Chapter 448: Liu Jin is very busy, Xu Xun is very busy, the emperor is very busy
The hottest weather gradually passed, and the lives of Zhu Houzhao and the officials in the court gradually got back on track.
We still had to go to Xiyuan, but that was in the afternoon, and the Wenhua Palace in the morning could not be shaken. Even if he walked away angrily a few times, the little emperor would still appear in front of the courtiers with a dull face the next day.
Although the vacancies of three ministers and one censor of Zuodu have just been filled, both the two in Nanjing and Yang Yiqing who is still in Shaanxi have to hand over the affairs at hand and officially take office.
There was only Tu Xun, the Minister of Punishment.
Originally, it was Min Gui's turn to become official at the end of last year, but Jiao Fang intervened. However, when Jiao Fang finally went to the Ministry of Personnel, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was put on hold for a long time. If it were not for the previous cabinet
Liu Jian was invited to serve as an official, and Liu Daxia, Minister of the Ministry of War, also became an official. A lot of seats were vacated in the court. It was not known how long it would take for him to take over the throne smoothly. Therefore, Tu Xun was not complacent at all.
With a full posture, every discussion is quite orderly, and I want to understand the situation clearly before talking.
Compared with the finalization of the positions of the six main halls, the vacancies in the cabinet are very different. Cabinet ministers are not limited to qualifications, and they do not have to be officials to be ministers. One thing is to see the holy will, and the other thing is to look at it.
Therefore, Jiao Fang was successfully admitted to the cabinet by Zhu Houzhao because of Liu Jin. While the court was in an uproar, he naturally made great efforts to go through the six ministers and ministers, and finally pushed out the
It was Wang Hao, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who had just returned to the court in April due to the expiration of his father's mourning period, and immediately went to the palace with Han Wen. Faced with this situation, Liu Jin was naturally furious, but he couldn't help but the ministers in the court were like snowflakes.
The memorials were piled up with the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and he was worried that Xu Xun would report to the emperor before him, so he could only go to Xiyuan that day with a memorial in his sleeve.
Although the internal eunuchs and eunuchs seemed to have the same rank as the eunuchs, they had been serving as eunuchs in the palace for a long time. If nothing else, he was the only one among the Eight Tigers to get the position of eunuch, so he felt very dissatisfied.
?Now sitting on the stool, there were four little firemen carrying it sideways to Xiyuan. Someone behind him spread an umbrella over his head. He was so proud that he couldn't help it, so he took it out of his sleeve.
Take a look at the memorial.
"If someone like this can even join the cabinet, wouldn't it mean that I lose all my face?"
Liu Jin cursed secretly in his heart, and immediately kicked his feet vigorously to signal the little fireman carrying the stool to speed up. Although the heat was gradually receding, he could trot with the stool in his hand until he reached the footpath where he practiced archery.
, the chests and backs of several small flamers seemed to have been washed with water, and the sweat stains reached the outside of the group collar shirts. Liu Jin, who got off the bench, ignored these, and went up with a smile after taking the memorial in his sleeves.
It happened that Zhu Houzhao came galloping over like a gust of wind, and he shot the last arrow. He squinted and saw clearly that the arrow hit the target, and hurriedly shouted: "Okay!"
Zhu Houzhao had been addicted to martial arts in Xiyuan these past few months, but his days were not in vain. He challenged Xu Xun to compete with him for several days and won a great victory. For a while, he felt very proud and happy. Now he heard Liu Jin
He was startled on his horse when he shouted loudly. As soon as he saw people around him, he immediately turned the horse's head and jumped off. Then he grabbed the whip and pointed at Liu Jin and said: "You are the only one who can flatter me, and you are the only one who can flatter me."
You didn’t hit the bull’s-eye, so what’s the good thing?”
"When my slave saw the Emperor's arrow crossing a hundred steps and hitting the target, of course it felt good!"
Liu Jin had followed Zhu Houzhao for so many years, and had already figured out the little emperor's temperament. At this time, Zhu Houzhao saw that his face was full of natural expressions, and it was not easy to say anything to him, and he allowed him to help him diligently to the vines under the shade of the tree nearby.
After sitting on the chair, he took the purple clay pot handed to him by Ruisheng and took a deep drink. After a few small flamers worked together to shake the rotating blade fan on the side, he looked at Liu Jin and said: "Run over here.
Come on, tell me, what happened again?”….
The emperor asked, but Liu Jin did not rush to take out the memorial from his sleeve, but said with a sincere smile: "Your Majesty, there is news from Shaanxi, it is said that the Tartars seem to be stupid and ready to make a move.
There are signs of border violations.”
"What did you say?" The lazy expression on Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly disappeared. He sat up straight and said angrily, "Didn't Yang Yiqing beat them away long ago?"
"Your Majesty, it's not like you don't know that the Tatars come and go like the wind. One after another, another one comes. And I don't know how many people were transferred to the three towns in Shaanxi. But time and time again, they are not managed well.
, thanks to the presence of Yang Yiqing, we were able to win the previous battle. If this callback brings him back, and another tragedy like the one in Yutailing happens again, what will we do?"
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was really brooding over this, Liu Jin secretly thought that it was not in vain that he had been thinking about it all these days, and immediately said tactfully: "Previously, he wrote a letter asking Yang Yiqing to come to Beijing, but he set the date of departure after the Ghost Festival on July 15th, but now he has just
In the middle of the sixth month, it seems that he really cannot escape. In this case, why not give him the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, let him continue to run the three towns of Shaanxi, and also transfer people to Beijing to take charge of the Ministry of War. According to what the servant knows, Governor Xuanfu
Liu Yu from Datong Shanxi Military Affairs is quite knowledgeable in military affairs, why not let him give it a try?"
Zhu Houzhao remembered Yang Yiqing, naturally because every time Yang Yiqing submitted a memorial, Xu Xun would use his own channels to get him directly to the imperial court. Every bit of his contribution and suggestions could be seen clearly. In addition, this person had passed through Datong before but dared to lead the way.
Soldiers went to aid Xu Xun, and he admired the civil servant's courage. At this moment, Liu Jin was not slandering but desperately promoting the importance of Yang Yiqing in the three towns of Shaanxi. He hesitated for a while, and finally managed to force it out after a while.
He said: "In that case, let me think about it first."
Although the matter has not yet been decided, Liu Jin was very happy when he saw that Zhu Houzhao was already interested. Then he took out the memorial from his sleeve and respectfully presented it with both hands: "Your Majesty, this is the pavilion recommended by all the ministers.
minister."
Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to read these gorgeous memorials and said angrily: "Just say who it is!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is Wang Chao, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
"Wang Hao?" Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and glanced at Ruisheng with a strange look on his face, who was watching and observing Ruisheng. He suddenly laughed, "Could it be that he was the poor man who defeated his wife three times?
"Wang Suo?"
Because Liu Jin had recommended such a person, he asked the factory guards to inquire carefully about Wang Hao's official resume. At this moment, he was about to apply eye drops in front of Zhu Houzhao, but Zhu Houzhao actually said so many things.
He couldn't help but be dumbfounded for a moment because he didn't even know the hidden secret. Seeing him like this, Zhu Houzhao was immediately very proud, leaned heavily on the wicker chair, ignored the creaking sound, and started talking with a smile.
"I just heard what Ruisheng said. This Wang Hao is a famous wife-killer. He has defeated three wives in more than ten years, and now the wife in the family is the fourth. I heard that he has just married another wife in his early fifties.
There is a side room, an old man and a young concubine, and the wife of the family is pregnant again. If I really let him join the cabinet, wouldn't he have three happy lives?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he glanced at Ruisheng and suddenly remembered the way Ruisheng had fooled Li Rong, Chen Kuan, Wang Yue and others, which he had always forgotten to ask. Now this kid brought up Wang Hao in front of the emperor for no reason, saying that he had nothing to do with Xu Xun.
He didn't even believe it. When he thought that he was the one who had agreed to Xu Xun's introduction to the imperial court, he felt like a thorn in his heart. He smiled dryly and echoed a few words, and then said cautiously: "It's just that this Wang Hao also followed before.
One of the people who wrote Korean scripts on Fu Que."
"Oh, no wonder you said that every minister in the court recommended him. It turns out that he was involved in the Fugu incident." Zhu Houzhao finally woke up and reached out to ask for the memorial, but he held out his finger without looking at it.
After playing it twice, he said lazily, "Although Liu Jian has moved away, aren't there many people in the court who are heartbroken and sick? In this case, just let him join the cabinet, no matter what he does.
Ranked behind Jiao Fang, are you still worried about what kind of trouble he will cause? Just let people see that I am also tolerant... Just like this, if you pass on the word, I am sure about this."...
Liu Jin never expected that Xu Xun did not ask Ruisheng to protect the king in front of the emperor. Instead, his own words made Zhu Houzhao make up his mind. For a moment, he felt as if he had shot himself in the foot. However, this emotion was beyond words.
He couldn't show it in front of Zhu Houzhao, so he had to praise the emperor's wisdom repeatedly against his will. After talking with him for a long time, Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Is your ceremonial supervisor very free all day long?
I heard you're busy, don't waste time here, go back quickly!"
When Liu Jin reluctantly resigned and left, Zhu Houzhao asked for grapes and threw them into his mouth one by one, but spit out the grape seeds all over the floor. Then he looked at Ruisheng impatiently and said, "Why doesn't Xu Xun come? His movements are too much."
slow!"
"Your Majesty asked me, but I have no place to inquire."
Seeing Ruisheng's honest and courteous look, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but laugh for a moment, and asked the little fireman on the side to pass the crystal plate full of grapes. Seeing that the little guy was dumbfounded, he said angrily: "Eat to relieve the heat.
I reward you. When I was running horses and shooting archery, you followed me all over the field. I saw that your back was covered with salt. Come on, the two of us will continue to wait and see how long Xu Xun will wait.
If he dares to be late this time, I won’t forgive him!”
As soon as these last five words were spoken, Rui Sheng, who was holding the crystal plate blankly, suddenly shouted: "The Emperor is here!"
"Why is the emperor here? I'm not right here?"
Zhu Houzhao was angry and funny. When he saw a man galloping towards him from the other side, he immediately got up. Needless to say, there were only a few people in the entire avant-garde of the government army who could race horses in Xiyuan, and the only one who had just been given the gift was
The only one who wears the python robe is Xu Xun!
"I'm here to greet you..."
Seeing Xu Xun floating down from his horse and walking up quickly to kneel down and salute, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but said impatiently: "No, no, my General Xu, it's really worrying to wait for you until now.
!" After complaining for a while, seeing that Xu Xun was sweating profusely and obviously running here in a hurry, he frowned and asked, "Why, Wang Shouren hasn't agreed to help you yet?"
"In a hurry, Bo'an has to think carefully."
Zhu Houzhao frowned, but thinking that Wang Shouren taught him classics and history back then, but he was much better than those elders, and at least he was half an old master, he didn't mutter anything anymore, and motioned Ruisheng to give Xu Xun a gift.
He put the rose dew on the table and waited for them to drink it all in one breath. Then he waved them over and warned them in a low voice: "If the show goes bad today, I will settle the score with you."
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was worried about gain and loss, even though Xu Xun was unwilling to agree to the matter before, but now he had to ride a tiger even if it was hard to get off, so he gave it a go and immediately patted his chest and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry.
, this matter is taken care of by the minister and cannot be destroyed."
Even though Xu Xun was sure of it, when Zhu Houzhao thought that it was related to his lifelong happiness, he still couldn't help but pull Xu Xun to give instructions and instructions. It wasn't until Ruisheng took people to change clothes that he couldn't help but clenched his fists and went back and forth.
After taking two steps, he murmured to himself: "Amitabha, Amitayus, Buddhas all over the sky... As long as this thing is done, I will have people make offerings to you all. I don't want to spend my whole life facing a piece of wood."
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The Taisu Palace had been deserted for several days. The little Eunuch Zhu who often came and went suddenly disappeared. Naturally, the few palace maids and Xiao Huo who were waiting here could not help complaining behind their backs. Zhou Qiniang was not that slow, so naturally
She knew that they were all complaining behind their backs that they had offended someone. But after thinking about it, she didn't understand why they had offended someone. If it was just because of the joke about being crowned a concubine, it would be too ridiculous, so she simply kept quiet.
I decided to take advantage of this free time to start sewing...
Because the emperor often came to Xiyuan, the area around the Taisu Palace was always heavily guarded. In addition, due to the strong sun in the morning, no one went outside. Most of the other people were either taking a nap or chatting in twos and threes. There was no one in front of her.
So she sat by the embroidery stand in front of the window, concentrating on embroidering flowers. It wasn't until she suddenly heard a slight cough from behind that she was suddenly startled. The tiny embroidery needle pricked her finger, leaving a mark on the white silk cloth.
There was a drop of blood. Annoyed, she stared at the silk cloth and thought about how to cover it up, and then said without looking back: "I haven't shown my head for so many days, and today it's scary!"
However, the conversation that should have been answered in a moment in the past was silent for a long time. After being stunned for a while, she turned her head and saw that it was a young man with a somewhat familiar face, but it was not the Zhu Houzhao she was familiar with. She immediately hurriedly
He knelt down and said "Blessings", and then he suddenly remembered it.
"Are you the best friend with Xiao Zhu before... Eunuch Xu?"
Faced with the address of Eunuch Xu, the corner of Xu Xun's mouth twitched, and then he nodded. However, seeing his somewhat stiff attitude, Zhou Qiniang suddenly thought of something else, and her face turned pale for a moment.
After a long while, he stammered and asked: "Is it Xiao Zhu...Did something happen to Xiao Zhu?"
Xu Xun had planned to use this excuse, but he didn't expect Zhou Qiniang to bring it up herself. Naturally, his face became more serious and he nodded slightly. Sure enough, this young girl with a beautiful face accidentally knocked over the shelf beside her.
The copper basin above fell down with a loud bang, and the sound was so loud that it shook the sky. Although there was a loud noise outside, I don't know what method Ruisheng who was guarding the door used to calm down quickly.
The Xiyuan side was always on alert and the news was extremely uninformed. Therefore, Zhou Qiniang did not know a single bit about the Fu Que incident that was being discussed in the outer court and the palace at first. It was not until Xu Xun came back and heard that Zhu Houzhao was having trouble with others that she secretly ordered Ruisheng
, bit by bit, the news was gradually released to Taisu Palace selectively. Now, even the little maids and the little fire masters of Taisu Palace knew that Baiguan Fugu had asked to kill several eunuchs around the emperor.
When the matter failed, two pavilion elders, Liu Xie and Liu Xie, became officials, and several father-in-laws in the palace who advocated this matter were also implicated. After that, the young emperor promoted two of the four gentlemen of Nandu in one fell swoop, and summoned the famous Yang Yiqing back to the court.
So at this moment, Xu Xun said bluntly: "Xiao Zhu was said a few words by you before, and he has been feeling uncomfortable in his heart, so that's why he hasn't come to see you for so many days.
At this moment, he is standing outside in the bright sun..."
Xu Xun said half of what he said, but Zhou Qiniang instinctively thought that Zhu Houzhao was punished to be exposed in the sun. After all, who would stand under such a poisonous sun without any problem? It didn't sound like a scary punishment, but when she was in Renshou Palace
But I have heard that the punishment for a palace maid is the lightest punishment, and the most feared punishment is to be "pushed" or left to dry in the summer afternoon sun. If someone does not do well, her life will be drawn. At this time,
At this moment, she didn't care about anything else and asked eagerly: "Where is Xiao Zhu?"
"I'll take you."
The huge inner school grounds were empty. Xu Xun had already ordered Qian Ning and Ma Qiao to take the advance guard of the Fu army here back to the barracks. All the other idlers were also cleaned up. In order to prevent anyone from being there,
He accidentally broke in, and more than ten lines of defense were deployed from the inner school grounds to the south. Even if Renshou Palace or Qingning Palace sent people to temporarily block it, Zhu Houzhao was not afraid that someone would spoil the scenery and ruin his good deeds.
In this way, standing under this scorching sun, even if his muscles and bones had been worked up, his scalp would become numb after a while.
It wasn't until a rapid whistle came that he hurried to the center and stood with his back to the direction of the sound. Not long after, he heard an anxious voice coming from behind him...
"Xiao Zhu!"
Zhou Qiniang quickly turned to Zhu Houzhao and saw that he was sweating profusely, but his eyes were wide open and his face was full of joy when he saw her. She couldn't help but feel sour, and then she quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped Zhu Houzhao's face and chin.
The sweat on his neck then said: "I drove that Eunuch Xu to ask for Rong Shangyi. You asked Rong Shangyi to take care of me before. I think she has some friendship with you. She is the favorite person in front of the Queen Mother. She will help you."
Please beg for mercy, maybe I can be lenient, just hold on a little longer!"
While Zhu Houzhao secretly scolded Xu Xun for his bad ideas, he was moved by the handkerchief that kept being passed over to wipe his forehead and face. After a while, he stammered: "Seventh sister, don't work too hard. I'm fine, no."
Someone punished me..."
"If you're not being punished, then why are you standing under the sun? Are you asking for trouble?" Zhou Qiniang took back the veil, remembering that she wanted to tell Zhu Houzhao before, but because he never came and didn't say anything, she stopped.
He said seriously, "Don't hide it from me. Otherwise, Eunuch Xu never goes to Taisu Palace, so how could he go there to inform me? Who punished you?"
Seeing the two people standing opposite each other from a distance, Xu Xun said to Ruisheng next to him: "Come on, the situation is 90% certain. You can stay here and I will go back to the 12th Regiment Camp!"
"But if the emperor wants to ask..."
"Just say that I am very busy...Wang Shouren is still hesitant, and only an old Shenying is helping me. I wish I had two more arms and two legs, how can I be so busy? Don't worry, Your Majesty, he and his confidante are back together.
, you have no time to care about me!"
"Then what Eunuch Liu just reported..."
"Just report this to me. In the future, you can have an extra ear for this kind of thing, but don't talk too much. I have my own opinion."
Zhu Houzhao's greasy face under the sun showed a bit of embarrassment in the room. It could be seen that the person was staring at him with concern. After a long while, he said in confusion: "It's the emperor!"
Although she stayed in Renshou Palace for a long time, Zhou Qiniang rarely had the opportunity to see the Queen Mother Zhang, let alone the emperor. When she heard this, she was shocked and blurted out: "How can it be the emperor!"
"Why can't it be the emperor?" Zhu Houzhao curled his lips, and then snorted deliberately, "Last time you said that the emperor indulged in fun and neglected government affairs, and he got angry for a while. It's not surprising that he punished me for venting his anger!"
Being choked by Zhu Houzhao, Zhou Qiniang suddenly became speechless, and then said angrily: "How did I know this? I just heard it from others before. But now everyone has spread rumors about Fu Que, and I have heard about it too. Although the Emperor
He is often arbitrary and arbitrary, and he can't help but cherish the old confidants around him, but he is also a person who can clearly distinguish between good and bad. Otherwise, Mr. Liu Ge and Xie Ge Lao resigned, and those well-known gentlemen would not have been announced as officials in the court, let alone
Punish those ministers who wrote the letter in Fu Que. Since the emperor clearly distinguishes between right and wrong, there is no reason why he should not punish you. As long as Rong Shangyi comes forward to intercede, you can always be lenient..."
Zhu Houzhao was surprised and happy to finally hear words praising him as an emperor from Zhou Qiniang's mouth, even more than the ministers praising him as a saint. At this moment, he suddenly forgot about other things.
Zhong reached out and grabbed Zhou Qiniang's catkins in his hand.
"Seventh sister, do you really think the emperor is a wise king?"
After struggling twice but unable to break away from the hot hand, Zhou Qiniang was about to get angry, but seeing Zhu Houzhao's shining eyes, she couldn't help but feel soft, but she still said with a straight face: "Mingjun, I don't understand, it's not me who said that."
, then you have to be judged by the surname Baichu! But if you can use a wise man, you will never be a faint king... Hey, let go, let people see what it looks like!"
Even though hundreds of people in the world could praise him a thousand times, they could not praise him even half a word. Zhu Houzhao felt as if he had drank honey, but instead he added another hand and held it tightly.
Zhou Qiniang's hand immediately said word by word: "Seventh sister, the emperor punished me to stand under this sun, but it was also me who punished me to stand. It's all because I heard a few words in front of you that made me unhappy.
If I said that, I would forget the burden on my shoulders and forget that I should be diligent, so I would have those things that happened later. If I hadn't been lucky, I might never have been able to pass this test. In contrast, let the sun shine for a while.
What’s the point of showing off!”
Although Zhou Qiniang was a little hesitant when she heard these words, she was more angry and anxious because Zhu Houzhao held her hand and wouldn't let go. In the end, she couldn't help but stamp her foot and said: "Xiao Zhu, let go! If you don't let go, I'll be angry."
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"Then just be angry!" Zhu Houzhao blinked his eyes playfully, and then laughed again, "Of course, the time for standing has passed. Let's go to the Taiye Pond to see the lotus flowers. The lotus flowers are blooming there.
Where is Banchizi? Besides, I have something very important to tell you..."
It wasn't until Ruisheng was sure that the couple was already harmonious that he breathed a long sigh of relief before he tiptoed back. When he was far away, a little fireman happened to come over like a gust of wind and reported that it was from the Queen's Prison.
Inviting the emperor to see the newly made royal chariot, he tilted his head and waved his hands after thinking about it: "Tell them that the emperor is very busy and will report back tomorrow!"
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