The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 23 Embroidered clothes and guards

On the second day, Mu Xu arranged for someone to go to Rongguo Mansion to place a greeting card.

Nothing happened for a while, I thought about going to Liu Xianglian's house to recognize the door.Don't want to go out when a young eunuch came to the palace to pass on Emperor Jiading's oral order to let him enter the palace to see him.

When Mu Xu thought about Princess Changning's entry into the palace today, he couldn't help but feel a little different. Didn't he agree to let him work as an errand in the Dragon Guard? Didn't something go wrong?

He didn't dare to be negligent, and followed the little eunuch into the palace, all the way to the outside of the Palace of Qinzheng, waiting for the little eunuch to go in and report.

After a while, a eunuch came out to communicate.When Mu Xu entered the hall, he saw that Emperor Jiading was sitting at the desk reviewing the memorial, and the eunuch Wang An was waiting beside him.

Mu Xu stepped forward and bowed to salute, Emperor Jiading then raised his head to motion for him to flatten, and asked Wang An to bring him a stool.

Mu Xu thanked Wang An and thanked Wang An before sitting down.

Emperor Jiazheng looked at Mu Xu who was sitting at the bottom, and said, "The imperial sister is entering the palace today, and I want me to arrange an errand for you. I originally wanted to arrange you into the Dragon Guards, but I think it's inappropriate."

Mu Xu couldn't help being curious. The Dragon Guards sound nice, but they are just a part of the guards guarding the imperial city. Most of the time, they are actually acting as a guard of honor for the emperor when he travels. There is nothing wrong with this.

Although Mu Xu was strange in his heart, he didn't show any expression on his face, and still had a respectful expression.

Emperor Jiading saw that he was calm, but a smile appeared on his face, and continued,
"I heard from the imperial sister that you have practiced martial arts since you were young, and you are also familiar with the art of war. I am afraid that putting you in the Dragon Guards may be overkill."

Mu Xu hurriedly humbled, "It's just my mother bragging for me, and I shouldn't deserve your majesty's absurd praise."

"Privately, we only talk about family etiquette. You can call me Uncle." Without waiting for Mu Xu to reply, he continued,
"You don't have to be humble. Although it's better for young people to be calm, they still need to be young."

Speaking of this, Emperor Jiading hesitated for a moment before saying,

"You must have heard of the turmoil that happened in Beijing more than ten years ago."

Of course Mu Xu knew about the former prince's rebellion.After all, the Supreme Emperor was involved in this matter, and Mu Xu didn't dare to say anything, but only vaguely said,

"Xiaochen has heard some, but I don't know the details."

Seeing what he said, Emperor Jiading laughed and scolded directly, "You kid is also a slippery head."

Mu Xu could only smile awkwardly.

Emperor Jiading waved his hand and said casually, "Okay, I won't embarrass you anymore. I asked you to come here today to send you another errand. I don't know if you can do it well?"

This is the same as the leaders of later generations assigning you tasks. No matter whether you can do it well or not, you must speak loudly. He patted his chest and promised,
"Your Majesty, no, just do what uncle tells you, and my nephew will do his best to relieve uncle's worries."

Seeing what he said, Emperor Jiading nodded in satisfaction, and then explained,
"Let's not talk about the chaos more than ten years ago. After the chaos, the Embroidery Guard was destroyed. Now I plan to rebuild it."

"Uncle mean to let me do it?" Seeing Emperor Jiading nodding, Mu Xu couldn't help feeling dizzy. The difference between Xiuyiwei and Jinyiwei is actually the same.

To put it bluntly, it is a secret service organization, no matter how good or bad it is, it will be scolded.If it was done well, the emperor was satisfied, and civil and military officials and gentry scolded him.If you don't do it well, the emperor is not satisfied, and you won't be allowed to wear small shoes for you. Maybe your life will be in danger, but he is not afraid of his life, but his reputation is really bad.

Seeing his hesitation, Emperor Jiading naturally understood his concerns and comforted him,
"Don't worry about it, I will support you if something goes wrong."

Mu Xu has blown the bull out, so he can only bite the bullet and go on top.

Hearing that Emperor Jiading said that he was supporting him, he directly asked what kind of support he was given today.

Emperor Jiading said seriously, "Now the national treasury is not rich, so I can only allocate two thousand taels of silver to you."

"Currently, there are only the yamen and some old guards left in the embroidery guards, so you need to recruit the manpower yourself."

Mu Xu was speechless, and there was only an empty yamen left, and he only gave two thousand taels of silver. Isn't this embarrassing me, Fat Tiger?
Regardless of the emperor's face, he complained directly, "Uncle, what kind of manpower can this little money recruit, I guess it can't even stand up."

Emperor Jiading actually knew that this amount of money was a drop in the bucket, so he immediately gave Mu Xu a bad check.
"Except for money, if you have any request, just ask, and I will agree to it."

Of course, Mu Xu couldn't take the emperor's words seriously, and suddenly remembered that he was going to Liu Xianglian's house today, and Jia Lian who came to visit yesterday, he suddenly had an idea in his mind.

Immediately said, "I really have a request, that is, I want my uncle to give me some rights to appoint and dismiss the official position of the embroidery guard."

Emperor Jiading thought about it, and asked worriedly, "Tell me who you want to appoint as officials first?"

Mu Xu didn't hide anything, and directly explained his thoughts,

"Uncle also knows that after I returned to Beijing, I visited some old friends. Most of those families are from the founding heroes."

"I also met some sons of the Xungui family. Unlike the elders in the family, these people are all serving in the army, and most of them are at home."

"I'm going to recruit some of them. These people have their own connections in Beijing, and their families are not short of money. This way I can support myself and save money. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

After hearing his method, Emperor Jiading hesitated and said, "But I heard that most of these people are playboys?"

Mu Xu smiled and said, "Although there are some who are incompetent, there are also many talents."

Speaking of this, he looked at the main hall and only Wang An was waiting beside Emperor Jiading, so he whispered,
"And most of these people are the heirs of the noble families..."

Jiading Diteng stood up suddenly, he naturally understood what Mu Xu meant.

Those nobles can be influenced through these people, and almost all the soldiers and horses in Beijing are in the hands of those people, and even the people on the Nine Sides can influence most of them.Most importantly, almost all of these founding dignitaries listened to the Supreme Emperor.

Even if he can't get his side right now, it can open up the gap for him to intervene in military affairs, and when the Supreme Emperor is gone in the future, he can justifiably control the military power.

The more Emperor Jiading thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was so serious, and now he looked at his nephew Mu Xu and found it more pleasing to the eye.

After making up his mind, he no longer hesitated, "Mu Xu, the son of Prince Dongping, listens to the order."

Mu Xu hurriedly knelt down to listen to the order.Just listen to Emperor Jiading's words, "Now I have named you the Commander of the Embroidered Clothes Guards. You can personally appoint officials below Tongzhi, and you don't need to report to Zhenzhi."

Mu Xu was overjoyed, and quickly took the order to thank him, "Minister, Mu Xu accepts the order."

Seeing that Mu Xu had accepted the order, Emperor Jiading personally came to him, pulled him up, patted his shoulder and said,
"Xu'er, you have to work hard and don't let me down."

Hearing that he didn't even talk about me, Mu Xu naturally pretended to be touched, and assured him, "Don't worry, uncle, my nephew will not let you down."

Next, there will be harmony between the monarch and his ministers.Mu Xu also had a meal of the royal meal in the palace, although the taste was not very good.

After all, the emperor was afraid of death. Once a dish was cooked, it had to go through several inspections before it was served to the emperor. When a good dish was served, even after heat preservation, it lost the fresh-from-the-cooked taste.

When Mu Xu left, Emperor Jiading smiled and said to Wang And who was beside him, "I didn't expect my nephew to give me a big surprise."

"Speaking of which, it was you who gave me this idea, let him build the embroidered clothing guard, and I will reward you well this time."

Wang An hastily bowed and saluted, "It is a great honor for this old slave to help His Majesty, how dare I ask His Majesty for a reward."

Emperor Jiading was in a good mood, and even joked with him, "Then I won't reward you as an old slave, remember it until next time."

Wang An was overjoyed when he heard the emperor's kind and casual words, because he knew very well that everything else was fake, and only the emperor's trust was the most real.As long as the emperor trusts you, you can have whatever you want, and a little reward is nothing.

Naturally, Emperor Jiading would not guess what an eunuch was thinking, even if this eunuch had grown up serving him.

He happily walked a few steps in the hall, and then asked casually, "Why would you think of recommending my nephew in front of me?"

Wang An's heart tightened, and he quickly told the truth, "Today, I heard from Her Royal Highness Princess Changning, and asked Her Majesty to arrange a dispatch for Prince Dongping."

"The old slave suddenly had an idea, thinking that His Majesty has been worrying about the Embroidery Guard recently."

Seeing that the emperor didn't respond, Wang An hurriedly continued, "The old slave thought at the time, isn't the prince of Dongping the most suitable candidate?"

"Firstly, the son returned to Beijing, and he has nothing to do with those ministers in the court. Secondly, the son is His Majesty's nephew, with a noble status, and he is not afraid of offending anyone."

"The old slave thought of this and recommended it to His Majesty."

"En." Emperor Jiading nodded in satisfaction. In fact, there is another reason. Wang An didn't say it, but Emperor Jiading understood that Mu Xu still has another identity. He is the son of a foreign vassal. It can reduce the connection between foreign vassals and courts.

Of course, this does not mean that Emperor Jiading does not trust the Mu family, this is just the quality that a qualified emperor should have.

Compared with the Mu family, the royal family distrusts Nan'an Palace and Xining Palace even more.As for the Beijing Palace, the military power has already been handed over, so it is naturally not a cause for concern.

(End of this chapter)