Xuanzheng Palace.

After some heated discussions, it has basically been decided, although the candidate for the prince has not yet been determined, but the title of prince has been finalized for the princes, as for the matter of the vassal, His Majesty the Emperor is very happy to make a conclusion, and did not give the courtiers a chance to play.

The first emperor had a total of seven princes, and only three are still alive today, namely the eldest prince Liang Yu, named King of Jin, the fourth prince Liang Jue, that is, the current emperor Liang Heng, and the eighth prince Liang Ying, named King of Chu.

The courtiers unanimously suggested that Liang Yu, the king of Jin, be crowned king of Qin, and Liang Ying, king of Chu, should be crowned king of Jin.

As for the adult princes of His Majesty the Emperor today, they also have their own titles.

The eldest prince Liang Yu was crowned as the king of Qi, and awarded the general of the forbidden army Zuo Shenwu Army, the military position of the third grade, and commanded the 50,000 forbidden army, setting a precedent for the prince to take charge of the forbidden army.

The second prince, Liang Dan, was crowned as the king of Chu, although he had no other official position, but His Majesty the emperor allowed him to participate in the court meeting and understand political affairs.

The fourth prince, Liang Qi, was crowned the king of Lu, and he was vassal in Qingzhou, Henan Province, and allowed him to open a mansion and build a government, and he could select 10,000 forbidden troops as the palace guards.

The fifth prince Liang only, although he was not in the capital, he was also crowned King Zhao.

The sixth prince Liang Tong was crowned King of Yan, and he was vassal in Shuozhou, Hedong Province, allowing him to open a mansion and build a government, and awarded him the general of the Tiger Ben Army, a three-grade military position, and commanded 50,000 generals, which was the second prince to master the military power.

The seventh prince, Liang Gao, was named the king of Han and had no other official position, and he was allowed to still live in the capital.

The ninth prince Liang Xi was named the king of Wu, and he was vassal in Chuzhou, Huainan Province, and allowed him to open a mansion and build a government, and he could select 10,000 forbidden troops as the palace guards.

The tenth prince, Liang Dong, was named the king of Yue and stayed in the capital.

Of the eight princes, four stayed in the capital and three stayed in the domain, such a strange situation was unprecedented.

However, since His Majesty the Emperor opened Chrysostom, and the head of civil and military affairs did not object, the rest of the courtiers naturally did not mention anything against it, and the matter of dividing the prince was solved so neatly.

The next thing to be busy is the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites, the King of Qi and the King of Chu stayed in the capital, and naturally they also had to open a government to build a government, and it was urgent to select a government site and design and build it as soon as possible.

The three princes who went out of Beijing needed to finalize the detailed regulations under the busy work of the Ministry of Rites.

As for King Han, he still lives in the Eight Kings' Mansion.

It is worth mentioning that King Yue, who was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor, still lives in the Eight Princes' Mansion, obviously losing his sacred heart, and there is no possibility of further in the future.

After the end of the court meeting, the Zhongshu Province drafted the will, and then signed and sealed by the emperor, and finally reviewed by the Ministry of Menxia, after confirming that it was correct, the internal officials who announced the decree went out of the palace gate with the holy decree and went towards the Eight Princes' Mansion.

This is a later story, so I won't mention it for now.

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After the emperor left the Xuanzheng Palace, he returned to his study with an expressionless face, and the great eunuch Yu Chaoen followed behind with an uneasy face, not understanding why the master reacted like this.

In the inner study, after Yu Chaoen served hot tea to the emperor, he stood in the corner with low eyebrows, thinking about his own problems, and when he was in his trance, a voice sounded.

The person who spoke was naturally Emperor Liang Heng, and he asked in a solemn tone: "Yu Chaoen, why do you say that today's court meeting will be so smooth? It stands to reason that the prince's knighthood is very important, and it will take at least ten days and a half months to get a result, but today it only took two hours to decide, which is really a bit strange." ”

Yu Chaoen thought about it carefully, frowned, and replied in a low voice: "What Your Majesty said is reasonable, when the first emperor was alive, those old men fought for the titles of the princes, and it is said that they were not happy in private, how could it be as smooth as today." ”

The emperor seemed to remember some unpleasant past, and after snorting lightly, his face became gloomy, and he said in a cold tone: "Go find Qinglong, I have something to tell him." ”

Yu Chaoen was stunned for a moment, then reacted and responded very quickly.

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After the end of the court meeting, except for the officials of Zhongshu Province who needed to continue to be busy, they chose to have a meal in the palace, and the officials of the six departments of the other two provinces all went out of Chengtianmen and returned to the public houses in the imperial city.

In the public housing of Shangshu Province, the people of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rites gathered together to discuss the prince's construction of the domain and the palace, and the officials of the Ministry of Officials surrounded the chief official Gongsun Baoyu, and the soldiers and Lang Zhong were surrounded by the Shanghu Army Wei Shanhui, after all, this uncle still had the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

As for the officials of the Criminal Department, they are like being raised by their stepmothers, standing in a corner where no one cares about them.

Zhang Ziyi glanced at the six public houses for a few times, and then planned to return to his mansion, although he had a lord of the pillar country, but he no longer had any substantive duties, so he did not need to stay in the imperial city.

Zhang Ziyi put his hands behind his back, his back slightly hunched, and slowly walked towards Chengtianmen Street.

Before he walked too far, a figure had already walked out of the public house, and it was Shangshu's right servant who shot Gongsun Baoyu.

didn't hear the two talking, Zhang Ziyi consciously slowed down, and Gongsun Baoyu accelerated the pace.

After a while, the two were already walking side by side, and the two ministers of the humerus above the court, like old farmers in the countryside, paced forward slowly.

When they reached the Suzaku Gate, they didn't speak to each other.

Seeing that he was about to leave the Suzaku Gate, Gongsun Baoyu smiled lightly and said: "In the past, you were the most uncontrollable, but I didn't expect that this time it was beyond everyone's expectations, and it was the first to write a letter requesting Zhishi, and it was not stained with muddy water at all." ”

Zhang Ziyi laughed and replied: "Don't you scholars often say a sentence, the wise man will have a thousand thoughts, and there will be a mistake, and the fool will have a thousand thoughts, and there will be a gain." I'm the fool. ”

Gongsun Baoyu laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "If you are a fool, then the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all fools." ”

Zhang Ziyi smiled noncommittally and didn't say anything.

Gongsun Baoyu sighed, and said in a dull voice: "I, I'm half a step behind you, and as a result, I'm splashed with mud." ”

Zhang Ziyi restrained her smile and said in a strange tone: "If you think too much, you will be messed up, and sometimes you can solve the problem by going straight in." ”

Gongsun hugged Yu and said, "Maybe, but I can't run away this time." ”

Zhang Ziyi gloated and laughed for a while, and said slowly: "In the future, the court will rely on Lord Gongsun to play against Uncle Guo, don't let Your Majesty down." ”

Gongsun Baoyu's face was a little ugly, and he said softly: "I don't believe that Your Majesty will let you go." ”

Zhang Ziyi smiled and said, "Then wait and see." ”

Seeing that his old rival and old friend were so determined, Gongsun Baoyu's heart sank, and he said without changing his face: "Are you really willing to take this position above the court?

Zhang Ziyi said quite complacently: "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and their future is up to them to work hard." ”

Gongsun Baoyu sighed softly and said: "If there is a unicorn in my family, I will only be one step faster than you, and how can I fall behind you? ”

Zhang Ziyi was moved by these sincere words, and no longer had the slightest sense of pride, and said earnestly: "As parents, how can we not want our children to get ahead, and we as patriarchs, how can we not want our family to last for a long time."

It's just that the continuous development of a family still needs successors, such as our two families, if there is no outstanding descendants to maintain, it will only be inferior to one generation, if there are some people who can maintain the family, relying on the incense left by our two old guys, it can still last for two or three generations, and then in the future, they still have to rely on themselves.

Instead of struggling to support you in the court, you might as well simply retire, find a descendant who can serve as the family's continuous responsibility, teach him carefully, and after you are a hundred years old, he will be able to become a talent, and it is not a problem to maintain the family or anything. ”

Gongsun Baoyu shook his head and said: "I don't have a chance now, my half foot has stepped into the mud pond, I am afraid it will be even more difficult to get out, maybe if I am not careful, my whole body will fall into the quagmire, and I am afraid that I will never be able to get up again."

If my family Wenjie can be as productive as your family Jingyue, even if I die, I will die with peace of mind, but in this situation, if I don't last a few more years, the huge Gongsun family is afraid that the wall will really fall down and everyone will push it, and at that time, I am afraid that it will really collapse. ”

Zhang Ziyi sighed: "You, you just think too much, if you could have taken a moment and a half to teach Wen Jie well, he would not be like today." Don't blame him too much, after all, it's all us old guys who didn't do a good job. ”

Gongsun Baoyu smiled bitterly and said: "If his Gongsun family is in trouble in the future, I only hope that Brother Zhang can help and leave a bloodline for my Gongsun family." ”

After that, Gongsun Baoyu gave Zhang Ziyi an extremely solemn salute.

Zhang Ziyi leaned slightly, avoided this salute, and then stretched out her right hand, gently patted Gongsun Baoyu's shoulder, and promised: "Brother Gongsun, don't worry, one day when my Zhang family is here, there will definitely be a future for Gongsun family." Also, don't worry too much, no one knows what the future holds. ”

Gongsun Baoyu's lips trembled a few times, but he didn't say anything more.

After a long time, Zhang Ziyi hugged her fist at Gongsun Baoyu and said: "Brother Gongsun, go and get busy, I'll go home first, maybe in a few days, I will never be able to go to the inner palace of this imperial city again, I just hope you can come to see me and talk to me to relieve my boredom." ”

"It's a deal. Gongsun Baoyu promised matter-of-factly.

After the greetings, Zhang Ziyi straightened her back slightly and walked out of the Vermilion Bird Gate.

When Zhang Ziyi's figure disappeared into the doorway, Gongsun Baoyu sighed faintly, and walked towards the six public houses with a complicated expression.