Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 428 5.110 Prince: If you have some personal ethics, you don’t need to take it too seriously.
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5.110 Prince: If you have some personal ethics, you don’t need to take it too seriously.
This grand court meeting on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month in the 50th year of Longwu, and the small military parade that followed, are destined to leave a mark in the history books. Although the display of force is indeed shocking enough, it has no impact on the vast majority of civil and military officials in the court. For them, what really made them feel the real impact was the various adjustments announced subsequently.

The Supreme Emperor personally stood on the stage and announced that Guo Kai was the crown prince. His enthronement was scheduled for the 22nd of the first lunar month of the coming year, which was the day after the seal was "officially on duty" because according to custom, after the death of Emperor Yonghe, his children had to observe mourning for 27 days (instead of the normal 27 months), this is not surprising. He is the only one left in the entire royal family. Who else could he be?
Zhou Yang's men withdrew from the palace after the military parade and exercise, and then withdrew from the capital and returned to the camp. There is nothing to say about this. They still dare to garrison the palace after everything has settled. This is a pure way to die.

Yu Chong, who was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was changed to the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Bachelor of Wenhua Palace.

Lin Ruhai, formerly the left minister of the Ministry of Finance, took over as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the bachelor of Zhongji Palace.

Chen Ruiwen, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion, was dismissed from his post and his title was reduced to a first-class general, and he was not allowed to be used for three generations. Chen Yejun, who had already been assigned to a thousand households, was dismissed from his post and went home. Considering the achievements of the ancestors of the Duke of Qi, he did not pursue too much. Han Chuan, the former commander-in-chief of the right wing, was also removed from his post, and his son Han Qi was removed from his post and will not be used for three generations.

The commander of the fifth military camp, Hou Xiaokang, was removed from his post and remained in office, allowing him to make meritorious deeds.

Jiang Zining, the commander-in-chief of the Three Thousand Battalion, was dismissed from his post and his title was reduced to first-class general. Qiu Liang took over.

Ma Shang, the commander-in-chief of Jinmen Town, was dismissed and his title was reduced to first-class general. His son Ma Xin was dismissed and returned home.

Shi Guangzhu, the commander-in-chief of the Tongzhou camp, was removed from his post and remained in office, allowing him to make meritorious deeds.

Niu Jizong, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Liu Fang, the left minister of the Ministry of War, were incompetent and incompetent in controlling their subordinates. As a result, many people in the capital camp at the emperor's feet were in chaos. They issued an edict to reprimand them, but also considered their ancestors' merits and fined them only half a year's salary as punishment.

The above are just the changes in the top management of the imperial court. The subsequent personnel changes and punishments in various ministries and units have affected hundreds of people. At least one third will be executed or even have their homes confiscated. The duration will be at least one month, and the subsequent impact can affect more than half a year. , and it was directly handed over to the Jinyi Army, which made the five civil servants who still wanted to do something silent.

In this large-scale treatment, the appointment of Zhou Yang, the former commander of the left guard of the fifth military camp, to "quanzhishenji camp all military affairs" was particularly dazzling, so much so that it was discussed throughout the court in the next few days. Compared with these, the adjustment in the subsequent official document to "Jia Lian, the former magistrate of Yancheng County, was loyal to his duties and had outstanding political achievements, and was promoted to the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture" is somewhat insignificant.

Next, Zhou Yang was naturally busy with the newly adjusted position. He was not polite at all. He didn't even say hello to Hou Xiaokang, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army Battalion. Within three days, the establishment and personnel adjustments were completed, and the entire camp was completely under control.

On December [-]th, Emperor Yonghe, who had been inactive for only nine days (nine is the extreme), was officially buried. The whole funeral seemed a bit perfunctory and crude. It is suitable for too much discussion, and it is necessary to deal with it in time to let the "heat" dissipate. It even took only three days to send the coffin into the barely usable mausoleum.

In the early morning of December [-]th, Princess Yongchang's private residence, the bedroom in the backyard.

"Are you satisfied now?" Princess Yongchang's cheeks were rosy and she leaned lazily on the pillow, not caring about showing the beautiful scenery to someone. "Now that the dust has settled, there are probably not many people in the entire court who have received as much benefits as Compared to you, what’s more rare is Kai’er’s regard. Now everyone knows that you, the commander-in-chief, have a bright future.”

"Hmph, even I dare to do this." Princess Yongjing lifted up the brocade quilt and whacked someone twice resentfully, "Sister Huang is right, you are... well, that kind of shameful and disgusting habit. , after Xue Shidu went back with you, he came back here only two days ago, and asked her without saying anything, if you want her and that person again - "

"You're still saying that since I have benefited, there will be no hidden dangers?" Zhou Yang conveniently covered Princess Yongjing with a brocade quilt and pressed it down, and then said helplessly, "That empress is really good at balancing. Toru, Mr. Chen is my mentor. Now that he has been implicated by his subordinates and lost his original position, he put me in his place. Is this really not intentional?

You see, I will definitely be scolded by Hachigong now. For example, for the simplest personnel adjustment, I originally thought of bringing back Yuan Dongjie and Li Yilong from Daye. The official documents have been typed up until now, and that’s it. There has been no reply from the Ministry of War regarding my son's favor. Who would believe that it's okay? "

"You just want to use it smoothly, but you haven't thought about the suspicion of the emperor's sister-in-law and my nephew?" Before Princess Yongchang could speak, Princess Yongjing broke away from someone's "suppression" and lay on his chest. He said in a loud voice, "You want to use your own manpower, five commanders, and two people who are directly under the Qianhu, a full [-] elite firearms army, and you still want to turn them into iron barrels?"

"Besides them, where do you want me to find available personnel?" Zhou Yang was also very helpless, "These people, as well as the veterans under me, are all trained by me step by step in the past two years. There is no way to provide a little help, even weapons and military expenses have to be subsidized by myself, I also want to relax, you can help me!"

"Abolish the original left and right wings and re-adjust and divide them into five guards. Each guard is responsible for three thousand households, and the other two directly subordinate thousand households are cavalry and heavy artillery. If such strength is fully formed, it will be considered the best in the world. Top of the line, right?" Princess Yongchang glared at someone and said, "Kaier has just obtained the position and hasn't reacted yet. When he gets to know him, do you think you can explain it to him?" "I don't quite understand, where did you get to be like this? How suspicious are you?" Zhou Yang was depressed by the two of them. He played with the little princess in his arms and said, "Because I am loyal to the royal family, I am almost a lonely minister. The civil servants look down on me, and the generals reject me. , the only people I want to find people to drink with all day long are just these few of my men. Isn’t that enough?

Even if you are worried that I will rebel, it depends on the actual situation, right?Yes, I have outstanding soldiers and horses in my hands, but the world cannot be healed by swords and guns alone. Even Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty knew that if he won the world immediately, he could not rule the world immediately. Is it possible that I want to be an enemy of the whole world?I'm living quite well now, even a princess can be bullied casually, what else—oh! "

"Who gave you the courage to bully me?" The little princess who had just been bullied by all kinds of things said, "Brother Zhou, you have been kept in the palace many times these days to show your favor. If you don't Show it, don't you know how to be flattering? Why don't you get some firearms and send them to Qi Jianhui, the imperial guard, so that the wife of the emperor can feel at ease."

"By the way, I just talked about it for a long time, and I missed this one." Zhou Yang shook his head speechlessly, "I don't even know when he took refuge in Your Highness, Rong'er, what can you say here? Don't forget Now, Feng Tang has been assigned to do idle work in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, and even Feng Ziying has been promoted to a higher rank, and the entire palace's defense depends on this one, so why don't you see anyone worried?"

"It's better not to inquire about things in the palace." Princess Yongchang gave him an angry look, "Every time I talk to you about the court, I feel a headache. How can you speak so bluntly? Even rebellion and even opposition You dare to bring up the royal grievances in person, do you think this palace can spare me someone else?"

"Yes, yes, you are noble, you are great in literature and art, so I can just be a lonely minister who only knows how to train and fight, right?" Zhou Yang conveniently put Princess Yongjing aside, turned over and started fighting again, "Really, do you think I Don’t want to get more equipment? The red-haired people don’t live next door to the Zhou Dynasty and transport goods around Persia, India, and Southeast Asia. How can there be so many of them?”

"You - be gentler!" Princess Yongchang trembled all over, and gave someone two weak blows, "You are really like a bull, why don't I call your beloved pet here? You are so arrogant. And Fa, who can hold on!"

"Your Highness said so!"

At the same time, the Forbidden City, the East Palace.

"Qiu Shi'an, have you checked it out? Are those rumors true?" The eldest prince Guo Kai showed no trace of his usual courtesy and virtuous corporal, and his expression was only stern, "Brother Zhou is loyal to Gu and the Great Zhou Dynasty. If it is just some personal virtues, there is no need to do so. Too serious."

"That's what His Highness said." An ordinary-looking eunuch bowed and replied, "Those rumors are actually quite polite. Mr. Zhou is indeed a bit greedy for flowers and beauty, and even eats meat and vegetables. Those of him... Most of the hobbies are innocent, but other than these issues, the rest are mostly slander.”

"It's not a big deal that a man has some disadvantages." Guo Kai nodded with satisfaction, "So, you proposed to transfer Jia Lian from the Rongguo Mansion back for this reason? Is this what you, a slave, mean?"

"Your Highness is ridiculous. I don't dare to take credit because this news is so unexpected." Qiu Shi'an said with a flattering face, "Zi Teng, who was patrolling the nine sides, probably couldn't hold it anymore, so he asked someone to find him through connections. I found my way to this minion, and I wanted to see the condition of their Wang family, and accidentally discovered a problem."

"It seems that you have connected the manpower of Rongguo Mansion. Where are the other places?" Guo Kai asked calmly.

"Your Highness, please forgive me, but this servant is incompetent." Qiu Shi'an argued with a wry smile, "Eunuch Dai didn't explain anything to the servant at the beginning, but now that he's gone unexpectedly, many things can only be done step by step, inside Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion. It’s so confusing that it’s easy to reconnect, but it’s not so convenient for other companies.”

"Ningrong Second Mansion, since it has some use, let's take a look first." Guo Kai shook his head indifferently, "Your information said that all the two young ladies and three girls in Rongguo Mansion are there?"

"How dare I lie? These things were originally just rumors. I specially sent people to verify them. There will be no mistakes." Qiu Shi'an said confidently.

"That's good, let's do this for now." He came over and nodded with satisfaction, "As for Wang Ziteng, let's take a look first!"

"The slave obeys the order!"

(End of this chapter)