Chapter 263 Reward

In the Daming Palace, Emperor Ning Kang was also thinking about how to reward Prince Teng after he returned to the capital.

Prince Teng was an important minister during the period of the Supreme Emperor. Although he did not oppose him during the process of seizing the throne, he also did not show favor to him.

Therefore, in his heart, Prince Teng belongs to an ordinary minister.

Even because the four major families represented by Wang Ziteng had a bad impression in his mind, he also had some instinctive grudges against Wang Ziteng.

This was also one of the reasons why he did not want to use Jia Lian even though Lin Ruhai recommended him that year.

At that time, the Four Kings and Eight Dukes and some people in the founding prince’s mansion did not have very good vision!

The Jingying Jiedu envoy is related to the safety of the capital and is a top priority. Since it has been taken away from Wang Ziteng, Emperor Ningkang will naturally not return it to him.

However, Wang Ziteng did not make any mistakes during this border patrol. He only had merit but no reward, which was not enough to convince the public.

"The Empress Dowager invites Your Majesty to come to Weiyang Palace."

Suddenly a servant from the East Palace came to send a message, which surprised Emperor Ningkang a little.

Although when he was still King Chang, Empress Dowager Bai had already entered the harem and was his legitimate mother.

After all, because of the age difference between the two, there is no intersection between them.

Even if he is now the emperor, he needs to go to the East Palace every three days to greet the Emperor and the Queen Mother, but it is just a greeting through the heavy curtain to maintain etiquette.

It was very rare that the Queen Mother made a special trip to summon him like this.

So I didn’t dare to delay and was busy driving to Weiyang Palace.

After the Supreme Emperor decided to retreat, he carved out a large part of the east road of the palace, rebuilt the palace, and established the front and back halls.

It is the Chonghua Palace, commonly known as the East Palace, for the emperor and his concubines to move in.

In the two years when Emperor Ningkang first ascended the throne, those veterans even moved important national affairs to Chonghua Palace for the Emperor to handle, making Chonghua Palace become a dynasty within a dynasty.

Those two years were also the most uncomfortable two years for Emperor Ning Kang.

Fortunately, the Emperor seemed to have figured it out later, and issued an order not to allow his ministers to bother him with state affairs anymore. Major political matters should be discussed by the emperor and the cabinet.

It was also from that time on that Emperor Ningkang was considered a real emperor.

Entering Chonghua Palace and arriving at Weiyang Hall, Emperor Ningkang got off the dragon chariot in front of the palace gate and entered the hall with only a few attendants.

“I’ve seen you beforeHis Majesty. "

As soon as he entered the palace, a concubine with extraordinary appearance wearing blue palace clothes and several palace people came to greet him.

Emperor Ning Kang suddenly frowned and asked Said: "Why are you here? "

"I came here to listen to the Queen Mother's teachings. When I heard that Your Majesty was coming, I came here to greet you. ”

Emperor Ning Kang naturally recognized this new concubine. He thought that since this person was close to his biological mother, the concubine, he should have nothing to do with the queen mother. Why did he suddenly appear in the palace of the queen mother? The female official next to her explained: "The Queen Mother heard that Concubine Jia was excellent at playing the piano, so she specially invited Concubine Jia to come and teach her how to play the piano. "

Emperor Ning Kang narrowed his eyes. Based on his experience, he subconsciously felt that all abnormal things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

But He still nodded and said: "Since the Queen Mother has called you, you should serve well and don't be proud or slack. "

"I, my concubine, obey the decree. "

So Emperor Ning Kang paid no attention to Yuan Chun and stepped into the palace.

"It's inconvenient to talk through the curtain, so you all can come in." ”

Following the voice of the Queen Mother, the palace attendants on both sides opened the bead curtains, revealing the golden camouflage decoration inside.

Emperor Ning Kang’s eyes were calm. After entering, he took the lead. He saluted the Queen Mother who was standing above him and said, "My son, please see the Queen Mother. "

" "Sit down." "

"Thank you, Queen Mother. "

After Emperor Ning Kang thanked him, he sat down on the golden nanmu chair next to him.

After a brief pause, Fang cupped his hands and asked, "I don't know that the Queen Mother has called for your ministers to come here. , why? ”

The Queen Mother also glanced at Emperor Ning Kang.

The princes with relatively higher teeth than the Supreme Emperor were all many years older than her, so it was inevitable that they would feel a little uncomfortable meeting each other.

Therefore, if it is not necessary, she will not be there.

"It's not a big deal. I call you here because I want you to commend someone. Can you willing? "

Emperor Ning Kang was a little surprised when he heard the Empress Dowager's straightforward words. He raised his head and glanced at Yuanchun.

In this situation, he naturally thought that Yuanchun had won the favor of the Empress Dowager, and thought Let him be more favored.

"The Queen Mother has given orders, and her sons and ministers must obey them. How can we say whether they are willing or not? Please make it clear to the Queen Mother, who do you want your sons and ministers to reward? "

Emperor Ning Kang said very sincerely.

The Queen Mother has no heir and has been quiet for so many years. If I can please her,, let alone asking him to reward a concubine, no matter how difficult it is, it is still worth trying.

"Oh, let me be blunt. The person I want you to commend is the second-class Zhenyuan General Jia Lian."

The Queen Mother said with a calm expression.

This...

When the emperor heard that it was not Yuan Chun but Jia Lian, he subconsciously showed doubts, then he thought of something and felt relieved again.

"I wonder how the Queen Mother wants her ministers to reward him?"

"If I knew, I wouldn't bother you. He is your minister, and rewards and punishments will be natural. It's up to you to make the decision."

The Queen Mother said this casually, but it was particularly useful to Emperor Ningkang.

It is up to him to decide the rewards and punishments of his ministers. This is the core power of the emperor.

Although the Queen Mother seemed to have said it accidentally, it was enough to show that the Queen Mother had no intention of intervening in politics.

So he smiled and replied: "Report to the Queen Mother, if not, how about I ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare a generous gift and send it to his house?"

After hearing this, the Queen Mother said, Said: "If this is the case, I can also make the decision. Although there is nothing else in this Weiyang Palace, the people below have sent countless annual and festive gifts."

Emperor Ning Kang Seeing this, it finally felt a little tricky.

Since the Queen Mother does not want to send Jia Lian away with wealth, then the most effective reward for the courtiers is probably the two words "official" and "noble".

Officials and titles are important weapons of the country, and they are something that Emperor Ning Kang attaches great importance to, and he would not make an exception easily.

Of course, it was rare for the Queen Mother to speak to him, and refusal was impossible.

So he explained: "I am reporting this to the Queen Mother. It is not because I am reluctant to give special rewards. It is just that this Jia Lian, who is no more than a crown prince, has already occupied the position of commander of the Army and Horses Division.

Moreover, he has recently inherited the family title, which can be said to be the most popular time.

Under such circumstances, if there is not enough reason, even the son-in-law will not be able to So I’ll give you another favor..."

The Queen Mother said: "There is no reason? Could it be that saving me is not a reason?"

"I don’t dare!"

Emperor Ning Kang saw that the Queen Mother looked unhappy and stood up in a hurry.

The Emperor's favor towards the Queen Mother has continued unabated for nearly twenty years. For those of them who are in the center of power, they have become accustomed to it.

Therefore, even if the Queen Mother occasionally made some outrageous moves, no one would dare to bring it upCriticism.

For example, last time the Queen Mother mingled among Zhaoyang's maids and went out to play in the city. Others may not know that he, the emperor, was naturally not concealed.

For him, such a queen mother is harmless. Therefore, he naturally would not interfere. Instead, he pretended that he didn't know and just told the prince to send heavy troops to protect him.

Who knew that the prince was so incompetent that he almost caused trouble to the queen mother.

Fortunately nothing happened in the end, otherwise he would not have been able to predict the consequences.