Hanhou

Since the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, Emperor Jing became more and more vigilant to the princes and kings, and tried to weaken the power of the kingdoms repeatedly, but with little success.

According to the rules set by Gaozu, princes and kings have independent political and military rights, and can support troops in the kingdom.This made Emperor Jing feel stuck in his throat, but there was still no good way.

For the prince's big wedding, all the princes and kings were summoned to Beijing.

Since the beginning of February, teams delivering congratulatory gifts have arrived one after another, and there has been a continuous stream of vehicles entering Chang'an.Not to mention the powerful vassal states, even the acting kings sealed in the border areas, the gifts sent out are also valuable, and the people of Chang'an can be said to be feasting their eyes.

Throughout the kingdoms, besides King Liang, King Lu, King Jiangdu and King Jiaoxi gave the most congratulatory gifts.

Before, the three of them worked together to force Princess Yangxin to bow her head and lowered Jiaofangdian. This time, they presented a heavy gift, not only to bridge the rift between the two princes, but also to express their position in front of Emperor Jing and prove that they did not disrespect the prince.The previous actions were really out of anger, and the mother was scolded and humiliated but remained indifferent. How could it be the son of man who did it.

Regardless of whether this move was sincere or not, the three of them bowed their heads on their own initiative, and Liu Che naturally had to express something, at least to be respectful on the surface.

No matter how dissatisfied Jiaofangdian is about this, it is useless.

As the princes and kings arrived one after another, Chang'an became more and more lively.

The shops, inns, and restaurants in the north of the city were full day by day, and the streets became bustling with pedestrians jostling shoulder to shoulder, raising their sleeves, and the excitement was beyond imagination.

In Chang'an Palace, the princes and kings met Emperor Jing, and then went to Changle Palace to meet him.

Because of King Liang's arrival, Empress Dowager Dou was in a happy mood, she was kind to people, and spoke very kindly, she really looked like a kind old lady.

Liu Xing is also in a good mood.

As the wedding day was approaching, Chen Jiao was taken back to Tangyihou's Mansion, and Empress Dowager Dou instructed her not to openly talk back to Liu whoring.No matter what Liu Xing said, she would listen to it if she wanted to.

Since then, the relationship between mother and daughter has gradually eased, and there are no more bad rumors, which surprised the king and queen in the palace for a while.

Tian Fu has not yet returned to office, and relies on the relationship between the king and queen to be able to enter and leave the palace.Every time they meet, they will bring news from outside the palace, focusing on Tangyihou's Mansion.

"Yangxin's matter can't be done, we need to find another way."

Chen Jiao's change made Queen Wang vigilant.

Due to the secret report submitted by the frontier fortress, the nobles in Chang'an hurriedly cleaned up the mansion.Under the pressure of Empress Dowager Dou, Guantao became more honest, and most of the singing and dancing girls in the mansion went less.

In this case, if Yang Xin sent someone to Liu Che's side, it would definitely attract attention, and it would not be possible to go smoothly.

"This matter cannot be done, but there must be another way." Tian Fu ate a piece of honey cake, and the old god held up the lacquer cup on the ground.

"How?"

"After the prince gets married, the princess will not be the only one around."

"Everyone says it won't work." Wang Zhi frowned.

"Sister, don't worry, just listen to me." Tian Fu put down the lacquer cup, and smiled, "You can't send beauties outside the palace, but you can choose from inside the palace?"

Wang Zhi pondered for a moment, then shook his head again: "This is impossible."

It is impossible to pass the level of Changle Palace alone.

"If you don't do it, how do you know you can't do it?" Tian Fu smiled maliciously, "The rules set by Gaozu, when the crown prince gets married, and the crown princess is upright, there should also be Liangdi and Ruzi. No matter how arrogant the crown princess is, how can she violate the ancestral system?" ? If it doesn’t work, just pick it from the court official’s house.”

Wang Zhi's expression moved slightly.

Tian Fu showed a bit of complacency, but quickly suppressed it.

The emperor was eager to lay a solid foundation for the prince, and the questioning of Zhou Yafu before was a sign.

There will be no obstacles in choosing good daughters from officials' families and avoiding those who cannot be concubines.If this is done, there will be many benefits for the prince.The queen mentioned a few words, as long as the emperor's heart is moved, no matter how dissatisfied Changle Palace is, there is still no other way.

"Sister, it's not too late for this matter." Seeing the empress's heartbeat, Tian Fu continued to work hard, "If Changle Palace and Tangyihou's Mansion take the lead, it will be too late to start."

Empress Wang scoffed at Tian Fu's worries.

Although Chen Jiao's temperament has changed a lot, due to her standpoint, she will never take the initiative to send someone to the prince, she must seize the time to spoil her son alone.

After all, Guantao is the eldest princess, so it's fine to send a beauty to the emperor, but if she puts someone next to her nephew, how shameful is she?

"Sister, don't take it lightly!" Tian Fu said solemnly, "How can a lady from Tangyi be taught by Changle Palace like she was a few years ago?"

"This matter can't be rushed." Wang Zhi understood Emperor Jing, even if he was tempted, he had to hold back, knowing that things must not be rushed.If it weren't for this kind of heart, she would not be favored.

In the past two years, the favor has gradually faded, Emperor Jing visited Jiaofang Palace less and less often, and Cheng Ji often joked behind his back.This situation made Wang Zhi wake up.

She was happy too early and lost her composure.

The queen can be abolished, and the queen mother can stay in the palace steadily.

The most important thing at present is to repair the relationship with the prince, not to put the cart before the horse and cause trouble for himself out of thin air.

Therefore, she strictly ordered Yangxin to thoroughly investigate the mansion and dismiss the dancer.Hearing Tian Fu's proposal, she was indeed moved, but she didn't plan to implement it right away.

Empress Dowager Dou is old, and the crown prince is still young, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so why rush.If something is not safe enough, and the wind spreads to Guantao's ears, it will make a bad appearance, and it is likely that he will steal the chicken and lose money.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhi's proposal to Tian Fu became weaker.

My own mother and brother are too good at drilling, thinking of tricks.Don't look at being humble now, when you rise up in the future, you will definitely be domineering and unscrupulous.

In contrast, she is more and more optimistic about Wang Xin day by day.

However, Wang Xin is simple and honest on the surface, but he is slippery behind the scenes.I summoned him a few times, pushing as much as I could, and procrastinating as soon as I could, which was not at all as active as Tian Fu.The same is true for the nephews of the Wang family, who were taught to be timid and mediocre, so they were useless at all.

"Sister?"

"Nothing." Wang Zhi frowned, "The crown prince is about to get married, so don't feel uncomfortable at this time. You go back first, and we'll talk about it later."

Tian Fu still wanted to persuade him again, but seeing the expression of the queen, he finally shut up knowingly, and exited the palace after saluting.

When he walked out of Weiyang Palace, he met Liu Che who had returned from hunting. Tian Fu immediately stepped forward with a smile and said, "The prince is brave!"

Liu Che didn't have a good impression of Tian Fu.Among several uncles, he likes Wang Xin better.At least Wang Xin has a stable temperament and knows how to restrain his family.His father also told him that Wang Xin was the only one in the descendants.Even though he has no great talent and is not as good as Wei Qihou, there is one thing, with Wang Xin's character, he will not easily cause trouble.

In fact, if he didn't have an official position, Wang Xin would definitely close the door of his house, set an example, and stay at home with his wife and children.The emperor is his brother-in-law, and the prince is his nephew. Being a wealthy idler and bringing the whole family to eat and die is the safest life plan.

It's a pity that history took a turn. Tian Fu was disgusted by Emperor Jing and slapped him into the mud.As long as Emperor Jing is alive, don't think about stepping into the officialdom again.

However, although Emperor Jing was wary of his relatives, the prince was too young and the Dou clan was powerful, so the descendants could not lose their power.

In this way, Wang Xin became a ready candidate.

It doesn't hurt to be a clay sculpture and woodcarving. In short, the facade must be supported first.

In today's Chang'an City, when it comes to the descendants, basically only Wang Xin is known but Tian Fu is not.This is very different from history.

According to the original historical trajectory, Tian Fu became the prime minister in the Han Wu Dynasty and was granted the title of Marquis.And Wang Xin has no other achievements except for the title of Gaihou.

Liu Che had a bad impression of Tian Fu, so naturally he didn't want to have more pleasantries with him.Just happened to meet Emperor Jingzhao, and immediately said goodbye to Tian Fu, handed the bow and arrow to Han Yan who was traveling with him, arranged his clothes, and was called to go to the proclamation room.

Watching Liu Che's back, Tian Fu's gaze sank, and being caught by Han Yan, he put on a smiling face again.

Han Yan frowned, feeling very uncomfortable with Tian Fu's behavior.

Tian Fu didn't seem to see it, and still called him "Wang Sun".It wasn't until Han Yanming showed impatience that she turned and left Chang'an Palace.

When Emperor Jing summoned the prince, Liu Wu was in Changle Palace. He asked Empress Dowager Dou for help, hoping to stay in Chang'an.

"Ah Wu wants to stay?" Before Queen Dowager Dou could speak, Guantao spoke first, "Didn't the Son of Heaven ask you to go to school before? Isn't this embarrassing Grandma?"

Chen Jiao is about to become a concubine, Liu Che becomes his son-in-law, and Guantao is not the Empress Dowager Dou.

"Sister, I just want to stay by my mother's side and serve my mother." Liu Wu played the card of family affection, pointing out that he had a serious illness last year, and he still hasn't fully recovered.He is in his forties, and he does not know when he will be able to return to Chang'an when he returns to China this time. He hopes to stay with Empress Dowager Dou and fulfill his filial piety.

"A Wu!" Guan Tao was a little anxious, and wanted to say more, but was stopped by Queen Mother Dou.

"Mother?"

"Let me think about it." Empress Dowager Dou gestured for Liu Wu to approach, carefully stroking his temples and cheeks.Liu Wu closed his eyes and leaned against Empress Dowager Dou's bed.

Seeing this scene, Guantao could only keep his mouth shut.He made up his mind to see Emperor Jing later, and he couldn't let Ah Wu stay in Chang'an no matter what.

When the wind blows in Chang'an, the beacon fires in Bianjun are extinguished, ushering in a short period of peace.

Zhao Jia was recuperating at the livestock farm, and went to the official temple every three days.

Shaling County still has no county magistrate.Fortunately, the young officials in the county make up [-]% of the total, and with the help of experienced civil servants, everything is on track, and the county magistrate can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Chang'an's reward has also been delivered.

As Wei Taishou said before, the first rank cannot be counted, Zhao Jia and Wei Yue have not changed their official positions, and their titles have not been promoted, only copper coins and silk rewards.

Relying on the protection of the prefects of the three counties, especially the memorials submitted by Zhidu, Emperor Jing was very generous. He rewarded dozens of carts with copper coins and silk, as well as a large number of bronze and lacquer wares.

Even though Zhao Jia was mentally prepared, when he entered the county town to receive the reward, he could not help but marvel when he saw the fully loaded carts: Emperor Jing is really a coward!

There are also rewards for the army that goes out and dies in battle.According to the rules, only the quantity is set, not the individual.In this case, whether the rewards will be paid in full depends on the conscience of the general.

After returning to the county, Zhao Jia quickly flipped through the roster and recorded the rewards each person received.The pawns and petty officials who died in the battle had an extra sum of compensation. Zhao Jia checked it repeatedly and was meticulous to ensure that there would be no mistakes.

Wei Qingmo and caravan members are not on the reward list.

But Zhao Jia knew that they had a share of the silk and copper coins sent by Chang'an, but they didn't distribute them in public.

After everything was settled properly, Zhao Jia wrote a letter and sent it to the official temple.After the county magistrate received the letter, he quickly ordered the civil servants to write a notice, post it in the city, and send flying cavalry to all townships.

It doesn't matter if the villagers are illiterate, Sanlao, Coward and Youke can read it on their behalf.The head of the pavilion, Lizheng, was even more non-stop, and went to all the lis in person to ensure that no one was missed.

During the process, there were many clan members who were domineering, greedy, and wanted to seize the rewards.

In the worst case, Geng died in battle on the grassland. His parents were old, his brother was young, his wife was still pregnant, and his cousin openly robbed copper, money and silk in the name of taking care of his family.Zhuizoli is his father-in-law, and he even has the idea of ​​building a house.He brought rascals to the door to harass, molested women, injured old people, and threatened to break his brother's legs.

After the matter was found out, it was delivered to Zhao Jia.

Regardless of the fact that the injury was not fully recovered, Zhao Jia personally led people to Lizhong to arrest the evil cousin, hang him on a wooden pole in front of fellow villagers, and whip him with a whip dipped in salt water.

The cousin's parents and wife cried and begged Zhao Jiawang to forgive him.

"Without my beloved, how will the family live?" The cousin's wife threw herself at the feet of the pawn's parents, asking them to help intercede.Seeing that the other party refused to agree, together with the cousin's parents, they searched for life and death on the spot, resenting their lack of affection.

Looking at the family with ruddy complexions and wearing muslin, the parents who lost their eldest son and described them as old, and the young man who lost his elder brother and had to take care of the family, Zhao Jia's eyes were cold and his voice was even colder: "You wait for the battle to seize The pension of the dead, have you ever thought about family affection?"

"Have you ever had a conscience when you bullied the clansmen?"

"You are dressed in fine cloth, and you can eat enough food. Have you ever thought about how this family will survive the cold winter when they lose their eldest son and are usurped and rewarded by you, and the house is forcibly occupied. There is no corn to feed their stomachs, and no tiles to cover themselves?"

"Without a trace of kindness, the heart is black!"

"This kind of heart is not as good as a beast!"

Zhao Jia yelled, and the crying faces of the three blushed.Looking up and looking around, facing the faces full of disgust, his face turned pale again, and he couldn't help trembling.

"smoke!"

Disregarding the three of them, Zhao Jia ordered the execution.

The jailer transferred from the official temple held the whip with full strength, and the whip brought strong wind, and every time it fell, it would leave a bloodstain on the prisoner.

If Zhao Jia didn't shout to stop, the whip would keep whipping.

The screams of the tortured were endless, and in the end, they were no longer human.

After thirty lashes, the prisoner suddenly lowered his head and stopped shouting.The jailer stepped forward to try it, and proved that he was still alive. He poured half a bucket of salt water on him to wake him up, and then continued to smoke.Zhao Jiacai gave the order to stop after he had drawn fifty lashes.

"Lizheng." Zhao Jia turned his head and looked at Lizheng, whose face was blue and sweaty in the winter, "As the head of a mile, you connive at villains and harm meritorious families?"

"Hui, Hui Xianwei, the people are convicted."

"It's good to be convicted. From now on, Li Tian will take over as Lizheng. You and your son-in-law," Zhao Jia raised the whip, pointing at the scoundrel covered in whip marks, "together we will be punished as Chengdan."

Hearing this, Lizheng's legs went limp and he collapsed on the ground.

After disposing of Lizheng, Zhao Jia sat on his horse, looked at the local officials and the people, and raised his voice: "From now on, anyone who snatches the rewards of corrupt ink and military exploits will be treated like this. Those who help the evildoers are the same crime, and those who hide from each other are the same crime!"

A box of bamboo slips is not for nothing.

The Han Dynasty inherited the laws of the Qin Dynasty, and Zhao Jia practiced this method with reason and evidence.

If you dare to rob and kill an army's home, you must be prepared to be whipped.There are precedents and he still doesn't repent, he doesn't mind killing one or two, let these people know that some bottom lines can't be crossed, if crossed, they will die!