Marry a wife to be the emperor

This morning, the father-in-law standing next to the Supreme Emperor did not shout that sentence in a high-pitched voice like before: "There is something to announce, nothing to leave the court." This means that the person above has important things to talk about. up.

The courtiers finished what they wanted to say many times faster than usual, and swallowed all the trivial things that were originally used to prolong the time, and dared not talk more.This morning, the quarrel between the ministers ended an hour earlier than usual.

In order to confirm, the father-in-law who was waiting beside the Supreme Emperor took two steps forward and called out again: "Is there something else going on down there?" The reply was still silence.When the entire Golden Luan Hall was completely quiet, the father-in-law returned to his original position, flicked the snow-white whisk in his hand, and stood there with lowered eyebrows.

Seeing the young man wearing a jade mask leaning over to the young emperor and saying a few words in his ear, the little emperor wearing a bright yellow dragon robe straightened his body even more, and said loudly: "Xue Cheng proclaims the decree!"

The honest-faced man standing next to the emperor took half a step forward, skillfully tore open a scroll of bright yellow imperial edicts, and read out the agreement drafted by the emperor and the Supreme Emperor in a voice that was deeper and hoarse than that of other eunuchs. purpose.

Pei Qinghong filtered out the previous polite words, and roughly summed up three things. Among the three things, two things were closely related to him. One was to focus on the announcement of his becoming the emperor's tutor, and he mentioned that he was disgusted by the little emperor. Zhang Taifu.

Mr. Xue, who read out the decree, read every word very clearly: "Mr. Zhang is the elder of the three dynasties. He has made great contributions to my Dalan. However, he is old. His Majesty hereby grants Zhang Junyong Mr. Zhang Taifu to return home when he is old, and rewards him with ten pieces of brocade. , ten thousand taels of gold, ten cups of pearls..."

Although Zhang Junyong was a veteran of the three dynasties, the little emperor's biological father, Emperor Yuan Rui, was a short-lived ghost. Fu, Zhang Taifu's speed is already very fast.

He is still in good health, and it is time to shine.And speaking of old age, there are about [-] civil and military officials in the court who are older than Taifu Zhang, and those who are sick are all standing here, so it is never his turn to come and return home.

But the imperial decree has been issued, Zhang Junyong can only accept the decree with tears in his eyes.He had heard the dislike of the little emperor before, and this decree was too much granted by the emperor. Just because he didn't like the king's heart, he was doomed to not have a long career. It is the most correct way to go.

After Taifu Zhang received the decree, Xuecheng took out another imperial decree and said the second and third matters. The second matter praised Pei Qinghong, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the new Taifu, and rewarded no less than Taifu Zhang for returning to his hometown. Gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin.

As for the reason for the praise, there were only a few vague words in the imperial decree, which has always been the case with things involving state secrets, and no courtier dared to ask more.Pei Qinghong vaguely guessed that the telescope was responsible.

Because Tai Shulan was questioned in many ways when he came to power, even now the reputation of Taishanghuang among the scholars and bureaucrats is not good, but his talent in military and political affairs is beyond doubt.It was within Pei Qinghong's expectation that the telescope was sent to attract the attention of the other party. The other party asked a craftsman to figure it out. How to use it in the army is a matter for the other party and the Ministry of War.

The last thing is mainly related to the Ministry of Etiquette. The Sibis mission from outside the ocean came to Lan Country after a month of travel. question.

This kind of diplomatic relations with other countries is not a particularly big thing, but it should not be underestimated. Every subject of Lan country needs to show the demeanor and etiquette of a great country.

After the early court ended, the courtiers also walked out of the Golden Luan Hall in twos and threes, and went back to their respective posts to work.

Walking with Pei Qinghong was Yuan Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.The latter first congratulated Pei Qinghong, then quickly drooped his face, looking sad.

Caring for the lives of loyal subordinates and solving their worries and worries is one of the things a good boss must do. Seeing him like this, Pei Qinghong naturally asked a few questions.Yuan Yu is an honest person, and he was grateful for Pei Qinghong's kindness, so he naturally told his concerns like beans in a bamboo tube.

"It was announced in the edict just now that the mission of the Sibis Kingdom has arrived in Dalan, and now they are resting at the post station, and will have an audience with His Majesty in a few days. What I am worried about is the difficulties of the Sibis Kingdom."

Pei Qinghong was puzzled and said: "I have also heard people mention that this Sibis countryman is also blond and blue-eyed, but he is not as tall as the people of Yi Lin country. The people of the country are very good at trading. The country is not big, but it is very rich. Listen to you Speaking of which, the Sibis mission is difficult to deal with, so how is it compared to the natives?"

Dalan's navy is very well trained, and there is also a dedicated ocean-going team. As early as more than ten years ago, the maritime trade route for foreign trade was opened. In the bustling Kyoto, you can often see very unfamiliar Dalan A foreigner who speaks Lan.Some have blond hair, blue eyes and snow-white skin, and some have curly hair and dark complexion.

In the homes of several ministers of the Lan Kingdom, there were also exotic beauties or beautiful boys. Emperor Jianlong, who had a relatively full harem, once had a beautiful concubine with purple pupils.

Every year, missions from small countries come to Lan country, some are to seek Da Lan’s protection, some want to do business with Da Lan, and some countries are too small, if they don’t make good time, they won’t even be able to meet the emperor .Every time these envoys came to meet with them, the imperial decree would be mentioned. Not long ago, the post station sent away a mission from a country, so Pei Qinghong didn't take the envoy's visit from Sibis country to heart.

Yuan Yu's brows were still tightened: "The mission of the Sibis country is insidious and cunning, and it is much more difficult to deal with than the local people. The last time the Sibis country visited was to send the object of marriage, but because of the queen at that time, in the end There was no marriage success. Moreover, we Dalan need some magical crops and advanced skills they planted. Although Xibisi is a small country, it can be said to be comparable to the status of Mongolia, which provides horses for us Dalan."

"These are things that the Minister of Rites and the servant should worry about. Yuan Shilang should put his mind on the post office and don't worry too much." Pei Qinghong still didn't understand why the other party was so worried.After all, as long as their Ministry of Industry does their own things well, no matter how difficult the foreign envoys are, the emperor and the Supreme Emperor will not blame their Ministry of Industry.

"You only entered the court six years ago, so naturally you don't know what happened 12 years ago." Pei Qinghong was only ten years old 12 years ago. At that time, Pei Yan was not a prime minister. At home, I talked to my 12-year-old son about the trivial matters in the court.

"Back then, Sibis Kingdom had three problems. At the beginning, the courtiers had a hard time solving two problems. The latter one still offered a huge reward. Seven days later, a capable person from the people answered the third problem. The mission of the Sibis Kingdom announced the answer, and our answers to those three questions paled in comparison, and those three questions were only given by a seven-year-old child from their Sibis Kingdom. At that time, the emperor’s face was extremely ugly , the six ministries were all punished to a certain extent, and the Ministry of Rites received the heaviest punishment. Even our Ministry of Industry will not dare to make a sound for several months when it comes to court."

The Emperor Yuanrui who was in power back then was gentle and gentle, and if he could make such a gentle monarch angry, then Xibi Siguo must have severely embarrassed Dalan.Pei Qinghong patted the other party's shoulder to comfort him: "I also have a slight impression of what you said. That seven-year-old boy is the most beloved seventh prince of Sibis country! The capable person who answered the third question is my Da Lan's current Minister of Rites, Zuo Sicong."

"What Mr. Pei said is that Zuo Sicong, the minister of rites, is the person who solved the problem back then, but the minister of rites is not as intelligent as before, and that prince has also become the crown prince of Sibis country. Once the Sibis Kingdom made a comeback, we didn’t know what strange questions would come up to blame us. I heard from my wife that they prepared two questions this time besides doing business with me, Da Lan.” Yuan Yu sighed, “You I didn’t see the faces of the veteran ministers just now, especially the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, their faces turned into bitter melons.”

"Soldiers come to block the water and cover it with earth. I have a large number of Dalan ministers, and I can always deal with the difficulties of the Xibisi people. Yuan Shilang just relax." Pei Qinghong comforted.

"That's what everyone said back then, alas..." Yuan Yu's attitude was more worried than those in the Ministry of Rites.

This was once bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the well rope. Pei Qinghong couldn't find a better relief, so he had to slap the other party on the back: "In this case, Yuan Shilang should do his part even more." There is nothing for you to lament and sigh here, except for the envoy of Sibis Kingdom, we don't know what the topic is, even if you want to break your head, you will not know the answer to an unknown question, that is So what if Dalan is stumped by those two questions, we have done better in other places, and we must also make Sibis surrender!"

Yuan Yu had a look of shame on his face: "Even if Lord Shangshu said that the lower officials are too worried, I will never disappoint your expectations. I will definitely concentrate on my own work in the Ministry of Industry and beat them from other places!"

Pei Qinghong smiled just now: "Yuan Shilang is relieved."

What they were talking about here was the visit from Sibis Country, while Tai Shulan on the other side was looking through the history of Dalan compiled by the historian with great interest. Because he received a birthday gift yesterday, he remembered Pei Qinghong's birthday .

The other party was born in autumn, on September [-]th, which is a very ordinary day.Except for Double Ninth Festival, cold food, and Spring Festival, Dalan usually only has the emperor’s birthday as the national holiday. When the emperor dies, this holiday will be cancelled. Except for a few extremely filial emperors, even the queen mother’s birthday cannot be enjoyed by the whole world. treatment.

Pei Qinghong's birthday is on September [-]th, which is neither a holiday nor a holiday for the courtiers. Tai Shulan thought of finding a suitable reason from the history books, and simply turned this day into a festival celebrated by the whole world, at least to let the other party This day is a holiday every year.

It is really troublesome to find a reason every year to transfer the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Xiu. Tai Shulan prefers a once-and-for-all method.

It was Chang Xiu who whispered Tai Shulan that stopped looking through those history books: "Pei Shangshu's birthday is just after the Double Ninth Festival, Your Majesty can give Chongyang a three-day holiday!"

"Then use a pen to draw up the imperial decree. Let's talk about this matter when I take off the mask."