Chapter 934 The monarch and his ministers rebuked
On the other side,
the prince led hundreds of officials, with great ceremony, and witnessed by the people of the capital, welcomed King Pingxi into the capital and walked on the royal road. , enter the palace.
Here,
The emperor accompanied Zheng Fan in a carriage, walked through another opening, and entered the palace gate.
"There is a banquet tonight," the emperor said.
The vassal king with the highest status and reputation in Dayan should be the King of Zhenbei;
However, fame is fame, and we are not Qi practitioners. After all, we have to live a more practical life, so , if you want to talk about the number one vassal king in Dayan today, it must be King Pingxi.
The clearest and most direct comparison is that
King Zhenbei actually entered Beijing two days earlier than King Pingxi.
The emperor also sent the prince to welcome him and hosted a banquet for him, but it was the emperor's family banquet.
For ordinary ministers, it is a very high honor for the emperor to give a family banquet, but for the feudal officials or vassal kings who are outside, this small amount of honor is actually not something they can value. The feudal officials have their own political philosophy They have their own followers and their own base, and the vassal king is more direct, has his own fiefdom and his own army;
The emperor's attitude towards them is no longer directed at one person, but at the people behind them That whole group.
The external view is that
the invitation of the two princes to Beijing this time announced to the world that the Yan generation inherited the political structure of one emperor and two kings from the previous generation. Internally, It acts as a pacifier and acts as a deterrent to the outside world;
But underneath,
The king of Zhenbei came to the capital first and held a family banquet. After King Pingxi entered the capital, he hosted the two kings together for an official banquet. It was obvious who was heavier.
You must know that Wang Jia will not lose contact with Beijing on the way. According to common sense, whenever he goes to a place, he will send someone to report to Beijing, and the local officials will also report;
The two princes can completely adjust their itineraries to each other and arrive in Beijing on the same day to avoid any possible embarrassment.
However, the court did not deliberately favor one against another in this matter, and Ji Laoliu would not use King Zhenbei as an excuse to King Pingxi. It was King Zhenbei himself who took the initiative to speed up his trip to Beijing;< br>
Everyone knows that after the death of Li Liangting, Prince Zhenbei almost disarmed the court, but King Pingxi has always clung to military power and local governance. Their status is not the same. However, King Zhenbei is indeed more dignified than King Pingxi. After all, King Pingxi has been holding the throne for a hundred years. Beihou Mansion.
But King Zhenbei took the initiative to lower his posture. He didn't even think about carrying it and entered Beijing two days ago. It was regarded as a junior bowing to his senior.
"How about we take a bath together?" the emperor suggested, "Let me go to you to relieve fatigue?"
Zheng Fan turned to look at the emperor;
The emperor smiled Laughing, he continued: "It's built in the style of your house. I like bubbles now even if I have nothing to do."
It has to be said that Ji Chengjue indeed pays more attention to health than the late emperor;
Unfortunately, his problem lies in his mind, so it is really not something that can be solved by keeping in good health or not.
“Okay.”
Zheng Fan agreed.
"Cheng, Wei Zhonghe."
"My servant is here."
"I told the outside world that I will accompany the prince to discuss matters in the study, and no interruption is allowed."
"My servant obeys the order."
......
< br>In the palace Tangchizi is very elegant, but the scene is not very grand. First, the palace is very old, and each palace has its own purpose. The late emperor even approved too many places for the imperial office to use;
After Ji Chengjue ascended the throne, his personal enjoyment continued, but he did not engage in any major construction projects.
For a real bath, you have to build a royal villa to be grand. Building it directly in the palace seems a bit cramped, at least it doesn't have the royal pomp.
The emperor led the prince in, and they sat down at the stone table next to the soup pool.
Eunuch Wei personally brought the ice drink;
Tiantian licked his lips, brought it over, and took a sip;
Well,
it’s not as delicious as I thought, it’s too sweet.
The food standards of Prince Pingxi, especially the snacks, are far ahead of this era. After all, there is a vampire in the wine cellar who, in addition to tinkering with wine all day long, is also responsible for designing and making wine for the Prince's family. drinks and snacks.
The emperor lowered his head, looked at Tiantian, and asked;
"How is it, does it taste good?"
"It tastes good, brother."
"If it tastes good, drink more, brother."
The emperor no longer cares.
"Hehe."
Tiantian smiled sheepishly. He was a little embarrassed because he was so free and easy. After all, he did it on purpose.
At this time, Eunuch Zhang came in and reported:
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back."
"Xuan."
"Here."
Prince Ji Chuanye walked in, wearing a heavy gown and sweating all over. After going through various procedures, he was already a little wilted.
Fortunately, I stayed in the palace for a year and my body was in good shape, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to endure this kind of etiquette.
After coming in,
the prince saw his father, King Ping Xi, sitting there drinking ice drinks and chatting,
suddenly he felt that his small body had already Bear all the helplessness.
These adults are so shameless...
Of course, these can only be slandered, and it is impossible to say them out, otherwise his father will beat him, and his godfather... I'm afraid the beating will be even worse.
"Brother."
Tiantian stood up and called the prince brother.
"..."Emperor.
Immediately, Tiantian turned to look at the emperor sitting next to him and asked;
"Brother...Your Majesty, uncle, can you play with the prince's brother every day?"
The emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief,
said:
"Prince, look Anyone is here too.”
“Brother Tiantian.”
When the prince saw Tiantian, he seemed to have forgotten the fatigue on his body. After handing the crown to his companion, he immediately ran towards Tiantian.
The two children ate and lived together in the palace for a year, and even helped the prince pee every night. This friendship was genuine.
It was not obvious before, but now, when Tiantian and the prince stand together, even though the prince's physique is much better than before, one still looks big and the other looks very thin;
This is not The gap in age levels can be explained, and it is not simply fat or thin.
Whether a person has sufficient blood in his body and whether his body is healthy can give people a sense of breath, especially in children.
The emperor couldn't help but sigh:
"You have taken good care of your family Tiantian."
Zheng Fan pointed at Tiantian who had already taken the prince to the side to talk,
Dao:
“Eighth rank.”
The emperor blinked,
It seemed that he could not digest the meaning of this sentence at the first time,
Then,
asked;
“What? Eighth grade?”
"Eighth-grade martial artist."
"..."Emperor.
Eunuch Wei next to him was also a little surprised. He had only sensed that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jingnan was full of energy and blood, but could not sense the aura of high quality;
Obviously, the Crown Prince His Highness has a magic weapon that hides his aura.
“It’s too exaggerated.” The emperor shook his head, “Really?”
"What are you lying to?"
"Tsk." The emperor raised his hand, and Eunuch Wei lowered his head and came over.
"Wei Zhonghe, do you remember when King Jingnan purchased the product?"
"Your Majesty, there should be records in the archives of the Secret Service. However, I remember that back then, the late emperor and town When the two Marquises of the North entered the farm, the Marquis of Zhenbei had fought with the young King of Jingnan.
Although the Marquis of Zhenbei won, after returning home, he held the pain in his mouth and applied it. Decoction.”
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said with emotion
"The tiger father has no dog son."
Tiantian is now at the eighth level. This is actually not surprising, because in the past six months At that time, he began to truly practice martial arts.
But in fact, his practice started very early. When he was a baby, he lay on the lid of a zombie coffin and was accompanied by resentful babies. Under the premise that his life was strong enough, he held on and It is equivalent to using evil spirits and resentment to wash away the marrow and cut through the meridians since childhood.
Coupled with the physique of a spiritual boy;
The most important thing is that he should have inherited the bloodline from Lao Tian.
And if you follow the martial arts path, you don’t have to be suppressed by the sword master in the early stage like the sword maid. Tiantian’s physique is innately amazing, and he has no scruples on the way to practice.
What Zheng Fan did not tell the emperor was that
In another timeline, when this child became an adult, he led the remnants of the Jingnan Army to fight bloody battles with the Yan Army several times. In the end, it was broken. He entered Yanjing City and entered the palace.
Now, because of my relationship, that line has changed beyond recognition, and I can even say with certainty that it will never happen again.
But it makes no sense,
his son, Zheng Fan, who has been carefully cultivated,
will not be as good as Tiantian, who lives outside and grows grass roots.
Yes,
There is the myth of rising from the grass with one sword and cutting through thorns, and there is also the indomitable spirit and the wild flowers are more brilliant, etc.;
But Zheng Fan can only give more, and can provide the conditions. , it will only be better.
The most important thing is that although Tiantian, the godson, is not as important as Zheng Lin, the "son of the devil" in the eyes of the devil, in the past few years, with just this baby in the family, it was inevitable that he would be like a villain. Gu's words and deeds;
These seven teachers,
Even if their strength has not been restored now, they are a little aggrieved;
But being a master is more than enough.
You know, Fan Li can immediately understand the meaning of the sword after looking at the second-hand version of the sword.
In comparison, when Zheng Fan entered the work, he had to rely on Siniang to use string threads to embroider the movement path of Qi and blood on A Ming's body to visually copy it, which seemed wasteful.
"Tiantian, plus your son and daughter, surnamed Zheng, your life is really good, you have someone to rely on in your old age."
The emperor's words were sour.
Envy, that is true envy.
At that time, Li Liangting had seven general soldiers of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, six of whom were his adopted sons, but the adopted sons were not his biological sons after all.
Zheng Fan has been raising him by his side every day. He is his biological son, and the other two soul boys are related by blood.
As soon as Li Liangting leaves, the court can immediately dismantle the Zhenbei Hou Mansion;
But Zheng Fan cannot do this.
Throughout the ages, you can cite too many examples of bloodlines killing each other, but in fact, under the great tide, mutual support between relatives is the real theme.
"The situation has become smaller, and I, Zheng Fan, have not reached the point where I have to rely on my children to make a living."
Although, this is what the prince has always been thinking.
I have relied a lot on the devils along the way;
In the future, when the children grow up, I can count on my children, and as a father, I rely on my children, damn It's a matter of course, and it's more satisfying than relying on the devil.
At this time, another father-in-law came in and announced:
"Your Majesty, Prince Zhenbei has arrived."
"Please."
"Here."
< br>The king of Zhenbei was also invited by the emperor to take a bath.
Zheng Fan and the emperor sat there, looking at Li Fei, the contemporary king of Zhenbei, who came in at the entrance.
Li Fei walked with a slight limp.
The emperor stood up and took the initiative to greet him.
Li Fei knelt down and saluted before the emperor came over:
"I see your majesty, long live your majesty!"
"Please get up quickly."
"Oh, you really don't have so many rules. You make it seem like I'm very unruly, haha."
Zheng Fan teased with a smile .
After Li Fei stood up, he hurriedly bowed to Zheng Fan and saluted:
"Fei, I have met Uncle Zheng."
Li Liangting and Tian Wujing are peers, peers who are worthy of their status and status;
Zheng Fan inherited Tian Wujing’s mantle and adopted Tian Wujing’s son. As everyone knows, Jingnan back then The relationship between the king and the current King Pingxi is sworn brothers.
In addition, Zheng Fan did not inherit the title of King of Jingnan, but earned the title of King of Pingxi through his military exploits;
So, Zheng Fan and Li Liangting were contemporaries.
Discussing seniority has always been an interesting thing, but seniority is only superficial. What really matters is qualifications.
In a large civil family, if the qualifications are not enough, at the banquet, those with high seniority will naturally be the talkers;
For those with sufficient qualifications, even if the seniority is very low, the older generations will not dare to speak loudly.
The emperor is transcendent, he does not need to care about seniority, because he is the emperor;
Only Zheng Fan dares to let Tiantian directly call the emperor brother to tease him, others, even The uncle or other elders must also discuss the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers first.
However,
The king of Zhenbei, Li Fei, was really giving himself up to the situation by lowering his figure like this.
Zheng Fan stood up, took the initiative to come over, helped him up,
said:
"The three of us, there is no need to be too polite, we can all feel more comfortable."
"This should be what I said." The emperor complained.
"Same." The prince didn't care.
Seeing this scene, Li Fei clearly realized that the relationship between the emperor and King Pingxi was really extraordinary. This was not a simple relationship between the emperor and his ministers, nor was it just a show of love.
When everyone arrived,
the three of them took off their clothes and entered the soup pool.
The soup pool is very hot,
Prince Pingxi, with the realm of a fourth-grade grandmaster,
ly lay directly in the center,
closed his eyes,
enjoying it very much;
invisibly mocking Looking at the two weak chickens who can only sit on the edge and carefully put their feet into the water.
"Your Majesty, this servant is going to add some cold water and mix it well." Wei Zhonghe whispered.
"No need, let him feel comfortable." The emperor refused.
"Here."
The emperor took two towels and handed one to Li Fei next to him.
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
"You don't need to be so polite. When our three fathers were together, they were as comfortable as brothers."
"Whose father is he?"
Prince Pingxi, who was soaking in the middle of the pool, shouted said,
“I stood with your father back then.”
The emperor patted the towel on the water and cursed:
"Your surname Zheng was just the one following behind."
"Hey, don't worry about where I was standing. At least at that time, I could sit with you."
"Zheng, don't be too loud!"
The emperor increased his volume.
“Okay, if you have the ability, don’t let me get the best of you, hahaha.”
Zhenbei King Li Fei only dared to follow him and smiled politely.
Leaning on the towels, the emperor and King Zhenbei began to slowly wipe their bodies, slowly adapting to the temperature of the soup pool, and finally soaked in it.
However, the two of them still did not dare to go too close to the center, where the water was located and the temperature was the highest.
The emperor asked; "Why don't you, surnamed Zheng, ask Li Fei about Beifeng County and the desert?"
"You, the emperor, should be responsible for this." br>
"Oh, you know the rules now?"
"Well, I am only interested in being your elder."
Li Fei said: "Since my father and King Jingnan set foot on each other, After pacifying the Barbarian Royal Court, the tribes in the eastern half of the desert have become completely leaderless. In the past few years, a new round of competition, annexation and fighting has begun in the desert, resulting in endless The young tribe had to leave the desert and seek refuge with me, Dayan."
Hearing this, Prince Pingxi shouted: "How come I don't see a single hair?"
Dayan in this world. The one who is best at fighting is naturally Prince Pingxi, and the one who is best at fighting with barbarian soldiers is also Prince Pingxi. As we all know, Prince Pingxi made his fortune with three hundred barbarian soldiers.
The emperor's face had already turned red from being soaked in the soup.
He said directly immediately;
"Do you know how much food it will cost to send a tribe member to the east of Shanxi? It's a long journey?"
In the past two years, the emperor had basically sent all the barbarian soldiers attached to him to live with his eldest brother in Yinlang County. After all, his eldest brother still had the status of a barbarian son-in-law.
"Hey, Ji Laoliu, you are getting more and more outrageous. Not only have you cut off my money and food in Eastern Jin Dynasty, but you have also cut off my source of soldiers. Barbarian soldiers are so useful. Barbarian soldiers are just It’s so different.”
"You've got a small advantage but you still behave well. You have taken advantage of me. Isn't it still a small amount?"
Prince Pingxi sat up and
said:
"These words Let’s have a good chat. This big Yan’s world belongs to your Ji family. Your Ji family is the big one. The largest landowner in Yan, we, as ministers, work long-term for your Ji family.
People all know that they have to take care of a meal for the neighbors who help when the farming season is busy. Is it possible that we work for your Ji family? I have to be grateful for the reward. Is it taking advantage of your family?
Ji Laoliu, do you still want to show some face?
Ouch,
The more I think about it, the worse it is. I really can’t help but think about it;
What on earth am I doing now,
Bring your own dry food to help guard the gate of your Ji family? ”
When Prince Pingxi said this, Li Fei was not in a position to speak, because his Zhenbei Hou Mansion had to rely on support from the court since a hundred years ago.
But even so, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has become a well-deserved super powerful family in Dayan. Now, the Jindong Pingxi Prince's Mansion can even be self-sufficient in money and food...
Already sitting Li Fei, who took the position of Zhenbei King, felt a chill on his back.
"Mr. Zheng, you are here to collect debts, right? Guarding the border for the emperor, what an honor it is!"
"The father-in-law in the palace also gets salary money every month. Why do I have to pour money in when I can't even see a tael of silver while I'm fighting outside?"
“Without a country, there is no home!”
“Without me, there is no country for you!”
“Zheng Fan, you are so presumptuous!”
The emperor walked directly from the Tangchi Stand up!
“Why, can the emperor be unreasonable!”
Prince Pingxi also stood up.
Li Fei couldn't continue to soak in the pool now, so he could only stand up and be the peacemaker:
"Your Majesty, calm down your anger, your Majesty, calm down your anger, Prince Pingxi didn't mean this, that's not what he meant.
The prince, the king Master, we can't talk to His Majesty like this. Your Majesty is the emperor and the king. We can discuss everything easily. Everything is for the sake of the country, not for Dayan."
"The surname is Zheng. What do you want!”
"No matter what, I feel like I'm at a loss. I can't bear the expense of raising so many soldiers and horses with just the money I produce.
It would be fine if there were more elites to equal ten. This can also save a lot of chewing. But you have to know that the barbarian soldiers can only be used as they are, they can’t be used on the stage, and they eat too much!
Send the barbarian soldiers back to me, I want the barbarian soldiers!”
“ Prince, speak slowly, speak slowly," Li Fei advised.
"You are delusional, not to mention the fact that the barbarians have been sent to the hands of Anton Marquis and have no reason to come back, that is, Yinlang County faces the entire three sides of the Qian Kingdom. How big is this? Pressure, how can I bring trouble to him?
Mr. Zheng, I think you are really used to lawlessness. Are you going to rebel? This emperor, you can do it! "
"Your Majesty, you must not do this. Your Majesty, you must not say such angry words. King Pingxi can't mean this, it can't be this.
Uncle Zheng, Your Majesty, we should discuss it carefully, and we will definitely be able to come up with a perfect solution. It is inevitable. "
Zheng Fan sneered,
pointing at the emperor,
Tao;
"If you don't give money, food, or soldiers, you want me to become a Qi practitioner and cultivate immortality. Jindong has to suppress Jin, and it has to guard against Xueyuan and Chu. I It’s easy to carry three on one hand!”
“Then how can you be satisfied!” the emperor shouted angrily.
"My lord, what do you want?" Li Fei asked hurriedly, "If it doesn't work, I will spend the second half of the Zhenbei Palace..."
Li Fei originally wanted to say, if it really doesn't work, we can reduce some. The Zhenbei Palace's food and salary for the second half of the year will allow the court to support Shanxi East. After all, the barbarians in the desert have been busy killing each other in the past few years, and the threat is already very low.
But before Li Fei finished speaking,
Zheng Fan said directly;
“Okay, I will suffer a little loss, and just follow what my nephew said, and give Li Chenghui that When I come to Jindong, I will use the barbarian soldiers to change the defense. Come and change."
Li Fei: "Huh?"
The emperor sighed, seeming to be deliberately suppressing his anger, and even threw the wet towel in his hand on the water. ,
He turned his head
as if he didn’t want to look at the dead person named Zheng again,
turned to look at Zhenbei King Li Fei standing next to him,
said :
“Hey, King Zhenbei, what do you think?”
"..." Li Fei. (End of this chapter)