Daming: I help my wife be the empress

After hearing Hao Guangming's words, Auntie Zhu said unnaturally: "The Propaganda Department and the News Bureau are brand-new departments in Daming. There is no suitable person to take charge of the work. How can they be established?"

Hao Guangming smiled and said: "The person in charge of the Propaganda Department must be a servant, and I guess he has to be selected from the old civil servants. I don't have anyone to recommend for the time being.

However, you can first be attached to the Propaganda Department in the News Bureau, and the host can give you the official position of director or Yuanwailang, and there are actually quite a few Daming who are qualified for this job. "

"A lot?" Auntie Zhu couldn't think of anyone who could do the job for a while, the main reason was to gain her trust, so she asked, "For example?"

"Liu Rushi."

"Her," hearing the name, Zhu Yuxi remembered all the information she knew about Liu Rushi, and said in a deep thought, "she is indeed a good candidate."

To preside over the work of the Information Bureau, first of all, you must have a certain level of literary talent, and you must also have a certain political sense and management ability. In fact, the requirements are quite high.

The most important thing is to be able to recognize some of Aimee Zhu's views, and to faithfully and fully implement her will.

Liu Rushi not only has literary talents, but also has a keen sense of political sense, and has good abilities in all aspects-this can be proved by Liu Rushi's deeds in later history.

In addition, Liu Rushi was also a female intellectual with quite new ideas in the late Ming Dynasty, and could even be said to be rebellious.

Aimee Zhu felt that for a woman like Liu Rushi, she must also hope that women can obtain a better living environment and more voice in Daming.

With this point, Liu Rushi can easily become her loyal supporter.

Of course, whether Liu Rushi can be promoted to this position will not be known until she summons her for a chat...

money house.

After breakfast, Qian Qianyi read and recited poems with Liu Rushi in the small garden, or played with the goldfish in the pond and the birds in the cage.

Ever since he was dismissed from office, and knowing that Jinshang hated him for some reason, and it was impossible to use him again, Qian Qianyi lay down completely, and only had the fun of entertaining with Liu Rushi every day.

As for speaking out and communicating with other scholars, it is often self-defeating.

For one thing, he was originally a member of the Donglin Party, but later became a Donglin traitor, flattering villains like Ma Shiying and Ruan Dayue - this behavior not only made him cut himself off from the mainstream scholars, even Liu Rushi also treated him somewhat. Opinion.

Second, the remaining eunuchs, or those scholars who care more about utility than fame, also don't like him, because everyone knows that he is not liked by Aunt Zhu, and they are afraid that getting involved with him will affect their future.

So, Qian Qianyi is really struggling now, even though he is accompanied by Liu Rushi, a beautiful and talented woman, he still can't help complaining every day.

Fortunately, Liu Rushi can understand him - as he gets older, people become more verbose.

"Look, my husband, this glass mirror is so good. It is indeed much clearer than a diorama, and it looks better on people."

Liu Rushi held a newly purchased glass mirror the size of a book, and smiled and asked Qian Qianyi to appreciate it together.

"So big?" Qian Qianyi took a deep breath, and his first reaction was really distressed, "How much does it cost?"

Liu Rushi said: "It's not too expensive, only 800 taels."

"Isn't 800 taels expensive?" Qian Qianyi frowned, and then said: "Ma'am, my husband has lost his official status, and he relies on the thousands of acres of fertile land in his hometown and a few shops in Nanjing City to support his family. People, when he was dismissed from office, he was fined tens of thousands of taels of silver, which almost wiped out the family fortune, we can't be extravagant and wasted like before."

Hearing this, Liu Rushi really wanted to say that she bought this mirror with private money, and her private money was saved before marrying Qian Qianyi.

But after thinking about it, she finally didn't say anything, but nodded and said: "I know."

Qian Qianyi actually dotes on Liu Rushi very much, and couldn't bear to blame him for such a trivial matter, so he changed the subject and said, "I heard people say that there are rumors in the city that I went to some factory inspections recently.

It is said that the people in the city are now sharpening their heads and want to work in the factory, and some businessmen are also trying to do business with the factory. Which factory should this glass mirror be made of? "

Liu Rushi nodded, "It's made by a glass mirror factory—dioramas aren't that big, and even if they were, they would cost tens of thousands of taels."

Qian Qianyi shook his head and sighed, "Although it is said that the gods came down to earth today, they are now doing all kinds of strange tricks, disregarding Confucianism, and those people in the court don't know how to persuade them. In my opinion, they are all Flatterers!"

After finishing speaking, Qian Qianyi didn't hear Liu Rushi answer.

He raised his eyes and saw Liu Rushi looking at him with a strange expression, and he finally realized that after he decided to take refuge in Ruan Dayue as the servant of the Ministry of Rites, he also became a flatterer, how could he have the face to criticize others now?
Thinking of this, Qian Qianyi couldn't help but blush.

Just as he was about to find an excuse to slip away, the porter hurried over and said with a joyful face, "Master, the angel has come to pass the decree!"

Qian Qianyi was taken aback for a moment, then became nervous and asked, "Do you know what kind of intention it is?"

Qian Qianyi's concierge was also knowledgeable, and replied with a smile: "I gave the silver, and the angel said it was a good thing."

Hearing this, Qian Qianyi was overjoyed, he became energetic all of a sudden, as if he was three years younger, and ordered loudly: "Hurry up and ask someone to set up an incense table, by the way, where is the angel? Don't neglect it."

The porter said: "The angel is accompanied by the housekeeper in the living room."

Liu Rushi was also very happy——Qian Qianyi's original wife, Mrs. Chen, was dead, and now she was his stepwife. If Qian Qianyi could be appointed as an official again, she would also be honored.

But she was much calmer than Qian Qianyi, and said with a smile: "Master, you can go and entertain the angels yourself, and I will handle the incense case myself."

"Hahaha, good, good!"

Qian Qianyi laughed and went to the living room.

Although Qian's house is not small, it is not big either. Qian Qianyi soon came to the living room and saw the eunuch who was enjoying the West Lake Dragon Well.

This eunuch is quite young, he should have been promoted from a young eunuch, Qian Qianyi didn't know him well, but he still asked enthusiastically, "What's your father-in-law's name?"

The young eunuch smiled politely, "Our family name is Li."

"It turns out to be Eunuch Li, please do a little more, the incense case will be set up soon."

Eunuch Li nodded and asked, "Is Mrs. Liu Rushi at home?"

Qian Qianyi was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously replied: "Yes."

"That's good."

Is that good?
If the person who came was not a eunuch, Qian Qianyi would have suspected that he was cheated.

But even the eunuchs in the palace should not call Liu Rushi by his name when they come to the mansion, the correct address should be "Mrs. Liu Shi".

Also, why did Eunuch Li say it was good when he found out that Liu Rushi was there?
It's not like passing the decree to Liu Rushi, is it?
Finally, an unbelievable speculation popped up in Qian Qianyi's mind, and he immediately shook his head and rejected it - even if she is a woman today, it is impossible to pass the decree to Liu Rushi, after all, although Liu Rushi is now his stepmother, Before that, it was a woman from Zhangtai.

Even if Liu Rushi was able to get the present's award, it should be due to his honor, and it was only possible after he was used by the present.

Just when Qian Qianyi thought so, Liu Rushi walked in, bowed to Eunuch Li first, and said to him: "Master, the incense table is ready."

"Oh," Qian Qianyi suppressed the doubts in his heart, and made a gesture of invitation, "Eunuch Li, please come to the courtyard to announce the decree."

In fact, it is no longer strictly stipulated whether the decree should be outside the gate, or in the courtyard or in the hall.

But Qian Qianyi wanted as many people as possible to see him receive the order, and since he didn't have time to greet the angel outside, he could only ask Liu Rushi to place the incense table in the courtyard.

Eunuch Li looked at Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi respectively, with strange expressions on his face, but he nodded and walked out without saying anything.

When they arrived at the courtyard where the main house was located, Qian Qianyi skillfully led the family members and servants in the house to kneel down to receive the order.

But just before he was about to kneel down, he heard Eunuch Li shout: "Wait a minute!"

Qian Qianyi asked directly: "But is there something wrong with the etiquette?"

At the same time, he signaled the housekeeper to pay the money first——as a former minister of the Ministry of Rites, Qian Qianyi knew quite a lot about the etiquette of receiving edicts.

He felt that there was nothing wrong with today's etiquette for receiving the decree. Eunuch Li stopped it, fearing that he was too young and inexperienced, and wanted to take the money safely first.

Liu Rushi and the others were also puzzled.

Just when the butler was about to bring over a tray of silver that he had prepared, Eunuch Li said: "This imperial decree is for Mrs. Liu Rushi, so she needs to lead you to receive the decree."

what?
Eunuch Li's words were nothing short of shocking to Qian Qianyi, Liu Rushi and all the servants.

"What are you doing in a daze? Will Liu Rushi accept the order?" Eunuch Li urged.

Liu Rushi was the first to react, glanced at Qian Qianyi, saw that he was still in shock, pulled his sleeves, and the two of them knelt down in front of the incense table together.

The servants woke up and knelt down one after another.

Eunuch Li unfolded the imperial decree and read in a loud voice: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict says..."