Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

After a lapse of one month, the prince reappeared in the court hall of the Dachaohui.

People who support the prince or not have to admit that there should be something in this world where destiny belongs.

Look at the four children in the East Palace, the oldest is only four years old, and the youngest is only a little over a hundred days old. Together, they were attacked by the second prince and got smallpox. In the end, the four children were all fine.

You must know that even a saint died two princesses in infancy.

Not to mention other people in the market, if it weren't for the princess who immediately closed the palace and the saint closed the Forbidden City, maybe this would have been a catastrophe.

The sage fasted for a month, and the prince is now also fasting.After ten days, the saint will hold a ceremony to sacrifice to heaven.Thank God, thank the ancestors, bless the emperor's grandson and several other children, escape from the clutches of smallpox, and recover safely.

By the way, the second prince who caused this incident has been locked up by the saint in the beekeeping lane for a month.I don't know how the saint will deal with the second prince in the future.And the daughter of the Wu family is too unlucky.He was already older than the second prince, and the marriage date was postponed for two years according to the law; now the second prince has been imprisoned and demoted to the rank of a commoner, for the rest of his life, alas!

I think that when the second prince chose the princess concubine, it was no worse than when he competed for the princess concubine.There are three brothers and sisters of the second prince. In the palace, Concubine Shu is the mother to rely on;In the end, Wu Shangshu's niece and Governor Wu's prostitute became the winner.

When Wu's daughter became the second concubine, many people felt that the opportunity had come.Although Wu Shangshu was informal with others, he couldn't hold back Governor Wu, he was someone who could have friendship with anyone.Although I don't know how many people are bitter about the Wu family behind their backs, but in person with the Wu family and Governor Wu, no one has been alienated.

But now, those nobles and officials who used to compete with the Wu family for the second prince's concubine are secretly glad that their daughter was not selected as the second prince's concubine, nor was she accused of being a side concubine.

Those who were curious were discussing in private that the second prince had been demoted to a commoner, and the two side concubines who were meant to be married, could they still marry?In fact, what everyone is most concerned about is, what will happen to the third prince's marriage with Wu's daughter next year when he will be filial piety? !

There are even more mean people who know that Concubine Hui has been grounded, and they say that since the second prince married Wu's daughter, Concubine Shu was demoted and grounded first; then Wu Shangshu retired early; and Marquis Zhenbei was deprived of his title , the whole family was exiled, and Concubine Hui died suddenly.Now it's the second prince's turn to be demoted to a commoner, and it's all Wu's daughter-in-law.

Needless to say, this kind of argument is quite marketable.In the past few months, the marriages of the Wu family's sons and daughters, who are official and scholarly families in the capital, have been affected by Wu Shangshu's resignation.Although there is no divorce now, there is no news of the intended marriages.

The happiest thing about the prince's return to court is the saint.With the special assistant of the prince, some court affairs that the sage had to think over and over again before he could handle, now have someone to discuss.Although there used to be Jia Daishan and members of the cabinet, compared to the prince who was taught by himself, the sage is obviously more inclined to discuss with his son.

Now after the father and son have discussed the matter of offering sacrifices to heaven, they are now discussing the whereabouts of those officials who will be released next year.

"Father, my son is worried that those who can only talk about wars on paper will only harm the people if they are really handed over to govern a county. It is better to let those who can go to low-level counties to be county magistrates, first let them go to middle-level counties to be county magistrates , study for one to three years. The county magistrate who guides them, and the evaluation of the Ministry of Officials, add one item, whether they have intentional guidance to be the county magistrate. The evaluation standard is to use the performance of those who will be magistrates in the future as a reference. Father, Do you think this is appropriate?"

Because some time ago, the officials who were going to be dispatched took an exam before the training.The sage said that those who pass the exam will be assigned directly; those who are not qualified must participate in training.

According to the prince's suggestion, the examination questions are prepared by each department, and then the sage chooses from them.For the examination papers, the cabinet ministers will only change those related to the ministries under their jurisdiction.

Standard answers are posted at the end of the exam.As for personal grades, if you have any doubts, you can apply for a checklist.

During the first exam, the prince was trapped in the East Palace.The sage sent someone to transcribe the test results and send them to the East Palace.The prince replied to the saint at that time, and the training should take half a year to more than a year.The sage read the letter that coincided with his own wishes, and circulated the prince's letter to the cabinet ministers.

The head of the Hanlin Academy also read the exam questions and papers.He read the prince's letter and felt even more ashamed.

The Hanlin scholars were trained as stockholders, and those who took over and were selected to be released, there were very few who knew about farming, and even fewer knew about water conservancy, but all of them quoted the classics and said clearly.

The test results did not convince all of them, so the prince proposed that the officials sent abroad should first practice with the experienced county magistrate.

Think about it, the sage, for these Hanlin bachelors who are talking about military affairs on paper, they can only be used after training and practicing in this way.The father and son circled the county towns one by one, which current county magistrates are suitable for leading people, and which ones are not suitable, the sage said, the prince's record, the father and son cooperated, and finally selected more than [-], and it was time for lunch .

The father and son ate their lunch without saying a word.The prince thought while eating, it is really not easy for a saint to do a good job.There are so many magistrates in medium-sized counties, the saint not only knows the magistrate's name and resume, but also his personality, hobbies, and specialties.

After lunch, the father and son walked around in the courtyard of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to digest food.The saint thought of his precious grandson again.

"Chengxian, the little suckling pig has lost weight. You tell Mrs. Shi to let her focus more on the child. Let the four divisions and eight bureaus be more careful about the palace affairs, and let the concubine Cheng do more."

"Okay. Father, please go to see the little suckling pig tonight, he was still looking for you yesterday."

"Hmph, let's find my jade pendant." After the saint finished speaking, he rubbed his chin and smiled.His long beard became shorter at first, and now it is getting shorter and shorter. Although he can't smooth it out, it won't hurt his grandson any more.Whenever he rubbed his chin, thinking that he cut his long beard short because of his love for his grandson, the sage felt happy.

Because after he teased the little suckling pig with the nine dragon pendant that day, when he went to see his grandson, the little suckling pig's eyes were fixed on his jade pendant.He was willing to give the grandson one piece of land at a time, but the prince refused, saying that he would teach the little suckling pig badly.But he didn't take the jade pendant, and the little suckling pig didn't hug him.The saint also realized that he had caused trouble by playing with the child's jade pendant.So I didn't go to see my grandson yesterday.

There were many backlogs, and the father and son continued to work without taking a break.The crown prince took a booklet, and after a brief look, it was Hao Shangshu, the Ministry of Officials, who requested an order to inquire about the vacancy of the governor of Huguang and who should succeed him.

After the prince read it to the sage, he put the book on the important stack.Such matters should be decided by the sage himself.The prince went to get the next one.

"Chengxian, who do you think is the best choice?"

"This," the prince pondered for a moment, "Father, I don't have anyone to recommend. Based on my understanding of the courtiers, I can't choose such a person. But I think, the governor of Huguang, one governor and two provinces, The responsibility is very heavy, and only capable officials cannot bear it. Another important point is that in order to prepare for the Northwest War, Huguang's farming needs even more people who can afford it."

The sage looked at the excerpt, thought for a while and said, "Transfer Li Huizu, the governor of Henan Province, to be the governor of Huguang. This person is a descendant of Li Chengliang from the previous dynasty. He was born as a second-ranked Jinshi, Shujishi, and served as magistrate, magistrate, minister of Taichang Temple, and Dali Temple. Qing, moved the capital to the Procuratorate, the right deputy capital censor. The governor of Henan has been able to clear up the officials and unify the chaos of various factions in Henan in the past few years. In the past few years, he has sent military salaries to the northwest without disturbing the people along the way. Fill it up."

The sage said, and the prince nodded as he listened.He has an impression of Li Chengliang from the previous dynasty.Li Chengliang's family described themselves as the clan that fled to North Korea to avoid the war in Tang Dynasty, and North Korea recorded it as the Li family of Longxi.Whether this branch of the Li family is Li Tang's clan or not, people in the world have many doubts.

"Father, my son remembers that this person also has unique insights into the matter of river governance."

The sage knew that the prince had done the river regulation last year, so he invited virtuous people to write a letter.

"This man is a capable official with a strong personality, but he knows the priorities and is not biased. Let him go to Huguang as the governor, which will help stabilize the situation in Huguang."

The prince nodded frequently, indicating that he understood.

"Chengxian, do you know why I changed the governor of Huguang?"

The prince had a bad association in his mind, he hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "But because of the second brother?"

The former governor of Huguang was a member of the Wu clan.

The saint's face became gloomy.

"I shouldn't have chosen Wu's daughter as your wife for your second brother. The Wu family is a big family, living together, with a scholarly family, and there are many outstanding children. Since I married your second brother, some people in the Wu family , Li Lingzhi fainted, and did something that wanted your second brother to replace you. There are some things that have not been fully investigated. But the removal of Wu Shangshu from the official position of the Ministry of Punishment is just the beginning."

The prince knew that it was not suitable for him to ask the sage what kind of treatment he would do to those who became officials in the Wu family.But it was hard for him not to speak at this time.

"Father, what should we do with the second brother's marriage next year?"

"Your second brother, I have made it clear that I will depose you as a commoner. If the Wu family has the courage, they will come to ask for the decree to withdraw from the marriage. If they don't have the courage, they will marry a daughter as a commoner. I can't bear to kill my son if you do what your second brother does. Ban him for the rest of his life."

"Then where are we married?"

"Let the House of Internal Affairs choose Huangzhuang."