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The next morning, the first thing to talk about is national affairs, in fact, everyone knows that there must be a major conflict next, that is, the question of whether the Zheng woman can enter the palace.

Sure enough, after today's national affairs were properly discussed, Wei Zheng stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister has investigated clearly, the Zheng family and the Lu family had a marriage contract ten years ago, and the Zheng family was able to gain a foothold in the capital because of the Lu family's funding. ”

Oh, Li Shimin responded casually, frowning slightly, this kind of thing should be brought to the stage to say, or the last performance, why do you have to move it to the stage.

"In that case, I and the queen also made mistakes, so let's stop this matter!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister took a copy of his personal testimony from the Lu family yesterday, which said that he had a good personal relationship with the Zheng family and had financial contacts, but there was no such thing as a marriage contract. Your Majesty, please! The eldest grandson Wuji said and handed over a testimony, and the eunuch immediately sent it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin just glanced at it, and then put it aside, each saying that it was reasonable, but this kind of thing is not easy to verify, if the Lu family and the Zheng family do not admit it, then it can only be said that the two young people have no guesses, and they are childhood sweethearts.

"Fang Aiqing, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked, in fact, there was still some unwillingness in his words, after some praise from Empress Changsun, Li Shimin really thought about Miss Zheng's family, Chang'an is a flower, which man wants to pick.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the edict has been issued. And the Lu family also flatly denied it, and should marry into the palace. Fang Xuanling said that he thought it was nothing more than a marriage. Why bother whether there is a marriage or not, what if the woman the emperor likes is married?

"Lord Fang's words are wrong!" Wei Zheng stepped forward unhappily and said: "I have seen with my own eyes, that the son of the Lu family has a deep affection for Miss Zheng, if His Majesty insists on this, wouldn't he be infamous for forcibly marrying?" ”

"Lord Wei, I know that you are upright by nature. Then the Lu and Zheng families are good friends and both are prosperous, so why should they disobey the saint for this? There are many good women in the world. The son of the Lu family will marry another room. Fang Xuanling said.

"Hmph, even you know that the world is afraid of the emperor's prestige, and you don't even dare to admit the marriage contract." Wei Zheng said coldly: "For the monarch to live in a high house and a big hall, think about whether the people can have a place to stay, and worry about whether the people are hungry and safe." There are 3,000 beauties in the back court. When you are worried, the people can have a family together! Spread out, where is the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, and where is the face of Your Majesty? ”

Yuan Ziyan was embarrassed for a while, if Wei Zheng could live to the time of Wu Zetian, there would be no empress in Chinese history.

"No, Lord Wei, you have a grudge against this Zheng family, why don't you stop her from entering the palace?" Fang Xuanling was angry. What a big deal, for the sake of a woman, it hasn't risen to the level of national interest, right?

"That's right. Lord Wei, it's nothing, let you shout like this, Your Majesty will have no face. Wei Chigong frowned and said.

"Lord Wei Chi, Your Majesty learned that you and your wife were separated and had no heirs, and you wanted to marry you and give you a princess, why did you refuse?" Wei Zheng asked rhetorically.

"If you have a good wife in your family, how can you marry again!" Wei Chigong said loudly.

"There are countless beauties in the back court, does Your Majesty have to marry again?" Wei Zheng immediately retorted.

"That's enough, this matter is over, no need to mention it again!" Li Shimin hurriedly stopped the quarrel between the two, Wei Zheng is a stubborn old man, this kind of thing also says, one of the important responsibilities of the emperor is to pass on the ancestry, and it is normal to have more daughters-in-law!

"Your Majesty, since you have already issued an edict to the Zheng family, but Your Majesty gave up because of listening to slander, what is the face of the Zheng family's women, can't they only be looking for death and life?" The eldest grandson Wuji was also stunned by Wei Zheng and insisted on his attitude.

Li Shimin made a difficulty, marrying is also a dishonesty, not marrying is also a dishonesty, how did a good thing get to such a point?

Cheng Yanjin had been watching the excitement from the side, and at this time, he interjected with a smile: "If you are uncertain, you can consult the national teacher!" ”

Cut, Yuan Ziyan couldn't help but glance at Cheng Jin, mouthy! Li Shimin hurriedly said: "Ziyan, what do you say about this matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, of course you can't marry. The reason why Lord Wei blocked it was not because he had a grudge with the Zheng family, but because the Zheng family concealed the truth and ignored the kindness of the Lu family before, what use did such an in-law want him? As for the testimony of the Lu family, it has no practical value, and everyone knows whether it is true or false! ”

"You? National teacher, don't spew blood! The eldest grandson Wuji said with a blushing face, and then hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, the minister has not met with the Lu family, this certificate ......"

"Let the national teacher finish!" Li Shimin said coldly, and the eldest grandson Wuji had to close his mouth.

"Your Majesty, the reason for the divorce is that the Zheng family has a marriage contract in front of it, and it will definitely be understood and supported by the people. And His Majesty can also take this opportunity to cut out the redundant personnel of the back court, and release those older palace maids out of the palace, showing the emperor's grace! Yuan Ziyan's words were amazing, everyone was stunned, and the matter of the marriage contract was insignificant.

"However, there are a lot of trivial matters in this court?" Li Shimin looked a little hesitant.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that streamlining personnel is not only to save expenses and implement simplicity, but also to improve efficiency and be more conducive to management. One monk carries water to eat, which can be very moist every day, and two monks carry water to eat, saving time and effort, and helping each other. And when the three monks get together, they may run out of water to eat, go alone, too tired, and two people go and one is idle, and they blame each other in case of trouble, which is inefficient. Yuan Ziyan paused slightly, and then said: "Let's take an inappropriate example, let's say that the prince Chengqian, if only one person follows, then he will put all his thoughts on him wholeheartedly, two or three is not too much, but if more than a dozen people accompany him, they feel that each other is worried, so the child will fall from such a high place." ”

The corners of the eldest grandson Wuji's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he actually used the prince as a negative teaching material, Yuan Ziyan's courage was too big.

"What the national teacher said is extremely true, and the minister believes that not only the imperial palace, but also the officials of the prefectures and counties must also reduce redundancy." Du Ruhui, who was sitting in the chair, got up and said, maybe he was talking about serious things, and his spirit was much better than before.

The divorce incident, which was originally quite faceless, has become a tall and streamlined staff, Li Shimin is very happy, and he talks with the ministers non-stop.

And it was carried out immediately, and a month later, nearly 3,000 older palace maids were released in the palace, each of whom had a large amount of reward. At Yuan Ziyan's suggestion, Chang'an also held an unusually sensational blind date conference.

All school-age officials or relatives of their children can participate, and many high-ranking officials have also sent housekeepers over to prepare to choose a few side rooms from among the palace maids.

In addition to those who returned to their hometowns to honor their fathers and mothers, as well as those who had sweethearts before entering the palace, more than 1,000 palace maids have a happy home. These palace maids have been strictly trained in the palace, and they have also seen the world, and many have served the masters, so they are very sought-after, and soon they are all married to merchant women, foreign wives, grass-roots officials, and those who are outstanding in appearance are married to the princes or nobles as concubines, and the second half of their lives can be guaranteed.

Yuan Ziyan did not expect that this incident would also lay a solid mass foundation for her in the future. After these palace maids arrived at their respective families, what they learned in the palace was immediately brought into full play, although some were not in the main room, but they also assisted the husband's family to keep a big family in order, and they were deeply loved by their in-laws. Without exception, they all remember Yuan Ziyan's goodness, and occasionally get together to pray for her and wish good people a safe life.

Not everyone is grateful to Yuan Ziyan, Miss Zheng is an exception, she hates Yuan Ziyan to death, she has been crying and crying at home for several days, and there are a bunch of people watching the excitement at the door.

The neighbors all know the relationship between the Zheng and Lu families, and they accuse the Zheng family of not being honest and greedy for wealth.

Which woman who was divorced by the emperor dared to ask for it? So Miss Zheng has not married until she is twenty-five years old, wrinkles at the corners of her eyes have begun to appear, and her skin is not as fair as when she was young.

Miss Zheng was heartbroken and cried about to commit suicide, but when she heard the blowing outside the door, the housekeeper was surprised to spread that Lu Gongzi had carried a sedan chair to marry Miss!

The Zheng family couldn't believe their ears, and hurriedly ran out to take a look, and sure enough, they found that Lu Gongzi, who was beaten a little sloppy, was wearing a big red flower on his chest, riding a high-headed horse, and when he saw Lord Zheng, he called his father-in-law.

After so many years of suffering, Lu Gongzi found that he loved Miss Zheng the most, and he couldn't let go of it no matter what, so he finally decided to fulfill his promise and marry Miss Zheng.

Miss Zheng was ashamed and remorseful, after marrying Lu Gongzi, of course, she served her in-laws with all her heart and respect, and she was also an imitative couple, although she experienced some ups and downs.

"Brother, it is not only the palace maids who are dismissed in the palace, but also the concubines of the former dynasty and the people of the cold palace. Hey, this palace also had this intention at the beginning, but because of the royal face, it has not been said to His Majesty. Now it's good, I was deceived by Lord Zheng in a daze, and I also passively released the palace people, and Yuan Ziyan took all the credit. Empress Eldest Sun sighed.

"This Yuan Ziyan is really powerful, Your Majesty is obedient to her, but I underestimated her before. But my sister doesn't have to mind this, in the final analysis, Yuan Ziyan has no heirs, and he is almost in the age of establishment, so I am afraid that he will not be able to give birth in the future. The eldest grandson Wuji insisted on his own point of view.

"Hey, the body and bones of this palace are not as good as before, I'm afraid I won't be able to give birth to children for Your Majesty." Empress Eldest Sun kept wiping away tears as she spoke.

"You are the head of the court, and the children in the palace must call you the queen mother, not only the prince, but the princesses will also marry the princes and ministers in the future, and they can still be arms." The eldest grandson Wuji nodded. (To be continued......)