Chapter 55: The East Palace Team
“Father, how come you have just given Fang a royal title when he has just entered the house? I think this is too much of a favor to the Zhu family.”
Zhao After Xingsanxue, he learned that his father had granted a royal decree to Fang, so he came to Longtuge to ask for an audience with his father.
His uncle is a person who shines brightly when given a little sunshine. After being beaten by him before, he has become a lot more honest in more than a year.
Now that his father is so generous, Zhao Xing is worried that he will start to swell again.
"Haha."
The official smiled slightly and said: "This reward is not for the Zhu family, but for the Fang family. If you ask the Fang family to agree, I will naturally give benefits to the Fang family, too. It’s for everyone to see.”
“But it would be better if the father just rewards the Fang family.”
"The Fang family has no shortage of favor. Look at this." The official took a thorn and handed it to Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing took it and saw that there were many names and official positions written on it.
The official positions are all in the East Palace, and the names are all important ministers and nobles in the court.
"In the spring after the new year, you will move to the East Palace, and it is time to make arrangements for the subordinates of the East Palace. This is my temporary candidate." The official said.
Generally, after the crown prince is granted the title, he should set up a team for the East Palace.
But because Zhao Xing was still living in the palace at that time, the official family did not make arrangements.
Zhao Xing looked at it carefully and found that according to the list drawn up by his father, Grand Prime Minister Han Zhang was the prince's young master, Yu Xianggong was the prince's young master, and the British prince was the prince's young guardian.
The Minister of Rites is Zuo Zhanshi, and the Minister of Officials is You Zhanshi.
Hai Wenyou, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, serves as a member of Zhanshi Academy.
Gu Yankai, Marquis of Ningyuan, and Fangzhou, Marquis of Qingyuan, served as the guards and commanders of the army on the left and right.
The remaining positions are held by important ministers in the DPRK.
"Father wants to transfer Marquis Qingyuan back?" Zhao Xing said in surprise.
"I do mean so. Marquis Qingyuan has been in the north with General Gan for many years. Now that the north is stable, it's time for him to return to Bianjing to rest." The official said.
"Father, I think that since Qingyuan Hou has been in the north for many years and is very familiar with the northern border, it is better to let him stay in the north and take charge. Although the north has been peaceful for many years, I heard that the previous autumn and winter events During the Qing Dynasty, small groups of cavalry often entered the territory of the Song Dynasty to plunder. The defensive measures created by Qingyuan Hou caused the Liao Kingdom to suffer a lot. In recent years, they almost did not dare to come to plunder. Back in Beijing, the people near the northern border will be harassed by Liaoguo again," Zhao Xing said.
After the Tanyuan Alliance, the Liao and Song Dynasties entered a period of peace.
However, small groups of cavalry from the Liao Kingdom often entered the territory of the Song Dynasty to plunder, which was commonly known as Dacao Valley.
There is no danger to defend the northern border and it is impossible to defend against it. For this reason, the Song Dynasty repeatedly sent envoys to Liao to question them, but the Liao State's explanation was that they had nothing to do with the Liao State and were not sent by the Liao State.
Although they knew it was the Liao Kingdom that did it, the Song Dynasty had no actual evidence and lacked confidence. They did not dare to go to war with the Liao Kingdom and could only endure it.
Later, Marquis Qingyuan went to the north to take charge, and worked hard to build a defense system, which caused the Liao Kingdom's small group of cavalry to attack grass and valleys to suffer heavy losses, and this allowed the Liao Kingdom to restrain itself a lot.
The reason why Zhao Xing dared to persuade him was because his father wanted to bring Marquis Qingyuan back. He simply wanted to bring him back, not because he was worried that he would support his troops and respect himself.
The regular armies of the Song Dynasty were all forbidden troops, and the same was true for the border troops, and there was a system of rotating border guards.
According to the rules, they must be rotated every three years, completely eliminating the possibility of military commanders relying on their own troops.
"When I transfer Marquis Qingyuan back, I will naturally send someone else to take over. With the defensive measures created by Marquis Qingyuan, the successor only needs Xiao Guicao to follow. The effect will be the same and there will be no impact." The official said.
"There is no problem according to what the father said, but if the officials and military generals don't want to show their talents, how can they follow the rules and regulations. If the successor does not follow Qingyuan Hou's method, it will still be miserable. The people in the north. Father, the people in the north have suffered enough." Zhao Xing said.
"What you said makes sense, then let Marquis Qingyuan continue to be in charge in the north." The official said after pondering for a while.
It didn’t matter to him whether he would bring Qingyuan Hou back or not.
He just felt that Qingyuan Hou and his family had been separated for many years, and he wanted him to come back and reunite with his family.
What Zhao Xing said made sense, and he agreed after thinking it over.
"After you move to the East Palace, you will start to learn to handle government affairs. I will order someone to make a copy of the papers I have reviewed every day and send it to the East Palace. You must look at it every day and see what is there. If you don't understand, you can ask Bachelor Hai for advice, or you can ask me in the palace. In a few years, I will let you serve as the governor of Kaifeng and take over the political affairs." The official said.
"My son will definitely study hard and live up to his father's expectations." Zhao Xing said.
"Yes." The official nodded and said, "Go."
"My son, please retire!" Zhao Xing bowed and retreated. ……
After Sun submitted the invitation to enter the palace to express her gratitude, she quickly received Empress Cao's permission.
Although the decree to enthrone Madam Gaoming was issued by the official family, when Madam Gaoming entered the palace to express her gratitude, the queen was responsible for receiving her.
The relationship between the royal family and ministers in the Song Dynasty was not as strict as in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
In addition, Sun was Zhao Xing's biological aunt, so Empress Cao looked kindly after meeting Sun and Fang, and also rewarded them with some jewelry and cloth.
After chatting for a while, before Sun could take the initiative to speak, someone took them to sit with Concubine Zhu.
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"Meet the empress!"
"Sister-in-law, there is no one else here, so there is no need to be so polite."
Concubine Zhu waved her hand. , after asking Mrs. Sun to sit down, he waved to Mrs. Fang and said with a smile: "Come here, come here, let my aunt take a look."
"Yes."
Fang stepped forward slowly and came to Concubine Zhu.
Concubine Zhu asked someone to move a soft stool, and pulled Fang to sit down in front of her. She looked at Fang, took off a mutton-fat white jade bracelet from her hand, stuffed it into Fang's hand, and smiled. Said: "This is a meeting gift from my aunt."
"Mother, this is too expensive." Fang quickly declined.
“I told you to call me aunt.”
Concubine Zhu glared at her angrily and said with a smile: "It's a gift from the elders, accept it quickly."
"Yes." After hearing this, Mrs. Fang could only accept it, bowed and saluted, "Thank you, aunt." . "
"That's right. It is said that girls from the Lord's family have a generous personality, so don't hold back. Now that you have entered the Zhu family, you need to spread the branches of the Zhu family as soon as possible. "Zhu. The imperial concubine smiled.
Ms. Fang's face turned red when she heard this and said, "My niece-in-law knows."
"Sister-in-law, you can have dinner with me at noon and go back later." Concubine Zhu said.
"Yes." Mrs. Sun smiled and nodded.
"Sister-in-law, how are you doing at home?" Concubine Zhu asked.
"It's all good. Now that Yu'er is married, I feel at ease. I'm just waiting to hold my grandson." Mrs. Sun said with a smile.
“Did you hear that, your mother-in-law is ordering you?” Concubine Zhu said with a smile.
Even though Fang was born into a noble family, she was still a sixteen-year-old girl. She couldn't stand being teased like this, and she blushed and lowered her head.
Seeing that she was thin-skinned, Concubine Zhu did not continue to tease her, but instead started chatting about family matters.
Under Sun’s deliberate guidance, the topic unknowingly turned to her daughter Zhu Danzi.
Sun hinted in her words that she wanted to marry her daughter to Qi Heng.
Zhu Shiquan mentioned this matter to her yesterday, and she was really moved after thinking about it carefully.
Qi Heng has a good family background and is very motivated, but he is said to be an ideal son-in-law.
Moreover, the prince also attached great importance to Qi Heng. The marriage between the two families would not only give her daughter a good home, but it would also be helpful to the prince.
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhu didn’t think much about it. She just said that she would test Princess Pingning’s intentions if she had the chance.
After having dinner in the palace at noon, Sun and Fang chatted with Concubine Zhu for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.
After leaving the palace and getting on the carriage, Fang hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother-in-law, my daughter-in-law thinks you shouldn't have mentioned that matter just now."
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