Chapter 1307 Farewell
Chapter 1307 Farewell
The nine-month mourning period was finally over, but Crown Prince Shao Jin still slept in the government office every day.
When the officials of the Eastern Palace arrived at the Linzhi Hall, the Crown Prince had often been up for a long time, proofreading the typos that might have appeared in the compilation process of the "Book of Jin" - this matter was not his responsibility, but he still did it himself.
When Liang Fen saw this scene, she was quite impressed.
At least so far, the prince has left a good impression on him. He is calm and rational.
In comparison, his father was simply - well, so infuriating!
But there is no way, because he conquered the world, and there is nothing others can do about his willfulness.
Compared with the current emperor, the prince is much more courteous to wise men and is more willing to accept advice with an open mind, which makes his ministers like him very much.
"Master." After seeing Liang Fen, Shao Jin immediately stepped forward and saluted.
"Your Highness." Liang Fen returned the salute.
The two of them had just exchanged a few words when other colleagues came in and greeted each other.
"Your Highness, do you need a carriage today?" The prince's servant Yuwen Xibaxiong stepped forward and asked.
"I will go to Tixiangmen in the afternoon to send my fourth brother to Youzhou. Please prepare the carriage." Shao Jin said.
"Yes." Yuwen Xibaxiong responded and bowed to take his leave.
He was the prince's servant, in charge of the prince's carriages and relatives. He was equivalent to the combination of Taipuqing and Zongzhengqing. The first thing he did every morning was to confirm whether there were any changes in the itinerary.
Liang Fen nodded secretly.
Yuwen Xibaxiong once proposed to the crown prince, who was still the king of Qin, to return home to mourn, and the crown prince agreed. Later, for some unknown reason, he was forced by the emperor to serve as the crown prince's servant in the East Palace.
After more than a year, the prince has not shown any sign of estrangement towards Yuwen Xibaxiong, which is a good thing.
The prince is a very rational person and should have seen the value of Yuwen Xibaxiong. Even if he has some grudges in his heart, he will still use him.
I just don't know how he treats his brothers.
Liang Fen thought about this as he returned to his office in the west hall of the Linzhi Palace.
It didn't seem to matter much. The emperor sent away the Prince of Yan, who was most likely to make the crown prince uneasy. It seemed like he was exiled, but in fact he saved his life.
Of course, maybe it wasn't the case between the two brothers, after all, they were very close when they were young, but what about Cao Pi and Cao Zhi when they were young? Some things will change, and the emperor is just preparing for a rainy day. He probably really doesn't want to see the crown prince and the King of Yan killing each other.
When he was alive, no prince dared to act rashly, but after the landslide, everything was unpredictable.
The Prince of Yan might just be the first one, and in the end, only princes who pose no threat to the Crown Prince will be left in the capital...
Not long after Liang Fen sat down, there was movement in the next room. The Prince's Tutor Chen Yougen arrived.
After a while, there were chaotic footsteps coming in and out. They were the errand boys of the East Palace coming in and out.
Chen Yougen was impatient and started assigning tasks as soon as he got on duty, urging everyone to get to work quickly.
The affairs of the Eastern Palace are obviously managed by the Grand Tutor, with the Junior Tutor as his assistant. The Grand Tutor is not in a hurry yet, but the assistants are already busy as hell.
Liang Fen was happy with this and did not argue with Chen Yougen.
Being really bored, he sat down and talked with the Prince's Grand Tutor Song Xian, talking about the past and present and chatting about love and romance, and he quite enjoyed himself.
This continued until noon, when Miao Xie, a messenger from the imperial court, came to convey the emperor's decree: from now on, the reception of guests will be in charge of the prince.
Liang Fen was a little surprised that the emperor had delegated power to the prince, even though it was another useless matter.
The "guests" mentioned here generally refer to the lords of higher-ranking foreign vassal states and chieftains of internal vassal states, while those of lower-ranking ones are directly taken over by the Honglu Temple.
And it was just a reception. If they wanted to discuss important matters, they would obviously have to meet the emperor.
But it's not a bad thing.
Liang Fen stood up and prepared to go to eat, and she would not come in the afternoon.
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Outside the Tixiang Gate of the Liang Palace, Shao Xun took the sisters Wang Jingfeng and Wang Huifeng to see Shao Yu off from the capital.
Crown Prince Shao Jin and Crown Princess Lu were also present.
Shao Jin held Shao Yu's hand, wanting to say something but hesitant, and finally could only say: "Fourth brother, take care."
Shao Yu smiled and said, "Sixth brother, I am only going to Youzhou to reorganize the troops. After defeating Murong Xianbei, I will come back and drink with you."
Shao Jin also smiled and said, "It's a deal."
Shao Yu let go of the prince's hand, came to Wang Jingfeng, and said, "Mother, take care."
Wang Jingfeng couldn't help crying and said, "Hutou, when will you come back?"
Shao Yu forced a smile and said, "Mother, I'm afraid you'll beat me when I come back."
Wang Jingfeng shook his head and said, "I won't beat you anymore. Mother won't beat you anymore."
Shao Yu looked up at the sky and said, "Mother, just think of me as an official who has been away from home for many years and cannot spare time. As a man of the Shao family, I naturally have to do my part for this world."
"What are you trying to do?" Wang Jingfeng suddenly pointed at Shao Xun and said, "He is such a good fighter. He has no rivals anywhere in the world. He has beaten all the thieves. Does he want his son to fight for him in the end?"
Shao Xun remained silent, but sometimes silence is a kind of attitude.
"Mother." Shao Yu held his mother's hand and said, "I will come back after defeating the Murong family."
Wang Jingfeng just cried.
Princess Mi came forward and took her arm, comforting her softly, then looked at Shao Yu and said, "My husband, please relax. Bianliang has me."
Shao Yu stared at her and nodded heavily.
It was the first time in more than two years of marriage that he truly accepted Mi from the bottom of his heart.
"Brother, I will go to the palace to visit my mother often." Princess Mayi Shao Ni stepped forward and said solemnly.
"Yaren..." Shao Yu forced a smile again and said, "Brother will make you the most beautiful mink fur coat in the world and give it to you on the day of your wedding." Shao Ni lowered her head and said, "I just hope that brother is safe and sound."
"Yes." Shao Yu said.
He finally came to Shao Xun and said, "Grandpa, next year, wait and see how I defeat the Xianbei."
Shao Xun stretched out his hand, straightened his robe for him, and said, "When my grandfather was your age, he had already killed 5,000 Xianbei."
"I will try my best." Shao Yu smiled and looked towards the north, saying, "I will ride my horse and capture the barbarian leader to bring him to justice. This is what I wish for."
Shao Xun looked at his son who was now as tall as him, and felt as if he saw his younger self. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.
Shao Yu took a few steps back and said, "Grandpa, I'll go first."
"Have you visited your grandfather?" Shao Xun asked.
"I went to see him yesterday, and he should be fine." Shao Yu said.
Seeing that Shao Xun had nothing to say, Shao Yu looked at his mother, aunt and sister again, then turned and left.
Just after walking out a dozen steps and about to mount his horse, Crown Prince Shao Jin suddenly felt an impulse and walked over quickly.
"Fourth brother, I didn't..." Shao Jin said with red eyes.
"I know..." Shao Yu sighed, "Sixth brother, do you still remember the times when we played together when we were young?"
"Remember." Shao Jin said.
"I remember it too." Shao Yu nodded at him, jumped on his horse, and disappeared into the depths of the street.
Shao Jin stood there feeling somewhat lost.
He didn't know why this loss came about, he just felt a little sad.
He recalled the autumn when his grandmother was still alive. The family sat together and Hutou specially gave him his favorite steamed bun with date filling.
His grandmother asked him to swear to be kind to his brothers. He swore, but why did he go this far?
Crown Princess Lu chased after him and grabbed his hand.
Shao Jin subconsciously tried to break free.
Mrs. Lu held it tightly, looked into his eyes, and said, “My husband, what outsiders say is outsiders’ business, I believe you.”
Shao Jin stopped struggling.
"Some friendships are more precious when you are far away. Staying together all day will only lead to conflicts that are out of control." Lu said in a low voice, "The Prince of Yan will come back in the future. Even if he is a vassal, we can still exchange letters. Pingzhou can be more stable with the Prince of Yan. The court is really unable to reach those places. If you really miss your brother, you can send envoys to Liaodong every year and give more rewards. Outsiders will praise the brotherhood between you and the Prince of Yan."
Shao Jin's mood improved slightly, and after a long sigh, he said, "I can save myself the trouble."
Mrs. Lu smiled slightly and said, "My husband is only nineteen, and the Prince of Yan is only twenty-one. There is still a long time to go."
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After returning to the Linzhi Hall, the family official Chen Kui stepped forward to report some of the situation. Seeing that no one was around, he finally said in a low voice: "I congratulate Your Highness."
Shao Jin was stunned and asked, "What are you congratulating me for?"
"The Prince of Yan has left the capital and is no longer a threat. This is heaven's blessing." Chen Kui said, "Now only the Prince of Zhao is left..."
Shao Jin looked at him quietly.
Chen Kui stopped talking, feeling something was wrong.
Shao Jin sighed and said, "You haven't been back to Yingchuan for a long time. Go to Xiangcheng tomorrow to set up the workshop, then go home to serve your mother and come back after the New Year."
Chen Kui didn't know what to say for a moment, and finally he could only respond: "I obey your command."
His father Chen Jing was stripped of his position as Shangshu You Pushe, and was succeeded by the Minister of Personnel Mao Bang - the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Shen Ling became the Minister of Personnel.
From Shangshu You Pushe to Yizhou Governor, it was a big fall. The emperor gave him some face because his father was an old man, otherwise it would be even worse.
Why does the prince also have a problem with him now?
But he was not stupid, he quickly guessed the reason, and immediately secretly groaned. If he had said this at another time, it would not have been so serious.
Now he only hopes not to affect his sister's position in the prince's heart.
Alas, the scholars in Yingchuan have been really unlucky recently.
All members of the Yu family resigned from their jobs and stayed at home to observe mourning.
Chen left the central government and took up a local position.
Among the three ministries, the Secretariat, which had the power to draft imperial edicts, had been out of their influence since Yu Gong resigned. After Le Kai and Zhuge Hui left office one after another, they were replaced by Fan Yi, a native of Liangzhou, the Secretary of the Secretariat.
Considering that Zhang Bin had served as the Minister of the Secretariat for a long time, the emperor seemed to prefer to appoint isolated ministers or people with little power to this position.
The Menxia Province had the power to review and reject imperial edicts, and the Shizhong and Huangmen Shilang had nothing to do with the Yingchuan scholars.
Their power was more concentrated in the Shangshu Province, which was responsible for specific affairs. But now that the Shangshu You Pushe was missing, only Shangshu Ling Chu Huo was left to hold on.
When you think about it this way, it’s really difficult.
Seeing that the prince had no other instructions, Chen Kui bowed and took his leave.
The workshop in Xiangcheng makes soap, and it was set up at the insistence of Crown Princess Lu, who said that this would please the Emperor.
The prince agreed, but Chen Kui was not very happy.
Recently, one of the Crown Prince's attendants returned home to attend a funeral, and the Crown Princess requested that Yang Wu, the former Chief Clerk of the Left Feathered Guards, who had just completed his mourning period, be appointed as the Crown Prince's attendant.
There is no doubt that this is a precursor to the Youzhou people entering the Eastern Palace in large numbers.
The future of Yingchuan scholars is really a bit unclear.
(End of this chapter)