Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 605 King Ning

Ning Wang and Song Cheng should be regarded as an outlier in the entire Song clan, and they have been different since childhood.

Most of the children of the Song family don't love the country and love beautiful people... Oh, no, they love freedom, and they don't want to be restrained by the throne and run towards their own steps, and they don't want to be restrained by those red tapes and rules, so they just He thought of all kinds of excuses and ways to stay away from Xijing and the palace.

But King Ning is very different. Since the day of Enlightenment, he has shown his intelligence beyond ordinary people, and he has shown a completely different side from his brothers and clansmen.Those great Confucians who are responsible for teaching the knowledge of the princes and clan children may be somewhat dissatisfied with other princes and clan children, but they have always been full of praise for King Ning.

The only regret is that King Ning was born weak and not so good in martial arts, but he is familiar with the art of war, and he is willing to talk to the generals who lead the army. He will even set up a sand table in his bedroom. a battle.If this battle is lost, he will analyze why he lost, where he lost, and how to deal with this situation better next time.If we win this battle, we will also figure out what is better than the enemy, what are the shortcomings, and what needs to be improved.

Although this approach is basically the same as talking about war on paper, it has also won King Ning a good reputation for being practical and willing to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions.

As soon as King Ning's 16 years old birthday passed, he left the palace to open a government office. The first emperor loved his younger brother very much, and directly made him a prince, and arranged for him to study in the Ministry of Rites.

At that time, the first emperor had only been enthroned for a few years, and the domestic situation was relatively stable. There were no major natural or man-made disasters, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.But the situation at the border is not very optimistic. The people in the border are in constant panic because they have been repeatedly invaded by foreigners.

King Ning originally wanted to go to the Ministry of War to do his part. Although he couldn't really go to the border to fight like many brothers, he could also help make some plans.But unexpectedly, he was directly arranged by the emperor to go to the most leisurely ceremony department. It is absolutely impossible for him not to feel lost in his heart.

But you are not joking, since the imperial decree has been issued, there is no possibility of changing it. No matter how unhappy King Ning is, he can only go to the Ministry of Rites to report obediently.

However, the period when he went to study at the Ministry of Rites coincided with Qianqiu, the empress dowager at the time, and everyone in the Ministry of Rites was busy with the Qianqiu Grand Ceremony.

As the youngest son of the Empress Dowager, King Ning was very happy to show his filial piety to his mother, so the little bit of dissatisfaction with the late emperor's arrangement disappeared with the ceremony.

Listening to Song Jue's narration, Shen Cha became more and more confused.She used to only know King Ning by name, never met him in person, and never heard his stories, because people around her, such as her parents, uncle Xue, her master, and Uncle Yan never mentioned it. This prince, the only thing she knows is that this virtuous king with infinite glory finally ended up guarding the imperial tomb.

"This prince's behavior has always been based on being a virtuous king. Why did he want to be the throne?" While Song Jue was drinking water to moisten his throat, Shen Cha raised the biggest question in his heart. "Or these are all his disguises, from the beginning, his goal is the throne?"

"People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants." Shen Haolin sneered, "Ambition is also cultivated step by step and slowly."

"Grandpa Guo is right. Maybe he really wanted to be a virtuous king at first, but as the power in his hands grows, his ambitions will grow." Bai Meng sighed, "My grandpa I once said that if he kept his own place, he would definitely be able to leave his name in history. It's a pity..."

"In my impression, this little uncle treats people very generously and has a very good temper. Even if others object to him and scold him by pointing at his nose, he will not get angry. The smile on his face seems to be a natural one. Yes, it will always hang on your face and will never disappear." Song Jue put down the cup in his hand, "It is precisely because of this that people will unconsciously get close to him and will not be wary of him."

"But no one thought about the great ambition behind his smile."

"That's what happened. Many people were deceived by his appearance." Song Jue smiled wryly, "I remember crying hard when he was captured. Uncle Xiao Huang has always been very kind to me, father Every time the emperor and the empress want to beat me, he is the one who protects me."

"No, he is the one who runs out to cover us every time." Bai Meng was also extremely emotional, "It would be great if there were no ghosts!"

"It's far away!" Song Jue waved his hand, no longer mentioning the past that made him sad, and continued the previous narration, "The emperor's grandma's Qianqiu grand ceremony was very successful, and he completed his first errand beautifully." Bright. Especially the Ministry of Household Affairs later reported that it was the one with the least expenditure and the best effect.”

Shen Cha rubbed her stomach, and for some reason, she suddenly stopped feeling hungry. She pushed the porridge bowl in front of her to Shen Haolin, and turned her head to look at Song Jue with a bad expression.

"That is to say, there is no extravagance and waste, but the most perfect effect has been achieved."

"That's right." Song Jue nodded lightly, "He had a very good start, and his subsequent errands got better and better, and his prestige in people's hearts became higher and higher. The ministers have a lot of respect for him. High expectations, the common people are also very supportive of this virtuous king. Compared with other clan children, including me, he is really a perfect and excellent candidate for the crown prince, and even some ministers are already looking forward to it The day he inherited his father's throne. Although I was still young at the time, I have seen the crowded scene of Prince Ning's mansion. There are many people who want to join his sect, and many ministers in the court strongly support him to become the emperor. Taidi, they even wrote a letter to the emperor, requesting that King Li Ning be the crown prince."

"I also remember this. The first emperor also specially sought out the nobles and clan members to ask their opinions, but..." Bai Meng shook his head lightly, "They all expressed their disapproval. It's not that the first emperor had no heirs, why did he establish himself? The most important point is that the Empress Dowager did not agree, and even before she passed away, she forced the late emperor to promise that she would not make King Ning the crown prince."

"The wish of the emperor's grandmother is to hope that the little emperor's uncle will become a generation of virtuous kings and leave his name in history, instead of stepping on the throne with his nephew and being judged by future generations." Song Jue sighed, "The emperor's grandmother is a person who understands , but Uncle Huang didn't listen to him."

"Did the late emperor guard against King Ning from the very beginning?" Shen Cha glanced at Song Jinyu, Song Qiyun and Ying Shisan who came over and sat down to listen to the story silently, Shen Cha continued to ask, "Did he never trust King Ning?"

"Of course not. Father still believed in Uncle Huang at the beginning. According to Father, he really started to guard against him when he was 20 years old." After taking the ox tongue cake that Song Qiyun handed to him, Song Jue He took a bite, "At that time, Uncle Xiao Huang was in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs, and occasionally went to do some errands for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry."

"The Ministry of Households?" Shen Cha frowned, "Controlling Daxia's treasury? If he wants to tamper with it, wouldn't it be easy for him to do so?"

"It's because of this that something went wrong, and the good things he did behind his father's back were revealed one by one." Song Jue glanced at the ox tongue cake in his hand with disgust, and threw it into the plate , "I don't know the specific situation. I only know that the little emperor's uncle regards the treasury as the private treasury of the palace. This alone is enough to make the father furious."

"Not long after the case of King Ning's greed for ink broke out, he was sued for raising private soldiers. In fact, it is normal for the prince's mansion to raise soldiers, but the number and regulations of Prince Ning's mansion have exceeded too much. The weapons used by these government soldiers are much better than those of the imperial army and patrol battalion. At that time, some people questioned, what is King Ning planning to do with so many elite soldiers?" Bai Meng looked down at the teacup in her hand "The first emperor ordered the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice to investigate the case of King Ning, and in the end, the case of the Ministry of Industry making weapons for King Ning's mansion was pulled out. It seems that there is also the matter of the Ministry of War, but I don't know exactly what happened. Now, these are also mentioned by the late emperor and grandpa."

"Dong Chuang, King Ning, was relegated to common people and punished to guard the imperial tomb?"

"No!" Song Jue shook his head lightly, "Father still cares about and loves this brother who is [-] years younger than him. Even if he made a big mistake, he has made a lot of great achievements before. The relationship between their brothers is indeed very good, so it is just that the prince changed his title to the county king and imprisoned him in Ning Wang's mansion. But..."

"He didn't think of brotherhood, didn't know how to repent, and sent dead soldiers to assassinate the late emperor."

(End of this chapter)