Chapter 12: The First Impression of the Son of Heaven
Gu Dayong, Zhang Jin, and Wei Lin only heard Zhu Houxi say over there: "The three fathers-in-law will come over and get it together, I can't take it either." ”
"The slaves and maids don't dare to ......" Gu Da was ecstatic in his heart, and he still bent down first and excused himself.
"What's not to dare?" Zhu Houxi smiled, "Grandpa Zhang came and went in a hurry that day, and I didn't see Grandpa Gu come over last night, and there are still a lot of things to ask you in the palace after entering the palace." Besides, on one side are the relatives of the country, and on the other hand, there are loyal ministers of the court. You don't want to be caught in the middle, you want to finalize like the elder of the pavilion? ”
Hearing him say this, Liang Chu smiled at the corner of his mouth, only Zhang Heling's expression was embarrassed and uncomfortable.
Gu Dayong said again and again: "Your Highness's witty words, the slave is ashamed." ”
"An inkstone, an ingot of ink, a pen wash, you do the dirty work, and sometimes you need to clean it, these three things are suitable for you."
Xie Changjie on the side opened his mouth slightly. In the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone in the four treasures of the study, the paper is not very valuable, or a lot can be given at a time. Now that the ink and inkstone have been sent out, what about the pen?
Only then did Zhu Houxi take a black-background engraved poetry tube and walked in front of Zhang Heling: "Bai Lotian has a poem: busy with more wine glasses, and less reading poems." In ancient times, poets often put poems in the poetry tube to send each other back and forth, thinking that they were communicating. Shou Ninghou is the younger brother of the Queen Mother, and he will come and go often in the future. ”
Liang Chu and Mao Cheng's eyes reappeared with deep meaning, but at this moment, Zhang Heling only heard that there were many pairs of wine glasses and frequent exchanges, and he didn't think deeply about whether this poetry tube was suitable or not.
Zhu Houxi returned to the desk at this time, picked up his commonly used sandalwood paperweight and walked to Mao Cheng with both hands: "Uncle Dazong is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and the things on my table, this paperweight is just like Uncle Zong. There are no rules, and the paper is uneven and inconvenient to put down the pen. ”
Mao Cheng laughed: "Thank you, Your Highness." ”
Only Liang Chu was left, and I saw Zhu Houxi open a seal box on the table, take out a small jade medal from it, look at it and then put it back and cover it, and walked to Liang Chu with a strange expression: "The seal I have liked to use in the past two years will not be able to be used after today." Ge Lao, just give this silver medal to Ge Lao. ”
Among these people, Mao Cheng's heart was suddenly shocked, and he looked at Zhu Houxi in disbelief.
And Prince Liang was also serious: "Your Highness, this seal, the minister can't accept it!" ”
Zhu Houxi laughed again: "It's just an idle medal, engraved with the words 'borrow another five hundred', and it's not a silver medal, what is the elder worried about?" ”
Hearing him break it, Liang Chu suddenly looked at him deeply: "Your Highness knows the silver medal, and you should know that no matter what kind of idle chapter Your Highness rewards the ministers, it will eventually cause criticism." ”
"The rest are worthy of the elder pavilion, but only the pen I use."
Liang Chu showed a wry smile: "Your Highness, this is a difficult minister...... what is the meaning of the words 'borrow another five hundred'?" ”
...... said in "Getaway" that the soul of Chu Zhinan takes 500 years old as spring and 500 years old as autumn. After the father and the king, he remembered that his son wanted to raise but did not wait, and he had the delusion of borrowing from the sky for another five hundred years in addition to his grief, so he carved this idle chapter and used it during the filial piety period. ”
Everyone in the study showed some sadness for a while, and they didn't know if it was because Zhu Houxi mentioned the dead King Xingxian, or because they were not young.
"His Royal Highness's filial piety moved the minister...... "Prince Liang hesitated for a moment, and finally bowed, "This is a thing that His Royal Highness entrusts filial piety and deep affection, and the minister will not dare to accept it." ”
Zhu Houxi returned the salute: "If it really doesn't work, it should be an agreement, if the elder is shy when he is in his pocket, how about borrowing five hundred taels of silver from me with this seal?" ”
Liang Chu was dumbfounded, and the others in the study laughed when they heard this.
This joke diluted the special significance of the seal for a while, and Liang Chu could only accept it with a smile and a lot of emotion.
He didn't believe that today's rewards, each with their own rhetoric, were not profound.
"It's all used by me, it's not expensive but it's a heart, and everyone has worked hard day and night all the way here. Let's go to the side hall and sit down, have a cup of tea and talk before taking a seat. ”
Xie Changjie followed behind with some admiration, but he didn't expect His Royal Highness to give the four treasures of the study room and other stationery he used to these people in the Fengying group.
It's really not valuable, but this is used by His Highness himself, what kind of luck should there be?
This heart is more important than anything else!
But these royal officials did not get this blessing.
And the stamps...... Xie Changjie was born in the same Jinshi, and he still knows some allusions to this dynasty.
Emperor Renzong once gave Jianyi, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Jin Youzi, and Xia Yuanji a silver medal for each of the five important ministers.
To put it bluntly: If I am at fault, you will stamp it and persuade me, and I will listen.
Everyone in the group is a meritorious service, but as a cabinet minister present when Zhu Houxi was elected, it was a "meritorious service", which was extraordinary.
His Royal Highness not only respects him, but also hints that he will be a diligent and benevolent emperor like Renzong?
Zhou Zhao was also convinced, Zhu Houxi gave these gifts to different people, and everyone had different words, most of them were suitable for identity, and they also had their own deep meanings, obviously doing their homework in advance.
For example, Gu Dayong and others, Zhu Houxi's words are not good, but the two of them are the four treasures of the study. Ranked in front of Zhang Heling, there are obviously hints of being closer.
Only for Zhang Heling, is it a hint to Liang Chu to show them, right? There is no poem in the poetry tube, isn't that a metaphor for Zhang Heling's lack of goods in his stomach? ranked Zhang Heling after the three ministers, and said that he often came and went, but the meaning of estrangement was obvious.
The ministers did not like Zhang Heling very much, relying on the Empress Dowager Zhang to be powerful for two dynasties, and they should be very happy with Zhu Houxi's hint.
After this private reward after this summons, everyone in the Fengying group had a very deep impression of Zhu Houxi.
Smart, decent, easy-going...... The favorability quickly pulled up.
In addition, he was immediately the emperor, which made Mao Cheng and Liang Chu very emotional: Yang Tinghe didn't choose the wrong person.
Next, let's talk about the people who entered Beijing with the palace attendants, of course, these can only be decided by Zhu Houxi, and the Fengying group is to know how many people are easy to arrange.
But Zhu Houxi suddenly proposed to Prince Liang: "Liang Ge Lao, my enlightenment teacher, the original right chief of the palace, Shi Yuan Zonggao Zhongdegong, is currently the envoy of Jiangxi, I wonder if he can be transferred to Beijing with me?" ”
As soon as these words were spoken, Xie Changjie's face couldn't help but change suddenly.
And Liang Chu and Mao Cheng just glanced at each other, and they both smiled and said: "Jiangxi is not far away, since His Royal Highness cares about the merits of loyal ministers, the ministers can go to Jiangxi first, and let Zhongde Gong come over as soon as possible." As for the selection procedures, the minister will go to another book and recommend Zhongde Gong to enter the court. ”
Strictly speaking, this is the first time that Zhu Houxi has expressed his opinion on the selection of officials, although it has been put forward in the form of a suggestion in the capacity of the heir.
But in the eyes of everyone, it must be sooner or later for the former ministers of the Qiandi to rise to the top. In that case, why bother to displease the heir with such a trivial matter?
What's more, he has just rewarded the old things to the people who have made meritorious deeds.
Of the people sitting in this side hall, Xie Changjie was the only one who felt uneasy: If Yuan Zonggao came over, who would be the head of the royal palace's subordinate officials?