Chapter 305: Canonization
"Those tribes in Hehuang are worried that Xixia and Song Dynasty will take advantage of the situation, so they have never dared to go to war. This time is a God-given opportunity for them, and they will definitely not give up." Wang Shao said.
Zhao Xing pondered for a while and said, "Just go ahead and do this. I will let Sheng Wei follow your arrangements."
"Yes!"
Wang Shao saw that Zhao Xing agreed with his suggestion and left the matter to him, and his voice trembled with excitement.
Today's Wang Shao is only in his twenties, and he has never been reused before.
What a person pursues throughout his life is nothing but fame and fortune.
Now Zhao Xing has asked him to take charge of the affairs of Hehuang. As long as he can annex Hehuang, it will not be difficult to leave a name in history, let alone rise to prominence. It can be said that he will gain both fame and fortune.
After chatting with Wang Shao for a while and understanding some of the situation in the northwest army, Zhao Xing asked him to go back.
When Hehuang starts fighting, the Song Dynasty will definitely send troops at the critical moment.
However, Zhao Xing did not intend to let Wang Shao lead the army. His favorite coach was Gu Tingye.
Some people say that heroes create the current situation, but Zhao Xing believes that the current situation creates the heroes.
Whenever the world is in chaos, the talents that emerge are far more than usual.
Because chaos in the world can provide space for growth and a platform to display abilities.
Talent is important, but if there is no platform for growth, it is likely that you will only be able to talk on paper like Zhao Kuo.
Is Zhao Kuo's ability really that bad?
Zhao Xing didn’t think it was necessary, but as soon as he appeared on the stage, he faced Bai Qi, the top star at the time.
With Bai Qi’s ability, Lian Po could only take a defensive stance, and the result would not be much better if someone else tried to do it.
If Zhao Kuo starts from the grassroots level, he may not be able to grow into a famous general.
In history, Liu Bang conquered the world, and most of his confidants were made in Xiaopei.
Most of Zhu Yuanzhang's confidants were from Huaixi.
These people were not very capable at the beginning, and most of them were honed through constant battles.
Gu Tingye has good abilities, but like Zhao Kuo, he lacks sufficient experience.
The land of Hehuang is the place where Zhao Xing gave Gu Tingye the training.
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After the enthronement banquet, the concubines who stayed in the East Palace also entered the palace from the side entrance by car.
In the last carriage, there were Rulan and Minglan.
Ru Lan is the lowest-ranking among all the concubines of Zhao Xing, so naturally the carriage she rides on can only go at the end.
“I don’t know if His Highness will canonize me as one of the Nine Concubines.” Ru Lan said with some expectation.
"Fifth sister, it is time to call you Your Majesty." Minglan reminded.
"I'm used to it, and I can't change it." Rulan muttered and said, "Minglan, do you think I can become the ninth concubine?"
"It's hard to say, after all, except for the fourth concubine, The most noble one is the ninth concubine," Minglan said.
The queen is the most respected concubine in the harem, followed by the noble, virtuous, virtuous and virtuous concubines.
The four concubines are not classified as high or low in name, and they are not of the same rank.
The following are Taiyi, Guiyi, Shuyi, Shurong, Shunyi, Shunrong, Wanyi, Wanrong and Zhaoyi, collectively known as the nine concubines.
There are thirteen positions among the four concubines and nine concubines. Zhao Xing's concubines, including Zhang Guifen, are less than ten, which is quite enough.
But at Zhao Xinggang’s level, it was impossible to canonize most of the four concubines and nine concubines.
Actually, Minglan felt that Rulan had little chance. After all, her rank was the lowest among all the concubines.
“What’s the difference between what you said and what you didn’t say?” Ru Lan said dissatisfied.
"Fifth sister, actually after entering the palace, you will know by looking at the palace." Minglan said.
The palaces where the fourth concubine and the ninth concubine live correspond.
“Yes.” Ru Lan became full of expectation after hearing this.
Not only Ru Lan, the other concubines are also concerned about the position of the ninth concubine.
Of course, there are also people who are worried about the position of the fourth concubine.
After the motorcade entered the palace from the side entrance, it stopped.
The people in the car were notified and got off the carriage.
Liu Sanshi, who had been waiting outside with a group of servants, came up to him.
When Zhao Xing ascended the throne, he also rose to the throne and served as the eunuch who managed the harem.
“I have met several nobles.”
Liu Sanshi stepped forward with a smile and saluted: “The palaces where these nobles live have been cleaned, and these chamberlains will lead the way for the nobles. If the nobles are short of something, they can send someone to inform the slaves, and the slaves will try their best to help them.”
After Liu Sanshi finished speaking, seeing that the women were silent, he arranged for someone to lead them.
"My grandfather is my husband-in-law, so I should be the fourth concubine." Li Liangdi thought to herself.
The other girls, except Li Yunchu, are all looking forward to it.
But as they walked, they discovered something was wrong, and the chamberlain who led the way led them all in the same direction.
Concubines have different grades and live in different areas. They can't all be named the ninth concubine.
After walking for a while, they finally separated.
However, we didn’t go far before we reached the place.
After entering the courtyard, Li Liangdi found that this courtyard was not as good as the courtyard where she lived in the East Palace.
"What kind of concubines live here?" Li Liangdi couldn't bear it anymore and asked the eunuch leading the way.
“Back to your nobles, this is the area where your nobles live.” said the leading eunuch.
Li Liangdi's face turned pale when she heard this. The noble person in front of the eunuch was the name she was called, and the noble person behind it refers to a level of concubines in the harem.
The noble is the sixth rank, the lowest rank among the emperor's concubines. So, Zhao Xing canonizes her as a noble?
Wait!
Li Liangdi suddenly reacted and said, "Are the others placed here too?"
"Back to the nobles, because the canonization has not yet come out, we can only arrange for a few nobles to live here temporarily. When the canonization is done, they will move to the corresponding palace according to the canonization." The eunuch replied.
Li Liangdi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, as long as she is not canonized as a noble.
This scene was also played out in several other courtyards.
After all, Ru Lan, the lowest-ranking one among them, lived in a better place than her current yard.
Now that she has been upgraded from the crown prince’s concubine to the emperor’s concubine, the place she lives in is not as good as before, and no one can accept it.
Zhao Xing didn't know this. He was having a headache at the time about canonizing concubines.
They are all his concubines, and they cannot be canonized according to preference.
He still wanted to leave some room for advancement, so except for Li Yunchu, he did not intend to canonize the fourth concubine.
Li Yunchu is the eldest princess of Xixia. There is still room for utilization of this identity in the future. It is certain that she will be canonized as one of the four concubines.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Xing finally decided on their respective canonization levels.
Li Yunchu was a virtuous concubine.
Li Liangdi is the ninth concubine Shunyi, Jiang Liangdi is Shunrong, Yu Yanran is Guiyi, and Shulan is Shuyi.
Li Liangdi and Yu Yanran are both granddaughters of their Xianggong, and Jiang Liangdi was born in the Hou family.
Shulan gave birth to Zhao Xing’s eldest daughter.
The remaining people are all beauties of the fourth grade.
After finishing this, the next step is to canonize the daughter.
Zhao Xing thought for a while, and with a stroke of his pen, he wrote the four characters "Princess Yongle".
Generally, the title of a princess is added with the place name, but the princess of the Song Dynasty did not directly grant the land, so the title does not necessarily need to use the place name.
Zhao Xing took Yongle as his title. He had no other intention. He only wanted his daughter to be happy forever.
Originally, he wanted to use Changle as the title, but he gave up the idea when he thought that Princess Changle, who was canonized as Li Shimin's eldest daughter, was short-lived.
Zhao Xing thought about it carefully and saw that there was no problem, so he handed the drafted canonization to Zhang Qingzhi and asked him to deliver it to the Ministry of Gifts according to the purpose.
After the Ministry of Rites completes the record and declares the decree, the canonization is completed.
In the evening, Zhao Xing finished his work and went to Renming Palace.
He used to come here often and lived here for many years when he was a child.
Entering the main hall, Zhang Guifen led people to greet him.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!" Zhang Guifen saluted.
Zhao Xing took a look at Zhang Guifen. At this time, she also changed out of the queen's dress and put on casual clothes.
Although it is casual clothes, it still looks elegant and luxurious.
“You haven’t touched the decoration here?”
Zhao Xing took Zhang Guifen to the soft couch and sat down. He looked at the decoration in the hall. It was the same as when Empress Dowager Cao lived there. big.
"I thought the original layout was quite good, so I didn't let anyone touch it," Zhang Guifen said.
"I don't think it's good, so let's change it." Zhao Xing said.
Given Queen Mother Cao's age, the original arrangement seemed a bit old-fashioned.
And keeping it the same, he always felt weird.
"Concubine, let me rearrange the arrangements tomorrow." Zhang Guifen said.
"Yeah." Zhao Xing smiled and said, "Are you still used to it?"
"It's okay, but Renming Palace is too big and seems a little deserted." Zhang Guifen said.
"It's okay, Yanran and the others have also moved in. You can ask them to come over later to talk and play cards with you to relieve your boredom." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Yeah." Zhang Guifen nodded.
The couple chatted for a while and then asked someone to pass the meal around.
After dinner, Zhao Xing took Zhang Guifen out for a walk.
"Don't talk about you, even I am not used to it."
Walking in the verandah, Zhao Xing looked around and said.
The palace is not the harem, it is too quiet at night.
The basic skill of palace maids and eunuchs is to walk without making a sound.
If I hadn't been followed by a group of palace maids and eunuchs when traveling, it would have felt too empty.
Zhang Guifen smiled and said nothing. She didn't know how to comfort him.
“Let’s go and have a look at the stargazing tower.” Zhao Xing said.
The Star Gazing Tower is a four-story attic. From the fourth floor, you can see the entire Bianjing.
When we arrived at the terrace on the fourth floor, the accompanying maids served tea and snacks, and were sent off by Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing stood on the terrace with his hands behind his hands, looking at the brightly lit streets in Bianjing City from a distance.
"I have known since I was a child that this throne will definitely be lonely in the future. When my father said that he wanted to take the Zen throne with me, I didn't feel the slightest disturbance in my heart. But before I ascended the throne, my heart was still full of excitement and excitement."< br>
“However, I am not so happy after I have actually ascended the throne.”
“Your Majesty is now an official of the people of the world, and ascending the throne not only represents rights, but also responsibilities. However, I believe that Your Majesty It can be done well," Zhang Guifen comforted.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "I am not because of this."
(End of this chapter)