Chapter 31: The Envoy of the Throne
Although Emperor Jing is not a good father, he is a rare Ming Jun.
He has always been a recipient of advice on matters of government affairs.
In particular, he attaches great importance to Zhan Bofeng's proposal, but now he comes to listen to Fu Xuanlin's opinion alone, which is really incredible.
However, even if Fu Xuanlin was puzzled in his heart, he couldn't say a word "no".
"The ministers should share their worries for Your Majesty."
"Natural disasters occur frequently in Hebei Province, and countless disaster relief funds have been allocated by me, but the people of Hebei Province are still poor and starving. I asked the officials of Hebei Province, but they were all poor and honest, and their families were surrounded by walls. I don't understand, where did the millions of taels of disaster relief money go every year? β
Emperor Jing's eyes are powerful, and just one glance at each other can make people panic.
Once upon a time, there was even a Jinshi who was so frightened by Emperor Jing that he couldn't say a word when he faced the saint for the first time.
But Fu Xuanlin could stare at him directly, and he was not flustered.
"There is no incorruptible name, and those who make a name are so greedy. The people of Hebei Province are not living well, and the officials of various states are naturally poor, and it is normal for people to leave Hebei Province if they can dredge up the relationship. But in the past few years, officials in Hebei Province have almost never been transferred, which is really incredible. β
After listening to this, Emperor Jing looked at Fu Xuanlin's eyes with a little more appreciation.
"Although Lin'er is young, she sees things clearly. In this way, I can rest assured that you will temporarily take the post of Hebei Provincial Envoy. β
The Hebei Provincial Governor oversaw the promotion and demotion of all officials in the Hebei Provincial area, and any official who violated discipline could be directly punished, dismissed, or imprisoned in accordance with the law without reporting to the imperial court.
Except for His Majesty, no one can move.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, only Zhan Bofeng has held this position.
Kou Huai presented the dethroned envoy token that had been prepared long ago to Fu Xuanlin.
He took the token, which was carved with a unicorn and the words "ι»ιenvoy" on the back.
He knew in his heart how much power the envoy had, and he seemed to understand what Fu Rinxu had said to him in the carriage.
"The minister will live up to His Majesty's trust."
"The appointment of you as the envoy of Hebei Province must be kept secret for the time being, so as not to startle the snake."
"I understand."
Emperor Jing nodded slightly, and suddenly the conversation changed.
"A few days ago, the little girl in the Ming Kingdom family was kidnapped, I heard that you rescued her?"
Fu Xuanlin was amazed at the speed of Emperor Jing's thinking, and he almost didn't react for a while.
"Exactly."
"That little girl is now slim, and she is eccentric during the Qianqiu banquet, and there is no second little lady like her in the whole capital."
"She's really special."
Fu Xuanlin agrees with this.
Zhan Xinglan is just like her name, it is a raging wave that blooms in the sea of stars.
But he didn't know that in Zhan Xinglan's body was Cheng Xing'er's soul.
Cheng Xing'er is like a star in the dark night, a star in the galaxy, it is not dim, nor dazzling.
"Jingzhao Mansion came to report, it was the two blacksmiths who were desperate and moved their minds. Previously, it was rumored that the innocence of the little girl of the Zhan family was destroyed, and I was still a little worried. Fortunately, the two blacksmiths have all confessed, and they have not done anything rude to the little girl of the Zhan family, and this little girl will no longer have to listen to those unpleasant gossip in the future. β
Emperor Jing kept looking at Fu Xuanlin's expression when he said this.
It seemed to be trying to find a hint of something unusual on his face.
But Fu Xuanlin already knew that Zhan Xinglan was still in perfect shape when he interrogated Ding Weihe's mastermind behind the scenes, so naturally there was nothing to be surprised.
So his expression was as usual, and his face was extremely flat.
"Your Majesty seems to care about the lady of the Zhan family."
"That girl is really interesting, I like it very much."
Emperor Jing not only likes her, but also wants her to be his daughter-in-law.
"Speaking of which, the prince is twenty-five years old, and if the queen hadn't tried her best to stop it in previous years, she wouldn't have looked down on the daughters of low-ranking officials, and she wouldn't have delayed the prince's marriage again and again. It is also dragging down King Jian of Qi to have no princess, and now that you are eighteen years old, you can choose a concubine for you together. β
Fu Xuanlin's mind suddenly came up with an excellent plan.
"Your Majesty, the minister has an idea, I don't know whether to say it."
"Lin'er said yes."
"There are not a few daughters of high-ranking families in the capital, but most of them are pampered and willful. The crown princess and the princess must be talented and beautiful people, if the royal family marries a jealous and ignorant woman, will it not make the world laugh. The minister thought that it would be better to open a women's school, firstly, to let the ladies of the official eunuchs in the capital read and understand etiquette, and secondly, they could also choose the ladies who were knowledgeable, gentle, and talented and beautiful to be the princess. β
Fu Xuanlin has always been worried that Ke Wanning and Xi Li'er will find trouble with Zhan Xinglan again, if they enter the women's academy together, it will be under the eyes of the royal family, and they will not dare to make a mistake.
In this way, even if he is not in the capital, he doesn't have to worry too much about Zhan Xinglan.
"Lin'er's proposal is very kind, so there is no need to choose a concubine with great fanfare, and it saves a lot of trouble."
Emperor Jing was very pleased, Fu Xuanlin was quick and flexible, even if he didn't become the prince, he was definitely a person who could compete with the prince.
"Kou Huai, pass the decree."
A moment later, Kou Huai and three chamberlains went to the mansions of various officials in the capital to deliver the edict.
In addition, in order to save expenses, Emperor Jing renovated the old Guozi Prison, which had been abandoned before, inside and out.
And personally wrote the inscription for the women's school, named "Shunhua Prison".
As soon as this news came out, a wave immediately set off in the capital.
Although it is not explicitly stated that the opening of the Shunhua Prison must be to choose concubines for the princes, anyone can see the royal intentions.
Naturally, the chance of being selected will be greater, even if you can't choose the crown princess and princess, it will definitely attract the attention of the nobles and nobles.
This is a blessing from heaven for the ladies of the small portal.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve, and flaming red lanterns were lit all over the capital.
Zhan Xinglan has been recuperating in the house for several days, and his body is about to grow hair.
Zhu Huan changed into a red sleep fragrant cloud nephrite dress for her.
The red dress satin lined her skin with snow and was charming.
"The third lady is so good-looking. Grandpa Guo knew that the lady preferred red, so he specially ordered someone to rush out before New Year's Eve. Grandpa Guo really loves the three ladies, and the two Langjun don't have such good luck. β
"My father detains them to study every day, and he doesn't let them relax after the New Year."
Zhan Xinglan's big watery eyes turned.
turned to Zhu Huan, who was arranging her skirt, and said:
"You go and bring a message to Sister Ye and Chu Yan, what do they say?"
"Ye Niangzi and Qiu Niangzi agreed, and they met at Epiphany Bridge when they were in Youshi."
"There must be fireworks in the sky tonight, such a beautiful day, how can there be no talented and beautiful people. Let's go, Zhu Huan, let's go and fish the eldest brother and second brother out of those ink poetry books, so that they can also see the fireworks in this world. β
Zhan Xinglan made up his mind and couldn't wait to run out.
Seeing this, Zhu Huan hurriedly picked up Zhan Xinglan's robe and chased after him.
"San Ladies, you run slower! Zhang Siyao said, you can't make big moves now! β
Zhan Nanjing and Zhan Mo Bei's courtyard are side by side.
The two courtyards are called respectively: Fuyang Residence and Qingfeng Building.
The names of the courtyards of the three brothers and sisters were all chosen by the Duchess of Xianguo.
After all, she is a famous lady, full of talent, and has an outstanding temperament.
It's no wonder that Zhan Bofeng has always been obsessed.
The snow in the house was swept under the walls, but there was inevitably some snow on the road, and it was easy for the soles of your feet to slip.
Zhu Huan carefully supported Zhan Xinglan, for fear that she would fall again.
When the guards at the gate of Qingfeng Tower saw that it was Zhan Xinglan coming, they retreated to both sides very consciously.
In addition to the grandfather of the country, the most annoying thing in this mansion is the three ladies.
"Three ladies, please."
Zhan Xinglan was also not polite, and swaggered into Qingfeng Building.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, there are four rows of weapon racks, on which are placed various weapons.
It can be seen how much Zhan Mobei loves to dance knives and guns.
The master and servant walked through the pavilion and came to the front of the study.
Zhu Huan stepped forward and knocked on the door, but there was silence in the room, and no one came to open the door after a while.
Zhan Xinglan stepped forward and leaned on the door, squinting his eyes and looking in.
Through the crack in the door, Zhan Xinglan only saw an open window in the study, but he couldn't see Zhan Mobei's figure.
"Something is wrong, the second brother doesn't seem to be in the study. Let's go and take a look. β
With that, she picked up Zhu Huan and walked to the back of the yard.
She was right, and as soon as she walked around the study, she heard the sound of "swish".
"Second brother is good at swordsmanship!"
Zhan Xinglan applauded.
Zhan Mobei turned around and saw Zhan Xinglan coming, and immediately retracted his momentum and put his sword back into its scabbard.
"Are you all right? Why don't you stay in your room? What if it hurts again? β
"It's much better, if I stay in the room any longer, I'm really going to have internal injuries."
Zhan Mobei saw that she was ruddy and energetic, so he was a little relieved.
"Say, why did you little fox come to my Qingfeng Building."
Zhan Mobei could see at a glance that she had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and stepped forward to hold her and was about to go to the study.
"The second brother has been locked up by his father in Qingfeng Building to study for the past few days, and he has never gone to see Lan'er, Lan'er thinks that the second brother thinks about it tightly, so he will come by himself."
Zhan Xinglan looked flattering, and almost wrote the words ill-intentioned on his face.
"Come on, if you don't explain honestly, I won't listen to what you have to say later."
Zhan Mobei pretended to be arrogant and tilted his head over.
"Okay, okay, in fact, I want to take advantage of tonight to match Big Brother and Sister Ye. The eldest brother is busy with his studies and hasn't seen Sister Ye for a long time. Such a little flame of love has long been diluted by time, and if the eldest brother doesn't make a move, Sister Ye will be snatched away by others. β
"That's right, then what do you want the second brother to do?"
Zhan Mobei has a straightforward personality, but he inherited the reckless character of Zhan Bofeng.
"I made an appointment with Sister Ye and Chu Yan to meet at the Epiphany Bridge tonight, and only the second brother needs to ...... at that time."