The world is heavy and late

Chapter 18
Since that day, Xia Qing has never been to Jinghu Lake, nor has he met Xu Zhong again.

Xu Zhong has been busier recently, since that day.Xu Zhong paid more attention to his usual errands, and the direct result was that not only his master Xu Ji was more satisfied with Xu Zhong, but even the emperor noticed him.

The emperor watched Xu Zhong walk out of the palace gate, and said to Xu Ji

"Your apprentice seems to be able to take over from you."

Xu Ji hurriedly said

"It is the duty of slaves to do their best for His Majesty."

The emperor didn't care about these humble words, looked at the memorial in his hands for the past two months, looked at the hall with an unclear expression, and said

"Xuan Zhangzhi, Li Ji, Zhen Guogong, Han Wen, Du Pan."

The emperor looked at the confidant minister in front of him and said
"Here are the notebooks from the past few months, please take a look."

Xu Ji picked up the notebook from the case and sent it to several adults. The adults picked up the notebook in their hands and looked at it. Part of it was to impeach King An for treason and disobedience.

Another part is to impeach the instability of the harem and urge the emperor to establish a queen.

There is also the impeachment of the recent lively events in the capital, which is due to the grandson of the Duke's mansion falling from a horse in the racecourse and breaking his leg.

The son of Qin Min, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, caused a disturbance to everyone because he rode his horse on the green crops. As a result, the farmer hanged himself the next day. Because of this incident, Qin Min is still in the suspension stage.

Looking at these memorials, the blue veins on the foreheads of Zhang Zhi and other ministers twitched. Of course, they also vaguely felt that the capital city was too lively recently, and the excitement seemed to be covered by an undercurrent.

Now they look at the person who wrote the notebook and feel that their heads are getting bigger.

Zhang Zhi knew more about the inside story, so he closed the notebook and asked
"Your Majesty, I don't know what happened to Mr. Xie's disaster relief?"

When the other ministers heard this, they thought of Yang Cong, who had been imprisoned by the Minister of Dali Temple for the past few days, and Lu Jin, the commander of the Imperial Army who had disappeared for several months.They vaguely guessed something, so they looked at the emperor together.

The emperor looked in the direction of Xiangzhou outside the window, with his hands behind his back, he kept rubbing the thumb and index finger of his right hand and said,

"Huizhi sent a letter back, saying that the disaster was serious and the people had initially appeased him; but he felt that the disaster was extremely strange, and there was no flood, not to mention the sudden locusts; in Anyang County, there was almost no harvest. How do you think locusts can even pass through remote mountain villages?"

The ministers behind the emperor all knew that this matter was probably just beginning, and the emperor asked them to discuss this matter at this time, because he knew that these people would definitely not stand on the side of the aristocratic family.

It's not that the aristocratic family is bad, but it's not that the people are more important than the emperor. Since the people are in the front, it is natural that the aristocratic family that wants to share the imperial power is also behind, but the food of the aristocratic family has become more and more ugly these years.

Besides, how can there be an emperor who hopes that the family and imperial power will rule together?

The emperor has always wanted to move the taxes in Jiangnan, especially the grain tax and salt tax, but nearly four-fifths of the salt and grain in the Jin Dynasty came from Jiangnan, and Jiangnan was where the power of the major families was located, so it has been unsettled. It was so rash, but the emperor had an intuition that this time must be a good opportunity.

Zhang Zhi stood behind the emperor in silence for a while, still did not ask where Lu Jin had gone, he still understood the truth that the more he knew, the better, he looked at the booklet in his hand and asked
"I don't know which minister Your Majesty wants to reprimand King An."

That’s right, to reprimand King An, firstly, this matter is also very sensitive, and secondly, since the aristocratic family wants to make a noise, so that the emperor can’t take care of Xiangzhou, the emperor will let people go there in order to enter the game.

The emperor had a headache when he thought of King An, and couldn't help but blame the late emperor.After the first emperor seized the throne, he was always afraid of what the world would say and disregard family affection, so he was very kind to the remaining younger brothers and sisters.

When giving the fiefdom, he chose the wealthy Huizhou for King An.Zhao Chengming felt like wiping his father's ass.rubbed his forehead and asked
"Who does Zhang Qing think is suitable?"

Zhang Zhijiu said: "I think that Li Ji, the censor, and Master Li are upright, and he can surely relieve His Majesty's worries by knowing the details."

The emperor looked at Li Ji, and Li Ji hurriedly said

"Master Zhang is a bright mirror hanging high. He is upright and serious, and his face is selfless. He must be more suitable than a humble minister."

……

The emperor looked at the two ministers flattering each other, and thought unhappily: I don’t usually see them praising me so much. They write letters and scold me all day long, and they say it’s for my own good. I think they are strict with the law. Be more generous than yourself.

Of course, the emperor didn't dare to say these words, otherwise he would have to block himself and scold him for another day.

So the emperor waved his hand unhappily and said,

"Then Li Qing will go. Duke Zhen will stay."

After watching the others retreat, the emperor was just to Zhen Guo
"Father-in-law, I want to send you to Bingzhou Youzhou to inspect the border guards."

Of course, the emperor's father-in-law just called out, and Lord Zhen Guo even listened to it. Would he really dare to show his father-in-law's score?

"I don't know if His Majesty wants the minister to go quietly or..."

Emperor's Road

"Of course we should go quietly, but the news should reach some people's ears without any trace; father-in-law may go to Xiangzhou to look for Lu Jin when he leaves the capital. He hasn't sent any news back for a while. Very deep."

Lord Zhen understood it as soon as he heard it. This is so reasonable. Since you have written a letter to King An for not being a minister, then I will send someone to reprimand King An first, and then send someone to inspect the military defense to deter King An.

And compared to other people, Lu Jin is really the emperor's confidant, and he only obeys the emperor's orders. He is in Xiangzhou, and he is afraid that there will be more games in this game.

After all the ministers had left, the emperor asked Xu Ji, "How is the crown prince today?"

Xu Ji replied: "The prince was a bit playful a few days ago, he didn't finish his homework, and he is still copying books in the Chongwen Library."

The emperor was upset, so he wanted to "bully and bully" his son, and if he got angry at you, you have to spray back, so I can play with my son.Should I say it or not, the emperor is really vengeful and willful.Fortunately, he has always been diligent in governing and caring for the people in major national affairs.

"Bring him here, hmph, no one cares if he will copy the book properly, I'll come and listen to his endorsement in person."

Xu Ji agreed after hearing this, but he still couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. The emperor's childish temper has not been wiped out.Thinking of the time when the late emperor was around, Xu Ji could often see the late emperor and the present fighting each other like two fire dragons.

Looking at the present again, Xu Ji felt that such a day would not be far away. Although His Majesty still can't beat His Majesty now, His Majesty will grow up sooner or later.

The front hall is full of loving fathers and filial sons.The harem is indeed dark and unclear, and the weather is calm.

Manna Hall

Cui Jieyu looked at the letter that was sent from home yesterday, and felt that this day was about to collapse.

Even though she occasionally disagreed with the Zhongcui Palace, it was not because of the concubine's doting or something, but because the two of them had some quarrels at home when they were not married, and it was because of the death of the first queen.

If the emperor was forty or fifty, they would never fight for the position of queen. To put it bluntly, how long can the emperor live.But the emperor is not yet in his thirties this year, and there are six divisions in the harem, and the sixth division is only under the command of the queen, so whoever becomes the queen will naturally have a stronger control over the harem.

They have always known the influence of the harem on the emperor, and the emperor would feel uncomfortable if the harem was unstable.

Both of them felt that the position of queen must be between them, so they began to hide their signs again.

But in fact, except for them and some people around them, almost no one thought that the queen would be among them. The emperor's impatience with the family had already been revealed, and the Sixth Division was set up to prevent the family from stretching too far.

It also shows the emperor's determination that the queen will not come from a family.

In fact, the emperor's worry was completely justified, because whether it was Concubine Shu, Cui Jieyu, or women from other big families, they were naturally outstanding in terms of bearing, talent and ability.

But at the same time, in their hearts, the clan is far above the royal family. In the future, the heirs of the harem, regardless of gender, will only be close to the family, and most of the palace will be controlled by the family. How can the imperial power restrict the family? Maybe the emperor will be close to the family at that time of the family.

Just like the letter Cui received at this time, she looked at herself in the vanity mirror and said:

"Let's start tomorrow. The family said it's better to be early. The clan has a life, and we have to share one or two."

Aunt Cui responded and stepped back to make arrangements.

In recent years, the palace is not as good as before, and there are still some news from the outside that have not reached the palace. Aunt Cui doesn't know why she did this, but she knows that she is a slave, and the things the master ordered must be done well.

As she walked in the night, the cold wind at the end of October shivered unconsciously.

(End of this chapter)