The cute master who always attacks the queen

Chapter 228
Not long after the new year, not only did the weather show no signs of getting warmer, but the weather continued to be extremely cold all over the country. In many places, it snowed continuously for more than ten days, freezing crops and vegetables in the fields, and crushing farmers' huts. The snow disaster caused countless deaths of people and animals. A large number of farmers were displaced and flocked to the capital and other richer places where the snow disaster was less severe. Many died of freezing and starvation along the way.Letters of emergency reports of disasters from all over the country flew to the court hall like a snowflake.Due to the need to pay military salaries for the Southwest War, and to distribute money to various places for disaster relief, the national treasury was quite tight for a while.The sudden incident plunged the emperor into a new round of busyness, discussing fundraising matters with the officials in the imperial study for several days.The signboard of the concubine's bed in the respect room was called out continuously.The emperor is so busy, so I have no time to be idle. Every day, I take Bi'er, holding carefully prepared various teas, through the long corridor, and send them to the imperial study. view.

On this day, when he entered, the emperor was looking at the new memorial, with a serious and worried expression. "Your Majesty, what's the matter? The Queen shook her cloak, and the snowflakes on the pink feather satin fell down. A court lady had already stepped forward to help me take it off, "But what is there to worry about? "I walked to the side of the imperial case with a smile. "There is one thing, I can't make a decision yet. "The emperor smiled and said, "This is an excerpt for Shi Zhongyun Shishang, take a look. "As he said, he handed me the memorial in his hand, and I took a look, and immediately understood in my heart. "Master Yun, you mean that you want the court to take back some land from the ministers, and the court will re-divide it for resettlement of refugees? "I asked anxiously. At that time, most of the nobles, dignitaries and dignitaries inside and outside the imperial court, either because of rewards or accumulation from generation to generation, mostly occupied a large area, and they were all located in rich and prosperous places with a good climate. Self-cultivation by those who belong to them, and the income does not need to pay taxes to the court. Although the court also distributes salaries to officials, it is limited after all, and the benefits of the manor cannot be underestimated. The same is true for the concubine's family, but more or less ."yes. The emperor said affirmatively, "Yunshi's book is to ask the court to take back part of the land in the hands of the heroes and relatives, re-measure and delineate it, and then distribute it equally to the refugees, so that the benefits of taxation will be returned to the court." "In doing so, not only can the national treasury be greatly enriched to solve the immediate problems, but it can also strengthen the control of the central government and weaken the strength of the nobles and relatives of the family. It's just that these wealthy families may not be willing. I secretly admire this Yunshi in my heart, and suddenly think of the emperor's attitude towards When I mentioned the purpose of this matter, I couldn't help but feel a stagnation in my chest. The candles on the candlesticks were still burning during the day, and the golden feather curtain was half rolled up. Clear. A gust of wind blew over the folded pieces on the imperial case, and the Gongxuan soft white fine honey used on it was very soft. Both of them were silent, only a "Ling" sound from the copper leak, but my hand gradually became cold. , very slowly put the notebook on the imperial case, his fingertips seemed to lose heat, he also had the same calculations with me. "Just doing this, the interests of the concubine's family will inevitably be damaged. "The emperor laughed. Although his tone was relaxed, it was hard to avoid doubts about what he said. I was startled, and cautiously agreed: "The concubine's family has always received a lot of kindness, and it is difficult to repay it.If the emperor really has this intention, the grandfather and elder brother of the concubine should be an example, why not give up the mere benefits of gold and silver? ""It is worthy of being the queen of the world, who cares about the world everywhere.I have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for! "The emperor stepped out from behind the imperial case, held the queen's hand, and sighed. The emperor smiled helplessly, turned around and took a cup of white fungus and pine nut flower tea from Bier's hand, "Your majesty, working hard on state affairs for days is very hard. Try the white fungus and pine nut flower tea made by yourself. The emperor stretched out his hand, "No matter how hard I work, the queen is by my side day and night, washing my hands and making soup for me. It's very fortunate, very fortunate." " touched my fingertips, and suddenly pulled my hand, I just felt that the ten fingers were as warm as jade, and I couldn't help pinching them, "Why are your hands so cold? "It's nothing, maybe it's because the weather is too cold these days..." I blushed and wanted to take out my hands, but he grabbed my waist and pulled me into his arms, and said with a smile: "The queen's slender hands are rare in the world." If you can wait, how about letting me warm your hands today? "

Walking out of the Qianqing Palace, as if walking out of a stagnant shadow, I let out a long breath, exhaling all the tightness in my chest out of my body.At some point outside, it was snowing again, and the fine snow particles rustled on the roof.Outside the palace gate, a little eunuch was already waiting there in a treasured Xiangfeng chariot. Holding Bi'er's hand, she stepped on a small stool and got into the chariot. When the cold wind blew, the golden bells hanging from the lower hood of the chariot made a melodious sound. With a low sigh, he said to Bi'er through the colorful silk curtain: "Tomorrow morning, ask someone to take my waist card and go out of the palace to tell Master Yuwen to come into the palace."

On the morning of February [-]th, Prime Minister Right took the lead in donating thousands of hectares of fertile land, and voluntarily donated one year's salary to relieve the victims.Under his leadership, some officials in the court with unclear attitudes also had to be firm, and Hubu Shangshu and others also donated fertile land one after another, which finally led to the emperor's order to donate land.However, he made another decree: to allow prominent relatives of different levels to still retain part of the land, after all, things can't be too extreme.As soon as the land donation order was issued, the national treasury was plentiful, and the problems of military pay and refugee resettlement were properly resolved.After this incident, the right minister's reputation in the court became more and more prosperous, and he was praised both inside and outside the court, and people at that time called him a "virtuous minister".

After a cold February, it's time for another draft year.This is the second official large-scale draft after the emperor ascended the throne, so everyone in the palace paid special attention to it. They began to draw up plans and prepare rosters long before the Chinese New Year. They are all busy.The whole palace became lively, especially the Kunning Palace, which was in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace, was very busy with people coming and going.After half a month of such turmoil, it finally came to an end, and the results of the audition came out. The empress dowager's niece, Bi Xiuyuan, had the highest rank among the girls in the show. She was named Xiuyuan and given her number "Jade", given to live in Xianfu Palace, is the master of the first palace.Secondly, Lu Qiaoxi, the daughter of Lu Hongming, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was granted the title of Chongyi, given the title of "Fang", and given the residence of Qixiang Palace, as the head of the first palace; the younger sister of General Dingyuan was given the title of "Chongrong" by Yiyue, and given the title of "Yue". , bestowed residence in Yimei Palace as the lord of the first palace.The rest were named nobles, beauties, and talents, and there were still more than a dozen people who lived scattered in various palaces and side halls.

Tong Shi, one month after Xiunu entered the palace, out of sixteen newly promoted concubines, only ten of them received the favor, and all of them only lasted for one night.In addition, the emperor has been to Wu Zhaoyi and Lu Zixuan four times, the princess's palace twice, the concubine De and Su Cainv's palace once each, and the rest stayed in Kunning Palace.This seems to imply that my favored empress has not lost the slightest bit because of the newcomer's entry into the palace, but is even more dazzling.Rumors spread quietly in the palace: the queen dotes on the special room, so that the concubines in the harem can't enjoy the rain and dew... Wan'er often jumps up in anger at such rumors, and clamors for me to punish the palace people who spread such rumors. "Master, you don't know how nasty those daring slaves are, even daring to chew the queen's tongue..." Wan'er said while combing my long hair. "Okay, okay, I haven't finished my work yet, so I'm talking about the master here," Bi'er interrupted her, "I'm just chattering here, are you ready for the master's breakfast? Hurry up The little kitchen reminds me." Wan'er stuck out her tongue at Bi'er, and ran away. "Master, I'm just a broken mouth, don't take it to heart." Bi'er tied her black hair into a flying fairy bun, and chose two emerald emerald beaded phoenix swings to insert on. There are tassels made of pearls strung together, and a few blue pearl flowers on the hairpin. "How come, the mouth grows on someone else's body, I can't control it, the empress covered her lips with one hand, and let out a deep smile. The palace is quiet, and occasionally you can hear the "chirp" of the birds in the golden silk cage on the corridor Tweeting, so everyone around noticed the chaotic footsteps coming from outside the palace, but I was the only one who was still in deep thought and didn't pay much attention. "Queen! "The emperor approached with high spirits, which startled me. I stared blankly at his face, but forgot to salute. He was very happy, and his eyes shone when he looked at me. The war in the Southwest has been completely won, and they are about to triumph! "The empress hurriedly knelt down with all the palace people to congratulate me. The emperor helped me up and said with a smile: "In more than ten days, your brother will be back. "

Your brother was a fourth-rank military officer when he went to the battlefield, and when he came back, he already had the title of third-rank General Pingxi—not only because his sister is the queen, but also because he made great achievements in the southwestern border. I heard that the generals in the southwestern border treated him very much Convinced, this time there are many people promoted with him, presumably in addition to the dangerous experience in this battle, he also won a group of buddies for himself with his strategy - life, meritorious service, power, and followers.When I saw him alive in front of my eyes again in Tiyuan Hall, wearing a brand-new purple leopard-print court dress and worshiping me, I couldn't tell what it was like, and I couldn't utter the high-sounding words. Fortunately, the emperor is used to novels. Yes, some praise makes sense.In the end, he issued another imperial edict, making Yufang the king of Dongping County, and your brother was promoted to a second-rank chariot general and led the Xiaocai army—I secretly guessed that this might be to further weaken the military power in the hands of the dignitaries. The strength to cultivate my confidants may also be to compensate for the loss of the concubine's family last time. In short, no matter what it is, I am always happy, because it is more beneficial to me to hold the real power of the army.Looking at the military officers of the Manchu Dynasty, apart from Prince Xin who led the Habayashi Army, no one is younger and more prominent than your brother.

After giving the banquet, I summoned my brother alone to meet him in Kunning Palace. I looked at him carefully—after the wind and rain washed away, he became a little more mature and bold, and there were many scars on his body. Although the medicine has faded, he can still feel To the thrilling days of yesteryear. "Don't go next time." I felt sad. "If I don't go, you will have to keep looking around at other people's faces in the palace." Your brother shook his head and said.I want to refute, but I can't think of any reason: he needs my protection, and I also need a strong relative as a backing...

Seeing off her brother, the queen stood under the dripping eaves and watched the little maid add water to the parrot on the shelf, and watched the parrot fluttering its wings, and the golden bells on its feet rang loudly, "Bi'er, let How did you go to investigate?" Bi'er said: "I've found out, those gossips came from the palace people in Bixiuyuan Palace." "Oh, after so long, how did you find out?" I looked at the blooming flowers in the courtyard, and the tangy fragrance, but none of them aroused my interest. "Bi Xiuyuan was born into a noble family, and she was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child. Her eyes are higher than her head, and she thinks she is beautiful, so she doesn't pay attention to other young masters. It is inevitable that her words and deeds will be contemptuous. Such a person is not willing to hide it for her. This time The slaves went to investigate, and it was the nobleman Rou who lived with her in Xianfu Palace who exposed it in private." Bi'er blinked and smiled. "I'm afraid it won't be that simple." I said, "Master is wise, that nobleman comes from a poor family, and there is an older brother in his family, so he thinks of any small official in the army." Bi'er was full of admiration, "Bi'er, after breakfast tomorrow You announce all the new concubines in the harem to Kunning Palace, and I want to summon them." I whispered.

The next day, all the new concubines gathered in Kunning Palace early in the morning. I sat on the throne in the main hall and looked at the dozen or so women kneeling, each of whom had picturesque eyes. .After they saluted, I admonished them according to the routine. It was nothing more than obeying women's rules, keeping palace rules, serving the emperor and queen mother wholeheartedly, sisters living in harmony and not being jealous. These people listened respectfully and nodded in agreement. .After the admonishment, I chatted with them one after another, because of what Bi'er said, I paid more attention to the gentle and noble, she was wearing a light green curly train skirt, the hairpin flowers trembled slightly, and her pink face and peach cheeks looked like a lotus flower out of water. ; It is even more charming and lovable.Eunuch Liu hurried in and knelt down on the ground. "Empress, the person has already been brought." "Yes" I nodded, and walked out, the concubines behind me also followed me curiously, stepped out of the palace, and the accompanying maids immediately went down the corridor There are many flowers.

At the bottom of the white jade stairs, several eunuchs with big arms and round waists were holding down several eunuchs and maids kneeling on the ground. "Empress, this is..." Bi Xiuyuan, who was standing beside me, recognized her servant in the palace, and looked at me with some resentment. "Back to the empress, it is these palace people who spread rumors privately in the palace to slander the empress's reputation. After being interrogated by the slaves, they have all been recruited. Now here is the confession." Xing Shensi took charge of the prelude, with a characteristic voice in his thin voice. cruelty and bloodlust. "Bi Xiuyuan, take a look, she is from your palace after all." I looked at her with a half-smile.She took the confession and read it carefully. Although her expression didn't change much, the quivering pearl tassels on her temples betrayed her mood. "You, you are so courageous!" Bi Xiuyuan threw the confession in front of several people, turned around and knelt at my feet, "The concubine is incompetent in disciplining the servants, and I ask the empress to forgive me!" "Sir, How should these people be dealt with according to the law?" Looking at the two three-inch long gold-embedded ruby ​​flower armors on his fingers, he asked faintly. "Back to empress, these slaves are too self-conscious, slander their master, and beat them to death with sticks according to the palace law." The steward kowtowed.Those slaves kneeling on the ground were already trembling with fright, but when they heard the manager's words, their faces turned pale, and one or two timid bodies collapsed on the ground, "Master, master, please save Qiaolan." !" A court lady in a crimson palace dress walked forward on her knees, holding Bi Xiuyuan's skirt tremblingly. "Shut up! You guys have done such a rebellious thing and trapped me in injustice. You deserve death!" Bi Xiuyuan turned pale and waved Qiaolan's hand away. She didn't look her in the eye and just kowtowed at me. Head: "Empress, these dog slaves have committed such crimes. Although the concubines are not well disciplined, they really don't know about it. Please investigate clearly, and please send them according to the palace rules to make an example." In an instant, Qiaolan, who had just been dragged away, suddenly cried, "Master, master, obviously you let the slave..." The manager was always smart, and before I could speak, he immediately stuffed Qiaolan's mouth with a cloth and sternly He scolded: "Bold slave, how can you make excuses in front of the empress?" Qiaolan was restrained by the eunuch and couldn't escape, she just stared at Bi Xiuyuan resentfully. "Sister, get up quickly, although the weather is getting warmer, but knees still hurt after kneeling on the ground for a long time." I stretched out a hand, and took Bi Xiuyuan, who was pale from the fright of Qiaolan's actions just now, I smiled sweetly, "I also believe that this matter has nothing to do with my sister. My sister has just entered the palace, so how could she cause such troubles? It's just that these slaves in the palace have become more and more rampant recently. If you don't discipline them well, there may be even bigger troubles." Come on, do you think so?" My slightly squinted eyes shone brightly against the sun, like two clusters of knife light, extremely sharp.But Bi Xiuyuan couldn't help shivering, with hatred in her voice; "The empress said so." "That's right." I turned around and said to the general manager, "then the general manager sent these slaves away. Let's go." As soon as the manager of "Slave Zunzhi" waved his hand, the eunuchs who were executing the sentence had already started to do it, the two young eunuchs were tied to the bench, and the whips whizzed and fell on them with the sound of the wind, and after a while Their skins were torn apart, their mouths were stuffed with cloth balls, and they writhed desperately... and the other two maids were beaten to death with sticks because they were women, and they broke the mat together with the two dead eunuchs dragged out. "Where there are people, there is right and wrong, but the Forbidden City has more right and wrong and is even more absurd. Sisters, let's be vigilant about what happened today, and take a good look at your slaves in the future. If anything happens again, the master will only I'm afraid I can't escape the responsibility." All the concubines looked pale and terrified, I asked the maids to help them in, and then presented the Lingnan New Tribute Baiguo Ning honey dew, and suddenly the hall was full of fruity fragrance, as if the air The slight smell of blood was also washed away, "Sisters, this is a new tribute from Lingnan. It has the effect of beautifying and calming the mind. It tastes very sweet. Try it." Except for Bi Xiuyuan, everyone else took it. Taking a small sip of the white jade cup, he praised it.Only Bi Xiuyuan was still staring at the white jade cup like a frightened bird, her body still trembling slightly.I had a panoramic view of everything, smiled faintly, and said, "Bi Xiuyuan!" "Ah." Bi Xiuyuan heard me calling her, and immediately stood up, standing there bewildered.I walked over to hold her cold hand, and smiled: "Now my sister is also short of servants, so why don't I just pick a few smart ones from my palace." Bi Xiuyuan shook her hand , Respectfully said: "The empress is so kind, the concubines should not have retreated, but the empress is in charge of the harem, working day and night, and is about to be served by others, the concubines really dare not bother the sisters around the empress." "Then, you Pick out some servants you like, and when you've chosen, just tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the queen will not force you, and slowly return to her throne.

After another half an hour, everyone left one after another, and Bi Xiuyuan followed closely behind nobleman Rou to leave, and left Kunning Palace.Seeing no one around, Bi Xiuyuan stepped forward to stop nobleman Rou.The nobleman stood there with the help of the maid, saluted unhurriedly and said, "I don't know if my sister has anything to ask?" "Did you expose that matter to the queen just now?" Bi Xiuyuan said with a gloomy face, " Yes, so what? I'm just telling the truth, the empress wants to know the truth, do you think that I, a little nobleman, can cover it up for you?" Rou nobleman smiled brightly, her appearance was so beautiful that it was hard to describe.Bi Xiuyuan's complexion was ashen, and there was hatred in her voice: "Your trick is so poisonous. On the surface, you try to please me in every possible way, but in private...you will have retribution!" Rougui's voice was extremely soft, almost except for herself, No one else could hear: "I am not the one who will be punished. I am just telling the truth. The person who should be punished is probably the one who instigated those servants behind their backs." Bi Xiuyuan stomped her feet and said, "Don't forget , you begged me a few days ago to ask my lord father to ask for a future for your brother!" "Yes, how could I have forgotten such a big thing?" Rougui smiled lightly, but there was a leisurely sarcasm in his words , "Hehe, sister, I was really careless. I forgot to tell my sister that my brother is going to be a general in the Xiaocai Army."

Master, do you think that noble man is trustworthy? "Bi'er saw me leaning on the red sandalwood, brocade and red begonia soft couch with a half-closed book in her hand." No matter what skills she has, she can't get out of the master's hand, and her brother is still in the hands of the lord. Xiaoluo smiled and cut off the lanterns one by one with small silver scissors, making the warm pavilion brighter. "It's so late, master is still reading, and my eyes are tired." "Wan Cui came in with a bowl of stewed snow clams with papaya on a silver plate, and helped me cover the scroll with a smile, looked at the cover, and exclaimed: "Our master is more and more a female Confucian scholar, even reading such obscure books as Zhuzi. "" Some books are always good to read more. "For her bluffing, I am not surprised, but I like it a little bit." The servants see that other concubines spend their time every day asking the female teachers in the palace to teach them piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so as to win the favor of the emperor. Just read these books. "Wan'er handed the hot soup to my hand. "When you have nothing to do, those talents can indeed please you. I have tried it before, and it is to rely on them to be promoted steadily, but in case something happens, it seems that relying on them cannot life-saving.Even the abandoned queen who is proficient in the six arts is not immune.These scholars have to savor carefully and gradually understand the principles and strategies in it, so that they can stay in this position. "I lowered my eyelids, and slowly tasted the sweet soup. Tonight, the emperor turned over the sign of Rouguiren, and I didn't have to go to bed, so I took off the hairpin early. Called the nurse to bring Yuanyou, Yuanqing, and They fell asleep early. It was the night of the Moon Garden, and the queen was like water, seeping in through the window lattice. The window sash was carved with sika deer and cranes, surrounded by auspicious clouds and auspicious grass, and the fine carved edges were painted with gold mud, rich and gorgeous. Excellent eloquence "Six Harmonies in the Same Spring". Recalling that when he was in Hangzhou, he held my hand and wrote on the paper with breathless breath, "The body has no colorful phoenix and double wings, but the heart has a clear understanding. "His breath was warm on his temples, and his broken hair was blown up slightly. The itchiness felt in his heart. My face seemed to be on fire, and my eyes were wandering, just like the shadow of flowers under the moonlight. I pursed the corners of my mouth slightly, and finally sighed: "If this love lasts for a long time..."

The next day, the emperor promoted Rou Chongyuan as Rou Chongyuan, and the second recruited talented person, Duan Shi, was also promoted to noble, and bestowed the title "Ning".After that, Mrs. Hao, a talented person, was lucky enough to be promoted to a nobleman, and Mrs. Du, a talented person, was promoted to be a beauty after serving her bed.

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