The emperor died.

The Zhenguo Mansion received the news in the middle of the night, and Qiao Yuan had only slept for less than two hours when he was woken up by a rapid knock on the door, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that Qi Cun was already dressing.

The death of the emperor is not a trivial matter, and the replacement of the old and the new will bring earth-shaking changes to the top-level power structure in Beijing in the future.

Qi Cun turned his head and saw her rubbing her eyes and sitting up, there was still spring love between her eyebrows, but her eyes were dazed and uneasy, and she couldn't help but turn around and help her wrap the sliding velvet blanket tightly.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

His voice was deep and reassuring.

Seeing that he was so calm, Qiao Yuan gradually relaxed, rubbed his shoulder, was really tired, and fell asleep again.

At this time, it was still late at night, the palace was brightly lit, and hundreds of civil and military officials and royal relatives were waiting outside the palace, all dressed in plain clothes, with solemn expressions.

The emperor's coffin stopped in the dormitory, and the footsteps of the chamberlain were almost silent, hurrying in and out.

When the sky was slightly bright, the movement in the hall finally calmed down, and the people outside were shocked, and sure enough, it didn't take long to see the temple door open.

Several ministers of great prestige walked out, and one of them was a sturdy figure standing out.

A little eunuch hunched over and led a child to follow, the big eunuch swept his eyes, saw that the personnel were complete, read the edict, and his sharp voice was harsh, which frightened the child's face pale.

"The fourth son of the emperor, Li Xing, is outstanding, generous and benevolent, succeeding to the emperor's throne, and appointing the Duke of Zhenguo, Li Taishi, and Prince Gong as auxiliary ministers, and the rest who are not in the order will act in accordance with this order."

Although the fourth son of the emperor is mediocre and is only nine years old now, he is already the eldest of all the princes, and it is not surprising that the emperor chose him.

Prince Gong and the first emperor are compatriots, with high morality and respect, Li Taishi has outstanding cultural governance, profound qualifications, Zhenguo Gong holds heavy power, outstanding meritorious service, no one has any objections, and they all bow down together.

The sky was bright.

After everyone finished worshipping, Shi Cai raised his head, Zhen Guogong turned against the light, his body was straight, and the dark pattern Gon was wearing gold thread embroidered with the sun and the moon.

The other two auxiliary ministers are both over half a hundred years old, with slightly frosty sideburns, and he alone is sturdy, full of energy, and his eyebrows, eyes, and sideburns are amazingly black.

Everyone was almost dazzled by the light reflected by the jade belt around his waist, and their expressions were in a trance.

Who would have thought that when a clay leg who joined the army and enlisted in the army, when he led the army into Beijing, there were still many nobles who claimed to be old families who looked down on him, and he killed all the way out of the sea of corpses and blood, and now he has come to this position.

Five years later

Su Min is a staff member who recently joined the Zhenguo Mansion, and unfortunately, as soon as he arrived at the mansion, he encountered a big problem in the court.

The man at the desk was wearing a dark brocade robe, with broad shoulders and long legs, his face was condensed, and his momentum was so deep that he didn't dare to come out of the crowd below.

A cold sweat broke out behind Su Min's back, and he looked around carefully, seeing that his senior colleagues around him were all as embarrassed as him, and he became more and more cautious.

The dull atmosphere was broken by the sound of light footsteps falling on the wooden cloister.

Su Min frowned secretly, which ignorant subordinate was reckless in the study.

But seeing that the tense bodies of the seniors around him were all relaxed, Su Min was puzzled, but he saw the head of the town and the prince waved his hand at them.

That's it? Su Min was at a loss, and was kindly pulled by his colleague beside him, he raised his eyebrows and saluted, bowed and withdrew.

Walking out of the study with all the staff, Su Min was about to inquire about the situation, when a fragrance suddenly entered the tip of his nose.

This fragrance is extremely special, like a floral fragrance, and like a precious spice to blend out, not thick or light, faint and entangled, just about to smell it, but can not smell it.

Su Min usually has a lot of research on spices, and when he smelled such a fragrance, he was happy to see Hunting, and was about to look up, but his companion hurriedly pressed down.

In the afterglow, there is a Shu brocade satin toe shoe, the toe is decorated with a huge agate, with the walking trembling and shaking, delicate and lovely, the shoe body is embroidered with ruyi patterns, dressed luxuriously, acting flamboyantly, the person who comes should be the female dependent of the government.

Sure enough, Su Min only heard everyone call Madame in unison, and then heard a delicate and reserved response, and then the sound of colliding with each other turned into the study.

The companion kindly introduced: "You just came and didn't understand, this is the Duchess of Zhenguo, pay attention in the future, but don't be offended." “

Su Min saw that there was no displeasure on his face that was disturbed by the discussion, and he became more and more surprised.

The companion saw his doubts and touched his beard: "Grandpa Guo is wise and martial, just as soon as the discussion starts, it will be endless, Grandpa Guo is strong and strong, it's nothing if you don't eat a meal, it's just that we who are old can't stand it." “

And as soon as the grandfather of the country started a fire, the people below couldn't stand it, if the lady came at this time, she would be able to retreat like today.

The faces of the people around him are full of pride.

The companion thought of something, and warned: "When you meet a lady, you can only salute from a distance, but don't go up without knowing the number of courtesies." “

Inside the study.

Qi Cun stared at the folds on the table, the aroma hit behind him, he leaned back, and sure enough, he attached a soft body.

The delicate fingertips put on the temples, and the nerves that had been tense for a day were finally relieved.

It's a pity that Qiao Yuan's "virtuous" appearance can't last long, and he gets tired after pressing it twice.

Qi Cun couldn't help laughing, holding the little beauty and sitting on his lap, sniffing the fragrance around her neck.

Qiao Yuan, who was obediently holding Qiao Yuan, who was sucked by him, suddenly broke away from his hand and stood up, Qi Cun looked puzzled.

Qiao Yuan carefully smoothed the folds on his clothes, and Mei Zizi took her skirt and turned around: "Is it good-looking?" “

She wore a moon white cloud pattern brocade skirt today, the pattern is complicated, the satin is bright and delicate, and it flows brilliantly in the light.

"There is a happy event in Master Li's mansion, invite me to a banquet tomorrow, what do you think of wearing this?"

Qi Cun admired it thoughtfully, "Bright as spring, beautiful as the autumn moon." “

He never hesitated to praise Qiao Yuan, and the little beauty blushed from his praise and couldn't help but bury her head in his arms.

The servant came in with a meal.

Now that it's past dinner, Qi Cun has been busy for the past few days, so she hasn't eaten with Qiao Yuan, and she doesn't know about it.

Qi Cun had to eat while holding the little beauty, took a bite of food, and sighed: "This little emperor will cause trouble for me." “

There was also a book on the table, Qiao Yuan was held by him, and the jade white fingertips hooked over and looked at him on his shoulder.

It is written about the flooding of the Yellow River some time ago.

Qin Tianjian observed that this year's flood season was more severe than in previous years, and suggested that the embankment should be strengthened.

This was not a big deal, Qi Cun selected all the people sent abroad, and when it came to departure, the little emperor had objections, so he replaced the candidate with an uncle from a foreign family.

However, this person did not do anything when he arrived in the locality, and only cared about embezzling silver taels, resulting in the dam project not being completed, and the Yellow River burst during the flood season, flooding thousands of hectares of fertile land, but fortunately, the people did not suffer large-scale casualties.

Something so big happened, the little emperor should have made a statement, but when he stood up to oppose it, he was resolute, but now when something happens, he will only hide behind and throw a mess to the previous dynasty.

(End of chapter)