The rise of the prince

Chapter 365

Li Xingzhou is very busy these days, so busy that he has no time to find poetry and warmth.

In the past two days, Qifang and his father got up to go to Beijing. The reason why Qidong was the prefect of Luzhou, and the incident happened in the south, the emperor was suspicious and worried, so he decided to transfer Qidong to Beijing as a member of Zhongshushe.

Both Su and Lu were temporarily handed over to Yang Hongzhao for management.

Qifang accompanied his father to the capital this time, first of all, he visited Pingnan King Li Xingzhou who was in full swing and he knew him again.

Apart from Qidong, she also brought a scholar with her, who was her husband, the new son-in-law recruited by Qijia.

This scholar's surname is Wang, and his single name is the word He. When he entered the palace, he was obsequious and respectful. As long as he saw people, he kept saying hello, and he didn't dare to speak loudly. He looked a few years younger than Fang.

Li Xingzhou wasn't surprised, he was quite suitable for Qifang. For a woman like her who is ambitious and power-hungry, love is not important to her.

According to what Qifang told him, the reason why he chose this scholar surnamed Wang was firstly because he was obedient, and secondly because the scholar had a good family background, counting seven generations of his ancestors, he was actually in the same family as the prime minister Wang Yue.

After they entered Beijing, they even visited the prime minister's mansion.

Although Wang Yue just greeted a few casually, it was also because this cheap young master had something to do with Wang Yue in the current affairs of Tong Zhongshu.

"Yo ho, so we also have relatives who are just in the same boat." Li Xingzhou joked, because Gillian is the granddaughter of Prince Mingde Yue.

Qi Fang also laughed: "Little girls don't dare to climb up to King Pingnan. Now King Pingnan is the current county king, the champion general, and the new army commander. He is a very popular figure in the court."

"Your mouth really hasn't changed at all." Li Xingzhou shook his head, but he didn't care.

From now on, the palace is in Luzhou, and Qifang will be in charge of all the business in Suzhou. She came to the capital this time to accompany her father to fulfill her filial piety.The second is to come to the Wangfu to get to know the many stewards of the Wangfu, and to cooperate with each other, so that the business of the Wangfu can grow bigger and stronger.

Today, the main business of the Wangfu includes wholesale of perfume and general wine, as well as iron and steel farm tools, which will expand to logistics business in the future, and because of the existence of the graphite refractory crucible, the Wangfu can also develop the glass business.

The so-called colored glaze is glass. In fact, there has been colored glaze manufacturing in this world for a long time. The first glazed glaze probably existed in the Han Dynasty. However, due to temperature restrictions, it is very difficult to process finished colored glaze, and most of them are colored glass, and the color is still very poor.

And the graphite crucible of Wangfu can make the temperature no longer a limitation.

Qidong didn't stay in the palace, he hurried into the palace to see the emperor was appointed, and then chose to live in the posthouse.

In the past two days, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the autumn rain has stopped. The autumn is very refreshing and very pleasant.

There was nothing serious about going to court. The emperor and ministers were closely watching the situation in the north. Wen Daoli and Yu Chengan still had differences on how to treat the Jurchen envoys, and the two argued endlessly every day.

The emperor asked him again later about his opinion on the situation in the north, and he insisted that the Jurchen would win.

But most of the courtiers just shook their heads, thinking that he was grandstanding, even the emperor frowned and remained silent. In the entire court, only Tang Zhouwei, the envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs, supported his statement all the time for that fat man.

He was also very surprised why Tang Zhouwei supported him, so he also asked him after he went to court.

The fat man only joked and said that he believed in himself, but Li Xingzhou didn't believe his nonsense. He had seen what kind of person he was before, and when he asked for help, he cried and swore. Can't find it.

There is absolutely no reason for this fat man to believe in his bullshit. Could it be that he has some gossip, or has weighed it in his heart.

Li Xingzhou didn't know.

It was rare to be free after the court, so I took Gillian and Yueer to Tingyulou, where Gillian sang lyrics, Yueer cooked wine, and then told them stories from time to time, which was very pleasant.

After sitting for a while without thinking, Degong happened to come up with Gillian's second uncle Wang Guanhe, and then they shared their seats and chatted.

As we chatted, we talked about the war in the north, where public and private interests were clearly distinguished, so naturally he would not reveal his position. Li Xingzhou curiously asked why Wen Daoli and Yu Chengan fought to such an extent.

"Although the winning side can take charge of foreign affairs with Jin, it's more than that, right?
If the two parties are fighting to the death and offending others because of this matter, in the end there will only be one title?Even if anyone can accomplish this, it will be just a false title and no real power in the end. "Li Xingzhou expressed his doubts in confusion.

When Degong heard this, he wanted to look at him like a fool.

He shook his head and said: "You boy, you have been in the court for so many days, can you pay more attention to the affairs of the court!

At first, the Privy Council was responsible for foreign affairs in our dynasty. Later, the former emperor felt that the Privy Council was powerful, so he assigned this position to the Honglu Temple, which was still under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council.

Later, in order to divide and reduce the power of the Privy Council, it was moved to the Ministry of Rites.

But because after the alliance with Xixia, Jingguo has never had foreign affairs, so the Honglu Temple has been vacant, and only officials from various houses can fill it. Since the first official of the previous term retired, there has been no Honglu Temple Minister and Honglu Temple Shaoqing. "

Speaking of this, Li Xingzhou also understood.

Degong went on to say: "As soon as this incident happens, it is necessary to establish a new chief official of Honghe Temple. The situation in the north is changing, and someone must be in charge of foreign affairs.

So they are not only fighting over how to deal with the relationship between Jing Guo, Liao and Jin, but also fighting for the official position of Honglu Temple! "As he spoke, De Gong tapped the table with his fingers.

Now he understood completely.

These two factions seem to be arguing over how to treat the Jurchen envoys, but they are actually vying for the position of the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Of course, Honglu Temple in this era is naturally inferior to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in later generations, because transportation technology and communication technology are backward. , there are not so many diplomatic exchanges, so it is not an important department.

It can be seen from the fact that the emperor forgot to establish a new chief official after the former chief official of Honglu Temple died.

Now Li Xingzhou understood everything, Honglusi Qing was a fourth-rank official, while Shaoqing was a fifth-rank official. Many people were jealous, no wonder the two sides almost had to fight over their heads.

After figuring out the mystery, he told some anecdotes about Beijing, and while talking, Mr. De really mentioned an interesting thing.

That is, the emperor was planning to confer titles on Guan Yu in the Martial Temple, and asked Chen Yu, Meng Zhiye, etc. from the Ministry of Rites for the title.

Degong shook his head and smiled after finishing speaking: "I don't know why your majesty is so sudden. It has been seven hundred years since Guan Yunchang passed away. Why did he suddenly think of adding a title to him? Besides, there are many military generals in the past dynasties who can be added, and there are many people who have made meritorious military achievements. , why do you add General Guan Yunchang alone?"

Then De Gong casually stroked his beard again, and said in a low voice: "Furthermore, I place great emphasis on literary style. I never thought why Your Majesty would suddenly confer a title on a military general in the Martial Temple? Could it be that His Majesty wants to go to war with the Liao Kingdom in his heart?"

After listening to him, Li Xingzhou seemed to think of something.

The Wu Temple started in the Tang Dynasty and was established after the Confucian Temple.

At the beginning of its establishment, 400 years have passed since the Three Kingdoms, and many things have long been unclear. The establishment of the Wu Temple was probably set up by the Tang Dynasty to set an example and inspire the spirit of martial arts in the country. This is the same as the princes in the Spring and Autumn Period leading soldiers to hunt.

In the past 700 years of Guan Yu's death, Guan Yu was not given too much honor, even a little unwelcome. Immediately, the emperor Zhao Kuangyin even directly removed him from the Wu Temple, which is quite different from the improper image of Guan Yu who was later admired by the world.

But Guan Yu's fortune began with Song Huizong.

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty moved him back to the Wu Temple, and even added a series of resounding and powerful titles to him, making it known to the world.

After Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties seemed to have formed a tacit understanding, and they all began to give Guan Yu more and more titles.

Even he became more and more godly, and his words became more and more mysterious, and the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties were awarded more titles, making Guan Yu directly become the supreme saint after more than 800 years, and everyone worshiped him. The target, the loyal and unparalleled martial saint.

Since the Qing Dynasty, all walks of life and every household began to worship Guan Gong.

Seeing that Degong was just joking, Li Xingzhou bared his teeth and forced a smile: "Who knows, maybe the emperor has deep meanings."

De Gong nodded, and didn't say much: "The most important thing to care about now is the situation in the north. This battle may change the general trend of the world."

(End of this chapter)