Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Battle of the Court
The atmosphere on the treasure offering field became relaxed, there were nine beautiful women standing in the field, and it was the emperor's reward, and all the ministers were a little moved for a while, and their words and deeds were also a little relaxed.
"General Sikong, you have outstanding military achievements in this expedition, and I will allow you to be the first to choose." Murong Yan said, and all the generals cast their eyes with General Sikong's unclear meaning. But to everyone's surprise, General Sikong stepped forward and excused himself: "Thank you for the emperor's reward, but the old minister is old and frail, and the old minister is ashamed of this reward." ”
The soldiers couldn't help laughing when they heard this. And with General Sikong taking the lead, General Yan Wenzhong and others refused such a reward. In this way, several young generals were rewarded. After rewarding them one by one, Yan Yue kept watching and listening with a smile, and then saw that there were only two women left in the audience, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the concubines look at these two girls very beautifully, I heard that Lord Bi is not married yet, it is better to reward Lord Bi as a concubine, and it is not in vain that Lord Bi has worked so this trip." ”
Yan Yue smiled harmlessly, and what she said was even more reasonable, which caused a burst of echo for a while. Bi Chenggong immediately knelt down and said: "Thank you for the queen's reward, but you don't dare to be greedy for merit, please give the beauty to those who have high merit." ”
"Lord Bi is too modest, but the palace thinks that it is most appropriate for these two beauties to be rewarded to Mrs. Bi. I don't know what the emperor wants? Yan Yue looked at Murong Yan with a smile. Fortunately, Murong Yan didn't let Yan Yue and the ministers wait long before he said directly: "What the queen said is very true, so these two women will be rewarded to Bi Aiqing." ”
"The ministers obey the order, and thank the emperor and the queen for their rewards." Bi Chenggong can only be thankful. Bi Chenggong felt a little pity in his heart, maybe this Yan Yue was really by mistake, but he was also invisibly achieving and destroying Bi Zaigong's plan. When people are calculating others, they are always ignorant of being calculated by others
Nine beauties, how could they be found by Bi Chenggong. This should be said to be the result of the joint strength of the Wang family. Of course, these nine women are not only beautiful, but more importantly, they are loyal to the Wang family, whether these nine women enter the palace or live in the minister's house, these women will live with the mission of the Wang family.
Of course, what Bi Chenggong hopes for most is that these nine women can enter the palace, and one can destroy the relationship between Yan Yue and Murong Yan; There are a few more successful people in this palace, and it is much easier to do things. It's a pity that this point was destroyed by Yan Yue. But how can the hard work be in vain, these nine women are also useful even if they stay in the minister's house, but I didn't expect Yan Yue to leave two for Bi Chenggong. It is not easy for such a woman to train, and this time because Yan Yue and the two are useless.
"Today, the whole world celebrates, and the chrysanthemums in the courtyard of the palace also suddenly bloomed this morning, presumably in response to the scene of today's flowers with beauties, and the palace rewarded each of your nine girls with a chrysanthemum, in order to express the meaning of flower beauty." Yan Yue said sincerely, Lei Zhentian had already left the venue quickly, obviously going to pick the white chrysanthemum.
Bi Chenggong only felt that the anger in his chest was surging but there was nowhere to vent, and he really wondered why Murong Yan would like such a breastless and brainless woman. She asked each of the nine women to wear a chrysanthemum, didn't she make the celebration like a funeral? This chrysanthemum is a reward from the queen's mother, and the women not only wear it here, but also wear it when they go back to the house, which feels like a funeral!
The more Bi Chenggong thought about it, the more angry he became, but he couldn't refuse this reward. Bi Chenggong's brain began to run rapidly, and suddenly he couldn't help but grin slightly, and replied again: "Flowers and beauties, the queen's thoughts are really thoughtful." As Niangniang said, today the whole world celebrates, and Niangniang is the most beautiful hostess in this Darong Palace, and the most beautiful flowers should also be brought by Niangniang. Dare to ask the lady to wear the beautiful chrysanthemum and the emperor to enjoy with the people and celebrate with the ministers. ”
Between the two of them answering one-on-one, Murong Yan kept smiling and listening, what does this chrysanthemum represent? Yan Yue had said to Murong Yan before. On such a festive day today, it is indeed a little inappropriate to wear chrysanthemums. I didn't expect Bi Chenggong to be so anti-general and ask Yan Yue to wear chrysanthemums. In this way, if the queen wears chrysanthemums, what kind of system will it become.
Fortunately, Yan Yue didn't even think about it when she heard Bi Chenggong's words, so she pulled Murong Yan out as a baffle: "The emperor doesn't like the hairpin flower in this palace, so you don't have to wear this flower in this palace." This gave Murong Yan a chance, so Murong Yan continued with a smile: "I really don't like women to put flower hairpins in their hair, although flowers add a little color to people, but the fresh flowers have lost their lives because of the temporary decoration. As the sage said, those who love flowers will pick them, but those who love flowers will water them. ”
"The emperor is shengming, and the flowers appreciated by the queen's mother will be brought back to the palace and carefully raised." Bi Chenggong didn't wait for Yan Yue to react, and quickly took over. But Murong Yan ignored Bi Chenggong's words, and continued: "Just like the new territory of my Darong, I only took it from the way I love, but it is not a territory full of holes and complaints, I want to water and irrigate carefully, so that the new territory can truly integrate into my Darong and contribute to my Darong Dynasty." ”
From hairpins to love flowers, from watering to territory, the emperor suddenly led the topic to national affairs, and the atmosphere on the treasure offering field became serious again. As soon as Murong Yan's words fell, all the ministers in the chamber bowed and responded: "The emperor is wise!" Long live the Emperor! ”
Yan Yue saw that the matter of the chrysanthemum was gone. But Murong Yan suddenly had an interest in talking, and asked loudly: "How can you quickly let the people of Cangmu integrate into Darong and never rebel again?" What do you think? ”
The topic seems to turn a little abruptly, one moment is still enjoying the beauty lively, and the next moment it is discussing national affairs. Turning the topic so abruptly that some people obviously can't turn the corner for a while. Therefore, as soon as the emperor's words fell, the field was quiet for a while. And in the surprise of everyone, the emperor asked again: "According to the queen, how to pour this water so that that Cangmu can really integrate into my Darong?" ”
Yan Yue was stunned for a long time before she knew that Murong Yan was asking herself a question, Yan Yue's first reaction was annoyance, this matter of the court, not letting the ministers make ideas, why was it the first to ask in front of her. This independent harem does not participate in politics, how did it come to this Darong that everything has changed, not only participating in politics, but also participating in politics and politics openly!
Of course, Yan Yue didn't know that this issue had been discussed in the court, and all the ministers had put forward many suggestions, but Murong Yan was not very satisfied. These days, Murong Yan and Yan Yue have been at odds over Bi Chenggong, and Murong Yan has always wanted to discuss this issue with Yan Yue, but he couldn't find an opportunity. And today is a good time for Murong Yan.
There was silence in the room, and all the ministers stood speechlessly with their heads bowed. And only the corners of Bi Chenggong's lips involuntarily opened a certain arc. If you ask the doctor, it should be no problem to ask Yan Yue, but when you ask about this major event in the court, I believe that this Yan Yue has no brains in this regard at all!
"I don't ......" The two words behind Yan Yue couldn't help but swallow because she saw the smiling face of Bi Chenggong. Immediately changed his tone and said: "The concubine thought of a little, but I don't know if it is appropriate." But I don't know whether to say it or not. ”
"The queen just spoke." Murong Yan's face was happy. Yan Yue then asked, "Didn't the emperor just say watering?" I don't know if the emperor has ever heard the term 'water **melt'? ”
Murong Yan nodded, and Yan Yue continued: "Water ** melt refers to the fusion of water and milk, so you can't tell which is water and which is milk. Because the two are one and the same. And the concubine thought that if the people of Darong and the people of the original Cangmu were fused together like this water and milk, wouldn't there be no longer a distinction between Darong and Cangmu, and the concubine's idea was to emigrate. ”
Yan Yue just said this, some of the ministers didn't understand well, and some didn't seem to understand. Only Bi Chenggong only felt a pang in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that this Yan Yue actually had such a mind. If Bi Chenggong was right, the method Yan Yue said was to immigrate, completely integrating the people of Darong and Cangmu, so that the new territory would remain stable in a very short time.
Bi Chenggong glanced at Yan Yue with some suspicion, and his gaze unintentionally swept over Murong Yan's face. If it weren't for the ecstasy on Murong Yan's face that proved that Murong Yan was also the first time to hear this idea, Bi Chenggong would have some suspicions that this was the link that Murong Yan designed to make Yan Yue shine. And this idea is also the best solution that Bi Chenggong has thought of during this time to solve the current turmoil in the Cangmu region.
"The minister has been thinking about it for a long time, and he has an idea." Bi Chenggong immediately grabbed the conversation.
"Bi Aiqing plays." Murong Yan couldn't help laughing, such a situation was exactly what Murong Yan wanted, although the two women had some arguments, they were both fighting for the affairs of the court.
"The first idea that the minister wants to say is consistent with what the queen thinks, that is, immigration, which can speed up the integration of the people more quickly; The second idea of the ministers is to exempt taxes, asking the emperor to exempt the land tax, salt tax, customs duties and other taxes in the original Cangmu area, so that the people can recuperate and live a good life as soon as possible, so that the hatred in their hearts will slowly weaken; The third idea of the minister is to bail out, and the money obtained from the Cangmu treasury this time can be used for those soldiers who lost their homes in the war, and to help those whose families are in distress, so as to greatly win the hearts of the people......"
Murong Yan's thin lips on Gao Gaolong's chair couldn't help but hook up slightly, revealing a hint of a smile. The ministers of the DPRK and China also have ideas, but compared with Yan Yue and Bi Chenggong's ideas, those ideas are really called throwing bricks and attracting jade. God sent these two women to his side, which gave him the opportunity and capital to dominate the world! The more Murong Yan thought about it, the more joy he felt in his heart.
"What Bi Aiqing said is extremely true, the queen doesn't know if there is anything to add?" Murong Yan then asked. Yan Yue listened to Bi Chenggong's analysis in a daze, and was sighing in her heart that Bi Chenggong really had some talents, but she could hear Murong Yan's inquiry, and added almost without thinking: "After the war, it may happen to the epidemic, and the concubines advised the emperor to prepare medicinal materials earlier for emergencies." Don't wait for the plague over there to catch you off guard. ”
Murong Yan couldn't help laughing, and said loudly: "What the queen said is very true. Celebrate with the whole world today! Tonight, Zhong Aiqing will not get drunk and will not return! ”