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Tangquan Palace is located at the foot of Lishan Mountain in the east of Xingjing, about thirty or forty miles away from the capital.Qitang has a long history. As early as the beginning of the first emperor, it was built with stones, and it officially became a separate palace from the place where the emperor traveled.In the hundreds of years from then to the present, the emperors of all dynasties have made more repairs, and it has gradually evolved into a considerable scale today.

This actually allowed me to pick up a ready-made bargain. After all, it is impossible for me to pay for the new palace by myself.In addition, in the early years, the father visited occasionally a few times, and the buildings, terraces, waterways, etc. have been roughly tidied up.Now I want to go again, just order someone to clean the main palace.

Therefore, while ordering this matter, I asked the ministers to carefully discuss Song Yuandao's list.After they came to a result that was relatively satisfactory to all parties, Tangquan Palace was also cleaned up——

Compared with Yongmeng who was publicly elected to take over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the positions of the other princes can be described as lackluster.At the winter solstice meeting, I ordered Liu Jin to read the edict in front of all the officials, and the next day he left the east gate of Xingjing and went to the other palace as planned.

Although Tangquan Palace and Xingjing are not far away, there is some distance after all.After discussing with several prime ministers, a plan was drawn up - two prime ministers were left in the court to handle various affairs, and the remaining one listened to the imperial edict in front of Tangquan Palace; in order to avoid running back and forth, each person took turns for fifteen days.The order is naturally according to qualifications, first Wang Ruojun, then Cao Ju, and Xie Jingyu last.

There are more than a dozen large and small hot springs in Tangquan Palace, which were originally used for the convenience of the emperor to bring his concubines.However, my harem is empty and basically useless; this is why I have people only tidy up the main palace.As a rule, officials should live outside the palace; but an empty house is a waste, so I let Wang Ruojun temporarily live in Yaoguang Tower.If some officials come here due to urgent matters, they also temporarily stay together, which can save the time of transmission and audience.

As for myself, I live in Feishuang Palace.Yutang is located in the Jiulong Hall to the south of Feishuang Hall. It is several feet long and wide. It is made of clear white stone in the shape of a lotus flower.Soaking in the bath until you feel drowsy, I have to say, it is really very pleasant.

However, within a few days of this comfortable life, Yongzhi came by himself. "Your Majesty, you really have a good plan!" He deliberately made a sad face, "Let the ministers wait to death, but Your Majesty himself came to Tangquan Palace!"

Because it was in private, I didn't bother with him about the choice of words. "How many days have you been doing this, second brother?"

"Is this a matter of a few days or not?" Yong Zhi immediately retorted.As if he felt that his tone was too harsh, he hurriedly added: "Your Majesty is doing it for the benefit of my minister, of course I know it. But your majesty, you have to think about it, even if you are a prince, you have never done those trivial things. This time I have to do so much, and at the end of the year, His Majesty will personally assess...Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if I lose face, but I can't hurt Your Majesty's face!"

I couldn't help laughing.My prediction was indeed correct—except for Yong Meng, the other princes were all complaining. "I'm afraid it will hurt my face, so just do things well. Didn't I give you a month to get familiar with it? Isn't that enough?"

Yongzhi was speechless for a while. "But……"

"It's nothing but. No, just learn; if you don't do well at the beginning, you can do well later." I waved my hand, and then deliberately asked: "You just took one bite at a time, who else is there besides you? "

"Of course it's all of them!" Yong Zhi opened his mouth and came.Seeing me raise my eyebrows, he held back for a long time before adding in a low voice: "In addition to the fourth child, there is also His Royal Highness the eldest princess..."

All I want is his words. "Look, isn't that all? Fourth brother can do it, but second brother can't do it?" Zhen laughed, "If I remember correctly, fourth brother has more things to do?"

Hearing what I said, Yongzhi was quite unconvinced. "Who is the fourth child, how can he compare with us?"

"Then second brother, tell me, how is fourth brother different?" I became more and more amused.

"My fourth son, you are really different everywhere, and you have been different since you were a child!" Yong Zhidao, with a rather plausible appearance, "Needless to say about appearance, so is literary talent! There are all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and talent. It’s so full that there’s nowhere to put it! You can do things like riding and archery, not to mention polite speech and proper advance and retreat! I dare to say something disrespectful, none of us brothers can compare to him back then!”

No one could compare to him back then?

The smile on my face remained the same, but I couldn't help muttering in my heart.When I was still the Ninth Prince, I was extremely inconspicuous, and it was normal for Yongmeng's halo to overshadow me; but when it comes to none, isn't the elder brother of the prince also included in the scope of being compared by Yongmeng?In all fairness, the crown prince's elder brother was able to be established as the crown prince, and he did have the honor of the eldest son; but the fact and the words are two different things——

When Yongzhi said this, was he the only one who thought so, or did everyone tacitly acquiesce, even Yongmeng himself?

Yongzhi didn't notice my thoughts. "Now that the overall situation has been decided, Your Majesty must know it. I am not afraid to tell the truth. When the crown prince passed away, the emperor wanted to re-appoint the crown prince. The ministers and others thought that the fourth child would be established."

I do know what he said. "Indeed, I thought so too." Acting is a complete set, isn't it?

"In the end, we found out," Yong Zhi said again, with a self-deprecating smile, "Father is worthy of being Father, and he sees farther than I do. It has not been five years since His Majesty ascended the throne. However, the Huns destroyed It's over, the Tubo minister is gone, and the northwest and southwest are all pacified. If there are no accidents, there will be no more disturbances in 20 years. Such a brilliant achievement, let alone the fourth child can't do it, I'm afraid even the emperor didn't expect it."

"That's right, I've been blown away by your compliments." I hurriedly stopped, "Also, don't think that if you give me a high hat in the name of Emperor Father, I will take back my life."

Yong Zhi suddenly turned into a mournful face. "Your Majesty, I know that it is hard to chase after the emperor's words. But," he softened his voice slightly, "is it okay to transfer the ministers to other idle positions?"

"How can I do that?" Zhen pulled his face down, "If I said that I want to seal your official position, but give you a dispensable title, how ugly would it be to spread it? Even if you don't mind, I also mind very much. Besides, what's more , you brothers are all nobles, dragons and phoenixes among the people, why can't you hold the positions that ordinary people can hold? If a third person knows what happened today, I will worry about the face of the second brother!"

"Your Majesty, I still don't think it's appropriate..." Yongzhi continued to hesitate.

Speaking of this, I have fully understood Yongzhi's intentions.It's one thing to have a lot of things, but it's another thing to be assessed. He's really worried about being suspicious——

You can see that Yongzhi is not stupid at all just from the fact that he just boasted that there is nothing in the sky and nothing in the earth, but he didn't have a single adjective to refer to ambition.I have a clear purpose in doing things, and the means are vigorous and decisive, but there is no difference between whether there is a punishment or not; if it is said that doing things under my command may be risky, the only risk can only come from myself.

To put it simply, as long as I really trust them to take up real jobs, no matter how troublesome it is, they can do it.

I thought to myself that Yongzhi must have been entrusted by several people to come to Tangquan Palace to inquire about the facts, but after thinking about it, it is only by keeping a moderately vague attitude that they can continue to restrain themselves. "What I say can be done, then it can be done. Similar things, the fourth brother can do it, the eldest princess can do it, but you can't do it... This is really unreasonable, second brother." I emphasized a little.

Yongzhi is not completely relieved yet, but I have already said that to this extent, if he refuses to be ordered, he will be regarded as resisting the order, so he has to accept the order and retreat.Wang Ruojun came in after him and reported the court's movements in the past few days, which made me more sure of my guess just now——

I have always worried that if I give the prince a real job, they may wait for an opportunity to rebel.But from the prince's point of view, they have more to worry about.The emperor granted them real positions, in addition to showing brotherly love, is there an element of temptation?As long as they make a mistake, the end will be like the chaos of the Three Kings?If so, is it necessary to resign to prove innocence?

Nowadays, the relationship above the court can’t be called particularly intricate, and all kinds of scheming are inevitable; if you want to know everything, you still can’t relax...

Although I have figured out the joints, I still have to do some work on the surface.When Yongzhi came to complain, I naturally had to appease him—give him a night in the small soup in the Hall of Stars.The effect of this action is more immediate than anything else; the next morning, he bid farewell to me and returned to Beijing, his brows and eyes were much more relaxed than the day before.

In the days that followed, nothing major happened.There is no need to go to court early in the other palace, and I can sleep for an extra hour and a half; after breakfast, Xingjing’s booklets will be delivered; after approval, it is usually lunch time, and I will take a nap after dinner, and I want to study ancient books and climb mountains in the afternoon You can look far away; wait until the sun goes down, soak in the hot spring and drink a little wine, and when the weather is beautiful, there will be white snow for company...

Well, how can you not think about leaving?

And so on, until it was Xie Jingyu's turn to listen to the edict in front of Tangquan Palace.It was evening when he arrived, so I sent him to eat and rest first.When he was free in the afternoon of the second day, he heard my arrangements for these days, and he was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty really picked a good day."

I knew what he was alluding to, so I couldn't help but chuckle.At the end of the year, it will be more or less busy. "It's just a trivial matter that happens every year. If I'm not in Beijing, you will save trouble."

"Really?" Guessing that I am too proud, Xie Jingyu is really going to grind his teeth.But after a while, he calmed down by himself: "Since His Majesty took the throne, I'm afraid he hasn't been so relaxed yet."

This is true.Although there was a similar leisure time before, but in the other palace, the mentality is different. "It's a rare victory in Jiannan, I think I can reward myself." I said with a smile.

Hearing this, Xie Jingyu was completely silent.After a long while, he asked, "Isn't the Xiongnu's victory not counted?"

"Isn't that the party's contribution?" I asked him back.

Unexpectedly, I would say that, Xie Jingyu choked. "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be said according to you..."

I reckoned that he was going to start to speak out about his loyalty to the emperor, so I hurriedly interrupted: "Are you going to talk to me about the great victory of the Huns today?"

About to hear the meaning behind his words, Xie Jingyu took a deep look at me. "Of course not. I just suddenly remembered that since Songren Songtsan has already surrendered, the Great Court Meeting on the first day..."

"Does he want to come?" I asked bluntly.

Xie Jingyu paused for a while. "I see that he is very willing."

"Then let him come." After thinking for a while, I added: "Prepare a decent suit for him, so as not to be embarrassing in court."

Xie Jingyu answered by himself.After all, the Yuan Ri Dynasty is the most important court meeting of the year, and Tubo Zanpu has a very long face to meet with his courtiers. "And His Royal Highness the King of Wei," he said again, "in my humble opinion, in recent days, he may have done better than Song Shangshu."

I can guess this with my eyes closed. "The king of Wei is as famous as you after all." I deliberately teased him, "If the king of Wei can't do this well, wouldn't it hurt your reputation?"

"Your Majesty..." Xie Jing called out, feeling helpless.

I just pretended not to see it. "This matter can be discussed after the first day of the year. According to my intention, there are only a few days left at the end of the year, and it is the first time for Prime Minister Xie to come to Tangquan Palace—" I dragged my voice on purpose, "If not, thank you tonight Have a good soak in the small soup of Yaoguang Building, and go to climb Lishan Mountain with me tomorrow?"

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