Then there is no more

Royal Palace.

Recently, the emperor likes to go to the empresses of the palaces to conduct surprise raids, and it is not popular at all.This is also one of the effects of the Gao Fei case.The mastermind behind Gao Fei's case was the Cheng family, which was De Fei's mother's family, which involved the second prince.After this incident, the emperor seemed to have suddenly discovered that the women in the palace were actually wearing another skin, so he signaled the queen to release a group of servants from the palace in the name of praying for blessings.Cutting through the mess so quickly, most of the eyeliner that the ladies have been operating for many years has been damaged, and they will become deaf and blind one by one.

However, those who have been able to live in the palace for many years are some fine people.Raiding this kind of thing, occasionally doing it once or twice may still have some effect. After knowing that the emperor has a new hobby of raiding, the ladies will be in the state of acting all the time. In fact, it will not let the emperor see any good drama.

When it was getting dark, the emperor led his servants to Youchun Pavilion.

This is the palace of Empress Shun.The emperor didn't ask anyone to pass it on. Hearing that Concubine Shun led the princess and prince to stay in the side hall, he went straight to the side hall.

The hall has already lighted the lamp.Concubine Shun sat under the light, holding the eleventh princess in one arm and the fourteenth prince in the other.There was a book spread out on the table, and Concubine Shun was reading a story to the children.Princess Eleven would laugh from time to time and ask some childish questions.The fourteenth prince listened quietly.

Concubine Shun was very patient with the children, and she wasn't just acting.The empresses in the palace were all overwhelmed by the emperor's new hobby of raiding, but their eyeliner was damaged a lot, and they couldn't predict the emperor's whereabouts in advance, and they could only be nervous all the time.But Concubine Shun has no desires, she has no bad intentions, and she doesn't want to compete for favor. She just takes care of the child dutifully every day, and she is not afraid of the emperor's surprise attack at all.

The emperor stood outside and listened for a while before walking in.

Only then did Concubine Shun discover the existence of the emperor, and hurriedly led the two children to salute.The eleventh princess and the fourteenth prince are not lively, and they are always a bit reserved in front of the emperor.Fortunately, many people would behave cautiously in front of the emperor, so it was not only the two of them who seemed timid.The emperor asked them to get up, and then went to the desk to pick up the storybook that concubine Shun had just given to the children.Hey, why is every page of this book full of pictures?

Concubine Shun explained a few words in a low voice, saying that it was a comic strip sent by her natal family.The comic strips are for children. The Fourteenth Prince is just enlightened and doesn't know many words. This kind of book is most suitable for him.In fact, Fourteen really liked the comic book, and even hugged it when he slept.

The emperor vaguely remembered that he seemed to have heard the empress mention that Fourteen is happy and quiet, and in order to make Fourteen more lively, Concubine Shun asked her natal family outside the palace to prepare a lot of toys for Fourteen.The empress wanted to tell the emperor that Concubine Shun was very attentive to Fourteen so that he could implement the matter of Concubine Shun raising Fourteen.

"You put your heart into it," said the emperor.

Concubine Shun hurriedly said: "I am ashamed to accept it."

The emperor bowed his head and flipped through the comics.There were not many words in the book, and because it was for children, the words and sentences were kept as simple as possible, so the emperor finished reading the whole book in a short time.Regardless of the plot of the story, the emperor was very interested in the many truths hidden in it.

It is not difficult to find that the thought of loyalty and filial piety runs through the whole text.The most rare thing is that the two characters of loyalty and filial piety do not appear abruptly, but reveal bit by bit between the lines.It can be seen from this that the person who wrote the story clearly put loyalty and filial piety in his heart and put it in action.

From the emperor's personal point of view, he actually dismissed many Confucian ideas.For example, Confucianism pays attention to "the emperor, the minister, the minister, the father, the son, and the son", but the emperor has sat in the highest position for a long time, and his heart is actually more inclined to "the princes and generals have kindness".Of course, he only allows himself to think this way. As for others, it is best to stick to the line of "lord, minister, minister, father, son", otherwise they will be punished.The emperor has always regarded Confucianism as a very useful tool.Those who are kings are accustomed to using Confucianism to rule the country and rule the people.

Therefore, although the emperor himself holds a certain critical attitude towards Confucianism, it is very embarrassing for the emperor to use Confucianism to restrain himself, and when a little prince like the fourteenth prince who has no right to inherit uses Confucianism as the principle of conduct. happy to see.

Compared with the ulterior motives of the married family, the Bian family who can put this kind of comic book for the fourteenth prince is very cute.

The emperor said to Concubine Shun: "Your natal family has always been good. If there are comics coming in in the future, remember to send me a few."

Concubine Shun was a little surprised when she heard the words, she didn't expect the emperor to like reading such children's books.However, it is always a good thing that her natal family can get a compliment from the emperor, and the future of her nephews may be bright.So, she smiled slightly, and quickly responded to the emperor's words.

When he went to bed at night, the emperor was still thinking about the comics.

The emperor is old now, and he doesn't do that kind of thing anymore when recruiting people to sleep.Concubine Shun didn't fall asleep, but breathed lightly on purpose, as if she had already fallen asleep.Concubine Shun was too careful, she didn't dare to really fall asleep every time she served the bed, for fear that the service would not be thorough.

The emperor was thinking about the prince in his mind.

I don't know if it's because Emperor Xianwu, the father, is too tough, and the prince, the son, is made a bit weak.If Emperor Xianwu had any dissatisfaction with the prince, the only possibility was that the prince's character was a bit soft.Of course, this weakness of character is also relative.If the prince was a person who could not be supported at all, Emperor Xianwu would have given up on him long ago.The prince is just not as tough as Emperor Xianwu.In fact, if there are no accidents, the prince will be able to be a successful king in the future.But what if there is an accident?

Someone summed up the affairs in the inner house in one word, either the east wind overwhelmed the west wind, or the west wind overwhelmed the east wind.In fact, the same is true in the court, either the master is weak and the minister is strong, or the master is strong and the minister is weak.For Emperor Xianwu, it is obvious that the master is strong and his ministers are weak, he is a very powerful emperor.After the crown prince succeeds to the throne, if there are powerful officials who take advantage of the weakness in the prince's character, I am afraid that there will be a situation where the master is weak and the minister is strong.

At this time, loyal ministers who protect the Lord are needed.

The king humiliated his ministers to death.

Even if there are treacherous ministers who want to dictate the policy, as long as there are loyal ministers in the court, as long as the ability of the loyal ministers is not inferior to the treacherous ministers, then no matter how weak the emperor's character is, he can sit high on the Diaoyutai.It's just that loyal ministers are not easy to come by!Who knows that the loyal ministers of today will not be the treacherous ministers of the future?

Emperor Xianwu pondered in his mind the comic strips sent by Anping Bofu.He already knew that the stories in the album were mainly produced by Bian Jingyu.The story is well written!He thought, Bian Jingyu is a piece of rough jade, after careful carving, he may not be a loyal minister with Confucian righteousness in mind.Bian Jingyu is not as good as the weak crown now, and after ten or 20 years of training, Bian Jingyu, who is 40 years old, happens to be strong and strong, and can be used by the prince.

Bian Jingyu was not alone, Emperor Xianwu went back and forth in his mind a few times, and picked out a few candidates he thought were suitable.

This is the team he reserved for the prince.

It's no wonder that Emperor Xianwu planned it early, because there are very few people in his ancestors who live long.Even though Emperor Xianwu wished he could really live forever, he knew in his heart that if he could live to be six or seventy years old, it would be God's blessing.If you don't plan for the prince at this time, when will you have to wait?

On the second day, concubine Shun served the emperor and left, and immediately ordered someone to send a message to her natal family.

Knowing that the superficial comic strips that Bian Jingyu compiled for the fourteenth prince had caught the eyes of the emperor, Bian Jiayu wished she could get into her younger brother's mind and take a good look.How did this brain grow?It was obviously a toy for the fourteenth prince, so why did it fall in favor of the emperor?

Although Uncle An Ping also felt that the second son was a bit formidable, he still kept his old father's reserve, tried to put on a calm look, and taught the eldest son: "Your brother asked you to make the comic strips, you must remember to do it carefully. , Don’t go fishing for three days and hang the net for two days. Your Majesty wants to see it!”

"When did I stop worrying? I drew Shen Er beautifully." Bian Jiayu felt aggrieved.

It's hard to see that a grown man who has already become a father actually acted like he was wronged.Bian Jingyu wished she could smear sweet potato diapers on Bian Jiayu's face, and said, "I didn't expect His Majesty to notice the comics so quickly and really become interested in them. I thought His Majesty would just take a look at them... …I will check and check the parts that have been drawn, and if there are any mistakes, I can correct them in time.”

An Pingbo said: "It really should be checked carefully."

Bian Jiayu had to work overtime because her father and younger brother had spoken.

Time flies, and the new year is coming soon.The corn that has been secretly cultivated in Huangzhuang for a year is finally made public.The emperor first worshiped the sky, then the ancestors, and then wrote an imperial decree to announce it to the world.As a new grain, corn has not been promoted across the country at once, but has been planted on a trial basis in several places.As long as no major problems are found in the pilot planting, corn will be promoted to all parts of the country in the next three to five years.

Because of her meritorious service in offering new grains, Shen Yi was granted the title of Boss Xin Cheng.As a person who discovered new grains, it is not too much for him to get a title.In addition, Shen Deyuan was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials. This is certainly related to Shen Deyuan's ability and qualifications, but it is undeniable that there are also reasons for new grains.

Because of the meritorious service in cultivating new grains, the title of the Anping Bofu was promoted to the Marquis Mansion from the Bofu Mansion.In addition, Bian Jiayu did get the magistrate of Tong'en County successfully during the selection of officials.As for Bian Jingyu, the emperor only gave him some gold, silver, jewelry, pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

At first glance, Anping Uncle's Mansion has become a Marquis's Mansion, and Shen Yi, who found new grains, was conferred the title of Uncle, which is lower than the Hou's Mansion, as if Anping Marquis' Mansion received a greater reward than Shen Yi.In fact, it cannot be calculated like this.From Bo's Mansion to Hou's Mansion, if the brothers Bian Jiayu and Bian Jingyu can't stand up, then their mansion has just changed from the declining Bo's Mansion to the declining Hou's Mansion. , but all they can get is a good reputation, and they don't get any real power at all.This is far less important than Shen Deyuan's promotion to Minister of the Ministry of Officials!

In other words, the future of the Anping Hou Mansion still rests with the brothers Bian Jiayu and Bian Jingyu.