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The king immediately became angry. What did Zhong Shuling mean by this? It was obvious that he meant something. The general Wang was born in a poor family. The Great General King took refuge in His Majesty, and rose all the way to become the Great General King in the court, leading the generals and civil servants to fight against the court.
General Wang Yi was angry, he cared so much about him, and said directly: "Your Majesty's move is very right, ordinary people have read books for so many years, why can they only rely on other people's recommendation to be an official, and they need to charge recommendation fees. People are not necessarily capable, so it is better to open the imperial examination and select talents from all over the world."
"The general king's words are wrong. Where is your court, can any cat or dog come in?" The official minister looked at the general king with grief and indignation, his eyes were full of pain.
"Why should the Minister of the Ministry of Officials be silenced? How can it be a cat or a dog to select talented people in the world? In our current recommendation system, officials recommend people close to them? But cronies are not necessarily all capable people. It's really distressing to be able to be a local parent official, but those talented and capable people can't find a way to be promoted. This is the most chilling thing. It is beneficial to the people." The counselor of the Great General King, General Yunhui of the third rank, stood up. General Yunhui is also a talented person, but it is a pity that his family was in decline. Because the enemy suppressed him, he could not find a way out, so he had to join the army. A counselor, fortunately, was favored by the Great General Wang and recommended to His Majesty. He became a third-rank General Yunhui. If the imperial examination had been opened at that time, perhaps he would not have to go through so many detours when he entered the court.
"How can you say that? The poor family is not well educated. When they enter the imperial court, the quality of the officials is uneven. How can they work together?" The Minister of Rites also began to object.
"Why can't we work together? As far as the people you recommend are high-level, look at the first year of Shengqian, there was a flood in Xin'an County, Luoyang, and the county magistrate was greedy for profit, and put all the 5 taels of silver that the court provided for disaster relief into his own pocket, without any regard for the people Later, Luoyang officials concealed it layer by layer. In the end, when the general king went to Luoyang to play, the people of Xin'an County handed over the Wanmin letter to the general king. It is because these officials were recommended by a higher level, and each of them was afraid of taking responsibility, so they concealed it layer by layer, and finally there was a tragedy in Xin'an County. Your Majesty is now opening the imperial examination and selecting talents from all over the world. The voices of more people in the world, Your Majesty is a wise king, with such a good plan, the ministers will naturally support it." General Yun Hui's words are just and awe-inspiring, if the civil servants insist on opposing, such a subconscious means that His Majesty is a foolish king, unexpectedly came up with such a system Come on, directly send an army to Wenchen's side.
General Wang Ben was clumsy and tongue-tied. Seeing that his side had basically seen the advantage, he started to provoke again, "General Yunhui is right. I remember that the county magistrate was recommended by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was the official secretary Shuling recommended it, how come you don’t know people clearly when recommending people?” The General Wang gave Zhongshuling a supercilious look.
General Yunhui smiled. The birth of the imperial examination system had no effect on their military generals. Their military generals were promoted based on their military merits. They were incompetent and had no background to obtain higher official positions. The civil servants were different. Now the imperial court The civil servants are guarded by a few noble families. If a poor family enters the court, they must first unite and deal with the noble family together. More and more grassroots enter the court. At that time, it is also a big force. This force is getting stronger and stronger, and they will definitely not accept that high-ranking officials are controlled by the family, so they must start to deal with the family that controls the power of the court civil servants. The enemy of the enemy is a friend. They can completely unite these grassroots officials. The court reshuffled the cards.
"Weichen, the magistrate of Luoyang County, admitted that he was mistaken, but this is a very small number..." Zhongshu Ling began to explain, but was interrupted by the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment.
"Is this really the case? The envoy of Dushui recommended by the Minister of Rites embezzled the public funds for the construction of the embankment, which caused the embankment to burst that year, and many innocent people drowned, and then caused the plague, which made the people's hearts unstable. Guozijian sacrifices wine, accepts bribes, and has a very high evaluation of the sons of high-ranking officials. The evaluation of talented people who don’t have much money is always poor. There are many other rules. It can be said that there are dozens of cases, but Zhongshuling still wants to say that these are only a very small number of "Shangshu generals of the Ministry of punishment were born, and they are very upright.
Zhongshu Ling was criticized by the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and his words were poor. Although the Minister of the Ministry of Justice was born as a general, he is also very careful and smart. Otherwise, he would not be able to sit securely in this position.
"Okay, fighting back and forth is not the way to go. First, hold an Enke to test the waters. The main person in charge is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Fang Aiqing. For this matter, you are the chief examiner. Minister Ding and General Yunhui are the deputy examiners. Be sure to get this matter done, and Zhongshuling and General Wang will be inspectors," I ordered.
"Nuo" several adults quickly stood up and took orders.
The imperial examination has been ordered, and I still feel very happy. I have lived a new life. After all, I am not as radical as my previous life. In three years, I have already secured the throne, and there will be princes born in the harem. It is the best time to start reforming now. Appropriately, in my previous life, I was too radical. I started the reform in the first year of Shengqian, but it ended in failure. The reform of the imperial examination did not start again until the 13th year of Shengqian, and I encountered more obstacles. Fortunately, things continued to be implemented. down.
When the first imperial examinations began, it was already four years of Shengqian, that is to say, the fourth year of my reign as emperor. At this time, all the princes in the harem were born. The eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince were all Prince, since then, there have been no more rumors that I killed too much, punished by heaven, and not born a prince.
Because the concubine in the harem is pregnant with the emperor's heir, the postponed draft will continue after all. The women in the harem who have the emperor's heir naturally need to be rewarded. , Ye Chongrong became a virtuous concubine, so only Concubine Shu was left among the four concubines in the harem. At this time, Concubine Ye Xian and Chen Zhaoyi also became subtle. They were originally among the nine concubines, but now Ye Chongrong has become a virtuous concubine Concubine, God knows what Chen Zhaoyi is thinking.
As for Zhuang Baolin, who gave birth to the fourth prince, because the concubines in the harem were promoted to one level, they were named Zhuang Cairen. The concubines in the harem of the Great Xia Dynasty generally raised their children by themselves, unless the child's mother died or committed a crime. The thing is, although Zhuang Cairen was born as a talented person, she has an imperial heir after all, so she can enjoy the status of a beauty, and the fourth prince's share is also counted with Zhuang Cairen, so her current share It is similar to Jieyu of the third grade.
The draft was held together by the queen and the three concubines, and Chen Zhaoyi was kicked out of this circle. After all, the queen used Chen Zhaoyi and Ye Chongrong to manage the harem together, just to suppress the noble concubine and the concubine De. As concubines, the four of them can basically reach a balance, and there is no need for one more person to share this cake.
The draft is just around the corner, and the queen mother is still praying for blessings in Wutai Mountain. The harem has the final say on the queen and the third concubine. Although this is the second draft, their little tricks are already incessant.
When Zhao Yunyu woke up, she found that she had become a baby again, with no strength in her hands and feet, and no teeth growing. She had to continue to drink milk. She lived a lifetime in her previous life, and Zhao Yunyu didn't even think about why she wasn't welcomed by her father. , but won the throne. At that time, no matter which prince was more powerful than him, after he ascended the throne, it took a long time to calm down the court, but until now, Zhao Yunyu didn't think about that problem. The most important thing After he ascended the throne, he went to investigate. It turned out that his mother and concubine were not a court lady, but Zhuang Cairen. Zhuang Cairen was punished for adultery. His father ordered others not to mention Zhuang Cairen again. name, that is, to erase everything about Zhuang Cairen.
In fact, Zhao Yunyu can also understand what her father thinks, after all?As an emperor, his own woman gave him a cuckold, which is not a glorious thing, but he can tolerate a prince born to a woman who betrayed him as emperor, this is beyond his comprehension. Isn't he his own son?
"Your Majesty, Xiu Nu has already entered the palace," Yang Yong replied.
"Among the girls in this year's show, what are the ones worth paying attention to?" I asked.
"The granddaughter of Zhongshu Ling, the cousin of the Empress, and the daughter of the Minister of Justice," Yang Yong replied. Report it well, after all, there is Zhongshu Ling standing behind both of them.
"Oh, take a good look at Gu Zhongshuling's granddaughter, the empress is virtuous, she must take good care of this cousin, and then Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is just when I need it. Among the nine concubines, there are still many vacancies," I ordered.
"No..." Yang Yong understood that what His Majesty said meant that these two would definitely enter the palace. Although the status of Zhongshuling's granddaughter was unclear, it would not be too low.
There was a smile on the corner of my mouth, and I don't know how the queen will deal with it. I don't believe that sisters can still have a deep affection in the harem.
"Your Majesty, the weather is nice, why don't you go outside for a walk?" Yang Yong persuaded, now that the government has basically stabilized, and the reform of the imperial examinations and the Minister of Punishment are busy, His Majesty should be relieved.
"That's fine, but Fang Lin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has worked hard. He is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. It is impossible for him to take the imperial examination, but I am short of people. The old fox in Zhongshu Ling is not a law-abiding person. In addition, The aristocratic family obstructed, but fortunately Fang Lin is not bad, he has all the talents, abilities and means, and others can't pick any thorns." Zhen sighed, even if he lived another life, the whole court situation would still be a mess, and Taizong Some of the ills left behind have not been dealt with cleanly.
"Master Fang will understand His Majesty." Yang Yong supported Zhao Rui and walked outside.
"Master, it's spring now, the flowers are blooming, it's really a good day to go out for a walk." Yang Yong followed the Holy One and came directly outside the Forbidden City, and now the spring is just right.
I smiled, "It's really comfortable to go out for a walk." I felt the warm sun shining on my body, the fragrance of flowers was everywhere around me, the people were bustling, and everyone's face was full of vitality.
Yang Yong didn't speak any more, but let His Majesty feel for himself. If there is any need, His Majesty will naturally say it by himself.
"After shopping for a long time, let's find a restaurant to take a rest." I looked at the sun, it was getting late, and I really should take a rest.
"Master, how about the Yingke building? It looks pretty good." Yang Yong glanced over, and saw that the decoration of the Yingke building was indeed quite unique, and it also looked pretty good.
"Then go and have a look." I nodded, noncommittal.
After I stepped into the reception building, I found that the decoration inside was quite unique.
"Master, how many people are there?" A little waiter greeted him.
"One" I said.
"Which floor do you want to go to, or do you want to eat in the hall?" Xiao Er has good eyesight. Although the person in front of him is dressed in simple clothes, judging from the pattern and fabric of the clothes, the person coming is either rich or expensive.
"What are the characteristics of each building here?" I became interested.
"Master Qi, the lobby is naturally a place to eat alone. On the second floor, there are other things to add to the fun. As for the third floor, it is even more extraordinary. As for our fourth floor, sir, you can only experience it by yourself when you go there." Xiaoer smiling.
"Since this is the case, let's go directly to the fourth floor," I said.
"Master, the fee for the fourth floor is quite expensive," Xiaoer said.
"Just take your grandfather with you." I smiled.
"Come on, please." Xiaoer was very proud, and today he attracted another distinguished guest, even if he didn't give a tip, the share would be quite a lot.
I followed Xiao Er to the fourth floor, but when I went to the fourth floor, I naturally passed the second and third floors first. It can be seen that from the second floor onwards, the decoration began to be exquisite, but the fourth floor is the most exquisite.
"Master, we only have four private rooms on the fourth floor, which are divided into plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. Which private room do you choose?" Xiaoer asked.
"Just bamboo," I said.
"Grandpa, you have good vision. You sit first, and the little one will pour you tea, and the food will be delivered right away." Xiao Er pulled out a chair and said.
"Xiao Er, don't you need to order food here?" Yang Yong couldn't sit still, and stood up and asked.
"Master Qi, the food in each private room has already been set, and you are satisfied," Xiao Er flattered.
"Okay, master wait." I smiled, being seduced by Xiao Er, my interest really came.
After Xiao Er heard the guest officer's words, his face was full of smiles. Their hotel has only opened recently. This kind of good idea can actually spread the posts widely, but the owner wants to take a high-quality route, and what they say is only in a small part. It's spread among people, anyway, he doesn't understand the twists and turns inside, but he does understand that as long as their idea is not stolen, there will be no shortage of guests for a long time, after all, there are many dignitaries who like to hunt for novelties.
I just sat in the private room and waited. After a while, my food came out?How should I put it, this dish is not an ordinary dish, but a beautiful woman with all kinds of dishes on her body. The woman fixes a posture and does not move at all. The three most important points of a woman are given by the dishes. Covered off, I smiled, no wonder it is so mysterious, the idea is indeed novel.
Yang Yong was intimidated by the dishes served, he was really bold.
"Master, let me introduce to you, this is called Female Body Serving, which uses the girl's body as a tray to serve dishes, and the dishes for each part of the girl must correspond to this part," Xiaoer said.
"Why don't you have any wine here?" I looked at him and asked.
"Of course there is wine, in this treasure hole." Xiao Er pointed to the woman's chest.
I frowned, and waved to the guards behind me, letting them enjoy it.
The guards knew what His Majesty liked, he never ate outside the palace, and usually ordered for them when he went to restaurants.
Xiao Er raised his brows and didn't say anything. Anyway, the guest officer will give the money anyway. As for who eats, it doesn't matter how much he eats. Anyway, he will get the direct share today.
In the end, this meal cost 200 taels of silver, which is really not cheap.
"Yang Yong, find out who opened the reception building when you get back," Zhen said.
"Understood." Yang Yong nodded, the idea is new, the novelty is there, but it's too bold, no wonder His Majesty doesn't like it.
I thought about it and found out who opened it first. Although I don’t like it, it doesn’t mean that others don’t like it. If I open a house by myself, it will definitely attract more people. No matter what is difficult, after all, everyone likes to talk about things at the wine table.
☆、Chapter 9
"Your Majesty, the flower dress next to the imperial concubine came to invite you just now, saying that the eldest prince is not feeling well and wants you to come over and have a look." As soon as the emperor returned to the palace, Yang Yong's apprentice Xiao Anzi came to report.
I frowned slightly, didn't say anything, just asked Yang Yong to change my clothes.
"What's the situation with the Queen Mother?" I asked Yang Yong.
"There is news from Mount Wutai that the Empress Dowager is in good condition and is in good health." Yang Yong quickly changed the emperor's clothes.
"That's good." I nodded. I am the emperor now, and my mother naturally deserves better. But think about the days when I didn't have the status of a prince. My mother gave birth to a child out of wedlock. I don't know how many eyes I received. There is a grandparent's family, obviously they gave their mother to the emperor, and later the emperor patted his ass and left, only got some money benefits, how to treat his mother, fortunately, the mother was strong, and supported himself and him with embroidery, but Fallen all over the root of the disease.
"Let's drive to Chengqian Palace to see the eldest prince. For some reason, this child has been in poor health. In this regard, he is different from the imperial concubine and I." After Yang Yong cleaned up for me, I ordered.
Yang Yong paused, lowered his brows and eyes, "This is a disease of wealth, and it only happens when you become your heir in the palace."
"Oh, you are the only one who can talk, let's go."
"Your Majesty, when you return to the palace, you will go to Chengqian Palace. This noble concubine is really audacious. Even though the imperial doctor said that the child will be fine, you dare to use this reason to invite your majesty." Nong Mo was dissatisfied.
Zhang Qian smiled and said: "Why are you so angry, she should do this more."
"What do you mean, ma'am?" Nong Mo didn't understand.
"Only if he uses this reason more, can we tell that her child is not congenital enough to be a great talent. Although His Majesty loves him, he will not use him. As for that position, a sick son can occupy that position." What?" A trace of disdain flashed in Zhang Qian's eyes, but after all, she still cared a little.
"Your Majesty is wise, and we all know why the child is suffering from minor ailments despite being healthy. Isn't it because the imperial concubine fed some medicines to invite His Majesty to go more? It is said that tiger poison does not eat its offspring. This imperial concubine is really cruel." Mo sighed.
"It's good to know, don't talk nonsense when you go out." Zhang Qian gave Neng Mo a blank look.
"Your servant knows, empress, let's set the meal, Your Majesty may not come today." When Nong Mo said the last sentence, he was cautious.
Zhang Qian sighed and said, "Forget it, let's set the meal."
"Ruan'er, you have worked hard. Although you have to take good care of the eldest prince, you also have to take care of yourself. Your eyes are turning red." I touched Jiang Ruan's eyes and said with distress.
The noble concubine blinked her red eyes, and said softly: "This child is my brother Rui's child, and the concubine should take care of it no matter what. It can't be said that it is hard work."
"Ruan'er" I pulled Jiang Ruan into my arms.
Yang Yong looked at the scene in the distance, hiding the strange look in his eyes.
Naturally, he slept at Jiang Ruan's place at night, and it was another night of upside down.
When Jiang Ruan woke up, she found that the other half of the bed was empty, so she hurriedly asked Hua Yi, "Your Majesty is gone? Why don't you call me Bengong?"
"Returning to your empress, when your majesty left, he said that you should not disturb your good sleep. It is still with the empress. He will send Eunuch Yang to greet the empress and empress. He said that your empress has worked hard to take care of the eldest prince. Today, I will excuse you. He said that you should let your empress rest for a day." Hua Yi There was a happy expression on his face, only His Majesty dotes on the empress, and those servants who serve the empress have face.
When Jiang Ruan heard Huayi's words, with a smile on her face, she glared at Huayi, "You are the only one with a sweet mouth."
"How is the eldest prince?" Jiang Ruan asked Huayi to wait for her to change.
"The situation has stabilized. His Majesty got up early to see the First Prince and said he would come back in the afternoon," Hua Yi replied.
"En." Jiang Ruan nodded in satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, do you want to set up lunch?" Yang Yong looked at the time and found that it was already noon. His Majesty had read the memorial all morning, so it was time to rest.
I put down the memorial, raised my head, and was about to say that I could serve dinner when Xiao Anzi walked in.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Jinzi from the Queen's Palace just came over and said that the Queen's Empress has made two new dishes, please go over and enjoy them together, and by the way, I will tell you about the draft." Xiao Anzi came in to report.
"In that case, let's go to the queen's palace." I thought for a while, this time the Ministry of Justice's opening of the imperial examination went smoothly, so there should be no mistakes in the daughter of the Ministry of Justice entering the palace.
"No..." Yang Yong supported His Majesty to stand up and went to the Queen's Palace.
Seeing His Majesty, Zhang Qian showed a happy smile on her face, saluted the Emperor, and said: "Your Majesty is so fast, just as the small kitchen puts the food on the table, you will be here."
"It can be seen that I have a good taste." I sat down and looked at the table full of food with a smile.
Zhang Qian smiled and sat down opposite the emperor.
"This crystal shrimp ball is very well done, the queen has a heart," I praised.
"It seems that the concubine wants to reward the cook who made this dish well, so that he can get a compliment from the emperor." The queen smiled.
I nodded, "It really should be rewarded."
"By the way, Your Majesty, is the eldest prince okay? The concubine and sister didn't come this morning, and the concubine didn't know the situation, so I wanted to say something to send there, but the concubine and sister don't lack anything," Zhang Qian said.
"The queen has a heart. The eldest prince is my first son, but his health is not good. I am also very worried. Fortunately, the second, third, and fourth princes are in good health. I am very pleased." Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, I said.
"The concubine knows that there were no concubines in the harem who were pregnant three years ago, and the rumors outside were so ugly that His Majesty has suffered a lot of grievances. Fortunately, the younger sister of the imperial concubine is pregnant, and all the concubines in the harem are also pregnant. You are a blessed one." Seeing His Majesty put down the bowl and chopsticks, Zhang Qian could only follow suit.
"A little rumor will not hurt me." I smiled, stopped talking, and picked up chopsticks to eat again.
The queen pursed her lips, a little dissatisfied, and then picked up the chopsticks and said: "Since the eldest prince is not in good health, the noble concubine has to take care of the eldest prince and preside over the draft together. It is really hard work, why not..." Zhang Qian looked at Your Majesty, I mean something.
I smiled, put down my chopsticks and said: "Queen, don't eat or sleep, let's eat."
"No..." Zhang Qian squeezed her fist, trying her best to make herself look normal.
When I finished my meal, I said to the queen: "Bring the second prince over here and let's see if he takes it seriously."
"Yes, Nong Mo will ask the nanny to carry the third prince out." The Queen smiled and signaled Nong Mo to go to the side hall.
"Nuo" made a salute and went to the side hall.
"Your Majesty, this year's showgirls have been arranged. I heard from the steward below that this year's showgirls are very good, and there are a few exceptional ones." The queen smiled and covered her mouth.
"Oh, which ones? Let's hear it," I asked.
"Fang Xiuying, the daughter of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, is gentle and elegant, with a youthful demeanor, and the daughter of Honglu Siqing, graceful and graceful, with outstanding demeanor. Among all the beautiful girls, these two are the most extraordinary," the queen praised.
"Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice has done a good job in reforming the imperial examination system this time. As her daughter, Fang Xiuying is naturally extraordinary. As for the granddaughter of Honglu Siqing, I remember that one of his daughters was married to the son of the former prince Taibao. The crown prince commits a crime, but this crown prince is loyal, and he followed the former crown prince directly, this daughter should be the youngest daughter of Honglu Temple Minister, right?" Zhen asked.
"Your Majesty is wise, it is," the queen nodded.
"Oh..." I understand, Honglu Siqing, this old bastard, still doesn't give up? "By the way, I heard that there is also your cousin, Zhong Shuling's niece among the show girls?".
Zhang Qian froze, and immediately recovered: "Your Majesty also knows that there is indeed a cousin who is a concubine, but..." Zhang Qian glanced at His Majesty, pretending to be embarrassed.
"It's just what's wrong?" I walked down the platform set up by the queen.
"It's just that when I was still in my boudoir, my relationship with my cousin was not very close." The queen looked embarrassed.
"Oh, why is that, shouldn't cousins get closer?" I made a curious look.
"This is a family scandal. Since Your Majesty asked, I will tell you that my aunt looks very good, and she is the youngest daughter. She is extremely favored in the boudoir. My aunt is also talented and full of money, but in the end However, she violated the wishes of her grandparents and married a poor student. It was not because she looked down on the poor student. Chen, who doesn’t hear anything outside the window, only knows Yangchun Baixue, although he has some talents in reading, but he doesn’t know how to support his family, until now, grandparents still need to support aunt,” Zhang Qian said.
"Actually, even so, this has nothing to do with my cousin, but under the influence of my aunt and uncle, my cousin has a bit of a temper...so, the relationship between my concubine and my cousin is not very good." Zhang Qian hesitated to speak.
I nodded. When I was a gangster, I encountered many such things. Scholars only know how to read, but they don’t know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt. Although they are full of poetry and books, life is not enough to read and write. I'm afraid my aunt will regret it very much now."
Zhang Qian shook her head and said, "How could it be? With the subsidy from my grandparents, my aunt will have a good life, but she still dislikes us for being too utilitarian." Zhang Qian was helpless.
I nodded, "It can be seen that it is necessary to have a good family."
When the third prince was supposed to be brought to the emperor and queen, she found that the emperor and queen were chatting happily, so she asked the nanny to hold the prince and wait outside, and only went in when the two of them were about to finish chatting.
"You girl, your hands and feet are getting slower and slower." Zhang Qian glared at Nong Mo.
"Your Majesty misunderstood, just now His Royal Highness got dirty with his clothes, and the nanny washed His Highness before she brought her here." Nong Mo naturally understood that the Queen was not angry.
"This girl has a heart, hurry up and bring the third prince here and show me." I smiled and said, I spent the last afternoon with the queen, and naturally I slept with the queen at night. The concubine asked Yang Yong to send Xiao Anzi Let me tell you, I will go see her and the First Prince tomorrow.
After hearing that the holy ancestor was left behind by the queen, the imperial concubine was so angry that she broke a set of cups.
☆、Chapter 10
"Your Majesty, the news about the Yingke Building that you asked to check has been found." Yang Yong came to report.
I frowned, did I find out so quickly? "Let's hear it, who is the person behind it?"
"It's Prince Zhong," Yang Yong replied.
I squinted my eyes, "It's him? He hasn't given up yet", but I felt something was wrong. I remembered that Prince Zhong had always been honest in his previous life, and there was no news about the welcoming building.
"That's not it. Your Majesty was so powerful in the thunder. Later, Zhong Shuling persuaded you to keep Prince Zhong and Prince Shun, saying that they were very honest, and the records in the history books in the future will be better. Over the years, Prince Zhong and Prince Shun have also Very honest, to be their free king, did not contaminate the court, who knows that they still have such thoughts." Yang Yong was also surprised, when His Majesty led troops into the palace, he was the first to kill himself Taizong, and then It is the prince and those powerful princes and princesses. After experiencing that incident, all the surviving royal families have lost their courage. It would be fine if Prince Zhong opened an ordinary restaurant, but a restaurant of that nature Open it, and there is no telling how much information can be ascertained.
"Go and find out who gave Prince Zhong this idea, and then look at who Prince Zhong has met recently." After thinking about it, I ordered Yang Yong.
"No" turned around and went down to give orders.
Sitting in the imperial study room, I carefully recalled the situation in my previous life, and felt that this life is really different.
"Yang Yong, find someone to tell Concubine De to pick her up," Zhen ordered.
"promise".
"Your Majesty, Mrs. Anzi just came to say that the Emperor will come over today and let you prepare to pick him up." Concubine De's maid looked happy. Among several high-ranking concubines, only her own empress is in the most embarrassing situation. The son is close by, but there is no news from the empress. The family also came to urge the empress. They tried all kinds of methods, but there was still no result.
"Then prepare quickly." Yang Qingzhi showed a smile. She touched her stomach and sighed slightly. Although she had watched Gongdou drama before and knew that the harem was difficult, she never thought it would be so difficult. Well, the heroine Marysu is all fake, even the most favored concubine of His Majesty, I am afraid that there are countless grievances in my heart.
"Niang Niang, you have to prepare well today, and strive to win a man in one fell swoop," Caixia said.
Concubine De was amused by Caixia, and said: "This pregnancy is something I can control, you girl, don't make jokes." She was worried, in history, Concubine De had no children, now she wondered if she would not be able to have children either.
"It's up to people, maybe it will happen soon," Caixia comforted.
"You girl, you still know that it's up to you." Yang Qingzhi smiled, feeling a little miserable.
"Your Majesty, you are laughing at your servant again." Caixia was dissatisfied.
"Okay, okay, you and Bengong go to the small kitchen to have a look. His Majesty likes to eat the meals I cook the most. It's getting late, so it's time to prepare." Yang Qingzhi smiled and motioned Caixia to change her clothes. In fact, she naturally Yes, I know that Your Majesty likes to eat the meals she cooks, simply because the dishes she cooks are produced in the space, and the water used for cooking is also the spiritual spring water of the space. OK
Thinking of this, Yang Qingzhi admired His Majesty very much. If it is an ordinary person, eating the food made of vegetables from the Lingquan space, and then eating other food, it will be very tasteless. Even so, when His Majesty is most greedy for food, He only ate at her place for five days. Being an emperor is different after all, he restrained himself so much.
Fortunately, it is also because of the Lingquan space that His Majesty always stays with her for a few days every month, so even if she has no children, among the four concubines, she is still not pulled down by the other three. Look at Chen Zhaoyi, She used to be an assistant in the harem, but now she is out of the game. If she has no more children, she doesn't know how long she can last.
When I went to Yonghe Palace, Concubine De was already waiting outside.
"Greetings to the emperor," Concubine De saluted.
"My concubine, get up." Zhen stepped forward, gave her a little support, waited for her to stand still, did not let go of her hand, and directly pulled her into the inner room. "What delicious food did my concubine concubine make? It's really delicious. It seems that I have a good meal today." I took a breath, the food in the imperial concubine's palace is really good, after eating, even the food made by the top imperial chef will be boring , I have checked Defei's cooking methods, and there is no secret recipe, Defei must have some secrets.
"The concubine's clumsy skills made His Majesty laugh at it." Concubine De smiled.
"Where is it, my concubine is too modest?" I sat down and began to eat.
After the meal was finished, I inadvertently mentioned the matter of Yingkelou, "My concubine's food is so good, I just remembered that I went out of the palace two days ago and accidentally walked into a restaurant called Yingkelou."
"Oh, what kind of restaurant is it?" Concubine De clenched her fists. Did someone also travel through and have the same space spirit spring as her? If so, her advantage would be gone. If His Majesty was told about her, wouldn't she be exposed as well? If His Majesty were to find out that she was a lonely ghost from somewhere, would she still be able to survive?
"Actually, the lower three floors of the restaurant are nothing special, but the top floor has something special." I carefully observed Concubine De, and found that she was a little nervous. I squinted my eyes, Concubine De's secret seemed to be quite serious.
"This makes the concubine curious." Concubine De tried to calm herself down.
"Don't tell me, the owner of this restaurant has quite an idea. He uses the woman's body as a dish, and the food is placed on the woman's body. If this restaurant allows those sons and daughters in the capital, they may have a curiosity-seeking mentality. The officials and wealthy businessmen know that, I am afraid that they will go there for dinner every day," Zhen laughed.
After His Majesty finished speaking, Concubine De was relieved. It wasn't about the taste of the food, but about the female body. She knew it was a product of Dongying, "It's indeed fresh, but it's too shameful. How could you do such a thing, it would be too pitiful to destroy a woman with just one meal."
I nodded, "My concubine is smart, I heard that mistress said that only a woman with business affairs can make that dinner plate, but not all of them are just going to eat, and they are getting up and running. □ women can hide from them, and sometimes after a meal, you don’t know what will happen to these women in the end.”
"That's right, His Majesty has to take care of it," De Fei said.
"Don't worry, I know what's in my heart," I said. "Recently, the beautiful girl entered the palace, are you too busy?"
"The concubine is fine, but the empress, the noble concubine and the virtuous concubine are too busy. They have to be busy with the draft and take care of the little prince.
General Wang Yi was angry, he cared so much about him, and said directly: "Your Majesty's move is very right, ordinary people have read books for so many years, why can they only rely on other people's recommendation to be an official, and they need to charge recommendation fees. People are not necessarily capable, so it is better to open the imperial examination and select talents from all over the world."
"The general king's words are wrong. Where is your court, can any cat or dog come in?" The official minister looked at the general king with grief and indignation, his eyes were full of pain.
"Why should the Minister of the Ministry of Officials be silenced? How can it be a cat or a dog to select talented people in the world? In our current recommendation system, officials recommend people close to them? But cronies are not necessarily all capable people. It's really distressing to be able to be a local parent official, but those talented and capable people can't find a way to be promoted. This is the most chilling thing. It is beneficial to the people." The counselor of the Great General King, General Yunhui of the third rank, stood up. General Yunhui is also a talented person, but it is a pity that his family was in decline. Because the enemy suppressed him, he could not find a way out, so he had to join the army. A counselor, fortunately, was favored by the Great General Wang and recommended to His Majesty. He became a third-rank General Yunhui. If the imperial examination had been opened at that time, perhaps he would not have to go through so many detours when he entered the court.
"How can you say that? The poor family is not well educated. When they enter the imperial court, the quality of the officials is uneven. How can they work together?" The Minister of Rites also began to object.
"Why can't we work together? As far as the people you recommend are high-level, look at the first year of Shengqian, there was a flood in Xin'an County, Luoyang, and the county magistrate was greedy for profit, and put all the 5 taels of silver that the court provided for disaster relief into his own pocket, without any regard for the people Later, Luoyang officials concealed it layer by layer. In the end, when the general king went to Luoyang to play, the people of Xin'an County handed over the Wanmin letter to the general king. It is because these officials were recommended by a higher level, and each of them was afraid of taking responsibility, so they concealed it layer by layer, and finally there was a tragedy in Xin'an County. Your Majesty is now opening the imperial examination and selecting talents from all over the world. The voices of more people in the world, Your Majesty is a wise king, with such a good plan, the ministers will naturally support it." General Yun Hui's words are just and awe-inspiring, if the civil servants insist on opposing, such a subconscious means that His Majesty is a foolish king, unexpectedly came up with such a system Come on, directly send an army to Wenchen's side.
General Wang Ben was clumsy and tongue-tied. Seeing that his side had basically seen the advantage, he started to provoke again, "General Yunhui is right. I remember that the county magistrate was recommended by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was the official secretary Shuling recommended it, how come you don’t know people clearly when recommending people?” The General Wang gave Zhongshuling a supercilious look.
General Yunhui smiled. The birth of the imperial examination system had no effect on their military generals. Their military generals were promoted based on their military merits. They were incompetent and had no background to obtain higher official positions. The civil servants were different. Now the imperial court The civil servants are guarded by a few noble families. If a poor family enters the court, they must first unite and deal with the noble family together. More and more grassroots enter the court. At that time, it is also a big force. This force is getting stronger and stronger, and they will definitely not accept that high-ranking officials are controlled by the family, so they must start to deal with the family that controls the power of the court civil servants. The enemy of the enemy is a friend. They can completely unite these grassroots officials. The court reshuffled the cards.
"Weichen, the magistrate of Luoyang County, admitted that he was mistaken, but this is a very small number..." Zhongshu Ling began to explain, but was interrupted by the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment.
"Is this really the case? The envoy of Dushui recommended by the Minister of Rites embezzled the public funds for the construction of the embankment, which caused the embankment to burst that year, and many innocent people drowned, and then caused the plague, which made the people's hearts unstable. Guozijian sacrifices wine, accepts bribes, and has a very high evaluation of the sons of high-ranking officials. The evaluation of talented people who don’t have much money is always poor. There are many other rules. It can be said that there are dozens of cases, but Zhongshuling still wants to say that these are only a very small number of "Shangshu generals of the Ministry of punishment were born, and they are very upright.
Zhongshu Ling was criticized by the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and his words were poor. Although the Minister of the Ministry of Justice was born as a general, he is also very careful and smart. Otherwise, he would not be able to sit securely in this position.
"Okay, fighting back and forth is not the way to go. First, hold an Enke to test the waters. The main person in charge is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Fang Aiqing. For this matter, you are the chief examiner. Minister Ding and General Yunhui are the deputy examiners. Be sure to get this matter done, and Zhongshuling and General Wang will be inspectors," I ordered.
"Nuo" several adults quickly stood up and took orders.
The imperial examination has been ordered, and I still feel very happy. I have lived a new life. After all, I am not as radical as my previous life. In three years, I have already secured the throne, and there will be princes born in the harem. It is the best time to start reforming now. Appropriately, in my previous life, I was too radical. I started the reform in the first year of Shengqian, but it ended in failure. The reform of the imperial examination did not start again until the 13th year of Shengqian, and I encountered more obstacles. Fortunately, things continued to be implemented. down.
When the first imperial examinations began, it was already four years of Shengqian, that is to say, the fourth year of my reign as emperor. At this time, all the princes in the harem were born. The eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince were all Prince, since then, there have been no more rumors that I killed too much, punished by heaven, and not born a prince.
Because the concubine in the harem is pregnant with the emperor's heir, the postponed draft will continue after all. The women in the harem who have the emperor's heir naturally need to be rewarded. , Ye Chongrong became a virtuous concubine, so only Concubine Shu was left among the four concubines in the harem. At this time, Concubine Ye Xian and Chen Zhaoyi also became subtle. They were originally among the nine concubines, but now Ye Chongrong has become a virtuous concubine Concubine, God knows what Chen Zhaoyi is thinking.
As for Zhuang Baolin, who gave birth to the fourth prince, because the concubines in the harem were promoted to one level, they were named Zhuang Cairen. The concubines in the harem of the Great Xia Dynasty generally raised their children by themselves, unless the child's mother died or committed a crime. The thing is, although Zhuang Cairen was born as a talented person, she has an imperial heir after all, so she can enjoy the status of a beauty, and the fourth prince's share is also counted with Zhuang Cairen, so her current share It is similar to Jieyu of the third grade.
The draft was held together by the queen and the three concubines, and Chen Zhaoyi was kicked out of this circle. After all, the queen used Chen Zhaoyi and Ye Chongrong to manage the harem together, just to suppress the noble concubine and the concubine De. As concubines, the four of them can basically reach a balance, and there is no need for one more person to share this cake.
The draft is just around the corner, and the queen mother is still praying for blessings in Wutai Mountain. The harem has the final say on the queen and the third concubine. Although this is the second draft, their little tricks are already incessant.
When Zhao Yunyu woke up, she found that she had become a baby again, with no strength in her hands and feet, and no teeth growing. She had to continue to drink milk. She lived a lifetime in her previous life, and Zhao Yunyu didn't even think about why she wasn't welcomed by her father. , but won the throne. At that time, no matter which prince was more powerful than him, after he ascended the throne, it took a long time to calm down the court, but until now, Zhao Yunyu didn't think about that problem. The most important thing After he ascended the throne, he went to investigate. It turned out that his mother and concubine were not a court lady, but Zhuang Cairen. Zhuang Cairen was punished for adultery. His father ordered others not to mention Zhuang Cairen again. name, that is, to erase everything about Zhuang Cairen.
In fact, Zhao Yunyu can also understand what her father thinks, after all?As an emperor, his own woman gave him a cuckold, which is not a glorious thing, but he can tolerate a prince born to a woman who betrayed him as emperor, this is beyond his comprehension. Isn't he his own son?
"Your Majesty, Xiu Nu has already entered the palace," Yang Yong replied.
"Among the girls in this year's show, what are the ones worth paying attention to?" I asked.
"The granddaughter of Zhongshu Ling, the cousin of the Empress, and the daughter of the Minister of Justice," Yang Yong replied. Report it well, after all, there is Zhongshu Ling standing behind both of them.
"Oh, take a good look at Gu Zhongshuling's granddaughter, the empress is virtuous, she must take good care of this cousin, and then Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is just when I need it. Among the nine concubines, there are still many vacancies," I ordered.
"No..." Yang Yong understood that what His Majesty said meant that these two would definitely enter the palace. Although the status of Zhongshuling's granddaughter was unclear, it would not be too low.
There was a smile on the corner of my mouth, and I don't know how the queen will deal with it. I don't believe that sisters can still have a deep affection in the harem.
"Your Majesty, the weather is nice, why don't you go outside for a walk?" Yang Yong persuaded, now that the government has basically stabilized, and the reform of the imperial examinations and the Minister of Punishment are busy, His Majesty should be relieved.
"That's fine, but Fang Lin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has worked hard. He is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. It is impossible for him to take the imperial examination, but I am short of people. The old fox in Zhongshu Ling is not a law-abiding person. In addition, The aristocratic family obstructed, but fortunately Fang Lin is not bad, he has all the talents, abilities and means, and others can't pick any thorns." Zhen sighed, even if he lived another life, the whole court situation would still be a mess, and Taizong Some of the ills left behind have not been dealt with cleanly.
"Master Fang will understand His Majesty." Yang Yong supported Zhao Rui and walked outside.
"Master, it's spring now, the flowers are blooming, it's really a good day to go out for a walk." Yang Yong followed the Holy One and came directly outside the Forbidden City, and now the spring is just right.
I smiled, "It's really comfortable to go out for a walk." I felt the warm sun shining on my body, the fragrance of flowers was everywhere around me, the people were bustling, and everyone's face was full of vitality.
Yang Yong didn't speak any more, but let His Majesty feel for himself. If there is any need, His Majesty will naturally say it by himself.
"After shopping for a long time, let's find a restaurant to take a rest." I looked at the sun, it was getting late, and I really should take a rest.
"Master, how about the Yingke building? It looks pretty good." Yang Yong glanced over, and saw that the decoration of the Yingke building was indeed quite unique, and it also looked pretty good.
"Then go and have a look." I nodded, noncommittal.
After I stepped into the reception building, I found that the decoration inside was quite unique.
"Master, how many people are there?" A little waiter greeted him.
"One" I said.
"Which floor do you want to go to, or do you want to eat in the hall?" Xiao Er has good eyesight. Although the person in front of him is dressed in simple clothes, judging from the pattern and fabric of the clothes, the person coming is either rich or expensive.
"What are the characteristics of each building here?" I became interested.
"Master Qi, the lobby is naturally a place to eat alone. On the second floor, there are other things to add to the fun. As for the third floor, it is even more extraordinary. As for our fourth floor, sir, you can only experience it by yourself when you go there." Xiaoer smiling.
"Since this is the case, let's go directly to the fourth floor," I said.
"Master, the fee for the fourth floor is quite expensive," Xiaoer said.
"Just take your grandfather with you." I smiled.
"Come on, please." Xiaoer was very proud, and today he attracted another distinguished guest, even if he didn't give a tip, the share would be quite a lot.
I followed Xiao Er to the fourth floor, but when I went to the fourth floor, I naturally passed the second and third floors first. It can be seen that from the second floor onwards, the decoration began to be exquisite, but the fourth floor is the most exquisite.
"Master, we only have four private rooms on the fourth floor, which are divided into plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. Which private room do you choose?" Xiaoer asked.
"Just bamboo," I said.
"Grandpa, you have good vision. You sit first, and the little one will pour you tea, and the food will be delivered right away." Xiao Er pulled out a chair and said.
"Xiao Er, don't you need to order food here?" Yang Yong couldn't sit still, and stood up and asked.
"Master Qi, the food in each private room has already been set, and you are satisfied," Xiao Er flattered.
"Okay, master wait." I smiled, being seduced by Xiao Er, my interest really came.
After Xiao Er heard the guest officer's words, his face was full of smiles. Their hotel has only opened recently. This kind of good idea can actually spread the posts widely, but the owner wants to take a high-quality route, and what they say is only in a small part. It's spread among people, anyway, he doesn't understand the twists and turns inside, but he does understand that as long as their idea is not stolen, there will be no shortage of guests for a long time, after all, there are many dignitaries who like to hunt for novelties.
I just sat in the private room and waited. After a while, my food came out?How should I put it, this dish is not an ordinary dish, but a beautiful woman with all kinds of dishes on her body. The woman fixes a posture and does not move at all. The three most important points of a woman are given by the dishes. Covered off, I smiled, no wonder it is so mysterious, the idea is indeed novel.
Yang Yong was intimidated by the dishes served, he was really bold.
"Master, let me introduce to you, this is called Female Body Serving, which uses the girl's body as a tray to serve dishes, and the dishes for each part of the girl must correspond to this part," Xiaoer said.
"Why don't you have any wine here?" I looked at him and asked.
"Of course there is wine, in this treasure hole." Xiao Er pointed to the woman's chest.
I frowned, and waved to the guards behind me, letting them enjoy it.
The guards knew what His Majesty liked, he never ate outside the palace, and usually ordered for them when he went to restaurants.
Xiao Er raised his brows and didn't say anything. Anyway, the guest officer will give the money anyway. As for who eats, it doesn't matter how much he eats. Anyway, he will get the direct share today.
In the end, this meal cost 200 taels of silver, which is really not cheap.
"Yang Yong, find out who opened the reception building when you get back," Zhen said.
"Understood." Yang Yong nodded, the idea is new, the novelty is there, but it's too bold, no wonder His Majesty doesn't like it.
I thought about it and found out who opened it first. Although I don’t like it, it doesn’t mean that others don’t like it. If I open a house by myself, it will definitely attract more people. No matter what is difficult, after all, everyone likes to talk about things at the wine table.
☆、Chapter 9
"Your Majesty, the flower dress next to the imperial concubine came to invite you just now, saying that the eldest prince is not feeling well and wants you to come over and have a look." As soon as the emperor returned to the palace, Yang Yong's apprentice Xiao Anzi came to report.
I frowned slightly, didn't say anything, just asked Yang Yong to change my clothes.
"What's the situation with the Queen Mother?" I asked Yang Yong.
"There is news from Mount Wutai that the Empress Dowager is in good condition and is in good health." Yang Yong quickly changed the emperor's clothes.
"That's good." I nodded. I am the emperor now, and my mother naturally deserves better. But think about the days when I didn't have the status of a prince. My mother gave birth to a child out of wedlock. I don't know how many eyes I received. There is a grandparent's family, obviously they gave their mother to the emperor, and later the emperor patted his ass and left, only got some money benefits, how to treat his mother, fortunately, the mother was strong, and supported himself and him with embroidery, but Fallen all over the root of the disease.
"Let's drive to Chengqian Palace to see the eldest prince. For some reason, this child has been in poor health. In this regard, he is different from the imperial concubine and I." After Yang Yong cleaned up for me, I ordered.
Yang Yong paused, lowered his brows and eyes, "This is a disease of wealth, and it only happens when you become your heir in the palace."
"Oh, you are the only one who can talk, let's go."
"Your Majesty, when you return to the palace, you will go to Chengqian Palace. This noble concubine is really audacious. Even though the imperial doctor said that the child will be fine, you dare to use this reason to invite your majesty." Nong Mo was dissatisfied.
Zhang Qian smiled and said: "Why are you so angry, she should do this more."
"What do you mean, ma'am?" Nong Mo didn't understand.
"Only if he uses this reason more, can we tell that her child is not congenital enough to be a great talent. Although His Majesty loves him, he will not use him. As for that position, a sick son can occupy that position." What?" A trace of disdain flashed in Zhang Qian's eyes, but after all, she still cared a little.
"Your Majesty is wise, and we all know why the child is suffering from minor ailments despite being healthy. Isn't it because the imperial concubine fed some medicines to invite His Majesty to go more? It is said that tiger poison does not eat its offspring. This imperial concubine is really cruel." Mo sighed.
"It's good to know, don't talk nonsense when you go out." Zhang Qian gave Neng Mo a blank look.
"Your servant knows, empress, let's set the meal, Your Majesty may not come today." When Nong Mo said the last sentence, he was cautious.
Zhang Qian sighed and said, "Forget it, let's set the meal."
"Ruan'er, you have worked hard. Although you have to take good care of the eldest prince, you also have to take care of yourself. Your eyes are turning red." I touched Jiang Ruan's eyes and said with distress.
The noble concubine blinked her red eyes, and said softly: "This child is my brother Rui's child, and the concubine should take care of it no matter what. It can't be said that it is hard work."
"Ruan'er" I pulled Jiang Ruan into my arms.
Yang Yong looked at the scene in the distance, hiding the strange look in his eyes.
Naturally, he slept at Jiang Ruan's place at night, and it was another night of upside down.
When Jiang Ruan woke up, she found that the other half of the bed was empty, so she hurriedly asked Hua Yi, "Your Majesty is gone? Why don't you call me Bengong?"
"Returning to your empress, when your majesty left, he said that you should not disturb your good sleep. It is still with the empress. He will send Eunuch Yang to greet the empress and empress. He said that your empress has worked hard to take care of the eldest prince. Today, I will excuse you. He said that you should let your empress rest for a day." Hua Yi There was a happy expression on his face, only His Majesty dotes on the empress, and those servants who serve the empress have face.
When Jiang Ruan heard Huayi's words, with a smile on her face, she glared at Huayi, "You are the only one with a sweet mouth."
"How is the eldest prince?" Jiang Ruan asked Huayi to wait for her to change.
"The situation has stabilized. His Majesty got up early to see the First Prince and said he would come back in the afternoon," Hua Yi replied.
"En." Jiang Ruan nodded in satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, do you want to set up lunch?" Yang Yong looked at the time and found that it was already noon. His Majesty had read the memorial all morning, so it was time to rest.
I put down the memorial, raised my head, and was about to say that I could serve dinner when Xiao Anzi walked in.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Jinzi from the Queen's Palace just came over and said that the Queen's Empress has made two new dishes, please go over and enjoy them together, and by the way, I will tell you about the draft." Xiao Anzi came in to report.
"In that case, let's go to the queen's palace." I thought for a while, this time the Ministry of Justice's opening of the imperial examination went smoothly, so there should be no mistakes in the daughter of the Ministry of Justice entering the palace.
"No..." Yang Yong supported His Majesty to stand up and went to the Queen's Palace.
Seeing His Majesty, Zhang Qian showed a happy smile on her face, saluted the Emperor, and said: "Your Majesty is so fast, just as the small kitchen puts the food on the table, you will be here."
"It can be seen that I have a good taste." I sat down and looked at the table full of food with a smile.
Zhang Qian smiled and sat down opposite the emperor.
"This crystal shrimp ball is very well done, the queen has a heart," I praised.
"It seems that the concubine wants to reward the cook who made this dish well, so that he can get a compliment from the emperor." The queen smiled.
I nodded, "It really should be rewarded."
"By the way, Your Majesty, is the eldest prince okay? The concubine and sister didn't come this morning, and the concubine didn't know the situation, so I wanted to say something to send there, but the concubine and sister don't lack anything," Zhang Qian said.
"The queen has a heart. The eldest prince is my first son, but his health is not good. I am also very worried. Fortunately, the second, third, and fourth princes are in good health. I am very pleased." Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, I said.
"The concubine knows that there were no concubines in the harem who were pregnant three years ago, and the rumors outside were so ugly that His Majesty has suffered a lot of grievances. Fortunately, the younger sister of the imperial concubine is pregnant, and all the concubines in the harem are also pregnant. You are a blessed one." Seeing His Majesty put down the bowl and chopsticks, Zhang Qian could only follow suit.
"A little rumor will not hurt me." I smiled, stopped talking, and picked up chopsticks to eat again.
The queen pursed her lips, a little dissatisfied, and then picked up the chopsticks and said: "Since the eldest prince is not in good health, the noble concubine has to take care of the eldest prince and preside over the draft together. It is really hard work, why not..." Zhang Qian looked at Your Majesty, I mean something.
I smiled, put down my chopsticks and said: "Queen, don't eat or sleep, let's eat."
"No..." Zhang Qian squeezed her fist, trying her best to make herself look normal.
When I finished my meal, I said to the queen: "Bring the second prince over here and let's see if he takes it seriously."
"Yes, Nong Mo will ask the nanny to carry the third prince out." The Queen smiled and signaled Nong Mo to go to the side hall.
"Nuo" made a salute and went to the side hall.
"Your Majesty, this year's showgirls have been arranged. I heard from the steward below that this year's showgirls are very good, and there are a few exceptional ones." The queen smiled and covered her mouth.
"Oh, which ones? Let's hear it," I asked.
"Fang Xiuying, the daughter of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, is gentle and elegant, with a youthful demeanor, and the daughter of Honglu Siqing, graceful and graceful, with outstanding demeanor. Among all the beautiful girls, these two are the most extraordinary," the queen praised.
"Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice has done a good job in reforming the imperial examination system this time. As her daughter, Fang Xiuying is naturally extraordinary. As for the granddaughter of Honglu Siqing, I remember that one of his daughters was married to the son of the former prince Taibao. The crown prince commits a crime, but this crown prince is loyal, and he followed the former crown prince directly, this daughter should be the youngest daughter of Honglu Temple Minister, right?" Zhen asked.
"Your Majesty is wise, it is," the queen nodded.
"Oh..." I understand, Honglu Siqing, this old bastard, still doesn't give up? "By the way, I heard that there is also your cousin, Zhong Shuling's niece among the show girls?".
Zhang Qian froze, and immediately recovered: "Your Majesty also knows that there is indeed a cousin who is a concubine, but..." Zhang Qian glanced at His Majesty, pretending to be embarrassed.
"It's just what's wrong?" I walked down the platform set up by the queen.
"It's just that when I was still in my boudoir, my relationship with my cousin was not very close." The queen looked embarrassed.
"Oh, why is that, shouldn't cousins get closer?" I made a curious look.
"This is a family scandal. Since Your Majesty asked, I will tell you that my aunt looks very good, and she is the youngest daughter. She is extremely favored in the boudoir. My aunt is also talented and full of money, but in the end However, she violated the wishes of her grandparents and married a poor student. It was not because she looked down on the poor student. Chen, who doesn’t hear anything outside the window, only knows Yangchun Baixue, although he has some talents in reading, but he doesn’t know how to support his family, until now, grandparents still need to support aunt,” Zhang Qian said.
"Actually, even so, this has nothing to do with my cousin, but under the influence of my aunt and uncle, my cousin has a bit of a temper...so, the relationship between my concubine and my cousin is not very good." Zhang Qian hesitated to speak.
I nodded. When I was a gangster, I encountered many such things. Scholars only know how to read, but they don’t know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt. Although they are full of poetry and books, life is not enough to read and write. I'm afraid my aunt will regret it very much now."
Zhang Qian shook her head and said, "How could it be? With the subsidy from my grandparents, my aunt will have a good life, but she still dislikes us for being too utilitarian." Zhang Qian was helpless.
I nodded, "It can be seen that it is necessary to have a good family."
When the third prince was supposed to be brought to the emperor and queen, she found that the emperor and queen were chatting happily, so she asked the nanny to hold the prince and wait outside, and only went in when the two of them were about to finish chatting.
"You girl, your hands and feet are getting slower and slower." Zhang Qian glared at Nong Mo.
"Your Majesty misunderstood, just now His Royal Highness got dirty with his clothes, and the nanny washed His Highness before she brought her here." Nong Mo naturally understood that the Queen was not angry.
"This girl has a heart, hurry up and bring the third prince here and show me." I smiled and said, I spent the last afternoon with the queen, and naturally I slept with the queen at night. The concubine asked Yang Yong to send Xiao Anzi Let me tell you, I will go see her and the First Prince tomorrow.
After hearing that the holy ancestor was left behind by the queen, the imperial concubine was so angry that she broke a set of cups.
☆、Chapter 10
"Your Majesty, the news about the Yingke Building that you asked to check has been found." Yang Yong came to report.
I frowned, did I find out so quickly? "Let's hear it, who is the person behind it?"
"It's Prince Zhong," Yang Yong replied.
I squinted my eyes, "It's him? He hasn't given up yet", but I felt something was wrong. I remembered that Prince Zhong had always been honest in his previous life, and there was no news about the welcoming building.
"That's not it. Your Majesty was so powerful in the thunder. Later, Zhong Shuling persuaded you to keep Prince Zhong and Prince Shun, saying that they were very honest, and the records in the history books in the future will be better. Over the years, Prince Zhong and Prince Shun have also Very honest, to be their free king, did not contaminate the court, who knows that they still have such thoughts." Yang Yong was also surprised, when His Majesty led troops into the palace, he was the first to kill himself Taizong, and then It is the prince and those powerful princes and princesses. After experiencing that incident, all the surviving royal families have lost their courage. It would be fine if Prince Zhong opened an ordinary restaurant, but a restaurant of that nature Open it, and there is no telling how much information can be ascertained.
"Go and find out who gave Prince Zhong this idea, and then look at who Prince Zhong has met recently." After thinking about it, I ordered Yang Yong.
"No" turned around and went down to give orders.
Sitting in the imperial study room, I carefully recalled the situation in my previous life, and felt that this life is really different.
"Yang Yong, find someone to tell Concubine De to pick her up," Zhen ordered.
"promise".
"Your Majesty, Mrs. Anzi just came to say that the Emperor will come over today and let you prepare to pick him up." Concubine De's maid looked happy. Among several high-ranking concubines, only her own empress is in the most embarrassing situation. The son is close by, but there is no news from the empress. The family also came to urge the empress. They tried all kinds of methods, but there was still no result.
"Then prepare quickly." Yang Qingzhi showed a smile. She touched her stomach and sighed slightly. Although she had watched Gongdou drama before and knew that the harem was difficult, she never thought it would be so difficult. Well, the heroine Marysu is all fake, even the most favored concubine of His Majesty, I am afraid that there are countless grievances in my heart.
"Niang Niang, you have to prepare well today, and strive to win a man in one fell swoop," Caixia said.
Concubine De was amused by Caixia, and said: "This pregnancy is something I can control, you girl, don't make jokes." She was worried, in history, Concubine De had no children, now she wondered if she would not be able to have children either.
"It's up to people, maybe it will happen soon," Caixia comforted.
"You girl, you still know that it's up to you." Yang Qingzhi smiled, feeling a little miserable.
"Your Majesty, you are laughing at your servant again." Caixia was dissatisfied.
"Okay, okay, you and Bengong go to the small kitchen to have a look. His Majesty likes to eat the meals I cook the most. It's getting late, so it's time to prepare." Yang Qingzhi smiled and motioned Caixia to change her clothes. In fact, she naturally Yes, I know that Your Majesty likes to eat the meals she cooks, simply because the dishes she cooks are produced in the space, and the water used for cooking is also the spiritual spring water of the space. OK
Thinking of this, Yang Qingzhi admired His Majesty very much. If it is an ordinary person, eating the food made of vegetables from the Lingquan space, and then eating other food, it will be very tasteless. Even so, when His Majesty is most greedy for food, He only ate at her place for five days. Being an emperor is different after all, he restrained himself so much.
Fortunately, it is also because of the Lingquan space that His Majesty always stays with her for a few days every month, so even if she has no children, among the four concubines, she is still not pulled down by the other three. Look at Chen Zhaoyi, She used to be an assistant in the harem, but now she is out of the game. If she has no more children, she doesn't know how long she can last.
When I went to Yonghe Palace, Concubine De was already waiting outside.
"Greetings to the emperor," Concubine De saluted.
"My concubine, get up." Zhen stepped forward, gave her a little support, waited for her to stand still, did not let go of her hand, and directly pulled her into the inner room. "What delicious food did my concubine concubine make? It's really delicious. It seems that I have a good meal today." I took a breath, the food in the imperial concubine's palace is really good, after eating, even the food made by the top imperial chef will be boring , I have checked Defei's cooking methods, and there is no secret recipe, Defei must have some secrets.
"The concubine's clumsy skills made His Majesty laugh at it." Concubine De smiled.
"Where is it, my concubine is too modest?" I sat down and began to eat.
After the meal was finished, I inadvertently mentioned the matter of Yingkelou, "My concubine's food is so good, I just remembered that I went out of the palace two days ago and accidentally walked into a restaurant called Yingkelou."
"Oh, what kind of restaurant is it?" Concubine De clenched her fists. Did someone also travel through and have the same space spirit spring as her? If so, her advantage would be gone. If His Majesty was told about her, wouldn't she be exposed as well? If His Majesty were to find out that she was a lonely ghost from somewhere, would she still be able to survive?
"Actually, the lower three floors of the restaurant are nothing special, but the top floor has something special." I carefully observed Concubine De, and found that she was a little nervous. I squinted my eyes, Concubine De's secret seemed to be quite serious.
"This makes the concubine curious." Concubine De tried to calm herself down.
"Don't tell me, the owner of this restaurant has quite an idea. He uses the woman's body as a dish, and the food is placed on the woman's body. If this restaurant allows those sons and daughters in the capital, they may have a curiosity-seeking mentality. The officials and wealthy businessmen know that, I am afraid that they will go there for dinner every day," Zhen laughed.
After His Majesty finished speaking, Concubine De was relieved. It wasn't about the taste of the food, but about the female body. She knew it was a product of Dongying, "It's indeed fresh, but it's too shameful. How could you do such a thing, it would be too pitiful to destroy a woman with just one meal."
I nodded, "My concubine is smart, I heard that mistress said that only a woman with business affairs can make that dinner plate, but not all of them are just going to eat, and they are getting up and running. □ women can hide from them, and sometimes after a meal, you don’t know what will happen to these women in the end.”
"That's right, His Majesty has to take care of it," De Fei said.
"Don't worry, I know what's in my heart," I said. "Recently, the beautiful girl entered the palace, are you too busy?"
"The concubine is fine, but the empress, the noble concubine and the virtuous concubine are too busy. They have to be busy with the draft and take care of the little prince.
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