The rise of the prince

Chapter 395 Sure enough, I was tricked by my father-in-law

In the imperial garden, there is a gazebo path, and Qiuju is just right.Li Xingzhou left Meixue outside the garden to be looked after by the little eunuch, and then led the palace maid into the imperial garden.

There are several maids waiting at the door, holding flower baskets, capes, umbrellas and shoes, just in case.

After entering the garden, Li Xingzhou saw a person standing in a small pavilion in the distance. It was his father-in-law Wang Tong. On the stone table in the small pavilion were fireworks and a charcoal fire.

The line of sight was blocked by the pillars of the pavilion. After bypassing the small pavilion, he finally saw that the person sitting opposite Wang Tong was the current emperor.

Li Xingzhou vaguely had a bad premonition in his heart.

When they reached the central pavilion, the emperor was sitting on the throne, and Wang Tong stood aside.

He handed the whip in his hand to the maid next to him, then stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "My lord."

The emperor nodded: "Both of you sit down, there is nothing else to call today, it is a family matter."

As he spoke, he forced out a smile. The emperor smiled awkwardly, and Li Xingzhou was even more uneasy. He glanced at Wang Tong and sat down with him.

The emperor ordered someone to serve them tea, and then said to Wang Tong: "Your love married Xingzhou, and she will be a member of my heavenly family from now on. From now on, your son-in-law should move around more to connect with each other. Xingzhou Although the child is naughty, he has a lot of martial arts, and Wang Qing has ruled the world for my Tianjia for more than [-] years, so he must have a lot of knowledge in his chest, and more exchanges can be beneficial to each other."

"I would like to listen to Your Majesty's instructions." Wang Tong quickly cupped his hands respectfully.

The emperor then said solemnly: "With this good relationship, Wang Qing will be considered as a member of my Tian family in the future. From now on, the responsibility of helping the world and the people of Ningjiang Mansion will be entrusted to you."

Seeing that the emperor thought highly of him and called him his own family, Wang Tong was very moved, and hurriedly bowed again: "Your Majesty is serious, as a minister, this is a matter of duty, if it is the emperor of the heavenly family, the ministers will not hesitate to do so , only to report to the country, and to go down to An Lishu."

"Get up." The emperor nodded: "Wang Qing is loyal, just like your father, he is the pillar of the country, I naturally know this. Now I heard that there is chaos in Jiangzhou, bandits are rampant, and the people are not safe, but this is the case ?”

Wang Tong was a little flustered when he heard it, but he still nodded honestly: "Report to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing."

Li Xingzhou listened to it but his heart skipped a beat. What's going on, how did the emperor know about it!
Didn't the memorial be stopped by Mr. De?At the same time, there was some uneasiness in my heart, which was not a good sign.

The emperor didn't blame Wang Tong, and continued: "I also know about this matter. Wang Qing increased taxes and corvee to support the war in the south, which is why this disaster happened. In the end, it is to share the country's worries."

Wang Tong heaved a sigh of relief.

The emperor reminded again: "However, if you charge a little money and add a little corvee, those unscrupulous people will dare to disobey and make trouble. I'm afraid Wang Qing is too indulgent at ordinary times!"

Wang Tong hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty taught you the right thing, and I will keep your Majesty's holy words in mind."

The emperor said as if he was thinking of something, he rarely smiled, raised his teacup and said: "Shu Yu foolish people, you need to learn more from Xingzhou, when he was in Luzhou, he forced tens of thousands of people to obey his orders, so he was able to defeat him easily. Rebels, he knows this best."

The emperor stroked his beard as he spoke, seeming a little proud.

Wang Tong glanced at him with embarrassment, but he still nodded.

"I know that you scholars all believe in the holy words of the sages, saying that you love the people like your own sons, and that the people are more important than the emperor, but that's just oral words!

When it comes to governing the people, if you are soft-handed, he will jump up; if you don't let him see some blood, he will not know what the sky is high and the earth is thick! "The emperor snorted as he said, "So kindness does not command soldiers, benevolence does not govern, the chaos in Jiangzhou, in the final analysis, is that you, the magistrate, are too soft-hearted, understand. "

"The minister is guilty, the minister understands" Wang Tong was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

The emperor didn't say much, and continued with a blank expression: "The Ningjiang Mansion has been prosperous in recent years, and it's all thanks to you. It shows that you have done a good job in cleaning up the bureaucracy, but it is still not vigorous enough."

The emperor stood up as he spoke, facing the lotus pond outside the pavilion with his hands behind his back, Wang Tong also quickly got up and followed.

"Just in time, Jiang Xian's army is going north, and the situation in the north is tense, and I plan to send more troops to the north in the spring of next year, just in case.

At that time, a Beijing-North Transshipment Envoy must be set up to supervise the transportation of grain and grass to the North.The transshipment envoy is in charge of supervising the transportation of grain and grass, and he has the power of soldiers and horses along the way, which happens to be able to help Jiangzhou calm the chaos, so it would be better to set it up early. "When the emperor said this, he looked back at them both.

Seeing the emperor's undisguised eyes, Li Xingzhou's heart suddenly turned cold.
The emperor called the two of them and talked about the transshipment envoy, the intention of which was self-evident.

Sure enough, the emperor glanced at him, and then said slowly: "Xingzhou has experienced the disasters of war in the south, and has made great achievements in purging Ansu and Huaihua prefectures.

I have also carefully read the battle report memorial presented by you and Yang Hongzhao. Although you are young, you act vigorously and resolutely, act resolutely, make a lot of tricks, and have a long-term vision and deep thinking about the world situation.Covering the belly has a good strategy for governing the world, and a strategy for calming chaos is the pillar of our country! "

Speaking of which, the emperor stretched out his thin hand and patted himself on the shoulder. Due to his age, the old emperor's arm muscles were curled up. He looked thin, but his strength was not small. Li Xingzhou could clearly feel the weight.

"So it's best for you to come to settle Jiangzhou's affairs! Tomorrow, I will issue a decree to add you as an envoy to the north of Beijing to supervise the grain road in the north. At the same time, you will help Wang Tong and be responsible for cleaning up the troubles in Ningjiang Prefecture. There must be no mistakes." The emperor looked straight at him, his eyes could not tolerate any disobedience.

Li Xingzhou wanted to say a few words of refusal to try, but after weighing it again and again, he finally didn't say it, because the old emperor was too tough.

Wang Tong was also dumbfounded, but he didn't dare to say more, and quickly knelt down to accept the order.

Jingbei Road Transshipment Envoy means supervising and being in charge of the transportation of grain and supplies along Jingbei Road, as well as supervising and patrolling Jingbei Road to check officials at all levels and mobilizing all troops on Jingbei Road.

If it weren't for Jiangzhou's affairs, this would be a pretty good job. Compared with Wei Chaoren's Jiedushi, it only lacks one political right, but it can also be said to monopolize one party's power.

But the purpose of the emperor adding a transit envoy to him is to make it easier for him to deal with the chaos in Jiangzhou
This made Li Xingzhou's scalp tingle, he could see it clearly, it was a mess that no one wanted to touch, and anyone who touched it would be devastated.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." In the end, Li Xingzhou knelt down on one knee to thank him.

The emperor nodded, without any fluctuation in his expression, he just said as usual: "Don't let me down, among all the princes and grandchildren, you are the most important to me.

Also, your empress grandma misses you, after leaving the imperial garden, you should stop by to see her too. "

"Yes"

Afterwards, Wang Tong resigned, and Li Xingzhou went to the harem to meet the queen.

When the queen saw him, she was naturally concerned, and asked the maid to send many expensive cakes she made herself, to greet him, and at the same time reminded him to marry Gillian as soon as possible, and she wanted to have a great-grandson.

Li Xingzhou could only nod, he also thought, he is not a gentleman, but Gillian is still young, so he is afraid of hurting her.

The survival rate of ancient children is not recorded by the people, but most of the court records are clear. Taking the Qing Palace as an example, most of the royal heirs did not die in palace battles as people thought, but died young, before they were ten years old. Most are due to illness or congenital disabilities.

In the end, only about [-] to [-]% survived. This is a terrifying figure, and folk estimates are about the same.The small population in ancient times had a great relationship with this very high neonatal mortality rate.

In addition to poor sanitary conditions, another major reason is early pregnancy and premature birth. Girls start to conceive and give birth before their uterus and pelvis are fully developed. How can it be easy to have accidents?

Li Xingzhou is also afraid of this, so he has always only had fun with poetry and language.

If Gillian was two years older, he wouldn't be so hypocritical
Before leaving, the Empress Dowager ordered someone to pack him a bag of good tea and a box of delicate cakes from the south before leaving the palace.

Li Xingzhou was troubled, he asked the eunuch to return Meixue, and walked out of the palace slowly on horseback.

I kept thinking in my mind, where did I go wrong?Obviously there is a gentleman to check, why the emperor still knows about this matter, and Wang Tong is involved, he must have talked about what happened on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind, and he slapped his forehead, shit, he forgot the prince!
Just as he was sighing in frustration, he happened to leave the Meridian Gate and met Wang Tong who was waiting there.

Wang Tong looked guilty, and stepped forward to bow in embarrassment: "This matter. I didn't intend to involve the prince on this matter. In fact, I was negligent for a while. If the emperor blames me in the future, I will do things alone. I wake up, I will submit a memorial and make it clear to His Majesty"

Seeing him embarrassed and ashamed, a middle-aged person confessing his mistakes to him and a child, Li Xingzhou is not easy to speak harshly, let alone he is Gillian's father.

So he sighed and said: "Your Majesty Wang is serious. Since some people are dissatisfied, it will be the same sooner or later. Now that the king is the transfer envoy to the north of Beijing, this matter is his duty. You don't have to worry too much. I have my own responsibility." Method."

Said that he rode away on Meixue, feeling helpless in his heart, who told him that he was Gillian's father.

(End of this chapter)