I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 343 Family Banquet
"It's Master Liang." Liu Xie answered simply.

Liang Hu...

Liu Bian felt that he had underestimated his enlightenment teacher. Originally, Liang Hu went to Qingzhou for inspection, but a yellow scarf thief came out of the inspection who wanted to attack the late emperor's eastward patrol car. Throughout the whole process, Liang Hu did nothing, so Liu Bian no longer entrusted Liang Hu with important responsibilities. He only maintained his apparent respect and gave Liu Xie to his guidance.

In fact, Liang Hu showed some wit in front of Liu Bian a long time ago.

An emperor's younger brother who enters the Imperial Academy may cause some risks in making friends with scholars, but an emperor's younger brother who enters the current Hongdu School can greatly avoid this risk.

After all, the future of Hongdu Menxue looks far less than that of Taixue.

Hearing Liang Hu's name instead of a eunuch or other official, Liu Bian stopped worrying and turned to ask Empress Dowager Dong, "What do you think, grandma?"

Empress Dowager Dong actually only cared that Liu Xie was still with her. She didn't care whether Liu Xie went to Taipei to study. She didn't even know the current changes in Hongdu School: "Liang Hu's calligraphy was learned at Hongdu School. Right? It’s up to the emperor to decide whether Xie’er goes or not!”

"Okay, Xie'er will make some preparations in the past two days. The day after tomorrow, I will arrange for someone to send you to Hongdu Sect to study." Liu Bian made a decision.

After solving a trouble, Empress Dowager Dong was relieved of a heavy worry. She felt happy and had a few more glasses of wine. Fortunately, she remembered that she still had something to do and didn't drink too much.

During this banquet, Dong Zhong did not dare to bark in front of Liu Bian like he had done a few years ago. He ate his food quietly, like an emotionless rice-drying machine.

He Miao also has a taciturn character, which led to his somewhat reserved performance at this banquet. At this slightly embarrassing moment, Liu Bian even missed He Jin. In any case, with He Jin around, the scene would be lively even if it might not look good.

Fortunately, the eunuchs were eloquent and Zhao Zhong and Sun Zhang warmed up the scene one after another, so that the scene was not too embarrassing.

The two regular waiters were both over fifty years old. After a banquet, their underwear was soaked with sweat.

This scene was not only seen by Liu Bian, but also He Miao and Dong Zhong.

The two of them realized in a tacit understanding that they could not go on like this.

"Your Majesty..." "Your Majesty..."

"The general will speak first..." "The general of the cavalry will speak first..."

"My Lord..." "My Lord..."

The two of them talked about several jokes and anecdotes that had been circulated in the market. For example, Dong Chong somehow remembered Yuan Wei and said: "Yuan Shizhong's deceased wife Ma was the daughter of Ma Rong, You Fufeng. I heard that they were newly married. , Yuan Shizhong wanted to impress Ma, and asked, "The younger brother is promoted before the elder brother, and the world thinks it is appropriate for the younger sister to be older than the older sister."

Although it was a story Liu Bian had heard before, he still listened with a smile. As the younger sister, Ma Lun married before her elder sister, and was questioned by Yuan Wei.

The two queen mothers didn't know Ma's answer. They instinctively put themselves into Ma's perspective, but they couldn't come up with a good answer for a while. Seeing Dong Zhong's pause, Empress Dowager Dong urged: "Tell me quickly, what was Ma's answer?"

Dong Chong immediately smiled and said: "Mr. Ma told me that her sister is a person of extraordinary virtues. The reason why she is unmarried is because she has never had a good man who can match her. But her behavior is despicable and she can only live in peace." "

Both queen mothers laughed. Yuan Wei had bad intentions, and Ma didn't give him any face... But Dong Chong saw that this was effective, and immediately told several stories about Yuan Wei and Ma Lun's wedding, all of which were "Yuan Wei launched the attack, Yuan Wei The process of "Flying Dragon Riding on the Face, Malen's Jedi Counterattack, and Yuan Wei's Defeat".

As for whether it is true or not, it has been spread to Dong Chong’s ears anyway, so we can’t ask the person involved, Yuan Wei.

But if I can make the two Queen Mothers smile today, then it’s fake, and it doesn’t hurt to take it seriously.

Empress Dowager He smiled and suddenly said with emotion: "It's a pity that we can't meet such wonderful people."

Empress Dowager Dong was inevitably a little melancholy when she heard this.

Dong Zhong didn't expect that he had managed to liven up the atmosphere, but the result was counterproductive and he was a little overwhelmed. He Miao didn't know what to say.

Liu Bian thought for a while and said: "Mr. Ma is certainly very clever, but in fact, there may not be anyone who can compare with him among the court officials and family members. My grandmother and mother have been in the West Palace for a long time. If you feel bored, you might as well go to the West Garden for a walk. , you can also summon some officials and family members like Ma to accompany you, that’s fine.”

Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He were both moved when they heard this, but Empress Dowager He was still a little hesitant: "It is inconsistent with etiquette to leave the palace rashly. And didn't Bian'er arrange a lot of people to do things in the West Garden?"

Liu Bian immediately said: "Making my grandmother and mother happy is the most important thing in the world. As for the people in Xiyuan... Grandma, don't worry. Xiyuan is very big. It will be fine if you bring more maids and eunuchs with you." ”

The mood of the two queen mothers immediately improved again, and their melancholy disappeared as quickly as it came.

After the two relatives left, Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He did not forget about business, and raised the issue of sending Ye Ting out of the palace to promote women in front of Liu Bian.

Liu Bian explained according to the rhetoric he had long thought about: "Nowadays, all kinds of waste are flourishing among the people, and it is not appropriate to disturb the public selection of girls. If you want to enrich the harem, you can first select some privately from officials and good families, and you should not be too many. "

Queen Mother He only relaxed slightly when she saw Liu Bian, and explained: "It's not all because of the selection of women. In recent years, the palace maids have been released every year, but there have been no new ones. If it takes another two years, there will be not enough manpower in the palace." used."

The palace maids are very different from the maidens who serve as concubine reserves. In a sense, the palace maids can also provide a job for women who come from good families but are not well off, and they have money and food as a salary.

Liu Bian responded: "As for the palace maid, my mother can make the decision."

Empress Dowager He nodded and did not openly reject Liu Bian's proposal of small-scale selection. However, she was thinking in her heart - how to put some of the right age who are capable of recruiting women among the new batch of palace maids. What about women?
Liu Bian did not think as much as Queen Mother He thought. What he thought about was how to use this opportunity to recruit women to win over his confidants.

Zhen Yan and Mi Zhu are also included in this list.

As a time traveler, Liu Bian admitted shamelessly that who doesn’t have a hobby?

As Liu Bian expected, because the selection of girls this time did not involve the people, it had almost no impact on the people, and it would not delay the marriage of women of the right age because of the selection of girls. However, among the affected courtiers, Another situation.

In Yin Mansion, Henan, Yuan Shu summoned his daughter-in-law. As a wealthy family, Yuan Shu's daughter had read poetry and books since she was a child. Yuan Shu became more and more satisfied with her reading.

As a father, he still wanted to save some face, so his wife asked: "My good daughter, now that the palace is recruiting girls, are you willing to join the palace?"

(End of this chapter)