phoenix knot

Liang Guanjing wants to close all the brothels in the country. If the decree is implemented, not only will he be scolded by prostitutes, but also by prostitutes. Mrs. Rong Guo has now taken a job and left the palace to do business. She will come back every ten days and a half months. Came to pester Liang Guanjing, and didn't even bother to go to the Qianqing Palace to pay his respects.

When he was stalked, he avoided it for fear that he would not come, and the emperor felt a little lost again.

"In the whole country, there are quite a few people who are forced to become prostitutes, and there are also many people who rely on their flesh and blood to support their families. Is it really wrong for me to do this?"

Su Mingyue had no choice but to comfort her: "If reforms are so easy, how could Shang Yang be punished? You made some people unhappy, and those people will naturally not give you a good look."

"I thought at least she could understand my difficulties."

Su Mingyue didn't want to act jealous at this time, "I think she actually understands you, and she also knows how important this decree is to the women of the whole country, so don't you think she is running around doing things for you?"

Liang Guanjing said: "She feels that I look down on her from the bottom of my heart, and she is a little sad."

Su Mingyue hesitated again and again, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "It's my fault. She is willing to give anything for you. I am too stingy and don't give her any sweets. In fact, she doesn't care about wealth and wealth. The only thing she cares about is It's you. If she comes to pester you again next time, you... just follow her..."

Liang Guanjing couldn't laugh or cry, "Do you think that if you are more generous, I will follow her? What do you think of me? People who die for their confidants are all greedy for things in bed? After so many years, she just wanted to have fun, not What is the result that I really want to have with me. I have realized it, but you have not? "

Su Mingyue said sourly: "Congratulations, you two share the same mind, I'm too vulgar, I just think about nonsense things. Since you are already confidantes, the emperor doesn't need to be wronged, if she doesn't come to see you these days, then It's because she's too busy, maybe she doesn't want to."

Liang Guanjing hugged her into his arms, "I know that you take the soft and not the hard, but I just don't take the soft and the hard. It's still the same sentence, I can give her the greatest honor and favor as a subject, and I can only apologize for the rest. "As she spoke, she raised her chin, "Put yourself in the shoes of me, if I hugged me from left to right, would she still be so devoted to me? She was entangled with Zhao Huaijin and Ling Haoran, but she fought She doesn't like these people in her heart, if I become her servant, she still doesn't know what to think of me in her heart."

Su Mingyue was so close to her, and hearing her say that, she couldn't help feeling, "You used to treat Princess Zheng like this?"

"How do you mention her? She has already figured it out, and one day the one from the Epaulette Palace will also figure it out."

"I mean, you have read people's minds thoroughly, and you know how to handle people." Although Su Mingyue knew how powerful she was, she was so powerful that she couldn't help feeling a little scared.

Sure enough, Liang Guanjing looked directly at her, as if she wanted to see her heart, "Then do you also feel that I have you under control?"

They face each other day and night, so close to each other, but she stares at her like this, making Su Mingyue vaguely think of the night when she saw her for the first time many years ago, "Is the emperor's art of controlling people inherent in this way?" Come on, can others learn if they want to?"

"You know quite a few emperors, what do you think?"

Su Mingyue couldn't wait to kiss her.

In the early morning, Liang Guanjing was going to the morning court again. She closed her eyes and struggled in pain: "Reforms, taxation, corruption, water transportation, border wars, how can I do it all by myself? It is easy to propose a decree, if it is not carried out , no one will do things for you, it’s just a piece of paper.”

She opened her eyes and sat up, "I have to find someone to do things for me."

In the fifth year of Lijing, His Majesty the Emperor did not know whether he was scolded by the old bustards of the 72 brothels in the capital and Yangzhou, and became disheartened, or whether Mrs. Rong Guo abandoned her and suffered a lot of irritation. It made the emperor sadder than before when King Shou left.She promoted a new cabinet, a handsome and well-educated censor——Zhao Zhidong, who was said to be a distant relative with Zhao Cairen.In short, the emperor entrusted Master Zhao with great trust and trust. Master Zhao is also full of ambition, and he is determined to be a generation of famous ministers on par with Di Renjie in Tang Dynasty.

The reform law that made the whole country frightened was being implemented in full swing. In the past, Emperor Li Jing just didn’t allow concubines or prostitutes. Your seventh uncle's second grandma's cousin's sister-in-law has opened a bank, and you have to prove that the income has not gone into your brother-in-law's pocket.Moreover, officials go to work in the yamen every day, and what they do and say should be written into documents, not only their own, but also their colleagues. It is not enough to go out of the yamen. How much money should be played out.Don't look at you as the majestic Lord Qingtian who is trying the case, and the forbidden army may break in and take you before you leave the court. After eating and drinking with the merchants of the Manufacturing Bureau last month, did you make it easier for them?

How well is Mr. Zhao's policy implemented?To give an example: There is a Dongge University scholar in the cabinet who has received a salary for several years. The Ministry of Household Affairs gave this person a silver tael, but never asked about it, and the five members of the cabinet never knew that there was such a colleague.

"Who is Su Menglong?" Master Zhao asked.

His Majesty the Emperor looked embarrassed, "Menglong is the small character of Mrs. Korea. She helps me with some government affairs. She is afraid that men and women living in the same room will cause gossip, so she has been working in the imperial study. She has never been to the Wenhua Palace. I blame me for not saying it .”

Mr. Zhao dared to find out the emperor's head when he searched people for nothing. Who else he couldn't dig out?

Not only is he talented, but he is not afraid of offending others. If anyone dares to harm Mr. Zhao, he will have revenge.Under his instigation, the emperor gradually hated Mr. Gao who had worked diligently all his life. Not only that, a hat of corruption and bribery fell on the head of Mr. Gao who looked quite simple.

It turns out that Mr. Gao's wife's brother-in-law, relying on his nepotism, made money in the local area, which is outrageous. However, Mr. Gao's hometown in Taizhou has a magnificent garden, which is actually reserved for Mr. Gao's retirement.

Even the emperor couldn't cover this matter.

Mr. Zhao has left a large number of people in the court, and his power has been poured into the court and the public.

While the other ministers in the court scolded him, they brought the emperor along.

"Male favorite" is a high-level summary of Mr. Zhao. Although Mr. Zhao swears, no one believes it.Frequent visits to the inner court, handsome appearance, and a Zhao Cairen in the palace.Zhao Cairen was not promoted when Emperor Chengzong passed away and gave birth to his posthumous child. Instead, he has risen all the way in the past two years and became a concubine.Her daughter, Princess Guangping, is already serving in the imperial study. Who else can you be if you are not a male favorite?

Master Zhao was 36 years old at the time, with a clean shaven beard, he looked like an eunuch.

The long beards of Guan Gong were regarded as beautiful in the imperial court, but Emperor Li Jing didn’t like them. Once at a banquet, the emperor’s ministers who were drinking soup said, “Oh, can you still see this beard stained with egg flowers? I usually eat with this kind of beard. You have to be careful, right?" Mrs. Han next to her laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten up.

Master Zhao shaved his beard the next day, not only shaving himself, but also encouraged the cabinet to shave, not only agitating, but later he simply issued an order that all courtiers who have an audience with the emperor should clean their faces and come to the court clean, and the emperor once Thinking of your beard still stained with porridge and soup when you had breakfast, can the emperor concentrate on discussing state affairs with you?

Well, concubinage is not allowed, prostitution is not allowed, corruption is not allowed, and you have to be careful when eating and drinking with friends, forget it, even his beard is not allowed, how can it be reasonable?

There are countless memorials to impeach Mr. Zhao every day, and the emperor doesn't take it seriously. Anyone who is in a hurry to frame Mr. Zhao will be punished in court.

Someone also reported to the emperor that Master Zhao's mansion in the capital covers an area of ​​tens of acres, which is quite grand and luxurious. What's more, Master Zhao has three concubines in his family.

You don't allow others to embezzle, but you live a luxurious life. You are the emperor's male favourite, and you even keep concubines. Let me see how you explain to the emperor!

However, so many posts about the impeachment of Mr. Zhao were handed up, but there was still nothing. Naturally, the cabinet had read the memorials first. Wouldn't it be easy for Mr. Zhao to withhold these memorials from the emperor?

The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were beaten to death by Mr. Zhao, but they still couldn't sue Mr. Zhao. It's really pissing off!

Finally, someone risked his life and cried in front of the emperor, so that the emperor could see clearly.

As a result, Emperor Li Jing also reprimanded the minister who came to make small reports face to face. She said: "Master Zhao has worked tirelessly for the country and the people. In the past two years, the financial revenue has been quite rich, and the treasury is rich. , Corruption has been greatly rectified, and the tyrants and generals who took empty pay at the border and occupied the small soldiers' fields were all arrested. Didn't Master Zhao do everything for me? Master Zhao What's wrong with living in a bigger house, I rewarded him!"

"The emperor forbids court officials to take concubines, and there are three concubines in Mr. Zhao's mansion!"

This move was really ruthless, Emperor Li Jing stared at Zhao Zhidong in disbelief, she dismissed the officials who faced the saint, and wanted to have a private talk with Master Zhao.

It's a pity that Mr. Zhao gave full play to his personal charm and used his three-inch tongue to coax the emperor. In the end, the three-bedroom concubine just changed to a golden house. Mr. Zhao can't stay in the palace every day. After he returns home I will still go to my concubine to have a good time.The emperor should know, but the emperor also has a lot of male favourites, as long as they know each other well.

Master Zhao's reputation is so great that even Princess Yuping came to pay her respects to Mrs. Han one day, so she couldn't help mentioning Master Zhao.

However, Han Yunnong is eighteen years old now, and she already speaks quite well. She didn't say "Zhao Zhidong", but asked Emperor Li Jing a question.

The teacher in the policy theory class asked, how can a courtier be a loyal minister?The yamen is full of corrupt officials. If you don’t go into the water and don’t give others a chance, they will crowd out you. If they don’t cooperate with you in everything, you will not be able to be a good official.What do you do at this time?

Han Yunnong asked the emperor from another angle, it is hard to be a good official in this world, and there are very few people who are capable and clean.

Emperor Li Jing and the princess' biological mother, Mrs. Korea, looked at each other and smiled.

"It doesn't matter what I think, what matters is how I use it."

"Then how will the emperor use it?"

The emperor said: "Teaching pays attention to teaching students according to their aptitude, and the same is true for employing people. If they are capable, let them work hard. For corruption and the like, just turn a blind eye and close one eye. For officials to tighten their belts for the four words of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, that is wishful thinking of the emperor. As for the honest officials, they are used to decorate the appearance, so let him do nothing and be promoted to be an honest and honest official. Just toss corrupt officials."

The princess asked again: "Then if a capable and corrupt official is proud of his talent and pride, is he too greedy?"

The emperor said: "Is it the land of the king in the world, when the money is short of money, he can kill a few corrupt officials to meet the needs of the moment."

Han Yunong smiled, "Can it still be like this?"

Emperor Li Jing thought for a while, "Don't tell people that I said this, let's say it behind closed doors."

The Mrs. Han beside her waved a round fan and said to Han Yunnong: "Is the emperor bad?"

"It's bad!"