A Thousand Hills

Chapter 158

Xie Moru was preparing for the third baptism of the sixth son, and the fifth prince didn't want to see Ling Xiao, so he was a little colder towards the child, and said, "It's just passed the emperor's grandma's thousand years, so the child's family shouldn't have to be so troublesome." As soon as he finished speaking, the fifth prince had no choice but to say nothing after receiving a thank you.

Xie Moru said, "What do children know? They can't choose their parents when they have a baby. Let's see that others are fair, so how can we be strict with our own children? Xiao Liu doesn't have a name yet. His Highness gave him a nickname." Come on." The name has to be picked up by Emperor Mu Yuan.

"Let's call it Liulang."

"Is this also a nickname?"

Hearing his wife's complaints, the fifth prince didn't dare to name his sixth son casually. After thinking about it, he said, "Since he was born at Wushi, let's call him Wu'er."

Xie Moru commented, "It's not as good as Liu Lang."

See, women are so difficult to serve.

The fifth prince is not busy now, so he seized the time to go to the palace to show his filial piety, and often went to the East Palace to talk.No matter how much the eldest prince praised him in front of the prince, the fifth prince said with a smile, "We are going to divide up the feudal domain, and it is time for the brothers to come to the emperor's capital to pay their respects according to the rules. Brother, don't you want to be a filial errand? .The fourth brother is busy with the sixth brother's mansion now, so he doesn't have time to come over, so he always asks me to do my best on his behalf."

The corner of the First Prince's mouth twitched as soon as he heard the words of enfeoffment.

The fifth prince at least has a mother in the palace. Although Concubine Su is not as noble as Zhao Xie, she is also one of the four concubines. The birth mother of the fourth prince has passed away. Fortunately, his in-law family is prominent, especially Nan'an Hou has been separated from Cheng Engong's mansion , and is the Minister of the Ministry of War with real power, the fourth prince himself is careful in his errands, he can stand firmly in the Ministry of Industry, and his small life is going smoothly.The fourth prince is not stupid, he wants to get a good relationship with his father and the East Palace as soon as possible, but he is busy with work and can't spare time, which makes the fourth prince very embarrassing.

The four princes and the five princes have a good relationship. Both of them are single-handedly inferior to the elder brother above, and they hug each other to increase their sense of presence.

When it came to entrusting the feudal clan, the prince showed his reluctance. The eldest prince held the prince's hand, and said in an aria-like lyrical way, "Not only is your highness reluctant to part with your elder brother, but your elder brother is also reluctant to part with your highness."

The fifth prince immediately couldn't bear the numbness of his two brothers. He groped for the goosebumps on his arms and said, "Look at what the elder brother said, it's not like we won't come back. We are helping the father and the prince to guard one side outside, and it's also for the father." The crown prince is worried."

With a considerate fifth younger brother, the crown prince is no longer reluctant to part with the eldest prince affectionately. He smiled, "Fifth younger brother doesn't know how to salute, have you cleaned up?" If there is something wrong with Fan.

The fifth prince doesn't love the prince. He's so good at being cheap. He kindly rescued him, but the prince made fun of him. Fortunately, the fifth prince was not stupid. They also brought their mothers with them, and His Highness also knows that my concubine mother is not in good health, so I thought, I must be filial every day and night."

The prince admired, "Fifth brother is full of filial piety."

The fifth prince flattered the prince, "Like a father, like a son, like a brother, like a brother, I also learned from my father and the prince."

The prince was quite useful, the eldest prince was so disgusted, he thought to himself, the fifth child is really not a good thing, to flatter the prince so bluntly.The prince has no mother, can you learn from him?
The eldest prince took the opportunity to complain to Zhao Lin, "Well, the method of flattering and killing is not easy to use! The old five is very cunning, he flatters the prince every day, and the prince will faint when he shoots him."

Zhao Lin said, "Your Highness's opponent is not the Fifth Highness, why bother to compete with the Fifth Highness?"

"Lao Wu has been making a big splash lately. Shi Yu, don't underestimate him. He's usually quiet, but he's very good at flattering people. If he doesn't speak up, he doesn't speak up. When he speaks up, he's flattering the prince."

"Your Highness wants to know the situation of the Fifth Highness in the court, and I will know after the entrustment." Zhao Lin was not in a hurry.

When it comes to enfeoffment, the eldest prince is worried again, "Once the feudal clan is established, the big thing will be settled."

Zhao Lin said, "Nowadays it's only about enfeoffment, and it's all about the superiors." Zhao Lin could see clearly that Emperor Mu Yuan really loved the princes and daughters. Of course, this has something to do with the real situation of the old Mu family.If you love the princes and princesses like this, there will be more things for the feudal clan to do.

The eldest prince said, "Today, Lao Wu also said that he would take his mother and concubine with him."

Zhao Lin lowered his eyes and smiled, "This is the cleverness of the fifth prince. The fifth prince may not be willing to stay away from the imperial capital, but how can he say that he doesn't want to go in front of the prince?" of.

The eldest prince can naturally figure out the key points, and said, "I originally thought that the crown prince is a narrow-minded person. I praised the fifth son a few times in front of him a few days ago, but his eyes were wrong. The fifth son is the prince. They are going to turn against each other, and they can see a good show. But the fifth child, he likes to put on airs when he was young, and he becomes more and more cunning when he grows up." He was not fooled!
"Your Highness, don't put your mind on these trivial matters. No matter how much the fifth prince has a heart, he will not dare to offend the prince. If he bows down, the prince will not cut off his arms and have a relationship with the fifth prince." The chief prince It is said that the prince is a small-minded person, but in fact he is not that big-hearted. He just wants to step on others when he sees someone who is brave.Zhao Lin grimaced and said, "I told Your Highness earlier that the princes are all your younger brothers, and it would be better to be close to them. After the earthquake last year, His Highness returned to the emperor to send the princes and their families. What is this? Love, how can you have a rift with the princes because of some trivial matter?"

The eldest prince was tongue-tied for a while, he, didn't he forget it for a while.

Zhao Lin said, "Your Highness must not do this."

The eldest prince quickly said, "Tomorrow will be the third baptism of the boy from the old Wu family. I used to get close to him."

Zhao Lin sighed, "The matter of enfeoffment cannot be reversed. As for the confinement, His Highness does not need to worry. I have ways to deal with it."

The eldest prince hurriedly asked, "Tell Shi Yu quickly."

"The princes are old, and the East Palace has been established early, so it is imperative to entrust them. Your Highness, please remember this." Zhao Lin solemnly reminded that although the eldest prince felt a little unlucky when he heard this, he knew it was true. Said, "All these, Gu knows."

"The enfeoffment is in sight, but as far as the feudal domain is concerned, I predict that His Majesty is still hesitating." Zhao Lin said, "The enfeoffment of the prince is the old system, but last year's earthquake, how dangerous it was, His Majesty came back after a narrow escape. Your Highness mentioned last year. Your Majesty will never let go of the earthquake."

The eldest prince said, "So simple?"

"Your Highness, you can order the princes and concubines to bring the little princes and grandchildren into the palace more, and go to Ci'an Palace to pay their respects. Although the queen mother has always been partial to the East Palace, she is not without ancestral affection for the princes. The queen mother is heartbroken, and she will definitely speak to your majesty. of."

"I'm only worried that the Queen Mother will be coaxed by the East Palace first."

"Your Highness, how will you know if you don't try?" Zhao Lin said, "Your Highness won't be the only way to go to Ci'an Palace. There are still so many concubines in the palace, His Highness's birth mother Zhao Guifei, the third prince's birth mother Xie Guifei, and two noble concubines to serve After a long period of time, the Queen Mother's temper, they are the most clear, aren't they?"

The eldest prince showed joy in this regard, "What Shi Yu said is true."

Zhao Lin said again and again, "If your Highness wants to achieve great things, you must not have any more rifts with the princes!"

"I remembered."

Zhao Lin said again, "The distribution of the princes' lands, if the minister's expectations are correct, the fiefdoms of the fifth prince must be the worst. Your Highness must speak for the fifth prince and complain for the fifth prince."

The First Prince cited Zhao Lin as his confidant, and with the humility of a virtuous corporal, he agreed.

Then, at the three banquets for Liulang in the Fifth Prince's Mansion, the First Prince showed a different kind of enthusiasm.The eldest prince was so good and sometimes bad at the moment, that the fifth prince couldn't figure it out, thinking that his elder brother was hiding a knife in his smile, and at night he discussed with his wife, "Elder brother suddenly treats me so close, tell me, what's wrong with him?"

Xie Moru said, "Regardless of real or fake intimacy, if the eldest prince is smart, he should have done so long ago. Anyway, we are going to the feudal clan, and we will see each other less in the future, so it doesn't matter if we get closer now."

The fifth prince sighed, "I have always thought that my elder brother is small-minded, and he would give me a face when I got close to the East Palace. But when I think about parting from the queen, I feel quite reluctant."

The fifth prince thought so, and when the Great Emperor offered an olive branch of brotherhood, he didn't refuse, but gave an appropriate response.The eldest prince thought, as expected, he shouldn't have run on the fifth child before. Looking at it this way, the fifth child is not bad, he knows what is good or bad.

The eldest prince just had a good impression of the fifth prince, and the time for entrustment is approaching. The cabinet has asked for several orders. Emperor Mu Yuan thought about it, and agreed to entrust the princes. Emperor Mu Yuan asked the prince. The prince's opinion is simple and cannot be wronged. Brothers.

Emperor Mu Yuan was very satisfied with the prince's statement, and he was not prepared to wrong his sons. Although the matter of entrustment passed through the cabinet, it was mostly determined by Emperor Mu Yuan. First of all, the eldest prince is the eldest son, so the place cannot be poor. The land of Jin was granted to the eldest son.The second son is the crown prince, and the world will belong to the second son in the future, so the enfeoffment has nothing to do with the East Palace.Then there is the third son, the third son is good, especially the third son's mother, the noble concubine Xie, has served in the palace for many years, and has both credit and hard work. Emperor Mu Yuan can also wrong the third son, and with a stroke of a pen, he was named the king of Qi .The fourth son lost his mother a long time ago, what a pity, he was self-motivated and worked hard on the errands, and he couldn't be wronged, so he sealed off the land of Chu.To the fifth son, not only is it good to be an errand, but this child also has a sense of filial piety, and he shares life and death with me. Emperor Mu Yuan thought that it would be better to be closer, whether it is Ludi, Luoyang, or Xi'an, they are all good.Emperor Mu Yuan had a plan for dividing up his sons, but he had to discuss with the cabinet for the actual division.

Emperor Mu Yuan finally thought, let the fifth son be kept by his side, and he should be sealed in Ludi.

Emperor Mu Yuan had already thought about it, but something went wrong when he discussed with the cabinet. The cabinet thought that the kings would guard the world on behalf of the emperor. First of all, the place you gave me is too big. If we want to divide the country and split the soil, this will not work.For the sake of the emperor, the prince, and the descendants of the royal family, the fiefdom has to be reduced. If such a large fiefdom is given now, there will be no place for the descendants to confer it again in the future. Think about the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms in the Han Dynasty. The king's power is too great, is it caused by threatening the imperial power?The cabinet first wanted to reduce the fiefdoms of the princes. This matter really offended people, offended Emperor Mu Yuan and the princes. If it weren't for Su Xiang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, he would not have dared to stand up to this vat.

At this time, we can see the usefulness and courage of Shoufu.

Even the prince said in private, "Su Xiangzhen is also the pillar of the country."

Su Xiang had private conversations with Emperor Mu Yuan several times, earnestly persuading Emperor Mu Yuan to reduce the fiefdom for his sons.Secondly, these sealed places are all around the imperial capital. Su Xiang understands Emperor Mu Yuan's kind father's heart, but the vassal king is to take the place of the emperor to rule the world, and other places also need the vassal king!For example, Fujian, which is quite close to Jingjiang Palace.

Su Xiang said, "It is necessary to have a prince to control Fujian and control Jingjiang royal power."

Emperor Mu Yuan was a loving father, and it was true that he felt sorry for his son, but he would not faint because of his love for his son. Emperor Mu Yuan just couldn't bear it. When he thought of the death of King Jin, he couldn't bear it.King Jin was just his little cousin who grew up with him, and Emperor Mu Yuan didn't want to mention the cause of death at all.If you change your own son, enfeoff the feudal land of Fujian, travel thousands of miles, and control the Jingjiang Palace... Emperor Mu Yuan said, "Princes are still young, I see that Marquis Yongding is also very experienced, and the training of the navy is quite effective."

"The Marquis of Yongding is just a marquis. If he wants to completely control the Jingjiang Palace, he must be the prince." Su Xiangdu thought about it for Emperor Mu Yuan, and said, "I think the fifth prince is the most suitable."

"How can this be done? Little Wu is only so old, it's absolutely impossible!"

"Your Majesty loves his son, and the old minister is also a man with sons, so how can he not know. Your Majesty listened to the old minister, and it stands to reason that the eldest son of the emperor is in charge of the military department, and the eldest son of the emperor is the head of the princes, so it is most appropriate to be in Fujian. However, Marquis Yongding is the eldest son and father-in-law of the emperor. According to the rules, he should be avoided. The third prince and the fourth prince are older than the fifth prince, but not as good as the fifth prince. He has an unstoppable bravery, as can be seen from this year's fraud case. The fifth prince is indeed capable of doing things and dares to do things. The old minister also asks your majesty to make plans for the world! When Fujian is stable and the world is peaceful, reward the fifth prince!" Su Xiang's own son was also sent to Fujian by Emperor Mu Yuan, and Well, Prime Minister Su let his sons out, and there has never been a place of prosperity and peace. Emperor Mu Yuan knew the old prime minister's public heart.

Emperor Mu Yuan finally said, "I think about it."

Su Xiang withdrew silently.

Emperor Mu Yuan even had a heart-to-heart talk with the fifth prince, and asked where the fiefdom he wanted. The fifth prince is not stupid, and this is not up to him. Xie, Nan'an Prefecture is like spring all the year round, and Xining Prefecture is also a vast land, so my son doesn't know about it in the east, but my son thinks that everything is pretty good."

This stupid son, Emperor Mu Yuan said, "How can you talk about these barren lands? I ask you, you don't want a fertile land."

The fifth prince said, "To tell the truth, my son naturally thought about it, but the son thought, if everyone wants to fertilize the land, wouldn't there be no one wanting the barren land? Besides, the son thought, only barren land is needed. Governance. The sons were not entrusted for the purpose of enjoying the blessings. If everyone was comfortable and enjoying themselves, the ancestors' hard work in raising troops and horses would have been in vain."

What a good and sensible son!

Emperor Mu Yuan was even more reluctant, because the father and son were talking in private, the fifth prince asked his father, "Father, what place do you plan to grant your son?"

Emperor Mu Yuan couldn't speak anymore, and the fifth prince said, "Father, you can just say it straight, we kiss father and son, there is nothing else we can't say."

Emperor Mu Yuan talked about the difficulties in Fujian, and the fifth prince was very happy, "My son has lived for more than [-] years, and he has never seen the sea. My son wants to go!"

The fifth prince immediately moved his father so much, when he returned home and told his wife, Xie Moru was very happy, and said with a smile, "Fujian is a good place, I heard that it is facing the sea, when the time comes we will Let's go and see it together with my concubine, and it will also open your eyes."

"That's right, I said the same thing." The fifth prince deeply felt that his wife was his bosom friend. The couple imagined the sea they had never seen before. The conversation was like this. Xie Moru said, "I heard that it is bigger than the lake. many."

"It can't be compared. Can it be the same here? It's bigger than Heda and Jiangda."

Xie Moru said, "The book says that the fish and shrimps in the sea are huge!"

"At that time, let's catch some and taste it."

"Are there pearls in the sea?"

"Definitely."

The two of them thought about the sea for a while, and Xie Moru asked about the business, "How does His Highness know where our fief is before the decree is issued?"

The fifth prince said, "Father told me in private." Then he told his daughter-in-law about the most important things in Fujian.Xie Moru said, "If the court has difficulties, His Highness will naturally bear the brunt of it. It's just the same, although it's okay to say that Fujian is training troops in Yongding Hou, and since His Highness is going to the feudal domain, you have to ask His Majesty to grant you military and political power in Fujian. "

The fifth prince said, "I am originally a feudal king, and when I go to the feudal land, naturally I have the final say."

"If you don't know what to say, Fujian is comparable to other places, and besides the governor, there are also officials appointed by His Majesty like Yongdinghou. It is complicated and the authority is not clear. Who will have the final say in the future?" Xie Moru said, "Your Highness wants Zhenfan, with the authority of a feudal town, has to understand that whatever happens in Fujian, the relationship is with His Highness. We can't take responsibility when we have something to do, and let it be ignored when we don't have something to do with it."

The fifth prince said, "Then I will go to the palace to discuss it with my father."

Xie Moru smiled, "Tomorrow I will enter the palace with His Majesty, His Majesty will go down to talk about business, and I will tell my concubine the news." It's really a good place, not only are all capable ministers sent there, but also military training , too rare.

The fifth prince also stretched out a smile, "Success."

At the same time, Zhao Lin also got the news that the fifth prince will leave the town of Fujian. The eldest prince said, "If the fifth brother becomes a vassal, we have no reason to stay in the imperial capital." My brother's brother enjoys blessings in the imperial capital.

Zhao Lin's face was gloomy, "I only expected that the fifth prince's fraud case would have a deep hatred in the court, and someone must be responsible for the enfeoffment. But I didn't expect it to be Fujian!"

"Is there any other way for Shi Yu?"

"Yes! The fifth prince is the fifth prince, and your highness is your highness. If the fifth prince wants to leave the town, your highness doesn't have to go!"

(End of this chapter)