The queen is alluring

Chapter 16

Yun Qing smiled, and said: "First, follow the holy will, sweep away treacherous officials, and eliminate dissidents; second, find pillars, pay tribute to the court, and stabilize the country; third, retreat bravely, retire at the right time, and return to Tian Mang"

The spring is warm and breezy, and the willows are full of shade.

In the early morning of this day, after Leng Zhong and Leng Zhantian returned to the mansion, they both swept away their usual gloom, stepped into the gate and hurriedly ordered Leng Butler to gather all the people in the mansion in the front yard, including the wives in the back yard.

In the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the servants and maids who heard the news were extremely surprised, thinking that something serious had happened, and immediately reported it to each other.

The second lady who lived in the east wing of the backyard also got the news. She was wearing a peony tube top, a green satin dress, and a purple red embroidered floral gauze robe. Walking in front of many wives, her chin is proud and her hair is full of pearls, emeralds, emeralds, and golden ears. She looks like a coquettish and lazy aura that stands out from the crowd.

"Does Steward Sun know why Xiangye summoned us?" The second lady asked lazily as she watched the servants and servants rushing to the front yard.

Steward Sun didn't dare to be negligent, so he just lowered his head and replied: "I don't know, but the master came back early today and ordered everyone in the house to go to the front yard. I don't know why."

After hearing this, the second lady didn't take it seriously, she raised her hand and slapped it lazily twice, looked at the people who had gathered in the front yard, and complained coquettishly: "It's a hot day, they're all stuck here, they won't die from the heat" , Immediately ordered the servant girl to move the chairs and stools, and found a place to sit under the shade of a cool willow tree.

Everyone stood in the courtyard, discussing in confusion, not understanding what happened.

Some people guessed that the eldest lady was about to be crowned queen, and the prime minister's mansion had to arrange a happy event, so it was necessary to step up the distribution and arrangement, after all, it was a big event for the young lady to leave the cabinet.Some people thought that something important must have happened, and the Prime Minister must be lecturing.Some people think... In short, they have their own thoughts and thousands of guesses.

The second wife is also doubtful, but in her eyes, there is nothing more comfortable and enjoyable than marrying Leng Wan'er, a naughty girl who gave her a headache. As the second wife of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she will definitely be crowned with the title of First Grade Imperial Lady.

At that time, she will be the real prime minister's wife, and no one will dare to question her.

Thinking of this, the second lady became more and more complacent, her face smeared with thick rouge and blush was full of spirits, she thought to herself that maybe her good deeds had already come, maybe the master summoned all the people in the mansion just for this thing.

Not long after, when everyone was buzzing like countless bees, I saw Leng Zhong, who had just changed his court clothes, holding Yun Qing, followed by Leng Zhantian and several generals.

"It seems that it is really for the eldest lady's business," several maidservants whispered.

"Isn't it? The emperor has already issued an order yesterday, and the palace has also started preparations for the Empress Dowager Ceremony..." Several well-informed women also chewed their tongues, with gossiping expressions on their faces.

"Missy was really born with a golden spoon in her mouth. Back then, when she was still in Madam's womb, the late emperor referred to her as a princess, but he never expected that when she was born, the late emperor died, and immediately became a queen. , Tell me, whose daughter can have such a good life..." Several other old women also came forward, and the discussion became louder for a while, almost quarreling.

Leng Zhong put Yun Qing on a rattan chair, and then sat down with Leng Zhantian.He took a cold look at those scary discussions, and coughed lightly.

Immediately, everyone fell silent, all of them looked up respectfully, the courtyard was so quiet that they didn't even hear a cough, only the birds in the garden were jumping for joy.

Leng Zhong glanced at the crowd with cold eyes, and asked, "Is everyone here?"

"Everyone is here, only Mrs. Sixteen in the west wing of the backyard caught the wind and cold a few days ago, and her seat was heavy, so she didn't come." Butler Sun reported immediately, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

"En" Leng Zhong nodded, and then said majesticly: "Today, I called you all here, but I have a few things to announce. The first thing is the drought in various places near Jinling last year. Last year, there was a drought in some places , the common people had no harvest, some even lost their homes, and flooded into Jinling City in large numbers, selling their sons and daughters to make a living. As the prime minister of the court, I should naturally solve the country's problems and share the emperor's worries, so I plan to open a granary for you Every day, food is distributed outside the mansion to those refugees who come to Jinling to relieve their urgent need.”

"Ah..." As soon as Leng Zhong said this, everyone in the audience exclaimed. They didn't expect that after a long time of trouble, Xiangye would actually summon them for this matter.

In fact, the drought last year was not serious, it was just a few places, and the reason why those refugees flocked to Jinling was also because Jinling was rich and close.As for selling children and selling daughters, I also hope that the children will have a good home. At least the children will live in Jinling, and being servants is better than farming.

"Master" Steward Sun was also stunned. He didn't understand why the master suddenly had such an idea. After all, those refugees were not in Jinling for a day or two. Why did their master suddenly show kindness today...

Leng Zhong saw that everyone was talking about it, and the wives in the east and west sides of the backyard were also full of doubts, and couldn't help but raise their eyebrows, and then said: "Also, the border is now peaceful, and the enemy bandits are afraid of the majesty of our king, so they dare not harass the people in our territory again. So from today onwards, except for the war at the border, the military power in the hands of General Zhen Guo must be returned to the imperial court," Leng Zhong said expressionlessly.

This time, everyone below exploded, and even the second lady stood up in shock.

What does it mean to return the military power to the court?Could it be that their marshal of the country, the first-rank Weilie general of the court, only has a false name and no real power?
"Master, what does this mean? What does it mean to return the military power to the imperial court?" The second lady's face was flustered. From her ears, it was as if she was told at this moment that the imperial court and the little emperor had been dismissed for investigation during the cold war.

Leng Zhong glanced at the second lady coldly, and said with his hands behind his back: "I've thought about it again and again, since my father and son are ministers and eat the king's salary, it doesn't make sense to forcefully dominate the military power. It's better to hand over the military power to the court. Don't worry too much, if the border gates are invaded by bandits again in the future, the general will ask for military power again, and it will be the same to lead the troops to the north."

"How could this be the same?" The second lady was in a hurry. She wanted to continue persuading, but she didn't want Yun Qing to say coldly from the side: "Master Xiang's decision, do you want you to talk too much?"

The childish and arrogant voice sounded, and everyone in the yard was startled. The people who had been discussing all turned their eyes to the six-year-old child who was sitting beside Leng Zhong on the delicately woven rattan chair. Everyone looked stunned.

(End of this chapter)