The rise of the prince

Chapter 546 Pride and Prejudice

Prince Kang’s mansion is lively every day, and it’s warm at noon in early spring. Prince Kang is ordering his servants to prepare a banquet. Today is the day when Prince Pingnan meets him.

The emperor had already made it clear to him, and he couldn't be negligent in this situation.

He was able to be the prince of Xiaoyao in the battle of seizing the heirloom safely, and he had his own way, not just by pretending to be crazy and acting stupid, and staying away from the court.

Just as he was giving these orders, the butler came in.

As soon as Kang Wang saw the butler, he probably guessed what was going on, and his expression turned bad, "Are you talking about something again?"

The butler nodded, with a troubled expression on his face: "My lord, this."

"Let's just say it, the accountant is short of money again."

The butler nodded.

Kang Wang covered his head, "Don't tell me, I don't want to hear it."

"My lord, I have already said it."

"Then hurry up and get out!"

"My lord, you can't just leave this alone." The butler spread his hands with an aggrieved expression on his face.

"Forget it, this king will find a way." Kang Wang said impatiently.

The housekeeper nodded and quickly backed away.

The so-called family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. From the outside, it seems that he has a lot of children and grandchildren, and a lot of wives and concubines. He should be enjoying the blessings of equal people.

But there are more sons, daughters, wives, and concubines, and there are more servants to serve, and they buy chariots, horses, clothes, mansion courtyards, firewood, rice, oil, salt, rouge, gouache, etc.
Everything is money!

Whenever I think of him, I get a headache. The imperial court really gave a lot of offerings, and the south can also receive some rent.

But the enshrinement is only the enshrinement of ordinary royal heirs, which is not enough for the extravagant children. If you want to have a high enshrinement, you must have a status. Among the dozens of children in the palace, only Li Qi has the ability to be loved by the emperor and queen. As the owner of Yongming County, the rest of the children are not very capable.

He rubbed his brows after leaving the housekeeper. Every time he was short, he either borrowed some from relatives and friends, or asked the emperor for some.

But now that the imperial court sent troops, it was time to spend money like water, so he was too embarrassed to ask the emperor for it.

As for the relatives and friends. Cough, he actually owes a lot, but he is Prince Kang, and it is not easy for others to come to the palace to collect debts.

Kang Wang got up, called his servants from outside the house, and said: "Go and call the Princess."

"Good master." The servant hurried to call someone.

While drinking tea, Kang Wang closed his eyes and meditated, wondering what he was thinking.

After a while, Mingdong's beautiful daughter came in like a breeze, she was always so unique and attractive.

"Father, what did you ask me to do?" She was polite and lively.

Kang Wang laughed and asked his daughter to sit down. The more he saw his daughter like this, the more uncomfortable he felt. Sometimes he couldn't bear it and wanted his daughter to choose by herself.

"Yongming, Dad has something to tell you." Kang Wang hesitated to speak, and spoke with some melancholy.

Princess Yongming picked up the teacup by himself and sipped it: "Father, if you have something to say, just tell me, there is nothing you can't say to your daughter."

Prince Kang sighed, "Oh, you used to be young, and Dad didn't want to tell you, but in a blink of an eye, you became a big girl. You are nineteen this year, and there are some things that Dad has to tell you."

"Father, if you have any difficulties, just tell me. I am also a member of King Kang's mansion, so I should share my father's worries." Seeing that his father was suddenly so serious, Princess Yongming also said seriously.

Prince Kang said in a low voice: "Back then I still had the emperor, and there were five direct princes in our generation, but the only one who has survived to this day is the current emperor."

Princess Yongming was taken aback.

Prince Kang made a booing gesture: "Royal ruthless is like this, to be honest, Dad was just in the right position at the beginning.

But now that I am old, big and small problems follow.It’s okay to have me for a day, your many brothers and sisters and you, for the time being, I have to rely on, I’m afraid that someday I’ll go, and Kang Wang’s mansion will be helpless from now on.”

"Father will definitely live a long life."

"Hahaha, silly daughter, of course the father also wants to, but time is not forgiving, and some things have to be settled in the past few years. The biggest one of them is the future of the palace. King Kang's mansion, many of your brothers and sisters, are you still waiting for me?" With you, where do we go." Prince Kang said softly.

He said and shook his head: "At the beginning, you were praised and loved by the empress and the emperor, and you were named the princess of Yongming. Among your many brothers and sisters, you are the most promising.

At that time, the father was proud and happy, but he was still a little worried. "

Princess Yongming leaned over and leaned gently on his father's lap: "Father."

"I'm happy and proud that my daughter is promising, but I'm worried about being a princess, and the burden of the palace will fall on your shoulders in the future."

"Father, my daughter is not afraid." Princess Yongming said.

"Hehe, of course Daddy knows that you are not afraid. When has my daughter ever been afraid? It's just... I just can't bear to let you be wronged." Prince Kang said.

"The emperor asked me to talk that day, and it was basically confirmed. The prince went to Jiangzhou to make way for King Pingnan. Learn to figure out.

Now that the overall situation has been decided, if the emperor hadn't wanted to fight and was afraid of disturbing people's hearts, the prince would have been abolished long ago. "

"My father means"

"The emperor and the courtiers, if you want to protect the future of Kang Wangfu, you have to please Pingnan Wang." Prince Kang said.

"Daughter understands." Princess Yongming nodded, "It will be okay if you don't give him face in the future, but his entourage is really hateful, he is a disciple, and he is still an ignorant martial artist, and he dares to insult me!"

"Ahem, that's King Pingnan's confidant, so we should take care of him."

"Hmph, at worst I don't want to scold him face to face." Princess Yongming said.

Prince Kang was relieved, and then said: "Prince Pingnan will come later, and I will take you as a company when the time comes, but don't allow anyone to show embarrassment."

"Knowing Father, I can hold back."

"Especially that Di Zhi, my father knows you hate him."

"Understood, this princess doesn't want to know the rough warriors."

Li Xingzhou rode Mei Xue, Di Zhi followed beside him, and behind him were four nurses who helped carry things.

"My lord, my subordinates will wait outside with a few brothers later, and wait for my lord to come out." Di Zhi said suddenly while riding a horse.

"why?"

Di Zhi hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said seriously: "My lord, my subordinates are no more than petty officials. They are still rough warriors. It's hard to show their appearance. Waiting outside is to respect Prince Kang's mansion, and be courteous."

"Haha, no matter what you say, you are also the deputy commander of my new army, the fourth-rank general of the imperial court, how can you not show yourself." Li Xingzhou rejected his request.

Di Zhi looked embarrassed, lowered his head and said, "My lord, the fourth rank is also a warrior.
Most of the nobles in the court do not like warriors, the prince and Prince Kang must have important matters to discuss today, if something bad happens because of the unhappiness of his subordinates, wouldn't it be a small loss for the big, and I feel uneasy. "

He cupped his hands and said gratefully: "Everyone knows how the lord treats the brothers. He never divides people by civil and military, and does not regard us as reckless. The subordinates and brothers are very grateful, but...
But Wang Ye, not everyone in the world is as open-minded as Wang Ye, without prejudice.

If you are in the prince's palace or in the army, the subordinates will follow the prince's teachings, hold your head high, and never underestimate yourself, but this time, you have something to ask for."

Li Xingzhou actually understood in his heart, and said, "You are worried about Princess Yongming's attitude."

Di Zhi didn't answer, and he acquiesced: "My lord, there is only one princess in Prince Kang's residence, and Prince Kang's love can be seen from this. If the princess hates it, it will ruin the big thing."

In fact, the separation of civil and military dynasties has existed in all dynasties, but it is indeed rare for a central system like Jingguo to make warriors inferior to literati, and there are not many future generations.

The highest hussar general in Jingguo military officer is the first rank, and the civil servants from the first rank are involved in political affairs, the prince Taishi, the prince Taifu, and the prince Taibao.

On top of Zhengyipin, there are also things under Tongzhong Shumen, Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Shaoshi, Shaofu, and Shaobao.

But there is only one military official of the first rank, the privy envoy.

Moreover, the privy envoys used to be served by civilian officials for a long time. It was not until this dynasty that Zhong Daoyu came out, and his military exploits were so great that if he was not a privy envoy, everyone in the world would feel that it was inappropriate. highest office.

But once Zhong Daoyu retired, the next privy envoy was originally planned to be He Zhao or Yu Chengan, that is to say, the highest military official position was once again held by a civilian official, and there was also a three-yamen division of military power.

This kind of emphasizing culture over martial arts is invisible, and it has a far-reaching impact from top to bottom.

Back then in the Song Dynasty, there were four hundred literary exams and two martial arts exams each year, but now Jing Dynasty is not so serious, with dozens of literary exams and one martial arts exam.

Well, in terms of proportion, it is indeed more important than "big gift".

Therefore, from top to bottom, Jingguo actually reveals the atmosphere of Wenyue Wuxi, especially the aristocratic and powerful families.

Like his sister-in-law Princess Yongming's dislike for Di Zhi, Li Xingzhou could feel it. Some of it was because Di Zhi really underestimated her inadvertently under his orders, and the other part was the deep-rooted dislike of rough warriors.

If Di Zhi is a literati, he apologized politely to Princess Yongming, and said a few words like "unintentionally abrupt, Miss Wanwang forgive me", he would have been forgiven a long time ago.

The keen Di Zhi also noticed it, but he didn't say anything.Even if he led troops to rescue the emperor when he was assassinated, even if he bravely killed the enemy in the south and saved the people from fire and water, this prejudice would not diminish.

This bias is very fatal.

At the beginning, the reason why "Dasong" was so good and so strong was that the Song Dynasty actually produced a large number of stars, but the Song Dynasty was the most different from Tang and Han.

The biggest difference is that if you look at the Tang and Han dynasties, there are many generals who were able to fight well, and they were enshrined as marquises and worshiped generals.

But if you look at the history of "Dasong", you will find a very shocking fact. As long as there are famous generals who can fight in the Song Dynasty, most of them are folded in the hands of their own family members!
Among them, the emperor was worried.

There is also a system where civil servants are naturally superior to military generals, resulting in civil servants in the court and military generals outside.General disobedient?Kill him; the military commander has made too much contribution and is afraid of grabbing his own power?Kill him; the general is too powerful and afraid he won't be able to control it?kill!

And the last point is that scholars control the right to speak, which leads to deep-rooted prejudice against warriors.

Just like Princess Yongming looked at Di Zhi, it was full of arrogance and prejudice.

Facing Di Zhi's earnest begging to wait outside the gate of the mansion, Li Xingzhou didn't know how to answer for a while, with mixed feelings in his heart.

When the emperor was assassinated, it was also the first time he met Di Zhi. He was just a humble boy who climbed to the top of the capital relying on his ability. Before the Secretary arrived, most of the assassins were wiped out, so as to protect the emperor's safety and the peace of the people in Beijing.

In the second battle between Su and Lu, most of the Luzhou army was still led by Di Zhi. They charged into battle and fought bloody battles, laying the groundwork for the great war, saving the people of the two prefectures from fire and water, and making the waterway of the river peaceful again.

But in the end, Di Zhi still felt that it was appropriate for him to stand outside the door, and even the accompanying nurses thought so.
Li Xingzhou felt a huge sense of crisis in his heart, and he couldn't let Jing Guo follow in the footsteps of the "big gift".

You can die, but you have to die on the battlefield, shrouded in horse leather, instead of being framed by your own family and dying in the prejudice of your own people.

"You go in with me, this is an order." Li Xingzhou said forcefully, "If King Kang's mansion can't accommodate a warrior who saved them, then I have nothing to say with them."

Li Xingzhou said categorically, this is true, because King Kang's fiefdom is in the south, the chaos in the south was quelled, and the worship of King Kang's mansion was restored.

(End of this chapter)