With this topic, King Ning smiled slightly and started chatting with Wang Shu. King Ning asked Wang Shu: "As early as when I was in Nanchang Mansion, I had seen the "Notes of Sanyuan Thatched Cottage" written by Lord Wang. What is the prince's opinion on the Four Books? It’s so insightful that I will ask for advice in the future.”
Wang Shu smiled faintly and said a few words to him. The Meridian Gate had already opened, and all the civil and military officials of the dynasty entered the palace according to the rules. Logically speaking, foreign ministers only entered the palace to pay birthdays, and there was no need to go to the inner court to see Feng. If you are driving, you only need to go to the main hall to celebrate your birthday and then go back.
However, some of the close ministers and princes had to stay, and they would be introduced to the harem by eunuchs later to pay their birthday to Queen Zhang.
So after congratulating birthdays in the main hall, many ministers left the hall one after another, leaving only a few dozen people. Among these dozens of people, in addition to the three bachelors of the cabinet, there were also Wang Shu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Liu Daxia, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and others. Most of them are relatives.
Generally speaking, the relatives and the courtiers did not have much entanglement. They all gathered together and whispered. The cabinet bachelor headed by Liu Jian was given a seat. The three of them sat separately, just closing their eyes and concentrating.
Liu Daxia, Zhou Hongmo, the Minister of Rites, Liu Zhang, the Minister of Industry, and others gathered around and talked about some political matters. However, Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, stood in a corner alone, tired and worried, and did not speak.
Mou Bin returned to Beijing overnight, and Beitong Prefecture was still confused. After checking Deng Tong's body, he had no clue at all. Because he was anxious to come back to pay his birthday, he had to appoint a confidant to temporarily replace him at Qianhu Office in Beitong Prefecture. Although he was in charge of thousands of households, he rushed back without stopping.
This time, Deng Tong's death was a huge blow to Jin Yiwei. In the past decades, Jin Yiwei had not seen thousands of families being massacred. Who has such courage and dares to touch Jin Yiwei's people? In addition, Beitong Prefecture is the top priority of the Beizhen Prefecture. Deng Tong has worked in Beitong Prefecture for ten years and is familiar with Beitong Prefecture. Now that he is dead, the Town Prefecture has appointed someone else to control it. I am afraid that it will not be possible for a while. It is difficult to establish prestige, and Jinyiwei's influence in Beitongzhou will probably drop several levels in a row.
So although the palace was decorated with lanterns and decorations today, Mou Bin had no thoughts at all. His thoughts had already drifted to Tongzhou dozens of miles away. Tongzhou was a mixed bag. There were both guarding eunuchs and soldiers. Now the influence of the Jinyi Guards has suddenly increased. Minus, this vacuum of power has been completely swallowed up by these people.
"If it really doesn't work, we can only order Qianshi to temporarily guard Beitong Prefecture, otherwise there will no longer be a foothold for the town government in Beitong Prefecture." Mou Bin had an idea at this time. Beitong Prefecture is the hub of water transportation in the world, and it is also the hub of merchants from the north and south. Communication is the only way to go, not as a last resort. Mou Bin is never willing to give up here.
He was thinking wildly when he heard Prince Ning's hearty smile. Mou Bin raised his eyes and saw Prince Ning talking to Wang Shu. His eyes suddenly became sharp and he glanced at Wang Shu coldly. make a sound.
At this moment, a eunuch finally came, holding a fly whisk and shouting in a loud voice: "Please come to the harem to see me."
The eunuch took the lead, and the rest followed closely behind. Liu Jian and Li Dongyang walked side by side at the front. He also glanced at Wang Shu from the corner of his eye and whispered to Li Dongyang: "Wang Shu is so shameless, he will get into trouble sooner or later. "
But Li Dongyang closed his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, this person has a temper as upright as fire. If someone uses treacherous tactics, I'm afraid..."
Liu Jian curled his lips and said nothing.
After entering the harem, the group arrived at Kunning Palace. They first bowed down and said congratulations outside, and then someone inside allowed them to enter.
The main hall of Kunning Palace occupies a large area, enough to accommodate a hundred people. At this time, Empress Zhang was wearing a phoenix robe, sitting side by side with Zhu Youtang in a dignified and graceful manner. She was obviously in a particularly good mood today, her beautiful eyes showed a little joy, and she spoke
He said: "Today is my birthday. Birthdays have always been held behind closed doors. It is best to keep everything simple. However, this time it is done with great fanfare and everyone comes to the palace to celebrate my birthday. It is really annoying."
She spoke neither hurriedly nor slowly, with a very graceful appearance. Her voice was neither high-pitched nor too loud to make people hear her words clearly. She had a heart-wrenching feeling.
Liu Jianjian was the chief bachelor. At this time, he said: "The empress is the mother of the country. On the birthday of the mother of the country, naturally we cannot keep simplicity."
Li Dongyang smiled slightly and said: "Besides, this is not an extravagance. Even ordinary people's homes have to do it with great fanfare when they encounter a happy day, let alone the home of an emperor?"
In fact, when the Queen was talking to everyone, many people's eyes fell on the two His Highnesses. One of them was naturally the Crown Prince. Zhu Houzhao was wearing an auspicious suit, with his eyebrows slightly raised, looking happy. He stood there.
Next to him was Liu Chengfeng, who was wearing an imperial flying fish suit.
Seeing this scene, many people were surprised. Liu Chengfeng was almost convicted not long ago, but why did he enter the palace early today and stand directly with the prince? This... is this still a foreign minister?
Liu Jian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and didn't know whether to be happy or worried. It's not that he didn't appreciate Liu Chengfeng, he had abilities, but Liu Jian was not sure about his virtue. Since ancient times, how many treacherous ministers have caused harm to the country, these
A traitorous minister may not be incapable, but his moral character cannot match it.
As for Li Dongyang, he turned a blind eye to Liu Chengfeng, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Mou Bin was overjoyed. Liu Chengfeng was young and could not shake his position as commander. By the time his wings grew hard, he would be old. So there was no room for jealousy.
Moreover, Jin Yiwei has not been favored by the Holy Family for many years. In the past, the reason why Dongchang was able to dominate Jin Yiwei was because Dongchang was close to the palace, and although Jin Yiwei was a close soldier, he was still a foreign minister. Comparing the two,
Since Dongchang has unique advantages.
"This guy is really good at getting things done." Mou Bin couldn't help but smile in his heart.
However, many princes are feeling sour in their hearts at this moment. These people are all relatives of the emperor, such as Queen Zhang's younger brother Shouning Hou Zhang Heling and Jianchang Bo Zhang Yanling. They are full of jealousy at this moment. Who is this boy?
?On my sister’s birthday, none of the younger brothers can stand side by side with the prince, but this boy is riding on top of her.
Although this pair of brothers are both over thirty, they usually take good care of themselves. The two looked at each other and could see each other's dissatisfaction.
Empress Zhang smiled sweetly, but she didn't take into account so many thoughts. Liu Chengfeng was the emperor's disciple and could be considered a junior. In addition, he was close to the prince and entered the palace early to meet the emperor, so he waited until everyone came to celebrate his birthday.
, Empress Zhang casually asked Liu Chengfeng and the prince to stand under the table, but she never thought that it would arouse so many people's random thoughts.
"Look, it's a good birthday wish, and it's done right again. I invite you all here today to have fun, not for the afternoon." Zhu Youtang saw Queen Zhang, Liu Jian, and Li Dongyang standing in front of each other.
The son talked for a long time, and couldn't help laughing, and said: "Okay, okay, Shouning Hou, as the queen and mother-in-law, what gifts can you bring for your sister?"
After hearing this, Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, suddenly became energetic and said with a smile: "Wei Chen has brought a pearl, but I don't know if my sister likes it." When he came, he held a box in his hand and gave it away carefully.
Arriving in front of Empress Zhang, Empress Zhang saw her younger brother, smiled sweetly, and said, "I'm sorry for Zian's worries."
Empress Zhang opened the box, and a pearl the size of a goose egg appeared in her eyes. Under the light, the pure white halo was dazzling. A smile broke out on Empress Zhang's face. Seeing her sister's joy, Zhang Heling also laughed and said:
"Sister, do you like it? My brother found this with great difficulty."
"I like it, I like it." Queen Zhang said happily.
With Zhang Heling as the leader, everyone became more friendly, and the emperor's relatives presented gifts one after another. Originally, these gifts were just handed over to the young eunuch and put into the inner treasury, but Empress Zhang wanted to see them in person. When everyone saw them, they were naturally happy. After all,
These people spent a lot of effort to arrange gifts, and now that Empress Zhang can come and see them on the spot, so much effort is not in vain.
These royal relatives were all willing to give up. This was a pearl, and that was a gold ornament, a jade bracelet, and a dazzling array of luminous pearls. On the other hand, people like Liu Jian only gave them calligraphy and paintings, and many of them even wrote their own handwritten calligraphy.
Only God knows how attractive the gift is to Empress Zhang.
Wang Shu was even more hateful. He gave him a book called "The Women's Commandments", which is also one of the Four Women's Books. Wang Shu's intention was self-evident. He wanted the queen to read more books. But after seeing this gift, Empress Zhang was shocked.
Although he smiled awkwardly, it was a bit unnatural, and Zhu Youtang's expression was a bit unpleasant, but he always knew that Wang Shu had an upright temperament, so he didn't say anything.
Prince Ning and his son, however, remained silent and just stood aside. Seeing everyone giving gifts, the Crown Prince and Liu Chengfeng were still silent. King Shang Gao hesitated and wanted to go forward and give the gifts.
I went up, but I was a little unwilling, but I didn't know how long it would take to wait for the prince to present a gift.
After hesitating, Zhu Jinjun finally spoke. He paid a deep tribute to Empress Zhang and said, "It's my queen's birthday. I and Quanzi have also prepared gifts. I wonder what your empress usually likes?"
Before giving the gift, he first asked people about their preferences, which was a bit confusing. However, Zhu Jinjun was a member of the clan after all, and Empress Zhang couldn't wait for him, so she said with a smile: "I am in the palace.
I don’t have any special hobbies. I wonder if playing the piano counts?”
Ning Wang Zhu Jinjun stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Heroes love horses. Since the empress likes to play the piano, she must be an elegant person. If she is an elegant person, it would be rude for me to send you some vulgar things. Today I have a unique gift to send you.
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