Wei Ni

Chapter 31

Another dull day of listening to politics.

Having gotten used to discussing some trivial affairs of the prefectures and counties with the emperor Cao Rui, the supervisor of Zhongshu, Ling and his servants, Xia Houhui closed his eyes and meditated, feeling bored in his heart.

Indeed, government affairs have been rather dull these days.

It is full of clichés about the increase in the autumn revenue of some states and counties, the sharp decline in the income of military and civilian settlements in various places, and the surplus of people's power in the coming winter, the government's collection of corvees to dredge water conservancy ditches or repair post houses and city walls.

Don't say that Xia Houhui was drowsy after listening to it, even the emperor Cao Rui became impatient day by day.

Every time I see a similar watch above, I can't help but sigh slightly.

No way, he is the emperor.

For this kind of table related to people's livelihood, Shangshutai or Zhongshu Province can handle it, but you must go through it yourself to get the name of Weizhou County and Li Shu.

Therefore, the number of times he went out to feast and have fun has increased significantly in recent days.

Today should be no surprise.

Zhongshu ordered Sun Zi to put down the last form, and he couldn't wait to get up, and went to the side hall to have lunch and a nap, preparing for an afternoon outing.

And the close officials such as Xiahou Hui Sanqi also got up and stood sideways according to the routine, letting the Zhongshu Supervisor, Ling and the servants go out of the hall first.

This comity link has now become what Xia Houhui hates the most.

Because Wu Zhi, the waiter who was called to the East Hall almost every day, would stop on purpose every time he passed by, and leave with a haughty "hum".

This man!
Really arrogant and domineering!

Xia Houhui has had the urge to throw a fist more than once in his heart.

Gein is tolerable or unbearable!
Obviously, the Wu family was at fault for the failure of the marriage, and Xiahou's family had put up with it for the time being and did not take any revenge to secretly slander him.
I really don't know what is going on in this man's mind.

By acting like this, isn't it planting the seeds of disaster for the descendants of one's own family?
You Wu Zhi is just an old minister of the previous emperor, and you are over half a hundred years old, and the loess is buried up to your neck, how many years can you be favored by the current emperor?

And how many years can the Xiahou family, who is married to the Cao family and is like a clan, enjoy power in Wei State?
The background and status between the two families are like clouds and mud.

The Xiahou family will hold grudges in such repeated provocations in a short time, isn't it pushing their descendants into the fire pit!
However, Xia Houhui finally endured it.

Because all the princes and officials in the temple now unanimously conclude that Wu Zhi is a lunatic.

When he was promoted and returned to the capital, he actually said to Dong Zhao, a native of Dingtao, who had already started to act as an agent of Situ's mansion and was about to become a Sangong, "I want to drown in the ears of the village"!
Dingtao is a county, so naturally he can't sink it with water.

The meaning of these words was that he wanted to piss on Hao You, a noble family in the village, and humiliate him.

In order to retaliate that he was a native of the mountains in his early years, the aristocratic family of the villager Dingtao and Haoyou despised his origin and did not give him the status of "scholar".

"Don't worry about it, I'm eighty years old, so I can't keep saving for you!"

This is what Dong Zhao replied to him.

She directly drew a line of affection with him, claiming that she could not urinate all over the country with him.
People who don't even bother to be with fellow countrymen will naturally not usher in any good results.

And Xia Houhui endured it hard, not because he thought that hitting such a person would dirty his hands, or because he was worried that he would get a reputation for being reckless.

But the Taimiao has not yet been completed, and he has not yet recommended Du Shu to become a lonely minister.

So there is no capital to be domineering - with the nature of the emperor Cao Rui, before Xia Houhui brought him benefits, he would not protect him in this kind of matter and turn big things into small things.

Hey~
After all, I still meet people by myself. Oh, it’s not good to meet a "jun"~
However, what he didn't know was that whenever the emperor Cao Rui turned to the side hall these days, he would glance back without leaving a trace, to see how Wu Zhi was provoking him.

It is also intentional to frequently invite Wu Zhi to accompany them on trips, so that the two of them have more opportunities to meet.

The reason is that Cao Rui wanted to see how Xiahou Hui Yinren was doing.

A person who becomes a lone minister of the emperor will inevitably be rejected by other courtiers, and will inevitably face all kinds of open and dark arrows in the future, and there will be times when he is provoked and humiliated.

Those without forbearance should not be entrusted with important tasks.

It is indeed a heavy responsibility.

The lonely minister is the most loyal minion and confidant of the monarch, so the monarch naturally does not hesitate to bestow power.

Moreover, out of the consideration of benefiting oneself, the monarch will take the ability of this lonely minister as a consideration and bestow the maximum authority of "making the best use of everything"!

Just like what he misunderstood the position of the Central Guard, as long as Xia Houhui's qualifications and abilities are up, Cao Rui will not be stingy to bestow them on him.

Of course, before that, Cao Rui had to test it out.

After all, it's useless for him to come, a lonely official who can't bear even a little provocation, and a reckless man who can't even control his temper~
Therefore, he was very satisfied that Xia Houhui did not act excessively towards Wu Zhi.

Finally, he made a final decision in his heart, and planned to give some favors first to win his heart.

Quan should be regarded as a reward for the remonstrance of the former Fanxia Houhui, which allowed him to expand the authority of the school.

About half an hour later.

The eunuch who stepped out slowly from the side hall announced that the only servants accompanying him this afternoon were Gao Tanglong and Wang Su, regular servants on loose horses.

Don't say that Xia Houhui, who has been favored recently, is not among them, and even Qin Lang, who has never been absent, has no such honor.

However, such a decision did not surprise the ministers.

Gao Tanglong was the prince Fu of the emperor Cao Ruiqian's residence, and he was upright and virtuous. Whenever he advised and advised, the emperor would treat him with dignity.

Now that the emperor has left him, it is naturally not for playing games.

If there is no accident, these two Confucian classics should be asked to explain the "Yi", or to ask for signs of something.

Things are roughly as they expected.

Emperor Cao Rui got up and drove to the Sikong Office to see the newly compiled laws by Chen Qun and Liu Shao, and asked Gao Tanglong and Wang Su to read them in detail.

Because in today's world style, occasionally the Spring and Autumn Period will be triggered.

It's just that the emperor Cao Rui's purpose is not simple.

However, after the three of them arrived at the Sikong Office, they were led into the quiet inner hall by Sikong Chen Qun. Cao Rui, who was fond of the law, pulled Liu Shao, a regular attendant on Sanqi who was also proficient in the law, to ask questions. Naturally, Wang Su also talked with Chen Qun. For a while, it seemed that the monarchs and ministers were devoting themselves to the benefit of the country.

After half an hour, the emperor, who was satisfied with the debate, felt bored.

Let Gao Tanglong stay to continue discussing the new law with Chen Qun and Liu Shao, while he himself brought Wang Su back to the palace.

Gao Tanglong was not surprised by this.

The Son of Heaven who manages every day~
It would be great if you have the heart to come and care about the new law in person.

If everything is done by oneself, then what do you want these courtiers to do?

Wang Su, on the other hand, was a little puzzled.

Although he is the youngest among the four, his family has profound knowledge, and in terms of attainments in Confucian classics, he has annotated all kinds of classics and compiled and annotated "Confucius's Family Language". He is a well-deserved great Confucianism~
Why was it taken away?

Could it be that the sky is still early, so the emperor still has to go to a feast?

With doubts, Wang Su rode his horse and followed the emperor's driver slowly. When he was in a trance, he saw Cao Rui who was sitting in the car sideways waving at him, and said with a smile, "Wang Qing, come here."

"only."

Responding loudly, Wang Su clamped the horse's belly with a little force, drove the horse to the side of the driver, bowed slightly and lowered his body to show respect, and asked with his head down, "I don't know what your Majesty ordered?"

"Hey, gossip ear."

Cao Rui waved his hand and said with a smile, "Wang Qing has a daughter who can recite "Book of Songs" and "Analects of Confucius" at the age of eight. "The one who makes my family happy must be a woman, but unfortunately she won't be a man." Is there such a thing?"

If the monarch asks about the heirs of his ministers, it is a kind of supreme favor.

Because this means that the courtiers and relatives are in prosperity, so the monarch plans to love the house and raise heirs.

However, if the question is about a woman who has not yet left the cabinet~~
You don't want to be accepted as a concubine, do you? ?
Hearing this, Wang Su's heart suddenly trembled, and he still replied respectfully, "Return to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing. It's just that the minister's daughter is only slightly literate, and she is not as kind as the rumors in the market."

"Wang Qing is humble."

Cao Rui was stunned by Wang Su's modest words, and after a slight pause, he continued to ask, "Well, Miss Qing must be in the year of cardamom now, right? I don't know, but you can find a good man, and make a matchmaker with him?" ?”

According to the current world style, the daughter of a high-ranking public official will make a matchmaker's proposal early after she has passed her prime age.There are very few people who have not yet settled on a marriage when they are twelve or thirteen years old.

But Wang Su's queen, Yuan Ji, is really an exception.

When she was nine years old, the birth ewe family died of illness, and when she was 11 years old, her father Wang Su inherited the Xiahou family; and when she was 12 years old, her grandfather Wang Lang died of illness again. Due to the alternate delays of funerals and happy events, the family really did not give her Set up a marriage.

After all, even if there are many people from the Wang family of Mu Donghai, and there are many people who intend to marry, but no one will rush to propose marriage during the funeral at other people's home, right?
Alas, sure enough.

After Wang Su sighed quietly in his heart, he replied somewhat resignedly, "Return to Your Majesty, not yet."

He is not a dull person. Now that the emperor has asked about his age, it is naturally obvious what he means.

Yes, he didn't want his daughter to be imprisoned.

Not only is there a lot of filth within the palace ban, such as Cao Pi bestowing the death of the Zhen family, Cao Rui deposing Yuanpei Yu's family, etc., but also because the sons of the emperor Cao Rui have died one after another~
"The age of cardamom is still uncertain, Wang Qing can be said to be negligent."

The Emperor Cao Rui, who received an affirmative answer, didn't know what Wang Su was thinking, but his face was even more joyful and he said, "No, how about I point out a handsome man for Qingnu?"

uh~
It’s okay, it’s okay, I didn’t choose to enter the palace~
Immediately, Wang Su felt that his mood had improved, and he nodded without thinking, "Wei, Chen Su, thank you, Your Majesty Long En, on behalf of my minister."

He responded so readily, not because he thought Cao Rui's favorite young man was very talented.

But Cao Rui is the monarch.

The monarch has already opened his mouth. As a subject, he has no room to refuse.
(End of this chapter)