Liu Jun bowed down in front of the Imperial Palace, raised his hand and looked at the watch, which was made of crystal and gold by a master craftsman, and was also inlaid with diamonds and gold to show that it was almost noon at this time. Standing at the gate of the palace, you can also hear the laughter inside, as well as the sound of orchestral music, the emperor and the queen mother both like to listen to the play, so there is a court music class in the palace.

The Admiral of the Internal Affairs Office stretched out his hand to summon a little eunuch and asked, "Have the queen and all the concubines and concubines also arrived?" ”

The little eunuch hurriedly replied, "It's all here, Concubine Li's father, Huai'an Hou, was ordered to visit Concubine Li today, and the Emperor Taishang learned about it and specially invited Governor Li over." At this time, the emperor and several marquis and concubines were listening to the play, and the queen mother and the eldest princess were playing cards with the queen mother. ”

Liu Jun nodded when he heard this, and then walked inside. Bypassing the main hall, sure enough, on one side was the singing of Yiyi, and on the other side, there was the hearty laughter of the Queen Mother. Liu Jun went to the East Chamber first and saw the Emperor Taishang, two brothers and four brothers-in-law. The fourth brother-in-law, Fu Shan, was absent, and he had already left Beijing to go to South Vietnam to take up the post of Governor of Annam, responsible for the war in South Vietnam.

The fifth brother-in-law, Zhang Shan, took over the post of left privy envoy vacated by Fu Shan and took up his post in Beijing from the Central Plains. Emperor Taishang also has Li Shuchu who he saw in the morning, he and Zhang Shan were old partners when they were in Henan before, one was the governor and the other was the admiral, and now Li Shuchu is the governor of Zhili and the counselor of the military aircraft, and Zhang Shan is the left privy envoy and the counselor of the military aircraft.

On the other hand, Li Shuchu's daughter is now Liu Jun's concubine, and Zhang Shan is Liu Jun's brother-in-law, and now he is Liu Jun's brother-in-law. The Emperor Taishang and Li Shuchu are also considered to be in-laws, so when they knew that he entered the palace to see their pregnant daughter, they invited him over.

When everyone saw the emperor come in, they all got up and saluted, and the people in the palace retreated to the side, and the people in the music class also paused. This dynasty does not kneel. Because the emperor had already made a clear decree, now when he saw the emperor come in, he just bowed and saluted.

"The Emperor is here." Liu Xiu also stood up and said with a smile, "I recently practiced a new music class and rehearsed several new songs, and I'm still waiting for you to give some advice." ”

Liu Jun walked to his father and sat down, and greeted everyone one by one, they were all brothers and relatives of the family, so they didn't have to be so polite. "Who doesn't know that my father's music class is famous in Beijing. I heard that I was invited to perform the finale at the Beijing Normal University Theater last week, but it was praised by countless viewers, and the applause lasted for several minutes. ”

Liu Xiu said a little proudly, "Of course, now many theaters in Beijing want to invite them to the stage, and the appearance fee is thousands of yuan at a time." ”

Emperor Taishang raised more than this music class, he also paid for the establishment of several music troupes, among which the most famous opera troupe is the most famous Kunqu opera troupe in the Dahan Jingshi today. Kunqu opera was originally a form of southern opera that originated in the Yuan Dynasty. By the time of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, it had entered the Beijing Division and became the first major opera, and it is the most influential vocal opera today. And the emperor's troupe. It is also a collection of Kunqu opera masters. Especially this opera troupe, not only performed in the court for the emperor to watch, Liu Xiu also paid to build a large theater in Beijing that can accommodate 1,000 people, so that the troupe can perform on stage from time to time. Let the people of Beijing watch.

Liu Jun's concubine Chen Yuanyuan used to sing opera, and what she sang was the Yiyang dialect in Kunqu Opera, when the emperor had his birthday last time. Chen Yuanyuan also sang with Liu Rushi, Shen Man and others to celebrate his birthday.

Nowadays, the prosperity of Beijing and the prosperity of industry and commerce have also led to the rise of culture and entertainment, such as Kunqu Opera, some juggling performances, some musical instrument performances, and even cross talk. Jingshi now not only has a large theater that can accommodate thousands of people, but also many small theaters.

Even in some restaurants and tea shops, there will be entertainers who perform for the guests, or sing songs or play the piano. For these changes, Liu Jun is also supportive, when people solve their appetites, they will also pursue some spiritual enjoyment, singing and dancing are not all glamorous sounds, nor does it mean that they are pursuing pleasure without enterprising.

"Emperor, I'm planning to build a special drama academy, find some people to teach, recruit some young and talented children, learn all kinds of silk and bamboo string music, and all kinds of opera tones, what do you think?" The Emperor asked.

"This is a good thing, I agree with my father's plan, if there is anything that needs my help, just ask."

After listening to the song with the emperor for a while, Liu Jun got up and said goodbye, saying that he would go to see the queen mother first.

"Go ahead, let's go, those girls get together, in addition to playing mahjong, it is playing mahjong, and playing mahjong will be more energetic than listening to the play." Liu Xiu said with a smile.

Liu Jun got up and went out, but before entering the west side hall, he saw that his sister-in-law Mei was already waiting there.

"You go down first." Liu Jun waved his hand to let the attendants who followed retreat.

When the servants were far away, Mei stepped forward with anxiety.

"Your Majesty."

Liu Jun smiled, "Today's family banquet was also arranged by my sister-in-law, right?" ”

Mei Shi did not deny it, "Your Majesty, I really didn't know that my brother of the Ben family was so nonsense and caused such a big thing. ”

"You mean it's all your brother's fault?"

Saying that, Liu Jun's face sank, "It seems that you don't realize the seriousness of this matter at all, and you don't understand his true nature." Do you think it's just a few dead and wounded? ”

"Your Majesty, I didn't dare to think so."

"You don't have to say that I know what you think, sister-in-law, you know you've always been a shrewd person. I still remember that when I hid out for a few years, my father and mother were taken care of by my sister-in-law. But there is a good saying, the agency is too clever and mistakes Qingqing's life. What are you not satisfied with in your current life? Compared to the past when I was in Macheng, it's ten million times better, right? ”

Liu Jun snorted coldly, "Last year alone, I rewarded you with 200,000 silver dollars in the house, not including all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry, and I also gave you dry shares in several mining companies, and the annual dividend is at least more than 100,000." You have also bought a lot of land in the past few years, adding up to more than 10,000 acres. ”

Liu Jun is very clear about how much money his brother Liu Zhao's family has, not to mention any huge wealth, but it must add up to a net worth of millions of silver dollars. And where did these come from? Not all of them were given to them by Liu Jun.

To tell the truth, my brother Liu Zhao is a person with little ability, he is not civil, he is not martial, he is not good at everything, and now he has a marquis, and he has also hung an official position of Zongzheng Temple in Zongzheng Temple, and he has taken care of him very much. If you really let him become an official and do business, he will definitely not be able to do it for long.

In fact, Liu Jun is not unsure of his family, for the brothers, sisters and even relatives such as father-in-law, Liu Jun gave them some benefits, that is, in his own industries, he gave them the opportunity to participate in some shares. Liu Jun's industries, which are extremely profitable, can have the opportunity to participate in a share, as much as they want, it is profitable, and it is not a loss, and they don't have to bother to manage, there is a professional manager in charge of the team, they just need to sit and pay dividends.

Such a good thing is more profitable than buying land and collecting rent.

It's a pity that the shrewd sister-in-law Mei is not satisfied, and has to start a company by herself. The company is so easy to open, and the business is so easy to run? It is almost extremely difficult for a completely layman to do business, and to do a lot of money as soon as he comes, and to make money.

In the end, Mei's was just taking the path of trading the power and money of the rich and the rich, opening a construction and development company, taking a note from Liu Jian, operating the project behind the scenes, and then a second-rate team, but the first project started and had an accident. Originally, there would definitely be some problems such as demolition and relocation when encountering land development. In this era, there will not be such a powerful nail household in later generations, and if the conditions are a little more reasonable, the other party will definitely accept it.

But Mei's brother didn't play his cards according to common sense at all. He bullied people, forcibly demolished people, and beat people, but as a result, three people were stabbed to death.

"Sister-in-law, don't disagree. Do you know how much effort the imperial court put into establishing a good commercial order? But you are only for a project that can earn at most 100,000 silver dollars, engaging in behind-the-scenes operations, power-for-money transactions, bullying people, forced demolition, and beating people, as soon as this thing comes out, you will ruin the credit that the imperial court has spent countless hours and energy building. Ever heard of a grain of rat droppings breaking a pot of porridge? ”

"You have made a very bad start, you have set a very bad example, a thousand miles of embankment, destroyed in an anthill. You've only made a small hole in the dam you've worked so hard to build, but in the end, you could cause the embankment to burst. ”

Mei Shi was really a little unimpressed in his heart, thinking that if there were no dead people, it would not be a problem. The company of the emperor's brother, although there are some behind-the-scenes operations, is nothing.

But now, when Liu Jun said this, she was finally very uneasy in her heart.

"This matter has been handed over to Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate has also intervened, with Dongchang and Jinyiwei responsible for investigating and collecting evidence, and there will be a fair trial in this matter. In the end, I will judge how I should be judged, I will not bend the law for personal gain, nor will I be extrajudicial to mercy. ”

Mei's eyes widened in surprise.

"Your Majesty, can't you spare this time?"

"There will be no exceptions, the specific verdict will have to be decided by Dali Temple, but I can tell you now that your company will not only be closed down, but all those involved will be punished. The eldest brother will be removed from the post of Zongzheng Siqing, and your brother will have to bear the main responsibility, at least ten years of labor reform. In addition, Liu Jian's Shuntian Mansion Yin will also be dismissed, and I am still considering whether to lower the titles of the eldest brother and the third brother. ”

"Also, the final verdict in this case will be announced, and your own brother, as well as the eldest brother, you, and the third brother, all the things you are involved in and the mistakes you have committed will be made public, including your punishment."

"Your Majesty, we are a family, even if I am wrong, but you can't think of the feelings of the next family?"

"Not to mention, the impact of this case is extremely bad, and if I don't punish it severely, I can't undo the extremely bad impact of this matter."

"If it weren't for the previous relationship, this incident would be enough for me to ask my eldest brother to give you a letter of resignation!"

Liu Jun's words made Mei's face pale. She didn't expect the emperor's reaction to this matter to be so great. (To be continued.) )