Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 215
"I will tell my father about this matter." Zhao Ceying said with a solemn expression after hearing this.

Yuan Wenshao nodded and saw that he had left the palace. He cupped his hands and said, "If your Highness has nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."

Zhao Ceying nodded slightly and pointedly said: "A horse's power can be seen from a distance, and a person's heart can be seen over time. With Erlang's talents, my father will definitely put you in high regard."

Yuan Wenshao was startled when he heard this and did not answer the topic. Instead, he asked: "Your Highness, now that Your Majesty has ascended the throne, he will soon deal with the rebel group. Liu Lei's side..."

Zhao Ceying smiled and said: "My father ascended the throne and wanted to grant amnesty to the world. Although treason is an unpardonable crime, my father thought that the late emperor had passed away soon, so he did not want to commit more crimes. The party that rebelled against the king was directly punished, and all the nine tribes under the age of ten were killed. The children were exiled for three thousand miles. Liu Lei’s meritorious service in exposing him was spared from death and he was exiled for three thousand miles.”

For Zhao Zongquan, they are just some children. It is difficult to survive when the clan is executed and exiled for three thousand miles. In doing so, he can still gain a reputation for kindness.

Liu Lei's youngest son was originally also involved, but under Zhao Ceying's persuasion, Zhao Zongquan still spared his life.

"Your Majesty is kind, thank you very much, Your Highness!" Yuan Wenshao said gratefully.

He knew that Zhao Ceying must be responsible for this.

Although Liu Lei exposed that King Yan wanted to induce Xixia to send troops to hold back the northwest troops, Xixia had already sent troops before the news reached the northwest.

After all, his news has no practical significance.

Zhao Ceying stood there and watched Yuan Wenshao leave.

From his father's unwillingness to use Yuan Wenshao, he could tell that his father was not at ease with Yuan Wenshao.

Although he always felt that Yuan Wenshao was quite talented, he realized that after his father ascended the throne, he no longer trusted him as before, and it was difficult for him to speak for Yuan Wenshao.

……

Yuan Wenshao sat on the carriage, thinking about what he had just said when chatting with Zhao Ceying, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he found that there was no problem.

To be honest, although they have not been able to regain the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, it is related to the fact that the nomads are used to defending cities and can make and use city defense equipment. It cannot be completely regarded as emphasizing culture over military force.

But emphasizing literature over martial arts is indeed one of the very important factors.

A combination of various reasons prevented the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures from being recovered, leaving the north with five dangers to defend.

Even if internal reforms can be successful and the country becomes strong, it will still be difficult if this is not changed.

Yue Fei is a good example in history. Many people think that Yue Fei was killed by Qin Hui. Some people say that Yue Fei died because he shouted to welcome back the Second Saint.

Some people even say that Yue Fei died because he participated in the dispute over establishing the crown prince.

However, Yuan Wenshao felt that the fundamental reason was that he broke the rule of emphasizing culture over martial arts.

At that time, Yue Fei had a large number of soldiers and horses in his hands, and the people also called them the Yue Family Army. Even if it were replaced by Emperor Qin and Han Wu, they would inevitably be suspicious.

Those emperors in history who did not kill heroes were not because they were tolerant, but because they were good at balancing and confident that those heroes could not threaten him. More importantly, those emperors knew how to behave and knew how to hide their clumsiness.

Yue Fei was really good at fighting, but far behind in politics.

Holding military power, but not knowing how to desecrate himself to reassure Gaozong, this was the root cause of Yue Fei's death.

From a historical perspective, future generations would naturally feel that Yue Fei would not rebel, but Gaozong, who was in authority, found it difficult to understand.

Yuan Wenshao dared to implicitly hint at reform, but he did not dare to touch the taboo topic of emphasizing culture over military affairs.

"Ugh."

Yuan Wenshao sighed. Living in such an environment, many things cannot be easily changed by one person.

……

When Yuan Wenshao returned home, Hualan greeted him before he reached the front hall.

Hualan knew that when an official ascended the throne today, he would inevitably reward all his ministers. Yuan Wenshao had been rewarded by the Queen Mother before, so today's occasion seemed very embarrassing.

Yuan Wenshao knew Hua Lan's worries and said with a smile: "Madam, the government has rewarded me with a house. Let's go and have a look in the afternoon?"

"Where's the house?"

Hua Lan was relieved when he heard this. Since the official had rewarded the house, it meant that the official didn't care about it.

"On Gonghou Street is the original Jingyang Hou Mansion."

Yuan Wenshao said while pulling Hua Lan inside.

"Did the officials reward our family with the Jingyang Marquis Mansion?" Hua Lan asked in surprise.

Marquis Jingyang was the founding marquis of the country, and he was highly regarded by Taizu at that time. Even after Taizong succeeded to the throne, his status was not affected much.

It's a pity that the descendants failed to live up to expectations and fell into decline. This time they supported King Yan and ended up confiscating their homes.

As a veteran marquis, the Jingyang Marquis Mansion not only occupies a very large area, but is also located on Gonghou Street, within easy reach of the Imperial City.

"Well, I heard that the Jingyang Marquis Mansion was in decline and there was no money to repair the house. The house has not been repaired for many years. Let's go take a look in the afternoon so that we can arrange for people to repair it." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Well, I have to go and have a look." Hua Lan said happily.

She didn't care about the house. The official's gift of such a good house to his family proved that the official valued Yuan Wenshao, which made her happy.

"By the way, my father-in-law has also been promoted to one level. But now that the national mourning has just passed, we can't go to the in-laws' house to congratulate him in a big way. You can send back gifts later." Yuan Wenshao said.

On the day of the palace coup, Mr. Lu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was working in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry. When he learned that King Yong had rebelled and blocked the palace, he did not rush out to express his loyalty like some officials who risked their lives.

Instead, officials from the Ministry of Works were summoned to carefully seal up the classics and documents of the Ministry of Works.

When Zhao Zongquan suppressed the rebellion, there was great chaos in the palace city, and many yamen's classics and documents were destroyed. Only those of the Ministry of Industry were well preserved.

After ascending to the throne today, Mr. Lu was promoted to the position of Second Assistant to the Cabinet and became the Prime Minister. Even Sheng Hong followed suit and was promoted from the fifth-rank Minister of the Ministry of Industry to the fourth-rank Adviser.

The admonishment officer is subordinate to the Menxia Province, and his duty is to provide advice to the emperor and advise him on his conduct.

Although he seems to have no rights, he can directly reach Tianting.

Ordinary Qingliu likes this kind of official position the most. As long as he catches the emperor making any mistakes and gives him a fatal rebuke, he can leave his name in history.

However, Yuan Wenshao felt that it was really difficult for Zhao Zongquan to make Sheng Hong the admonishment doctor.

Those who advise doctors are either those with a pure character and have no intention of giving up, or they are willing to risk their lives for reputation.

Only such people would write a letter to the emperor if they caught him doing something wrong.

Sheng Hong is so tactful, he probably wouldn't even dare to fart if something really happened.

However, if others submit a letter and you don’t follow suit, what will others think of you?

Yuan Wenshao could already imagine Sheng Hong being in a dilemma.

"Well, I have to prepare a congratulatory gift for this." Hua Lan didn't know what Yuan Wenshao was thinking, and she was very happy for her father.

While the couple was talking, a servant came to report that Chang Wu and Kang Yun'er had come to visit.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wenshao and Hualan went to the door to greet him.

"Brother-in-law, the palace has just received an imperial edict, naming me the deputy commander of the Central City Army and Horses Department."

As soon as he saw Yuan Wenshao, Sheng Changwu said excitedly.

"Go ahead and talk." Yuan Wenshao said.

After leading the people into the house, Yuan Wenshao asked Hua Lan to take Kang Yun'er to the backyard to talk, while he and Sheng Changwu went into the front hall.

After the servants brought tea, Yuan Wenshao sent the servants off and then said: "The officials have appointed you as the Commander of the Army and Horses Division of the Central City. It was you who opened the city gate and made a great contribution. What can I do to thank you?"

"Brother-in-law, if it weren't for you..." Sheng Changwu originally wanted to say that if Yuan Wenshao hadn't given him money to bribe his men and asked him to open the city gate when there were soldiers and horses attacking the city, he wouldn't have done that at all. Don't dare to do that either.

After all, the gates of the inner city were heavily guarded at that time. If he could even open the gates by himself, his life would be dead if he even made the slightest move.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he saw Yuan Wenshao's stern eyes and stopped quickly.

"This matter is not allowed to be mentioned again in the future. You opened the city gate because you sensed something was wrong. In addition, the army to suppress the rebellion had a bloody edict. You were just following the edict. Do you understand?" Yuan Wenshao said.

Now that the dust has settled, Yuan Wenshao is already cleaning up the traces he left behind.

Otherwise, if someone discovered that he would have noticed it, he would be in trouble by then.

After all, even if he noticed something, he didn't report it to the officials.

And if Zhao Zongquan knew about it, he would also suspect him of ulterior motives.

As for whether the people Sheng Changwu bribed would be found out, Yuan Wenshao was not worried.

Sheng Changwu was promoted from a ninth-grade official to a seventh-grade official at once. He was worried that his subordinates would not accept it, so it was normal for him to give some benefits in order to win over people's hearts.

As long as Sheng Changwu didn't say anything, no one would have thought that Yuan Wenshao arranged this.

"Brother-in-law, I understand." Sheng Changwu nodded quickly.

"You have just been promoted to the seventh rank, and now you have been promoted to the fifth rank. Some people must be jealous. You usually hang out with your colleagues more and keep the relationship on good terms." Yuan Wenshao said.

He now seems to have been granted the title of Marquis and is in the spotlight for a while, but in fact he is being put on fire by Zhao Zongquan and the Queen Mother. If anything happens to Chang Wu, he can't help.

"Well, brother-in-law, don't worry, I know." Chang Wu said.

"Do you still have enough money? Normal social interactions require money. If it's not enough, I'll get you some more." Yuan Wenshao said.

"No need, I have already sent a letter to Youyang with the news of the promotion. When dad receives the letter, he will definitely send money over." Chang Wu said.

Chang Wu and Kang Yun'er left after eating. Yuan Wenshao and Hua Lan took a nap and took Sister Wen to see the rewarded mansion.

"Dad, why don't we take our younger brother with us? Will he be scared at home alone?" Sister Wen asked worriedly.

"That brat has eaten and drank enough, and is sleeping soundly. He may not wake up even when we come back, and there is a wet nurse watching over him, so there is nothing to worry about." Yuan Wenshao said angrily.

He was sleeping soundly when his son woke him up.

The problem was that he wet the bed and stained his clothes.

Hearing this, Hua Lan covered her mouth and chuckled: "Originally, he was allowed to sleep with the wet nurse, but if you don't let him sleep in the crib, you still have to sleep with him. Who's to blame?"

"Stop laughing." Yuan Wenshao said depressedly.

In fact, it is normal for children to wet the bed. Even if it gets on his clothes, it will not make him so depressed.

The main reason was that when his son was crying, he woke up in a daze. At that time, his mind was not fully awake. He felt that the bed was a little wet. He touched it with his hand and put it between his nose and smelled it.

Sister Wen looked at her mother and then her father with some confusion, somewhat confused as to what the two of them were talking about.

Hua Lan also knew how to save face for Yuan Wenshao in front of her daughter, so she didn't say anything.

"Uncle, we've arrived." Zhang An said.

Yuan Wenshao got off the carriage first, took Sister Wen down, then helped Hua Lan down, and took a look at the sealed door.

"Dad, is this our new home? Why is it so shabby?" Sister Wen said with some disgust.

The gate of Jingyang Hou Mansion is much wider and taller than Yuan Wenshao's current residence, and the two stone lions standing at the door are also larger and very majestic.

It's just that the paint on the door is faded and mottled, making it look a bit worn.

Sister Wen doesn't understand the difference between high family status, but she can tell the difference between old and new.

Yuan Wenshao smiled and said, "Just have it repaired later."

The Marquis of Jingyang Mansion is even reluctant to repair the front door, which shows how difficult life is.

No wonder he stood up early to support King Yan.

Zhang An asked someone to open the door, and Yuan Wenshao led Hua Lan and Sister Wen in.

Although the mansion is a bit dilapidated, it has always been inhabited and is basically well preserved.

Moreover, this house covers an area of ​​more than 60 acres, which is twice the size of his current house.

There is a lake of more than ten acres in the garden, which is connected to the Bian River. It is living water, unlike the stagnant pond at his house.

There is not only a pavilion built in the lake, but also a building.

What Yuan Wenshao is most satisfied with is this lake. In his free time, he can go fishing and so on.

When the scenery is good in spring and winter, you can stay in a building on the lake.

Willow trees are planted all around the lake. When the willow branches grow out in spring, they will definitely be very beautiful.

However, due to neglect, many willow trees have died.

By the time they finished walking around, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, which was why they didn't take a closer look.

"This house is nice, but it will cost a lot of money to repair it," Hua Lan said.

Yuan Wenshao smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's okay. Our family is not short of money. Compared to the house itself, this is nothing."

"That's true." Hua Lan nodded.

"I asked Zhang An to contact someone for repairs. The furniture also needs to be rebuilt. If you have anything to change, just tell Zhang An." Yuan Wenshao said.

……

The national mourning was over, the new king ascended the throne, and Bianjing slowly returned to its former prosperity.

Although many noble officials were implicated by King Yan and had their families confiscated and exterminated, it did not have much impact on the remaining noble officials.

This kind of thing basically happens every time a new emperor succeeds to the throne. It's just that this time because King Yan was rebelling, there were a lot of people involved.

The New Year is approaching, and because the government announced that Enke will be added in the coming year, many literati have poured into Bianjing.

Because marriages are not allowed during the national mourning period, those families who were originally planning to get married were delayed. Once the national mourning was over, many families began to reselect a date.

Those whose families have children of marriageable age have also begun to choose their children.

In a carriage on Bianjing Street, Liang Han said reluctantly: "Mom, the sixth girl of the Sheng family was kidnapped. Who knows what happened. If I marry her, I will be laughed at to death. "

Mrs. Wu's face darkened when she heard this, and she said: "When you were fooling around with that bitch, why weren't you afraid of being laughed at? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will go back and have the child in that bitch's belly aborted right now. .”

　I see many brothers saying that I only update one chapter every day.

　　I have explained before that one chapter per day is a guarantee. If one chapter has more than [-] words, it can be divided into two chapters, but they will be combined into one chapter.

　　Those authors who update two chapters every day actually have [-] words. The number of words is the same. What is the difference between one chapter and two chapters?
　　I used to have two chapters a day, and the other chapter was to add updates. Other authors asked for monthly rewards, monthly tickets, etc., but I knew that my writing was average. When I was able, I added updates every day. I never asked for anything. .

　　However, I am currently busy with work during Double Eleven, so I really can’t spare the time to add more updates.

　　I’m not saying this to be a misfortune or anything, it’s just that many brothers have always supported me. I’m very grateful and I’d like to explain it specifically.

　　
　
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