Chapter 795 Officials
The fifth year of the Divine Turtle (321), the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, it was sunny.
After finishing the kneeling ceremony, Liang Fen slowly stood up and welcomed her daughter into her home.
Liang Lanbi looked at this new home and was slightly disappointed.
The new house is actually not new. It was built several years ago and was used by Lao Liang for farming after he returned from Nanyang.
Liang Lanbi did not find anything familiar in this house.
After many years in the palace, her mother passed away last year, and her two brothers passed away one after another, leaving only a little nephew to salute her with a sweet voice.
This home is empty, without any warmth.
Fortunately, the family uncle Liang Zong rushed over from Pingyang to accompany his father during the New Year, so that the family was no longer so deserted.
After the salute, Liang Fen asked Liang Lanbi to sit down.
Liang Lanbi refused and said: "Today there is only a daughter, not a queen."
Liang Fen sighed, did not insist, and sat at the top.
Liang Lanbi sat happily next to his father, looked at Liang Zong opposite, and asked, "I heard that my uncle has been appointed to the official position?"
"Yes." When Liang Zong mentioned this, Somewhat happy, he said: "The King of Liang changed the official system to eighteen levels. After arguing for a long time, it was finally decided. With the help of my brother, I got the position given by Liang Guo. It is the fifth rank, and I can be awarded the official after the year." br>
From Jing Zhaoyin and Yongzhou Governor to Gui Shizhong, it seems that it has plummeted, but it is really not easy to get back up again. Don't ask for too much - Gui Shizhong was originally an official, but now he is a full official, with his main responsibilities It is to serve as an advisor to the monarch and advise him.
Liang Fen's Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is a third-rank official, which has much more power than the official. Even Wang Yan and others want to make deals with him for convenience.
"The king of Liang has appointed an eighteenth-level official. The scholars in the world should be very happy, right?" Liang Lanbi asked.
"That's right." There were all family members here, so Liang Zong was not so cautious when speaking, and said directly: "If it weren't for this good thing, I think a wealthy family would have rebelled and led Wu soldiers northward."
The ninth level was changed to the eighteenth level. The number of officials did not double, but there was still an increase, which was a kind of appeasement.
Liang Lanbi was shocked at first when he heard this, then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt a little ashamed.
Liang Fen looked at her daughter's expression and was secretly frightened. She wanted to say something, but gave up.
If the old wife was still here, she could be allowed to make innuendoes about her daughter, but he was not suitable.
"The King of Liang has a habit of giving him a slap and then giving him some sweetness. This is a common trick, but it works." Liang Zong was still talking nonsense: "Henan was calmed down by him forcefully."
Liang Fen was silent, as if her mind was not here.
Liang Lanbi seemed to feel something, her face turned pale and she stopped talking.
"How is the situation in the palace?" Liang Fen suddenly asked.
"The emperor lost his temper." Liang Lanbi said: "My daughter persuaded me."
The reason why he lost his temper was because he was lucky enough to be admitted to Shangshu, and he gave Shao Xun many privileges: "There are only two out of ten crowns."旒, build the emperor's banner, go out and enter the palace, ride in a gold-rooted chariot, drive six horses, prepare five o'clock auxiliary chariots, put a bow and dance, eight hundred people, and set up a bell to hang in the palace. The princess will be the queen, and the prince will be the prince. The titles of princes, queens and duchess are all the same as the emperor's. "
Once these privileges are given, the granting of Jiuxi, praise and worship, etc. are all weak, because this is to remove Liang from a political level. The king and the emperor were placed on equal footing.
The Emperor Turtle has no temper anymore, and he will express his opposition now.
Fortunately, Shao Xun asked me to leave, and the matter was settled.
But the person who wrote the memorial was not punished, so this matter is not simple. From now on, people will continue to complain about incomplete guarantees.
If the King of Liang attacks either Dai or Han, there will be even more people complaining.
"You can go back to the palace tomorrow." Liang Fen looked at her daughter and said, "As a queen, how can you run around and behave badly."
Liang Lanbi lowered her head. , suddenly raised it again, and summoned up the courage to say: "Since my father became an official for the King of Liang, the emperor was furious and wanted to depose him many times. My daughter did not dare to say anything, but why should my father——"
Liang Fin was speechless.
Liang Zong was even speechless.
If Liang Fen's two sons are dead and his eldest grandson is still young, he became an official of the Liang Kingdom purely for the sake of the world, while people like Liang Zong and Liang Su did it purely for themselves.
In a situation like theirs, normally Queen Liang is already dead - she will be deposed first, then sent to Jinyong City and given a glass of poisonous wine to end the problem. Just as the emperor has lost power and no one listens to her words, Queen Liang To survive until now.
Liang Fen owed this daughter.
After both sons were gone, the late wife still missed her daughter before she died, which made Liang Fen feel even more guilty.
So when faced with his daughter's rebuttal, he didn't know what to say.
“That’s all.” Liang Fen sighed and asked, “The person who came to escort you is Zheng Shida, a servant?”
“Yes.”
“Invite him inside for a moment Let's talk." Liang Fen looked at the old servant.
The old servant nodded and went out.
Liang Lanbi stood up and walked around the courtyard accompanied by the palace attendants.
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"How is Xingyang this year?" After inviting Zheng Shida in, Liang Fen first observed this person and then asked.
"There are so many letters from the tribe, and after reading them, I can only read them with the word 'rude'." Zheng Shida replied.
He also quietly observed Liang Fen.
The King of Liang has returned to Pingyang and ordered everything to be simplified. There will be no congratulations this year. He ordered envoys from counties and counties to bring gifts back. Because of this, officials were given a long vacation, and some people left Pingyang to return to their hometowns to reunite with their families.
Liang Fen is one of them. Zheng Shida had only met him a few times, so he was not familiar with him, but who dared to offend Liang Guo's official minister?
During the election of officials, you will be stuck and told that you are not qualified for this position, and there will be nothing left. Even if you can still find someone, why don’t you ask the person you’re entrusting with to waste your favor? In short, it's very disgusting, so don't offend if you can.
"The word 'rude' is well used." Liang Fen smiled bitterly.
There are two ways to describe the situation in a region: "rough security" and "great security", which are different in content.
"Rough security" can only be said to be able to barely stabilize the situation, but the place is really not peaceful, there are undercurrents, and we need to be vigilant.
Xingyang is a territory belonging to the Liang Kingdom. It was once almost completely destroyed. In the past few years, many refugees were resettled. They had some savings, but they were emptied again, and they were in urgent need of recuperation.
"With the Zheng family here, Xingyang will have peace of mind." Liang Fen put a high hat on Zheng Shida.
Zheng Shida forced a smile.
The Zheng family in Xingyang actually has a very average career, and Zheng Shida is not considered the main line. His ability to become a red servant is purely speculation, and he is a "lucky person" in the eyes of many people.
First he took refuge with Yu Chen, and then presented his beautiful concubine Zheng Yingtao to the King of Liang. Then he was not afraid of losing his reputation, and he threatened the emperor and monitored him very diligently.
To be honest, the Yu family's family background is far inferior to that of the Zheng family. Zheng Shida was born in a side branch, so it's okay to take refuge in him. It can only be said that it doesn't look good.
But offering a beauty to the emperor is completely the standard behavior of a traitorous minister.
In addition, people from high-ranking families who cherish their reputation are not willing to do such dirty work as intimidating and monitoring the Jin Emperor, but Zheng Shida is willing!
This person is really willing to do anything in order to climb up. He wants to make progress so much.
Liang Fen doesn’t have a good opinion of him either, but today she decided to make some friends.
"Please ask Zheng Pushe to take care of the affairs in the palace." Liang Fen said.
Zheng Shida understood it as soon as he heard it, and Liang Shangshu asked him to help look after the queen so that nothing would happen.
"Mr. Liang, please relax." Zheng Shida promised.
In fact, it would be much easier if the queen assisted in matters in the palace. You can even work with the queen to isolate the inside and outside, but it is not necessary.
But the emperor is the emperor after all. He can still win over some eunuchs, palace people and even foreign ministers. The ministers also have to pretend to be in front of the emperor. If the queen helps, it can be guaranteed that nothing will go wrong, and the emperor will change from being unable to leave Luoyang to being unable to leave the palace.
I don’t know if I am willing to give in to my current temperament.
If you don't want to, if you can't save everything, you will have to create a new one, or simply create a child. Then the Queen's help will be even more needed.
Thinking of this, Zheng Shida became excited.
This is a great achievement!
After doing it, he will be Jia Chong and Cheng Ji who did not kill the king. How rich is this?
“I heard that the Zheng family has people in Jiangdong?” Liang Fen asked again.
Zheng Shida was stunned for a moment and replied honestly: "Indeed."
There's no way to hide this.
After the death of Sima Rui's main concubine Yu, she did not marry another wife. She originally wanted to take Wu's daughter as his wife. Wu's daughter happened to be visiting the garden with her cousin Zheng Achun, the daughter of Zheng Kai, the former governor of Anfeng. After Sima Rui found out about it, he decided to take Zheng as his wife.
The Wu family was not yet married, and Zheng Achun already had a son with her late husband Tian (who was born in the Tian family in Bohai). Sima Rui left Wu and went to Zheng. What was considered during this process is unknown to outsiders.
It is even doubtful whether Anfeng County fell easily with the help of Zheng Kai's old friends.
Although Zheng Achun is not Sima Rui's head wife, King Langya does not have a head concubine now, so Zheng's status is the same as that of a head wife.
Because of this incident, the Zheng family in Xingyang suffered unspeakably, even more bitterly than the Yu family in Jiyang.
It is indeed very common for aristocratic families to have two official sides, but it does not mean that the monarch has no thoughts in his heart. In history, there were outspoken emperors of the Northern Dynasties who scolded this kind of behavior. In this time and space, Shao Xun was not happy.
"This is an ordinary matter, don't worry about it." Liang Fen smiled and said: "The king has divided the eighteen levels of officials, which leaves a lot of vacancies. If the Zheng family has talented people, they can recommend them. Now is the time to employ people. "
This... Zheng Shida hesitated.
I am from Yu Xiangguo, is it really okay for you to win over me like this?
"Recommending talents for the country, why should we distinguish between each other?" Liang Fen laughed again.
Liang Zong spoke up and said, "It's just to repay Zheng Jun for taking care of the queen. There's nothing else to do."
Zheng Shida felt a little at ease.
A person like him who is greedy for profit actually has no loyalty. Besides, Liang Fen is just trying to return a favor, so it doesn't seem to matter.
So he stood up and saluted and said: "Thank you, Minister."
"The Zheng family is a prominent family in Xingyang. They should stabilize the counties for the king of Liang. Don't slack off." Liang Fen reminded again: "Your Majesty. Ti Ge has worked hard for more than ten years to reach the current situation, but he must not make trouble. You are a member of the Zheng family, but after you have made contributions and received rewards, how can you know that you can't become the head of the family?"
"Xingyang can't? If there is chaos, the world cannot be in chaos." Liang Fen continued: "There may be rumors in the countryside, just ignore it and just report it to the official. The people of the world can't stand the second time."
"Yes." Zheng Shida responded repeatedly.
From Liang Fen's words, he vaguely understood that the reason why Liang Fen was loyal to King Liang was precisely because King Liang was in this position and had this situation. If it were anyone else, Liang Fen would probably say the same thing.
He is only loyal to a hero who can take care of the situation.
Zheng Shida was different - all the women he couldn't bear to use were given to Prince Liang to sleep with, so what else could he say?
"On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I will summon old friends from Luoyang to attend the meeting. If you are free, you can come by yourself." Liang Fen invited.
Zheng Shida responded, secretly thinking that Liang Fen was probably helping King Liang to appease the scholars, so that they would not act rashly because of the difficulties in the past two years.
What the hell! It’s good to know who is full enough to support the rebellion against Liang Wang?
Besides, King Liang has restrained himself. Not holding a court greeting this year is a signal. He will rest and recuperate next year, and his grievances will subside.
(End of this chapter)