Chapter 164 Harem Beauty Thirty-Six

"Pan Bi Bai Zhou, in the middle of the river, the two fashionable, the real dimension of my ......"

In the midst of the picturesque lake and mountains, there is a gentle singing, which is so beautiful that pedestrians all stop. The old man smiles, the young man wears longing, and the poet and lyricist raise their glasses.

The singing came from a painting boat, which was extremely exquisite, not like the West Lake for ordinary people to play, but like the things of the official eunuchs. Seeing the healthy servants on the ship, even if there were self-proclaimed merry men, they did not dare to go up and talk to them.

In the middle of the painting, the one who sings softly with her lips is a childish girl.

Just looking at her appearance, she is only fourteen or fifteen years old, and she is in the prime of her youth. She is extremely beautiful, her eyebrows are like fine willows, her eyes are like enlightenment, the autumn waves are flowing, and her eyebrows and eyes are full. Her skin was fair, slightly watery, and extremely shiny, and because she was not too old, she was delicate and looked a little thin.

With her family background, her age, and her favor at home, it should have been the most carefree season, but it made her eyes covered with a faint sorrow.

"The lady sings so well, but after saying goodbye today, I don't know when I will be able to listen to the lady again." As soon as she finished singing, another woman in the painting boat sighed softly.

The girl also sighed faintly, looking at the lake and mountains outside the window in a daze: "I'm just afraid that I will go here, and I don't know who to sing this song." ”

This girl's surname is Zhou, the small character lady, but she is the daughter of Zhou Bida, the prime minister of the previous dynasty, and the daughter of Zhou Shao. She was originally from Luling, and this time she came to Lin'an and lived in a family home, and it didn't take long for her to be sent to the palace for the selection of the Son of Heaven.

When she was in Luling, she was a carefree girl, although she was also in a trance for the person she would send for life in the future, but like this, she may once be elected to the king's side, which has never happened.

The main reason for her candidacy is the promotion of the Korean and Chinese science schools. Zhen Dexiu found out that the Son of Heaven believed in utilitarianism, and Yang Miaozhen entered the palace with the power of begging, and was worried that from now on, there would be another Qingyuan party in science. At that time, Zhen Dexiu didn't know that Zhao and Ju were deliberately suppressing him, but that the Son of Heaven had a prejudice against science, so he worked with Wei Liaoweng, Ge Hong and others to promote the selection of palace maids for the Son of Heaven. They nominally selected the lady Yishi harem and gave birth to the dragon species as soon as possible to Yan Guozuo, but in fact, they wanted to launch a favorite concubine and even a queen in the harem who could compete with Yang Miaozhen and at the same time influence the Son of Heaven to accept science. Picking and choosing, in order to avoid the disgust of the Son of Heaven, and not to make a certain general of science in the court lose his future because he became a relative, Zhou Shuniang, the granddaughter of Zhou Bida, became the best candidate.

Zhou Bida himself is not a science student, so that he will not make the Son of Heaven forget and hate, and his identity is very special, whether it is Zhu Xi of science or Ye Shi of utilitarianism, he has been recommended by him, but he himself is closer to Zhu Xi in his position. Zhen Dexiu thought that the Son of Heaven was really a believer in Ye Shi's faction, so he played this little trick, and his intentions were very deep.

Although Zhou Bida was once the prime minister, his son Zhou Shao is now at home, he has always been good friends with Zhen Dexiu and others, and often has correspondence, so after hearing the news, he sent his beloved daughter to Lin'an. Because she was about to enter the palace, Ge Hong and others not only invited more palace maids to explain etiquette to her, but also let girls of the same age in the clan accompany her.

"Lady don't worry, our official family is a heroic king, and being able to enter the palace is a blessing that others can't envy." Another accompanying woman smiled: "Good girl, if you have such a singing voice, you should sing more in the palace." ”

Zhou Shuniang glanced at her lightly, and did not say the words "If you are envious, then you will go".

On the sixth day of October in the first year of Baoqing, Zhou Shuniang was sent into the palace by a sedan chair, compared with the pomp and circumstance that shook the whole city when Yang Miaozhen entered the palace, her trip seemed extremely deserted, even her parents, and she never came to see each other.

There are not a few girls like her who have been sent, but not all of them are qualified to be selected by the Queen Mother and the Virtuous Concubine. By the time they were summoned to the Ciming Temple, there were only thirty-six people left.

Originally, the harem chose palace maids, and there were often hundreds of people, but when today's son wanted to cut expenses, the harem could be saved, and the number of people was often not satisfied.

Thirty-six girls, their posture and appearance are all the best choice for a while, the lady is silent, neither looking left and right, nor showing panic, but when she entered the Ciming Palace, she just glanced at it.

In the hall, I didn't see the legendary heroic and extraordinary son of heaven, but only saw an old woman mixed with the palace maid, and the old woman's eyebrows were slightly arrogant, and her eyes were extremely sharp. On either side of the old woman, there was another woman, one dressed in makeup and glamorous clothes, but a pair of eyes were extremely flexible, which was very incommensurate with her dress, and the other was dressed lightly, like a gardenia in the courtyard, which made people want to get close. Both of them were smiling, and there seemed to be a bit of cunning in the flexible smile, while the elegant one was faintly melancholy.

"Give a gift to the Queen Mother, Concubine Xian, and Jieyu!" A female officer shouted.

Thirty-six maidens saluted together, and the hall was filled with the sound of warblers.

After seeing the ceremony, Empress Dowager Yang looked at them one by one and suddenly asked, "Who is the grandson of Duke Xie Lu?" ”

"Slave is." A girl who was also about fifteen years old saluted, and the lady glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, this woman's skin was as white as jade, because she was looking sideways, but she couldn't see her face. She just remembered that she had seen it when she was waiting outside the hall, and among these thirty-six girls, Sun Zise, the daughter of Duke Xie Lu, was not special in front of her, but she was cautious in her words and actions, and she was quite popular.

Empress Dowager Yang smiled at the girl, who only bowed her head and lowered her eyebrows humbly, neither surprised nor proud of the Empress Dowager's favor. Empress Dowager Yang was extremely satisfied, turned her face to Han Yu and said, "Ayu, what do you think of this woman?" ”

Han Yu smiled lightly and nodded: "Dignified has everyone's demeanor." ”

Yang Miaozhen pouted, this girl is young, but she is so old, what is the difference between it and a puppet clay sculpture. Empress Dowager Yang glanced at her and said, "What does Concubine Xian think?" ”

"I don't know if it's fast to learn to play Yuju." Although Yang Miaozhen is straight, she is not stupid, in this case, if she violates the will of the Queen Mother, not only will it not help, but she will be hated, so she says something else.

Empress Dowager Yang smiled, thinking that although this Yang Miaozhen was rude, she was also a little cute. She rolled her eyes, and found a woman in the crowd, the woman's appearance was the most outstanding, after the Empress Dowager Yang saw it, she looked at Yang Miaozhen again, Yang Miaozhen's appearance was a "fox" in her eyes, but compared with this woman, it was one point worse.

looks like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old age, but the chest, waist and buttocks are bumpy and convex, and the eyebrows and eyes are full of peach cheeks with spring, which can really make the harem pink and colorless.

"Who is this woman?" Empress Dowager Yang pointed to the girl and asked in a low voice to the female official.

"Therefore, the daughter of Huaidong Envoy, Longtu Bachelor, Guanglu Doctor Jia She, and her maiden name is Yuanchun."

"Oh......" Empress Dowager Yang nodded slightly, and sneered in her heart, this Jia Shi was Shi Miyuan's party before his death, so this Jia Yuanchun was obviously pushed out by Xuan Xuan and Xue Ji.

The position of the queen, the mother of the world, who doesn't want to get it!

She glanced at Xie Daoqing again, with her own help, although Xie Daoqing's appearance was slightly inferior, but this was the ......

"But it is necessary to make Ayu help each other, and with Ayu's help, the official family will be close to ......"

was thinking about this matter in her heart, but Empress Dowager Yang was silent on her face, on the contrary, her smile was piled up even more. She stood up and said gently: "They are all good daughters, they are all good daughters, and with you here, the mourning family feels that they are a lot younger." ”

Just when Empress Dowager Yang, Yang Miaozhen and Han Yu were selecting palace maids for Zhao and Ju, Zhao and Ju themselves were discussing with the important ministers of the court in the Hall of Electoral Virtue.

Since he took office, although the court meeting has not been delayed, he has already intended to move some major decisions from the court meeting to the meeting of important ministers of the Xuande Palace.

"Peng Yibin and Li Ye have joined forces and have broken the gold." Zhao and Ju handed over the report to the ministers, and then laughed and said: "Sure enough, the Jin people are now strong and strong!" ”

Ge Hong frowned slightly, what the Son of Heaven meant seemed to be preparing to raise troops for the Northern Expedition and break the enemy in one fell swoop. It's just that now the country is tired and ready to be rebuilt, and it is not the time for Kuang to recover, and the Central Plains are ruled by the Jin people, and the people's hearts are no longer in me, and the Hu people have invaded the south for many years and destroyed the Jin country, which is just to increase the burden on the financial endowment of Jiangnan.

A very important reason for the failure of the Northern Expedition was that the officials and people in Jiangnan were unwilling to increase the taxes brought by the recovery.

"Your Majesty, now that the treasury is empty, it is not appropriate to fight." Wei Liaoweng was the most straight, he got up and saluted: "Your Majesty, why don't you rest and recuperate, prepare for a few more years, wait for the opportunity, and then go on the Northern Expedition!" ”

Zhao Youju suppressed the smile on his face, frowned, but remained silent.

Xue Ji figured out the meaning of the Son of Heaven, and wanted the Northern Expedition to recover, so he came out and objected: "Wei Shangshu's words are absurd, Kuang restores his homeland, and the shame of the Snow Country, this is a God-given opportunity, if the sky does not take it, there will be troubles, and my Great Song Dynasty has an appointment with Menghu, and if I attack the Jin Kingdom, the general trend can be determined!" ”

"No, no!"

At this time, it was Zheng Qingzhi, who spoke out against Xue Ji, who was the least senior among the important ministers, and he looked cautious: "Outside the country must first be inside, outside the Jin country today, there is still a strong Hu, although Menghu has made an appointment with my Great Song Dynasty to attack the Jin country, but since His Majesty ascended the throne, Menghu has repeatedly rioted Jingdong, and also sheltered the traitor Li Quan." It is not difficult to destroy the Jin Kingdom with Menghu, but I am afraid that after the first battle, my lips will die of shame and cold, so that Menghu will sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman! ”

"Huh?"

Zhao Heju was taken aback, and the ministers were equally surprised. Zhao Heju was surprised because Zheng Qingzhi actually had such a vision, and saw that if the Jin State was destroyed, because the domestic evils of the Song State had not been eliminated, it would be crossed by himself, and at this time, in the face of the Hu people with a group of strong generals and strong soldiers, it would only be a tragic victory that would hurt the vitality. The ministers were surprised, but it was the Son of Heaven, in their opinion, this Son of Heaven had the confidence that everything was under control since he ascended to the Imperial Universe, and he had never appeared so shocked.

"What Zheng Shilang said is inappropriate, Jin, the feud of the Great Song Dynasty, if you destroy Jin, you can take the land of the Central Plains, according to the natural danger of the Yellow River, the internal armor repair soldiers, the outer and Zhurong, the Hu people are captive and plundered, there is no provocation to take advantage of, and they will retreat." Xue Ji said with all his might.

"At the beginning of the alliance between the dynasty and the golden sea, the monarchs didn't care?" Zheng Qingzhi knelt down and said very fiercely: "The previous life will not forget the teacher of the future life, and the previous car will be a lesson for the rear car." The alliance on the sea, to a weak Liao to a strong gold, Jingkang's shame is still unanswered. Now the gold is weak and the Hu is strong, and the covenant with it will go to a weak gold and a strong Hu, and the ministers are afraid that there will be something unbearable to talk about. ”

Zhao and Ju sighed: "Zhu Qingxiu is going to argue......"

He knew that Zheng Qingzhi was in favor of the policy of guarding the river in later history, and for this reason, he almost quit after the defeat. Unexpectedly, before the Jin Kingdom was destroyed, Zheng Qingzhi was already keenly aware of the threat of the Hu people.

He got up from the throne and turned to look at the map hanging on the imperial screen, this map has been changed, it is much more accurate than the original, and not only the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, but also the Jin Kingdom, Western Xia, Tubo, Menghu, Dali, all on it, and even help the Li Dynasty in the south. Zhao Heju pointed to the place of Kaifeng and sighed: "The second emperor of Huiqin is too weak and has a shallow plan, so there is a hatred that makes people sigh. Although the Jin State is a national enemy, it is now also a Ping Domain, I intend to make peace with the Jin State, do you think it should be? ”

He didn't dare to say this at the court meeting, if he said it at the court meeting, he would inevitably be criticized by the ministers, and in the end nothing would be accomplished. On the contrary, it is easier to reach a consensus by discussing in a small area at this time, and the people present here include almost all the bigwigs of the DPRK and China, and if they can be settled, the affairs of the DPRK and China will be roughly decided.

Hearing that the Son of Heaven intended to sue for peace after a series of victories, the ministers were surprised again.

If you think about it carefully, there is nothing unexpected and reasonable about the actions of the officials and pro-government officials today. For example, to bring down Shi Miyuan with one blow, and then to divert the flow and the loyal army to take Xuzhou, and to get out the "Great Song Times Weekly" to control public opinion, the latest time is that he obviously doesn't like Zhen Dexiu, or entrusts Zhen Dexiu with a big responsibility. Everyone understands that Zhen Dexiu is too detouring as the center, but he is a local official but he is diligent and loves the people, and he is known for his prestige, and he is the commander-in-chief of Huainan, which can not only appease Li Shu, but also deter border generals.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Zhao Heju looked at everyone and showed a wry smile on his face: "I know that as soon as this peace agreement comes out, the world will be full of emotions, and the princes are unwilling to bear this infamy for the sake of prestige and wealth...... Then I will bear the ......."

"Your Majesty, no!"

Xue Ji was the first to come out again, and he knelt on the ground: "I am willing to make peace with one force, and bear this infamy!" ”

It is not a bad thing to bear the infamy for the Son of Heaven, after all, as a courtier, the wealth is all from the Son of Heaven, and he is infamous for his life, such as Qin Hui, why not!

Zhao Heju nodded approvingly: "Xue Qing is really my loyal minister, but the court is still inseparable from Qing ......"

The ministers muttered in their hearts, I am afraid that it is the official family of the Son of Heaven who cannot leave Xue Ji to attack those who go against his will. However, at this time, it was not the time to criticize Xue Ji, so everyone was still silent.

Everyone knows that it is necessary to negotiate peace, and they all know that the person who discusses peace will be reprimanded, and may even be dismissed because of this, so except for Xue Ji, even a direct minister like Wei Liaoweng is silent.

Zhao Heju's eyes swept away, and he smiled coldly in his heart. Let's see how we make the crowd feel up.

Note 1: "The Book of Poetry" was originally a woman's euphemistic refusal of her parents to arrange marriage, all of which are as follows: Pan Bi Baizhou, in the middle of the river. The two are fashionable, and the real is my instrument. Death swept away it. Mother is also heavenly! Unforgiving! Pan Pi Bai boat, on the side of the river. The two are fashionable, and the real is different. The fate of the arrow. Mother is also heavenly! Unforgiving!

Note 2: The Qingyuan Dang was a well-known political event in the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty, in which people from the Lixue faction, including those close to them, such as Zhu Xi, Xin Qiji, Ye Shi, etc., were dismissed.

Note 3: Jia Guifei's name cannot be examined, so let's spoof "Dream of Red Mansions" here, don't blame the officials.