Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 256 Teaching

  From this day on, Concubine Meng Gui was downgraded to the position of concubine, closed the palace to recuperate, and no one was allowed to enter the Yanxi Palace.

   The eldest prince and Princess Jing'an are also not allowed to enter the Yanxi Palace without authorization. If you want to see Concubine Meng, you have to come to Jiaofang Palace to ask Queen Qiao's approval.

   The little grandson who was born in Yanxi Palace was naturally not suitable for staying in the palace, and was brought back to the First Prince’s Palace by the First Prince’s Concubine.

   The first prince and concubine suffered for a few days, and her face was quite haggard. She cheered up and discussed with the first prince: "His Royal Highness, the child's baptism has not been completed in time, do you want to make up for it?"

   The eldest prince was full of worries, how could he have such a mood, he waved his hand and said, "No need. Let's talk about it after the full moon! In the future, the child will be raised in your yard, please pay more attention."

   The first prince and concubine secretly relieved, and replied in a low voice: "This is a matter within the concubine's responsibility, and I don't dare to bother."

The eldest prince was worried like an ant on a hot pot. He was really not in the mood to discuss a newly born concubine. After a few words, he brought the topic to Concubine Meng: "The emperor personally decreed that the mother and concubine's position will be reduced, The Yanxi Palace was closed again. In the future, even Jing’an and I will not be able to go to the Yanxi Palace all the time.”

The eldest prince concubine softly comforted: "The mother concubine made a mistake in the end, the Lu family and the Qiao family are eyeing them, and it is always inappropriate for the father to not punish. It's not a big deal to be downgraded. Thinking about the concubine Qin, the father personally ordered that day, It even dropped three levels in a row. What happened after that?"

   Later, within two months, he left the palace and became Qin Concubine again.

   The eldest prince's brows did not stretch, and the corners of his mouth were full of bitterness: "The situation of Concubine Mother and Concubine Qin are not the same."

   "The emperor's grandmother is devoted to Concubine Qin. With the grandmother here, the father and the emperor will not treat Concubine Qin."

   "But the concubine..."

   Concubine Meng has always relied on the favor of Emperor Yongjia. Men's hearts can also change. Once Emperor Yongjia becomes cold-hearted and waits for Concubine Meng, what will happen?

   As a son, the eldest prince was reluctant to say the most embarrassing words.

   The eldest prince took over the words in a low voice: "His Royal Highness is afraid that the mother and concubine's color will decline and love, and that the father and emperor will change his mind?"

   What the **** is there to be afraid of?

  This is man's nature!

The eldest prince swallowed the two foul words and sighed instead: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. The most important thing right now is the body of the concubine. When so many things happen, the eldest prince of mine has to keep a low profile. Don't provoke your father again."

   "Don't rush into the palace to plead for the time being, and talk about it in a while."

   The eldest princess nodded lightly.

   The eldest prince thought for a while, and then said: "When you have free time, you can go back to the Liang family to stay for a few days. I will accompany you back."

  The eldest prince concubine has never returned to her parents' home since she got married. Hearing this, she was both surprised and delighted, and looked up at the eldest prince: "Is what Your Highness said true?"

"This can still be fake." The eldest prince finally smiled: "No matter what, life has to go on. My uncle has been severely punished, so don't go to Meng's house in the short term, lest the father be unhappy. Go to Liang's house and walk around, The royal father will never make any comparisons."

  The Meng family is temporarily unreliable and unreliable, but fortunately there is the Yue family.

   Now that I think about it, my father really loved him back then. Find him a good father-in-law. General Liang's low status in the past was nothing, but the important thing was that he was now in charge of the Imperial Guard and guarding the imperial palace.

A smile also flashed in the eyes of the First Prince Concubine: "This is what His Highness said personally, I have written it down." After a while, he said: "The child is still young, and there is no one around him. When the child is full month, I will Go back to Liang's house."

   The eldest prince nodded slightly.

   The eldest princess said again: "The child hasn't got a name yet!"

  The eldest prince thought for a moment and said, "This is my eldest son and the first grandson of the father. I will enter the palace tomorrow and ask the father to give him his name."

  …

  The next day, the eldest prince entered the palace to go to the court, and after the court disbanded, he went to the Wenhua Hall to ask the emperor to give a name to the grandson of the concubine.

  The events that happened one after another greatly diminished the joy brought by the birth of the emperor's grandson. Emperor Yongjia gave his name casually: "The emperor's grandson is next to the king's word, let's call him Li Tang!"

  The eldest prince respectfully thanked him.

  Emperor Yongjia did not leave the eldest prince to wait on his pen and ink as he did in the past, and said casually: "You can do your own thing, the prince is here, I don't need you to wait on me."

   In just a few short sentences, the eldest prince's heart went cold.

  Emperor Yongjia was a decisive person. In the past, I was undecided, and I was particularly fond of the eldest prince, and often had the eldest prince by his side. Now that the prince has been established, he will always take the prince by his side and teach the prince himself.

   As for the eldest prince, he should have recognized the reality earlier and saw his position clearly.

  Li Jing, who was standing aside, was calm and calm, with the demeanor of a modest prince.

  The eldest prince felt bitter in his heart and quickly retire.

  I wonder if Emperor Yongjia could see the unwillingness and bitterness in the eldest prince's heart. Without showing any sign on his face, he opened his mouth and instructed Li Jing: "Bring the memorial over here, I want to review it."

  Li Jing opened his mouth to respond, and brought a stack of memorials.

   After reading a memorial, Emperor Yongjia did not rush to review it, and gave it to Li Jing first: "Prince, come and read this memorial too, and tell me, how do you think it should be approved?"

  Li Jing took the memorial and read it carefully.

   In the ninth year of the Great Wei Dynasty, there were more than twenty counties. Each county has three to five county towns, ranging in size. With so many counties and counties, the government affairs are cumbersome, so there is no need to elaborate. In addition, there are six departments of officials, rituals, households, soldiers, criminals, and labor, who have to submit memorials every day because of political affairs.

  If all the memorials were brought in, Emperor Yongjia would not be able to finish his review without eating or drinking.

   Therefore, Emperor Yongjia set up a cabinet. In addition to Qiao Ge, the six ministers also entered the cabinet, and read all the memorials first. Pick out urgent and important ones and present them to the royal front.

  It's not so important, it won't be in front of Emperor Yongjia at all.

   The memorial that Li Jing is looking at now is a memorial from the magistrate of Pi County. There was a drought in Pi County last year, and the grain was not harvested this spring. The magistrate of Pi County requested to open the warehouse to release the grain, so as not to starve the people to death and cause civil chaos.

  Li Jing looked solemn after reading the memorial. He didn't rush to answer Emperor Yongjia's question, but instead asked: "Father, besides Pi County, is there any other place that needs to be put in due to drought? If there are many areas affected, can the state treasury support it?"

  In the Taiping period, such a memorial, no need to think about it, just open the warehouse and release the grain.

   But the Great Wei has not yet unified the Central Plains, and to conquer the two countries of Yan and Chu requires a lot of rations and baggage. This needs to be weighed before making a specific decision.

Emperor Yongjia nodded with satisfaction, and he didn't hesitate to open his mouth to give pointers: "You are right to think so. Officials have their own intentions when filing memorials. For the sake of the people is one of them, and to save themselves the reputation of officials in order to prevent troubles, is also the case. Yes. There are those who conceal and do not report, and there are those who falsely report and lie. You can't panic when you see the memorial."

   "When you encounter this kind of memorial, send someone to check it out first. As the memorial says, it won't be too late to release food."

   (end of this chapter)