female concubine

In April of the second year of Qianyuan, Lu Wei received the emperor's edict in less than half a moon before retiring the marriage for his young daughter.

After the servant finished reading the contents of the yellow paper, he delivered the edict to the prime minister, "It's been a year since the official's accession to the throne, and this is the first time he has issued an edict. Your husband will take it."

After the servant left, Lu Wei took a few steps back tremblingly holding the emperor's handwritten letter.

"The Mingjun you are talking about is so arrogant and unreasonable. He even issued an order to marry him once he failed. Is this trying to snatch a bride?" Wang gasped, "He is the elder brother of the empress after meritorious service. The founder of the country... But so what, the people in the alley from the new city to the old city don't know what he did in the past, how can such a man be a good man?"

Lu Wei let out a long sigh, "Now the old man finally understands, so I didn't know anything about His Majesty from the very beginning." Lu Wei smiled tremblingly, "On the contrary, the young emperor knows me, a veteran of the three dynasties, he is better than the first emperor. , at least when it comes to controlling people, the old man is now riding a tiger, and life is at stake."

Wang seems to have seen the helplessness in Lu Wei's eyes, so she leaned back on a chair and sat down. Knowing that this life is inseparable from Ouchi, she sighed: "But it is better to be married as a woman than when you wanted to send her to the Ouchi to be an official concubine."

"Master, madam, the son of the king's patriarch of Shanyin is here to visit."

"Join?"

Lu Wei leaned on the chair and sat down, "Madam's distant clan brother moved to Kaifeng and has always come to the door for nothing. Today, maybe I took advantage of the old man's idle time to attend to something."

"As much as you think of people so badly, don't look down on merchants and merchants. My brother also inherited the family business. You have seen it before, and you praised his articles before. Although the last time the spring fell The list, but there were not many Jinshi in that list, after the late emperor left, there were a few advanced scholars who were well-died and reused besides the number one scholar."

Lu Wei straightened his sleeves, "Unsuccessful..." He lowered his head and thought deeply: "The Zhi Gongju of that list once told me that there was an article that was very radical, but it stated state affairs too seriously, which ran counter to the late emperor's policies and proposed reforms. Disadvantages, the current situation is tense, so he was not admitted, this is his article by Wang Wenfu."

"In any case, he is also a relative of my concubine, have you seen it or not?"

Lu Wei stroked his beard and nodded, "Since the guest is here, there is no reason for the host not to meet the guest."

In the middle hall of the prime minister's mansion, the female envoy brought two cups of hot tea, and the young man was standing in a neat shirt, holding a five or six-year-old girl by his knee.

"Uncle, aunt."

"I met my great-aunt and great-aunt."

Seeing the girl's good looks, Mrs. Wang stepped forward and said, "Hey, Jiezhi's girl is already this old?" He hurriedly greeted the maid, "Hurry up and let the people from the Candied Fruit Bureau get some snacks." come over."

"Yes."

"A few days ago, there was no movement at the prime minister's house on my aunt's birthday, so my lord sent me to give my aunt a birthday present."

Mrs. Wang glanced at the silent old man on the main seat, and immediately said with a smile: "You should have heard about what happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion a while ago, right?"

"Wenfu heard something from my family boy, please mourn my uncle and aunt." Wang Wenfu opened a small box he brought, "This is the ambergris my lady brought back from Liangzhe."

"Hey, come here, why do you bring such a valuable thing?"

Lu Weiduan picked up the teacup on the case table, "Your wife... promoted the Liangzhe Road Maritime Envoy Cao's family? The canal from the Liangzhe Road to the capital was unable to be repaired as early as the reign of the first emperor Daye, and the river was blocked and the boats could not pass. , Now that the official road has been repaired, it has only eased a little. The incense brought from the coast is probably worth a lot just for the travel expenses..." Lu Wei saw the girl hiding under Wang Wenfu's knees while drinking tea with his head down. Mother Cao is quite similar and also has the shadow of a market envoy, and immediately put down the teacup and said solemnly: "You are a person who is going to be a Jinshi. The old man has reminded you more than once to avoid walking and communicating with officials from all walks of life, especially me. Xiangfu, the family business accumulated by generations of business in your family can be regarded as a wealthy businessman in this Kaifeng Prefecture. You don't want to go from miscellaneous to official. Words are scary, the prime minister has always had a tense relationship with Taiwan's admonitions, so you should think carefully about what to send and what to give before you go out."

Wang Wenfu nodded, bowed to Lu Wei and said: "Wenfu understands, but Wenfu knows that etiquette cannot be abandoned, but human feelings cannot be abandoned, otherwise all people in the world will be in fear of being held hostage by etiquette. Not apostasy?"

"Wen Fu's conduct is upright, and he is not afraid of rumors, nor is he afraid of remonstrance from Taiwan in the future."

Lu Wei took a sip of his tea, "This year, the Autumn Conference will be held. The Ministry of Rituals will discuss the tribute examination. It will probably change the three-year imperial examination ordered by the late emperor to once a year. Go back and prepare well."

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In the middle of May of the second year of Qianyuan, all the ministers and officials in Beijing went to Zichen hall to visit.

Several green robes held a large pile of scrolls and knelt in the center of the main hall. "Zhang Shaozhong, Minister of the Imperial Academy of Painting, returned to Beijing. He spent seven months painting Nanjing Road to Jiangnan East Road and the mountains and rivers blocked by the Liangzhe River, and presented them to the emperor."

"The river has been blocked for a long time, and it is a worry for the country to hinder the north-south transportation. Now that the blueprint has been drawn, the Ministry of Industry..."

"Your Majesty." The Third Division came out and said, "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the court has held several grand ceremonies and more than ten state banquets, and the Yangtze River floods in the past few months have allocated funds for disaster relief. Excluding expenses, the treasury now has no surplus. Money and food to build canals."

"I remember that the tax increase in the past two years is double that of the late emperor. Excluding the grand ceremony and state banquet, there should be a lot left. Even the money for water control and river construction is gone?"

The envoy of the third department looked at the deputy envoy of Duzhi, and the officials of the eight cases under Duzhi each submitted their own letters and were transferred from the servants to the emperor.

The reward case was submitted to the palace letter, and the wat came out to play and said: "The court is so big, there are hundreds of officials, one official holds multiple positions, and the Lord, all the officials give gifts, give gifts, oral food and winter and spring clothes. They are all paid from the three departments, and the tax collected by the household department must be considered for the annual expenditure, and the current year's income is just right."

The money and silk case also came out of the station row and said: "Your Majesty will increase the imperial army and the standing army in Hexi, Hebei, and the spring and winter clothes in the army will also be purchased by the third division. Play, make ends meet."

"Before, the local governor had planned to build a canal. The project is huge and cannot be completed in a short period of time..."

"Having said so much, it's nothing more than the fact that the third division can't afford the extra money to build the canal?"

The envoy of the third division stepped out again, "The construction of the canal is for the benefit of the people. Your Majesty cares about the people. The third division not only pays for the salary, but also provides disaster relief in various places. But this year, Sichuan has paid the most. The consumption is not a small amount, and there has been no progress this year, if..."

"Okay!" the emperor interrupted the words of the third envoy, "Canals are for the benefit of the people, but fire and weapons are for the benefit of the country. You are all literati and talk to one side. If you have no money, you will find a way. The court does not support officials who do nothing. "

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In the court hall, the scholars and bureaucrats were arguing over the lack of money for the construction of the canal, but the Kunning Hall, located north of the Zichen Hall, was as usual and became extremely quiet after the emperor left.

"Your Majesty." Zong Ren walked up to the woman picking flowers with his hands in his hands and bowed.

"Have you memorized all the books for today's morning class?"

"After the memorization is finished, people in Wu can testify. Please check it with your mother."

Xiao Youqing picked off the rosy impatiens and put them in the basket, "I won't spot-check you, and I won't scold you. Good scholars don't need supervision."

"My son knows."

Zhao Xi, who was following Zong Ren, stepped forward, looked at the pink phoenix fairy, picked one off like an adult, and asked, "Auntie, what kind of flower is this tender one?"

"Phoenix fairy."

Impatiens of many colors are planted in the small yard, and they don’t feel dazzling when they are mixed together. "It's a beautiful and nice name, but why did my aunt pick it?"

"It is both a dye and a medicinal material." Xiao Youqing was afraid that she would not understand, so he knelt down and said carefully, "Because my aunt needs to use its petals."

Xichun on one side was holding the basket and said with a smile: "The second girl will also use it when she grows up and gets married."

Zhao Xi tilted his head in a daze, and immediately looked at his elder brother standing obediently with his arms folded, "I will marry elder brother Ren when I grow up."

Xichun almost lost the spoon when scooping water to wash the flowers and leaves.

Xiao Youqing didn't react too much, just sat down and gently touched his nephew's head, and said softly: "If Xi'er can still be so firm when she grows up, aunt will let your uncle make the decision."

"Saint, the alum has brought it." Xi Qiu gently placed the small jar on the stone table, and the servant following behind was still holding a small stone mortar in his hand.

"Have people in Wu ever dyed their nails?" Xiao Youqing looked at the palace maid of the King of Shouchun, Mrs. Wu, at the age of sixteen or seventeen, just like this flower.

Wu shook her head, "I only saw women dyed when I was young."

The two female envoys put the washed flowers and leaves into a stone mortar and crushed them with alum. Xiqiu took out the crushed powder.

"This flower blooms once a year, once is a lifetime, it would be a pity if it is not used..."

Xichun, who was washing the stone mortar on one side, was stunned when he heard Xiao Youqing's words: "These words sound familiar...it was said by the eldest lady."

Xiao Youqing said to Wu Shi: "Come here."

"Saint." Wu Shi approached Fushen with her hands clasped.

"Wash your nails."

Xichun brought a basin of clean water to Mrs. Wu.

"Put out your hand."

Wu Shi did as she did, and Xiao Youqing used a clip to take some balsam pomegranate powder and applied it on her washed nails. Hearing her weak breathing as if she was holding her breath, Xiao Youqing said, "Are you still afraid of me?"

"You are the queen, the villain is just a palace man..."

After wrapping the ten fingernails with a piece of silk, Xiao You washed his hands, shook his head and said, "I am different from you? They are both women, but my life is a little better."

Xiao Youqing glanced at Xichun again, Xichun understood what he meant and said, "The sage wants to say that people in Wu don't have to be so cautious when there are no outsiders around."

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By the time the tour ended, the sun in the east had already climbed out, and the sun was shining in the corridor of the inner palace, cursing frequently in a deep voice suppressing anger.

"All the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty knew that the accumulation of redundant officials was a disadvantage. No one raised it. They all thought about the little salary in their pockets. I changed the Jinshi Department to a yearly system. Some people's faces are blue. Yes. I'm afraid that I will abolish the system of Tweeting Enmeng made by Emperor Taizu, why rely on Enmeng if you have the ability."

"In my opinion, the most worrying person in this world is the emperor."

Qi Liu followed the emperor and said, "Your Majesty is not short of money. What is short of money is the court and the country. The country's ability to hide wealth from the people is not due to your majesty's hard work in governing the country."

"You, like my sister, will twist the truth to make me happy."

"The villain is soft-spoken, far inferior to His Royal Highness, who can make officials happy without talking."

The emperor stepped forward with his hands behind his back, "Do you know that Qi has become more talkative and flattering over the years?"

"The little man dare not."

"Official?" Seeing the emperor standing still suddenly, Qi Liu looked at her.

The emperor lowered his face and asked, "What are they doing together?"

Qi Liu saw that there was a stone mortar on the stone table and beside it was a bush of impatiens, "Maybe he is dyeing his nails, I remember Miss Liu..." Qi Liu suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately raised his hand to slap her. His own mouth, "Look at the villain's mouth."

But the emperor asked: "Is that palace lady good-looking?"

"Ah?" Qi Liu looked at the woman in front of the empress, "Mr. Wu, I can't tell the difference, I just think the woman next to the saint is pretty, but compared to the saint, they are far out of reach."

"Looks good?" the emperor turned his head and raised his eyebrows.

Qi Liu didn't understand what the emperor meant, "..."

After the emperor left, Xue Jin walked up to Qi Liu's shoulder with his hands in his hands, "The poor officials always praised you for being smart, didn't you notice such a big smell of jealousy?"

"There are not half a man in this inner palace. The sage never even stepped out of the door of introspection. Why are the officials jealous?" Qi Liu turned to look at Xue Jin, "The officials don't like other women, but they eat them What’s the point of this vinegar?”

"Perhaps I care to the extreme. You and I have never liked anyone. How can we empathize with you? If it were you, would you rather be liked by careful forbearance and restraint, or be possessed by the upright and undisguised expression?"

The author has something to say: In Tang and Song Dynasties, it was said that officials manage politics and directors are Li Wu

The reason why the economy is high but still poor and weak is because the expenditure is too high, excluding military expenditure (the salary of the three commanders of the three government offices is higher than that of the prime minister)

Then civil and military ranks must be obtained by officials, followed by ministry and dispatch. (The assignments are all temporary assignments, not fixed, and there will be allowances)

Lu Xiang's wife is also a prominent family.

Introduced by Wang Wenfu.

Impatiens is also known as Jinfeng, and Jinfeng dyes armor. Song Zhou Mi recorded in "Guixin Miscellaneous Knowledge": "Impatiens bonuses are red, smashed with leaves, and a little alum is included."Wash the nails first, then apply it on the nails, and wrap it with a piece of silk overnight.The initial dyeing is light, and it is dyed three or five times continuously, and its color is like rouge.If it is not removed after washing, it can last for ten days, until the armor is removed, and then it will be gradually removed.

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