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Chapter 641 Good News

Jiang Yuebai finished his daily rehabilitation training and was ready to go to sleep.

Su Su came over and said that she had something important to report to her.

"I heard from the imperial kitchen that Meng Zhaoyi has a bad appetite recently. She eats less at every meal and doesn't eat much of her favorite food."

Jiang Yuebai wiped his hands, "The weather is hot. I can't even eat. It's normal."

"Is Meng Zhaoyi pregnant?"

Jiang Yuebai disagreed: "It's possible. She has been sleeping with her a lot since entering the palace. It's normal for her to be pregnant."

Su Su added: "Meng Zhaoyi doesn't seem to be such a low-key master. I came here and had tea and snacks. It doesn't look like she is pregnant."

Jiang Yuebai didn't care: "Don't worry. Even if she's pregnant, it's nothing. She came to me on her own initiative, and I didn't provoke her. Please tell me, no one in our palace is allowed to take the initiative to inquire about anyone." Don’t let anyone know about my pregnancy. I think I won’t allow others to be happy and I will be framed.”

If you really have to worry about it, can you handle it? Just mind your own business.

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The next morning, it was all good news.

Xie Guiren's father, as the commander of Shaanxi Province, put down the Ningxia rebellion. The rebel leader has been executed on the spot.

It just so happened that the original leadership team of Ningxia Prefecture were killed by the rebels. Fan Changzai's father originally served in the Hanzhong Prefecture in Shaanxi Province and had outstanding political achievements, so Li Beichen transferred him to the Ningxia Prefecture for post-disaster reconstruction.

He also promoted Yu Cairen's father from the eighth-rank small county prime minister in a remote rural area to the seventh-rank official in Ningxia Prefecture.

Heavy rains fell frequently in Gansu, Henan, Shaanxi and other places, and the drought was alleviated. The southern plague has been controlled in an orderly manner, and the number of new infections is decreasing day by day. Several dams in the south that were prone to bursting also withstood the flood peak with the supervision and help of the southern inspection team.

The arowanas caught from the pond of Cining Palace a few days ago were released in an orderly manner into rivers and lakes across the country. These red fish reproduced rapidly, and auspicious scenes of red fish chasing the waves appeared in various places, including in Inner Mongolia's grassland lakes. .

In addition, in the past few years, the imperial court has increased the number of admissions for the imperial examinations and reorganized the examination paper grading, which has increased the number of admissions for children from ordinary families and poor families. The number of people who have jumped through the dragon's gate to achieve a class jump has greatly increased.

Good news came frequently from the harem. If Fan hadn't had a miscarriage, six of the concubines would have been pregnant.

Legends are spread everywhere: the emperor is a deity from heaven who descended to earth, the queen mother has achieved spiritual success and returned to the pure land of the West, and Concubine Jianing is a chivalrous woman rarely seen throughout the ages.

The people talk about this royal family with great enthusiasm, and they all believe that this is a sign of prosperity for the country and the restoration of peace and prosperity in the Tang Dynasty.

After returning, Li Beichen gradually introduced a series of measures to provide relief to the victims in areas where peasant uprisings occurred.

Measures such as encouraging land reclamation, orderly redistribution of uninhabited land, and actively encouraging relocation. Some areas even provide seeds for free.

These measures have greatly helped the victims tide over the difficulties, alleviated the survival pressure of ordinary people, and stabilized the people's hearts. Peasant uprisings everywhere also decreased significantly.

For some recalcitrant elements who dominated the mountains and refused to surrender, Li Beichen used high-ranking officials, rich salaries and beautiful women to recruit them to divide the upper echelons of the insurrectionary forces.

If this fails, we will send troops to suppress it with iron blood.

The security situation everywhere has been greatly improved. The entire country appears to be on the right track.

After listening to Long Yan, Li Beichen was delighted and said "good" three times in a row.

"This time, all the ministers have worked hard and achieved great results. The Ministry of Personnel will take the lead, with the assistance of other departments, to draw up a list of awards and reward them according to their merits. May the monarch and his ministers be united and work together to achieve a prosperous age."

Then Qin Liangyu, the new minister of the Ministry of Rites, invited the blessing meeting that had been prepared before. It would be appropriate to choose an auspicious day to hold the concubine ceremony of Concubine Jianing and Concubine Tian to add to the auspicious atmosphere.

Gu Qingyang, the former Minister of Rites, participated in the Chunwei fraud and was executed; Murong Hong, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Murong's father participated in the conspiracy and was secretly executed.

Qin Liangyu, the right minister, was promoted to minister, and Meng Qing, the son of Prime Minister Meng, was promoted to left minister by Yuan Wailang. The vacancies in other ministries were filled by new imperial examination candidates.

After Li Beichen thought about it for a moment, he announced his decree: "It is better to reduce everything during the Queen Mother's filial piety period. The prayer meeting will be held before the spring plowing next year. The concubine ceremony will be held on a good day in August."

After going to court, he received a secret message at Qinzheng Hall and found Jiang Binggong, but not in Niangniang Valley in Shaanxi, but in Niangniang Mountain in Henan.

Although the two places are thousands of miles apart, Li Beichen found Jiang Yuebai's dream very incredible. After all, the two places coincidentally share the word "Empress".

Of course, Li Beichen immediately sent Liang Xiaobao to secretly notify Jiang Yuebai of such great news, making her happy.

Two Mr. Jiang came for a routine consultation, and Jiang Yuebai asked about their rehabilitation training.

I was told that after these days of rest, the wound has recovered smoothly. From today on, I can practice walking on the ground, but I have to do it according to my ability and be steady rather than fast.

He was very happy to hear the news, but when he received the letter that his brother had been found, Jiang Yuebai was so excited that he almost stood up from his wheelchair and took two steps.

The two doctors, Jiang, were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and exclaimed to the empress to take care of her body, for fear that something might go wrong.

Probably because he was in a happy mood, Jiang Yuebai felt hungry today. He ate a small plate of boiled lotus root strips and a small bowl of Bazhen rice without vomiting.

It's simply a blessing.

The two Imperial Physicians Jiang kept wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

Oh my gosh, it’s finally almost three months and the most dangerous period is finally over.

Jiang Yuebai lost almost seven or eight pounds due to morning sickness, and he could no longer lose weight. Now that I can start eating, it is of course good news for Puda.

"Okay, okay, great."

After hearing this, Li Beichen was so excited that he walked around the room and ordered two gentle nourishing soups to be sent over.

After thinking about it, Li Beichen ordered Xu Fang to tell Shangyi Bureau to come up with several title options for Meng Zhaoyi.

At noon, Li Beichen still had lunch at Concubine Tian's place, enjoying the company of Cai Cai.

Today, Yucai was particularly attentive and served the emperor and Concubine Tian personally. He looked at Li Beichen with something different from usual.

Li Beichen didn't notice this difference. He just thought it was Concubine Tian's order and accepted it happily. Anyway, the Xie family still has to win over them in the past few years.

Because he was in a good mood today, Li Beichen made an exception and took Concubine Tian and Yu Cairen for a walk by the Emerald Lake after dinner.

The lake water is unusually clear, showing a blue-green color and appears bottomless. The lotus flowers on the lake are already in bloom. The lake is full of rare varieties of lotus, such as Yuanyangyu, Pink Thousand Leaves, and Heavy Water Bloom. It blooms in layers, extremely delicate and beautiful.

The little white dog was so excited that he ran around, wagging his tail, sniffing here, sniffing there, and rubbing against their feet.

"It's so beautiful!" Concubine Tian admired as she looked at a pool of lotus flowers.

Yucai Ren calmly fanned Concubine Tian. The location is naturally clear at a glance.

Li Beichen glanced at Concubine Tian with a smile. With a wave to the side, Xu Fang brought a bag of feed.

I grabbed a handful of feed and sprinkled it into the water. As the feed scattered, a group of golden arowanas gathered from all directions, shining with dazzling golden light in the sun, grabbing for the fish food in the water, and even causing splashes.

Concubine Tian's eyes lit up.

These fish were all caught here from the pond of the Queen Mother's Cining Palace. Within two months, they had multiplied into a large group.

"Here." Li Beichen handed the fish feed to Concubine Tian and waved to Xu Fang, who was standing not far away, "Go and tell the young prince. I will take him fishing tomorrow evening."

He glanced at the lake, which had gathered into a large area of ​​red, "There are too many red fish in this lake. You ask the imperial kitchen to prepare dishes for the six palaces to eat."

Concubine Tian turned her head in surprise, "Why do you want to eat such a cute fish?"

Li Beichen smiled and said, "Otherwise, what are you going to do?"

It seems to be talking about fish, but not just fish.

Concubine Tian said coquettishly, "It looks good when you keep it, it's golden. I heard it's called auspiciousness."

"Well," Li Beichen nodded, "it's shiny, fried and golden on both sides, sprinkled with some pepper, it will definitely taste good. Xu Fang, tell the imperial dining room tonight that I want to eat fish. Make two fish dishes, One dish of sweet and sour fish, one dish of fried fish. Make an extra portion and send it to Qixia Palace."

When Concubine Tian heard that she wanted to eat the little cutie in front of her at night, she asked very sadly, "Is it really delicious? It must not be delicious."

Li Beichen said calmly, "You will know if it tastes good or not after you eat it."

They watched the fish by the lake for a while, then sat on the chariot and went back together.

Li Beichen returned to Qinzheng Hall and invited Mr. Xie to serve on the pen and ink. Concubine Tian and Yucai returned to Qixia Palace.

Concubine Tian and Yucai Ren returned to the room, and after retreating from others, Concubine Tian asked Yucai Ren, "Do you think the emperor was just talking about fish?"

"Yes." Yucai nodded confusedly, "You're not talking about fish, what are you talking about?"

Yucai didn't seem to be a smart person. Concubine Tian valued her for this in the past, so she stopped asking.

"I feel uncomfortable thinking about eating such cute little fish. But it's a reward from the emperor and I have to eat it. You can eat it with me tonight."

"Yes." Yucairen didn't think there was anything wrong.

She had eaten this kind of golden-red carp before, and it was okay.

No matter how noble a fish is, you can watch it on a daily basis. When it comes to eating it, it’s not just a plate of food.

Concubine Tian felt that it was not that simple. She always felt that there was something in the emperor's words.

I was half-hearted in teaching the pipa all afternoon, so I simply let Yucai Ren practice it on his own.

I was petting the dog and thinking about it.

What Li Beichen wants is to let Concubine Tian have her wild thoughts, and think more about thanking her family and less about harming others.

The emperor received a series of good news in the morning, and the emperor was happy but also a little melancholy. After returning from the lake, we were almost going to the Qinzheng Hall, so we temporarily changed to the Queen Mother Funeral Palace.

The burned-down main hall of the funeral palace was converted into Ci'an Hall, which is specially used for burning incense and worshiping Buddha in the palace. It is almost completed at this time, and the finishing work is being done.

From the outside, it looks resplendent and majestic.

According to the eunuch in charge of the Gift Bureau, there will be six female nuns chanting sutras for the Queen Mother every day and praying for the Ming Dynasty.

If there are large-scale festivals or major sacrificial and blessing activities, eminent monks and powerful men will be invited to perform rituals.

Because it had not yet been completed, Li Beichen did not go inside to visit.

After entering the funeral palace, he didn't meet Su Su as usual. Instead, he met Xiao Changzai, who lived in the same palace with his concubine.

She knelt devoutly on the futon and followed the monk attentively in folding gold and silver ingots.

Li Beichen felt very happy in his heart.

A monk reciting scriptures caught Li Beichen's attention. This monk looks very strange.

Generally speaking, monks have kind eyebrows and kind eyes, with clear and kind eyes. This monk is obviously old, but he is as energetic as a young man.

He has a peculiar appearance, with triangular eyes and sharp gaze, and a pair of thick, thick eyebrows with upturned tiger eyebrows that are very eye-catching.

It can be said that he looks like a sick tiger, with a restrained demeanor, but it cannot stop the domineering demeanor of the dragon and the tiger, and the decisive killing.

Li Beichen couldn't help but wonder how there could be such a strange monk.

He sent someone to find him in the inner room and asked him alone. The monk's Buddhist name was Daoyan, and he was a fellow disciple of the abbot of Qingshou Temple. He had recently stayed at Qingshou Temple.

He claims to have a common surname of Yao and a given name of Tianxi. He is from Suzhou. His family has been practicing medicine for generations. He became a monk at the age of fourteen. Later, he became a disciple of Taoist priest Xi Yingzhen and learned the art of yin and yang. He was also proficient in Confucian classics and his conversational skills were extraordinary.

Hearing that Monk Dao Yan was from Suzhou, which was Jiang Yuebai's hometown, Li Beichen immediately felt good about him. Li Beichen was even more surprised when he heard that Monk Dao Yan was familiar with Yuan Gong, a member of the Yuan Tianshi clan.

The two sat and talked about Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, life, and the changes in the world. They drank tea and played chess, and had a great time talking.

When discussing Buddhism, Monk Daoyan quoted scriptures and spoke brilliantly. Li Beichen thought about it, and only the theory of "selflessness" evolved from Jiang Yuebai's "id, ego, and superego" could compare with it. .

Li Beichen, who was already in a good mood and had an imperial mentality, integrated his own set of understandings into it, and explained the theory of "id, ego, superego" in a eloquent and eloquent manner, taking Jiang Yuebai's theory to a higher level.