Go to ancient times and engage in construction

Xihou's Wenzai Gongsun Qi was only in his early 30s and was born in a poor noble family.When he was seven years old, his parents fell ill and passed away one after another. There were no immediate relatives on the patrilineal side, so he was taken up by his uncle's family.Gongsunqi's uncle's family is not well-off. Although Gongsunqi is young, he has to help make a living when he goes to his uncle's house. Every day, he and his eldest cousin are responsible for herding the family's dozens of cattle and sheep.

The father of Gongsunqi was literate and began to enlighten his son when he was four or five years old.Gongsunqi's father had great expectations for his son, and he never forgot to supervise his son's studies when he was sick.His father's earnest teaching gave Gongsun Qi a kind of stubborn persistence in literacy and writing. Every day when he went out to graze cattle and sheep with his cousin, he always took the parchment left by his father to review.

Xihou often went out on inspections in the fief. Every time he passed by Gongsunqi's uncle's house, he would see this child who was less than ten years old holding a parchment and riding on the back of a bull to read silently. After a few times, Xihou recruited Gongsunqi Asking questions in front of him, Gongsun Qi answered with kindness and kindness, which made Xihou love talents.At that time, Shi Zisheng was about six years old, and Xihou had already discovered that his son's head was made of elm.

For the future of his son, Xihou spent a lot of effort in cultivating Gongsunqi. He wanted to help his son who was not smart enough to cultivate an excellent fief steward.Gongsunqi was around 20 years old and began to help Xihou manage the fief.

Gongsunqi is a person who knows how to repay his kindness. He is not only loyal to Xihou, but also generously repays his uncle who has been kind to him. His cousin is his wife, although the cousin looks very unremarkable, making Gongsun Qi the target of ridicule by the feudal nobles.

Xihou was very sure of Gongsunqi's character. When Zheng Yuming and Xihou got to know the capable officials in the fief, Xihou only nominated Gongsunqi.

"Your Majesty, the prime minister rewarded everyone generously with the money from the inner treasury, and squandered all the money entrusted to him by the king." Gongsun Qi was used to being frugal with Xihou, and Zheng Yuming rewarded meritorious ministers with tens of thousands of property at every turn, which shows that Gongsun Qi is really serious Meat hurts.

"Are all the nobles in the royal court as angry as Qing?" Xihou smiled slightly.

Gongsun Qi was taken aback for a moment, and he frowned slightly: "It doesn't seem to be there. The entire Wang court seems to be grateful to the king."

"Here is the three-year development plan of the general manager, you can take a look." Xihou took out a plan from his side and handed it to Gongsunqi.

"In three years, the national treasury tripled, and the national income quadrupled?" Zheng Yuming's development plan was very detailed, and Gongsun Qi's blood was boiling while watching it. This is really a good picture of development prospects. "Can this be done?"

It took Xihou 50 years to develop the fiefdom from a barren land to a place where the people can barely fill their stomachs. Although the content of the plan formulated by Zheng Yuming is very convincing, Gongsunqi still can't believe the expected goal of the plan .

"How about Chen Meng?" Xihou didn't answer Gongsunqi's question directly.

"Chen Meng gave me the feeling that he was slippery, but he was very talented, and he was very loyal to the Prime Minister." Gongsunqi recalled the old man with a goatee and thin eyes.

"Oh, the patriarch of a big family who is not slippery has given up on the prime minister who returned from overseas in less than three years. Why do you say?" Xihou guided him to think like he used to teach Gongsunqi.

"The Chen family has benefited a lot from the Prime Minister." When Gongsun Qi was in Ulsan, he once heard from a small nobleman in Ulsan that the food crops planted by the Chen family's fiefdom were all imported from Nanbu, and the factories they ran were all related to Zheng Yuming. With cooperation, not only the farm has a bumper harvest this year, but the profits of the factories and workshops are also astonishing. The small nobles in Ulsan privately guessed that the property of the Chen family has more than doubled at least.

"It's not only Chen Meng who has benefited a lot from the Prime Minister, but also the whole Ulsan area from top to bottom." Xihou finished speaking in one breath, lying down on the pillow and panting.

Gongsunqi hurriedly helped Xihou Shun with his hands.Xihou waited for his chest to clear up, and then said: "This is also the reason why Ulsan was able to follow the prime minister so closely and send troops to fight against the treacherous concubine."

Gongsunqi bowed his head in thought after listening. "My minister understands that the generous rewards of the Prime Minister are to eliminate everyone's grievances about the reform, so that the royal court can work together, and the reconstruction and reform can be implemented smoothly in the future."

When King Zhao carried out feudal reform eight years ago, Xihou discussed this issue with Gongsunqi. At that time, Xihou was very opposed to it, because the reform was only good for the central court and the overall national strength, while For the interests of the local lords, there are only big disadvantages.Now that Marquis Xi is inheriting the throne, Gongsunqi's position has been reversed. After clearly seeing the prospect of profit from the reform, he is the minister who most supports Zheng Yuming's system reform.

"Young Master Ming and General Chu are very capable people, you should learn more from them in the future." Xihou always affirmed Zheng Yuming's son status in front of everyone.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gongsun Qi hurriedly bowed his head to accept the order. He knew that Xihou was exhausted and he should leave, but he still had a question in his mind. "My lord, aren't those twelve crystal glass cups from the inner treasury?"

That kind of beautiful and exquisite thing is simply not a human thing. If the inner treasury of King Wu's palace has such a treasure, it is impossible that there will be no rumors. Since it is not owned by the inner treasury, it can only be brought by Xihou from the fief. Come.It is natural for the nobles of the royal family to speculate that Gongsun Qi, as the confidant of Xihou, has never heard of it, so he has a guess in his heart.

"It's not something from the inner treasury, but it was brought by Young Master Ming from Bermuda." Xihou breathed out. After seeing such a crystal clear beauty, he, a dying man, couldn't help but feel a sense of possession in his heart. But Zheng Yuming donated the crystal cup indifferently, and rewarded the officials in the name of Xihou, using them to appease the dissatisfaction of the royal family and nobles with the reform.

"This... Young Master Ming is really a person who cares little about money." Gongsun Qi only admired him.

"Wealth is enough to gather people, self-discipline is enough to convince people, generosity is enough to win people, and leadership is enough to lead people. You should learn more from the Prime Minister." Xihou took out an imperial edict from his side and handed it to Gongsun Qi. "Go and publish it, sir."

Gongsun Qi took the edict and opened it. The content of the edict was to award the titles of Earl Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui.

"My lord, the ministers of the royal court proposed the title of Marquis." Gongsunqi was wondering, Xihou obviously admired Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui, and was sure of their abilities. Why did Xihou want to veto the title agreed upon by the royal court? , How about cutting off the first level canonization?

Xihou glanced at Gongsunqi: "Sheng'er will be sealed later." After Xihou finished speaking, he closed his eyes and said nothing.

Gongsun Qi stood holding the imperial edict for a while before trying to understand Xi Hou's intentions. He bent down and bowed deeply to his lord, feeling that he had too much to learn.

"Fortunately, Xihou doesn't live long. If Xihou wants to live another three to five years, he really can't be allowed to sit on the throne." Chu Zhaohui sneered, and threw the imperial edict in his hand on the table. The proposal to lower his and Zheng Yuming's titles by one level is only for his stupid son.

The Marquis of the vassal kingdoms is the highest title. If the Marquis of the West canonize Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui as Marquis directly, when the crown prince Sheng succeeds, Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui will be unconfessed. If you can't show kindness or benefit your courtiers, the courtiers will naturally not be particularly grateful to the new king.

This method of Xihou is the usual method of winning over many emperors in later generations to leave to their heirs. The talented ministers who are going to be left to the successor emperor will be suppressed before the old emperor dies, and will be promoted with grace when the successor emperor succeeds to the throne.The courtiers naturally show kindness to the new emperor after restraining and raising. This kind of trick is the emperor's mind. Chu Chaohui has seen a lot in history books, so of course he feels disgusted.

Zheng Yuming rubbed his nose, his point of view was the same as Chu Zhaohui's, but he would not say it directly like Chu Zhaohui.In Zheng Yuming's understanding, Xihou is no less intelligent than Yu Kui. The difference between him and Yu Kui is that Yu Kui has the talent of a virtuous minister, but Xihou has the ability of an emperor.

"Xihou is so painstaking for his son, it's justifiable." Zheng Yuming just liked Xihou's love for his son, and he himself was dying, so he dared to place the power that was about to be handed over to this wise old man.

"That's true." Chu Zhaohui thought of his father, and his father's love was still as strong even after 2000 years. "Sheng is really a blessed person."

Prince Sheng is very blessed. This blessed person led all the officials of the royal court to see off Prince Guang's coffin early the next morning.

Young Master Guang was originally the most low-key son of the Wu Kingdom.With the crusade against Yiji drafted by Wang Jie, a famous scholar in Xu State, the name of Gongzi Guang was familiar to ordinary people in Wu State and the vassal states of Great Qin.Under the deliberate exaggeration of Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui, the image of an upright gentleman was quickly established in the hearts of the people of Wu.After Yiji's traitorous behavior towards Wu was exposed, the people in the capital looked down on Yiji's actions and sympathized with the victims who were poisoned by Yiji. In the eyes of the people in the capital, the young master is a tragic and holy gentleman. .

The burial specifications of Gong Ziguang's coffin were very high. Except that the shroud did not use the crown of the lord of the princes, the other specifications were the same as that of the lord of the country, and even the cypress wood and yellow intestines were used for burial.

Before the coffin of Prince Guang was sent into the coffin of the mausoleum, Dr. Jiang, all his clan members over the age of 12, and the rest of the party were executed by beheading.Doctor Jiang's family members under the age of 12 were able to save their lives, thanks to Zheng Yuming's hard work, Wei Shen and General Hussars hated Yi Ji and Doctor Jiang too much, they wanted to kill everyone related to Yi Ji and Doctor Jiang .

After the rebellious party's blood sacrifice, the coffin of Prince Guang was sent into the mausoleum in the midst of sorrow and joy. Wei Shen, who was supporting the coffin, followed him in and refused to come out. closed.

Wei Shen watched helplessly as the last green brick was built, isolating the young man he had raised with all his life from the world, then spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell unconscious on his back.

The burial ceremony of Prince Guang had just been completed. Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui received an urgent report from Wei Qing and Zeng You from Qucheng. Zhao Xuan, the Prince of Zhao, led [-] Zhao troops, and within half a month, the lightning went out. Weiguo.

The author has something to say: Huangchang Ticou "Ticou" is a kind of burial ceremony, which began in ancient times and was more common in the Han Dynasty, and it was rarely used after the Han Dynasty. "Huangchang Ticou" refers to the frame-shaped structure made of cypress beams piled up around the outer and outer chambers of the imperial mausoleums of the Western Han Dynasty.The so-called "yellow sausage", Yan Shigu's commentary quoted by Su Lin, is the yellow heart of cypress, that is, the peeled cypress.A wall of wood was built around the coffin, and a roof was covered on it, just like a house, with toilets outside.Princes, officials, and scholars below the Son of Heaven can also use titles.However, cypress is generally not used, but pine and miscellaneous wood are used.However, with the permission of the emperor, after the death of princes, kings and important officials, Huangchangtiguo can also be used. For example, when Huo Guang died in the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty "given one each to Zigong, Bianfang, and Huangchangtiguo".

The name "Huangchang Ticou" was first seen in "Lushi Chunqiu". According to the book, when the emperor was buried, he was piled up with cypress wood to form a coffin shape. funeral objects.