Invincible son

Chapter 1272 1273 [The general trend]

Daliang has established the country for nearly a hundred years, and there has never been a precedent for the ruler of the Eastern Mansion to marry the Tian family.

The reason is that those who have been able to reach this point in power are all able-bodied ministers who aspire to be famous in history. Their personal abilities and integrity are extremely outstanding.Furthermore, although Daliang did not have an express rule that concubines were not allowed to enter the court, similar unspoken rules were known to the world.Once she marries Princess Tianjia, the greatest future in this life is to serve as Minister of Zongzheng Temple.

Therefore, after the imperial decree of Liu Xian's marriage was spread, the powerful and common people all over the capital were shocked.

Ordinary people who don't understand the inside story of the court only think that the family members of Zuo Ruo are grand, while officials with lower ranks think that Zuo Ruo Ting has offended His Majesty the Emperor. deep meaning.

When the homeland of the Southern Dynasties returned to Daliang, and Wei Guogong Pei Yue returned to Beijing with the merits of destroying the country, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly issued this decree, and Luo Ting did not reject it, which is enough to show that the Tian family and civil servants have reached a consensus in some aspects .

Anyone who has seen the scene outside the city a few days ago knows that Pei Yue's reputation is not even lower than that of Liu Xian, and he holds part of the military power of Daliang in his hands, and he has many elite descendants in the army. Simply describe it as a powerful minister.Even Wang Pingzhang, who was in charge of the West Mansion back then, was not as impressive as Pei Yue is now.

Although Pei Yue's return to Beijing as scheduled made many people feel relieved, at least he didn't have the worst result of staying in the southern border to support himself, but every time he thought of the brilliance of this young Duke, many loyal ministers could not even sleep at night.

In this context, the emperor's decree to marry Luo's ruling second son, Princess Pingyang, reassured many people.

Luo Ting was not a flattering person, and it was impossible for the emperor to issue this imperial decree without his consent. Therefore, the two monarchs and ministers obviously worked together to add a very important cabin stone to the stability of the court.

The officials and people in the capital have different opinions, but the Luo residence in the center of the storm is extremely peaceful.

Zuo Zhizheng, who received the decree, did not seem to be affected in any way. The next day, he went out to the court as usual. At the court meeting, he spoke on behalf of the East Mansion and the Six Departments, and confirmed the surrender ceremony to be held a few days later.After Liu Xian gave his approval, he ordered Xifu Youjunji Xiao Jin to draw up the matter of awarding meritorious generals as soon as possible, among which the regulations for making Wei Guogong Pei Yue a princely title were the most important.

There was no objection in the court, but the atmosphere was slightly weird.

After the court meeting, Luo Ting did not leave a comment, and boarded the carriage back home with a calm expression.

It's just that he hadn't had a moment's leisure when the housekeeper quickly came to report: "My lord, Ning Shangshu from the Ministry of Officials is here."

Luo Ting's eyes were slightly concentrated, and he said lightly: "Please meet him in the study."

"Yes, sir."

In Daliang's court system, the Ministry of Officials is a very special existence.

The Dongfu Government Affairs Hall is in charge of the government affairs of the court, and the six ministries, five temples, five supervisors, and even the Imperial Academy are all within the jurisdiction of the Dongfu. Therefore, the status and power of the ruling are the same as those of the former prime ministers, except for a different name.Generally speaking, the chief officials of each yamen are subordinates of the ruling government, and they will basically not violate the ruling decision.

Except for Yushitai, which is of a superior status, there is only one of these yamen that has some autonomy and can speak in front of the emperor, and that is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who is called the heavenly official by the world.

Ning Huai'an is 54 years old this year. He was the number one scholar in the palace examination in the seventh year of Jianping in the Zhongzong Dynasty. Since then, his official career has been prosperous, and he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials in the second year of Kaiping. It has been a full six years so far.Originally, he was very hopeful to take over the position of the right governor, but Emperor Kaiping finally chose Han Gongduanbu, who was a Hanlin scholar at the time, to participate in politics for the Dongfu.

Although he didn't go any further, Ning Huai'an was still one of the most influential civil servants in the court.

In the study room, after the ceremony, the two sat down separately as the host and the guest.

Ning Huai'an said with a smile: "I hope that the lower officials will take the liberty to come to the door today, and I hope Master Luo will forgive me."

Luo Ting replied calmly: "Ning Shangshu doesn't need to be polite."

Ning Huai'an first asked Luo Ting for his opinions on the transfer, appointment and dismissal of some middle-level officials in the court. Master Luo is correct."

"Please say."

"There is no precedent for a king with a different surname in this dynasty, but now that Duke Wei is responsible for the destruction of the country, it is imperative to be crowned king. However, His Majesty did not mention, where will the fief of a king with a different surname be arranged?"

Luo Ting stared into each other's eyes, and said calmly, "Fief?"

Among the imperial court's rewards for Wu Xun, the meanings of fiefdom, Shishifeng, and Shiyi are completely different.After hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, Shiyi has become a symbolic reward. It is nothing more than a sum of money issued by the Ministry of Households to those who have records at the end of the year.Shishifeng was rewarded by the imperial court to a certain number of nobles, and it became their private property thereafter.

Fiefdom is a concept recorded in history books, which refers to the territory allocated by the monarch to the princes. In the simplest description, it is a country within a country.Because this kind of reward can easily lead to serious consequences, the previous dynasties have strictly restricted it, especially in Daliang. Even the fief of the clan prince is only a county.

Luo Ting knew all these things well, so he said unhurriedly: "What does Ning Shangshu mean?"

Ning Huai'an said solemnly: "Your official believes that Duke Wei's conferment of the king is a foregone conclusion, but the fiefdom is absolutely unacceptable!"

Luo Ting raised a cup to invite tea, took a sip, and said slowly: "In this way, we can only let Duke Wei stay in the capital?"

Ning Huai'an nodded and said: "Yes. Duke Wei is not a clan prince with no achievements. He has too much influence inside and outside the court. If he is allowed to leave the capital, even if the fiefdom is only a county, as long as he is given certain In that time, I am afraid that the surrounding prefectures and counties will become his actual territory!"

Luo Ting was silent for a moment, then suddenly changed the topic: "Shangshu Ning came to look for me today, presumably it has something to do with yesterday's imperial edict?"

Ning Huai'an smiled awkwardly, and immediately said calmly: "Master Luo has insight into people's hearts, and I dare not speak nonsense."

For a long time in the past, Luo Ting's bias towards Pei Yue was very obvious, but yesterday he accepted His Majesty's marriage proposal, which means that now Dongfu will definitely stand on the side of Tian's family, that's why Ning Huai'an dared Take the initiative to come to the door.

Luo Ting murmured: "This matter can be considered, but in the end it depends on His Majesty's will."

Ning Huai'an was determined, as long as he had the full support of the Dong Mansion, at least within the court, it would be difficult for Wu Xun to stir up trouble.

He said more and more excitedly: "There is one more thing, Lord Luo, please decide. The officials believe that it is not appropriate for Wei Guogong to continue to hold power in the army after being crowned king. No matter what dynasty or generation, the prince must stay away from the court, let alone Holding a heavy army. Now that the southern border has not been completely recovered, Duke Wei can gradually transfer the power of the southern army, but at least it is not appropriate to continue to serve as the commander of the Beijing camp."

Luo Ting looked at him with complicated eyes.

In fact, he understood why Ning Huai'an was so eager, aside from the indiscernible thought of being loyal to the country, this Minister of the Ministry of Officials has always been uneasy.

Perhaps many people have forgotten the turmoil of last spring, but Liu Xian will definitely remember that when he was fighting for the position of crown prince, he had only Pei Yue's full support, while the ministers headed by Ning Huai'an firmly Standing on the side of the second prince Liu Yun.It's just that Ning Huai'an was not as restless as Xue Ji, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and jumped directly into the big hole dug by Emperor Kaiping and Pei Yue.

Although he was lucky enough to escape, Ning Huai'an knew that his position was not that stable, it was just because the imperial power needed to be stable when changing the imperial court, Liu Xian had no reason to dismiss the dignified officials rashly.

If Ning Huai'an can't restore some of his family members as soon as possible, he might have to resign and return to his hometown in a year or so.

After thinking about these joints, Luo Ting couldn't help but feel disgust in his heart.

However, he had no way to express his feelings directly, so he could only slowly say: "This matter is a big one, and the influence of all aspects must be considered. The key lies in how to let most people in the court understand your Majesty's difficulties."

At this moment, the old housekeeper's voice sounded outside the study door.

(End of this chapter)