Concubine Xiao Shu, who was on the side, heard that Li Hong would be selected as the crown prince a few days ago, and immediately nodded to Li Hong with praise. This kid is becoming more and more sensible, and he knows more and more ways and means to please the queen.
Li Zhi didn't get the money, so he sat on the side glumly, took the tea and took a sip without any taste, and said: "Remember... Since Yang Sijian has been pardoned by you, then his daughter, the crown princess your mother chose for you, You can also take the exam again. Then we’ll bring him over.”
"Yes, Father." Li Hong stood up and felt a little uncomfortable sitting facing south and north. Several pairs of eyes glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, but no one had any objections, not even It feels abrupt.
Li Zhi once again sat Li Hong on the chair, sighed and said: "The royal family needs a perfect happy event to give an explanation to the court and the world. You are not young anymore. After the Yuan Dynasty, if everything goes well, my father will With your mother, I will help you get married and add a happy event to our Tang Dynasty that will be celebrated by everyone."
Li Hong nodded silently. On the occasion of Li Xian's wedding, after the royal family had such a scandal of fighting for power and killing brothers, it was time for a real happy event to let the world celebrate and add more to the Daming Palace. Peaceful atmosphere.
Therefore, it is natural that at this time, before Li Zhe is interested in women, no, before Li Zhe has completely adjusted from being more interested in the military than in women, at this time, he wants to discuss his marriage. If it continues, it will be completely impossible.
After coming out of the palace, he was repeatedly threatened and scolded by Princess Xincheng and Concubine Xiao Shu along the way before returning to the East Palace with an IOU of more than five million taels.
He originally wanted to keep Princess Xincheng to dine in the East Palace, but Concubine Xiao Shu refused in disgust, saying that she was afraid that her bad luck would be tainted by him, which would affect her performance in the battle at the palace tomorrow.
Concubine Xiao Shu herself did not dare to stay. No matter how she interacted with Concubine Xiao Shu in public, she was not afraid. However, if she stayed in the East Palace to eat, it would probably make the jealous father Long think too much, so the matter was dropped.
As soon as he sat down and his buttocks were still hot, Hua Meng ran over. Since the afternoon, several old people came to Chongwen Hall, led by the Minister of Honglu Temple, the Imperial Academy Jijiujiu, and the Bachelor of Hongwen Hall. They said they wanted to meet. meet him.
Li Hong looked at Bai Chun who was looking through the IOU. He knew without guessing that these were old men from the fifth surname and Qi Wang, who had begun to make plans for Honglu Temple.
They must have felt that the emperor and the empress did not stand up to express their request in the face of Li Hong's refusal, so they turned to Honglu Temple, Imperial College and other government offices, probably hoping to persuade themselves to give them the Internet. Let's open up.
But can there be such a good thing in the world? No matter whether it was the late emperor or the father, they wanted to marry them as royals, but they were coldly rejected.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, they have been clinging to the so-called reputation for hundreds of years that the five surnames are the most noble surnames in the world. Now they are about to be consumed, integrated, and absorbed into the Tang Dynasty once and for all by Li Hong. Only then did I feel that the crisis was coming, and then I felt that I was no longer noble.
"Why do you owe so much money?" Bai Chun looked at the IOUs. In just half a day, he went to the palace behind him. He didn't even have a meal, but he owed the queen more than five million taels of silver and came back. Already
"I can't help it. I'm not good at poker. Today, my mother won a lot of money. Aunt Xincheng lost four million taels in the last hand. Xiao Shufei lost more than two million. You can go there later. , please return this money, I guess my mother will have something to talk to you about," Li Hong said calmly while reading the memorials from the Ministry of Rites, including Honglu Temple and the Ministry of War.
"So, in just half a day today, the Queen made more than ten million taels of silver while sitting at that... mah... mahjong table?" Bai Chun suddenly felt that the white bar in his hand was so heavy.
If you add Concubine Xiao Shu's more than two hundred and Princess Xincheng's more than four hundred, in just half a day, the queen would have earned more than ten million taels of silver.
"More than 10,000 taels may not be enough. What do you think the father and mother want to do? After this day, the couple may decide where to go. They are saving for travel expenses." Li Hong turned over the last memorial. , without even looking at the content, he directly flicked it to the top of the memorial after reading it, and assumed that he had read it.
Of course, he was also making random guesses, but he only got part of the guess right.
Nowadays, although Luoyang Palace has been renovated, compared with Daming Palace, it lags far behind in various functions. After all, Daming Palace can be said to have been built by Taiyi City, and will be supervised by the supervisor, household department, etc. That’s all.
The Luoyang Palace was completely built by the Ministry of Industry and General Supervisors. In terms of some concepts, I thought the Daming Palace seemed a bit out of the ordinary. However, it has only been a decade or so. Now when comparing the Daming Palace and the Luoyang Palace, it is It seems that Luoyang Palace is dilapidated and backward.
Like the palace that had not been destroyed by war in the previous dynasty, compared with the beautiful and majestic Daming Palace, it has an air of dilapidation and depression everywhere.
"If the Daming Palace is left to Li Hong in the future, and I live with you in the Luoyang Palace, then Luoyang Palace will seem extremely simple compared with the luxury of the Daming Palace. Now Li Hong is not short of money, Da Ming Palace The treasury of the Tang Dynasty is full, so if we don’t take this opportunity to repair the Luoyang Palace, I don’t know if you will give us so much money when we are old, you become the emperor, and that little bastard becomes the emperor.” Wu Mei. He put the banknotes into an antique box himself, clapped his hands with satisfaction and said.
"If he dares not to give it, his legs will be broken." Li Zhi said unconvinced. Thinking about his Zen status in the future, Li Hong might not be able to do anything unfaithful and unfilial.
"He didn't dare, but that doesn't mean that the ministers didn't dare. It's not like you didn't see how many high-ranking officials in the court ran to the East Palace yesterday? Why? In those three days, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Zongzheng Temple, They were just trying to cram people into the prison. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, some of these people were serious crimes and some were not serious crimes. But why were they all treated as serious crimes in the first place? Sitting down next to him, he continued: "I'm afraid that everyone in the world now knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's accession to the throne is only a matter of time. The courtiers are not blind, and none of them have started to stand behind Li Hong and express their opinions? So many people have been arrested. , weren’t they all dissatisfied with Li Hong at the beginning? Few officials from the Fifth Prison of the Nine Temples were imprisoned. Don’t think that no one is dissatisfied with Li Hong. That’s because Li Hong has not yet become the emperor. When he becomes the emperor, there will be no need for Li Hong. Even if Li Hongneng doesn’t know, many people from the Fifth Prison of Jiu Temple will be imprisoned.”
Li Zhi listened to Wu Mei's nagging, but the expression on his face was relaxed and free-spirited. He could not see the slightest worry that the court would be ostracized by Li Hong, or that the courtiers would use Li Hong's name to exercise the group's rights and will.
"Didn't this change today? Even Yang Zhirou and Yang Sijian were given a lighter sentence. Don't worry. I see, Li Hong knows it well. The courtiers have dealt with him a lot over the years, but who can kidnap him? Li Hong's will? Don't worry, I don't want to care about the matters above the court anymore. I have a headache." Li Zhi patted Wu Mei's thigh with his rhythmic hand, and began to think about changing the music in the evening. Things have to be changed, and the dance also needs to be changed. I always feel that it is still a little short of a smooth and flowing pace.
Wu Mei listened to the sounds outside, which seemed like Bai Chun was talking to Wang Lou, and then said without paying attention: "I'm not too worried about these. The only thing I'm worried about is Li Hong's strong support for Pei Xingjian." , is this a meritocracy, or does it involve the personal relationship between Li Hong’s children?”
"Oh? So what do you mean?" Li Zhi turned around and asked.
The husband and wife have been sleeping together for many years, and they still have a tacit understanding. What's more, the two of them have fought side by side and come through dangerous situations such as royal struggles, court struggles, and party disputes step by step, so Wu Li Zhi immediately understood the words that were so flattering.
If Pei Xingjian's daughter Pei Wanying becomes the princess and the future queen, will Pei Xingjian and Li Hong be able to control it? Will there be a powerful official who can cover the sky with one hand and be subordinate to one person and surpass ten thousand people
"Let's wait and see. If Pei Xingjian doesn't have ambition, think about it if his daughter is designated as the crown princess..." Wu Mei said thoughtfully.
"I think Yang Yu is pretty good. Besides, Yang Sijian is a guilty person now. I think that when she becomes the queen, she won't bring anything to Yang Yu..." Li Zhi continued to pat Wu Mei's thigh.
"You think so, will Li Hong agree? No one except Li Hong knows what is going on between Yang Sijian, Yang Zhirou and Li Jingye. But no matter what, it shows that Li Hong is not willing to choose Yang Yu Because of the Crown Princess's attitude, you think Yang Yu is good, and I think Bai Chun is good," Wu Mei said impatiently, pushing away Li Zhi's hand.
The most annoying thing is that Li Zhi said such useless words. In the end, it was himself who had a headache, but he himself was watching the show happily.
Someone didn't care about Wu Mei's impatient tone towards him, nor did he care about his hand being pushed away. Instead, the old god was still there, and began to pat his thigh rhythmically, looking at the palace maid with a smile, Bai Chun walked over slowly.
"My servant Bai Chun has met your majesty and the queen." Bai Chun stood quietly in front of Li Zhi and Wu Mei. After Li Xian's wedding, Bai Chun was uncharacteristic and did not wear the white clothes that people were familiar with before. Instead of wearing shirts and skirts, she has always appeared in front of people in the elegant blue shirts and skirts she wears now.
(End of chapter)