Emperor's Trophy

When Yun Zhen returned to the school wearing a white peacock feather cloak, everyone looked at him.

The feathers that are as white as jade are much more eye-catching than the blue peacock's before. Yun Zhen has just come out of filial piety, and he wears a white jade crown in his hair, and it is set off by this white peacock feather cloak. With a beautiful fairy air, looking closely at the facial features, the brows and eyebrows seem to have been drawn with ink, the eyes are as clear as water, the lips are red and the teeth are white.

All the princes and grandchildren in the hall paused, and found that the new successor, Xiao Zhao Xinhou, was really good-looking despite his young age, and his demeanor was elegant and elegant, not like ordinary people.

The classroom was silent, and then Fan Xueshi gave a lecture. After finishing the class in a regular manner, nothing happened. Until the end of the class, Zhu Jiang just followed him: "I found a good shop a while ago, which makes excellent mutton bone soup. I brought such a big fish to hang the soup, and the roe was all fried, so it is delicious and fresh! I will take you to taste it, you must have never eaten it before." He stretched out his hand and gestured happily, obviously impatient to start the past with Yunzhen. happy day.

Yun Zhen glanced at Zhu Jiang, and felt that his heartless and heartless eyes were quite cute. His father was the second son, and he was the second son born to the second son. And he is the same as he used to be, waiting to get married when he grows up, separate the family, and go out to live a heartless life with the divided land and shops. He has no ambitions and only seeks the present. A playmate who eats, drinks, and plays, he also felt that everything was in harmony at the time, and he and Zhu Jiang were very able to play together, and even felt that it would be a very happy thing to play with Zhu Jiang for a lifetime.

It's a pity, but now I'm going to step into Vanity Fair.

Yun Zhen lowered his eyelashes, slightly guilty: "Okay."

Zhu Jiang was overjoyed: "I'll tell you I won't regret it! There are also very well-baked sesame biscuits! It's perfect with that mutton soup! Warm up again!" He paused and suddenly remembered something and asked: "Speaking of which, why did your house suddenly send Aunt Qing to marry off? My ex was too busy, and she was already married when I found out, so I didn't bother to put on makeup for her."

Yun Zhen said indifferently: "She was originally a relative who lived in sojourn, and now that I'm grown up, it's not appropriate to stay in the Hou's Mansion."

Zhu Jiang was heartless, and didn't care much, but just mentioned it casually: "That's right, I also heard Lao Yu complaining before, saying that the embezzlement was severe. Since the death of the eldest princess, the Loyalty Academy, whether it is Yueyin or Ma Grain, carbon for heating, and food and clothing are all very cheap, and the steward has an ugly face. At that time, I wanted to tell you to give me the little pomegranate, and I went to ask the Duke for it. Can support... Hey, it's good that Aunt Qing is gone now, otherwise she will be in charge of your house all day long, and she will offend all the old people. Our family also has many veterans who fought against my grandfather in the past, and they are all in Zhuangzi It's being honored."

Yun Zhen said: "I was ill at the time and didn't know much about it. Aunt Qing said that some veterans wanted to go back to their hometowns. I thought that if people wanted to go back, they couldn't stop them... so I agreed. I later found out that they were all I couldn't live anymore, so I thought I hated it, so I made a request to go back to my hometown. In the past, my father didn't care about things, and my mother served in the army. The West Mansion let Aunt Qing take care of the internal affairs. She came from a humble background, and her knowledge was only that Well, it’s all our own fault.”

Zhu Jiang smiled: "Didn't you handle it well now? I heard from your boy that the wedding was beautifully organized."

Yun Zhen put away the stationery, stood up, and said casually: "It's all handled by Chang Shi. I don't worry about it."

Zhu Jiang nodded and laughed softly: "I heard from my father that your long history is a second-class Jinshi, and you are really learned..."

The two of them talked and went out of the front hall. Some of the princes and grandchildren were thoughtful, and some were whispering.

Most people are quite self-confident. After all, they were born in the royal family when they were young. When most people get married as adults, they will be granted the title according to the system. , didn't pay much attention to Zhao Xinhou.

But they also knew that the mother of the new Marquis Zhaoxin was Princess Dingxiang who had been in charge of the army for many years and had made outstanding military achievements. She was still in charge of the military power in the capital until her death.

The emperor showed his favor to the young Zhaoxin Hou, naturally in order to win over the hearts of the army.

No matter how dismissive he was, he still remembered this Zhaoxin Hou Xiaoyun who had just come to school for the first day.

However, no matter how disdainful they were in their hearts, in the following days, they gradually realized that this little Yunhou was favored. Every day at lunch, this little Yunhou was respectfully served by the little servants from Tiren Palace. Please go, and never come back. I didn’t attend the riding and archery class in the afternoon, and then Zhao Xinhou was late until the sermon class, and sometimes there were marks of bedding on his face flushed from sleep.

At the beginning, some clans tried to make friends with this Marquis of Zhaoxin, but this Marquis of Zhaoxin always refused all the banquets in the name of being filial and not publicized. Make friends, and often go in and out together.

It was rare for someone to make friends with Zhu Jiang and wanted to invite Zhao Xinhou out through Zhu Jiang, only to find out that this Zhao Xinhou rarely went out with Zhu Xiaogong.

"It seems that this Marquis Zhaoxin is not simple." Ji Huaisu sat on the seat with a cold face, and a middle-aged scribe next to him mused thoughtfully while holding a teacup: "Little Zhaoxin Hou Yunzhen, we have already settled down The person who is about to make friends when he comes to Beijing, now other clan members are posting invitations to invite him, but I heard that no one can invite him, including Ji Huaiqing."

If Yunzhen was there, he should have recognized that this scribe was Ji Huaisu's brother-in-law, Lou Zixu, who had always been by Ji Huaisu's side as a counselor, and he was indeed resourceful.

Ji Huaisu suddenly smiled: "I heard that Ji Huaiqing was furious, and directly tore up the reply from the Hou Mansion's polite refusal, saying that Yunzhen is a reckless son who doesn't know etiquette or flattery."

Lou Zixu also laughed: "Really tore up the reply? The reply from the Hou Mansion, it should be the post written by Luo Caiqing. A Jinshi in the third year of Wucheng, the poetry and literary talent are average, but the policy theory is very well written, the emperor appreciates it very much. One point, I specially ordered him to go to the Sixth Ministry for a round of experience and do some practical work. He has already served two terms in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Officials. Everyone thought he should be promoted, but unexpectedly they suddenly accused him of being a princess The long history of the mansion. Do you think it is interesting?"

"Theoretically, Princess Xiangchang has passed away, and the Princess Mansion has been replaced by the plaque of Marquis Zhaoxin's Mansion. Originally, the long history of the Princess Mansion should have been appointed elsewhere, but I heard that he failed to serve the new Marquis well a few days ago. He was directly abolished. According to the mansion newspaper, the emperor personally issued an order to never hire him. He specially replaced Luo Caiqing as the long history. Ji Huaiqing dared to tear up the reply from the Houfu without inquiring about it? Not to mention that there is a famous person in the Houfu. Zhang Yan is here."

Ji Huaisu was thinking deeply, and a young Qing guest beside him asked, "Zhang Yan? But the famous Tsing Yi military adviser next to Princess Dingxiang? I heard that he knows astronomy from the top, geography from the bottom, literature, scriptures, and military laws. "

Lou Zixu nodded: "That's right, the eldest princess was very brave back then, but she was born recklessly and was illiterate. The general led the team and planned strategies, all relying on the advice of this army division in Tsing Yi, who was indifferent to fame and wealth, and only lived in the princess mansion. He has no official position, nor is he married. In fact, I heard that the eldest princess mostly relies on him to arrange military affairs. Even now that the princess has passed away, this military adviser has no position, but she can still direct military affairs. .”

But Ji Huaisu suddenly asked: "So, in fact, the emperor suddenly sent Luo Caiqing, who was born as a Jinshi, to the princess mansion. Apart from showing honor and favor, he actually also intended to decentralize and collect power?"

Lou Zixu was very happy: "That's right! My son can see this, it's great! Luo Caiqing was born as a Jinshi, how could he be willing to enter the palace of the deceased princess as a long history like a domestic slave? Why did the emperor pick him alone? It's not a humiliation! It's of great use!"

"The holy will is unpredictable, the emperor's mind. You just need to remember, the emperor's every move, you don't have to think about his intentions, speculate whether he really loves who or hates who, that is the way to be a minister. We just need to see After this, what benefits will your majesty get? The eldest princess passed away, how should she firmly control the military power in her hands? One is to win over the only son of the eldest princess, and the second is naturally this Mr. Zhang Yan!"

He took a sip of tea, and thought about it fascinatedly: "Your Majesty is worthy of being a wise king who can calm the world. This method is so light...Think about it again, my lord, if you were the emperor, how would you treat Mr. Zhang Yan?" Woolen cloth?"

Ji Huaisu thought for a while, then said lightly, "Kill him."

Lou Zixu was taken aback: "Princess Dachang passed away, and Zhang Yan had no owner. Why didn't you want to win over him for your own use? It should be easier to use him to subdue the generals in the army and take back Princess Dachang's original power in the army." yes."

But Ji Huaisu said: "One is that the world is peaceful now, and there is no more war. Two, if what you said is right, the military power is originally controlled by Zhang Yan. It will be easier for him to support the young Zhao Xinhou. Since we are all going to use Marquis Zhaoxin, why not just kill him, and then use Marquis Zhaoxin to gather forces in the army more easily?"

Lou Zixu clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "Sir, you are really talented and intelligent, this is the real emperor's art!"

Ji Huaisu raised his eyebrows slightly: "Befriend Zhao Xinhou, wait for me to come by myself."

Lou Zixu was taken aback: "Isn't the young master always dislike this kind of socializing?"

Ji Huaisu recalled the gaze he felt that day: "Try it."

"Now, he is like a child who has lost his father. He has inherited a power that is not commensurate with his ability from the eldest princess. He is guilty of the crime. It is just to see who gets there first." At least I can always give him a good future.

Ji Huaisu thought to himself, it was better than others.