A Thousand Hills

Chapter 365

After the dragon raised his head, the king of Jin entered the palace and relieved the mission of the Ministry of War. Mu Yanchun originally wanted to arrange another mission for the king of Jin. I have arranged an errand. Once I go to the feudal land this time, I don’t know when I will see you again?” King Jin looked at Mu Yanchun and said with a smile, “In the past, when I was young, I always hated you, big brother. When I think of this It's really uncomfortable to part." The eldest prince is actually a sentimental person.

Mu Yanchun also said, "When we were young, it was nothing more than an emotional dispute, and I hated my eldest brother too."

King Jin said, "Then don't take it to heart."

Mu Yanchun laughed, "Look at what elder brother said, could it be that elder brother still remembers the past events?"

"That can't be."

The two brothers talked about their sons, Jin Wang successfully handed over the power of the Ministry of War, and Mu Yanchun was also relieved.King Jin took the lead, King Qi of the Ministry of Punishment, King Chu of the Ministry of Industry, and the seven kings of the Ministry of Rites all handed over the powers of the various ministries, and the reasons were all the same. This is going to the feudal lord. Your Majesty has decided on candidates earlier. Let's hand over , You can rest assured when you go.

Mu Yanchun said to his wife in private, "It's fortunate that elder brother understands, otherwise, if he pretends to be confused, I won't be able to say anything."

Xie Moru glanced sideways at her husband, and said with a smile, "Let Fufeng take charge of the military department, isn't your majesty just to let King Jin take over the power. With me, it's cheap and good-looking."

Mu Yanchun chuckled, not denying his thoughts, his sons are getting older, and they need a place to settle them down.Furthermore, the vassal kings also belonged to the vassal, and they had to hand over the power of these six ministries sooner or later.Mu Yanchun said, "Brother is still a sensible person after all."

"Prince Jin, Prince Jin is a bit stupid, but this stupidity is not his blessing. If you mourn the prince, you are too smart." Xie Moru said, "There is one more thing. First of all, the sixth sibling can't do anything. Went to the Jingxin Nunnery. She is not very old, and the Tie family has been filial and loyal to the court these years. I wondered whether to let the sixth sibling come out. If she is willing, she can choose another husband and son-in-law."

Mu Yanchun said, "What about the sixth child?"

Xie Moru said indifferently, "If you want to talk about the first emperor, he was also a person who has been a sage all his life. Tell me, why did you end up with such an evil person as mourning the prince? Speaking of it, the first emperor is still too soft-hearted. The crime of mourning the prince is still tolerated. Prince's burial ceremony! Although Your Majesty respects the late emperor, it is good to learn from the late emperor's strengths, as the late emperor is too graceful, that's all. Isn't the sixth prince always in poor health and looking after him?"

Mu Yanchun hadn't done anything to kill his younger brother before, so he hesitated a bit, Xie Moru said, "Think about how honorable my mother would be now if it wasn't for the sixth prince."

Xie Moru took out Empress Su and said, Mu Yanchun's hesitation disappeared immediately, and said, "After the sixth brother's business is over, let the sixth sibling come out."

"I think so."

The six princes of the first emperor passed away due to illness. Since Mu Yanchun ascended the throne, no matter the decrees or others, he has been very lenient. He was extremely indifferent to the death of the six princes of the first emperor.When Erlang came to ask for an order, Mu Yanchun said, "The six kings disobeyed the late emperor many times during his lifetime, and he committed great disrespect for his son. Even if the late emperor passed away, he still pleaded sick in the name of the late emperor, so he can't cry for the late emperor. Now he If he dies of illness, he will be buried with state ceremonies."

Erlang asked where the burial was, and Mu Yanchun pointed to a very remote place.

Mu Yanchun's attitude, Erlang looked at his father's face, and he was not particularly harsh on the funeral of the six kings, but Mu Yanchun's own attitude was already the weathervane of the imperial capital, the dignified prince was buried with the official ceremony after death.Moreover, Mu Yanchun only ordered the Department of Internal Affairs to arrange the funeral, and there was no reward for the rest, let alone the cemetery of the Six Kings, it was indeed a remote and hard-to-find place.

Once the sixth king died, the king of Jin was glad that he listened to his wife's persuasion and handed over the affairs of the Ministry of War as soon as the new year passed. Otherwise, with the cruel and merciless appearance of the fifth child, he still doesn't know how to deal with me.

King Jin recited back to Buddha very much, and thought, why Zhao Shiyu hasn't returned yet!
Hey, at critical times like this, sometimes it's raining to discuss to stabilize the heart!
After taking care of the six kings, the mourning prince committed suicide a long time ago. Mu Yanchun deeply felt that his mother's hatred had been avenged, so he could comfort his mother's spirit in heaven.

As for the matter of the Sixth Concubine, Mu Yanchun specially gave the Tie family an oracle, talking about the marriage between the Sixth King and the Sixth Concubine. The oracle said that the Sixth Concubine is still young, so she can stay for a year of mourning and get married separately. The two have nothing to do with each other. .

The Tie family kowtowed three times to the imperial decree with tears of gratitude.

A Qingliu said that the sixth concubine should observe the festival for the six kings. Mu Yanchun had already prepared for it, and said, "Our dynasty is different from the previous dynasty. When the Taizu founded the country, he said that the previous dynasty was closed and it is impossible to learn from it. Since the Taizu, Up to the first emperor, women had never been encouraged to observe festivals. What's more, the population in the south of the Yangtze River has been declining for many years. Wherever the population has increased, it is still a political achievement. Among the people, widows are even encouraged to remarry. The royal family is an example for the people. Wang Shoujie will naturally enjoy the honor of the princess. If she is willing to remarry, she will lose the title of princess and take it back as soon as she is ordered, that's all."

Chaozhong Qingliu muttered a few words, seeing that Mu Yanchun said that he would take back the title of princess, everyone stopped talking about it.

Right now, the spring is just around the corner, and Mu Yanchun still attaches great importance to the first spring after he ascended the throne, and since he has been in charge of the Ministry of Rites since he was in charge of the prince, he is also the chief examiner for the Shangke Chunwei, so Mu Yanchun himself He has rich experience and has high requirements for He Shangshu.

He Shangshu's transformation from a feudal official to a minister was originally a good thing for promotion, but in just a few days, he didn't know how much his hair was whitened, and he knew how much the cabinet minister was suffering.On the contrary, Mrs. He is in good spirits all day long, not for anyone else, her granddaughter has been called into the palace to speak with the queen twice this month.He Shangshu also knew about this, he would like to have a concubine in his family, so he became more meticulous in his errands, hoping to give his granddaughter extra points.The same treatment as the granddaughter of He Shangshu's family includes girls from the Tang family, girls from the Cui family from the Marquis of Yongding, and girls from the Li family from the Li family of the Marquis of Yong'an. Although they come from different backgrounds, they are all countable in the imperial capital.

Princess Wenkang said to her husband in private, "It's a pity that our family has too few girls."

Marquis Yong'an laughed, "How can our family occupy all the good things in the world. It's a great good to be like this now."

"You, contentment and happiness." Princess Wenkang was not dissatisfied.Her two sons are both marquises, and they were highly valued in the court. She herself is the first emperor's sister, and now she is an aunt, and she is extremely honored.

"It's nothing to be unhappy about."

Princess Wenkang discussed with her husband about wanting her second grandson Li Chang to be the Lord, and asked her husband what he meant, Marquis Yong'an thought for a while and said, "The eldest princess has been raised under the empress's knees since she was a child. Your majesty only has this one daughter, and the emperor and empress respect her." If you hold the pearl, whoever can honor the eldest princess will be truly blessed."

"What's the use of all this nonsense?" Princess Wenkang glanced at her husband, "I'm asking you, is this possible?"

"You can see the benefits of the eldest princess, and naturally everyone can also see it. A-Chang is the second son, so it's not considered top-notch in terms of being outstanding, so let's forget about the matter of honoring the Lord."

"There is no hope at all?" Princess Wenkang was a little bit unwilling.

Yong'an Hou Tan, "My lord, Ah Chu is the eldest son, married to the Lin family. Ah Chang is two years younger than Ah Chu, if she is still the eldest princess, I'm afraid there will be many troubles in the future."

Princess Wenkang's heart skipped a beat, knowing what her husband said was that if the second wife was stronger than the eldest wife, and the eldest princess was His Majesty's beloved daughter, there might be a dispute over the title.Princess Wenkang said, "Chu and Achang are not such people."

"Think about the old Duke Cheng'en's mansion. The long house and the second house were pretty good in the past. The second house was Shang Ning Rong's eldest princess, but in the end the long house lost the title."

Seeing that her husband was unhappy, Princess Wenkang had no choice but to stop mentioning the matter.

The Marquis of Yong'an directly transferred his second grandson to the second son of Nan'an Prefecture. The Marquis of Yong'an's mansion has always been the home of military generals. When the children grow up, it's better to have their own arrangements.

Spring is just around the corner, but Xie Moru has received very bad news.

Duan Sihai sent envoy Ning Zhiyuan to the imperial capital to explain Jiang Xingyun's disappearance at sea.

Ning Zhiyuan hadn't been to the imperial capital for a long time, he saw that the imperial capital was more prosperous and prosperous than he remembered, but he didn't have the heart to appreciate it.It is true that Jiang Xingyun's disappearance is not easy to explain.

Of course, Ning Zhiyuan also prepared generous conditions, which could satisfy the imperial court if he wanted to.

The Minister of Honglu Temple reported to Mu Yanchun, when Mu Yanchun first heard that Jiang Xingyun had disappeared, he quickly summoned Ning Zhiyuan to ask, Ning Zhiyuan was not entirely responsible for this matter, Jiang Xingyun fell into the sea in the fight with Feng Feiyu , look again, no matter how hard you search, you can't find it, no one is alive or dead.

Mu Yanchun asked, "Where are the people around Feng Feiyu?"

Ning Zhiyuan said, "There is only one Shang Yue, and the minister has already brought it for His Majesty."

Mu Yanchun said, "You, take that Shang Yue and go with me to talk to the Queen about this matter."

Ning Zhiyuan respectfully responded, and said in his heart, the information said that this His Majesty was quite fearful before he ascended the throne. During the Jiangnan War, Ning Zhiyuan was unfortunately captured by the imperial court, and he suffered a lot. At that time, he looked at Mu Yan Chun doesn't seem to be a person who is afraid of guilt, but it's true that he doesn't want to.

Ning Zhiyuan went to Fengyi Palace for the first time in his life. Compared with Zhaode Palace, Fengyi Palace is a bit more exquisite and beautiful, especially the two sycamore trees with crowns and pavilions in front of the main hall. When Xu came, the leaves rustled, to Ning Zhiyuan's ears, it was like the gentlest waves of the sea.

Of course, when he met Empress Xie, Ning Zhiyuan didn't have the imagination of waves at all, he felt that Empress Xie Mo's eyes were like the tranquility on the eve of a storm.Queen Fang said, "Okay, I'm clear about the matter. Leave Shang Yue behind, and envoy Ning can go back."

Ning Zhiyuan said, "Our country is also helping to search for Mr. Jiang's whereabouts."

Empress Xie waved her hand, and Ning Zhiyuan stepped back respectfully.Empress Xie looked at Shang Yue, and heard that this person was Feng Feiyu's second in command, why did she look so sissy, Empress Xie said, "Tell me, where have you and Feng Feiyu been hiding all these years?"

Shang Yue said, "My eldest brother and I went out to sea to have a look. For some reason, we just took a cargo ship to go overseas to see the scenery, and some people rushed up shouting and screaming. Alas, my eldest brother can't swim!"

Xie Moru said indifferently, "My family's cloud and water properties are excellent."

Shang Yue was terribly worried, and begged ten thousand times, "Your Majesty, you can save my elder brother. It's just that each of us is our own master. Seriously speaking, we really have no grievances or enmities with each other!"

It's hard for Shang Yue to have the face to ask for help from the imperial court. Empress Xie ordered Shang Yue to be taken down to discuss the matter with her husband. Mu Yanchun comforted her, "You don't have to worry too much."

"I always feel that Xingyun is not dead yet." Empress Xie said.

"Why don't you order the Ministry of Punishments to set up a list to find people."

"Alright." Right now there is no good solution, Xie Moru rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "Did Ning Zhiyuan mention anything else?"

"He wants to take Mrs. Miao'an to the island, and is willing to halve the previously agreed marine safety tax."

"Don't promise him. Tell him that Xingyun can't come back for a day, and Master Miao'an will be in the imperial capital for a day." Xie Moru said, "Send more people to Jingxin Temple to protect Master Miao'an."

"Could it be that Duan Sihai really has intentions?"

"It may not be him, but it may be someone close to him." Xie Moru said, "Without Feng Feiyu, Xingyun is gone, we have lost two generals, and it is absolutely impossible to redeem Miao'an with mere silver taels! That merchant Yue, good interrogation!"

Mu Yanchun and Xie Moru have been husband and wife for many years, and they have some understanding, and said, "I write a letter to Duan Sihai." Provocative.

Xie Moru said, "Very good."

Losing Jiang Xingyun is not only a great loss to Xie Moru, but also to Mu Yanchun. Jiang Xingyun has always been in charge of Jiang Xingyun's intelligence work. Jiang Xingyun suddenly disappeared. It is really not easy to find another such person in a short period of time.

As for writing a letter to provoke Duan Sihai, it was just a tasteless chicken rib.

However, Ning Zhiyuan was quite difficult to get along with. He was ordered to welcome Mrs. Miao An back. He was a pirate and rich, so he bribed a lot of ministers.Even the cabinet was moved by the conditions proposed by Duan Sihai, but Mu Yanchun was steadfast and refused to let go, so no one dared to mention this matter again.

In particular, Enke is around the corner.

The Talent Ceremony has always been an important matter in the court, so Mu Yanchun directly sent Ning Zhiyuan back to the sea.Before leaving, Ning Zhiyuan said to Li Jiujiang, "Before I came, I also thought about it. Your Majesty may turn his anger on our country because of the matter of Earl Jiang. The conscience of heaven and earth, the matter of Earl Jiang, is really an accident."

Li Jiujiang said, "Earl Jiang has made great contributions to the country, so we can't just sentence her to death as soon as she disappears."

Ning Zhiyuan sincerely said, "Welcome Master, our country will continue to help your country find Earl Jiang."

Li Jiujiang smiled lightly, "We might as well talk about this matter later."

Both of them are politicians, so Li Jiujiang naturally doesn't believe these empty words.

Although Ning Zhiyuan was somewhat disappointed, the reaction of the Dongmu court was within his expectation.After all, Jiang Xingyun had just had an accident, and the Dongmu court might suspect that it was planned by the Four Seas.However, if the Four Seas could directly design this matter, they would not have to worry about Feng Feiyu's whereabouts for several years.

In the end, Ning Zhiyuan asked to see Mrs. Miao An, but Mu Yanchun agreed. Seeing that everything was fine with Mrs. Miao'an, it was convenient for Ning Zhiyuan to go back to work.

Among Enke, there are quite a few outstanding figures.

Mu Yanchun said, "One is a grandson of the Yongyi Hou family, named Xue Quan. The other is a descendant of the Zhou family in Jinzhong, named Zhou Qing. The articles are all first-class, and the two are equal. You Let's see, which one will be the second place and which one will be the number one?" He showed the palace examination papers of the two to his wife.

Xie Moru took the test papers of the two, and said, "No matter which one is the second place and which one is the number one, this year, when the top three praise the street, people must pay attention to it, and the people who are watching are not allowed to hit people with things. Didn't it say that someone took an apple last year? Did you knock the champion off the horse?" Xie Moru said, laughing too.

Mu Yanchun smiled, "Last year's number one was really unlucky, this year I will call their attention."

Xie Moru saw that both of them gave excellent answers, needless to say they were very talented in writing, that is, their articles, Xue Quan was more Confucian, and Zhou Qing was more Legalist.Xie Moru talked to her husband, and Mu Yanchun also said, "Yes, both of them are good, but we can't both be the number one."

Xie Moru laughed, "Let's talk about it after the two of them face each other. Your Majesty will choose the one who is closer and more acquainted with you, and you can choose the number one scholar."

Mu Yanchun thought for a while, and said, "That's also good." Then he asked, "Which one do you like?"

"It's really hard to say. When it comes to governing the country, no matter whether it's Confucianism or Legalism, it doesn't work to use one family alone. If it were me, I would have to rely on my eyes."

Mu Yanchun was deeply convinced, and finally named Zhou Qing as the No. 25 scholar and Xue Quan as Tanhua. Xie Moru asked why the second place became Tanhua.Mu Yanchun said, "In the top ten, all of them are not young, they are all like old pumpkins, Zhou Qing is also thirty, Xue Quan is young, [-] years old, and the young man is also born with energy, so I choose him as Tanhua Already." Speaking of Xue Quan, Mu Yanchun smiled and said, "It's really good, not only is it good-looking, but also good at answering questions. In fact, it is not impossible to take him as the number one scholar, but, apart from him, no one can be the name of the flower. what."

Therefore, I have to say that being the champion also requires a little luck.

After Enke, the Shuji scholars of the former department arranged their places to go, and another batch of Jinshi of the present department went to the Imperial Academy to work as errands, and another group found real shortages and went to various places, starting their respective official careers since then.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, another year, the whole country is full of filial piety, from the royal family to the hundred officials, and finally they can show filial piety.

Therefore, Mu Yanchun took his brothers and grandchildren to sacrifice to his father again. When the period of national filial piety expired, all the kings submitted petitions one after another, and Mu Yanchun agreed.There is only one thing, Xie Moru mentioned it to her husband first, "It is natural for a feudal king to be a feudal king, but there is one thing, you have to tell your majesty first, so that your majesty has an idea in mind."

Xie Moru said, "Did the late emperor say that concubines and mothers with children can live with the princes and princesses?"

"Yes."

"If the Empress Dowager is in peace, I won't mention this matter. The Empress Dowager is so sick, either because my words are unlucky, or because Xia Qingcheng asks for pulse three times a day. I am also very worried. The Empress Dowager needs someone to take care of her." Needless to say, Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu and I went to pay our respects every day. Think about it, Your Majesty, what do parents want to do in raising their children all their lives? Isn’t it just that they want to have someone to serve them when they grow old? Although the court ladies and eunuchs Okay, that’s a servant. The princesses also enter the palace every day. They are married women. We are also in the palace, but we are grandchildren. We can’t let the empress dowager get sick like this. Let the granddaughters-in-law live their own lives " Xie Moru said, "Even if you are with the vassal king, you don't have to worry, the concubines and mothers don't have to worry, after the empress dowager is safe, then go to the vassal kings, isn't it good?"

Mu Yanchun was dumbfounded, "This, it's not very good, is it?"

"What's wrong, we can still take care of the concubines and mothers." Xie Moru said, "If the prince is worried about the concubines, he might as well leave a few children and grandchildren in each family in the imperial capital, or they can serve nearby. Even the concubines It’s okay to mention your status, how about the noble concubine becoming the imperial concubine? If we say that we are not serving the concubines sincerely, I don’t know how to keep the concubines? Of course, if the concubine Mothers have to live and die with the vassal king, that is impossible."

Mu Yanchun immediately thought that what his daughter-in-law meant was to keep the queen mothers in the imperial capital, so as to contain the feudal lords or something.Mu Yanchun said, "I'm afraid that the feudal lord will order what my father said before he died."

Xie Moru said, "It's not good for your majesty to do it. From my point of view, your majesty just pretends not to know."

"I just pretend I don't know, and I'm afraid no one will believe it."

"Then His Majesty will not persuade me."

Mu Yanchun discussed with his wife in a low voice, "Even if the concubine and the others go to the country, in fact, it doesn't matter."

"Is your majesty afraid that the kings will be resentful?"

"In short, they are not very happy." Mu Yanchun said, "Thinking about us back then, I just wanted to take over my mother and be by my side so that we could have a family relationship."

"Your majesty is just a vassal king. Now that your majesty has ascended the throne as the emperor, it is naturally different. I am not saying that I want to keep the concubines in the imperial capital for a long time. If the concubines are kept in the palace, the vassal king will have If you have a heart of resentment, then you will have more time to deal with the vassal king in the future. If you give grace to his descendants, without the grace of his other descendants, will the other family have resentment. The court belongs to your majesty, and the country belongs to your majesty. They will be dissatisfied with such a little thing, and they will be the masters of His Majesty in the future." Xie Moru said, "If you don't want to, you might as well stay in the imperial capital, but what if you are a feudal clan? We also have salaries and we can support them. rise."

Mu Yanchun also figured it out, his daughter-in-law is definitely going to be with the vassal king.In fact, as Xie Moru said, when Mu Yanchun was the vassal prince, it was just a thought.Being an emperor today is another way of thinking.

Mu Yanchun pondered for a moment, then said with a heavy heart, "You should first try what the concubines and mothers mean."

"Your Highness, just rest assured and make sure they are happy."

Mu Yanchun laughed softly, "I dare not be unhappy when I see you."

Xie Moru glared at him.

Mu Yanchun snickered.

Xie Moru did this matter, I don't know how many people secretly cursed her.

Xie Moru said it when he went to the Charity Palace in the morning, Xie Moru sighed, "When I think of the vassal king, the concubine and the vassal king went to the fief, and the empress dowager is here, I am afraid that I want to miss the concubine mother."

Concubine Zhao Gui said, "We don't worry about the Empress Dowager either."

For many years afterwards, every time Grand Concubine Xie Gui thought of what Grand Concubine Zhao Gui said, she wished she could cut off Concubine Zhao Gui's tongue.Because Xie Moru immediately said, "Concubines and concubines don't worry, why not stay in the palace for a while longer. I asked the doctor Xia, and the doctor said that the empress dowager's disease is mainly to maintain a happy mood. But here , I see people going, but no one coming, if the concubines and mothers are gone, yes, there are us, but how can the Empress Dowager feel better, the daughter-in-law is gone."

Concubine Zhao Gui was a little dumbfounded when she heard Xie Moru's words, and said, "But, the late Emperor is dying..."

"The last emperor's final decree, the empress dowager is the one who worries me the most. As long as the empress dowager is in good health, it will be a blessing for us as juniors. The concubines said, right?"

Concubine Xie Gui tried her best to put on a happy look, and said, "If the Empress Dowager wants us to serve, we will naturally be willing."

Xie Moru said, "Fortunately, there are noble concubines who are so benevolent and righteous, otherwise, because the late emperor wanted all concubines to follow the vassal king to the country, I can't say this. Since the concubines are also like this If I think about it, I'm relieved."

Now, Concubine Xie Gui wished she could cut off her tongue too.

On this day, after Dowager Xie Gui and Dowager Zhao Gui went back to their palaces, they dismissed the palace people and slapped both of them by themselves.

And Zhao Lin Zhao Shiyu, the imperial envoy who went to Beijing Pass the year before last, finally rushed back to the imperial capital at this time. King Jin looked at his confidant and best friend, and tears welled up in the corners of his excited eyes: Shiyu, you are here!The one from the old five's family is acting like a demon!

(End of this chapter)