A few days ago, the emperor went to visit the factory and was turned away, and after a few days, there was a big matter of dredging the canal in Beijing waiting to be dealt with, and the factory returned to Beijing with this reason, and the emperor did not go to see him off when he returned to Beijing, and others knew at a glance that this was the factory that wanted to avoid the emperor.

Jiang You can't care about other people's thoughts, she is now in the newly built women's school, accompanied by the mountain chief, and the women are even officials, this thing is simply incredible, not everyone can accept it, so there are not many students in this college today, most of them are some official women.

Most of the women of these families are familiar with their ears and eyes, quite talented, and they are from official families, and the family also sees the long-term, the original family can only rely on their sons if they want to revitalize, but now their sons and daughters can enter the court as officials, isn't there one more way to go? So they are naturally willing to send their daughters over to study.

Jiang You looked left and right, quite satisfied with the current situation, and smiled at the female mountain chief: "You can run a women's school well, and you can teach people to know that women are not worse than men." ”

The female mountain chief responded respectfully, and said with a smile: "What the emperor said is that many women are quick to think and learn things better than men. ”

Jiang You smiled: "The construction of the women's school is a long-term plan, and it cannot be achieved overnight, but you can rest assured, there will be such a day." ”

After she finished speaking, she walked up and prepared to go out, Ma Cheng came up at the door, saw that the sun was scorching, and hurriedly opened the umbrella to cover her, Rao was so, she was still sunburned, Ma Cheng hurriedly ordered someone to put ice cubes in the carriage and calmed it, and said while fanning the fan: "Why does the emperor do it so personally, wouldn't it be good to send a minister at will?" ”

Jiang You shook his head: "That sour Confucian is waiting to see my jokes, where will he do his best?" She looked left and right; Do you have an ice bowl? ”

Ma Cheng hurriedly ordered someone to prepare, but after serving it, Jiang You said disgustedly: "Why didn't you drench honey?" Every time the palm print is prepared, there is honey in the ice bowl. ”

Ma Cheng knew what this little ancestor was making was awkward, so he hurriedly laughed and said, "The slave is careless, how dare you compare with the overseer?" Naturally, it can't be compared. ”

Jiang You took two bites indiscriminately, and asked casually, "The palm print should be halfway by now, how is it on the road?" Nothing, right? ”

Ma Cheng hurriedly said: "The overseer is very good, he just misses you." ”

Jiang You didn't know what to think, put down the ice bowl in his hand and was silent, Ma Chengzheng was thinking about how to make her happy, and suddenly heard someone outside the carriage to report: "Your Majesty, the first few Shangshu and Taifu in the palace ask to see you." ”

Jiang You was slightly stunned, these few people can be said to be the biggest officials in Jinling City, what are they coming together for this time? She muttered, "But what is the matter?" ”

The person who reported the news outside: "Several adults didn't say it in detail, and the servants didn't dare to ask more." ”

Jiang You shook his head according to the corner of his forehead, urging the carriage to go quickly, and after entering, he found that several old ministers were standing in the main hall waiting, these people didn't know what to do, but they invited He Lao from Zhishi.

She pondered for a moment, then stepped forward with Yan and asked, "What's the matter with a few elders visiting me?" ”

He Lao coughed, inadvertently took a half step back, and made it clear that he didn't want to wade into this troubled water, but Zhou Chengren, the secretary of the ministry, stepped forward, smiled, bowed and said: "If you go back to the emperor, the emperor will bow down these days, support the displaced people, and care about the people's livelihood. ”

Jiang You didn't see his good face, and when he saw him playing sugar-coated shells like this, he thought that he was going to urge himself to return to Beijing again, so he hurriedly said: "It's all what I should do, and there are still many things that haven't been handled properly. Emperor Zu Chengzu is still far away. ”

Zhou Chengren waved his hand and said: "The emperor doesn't have to be humble, you are now diligent in government and love the people, the world is seen, but" He said halfway, and suddenly changed his tone: "You work day and night, and there is no one around you to assist and take care of it, it is too hard, and although the people's livelihood is important, the heir is also a major matter of the family and the country, the ministers and others implore you to open the election, choose a virtuous monarch to enter the palace, and only after cultivating the family can you govern the country and the world, the harem is worry-free, and you can also concentrate on governing the government." ”

It turned out that Xue Yuan was pressing, and no one in the ministers dared to mention this matter, but now that Leng Buding was brought up, Jiang You was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said: "I don't agree!" ”

Zhou Chengren had inquired about Jiang You's attitude towards family affairs before he came, and he had long known that it would not be so easy to persuade him this time, but he didn't expect her to refuse so categorically, and he paused before saying, "Your Majesty, why is this?" ”

When you are old, you have to get married, even the royal family is not exempt from vulgarity, Jiang You couldn't think of a reason to refute it for a while, so he could only frown and said: "I am still young, and I haven't thought about getting married yet." ”

If she had used this reason two years ago, she might have been able to prevaricate the past, but now Zhou Chengren trembled when she heard it; "Please listen to the words of the emperor, according to the law of our Great Qi Dynasty, women can only marry at the age of fourteen and men at the age of sixteen, and women are thirteen or fourteen years old. Wives and mothers also abound, the emperor is now sixteen years old, and he has long reached the age when he can get married, how can he be considered young? ”

Jiang You really didn't understand why this group of people paid so much attention to her private affairs, and said casually: "I am only in power now, it is inevitable that there will be something wrong with my strength, not to mention taking care of the harem, at this time, marrying the queen will only distract me, and it is not too late to wait for the dynasty to stabilize and talk about this matter a few years later." ”

Zhou Chengren's face was slightly gloomy: "Your Majesty, from Wang Sun Xungui to the small people in the market, they all put the heirs in the first place, and they know how important it is to marry the heirs in the family, not to mention that you are the emperor, and your heirs are a major event in my Qi Dynasty!" ”

Jiang You changed color and said angrily: "Are you accusing me of being unfilial!?" ”

Zhou Chengren was not afraid at all: "The minister doesn't dare, but as a courtier of the Qi Dynasty, the minister has to fulfill the responsibility of the courtier's advice, and he can't watch the instability of the Qi Dynasty." ”

Jiang You couldn't wait to ask someone to drag him out, He Lao saw the two of them on the side, and hurriedly said: "The emperor is worried about state affairs, afraid that he will be distracted after marrying the queen, Zhou Shangshu is worried about the country, afraid that the royal family will have no successor in the future, there is nothing wrong with the two, but the royal marriage is not trivial, let's think about it in a few days." ”

Zhou Chengren seemed to be the king of the eight who ate the scales and was determined to fight Jiang You to the end, and said in a deep voice: "If the emperor wants to marry the queen, he will naturally be selected by the Ministry of Rites, and the selected person will naturally be a virtuous person with both ability and political integrity, not only will not distract the emperor, but will also make the emperor more diligent!" ”

Jiang You said in a deep voice: "Whether to marry the queen or not is my private matter, you only need to take care of your own affairs, and you don't need to worry about the rest!" ”

Seeing her so tough, Zhou Chengren shook his beard and asked, "The emperor is so unwilling to marry the queen and enter the palace, is there already a suitable candidate?!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the people who came to persuade all frowned, it stands to reason that the emperor's marriage should be decided by the minister's relatives, and the emperor's personal affection for people is by no means a commendable thing, take a step back and say, if the emperor sees a married man, and robs a man with others, then the face of Qi Chao will be lost.

After he finished speaking, his face suddenly changed: "Could it be that the rumors outside the emperor and the palm print are true?" ”

Jiang You hated that someone would talk nonsense about Xue Yuan the most, so he said with a cold mask: "Zhou Shangshu would think like this, if he resigns from the government in the future and becomes a storyteller, he is afraid that he will not starve to death." ”

This is already red. The naked threat, Zhou Chengren was not only not afraid, but stepped forward with his chest: "Your Majesty, the minister is for the sake of the country, if the emperor insists on not allowing it, the minister is willing to resign himself!" After he finished speaking, he knelt down: "The minister asks the emperor to be crowned the queen!" ”

The people behind him, except for He Lao, also knelt down in unison: "The ministers ask the emperor to make the queen!" ”

In the Linchuan Palace, Han Tianjin took a shallow sip of tea and asked the people below, "How are things going?" Did all those civil officials go to admonish? ”

The people below replied, "Back to the master's words, your words have already been passed on, and they have all run to admonish." ”

Han Tianjin tapped his fingers on the table a few times, turned his head and thought for a while, and waved his hand: "You go down first." After he finished speaking, he got up and walked out of the main hall, and it took a long time to reach the dark courtyard, and when he opened the door, he saw a boy in a brocade robe and jade belt sitting in the courtyard, and he sat down opposite him: "How is the recovery?" ”

The man turned his head, he was a handsome and handsome boy, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Xue Yuan, and he bowed and said, "Thank you for your inquiry, it's almost the same in Xia Hui." He touched his face: "It's just that this face doesn't feel like his own." ”

Han Tianjin put his hands on the table and sighed slowly: "That's also a matter of no way, if you are fished out of the river, your face is already injured, so you can only order a skilled craftsman to make you such a mask and put it on." His fingers tapped lightly on the table: "The emperor's repeated □□ has made Xue Yuan dissatisfied, and the two of them have now separated from morality, so let's finally wait for such an opportunity." ”

The man lowered his eyes and sneered, "He also has today." ”

When the Xue family was raided, it happened that the heavy family also encountered a great disaster, and the loyal servants of the Xue family accidentally found that the son of the third room of the heavy family was very similar to the young master of the Xue family, so he secretly replaced the young master of the Xue family with the third son of the heavy family, but unfortunately the young master of the Xue family had been castrated at that time and could no longer be a man.

He thought of the life he had lived that was not as good as a pig and a dog, and he couldn't even be a man, and then looked at Xue Yuan's scenery and brocade, and hated him to the bone marrow in his heart, of course, what he hated the most was to order the Xue family's court to be copied.

Han Tianjin said slowly: "I have sent someone to inquire, he and the emperor are only afraid that they are really centrifugal this time, and they are all so troubled that they go back to the capital, and it is not in vain that I have been fueling the troubles these days, but this matter has changed too much, I don't know when he will remember the old feelings, and we will miss this opportunity in vain." ”

The young master of the Xue family asked, "What does the prince mean?" ”

Han Tianjin smiled slightly: "I have already hinted today that after those old ministers advised the emperor to choose the king, these days I deliberately let you imitate Xue Yuan's words and deeds, I will hide your identity and only call you a member of the Han family, as long as you can attract the attention of the emperor, even if it is only for a while, I have a way to spread the news to Xue Yuan's ears." ”

The most important thing is that this person is a eunuch, even if the real emperor is taken care of, he can't do anything, whether it is a country or a beauty, it is still his after all.

The young master of the Xue family thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but praise: "The prince is high-minded, in this way, the two will inevitably be more estranged." ”

"My purpose doesn't stop there." He slowly unfolded the bamboo fan in his hand and fanned it lightly for a while: "This time, I want Xue Yuan's life." ”

After a few days, Jiang You was almost annoyed by the abrasive force of the civil official, and ran to her day and night to cry about the government, crying □□ not to mention, and hit the pillars of the main hall at every turn, although he was preparing to die, he had injured more than a dozen in just a few days, fortunately, no one was killed for the time being, otherwise he didn't know how to pass her on to the inside and out.

Today, somehow, this group of civil officials changed their tricks again, knelt outside the palace for a long time, and forced her to enter the palace after electing the king.

It's hot in summer, people's hearts are already impetuous, she heard the news and her head was almost big, so her words were extremely ugly, and she waved her hand at Ma Cheng and said: "Don't care about that group of people, when the sun comes later, give a bowl of mung bean soup to one person, and the immortal will be done, and they will naturally go back when they are tired of kneeling." ”

Ma Cheng was choked by him, turned around and ordered someone to prepare mung bean soup, and suddenly heard Jiang You behind him ask, "Is there anything wrong with King Linchuan?" ”

This was specially advised by her, Ma Cheng didn't dare to be careless, and thought about it carefully in his mind before saying: "The slave ordered the people of Dongchang to pay careful attention, and there is nothing abnormal. ”

Jiang You frowned and waved his hand, just at this time the snow bubble sour plum drink prepared for her was brought up, Ma Cheng hurriedly walked out to get it, and a person came out of the oblique thorn, took the tray, and smiled at Ma Cheng: "Ma Cheng's father-in-law has worked hard to serve the emperor, so let our family come." ”

Qi Yan didn't wait for him to speak, walked in with the drink, gently put down the tray beside Jiang You, and whispered flatteringly: "Your Majesty, the snow bubble sour plum drink you want has been completed." ”

Jiang You nodded, and was about to pick it up and drink it, when Qi Yan took the initiative to walk behind her, stretched out his hands and was about to press her shoulders.

Jiang You never liked people getting too close, so he was unexpectedly put on his shoulder, and his hairs stood up in shock, and he stood up and said, "What the hell are you doing?" Want to make a mess?! ”

Qi Yan hurriedly knelt down and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the minister sees that the emperor is too hard, so he wants to pinch his shoulders for the emperor to relieve his fatigue, and he has no side meaning, and he hopes that the emperor will see it!" ”

Jiang You said: "I'm not seventy or eighty anymore, you are not my filial son, and I am not your father, you just need to do your part, you don't need to pinch your shoulders and beat your legs." After she finished speaking, she waved her hand and said, "Let's go, and then drag down and hit your board if you are smart." ”

Qi Yan retreated with embarrassment, Ma Cheng Shi Ran walked in, spat at his back, and said in a low voice: "Obviously he is also a commander, and he doesn't do some slave work, it's really unsightly!" ”

When Jiang You heard Ma Cheng's words, he reprimanded a few words without being salty, and then asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Ma Cheng hurriedly shook his waist and said with a bitter face: "The emperor doesn't know how the Sixth Department of Jinling has passed the consent of the cabinet this time, and it has already moved seriously. ”

Jiang You was stunned: "What do you mean by moving the real character?" ”

Ma Cheng smiled bitterly: "They invited the tablets of the first emperor and the first queen to the main seat, and with the consent of several princes and cabinet chiefs, they invited people from the Ministry of Rites to make a ceremony, and now they have begun to elect the queen in the main hall." ”

Jiang You raised his sleeves and said with a face full of anger: "They dare?!" ”

Ma Cheng didn't dare to answer this time, according to the rules, if the emperor is young, the cabinet and several concubines have the right to make decisions about their marriage.

Jiang You also knew that this group of people naturally had this right, and muttered with a pale face: "What can I do about this?" I don't want to marry someone else! After she finished speaking, her face changed again, she simply lifted the sword hanging on the wall, and walked out violently: "Anyway, I just don't marry, whoever dares to enter the palace will kill him, look at this bastard, do you dare to sharpen your head and drill into the palace?!" ”

Ma Cheng was startled, he hadn't seen Jiang You commit a bear for a few days, thinking that her problem had been corrected, but he didn't expect the bear to be so bad, if those sons of the various families to be selected really came out, she was afraid that it would be difficult for her to sit firmly on the throne.

Ma Cheng hurriedly rushed over to stop her and give her a smoothing hair: "Your Majesty, you are going to stay with the overseer, don't fight for a while." After he finished speaking, he persuaded again: "You go out first to see what the situation is, to put it mildly, how can there be a reason in this world that a cow does not drink water and presses its head?" What's more, it's a big marriage event, and you insist on not marrying, even if that group of people helps you decide on a candidate, they can't marry someone for you, right? According to the slaves, there is a lot of room for action in this matter, if the emperor is in a hurry, we will be unreasonable. ”

Jiang You said hatefully: "Could it be that they are so rampant?!" ”

Ma Cheng hurriedly said: "You are a person who cares about the world, what kind of mood are you fighting with this old stubborn donkey?" ”

Jiang You's hand holding the hilt of the sword tightened and loosened, and it took a while for him to collapse his shoulders: "I'm annoyed, I'm tired, you go to the front hall with me to take a look." ”

Ma Cheng saw her relieved, and let out a long sigh in his heart, and asked her to go out as soon as he pulled his waist, and when he arrived at the main hall, he saw that there were many handsome sons with graceful posture on the main hall.

To say that although this group of civil officials is a little donkey, but the work is really not bad, none of the three trials of the selection of concubines have fallen, first by the eunuchs to check the roster, select the people who are suitable for the world, and then judge the appearance and figure, and even use a measuring tape to measure the hands, arms, waist, legs, and feet of these men inch by inch, and finally carefully check whether there is anything wrong with this group of people, and whether they have the 'ability' to serve the emperor.

Those civil officials should have been prepared for a long time, so selected, and now the men standing in the palace are all beautiful jade langs, with hair like ebony, face like beautiful jade, Pan Donkey Deng Xiaoxian is not lacking, if it weren't for Jiang You's heart, I am afraid that I would have to look at it, but now the best people in the world live in her heart, and no matter how good the people next to her are, they are compared to local chickens and dogs.

At this time, not only did she look at others, but others also looked at her without a trace, saying that the Jiang family looked good, and Queen Zhang was a beauty all over the world, she took the strengths of her parents, although she was dressed in a man's style Tuanlong regular clothes, she was still long and jade, her eyebrows and eyes were handsome and refreshing, like a laurel branch, men were born with a desire to conquer, and her heart was itchy when she saw her pure and elegant appearance.

She didn't pay attention to the expressions of those queens, the more she looked at them, the more upset she became, and Zhou Chengren said with a calm face: "Didn't I tell Zhou Shangshu that I didn't choose to marry the queen, Zhou Shangshu wanted to embarrass me like this?" ”

Zhou Chengren probably didn't expect her to come over, his eyes flashed, and then he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister didn't mean to embarrass the emperor, but only decided to hold a general election after consulting with the ministers. ”

Jiang You sneered: "You don't bring out a few Taifu to suppress me, after I said that I won't choose the king for the time being, you act like this, it is clear that you want to resist and disobey the order!" Besides, choosing a concubine is not something that your officials should worry about, you are obviously acting on your behalf, and you are not afraid of curing your crimes?! ”

Zhou Chengren looked like a gentleman and frank: "The minister is for the major affairs of the country and the heirs of the royal family, but the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, the emperor wants to cure the crime of the minister, and the minister has nothing to say." ”

Jiang You looked at him coldly: "If I kill you, you will become a direct minister who commits admonition, and I will be the faint monarch who is mediocre and cruel to the loyal and good?" She looked down: "You dare to say that there is no one related to you among these people?" ”

Zhou Chengren originally looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and after listening to her, his eyes couldn't help flashing, although there are many honest people in the court, but he is by no means one of them, if he didn't aim at a few positions in the harem, he wouldn't be too lazy to worry about the emperor's marriage, so in this batch of queens to be elected, he arranged a lot of his own people in it, and he even hoped that the emperor would not be angry, so that he could arrange it single-handedly.

Naturally, his dirty thoughts could not be declared, so he put on a full face: "Your Majesty, the ministers are dedicated to the public, and they are never selfish, as the saying goes, they do not avoid relatives in the internal movement, among them are people who are related to the ministers, and the ministers are also for the sake of the emperor, for the sake of the country, and there is no side thought." ”

Jiang You was about to open his mouth to sneer back, when he heard the voice of the queen standing below, and chuckled: "Since the adult is iron-faced and selfless, why is your nephew obviously three inches shorter and his body shape does not meet the requirements, and he even entered the palace for the final election?" The voice was slightly hoarse, with a soft southern accent, and it spoke like a crisp raindrop.

Jiang You was about to say that this face was really beautiful, seeing that Zhou Chengren's face was a little blue, she subconsciously turned her head to look at the person who spoke, and after seeing the person's appearance clearly, she couldn't help but let out a soft 'huh'.