Chapter 1089 Family Affairs and Politics
Chapter 1089 Family Affairs and Politics
In early April, the army arrived at Yuyang and joined up with the people who stayed behind there.
Shao Jin, the King of Qin, was calculating with the Duzhi Captain Huan Wen the amount of food and military supplies that needed to be sent. When he heard that the emperor was returning north, he went out of Le's house to greet him in person.
Liang Nu also had a large number of subordinates, most of whom were from aristocratic families in western Henan and Guanxi. Some were recruited by him, while others were given to him by Shao Xun, such as the position of Qin Wangshi (rank five) which had been vacant.
During the process of pacifying Liangzhou, the famous and powerful Dunhuang Song family suffered a considerable blow. Several members of the family died and a number of them were dismissed from their posts. They gained almost no benefits after the war, and the family's years of business operations were in danger of being destroyed.
Shao Xun heard that there was an unusual person in the Song family's nest of warriors. His name was Song Xian, who was very talented and good at writing poems. He had always lived in seclusion in the Nanshan Mountains of Jiuquan and opened a school to teach disciples.
It is rumored that there were as many as two to three thousand students who had received his guidance and teaching, and he was very famous in Liangzhou.
Shao Xun once invited him to the court to give lectures, but he did not go.
Later, when he was recruited as the teacher of King Qin, Song Xian considered it again and again, and perhaps also because of the earnest pleas of the children of the Song family, he finally came.
Yu Liang had talked with Song Xian and was very impressed by his talent - although Liangzi had some shortcomings, he was really well-read, and the Yu family had a long tradition of Confucianism. But in order to break into the circle of scholars, Yu Liang delved into metaphysics and disguised himself as a metaphysical practitioner.
Yu Liang also said that Song Xian was very talented, which was probably true.
After Song Xian, there were Qin Wang You Xin Zuo, literary official Guo De, minister of agriculture Yu Ze, lieutenant Chen Kui, left attendant Yuan Dan, right attendant Lu Shang, and servant Yu Zun.
Among these people, Xin Zuo was from Yingchuan and could also be said to be from Longxi. Guo De and Chen Kui were both from Yingchuan gentry, and the latter was the son of Chen Jing.
Needless to say, Yu Ze was the third son of Yu Gun and the former military supervisor of the General's Mansion.
Yuan Dan was from Chenjun, Lu Shang was from Fufeng, and Yu Zun was from Fengyi.
The structure of the officials in the royal palace clearly illustrates the basic situation of the King of Qin.
After Shao Xun finished greeting everyone, he sat in the courtyard and glanced at Chen Kui one more time.
Empress Yu Wenjun had mentioned it once, saying that Chen Kui had a younger sister who was about the same age as Liang Nu, who was beautiful, well-read, and good at calligraphy. She wanted to settle her down in advance, after all, Liang Nu was already fourteen years old.
Shao Xun did not agree for the time being because he did not want his sixth son to get involved with the Yingchuan gentry, even though there were already many Yingchuan people in the palace.
"Were you calculating the food supplies just now?" Shao Xun retracted his gaze and looked at Liang Nu and Huan Wen and asked.
"That's right." Liang Nu replied, "Your Majesty wants to build three manor houses in Jingling, and we are calculating the cost of the money and grain."
After listening to this, Shao Xun finally remembered what was going on - he almost forgot!
That was a manor built for three burdens, namely Sima Pi, Sima Li and Shi Hong.
Shao Xun was a man of integrity. Even after sleeping with their mother, he was not stingy. He would always give her some benefits. Moreover, he had almost emptied their mother's private wealth over the years.
These three people can continue to live in Luoyang, and the manor is still in the early stage of land development and enclosure.
The cost of building Sima Pi's manor was funded by his wife's family, namely Wang of Donghai.
Sima Li relied on the joint investment of his mother's clan and his wife, namely the Pingyuan Liu clan and the Yangping Bu clan.
Shi Hong relied on his uncle, namely Cheng from Guangping.
Shao Xun will give the three of them a portion of the subsidy, mainly for the number of people. In real terms, this is the crowdfunding of the five families of Shao, Wang, Liu, Bu, and Cheng, laying a solid foundation for the future livelihood of the three burdens.
Never say again that Shao the thief is refusing to admit his mistakes. He has the broad mind of Cao Mengde.
Well, if someone insists on asking why he wants to kill two birds with one stone by reclaiming the Jianghan Plain under the pretext of building a manor for his burden, Shao Ze will not answer such a boring question.
"Very good." After hearing his son's answer, Shao Xun said, "Do it as soon as possible. I will make Luoyang my capital. If the counties in northern Jing have a prosperous population and abundant products, then Luoyang will be safe."
After hearing this, Liang Nu thought secretly: My father has high hopes for Xiangyang, Jiangxia, Nanjun and other places, because they are the heartland of Luoyang in the south.
"Liang Nu, you and Yuanzi have been in charge of the transportation of grain and fodder for several months. Do you have any experience?" Shao Xun asked again.
"Military warfare is not easy." Liang Nu said, "Just keeping the soldiers well fed and clothed is already extremely complicated, not to mention commanding the battle. If I am in charge of a place, I should be extremely cautious and not resort to violence lightly. However, if the enemy is stubborn and unyielding, I should learn from my father and wipe them out with a thunderous force."
Shao Xun nodded, neither saying yes nor no.
The children are growing up day by day. They have their own subordinates, their own opinions, and their own experiences. He can't say for sure how they will grow in the future. He can only say that he is happy to see it happen.
The Shao family does not support idlers, and in this world we are not qualified to support idlers.
To lock up the princes and let them entertain themselves would only be possible after the dynasty has been at peace for at least several decades. It is impossible now.
Shao Xun then talked with several officials from the royal palace.
Xin Zuo, Guo De, Chen Kui and others had met many years ago, when Yu Chen and Yu Min were still around, and they were introduced by them and became familiar with each other. These people later had some experience, and now they were recruited to the Qin Wang Mansion. I dare not say that they have outstanding talents, but at least they are competent for their respective positions.
After finishing the discussion, Shao Xun waved his hand and asked everyone to disperse.
Before leaving, Chen Kui found that the emperor looked at him again, and he was immediately surprised and happy.
I was surprised to learn why the emperor wanted to see him. Did I have a unique talent that I hadn't discovered? But I only liked to play with swords and guns and study military books.
The good news is that if you are favored by the emperor, you may be one step ahead of your peers in the royal palace and climb to a high position.
Shao Xun didn't care what they thought, so he just let Huan Wen stay. Huan Wen was nervous, but he kept his composure.
"You seemed very happy to settle the accounts just now." Shao Xun said calmly.
Huan Wen was stunned, not knowing what the emperor meant by this, and could only say, "This is the duty of the lieutenant of the Ministry of Finance."
"The war is over, let's return to Beijing as soon as possible." Shao Xun said.
"Yes." Huan Wen replied.
"You can expand your transport troops a little, up to 3,000." Shao Xun added: "Yongrao Ye has made a new batch of armor and weapons. I will allocate 500 sets of iron armor and 1,000 sets of leather armor to you. Xiangyang will also give priority to replenishing grain ships and warships. You should train well in the future. You have been on the battlefield and fought with the Liangzhou soldiers. You should know what kind of soldiers are useful and capable of fighting. Others' transport troops can be ordinary, but you can't. Otherwise-"
At this point, Shao Xun glanced at Huan Wen and asked, "How can we protect my daughter?"
Huan Wen suddenly realized and was also a little happy.
"Return to Beijing to recuperate for a few months and recruit soldiers." Shao Xun said, "After the autumn harvest, go south to Xiangyang. Live on Caizhou Island first, and move back after the house is built."
"I obey your command," Huan Wen replied.
"I am really worried about your trivial matters." Shao Xun sighed, "Since March, Fu Bao has written me three letters."
After all, Huan Wen was the Commandant of the Duzhi Department of Xiangyang, and he certainly could not stay in the capital for long.
But Fu Bao had to either live in Luoyang or go to Princess Xuchang's mansion. It was not a good thing for the couple to be separated for a long time.
After much thought, he decided to let Fu Bao live in Xiangyang occasionally, for example, to follow the transport troops southwards that were carrying supplies.
"Back off." Shao Xun waved his hand.
Huan Wen bowed and left.
The soldiers unloaded cartloads of daily necessities and placed them everywhere patiently, even though Shao Xun was only staying here for a few days.
After a while, Lan Ji, who had been living in Le's house, came over and gently pressed Shao Xun's shoulders, saying, "You rarely have time to relax, why are you frowning? State affairs are handled by important officials, and you are the founder, no one dares to act rashly."
"It's not a national event!" Shao Xun shook his head and laughed, saying, "I just met Huan Yuanzi and remembered that many things were delayed because of this southern expedition. Where is Xiangpu?"
"I went to talk about music theory with my cousins." Le Lanji said, and then asked quietly: "Is it too early?"
"What are you thinking? Mu'er hasn't gotten married yet, so it's not Xiangpu's turn yet." Shao Xun said.
Xiangpu's real name is Shao Shu, born to Le Lan Ji. She is sixteen years old this year. She was originally canonized as Princess Shunyang, but was renamed Princess Jingling before the southern expedition. This time she followed him south and has been living in Yuyang, which can be regarded as a family visit.
However, the only ones who could accompany her in Nanyang were the daughters of the Le family, that is, her cousins.
Some of the Le family's young men would occasionally happen to walk nearby and "encounter" each other, but nothing would happen afterwards.
Shao Xun also did not plan to marry his daughter to the Le family. The reason was very simple: close relatives were not allowed to marry, although people at that time often married cousins.
Before Xiangpu, the marriages of the third son Shao Xu (19 years old), the second daughter Wang Huiwan (18 years old), and the third daughter Muer (Shao Zhen, 18 years old) were delayed.
After the war, it must be done as soon as possible.
At the age of eighteen or nineteen, it is already late for marriage!
Among the three, the marriage of Zhao Wang Shao Xu was the most eye-catching. Imperial Concubine Pei had looked for many candidates, and many ministers had also hinted at it. Shao Xun himself was a little hesitant, so it was delayed until today.
On the way back to Yuyang, Shao Xun quietly asked Zhang Bin for his opinion, but the old man refused to give his opinion, which made Shao Xun realize how scholars can talk nonsense to you seriously.
However, after saying all this nonsense, Zhang Bin suddenly mentioned that Zhuge Heng and Deng's wedding was scheduled for June - a bit rushed, but Deng You was in poor health and might not have much time left.
This matter was a bit confusing, but Shao Xun seemed to understand something.
He immediately asked someone to inquire about the family situation of the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Shen Ling, and learned that he had a granddaughter who was dignified, well-educated and well-mannered, and had just reached the age of marriage, so he became inclined towards her.
The fifteen-year-old girl is four years younger than Nian Liu, but that’s not a big problem. Can’t she make a living?
Besides, Shen Ling had a long career, having served in the shogunate during the Sima Yue era. Now he was a fourth-rank Zhongshu Shilang, one of the important officials in the cabinet, and his family background was not bad either.
Pei Lingyan had not mentioned Shen before, but Shao Xun noticed it after being reminded by Zhang Bin.
The Shen family had just rebelled in Jiangnan and suffered a disgraceful defeat, with Shen Chong being killed. The Shen family sent 5,000 private soldiers to Jingzhou to help defend the city and atone for their sins.
Born in an imperial family, the marriage of children is not a simple matter, but politics.
Sanlang should not blame his father for being too utilitarian. This was done in order to unify the country as quickly as possible and reduce the number of deaths.
Moreover, although Shen was a woman from Wu, she was born and raised in Henan, so she was a Henan native.
Shen Ling is also an elder in Yue Mansion, so Pei Lingyan should not be too repulsive to him.
Shao Xun had basically made up his mind about this matter, and after returning, he asked the Taichang and Honglu Temples to jointly handle it.
(End of this chapter)