readsfreenovel Chapter 175 Kou Zhun's Position Arrangement
Chapter 175 Kou Zhun's Position Arrangement
Luo Li and others were sitting outside the city waiting to be allowed to leave, when suddenly there was a commotion at the city gate.
A luxurious carriage with the Qin Palace's logo on it was allowed to pass outside the city gate, accompanied by sixteen horseback guards.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang opened the carriage curtain, with a gentle smile on his handsome face, "Princess, I am here to take you back to the palace."
Luo Li jumped up!
: "It's good to be a powerful and privileged class! No need to wait for half an hour, let's go! Go into the city."
Gao Ruoying and Yang Yanqi also stood up, bowed to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin in the carriage, and said goodbye to Luo Li with a smile, "Luo Li, you've been tired all day. Don't ride a horse when you can take a comfortable carriage. See you tomorrow!"
Luo Li looked at King Qin, who was smiling and lifting the curtain, waiting for her to get in.
He turned around and gave Yang Yanqi and Gao Ruoying a smug smile: "See you tomorrow! I'm leaving in a comfortable carriage."
After running a few steps to the side of the carriage, King Qin stretched out his hand, held her hand and pulled her. Luo Li used the force to leap onto the carriage, turned around and winked mischievously at her two friends, then got into the carriage.
Yang Yanqi and Gao Ruoying couldn't help but burst out laughing and waved at Luo Naocang's back.
"Yanqi, I think Luo Li's heart should have been captured by His Royal Highness Prince Qin a long time ago."
Yang Yanqi curled her lips, "Luo Naocang is just tough in words. It would be strange if she could keep her composure in the face of such temptation from the beauty of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."
Gao Ruoying laughed out loud! Her eyes were full of gossip. She lowered her voice and whispered to Yang Yanqi, "Yanqi, you said that Luo Li and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin have been married for a few months. She said that she has always been chaste and the Prince of Qin dare not touch her. Is it true? Did they consummate their marriage?"
"Tsk!..." Yang Yanqi also lowered his voice, "Your Highness the Prince of Qin doesn't dare to touch her? Pulling her into the carriage hand in hand just now doesn't count as touching her?
Maybe she is being hugged and kissed by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin right now!
With the rebellious courage of Luo Naocan, would he still care about etiquette and rules? When he meets a man he likes, he won't...
No! She and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin are married in a formal way, and everything they do is in accordance with etiquette and reason. We are both unmarried girls, why are we making random guesses here? "
Gao Ruoying covered her mouth and giggled. Yang Yanqi rolled her eyes at her and said, "Don't laugh! Even if Luo Naocang suddenly tells us one day that she is pregnant, you don't have to make a fuss."
Gao Ruoying covered her mouth and laughed secretly, nodding her head repeatedly, "No, no, even if Luo Naochan suddenly told us that she was pregnant with twins, I wouldn't be surprised. She is the Princess of Qin who was married to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin!"
After the two cheeky girls secretly discussed their friend's luck in love, they mounted their horses and chased after the prince, taking advantage of his majesty and following the carriage into the city.
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, the sky was gradually darkening, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street. The carriage drove slowly towards the Qin Palace in the east of the city.
The King of Qin and the Princess, whose emotions had been plucked by each other, remained silent. The atmosphere in the carriage was a little awkward and a little ambiguous.
The King of Qin spoke first: "Princess, what did you gain today? Tell me so that I can be happy for you."
Luo Li raised her eyes and glanced at him: "You are such a heartless person, but you still want to be happy! I am afraid that Yongqing will be remembered by the emperor and marry the Tibetan prince. What are your plans as his brother?"
When the King of Qin heard this, his handsome face immediately turned cold!
"What if he still thinks about it? I will never let Yongqing go to Tubo to marry."
Luo Li leaned forward and lowered her voice: "Zhao Defang, you are not trying to disobey my orders, are you? Or do you want to rebel and kill the king?"
The King of Qin suddenly reached out and rubbed Luo Li's head, "What's your plan, Princess?"
Luo Li shuddered as if an electric current had passed through her body! Her whole body felt numb.
She was so angry that she raised her hand and opened the King of Qin's claws: "Take your dirty hands away! You are a gentleman, don't you understand that men and women should not touch each other?"
The King of Qin smiled shamelessly: "Princess, you are so beautiful when you are shy!"
Luo Li didn't dare to dwell on the loss she had suffered any longer. Even if she got angry, this cunning and sinister man with a face thicker than a city wall could turn it into a flirtatious attitude.
"Let's talk business, be serious!
I have a plan. If Yongqing is infected with smallpox, will the Tubo prince dare to marry Yongqing?"
The corners of King Qin's lips curled up in a smile, and he couldn't help but stretch out his long arms to rub Luo Li's head.
"The princess is truly a female Zhuge Liang in the world, with a myriad of schemes and plans, and a blink of an eye is always a good idea!"
Luo Li, who had the electric current running through her body once again, was so angry that she glared at the shameless black-bellied man with her beautiful eyes!
"Tomorrow I will go to the palace to give gifts to the ladies, and I will do this immediately. To avoid suspicion, you should not follow me."
The King of Qin's expression became serious, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"I will go to court tomorrow. I want to see who else in the court has evil intentions, besides the sinister emperor, and who is the one who decided to send Yongqing to Tubo for marriage!"...
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Before the marriage delegation led by the Tibetan prince arrived in the capital, they sent an envoy to the capital to deliver a marriage proposal.
The emperor kept the news secret and only discussed it with a few important ministers at a small court meeting.
Several important officials in the court were opposed and some were in favor, but in the end those in favor prevailed and the marriage was decided. However, no one was willing to publicly propose which princess should go. …
Today, the Tibetan marriage envoys have arrived and were placed in an inn to rest by officials from the Ministry of Rites. The Emperor convened a court meeting to discuss the specific matters of the marriage.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, who was critically ill and dying due to the relapse of residual poison, miraculously recovered!
The emperor sat upright on the dragon throne and glanced darkly at the handsome and recovered Prince of Qin Zhao Defang.
[Does this kid really have nine lives?
He almost died several times, but miraculously he was full of life a few days later. It seems that he was not overworked enough! 】
Luo Ji, the Grand Secretary of Guanwen Hall, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his son-in-law had recovered!
His daughter did not lie to him, the King of Qin was indeed in good health.
Duke of Lu Cao Bin and Prince of Bohai Gao Dehuai also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The relapse of the residual poison in the Qin Palace caused the prince to be in critical condition, which concerned many people. Although no one dared to visit the Qin Palace to see him, they were still concerned in private.
"The marriage with Tubo has been decided. As for the candidate, I prefer Yongqing, who is lively, cheerful, well-educated and well-mannered. Do you have any objection, my dear ministers?"
The emperor's words surprised all the court officials!
Has the emperor lost his shame to this extent?
Shouldn't this matter be discussed and debated by all the ministers in the court, and then the emperor should make the final decision?
The emperor took the initiative to state his candidate, so how could the court officials discuss and argue?
King Qin Zhao Defang, who never participated in government discussions, walked out of the train.
His tone was firm: “Your nephew objects!
Yongqing is not even sixteen years old, too young and weak, too ignorant to handle this heavy responsibility!
Please ask Your Majesty to select another princess of the right age to go to Tubo for marriage!"
The King of Qin, who rarely spoke in the court, was resolute in his opposition and his words were crisp and clear, leaving no room for tact.
The emperor's face immediately darkened!
Cao Bin and Gao Huaide exchanged glances and immediately stood up to respond: "I second the motion! Princess Yongqing is really not a suitable candidate for marriage."
Xue Juzheng, who had been promoted to the position of Left Prime Minister, also came out to second the motion.
These powerful ministers stood on the side of the King of Qin in the court and sang a different tune from the Emperor. All the court officials exchanged glances with each other.
Several upright ministers also came forward to second the motion!
The emperor's expression became increasingly gloomy!
"Prince Qin, you said Yongqing is not suitable, and other princesses of marriageable age are discussing marriage and choosing their husbands. So, which princess is suitable to go to Tubo for marriage?"
The expression on Qin Wangjun's face was extremely firm!
"In my opinion, it is not appropriate for any princess to marry in Tubo!
Our Song Dynasty is a great country with a vast territory, a rich and powerful people, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Why should we need to form an alliance with a small country in a poor and cold place?
If Tubo dares to act rashly, we will send troops to defeat it!"
The words of the King of Qin were majestic and passionate!
The eldest prince Zhao Yuanzuo stood up excitedly, "My brother is right! Our Song Dynasty is strong and our soldiers are brave. We are not afraid of fighting! If Tubo dares to provoke us, we will defeat it!"
The Privy Councilor Chu Zhaofu and a group of military generals also enthusiastically agreed with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin's proposal.
The emperor's face turned blue!
"Your Majesty, the King of Qin is wrong! Although the Song Dynasty is strong, it is surrounded by powerful enemies. The Liao Kingdom in the north and the rebellious Dangxiang people in the northwest are the biggest concerns of the Song Dynasty!"
If we make enemies with Tubo again, we will not be able to take care of everything and being attacked from all sides will be very uncomfortable!
The best strategy for now is to form an alliance with Tubo and make all-out efforts to resist the Liao Kingdom in the north!" Liu Zhi, the Right Counselor, came out to make a request.
More than a dozen officials, including Vice Minister of Revenue Qin Guangnian and Vice Minister of Rites Rong Zhixing, also came out to support Liu Zhi.
Minister of Revenue Luo Zhongxu, Minister of Personnel Li Yinglong, Vice Prime Minister Lu Duoxuan and several other important civil officials also echoed the idea and agreed to form an alliance with Tubo through marriage.
Another half of the officials just stood there without expressing any opinions.
The emperor's expression finally relaxed and he waved his hand!
"The Tubo prince will stay in the capital for more than a month, so we will discuss this matter another day!"
The positions of the students who have passed the imperial examination should be decided upon.”
The Emperor put aside the debate over the choice of his relatives and shifted the topic to today's court meeting.
This matter is much more important than the marriage. Which faction does not want to take the opportunity to win over the new nobles, and which important official does not want to find an important position for the disciples who come to him?
This heated debate lasted for half an hour.
In the end, there will always be a compromise plan that takes care of each other.
The positions of the top two candidates were decided, one entered the Hanlin Academy and the other entered the Guanwen Hall, but the position of the runner-up Kou Zhun was a hot topic of debate. One side believed that Kou Zhun was talented and should be given important positions, while the other side believed that Kou Zhun was too young to handle the important task and should be sent to a remote place as a county magistrate to train for a few years before being promoted.
The emperor was also in a dilemma and couldn't make up his mind. Seeing the King of Qin standing silently beside him, he snorted in his heart!
"King Qin, in your opinion, how should Kou Zhun's position be arranged?"
The King of Qin, who never expressed his opinion on such matters, was called out and had to stand up.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang glanced at the ministers who were arguing and blushing, and said, "A wise king should recruit talents regardless of their background.
Gan Luo was made prime minister at the age of 12, and Zhou Yu was made a general at the age of 13. Now General Kou is 18 years old and has great talent, but these people use his young age as an excuse to prevent him from even being promoted to a minor official of the seventh rank.
Is it really a way to train talents to send a small county magistrate far away to a poor place? If it were their family's nephews, would they still use this method to train talents?
Your Majesty, if you want to be a wise ruler who creates a prosperous era, how can you let the selfishness or pedantic words of your ministers sway your mind?"
The emperor was shocked when he heard this!
[Yes! I want to be an emperor who is extremely wise and creates a prosperous era. Why should I stick to old conventions and get caught up in the opinions of these ministers with different thoughts?
However, I heard that Kou Zhun had become Luo Ji's disciple before the results were announced, so his loyalty to me remains to be seen. 】
The emperor, who was ambitious but suspicious by nature, pondered for a moment and said, "Kou Zhun will be the magistrate of Weishi County for the time being. If he performs well in government after three years, he will be promoted as an exception."
Kou Zhun was given a high position. Weishi County was a large county under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, and most county magistrates who completed their three-year term were promoted.
After the emperor made the decision, the ministers no longer dared to object on the pretext that Kou Zhun was too young, and they began to quarrel and fight over the job arrangements for the second and third class Jinshi who were ranked lower.