Sometimes the palace is sunny

Chapter 98
Since ancient times, such things as offering sacrifices to heaven will only become more and more cumbersome. The monarchs of all dynasties have used countless manpower and material resources to flatter the eternally silent and indifferent heaven, in order to prove that they hold the power of the world because of the favor of heaven.

Standing in front of the wishing table of the Circular Mound Altar, surrounded by divine tents made of azure satin, under which are the tablets of Haotian God, ancestors, sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, wind and thunder. bye.

Her expression was solemn, but she was silently thinking:

"Gods above, are you here or not? Are you kind to the world, or are you tyrannical? If you are really spiritual, conscious and hearty, why are the people suffering so much? If you are soulless, unconscious, and heartless, who is hiding Behind you?

"Forget it, I don't talk about strange powers, I don't care whether you are here or not, whether you are there or not. I have not been punished by heaven for stealing this body with a woman's soul. I just think that you all think that I can be the emperor. The self-deception, from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to today, I don’t think there are too many of them as a woman.”

Kneel three times and bow nine times, and get up.

Lay jade and silk, enter sacrifices.

Accompanied by the "Chapter of Fengping" of the Yale and the "Dance of the Relatives" of the sacrifice, she walked to the tablet of the God of Haotian in the north with the wine.

Standing at the place closest to God, she smiled and whispered:

"In that case, I'm welcome."

The chime bells are played, the musicians are beating the chime, the calf is burned in the southeast, and the sky lantern is hung in the southwest. Standing in front of the gods is the biggest lie in the world.

Li Congyuan was already standing on the ground wearing only socks, and the beard on his face fluttered:

The strong wind blows and the snow disperses. The tablet is carved of wood, and it is silent.

As soon as he sat down, he saw a woman wearing a plum blossom official hat walked in.

"Ma'am, what do you mean, Your Majesty thinks that the King of England will rebel?"

Mi Xinlan sat upright, threw clean pants and shoes and socks on Li Congyuan's lap for him to change into.

Pretending to be troubled, Li Congyuan didn't sleep well all night.

"Is it useful to be lighter? After walking dozens of miles in such a cold day, your boots are soaked in snow water. You are not willing to put two more layers in your boots, and you think you are young?"

Li Congyuan was silent for a moment, then sighed, raised his head, and smiled again:

Li Congyuan raised his hand and grabbed the hair on the back of his wife's head, and sighed: "No."

"Yuanze was recalled by His Majesty this year. The road to the southwest is far away. He arrived years ago. Xuan Chen has been with him all these years, and he will probably come back. If he also returns to the court as an official, next year's death day, we can We went to visit his grave together."

Li Congyuan remained silent. The British public offered His Majesty a plan to stir up internal strife in the Northwest. This matter was a state secret, and he could not tell Mi Xinlan, but since then he could also sense that His Majesty had lost interest in the Western Expedition.

Li Congyuan also knew that Mi Xinlan seldom commented on government affairs, but since she spoke, she was somewhat sure.

"By the way, ma'am, do you have any news that you got Shen's niece again from Mrs. Liu?"

"Li Shangshu, Your Majesty's order, I have come to retrieve the files of the cases concluded in Dali Temple this year. Please use the seal of the cabinet."

Li Congyuan yawned and almost fell asleep, but he heard his wife say:

After a while, Mi Xinlan looked up at her anxious husband, smiled, and lowered her head again.

No, it should be said that His Majesty has found something more interesting.

The court meeting was skipped on the second day, and Yang Shen attended His Majesty's morning class, so Li Congyuan arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion early.

"Ma'am, we have to get niece Shen out of Xie's house...Xie Wenyuan! She's such a waste that she dares to be involved in the conspiracy! Really, really..."

"You put your clothes at the door, and Mammy will come and get them after she packs up the offerings."

Seeing that her husband was about to jump up in a hurry, Mi Xinlan lowered her head and continued to read:

Mi Xinlan held the book and didn't move for a long time.

Mi Xinlan smiled and turned a page of the book:

Mi Xinlan put his official robe on the smoke cage, and drove him to lie down on the couch to rest, took a book and sat beside him, and said in her mouth:
"Speaking of Xie Wenyuan, Your Majesty didn't let the Prince of England come out this time to offer sacrifices to heaven?"

"Li Shangshu doesn't have to worry, the lower officials brought the female officials to Dali Temple together, following His Majesty's orders, to collect files on the cases of women's victimization and women's murder."

Li Congyuan was startled, and quickly sat up:

The younger one in the back is only a little better, but treats the court as a joke, even if he seems to be a little more serious now, Mi Xinlan doesn't think he can really change the dirty mind of the Zhao family.

"Ah, ah, ma'am, ma'am! Take it easy!"

"file?"

Speaking of the past, Mi Xinlan still has anger in her heart. She is straightforward, otherwise she would not have made friends with Shen Shao's wife, Qin Shi, who was born in an official family, and because of her straightforwardness, she would never say something Do not hide.

Thinking of this, Li Congyuan turned and looked at the seat of the Minister of Rites, on which there were various rosters of documents for selecting female officials.

Mi Shi glared at him, and threw the warm handkerchief back into the hot water basin: "There is a sacrificial offering for the Shen family brothers and sisters, and it happens every year, so why should you tell me?"

Li Congyuan closed his mouth and looked at his wife.

"I did a rough calculation. Since your Majesty has investigated the Taipu Temple, at least three to five million taels of silver have been obtained. In addition to the money that was not stolen from Zhang Wan's party members, it is enough to beat the Duer headquarters... Your Majesty for a long time Did you not mention the Western Expedition?"

Li Congyuan was a little puzzled: "This year's file is supposed to be reviewed and sealed up next month. Senior lady, Your Majesty wants the file now. I'm afraid the Dali Temple..."

Lie stood there, as if extremely pious.

"It's really a cricket that helps mice fight cats, not enough to be a dish for people." Mi Xinlan was still reading with her head down, her tone not at all anxious, "You just need to rest assured, our niece is a successful one."

"Since something happened to the British government, there have been fewer banquets everywhere, and now it's winter again... I haven't seen Mrs. Liu for a few months. It was said that the Shen family's niece was at the Xie family's estate. I've seen it a few times from afar, the village is very lively, and the maids around my niece often come in and out, and I don't think I was involved in the Xie family's affairs."

"After several months of confinement, His Majesty has taken the Prince of England as a hostage."

"Ma'am, don't talk nonsense!"

While speaking, she casually inserted a bookmark between the other pages of the book. There were some winding notes on that bookmark, which seemed to be words, but they were not recognizable.

Li Congyuan did as he said, and he didn't forget to fold the tops neatly.

After the winter solstice, the officials do not have to go back to the official office. After sending the holy car back to the palace, they can go home and reunite with their families to worship the ancestors.

After figuring out the key point, Li Congyuan pulled out his beard, not at all as calm as usual.

Mi Shi held a handkerchief in his hand and rubbed it heavily on Li Congyuan's leg, hearing him wailing again and again.

His Majesty wanted to retrieve the file, and the use of the cabinet's seal was just a formality. Of course, Li Congyuan would not stop it. Seeing the high female officer and two rows of female officials walking away on the morning wind, Li Congyuan's heart suddenly moved.

Li Congyuan put both hands in front of him, he didn't dare to push, and he didn't dare to take it away, like an old duck that just wanted to be cooked, and his wife scalded it clean by lifting his legs.

As soon as Li Congyuan returned home, his wife Mi Shi immediately asked someone to come in with a basin filled with hot water.

"Madam, don't forget to keep a copy of the sacrifice I brought back."

After the niece of the Shen family escaped from the Xie family, she can also become a female official, at least she has an official status and a salary, so she doesn't have to rely on others.

My wife is usually very talkative, but the more such a person gets angry, the more afraid others are to provoke her.

Mi Xinlan is slightly older than Li Congyuan by two years. The scholars in the Yong Dynasty all waited to marry Meijiao Niang after they became famous. Even Shen Shao met Qin Tongxi when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam, and then he met Qin Tongxi to study in Beijing. Qin Shu, but Li Congyuan is different. Mi Xinlan is the daughter of his mentor. When the two met at the age of ten, he called her sister Mi Xinlan. Before he was 16 years old, his mentor made the decision to marry the two. , After high school, he was even the same as the same size and there was no delay in admission.

After Li Congyuan put on his clothes, he carried the dirty clothes he had changed into and walked towards the door with clogs on. He said as he walked, "Xie Wenyuan is a villain with great ambition, talent, ignorance and power. I didn't get anything in the camp, but I was afraid that he would cause trouble and drag my niece, but I didn't expect..."

The first emperor had a great power, but he was ungrateful to the heroes and mean to the good officials. He didn't know how to make progress, but used various methods to collude with the court and the middle party to fight each other, and finally let the villain control the government.

"Yes or no, what does it have to do with me as a woman?"

"The king of Yingjun lived in Jiangxi for generations, and Jiangxi had little to do with Shagong, but His Majesty transferred Yao Qian to Jiangxi as a censor, and asked him to conduct a special investigation of Jiangxi's tea tribute and taxes... So it is, so it is! Xie Wenyuan's mother is the aunt of King Yingjun. The relationship is not close or far. If the king of Yingjun is really rebellious, he is willing to send his son to Beijing at the request of Huaiyuan County Lord, or Huaiyuan The county magistrate colluded with him in the matter of rebellion, or the son of the prince of Naying County entered the capital with great intentions! Because of this, His Majesty has kept the prince of Yingjun in Xie's house, waiting for him to make a move!"

Mi Xinlan smiled: "I'm a woman talking at home, am I talking nonsense, or are you men what you say?"

Thinking about the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which has become the target of public criticism, and the female officials standing on one side every morning, Li Congyuan said slowly:
"Ma'am, you are saying that the money raised by His Majesty is to prevent the King of England from rebelling?"

"Don't be too happy too early. You used to think that His Majesty was playful, but now His Majesty is no longer playful, and has changed a way to toss you old bones. You guys, when you want to work hard, think of your brother Hua Nian, Zhong The number one scholar was earlier than you, his official career was smoother than you, and his talent and learning were higher than you, so what happened now? So many people saw that he fell into the river to save Prince Duansheng, and the late emperor refused to even give him a posthumous title. Here, if you guys hadn't come forward, I'm afraid I'd be questioned."

　Siri Zhao: Wait?Author, what did you do after you put me in jail?What about me?

　　Shen Shiqing: The author is studying to change the name, she said that now this article can be called "Your Majesty put me in prison"

　　Siri Zhao: ...

　　There is one more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)