Xu De stood in front of the noon gate, recalling the northern war report that was delivered to his door last night. Wu Dakai, who followed behind him, had a flattering smile on his face. Since Guo Yi's promotion, this Wu Dakai has become Xu De's most loyal dog. If in the past, he was only considered to be inflammatory, but now, it can be called a dog skin plaster.

When he has nothing to do, he goes to visit Xu De's mansion, not to mention, when he goes to court, he always follows Xu De, his expression is not like an official, but like a eunuch.

Not to mention those officials who claim to be loyal ministers, even the court officials under Xu De, they all scoff at Wu Dakai's behavior. But Wu Dakai is like not feeling the criticism of the outside world, and he still always follows Xu De's side.

During this period of time, Xu De discovered that although Guo Yi was indeed flattering and hypocritical, his grasp of the situation in Beijing was still very accurate, and his influence on the court was also good. The night before yesterday, after discussing with Feng Tianshou, he decided to recommend him as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but at this moment, he had not told Wu Dakai about it.

Xu De came back to his senses from those strange battle reports, turned around and almost bumped into Wu Dakai. Wu Dakai hurriedly took a step back and patted the non-existent dust on Xu De's shoulder.

"Wu Dakai."

"The lower official is here." Wu Dakai heard Xu De calling his name and stepped forward.

"There's something the king forgot to mention."

"Lord Wang, you said, you ordered to come down, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and the lower officials must also do it for the prince."

Xu De listened to Wu Dakai's expression of his heart again, and laughed at this person's soft bones in his heart, but he still said expressionlessly: "I am willing to protect you as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, what do you think?" ”

Hearing this, Wu Dakai didn't react for a while, only felt a thunderbolt hit from head to foot, and his whole body was suddenly numb, and the next moment, he immediately knelt on the ground, ignoring the surrounding courtiers, and kowtowed to Xu De, and the words in his mouth were nothing more than what was broken to repay King Qin's kindness and something.

Xu De didn't bother to listen to his words, but said lightly: "Get up, I'm not the emperor, I don't have to make this big gift in the future, how do you let the surrounding courtiers look at me?" With that, he turned away again.

Wu Dakai got up when he heard this, patted the dust on his knees, and stood quietly behind Xu De, as if he was nothing. It's just that his red face in the darkness proves that everything at the beginning was not a mirror.

Wu Dakai thought, the complement on his chest is finally going to change from a white pheasant to a glorious golden chicken, he is not from the imperial examination, and he can come to this point, which can be regarded as a glorious ancestor! Thinking of this, he couldn't control his excitement, and the upper and lower rows of teeth clenched tightly, afraid that he would cheer out as soon as he let go. His hands were clenched into fists in the dark, and his not-sharp nails pierced into the flesh of his palms, and the blood that flowed out fell onto the floor of white marble.

After watching Wu Dakai's performance just now, the loyal ministers also quietly discussed. At first, Wan Kefa listened to it normally, and when he talked about it, he even went to such a ridiculous statement that Xu De asked Wu Dakai for a concubine, he coughed, and the few muttering courtiers quieted down and looked at him.

Wan Kefa cleared his throat and said, "Xu De must have rewarded this Wu Dakai with a big bone, and you are talking one by one, and you are becoming more and more unreliable." ”

"How big can this bone be?" The person who asked this was Ma Daoyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, who was a courtier of the first emperor, and his reputation was not obvious compared to the old ministers of the three dynasties such as Wan Kefa. In addition, the Ministry of Industry is not a place that is prone to disputes in the court, and he rarely speaks in the court.

"How old can it be, after Lord Eldest Sun and Lord Xu leave, won't there still be two empty seats?" The person who said this was Liu Guang, the waiter of the household department, who had not been in charge of Shangshu for more than ten years, and the waiter was the first official of the household.

"This ......" The gossiping people just now were dumbfounded, not knowing what to say, but he was just an outsider, and he could ascend to the sky in one step after a few days and sit in the position of Shangshu, this kind of good thing is not on their side.

Lord Liu said cautiously. Wan Kefa spoke, he paused, and continued: "Once it should be arranged, it should be decided by the emperor, and we and other courtiers only need to do our part." ”

As soon as these words were spoken, no one in the group gathered spoke anymore, each with their own thoughts.

With such a thing, in the court today, General Zhenbei's battle report will definitely not be the protagonist. In the past month, since the first war report entered Beijing, every two or three days, another letter has entered Beijing. The content of each letter is basically the same, nothing more than decapitation of dozens of levels and obtaining more than 100 war horses. When the emperor first saw these battle reports, he could still get excited, but for a month, he was also numb.

Those ministers who praised the emperor's martial arts were even more embarrassed, they no longer knew what words to use to fool the little emperor, and they could only use the words they used before again, which made the courtiers on Xu De's side feel ridiculous.

At first, Yu Yan could still be looked at by others, but now only Liu Xian made a joke about him when the battle report came, he wrote to ask his father, and Yu Huzi's reply also expressed his doubts. What kind of medicine is this Jin Guoren selling, this question is trapped in the hearts of every minister.

After Xu De was named the queen of Qin, he had the privilege of bringing a sword to the court, and at this moment he sat at the head of the emperor, with a green jade sword at his waist. Seeing that no one was going up to do any more, he got up and went out of the ranks, and knelt down in the middle of the great hall.

Wu Dakai waited all morning, and finally waited for Xu De to come out, and the excitement in his heart did not need to be said.

"Chen Xude has something to play."

"King Qin is exempt from courtesy, what's the matter, but it doesn't hurt to say it." The emperor's words sounded normal, but in fact, there was a faint expression of helplessness.

"The minister recommended Wu Dakai, a member of the Ministry of Rites, to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of inhaling cool air in the hall, but I didn't expect Wu Dakai to shoot a horse, and he really took a book.

After the eldest grandson Hong retired from the dynasty that day, he wrote to the old man, and Xu Guangyuan was the same. The two have been away from the imperial court for more than a month, and the two positions have always been vacant. The emperor had long been prepared for Xu De's installation in Gao Lishi's reminder, but when it came to the end, he still felt sad about his powerlessness.

The emperor forced a smile and said, "Wu Dakai is out of the ranks, let me take a look." ”

When Wu Dakai heard this, he knelt behind Xu De, saluted, and said, "Minister Wu Dakai, knock to see the emperor." ”

Looking at the two wisps of rat whiskers on Wu Dakai's lips, the emperor knew that this person was not a good thing at first glance, but he still spoke: "Wu Qing's family is a talent, but I ignored you in the past. ”

"The emperor has a lot of opportunities, and Weichen is not worthy of the emperor's attention." When Wu Dakai said this, he was serious, but there was a bit of courtier's humility in it.

"Wu Qing's family must serve the country in the future and become the pillar of my Han Dynasty."

Although he knew that the emperor's words were false, Wu Dakai still felt extremely excited, hurriedly saluted, and shouted: "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

At this moment, Wan Kefa, the secretary of the Criminal Department, actually came out, he knelt down beside Xu De straightly, and said: "The secretary of the Ministry of Rites cannot be held by a person like Wu Dakai, please think twice!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu De's face was expressionless, and Wu Dakai and the emperor's faces were not good-looking. The situation of the monarch's sage and the virtuous courtiers that was finally created was broken up by Wan Kefa with a word.

"Wan Shangshu, the position of the emperor is still up to you." The emperor's eyes were full of anger, Xu De's recommendation he couldn't and couldn't refuse, Wan Kefa said a word, but he Liu He, who had nowhere to go, found the target at once.

"Even if the emperor takes off the minister's black gauze hat today, the minister still has to say that this move is inappropriate!" Wan Kefa is a very sleek person, and he has never had an accident in the years since he was in charge of the Criminal Department, so why did he have a bull's temper, and it was clear that he was going to the emperor.

The emperor stood up, pointed his finger at Wan Kefa, trembling slightly in the air, his already small authority, he was even challenged by Wan Kefa, and his anger naturally did not need to be said.

"Come on, fork this old thief outside the noon gate, twenty rods!"

As soon as the words fell, several guards entered the hall, forked up the Wan Kefa and went out, Wan Kefa dragged his feet away, and the whole person leaned back, but he still kept shouting that it was inappropriate.

Seeing that Wan Ke Fa was really dragged out, Liu Guang, Ma Daoyuan and other courtiers all came out to intercede for Wan Kefa. The emperor is angry, so naturally he will not let go of the old man easily.

Glancing at the old eunuch beside him, the old eunuch looked at the emperor's eyes, and he didn't dare to relax, and shouted out the classic sentence, play if you have something, and retreat from the court if you have nothing to do.

Seeing this situation, the ministers had no choice but to retreat to the column and send the emperor away.

The square outside the noon gate has always been a place where the court staff is carried out, and after the next court, a group of old ministers have run here, looking at the Wan Kefa who was pressed on the bench and recited the "Holy Lord's Speech" loudly while being beaten, and everyone felt a little unbearable.

This old bone, I don't know how many breaths I have left after receiving twenty rods.

However, when everyone was concerned about Wan Kefa, someone in the crowd actually turned up the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a strange smile that was not obvious.

Although Xu De said the source of this matter, he didn't take a look at whether Na Wan Kefa would be killed, to put it bluntly, he didn't care about the life or death of this group of courtiers. It's just that I wonder in my heart, what kind of illness did this Wan Kefa make, so he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Wu Dakai kept sending him into the carriage before getting into his own carriage and leaving.

Xu De went back to the house to change clothes, changed into heavy court clothes, and went directly to Chiba Xuan, where the princess has been living since she was confirmed to be pregnant, and the quiet environment is good for raising a baby.

Xu De wore a soap robe, and before he arrived at Qianye Xuan, he heard the sound of the piano coming from there, and heard that it was "Mulberry Picking Song", Xu De didn't judge the quality of this piano technique, and knew that it was Xu Liuli who was playing.

He entered Qianye Xuan, and sure enough, Xu Liuli sat in front of Jiaoweiqin, and Xu De didn't look up when he came in. The princess sat next to the small table, holding a cup of tea in her hand, and Xu De saw the honeysuckle inside at a glance.

The princess didn't open her mouth when she saw Xu De coming in, but just smiled and patted the brocade stool beside her, Xu De walked over and sat down, and gently took the princess's hand.

After a while, Xu Liuli finished playing "Mulberry Picking Song", turned around excitedly, and smiled at the princess: "Mother, how do you see me playing?" ”

"How?" Xu De's eyes widened, "It's not as good as your mother's success." ”

"Daddy!" Xu Liuli pretended to be angry and said to the princess: "Mother, listen, my father is so hurtful when he speaks." ”

"Oh, you too, old talk about her." She smiled and pulled out of Xu De's hand, slapped it lightly on his big hand, turned her head again, and said to Liuli: "It's naturally a lot better than a few days ago, but there are still a few places that seem stagnant and not smooth." ”

"Mother, tell me!"

"Tell me more! Your mother is still pregnant with your younger siblings! You come every day to disturb your mother's leisure. ”

Xu Liuli heard this, pursed her lips, and said coquettishly: "I don't know who does something wrong every time, so Liuli begs me to intercede." ”

"You!" Xu De was about to fight, but Xu Liuli had already gotten up and ran away, leaving a string of silver bell-like laughter outside Chiba Xuan.

"You too, why don't you know how to show your majesty as a mother."

"Majesty?" The princess scratched her eyes and said, "Forcing Liuli to be as different as Yu'er, we are happy to be close to you?" ”

Xu De didn't speak, maybe because Xu De had too much expectation of Xu You, so he was naturally stricter in teaching, this Xu You and Princess Xu De were not close, but they were close to his sister Liuli.

"Don't talk about it, do your palpitations get better?"

"Jing Zhi handed it over to Imperial Doctor Chen early in the morning, and the prescription was not prescribed, so he asked Jing Zhi to grab some honeysuckle to make tea," said, the princess raised the honeysuckle in her hand, "Don't drink this, my heart palpitations have improved a lot." ”

"Why did you call in the morning! Didn't I ask Jingzhi to call her when I left? Xu De was visibly displeased.

"Oh, people are doctors, not servants of your family, so you have to sleep well. You're a real man. The princess opened her mouth to explain to Jingzhi and Imperial Physician Chen.

Xu De nodded and didn't say anything more.

This Imperial Physician Chen is the number one person on the list sent by Zhang Sipeng, the big name Chen Xuanji. It turned out that practicing medicine around Zizhu City was superb in his means, especially in internal medicine and maternal and child miscellaneous diseases, which were among the best in the world. Xu De read the profile of Imperial Physician Chen, and sent someone to take him back to the Qin Palace, and he also provoked the princess to say at that time.

It's just that Xu De was quite surprised that this person was actually a woman, seeing more than 30 people, but he was not married. Xu Dezai carefully investigated this person, and instructed the officials to find out the origin of this person, and his background was impeccable, so he was relieved.

Anyway, as long as you have superb means, even if you ask for a thousand gold, I can afford it.

"Lord and princess, it's time to eat." Jing Zhi broke the brief warmth between the two.

"Here it is." Xu De got up, and then carefully held the princess's hand.

The princess was amused: "Are you that serious?" ”

"Madame is more precious than the emperor who sits high in the golden hall!"

"Begging for a beating!" The princess smiled and patted Xu De, and the two of them just talked and laughed and went to Biyuan.