Chapter 5: Intermission
She frowned and looked back, "What's wrong?" It's morning halftime! After a stick of incense, I will come back to you for answers! ”
With that, she once again strode out of the temple gate.
In these little things, the power of the emperor is indeed the greatest! Li Weile began to play by herself, walked towards the garden, stopped by the fish pond, picked up a stone and threw it in.
Duo Neng was already guarding outside the hall, and at this time he was with Gonggong Xie by her side.
"Duo Neng, how is the little palace maid's arrangement?"
Duo Neng stepped forward with a smile, he knew that His Majesty would ask about it, and replied respectfully, "That little palace maid is the personal maid of the Seventeenth Prince, called Mo Qin, ten years old this year, very well-behaved, Mama Bi said, she will temporarily place her in the outer hall to clean, if His Majesty has other arrangements, she will make a decision." ”
"That's good." Li Wei was very satisfied with Mama Bi's arrangement. Wait for her to be free, let's deal with it, today I heard the report of the hundred officials, she felt that the capacity of her head was no longer enough, and she finally came up with a way to be idle, she felt that she should enjoy this time of incense.
However, not far away, a person walked towards him, and Li Wei noticed it from afar. So she turned and walked, with a small brisk step, skirting the weeping willows, to the other side of the carp pond.
As soon as she squatted down to take a closer look at the koi in the fish pond, Duo Neng reminded, "Your Majesty, it's not good to squat, or the slave will go and move a small stool over?" ”
She Nunu mouthed, did not squat, walked around the fish pond, stretched out her hand to break a willow branch, and was about to tease the koi, but saw a young man in an official uniform walking over, wasn't he the figure just now? You can't hide!
"Your Majesty seems to be in a good mood." The person who came spoke in a relaxed tone, seemed to be quite familiar with her, and saw her holding a willow branch in her hand, so he said, "Your Majesty, this willow branch, but who do you want to give it to?" Then he nodded to Gonggong Xie, "Gonggong Xie is now a marquis, and he still serves by His Majesty's side, this loyalty and courage really makes me admire." ”
Gonggong Xie smiled, "Lord Qi smiled, His Majesty grew up watching the minister, and the minister naturally couldn't let go." Lord Qi is still young and has never been a parent, so he naturally can't understand it. When Lord Qi goes out, I am afraid that Mrs. Qi and General Qi will also be worried. ”
Li Wei understood Gonggong Xie's prompt in seconds, and knew that what he said was to indicate the identity of the person who came, it turned out to be his cousin, Qi Jincheng, the treasure of the Taishi family!
"What's the matter with my cousin?" Li Wei asked calmly.
Qi Jincheng seemed to be a little flattered, "Your Majesty is the first time to call cousin Xiaguan," he smiled, looking at today's imperial daughter, dressed no different from the past, but this look was a little more friendly, and if you looked closely, it was a cold look, perhaps, it was him who was dazzled.
"Can Wei Chen talk to His Majesty alone?" He asked very friendly.
Individually? Li Wei felt that it was not a good thing to hear this word, besides, how could she talk alone with a person who had a more serious relationship now?
"What can't be said here?"
Seeing that he was a little surprised, Li Wei knew that his answer was beyond his expectations, after all, he was a member of the Taishi family, and he must have some secret topics to discuss with his own imperial daughter, but now that he rejected him like this, he was afraid that it would arouse his suspicions.
"I just returned to the palace, and I am tired and don't want to talk about other things."
This reason seems to be good, Li Wei looked into the distance indifferently.
Qi Jincheng nodded, "Your Majesty is busy with affairs, pay more attention to your body." Presumably, Majesty already knew what Wei Chen wanted to say when he approached Majesty. Weichen retired first, and then looked for Majesty when he was free. ”
When the people walked away, Li Wei turned her head slightly and gave Gonggong Xie an approving look.
"Gonggong Xie will follow me every step in the future, I have a lot of things that I need your mention!"
"Your Majesty laughed! The minister will naturally follow His Majesty. ”
"Does Grandpa Xie know what he has to say?" Li Wei thought of what Qi Jincheng said, and thought that there seemed to be some consensus between the two, and she didn't feel good.
"The old minister doesn't know."
Li Wei nodded, "Forget it, it shouldn't be a big deal." ”
Time is so mixed that there is not much left.
After slowly returning to the main hall, the ministers also came back one after another, however, there was a commotion in the main hall, and a group of people surrounded and didn't know what was going on.
Seeing that Li Wei was back, all the onlookers got out of the way, revealing a scene in the middle that made Li Wei look sideways: the clothes of the two officials were torn, the official hats were almost destroyed, the two were panting, and their faces were scratched.
Li Wei lifted her forehead to the throne and asked Gonggong Xie beside her, "Have you ever seen ministers fighting in the palace in the past?" ”
"Back to your majesty, there has never been such a situation."
"Is my majesty insufficient! I thought that I had to be sympathetic to my subordinates, but I was injured after standing for a long time in the early dynasty, so I gave time to repair the dynasty, which is good, the two Aiqing are full of energy, and it seems that there is no need for such preferential treatment! Li Wei said slowly, looking at the courtiers who had become two columns, and the middle two were still kneeling, and they didn't dare to raise their heads.
"It's the minister's dereliction, please punish him." The two spoke in unison.
Li Wei thought about it carefully, these ministers were all promoted through strict selection, and the fight in the hall had never happened before, but today they took advantage of the opportunity of the Xiu Dynasty to stage it, isn't someone doing ghosts? If that's the case, I'll be dead if I find them out!
However, Li Wei still decided to find out what happened first.
"Who will tell me what happened first?"
A minister took the lead in raising his head, "Back to Your Majesty, Wei Chen just mentioned a proposal and summoned hundreds of officials to raise funds and food for the disaster, which may alleviate the disaster, but Zhong Shilang said fiercely that this was for his life, and if he didn't say a word, he rushed over and fought with the minister." "This is Tobe Shangshu Nan Xinyi.
Another minister also raised his head, with a bitter look on his face, Li Wei guessed that this person should be Xiao Liangyi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who was the nephew of the former Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and it seemed that they all had such a relationship in it.
"Your Majesty, the case of the Criminal Department has not been solved for two years, the minister feels powerless, Yu Lu has been detained more than half, and now he has to raise funds for the disaster, the minister, the minister is going bankrupt!" Xiao Liangyi cried, tears fell down, and Li Wei opened her mouth in surprise.
I didn't expect the minister to have such a true temperament, which really made her sweat a little. If you want to say that he is out of character, he just fought and is simply a model now, but this aggrieved appearance, the appearance of no scheming, the appearance of not caring about the eyes of others, is it really her courtier?
The courtiers are so poor, and the treasury is not full, it seems that the country is really not good.
"If you cry any longer, you'll really be ruined!" As soon as Li Wei threatened, Xiao Liangyi was really startled, and immediately stopped talking without saying a word.
Li Wei stood up, but looked a little angry, "For such a trivial matter, I fought in the main hall, I didn't have the ability, so I came to make trouble here, what is it when I am here?!" ”
When Li Wei was angry, her expression was also extremely shocking, and when the courtiers heard this, they couldn't help but tremble all over their bodies, especially the two kneeling courtiers below.
At this time, Li Wei unexpectedly saw the cousin she had just seen, Qi Jincheng, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly thought of something, yes! The former criminal department Shangshu was killed, and the suspect seems to be someone related to the Taishi, could it be his cousin? He just found himself, and this is what he wants to say?
Shameless! I want to go to nepotism and get by!
In this way, Li Wei's mood has changed. She decided to get things straight!
"Xiao Liangyi!" Li Wei drank loudly!
"Minister, minister!" Xiao Liangyi was shocked, and then he was extremely frightened, thinking that His Majesty was going to punish him!
At this time, Li Wei watched the expressions of Taishi and Qi Jincheng again, Jiang was naturally old and spicy, Qi Taishi did not move, and Qi Jincheng's face became more and more proud.
Li Wei snorted coldly in her heart, and said to Xiao Liangyi, "You will explain to me clearly the facts and evidence found in the case back then, the process of the investigation, the obstacles, and the facts and evidence found today!" ”
Xiao Liangyi was shaken all over, his spirit was lifted, and he shouted loudly, "Yes!" ”
"Two years ago, Xiao Liangcheng, a waiter in the Ministry of Works, went home at night, was killed, cut his throat with a sword, and his body was found on the second day. After two years of investigation, the more favorable evidence was that Xu San, the watchman, said that he heard movement in the Taishi Mansion at that time, and only saw a shadow dangling at the door, and then felt that he might be dazzled, so he walked over. Among them, there was also a witness, the old man in the Taishi's mansion, who went to drink some wine that night, and was thrown by the doorman to sober up, and he lay on the wall until midnight, woke up coldly, and vaguely saw a figure, and then fell asleep again......"
When Li Wei heard this, she shook her head, "Didn't you find a witness with favorable evidence?" ”
Xiao Liangyi shook his head and lowered his head to show his incompetence, but he raised his eyes from time to time, as if he had something to say.
"This matter will be discussed later, Lord Xiao, go down to Chongming Palace!"
"Yes! 陛xià! Xiao Liangyi wiped a handful of sweat and retreated cautiously, his steps seemed to be steady.
Li Wei continued, "I just heard that Lord Nan seems to be raising funds for the disaster, but there is a specific way?" ”
Hubu Shangshu Nan Xinyi listed, "Majesty, Weichen Jian yì, 100 officials for the rate, raise donations, drive other merchants' families, if the merchant households donate 100,000 yuan per household, they can get the position of 100 captains." 300,000 is a thousand-mile, and so on. ”
Li Wei's brows twitched again: It turns out that the official position of this dynasty can be bought and sold? This is all mentioned in front of her, the emperor, what else can she do? Is it such a child's play to be an official?
Seeing that His Majesty's black face was silent, Hubu Shangshu's expression was calm, "Your Majesty, Shang Jia has not been able to be an official for generations, and he is enthusiastic in his heart, the centurion and the thousand-sized are only a very small position, and the battlefield is dangerous, like dust entering a lake, and I can't make waves." ”
"Is there a precedent? The result? ”
“…… The income is acceptable, and you can raise a donation of one million taels to solve the urgent need. ”
Li Wei sat back and pondered for a moment, as if thinking about the feasibility of this method.
"What does the master think?" Li Wei looked at the old man and didn't speak, so she had to find him to help.
Qi Taishi stepped out and stroked his beard, "Your Majesty, the minister has an idea to make up for it." ”
"Master, please speak."
"Merchants have multiple fame and fortune, and they have a lot of money, if they want them to give money and give them comfort, they must also exaggerate their deeds, if the court is to publish a charity list, listing the amount of money contributed by each businessman, the amount of food and money, they will definitely be willing."
Li Wei nodded, "What the Taishi said is reasonable!" Those who contribute must not only advertise, but also greatly advertise! As the first of the hundred officials, you must also be on the list! In addition, I don't think it's good to exchange my official position for emergency silver, do you have any other ways? ”
The courtiers only heard that they were going to put their names on the list at the moment, and they were a little apprehensive, and they didn't concentrate on thinking of a way, and some of the small buildings they gave couldn't come to the stage.
"Your Majesty, how about giving them a place to participate in the palace banquet?"
"Your Majesty, you can give a plaque."
"Your Majesty, you can cooperate with the imperial court salt and iron with the merchants."
…… Li Wei shook her head in denial when she heard this, and her face became more and more unsightly.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let the people call the shots? Our purpose is disaster relief, and whoever can do their best to appease the people and get the joint name of the people will be given away with a scientific research quota. ”
As soon as Guan Qianyi spoke, everyone else shut up.
Qi Taishi was the first to stand up and object, "The scientific examination is to enter the court as an official, how can it be child's play!" ”
Li Wei smiled and clapped her hands, "I think this is a good idea!" The centurion is also an official, and the official cashier, isn't it the same because the official is not strict, and the court official is regarded as child's play! Being an official is for the people of the world, and whoever can do things for the people is a good official! Moreover, the scientific examination is just a threshold, and those who are incapable cannot cross the threshold, so how can they enter the court? As Master Yi of the Ministry of Justice, tell me about it, is the scientific examination child's play? ”
"The scientific expedition is to trap the talented people in the world, and naturally it can't be child's play!"
"So, isn't that the end of it! A businessman is not born to be a businessman, just because he was born in a profit-seeking environment, if there is a businessman who is born with the heart of seeking profit for the people, we as officials can't help but give opportunities, right? Can you swear to heaven that you are the best ruler in the world? ”
The crowd was silent.
"Yi Xiaoxian!" Li Wei suddenly began to call him by his name again.
The official Shangshu quickly replied, "Wechen is here!" ”
"Nan Xinyi!"
"Wechen is here!"
"Give you two days, go back and discuss, and jointly come up with a specific plan and hand it in! I want to see a concrete and feasible plan, hundreds of officials to raise donations for you to organize, you choose the location yourself, you must publicize it to the people! After fundraising, the list is listed and posted out of the city gate! And recruiting businessmen to donate, from publicity to implementation, to arranging money and food fundraising, I want to see that the last step is that the people have a place to live and no longer go hungry! ”
"Obey the order!"
"Allow the two of you to take a morning off when you're busy!"
The two glanced at each other, slightly glad, "The minister obeys the order!" ”
At this time, Gonggong Xie handed Li Wei a cup of tea, Li Wei took it, drank a few sips, and suddenly thought of the ministers below, the master is also old, and after standing for so long, can his body hold it?
Wei Meizi, who has a fine tradition of respecting the old and loving the young for 5,000 years, thought more about it at this time, and the ministers seemed to have been standing all morning.
"Your Majesty," Gonggong Xie reminded again, "it's time to go down." ”
"The next dynasty? But there are still a lot of political affairs that have not been dealt with? Li Wei asked in a low voice.
"Your Majesty laughed, how could political affairs be handled."
Li Wei glanced at Gonggong Xie in surprise, seeing that he didn't look like a joke, so he looked at the regent below, and didn't meet his eyes, so he couldn't know his expression, but Li Wei felt that he was put on the side by the regent, and he said so hard last night that he wanted to stay up late, wasn't it just to finish reading all the folds? I learned from Gonggong Xie today that there is no need to read all the excerpts, and there is no need to deal with political affairs in one day?
But how did she see a little laziness in the old system?
Gonggong Xie reminded again, "Your Majesty Xià rest assured, they want to go down to the court more than Your Majesty." Look at how tired they are. ”
Li Wei glanced at it quietly a few times, and sure enough, several older figures couldn't stand up straight.
Wow! Didn't you give them stools because you wanted to drive them down?
Thinking of this magical reason, Li Wei smiled evilly.
It is indeed not easy to be an emperor.
With Li Wei's approval, Gonggong Xie announced his retirement from the dynasty.
Then Li Wei continued to take a few sips of tea, and when the courtiers were almost gone, Li Wei left the dragon seat. As soon as she went out, there was a person standing, and Li Wei remembered that she had asked Xiao Liangyi to wait backwards.
It turns out that his asceticism is not over.
"Lord Xiao, let's dine with me at noon today!"
Xiao Liangyi was terrified, "The minister doesn't dare." ”
"Don't you dare to do anything, do you think I'm talking to you? Do you want your political achievements! ”
Xiao Liangyi had to nod, not understanding how today's emperor was so domineering and easy-going. He thought about it, he should be the first courtier to eat with the emperor's daughter, right? This is really a blessing for three lives! Thinking about it makes him full of fighting spirit.
The Chinese food is arranged in a pavilion with a beautiful scenery.
Retreating, the two began to talk while eating.
Although there are rules that say that food is silent, and sleep is silent, but in front of the emperor, what the emperor said is what!
"Eat, and then talk about things when you're full."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Liangyi is still very restrained, eating not slow or fast, Li Wei saw that he was eating like an ant, she couldn't help but shake her head, she was strict with her Chinese food, and if she didn't eat well, she would be bored in the afternoon, so she was completely immersed in food.
Li Wei finished eating, drank a few sips of tea, and saw that the other party had also eaten, and began to get to the point.
"Seeing that you want to talk in the main hall today, now hurry up!"
"......" Xiao Liangyi drank tea, almost squirted out a mouthful of water, fortunately he held back, and finally choked himself, turned around and coughed outside the pavilion, and was ashamed to speak? Xiao Liangyi thought of his expression at that time, he wasn't shy, right? The adjective emperor shocked him too much! However, Majesty actually saw the hint in his eyes, he really wanted to thank God, and he tried to talk to Majesty alone with him earlier, but Majesty didn't pay attention to it at all.
This is not a shame, Wei Meizi doesn't know, looking at Xiao Liangyi so wolf, she is wondering if she said something wrong.
Xiao Liangyi, who had calmed down, looked serious.
"Returning to His Majesty, Weichen does have something to say. In fact, in the past two years, Wei Chen has also found a lot of things in his secret visits, and there are suspects, but the evidence is too weak, so he didn't dare to mention it to His Majesty. ”
"Speak, I listen."
"Lord Xiao is usually upright, and there must be a lot of people who have offended, but if you want to whip the corpse after killing, you must have a deep hatred. Weichen recently visited, Xiao has a little daughter, named Xiao Yunqing, it is said that she is not biological, she was picked up from the Qinglou, and raised as a daughter. Weichen dared to suspect that Xiao Yunqing colluded with the people of Taishifu to kill his father. As for the motive, it is not yet known, and the officials of the Taishi Mansion have no right to conduct an in-depth investigation. ”
"This matter, you go back and first check if there are any well-known cases two years ago, it is best for Lord Xiao Liangcheng to personally enforce the law, and finally see if this case involves the Taishi Mansion or the people of the Taishi Mansion, especially the masters of the Taishi Mansion."
Xiao Liangyi's slender eyes lit up, "Your Majesty is wise!" ”
"There's nothing suspicious about that Xiao Yunqing?"
"The identity is unknown, only that it is a woman from the Qinglou, and it is said that she was picked up by her mother in the building."
"I understand, I'll help at this time. Come here today, you go back first. ”
"Wechen retired."
The gazebo was breezy and gentle, and after the courtiers left, Li Wei finally stepped over her heroic posture in the morning, drooped her head, and lay directly on the bench next to her. Her brain is tired, her heart is tired, her waist is even more tired, and she will talk about it later.
"Ouch, little ancestor, why are you lying on the chair, it's time to catch a cold later." Grandpa Xie nagged all the way, "Your Majesty, go back to the house to rest?" There's still homework in the afternoon! ”
"What? What's there? Li Wei suddenly stood up and looked at Gonggong Xie in amazement.
Looking at the emperor's dazed face and a little sleepy, Gonggong Xie said distressedly, "Your Majesty has not even forgotten this?" The art of the emperor cannot be left unlearned for a day. Before, His Majesty's favorite thing was to listen to lectures, and Master Taifu had already come to the palace and was resting. ”
...... "But I don't like classes!" After reading books for more than ten years, and now she still has to go to class every afternoon, thinking about Li Wei makes me feel like I'm going to collapse.
"Majesty?"
Li Wei: ......
If you want to become a generation of Ming Jun, you must study the famous scroll every day, stick to the courtesy, and not waste time. The young man is seeking to win, and when he stays in the middle of the day, Jiangshan holds his bare hands in his chest. Your Majesty, the old minister is old, and he also needs to check and record every day, not for great merit, but for nothing! If it is a study, it is the fault of the minister. ”
"What do you have to do with me not going to class?"
"Tuxuan Majesty entrusts you to the old minister, naturally he wants the old minister to mention and supervise everywhere, if His Majesty abandons his studies, it is the old minister's ineffective supervision."
Li Wei felt that this old man was very dedicated, but now he felt a little nagging.
"Let's go, isn't it just class?" Li Wei tidied up her clothes and looked like she was at your disposal.
Just graduated, and now she has to go to class again, Li Wei has made up her mind when to make a will to dismiss Taifu, she was born with the most headache is ancient literature, and now she wants to talk about politics as her mother tongue, which is simply to let herself hit tofu!
Let's go and see first, understand the enemy situation first, if the enemy is a super tough temper and stubborn old man, don't blame her for being ruthless and disrespecting the old and loving the young!