Chapter 231: Secret Deal
Li Tao didn't hide it: "Yes, Aunt Taiping invited me to congratulate me on being the emperor's grandson, winning the sub-offering, and pulling me to go against the queen's mother!" ”
"Humph! I know that this slut is not well-intentioned! Merriam-Webster said hatefully.
"But I didn't say yes!"
"Oh?" Li Tao's answer made Wei's mood a little better, and she asked slowly, "What do you have to discuss with me?" ”
"I will give up the name of Yaxian to the queen mother!"
"What?" Empress Wei couldn't help but stand up.
"I will also give up the name of the imperial grandson!"
"You...... You ......" Empress Wei took a long time to speak: "Why are you doing this?" ”
"I want the king surnamed Li to return to Chang'an......"
Before Li Tao finished speaking, Empress Wei said: "You want Li Chongfu to return to Chang'an, there is no door!" ”
Li Chongfu is Li Xian's eldest son, and like Li Chongjun, he was not born to Empress Wei. Li Chongfu's concubine is Zhang Yizhi's niece, and the couple are hated by their stepmother, Empress Wei, Empress Wei has always suspected that Li Chongfu and Zhang Yizhi's brother had trapped her only son, the crown prince Li Chongrun, to death, after Zhongzong was reinstated, Empress Wei demoted him to Puzhou Assassin History, and did not let Li Chongfu consul.
Li Tao shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about Li Chongfu, but the five sons of King Xiang!" ”
"Oh? Why would you do that? When Wei heard that Li Tao was talking about the son of King Xiang, his tone softened a little.
"Today I am in the Taiping Princess's Mansion, and the Prime Minister begged me to say that he is old and hopes to let his sons come back for reunion, and I think he is pitiful. As soon as his heart softened, he agreed. Without the nod of the queen mother, they will definitely not be able to come back, but they will come to beg the queen mother. I didn't have a gift that I could get my hands on, and after thinking about it, only these two things might be able to be seen by the queen, so I came! ”
"It's as simple as that?" Webster was a little suspicious.
"Of course, I still have two official positions!" Li Tao said a little embarrassed.
Empress Wei didn't speak, just stared at Li Tao, waiting for his next step.
"The book of the Criminal Department was given to Liu Xuan, and Liu Xuan helped me a lot when he was in Luzhou. I owe him a favor, give him a criminal department book, and I will repay this favor! The waiter of the criminal department gave Zhang Wei. You know Zhang Wei's situation, he has done a good job this month, I have to help him find an official position! Li Tao stated his conditions.
Looking at Li Tao's longing eyes, Empress Wei was silent. She pondered the truth of Li Tao's words in her heart.
Li Tao seemed to know what Empress Wei was thinking. He patted his chest and said: "Queen Mother, you don't know me as a person, I may have a stinky problem, but talking definitely counts!" ”
"I believe you, but what about Your Majesty?" Empress Wei said calmly.
"Wong handed it over to me!"
"Deal!" Merriam-Webster nodded.
"By the way, I can also give the queen a trick!" Li Tao said sincerely.
"You say!"
"The queen mother, as a sub-offering, must also have an entourage to hold the sacrifice, if it is Your Majesty's sacrifice to the sky. There is a full-time Sairou holding the sacrifice for His Majesty. Sairo is played by the young son of the minister's family, after holding the sacrifice for His Majesty after the sacrifice ceremony. will get the honor of being promoted to the rank of knight. And now the queen mother acts as a sub-sacrifice, and if Sailang holds the sacrifice, it is not in line with the different etiquette system for men and women. The queen can choose more than a dozen girls from the daughters of the prime ministers and let them serve as Zhai Niang. According to the usual practice, Zhailang can be promoted to the rank of official after the ceremony, so what should Zhainiang do? This official is not to be given to them personally, but to their ministers. It has always been the husband and the lady who are honored, and the lady follows the husband to be glorified, and now the queen is a noble husband and a lady who is doing this, and she can let the husband follow the lady to be glorified! ”
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Looking at the back of Li Tao leaving, Princess Anle, who had not been angry, finally spoke: "A-Niang, is what he said true or false?" ”
"I don't know!" Empress Wei shook his head.
"And you still promised him?"
"I can let the five sons of King Xiang come back, and I can also drive them back, Liu Xuan and Zhang Wei, I can make them officials, and I can also dismiss their officials. Even if he lied to me, we had nothing to lose. If I reject him now, I'll definitely push him to the side of the Taiping slut. If what he says is true, then we make a lot of money! Speaking of this, Empress Wei smiled: "He said that the noble husband's method is very good!" ”
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Li Tao was laughing with the two daughters of the Yuan family and Hua Jingjing, but saw Pei Yue come to report: "Little master, Zhang Wei and Fan Jiulang are out asking to see you!" ”
"Anyone who asks to see or not, let them in quickly!" Li Tao smiled bitterly and said to the three of the Yuan family: "I'm okay and easy to rest for three days, and this thing is here again!" ”
"Little master, there's another invitation!" As he spoke, Pei Yue handed over a post.
Yuan's side saw him and said: "Tao'er, it's not me talking about you, Uncle Yue is our benefactor and your elder, now that Uncle Yue is old, he should enjoy Qingfu." But now, not only does he have to protect you, but you also let him do this housekeeper and other things like that, how can this be done? ”
Pei Yue hurriedly said on the side: "Mastermother, you are wrong to blame the little master, I took the initiative to do it." There are a lot of things in the palace now, and it really needs manpower, but this Chang'an is very deep, if there is no reliable person to stare at it, and it is exploited by someone with a heart, it will be an endless trouble! ”
While the Yuan clan was speaking, Li Tao had already read the invitation quickly, and he raised his head and comforted the Yuan clan with a smile: "Ah Niang, I have already taken this matter to heart as you said. We have a lot of people in our family, and we really need a housekeeper. Uncle Yue is right, this housekeeper must have a trustworthy person, I have already found a suitable candidate, more than a month, less than half a month, Uncle Yue doesn't have to be so busy. ”
"Little master, who are you looking for? Can you tell us about it? Pei Yue said a little uneasy.
"Yes, Tao'er, let's let A-Niang also refer to it." Yuan was also curious.
"You all know this person, it is the master of my private school in Shucheng County......"
"Huh? Old Master Cheng? Not only the Yuan family and Pei Yue, but even Hua Jingjing on the side also exclaimed.
"What? Do you think Master Cheng is not suitable? Li Tao looked at the three of them strangely.
Yuan and Pei Yue glanced at each other, and couldn't help but say, "Suitable, suitable!" ”
Hua Jingjing shook her head and said, "Ah Tao, I'm afraid this is your wishful thinking, right?" How could Old Master Cheng come to be your housekeeper? ”
Li Tao said triumphantly: "If it's just me, I will definitely not move his old man, but if I add another person, there is a chance that he will come!" ”
"Who has such a big face?" Hua Jingjing seemed to be unconvinced. (To be continued......)