""Second brother Xuan is so awesome!!!"

Tanchun, who has always been well-versed in worldly affairs, had a gleam in her eyes. The Duke of the State, which was only awarded to the ancestors of the two families, was awarded to the sixteen-year-old Jia Xuan.

Not only her, Yingchun, Li Wan, Youshi, Qin Keqing, Wang Xifeng and other female relatives also had their eyes shining.

Why don't men take Wu Gou and conquer the fifty states of Guanshan. Please go to the Lingyan Pavilion for a while, how about a scholar who is a marquis of ten thousand households?

Since ancient times, heroes emerge in troubled times and heroes emerge in prosperous times. The Jia family was originally awarded titles for meritorious service, so naturally they recognized the importance of military merit titles. But Jia Xuan was awarded the title of Duke of the State for his great merits of destroying countries and killing chiefs. Who wouldn't respect him a little?

‘Why didn't this evil creature die in Liaodong?...’

Everyone was secretly amazed, but no one noticed that Madam Wang's hands were tightly holding the rosary, which had turned white, and her eyes were full of hatred and the fire of jealousy was burning.

"What kind of parasites and traitors, crude warriors, I..."

Suddenly, Jia Baoyu muttered something that instantly caused everyone's face to change.

It turned out that he saw that the sisters kept talking about Jia Xuan. If it wasn't for Jia Xuan, how could Lin Daiyu and Xichun go to the East Palace? He was dissatisfied, so he couldn't bear it anymore.

"Baoyu!"

Wang Xifeng could not help but scold Jia Baoyu.

In Ning'an Hall, the faces of Jia Mu, Jia Zhen and others became extremely solemn.

The Jia family had a third duke, who did not inherit the titles of Ning and Rong. This meant that Jia Xuan would definitely open another room. In this way, it would not affect the wealth of the two mansions, but would increase the status of the two mansions in the outside world.

Once Jia Baoyu's words got out and reached Jia Xuan's ears, it would be an existence that would not tolerate any sand in his eyes. By then, if the Duke Qin's Mansion had a dirty deal with the Ning and Rong Mansions

, how would the people of the world view the Jia family? More importantly, no one in the mansion had military merits. Without Jia Xuan, how could the Jia family stand among the nobles?

"Old lady!"

Thinking of this, Jia Zhen couldn't help but look at Jia's mother.

"No one is allowed to spread what happened today, otherwise, the family rules will punish you."

Grandmother Jia was also shocked by Jia Baoyu's words, but for the sake of the Jia family, she chose to suppress the storm as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, she underestimated Jia Baoyu's useless character and even more underestimated Jia Xuan's temper. How could a ruthless man who could conquer the eastern Mongolia and destroy the Later Jin care about the so-called family unity?

"Yes!"

Although Jia Zhen and the other people from Ningguo Mansion were dissatisfied, they still responded and came down.

"I.."

Jia Baoyu seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and looked at his sisters pitifully, but even Tanchun looked at him angrily, which made him run to Jia Mu's side and act as a"big baby".

Mrs. Xing on the side was so happy that she took Xichun and Lin Daiyu's hands and invited them to come and play.

Jia Zhen and Youshi had no time to manage these things, so they took Jia Rong and his wife to quickly arrange the Ningguo Mansion to welcome Jia Xuan..............

At the same time, in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the grand court meeting had already dispersed, and a group of meritorious officials were still offering captives in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Only Emperor Yongping was left sitting on the dragon throne with a gloomy face. The palace maids and eunuchs around him were silent, not daring to breathe.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor wants you to go to Daming Palace."

A big red figure suddenly appeared, and Dai Quan appeared out of nowhere.

"Father?"

Emperor Yongping's eyes fluctuated a little. He stared at Dai Quan for a long time, then waved to Su Peisheng and said,"Prepare the dragon chariot and set off to Daming Palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"The

Minister of the Palace of Heavenly Purity looked at Dai Quan with his peripheral vision and quietly left the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Then, six snow-white horses pulled a carriage inlaid with gold, silver, jade, gems, pearls, and carved with dragon and phoenix patterns, carrying Emperor Yongping all the way north, out of the moat, and came to the Daming Palace in Longshouyuan.

Looking at this magnificent palace complex, Emperor Yongping's eyes showed a variety of expressions, including fear, respect, fear, expectation, etc.

"Your Majesty, please!"

Dai Quan, the internal minister of Daming Palace, led the way.

"Humph!"

Emperor Yongping waved his sleeves and said coldly:"Since your father has summoned you, then go."

"Yes.

Dai Quan was the first to enter the main hall of Daming Palace. The whole hall was heavy, even dark and depressing.

A twilight figure wearing a black dragon robe with his hands behind his back appeared in front of Emperor Yongping, causing his pupils to shrink.

"The Emperor!"

"His Majesty has arrived."

Dai Quan, the palace eunuch, respectfully stepped forward to report.

"Well, without my permission, no one is allowed to enter without permission. Violators will be executed immediately!"

A hoarse and old voice came from the mouth of the emperor.

"Yes!"

Dai Quan looked at the eunuchs and palace maids around him and led them all out of the hall.

‘Creak!

The main hall door closed on both sides, and it became increasingly dark, with only a little sunlight shining in.

The emperor slowly turned around, revealing his wrinkled face. He no longer had the youthful appearance and gait of a dragon or a tiger. Instead, he looked like an old man, even a little hunched.

"Father, you..."

Emperor Yongping was shocked when he saw it.

It was only a short time before the New Year's Day, and the emperor was still full of energy at that time, and he was definitely not old now.

Judging from the current situation, if we say that he died soon, I am afraid many people will believe it.

"It's been a long time since you and I have been alone together like this."

"Do you remember the last time you did that?"

The emperor was sitting in front of the steps of the dragon throne like an old farmer, his cloudy old eyes watching the Yongping Emperor.

"Father"

"The last time it was my eldest and second brothers...."

Emperor Yongping hesitated to speak. There was no family affection in the royal family. He had lived for more than 40 years, and he had only spent time alone with Emperor Shunkang twice.

The first time was after the nine sons fought for the throne, and the second time was now.

"yes"

"Sixteen years have passed in the blink of an eye"

"Even Jia Jing, the madman who once performed brilliantly in the palace examination, has been practicing Taoism in seclusion for many years."

"Come to think of it, you have known each other for a long time, more than 20 years, right? Don’t you have the slightest affection for each other?" The retired emperor seemed to be recalling the past, his tone was calm.

But Emperor Yongping seemed to be scolded, his expression tightened, and he replied:"Father, I was wrong in this matter."

"you are right"

"The emperor is never wrong."

Looking deeply at Emperor Yongping, the emperor said in a deep voice:"If I am wrong, I used Daishan and Daihua as bait to attract the Mongolian Tartars."

"Later, they deliberately did not send reinforcements in order to deliberately cut off the wings of the founding lineage and deprive the Jia family of their military power."

"Daishan and Daihua have known me since childhood, and Dukes Ning and Rong treat me as their own children."

"Let the world judge for itself that I was totally wrong, even ungrateful."

Boom!

The old story was brought up again, and even Emperor Yongping, who had already ascended the throne, felt trembling.

He had been the emperor for more than 60 years, and his mind was deeper than the sea. Who could know why the emperor said this!

"A ruler should have a broad mind and be tolerant."

"You are the emperor, and all the people in the world are your subjects, including Jia Jing."

"The great achievement of destroying a country has always been rare throughout history, not to mention that the Later Jin was a major threat to the former Ming Dynasty and the current dynasty."

"How can you convince the people of the world with just one champion? How can you convince the civil and military officials, the clan members and the nobles?"

When the emperor mentioned this, his cloudy old eyes became clear.

"Father!"

Emperor Yongping was somewhat afraid to look him in the eye and lowered his head in shame.

It was precisely because he was worried that he could not check and balance the Jia family that he painstakingly selected the noble title of Marquis of Guanjun, which was equivalent to a duke, but it was not a real duke after all.

"Do you think the reward I gave him is too much?"

Staring at Emperor Yongping, the emperor asked again

"Yes."

Emperor Yongping hesitated for a while, then nodded.

"Duke of Qin, General of Tiance, Commander of the military affairs of the court"

"Unprecedented nobility. Everyone knows that Li Shimin usurped the throne, and they also know that the word Qin is as heavy as Mount Tai."

"Only in this way can people all over the world see the royal family's favor to the Jia family. Once the Jia family has ulterior motives, will people all over the world follow them?"

"No, people in the world will only curse the Jia family for having no king or father."

"As for the General of Tian Ce, the commander-in-chief of the country's internal and external military affairs, Jia Xuan only has three thousand Longxiang Guards under his control. What can he do?"

"Will the generals in the capital, the nine frontiers, and other places obey the orders of the Jia family? Are the soldiers paid by the Jia family?"

The emperor looked at Emperor Yongping with some regret.

‘So that's it! '

Emperor Yongping realized it later.

From the beginning to the end, the rewards given by the emperor were just for show and not for use. He had no actual power at all.

A mere Duke of Qin, who had no military power except the Dragon Guards of the Jia family, how could he threaten the royal family?

Moreover, in the eyes of the world, such a reward was already the highest honor for a minister. Even if the Jia family was dissatisfied, they could only hold it in.

"I am old, and I think I will die soon."

Hearing this, Emperor Yongping seemed to want to say something, but was stopped by the retired emperor:"No one is immortal, so who can live forever?"

"In my lifetime, I have witnessed with my own eyes the restoration of Dajing to the former Ming territory and the pacification of the Liaodong border threat. That is enough!"

"You have always been cold and indifferent, and you only look at small things. This is why I have always been reluctant to let you truly take charge of the court..........."

"The evil man behind you is so skilled in conspiracy and trickery that few in the country can match him. However, the country can only be governed by grand and righteous means, so as to win the submission of the people of the world. If you use despicable means, even the royal relatives, nobles, civil and military officials will be afraid, let alone the people of the world?"

"Yi'er, although checks and balances are important, the most important thing for a ruler is himself. He must be able to sit firmly and keep his composure..........."

"The Yuan Cong lineage was supported by me in the past to check and balance the founding lineage, but now it is useless."

"Most of the founding lineages are not worth reusing, and only a few people have been reborn with the help of this war. Although they have inherited the legacy of their predecessors, they still rely more on themselves. You need to integrate them all together to form your own team."

"Dai Quan!"

Suddenly, the emperor shouted

""The Emperor! I am here!"

Dai Quan, the eunuch of Daming Palace, immediately crawled in from outside the door and bowed his head to listen to the edict.

"The imperial edict: In the battle of Datong, Xu Yu, the general of Datong, and Zheng Keshuang, the first-class earl, were reckless and lost their troops. They are stripped of their official positions and titles and are imprisoned. The case will be examined by the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of War before a final decision is made."

"The 12 regiments of the capital were reorganized into the elite battalion, with Wu Shifan and Geng Siyi appointed as the left and right commanders, commanding 100,000 troops."

"The Beijing Camp was expanded to 100,000 men, and Liu Fang and Hou Xiaokang were appointed as the left and right commanders."

"Wang Ziteng, the governor of the Beijing Camp, was transferred to the post of the second-rank imperial guard minister, responsible for the imperial guards."

"Yes!

Dai Quan quickly responded and wrote it down.

Emperor Yongping, who was standing next to him, looked at the arrangement and understood it a little, but was still confused. It could even be said that it had broken his plan.

"Ben Jinzhong and Gan Guobao are good, but they met Jia Xuan the night before they entered Beijing."

What?

Hearing this,

Emperor Yongping's pupils shrank sharply, revealing a look of shock.

These two were his trusted generals specially selected to be trained, but they actually went to visit Jia Xuan first.

In addition to Nian Gengyao and Yue Zhongqi who had already joined the founding lineage, almost all the new generals who rose in this battle were accepted by Jia Xuan. What did Jia Xuan want to do?

"The Jia family is the most influential among the nobles in the country."

"Most of the generals of the Nine Frontiers were from the founding emperors. What's the point of paying a visit to Jia Xuan, a rising young man?"

Glancing at Emperor Yongping, the emperor continued:"After this battle, the weakness of the generals of the Nine Frontiers who are not worthy of being reused has been exposed."

"In addition to the Datong general who was withdrawn, Jizhen and Xuanfu also needed to be replaced to ensure the safety of the north."

"Ben Jinzhong, Gan Guobao and Yue Zhongqi are the most suitable candidates. It would be a waste to keep them in Beijing."

"From the Yuan Cong lineage, Wu Shifan and Geng Siyi have a profound family background and outstanding talents, enough to lead a 100,000 elite camp."

"In addition to Niu Jizong, Hou Xiaokang and Liu Fang are currently the most outstanding candidates for the founding lineage. With them in charge of the Beijing camp, the two will check and balance each other, so that you, 5.1, can easily control the military forces in Beijing."

"Wang Ziteng can be considered as a founding father, but not completely. He relied on the Jia family's connections to rise to power. He is a rootless duckweed. He is not loyal to the Jia family or the founding fathers. As the Minister of the Internal Guard, he can only rely on you, and you will definitely assist him with all your heart."

"Yes, Father!"

Emperor Yongping knew that Wu Shifan and Geng Siyi's grandfathers were Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong, rare and powerful generals in the late Ming Dynasty. After the explanation of the retired emperor, he understood the importance of this layout even more.

"This is not enough. We must completely eliminate the nobles and remove the rotten flesh."

"The decree was issued: Since the founding of the country, the nobles have enjoyed all the prosperity in the world, but have not thought about serving the country. Instead, they have oppressed the people and bullied the people. I am very sad, so I ordered the clan office to check the nobles' families. Those who have no military merits in their families will be stripped of their titles."

The emperor swept his eyes and his resounding words resounded throughout the Daming Palace.

"Yes!"

The internal minister of the Daming Palace, Dai Quan, hastily withdrew and hurriedly drafted an edict.

At this time, Emperor Yongping was already dumbfounded. In this way, at least nine-tenths of the founding lineage and the Yuancong lineage would be eliminated, especially those of the dukes and marquises. Many of them would have to replace their door lintels. The nobles of the dynasty really ushered in a major blood transfusion.

"alright"

"It's getting late"

"The Jia family boy should return to the palace. You can meet him and see what is going on."

Waving his hand, the emperor ordered him to leave.

"Yes, father, I will take my leave!"

Emperor Yongping respectfully left the Daming Palace, and watched the hunched figure disappear in the palace. A sense of sadness rose in his heart. There had never been any real hatred between father and son. It was just a power dispute. When a person reaches old age, his words are also good.

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