Dress to be a celebrity

In the first month of the twenty-ninth year of Xintai, the emperor ordered the King of Lu to be a vassal in Tai'an, and from the beginning of the King of Lu, the kings who had married and opened their mansions were ordered to go out of Beijing.

It was also at this time that the Western Expeditionary Army made a surprise attack on the royal court of Tatars in Hening City. They wiped out more than [-] elite soldiers with their elite fighters and excellent artifacts, and captured captive chieftains, concubines, princesses, princes, relatives, nobles, etc. There are more than thousands of officials and so on.There are more than [-] male and female tribesmen under him, [-] horses, [-] camels, and more than [-] cattle and sheep.

King Qi personally put on his armor and went into battle, found the jade seal and imperial amulet of the captive king in the smoke of war, and completely cut off the possibility of the rest of the princes and nobles using this to claim to be orthodox and reunify the various ministries.

Then it is to set up an altar to sacrifice, and seal the wolf to live in Xu.

When they enshrined Zen in the holy mountain of Tatar, it was also the time when the emperor returned from Mount Tai.

Langjuxu Mountain is four thousand miles away from the capital, and the terrain of the grassland is complicated and difficult to navigate, so the news spread very slowly.It wasn't until the emperor returned to Beijing, and the kings left the capital to go to the vassals, that the news of the great victory was spread back to Beijing, and soon the king of Qi, Yang Rong, Duke Fu and other generals escorted the chieftain and concubine , ministers and others went to Beijing to offer prisoners.

The joy of the great victory in the Northwest overwhelmed the sorrow of the kings leaving the court in an instant.

Dazheng established the country for more than [-] years, these captives have always wandered outside the border, staring at the people in the pass.When Dazheng was strong, they lived in the grasslands, proclaimed their ministers to Dazheng, and opened up a market; once the border defense was weakened, these tribes turned against each other, broke through the border, burned, killed and looted wantonly, and took young men and women back to the grassland as slaves...

Now he finally captured his leader, cut off the root of his disaster, and escorted all his royal family back to Beijing.Among them, the people in the border towns who had been captive for many years were finally able to return to the pass, and perhaps they could bring the bones of their parents, relatives and friends back to the countryside for burial, so as to comfort their spirits in heaven.

Yang Jianjun and others examined the wars of the old years, and also asked the results of many civil and military officials who were kidnapped by the captives in the old wars and whose whereabouts were unknown.Those soldiers and civil officials who were killed in the war, martyred, and died unyielding after being captured were finally rectified after many years. The army has recorded a roster. Returning home with a pair of clothes, for relatives and friends to entrust their remaining mourning.

From the frontier to the capital, from the people to the army, the endless mourning is mixed with the joy and relief of witnessing the destruction of the captives, blood for blood, and the joy and gratitude that the years of war have finally been put down.

From now on, the world should be peaceful, and they can live their current good life in peace.

All the joys and sorrows were kept in the hearts of everyone in King Qi, and they were passed back to the capital and told in front of the emperor.Xintai Emperor Lianrong listened to Yang Rong, Fu Guogong and others' reports of their achievements and the deeds of loyalty they found out afterwards, with tiny glimmers of light flashing in their eyes, and ordered in a deep voice: "Let people set up a stele in Hening, These loyal and martyrs are inscribed on the stele together with the soldiers who have made great achievements in battle. Regardless of the soldiers who died in the early years and those who died in this battle, the rewards will be increased, and those who return to the court after victory will be rewarded."

The ministers of the cabinet and the Ministry of war came out to lead the decree, and returned to the original squad together with Yang Shilang, Cheng Guogong, Fu Guogong and others.The king of Qi came out in front of the crowd, offered with both hands the Tatar seal that he dug out from the king's tent, and told his father in detail the experience of finding it and the imperial edict talisman in the smoke of gunpowder.

Hearing this, his father felt proud and scared, and wanted to teach him not to risk his life, but he was not willing to let his son lose face in front of the officials, so he postponed the matter of teaching his son, and only praised him for being brave and careful, and for his meritorious service in treasure hunting , lived up to the expectations of the father.

The king of Qi stood back in his class in high spirits, the emperor caressed the jade seal presented by the chief eunuch, his face was also full of brilliance, and he said loudly: "God bless me, Dazheng, just in the first month of the new year, I entrusted Chan Taishan, the prince told you Such a great victory was achieved when offering sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth. Now that all the soldiers have returned victorious, the imperial court should reward them generously for their achievements."

As for the king of Qi, there was no need for the court to discuss it together, so he issued an edict in person, ordering the king of Qi to be a vassal in Hanzhong, and not to be demoted to become a noble within three generations.

King Qi's original fief should be in Qingzhou Prefecture. Although it is also a place with rich water and soil and prosperous trade routes, how can it compare with Hanzhong, a place that attracts the attention of the world?Hanzhong Mansion is not only the source of Jiahe production, but also because of its prosperous industry, there are many famous craftsmen and new and ingenious things, which have long overshadowed the limelight of Suzhou.

It is actually more affordable to open a mansion in Hanzhong than to go to Jiangnan, Huguang and other places to become a vassal.

However, the king of Qi had just broken the captive court and sealed the wolves to live in Xuxu. When he was very high-spirited and unwilling to seek peace, he took the initiative to ask his father for orders: "Now the thousands of miles of grasslands belong to my Zheng, why should I still only search for fiefdoms in Dabian?" ? My son is willing to ask for orders to be stationed in the grasslands, and set up another province for the father!"

He doesn't even bother to compete with the emperor's brother for the position of prince, so how can he be willing to go to the place where the emperor's brother has lived for many years and carries his shadow everywhere?

Even if that place was built by Song Sanyuan himself as a famous city in the world, it won't work.If he wants to choose a place, he must go to the grassland he has laid down by himself and start from scratch!

As long as he lends him those capable officials in Shaanxi and the elite students of Hanzhong College, he will surely be able to rebuild a... no, build a city more prosperous than Hanzhong!

With a firm expression, he knelt at the head of the hall and kowtowed deeply. Emperor Xintai was also moved by his ambition, and praised: "Okay, you are worthy of being my great general king! Since my son has such ambitions, I will follow your wish, Make Fengcheng your feudal land, and allow you to bring a town of soldiers and horses to guard from central Beijing, and then go to Hanzhong to select students and craftsmen to rebuild the city."

Fengcheng was built by the Liao Kingdom. It is located at the foot of Daqing Mountain, connected to the Hetao in the west and the Yellow River in the south. There are thousands of miles of fertile soil suitable for farming and animal husbandry.The "Feng" of Fengcheng can also be regarded as an honor. The king of Qi wanted to choose a place on the grassland to enfeoff, and this city was a rare and suitable place.

The emperor immediately issued a decree to change the title of King Qi to King Feng, and then took Fengcheng as his vassal. After he rested in Beijing for a while, he took his wife and children out of Beijing to become a vassal.

The matter of the second prince's vassal was settled in this way.

The following kings have only left Beijing to take up the feudal domain not long ago, and the regulations are still in place, so it didn't take much effort for him to seal the feudal domain.Afterwards, the cabinet and the upper officials of Liubutang jointly discussed matters such as rewards for officers and men, pensions, tributes, and dismissal of soldiers. The silver is transferred and used.

After these major events were completed, the imperial court discussed building military towns and fortresses at the new border of the grassland, drawing maps, choosing places with abundant water and grass to build the city, moving the people inland to the villages, and resettling the men and women captured by the captive chiefs. ...

The whole court was so busy that he hit the back of his head with his heels, and Xiu Muri wished he could stay in the office to work.

However, in the Hanlin and the Second Metropolitan Court, two people who should have been busy drafting imperial edicts and supervising hundreds of officials quietly relaxed their demands on themselves. A letter of resignation.

It's just that the two of them are young, have high official positions, and are solid ministers and talents. They are the mainstays.What's more, in today's world, being an official is the most important thing, and those who prospect for mines are servants, miners, etc., if you just say that they want to resign from office and go to seclusion, and go to various places to explore... I am afraid that the voice of retaining virtuous ministers in the court and the field will be too loud, and the Holy Majesty will be punished by others. Persuade them, but refuse to approve their papers.

For the sake of convenience, the two memorials both offered the most undeniable reason of Confucianism—loyalty and filial piety.

His Majesty has been persuaded by the prince first, and two of the three elders are their teachers, and he has been vented by the students early on, knowing that they are for the benefit of the great Zheng Jiangshan for thousands of years, no matter how sorry they are, they can't bear to stop them.Therefore, not long after their two memorials for official appointment were handed in, they were approved smoothly.

What was approved was not to become an official, but to stay idle with the crown.

The remuneration is better than that of becoming an official, and the original job remains unchanged, which is equivalent to staying without pay for modern people.

And because these days coincided with the great victory in the northwest, the imperial court wanted to reward the meritorious officials among them. They also had the merits of supplying grain, grass, armaments, offering artifacts, and patrolling the border. Salaries are also paid as usual.Huanling also has the title of Marquis of Yongning, which is awarded every year.In other words, after they leave office, they will start to take indefinite paid leave...

The prince's brother-in-law is really reliable!

The two instructors are so kind to them!

Today's sage is really a wise king with a heart for the common people!

Song Shi received the decree in the Imperial Academy, and after receiving the decree, he was so excited that he almost dropped his work on the spot and ran to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to share the good news with Huan Ling.However, he still had a few edicts to commend the soldiers that had not yet been drafted, and the matter of heroes should not be delayed. After receiving the order, he still forcibly calmed down and went back to the duty room to finish what he should write.

Even if you resign, you must stand on the last post.

Song Shi suppressed the joy of running towards freedom, and drafted the imperial edict in the duty room, but his colleagues were shocked by the news of his resignation and had no intention of working. With the difference between the Bachelor of Attendant and the Young Master, when it is time to accumulate qualifications and support in the embassy bureau, why do you want to resign?"

"I also recognize the old man of the Song family, and he is not yet sixty years old. He walks briskly and looks very healthy. The three brothers of his family are all in Beijing, and his daughter-in-law and grandchildren are all at home to take care of the elderly. How can he be the most promising person?" son go home?"

Could it be that the Holy Majesty hated Nanfeng and didn't want him to be in court with Huan Qianxian?

But that should also be Huan Ling's resignation - the three yuan and the first rank are much more valuable than the ordinary top ten!

The Holy Majesty even pointed out Song Sanyuan to the crown prince, clearly meaning to reuse him, so why punish him for a marriage that has been known all over the world a few years ago?If he really despises him, can he still be allowed to live idle with the imperial salary crown?

The scholars discussed further and further, and even pondered the sacred meaning. Zeng Di, the deputy teacher in the Song Dynasty, couldn't help coughing lightly, grabbed their thoughts, and said lightly: "Isn't it true that you can retire after you have accomplished your work?" I wait for the true qualities of a scholar?"

"Lao Tzu said": "The way of heaven is also the way of heaven."In the Song Dynasty, he devoted himself to studying Neo Confucianism for many years, and his actions were naturally in line with the way of heaven. Once he has achieved success and fame, he must retire bravely.

Xueshi Zeng is Song Shi's deputy teacher, and the master and apprentice are congenial, and no one knows the real reason for Song Shi's resignation better than him.Everyone suddenly realized, and sighed deeply: "After listening to Xueshi Zeng's words, we can see through Song Sanyuan's original intention of indifference to fame and fortune."

When the court is in trouble, he will work tirelessly, and when the world is helping the world; when the world is at peace, he will hang a crown and go back to seclusion, and will not love power and position.Isn't this the appearance of a celebrity and a gentleman in the ideal of a scholar!

Everyone only hated themselves for not being able to make his achievements that would last forever, and for not having the opportunity to taste the taste of boating on the five lakes and learning from Tao Zhu.No one regretted that he could not assist the hero of the two dynasties and be a famous minister of a generation.There is only a little bit of regret in my heart: I regret that he resigned at this promising age, and I don’t know what amazing achievements he will make in ten or twenty years; it is even more regrettable that they themselves did not have the opportunity to see Song Sanyuan’s practical talents .

Fortunately, the Song family lived in the capital, so he had to serve his parents in Beijing after he resigned.His old father also ran a women's college, and after his son's resignation, he would go there to teach, write some articles exploring the principles of heaven, and start some industries related to the principles of heaven's operation such as "qi" and "electricity" ?

Although the imperial court has lost one capable minister since then, there must be another Neo Confucianism master in this world.When they have nothing to do, they can still talk about reasoning with Song Sanyuan's papers, which is also a good story about scholars.

All the imperial officials turned their regrets into joy, and each of them spent some money, planning to hold a feast for Song Shijian to fulfill the wishes of the officials in the same court.

But here they are full of warmth and affection, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate set off a bloody storm for an imperial decree that approved the same——

Huan Ling Shangben impeached himself, since his younger sister Chen has been made the crown princess, his status has changed, and he is afraid that he will be self-confident as a royal in-law in the future, and he will not be able to fulfill his duties as a minister, so he asks to resign.

His parents died early, and his grandfather was taken care of by his uncle and two cousins, so he could not resign in the name of filial piety like in Song Dynasty.Therefore, he simply used his resignation as a weapon, just like when he asked for orders to inspect the border military, he stabbed coldly at many powerful officials who were using the name of the emperor's relatives to enjoy the power of their relatives.

In the past, there was Zou Ji who satirized the king of Qi for accepting advice, and now there is Huan Ling who satirized Emperor Zheng for accepting advice.

He stated in the memorial that since returning to court with the crown prince, he has never been a courtier of discipline and admonishing His Majesty these days.However, just because he is the prince's in-law, the official rewards he received today are far higher than the merits of entertainment, and because of this, many nobles, foreign relatives, and officials from the court took the initiative to make friends with him.

He was only the brother of the crown princess, so he received such courtesy.Now not only the crown prince has concubines, but also the queen and many concubines in the six palaces, what about these families who have concubines?There are also many royal relatives and princesses married by marriage...

If there is no more restraint, so that the royal relatives and relatives are rewarded for no merit like him, wouldn't there be a danger of "the world's elite sneaking up to the high position, the handsome and the low-level bureaucrat"?

If things go on like this, how can we see such a dazzling array of pearls and jade in today's imperial court, where people are selected for internal and external positions!

Although Huan Ling's paper was a resignation letter, he was still a constitutional minister before he actually resigned for a day. He had the duty of purging the court atmosphere, advising the holy ministers, virtuous ministers, and distant relatives.

When this memorial was handed over, he was given the treatment of living at leisure with a salary, and in exchange for the stormy controversy in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and even the entire court.

If someone else came to this chapter, those royal relatives would not even take a look at it, and at most crying a few times in front of the Holy Master would be enough to resolve the matter.But Huan Ling is different, no one dares to take it lightly before he plays the chapter——

Not long after he returned from Fujian, he impeached a Minister of the Ministry of War and his capable generals with a memorial.Later, when he followed the present prince in the northwest to calm down the Nine Frontiers and supervised the military affairs, he also beat a few of the second prince's relatives.Later, he was no longer satisfied with his opponents in the court, but he strode out to the border in person, took the artifacts made by Song Sanyuan himself, and the camouflage clothes he sewed, and defeated more than a dozen grassland tribes in a row. What an amazing eloquence! ?

This kind of eloquence has been turned into an article, and the bullets written, who can't be impeached?

Even if Huan Ling fell ill, broke his hand, and couldn't write bullets, behind him stood Song Sanyuan, who once persuaded the current empress to cut off the princes' way to seize the throne!He doesn't even move his pen, just blow the pillow wind, and Song Sanyuan will definitely write articles for him that can touch the Sacred Heart even more.

Just thinking about it is chilling.

And His Majesty's reply is even more chilling.

It is true that the Holy Majesty never allowed him to suppress the words of his relatives in front of him, but only taught him to stay idle, but if this is not approved, it is actually approved!

If what was written in the front of this Taoist book is not in line with the holy will, as long as the palace returns the copy as it is, Huan Ling will naturally revise the previous text and reissue it.But the Holy Majesty actually approved him to stay idle with the crown belt, and returned the memorial without even saying "no". Doesn't it mean that his previous remonstrance did not dislike the Holy Majesty, and even a little bit entered into the Holy Majesty's heart?

It's just that the matter of deposing foreign relatives has been involved a lot, and the Holy Majesty hesitated and didn't give a reply for a while.

The imperial relatives who were impeached were full of resentment, but all the constitutional officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate read his resignation papers, and when they saw the imperial approval of "living idle with salary", they all seemed to see the words of dismissing foreign relatives and respecting pure ministers. Hope, suddenly excited!

It’s not that no one thought of suppressing relatives in the past, but Dazheng started his rebellion in the north and inherited the customs of Liao and Jin. Since the founding of the country, he has always selected the daughters of officials of the fourth rank or above to enter the palace. , The interests of the world at the expense of their own power and wealth?

That is to say, Huan Ling who killed relatives righteously!

The censors in the court were full of generous discussions, and even the matter of his resignation was forgotten. They all geared up and wanted to cooperate with him in writing the book, handing in chapters and impeachments, and changing the current status of foreign relatives. high position.It wasn't until the left and right censors personally held hands to send Huan Ling, who never left early, out of the Metropolitan Procuratorate under the blue sky, those colleagues who wrote bullets with eyes shining did not realize that his memorial was not a simple bullet , but please resign.

And it's a letter of resignation that has been approved.

He has retired from the official position, and he will no longer strongly advise his relatives, and will personally work with them to change the situation of the dynasty.

When everyone thought of this, the blood rushing to the top of their heads suddenly turned cold, and then they thought that his resignation did not mean abandoning his duties, but he personally practiced the advice in the memorial—he said that the royal relatives should not As a high-ranking official, he resigned on his own initiative, which is more powerful than any bullet!

Huan Qianxian has already achieved this step, how can they live up to his sacrifice?

They didn't even have time to buy the farewell banquet, so they went back to the duty room to write bullets.Huan Ling wrote more politely, and only used himself as an example to satirize the emperor, while other censors impeached people more sharply. The matter of being robbed will be brought out again to criticize.

Ma Shangshu's family was amnesty and returned to their hometown before, and they were given false titles, but they could not return to Beijing, and they could not personally respond to these articles impeaching him.But he is the grandfather of the crown prince. Compared with the father-in-law who is only from the fourth rank and has no sense of existence in the court, he can be the benchmark of the emperor's relatives and relatives.

These relatives, real or fake, held up the banner of being Ma Shangshu, or handed out posts, or blocked people in person, and took those bullets citing Ma Shangshu as an example to sue the prince: These censors are only for fame and reputation. Don't understand the prince's difficulties!They didn't want to think about how they impeached Ma Shangshu again and again, which made the Holy Majesty think of old evils, so what if he angered the prince?

They still expected the prince to make the decision for them, but the prince just listened silently and refused to reverse the case for the grandfather.What's more, Li Qianxian, the father of Li Liangdi in the Eastern Palace, who was supposed to be one of them, actually betrayed them and followed Huan Ling in handing in his resignation letter—he even copied a lot of the content, except that he didn't talk about his relatives!

The prince also let it go, he didn't keep the concubine's father, let alone the censors who impeached his pro-grandfather.

Not only Prince Liangdi's father resigned, but not long after, Mr. Li Ge also wrote an invitation to resign from his post.

He is the grandfather of Princess Lu, but King Lu has left Tai'an, and his status as a royal in-law will not hinder him from working in the cabinet.Moreover, he has worked hard for decades and has made outstanding contributions. No matter who impeaches him, he cannot be impeached, and no one dares to come forward to impeach this elder.

If he wants to resign, it means he wants to resign.

For 40 years since the establishment of the Dazheng Dynasty, he has always married into a noble family and treated his in-laws favorably.Although there has never been a turmoil with foreign relatives like in the previous dynasty, for someone like him who came from a scholarly family and became an official with his articles and talents, the court without foreign relatives is the best court.

For example, the children of the royal family in the previous dynasty often married into military generals, "the salary is more generous than the ceremony", and there are no relatives who can hold power and manage politics. This is his ideal court.

It's just that when his own granddaughter was chosen to be the prince and concubine...he was old and in love with power, so he failed to retreat bravely.Now seeing young people like Huan Ling and Song Shi disregarding their own future and only wanting to cut off the scourge of the dictatorship of their relatives for Da Zheng, he, a senior superior, really feels ashamed and can't bear to be a cabinet bachelor.

——Huan Ling is considered a serious royal in-law. Song Shi just married him and lived with him, so he wanted to avoid being suspected of being a foreign relative, and asked to resign. What face does his serious prince, concubine, and grandfather have to stay in the center!

Mr. Li Ge resigned with all his heart, but how could Lu Shoufu and Zhang Cifu watch him go into office and persuade him in turn: "Our Dazheng has always selected girls from families above the fourth rank. From this point of view, the whole court is full of foreign relatives. Is everyone Are you going to resign? Who else is available in the court? This must be done gradually."

What's more, Song Shi didn't resign because he married Huan Ling, he wanted to resign, Huan Ling accompanied him to resign, and by the way, he wrote a book to persuade the emperor to have fewer relatives.

Those two children resigned in order to go to various places to explore minerals, develop industries, and make fertilizers, and turn Dazheng into a Hanzhong mansion.You are a cabinet elder and a minister. When you are in office, you can balance the world. After you return to your hometown, you have to write books and teach your disciples. What is the point of resigning from office?

Mr. Li Ge didn't ask them to persuade him, but he became more and more determined to resign: "These young people are not in love with officialdom, they only want to do things for the court and the world, and they don't forget the last memorial to invite the emperor Abandoning my relatives, what else do I miss when I'm almost seventy?"

Those two people, one of the three yuan and the first, and the other is the direct brother of the princess. If they stay in the court, they will be able to reach the first and second ranks in less than ten or twenty years, or they will still be able to join the cabinet.And he has passed his sixtieth birthday, even if he stays in the court, he will be old in a few years, what deeds can he do in the remaining few years that are worthy of a book?

Why don't you simply take the past few years of vegetarian meals and try to shake the old marriage system of the Dazheng royal family!

Although he is old, his writing is not inferior to others, and he doesn't need to copy the articles of those censors. He can write like a fly, and he can write an eloquent and emotional essay in less than half a day.

He is the elder of the court at the time and the minister of the household department, and the memorials he wrote and the censor's bullets are of a different weight.Even Huan Ling, the prince's in-law, is far behind him.

The elder Ge's dictionaries are deep into the bones, and the bullets of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are flying like snow. Those ministers who have the word "foreign relatives" are all panicked, and they cry to the emperor with the relatives of the empress dowager, concubine, concubine, and princess. before.

They don't dare to bear the name of arbitrariness, and they are willing to resign to show their innocence!

Fortunately, the Holy Majesty still took pity on them, and did not easily allow them to leave the court. Instead, he comforted everyone: "Don't I know that you are loyal? Huan Qing has his own intentions, and the officials who impeached the ministers were just sticking to their duties, but I did not forcefully reform the ancestors. The meaning of the law. You just go back and do your job well, don't think about it."

Not only comforted them, but also sent back all the memorials to impeach them, slightly suppressing the trend of impeachment by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.These royal relatives, whether close or distant, true or false, breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts that were hanging in mid-air fell slightly.

However, when the No.11 prince Fu Wang got married soon, the concubine that the emperor pointed out to him was the daughter of a Gyeonggi commander.

No matter how much the Holy Majesty comforted them, it could not compare to the heart expressed in this marriage: the relatives who are currently in power are not going to dismount immediately, but the Holy Heart has been persuaded by Huan Ling, Li Mian's resignation and the bullets of many eunuchs. , to start suppressing relatives.As for the prince... the relatives of the prince's concubines resigned first, and the prince's inaction is support.

Although these people will not be deposed immediately, they will never again climb up to the high positions of Mr. Li Ge, Ma Shangshu, and Mr. Huan Ge...