The wedding banquet in the Yan Mansion was lively and lively for a whole day, and Kun Yuyang, as a colleague in the army, also came to congratulate him.
She gets along very well with the soldiers in the army. The men in the army are rough, and she also has a bloody side in her nature, so she gets along very well.
But she didn't want to participate in things like wedding banquets.
Dong Ling's old customs believed that widows should avoid happy events, so as not to bring bad luck to the couple. Bei Li didn't have such a custom, but Kun Yuyang had it in his heart.
She felt unlucky.
A girl who lived in a palace without family affection since she was a child, a princess of Xikun who was not valued, her life's happiness was short and hasty.
She neither wants to bring bad luck to the newlyweds because of herself, nor does she want to see the beaming smiles on the faces of the newlyweds, those dazzling reds, those laughter...
It hurts her all the time.
She only drank a glass of water and wine after entering the door, and then quietly hid in a no-man's place, trying to avoid the hot wine in front of her.
Going along the corridor in the front yard to the back yard, there are green pines and cypresses in the yard, she walked towards that place unconsciously.
When I arrived under the tree, I found someone standing there. The color of the clothes blended with the pines and cypresses, and the half-new blue color looked very comfortable.
The people under the tree heard footsteps, turned their heads and saw Kun Yuyang, both of them were a little surprised.
It was Lin Xuan.
Kun Yuyang was a little embarrassed for a while, a few days ago she rejected him in front of the lieutenant and made him lose face, but now it is embarrassing to meet her.
She actually forgot that Lin Xuan is now a general in the army, so Yan Zheng's wedding ceremony will naturally be fine for him.
Kun Yuyang wanted to avoid it, and looked around, there were only the two of them, and everyone else was bustling in the front yard. Who would come to the quiet place in the backyard while drinking wine
And only them.
Lin Xuan spoke first, "Why don't you drink in the front yard and come here instead?"
Kun Yuyang pulled the corners of his mouth reluctantly, "Aren't you too?"
Suddenly fell into silence.
After a while, Lin Xuan smiled slightly, "It's too lively ahead, I'm not used to it, so I come here to get some air."
In fact, it's not that he's not used to it, it's because he saw Yan Zheng's mother gave the bride a golden hairpin, which was very similar to the one he picked for Kun Yuyang, and he couldn't bear to look at it for a while.
Kun Yuyang didn't ask further questions, but only said, "I'm pretty much the same."
In Lin Xuan's ears, there was no deep meaning to these words.
She had been married before, as Princess Xikun, to a child of the Dongling royal family, and the scene was naturally grand. In order to avenge her husband, she was ambushed by Yin Shuo in a moment of desperation, which shows the deep bond between husband and wife.
Presumably she would feel hurt when she saw the scene in front of her
Lin Xuan couldn't help but think of that man, the Pingnan County King of Dongling, who led his army to suppress the rebel army, and he did not hesitate to use his life to block the advance of the rebel army and died in battle.
That must be an extremely outstanding man, so that Kun Yuyang will never forget it.
Lin Xuan couldn't help chuckling, Kun Yuyang noticed it very sensitively, and looked up at him, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm just thinking, I'm so overwhelmed."
Lin Xuan said: "I thought that I had the courage to ask you for marriage because I worked hard to kill the enemy to earn a future. Only now do I realize how ridiculous I am. With your noble status, how can you look down on those who I use a year's salary in exchange for?" Where's the jewelry?"
"It has nothing to do with these."
Kun Yuyang turned his face away awkwardly, "Do you think I rejected you because I dislike the poor and love the rich?"
Lin Xuan shook his head, "No. I'm not good enough, not as good as the person in your heart."
Even if that person is dead, the imprint he left on Kun Yuyang's heart will never be erased.
"No, you're fine."
Kun Yuyang calmed down a lot, trying not to hurt Lin Xuan, "You are highly skilled in martial arts and upright, and you even saved my life. From an insignificant soldier to a general, you only took a few months Time. This is an almost impossible achievement for other soldiers in the army, so you must not belittle yourself."
Lin Xuan forced a smile and said: "That's because I saved your life. Your status is precious, so I can make great contributions to saving you and be promoted to general."
In the final analysis, it was because of her, and he had nothing special about him.
Kun Yuyang was a little impatient, "Don't you understand what I said to you? You made military achievements and became a general. It has nothing to do with me. You are very good. I rejected you not because you are not good, but because I have There is someone. First come, first served, he has already taken root in my heart, even if I am given another heavenly man, I will not change it!"
After all, it was for Ning Xuan, from beginning to end, it was all because of Lin Xuan.
Kun Yuyang is a free and easy woman, she has never thought about her background, family status, or even about her children. What she cares about is always the ghost in her heart.
Lin Xuan's complexion was suddenly extremely ugly.
He was actually somewhat envious of Ning Xuan's death. The image of a dead person in the hearts of living people would not only gradually fade away, but would also last forever because of death.
In Kun Yuyang's heart, he is always young, handsome, and heroic. He is a perfect man and a perfect husband who treats her like a pearl and jade in his palm.
- He will never be better.
Kun Yuyang comforted in a soft voice: "I know your heart, thank you for taking care of me. But I have made up my mind to be his widow for the rest of my life and never marry again. I can take care of two children by myself, even if I die on the battlefield If I can't take care of them, Your Majesty, the foster mother, will help me take care of them."
"What about yourself?"
Lin Xuan took a step closer to her, "You just want someone to take care of your child, so who will take care of you?"
Kun Yuyang took a deep breath, stiffened his neck, raised his chin into a sharp arc, "I am a dignified female general, and I don't need anyone to take care of me."
It's really embarrassing for those words to come out of her mouth.
She probably didn't know how beautiful she was, and that although she was wearing a uniform like a man's, her waist was so beautiful.
She didn't know how charming she was when she cried, and how much she wanted to protect her.
She is still so young, but she wants to live a life of dead wood and ashes.
He said: "There is no woman who does not need someone to take care of her."
He was eager to protect her, but she got it wrong, "Really? Maybe you haven't seen it before, but you will see it in the future."
She strode away, leaving him with an ungraspable back...
Beili is a scene of prosperity and peace. It is said that this year, there are a lot of young men and women getting married in Beijing and China.
It is said that when the mountains and rivers are not yet settled, what is home? People in the capital see the procession of welcoming relatives almost every day in the streets and alleys, and they have the same tacit understanding in their hearts.
The country is peaceful and the people are safe.
"I sometimes feel that it is not good for the country to be too peaceful."
In the imperial study room, Yu Fu put down the memorial in his hand, and said something sarcastically.
The ministers looked at her with some puzzlement, Yu Fu put his hand on the memorial, and tapped on it with his fingers, "There is an official who impeached Xue Bi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, and several of his servants for corruption and bribery. Jinshi in the dynasty recommended higher positions. It is said that a sixth-rank official position costs fifty thousand taels of silver."
She said with a chuckle, "It is a good thing that the treasury has enough money and food, but when there is more food, there are more moths."
This Xue Bi is no stranger to everyone, and he is also a veteran of the court, a person left behind by the former emperor.
It is not news that he embezzled Guobo, but this matter was resolved as early as the beginning of Yufu's ascension to the throne. Her subordinates leniently spared Xue Bi, Xue Bi was grateful to her, and never dared to do anything wrong since then.
Unexpectedly, the so-called "renewal" was just a change from the corruption on the surface to the secret. He didn't dare to attack the treasury, so he attacked the Jinshi last year and the new courtiers.
It is well known in the government and the public that Yufu reuses these newcomers, and the criteria for reuse only care about ability and character.
Some Jinshi with rich family background but less talent inevitably had crooked ideas, wanting to gain a place in the court by relying on their family's financial resources, which fueled the arrogance of Xue Bi and his like.
Tian Yunpo said: "His Majesty Xue Bi should have been dealt with when he came to the throne, but the court situation was still unstable at that time, and His Majesty hoped that he would stay and continue to preside over the work of the household department, so we did not act. Now that he has intensified, it is precisely what should be done." When punishing severely to imitate others."
Yu Fu said: "Heavy and heavy punishments are natural. He was in vain of my lenient affection for him, corrupt and accepting bribes is nothing more than that, and it is the most annoying thing for me to taint my most valued newcomer in the court. It's just that this matter is far more than just dealing with Xue Bi."
She said and looked at Zhang Jiuque.
Zhang Jiuque, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and one of the three princes, the Taibao, his status is different from the past, but his cautious and prudent attitude in front of Yufu has not changed at all.
Seeing Yufu looking at him, he hastily cupped his hands, "Xue Bi was corrupt and accepted bribes to provide job transfers for newly promoted officials in the court, and the job transfers are under the jurisdiction of my official department, and I can't escape the relationship with my official department. Although I don't know who it is, since it is a matter for the Ministry of Officials, I have no shirkable responsibility!"
Yu Fu nodded, looking much better, "The Tai Bao doesn't have to blame himself too much, I don't mean to blame you. It's just that the official department is under your jurisdiction, and it's safest for you to investigate who in the official department is in collusion with Xue Bi. "
Fortunately, His Majesty did not doubt him.
Zhang Jiuque breathed a sigh of relief, his back straightened even more, "Yes, I will do it as soon as I get back!"
"Then what about Xue Bi and the household servants?"
Immediately, some ministers thought of this, which gave them a headache.
One minister and several servants, this means that the entire household department has been involved in corruption and bribery. It is easy to arrest them all. Who will do the affairs of the household department
The Ministry of War is the most important of the six ministries in times of war, and the Ministry of Households is the most important in times of peace. Once the household affairs are in chaos, it will be harmful to Beili Chaotang and even the whole country.
Yu Fu said: "If my court is really a court where loyal ministers are in charge, there won't be only one moth in the Ministry of Finance, do you think so? If that's the case, I don't believe that the Ministry of Households will not be able to find a single innocent person. This matter is handed over to Dali Temple for review, and Xue Bi and his followers will be imprisoned without mercy. As for those with insufficient evidence and those who are innocent, I will deal with them separately."
All the ministers looked at each other, a corruption case of the Ministry of Households has now involved the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Officials, two important institutions of the imperial court, and they don't know what the result of the Dali Temple's review will be.
If it is really found out that there is no innocent person in the household department, I am afraid that your majesty will suspect even the other departments
If so, Xue Bi is the eternal sinner who disturbed the court.
After all the officials withdrew, only Gu Shubai remained.
Bei Li's predecessor, Da Zhou, also had the same system as other countries in the history of the Central Plains that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and it was completely abolished since Queen Shengwen Shen Fenglan.
Gu Shubai is the general of the court first, and then her husband, so naturally there is no need to shy away from government affairs.
In fact, Yufu has always shared his government affairs as the emperor with him, and often discusses with him, and they are mutually beneficial.
It's the same this time.
"What do you think about Xue Bi?"
Gu Shubai said: "Perhaps as you said, since the victory of Dongling and Xikun in the continuous battle, the situation in the court has been so smooth that some people have a different heart. It is not difficult to deal with Xue Bi, but his subordinates For those people, whether they are severely punished or lightly punished will not be sloppy."
Yu Fu said: "If I only punish them lightly, others will only think that I can't subdue the corruption of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I told him when I forgave Xue Bi before that if he dared to commit another crime in the future, I would never forgive him lightly. It's time for me to fulfill my promise. What's more, the current Beili government is harmonious and the people don't need me to be timid to maintain the stability of the DPRK and China."
Gu Shubai nodded, "You're right. Severely punishing the corrupt officials of the Ministry of Accounting is an example to others, so that officials in the DPRK and China will not make such mistakes again. The most urgent thing is to find a suitable head for the Ministry of Accounting. In your heart Is there anyone to choose?"
Xue Bi had been sitting in the position of Minister of the Household Department for too long, and he was in charge of the entire Household Department.
Yu Fu had a few suitable candidates in mind, thought for a while and then shook his head and said: "After the imperial examination, I carefully arranged for some newcomers to enter. They have studied well, but I don't know if they have followed Xue Bi to take bribes this time. The Ministry of Household Affairs Among the few servants, there are one or two candidates who can replace Xue Bi in terms of talent, but I'm afraid of character..."
If they are also involved in this corruption and bribery case, no matter how outstanding their talents are, it will be useless.
Gu Shubai suddenly said: "There is one more important matter that we almost overlooked."
"What's up?"
"Let those newly promoted courtiers who passed last year's imperial examinations know that the official positions obtained by bribery will not last long without their own real skills. Those who obtained good positions by bribing Xue Bi should also be punished accordingly. "
Yu Fu thought for a moment and said: "You're right, it's just that the scope of involvement is even wider in this way."
Although those newly promoted officials do not have deep seniority in the DPRK and most of the positions they occupy are not high-ranking, the advantage lies in the large number of them, almost all institutions in the DPRK.
Gu Shubai said: "The Jinshi of Wuju is not worried, the people in charge of the Ministry of War are pretty safe, no matter how Xue Bi's hand can't get into the army, the main reason is those people of Wenju."
Yu Fu took a deep breath, "Don't worry about it, even if the involvement is extensive, it must be uprooted. This kind of corruption and bribery must not be indulged in the slightest! After I ascended the throne, I not only improved the treatment of the officers and men in the army, but also treated the ministers of the court. What's more, their salaries are now twice as high as when the first emperor was in power, and the salary of an ordinary sixth- and seventh-rank official is at least enough to support a family of more than ten people. I have exhausted my benevolence, how dare they?"
Her attitude is very decisive, Beili has a good government and people, and the mainland of Kyushu is stable and smooth. This is her decisive confidence.
Gu Shubai smiled, "Since you have made a decision, I will fully cooperate. The third brother and Liming were both Jinshi in the imperial examination last year, and I know quite a few people. Let's investigate this matter, and we will definitely give you an answer soon." You end up."
Yu Fu's small face bulged, and suddenly changed his expression, and crawled into his arms like a kitten, "How do you know that I'm going to ask you for this?"
Dali Temple was busy investigating the household department before it was too late, and the official department was presided over by Zhang Jiuque, which was barely enough, after all, investigation was not his strong point. To investigate those new scholars on a large scale, there is no competent manpower for a while.
Only Gu Shubai, Yufu can feel at ease no matter what is entrusted to him.
Gu Shubai joked: "Now there is no war, it's not good for me to be a military general and idle in the court. In order not to let people say that I am the little boy raised by His Majesty, I naturally have to take the initiative to find something to do."
He spared no effort and didn't want Yufu to be grateful, only saying that he was looking for something to do to protect his reputation.
But Yu Fu was very clear in his heart.
He has made great achievements in several battles, and now his reputation in the court is not inferior to that of General Ouyang. Who dares to doubt that he is a bad boy
She couldn't help being playful, and kissed him on the face, "Why are you so good when you can rely on your face to make a living? Are you still letting all the men in the world live?"
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Question: Wang Fu is the one who relies on excellence to make a living, but what is it that relies on appearance
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