"Father, mother," Ban Heng sent the eunuch from the palace away, and the drill bit said to the family with a confused look, "What happened to your majesty in the past few days, you always send things to our house, think there are too many good things?"
"Perhaps it's because we borrowed the imperial doctor for the Xie family's sake?" Ban Huai was still puzzled by his son. After he handed over the memorial memorial written by Rong Xia to Emperor Yun Qing, Yun Qing was slightly moved after reading it. , but it didn't make him feel that the other party was so moved that he couldn't restrain himself. Why did he keep stuffing things into their house after only two days
"Your Highness, I have heard from the little one," Ban Huai's long trot came in, "Not only has Your Majesty rewarded our mansion, but also in the Marquis of Cheng'an's mansion, there is a steady stream of rewards, and it is rumored that our family got it. Your Majesty has blue eyes."
"When did our family not get blue eyes?" Ban Huai waved his hand to let the servants back down, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart. Although His Majesty treated the Ban family well in the past, it is not like now. Prove how similar he is to the Ban family.
"Your Majesty doesn't value the Xie family so much," Ban Heng said with some hesitation, "how could he have done so much for the Xie family. I heard that such a big thing happened to the Xie family, and His Majesty and the Queen just sent someone to ask them twice. , their family's reward is not half as good as ours."
"Sister, did you say something to Your Majesty when you entered the palace last time to make him treat our Ban family better?" Ban Heng turned to look at Ban Huan. His sister has been bored in the past few days and saw an embroidered mother at home. The embroidery is beautiful, and I don't know what to think, so I have to learn embroidery.
After studying for several days, I barely knew how to hold a needle and how to manage a thread, but I couldn't see what I embroidered. If he hadn't met by chance today, he wouldn't know that his sister was so boring.
"I didn't say anything," Ban Hua's left index finger was aching faintly, and she didn't have the heart to listen to what Ban Heng said just now. Now that she heard him ask these questions, she froze for a while before saying, "How about I send someone to Cheng'an Houna? I asked, maybe it was because of what he did that His Majesty treated me differently."
"It's also possible," Ban Huai nodded in agreement, turning to look at the silent Yin Shi, "Madam, what do you think?"
Yin Shi nodded slowly: "Well, it's appropriate to ask."
In the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion, the people who gave gifts to visit and the eunuchs who gave gifts in the palace came and went in an endless stream, almost stepping on the threshold of the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion. These people never visited when Rong Xia was injured, and Rong Xia never complained to them, but now that they are here, Rong Xia will not entertain them warmly. But no one thinks that Rong Xia is doing it badly, on the contrary, they praise Rong Xia's character even more, as if he is a saint who is not born in the world.
When the Ban family guards came to the door, Rong Xia was talking to the guest Wang Qu, and when he heard the report from the servant, he said to Wang Qu, "Wait a minute."
Seeing the back of Lord Hou hurriedly leaving, Wang Qu felt a little anxious in his heart. He admitted that Princess Fule was a very good woman, but the Lord Hou's attitude towards Princess Fule was too much. There is nothing wrong with a gentleman loving beauty, but he cannot indulge in beauty.
He was just a servant of the Ban family, so he made Hou Ye show such eagerness. If the Ban family's county master came to the door, what kind of attitude would the Hou Ye make
Rong Xia's face softened a bit after seeing the guard, "Why did your county master send you here?"
"I have seen Lord Hou," the guard gave Rong Xia a salute, and then said, "The county lord sent his subordinates to ask about what happened recently."
"Oh?" Rong Xia raised her eyebrows, "Is your county master worried about His Majesty's reward?"
The guard didn't expect that he hadn't opened his mouth yet, so Rong Xia guessed it. He was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Master Hui, that's exactly what happened."
"If you don't come here today, I'll send someone over there too," Rong Xia smiled, "It's not a bad thing that you go back and let the county master not have to worry. By the way, I found a few interesting books recently. If so, take it back to your county master."
The guard took a box of books and thanked Rong Xia.
It was not until he walked out of the gate of the Marquis of Cheng'an that he suddenly remembered that Lord Rong didn't seem to say anything
Consciously ineffective, the guard felt very guilty. After returning to Ban Mansion and handing over the script to Ban Hua, he even pleaded guilty to her.
"It's just a small matter, don't take it to heart," Ban Hua shook his head with a smile, and said to the guard, "Since Lord Rong said it's not a bad thing, it must be a good thing, you go down."
"Yes." The guard suddenly realized that the county master seemed to trust Lord Rong Hou.
"County Master," Ruyi brought in a bowl of ice-cold soup, and Ban Hua pointed to the table, "Put it on the table and leave."
"Yes." Ruyi blessed her body and took the other maids out of the house.
Quiet in the house. Ban Hua opened the book box and took out the basic wire-bound book from it, when suddenly a piece of paper fell out of the book page.
[The purse embroidered for His Majesty is so beautiful, I will embroider one for the next one whenever I want. Jun Po's pen strokes] In addition to this line of characters, there is also a purse drawn on it. The purse is crooked, not to mention aesthetic.
Ban Hua was stunned, when did she embroider a purse for His Majesty
Suddenly, she clenched the paper in her hand tightly and shredded it bit by bit, before letting out a long sigh of relief.
She understood, no wonder His Majesty was suddenly so kind to the Ban family, it turned out to be because she "donated" a purse to His Majesty. This is what Rong Xia secretly did in the back, how did he do it? And... Why did His Majesty treat her so terribly because of a purse
He turned around and picked up the book and started to read the stories in it. In a bizarre book, there was a story that was turned over to a page. In this story, there was an old man who was seriously ill and had nightmares all night. It was useless to pray to God and worship Buddha. But his junior prayed for him personally, and he gradually got better and no longer had nightmares.
Ban Hua closed the book, this is just a simple story, or does Rongxia want to tell her with this story
"Hua," Yin Shi stood outside the door of Banya, "the people from the garment factory are here, you ask them to take your measurements."
"Come on." Ban Hua smoothed out the folded pages, put the book in the bookshelf, picked up the fan on the table, and hurried out of the doorway, "Didn't you just make more than ten sets of clothes a few days ago?"
"This is to make autumn clothes for you," Yinshi said. "The weather is hot, and the work in Embroidery's hands has to slow down. Doesn't it take a month or two to go back and forth, and it's just right to put on the body after autumn."
Ban Hua shook the fan in her hand and looked up at the miserable sun in the sky. She didn't know if it was because she was afraid of the heat. She always felt that this year's summer was particularly difficult. Can't stand it. Fortunately, there is enough ice in the house, otherwise she might go crazy.
This year, His Majesty has limited mobility, so he probably won't go to escape the summer heat. If His Majesty is not in Beijing, these noble courtiers naturally dare not go out to Beijing privately, otherwise, even the family members of Ban cannot afford this crime.
When the people in the garment factory saw Ban Yan, they smiled attentively. Two decently dressed and good-looking women came forward to salute Ban Yan: "I have seen the county master."
"Don't be too polite," Ban Hua opened his hands, "I know that you are busy, so I won't waste your time."
"Don't delay, don't delay, the princess is our honored guest, and it is our great honor to be able to make satisfactory clothes for you." Although the size of Ban Hua was measured not long ago, the woman still measured it carefully. There was nowhere on her body, and she was afraid of missing the slightest bit.
"This season's autumn clothes are lighter in color," Ban Hua raised her chin and asked them to measure the length of their necks. "You can't use purple and red."
"The concubine has memorized it." The woman was stunned for a moment. This county owner is the one who likes bright colors the most. Last autumn, she ordered a lot of gorgeous clothes and jewelry in their workshop. Only this county owner will only make people feel glamorous and compelling, and dare not make people feel the slightest blasphemy.
She suddenly recalled that the eldest princess was the grandmother of the county lord. Last year, the eldest princess died trying to save a car. The county lord avoided brightly colored clothes, which was easy to understand.
It took nearly half an hour to measure the size. After the people from the garment factory left, Ban Hua slumped on the chair, "Why is this summer so hot?"
Last year's winter was extraordinarily cold, and this year's summer was unbearably hot. Did God intend to make it difficult for her
"It's okay for us, even if it's hot, we can hide in the house to cool off," Yin Shi sighed, "If it's this hot all over the country, the common people will suffer."
It hasn't rained even after so many days of heat, and there will definitely be a severe drought, which will make life difficult for the common people. My daughter has never endured hardship since she was a child, and the only place she can see is the capital city. The capital is at the foot of the emperor, and even farmers have a better life than ordinary people in other places. But in some remote places, it all depends on whether the local officials have done anything. Anyway, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and no one can control those places.
Ban Hua opened her mouth, but she couldn't speak, because she couldn't even stand the heat, and she couldn't imagine what kind of life those ordinary people who faced the loess and turned their backs to the sky lived.
It's getting hotter and hotter in the capital, but it hasn't rained for more than ten days. When it's hot, there are few people on the street, even those naughty children. At this time, they will only hide at home and dare not come out. .
There have been reports of disaster reports from places, but the second prince suppressed them on the grounds that the emperor was seriously ill and could not be stimulated. Just sent a few imperial ministers to go down to deal with the drought.
Some people in the court are dissatisfied, but His Majesty does not see the ministers easily now, and some impatient ministers simply find a few people who are favored by the emperor, hoping that they can enter the palace to speak with them.
But who would dare to say this
What even the second prince dared not do, even those who are courtiers, dare not intervene. So in the past, the royal family members who liked to idle away all hid at home. Anyone who came to the door said that they were not ill, and even claimed that they had suffered from heat stroke, hurt their heart and needed to take care of them.
Is heat stroke related to the heart
That doesn't matter, what matters is that they don't want to help.
The behavior of these royal relatives made some important officials chill. On weekdays, these people eat delicious food and wear fancy clothes, but they are unwilling to take responsibility in the face of major national events. If the entire Great Ye Dynasty is like this, what hope do people in the world have
Several ministers who were worried about the common people gathered together, thinking about the way to enter the palace.
"It's better to ask someone to send gifts to Wang De. This eunuch is the head of eunuchs in front of His Majesty, and he will definitely be able to speak in front of His Majesty."
"No." An official retorted, "These eunuchs are the most skilled, and he will never take risks at this time. What's more, you and I are not rich, how many things can you give him?"
Eunuchs with the status of Wang De, who have never seen any rich and important people, have never been in contact with any important person, Wang De is afraid that he will not even look at them with the right eyes.
"That's not good, that's not right, are we just watching the people in these places suffer?" The slightly younger official said, "King Ning doesn't take the lives of the people in his eyes at all, then Several so-called imperial envoys are all his disciples, what can they do when they go to those places?"
The officials were immediately downcast.
Yes, regardless of your Majesty, the second prince is someone who doesn't care about the lives of the people. He only suffers the people and lives in dire straits, but no one can save them.
Ten days later, a news suddenly came to the capital that the imperial envoy sent by King Ning to Yangniu County clashed with the local people and was beaten to death by the local people.
After the news reached King Ning's ears, King Ning was so angry that he started a fire, and immediately ordered the troops stationed near Yangniu County to calm the chaotic people and catch the culprit. Some courtiers objected to King Ning's order, but King Ning actually ignored these objections and asked the guards to drag these officials down.
For a time, Chaozhong complained.
More and more people were dissatisfied with King Ning. An official did not know what to do, and finally met Emperor Yunqing. Who knew that after he said a few words, Emperor Yunqing drove him out dissatisfied, as if he thought he was making a big fuss.
"It's just a few rioters, and they actually assassinated the imperial envoy. I think they are daring!"
The officials who asked to see were scolded bloody, and when they walked out of the palace gate, they looked back at the luxurious palace and let out a long sigh.
Throughout the ages, the imperial court has always changed from chaos to prosperity, and then prosperity to decline, and the great cause of the dynasty... should we also go this old road
In desperation, several ministers who were worried about the country and the people gathered together to drink bitter wine, and after three rounds of drinking, some of them started to get drunk.
"I'm just complaining for the people of the world!"
"Great cause, great cause!"
Some people fell on the table and cried, but they didn't know whether they were crying for the people of the world or for the future of the great cause.
"We still have a chance!" a young official suddenly said excitedly, "there is another person, maybe she can help us."
This young man is the champion of the new division this year, and he is in the same class as Ban Hua's fiance, but his family background is ordinary, and he was not as good as Shen Yu when he first entered the dynasty. But since Shen Yu was deprived of his official position and fame, the new champion has been revealed.
Although he is only a 4th rank petty official, he is inconspicuous in the capital, but in a horizontal comparison, he has developed very fast.
"Who?" asked a gray-haired minister.
"The Lord of Fule County."
"No, no, she's just a woman who doesn't know the sufferings of the world, how can she help?" The old minister shook his head repeatedly, and he was a little drunk, and he didn't care about the principle that a gentleman should not speak ill of others, "And this county master has always Domineering and extravagant, what can such a woman do?"
The new champion did not think so. When he was out of the city last year, he also saw the county owner help a woman with a child to enter the city ahead of schedule, because the child in the woman's arms was hot and didn't look good. it is good. He had never mentioned this to anyone, not to mention that it was not appropriate for him, a young man, to peek at an unmarried girl.
How can a woman who has compassion for a sick child have no good intentions
"I'm afraid no one can help me in this matter, except for County Master Fule," Xinke's champion smiled bitterly. "Everyone knows that His Majesty likes this County Master very much, and he never stops giving her rewards throughout the year."
"But is she willing to help?" another colleague asked.
"Always give it a try."
"Master Marquis," an unremarkable servant walked in front of Rong Xia, "several officials are going to Jingting Gongfu to ask for County Master Fule to help them persuade His Majesty to change their minds."
"Who is there?"
The servant reported the names of these officials.
"Kong has a warm blood, but no brain." Rong Xia threw the book in his hand on the table and said with a cold face, "I don't think they usually look down on the Fule County Master, why are they now? Are you asking for the door?"
The servant did not dare to speak, and stood with his head bowed.
"Forget it," Rong Xia took a slow breath, and the emotions in his eyes calmed down a little, "After all, these people still know how to care about the people of the world."
The servant hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Master Hou, do you want to stop them?"
Rong Xia put her hands behind her back, walked to the bed and looked at a pomegranate tree in the yard. This pomegranate tree was planted just a month ago. Although it was watered every day, the weather was so hot that it still looked a little unmotivated.
"no need."
"In this matter, I have no right to be the master of the county."
"Yes."
"A few adults from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household want to see me?"
Ban Hua put down the handle bronze mirror and turned to look at Ban Heng: "Are you sure they want to see me, not my father?"
"right."
Ban Hua felt that these people were a bit baffling, and she thought for a while, "Let them wait outside, and I'll see them after I've changed." Because of the weather, she didn't dress very well, so she wore it at home Fortunately, it would be too embarrassing to go to see guests.
"Okay." Ban Heng glanced at her worriedly, "I think this is a bit strange, you should be more careful."
Ban Hua nodded.
Several people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household were sitting like pins and needles in the main hall of Jingting Gongfu, especially after hearing that Jingting Gong accompanied Mrs. Jingting to offer incense, they became more comfortable. If this matter spreads out, will others think that they deliberately lied to the juniors to enter the palace and take risks
After sitting in the room for a while, I even changed the cup of tea, but the master of Fule County has not come yet.
"Sir, please sit for a moment," Ban Heng walked into the main hall and bowed to several people, "My sister will be here in a moment."
"Sir, you're welcome, I was the one to interrupt." Several adults hurriedly stood up and returned their greetings. Ban Heng is the prince of Jingting Gong who has been awarded the title of Zhezi. In terms of rank, none of them are as high as Ban Shizi, and they can't stand the other party's courtesy.
After drinking another cup of tea, County Master Fule finally arrived belatedly in the expectation of everyone. When several adults saw the main lord, they were a little excited, and they got up and saluted Ban Hua.
"Everyone, please sit down," Ban Hua glanced at these people, and finally landed on the youngest and most beautiful person, "I wonder what the adults are looking for with the little girl?"
"Don't dare." A few adults, you look at me, I look at you, and I feel a little hard to tell.
The champion of the new division was red-faced by Ban Hua, and he got up and gave a big gift to Ban Hua: "County Lord, I really have something important to ask for."
"Major event?" Ban Hua chuckled when she heard the words, "You adults really look down on me. I haven't done anything major since I was born."
The new champion:…
"The county master, I'm afraid no one can help you except you."
"Generally, I'm a little scared when someone says this to me," Ban Hua took a sip from the teacup. "Let's talk about what's going on first, so I won't agree. I can't guarantee it."
There are several ice basins with cold air in the hall, so it is not too hot in the house. However, several adults looked a little distressed. Ice in this season is a rare thing. It is used like the Ban family, so they don't take ice seriously.
"The wine and meat of the Zhu family stinks, and the road is frozen to death. Humph!" An old official finally snorted when he looked at the ban family's extravagant enjoyment.
"I'm afraid this adult's words are somewhat inappropriate."
Several other adults also secretly complained in their hearts.
"Yes, yes," several officials hurriedly said, "The county owner is right."
The official who spoke just now also realized that his temper was a little aggressive, and stood up stiffly to apologize to Ban Hua.
"In this hot day, where did the bones get frozen?" Ban Hua raised his eyebrows, "Is this adult joking with me?"
Several adults: Is this the point
"The county lord, although the road has no frozen bones, there are people who are too dry to survive." Xinke Zhuangyuan said, "The county lord, the court is in chaos now, and your majesty does not want to see me, please ask the county lord for the world. People, enter the palace for this trip."
Ban Hua was stunned for a moment: "Tell me in detail, where exactly was the disaster?"
When the new champion saw Fule County Master like this, he was overjoyed and began to talk about it.
Listening to the other party's words, Ban Hua was a little lost. The drought happened in her dream, but the dream was too vague. She didn't even know when it happened. She only remembered that a lot of people died, and even a riot broke out. In the end, she was suppressed by soldiers and the corpses were scattered everywhere. , the wailing sound went straight to the sky.
Thinking of the scene in the dream, Ban Hua felt that his predecessor was a little uncomfortable.
Could it be that what happened in the dream was this year
"Wait, who gave the order?" Ban Hua frowned when he heard the title of "King Ning", "Jiang Luo is just a supervisor of the country, how can he mobilize the garrison near Yangniu County?"
There was a bit of embarrassment on the face of the new champion: "The county lord, most of the forces in the dynasty have now been controlled by King Ning."
Ban Hua's brows furrowed even tighter when she heard the words, "Where are the two masters facing up?"
The champion of the new division hesitated for a while, but still answered Ban Hua's question: "Yan Xiang did not support King Ning on the surface, but there were rumors that after the break with the prince, Yan Xiang supported King Ning in private."
"What about Shi Chonghai?" Ban Hua was not interested in politics. She never thought that a scumbag like Jiang Luo could control the government. "He is the prince's father-in-law, so he can't support King Ning, right?"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Ever since Miss Shi bought a murderer to assassinate Ling Zun, the Shi family has been rejected by His Majesty. Now in the court, Shi Xiang's lineage is completely powerless to oppose King Ning."
The champion of the new division thought that if His Majesty hadn't injured Cheng Anhou and Yao Shangshu, the situation at the court would not have gotten so bad. I am afraid that His Majesty did not expect that the situation in the DPRK would become like this now.
When did the situation in the DPRK begin to change
It seems that since the Marquis of Cheng'an and Yao Shangshu were scolded by His Majesty, King Ning let people replace them.
If only His Majesty hadn't been so impulsive in the first place.
"You want me to enter the palace to persuade Your Majesty?" Ban Hua laughed, "Do you think Your Majesty will listen to me?"