Poor family mother and son

In Kyoto, half of the officials of third rank and above have titles. Even if the officials themselves do not have them, their elders do.

For example, if a tree branch falls at the entrance of the Blue House one day, it will hit not only the father-in-law or marquis, but also the prince or grandson.

The prime ministers Tan and Cheng mentioned by King Qin, like Hong Liang, also had the title of duke.

Tan Xiang and Cheng Xiang, who helped the emperor become a great treasure back then, were granted official titles and titles by the emperor early on; Hong Liang was given a title in exchange for his illustrious military exploits.

Even though Hong Liang's title as a Duke is regarded as a "lifetime achievement award", he currently has no actual position and only serves as a consultant to the Ministry of War. However, if war breaks out, Hong Liang still has the opportunity to take control of the military.

Among all the titles, only Chu Qing's "Yong'an Gong" was in name only.

In fact, the original "Lin Yang Hou" was also in name only.

Because Chu Qing resigned from all the thankless practical positions. He only had positions but no rights. What was left for him to do?
Therefore, the current Duke title of the Chu and Qing Dynasties is almost non-existent: even the houses have to be raised by oneself, the population in the fiefdom is not enough, and there are many hungry people, how can there be food?
It was just helping the emperor build and prosper the city at his own expense.

You are given a reputation but no benefits. This is equivalent to beating someone under a quilt. You get beaten, but no one can see the injury.

The emperor said: "Doesn't she have a son? Isn't her son very capable?

I heard that there is a rumor among students nowadays that Chu Deng is the uncrowned king of the imperial examinations. If he takes part in the Spring Festival, the number one scholar might be his?

Then let his son be a sage, and he did not participate in the Spring Festival after all;

Besides, his family didn't worry about money, so going to a noble place actually enhanced his status. "

Ouch!
King Qin really wanted to pluck the emperor's hair and control the moisture in his head.

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" King Qin said.

"Uncle!" The emperor's voice was filled with anger and warning.

If I say something, you will contradict me, and if I say something again, you will contradict me again, but now it is "absolutely impossible". Why, am I going to let you be the emperor? !
"I deserve to die! I am guilty. I want to report my dereliction of duty to the emperor. I ask the emperor to reject others!" King Qin knocked his head on the ground.

An uncle kowtows to his nephew. Even if he is a monarch and a minister, it is not an important occasion, so this etiquette is a bit excessive.

The emperor didn't know why King Qin was acting like this, but he must have something to say, so he suppressed his anger for the time being and said, "Follow me to the imperial study."

In the imperial study room, King Qin was still kneeling on the ground.

Eunuch Li retreated to the door and stood guard with a solemn expression, which made the young eunuch who wanted to come over to report and request for leave not dare to come forward.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" King Qin said: "As early as 12 years ago, when Duke Yong'an handed over the blast furnace drawings, I should have reminded the emperor of the heavy reward;
I remember that the late emperor made a civilian veterinarian a marquis because he cured the horse plague in the military camp;
The late emperor also recognized a foster sister and named her a foster princess. Because of the earthquake that year, she promptly notified the downstream villages and avoided the danger of destruction and death caused by the discharge of the barrier lake;
Yong'an Gong's blast furnace drawings directly improved Daxuan's iron smelting level, and its contribution was no less than the former. I should suggest that the emperor reward him according to the previous emperor's practice;

On the one hand, it can encourage people to think more, reform the old and bring out the new, so as to facilitate production;
Secondly, it can show that the royal family attaches great importance to meritorious people regardless of high or low;

But the minister ignored the woman because she was a country woman and did not give the emperor the proper advice. Later, Duke Yong'an made a great contribution to the imperial court's war to destroy Dong Lun, and later popularized cotton throughout the country.
Ordinarily, since there was no good reward in the past, I should remind the emperor to reward him generously at this time to make amends;

However, I saw that the woman had no appearance and no appearance, and her behavior was not decent at all, so I thought it was difficult for this person to be an elegant person.
The emperor granted her an official position, but I felt that the emperor was really making a fuss out of a molehill;

A woman happens to do something right, but she does not do it herself, she just talks about it;

I have committed the crime of judging others based on their appearance!
But until this moment, I still didn’t realize that this was a mistake;
Later, officials questioned and even criticized this person, and the minister also had doubts about her, thinking that she was arrogant because of his favor, and that the emperor gave her too much, which made her feel disobedient;

I think this is very possible, because the human heart is always greedy. If you get one, you will think of two, and if you get two, you will think of everything. This is human nature;
Especially when she defended herself in court and argued with the courtiers, the courtiers thought it was an ignorant woman's rude behavior;
You must know that when a scholar meets a soldier, there is still no reason to explain. All the courtiers are people who know the book and understand the truth. How can they resist the nonsense of the lower Liba people?

By this time, I had a very bad impression of her! "

Following King Qin's words, the emperor also recalled Chu Qing's resume in detail, clearly remembering how she stood on the court step by step.

Others stood in the court through years of hard study, and once they gained merit and official positions, they then relied on years of hard work, gradually transferred from the local area to Kyoto, and finally entered the court.

But because Chu Qing was constantly being impeached, he had to stand in the court and fight with a group of people, and these people were all the humerus and the pillars of Daxuan.

How many of these so-called impeachments are truly aimed at the country and the future of the imperial court, and how many are serving their respective interest groups?

At that time, the word "rebellion" was too sensitive and aroused the emperor's nerves, so he did not feel that these impeachments were excessive, but now that he thinks about it, it is extremely abominable.

Thinking of this, the emperor said: "She only has one person and one mouth. If she doesn't have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, how can she defend herself?"

King Qin showed an expression of admiration and praised: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty has resisted all opinions and appointed women as officials from the very beginning. This is not only due to his discerning eyes, but also his courage as a king!"

But he said in his heart: Your Majesty, do you think that giving her an official position is already a great favor from the Emperor?
Did you hear that I kept saying it was my fault? Is that my fault?I'm blaming you.

Forget it, it’s obvious you didn’t hear it!
King Qin continued: "It wasn't until the marriage proposal was sent from the Kingdom of Voss that I realized that the country woman who I had never set eyes on was actually so valued!
I am confused, is King Voss blind? I have declared that he despises countless young women with both virtue and talent, but he only likes such a beautyless widow?

It was only then that I re-examined this person and realized that a blast furnace drawing from that year alone was enough to be worth the title of a marquis and a righteous princess!
Curing the horse plague in the military camp will only solve the temporary needs, at most, it will be needed for one battle;

And that battle was just a battle that the late emperor used to suppress the Dong Lun Kingdom in his early years. The purpose was to make it peaceful. Even if it failed, it would not cause too much damage;

During the earthquake, the timely notification of downstream villages to seek refuge and make up for the lack of government command only saved the lives of one village and one village, which was far less than the number of people who died in the disaster that year;

But a blast furnace blueprint has improved the smelting method that has been used for thousands of years. It seems that the only improvement is the time and quality of iron making;

But what it produced was a profound impact on military, agriculture, construction and other aspects. She was also the first to discover the largest iron ore vein in Daxuan so far;
As a result, the army's weapons and equipment were updated in a short period of time, and farm tools were quickly distributed from north to south, giving the people more confidence in the court;

These profound meanings are enough to deserve a princess title or a duke title!

If I had realized this earlier and provided advice to the Emperor earlier, I would not have put the Emperor in such a difficult position now! "(End of chapter)