The emperor is embarrassed

His Majesty the Emperor has not yet arrived.

The Zhaoming Palace was extremely lively and festive.

It turned out that Ming Zhan had just ascended the throne, and the ancients paid attention to "not changing his father's way for three years, which is called filial piety.".Ming Zhan's personality is that when he comes on stage, he directly follows his own rules.Someone pressed him with these words, Ming Zhan's eyebrows twitched, and his two small eyebrows jumped up, "Father's death, if you don't change your father's way for three years, it's called filial piety. Father is taking good care of himself in Yungui. What do you mean? Curse my royal father."

Therefore, the emperor wanted to change the rules, and the officials were helpless.

God is so pitiful, now it seems that His Majesty the Emperor is wise and decisive, not only did not spend a penny of the national treasury on the Tianjin Port incident, but a cartload of money was pulled into the national treasury.

His Majesty is not the reincarnation of the God of Wealth.

Most of the current courtiers have worked under Feng Jingqian, so they naturally think of Feng Jinggan's kindness in their hearts.But now, they also have to say in a fair way that Ming Zhan has the same aptitude as Feng Jingqian.

The Tianjin Port project, you can see Mingzhan means.

However, the courtiers were still dissatisfied with one thing. His Majesty the Emperor took women too seriously.

This time, the workers from the industrial households played the leading role, and of course the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and so on.

People work hard, and the courtiers have to be convinced.

In addition, many other officials of the third rank and above came, and there were nobles and sons from the royal family of the imperial family, all gathered together, and those who were acquainted with each other greeted and laughed.

Since the emperor had not come yet, the courtiers were quite at ease.

After all, the national treasury is well-off, and it is easy to do things with money. They are thinking about where they need to use money to allocate funds, and they start to think about choosing an appropriate time to go to the book to ask for money for construction.

Originally, the ministers were very happy, but when they saw a person, nine times out of ten, their face suddenly fell down.

This person is none other than Wu Wan, a fifth-rank female official.

The emperor didn't know what he was thinking, except for Li Cheng, the head of the House of Internal Affairs, Wei Ziyao, Shen Zhuoyan, Xu Bingzhong, Song Xiang, they were all brought here, and it was really a shame for all the old officials to see. It was pleasing to the eye, and then a dark fire arose in my heart.

Li Cheng, the newly appointed chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs accepted bribes when he was attracting investment in Tianjin Port, and was dismissed for investigation. Ming Zhan brought Li Cheng up.Li Cheng's background is really not that good, he is the son of Li Ming, the chief executive of Zhennan Prince's Mansion in the imperial capital, and he served Ming Zhan when Ming Zhan was the son of Zhennan Prince. Friendship, now occupying the position of chief manager of Cong Yipin's House of Internal Affairs, indeed came here.

Wei Ziyao was also lucky to say that this is Cheng Engong's younger brother, Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry.

Shen Zhuoyan only has a reputation for raising people and has no official position, but this person has the uncle of the governor of Huaiyang.

Xu Bingzhong, this one is not as good as Shen Zhuoyan, he is not even a scholar, he was born as a scholar.Anyone who knows the basics knows that Xu Bingzhong, a scholar, was also bought by his father.No way, his father is the Minister of the Household Department.

The above three can be regarded as the second generation of officials, and there are people in the court, so there is no way.Anyone who wants to be jealous can only blame themselves for not being able to reincarnate.

However, Song Xiang was still guilty, and now the merits and demerits are equal, but he is a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, what ability does he have to attend the state banquet!

The most hated one is Wu Wan with a calm face.

Wu Wan was wearing a sky-blue fifth-rank official uniform. The clothes were ordinary at first, but Wu Wan was tall and beautiful, which added a bit of flavor to the clothes.

Of course, men's official uniforms are quite different from women's.

Wu Wan's official uniform was specially designed by Ming Zhan, with a black border on the collar and delicate embroidered lotus patterns on the border.In addition, the hem is specially made into a large swing of the skirt.Wu Wan dressed like this, not to mention those courtiers who really couldn't see it, Shen Zhuoyan was startled into a dumb goose.It was Wei Ziyao who gave Shen Zhuoyan an extra pinch, and Xiao Shen came to his senses.

Wu Wan stood indifferently in a corner of the hall, and Shen Zhuoyan went over to talk to her, "Master Wu, it seems that you have lost weight these days. Even though you are busy with business, you should pay attention to your body."

"Thank you Shen Juren for your concern."

Ever since he confessed his feelings, Wu Wan avoided suspicion with him. In the past, she was willing to say a few words to him, but now she sent Song Xiang to talk to him about everything, and she ignored him for a long time.Now that Wu Wan said these six words to him, Xiao Shen Juren seemed to be on a stimulant, and suddenly he was full of vigor, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips in joy.

This kid is too naive.Wei Ziyao had nothing to say.

Shen Zhuoyan was thinking about having a few more words with Wu Wan, when he saw an old man with a white beard striding over with a serious face, looking like he was looking for something.This old man is not simple, he is dressed in a first-grade light purple crane official uniform, with a majestic expression, followed by several officials of different heights.

"This is the main hall of Zhaoming. The women's family banquet was held in the Zhaomu Hall of the harem. Did the female officials come to the wrong place?" Ouyang Ke asked bluntly.

Those who can come here to participate in the banquet, except for the few people specially selected, have no official positions lower than the third rank.On the other hand, those who can get into this kind of official position are all smart people, and Wu Wan has long been famous in the imperial capital, and the Nanfeng uncle's mansion can't get cheap in her hands.Except for Ouyang Ke who came forward to reprimand each other, no one really came to praise Gen.

It's not that they just look at Wu Wan pleasingly, it's really that Wu Wan is too difficult to get along with, men are a little afraid of her.

Regarding Ouyang Ke's question, Wu Wan's expression remained unchanged, and she said calmly, "I am here by holy order. If this lord thinks that I am standing in the wrong place, it is your majesty's mistake. My lord can ask your majesty if Arranged this officer in the wrong place?"

Shen Zhuoyan was chasing Wu Wan, but the release of hormones would make a man do many impulsive things.Just like Shen Zhuoyan, although in Lin Yongshang's opinion, Shen Zhuoyan is a bit idiot, but Shen Zhuoyan has been in the imperial capital for more than half a year, and Wei Ziyao and Wei Ziyao have run the royal newspaper, and they live in peace and stability. It's a skill.

If it was in the past, even if you can't see it, Shen Zhuoyan is really not a hero who pushes himself to be a hero.But today, someone made things difficult for Wu Wan.

Who is Wu Wan? She is the goddess he pursues wholeheartedly.

At that moment, Shen Zhuoyan was not happy, he directly interposed between Wu Wan and Ouyang Ke, and said without hesitation, "My lord, Mr. Wu participated in the investment promotion of Tianjin Port by the holy order, and he made a contribution to Tianjin Port. Therefore, The emperor rewarded Mr. Wu to come to the banquet. Even if the student has no official or position, he is also honored by this grace. On this day of great joy, it is nothing to embarrass Mr. Wu. The emperor came here and disturbed the emperor. interest, it’s not good.”

Although Shen Zhuoyan is always a little dull when facing Wu Wan, but this speech is both soft and hard, which is quite standard.

Ouyang Ke glanced at Shen Zhuoyan, but ignored it.He snorted coldly at Wu Wan, "The hen's morning is not an auspicious sign."

Wu Wan said coldly, "This lord is not young, do you know if he has children or grandchildren?"

Ouyang Ke's face was sullen, and Wu Wan sneered, "It seems that this lord has a lot of hens in his family, so I asked them, Si Chen, to show me one. If you don't have the skills, just shut up."

"It's up to whoever serves, and whoever serves! I'm not serving your job! You don't care where I stand!"

"If I can stand here, I have the ability to stand here!"

When Wu Wan said a word, Ouyang Ke's face became more angry, and when Wu Wan's words fell to the ground, Ouyang Ke's anger seemed to pass away.

Wang Rui'an was younger, so he hurriedly supported Ouyang Ke, and reprimanded Wu Wan, "You woman, you don't understand the rules. Master Ouyang is a minister of the Ministry of Rites. Even if you can have the last position in this palace, you should know that you respect your majesty." Old gift!"

Wu Wan said lightly, "This lord didn't even introduce himself when he came here, and he was rude to me right from the start. Naturally, I don't know who this lord is, what position he is in, and what kind of salary he offers."

Wang Rui'an flicked his sleeves, supported Ouyang Ke and left, "Only women and villains are difficult to raise."

Wu Wan snorted, "If you have the ability, go and say this in front of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager."

Wang Rui'an, the royal censor of Zuodu, who made a living by swearing, actually choked Wu Wan to death.

Xu San and Li Pingzhou came over to make peace, and then there was no quarrel.

Because it is really noisy and lively, and the voice of a woman is completely different from that of a man, and it is extremely penetrating.Song Yao also glanced at Wu Wan indiscriminately, and couldn't help sighing secretly: the women in the imperial capital are getting more and more powerful now.

He escorted Hamur back to the imperial capital. Although he was still on vacation, he was a popular figure at this grand event, so Ming Zhan called his name.Song Yao is considered an upstart, and now he has just been promoted to the third rank, he is young and unmarried.In the past, others thought that he had no father or mother, and his family was not rich, so he would look down on Song Yao if he was a wealthy family.

Now that Song Yao had made his military exploits and came back to attend the state banquet again, the high officials of the court would turn around Song Yao from time to time, say a word or two of encouragement, and ask about his family name.

Song Yao was so frightened that his hairs stood on end, he was afraid that he would find some way to reject him if he was favored by an adult, because he would offend others.

The women in the imperial capital are so powerful, and the first-rank Shangshu and the second-rank Yushi have to take the lead in front of women, who dares to marry!

When the emperor took King Du Ruo and drove to Zhaoming Hall, he didn't know that there had already been a quarrel here.

As soon as Ming Zhan came, the courtiers returned to their respective positions, and they performed the salutes neatly in order of rank, so that they could not pass behind them.Ming Zhan said with a smile, "The Ministry of Industry has made great contributions to the construction of Tianjin Port today. With the assistance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the cooperation of various ministries and departments, we have achieved today's achievements. I am very relieved."

Li Pingzhou is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the ministry of Tianjin Port naturally contributed a lot.Even Li Pingzhou has been busy for a long time, but in all honesty, he did not agree with the construction of Tianjin Port at first.

It's not that Li Pingzhou is really stupid and ignorant of politics, it's just that the court doesn't have the money.

The life of the imperial court is very tight, Ming Zhan has just ascended the throne, and he has benefited the world, even exempting [-]% of taxes.The income has dropped sharply, which one still has the money to build Tianjin Port.

Ming Zhan tried his best to overcome all opinions, so he has today.Now Ming Zhan puts the merits of the Ministry of Industry in the first place, Li Pingzhou got up with a hot face, and hurriedly said, "The duty of a minister, dare to take credit, all thanks to the grace of the Holy King."

In short, the courtiers and His Majesty the Emperor each complimented each other, and the banquet began.

There were songs and dances during the banquet, Jing Ouyang Ke met a bloody nail in front of Wu Wan, and there was a happy event, the ministers very tacitly did not mention Wu Wan's banquet together.First, this is obviously the emperor's intention, saying it now will definitely disturb the emperor's interest, and the imperial court will not be a good one.Second, Wu Wan is really not easy to get along with, she is a woman, she has no glory if she wins, and she will be ashamed if she loses to a woman.

Just look at Mr. Ouyang.

In this way, Wu Wan spent her first state banquet peacefully.

The banquet in the harem was naturally presided over by the Empress Dowager Wei, who was named after the Empress Dowager.This is also the first time that Princess Qingluan has appeared in the high society of the imperial capital. After the passing of Ruan Chensi, Princess Qingluan, as the only concubine in Ming Zhan's harem, has attracted much attention.

Princess Qingluan was born not bad, but only not bad.

What everyone paid attention to was not her appearance, but many people thought, "It's really rare for this princess to be able to live tenaciously since His Majesty the Emperor suppressed his wife."

Naturally, Princess Xiangyi Taichang ranks first among the female members of the clan.

Her Royal Highness the princess is really a young man, the Supreme Emperor abdicated, and she became the current emperor's aunt, so she will naturally be promoted to a higher level.It's just that there has never been a princess with a higher rank than the Dachang Princess in the court. Ming Zhan made a new decision and directly assigned the title of Taichang Princess.

When Ming Zhan enthroned Princess Xiangyi, she once thought very wickedly that this aunt Xiangyi looks very strong. If she lives another 20 years, she will not know what title the new emperor will bestow upon her. up.

Princess Xiangyi sat next to the Empress Dowager, and the two old sisters-in-law were together, which made sense.

The main reason is that the Taichang Princess Xiangyi is really insensitive to the Empress Dowager Wei. What kind of woman is this? Her husband is king in Yunnan, so she rushed to the imperial capital to be the empress dowager.If Jingnan came to the imperial capital in the future, how the two of them would meet and greet each other would be troublesome.

Furthermore, Princess An Yue, the daughter of the Taichang Princess Xiangyi, was going to marry Feng Jingnan, and the Taichang Princess Xiangyi also fell in love with Feng Jingnan, a handsome son-in-law, but was cut off by the Empress Dowager Wei.

Also, Princess Xiangyi and Empress Fang, the first wife of Emperor Renzong, her younger brother, were at odds with each other.Empress Dowager Wei lost her mother when she was young, and she was placed under Queen Fang's knees.

Anyway, new and old enemies, all kinds of grievances added up, Princess Xiangyi did not have the slightest affection for Queen Mother Wei.

Of course, as long as Queen Mother Wei is not little M, she can't have any particularly deep feelings for Princess Xiangyi.

Empress Dowager Wei is a practical person, and now my son is on the throne.Princess Xiangyi no longer poses any threat to her, as long as Princess Xiangyi doesn't provoke her, she won't feel sorry for an old man.

Empress Dowager Wei considers herself a caring person.

Naturally, there are many people who flatter Queen Mother Wei, this is the emperor's biological mother.

In addition, some people seem to flatter the eldest princesses.

Then there is Princess Qingluan, the only harem of His Majesty the Emperor.Although His Majesty the Emperor dislikes his wife, Princess Qingluan is the only one left in the harem, which is quite enviable.

Mrs. Wei Guogong laughed, "The crested hairpin of the imperial concubine is really exquisite and ingenious, especially this pendant jewel, such a high-grade gem is very rare nowadays."

Princess Qingluan smiled slightly, "Ma'am, I'm flattered. Speaking of which, His Majesty found it for me. I used to be in the Tibetan royal palace. Only my father's crown had such a big gem."

When Queen Mother Wei heard Princess Qingluan's answer, she was secretly satisfied.

Mrs. Qing Guogong smiled, "The imperial concubine just came to the imperial capital not long ago, but is she still used to the food and climate of the imperial capital?"

"I have tasted a lot of delicious food in the imperial capital, and occasionally I can instruct the maids to cook Tibetan food. The food in the imperial capital has the deliciousness of the food in the imperial capital, and the Tibetan food has the benefits of Tibet." Princess Qingluan said softly.

Mrs. Qing Guogong said to the Empress Dowager Wei, "The Empress Dowager is really blessed to have such a gentle and courteous daughter-in-law."

Princess Qingluan smiled and said, "It is Qingluan's blessing to be able to serve as a concubine to His Majesty the Emperor."

Empress Dowager Wei said approvingly, "Although Concubine Qing is not from the Celestial Dynasty, she is knowledgeable about books and principles, she is the emperor's virtuous wife." This was a nod to Princess Qingluan's performance, Empress Dowager Wei's eyes fell on Mrs. Qing Guogong , said with a smile, "Speaking of which, my wife and I haven't seen each other for a while. I heard that my wife was unwell a few days ago, but she's better now."

Mrs. Qing Guogong smiled, "Thank you for the empress dowager's concern, and the concubines are all right now."

"That's good." The Empress Dowager Wei sighed, "When Emperor Renzong was Emperor Renzong, my aunt held a flower viewing banquet in the palace. My wife and I were about the same age, and we often talked and joked together. Thinking about it now, the sisters in the past also Those who have become wives, mothers, and grandmothers are scattered in all directions, and they will not see each other when they are idle."

Mrs. Qing Guogong sighed, "Yes." She smiled again, "The empress dowager is the mother of the country, whoever you want to see, it is our good fortune to call you back to meet. The emperor serves you with filial piety, and the world knows it. Even His Majesty the emperor will also There is no willingness."

"Speaking of which, younger sister Yu married Xiaoyaohou. Xiaoyaohou was originally a well-known talent in the imperial capital. Now they imitate Tao Zhugong to go boating on the West Lake. It is rare to be happy." Queen Mother Wei said.

Mrs. Kang Guogong smiled, "What the Empress Dowager said is that every time a concubine's sister-in-law sends a letter from home, nine out of ten it is about the beautiful scenery of the West Lake." This Mrs. Xiaoyaohou is exactly Mrs. Kang Guogong's sister-in-law.

Empress Dowager Wei laughed, "Madame Xiaoyaohou is very lucky."

Banquet, eating and drinking, talking and laughing, that's all.

Xu Yingyu was invited by Princess An Yue to attend Princess An Yue's flower viewing party.

Princess An Yue held Xu Yingyu's hand and smiled very kindly, "In the past in the imperial capital, I didn't know there was such a capable girl like you, otherwise, how could I wait until today to make friends."

"In my whole life, I love the coolest girl." Princess An Yue took Xu Yingyu's hand and introduced her with a smile, "You are the most outrageous with me. Come, let me introduce you, this is Mrs. Xiaoyaohou .”

Xu Yingyu leaned back and saluted, and said with a smile, "I have seen Madam, I wish Madam all the best."

Mrs. Xiaoyaohou helped Xu Yingyu up with her own hands. She was no longer young. Although she was well maintained, there were still fine traces of crow's feet in the corners of her eyes, but she could still see her youthful beauty.

"It's the first time I saw Miss Xu, I can't congratulate you. Don't be disgusted. You can enjoy this bracelet." Mrs. Xiaoyaohou directly took a suet jade bracelet from her wrist, and put it into Xu Yingyu's wrist herself.

Xu Yingyu expressed her gratitude generously.

Xiaoyaohou is not a marquis with a foreign surname, he is the great-great-grandson of Emperor Taizu, so Ming Zhan has to be called Xiaoyaohou as a cousin.Since the Taizu, the sons have been divided into feudal titles, and the princes live in the imperial capital. Since the dukes, they can go to other places for a turn.

This Xiaoyaohou lived by the West Lake. He was a well-known scholar in the clan, and he was very knowledgeable.

Xu Yingyu had met several other wives from famous families in Yangzhou, and Mrs. Xiaoyaohou treated her very warmly, pulling Xu Yingyu to talk,

"I have been away from the imperial capital for a long time, and I have forgotten the style and appearance of the imperial capital. Miss Xu came from the imperial capital, so please tell me something."

Xu Yingyu had no choice but to accompany one or two.

In the afternoon, Princess An Yue's flower viewing party was over, and Xu Yingyu left politely.

Mrs. Xiaoyaohou laughed, "Thank you Miss Xu for talking with me today."

"It's a great honor, Ma'am, I'm so disgusted." After repeating the politeness, Xu Yingyu left in the car.After getting into the car, Xu Yingyu said to He Hua, the maidservant in the car with no expression on her face, "Send someone to watch Mrs. Xiaoyaohou's car and see when Mrs. Xiaoyaohou leaves the Princess Mansion and returns home."

The lotus naturally ordered to go on.

Mrs. Xiaoyaohou drank tea with Princess An Yue again, and said with a slight smile, "Thank you, An Yue."

"What's the matter." Princess An Yue smiled, "The girl from the Xu family is so capable, but there is one thing, after all, she is in harmony."

Mrs. Xiaoyaohou sighed, "Hey, we have been friends since we were young, and I don't have to hide it in front of you. Don't you know my evil? The girl from the Liang family, De Rongyangong, is not the same It's not good. Now that his daughter-in-law's filial piety has passed, I thought, it doesn't matter if she gets along with her or not. As long as the girl is decent, able to manage the house, and can control that evil, I will be thankful."

Princess An Yue smiled, "It seems that you really have a crush on the girl from the Xu family."

"He has a good temper." Speaking of Xu Yingyu, the smile on Mrs. Xiaoyaohou's face deepened, "It's both gentle and strong, and it's easy to say that we are the only ones who are not worthy of others, and no one is worthy of them." Not ours."

"Ayu, why do you need to be self-deprecating. You were born in a noble mansion and married into a marquis mansion. Besides, I didn't see anything wrong with your brother Rong." Princess An Yue said, "Brother Rong's description In terms of appearance, few can compare."

Mrs. Xiaoyaohou sighed with a smile, "My sister, what's the use of being good-looking, whether it's for food or for clothing." Shaking her head, "I've seen it through. This time, I have to find a woman who can live a life for that wicked person. If you can't get used to him like this anymore, what good can get used to!"

"Oh, Miss Xu is so assertive, I'm just worried that people will not like Brother Rong."

"Marriage is the order of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker." Princess An Yue didn't think that Feng Rong, the son of Xiaoyaohou, was not worthy of Xu Yingyu.

Although Xu's family is considered well-known in Huaiyang, and Xu San has already proclaimed Ma and worshiped the prime minister, and he is the emperor's teacher.After all, Marquis Xiaoyao was born in the clan, and Fengrong was the eldest son of the Hou family, and he had a family like Kang Guogong's family, so his title in the future would be very secure.Although he is a widower who has lost his wife, but has no sons, it is easy to find another big girl.

No matter how rich and noble the Xu family is, it is still the son of a no-jue family.

What's more, Xu Yingyu is still in harmony.

When the imperial capital was flourishing with millions, Ming Zhan sent the first mission with the chief of the imperial secret service——Chen Sheng.