The best little eunuch

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

The ministers thanked the empress dowager again before sitting down.Lin Feng stood beside the queen mother, while Wang Gonggong stood behind the emperor.It seems that this prince is considered to be the emperor's eunuch in charge.

Before the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Li Henian made a speech.It can be regarded as a warm-up before the moon feast.Immediately, the whole atmosphere was heightened.Even Lin Feng couldn't help but want to recite a few ancient poems, but thinking about his incompletely remembered ancient poems, Lin Feng still forgot.

After Prime Minister Li Henian took the lead, some officials wrote poems to praise the emperor and queen mother.Of course, I will also secretly praise Prime Minister Li Henian.I heard that some officials flattered Li Henian, saying that Li Henian was comparable to the Prime Minister of Shu, and even some bold officials compared Li Henian to Guan Zhong and Xiao He.This made Li Henian very happy.In contrast, those who boast about the emperor are few and pitiful, at most they just say a word about Mingjun and Holy Lord.

Hearing the ministers' congratulatory speeches, the Queen Mother frowned frequently, but there was nothing she could do.Lin Feng looked towards the banquet, and only saw a table of people drinking on their own, but they didn't join in the fun.

Pulling the prince next to him, Lin Feng asked in a low voice, "Who is at that table? Why didn't you present a congratulatory speech?"

Glancing at Lin Feng, although he secretly blamed Lin Feng for not understanding the rules, the prince still said: "That is Prime Minister Liu Rufeng, but he basically has no power. If the late emperor hadn't promoted him to the Political Affairs Hall, he would still be working at the Yushitai. It’s the censor of the right capital.”

"Aren't they dealing with Prime Minister Li Henian?" Lin Feng asked.It seems that there is indeed Li Henian's deadly enemy in the court.Do you think Li Henian's family is the only one?

"Huh." With a cold snort, the prince said, "So what if you don't deal with it. Now the two prime ministers and the three counselors in the Zhengshitang are all from the right prime minister Li Henian, and there is one councilor who doesn't care about things at all, basically He has no opinion on anything, and Liu Xiang is also helpless."

Lin Feng of the Zhengshitang still knew about it.It seems that Li Henian is really powerful, basically occupying the political affairs hall.Seeing that Lin Feng was a little confused, Eunuch Wang continued: "Now the six ministers under the Political Affairs Hall are all Li Henian's people. Even if Liu Xiang wants to intervene, he can't. He can only watch Li Henian cover the sky with one hand."

"Just ask the emperor to dismiss Li Henian." Lin Feng also heard that the prince was unhappy with Li Henian, so he asked.

"Removing Li Henian is not easy. Li Henian is deeply rooted. And most of the courtiers are his best friends. If the emperor really dares to remove Li Henian, Li Henian may dare to force the palace." The prince said with some teeth gnashing.It can be seen that Li Henian has made the prince unhappy for many years.

Hearing what Wang Gonggong said, Lin Feng also knew the seriousness of the matter.It seems that the only way to find a way to hit Li Henian first is the right way.However, this has something to do with leaving the palace.Lin Feng suddenly thought that he was going to escape from the palace sooner or later, why was he thinking about this matter?It has something to do with me.This Great Yan Dynasty has nothing to do with him.Anyway, it's not my turn to be the emperor, so why worry about it?
Having figured this out, Lin Feng felt as if a stone had fallen from his heart, and looked happily at the dancing maids.Not to mention, the figures of these court ladies are absolutely nothing to say.What's more, they wore very little clothes. With their slender waists and crisp breasts, Lin Feng couldn't bear to blink his eyes.

"Tsk tsk, the emperor, what are you doing with such beautiful maids in the palace? Isn't this a waste of money?" Lin Feng looked at the dancing maids and said in his heart. "Well, I want to save them from this hot palace." At this point, Lin Feng made up his mind.

Royal parties are mostly meaningless.The officials did not dare to make loud noises and had to watch the face of the Empress Dowager.The most important thing is that Prime Minister Li Henian must understand what he means, otherwise he will be in bad luck when the time comes.

After a song and dance, an official stood up and said, "Report to the Empress Dowager, I believe that Li Xiang has worked hard and made great achievements in assisting the Emperor, so he should be named a Marquis."

As soon as the official's words came out, the audience fell silent.Left Prime Minister Liu Rufeng immediately stood up and said: "I object. Even though Li Xiang has worked hard and made great achievements, he is not allowed to be a Marquis. This is not in line with the ancestral system." Liu Rufeng strongly opposed it.If Li Henian was made a Marquis, then he would have even less status in this court, and Li Henian would have to be even more domineering.Therefore, this must be strongly opposed.

"This Li Henian's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. He has repeatedly challenged the emperor's bottom line." Wang Gonggong said angrily on the side.Obviously, this is not the first time this has happened.It's just that this time the requirements are higher.

After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother said, "Li Aiqing, what do you mean?"

"I listen to the queen mother. I feel that no matter how great the credit is, I should do it. It is really inappropriate to make this request." After Li Henian finished speaking, he glared at the courtier who made the request, and said: "Not backing down yet."

"Li Xiang, this matter must be fought for. Li Xiang has worked hard and made great achievements. If he does not become a marquis, it will not chill the hearts of scholars in the world. At that time, who is willing to serve the royal family?" The official still said loudly, and More and more officials are nodding.

"This statement is absurd. According to Mr. Sun's logic, should ministers serve the emperor as princes and kings? Doesn't Mr. Sun know the saying, 'Is it the king's land under the whole world? The whole world belongs to the emperor, and it is right for ministers to do things for the emperor, and they should not ask for rewards. Besides, the emperor is the father of a monarch, and the son works for the father, so does the father still need to pay for it?" After all, Liu Rufeng came from Yushitai Yes, the lip service is definitely not bad.

Because the censors of Yushitai are generally of low rank, there are not many people from Yushitai at this banquet.Correspondingly, Liu Rufeng had fewer helpers.If it was in a formal court meeting, absolutely no one would dare to make this request.There are more than 100 people in Yushitai, if you don't spray to death, you will be blamed.

"I think what Liu Xiang said is right. The emperor is the father of the emperor. How can he ask for something in return for doing things for the father." Li Keyan, the censor of Zuo Du, immediately stood up and responded.

However, the voice was quickly covered by the people on Li Henian's side.After all, the officials who can come today are of relatively high rank. Most of these officials belong to Li Henian's party.This is why Li Henian dared to make this request on this occasion.

"What's the old master's opinion?" Seeing that the situation seemed a little out of control, the queen mother asked an old man with a gray beard who was also sitting at the first table.He is also one of the three people who do not need to kneel down to salute, and at such an age, he can still participate in this kind of royal banquet, which shows his noble status.

Standing up tremblingly, the old grand master said: "Old minister...Old minister feels...cough cough...cough cough..." Without saying a word, he kept coughing.Seeing the old teacher like this, the queen mother couldn't ask any more questions, so she had to let the old teacher sit down.

"Let's save this matter for the court to discuss. Today is a day for us monarchs and ministers to have fun together, and we don't talk about state affairs." The queen mother raised a glass of wine and continued: "My family respects you." After speaking, she drank it all in one gulp.

The Queen Mother drank it all, so it's inappropriate for you courtiers not to drink it.Moreover, Li Henian was also shaking his head at those ministers, not letting them continue, and this was considered to have calmed down the turmoil.However, who knows when the next wave of turmoil will rise again?
The banquet didn't last long, and after all this happened, no one was in the mood to continue eating and drinking.Now more ministers are thinking about the upcoming verbal battle tomorrow.

Under the leadership of Wang Gonggong, the emperor walked towards his bedroom after saluting the queen mother, while Lin Feng supported the queen mother and walked towards the Hall of Kindness.As for Princess Yongning, it seems that when the banquet was halfway through, no one saw her, and she didn't know where she went.

The Empress Dowager is in a bad mood today, she drank a few cups and is already slightly drunk, so her walking is a little unsteady.Lin Feng was supporting the queen mother, and the queen mother was almost hanging on Lin Feng's body.

Feeling the softness of the Queen Mother's body, Lin Feng suddenly became a little distracted.The queen mother's figure looks slender, but unexpectedly she is actually very plump.Lin Feng even took the opportunity to help the queen mother, and put his wolf claws on the willow-like back of the queen mother, pretending to touch it by accident.

But Lin Feng didn't dare to be presumptuous, he just touched it a little, and after enjoying himself, he quickly moved his hand away, it would be bad if the queen mother found out.But even so, Lin Feng was very excited.The reason for this is probably the reason for the high status of the Queen Mother.At least before this, the queen mother gave Lin Feng a sense of inviolability.

Qiuxiang didn't see Lin Feng's excessive actions. She was responsible for lighting the lights in front. Although there were a lot of candles and oil lamps lit in the palace, they couldn't compare with modern electric lights. Many places in the palace were still very bright. black.Therefore, there is still a need for someone to carry a lamp for lighting.

Finally sent the queen mother back to the palace.Together with Qiuxiang, Lin Feng helped the Queen Mother to the bed.Covered with a quilt.However, due to the strength of alcohol, the queen mother kept shouting for heat and kept throwing off the quilt.Looking at this, Qiuxiang felt worried, so she said to Lin Feng, "Go back first, I will take care of the Queen Mother."

Lin Feng glanced at the sleeping Queen Mother, took Qiuxiang's hand and said, "Today is August [-]th."

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Qiuxiang asked with a puzzled face.Today is the [-]th day of the eighth lunar month, and the Queen Mother and the emperor have a grand banquet for all the ministers.But what does this have to do with me?

"August [-]th is the day of reunion, don't we..." Lin Feng said, his hands became dishonest.Fortunately, the lights in the Empress Dowager's Palace were dim, and there were no other people around, so Qiuxiang did not object to Lin Feng's actions.It's just to protect his key position, in case Lin Feng makes any drastic moves and cause the Queen Mother to find out, that's not good.

"But the Queen Mother is like this, I really don't feel relieved. Xia He must have fallen asleep now. It's not easy to wake her up." Qiuxiang said with some embarrassment.Qiuxiang naturally knew what Lin Feng said, and they hadn't spent the night together for a few days. Qiuxiang was also a girl who tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, so she naturally wanted something these days.However, now that the queen mother is like this, Qiu Xiang is really worried and seems a little embarrassed.

Lin Feng didn't want to give up.Helping the queen mother back today, Xiao Linfeng had already raised his head frequently to express his protest.Lin Feng grabbed Qiuxiang's hand and leaned under him, saying, "Look, it's all like this."

"But..." Qiuxiang looked at the queen mother on the bed, then seemed to have made up her mind, and said, "Then let's go to the side hall. It's also close to here. If the queen mother wakes up in the middle of the night and wants to drink water, I will It’s easy to take care of it.”

"Okay, then let's go quickly." Lin Feng took Qiuxiang's hand and ran towards the side hall next to the Queen Mother's bedroom.Qiuxiang complained for a while.

When the two came to the side hall, Lin Feng said: "Today is the day of reunion, should we have some wine?"

"Where is the wine now?" Qiuxiang asked.At this moment, the eunuchs and maids in the palace had already rested.There is no one in the Shangshan Supervisor or the Imperial Dining Room, so where is there still wine?
"Haha, what do you think this is?" Lin Feng said, and took out a small porcelain bottle from a small cabinet in the side hall, and said, "Guess what's in it?"

"Could it be wine?" Qiuxiang asked doubtfully.

After snapping his fingers, Lin Feng said, "You're so smart, you guessed right, I'll reward you with a kiss." Without waiting for Qiuxiang's consent, he kissed Qiuxiang's small mouth, and immediately Qiuxiang's face swelled up flush.He lowered his head, not daring to look at Lin Feng, and said in his mouth, "There is no one in shape."

"This is sentimentality, do you understand?" Lin Feng ignored Qiuxiang's shyness, found two wine glasses, poured two glasses of wine, took one for himself, handed it to Qiuxiang, and said, "Come on, today's reunion It's a great day, let's have a drink."

With a slight nod, Qiu Xiang took the wine glass that Lin Feng handed over.When Qiuxiang was about to drink, Lin Feng said, "Can't you drink this wine like this?"

"Then how should I drink it?" Qiuxiang looked at Lin Feng with doubts on her face.Isn't that how you drink it?It seems that the Queen Mother and those ministers are drinking like this.Although Qiuxiang has never drunk alcohol, she can be regarded as someone who has seen big scenes anyway.How can you not know how to drink?
"This wine is for our husband and wife to drink. Naturally, it can't be the same as ordinary wine. We have to drink this wine." Lin Feng said to Qiu Xiang.The conditions are simple now, but Lin Feng also wants to try drinking a cup of wine, so he can experience the feeling of a bridegroom at any rate.It's just that his parents couldn't see it anymore. Thinking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help feeling a little sad.

(End of this chapter)