After the defeat of the first war, the main force of Jin, so that it was no longer able to look south, in the three hundred years of the history of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Qi's merits, has been enough to shine in the annals of history, worship the temple.

These days, the entire land of Gyeonggi, the entire Central Plains, the entire Ming Dynasty from south to north, from the southeastern provinces to the Shanxi Province, from the young children to the old Suo, the mountains to the Xiongcheng, no one knows the name of Wang Qi, and even many Liaodong, the people of Gyeonggi have begun to worship Wang Qi's tablet, in the name of the Ming Dynasty, bow day and night, in order to bless, and even many Chenghuang temples, the clay statue of Wang Qi and Yue Wumu, Guan Wusheng stand side by side, in order to sacrifice incense, pilgrims and believers are in an endless stream for a while.

Beijing City, Guanghua Temple.

The ninth day is once a month Buddha Day, hundreds of people in the capital are looking forward to this day to come to the temple to pray for blessings, those who have disasters come to the temple to seek health, those who are in poverty come here to seek wealth, those who study hard come here to seek a list, and those who travel far away from home come here to seek a smooth journey. Even many famous ladies, deep boudoir ladies also wear light veils, and bring their maids and mothers-in-law to the temple to ask for a marriage and a lottery.

However, today's Guanghua Temple is a few pilgrims, cold in front of the door, on the incense burner in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, there are only five or six incense sticks scattered at this moment, and the wisps of smoke go upward, and under the background of a clear sky, it is even more lonely.

"What's going on? Isn't today the 9th of June, the day of worshipping the Buddha, why don't you see the people and pilgrims coming? Zhu Youzhen, the king of Da Ming Xin in a green shirt, stood in front of the Great Bear Treasure Hall with a puzzled expression, looked at the scene in front of him, frowned and asked.

"Back to the words of the prince," the thin cheeks of the presiding officer of Guanghua Temple, who accompanied King Xin, also looked helpless, and he sang a Buddha horn and said: "Sijiu City has recently built three new temples of Xiansheng Wuqu in the outer city, and most of the people and pilgrims have gone there to seek blessings."

"Manifest Saint Wuqu Temple?" Zhu Youzhen was puzzled at first, and then said in surprise: "Is it the ancestral hall of the Marquis of Dingyuan?" ”

"Exactly," the host sighed and said slowly: "Everyone in the world is stupid and doesn't understand the mysteries of Buddhism. ”

"Ancestral Hall." Zhu Youzhen snorted coldly and asked his relatives on the side: "What is the reaction of the imperial court to this matter?" ”

"Lord Wang, the lords of the imperial court and cabinet are eager to enshrine the Marquis of Dingyuan now, where do you dare to make irresponsible remarks about this kind of thing? And, under the blazing fire and the flowers, who knows what will happen tomorrow? Just bear with it."

"Doesn't the royal brother know? He also wants to endure it? "Zhu Youzhen didn't like it in his heart, a little marquis, just pacified Liaodong, and dared to set up a shrine for himself in the capital, at the foot of the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty." The relatives smiled embarrassedly: "I heard that the emperor was very happy after hearing this, saying that Wang Qi came to congratulate him with a great victory, and the queen immediately became pregnant, this is the will of heaven, saying that Wang Qi is the hope of the auxiliary ministers, and the Fusheng Temple of the Ming Dynasty was also established with his tacit consent." ”

"Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! Is there a distinction between kings and subordinates? Isn't there anyone in the world who can really share the worries of the heavenly family? That Wang Qi also seems to be a wolf's ambition," Zhu Youzhen looked up at the Daxiong Treasure Hall that was cold, and his eyes were full of anger, but he was a prince, and he was a prince who was about to leave Beijing to become a vassal, what could anger do? After all, the Ming Dynasty is the emperor's brother.

If there is a day, I will call the whole world.

Zhu Youzhen didn't continue to think about it, and after a while, he could only sigh helplessly, it was just a fantasy.

In the end, His Royal Highness the King of the Ming Dynasty could only flick his sleeves and turn away in a lonely figure.

At this moment, in the imperial city, the Wenhua Palace.

All the ministers are here.

"The imperial court has a Dingyuan Marquis, which is really a blessing for me and a blessing for the Ming Dynasty!" This sentence, since receiving the Liaodong recital, Zhu Youxiao doesn't know how many times he has recited it, which made Wei Zhongxian's ears on the side a little calloused.

"The ministers congratulate Your Majesty, and the Marquis of Dingyuan has this merit, which is enough for Your Majesty to sue the Taimiao and the Emperor of Taizu to worship me! When the world hears the wind, it is all praised by the Marquis of Dingyuan! Ye Xianggao, Han Yi and the others got up and congratulated Zhu Youxiao again.

"There is one more thing," Zhu Youxiao coughed lightly twice, stretched out his hand and patted the copper crane and jade deer next to the jade steps, and then pointed at the copper pillar with his finger, looking still excited: "Although the main force of Houjin has been wiped out this time, there is still an endgame in Liaodong, according to the proposal of Dingyuan Hou Songben, half a year to recuperate, half a year to recover the whole Liao, half a year to plough the court and sweep the caves, what do you think?" ”

The first assistant of the cabinet, Ye Xiang, looked at Zhu Youxiao at Gao Wenyan, his eyes moved, and he did not speak.

However, Han Yi and the others seemed to have caught a hint of signal, and immediately got up and said:

"The minister thinks that the Houjin of Dingyuan is the work of mending the sky, and it should be recalled and rewarded by the country! Hereditary replacement, and the country Yongchang! As for the remnants of the Houjin forces in Liaodong, Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Chonghuan are enough! ”

Han Yi's words made Ye Xianggao feel a bad feeling in his heart - isn't this just in the name of sealing the country, recalling Wang Qi and retaining the Jingshi? This is contrary to what Wang Qi himself played.

"Guogong?" On the throne, Zhu Youxiao did not have a deep insight into the deep meaning of Han Yi's words, but was stunned for a moment, and then nodded thoughtfully: "With the merits of the Marquis of Dingyuan, it is enough to give a prince of the country, which can not only show my kindness to the subjects of the world, but also inspire more Ming scholars to serve the society and the country!" ”

"However, what is the right feudal country?" Zhu Youxiao frowned, a little hesitant.

The size of the feudal state, there are Song to Ming, the reference is mostly the vassal states of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the quality is related to the size of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the more noble ones are: Qin, Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Qi and other countries, and the lower level is mostly referred to the title of the uncle, son, and man at that time, plus the princes of the country, such as: Dai, Jing, Hubei and other small princes.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Marquis of Dingyuan is the first to seal the country, should be a small country first, the minister heard that it is a native of Zhucheng in Shandong, and should take Zhucheng as the name of the country, which in the ancient Zhou Dynasty, Zhucheng belonged to the Lu State, and the Later Qin unified the world, so that Langya County was set up, so there are two feudal titles, which are selected by the Marquis of Dingyuan." Han Yi and the others had already discussed clearly, as long as Wang Qi returned to Beijing, it would be okay to give a small country the title of duke!

"Which two, tell me about it?" Zhu Youxiao was interested.

"First, the Duke of Zhuguo, take the meaning of the homeland, take Zhucheng as a fief, and second, the Duke of Langguo, with the Qin system to seal it, the fief Langya County!"

Hiss.

"Zhuguo Gong, Lang Guogong," Zhu Youxiao muttered the two national titles in his mouth, and he was a little undecided for a while, his eyes glanced at Ye Xianggao, who had been bowing his head and silent, and immediately spoke: "Ye Aiqing, what do you think, how about the two titles?" ”

Ye Xianggao heard the emperor call him, and immediately took two steps forward, arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the titles of the two princes are acceptable," Ye Xianggao said, his tone changed, and he continued: "But for the Marquis of Dingyuan, it may not be so happy." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Zhu Youxiao was puzzled, and Han Yi, Zuo Guangdou and others frowned.

For the sake of a first-auxiliary position, Ye Xianggong is really bound to Wang Qi, sharing honor and disgrace!

Without waiting for anyone to ask, Ye Xianggao said directly: "With the words of the Marquis of Dingyuan, the merit is geometric, he did not mention half a sentence, but only said his follow-up plan, that is, half a year to recuperate, half a year to recover Liaodong, and half a year to plow the court and sweep the caves." ”

Looking at the people in the hall, Ye Xianggao smiled and said, "These words, all the adults have subconsciously ignored them. ”

"Lord Ye, I'm afraid you underestimate my officials in Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, and also underestimate the civil and military forces of the imperial court, the main force of Houjin has been wiped out, and the remnants of Daishan and Amin are all gone, do these characters still need the Marquis of Dingyuan to personally sit in Liaodong? Could it be that everything in the world, without Dingyuanhou, can't function normally? The court supports hundreds of officials, but they sit and watch the play? As Han Yi spoke, his face changed again, as if he was worried about Wang Qi, and said with a sad face:

"Since the Marquis of Dingyuan rose in Guangning City, for a few months, has he rested and slept for more than half a minute? From Zhenwu Fort to Siping Fort, from Horqin Grassland to Zuoqi Wangting, from Beijing City to Ningyuan City outside Shanhaiguan, from Ningyuan City to Mongolia, and fight to the death with the old slave! All kinds of great achievements here, accumulated so far, have created Wang Qi's supreme prestige in Liaodong, the people of Liaodong are all to Wang Qi as the head of the horse, its prestige is grand, in Liaodong as the law is followed. Now, the main force of the Houjin has been destroyed, is it not allowed for the Marquis of Dingyuan to return to Beijing to be crowned? Enjoy the worship of the ancestral hall in the capital, loved by the people, and what do you do in the bitter cold land of Liaodong? ”

Han Yi's words, at first glance, sounded for Wang Qi's sake, but after a closer look:

There are only three sentences: the prestige is grand, the words are followed, and the ancestral hall is enshrined.

Ye Xianggao didn't know if Zhu Youxiao heard this, but obviously, His Majesty the Emperor's brows were already furrowed.

Dadada!!

Fingers lightly tapped on the tabletop, it was obvious that His Majesty the Emperor hesitated, and the widowhood and meanness engraved in the bones of the Zhu family began to show up again at this moment.

"Intended!"

After a while, Zhu Youxiao spoke, and his tone became deep and restrained, without the joy of Fang Cai.

"The first merit of the Liaodong War to destroy Jin, Wang Qi, named the Duke of Langguo, 3,000 households in the food town, hereditary replacement, never demoted, plus the first rank of the Guanglu doctor, Xun Jia from the first product to the pillar country, and then add." Zhu Youxiao seemed to make up for the uneasiness in his heart, his tone paused, and he continued after a while: "The Governor of the Five Armies is the Governor of the Left, and the Zuo Shilang of the Military Department!" Military affairs can be discussed and walked in the cabinet. ”

"Another" Zhu Youxiao pursed his lips and said after a while: "It is destined that the Yuanhou will return to Beijing immediately!" ”

At this time, the hall was extremely quiet.

It was as if they were all waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to finish speaking.

This time, whether it was Ye Xianggao, or Han Yi, or Zuo Guangdou and others, they did not say anything to stop the emperor's unparalleled reward for Wang Qi's favor.

After all, the price of these rewards: to take away their power and strip them of their authority.

It's just a toothless tiger, what are you afraid of?

"The minister immediately promoted the Hanlin Academy to draft an order!" Han Yi bowed his hand, his expression was full of happiness that his plan had succeeded.

On the other side, Ye Xianggao was stunned, and even Wei Zhongxian, who was beside the emperor, was a little surprised: Did Zhu Youxiao finally start to be afraid of Wang Qi?

Just made a new contribution, rabbit dead dog cooking?

"Stand down! I am tired," Zhu Youxiao got up and didn't pay any more attention to the courtiers, it was obvious that His Majesty the Emperor's mood had been lowered

In the hall, Han Yi turned his head to look at Ye Xianggao: "Lord Ye, congratulations, Marquis Dingyuan has returned to Beijing, in the court, those who support your position as the first assistant have one more help!" ”

"Do you really think that without Wang Qi, those people in Liaodong can succeed?" Ye Xianggao obviously did not admit defeat, but looked at Han Yi with an indifferent face.

"Three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty! Wang Qi's rise has only been three months," Han Yi said sharply: "Lord Ye, you are too big!" ”

"Let's see, let's see," Ye Xianggao shook his head, turned around and walked away slowly.

"Then we'll see!"

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Zhu Youxiao was in a bad mood, and he could hear Han Yi's words clearly in the hall.

Because things in the world are not so easy to explain clearly, he trusts Wang Qi now and attaches importance to it, but the emperor's mind makes him have to pay attention to Han Yi's words.

And the land of Liaodong is no better than others, it has always been entrenched in the family gate, and it is an important town on the border of the guard, whether it is the governor, the strategy, or the governor, when you arrive in Liaodong, you have to rely on Wang Qi to live with a snort, so if Wang Qi lives in Liaodong for a long time and provokes the anger of the world's scholars, the court will inevitably open a knife on him, and Zhu Youxiao will not be able to protect him.

Is he, Zhu Youxiao, willing to be the one who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge? Is he willing to bear the infamy of a rabbit and a dead dog, a cold-blooded monarch?

It's really an emperor, I can't help myself!

"Go to the queen and have a look!" Zhu Youxiao sat on the jade chariot, and was going to go to the imperial garden to relax, but suddenly remembered that the queen had just become pregnant, so go there to see the person next to her pillow.

Maybe I'm in a better mood.

"The emperor has arrived!!"

With the eunuch roll call.

Zhu Youxiao slowly walked into the Kunning Palace.

"Concubines greet Your Majesty!" Queen Zhang Yan is still graceful and luxurious, and welcomes Zhu Youxiao into the palace at the door.

"Why didn't you rest in bed?" Zhu Youxiao saw that there were still embroideries and books on the table in the hall, and he stepped forward with great interest to see it.

"The imperial doctor said that the concubine is weak and needs to get out of bed and walk around frequently," Zhang Yan followed behind Zhu Youxiao and asked the palace maid to bring her favorite refreshments.

"Well, it's good to move around a lot," Zhu Youxiao sat on the chair and picked up a book on the table.

With a click, the book closed, and his eyes looked at the title.

Poetry of Zhao Song Lin'an

"Huh?" Zhu Youxiao was puzzled at first, and then seemed to think of something, and his face suddenly sank.

Syllable!

The book was thrown directly to the ground.

"I'm just like that Song Gaozong? Twelve gold medals lead Yue Peng back to Beijing? Is it so like an emperor who crossed the river and demolished the bridge? Zhu Youxiao pointed to the book on the ground and looked at the queen.

"Your Majesty, why do you say that?" The queen was stunned for a moment, and then explained with a face full of grievances: "This book is just a collection of Lin'an words, how can it imply satirizing Your Majesty?" ”

"Words?" Zhu Youxiao sneered: "From now on, no books about Zhao Song Gaozong are allowed to appear in the palace!" Violators, twenty rods, drive out of the palace! ”

"Concubine body order!" Although the queen was full of grievances and didn't know what her husband was angry about, she could only bow down and receive the decree first.

Zhu Youxiao no longer paid attention to the stunned expression of his wife, got up suddenly, and left directly with his personal eunuch.

"Concubine to the emperor!" Empress Zhang bowed to the emperor's back, and only after a while did she get up and mutter: "What's wrong with the emperor?" ”

(End of chapter)