long live the queen

Chapter 101

"I didn't go to bed, and my kung fu is not good at all." Wei Yunqing snorted coldly.

Concubine Zhuang didn't believe it, and glanced at her contemptuously.

Wei Yunqing felt that she might not be able to convince Concubine Zhuang no matter how much she explained, so she just stopped talking. Anyway, what does it matter if others believe it or not?She needs this trusting person, and now there is no need to give it to her.

Seeing that Wei Yunqing didn't continue to pay attention to her, Concubine Zhuang also felt bored and stopped dwelling on this issue.

In the women's academy, everything went relatively smoothly except that the teacher could not be found.The number of students in the academy has been determined to be 18, which is naturally not comparable to the scale of schools in later generations, but in this era, the students are all women, which is already a very large number of students.A series of supporting facilities of the academy have been completed, just waiting for the start of school.

Wei Yunqing decided to go to Yang Yi to ask for permission to leave the palace freely.During the two weeks of recuperation, she has figured out many things.Now that she doesn't need to rush out of the palace, and she has something to do, it's better to regard the current concubine position as a job. No matter how others see it, she can't control it. Even if she becomes a queen now, she will This position can still be regarded as a job position.As long as you have the authority to freely enter and leave the palace, it doesn't matter if you do this "job" for a lifetime.

When they arrived at Qianqing Palace, Shi Dayi was already waiting at the door, and said with a smile: "Empress, the emperor is waiting for you, come in quickly!"

Wei Yunqing raised his eyebrows, and suddenly understood that Yang Yi felt that she would definitely go to him to settle accounts, so he was ready to welcome her.It's just that if it was in the past, when he learned that she would come to him to settle accounts, and he would not see her behind closed doors, this time he dared to face her, probably it was a kind of growth?Thinking about it, Zheng Xiang's rebellion put his life on the line, it is impossible not to have some impact.

After Wei Yunqing walked in, Shi Dayi blocked everyone else outside: "The emperor wants to meet the empress alone, you all stay outside and don't go in."

Lan Tian looked at Wei Yunqing's back in front of him, saw that she nodded slightly after hearing Shi Dayi's words, and then smiled and replied: "Your servant understands, Eunuch Shi."

When Wei Yunqing saw Yang Yi, he was pacing back and forth, restless.

As soon as she walked in, he also saw her, and immediately stood still, his face slightly stiff: "Sister Yunqing..."

Without waiting for Yang Yi to criticize himself, Wei Yunqing said: "Give me an imperial order to leave the palace freely."

Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment, he was ready for Wei Yunqing to scold him, but he didn't expect that she didn't even mention that he made her a queen, and even said that he would leave the palace freely, this...he couldn't help but go I wonder if she is trying to find a way to leave again.

"The women's academy has been set up, but there is a lack of teachers. I will teach them myself." Wei Yunqing explained.

Hearing this reason, Yang Yi felt a little more relaxed, but he was still a little apprehensive: "Sister Yunqing, you won't... take the opportunity to leave, right?"

"No." Wei Yunqing said calmly, "I won't leave, I still have a lot to do."

Although her words didn't seem to have much guarantee, they were just a statement, but Yang Yi felt that she would do what she said this time, and her heart was as sweet as eating honey.

"I'll give you an order now. Sister Yunqing can enter and leave the palace freely!" Yang Yi responded immediately.

"Thank you." Wei Yunqing nodded and turned to leave.

Yang Yi didn't expect her to leave now, so he took a step forward reluctantly, but saw Wei Yunqing stop, turned his head and said: "Also, you can confer the position of empress, but I won't participate in the conferring ceremony, Kunning Palace I wouldn't move in either."

Seeing that she was leaving, Yang Yi was anxious: "Sister Yunqing, what I said last night is true! I will order the dismissal of the harem. From now on, I will only have you, I..."

His words were stopped by Wei Yunqing's sudden gaze.

Wei Yunqing shook his head and said, "If you're like this, what are you going to do with those harem women? It's okay for those who haven't been in bed, but for those who have been in bed, how do you let them survive in the future? You're just dismissing the harem and it's over. Have you ever thought about it?" What should they do?"

"I, I will reward them and make them worry-free for a lifetime!" Yang Yi said hastily.

"You don't have money so you don't have to worry about it." Wei Yunqing still disagrees, "Don't think that it's just a one-off, just maintain the status quo. If they have their own ideas in the future, it won't be too late for you to satisfy them."

Now that Wei Yunqing is working with the harem concubines, she believes that some people will fall in love with a different path under her influence, so it may be a good thing for Yang Yi to let them out of the palace.But there will also be people who just like their first path, and that is the matter between Yang Yi and them, and she doesn't want to interfere at all.

It's best to maintain the status quo until everything is clear.

Wei Yunqing's tone was flat, and there was no resentment or resentment in his expression, but Yang Yi felt powerless when he saw her like this.

It was as if she didn't care about anything anymore and nothing he could do would impress her.

He watched her silently and then left without hesitation. He sat silently at the desk for a long time, at a loss.

What should he do to make Sister Yun Qing fall in love with him?
Because of Yang Yi's imperial order, Wei Yunqing asked Concubine Zhuang to inform those female students who were determined to come that school would start five days later and hold an opening ceremony.During this time, Wei Yunqing continued to prepare her textbooks and speeches at the opening ceremony.

On the second day after Wei Yunqing looked for Yang Yi, Cao Jun hurried to look for her, and said with a look of surprise: "Mother, the emperor, he, he actually went to the morning court today!"

Wei Yunqing was about to go to the meeting room, when she heard that she just asked Lan Tian to put a cashmere shawl on her, with a calm expression: "I know." According to Yang Yi's 3-minute enthusiasm in the past, this morning, she guessed that he would at most Stick to it for three days.

Seeing that Wei Yunqing was not surprised at all, Cao Jun asked doubtfully, "Ma'am, is the emperor planning to rule in person?"

At present, Cao Jun is very happy to work with Wei Yunqing, and if the emperor is going to be in charge, there will be a lot of interference in his work in the future, so he is actually reluctant in his heart.

"Maybe." Wei Yunqing didn't finish his sentence, and suddenly smiled, "Why don't we make a bet to see how long the emperor can last this morning. I bet five taels, three days."

Cao Jun was stunned for a moment, rather dumbfounded: "Mother, you..." She dared to bet on the emperor, but he didn't.

"Your Majesty, slave...go out for one or two, and bet for seven days." Lu Cui said in a low voice.

Cao Jun glanced at the daring Lu Cui in surprise, and just about to say something, Lan Tian also smiled and said: "The slaves will also come out for one or two, and bet for five days."

Wei Yunqing just said it casually, seeing that everyone was very interested, he was also happy, looked around and said: "Which one of you still wants to gamble? Come on, let's gamble behind closed doors, so that no one will know Just do it."

The palace servants who were waiting on the side looked at each other, and said one after another: "Your Majesty, I will bet on you for five days."

"Slaves give out two or two, and bet on four."

"Slave..."

Seeing that the palace people are actively participating, Wei Yunqing said with a smile: "All right, I will leave this matter to you, Lucui, please remember, in black and white, no one is allowed to play tricks."

Lu Cui's face was full of excitement: "Yes, empress!"

When Wei Yunqing Shi Shiran walked towards the meeting room, Cao Jun, who had watched the strange development and had a strange expression, grabbed Lu Cui and smiled: "Miss Lu Cui, our family pays for five taels, bet for three days, don't forget to write down .”

Lu Cui didn't expect Cao Jun to join them in the fun, and said with a smile, "Okay, Eunuch Cao, I'll remember when I turn around."

Cao Jun coughed lightly, turned his head and followed Wei Yunqing.

Wei Yunqing sat in the meeting room for a while before waiting for the next cabinet ministers to come over.

During this period of time, she was sick, so naturally she seldom came here, but nothing happened. When she saw the ministers, she greeted the ministers with a smile, and then saw Yang Yi, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, walking in.

The voices of asking for An suddenly came one after another, Wei Yunqing raised his eyebrows, and asked An to save face.First the morning court, and then the cabinet discussion, is Yang Yi really planning to work hard?Based on past experience, she was skeptical.

"Let's discuss the matter, I will listen first." Yang Yi said after sitting down.

All the ministers in the cabinet looked at Yang Yi, then at Wei Yunqing, and they all responded.The emperor participated in the early court today, which in their view is a signal that he is ready to take charge of the government.Although they had a happy cooperation with the imperial concubine—they should be called the empress now—there was always a nail in their hearts. After all, she was a woman. Therefore, if the emperor could govern himself and drive the empress back to the harem, they would be happy to see it.But now the emperor is in charge of the government, but it seems that he has no intention of driving people away, and they can't understand it.

Although the ministers in the cabinet were seasoned, they couldn't figure out the thoughts of the young emperor Yang Yi on this matter, so they decided to suppress the chaotic thoughts in their hearts for the time being, and keep everything as usual.

Regarding the matter of buying and selling titles, detailed rules have been issued. Today is the final discussion meeting. If there is no problem, it will be issued to the world.After discussing for a while, everyone corrected some minor issues, and the matter was settled.

"By the way, there is one more thing I would like to discuss with several adults." Wei Yunqing said, "Nowadays pirates are rampant at sea, not only the maritime trade in Daliang cannot be carried out, but even the coastal areas are suffering from it, so I thought of a The strategy of killing two birds with one stone is to let a businessman bring the goods to the Japanese country for trade, and at the same time serve as a bait, followed by the navy escort. If the Japanese pirates do not appear, just try to do business with the Japanese country, and if the Japanese pirates appear, they will destroy the other party!"

The sea ban in Daliang has a history of decades, and no one has ever thought of lifting the sea ban. Now that she mentioned it, the cabinet ministers began to think seriously.

In the past, when the cabinet heard Wei Yunqing's proposal, they would refuse to make any attempt on the grounds of ancestral family law, but recently, the situation has undergone subtle changes.The problem of lack of money in the household department has always existed, but it is useless to talk about it before. In addition, the cabinet is full of scholars, and they don't like to talk about yellow and white things, so Jin Yan rarely mentions it on weekdays.But now, because of Wei Yunqing's guidance and connivance, Jin Yan shouted from time to time that he had no money, no money. After a long time, the cabinet ministers got used to it, and subconsciously kept the fact that "the Ministry of households had no money" in their hearts. The issue of the title was easily passed, and the trade issue proposed by Wei Yunqing is also easily accepted by them.

Jin Yanxi said: "Mother, I think this plan is very good! I heard that the Japanese country is extremely scarce in materials, and I can easily transport some things over there, and they can be sold at a high price!" He thought with a red face, my household department finally has money up!

"Wait a minute." Mao Yirong said: "This matter still needs to be discussed. First of all, the merchants and generals to be sent here, especially this general, if he is an incompetent person who says he is fighting Japanese pirates, if he is defeated by the other party, he may end up in the end." I have lost my personal wealth!"

Mao Yirong's words aroused everyone's discussion, and Wei Yunqing was also happy to hear it.After all, Mao Yirong was not opposing this matter, but was discussing the specific implementation of this matter.

After everyone discussed for a while, Wei Yunqing said with a smile: "I asked General Yan about this a few days ago, and I selected a leader with outstanding ability. I think he will be able to complete the mission."

Hearing this, all the ministers looked over one after another, their eyes were full of surprise, she must have been too fast, and she finished the matter quietly.

Yang Yi, who had been listening silently, clenched his fists when he heard the name, and looked over quietly.Seeing that Wei Yunqing had no abnormal expression, as if he was talking about an ordinary person, he felt happy again.

"Then the candidate for the businessman..." Mao Yirong asked tentatively.In fact, they also had selfish intentions about who to send. They wanted to send their own people. After all, although this matter was dangerous, it could be profitable.

"Oh, I have chosen a businessman who is not afraid of life and death and dares to take risks." Wei Yunqing said with a smile.

The ministers were speechless.She had made a decision a long time ago, and she just told them.

Wei Yunqing continued: "It's just that the fact is dangerous, and it's far from being measured by money. It just so happens that the sale of the title is going to be made public. I think we can compensate her with a title as an incentive."

This is as it should be, so none of the cabinet ministers objected.This is a matter of risking one's life. Giving a title that doesn't cost money is a disservice to the other party. Although they have their own candidates in their hearts, after much deliberation, let's wait until the road is completely clear.

Wei Yunqing smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank all the adults on behalf of Liu Huiniang."

"Liu Huiniang?" Mao Yirong was taken aback.the name...

Wei Yunqing looked innocent: "Yes, didn't I just say that? She is a businesswoman."

Ministers: When did you say that? !Well now, they actually agreed to give a woman the title that only men can inherit!

Wei Yunqing's face was serious: "It's a long way to go to Japan, and I'm close to death. Liu Huiniang resolutely agreed to take the goods to sea for the long-term stability of my Daliang, regardless of life and death. Isn't such a high-minded woman worthy of such an empty title? "

All the cabinet ministers: Now that we have talked about this, can they say that they are not worthy?
Thus, Liu Huiniang won a title without spending a penny.It doesn't matter whether the title is high or low, at least among the same businessmen, she has a detached status, and no one can despise her anymore.

(End of this chapter)