Wind rises time and space gate

As soon as Zhao Guangyuan entered the city gate, the news spread in all directions.

In the palace, Emperor Zhizheng turned over the book in his hand and asked Liu Qi, who was waiting on the side: "Has the King of Yue entered the city?"

Liu Bi nodded: "It's time to enter the palace. I heard that King Jin will go out of the city to greet you."

No matter how many there were, Liu Qi would not dare to accept them. The more you say, the more likely you are to be wrong. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Over the years, the emperor has had many servants around him. It was only through frequent exchanges that he was able to catch the emperor's eye.

Liu Qi secretly cheered up.

I heard the emperor smile from the throne, "Only Shisan misses his brother."

After Emperor Zhizheng finished speaking, the smile on his face faded again. The relationship between the royal family is weak, and it is impossible to imagine that the father is kind and the son is filial, and the brother, friend and brother are respectful like ordinary people.

Thinking that I hadn't seen the King of Yue for ten years, I felt in a daze.

He sighed again, he did all this for the continuation of the dynasty for thousands of years. Guangyuan...at least he's still alive. Thinking that none of the officials such as the Chief of the Yue Palace, the Honorable Cao, etc. had designated candidates, I started to look through the official list...

In the East Palace, the prince also got the news that the King of Yue was coming to the capital, and ordered his servants: "Select some useful things from the warehouse and send them to the palace of the King of Yue."

His seventh brother was given a large gift from the palace, but it was empty. There were only a dozen or twenty servants. There was a shortage of people everywhere. All the officials in the palace were empty and had not been allocated. The palace and the warehouses could still run horses.

"Send more gold and silver to prepare for the King of Yue's support."

"Yes."

On the other side, King Qin and King Chu also got the news.

Seeing that King Qin was about to send gifts to Prince Yue's Mansion, King Chu was unwilling to say, "Brother, the seventh child has obviously been won over by the prince. This time he is able to return to the city, and I am afraid that all the credit will be recorded on the prince's head. Even if he If you don't fall to the crown prince, I'm afraid he won't stand on our side. Why bother giving him this and that."

It's all wasted effort.

King Qin's eyes were indifferent, "Fourth brother and seventh brother are also our brothers. He has fulfilled his filial piety in the imperial mausoleum for us for ten years. My father said that he was filial to the world, so he called him back to the capital to recuperate. This is all the merit of the prince. The prince is Crown Prince, isn’t it normal for him to fall in love with the Crown Prince?”

Turning to them, if he can ascend to the throne, he can achieve the feat of following the dragon, but what if he loses, and will he be sent to guard the tomb for a while?

Anyone who is not stupid would not choose him.

Zhao Guangyuan can only be Prince Xiaoyao in this life. A hundred years later, the palace will not know whose property it belongs to, so what will it do to those who belong to it?

"There is no need to give away gold and silver. Just give something that is useful, a piece of cloth for decoration, food, etc., and then select seven or eight useful servants from the house and send them over."

King Chu's eyes lit up, "How about sending the servants away!" "Then I will give a few as gifts. There are many good-looking girls in my house, so I will give them to the girls."

The King of Qin did not comment and only asked people to make arrangements.

Everyone in the palace learned that the King of Yue had returned to Beijing. To show their concern, each palace also sent many things. Like King Qin and King Chu, Queen Shen was also choosing servants.

The palace servants sent the selected candidates to Queen Shen for her to review.

Queen Shen took a look and saw that there were two rows of servants, including maids, eunuchs, and nuns. The maids were fat and thin, all of them beautiful, and she nodded to express her satisfaction.

Thinking that the prince wanted to win over the king of Yue, she, as a mother, could not hold back her son.

"Send more banknotes. The King of Yue is also the son of this palace. He has worked hard in the imperial mausoleum these years. When he returns to the capital, he has to take care of everything. Without any gold and silver with him, he is afraid that everything will be difficult. In addition, there will be more picks in the warehouse. I sent some good medicinal materials to the King of Yue and told him to take good care of himself in the palace. There is no need to attend banquets for unnecessary entertainment. Taking good care of himself is the business."

People come and go in the Prince Yue's Mansion. Since the King of Yue returned to Beijing, there has been no shortage of people coming to visit on this day.

Zhao Guangyuan sat at the head of the main hall and received visitors.

His eyes swept over the ten servants sent by Queen Shen one by one, four beauties, two nuns, two maids and two eunuchs, with expressionless faces.

Cao Cuo on the side knelt down on behalf of the King of Yue to thank the Queen for the reward, and said something that touched his heart.

The old lady who came to deliver the gift was very satisfied with his attitude.

The King of Yue who looked up said: "These ten people were carefully selected by the Queen and the Queen from all over the country. She thought that no one could use the King of Yue, so she picked people who could be used. If the prince does not use it well, just report it. The Queen, the Queen will punish them."

Zhao Guangyuan glanced at her lightly and said nothing.

The old nanny looked at him with a look that seemed to see through people's hearts, and she couldn't help but feel a sudden tremor in her heart.

He withdrew his gaze and did not dare to look at her. She had naturally met the King of Yue in the palace before. When she was a child, the King of Yue and the first prince were naturally doted on. Who would dare to despise the direct prince?

But then I thought, it has been ten years since the King of Yue was demoted to guard the mausoleum, and it has been ten years since Empress Lu died. The prince has also been replaced, and now her master is the master of the harem. What is she afraid of?

He straightened his back again, gave some instructions, and then turned around and returned to the palace.

Cao Cuo respectfully sent the person away and asked Jinxiu to take the person to make arrangements.

She said to the King of Yue with a dissatisfied look on her face: "I'm afraid it's difficult to arrange these people sent by the queen." The nanny also said that if they did something wrong, they would repay the queen and be punished by the queen.

How come you sent them out of the palace and gave them to his prince? If you made a mistake, you didn't let his prince punish you, but you reported it to the queen?

Are those people belonging to his prince or his queen? The queen didn't send her servants as gifts, but lent them to the prince?

Cao Cuo curled his lips in dissatisfaction.

Zhao Guangyuan said nothing, only searching his past impressions of Queen Shen in his mind...

Queen Shen's family background and appearance were not as good as those of his mother. She was even inferior to Concubine De and Concubine Liu. She was stingy and not smart. But it happened that such a person became a successor.

Zhao Guangyuan curled up his lips. His good father had gone to great lengths to balance the former dynasty and the harem, and not to support a powerful in-law family anymore.

"Let's look at the arrangement. Don't let them get close to the king's yard. If they make a mistake, they should be punished or beaten. Even if they are killed in battle, our government has the final say. If you don't accept it, just take the person back."

He would not spend money to help others support his ancestors.

"But, will this offend the queen and the prince?" Cao Cuo didn't want the prince to go back to guard the mausoleum. Neither the queen nor the prince are easy to offend, so they still have to work hard to save face.

"I'm afraid of offending others? I'm already like this. If others bully me badly, aren't I afraid of Yu Shishen? Just come."

When he returned to the capital, he did not want to shut himself up. He was afraid of offending others so he stayed in the house and lived cautiously.

Even if there was no movement, he would make some noise.

After saying this, Cao Cuo understood.

Next, he thanked the servants sent by each family again and again, and accepted them happily. Once the servants left, he arranged them as he wanted. Yeah, that's impossible.

The prince's main courtyard had been completely surrounded by Fang Er and his people for a long time. Not even a fly could fly in. At the end of the day, there were quite a few people received. People were added from various places and everything was quickly arranged. At least on the surface, there was no shortage of manpower everywhere. Although it could not compare with the hundreds of servants in other palaces, the Yue Prince's Palace had no shortage of people. There is only one master, the King of Yue, so there is no need to support so many people.

In addition to people, cloth, food and clothing also received a lot of money. I also received a lot of gold and silver furnishings.

Cao Cuo saw that the warehouse was full, and he smiled so much that his teeth could be seen.

"My lord, the gold and silver I received today is enough for the palace to last for a while." Living in the capital is not easy. For such a big palace, just the money and silver for the servants will cost a lot of money every month.

It's not like in the imperial mausoleum, where everyone in the palace is from the royal family, and even he is the leader of the palace. But now, he is about to receive the monthly certificate from the palace.

But his prince just came back from the imperial mausoleum, and he had no property around him. He was going to be poor just by paying his monthly salary.

So when someone offered him a servant later, he politely refused on the grounds that the house was poor and he didn't have much property. It made the other party feel sour, but he didn't feel that the King of Yue was taking Qiao.

Zhao Guangyuan looked through the list of gifts and saw that they were all useful things. Except for the King of Chu and King Qin who sent a bunch of decorations and other flashy things, most of the gifts were useful.

"Keep the roster and remember to return the favor if you have the opportunity in the future."

"Yes." Cao Cuo took it and put it in his arms, and then took another box of pearls. "Your Majesty, the King of Yue has sent another box of golden pearls." Cao Cuo couldn't help but feel happy again.

These were gold beads that his prince sent to Dongsheng Pawn Shop for sale. They were sold in limited quantities every month and were extremely expensive. I heard that half of them were bought by Concubine Liu Guifei and Prince Jin.

Previously, the prince gave Liu Qi the box of golden beads sent by King Jin, but unexpectedly he got another box.

Zhao Guangyuan took it, looked at it, and smiled.

"Thirteen has liked golden things since he was a child. I heard from the pawn shop that he bought half of the gold beads and said that he would send them to the palace for Concubine Liu. This month, I only sold two boxes on consignment, but I took back one box. "

Cao Cuo also laughed and said, "Prince Jin is very thoughtful. Among all the brothers, he is the only one who went out of the city to meet the prince."

The other princes were all afraid of offending the King of Qin or the emperor, but the King of Jin had no scruples. Remembering the King of Yue's care when he was a child, he went out of the city to greet him and gave him gold, silver and other gifts.

"Whether you keep these gold beads and give them away or sell them for money, they are all excellent things. Unlike the kings of Qin and Chu, who gave away some furnishings, many of the furnishings are also marked. Let alone selling them, they are given away. It’s not easy to take action.”

Cao Cuo glanced at his mouth. Those two brothers are used to doing some flashy superficial things.

In the evening, Jiang Xiang also came to the door with his two sons and brought several large carts of things.

Zhao Guangyuan greeted him at the inner gate. After not seeing each other for ten years, both teachers and students had tears in their eyes.

"Yuan has met Young Master."

"I have met the King of Yue."

The teacher and student held hands and looked at each other in silence. "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back." Jiang Xiang's throat was raw and he couldn't utter a single sentence, so he just held his hand tightly and refused to let go.

"Mr. is worried."

"As long as you're alive, it's good. As long as you're alive, it's good." When you're alive, there's hope.

Thinking of another disciple who died innocently and in vain, Jiang Xiang felt sour in his heart. The first prince is the most outstanding candidate for the crown prince. He is humble, gentle and courteous, and has the appearance of a wise and wise king. It's a pity that God is jealous of talents.

Looking at the King of Yue again, the look of wanton drunkenness ten years ago was completely gone. His face was replaced with firmness and calmness. All the shadows of the past were gone. He finally lived like the shadow of the prince.

Jiang Xiang felt a pain in his heart.

"How are you, Your Majesty? Are you well?"

"No problem. Don't worry, sir."

"Where is your young highness? How is he?"

"Everything is fine. I am tortured by the homework assigned by my husband every day. Sometimes I cry while writing, saying that he is only nine years old, why does he have to do so much homework, and he has no time to play. He says that my husband must not like him and don't want to see him well. , that’s why I assigned so much homework.”

Thinking of her son's complaint about too much schoolwork, he wanted to learn modern knowledge as well as Daqi knowledge. Xia'er also helped him sign up for many interest classes. He also had to practice martial arts in the evening, so he didn't have any free time.

Last time, I had to stay out of town for a few days in order to play outside with them. In order to have fun, I had to do all the homework for the next few days. I wrote and cried in the middle of the night. He said he must not like him anymore.

That's so ridiculous. Thinking of it, Zhao Guangyuan couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Xiang and his son were all stunned. When they heard that His Highness was crying while doing his homework, they burst into laughter.

Jiang Wentao patted his thigh, "I just said that my father gave me too much homework, and I wanted to give everything I had learned to His Highness, without even looking at how old His Highness was. I said that he was trying to encourage others and was too hasty, and my father even scolded me. When I was a child, I was tortured by the pile of homework assigned by my father, and my hand broke and I couldn't finish writing. I also cried and cursed while writing."

Jiang Xiang stopped laughing and glared at him: "You scolded me when you were doing your homework when you were a child?" He glared at him, "If I didn't strictly control you, how could you, a monkey like you, who can't calm down for a moment, win the third prize?"

Jiang Wentao curled his lips and said, "It's very impressive to win the top prize. Are there any top picks like me? I have a casual job and sit on the bench every day compiling and copying books. Is there a top pick like me in the world?"

Jiang Xiang was silent.

Jiang Xuyang saw the Yue King's face darkening and glared at Jiang Wentao, asking him whether to open or lift any pot.

He said to the King of Yue: "Your Highness does not need to blame himself. It is not because of Your Highness that Wen Tao did not get the actual job. In fact, my father and I are both officials in the court, and it is difficult for him to arrange it."

Zhao Guangyuan shook his head, "There are many fathers and sons who are officials in the court together. Based on Wentao's talent, he was sent to Waifu County to be a foreign official. He can be promoted in a few years. It cannot be arranged in the court. Official positions can still be ranked accordingly. Otherwise, why would we have to take the imperial examination every year?"

Jiang Xiang was dragged down by him and his imperial brother. Although he had been an official in the court over the years, he had not been taken seriously. Jiang Xuyang was only mediocre and had not been promoted for so many years. Jiang Wentao was not even assigned a real position.

As for the Jiang clan, except for Jiang Xiang, no one from other clansmen has succeeded in becoming an official.

Zhao Guangyuan saluted Jiang Xiangju, "Sir, you are all dragged down by me. Yuan feels guilty."

Jiang Xiang and his son hurriedly stepped forward to help, "Why did your Highness say this? I have never blamed anyone. I only hate my own lack of ability for letting the prince in front of me..."

The four of them were all sad when they thought about the past, and there was silence for a while.

"It will be fine in the future. His Highness has returned to Beijing. From now on, we will slowly plan and everything will be fine." Jiang Xuyang comforted everyone.

"Yes. Sir, everything will be fine in the future. Everything will be fine." Zhao Guangyuan helped Jiang Xiang sit up. He is back, and the haze that has hung in my heart for the past ten years will finally dissipate.

The Jiang family father and son had a secret conversation with Zhao Guangyuan in the study. It was not until the moon was high that the father and son returned home.

Zhao Guangyuan stood in the corridor with his hands behind his hands, watching them leave. Looking up at the nebula, the stars are shining brightly.