Chapter 44: The Land of Auspicious Signs
After the two of them finished drinking, they sat down again. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Li Guopu said softly: "Princess, you came on behalf of the emperor, and the emperor has something to tell Master Li." ”
Wang Chengen, who was sitting on the side, was in a daze, because what happened today made Wang Chengen absent-minded all the time, and when he heard Li Guopu's words, he woke up.
"By the way, Lord Li, the emperor said, after going to Shaanxi, you must take care of your body more, don't overwork, he is waiting for your good news in Beijing." Wang Chengen hurriedly said.
"Thank you for the emperor's concern, I bothered the prince to tell the emperor that Weichen went to Shaanxi, and he must do something, and he dare not disappoint the emperor."
Wang Chengen nodded and did not speak.
After the words of the official were finished, some officials came to toast, such as Hong Chengchou, Gao Juyi, Wang Ketian and others, Li Shuo drank all the wine, and the toasts of the rest of the officials were replaced by Luo Yangxing, which is also an unwritten rule of officialdom, if you want to drink with the superior leader, first weigh your own identity, someone will replace you, then it's okay, if no one replaces, the superior leader will not care about your feelings.
Although Luo Yangxing drank more wine than Li Shuo, it didn't seem that there was anything wrong at all, on the contrary, Li Shuo was a scholar, he was a little drunk for a long time, and he was a little shaky when he walked, but his brain was extremely sober, and he didn't say a word that shouldn't be said.
The send-off banquet lasted for an hour, and Li Guopu saw that it was not early and asked Luo Yangxing to send someone to send Li Shuo home, and all the officials also returned home after being polite.
No one knew that at this farewell banquet, a huge political alliance was formed, that is, Luo Yangxing, Li Shuo, and Liu Quan, the forces behind them protected and connected each other, and a great bureaucratic force was released, which would shine in the future Ming Dynasty and lay the foundation for Li Shuo's future administration.
After Li Shuo returned to the mansion, he talked to his wife about wine and fell asleep.
Mrs. Li looked at Li Shuo who was asleep, sighed, and thought in her heart, "Do you really not understand?" I didn't think about letting you get ahead at all, just be bland, at this time, you entered the emperor's sight and received the emperor's favor, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse. ”
Mrs. Li is different from Li Shuo, when Li Shuo was favored by the emperor and held a high position, he was thinking about how to help the emperor govern the country and how to go down in history, but Mrs. Li was thinking about Li Shuo's back road, Mrs. Li knew that Li Shuo was unwilling to be ordinary, and if he wanted to complete his ideals, he must be a powerful minister like Yan Song, but at that time, could the emperor bypass him? According to Li Shuo, this emperor is different from the previous emperors, cold and decisive, at that time, I am afraid that I will end up with a broken family, but the worries in my heart cannot be told to Li Shuo, so I can only bury it in my heart alone.
At this time, Zhu Youzhen, who was sleeping next to Empress Zhou in Kunning Palace, of course didn't know what Mrs. Li thought of him.
Neither of them fell asleep, falling silent listening to each other's breathing.
"Queen, Li Shuo is going to Shaanxi tomorrow, why is my heart a little uneasy?" Zhu Youzhen broke the silence and said.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I heard the emperor say that Li Shuo is a talent, let him do it, and he will definitely give the emperor a rich Shaanxi." Empress Zhou said with relief.
"I hope so, I have promoted many officials in the past few days, and the end of Wei Zhongxian should also come, when it comes to the end, I am really bored in my heart, although Wei Zhongxian said that there were many disasters in the previous dynasty, it is outrageous, but I am in power today, he also has great merit, if I kill him, I really can't bear it." Zhu Youzhen, who is always the most real by the side of Queen Zhou, also feels that only by the queen's side can he take off layers of disguise.
"Doesn't the emperor want to kill Wei Zhongxian?" Empress Zhou sat up and looked at Zhu Youzhen.
Zhu Youzhen looked at Queen Zhou's handsome face, stretched out his hand and gently stroked Queen Zhou's left face, which made Queen Zhou's face flush all of a sudden, and she didn't understand why Zhu Youzhen would make such an intimate action.
"Queen, do you regret it?"
"What do the concubines regret?"
Zhu Youzhen also half sat up and said, "If you hadn't married me, you wouldn't have entered the deep palace and this place of right and wrong, let alone risk in the future." ”
"Risk, what does the emperor mean by this?" Empress Zhou hurriedly said.
"I don't know why, I always have a sense of gain and loss, although I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the king of the world, don't dare to disobey, but I always have a feeling that the Ming Dynasty will not be calm for a long time, it will be a particularly difficult journey in the future, get through it, I am the master of Zhongxing, comparable to the ancestors of the Han Dynasty and Song Dynasty, if I can't get through, I will become the king of the country, at that time, the queen, your life is in danger, and your and my children will be in danger in the future." Zhu Youzhen said softly.
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty will definitely last for generations, the emperor can't think nonsense, even if as the emperor said, marry the emperor, the concubine will never regret it, even if it will take the life of the concubine, the concubine will never regret it."
When Zhu Youzhen stood in the vestibule, he was an emperor who was full of words, and when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, he had to keep his face unchanged, and only by the side of Queen Zhou would he show his weak side.
After listening to Queen Zhou's words, Zhu Youzhen smiled lightly: "If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for." After speaking, he hugged Queen Zhou into his arms, looked at the wife in his arms, and couldn't help but think: "For the sake of the queen, I must also persevere, who wants my life, and if my country is ruined, I will kill him first, so that he can understand that the emperor is the choice of God, and I am the Ninety-Five Supreme, the son of God." ”
The next day, after Zhu Youzhen had breakfast in Kunning Palace, he returned to the Yangxin Palace to review the recital, and a copy of the Kaifeng Mansion recital aroused Zhu Youzhen's interest.
This is the prefect of Kaifeng Mansion Wu Xinxin, nonsense in the twists and turns, saying that when the new emperor ascended the throne, a golden dragon appeared in the sky above Kaifeng Mansion circulating, saw a lot of people, the folk spread more, the time of the appearance of the golden dragon is the day when Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, saying that Zhu Youzhen is the true dragon son of heaven, blessed by God, the Ming Dynasty will be the country and the people.
After seeing the recital, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "This Wu Xin wants to be promoted." ”
Wang Chengen, who was standing on the side, saw Zhu Youzhen laughing and asked, "Why is the emperor laughing?" ”
"Wang Gonggong, the prefect of Kaifeng, Wu Xincheng, said that on the day of my accession to the throne, there was a golden dragon circling, auspicious appearance, and the country and the people would be safe, and the five grains would be abundant. I don't know how the cabinet inspected this kind of music and sent it to me. Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, don't hide it from the Emperor, the old slave has also heard about the golden dragon circling in Beijing."
Zhu Youzhen frowned and said, "This has all spread to Beijing." ”
"Yes, this is a great auspicious time, so I will be sure to be safe and secure in the country."
"Without a target, is Guotai Min'an boasting? With Wu Xinxin's recital, with the guidance of the government, the national peace and security will come out, if you want to be safe and secure, you can only rely on the efforts of officials at all levels. Drafted the decree, removed Wu Xin's official position, and let him enter Beijing, I want to ask him how the country is peaceful and peaceful. Zhu Youzhen suddenly said loudly.
Wang Chengen was startled, and hurriedly knelt down, not moving.
"I asked you to draw up a decree and remove Wu Xin's official position, and you can't go down to pass the decree."
"The emperor must not?" Wang Chengen plucked up the courage to say.
After listening to Wang Chengen's advice, Zhu Youzhen suddenly understood that this is the Ming Dynasty, and the people recognize this set, but they don't know that the founding emperors of previous dynasties like to engage in some feudal things, Liu Bang beheaded the white snake, Zhao Kuangyin found a dragon at home when he was born, and even Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, also used this set.
Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said, "Princess, get up, this matter is my mistake." ”
"The emperor wants the Ming Dynasty to be prosperous for thousands of generations, and the heart of eternal prosperity, the old slave understands, but looking at the emperor's daily sorrow, the old slave is really very sorry, the emperor should trust the civil and military officials, and he must not exhaust his body and bones." Wang Chengen burst into tears as he spoke.
Zhu Youzhen saw Wang Chengen's appearance, sighed and said: "The mind of the prince, I understand, when I rectify the government, I will definitely pay attention to rest, the prince get up." ”