Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 78 Reverse Operations
Sheng Shaoqing felt sorry for the more than 100 pigs in an instant. With so much food to eat, each person has one leg, and a pig only has four legs. How can more than 100 pigs be killed?

However, for the sake of everyone's hard work for a year, let's kill this pig!

[You are amazing, you are noble, and you use pigs as favors. 】

"Otherwise? Kill me to cheer them up?"

Sheng Shaoqing ignored the system and continued to ask Cui Yun, "What was the process of the New Year's Eve banquet in the past?"

The CEO of Beiliang has been working for a long time, and Sheng Shaoqing inevitably has the burden of being an idol.

Don't ask for excellence, but keep your face.

Cui Yun patiently answered Sheng Shaoqing, "First, the envoys from various countries came to congratulate, and then there were songs and dances to add to the fun. In the middle, there will be three pilgrimage. It's up to you to do it, and it's done when the bell rings."

What?Why is there still a reserved item of the Spring Festival Gala, making dumplings? !

"However, Chang Dajian also said that this year, the Nanjing envoys came to congratulate, and the process may be different."

Sheng Shaoqing wondered, "Didn't they come here before? Can't they be entertained according to the process left before?"

Cui Yun showed a distressed expression, "At that time, Nanjing was still dominated by the Xiao family, but now that it has been replaced by the Liu family, if we still use the previous procedures, I am afraid that others will think that we have underestimated them."

"After all... After all, this is also the first time that Nanjing has sent someone to visit me since he changed his family. There are some things that need to be done with face."

Sheng Shaoqing knew that what Cui Yun was referring to was that Nan Jing had always been at odds with Bei Liang, and everyone had maintained such a state of discord for many years, but this time they suddenly sent someone here, and they didn't know if it was an enemy or a friend?
"What I'm talking about is this truth, no matter what others are like, we just do our own thing."

Lian Qiao asked curiously from the side, "Miss Cui, last time I heard you talking about Nanjing, you had to go out just halfway through, why don't you tell me again, we have to be vigilant from time to time, otherwise If you make a joke in two days, won't you embarrass the Queen Mother?"

Cui Yun thought about it too, thought for a while, and said slowly, "Some things can be inquired by me, and the truth and falsehood are unknown. The queen mother should just listen to it for fun. If something goes wrong, please don't blame the queen mother." yes."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, and also sat upright, with the appearance of a good student who listens attentively.

"This Nanjing Dynasty was originally named Xiao. In the third year of Taihe, the eldest princess of Xiao's Kangning family married Langya Wang's. After marriage, she gave birth to a son and a daughter. They are Wang Mi and Wang Shen."

Lian Qiao hurriedly asked, "Wang Shen? Isn't that the name of Empress Ningzhen of Nanjing today?!"

Cui Yun nodded and continued, "Wang Shen is the blood of the Langya Wang family and the Xiao family, and has a noble status, so he was promised to Emperor Jingai as the queen before he was born."

Lian Qiao suddenly realized, "The rumors that the queen and queen are married for the second time, could it be true?!"

"On the night of Wang Shen's first wedding, the then Regent Xiao Ce and Xuanwei General Yaoxuan conspired against each other, killed Emperor Ai, and supported Xiao Ji, who was born in the Pingyuan Palace, to sit on the throne."

Now it was Sheng Shaoqing's turn to be curious, "Since the regent Xiao Ce has rebelled, why doesn't he become emperor himself?"

The cost is too high!

If you succeed, someone else will be the emperor; if you fail, you will be imprisoned yourself, why bother?
It is rare for Cui Yun to know something, so he shook his head and said, "I don't know the reason, but there are rumors that Xiao Ce is looking for a scapegoat. , Xiao Ce has this worry, and he does not want to be a living target because he is thinking of himself."

Sheng Shaoqing couldn't believe that someone who could do such a thing as treason would be so superstitious!

If you really believe in the principle of retribution, how can you rebel?
"After the regent Xiao Ce succeeded, he drove the general Yaoxuan out of Jiankang City, and he himself took the emperor to command the princes, and lived a life of commanding the wind and rain."

The flying birds are gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooking, it is so sad and lamentable!
Sheng Shaoqing thought the story was over, but Cui Yun didn't intend to stop, instead he licked his lips and continued.

"At that time, Wang Xin, who had just got married, was already a deposed empress, living in seclusion in the North Palace, and refused to even return to her own mansion. After more than a year like this, Yaoxuan, who was not dead, wanted to return to the capital and instigated a riot among the refugees. Taking advantage of the opportunity to garrison troops and build armour, it has become a big deal."

"In order to quell the rebellion, Xiao Ce sent troops to suppress it. One of them was quite brave and made many military exploits. Within a year, he was promoted several ranks, until he became a chariot general."

"Isn't this the Liu family you mentioned?"

Cui Yun nodded and said, "Yes, he is the current Emperor Ming of Nanjing---Liu Zizhan."

"Xiao Ce used Liu Zizhan to quell the rebellion. Unexpectedly, it was finally used by Liu Zizhan. Xiao Ce and Yaoxuan fought against each other, and finally Liu Zizhan benefited."

"What about the queen?"

"At the beginning, Wang Shen retreated to the North Palace as an abolished empress, and later married Liu Zizhan, and fought with her husband to quell the chaos. Wang Shen's elder brother, Wang Mi, also changed from supporting Xiao Ce to Liu Zizhan. After completely losing power, Liu Zizhan successfully ascended to the throne and became the Lord of Nanjing. He is also the first emperor who was born recklessly, so..."

"So, even though he himself married the daughter of an aristocratic family, he hated the old system of selecting officials based on his birth. Now he is carrying out reforms in Nanjing, selecting officials from poor families, and ranking them based on their ability. It is strange. What's more, the Queen actually supported him."

Sheng Shaoqing thought to himself, what's so strange about this, this is the correct way, okay?

If you come from a good background, you can receive a good education since you were a child. The probability of producing talents is indeed high, but the probability of producing wine bags and rice bags is even higher. Of course, there are noble children among poor families, but they are blocked by the aristocratic family. If this continues, it will be no wonder !
Lian Qiao curled her lips and said, "I heard that Emperor Ming's harem is only for the king and empress. If such a husband treats each other with sincerity, how can she not support it as a wife?"

Cui Yun squeezed Lianqiao's waist with a smile and said, "I think you hate getting married, don't you?! When you are old enough to be released from the palace, I will definitely find you a wife even if the Queen Mother doesn't say anything." Good husband!"

"Hmph!!" Lian Qiao's face flushed with embarrassment at Cui Yun's words, she stomped her feet and ran out.

Sheng Shaoqing and Cui Yun looked at the back of Lianqiao who had fled in confusion, and when she ran away, Cui Yun said seriously, "Queen Mother, this Emperor Ming is not a good person. In the past, when the Xiao family was in power, I was still able to It can be said that the power is evenly matched, but since Emperor Ming was in charge of the country, Nanjing is thriving, but I am facing..., I am worried that the Nanjing mission here may have ulterior motives."

"Are you worried that Nanjing will attack us?"

Cui Yun frowned and said, "Nanjing has no reason to cause trouble for the time being, but you must not have the intention of harming others, and you must not have the intention of preventing others. We should be careful."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded and said, "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, take one step and watch one step, from the current point of view, they don't have any malicious intentions for the time being, Aijia sees that their national writing is quite polite, and they don't seem to be provoking trouble."

Cui Yun could only say yes, and after a while, he seemed to think of something, and suddenly said, "I just remembered, Nanjing is different from our customs, it seems that dumplings are not eaten on New Year's Eve, it seems that they eat, yes ..."

Cui Yun thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember what it was. He patted his head and couldn't find those two words. Obviously those two words were on his lips, "It's... what is it..."

"Is it Lantern Festival?" Sheng Shaoqing asked tentatively.

"Hey! Yes! It's Yuanxiao!" Cui Yun smiled apologetically, "This little minister's brain is becoming more and more useless!"

Sheng Shaoqing was amused by Cui Yun's reaction, and laughed, "It's okay, it's okay, just take a rest in two days! It must be too much pressure recently!"

Years ago, the affairs were complicated, and I was able to barely maintain them with the help of the system. Cui Yun was busy all by herself, and it was no wonder that her mind was not muddled. It was a big Chinese New Year, and she had to take a good rest!

Sheng Shaoqing, who finished handling the matter, began to look forward to the New Year's Eve banquet the day after tomorrow. This is her first year in ancient times, is she going to live like this?

[The year-old point calculation, the host your total points is 63 points, if you can turn the points into integers before New Year's Eve, you can activate the free exchange function. 】

"Free exchange?"

Is it the kind of freedom she understands?

[Yes, this function is mainly for you to request independently, and I will match you with the corresponding skills. 】

"Integer?"

【Yes. 】

OK, round it up, she is familiar with it.

Sheng Shaoqing immediately tossed onto the bed, covered the quilt, and got ready to sleep.

system:? ? ? ?

"If the laziness value goes up, the points will go down. Isn't it only three points away from the integer?"

system:? ? ? ?

[You are, rounding up? ? ? 】

"Didn't you say it? Just an integer?"

The system is so angry that it is about to emit smoke. I have never seen such a thing. How can there be reverse rounding?You will take advantage of the loopholes and play word games, right? !

[Total points 62. 】

Sheng Shaoqing covered the quilt with satisfaction.

[Total points 61. 】

Sheng Shaoqing closed her eyes in satisfaction.

However, Sheng Shaoqing did not wait for the satisfactory 60 points report.

[Total points 63. 】

[Total points 67. 】

Sheng Shaoqing:? ? ? ?
Sheng Shaoqing sat up, "What the hell?"

[Princess Lin Yang found Ji Baochuan's husband in Helian, your affection value and prestige value have increased, so your points have increased. 】

"You did it on purpose!" Sheng Shaoqing gritted his teeth and spit out these words, but the system replied casually, [The truth is, whether you want skills or not is up to you now. 】

It was only three points away. After thinking about it, Sheng Shaoqing decided to grit his teeth and do it. When the skills are mastered, she won't have to suffer from this idleness anymore!

But what to do?

[Friendly reminder, you can choose to brush the class. 】

Sheng Shaoqing thought for a while, "Okay, brush!"

"But!" Sheng Shaoqing emphasized, "I only get three points! If there are too many, I won't do it!"

This year's affairs are over, and next year's affairs are worrying next year. Don't carry over the problems left over from this year to next year, that would be bad.

Helpless, the system chose a simple diplomatic etiquette that closely followed current events, and taught it to Sheng Shaoqing.

"So the unfinished food on New Year's Eve should be given to the courtiers?!"

"Some dishes can only be seen but not eaten? Is it just to punish some courtiers?!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, there are so many rules!"

[These rules are relatively few. If it was in the old Nanjing, not only would a huge pot of flowers be used to set off the atmosphere before the banquet, but every time a dish was served, a pot of flowers would be replaced. Complementary, color matching. 】

City will play!No wonder it was usurped.

"what about now?"

【Liu Zizhan came from a humble background and was extremely frugal. He abolished a lot of red tape, but it also caused a lot of controversy. 】

As soon as the system mentioned Liu Zizhan, Sheng Shaoqing suddenly thought of what Cui Yun said about Liu Zizhan's reform, and asked quickly, "This Emperor Ming, he made this poor selection, and the imperial examination I know, is it right?" A road number?"

Sheng Shaoqing's heart suddenly rang alarm bells. The unifier that the system said earlier would be Liu Zizhan, right?

How early!

The system didn't know about Sheng Shaoqing's little things, so he replied solemnly, [It has something to do with it, but it's not very mature yet, and it was very controversial when it was implemented in Nanjing, so I don't recommend you try it when you want to hold the imperial examination. 】

Sheng Shaoqing thought that if he matured, he would be finished? !

"You said... what would happen if the Unifier appeared earlier?" Sheng Shaoqing tentatively asked the system.

[It will be unified in advance. 】

Sheng Shaoqing: ...

"You are not talking nonsense! I mean, what if there is such a clue?!"

The system suddenly understood Sheng Shaoqing's awkward meaning of beating around the bush, and explained it directly, [Liu Zizhan has not yet shown the characteristics of a unifier, so don't worry. 】

That's good, that's good, don't be fooled by Liu Zizhan.

[But, everything is possible, isn't it? 】

The system left this ambiguous sentence and stopped speaking, leaving Sheng Shaoqing sitting alone on the bed thinking hard, what should we do now? !
After working hard all my life, I ended up making wedding dresses for others, so I can't beat workers like this!

No!

Can't let Liu Zizhan surpass her!
In order to keep her job, she must get rid of Liu Zizhan!
Little did he know that Liu Zizhan, who had been regarded as an imaginary enemy by the Empress Dowager of Beiliang, put away his [-]cm broadsword while waiting for his empress to wipe his sweat.

"The envoys sent to Beiliang have arrived, and the day after tomorrow will be New Year's Eve, and we should be able to see the current Queen Mother Feng on that day."

Liu Zizhan wrapped his arms around the queen's waist, pressed his forehead against hers, rubbed sweat on her smooth skin, and said with a smile, "I see that you care about the queen mother of Beiliang, don't you think so?" Do you regret it?"

"If you had married back then, you would be the Empress Dowager of Beiliang today."

Seeing her husband teasing her about the past again, Queen Wang pinched her hard through the thin cloth, "Let you talk about it!"

"Obviously it is!" Emperor Ming muttered aggrievedly.

Empress Wang broke free from Emperor Ming's arms, wiped her hands and forehead with a handkerchief, "Sweaty all over! If I had married in the past, where would I be today?!"

After finishing speaking, Queen Wang silently rolled her eyes, "Besides, it's not like I haven't done a queen mother before."

Emperor Ming loved to see his wife's coquettish look the most, but he didn't want to bring back that not-so-good memory, so he could only laugh dryly, "What kind of empress dowager is that?! Tomorrow you and I will have a prince..."

(End of this chapter)