Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 497 6.68 Lin Daiyu: Is it convenient to move to the palace?

Volume VI

6.68 Lin Daiyu: Is it convenient to move to the palace?

The establishment of the Privy Council was not just a matter of saying a few words and then bragging to others. A banquet in Rongguo Mansion lasted from morning to late afternoon before it was disbanded at his special request, but it was also Not everyone leaves, but a few people who belong to the core martial arts are left behind, and only those who have settled down are sent away.

The next step was to discuss the formation of the subordinate organizations of the Privy Council. Basically, Zhou Yang put forward his opinions based on his modern knowledge, and then a group of Wu Xun discussed in confusion, and then adjusted them based on the actual situation in the feudal era. There were even quarrels in the middle. The noisy night was finally over, but no matter what, a framework was finally put up, and he was ready to hand over the next details to the future Minister of Military and Aircraft.

As for the candidates for this first batch of military aircraft, it is actually not complicated. The foreman is Niu Jizong, which is not much to say. Next is Liu Fang, who has not actually led the troops, and then Chen Ruiwen and Ma Shang, who have already been vacant, are the only ones who have appeared. Unexpectedly, it was Beijing Wang Shuirong who took the initiative to ask for a spot and said on the spot that he would give up the military power of the Pingbei Army - this was also his "original" choice.

Of course, it's not without requirements. Shui Rong said with a smile that he has a sister he has been close to since childhood and has long admired someone. I don't know if I can talk about this topic later.

That night, Princess Yongjing stayed in the inner garden of the Zhou Mansion, Lin Daiyu Courtyard, to accompany Li Hong in the Cining Palace. He was currently the highest-ranking person in the courtyard.

"Brother Zhou, how are you?" Zhou Yang also found out after entering the courtyard that he was discussing official matters in Rongguo Mansion. The girls couldn't calm down, so they had to gather together at Lin Daiyu's place to talk. Now that they saw him coming back, they were all relieved. With this tone, Sister Lin immediately came up to him, "My father wanted to come over at noon to ask, but he went back when he saw you weren't here."

"Wuxun's side is pretty neat." Zhou Yang's words made all the girls smile. "With the military power as a foundation, the civil servants just have to kneel down. It's not difficult to make them be honest and obedient. The rest It just takes time to sort it out, so don’t rush it now.”

"Then -" Sister Lin rolled her eyes at someone, pointed behind him and asked, "Where are these two sisters-in-law? Do you want me to clean up the place?"

"Hey, why is this courtyard still covered with gold and silver, and outsiders can't come in and take a look?" Needless to say, this sinister look must be Wang Xifeng's, "I won't leave today, let's see if you can take her in." Take it in."

"Grandma!" The loyal Ping'er hurriedly came up to support her, "You should at least restrain yourself. This is not the Jia Mansion, and there is no one with superiority or inferiority!"

"Stay there!" Zhou Yang slapped a certain hottie with a backhand, hitting her right half-moon. She was so frightened that she quickly let Ping'er hold her and ran a few steps away, which made the other girls laugh at her. Before they are all here, Baochai will go back and ask Shuying to come with her."

Sister Bao, who originally had a gentle smile, froze, her eye circles immediately turned red, and tears flashed faintly. The other girls also fell silent for a moment - although because someone's face was as thick as a city wall, they had no shame for a long time. I have brought all the girls together with Wang Shuying more than once, but it is really my first time to publicly call "Shuying" or reveal my identity like this, let alone arrange for Xue Baochai to come there.

"Brother Zhou, you -" Xue Baoqin hugged her cousin distressedly and glared at someone angrily. Even if she was "covering her ears and stealing the bell", in fact, the girl in the family had always "pretended not to see" in this regard. Now it was revealed that it was true. It's ugly, "Sister Bao lets you do this. What else do you want?"

"Today's event is too big, everyone has to come over!" Zhou Yang sighed helplessly, stepped forward to hug the two sisters, and gave Li Wan another wink. After seeing her nod, he went to the main courtyard of the Xue Family before continuing, "I ascended the throne. In fact, everything depends on the support of the court, and in the final analysis, it depends on who has more chips. The benefits I released today are enough to ensure that everyone on Wu Xun's side is honest.

As a result, the civil servants no longer have a problem. What can they do except change someone and continue to kowtow?Compared with them, the various branches of the royal family are more threatening - Yan Ling, you have to work harder and go to the palace after dinner. The Queen Mother and Xuan'er are both in Cining Palace. You have to bear the defense of the entire palace. . "

"Brother-in-law, don't worry!" Zhao Yanling nodded without hesitation. It's not the first time she's been in the palace to do this. "You've been busy all day, and you haven't eaten yet, right? Sister Lin has already set meals here, why don't you use some together?" Bar."

"Huh?" Zhou Yang frowned, looked at Lin Daiyu with a straight face, and said, "Why haven't you eaten yet? I remember that when I came back from Rongguo Mansion, it was already past the time of Xu. How could anyone be hungry until now——Qingwen ,what happened?"

"Master, slave." Qingwen stepped forward with a bitter look on her face and opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to explain it. She was still in charge of the current "internal affairs" of the Zhou Mansion. In fact, there was nothing that really needed to be managed, it was just the kitchen, Cleaning, washing, etc.

"Okay, sister Qingwen is not to blame for this." Lin Daiyu hurried over and grabbed Zhou Yang, letting him carry her back to the living room and said, "The food has been served for a long time, but which of the sisters has an appetite?"

"I'm sorry!" As soon as he walked in and saw three tables of cold food, Zhou Yang smiled bitterly and hugged his little maid tightly, letting her tears wet her chest, "I accidentally forgot your feelings, don't worry. , as I just said, most of the things have been solved today, and there won’t be any big problems in the future - well, let’s eat first!”

"Master, the food is cold. I'll let you change it now." Qingwen, who had lost her temper after being soothed, broke into tears and smiled. She broke free from someone's arms and walked out of the yard quickly.

Soon, a group of maids and maids filed in and took away all the already cold dinner food. This was not a waste, because according to the custom, such things are distributed to the servants. You can just take them back and heat them up. My sister is still Wait a little longer and eat freshly cooked food. This is the same in feudal history all over the world. Many nobles in the West even have the tradition of "must have leftovers" as a reward for their servants.

"It seems that we can't eat here for the time being. My little sister will go to Cining Palace first. After all, the Queen Mother's place will definitely have snacks and fruits. I can just make a cushion." Seeing that dinner still needs time, Zhao Yanling has already stood up. "The palace's defense responsibility is very important, and I don't feel at ease if I can't see it."

"That's fine!" Zhou Yang nodded and watched the third heroine Zhao go out.

It's a little embarrassing to say that when he "occupied" Zhao Qiying and then took over the Zhao sisters, his fundamental purpose was for his own intelligence network. When he was in Daye, he did a pretty good job, and even now the intelligence in Huguang and Jiangnan is still It was stable, but after returning to the capital, because the Yongchang Princess intelligence network in the Gyeonggi region was so good, Zhao Qiying only had to collect and sort out the information reported by Huguang and Jiangnan. If he had any questions in the Gyeonggi region, he would directly ask Princess Yongchang to ask.

Seeing that there was no other way, Zhou Yang simply asked her to send the information about Huguang and Jiangnan to Princess Yongchang, completely giving up her own intelligence business. Of course, this way, the girl would not have to be idle, and she would leave general military matters to Zhao Qiying. The handling is similar to that of "Chief of Staff". Zhao Yanling brings personal guards and home defense, plus Xing Xiuyan's "Confidential Secretary". These are the three girls in the family who follow him the most.

"Ziyang——" Just as he was saying this, Wang Shuying, with rosy cheeks, was helped into the living room by Li Wan and Zhen Yinglian. She almost didn't know where to put her hands, let alone talk or do anything.

Zhou Yang didn't say anything. He hugged her and gave her a long kiss. After letting go, he hugged Xue Baochai, who was also embarrassed, amidst the strange expressions of the girls. He hugged her to the left and the other to sit down on the main seat. , glared at Wang Xifeng, who was smiling the most happily, and then waved his hands to signal everyone to sit down - it was also at this time that he noticed that the girls seemed to be too "observant" today.

"Girl Qin, have you sent the message?" Zhou Yang asked after seeing the girls sitting down.

"Don't worry, Brother Zhou. My sister already spread your message yesterday. The extra troops and horses of the Shenji Battalion in Shanhaiguan will follow the fleet directly to Tongzhou, and they can come back in five or six days at most." Xue Baoqin said confidently, "Also, the message you asked me to pass on to Niu Jizong, Hou Xiaokang and Shi Guangzhu is also sent. The message to my father must be arriving soon.

If they agree, His Majesty's body will return to the capital with the army to facilitate Brother Zhou's next work; the other soldiers and horses who have left the customs will discuss the arrangements for the class in about a month at night, but the specific time when they will come back depends on our needs. , as long as you don't issue an order, this army will not come back. All supplies will be sent to Shanhaiguan by our fleet, and then transported and distributed by themselves. "

"Very good. I have made a thorough discussion with Wu Xun's staff in the capital today. I have also instructed them to send the news to Niu Jizong in Shengjing City. In addition, the promise not to investigate the incident involving His Majesty's assassination is enough to make them obedient." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "The Eight Hundred Miles Express should be faster than the fleet and send the news about half a day in advance. In this way, the last troop that may cause trouble to us will disappear."

"Brother Zhou, such a big thing is not just in the capital, right?" Yuanchun, who had been sitting in the corner with Sichun and Shi Xiangyun, said in a rare voice, "When I was serving the Queen Mother, I also knew the audience of the feudal officials in various places. They have great power. If they cause something to happen, wouldn't it..." "If you want to cause trouble, you must have soldiers and horses. Nowadays, even if the garrison of the garrison and the like inside the Great Zhou Dynasty is not fully It's rotten, it's almost rotten. It's better to expect them to rebel than to expect God to rain gold." Zhou Yang said disdainfully, "There are no fools who can become frontier officials. Wouldn't they know this situation?

Fortunately, the Zhou Dynasty learned the lessons of the previous Ming Dynasty and no longer assigned the royal princes to various places. Everyone stayed in the capital, and most of the capital area. Just a little precaution can cut off the possibility of them causing trouble. The only problem It's just that I don't have enough troops on hand now, so I have to wait for the three thousand Shenji battalion fusilier infantry to come back before I can do it. "

"Brother Zhou, if necessary, why don't you ask your father or brother to come over with the soldiers and horses on the island? Although there are not many, two to three thousand people can still make it together." Xue Baoqin said softly, "Just don't enter the capital. , even if we just settle in Shenji Camp, it will be much more convenient for us to agree."

"Okay - well, let's let them bring some more things over. I will make a list for you and send them to the island together." Zhou Yang pondered for a while and then nodded, "As for rewards and the like, We are all a family anyway, who can be wronged?"

"Brother Zhou, what are you talking about?" Xue Baoqin glanced at him and sat down.

"Brother Zhou, that's fine." Yuan Chun smiled sweetly and said nothing.

"Then I'll make a long story short." Seeing that the girls had no problem, Zhou Yang finally had time to explain the matter, "From now on until I succeed in ascending the throne, or even for a long time after I ascend the throne, I'm afraid I won't have many opportunities to bring everyone together Let's get together to talk about things. Let's explain it first today.

Sister Bao, from now on you will be in charge of Xue Zihao, or the future Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Palace Cai, Feng Lazi and Ke Qinghui - well, Shuying will also assist you, but there is one thing to remember, Feng Lazi and Shuying will It is only responsible for supervision and does not control any scheduling or management rights, so as not to cause any more trouble! "

"My surname is Zhou, what do you mean? I can't believe it," Wang Xifeng exploded on the spot.

"That's right, I just can't trust you." Zhou Yang interrupted her without hesitation, "Even if I can't trust your IQ, I can't trust you to be honest. Instead of waiting for something to go wrong in the future and then opening your ass, it's better to get to the root of it. Go ahead and cut off all questions - the same goes for Shuying, you girls from the Wang family are terrible at seeing the big picture and having great foresight!"

The people in the living room were laughing so hard that they almost overturned the roof. On the contrary, Wang Xifeng was holding back until her face turned red. She obviously wanted to refute, but she knew that Zhou Yang was right, so she was unable to speak for a long time with her fingers on someone.

"But in what name does the little sister control it?" Xue Baochai said in a resentful tone, obviously not yet recovering from the embarrassment of "the two of them being exposed".

"I wonder if the good concubine is enough?" Zhou Yang's words made Xue Baochai almost faint, and he looked up at Ai Lang in surprise, "The virtuous Shu De is the first of the four concubines, so I will give you another level. Liang Huang’s noble concubine, her status is only lower than Xuan’er and Sister Lin, is this enough?”

"Brother Zhou!" Xue Baochai raised his head in surprise and narrowed his eyes. It was a rare "kiss", which made the girls present boo.

"Hey, Sister Bao has always been dignified and virtuous, but she still can't sit still." Needless to say, the person who was so directly mocking was either Wang Xifeng or Xue Baoqin, depending on the title, it was the latter.

"Brother Zhou, there has always been no concubine in the imperial concubine when the empress is here, and even if there is one, there will only be one. How could it be possible?" Instead, Lin Daiyu raised the objection. Since she was ranked before Xue Baochai, she would naturally be the virtuous concubine. , or rather the wise emperor and noble concubine, this is obviously not in line with the usual rules.

"What I say is the rule." Of course Zhou Yang understood the girl's worries and decided directly in one sentence, "The imperial court has had a custom of having one good man and two women since ancient times. The saying of 'three wives and four concubines' is not uncommon. Xuan'er cannot live up to it. Since you two have the highest status, just follow the court's custom of having one queen and two deputy queens."

"In this case, the three of us will have to take care of Sister Bao." Li Wan took the surprised Qin Keqing and the reluctant Wang Xifeng, and they all bowed to Xue Baochai and performed the Wanfu ceremony - the four of them Collaborating to take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is natural to live in a palace, which is convenient for everything.

"When the time comes for you three to be crowned princesses, go through the conventions yourself and choose whichever one you like." Zhou Yang smiled and nodded, "It stands to reason that you can also live in a private palace, but the palace judge is right. , it’s more convenient and more lively to live together.”

"Oh? Is it okay if I like the title of Concubine De?" Wang Xifeng continued to seek death.

"An abandoned wife who has received a divorce letter should not talk about virtue." Li Wan's cool words not only dispelled a certain hottie's ambition to compete for the position of the fourth concubine, but also used a joking tone, even if Wang Xifeng was angry and hit her , in the end, he didn’t dare to continue the fuss, “Just be honest and make a burnt paper, so as not to get beaten again!”

"Okay, Concubine Shu is given to Yuan Chun. The four of them are in the same courtyard. Concubine De is given to Qin Yatou. The second uncle can't give out so much money in vain, right?" Zhou Yang glared at a certain hottie with a stern face, until she He avoided looking and then continued, "Girl Yun, just squeeze in with Sister Lin and use your name for the title. How about Concubine Yun?"

Shi Xiangyun stood up with a red face and saluted, speechless with excitement.

"Yan Ling, you and Qiying plus Xiuyan and Qingwen don't need to talk about palaces or anything else. Just live with me in Jiaotai Palace behind Daming Palace." Zhou Yang's words made everyone understand. , the four girls are personal servants, and finally added, "Shuying, you can live with the palace people, if you want, you can."

"The Queen Mother?" Xue Baoqin threw a funny sentence, which made all the girls look weird.

"Ziyang, I don't need to mention any title here. If so," Wang Shuying obviously felt inferior, "whatever happens in the future will be under Bao Yatou's name."

"You, please restrain yourself." Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes at someone speechlessly, her eyes going back and forth between Wang Shuying and Xue Baochai several times, "If something like this happens again, let me see what will happen to your reputation as a majestic king of a country! "

"You can talk about this again, but I'm afraid you won't be the only ones in the palace from now on." Zhou Yang said apologetically, and went over the conditions agreed with Shui Rong. The girls were unexpectedly tolerant, "But please don't worry, in the future I will definitely never do something like this again!"

"You——" Xue Baochai sighed quietly, "Which one of us dares to believe it?"

The girls all burst into laughter.

"Ahem, in short, you will move into the palace as soon as possible in the next few days." Someone quickly changed the subject, "Anyway, it is your own place, so don't worry or be polite. Which yard do you like? ——Well, Fengzao Palace must belong to Xuan'er, you can choose the others as you please, once you have chosen, just ask someone to help move it there, as soon as possible!"

"Brother Zhou, are we really okay?" Even Sister Lin couldn't resist such attraction at this time, "Is it convenient to move to the palace?"

"Uh-huh!" Someone smiled very proudly, and the girls who looked at him with wanton eyes gradually turned red, "It's just the price, ho ho ho -"

(End of this chapter)