Yuan Shengdi may not be the most talented one among the emperors of all dynasties, but on the list of the most diligent, he must be at the top of the list.
Prince Wang Tushui had been standing quietly in his place, motionless. He is an old man in the palace for decades. He entered the palace at the same time as the Suituwan Sui Eunuch, who served in Liumenmen, so he had the best friendship. It's just that Master Sui studied hard and devoted himself to the scientific examination, and finally got the fame. Although he was also full of poetry and books, he refused to step out of the palace gate, so he was still one of the courtiers.
I wanted to remind the emperor that it was time to go to the imperial study, but seeing that the emperor was asleep, the prince and the eunuch silently moved back until the little eunuch outside the door saw his figure.
Wang Tushui quietly waved his hand, and a little eunuch immediately understood, and lightly took a thin blanket, folded it in four squares, placed it on a tray, and sent it respectfully inside. But this little prisoner was newly transferred and guarded Wuying Hall for the first time this month. I had never seen the emperor Longwei before, and I was nervous. Accidentally, the blanket slipped out without a steady hand, and stepped on the blanket again, staggering and nearly falling.
Eunuch Wang frowned, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and the little eunuch shivered all over. Fortunately, his skills are still strong, and his movements are not too noisy, and he did not wake the emperor.
The little eunuch's face was pale, and this time, he was extremely careful and was about to continue sending blankets to the emperor. But suddenly he felt a gentle force on his shoulders and pulled him. Looking back, it was the prince who was extremely displeased.
"Master, father-in-law."
Wang Tushui glanced at the emperor who was still asleep, and pulled the little eunuch out of the hall.
Once outside the hall, the prince greeted a guard of the Golden Palace and said lightly, "Pull it down, five boards."
The little eunuch was terrified. The board of the palace has always been the most black-hearted. Can be light or heavy, can be rigid or soft. A little 80 boards is nothing at all, but someone can kill the palace gate with one board. He made the prince so angry, and these five boards were afraid that he would lose his life.
Immediately, he knelt down and kowtowed desperately: "This servant deserves 10,000 deaths for sins, and 10,000 deaths for sins, please spare the servant's life."
"Do you know what you're doing?"
The prince took the blanket coldly, shook it in front of the little eunuch, and whispered in a soft, almost inaudible voice: "You have stepped on this blanket. How dare you use it to cover it for the emperor?"
The little lady was speechless for a while, and was pulled down by a strong sergeant.
The prince looked coldly at the appearance of the little eunuch being dragged away. In the cold wind, his back was straight, not bent, and the black robe on his body seemed to be the same color as heaven and earth.
Not long after, another little eunuch brought a blanket.
This time, the prince sent the blanket in with his own hands. But before covering the emperor, stand on the side of the furnace and bake it for a while, and then put it on the emperor after it is warmer.
"Wang Tushui." The emperor, who was supposed to be asleep, suddenly smiled and said, "Isn't it worth the punishment for just a blanket?"
"Ouch, Your Majesty." Eunuch Wang said with a bitter face, "I still woke you up." I don't know if it must be the action of the little eunuch just now or wake up the Emperor, but the Emperor thought See how he'll deal with it, it's hard to sleep. As for the conversation about punishing the little prisoner, the emperor was very powerful, and it was not difficult to hear the conversation at the door of the hall.
The emperor said: "The little eunuch is new to the palace, don't be too harsh. Everyone is raised by their parents, so there is no need for heavy punishment for small matters."
"Yes, the emperor's house is kind-hearted, and it is really worth learning from the minions. Good pope, rest assured, the minions have instructed, one board is heavy, four boards are light. Make sure to teach him a lesson, but let him be on duty tomorrow. No. Something will happen."
After saying that, Wang Gonggong said: "The slaves are incapable of discipline and wake up the emperor's sleep, please punish the emperor."
"Come on, you don't get tired of talking about these words, I'm going to get tired of listening." The emperor laughed and scolded: "It's just to wake me up to sleep, it's not a big deal. By the way, do you remember how when the ministers left just now? face?"
Wang Tushui respectfully said: "Remember. Lie Shangshu and Lu Shangshu were a little hesitant on their faces, while Master Zhang, Master Kong, and Master Qian were content. Master Leng was still expressionless, and Master Prime Minister was still smiling."
In addition to doing things properly, Wang Tushui also has the general advantage of being observant. The emperor often asked him to serve in the hall, observe the expressions of the officials for him, and report them one by one after the court meeting. The emperor often used this as a basis to make some speculative analysis.
The emperor smiled and said: "If the guys from the Liezu faction understand how to restrain themselves, I don't have to always find a way to remind them."
The emperor assigned the three newcomers from Six Doors to officials of different affiliations today. The neutral Lord Leng and the Prime Minister both got a student from Six Doors, and the Lord and Lord Zhang also got a student. The only one who missed the two of the main battle faction.
It is natural for Lie Shangshu and Lu Shangshu to show displeasure on their faces.
The power of the main war faction in the court gradually has a tendency to surpass the main peace faction and the neutral faction. The emperor has seen this sign, so he took the opportunity to give them a wake-up call.
It couldn't be more obvious. Because if the emperor didn't want Lie Shangshu and Lu Shangshu to be involved in the first place, why would they have to meet twice and talk about it twice without their presence. This is to remind them that fighting is okay, but not excessive.
The main battle faction headed by Lie Lu and the two men has already formed a climate in the DPRK. Lie Shangshu was the grand marshal of the military and horses in the world back then, and there were not many military generals who came from his sect. Lu Shangshu was also born in the military. He was originally a craftsman in the military, but he was rewarded for his merits and took office. This person has a pair of ingenious skills, and his intelligence is even rarer in the court. It is called the reincarnation of Luban's ancestor. Therefore, the official and private forces dominated by military generals and craftsmen continued to cling to the two, forming a huge party. The folks quietly call this group of people the Liezu faction.
On the other side, the three of the master and the faction, because all three of them were orthodox two-rank jinshi, authentic scholars. Among them, Zhang Chunfeng, Minister of Personnel, and Kong Duan, Minister of Rites, were both well-known talents throughout the country. It has a high appeal in Shilin. In particular, Master Kong Duan Kong, who is the descendant of Confucius, after the sage. Therefore, their sect is called the Fengsheng sect by the people.
This dynasty was founded more than 100 years ago and has gone through many wars. Except for the shocking civil turmoil that broke out over the throne more than 30 years ago, the rest of the war only happened in the frontier and other places.
Therefore, the attitude of the court towards military generals has always been essential, but it has not paid much attention. In the past 100 years, the people of the Central Plains have recuperated and recuperated. Although the martial arts are still in full swing, culture and education are also booming. The confrontation between the DPRK and the Chinese martial arts came from here.
Liezu fights Fengsheng, civil servants fight military generals, these two factions often quarrel over big and small matters, and they should be evenly matched. Only in recent years, things have changed slightly.
The cause was the battle against the Shenyue Sect a few years ago. In that battle, the imperial court used the strength of the righteous martial arts and Juefeng to attack the Demon Sect collectively. With such a huge momentum, Xu wins but does not allow defeat.
The emperor used a large number of war tools made by Lu Shangshu for this purpose, and also promoted a group of generals to belong to Qilinwei. There were countless casualties in that battle, so the reward was very generous. It has only been a few years since then, so the awards that these generals have won today are not over yet.
The Liezu faction has overwhelmed the Fengsheng faction since then.
The civil and military sides of the court have been incompatible with each other since ancient times.
It is not because the literati look down on the warriors. You have never seen people in the martial arts who want to go to the yamen to make trouble, nor do you see the guilds and guilds who are full of poetry and books being angry with the rural warriors who don't know big characters.
If he was really an ordinary literati and warrior, he would not have such a bad relationship.
First of all, it was because the scholars themselves practiced martial arts a lot, and even under the Confucian sect there were no shortage of masters. There is no shortage of talents with both civil and military skills.
The second reason is that since ancient times, many rich people have been able to practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies, and they have learned skills from teachers. The poor read more books. Therefore, there has always been a saying that the poor and rich are rich. So looking down on Yunyun, it is impossible to talk about it.
The civil and military in the court refers to the incompatibility between civil officials and military generals. They are not for morality, but for the most personal things.
The world is chaotic, the wind is surging, and the emperor needs a knife to fight for the world. But when the dust settles, the emperor still needs a pen to rule the world if he wants the country to be prosperous and peaceful. Whichever side the emperor reuses, the other side will be left out. This principle has not been easy since ancient times.
This is a naked struggle for interests, and whichever side has the most power will be able to suppress the other side. There is absolutely no reason to speak.
The emperor smiled and said: "Liezu, Fengsheng, and the dignified court officials, this is like a martial art on the rivers and lakes. It is still the simple old Prime Minister Li, who has never depended on anyone in his life, so he can be the prime minister."
Wang Gonggong also smiled and said: "Several adults are fighting each other like this, in fact, it is only for the emperor's favor. The emperor treats the Liezu faction like this this time, they should know how to advance and retreat."
"Are you advancing or retreating? You should know that advancing and retreating... I'm afraid it's not just them."
The emperor supported his chin with one hand and stared at the thick memorial on the imperial case, showing a thoughtful expression. This memorial is not only extremely thick, but also looks very strange, even with a cover. On the cover, there are only three strong and powerful characters - 'Tianzijian'.
"I, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well for a while."
Chapter 15
Just when Ming Feizhen and the others were placed in three different yamen and were not allowed to return to the six doors, an interesting incident also happened in the six doors.
Today is a big day for Women Express to recruit new starters.
Women's Kuai, which means "female catching", was established by Shen Yiren when he was fourteen years old, and was an officially listed army in the imperial court. It has recently gained popularity among the people and is regarded as a very potential law enforcement force.
Even in today's world where women eunuchs can be officials, women's fast can be said to be an amazing system.
Among the arresters, there were female arresters a long time ago, and there were not a few outstanding female arresters like Shen Yiren. Because catching fast is an official, not an official. Because of this, women do catch fast, and the resistance to the establishment of this concept is much smaller. Therefore, the appearance of female arresters was even earlier than that of female officials.
But at the same time, there were also doubts in the DPRK. Since women themselves can do fast capture, it is still necessary to have a separate 'female fast' unit. To do such a unique thing at a time when the Six Gates are in decline, it is unavoidable to feel grandstanding.
Shen Yiren's reasons at that time were very good, and her answer immediately won the unanimous approval and encouragement of the empress dowager, the queen's concubine, the noble concubines, and major officials and wives: women can hold up half the sky.
There was a Detachment of Women on the battlefield, and there were also women-dominated sects in martial arts. There are also female masters in the king's side and the unicorn guard. For example, Ye Luo and Si Fu are good chestnuts.