Chapter 54 Section ten

It is temporarily impossible to regain my title.Ask yourself, I really don't take that title very seriously, and I'm not a person who likes to live a luxurious life. For the tax of 800 households in Liling County, having it is good, but not having it may not be so bad.But I couldn't swallow the bad breath in my heart. I still vividly remember the scene when I expelled my father's concubine and young son in front of the ancestral temple. At that time, every pore of me exuded the joy of victory, and now the humiliation has been blocked again My pores, and these humiliations I would gladly retrieve.

For a while, I really wanted to find a means of revenge, but Chen Tang extinguished the fire of my revenge. He said: "Your Majesty, please don't do it recklessly. One of the benefits is that others can't ask for it." "What good?" I asked in surprise. He said: "A good reputation is also a reputation of filial piety. This is what I like the most. I think that Jinshang is indeed a gentle, benevolent and Confucian person. He attaches great importance to ethics, filial piety, and since he took the throne, he has promoted many people very quickly. Confucian scholars are all famous for their moral character. If I can also gain a good reputation because of this, I am afraid that there will be unexpected gains. So I agreed."

To be fair, what I did myself was indeed a little dishonest. At the beginning, when I trapped and killed those who rescued Chen Tang, on the one hand, I was not convinced, and on the other hand, I also wanted to please the newly enthroned emperor. .In the eyes of the first emperor, it was an achievement of "great governance", but in the eyes of the new emperor, it was commented as "tragic".Not only was he not promoted, but he was almost demoted.A sorcerer once said to me: "The behavior of the lord is harmful to Yin and morality, so it is difficult to be promoted. It is considered good if you can not lose the title of your ancestors. In the future, if you do good deeds and save people, maybe your descendants will be able to make a fortune."

Perhaps Chen Tang's advice was right, and I soon found that my situation was getting better day by day. I have gained a good reputation, a reputation of filial piety and friendship.How incomprehensible were the Marquises of Sansuke to me back then. They did not understand why I expelled my younger brother, just as they did not understand why I gave up my title again.At this time, I can explain to them that the reason why I treat my younger brother with respect is to let him suffer some hardships in life first, so that he can understand the hard-won title of the ancestors, so that he can be careful in the future and not give the ancestors shame.Although my explanation is not so self-sufficient, there are quite a few people who believe it deeply, and most of the court officials seem to regard me differently from then on.

Do I still need to resent my father and my younger brother?For a while, I was at a loss as to what to do, as if I was standing alone on the street of Jiuya. "Fujun is now a blessing in disguise. I don't think eight hundred households in the small Liling Mausoleum are nothing. I think that Fujun should make good use of his current reputation and strive to find another big town to honor his ancestors." One day, Chen Tang persuaded Admonish me to say.After he was rescued by me, he has now become my guest. I am noncommittal. Chen Tang seemed to be worried about my displeasure, and hurriedly said: "Of course, Liling is the fiefdom left by the ancestors of the Fujun, and the Fujun should respect and keep it. However, it is not the best way to keep the legacy of the ancestors. .So I think that the Fujun can go a step further and get a big town."

"Well, I hope it can be as good as your auspicious words." My suggestion to him gradually stirred in my heart. But his auspicious words did not come true, I was still in front of my court lieutenant, and my life was uneventful, and a year passed before I knew it.Chen Tang has been residing in my residence all this time, his reputation in the imperial court is really bad, and I have no ability to recommend him again.And because of him, Wang Weng Ji, who was recently promoted to Jing Zhao Yin, also has a grudge against me.To be honest, it would be good if I could save Chen Tang's life, if it wasn't under my wing, he might be plotted by Wang Wengji again.As Jing Zhaoyin, wouldn't it be easy for Wang Wengji to deal with a commoner like Chen Tang?

Speaking of which, I still have some selfish intentions, so I decided to let Chen Tang go to another county to hide for a while, and come back after his prison affairs have completely recovered. He readily agreed, fearing that he himself would feel too lonely staying with me.He said that he didn't need friends from other counties that I recommended. He also had a few close friends in the four counties of Hexi, but I didn't insist.Later, I received a letter from Hexi, which was written by him, saying that he is now with his friends and doing some fish selling business in the four counties of Hexi, which reassured me.I have always felt that according to his personality, he is really a person who cannot sit still.I also find it difficult to cope if I stay at my house all the time.I can't help, but I will feel ashamed in front of him, and it's fine if he leaves.

I have worked in the position of Ting Wei for several years, and it seems that there is no hope of promotion, until one day, the dawn seems to be coming. It was a day in July of the third year of Yongguang, a day when an ordinary emperor listened to court and received officials. I went to the front hall of Weiyang Palace early in the morning.Since the suppression of the Xiqiang rebellion a few months ago, the court can be said to have maintained a superficial peace, and listening to the court is just a routine.Today, after all the officials finished their work, the emperor did not immediately retreat to the back bedroom, but suddenly issued an edict, ordering the appointment of Xu Jia, the general of the left, as the general of the chariot cavalry, to replace the former chariot cavalry who passed away three months ago The general Wang took it.

This edict is not unexpected at all, and it seems to have come a bit late.Xu Jia was conferred the title of Marquis of Ping En in the first year of his accession to inherit the title of his uncle Xu Guanghan, the late emperor's father-in-law.Like the late emperor's maternal ancestor, the Shi family, the Xu family is also a relative who has always been respected by the royal family.Two years ago, after Shi Gao, the chief charioteer general, resigned due to illness, the courtiers always thought that Xu Jia would be the successor, but unexpectedly, Wang, a distant relative of the royal family, took over the post.It's no wonder that although Wang Jie is not as good as Xu Jia in terms of degree of closeness, from Shi Gao to Wang Jie, and then to Xu Jia, the three of them handed over positions progressively according to the degree of closeness.The Shi family is the ancestor's family of the late emperor, the Wang family is the uncle's family of the late emperor, and the Xu family is the uncle's family of the present emperor.The imperial court of the Han Dynasty practiced the Confucian teachings of "love relatives and respect" all the time.

After the edict was read, there was a burst of cheers from the court: "Long live! Long live!" In a lively atmosphere, the emperor ended the court meeting, and all the officials rushed forward to congratulate Xu Jia.I walked out of the front hall quickly, because there were so many people, I couldn't squeeze in.Even if we got to the front, Xu Jia and I were just nodding acquaintances, and he wouldn't have any impression of me at all. At the gate of the hall, I met Weng Ji, the king of Jingzhao Yin. Although the relationship between me and him was a bit awkward because of Chen Tang, we still have to maintain our face-saving friendship after all.I greeted him with a smile on my face: "Your Majesty is well, glad to meet you."

A sincere smile immediately appeared on his old face: "Thank you for your concern. Mr. Ting Wei is also fine." So we chatted affectionately while walking. There are hundreds of steps in the front hall. We had just descended a few steps when we heard a voice shouting from behind: "Mr. Changqing, please stay." I still bowed my head and walked my way, because there are at least a few of the courtiers called Changqing, such as Li Yao, the chief minister, and Zhou Fei, the doctor of Guanglu. Wang Wengji glanced back, his face suddenly became tense and envious: "Ting Weijun, General Cheqi is calling you." My heart was shocked, and I hurriedly turned around to see Xu Jia standing on the first step, looking at me and smiling, and standing beside him were Prime Minister Wei Xuancheng, Marquis of Fuyang, Xue Guangde, Doctor of Imperial History, and Weiwei Li Yun, all of whom were very popular in the court. characters. With a hint of jealousy, Wang Wengji said softly, "Don't forget the servants when Ting Weijun has made a fortune." I said politely, turned around quickly, suppressed the excitement in my heart, walked up the steps unhurriedly, came to Xu Jia, bowed and said: "Excuse me, I don't know what the general has to teach you?" Xu Jia twirled his beard under his collar, and said kindly: "Mr. Changqing, there is a banquet in my house tonight. If Mr. Changqing has no other arrangements, I hope you can come in vain." According to the custom of the Han Dynasty, on the night of his appointment, the newly-appointed General of the Horse and Chariot will usually hold a banquet at home to celebrate and express his gratitude to the emperor for his kindness.As an opportunity to curry favor with all the courtiers except the emperor, which courtier would not want to be the guest of the banquet? But I always thought that I had no hope, because I had almost no contact with Xu Jia. Although I was also a Jiuqing, compared to the position of the General of the Horse and Chariot, it was hardly worth mentioning.However, I didn't expect... My heart almost jumped out of my chest, and my voice trembled: "Thanks to the general's love, how dare the subordinates refuse?" It would be such a flattering look.However, this is how it is in the imperial court, the dignity is orderly, you can't help but follow the custom.It's just that I don't understand why Xu Jia would suddenly give me a high look?