I will never be Renzong

Chapter 135 I Miss You
It was late at night, but the Kunning Palace was brightly lit.

Zhao Zhen sat in front of the small table, concentrating on reviewing the papers. If he could pass the papers, he would write an approval letter directly on them.

But no matter whether he was holding the stick or releasing the stick, his movements were very light, and he was afraid of waking Cao Danshu up.

Every time he finished reading two or three notebooks, he would get up and try Cao Danshu's forehead with his hands to see if the fever had subsided.

"Hmm~"

A soft snort came, and Zhao Zhen hurriedly put down the unfinished book in his hand.

"Danshu! How do you feel? Are you feeling better?"

Zhao Zhen grabbed Cao Danshu's left hand with one hand and touched her forehead with the other to try it.

"The official family! The slave family is much better, and the official family is worried!"

Cao Danshu smiled slightly at Zhao Zhen.

"Danshu! You have a good rest, I'm not going anywhere, I'll just stay here with you!"

Cao Danshu's fever subsided, and Zhao Zhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. You must know that a common cold in ancient times would probably kill someone, so Zhao Zhen dared not treat it with caution.

"Cough cough~"

Although there was a stove in the hall, it was still very bright. Zhao Zhen suddenly coughed a few times and sniffed.

"Official family! It's cold in the palace, the official family should go back to the palace early to rest!"

Cao Danshu struggled to sit up.

"I said I'm not going anywhere tonight, and I'll stay here with you. Besides, I'm in good health and I'm not afraid of the cold."

Zhao Zhen smiled.

"Officials! Come up!"

Cao Danshu moved his body inward, and then gestured towards Zhao Zhen.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen took off his shoes and coat, and then got into Cao Danshu's bed.

"Danshu! My nanny Xu is cautious and considerate. I can rest assured that she will take care of your daily life in the future! As for your previous maids, I have sent them all to the clothing bureau!"

Zhao Zhen took Cao Danshu into his arms and said.

"Officials! They didn't mean it, it was my servant who caught the cold accidentally!"

Cao Danshu replied.

"Danshu! You are my queen, the only queen in my life, the mother of the Song Dynasty, they were promoted to the maids of Kunning Palace, and they don't even know that you are sick. What use do I want them? Punishment for half a year, Relegation to the Shangyi Bureau is already the lightest punishment, if not for Danshu's temperament, I will definitely beat them [-] times!"

Zhao Zhen said with a straight face.

"Official family! They are all weak women, how could they receive thirty big boards! The slave family thanked the official family for them!"

Cao Danshu replied gratefully.

"You! You're just too kind!"

Zhao Zhen touched Cao Danshu's hair and said.

Zhao Zhen just woke up from his sleep when the first ray of winter sunlight shone into Kunning Palace.

Looking at Cao Danshu who was sleeping soundly in his arms, he suddenly kissed her on the forehead.

"Guanjia! You wake up!"

Cao Danshu blushed and smiled at Zhao Zhen.

"It's early in the morning, why are you blushing?"

Zhao Zhen asked with a smile.

"Official! Your hand~"

Cao Danshu whispered.

It was only then that Zhao Zhen realized that his left hand had penetrated into the lapel of the beautiful woman at some point.

A trace of cold sweat broke out on Zhao Zhen's forehead, he quickly withdrew his hand, and then said awkwardly: "Then what! I will correct this bad habit in the future. By the way, Dan Shu, when a woman has menstruation, You are most afraid of catching the cold, so take a good rest and I will go to the Queen Mother to say hello to you."

Zhao Zhen knew that Cao Danshu's illness had something to do with him. Taking the last month as an example, Zhao Zhen stayed with the talented Zhang Yingying 8 times, the beauty Ren Qinger 3 times, Jieyu Liu Lanxiang 4 times, and the rest of the half month Almost all of them rested with the noble concubine Li Bing'er, and not a single day rested in the Queen's Palace.

Therefore, although the queen is very honorable, an unfavored queen has no future to speak of, and eunuchs and court ladies are the most powerful group of people, whoever is favored can curry favor with others, and it is inevitable to be a little negligent when serving the queen Cao Danshu.

The queen was ill, and after the official family took care of her day and night, the palace officials and eunuchs finally realized that the queen was so favored that neither the palace officials nor the concubines dared to despise the queen anymore.

A few days later, in Kunning Hall, Zhao Zhen was teaching Cao Danshu how to practice flying white body.

"Danshu! Your Feibai body has improved, but its strength is a little weak. It would be better if you use a little more force when writing!"

Zhao Zhen looked at the words written by Cao Danshu and commented.

"The slave family is a woman, so the writing is naturally weaker, without the majestic momentum of the official family!"

Cao Danshu replied with a smile.

"However, at your age, it's pretty good to be able to write calligraphy like this!"

Zhao Zhen praised.

The nanny Xu suddenly walked in from outside and said: "Guan family! Just now, the palace servants of Cuilu Pavilion sent word that Zhang Cairen is ill! I want to see Guan family!"

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but frown, thinking that it was really the right time to get sick.

"Official family! My family's illness has been cured, but I don't want Zhang Cairen to fall ill again. The official family should go and see Zhang Cairen!"

Cao Danshu said to Zhao Zhen.

"Sick? What disease? Have you seen the imperial doctor?"

Zhao Zhen asked.

"Go back to the official's house! The imperial doctor has already seen it, and said that he accidentally caught a cold!"

Mrs. Xu hurriedly replied.

"Go get some supplements and send them to Zhang Cairen, and pass on my oral order, saying that I have been busy with state affairs recently and have no time to take care of them, so that Zhang Cairen can rest assured to recuperate!"

Zhao Zhen instructed Xu Shi.

"Guan family! You'd better go see Zhang Cairen!"

Cao Danshu persuaded him.

"Officials! Zhang Yushi asked to see him, saying that he has something to report to the officials!"

The servant Zhang Mao suddenly walked in and spoke.

"Dan Shu, I still have political affairs to deal with, Zhang Cairen, you go on my behalf!"

Zhao Zhen said something to Cao Danshu, and then walked out.

In the Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Zhen met with the newly promoted Quan Yushi Zhongcheng Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen, courtesy name Jizhi, was born in Ruyin County, Yingzhou. He was a Jinshi during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty. He was diligent and studious, and he was quite good at diction.At the beginning, he served as a judge in Dali, and later served as the county magistrate of the second county of Huichang in Shucheng, the general judge of the two prefectures of Xuding, and the magistrate of Yanzhou.

Years ago, Zhao Zhen recalled him to Beijing to serve as Yushitai.

"Today is a day for rest and bathing, and it's freezing cold. Qing is not resting at home, and he is going to the palace to ask to see me. I don't know if you have anything to say!"

Zhao Zhen asked.

Wang Zhen cupped his hands and said: "Officials! The three divisions, the cao's army in Kaifeng Prefecture, and the county magistrates and county lieutenants in Chixian County are mostly the children of the nobles, and the children of the nobles are arrogant, negligent and irresponsible, so I have to speak to the officials. Let those candidate Jinshi who came from poor backgrounds and passed the examination be in charge!"

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and replied: "There are also capable ministers and officials among the nobles, and they are not all unlearned and unrestrained people. Although the children from poor families who have passed the Jinshi examination have not yet been assigned to officials, as far as I know, many of them are No one knows whether their original intentions have changed after two years of being picked up by a powerful family."

Wang Zhen said again: "Officials! There are still more than 200 Jinshi in the second year of Tiansheng who have not been appointed officials. I think I can take this opportunity to send most of them abroad. Yichen saw that it was mules or Horse, pull it out and you will know!"

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "You have just returned to Beijing, and there are some things that you must not know. Previously, I wanted to select some of these Jinshi to serve as officials in the Taiwan government, but I received a lot of excuses. There are reasons for this, but I was so terrified of this batch of Jinshi that I had to choose officials from among the Juren later on! You might as well tell me, how can I use such Jinshi with confidence?"

"Qing, let's go first! I understand what you mean, but I have to think carefully about how to deal with this matter!"

Zhao Zhen said to Wang Zhen.

"I retire!"

Wang Zhen bowed.

After Wang Zhen left, Zhao Zhen has been thinking about how to solve this problem. The imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty have been played badly since Song Zhenzong. If you want to solve the problem of redundant officials, you can only solve it from the root cause, that is, Jinggong Examination, which controls the number of people who win the imperial examination.

Although Zhao Zhen is full of complaints about the Jinshi, he still has to use them. Although Wang Zhen's suggestion is somewhat biased, it is still a method. Although these Jinshi have no officials, they still have various allowances. Naturally, Zhao Zhen didn't want to see him raising him for nothing.

Therefore, he decided to adopt Wang Zhen's suggestion, but the premise was that the children of the nobles would be removed from their official positions. Naturally, there must be a reason for dismissal, and Zhao Zhen planned to conduct an assessment of these officials of the noble children, the survival of the fittest, but no matter who was appointed as the examiner. is a puzzle.

There are inextricably linked relationships between wealthy and aristocratic families. If the people are not hired properly, the assessment is likely to turn into an inconsequential catwalk show. Therefore, the candidates must be carefully selected and must be those who are not afraid of the powerful.

In the evening, Zhao Zhen returned to Kunning Hall and continued to teach Cao Danshu how to practice calligraphy. As soon as he entered the Kunning Hall, he saw the noble concubine Li Binger talking with the queen Cao Danshu.

"What are you two whispering behind my back?"

Zhao Zhen asked with a smile.

Li Binger hurriedly got up and bowed to Zhao Zhen, and then said: "Official family! The queen's sister has been ill these few days, and has left everything in the palace to the servant family. I heard that my sister recovered from her illness, so I came here to tell my sister what happened in the palace in the past few days, to see if there is anything that needs to be corrected or added, so that I can tell the palace people to do it!"

"Official family! Thanks to Sister Bing'er for taking care of all the affairs of the harem for the slave family these days!"

Cao Danshu also said hurriedly.

"Well! If all the concubines in the harem are like my cousin, then I will be much less worried!"

Zhao Zhen laughed.

"Since my cousin is here, let's stay and have dinner together. Uncle Bawang brought a lot of potatoes from Qingzhou before, and I asked the imperial dining room to make roast beef with potatoes, shredded potatoes, squid with potatoes, and other delicacies!"

Zhao Zhen said to Li Binger.

There was still some time before the dinner was served, so Zhao Zhen asked Li Binger to sing the song "Depending on the King" he wrote to her last time. Although there was no accompaniment, I have to say that this song is sung by a female voice.

Just halfway through the dinner, the sky suddenly began to snow heavily. After Zhao Zhen finished his dinner with the company of the two beauties, the snow on the ground could reach his ankles.

In the Kunning Palace, Cao Danshu was learning the song from Li Binger, while Zhao Zhen was lying on the rattan chair next to the stove and dozed off because he was too full.

Seeing Cao Danshu and Li Binger getting along well, Zhao Zhen suddenly felt how comfortable his life in the harem is. His eyes suddenly fell on Li Binger's mature and charming figure, and suddenly there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, and he stood up When he came to the gate of the palace, he glanced at the heavy snow that was still falling outside, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Next year, I can hear the whispers of swallows, and the soft breeze of willows will reflect the green embankment~"

Cao Danshu was singing softly when Zhao Zhen suddenly walked in from the outside and said, "It's probably snowing today until tomorrow morning, so what, I just saw that the snow is half a foot thick, so don't come back tonight, cousin." The palace is over, stay and rest together!"

After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he picked up a letter and read it on the wicker chair.

"Ah~"

Li Binger was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned red.

"Sister Bing'er, the snow is so heavy, just stay here! Let me tell you, the stories told by the officials are quite nice!"

Cao Danshu took Li Binger's hand and said.

"Xu Shanggong, go get two more brocade quilts and a pillow!"

Cao Danshu said to Xu who was on the side.

"Sister Bing'er! It's cold outside, let's go to bed and have a good chat. It just so happens that I have something to ask Sister Binger!"

Cao Danshu said as she pulled Li Bing'er towards the inner room.

"Sister! Does the officer tell you stories every night these days?"

On the bed, Cao Danshu told Li Binger all the stories that Zhao Zhen told her.

"Well! The official tells it every night! After the official reads the paper, let him tell us another one!"

Cao Danshu smiled.

"Then you didn't do anything else?"

Li Bing'er said pointedly.

Cao Danshu has also gradually become familiar with personnel affairs. When Li Binger asked such a question, her face turned red.

"The official family said that Dan Shu is still young, so they don't want to touch Dan Shu, but Sister Bing'er, Dan Shu told you that Dan Shu wakes up every morning and finds that the official family puts her hand on Dan Shu."

Listening to Cao Danshu's explanation, Li Bing'er just now understood, but thinking of someone's bad habits, her pretty face turned red.

"It's really cold outside, can the two concubines warm me up?"

Zhao Zhen walked in from the outside, took off his coat and shoes under the service of the maid, then climbed onto the bed, and fell asleep in the middle, with Cao Danshu inside, Li Binger outside, and Zhao Zhen hugging left and right.

The palace people wisely drew the curtains, and except for the two lighting lamps, all the rest were extinguished.

"Officials! Tell us a story!"

Cao Danshu snuggled into Zhao Zhen's arms and said.

"Okay! I will tell you a story about the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood tonight."

While Zhao Zhen was talking vividly, he calmly held Li Meier into his arms with his left hand, hoo!Hug left and right right now.

Before the story was finished, Cao Danshu fell asleep as usual.

"Danshu~Danshu~"

After Zhao Zhen yelled twice, seeing that Cao Danshu didn't respond, he presumably fell asleep.

"Cousin~"

Zhao Zhen also called out to Li Binger on the left again. Li Binger was not asleep, but was pretending to be asleep.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen started to pull Li Bing'er's shirt.

"Guanjia! Stop!"

Li Binger hurriedly grabbed Zhao Zhen's hand to prevent him from continuing.

"Cousin! You smell so sweet, I can't bear it anymore, how about giving it to me?"

Zhao Zhen leaned closer to Li Binger's ear and whispered.

"Officials! Sister Danshu is still on the side!"

Li Binger whispered.

"I don't care! I want you!"

After finishing speaking, she rolled over and fell on Li Binger's back.

"Officials! Take it easy~"

(End of this chapter)