Empress Dowager + Spoiler

"Hey, according to my opinion, Mr. Shen is probably worried about this matter. By the way, it has been a long time, why hasn't the emperor issued this edict?"

Which pot should not be opened and which pot should be lifted? When Shen Yi heard the words of this idiot Sun Yan, he coughed immediately, "Master Sun is probably very free in the military department. Do you want me to go to the emperor and let you come to the ritual department to help out?" ?”

Sun Yan waved his hands again and again, and said sincerely: "Lord Shen, you can't harm me. There are many rules in the etiquette department. For a rough person like me, it's fine to be careless, but to speak freely. I'm afraid it's easy to make taboos."

Shen Yi glared at him, "Since Mr. Sun is aware of his own shortcomings, it's better to make use of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses."

After turning a few corners, Sun Yan saw that Shen Yi looked at him with an unfriendly coldness, he didn't realize what he said wrong at all, and waited until Shen Yi walked a little further ahead. , he touched Cai Jun, who had just caught up, "Prime Minister, do you think Mr. Shen is getting old, so his temperament is volatile?"

"Your Majesty Sun, please shut up." The Minister of Taichang Temple heard what he said, and immediately came up to him and reprimanded him.

Sun Yan: "..." Damn it, what did I say wrong?

Cai Jun glanced at Sun Yan, who was bulging and dazed, and gave him a self-seeking look, then quickened his pace and chased after him.

These courtiers were all discerning. Seeing him pass by, they all moved out of the way. Even Li Yanzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who was walking in the lead, turned sideways, "Please, Prime Minister."

"Master Li, you are being polite." Cai Jun returned to Li, but did not step forward, "I have a few words to share with Master Shen."

Li Yanzhi nodded, but walked forward at a leisurely pace.

When others heard Cai Jun's words, they kept away from each other.

What Cai Jun wanted to talk about was not too secret, so he backed away a bit, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "But something went wrong when the emperor asked you to draw up the draft edict?"

Speaking of this matter, Shen Yi felt a headache, "Don't talk about it, the emperor beat me back as I planned, saying that I was perfunctory him."

Cai Jun raised his eyebrows, "Huh?"

Shen Yi sighed deeply and deeply, then stared at Cai Jun, and then slowly opened his mouth, "This imperial edict must be more than two thousand words, that's all. The emperor still wants me to write this edict. Now, let’s list that Mrs. Gu—more than [-] characters. The wording should be very particular, and it should be gorgeous and elegant.”

Cai Jun: "...this...this..."

So frustrating.

Seeing Cai Jun's unbelievable expression, Shen Yi sighed again, "The emperor was so urgent, I didn't dare to sleep last night...I think I didn't work so hard when I took the scientific examination back then."

Cai Jun looked sympathetic, "It's really hard for Mr. Shen. Then...is Mr. Shen ready?"

"I've searched through the eulogy of the predecessors, and I managed to draw it up." But when he thought of the little emperor's posture of counting each word, he was still worried, "I don't know this time, Can the emperor please?"

Cai Jun really wanted to tell him, according to the little ink in the little emperor's belly, just write in the most difficult way, and use the most complicated words and sentences, so that she will be confused and can only pretend to understand.

Still, he held back.He is a loyal minister who vowed to stand up for the little emperor, and he cannot trick the little emperor.

Therefore, Cai Jun could only comfort him: "With Lord Shen's talent and learning, the emperor will definitely be able to do what he wants."

Shen Yi frowned: "Prime Minister has imitated His Majesty's tone when he speaks, he is used to please people."

Cai Jun: "... Is there... Is there?"

Shen Yi glanced at him, "Speaking of which, Prime Minister has changed even more since he became an assistant minister."

Cai Jun was a little flustered: Could it be that he was also infected by the little emperor's idiot breath and became an idiot? "Ahem, ahem... Could it be that Mr. Shen is overthinking it?"

Shen Yi waved his hand, "I just mentioned it casually, compared to knowledge, compared to the prime minister, I feel inferior, why don't the prime minister show me first?"

Cai Juan tried his best to keep a straight face, returning to his former aloofness, "Yes."

Shen Yi heaved a sigh of relief, and when the morning was over, he impatiently took out the draft edict he had drawn up all night, and showed it to Cai Jun.

Cai Jun looked down at ten lines at a glance, and his skin pimples were aroused by the overly praised words in the text, "Master Shen."

Shen Yi: "Huh? What does the Prime Minister think?"

Cai Jun: "How good is Mrs. Gu? She is virtuous and virtuous, with both talent and appearance... Mrs. Gu has everything, it is a collection of the beautiful qualities of all women throughout the ages..."

Hearing this, Shen Yi felt a little elated, "Cheng Que really saw that I wrote Mrs. Gu so well?"

Cai Jun nodded, "I have never seen such an outstanding woman before."

Shen Yi was relieved, took the edict and put it away, "I've seen it now, our Madam Gu is such an excellent woman."

Cai Jun: "Master Shen, you have fallen."

Shen Yi sighed, "Prime Minister thinks I think so? The point is, who is Mrs. Gu, what do we say? We don't. Anyway, I figured it out. This is how Madam Gu's flattery has to be flattered, so the emperor is satisfied." ah."

Cai Jun was silent.

Shen Yi didn't care about him, and went to Chengqian Palace with the drafted edict. He was old and didn't want to stay up late and die suddenly.

Flattery is nothing, life-saving is the most important thing.

Chapter 85

When Shen Yi passed by, Zhao Sansi was still eating.After knowing what the man was here for, she ordered Li Zhongxian to bring him in. She admired Shen Yi's efficiency and gave him a cup of hot tea. Guocao Zhao read it.

For the 2000-word cursive edict, Zhao Sansi carefully watched the kung fu of the two cups of tea, while Shen Yi stood aside and did not dare to get angry.

"Master Shen..."

"The minister is here." The little emperor suddenly said, and Shen Yi raised his teacup to answer, noticing that the little emperor's brows were frowning, he paused, and then spontaneously said: "This draft edict has a total of two words. There are 480 and 150 words in total, including 360 and eight long and short sentences about Mrs. Gu's conduct."

Zhao Sansi didn't know how to count this large block of black and white words, so he glanced at Shen Yi and pretended to say: "Not bad, not bad."

Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the little emperor still frowning and staring at the page, raised his heart again, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, is this imperial edict complete?"

Zhao Sansi raised his eyebrows, "No rush."

Shen Yi thumped in his heart, "Okay..."

Zhao Sansi closed the cursive edict, "Master Shen, can you talk to me face to face, what do you think of Mrs. Gu's character?"

Shen Yi: "..."

Zhao Sansi: "Ai Qing, don't be nervous. I just want you to reminisce about what you wrote. It doesn't have to be as polite as what is written on it. You just need to be straightforward."

Shen Yi: "..." Damn it.

Zhao Sansi lowered her head and took a sip of tea, "I'm not embarrassing Aiqing, I just want to know that Aiqing really thinks Mrs. Gu is such a good woman."

Shen Yi: "..." Could it be that you forced me to praise Mrs. Gu to death?Now I have to test whether I am sincere?

Damn it.

However, the emperor's order must be carried out even while crying.

Shen Yi took a deep breath. Fortunately, because of the word count problem, he counted back and forth three times yesterday. He had some impression of those hypocritical compliments. As long as he said the main idea, it would not be too difficult.After thinking secretly for a while, Shen Yi resigned himself to his fate, and in front of the little emperor, he praised Gu Xizhao as a perfect woman who had never been seen before, and probably never will be seen in the future.

Zhao Sansi listened carefully, and when he didn't hear anything wrong, he relaxed his brows, and gave Shen Yi a plate of crystal buns that he hadn't touched, "This crystal buns are pretty good, Ai Qing, try it .”

She would not tell Shen Yi to let him praise the imperial concubine in front of her, because there were many words in the 2000-odd cursive edict that she only knew the characters and didn't understand the meaning. I can only listen to someone explain it to her in a more straightforward way in front of her.

Facing the reward from the little emperor, Shen Yi knelt down, a bit afraid to accept it, he did not forget about Lin Wenshu, "Does the emperor think that this edict can be copied?"

Zhao Sansi nodded, "I'm not the kind of picky guy, just try to be strong."

Shen Yi almost didn't come up in one breath, but thought that the little emperor let go and heaved a sigh of relief, so he thanked him and accepted the reward.

Zhao Sansi waved his hand, motioning him to stand up, "Aiqing looks a bit haggard, why don't you just sit here and eat buns, refresh yourself before leaving? The temperature has dropped sharply these days, Aiqing has to take care of her body."