After rebirth, I made the princes cry

Zheng Guiren's anger subsided quickly.

She didn't feel that she had become a laughing stock, nor did she think that she had completely failed. The emperor smeared her face in public and punished the people she had trained in the inner court over the years, but he did not give her any actual punishment. She was still the third member of the Jiankang Palace. One of the ladies, her son is still the prince of Dongyu. She just had the upper hand in this duel with Zhaoyang Palace, but what if Concubine Xie had the upper hand? The storm of impeachment of Xie Jin in the court did not subside because of this. Concubine Xie had no heirs and was destined to be the ultimate loser.

What made Zheng Guiren even more "comfortable" was that after she had lost face, Fu Shi, the palace maid next to Concubine Qiao in Yuyin Pavilion, secretly asked her palace attendants in Changfeng Palace to send her a hand-embroidered brocade bag. , Zheng Guiren's rules have not been reduced, and he does not lack this tip bag, but the meaning of this tip bag is a hint that Fu will not change his loyalty. What does this mean? Although the emperor has announced the establishment of the so-called investigation department and strictly warned all palace officials not to join the party for personal gain, even a small palace official does not take the emperor's order seriously. Anyone who still has some courage will No one can figure out what is the correct path to wealth.

The emperor didn't have the courage to challenge Chang Ping Zheng at all, and Lei Lei was so angry that he just gave her such a mark to show her power.

Zheng Guiren had no idea that after Zhaoyang Palace responded to the incident, His Highness the Third Prince, whom she regarded as a trump card to win, had become like an eggplant beaten by frost.

The third prince took the initiative to go to the provincial court to "reflect". When His Majesty the Emperor finished the palace meeting that day, he heard Zhang Yong reported the matter. His Majesty pondered for a while and then asked Zhang Yong to go and announce that the third prince had come to see him. Now the minister is by Wang Qi, the uncle of Yingshu, is in charge. He is also in the imperial study today, but his duty is to provide advice on governance. He is thinking that His Majesty has now announced that the third prince should admonish his sons in the name of the king and father. In addition, he The minister was somewhat embarrassed to be present, so he planned to avoid it for the time being. His Majesty did not allow him to be present. He only asked: "Emperor Xiu should be in the duty hall to supervise the female historians to record the records. Maozhi should call her to serve."

Wang Qi felt a thump in his heart.

Don't blame him for being careless. He knew that his official position as Shizhong was nothing more than the emperor's trust in the Linyi Wang family. In a dynasty where the monarchy was dominated by monarchy, the closer an official was to the monarch, the more powerful he would be. Therefore, the position of Shizhong was The influence in the court is even comparable to that of the prime minister. However, the current situation is that the emperor has to rely on his family members to rule the world. Even the monarch cannot act arbitrarily in court affairs. The power of the minister as the emperor's adviser has been greatly reduced. And Wang Qi still vaguely feels that His Majesty the Emperor's trust in him is even less than the trust in the female history. Wang Qi will not be jealous of his niece because of this, but for the entire Wang family in Linyi, the Guangmingtang clan The marriage of the legitimate daughter Wuniang has become the most important marriage for the whole family.

Your Majesty wants to teach the third prince, why do you have to call Yingshu by your side?

After hearing the news, Ying Shu looked calm and told Zi Shi to temporarily supervise the recording. When she left the duty hall, she heard Wang Qi say: "Your Majesty just announced his meeting with Lord Spica."

Yingshu also knew that the third prince had not even used breakfast today, so he rushed to the provincial court to face the wall and punished himself. This was an extremely rare thing, because since even Nanci was awarded the post, the only " The only "regular customer" is the Sixth Prince. This young man is really becoming more and more like a "mud". He goes to the Imperial College to attend lectures every day, and is the key subject of many Ph.D.'s. However, let alone make half an inch of progress. He actually "retired from the rapids", not to mention that he was extremely knowledgeable. Now he couldn't even understand the important decrees of the imperial court. Recently, he was obsessed with talking. He actually imitated her second father, relying on applying makeup and powder to describe the gaseous state, without holding anything in his hand. It seemed like Chenwei couldn't even speak.

The sixth prince was not so infatuated with her second father in his previous life.

Yingshu hesitated for a while before heading to the imperial study room, and quietly asked the eunuch Qi: "Has your majesty finished admonishing you?"

"Your Majesty doesn't blame His Highness much." The eunuch prayed to be respectful to Ying Shu as usual.

Yingshu was also very friendly to Si Qi and smiled at him. When she turned around, her knees were weak and she stumbled heavily. Fortunately, Si Qi supported her in time. Ying Shu didn't seem to notice that Si Qi stretched out his hand in a hurry. The hand holding her up quickly thanked her: "I have just been sitting for a while, and my knees and legs feel a little sore. I almost lost my grace. Please help me, eunuch."

"The season is cold, and even though the female prisoner is young, she has not experienced the hardship of being in a cold palace in the past. She must be careful not to suffer from diseases on her knees and legs. In fact, many palace people have such diseases."

Yingshu thanked the temple and prayed again.

Sometimes she does suffer from soreness in her knees and legs due to sitting for long periods of time, and she occasionally feels irregularities in her meridians when walking. Of course, this problem actually exists for many people, so there is no need to worry about falling diseases. It’s just that she is a daughter and has been suffering from it since she was a child. Therefore, he was subject to strict supervision of manners, and even sons from a well-established family had to maintain good manners and appearance. When evaluating a character, the first thing he looks at is his family background, and the second thing he looks at is his appearance and virtue. As long as his knees and legs are not broken, Staggering rarely occurs when walking.

Just now Yingshu was testing Si Qi.

Zijiang suddenly appeared, and Yingshu was reminded by Temple Qi at that time why Zijiang knelt down to see Mrs. Why does Qi know this secret? What makes Yingshu even more confused is that His Majesty clearly knew what Si Qi reminded her, but did not pursue it. Ying Shu then thought of her previous life, when Si Qi executed Sikong Beichen in the name of an "evil ghost"... ...She began to pay attention to Si Qi's habits in the past few days. Si Qi seemed not to be left-handed, but just now Si Qi held hands with her, and it was his left hand that was stretched out.

In the second year of Jianxing, the evil ghost case first appeared. The murdered palace lady was strangled to death by the murderer. However, according to Dr. Liu's inspection of the funeral records, the murderer in that case was dominantly left-handed.

Si Qi should not be the murderer of the recent murder of a palace resident, Zhang Xian, but is he really not related to the "Evil Ghost Seeking Life" case? His left hand is very powerful, but he deliberately hides this habit.

Yingshu stood for a moment longer before entering the imperial study.

In fact, the imperial study room is not only a room, but also has a central hall. The central hall is generally used as a place where His Majesty occasionally meets with foreign ministers. After the fan on the left is the side hall where the emperor reviews memorials, because there are no foreign ministers in the central hall. , so the door fan is not closed, but after entering the side hall, you have to go north and pass through two more door fans. In front of the west window in the innermost room, the emperor is sitting on a high couch. To the south of the imperial desk, the third prince is also sitting upright. , the interior is warmed by the incense cage, and the silver charcoal does not emit any smoky smoke. In the half-person-high porcelain bottle on one side of the bookshelf, the fragrance of plum blossoms is still cold.

"Emperor Xiu, it was you who suggested that palace servants over the age of twenty-five should be pardoned to return home or marry. You also suggested that if there is this grace law, the soundness of the small election system must be considered. Why do you have such concerns? ?”

His Majesty summoned her to the Imperial Study Room to ask about this matter?

Yingshu had no choice but to respond: "Actually, there is no law to pardon the palace maids. Every three years, a small election will be held to replenish the palace maids. The women who should be selected are from poor backgrounds and more of them are poor." A good commoner's son or a daughter from a humble family still has the freedom to be elected or not, but as for the poor commoner, they can only obey the court's decree. If the law of benevolence is established, the number of candidates for small selection will increase. But not all poor people are willing to suffer the sorrow of being separated. If the court does not impose strict restrictions on the system, local officials may use the small election system to impose tyranny. Your Majesty's enactment of the law was originally meant to be compassionate, but instead it will make the poor people miserable. I feel resentful.”

"Have you studied the current small election system before making the proposal?"

"Yes. The order of the minor election actually has no restrictions on Han Shu. If the elders of the Han Shu family do not intend to send their daughters to be selected, they do not need to apply for recommendations. The number of palace servants that can be recruited will be determined by each state. The state officials then limited the small amount in each county, and then the county officials were responsible for the specific collection. All women selected for the county officials had to participate in the election. The maid asked many maids, because the family was really Without money to bribe petty officials, there were cases where three sisters were forced to be elected to the palace, and their parents had no heirs, so their daughters were selected to be admitted to the palace, leaving them with no one to rely on when they were old."

"The imperial court's selection order actually enriched the officials' pockets!"

"There are still many officials in the state capital, but the small selection orders rape the women of the people as maids and concubines, or they see that there are natural beauties among the people's girls, they first threaten the safety of their families, and wait for these selected girls to enter the palace. , then recommend him as the eyes and ears of the powerful."

Cold sweat dripped down the third prince's forehead.

He knew that with such methods, his mother and concubine would do a lot.

Your Majesty did not intend to intimidate the Third Prince today.

"Sanlang, do you know why the clan clans have arisen and developed to this day, even threatening the imperial power?"

This question caught him off guard, and made the third prince even more frightened. His tongue felt frozen, and he really couldn't deal with it.

"Dixiu, tell me."

"Even if a powerful master wants to govern the country well, he must choose good talents to assist him. To implement the good orders of governing the world, so that the people can truly benefit, he must have honest and capable officials. Since the Ji Dynasty began to conquer, Under the imperial examination system dominated by Renzi, the gradually established aristocratic families monopolized the power to send talents to the court. Later, the clans even controlled the power of personnel in the court. There were no poor families in the upper class and no aristocratic families in the lower class. Especially the common people, who had good food and clothing. No matter what, the children in the family have no chance to go to school, and if the monarch wants to select talents, he can only rely on the help of the powerful family. "

"In the past, I, the Sikong clan, was also from a powerful family." Sikong Tong looked at the third prince and said: "In the early days of the founding of Dayu, many of the powerful ministers in the court were descendants of our clan. The military was strong at that time. Even if it could not claim to be a prosperous age, it was indeed It was the period of imperial power. Unfortunately, after several generations, the children of the royal family gradually became indolent and indolent, indulged too much in the pursuit of pleasure, and indulged the noble family to gradually expand their power.

The most important thing is that when the nine kings seized the throne, more than a hundred Sikong royal family got involved in this chaos and killed each other, which caused internal and external troubles and even led to the destruction of the country! I was just trying to protect myself and was walking on thin ice. It was the Duke of Linyi who analyzed the situation and realized that although Jiangdong was dominated by local powerful families and wealthy families, it was also mired in endless strife. Jiangdong needed a powerful person to quell the strife. The Wang family of Linyi made the decision to invest most of their strength in Jiangdong, and I, Then he became the lucky one favored by the Duke of Linyi.

Saburo, do you now understand why I urge you to study diligently and forge ahead? You are a prince, but ask yourself, is your knowledge and insight comparable to that of God? Let's talk about the emperor's death. Daughters of wealthy families have learned more than just piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since childhood. Their parents have never neglected to teach them to read classics, history and family music. But what about you? As a son-in-law of the royal family, have you ever considered how to implement a moral policy? You can’t even see the shortcomings of the current situation!

You took the initiative to think about self-punishment today, which really comforts me, but what are you worried about? What you are worried about is still being implicated in your mother and concubine's crimes, or do you think that after you punish yourself, your mother and concubine will no longer have to bear any responsibility? Chenjun Xie, Changping Zheng, Jiangdong Gu, and Lu each have hundreds of sons and daughters who have become officials. However, our Sikong royal family has only seven sons. How can we check and balance these clans and control them? Jiangshan Sheji is the most important thing so that the country can continue? As you fight for power, have you ever thought about how to make the people under your rule live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing?

You are still worried about the appearance of your mother and concubine, and you are also worried about Chang Ping Zheng's selfish desires, so you are hesitant. Have you really forgotten your last name? You have no sense of being a member of the royal family. How can you care for your brothers and the people under your rule? "

When the third prince came out of Qianyang Palace that day, his steps were calm.

But he was still confused in his heart. It was not that he didn't understand some of the truths. It was precisely because he understood that he had more questions. For example, he couldn't figure out why Duke Lan of Linyi was a member of a powerful family, so he was committed to making the imperial power possible. Datong, is Wang Lan really not selfish? It seems that Wang Zhi's rebellion is "natural".

Isn't Wang Lan's loyalty really just for the sake of gaining power? Doesn't he really want to be like that oriole waiting for the mantis to prey on all the cicadas?

But when the emperor asked her if she had any countermeasures, Yingshu said, "I want to leave this matter to Lord Shenyuandian to worry about."

She was already preparing a big plan in her mind.

If you read thousands of books, you may not be able to understand the sufferings of the people. Otherwise, clan politics should become a system that is in line with the world's conditions and can last forever. But is this the case? No, the sect is actually the same as the imperial power. If you plunge headlong into selfish desires, then the knowledge you have will be contrary to the world.

The majority of people are struggling in poverty.

They may not have the spiritual realm pursued by nobles. They cannot even meet the needs of food and clothing. A minor illness is enough to cause them to suffer disaster. They cannot imagine why those who are well-dressed and well-fed are already so wealthy and have so many lives. dissatisfaction and pain.

But if they can continue to live, no matter how hard it is, they can endure it.

All spiritual needs are based on food and clothing.

But just like they can never understand the nobles, the nobles can't understand their sufferings. What the pragmatic nobles can always see is their own circle. Even if the emperor changes his surname to another, it doesn't matter. The family power is still there, and what they face is the glory. Or in a less glamorous situation, sometimes you can’t lose your face.

The nobles who are not pragmatic cannot see the suffering of the people. They think that as long as they do not prey on the people, their reputation will last forever.

Only a very small number of nobles care about the country and the people, but they are weak and weak.

As for the current monarch who was put on the throne by the current situation, he at least saw one thing clearly. Even if he could not completely change the importance of the appointment and dismissal of officials in the monopoly of the family in his lifetime, he must complete the task of checking and balancing the majority of officials. Basics - It cannot be surpassed culturally, at least it can compete with fists.

To enrich the Chinese army, there is no need to be of high quality.

No one of the best sons is willing to serve as a soldier.

Therefore, the royal family must care for the people. Even when Sikong Beichen was in power, he did not ignore the importance of people's livelihood. However, some sects and even aristocratic families actually wanted to have the people's grievances spread, and their selfish desires have caused them to turn the classic morality into Leave it behind.

Yingshu had been planning during her lifetime. If she wanted to completely put an end to the expansion of family power, it seemed that the only way was to reform the official selection system.