A Thousand Hills

Chapter 175

There are no outsiders in the officialdom.

No matter how rambling, there can always be some relationship.

The banquet was lively for most of the day, and they also enjoyed the singing and dancing performed by Kabuki music brought by Xie Moru from the imperial capital. These had nothing to do with Xie Moru, and were all arranged by Jiang Xingyun.Jiang Xingyun is quite talented in this. Everyone said that he came out of the emperor's capital, which means he has extraordinary style.

Of course, there is no suspicion that no one is flattering.

When the banquet was over, everyone said goodbye. Xie Jin is a magistrate of one place, so it is not easy to stay longer. I have already said what I should say to the fifth prince, and then told Xie Zhi, Xie Yun and Xie Yuan. After resigning from the governor, Back to Quanzhou.

The officials and generals also returned to their stations.

Zhu Yan thought that Xie Moru was going to entertain the famous gentry in Fujian Province next, but who knew that Xie Moru had nothing to do, so she and the fifth prince first went to see the Fanwang Mansion which was under construction, it was still a half-construction site, Some semi-old houses have not been demolished too much, but the feudal prince's mansion has its own regulations. To be honest, it is much more spacious and grand than the royal mansion in the imperial capital.

Governor Tang introduced, "This was originally the residence of the Marquis of Min in the former dynasty. The former dynasty did not practice morality and died. I specially asked someone to look at it. The back of this place is surrounded by green mountains, and there is green water in front. Dragons and tigers guard each other. Fengshui is excellent. It looks like the best Fengshui surrounded by mountains and rivers."

"Minhou?" Fifth Prince said, "Isn't it the former British Duke Fang's family?"

Governor Tang was a little embarrassed, Xie Moru was quite understanding, and said, "Your Majesty Tang, don't worry about me. If you want to talk about this place, His Highness and I can really live here."

Governor Tang explained, "His Royal Highness's mansion must be built on the central axis of Min'an City. It is grand, and from this line, it must be the best geomantic omen here." It is really not easy to find such a piece of land in Min'an City.The Fang family used to be a wealthy family in Fujian, but later ransacked the family and wiped out the family. All the houses on this land were sold, but the old house in the former British Mansion remained for some reason.The place is big and the feng shui is good, this is the place.

The fifth prince said, "This isn't just the former Fang family's mansion, is it?"

Governor Tang said, "The nearby people have also moved some."

The fifth prince asked, "When will the palace be built?"

There was an official from the Construction Department by his side. When the fifth prince asked, the official said, "The prince's mansion regulates that all wood, bricks, tiles, and glass must be prepared in advance, and there are craftsmen and servants, all with skilled hands. It will take three years to achieve success."

Xie Moru said, "Yu Wenkai built Chang'an City in the past, but it took only one year. Now it is only a palace, and it will take three years to complete it?"

The official immediately blushed, bowed and said, "This humble minister is incompetent."

Xie Moru said, "Stop firing colored glaze first, I don't like delicate things like colored glaze."

Governor Tang didn't dare to speak anymore, Xie Moru said, "Mr. Li, Mr. Xu, take a look and give me a picture as soon as possible." Sir, he originally worked in the Department of Internal Affairs and was brought to the domain by the Fifth Prince.As for Mr. Xu, he was also the Secretary of Internal Affairs that the Fifth Prince was used to when repairing other palaces. This time, he brought him along with him.Xie Moru said to the construction department official again, "The regulation of the palace is correct, but from time to time, there is no time to work hard to build the palace. Your Highness and Governor Tang just focus on big things, and I will take over the affairs of the palace. "

The fifth prince said, "That's fine. They don't know our temperament. Just watch it. It's better to build the palace as soon as possible. It's not good to occupy the Governor's Palace all the time."

Governor Tang thought to himself, it's really amazing that you and your wife have a good face and a bad face, and hurriedly said, "It's all due to the poor conduct of the minister."

The fifth prince comforted me softly, "I am a little anxious about the feudal lord. The vassal prince's mansion is now under construction. You naturally follow the rules and regulations, for fear of neglecting the king. This is your loyalty, so why not be careful. Get along well. , Yecheng, you will know my king’s temperament.” Governor Tang’s hometown was Yecheng, and according to the customs at that time, a high-ranking official like Governor Tang could also be called by his ancestral home.

The governor of the Tang Dynasty was Weiwei, and the fifth prince comforted the small official of the Construction Department, and asked his name and surname. When he learned that his surname was Qi, the fifth prince smiled, "If you don't understand, just follow the orders of the princess. The princess is building a house in the imperial capital. But in March, you can enter the courtyard from twenty places."

Governor Tang knew that the Fifth Prince was on an errand to repair other palaces in the imperial capital, but he didn't know about Xie Moru's construction of the house.As for Xie Moru's criticism, Governor Tang felt at ease. He has been an official for many years, and there are still three fires when a new official takes office, let alone a feudal lord.Besides, Concubine Xie has a bad temper and has long been famous. It is said that Princess Xie can wipe off Ci'an Palace's face when she has a fit. Governor Tang will not think that his face is bigger than Ci'an Palace.

Concubine Xie is very imposing, no wonder the prince is so considerate.Governor Tang complained inwardly.

Since then, Xie Moru has taken over the construction of the palace. She and Jiang Xingyun cook together, and Mrs. Song of General Guangwei's Mansion sent something to Jiang Xingyun, and Jiang Xingyun returned the gift. went.

Jiang Xingyun has been a businessman for many years, and he is in charge of the quality of the construction of the feudal prince's mansion. Moreover, this is the old house of the Fang family, so there cannot be any secret passages and secret rooms. If something comes out, it will be burned directly and locally.

These things, Xie Moru decided, the fifth prince didn't say anything, he was writing his father's first letter to Fujian, including some things he had seen and heard along the way, Xie Moru looked at the thickness of the letter, and joked, "Your Highness Written in this letter, it can be made into a book."

The fifth prince put down his pen and laughed, "I only jot down a few pens occasionally, and now I have accumulated a lot. Although the emperor enjoys the world, all he knows is played by the courtiers. This time, I have heard it personally. Write to the emperor to know."

Xie Moru said, "Mr. Mo talks about these boring political affairs, writes about children, and sends them to the mother and concubine. The mother and concubine will be happy."

"You are right." The Fifth Prince spread out the plain paper again, and began to write a letter to Concubine Su. The Fifth Prince wrote a few words, "You also write a letter to Concubine Mother, and send it along with you when the time comes."

"I've already written it."

The fifth prince smiled and continued to write letters.After the fifth prince's letter was finished and put into an envelope, Xie Moru started talking to the fifth prince about the business, "Xingyun's ancestral home is also in Fujian, and this is the first time she has returned to her ancestral home in these years."

The fifth prince said, "Back then, the old general Song followed the late emperor to fight in the world, and later he was stationed at Xining Pass. After his death, he was buried in the late emperor's mausoleum. I heard that the great general Song grew up in Xining Pass, and he has never returned to his ancestral home. The Song family can Anyone else?"

Xie Moru said, "That's enough. Her ancestral house has some old people guarding it. According to her, it's still livable. I think it needs to be repaired so that people can live in it."

"You take out some people to repair the ancestral house for her first." Thinking that the Song family has no heirs, only this orphan girl is left. Although Jiang Xingyun is not a needy person, she only needs to take care of her father and ancestors. okay.The fifth prince pondered for a moment, and then asked, "This time I have returned to my ancestral home, and there is no one else in the Song family. It is time to do a ritual ceremony for the old General Song and his son."

Xie Moru said, "Yes."

The fifth prince said, "Both generations of the Song family have made great contributions to the imperial court. Let Ling Tailang choose an auspicious day. You prepare some rituals and let Miss Jiang perform a ceremony for the ancestors. Let's also go to sacrifice the two generals of the Song family. "

Xie Moru agreed, and talked about it with Jiang Xingyun the next day, Jiang Xingyun was polite, "How dare you do it."

Xie Moru said, "Why not?"

Jiang Xingyun no longer shied away, so the first thing the fifth prince did when he came to Fujian was to pay homage to the old General Song and the father and son of the Great General Song.As soon as the fifth prince came out, all the officials of the fourth grade and above in Fujian Province followed him.Politicians do things, of course, the purpose is not single.The fifth prince gave the Song family this face, not only because Jiang Xingyun was close to his wife, but also because both father and son of the Song family had made great contributions to the country, and because of the defeat of Fujian at this time.There was another reason why the fifth prince didn't want to say it out loud. The fifth prince always felt that when his elder brother wanted to accept Jiang Xingyun as his concubine, it was really not very authentic.If Jiang Xingyun is willing, it's okay to say, I will if you like, Jiang Xingyun's background is also worthy of the position of fourth-rank side concubine.But he didn't want to, and his elder brother insisted on doing this, which caused Jiang Xingyun to enter the Taoist sect, and he couldn't get married even when he was old.When the fifth prince thought about it, he felt that his elder brother had committed a crime. Even if he went to the street to rob civilian women, it would not be good to treat the heroine like this.

Therefore, the fifth prince felt ashamed of the Song family in his heart.

In short, various reasons contributed to this funeral of the Song family.

After sacrificing the two generations of generals of the Song family, father and son, the fifth prince said to Marquis Yongding, "Even though the former army was defeated, those soldiers also gave up their lives for the sake of their homeland. If they cannot return their souls to their hometowns, a monument must be erected to remember them."

Yongding Hou's eyes were slightly red, and he said in a deep voice, "My lord's grace, here is the list of the fallen soldiers."

The fifth prince said, "Give me this list. There is no rush to build the feudal prince's mansion. First, build the stele pavilion to commemorate the fallen soldiers. Don't worry, this king will never let these soldiers die in vain. We still have a chance to get it back."

Yongding Hou said, "How dare you delay the construction of the palace?"

The fifth prince waved his hand, indicating that it was okay, and asked General Guangwei, General Song, "Did any of your soldiers die in battle?"

General Song said, "The officers and men under my command were mainly stationed in Min'an City, and there were no casualties. More than a thousand people under General Zhaowu's command died in battle."

General Zhaowu was not in Min'an City, so the Fifth Prince said to Li Jiujiang, "Send Liu Zhaowu an order to hand over the list of soldiers who died in battle and set up a monument to remember it."

Governor Tang sighed, "Your Majesty's benevolence is truly a blessing to soldiers."

The fifth prince originally wanted to inspect the whole territory, but after thinking about it, he realized that it was not the right time. There was also the matter of Haimin's relocation. The fifth prince ordered Liu Fufeng to go there to investigate. The prince is very solemn about this matter, and even asked about the site selection materials one by one. The stone for the monument is the high-quality stone selected from the white marble of the self-built vassal prince's mansion, and Lingtai Langbu especially asked Lingtai Langbu to calculate the auspicious day for the ground-breaking. The fifth prince After writing the eulogy, as for the person who erected the monument, the fifth prince generously included Tang governor Su and others.

Moreover, the fifth prince has an advantage in doing things, high efficiency, just like when he was ordered to repair another palace for his emperor's father, it was fast and good, without any fuss, he quickly repaired it for his emperor's father, and his emperor's father was very fast check in.So in Emperor Mu Yuan's heart, this fifth son is capable of doing things.The same is true for the construction of the stele pavilion this time. I would rather leave aside the matter of building the vassal palace and build the stele pavilion first. In less than ten days, the stele pavilion will be completed.

The iron was struck while it was still hot, and the fifth prince held another memorial ceremony.

Governor Su, who has always been taciturn, said, "Your Highness has a benevolent heart."

Governor Tang said, "It is the blessing of Fujian to be entrusted by Your Highness, and it is our blessing."

Zhu Yan thought secretly, with the intention of erecting the monument, at least the fifth prince accepted the hearts of the Marquis of Yongding first, although the remaining soldiers were limited, only more than [-].The Fifth Prince's move was truly brilliant.

(End of this chapter)