Chapter 44: Guangxi's Private Interview with Weifu (2)
For such a thing as a private visit to Weifu, in fact, it was unanimously opposed by the courtiers in the court. Especially the old ministers like Lu Zhi and Huang Wan, who have experienced the chaos of the Huan Ling era, are very sensitive to the little things that Liu Wei has done. And even close ministers like Jia Xu and Wei Yi who are looking forward to Liu Wei's will are also opposed to the issue of private interviews with microservices.
Of course, everyone's worries are naturally Liu Wei's safety issues, or they are afraid that he will linger in the market and have fun and abandon the government, and old-fashioned ministers like Huang Wan and Cai Yong will also say that Weifu's private visit is inconsistent with the etiquette of the Son of Heaven and other statements.
The noisy Liu Wei had a headache, and sometimes he was angry thinking that his cheap Lao Tzu Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong was actually more excessive than him, and he didn't accept the private visit, and directly moved the market to the palace. But when I did those ridiculous things, I didn't see these ministers so verbose, and when it was their turn, the slightest mistake would be magnified and make a big fuss. Is it really that he can see that he is a Ming Jun, and he can be deceived by a gentleman?
Every time he thought of this possibility, Liu Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly.
In fact, in terms of diligence, Liu Wei has done a very good job. He is also a very temperate person, and basically does not drink and have no wealth. Over the years, he has been busy with political affairs, and even quit the habit of drinking. It may be that Liu Bian's performance is too perfect, and it is difficult for ministers like Lu Zhi to tolerate Liu Bian's little flaw in his personal morality.
It is precisely because of the pressure of the imperial court that Liu Wei's micro-service patrol is actually limited to Luoyang City, and places like Diaoyutai Restaurant and Typhoon Shelter Teahouse are crowded and easy to recognize, and he rarely goes there. Even if there is something that needs to be done by Chen Haonan and Hong Xingshe, it is only dispatched through the unified investigation agency.
This is far from Liu Wei's imaginary plot of taking concubines and palace maids, eunuchs and monks to handle unjust cases and eliminate corrupt officials.
Most of the time I go there, it's Mi Zhen's place.
There, it was the most reassuring and relaxing time for his whole person.
Liu Wei's character is scheming, both good and keen on power struggle. However, long-term immersion in the court and court is a period of physical and psychological fatigue.
At this time, the moment of tranquility obtained by sitting at Mi Zhen's place became the best buffer to relax the mind away from the fighting. Even though Liu Wei himself did not realize this, his body reacted to it.
It's just that such a moment of happiness is also accompanied by infinite troubles.
In terms of the relationship with Mi Zhen, Liu Wei felt a dilemma.
Mi Zhen is the same age as him, with similar personalities, and it is undeniable that Liu Wei also thinks Mi Zhen is very beautiful. What's more important is that Mi Zhen's love for Dou has just opened, and she is also affectionate to Liu Bian, and Liu Biao himself does not deny that he likes her very much. Although the current communication between the two is only as light as a gentleman, if it continues to develop in the future, Liu Wei will not rule out that it will reach the point of rolling the sheets.
The only thing that annoyed Liu Wei was the relationship between him and Mi Zhen, which became a great guilt when he returned to the palace to face Empress Tang.
For ancient people, three wives and four concubines were actually a very common thing. An upright person like Lu Zhi is known as having a gentleman's ancient style, but he still has two concubines. And Liu Wei, as the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, has only one wife of Empress Tang since he succeeded to the throne, which is actually one thing that makes Lu Zhi and Xun Yu doubt Liu Wei's sexual orientation.
Liu Wei will be like this, in the final analysis, it is also influenced by the modern concept of marriage and love.
In my previous life, I watched those time-traveling novels, and after the protagonist traveled through ancient times, it seemed to be a very cool thing, but after really crossing over, Liu Wei found that it was not as simple as it seemed.
After a modern person travels through ancient times, no matter how well he integrates into the ancient society, he will still not be able to get rid of the influence of modern society on him and the social imprint brought about by education.
In his previous life, Liu Wei was just an ordinary young man, not a domineering president, and he didn't have much experience in love, and the influence of modern society's concept of marriage and love, such as emotional single-mindedness and equality between men and women, is also deeply rooted in his heart.
Therefore, in the relationship with Mi Zhen, Liu Wei will inevitably have a sense of guilt for betraying his wife's husband. However, it is also very difficult for him to let go of the continued development of his relationship with Mi Zhen, which is why Liu Wei was depressed after bidding farewell to Lu Zhi.
Walking along the long street of the gold market, Liu Wei could already see the house where Mi Zhen lived. Leaving his depressed mood behind, Liu Wei quickened his pace and walked into this haven to escape from all his worries.
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In the silent living room, the sound of Mi Zhen dialing the abacus was like a silver bead falling on a jade plate. At this time, she was sitting precariously, her face was no longer innocent as before, her expression was serious and serious, and her eyes were constantly switching between the ledger and the abacus on the desktop.
Liu Wei sat on the other side of the table, looking at Mi Zhen with interest. In the past, most of the two people together were just jokes between peers, but Liu Wei had never seen Mi Zhen so focused, compared with the demure and elegant performance of the ladies from the official family of the Tang Queen, Mi Zhen, who was born in the family of Shangjia, showed a very modern workplace atmosphere that Liu Wei was familiar with.
For a while, Liu Wei's eyes were also attracted and he was fascinated.
After a while, Mi Zhen stopped. Closing the account book, he let out a sigh of relief, and said with admiration: "This bookkeeping method taught to me by Your Majesty is really magical-there must be a loan, and the loan must be equal, and the accounts are not bad at all, and this abacus ......"
Mi Zhen was talking, but when she saw Liu Bian's eyes blazing and affectionate, she couldn't help blushing, lowering her head and not knowing what to do.
Liu Wei was also quite surprised at this time, he was only a half-baked person for accounting, but a simple loan method and abacus could still be made. It's just that what he didn't expect was that he had just taught Mi Zhen how to use the abacus, and the loan method had only been about an hour, and Mi Zhen had completely mastered it, and Liu Wei didn't learn it so quickly when he learned it himself.
"Miss Mi often helps the family take care of the accounts when she is at home?" Liu Wei asked curiously.
Hearing Liu Wei ask, Mi Zhen looked a little flustered, and hurriedly cleared up: "I have business contacts at home, and I also know something about it-this is also a helpless thing." But since I was a child, my father and eldest brother invited famous teachers to teach me poetry and songs, and even taught me with Ban Zhao's "Female Commandments". Other girls will, and I, and I will. ”
Liu Wei looked at Mi Zhen's nervous appearance, couldn't help laughing, and comforted her: "Actually, there is no shame in helping the family take care of the business. Everyone grows up in a different environment, but they all have their own advantages."
"But Shinong, industry and commerce, business is the last stream." Mi Zhen whispered.
Liu Wei shook his head and said, "Sometimes, people can't decide the impact of their background and upbringing. Moreover, without merchants, there would be no circulation of goods, and the country would be like a backwater. ”
Mi Zhen saw Liu Wei say this, so she became happy again, and said happily: "Your Majesty, these words should be told to those scholars who discriminate against businessmen. When we were in Xuzhou, our Mi clan was not less suppressed by those scholars in Xuzhou. If the daughters of the nobles had been together, they had never called me, and each one of them had avoided me as a beast of the flood and of prey. Since I was a child, I didn't have any friends, only Qian'er has always been with me. ”
Mi Zhen said that her face was gloomy, obviously because of the discrimination of other people against businessmen in her childhood, which hurt her a lot.
Liu Wei sighed and said: "Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce is the traditional national policy of the Han Dynasty, and it cannot be changed overnight. ”
When Liu Wei talked about this, he remembered the identity of Mi Zhen's brother Mi Zhu Mi Fang, and it was inconvenient to continue to say deeply, but comforted her: "But I'm afraid no one can bully you now." At least, I'm here with you. ”
Mi Zhen's face turned crimson and lowered her head in shame.
Liu Wei suddenly had an impulse and opened his mouth to ask, "Zhen'er, are you willing to ......?"
The words of returning to the palace with me came to my lips, but I couldn't say it again. He told himself that it wasn't time yet, but he didn't know when it would really be.
"Your Majesty?" Strange Liu Bian's desire to speak stopped, and Mi Zhen looked at him suspiciously.
Liu Wei smiled awkwardly and changed the subject: "Zhen'er always stays in the house, don't you think it's boring?" ”
Mi Zhen was just about to answer, when she suddenly realized something, and her originally crimson cheeks were even hotter at the moment.
"Your Majesty, just now, just now called me Zhen'er?" Mi Zhen's voice was like a mosquito's chirping, and she didn't dare to look up at Liu Wei, her head was lowered as if she was going to get under the table.
Liu Bianleng for a moment, and said it unconsciously just now, but he didn't feel anything at this time. He and Mi Zhen's relationship is getting closer, so he naturally changed to an intimate title.
"You don't like it?" Liu Wei asked.
The tone is not angry, but really asking. Since being rejected by Ren Hongchang, Liu Wei has always been a little unconfident in terms of feelings.
"I ......" Mi Zhen opened her mouth and couldn't speak. Naturally, I am willing to do everything in my heart, but this kind of shameful thing makes people say it.
After hesitating for a while, Mi Zhen raised her head as if she was determined, and said with a sparkling gaze: "Your Majesty wants to do whatever you want, Zhen'er likes it." ”
Looking at Mi Zhen's courageous gaze, Liu Wei was a little embarrassed. jokingly said: "Then I will call you Zhen'er, and you don't have to call me Your Majesty anymore." ”
"What's that called?" Mi Zhen asked curiously.
Liu Wei smiled narrowly. "Didn't I tell you last time?"
Mi Zhen blushed and said, "Your Majesty asked me to call my brother, Zhen'er, Zhen'er really can't be called." When others heard it, they were ashamed to die. ”
"Then it's called Oba." Liu Wei said in a serious way.
"Oba?" Mi Zhen tilted her head with a puzzled expression. The voice and appearance are very similar to the stars in Korean dramas.
"It's in Malaysian language." Liu Wei couldn't help the joking expression anymore, and the look of a wicked smile had already made Mi Zhen understand that this was not necessarily a good thing.
"Your Majesty is bullying Zhen'er, pretending to make up some embarrassing words to take advantage of Zhen'er." Mi Zhen showed an aggrieved expression.
Liu Wei also felt a little wronged, he was just joking and wanted to experience the plot in the Korean drama.
"I didn't lie to you, it's indeed the language of the Mahan area, which is similar to my brother's meaning." He did his best to explain.
Mi Zhen didn't believe it, and said: "There is also some business in the north at home, and there is a steward who is also proficient in the languages of Samhan and Dongrong, but how is it different from what His Majesty says?" ”
Liu Wei was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that the Mi clan would be able to do business in a remote area like Samhan. He has already reopened the Silk Road, if the Mi clan has such experience, can he also support the Mi clan to develop a trade route to the north?
Mi Zhen didn't see what Liu Wei was thinking, but pretended to be angry and said angrily: "Your Majesty always bullies me like this, doesn't you laugh at me like a prostitute in the fence?" ”
After saying that, the pear blossom cried with rain.
The words were serious, Mi Zhen cried, and Liu Wei felt wronged and had no choice but to make amends: "I really didn't mean this, this, this-alas, everything is my fault, how to punish it, Miss Mi just open your mouth." ”
Looking at Liu Wei's anxious appearance, Mi Zhen, who was still full of anger just now, showed a smug smile that the conspiracy had succeeded, and said: "Your Majesty will naturally be punished for bullying people like this, and you will be punished - Your Majesty will accompany Zhen'er to visit Linxian Garden!" ”
Neighbor Xianyuan? Liu Wei was slightly stunned.
Mi Zhen's little mouth immediately pursed.
"What? Your Majesty is not happy? ”
"No, no. Just go to Linxian Garden. Liu Wei hurriedly agreed.
In order not to make Mi Zhen angry, Liu Wei acted very quickly, ordered the guards to prepare the carriage, and soon took Mi Zhen and Gan Qian to sit on it.
With a wave of the Emperor's long whip, the carriage started and rushed to the Neighbor Xianyuan.