Self-cultivation after the cannon fodder

What kind of story book in the market can attract a group of students to study unintentionally, and if you accidentally say a word in advance during the banquet, others can pick it up fluently?

With an inquiring mind, Xiao Yiming ordered his servants to buy back all the scripts on the market.

There are only two protagonists in these stories from beginning to end, namely Zong Qihao and Zhu Sining.

After reading all the story books, Xiao Yiming didn't speak for a long time.

"Master, what's the matter? Are these not good-looking?" The servant was nervous and hesitantly asked, "What do you want to see? Or go buy something else when it's small?"

Xiao Yiming threw all the scripts in front of the person: "What else?"

The servant tremblingly said: "It depends on what you want."

Ordinary people always have infinite fantasies about that majestic palace, what the people in it look like, what kind of life they live every day, and whether the love and hatred between them are more intense than ordinary people like them sensation.

"Idiot!" Xiao Yiming was so angry that he couldn't speak, "Look carefully, what's written in it?!"

"What... what?" The servant glanced at the pages of the book that had been turned out, not knowing why Xiao Yiming was angry, "Is it because the writing is not good?"

No wonder the business dropped so much just because I didn't stare at it.

These scriptures are published by the Liu family's bookstore, and from time to time there will be things that the Liu family is selling. Using the scriptures to promote their own products, one thing makes two money, the Liu family's calculation is really good.

The endings of these stories are all happy and happy, the lives of the emperors and empresses are harmonious, and the country is peaceful. These stories that are conducive to image building, even if they are discovered by Zong Qihao, they are not afraid of being banned.

During this period of time, a lot of things happened, blows came one after another, Xiao Yiming felt so tired for the first time.

In the past, he was only depressed for a period of time, and soon he would reach a higher level. What's more frightening is that every new idea in the past could get him out of the current predicament, but now it makes him fall into a worse situation.

This failed debate dealt a great blow to Xiao Yiming. Some felt that Xiao Yiming was too aggressive. Since he had forced an old man in his sixties to faint, some felt that Xiao Yiming was too arrogant.

Xu Jijiu has been operating in the court for decades, and his connections and influence are not comparable to Xiao Yiming, a newcomer who just entered the officialdom.

Now that he is still in the Hanlin Academy, his communication is much worse than before. There are still many aristocratic families in the Hanlin Academy. When they see Xiao Yiming from a distance, they avoid him, and they don't even want to give him a look.

The official career is not going well, and the business road that was originally smooth has also become bumpy.

Xiao Yiming rubbed his forehead. The Liu family took advantage of the wind of the storybook to launch many new products, and they also had the reputation of being used by the imperial court, which immediately attracted a lot of attention. Pursued to recover a lot of losses.

What happens next?

Xiao Yiming had a faint bad feeling, as if everything he had would be lost soon, and he couldn't keep it.

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Both Zhu Guang and Zhu Xiuyong from the frontier sent letters to Zhu Sining, and they entered Beijing together with the memorial, and asked Zong Qihao to deliver it on his behalf.

The two sat on each side of a table, Zong Qihao was reviewing the memorial, Zhu Sining wrote a reply and dealt with business, the two did not speak, only the rustling sound of pages turning.

Concubine Lu Gui has the idea of ​​putting down the burden, and Zhu Sining is

Very supportive, but Zong Qihao seemed to disagree, so he had to make another plan.

In order to avoid the trouble of handing over, Zhu Sining had to be patient and handle some affairs by himself.

The account book is okay, the logarithm is very fast, but some trivial matters, as well as the uncertainties of the people below, all of them need his approval. When Zong Qihao finished approving the memorial, he still hasn't replied over.

"What do you want to write in reply?" Zong Qihao closed the last memorial, dipped the pen in his hand into the ink, and picked up the blank letter paper that Zhu Sining had placed beside him.

"What to write?" Zhu Sining hadn't gotten out of the chores yet.

Zong Qihao glanced at it: "Aunt Li and Aunt Wang bought new clothes together, and gave them a few printed script books before as a reward, but when they tidied up the warehouse, they found that there was only one left. After they changed the new clothes They started fighting, and the story book was torn up in the scramble, and now they don’t want their clothes, so I want to ask if there is any more of the story book?”

"..." Zong Qihao paused, "Why do I have to ask you this kind of question?"

"I want to know too." Zhu Sining threw away his pen, "It's cold, Chen Cairen and Lu Jieyu don't really want to start writing. Liu Meiren published too many books a while ago and wants to rest, so recently the old one is There aren't many left, but I don't care if I print more or less..."

He only looked at the final number, and as for how much to print, it was the people below who counted.

Zong Qihao nodded, and suddenly asked: "So what is that script about?"

"I don't know." Zhu Sining refused to personally review his fanfiction.

"You just leave it to Concubine Lu Gui to deal with it, she knows how to arrange it, so you don't have to go through everything."

Zhu Sining didn't respond, rubbed his wrist, picked up the pen and continued writing.

Zong Qihao waited for a while, and asked, "Aning, do you have other ideas?"

Even if it wasn't a mission, Zhu Sining wanted to send Lu Guifei out of the palace.

"The reward Your Majesty promised me a long time ago has not yet been fulfilled." Zhu Sining said slowly, "Your Majesty has not fulfilled it. It must be that he has not yet decided what to give."

"What does Aning want?"

"I want to ask His Majesty for someone."

"Are you sure?" Zong Qihao glanced at the table. After his memorial was moved away, the table was full of Zhu Sining's documents and account books, "A-Ning's vision is as good as mine, but if she is not here, you have to do Things become more and more, I don't want you to be busy with these every day."

It's not that Zhu Sining can't do well, but Zhu Sining's efficiency is too low, much slower than Lu Guifei, and he may not be able to understand the twists and turns of the people below.

"I don't want to do it either. I'm looking for new candidates." Zhu Sining planned to hold a meeting in the harem in a few days to summarize the performance and formulate the next plan.

Let Concubine Lu Gui disappear in the palace, it is easy to do but not easy to do.

What is easy to do is that with Zong Qihao's cooperation, all aspects are opened and released. With him on the back, others have no way to investigate if they want to pursue it. What is difficult to do is how to hide the truth from those who are close to Lu Guifei.

Zhu Sining had to hurry up to deal with the affairs, and handed over the reply to Zong Qihao.

"It's cold, so I need to greet my father and elder brother first, and then ask elder brother if there is a girl he likes." Zhu Sining said hehe.

Zong Qihao patted his forehead: "If you talk like this, you will be beaten by the crown prince when you come back."

"Don't be afraid," Zhu Sining said truthfully, "Anyway, His Majesty is still here."

The tip of the pen paused, and Zong Qihao wrote down as he said: "Yes, yes, is there anything else?"

"Tell my brother that I'm doing fine...

Zhu Sining found out Zhu Xiuyong's letter, "Just answer the questions above." "

Zhu Xiuyong's question was nothing more than asking about Zhu Sining's diet and clothing, so that he should pay more attention to his body, especially not to catch cold. If his legs feel uncomfortable, he should go directly to Zong Qihao to call the imperial doctor.

"Then write about the scenery of the capital. This is for my father."

Compared with Zhu Xiuyong's mother-in-law, Zhu Guang's family letters are much more interesting. He will write about interesting things he has encountered recently, as well as the changes in the frontier.

After Zong Qihao finished writing, he handed the letter to Zhu Sining for inspection before sealing it.

"Why is the son's letter... so different from King Qin's?" Zong Qihao was a little funny, the father and son should be reversed, Zhu Xiuyang is more like an old father who keeps nagging.

"He's like this. When we meet, he'll see what's wrong with me, and he'll scold me." Zhu Sining has long been used to it. "Actually, I really want to know which girl my brother can fancy. Stop him so he won't have time to take care of me."

Zhu Sining also thought about it, now that he is preparing for the battle, Zhu Xiuyong must not have time to think about these romances.

So when Zong Qihao received Zhu Xiuyong's memorial again, he also attached a personal letter behind it.

It wasn't from Zhu Sining, it was specified that it was for Zong Qihao.

There is only one question above, why the last reply from Zhu Sining was in Zong Qihao's handwriting.

Zong Qihao: "..." The uncle is really lenient.

Zhu Sining was right, Zhu Xiuyong had to be taken care of by a daughter-in-law.

As the aristocratic family was supported, Xiao Yiming's spirit visibly deteriorated a lot. On the contrary, Mr. Liu walked like a wind, and kept entertaining guests to reward those friends who were willing to buy him a drink when he couldn't afford it.

Zong Qihao finally agreed with Lu Guifei to leave the palace.

The aristocratic family can still control it now, he can't let them abuse the royal family's name, thinking that Zhu Sining is easy to handle and will only rely on them.

Concubine Lu Gui is leaving, and someone has to take over the work she is doing.

"Just mention Concubine Xu Shu directly," Zong Qihao said, "Concubine Lu Gui is not here, she is the highest-ranking concubine in the harem except Aning, and it is only natural that she will take over."

"Concubine Xu Shu?" Zhu Sining laughed, "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass her."

"Concubine Xu Shu didn't take over. Could it be that A Ning has a better candidate?" Concubine Xu Shu is a figure who can compete with Xiao Yiming. If Concubine Xu Shu didn't manage the harem, Zong Qihao couldn't think of a better candidate.

"What do you think of Fan Chongrong, Your Majesty?"

"Fan Chongrong? She speaks faster and hands faster, can she do this well?" Even though he doesn't have contact with the concubine, Zong Qihao still has a solid foundation for each person's personality. "Fan Chongrong's riding and shooting skills are very good. For these paperwork I'm afraid I'm impatient."

"It doesn't matter. This can be practiced. No matter what, Fan Chongrong has to be busy. We can't let her do nothing but read novels all day long."

Zhu Sining smiled brightly, Zong Qihao looked like he was in trouble.

Since Zhu Sining has his own ideas, Zong Qihao will not interfere.

With a promising candidate in mind, Zhu Sining held a meeting as usual and asked who would like to give it a try.

"In addition to the affairs of the harem, there is also contact with other parties outside the palace. It is very training and helpful for self-improvement and enriching life..." After talking about it, Zhu Sining encouraged, "The opportunity is rare. If you really take over, She will be promoted to one of the four concubines, and the number of duties will definitely increase."

Fan Chongrong said quietly: "But there will definitely be more things, and there will be no time to do other things."

Zhu Sining: "..."

There were examples of Concubine Lu Gui who had no other leisure activities other than handling palace affairs before, and now that they had other interests that could make money, the temptation to get promoted was really not great for a while.

No one was willing to take over the affairs of the harem, and the scene fell into embarrassment.

After looking around, Meiren Liu raised her hand: "This concubine wants to try."

"Liu Meiren is very courageous and worthy of encouragement." Zhu Sining nodded and added, "Except for Liu Meiren, everyone else can, and Wang Zhaoyi can also try. Everyone is welcome to actively participate in the competition."

Liu Meiren was wronged: "Why can't I just be a concubine?"

Chen Cairen hammered her: "Your Highness will give you face, but you still have the nerve to ask, do you dare to say that you have written clearly every time you bill me?"

Liu Meiren: "But why can Wang Zhaoyi?"

Concubine Xu Shu was obviously doing the usual housekeeping of the Qingning Palace, and Wang Zhaoyi ignored everything except flower viewing and embroidery.

Wang Zhaoyi raised her chin and said triumphantly, "Of course it's because His Highness thinks I'm better than you. Besides, I can't do it, and Yingying will help me."

Liu Meiren: "..." There is someone behind her who is more amazing than her.

Lu Jieyu said: "The concubine recommended Concubine Shu, what do you think, Your Highness?"

As soon as Lu Jieyu's words came out, other people echoed, and Wang Zhaoyi had no objection, and crazily praised: "Yingying is careful and patient, it is most suitable for her to take over, Your Highness choose us Yingying."

"Mianmian," Concubine Xu Shu pressed Wang Zhaoyi, "I believe His Highness will make his own decision."

Zhu Sining glanced at Concubine Xu Shu, and remained silent for a long time, because she just didn't want to do it. Generally speaking, choosing Concubine Xu Shu is the best, because she has skills and popularity. The important thing is to be able to frighten the people below. Disturb and oppose, everyone is quiet.

"As everyone expects, then Concubine Shu will come."

After being driven away, Concubine Xu Shu could only nod her head in response: "This concubine will definitely do her best to live up to His Highness's trust."

After the meeting, Concubine Xu Shu stayed.

"What else is there for Concubine Shu?" Zhu Sining said gently, "You can go to Concubine Lu Gui for the handover. If there are other things you don't understand, I also suggest to go to Concubine Lu first."

"That's not it," Concubine Xu Shu shook her head, "This concubine didn't expect His Highness to be able to persuade His Majesty."

Zhu Sining: "I didn't say it. It's her ability. Your Majesty needs someone like her." If it wasn't for Lu Guifei's own ability, Zong Qihao would never let her go. Sow disaster for him.

"That's right," Concubine Xu Shu's almond-shaped eyes curved, "A concubine like a concubine who has no big pursuits will be like this for the rest of her life. Of course, it would be better if she wasn't busy."

"Concubine Shu, do you still remember that she owed me a favor? Not just once, I want you to pay it back."

Zhu Sining made a gesture of three.

First, he helped Wang Zhaoyi to cover up the corruption of the embroidery house, and then he disturbed the debate and rescued Xu Jijiu. There was also a fan book of Liu Meiren. At that time, Zhu Sining thought that Concubine Xu Shu didn't know about it. After thinking about it, such a thing is not right Maybe it was hidden from Concubine Xu Shu. Maybe Liu Meiren dared to do this with her permission. The only person who doesn't know may be Wang Zhaoyi.

Concubine Xu Shu: "Your Highness was waiting for my concubine here."

They won't leave the palace, even if it's just for show, as long as they are here, their family will benefit, and if they really leave, Zhu Sining will have the reputation of being domineering instead.

Zhu Sining was the only one left in the harem, and the courtiers' eyes were on him, which was not necessarily a good thing for Zhu Sining.

There was no draft, and even though there was a reason for preparing for the battle, the courtiers could see that Zong Qihao had no intention of doing so. In several public occasions, he made no secret of his love for Zhu Sining.

0340;Loved.When it came to the queen, her voice softened a bit, and finally she was not so serious.

After Zhu Sining entered the palace, he ignored the palace affairs. In the eyes of the courtiers, he was the incompetent queen who allowed Concubine Lu Gui to control the harem. However, the harem did not cause too many struggles because of this life, so the shortcomings in the eyes of the courtiers became Not so unacceptable.

It is true that the queen's virtuousness is beneficial, but if she is too powerful, they still have to worry about the bedside wind. After all, Zhu Sining is a man and cannot have children. He is likely to devote more energy to fighting for the interests of the family, which may cause turmoil in the court. And the Zhu family has military power, so it may not be impossible to change the dynasty.

People who were not optimistic about Zhu Sining in the past, now feel that this is not bad. Although they have a bad temper, it is not as bad as the pre-marriage rumors. Besides, it is not because of them, Zong Qihao likes it.

Thousands of words, all merged into one sentence——

Fortunately, I wish Si Ning is incompetent and has no great ambitions. He can't even start a palace fight, let alone government affairs, so the world is peaceful.

"Anyway, if you're idle, you're idle. Anyway, I've delegated all the power to you. You can decide for yourself, and the people in the harem are at your disposal. If you think it's too hard for one person to finish..."

I wish Si Ning made it intentional, and Concubine Xu Shu could understand the rest of the meaning.

Concubine Xu Shu said softly: "Your Highness has said so, the concubine must choose one to come up, the fourth concubine only has one concubine, that is too empty."

"I don't know if the person Concubine Xu Shu thinks of is the same as me." Zhu Sining handed her a piece of paper, "Why don't we write down this person at the same time, if they are the same, it will be her."

After Xu Shufei finished writing, she opened it with Zhu Sining.

"It turns out that Your Highness has already thought about it," Concubine Xu Shu said with a smile covering her lips, "It's a good thing to train people, it would be a pity to miss it."

The same word is on both sheets of paper.

——Fan Chongrong, it's up to you.

Zhu Sining was also deeply impressed by Fan Chongrong's clear account book. If Fan Chongrong hadn't written it too clearly, he would not have found out that the concubine was cheating on him.

This kind of talent who can do the ledger must not be wasted.