Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 4 The Emperor
The next day, the emperor with dark bags under his eyes managed to get through the morning court. Before he had eaten two bites of breakfast, a chubby face appeared in front of his eyes.

The emperor's chief eunuch, Dai Quan.

"I invite the emperor to greet you!" Dai Quan greeted the emperor with a smile on his face. Every time he came to the emperor so early, the emperor would be reprimanded by the emperor, "My lord, the saint asked me to invite you to Yingtai After that, he bowed his head, not daring to look at the emperor, Dai Quan guessed that the narrow-minded emperor remembered him.

The emperor, who was enjoying millet and sea cucumber porridge just now, disappeared in a good mood. He glanced at Dai Quan angrily, drank the porridge in one gulp, wiped his mouth before opening his mouth.

"Isn't this the factory official? I haven't seen you for a few days. Why are you still doing errands and passing on messages?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and glanced at Dai Quan who was kneeling on the ground.

"The emperor offended the servants. The servants are the royal servants. It is the duty of the servants to run errands and pass on the word."

After all, Dai Quan knew that this was the emperor's complaint, and immediately knelt down on the ground and kept silent.

The emperor let out a long sigh, grabbed the homework on the side, and went to Yingtai without looking back.

Xia Shouzhong quickly helped Dai Quan who was kneeling on the ground, and patted the dust on his knees.

"The ancestors worked hard!"

Dai Quan also stood up and glanced at Xia Shouzhong.

"It's hard for us to talk about slaves like this. It's just that the emperor and the emperor have a day-to-day relationship. When will it be the end!"

The two met each other with wry smiles, and sighed at the same time, sandwiched between the emperor and the emperor.What day is a head.

Xia Shouzhong also helped Dai Quan down the imperial steps.

. . . . . .

In the winter month of the second year of Yonglong, the emperor, who had been in power for more than 40 years, was exhausted and decided to abdicate. When he settled down to choose an heir, he found that those suitable princes, dead or young, had no choice.

He had no choice but to choose the only remaining adult prince, who was ordinary before, but now he has become the third prince who is usually the most hated.

The prince rebelled and massacred his clan members that night, and he doesn't know how the third prince's family survived, only that they were found to be full of dumb things.

Of the seven members of the family, six survived.The side concubine Wu was killed for failing to hide.

The emperor had a kind of fear of Xiyuan.

Since the beginning of his ascension to the throne, the emperor liked living in Xiyuan, and spent most of the year in Yingtai of Xiyuan.

Compared with Ouchi, this is his home.

This garden, which was loved by the emperor, was terrifying to the emperor and several princes.

The emperor's way of raising children is very simple and rude, there is only one way, playing the board.

The brothers were beaten in almost every courtyard in Xiyuan.

Especially after starting a mansion as an adult, he would be called in and beaten every now and then.

The first prince and his third son had the most time.

"My lord, the sage is still waiting for you." Xia Shouzhong quickly reminded the emperor without moving when he saw the emperor staring at the gate of Xiyuan.

Only then did the wandering emperor come back to his senses, "Ah, yes, father is still waiting."

The emperor took a deep breath and walked quickly into Xiyuan.

After a while, we arrived at Yingtai.

Dai Quan went in first to return to his orders, and after a while, he came out again and asked the emperor to come in.

"The sons and ministers see the father and ask the father how well."

"Zhen An," a majestic old man with gray beard and hair wearing a black Taoist robe put down his teacup and stared at the emperor.

"Is the list of rewards that I handed over to you two days ago ready?"

"My son and minister have finished drawing up, and I ask my father to correct me."

The emperor handed the examination paper in his arms to the old father, waiting for the ruling of fate.

The emperor took the roster and began to flip through it.As time passed, the emperor became more and more restless.

"Well," the emperor finished reading the roster, turned to the pages he had folded the corners, and looked up at the emperor, "There is no problem in general, but why did you draw up these few?"

The emperor called out a name with the jade Zhang he was playing with.

"Lv Guan, Marquis of Guangling's merits in destroying the country will naturally be awarded to Duke Guo, but it is not enough. The last time the Han family opened the Western Regions was in the Liang Dynasty. It has been 600 years since Liang Zhongzong lost the Western Regions. This time, Lu Guan reopened the Western Regions. It is a great achievement, but I have no idea of ​​hereditary succession, so it is best not to be degraded for five generations."

The emperor took a sip of tea.

"But it's still not enough. Therefore, it is better to move to the Minister of the Ministry of War and grant a bachelor from the Hall of Martial Arts to join the cabinet and participate in politics."

"Here, Father, isn't this reward too much? It's okay to move to the military department from the right, but is it okay to enter the cabinet? Doesn't it make Lu Guansheng ambitious?" The emperor asked quickly.

"Fart, the military general has entered the rank of civil servants. He has no soldiers and no money, and his base is far away in Anxi. He took the lead to rebel? That old boy Lu Guan is also good at fighting and allocating materials. As soon as he arrives, he is concerned about himself. An indecisive temperament is also worthy of rebellion?" After all, the emperor revealed his nature and began to swear.

"Look, in a few days, the old boy's request for bones will arrive. I warn you, don't be foolish and give him permission. Last year, Xia Tong, the household department, was impeached and asked for bones. This bastard actually Allowed, allowed!" The more the emperor said, the more angry he got up, pointing at the emperor and swearing.

"You heartbroken evil, the court officials were impeached to avoid suspicion. He is begging for bones. You should dismiss Zhezi and order Xia Tong to appease him and let him avoid suspicion for a while.

you?ah! !
How did you do it, you fool stuffed with donkey hair, ah!How did you get it right? How dare you get it right?Do you know that he belongs to Lao Tzu! "

The emperor was scolded and bowed his head.He is also used to it.

I heard from my mother that my father was also a handsome young man back then. How could he have gone to Datong to join the army for training. After returning two years later, the gentle and elegant model of the royal family has become a full-mouthed, old-fashioned soldier who only knows how to do things.

I am more and more worried that my little four will also turn into the appearance of the emperor.

After cursing for a while, the emperor sat down again, drank the tea in the cup, and felt indescribably comfortable.

"That's the end of Lu Guan's business. Give him the title of Cheng Guogong, and then this is it." The roster turned to the next cornered page. "Jia Hun of Rongguo Mansion."

"According to his military merits, the honorary title has been rotated twice, and he ascended five times first, um, 16 times, um, the honor has reached the top.

Also shot and killed Timur Huntai Jibo Ritie China?

In the four battles, he won more with fewer hits and a big victory.A little error of 2000 people is harmless. How did these real military achievements be given to an earl?I can't tell why, so don't blame me for slapping you. "The emperor stared at the emperor closely, ready to strike at any time.

"Ah, father, the military merits are real, and you have also said that the honor is the top.

But this Jia Hun is only seventeen, he was named a Marquis at the age of seventeen, and he will make military achievements in a few years, do you really want to make him a Duke in his twenties? "

"If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. Why don't you give them the real military merits? Besides, I never said that I wouldn't give them the title of Marquis and Duke."

"Ah? Then why haven't I seen someone named Duke Hou?" The emperor was shocked by Taizu.

"Things that are ignorant and incompetent, the mansion of the Duke of Li was the Duke of the county back then, and later he was added as the Duke of the State when he had enough military exploits. Later, no one mentioned it for the sake of looking good.

There is also the old man who was the founder of the country, Ling Shi, if his brother hadn't abandoned the army and implicated the old man, he would have been the Duke of the country long ago!How can it be like what it is now, a Bowling County Houdang until now? "

"Huh? The historian turned out to be a county lord?"

The emperor looked at the emperor in surprise, wanted to say something but held back.He poured a cup of tea into his stomach, squeezed Yuzhang hard, and continued.

"When Daqi founded the country, because the world fought too fast and there were not many tough battles, except for a few people such as the Jia family and the four kings who were worthy of the title of knighthood, the rest were not up to the standard for knighthood.

In order to stabilize people's hearts, Taizu retained the two ranks of Duke and Duke.

Those who exceeded the standard of marquis but not much, and those who could not be called dukes before they died, were named county marquises.

Those who are only one line away from the duke but are far away from the first two kings and three dukes, they also took their face into account and gave them the county duke.

Later, because of defeat, committing crimes, being implicated or even extinct, etc., they lost their titles for various reasons, and there were many fewer people with titles.

In the end, Taizong, my father, your grandpa, the emperor, was conferred once more when he first ascended to the Great Treasure, and the officials were conferred again, and the ranks were adjusted.

In fact, it can also be seen now that under [-] households are falsely sealed as county marquises, below [-] households are county marquises, and below [-] households are county princes.

After that, it seemed that only the fourth-class title of Duke Duke and Bozi was left. "

The emperor paused, looking at the teacup.The emperor quickly got up to refill the water.

"For things you can't see, I have to remind you to refill the water, hum."

The emperor repeatedly apologized and laughed.

"So, it seems that there are only fourth-class princes and uncles left, but in fact Taizong did not abolish the sixth-class nobility system. There is no problem at all in conferring these two-class nobility. It is less than a hundred years ago.

Now, the founding lords have all been reduced to generals one after another, leaving only the earl of the Niu family, the viscount of the Liu family, and King Beijing of the Shui family retaining the super-rank titles.

The two kings of East and West have also fallen to the Marquis, and the King of Nan'an has fallen to the Earl. These three families still call themselves Lords for the sake of face, and I don't bother to care about it.Apart from these, the rest are no longer honorable.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, just reactivating the sixth-class noble, that is enough to reward.

If the founder of the country comes to make trouble, don't bother with them. This group of dogs has already taken advantage of Taizu Taizong.

After this award, you will also have your own group of loyal loyalists. "

The emperor looked at the emperor in a complicated manner. Although this dog-like son has various shortcomings, he is still diligent, and he has become more and more methodical in handling government affairs. He can barely sit on that chair.

As for the eldest son's son Yizhong County King, I only dote on that boy because of my indebtedness to the eldest son, and how could such a well-behaved boy have such thoughts?

Hearing the kind words of the emperor, the emperor couldn't help crying.

It's been three years, do you know how I have lived these three years?In the past three years, there has been no news of a baby being imported from the harem, and now, it can be regarded as coming out.

"Father, son..."

"Needless to say, this is the end of Timur's war. Next, only Heshuote is left. Pay more attention. I'm tired, so get out."

After speaking, the emperor lay down on the rocking chair and closed his eyes.

The emperor was so excited that he didn't even sit in his chariot, and walked quickly to the gate of Xiyuan. He turned around to look at the gate plaque of Xiyuan, and it was the first time that Xiyuan was so pleasing to the eye.

(End of this chapter)