Chapter 291

As soon as Chen Yi of the Left Military Governor's Office said this, Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao and Peng Runan looked at him at the same time.

Mainly because the topic of conferring titles was too sensitive. Everyone knew that Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao was a person who cherished titles, often saying that noble titles were valuable and must be obtained through military achievements.

Perhaps when he ascended the throne, the Four Kings and Eight Dukes followed the Retired Emperor, and they held a wait-and-see attitude toward him, the new monarch.

This made Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao suffer enough from the constraints of the nobles, so the Emperor was extremely cautious about conferring titles.

Except for the batch of meritorious ministers who followed him when he ascended the throne, such as Marquis Marquis Zhongjing Shi Ding, there had been no new people conferred with military titles for several years.

It was not until six years ago that Liang Liang Chengzong defeated the Mongol Tu Man army five times and made military achievements never seen in the Emperor Jia Zhao dynasty, that he was conferred as Count Pingyuan after two victories, and Marquis Pingyuan after five victories.

This was already a rare honor in the Emperor Jia Zhao dynasty. Since then, because there had been no major wars on the border, no military generals had been conferred titles for their achievements.

Now that Chen Yi of the Left Military Governor's Office suddenly mentioned the proposal of conferring a title on Jia Cong, Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao's mouth twitched slightly, as if with a hint of mockery.

Chen Yi inherited the title of Duke of Qi and was a person of the same generation as Jia Jia Daishan among the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, and was also one of the few among the Eight Dukes who had not yet been downgraded.

Although he had been low-key in the Five Military Governor's Offices for the past few years, he might not have let go of the glory of the old nobles back then in his heart.

Now seeing Jia Cong, a descendant of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, make military achievements, he had the idea of supporting the old nobles.

The heir, however, was someone else. That was a pity."

These old things were thrown into the Five Military Governor's Offices to wait for death, but they were still not dead in heart.

Chen Yi originally wanted to use this remark to go down the slope,

but heard Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao ask Guo Lin: "Who is the heir inheriting the title of Lady Rongguo Prefecture now?"

"Jia Lady Lian has not entered school, nor has he joined the army. Now he has no real position, just bought a Grade 5 official position."

"Your Majesty is right. Jia Cong has already shown the talent of a famous general, but he has the talent to inherit the ancestor's title. It is just that, as far as I know, he is the concubine-born son of the eldest branch of Lady Rongguo."

Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao sneered and said: "Between the Ning and Rong mansions, it is only this kid Jia Cong who is promising."

"What is this person's academic achievement? Does he have military experience? What is his official position now?"

Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao heard Chen Yi's suggestion, but just smiled slightly, saying: "Back then, the Jia family had two dukes in one house, which was a great achievement in casting the country and expanding the territory, so the late emperor added special grace."

"Jia Cong has made strange achievements this time, but he cannot be compared with the ancestors of Ning and Rong. Jia She of Lady Rongguo Prefecture has already inherited the ancestor's title. If there are two titles in one house, it is hard to cover the eyes and ears."

Conferring military titles had nothing to do with civil officials, and he knew the Emperor's attitude toward titles, so naturally, he would not step into this muddy water.

"In my opinion, Jia Cong has the talent to inherit the title, but as for the achievement of creating a title, we still need to be cautious."

The heirs inheriting titles from other mansions of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes would at least be sent to the Nine Passes to be polished for a few years. Although it was impossible to be on the battlefield, they would still be gilded and go through the motions.

Chen Yi and Peng Runan both heard the words Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao didn't say, which was naturally that apart from Jia Cong, the rest of the Jia family were all good-for-nothings.

However, since he had already spoken, he still had to follow up with a few words, otherwise it would be too obvious.

Chen Yi was stunned when he heard this. Now it was a peaceful and prosperous age. It was extremely rare for Jia Cong to make such military achievements.

Guo Lin hurriedly replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the heir inheriting the title of Lady Rongguo Prefecture now is Jia Lady Lian, the eldest son of Jia She."

……

How could he make such extraordinary achievements in stabilizing the country like the ancestors of Ning and Rong? According to the Emperor's statement, conferring a title was probably impossible.

Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao naturally knew that Jia Cong was a concubine-born son, but he had no impression of who was the heir inheriting the title of Lady Rongguo.

A person inheriting a title not only had no ability to enter school but even had to buy an official position.

Peng Runan heard Chen Yi, the Duke of Qi, suddenly propose the matter of conferring a title and immediately looked at his nose and heart.

This was called having military experience, so that inheriting the father's title could also be justified.

The Ning and Rong Jia family was the head of the Eight Dukes back then, what a prominent family, but now it had declined to this point, even saving these superficial efforts.

Chen Yi was old and cunning, and heard the dissatisfaction in Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao's words.

He said: "Back then, the late Duke of Rong, Jia Jia Daishan, because he knew his son's nature well, left a memorial before he died, earnestly requesting the eldest son to inherit the title and the second son to inherit the mansion."

"Back then, because the eldest son of the Duke of Li Prefecture was ill and weak and could not inherit the family business, he requested the second son Liu Biao to inherit the title. Therefore, most of the noble families inheriting titles also had such special circumstances."

Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao smiled slightly and said: "The Duke of Qi's words are reasonable. However, although Jia She was not filial back then, Jia Daishan still let the eldest son inherit the title."

"In the final analysis, it is not crossing the fence, and all special circumstances of inheriting titles, unless the heir has committed a serious crime and is not tolerated by national law,"

"the rest are all requested by the family itself, and the palace will approve it after consideration. If the Lady Rongguo Prefecture is willing to write to request the replacement of the heir, I will fulfill this matter. What is the harm?"

……

Chen Yi, the Duke of Qi, was stunned when he heard this. It turned out that the Emperor just wanted to stay out of it, sit and wait for the show, and let the Lady Rongguo Prefecture have a struggle for the heir first.

There were no secrets in the noble circle. Chen Yi knew that Jia Cong was not loved by the Old Lady in the Lady Rongguo Prefecture and had grown up in difficulty in the mansion since he was a child.

And Jia Lady Lian was the eldest son of the eldest branch of Lady Rongguo, and it was said that he was highly favored by the Old Lady of Lady Rongguo, so it was impossible for the Jia family to write to request the replacement of the heir.

Did he have to go and persuade them with his old face? Not to mention that he hadn't reached that point, if he really went to the door, he would be spat in the face by the Old Lady and driven out.

Chen Yi was now regretting why he had mentioned the matter of conferring a title on Jia Cong, and was speechless by Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao's words.

Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao said leisurely: "I am not convenient to speak on this matter, so as not to let people say that the imperial will is too heavy and there is suspicion of coercing noble families."

"However, the Duke of Qi's thought is not unreasonable, and I cannot ignore it..."

Chen Yi, the Duke of Qi, whose mood had just fallen to the bottom, slowly rose again, feeling a bit surprised in his heart: Did the Emperor change his mind again?

"Guo Lin, go and inform the Ninth Imperial Brother, and let him send officials from the Imperial Clan Court to the Jia family to discuss this intention. Remember, this is the idea of the court discussing merits after the great victory at Ya Fu Pass."

"It is not my imperial will. Everything is handled by the family itself, and it must not be forced. When you convey the words, you must not distort my imperial will, otherwise I will not spare you!"

Guo Lin shivered when he heard this and hurriedly said: "The slave would rather die than dare, and will definitely convey the original words."

Peng Runan below almost laughed out loud when he heard this, but tried his best to hold it back.

Chen Yi on the side had an embarrassed face, and how could he not know in his heart that he had been used as a gun by Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao.

The Ninth Imperial Brother mentioned by Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao was the Grand Ancestor of the Imperial Clan Court, Prince Prince Zhongshun.

The Imperial Clan Court going to the Jia mansion to pass the message and discuss, whether the Jia mansion agreed to change the heir or not, did not matter to Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao.

If the Jia mansion didn't agree to change the heir, it would just remain as it was.

If they agreed to change the heir, then Jia Cong would receive unexpected grace and naturally would be grateful to the Emperor, and it had nothing to do with him, Chen Yi.

This was also why Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao specifically instructed not to force the Jia mansion. As long as there was half a bit of force and involvement in cause and effect, it would not look good on the Emperor's face.

The starting point of all these things was that sentence: the idea of the court discussing merits.

The Emperor himself did not bear half a bit of relationship.

It was truly a case of Jiang Taigong fishing, and those who were willing would take the bait.

No wonder these old guys had been raised like monkeys by the Emperor in the Five Military Governor's Offices all these years.

If it came to scheming, all these old guys added together were not as good as the Emperor.

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Judefang, Lady Rongguo Prefecture, Mengpo Study.

Jia Zheng and several guests were pointing and appreciating a beautifully mounted calligraphy, and everyone was talking enthusiastically.

Before Jia Cong went north, Jia Zheng saw the poem Jia Cong wrote in Tan Chun's room and praised it greatly.

So, Jia Cong wrote this "Linjiang Linjiang Xian," mounted it himself, and sent it to Jia Zheng for correction. Jia Zheng was naturally very pleased.

He regarded this calligraphy of Jia Cong as a treasure. As far as he knew, this poem was written by Jia Cong at the Zhuojiang Tower in Jinling, which spread a great story at that time.

Thus, this poem had long been famous all over the world, and was called an unsurpassable work of "Linjiang Linjiang Xian" in the Great Zhou literary world.

It was said that there were only two such calligraphies by Jia Cong in the world, one in the hands of the Prince of Ning and one in his own hands, which was rare.

These guests naturally all knew that Jia Cong was the most proud descendant in Jia Zheng's heart, and the most disappointing descendant was naturally his own son... Jia Baoyu.

Now that they saw this calligraphy of Jia Cong, how could they not flatter him? Besides, Jia Cong's calligraphy had already become the style of a master, and now it was called the "Jia Yuzhang Style" outside.

Among these people, Ji Ji Haogu had a good appreciation for calligraphy and shook his head, saying: "Lord, look, this calligraphy of Young Master Cong is clear, elegant, ancient, and round."

"Compared to what I saw a few years ago, it has become more and more perfect, which is truly amazing. In my opinion, among the calligraphers of this era, it is hard to find a second one."

Jia Zheng smiled with a flushed face: "Although I also like Cong'er's characters very much, you should not praise him too much."

"Cong'er is not yet fifteen, and the road ahead is still long. Too much praise will make him lazy, which is not a good thing, lest it spoil him."

Shan Shan Pinren on the side saw Ji Ji Haogu praising Jia Cong's calligraphy to the skies and was not to be outdone.

He said: "Lord, with Young Master Cong's heaven-sent talent, there is really no need to travel to the Nine Passes."

"As long as he stays at home and focuses on calligraphy and poetry, he will be famous for all ages. The literary style of the Lady Rongguo Jia family will surely be admired and respected by the world."

Jia Zheng stroked his beard and smiled: "Brother Shan is too unrestrained. Thoughts of the family and country are still needed. In my opinion, I would like to raise the literary seeds of the Jia family."

"It's just that Cong'er is too capable, so he can't stay at home. I am not willing to restrain him. It is good for him to inherit the ancestor's style."

Just as everyone was talking enthusiastically, they saw Jia Zheng's personal servant running into the study, panting.

Jia Zheng frowned as soon as he saw him and shouted: "Panicking, what kind of style is this!"

The servant couldn't care about Jia Zheng's anger and said with a face full of joy: "Lord, good news has come!"

"An official from the palace has entered the mansion, bringing an imperial decree to give gifts to Cong Sanye Cong. He is about to arrive at Rongxi Hall, saying that Cong Sanye has made military achievements in Liaodong, and it is the first merit!"

"The Imperial Clan Court also sent officials to Rongqing Hall to pay respects to the Old Ancestor."

Jia Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this. Cong'er was also amazing. He had only been in the Nine Passes for a few months, and he had actually made military achievements.

The guests all stepped forward to congratulate him, and the words of flattery and praise were endless.

Jia Zheng was full of red light, high-spirited, and walked quickly toward Rongxi Hall under the stars and moon of Shan Shan Pinren and others.

(End of chapter)