A Thousand Hills

Chapter 372

Zhu Yan didn't stay in the imperial capital for long after marrying the Tie family, so he packed up and went on to work in Shaanxi and Gansu.

In the twelfth lunar month, Princess Wenqing married the Prince of Beiliang.

In the blink of an eye, another year, Xiao Tang created a "Peach Blossom Formation" for his master Li Jiujiang in the spring. It is said that this formation was passed down by the gods of Tang Dynasty, and it is a great formation dedicated to prospering peach blossoms and offspring!Ordinary people, the Tang family doesn't give it away, so Li Jiujiang and Xiao Tang have a deep relationship between master and apprentice. Xiao Tang saw that his master's marriage is really difficult, so he took out the big formation passed down by the gods, and gave his master a prosperous peach blossom.

As for whether this array is really effective, it will have to be seen later.

Anyway, what Xiao Tang himself said was miraculous, terrific.

However, there are quite a few people who pay attention to this formation in the imperial capital, especially those who have no children. They all think in their hearts that if the Tang family's big formation is really effective, they will ask Xiaotang to set up one for themselves in the future. Peach blossoms, prosperous descendants will succeed!

In the third year of Zhaoming, the imperial capital was Chunwei.

This time, the second son of Xie Bai was off the field. After the test, Xie Chi, the eldest son of Xie Bai, was ranked 33rd, and Xie Zhe was also on the list, but he was only 280th in the bottom of the list, not far from Sun Shan.

Xie Bai discussed with his second son that Xie Zhe didn't go to the imperial examination, so as not to fall into the third rank and be a Jinshi, which would hinder his career in the future.However, after this test, Xie Zhe's talent was also spread. Although he didn't take the palace test, he passed the general test. The reason why he didn't continue the test was because he wanted to get a good ranking next time.Xie Zhe is still young, and the important thing is that his marriage is still undecided.So, for a while, Xie Zhe became a popular candidate in the marriage circle of the imperial capital.

After three months, the Xie family gave birth to filial piety.

Princess Yi'an immediately arranged a marriage for her second son Zhang in the imperial capital. Since the imperial capital had several famous golden old bachelors, Princess Yi'an saw the lessons learned from these old bachelors and did not want her son to have a great future. There is absolutely no way to delay, otherwise, Princess Yi'an will die in a hurry when she is 50 or [-] years old.

Xie Zhe was not in a hurry, he also said, "It won't be too late for me to discuss marriage after the next spring."

Princess Yi'an said, "This marriage has nothing to do with Chunwei. There are so many people in Chunwei, don't they get married?"

Xie Zhe was quite ambitious and said, "A man should start a business first and then a family. Am I afraid of being distracted?"

"As the old saying goes, to start a family, to start a family, to start a family, to start a family, to start a family, naturally, to start a family first and then to start a business." Princess Yi'an said, "Besides, getting married is distracting. Only those who know how to make progress after getting married, look at Jinke The number one scholar, I heard that he has grandsons, is it still delaying his success as the number one scholar?"

"It's because there are many small things in the family that Fang procrastinated until now. If he puts all his heart and effort into studying, he will probably pass the exam early."

"Where do these fallacies come from!" Princess Yi'an's brows were furious, and she pulled her face down.Xie Zhe didn't want to make his mother angry, so he kept silent and went to talk to his father about discussing marriage in a few years. Xie Bai smiled, "Don't worry about your mother, your mother is very picky, wait It will take a year or two for him to pick someone he likes, so don't worry." He sent his son away.

The Xie family is a filial piety, and recovery is the top priority.

Xie Song is also in his early sixties, and after discussing with his younger brother, he doesn't plan to get back together.Xie Bai said, "It's a pity that elder brother is now serving as an official."

Xie Song smiled, "Although I am not up to the position of Minister, I have been a servant for decades. Besides, even if it is restored now, there is no great shortage in the court. And at my age, it is better to be an official and raise children, Brother Yong They'll grow up in the blink of an eye." Xie Song didn't want to get back together, and there was another reason he didn't say that was that the two of his brothers got up together, and the chances of both getting high positions were slim, as he had been an official in the imperial capital all his life. , my younger brother has been released for many years, it was okay when he was young, but now his mother is old, and his younger brother is also in his early fifties, Xie Song doesn't want his younger brother to be released anymore.But for his two brothers, even if Emperor Zhaoming favored and trusted Xie's family, it was impossible for them to arrange real power and high positions for their brothers. It would be better if he directly became an official.Once he retreats, Emperor Zhaoming will definitely arrange for his younger brother Xie Bai carefully.Xie Bo is only in his early fifties now, and he was the minister of Honglu Temple at that time. According to Xie Bai's age, there is great hope for him to go further.

Seeing that his elder brother had made up his mind, Xie Bo went to discuss with his mother, the old lady Xie said, "That's all."

In this way, Xie Song retired, and Xie Bai recovered.

In fact, Emperor Zhaoming still remembered the restoration of the Xie family.After all, too many old ministers died in the year when Old Shangshu Xie became an official. This year, not only the Xie family recovered, but also the Su family, Hu family, and Yan family.However, Emperor Zhaoming did not expect his father-in-law to become an official directly.Empress Xie was also a little surprised, but she also understood the Xie family's decision. The Xie family had the strength to be another member of the Six Departments. However, Xie Song and Xie Bai were all third ranks before they became official. The two brothers recovered at the same time, so one must be the master and the other. As a supplement.In this way, Xie Song made way for Xie Bai when he became an official.

Empress Xie said, "Father is not young anymore. People in their sixties will not be able to work for a few years even if they do it again." Under six ministers, all are about to retire at seventy.

Emperor Zhaoming nodded, "Father-in-law takes care of his life, but what about Duke Chengen?" Old Shangshu Xie passed away, and the Duke should be Xie Song's successor, after all, he is Empress Xie's biological father.But Xie Song is so unanimous in his official position, does he want Xie Zhi to become the prince?
Xie Moru said, "You don't have to be too strict about it. When my grandfather was given the Duke, he was also a person who became an official. Anyway, the Duke Cheng'en is for the dignity of the relatives' family. In fact, he doesn't worry about it. Let him be Father Xijue is."

Think about the current Yue family, the father-in-law is an official, and Xie Zhi is only from the fifth rank.Emperor Zhaoming said, "At the beginning, I wanted to give the Yue family a first-class duke. You didn't want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Empress Dowager's natal family, so you insisted on resigning as a first-class duke, so the Xie family only got a second-class duke Cheng'en. At the beginning, I thought, you will come back again in Qianqiu." To be promoted to a first-class Duke is also to add some joy, but because of the passing of the old Shangshu, Xie's family kept his filial piety, so this matter will be delayed. Now my father-in-law has no intention of rehabilitating, but he cannot be wronged in terms of title. "The emperor's mind is very strange. As far as Emperor Zhaoming is concerned, he is not a person who is jealous of the virtuous and capable.However, when Xie Song became an official, he didn't have too much intention to keep him, but he definitely didn't want to make the Yue family look bad.

Xie Moru did not refuse this time, "I will listen to His Majesty."

Emperor Zhaoming first ordered Xie Song to be promoted to the first-class Duke of Cheng'en, and then accepted Xie Song's appointment as an official. As for Xie Bai, his reinstatement was also an excellent mission.Tie Yushi, who had intended to become an official last year, handed in his official letter again today. Emperor Zhao Ming failed to persuade Xie Bo to go to Yushitai to serve as the second-rank Zuodu Yushi, a high-ranking official with real power comparable to the six ministries.

After Xie's family was rehabilitated, the second generation of the Su family, Su Buyu's brother, was also rehabilitated.

As a result, Su Yan and Su Yu are all high-ranking official candidates, and they will be in the imperial capital in the future. These two elders are indeed not young, older than Xie Song, especially Su Yu, who is said to be in poor health and is now serving It was also expected that the two brothers were allowed to be appointed officials. Emperor Zhaoming remembered the merits of Prime Minister Su, and ordered someone to go to the Su family's hometown in Huidi to reward the Su family.After Su Buyu arrived in the imperial capital, his luck was no better than that of Xie Bai.Xie Bai caught up with Tie Yushi to become an official, Su Buyu here, he has all qualifications and backgrounds, even the emperor has no shortage.

There are official positions such as scattered ministers, but these are idle positions, and no matter how high the official rank is, it is useless.

Su Buyu went to talk to Li Jiujiang, and was dazzled by the peach blossoms in Li Jiujiang's garden at first. Su Buyu sighed, "I've only been away from the imperial capital for more than two years, and the flowers are different every year." Ask Li Jiujiang Why does Jiujiang have a garden full of flowers? I remember that Li Jiujiang is not a person who likes peach blossoms.Li Jiujiang prefers pine and bamboo.

Li Jiujiang listened to Su Buyu asking Taohua, and said with a blank face, "Plant whatever you want."

Su Buyu smiled, "There must be something wrong here, tell me quickly, your garden is full of peach blossoms, don't you want to attract peach blossoms?"

"Nothing."

"It seems to be true." Su Buyu laughed loudly, and said straight, "I never imagined that you, Li Jiujiang, would have today. If the spring heart sprouts, I might as well be a big matchmaker for you?"

"I don't think you came to the imperial capital to get up, didn't you come to grab the matchmaker's job?" Because the late spring was warm, Li Jiujiang invited Su Buyu to sit in the pavilion in the garden, and the two had tea and talked together.Talk about things about the imperial capital, about the Su family...

Su said without a word, "Before I came here, I discussed with my two elder brothers. It's always hard to find a vacancy in the imperial capital. Hanqiao is also lucky. I'm afraid I don't have his luck here. , I thought, it’s better to let it out.”

It was also a wise move for Su Buyu to make this choice.

According to Su Buyu's rank, the original rank must be a third-rank position, but right now, there is no substitute for the third rank in the imperial capital. Can be arranged.

Su Buyu has a lot to do with the imperial capital. If there is a shortage in the imperial capital in the future, it will be the same when he returns to the imperial capital.

Li Jiujiang is obviously aware of Su Buyu's situation. A white butterfly is parked on the green peach blossom beside the pavilion. The breeze blows past, and the garden is full of fragrance. Li Jiujiang said slowly, "Last year, Zhao Lin was ordered to go to the west. Man, the Ximan king is old, and there is a crown prince in the middle of the country. This prince is deeply loved by the old Ximan king, but, according to Mr. Zhao, the Ximan king also divided the grasslands for other sons, and these sons also have their own. Land, population, soldiers and horses. The customs of the Western Man are different from our dynasty. The princes of the Western Man can manage their own grasslands. Therefore, the Western Man often has troubles when the new king succeeds. If you are a foreigner, you might as well seek The lack of Shaanxi and Gansu."

Su Buyu's elder brother, Su Yan, used to be the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. He knew it was a difficult place, but it was true that such a place was easy to produce results.

Su Buyu just came to the imperial capital, he really doesn't know what is lacking in Shaanxi and Gansu.You know, although it is easier to be appointed as a foreigner than the emperor, but the third-rank official is not easy to catch a lot of carrots and cabbages.Li Jiujiang has a very good relationship with Su Buyu, so he noticed it for him, and said, "The Shaanxi-Gansu Inspectorate is already sixty-five years old, and he is about to take office. At his age, I don't think he has a good chance of being re-elected." Big."

Su Buyu was also willing to accept the position of Inspectorate of Shaanxi-Gansu, he said, "If it's done, then seek the post of Inspectorate."

It is not easy to find an official position in the Six Departments and Nine Ministers' Office, but with Su Buyu's background and connections, the position of Inspectorate in Shaanxi and Gansu is easy to get.Even if someone had chosen the position of inspector in advance, once they heard that Su Buyu was interested, they didn't even fight for it. In fact, they couldn't fight for it.

Seeing this position, Emperor Zhaoming said to Empress Xie, "Right now, I have to go to Shaanxi and Gansu without saying a word, so I can rest assured."

Empress Xie smiled, "Since that's the case, I will announce that Mrs. Qi will enter the palace tomorrow to talk." Mrs. Qi is Su Buyu's wife.The royal family has always been like this. When they fancy a person, the emperor will naturally entrust them with important tasks, and the female family members are summoned by the queen, and they talk about family matters to show their favor.Therefore, in the world, the mother of the country is called the queen, not only because the queen's status is equal to that of the queen, but also the responsibilities and obligations that the queen should fulfill.

The Xie family and the Qi family were related by marriage, and Xie Moyou married the younger brother of the Qi family, and because Xie Moru had known Su Buyu when he was young, and later Xie Moru and his wife came to Fujian, because it was not far from Nan'an Prefecture, the two families From time to time.Later in the imperial capital, the Qi family often greeted Xie Moru.Therefore, Xie Moru is no stranger to the Qi family.

Xie Moru just asked the Su family about keeping filial piety in their hometown, and talked about some common things, leaving the Qi family to have lunch in Fengyi Palace.

After Mrs. Qi returned home, Su Buyu asked her again, "How is the Empress?"

Because Qi stayed in Fengyi Palace, she felt quite respectable, and said with a smile, "Of course it's good. I haven't seen you for several years, and your empress hasn't changed at all, and even her appearance is the same as before." Qi said I was very envious in my heart.Although she is a few years older than Empress Xie, she also takes care of herself very much on weekdays. Compared with her peers, Qi is only younger, but this time seeing Empress Xie, she is completely convinced.She whispered to her husband, "You haven't seen your mother. After all these years, I always feel that your appearance has not changed at all. She still looks like twenty people."

Su Buyu didn't say anything, and said, "Major lady is well."

Mrs. Qi returned to the imperial capital with her husband, so she naturally had to go back to her mother's house. Madam Qi saw that the jewelry on her daughter's head was fine, but the clothes on her body were not as trendy as the imperial capital recently, so she gave her a lot of clothing materials and said, "Queen The empress prefers purple, and now everyone loves purple."

Su Buyu went to the Ministry of Officials to handle foreign appointment procedures, but just before leaving the imperial capital, a major event happened in the imperial capital.

Ning Zhiyuan, Duan Sihai's envoy, came to the imperial capital again, brought up the old matter again, and asked to take back Mrs. Miao'an with the customs and trade concession of Min'an Port in Jingjiang Port.

Three years.

Jiang Xingyun has been missing for three years, no one alive or dead.

A person, don't say that she has been missing for three years, and there is no news for two years, we can judge whether she is dead or not.

If you want to talk about Empress Xie, this is not an unreasonable and confused person like the Empress Dowager. Empress Xie is well-known. It also built roads for several counties in the suburbs of Beijing.

Queen Xie, such a sensible person.

Biansheng became stubborn on this matter, and based on the generous terms you offer from the Four Seas, Empress Xie just said that Earl Jiang cannot come back for a day, and Mrs. Miao An cannot return to the Four Seas for a day.

Ning Zhiyuan was furious, and Yu Honglu Temple was furious, "Could it be possible to ask me to go underground to find Jiang Xingyun and give Empress Xie a dream!"

When Empress Xie heard this, she just said lightly, "If Ning Zhiyuan has the ability to go underground, let him just go."

Ning Zhiyuan's blood was about to spurt out.

Ning Zhiyuan was also a man of means, he even brought a gift to ask to see Fang Zhaoyun, but Fang Zhaoyun had never seen him.

Ning Zhiyuan has been traveling between the imperial capital and overseas these years, he is quite generous, he comes here every year, and he really got a few people to associate with in the imperial capital.Of course, most of these are little people from Honglu Temple.These people can't speak in the court.

However, Ning Zhiyuan dared to come every year, and he didn't come here to hit a wall every year. He is really familiar with the methods of the imperial capital.He just put forward generous conditions, and naturally the ministers would persuade Emperor Zhaoming on this matter.After all, the concessions made by the Four Seas are real money.

After Ouyang Jing was transferred to the head of the Hong Kong Trade Department, he was extremely talented, and the Hong Kong Trade Department became more and more prosperous under his hands, and the imperial court received as much as 400 million taels of tax money every year.In order to welcome his mother back, Duan Sihai's concession to Dong Mu was enough to increase Dong Mu's annual tax income by [-]%.

This is no small sum.

An annual income of 80 million taels!
The imperial court was not at all high-spirited, and the cabinet expressed its enthusiasm for this condition as early as the year before last. But at that time, Earl Jiang had not been missing for a long time. Although the cabinet was moved, Prime Minister Tang had a very deep friendship with Earl Jiang, so he couldn't be so heartless. However, Duan Sihai had generous conditions, but the court still rejected such a deal.

But three years later, Earl Jiang still had no news.

Even Tang Xiang, who had always had friendship with Earl Jiang, expressed his position in front of the imperial court for the first time, expressing his support for this transaction.

Tang Xiang persuaded Emperor Zhaoming, saying, "It's not that the old minister is ruthless. The old minister and Earl Jiang were colleagues who went through life and death together in the south of the Yangtze River, and they admired Earl Jiang's meritorious deeds. Earl Jiang was born in the general family, and the Song family was loyal to the court for generations. Earl Jiang personally went to assassinate General Jingjiang for the war in the south of the Yangtze River. What's more, Earl Jiang fell into the enemy's hands in order to rescue His Majesty. No veteran can forget his loyalty. Because the veteran understands Earl Jiang, the veteran Only then did I realize that Earl Jiang is a man who understands righteousness. Your Majesty, we are not going to make a deal with Earl Jiang. It has been three years. Your Majesty, who in the world can push a courtier whose life and death are unknown like His Majesty? But such a generous treaty? Earl Jiang knows, and will be grateful to His Majesty for his love, but he will not want to see His Majesty disregarding the affairs of the country because of her!"

Emperor Zhaoming sighed, "Earl Jiang is just missing."

Tang Xiang said, "Your Majesty, if I and Earl Jiang change places today, I hope that Your Majesty will not care about my ministers, and put the state affairs first, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Zhaoming was annoyed by Tang Xiang, and he had a few more gray hairs.

Really.

Emperor Zhaoming is two months younger than Empress Xie, and since he became emperor, he has begun to look old.Of course, even in the past, Emperor Zhaoming didn't look too young.But the point is, his wife is not old, she still looks like she was in her twenties.

Even Yu Shi, who was a few years younger than his daughter-in-law, had fine lines at the corners of his eyes, but his daughter-in-law's face remained the same.

Emperor Zhaoming sighed once he looked in the mirror, and said to his wife, "Speaking of which, I'm still younger than you."

Empress Xie untied her bun, with her long hair draped behind her head, and asked, "Your Majesty is going to call me sister instead?"

"Go, don't even think about it." Emperor Zhaoming stroked Empress Xie's waist-long hair, which was shiny and bright under the light, making it soft and smooth to the touch.Emperor Zhaoming said, "When I looked in the mirror the other day, I saw gray hair."

"Your Majesty has a lot of affairs at court every day, and there are many things to worry about. It is inevitable. I am in the harem, that is, talking about eating, drinking and drinking with the female relatives. I have a leisurely life. I can't compare with Your Majesty." Empress Xie touched Emperor Zhaoming The handsome moustache on his lips said, "Tomorrow, I will ask the envoy to feel His Majesty's pulse, and see if I can make some Shouwu soup, it will also nourish my body."

"It doesn't matter, drink or not, we are old husband and wife." Emperor Zhaoming was not worried about gray hair, he said, "Tang Prime Minister came to persuade me again today."

Xie Moru said, "If His Majesty refuses to agree, will he ask the cabinet to jointly sign a letter?"

Emperor Zhaoming said, "Why do you need to go to that point? If you want to get to the point where the cabinet is jointly named, Prime Minister Tang has no way out, and our place is obviously not good. Let me persuade him again."

Xie Moru said, "I always feel that Xingyun is still alive."

"Are you worried that Duan Sihai detained Earl Jiang and Feng Feiyu?"

"That's not the case. Duan Sihai is sincere in wanting to rescue Miao An and return to the country. If Duan Sihai is not sincere, it's okay not to mention this matter at all." Xie Moru said, "It's just that if Xingyun is still alive, once we hand over Miao An. Duan Sihai will definitely not show mercy when he sees the two of them. As long as Miao'an is in the imperial capital, then Duan Sihai will help us find Xingyun. Even if he can't help, at least he won't come down when he sees Xingyun Killer."

Emperor Zhaoming thought for a moment and said, "I'll talk to Prime Minister Tang."

Tang Xiang was so angry that he wanted to resign.

He is not so fierce that he will be killed, but what happened to Jiang Xingyun is too ridiculous!

The whole country will ignore the affairs of state relations for the sake of a dead person.

In particular, the emperor explained to him sincerely that if Earl Jiang is still alive, then there are various reasons why we cannot agree to the conditions of the Four Seas Kingdom.Tang Xiang went to talk to Li Jiujiang, and said angrily, "Tell me, the empress is a person who understands so much on weekdays, why doesn't she let go of this matter! Strange people say that women make mistakes, and long hair means short-sightedness!"

"Did Prime Minister Tang say that the empress is short-sighted?" Li Jiujiang poured a cup of Kuding tea to offend Tang Xiang.

Tang Xiang took a sip, and the bitterness in the tea could not suppress his annoyance at all. Tang Xiangchang sighed, "Children love each other!" He also expressed his incomprehension, "Tell me, what's wrong with the empress? I The empress has always only respected her, and the empress is not someone who disregards state affairs. Jiujiang, what do you think is wrong with the empress?" Even asking two "what's the matter" is enough to show Tang's stubbornness towards the empress incomprehensible.Empress, this is born in the Minister's Mansion, with the blood of the Fu Sheng, a natural political expert!Empress, you are not irrational!

Li Jiujiang asked, "What if Prime Minister Tang and Earl Jiang change places?"

Tang Xiang did not hesitate, "If I change places with Earl Jiang, I would like your majesty to put state affairs first!"

Li Jiujiang was still in that calm and warm voice, and he said, "President Tang is not an outsider, we are all old people who have followed His Majesty for many years. You are also for the court, otherwise, you would not blame the empress. But, Tang The Prime Minister should also understand the principle of intimacy. We, after all, are foreign ministers. The emperor and empress are husband and wife for many years."

"I know Earl Jiang is worthy of my own conscience!" Tang Xiang was the minister of the cabinet, and he also had his own insistence.

Li Jiujiang's voice was like the wind in early summer, with the warmth of April, soothing Tang Xiang's impatience. Li Jiujiang said, "Tang Xiang has Tang Xiang's intentions, and he also has his own intentions in dating the empress. I think His Majesty is not willing to agree to Mrs. Miao An's affairs because of the empress. If so, why don't you ask to see the empress in person? If Tang Xiang has anything to say, you can tell the empress in person. As Tang Xiang said, The empress is also a sensible person. As long as what Tang Xiang said is reasonable, it is not impossible to impress the empress. If the empress has any reasons of her own, it would not be good for Tang Xiang to listen calmly? So, let's talk frankly For once, it’s hard to talk about the affairs of the Four Seas, but at least there won’t be any rift between them.”

Tang Xiang knew that Li Jiujiang had good intentions here, and he was the head of the cabinet and the head of all the officials. It is not necessary to mention his glory.However, if the chief assistant of the cabinet has a bad relationship with the emperor, it will not last long.Emperor Zhaoming was a magnanimous and wise man. Since he ascended the throne, this emperor has always been very insightful about court affairs and state affairs, and he also has great trust in courtiers.However, Emperor Zhaoming had one thing, he also trusted Empress Xie.

Empress Xie's great influence on Emperor Zhaoming can be seen from the matter of Earl Jiang this time.

Tang Xiangruo wanted to keep the chief assistant position forever, so he couldn't offend Empress Xie too much.

After all, Empress Xie is not a person without means.

Hearing Li Jiujiang's words, Tang Xiang was silent for a while and said, "Then I will have the cheek to ask the empress to see you."

"Don't get too excited, Tang Xiang. You can't say anything if you have long hair but short knowledge." Li Jiujiang also reminded Tang Xiang.

Tang Xiangdao, "I was also excited at the moment, how could I be rude in front of the empress?"

Li Jiujiang sighed, "I'm not afraid of being rude. You probably don't know that when the empress got angry, she even slapped the first emperor and the six kings twice."

Tang Xiang: Is Li Jiujiang afraid that he will be beaten when he goes to Fengyi Palace?
Tang Xiang hadn't asked to see the empress, but Mrs. Xie came to the palace to greet her. The grandparents and grandchildren talked about domestic affairs, and they also talked about Xie Song's appointment. , Madam, do you still remember?"

"Of course I remember, Uncle Ji Tang, Uncle Nu Tang."

"A few days ago, someone approached them and wanted them to jointly sign on the note on the execution of Mrs. Miao'an."

Xie Moru frowned slightly, "What's going on?"

Mrs. Xie said to Xie Moru, "I don't know why, Duan Sihai's life experience has spread, it is said that Duan Sihai is the eldest son of the Marquis of Beichang, who is now king overseas, and he is a rebellious person. Mrs. Miao'an is the son of a rebellious minister. The wife is the mother of a rebellious minister, therefore, we must jointly write a letter to execute her."

"Who is the person who asked the two cousins ​​to co-sign?"

"A little censor from the seventh rank." Mrs. Xie said her name, but Xie Moru didn't know it.

The old lady Xie reminded softly, "Your Majesty, you have to be on guard." This matter may not be aimed at Mrs. Miao An, but at this moment, Duan Sihai's life experience is made public, which has caused a great deal of embarrassment for the empress. passive.

Xie Moru looked at the ray of morning light that penetrated into the room from the carved window, and sighed in his heart, the early morning fear had already begun.

Emperor Zhaoming faced the first unexpected situation since he succeeded to the throne. However, Emperor Zhaoming has not lived in vain for decades, and immediately ordered Tang Xiang, "The cabinet will investigate Ning Zhiyuan's life experience with Duan Sihai." One sentence blocked the mouths of these joint little censors, and then, Emperor Zhaoming ordered people to find out where this joint book came from.

Tang Xiang naturally knew the details of Duan Sihai's life experience. He went to the post house and informed Ning Zhiyuan of this matter. You are not missing right and wrong."

Tang Xiang doubted, "You guys didn't release Duan Sihai's life experience, did you?"

Ning Zhiyuan swears to the sky, Tang Xiang didn't say anything more, but Xiao Tang was very moved when he knew that Empress Xie's refusal to agree to the request of the Four Seas Kingdom was for Earl Jiang, and said to his father, "Your Majesty is really a serious lover." What a good man who values ​​righteousness."

Tang Xiang said with a stern face, "If Earl Jiang is still alive, it is a matter of love and righteousness. Now that Earl Jiang is dead, this is disregarding state affairs."

Xiao Tang said, "I haven't seen Earl Jiang's body either. Daddy, it's too arbitrary for you to say that."

"Three years! Three years!" Old Tang pointed up three fingers, pointed at his son, and said, "Don't talk about Earl Jiang, even if you have been in the sea for three years, I will not think that you will set up a tomb for you. you are still alive."

Xiao Tang was angry with his father, so he went to report to Empress Xie first, "The old man is really crazy! He even said that if I sink into the sea for three years, he will believe that I am dead!"

Empress Xie looked at Xiao Tang who had reported to her, knowing that Xiao Tang was worried about Old Tang, and said, "Don't worry, I know Prime Minister Tang is also thinking about state affairs."

Xiao Tang sighed, "I don't know why my father is so stubborn."

"He came to be the first assistant. This is the arm of the court, not the emperor's answer. Prime Minister Tang puts the court first, so there is nothing wrong with it."

Xiao Tang turned around and told his father the empress's words. Tang Xiang sighed and asked the emperor to persuade the empress himself.

"The empress is too sympathetic." Emperor Zhaoming looked at Tang Xiang, who was obviously overworked, and said, "A person who values ​​fraternity will be sympathetic to everyone." He allowed Tang Xiang to go to Fengyi Palace to greet the empress.

Although there are very few people who can make their wives feel affection, the wife is indeed a person who values ​​affection.

Emperor Zhaoming sighed lightly, and he couldn't help thinking, if it was him, would he be able to do it?
Emperor Zhaoming shook his head, he couldn't do it.

If it wasn't for his wife's insistence, he would have agreed to the exchange terms of the Four Seas around last year.

Empress Xie was wearing a smoky purple embroidered dress without a phoenix crown, just a hairpin with a phoenix bird swinging. There were pearls hanging by her ears, reflecting Empress Xie's delicate face, adding a touch of luxury.

Tang Xiang knew that Empress Xie liked purple, so purple is the most expensive clothing in the imperial capital today.

Prime Minister Tang saluted, and Empress Xie said, "President Tang, please sit down."

A seat was given.

Sitting down, Tang Xiang sat down and started talking about the Four Seas Kingdom's desire to let Guanmao welcome Miao'an back. Forget it. Now that I have this opportunity, I can rebuild the navy. Your Majesty has always been sensible, even Earl Jiang is also a loyal minister of the country. This action of Your Majesty will not only damage the reputation of the Empress, but also make Earl Jiang also be criticized by others."

Empress Xie still said the same thing, "I haven't seen Xingyun's body for a day, and I don't believe that Xingyun is gone for a day."

Tang Xiang said earnestly, "I understand Earl Jiang's loyalty and passion better than my mother. Earl Jiang can achieve great achievements that women have never been able to, so he has an indomitable heart. She definitely hopes to see the country flourish, my lady! Could it be, my lady?" Isn't that what you wish for?"

With a long sigh, Tang Xiang stared at Empress Xie's eyes with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice with an attitude of breaking the boat, "Your Majesty asked me earlier, what would happen if I and Earl Jiang changed places? I answered Your Majesty, if I Changing places with Earl Jiang, I also hope that Your Majesty will put state affairs first, and not harm the country because of my ministers, let alone damage Your Majesty's reputation because of my ministers!"

Empress Xie didn't have the slightest intention of avoiding Tang Xiang. She was as motionless as a mountain, looked at Tang Xiang, and said sternly, "Tang Xiang would think so, but I wouldn't. There are not many people who can get into my eyes, and Tang Xiang is one of them. If Prime Minister Tang and Xingyun changed places, even though Prime Minister Tang hoped that my palace would put state affairs first, this palace would not accept Prime Minister Tang’s opinion. Because in my heart, Prime Minister Tang, you are better than the customs and trade offices of the four seas. In my heart, Prime Minister Tang is not something that can be exchanged for benefits. In my heart, Prime Minister Tang is a priceless treasure. Therefore, whenever there is a slight possibility, this palace will not give up."

"Your Majesty, I think so too. Therefore, Your Majesty did not respond to Prime Minister Tang's request."

Tang Xiang was startled at first, then felt sour, and was speechless for a long time.

(End of this chapter)