Xiao Dapeng was surprised when he heard Liu Ziqiu calling himself "I". He didn't expect that Liu Ziqiu had already become the emperor. What is an emperor? It is a supreme existence, holding the power of killing and taking over the lives of all people in the world. Xiao Dapeng was so surprised that his knees couldn't help but move.
After a moment of weakness, he knelt down again. As if he had no strength left in his body, he kept muttering: "Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Liu Ziqiu looked at Xiao Dapeng's performance and secretly shook his head. Unexpectedly, in a few years, the former unruly young man had transformed into a coward who was greedy for life and afraid of death. Liu Ziqiu felt disgusted, tossed his sleeves, and said coldly: "
Didn’t I already promise to spare your life? Why are you so nagging!"
Xiao Dapeng refused to get up, and kept saying: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Just give me a chance. I don't want to live the same life as before. Let me be an official, even a small county magistrate."
I will definitely do my job well and will never embarrass the Emperor!"
Liu Ziqiu sneered and said: "Want to be an official? Huh, huh. Officials are so easy to do? Why should I let you be a county magistrate?"
Xiao Dapeng suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, I want to make a meritorious service. I have a big secret to report to the Emperor!"
Liu Ziqiu glanced at him and said, "What secret do you have? Come tell me."
Xiao Dapeng gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I know my sister-in-law. Oh, no, it's the empress. She and, she and..."
Hearing Xiao Dapeng mentioning Gao Xiuer, but hesitating, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but feel nervous, but he quickly calmed down. He firmly believed that Gao Xiuer would not betray him. Liu Ziqiu waved his hand gently and said: "Xiuer, how can she
Already?"
Xiao Dapeng had no way out at this time, so he could only bite the bullet and continue: "The empress and Yu Hangyingyang, General Hua Yun, have something private!"
Seeing the disdainful look on Liu Ziqiu's face, Xiao Dapeng became cruel and said: "They even gave birth to a baby!"
"Well, this is indeed a huge secret. Are you sure that the child was born to Xiu'er and Huayun and not someone else?" Liu Ziqiu's face was very calm, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.
But Xiao Dapeng insisted: "It's unmistakable, it's the scoundrel Hua Yun!"
Liu Ziqiu burst out laughing: "Xiao Dapeng, wait, I will let you meet someone."
After saying that, Liu Ziqiu clapped his hands gently. A young general walked out of the house with a helmet on his head. It was Hua Yun. Hua Yun walked up to Xiao Dapeng and pulled out the sharp horizontal knife from his waist with a "choking" sound.
He put his arm around Xiao Dapeng's neck and shouted sternly: "Xiao Dapeng, how dare you frame me!"
Xiao Dapeng shouted: "Your Majesty, he wants to kill people and silence them!" Seeing that Liu Ziqiu remained silent, Xiao Dapeng quickly said: "Your Majesty, after he arrived in Yuhang, he ran to Changshan Village every three days. As soon as he arrived in the village, he got into the queen's room.
, it took an hour to come out. Later, later the queen got it."
"Fart!" Hua Yun had always disliked Xiao Dapeng. At this moment, he couldn't hold back any more and started swearing. He completely forgot about her status as a noble concubine and kicked Xiao Dapeng to the ground and said viciously, "
When did Hua arrive in Changshan Village? When was Gen'er born? Don't you understand that you are pregnant in ten months?"
Liu Ziqiu suddenly realized that according to Liu Sigen's birth date, Gao Xiuer had not left Changshan Village when he was pregnant with the child. Hua Yun's unintentional words removed the big stone that was weighing on Liu Ziqiu's heart. Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
I felt deeply ashamed of the suspicion I had had, and secretly made up my mind to treat Gao Xiuer well in the future.
But Xiao Dapeng was still arguing: "Every time you stay in Gao Xiu'er's room for a few hours, it's always a fact!"
Hua Yun took off his helmet, took out the hosta, spread his long hair down, and sneered: "Xiao Dapeng, open your dog eyes and take a closer look!"
Xiao Dapeng was surprised. The Hua Yun in front of him was not a heroic general, but a beautiful woman. Even his Adam's apple disappeared.
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "Xiao Dapeng, you have made a big mistake and still don't know how to repent and continue to stir up trouble here. I couldn't forgive you. But for your grandfather's sake, I can pardon your death penalty! Come on!
People, take Xiao Dapeng down and imprison him for ten years."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, just spare me this time!" Thinking of staying in that lonely space for another ten years, Xiao Dapeng went a little crazy. But Liu Ziqiu was no longer willing to listen to him anymore and waved
He waved his hand and let several stout female guards drag him down.
Inside the house, Xiao Concubine followed Gao Xiuer out, knelt down in front of Liu Ziqiu, and whispered: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving Dapeng's life. I am willing to die to apologize."
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "I know that you can't help yourself, so get up first. Li Yuan's family has left Luoyang at noon today and went to Longxi. You are pregnant with Li Yuan's child, so you followed Li Yuan to Longxi.
It’s better to continue to stay in Luoyang and you can make up your own mind."
Xiao Concubine was stunned for a long time and then said: "I don't want to have any contact with Li Yuan anymore, but I don't have the shame to stay in this palace any longer."
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said: "Let's do this. I will arrange a house for you in Luoyang City. You and Yang Gao can move there. In addition, Xiao Dapeng will do hard labor on the farm on the outskirts of the city, and his family can visit once a month.
Don’t miss this opportunity.”
In the past, prisoners were kept in prisons, but now, Liu Ziqiu has implemented a new system, setting up a reform-through-labor farm on the outskirts of each county. Except for prisoners who may be sentenced to death, everyone else must go to the farm for reform-through-labor.
The purpose of this is to allow these prisoners to support themselves on the one hand, and to reduce the burden on the court on the other.
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The next day, Liu Ziqiu issued another decree to clean up Shanglin Xiyuan. According to Liu Ziqiu's original intention, he wanted to repatriate the beauties and palace maids. However, due to years of war, most of these women's families had lost contact, so Liu Ziqiu had to send them back.
They were married to meritorious officers and men in the army respectively. Liu Ziqiu's wording was very clear, it was "marriage" rather than "reward". The status of these women were all wives, not slaves or concubines. For them, it was also a good destination.
.Except for Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan, who followed Gao Xiuer to the palace, most women accepted this arrangement, but there was one exception.
This person is Qin Fengqin, the lady in charge of Cuihua Courtyard. Anyone who can become the lady in charge of the Sixteenth Courtyard will naturally look like a flower in the moonlight. This Madam Qin is not only beautiful, she is also good at needlework and is even better at dancing.
Dui Huagan'er can be said to be both talented and beautiful. Because of this, Mrs. Qin is also very ambitious and always wants to be a leader of the beauties. However, Yang Guang's days in Xiyuan were not long, and there were so many beauties.
It really dazzled him and he didn't notice Qin Fengqin for a while. As a result, Yang Guang died again a few days later.
Now, Liu Ziqiu ordered her to marry an ordinary soldier. How could Qin Fengqin agree? She actually wanted to hit a wall to prove her ambition.
After Liu Ziqiu heard about it, he also sighed. He ordered someone to bring Qin Fengqin in front of him and asked: "Since you don't want to marry, I will reward you with a sum of gold and silver. How about you find a way to live on your own?"
Qin Fengqin bit her lip and asked, "I wonder what the Lord wants to use Xiyuan for?"
Liu Ziqiu thought for a while and said: "If Xiyuan continues to serve as a royal garden, it will cost countless coins every day. But it is not easy to build the Sixteenth Courtyard, and it would be a pity to destroy it hastily. I intend to use the Sixteenth Courtyard of Shanglin to the people. It is open to the public and allows the common people to visit the garden every once in a while. Of course, all common people who visit the garden need to pay a certain entrance fee. This money does not go into the national treasury and is used exclusively for the maintenance of Xiyuan."
In fact, Liu Ziqiu wanted to transform Shanglin Xiyuan into a tourist attraction, and he learned from later generations' practice of charging attraction tickets. The attraction of Xiyuan lies in its status as a royal garden, and those wealthy aristocratic families will naturally flock to it, even if they are ordinary Ordinary people should also want to see the true appearance of the Sixteenth Academy.
However, before the opening of Xiyuan, the treasures accumulated in the Sixteenth Courtyard will be transferred to the palace, so the Sixteenth Courtyard that the people can see has actually been reduced. Even so, the Sixteenth Courtyard is still The magnificence is enough for the people to see what kind of luxurious life the Sui emperor lived.
Hearing that all the sixteen courtyards would be preserved and could be visited by the people, Qin Fengqin was secretly surprised. After being silent for a long time, she suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to take charge of all affairs in Xiyuan!"
Qin Fengqin is a woman who refuses to be mediocre. If she could marry a court minister like Yu Shinan like Wang Guizhi, she would be satisfied. But letting her marry into an ordinary family and raise her husband and children is not the life she wants. Of course, it is not the life she wants. , She is also very smart at playing Fengqin. She can tell from the fact that Liu Ziqiu only opens Shanglin Xiyuan once every five days every month. Liu Ziqiu still regards Shanglin Xiyuan as a royal garden. Most of the time, the Sixteenth Courtyard It must be only open to the royal family. In this case, as long as she can continue to stay in the garden, she will have the opportunity to show off her talents in front of Liu Ziqiu.
"Oh, are you really willing to stay in Xiyuan?" Liu Ziqiu didn't think about it that much. Although the ladies and beauties of the Sixteenth Courtyard will be sent out of Xiyuan, some palace maids and eunuchs will still be retained. After all, Xiyuan is so big. Even cleaning requires a lot of manpower, not to mention the maintenance of flowers and plants. Since the palace maids and eunuchs have been retained, someone must be responsible. Liu Ziqiu has never been able to find a suitable candidate to serve as the general manager of Xiyuan, and now Qin Fengqin has offered to stay, so he let Liu Ziqiu was a little moved.
Qin Fengqin nodded seriously and said: "Back to the Holy Emperor, I am willing to stay in Xiyuan, even if I am a palace maid."
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Madam has not made any mistakes, how can she be demoted to a palace maid casually? I can appoint you as the general manager of Xiyuan, but there is one thing you must think clearly about."