Chapter 195: The Liu Family is knighted
One hundred and ninety-five, the Liu family was knighted
Liu Xun smiled slightly, took a sip of tea seemingly unintentionally, and just hung the Liu father and son, Sun Liangyu looked at Liu Xun's appearance, as if it was deliberate, so he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.
The emperor's temper is the most difficult to guess, and Sun Liangyu has followed Liu Xun for the past few years, and he has almost figured out Liu Xun's temper, that is, don't look too smart in front of the emperor, and the result of being clever in front of the emperor is generally not very good.
"Since Mr. Liu is so sincere and wants to share the worries of the imperial court, the war ahead will end in a month, and the 150,000 army will spend about 100,000 gold a month, if the Liu family can give 100,000 gold for the imperial court, then I will make the Liu family a martial arts lord and enjoy the title of a scholar!"
Liu Xia's heart was shocked, martial arts lord? Knighthood? This is already the highest title in the imperial court that is specially set up to donate a knighthood, and since it is the highest title, it naturally spends the most money. The 100,000 gold Liu family took out, but it will also hurt the foundation of the Liu family, you must know that this 100,000 gold is equivalent to half a year's tax of the Han Dynasty, and it is enough to see that the rumors that the Liu family is rich and rival the country are not groundless.
But as a businessman, Liu Xia still has some brains, if it is too easy to agree, then the emperor is afraid that the Liu family still has a surplus, sometimes more money is not necessarily a good thing, especially when the emperor is concerned, it will be bankrupt and ruined.
"100,000 gold, that's all the Liu family's century-old foundation...... Your Majesty, the Liu family is doing everything they can to help the imperial court! Liu Xia was trembling all over, as the head of the Liu family, this decision would directly reverse the fate of the Liu family, or soar. Or hit rock bottom.
So at this moment, Liu Xia's heart trembled, and Liu Xun looked at him disapplauded. In fact, as long as he let out the wind, some people came to the court to donate officials, but Liu Xun refused.
Liu Xun, who grew up in the market, knows how these people who have donated officials oppress the people, so Liu Xun does not want to set such a precedent.
But it's different for the Liu family to take the initiative to donate officials, this is a matter of begging the emperor, how could Liu Xun let go of the big fish of the Liu family.
"Martial Arts is hereditary. As long as there is a male in the Liu family, this title can be passed on forever, and I will ask people to build a mansion for the martial arts lord in Chang'an. Given to the Liu family, this is a unique glory in the Han Dynasty! ”
Liu Xia knelt down and didn't speak, his son Liu Yunqing was very anxious, and his father was not moved when the emperor gave such a big title. How can you not let Liu Yunqing be anxious.
"Your Majesty is so loving. How dare the grass people live up! The grass people will repair a book, and immediately let the Liu family raise 100,000 gold for the imperial court, the war ahead is important, and the Liu family is willing to share the worries for His Majesty! ”
"Good! Mr. Liu is so refreshing, I naturally can't be too stingy, I heard that Mr. Liu also has a daughter who temporarily lives in the General's Mansion, if Mr. Liu takes a fancy to which one of the courts, I am willing to marry Miss Liu! ”
Liu Xun looked at Liu Xia's eyes lightly. But Liu Xia looked at the emperor in fear, and the emperor saw through it before he made such a request. Liu Xia's back was covered in a cold sweat, which shows that Liu Xun was able to sit on the emperor's throne, not just luck.
"Don't hide it from Your Majesty, General Wei Ling's mother Liu, is the sister of Caomin, and the younger sister means that she wants the little girl to marry Wei Ling as her wife, but some time ago, Her Majesty gave Wei Ling a marriage, and the little girl broke off the idea of marrying into the General's Mansion. She said that her identity is not as good as that of Mrs. Wei, and her cousin and sister-in-law are very affectionate, how can the little girl do anything to intervene! The little girl is kind-hearted, and she really wants to fulfill her cousin and sister-in-law, so she refuses this marriage, but the marriage of such a little girl is delayed! ”
Liu Xia paused, looked up at Liu Xun's face slightly, and saw that Liu Xun's face was as usual, so he dared to speak.
"During the moon and evening banquet, the little girl entered the palace to face the saint, and after seeing the heroic posture of His Majesty, she ...... Then he ...... "The next words, Liu Xia really can't go on, the father said kiss for his daughter, this kind of thing is embarrassing, and now he still talks to the emperor, but he is talking about the matchmaker with his head, and his worried voice is shaking."
"Hahaha! Unexpectedly, Miss Liu's favorite person turned out to be me! I also saw Miss Liu that day, and she was dignified! In this way, when the war is over, I will let people welcome her into the palace to be a Zhaoyi! ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" At this moment, the Liu father and son finally breathed a sigh of relief, and when they came out of the Xuanshu Palace, Sun Liangyu began to congratulate him.
"Lord Liu is overjoyed! Not only did His Majesty give him the Mansion, but he also let Miss Liu enter the palace, and the future in the future is immeasurable! Liu Xia was also very happy, and directly took out a bag from his sleeve and stuffed it into Sun Liangyu's hand.
"This is not thanks to Lord Sun's support, today's villain will naturally not forget Lord Sun's good, and when the Liu family enters Beijing, they will definitely give a big gift to Lord Sun's mansion!"
Sun Liangyu smiled, he didn't take Liu Xia's promise seriously, whether this lord can be a lord or not, it depends on whether the Liu family can come up with money, only when the emperor makes a holy decree, this qiē can be regarded as dust.
And now, Sun Liangyu checked the things in his hand, smiled slightly, and turned back to the Xuanshu Palace. Entering, Liu Xun was looking down at the bamboo slips, knowing that Sun Liangyu had come in but did not look up.
"Staring at the Liu family father and son, 100,000 gold I am going to be decided!"
"No!" Sun Liangyu left in response, and Liu Xuncai hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled.
"The Liu family? I even want to get a piece of the pie from my hands, so I will let you taste the taste of nothing! ”
The money and food are basically solved, and Liu Xun also has time to care about the harem, this night he didn't go to the Yilan Palace, nor did he go to the queen, but pampered a new Zhaoyi, women are just his playthings in his eyes, as long as they are obedient and keep their duty, he will treat them well, but Yongxiang is a different situation.
The emperor has not been on the throne for a long time, young and promising, naturally there are many beauties in the harem, there are drafts to come in, there are also officials sent in, women want to get close to the emperor, one day get the emperor's favor, you can shine on the lintel.
And as the emperor did it for more and more, Liu Xun was also quite useful for these.
In just five days, Liu Xia really raised 100,000 gold and sent it to Weiyang Palace, even Liu Xun had to admire this businessman's methods, this Han Dynasty is afraid that few families can come up with so much money in such a short time. However, if this is placed on Moxiang Pavilion's body, I am afraid it will not be a difficult matter.
And when he thinks of Moxiang Pavilion, Liu Xun can't help but think of his Huo Jieyu. On a whim, he went to the Yilan Palace. When he walked into the palace gate, he heard the melodious sound of the piano, this Huo Junhui did not have many talents, but his piano skills were very good, which made Liu Xun a little surprised.
Standing outside the hall and listening quietly for a while, listening to Huo Jun's piano sound is peaceful and natural, without any impurities. Even Sun Liangyu couldn't help but admire.
"Jieyu Niangniang's piano skills are really superb, and the slave has never heard such a beautiful piano sound!"
Liu Xun smiled and put his backhand behind his back. He turned around and left, not even setting foot in the temple. This made Sun Liangyu a little surprised, and he couldn't help asking: "Isn't Your Majesty going to see Jieyu Niangniang?" Niangniang has been staying in the palace lately, and rarely goes out......"
She deliberately avoided suspicion. Why bother her? Let her go! ”
After playing the song, Huo Jun listened to the report from the next person, saying that the emperor had come, but he left before he came in.
"Your Majesty has every opportunity, and it is rare to be able to come and see the concubine. Ordered the small kitchen to stew some ginseng soup for Majesty, and Majesty was busy with government affairs and was afraid that he would not have time to take care of his body! ”
The palace people went down to prepare. Huo Jun locked himself in the dormitory and thought alone, these days Mrs. Huo rarely enters the palace in order to avoid suspicion, so the communication between the two relies on the shadow guard.
The palace is heavily guarded, but in the eyes of Sima Mansion Shadow Guard, this is nothing.
"Third Miss, this is Madame's tip for you!" After sending the things, the shadow guard left, Huo Jun opened the bag and saw the white silk written by Mrs. Huo, which meant that Huo Jun should still wait, and the queen would be in labor in a month, and that was when Huo Jun was able to turn over.
Throwing the white silk in his hand into the brazier, Huo Jun calmed down his mood, it is useless for anyone to be favored now, because as long as there is a queen, then they are just playthings in the eyes of the emperor, since they can't get the emperor's sincerity, then it is better to become the woman with the highest status in the harem, and the highest status in the palace, out of the queen mother, is the queen's position, Huo Jun entered the palace to run for the queen's position, so it is bound to win.
Huo Jun was in the palace to raise his glory, but the Liu family became popular in Chang'an City, the emperor personally decreed, named the Liu family as a martial arts knight, and also gave the mansion, although the mansion is still under construction, but such an honor is the first one since the emperor ascended the throne.
Mrs. Wei was shocked by the news because she rarely went out of the general's mansion, she didn't know how her brother climbed to the emperor, and the martial arts lords were basically donated, and looking at the honor given by the emperor, I am afraid that it cost a lot.
As soon as she got the news, Mrs. Wei came to the courtyard where Liu Yun'er lived, but saw that Liu Yun'er was packing up her things, the yard had already placed the packed wooden boxes, and several wooden boxes were opened in the room at the same time.
"Yun'er, what are you doing here?"
Liu Yun'er saw that Mrs. Wei was coming, but she greeted her. "Auntie, you're here, you haven't been out of the yard lately, why do you have time to come to me?"
Mrs. Wei looked at Liu Yun'er, who was a little detached, and suddenly felt panicked in her heart, Liu Yun'er was not like this when she saw herself before, not to mention that Mrs. Wei came in person, Liu Yun'er had to go to Mrs. Wei's side several times a day.
Now that I think about it, except for the greetings every day, Liu Yun'er basically won't come to Mrs. Wei's courtyard, and when she saw this cleaned up salute, Mrs. Wei's heart was half cold.
"I heard that your father was awarded the title of Martial Arts Lord, why didn't you see him come to tell me about such a big thing, and when did they come to Chang'an, why didn't you see your father come to the General's Mansion to sit?"
Liu Yun'er looked at Mrs. Wei with a smile, but she was disdainful in her heart, she had never seen the world before, and she felt that marrying Wei Ling was already very good, and now the emperor had promised her the position of Zhaoyi, which made her realize that the most honorable position in the world was the palace, so she was even more disdainful of this small general's mansion.
"When my father came to Chang'an, Yun'er doesn't know, it's Yun'er who my father just looked for a few days ago, saying that His Majesty Xià sealed the martial arts jue to the Liu family, and also gave the Jue Mansion, Yun'er continued to live in the general's mansion It is inconvenient, so my father asked me to pack up my things, and tomorrow he will come to the door to pick Yun'er out of the house! Yun'er wanted to pack up her things and then go to her aunt to say goodbye, but she didn't expect her aunt to come to see Yun'er! ”
Liu Yun'er spoke very slowly, and the old lady Wei was even more blocked in her heart, and after listening to it for a long time, she also understood that people were climbing high branches, so they were leaving the General's Mansion.
It's just that Mrs. Wei doesn't know that Liu Yun'er has been appointed by the emperor to Zhaoyi, otherwise she has to vomit blood, this kind of thing of making wedding dresses for others, with Mrs. Wei's shrewdness, it seems that she has not done it yet.
"Brother too, why don't you discuss it with me if you want to take you away, you have lived in this general's mansion for so many days, my aunt always has to send you something, so that outsiders can see, my general's mansion has not treated you badly!"
After speaking, Mrs. Wei found her steward, "Li Yun, you ask someone to pick a box of jewelry for Yun'er, prepare three boxes of brocade and send it, and load it on the car for Miss Biao when she leaves tomorrow, even if my aunt and I give her a dowry!" ”
Someone gave something to Liu Yun'er and naturally took it happily, but Mrs. Wei's words later made Liu Yun'er's face change instantly.
"Yun'er, since your father is also here, will you discuss your marriage with Ah Ling with your father tomorrow, since the Liu family has been knighted, then my aunt can go to His Majesty Xià to ask for a will to give you two a marriage, so that you can be on an equal footing with the young lady of Sima Mansion!"
Old Madam Wei's mention did not make Liu Yun'er feel happy, but her face suddenly sank.
"Auntie, my father said that His Majesty has promised to give Yun'er a marriage, so my aunt doesn't have to worry about Yun'er's marriage anymore, and my father also said that my Liu family's daughter is going to marry someone to be a wife, so my father will not agree to the marriage with my cousin!"
This can make Mrs. Wei angry, but Liu Xia herself came to the door and begged her to put Liu Yun'er into the General's Mansion, but now that the Liu family is knighted, they look down on the General's Mansion, this snob is too obvious.
"Hmph, it seems that this Liu family can't look down on my small general's mansion if they climb the high branches, and I won't tell you anything, Wei Ling has already sealed the general in the Western Regions, and this general's mansion will soon become a great general's mansion, when the time comes, I'm afraid that the princess will come up to marry Ah Ling! Now that Yun'er already has a high branch, then my aunt wishes you to find Ruyi Langjun as soon as possible! ”
After speaking, with a wave of her sleeves, Mrs. Wei walked out of Liu Yun'er's yard, because she thought that Liu Yun'er would become her daughter-in-law, so she put a lot of thought into the layout of this yard, but now it seems that she has raised a white-eyed wolf. (To be continued......)
PS: Mission accomplished! I hope to collect it in the rise!