Chapter 73: Being in a temple, I can’t help myself.
Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict said:
"Three colors are the grain, and great fortunes are gathering. The king of Beijing County has become weak. When he is ready for marriage, he should choose a virtuous woman to marry him. Jia Yuanchun, the daughter of Jia Zheng, the head of the Ministry of Works, is waiting in the boudoir, and she is married to the prince of Beijing County. It can be said that it was created by heaven and earth. In order to achieve the beauty of a beautiful woman, Ru Jia Yuanchun is specially betrothed to Prince Shuirong of Beijing County as the princess. All the etiquette will be jointly handled by the Ministry of Etiquette and the Qintian Supervisor. We will choose a good time to get married. I hope you two will be of the same mind. We share the same virtue, give your utmost respect to the country, and do not betray my will."
When the imperial edict granting marriage was issued, everyone in the court had mixed reactions. Some were happy, some were sad, and even some were shocked.
No matter what the outside world is like, Shui Rong is sitting in the Ming Dynasty Palace at this time, and sitting opposite him is naturally the Supreme Emperor in apricot yellow robes.
There is a Go board made of jade placed on the table, and the clouds are polished from amethyst, looking gorgeous and colorful.
The Supreme Emperor calmed down for a moment, glanced at Shui Rong with his turbid eyes, and asked calmly: "Are you satisfied with the marriage that the Fourth Brother has given you?"
When Shui Rong heard this, his expression was as usual, he picked up Yunzi and dropped one, and responded: "Your Majesty's grant of marriage is naturally a grace."
The imperial edict has been issued. Even if Shui Rongxin has concerns, he has no way to refuse. Does it matter if he is satisfied or not? There is a saying that goes well, since you can't resist, you can only learn to enjoy it. At least Jia Yuanchun is indeed plump enough.
The Supreme Emperor's eyes moved when he heard this, and he immediately said: "As long as you understand."
Shui Rong naturally understands this. The so-called thunder, rain and dew are all for the king's favor, and arrogance and arrogance will only make him suffer.
After groaning, the Supreme Emperor continued to ask: "What are your plans after getting married?"
Shui Rong didn't hide anything when he heard what he said, and replied in a clear voice: "I am an idle person. He can't do anything except eating, drinking and having fun."
At this time, Shui Rong had no official title except for his title. Apart from eating, drinking and having fun, he really had nothing to do.
What's more, by marrying the Jia family, Emperor Yongkang will focus more on himself. Don't be caught at this time.
After saying that, Shui Rong raised his eyes and glanced at the old man sitting opposite him, and said softly: "When you have time to play chess with the Supreme Emperor, it would be good to go fishing by the pond to pass the time."
For the Supreme Emperor, Shui Rong actually didn't have too many emotions in his heart, but Shui Rong also felt his family affection. Therefore, although he was still a minister, he became much closer in words and deeds.
The Supreme Emperor felt happy when he heard this. As people get older, their feelings become heavier. In addition, his Zen is located in Yongkang Emperor, and he is not in the position of being alone, so his thoughts are much lighter.
Just listening to Shui Rong's "ambition" made him frown, he held the cloud in his hand and dropped it on the chessboard, and said pointedly: "Xiao Liu, you are in your youth, why should you imitate me and become a dead wood?" man of."
The age of being dissolved in water is the time of high spirits.
Shui Rong paused when he heard this. Is the Supreme Emperor asking him to do business?
The Supreme Emperor didn't pay attention to Shui Rong's strange behavior and continued: "I know the reason why you don't want to participate in the affairs of the court. It's good for you, but it's just that this moment is not the other moment. Now you think about being wise and protecting yourself, which will only put you in a dilemma. , but in the end it backfired.”
Shui Rong raised his eyebrows when he heard this and asked, "The Supreme Emperor is referring to the marriage?"
"This time is not the other time", judging from the current situation, it seems that only a marriage with the Jia family can be met, and the Supreme Emperor only summoned himself after Emperor Yongkang granted the marriage.
But after marrying the Jia family, shouldn't Shui Rong be more cautious about his words and deeds? Why should he take the initiative to participate?
After a deep groan, Shui Rong said, "I'm afraid that because of my lack of talent and lack of knowledge, I might miss important matters in the court."
The Supreme Emperor couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this, and no matter who was "short in talent or knowledge", could it be that Shui Rong couldn't recruit staff based on his status?As long as you have a good heart and learn slowly, "short of talent and shallow learning" are just excuses.
However, the Supreme Emperor was also aware of Shui Rong's thoughts. After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Sometimes just giving in will not lead to a brighter future. Your marriage to the Jia family is undoubtedly showing goodwill to the founders of the country.
The Jia family is in decline, and most of its descendants are people who enjoy themselves and have nothing to support the family. They have different ideas. Once you marry the Jia family, those people will naturally respect the Beijing Palace. Do you think you can After settling down, it is difficult to cut off the relationship. "
Shui Rong listened to the Emperor's words and understood that they were teaching him. After thinking about it carefully, he gained something in his heart.
From Shui Rong's point of view, although the two families are related by marriage, they are still two families, so the Jia family will not become a vassal of the Beijing Palace.
However, after being reminded by the Supreme Emperor, I realized in my heart that although the Jia family had many old members in the army, none of their descendants served in the central committee, which was quite empty-handed.
As a leader but without leadership skills, how can he get his subordinates to follow him?Just as the Supreme Emperor said, he had already had different ideas.
Once the two families are married, those who have no one to rely on will naturally come to rely on them. After all, in their eyes, the Beijing Palace is more powerful, and he is the son-in-law of the Jia family, so he is a family.
And now the Jia family only relies on love. Whenever something goes wrong in the court, they don't know how to deal with it and can only follow the wind. As the son-in-law, Shui Rong is the benchmark.
Thinking of this, Shui Rong suddenly felt uncomfortable. In name, the two families were getting married. In fact, the Beijing Prince's Palace and the Jia Palace merged. Emperor Yongkang was afraid that he knew this in his heart, so he would beat Jia Yuanchun if he was close to him before, but now The views on water-soluble things changed, and the attitude naturally changed, and it became the gift of marriage now. "Your Majesty, do you trust me so much?"
The Jia family has a great influence and controls the military power in the capital. However, the Beijing Palace has a transcendent status and is already feared by Emperor Yongkang. If the Beijing Palace coordinates this force, isn't it afraid of overturning? The Supreme Emperor glanced at Shui Rong and said in a deep voice: "The number of years since the fourth son has been on the throne is not as simple as you think."
Shui Rong was heartbroken when he heard this. This meant that he had a back-up plan. If he made any changes, Emperor Yongkang would not show mercy.
After a deep groan, Shui Rong said in a clear voice: "But I just want to be an idle prince."
The bigger the power, the more feared, the more they are walking on thin ice. On the surface, Shui Rong seems to be more powerful, but in fact, there are more constraints. This makes Shui Rong not want to pay attention to it, and just manage his own one-third of an acre.
The Supreme Emperor heard the words and said in a deep voice: "Is it possible that the people on the shore of Litutu are not the king's ministers?" "No one can stay out of things, and the way to be a minister is to be a magistrate. When you are in the temple, you often have no control over yourself."
Shui Rong was silent. He was the king of the county, but as long as he was in the Qian Dynasty, he was a minister. As a minister, he must know how to be a minister. Judging from Emperor Yongkang's initiative in granting the marriage, his purpose was to make him a minister. Shui Rong used the name of Beijing Palace to rectify the founding achievements of the country. If Shui Rong ignored it, it would inevitably make Emperor Yongkang dissatisfied.
At present, Shui Rong has only two choices, either to maintain his usual "cutting off the branches and leaving the trunk" attitude after marrying the Jia family to preserve his political power.
Or ignore it, and when the dust settles, his safety will depend on Emperor Yongkang's thoughts.
As for integrating the lineage that contributed to the founding of the country and making Emperor Yongkang fearful, there is actually no need to take such a risk.
Moreover, for those who made great contributions to the founding of the country, believing too much in their loyalty will only lead to disaster. After all, most of them are for profit, but not everyone has the courage to go against the emperor. I am afraid that Shui Rong will take the lead in singing against the emperor. , On the contrary, it has become a huge wealth in the eyes of some people.
At present, Shui Xiong only needs to follow Emperor Yongkang's wishes and he will be rich and prosperous throughout his life.
After all, Shui Rong had already adopted the throne. Facing Emperor Yongkang who was firmly on the throne, he was just a prince in the end. Unless it was the beginning of Emperor Yongkang's accession to the throne, when the throne was unstable, Shui Rong still had a chance to reach the sky.
In other words, Shui Rong had no choice from the beginning of the marriage, or Emperor Yongkang knew exactly what choice he would make, so he made the marriage move.
Seeing Shui Rong's face, the Supreme Emperor understood that he understood what he said, so he continued: "The so-called emperor, the first priority is balance. The fourth son is determined to rectify it, but he will not kill him with one stroke. As long as it is maintained within a certain scale, the fourth son will also I won’t say much, as for how far it reaches, you need to grasp it.”
Shui Rong lowered his head slightly when he heard the words. He understood what the Supreme Emperor meant. As the saying goes, "Listening together will lead to enlightenment, but believing only partially will lead to darkness." It is most taboo in the court to speak in public.
In short, Shui Rong must establish a prefix to reorganize the forces of the Beijing Palace and the Jia family into a new court force.
But this force must be within controllable limits.
To achieve this, Shui Xiong cannot sit idle and must actively participate, otherwise the people under it will not come attached.
Seeing that Shuirong understood what he heard, the Supreme Emperor felt relieved. After leaving his son, he reminded him: "Xiao Liu, from my point of view, the fourth son will take action against Jingying soon, and your attitude will be decided at that time. The attitude of a fourth child.”
Shui Rong couldn't deny what he said. He was marrying the daughter of the Duke of Rongguo, so it was naturally related to Jingying. Once Emperor Yongkang made any move, Prince Teng, who was the governor of Jingying, would be the first to bear the brunt.
Although the Wang family and the Jia family are both prosperous and devastated, Wang Ziteng also knows what is going on with the Jia family. It is better to rely on the Jia family for such a big matter, but it is different now. The Prince of Beijing is his in-law, and he will definitely find someone to help him. Shui Xiu discussed it before making a decision.
And this Emperor Yongkang must know a lot, and the military power of the Beijing camp is the first hurdle for water dissolution.
"You don't go to the mountain, but the mountain comes to you." Shui Rong, who understood in his heart, lost interest in playing chess, and his moves became increasingly chaotic.
Seeing this, the Supreme Emperor threw Yun Zi back into the chess box and said, "This is the end of today's chess game. You should go back to your home first!"
Shui Rong didn't say anything when he heard this. He really needed to think carefully about the future path of Beijing Palace, so Shui Rong stood up and left.
After Shui Rong left, the Supreme Emperor looked at Shui Rong's back, his eyes sank involuntarily, and he murmured, "I hope everything goes as I thought."
The reason why he admonished Shui Rong was that he was afraid that Shui Rong would be confused and take the wrong path, and he also had his own selfish motives.
If Shui Rong integrates this force, his power and wealth will be guaranteed, and with this force, he doesn't have to worry too much in his later years.
In addition, although he was wary of Emperor Yongkang, he also saw what Emperor Yongkang did after he ascended the throne. He was still very satisfied with Emperor Yongkang as his successor, and did not want any turmoil in the Qian Dynasty.
If this were not the case, the Supreme Emperor would not turn a blind eye to Emperor Yongkang's little actions.
When people are old, what else can they think about? I hope that brothers can work together to manage this vast country.
(End of this chapter)