Although Pang Yi could not say it, Zhong Mingwei understood it in his heart. He also knew that he was different from before. After leaving the capital and the pool of sewage, the filth in his heart gradually faded. He was no longer as worried, anxious and depressed as before. He felt that he had become more humane. Or maybe he was living more like an ordinary person. He liked this change and was grateful for it.
"By the way, sir, I received a secret letter from southern Xinjiang this morning." Pang Yi hurriedly took out a letter from his lapel and handed it to Zhong Mingwei, "Sir, please take a look."
Zhong Mingwei put the teacup on the table. He took the letter from Pang Yi. As soon as he unfolded the letter, Zhong Mingwei's eyes lit up. When he finished reading the letter, Zhong Mingwei couldn't hide the smile on his face. While putting the letter on the table, he patted Pang Yi's hand and said, "Your Majesty conferred Cheng Xiangyang as the first Tibetan general of the Great Zhou Dynasty on the fourth day of last month!"
"Really?" Pang Yi was also surprised. He hurriedly reached out to take the letter and read it from beginning to end. Only then did he really believe it, and he was even more excited, "That's great! Xiangyang and Chongyuan have finally become mother-in-law after many years of marriage!"
"Yes. They have suffered a lot over the years," Zhong Mingwei sighed and nodded. "Let's not talk about the distant past. Just think about the last time when Xu Chengjin threw them into jail with their families. It's scary to think about it. Fortunately, Xu Chengjin still wanted to win them over, so their families were not hurt. If Xu Chengjin was a little more cruel, how could they have gotten ahead later?"
"It shows that these two guys are blessed with good fortune!" Pang Yi saw that Zhong Mingwei was a little sad, and was busy changing the subject, "Master, there is something I don't understand."
"You say." Zhong Mingwei said.
"Why did His Majesty promote Chi Chongyuan and Cheng Xiangyang one after another? They are both genuine children from poor families. It is impossible for them to sit in the position they are in today," Pang Yi said. "Isn't His Majesty afraid that the aristocratic families will complain about this?"
"The Xu family has just fallen, who dares to complain to His Majesty? Even if there are complaints, they can only be kept in their hearts," Zhong Mingwei said, taking a sip of tea, and paused, and continued, "Besides, since His Majesty ascended the throne, in the past thirty years, what he has been thinking about most is how to reduce the threat of aristocratic families to the imperial power and how to consolidate the imperial power as much as possible. This determines that he prefers children from poor families to children from aristocratic families, because children from poor families know how they climbed up step by step with great difficulty. They cherish opportunities more and know how to repay favors. Naturally, there are fewer risks than using children from aristocratic families."
Pang Yi frowned and said, "I understand what you said, but I am a little shocked. Your Majesty has always disliked aristocratic families, but he can tolerate them. Look, in the past thirty years, the Xu family, the Zhao family, the Cui family, the An family, etc., these families have risen and fallen, but they have always occupied half of the court. It can be seen that Your Majesty is tolerant and patient with them. But now, Your Majesty has suddenly appointed two children from poor families in succession, and they are both frontier officials who hold military and political power. Isn't this too eye-catching?"
"That means His Majesty is not going to tolerate it any longer," Zhong Mingwei said. "First, he used the Prince of Pingxi to easily overthrow the Xu family, a tough nut to crack, and took back the court's control over southern Xinjiang. Then the next thing will be easy. No matter how powerful any aristocratic family is, can they compare with the Xu family?"
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