Jingming

Chapter 12 First Impression of the Son of Heaven

Gu Dayong, Zhang Jin, and Wei Lin only heard Zhu Houcong say over there: "The three father-in-laws come over and get it together, I can't take it either."

"Slaves don't dare..." Gu Dayong was ecstatic in his heart, he still bowed his waist and declined.

"Why don't you dare?" Zhu Houcong smiled, "Eunuch Zhang came and went in a hurry that day, and I didn't see Eunuch Gu when he came over last night. After entering the palace, there are still many things to ask you in the palace. Besides, while They are relatives of the state and the emperor, and on the other side are loyal courtiers. You don't want to be caught in the middle, and want to be the finale like the old man?"

Hearing what he said, Liang Chu smiled, only Zhang Heling looked awkward and uncomfortable.

Gu Dayong said again and again: "Your Highness's witty words, this slave is ashamed to accept it."

"One inkstone, one ingot of ink, and one brush wash. You do all the dirty work, and sometimes you need to clean it up. These three are suitable for you."

Xie Changjie on the side opened his mouth slightly.Among the pen, ink, paper and inkstone among the four treasures of the study, unless the paper is extremely valuable, or you can give it a lot at a time.Now that the ink and inkstone have been sent out, what about the pen?
Only then did Zhu Houcong take another black-bottomed carved poem tube and walked up to Zhang Heling: "Bai Letian has a poem saying: busy with more pairs of wine glasses, less happy to read poetry tubes. In ancient times, poets often put poems in the poem tube to communicate Seeing off each other, thinking of socializing. Marquis Shouning is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager, and we will visit often in the future."

Liang Chu and Mao Cheng's eyes reappeared deep meaning, but at this moment Zhang Heling only heard the busy pair of wine glasses and their frequent exchanges, and didn't think deeply about whether this poem tube was suitable for him.

Only then did Zhu Houcong return to the desk, picked up his usual sandalwood paperweight and walked up to Mao Cheng with both hands: "Uncle Da Zong is in charge of the ritual department, and the things on my desk, this paperweight is just like Uncle Da Zong. There is no rule without rules, If the paper is not flat, it is not convenient to write on it.”

Mao Cheng laughed: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward."

Only Liang Chu was left, and Zhu Houcong opened a seal box on the table, took out a small jade stamp from it, looked at it, put it back and covered it, and walked up to Liang Chu with a strange expression: " The seal that I have liked to use for the past two years will no longer be available after today. Elder Ge, please give this free seal to Elder Ge."

Among these people, Mao Cheng was shocked suddenly, and looked at Zhu Houcong in disbelief.

And Liang Chu was also very serious: "Your Highness, I cannot accept this seal!"

Zhu Houcong laughed again: "It's just an idle badge, engraved with the words 'borrow another five hundred', and it's not a silver badge. What are you worried about?"

Hearing his point, Liang Chu took a deep look at him immediately: "Since your Highness knows the silver medal, you should know that no matter what kind of badge your Highness rewards your ministers, it will eventually cause criticism."

"The rest are worthy of the old man, but the pen I use is the only one."

Liang Chu showed a wry smile: "Your Highness, this is embarrassing the minister... What's the meaning of the words 'borrow another five hundred'?"

"...There is a saying in "Xiaoyaoyou" that Chu Zhinan's Mingling regards five hundred years as spring and five hundred years as autumn. After the father died, he remembered that his son wanted to support him but he would not wait for him. Borrowing another 500 years of delusion, I engraved this idle seal and used it during my filial piety."

Everyone in the study showed some mourning for a moment, and they didn't know if it was because Zhu Houcong mentioned the dead King Xingxian, or because they were not too young.

"His Royal Highness's filial piety moved the minister..." Liang Chu hesitated for a moment, and finally saluted, "This is something His Royal Highness entrusts with filial piety, grief and deep affection, and the minister dare not accept it."

But Zhu Houcong returned a salute: "If it's not possible, let's make it an agreement. If the old man is short of money, how about borrowing 500 taels of silver from me with this seal?"

Liang Chu was dumbfounded, and the others in the study laughed.

This joke dilutes the special significance of the seal for a while, Liang Chu can only laugh and laugh but is very moved to accept it.

He didn't believe that today's rewards with their own rhetoric did not have deep intentions.

"I've used them all. It's not expensive but it's a thought. It's hard work for everyone to come here all the way. Let's sit in the side hall first, have a cup of tea and talk before entering the table."

Xie Changjie followed behind with some admiration, but he didn't expect that His Highness would give the four treasures of the study and other stationery that he had used to these few members of the welcoming group.

It is indeed not expensive, but it was used by His Highness himself, what kind of luck should there be in it?
This heart is more important than anything else!

They, officials of the palace, did not get this blessing.

Is there another seal... Xie Changjie was born as a Jinshi at any rate, so he still knows a little about the allusions of this dynasty.

Emperor Renzong once gave Jian Yi, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Jin Youzi, and Xia Yuanji a silver medal for each of the five important ministers. Regarding the memorials stamped with silver medals, Emperor Renzong said, "I have done something wrong, but you have to do it. Knowing this, it is not difficult for me to do good."

To put it bluntly, it is: If I am wrong, if you come to persuade me with your seal, I will definitely listen.

Everyone in the welcome group, and everyone else, are credited with welcoming the establishment, but Liang Chu, as the cabinet minister who was present when Zhu Houcong was elected, was an extraordinary "contribution to supporting the establishment".

Is Your Highness not only showing respect to him, but also implying that he will be a diligent and benevolent emperor like Renzong?
Zhou Zhao was also convinced. Zhu Houcong gave these gifts to different people, and each person had different rhetoric.

For example, for Gu Dayong and others, Zhu Houcong's words were not pleasant, but what was given to two of them were the four treasures of the study.Ranking ahead of Zhang Heling, there is obviously a hint of closer relationship.

Only for Zhang Heling, is it a hint for Liang Chu and the others?There is no poem in the poem tube, isn't that a metaphor that Zhang Heling has no goods in his stomach?Then Zhang Heling was ranked behind the three ministers, and he talked about frequent contact, but the meaning of estrangement was obvious.

Civil servants disliked Zhang Heling's two dynasties by relying on the dominance of Queen Mother Zhang, and they should be very happy with Zhu Houcong's hint.

After this private reward after the call, everyone in the welcome group had a deep impression on Zhu Houcong.

Smart, decent, easy-going... The favorability quickly increased.

In addition, he would be the emperor soon, which made Mao Cheng and Liang Chu very emotional: Yang Tinghe did not choose the wrong person.

Next, we will discuss the attendants of the royal residence who will enter the capital. Of course, these can only be decided by Zhu Houcong. The welcome group needs to know how many people there are to arrange.

But Zhu Houcong suddenly asked Liang Chu: "Old Liang Ge, my first teacher, the original right-hand man of the palace, Yuan Zonggao Zhongdegong, and the current Jiangxi Inspectorate, I wonder if he can be transferred to Beijing with me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xie Changjie's expression suddenly changed.

But Liang Chu and Mao Cheng just looked at each other, and they both smiled and said: "Jiangxi is not far away. Since His Highness cares about the merits of a loyal minister, I can decide to go to Jiangxi first, so that Duke Zhongde can come here as soon as possible. As for the selection procedures, I will make another memorial, recommending Duke Zhongde to the imperial court."

Strictly speaking, this is the first time that Zhu Houcong has expressed his opinions on the selection of officials, although he made them in the form of suggestions in his capacity as heir.

But in the eyes of everyone, it must be sooner or later that Qi Qi Qingyun, the former minister of the hidden mansion, will go straight up.That being the case, why bother to make Sijun dissatisfied with such a trivial matter?

What's more, he just rewarded the old things to the people who made the contribution to welcome them.

Among the people sitting in this side hall, only Xie Changjie felt uneasy: If Yuan Zonggao came over, who would lead the officials of the palace?
(End of this chapter)