As for the face of the monarch and the ministers, they can make up for it when they deal with those corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

They are not wronged in this pot!

So don't think about resigning from the old age, isn't this a slap in the face of the emperor? Work hard for me, it can be regarded as forgiveness, and everyone will cover this fig leaf with porcelain.

Then Zhao Zhen pressed his temples in embarrassment and was silent.

When he was in a hurry, Xu Mao asked with some worry: "Your Majesty, do you have a headache?" Do you want to call the Imperial Doctor? ”

The Zai Fu also looked at Zhao Zhen worriedly.

Lu Yijian said: "Your Majesty, why don't you rest for a day." ”

There are too many things in the past two days, more than the usual half a month, not to mention the little emperor, even they have to digest it for a few days.

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said with a wry smile: "My body is fine, it's just ...... Qin Wei has made great contributions to this matter, if there is no him, the dredging of the Henglong River will be completed, and then the corrupt officials will be rampant and use this to get up and down! Let's not talk about diversion, it is this corruption that can make the court have a headache! ”

This one......

The diversion of the Yellow River has passed, but the corruption of the courtiers is not so easy to solve.

Lu Yijian said a little awkwardly: "Yes! This matter is widely implicated, and if it is strictly dealt with for fear of turmoil in the court, it can be connived...... That will only encourage the evil spirits of these people! ”

It's hard to do!

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a long time, and finally decided: "Let's distribute!" This court is going to be cleaned up......"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The Zaifu bowed.

There's no one saying anything like that's going to be light' anymore.

The mediocre move of diverting the Yellow River was like dozens of slaps in the face, repeatedly slapped in the face of the monarch and ministers.

At this juncture, they need to do something to save face in the court.

Those people don't say that they are distributed, but they are not wronged if they are all killed.

It's just that Zhao Zhen also knows that killing people is absolutely undesirable, that will only trigger countless backlashes, and he can't bear the methods of those scholars, and neither can the Zaifu!

"As for Qin Wei......"

After Zhao Zhen pondered for a while, he looked at everyone: "If he didn't advise the court in this matter regardless of his wealth and life, I'm afraid that you and I would have become the biggest laughing stock of the Song Dynasty!" ”

Indeed, Qin Wei has made great contributions to this matter!

If he hadn't gambled on his future, he would have opposed the dredging and diversion, and waited until a few years later when the diversion project was completed...... Shame on you! At that time, this will be a great shame for the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty.

Only then did everyone know that His Majesty didn't know how to reward Qin Wei.

Zhao Zhen sighed: "He just heard a businessman's drunken words, so he found out about the corruption in the court, and he was under all kinds of pressure and threats...... I can't help but be sad, I can't help but be sad! ”

When Zhang Zhibai heard this, he took the initiative to stand up and said: "What Your Majesty said is very true, the minister has been afraid every time he thinks about it in the past few days, if it weren't for Qin Wei, the big mistake would have been made." ”

Before, he and Qin Wei were in a rivalry, and they were willing to kill each other.

And when he saw the result of the diversion, he could take the initiative to bow his head and praise Qin Wei without scruples.

This is Zaisuke's mind!

So what should he be rewarded?

Zhao Zhen was entangled for a long time......

He is now the Marquis of Pingyang, and he wears many hats, and if he is rewarded again, he can only be the position of the six ministers or the center.

But he's too young.

At this time, it is not a gift to put him in the center, it is a harm to him.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen made a difficulty, and then shifted his gaze to Xu Maoze.

"You befriended him......"

Depend on!

Outside the Three Realms, Xu Mao suddenly shook his spirit, and knelt down as soon as his feet were soft.

Cold sweat rushed from his back to Tianling, he only felt that his liver and gallbladder were about to burst, and his whole person couldn't stop trembling, and said loudly: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the minister and Qin Wei are ...... There is no friendship! ”

Collusion between internal servants and foreign officials is a big taboo.

This has been said before......

What do you say, Xu Mao will eat carnivorous dishes from the Qin family every once in a while.

However, Xu Mao is not afraid of this kind of gossip, the official saying is that he is not afraid of shadows!

And in private, insiders know that most of those braised pork with wine and vegetables actually went into Zhao Zhen's stomach, and he just tasted some of them.

If this is also called collusion, it was also instructed by Zhao Zhen.

But today's words were said by the little emperor himself!

Could it be that Your Majesty also thinks that a certain person is too close to the Qin family? Can...... Wronged! The heart of the minister is to the bright moon!

Xu Mao regretted all his intestines at the moment, knowing that he shouldn't have had much to do in the first place, and brought Zhao Zhen something to eat.

At the same time, he also hated those guys who stabbed themselves in the back.

He was sure that someone must have said something behind his back, otherwise Zhao Zhen would not have said such a thing for no reason.

Who will it be?

Ye Shuangchou?

No, Ye Shuangchou is a yin ratio, but if he wants to deal with someone, he will never tell the rumors so simply, but will kill him with one blow.

It's not Ye Shuangchou...... That's some of the people who have a blush on me!

Yes, it's definitely them!

said that a new generation of people replaced the old people, but he, the old man, was able to suppress a new person, standing firmly by Zhao Zhen's side, and extremely new trust.

How can the newcomers below who are waiting to be promoted not hate him?

Zhao Zhen didn't expect a casual remark, and Xu Mao actually knelt.

He couldn't help but laugh, and then said, "Didn't he give you braised pork?" Even I have a lot of light, I think you know more or less about his thoughts, tell me, what does he want? ”

Braised pork?

Is that obviously what you want to eat?

But the emperor is rich all over the world, so he can't say that he wants to eat, so he can only use Xu Maoze as an excuse.

I know who stabbed me in the back!

Xu Maoze's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, Qin Wei is not short of money, as for the rights...... Your Majesty has been giving grace over the years...... As for preferences, he likes to be a fool...... It's a show. ”

Poof!

Wang Yaochen couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Mao is right, this is like the kid's character.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but laugh and said: "Young people like to come out and praise them, aren't I like the same...... Let's go to the ice well and let them get a few truckloads of good ice to send to them, and make a lot of fanfare. ”

Don't you like to show off?

That's showing off!

Who does the palace give ice? The Zaifu may be honored by this, and the older clan magnates may also be rewarded.

But these people are not bad for money! I'm afraid I'm embarrassed to rub the oil.

Zhang Zhibai felt a little uncomfortable, so he said, "Your Majesty, this ...... I'm afraid it will lead to speculation. ”

Qin Weiben is the focus of everyone's discussion behind the scenes, what is the close minister of the Son of Heaven, the emperor's favorite minister, and the young minister...... These labels have long covered Qin Wei's body.

If the ice is sent over with such fanfare, the people will definitely guess that some strange rumors will come out at that time.

For example......

- Qin Wei is the illegitimate son of the first emperor who left behind the people!

This is the act of showing your identity, not an illegitimate child, why are you making a big fuss, this kind of grace makes people envious at the same time, but also makes people jealous.

Jealousy is at the end, and that's slander!

Zhao Zhen also felt that he had made a mistake, but he had said everything, and it was a bit embarrassing to take it back.

Xu Mao said observantly: "Your Majesty, the Qin family is not the only one Qin now, the prince personally came to the Liu family a few days ago to propose marriage, and now these two are also nominal husband and wife......

That's right!

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "My proud courtiers are going to marry, if I don't say anything, it will be unreasonable, so that these loyal ministers will be cold, so in the name of the queen, send some to that Liu lady." ”

The empress is the mother of the world, and her honor is second only to that of the emperor.

Liu Shu is the future housemother of the Qin family.

To put it bluntly, the boss's wife is the boss and gives some rewards to the daughters-in-law of her employees, which is not an exaggeration.

So Empress Guo's edict came out of the harem, and there were more than 20 ice convoys in the palace, and they went to the Qin family.

"Where is this going?"

There were people on the road who were curious.

"The queen ordered me to wait for the Qin family to send ice ......"

The official who delivered the ice did not hide it, and generously told the destination.

But someone said: "Isn't Qin Wei still married?" Where did the lady come from? Besides, he doesn't have any female dependents in his family......"

"That's what you're not aware of...... The Qin family had already made a marriage contract with the Liu family, and married Liu Shu, the second daughter of the Liu family. ”

"Oh! This is not surprising, how to say that she is also a fiancée, Qin has made a lot of contributions to the court over the years, and the royal family naturally has to be considerate. ”

The convoy swaggered all the way to Qin's house, but Qin Wei was not there.

Only Liu Shu, the prospective master, is there.

Waiting for the other party to explain his intentions, Liu Shu looked at the carriages a little shyly.

After all, she hasn't officially passed the door yet, and now she is receiving grace on behalf of the Qin family, which is nominally okay, but in private she is still a little too bold.

The neighbors also looked at this scene curiously, and some people muttered: "It turned out to be to send ice to the future housemother of the Qin family?" This queen is also ...... I don't know what to call it! ”

The Great Song Dynasty was not very tight in terms of speech control, so the people dared to talk about the emperor.

If it is replaced by the later Ming Dynasty...... Do you dare to beak the royal at will? I'm afraid I haven't experienced the edict of Jinyiwei!

Someone said jealously: "This is to take the opportunity to show favor to Qin Wei, right?" I don't know what great achievements Qin Wei has made, and he can let His Majesty transgress the etiquette system to give benefits to a courtier who has not passed the door, which can be regarded as well-intentioned. ”

Xu Mao felt a sigh in his heart.

Isn't it, Zhao Zhen is indeed well-intentioned in order to reward Qin for his merits this time!

Then he looked around coldly and said loudly: "It's hot, the queen mother will reward Liu Shuren with ice ......"

"Oops! I forgot that the daughter of the Liu family is still a three-grade fate! ”

There are a lot of rewards for the Great Song Dynasty, but the ladies of the three grades are also rare, the queen is the most noble woman in the world, and the women in the world should be under the jurisdiction of the queen.

Rewarding these makes sense.

"Tsk! Before you pass the door, you are a three-grade lady, if you pass the door, you can pay it back? The Qin family is a marquis and a three-grade lady! This is no longer just an ordinary powerful family! ”

"Yes! What's even more valuable is that His Majesty and the Empress are still often worried about it, and they also reward ice ...... It's ...... People are more angry than people! ”

“……”

Everyone knows that Liu Shu's official title is to inherit Qin Wei's face.

Even Liu Shu herself admits this.

If there was no Qin Wei, Zhao Zhen would not have been so generous.

But the husband and wife are one, and now the two have made a marriage contract, the Qin family's is Liu Shu's, and Liu Shu can represent the Qin family.

After Liu Shu thanked him, Sun Haomin naturally led people to carry ice cubes into the warehouse.

But after all, it was the first time she encountered this kind of favor and reward, and she was still a little apprehensive: "I'm afraid that these will only be ...... after Lang Jun comes back."

Qin Wei is the master of the Qin family.

This Bing said that it was given to her, but it was the Qin family who sent it.

The reason for this is that Liu Shu naturally understands that this is the royal family pretending to be a reward for Qin Wei with his own hand.

But why not reward the Qin family directly?

Liu Shu's brain suddenly opened.

Could it be that the husband has made some immortal feats?

Your Majesty wants to use this name to reward the secret punishment?

When I have received these gifts, His Majesty will make excuses for this, and then depose my husband by a decree.

Xu Mao felt that Liu Shu had never seen the world, so he didn't take it seriously, and took someone away after a few polite words.

The envious eyes of a group of neighbors turned green.

However, they could only say some jealous words in secret, and after Xu Mao left, they came to congratulate one after another, and the Qin family was very lively for a while.

……

All the way back to the palace to resume his life, Xu Mao had just entered the inner city, and he met many chamberlains.

"The slave has seen Xu Duzhi!"

"It's really hard for you to go out of the palace on this hot day! The villain is a little cool there, and he will go back to you to relieve your fatigue. ”

“……”

When the attendants saw him, they laughed, and the sound of sycophants kept going.

Xu Mao frowned slightly, just nodded but refused to respond.

Because he knows too well the urine nature of these people.

Once he answers, no matter what he says, these people will misinterpret the meaning, and then someone will say all kinds of small things about him behind his back.

As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea!

This is a place full of traps, and if you are not careful, you will swallow even the bones and dregs of your bones.

Xu Mao walked through these people all the way, and saw Zhao Zhen after entering the hall.

"Your Majesty, Liu Shu is grateful."

There is a saying for rewarding a courtier, whether it is good or bad.

The person who went to announce the decree should remember the look and reaction of the courtier after receiving the reward, and then come back to make a statement, so that the emperor can know in his heart, so as to judge the loyalty of the courtier.

But Liu Shu is just a woman, and she hasn't officially passed the door, so how can this be necessary.

Zhao Zhen just nodded casually and asked, "What about Qin Wei?" ”

Xu Mao said with a smile: "It was said that he went outside the city to practice the Northern Expeditionary Army, and this person really couldn't be idle at all......

Zhao Zhen also smiled: "It's not that he can't be idle, but he really wants to do something practical for Da Song!" It's just more than 300 people, even if they are trained to be elite soldiers, it is difficult to be of great use...... It's rare that he's so concerned. ”

More than a few hundred people are just a drop of water, which is not worth mentioning in the Bianliang Forbidden Army and the surrounding border guards.

However, it is always good for a courtier to be serious.

It's better than those who don't do anything and just wait to eat the people of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen was comforted, but he was a little depressed and said: "If the north is low, the Yellow River will always flow north and be diverted...... Oh no! ”

The diversion of the Yellow River was suppressed, but the threat of the Liao people came.

"Your Majesty, please see ...... envoy Liao"

The waiter came from outside the door, and Xu Mao turned around and shook his head.

Motioned for him to go out, but it was too late.

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