Xie Shen does not think that Li Dongyang and Xie Qian are a simple political marriage, but it is impossible to say that it has nothing to do with this. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

There is really nothing to ask for in the position of Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, but it is essential to pave the way for his children.

If you want to maintain the glory of the family, marriage is naturally the best way.

The two Zaisuke together naturally have more influence than one.

In this way, as long as the descendants of the Li and Xie families don't lose their minds and go crazy to do anything to pull the flag and rebel, they can continue to be rich and prosperous from generation to generation.

"The two elders are so blessed!"

Xie Shen sent an auspicious sentence and said with a smile: "When the time comes, I will go and ask for a cup of happy wine." ”

Xie Shen was so good at talking, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were naturally very pleased, and they all said that they would definitely invite Xie Shen as a distinguished guest at that time.

There was an atmosphere of joy in the cabinet room.

At noon, the Son of Heaven came to the cabinet.

This came as a surprise to all three. Since the Son of Heaven came from the northern tour, he basically does not leave the leopard room except for the Great Dynasty Meeting, and the number of times he has come to the Forbidden City is only a handful, how did he make an exception today?

"Your Majesty greets Your Majesty."

The three of them said in unison.

Emperor Zhengde raised his hand and said, "Haha, a few Qing families are in a good mood." ”

The Son of Heaven sat down on the top and squeezed his eyes at Xie Shen.

Xie Shen comprehended and said: "The two elders have set a marriage for their children, and it is also appropriate to be happy." ”

Emperor Zhengde clapped his hands and said, "Haha, it's a good thing." I can beg for a glass of wine. ”

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other, and the playfulness of the Son of Heaven was really big.

The emperor's appearance as a guest at the wedding banquet of his courtier's children was definitely a supreme honor.

Although this will somewhat make the newcomer restrained, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian have been immersed in officialdom for many years, so naturally they will not miss such a good opportunity, and they glanced at each other and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "The two Qing families, this is the engagement, I'm afraid it will take half a year to get married, right?" It seems that I should be in time for a trip to the south. ”

Hearing this, Li Dongyang and Xie Qianzhi wanted to vomit blood.

It turns out that His Majesty the Emperor came here with a request.

If it had been placed in the past, the emperor would not have asked anyone's opinion if he wanted to go on a tour.

But after the northern tour, he also understood that the courtiers had a lot of opinions about him, and he had to make some gestures.

But Emperor Zhengde had a good face, and asked him to ask for the opinions of the ministers when he was in the court, but he really couldn't do it.

Therefore, he first came to ask Li Dongyang and Xie Qian's opinions.

As long as these two people supported his decision, the ministers naturally wouldn't say anything.

As for Xie Shen, he must be on his side.

Li Dongyang coughed and said, "Why did Your Majesty suddenly have the idea of touring the south?" ”

Zhu Houzhao blushed slightly.

He has been irritable since he returned to Beijing.

The life of Kyoshi is set in stone, and there are no surprises. The company of beautiful people with beautiful clothes and food all day long cannot alleviate the loneliness in my heart.

"Well, since I am rich from all over the world, I should inspect the world, so that the people of the world can witness the face of the sky."

This is still what Jiang Bin said to him when he was there, and Zhu Houzhao used it to deal with Li Dongyang, and he only felt secretly refreshed.

Yes, the whole world is mine, why should I go out and see it?

Li Dongyang didn't know how to answer.

If he objected to what the emperor said, he would be questioning the authority of the Son of Heaven, and this would be a big problem.

He cast a plea glance at Xie Qian on the side, meaning "Brother, come and try it, can you persuade this master."

Xie Qian was so embarrassed by Li Dongyang that he couldn't stand up, so he had to persuade him: "Your Majesty, this is the spring farming season, and the southern tour at this time may affect the farming time." ”

This sentence is a big killer.

You must know that the Ming Dynasty is a prosperous business, and it is also an agriculture-oriented country.

In such a country, the emperor must set an example and personally cultivate a small plot of land every year during the agricultural season.

Although Emperor Zhengde was a little absurd, he did not dare to abolish this tradition.

Now he wants to go to the south of the Yangtze River when he is busy with farming, which will inevitably consume a lot of local manpower and material resources, and affect the normal sowing of crops.

That's a big problem.

As an emperor, he can have seventy-two concubines in three palaces and six courtyards, and he can sing songs every night and have a debauched private life, even if he sleeps with a widow and a prostitute like Zhu Houzhao, no one will say anything.

But if you ignore the people's livelihood and don't care about the farming to do something south, you will be a rebellious and stupid king.

The imperial historians have long seen that Emperor Zhengde is not pleasing to the eye, and they are worried that they have no chance to attack.

Emperor Zhengde took the initiative to hand over the handle to the imperial historians.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Houzhao felt cold sweat.

He is not afraid that Yushi will scold him for being absurd and debauched, but he is afraid that Yushi will scold him for not cherishing his people.

Alas, can't you really tour south? Now is the best time for the scenery of Jiangnan.

Think of the West Lake, Fengqiao, Qinhuai River, the ancient rhyme of the Six Dynasties, and the beauty is like a song...... Zhu Houzhao has been to Jiangnan countless times in his dreams.

Is it so difficult to swim back to Jiangnan in person?

In Xie Shen's heart, he was extremely impressed by Xie Yuqiao. is worthy of being an old fritter who has been immersed in officialdom for many years, and he blocked Zhengde's mouth with just one sentence.

It turns out that the emperor also has something to be afraid of.

"What do you think, sir?"

In desperation, Zhengde had to grasp Xie Shen's life-saving straw, hoping that Xie Shen could turn the tide.

Xie Shen was named by the emperor, and he couldn't pretend to be stupid anymore.

He smiled helplessly at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty can avoid the busy farming season and then tour south." ”

This is an acceptable solution for both parties.

Although Zhengde was a little disappointed, he had to take a step back. He didn't want to be chased and scolded by a group of imperial historians, and he didn't know how to sympathize with the people's hard work.

"As Mr. said, let's push it back for a month."

After speaking, he turned to Li Dongyang and Xie Qian: "What do the two Qing families think?" ”

What else can Li Dongyang and Xie Qian say?

The Son of Heaven is determined to tour the south, and they have done their best, even if they persist in the end, it is impossible to change the result.

They can't learn from women, crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves, right?

The Son of Heaven gave them face, and they naturally had to give face to the Son of Heaven, which is the way to be an official.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Xie Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the two bosses and Zhengde would fight to the end, so it would be too difficult for him to be caught in the middle.

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed when he heard this.

He didn't expect that Li Dongyang and Xie Qian would be so upright, what else would they say?

"Haha, yes, yes! Then it will be on the first day of May! ”

Emperor Zhengde waved his hand and slapped the board.

When the Son of Heaven achieved his goal, he naturally left the cabinet and went back to the leopard room with satisfaction.

Leave three people with different mentalities.

Li Dongyang said quietly: "Your Majesty is so happy, it is really worrying." ”

Xie Qian also said: "Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven." ”

Xie Shen smiled without embarrassment: "The two elders want to go out of the palace to eat something, and they will have a treat for their later lives!" ”

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The spring days of Jingshi are short-lived, as if one moment she was still a little girl who had not tasted the shyness of others, and the next moment she became a popular Oiran who fascinated countless talents.

At the beginning of May, with the arrival of a roll of yellow sand, Jingshi completely entered the middle of summer.

In summer, the Jingshi is unbearably hot, regardless of whether it is the southern city or the northern city, even the Dan Majesty in front of the major halls of the Forbidden City is hot from the sun.

Ordinary people hope to buy a bowl of herbal tea on the street, and pour it down with their necks up, which is refreshing and soaking their hearts and spleens.

Dignitaries and wealthy businessmen would hide in their courtyards after sunset to cool off, and naturally servants would bring ice cubes taken out of the ice cellar to ward off the heat of their lords.

Rao is like this, these big people will still sweat non-stop.

His Majesty the Emperor still had the foresight to go out of Beijing to tour the south directly, avoiding the furnace of Jingshi.

The dragon boat set sail from Zhangjiawan Wharf and headed south along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

There are dozens of ministers alone, not to mention eunuchs and palace maids.

In front of and behind the dragon ship, there are dozens of escort ships, looking at this majestic momentum, people who don't know it think that this is going to fight.

If you can travel from Beijing to Hangzhou in ten to twenty days at the earliest, Emperor Zhengde will obviously be eating, drinking and having fun on his trip to the south of Beijing this time, how can he be in such a hurry.

The dragon boat stopped and stopped along the canal, and it took a month and a half to reach Hangzhou.

The reason why Emperor Zhengde chose to stay in Hangzhou instead of Nanjing was actually to reject the oppressive political atmosphere.

Although Nanjing also has beautiful scenery, after all, there is a complete set of imperial court teams, which will make Emperor Zhengde think that he seems to be still in Beijing, and there is no pleasure of amusement at all.

Hangzhou Mansion is completely different, there is the West Lake, there is Lingyin, there are countless poets left good sentences, there are graceful beauties, and there is a leisurely and intoxicating atmosphere.

He often hears people praise Hangzhou, and always wants to see with his own eyes what kind of water and soil can give birth to so many famous people.

Hangzhou in Zhejiang and Ji'an in Jiangxi are the two provinces with the most entry and exit in the Ming Dynasty.

It seems that even the Huangkou children in Hangzhou can recite a sentence or two of poetry casually.

Of course, when the Son of Heaven came to Hangzhou, the most worrying person was Wu Zhen, the governor of Zhejiang.

He finally managed to get to the post of governor of Zhejiang, but he caught up with the southern tour of the Son of Heaven.

Good guy, he hasn't sat hot in the governor's yamen, so he has to obediently make room for the Son of Heaven, and he is really depressed.

Wu Zhen only hoped that the Son of Heaven could spend less time in Hangzhou and go to Songjiang, Suzhou, or Huzhou and Yangzhou to play.

But the Son of Heaven seems to have disappointed Wu Zhen.

Since entering the city of Hangzhou, the Son of Heaven has visited various places of interest.

Needless to say, the Su Causeway, the White Causeway, and the Lingyin Broken Bridge, even the mountain houses where the famous people of the previous dynasty lived tiredly did not let go, and they must go to find them one by one.

The emperor moved his mouth, and his subordinates ran and broke their legs. If that's acceptable, it's a bit puzzling that night's preferences.

The Son of Heaven counted the women in one night, but they were all prostitutes and widows, and the daily type must be different.

Although there are many Oiran in Hangzhou City, they are basically the same way, that is, to show off their talents to gain the pity of readers.

In modern parlance, that's called price gouging.

The value has risen, and naturally there are meat heads who are willing to bleed heavily for the sake of a beautiful woman.

But Emperor Zhengde is obviously not good at this mouthful. The type of prostitute he likes is the lowest type of secret prostitute, and has a lot in common with widows.

Thinking that Wu Zhen is also a second-class jinshi, Lin Qiaochu, who is a serious word, actually wants to buy some rags for the Son of Heaven, and the worst thing is that the speed of his finding a woman obviously can't keep up with the speed at which the Son of Heaven likes the new and hates the old.

Soon Wu Zhen collapsed.

Soldiers can be killed, not humiliated, I won't serve Lao Tzu!

Governor Wu's response was to feign illness.

When it comes to the ability to pretend to be sick, Governor Wu is indeed at the level of an actor. One moment it was red, and the next moment it was immediately weak and bedridden.

Emperor Zhengde sent an accompanying imperial doctor to see Governor Wu, but he didn't see anything.

The imperial doctor is not an eventful person, and he prescribed some prescriptions for Governor Wu to calm the nerves and replenish blood, and went back to his life.

Emperor Zhengde received a reply that Wu Zhen was sick from hard work.

These four words are simply amazing, not only did they not deceive the king, but also saved Governor Wu's face.

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to worry about Wu Zhen, so he smiled faintly and sent the imperial doctor away.

"Sir, this Wu Zhen is really sick."

In the governor's backyard, Zhu Houzhao said helplessly: "Don't you think that I robbed his house and came to demonstrate to me when I am sick?" ”

"Your Majesty laughed."

Xie Shen sighed and said, "Even if he lent Governor Wu ten guts, he didn't dare to have such an idea." ”

"Hmph, it's better not to."

Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly, paced forward a few steps, but the corners of his mouth suddenly raised and said with a smile: "Don't talk about this, Mr. promised me to go boating on the West Lake tonight." ”

Xie Shen's headache.

He, a university scholar, eats, drinks and plays with him every day, and he is a three-person escort.

That's fine, if you add a sleeping woman, it's ......

With Zhu Houzhao's taste, it is really possible to do this kind of thing, and it is called the joy of the monarch and the minister.

"Your Majesty, it's raining today, and the sight is not good at night, so it's better to be tomorrow morning."

Zhu Houzhao completely ignored Xie Shen's set, and said quietly: "Isn't Mr. Mo also disgusted with me?" ”

Xie Shen really wanted to find a piece of tofu and kill him, so he forced out a smile and said, "How come, the minister will arrange it." ”

The Son of Heaven wants to visit the West Lake at night, and the busiest is naturally the accompanying Jinyiwei.

On the pier, there are all brocade guards with embroidered spring knives on their waists, which makes people think that this is the brocade guard office.

The painting boat had already docked on the shore, and Zhu Houzhao did not hesitate to take a step towards the painting boat first.

Xie Shen followed closely behind, for fear that Zhu Houzhao would accidentally fall into the lake.

The bottom of the West Lake is full of silt, and Zhu Houzhao can't swim, so if he really falls, the consequences are really unimaginable.

Finally, the emperor got on the boat, and Xie Shen also breathed a sigh of relief.

The boat is lit with candles, illuminating the entire cabin as if it were daytime.

Zhu Houzhao saw that there were two singers holding pipa on the painting boat, and he waved his hand when he was interested: "Sing a good song." If you sing well, I will be rewarded. ”

The two singers were overjoyed when they heard this, and immediately began to sing and play.

"If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan, and so on idle changes but the old people's hearts, but the old people's hearts are changeable. Lishan said that it was half a night away, and the tears and rain and zero bells did not complain in the end. ”

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