65. War
He Zhishang immediately excused himself: "The minister is ashamed and dare not be, but fortunately, His Majesty has mercy, and he is in a high position, and he does not dare to ask too much." β
The position of Zhongshu Shilang is just right, once he goes to the household department, there are some things he can't do, and he is not in a hurry to climb up.
Seeing He Zhishang's humble and arrogant attitude, Emperor Yanchang appreciated it and regretted it in his heart: Why couldn't He Zhishang be his son?
Yes, He Zhishang is outstanding, humble and courteous, and Emperor Yanchang treats him as half a son.
Such a good person, but the Qin family has no fate, so they can only form a relationship with him.
"That's it, you've said so, put this matter aside."
Emperor Yanchang shook his hand, to be honest, He Zhishang went to the household department, it was really better to stay by his side and stay with the scholar.
He Zhishang sincerely thanked Emperor Yanchang for his promotion and cultivation, without his vigorous support, there would be no future for him.
After the two monarchs and ministers spoke, the atmosphere was a lot more relaxed, and He Zhishang said: "No matter what the second prince is, he is also the son of His Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty will consider it carefully." β
Flesh and blood relatives, how can you say that you can put it away?
He Zhishang didn't think that Emperor Yanchang hated Qin Bing so much, and he didn't like it anymore, his feelings were there, to put it mildly, Qin Bing's surname was Qin and he was not him, and the two could not be compared.
No matter how close Emperor Yanchang treats He Zhishang, it is also limited, the relationship between the monarch and the minister is the primary relationship, no matter how bad the princes are, the emperor and the princes cannot be separated from each other.
He Zhishang's words did not make Emperor Yanchang smile, but he looked worried: "Weifu, with you, you have won ten Zhuge Liang." β
Tsk, comparing him with the famous Kong Ming is already quite a high evaluation.
"The minister is not as good as Kong Ming."
What is the way of business.
Not to mention, at the moment, he has to find ways to prevent Qin Chu from coming to power and avoid the intersection between Qin Chu and him.
Emperor Yanchang's kindness took his life and his own life to return it in his last life, and from now on, there will be no more connections in the Chu River and Han realms.
Emperor Yanchang smiled, "Wei Fu, Kong Ming is an auxiliary minister, and he has great power, Wei Fu is indeed a lot worse than Kong Ming." β
Zhuge Liang is the object of worship of the emperors and subjects of all dynasties, and Emperor Yanchang is no exception, Kong Ming is resourceful, wise and close to demons, He Zhishang and him are also a little similar in temperament, they are all the same ethereal dust, respectable and not blasphemous.
"Your Majesty......" He Zhishang knelt on the ground, "Weichen also has no talent of Kong Ming, Kong Ming has been in the world to help the country, both civil and military, and the minister is ......"
"Okay, okay, Wei Fu," Emperor Yanchang shook his head, "I don't like your submissive posture, don't forget, you said in your strategy that you should convince people with virtue and set the world." β
What attracted the attention of Emperor Yanchang was his willingness to sacrifice his body and fight for the world.
Emperor Yanchang hasn't seen such impassioned words for a long time, and he has seen a lot of articles in the twilight, and it's time to inject fresh blood.
He Zhishang not only has Kong Ming's strategy, but also Zhang Liang's wisdom, talent and beauty.
With such a talent, Emperor Yanchang can only cherish and reuse it.
"Your Majesty actually remembers this sentence."
He Zhishang couldn't laugh or cry a little, "That's just a swollen face and a fat man by Weichen, just written casually." β
"So what? You wrote well, you wrote correctly, and I just happened to be in your spirit. β
Emperor Yanchang said, "Don't hide it from Weifu, I have always had something in my heart that I haven't said. I have not yet appointed a crown prince, and I also want to further investigate the conduct and ability of the princes, but I regret very much that among the older princes, there is no one who can compare with Aiqing. β
Emperor Yanchang was very disappointed in this, Qin Rong didn't mention it, the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince were not very smart and capable, isn't this too hurtful?
In reality, Emperor Yanchang can't open his eyes and tell nonsense.
He Zhishang didn't speak, anyway, Emperor Yanchang wanted him to listen.
"Wei Fu, if I want you to swear allegiance to me, or even if I designate you as the crown prince, are you willing?"
Emperor Yanchang's temptation has finally arrived. From the beginning of his eyes on He Zhishang, he had plans to cultivate He Zhishang as an auxiliary minister, pave the way for his son, and be a loyal minister.
It's just that He Zhishang seems to be gentle, but it is out of reach, and sometimes Emperor Yanchang can't understand what He Zhishang is thinking.
As an emperor who can't see through the minister, isn't that in danger?
He Zhishang showed a serious and serious expression, and said to Emperor Yanchang: "The minister is willing to smear the liver and brain of Daqin, and he will not hesitate to do so." β
There was no direct answer as to whether it was used by the emperor.
Emperor Yanchang continued to ask him: "Aiqing, what do you think of my emperors?" Please tell me the truth. β
Although He Zhishang did not express his intention to assist his son wholeheartedly, it is not difficult to see from He Zhishang's expression that he has no objection.
"Your Majesty, some of the princes are steady, some are smart, some are kind, and some are immature."
He Zhishang hesitated for a moment and said this.
Anyway, he won't directly dislike the princes, how to say it, no matter how bad the son of the top boss is, it won't be her turn to be an outsider to point fingers.
The emperor's heart, the needle under the sea. How long have they known each other, where can they compare to the father-son love that gets along day and night?
Emperor Yanchang was stunned, and then sneered, "Okay, Weifu, you really know how to talk." β
It's almost written on my face what I admired you just said.
"The eldest is stupid, the second is conceited, the third is stingy, the fourth is selfish, the fifth is naΓ―ve, the sixth and the seventh are mediocre, and the eighth is ......" At this point, he paused and did not continue.
He Zhishang knew that in the past and present life, Emperor Yanchang was interested in Prince Qin as the crown prince, there was no way, peers were foiled, others were too rubbish, and Prince Qin could at least see it.
However, it turns out that there is no worst only worse, the prince of Qin led to the decline of the national strength of the Great Qin, the war continued, the villain Yuan Xianchen blindly deposed his henchmen, and only promoted the people who were close to the corpse vegetarian meal, just because they were loyal to the prince of Qin, and they really had no demeanor.
Give He Zhishang a hundred guts, and he doesn't want to work with the suspicious Qin Chu anymore.
"Your Majesty, everything has a direction when you look backwards, and you can't be in a hurry."
He Zhishang did not directly persuade Emperor Yanchang to dispel the idea of establishing a prince, and wanted to boil frogs in warm water, and gradually persuaded Emperor Yanchang to give up the Eight Princes.
The eighth prince is just a child, and he can't see the good thing, but Emperor Yanchang cherishes Prince Qin very much, just because Prince Qin is very similar to the young Emperor Yanchang.
The selfishness of the emperor, the love of the emperor, is no surprise.
Emperor Yanchang sighed lightly, "Aiqing, accompany me to the Imperial Garden for a walk." β
The two of them finally went out of the palace gate, talking while walking, and when the conversation was approaching dusk, Emperor Yanchang left He Zhishang to eat together.
In the face of this kind of imperial favor that others can't expect, He Zhishang seems very calm, and his joy and anger are invisible.
When outsiders saw it, they could only admire He Zhishang's self-cultivation.
The days passed silently for a long time, except for the occasional gossip about the second prince and Cheng Jingwei's appearance, the autumn in the capital seemed quiet and boring.
Yuan Lingchao and Sheng Peijun ate and drank in Anlan Restaurant, discussing the establishment of a folk women's school, this year the trend of drowning babies to evade taxes is prevalent, especially for female babies, under the consistent thinking of patriarchy, the phenomenon of drowning female babies is shocking, countless.
According to what Yuan Lingchao has learned, the number of drowning baby girls in Xiangning City alone is averaged in tens of thousands every year.
The imbalance between men and women, and the prevalence of the comparison of marriage and bride price between men and women, these phenomena are, in the final analysis, a poor word.
Can't afford to raise so many children, the population tax is too heavy, and the average family wants to keep incense, then only the male is left, and the female baby is killed, almost every five households, there are four families drowning female babies.
For this unfair and unequal phenomenon, Yuan Lingchao is more heartfelt than anyone else, since Master Miaozhen of Ci'en Temple said that she is a nobleman, then he doesn't mind using her as a base point to clarify the troubled waters here.
Sheng Peijun saw that Yuan Lingchao was emotional, and said softly, "To open a girls' school, we should also consider whether those parents allow girls to read and write, after all, they feel that teaching girls to read and write is very disadvantaged and not beneficial." β
If it is a modern society, Yuan Lingchao can still promise with many beautiful scenery in the future, but now it is an ancient society, women cannot enter the court as officials, and fight on the battlefield, this kind of thing has nothing to do with women, so teaching women to read and write is also thankless.
Besides, wouldn't it be nice for a woman to be a good wife and mother?
"Let's put it this way, we set up a school, on the one hand, to take in baby girls, and on the other hand, to teach them to learn skills, such as weaving and embroidery, cooking and playing the piano, etc., these girls have learned a skill, then they may not be able to dedicate their strength to the family."
Yuan Lingchao can't manage the issue of child daughter-in-law for the time being, but she can manage the girl's education and life if she wants to.
Especially Xiangning City, as her food town, she has to take care of it, is it possible that the county order of Xiangning does not allow her to manage it?
That's impossible.
"Your idea is great, but it's hard to implement." Sheng Peijun took a sip of hot tea and took a deep breath, "The girl in my hometown was a child bride like me when she was very young, because her family was poor and couldn't afford to eat, and it was very common to sell girls as slaves and maids. Unless you find a way to help them eat, maybe this phenomenon can kill one or two. β
The patriarchal view has been around for 100 years, and it will take a long way to get things right.
Yuan Lingchao smiled faintly, "You're right, knowing honor and disgrace is enough to know honor and disgrace, this kind of thing is also the top priority." β
Girls cannot be independent, and they are closely related to the family, society and system.
All she can do is find ways to improve their survival plight and buy them a glimmer of life.
If the phenomenon of female infanticide is not controlled, there is no question of bride price, and in the future, women will become scarcer and the population will decline, and it will not be her problem.
"Peijun, don't hide it, I can rest assured if you do this."
From the perspective of economic strength, Sheng Peijun has the conditions to do it, and from the perspective of social popularity, Sheng Peijun has a wide range of contacts, and it is easier to do this.
Sheng Peijun smiled lightly, "You have helped me so many times, I will do my best to do this matter." β
She went to talk about the address, and she had more experience to ensure that the school was of good quality and low price.
Yuan Lingchao nodded, "This school is only a part, and there is also a nursery hall to accommodate those displaced women and children. β
Throughout the ages, women and children have been the most pitiful and the lowest.
Yuan Lingchao thought, the possibility of returning to the modern era is not mentioned for the time being, just stay in the Great Qin time and space and do more things within her ability.
"Well, the Nursery and the Academy, we all have to do it. Our small step is the gospel of the vast number of women. β
After Sheng Peijun became the child daughter-in-law of the Yu family, she deeply felt that it was not easy for a woman to survive, she was okay at home, but what about others? Beaten, scolded, and even lost their lives, what did they do wrong?
Such an unfair society must be changed.
Yuan Lingchao and Sheng Peijun drafted a charter on the issue of the Nursery School, and when he returned home, Yuan Lingchao was still thinking about this matter.
It's just that it's going to be one more big thing.
ββThe northern part of the desert tribe attacked the Feihong Pass of Great Qin, and it was fierce.
For such an enemy situation, Emperor Yanchang gave an order - send 100,000 troops to crusade against the northern part of the desert.
This northern desert tribe is just a general term, in fact, there are several forces in it, and the most powerful natural number is the Chiyang Division.
In previous years, the officers and soldiers of the Great Qin often ate more defeats of the Chiyang Division, and this phenomenon has changed dramatically in the period of the first emperor.
They considered themselves to be the pride of the sky, coveted the wealth and power of the Central Plains, and invaded the south several times, and the subjects of Great Qin could not bear to be disturbed, and they left their hometowns and abandoned the pear orchards. In the early years, Daqin had sent Princess Heqin to Heqin, and then the effect was that it should be fought or not.
Today is different from the past, Daqin has suffered from the northern part of the desert, and he did not dare to counterattack before, but Emperor Yanchang is not afraid, and so is the Yuan general.
Emperor Yanchang named Yuan Zhao as the generalissimo of Pingbei, sent 100,000 troops, and named Yuan Fengxin and Yuan Fengxing as vanguard generals to jointly resist the invasion of the northern desert tribe.
Yuan Fengxian stayed in the rear to make full preparations for logistics, and Yuan Lingchao was not in this ranks, but Yuan Lingchao volunteered to go to the front line to contribute, and Emperor Yanchang played.
Now it's a good thing, the name of Yuan Nuhou is getting louder and louder.
Yuan Wanyin embroidered the dowry, and when she learned that Yuan Lingchao's house was going to go on an expedition, she went over to pray for them.
"Eldest brother, sister-in-law, may you succeed and triumph in victory."
Yuan Wanyin is now always smiling on her face.
Chen Zhiyuan treats Yuan Wanyin sincerely and single-mindedly, and comes to Yuan Wanyin every three or five days, and has also coaxed Yuan Ruzhang several times, a very good stepfather.
Anyway, she can't have children, and it's a good thing that Chen Zhiyuan treats Yuan Ruzhang like this.
This time, Mrs. Ke will also follow, she can't do anything, but she can take care of the soldiers.
Mrs. Ke β Yuan Wanyin said: "Sister Xie, we have been going back and forth like this, and we don't know how long it will take to come back, so I wish you and General Chen a hundred years of good together." β
"Auntie, I wish you and General Chen happiness and happiness."
Yuan Lingchao also wished Yuan Wanyin and Chen Zhiyuan a harmonious couple.
Yuan Wanyin nodded and thanked Mrs. Ke Yuan Lingchao for her wishes one by one.
"On this expedition, you should bring peace buckles, and it may be able to bless you with smooth and safe life."