Chapter 22 Gu Tingye promotes talents
"Mother, my son is still young." Zhao Xing said with a bitter face.
As a man, I must have fantasized about having three wives and four concubines.
What's more, he is still a prince now, will be a prince soon, and will be an emperor in the future.
Besides, he is still an only son, and there are few women. Not to mention his father, even the ministers of the court will not agree.
But he is still young now, so it is useless to arrange so many things for him.
"I'm not asking you to bring them in now. If there is anyone who likes them, make a decision first, and then just bring them in after the princess comes in." Empress Cao said.
"Let's forget it. My son is still young. If so many concubine candidates are confirmed, it will have a bad influence. Moreover, these people are all high-ranking officials of the lord. Once they become relatives, it will not be a good thing." Zhao Xing He shook his head.
"It is the blessing of the Song Dynasty that Fu'er has such an idea. But the official family has only one son like you. You are not only responsible for the country and the country, but also for the royal family." Empress Cao said.
"Mother, I understand, but if your son wants to take a concubine, it is best to choose one from a family with a lower official position." Zhao Xing said.
The queen of the Song Dynasty was selected from the nobles. In addition to appeasing the nobles, another purpose was to prevent relatives from becoming powerful.
Although the nobles are not equal to generals, if they are reused, they can only be placed in the army.
The Song Dynasty took very strict precautions against military commanders and did not worry about the queen's natal eyesight being too great.
Although the concubine is not a queen, if the concubine's family is too powerful and the family is too high, she will inevitably have other thoughts when she gives birth to a prince in the future.
And the power and family status are too high, how can he be reused?
Zhao Xing knew that he could not have only one woman, but he wanted to choose a concubine from a family with a low official position.
Such a family has a shallow foundation. Even if they are promoted to a high position, they still rely on him.
Without him, there is nothing.
"Since you don't want to, then forget it. Later, my mother will help you choose among the families with lower family status."
Empress Cao thought about it carefully and felt that what Zhao Xing said was true. reason.
"Okay, mother, let's see what happens." Zhao Xing said.
Even if you don’t like someone with a low family status, it doesn’t matter, just let Queen Cao do whatever she wants.
"I remember that the Hai family has a legitimate daughter who is about the same age as you. I heard that she is not bad in appearance and has an excellent education. The Hai family is noble, so she can be given the position of concubine." Empress Cao said.
"Mother, the Hai family can't do it."
Hearing this, Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "The Hai family has one family and five Hanlins. Although it is noble, it has many disciples and old officials. We can't let Hai any longer. The daughter of the family has entered the palace.”
Hai Chaoyun is indeed good, but Zhao Xing doesn't want him.
The main reason is that the Hai family has too much influence among the civil servants. No matter how loyal he is, he cannot let the Hai family become a foreign relative again.
Many people may not understand the Hanlin Academy and only think that the Hanlin Academy is noble and has little power.
Indeed, the officials of the Hanlin Academy do not have much power, it can even be said that they have no power.
To put it simply, the Hanlin Academy is the emperor’s personal secretary and think tank.
All official positions in the Hanlin Academy serve only one official.
In addition to making suggestions for officials and drafting edicts, he was also responsible for serving as an examiner for the imperial examination.
The actual power is not much, but the influence is considerable.
But the officials of the Hanlin Academy did not stay in the Hanlin Academy all the time.
There is a saying that has been circulating in the official circles: Those who are not Jinshi cannot enter the Hanlin, and those who are not Hanlin cannot enter the Prime Minister.
As mentioned earlier, Xianggong does not only refer to the prime minister. Civil officials of the third rank or above in the court can be called Xianggong.
In other words, if you want to be promoted to the third rank or above, you must have experience in serving in the Hanlin Academy. The Hai family has one family and five Hanlins, which does not mean that there are five people in the Haijia serving in the Hanlin Academy at the same time. This statement is similar to the four generations and three princes that Yuan Shao often talked about during the Three Kingdoms period.
It refers to the fact that from the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, five members of the Hai family have served in the Hanlin Academy.
Excluding Hai Wenyuan, who is still in the Hanlin Academy, the four previous members of the Hai family who served in the Hanlin Academy have already produced one prime minister and two ministers.
The Hai family's status among civil servants was comparable to that of only a handful in the entire Song Dynasty.
In the Song Dynasty, the civil servant family was the dominant family. With the status of the Hai family, if they became relatives again, their influence would be even greater.
Zhao Xing even suspected that in the original play, the Hai family married their daughter to Sheng Changbai. In addition to valuing Sheng Changbai as a person, they were also afraid of arousing the emperor's suspicion and did not dare to marry into a high family.
Although Zhao Xing doesn't understand politics, he also knows that the most important thing for the emperor is balance.
So no matter how good Hai Chaoyun is, she is not suitable to be his concubine.
"Okay, then Queen Mother will go back and help you choose again." Queen Cao said.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, but my son is still young. Queen Mother can just choose slowly. There is no need to worry." Zhao Xing said.
“I see, you’ve taught your mother to be a queen.” Empress Cao scolded with a smile.
While Zhao Xing was chatting with Queen Cao, a eunuch came in and saluted: "Your Highness, the Second Young Master of Marquis Ningyuan has asked to see Your Highness. He is now waiting at Yongning Palace."
< br>"Mother, I have something to deal with, so I will leave first." Zhao Xing saluted.
"Go ahead and come back early to have dinner with your father." Empress Cao warned.
“Yes!”
Zhao Xing responded and walked out of the hall.
All the way to Yongning Hall, I met Gu Tingye, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.
“I pay homage to His Highness!”
It has only been two months since Gu Tingye left Bianjing. His appearance has not changed much, but his whole temperament has changed a lot.
He is a little more mature, with a hint of melancholy between his brows.
"No courtesy, please sit down."
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "You wrote in a letter before that your grandfather promised to come to Bianjing. Has he arrived now?"
< br>"Going back to Your Highness, my grandfather has arrived in Bianjing. Because he had to make arrangements to explain things at home, it took me so long. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Gu Tingye said.
"This is human nature, no matter who is to blame or not."
Zhao Xing said nonchalantly: "It's getting late today, and I'll take a bath tomorrow. Then I'll go see your grandfather."< br>
"How can I allow His Highness to condescend to me? I should bring my grandfather into the palace to pay homage to His Highness." Gu Tingye said quickly.
The reason why he did not bring his grandfather here directly was because his grandfather did not have an official status. If he wanted to enter the palace, he needed to report in advance and get permission.
Even the prince Zhao Xing cannot summon people into the palace at will. He must report to the officials.
"I have a rest tomorrow and am just getting ready to go out to the palace to have some fun. This is just a matter of convenience." Zhao Xing said.
Gu Tingye didn't say anything after hearing this, but told Zhao Xing where his grandfather lived.
Zhao Xing asked Sanshui to write it down and said with a smile: "It is said that the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous and has outstanding people. Did Zhong Huai find anything interesting when he went to Yangzhou this time?"
"I will return to your highness with one heart." While visiting my grandfather, I just took a look at it along the way without knowing much about it. However, Jiangnan is indeed a place of outstanding people. I met a young man in Jiangnan who was younger than me, but he was very knowledgeable and had extraordinary conversation. I felt ashamed that he had talked with him several times. No, I admire you very much." Gu Tingye said.
“Oh?”
Zhao Xing's eyes moved slightly and asked: "This person can actually make Zhong Huai admire him. It shows that his talent is really good. I don't know his name?"
(End of this chapter)