inspire-indiana Chapter 1538 Jia Heng: The court has its own established system, how can it be changed?
Chapter 1538 Jia Heng: The court has its own established system, how can it be changed?
Chapter 1538 Jia Heng: The court has its own established system, how can it be changed?
Let’s not talk about Lu Li and a group of imperial censors preparing to impeach Jia Heng, but let’s talk about the capital city, Ningguo Mansion——
Jia Heng talked to Chen Xiao for a while, and without saying anything else, he went towards the Rongcui Temple, intending to visit Miaoyu and his son first.
At this moment, Grand View Garden, Longcui Temple
Miaoyu sat down on the soft couch next to the carved window, half-sitting up. Not far away, in a cradle, a baby was babbling, and the wrinkles on his face had faded a lot.
Not far away, Xing Xiuyan was sitting on a soft couch, wearing a green embroidered dress with wide sleeves, her bun was elegant and beautiful, her eyes were as clear as water, and she was teasing Jia Heng's daughter, Momo.
Momo's face was as white as jade, her lips were pink and tender, and her bright and sparkling eyes seemed to be filled with ripples of light and overflowing with the love for mountains and rivers.
"Aunt, let me see my brother." Jia Mo said in a low voice with a soft and bright voice.
Xing Xiuyan's face was full of smiles, her eyes sparkling, and she said, "Momo, come and take a look."
Jia Mo walked closer, looked at the baby in the cradle, and said in a soft voice, "Brother."
"Ah~" The baby in the cradle babbled and stretched out his chubby little hands to greet Jia Mo.
Miaoyu's flawless white face seemed to blush faintly on both sides, and she said softly, "In the future, you should love your brother."
At this moment, the little maid Susu in the outer room said, "Your Majesty."
Miaoxiu and the other person, who were teasing the child, looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure projected on the screen. The figure was dressed in black and red satin and a golden embroidered python robe. He had a heroic temperament and a cold look in his eyes.
Jia Heng's eyes were warm under his sword-like brows, like the sun in early winter, and he said softly, "Miaoyu is teasing the child."
Miaoyu's emerald eyebrows were as bright as water, and her eyes were as sparkling as water. She nodded and asked, "You're here?"
"Daddy~" When Momo raised her eyes, she saw the young man in python costume, speaking in a sweet and soft voice, and she was inexplicably happy.
Jia Heng came forward, took Jia Mo from Xing Xiuyan, and whispered, "Momo, let daddy hold you."
Jia Mo responded softly, then leaned over to Jia Heng's cheek, kissed him intimately, and whispered, "Daddy, why don't you come over these days?"
Jia Heng sat closer, took Miaoyu's smooth and soft hand, and said softly, "Miaoyu, come and see you and the child now."
Miaoyu had just given birth. Her face, which was originally cool and beautiful, became a little pink and plump after having a child. It seemed as if water would come out if pinched. There was a silent maternal aura flowing between her eyebrows and eyes.
Miaoyu's eyes sparkled with concern under her smoky eyebrows. She asked, "Have you finished the things ahead?"
Jia Heng nodded, his eyes warm, and said softly: "In the past few days, the new emperor was assassinated and the city was in an uproar. I am now busy arresting the assassin and supporting the new emperor. There is nothing else to do."
Miaoyu raised her eyebrows, her clear and beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with concern, and said: "I just heard Xiuyan mention this matter. I didn't expect such a big thing to happen in the palace. The new emperor has just ascended the throne. What are you going to do next?"
Jia Heng said: "The political situation is turbulent, so we should support the young ruler to ascend the throne and bring peace to the world."
Miaoyu's eyebrows were curved, and her eyes were shining as she looked at the young man in the python robe. She whispered, "I don't know much about what's going on in the court. You should be careful when you are out there."
Now that he holds all the power, she doesn't have to worry too much about him. She was originally worried about his ups and downs in the political career and whether he might encounter any crisis, but now it seems that won't happen.
Jia Heng nodded and said softly, "Don't worry."
Because, in the past, perhaps due to the influence of family changes, Miaoyu was a little secretive about these things, which was normal for her.
Jia Heng teased his daughter for a while, then carried her to Xing Xiuyan, his eyes flickered, and he said, "Miaoyu, how about this girl?"
Miaoyu's eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, her beautiful eyes were as bright as water, and she said softly, "Let the wet nurse feed him these few days, there's nothing else."
When talking about her own son, the beautiful lady's rosy, flawless face seemed to reveal a hint of sweetness.
Jia Heng said: "Then take good care of him these days."
Miaoyu's flawless white face seemed to blush on both sides. She responded softly, looked at him intently, and said, "You should come over and see me more often."
Jia Heng nodded, which was considered as his agreement.
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The two talked for a while, and Jia Heng left Rongcui Temple and went to Daoxiang Village to meet Li Wan.
Li Wan had also just given birth to a child.
Daoxiang Village, in the wing room——
Li Wan was leaning on the bed, looking at the baby in the cradle beside her. The beautiful woman who had just given birth had a rosy face. Although she was not wearing any makeup, her fair and tender face with fragrant skin seemed to have a blush on it.
At this moment, the baby was babbling, stretching out his soft little hands, and his rosy and chubby face was flushed.
Li Wan's eyes were filled with a warm smile, and her heart was filled with happiness and sweetness.
This is her and Ziyu's child, and also her support for the rest of her life.
Not far away, Cao was sewing a spring dress made of scarlet brocade satin, and her fair and tender face was flushed with rosy red.
In the outer room, there was a rosewood bookshelf piled high with books. Li Wen and Li Qi were sitting beside a desk.
Li Wen's long black hair was sleek and graceful. In her hand, she was holding a rosewood-shafted sheep-hair brush and writing on rice paper. Lines of regular script flowed from the tip of the brush.
Li Qi was holding a book in her hand, her soft and gentle eyes were filled with a quiet and scholarly air as she gazed intently at the records in the book.
It was the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written by Jia Heng.
Although they are already married, they still have the bright and clear aura of young girls.
At this moment, the voice of the maid outside rang out, "Prince."
As he was speaking, the young man in the python robe came in from outside, with a warm look on his calm and cold face.
Walking around a bamboo and stone screen painted with beautiful peonies, he looked at Li Wen and Li Qi who were sitting under the bookshelf with sword-like brows, and said softly, "Sister Wen, Sister Qi."
Li Wen put down the brush in her hand, and said with a voice full of joy and happiness, "Brother Heng."
After all, they are newlyweds, and the relationship is just sweet and romantic. How can a girl not miss her ideal husband?
There was a hint of joy and excitement in Li Qi's bright eyes beneath her slender and curved eyebrows, which undoubtedly added to her cheerfulness.
Jia Heng said softly, "You guys are reading and practicing calligraphy."
Li Wen nodded and said in a gentle voice, "I recently found some calligraphy to practice."
Jia Heng's expression paused for a moment, and with a look of gleaming dew under his curved eyebrows, he looked at Li Qi, whose eyes were as lively as water, and whispered, "Qi'er, are you reading my Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"
When Li Qi raised her head with long black hair, her delicate eyes and eyebrows revealed a shyness and awkwardness that was inconsistent with her usual innocence and liveliness.
Jia Heng nodded and whispered, "You guys keep busy, I'll go see your eldest sister."
As he spoke, he walked around the embroidered screen and headed towards the inner room.
Under Li Qi's beautiful brows, her bright eyes sparkled and she pursed her slightly pink lips. Could it be because she and her sister did not have children like her eldest sister?
So, Brother Heng doesn’t care that much about her and her sister?
Li Wen looked at her eccentric sister standing beside her. There seemed to be a hint of surprise in her beautiful eyes that sparkled under her slender eyebrows.
What is my sister thinking about now?
Jia Heng entered the inner room and looked at Li Wan, who was sitting on a soft couch covered with a mattress. She was a beautiful woman with a round and rosy face, a plump and graceful figure, and her eyes were sparkling under her willow-shaped eyebrows.
Li Wan's eyebrows curved, she nodded and said, "Zi Yu, you're here."
While Cao was talking, she put down her needlework, smiled brightly, and said, "The prince is here, please sit over here."
Jia Heng looked at Li Wan intently and said softly, "Sister Wan, you are feeling better now."
Li Wan felt the boy's concerned gaze, and her heart was filled with sweetness. She said softly, "Much better."
Then, while Jia Heng was speaking, he cast his eyes towards the twins in the cradle beside him and said softly, "Zi Yu, look at the children over here."
Hearing this, Jia Heng nodded slightly, walked closer, and looked at the two twins lying in the cradle, their eyebrows and eyes gradually growing. He felt a little happy in his heart, and whispered, "They look chubby."
In fact, he was also quite puzzled. Perhaps the wife had a physique that was easy to get pregnant?
Jia Heng gently held the two soft and chubby little hands, looked at the face with quite similar features, and felt the joy of being connected by blood.
This is his third pair of twins, a boy and a girl.
In other words, it was because of Li Wan's twins that the new emperor suffered a misfortune.
Jia Heng teased the two children for a while, then looked up at Li Wan, a smile appeared on his face, and he said softly, "Sister Wan, you should rest more these days and take good care of yourself."
Now, Li Wan is in the period of confinement after giving birth to a child, and her vitality is greatly damaged.
Li Wan's expression paused slightly, and she responded with a soft "hmm".
At this moment, Jia Heng gently pulled one of Li Wan's soft, smooth, slender hands and said, "Wan'er, I will come to see you often in the next few days."
At this moment, Li Wan's maids Suyun and Biyue brought a cup of steaming tea and asked Jia Heng to drink the fragrant tea.
Li Wan nodded and said softly, "Zi Yu, I heard something happened outside."
Jia Heng picked up a blue and white porcelain teacup, took a sip of the fragrant hot tea, met the beauty's gaze, smiled calmly, and said, "It's nothing, just stay at home and take good care of your pregnancy."
Li Wan nodded, her bright eyes shining like water under her curved eyebrows, and she whispered, "Zi Yu, be careful when you are out there."
Jia Heng responded and said, "Your father may have to go to the capital in a while. I am wondering whether he should be transferred to the capital."
Li Shouzhong was a clean-style civil official. If he could become an official in the central government, he could show his clean-style character and perhaps prevent the civil officials from forming cliques.
In other words, as he took charge of the country and assisted in the administration, he needed to win over a group of civil officials to support him at the central level.
"Father?" Li Wan was shocked when she heard that, and a look of worry appeared on her face.
Her father has always been a conservative person. During her widowhood, she gave birth to a child for Ziyu. If her father knew about this, how would he look at him?
Jia Heng reached out his hand and gently grasped the beauty's delicate hand. He was naturally sensitive to the slight changes in Li Wan's eyebrows and said softly, "Okay, don't think about it. Leave everything to me. We can talk about other things later."
Li Wan hummed softly and nestled her head in the young man's arms.
Jia Heng gently stroked Li Wan's shoulder and looked at the twins, a boy and a girl, with some emotion in his heart.
They really look more and more like a family of three, yes, four.
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The Jade Rabbit sets in the west and the Golden Crow rises in the east.
The next day, the golden rooster crowed at dawn, the sky became bright, and the scorching sun shone on the entire temple.
In the city of Shenjing, on the streets paved with cold white bluestone slabs, shops lined up on both sides are hanging white banners that flutter in the wind, expressing their grief for the new emperor.
White banners were hung on all the beams and pillars of the palaces and gardens. Teams of soldiers holding swords and spears had white cloth wrapped around their weapons and arms, creating a sad atmosphere.
Palace Garden, Wuying Palace, inside the palace——
Cabinet minister Yi Zan, dressed in mourning clothes and a sitting python robe made of black and red satin with gold thread, sat on a red lacquered pearwood chair.
The man was holding a jade-green teacup in his hand. He took a sip and his heart seemed to be covered with a thick layer of haze.
Gao Zhongping had an inexplicable expression on his rough face with dense beard, and he also felt heavy in his heart.
The three yamen of the Capital Camp, the Five Cities Military Command, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard all belong to one person. If someone has a rebellious heart, who can stop him?
At this moment, apart from the two first and second assistants of the cabinet, there was only Lu Jiang because Qi Kun went to supervise the construction of the new emperor's mausoleum and Lin Ruhai was in charge of customs affairs.
After a while, a seven-foot-tall cabinet clerk came quickly, bowed to Li Zan, and said, "Sir, the Prince of Wei is here."
After a short while, the young man in the python robe walked in with his tall and slender figure and head held high.
At this moment, Li Zan stood up from the pearwood chair, looked at the young man in the python robe, and whispered, "Prince Wei."
Jia Heng's expression paused for a moment, he nodded gently, and said in a gentle voice: "Greetings, Lord Li."
Seeing that the young man in the python robe was as respectful as usual, Li Zan felt relieved for the time being. He raised his pine-like eyebrows, looked at him with a warm look, and said, "Prince Wei, you and I are colleagues, so there is no need to be so polite."
After exchanging pleasantries, the two sat down aside.
Li Zan's expression paused slightly, his eyes sparkling under his sword-like brows, and he asked, "Prince Wei, the troops in the capital are now out in all directions, have any results been announced?"
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and then said, "It's only been a day or two since we started the search. It won't be easy to catch the remnants of King Zhao. It will take time."
Li Zan's brows were knitted tightly together, almost forming the shape of a "川" character, and he said, "There is chaos and disorder in the capital right now, with imperial guards marching everywhere, and the people are in a state of panic."
Jia Heng showed a hint of hesitation on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the new emperor has been assassinated, the villains have caused chaos again and again. This matter is absolutely intolerable."
At this moment, Gao Zhongping took over the conversation, his eyes showing a confused mind, and he said in a deep voice: "Prince Wei, the Five Cities Military Department is involved in the security and peace of the capital. In my opinion, the patrol censors should first be responsible for the security and vigilance of each gate from the streets, and then hand it over to others."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said, "I have already sent a brave general to take charge of this matter. He was originally an officer from the Five Cities Military Department and is quite good at arresting and patrolling the grounds of the Beijing camp."
Gao Zhongping pondered for a moment, his eyes flickered, and he said, "Prince Wei, the Five Cities Military Department has great power and responsibility, so we need to select a careful and meticulous person to be the commander, and the rest will be ignored."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "This is just a temporary measure for the king. However, the general I have chosen is a general who has participated in the pacification of Liaodong. If the security of the capital is handed over to him, there will be no more incidents like the White Lotus Rebellion."
Gao Zhongping remained silent for a while.
At this moment, Lu Jiang paused and said in a cold voice: "Prince Wei is wrong. Previously, the Five Cities Military Department was managed by military generals. As a result, the Imperial Ancestral Temple collapsed first, and then the new emperor was assassinated. This shows that... it is not reliable for military generals to be in charge of the Five Cities Military Department."
Jia Heng paused for a moment, and said in a cold voice: "The general who was in charge before had no experience in fighting on the battlefield, so the rest are irrelevant."
Gao Zhongping cleared his throat, signaling Lu Jiang not to say anything more, and said, "It's just that this matter is not a regular practice. Once everything is determined, the commander of the Military Department will be a third-rank official, and the cabinet and military affairs will recommend him together. This is in line with the court's established rules."
Jia Heng looked stern and said in a deep voice, "The court has suffered a series of dramatic changes, and two generations of emperors have been murdered by villains. Which of these horrific things do you think is in line with the court's established laws?"
Gao Zhongping remained silent for a while.
Lü Jiang could not help but argue, "In this extraordinary time, we can do extraordinary things, which is understandable, but Gao Ge Lao's intention is that after this emergency is over, we should still follow the court's system to discuss the selection of the commander of the Five Cities Military Department and the military supervisor of the Beijing Camp."
Jia Heng raised his eyebrows, his eyes flashed coldly, and he looked at Lu Jiang intently and asked, "Military Supervisor of the Capital Camp? The military and political orders of the Capital Camp are established by the imperial court. How can they be changed?"
At this time, there is no need to talk about rules. If the rules are in my favor, I will follow them. If the rules are not in my favor, I will talk about morality.
Lü Jiang opened his mouth to argue, but at this moment, Li Zan interrupted him, looked deeply at the young man in the python robe opposite him, and said, "There is no need to argue about this matter. We should follow the established rules."
It seems that Jia Ziyu's mind has indeed changed. I will test his feelings again after the court session.
In fact, what can restrict Jia Heng is, on the one hand, morality and human nature, and on the other hand, the enormous power of the civil service group itself.
This is a complete bureaucratic system with rulers as rulers, subjects as subjects, fathers as fathers, and sons as subjects. If you want to start over, it means you have to rebuild a whole new moral order.
Of course, if we follow the drama of usurpation of the throne recorded in history, it was nothing more than making peace with the scholars of the world and changing the family to rule the world.
(End of this chapter)