Chapter 987 The First Congratulations (Part 2)
The people who entered the main hall of Taiji Hall to give the banquet were carefully selected. In addition to the Six Dukes and Nine Ministers, the Three Provincial Taiges, the Third Courtyard of the Forbidden Army, the Chief Officer of the Eighth Guards, and the four princes, there were also people specially invited by Shao Xun, such as Foreign kings and scholars from Xiliang.
Everyone sat down according to their shifts.
The four princes were all first-rank princes, but out of humility, they allowed Prime Minister Wang Yan, Taibao Pan Tao, Taiwei Yang Jiezhi, Sikong Liu Han, and Situ Pei Miao, who were also first-rank princes, to sit under the throne.
Hot dishes were served one after another, and the graceful palace ladies poured wine for everyone attentively.
"The extravagant style of the previous dynasty can be put to rest. There is no dancing today. If you have some eloquent articles, you can recite them in public." Shao Xun picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Drink this glass first, and then talk about other things."
After that, drink it all in one gulp.
Everyone raised their glasses in response.
Shao Xun tilted his head slightly and placed a small table next to the imperial desk. Shao Zhen sat there kneeling in a dignified manner, looking down at the food.
My son is poor, he has never had good food since he was born.
He took a meat cleaver and carefully cut a few pieces of deer meat, and then the palace attendants sent it to Shao Zhen's case.
Shao Zhen looked at him with delighted and admiring eyes.
Shao Xun smiled slightly, turned to look at the crowd, and said, "Yifu, you have been the prime minister of twenty counties, and now you are the prime minister of fifteen states in the north. Do you have any feelings?"
"I feel deeply." Wang Yan said: "In the past, I was a servant of the Jin Dynasty, and my government orders did not leave Luoyang. Now I am the Prime Minister of Liang. I am convinced by everyone from far and near, and my orders are carried out unimpeded. This shows your majesty's prestige."
"Yi Fu is still the same." Shao Xun looked at everyone and said with a smile.
Everyone laughed a few times, and the one who laughed the loudest was Yan Wang Shao Yu.
The smile on Wang Yan's face froze, and he thought of Wang Jingfeng's leaky cotton-padded jacket.
"Looking ahead." Shao Xun asked while cutting the meat slowly: "When you came to Guangchengze to vote for me, did you ever think of today?"
Chu Hui was a very light drinker. He got drunk after two sips and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"Let's tell lies first." Shao Xun smiled.
"When I saw His Majesty in Yecheng, I was so shocked that I vowed to follow him to death," Chu Hui said.
"Lies really sound good." Shao Xun said: "What about the truth?"
"The truth is that Henan and Hebei were in war for a long time, so I had no choice but to go to Youzhou to escape the chaos. After the chaos was over, I returned home and didn't think much or dare to become an official. However, Yu Shizhong (Yu Min) warmly invited me, but I couldn't refuse. He thought about Lu Yang is in Jingzhou, and it is not very dangerous to become a big farmer there. If you are not careful, you will become a minister," Chu Hui said.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone burst into laughter.
Shao Xun also smiled and said: "If you don't come, I really have no one to use. Come, drink this cup, and the good stories between you and me as kings and ministers will last forever. No matter how he came, the wealth of the Jun family is indispensable."
After speaking, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
Chu Hui secretly thought of his luck and drank it all in one gulp, almost choking.
Seeing his flushed face, the military attachés all laughed, as if they were looking at some weakling.
Wang Yan smiled and lightly scanned the warriors headed by Chen Yougen.
Chu Hui's face looked a little ugly.
I don’t know when it started, maybe it was when the discussion of Taoism in Jinyang started, and these warriors became more and more "rampant".
In particular, the emperor created many military positions of his own, such as the three imperial guards and the eight palace guards, which were unheard of before. The ranks were not low, and the number of military personnel in the court also increased greatly.
When there are many people, they like to stick together, their voices become louder, and their spirits become high.
"Gongji." Shao Xun raised his wine glass from a distance, looked at Liu Runzhong, and said, "I heard that you have another wife?"
Liu Run was shocked but his expression was calm. He pretended to be drunk and deliberately said in a rude tone: "Daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan. In the past, I could only watch from a distance for fear of being slapped if I got closer. Now I take her home. Found nothing more than that.”
Shao Xun laughed and said, "You didn't do your best."
When Liu Runzhong heard this, he felt relieved and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has achieved all the wonderful things, and now he is on the verge of conquering the world. I am not as good as me."
Shao Xunfu laughed and asked, "Do you have more than 20 wives and concubines in your house?"
"Almost thirty." Liu Runzhong said: "Most of them were purchased in the past five years."
In fact, since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there have been requirements for the number of wives and concubines of officials, but they have never been implemented because it is simply impossible to implement them. People say this is not a "madam" but a "female singer", "dancing queen" or "maidservant". What can you do?
Furthermore, for men who hold power, such a policy is unpopular and destined to be resisted and exist in name only. So Liu Runzhong said it openly and didn't think there was any problem.
"Can you afford it?" Shao Xun asked.
"Thanks to your Majesty's blessing, my family business will become more and more prosperous, and I will enjoy endless wealth." Liu Runzhong said: "I only hope that the people of Daliang will not suffer from floods and droughts, and the country will not suffer from famine. It is all thanks to the Liu family of Shangdang for this good fortune. Your Majesty. If there is a conquest in the country in the future, just say it. As long as I can ride a horse and draw a bow, it will be smooth sailing. "
After saying that, he directly picked up the wine bowl, drank it all, and said: "This is all I can do. But don't I have dozens of concubines? I can give birth to more sons and daughters, and when they grow up, they can fight for your majesty." ”
"Gongji, you and I have known each other for many years, and our friendship is extraordinary." Shao Xun drank the wine in the cup and said, "We should enjoy wealth and honor together."
Liu Runzhong was so generous that he poured another bowl of wine. After drinking it all, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and shouted happily.
"Your Majesty." Pei Xian, the Censor Zhongcheng, stood up from the back row and said, "I have violated Liu Shizhong's behavior before you."
Liu Runzhong was stunned and then angry.
"That's all, I'm happy today and don't need to be restrained." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "I am the emperor for the first time, and many people are also ministers for the first time. It is not easy to come to the great Liang Dynasty. The meeting between the emperor and his ministers is a good story. , today it’s just drinking.”
After speaking, he raised his wine glass again and said, "Drink this glass to the full." The ministers responded one after another.
After Shao Zhang put down his wine bowl, he secretly glanced at Liangcheng County Gao Zhen.
His father arranged for him to be by his side. In the eyes of outsiders, it was a courtesy to the envoy of the country, which was extremely gracious and honorable.
But in Shao Zhang's view, it was because the father felt that he owed his son and tried every means to make up for it.
Yuan Zhen should also know who his real father is. His little face turns away from time to time, looking very happy.
He was too young and coveted his father's company.
However, it is impossible for the fourteenth brother to get his hands on the great treasure, and Zongzheng Temple did not even record his name on it.
After retracting his gaze, he looked to the opposite side.
The second and third brothers were both sitting in the civil service class.
The third brother, Nian Liu, was secretly watching him. Seeing that he had been discovered, he raised his glass to signal.
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Shao Zhang responded, a little surprised at the same time.
The third brother's temperament is a little different. Could it be that after half a year of experience in Sangziyuan, the effect is so good?
A few days ago, he even heard that all the staff in Prince Zhao's Mansion were actually ready, and he was the fastest among the brothers.
Master Wang - called "Fu" in the Jin Dynasty, to avoid taboo - came from the Pei family in Hedong.
Friends and literature come from the Wei family and Liu family in Hedong respectively.
The lieutenant was appointed by the Xue family, who sent a group of brave and brave young men to serve as lieutenants.
The Jingzhao Du family, the Wei family, the Hongnong Yang family, the Xihe Song family and other clans also had children serving in official positions.
This is a palace with a strong color in Xizhou.
Of course, this is not surprising.
The two counties of Hedong and Pingyang are culturally of the same lineage as Guanxi, and have relatively close ties with the Guanxi gentry. The Pei family also has a very close relationship with the Bingzhou gentry, and vigorously selects scholars from the four states of Yong, Qin, Bing, and Liang. Not surprising.
Shao Zhang ate the food and wine in silence, thinking a lot.
The atmosphere in the hall became more and more enthusiastic, and everyone gradually relaxed a little.
Shao Zhang noticed that his father got up and left the table, and went to Xi Zhonglang and Bei Gongchun to talk and laugh.
"I am very happy to see the talents of Liangzhou at today's high meeting. Come and drink from this cup." Shao Xun raised his wine glass and said with a smile.
"The elders of Liangzhou have been waiting for your majesty for a long time." A group of Liangzhou generals headed by Bei Gongchun responded one after another.
Most of them are recent officials, and they are a kind of wooing by Shao Xun from all over Liangzhou.
That is to say, tell the local wealthy people that I am willing to use your children as officials. Who will you follow?
Things have already begun to ferment locally, and as time goes by, the effects will become more and more significant.
"After I found the country, I will plan to inspect the territory." Shao Xun added: "This year I plan to patrol the west of Guanzhong and station in Chang'an. Unfortunately, Liangzhou has not yet been decided, otherwise I can go and see it and select the talents of Qin and Liang for my use."< br>
Everyone knows the elegant meaning of the string song when they hear it, and they know it as soon as they hear the words.
The emperor is very likely to try to launch troops against Xiliang, and it will probably be this year.
Liangzhou is different from other places. The terrain, climate and external environment have created more obvious aristocratic politics there than in Guandong.
They have great power and power in the local area.
Who is sitting next to Bei Gongchun? Sanqi often serves Xin Mi.
He was born in the Xin family in Longxi, and was of the same clan as Xin Yan, who commanded Xiping, Jinxing, and Pouhan, and the latter seemed to be an independent small military leader under the rule of Liangzhou.
Zhang Jun didn't want to touch him at all. He once planned to attack Xin Yan and his son on the grounds of "exerting power", but was finally dissuaded.
In addition to the Xin family, there are also descendants of the Han, Suo, Yin, Yan, You, Qu, Ma, Dou, and Li clans.
For more than a hundred years, these families have been coming back and forth in Liangzhou and neighboring Longxi and Tianshui. No matter how the Central Plains changes, their status as local snakes and local tyrants has never changed.
Compared with them, the three generations of Zhang Gui, Zhang Shi, and Zhang Jun are all outsiders.
To put it bluntly, Zhang Jun is completely out of his mind. Why should he let these local snakes work for him?
"Liangzhou, after all, has to rely on the famous families who have migrated westward since the Han and Wei dynasties." Shao Xun finally said: "This generation has done a great job in studying, managing property, and guarding one area. If I don't use that generation, who can I use? Liangzhou doesn't need them. The land and all kinds of wealth should be used to support the soldiers to prevent bandits."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
Your Majesty has made another condition.
They will not cultivate their fields and work for officials, and they will not shake the status of the Liangzhou family in the local area...
At this point, Liangzhou's determination to resist became a little weaker.
This is to use the power to overwhelm others and then divide and disintegrate.
The outcome of the war may have been determined before it started.
(End of chapter)