After several rains in late spring, the sky becomes bluer and bluer, and the sunshine gradually becomes brighter.
After several rains, the water level in Taiye Lake has risen a lot, and the water quality has become clearer.
On a sunny afternoon, Li Wei made an appointment with Princess Dun to go boating on the pond. The waves are sparkling and the lake is full of light. Concubine Dun and Li Wei said: "In a few months, visiting the lake will be a completely different scenery."
At this time, the little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and aquatic plants such as water chestnuts, water chestnuts, and aphrodisiacs have only sprouted a few young leaves. Wait until July, when several acres of lotus flowers bloom one after another, and the faint fragrance of lotus wafts in, it will be the best scenery of Taiye Lake in the year.
When the boat docked, the two stepped on the stone steps and walked through the willow avenue, but they saw that the peonies were already past their flowering stage.
Concubine Dun regretted, "I don't have time to reward peonies this year."
Li smiled and said: "There will be flowers blooming next year, so there is nothing to regret."
The two visited the Xiafei Pavilion, Liuwu, and Ouhua Pavilion, and finally climbed to the Huaming Tower, the tallest building in the Forbidden City, for a distant view.
You can have a panoramic view of the Hanyuan Hall, Xianju Hall, Linde Hall, North Street, and the palace complex where the concubines live in front.
She couldn't leave the palace, so she could only walk around the palace. Fortunately, the palace was more than ten times larger than the Shangshu Mansion.
After a long tour, their legs were a little tired, and finally the two of them took a bus and returned.
The weather was already a bit hot. After getting off the car, Li Wei couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead with a silk handkerchief. She saw the personal eunuch beside Zhao Qian and secretly thought that he was here again.
Li Wei walked inside quickly.
Zhao Qian was sitting in the side hall of Chongqing Palace and had already drank three cups of tea when he finally heard someone outside reporting that the Queen Mother was back. He then stood up and walked out, and Li Wei walked towards him wearing Xia Guang. Half of the face looked as red as an apple under the care of the colorful clouds.
Zhao Qian stepped forward to salute her. Li Wei stood still and looked up and asked, "Did the regent come to discuss something?"
"Yes, please come in, Queen Mother, and I will report slowly."
"My lord, please stay for a moment. I'll be back as soon as I can." Li Wei returned to the bedroom. The sweat on my back felt very uncomfortable, so I ordered someone to change into a new set of dry clothes.
Lan Hui got her a white double-breasted skirt to wear with Li Wei. The skirt of this skirt was embroidered with dense persimmon pattern with grass-green silk thread. The skirt was the same grass-green color. Although the skirt There is no decoration, but it is elegant and refreshing, very suitable.
Li Wei wasn't too particular about what to wear. After tying her skirt, she took a tapestry fan and went to the side hall over there.
Li Wei appeared in front of Zhao Qian with a very elegant look. Zhao Qian took a look at her. She had white skin and looked very decent in this grass green color. In his memory, it seemed that she liked to wear green clothes.
Li Wei said to Zhao Qian: "Your Majesty, please sit down." She walked to the east and sat down on a painting chair. Zhao Qian saw Li Wei sit down and sat down opposite her.
The chamberlain served tea to Li Wei, and Li Wei ordered the tea bowl in front of Zhao Qian to be refilled with water.
After tea was served, all the servants stood outside the door. The doors and windows were wide open, and anything said in the room could be heard outside if the voice was not too low.
"What's the purpose of Your Majesty's visit this time?"
Zhao Qian said: "The people sent out have arrived in Hangzhou, and I'm afraid they will be able to return to Beijing soon."
"Oh, he acted very quickly. I don't know what happened to the eldest brother..." This eldest brother is the eldest son of the eldest brother, and Li Weitong has never said a few words to this eldest brother all his life. What appeared in her mind was the appearance of another brother.
"Your Majesty, you must make preparations in advance."
"Prepared? I have been prepared for a long time. If he really doesn't know what is good or bad and does something bad, I will use the "Da Qi Law" to deal with him." The legal system cannot be abolished. Li Wei just wants to be fair and just as much as possible, and there are laws to follow. according to.
"Your Majesty, can you really be so cruel as to hand it over to Dali Temple and let Dali Temple handle this matter?"
"Otherwise, what else can I do? Just because he is my eldest brother, I can't cover him up when he makes a mistake. Doesn't this encourage unhealthy trends?"
Zhao Qian smiled slightly: "I didn't know you were so upright."
Li Wei thought to herself, when did I bend the law for personal gain? Although the eldest brother is her brother, in the end he is also a subject of Daqi. Subjects who break the law should be treated equally, no special treatment. The eldest brother has been immersed in officialdom for more than ten years, so he should know what is allowed and what is not. She also has a bottom line, and she is completely merciless when it comes to the bottom line.
"Your Majesty, do you think this world should be governed by law? Or by men?"
Zhao Qian was slightly startled. He did not expect that Li Wei would throw him such a difficult problem. After thinking for a while, he said: "Wei Chen thinks that the combination of the rule of law and the rule of man is the best. After all, the law is written in cold words, and the rule of man is It is better if the two are integrated and combined with each other on the basis of the rule of law.”
Li smiled, and then added: "It is so difficult to do this. The rule of law is too cold, and the rule of man is inevitably biased."
Not long ago, when the two of them met, they were talking about new dramas and programs, or discussing meeting Li Wei's parents to get their consent, and thinking about their future; now the two are sitting together. What they were talking about together was the governance of this dynasty and the future of the Zhao family.
Their discussions are often very rational and do not involve their respective emotions. The affection they once had has been quietly erased in their hearts. Li Wei became the queen mother who had no desires and desires again.
After talking about Li Shi, Zhao Qian continued: "These ministers were checking the accounts of the Household Department and found that since the fifteenth year of Xikang, the holes have become bigger and bigger. No wonder many taxes that should be collected cannot be collected, and the shortcomings have always been If we don’t make up our minds to rectify it, the country will only become poorer and the people’s lives will become increasingly difficult.”
Li Wei said calmly: "I don't understand these matters in government affairs. The regent should discuss it with the cabinet."
Although they had both lived in that era for a period of time, Zhao Qian felt that Li Wei was very different from him. After all, Li Wei had received more than ten years of education in that era, and his knowledge was far more comprehensive than him, and his vision was naturally better than his. He was far-sighted, so he wanted to tell Li Wei about these affairs in government affairs, hoping that she could help make suggestions.
However, Li Wei looked like it had nothing to do with him at the moment, which still hurt his heart somewhat.
"Your Majesty, you are so knowledgeable and knowledgeable, haven't you ever thought about changing this era?"
Li Wei was startled. She looked up at Zhao Qian and said doubtfully: "The regent and the cabinet are responsible for the affairs of the government. How can I, a woman in the palace, have the right to comment." Li Wei didn't want to be the queen mother in charge.
(End of chapter)