The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching in August, and the osmanthus flowers are blooming with fragrance. Empress Dowager Zhang looked at this osmanthus with a smile on her face. The emperor sat beside her, also smiling, talking to her.

"As soon as the master came back, Jingli was naturally quiet." When Mrs. Chu returned to Beijing, the voice of the Empress Dowager was naturally gone. Just as suddenly when it came, it was just as sudden when it left.

The emperor said that Empress Dowager Zhang was also grateful, and sighed at the little osmanthus: "The first emperor's ministers who took care of their lives are of course different. Picking a osmanthus flower and twisting it in her hand, the Queen Mother said to the emperor kindly: "In my opinion, what will you seal for the Taifu?" ”

"The queen mother's words are wrong," the emperor showed old success on his face again, waved his hand to retreat from the palace maids and eunuchs, and said calmly to the queen mother: "The official of the queen mother can no longer be sealed." ”

And then up to the top, it is the honorary lord of the prince and the prince, and the other is the prince. Empress Dowager Zhang still had her woman's mentality, and said to the emperor disapprerovingly: "If there is no Taifu, the emperor, your country will not be able to sit steadily." ”

The emperor said steadily: "That can't be sealed anymore." Mother, I tell you the truth, that is, you should not talk to anyone in the future and bring out this letter. The princes in our dynasty are all hereditary ministers. Without too much military merit, you can't open up territory for me, and you can't be crowned king. ”

"Huh? I see. Empress Dowager Zhang's delicate face showed surprise, and she quickly said, "I don't understand." The emperor smiled: "If you want to be crowned duke, how will you seal the Chu family in the future?" I have already asked people to draw up a decree to prepare Chu Huaixian, the son of Taifu, and let him be in charge of the ministry. ”

Empress Dowager Zhang just wanted to express her gratitude in her heart, to show that the mother and son were not grateful, and when she heard Youfeng's words, she felt that she could be satisfied: "That's okay." ”

"Although Chu Huaixian is a little younger, he is a loyal person." The emperor narrowed his eyes in the west wind and said with a slight smile: "Give him the position of the secretary of the ministry, and then give his eldest son the title of Jin Wuwei, he also has two sons, and there is a time for him to serve." ”

The well-organized emperor made Empress Dowager Zhang even more pleased. In this relief, the Queen Mother thought of the emperor, her eyes were red, and tears rolled out.

The emperor didn't see it, in fact, in his heart, he also thought of the first emperor. Seeing that the Queen Mother quietly wiped away her tears, the emperor said to the Queen Mother in a deliberative tone: "What the Empress Dowager means, posthumously seal Concubine An and the two dead princesses and princes to calm everyone's hearts." Queen Mother, what do you mean? ”

Empress Dowager Zhang hurriedly said: "Sure enough, Taifu is right, seal it," can block the population, and it can also make Empress Dowager Zhang feel more comfortable. Sometimes when she saw the palace maids and eunuchs waiting, she was worried about whether they were slandering in their hearts, whether they were saying that they and the emperor were not in the right position.

Sometimes when I see the concubines in the palace, they are extraordinarily humble and polite. Empress Dowager Zhang was on the verge of collapse by Uncle Erguo's deathbed words.

At this time, I heard that I would like to calm people's hearts, of course, Empress Dowager Zhang agreed to come down.

The emperor also showed a smile: "Actually, among the ministers, there are also those who say that they will ask for a seal for the Taifu, but after the Taifu presented it to me, he refused to allow it." ”

Mrs. Chu felt that she had reached the time when Taoguang was obscure. However, for the emperor to give Chu Huaixian a secretary's position, Chu Taifu only politely resigned, and agreed.

The hard life of being a father is not for his children and grandchildren.

As a result, Chu Huaixian, the young official who was less than 30 years old, was promoted.

Xiao Chu was about to give birth, and Chu Huaixian was promoted again. This is a great joy for the Chu family. Old Madam Chu sat in the chrysanthemum, and said to the second and third ladies with a smile: "Look, I'm right, since Huaixian was born, I knew that he was promising." ”

Among the chrysanthemums in the courtyard, there were also Brother Yu and Brother Ji, and Mrs. Chu pointed to these two and said, "These two are also promising." ”

The pot-bellied Xiao Chu also hurriedly laughed: "Yes, yes." Of course, Xiao Chu knew that if Mrs. Chu said that her son was promising, she would not praise her granddaughter-in-law. She wants to boast, only to praise her grandson.

"Your husband is now an official of the Ministry of Officials, what about you, do you like it or not?" Mrs. Chu asked Xiao Chu, and Xiao Chu hurriedly laughed again: "I like it, I like it very much, I like it as much as my son." ”

At this time, Chu Huaixian was in the ministry, but he didn't like it very much. On his third day on the job, he met someone he didn't want to see in his life. Zheng Yi, Zheng Gongzi, stood opposite him at this time, although he smiled and nodded, but the look in his eyes was unconvinced, relieved, and felt that he was raising his eyebrows.

Chu Huaixian looked at the official document on the table, unable to believe his eyes. This straw bale, can he actually hit it?

"When I rebelled, I was thanks to you for taking care of my wife." Chu Huaixian said extremely unnaturally. He heard Xiao Chu say afterwards that he only asked people to go to the Zheng family in the name of Xiao Chu to thank him, and now that this person is standing in front of him, the eldest prince of Chu thanked him very awkwardly. Then he said slowly: "Give you a land of fish and rice, go to office." ”

Zheng Yi kowtowed out, and could only continue.

When Chu Huaixian came back in the evening, Xiao Chu smiled: "Master Shangshu is back, come here, I have something to say to you." Chu Huaixian sat over and stroked Xiao Chu's belly first: "It's coming out, this time, it must be my daughter." ”

"Grandmother talks about it every day, or her great-grandson." Xiao Chu smiled, although the Chu family has few daughters, but when Mrs. Chu mentions Xiao Chu's belly, she still wants a boy.

Xiao Chu leaned on Chu Huaixian: "Give Xiao Yi to the birthplace," said worriedly, looking at Chu Huaixian's Xiao Chu worriedly, and got Chu Huaixian's very fond answer: "Okay!" ”

In this way, there is no need to worry that my uncle will go to the Chu family to see Xiao Chu all day long. Chu Huaixian said to Xiao Chu: "Maybe at that time, what Captain Zhang liked was your sister, right?" ”

Xiao Chu attached a serious one: "You said it well, maybe at that time, what he liked was Xiaoyi." ”

These two people, one is not the deity of Xiao Chu's body, and the other is the husband who loves Xiao Chu, unscrupulously put forward and agree with this statement, and then began to discuss the dowry.

After discussing the dowry about the same, Chu Huaixian lazily told Xiao Chu: "That Zheng Yi is that Ha ......" said in this lazy and casual tone, Chu Huaixian said: "I gave him an official position." ”

Xiao Chu heard this ancient place name and felt that he didn't understand where it was. It took Chu Huaixian a while to explain, and Xiao Chu was stunned: "You? Is that called the land of fish and rice? ”

"Why don't you call? People who came back from there said that the fish and shrimp were delicious, the price was cheap, and it was a good place. Chu Huaixian smiled: "And he has to go to office early tomorrow morning, because there have been no state officials there for two years." You can rest assured, there is still a guard army, although the local area is full of natives, nothing can happen. ”

Xiao Chu opened his mouth and stammered: "Inside a ravine, it is difficult to get out and go in." As soon as you explain, I remembered that Mrs. Guan said that if someone was sent to this place, he would be spending some money and would not want to go. ”

"It won't be like this in the future, now it's my ministry, it's okay not to go." Chu Huaixian said, his face crooked down and called the girls: "Pass dinner, I'm hungry." ”

Xiao Chu bit his lip for a while, and gently pushed Chu Huaixian: "He is the only son of their family, you also give him a good place to go." Chu Huaixian smiled: "Okay, there is food and drink, and the local girl's dowry is also cheap." ”

Xiao Chu had no choice but to stare at him for a while, so he could only give up.

Zheng Yi went to work early the next morning, and the family was sent outside the capital. There are not many followers, because the family members refuse to follow. It is said that it is a barbarian land, and the family members who can avoid it have all avoided it.

In the autumn wind and high sun, Zheng Erguan was full of tears, but he had a smile on his face, and he held Zheng Yi's hand tightly and did not let go: "Boss, the ancestor has accumulated virtue, and you have finally won the move, and you are going to be an official." Before leaving, the second uncle has a word for you, you have to remember. ”

Zheng Yi, who was wearing a new official uniform, also burst into tears: "Second uncle, you say." Zheng Erguan "woo" and cried: "I want you to be an official, the silver for a year is not enough for you to drink a meal, you don't have to save it, the family will send you money from time to time." The second uncle wants to explain to you, don't scrape the ground, scraping too much ground hurts the strength of the ground, and the grains don't grow, so you can't be a good official. I don't ask you how much merit you have, just ask you to be in front of it. ”

Seeing Zheng Yi nodding, Zheng Erguan said again: "It's difficult to be an official if you don't scrape the ground, you scrape less, others scrape three layers, you scrape one layer." Zheng Yi smiled with tears in his eyes, and then explained to Zheng Erguan: "Miss Xiaochu is about to give birth, and the congratulatory gift I gave her is in the third layer of books on the shelf, second uncle, I originally wanted to send it myself, but now I want to trouble you to send it for me." ”

"Okay, I'll send it to you, this Lord Chu, alas, it's really a mess." Everyone in the Zheng family understands that the newly appointed Shangshu in the Ministry of Officials is Chu Huaixian, and it would be strange if Zheng Gongzi was sent to a good place. The second official sighed: "I'll give you an official anyway, I thought that it would be better to let you wait for the messenger to be a poor Beijing official in Beijing, even if you are a poor Beijing official, than to go so far." This journey, to go, it will take a year, alas, this is farther than Tang Seng to learn the scriptures. ”

"Second uncle, there is a boat to sit on, and it will be there in half a year." Zheng Yi said: "It's not easy to enter the mountain. If you accidentally slide down, you have to delay going to work. ”

Seeing that it was not early, it was almost noon, Zheng Yi ruthlessly broke away from Zheng Erguan's hand: "I have to go, second uncle, when I go, there are medicinal materials or something, I will get some good ones for you." ”

In the west wind of the ancient road, Zheng Yi sat on a good horse, and a family member sat on a mule. Except for this one who has not a family and has no one at home, no third one is willing to go. Zheng Erguan looked at this pair of figures and burst into tears again.

Lord Chu, what a ruthless heart.