The emperor is embarrassed

The speed with which Hou Zhongyi came to the imperial capital caused displeasure to many people in some way, with sore mouths and scolding mothers in their hearts.

For example, the Marquis of Pingyuan and Marquis of Shangyuan in Taiyuan said in private, "After all, the relationship between the Marquis of Loyalty and the Emperor is different. Those of us with old arms and legs don't have the energy to be the Marquis of Loyalty and speed up." Seniority, the same generation as Emperor Renzong, really has a lot of beards with old arms and legs.They are all from the generation of grandparents, so if you say something sarcastic like this, don't say Hou Zhongyi, even if Ming Zhan hears it, he has to pretend not to hear it.

The Marquis of Yongshun in Henan also couldn't understand the appearance of the Marquis of Zhongyi rushing to the imperial capital to curry favor with him. Although everyone wanted to impress the emperor, they were the clan after all, not slaves. After showing one's clan attitude of being neither humble nor overbearing, one should be respectful to the royal family in order not to lose the character of the clan.After all, everyone's surname is Feng, such a servile as Hou Zhongyi is really despised.Marquis Yongshun was young and outspoken, "We are not His Majesty's uncle, so naturally we are not as good as Marquis Zhongyi."

Shaohou from Shandong said, "Where uncles are not uncles, they are all surnamed Feng. Could it be that he is loyal to the Marquis because of his surname Weifeng?"

Mr. Lu An hid his knife in his words, and smoothed things over in a friendly manner, "Hey, what age are you, and you're so jealous. Let's just keep quiet and ignore the affairs of the court, and just focus on celebrating His Majesty's birthday." He also reminded Shaohou , "Stay away from Huaiyang." Shanqihou also contacted Lu Angong and others for the joint name listing, but Lu Angong ignored him.

Mr. Lu An is very scheming and plans not to let the Marquis of Chess be good. He has seen through the Marquis of Chess, but Lord Lu An has no ambition of being a Marquis of Chess. What he thinks is, let's just enjoy the glory and wealth in peace and contentment, and don't care about those things. what to doDon't say that the Supreme Emperor is not the Emperor's biological father, even if the Supreme Emperor is the Emperor's biological father, the Emperor may not be willing to let the Supreme Emperor come back.

Master Shanqi looking for death is a matter of his Huaiyang family, and has nothing to do with us.

Ming Zhan's birthday is approaching, and among the clan, all the marquises and dukes from all over the world rushed to the imperial capital to celebrate Ming Zhan's birthday.

These days, Ming Zhan has nothing else to do except to meet relatives.Uncles, grandpas, cousins, cousins, grandsons, seven aunts and eight aunts, not to mention.

Not only Ming Zhan was busy, but Queen Mother Wei was also busy.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Wei handed over part of the affairs to Princess Qingluan to learn to take care of it.

Although Princess Qingluan and Ming Zhan don't have much affection as a husband and wife, they have a political marriage and respect each other's temperament very much.Princess Qingluan is panicking in the palace now, Empress Dowager Wei is willing to assign things to her, so Princess Qingluan naturally wants it, she is very attentive.

Even Mingyan stayed in the palace to help take care of the banquet.

The imperial capital city was as prosperous as ever, even more bustling than before the war.

These nobles came to the imperial capital one after another, bringing countless business opportunities to the imperial capital. Even the inn merchants in the imperial capital made a lot of money and enjoyed the joy of the whole country.

There is a saying in modern times: where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

There is another saying: where there are rivers and lakes, there will be right and wrong.

Ming Zhan summed up the most easy-to-understand sentence: There are many people, and there are many right and wrong.

This principle also applies to the Wanshou Festival, which has been postponed for half a month.Because the Longevity Festival is approaching, the imperial capital is very busy now, and there should be no problems with the security of the imperial capital. Otherwise, if something happens, it will be the responsibility of Yin Tian Wanhua of your imperial capital.

In addition, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is also very busy. The hundreds of criminals brought back from Datong were all interrogated by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, and Yushitai.

In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is even more busy. The Longevity Festival is organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is the emperor's first birthday after he ascended the throne. Who would dare to make a mistake.Moreover, unlike in the past, now everyone has seen the shrewdness of the emperor.Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has changed three chiefs of the House of Internal Affairs in succession. The most recent one, Li Cheng, from the minister of the dragon, corrupted tens of thousands of silver and lost his head.

At this moment, who else dares to be greedy?So everyone is still working hard, and the benefits are not as good as before.In the past, it was a commission of a large sum of money, but now it can only occasionally bring in three radishes and two heads of garlic.

The courtiers are also busy, everyone is preparing a birthday gift for His Majesty, don't dare to be thin, it is disrespectful to the king.Of course, I don’t dare to be too thick. Being too thick proves that you are corrupt and accepting bribes.

Even though the big officials who lived far away in the borderlands had no chance to return to the emperor's capital to personally greet the emperor on his birthday, they were not around, so they were polite.The more people are absent, the more etiquette cannot be thinned.

Like some veterans and experienced ones, such as Pingyang Hou, etc., they are not afraid of this. In fact, according to the rules of the Supreme Emperor, thicken three points and bleed a little more appropriately, basically they will not travel.

However, those who are young, poor, and have no family background have some worries, such as Lin Yongshang.

Fortunately, Lin Yongshang is a clever man. He was poor and lost the scabbard of Taizu's sword. Ming Zhan, considering Lin Yongshang's financial ability, didn't make him lose money or anything.For the Longevity Festival, the governor's office must prepare a gift.Now that Lin Yongshang has been in office for a year, the merchants in Huaiyang have also figured out Lin Yongshang's temper.I am very fortunate in private that Master Lin is a clean and honest person. As long as we abide by the law, the business will be stable.

These merchants actually had good intentions and recommended two ancient relics to Mr. Lin as birthday gifts for the Longevity Festival at the cost price.Lin Yongshang was all useless, he thought about something by himself, and sent it to the imperial capital by messenger.

In fact, whether an official is good or bad, clear or dirty, even if the common people don't feel it, these businessmen have some personal feelings.Lin Yongshang straightened his body, and even Governor Yang and others who were newly brought up below did not follow suit.

Officials always have an unchanging principle, the money is small, and the official career is big.

Although Lin Yongshang experienced some difficult things when he first arrived in Huaiyang, he has completely controlled Huaiyang now.Coupled with his temperament, some businessmen really want Lin Yongshang to be governor for a few more years.Moreover, whenever the government has something to do to build bridges and pave roads, they are willing to take out the money they were originally planning to honor, and spend the money to buy a reputation.

After more than half a year of fighting openly and secretly, and then going through the battle to defend the city, Lin Yongshang finally completely established his prestige in Huaiyang.

And Song Yao, who was far away in Datong City, was also worried about giving gifts.

Song Yao pondered, he and Zhao Lingyan had just offended Ming Zhan, and now he was thinking that if he could give the emperor some birthday gifts that were in line with the king's wishes, it would also ease the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.After all, the emperor thinks highly of him, but he didn't do anything to make the emperor look good.

However, he is also a person highly valued by Ming Zhan.Song Yao is far inferior to Lin Yongshang. Song Yao is poor and inexperienced, and he is not as alert as Lin Yongshang's civil servants.

However, Song Yao has a caring adviser.There are three cobblers and one Zhuge Liang, Zhao Lingyan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, just look at me."

In fact, not only the courtiers were busy, but also Ming Zhan. Not only did he need to meet with various royal families, what's more, in this season, he had to help the clan to settle the case.

In fact, this case is also related to the previous matter.

The plaintiff is not an outsider, Mr. Min Jing of Fuzhou.

The defendants are not ordinary people, Shao Chunxiao, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, Yang Shanru, the prefect of Fuzhou, and a single soldier of Fuzhou general.

Min Jinggong was very angry when he said it. What happened in Fuzhou has been stated in the previous article.At the beginning, the pirates besieged Fuzhou City for a whole month. There was no such clever man as Lin Yongshang in Fuzhou City. What kind of medicinal materials, food, etc. were prepared in advance.

Fuzhou City was completely on the verge of a sudden battle. If it wasn't for the dexterity of the individual soldiers and not being fooled by the fake "Taizu Sword" in the hands of the pirates, Fuzhou City might be a different scene today.Even Min Jinggong, I am afraid that he will not be able to come to the imperial court to complain about this.

There is some truth in what Jing Guogong said, "The old minister has been ordered to garrison Fuzhou City for several generations. The Fuzhou General's single soldier is simply robbing the big family because of the lack of food in the army. We also understand this matter. It is not all for Fuzhou City. Well. Even in the minister’s mansion, at the end of the day, the minister only had one meal and a bowl of rice to eat. Fortunately, Fuzhou City has been preserved, and the fault of a single soldier cannot be held accountable. But what I am puzzled about is that Fuzhou City was captured One month after the siege, Master Shan sent dozens of rescue pigeons to the Governor's Mansion. As a result, within a month, he did not see a single reinforcement. In the end, Fuzhou City was relieved of the siege with the help of the Jiangxi Army. Your Majesty, if it were not for your majesty's wisdom, he would have done so in time. If reinforcements are sent, the city of Fuzhou today will be unpredictable."

"Although I don't understand government affairs, I also know that the Dafeng Dynasty was built by our ancestors with blood and sweat. As the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, the surname Shao is indifferent to the life and death of Fuzhou City. Not to mention the slightest pity." Min Jing said fairly, "Originally, I wanted to write a report to inform Your Majesty, but later Your Majesty summoned me to the imperial capital, and I wanted to explain this matter to Your Majesty in person, and I begged His Majesty to investigate thoroughly. Fairness. Otherwise, with His Majesty's wisdom, Fuzhou City is safe and sound, but I heard that many villages and towns in Fujian were looted by pirates, causing many casualties. In the final analysis, it is all Shao Chunxiao's fault."

Ming Zhan nodded, "I see. By the way, Shan Bing joined Shao Chunxiao in the morning, but Shao Chunxiao kept saying that he hadn't received the secret letter for help from Fuzhou City. But Min Jinggong, it's been four or five months now Now, why did you bring it upside down?"

Mr. Min Jing was a real person, and said bluntly, "I didn't know that there were such inside stories before, but I only knew about it."

Without waiting for Ming Zhan to ask, Min Jinggong said to Ming Zhan in detail, "Before we had Zhao Qingyi, the No. [-] in Fuzhou City, it was his family's business. Wasn't Zhao Qingyi taken away by His Majesty? He The old lady also died of illness. Hey, this is retribution, and I have heard that the girl from the Ji family died in front of the Zhao family. Speaking of which, Zhao Qingyi is a direct branch of the Zhao family. His father originally belonged to the Zhao family Patriarch, now that his father is dead, he should be Zhao Qingyi's patriarch. Later, because Zhao Qingyi was deprived of fame and his parents were notorious, his uncle who filled in the house took away the position of patriarch, and Zhao Qingyi They will also be expelled from the Zhao clan."

"Speaking of which, it's another old story. His uncle, Zhao Rubai, was originally an uncle's family, otherwise his mother wouldn't be able to be a child. Now that he is well-off, Shao Chunxiao is Zhao Rubai's biological uncle. General Fuzhou's single soldier is Zhao Qingyi's seven Cousin." When Min Jinggong talked about this, his face was full of irritability, "Later, because of Zhao Qingyi's meritorious service in going out of the city to ask for help, His Majesty ordered him to return to the imperial capital to study books after fulfilling his filial piety. In this way, someone in the Zhao family said that Zhao Rubai was wrong in life Kindness, to take the position of patriarch from nephew by force. A single soldier supports Zhao Qingyi, Shao Chunxiao is naturally Zhao Rubai's faction, and now the Zhao family in Fuzhou is very lively. Otherwise, this matter should not be leaked to the minister. Ask the minister to say, Regardless of their Zhao family, they shouldn't be playing with Fuzhou City because of this! I don't like Shao Chunxiao's virtue of abolishing the public for personal reasons!"

Min Jinggong was filled with indignation for a while, and because Min Jinggong deliberately sued Shao Chunxiao, Ming Zhan sent people to Zhejiang and Fujian to re-examine the case.

Ming Zhan's Wanshou Festival is a major event in the world.Even Zhennan Prince's Mansion, at this time the gift for Ming Zhan's birthday has already left Kunming City and sent to the Imperial Capital City.Feng Jingnan really felt a little sour in his heart: I don't deserve that kid's filial piety, but now I want to give that kid a gift.

Feng Jingqian saw what was on his brother's mind, and comforted him, "It's okay, after your birthday, Ming Zhan will send you back twice as much."

Feng Jingnan's mouth was very stiff, "Could it be that I feel sorry for those things?"

"Of course not." Feng Jingqian is very kind, knowing that his brother is unhappy, so it's better to add insult to injury.Alas, the son and wife are so promising, I really don't know if his younger brother is blessed or not.

Ming Qi is now out of confinement, and she sent the Department of Internal Affairs to handle Ming Zhan's birthday gift.

She and Ming Zhan are twins, in order to show respect to Ming Qi, Ming Zhan will naturally give him a birthday present.

In fact, many ministers were a little dissatisfied with Ming Zhan's generous treatment of Ming Qi's twin daughters, especially Ouyang Ke. It is too much to bestow the title of Princess Yang's, and it is inevitable that His Majesty prefers it when discussed by future generations."

Ming Zhan blocked Ouyang Ke's mouth with one word, and Ming Zhan asked earnestly, "Ouyang, aren't you happy that Princess Ningguo gave birth to a daughter?

Ouyang Ke was stunned, and Ming Zhan had already folded his hands and bowed towards the east, muttering, "Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless you. I am so happy. Ouyang, tell me, Princess Ningguo gave birth to a daughter. , or have a son?"

Ouyang Ke hesitated for a while, but because of the cunning of the literati, he didn't speak.Ming Zhan bowed to Dongfang again and again, muttering, "Bodhisattva bless, let Ming Qi only have daughters for the rest of his life."

Therefore, Ouyang Ke shut up.

In fact, he also hoped that Princess Ning would only have daughters in her life.

The emperor and him have such a tacit understanding, and besides, the daughter of Princess Xiangyi is also an exceptional princess.Well, Princess Ning is very powerful, it is better to have a daughter than a son.Forget it, princess, just princess.

Ming Qi gave birth to a daughter.

In fact, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, including Feng Jingqian.

Although he lives in Yunnan and Guizhou now, Feng Jingqian only enjoys flowers and fishes, and occasionally expresses his views on the government affairs of Yunnan and Guizhou in front of his younger brother.In public, Feng Jingqian only talks about the weather in Yunnan and Guizhou.

However, by making Feng Jing do what he has always been worried about, Ming Qi has now really become a part of Yungui's default power.

Back then, it was Feng Jingnan who single-handedly supported Ming Qi to the top.

Now that Ming Qi has gained prestige, as a result, the situation in Yunnan and Guizhou has not developed as Feng Jingnan imagined.

Ming Zhan failed to inherit the throne of Zhennan, but went directly to the imperial capital to become emperor.

Now it seems that this is a terrible thing.

Originally, when Ming Zhan was in Yunnan and Guizhou, there was still some authority friction with Ming Qi, but Ming Zhan's departure was good, and it completely helped Ming Qi.

Neither sibling is stupid.

For Ming Zhan, Ming Qi's power in Yungui has become a relatively stable choice, especially Ming Zhan, who has no sense of crisis about the woman's rebellion.

And Ming Qi, relying on her younger brother and mother in the imperial capital, her position in Yungui is becoming more and more stable.

If Ming Qi gave birth to a son, it would be difficult to say about Yungui's inheritance rights in the future.

Fortunately, she is now a daughter, a girl, and she will always marry in the future.Feng Jingqian even thought about it in secret, anyway, he has three little grandchildren in the palace, these children are about the same age, whoever becomes the emperor in the future will marry Ming Qi's daughter.

For the regime, it is a kind of mutual stability.

The dispute between Ming Qi and Ming Zhan between Yunnan and Guizhou completely ceased to exist when Ming Zhan was established as the crown prince.The two had long since restored their harmonious and friendly sibling relationship, and even had a tacit understanding regarding the identity of Yungui's next ruler.

Ming Qi's support for Ming Zhan's throne was even stronger than Feng Jingnan's.

Therefore, Ming Zhan entrusted Ming Qi to do the matter of being good at playing chess.

Zheng Kaijun, Shanqihou and others arrived in Yunnan and Guizhou within a month after they left. Because Shanqihou was old and weak, the chariots and horses did not dare to go fast, so they had to travel slowly to be safe.Otherwise, before arriving in Yunnan and Guizhou, Lord Shanqi died. Is he here to pick up the Taishanghuang, or to make the Taishanghuang disgusted.

This is also the first time that Zheng Kaijun met Ming Qi formally and carefully.

When Ming Zhan ascended the throne, Ming Qi came to congratulate him on behalf of the Zhennan Palace.At that time, Zheng Kaijun was fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of Ming Qi from a distance, but he was too far away to see clearly.

Ming Qi has a place in the council of Yunnan and Guizhou, moreover, the people of Yunnan and Guizhou are open, and Ming Qi has stayed in the military camp, so it is no problem to meet a man.

"You are the son of Princess An Yue, right?" Ming Qi and Feng Jingnan look alike, but as a daughter, her face is softer and her big phoenix eyes are bright, even if she asks in such an impolite way , Zheng Kaijun didn't feel offended in the slightest.

Zheng Kaijun had seen Mingli before, but now, he really dare not recognize this one.The clothes are men's, with a female bun, a silk corolla on the head, two gold earrings inlaid with rubies on the snow-white earlobes, and on the chest... At this moment, Zheng Kaijun realized who the person in front of him was, and hurriedly saluted, "Mr. Zheng Kaijun, I have met Princess Ning." Now that Ming Zhan is enthroned, among all the princesses, Princess Ning is naturally the most respected.

Although the court officials were quite dissatisfied with Princess Ning, Zheng Kaijun even heard that the princess held military power in Yunnan and Guizhou, and she was very powerful and unique.Zheng Kaijun naturally couldn't be rude.

Ming Qi nodded slightly, "Excuse me."

Shan Qihou had already been helped out of the car, with an old face, tremblingly holding the hand of his youngest son Feng Zhe and saluting.Shanqihou's description is that Ming Zhan often avoids his courtesy when he sees him, but Ming Qi has no such heart. In Ming Qi's view, as long as he is an enemy, he has the demeanor to talk about shit. The laoshizi used is poor and exquisite.Seeing Lord Shanqi knelt on the ground and finished kowtowing, Ming Qi said, "Please get up, Lord Shanqi, I have heard of your name for a long time."

"Don't dare dare." Shanqihou don't look at his heart, it's really not a good job to come from Yunnan and Guizhou.Don't think that there are horse-drawn carriages in ancient times, and it is a flat river.Thousands of miles away, Shan Qihou's old bones are about to fall apart.He was on an imperial mission, and it was not good to take the two maids for a massage to relieve his fatigue. Hou Shanqi felt that his old life was not given to him on the road, because his ancestors blessed him and wanted to regain the glory of the past.

Now in the territory of Yunnan and Guizhou, he is facing Ming Qi again.This woman is synonymous with savage in the imperial capital, and womanhood is a joke to her.Gods and ghosts are afraid of evil people, and against Ming Qi, Shan Qihou didn't dare to move his full heart, just respectfully and backed down three points.On the contrary, Feng Zhe was young and energetic, and said sarcastically, "His Royal Highness is always busy with political affairs, but she still cares about my father. I am so grateful." He satirized Ming Qi's rooster to wake up in the morning and Yue Li to take power.

Ming Qi raised the corners of his lips, glanced at Feng Zhe, and said bluntly, "Although you come from a clan, you have no title or position, and you can't be called a 'little minister'."

"A man who has heard of good chess and knowledge for a long time, now it seems that he is like a godson. No wonder the Marquis of Linjiang will win the title because of it." Feng Zhe's cheeks flushed with embarrassment at Ming Zhan's words, and he was very annoyed.

Naturally, Ming Qi didn't look at Feng Zhe's embarrassment, and instead told the director of the Department of Internal Affairs, "Don't miss anything in the post house. Marquis Shanqi is getting old, so he should make things that the old man chews and chews." "He said to Shanqihou, "If Shanqihou has any needs, feel free to ask. Although Yunnan and Guizhou are in a remote area, we are not stingy in entertaining guests."

The Marquis of Shanqi was an old man, and he apologized on behalf of his son in fear, "The dog has never seen the world, so I ask the eldest princess to forgive me." Then he asked about the business, "I just don't know when I will be able to greet the Supreme Emperor?"

"The Empress Dowager knew that you were coming, but today it will not happen. The Empress Dowager and my father went to Nangong in the suburbs for a spring hunt. I have ordered someone to send a letter to Nangong. Let's see when the Empress Dowager summons you." Ming Qi asked Zheng Kaijun, " Are you okay?"

For some reason, Zheng Kaijun didn't dare to look up at Ming Qi again, and hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness's arrangements are all appropriate."

"Well, if you have anything to say, just talk to the Department of Internal Affairs."

After speaking, Ming Qi turned and left.