The emperor is embarrassed

Li Pingzhou is having a headache about his brother-in-law.

During the day, Ming Zhan had talked to him earlier, "Old Li, I heard that Li Yushi is your brother-in-law. I let him go home to recuperate, do you have any objection?"

Li Pingzhou almost knelt down to Ming Zhan. Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? He hurriedly said, "Thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, how dare I have other intentions. Besides, your majesty is sympathetic to the old minister. Li Yushi was originally not strong. Opportunity, good life and future care, this is His Majesty's kindness."

"Oh, I wanted to scam you. Let's see if it's your part for Li Yushi to embarrass me." Ming Zhan peeled a pine nut and threw it into his mouth with a smile, "It seems that you are innocent, old Li."

Li Pingzhou was speechless.

He thought he was well-informed. Since Emperor Dezong came to Mingzhan, he had gone through four emperors and served the first three emperors. When he arrived at Mingzhan, he was at a loss and unable to do what he wanted.

Although almost everyone thinks that he is in the heart of the emperor, not only him, but even his mother is in the heart of the emperor.But only Li Pingzhou knows how hard his song is.Ever since Ming Zhan ascended the throne, Li Pingzhou's hair has been falling out in handfuls. Now, he has to learn from those women with thin hair and wear a wig, so that he can barely wear a bun.Fortunately, he always wears a hat when he goes out, so no one can tell whether the hair on his head is real or not.

Today Ming Zhan asked him these words again, Li Pingzhou almost turned over, with a handful of things stuffed in his hand, Ming Zhan staggered away.

Li Pingzhou looked down, Ming Zhan grabbed a handful of pine nuts from his purse and gave them to him.

Xu San came from behind, glanced sideways, and said with a smile, "Li Xiang is deeply trusted by His Majesty, I am really envious of this official." They all undressed and pushed their food, even Xu San couldn't help saying a few words, envious of the stubborn old man's life .

Li Pingzhou divided Xu San into half, and the two half-old men walked all the way and ate all the way, throwing up pine nut shells all over the place.Li Pingzhou said, "Your Majesty said that this year all officials' Lumi will be converted into silver, and the silver will be found directly."

Although he felt that the pine nuts rewarded by His Majesty were extraordinarily sweet, after all he stopped talking sourly, Xu San followed Master Li's words and said, "This will save a lot of trouble."

Li Pingzhou smiled, and talked to Xu San about the conversion between Lumi and silver.

After finally dismissing the jealous Xu San, when Li Pingzhou entered the house in Luoya, he heard that his sister was coming.Li Pingzhou was thinking about telling his younger sister a few words to tell her brother-in-law to recover from his illness for a long time, but when he heard his younger sister's resentful words outside his mother's room, he immediately became angry and uttered cold words.

Mrs. Li was taken aback by her elder brother, but when she came back to her senses, she burst into tears in silence.

Li Pingzhou glanced coldly at the maid who was waiting, and the old lady Li said, "Dan Zhu, you go down first, keep watch outside, don't let anyone come in."

Dan Zhu saluted and quietly retreated.

Mrs. Li frowned and reprimanded her daughter, "You are becoming more and more unruly, and the emperor can talk about it casually!"

Li Shi knew she had made a mistake, so she just wiped her tears.

Li Pingzhou had already sat down under his mother, and asked his sister, "What are you doing here? My brother-in-law is not well, and you are not at home to take care of her, so why should you come back to your mother's house?"

Mrs. Li twisted the handkerchief in her hand into a rope, then unscrewed it, and said in a low voice, "It's not for your brother-in-law."

"I'll take care of you when you're sick, and I'm not a doctor, so what's the use of looking for me?"

"Brother." Li Shi said angrily, "Your brother-in-law is not seriously ill, but what is being reported now seems to be the case."

Li Pingzhou was so angry that he said bitterly, "Since it's fine, what kind of disease is he pretending to be? Who is he pretending to be? The emperor gave him the medicine, and told him to take care of it honestly and stop being smart." If this is the emperor's For my wife, if there is nothing to do and pretend to be sick or something, the emperor can pay more attention to it.My brother-in-law has nothing to do with the emperor, just offended the emperor half to death, and then pretended to be sick, isn't this a ready-made handle to pass to the emperor.

Li Pingzhou gritted his teeth, stupid is not enough to describe that idiot!

With tears in her eyes, Li grabbed her mother's sleeve, begging.

Mrs. Li was helpless, sighed, and said to her daughter first, "This is the son-in-law's fault." Then she asked her son, "Is your brother-in-law still working? I heard from your sister that your brother-in-law is not seriously ill. If it is good Can you still be an official?" The old lady hit the nail on the head, and Mrs. Li also listened carefully.

Li Pingzhou sighed, "The emperor just gave me the medicine. Tell me, can my brother-in-law recover from his illness? Besides, it was my brother-in-law who handed me the leave letter. Who can blame me for this matter?"

Mrs. Li cried, "Your brother-in-law is also a censor with a background of two Jinshi. He was scolded bloody at the court. He was really ashamed to see people, so he asked for sick leave to hide his embarrassment. Who would have listened to you today?" The nephew said, the emperor sent your brother-in-law's mission to someone else, what should I do."

"He's sick, and he won't be able to work for a while. He doesn't know how many things he has to do every day. Naturally, someone has to take his place." Li Pingzhou said slowly, "Let your brother-in-law take care of it first. There is no rush."

After listening to her husband's words, Mrs. Li came to her mother's house to inquire about the news, and after listening to her elder brother's words, she did not dare to have the dream of her husband's immediate reinstatement, so after a few more words, she went home.

After her daughter left, Mrs. Li sighed, "Your brother-in-law is so confused, why didn't he discuss it with you?"

Li Pingzhou didn't speak.

Mrs. Li no longer worries about her son-in-law. She has experienced countless ups and downs in her life. Her husband died early and her son was exiled. In her opinion, death is nothing serious.Old Madam Li smiled, "Today the Empress Dowager sent eunuchs to bring the account book."

"What account book?" Li Pingzhou asked puzzled.

Mrs. Li showed a hint of pride on her kind face, and said with a smile, "The last time the queen mother said to open the medicine hall, didn't I donate a thousand taels of silver. Now the medicine hall has saved many people. From the opening of the medicine hall to this month The account of the fifteenth, the queen mother sent someone to send it to me. It is said that those who donate more than one thousand taels of silver have an account, and a copy is posted outside the medicine hall."

"The empress dowager is really meticulous. How much money we donated, how much we used, where we used it, and how much money is left now, everything is very clear." Mrs. Li smiled, "Actually, I can't trust anyone when I don't use it like this. We can also trust the Empress Dowager. At the beginning, I wanted to donate silver, but you were not willing to do so. Not to mention anything else, just benefiting the elderly has accumulated countless merits, which is better than burning incense and worshiping Buddha."

Seeing her son's stern face and not agreeing, Mrs. Li was a little unhappy, and snorted, "I know what you're thinking, I think this medicine hall is run by women like us, shouldn't it be?"

"Mother, I don't dare to think about it." Li Pingzhou hurriedly said, "I was thinking, people who go to see a doctor in Shanrentang have to queue up now, and everyone in the world is grateful to the Queen Mother. If this medicine hall can open Everywhere in the imperial capital, the elderly all over the world can benefit." To flatter my mother again, "There is also a share of mother's hard work here."

Mrs. Li smiled, "It's all the empress dowager's idea."

Li Pingzhou couldn't help but say, "The emperor advocated that the medicine hall should be free for the poor as early as in Yunnan and Guizhou, but now the Shanren Hall is just following the gourd." I have to admit that although Ming Zhan is usually out of tune, he does everything. Each piece is as beautiful as the other.

"The emperor is kind." Mrs. Li sighed, "Otherwise, I would not have come up with such an idea. It can be seen that you really care about the people. You are officials in the court, and you are so stubborn. , I am afraid that you will meet a faint emperor, now that the emperor is benevolent, you are considered lucky."

Ming Zhan is of course a nice person.

His life is simple, he has no bad habits, and he is diligent in government affairs. The key point is that this person is never confused.Although Ming Zhan is quite confusing now, no one dares to say that Zhan is confused.

What a joke, none of the direct branches of the royal family were his opponents, so Ming Zhan was established as the crown prince as the son of Zhennan Prince, and thus ascended the throne.Such a person, every move has its own meaning.

In the imperial court, those with only human brains thought that Ming Zhan was unpredictable.So much so that after Li Pingzhou dismissed his sister, he still couldn't sleep at night wondering whether Ming Zhan doubted him.

Mrs. Li is Li Pingzhou's first wife, she is not young, she has the problem of light sleep, her husband is still tossing the pancakes on the bed, complaining quite angrily, "What's wrong with you today? Now, since the emperor came to the throne, why can't you even fall asleep."

If it is an ordinary woman, how dare she talk to her husband like this.Mrs. Li's status in the Li family is really extraordinary. I think that when Li Pingzhou was young, he offended Emperor Renzong, Ming Zhan's grandfather, and his wife, Empress Fang, was exiled to Lingnan.This Mrs. Li left her eldest son, who had just turned one year old, at home with her mother-in-law to take care of her. After cleaning up, she followed her husband to the land of exile. She lived there for more than ten years and gave birth to two sons and three daughters in Lingnan. Husband and child, husband and wife share joys and sorrows, and the friendship is very good.

Therefore, with Master Li's status, there is only one wife in his family, and his three sons and three daughters are all descendants.

Mrs. Li was as tired as a dog every day watching her husband ascend the throne since the new emperor.When other people become prime ministers, they always hold great power and enjoy a lot of food and drink. How come they can't live a life of worry when it comes to their own home.Mrs. Li was getting old and felt sorry for the old man, so she was very angry.

Li Pingzhou has always respected his wife, so he told his wife about it.Mrs. Li is a hot girl, she closed her eyes and said, "It's worth worrying about, as long as the master has a clear conscience, it doesn't matter what the emperor thinks, at worst, we don't want to be this official." Then he comforted the old man in a daze, "If you want I said, if the emperor really doubted you, he wouldn't have said those things to you. He is the emperor, so he deserves to be tempted. Look at our debt collector brother-in-law, who offended the emperor on the first day and lost his position the next day. The emperor Is it worth being angry with your subjects? If you think too much and can't sleep, let's go and repair the river embankment. It's meaningless for the Prime Minister to do it."

Li Pingzhou is famous for repairing He Gudi. He served as the governor of the river for 12 years, and was later promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

"Go to sleep." Li Pingzhou patted his wife on the back, closed his eyes, and felt much more at ease in his heart.

Without nerves like steel, it was difficult to get along in Emperor Wu Dynasty.

Li Ping and Li Pingzhou are naturally concerned, and some are not.Not someone else's family, His Majesty's uncle Yongning Hou Wei Yingjia is quite happy.

This Li Ping was none other than Li Ping Li Tianfu, the censor of his uncle's cousin, Zhao Xi.

Although his wicked cousin did nothing wrong if he died, Wei Yingjia was still happy to see Li Ping step down.

Wei Yingjia went back and talked to his father about Li Ping. The old Yongning Hou sneered, "The surname Li is looking for death. If Li Xiang hadn't been promoted, how could he be the Yushi of Youdu. Although Li Xiang is Hexiu's Well, I’m not very good at these details. But he’s lucky, he’s used by the emperor, and he likes him today, and he has a good student.”

In fact, the old Yongninghou's impression of Li Xiang is really mediocre. Just because Li Pingzhou took the lead in the past and refused to allow the Empress Dowager Wei to enter the Shou'an Palace, the Yongninghou's mansion also liked him.Now that the Li family was in trouble, the old Yongninghou also felt happy, ordered someone to boil the wine, and had a few drinks with his son at noon.

Regarding Li Ping's resignation, there are those who are sad and those who are happy, and those who are happy naturally have those who follow the wind.

Some people were tired of thinking, thinking, is it because the emperor took the lead for his uncle's family, so he found fault with Li Ping.

Then, everyone thought of one thing.

Since Ming Zhan ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager's natal family was promoted from the Hou's Mansion to the Duke's Mansion, but there was no movement at all in the Empress Dowager's natal family.It's not that he didn't think of this, it's just that the courtiers seemed to "forget" this matter before.Now that Li Yushi had an outbreak in Ming Zhan, some people "remembered it".

There will never be a shortage of people with sharp eyes and quick hands in the world. Li Yushi, as the direct descendant of Prime Minister Li Pingzhou, was taken down by the emperor himself. Li Pingzhou's control over the court was naturally weakened. Someone came to the book the next day and asked Ming Zhan to reward his mother. family.The reason is also very good: the Mother of the Mother, the Empress Dowager's family, the emperor's uncle and grandparents, and now that the new emperor is enthroned, everyone in the world will reward him, and the Yongning Hou Mansion will naturally also reward him.

It's not that Ming Zhan didn't think of this. At the beginning of his enthronement, he thought of his natal family, the Yongning Hou Mansion, when he was enshrined in the Cheng En Hou Mansion.But it was stopped by the Queen Mother Wei, who said clearly, "At the beginning you welcomed me into the palace, these courtiers were reluctant. The Yongning Hou Mansion is already the honor of the Hou Mansion, and there is only your uncle in the family, how can I reward you? If the duke is rewarded, wouldn't I want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the empress dowager? Forget it, if you have this heart, even if you don't reward, you will only have one uncle and one grandpa. If you are in power, you can't treat them badly. It also tells people to stop gossiping. In the future, if you abdicate, no matter how high the title is, it won't be the same."

No one understands better than the Empress Dowager Wei that the family of relatives is fighting for the imperial power and favor, especially Ming Zhan is not the direct lineage of the imperial family. In the future, the emperor's grandson succeeds to the throne. I don't know what it will be like, so there is no need to rush Seal the foreign family.

Someone mentioned today that Ming Zhan hadn't spoken yet. Unexpectedly, Wei Yingjia came out first to decline, "My minister is thankful for God's favor. It is a good fortune to inherit the marquis. Moreover, although the Wei family is the mother of the queen mother, it should not be compared with the history. Compared with other empress dowagers' mother clan, Cheng En is a noble, and I dare not accept it."

Grand Duke Ming Zhan waved his hand selflessly, "Just do as the Marquis of Yongning said." Yongning, these two words are so good.Thank you, thank you, it's so ambiguous, Ming Zhan's teeth ache thinking about it.

After coming down to the imperial court, Ming Zhan finished his administration, and even invited the old Marquis of Yongning and Wei Yingjia to have lunch together, explaining the matter of the title.

If it was someone else, Ming Zhan wouldn't bother at all.Naturally, the Yongning Hou Mansion is no different from other people's houses, it is his grandfather's house, his mother's family.At the critical moment, Yongning Hou Mansion is really awesome.

What's more, he also has an old and cunning grandfather.

Wei Yingjia is an honest person, and the old Yongning Hou is a man of his own mind, and the number of shots is very rare, but once he makes a shot, he can hold half of the universe.At critical times, my uncle's family really helped a lot, and Ming Zhan couldn't be unconscionable.

He Yu greeted him from a distance, and greeted the old Marquis Yongning with a smile, "Hello, old Marquis."

The old Marquis Yongning laughed a few times, "Eunuch He." He was still tremblingly fumbling for something in his sleeve, ready to reward He Yu.

How could He Yu dare to ask for something from the old Marquis of Yongning? He was originally picked out by the Empress Dowager Wei to Ming Zhan. He hurriedly stopped him, supported the old Marquis of Yongning, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is still in charge of the government. Please tell me, let the slave Send you to the Empress Dowager, wait for His Majesty to finish discussing political affairs with the cabinet, and then we will have dinner together when we come back."

The old Marquis of Yongning was even more joyful, his hands stopped trembling immediately, and his legs and feet became sharper. Instead, he asked He Yu, "How is the Queen Mother?"

He Yu smiled, "The Queen Mother is in good health, and the old Hou is worried about it. The Long Live Lord and the Queen Mother have always missed the old Hou Ye."

"Thanks to the grace of heaven, my legs and feet are still flexible." Since Ming Zhan ascended the throne, the old Marquis Yongning's ailment has been healed without any medicine.They are not high-profile, they just go out for a walk occasionally, drink wine and enjoy flowers with a few old friends, and don't stay at home anymore.

Empress Dowager Wei's residence is extremely exquisite, no one can wrong Ming Zhan's own mother if he is wronged.Old Yongning Hou looked at the flowers and plants in the courtyard and the layout of the hall, and felt at ease.The grandson is promising, and the life of the daughter is naturally easier.

When father and daughter meet each other, they must salute first.Empress Dowager Wei ordered someone to support her, and said with a smile, "Father, you don't have to be polite, just sit down. The other courtyard is in the suburbs, and this trip is quite exhausting."

Old Yongning Hou said, "It's nothing, for the convenience of your brother going to court, I will live with you in my hometown." When Ming Zhan moved, all the courtiers moved with him, and old Yongning Hou said with a smile, "A while ago, I also lived with you." Your third uncle went riding a horse, and he even lost two jars of good wine to me."

Empress Dowager Wei said with a smile, "At this age, you have to be more careful. The third uncle is not young anymore." She then asked Wei Yingjia, "How is your family?"

"Seventh sister, everything is fine at home. I am also doing well in the Yamen."

Empress Dowager Wei nodded, and said in a gentle voice, "I told Ming Zhan about the title, so Ming Zhan never mentioned it when he ascended the throne. According to me, there is only brother Ying in the family, and there is no shortage of titles. Lord Cheng En , the reward is a relative. This title is easy to come by, but if you want to make a difference in the court in the future, you will inevitably be criticized because of your relative's background."

"Furthermore, we have to consider one or two things for the future." The Empress Dowager Wei was vague.

The old Marquis of Yongning smiled, "I thought of something with the Queen Mother."

Wei Yingjia also said, "Some people don't like my sister's entry into the palace. If you give us a title again, it won't make people jealous. This is very good. Tell me, the children in the family can wear as big a head as they are. Hat. Those who are capable, use their ability to fight for a future. Those who are not capable, it is good to live and work in peace and contentment. If you rely on your status as a foreign relative to cause trouble everywhere, you will really die."

What happened to the Zhao family has left a very profound lesson for Wei Yingjia. Ming Zhan's ruthless attack has changed the atmosphere of the entire imperial capital. At least now the dudes of the imperial capital will never dare to bully male bullies on the street. female.

Empress Dowager Wei smiled at her father, "Brother has such insight, the family business can be protected, and father can rest assured." In Empress Dowager Wei's view, there are many smart people in the world, but what is lacking is self-knowledge. If Jia can really do what he said, at least for this generation, the Yongning Hou Mansion will have no worries.

The old Yongninghou said modestly, "It's still far away." Among the sons and daughters, the old Yongninghou is most proud of his youngest daughter, Queen Mother Wei.

Empress Dowager Wei smiled, "In my opinion, brother is fine. Yesterday Ming Zhan told me that he planned to select some outstanding young men from Xungui's family to serve as bodyguards by his side, and their grades would not be too high. On weekdays, when he is in charge of politics, he will stand guard in shifts, or take some pens, ink and books, and go out to accompany the driver or something. There are outstanding youngsters in the clan, and my younger brother recommends them."

The old Yongninghou's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, "That's good. Alas, it's a pity that your nephew has just been weaned." Wei Yingjia was embarrassed, "Father, I blame my son for not living up to expectations." You always give birth to me It was too late, and I blamed my grandson for being young.

Old Yongninghou laughed and scolded, "You bastard, how dare you talk back."

The palace people serve good tea and snacks, they are all a family, and they are very happy.

Ming Zhan will not come until noon, wearing a Songjiang cloth robe with dark blue and embroidered ruyi patterns, a gold silk ruyi sash tied around his waist, and a purse and jade ornaments hanging on it. The eunuch Fang Qing followed closely behind.

Ming Zhan greeted his mother first, and waved his hands after getting up, "Grandpa and uncle don't need to be polite, sit down." Sitting next to his mother on the throne of the Empress Dowager Wei, Ming Zhan took a few sips of tea and said with a smile, "These people are simply You are so stupid that I have to teach you every little thing, and I have made my grandpa and uncle wait for a long time."