Lei Yue Longmen

At night, Emperor Li Pinghong finished his government affairs, thought for a while, and went to rest at Concubine Wen Gui.Concubine Wen Gui hurriedly helped him take off the embroidered dragon cloak and the narrow-sleeved dragon robe, and handed them to the "maid" and told her not to get creases when hanging them up.

After washing up, Li Pinghong patted the bed and motioned for her to sit down, "Has Nan'er been here yet?"

"I've been here, but I don't know? Why is his eyes red, and the concubine asked him and didn't say anything."

"Oh," Li Pinghong sighed, and lay down on the side of the bed, with his hands crossed on his stomach, "He is just too kind. He has been in the army for so long, how come he hasn't made any progress? Yes? Like this? Sooner or later, your temperament will suffer."

Concubine Wen Gui hurriedly said: "The emperor appeases his anger, it's because the concubine has no way to teach, Nan'er? If there is anything wrong, please punish the concubine."

"Hey~" Li Pinghong waved his hands, "I didn't? I didn't blame him, so you don't have to be nervous. Come here and lie down."

Concubine Wen Gui lay on his side, Li Pinghong grabbed her hand, rubbed it and said, "Now? There are only seven princes under my knees, and the only adult ones are King Dun and King Cheng. Where is King Dun? I have intentions, but the means are too sinister, and my mother's family is not very upbeat, even if I have intentions, I will be powerless to support them."

"Nan'er? Although he doesn't have any heart or eyes? He has a gentle temperament, like you, he understands the general situation, takes the overall situation into consideration, and wins people's hearts. He has the style of a gentleman. If he is trained, he will become a great weapon in the future. Next year, I'll be half a hundred. Next? Those little ones, I can't wait, only Nan'er? I have high hopes for him. Tomorrow, I have to find some other masters for him , I see that the benevolence and love he is learning now are almost filling his mind, how can a monarch only understand benevolence and love."

Hearing what he said, Concubine Wen Gui suddenly sat up with her elbows on her elbows, opened the curtain and knelt down in front of the bed in fear, and said, "Your Majesty, if you give Nan'er another master so that he can increase his knowledge, The concubine, the mother and the son are all willing, but if it is to make him have the ability to be a monarch, the concubine asks the emperor to take back the order."

Li Pinghong also sat up, "Why are you doing this? Get up quickly."

Concubine Wen Gui didn't get up, "Although the concubine is a female class, she also knows how to respect and order. The emperor is the current monarch, and the empress dowager is the future monarch. Nan'er has always abided by her duty." , never dared to covet the national treasure, our mother and son only hope that you can spend this life in peace, if the emperor really loves Nan'er, please don't make things difficult for us mother and son."

"This...how is this difficult?" Li Pinghong was a little puzzled, but seeing that Concubine Wen Gui refused to accept it, he could only sigh and said: "You, everything is good, just the same is not good, too old? Honest, too dutiful. .”

"Forget it, I just said it casually, you don't need to worry about anything, just raise our son well, I will make my own arrangements in the future."

Concubine Wen Gui seemed to be opening her mouth, but Li Pinghong's face darkened, as if he was tired, and fell on the bed ready to fall asleep.At this time, the chief steward suddenly reported outside, "Your majesty, Jiang Meiren has a stomach problem again, and she is rolling in pain. May I ask the emperor, do you want to pass on the imperial physician?"

"What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you pass it on quickly?" Li Pinghong suddenly got up from the bed, lifted the curtain and got out of bed. Before he could even put on his clothes, he hurried out. has gone far.

She stood dazed at the door with the cloak in both hands. Finally, Cai Ya, the head of the imperial court, hurried back, took the cloak with a nod and bow, and left quickly.Only the lonely moonlight is left, sleeping forever in the cold room.

The maid said indignantly: "Is Jiang Meiren made of paper? Every now and then, this pain, that pain, has only been in the palace for half a year, look at her? Such a mid-thirty year old? Xu Niang, really..."

Concubine Wen Gui suddenly glared at her, "I don't know what to say, I don't want to hear it again in the future."

The maid? Immediately knelt down in fright, "Yes, I will never dare again, servant girl."

In the Eastern Palace, in the study room, Li Jingchen leaned on the chair with a numb expression, "Is that what the emperor said?"

"Yes, the insider personally told the minister that after the emperor came to court, he summoned University scholar Ji Wenkui in the imperial study immediately, and wanted him to be the teacher of King Cheng, but Master Ji refused, saying that he was not qualified enough. , with little knowledge, suggested that the emperor choose a highly respected old minister as the master of King Cheng. Later, he recommended Pan Suiyong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, saying that he was an old minister of the three dynasties, whose prestige in the court was second only to Tan Xuanjing, and he was also with Wen The imperial concubine's father, the late Wen Feixiong, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, was a teacher-student relationship. It would be perfect for him to guide Cheng Wang's studies. The emperor also agreed, but he said that he alone was not enough. After that, the insider After filling the incense, they went down, and then they talked in the study for more than half an hour before Mrs. Ji came out. Later, at night, the emperor approved the papers for two hours, and went to Concubine Wen's palace. I heard that I only stayed for two or three cups of tea, and was called away by the new Jiang Meiren. After that, I never came back."

"Very good!" Li Jingchen rewarded the visitor with a few golden leaves and sent him away.Suddenly, he felt as if his strength had been exhausted, and he leaned weakly against the seat, his eyes crossed the desk and landed on a certain place on the carpet without focus.

Li Pinghong's change of master for King Cheng was done according to the prince's specifications. Emperors have always chosen masters for young princes to avoid important court officials, just to prevent the prince from colluding with the courtiers and coveting the big position.

Now Li Pinghong has chosen to appoint important ministers as teachers for King Cheng, saying that he has no intention of abolishing the establishment, Li Jingchen cannot believe it.She? Don't understand why?The various manifestations of waking up to his father who earnestly entrusted the country to his father before the sick bed? It seems to be a completely different person.Is it because you are not doing well enough?Or as a woman, she shouldn't have inherited the supreme position, but, since that's the case, why did she have to be appointed as the empress dowager in the first place?

Li Jingbai's thoughts are very chaotic, and she wants to calm herself down, but the only way for her to calm herself down is to do things like crazy.She frantically thought about how to get up from the hot magma the next time she fell into hell. It has become her habit to rise up after 11 years of falling, and this time she can also calmly deal with it.

She thought quickly, if Pan Suiyong became King Cheng's master, what would be the consequences?King Cheng has the support of the veterans of the cabinet inside and the support of the Shenwu Army outside. Not only will his power in Gyeonggi surpass that of King Dun, but he may not even be able to match him.Although Tu Yuanshan is high and powerful, his sphere of influence is too far away from the capital. If an accident occurs in the capital, the distant water will definitely not be able to save the nearby fire.

Moreover, after Tu Yunkai's death, the only bond between her and the Tu family is Li Zhouxuan. Li Zhouxuan has been weak and sick since he was a child. If there is an accident in the future, the relationship between Donggong and the Tu family will become fragile.

However, it is not without advantages to speak of.

For example, after the encirclement and suppression of Gu Rentu, the always neutral eldest princess has revealed signs of favoring her. The eldest princess is the first princess of the late Empress Cheng of the former emperor, and she represents the four One of the great military forces, Southwest Cheng Gong? Jiang's interests.Cheng Gong Jiang is Li Pingzhu's cousin, which can be used to his advantage.

Also, at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet last year, the Northwest Zhou family expressed their desire to marry the royal family.The emperor was very happy, thinking that this move would help to consolidate the relationship between the imperial court and the northwest frontier, and said on the spot that he would choose one of the young princesses to be the wife of the Zhou family in the future.But the other party made it clear that they only wanted to marry the emperor's favorite daughter, Princess Kangde, the direct sister of the Eastern Palace.

Li Pinghong's expression changed immediately.He also suspected that the East Palace made friends with foreign ministers in private. One Tu family was not enough, and he wanted another Zhou family.Until Mrs. Zhou Hanshan mentioned to the emperor that she had encountered a stampede in the Bell and Drum Tower, and it was Princess Kant who pulled her out in a crisis and saved her life.She then asked people everywhere, trying to find a savior so that she could thank her face to face, but she searched to no avail.I thought I had no chance to see you in this life.Unexpectedly, I went to the palace with all the imperial wives to meet you that day. Ladies and gentlemen, I recognized the lively and lovely Li Jingxi in the imperial garden at a glance. After inquiring, I found out that she was the emperor's favorite princess. Princess Kant, the more she looked at it, the happier she was, and she wanted to ask for grace for her son.This matter has nothing to do with Donggong.

Only then did Li Pinghong clear up his doubts, but he didn't agree.He can't? Seeing that the two major military powers are married to the East Palace.So, on the grounds that Princess Kant was spoiled and spoiled, she couldn't bear to send her to a place so far away in the northwest, and rejected the other party's request for marriage.

At that time, Li Jingfen was afraid that Li Pinghong would suspect him, so he also personally apologized to Mrs. Zhou at the banquet, and declined the other party's kindness on behalf of his sister.Who knows, Mrs. Zhou's enthusiasm has not diminished at all, thinking that she is not sincere enough, she has repeatedly confessed to Li Jingxuan that she likes Li Jingxuan very much, please don't make an appointment with her too early, next year she? You should bring your own sons, and bring more gifts, so that the emperor can see their sincerity.I don't know if they will or will not come again this year?

If Li Jingxi could really marry Northwest, she would be able to control three of the four frontier forces. The remaining one, Wenfengju, was located in the south and had the smallest power, but it was not impossible to fight for it.

Of course, it is unrealistic to really control three-quarters of the power, but these options can all be used as a backup in the future. At the end of the day, he was picked up by a bunch of people.

She recovered from the disturbed and disordered state, immediately started to arrange, and called out: "Cloud seed!"

But it was a completely different face that came in, "Your Highness, Chief Mu is unable to get away. I am Yuezhong, what are your orders?"

Li Jingzhu suddenly remembered that Yun Zhong had already been sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.His eyes darkened, he slowed down, and said: "You go to Mr. Gu Mian's mansion tonight, and tell him that the plan to contact the old department to attack the Pei family is temporarily suspended, and let everyone stand still. In addition, call Lan Xi to come in."

"Yes."

Li Jingchen thought to himself, King Cheng is highly valued, King Dun and the Pei family must be more anxious than himself, now? Pulling out the Pei family is equivalent to clearing the obstacles for King Cheng, which is not good enough, so it is better to let this word out to King Dun and let the two Two tigers are fighting against each other.

Cen Zhu was flicking the abacus on the table while flipping through the account book to record the accounts. The beads slammed "pop, pop, pop" in his hand, and when he stopped, he took a pen to record the calculated numbers in the account.When Xiaoyuan came to deliver tea, he glanced at the dizzying account book, and sighed in his heart, "My lord is so amazing, so many dazzling numbers lined up together, I didn't faint. I couldn't do it myself." Come.

Cen Zhu frowned, and almost twisted the word "Chuan" on the top of his head. Calculated to build the entire Fushou Garden, it would cost at least 300 million taels of silver, which was equivalent to the balance of the treasury for half a year.What Li Pinghong meant was to let her? Raise 100 million taels of silver within ten days before she had the confidence to have a showdown with the courtiers.Then rush to the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet in front of the Empress Dowager Yan who returned to Beijing? Propose it to show your filial piety?

Of course, he also knew that this matter was difficult, so first he "generously" allocated 10 taels from the private treasury to Cen Zhu as capital, and then guaranteed to get another 10 taels from the concubine within ten days to give to her... Reduce the burden on.In other words, her task was to raise 80 taels of silver within ten days.

The population of Jiankang City with household registration is about 50. Does it? The floating population without household registration is about 20, the daily garrison is about 13, and the total number of people is about 83. If each person can donate a tael of silver , Why is it so difficult for a mere 80 taels?But unfortunately, small households and small households don't donate a tael, and wealthy and wealthy households don't donate a tael.

She can't afford to be provoked by the rich and noble, but if the small family is in a hurry, things will change.In this way, the only option is to start with powerless businessmen.In the past, when she was in business, the most annoying thing was the imperial court. From time to time, she would come here in a legitimate name to get you a fortune.Now, I have to stretch my paws to my former colleagues. What a reincarnation, but whoever counts.