"Your Majesty doesn't mind the trouble." Shen Yu glanced at himself in the mirror again.
The bronze mirror was polished to shine, clearly reflecting the appearance of a young man, with snowy skin and black hair, pure and gleaming, and he is a handsome young man in troubled times.
"How can it be troublesome to comb Ayu's hair?" Shang Junlin walked over, lifted a lock of black hair from his shoulders, and said in a half-joking tone, "Ayu is so beautiful, I don't want others to see it ,what to do?"
Shen Yu has always known that his appearance is not bad, and he has been praised for his appearance not once or twice, but Shang Junlin said it in a possessive tone, which still made his heart tremble.
"Then Your Majesty must take good care of me, so as not to be snatched away by others." The corners of the lips were raised gloomyly, and there was narrowness in the eyes.
"I won't give anyone a chance, and Ah Yu can't go anywhere except by my side." Thinking of the possibility of Shen Yu standing next to someone else, Shang Junlin's mouth flattened.
Shen Yu comforted him with ease: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will not go anywhere except by His Majesty's side."
Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, Shen Yu smeared on his face. After a while, his eyebrows and eyes were very different from before, and his facial features were brighter and more publicized. When he looked closely, he could still see the similarities with the original ones.
Shang Junlin also changed his appearance and changed into a dark blue uniform.
Shen Yu circled around him: "Your Majesty also looks good in this color."
Shang Junlin seldom wears colors other than black. Shen Yu is used to seeing him in black clothes, and suddenly seeing him wearing other colors feels a sense of novelty.
Shang Junlin's facial features are handsome, which belongs to the kind of oppressive beauty, with sharp facial lines. After the disguise, the original sharpness is neutralized, and it is no longer as before that people dare not look directly at it.
Dressed in blue clothes, he suppressed his imposing manner and gave people a warm illusion. Although his face hadn't changed much, it wouldn't make people associate him with Emperor Dahuan.
The two got into the carriage and left the palace.
Shen Yu is also very familiar with this carriage. After getting up, he found that the place where he sat was covered with a soft blanket. Some time ago, Shen Yu was too hot, so Shang Junlin asked Shang Junlin to remove this thing.
"When you hunt this autumn, I will give you a tiger skin." Shang Junlin sat beside Shen Yu and rubbed his earlobe.
"Is it true that His Majesty will give you whatever I want?" Shen Yuben was looking outside the car, and when he heard this, he turned his head.
"As long as Ah Yu speaks, I will do it for Ah Yu." Shang Junlin looked at him with determination in his eyes.
Shen Yu has no doubt that Shang Junlin can do what he says, but he is still taken aback by the man's answer without thinking.
"If Your Majesty keeps doting on me like this, I will be proud of it." Sullenly restrained his thoughts, he looked at Shang Junlin seriously.
"I give Ayu the right to be proud." The hand that kneaded the earlobe was changed to caress the cheek.
Sullen eyebrows and eyes slightly curved: "This is what your majesty said, don't regret it in the future, your majesty."
"I will never regret falling in love with Ah Yu."
As the weather turned cooler, the number of active people on the street suddenly increased, and the carriages drove orderly on the street.
When they arrived at the theater, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin got off the car.
There were people coming and going outside the theater building, and groups of three, three, five and five gathered together, talking and walking inside.
The favorite concubine of a certain emperor in Dahuan loved to listen to operas, and he followed suit. Dahuan's opera industry reached a great development during that time. After several generations, the concubine and the emperor Dahuan have become characters in operas, and operas have also deepened. The hearts of the people of Dahuan.
Baixilou is an old theater that has been passed down for several generations. The best troupe in the theater is exclusively for the royal family and nobles, while other troupes perform for the common people. .
The first floor is the lobby, where most of the common people choose to listen to operas, and the second floor upwards is the private room, which is separated by partitions, and each guest has a separate space, which is most suitable for dignitaries or wealthy businessmen to bring their families or friends. .
"Are the two guests on the first floor or do they want a private room? The scene will start in just a quarter of an hour. The two of you came just in time. If not, you'll have to wait a little longer."
"A private room, on the second floor."
"Okay, you two come with me."
Shen Yu and Shang Junlin approached the private room on the second floor. The space is not big, but the layout is very fine. There are some snacks on the table in the middle, because there are only two of them, and they want a private seat for two.
"Do you two need to serve?"
"Need not."
A quarter of an hour later, "Return to Spring" was officially staged.
Shen Yu sat with Shang Junlin and looked down. The skeleton of the play was written by him, he knew the development of the story well, and what he saw more was the reaction of the people below.
The location they chose had a good view, whether it was the stage below or the people listening to the play, they could all see it.
"Ayu's rehearsal is very good." Shang Junlin said softly.
"Your Majesty said, will any officials come to see it?" If Shen Yu remembered correctly, there are many officials in Dahuan who like to listen to operas.
"Yes, look over there. Those are the Minister of the Ministry of Households and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry." Shang Junlin pointed in the direction.
Shen Yu looked over, and sure enough, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry were both wearing ordinary clothes and sitting among the crowd on the first floor.
"Is their relationship so good in private?" They can all make an appointment to listen to the play together.
"It turned out that it wasn't so good. Before the Ministry of Industry could not support itself, it is not an exaggeration to say that the relationship between them is like water and fire. Later, Ayu proposed a sponsorship method, and they got closer." Shang Junlin explain.
"Is it possible that their relationship is not good because the Ministry of Industry has been reaching out to the Ministry of Households to ask for money?" Shen Yu felt a little inconceivable.
"At the moment, it looks like this."
"Is there any progress from the Ministry of Industry?" Since the first concrete road was paved, Shen Yu didn't pay attention to the follow-up for a long time.
"The second road is almost finished, and there will be results after a while. The Ministry of Industry said that if this plan is feasible, the roads in the capital can be replaced with cement roads one after another. They also discovered that cement can be used Come to build, they built a small house with cement, which is said to be very strong."
Shen Yu just asked a question, and after hearing the answer, he no longer cared about this matter. Such a large engineering department, with so many people in it, will not fail to handle this matter.
Sullen glanced around below, looked towards the second floor, and saw an acquaintance again.
"The prime minister is also here, and he also brought Jiang Huaiqing, He Chengyu and Fang Jiayi with him."
In order not to attract attention, Fang Jiayi was dressed as a man.
"The prime minister is very optimistic about He Chengyu and the three of them, and the paperwork presented yesterday even praised them."
Can you not be optimistic? With the addition of these three people, the prime minister can reduce his workload by more than half every day. The prime minister dreams that one day all the officials in Dahuan can be like these three people. He does not force other things, at least do Do your job well.
As a result, many officials who have come up under the shadows now, not to mention their own duties, but also stare at other people's power all day long, doing whatever they can, and causing some mess for him to deal with aftermath.
"I sometimes feel that the prime minister is against the aristocratic family, and I can't understand the style of these aristocratic officials." Shang Junlin couldn't help laughing when he thought of some past events.
"The prime minister's family background should not be low."
"It's not low, and at the beginning, the relationship between him and the officials of the family was not so stiff, otherwise he would not have entered the cabinet so easily. After he became the prime minister, he had to clean up the mess for the family every few days. Over time, the relationship between the two sides The relationship is getting more and more rigid." Shang Junlin was naturally happy with this scene.
The prime minister is listening to the play carefully. He didn't plan to come. Even on the holiday, he still has a lot of things to deal with. It was Jiang Huaiqing who suggested to him that he should relax properly when he is busy. He thought about how he was busy with official duties. For countless days and nights, I deeply felt that I should take a break.
So I brought the three of them to listen to "Return to Spring".
He often goes to and from the court, so of course he knows what the real purpose of this play is, and he brought the three of them out because he wanted to examine their political acumen.
During the intermission, he poured himself a cup of tea and asked, "Do you have any thoughts now?"
"This scene alludes to the matter of Subei, right? The embezzlement of relief supplies coincides with the current robbing. The court has been discussing the matter of donation. Now the people know the meaning of donation through watching the play, etc. If the imperial court officially announces this policy, there will be no groundless suspicion."
Not only in Beijing, but also theaters in other places are performing this play during this time, and because the play itself is attractive enough, more and more people are watching it.
The prime minister nodded appreciatively.
This imperial examination finally selected some good seedlings.
And secretly planning in his heart, how to quickly train the three of them, with one more person to share, the burden on him will be lighter.
During the intermission, the people below were discussing.
"Corrupt officials are too much. There are so many soldiers and people at the border who are still waiting for food to save their lives. They actually greedy the food and money."
"That's right, I have such a bad temper, I wish I could rush up and blow his head off."
"Li Niang and the others have already started to prepare food. I hope they can catch up. Otherwise, the enemy troops will overwhelm the border and the soldiers at the border will not even have food. How can they defend their home and country?"
"That's why a corrupt official has no heart and doesn't think about it. If the enemy invades, what's the use of having so much money?"
"You said, Li Niang can prepare supplies and send them to the border, so can we? There was a severe drought in Subei, Mr. Fang was ordered to help the disaster, but he encountered robbers. I don't know how the situation there is now. Can we also help What did Subei do?"
"If the materials can be delivered to Subei smoothly, I am willing to donate half of the family's food!"
"Beyond Subei is Beimo. Beimo has been eyeing Dahuan for a long time. If His Majesty hadn't scared them back then, how could they have stopped so easily? In the past few years, Dahuan has been peaceful and stable. If something happens to Subei, Beimo will definitely make a comeback."
"We can't give Bei Mo the chance to go south!"
"Just like what Li Niang said, everyone should contribute to defending the country and defending the country. Even if we have limited capabilities, how about hundreds, thousands, or ten thousand people? It can always play a role." !"
"That's right. Is there anyone who knows the government? Can we express our views to the court?"
The discussion below became more and more heated, Shen Yu picked up the teacup and took a sip, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, half of his goal had been achieved.
"Ayu rehearsed the play, was it just for this scene?" Shang Junlin also heard the discussion, and a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes.
"Look, Your Majesty, what I want is not an order from the imperial court, but a chance for the people to fight for themselves."
"I'm so lucky to have Ayu's help." Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu, and pressed a light kiss on the side of his face.