The Red Mansions

Chapter 22 Unwilling to submit to others
The king of Wei and the king of Liang are compatriots from the same mother, born of the queen.

Wei Wang Chen Ran ranked third among the five sons and three daughters of Emperor Chongping; Liang Wang ranked sixth.

In addition, the two sons of King Qi and King Chu were concubines, they were older, they had already married wives and had children, and they were sent on errands in the six ministries.

However, Emperor Chongping was in the prime of his life in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he made great efforts to rule. In addition, he learned from the early decision of the previous generation of princes and the cruelty of seizing the heir, so he was unwilling to establish the country's foundation early.

As for Princess Chen Zhi of Xianning, her concubine mother is the younger sister of the current empress, Concubine Duanrong, and she is not the same mother as the two kings of Wei and Liang.

It is worth mentioning that Chen Han customized, the first empress, the first imperial concubine, and the second imperial concubine. In order to maintain the detached status of the queen, the imperial concubine was placed in vain.

As for the title of noble concubine, there are mostly two characters, which means that it is difficult to describe her character, appearance, and appearance. In previous dynasties, it may be more like a posthumous title.

Such as Duanhua, Duanrong, Xiande, Huishu...

But for the posthumous title, a few additional words are added to express the meaning of praise and virtue. It is necessary to make up a certain number of words. According to the level of merit and virtue in life, the number of words is also different. This means that two words are not enough to cover the honor and virtue of the royal family.

It is said that this is the pioneering work of the Ministry of Rites of the Han Dynasty when it determined the national code of posthumous posthumous titles. Follow up, step by step, and my great Han will set the rules and rituals again, the posthumous posthumous law should continue the past and open up the future, and the etiquette system of the Han family in Yanbu is in the ancestral temple.

Therefore, the Chen-Han etiquette system is different from that of the previous Ming Dynasty. For the heirs of the emperor, the title of prince is one word, such as Qi, Chu, Wei, and Liang. Prince Yizhong and so on.

For example, the four major county kings: Dongping, Xining, Nan'an, and Beijing are the county kings with foreign surnames granted by the founding of the country.

The etiquette is strict, the dignity is like, and the title of the title can be glimpsed.

Hearing the third brother's reprimand, Liang Wang Chen Wei smiled and didn't care.

It's just that after this incident, the two kings of Wei and Liang became less interested in Jia Heng.

After all, the members of the Jia family are somewhat sensitive, or not only the Jia family, but even the four kings and eight princes, even if they are princes, it is not convenient for the children of these families to make friends.

Thinking of this, King Wei became more and more relaxed. He looked at Chen Zhi and Li Chanyue, Princess Qinghe, and said with a smile, "It's getting late, two sisters, we should go back."

Chen Zhi nodded, obviously also noticed some subtle clues from the eye contact between the two kings of Wei and Liang. There was a trace of thought in the narrow and long phoenix eyes, and she glanced at Jia Heng who was standing beside Feng Ziying, and then turned to her sister Li Chanyue. , and said in a clear voice: "Let's go, it's too late to go back carefully, and it's time for my aunt to tell you."

Li Chanyue responded unhappily.

While the few people were talking, Chen Zhi said to Feng Ziying in a clear voice: "Since you are reunited with an old friend, it's good to catch up on the old days. You don't need to be escorted. After returning home, I will pay my respects to Old General Feng on behalf of my palace."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Although Feng Ziying didn't know why the originally elated nobles lost their interest, she didn't think too much about it. Instead, she was so happy. If his father hadn't forced him to accompany him, he wouldn't have accompanied these nobles , wandering idly in the forest.

When you meet your prey, you have to cling to these princes and princesses first, it's so unpleasant!

Jia Heng's face was always calm, and there were no mood swings.

In fact, this is the daily life of noble people, and their attention is scarce - because there are too many interesting things in the world that interest them, and when Dao Zuo meets him, he just feels that he has met an interesting boy.

A few riders were chatting and laughing, and passed by, leaving Feng Ziying and Jia Heng talking.

Whether it was Wei Wang Chen Ran, Liang Wang Chen Wei, or Princess Xianning Chen Zhi and Princess Qinghe Li Chanyue, after all, from beginning to end, they didn't even dismount...

Jia Heng was naturally calm, and watched the few people leave, then turned to look at Feng Ziying, smiled and said: "Brother Ziying, thank you for your relief."

This kind of nobleman comes from an honorable background, and his mind is uncertain, so he can be teased or ridiculed just now. Where things will go, it often depends on his mood and his answer.

However, sometimes he would rather bend than bend, and he would not give in to others' temperament, which might offend others.

It's not that he is preconceived and judges people by their appearance, at least from the look of Wei Wang's sullen face, he doesn't seem to have a loose temperament. As for the other young man, he talks and laughs freely, and he looks like a child.

"People have circles and levels to make friends with. At my current level, I can only make friends with scholars. It's okay to make friends with generals, but it's not good to make friends with princes and princes... I have to obey others, and I can't feel comfortable. "

Feng Ziying waved her hand with a smile, and said, "Thank you? I'll have a drink or two later, and I'll pick up these arrows first."

As he spoke, he bent over and went to pick up arrows.

Jia Heng looked at Feng Ziying and thought to himself, this is my friend, she fell silent and went to pick up arrows as well.

After all, people still can't make too high-level friends.

After picking up the arrows, Feng Ziying handed over a circle of arrows in his hand, jokingly said: "Practicing arrows is more tiring than picking arrows."

Jia Heng stretched out his hand to take it, put it into the quiver, and said with a smile: "Brother Ziying said exactly what he said. Today, I don't feel comfortable with the bow, so I won't be able to practice after all."

Now it was Shen time, which was about four or five in the afternoon. In fact, Jia Heng still wanted to practice one more round, but at this time thirty arrows were fired in a row, and his arms were sore, and he still hadn't recovered.

Jia Heng suspected that it might be because he didn't grasp the essentials of the movements.

Feng Ziying said in amazement: "Why did you take the wrong bow and arrow?"

Jia Heng said that he learned archery from Xie Zaiyi and practiced arrows eagerly before, but did not check the pulling force of the angled bow.
Feng Ziying suddenly said: "Xie Zaiyi? I've heard my father mention this man. This man is very good at archery. Brother Heng followed him to learn riding and archery, but he found the right man."

Jia Heng smiled and said, "It's just the right time for the meeting."

Feng Ziying looked at Jia Heng who was rubbing his sore shoulders, and said with a smile: "This bow and arrow is not suitable at all. It should not be used for beginners to practice. With my brother's physical strength, it is somewhat light to use a stone bow. It is practical to use a five-strand bow with one stone. It is the best for daily practice. good."

This is the truth. With one stone bow, once you are familiar with this kind of aim, your arms will form a certain amount of muscle memory, and it will take a while to get used to pulling two stone bows again.

Jia Heng said: "Brother Xie's family does not have such a standard bow and arrow, I am thinking about buying one."

Poor in culture and rich in martial arts, in addition to practicing martial arts, there are people who lead the way, and the cost of silver is also a lot.

Feng Ziying said with a smile: "My family has all kinds of bows, all of which are my father's Tibetan bows. Brother Heng came to pick one, and it is always convenient to take advantage of it."

He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he has perfected his archery skills, but now he only uses one stone of riding bow. As for his father, General Shenwu, he was in his prime, and he won the three armies bravely.

Jia Heng said gratefully, "Thank you Brother Feng."

Feng Ziying was also very happy to see Jia Heng readily agreeing, and she also revealed a bit of youthful innocence in her speech: "Come on, just let my father have a look, he always said that I only care about making friends with people who are not worthy of the stage. Well, when a young hero like Brother Heng goes, he may praise him endlessly and be overjoyed when he sees him."

Jia Heng also couldn't help laughing, took the archery target, tied it on the horse he was riding, and then got on the horse, the two of them talked and laughed and came towards Shenjing City.

On the road, talking while walking, Jia Heng said: "Brother Ziying, who were those princes and princesses just now?"

Although Cai just said that he was His Highness, he knew several princes and princesses, but he really didn't know their identities and titles.

Feng Ziying said with a smile: "At first I thought Brother Heng didn't ask, and I didn't know how to explain it. Since Brother Heng mentioned it, we might as well explain it, so as to avoid collisions in the future. Those who were just now are the third son of today's son, King Wei, and the fifth daughter, Princess Xianning. , as well as the six sons, King Liang, and the daughter of Princess Jinyang—Princess Qinghe.”

Feng Ziying continued: "They are all nobles from the royal family. This is out to hunt. I was ordered by my father to accompany the driver and follow the guards."

Jia Heng paused for a moment, and asked: "Since you are a nobleman of the royal family, why don't you go hunting in Shanglin Garden?"

(End of this chapter)