His Majesty the emperor rushed to the court today, intending to deal with official duties diligently, but he was defeated.
He didn't even want to review the messy memorials this time, and he planned to return to Feiluan Palace when he was down. He didn't expect that he would run into concubine Ai on the way.
Concubine Ai said that she was going to greet the Queen Mother. His Majesty the Emperor looked at the sun, and it was not when he went to bed, so he simply went with Concubine Ai.
On the road, the two of them sat in the same sedan chair, drew all the curtains, and began to whisper today's report.
Yao Yanyan said: "Your Majesty, the concubine has successfully persuaded Princess Fengyang, she promised to marry into the Yuan family, to help us inquire about the news and win the general protector."
His Majesty the emperor heard that Concubine Ai went so smoothly, and suddenly felt sad, a little discouraged and said: "Concubine Ai is really amazing, I am so useless, I haven't even done one thing now."
Yao Yanyan has long seen that her Majesty is in a bad mood, and hastened to ask: "Your Majesty, don't be discouraged, but what happened in the court today? Tell your concubine."
His Majesty the Emperor sighed and explained what had happened in the early morning today.
It originally came from that day after the emperor handed over the preparation of the Dragon Guards to Lin Fuzheng, the progress has been slow. The emperor asked about it early this morning. Lin Fuzheng said that he was in the process of conscription and he wanted to recruit brave soldiers from the barracks. Soldiers filled the Dragon Guards.
As we all know, the army of the Gongwei Jingshi has always been dispatched by the General Protector. Lin Fu is about to conscript and naturally has to deal with the General Protector. But His Majesty was unwilling to conscript from the army of General Protector Yuan Wang. After all, Yuan Wang is still in the same group with Old Man Zhang. If he puts his confidant in the Dragon Guards, wouldn’t the emperor’s safety be stunned. In the hands of others
So he thought of a way and proposed to recruit young men from among the innocent civilians in Beijing and charge them into the Dragon Guards.
His Majesty the Emperor explained: "I think that the people do not belong to any power and they can definitely be used by me. If the Dragon Guards were established, I would often visit the training of soldiers and give them some rewards and encouragement. They will definitely only be loyal to me. At that time, I and my concubine will not need to rely on others for their safety!"
After hearing this, Yao Yanyan couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty is so smart!" She used to praise her for her smartness, just like her own cub was smart, with a little bit of moisture, but this time it was different. The idea of recruiting soldiers from among the people was not the result of Yao Yanyan's discussion with him, but the idea of her Majesty himself. She was a little surprised when she heard this. She just said, how could the man she fancy was useless? It must be because there was no chance to play before, so your majesty's ingenuity has never been discovered.
The emperor, who was praised, took the concubine in his arms, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, showing a smug look, but soon, his wagging tail drooped again. He said: "Hate that the old Prime Minister Zhang actually disagrees with my proposal. He also said that the people are crude and ignorant, and rashly let them serve as guards in the palace for fear of chaos to the palace. If you want to form a dragon guard, you must choose from the army. Talent."
His Majesty the Emperor said angrily: "I'm not a fool. Who knows if there is a henchman in the army?"
Yao Yanyan nodded, agreeing: "Your Majesty is right. The people in Beijing have records for several generations, and the neighbors can testify to each other. They think it is not so easy to insert people, so they oppose the decree of your Majesty." On the contrary, The military is different. Most of them are the children of military commanders who have entered the military. These people have in-laws with many civilian officials in the DPRK, which are intertwined with each other, and the relationship is extremely complicated. The flat-headed people have no such worries. They don't know what the situation in the DPRK is. They only know that the emperor is the greatest and allegiance to the emperor can get the most benefit.
Yao Yanyan then asked: "Your Majesty, what about afterwards?"
His Majesty the Emperor sighed and said angrily on his face, and said: "After the Zai is opposite, most of the officials in the Central Government have stood up and opposed. Concubine Ai, you haven't seen their battle, as if I said something utterly conscience, one by one. He fluttered and thought he was impassioned... In short, I was opposed to my proposal. I was so angry that I left before the end of the morning." After the speech, His Majesty the Emperor added fiercely, "Most of the courtiers in the court listened. The prime minister, I didn't put the emperor in my eyes for the least, I will kill that old man one day!"
As he said, he patted the handrail angrily. Unexpectedly, the sedan chair suddenly shook at this moment. Instead of taking a picture of the handrail, he slammed a crossbar in the sedan chair, and his face was distorted with pain.
This caused Yao Yanyan to feel distressed. She hurriedly took her majesty's hand and blew into her breath, while blowing comfortingly: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, the concubine thought of a good way when she dreamed last night, we will definitely be able to bring down that bad old man! "
Your Majesty's eyes lit up and he quickly asked what it was.
At this moment, the sedan chair stopped, and the palace man outside said: "Your Majesty, Niang Niang, Cihe Palace is here."
Yao Yanyan said: "Your Majesty, it is not convenient to speak now. When I return to Feiluan Palace in the evening, my concubines will talk to you again."
Your Majesty said hurriedly. He stretched out his hand to hold the hand of Concubine Ai, and just passed the hand of Concubine Ai. His Majesty the Emperor looked at the two hands held together and sighed: "I really have a tacit understanding with Concubine Ai."
Yao Yanyan lowered her head and smiled, and said, "Your Majesty is right."
The two of them then got off the Yujia hand in hand and walked into Cihe Palace.
In Cihe Palace, there is more than one queen mother at this moment.
Yao Yanyan led her Majesty into the door, and saw a woman in a tender green palace dress sitting at the table with the Queen Mother, holding a bowl of porridge and handing it to the Queen Mother.
Seeing the two of them coming in, the woman immediately got up and saluted, but it turned out to be Gu Zhaorong.
The queen mother smiled and said, "Gu Zhaorong has excellent craftsmanship. She made all the dishes on this table. Come and try it."
It’s not time to eat dinner, but the Queen Mother always eats small and frequent meals, five meals a day, so the Emperor and Yao Yanyan are not surprised to see the Queen Mother having dinner at this moment.
The two of them sat down at the table, and saw six exquisite side dishes on the table, mostly healthy vegetarian dishes, but the color scheme was very beautiful, and the fragrance was light but appealing to the appetite.
Yao Yanyan took a bite of tofu, and then found jealously that this Gu Zhaorong’s dish was really delicious! It's better than what is made in the Imperial Kitchen!
Then she turned her head and saw that her Majesty was eating happily, and Gu Zhaorong, who was sitting opposite, smiled, with pride in her shyness, as if she had picked her delicate flowers.
Yao Yanyan suddenly felt strong dissatisfaction. She kicked your majesty lightly under the table.
His Majesty, who was sipping soup, suddenly had a meal and immediately put down the soup bowl in his hand. At this moment, Gu Zhaorong held a small bowl of porridge in front of the emperor, and said affectionately: "Your Majesty, this is what the concubine has been cooking for more than half an hour."
Taking advantage of the time when the queen mother bowed her head to drink porridge, Yao Yanyan hurriedly winked at her majesty, and at the same time silently said the word "Queen Mother". After your Majesty finishes Gu Zhaorong's porridge, he quickly mentions the power of the Yulin Army to the Queen Mother.
When your majesty saw it, he straightened up and said, "I don't like porridge."
Yao Yanyan:? ?
Gu Zhaorong, who was rejected, put down the porridge bowl a little bit frustrated.
When Yao Yanyan saw that the Queen Mother only lowered her head to eat the porridge, without noticing them, she kicked her Majesty slightly under the table, and at the same time glanced at the Queen Mother.
Your Majesty should understand this time!
His Majesty the Emperor froze for a moment, then coughed slightly, and said to Gu Zhaorong: "The food you cook is not delicious, and it's not as good as your concubine." As he said, he looked at Yao Yanyan affectionately.
Yao Yanyan:...
Your Majesty, what about the tacit understanding