The unintentional queen teased by the sky

Chapter 61

Yu Suiyan and Mo Shi intentionally slipped away half of the imperial garden, but it hurt the eight attendants who had been following behind.They dare not sit, let alone leave, they can only stand aside and accompany them.After a few hours, everyone was exhausted and their legs trembled.Mo Shi looked at the poor eight attendants, and then at Yu Suiyan, with a strange expression on his face that wanted to laugh but couldn't.

When they came to Tingquan Pavilion, Yu Suiyan and Mo Shi sat leisurely on the attic, tasting fruits, talking about some folklore and anecdotes, and when they were talking about their excitement, they saw Prime Minister Han Qing walking towards them from a distance.Mo Shi hurriedly stood up, Yu Suiyan smiled knowingly.

It turned out that after Han Qing forced Wang Yao to death last night, he intentionally absent from court this morning. One reason was to see Yu Suiyan's reaction, but he replaced all the attendants and guards in the inner palace while the queen was in court.Han Qing originally thought that she would throw a tantrum, and he would take the opportunity to make trouble, but he didn't expect Yu Suiyan not to be angry at all, but instead sent someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to deliver a lot of precious medicinal materials.Her move made Han Qing feel uneasy. After weighing it over and over again, he hurried into the palace, wanting to take the opportunity to test the queen's intentions.

Han Qing's arrival was expected by Yu Suiyan, and she endured the humiliation to let Han Qing relax his vigilance towards her.When he saw her at this time, he had already lost three points in terms of momentum. It seemed that the time had come to propose the imperial examination.

After Han Qing approached, he bowed respectfully to Yu Suiyan, and said in a low voice: "Veteran Han Qing pays homage to His Majesty! This morning, I was unwell and could not come to the morning court. Not only did Your Majesty not blame the old minister, but also sent someone to send me A lot of precious medicinal materials used by the emperor really killed the old minister! After taking the medicine given by His Majesty, the old minister feels much better, and I came to the palace to thank you!"

Facing Han Qing's excuses, Yu Suiyan knew it well, but he didn't say it out loud, and helped Han Qing up with a smile, "You don't need to be polite, old prime minister! This is not a hall, so don't be too formal. Please sit down, prime minister!"

Han Qing thanked her again and again, and sat aside.Yu Suiyan smiled and asked, "Prime Minister, is your Geng this year?"

Han Qing respectfully replied: "The veteran is exactly half a hundred this year!"

Yu Suiyan raised his eyebrows, and said happily: "Half a hundred? This is a big birthday, so we should celebrate it! I don't know when the prime minister's birthday will be? The lonely king will definitely give the prime minister a big gift."

Han Qing was taken aback for a moment, as if he had thought of something, he paused, and quickly said flattered: "The old minister's birthday is still 55 days away, thank you Your Majesty for your great love for the old minister!"

Yu Suiyan nodded, wrote it down, looked at him, and said with a smile: "The lonely king has not been on the throne for a long time, but he is young and ignorant, and has no intention of neglecting all the old officials. Yesterday the lonely king accidentally saw the old records, and it said that the prime minister was 40 years old. On his birthday, the late king personally went to the mansion to congratulate him, and his boldness and magnanimity made the lonely king ashamed. The prime minister is the pillar of the country, and the lonely king must learn from the late emperor."

Hearing Yu Suiyan mention the first emperor, pain and guilt flashed across Han Qing's face. Although his expression was fleeting, Yu Suiyan caught her eyes. She narrowed her eyes and turned to Mo Shi, " The lonely king only knows that Prime Minister Han was deeply appreciated and trusted by the previous kings, but he doesn't know what achievements the prime minister has made for the country and the people, it really shouldn't be! Mo Shi, do you know?"

Mo Shi took a step forward and replied: "Your Majesty, Mo Shi knows, but he may not know everything. Don't blame the prime minister! Prime Minister Han was born in a poor family. He was smart and eager to learn since he was a child. Occasionally met the first emperor who was visiting privately in a micro-service. The first emperor was shocked by the prime minister's conversation and knowledge. He overcame public opinion and vigorously promoted him. The prime minister has made extraordinary achievements in the past 30 years. Pay attention to agricultural development, build water conservancy; pay attention to education, use family wealth to build many schools in various places; the most talked about is that Shuining Kingdom sent assassins to assassinate the late king, the prime minister blocked the sword for the late king, and almost lost his life..."

The ink poems are like countless treasures, listing Han Qing's achievements in the past 20 years in detail one by one, which shocked Han Qing's heart. Full of guilt.Yes, the former king treated him like a brother, but he...he was sorry for the former king.

Seeing his expression, Yu Suiyan knew that her heart attack had worked. She waved her hand to make Mo Shi stop, and sighed slowly: "The prime minister has really worked hard and dedicated himself to the country and the people. The lonely king will know today. The prime minister is from a poor family." It's not easy to stand out from the crowd, but the king admires it. Hearing the experience of the prime minister, the king has an idea and wants to discuss it with the prime minister. The king thinks that the world is so big, there should be people as outstanding as the prime minister, but now Chen Xing The government of the country is hereditary, and it is easy to bury some usable talents from humble backgrounds, so it is better to open the imperial examinations and select talents from the people, do you know that this method is feasible?"

Han Qing was startled, looked up at Yu Suiyan, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

Yu Suiyan asked with a smile: "Why not talk to the prime minister?"

Han Qing stood up, pondered for a moment, and said, "The ministers will not agree to this matter. If the hereditary inheritance is broken, the interests of the ministers will be shaken. How could they agree? They will definitely agree with the ancestral system Because of this, I strongly oppose it!"

Yu Suiyan nodded, and praised: "The prime minister made it clear, and the lonely king understands the pros and cons!" She paused, and continued: "The prime minister may not understand that if the lonely king wants to hold the imperial examination, he will not completely break the hereditary system." Traditionally, Gu Wang wants to select two-thirds of the talents every year, still follow the old system, and still be recommended by the Ministry of Officials, and one-third of the people will be elected through civil examinations, how about it?"

Han Qing bowed his head in silence, hesitating, and couldn't find a reason to refute for a while.Yu Suiyan said again and again: "If the first emperor hadn't ruled out all opinions and broke the tradition, Prime Minister Han would not have been able to worship the prime minister, and our Chenxing Kingdom would not have had more talents like the prime minister. The lonely king thinks that even if Manchu civil and military objected, and Prime Minister Han should be the first to agree with the lonely king, right?"

Han Qing was not a man with a heart of stone. When he was young, he had lofty aspirations and had a heart for the world. Unfortunately, with the improvement of his official position and the influence of the surrounding environment, he gradually changed. He changed from a good official who dedicated himself to serving the country and the people As an ambitious and self-pocketed power minister, he has been deeply involved in power struggles and cannot extricate himself.Yu Suiyan's words today reminded him of the past, the former king, and brought back the guilt that had been hidden deep in his heart. In this confrontation between Yu Suiyan and him, he was defeated without a fight, not because he was defeated by Yu Suiyan , but lost to his own heart.

(End of this chapter)