Chapter 1267 Returning
Chapter 1267 Returning
On the tenth day of February, although it stopped snowing, the temperature did not rise significantly.
There are more and more people coming to Su Yu Palace, and Shao Xun has more and more free time.
One day, he saw the victory report sent by Liangzhou Governor Sun He, which mentioned that Yang Nandi had died of illness.
His son led the people back east, but it was not known whether they failed to reach a unified opinion or what, and they seemed to want to surrender, but also seemed unwilling to surrender. As a result, Sun He did not give them a chance. He set an ambush on the way, annihilated more than 2,000 Di people in Qiuchi, and sent dozens of people to the capital in cages.
The indestructible cockroach finally died, but to be honest, Yang Nandi died of illness, not on the battlefield.
Where is Shi Hu? Shao Xun couldn't help but think about it.
According to the information obtained two years ago, he might still be in the Tuyuhun Xianbei tribe, and he would find an opportunity to deal with them in the future, including the Tuyuhun who disobeyed the imperial court's orders.
In the evening, Shao Xun sat on the mountainside.
A high table, two chairs, a few side dishes, quietly looking at the vast Guangchengze.
More than 20 years ago, he opened up wasteland here and worked hard to build a new city.
Today, more than 20 years later, he returned here to admire the abundant fruits.
The wasteland that was once full of shrubs and weeds has become fertile farmland, with the remaining snow and wheat seedlings complementing each other.
The once flooded swamp has been transformed into a pond, and after the thin ice melts, it will be a vast expanse of clear blue water.
Orchards and vegetable plots are scattered all over the place, making good use of the fragmented land.
A huge warehouse city replaced the granary of the dige. The whole city was full of warehouses, as if showing off the wealth of the largest garden under the name of this Shaofu.
The grassland extends down from the hills, dotted with livestock pens and stables, and distributed among them are farmlands and barns. Farmers take out bran, chaff and beans from the barns to feed the horses, helping them get through the difficult period before the grass turns green again.
The bamboo forest rustles with waves, silently facing the terraced fields in the middle of the water, quietly waiting for the arrival of spring.
"Back then, I relied on this to conquer the east and the west and defeat many stubborn enemies." Shao Xun had almost finished eating, so he stood up, leaned on the railing and looked out, saying, "It's not easy to do one thing well in one's life, let alone so many things. More than 20 years have passed, and Guangchengze has finally been almost done, and I am almost on my way home."
Liu Ye felt a little sad, so he joked, "If you feel that you are almost home, why do you still want to flirt with those Sima ladies?"
Shao Xun laughed and said, "Yes, I will never get along with women from the Sima family in my life."
Loud shouts of killing were heard from the foot of the mountain; half of the imperial guards who were on rest were doing drill training.
Amid the shouting and screaming that sounded like heavenly music, Shao Wufu came to the bedroom.
Wang Huiwan's eyes were red, and when she saw Shao Xun coming, she couldn't help but shed a few tears.
Seeing his daughter so sad, Shao Xun felt distressed. He couldn't help but pat Hui Wan on the shoulder and said, "Parting is inevitable. Maybe she just gave up this body and left it behind."
Sima Xiuwei's eyelids trembled from time to time, and finally he opened his eyes.
She had just had a dream.
At that time, her father was still alive and the Jin Dynasty was flourishing. When she was still a young girl, she met Wang Dun of the Wang Clan of Langya during an autumn outing and could not help but slap him in the face.
His father was furious because he had originally wanted Wang Dun to be his son-in-law.
In the following years, her father chose several sons of wealthy families, but she refused to agree. In the end, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she chose the son of the Donghai Wang family and married him to Donghai County.
She had a bad relationship with her husband because she never slept with him, which forced him to secretly keep a bunch of concubines, indulge in drinking and sex, and never go home all day.
She secretly came to Qu County and brought a soldier's son named Shao Xun back to the princess's mansion and raised him carefully.
She raised him to her liking, and then seduced him when he was a teenager.
After the boy got her, he swore to be good to her and only her in his life and never look at other women.
The prince consort soon died of illness.
She took the young man south to Jianye, built a manor on the seashore of Linhai County, and finally married this brave young man who repeatedly defeated the Huns and Jie people and recovered large tracts of land in Xuzhou and Yuzhou.
They raised three children in their lifetime. Before he died, he held her in his arms, and his children burst into tears, but she felt that she had no regrets in her life, so she died with a smile on her face.
Dreams are just dreams after all, and they are the regrets in life that cannot be achieved.
The more carefree you are at the beginning, the more regretful you will be later.
Sima Xiuwei stretched out a hand and held Shao Xun tightly.
Shao Xun gently shook his hand back.
The night gradually darkened.
Wang Huiwan came several times, and her father always sat by the bed, holding her mother's hand.
She couldn't bear to watch any longer and went back to look after her daughter.
When she came over for the last time, her mother turned her head with difficulty and smiled at her.
The daughter moved around in her arms, staring with big eyes, curiously watching everything. Wang Huiwan quickly turned her daughter's face and wiped away her tears.
"I regretted it ten years ago. I want to be closer to you." These were my mother's last words.
Wang Huiwan knelt weakly on the ground, and her daughter burst into tears.
Shao Xun gently closed Sima Xiuwei's eyes and sighed slightly.
It seemed that, in the end, he was still the more heartless. Suyu Palace became even more desolate and lonely.
Shao Xun stood up and looked at his daughter and granddaughter, feeling even more pity for them.
"Hui Wan, do you want to go back to the capital with me?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Huiwan shook her head blankly.
Shao Xun helped her up and held his granddaughter in his arms.
The granddaughter was a little tired and seemed to want to sleep. Shao Xun gently carried her and left the bedroom.
"Your Majesty, Jiafang Ling is waiting outside." Tong Qianjin reported.
"Let him and the Wang family take care of the funeral together." Shao Xun paused, and then said, "The position of Sangziyuan has been vacant for more than two months, right? Forget it, you don't know."
"Let Wang Xizhi draft an imperial edict for me." Shao Xun gently shook his granddaughter and said, "He Shen was transferred to be the magistrate of Sangzi Garden and will take up the post today. Xu Xuan, the magistrate of Jiafang, will be the magistrate of Guangcheng Garden and will take up the post after taking care of the funeral."
"Yes, sir." Tong Qianjin replied.
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After the Wang family arrived at Suyu Palace, Shao Xun went to Guangcheng Palace.
The night was as dark as ink. He spread out a piece of paper and a pen, and wrote and drew under the lamp.
The Eastern Palace system of the Daliang Dynasty can be referred to the previous Wei and Jin Dynasties, as well as the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It would not be appropriate to refer to any earlier or later dynasties.
The highest-ranking officials in the Eastern Palace were the "Three Tai" and "Three Shao", namely, the Prince's Grand Tutor, the Prince's Grand Guardian, the Prince's Junior Tutor, the Prince's Junior Tutor, and the Prince's Junior Guardian.
Although there are six, most of the time they are not all there, there may be two, three, four, or six.
In the minimum case, there are only two people, the Prince's Grand Tutor and the Prince's Junior Tutor, the former is the main one and the latter is the auxiliary one.
In addition to the three wives and three sons, there is also a prince's secretary.
If the Taifu or Shaofu are in charge of palace affairs, then there is generally no Prince's Chancellor.
If the Taifu and Shaofu are just official titles and do not actually manage affairs, then the Prince's Secretary will be appointed to take charge of palace affairs.
When the Taifu and Shaofu are actually in charge of affairs, they will have assistants, such as the Cheng, the Zhubu, the Wuguanyuan, the Gongcaoshi, the Zhujimenxiashi, the Lushi, and various officials.
After thinking for a moment, Shao Xun wrote down the eight words "Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince" and "Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince" on the paper, without writing the other two Grand Tutors and Two Junior Tutors.
After finishing writing, he wrote some staff positions next to these two official positions.
It is obvious that this means that the Taifu and Shaofu will actually be in charge of the affairs, and there will be no need for the Prince's Secretary.
At this time, he paused again, as if thinking.
Officials of the Eastern Palace are divided into two categories.
One is a "full-time" official of the Eastern Palace, that is, they do not hold positions in the outer court; the other is a "part-time" official of the Eastern Palace, that is, they hold positions in the outer court and also hold positions in the Eastern Palace.
In most cases, full-time and part-time officials exist at the same time.
For example, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin, Shizhong Ren Kai also served as the Prince's Junior Tutor, and General Wei Yang Yu also served as the Prince's Junior Tutor. There were even members of the royal family and the Three Dukes who also served as the Eastern Palace's Tutors.
This type of part-time official is the most subtle.
Emperor Hui of Jin, Sima Zhong, was incapable, so he naturally needed the assistance of important ministers when he was the crown prince.
But sometimes, it turned into something else. Instead of assisting, it became suppressing the Eastern Palace Group and sidelining the Crown Prince, who could only be responsible for such useless things as editing books, sacrifices, receptions, and rituals.
After all, these important officials from outer court who were also the emperor's tutors and actually managed the affairs of the Eastern Palace were obviously the emperor's confidants and were carrying out the emperor's will. The prince had no way to fight against these people and would eventually lose his power. His every move was monitored and he could only handle minor affairs.
At the same time, this is also a relatively decent and relatively clever way, which gives people the impression that the prince is valued.
Look, the founding fathers all work for the prince. Do you dare to say that the prince is not trusted?
After much deliberation, Shao Xun finally decided to adopt the strategy of Emperor Wu of Jin, Sima Yan, and have an important official from outside the court serve as the Prince's Grand Tutor and the Prince's Junior Tutor, and be in charge of the officials in the Eastern Palace.
"Liang Fen, the Minister of the Left, is appointed as the Prince's Grand Tutor, and Chen Yougen, the Privy Councilor, is appointed as the Prince's Junior Tutor. All official affairs, big or small, are handled by the two tutors. The instructors are the Grand Tutor in front and the Junior Tutor in the back. The Prince's Secretary is reviewed." Shao Xun wrote a paragraph on the paper.
"Appoint Anding Governor Yuan Xi as the Prince's Left Guard Commander, and Liu Da, Deputy Governor of the Yicong Army, as the Prince's Right Guard Commander. The Front and Rear Guards will be abolished, and the Left and Right Guards will each have a thousand soldiers, recruited from the sons of the Imperial Guards and the Palace Soldiers."
After writing down these four positions, Shao Xun put down his pen and looked at them carefully.
There are many other positions, such as Zhongshuzi (equivalent to Shizhong), Zhongsheren (Huangmen Shilang), Shiguanling (Taiguanling), Shuzi (Zhongshujianling, Sanqi Changshi), Sheren (Zhongshu Shilang, Sanqi Shilang), Xima (Secretary), Rategenling (Guanglu Xun, Weiwei), Jialing (Si Nong, Shaofu), Pu (Taipu, Zongzheng), etc., with a total of dozens of people. Together with Fu Bao, Zuowei Weilu, it is a streamlined version of the central court.
These positions are indeed important, but not that important, and Shao Xun still needs to discuss them with others.
Green smoke rises.
Shao Xun brought the paper he had just written on close to the light and burned it.
On the night of February 17, Shao Xun came to the mourning hall, and all the guests bowed their heads and left.
After quietly adding some lamp oil, he left overnight and returned to Bianliang.
Prime Minister Wang Yan did not come because he is old and his energy has dropped drastically compared to last year. He has also caught a cold recently and really cannot move.
Among the two old Dengs, he is not as healthy as Liang Fen, who is still in good spirits and full of energy, which is amazing.
(End of this chapter)