Near the evening, the third prince Xiao Ze returned to the Xianwang Mansion, he had already found the venue for the charity auction, it is the most luxurious champion building in the capital, this building carved eaves reflect the sun, the painting building flying clouds, standing on the shore of the Moon Lake, pushing the window is the lake scenery. The four-story building, with a performance platform in the center, and a special private room, can be pushed out of the window to see the downstairs platform, which is just suitable for auction.

Xiao Ze personally went out, and it was a matter of course. After understanding the situation, the shopkeeper of the champion building gave all customers free orders on the same day, emptied the champion building, and then arranged for the next person to clean the room, carefully and carefully, and could not let go anywhere.

His Majesty is coming here tomorrow night, and no sloppiness can be allowed.

At the same time, Wei Dabao of Dongchang came in person, and came to Xiao Rui for two purposes, to ask about the location of the charity auction, he had to arrange for Dongchang and Jinyiwei to be armed, His Majesty was not trivial to leave the palace, and he must be cautious and cautious.

The second is also from Hai Dafu learned that King Xian recommended the East Factory to be responsible for the use of the donation, Hai Dafu could not do it himself, so it naturally fell to Wei Dabao, although he said that he could not be corrupt and bend the law, but this is a fat difference, and it is a major matter that His Majesty attaches great importance to, and it is a credit to do it well, Wei Dabao naturally does not dare to slack off.

When Xiao Rui sent Wei Dabao away, it was already dark.

The snow is howling and never stopping.

Xiao Rui hurriedly entered the palace at night, and Emperor Xia was still reviewing the folds in the Palace of Nourishing Heart and summoned Xiao Rui.

After Xiao Rui entered the hall, he bowed his hand to say goodbye, raised his head to look at Emperor Xia, and found that he was still seriously reviewing the folds.

His temples were a little gray, and his face was tinged with twilight, especially in the light, which made him even more old.

He already knows the destiny of heaven, he is no longer a young man at this age, he does not have so much energy to consume and toss, and he handles state official affairs with high intensity every day, which does not seem to consume physical strength, but mental fatigue is even more devastating.

Looking at the emperors of other countries, Emperor Yan of the Great Yan Kingdom also knows the destiny of heaven, he is already old and mediocre, his personality is uncertain, and he has no heart to deal with official affairs at all, which makes the already weak Great Yan Kingdom even weaker.

How old is Emperor Zhao of the Great Zhao State, how old is Emperor Xia, he does not care about government affairs, but falls into suspicion, although he has established a prince, but even the prince lives in fear every day, afraid that he will be deposed one day. Moreover, the older Emperor Zhao gets, the more he regards his dignity as the top priority, and governs the country like a naughty child.

No matter how far away the emperors of the Great Yuan Dynasty, the Great Wei State and even the Great Qin State, they all had similar things happening, it seems that the emperor has achieved this age, they will not think about state affairs, but will do bad things.

Only Emperor Xia is different, he has always been conscientious and hardworking, which may be the reason why the Great Xia Kingdom is full of flowers.

Snorting, Xiao Rui felt his eyes moist.

"Father, it's not early, let's take a rest." Xiao Rui couldn't help but suddenly spoke.

Emperor Xia, who was reviewing the folds, was stunned, looked up at Xiao Rui, and found that his eyes were slightly red, he immediately stretched his waist, then gave the brush to Yan Xiaoxiao, and said with a smile: "Then rest, go and prepare some wine and food, I and Rui'er have a drink, and after you two make arrangements, go down and rest." ”

"Yes!" Yan Xiaoxiao and Hai Dafu answered.

"How's the charity auction going?" Emperor Xia asked.

Xiao Rui told Emperor Xia in detail, and after hearing this, Emperor Xia was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help but say: "You said that you have raised more than 500,000 taels of silver before bidding?" ”

"Five hundred and fifty thousand taels were raised from the Chamber of Commerce, and by the time the ministers entered the palace, more than 20 officials had already sent people to buy invitations, so more than 20,000 taels had to be added!" Xiao Rui nodded.

Emperor Xia couldn't help but sigh: "I can't think of it, I can't think of it, you dare to sell a thousand taels for an invitation, and sure enough, they are all my ministers, one thousand taels is enough for ordinary people to live for a few more years?" And those chambers of commerce, for the so-called signboard and sponsorship, are so willing to spend money..."

"Father, this is normal, it is like this in any country, most of the money is concentrated in the hands of a small number of people." Xiao Rui said: "I also ask my father to forgive my son's recklessness, signboard and sponsorship, which will inevitably cause controversy and impeachment tomorrow night, and my son did not tell my father in advance." ”

Emperor Xia waved his hand and said, "Hmph, don't care about the impeachment of those officials, they are clear streams, and naturally they can't get used to your actions." You've been impeached many times anyway, just get used to it! ”

Xiao Rui pretended to be pitiful and said: "Being impeached is a trivial matter, mainly because I offended a lot of powerful people this time, and there are several grandfathers of the country, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty probably hate their sons to death, and the sons have a shallow foundation, and there is no one who can help inside and outside the court, so I am afraid that the situation will be even more difficult in the future." ”

"Do you still find it difficult to have my support for you?" Xia Huang asked with a smile.

Xiao Rui also smiled and said proudly: "That's naturally not difficult, the support of my father is the biggest dependence!" ”

At this time, Hai Dafu and Yan Xiaoxiao brought wine and food, and the two retreated, leaving space for the two to be alone.

Xiao Rui poured wine for Emperor Xia, and Emperor Xia seemed to open the chatterbox, and for the first time told Xiao Rui about his youth: "When the king of Chinese New Year's Eve rebelled, although I was named a great general by the first emperor, and led the troops to hold military power outside, the courtiers in the court made very few friends. Later, they jointly attacked, and countless ministers and Qingliu impeached me, do you know how I solved it? ”

Xiao Rui shook his head.

Emperor Xia said: "In this world, there are very few people who are not afraid of death, don't look at what Confucian scholars pay attention to sacrifice their lives for righteousness, but how many Qingliu and ministers will learn from death?" It is impossible for the ministers who really dare to sacrifice their lives for righteousness to stay in the court for a long time, and they will soon be squeezed out by civil and military officials and even encounter trouble. Unless the emperor intends to leave such a person to maintain the court, he will try to protect it. So do you understand what I mean? ”

Xiao Rui was stunned and said, "Father killed the Qingliu who impeached you? ”

"It's not enough to kill once, pick a few who take the lead, and if you check carefully, you will find that they are full of crimes, such as colluding with the thief and the first night king, intending to rebel, such a thief, naturally kill them directly, in order to set an example." Xia Huang said with a smile.

Xiao Rui gave a thumbs up, what do you mean that if you look closely, you will find that they are full of crimes, and they also colluded with the thief Night King, father, father, don't you know that the Night King is your pawn? It seems that you are directly playing a false accusation and killing chickens and monkeys.

But this word can't be punctured, and if it is punctured, there will be no father-son relationship.

"Erchen understood." Xiao Rui naturally understood Emperor Xia's teachings.

Xia Huang said: "You just mentioned that several princes have not sent anyone to buy invitations?" ”

"Before the sons entered the palace, the Duke of Rui and the Yasukuni Justice sent people here, but the other princes must have been busy and forgot about it for a while." Xiao Rui replied.

The fact that the Duke of Rui and the Duke of Yasukuni sent people was naturally the role of Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan.

Emperor Xia nodded and said, "You don't have to go to court tomorrow morning, I will order those busy people." You have to care about the people when you are busy, and charity is also a virtue! ”

"Yes!" Xiao Rui's heart blossomed, he came to the palace to report the situation, and secondly, to borrow his father's mouth, to order the group of self-respecting family valves, hum, isn't it unwilling to buy an invitation? Sorry, the price will increase tomorrow. As for the third...

"Father, there is one more thing. Have you finished writing your calligraphy and drawings? There are also treasures donated by the harem, can they be handed over to the sons tomorrow? In addition, send me some brocade guards. Xiao Rui said.

Emperor Xia said speechlessly: "I won't miss you, I will send someone to send you over early tomorrow morning!" Remember, no corruption. ”

"Is Erchen that kind of person?" Xiao Rui immediately corrected his words.

The two of them had a few glasses, and it was not too early, so Xiao Rui said goodbye and left the palace.

Just as Xiao Rui got up, Emperor Xia suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Hao Yun, the left deputy capital imperial historian, was the first to buy an invitation?" Not to mention whether he has enough money for the time being, even if he is that temperament, it is unlikely that he will buy an invitation! ”

Xiao Rui was shocked and didn't dare to speak. He even ignored this, His Majesty could detect the problem, couldn't other scheming people see it?

Wouldn't this reveal the relationship between Hao Yun and Xiao Rui?

At this moment, Emperor Xia suddenly said: "I have already asked Du Shao to come forward, the invitation letter that Hao Yun bought was handed over to Du Shao in front of many inspectorate officials, he bought it for Du Shao, Du Shao wants to bring his nephew to see the world, the Du family is a big family, and he doesn't care about a thousand taels of silver." ”

Xiao Rui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with Emperor Xia's vague cover, no one guessed that the relationship between Hao Yun and Xiao Rui was still hidden in the shadows, giving advice for Xiao Rui.

However, he couldn't hide it from his father.

But then, Xiao Rui smiled bitterly in his heart, it's not that he can't hide it now, he can't hide it from His Majesty a long time ago. Maybe the last time he dealt with Han Mobei, he had already seen it clearly.

I also entered the palace to report a fart, with my father's means, I already knew everything that had happened.

So Xiao Rui arched his hand and said, "Erchen understands." ”

Emperor Xia taught again: "You have to think twice about everything, and any mistake can make your efforts in vain." ”

"Erchen remembered." Xiao Rui was more respectful.

"Let's go down." Emperor Xia waved his hand and let Xiao Rui retreat.

Emperor Xia drank another cup, got up and came to the front of the palace, looking at the heavy snow flying outside, and his thoughts didn't know what to think. Waiting for Hai Dafu to bring the cloak, he came back and forth.

"Your Majesty, it's too cold outside, let's go back to the palace." Hai Dafu said respectfully.

Emperor Xia nodded, couldn't help but sigh, and asked: "Hai Companion, you helped the Empress Dowager of Filial Piety and Sage back then, and since I ascended the throne, you have been following my side, you should know my hesitation!" ”

"The villain understands." Hai Dafu said respectfully.

Emperor Xia asked, "You say, did I do something wrong?" Shouldn't the future of the Great Xia Kingdom be pinned on risk? It's better to choose a prince who is not involved......"

Hai Dafu has always known how to protect himself, and he does not dare to talk nonsense, and he definitely does not talk nonsense.

But today, he hesitated for a long time and said: "The villain only remembers that His Majesty had nothing at the time, and he was never afraid of any difficulties. These words have always been etched in the villain's mind. ”

"Seize the day." Emperor Xia muttered, and then smiled: "I'm tired, let's move." ”

"Yes!" Hai Dafu immediately went down to make arrangements.