[Red Mansion] Let's listen to a general's order

"My sons and ministers respectfully welcome the father to return to the court!" Wearing an apricot-yellow five-clawed golden dragon suit, the high-spirited prince led all the princes and civil and military officials to wait fifty miles outside the city for the return of Zhou Wendi's army.

"You're fine these days when I'm not here." I don't know if it means that the prince handles political affairs well, or there are other deep meanings.

After Zhou Wendi left this sentence, he went to the princes and officials behind the prince, leaving the prince alone to think about the meaning of Zhou Wendi's words.Ever since he killed the prince's left concubine Xie Zhuang and the prince's concubine Yang Xuansu with his stick, which made his father furious, and those uneasy brothers united to fight against him in the court hall, the proud prince became afraid and began to suspect The hidden meaning behind every sentence that Emperor Wen of Zhou said.

Is it true that the father praised him for his good job in handling the affairs of the foreign court, or...

The prince suddenly turned pale.

Or is it alluding to the fact that he secretly made friends with officials, planted party members, and bought people's hearts during the days when he was in prison... Impossible!He did all these things very secretly!But... the father is surrounded by Dongchang, he indulges the civil servants to deal with the servants... and among the newly recruited disciples, some of them found their way in by themselves, maybe they were spies placed by some annoying brother...

Not to mention the various suspicions of the prince himself, the princes who lined up behind the prince couldn't hold back the moment Emperor Wen of Zhou praised the prince.

"I congratulate my father for defeating the Huns and returning to the court! From now on, those hateful Huns will not dare to go south easily. I only wish that I could not follow my Great Zhou soldiers to kill the enemy and make great achievements!" the eldest prince Li Tianhuang clasped his fists and said .

"The son of a thousand gold can't sit down, as long as you have a heart." Emperor Zhou Wen praised him.

"Brother said it is true. I heard that the Huns and barbarians didn't even use iron for their arrows. It's as easy as crushing ants to deal with them. We only need to send a team of elite troops to kill them." Kill them all! Let's see who dares to offend my Great Zhou Tianwei in the future!" The sixth prince Li Tianrong bluffed on the surface, like a rough man, and sometimes even dared to poke Emperor Zhou Wen's sore spots.He and Li Tianhuang are compatriots with the same mother, and they are the vanguards of the Great Prince's Party.

The Ninth Prince Li Tianlang pushed Li Tianrong away without a trace, and said proudly: "Father is the son of heaven, blessed by heaven, with great luck. Naturally, those barbarians of the Huns are no match for my great Zhou soldiers!"

"Ninth Brother's words are right! It's all due to Father Huang Tianwei!" The tenth prince Li Tianying hurriedly followed his ninth brother's words.

"This battle all depends on my father's strategizing, discerning talents, and appointing talents to defeat the Huns. Of course, I also want to thank the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty for their bloody battles and sacrifices. Your lords in the court have worked hard to raise, Allocating the food and grass needed by an army of [-] enabled our army to have the strength to defeat the Huns! Your lords have contributed a lot!" The words were all-encompassing, first praising Zhou Wendi for his unique insight, and then not The ordinary soldiers who Wang Zhen put their lives in charge, finally gave a share of the credit to the civil servants and officials in the court, if it weren't because Emperor Zhou Wen was in the army, they would cry every minute to cut off the food and grass of the frontier army.

Emperor Wen of Zhou nodded quietly.

Hearing that, the displeased civil servants who came out to greet the warriors with black faces all had a smile on their faces, and their affection for the Eighth Prince Li Tianjin increased by three points in their hearts.

"Yanmen and Yunzhong were victorious, nearly [-] people were beheaded, and the vitality of the Huhanxie tribe was severely injured. The rest of the Xiongnu tribes and the Xianbei, Turkic, and Rouran tribes would definitely not dare to act rashly again! After the New Year, the food and taxes from all over the place will be collected. After collecting them all, we will have enough money and food to fight another battle. At that time, we can attack the grasslands when we advance, and we can send a large army to defend the border when we retreat, and we will be invincible." The fourth prince Li Tianyan seemed to be pragmatic. As soon as he said it, he compared all the princes.

Damn fourth!The crown prince, Li Tianhuang, Li Tianjin, Li Tianlang, Li Tianying and other princes who were directly or indirectly interested in "that unspeakable position" all scolded Li Tianyan in their hearts.

Even Li Tianjin, who answered most brilliantly, couldn't compare with Li Tianyan's words.At best, Li Tianjin was just sharing the cake and winning people's hearts, but Li Tianyan's words put himself in the perspective of the overall situation of the country, and even the prince.

Emperor Wen of Zhou nodded slightly in satisfaction.

"Father's body is in danger to all people. These days, I'm really worried that I can't swallow. My son and the seventh brother also copied a lot of Buddhist scriptures and offered them to the Buddha. Fortunately, my father was blessed by heaven and defeated the Huns. It is really the joy of my Great Zhou Dynasty!" The fifth prince Li Tianqi Chunxiao said what he said sincerely.

Emperor Wen of Zhou nodded in relief. He, the fifth son, was the most honest, so he said that he was too worried, so he was really too worried, and he was not lying to himself.

"Lao Qi, are you here too? How are you doing recently?" After being mentioned by the fifth son, Emperor Wen of Zhou was a little surprised to find that his seventh son, who was disabled and hadn't seen anyone for many years, had also come.

"I pay my respects to my father, thank you for your concern. Imperial physician Zheng is highly skilled in medicine, and my son feels much better after being recuperated by imperial physician Zheng." When the seventh prince, Li Tianjie, stared at a person with his shiny dark eyes, the other I feel that I have nothing to hide in front of him, as if all my unknown secrets are exposed in front of his eyes.He gives people the feeling of a sharp-edged and cold handsome, even colder than Li Tianyan, who is privately called "the cold-faced prince" by the court officials.

Emperor Wen of Zhou bowed his head. Although Lao Qi was in poor health, he was also filial and courteous.

He named Lao Qi Xu.

Jie, Da Gui also.

Press, the town of the emperor Gui, the life of the princes Gui also.Gui is six feet two inches and is called Jie. —— "The Book of Songs? Erya"

CPIC Cheng Yugui. —— "Book? Gu Ming"

In Emperor Zhou Wen's heart, the Seventh Prince Li Tianjie who was disabled was the vassal who was destined to be separated.But also because of this, he can take better care of and love this seventh son.For the same thing, the fourth son Li Tianyan is moody when he does it, so the seventh son Li Tianjie has a true temperament and does not disagree with his father.

Therefore, in terms of favor, Li Tianjie may not be comparable to the crown prince, fifth prince Li Tianqi, and ninth prince Li Tianlang; in terms of reuse, Li Tianjie may not be comparable to the eldest prince Li Tianhuang, fourth prince Li Tianyan, and eighth prince Li Tianjin; The only one who can make Emperor Wen of Zhou believe most is the Seventh Prince.

"Where is Zhang Xu?" After Zhou Wendi's family greeted him, they turned to call the ministers.

"The minister is here." Zhang Xu, the current Minister of Rites, Jia Lian's cousin and elder brother Jia She's father-in-law came out respectfully.

"..." Emperor Wen of Zhou paused before asking, "How is the general's funeral arranged?"

As soon as these words came out, even the absent-minded Jia Lian who was standing behind Zhou Wendi came back to his senses and fixed his eyes on Zhang Xu.

"Returning to the emperor, I have arranged for the Supreme General's Mansion to help with the preparations according to the highest standards of the dynasty. And I have prepared posthumous titles, just waiting for the emperor's decree." Zhang Xu lowered his eyes, not noticing that his cousin and nephew were actually with Dai Side by side, standing together in the position closest to Emperor Wen of Zhou.

"I don't worry about Zhang Aiqing's work. It's just about the posthumous title. It should be sooner rather than later. Zhang Aiqing will tell me which posthumous titles are ready." Although the Dongchang fanzi was looking for ice to freeze Niu Jin's body, even Emperor Wen of Zhou ordered After marching in a hurry, when he returned to the capital, Niu Jin's corpse had already had spots and started to rot, and it really couldn't be dragged on any longer.

"Yes." After Zhang Xu hesitated slightly, he raised his hand and replied: "The minister and several senior scholars discussed with the left and right servants together to find out a total of five characters suitable for the posthumous title of the general." If you want to die, everyone will die together.

"They are Huan, Ping, Zhuang, Jing, and Yong." The princes next to him already knew the posthumous titles negotiated by the Ministry of Rites, and they all watched Emperor Zhou Wen's reaction in unison.

As soon as he heard these five words, Emperor Zhou Wen immediately changed his face, his face was gloomy, and there was a burst of rain.Jia Lian behind him clenched his fist even more, his nails pierced into the flesh, oozing bright red blood.

He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "Oh? Zhang Qing might as well explain it!" Even Ai Qing stopped calling.

Zhang Xu groaned secretly in his heart, but his face was still business-like.

"Back to the emperor, Huan is called Huan when the Tutu is served, and Huan is called Huan when the country is established." Jia Lian could understand that this was not only to say that Niu Jin had meritorious service in attacking the city, but also implied that he had a violent temperament.

"Government without shackles is called peace, deacons have rules and order is called peace, and Bu Gang governs Ji is called peace." Jue means negligence. From this point of view, although these explanations only say that Niu Jin has no faults, it is not too bad. posthumous title.

Jia Lian closed his eyes to hide his fury.

Although he mainly puts his energy on practicing martial arts, marching and fighting, Wang Yi is still very attached to his education, and he himself has fantasized about what kind of posthumous title he will get in the future.Therefore, he clearly knew that besides the three meanings mentioned by Zhang Xu, "Ping" has another meaning——Hui Wu Ned is Ping!

This is a very serious accusation!It means that Niu Jin is not worthy of posthumous posthumous title at all, but he can't hold back the emperor, so these civil servants played a word game.

Zhang Xu, who didn't know that Jia Lian was already in a state of rage, noticed the gloomy gaze of Emperor Wen of Zhou, and hated those senior scholars who pushed him out, but he still had to go on: "We are powerful but not fierce." , Strict respect for the people is called a Zhuang.” At the same time, being sincere and generous is called a Zhuang;Well, it's just a satire on Niu Jin's narrow-mindedness, arrogance, and immorality!

"The following two words were thought up by the minister and the general." Zhang Xu saw that Emperor Zhou Wen's face was getting darker, and he picked himself out cleverly, and said quickly: "Gang Ji Subu said Jing, Hou De Anzhen said Jing."

"Victory over the enemy is bravery, leading righteousness to die for the country is bravery, fighting for righteousness is bravery." It fits Niu Jin's way of death very well.

"Please make the decision!" Zhang Xu immediately bowed after quickly saying the meaning of the last word "Yong", not even daring to wipe off the cold sweat falling from his forehead.

"Lian'er, what do you think of these five characters?" Zhou Wendi's expression softened a bit, he now remembered that Zhang Xu was Jia Lian's relative.

"Tch!" Jia Lian said unceremoniously, "Except for the last two words, which can barely be read, the first three..."

He stared at the five palace scholars standing at the forefront of the hundred officials, and said word by word: "It's all? Dog? Fart!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials were in an uproar.

Different from the military officer's gloating, he was almost full of praise. Jia Lian's words were too presumptuous, too upright, and he didn't pay much attention to civil servants. Even the leader of the civil servants with the deepest endurance—Jing Tai, a scholar of Baohedian, could not help it Changed his countenance.

There are quite a few censors who are supporters of these university scholars. They felt humiliated, and they immediately came out and said harshly: "Your Majesty! The second son of Duke Rong dared to insult the important ministers of the court in public. It’s really rude! You should be dismissed from the military and given a [-]-year-old staff! To make an example to others!!”

"Please issue an order from the emperor!" Apart from the princes, the five "humiliated" palace scholars, and a few of Wang Yi's cronies, most of the civil servants present also bowed their heads and asked Emperor Wen of Zhou to send Jia Lian down. .

Jia Lian was not afraid at all, the corners of his mouth turned up, looking confident.

Seeing Jia Lian squinting at him with disdain, Li Tianlang felt annoyed.He had seen Jia Lian get along with the most humble Dongchang eunuch with the face of a young lady, with a gentle expression on his face and always laughing loudly, but he had a contemptuous face towards himself, a noble prince. , I can't get along with myself everywhere.Of course, Li Tianlang wouldn't think that it's an accident who picks first every time.

He said kindly: "Brother Jia Lian has just returned from the battlefield. He is young and promising, and has made great achievements. What does it look like to pass the stick to him now? If the merits and demerits are equal." He has long since Received the news that Jia Lian's performance on the battlefield this time was very dazzling, if only his credit could be erased like this.

"No!" Xu Yijing, the censor of the capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, strongly objected.

They didn't ask Jia Lian to be punished for a small "insult".This group of old foxes confront each other every day in the courtroom, pointing and cursing each other every day, and they will not give up unless they step on each other's painful feet. All of them have their skins as thick as a city wall, so how can they get angry because of a few "children's words" Woolen cloth!

If it wasn't Jia Lian who "insulted" them today, even if it was any little general, they would all jump out.

"The court is full of nobles and nobles, and they are all scholars." In the court, the status of civil servants has always been higher than that of military officials. Even a small head of the sixth rank dares to write a letter to impeach the general of the first rank.In so many countries in the past dynasties, if the world is peaceful and all directions are peaceful, the status of generals will continue to decline, while the status of civil servants will continue to rise; but if there is war outside, the status of generals will continue to rise, and even overwhelm civil servants .

The civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not care about their respective parties, which prince they supported, or any disagreement in their political views, but they knew that only after all the military officials were suppressed and their positions were maintained, could they rest assured to continue the internal strife.

"Young people are full of vigor, but it's just a sentence. Why should Xu Yushi delve into it." Li Tianyan said indifferently.

"Returning to the fourth prince, it is precisely because Jia's son is still young that we should pay more attention to it! Jia Junhou is deeply favored by the emperor, so he must teach modesty and prudence and strict etiquette from an early age, so that he will not be arrogant and arrogant in the future. Listen to what people say." Seeing that it was Li Tianyan who spoke, Xu Yijing replied politely, although he still didn't dare to step back.

"My prince sees that Jia Jiazi did not say anything wrong. The general has made a lot of contributions to the country in his life, so he gave you the posthumous title you prepared this time... Except for Zhang Shangshu's Jing and Yong, the others are really a bit of a bully. I'm afraid that if it spreads out and let hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Dazhou know, it will cause dissatisfaction." Li Tianjie's thin lips were slightly parted, and his coldness was even more than that of Li Tianyan.

"The Seventh Prince's words are wrong! According to this dynasty..." Xu Yijing knew that Li Tianjie had no prestige in the court, and he had never heard that Emperor Wen of Zhou was particularly fond of him, so he raised his head and replied forcefully.

"Enough!" Zhou Wendi shouted bluntly.

"Jia Lian is right! These three words are all rubbish!"

Emperor Wen of Zhou stared at the civil servants coldly, he clearly knew what the civil servants were thinking, and Niu Jin's posthumous title was the first link of their temptation.

Asking him to dismiss Lian'er's military post and give him a thirty-year-old staff is the second step of temptation.

"Decree, General Niu Jin Zhi Huai Ruiying, Qi dry and strong fruit. Pure and unbending, Zhiye Zhenchun. Detailed and good at obedience, hard work and living benevolence. Practicing straightness without concealment, basic loyalty and fluid. Wisdom and two strategies, Master Liu Jun. Xuan Lao Bianqiu. Repeatedly played skin merits. Experienced hardships and obstacles, worked tirelessly. Unfortunately, he was shot in the back and passed away suddenly. And before he died, he returned to his master and visited the former enemy in person. Xuan labor is superior to the people, and the country forgets the body. The reward is 10 taels of silver, the manager of the funeral, and the tora quilt. The official is the foundation of the phase, and builds a special temple to offer sacrifices at the right time and use the loyal soul. He must go to drink in person, and all the punishments of fines and salaries during his tenure will be opened and restored. He will posthumously present the crown prince Taifu, bestow the posthumous title of Wuzhong, and favor his son Niu Jizong as a first-rank imperial guard and a first-rank Duke of the country." Emperor Wen of Zhou also saw it. Opening your mouth without blinking is an eloquent word.

All civil and military officials were stunned when they heard this imperial decree.

The military officer was completely confused because he couldn't understand Zhou Wendi's long and difficult words.

The civil servants understood everything, but Qiqi was stunned just because they understood.

Damn it!Your Majesty, you are too... The civil servants swallowed the words shameless back into their throats, and looked at Emperor Zhou Wen with complicated faces, as if it was the first day they knew their emperor who had reigned for ten years.