Two hundred and thirty-four chapters find another way
Chapter 234: Find a new way
The birthday of the Empress Dowager Cisheng is on October 27th. According to the etiquette system, the birthdays of the core figures of the three generations of the royal family, old, middle and young, are festivals. The emperor's birthday is called Wanshou Festival, the prince's is called Qianqiu Festival, and the queen mother's is called Shengshou Festival.
The Holy Birthday Festival, especially the Holy Birthday Festival of Queen Mother Bingzheng, is approaching. Other minor matters of the court are put on hold. The main task of the cabinet every day is to sort piles of Chinese and foreign congratulations and send them to Cisheng Palace in the west of Ouchi.
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An official in the court who wanted to be favored wrote to the Queen Mother, asking her to come to the Huangji Palace during the Holy Birthday Festival to receive congratulations. However, this person met a tragic end and was demoted from the capital. Afterwards, the Queen Mother specially issued an order to keep everything simple and simple as usual.
Receive congratulations from all the ministers. Only the emperor is allowed to bring relatives of the Kinzhi clan and wives of imperial rank above fourth rank in Beijing to celebrate his birthday in Cisheng Palace.
Although the Holy Birthday Festival is the biggest event in the current court, Li You doesn't pay attention to it. The Empress Dowager's birthday has no direct relationship with the suspension of the Seventh Rank Sheren.
The biggest thing facing Mr. Li is of course to find a way to get rid of the siege of Danzhang and quickly resume his duties. Anyone who is an official knows that the longer anything in the officialdom is delayed, the more likely it will be long nights and more dreams.
It can be imagined that there were countless people in the imperial court who kept an eye on the errands of Zhongshu. Just look at the two palaces of Guanglu Temple and Shangbaosi in the inner court, and there were countless Xunqinyin officials.
Li You was afraid that the Queen Mother was soft-hearted and would be confused by the lobbying and give the job to others, and Xu Shangshu couldn't stop him, which would cause trouble. If he was just an empty shell of a scholar, what else could he do?
What's the meaning.
Mr. Li thought about this for a long time, and found that he could not avoid Guide Chitose no matter what. His suspension was the decree of the Queen Mother, and he had to get the permission of the Queen Mother to revoke it. Among the people he knows now, the only one he knows is the eldest princess.
You can go to the Queen Mother to help intercede.
Moreover, this situation was originally created by His Highness Chitose in order to completely subjugate him. To untie the bell, the person who tied the bell must be tied. How to get around Princess Tokucho?
The situation is stronger than the person. It is useless to be angry and resentful. Insults and fear are by no means fighting.
That night, Mr. Li took the quill and carefully wrote a very sincere birthday poem stroke by stroke. The next afternoon, he rolled it up and put it in his arms, and went straight to the Tenth Prince's Palace.
The eldest princess Guide had already made an appointment with Li You to draft a birthday poem on her behalf, and sent him thousands of taels of silver one after another (as expected of a wealthy princess with four royal palaces as Lutian). But he has been procrastinating and not writing it, and now there are still
The date arrived in two or three days, and I just used this poem as a stepping stone to meet His Highness Chitose.
On the way, Li You suddenly thought that Guide Chitose was in charge of palace affairs and was usually in the palace during the day. What's more, the Queen Mother held a birthday party recently, and Guide Chitose was indispensable for busy arrangements. At this time, she must be working in the palace and would not settle down as a princess.
Mansion.
But the problem is that after the suspension, Li You's dental plaque was returned to Shang Baosi, so he can't enter the palace now, and he can't see His Highness Chitose.
What should we do? Li You hesitated for a moment on the streets of the capital. Find someone to take him into the palace? That would be inappropriate. Meeting the eldest princess is not a shameful thing, and it is not polite to outsiders.
Zhang San, the long-term follower, saw his master in trouble and said without hesitation: "This is easy to do!"
"What ideas do you have?" Mr. Li didn't care much.
Zhang San didn't want to be looked down upon by the master, so he quickly said: "The master has some dealings with the prince's consort, so you can go to Lin's prince consort to report it."
Hearing this, Li You was in a daze. Do you really want to face Consort Lin? This idea is really nonsense.
But if you think about it more carefully, it's not impossible. Guide Chitose asked the Prince Consort to come over and spread the news as a hint, why couldn't he let Lin Prince Consort be a mouthpiece again... Lin Prince Consort didn't dare to make any mistakes due to Chitose's power?
After learning the situation from Zhu Bulang, Lin's Prince Consort is now like a bird escaping from the cage. He is living a very happy life, and he should not be hindered by it. Besides, he was also a victim last time, and the Prince Consort has no reason to blame him...
At the same time, he also avoided having too many public contacts with His Highness Chitose and being gossiped about. Thinking of this, Li You turned and continued eastward, heading straight for the Consort Guide's residence.
When they arrived at the concierge of the Prince Consort's Mansion, the gatekeeper reported inward as if they were flying. This efficiency surprised Li You, who was used to seeing the officials' faces. What he didn't know was that Guide Chitose had issued strict orders to the concierge of the Prince Consort's Mansion.
When people visit the Prince Consort, they will all be informed, and no excuses will be allowed.
Then Li You was led through the door and entered the main hall behind the second door. He saw that there were three people in the room. Lin's consort was not sitting in the main seat. He was sitting in the guest seat with a middle-aged man sitting east and west. Another middle-aged man
Sitting at the lower end was someone Li You knew, Qian Huangshang of Suzhou Prefecture.
Why did he appear here? But after thinking about it for a moment, Li You understood. The Empress Dowager Cisheng's birthday is approaching, and Qian Huangshang is the Queen Mother's cousin. I heard that he is also a cousin, so it is normal for him to come to the capital to join in the fun.
Consort Lin is the son-in-law of the Queen Mother, and Qian Huangshang is the cousin of the Queen Mother, so it is not surprising to meet each other.
The prince-in-law had a high status, so Li You stepped forward and bowed to him. But Lin's prince-in-law had no expression on his face, sat motionless, and did not answer. He only lowered his head to drink tea, which was very rude.
Qian Huangshang, who was diagonally across from him, had a trace of doubt in his mind. He stood up, cupped his hands and smiled at Li You, "Long time no see. Mr. Li is as elegant as ever. How are you doing lately?"
Qian Huangshang was relieved from the siege, and Li You turned around and returned the greeting: "I don't want to see my hometown friends today. I'm really happy."
The middle-aged man opposite Consort Lin also stood up. Qian Huangshang introduced: "This man is the father of Consort Lin, Mr. Lin."
Li You suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the prince-in-law was compared to the dignity of a prince, so he had to get down from the main seat and sit across from him. He dared to think that this was the father-in-law of the prince. Otherwise, when the royal family was involved, the etiquette became more and more troublesome. If it were an ordinary family,
The son must be subordinate to his father, and there is no reason why the east and west should sit opposite each other. But this is also a compromise. Otherwise, according to the etiquette of a son-in-law and a prince in the Tian family, Mr. Lin would sit under Lin's consort, which would be even more inappropriate.
It is said that this Mr. Lin was originally a wealthy family in the capital. He was rich in those days, but he could not be associated with the word "nobility".
Fortunately, one outstanding son among a group of sons was selected to marry into the Tian family. From then on, the Lin family suddenly became rich and famous. Even he, the father, benefited from the honor and was given the false title of military commander by the court.
Nowadays, Mr. Lin feels that he is different from the past, and the people he associates with are all high-class people, so he attaches great importance to etiquette and respectability, for fear of being laughed at as a nouveau riche who does not know etiquette.
After he and Li You, the seventh-rank official, had politely greeted each other, they turned around and looked at their son. However, they were very displeased and couldn't help shouting: "What's this like? Don't you understand the principles of etiquette and virtuous corporal!"
Corporal? Li You is speechless. Can this word be used to say that he is a corporal in front of others?
Full of grievances and no one to complain to, but full of pain but no one to talk to... Lin's consort was helpless after being scolded by his father. He casually raised his hand to Li You and said coldly: "What are you doing here?"
Now even Qian Huangshang couldn't stand it any longer. He acted like a cousin to Consort Lin and frowned, "Isn't this not the way to treat guests?"
Mr. Lin stared and was about to get angry.
"It's okay! It's all rude here. No wonder the prince-in-law. I don't want to get angry and hurt myself." Li You behaved very generously and kindly stopped Mr. Lin from continuing to teach the prince-in-law.
Consort Lin's chest felt very uncomfortable, so he picked up the tea bowl and drank tea in large gulps.
Li You took out a thick stack of paper from his arms, handed it to the consort Lin, who looked extremely ugly, and said: "I was ordered by Qian Sui to present a poem to celebrate his birthday. It has now been completed. Please correct it and hand it over to Qian Sui."
Consort Lin did not dare to neglect the matter of Yu Wei's wife. He took it casually, but when he flipped through it, he lost his mind. He saw only seven words and one sentence in the whole article, densely written on more than ten pieces of paper. He was surprised: "How many words are these?"
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"I have been thinking hard for more than a month, and this poem has a total of one thousand six hundred and eighty words."
This guy can really write... Consort Lin had to admire this. But he suddenly realized that his attitude was incorrect, so he pretended to be disdainful and said: "Although the writing is long, the words are not mediocre. I will give it to Chitose when I have time."
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Mr. Lin saw this and sighed in his heart. This son is not very ambitious. He is probably self-respecting his talent but does not see other people's talents. He should give him a warning later. How can a man with official status, talent and youth like Mr. Li
Can you neglect it?
It's hard for Li You to talk about his private affairs when others are around. Anyway, he copied the 1,670-word long poem that he painstakingly wrote and submitted it. It was so sincere that Guide Chitose would definitely understand. So he had to leave.
Qian Huangshang also stood up, "I'm going with Mr. Li."
Mr. Lin persuaded him to stay and said: "Brother Qian, why are you in such a hurry? Let's invite Brother Qian to get drunk together tonight."
"I can't do it tonight. I want to go to the palace and have dinner with the Queen Mother to get married." Qian Huangshang shook his head and said.
Mr. Lin continued the invitation, "Then let's change it to tomorrow night? I will be a host in Shengcheng Building, and I also invite Mr. Li to show his respect."
But when Li You and Qian Huangshang came out of the lobby, they suddenly thought, Mr. Qian is also someone who can meet the Queen Mother, why not ask him? If you can find another way, it is better than asking for help with unpredictable consequences and endless troubles.
The woman is strong.
Before they were separated, he said, "I haven't heard from Suzhou Mansion for many days. I wonder if the water conservancy project built by the Prince is going well?"
Qian Huangshang was also involved in the Suzhou Prefecture Water Conservancy, and he made a fortune, and it was Li You who was involved. If a person suddenly mentions a favor, it is obvious that he wants something else.
So when Qian Huangshang heard what Li You said, he understood very well. He made up his mind and said with a half-smile: "Master Li, if you have something to say, just say it. Why do you and I need to hide it?"
"Have you ever heard of my current situation when Mr. Qian entered the capital?"
Qian Huangshang waved his thumb and said: "It's like thunder, I heard the scholar said that there was a hero in the Jinluan Palace of the Ming Dynasty. He was young and capable, and he fought with Elder Ge for three hundred rounds in the palace. The sky was dark, the earth was dark, the sun and the moon were gone.
The light was unstoppable for a moment and almost ruined the royal feng shui. In the end, the Virgin used her supreme magical power to control it."
"Master Qian, please stop joking." Li You said his true intention, "I beg you, Master Qian, to speak kindly to me in Cisheng Palace, so that my heart to serve the imperial court will not become cold."
Qian Huangshang thought for a while and said: "It's a small matter, just leave it to me."
Mr. Qian's words were so full that Li You was not overjoyed, but became hesitant.
In Mr. Li's dealings, whenever someone is asked for something, even if they agree, few people will be absolutely sure about what they say, and they always have to leave some room for error. Qian Huangshang's answer just now is very rare.
