Chapter 657: The Eight-Year-Old Prince (4)
When I returned to the palace, it was almost dark. The carriage of the www.biquge.info prince and Xuan'er had just crossed the archway at the entrance of the street, and Fujin, Yun'er, Mr., Mrs. Chen, and many people in the mansion who had been waiting at the gate of the mansion greeted them, followed by the crackling firecrackers and the hustle and bustle of suona gongs and drums and lion dances, and then Yangge, lions, and stilts made a noise for a night. The streets of Ruiwang's Mansion are full of red lights, and the emperor's relatives, court ministers, their families, and children come to congratulate them in an endless stream. The prince felt dazzled and couldn't tell the number, but he also politely thanked the people who came to congratulate him. Although it was already late, I still left these royal relatives and nobles to entertain them well.
Wang Ye, Fu Jin, Yun'er, and Mr. almost pulled Xuan'er into the hall of the Xiaoyao Palace, and asked in unison, "What's the matter with you?" When did you learn to do such advanced arithmetic? How did we not know? ”
"Seniors, is it okay to let go of Xuan'er? Xuan'er is almost out of breath by you. Xuan'er's little hand was in a form of surrender.
The collar was loosened, Xuan'er took a deep breath, drank half a cup of tea, stroked the non-existent beard and said: "This king just read a book that Xiao Eniang put here and didn't need it for the time being, called "Fast Heart Algorithm", and I also had a little experience in the process of reading the book, but I didn't expect it to be really used, hehe!" ”
"Hey, hey! You kid freaked out Amma! With so many envoys present, if you can't answer, do you still want the national prestige of our Qing Dynasty? What is the use of your children's family fighting for these fame and fortune? ”
"Ama, you have wronged Xuan'er, Xuan'er didn't know in advance that the emperor and your lords made a wish to be crowned king, and they were playing with the three princes, Xuan'er's Manchu writing was not very good, even if he heard what the emperor said, he didn't understand much, or the three princes had sharp ears, and ran to recommend Xuan'er to the emperor, because he had also seen the book when he came to the house, but he was a bit of a layman in the simplified words of the foreign land, that is, he learned the realm of three by one with Xuan'er, and he had many courses in the palace, and there was no continuous learning. If he knows how to do three-by-three arithmetic, why don't he go to the envoys to fight against himself as a prince? Besides, am I not sure enough that I will dare to go there? Xuan'er also knows that she can't get you into trouble. ”
Wang Ye asked again: "Then the three questions you raised are also from "Fast Heart Algorithm"? There's not much numerical calculation either, it's purely a joke on people. ”
"Of course, it's not from "Fast Heart Algorithm", it's a copy of "Brain Teasers" that Xiao Eniang put here with her grandfather, and even the next ten questions are also from "Brain Teasers" and "100,000 Whys". Didn't grandma complain to Xiao Eniang that Xuan'er and Rui'er didn't know what books they had read and were laughing. That's the question that the first-grader potatoes in the Exotic can answer. ”
"Today's matter was recommended by the third prince, and he must also understand that in case he ...... in the future" The prince wants to say that in case the future Emperor Kangxi remembers that he can't answer the emperor, you are out of the limelight, what excuse to clean you up?
"Amma, you're being too careful. The third prince is the son of the emperor, and it is not a matter of time before he becomes the king? Maybe you can inherit the unification. Since Xuan'er was recommended by him, he wouldn't look for any back-up accounts, and he was still very kind. ”
Everyone was relieved, but everyone was very strange, Xuan'er was only eight years old, how could he understand such profound knowledge? At his age, there are many children who don't know how to count. Who would have known that Xuan'er was actually a good wealth boy in the Buddha world? Only the prince understands Xuan'er's origin, but the heavenly secret cannot be revealed.
Of course, it is a good thing for Xuan'er to become king, but there will be many chain reactions in the future. At the very least, it is necessary to build the Xuan Palace, which must be allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which involves a large amount of silver; To equip the Xuan Palace, such as Changshi, stewards, etc., although he is young, the emperor can't give him any real power, but also to lead the court. Many people will aim for this position of entering the palace as an official; Then there is the issue of the staff, personal soldiers, guards, eunuchs and other equipment of the Xuanwang Mansion, how can the number of people be comparable to the Rui Wangfu, where do these people come from? Nearly 400 people. Maids can be selected from the girls who are clothed slaves on the Zhuangzi, the soldiers and guards are all active soldiers, and the eunuchs are even more special, and the prince does not want to castrate the boys who are clothed and slaves on the Zhuangzi as eunuchs. It can only be transferred by the emperor among the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards in the palace.
If this is the case, suddenly there are more than 400 people in the house, and they are all from the palace, especially those palace maids who are about to retire, they are all good at palace fighting, and they don't bring the maids and mothers-in-law in the house when they come?
Fujin, Yun'er, and Mr. are all worried about this.
The prince said: "This is a practical problem, but it is not impossible to solve it. Since these people are from Xuanwangfu, they stay honestly in the territory of Xuanwangfu. Some of the retired palace maids have already reached the time to leave the palace, and some are half a year away from returning home at most. In her twenties, she was also anxious to go back to find her in-laws. Just don't look for her in-laws, such a woman is still very popular. The palaces and ministers' palaces all want to invite such palace girls to their mansions to teach the young lady to learn the rules, so that they will leave the palace soon. There are still good natures among these people, and she doesn't get involved in those intrigues. If they go back and don't have a whereabouts, they still have to accept it if they want to come back. Because their names have been removed from the list of palace maids, they can't go back to the palace, and if they don't want it in the house, they should beg along the streets. Let them do manual work full-time, making money is about livelihood, where does she still have the heart to intrigue? Even if it is mixed into our house, evil does not prevail over good, no one is intrigued, and she can't hook up. This environment in our house can melt a person's anger the most. And then there is such a clause in the rules of King Xuan's mansion, those who are intrigued are expelled from the palace, who dares to make trouble without anything to see her? ”
Fujin is sincerely happy for Xuan'er, he established such a feat at a young age, and was praised by the emperor for being decent. But Mama Zheng was a little worried about Fujin's status, and muttered to Fujin behind her back:
"What kind of luck did you say this cloud master handed over? Xuan Shizi became the prince of Xuan, and Bake Belle became Bake Shizi, which is simply the honor of the world! But you ......"
"What's wrong with me? I'm their mother-in-law, and they won't give me a bowl of rice to eat in the future? ”
"The slave doesn't mean that, the slave and the maid mean, why did this good boy get into the belly of the cloud master?"
"You mean to say my Cher isn't a good boy?"
"Ouch, my master of Fujin, where are you here? You know that slave doesn't mean that, people say boys. Even if one of them goes into your stomach, it's fine. ”
"That's the credit of the prince, without the prince's fine seeds, Yun'er can't be born by herself."
Mama Zheng said yes repeatedly, or the master of Fujin could think about it.
The two of them smiled happily. There is no jealousy, no hatred, and a little bit of greed.
In Cining Palace, the Queen Mother is still worried about Xuan'er's crown: The emperor's heart is too biased, right? How many of the children of the royal family were crowned kings at the age of eight? Xuan'er is so smart, she is likely to be Xuanye's fierce rival in the future!
"Su Moer, you say, why is the emperor getting more and more paranoid?"
"If you say it, don't be angry with the slave?"
"You say."
"The slave maid felt that Xuan Shizi had indeed made a great contribution, and it was a miracle! Those who are in the court and the emperor to consult on state affairs, which one is not a strategizing brain? But who can answer the questions of the envoys? Who doesn't want to be a wife? Who doesn't want to be a prince Chitose who is under one person and above ten thousand? Who has the ability to do this? Ability is not measured by age. What is important about the face of our Great Qing Kingdom? Or is it important to give Xuan Shizi 10,000 taels of silver a year? Don't you often say that the country is a society? In case no one really stands up to answer the envoy's arithmetic questions, people will look at our Great Qing Kingdom with white eyes, and other things will follow. The matter of stepping on the high and low is that the palace maids and eunuchs will be, not to mention other countries. ”
"The head is the way, think about it so carefully, you know that you will win glory for the country at such a young age. Anyway, he is already a prince, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes a prince. But have you thought about it, how many people serve the title of a prince? Even according to the same number of guards, personal soldiers, eunuchs, and palace maids of Prince Rui, it is more than 400 people. Hey, what are you laughing at? ”
"Queen Mother, who often tells the slaves and maids that the fees of these palace maids and eunuchs in the palace are too much and need to be reduced? Isn't that a good opportunity? ”
"Hehehe, look at your kind and gentle appearance, dare to be affectionate and have bad ideas. This time, we have to think of a way to send more palace maids and eunuchs to Xuan'er. The amount of personal soldiers and guards has the reference of the Rui Wangfu, and the palace maids and eunuchs can be more or less. There are 3,000 palace maids in our palace, and the fee paid to them by the Internal Affairs Office is not low. Xuan Shizi received the prince's salary, and it was time to bear a little burden on the palace. In this way, give 200 palace maids to Xuan Wangfu, and 100 older palace maids who will retire within three years, and these palace maids who will retire will reach the age of leaving the palace, and the settlement fee of 20 taels of silver will be paid by Xuan Wangye. In addition, the guards and eunuchs gave him seventy people, thirty craftsmen, and one hundred and eighty personal soldiers, so that the set of men and horses was five hundred and eighty. Prince Rui has one more prince of the King of Ease, and then give him such a set of people, which adds up to 1,160 people, and the son of the roasted world also has the people of the prince, reduce some of them, give him 340 people, make up a whole number, guards, personal soldiers, eunuchs, craftsmen, and palace maids A total of 1,500 people. With the addition of the original 500 people of Rui Wangye, the total number of people is 2,000. Father and son, three princes, 30,000 taels of silver, it is no problem for these people to eat.
Guards, personal soldiers, and eunuchs are all issued by the Ministry of War and the Internal Affairs Office everywhere, and their expenses are not paid by Prince Xuan, but the food is the responsibility of Prince Ruixuan. The monthly expenses of the palace maids and craftsmen were paid from Xuan'er's annual salary. In this way, the expenses of the palace can be reduced by 900 palace maids, 200 eunuchs and craftsmen. That's a third of the number, Su Moer, you have also made a contribution. ”
"The slave's credit is that he gave you a bad idea. It's a bit unreasonable for a young person in his 1,000s to eat an eight-year-old child's meal. Su Moer complained in disguise.
"Anyway, the hottest and most head-scratching thing in this palace has finally been settled. From now on, this matter will be handled by you personally, and others will not be able to believe it. You will proceed to choose the palace maids and eunuchs who will go to the Xuan Palace. The soldiers and guards let the emperor come to the election. Don't be polite with those concubines, just set the number of people who will leave the palace for the lord of each palace, and let them choose by themselves, so we won't follow suit. In addition, there are also Xinzheku, Huanyi Bureau, Garment Bureau, Embroidery Bureau, Song and Dance Division, and other virgin palace maids, and places where there are many craftsmen from the Internal Affairs Office, so that the masters and those in charge of the palace can throw out those foolish palace maids and thorny palace maids, and the palace can be quiet for a few days. ”
Su Mo'er was originally joking, the original intention was to throw out the little masters in the palace who looked down on her, and she didn't say that she would give Prince Xuan a set of people, a set of people and horses for King Xiaoyao, and a set of people and horses for Baking Shizi, who knew that she was used by the Queen Mother, and she regretted such a bad idea, but it was irreparable. The Queen Mother also handed over the selection of palace maids to herself, which is a job that offends people, but who would dare to reject the Queen Mother's words? Since you are offended, it is useless to be careful. It's better to cut through the mess quickly and complete it quickly.
Su Moer is very prestigious in the palace, and she didn't want to drag this matter off, so she adopted the method of voluntary registration and recommendation by her master. Those older palace maids don't need to be selected, there are a total of 300 people who will leave the palace within three years, so they don't have to worry about these 300 people, and all of them are on the roster of palace maids. There are still 600 palace maids waiting to leave the palace, and there are 500 people who have volunteered to sign up! The palace maids in the Forbidden City are the least human, although they also belong to the emperor's women, they have to serve those little masters who have positions, and their lives are like a grass, which can be uprooted at any time. When they enter the palace, they are all in the prime of life, even if they are not favored by the emperor, they may not be able to go out of the palace to marry themselves as soon as the ten-year period expires, many people are used as guns by the little master, let them harm others, and if they are harmed, they will have a handle in the hands of the little master, and if they are harmful, they will also expose the intentions of the little master, and they may be the scapegoat of the little master, and they will be killed or simply not seen alive or dead. If it is the "ambition of the bird" who does not fly on the branches and becomes a phoenix, most people are eager to leave this cage of murder without seeing blood. The kind of days when you walk on thin ice every day and are in danger at any time are really not people's lives. In addition, many people know that the Rui Wangfu is making money for the emperor, and they are quite generous to their subordinates, and they are even yearning to go out of the palace to the Rui Wangfu on an errand. Although she was demoted from a palace maid to a palace maid, it was better than anything else to live without trembling. Therefore, all the palace maids who signed up were on the roster of leaving the palace, and they were not recommended and selected by their masters at all. Because if you sign up and don't leave the palace, you will be the target of the master's poison in the future, at least you betrayed her. The remaining 100 people are even better, directly selected from the Shangyi Bureau, the Embroidery Bureau, the Huanyi Bureau, the Song and Dance Division, and even the Xin Zheku. This selection is the responsibility of the person in charge here, and the same is true for the craftsmen. Don't look at Su Moer's kindness and kindness, she is kind to help others, this matter is very neat. You can't delay time, otherwise you may have a bad idea.
The guards and eunuchs who left the palace were selected by the emperor, and the personal soldiers were selected by the leaders of the Imperial Forest Army. The soldiers who went to the palace were all soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army.
The people who are on the palace roster are divided into two places for men and women to train intensively, and learn the rules of the Rui Wangfu and the Xuanwang Mansion. There are palace rules in the palace, and all royal palaces and national mansions have government rules. The guards and eunuchs are all people who eat the emperor's grain, and in modern terms, they are state cadres. When the others arrived at King Rui's Mansion and King Xuan's Mansion, they were distributed by the two princes. (To be continued.) )