The devil is coming

Chapter 364
"The fourth prince of the Chu Kingdom serves as regent as a supervisor of the country and has not ascended the throne?"
"Yes, Your Highness, according to the information from the Chu State, it is indeed the case. The inscription on the Chu State's edict used by the Chu State's envoys is also the Regent of the Great Chu State, not the Emperor of the Great Chu State."
Hearing this, the prince smiled, turned to look at Ning Fangsheng, the Minister of Rites beside him, and said:
"Mr. Ning, what do you think the fourth prince of Chu State means?"
Even though he had defeated several other princes who were competing for the throne and had the support of several big nobles with pillar states in the Chu Kingdom, he did not take advantage of the opportunity to succeed to the throne. Instead, he changed the title of Supervisor to the Kingdom.
In fact, it has been said since ancient times that we should pay attention to our opponents tactically and despise our opponents strategically.
Especially at the level of countries, it is also politically correct to regard the other party as a "fame and fortune seeker".
Not to mention that today, although Dayan failed once in the first battle at Wangjiang, it finally won the final victory. In the past few years, it has successively won great victories, not to mention the inflated pride of home and country among the people of Dayan. These people who are truly leaders in the court are also confident and magnanimous.
When commenting on officials or princes and ministers of other countries, there will naturally be a tendency to look down upon them by superiors.
Of course, you still have to analyze it how you should analyze it. Confidence is confidence, but you don't naively think that the other party is really a fool.
"Prince, in my opinion, perhaps the Qingluan Army of the Chu State was trapped in Yupan City. After our Dayan cavalry drove out the barbarians, we unified the three Jin lands, causing the fourth prince of the Chu State to lose his calm arrangement after seizing the throne. timing.
Instead of succeeding to the throne, he proclaimed himself the supervisor of the country first. Thinking about it, he also wanted to unite and integrate the major forces in the country and deal with the pressure from Dayan first. "
The prince nodded, he thought so too.
Don't you want to leave that position alone and not be in a hurry to sit on it?Definitely not.
As the prince of a country, no one knows better than him how terrifying the attraction of the dragon chair is.
At this time, Xu Guanghuai, the Minister of Household Affairs, said:
"Actually, he was not in a hurry to succeed, presumably because the speed of our Yan army's advance and the results achieved exceeded his original expectations.
Prince, Mr. Ning, for now, we have to finalize these credentials and the details of the treaty as early as possible. "
The letter of credence was sent by the State of Chu.
Regardless of whether the fourth prince is the Emperor of Chu or the regent of the country, he cannot allow the [-] Qingluan troops to starve to death in Yupan City.
But it was obvious that that person did not plan to send a large army for another expedition, but hoped to find a more dignified ending through peace talks.
The conditions offered by the Chu State are not unreasonable. First of all, Zhennan Pass, which was originally in the hands of the Situ family, will be returned to the Yan State;
At the same time, the State of Chu will recognize the legal principles of Yan's rule over the three Jin lands;
These are the first two,
This is an explanation for the previous war.
Next, there are two more.
One is that Yan and Chu will sign an alliance;
The regent of the Chu State recalled in the letter of credence that the Ji family and the Xiong family, a Marquis of Yan and a Marquis of Chu, were both members of the Paoze who expanded the territory under the orders of the Great Xia Emperor. They were originally members of the same family.
Therefore, from now on, the two sides will help each other. When Yan is threatened by barbarians, Chu will help; when Chu is threatened by Shanyue, Yan will help.
This is bullshit,
Not to mention that over the past hundred years, Dayan had beaten the barbarians completely out of temper. Let’s just say that the hundreds of Shanyue tribes in the Chu Kingdom had all been expelled by the Chu people to the real barren mountains and rivers. It is estimated that they are all about to be exterminated.
There are no enemies on either side, so why are they still helping each other?
To be honest, one day Shanyue suddenly rose up, and the barbarians also rose up. One was in the west of Dayan, and the other was in the south of Chu. Is it too late to help each other?
Of course, the Yan people knew it was bullshit, and the Chu people must also know it. Therefore, according to diplomatic customs, bullshit will definitely be followed by truly useful words.
That is the second article, Yanchu will become a "country of brothers".
Since the regent of Chu State had not yet succeeded to the throne, he wanted to respect the late Chu State Emperor and Emperor Yan as "brothers". It didn't matter who was older or younger, age or national strength, so he skipped this debate directly. Anyway, , the regent of Chu State could recognize Emperor Yan as "uncle".
These are the four major items,
Below, there are a lot of trivial details.
For example, the State of Chu will compensate the State of Yan for food, wealth, silk, etc. to appease the anger of the State of Yan, and is willing to imitate the original State of Qian and submit annual coins to the State of Yan every year.
The envoy from Chu State, whose surname is Jing, is called Jingyang. He is a member of the Jing family, a great aristocrat of Chu State, and a close confidant of the Regent of Chu State. This contract was negotiated entirely on behalf of the will of the Regent of Chu State.
Based on the principle of reciprocity, a person sent by a "nephew emperor" naturally had to be handed over to the next generation to handle, so Emperor Yan handed over the matter to the prince.
The prince will be responsible for leading relevant officials to conduct negotiations in order to obtain the best result for Yan State.
Xu Guanghuai, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, attaches great importance to this peace negotiation. The Yan State needs to recuperate and renew its people. If it can reach an alliance with the Chu State, regardless of whether the alliance is valid or not, peace can be maintained for at least five years, right?
If there is no war for five years, the Yan region can further develop, and the Jin region can relatively recover some of its vitality, and it will be able to calm down in terms of money and food.
The prince put down the document in his hand, stretched out his hand and rubbed his brow, and said:
"Master Mao, do you think we, Dayan, can continue to fight this battle?"
Although the conditions offered by Chu State are very generous, just letting the nearly [-] Qingluan Army go back, not to mention a series of problems that may arise from this, is simply from the perspective of personal likes and dislikes. I feel a little unsatisfied.
Mao Mingcai, Minister of War, stood up and reported back:
"Returning to the crown prince, now that the troops of the three Jin Dynasties under the jurisdiction of King Jingnan have been mobilized, they are actually ready for a full-scale war with Chu State, but..."
The prince nodded and said:
"Is it better not to fight if I can't?"
"This is indeed what I mean. The soldiers are exhausted. If this battle continues, it will be a torture for the country and the army.
When King Jingnan used his troops, he always insisted on being as motionless as a mountain, and as moving as thunder exploding.
Now, putting on this kind of posture to use force to overwhelm others is actually not the style of King Jingnan's military use. After thinking about it, King Jingnan also knows that stopping here is the most beneficial outcome for our country, Yan. "
"I understand, Mr. Ning, you still need to worry more about the specifications of the credentials and other details, so as not to make any mistakes in the etiquette. In addition, order Honglu Temple to inform the envoys of Qianguo. They owe the money quickly. Three years’ worth of coins.”
As he said that, the prince looked at Xu Guanghuai, the Minister of Household Affairs,
"Qian Guo not only needs to make up for the arrears of the past three years, but at the same time, the specific amount needs to be revised. At least, it must not be lower than the Chu people.
Let’s treat these two things as one thing and do it together. "
"The minister waits for orders."
"The minister waits for orders."
Before the start of the Three Kingdoms War, the border between Yan and Qian was actually very tense, so the Qian Kingdom did not send the coins that year. After the war started, the Yan army invaded the Qian Kingdom, and the Qian Kingdom responded in a panic. , after that time, the two countries have actually been in a state of "war".
Although, after the Yan people withdrew their troops, the Gan people did not think about doing anything northward, and the two countries quickly restored their previous "calm", but the "war" state has actually never been lifted.
Now, taking advantage of the opportunity of negotiating peace with the Chu people, Qian Guo was also brought in. Let's talk together, and by the way, sign the peace treaty again.
Dayan needs to recuperate, so he should take this opportunity. Anyway, if you take one blackmail, it's a blackmail, and if you take two, it's a blackmail. Don't take things for free.
This is not Emperor Yan's idea, this is the prince's idea. From this, we can also see the prince's courage and ability.
"By the way, Mr. Xu, how are you doing with your sixth brother in your household department these days?"
My sixth brother was sent by his father to watch the wind in the household. In name, watching the wind was just an errand to learn and understand.
But this job, coupled with his status as a prince, is really a big or small job.
And the household department is Xu Guanghuai's territory.
From the prince's point of view, the Minister of Revenue was not one of his own, but there was a lot of tacit understanding between the two parties.
Especially on the matter of Zhi Ge's cultivation, the two have the same views.
Although it is said that forgetting to fight will lead to danger, but being willing to fight will lead to chaos. Now that the general trend of the Yan Kingdom has been established, it should manage it well and turn the trend into reality in order to maintain stability.
"Returning to the crown prince, His Highness, the Sixth Prince, is quite free these days at the Ministry of Finance. He spends the whole day drinking and having fun with his colleagues."
When the prince heard this, he shook his head and said:
"The sixth brother is young and has a laid-back temperament. As the elder brother, I have to ask Mr. Xu for your guidance."
said,
The prince stood up and bowed to Xu Guanghuai;
Xu Guanghuai immediately stood up and knelt respectfully.
Ning Fangsheng, the Minister of Rites, caressed his long beard and smiled.
He is satisfied with the prince, he has the aura of a prince, and he has the aura of a future king;
Mao Mingcai remained motionless and silently reopened a copy of the document.
Is this really a deep brotherhood?
Not necessarily.
The eldest prince is about to return from defeat. There is a rumor that he will marry a barbarian princess. From now on, all possibilities must be eliminated;
The Three Princes Pavilion in the middle of the lake enjoys the wind in spring, listens to thunder in summer, views leaves in autumn, and enjoys snow in winter;
In his life, there is only a pavilion and the spring, summer, autumn and winter over and over again.
With the decline of the Deng family, the fourth prince lost his greatest support. His Majesty's military reforms wiped out the military structure. At this time, the fourth prince was already a kite with broken wings;
The fifth prince doesn't like to go out and likes to stay at home doing carpentry work. He has been punished by His Majesty for this several times, but he still goes his own way;
The seventh prince is too young, and Dayan does not have a pattern where the king is declining and the ministers are strong, so it is difficult for the seventh prince to touch that position.
After some calculation,
Except for the idle sixth prince Guanfeng Hubu who suddenly appeared recently,
His Royal Highness has no opponent.
There is always no way out in the fight for the right to inherit the throne. Even the slightest hint of it will be regarded as a huge sin in the final reckoning.
Who can sit in the position of a minister, who is not a person who came from the officialdom?
How could Xu Guanghuai and Xu Shangshu, who were so moved that they knelt down to return the gift, not know what His Royal Highness was thinking?
But, this is the pattern, this is the level;
If it is fake, play with it more and it will become real.
The prince's restrained yet majestic feeling was the most recognized by these veterans.
It’s really great to have a country like this.
At their level, there is really no need to say that they are surrendering to someone or being someone's dog. Except for Emperor Yan, no one can manipulate them like this. Therefore, what everyone values ​​​​more is political compatibility.
If your opinion is similar to mine, then I will support you.
He will naturally stand beside you, respond to you, and then press your opponent down.
Those who should understand the meaning of "taking care" of His Royal Highness will naturally understand it.
After both parties sat down again,
Ning Fangsheng, the Minister of Rites, said:
"Your Highness, I heard that you held a banquet in the East Palace the day before yesterday to entertain last year's Jinshi?"
The prince responded seriously:
"If I tell Mr. Ning, it's true."
Last year, the prince was in charge of the first imperial examination in Dayan. At that time, the prince was not yet the prince;
In the spring of this year, His Majesty issued an edict, and the prince presided over it.
Two years after the imperial examination was held in Yan Dynasty, the crown prince of the country would become known as the master of scholars in the world. It can be said that he was entrusted with lifting the dragon gate so that scholars from poor families could leap up the imperial steps.
Last year's imperial examination was presided over by Ning Fangsheng himself, assisted by the prince. He is already old, and it is his current wish to do more in civil affairs for the poor students of Dayan.
Fortunately, this prince's thoughts in this regard are very consistent with his own.
"Mr. Ning, now that our country is booming, we need these students to fill our hall and strengthen our roots. I will hold a banquet to entertain them. I just want to ask about the current situation as an encouragement."
With Emperor Yan's courage, he would not care about his prince making friends with civil servants or recruiting young officials who had just joined the court.
Therefore, the prince hosted the banquet with great care and was calm when mentioning the matter.
If it were any other emperor, his prince would definitely not be able to do this, nor would he dare to do this.
After the horse stepped on the family, there was a serious "official panic" in the Yan Kingdom. Although promoting officials to official positions relieved some urgent needs, it was not a long-term solution after all.
In addition, opening the imperial examination and selecting poor families to serve as officials is the fundamental strategy to eradicate the clans.
Because of this, last year's Jinshi scholars, at least those who were sent abroad, had parents from the same place, and those who stayed in Beijing quickly rose to the top among the six divisions.
Ability is one aspect, but in fact the most important thing is to support them in line with the current political trend.
Ning Fangsheng smiled and nodded, saying:
"The prince has a heart."
"Ning Lao's words are serious, this is what Gu should do."
said,
The prince flicked his wrist and ordered Li Yinglian beside him to go to the imperial kitchen to order a midnight snack.
The sooner the covenant is finalized, the better, so it’s inevitable to stay up all night.
Tired is tired,
But there’s also something fulfilling about it.
The prince looked around slightly,
Sitting in this position,
As long as I don't make mistakes, what can you do to me?
In the prince's mind,
I still remember that scene,
In that picture,
He and his eldest brother knelt on the ground and were scolded by their father.
The younger sixth brother was held by his father and sat on his lap;
On that day, the words my father said are still like a thorn, piercing deeply into the heart of the prince:
"You guys, you guys, that's all. Fortunately, there is a Xiaoliu who looks like me."
Ji Chengjue,
You have no chance,
Not at all.
……
"Do you think you still have a chance?"
The princess was leaning on the steps of the pavilion, throwing stones into the pond and asked Ji Chengjue who was standing in front of her.
"Sister, I just came in here. You didn't say you would make me a cup of tea, but instead of asking such heart-wrenching questions, is it inappropriate?"
Ji Chengjue smiled and sat down on the steps opposite the princess, but deliberately did not answer the question.
The princess stretches her legs,
Kicked Xiao Liuzi,
She didn't have much strength,
Xiao Liuzi was kicked so hard that he took a breath of cold air.
"Stop pretending. Your appearance has been ruined. Pretending anymore is no longer as natural as before. I'm curious. Why did the idle waste prince who has been pretending for so many years suddenly give up?"
"What did I pretend to be about me?"
"Be honest in front of me. I haven't married your second brother yet. We can still talk normally at this moment."
"What's the matter? After you become my sister-in-law, shouldn't you get closer to me?"
"You are so close to me, do you believe that the day after we get married, I will let the Zhenbei Army outside the city enter your mansion and arrest you?"
"Sister, are you going to rebel?"
"Is the method too drastic?"
"That is."
"Okay, then after we get married and I call you to the East Palace, I will tell you that you want to be scornful of me, and I will let Uncle Qi chop you down."
Uncle Qi happened to walk in and handed Ji Chengjue a cup of hot tea. Hearing this, he just smiled.
Ji Chengjue subconsciously reached out and touched his neck.
He knew that the woman in front of him looked beautiful and charming, but her heart should be ruthless. She was really ruthless.
The man named Zheng still can't forget the incident when he was almost used as fodder by this woman and thrown into the desert.
"Cheng Jue thinks that he has always been very respectful to his sister since he was a child. He has never been short of gifts and stipends during festivals. It stands to reason..."
The princess said "haha",
"Dad once said that you are most like His Majesty."
"..." Ji Chengjue.
"What's wrong? When I marry your second brother, I will help your second brother eliminate a threat. As a wife, isn't it the right thing to do?"
husband and wife,
You are a threat to my husband's throne,
Then I'll get rid of you.
Ji Chengjue nodded thoughtfully and said, "It really makes sense."
"Don't blame me for being unkind. I've known that you are different from Lao Wu ever since the spies of the Zhenbei Army discovered that you had arrangements outside my Marquis Mansion a few years ago.
If you keep pretending, it doesn't matter. The worst thing you can do is keep an eye on you more in the future. Over the years, the filial piety of so many rare things can always buy you a life, right?
But I don’t know what’s going on. Elderly people often say that eating lard can make people confused and do things that make them dizzy.
Yo,
No,
After all, he married the daughter of a butcher's family. It seems that he really eats a lot of lard. "
When Ji Chengjue heard this, he shook his head and smiled.
Road:
"It's not because of women."
"Don't say the next thing yet, it might make me sick."
"Forehead………"
Ji Chengjue was stunned for a moment, touched his nose, nodded and said:
"It's really because of men."
"It seems that I, Dayan, conquered the Jin region, and the wind from the Jin region really blew in."
"My sister also recognizes that person, Zheng Fan."
Hearing the name "Zheng Fan", the princess knocked out the pebbles in her hand with a little force, and several floats flew out on the water.
"I don't like this name. Every time I hear it, my face feels burning."
She was obviously the first to recognize Zheng Fan. Before he met her, Zheng Fan didn't even have an official status. He was just a civilian husband who was drafted.
I once asked him if he wanted to be a servant in the Li family.
I originally thought that the boy didn't know what it meant to be a servant of the Li family and a servant of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, so he foolishly chose the temporary official position of a business school captain.
But judging from what this kid did next, he was definitely not a stupid person. In other words, he did it on purpose.
This is actually nothing. How can the dignified princess of Beihou Mansion spend so much patience on a person from a commoner background.
However, after that, as he rose step by step and was appreciated by the Marquis of Jingnan, he became even more uncontrollable. In just a few years, he had already risen from the rank of civilian soldier to the position of the general soldier of Xue Customs. His Majesty even granted him a title. He is Hirano Bo.
Therefore, it's not that people don't know what it means to be a servant of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, it's that they are high-spirited and don't care to use this status of being a servant to enter the ranks.
The more outstanding Zheng Fan is, the greater his achievements as an official, and the more military exploits he gets.
The princess's "missing out on talented people" will be mentioned more and more.
Especially Zheng Fan, who was born in Beifeng County, actually became the commander-in-chief of the Jingnan Army. I always ask: Why?
then,
The princess knew that she was going to be whipped to death again.
There are women who have long hair but short knowledge, and women who have no eyesight. In short, they can put any basin on their heads.
What makes her most depressed is that she still can't distinguish anything, and she has no way to distinguish it.
At the beginning, my father wanted this person and wanted to poach him from Jingnan Marquis, but he still failed.
But at that time, it was just a matter of words.
"This bastard is indeed a powerful character. I really misjudged him at that time."
said,
The princess looked at Ji Chengjue again and said with a smile:
"Everyone in the world knows that Zheng Fan belongs to you, the Sixth Master, and he was offered by you. What's wrong... Oh, I understand.
Seeing that the little nuns he had confessed to had now become the commander-in-chief, he became anxious, fearing that if he kept pretending, the chain would be broken, right? "
"There is no chain. I don't treat him as a dog, he is a friend. Besides, with that kid's temperament, if he really wanted to be a dog, why would he reject you in the first place?
This is called, people with ability will naturally have a temper.
As for this time, don’t others know that you don’t know it, but the national treasury is about to be unable to support it. Only then did the father remember that I was a son who had no corners in the past, so he took me out to help him collect money and food to enrich the national treasury. "
"Come on, let's open the skylight and speak frankly. I don't believe it."
"Oh, I really didn't expect that sister, you would value me so much."
The princess laughed when she heard this.
Road:
"The ordinary folk sister-in-law is like a mother-in-law. The royal sister-in-law wishes that all her brothers-in-law would die young."
This was a taboo thing to say, but this was Xiyuan, and given her status, even if such words reached Emperor Yan's ears, Emperor Yan would probably just laugh them off.
"Sister, what you said is wrong. There are many stories about elder sisters-in-law being like mothers, but in fact, among the people, there are also many intrigues between sisters-in-law and even life-and-death situations. This is the norm."
"Okay, okay, what are you doing here?"
"I want to borrow something from you."
"what?"
"A sword."
The princess looked at Uncle Qi who was accompanying him.
Ji Chengjue immediately said:
"Not this one."
The princess had two swords by her side at this time, one belonged to her seventh uncle who had grown up with her and protected her since childhood, and the other was in the camp outside the capital.
One of the four greatest swordsmen in the world...Li Liangshen.
"Don't say that the sword is not mine. Even if it is mine, I can't lend it out."
Ji Chengjue stood up and patted his trouser legs.
Road:
"So, I just came to say yes to you."
The princess's eyes immediately narrowed,
Road:
"What a big breath."
Ji Chengjue nodded, admitting it calmly, and then said:
"Sister, aren't you still not married to my second brother? Aren't we still friends at least for now?"
"The battle is over, and I'm almost here."
Ji Chengjue smacked his mouth and nodded thoughtfully.
"Then, Xiao Liuzi, I'll take my leave first?"
"No delivery."
Ji Chengjue walked out of the West Garden. At the gate of the West Garden, he looked back at the plaque.
"Ha ha……"
The carriage prepared by Eunuch Zhang was outside, and Ji Chengjue got on the carriage.
The carriage was moving, the carriage was swaying, and Ji Chengjue's body was swaying along with it.
"She said that after she becomes my sister-in-law, she will kill me."
Ji Chengjue shook his head helplessly,
He muttered to himself:
"No matter how smart she is, she is still a girl who has been spoiled by her family."
To paraphrase what Zheng once said before, family growth environments are different.
"Tsk tsk..."
Ji Chengjue tasted the products,
I discovered that a lot of things Zheng Fan said before, when I think about them afterwards, they always have a different flavor.
Mr. Zhang who was driving said:
"Master, shall we go directly?"
"Go directly. From now on, we will be tougher."
Eunuch Zhang said immediately:
"Master is joking, slave can't be hard even if he wants to."
"Hahaha."
"Master, I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince and all of you adults have been very busy these days with the matter of handing over letters of credence to envoys from the State of Chu."
"Let him go about his business."
The carriage stopped at the door of a restaurant.
This is a very high-end restaurant in the capital, named "Zhuangyuan Restaurant".
It opened six years ago.
but then,
Dayan is still full of powerful families, and there is no imperial examination, so naturally there is no number one scholar.
Therefore, in the eyes of the people in the capital, this Zhuangyuan Building has learned the customs of the Naqian people.
On weekdays, business has been very average, and it can even be said that we are losing money and making money.
But as the Yan State began to select scholars through the imperial examination, last year, the Yan State also had its own number one, second place and third overall winner. The number one scholar building, which had been opened for several years, suddenly became popular and there were endless guests.
Ji Chengjue got off the carriage and walked inside.
"Hey, sir, are you staying in a hotel or dining?"
"My friend is up there. Okay, go ahead and go. No need to say hello."
After dismissing the waiter, Ji Chengjue walked up the stairs alone.
There are private rooms upstairs, including three in the center. Since the opening of the Zhuangyuan Building, there has been a sign stating that non-Jinshi are not allowed to start.
At that time, the business of Zhuangyuan Building was not good, but this incident also spread, and many people said that the boss was out of his mind and made these jokes.
But as soon as the imperial examination started and the first batch of new scholars were released, the three boxes in the Zhuangyuan Building were basically not broken.
In the two months after the rankings were released, those Jinshi gentlemen often came here to start the game. After that, when other merchants or nobles wanted to come and make friends with them, they would also deliberately choose to come to the Zhuangyuan Building to start the game.
Ji Chengjue walked to the door of the first-class box and did not rush in, but heard the voices inside.
It seems that because Ji Chengjue stayed here for too long, a group of servants who were supposed to be guarding the corner of the second floor began to walk towards here.
Eunuch Zhang, who had been following Ji Chengjue, now took the initiative to walk towards them, lowered his voice and said:
"The Miscellaneous Family would like to see if any blind thing dares to ruin my master's elegance."
In this capital, who are the people who can use eunuchs?
These servants look at me and I look at you, but they really don’t dare to come over again.
At this time, there was already a quarrel in the box.
"Hu Zhengfang, didn't you leave me a message saying that today is your [-]th birthday and you came here to invite me to a party."
"It's not me. Besides, my thirtieth birthday passed two months ago. At that time, the situation on the front line was unclear. How could I dare to take care of this.
I accepted Liu Chucai's post, saying that he just took a concubine the day before yesterday and invited me to come and get together. "
"You just took a concubine. How could my Hedong Lion let me take a concubine? I received a message from Lao Qin, saying that he had bought some good wine and asked me to come and taste it together."
In the room, there are all the Jinshi masters who were last year.
Because they were the first Jinshi in Yan State and most of them came from poor families, the relationship between them was very close.
Leaving aside those who are out of Beijing, those who stay in Beijing and are scattered in various yamen will naturally stick together instinctively.
The literati and officials in the Qian Kingdom have already completed a hundred years of work, but they here in the Yan Kingdom have just begun. Especially now when they are still very weak in the officialdom, they need to unite even more.
"So, what is going on? It's not you, it's not you, it's not you, then who invited us here?"
"Yeah, who is it?"
Ji Chengjue, who had been standing at the door listening for a while, opened the door and walked in.
Suddenly, the eyes of more than a dozen Jinshi masters inside fell on him.
Not surprisingly, no one knew him.
Firstly, the sixth prince has always been ridiculous, ignoring government affairs and not taking part in military affairs;
Secondly, he has been staying in Nan'an County for more than half a year, and there is no place to do it if he wants to.
Ji Chengjue did not regard himself as an outsider. He pointed at the table on the wine table and said:
"The food is served and the wine is hot. Why don't you use it?"
Ji Chengjue walked to the front seat and did not sit down in a hurry. Instead, he reached out and patted the back of the chair gently.
"May I ask where your Majesty comes from?"
"But your Majesty, you tricked us into coming here?"
"What does this young master mean?"
A group of questions came.
Everyone understood that it was obvious that it was the young-looking young master in front of them who had deceived them and others.
They were afraid but not afraid. After all, everyone had an official status, and it was not like they had never come into contact with some princes and dignitaries.
Ji Chengjue didn't answer in a hurry.
Instead, he pointed at the tall and thin man standing opposite him.
Road:
"You are Liu Chucai, right? Madam, is your illness better? You need to take good care of your illness. You must not be exposed to the cold, and you must not be careless.
Although winter has passed, it is most likely to relapse during winter and spring socializing. "
Liu Chucai was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
His wife's illness was caused by overworking herself when she was studying. At that time, everyone was almost dead, and he didn't have money to buy medicine. He was planning to sell some books in the house to exchange for some money. When the doctor grabbed some medicine, he didn't expect that the boss of Shuxuan confiscated his book. Instead, he gave him a sum of money and helped him invite the best doctor in the county to treat his wife.
He had never mentioned this matter to the outside world. When he returned to his hometown for high school last year, he wanted to thank his former benefactor in person, but he never thought that the bookstore had closed and the owner was missing.
Therefore, friends usually laugh at him because he is henpecked, but in fact, it is because he feels guilty about his wife in his heart, and even though he is now prosperous, he does not want to take a concubine.
Ji Chengjue pointed at the slightly pudgy man again and said:
"Hu Zhengfang, you've only gained so much weight in the past few years. When you were falsely accused and imprisoned, you were as skinny as a skinny boy, right?"
Hu Zhengfang also had a look of shock on his face.
"Qin Xiaosheng, how are you doing, your father? There are local officials who are not looking for trouble, right? The clan has been divided for several generations. Just because there is some good farmland due to injuries, people are looking at him as a member of the Qin family to beat him. , there are divisions in those places, they really can eat people without bones."
Qin Xiaosheng also had a look of horror on his face.
"you…………"
"By the way, and you..."
"Ah, you are..."
"Hahaha, you kid, remember back then..."
Ji Chengjue pointed at them one by one, greeted each one, and spoke one by one.
The atmosphere in the box suddenly became solemn.
No one dared to yell any more, and no one dared to question him.
After finishing the circle,
Everyone clicked on it and talked about it.
Ji Chengjue reached out, poured himself a glass of wine and took a sip.
"I heard that the day before yesterday, His Highness the Crown Prince invited all the Jinshi who stayed in Beijing from last year's department to have a banquet in the East Palace. How was it? Is the drink in the East Palace good?"
No one dared to answer. Firstly, it was because it concerned the prince, and secondly, because everyone had not yet recovered from the shock.
"What's the matter? You are all the leaders of my Dayan, the future of my Dayan, and the pillars of my Dayan. You have written gorgeous articles, but you can't say anything?"
At this time,
Liu Chucai licked his lips, cupped his hands to Ji Chengjue and said:
"I dare to ask... I dare to ask your Majesty, who is this person?"
Ji Chengjue pondered briefly,
smiled,
While pouring himself another glass of wine, he said slowly:
“Today’s Holy Master is an unparalleled wise king, stepping on the doorsteps of the family, drawing materials for the country, and opening the way for promotion for poor families;
Your Majesty's wish is that the talented people in Yan Dynasty will not be concerned about family status and will not be trapped by blood. Those who are talented will work for the country in temples, and they will be herders who are good at their places.
You are the first batch, and when spring begins, there will be a second batch soon.
You are my future, Dayan.
I,
Ji Chengjue,
Now His Majesty’s sixth son, here is a toast to everyone! "
Six princes?
Is he the sixth prince?
Ji Chengjue drank the water and wine in his glass without waiting for the shocked Jinshi gentlemen to react.
At this moment, what the princess had said to him when he was in the West Garden reappeared in his mind.
She said that as long as she became the crown princess, she would definitely get rid of herself.
Ji Chengjue sighed,
look up,
At that time he,
I really want to reply:
If my father hadn’t deliberately not put me on the plate,
What do you think is going on with you and your husband?
You only saw that my father deliberately suppressed me, suppressed me until I could hardly breathe, and made me suffer in great embarrassment;
But I don’t really use my brain to think about it.
My father is such a proud person,
I really don’t like a son, so I can just get rid of him casually, but why do I still want to be so cruel to me?
He deliberately cut me, pressed me, beat me, scolded me, relegated me,
Ha ha,
If it weren't for his blood flowing in my body,
Maybe I will be dead a long time ago.
but,
Who told me to be like him?
Who knows that I really look like him?
Seize the direct descendant,
Fight for position,
Let the old man think about it for himself. If he ends up, do you still have a chance of winning?
Do you, Ji Chenglang, think that by being a disciple or presiding over a spring ceremony in person, you can become the master of these new scholars?
Can he recruit batches of young officials for his own use?
Yes,
You are tired,
You stand there, hold the dragon gate, and watch the group of fish jump over;
Do you really think that all the talented people in the world are under my control?
don't even think about it,
These fish,
Before jumping over the dragon gate,
Who is feeding it?
In fact, after eliminating the disciples of the wealthy families, the so-called poor families and the so-called scholar seeds of Dayan are actually not very many. If you select some with good character and show kindness in advance, the cost is really compared with the subsequent results. It's not worth mentioning.
Of course, you can't just support anyone you catch. There will definitely be white-eyed wolves, but not too many, otherwise it will easily be wasted.
He, Ji Chengjue, never engages in loss-making business.
It's a pity that Uncle Zheng is not here at this time, otherwise he would have to admire him in his heart.
In the history that Uncle Zheng is familiar with, the Jin Party in the Ming Dynasty and the plutocrats in some later countries actually arranged their affairs in this way, so as to ultimately achieve the purpose of influencing government affairs.
When the scale of capital reaches a certain level, it will instinctively penetrate and expand, and it is not limited to trading.
Ji Chengjue sat down on the chair.
Now, you all think that I, Ji Chengjue, only gave birth to Uncle Pingye!
As everyone knows,
When my business was completely open a few years ago, how many people did I support?
Thinking of this,
Ji Chengjue's eyes narrowed slightly.
Scanning the group of people standing in front of me,
The corners of the mouth are slightly curved,
Road:
"You are all scholars, and you are also the most knowledgeable people in my country.
There is a problem,
Cheng Jue is not talented,
I want to ask everyone.
That is,
In your view,
Generate grace and nourish grace,
Which one is more important? "
silence,
silence,
silence……
at last,
It wasn't who moved first, it was more like a coincidence.
There were more than ten officials from various ministries of Jinshi Master present.
He knelt down towards Ji Chengjue who was sitting in the front seat.
Said in unison:
"Meet the benefactor."
(End of this chapter)