Hearing them talking about the Zen position, Yuan Ziyan was secretly surprised. It turned out that Gao Xiuer's husband was really going to become the emperor, so she had to seize this opportunity! Thinking of this, Yuan Ziyan held Gao Xiuer's hand tightly and refused.
release.
Empress Xiao smiled and said: "Since we have to take a long-term approach, the Ai family must also take a long-term approach. The two of them cannot leave Xiyuan!"
After a pause, Queen Xiao said again: "Master Liu, as long as you accept the Zen position, the entire Xiyuan and everything in it will be yours, so why do you need to take them out?"
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "Empress, you are wrong. Even if Liu accepts the Zen position one day, he will not take the entire Xiyuan as his own. This Xiyuan cost the people of the Sui Dynasty an unknown amount of money.
It was just established that it should belong to the entire Sui Dynasty and all the people in the world. As for these girls in Xiyuan, they all have the right to seek their own happiness. How could Liu let them live in order to satisfy his own selfish desires?
How about staying alone in an empty room?"
Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "all the people in the world are the king's soil, and the people who lead the soil are the king's ministers." Empress Xiao is intelligent by nature, and her heart is not as cruel as Yang Guang's, but she has never considered the wealth of the people. In her eyes,
The world belongs to the emperor, so the wealth, lives and everything they own of the common people in the world do not belong to the emperor?
Liu Ziqiu's words were indeed unheard of by Empress Xiao, but when she thought about it carefully, they made sense. If nothing else, let's just say that Yang Guang favored so many women. Even though she was the mother of a country, she could not avoid sleeping alone.
The room was empty, but there was no resentment in my heart.
However, Gao Xiuer laughed and said: "Your Majesty, we really can't rush the matter of the Zen throne. I'll just ask my husband to give you a deadline. According to my concubine, half a month should be enough."
She knew that Liu Ziqiu was waiting for Wei Zheng to come to Luoyang, so she said this to find a way for both parties to get off.
Although half a month was not long, it was still a torment for Empress Xiao. However, the situation forced her to not fall out too much with Liu Ziqiu. Moreover, once Liu Ziqiu accepted the Zen position, Gao Xiuer would be the queen of the new dynasty.
, but she could only be regarded as a noble lady at best. She had to give Gao Xiuer face.
Thinking of this, Empress Xiao sighed quietly and said: "That's fine, just listen to Madam. However, the Ai family wants to grant Mr. Liu a title, and we hope Mr. Liu will not refuse."
So far, although Liu Ziqiu is a general and the governor of Hexi Province, he does not have a title. Although the title does not represent power, it is also a symbol of noble status. Even if Yang Tan wants to abdicate the title, he cannot give it up casually.
To give Liu Ziqiu a title to an ordinary official without a title was originally the intended meaning of the title. Therefore, Liu Ziqiu did not refuse this time. He raised his hand and said, "I would like to thank you, my empress."
Empress Xiao said seriously: "Ai Qing's surname is Liu, which was the surname of the Han Dynasty in the past. The Ai family drafted a decree on behalf of the emperor and named Liu Ziqiu the King of Han!"
Liu Ziqiu was taken aback and waved his hands repeatedly: "In my Sui Dynasty, there is no precedent for someone with a different surname to be crowned king. Please take back the order!"
Empress Xiao said disapprovingly: "Isn't Li Yuan granted the title of Prince of Tang? This is a precedent. If she, concubine Xiao, can be granted the title, the Ai family cannot be granted the title?"
Although she had not returned to the palace for a long time, her status and identity were there. Some palace maids and eunuchs naturally gathered around her, and she naturally knew about the activities Li Yuan had done with Xiao Concubine in the palace.
It's just that when she fell into the hands of Yu Wenji, she was not much better. She took fifty steps to laugh a hundred steps, so she couldn't punish Xiao Bin for this matter, but it couldn't stop her disgust for Xiao Bin and Li Yuan.
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Liu Ziqiu's face suddenly became serious, and a sharp gaze swept across Queen Xiao's face, and then she said calmly: "The ceremony cannot be discarded. If the empress wants to be sealed, she should be sealed to the next Duke of Han."
Just like the Sui Dynasty in front of him, the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang is also very far away for Liu Ziqiu. He likes the word "Han", not because he is seeking any orthodoxy, but he is a Han himself, and the Chinese character, Han
Culture is part of the Chinese nation. As for whether to make him a king or a duke, Liu Ziqiu didn't care. If he wanted to accept the Zen position, a Han duke would be enough. Didn't Yang Jian just follow the duke?
Did I accept Yuwen Chan’s Zen position?
When she came into contact with Liu Ziqiu's sharp eyes, Empress Xiao couldn't help but shudder. She immediately understood her situation and said hurriedly: "I love you, and the Ai family will draft a decree to make you the Duke of Han. Wang Guizhi, thank you.
Please take these three beauties, Xiang Wen and Yuan Ziyan, out of Xiyuan."
Yuan Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief. Xie Xiangwen said regretfully: "Madam, it's a pity that sister Fang Ling has escaped, otherwise..."
"You guys, don't worry about the ancients." Gao Xiuer laughed, "Fang Ling is living a happy life now. In a few days, you will be able to see her. She will soon be a mother."
Speaking of this, Gao Xiuer thought of her son and looked happy.
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Gao Xiuer, Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan were good sisters when they were in Xiyuan. When they returned to the house in Jishanfang, the three of them got into the house and seemed to have endless things to say. Of course, the little guy Liu Sigen also naturally became
became the focus of their discussion.
When he was in Xiyuan, Wang Guizhi was not very familiar with Gao Xiuer and others, and could not fit into their circle for a while, so he had to sit alone in the yard in a daze.
At this time, Liu Ziqiu came over, raised his hands and said, "Miss Wang, can you go with Liu to meet someone?"
Wang Guizhi hurriedly said: "Since the slave family has arrived at the master's house, they can only follow the master's orders."
Cars and horses were already prepared outside the door. After turning a few streets and alleys, they came to a high-rise courtyard. An old man nearly fifty years old came out to welcome him. He bowed and said, "I have seen my lord."
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Liu Ziqiu nodded, turned to Wang Guizhi on the carriage and said, "Miss Wang, do you remember this person?"
Wang Guizhi nodded and said, "Sir, I think I saw him when I was drunk."
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Miss Wang has a good memory. This Yu Shinan Master Yu is a solid supporter of yours. After your father was killed, he helped take care of your father's funeral. At that time, Master Yu was very poor and really spent money.
All his years of savings were wiped out."
Although her father has always regarded her as a cash cow, Wang Guizhi still has feelings for her father. When she mentioned her father's tragic death, she couldn't help but shed tears. She bowed to Yu Shinan Yingying and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you sir, little girl!"
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Yu Shinan was indeed infatuated with Yunli Xishi, but he knew his age and family background. When he was drunk, he only dared to hide far away, and did not say a few words to Wang Guizhi. Now he saw the delicate beauty.
His son fell in front of him, and he was so panicked that he didn't know what to do. In fact, since Yu Shinan loyal to Liu Ziqiu in Chang'an, life has been getting better day by day. After coming to Luoyang, Liu Ziqiu allocated a large house to him, which was better than Liu Ziqiu's.
His house in Jishanfang was even more grand and spacious. There were many more servants and maids at home, and there were escorts when he went out. But when he saw Wang Guizhi, who was as beautiful as a flower, Yu Shinan still couldn't say a word.
But Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "Miss Wang, there is another thing you don't know. When Liu avenged your father, Mr. Yu also helped you a lot. Otherwise, if Liu is just a commoner, where would he find Xu Tingfu?
Whereabouts? Therefore, the girl’s real benefactor should be this Mr. Yu.”
This is a lie, but it is a white lie. Yu Shinan did help Liu Ziqiu at the beginning, and it was he who found the pattern of Xiyuan for Liu Ziqiu. Of course, Yu Shinan's original intention was also to hope that Liu Ziqiu could rescue Wang Guizhi. But in that case,
But it was not enough to impress Wang Guizhi, so Liu Ziqiu "planted" the great favor of avenging her father on Yu Shinan's head.
Yu Shinan was an honest man and was not willing to covet Liu Ziqiu's "credit". However, on the one hand, Liu Ziqiu winked at him, and on the other hand, he really liked Wang Guizhi, so he had to keep silent and pretend to be deaf and dumb. He just wanted to see him in person.
He was absolutely unwilling to admit this.
Wang Guizhi didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly knelt in front of Yu Shinan and kowtowed.
A smile appeared on Liu Ziqiu's face, he waved his hand and said, "Miss Wang, you should understand Master Yu's intentions now, right? Liu is willing to be a matchmaker so that your lovers can finally get married."
This is actually wrong. The only one who is really affectionate is Yu Shinan, and it is most likely wishful thinking. As for Wang Guizhi's vision, she doesn't care about many wealthy children in Dongdu City. She also mentioned Yang Guang's favor, how could she be willing to do so?
Marry a bad old man.
Yu Shinan was very self-aware and said hurriedly: "My lord, there is absolutely no way I can do this. My subordinates are already old enough to be her..."
Liu Ziqiu's face darkened and he said: "Master Yu is too conservative in his thinking. There is a poem that goes well, the eighteenth bride has eighty-year-old husband, pale hair and red makeup. The mandarin ducks sleep in pairs at night, and a pear tree presses the begonia.
Mr. Yu is not married, and Miss Wang is not married, so why not!"
Yu Shinan was an old scholar. He became interested in this poem. He pondered it twice and praised it: "My lord, this is a good poem! I admire it, I admire it!"
How could Liu Ziqiu know how to compose poems? He had plagiarized them all. But at this time, he couldn't say them out, he just kept silent.
If Wang Guizhi had to choose by herself, she would naturally be willing to follow Liu Ziqiu. But she also knew that she was no longer the principal wife of Jingmingyuan. Even if Liu Ziqiu was willing to accept her, she would only be a concubine. In that era,
The master can give away his concubine to anyone he wants. If Yu Shinan refuses in every possible way, there may be hope. Now that Yu Shinan has repeatedly recited the poem, he is clearly willing.