Emperor's Trophy

On one side, Yunzhen, Ji Huaisu, and Zhu Jiang watched the wrestling, but on the other side, someone had already reported to Ji Bingyuan what happened at Wendi Temple today.

"With one arrow, the firecrackers that fell from the sky were shot through, nailed to the eaves, and a fire and a disaster were wiped out... and they were not publicized afterward..." Ji Bingyuan looked at the memorial and listened to it. The old minister in the purple suit and fish bag murmured, as if he saw the child bowing and shooting, he couldn't help but smiled: "It's really improved. I heard that he was at home during his filial piety, and he just practiced hard. .”

The old official Zi Fu stroked his beard and smiled: "Originally following His Majesty's order, this old official just let the little dog go to the literary meeting of Mr. Huaiqing to see which brilliant talents can be used by His Majesty this year, but he didn't expect to meet Yun Lord Hou’s chivalrous deed, there are more than a thousand pilgrims in Wenchang Emperor’s Temple today, and everyone sang it, even at the literary meeting of Mr. Huaiqing, all the disciples wrote a lot of poems to praise the magnificence of the arrow. Lord Hou is only fifteen or sixteen years old, right? He already has such martial arts skills, he is so brave, and he cares about the country and the people. It is indeed the joy of His Majesty and the fortune of the court."

Ji Bingyuan seemed to be a little proud of his own child being praised: "It's only fifteen at the end of the year, so the teacher can enter the palace to report on the same day, this child is quite promising."

It turned out that the Minister of Zifu was the old Fu Qiuya who had retired and was raised at home. He was once an emperor's tutor. It is not beautiful to be criticized by others, and the child is also wronged. Therefore, I thought I would report to His Majesty, the child is weak, the Yun family is humble, and the eldest princess was just a lonely and brave woman who led the army as a woman , the ups and downs of honor and disgrace depend on the royal family, if your majesty wants to take care of him, you need to pay more attention to it."

However, Ji Bingyuan had already sensed what Qu Taifu was saying, and asked: "But today you are jealous?"

Taifu Qu smiled slightly and said: "It is a mediocrity not to be envied by others. The old minister feels that Young Master Yun is a young man, if he wants to have a long-term goal, he should suppress his reputation first, and it is better not to be busy rewarding him generously. He is brave. Extraordinary, with more experience and practice, the leaders of Yanjiao Daying have been familiar with the defense of the capital for a few years, and the Nine Guards have also taken rounds, and they have given up the palace affairs. If you are a pillar, you don't have to worry about not being able to serve the country and be loyal to the emperor."

Ji Bingyuan already understood in her heart, and she also knew that Taifu Qu would never criticize members of the royal family, so she didn't ask, and ordered people to pass on the dinner, and Taifu Qu stayed in the palace to have dinner with the emperor, and was rewarded generously The old matriarch ordered someone to send the old matriarch out of the palace, and then he called Ding Dai to ask.

Ding Dai had already received Ji Bingyuan's order, and ordered someone to investigate for a round, and when he came back, he said: "I heard that Mr. Huaiqing held this literary meeting today. He originally wanted to win over these candidates this year, but in the end he was robbed by Lord Yun." In the limelight, I am quite jealous."

Ji Bingyuan couldn't help laughing: "This child Huaiqing, I usually look calm and dignified, very bright and transparent, and he was also carefully raised by the family. How can it be so that people can see his deeds?"

Ding Dai hesitated and said: "I heard that before the literary meeting, everyone asked for a lottery, but Mr. Huaiqing drew a lottery that was not very good, so he was a little bit embarrassed. Later, he encountered Lord Yun. Everyone writes poems only out of emotion, and out of ten poems and fus, eight are odes to Lord Yun, Mr. Huaiqing is really young, so he can't hide it."

Ji Bingyuan asked: "What kind of lottery?"

Ding Dai naturally memorized it early to prepare for the emperor's inquiries, so he quickly said: "It's a lottery, and if you are a hero among thousands of people, you want to soar to the heights of Henkel; Diligent."

Ji Bingyuan couldn't help laughing: "Can this be taken seriously? When I asked for a lottery back then, nine out of ten signed the lottery. Isn't it up to today?"

Ding Dai said with a smile: "I think Mr. Huaiqing is young, he hasn't experienced anything yet, or maybe he can't hold his face in front of everyone."

Ji Bingyuan didn't speak anymore, and turned Old Madam Qu's memorial book upside down a few times, pondered for a while, and then asked Ding Dai: "What do you think of what Old Madam Qu said?"

Ding Dai cautiously said: "Old Madam Qu Fu Fu three dynasties veterans, naturally it is a mature and prudent words."

Ji Bingyuan, however, smiled: "Old Madam Qu was once favored by the Eldest Princess, but now he is taking care of the younger generation. He is afraid that Jixiang'er will be too popular and offend the future Crown Prince. When I am gone in the future, he will be unhappy with the new King. It didn't end well."

The matter involved the future prince, Ding Dai kept silent and dared not speak any more.

Ji Bingyuan threw the playbook back onto the stage, and sneered: "If I can't even protect my juniors, what kind of emperor will I be?"

Ding Dai hesitated for a while, and then slowly said: "The old master said that it is also well-intentioned to let Lord Yun go to the Imperial Army and the Beijing Army to practice. Supporting the Marquis, after a few years of honing, the merits have been obtained, and the foundation has been deepened, so he is a minister of the humerus." With military power, he can naturally protect himself.

Ji Bingyuan said: "The child is still young, what are you doing doing the hard work of being on duty?"

Ding Dai was a little speechless, thinking that when His Majesty was at the age of Lord Marquis, he had already led the army outside, marched all night, and went to battle to kill the enemy. up!

Seeing that Mingjun is a bit spoiled in raising children, Ding Dai dare not mention it again, but just bowed his head in agreement.

Ji Bingyuan only asked: "Who is Ji Xianger with today?"

Ding Dai said: "It's the fourth young master of Duke Dingguo's mansion. He met Mr. Huaisu again in Wenchang Temple. Later, after returning to the city, he and Mr. Huaisu went to the Baixi Theater to watch wrestling and had dinner straight away. Only then went back to the mansion."

Ji Bingyuan recalled: "Ji Huaisu? This kid is quite calm and introverted." He nodded and said nothing more.

On the second day, as expected, the Ministry of Education of the Chinese Academy of Sciences received a lot of memorials. The memorials heard that Zhaoxin Hou Yunzhen saved the troubles and disasters with one arrow, and for the sake of the country and the people, he asked the emperor to praise and praise him, and he was promoted to a noble.Ji Bingyuan flipped through those memorials, piled them aside, checked the time, and found that it was noon again, so she asked Ding Dai to go to Xuegong again, and brought Yun Zhen over.

After the two had lunch, Ji Bingyuan smiled and asked Yun Zhen: "I heard that you descended like a god yesterday and saved tens of thousands of people with one arrow?"

Yun Zhen smiled and said: "Where did you hear that, Your Majesty, such an exaggeration, it is just a coincidence, I am afraid that the fire will startle the people and cause trampling, and the arrows are just in hand, and they are shot, and there are not as many as tens of thousands." .”

Ji Bingyuan smiled and said: "Today's playbook is all about you, you can see for yourself." After speaking, he ordered the playbook on the table.

Yun Zhen flipped through a few books at random, and looked at the people who submitted the papers, but they were all the officials in the previous life who impeached him and Zhu Jiang to marry him, which was ridiculous and messy.

Back then, he was young and energetic and willful, but when he was really impeached, seeing those words like a sea of ​​knives, he still felt a bit of fear in his heart. If the emperor hadn't protected him with all his strength, he might not have been able to withstand those words. Impeach.Although it didn't end well in the end, and all indulgence and love as deep as the sea became a joke, but he always remembered every speaker who impeached him back then.In this life, how can these bird people be so kind?

He sneered: "Pull it down, this is not to praise me, but to harm me. Your Majesty must never pay attention to them. I inherited the title without making any achievements. I haven't finished reading the book, and I don't have any worries about the country." The hearts of the people, but just bumped into it by chance, and just happened to do it at the right time."

Ji Bingyuan raised her eyebrows, and a smile appeared on the corners of her eyes: "Why are you so modest? I was thinking of giving you another level of Lumi, and giving you another compliment."

Yun Zhen waved his hand: "Your Majesty, please don't, this is flattery, I don't want it."

Ji Bing was not as open-minded as Yun Zhen, and almost laughed, how could anyone dare to say the word flattery in front of the monarch?Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. If Ji Bingyuan really has the heart to praise and kill, Yun Zhen's words are almost slanderous words. Ji Bingyuan has long known that there are rumors outside that he treats Yunzhen well in order to indulge him. He raised and abolished him just to take back the military power. Although he disdained and feared rumors, he never expected that Yunzhen would never suspect the monarch at all.

This child doesn't seem to think of himself as an outsider at all.

Ji Bingyuan feels sorry for Ji Xianger, who is pure and naive, ignorant of the world, but has the intuition of a small animal to know how to avoid danger. He is arbitrary and has been in power for many years. After seeing these memorials just now, how could he not know that these officials are extolling him? heart of?Asking Yunzhen to watch it, just wanted to teach him some principles, but he didn't expect it to be useless at all. He didn't think about any rewards at all, and he didn't think it was something worthy of praise.

He ruled Liuyu, and all the courtiers seemed to be loyal ministers who had gone through fire and water, but who didn't want to be with the king like a tiger, and the sky was high and difficult to ask, so they all kept their backs, and they were all focused on guarding against him and fearing him?The emperor is selfless and impartial, which is what the emperor wants.

But the kid actually believed him.

With mixed feelings in his heart, he put those memorials back, and said slowly: "You can see that this is killing, I am very relieved."

"Old Madam Qu entered the palace overnight just to protect you. I am afraid that you will become famous as a young man and be coaxed to a high place. If your merits are not worthy, you will suffer from it. But if I don't reward you, I am afraid that you complaining."

"Looking at it now, it's Zhen and Old Madam Qu who have underestimated your disposition."

Yun Zhen raised his head in astonishment, his face was flushed red and even his ears were red: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is too well-known, and the old master is also..." He was in love for a while, but he was actually excited by the emperor's rare praise—what kind of a good-natured man is he? Well, he just lived a hard life, knowing that these officials are nothing but birdmen, how can they deserve such praise from the emperor.

Ji Bingyuan couldn't help but wanted to laugh again. He didn't want to be promoted to a noble, but was moved by such a compliment?He thought about it for a while, and had to admit that Taifu Qu was indeed planning for Yunzhen's long-term goals. The world is impermanent, and Yunzhen still needs to have soldiers in his hands.

Ji Bingyuan pressed the corner of the table, seeing the child in front of him with delicate skin and tender flesh, and felt a little distressed. He thought of the bow cocoon in Yunzhen's hand, and knew that the child might not be able to endure hardship, but he just couldn't bear it.He still has never raised a child. Speaking of it, he knows that pampering a child is harming him, but when it's his turn, he is reluctant to endure hardship.

Ji Bingyuan let out a long sigh, collected his thoughts, and said in a warm voice: "You are weak and recovering from a serious illness, and you should study in the study room first, and wait for the weather to improve..." He paused, feeling that the weather was not good, but if It will be even more difficult if it is delayed until Tianhan, and I really can't decide, so I can only vaguely say: "I will let you go to Jiumen to lead the troops and get familiar with defense."

Yun Zhen sat up straight, his eyes lit up: "Really? That's great!"

Ji Bingyuan felt more and more headache, he patted the back of his hand: "You can see where you want to go first." You have to find a reliable person to accompany him to take care of him, Gao Xin?It's too rough, don't worry... Ji Bingyuan has passed several names in his mind in just a few breaths, but there is no one he can trust.

Yun Zhen didn't know Ji Bingyuan's thoughts, so he said happily: "The minister's mansion also has a lot of guards, and they are also very useful. When the time comes, Rong Chen will also bring them to practice."