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Chapter 394 Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite

Can he also serve as Army Governor? There is absolutely no problem in terms of capabilities, and it is even simpler to handle. It is nothing more than adding two more Marine Guards, which is simpler than building a new maritime transportation system.

Should he also serve as Army Governor? Hong Tao thought it was best not to. In that case, he would transform from the emperor's lackey to a powerful official with the ability to plot and usurp the throne.

Treating the emperor's lackeys, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty could despise or hate them, but they would not hate them to the bone. We are all smart people and know that everything a dog does is a reflection of the owner's will behind it.

But when dealing with powerful officials, they will feel resentment from the bottom of their hearts. In this power system, there is no position for powerful ministers at all. Squeezing them in will seriously threaten their survival, which is more dangerous than the dictatorial power of the emperor. It must be eradicated, regardless of the rules, by any means necessary.

Hong Tao finally found such a capable person, and he was determined not to let him get involved in the fierce court battle prematurely. Sometimes the greater the power, the worse the bad things. Deliberate suppression is actually a kind of protection.

As for whether Li Ruzhang would become a big man because of this, and work with Li Rumei to seek personal gain for the Li family, or even lose his head, Hong Tao didn't worry about it at all. Not only Li Ruzhang and Li Rumei, but also Yuan Keli are not worried.

The navy is an unprecedented system that is completely different from the garrison, frontier army and Beijing camp. No matter how capable you are, as long as you enter this system, you have to go with the flow. No one can escape from the constraints of the higher-level system unless there is a big problem.

Yuan Keli and Li Ruzhang came and went in a hurry. They were busy, and Hong Tao was even busier. After discussing the army issues, they had to read the memorial sent by the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Although it is not necessary to approve all of them immediately, it is best to deal with the memorials from Guangdong and Fujian in a timely manner, and the new policy cannot be delayed.

"Long live my lord, it's time for dinner." Just after reading two words, before I warmed up my pen, Wang Chengen's deliberately lowered voice came from beside me.

"...Time flies!" He looked up at the clock and saw that it was already 6 o'clock in the evening. Looking at the two piles of memorials on the table, I saw that I had finished reading them today, so I put down my pen with a long sigh.

"How many days have I not been to the queen's room?"

If the government affairs were just complicated, Hong Tao would be happy to death. Although there are many memorials, they can be sorted and sorted by the Chief of Ceremonies according to their priority. If you really want to be lazy, you can only read one tenth of them without delaying the state affairs. But as an emperor, you cannot neglect your family affairs, otherwise you will easily get into big trouble.

"Long live Lord, today is the fourth day." After hearing this, Wang Chengen immediately put away the small smile on his face and gave an accurate answer without expression.

The emperor has a good temper and rarely gets angry for no reason. This is a great blessing for the officials in the palace. But there are exceptions. For example, when it comes to family life, especially children, it immediately turns into a powder keg, and whoever touches it will be unlucky.

When the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Nisigong were still alive, they would often ask about such topics. The emperor would just deal with it and find various excuses to avoid it. Since these two passed away, the emperor has truly become the boss of the Forbidden City. Anyone who dares to mention such issues can pack their bags and go to Changping to guard the imperial mausoleum the next day.

"Bring the food over here, I'll be there shortly." Although no one dared to ask why he had no children after ten years of marriage, the pressure was still considerable when facing three living women. Hong Tao's solution is not to solve it. The routine of sleeping with the queen and two chosen attendants once a week remains unchanged, but the choice of which day is very random, and he can go whenever he thinks of it. Complain? See who dares!

"Huh..." Wang Chengen didn't say a word, and immediately left the study, standing on the steps and letting out a long sigh of relief. Although the emperor never said it, he could sense it. At this time, the emperor's emotions were always very complicated, like guilt and impatience.

But I don’t know why the emperor was so entangled with Wang Chengen. If he didn’t like the queen and the selection of attendants, why didn’t he choose more concubines to enter the palace? Most of the six east and west palaces are still empty. Even if they are inhabited, they are the concubines of the late emperor's harem. Long live the Lord only asked a few times about their treatment, and then nothing more happened.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you hurry up and make arrangements? Long Live the Lord is going to have dinner with the Queen! A bunch of idiots, can't they see the face of this palace? I have to make it clear every time! You should be allowed to go in and wait on me next time. If you are scolded, you will Get smarter!”

Just as he relaxed a little, he suddenly found that the four Cuju players on duty in the courtyard were staring at him with half-smiling faces, and his fear immediately turned into anger. You are on tenterhooks, but you haven’t even looked at me yet. Aren’t you just waiting to be scolded?

"...Hurry, hurry, hurry up!" When the four young eunuchs heard that the emperor was going to have dinner with the queen, they also realized that something was wrong. They immediately stopped laughing and flew out with their legs and feet close to the ground.

Don't plan on sleeping tonight. Every time the emperor, the queen and the two chosen attendants have dinner, the Cuju team and the imperial horse supervisor's chamberlain are all busy for most of the night. Because the emperor never said whether he would stay overnight, the Cining Palace had to have the highest level of security, and the Yangxin Palace had to make the same preparations.

Dinner was the usual style of Emperor Jingyang, simple! Meatloaf, millet porridge and three kinds of cold dishes. I don’t know if the meatloaf is made by Jingdong. I guess there are no Jingdong meatloaf at this time, but it tastes good.

After dinner, I usually take a test on my homework first. The Queen and the two selected attendants have always been taught by the Cuju team members. It is neither too diligent nor contradictory. Anyway, there is a lot of time in the palace and there is nothing to do. Reading can also kill a lot of time.

Then it was game time. The emperor specially invented several game tools for this purpose, such as flying chess, Monopoly chess, playing cards, and mahjong tiles. Each of them was very fun. Not only the queen and the attendants were fascinated, but also spread throughout the harem. For this reason The Queen's Supervisor has been busy for a while.

Today we played mahjong. There were no mahjong tiles from later generations in the Ming Dynasty, but this small problem couldn't trouble Hong Tao. The imperial supervisor spent the afternoon making mahjong tiles according to the emperor's drawings. There are ivory ones, tortoise shell ones, sandalwood ones, bamboo ones inlaid with white jade and jade, there are all kinds of ones you want to play with.

"Oh, I'm talking about my beloved concubine, the queen has obviously listened to the cards and has never played 10,000 words, but you have played three 10,000 words in a row, causing me to lose money too!" But no matter how you play Hong Tao, you are basically a loser, and He kept talking, and after talking about the previous family, he said the next family, don't even think about running away from the other family, the three families sprayed together.

This is not because his playing skills are poor or the quality of his cards is poor, but it is intentional. The expenses in the palace have been reduced twice. Although the treatment of eunuchs and maids has not been reduced, the salary and welfare of concubines have been reduced a lot.

Hong Tao is too lazy to care about other people, as long as they starve to death, but he can't ignore his queen and his chosen attendants. Publicly stuffing money is equivalent to breaking the rules. It is more reasonable to lose money while playing cards. Lowering the quality of the cards is more conducive to creating the illusion of serious playing but poor luck.

(End of this chapter)