Chapter 52: Stealing Half a Day's Leisure
Diao Chan, since he was a child, entered Wang Yun's mansion, learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, singing and dancing skills, and even learned some rough swordsmanship.
Wang Yun also attaches great importance to it - although he doesn't know if this value is that this old guy wants to wait for two years to enjoy it after he is fully mature, or is it used as a bargaining chip to win over other powerful ministers in the court?
According to Liu Xuan's speculation, the most likely thing to happen is that Wang Yun used Diao Chan to win over Lü Bu - Lü Bu is the most powerful minister in the court today, although Lü Bu does not talk much in the court and does not participate much in political affairs. However, the military power in Lu Bu's hands was the most powerful force in Chang'an, and Wang Yun felt that he was quite prestigious in the court, and if the two combined, they could become the most powerful force in Chang'an City.
Although Wang Yun didn't want to monopolize power like Dong Zhuo, and even he also hoped that the Han family could prosper, but he preferred that the Han family would prosper in his own hands, and the emperor would just sit and watch from above, and there was no need to participate too much.
And Liu Xuan knew how lethal Diao Chan was to Lu Bu - taking advantage of the fact that the little girl had not grown up at this time, she wanted to come over directly, and directly and fundamentally cut off Wang Yun's move, otherwise when Diao Chan really met Lu Bu, what he did would not have any good results at that time.
Wang Yun naturally didn't know that Liu Xuan was looking for Diao Chan in order to prevent Wang Yun from hooking up with Lu Bu, and he was now wondering where the emperor learned about such a woman in his mansion?
"Could it be that I saw you occasionally on the way to Chang'an?"
Thinking about it, it seems that there is such a possibility, that Diao Chan has been raised by him in the house since he was a child, and he has never gone out on weekdays. In addition, Diao Chan is not very old at this time, and he has not shown his face in front of the guests, except for a few three or five close friends, there are only a handful of people who know that there is such a kaki in his house.
So the only possibility is that the emperor occasionally caught a glimpse when he came to Chang'an, and then made people inquire and learned the name of Diao Chan.
When Wang Yun came out of the palace, he had a bitter face, and only said that the hard work of more than ten years was in vain, but after walking for a while, he began to try to think about the benefits.
"Diao Chan has to be valued by the emperor, but it's not all bad. ”
He cultivated Diao Chan, and he already had the intention of winning over someone in the court, thinking that the most powerful person in the court today is the emperor, if he can get the emperor to weigh a little more because of this, it will not be in vain for more than ten years of hard work.
As for whether the emperor would indulge in beauty, he didn't care. Let's not mention that the private affairs of the emperor of the Han Dynasty are not the turn of the minister to intervene, even if the emperor is really addicted to women, it is not a bad thing.
The emperor was busy having fun with his concubines, but someone had to deal with the major affairs of the court, right? The emperor had less time to deal with the government affairs, so the three princes would naturally take over more government affairs.
Now that the ultimate prestige among the three princes is himself, it is not impossible to take advantage of this to become the actual prime minister.
Thinking about it like this, my sorrow has eased a lot, but I am still a little unhappy, and I naturally can't be happy when I go home, and I even eat less food than usual.
At this time, a friend came to visit, so he couldn't help but ask, but Wang Yun didn't say much, just said simply: "The Son of Heaven heard a song in my house and asked me for it." ”
The man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he didn't expect it to be like this, and secretly said in his heart: "Why is this what I want to beg for a kabuki?"
Wang Yunke didn't expect this friend to say such a sentence as soon as he opened his mouth, he was frightened, and hurriedly said: "Be careful!"
The man also realized that he was about to say the wrong thing for a while, so he stopped talking, but he didn't know what was going on, this matter actually spread, Wang Yun was naturally furious, and reprimanded the maids and servants in the mansion fiercely, and even drove several servants out of the Situ Mansion.
The person who went to Wang Yun's mansion as a guest that day was also scared that he couldn't eat for a few days, and finally he couldn't stand it with trembling, so he secretly left Chang'an with his family, and he didn't even do it.
Although many scholars and ministers can't point fingers at the emperor's private life, private discussions are always inevitable, there will always be some people who say that the emperor's move is too ridiculous, and some people are wondering if they should write a book to reprimand the emperor?
These people plan well, although the ministers of the Han Dynasty can't accuse the emperor of his private life, but it is an ordinary season, the world is peaceful, and your emperor will be messing around, anyway, it is good if the major events in the court are not delayed.
But what is the current situation? Although it is not enough to say that the fall of the dynasty is imminent, the trend of great chaos in the world has been revealed, the princes in various places have supported their own troops, and Dong Zhuo and the Kwantung coalition army in the east are fighting in full swing, but there has been no substantial progress.
If it weren't for the two armies of Lü Bu and Cao Cao who occupied the surrounding counties, the so-called imperial decrees might not even be able to pass on to Chang'an. In this case, the Son of Heaven did not think about purging the government, pacifying the localities, and weakening the authority of the princes in various places, but indulged in women.
As for reprimanding the emperor, the Han Dynasty is not without precedent, in fact, there is no taboo at all when the officials of the Han Dynasty write to the emperor, they are willing to say whatever they want, but your minister is at will, and the emperor can also be at will - you make me really unhappy and cut you and you have nothing to say.
Moreover, reprimanding the emperor can also gain a reputation, whether the emperor is angry or focused on political affairs, it is rare to mention the person who wrote in the future, the only thing to worry about is the degree of this reprimand - it is not good to go too far, after all, everyone is just seeking fame, and it is useless to lose their lives and be famous.
Therefore, although this group of scholars made a lot of noise, but the legendary recital to rebuke the Son of Heaven was never seen.
Even Liu Xuan waited for the concerto, wanting to see what these scholars could write, but unfortunately it was thunder and rain, and after waiting for a long time, he couldn't even see a piece of paper.
"Your Majesty must also be diligent in political affairs, after all, the situation today is not as good as it used to be. ”
Maybe he really crossed the threshold, Cai Yan was finally able to communicate with Liu Xuan normally, although he still had a clear eye when he spoke, but he finally lost that restraint, which was a big improvement.
On this day, after Liu Xuan left the Jinhua Palace, he walked around the palace with Cai Yan, and now he has lived in Chang'an for nearly two months, and many palaces have been initially repaired, unlike the previous time, where only a few places can be seen.
Today's Chang'an Imperial City, not to mention other palaces, this Weiyang Palace has re-demonstrated the grandeur of the imperial palace of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xuan simply called Cai Yan and walked around with him, so he should relax.
Looking back at Cai Yan, I saw that this girl's slightly childish face was full of positive colors, as if she wanted to put on a serious expression, but in Liu Xuan's eyes, this expression was a little funny.
"I naturally understand these things. ”
Glancing slightly, standing next to Cai Yan was a little girl who was about thirteen or fourteen years old, although she was said to be a little girl, but in addition to her face, she could see that she was not very old, and her figure was no different from Cai Yan, and there was nothing at all about what she should have and what she shouldn't.
Coupled with the fact that this girl seemed to be born with a charming temperament, Liu Xuan just glanced at it, and with his concentration, there were no bones left that he wanted to eat directly.
took a breath lightly and settled down, the little girl in front of her was actually the fuse of this incident, Liu Xuan specially begged Diao Chan from Wang Yun's mansion.
According to the custom at this time, Diao Chan is just fourteen this year, but if it is according to Liu Xuan's habits, because he has not yet had a birthday, Diao Chan is only twelve years old at this time, and he is only thirteen after his birthday, and he can only look at the age that cannot be eaten.
Now she is just a maid in the palace, and after Liu Xuan begged to come, she also asked for Cai Yan to find a companion to chat and talk, so she was directly arranged to serve by Cai Yan's side.
This is already a very remarkable treatment for Diao Chan, you must know that she is just a kabuki after all, even though she has been valued by Wang Yun since she was a child, her status is still not high, and even to some extent, she is not as good as some girls from poor families.
And the girl who enters the palace must be a girl from a good family, and it is impossible for someone from such a background to enter the palace without the emperor's personal edict.
What's more, Diao Chan has also become Cai Yan's personal maid, Cai Yan is now a nobleman, and may be the queen of the Han Dynasty in the future, and at that time, Diao Chan's status as a personal maid is also rising, if the emperor is fortunate enough to give birth to a man and a woman, and the queen will take care of him, it is not impossible to directly seek a nobleman.
Walking to a stone pavilion and sitting down, Liu Xuan first looked around at the scenery, and then said to Cai Yan: "After being busy for more than a month, I finally have some leisure, so I will eat here today." ”
Cai Yan naturally would not object, and directly asked the maid to present the meal, and the two sat there while eating, while admiring the scenery of the early spring, and chatted nonsense at the same time, and then walked around the neighborhood a few times, and then returned to the Xuan room to separate-Liu Xuan went to the study to deal with government affairs, and Cai Yan took Diao Chan back to the dormitory, and came back to bed after Liu Xuan was busy.
As soon as he sat down in the study, Liu Xuan felt refreshed, although there is nothing particularly sad these days, but things are one after another, and he will feel irritable to some extent, and he is naturally much more comfortable when he relaxes today.
However, this kind of day can only be passed occasionally, and there are still many things to do at the moment, take out the letter seal of the Son of Heaven in the six seals, and then drag it in front of the dantian with both hands, and resonate with the dragon qi in the body with the dragon qi in the letter seal of the son of heaven, and temper it.
The letter seal of the Son of Heaven is used by the emperor when he is used to do things with heaven and earth, ghosts and gods, in other words, he uses this seal more when he sacrifices.
Since he got the Six Seals, this has been going on for half a year, and now he is only one step away from succeeding, and even if the Chixiao Sword is destroyed at that time, he will not be without the power to protect himself.
Just thinking about it, I saw the letter seal of the Son of Heaven in his hand flashed suddenly, and then a golden dragon with thick fingers appeared and disappeared, Liu Xuan saw it, and held the jade seal in his palm with one hand, and then his thoughts moved, only to see the letter seal of the son of heaven slightly light, slowly suspended in the palm of his hand.
"It's done!"