Reincarnated vassal system

The news that Dong'an County had reconciled with Gu Yu caused an uproar in Duke Wei's mansion, and one of the two parties involved was still in the prison, and the other had already returned to the Southwest Palace with the money, completely pretending that his mother-in-law did not exist. generally.

How happy the old lady and Du Liyu were when they negotiated this marriage back then, but now it all turned into annoyance.Because of Gu Yu's matter, Gu Shiping was fined for a year for being a lax teacher. Although the emperor didn't move the official cap on his head, he didn't let go of this matter lightly because of Concubine Du's affection in the past. thing.

This means that the superior treatment that Concubine Du brought to the Du family is likely to be lost one by one.

Du Liyu was completely panicked, but at this moment she didn't have any strength to fight back. Without the support of the master of the harem, she couldn't even show off her might in front of Du Yue, who had stepped on her feet before, and Gu Shiping was disgusted in front of the emperor. Lost the opportunity to appeal directly for their own children.

Concubine Du has been favored for ten years, but the foundation she laid down is basically all attached to the emperor's favor, which is too weak.And these days, Li Gang, Bao Zhixian and other powerful officials in the three princes' faction made mistakes one by one, which directly hit them. Many of the remaining members of the Du family were in the hands of the Qi family.Du Liyu never thought of asking the Qi family to help with the operation, but she only got a few supercilious eyes!

How arrogant!Du Liyu's eyes hurt from hatred, and she had nowhere to turn for help, but she seemed to have aged ten years in just a few days.Finally, her gaze settled on the Empress Dowager Qianqiu.

Over the years, the empress dowager and the emperor's birthday have all received amnesty, and there may be a turning point for Gu Yu's crimes.

At the same time, Du Liyu was not the only one who was eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the Empress Dowager Qianqiu.At this time, Gu Huai didn't think too much about it. He just passed the emperor's order to the General Secretary. As soon as the news arrived, the entire General Secretary erupted.

Although these people have spent money to enter the officialdom, to be honest, no one in the DPRK takes the Secretary of General Administration seriously. The way they look at them is not much different from the source of the treasury.They entered the officialdom, but they didn't feel what it was like to be an official at all.You said that if you go to the countryside to be a small county magistrate and live in a corner, you can still play some official books and play some official accents with a few or five villagers.After entering the Department of General Administration, it is a job of copying things, and it is basically taken over by the people of Zhongshushe. These people are almost moldy with their idle time.

This is all right, the job is coming!It's still a big deal, hold a birthday banquet for the Queen Mother!

The Tongzheng Envoy rubbed his hands and patted Gu Huai's chest directly, "Brother Gu, the Secretary of General Administration can definitely handle this well! We are all old experts who are familiar with this method, so it will be difficult for us to hold a banquet? Let's go!" , how much does it cost!"

Zuo Tongzheng also joined in the fun, "In my opinion, isn't this place usually an imperial garden? Let's go get some gold and melt some flowers, and place them in the imperial garden. The moonlight will be so beautiful!"

Gu Huai did not mention to Gu Shi'an the matter of letting Zuo Tongzheng's son enter the Imperial Academy, but asked his mentor in the Imperial Academy back then, and learned the specific requirements for entering the Imperial Academy, and learned that Jinshi has the right to recommend the son of a court official to enter the Imperial Academy. After receiving the quota in the Imperial Academy, he wrote a recommendation letter to Zuo Tongzheng's son and sent it to the Imperial Academy.

Therefore, Zuo Tongzheng was particularly grateful to Gu Huai, which was specifically manifested in sending a small thing every day, such as small golden barley, jade pendants and the like.Gu Huai was so numb when he picked up these things, he almost forgot that this was illegal bribery.

For this reason, the system specially rewarded him, [Complete the task: Gradually familiarize yourself with the way of being an official.Reward: 50 achievement points. 】

Such a positive response from the General Administration Secretary gave Gu Huai an idea, but he had to observe a little before he could confirm whether it could be implemented.Of course, Gu Huai ruthlessly vetoed the idea of ​​putting gold in the imperial garden, and directly asked the people in Zhongshushe to start copying famous birthday invitation cards.

As for the 1 taels that came from Du Liyu for nothing, Gu Huai naturally wouldn't share it with the people in Zhongshushe.

The Secretary of General Administration and the Ministry of Internal Affairs got busy together, and the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother, which was not organized by the concubine, was booming.

At the end of autumn, the gold powder case has not yet been found out, and Gu Yu is still locked up in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.While Du Liyu was running around for her son, the Empress Dowager's Qianqiu feast finally arrived.

It was night, and the palace compound was brightly lit.Thanks to His Majesty's kindness, all officials above the fifth rank in Beijing can bring their families to participate, so this is destined to be a lively night.

Gu Huai had already moved out of the Duke of Wei's mansion before this, and naturally escaped Gu Zhili's entanglement smoothly. I thought that this concubine girl would give up on this, but I didn't expect that in the imperial garden where the banquet was held, Gu Huai saw it again. This concubine of her own was actually standing shyly behind a person Gu Huai knew very well.

With a flash in his eyes, he didn't go over to greet him, but withdrew his eyes and sat quietly in his seat.

For the empress dowager's [-]th birthday, it was an exception for the emperor to order the people in the court to organize it. Naturally, foreign ministers could no longer be responsible for hosting the banquet.

After the head of internal affairs announced the start of the banquet in a loud voice, Emperor Jianyuan helped the queen mother out with a filial look. Since today is the queen mother's home court, the third prince also got the main position at the top, next to Emperor Jianyuan.The royal father and son squinted at each other, turned their heads to face the queen mother, and sat down in their respective seats with a friendly face.

Then, of course, the appearance of the concubines in the harem.Compared with the previous dynasty, the harem of the Dashang Emperor could not be simpler. There are only seven grades of empress, imperial concubine, concubine, noble concubine, concubine, nobleman, and beauty. In the Jianyuan Dynasty, because the emperor favored Concubine Du for many years, This harem is even more deserted. There are really few ministers who are willing to send their daughters into the palace these years. The existing concubines are either Concubine Du who has been with the emperor before entering the palace, or those who have not given up all these years and insisted on entering the palace to provoke Concubine Du is an authoritative noble and beautiful woman.

But now seeing Du Concubine falling out of favor, many ministers who are used to opportunism couldn't help being moved, and at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, which has always been a default day to see the royal daughter-in-law, they all brought their own ladies.

Concubine De is now the actual person in power in the harem, and this year she will take the lead and bring the concubines to the seat.Concubine De is an old man in the palace, and the emperor entered the palace at the first registration.Now in the harem, only Concubine Shu can compete with her in seniority, but Concubine Shu is a timid person who hasn't given birth to a son or a daughter in these years, and her presence in the harem is even worse than that of Concubine De weak.

Concubine De didn't have much to recommend her in appearance, she didn't have such talent as Concubine Du, nor did she have the beauty of young concubines.Compared with the beautiful and beautiful concubines beside her, she is really too pure.

However, when everyone's eyes were on the new harem ruler, Gu Huai noticed a young man on the prince's seat.

As we all know, there are only three princes in the harem now, namely the second prince Shang Xuanzhi, the third prince Shang Xuanchu and the fifth prince Shang Xuanhuan.The fifth prince is still young, so this young man should be the second prince.Speaking of why Gu Huai noticed this person, it was entirely because the second prince was so unattractive, he really stood out in the eyes, it was like a weed suddenly broke into a picture full of flowers.

Gu Huai was secretly observing the second prince, but the other prince suddenly turned his head, and the eyes of the two immediately met.Gu Huai paused slightly, just as he was about to return a smile to ease the embarrassment, but saw that the other party smiled at him first, the smile almost——

——Simple and honest, honest and simple, like an old farmer who is foolishly happy when he sees a good harvest.

Gu Huai had the illusion that he was hallucinating, so he couldn't help closing his eyes. When he opened them again, the other party was still smiling at him.Gu Huai felt a little embarrassed for a moment, so he picked up the wine glass and toasted the other party from a distance. The feedback was that the other party smiled even more stupidly.

He nodded slightly, and turned his eyes away in embarrassment, but there was a faint sense of weirdness in his heart, and he always felt that the second prince was a little out of harmony.It happened that Shen Lin, a relative of the emperor, was beside him, so he asked the royal know-it-all about the second prince.

Shen Lin had obviously noticed the interaction between Gu Huai and the second prince just now, and he pondered for a while, "Actually, to be honest, there are rumors in the court that the emperor doesn't like the third prince, and of course your majesty really hates Xuan Chu. , but to be honest, His Majesty doesn't like the second prince much. The fifth prince took advantage of his concubine's favor and young age.

Shen Lin dared to say so directly that this was a good show, which was naturally based on the fact that Emperor Jianyuan was in his prime.Originally, almost everyone in the court wanted to support the fifth prince. Now that Concubine Du is gone, the possibilities are infinitely magnified, especially the one who is on stage is also a concubine who was born with a prince.

"I once heard that the second prince's Wen Tao Wu Lue..." Gu Huai did not say what he said next, but Shen Lin understood it, and gave Gu Huai a look, and Gu Huai immediately listened to it.Shen Lin said in a low voice, "It just looks a little silly, right? His literature and martial arts are indeed not bad, and the scholars who teach the princes are all full of praise! But being stupid is really stupid, so I will Let me tell you one thing, in fact, you still have to thank the second prince." He paused as he spoke, "You are responsible for your second brother's current situation, right? Don't you think it's a bit too smooth?" gone?"

Regarding Shen Lin, Gu Huai didn't have much to cover up. He said frankly, "There is indeed one link that I cannot control. I obtained the actual number of records from the Ministry of Internal Affairs from my elder brother in advance, and confirmed that this account exists in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After the account books were uploaded, Fang Zai mentioned the matter of recovering the gold powder from the General Administration Department. But I can’t guarantee that the emperor will check the account books himself. If I just listen to the head of internal affairs, I can only do something else.”

"Your Majesty did not check the account books at first. He was angry with the birthday gift prepared by the second prince for the Queen Mother, and then used the account books to smash the second prince. As a result, he smashed the accounts of the Secretary of General Administration."

"It's so?" Gu Huai secretly felt that he was really lucky.

However, Shen Lin continued to hold back, "Aren't you curious what birthday gift the Second Prince has prepared?"

Gu Huai is not someone like Shen Lin who is over the age and still very curious, so he gave him a sideways look, "Of course I'll find out later."

"It's boring."

Like Concubine Du, who has always had an aloof image, Concubine De also presided over the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet in a concise manner. After sending a few simple words of blessing, the royal family presented the Queen Mother's birthday gift.

Naturally, Concubine De took the lead again, her birthday gift was indeed very frivolous in the eyes of everyone, but it was a hand-copied Buddhist scripture.Her eyebrows were ordinary, and her tone was also very ordinary, "May the Queen Mother live a long and healthy life."

Emperor Jianyuan squinted his eyes, a little displeased, but heard the queen mother replied very gently, "It is actually the "Huayan Sutra". The Ai family is very pleased."

Concubine De's complexion remained unchanged, she was not surprised by honor or disgrace, "It is my honor to be honored by the Empress Dowager." After saying that, she slowly returned to her original position.

Emperor Jianyuan held back his breath abruptly.

The next one is Concubine Shu, who is nothing more than a well-regulated plaything.This leading birthday gift is not surprising, and it naturally gave the next person a chance.Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Concubine Du. This master's annual birthday gift is very ingenious.

However, Concubine Du still maintains that haughty attitude, but after losing the laurel crown of noble concubine, she seems to have lost her independent temperament at the same time, and has become an ordinary beauty.But she saw her standing forward with a box in her hand, her voice was cold, "I wish my mother a long life in Nanshan."

A man from the palace took the gift box and presented it to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager slightly opened the lid of the box, and saw a copy of the "Avatamsaka Sutra" inside. Looking at the handwriting, it was written by a great Confucianist in the former dynasty.

Emperor Jianyuan naturally also saw the "Hua Yan Jing", he was even more worried this time, but he did not show any sincerity, such a shabby birthday gift for his mother!At this time, he was tired of even looking at Concubine Du, and was about to use this to scold Concubine Du to step down, but the Queen Mother waved her hand and smiled slightly, "Concubine Du has a heart."

Concubine Du didn't take another look at Emperor Jianyuan, thanked him and turned around to go down.

The gifts given by the big names in the harem are so inconspicuous, and now the people behind are completely dumbfounded. Could it be that the emperor is now advocating simplicity?So what should they do with the various rare objects they brought?There is no time to prepare again now!

At this time, it was the third prince who saved the ministers, especially those in the Tongzheng Department who were so rich that they almost didn't bring the big jade.I saw him waving his hand, and then a few servants brought up a big guy, which turned out to be a Jade Buddha half as tall as a man!I saw that this Jade Buddha is clear and clear, and the Buddha's face is round, but it is a smiling Buddha, and the meaning is naturally very good.

Shang Xuanchu said in a loud voice, "Grandma Huang, my grandson wishes you a prosperous sun and moon, Songhe and Changchun!"

The empress dowager has always believed in Buddhism, and this is a gift from her most beloved grandson, so naturally there is nothing wrong with everything.The queen mother smiled like a flower blooming on her face, and said hello three times. "Okay! Chu'er is really the grandson of the Ai family!"

Seeing the empress dowager's happy face, Emperor Jianyuan thought it would be advisable that Shang Xuanchu would make the empress dowager happy, so he rarely relaxed his expression, and praised, "Not bad."

Naturally, Shang Xuanchu disdained Emperor Jianyuan's praise, but today was the Empress Dowager's happy day, and it was not easy for him to shake his father's face, so he happily accepted the compliment and went back to his seat.

This time and again, it has caught the eyes of the speculators, and the ministers present have been thinking about it for a long time.Logically speaking, it was supposed to be the second prince who took the lead in presenting the gift just now, but the third prince took the lead, which is interesting.Only then did I see the second prince stand up slowly, and presented another bamboo slip.

Emperor Jianyuan saw the four big characters "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" on the top, and almost took it directly to hit his stupid son in the face.Rao is the best self-cultivation of the mother, when she saw this gift, she couldn't help being stunned for a while, thinking of the idiotism of her grandson, she still smiled slightly, "Xuan Zhi is the most honest." She also looked at Shang Xuanchu named him, "You really should learn from your brother Huang, you'll be full of belly all day long."

On the old man's birthday, Shang Xuanchu didn't talk back, he just grinned and begged, "Got it, Grandma Huang!"

Everyone presenting gifts had their own attendant to read the gift list. Although Gu Huai was part of the army of copying the gift list, he didn't notice the second prince's gift. Now he has to wipe off the cold sweat for the prince. I don't know if he is really stupid or not. Fake stupid.Looking at Emperor Jianyuan, his face was about to turn black into a pot, but it happened to be his mother's birthday banquet, and there were a bunch of outsiders present, so it was not easy to lose his temper.

After the nobles in the royal family have finished presenting gifts, it is natural that people in the clan present gifts, followed by dukes, earls and other people with titles of foreign surnames, and finally the ministers, such as Wei Guogong who still have titles People in the court usually have to prepare two gifts. The Duke of the country can't take it lightly.

The people behind are naturally not as honorable as those in the royal family. The empress dowager and the emperor have to look at them one by one, and all the servants in the palace can read and play the gift list, otherwise the night will not be over. So he bestowed a gift on the seat, and sat around with the concubines in the harem.

The queen mother was always kind, so she simply ordered them to sit around and catch up with old acquaintances, and her wish was fulfilled.How could Emperor Jianyuan refuse to allow it? The Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately took orders to change the venue, but separated men and women into two sides.

The queen mother was happy now, "It's so good. Tonight is really like the July [-]th begging meeting. If there are really like-minded people, the Ai family will not be the villain who ruins the marriage. You can do whatever you want."

Finally, it came to the stage where many people were thinking about it.It stands to reason that after the mighty gift-giving process, the music girls and piano girls in the music and dance workshop will naturally perform. Of course, it is a scene of joy and harmony.The most important thing is naturally not the singing and dancing in the music and dance workshop, but the performances of caring people.

I saw that as soon as the maids of this music and dance workshop left the stage, some of the courtiers volunteered to stand up immediately, "The courtiers are not talented, so I offer a dance to wish the Queen Mother, the room has the rhyme of Zhi Lan Shou Zi, and people are as old as pines and cypresses." Changxin!"