I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 147 My useless, lazy queen

Empress Xia Fengxiang used to like to review memorials on the dragon couch in the imperial study if she was working. If she met with one or two officials alone, she would meet in the imperial study.

But if officials are summoned, they will meet in the small hall on the side of Tianhe Hall.

Today, Grand Master Su Wenqing, Taifu Yang Shanchang, Zhongshu Ling Su Zimu, Hubu Shangshu Li Jiulang, Rites Shangshu Cao Shen, Honglu Temple Minister Li Chunfang, Hubu Shilang Zhang Gu and other officials met in Wuyi Hall .

With so many adults around, everything looked normal, but only at the very end was Xun Kuang.

Standing at the back, Xun Kuang was a little apprehensive, wondering why His Majesty called him over among all these people.

Let's talk about the imperial examinations, those patrol examinations, review examinations, and none of the chief examiners.

At a glance, it's either the Ministry of Households or the Ministry of Rites. No matter how I look for the department of the Imperial College, I can't touch it.

So Lord Siye is worried, thinking about what he is doing.

Xia Fengxiang was wearing a black-bottomed golden dragon Dagon robe. He was sitting on the dragon chair in the front. He leaned back and held up the side of his face with a half-fist in one hand, looking at the ministers below who could be called masters.

His face was indifferent, not angry and majestic, completely opposite to Su Changan's appearance in front of him.

Standing in the middle, Li Jiulang was talking about the trade goods with the Wa country over the years, some trade activities this year, and the current situation of the Wa country.

However, although Xia Fengxiang was listening, he had actually read it a long time ago. After all, there are files in the imperial study.

After returning from Su Chang'an, she looked at all the files of the Wa Kingdom, and after reading it, she found that her father had already guessed something, and even carefully looked at the things to be done, which coincided with what Su Chang'an said , not too bad.

But her father's real purpose was to station troops in the Japanese country and frighten the northern barbarians.As for gold it's just speculation.

But just like this, Xia Fengxiang was a little surprised.

I felt that the scumbag who said he was a man, apart from thinking about taking advantage of himself all day long, had such plans and arrangements.

Love it and hate it!

Especially thinking about that dirty brat wanting to touch his own ass in everything, it makes me so mad!

Especially before leaving today, she was still talking about whether she would stay or not, what kind of plan she had, she didn't know! ?

No one knew what the empress was thinking under her calm expression.

In the small hall, only Taishi Su Wenqing and Taifu Yang Shanchang were given seats, and the rest could only stand.

The people present didn't quite understand why His Majesty called them over suddenly.

Originally, everyone thought they were only talking about the big wedding. After all, the Minister of Honglu Temple is here, the Ministry of Household Affairs is here, the Zhongshu Ling is also here, and there is Xun Kuang from the Imperial College. All together, they are really talking about the wedding.

But unexpectedly, His Majesty asked Li Jiulang to talk about trade with Japan in recent years, which surprised everyone.

After Li Jiulang finished speaking, he bowed and returned to where he was standing.

Xia Fengxiang said softly: "I was chatting with my queen today and talked about the affairs of the Japanese country. My queen said that there is a lot of gold and silver in the Japanese country, so the exchange rate between gold and silver in the Japanese country is one tael of gold for five taels of silver. . I find it interesting, so I asked everyone to come over today to talk about this country called Treasure Island."

When everyone heard this, they were astonished.

'My queen' is clear.

Everyone knew it was Su Changan he was talking about.

As for the fact that she is called the queen before she is officially married.

Someone dare to jump out and say something?
The emperor said he proclaimed himself, so you jumped out and committed suicide?These days the empress is acting more and more like the former emperor, if you don't want to live, you can dance.

But what really surprised everyone was the matter of the golden ratio.

The ratio of gold to silver in the Great Xia Dynasty was one to eleven, and one tael of gold was equal to 11 taels of silver.

And not only their Great Xia, but also the barbarians in the north, and many countries in the Western Regions, most of them have such a ratio.

But the ratio of Japan to Japan turned out to be one to five, and the exchange ratio of gold and silver was so different.

If this changed hands to do business with the Japanese country, wouldn't it be double the profit, and double the gold directly!
All the people present were smart people, and they realized the huge business opportunity hidden in these two simple sentences without saying much.

Li Chunfang, the minister of Honglu Temple, stood up at this time: "Your Majesty, I don't know how long it will take."

Speaking of this, the somewhat fat old official bowed and said: "I don't know how the empress learned about it. Because what I know about the Japanese country, not to mention the barbarism, the Japanese people on it are even more hungry, very desolate, so I just Those officials and aristocrats still have a good life."

Xia Fengxiang said: "Recently he has been running to the Hanlin Academy, saying that he read it from there. He has no talent and learning, he doesn't want to read other books, he likes to read some strange books, and spends all day in the courtyard in a daze Just lie down and get angry just looking at it.”

hear the words
Su Wenqing and Su Zimu smiled.

Everyone else was ashamed.

The woman you mentioned is the most talented woman in the capital today. Her two articles have praised beauties all over the world, sung about the snowy scenery all over the world, and made her Mid-Autumn Festival poems unique for the ages. You say she has no talent.

If she didn't have talent, she wouldn't have to take the winter exam this year.

Xun Kuang was even more ashamed, and felt that His Majesty was trying to scold him for not doing his job properly and spending his days drinking and drinking.

Xia Fengxiang smiled and said: "But I remember when I read the files of Honglu Temple before, I saw that the Japanese envoys who sent me to Daxia were rewarded with 100 taels of gold, but they exchanged them for 500 taels of gold." It's a matter of two silver coins."

Li Chunfang, Minister of Honghe Temple, was stunned for a moment.

Cao Shen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, that is the file I read when I was the Minister of Honglu Temple. At that time, because of the number of people from the Japanese diplomatic mission, 100 taels of gold were not enough, so I specifically exchanged it for 500 taels of silver." , and I remember that they themselves advocated for 500 taels."

Li Chunfang was ashamed, looked up and saw Xia Fengxiang smiled at her, cold sweat broke out on her back, and cursed herself for skipping a lot when she checked the file back then!
This His Majesty has been quiet for the past few years, never saying much, just looking at people, but in recent months, he has not looked at people, but has taken action, and the thunderous means are obvious to all.

Li Chunfang didn't know about the others, but in Li Chunfang's opinion, he looked more and more like the late emperor, looking at people with a smile.
Too scary!

Xia Fengxiang looked at Li Chunfang with a smile and said: "Lord Li is the only person here who has visited the Wa country. I only read in the mission books that many noble officials of the Wa country use gold cakes to buy things, but what is the specifics? I have never seen it with my own eyes, so I have to ask Master Li, is this really the case?"

Li Chunfang shook his head: "Your Majesty, when I was on an envoy, I saw that the people of the Japanese country were all in ragged clothes and had not enough to eat. There were some markets in their country's seaside ports and in the capital, but they were limited to the nobles of that country. The monks and businessmen are like this, and the people are very miserable. It really doesn't look like a country with a lot of gold."

After finishing speaking, Li Chunfang immediately said: "However, I remembered one thing. Last year at this time, the Japanese delegation came. One of them bought something. I asked the people around me to take it with me. I took a fancy to a piece of silk. Five taels of silver, and then the Japanese man threw a tael of gold and left. When the minister heard about it, he thought it was ridiculous. Didn't think much about it."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

Because after talking about these few things, it really proves more and more that what the empress said is true.

But does such a barren country really have so much gold?
If there are so many, will they be so barren that they need Daxia's help?
Xia Fengxiang said: "The useless queen of my family said that the Wa country is rich in gold and silver minerals, but lacks natural resources. It is a barbarian island country composed of several large islands. The land suitable for farming is limited, natural disasters and earthquakes are frequent, food, etc. The product is very lacking.”

"And when I just returned to the imperial study, I also looked through some volumes about the Japanese country left by the late emperor, and these are indeed written in them."

Li Chunfang thought for a while and then said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed true. When I went there, I was really shocked because it was really a wasteland. Although the people in some places began to plant rice under my guidance, Daxia, There is a lot of land that is not suitable for farming, and when I communicated with the official, he also said that he was very envious of the vast land and rich resources of our Daxia Dynasty."

The Minister of the Household Department stood up and said: "Your Majesty, most of the trade between Japan and our country is based on daily necessities. Now after many years of development, it has gradually become more luxury goods such as porcelain and silk."

At this time, everyone in the hall slowly recalled everything about Wa Kingdom from their minds.

They really don't blame them. After all, they didn't care about such a small country in the past. After all, there are too many small affiliated countries that trade with Daxia.

Wa country is not even ranked!
Moreover, Xia Fengxiang asked suddenly, and everyone was a little confused at first.

Xia Fengxiang smiled slightly: "It seems that my queen, who knows how to write poems all day long without doing business, is telling the truth?"

No one answered.

But one by one I don't know what to say
This mouth is a useless queen, shut up and write poetry for fun
If the empress is writing poems for fun, then the poems written by everyone present over the years are really not as good as learning from Xun Kuang, just throw them away.

And what a nonsense! !

Not to mention the book "Red Mansion", who in Luo'an City doesn't know "Red Lips" rouge!
Even the cheapest ordinary rouge can only be purchased by making an appointment in advance. The business is so good that even Li Jiulang is amazed, which is really unexpected.You say you are not doing your job properly?
But Xun Kuang is the most sensitive, feeling that His Majesty is scolding him.

Naturally, Xia Fengxiang said it on purpose. Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces, he suppressed a smile and continued softly: "The man is bored in the yard now, so he reads these books all day long, and he is too free to do serious things. My son is writing a new storybook again, and I asked him to do something serious, so he chatted with me about the country of Wa, and I was a little curious about the things of the country of Wa, so I specially asked all the love ministers to come over and have a chat."

New script?
Cao Shen, Minister of Rites among the crowd, had a bright eye. He couldn't put it down for the Empress's "Red Mansion".

Is this another new version of the story going to be born?
Cao Shen was looking forward to it.

But the others didn't smile on their faces.

But everyone felt helpless. Some people felt that His Majesty's display today was like showing off the Queen.

But at the same time thinking so.Everyone also felt that they really had the capital to show off.

Poetry is literary talent, which means that the empress read a lot of books, has great literary talent, and has deep feelings in her heart, so she writes poems that make people yearn for her.

There are tens of thousands of words in the world, but only the empress can write such amazing words and sentences.

But to understand the Japanese country and make new rouge, it involves reading a lot of miscellaneous books.

Especially the things in a small country like the Wa country are just a record of a few words, and they can think of these things.

It really made everyone present marvel at the Queen's intelligence.

but
Everyone felt that His Majesty said that he would not do serious things. Was he talking about them on purpose? After all, the matter of Wa Kingdom was actually a good thing that benefited Great Xia.Such a thing, none of them, the senior officials in the court, found out.

But just think about it.

but.
talk here
Everyone also knew what the empress meant.

I'm afraid this is not the meaning of doing a business of extracting gold from the Japanese country.

Li Jiulang stood up and made a bow and said: "The empress is knowledgeable and talented. The matter of Japan is a small country. The empress has only been to the Imperial Academy a few times and she has noticed these things. It really makes me feel ashamed."

When everyone heard Li Jiulang's words, they looked at Li Xiangye with disdain.

Cao Shen stood up and said, "My lord, I am amazed."

My good fellow, you, Minister of Rites, are more straightforward!
However, although Li Chunfang wanted to flatter her, she also guessed what His Majesty was going to do, so she stood up after thinking about it for a while and said, "Your Majesty, does the Empress mean that we want our Daxia to steal the gold from the Japanese kingdom? If so, I feel a bit No."

Speaking of this, Li Chunfang bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, this is not a good move. I am the leader of all kingdoms in the Great Xia. Although this matter is extremely profitable, my Great Xia is famous among all countries for being a state of benevolence and righteousness. If such behavior is exposed, It will hurt my face in Daxia. Besides, the amount of silver in my Daxia is in short supply. Although the territory is vast, but there is not much silver produced, if it is used for this, I am afraid that the gold exchange will also collapse, so."

At this time Li Jiulang interrupted the loyal minister of Honglu Temple: "My lord, you can do what is appropriate, and you don't have to take it all. And you know better than me what the Japanese are, let alone how cunning they are, if they don't Is my Daxia prosperous and powerful, those people will be so pleasing to the eye? The first emperor once sent you to Japan as an envoy, and the purpose is clearer than me. Moreover, this move by the Empress is also to fill the treasury for my Daxia. Do you think the Empress wrong?"

Li Chunfang looked at Li Jiulang and frowned, and immediately said: "Li Jiulang, don't talk nonsense, I just think this will hurt my face in Daxia. When did you say this is not good, and I am better than you I am more aware of what a despicable nation the Japanese are, and for such a nation, I don’t think it’s worthwhile to damage my Great Xia state!"

Li Jiulang smiled before speaking.

Xia Fengxiang opened his mouth and said: "Two adults, stop. My family and my family's full stomach don't mean that. He said that there is no need to do such a trade with the Japanese country, and it will damage my Daxia's face. What he thinks is bolder than this. a little."

Everyone changed again when they heard His Majesty address the Queen as Empress.

Embarrassed again.

Alright
Such a heavenly genius has become full of food.

Everyone felt that His Majesty was definitely hinting at them.

but
The Empress said this was not a proposal to engage in gold arbitrage business, but what was she doing?
If it is based on morality and benevolence, the empress would not be able to do such an unrighteous act that would damage the integrity of the Great Xia.

But a little more daring than that, what can that be.

It is impossible to suggest nothing to His Majesty, it is really just a chat.

People are puzzled.

But Su Wenqing stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, and thought of something.

After raising his eyes, he found Yang Shanchang looking at him.

Immediately I knew that Yang Shanchang had also thought of it, and couldn't help but smile.

However, Su Wenqing glanced at the Secretary of the Imperial College who seemed a bit out of place with everyone present.

Seeing that Xun Kuang was full of shame and lowered his head, he wanted to find a place to get in, and smiled slightly, as if he had guessed it.

Xia Fengxiang looked at the people below, smiled and said: "I called you here today to talk about the affairs of the Wa Kingdom. I plan to send some students to take a look there, Xun Kuang."

When Xun Kuang heard the words, he stood up immediately: "The minister is here."

Xia Fengxiang said: "After Dongke, select some people from the Guozijian and go to the Wa Kingdom to have a look. You make a list and give it to me. It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. Let those people go outside to have a look."

Xun Kuang bowed: "I will present the list tomorrow."

Xia Fengxiang continued: "Teacher, Li Jiulang."

Taifu stood up and bowed, Li Jiulang did the same.

Xia Fengxiang said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs is the main one, and the Ministry of Industry is the second. Build some boats. Remember, the bigger the boats are, the stronger they are. After they are built, let the students go over and have a look, bring some things, and bring more silver."

Li Jiulang made a bow: "I will supervise it personally."

Tai Tuo bowed: "Yes."

Xia Fengxiang looked at Li Chunfang and Cao Shen: "Hongyu Temple and the Ministry of Rites should give me the specific procedures and expenses of my wedding as soon as possible, especially what foreigners will come this year, which is very important."

Li Chunfang and Cao Shen saluted one after another.

Xia Fengxiang smiled: "I suddenly called you here. Thank you for your hard work. If you have nothing to do, please go back. Grand Master, Grand Tutor, Li Jiulang, everyone from the household department, and Xun Kuang are staying."

Hearing this, everyone saluted one after another.

Everyone in Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites bowed before resigning.

However, Xia Fengxiang said suddenly: "If the two elders have done these things here, you can talk to the queen who is too idle. According to the etiquette, he should not be involved in these things. It should be the queen mother or the queen. It is managed by my other elders, but the queen mother is too busy, so let Su Changan participate, this should not be considered a breach of etiquette."

Cao Shen immediately bowed: "There are no rules on this matter based on the etiquette system. Miss Chang'an can participate and decide. But if it is all decided, it must be done according to the etiquette system."

Xia Fengxiang smiled slightly: "Then if you have nothing to do, you can go to him more, and I will tell Commander Yan."

Cao and Li Chunfang bowed immediately.

Xia Fengxiang looked at the backs of the two with no expression on his face, but in his heart
Hum hum, Su Chang'an, I want you to be free every day just thinking about taking advantage of me, just thinking about how to touch my ass and find something for you to do!And don’t you dare to do well in the wedding? !
After everyone in Honglu Temple and the people from the Ministry of Rites left.

Xia Fengxiang looked at Taifu Yang Shanchang: "That Taifu's student, Zhao Yulang, is coming back from the salt patrol. In previous years, the salt tax collected from the salt patrol always had three ships, one bound for Taifu's hometown Yizhou, and the other Sailing to Zhao Yulang's hometown in peace, only one ship returned to the capital. This year, the court spent a lot of money. There were floods in the southeast. Zhao Wuxie sent a break to make the countries in the Western Region restless. There was also some movement in Tubo. The barbarians were worried about invasion every year. , so this year I want to discuss with Taifu whether all three ships can come to the capital."

When Xia Fengxiang finished speaking, Su Wenqing stood up, not daring to sit still.

The Tai Tuo stood up slowly, bowed to plead guilty, and said: "Your Majesty, there is no way to teach your son, please forgive me."

Xia Fengxiang's face was expressionless, and there was no wave in his eyes: "I'm just discussing with the Taifu, there is no need to say whether I am guilty or not, but if the Taifu doesn't say anything, then I will take it as your agreement, okay?"

When Xia Fengxiang finished speaking this time, Yan Yunxiao, who had been standing beside the dragon chair, looked at the Grand Tutor.

The Taifu bowed with shock in his heart: "Your Majesty is the king of Great Xia, and I am a minister. Everything your Majesty says is an imperial decree. How can you discuss it with me? Your Majesty has betrayed me."

Xia Fengxiang smiled: "Then after you go back, discuss it with your son Yang Guofu, and say that I will discuss it with him. By the way, ask him, will he intervene in the imperial examination this year?"

Speaking of this, Xia Fengxiang stood up and walked to the old man's side and looked down at the bowed old man: "I used to accept some gifts, it's nothing, it's always greedy for money, my father can tolerate Yang Guofu's fault, I can tolerate it, as long as I can do things, but this year he refunded all the gifts he received, which is very good, but why do you want to deliberately arrange people? His arrangement is based on your prestige. Those who take the exam will have a high opinion of those people's test papers, and a low point of view of others."

"Even as before, the test papers of those who were born in the poor family will be thrown away without even reading them. Tell me, is this different from receiving money?"

Hearing this, the grand master bowed his head and remained silent, but he could see that the old grand master's body was stiff, and there were inexplicable beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

In the past three years, Yang Shanchang had never faced Xia Fengxiang like this.

But this time
This time, I felt Xia Fengxiang standing next to me, and it felt like a familiar feeling.

Before
The late emperor also liked to wear a black-bottomed golden dragon Dagon robe. Sometimes when he was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, he would talk to people in this understatement.

The same.

Yang Shanchang once saw that when the first emperor killed the powerful officials at that time, it was like this.

The Taifu bowed: "My lord, I have no way to teach my son! Your Majesty, please remove Yang Guofu from his official position."

Xia Fengxiang smiled and looked at Xun Kuang after hearing the words.

Xun Kuang was scared to death. Is this a scene that a small businessman like him could experience? ?

Especially Yan Yunxiao's hand over there touched the handle of the knife!
(End of this chapter)