Chapter 22 Retainers and Servants
Si Cheng's direct introduction of Mo Hong is naturally for tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
As the prince of the Song Dynasty, Gongzi needs to learn a lot of knowledge, including the intricate and intricate genealogy of the Gong family. In the past few days, with Xu Xiaoshi's explanation, the memories precipitated in his brain have been reawakened, and he finally recalled the genealogy of the Song Kingdom that took a lot of effort to memorize before.
The direct ancestor of the Mo family is the cousin of Song Xianggong among the five tyrants of the Spring and Autumn Period - Gongzimu (Tongmo) Yi (Tongyu). He was also a famous sage in the Song Dynasty.
Their brother's father, Song Huan, was seriously ill, and Song Xianggong, who was the crown prince at the time, expressed his willingness to give up the throne to his cousin.
Later, after Song Xianggong ascended the throne, he appointed his cousin as the left division, the highest consul of the Song State at that time. With his assistance, the Song State was strong for a while.
Then Song Xianggong, whose confidence was greatly increased because of the great increase in national strength, wanted to dominate, but did not listen to Muyi's advice, and participated in the princes' meeting (Mengzhihui) held in Mengdi without warning, and was indeed captured by King Chu Cheng. After knowing the news, the domestic ministers wanted to promote Gongzi Muyi to become the prince of the country, but he refused again, and welcomed back Song Xianggong in the same year.
Gongzi Muyi is best known for his performance in the Battle of Hongshui, when he was the Great Sima who went to war with the army, he persuaded Song Xianggong not to be so particular about dealing with the southern barbarians of Chu, but of course he was rejected by his pedantic brother. As a result, the Song people, who "did not attack half-crossing", were defeated by the Chu army, and Song Xianggong was seriously injured in the thigh, and finally died of injuries.
His descendants, the mermaid clan, have been the left division of the Song Kingdom for generations, and have now become one of the five major princes. And the other Mo clan has declined, and Mo Hong's father Mo Fan also became a boss by being able to fight.
But don't look at the decline of the Mo clan now, there has been a famous figure in it. This person is "Yang Zhu Mo Zhai's words are all over the world, and the words of the world are not attributed to Yang, that is, to Mo." The first generation of the Mo family, Mo Zhai.
Si Yu Mo Fan and their family are not only the direct descendants of Mo Zhai, but also the original sect of the Mo family left in the Song Kingdom.
Si Cheng paused and said to the young concubine and the prince who were sitting at the top: "The subordinates are incompetent, as long as they think of treacherous traitors watching outside, they will be like bones in their throats day and night. ”
He paused and continued: "Fortunately, there is still a young man like Bo Hufu in the country, and he is also a family and a famous family. And he's already a fan fire man (third order, leave the lower and higher. Heaven and fire are said to be the same people, and gentlemen distinguish things by their kinds. The future is limitless, and he is a rare loyal and brave man in the country. ”
In the "Zhou Yi" system invented by Zhou Wen Wang Fa, Shanghuo Ranger is the assistant in charge of firewood and candle flames during the sacrifice, where "Xia" is the original meaning, that is, a person who helps others.
From low to high, the fire ranger is the earth fire Mingyi, the mountain fire Ben, and the sky fire are the same people. Ze fire leather, water and fire, thunder and fire, wind and fire family and fire away.
In addition to fire-based spells, the Fire Ranger is most proficient in hand-to-hand combat. And Mo Zhai himself is a great fire man.
Being praised to the sky in front of him like this, the young Mo Hong's face was slightly red. But he also knew that he had to make a statement at this time. It's just that he is too young to be an official, so he straightened up and arched his hand: "As a subject of the Song State, the safety of the prince is unshirkable. I am willing to serve my wife and son. ”
"It's rare to get this heart of Bohufu......" The young concubine was about to nod, but she felt that something was not right in her heart, so she turned her head and asked, "Zhong Bofu, what do you think?"
Xu Zhi naturally knew what Shu Yingci meant, she didn't ask whether she should accept Mo Hong, but how she should accept Mo Hong. He was an old and refined figure, so he didn't speak first, but made eye contact with the young concubine, and then said: "How can a handsome person like Bo Hufu succumb to the position of a guard? ”
It's the same guard, but it's a world of difference if it's a retainer or not.
The young concubine also understood in her heart, nodded and said, "Zhong Bofu is the old man's words......"
She asked Childe again, "What do you say?"
Gongzi thought about it for a while, hesitated and said: "Erchen is young, and he has neither crowned nor fiefdom, I am afraid that he has insulted such a handsome man as Bohufu." ”
Indeed, in this era, retainers and doormen are two different concepts. For example, now Zhao Guo Pingyuan Jun and Qi State Meng Weijun are both known for their large number of disciples, but they can only raise a few thousand disciples at most, and they will definitely not be able to recruit so many retainers. Because as long as the doorman can afford it, he can collect as much as he wants. Meng Weijun, who raised 3,000 guests, could only eat a big pot of rice with them in order to support his guests.
And recruiting retainers is not something that can be done by eating a big pot of rice together every day, it is to give them fiefs.
Even if it is now a chaotic era of decay and happiness, there is still a clear distinction between the nobles and the nobles, and there is only one criterion for distinguishing the two, that is, the fiefdom. As the saying goes, "the public eats tribute, the doctor eats the yi, and the scholar eats the field". In other words, if you don't even have a hereditary Lutian, then you can't even be the lowest-ranking scholar among the nobles.
For example, the young concubine Uncle Yingci sat down with the four ministers, but in fact, only Xu Zhi and Xu Shou could be called retainers. Strictly speaking, Peng Yan and Xu Xiaoshi are just her doormen.
Shu Yingci got a piece of Tang Muyi in Yiyang because of her "meritorious service" in giving birth to a son, so her title is Mrs. Yiyang. Her Tang Muyi is actually very small in size, and her output is very meager, but she still set aside a part of it and transferred it to her two clan relatives, so that they are no longer travelers, but serious nobles. At the same time, the young concubine also had to take out the money to pay the salaries of the other two relatives.
Therefore, Gongziqi, who has not yet had a fief, is not qualified to recruit retainers.
I only heard Si Cheng laugh and said: "The son knows the etiquette and abides by the system, which is really the blessing of my Great Song Dynasty." But it's not a big deal......"
He said with a straight face: "The subordinates think that the country has no heir, so they are afraid inside and outside. The son will be promoted to the crown prince as soon as possible, so as to calm the hearts of the sergeants and the people. When the king returns to the dynasty victoriously, the subordinate ministers will be relatives of the Dai family, and they should be admonished!"
In fact, he should have been given a fief a long time ago as a son, but his father Song Wangyan once studied under Shang Junying, and he couldn't implement the practice of "non-military merit theory, and the clan must not be a subordinate member" in the country for a while, so he wanted to start from the son.
As soon as Da Sicheng said this, everyone understood that this guy was showing goodwill, and he was so straightforward in supporting Gongzi to become the prince.
Mrs. Yiyang also looked solemn, nodded and praised: "Dasicheng is worthy of being the humerus of my Great Song Dynasty." The son is young, and he needs the assistance of a pro-vassal and important minister like Bo Zhengfu. ”
She did have a little criticism of Wang Fu's approach in her heart, so she didn't pretend to be coy.
Si Cheng stood up straight, and replied with his hand: "The subordinates dare not do their best?"
Childe Qi saw that his mother gave him a look, and he immediately entered the role, and also straightened up and said sincerely: "Thank you, Da...... Brother loves, little brother remembers!"
The palace was suddenly filled with a harmonious scene of monarchs and ministers.
Taking advantage of this atmosphere, Xu Zhi opened his mouth and said: "What Da Sicheng said is very true, and the old minister thinks that the prince should be awarded the position of the Mo clan's Bohu Rong servant. ”
The so-called servant is a chariot driver who drives a chariot for the monarch. At that time, the etiquette system was so cumbersome, and different drivers were needed to drive different cars for the monarch: the one who greeted the monarch was called the Qi servant, the driver who usually commuted to and from work and went out to play was called the road servant, the driver who went out of the city to cruise and hunt was called the field servant, and the one who drove the auxiliary car for the monarch was called the spare vehicle.
But the servant is no ordinary driver. As a childe, he should be the most noble rook left in the car battle, holding a bow and arrow for long-range attacks. A life was entrusted to the hands of the royal servant in the center and the halberd and the right of the guard.
Obviously, the servants and the right of the car should be people with outstanding combat power and loyalty, and they can't do it unless they are close to their subordinates.
As soon as Zhishui Fangshi spoke, Peng Yan and Xu Xiaoshi next to him showed envy, they hadn't gotten the identity of this retainer yet.
Mo Hong was so excited that his body trembled slightly, and he almost forgot to salute. He knew that he had really hit a big luck, and this time he entered the palace far beyond his psychological expectations, and he was simply on the rise.
Although he is also a noble concubine, how can this identity be compared with the prince's close ministers, let alone the Lutian that he will have to enjoy for generations after the prince is crowned.
Theoretically, now is a troubled era of "the king chooses the minister and the minister also chooses the king", but the courtier can choose the king who serves his life, and this chosen evil king must make the courtier who takes the initiative to serve prosperous and rich?
In fact, of course not. For example, if King Wei Hui was willing to listen to Gongsun Acne's advice and reuse Wei Ying, then why did he go to Qin State?
Although Mo Hong is a handsome man of the younger generation of the Song Kingdom, due to his low background, he can only fight his father Si Yu now. But today, he is a carp jumping into the dragon gate, from an "urban management temporary worker" outside the establishment to a "formal driver" from the son who is about to become a prince, such an opportunity is unavoidable for a low-level nobleman like him.
In fact, Xu Shi gave such a high position not only to give Da Sicheng face, but also to win the hearts of the people in the country for Gongzi, of course, part of the reason why Mo Hong's combat power is also top-notch among the younger generation of the Song Kingdom. This plan is not a matter of cunning.
Uncle Yingci and Gongzi had no objections, and the matter was settled.
Extraordinary things are done at extraordinary times, and the young concubine gives an order, and does not pick an auspicious day of the zodiac, but immediately holds a ceremony.