The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

Emperor Tingzai is not a fool, he can hear what anyone said to him and take it into his heart.First of all, Wang Guizhi is a woman. Although she is a first-class wife, she is only a servant of a courtier. To the emperor, she is not at all threatening.If Wang Guizhi is one of his harem, as the emperor, and she is a concubine in the harem, he will definitely take action to suppress and deliberately alienate her, so as to avoid the instability of the harem and affect his world plans.

And she wasn't after all!

Besides, she is not a small fish with no influence. The benefits she brings to the royal family are not only the fact that she has never had so much cash in her private treasury since she ascended the throne, but also the continuous and stable renewal of interests. .Sometimes Emperor Tingzai even hoped that Mrs. Wang would be a man, so he would definitely promote her to be his finance minister. He dared not say that she would be fully responsible for all the affairs of the household department, but from the facts, at least he would no longer have to worry about the affairs of the third party. Gua Erzao is worried.

In the past, Guangdong and Guangxi often reported various typhoons and other natural and man-made disasters that required tax-free disaster relief to send additional military expenses. Since Jia Zheng and his wife left, they have not extended a penny to the central court, except for the first year. It is true that what was collected was not taxes (the fines imposed on the original thirteen guilds), and the tariffs and silver were actually exchanged for urgently needed supplies such as food, clothing, and medicine, and sent to the west to suppress the army. .

At times like this in the past, it was inevitable that some officials would manipulate merchants to profit from it, but for the sake of the overall situation, even when the emperor was around, they could only watch and watch, and only secretly made a note to settle accounts after the autumn when the right time was found.And it was the plan to preside over the entire military expenditure and armament this time that Emperor Tingzai saw another possibility.

This is also the reason why Emperor Tingzai decided to bring Jia Zheng back to the capital when he knew that his eye disease might not be cured.

As a courtier, Jia Zheng did a very good job, but a capable minister like him must be loyal to the entire court. After he abdicates, he must continue to support him as loyally as he has served him. own emperor.

"...The Jia family are all very smart people. Don't think that as the emperor, you can ignore the wisdom of the world. But for a smart person like this, and a courtier who is helpful to you, don't play tricks." What kind of mind. If you treat them with sincerity, they will repay you with loyalty. On the contrary, if you are suspicious of them, they will also be suspicious of you, so they will be afraid of doing things." Emperor Tingzai looked at the prince who had already put on the purple crown, and squinted I rolled my eyes.

"The same is the monarch, why did Liu Bei start so low, and even lost the battle in the end. At the end of his life, Tuogu was as smart as Zhuge Liang, with great prestige and power, but he still rushed forward for the sake of the Liu family. Even when he died, he did not forget it. Write down the list of teachers. This is not only Zhuge Liang's character, but also Liu Bei's true trust. Even if you don't have this kind of emperor's atmosphere, you have to cultivate it for me. You must know that your every move, every word and deed, is not No matter how trivial it is, it will be repeatedly deliberated by the people around you, and they will try their best to please you! From now on, you must always remember that you will have a great responsibility as an emperor!"

Prince Yuandu bowed deeply, "My son, take note."

"Let's take a look again, how will you approve these memorials..." Emperor Ting Zai continued to teach his son, he was a little self-satisfied and proud thinking, Mrs. Wang was right, not every emperor can be like him, Not only can he be a loyal and perfect son, he can also be a good emperor through the ages, and he can personally teach the next emperor without loving the imperial power.

Even though the former emperor father abdicated to him, he really couldn't face his sons killing each other, so he had to let him come out to clean up the situation.But he is different. When he realized that he might have a problem in power, he was already training his next successor.

Satisfied that he tortured the prince severely in government affairs, and assigned him homework to continue to work hard, Emperor Ting Zai was so happy that he returned to the harem, and first went to visit his private treasury, which had added many treasures, so that he could let him go The things that went into the private treasury were all things like Qianqiu Mountains and Rivers Map, Tang Sword and Song Dynasty Porcelain, rare books, etc. As for those properties that had been replaced with gold bars, he felt a little too tacky.

If Mrs. Wang hadn't repeatedly emphasized that this is the lifeblood of the Dayuan firm, Emperor Tingzai would have wanted to store this pile of adus directly in the firm like some silver taels.

After handing over most of the political affairs to the crown prince, Emperor Tingzai was finally able to enjoy his own private time, use his own money, and don’t need the lion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to open up a full set of 42-color pigments purchased from his own Dayuan company. The colors are easy to use Not to mention, the price is still very affordable. He knows that the price must include the profit, but he also has his own share of the profit.

And this rice paper, I used to tell him how expensive the offerings on the imperial paper are, so expensive, but he said no, not to mention the villains in the House of Internal Affairs. The Queen has pretty much cleaned up with him.

Sure enough, Mrs. Wang was right. Top purchases like his can’t just be handed over to one place in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is no competition. They have a monopoly, so there is no pressure. On the contrary, if you want to be secretly bullied by them, forgetting even the most basic sense of service, that's not okay.

I heard a little story about the emperor from the queen. If the Ministry of Internal Affairs is allowed to grow, and the emperor wants to eat a bowl of soup, but it costs only three renminbi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will dare to ask for 2 taels of silver to open a separate dining room. willing to do.

Of course, this kind of situation is absolutely impossible to happen in his palace, but Emperor Tingzai still felt very angry when he heard about it.If the majestic emperor is restricted even what he eats, then what's the fun of this emperor!

After impromptuly making a picture of flowers blooming and wealth, Emperor Ting Zai, who had tried the last few greens, was very satisfied with the samples this time.

"Tell the Dayuan company that, except for cinnabar, moon white, and thin green, the rest of the colors are considered to have passed the test. Order five sets for me, and prepare 24 sets each of the standard twelve colors and [-] colors." Cinnabar Well, I can forgive you, after all, there is nothing better than his vermilion. Emperor Ting Zai watched as the eunuch serving the brush gently sprayed a layer of gel on his painting, and after that the whole painting really looked more vivid .

That's right, when it's ready, he will reward people with it.

Follow Emperor Tingzai to the Queen's Palace for dinner.

After Mrs. Wang's big ship went to sea, more boats that can be boarded in lakes and rivers began to develop. The development of shipping not only brought more benefits in water transportation, but also shortened the transportation of many ingredients from all over the world. time.

As an emperor, of course he can't go to the Zhenwei restaurant, but Mrs. Wang often sends cooks to the palace to cook dishes for the queen, asking her to help taste them.

The queen said yesterday that today I have prepared all the materials with great difficulty, and I can make a thank-you banquet that the old prince has boasted about countless times, the crystal pure heart banquet, of course he is going to try it.

As Emperor Ting Zai walked into the Queen's Palace again, the rest of the concubines had to secretly tear their handkerchiefs.

I don't know what happened to the queen. She is no longer young, and she doesn't know how to blow the emperor's pillow wind. In the palace, in the past, they could still share one or two days in a month, but during this time, they haven't had one or two days in several months!

Concubine Zhuang was even more impatient. She didn't want to compete with the queen, but wanted to find a way out for her son, King Chengjun.

After being so far away from Emperor Tingzai, she was very firm that the emperor would never eat his son, but once the crown prince came to the throne, Ying'er would not be the prince's real brother!She knew very well what he did before, the winner was the king and the loser was Kou, but the emperor never gave Ying'er a chance, and always suppressed him...

She had to find a way, she had to find a way to keep her child.

The day of the draft is almost here, and Ying'er is missing a princess.

"Just forgive me, old ancestor, if you let them pour me down again, I will fall down on the ground with your legs in my arms!" Wang Xifeng pulled Youshi away and refused to drink any more, begging with a smile .

Jia Mu was served by Li Wan Yuanyang, "That's not good, you serve me wholeheartedly every day, and today I have to let you enjoy it for a day."

Wang Guizhi saw that You Shi had listened to it and sure enough she drank another cup of Wang Xifeng, and there were decent maids from all over the house to respect her, and there were others who wanted to give it a try, fearing that she would really drink Sister Feng, so she asked Caixia to give it to her in person. Poured a glass, "Good girl, today is your good day, you should drink two more glasses."

Seeing that she was pouring the wine, Wang Xifeng hurriedly raised her head and drank it in one breath, but as soon as she swallowed it, she knew it was her aunt who was considerate of her. She ate up three more glasses one by one. Empty if not full.

"Okay, let's all eat the bar by ourselves now, otherwise the rare good wine will be eaten by Feng girl alone, and everyone will be at a disadvantage!" Wang Guizhi smiled and turned the empty pot upside down, and everyone naturally sat down obediently Come down and eat and drink yourself.

Jia's mother was also very satisfied, "Everyone also eats wine and vegetables, and let the actors play. After a while, when we are full, we will make wine orders." Under such circumstances, sorrow has long since dissipated without a trace.

Caiyun quietly went back and forth to Wang Guizhi, "Ma'am, the uncle just said that the second master is ready."

"Yeah." Wang Guizhi asked Caifeng to tell Ping'er, "I'm afraid it will be a bit uncomfortable after drinking so much, and the old lady will have fun later, so take advantage of this time to let the second grandma, the birthday boy, go back to the house to change clothes clothes."

Ping'er An'er obeyed Wang Xifeng from left to right and walked into the yard. An'er said enviously, "Madam is so kind to grandma!" These are nothing at all.

Wang Xifeng was happy, "Stop chewing your tongue, I'll be sloppy for a while, and you two can come back and eat."

Sure enough, when she came to the gate of the courtyard, she asked the two of them to go back to the table, "I'm not here, Ping'er, please watch over me."

"Grandma, let's go first."

"Go, what else can happen in my own room?" Wang Xifeng chin pointed to the three young daughters-in-law standing in the corridor, "What's going on in a while, don't they still have them. Go!"

Wang Xifeng took out a handkerchief and fanned her face. She staggered into her room, only to see a large bouquet of flowers suddenly appear in front of her eyes, and then Jia Lian stood in front of her handsomely, "Feng Son, happy birthday."

To be honest, this was the first time that Jia Lian had to celebrate someone else's birthday in a serious manner. In fact, if Brother Zhu hadn't reminded him, he would never have thought of celebrating Feng'er's birthday like this.

"...Happy! Happy!" He didn't know when he was waiting in the house, where did he find these flowers, and waited for him to appear. Whenever Wang Xifeng thought of him treating her like this, he felt indescribably happy.

His words were the best birthday present she had ever received.

The two hugged each other tightly, and finally the flower quilt fell off, adorning their hot bodies.

Wang Zijiong saw his daughter Baochai sitting together with girls from the Lin family and the Jia family reciting poems, laughing and having fun, and asked Wang Guizhi in a low voice, "Sister, is the draft right?"

"Sure, I don't know what your plan is?" Wang Guizhi asked Aunt Xue. After much deliberation, she decided to just watch and not intervene or take the initiative or refuse.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and everything else is fine. She can't control this emotional matter, and she can't take care of it too much.At the beginning of Yuanchun, she wanted to do whatever she wanted to do, but in the end she married a son-in-law who was not the kind of son-in-law she expected, but her daughter lived a happy life, didn't she?

It can be seen that there are thousands of appearances of happiness, and there is no way to fabricate and control them.

"Baochai's temper, sister, you don't know, it's a little weird, she, since the master passed away, she doesn't like those flowers and pinks, sometimes she doesn't even want to wear jewelry, she just cares about making love at my knees She is a hundred times better than Pan'er, and she is so sensible that it makes me feel distressed. I just thought, if I can find someone who is gentle, knowledgeable, considerate and gentle to match her." Wang Zijiong is soft-tempered, and he is looking forward to his sister, Wang Zi. Ling can give her some advice.

Wang Guizhi nodded, thinking that based on the current friendship between her and the queen, she should be able to speak in terms of children and marriage, "Then let Baochai prepare well, I know she has always been a good one, but after all the draft It’s time to show off, otherwise, how can those mother-in-laws who want to choose their daughter-in-law be the first to take a fancy to them? After the daughters are more talented than Dou Zhan, I will accompany you to get in touch with each other. I've got my eye on it, and I'll ask my brother to do some more research and promise to pick a good husband for Baochai!"

"That's good!" Wang Zijiong nodded after listening.

"...Concubine Zhuang complained of illness, did the emperor go to see her?"

The queen held the embroidery shed in her hand and continued to embroider green bamboo, only asking softly.

"Go back to Empress Empress, yes."

"Do you know what you said?"

"I don't know the details, but Concubine Zhuang cried a lot. She said that she only asked for the emperor's matter, so she will die in peace."

The queen frowned slightly, the emperor valued righteousness and affection, as long as Concubine Zhuang did not ask too much this time, the emperor would definitely agree.

What did Concubine Zhuang ask for?

Do you want to join Wanhuazhuang?No, Concubine Zhuang is not stupid, she should know that this is actually the emperor's private property, she is not that stupid.

Will it be Thorne?But if you just want to think about the emperor simply, there is no need to say the word death, and it is wrong.

What would it be?

Is it related to Rong'er being crowned prince?

What will it be?

The queen was guessing in her heart, but she didn't dare to make any other moves. After all, she already looked pretty enough. She had walked 97 steps, and she couldn't fall on the last few steps, so she had to be more careful.

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