The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1014 Recommendation

Regarding the appointment of Governor Shengyuan to provide food relief to the people in the South, even if Chen Xiangzhu's popularity in the court was slightly subtle, he still won the support of most of the people at this moment. As for the small half of people who were silent, they did not oppose him.

Emperor Yanping was not surprised when he heard that they promoted Shengyuan, as if the reaction of the ministers had been expected by him.

But he was a little hesitant about sending Sheng Yuan there.

"What do you think of An Qing?" Emperor Yanping looked at An Suiyun.

Although this veteran minister is slippery, his character is trustworthy.

An Suiyun stepped out of the team unhurriedly, held the wat and saluted, and said: "I think that Minister Sheng is worthy of the important task."

"..." Emperor Yanping knew that An Suiyun was telling the truth, and his recognition of Sheng Yuan's abilities was pragmatic.

But just like this, Emperor Yanping's head became bigger and bigger.

From all aspects, using Sheng Yuan was indeed the best choice. However... thinking of Sheng An, who was separated by a wall behind him, he did not directly agree and only said that we would discuss it later.

All the ministers knew that this matter should be accomplished in the end, so they cooperated and remained silent.

However, after going to court, several ministers visited Yan Yuan, the first minister.

"The lower official is stupid, but he can see that although the Holy Emperor has the qualities of a wise king, he is controlled by the women in the harem. He must seek the Queen's opinion on every major decision. Isn't it a bit too much?"

"I heard in the past that the Queen accompanied her to the Lanzheng Hall and Qingyuan Palace every day, and she always commented on the government affairs with the Holy Lord. It is said that the memorials and comments submitted by the ministers were mostly written by the Queen, so that even though the Queen was not in court , but it is still like coming to court. As time goes by, I am afraid that the entanglements between Li, Tang, and Wu will reappear."

"The official believes that now that women's imperial examinations are prevalent in the world, there is no need to blindly resist the harem's participation in politics. If the queen is able to assist the emperor and allow the emperor to cultivate more, it may not be a good thing in the long run, but the emperor should not rely too much on the queen. "

"There was a dispute between the crown prince in the past, and there was a queen discussing political affairs in the future... Could it be that the queen's extraordinary qualifications prompted the Holy One to have the idea of ​​appointing a princess?"

Everyone talked for a long time. When their mouths were dry and their tongues were dry, they looked up and saw that Yan Shoufu had already dozed off.

"..."

It wasn't until Cen Minzhou called softly that Yan Yuan opened his eyes in confusion.

"I've been feeling tired a lot lately, so much so that I didn't hear everything you said clearly. I really shouldn't have."

He said his words of apology, but before anyone could say anything, his drooping eyelids started to fight again.

In this situation, no matter how much they chattered, no one dared to continue, so they could only say goodbye in frustration.

After everyone left one by one, Yan Yuan, who was originally in a daze, suddenly opened his eyes. A flash of light quickly flashed in his slightly cloudy eyes.

... Chen Xiangzhu returned to the mansion with a sullen face. When he stepped into the main courtyard, he saw a group of children and grandchildren gathered around, teasing crickets. He suddenly burst into anger: "You unsatisfactory slave! I have raised you with fine clothes and fine food, and I want you to be a playboy." ? ! You are not good at reading, but you are very good at fighting chickens and dogs! Now you are more and more bold, and you are fighting crickets under my nose? "

He roared like this, frightening all the children and grandchildren into flight. In an instant, the originally lively courtyard became deserted, leaving only scattered branches and grass roots scattered on the ground.

"..." When Chen Xiangzhu saw his children and grandchildren escaping in a hurry, he never forgot to hug the cricket jar tightly, and his already high anger could not help but increase a little bit more.

"Here comes someone! Ask the accountant to deduct the monthly payment of those unsatisfactory people. Without my permission, the government is not allowed to allocate funds to them for their use!" Chen Xiangzhu shouted at the housekeeper who heard the sound, but the housekeeper obeyed. Nodding in agreement, bursts of wailing suddenly came from outside the wall.

Chen Xiangzhu's wife was in the side hall with her daughter and grandchildren studying the nühong embroidery technique. When she heard the commotion outside, she couldn't help but curl her lips: "What he said sounded like a kid living on monthly money."

The younger girls were too frightened by the movement outside to keep quiet, but the older ones seemed to have ignored it, lowering their heads and continuing to practice the techniques they had learned before.

Mrs. Chen complained a lot about her husband, but she couldn't bear the trembling of her little granddaughters. She watched Chen Xiangzhu angrily walking to the main hall. She simply waved her hand and asked the maids and maids to take the little girls back to the wing to settle down, leaving only the little daughter behind. Son talks.

"You are a fool. Your descendants are not very talented in learning and have no ambition to make progress. You would rather try your best to recruit your nephew from Waibalu than put more effort into training your sisters. I am really stupid! If your brother is still alive, I won't worry. You sisters will have no one to take care of you in the future! It’s a pity that I will become an old lady in the future, and all my children and grandchildren will be related to me!”

Speaking of sadness, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but burst into tears.

The younger daughter Chen Zhuo put down the embroidered product, her childish face full of dissatisfaction: "Even though my brother is gone, my sister-in-law and two little nieces are still here, are they not your descendants anymore?" My sister and I didn't catch up on the good times, but our two little nieces are both good-looking people. If you take good care of them, who is worse? You have time to talk about them, and you have time to feel sorry for yourself and let go of sorrow. Why do you do that? What if you can’t support your granddaughter?”

It was the first time that Mrs. Chen made her little daughter choke. She couldn't help but feel a little stunned. She opened and closed her lips several times, but not a single word came out for a long time.

Chen Zhuo had something else to say: "My sister-in-law's father and brothers are still helping to find good mentors for my nieces and children, but you watch your father holding everyone back! He certainly has no shortage of children and grandchildren to discipline him, but you only have so many thoughts under your knees." Think about it!”

Mrs. Chen didn't expect that her little daughter, who had always been averse to words, would actually say these words, and she couldn't help but be stunned for a long time.

"I don't like to talk, is it because I don't want to say it?! It's because I know that it's useless to talk! He is not willing to invest his energy in our girl, and you are not willing to speak for us! If I hadn't seen you sad and depressed, I would have My son also doesn’t want to talk much.”

Chen Zhuo had said enough and started to pack up the embroidery basket: "I will be leaving soon. From now on, the only people who can truly accompany you are my sister-in-law and nieces. If you don't think about them, how can they do it?" Will I be with you wholeheartedly?

My father is obsessed with the authorities and cannot see through the general trend, but I feel that my two nieces will definitely have a chance to succeed in the future. Do they have to have their relatives take them back to study? My father has done something for me, but who can you do for me? For the children and grandchildren born by others? "

After she finished speaking, she didn't need the help of the maid, and went back to the boudoir at the back with the small embroidery basket, leaving Mrs. Chen alone to ponder.

……

After the ministers went to court, they went about their business. When Emperor Yanping returned to Lanzheng Hall, he hesitated to speak to his beloved wife.

Sheng An knew that you can't have your cake and eat it too, there is no such thing as a good future and stability in this world, so she was silent for a moment, and then she sighed quietly to Emperor Yanping: "Your Majesty, please call Sister Yuan to come into the palace. , if she has no objection, just let her go."