Sheng Shi Merciful Light

King Ding was able to walk out of the palace alone and go shopping in the streets.Xian Shizi followed, and started to make a lot of noise. After walking a few steps, he became a little out of breath and couldn't speak.

King Ding's foundation as a warrior is still there, he is recovering well, he slows down and walks leisurely, it is rare for the father and son to keep pace.

King Ding cast a sideways glance at Elder Xian: "You're getting fat again?" He asked a question, but his expression was very determined.

Xian Shizi: "..."

King Ding said: "The meals at home are indeed getting more delicious every day."

Xian Shizi laughed awkwardly: "Ah Ci is good at eating, he always has new recipes, and he doesn't mind others learning from them. I'm just such a hobby, how can I bear it?"

"I know I asked someone to help you top the vat. Fortunately, I didn't fry my brains and eat them in my stomach." Ding Wang said.

Prince Xian: "..." Why did the king get sick once and became sharper than before?

The two walked all the way to Taihe Building.

The current Taihe Tower is flocked to by dignitaries and dignitaries, and its status in the entire Tianjing City is extremely respected, because the special skill of cooking here was taught by His Highness the King of Chu himself.There is no shortage of star chasers in any era, and King Chu is currently the brightest star in Daxing.

There was a long queue at the entrance of Taihe Building, and there were no seats at all.But King Ding is not an ordinary person. The shopkeeper personally greeted him and led him to a reserved box on the top floor. It was the room where Prince Xian brought King Chu to dinner for the first time. The king of Chu dedicated it or gave it to the related households of the king of Chu, such as King Ding who was rescued by the king of Chu.

Now it seems that the shopkeeper's approach is still very wise.

Around King Ding, a few guards with ordinary faces and average stature that people would forget when they saw them scattered into the crowd to listen to the news.Although the news of restaurants and teahouses is sometimes unbelievable, it is the freshest and most interesting.

The red-haired Julie is very popular recently, and she was summoned to dance belly dance for the king when no one could invite her.

King Ding looked at it for a while and asked, "King Chu likes Hu Jiwu?"

Prince Xian said with a smile, "It's not that he likes it, but he probably just found it fresh, so he looked at it a few more times." He lowered his voice again, with deep meaning, "I don't know if it's because he's young or...he doesn't seem to have much interest in the matter of men and women."

King Ding didn't make any comments. The young man suffered a serious crime in the cold palace for three years. How much interest can he have in such things?And he was very well informed, knowing that the young man was somewhat damaged.What a pity child.

King Ding didn't continue this topic anymore, he looked through the window and said, "Did you find it? Everyone wears a sword at their waist."

Daxing's capital is located in Tianjing City, which belongs to the north and is close to the battlefield. Martial arts are very popular, and everyone wears swords on their waists.However, due to the fact that there have been no major wars in the past few decades, the stable days have lost their vigor, and the prosperity of the prosperous and prosperous times has fascinated the eyes. The swords around people's waists have gradually been replaced by ornaments such as jade rings.

Now, because of the king of Chu, the whole people set off a new trend, everyone wears a sword, and the jade tassel is tied to the hilt of the sword.Even the peddler with the basket on his back has an iron sword on his waist, otherwise he will not be able to keep up with the trend and people will not buy his fruit.

Xian Shizi didn't notice the novelty, took the appetizers with chopsticks, and put fried peanuts into his mouth one by one, without delaying his speech: "Since the imperial court planned to build a martyr's shrine, the frontier soldiers seem to have taken aphrodisiacs. Even after a few victories, Bei Rong has played honestly. It was originally the day of "grass valley" in autumn, but this past month or so has been sporadic and they dare not disturb the side. Victory news is frequent, and everyone has become like this. The so-called 'the king of Chu is so thin, and the palace people starve to death'..." Thinking that this was exactly the idea of ​​the king of Chu, he laughed, "Isn't it? Everyone is martial now."

"If you get rid of the accumulated evils in the army, there will be more good news." Ding Wang saw that the son of Xianxian only ate, and slapped him on the back of the head, "If you eat less, can you starve to death? Tell me about the Hall of Martyrs and the reform of the military system." thing."

Xian Shizi was choked on a peanut, so he didn't choke to death, he coughed it out after a lot of difficulty, and complained to his father with tears in his eyes.

King Ding raised his hand again to fight.

Xian Shizi quickly said: "It's all Ah Ci's idea..." Then the antecedents of the unspoken rules were exposed by Anyuan, the guard of the king of Chu... He proposed to build a martyr's temple to commemorate the souls of the forbidden soldiers... The climax that the King of Chu simply ignored... In the end, King Qinghe gave Emperor Deguang an idea to build a Confucian Temple...

Like a storyteller, he told his father in detail.Of course, the fact that their family's soldier talisman was lost and recovered has been kept a secret, and no one dared to say... Anyway, it's not lost, so don't make the father angry.

King Ding listened silently, looking at the pedestrians outside, fell into deep thought.When he came back to his senses, Xian Shizi had already finished the few dishes in front of him, and was salivating at his dishes.

King Ding sighed. Comparing his own child with "other people's child", he had the urge to stuff it back into his mother's belly.But he was used to being abused by his eyes and heart, so he pushed the dishes over and said, "Eat."

Prince Xian smiled: "Father, you should try it too, it's delicious."

Ding Wang used to have a heavy mouth and liked to eat tasty food, but now he is still a little weak, so although the dishes upstairs in Taihe are fried with oil, the taste is bland.King Ding picked up his chopsticks and ate a few mouthfuls. He was insipid and had no appetite, so he simply pushed all of them to Prince Xian, and said, "Let's talk about the reform of the military system."

Mr. Xian didn't even eat any food, and his eyebrows were beaming: "Speaking of this... Father, you don't even know how A Ci's brains grow, and the building of the Hall of Martyrs, which shocked the world, was just to pave the way for the military reform. By pinching the seven inches of the generals, changing the military salary payment system, and creating a merit point calculation, Yang Ye and the others are ashamed, and no one dares to refute."

"You know that the Hall of Martyrs is a foreshadowing?"

"Of course," Xian Shizi said, "Admission to the Hall of Martyrs is based on merit points. If anyone who violates the rules is found, his merit points will be deducted and he will not be allowed to enter the Hall of Martyrs... How dare you extend your hand to pay for compensation?" ?”

King Ding nodded. When he was young, he was full of vigor and devoted himself to eradicating the evils in the army, but in the end he was rebelled by his subordinates.From then on, he comforted himself with "when the water is clear, there will be no fish". There is no good way to stop it. As long as his subordinates are not too excessive, they can just turn a blind eye and close their eyes, and everyone will live in peace.

However, the king of Chu made an ingenious layout and came to the bottom to get rid of the army's long-standing malpractices from the root.The most powerful thing is that it didn't cause too many waves... On the contrary, the six armies of the guards became more cohesive and stable, and their combat effectiveness has recently improved extremely fast.

He always knew that the young man had a good brain, but he didn't know that he was so smart that he covered everything without leaking anything, and the most rare thing was that everyone benefited.

Ding Wang followed the idea of ​​"everyone benefits" and fell into deep thought again. Prince Xian had already emptied all the dishes.

King Ding: "...There is nothing you don't like."

"Hey, Ah Ci descended from the stars in the sky, I might be the reincarnation of Taotie." The son Xian joked, wanting to make his father smile.

King Ding had something on his mind, so he couldn't laugh, he just shook his head and said, "What do you think about the Six Military Reform Measures of the Six Armies of Guards?"

In fact, King Ding has his own news channel, and he understands many things more clearly. He only listened to his son's views from different angles when he asked Prince Xian.

"The staff department is very good, and it can cultivate generals. As the saying goes, 'A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find'" Xian Shizi said, having a staff department can better cultivate the cohesion and loyalty of generals, improve their enthusiasm, and play a better role. big energy.

"However, if a staff department is established, it will..." It will limit the power of the governor. Even if the staff department is not allowed to have the right to refute, it will still be a lot of staring eyes.If Prince Xian didn't say anything about this, his father would understand.

Sure enough, King Ding nodded, with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "The chief of staff has determined the duties and powers of each person, what can and cannot be done, this is understandable. But what is the king of Chu thinking... He even took the initiative to limit his own power, what is he trying to do?" ?”

Mr. Xian hit the nail on the head: "The king of Chu sees the long-term, not to limit his own power, but to limit the power of the commander-in-chief of the six armies of the guards."

If the Chief of Staff becomes popular, even if Mu Ci is not the governor, the successor will not be able to surpass the power and responsibility of the governor—even if the King of Chu does not exceed his authority, who would dare to go beyond the King of Chu?

King Ding knew that this was the right thing to do. Didn’t he see that the imperial court had to set up a censor to limit the imperial power, lest, as King Chu said, “Any power that is not contained is dangerous and will eventually go to destruction.”

But King Ding thought he couldn't do this, he couldn't let go of power, thought for a moment, and then said: "The military hospital is a virtuous government, but the military law is too kind... The matter of retirement after ten years, and the private workshop of military weapons... It's not easy to say..."

Ding Wangyi can't learn how to retire for ten years to increase his troops invisible, let alone make weapons, otherwise he will be feared by the emperor.He is not as courageous as the king of Chu, he dared to do anything regardless, and just sighed, "I'm old, we can't learn some of the king of Chu's practices, let's see how their military reform is."

Prince Xian nodded, and said with some hesitation: "Ah Song is a military supervisor in the Xishan Camp, and he is actually leading an army of dragon cavalry. I heard that he is quite talented, and he is very skillful in leading troops in battle. Even Bai Lin praises him for being handsome... Regarding the reform of the military system..."

King Ding waved his hand: "I have my own channel, don't ask him, and I seldom contact him these days... That child is as good as his father, but he has a lot of fate. It is not easy to get to where he is today. It is rare that the King of Chu can trust him." I entrust you with a heavy responsibility." After a pause, he sighed and said, "There will be a banquet at the Chu Palace in the future, and I will ask your daughter-in-law to prepare a generous gift. We have received many favors from the Chu King, so we can't pretend to be stupid."

"Understood." Mr. Xian thought to himself, if the king of Chu should always trust Ah Song, although the tens of thousands of guards and six armies would not be his own, it would be very beneficial to his family.But a scene of his elder nephew coming out of King Chu's house in disheveled clothes suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, with a worried face, "It's Ah Song..."

Some things are really hard to guess.

"Why, what's wrong?" King Ding was a little nervous, because Mu Ruosong was the only son of his beloved eldest son, his appearance and personality were like his father's, and he showed off his military talent, so King Ding felt a little bit partial in his heart, and valued this eldest grandson very much. Its expectations are high.

Prince Xian knew his father best, and he didn't dare to tell his father what he suspected.

Speaking of it, King Ding hates homosexuality very much, because when he was young, he was betrayed by a pair of senior generals who had a secret relationship with him and almost died.

Luckily, the atmosphere is open and masculine, and the army is full of men, so the probability of this kind of thing happening is higher, but King Ding is extremely strict in his investigation. Although it has not been written into the military law, he will be beheaded if found .

It shows the degree of King Ding's disgust.

So Mr. Xian thought about it and only said: "After the new year, Ah Song will be eighteen." Reminding his father to pay close attention to Mu Ruosong's marriage, and there are more than a dozen younger brothers behind him, who will grow up quickly.

The son of a virtuous son has many friends of all kinds, and it is no surprise that same-sex love is used to it, but everyone usually just agrees to have a good time together, and it naturally fades away as soon as they get married.

King Ding didn't know, so when he mentioned the eldest grandson's marriage, he smiled gratifiedly: "Yes, we should hurry up on the marriage. People of his age are already fathers. Doesn't your wife have many young ladies who are waiting to be married?"

"Yes, but Qingyang Duke's Mansion..." Xian Shizi asked.

The previous marriage with Xie's family, because of the assassination of King Ding, Xie's family refrained from mentioning it.But the two families didn't make a decision, and they didn't make a contract, they just had mutual intentions... Mr. Xian couldn't blame the Xie family too much, at most, they would stop contacting each other.But today is different from the past, the nephew of the Xie family——Emperor Deguang ascended the throne. Although he could not respect his mother Xie as the queen mother because of the last emperor's will, once he ascended the throne, not only did he not pursue the Qingyang Hou Mansion who was suspected of participating in the palace change, but also Promote the uncle's family to the state government, and compensate one or two.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Emperor Deguang has feelings for the Xie family.Now the Xie Mansion has become the first-class upstart in Tianjing City, and there is an endless stream of people coming to greet him every day.Besides, the beautiful young ladies in that mansion are really eye-catching, and they are still very popular in the marriage market.

The corner of King Ding's mouth rose two points, full of sarcasm: "I woke up, they came to mention it again?"

"That's not true. Last time they were interested in climbing our family's Abo, I answered it in a neither soft nor hard way. I think they don't have such a thick skin to bring this up again." Xian Shizi said.

King Ding did not lack any scheming methods, and he was in a coma for a period of time without affecting his intellectual performance. He said to Prince Xian: "The Xie family knows that there is shame, and it is not hopeless. In fact, if something happens to me, the family will suffer a lot. I can’t blame other people for avoiding the pressure. I’m going to hide when I’m in a different place. But if the Xie family dares to mention it, their eyelids are too shallow, so it’s better not to mess with such a family.” King Ding sneered twice, and said, "The current Patriarch, Xie Xun, is a little smarter than his father, and also knows a little bit of shame."

However, King Ding still didn't want to marry Xie Mansion, because he didn't intend to meddle in the affairs between Emperor Deguang and King Chu.In the eyes of the ancients, the ninety-five position is the biggest conspiracy.An Emperor Deguang who has only a false position but no real power, and a king of Chu who has taken a step back but has no false name but controls the power of the world.There will be a day when life and death will be separated.

……

After the meal, King Ding went downstairs to leave, and got into the carriage a little tired.As soon as he left, he saw a group of yamen servants leading some soldiers and surrounded Taihe Building aggressively, driving all the guests away.

Xian Shizi wondered: "What's the matter?"

After Feng Yi left with the rebellious third master of Prince Ding's Mansion, Feng Er picked up the lead, and hurried over to reply: "My lord, this group of people are officials from the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. Stand still in the vicinity, and rush in when the prince comes out of the building."

Xian Shizi said with a smile: "He is quite discerning. Yin Douyuan of Jingzhao Mansion is a fine individual." Then he asked, "Can you find out what's going on?"

"I heard that the eldest son of a family scholar in the east of the Taihe Building committed a crime on sex, and someone reported that the Taihe Building was full of filth and seduced the officials to have sex with prostitutes. They are going to be sealed up and punished."

Xian Shizi was long past the age of meddling in hot blood, and he was handling cases normally, so he stood on the axle to watch the excitement, saw a red-haired girl being escorted, and quickly said to Feng: "Hurry up, hurry up... Bring me Julie. Ah Ci likes to watch her dance the most, and it would be too boring if she was caught in it and made a fuss."

Immediately Dingfengwei went to do it, a dancer was harmless, Jingzhao Yin's official sent her to Dingfengwei quickly.

Prince Xian pinched Julie's little face, and found that although the girl was a little startled, she didn't behave in a panic, so she quickly thanked Prince Xian, but she was a little courageous.Xian Shizi comforted her with a few words and ordered people to take good care of her, then climbed into the carriage and smiled to King Ding: "I just don't know what Ah Ci likes, he doesn't care much about gold, silver, jewelry, famous paintings and antiques, so I can't give you some Desserts and rice..." Glancing outside, he smiled ambiguously, "He must like this 'living gift'."

"Don't make trouble." Ding Wang didn't care too much, and only mentioned something.

Xian Shizi smiled: "Just go to dance, what can be the matter?" He smiled a little lewdly, "Even if there is something to do, with Ah Ci's character and demeanor, the girl is willing to reciprocate, no problem."

King Ding kicked him.

The guards told King Ding the latest news they had inquired in the restaurant, and the most meaningful one was that the Chu Palace was recruiting carpenters and blacksmiths with special skills.

King Ding knew that it was the King of Chu who wanted to build a private workshop for military weapons.

Feng Qi came over and told King Ding what he had learned from a secret channel: "My lord, there is news from the palace that the concubine intends to choose a concubine for the new emperor, and wants to recruit honorable and official daughters of rank three or above to enrich the harem."

Xian Shizi stared: "The first emperor's filial piety period has not yet passed..."

King Ding was not surprised: "This kind of thing is not unheard of in the past dynasties, and the new emperor ascends the throne, accepting official women is a kind of favor, and it is also a means of using marriage to win courtiers."

Xian Shizi scratched his head: "But it's not in such a hurry, the new year name hasn't even started to be used yet."

"Concubine Xie is in a hurry." Ding Wang sneered, "She just annoyed the emperor. In order to win back her son's heart, a harem woman can think of nothing more than these methods. Doctor Shi Meng Zhi was recommended by Xie's family, but the other censors are not just decorations, so this matter may not be possible." He then ordered Feng Qi, "Keep an eye and see who is interested in the palace."

Wind seven should come down.

King Ding said to Prince Xian again: "Your wife has a youngest sister who is seventeen years old and hasn't engaged yet?"

"Yeah, her name is Yang Jiajia. She is the old daughter of my father-in-law's mother-in-law. She is very precious. She is a very nice little girl. She accompanied her mother to take care of Lao Weiyuan in the Lishan courtyard for the past two years. She is very filial and courteous. " Xian Shizi said.The little girl's biological mother, County Lord Ping'an, wanted her to marry in the capital city of Tianjing, so that she would not have to endure hardships and be dangerous in the northwest border.

However, County Lord Ping'an is extremely picky, and Shizi Xian's wife, Yang Shi, was born to her original spouse, so it is not easy to interfere with the stepmother's affairs, so the little girl has not yet made a decision.

"There are promising young talents to make a decision quickly, don't delay... the palace... is not a good place." Ding Wang said, the little girl is the favored daughter of the prince of Weiyuan in the northwest and the princess of Ping'an County. It is very likely that Concubine Xie will take a fancy to him.

Xian Shizi also thought so, and immediately ordered someone to send a message.

King Ding closed his eyes and sighed: "Look carefully, this scene is getting better and better..."

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Recap:

Empress Yang, the original consort of the first emperor Tianshoudi, is Yang Ya's eldest daughter, and she has made great contributions to Tianshoudi's seizure of the throne.Therefore, Yang Ya was granted the title of Marquis of Weiyuan in the Northwest.

Empress Yang gave birth to the frail and sickly eldest princess Shouchun, who died of dystocia while giving birth to her son.However, Yang's daughter was not allowed to enter the palace as the successor, but appointed Empress Zheng who gave birth to the eldest son Mu En.

Yang Ya is already in his seventies and eighties, and his body is still in good health. He was recuperating in the most upscale Lishan Courtyard on the outskirts of Tianjing (actually it was a way for the Emperor Tianshou to control the generals, and the powerful generals sent their families to Tianjing City).The eldest son, Yang Nanhuai, is the prince of Weiyuan, guarding the northwest border.The first wife, Ke, died of illness. As a token of his favor, Emperor Tianshou married the daughter of the clan daughter, Ping'an County, to Yang Nanhuai as his step-wife, and gave birth to Yang Jiajia.

Marquis of Weiyuan in Northwest China: Yang Ya, 78 years old

The eldest daughter is the original spouse of Emperor Tianshou, the late Empress Yang.

Prince: Yang Nanhuai, 59, first wife, Ke Shi, and second wife, Princess Ping'an County.

Yang Nanhuaisheng:

Failure to list means premature death.

Second son: Yang Shizhi, 34 (Mother Ke Shi)

Third son: Yang Muzhi. 31 (Mother Koch)

Fifth son: Yang Yanzhi. 28 (concubine)

Six sons: Yang Xizhi, 26 (from a concubine)

Eight sons: Yang Guizhi, 19 (prince of Ping'an County)

Eldest daughter: Yang Jiawei, 33 married to Prince Xian. (mother Kirk)

Third Daughter: Yang Jiajing, 27 (from a concubine)

Fourth Daughter: Yang Jiahong, 26 (from a concubine)

Youngest daughter: Yang Jiajia, 17 (mother, the head of Ping'an County)

Yang Nanling: Yang Ya's second son, 53 years old, right commander of the Eighth Army. 4 sons and 3 daughters.The second daughter, Yang Jiaxian, is 24 years old and married the seventh prince as his concubine.

Yang Nanxi: Five sons of Yang Ya, 45 years old, General of Chongjie Army of the Sixth Army of Guards, 2 sons and 2 daughters.

There are several other offshoot children.