help; when Chu is threatened by Shanyue, Yan will help.
This is bullshit.
Not to mention that over the past hundred years, Dayan has beaten the barbarians to the point where they have completely lost their temper. Let’s just say that all the Shanyue tribes in Chu State have already They were expelled by the Chu people to the real barren mountains and rivers, and they were probably almost exterminated.
Both sides have no enemies, so why are they still helping each other?
To be honest, one day Shanyue suddenly rose up, and the barbarians also rose up. One was in the west of Dayan, and the other was in the south of Chu. Is it too late to help each other?
Of course, the Yan people know that this is bullshit, and the Chu people must also know it. Therefore, according to diplomatic customs, the bullshit will definitely be followed by truly useful words.
That is the second article, Yanchu will become a "country of brothers".
Since the regent of Chu State has not yet succeeded to the throne, he wants to respect the late Chu State Emperor and Emperor Yan as "brothers". It doesn't matter who is older or younger, whether in terms of age or national strength, directly Skipping this argument, anyway, the regent of Chu could recognize Emperor Yan as his "uncle".
These are the four major items.
Below, there are a lot of trivial details.
For example, the State of Chu will compensate the State of Yan for food, wealth, silk, etc. to appease the anger of the State of Yan, and is willing to imitate the original Qian State and submit annual coins to the State of Yan every year.
The envoy from Chu State, whose surname is Jing, is called Jingyang. He is a member of the Jing family, a great nobleman of Chu State, and is a close confidant of the Regent of Chu State. This contract completely represents the will of the Regent of Chu State. Come and negotiate.
Based on the principle of reciprocity, a person sent by the "nephew emperor" naturally has to be handed over to the next generation to handle, so Emperor Yan handed over the matter to the prince.
The prince will be responsible for leading relevant officials to conduct negotiations in order to obtain the best result for Yan State.
Xu Guanghuai, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, attaches great importance to this peace negotiation. The Yan State needs to recuperate and renew its people. If it can reach an alliance with the Chu State, no matter whether the alliance is effective or not, it can at least be maintained. Five years of peace, right?
If there is no war for five years, the Yan region can further develop, and the Jin region can relatively recover some of its vitality, and it will be able to calm down in terms of money and food.
The prince put down the document in his hand, stretched out his hand to rub his eyebrows, and said:
"Master Mao, do you think we, Dayan, can continue to fight this battle?" ?”
Although the conditions offered by Chu State are very generous, just letting the nearly 40,000 Qingluan troops go back does not mention the series of problems that may arise from this., even if you look at it purely from the perspective of personal likes and dislikes, I feel a little unsatisfied.
Mao Mingcai, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and reported back:
"As for the prince, now that all the troops of the three Jin Dynasties under the jurisdiction of King Jingnan have been raised, he is actually ready to start an all-out war with the Chu State. I'm prepared, but..."
The prince nodded and said:
"It's better not to fight, right?"
"Isn't it better? This is indeed what it means. The soldiers are exhausted. If this battle continues, it will be a torture for the country and the army.
The king of Jingnan always pays attention to the movement of troops, which is as motionless as a mountain. Thunder exploded.
Now, it is not King Jingnan’s military style to put on such a posture to overwhelm others. After thinking about it, King Jingnan also knows that the best thing for me, Dayan, is to stop here. A favorable outcome."
"I understand, Mr. Ning, you need to worry more about the specifications of the credentials and other details, and don't make any mistakes in etiquette. In addition, Ming Honglu The temple informed the envoys of the State of Qian that they owed the money for almost three years."
As he said that, the prince looked at Xu Guanghuai, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, and said, "Not only does the State of Qian owe it. We only need to make up for the arrears of the previous three years. At the same time, the specific amount needs to be revised. At least, it must not be lower than Chu Ren's.
Let's treat two things as one. Let’s do it together.”
“I’ll take my orders.”
“I’ll take my orders.”
Before the Three Kingdoms War started, in fact, Yan Qian The border between the two sides was already very tense, so the Qian Kingdom did not send the money that year. Then the war started, and the Yan army invaded the Qian Kingdom, and the Qian Kingdom responded in a panic. After that, the two countries In fact, it has always been in a state of "war".
Although, after the Yan people withdrew their troops, the Gan people did not think about going north to do anything. The two countries quickly restored the previous "calm", but the "war" state has never been lifted.
Now, taking advantage of the opportunity to negotiate peace with the Chu people, Qian Guo is also brought in. Let's talk together, and by the way, sign the peace treaty again.
Dayan needs to recuperate, so let's take this opportunity. Anyway, if you take one blackmail, it's a blackmail, and if you take two, it's a blackmail. Don't take things for free.
This is not Emperor Yan’s idea, this is the prince’s idea. From this, we can also see the prince’s courage and ability.
"By the way, Mr. Xu, how is the sixth brother in your household department recently?"
My sixth brother was sent by his father to watch the wind in the household department. In name, he was watching the wind and just studying. and understanding errands.
But this job, coupled with his status as a prince, is really a big or small job.
And the household department is Xu Guanghuai’s territory.
In the prince's view, the Minister of Revenue is not his own, but there is a lot of tacit understanding between the two parties.
Especially on the matter of Zhi Ge cultivation, the two have the same ideas.
Although it is said that forgetting to fight will lead to danger, but being warlike will lead to chaos, YanNow that the general trend of the country has become established, we should manage it well and turn the trend into reality in order to maintain stability.
"Replying to the prince, His Highness the Sixth Prince has been quite free these days at the Ministry of Finance. He has been drinking and having fun with his colleagues all day long."
When the prince heard this, he shook his head. Said:
"Sixth brother is young and has a laid-back temperament. As the elder brother, I have to ask Mr. Xu for your guidance."
Said,
The prince stood up and bowed to Xu Guanghuai;
Xu Guanghuai immediately stood up and knelt respectfully.
Ning Fangsheng, the Minister of Rites, caressed his long beard and smiled.
He is satisfied with the prince. He has the aura of a prince and the appearance of a future king;
Mao Mingcai He remained motionless, just silently reopening a copy of the document.
Is this really a deep brotherhood?
Not necessarily.
The eldest prince is about to return from defeat. There is a rumor that he will marry a barbarian princess. From now on, he must do everything possible;
The third prince is bathing in the wind in the lake pavilion in spring and listening to thunder in summer. , viewing leaves in autumn and enjoying snow in winter;
All that is left in his life is a pavilion and the spring, summer, autumn and winter over and over again.
With the decline of the Deng family, the fourth prince lost his greatest support. His Majesty’s military reforms wiped out the military structure. At this time, the fourth prince was already a kite with broken wings;
Five The prince doesn't like to go out, and likes to stay at home doing carpentry work. He has been punished by His Majesty's orders several times for this, but he still goes his own way;
The seventh prince is too young, and Dayan is not a pattern where the king is weak and the minister is strong. , so it is difficult for the seventh prince to touch that location.
After some calculations,
except for the idle sixth prince Guanfeng Hubu who suddenly appeared recently,
His Royal Highness has no rivals.
There is always no way out in the fight for the heir, and even the slightest hint of it will be regarded as a huge sin in the final reckoning.
Which person who can sit in the position of a minister is not a person who came from the officialdom?
How could Xu Guanghuai and Xu Shangshu, who were so moved that they knelt down in return, not know what His Highness the Crown Prince meant?
But, this is the pattern, this is the level;
If it is fake, if you play with it more, it will become real.
The prince's restrained yet majestic feeling was the most recognized by these veterans.
It’s really great to have a country like this.
At their level, there is really no need to say that they are surrendering to someone or being someone's dog. Except for Emperor Yan, no one can manipulate them like this. Therefore, what everyone values more is still Compatibility in political views.
If your idea is similar to mine, then I will support you.
And he will naturally stand beside you, respond to you, and then press down your opponent.
Those who should understand the meaning of "taking care" of His Royal Highness will naturally understand it.
After both parties are seated again,
Ning Fangsheng, the Minister of Rites, said:
"Your Highness, I heard that you held a banquet in the East Palace the day before yesterday to entertain last year's Jinshi?"
The Prince responded seriously. Said:
"If I tell Mr. Ning, it is indeed the case."
Last year, the prince was in charge of the first imperial examination in Dayan, and he was not the prince at that time;
In the spring of this year, His Majesty issued an edict, and the prince presided over it.
Two years after the Imperial Examination in Yan Dynasty, the crown prince of the country will be known as the master of scholars in the world. It can be said that he was entrusted to lift the dragon gate, so that the scholars from poor families can leap to the imperial level. .
Last year's imperial examination was presided over by Ning Fangsheng himself, assisted by the prince. He is already old and can do more in civil affairs for the poor students of Dayan. That is what he is now. wish.
Fortunately, the prince's thoughts in this regard are very consistent with mine.
"Mr. Ning, now that our country of Great Yan is booming, we need these students to fill our Great Yan court and strengthen our Great Yan roots. I will hold a banquet to entertain them. I just want to ask about the current situation, so as to For encouragement."
With Emperor Yan's courage, he would not care about his prince making friends with civil servants or recruiting these new young officials into the court.
Therefore, the prince hosted the banquet in a smart way, and he was calm when mentioning the matter.
If it were any other emperor, his prince would definitely not be able to do this, nor would he dare to do this.
After Ma stepped on the family, there was a serious "official panic" in the court of Yan State. Although promoting officials to official positions relieved some urgent needs, it was not a long-term solution after all.
The fundamental strategy for eradicating powerful families is to hold imperial examinations and recruit people from poor families into official positions.
Because of this, last year’s Jinshi scholars, at least those who went abroad, had parents from the same place, and those who stayed in Beijing quickly rose to the top among the six divisions.
Ability is one aspect, but in fact the most important thing is to support them in line with the current political trend.
Ning Fangsheng smiled and nodded, saying:
"The prince is interested."
"Ning Lao said seriously, this is what I should do. "
Speaking,
The prince flicked his wrist and asked Li Yinglian beside him to go to the imperial kitchen to order a midnight snack.
The sooner the covenant is finalized, The better, so I won’t have to stay up all night.
It’s tiring,
but it’s also fulfilling.
The prince looked around slightly,
Sitting in this position,
As long as I don’t make mistakes, what can you do to me?
In the prince's mind,
I still remember that scene.
In that scene,
I and my eldest brother knelt down. On the ground, he was scolded by his father,
The young sixth brother was held by his father and sat on his lap;
That day, what his father said The words are still like a thorn in my heart, deeplyIt stuck in the prince's heart:
"You guys, you guys, that's all. Fortunately, there is a Xiao Liu who looks like me."
Ji Chengjue,
You have no chance,
Not at all.
......
"Do you think you still have a chance?"
The princess was leaning on the steps of the pavilion, throwing stones into the pond. She asked Ji Chengjue who was standing in front of her.
"Sister, I just came in here. You didn't say you would make me a cup of tea, but you came up and asked such a heart-wrenching question. Isn't it appropriate?"
Ji Cheng Jue smiled and sat down on the steps opposite the princess, but deliberately did not answer the question.
The princess stretched out her legs,
kicked Xiaoliuzi,
She did not hold back her strength,
Xiaoliuzi was kicked Gotta take a breath.
"Stop pretending. Your appearance has been ruined. Pretending anymore is not as natural as before. I am curious. Why did the idle waste prince who has pretended to be an idle waste for so many years suddenly give up?"
p>"What am I pretending to be?"
"Be honest in front of me. I haven't married your second brother yet. We can still be normal at this moment. Say something."
"What, after you become my sister-in-law, shouldn't you get closer?"
"Believe it or not, I won't be able to get close to you until we get married. In the next two days, I will let the Zhenbei Army from outside the city enter your residence and arrest you?"
"Sister, are you going to rebel?"
"This is too much. A little too extreme?"
"That's right."
"Okay, then I'll tell you to come to the East Palace after we get married, and I'll let Uncle Qi take advantage of the situation. I'll chop you up."
Uncle Qi just walked in and handed Ji Chengjue a cup of hot tea. Hearing this, he just smiled.
Ji Chengjue subconsciously reached out and touched his neck.
He knew that the woman in front of him looked beautiful and charming, but her heart should be ruthless. She was really ruthless.
The person named Zheng still can’t forget the incident when he was almost used as fodder by this woman and thrown into the desert.
"Cheng Jue thinks that he has been very respectful to his sister since he was a child. He has never lacked gifts and stipends during festivals and festivals. Logically speaking..."
The princess said "haha",
"Dad once said that you are most like His Majesty."
"..." Ji Chengjue.
"What's wrong? When I marry your second brother, I will help your second brother eliminate a threat. As a wife, isn't it the right thing to do?"
Husband and wife As one body,
You are a threat to my husband's throne,
Then I will get rid of you.
Ji Chengjue nodded thoughtfully and said: "It really makes sense."
"Don't blame me for being unkind. The spies discovered that you are actually in my palaceWhen there are arrangements outside, I will know that you are different from Lao Wu.
If you keep pretending, it won’t matter. The worst thing you can do is keep an eye on you more in the future. Over the years, the filial piety of so many rare things can always buy you a life, right?
But I don’t know what’s wrong. Old people often say that eating lard will make you easy to do stupid things;
Oh,
But No,
After all, he married the daughter of a butcher's family. It seems that he really eats a lot of lard. "
Hearing this, Ji Chengjue shook his head and smiled,
and said:
"It's not because of women. ”
“Don’t say the next sentence, it will easily make me sick. "
"Uh..."
Ji Chengjue was stunned for a moment, touched his nose, nodded and said:
"It's really because of the man. ”
“It seems that I, Dayan, conquered the Jin region, and the wind from the Jin region really blew in.” "
"My sister also recognizes that person, Zheng Fan. "
Hearing the name "Zheng Fan", the princess knocked out the pebbles in her hand with a little force, and a few water floats flew out on the water.
"I'm old lady I don't like this name. Every time I hear it, my face feels sore. ”
Obviously she was the first to know Zheng Fan. Before he met her, Zheng Fan didn’t even have an official status. He was just a civilian husband who was drafted.
I, once I asked him if he wanted to be a servant of the Li family.
I originally thought that the boy didn’t know what being a servant of the Li family and the Zhenbei Hou Mansion meant, so he foolishly chose a guard. The official position of Shang Xiaowei was created temporarily.
But judging from what he did later, he was definitely not stupid. In other words, he did it on purpose.
p>
This is actually nothing. How could the princess of the Tangtang Town Beihou Mansion spend so much patience on a person from a commoner background?
However, as she rose step by step, After being appreciated by the Marquis of Jingnan, he became even more uncontrollable. In just a few years, he had already risen from the rank of civilian soldier to the chief soldier of Xue Customs. His Majesty even granted him the title of Prince Hirano.
So, it’s not that people don’t know what it means to be a servant of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, it’s that they have a high spirit and don’t care about using this status of being a servant to enter the ranks.
The more outstanding Zheng Fan is, the greater his achievements as an official, and the more military exploits he obtains, the more the matter of the princess "missing out on talented people" will be brought up
Especially. Zheng Fan, who was born in Beifeng County, actually became the commander-in-chief of the Jingnan Army. I always ask: Why?
Then,
Princess Princess I know that I will be whipped to death again.
What kind of woman has long hair and short sight? In short, any pot can be put on her head. mostWhat makes her depressed is that she still can't distinguish anything, and she has no way to distinguish it.
At the beginning, my father wanted this person and wanted to poach him from Jingnanhou, but he still failed.
But at that time, it was just a matter of one sentence.
"This bastard is indeed a powerful character. I really misjudged him at that time."
Speaking,
The princess looked at the princess again. Ji Chengjue smiled and said:
"Everyone in the world knows that Zheng Fan belongs to you, the Sixth Master, and he was offered by you. What's wrong... Oh, I understand.
< p>Seeing that the little nemesis he had betrayed has now become the commander-in-chief, he is anxious, afraid that if he keeps pretending, the chain will be broken, right?""Why? There's nothing wrong with him. I don't treat him like a dog. He's a friend. Besides, with that kid's temperament, if he really wanted to be a dog, why would he reject you in the first place?
This is called a friend. , A man with ability will naturally have a temper.
As for this time, don’t others know that you don’t know, it’s because the national treasury is about to be unable to hold on, so the emperor remembered that I was the weakest person in the past. Son, take me out and collect money for him to enrich the treasury."
"Come on, let's open the sky and speak openly."
"Oh. , I really didn’t expect you, sister, to value me so much.”
Hearing this, the princess smiled and said:
“A common folk sister-in-law. She is like a mother, a royal sister-in-law. She wishes that all her brothers-in-law would die young."
This is a taboo thing to say, but this is Xiyuan, and at the same time, in her capacity, she can say this. Even if such words reached the ears of Emperor Yan, Emperor Yan would probably laugh them off.
"Sister, what you said is wrong. There are many stories about sisters-in-law being like mothers, but in fact, among the people, there are also many intrigues between sisters-in-law and even life-and-death situations. This is the norm. ."
"Okay, okay, what are you doing here?"
"I want to borrow something from you."
"What?"
"A sword."
The princess looked at Uncle Qi who was accompanying him.
Ji Chengjue immediately said:
"It's not this one."
The princess had two swords beside her at this time, one was the sword she had been using since she was a child. The seventh uncle who had grown up with him and protected him, and the other one was in the camp outside the capital.
One of the four greatest swordsmen in the world... Li Liangshen.
“That sword is not mine. Even if it is mine, I can’t lend it out.”
Ji Chengjue stood up and patted his trouser legs. ,
said:
"So, I just came to greet you."
The princess's eyes immediately narrowed,
said:
"What a loud tone."
Ji Chengjue nodded, feeling calmAfter recognizing it, he immediately said:
"Sister, aren't you still not married to my second brother? Aren't we, at least for now, still friends?"
"The war is over. I'm almost over."
Ji Chengjue smacked his lips and nodded thoughtfully.
"Then Xiao Liuzi, I'm going to say goodbye first?"
"No."
Ji Chengjue walked out of the West Garden and stood at the gate of the West Garden , looked back at the plaque.
"Haha..."
The carriage prepared by Eunuch Zhang was outside, and Ji Chengjue got on the carriage.
As the carriage moved, the interior of the carriage was swaying, and Ji Chengjue's body was swaying along with it.
"You said that after you become my sister-in-law, you will kill me."
Ji Chengjue shook his head helplessly,
minding his own business. He muttered:
"No matter how smart you are, you are still a girl who has been spoiled by your family."
To paraphrase what Zheng once said before, the family growing up environment is different.
"Tsk, tsk..."
Ji Chengjue tasted the product, and
found that many of the things Zheng Fan said before, when he thought about it afterwards, he could always smash it. It gives a different taste.
Gonggong Zhang, who was driving, said:
"Master, shall we go directly?"
"Go directly. From now on, we will be tougher. ”
Eunuch Zhang immediately said:
“Master is joking, I can’t be tough even if I want to be tough”
“Hahaha”
“Master, I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince has been very busy with you adults these days with the matter of handing over letters of credence to the envoys from the State of Chu.”
“Let him go on blindly. ”
The carriage stopped at the door of a restaurant.
This is a very high-end restaurant in Beijing, named "Zhuangyuan Building".
It opened six years ago,
but at that time,
Dayan was still full of powerful families, and there was no imperial examination, so naturally there was no number one scholar.
So this Zhuangyuan Building, in the eyes of people in the capital, has learned the customs of the Naqian people.
On weekdays, business has been very average, and it can even be said that we are losing money and making money.
But as the State of Yan began to select scholars through the imperial examination, last year, the State of Yan also had its own number one scholar, number two, and third overall winner. This number one scholar building, which had been in operation for several years, suddenly became popular. Guests Continuously.
Ji Chengjue got off the carriage and walked inside.
"Hey, sir, are you staying in a hotel or having a meal?"
"My friend is up there, okay, go ahead and go, no need to say hello."
p>
Sending the waiter away, Ji Chengjue walked up the stairs on his own.
There are private rooms upstairs, including three in the center. From the moment the Zhuangyuan Building opened, there has been a sign saying that non-"Jinshi" are not allowed to start.
ThatThe business of Zhuangyuan Building was not good for a while, but the news spread, and many people said that the boss was out of his mind and had made these jokes.
But as soon as the imperial examination started and the first batch of new scholars were released, the three boxes in the Zhuangyuan Building were basically not broken.
In the two months after the rankings were first released, those Jinshi gentlemen often came here to start the game. After that, when other merchants or nobles wanted to make friends with them, they would also deliberately choose to come to the No. 1 Scholar Building to start the game.
Ji Chengjue walked to the door of the first-class box and did not rush in, but heard the voices inside.
It seems that because Ji Chengjue stayed here for too long, a group of servants who should have been guarding the corner of the second floor began to walk towards here.
Eunuch Zhang, who had been following Ji Chengjue, also took the initiative to walk towards them. He lowered his voice and said:
"The Za family would like to see who is not open-minded." This thing dares to ruin my master’s elegance.”
Who are the people who can use eunuchs in this capital?
These servants look at me and I look at you, but they really don’t dare to come over again.
At this time, there was already a quarrel in the box.
"Hu Zhengfang, didn't you leave me a message saying that today is your 30th birthday, so you came to invite me to a party."
"It's not me. Besides, I The thirtieth birthday party passed two months ago, and the situation on the front line was unclear at that time. How could I dare to do this?
I accepted Liu Chucai's post, saying that he had just taken a concubine the day before yesterday and invited me. Come and get together."
"You just took a concubine. How could my Hedong lion let me take a concubine? I received a message from Lao Qin, saying that he had bought some good wine. I’ll come over and try it together.”
The whole room is filled with old Jinshi masters.
Because they are the first Jinshi in Yan State and most of them come from poor families, the relationship between them is very close.
Leaving aside those who left Beijing for overseas visits, those who stayed in Beijing and were scattered in various yamen would naturally stick together instinctively.
The literati and officials in the Qian Kingdom have already completed a hundred years of work. They here in the Yan Kingdom have just begun. Especially now in the officialdom, when they are still very weak, they need to unite even more. .
"So, what is going on? It's not you, it's not you, it's not you, then who invited us here?"
" Yes, who is it?"
Ji Chengjue, who had been standing at the door for a while, opened the door and walked in.
For a time, the eyes of more than a dozen Jinshi masters inside fell on him.
Not surprisingly, no one knew him.
Firstly, the sixth prince has always been ridiculous, ignoring government affairs and not taking part in military affairs;
Secondly, he has been staying in Nan'an County for more than half a year, thinking about There is no place to brush my face.
Ji Chengjue did not regard himself as an outsider. He pointed at the table on the wine table and said:
"The food is here and the wine is hot. Why don't you use it?"
Ji Chengjue walked to the front seat and did not sit down in a hurry. Instead, he stretched out his hand and gently He patted the back of the chair.
"May I ask where your Majesty comes from?"
"But your Majesty has tricked us here?"
"Who is this young master?" What do you mean?"
A group of questions came.
Everyone understood that it was obviously the young-looking young man in front of them who had deceived themselves and others.
They are afraid but not afraid. After all, everyone has an official status, and it is not like they have never come into contact with some princes and dignitaries.
Ji Chengjue did not rush to answer,
but pointed at the tall and thin man standing opposite him,
said:
"You are Liu Chucai, right? Madam, is your illness getting better? You need to take good care of it. You must not be exposed to the cold, and you must not be careless.
Don't look at the passing of winter. But when socializing in winter and spring, it is most likely to relapse."
Liu Chucai was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face.
His wife’s illness was caused by overworking herself when she was studying. At that time, everyone was almost dead, and she didn’t have money to take medicine, so she was planning to take some books from the house. When he sold it to get some money to ask the doctor to get some medicine, he didn't expect that the boss of Shuxuan confiscated his book. Instead, he gave him a sum of money and helped him invite the best doctor in the county to give it to his wife. Diagnosis and treatment.
He had never mentioned this matter to the outside world. When he returned to his hometown in high school last year, he wanted to thank his former benefactor in person, but he never thought that the bookstore had closed and the owner was missing.
So, friends often laugh at him for being henpecked, but in fact, it is because he feels guilty about his wife in his heart, and even though he is now prosperous, he does not want to take a concubine.
Ji Chengjue pointed at the slightly pudgy man again and said:
"Hu Zhengfang, you have gained so much weight in just a few years. I don't think back then." When he was falsely accused and imprisoned, he was as skinny as a skinny boy, right?"
Hu Zhengfang also had a look of shock on his face.
"Qin Xiaosheng, how are you doing now? There are local officials who are not looking for trouble anymore, right? The clan has been divided for several generations, and people are staring at it just because of the injury and some high-quality farmland. When the descendants of the Qin family go to fight, there are officials in those places, and they are really cannibals."
Qin Xiaosheng also had a look of horror on his face.
"You..."
"By the way, there is you..."
"Ah, you are..."
"Hahaha, you kid, remember back then..."
Ji Chengjue pointed at them one by one, greeted them one by one, and spoke one by one.
The atmosphere in the box suddenly became solemn.
NoNo one dared to shout loudly, and no one dared to question him.
After speaking in a circle,
Everyone clicked on it and said it.
Ji Chengjue reached out, poured himself a glass of wine, and took a sip.
"I heard that the day before yesterday, His Highness the Crown Prince invited all the Jinshi who stayed in Beijing from last year's department to have a banquet in the East Palace. How was it? Is the drink in the East Palace good?"
No one dared to answer. Firstly, it was because it concerned the prince, and secondly, because everyone had not yet recovered from the shock.
"What's the matter? You are all the leaders of my Dayan, the future of my Dayan, and the pillars of my Dayan. You have written gorgeous articles, but you can't say anything?"
This At this time,
Liu Chucai licked his lips, cupped his hands to Ji Chengjue and said:
"I dare to ask... I dare to ask you, who is this person?"
< p>Ji Chengjue pondered for a moment,smiled,
while pouring himself another glass of wine, he said slowly:
"Today Your Majesty is an unparalleled wise king, who rides on the power of the family, draws materials for the country, and opens up the promotion ladder for poor families;
Your Majesty’s wish is that I, the talented people of Yan Dynasty, can ignore the suspicion of family status and not be trapped by blood. Those who are talented should work in temples for the country, and be good at local herdsmen.
You are the first batch, and there will be the second batch soon after the spring period begins.
You are the future of my country, Dayan.
I,
Ji Chengjue,
here is your Majesty’s sixth son, here to give you a toast!”
The Sixth Prince?
Is he the sixth prince?
Ji Chengjue drank the water and wine in his glass before the shocked Jinshi gentlemen could react.
At this moment, what the princess had said to him in the West Garden reappeared in his mind.
She said that as long as she became the crown princess, she would definitely get rid of herself.
Ji Chengjue sighed,
raised his head,
At that time, he really wanted to reply:
If it hadn’t been for my father’s deliberate refusal to put me on the plate,
What do you think is going on with you and your husband?
You only saw that my father deliberately suppressed me, suppressed me until I could hardly breathe, and made me miserable;
But you did not really use your brain to think about it. /p>
My father is such a proud person.
You really don’t like a son, so you can just get rid of him casually, but why do you still want to be so cruel to me?
He deliberately cuts me, presses me, beats me, scolds me, relegates me,
Haha,
If it weren’t for him flowing through my body Of blood,
Maybe I will be gone long ago.
But,
Who told me to be like him?
Who told him to know me himself?It really looks like him.
Seize the heir,
Fight for the throne,
Let the old man think about it for himself, if he ends up, do you still have a chance of winning?
You, Ji Chenglang, think you can become the master of these new scholars by being a disciple or presiding over a spring ceremony in person?
Can he recruit batches of young officials for his own use?
Yes,
You are tired,
You stand there, hold the dragon gate, and watch the group of fish jump over;
Do you really think that all the talented people in the world are under my control?
I don’t even think about who was feeding these fish
before they jumped over the dragon gate.
Actually, after eliminating the disciples of the wealthy families, the so-called poor families and the so-called seeds of scholars in Dayan are actually not very many. It costs a lot to screen out some with good character and show kindness in advance. The subsequent results are really nothing to mention in comparison.
Of course, you can’t just support anyone you catch. There will certainly be some white-eyed wolves, but not too many, otherwise it will be easy to waste money.
Ji Chengjue never engages in loss-making business.
It is a pity that Uncle Zheng is not here at this time, otherwise he would have to admire him in his heart.
In the history that Uncle Zheng is familiar with, the Jin Party in the Ming Dynasty and the plutocrats in some later countries were actually organized in this way, so as to ultimately achieve the purpose of influencing government affairs.
When the scale of capital reaches a certain level, it will instinctively penetrate and expand, and it is not limited to trading.
Ji Chengjue sat down on the chair,
Now, you all think that I, Ji Chengjue, only offered up an uncle!
As everyone knows,
when my business was completely open a few years ago, how many people did I have to pay for!
At this thought,
Ji Chengjue’s eyes narrowed slightly,
scanning over the group of people standing in front of him,
the corner of his mouth Outlining some arcs,
said:
"You are all scholars, and you are also the most knowledgeable people in my country.
I have a question,< /p>
Cheng Jue is not talented,
I would like to ask everyone
That is, in your opinion,
Which one is more important,
which is more important,
Silence,
Silence,
Silence...< /p>
Finally,
It wasn’t who made the move first, it was more like a coincidence.
More than ten officials from various ministries of the Jinshi Master present,
knelt down towards Ji Chengjue, who was sitting at the head, and
said in unison:
"Meet the benefactor."