The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

The people below were originally unsure of his attitude and whether they should stand up.

However, the word "love you" is so rare and gentle that many officials who are not so mature and prudent can't help but get dizzy - is this your majesty's attitude? Fight!

"I believe that what these gentlemen said is true. Concubine Chen's court uniform can be compared to the regulations of the imperial concubine. There is really no need to add any pearl cloud shoulders."

"I second my opinion, those pearl cloud shoulders are really a waste of money and people. Concubine Chen is in a high position, so it is not appropriate for her to do such extravagant things."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

......

Finally, a dozen officials stood up. They accounted for nearly half of the people who went to court today.

The first few were even more convinced when they saw this. With so many colleagues jointly admonishing His Majesty, do you think their advice will be adopted by His Majesty as expected?

But I heard Lu Zhaolin chuckle and say: "Lin You."

After the words fell, a young and handsome young man came out of the queue, clasped his fists and saluted: "I am here."

This young man is Lin You, the commander of the Wude Division. His official position is not high, he is only a fifth-rank official, but he is a true confidant of the emperor.

Lu Zhaolin had a smile on his face, but his words were as sharp as the wind and frost: "Take the people from the Wude Department and check carefully whether all of my dear ones are as honest as water, living in poverty and living happily."

At this point, several people began to sweat on their foreheads.

Lu Zhaolin continued: "I don't think that these extravagant things like pearls will be used by the ladies themselves or their female relatives. This is especially true for things like emeralds and corals."

A speaker boldly spoke in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

Lu Zhaolin glanced at him, not giving him a chance to speak, and continued: "If you find valuables in their home -"

Speaking of this, he paused.

The hearts of the dozen or so people standing in the hall were also suspended high during this meal.

Just listen to him say: "The Qing family must be ready to donate it to the people. It can be collected directly into the national treasury."

"I obey the order!" Lin You took the order and left the palace.

Behind him, the sounds of "dong", "dong" and "dong" sounded one after another, and in the blink of an eye, these officials knelt on the ground.

Among them, only one was still standing there, standing out.

This one is the one who discounts pearls and calculates how many people a pearl cloud shoulder can support. His name is Xie Donghuan.

Unlike those kneeling on the ground, he is truly poor and is not afraid of the Wude Secretary's audit.

At this time, his colleagues were all kneeling on the ground, but he was the only one who still held his neck, bowed and said after bowing: "The pearl cloud shoulders in Concubine Chen's court dress are too luxurious, please take it back."

Lu Zhaolin's voice was filled with emotion and anger: "Ai Qing, do you think the pearls on Concubine Chen's court dress are luxurious?"

Xie Donghuan said: "Yes."

There was no anger on Lu Zhaolin's face, and his voice was calm and calm: "In my opinion, is the red coral on the imperial concubine's court dress luxurious? Is the ruby ​​on the queen's crown luxurious? Is the emerald agate on the queen mother's court pearl luxurious? Not luxurious?”

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Xie Donghuan hesitated to speak.

Then I heard Lu Zhaolin say: "Ai Qing, do you think the crown that reaches the sky on my head is luxurious?"

Xie Donghuan finally knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "I have no such intention. Please tell me clearly."

There was still no anger in Lu Zhaolin's voice: "Last winter, Concubine Chen donated all the gold, silver, jewelry and farm goods in her dowry to the court for disaster relief. Those things, converted into silver coins, cost more than ten Ten thousand taels of silver.

Aiqing can calculate how many people these things can feed.

Now, I just ordered to take some pearls from the private treasury and use them on her court clothes, but my beloved accused her of being extravagant? "

Xie Donghuan did not dare to raise his head: "Concubine Chen is a noble lady. I should not make rash accusations. Please forgive me."

Lu Zhaolin sneered: "I love you and my people as my own son, how can I blame you?"

Xie Donghuan fell deeply on the ground, kowtowed once more, and said: "I am guilty. I should not act impulsively and almost harm Concubine Chen."

This admission of mistake came from his sincerity.

As His Majesty said, when the people were suffering from disasters, Concubine Chen generously donated money. When His Majesty was in danger, Concubine Chen bravely came to his rescue. It's just that some pearls were used on court clothes, or they were taken from His Majesty's private treasury. What does it matter?

Lu Zhaolin looked at him, but not all the anger in his heart was directed at him. More often than not, he was targeting the person who provoked him behind his back.

After a moment of silence, Lu Zhaolin said: "Xie Donghuan, the imperial censor, will be transferred to Qingzhou as the magistrate of Le'an County with immediate effect."

Xie Donghuan saluted and said, "I accept the decree and thank you for your kindness."

From the sixth-rank Shi Yushi to the seventh-rank Le'an County Magistrate. From the imperial censorship station in Kyoto to remote small counties.

No matter which sense you look at it, it is a real demotion.

What's more, Le'an County is also a famous place with poor mountains and rivers. It’s difficult to govern a place like this!

But at this time, Xie Donghuan's face showed a bit of relief. Concubine Chen lived deep in the harem and always wanted to relieve the people's worries. He considered himself a man, so he started by governing the county of Le'an.

Xie Donghuan was relieved, but the other officials kneeling around him were still worried.

Lu Zhaolin refused to let these dozen hearts fall back.

He said: "As for the rest of my dear friends, let's wait until the Wude Secretary has finished checking the accounts."

Then, without giving anyone a chance to speak, he said the word "withdraw from the court", got up and walked to the back of the palace.

After getting on the royal chariot, I suddenly heard him say: "What happened today must not be spread to anyone by Concubine Chen."

It's just a small thing, there's no need for her to worry about it.

This afternoon, in the Mingguang Palace.

After all the important matters were taken care of, Lu Zhaolin opened the folder presented by the Ministry of Rites.

In this excerpt, there are several names proposed by the Ministry of Rites for the eighth prince.

The Ministry of Etiquette had made a discount once before, but he was not satisfied with it, so he called it back and asked them to draft it again.

The ones presented again this time were a bit more eye-catching than the ones before, Qi Ya, Qi Che, Qi Han, Qi Yuan, and Qi Ning.

There is nothing wrong with these words, but in his heart, he still feels they are not enough.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhaolin took a piece of paper and wrote a few words on it: Yuan, Que, Pei, Chun, Miao.

When he was about to get up, take the book from the Ministry of Rites and the page he wrote and go to Xiangying Residence, he saw a young eunuch coming in and sent word that Lin You, the commander of the Wude Department, wanted to see him.

Lu Zhaolin said: "Tell him to come in."

A quarter of an hour later, Lin You resigned.

Lu Zhaolin sat in silence for a long time, then stood up and said: "Go to the imperial concubine's Awakening Moon Pavilion."

In the Xingyue Pavilion.

Since the day when the imperial concubine fell into the water while begging for luck, she was repeatedly told by the imperial physician to stay in bed every day to nurse her fetus.

When Lu Zhaolin came in, she was lying on the bed, flipping through a chess book.

When she saw Lu Zhaolin, her eyes lit up: "I have met your Majesty."

As he said that, he made a gesture to get up.

"You just lie down." Lu Zhaolin said.

His voice was a little cold, and the expression on his face was not very good-looking.

The imperial concubine guessed that something must have happened outside that made him unhappy. Just as she was about to ask carefully, she heard him say: "During the court today, several officials visited Concubine Chen and said that the pearl cloud shoulder in her court dress was too luxurious. These officials had all been in and out of the left room of the Ministry of Rites last night. The residence of the minister Fang Guanhai. Everyone knows that Fang Guanhai is your father's disciple."

As he said this, his eyes fell on the imperial concubine's face, not missing a single trace of her expression.