Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 339 Reached a Consensus

Lu Yuqing wanted to object on purpose, but he also knew that for Da Song, this matter was just marrying a princess, but it was extremely beneficial to Da Song.He hesitated for a moment, and said: "I also agree with this matter. However, I think it is necessary for Ye Chen to go to Wuyue Kingdom to explain to Wuyue's monarchs and ministers that Qian Wu was killed by mistake. Therefore, the old man suggested that Ye Chen continue to serve as an imperial envoy. I went to Wuyue Kingdom in name, and escorted the princess to Wuyue Kingdom by the way."

Obviously, in the opinion of these three, marrying the princess to the heir of Wuyue Kingdom will not cause any loss to Song Dynasty, but has great benefits.That's why it's extremely rare to have the same opinion without any quarrels.As for Lu Yuqing's later mention of Ye Chen continuing to go to Wuyue Kingdom, there was no objection.The three reached a consensus with a tacit understanding.

Xin Shi, who was guarding the door, stood on tiptoe, listening to the conversation inside the door clearly, with a sneer on his lips, it seems that these three adults are looking forward to Xiangfu Hou going to Wuyue Kingdom, and it is best never to return Come.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Lu Yuqing, the political adviser, push the door out. He hurriedly stepped forward to please him and said, "Lord Lu, this slave is in a hurry to return to the palace. When will I get it?"

Lu Yuqing glared at Xin Shi, ignored the latter, and left with his head held high.

The last time Lu Yuqing tricked Liu Yu, the descended emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty, into framing Ye Chen, he got rid of it on the spot at the great court meeting, and became angry and pretended to pass out to escape the embarrassment at that time. He originally thought that his political affairs had come to an end. He was also ready to resign, but the emperor sent a decree to let him enter the palace, and refused to let him resign, and even expressed Xu Yi's intention.Of course Lu Yuqing knew that the emperor wanted to use the conflict between him and Ye Chen and Zhao Pu to let him continue to check and balance Ye Chen and Zhao Pu.Therefore, these days, he has always been against Zhao Pu, and he has tried his best to delay things related to Ye Chen, causing stumbling blocks and seeping sand.

Xin Shi's expression remained the same, he was already used to the attitude of civil servants towards eunuchs, but in his heart he cursed Lu Yuqing that he deserved to be punished by Ye Hou and end up ruined.

At this time, Zhao Pu also came out, glanced at the little eunuch, smiled, and said, "Xin Shi! You, don't keep eavesdropping here, anyway, I'll give you ten guts. You don't dare to tell others Listen, why bother to bore yourself."

Xin Shi's heart trembled, he lowered his eyebrows and smiled pleasingly, watching the head of the court officials disappear at the entrance of the Gongfang, thinking that the Prime Minister was obviously warning him not to tell what he heard.

Xin Shi held these documents again, lifted the light blue palace clothes to his waist, covered the documents with his sleeves, stood on tiptoes, arched his buttocks, and trotted all the way towards the palace.

From the Zhongshu Provincial Yamen to the Chongzheng Palace where the emperor handles the memorials, all the way is under the protection of the inner guards, so there is no worry that someone will endanger the most important documents of the Song Dynasty. Xin Shi ran very fast. He was proud of himself, along the way, there were some maids in the court who greeted him softly with affectionate eyebrows, but he didn't have time to pay attention to them, and the other little eunuchs turned a blind eye to their fawning eyes.

Running into the Chongzheng Hall, Xin Shi took a breath, lowered his eyebrows and gently pushed in through the side door, carefully placing the documents under the desk.

His Majesty the Emperor, who was frowning at a memorial, picked one and read it. First, he frowned when he saw Zhongshu Province’s opinions on the investigation and handling of corruption in the construction of the Yellow River Reservoir. among.But Zhao Pu also readily agreed to be investigated by the Huaxia Weifu Supervision Department. It doesn't matter."

Xin Shi didn't dare to listen to these shocking words of the emperor, he stood quietly on one side, feeling extremely nervous.

The emperor waved his hand.

Xin Shi felt relieved, and retreated gently to the outside of the Chongzheng Hall.At this time, I heard Zhao Kuangyin talking to himself: "Let Yongqing marry the prince of Wuyue Kingdom... This is a way. Qian Hongchu, the leader of Wuyue Kingdom, is also a smart man. I just don't know the appearance of Qian Hongchu's son. , character, talent, and disposition. I hope that Yongqing will not be humiliated."

Xin Shi heard it in his ears, and walked out of the Chongzheng Hall without pausing at all. He finished his errands for today.

After leaving the Chongzheng Hall, Xin Shi took a few bends along the Qingshizier Road, and came to a side hall of a side hall, where several eunuchs were playing with melon seeds. Seeing him coming, please hurry up. He took his seat and asked with a smile: "What's so strange about today?"

Xin Shi said impatiently: "every day, I still hear Mr. Zhao and the two political counselors arguing. There is nothing new." go out.In other words, it cannot be passed on by oneself.

These eunuchs quickly complimented: "Eunuch Xiao Xin travels between Chongzheng Hall and Zhongshu Province every day. The important events of our Great Song Dynasty all happened under your nose, so naturally it is not new."

Ye Chen had just returned to his home in the city from the Huaxia Wei Mansion outside the city, when he received a summons from the palace, and then entered the palace without stopping.

Passing through several familiar palaces all the way, and finally arrived in front of Chongzheng Hall, Wang Jien spoke cautiously outside the door, and in a low voice told Ye Chen to sit down and wait for a while after His Majesty finished approving the memorial.Then he stepped back.

After the door opened, Ye Chen walked in lightly, stood about seven steps in front of the tall imperial table, and bowed to the emperor who was reading the memorial on the soft couch.

Without raising his head, the emperor hummed, and said, "Find a place to sit by yourself, and we'll talk about it after I finish reading this."

Since Ye Chen sacrificed his life to save the emperor last time, and then had dinner with the emperor's family and said something, Zhao Kuangyin's attitude towards Ye Chen has slightly changed, and he is no longer as rigid as before. , a little more intimacy, just like the elders do to the younger.

This point can also be seen from some details.

For example, when facing Ye Chen, Zhao Kuangyin no longer called Ye Qing, but called him by his first name.

For example, at this time, if it was someone else, they would probably be asked to wait in the side hall, but Ye Chen waited directly beside the emperor.

How can I find a seat by myself in Chongzheng Hall?Xin Shi, who was guarding by the side with a handle whisk, was extremely clever. Hearing what His Majesty meant, he hurried to the back and moved an embroidered pier out, and placed it beside Ye Chen.Ye Chen smiled gratefully at the little eunuch, sat down, but thought in his heart that this little eunuch should be the poor eunuch he asked the mansion to choose, remembering that just before entering the palace, Xu Fangyi reported that he had already dealt with the affairs of Tangzhou. After the perfect end, he took another careful look at Xin Shi.

The Chongzheng Palace was completely quiet, no one dared to speak, and the eunuchs inside and outside the gate did not dare to make a sound.

Ye Chen didn't dare to look directly at the emperor, but he kept quietly watching the emperor's daily work from the corner of his eye.He knew that not many people had the chance to see the scene in front of him.

The emperor spent a long time reviewing the memorials, and there were a lot of notebooks on the desk.His eyebrows are sometimes furrowed angrily, sometimes stretched happily, sometimes silent and sad, and sometimes emotional.

Song State has a vast territory. With the unification of Shu State, Northern Han Dynasty, and Southern Han Dynasty successively, the territory has expanded to more than 200 states in the [-]th Road, and there are countless counties and towns. Difficult things are just as numerous as snowflakes in the official documents and memorials sent from various places every day.If it is an emperor who pursues the rule of the arch, he may delegate the final decision-making power to the Ministry of Education, and he only needs to pick some important things for review.You can enjoy the rest of the time.

However, the founding emperor of the Song Kingdom was obviously not only unwilling to be a fatuous lord, but also wanted to be the eternal emperor who surpassed Tang Zong and Han Wu.

Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin has to personally ask and carefully review all matters, big and small. It is naturally very hard for such a workload to be done by one person.

"The emperor is indeed a very hard job, and being an emperor is not an interesting thing." Ye Chen quietly looked at the scene in front of him, remembering that in later generations he had seen a thread discussing whether it was good to be an emperor. The emperor is the hardest in the world, the most stressful, and the most likely to suffer from mental depression and other conclusions.Now it seems that there is still some truth.

The sun gradually moved to the mid-heaven, and the sky outside became darker and darker, as if the cloudy sky had turned cloudy.

At this moment, the emperor finally finished the imperial criticism in the morning, closed the last memorial, closed his eyes and rested his mind slowly, and finally stretched himself.

Wang Jien made a gesture, and the eunuchs rushed in one after another. Towels, Qingxin tea, snacks, and incense began to be displayed on the emperor's body, face, and stomach.

"Go and call the little prince." Ye Chen ordered to the left and right, and a little eunuch hurried out.

Zhao Kuangyin only glanced at Ye Chen at this moment.Ye Chen stood up again and saluted.

After Ye Chen saluted, Zhao Kuangyin said: "Now it seems that you went to Wuyue Kingdom to explain the confrontation to the leader of Wuyueyue in person, which in itself is a very naive and stupid thing."

Ye Chen was taken aback when he heard the words.Zhao Kuangyin continued: "Qian Hongchu, the lord of Wuyue, sent someone to propose marriage to me, and wanted Yongqing to marry his son. What do you think of this?"

Ye Chen was a little surprised, but after thinking for a while, he realized that the emperor said that he was naive and stupid just now, and he was indeed right.Specifically, I underestimated the wisdom and foresight of Qian Hongchu, the ruler of Wuyue, and even more so, the pragmatism and overall outlook of the kings of this era.Of course, Ye Chen mainly wanted to keep his six subordinates, that's why he made such a bad move. He really didn't have time to think about the method itself.

"The minister is indeed naive in this matter." Ye Chen said.

After finishing speaking, he remembered that Zhao Kuangyin asked him his opinion on this matter, and continued: "This matter is of course good for my Song Dynasty, and it can also be regarded as helping the minister to solve the basket poked by his subordinates, but is this matter still relevant? It depends on the opinion of Her Royal Highness."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, he realized that he had said another very stupid thing.Of course, he can't be blamed for this, after all, he came from a later age, and his concept of marriage is completely different from this era.

(End of this chapter)