After breaking the leg of a powerful minister, I begged him to be regent

Just guessed the old minister's idea. "

Chu Yanting sipped his tea slowly and listened to what he said with great interest.

"Now the queen mother wants the emperor to have a child. But if the emperor is really as the veteran guessed, then he is definitely not willing to do so. The queen mother insists on going her own way, and the result will only be counterproductive. But... if we choose what the emperor likes Man, keep him quietly in the harem, and when he is favored, won't we be able to keep track of the emperor's movements at any time? Even, we can also know the emperor's thoughts at any time."

Jin Baoyuan took a step closer, grinning triumphantly and said, "Master Chu, look, how about my plan?"

Chu Yanting lowered his eyebrows and quietly looked at the tea leaves floating in the teacup. The tightly wrinkled tea leaves absorbed the water and became tender and relaxed.

"Good idea," Chu Yanting raised his eyes and looked at Jin Baoyuan with a smile, "Master Jin's trick is really clever!"

It was the court meeting once a month again, and Xie Honggui pulled himself together to participate in this large-scale meeting of civil servants and military generals.

Usually, this kind of large-scale court meeting is discussed around large-scale state affairs. Everyone talks about you and me, and then Xie Honggui appoints Chu Yanting to decide the world with one word.

But today's question is a little different.

Han Shizu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "Your Majesty, now that you are in good health and in your prime, should you consider expanding the harem?"

Xie Honggui did not expect that this kind of issue could be discussed in the court, "Eh..."

Han Shizu: "According to my observation, the harem is empty in the imperial palace, and there is only one concubine, Su Zhaoyi. This is inconsistent with the royal etiquette since ancient times. Which one of the previous emperors did not have a harem of three thousand and a full house of heirs? So , Your Majesty, this minister proposes to hold a talent show for all the daughters of ministers and generals to participate, and as long as they meet the requirements, they can enter the palace as a beautiful girl to be selected by the emperor. This will fill the harem."

Xie Honggui Khan: This is really bad advice.

15. Chapter 15

Xie Honggui glanced at Chu Yanting, sending him a look for help.

Chu Yanting immediately understood and walked out slowly, but his speech surprised Xie Honggui.

Chu Yanting said: "Your Majesty, I also support Lord Han's proposal. Although Your Majesty is now in good health, there is no need to worry about succession, but the palace is deserted, and everyone knows it. If you can add children and heirs to make the palace lively, it will also be a part of the palace." Great news."

Xie Honggui finally heard it, he was celebrating the palace.

Xie Honggui was very disappointed. According to what he saw, Chu Yanting should object to this matter.After all, the more heirs in the palace, the greater the power, which is very unfavorable for Chu Yanting's power control.

Xie Honggui was silent for a while. If he agreed, he would choose a group of beautiful women to come in. He would probably only be able to guard this cold palace and be unhappy in his next life.But if he does not agree, neither the Queen Mother nor the courtiers will agree, and will put more pressure on him later.

This plot is really a bit outrageous.Originally, the plot was supposed to revolve around important national affairs, and the two forces came and went, but now it always revolves around the harem, choosing concubines for him every day.

And on this matter, the ministers in the imperial court actually united the front and stopped engaging in party disputes.

Xie Honggui waved his hand helplessly, "Sure, you, the Ministry of Rites, are fully responsible for this matter."

Fu Guangde, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, bowed: "Observe the order."

After coming down to court, Xie Honggui was depressed in his study, when Han An sent a message, "Your Majesty, the right minister, Mr. Chu, is asking to see you."

Xie Honggui was silent for a while, then threw the scroll in his hand aside, "No see!"

……

Hanliang Temple.

A white cat was lying on the empress dowager's lap, allowing the empress dowager to stroke its fur.

On the soft chair on one side, Su Zhaoyi was holding a handkerchief to wipe tears that did not exist. She cried, "Queen Mother, you said that the ministers asked the emperor to choose a concubine. Isn't this intentional to embarrass the concubines?"

The queen mother looked at the limp kitten, and said quietly: "Ministers are all thinking about the emperor's heir, and thinking about the stability of the country that the Xie family has conquered. How can I embarrass you?"

Su Zhaoyi choked for a moment, but thinking of how well the Queen Mother treated her in the past, she said again: "But the concubine is the emperor's first concubine after all, and should have given birth to the emperor's first heir. The beautiful girl came first, and the concubine is in the harem... how can there be a foothold!"

Only then did the queen mother slowly lift her eyes, looking at Su Zhaoyi with eyes as cold as ice cubes, "Who doesn't understand? Those beautiful women are all the daughters of ministers and generals, and they are no lower than you, the general's daughter."

Su Zhaoyi is the daughter of Hussar General Su Lei's family. She has always been high-minded since she was cautious, but she is usually wrapped in the illusion of etiquette and rarely shows it.Hearing that the emperor was drafting a girl, he thought it was a beautiful lady selected from the miscellaneous government, so he sneered at it.

Hearing what the queen mother said, I realized that it was not what I thought.

Su Zhaoyi pulled the handkerchief into a ball and fell silent.

Empress Dowager: "Lian Xin, don't blame these ministers for asking the emperor to pick a girl. If you can give the emperor a prince earlier, will the ministers worry about it?"

Su Zhaoyi gritted her teeth, "The concubine understands."

Xie Honggui held back his anger for several days because of the draft girl.It was three days later that Chu Yanting was allowed to enter the study to teach.

When Chu Yanting came in to pay homage, Xie Honggui picked up the scroll without even looking at it.

Chu Yanting smiled: "Is Your Majesty still angry with this humble minister?"

Knowing that it would make him angry, she deliberately turned against him.His favorability on him these past few days has been wiped out for nothing.

Chu Yanting walked forward slowly, "Actually, this humble minister is also for His Majesty's benefit."

Chu Yanting continued: "Actually, even if His Majesty refuses to agree, the Empress Dowager will definitely hold it for the sake of the emperor's heir. It's a dead end, so why bother with the Empress Dowager?"

Xie Honggui still ignored him, but the scroll in his hand was taken away.

Xie Honggui: "?"

He looked up, and Chu Yanting smiled brightly, looking at him.

"Your Majesty, the scroll was taken upside down." Then he put the book in his hand again.

Xie Honggui: "..."

He put down the scroll, lowered his eyes, and sighed, "I thought you knew what I was thinking."

Chu Yanting caught the trace of his loneliness, the smile in his eyes gradually disappeared, and finally squeezed out a sentence, "I think that even you, the emperor, have something you must do."

Xie Honggui's eyes became darker and darker, "You are right."

The two were silent for a moment, Chu Yanting looked at Xie Honggui, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites said that the draft will be held in three days."

Xie Honggui glanced at him, "Why didn't the Ministry of Rites come over and say it themselves, instead let you convey it."

Chu Yanting looked straight at him, "The emperor hasn't summoned my ministers for several days, and finally got to see the Holy One, I don't want to have idlers waiting around."

Waiting for idlers?Do you regard the Minister of Rites as an idler?It really crushes people to death at the first level!

Xie Honggui didn't bother to argue with him, and didn't dare to argue with him, he flicked his sleeves, "Got it."

Chu Yanting nodded slightly, "The minister continues to give lectures to His Majesty."

……

The talent show was held in the Ruyu Palace in the harem, because it was a matter of the harem, besides the emperor, the queen mother and the only concubine Su Zhaoyi were also there, accompanying Xie Honggui on both sides.

At this time, it is the solar term of Slight Heat. Although the weather is not extremely hot, the direct sunlight makes people's eyes hurt.

Xie Honggui looked at the group of girls standing under the sun, without moving or rolling their eyes.

The people in the Ministry of Rituals are too wicked, they are all beautiful girls, they are here for the draft, not for military training!

"Han An."

"The slave is here."

Xie Honggui squinted in the direction of the show girls.Lanlan said: "Give them an umbrella to support each of them."

In an instant, Xie Honggui felt two gazes from the side coldly shooting over him.

The queen mother was faintly happy, it seemed that the emperor was still somewhat interested in Xiu Nu.

Su Zhaoyi was secretly unconvinced, grinding her teeth secretly, clutching a small handkerchief.

"If it's tanned, I'm not interested."

"..."

The queen mother stopped for a moment, and before the draft had officially started, she suddenly said, "Your Majesty, does it look like the girl in the yellow dress in the middle?"

Looking over at Xie Honggui, he was slender and not tall. Although he was not outstanding in appearance, his face was soft, with a kind of Xiaojiabiyu's temperament.

"The Ai family thinks that this woman is quiet and elegant, with outstanding temperament. Your Majesty, please pay more attention."

Xie Honggui was not very interested in this matter at first, after seeing a bunch of beautiful women, his eyes were dazzled, and he didn't know who to choose.He knew that what the Queen Mother said was definitely not casually mentioned, it must be a hint of madness to him.Well, it relieved him. Since the Queen Mother wanted him to choose her, he did so.

As a result, the draft, which was supposed to take a long time, ended in less than 10 minutes.

Except for the beautiful girl named Jin Wancui whom the Empress Dowager took a fancy to, Xie Honggui basically took a quick look and eliminated them.

Seeing that Xie Honggui had chosen Jin Wancui, the Queen Mother was visibly happy, and after the draft was over, she rarely restrained Xie Honggui.

……

"What? The emperor chose Jin Wancui?" In the Liang residence, Liang Cihai had a look of disbelief when he heard the news brought by the servant.

"Master Liang, why are you so surprised?" Chu Yanting sat aside and asked quietly.

"That's right, what's so surprising about this?" Hubu Shangshu Jin Baoyuan sat opposite and echoed.

Liang Cihai: "Why are you two adults so relaxed? We arranged so many beauties to enter, but the emperor only chose an inconspicuous Jin Wancui. Don't you think it's suspicious?"

"In order for the emperor to choose his own person, Liang Cihai not only made up half of all the girls selected for the show, but also had thousands of choices for her beauty.