Volume 2 Song of the Pilgrimage Chapter 74 The Powerful Ministers in Progress
When Li Xiao woke up, it was already a moment, and in the afternoon, it was a time for people to take a break and enjoy the cool and relax. Because this time period is also the most comfortable time of the day.
But he was not comfortable after a night of drunken dreams, his head was still groggy, the feeling of numbness in various parts of his body had not disappeared, and he had the feeling of vomiting from time to time during the period, and the most important thing was that he didn't even remember what happened last night, as if he had written a poem, and then, there was no more.
To put it simply, Li Xiao drank the fragment.
At this moment, he was very remorseful, why didn't he use his true qi to dispel his drunkenness last night, why did he drink so much alcohol last night, in this dangerous place, getting drunk is a very dangerous thing, because I don't know when the assassination on Wencheng Street will reappear, and he has absolutely no ability to deal with the assassination in a drunken state.
He rubbed his temples, got up from the bed, and the sensible palace maid beside him thoughtfully handed over a bowl of warm decanting soup, and waited until the former had drunk it before he opened his mouth and said softly: "Lord Li, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the main hall." ”
"Your Highness?" After drinking the sobering soup, Li Xiao muttered, and then he looked around, the magnificent decorations, everywhere he saw were high-grade splendor, and a dazzling array of jewelry and jade ornaments abounded. Turning around and continuing to look, not far away, it should be the "main hall" in the mouth of the palace maid, which is a row of neat bookshelves, and then look at it, the door of the hall seems to be somewhat familiar.
It's the Imperial Study!
He looked through the gap in the bookshelf, and the imperial study at this time did not have the yellow gauze tent he had when he first came, it seemed to be a desk, and behind the desk, it seemed to be a small bed.
At this time, there was no one on the bed, but a few people sitting in front of the desk.
"Since you're all awake, come here quickly, can't you ask me to come and invite me personally?" The man in front of the desk spoke lightly, and his voice lingered repeatedly in the imperial study. It is also because of the quietness of the imperial study, Rao is Li Xiao is in the side hall, and he can hear it clearly.
Don't think about it, the person who spoke was Emperor Hao. When the emperor spoke, he naturally couldn't put on a big shelf and continued to stay where he was. took the wet towel handed by the palace maid and wiped it casually, put on the new clothes presented by the palace maid on the side, tidied up the messy placket and walked quickly to the hall.
Today's imperial study room is the same as usual, there are not many people, the hall is empty, except for Emperor Hao, who dealt with government affairs a few days ago, only Li Xiao is left. After the palace maid in the side hall moved out a chair just now, she left in a hurry. Therefore, the imperial study returned to tranquility in an instant, and only the sound of the two of them lingering in the hall without hurrying.
Emperor Hao did not continue to speak, lowered his head and dealt with government affairs seriously, Li Xiao did not speak, sat on the chair brought by the palace maid, condensed his breath, slowly urged the true qi around his body, and drove away the discomfort that constantly came from his body, especially the dizziness in the brain and the vomiting sensation that came from the attack. This is in the imperial study, in front of the Son of Heaven, he didn't want to spit it out, last night he vaguely remembered the performance of the loss of honor in front of the palace, but he didn't blame it, if he committed it again today, he estimated that his head would not belong to him.
"Huh...... Emperor Hao and Li Xiao exhaled lightly at the same time. The former put down his hand and leaned tiredly on the dragon chair. I didn't sleep last night, I worked all night, and today I have to deal with the government affairs that exist these days, this emperor is really not easy to do, even with the help of the Privy Council and the two ministers, these government affairs are still too much to make people irritated. Looking at the folds stacked on the side, Emperor Hao couldn't help but feel tired.
Everyone said that after the new emperor ascended the throne, he was not like the barren politics of the British emperor, and he was often diligent in the imperial study. But at first, it was okay, and it was a little interesting, but after a long time, I would get tired of holding a pen day after day and looking at it with a stack of folds.
Li Xiao didn't know what Emperor Hao was thinking not far away, at this time, he exhaled a breath of turbidity, eliminating the discomfort in his body, and his whole body was relaxed, and at the same time, there was an unbearable feeling of hunger.
"Would you like to eat some?" Emperor Hao sat on a high place and said with a smile.
Li Xiao didn't eat in the imperial study once, I remember that last time, it was he who had just cured the illness of Her Royal Highness the princess and was rewarded by Emperor Hao, so he accepted the favor and ate a royal meal. But this time, Emperor Hao asked again if he wanted to eat something, and Li Xiao hesitated. The so-called merit is not good, he doesn't know what credit he has made recently, so he is guessing what Emperor Hao means by saying this.
At this moment, Emperor Hao gave him the feeling that when he was working, the boss suddenly gave him a little favor, and looking back before and after, he didn't do anything, so if he accepted the favor, he would inevitably be thrown a bunch of things by the boss.
Therefore, Li Xiao hesitated, the incident on Wencheng Street was not over yet, there were still a lot of things on him, and the most important thing was that he always felt that he seemed to have done something strange at the birthday banquet last night, and he was named.
"The grass people are not hungry." Li Xiao swallowed a mouthful of saliva and replied.
He didn't know that he had been awarded a knighthood and official position last night, and in a daze, it seemed that he had heard something like joining the army and a viscount, but it was not clear. He smiled dumbly, he had lived for thirty-six years in his previous life and this life, and he didn't even know that he would drink fragments, if he knew, he wouldn't be able to get drunk even if he exhausted his true qi last night.
"Grass people?" When Emperor Hao heard Li Xiao's words, he laughed, he raised his big hand, and then said: "Jingzhao Mansion is joining the army and calling himself a grass man? ”
"Zhengqipin Jingzhao Mansion Sicang joins the army?" Hearing this, Li Xiao suddenly remembered that he seemed to have asked Lu Yunlu about his official rank last night, he was already drunk at the time, and he couldn't remember it clearly. But what is this Sicang doing when he joins the army, why doesn't it sound very domineering, and this Jingzhao Yin Mansion joins the army, it seems that Zhou Shuyi is also.
Zhou Shuyi did join the army, but his position was obtained by virtue of his military exploits and spending a hundred taels of silver to dredge the relationship, and now he is still an idle official position. But if Zhou Senjun knew that Li Xiao had obtained an official position at the same level as himself in just one night, it was estimated that he would be angry and cry. Of course, it should be more happy, after all, this can prove that he is not with the wrong person, at this time, he is the seventh rank to join the army, maybe when he will become the young Yin of Jingzhao Yinfu, and then in the future, maybe it will be the general of Tiance.
To put it simply, the future is promising. I believe that the officials of Jingshi will think so now, especially several princes. In fact, for now, there is no enemy of Li Xiao in the entire Jingshi, so during this period of time, this little poet's career will be smooth sailing, until he joins the camp of a certain prince, or provokes someone.
Of course, that's all for later.
The door of the imperial study slowly opened, and two teams of people entered, the eunuch in front and the palace maid in the back.
The leading eunuchs walked quickly to the center of the main hall, and two of them walked to the side of the pillar, pulling a rope, followed by the sound of gears turning, and then the top of the imperial study was slowly opened, and bright sunlight was scattered through the "skylight".
The study is not dark in the first place, and it looks brighter and brighter in the sunlight. As for the operation of the eunuchs just now, it should be some kind of mechanical device, and the gear urges the skylight to open, making the imperial study more transparent.
When the skylight opened, the palace maids quickly stood in the hall with the jade plate in their hands, until the eunuchs placed the temporary table, they put down the food in their hands, and lightly opened the glazed jade cover, revealing the fragrant food in the jasper plate, on the side is the green jade chopsticks, the white jade bowl, and then put a pot of sake, white porcelain system, followed by two Longquan porcelain cups, not big or small on both sides of the table on two brocade cushions, covered with a brocade cloth embroidered with gold wire.
"Lord Li, please be seated." The leading eunuch smiled and raised his hand and motioned for Li Xiao to sit down.
The emperor's meaning is obvious, although Li Xiao said that he was not hungry, but he still prepared food, at this moment, it should be the same as when he first came, let him sit and eat, of course, the only difference is that there is a cushion opposite him.
Thanking the leading eunuch softly, he moved to sit down on the cushion, and the chair behind him was moved away. The eunuchs and palace maids who had finished their busy work retreated again, and only he and Emperor Hao were left in the palace.
Regarding the cushion opposite him, Li Xiao always thought that other courtiers were coming, but Emperor Hao, who was sitting on the high seat, slowly walked over in his sight and sat down directly.
His face was full of astonishment, it was the first time he had looked at Emperor Hao so closely, the most powerful person in the world, and he was sitting face to face with him like this. However, as a young man in the new era of the 21st century, he will not panic like other people in this world. Rao is this person is the emperor of Haoguo, and at this moment, Li Xiao's heart is gone except for a short period of surprise and stunned. Of course, in his eyes, he would prefer to sit opposite a beautiful woman, at least beautiful.
Emperor Hao slowly poured a cup of tea, and at this time Li Xiao knew that it was not a wine pot, but a teapot. Emperor Hao took a sip of herbal tea, then glanced at Li Xiao, who was sitting upright, and said with a smile: "Why, Lord Xiao Li is so restrained today, but Simao is not as free and easy as when he chanted poetry last night." ”
Li Xiao smiled, tiptoed to pick up the jade chopsticks, picked up a piece of lean meat, slowly put it in his mouth, and chewed it.
In Haoguo, it is not for nothing that there are people who can eat at the same table with the emperor, the two ministers, the privy envoys of the Privy Council or the affairs of the Privy Council, and those who have made significant contributions to the Haoguo have the opportunity to be with the emperor, but like Li Xiao, Qipin joined the army, but he was the first one. This is also the reason why Li Xiao was surprised. Although everyone knows that the current Emperor Haoguo likes to mess around, every time he messes around, it is really unpredictable.
Emperor Hao swayed the teacup in his hand, and the fragrance of the high-quality tea made him enjoy it very much. He closed his eyes and said softly: "The Han Emperor is heavy on the country, and Yuyu has been unable to ask for it for many years. The Yang family has a girl who has just grown up, and she is raised in the deep boudoir. It is difficult to give up the natural beauty, and once chose the king's side. Looking back and smiling, the six palaces have no color...... In heaven I wish to be a winged bird, and on earth I wish to be a branch. The days are long and sometimes endless, and this hatred lasts forever. ”