The best little eunuch

Chapter 18 Moving Out of the Palace
Chapter 18 Moving Out of the Palace
Looking at Qiuxiang who is more delicate than flowers, Lin Feng couldn't help but hugged Qiuxiang to the bed and said, "See if I won't eat you?"

"Is the Queen Mother still around?" Although Qiuxiang was very willing, she was a little embarrassed because she was worried that the Queen Mother was still around.

"It's okay, the queen mother is asleep." Lin Feng said, regardless of whether Qiuxiang agreed or not, he pressed Qiuxiang on the bed...

The Queen Mother, who was still sleeping just now, turned over to give Lin Feng and Qiuxiang more space and let them go wild.

The next day, Lin Feng woke up very early, not by Lin Feng himself, but by Qiu Xiang who woke him up from the warm bed.

"Why did you wake me up so early? If you don't give a good reason, then I won't treat your family well?" Lin Feng said, and began to look at the important places on Qiuxiang's body.

The pretty face turned red immediately, and Qiu Xiang said, "No one is serious. Today, the queen mother said that she was going to attend the early court, and she was worried that the emperor would not be able to handle it alone. At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet yesterday, the queen mother refused Li Henian's appointment as a marquis." She is worried that people from Li Henian's party will attack the emperor this morning, so she is going to go to the court to have a look." After speaking, Qiu Xiang took Lin Feng's clothes, helped Lin Feng dress them up, and continued: "The Queen Mother is going to court early, You, the eunuch in charge of the empress dowager, must not follow?"

"Then why didn't you let me go before?" Lin Feng asked.It has not been a day or two since I have been the eunuch in charge of the Hall of Compassion and Virtue, and I have never let myself go out to follow the Queen Mother in the morning.However, then again, it seems that the queen mother has not seen the morning court.Could it be that this morning is every few months?
Meimu gave Lin Feng a blank look, and Qiuxiang said: "The queen mother rarely goes to the early court, and the government is controlled by Li Henian, so the queen mother simply doesn't bother to take care of this mess. Therefore, the queen mother basically does not go to the early court. Today, the queen mother is worried about the emperor. That's why I went to attend the morning court."

"Oh, so that's the case." Lin Feng said.

After washing, Lin Feng accompanied the Queen Mother and Qiu Xiang had breakfast, and then walked towards the Hall of Qinzheng.However, it was still dark at this time.It seems that the ancient emperor is not easy to be, and he has to get up so early to deal with the government affairs.No wonder there are so many emperors who are unwilling to go to court in history.You said, who wants to get up so early.Especially in winter.

When the Empress Dowager arrived at the Hall of Kindness, the officials were already waiting in the Hall of Qinzheng.Not long after the queen mother sat down, she heard the high-pitched voice of the prince: "The emperor is here..."

The officials bowed down and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Of course, Li Henian just stood up from his chair and bowed his body, which was regarded as a salute.

"Everyone is flat." The emperor's voice was immature, but it already revealed a trace of majesty.At this time, the emperor noticed that the queen mother was sitting behind the curtain at some point.And the prince only discovered the queen mother now.Just as he was about to turn around and pay his respects to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother shook her head slightly.The prince understood, stood beside the emperor, and said: "Retire if there is nothing to do."

"Report to the emperor, I have a book to play." As the voice fell, a minister came out.

"Aiqing please general." The emperor said to the minister.

"Your Majesty, pirates often attack coastal villages along the southeast coast. I implore the Emperor to allocate military salaries and rebuild the navy." The old minister knelt down after speaking. It seems that he is also a person who cares about the country and the people, otherwise Who would want to go through this muddy water?Thankless.

Sure enough, after the subject finished speaking, Li Henian immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the pirates on the southeast coast are nothing to worry about. We just need to let those fishermen move in, so that we don't have to worry about pirates, and we can save a lot of money." A penny of military expenses. You know, this navy is a bottomless pit. The Dongting Navy has only 3000 people, and the annual military expenditure needs to be nearly 50 taels, which is enough to feed tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers."

As soon as Li Henian objected, there was immediately a burst of approval.

"Your Majesty, this sea is also a territory, how can you give up so easily?" The old minister was still unwilling to give up and said.

Looking at the veteran, Li Henian said: "Lord Liu, what you said is wrong. The sea is important, but how can it compare with the land. Besides, the cost of the navy is too high. Just a warship costs 10,000+ Two taels of silver, the imperial treasury is now empty, and there is no money for it.”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to donate all his family wealth to build a naval division." Master Liu immediately knelt down and said.As the Minister of the Ministry of War, he naturally knew the seriousness of this pirate.More importantly, he is one of the few ministers who attach importance to coastal defense.If it weren't for Liu Yi's persistence over the years, the Dongting Navy would have been abolished long ago.Although the Dongting navy is of no real use, once the court forms a navy, at least there is such a foundation that it will not start from nothing.

Standing beside the queen mother, Lin Feng still admired the minister in front of him very much, not for anything else, but because he attached importance to coastal defense, which was worthy of admiration.It is really rare for the ancients to have such a vision.But what Li Henian said made Lin Feng very disgusted.You actually want to close the country, isn't this something that will happen hundreds of years later?Thinking of the harm caused by seclusion, Lin Feng hated Li Henian even more.

"I appreciate Liu Aiqing's kindness. However, it will cost a lot to set up a navy. Li Xiangguo also said that now that the imperial treasury is empty, let's take this matter for a while." Seeing that Li Henian's face was not good, the emperor immediately dismissed the matter. One thing is pressed.This shows how domineering Li Henian is.Even the emperor had to act according to his face.

"The old minister obeys the order." Liu Yi said, standing up tremblingly, as if he had aged ten years in an instant, and Lin Feng could also see that Liu Yi was disheartened.It seems that there is one less person in the court who can oppose Li Henian.

What made Lin Feng strange was that, as Li Henian's deadly enemy, why didn't Prime Minister Liu Rufeng stand up and agree with Liu Yi's opinion?This can only show that Liu Rufeng also disagrees with being a sailor.After all, it costs too much.It seems that the literati really misled the country, their thinking is still too limited.

"Report to the emperor, the old minister has something to say." Liu Yi just stepped back, and a man stood up again. He looked younger than Liu Yi, and judging by the position he was standing, he was obviously of higher grade than Liu Yi.Young and high-ranking, needless to say, this person is probably Li Henian's.

Sure enough, as soon as he spoke, he verified Lin Feng's thoughts. "Your Majesty, during the moon-watching banquet yesterday, a subject proposed to be a marquis for Li Xiang. The queen mother said that the moon-watching banquet is not suitable for discussing state affairs. Therefore, this morning, the old minister specially proposed it. As the minister of the Ministry of Rites, this matter is under the jurisdiction of the old minister." within range."

"Sir Shen, this is wrong. The old minister was the first to object. As ministers, it is our duty to do our best for the emperor. If we use this to blackmail the emperor and let the emperor add a title, it is deceiving the emperor and is a death penalty. "It seems that Liu Rufeng also thought about it when he went back yesterday. As soon as Shen Xu said this, Liu Rufeng immediately stood up to object, and added such a big hat.If you say it again, you are deceiving the emperor, and it is a death penalty!

"Liu Xiang's words are wrong. Not to mention the current dynasty, even in the Qin and Han Dynasties, most of the country's prime ministers were also enshrined as marquises. Now Li Xiang is assisting the first emperor and the young master. He has made all the credit and hard work, so he should be enshrined as a marquis. On the contrary, Mr. Liu said What is the intention of deceiving the emperor?" A minister stood up, this person Lin Feng had also met at the moon appreciation banquet, he was Li Henian, and he was a member of the political affairs department Ding Quan.

People in Li Henian's party were also preparing for the night, so some people soon stood up to oppose it.Of course, under the current situation, no matter how much the courtiers argue, there will be no result. Everything depends on the emperor's will.

The empress dowager spoke from behind the curtain and said, "Everyone agrees with what you say. You deserve rewards for your hard work. Otherwise, who would want to serve the royal family?"

Hearing what the queen mother said, Li Henian realized that the queen mother was also in court today.Originally, he also expected that the queen mother would go to court, but he never saw the queen mother appearing, so he ignored the fact that the queen mother was sitting behind.It seems that the Empress Dowager may have been sitting at the back before, but I didn't know it, so I'd better restrain myself in the future.

"What the queen mother said is very true." Ding Quan said immediately.It seems that the queen mother is also going to compromise.In this way, Li Henian was granted the title of marquis, and when the time comes, few people like himself will not be given more officials and nobles.There are also a bunch of scattered official titles on the head.

"The Queen Mother..." Seeing that the Queen Mother agreed, Liu Rufeng hurriedly said.If Li Henian becomes a Marquis, then no one in the court can control him!Now no matter what, I and Li Henian are both prime ministers. Although there is a difference between left and right, they are both prime ministers, and no one is inferior to the other.But once Li Henian is granted the title of marquis, he will have a title. At that time, I am afraid that he will be completely excluded in the political affairs hall.

Without waiting for Liu Rufeng to speak, the queen mother continued: "There is a precedent for the prime minister to be a marquis in this dynasty. But that was only in the Taizu dynasty. And the prime ministers back then also had military exploits. Let's talk about this dynasty. There are not a few marquises. Therefore, if the prime minister intends to be a marquis, Ai Jia thinks why the prime minister should go to the northwest to accumulate some military exploits?"

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, Liu Rufeng was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.The Empress Dowager is tall, really tall. "I feel that the queen mother is right. If you don't have military achievements, you may be dissatisfied by the officials in the court. Therefore, Li Xiang can invite you to go to the northwest to supervise the army. I heard that many countries in the Western Regions are about to move again. This is exactly what Li Xiang has done. Time."

As long as Li Henian is squeezed out of the court, then Li Henian will be a tiger with his teeth pulled out, who is afraid of him.Even if he was asked to go to the northwest to oversee the army with the title of prime minister, he would not dare to point fingers.The leading general in the northwest is the queen mother's father, the present general of the town and the protector of the country, Zhao Qing, who is known as the living hell king's iron-blooded warrior.People in the Western Regions heard about the fearful King of Hades.

"What the queen mother said is true. The old minister also thinks that the old minister is not qualified to be a marquis. Therefore, the old minister solemnly proposes here: Anyone who dares to bring up this matter again in the future will be punished by the emperor for treason." Li Henian had no other choice. If I don't make a gesture again, I'm afraid the queen mother will take this opportunity to get me to the northwest. By then, I will really become meat on the chopping board.

"What's your opinion?" The Empress Dowager looked at the ministers who proposed again and asked.

"The empress dowager is sage, and I will obey the empress dowager's will." The ministers hurriedly said.If you don't hurry to explain this time, you will be punished for treason.

Lin Feng, who was standing next to the queen mother, realized at this moment that the queen mother is really not an ordinary woman, and she is not a good person who can calm down this group of courtiers.Lin Fengxin said: Sure enough, women are not easy to mess with!

After the court was over, Lin Feng accompanied the Queen Mother directly back to the Hall of Kindness.

"I really didn't expect that the queen mother had already thought of a countermeasure." Lin Feng said to the queen mother after returning to the Hall of Kindness.A woman who can stay in the palace is not easy!This is what Lin Feng is thinking at the moment.

Sighing, the queen mother said: "It's not that the Ai family has made up their minds. This was just a flash of inspiration at the time. Now Li Henian is becoming more and more domineering. Among the governors of the fifteen provinces, Li Henian's disciples It accounts for almost half, but luckily the governor of Zhili Province is not in the hands of Li Henian, otherwise the Ai family would really not be able to sleep well."

"Then there is no way to contain Li Henian?" Lin Feng asked.According to the empress dowager, Li Henian definitely has the strength to conspire against the government. If the timing is right, Li Henian would really dare to force the palace and let the emperor take the throne.

Shaking her head and nodding again, the queen mother said, "Fortunately, Li Henian can't control the army, otherwise, I'm afraid it will be troublesome. Although the governors of various places have an army in one province, that is irrelevant. The army in each province is not Not many, even if the fifteen provinces add up, there are not as many frontier troops in the northwest, and the frontier troops in the northwest are all warriors who can recruit and fight well, so I don't worry about Li Henian's rebellion."

"Then why didn't you just dismiss Li Henian?" Lin Feng asked.Now that the queen mother saw Li Henian's threat, why didn't she just dismiss Li Henian?Just change the prime minister.

Shaking her head, the queen mother said: "You are still young. If the court dismisses Li Henian without reason, it will not be good for the court under the instigation of people with good intentions. Li Henian has a high prestige among scholars in the world, and officials all over the world Mostly because of Li Henian or his disciples. At that time, these courtiers will be dismissed collectively, and the court will really be paralyzed. Therefore, if you want to bring down Li Henian, you must have hard evidence."

"This is really troublesome." After listening to the Queen Mother, Lin Feng said: "Then send someone to collect evidence of Li Henian's crimes."

"Easier said than done? Where can the Ai family go to find someone? Liu Rufeng is not as confrontational with Li Henian as before. It seems that he also knows that it is difficult to bring down Li Henian!" The queen mother sighed again and said. .She is a woman, and she still needs to help the emperor take care of such a big mess, otherwise, the country of the Great Yan Dynasty might change hands.

Hearing that there is no one in the queen mother, Lin Feng has an idea, and he can take this opportunity to develop the editing factory.Lin Feng said: "Queen Mother, this slave has an idea."

"In front of Ai's family, what are you trying to do?" The queen mother said with a trace of anger.After all, the relationship between the two has reached such an intimate level, so why are they so hesitant?

(End of this chapter)