Due to lack of sleep at night, this morning, after listening to some memorials from the ministers, Shao Yan casually waved his hand to Mu Ying beside him, indicating that she would announce her withdrawal. Mu Ying walked to the front of the palace and shouted: "Your Majesty, the dragon body is here."
Violate peace, retreat..."
"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you!" As he spoke, Deng Bingtang stood up and walked to the front of the palace and said
"I also have my original intention to report."
"Old minister, there are some here too"
Zhang Baihu and Li Changsheng walked out from the ranks of military ministers one after another. The ministers were surprised. The relationship between these three people was discussed.
Shao Yan yawned, then sat upright, waved his hands indifferently and said: "I'm tired. The three beloved ladies will hand over their memorials to the imperial study later. I want to go back and have a rest first."
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Deng Bingtang said: "Your Majesty, this matter has a long-term bearing on our country and the country. Please make a decision as soon as possible."
"Is it that serious?" Shao Yan was taken aback and smiled secretly in his heart, Old Deng, Old Deng, don't I know what you are thinking about? If anything happens to you, even trivial things will turn into
earth-shattering event
"Yes, Your Majesty," Deng Bingtang said further: "Although Your Majesty has been repeatedly harassed by foreign thieves since the founding of the country, now Your Majesty ascends to the throne and shouts, and congratulations come from all directions. The great cause of restoring the country is just around the corner. This is because when Emperor Taizu founded our country,
It has been set a rule that every emperor who ascends the throne must establish a queen within half a year and a queen within three years. I hope the emperor can choose a concubine and establish a queen as soon as possible."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court. Mu Ying glanced at Bai Ruxue, both of them looked a little unnatural.
Shao Yan suddenly became energetic and thought, half a year to establish the throne? Three years to establish the throne? Are you kidding me?
Zhang Baihu said: "What Mr. Deng said is absolutely true. The emperor and the emperor should be established in the country. The emperor should not delay it any longer, otherwise it will attract slander from outsiders."
"What are you slandering?" A look of anger appeared on Shao Yan's face, and he immediately stood up from the throne and said: "The world is not yet decided, and we will wait until the country is restored."
Li Changsheng said: "Your Majesty, I think there is no conflict between pacifying the world and establishing a queen. I forgive you for being bold. General Bai and Lady Mu both have a soft spot for the emperor. The emperor can choose one of them to be the queen.
, if the emperor is willing, he can also give another one to the noble concubine."
Mu Ying blushed and lowered her head. She didn't want to be a queen. She just hoped that she could stay by Shao Yan's side forever. When Li Changsheng said this, she wanted to refute, but there were no rules for women to speak in the court.
, she had no choice but to stop talking.
Bai Ruxue was really shocked. Although she had heard some rumors not long ago, she didn't pay much attention to it at the time. She didn't expect that they dispersed in the court so quickly. What made her even more embarrassed was that Li Changsheng actually named Li Changsheng.
She and Mu Ying were recommended, which made her a little bit dumbfounded, and even a little contradictory.
Regarding Li Changsheng's proposal, half of the ministers in the DPRK agreed, but some ministers firmly opposed it. Some people said: "General Li's words are wrong. After selecting and establishing a concubine, it is a top priority. How can it be limited to General Bai and General Bai?"
As for the female official Mu, the lower official thinks that the scope should be expanded and a notice should be issued to the whole country. First, a group of beautiful women should be selected, and then women with both political integrity and talent can be selected from among them."
"That's right, the emperor is young and promising, so we can't be too hasty in post-election matters. Even if our notice cannot be distributed nationwide, we can at least search in the Badaling area. Besides, the position of queen must be filled with talents and political integrity, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
The women are qualified, but General Bai and Lady Mu..." The minister raised his head and looked at Bai Ruxue and Mu Ying, not daring to say any more.
Deng Bingtang squinted at the man and said: "Then I would like to ask Mr. Cao Kuncao, Miss Bai and Mu Ying are both the emperor's confidante, why can't they become the queen's candidates? Music, chess, calligraphy and painting can be cultivated, but as for virtue,
Not to mention that they have both talents and talents. The two girls are wholeheartedly assisting the emperor. What is there that doesn’t satisfy everyone?"
Cao Kun said disdainfully: "Master Deng, you can't say that. Although Miss Mu has good moral character and is beautiful, she can't play chess, calligraphy and painting. These are secondary. The most important thing is that she can only
Even though he is half Han Chinese, Taizu’s ancestral instructions clearly stated that no king of our dynasty is allowed to marry foreign women.”
"You..." Deng Bingtang was speechless when he saw him bringing out the ancestral teachings. Zhang Baihu was also speechless. Li Chang was so angry that he stamped his foot and secretly cursed that this guy was just here to get slapped.
Cao Kun smiled proudly and continued: "As for Miss Bai, although she is a queen of Zhongliang and has excellent martial arts skills, she, like Miss Mu, knows nothing about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Of course, maybe the official said so, Mr. Deng
He would also retort that if we don’t know how to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, we can learn it, yes, we can learn it, and Miss Bai is very talented, so it shouldn’t be difficult to learn these things, but her face..."
His meaning was very clear. There were scars on Bai Ruxue's face. In that era, if a woman had scars on her body, she would never be able to enter the palace, not even to be a palace maid.
Bai Ruxue subconsciously touched her face with her hands, but her eyes were filled with tears. Fortunately, this girl was strong enough, and her gloomy face quickly returned to its previous calmness. In comparison, Mu Ying was a little softer.
After hearing Cao Kun's targeted remarks, he immediately left the court in tears. Bai Ruxue hurriedly ran out after getting Shao Yan's permission.
When Cao Kun saw that he had driven away two girls in a sudden rage, a malicious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. A minister behind him secretly leaned over and whispered: "Master Cao, this trick of yours is really too much."
If it is high, then the daughter of the emperor will be able to securely ascend to the lower position." Several other ministers also gave him a thumbs up at the side.
Cao Kun smiled proudly. How did he know that these subtle actions of his had already been seen by Shao Yan in front of the palace? Damn it, this guy is deliberately causing trouble, "Cao Kun, you damn thing"
What do you mean? If nothing happens, why don't you ask for a fight?" Just as he was thinking about it, Li Changsheng suddenly rushed to Cao Kun angrily and grabbed his collar.
Cao Kun's face changed drastically and he said hurriedly: "Li, Li, General Li, if you have something to say, please say it nicely."
"Who can tell you, Bai Ruxue is Bai Mei's daughter, and she is very loyal to the emperor. Although Mu Ying is a Miao, he has helped us overcome difficulties time and time again, but you have not opened any pot, insisting on
Squeeze them two away. Others don't know what little calculations you have. I, Li Changsheng, know very well that your daughter dares to compete with these two girls. You don't take a good look at yourself. What the hell?
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There was chaos in the court, and the civil and military ministers were divided into two groups. One group stood on Cao Kun's side and criticized Li Changsheng, while the other side stood on Li Changsheng's side and accused Cao Kun of being greedy for profit. The two groups refused to give in to each other, no matter Deng Bingtang,
No matter how Zhang Baihu tried to persuade him, it was of no avail.
"Where are the Imperial Guards?" Shao Yan couldn't bear it anymore and immediately slapped the table.
"Here!" Dozens of soldiers in golden armor rushed in. For a moment, with the flash of swords and the shadow of swords, all the ministers were really panicking.
"It is my decree that if anyone dares to say more than a word, he will be immediately taken out of the palace and beheaded in public."
"Yes!" The Royal Forest Army quickly surrounded all the quarreling ministers, and the entire hall suddenly became silent.
After such a fuss, Shao Yan's sleepiness was gone, but the ministers who were almost beheaded were trembling with fear.
This morning everyone broke up unhappy. In order to prevent them from taking revenge on each other in private, Shao Yan went to Li Changsheng and Cao Kun after the morning court and told them to give up this terrible idea, otherwise the guillotine would be waiting for them.
, Cao Kun was fine. He listened to whatever the emperor said, but Li Changsheng had a bad temper. Shao Yan did his ideological work for more than two hours, and this guy could barely listen, but he was very stubborn.
Tell Shao Yan that if Cao Kun's daughter is allowed to enter the palace in the future, he will resign.
Shao Yan was secretly amused. He had never even met Cao Kun's daughter. How could he let her into the palace hastily? But then again, he should think carefully about choosing a concubine after he was established. Otherwise,
As time goes by, there might be some troubles, similar to today's farce. He really doesn't want to see it again.
Returning to the imperial study, Shao Yan did not see Bai Ruxue and Mu Ying. After asking the palace servants, he found out that the two of them were practicing swordplay in the back garden. Hearing the news, he felt much more at ease. Before that,
, he was really worried that these two girls couldn't bear this blow and would do some extreme things. Women in ancient times always valued love and justice, and there were many who did stupid things for love.
Bai Ruxue was carefully instructing Mu Ying to hold the sword. When they saw Shao Yan approaching, they not only pretended not to see it, but deliberately raised their voices.
"Sister Bai, what's the benefit of holding a sword like this?" Mu Ying gestured while holding the sword.
Bai Ruxue glanced at Shao Yan with her peripheral vision and said, "The advantage is that you can pick it up and put it down. If you feel that you are not capable of controlling it, then just let go and just do things as usual. There is no need to worry about it."
Chatting endlessly about trivial matters is not good for others or yourself.”
"Oh, what's the difference between holding it with the left hand and holding it with the right hand?"
"Ordinary people use their right hand, but extraordinary people use their left hand."
The two girls were singing harmony there, and there was a different flavor between the lines. Shao Yan smiled faintly, and he could tell that they were still angry with him. Calling them at this time was undoubtedly asking for trouble, so it was better to sit quietly and calmly.
Come down and wait slowly
At this time, Mu Ying asked again: "Is the sword better for stabbing, cutting, or both?"
Bai Ruxue said sternly: "The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise see wisdom, ten people have ten brains, and everyone has different thoughts, but wise people will choose to follow the principle of the minority obeying the majority, for example, the same is true with swords, the majority
If one person thinks that using thorns is good, then others will follow suit."
"What if most people think it's wrong?" Mu Yingzhen asked honestly
Bai Ruxue said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do, we can only make mistakes."
"Wrong, the truth is often in the hands of a few people." It was Shao Yan who spoke. As he spoke, he straightened up from the flower bed and walked slowly towards the two of them. The two girls quickly turned their heads away.
"Are you two still angry with me?" Shao Yan poked his head in front of them with a playful smile, and said with a smile: "Ruxue is right, I am the kind of person who can pick up and put down.
I have my own opinions on emotional matters, how can I be influenced by others?"
The two girls turned their heads to the side again, and Shao Yan changed his posture, pursed his lips and smiled: "One of you is my chief bodyguard, and the other is my female official in charge of ceremonies. Are you going to avoid me like this all your life?"
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"That's right!" the two women said in unison.
Damn, the answer was quite straightforward, had it been rehearsed? Shao Yan thought for a moment, and then he took a long breath and said: "Hey, you can hide from the first grade of junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth grade. If you want to block the civil and military officials, you can't hide from them."