Fan Xian's original title was a first-class baron, a second rank, but a duke was a super rank, separated by the second rank of Hou Bo. At his current age, it is an extremely rare honor to be directly named a duke, so even he couldn't react for a while.
And when everyone in the room reacted, they of course wanted to understand why. On the one hand, the imperial court wanted to reward him for his contributions to the south of the Yangtze River, and everyone knew that the most important reason was that His Majesty wanted to give his illegitimate son a compensation. .
The eldest prince and the second prince have already been crowned princes, and Fan Xian is just an indifferent duke, so what does that matter? Thinking of this, the ministers who planned to stand up and strongly oppose this award fell silent. This is a family matter of the royal family, not a state matter of the imperial court.
Fan Xian immediately calmed down after having a good time. For most people in the hall, Duke is indeed a shining word, but for him, the power in his hands has long gone beyond this category, and the emperor has no Say hello to yourself and let Yushitai squeeze into the sphere of influence of the Overwatch Council. This issue is what Fan Xian really cares about and fears.
So he would rather abandon his previous descriptions and mess around, rather than let the emperor just stuff sand in so easily.
What's more, he also vaguely knew in his heart that the position of duke was the last destination he could reach in the Qing Kingdom. The current Duke Danbo is a third-class duke, and there are still two levels to climb, and then... I look at it at a young age. When you come, you have to retire.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed, and felt a little ridiculous, so he couldn't help but burst out laughing while standing in the hall.
Everyone was staring at him, looking at the youngest young man since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and seeing his hateful smile, he felt complicated emotions in his heart, and felt that the laughter was extremely harsh.
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The court meeting lasted until after lunch. This was because the official affairs of the governors of the three routes were postponed to a later date. The emperor quickly cut the mess, and the Sacred Heart ruled most of the matters, and then let the ministers disperse.
The ministers were already so hungry that they went through the palace gates one after another and went back to their homes. And there were still some people who couldn't leave, the ministers who were in charge of the book under the door, the governor who had not returned to Beijing for a long time, and the ministers, all carefully followed the emperor to the imperial study.
Fan Xian also followed behind helplessly.
Just like when returning from Northern Qi to Nanqing more than a year ago, a seat was still reserved for Fan Xian in the Imperial Study Room. The last time it was because of Zhuang Mohan's carriage book, but this time it was because Nei Kuli sent it. The countless snowflakes of silver.
Fan Xian sat on the round embroidered pier, feeling a little restless. The voices discussing state affairs in the imperial study did not make him care. Government affairs were not his strong point in the first place, and he could not come up with any ideas. Still can only play a role of filling in the gaps.
Obviously, on the one hand, the emperor was aware of his abilities, and on the other hand, he was unwilling to have Fan Xian express too many opinions on state affairs, so he was not named today.
However, his newly promoted young prince still has a place to sit, and beside the emperor's soft couch, the crown prince and other princes have to stand obediently, listening and studying like students. Fan Xian feels good, thinking to himself It can also be regarded as the teacher of the imperial brothers.
The emperor discussed the snow disaster in the south, the situation in the north, and the auspiciousness in the garden with the big men, and then they began to serve dinner.
Fan Xian had a busy night last night. The mutton slices and tofu flower had already been digested cleanly. He listened to the meal at this time, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed. A sense of happiness rose in his heart, and finally he felt as happy as eating a boxed meal. He took it The food box handed over by the eunuch was silent, and the wind swept away.
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The main thing has already been decided at the Great Court Meeting, and there is nothing new in the Yushufang meeting, but when Xue Qing occasionally mentioned the excellent performance of the Hangzhou Society in the disaster relief in the south of the Yangtze River, the ministers in the capital showed great embarrassment. They were a little surprised. They had heard of the Hangzhou Association, but they did not expect that the Hangzhou Association would have such a large amount of financial resources and power, and would be able to do so many things outside of the government's disaster relief channels.
The emperor asked Fan Xian to get up and explain. After listening to Fan Xian's explanation, people like Shu Wu understood that behind the Hangzhou Club were the women in the palace, and the empress dowager was the leader in name. No wonder the Hangzhou Club had such strength. It's just a name of caring for the people, the one who really does things and pays money, I'm afraid it's Fan Xian.
The emperor smiled and said, "It's not Fan Xian who has worked hard, but my girl Chen."
The ministers laughed and patted a few words of flattery, and even loudly praised the nobles in the palace, and the eulogy was naturally even more inevitable. The emperor looked at Fan Xian's distracted face and frowned slightly.
The eldest prince watched this scene from the side, and said, "The Princess is returning to Beijing today."
The emperor let out a cry, and when he looked at Fan Xian, his eyes softened. He smiled, but he didn't say anything, and he didn't ask Fan Xian to return to the palace early. I stayed idle.
The Ningshen fragrance in the imperial study room is slowly wafting, the color is not as white as milk, and the fragrance is extremely light.
Only the emperor and Fan Xian were left in the imperial study room. Fan Xian felt a little uncomfortable because he didn't know what the emperor would say immediately.
The emperor took a sip of the bird's nest, looked up at Fan Xian, and asked if he wanted another sip? Fan Xian quickly shook his head.
"Without tranquility, there is no ambition, and without tranquility, there is no distance." The emperor put down the bowl, and said slowly, "Never be troubled or worried, calm without loss... This is the explanation you gave to everyone when you were running the bookstore in Kyoto two years ago. "
Fan Xian nodded. That's where the name of Danbo Bookstore came from. However, Ruoruo's younger sister knew her own intentions very well. Unlike others, she explained "wandering in Danzhou". The yellow-haired girl, I don't know how happy she is in the north.
"I like these two sentences of yours very much. You should know what it means to let you be the Duke of Danbo." The emperor quietly looked at his most talented illegitimate son.
After Fan Xian lowered his head and thought for a while, he said earnestly, "Be clear and worry less."
"That's right." The emperor said calmly, "Be clear about what you should do, but think less about what you can do."
Pure minister? Lone minister? In fact, the meaning is very simple, to be the emperor's courtiers, don't worry about it, just live in peace.
Fan Xian didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, the smile on his face was extremely sincere and relaxed, and he said, "Got it."
The emperor responded, saying that the character who knew these three words should be the emperor, but Fan Xian said it so clearly, but it didn't look too strange, and the emperor didn't look unhappy at all. The eunuch had a calm expression on his face. In the past two years, he had seen His Majesty treat Fan Xian differently.
The emperor waved his hand, Eunuch Yao straightened up and exited the imperial study.
After a moment of silence, the emperor said coldly: "As for the fact that the censor entered the Overwatch Council today, you will understand later. I know that your heart is good, and it is just a matter of government affairs, and it does not depend on people's hearts."
Fan Xian knew that there were few people at this time, so he couldn't act coquettishly and resist forcefully, so he could only remain silent.
The emperor said again slowly: "It's still the same sentence, I know your heart, so I am very happy about what happened last night... It's just that I never thought that you would use such force, so I was a little surprised."
Fan Xian's throat was a little dry, and after a little consideration, he replied solemnly: "The big river has not yet broken its embankment, so I will divert the water away first, so as to save the people from suffering."
The emperor looked at Fan Xian's face without saying a word. After a long time, he nodded in relief, "It's just that you have thought about it? You have drained all the water, but in the future there will be fresh water again. Who knows what will happen to the water? Will it overflow the river embankment again? So I thought, I always have to watch it until I see the day when the mountains collapse, the ground collapses, and the embankment collapses, so that I can know whether the water in the river will flow downstream or...shameless Break through my embankment... you child, you put on a fierce face, but you always have a soft spot in your heart."
The emperor's face became indifferent, and he continued: "In my life, I only want two things, the world, inheritance, if I don't see their hearts clearly, how can I let go and fight the world? Don't move anymore , take a look with me."
Fan Xian was silent and alarmed, not daring to answer. The emperor's earlier words were full of warnings. Mr. Tan Bo, he can only be a duke forever, but he wants to accompany him to watch it, and keep himself calm, so as not to attack the second prince and the crown prince. One line, this can be regarded as a promise of glory and supreme trust in my life.
"Also, don't mess with Xiaoyi." The emperor stared into his eyes and said, "Xiaoyi has made great contributions to the country and is a strong general in the army. I don't want him to be compromised by these things."
Fan Xian shuddered slightly, thinking that he had formed an indissoluble enmity with Governor Yan, how could this be alleviated, and besides, even though Yan Xiaoyi had contributed to the country, but after all, he had too much association with the eldest princess, so the emperor wasn't afraid at all? At this moment, he was finally sure that the one who sent Eunuch Hong to break the situation last night was not the queen mother, but the emperor himself, so he became more and more confused.
"At the martial arts meeting, what if the governor challenges me?" He glanced at the emperor and asked worriedly. The Qing Dynasty favors martial arts, and the martial arts meeting will be held again this year. If the Yan Xiaoyi hall challenges Fan Xian, the emperor will never be able to stand in front of hundreds of people. The official said that Fan Xian was the prince, so he must not hurt such words.
"Yan Xiaoyi will leave before the Wu Yi meeting," said the emperor.
Fan Xian frowned, and said, "But the governor put his son's death on my account..."
The emperor glanced at him with a half-smile and said, "Did you kill it?"
Fan Xian replied sincerely: "This matter really has nothing to do with the minister. I dare not murder the son of the minister."
The emperor laughed loudly: "It's a good one who doesn't dare to kill secretly, those who killed last night are... clear kills?"
Fan Xian blushed, and said, "The ones who moved last night were all people from the world, and have nothing to do with the imperial court."
The emperor was silent for a moment and then said: "The people who did the fighting in Yuantai Camp were from Dongyi City, so I'm a little curious as to whether there will be any problems there. I want to see if Xiaoyi is a smart person."
Fan Xian's face was calm, but he was crying in his heart, Thirteenth Lang, ah Thirteenth Lang, you have deceived His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty obviously made a wrong judgment because of this wrong source of information, and favored Fan It is impossible to remind him anyway.
"As for Xiaoyi's question, I have to remind you that the army... cannot be in chaos." The emperor's eyes darkened, and he sighed, "The Hu chieftains in the west... are making trouble again."
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The barbarians in the west are making trouble
Fan Xian looked up in astonishment, looking at the emperor's slightly worried face, he was shocked for a moment and didn't know what to say. Twenty years ago, the emperor led troops to the west, and the livelihood of the people killed by Xihu had already been withered. The eldest prince led the army to sweep across the west, which shattered all the anger that Xihu had finally condensed.
Why are the barbarians making trouble again? And even if there was a commotion, with Qing's military strength and the number of generals, the emperor would not worry about the military's morale being unstable due to foreign aggression.
Fan Xian grew up in the Qing Kingdom since he was a child. Of course, he knew that when the Qing Kingdom was founded, he was bullied by the Xihu for some years. The Hu people have always been a serious problem for the Qing Kingdom. Under the circumstances, he became a little disdainful of talking about people in Qing Dynasty.
The emperor looked at Fan Xian's surprised expression, smiled mockingly, and said, "Daqing has been plagued by disasters for years, with droughts and floods, and snowstorms. I was born in Xihu in the past two years. Not only that, even mere barbarians wouldn't make me so careful, but... do you know that before the snow disaster in Daqing, those snow barbarians in the northern part of the Northern Qi Dynasty also suffered the biggest frost disaster in decades?"
Fan Xian frowned, and suddenly thought of the incident that Haitang Duoduo worriedly mentioned to him half a year ago by the lake in Hangzhou. The northern barbarians were indeed hit by a snowstorm, and countless cattle, sheep and horses froze to death, but... Man Xihu is far away, what does this have to do with Qing
The emperor said: "No wonder the royal family of the Northern Qi Dynasty dared to keep Uesugi Tiger in Shangjing, but they didn't worry about the Beiman going south. It turned out that God helped them... Those northern barbarians couldn't survive being frozen, and it was hindered by Uesugi Tiger's many years of prestige." , did not dare to take the risk of going south, so they had to detour around the Qilian Mountains, trying to find a way out... The Hu people live by water and grass. More than 40,000 people were killed, but those who survived the wind and snow and the dangerous journey... are all elites."
Fan Xian narrowed his eyes slightly, and it seemed that countless tribes were driving thin sheep and horses, rolling up tattered tents, in the snowstorm, along the towering Qilian Mountains, desperately looking for a way to go west, Along the way, there were many frozen corpses, and vultures screamed strangely.
What a spectacular and tragic scene, what a great migration.
"How can Xihu tolerate northern tribes coming?" Fan Xian asked worriedly.
The emperor laughed, with boundless self-confidence and pride in his laughter: "Xihu has been disabled by us a long time ago, how dare we dare to eat these foreign snow wolves... Although Xihu has a lot more people, but after a few games After the war, the two sides finally formed an alliance."
Fan Xian sighed. If the Hu people really form an alliance, the Qing Kingdom, which is adjacent to Xihu, will naturally be the most threatened. No wonder the emperor is so cautious in handling the military.
Seeing Fan Xian's worry, the emperor said calmly, "What are you thinking?"
"I'm thinking that this information is still top secret... It's just that a big war may come, and I... would like to go to the battle." Fan Xian's words were not fake, he really wanted to experience the addiction of Zongma Grassland, It's just... It seems that everyone hasn't explained the internal problems of the court.
The emperor laughed mockingly: "Don't think that just because you are a master of martial arts, you can go to lead troops to fight for military merit... In a big battle, tens of thousands of people will fight each other. Unless you are Uncle Liuyun, you will still be cut to pieces."
Fan Xian gave a wry smile.
The emperor paused for a moment, and said calmly: "Humans are not to be feared, I have never taken them seriously... It's just that since the Beimans have moved, the pressure on the Northern Qi side has suddenly eased, and I have no choice but to look north. .”
Fan Xian immediately understood that the emperor's eyes were still moving faster than his own. In this world, the only one who could truly be the enemy of the Qing Kingdom was the Northern Qi. , who knows if the little emperor will have any other thoughts.
The emperor finally said slowly: "Little Yi will return to the north in a few days... because, the little emperor in the north finally persuaded the Queen Mother to let Uesugi Tiger recover, and the camp is heading for Yanjing."
Shock flashed in Fan Xian's eyes, and he immediately turned back.
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Outside the palace, in the black carriage, Fan Xian rubbed the center of his brow, feeling a little uncomfortable. On the one hand, he was exhausted, and on the other hand, he had heard too much bad news in the palace today. Just as the emperor said, Xihu didn't have a few years of recuperation, so it was impossible to pose a real threat to the Qing Kingdom, but on the Northern Qi side... Uesugi Tiger came back!
Uesugi Tiger, Fan Xian felt a headache when he thought of this name. Although he didn't take lightly to see the assassination on the long street on a rainy night, he still deeply understood the power of that famous general.
Will Yan Xiaoyi be able to resist Uesugi Tiger when he goes to the north? What's more, brother Xiaoyi had recently lost his son, and he was afraid that he would gradually lose touch with the imperial court, but the emperor was not afraid that Yan Xiaoyi would really go crazy and turn to the enemy.
As for why Fan Xian is so wary of Uesugi Tiger's comeback, the reason is actually very simple. In Shangjing City, he slapped Uesugi Tiger fiercely, causing him to die tragically countless of his subordinates. In the middle of the night, he said "Fan Xian, who killed me", I am afraid that it still echoes in Shangjing City in Northern Qi Dynasty to this day, not to mention Uesugi Tiger's actions. Daddy Xiao En was arrested and arrested, killed and killed by himself...
In this matter, Fan Xian is Uesugi Tiger's biggest enemy, Shen Zhong is only a small role, but Uesugi Tiger shot Shen Shen in a rainy night for revenge. If we really meet on the battlefield in the future, what will Uesugi Tiger do? against yourself
Fan Xian thought sadly in the carriage, there are so many enemies in this world.
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