A Thousand Hills

Chapter 119

The first year of the fifth prince's wedding has become an earth-shattering record for the fifth prince.

If it wasn't for the fact that the fifth prince had just left the palace and was on duty for a short time, and he didn't have any political power, even the Marquis of Nan'an would have been able to think that the conversation in Cheng'en Gong's mansion had been bugged.

However, it is impossible.

A prince who opened the mansion less than a year ago and whose mother's family is invisible will definitely not have the power to eavesdrop on Duke Cheng'en's mansion.Therefore, the Marquis of Nan'an also had to say that people are not as good as heaven.

No, or it's not God's will.

there is one more person...

This person single-handedly promoted the formulation of the Royal Statute, and it was completely normal for her to promote the establishment of a crown prince.

The Marquis of Nan'an put his eyes on the Fifth Prince again.

The fifth prince suddenly stepped up to be the crown prince, and everyone in the court was so shocked that they didn't know how to react.Emperor Mu Yuan asked indiscriminately, "Oh, according to you, who should be established?" This sentence is no longer a serious question.

Who do you want to stand for?Who do you want to stand for?Who are you going to stand for?
The hearts of many ministers were already in the air, such as Xie Shangshu, a trace of worry could not help flashing in his downcast eyes.

The fifth prince didn't know if he was born with a big nerve, or if he was truly selfless and magnanimous, he said frankly, his voice was like iron stone, "I don't know who should be established, but I just think about it. There are three kinds. My son thinks that if the crown prince is safe, the people will be safe, and the people will be safe, and the world will be safe. In terms of the stability of the world, I ask my father to establish a prince as soon as possible."

Emperor Mu Yuan also understood at this time that this was the fifth prince's own idea, because if there were courtiers colluding, someone should follow up with the book now, but at this time, most of the courtiers were hesitant or thinking separately.After trying to understand this point, Emperor Mu Yuan's anger dissipated, and he waved his hand, "There is no rush for this matter, it's the new year now, and there will be many things after the new year, let's talk about it after the new year."

The fifth prince returned to his original position neatly. He stood behind the fourth prince. The fourth prince took a peek at the fifth brother, thinking about what happened to the fifth brother, and how he was thinking of Prince Li.Father Huang's tone that seemed to be chilled for three or nine days really scared him to death.

The thunder that the fifth prince released was really big, causing many people to be suppressed by Emperor Mu Yuan before they could react.Of course, it was mainly Emperor Mu Yuan who asked, "According to you, who should be established?"

The fifth prince is the biological son of Emperor Mu Yuan, he can stand this question, but the courtiers may not be able to stand it.Even if everyone wanted to get their hands on the fifth prince's ass, no one dared to speak now when they thought of Emperor Mu Yuan's stern questioning, so we will discuss it later.

After the court was over, Emperor Mu Yuan took the fifth prince directly to the imperial study and asked him, "You really remember that every time you come out, you come out! Why don't you discuss it with me before you go to the book!"

The fifth prince looked ignorant, said "ah", and said, "My son thinks that it is a good thing to stabilize the country, and it will be fine if it is stable."

When Emperor Mu Yuan thought of the Fifth Prince throwing thunder at him from time to time, he couldn't help but get angry, and asked coldly, "Is there anything wrong now?"

The fifth prince married Xie Moru as his wife, and he was able to live a happy life. It can be seen that his psychological quality matched his stern face. The fifth prince dared to speak, and he was silent for a while Said, "The matter of the porridge shed is not very good."

Emperor Mu Yuan revealed his face to his son and was furious, "Get lost!"

The fifth prince was afraid that his father would be angry, so he hurriedly "scrolled" in fear.Quickly walked out of the imperial study room, seeing no one around, the fifth prince brushed off his robes, raised his dignified and dignified face, and left the palace to go to the yamen for business.

In the year of spring next year, if other yamen are not busy, the Ministry of Rites will not be free.Furthermore, in the next year, his father and emperor sacrificed to heaven and earth to worship their ancestors. All kinds of sacrifices have something to do with the Ministry of Rites, so there should be no carelessness in the slightest.In addition, the fifth prince is serious in his work and has to intervene in everything, so he can't be idle every day.

Fortunately, although the Chinese New Year is busy, it is not without rewards. The filial piety of governors from all over the country has arrived ahead of time. The fifth prince is in the Ministry of Rites. Because he has shown a few times of supernatural power recently, and he has a famous daughter-in-law, the Minister of Rites does not dare to neglect the fifth prince. Prince, what about year respects, the fifth prince gets the big boss.After returning home and handing the red envelope to his daughter-in-law, the fifth prince changed into his homely clothes and said, "This Ministry of Rituals used to be a Qingshui yamen, but I don't think there is a lot of filial piety."

Xie Moru took the red envelope, took it out to look at the amount, and smiled, "Official households honor soldiers and criminal workers, and the Ministry of Rites ranks third among the six departments. How can it be Qingshui Yamen?"

The Fifth Prince sat on the same couch with Xie Moru, anyway, it was winter, and he was not afraid of the heat, so he told Xie Moru about the Six Departments in detail, he had been on duty for more than half a year, and he knew something about the Six Departments, so he said, "You don't know, The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is called a heavenly official, and officials are awarded below the third rank. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials can be the master of most of them. In order to check and balance the power of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, there is a saying that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials does not enter the cabinet. Needless to say, the Ministry of Households controls the money and food of the world. Any department must have a good relationship with the Ministry of Households, otherwise if there is something wrong in your ministry, the Ministry of Households will kill you if you have no money. The Ministry of War used to use soldiers to fight wars, but now it is less, but the soldiers of the whole country wear clothes, eat, and pay. , Weapon replacement, nothing is not important. The Ministry of Criminal Affairs has always been the place for major cases. The Ministry of Industry, the fourth brother is in the Ministry of Industry. I heard the fourth brother said that he used to think that the Ministry of Industry was poor. It is the oil of wealth. For all projects, such as building cities, building walls, building palaces and houses, you have to go from the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Rites is opposite, that is Chunwei. A lot of tricks."

Xie Moru said in a gentle voice, "But Ming Zhengtong, the important matter of setting up a crown prince, only His Highness can make a memorial, and no one from the other departments can make such a memorial for no reason. Because His Highness is in the Ministry of Rites, and his name is justified."

"In the Thirteen Classics, there are "Zhou Li", "Yi Li" and "Book of Rites", but there is no "Book of Officials", "Book of Households", "Book of Criminals", "Book of Soldiers" and "Book of Works". They all feel empty, but the rites are followed by a word of law. The power of rites and laws, saints will obey. Just like your highness asking for a crown prince, who should the crown prince be, there are no more than three kinds. Before the elder and the virtuous, the first son itself represents the etiquette. Your Majesty does not choose a prince, but if he does, he must establish a second prince. Looking at the second prince, the eldest son of the young emperor is two years old. In terms of talent, is he superior to other princes? But he is a descendant, he is not particularly outstanding, but there is nothing wrong with it, His Majesty will definitely appoint him. This is the law of etiquette. Even if the second prince is mediocre, as long as he has no obvious faults, His Majesty will act according to the law of etiquette. "

The fifth prince listened carefully, and sighed, "The masters who go to the study are not as clear as you say." The power of the Ministry of Rites, he only gradually felt the power of the Ministry of Rites these few times, but it is not as good as his wife said. distinct.

Xie Moru smiled, "How could the masters in the study room say these things? They don't want to be meritorious, but they just want to be innocent."

When it came to the establishment of the crown prince, the fifth prince told Xie Moru, "Father called me to the imperial study, looking very angry."

Xie Moru asked the fifth prince how he got the right answer, and the fifth prince roughly said, Xie Moru said, "Your Highness has a public heart, and His Majesty probably wants to save face, so he is ashamed. Everyone knows about the porridge shed, but it's hard to say in front of His Majesty. .”

The fifth prince thought of being driven out of the imperial study, and said, "Isn't this deception."

"Since your majesty, the royal family has become more prosperous. Your majesty treats his children with compassion, so he naturally hopes that his children will be harmonious." Xie Moru smiled, "Your majesty is not a self-deceiving character. He knows in his heart that his majesty wrote the letter for the sake of everyone's harmony."

The two were talking, the fourth prince came to announce the good news, his wife was born!
The fifth prince hurriedly asked, "What is born? A girl or a boy?"

The Fourth Prince trembled with joy, "Son, son!"

Xie Moru asked, "Sister-in-law Si is okay?"

The fourth prince called Shu Chang, smiling so much that he couldn't see his teeth, "Mother and child are safe."

The fifth prince, Xie Moru, also congratulated the fourth prince. The maid brought tea, and the fourth prince took a sip and put it down. Brothers and sisters, don't forget to come here." After walking a few steps, the fourth prince said with a smile again, "The three ceremonies can't be too thin!"

The fifth prince said happily, "It must be thick." Sending the fourth prince out.

They are the same age, and they are not very favored princes in the royal family. Therefore, since childhood, the brothers have been very close. When the fifth prince sent the fourth prince out, the fourth prince asked him quietly, "What are you doing?" Why did you suddenly think about the matter of Prince Li? I see that elder brother's complexion is very bad."

The fifth prince said, "I've wanted to say it for a long time. It's better to have rules and etiquette. You see, who has a good face when you see the incident of giving out porridge. It's better to settle this matter, and the brothers will be stable." Big Brother, why are you so angry? Leave it to our own family. Whoever has a legitimate son will pass the title to the concubine. I thought, when the time comes, the father will give each of us a fief, and we will be happy if we share the land together. "

"That's true." The fourth prince agreed quite a bit, and said, "I just hope that the father will bring our fiefs closer, so that we can communicate frequently."

The brothers gossiped, and the fourth prince went back to the mansion to see his son.

The fifth prince turned around and talked to Xie Moru about the third ceremony of the fourth prince's house washing. Xie Moru had already prepared the congratulatory gift for the fourth prince's house three hours ago, and ordered the maid to take it out for the fifth prince to see. The fifth prince saw some Exquisite bracelets and anklets and some children's toys, I decided to work harder at night.

The fifth prince was thinking about going to bed at night, Zhang Changshi sent someone to look for him, the fifth prince got up from the couch unwillingly, "It seems that dinner is about to come, Chang Shi, what's the rush? "

Xie Moru knew it after a little thought, and said with a smile, "It must be the matter of His Highness writing a letter to establish the crown prince." He ordered the maid to find a cloak and put it on the fifth prince, and said, "If Chang Shi is not happy, just coax him. I will order him later Someone sent the food over, it's time to eat, you and Chang Shi eat together, I guess Chang Shi has a lot to say to you."

The fifth prince was depressed, and said, "You speak as if Chang Shi is jealous."

Zhang Changshi was indeed jealous, especially when the fifth prince said that he was discussing with the prince and concubine about the appointment of the crown prince. Zhang Changshi was almost jealous to death. Loyalty, your Highness has something to do, even if you don't discuss it with your ministers, but such a big matter, we, we have to have a countermeasure." Oh, hey, he is a subordinate official of the Prince's Mansion, but if he wants to be prosperous, he will be ruined. Ah, for His Highness to do such an important matter, he hadn't heard anything about it before, he was really depressed to death!Of course he knew that the fifth prince had not opened the mansion for a long time, and trust did not happen for a while.But even if His Highness wanted to keep it a secret before, he should have been notified when the work is done!

The fifth prince said, "I ask myself that I am worthy of the heaven and the earth."

Zhang Changshi sighed, "Then Your Highness has to think about it too. Your Highness has given His Highness such a great favor to His Highness, and His Royal Highness has to know His Highness's love, right?"

This is really true, the Fifth Prince said, "Sir, please tell me."

The two masters and ministers discussed the next thing in detail, and they couldn't even think about dinner for a while.

Today, there are many people who can't care less about eating, Cheng Engong's mansion is an example, Cheng Engong was puzzled, "Why did the fifth prince suddenly write a letter to make the crown prince?"

Prince Cheng En sighed, "In the past, I felt that the fifth prince was silent and seldom spoken, and he was average among all the princes. I didn't expect him to be so courageous when he just entered the court as a leader. This sudden mention of the establishment of the prince, I just don't know What is the intention of the Fifth Prince?"

"It's not entirely sudden. At first, the fifth prince wrote to the court to ask the court to clearly state the status of the concubines, and the Ministry of Rites also included this in the regulations. Last court meeting, the fifth prince just presented the regulations repaired by the Ministry of Rites. This time, suddenly Please establish a prince..." Cheng Engong's second son pondered for a moment and said, "No matter what the fifth prince's intention is, it would be a pity to miss such an opportunity. Next time at the court meeting, why don't you invite your father, elder brother, and third younger brother to sign a letter together, It would be better if the establishment of the crown prince is done." Because of his mother messing with his grandmother to pretend to be sick to scare the queen mother last time, this poor child took an errand for Emperor Mu Yuan, so far he has not been able to make up for the real vacancy.So, I can only help cheer at home.

Nan'an Hou said directly, "It's not the time to jointly sign a letter."

Cheng Engong's second son said, "We don't wave the flag for the second prince at this time, when will we wait? Could it be that we will add flowers to the icing on the cake after the big event is settled, I am afraid that the flowers will not be worth much at that time."

Marquis Nan'an still said, "We are His Majesty's subjects, so we should follow His Majesty's wishes in every word and deed."

Cheng Engong's second son said, "Your third brother is saying that Your Majesty hasn't made up his mind yet?"

"No, looking at it now, His Majesty appointed the crown prince to be the second prince. But your Majesty also said in the early court that there are many things going on this year, so I don't need to mention it for now." Nan'an Hou said, "The joint letter is something that some ministers do, not What is the difference between you and my duke's mansion? Don't say or move. In our mansion, it's good to be on duty. My father just submitted an apology the day before yesterday, and today he is making a joint letter. OK."

Cheng En is fair, "The opportunity is rare, if you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to raise the crown prince again."

"Father is Your Majesty's biological uncle. Your Majesty has always treated the Hu family well. If your father is too eager to make the second prince a crown prince, Your Majesty will inevitably think too much." The second prince's biological mother is of course Hu, but don't forget that the second prince's biological mother is Cheng Engong's niece, not Cheng Engong's daughter!With a word from Marquis Nan'an, Duke Cheng'en was speechless.

Cheng Engong's second son was still unwilling, and said, "Should we just do nothing?"

"Don't do it, don't do it." Nan'an Hou got up and left after speaking.

He left home when he was young, and when he returned home, he felt inexplicably unfamiliar. His father and brother didn't understand the intentions of the people behind the fifth prince, but he did.Xie Moru's family background is a big taboo, this woman has promoted the establishment of the crown again and again, and at the same time she has earned the merits of being a dragon, she also incidentally stated that the five princes have no ambitions for the big position.

Now it seems that Duke Cheng'en's mansion believed it. I'm afraid even the second prince is full of gratitude and closeness to the fifth prince's mansion at this time.

No, the Marquis of Nan'an saw the throbbing ambition in the depths of the fifth prince's mansion.

Don't the world only see the Fifth Prince's Mansion pushing for the establishment of the crown again and again?Haven't the world seen how extraordinary and outstanding the fifth prince after the crown prince was established?
Emperor Mu Yuan cultivated his son quite comprehensively. When he was a child, he was taught by a learned scholar in the study room. When he grew up, he got married and served as a servant in the court.Only the fifth prince did such an earth-shattering job in his first year as an errand.The first prompted the royal family to formulate a series of ceremonial regulations, which is a matter of ages and ages.The Fifth Prince finished it neatly years ago.The second thing is to write a letter and set up a reserve.This is something that many people want to do but dare not do, and the fifth prince did it directly and shockingly.

It's just outstanding.

Even the Marquis of Nan'an must have such an evaluation of the five princes.

For a prince who is just in charge of the ministry, the fifth prince is really outstanding, the key is that his excellence is not eye-catching, but when you think about it, you will feel that this prince is a person who is dedicated to doing practical things for the public.

The fifth prince's marriage was really well done.

The Marquis of Nan'an hasn't been there since that day when he left Duke Cheng'en's mansion. The girl gave birth to the emperor's grandson, so the Marquis of Nan'an's mansion had to prepare for the three rites and drink the three wines.

The fourth prince respected the marquis father-in-law very much. Hearing that his father-in-law came out to greet him in person, he opened his mouth and said his son, and smiled, "Brother Xu is too young to be carried out yet. Let's show it to father-in-law when the moon is full." The prince named his son Xu.Of course, this is a small name, please ask Emperor Mu Yuan to take the big name.

As a father-in-law, Nan'an Hou couldn't help showing warmth when he saw his son-in-law squinting his eyes, and said, "I heard from my wife that day, brother Xu is quite handsome."

"The eyes are big, and you can see the double eyelids right now, said the nanny, such a handsome child is rare." The fourth prince couldn't help but show off his son, and said, "The princess is also very good , I just feel so bored lying on the bed all the time, I asked the steward to find a few storytellers, the concubine loves to listen."

Nan Anhou asked, "Aren't you afraid of disturbing the children?"

The fourth prince said, "I only talk for half an hour a day. It's strange for you to say, every time the female storyteller comes, Brother Xu will not take his eyes off it, as if he is also listening to the book."

The fourth prince almost said that his son knew it from birth.All of a sudden, the brothers came, the fourth prince invited his father-in-law to sit down, and went to entertain the brothers.

The Fourth Prince's Mansion was full of excitement all day long, Nan'an Hou and his wife were the last to leave, sending off his father-in-law and mother-in-law, the fourth prince went back to the house to see his son, who was sleeping, and the fourth prince felt that his son's sleeping posture was particularly extraordinary coming.The couple talked about the three baptisms today, and because it was a private conversation between the husband and wife, Hu sent the maid out.Talking about things after returning home, Hu Shifang said to the fourth prince, "Mother said, there is something that my father mentioned at home, and asked my mother to ask me to tell you."

"What's the matter? Just say it." The fourth prince said casually, touching the soft lanugo on the top of his son's head.The Yue family that his father arranged for them was very good. The Marquis of Nan'an was made a Marquis because of his meritorious service, and now he is also a powerful figure in the Ministry of War.The fourth prince naturally respects the opinions of the Yue family.

Mrs. Hu said softly, "Speaking of Dongmu, the Taizu Emperor founded the country, needless to say, and the father came to the throne as a young man. Therefore, no one has lived in the East Palace. Didn't the former five princes propose to establish a crown prince in the court? The Ministry of Rites We shouldn't ask about it, but His Highness is the prince of the Ministry of Industry, whether the East Palace should be repaired or not, do you want to ask His Highness?"

Mrs. Hu really reminded the fourth prince. The fourth prince slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, if you don't tell me, I really can't remember." Well, who would have thought of going up to the house of the East Palace.

Mrs. Hu pulled his hand down, and said in a soft voice, "Your Highness, as long as you know what you want, anyway, the establishment of a crown prince is a major matter, and it is not something we can intervene. Your Highness should be a good official. If you don't fight, you don't lose. If you don't fight, you don't lose." lost."

The fourth prince responded sternly, and said in his heart, as expected, Jiang is still old and hot. He has been thinking about it for the past few days. The fifth brother is fast, and he has already made a good impression on the second brother. The time and place are right, I didn't want my father-in-law to have such vicious eyes, so I directly pointed out a bright way for him to come out.

That's right, he has to ask his father first if he wants to repair the womb!
(End of this chapter)