golden scales

The mid-autumn festival in August of the 18th year of Chongzhen was just around the corner. Because the frontline battles were in full swing, new Tang reports were sent to Jinan every day, so that there was no festive atmosphere in the palace.

The Tang newspapers that Emperor Chongzhen received recently were all victory reports, and another colonel and officer of Yang Wunian walked into his field of vision.He didn't know why this Yang Wunian was not as famous as his subordinate Wang Jiakang.I don't even know that they are also officers of the First Division, why She An won Fuping County and announced a great victory without seeing how many heads were taken, while Yang Wunian only announced a victory because he won more with less.

Even so, such capabilities cannot be ignored.Chongzhen got up and went to the white screen at the back, wrote "Yang Wunian" under Wang Jiakang's name, thought for a while, and added a line of small characters: Victory with less, brave general.

This is a habit that Chongzhen has developed recently.Write the names of generals and officials with military merits on the screen. If you want to employ people in the future, you will first choose from them.This is also a method learned from the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and it has to be said that it is quite useful.

The emperor probably sees the most names of people in this era every day, and there will often be an unimpressed person who writes a book to impeach a bunch of unimpressed people, or vice versa.Under this bombardment of information, who can remember so many names?What's more, there are names of the same name and similar names.

And because "Jane is in the emperor's heart" can't be known to outsiders, so this screen is placed in the emperor's bedroom, usually covered with a layer of veil, except for the queen, concubine Yuan and other close people, it will not be seen by others .

"Brother Chun can't come back to celebrate the New Year this year." Zhou Hou sighed: "He is a majestic prince of a country, he is Shangfang and a fake Huangyue, why does he want to come to the battle in person?"

Emperor Chongzhen was quite convinced of his son's military ability, and said for Zhu Cihong, "Taizu and Chengzu also went to battle in person."

Zhou Hou burst out laughing: "Your Majesty's metaphor is really...how can you compare him with the ancestors."

Chongzhen couldn't laugh, and said: "I think it is rare among today's heroes to employ people to fight than Brother Chun. I heard from You Shiwei. Although Brother Chun established the General Staff Department and thought it was a painting, when will he fight?" But wherever he fights, he always makes a decision. Before, I was also afraid that he would go his own way and be self-willed. Looking at it now, Brother Chun really has vision."

Zhou Hou heard Chongzhen praise his son.I was also very happy in my heart, I just smiled and said nothing.

Chongzhen glanced at the name and notes on the screen again, covered the gauze with his own hands, and sighed: "I used to think that there are no available people in the world, but now I see that there are many talented people. After all, I still don't know how to employ people."

"Your Majesty, you don't have to underestimate yourself." Zhou Hou persuaded: "Although my concubine doesn't know about the affairs of the foreign court, Brother Chun once talked to my concubine accidentally about the gains and losses of the courtiers, and also said: It is really the master of the temple. It cut off the way for talents to advance, so that the late emperor and His Majesty were unable to accept talents. Only then did mediocrity occupy the temple."

"He really said that?" Chongzhen's frown relaxed a lot.

Zhou Hou saw that the words were effective, and said with a smile: "Will the concubine still make up his son's words? Just read the history of the country, and you can know that since Chenghua Hongzhi, which ancestor didn't leave a famous minister to assist the new emperor? Only when he came to the master of the temple It was broken. When Your Majesty first succeeded the Great Treasure, there was no one available."

Although Chongzhen knew that the empress was comforting him, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved, but he said: "The first emperor still retained a lot of talents, but it's a pity...the destiny is like this." He turned to think of Mao Wenlong who opened up Dongjiang Town.Another sigh: It is a pity that this hero who dared to go deep into Liaodong with 200 people died.Now I want to reopen Dongjiang Town.The situation is better than it was back then, but it takes hundreds of times to try. It can be seen that there is still a big gap between people.

As the empress was talking, Princess Kunxing, King Ding and King Yong came to ask for a decision, so it turned out that it was already the time of Haishi Rending before she knew it.Originally it was just a question and answer, and Chongzhen might not even see these children.But today, I happened to be talking about the eldest son with Zhou Hou, and the tenderness in my heart was out of control, so I called the three of them in.

Princess Kunxing is a daughter, and she has reached the age of marriage, so she has already learned what she should learn.It's not very good for the school exam.She knew her position, and after greeting her parents, she obediently stood beside the queen mother, watching the two younger brothers bowing and serving, accepting the imperial father's school examination.

Chongzhen has not paid attention to the studies of Prince Ding and Prince Yong for a long time. In fact, because Zhu Cihong is too eye-catching, and the identity of the crown prince has indeed brought together all the efforts and attention of the empress. compared to.

In particular, the main lecturer of the two kings was Fang Yizhi, who was poached by Zhu Cihong to become a professor, so even Emperor Chongzhen himself didn't know who was teaching the two sons.

"Reporting to His Majesty the Father: At present, it is King Dongyuan who is teaching "Mathematics" and "Melody" to his sons and ministers. When Mr. Jiang was there, Mr. Jiang taught "Zuo Zhuan", and Mr. Ni taught "Book of Songs." Ding Wang Age A little older, he stepped forward to answer, and he was very respectful.This is the normal behavior of a normal child, like Zhu Cihong who wants to sit and discuss with the emperor and important ministers at a young age, that is a monster.

However, Chongzhen didn't know why, only this respect disappointed him.From the bottom of his heart, he hoped to see the second Zhu Cihong.As the saying goes, brothers fighting tigers, father and son soldiers in battle.After the Battle of Gaocheng, I am afraid that I will not fight with my son again.So it would be a great thing to have a capable brother to help.

"Have you ever read the book written by your brother?" Chongzhen asked.

King Ding bowed his head slightly, and said: "Mr. Jiang said it occasionally, it is mostly related to Gezhi."

"Your brother's book on war books and books on economics and people's livelihood are all very interesting. You can find them and read them." Chongzhen said in a dignified tone, "I don't need imperial examinations to seek my background. Use it in the world. In the future, the two of you will go to the country, so as to help your brother settle down."

"I would like to obey the order." King Ding bowed in response.

King Yong was a little younger, and he followed his elder brother respectfully to salute.

After Chongzhen gave instructions, he took a few questions from "Zuo Zhuan" and "Book of Songs". Seeing that the two kings answered well, he knew that they were not just playful.He also asked the waiter to take the characters that the two kings had practiced these days, and the ink pen ticked a few circles and could still catch the target, so he taught the two kings to retreat.

Kun Xing was about to follow, but Zhou Hou pulled the hem of his clothes and stayed to talk obediently.

The two princes seem to have escaped from a tiger's mouth, as if they have received an amnesty, how can they care about their sister?He went out alone.

"Kunxing, you've been running out a lot these days." Zhou Hou looked at her daughter with a smile: "What are you playing?"

"Where does my daughter dare to be playful? She is doing the homework that the emperor told me." Kunxing said that he was quite excited when talking about the work these days: "The emperor ordered the restoration of the local nursing home, and also ordered the establishment of a charity association. The head of the meeting, regularly contact the ladies of the ministers of the DPRK and China to go to inspect."

"Isn't that an excuse to play outside all day?" Zhou Hou looked at this daughter who didn't like female celebrities hesitantly.

There is a saying that things are rare and valuable. The emperor and queen originally had more men than women, and one of their two daughters died young.For such a princess, she is naturally pampered.As long as it doesn't involve major issues of right and wrong, let the daughter go.Fortunately, Kun Xing had never developed an arrogant temperament, and he was very caring with the emperor's father and mother, so he was naturally more popular.

Kun Xing quickly argued: "We are really going to do something, not only to look at it, but also to see if the local officials have done everything according to the regulations, and also to check the accounts to see if there is any affair. "

"It's not good for you girls to show your face." Chongzhen interjected.

"Father, we don't show our faces, we all wear veils and gauze scarves." Kun Xing pouted and said obediently: "And there are so many women and aunts following, and the female officials receive them. The places we go are either old or young , there is nothing to be shy about."

Zhou Hou also believed that there must be no scandalous things on this, otherwise the daughters would mess around, and the parents would not be able to sit idly by.She was worried that her daughter would miss the eldest son's important business: "I'm afraid your emperor brother knows that you are playful, and deliberately let you off. Don't just take a chicken feather and use it as an arrow."

"My daughter found out that Zhangqiu County embezzled special funds from the Nursing Home, and after reporting to the emperor, the emperor ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate to thank her." Kun Xing argued: "The emperor said: there is not enough manpower in the world today. , regardless of male, female, old or young, do your best. My daughter is also doing her best for the Daming Sheji, the emperor’s father and mother. Moreover, our charity association has raised more than 1000 taels of silver!"

"You're the only one who can rap." Zhou Hou patted the back of Kun Xing's hand lightly.

"If it wasn't for being limited by the identity of the Tian family, my daughter would really like to inspect the entire Ming Dynasty like those female officials!" Kun Xing said with his eyes shining: "It's good to see what the world looks like."

Chongzhen's face was straight.

Kun Xing didn't notice it, and said happily, "Brother Huang said that there is a bigger world beyond Ming Dynasty, and my daughter wants to see it too. Brother Huang also said that you can travel thousands of miles by reading thousands of books..."

"Wait until your brother becomes emperor." Chongzhen finally couldn't help pouring cold water on his daughter.

Kun Xing didn't know where touched the dragon scale, shut up quickly, and changed back to the form of a good girl again, but thought in his heart: Being this princess is not as interesting as being a female official.

"Your imperial brother is busy with military and state affairs, so don't tire him out with the nursing home." Chongzhen softened his tone: "In the future, if an official is found to be lawless, directly report it to the Shandong Provincial Procuratorate, or to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. , or ask Mr. Wu to deal with it. Such trivial matters should not have been done by your brother himself."

"Daughter knows it's wrong." Kun Xing quickly lowered his head.

"If you are willing to share your worries for your imperial brother, you can read his "Original Law"." Chongzhen looked at his daughter, but for some reason he was much more pleasing to the eye than his two young sons. (to be continued..)

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