Marry the right man on the wrong sedan chair

The next day, Wu Wenxuan announced the ranking of Jinshi, and gave a banquet to celebrate.

Post the imperial list and announce it to the world, that is, the first and third, and hit the horse in front of Yujie to go to Qionglin banquet.

The banquet was held in Qionglin Garden, which is located in the Royal Garden in the west of the city.

Wu Wenxuan and Zhuang Han sat on the high seats, and the three new Jinshi bowed down one by one.

When Chu Shang kowtowed, Wu Wenxuan kept a cold face and didn't look at him directly.

Chu Shang knelt on the ground for a while, but refused to let him get up.

Zhuang Han gave him winks, but he didn't care, he just wanted Chu Shang to kneel for a while longer.Zhuang Han had no choice but to secretly kick him.

Wu Wenxuan gave Zhuang Han a wronged look, and Zhuang Han returned him a childish look.

Wu Wenxuan rolled his eyes and let Chu Shang die.

Chu Shang thanked him, stepped aside, and quietly glanced at Zhuang Han who was sitting on the high seat.

Looking at Zhuang Han at this moment, such a peerless beauty, his face is filled with unconcealable happiness, and his heart is filled with sadness, emotion, and even more gratification.

After the Qionglin banquet, the Ministry of Rites began to get busy, assigning a new batch of Jinshi.

And there is nothing new in the court, and the memorials are all about these new Jinshi.

The previous promise to Zhuang Han to take him out of the palace was also shelved because of the daily affairs of the new batch of officials.

On this day, Wu Wenxuan was reviewing the memorial and saw Chu Shang's memorial.

He cut it disdainfully, put it aside, first reviewed the other courtiers, and finally opened it unwillingly to read.

After only reading two or three sentences, his complexion instantly became as dark as the bottom of a pot. After reading a few more sentences, Long Yan was furious, and immediately threw the booklet on the table, angrily shouting: "Well, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, you are actually acting so recklessly!"

Shouting angrily in this life, he prayed for blessings in fright, and timidly looked at Wu Wenxuan with an angry face.

Wu Wenxuan took a deep breath and said, "Little blessing, pass on Chu Shang to me."

"Yes, Lord Long Live." He prayed and saluted.

Not long after, Chu Shang came to Xuanzheng Hall, kowtowed and saluted, Wu Wenxuan waved him to flatten him, then sat there and asked in a low voice: "Is what is said in this memorial true?"

"Report to the emperor, everything is true." Chu Shang said.

Wu Wenxuan frowned, read the folder carefully again, and remained silent with a dark face.

Chu Shang stood there, bowed his head and remained silent.

After a while, Wu Wenxuan said: "This matter concerns the reputation of the empress, I don't want to hurt him a bit; but I can't show favoritism, even if they are the empress's family."

Chu Shang's expression remained unchanged, and he said respectfully: "Your majesty is wise, the sons of the Zhuang family have been tyrannical in Suyang City under the banner of the empress, and it has not been a day or two. During this period, they have done a lot of bullying. The behavior is really abominable, and this time the imperial examination failed even the general examination, so they went to the Ministry of Officials with the Xiapei bestowed by the Empress Empress, and threatened that seeing Xiapei was like seeing the Empress Empress, and asked the Ministry of Officials to give them official positions; What's more..." Paused slightly: "Report to the emperor, I don't know if this is the right time to talk about it?"

"Speak!" Wu Wenxuan said coldly.

"Yes." Chu Shang said: "They also built a pleasure-seeking building on the outskirts of Suyang City under the banner of empress empress."

"Xunhuan Tower?" Wu Wenxuan frowned: "What is Xunhuan Tower?"

"All the beautiful men are raised in this Xunhuan Building. They imitate the current empress and empress. Children are raised as females from the age of seven. Then show off by wearing a woman's attire, this pleasure-seeking building is full of men and women, it's really obscene." After finishing speaking, he knelt on the ground and bowed his head in silence.

Wu Wenxuan's complexion at this time could not be described in words, and he was so angry that he knocked the teacup on the table to the ground and said angrily: "Reverse, reverse! Damn it, it's so hateful! Damn it! They did this to Where are you going to put the queen? Where are you going to put me? Who gave them the courage..." Speaking of this, all that was left was gnashing of teeth.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Chu Shang said: "There is a folk saying: 'Three thousand beauties in the harem are not as good as a farmer'. They are the empress's family, and this level of relationship is enough to have such courage. They are not afraid of causing trouble, because they know that they have the support of the Empress..."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Wu Wenxuan was furious, and threw the folder on the table at Chu Shang, hitting him directly, telling him to shut up!

Chu Shang knelt on the ground and didn't dare to say any more, praying for blessings and praying for salary were also frightened and knelt down on the ground without saying a word.

After a long time, Wu Wenxuan took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions and said: "I need to discuss this matter in a long-term way. Also, for the time being, I can't tell anyone, let alone let the empress know about it. He suffered a lot from giving birth. Wait for things, press down first."

Chu Shang saluted and said: "I obey the order." He paused: "It's just that I think it's better to let the empress know, he is so smart, and the evil deeds of the Zhuang family have been well known in Suyang City. Many ministers also know that no one dares to sue the Zhuang family because of the empress; however, if the Zhuang family is so unrestrained, I am afraid that this book will be presented to the empress."

Wu Wenxuan gave a hum when he heard this, but he felt a little troubled, how to tell Zhuang Han about this matter, because of his nature, he would definitely take the responsibility on himself.

Thinking of this made her even more depressed, and she couldn't help cursing inwardly, the banker's family, who didn't live up to expectations, actually fell into such an embarrassing situation.

Damn it!Really damn it!

Asking Chu Shang to retreat, Wu Wenxuan sat alone in the Xuanzheng Hall for a long time before returning to the Jiaofang Hall.Even though she was angry in her heart, when she entered the Jiaofang Palace, she covered up all her unhappiness and smiled in front of Zhuang Han and Xiao Rourou.

Xiaorourou has been around for more than seven months, and she is cuter, fairer, pinker, and more well-behaved than when she was just born.

When going to bed at night, thinking about what Chu Shang said today, Wu Wenxuan couldn't help hugging the person in his arms tighter. It didn't matter what kind of suffering he suffered, but he couldn't see this person being wronged in the slightest.

This time the Zhuang Mansion made such a big mess for Hanhan, what should I do?

On this day, it was morning.

As soon as I arrived at the Xuanzheng Hall, I saw Zhuang Han busy reading the brochures.When Xiaorourou was not born, Wu Wenxuan usually reviewed each memorial and then handed it over to Zhuang Han for review. The two finally discussed together, and after reaching an agreement, they were handed over to the six ministries of the three provinces for execution.

After Xiaorourou was born, Wu Wenxuan asked Zhuang Han to take care of him first. Now that Xiaorourou has been over seven months old, Zhuang Han naturally puts state affairs first and has eaten breakfast. Check it out.

Recently, there have been a lot of memorials, related to the appointment of new officials, the promotion of officials, the wheat harvest of farmers, tax evasion, the reporting of corruption and bribery, the floods in the south, the drought in the north, and the state of the frontiers. ... Zhuang Han carefully looked at them one by one.

Wu Wenxuan stood there for a long time, but Zhuang Han didn't notice him coming. It wasn't until Yun'er took a cup of Longjing tea, put down the brush in his hand, and was drinking tea that he looked up and saw Wu Wenxuan standing by the door quietly looking at him. He was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "The emperor is here, why don't you say anything?"

Wu Wenxuan smiled, and walked towards him, Zhuang Han hurriedly got up to greet him, but Wu Wenxuan stopped him, then took his hand and said: "There is no outsider here, Hanhan, why are you so polite?"

Zhuang Han looked at him, bowed his head and smiled faintly.

"Is Yun'er good?" Wu Wenxuan asked.

"Just now the nanny said that she is very obedient." Zhuang Han said.

"That's good." After a short pause, Wu Wenxuan said, "Hanhan, how about we have dinner here today?"

Zhuang Han nodded in agreement.

When eating, Zhuang Han looked at the rather rich meal. Although two people ate it, it was cold and hot, and there were rice, steamed buns and soup.

Wu Wenxuan seemed to feel that Zhuang Han had something on his mind, so he couldn't help but glanced at him and asked, "Is the food not to your liking?"

Zhuang Han shook his head: "No." Then he looked at Wu Wenxuan and said, "There is a memorial saying that last year's war disturbed farmers' harvests and it was not good. Although this year is better than last year, it is still insufficient. There is not much food left, and it is a problem for some to feed their families."

Wu Wenxuan was taken aback: "However, all miscellaneous taxes have been reduced by half."

"Your Majesty, what Hanhan thinks is free."

After hearing this, Wu Wenxuan frowned: "Free?"

Zhuang Han nodded.

"Hanhan, I understand what you mean. At the beginning, when the new dynasty was established, you advocated amnesty for the world and all taxes were exempted. There was a reason why I disagreed that day. You know that we have just established a new dynasty, and the treasury The silver is pitifully small; if you are not afraid of your jokes, the silver in our treasury may not be as much as some wealthy businessmen." Wu Wenxuan said: "If we don't collect taxes, how will we fill the treasury? The treasury has no silver, how can we support these thousands of dollars? Thousands of soldiers who defend their homes and the country?"

After some words, Zhuang Han was a little speechless, and it made sense to think about it; he paused, and said: "There has been a drought in the north for the past few months, but the south has been rainy and rainy, and many places have been flooded by heavy rain. Many dealers and private houses, if they catch up with the tax payment, I'm afraid..." Speaking of this, the brows could not help but furrow deeply.

Wu Wenxuan saw his worries, and said: "Hanhan, the country is in a state of waste, and the imperial court not only needs to employ people, but also needs to use money. A lot of money is not a small sum, so there is no rush, Everything needs to be discussed in the long term; I have sent people to fight drought in the north, and I have also sent people to fight floods in the south, and the people I sent are all officials who live in the north and the south, and have experience in fighting floods and droughts; and I also encourage some wealthy businessmen to donate money for disaster relief. It’s just that I don’t know if I’m going to get in the way again to get money.” Late on: “I’m not a fool, the gap between the rich and the poor is too big between the common people and the officials and rich businessmen, plus the war, the common people’s life is unspeakable, I also thought about only letting officials and rich businessmen pay taxes, but right now, I can’t do that. Let these corrupt officials and those businessmen who lend usury to make huge profits have a good time for a few days, and in the future, all the people exploited by them will be destroyed. Spit it out right away."

Zhuang Han listened carefully, and suddenly felt that Wu Wenxuan, the emperor, was becoming more and more handsome, and couldn't help feeling unspeakably gratified.

Wu Wenxuan picked food for Zhuang Han and said: "I just saw your expression, I guessed out of ten, you see how I do it, you are not satisfied; tomorrow morning, I will announce that all the ministers in the court and everything in the palace will be closed." Be frugal, so as to ease the expenditure of the national treasury. In the future, there will be only you and me for this meal, and four dishes will be enough, so you can save a lot of money; Hanhan, how about it?"

Zhuang Han looked at Wu Wenxuan, with indescribable admiration welling up in his eyes, and said, "It is the blessing of all the people that the emperor has such a heart."

Wu Wenxuan smiled, and leaned closer to kiss Zhuang Han: "Isn't it a blessing for all people to have a queen like you?"

Zhuang Han glared at him, signaling him to pay attention to his image.

Wu Wenxuan said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, so why are you still shy?"

Zhuang Han blushed and lowered his head to eat his own food.Although he is not an outsider, he is easily shy by nature, and feels that only when he and Wu Wenxuan say and do some explicit words and intimate matters, can they not lose their sense of proportion; what's more, one of them is now the king of a country, One is the mother of the world, and I think it needs to be rigorous.But Wu Wenxuan didn't care about it at all, which made him feel at a loss, and secretly let out a sigh, this person is good at everything, but he is too careless and lustful.

Thinking of this, he found it funny again, and couldn't help smiling, especially when he thought that since he had a child, he had hardly had a good time with himself. The expression on his face at the time felt really funny.

Seeing this, Wu Wenxuan cupped his face and asked, "What are you kidding about? Huh?"

Zhuang Han said nothing, but bit his lip and suppressed a smile.

Wu Wenxuan looked bewildered, thought for a while, but couldn't come up with anything, so he asked persistently. After asking for a long time, Zhuang Han didn't want to say anything, so he had to give up, hugged Zhuang Han and kissed him for a long time in depression give up.

The slaves who followed them could not understand the matter of these two masters very clearly. As slaves, they naturally knew what not to listen to, see, ask, or say, so they all stepped back tactfully, Waiting outside the door, giving the two masters a separate space to get along with each other.

After lunch, the two went to see Xiaorourou, teased him for a while, and after Xiaorourou had eaten and slept, the two of them were not idle in this Jiaofangdian.

After reviewing the memorials of the early court today, Zhuang Han wanted to read the memorials of the previous days to see how the emperor made decisions and what the results of the officials' implementation were.

But he was stopped by Wu Wenxuan, and said: "Xiao Anzi said that you read the memorial after eating breakfast. After such a long time, you are tired, don't read it."

Zhuang Han smiled at him: "Brother Wu, don't worry, I'm not tired."

Wu Wenxuan saw that he insisted on seeing it, and when he thought of Chu Shang's memorial, he couldn't help but feel worried, thought for a while, and said: "Hanhan, you have to take care of state affairs, family affairs, and our children, you are too tired like this , You need to rest more, you know?

Zhuang Han took his hand and comforted him: "I'm really not tired. Besides, you are busy with the court affairs by yourself. It's too hard. I just try my best, so I won't be tired."

Wu Wenxuan was helpless, and sighed: "I'm tired, why don't I take a rest, how about Hanhan going out for a walk with me?"

Zhuang Han couldn't bear his request, so he complied.

The two went to the imperial garden, it was already May, in the imperial garden, the sun was shining brightly, the summer flowers were gorgeous, the trees were verdant, the rocks were jagged, there was a pool of clear water, and there were pavilions, magnificent and extravagant.

The two chatted all over the place while walking, and suddenly they talked about the past of the two of them, and they also talked about the former Wu Palace.

Zhuang Han thought that when he married into Prince Wu's mansion that day, the back garden there, although not as good as the imperial garden of the palace, was still unique and luxurious.

He even remembered that Li Han set up the palace's setup, and now that person has fallen into the loess and has become a memory; he has won, but winning is a bit tasteless.

Wu Wenxuan looked at the slightly bitter smile on the corner of Zhuang Han's mouth, and asked, "What do you remember?"

Zhuang Han looked at Wu Wenxuan with a smile on his face. He knew that Li Han couldn't mention it. Those youthful and frivolous days might not be forgotten by Wu Wenxuan, and might even be buried in his heart. But these are not important anymore. The man next to him is himself.

The past is like the wind, let everything go with the wind.

When the words came to his lips, he finally said: "It's okay, I'm just a little tired."

"Tired? Then let's go back." He hugged Zhuang Han and said, "Listen to me, you can't work so hard in the future, otherwise you won't be able to take it anymore."

Zhuang Han looked at Wu Wenxuan, nodded in response: "En."

Back in the bedroom, after watching Little Rourou, Zhuang Han lay down and went to sleep; when he woke up, the sun was setting and it was dusk.

And Wu Wenxuan beside him was looking at him affectionately, Zhuang Han couldn't help being taken aback, and then asked with a smile: "The emperor hasn't slept yet?"

"I'm not sleepy." Wu Wenxuan looked at Zhuang Han who had just woken up with deep eyes. His clothes were disheveled and his face was lazy. In addition to the afterglow of the setting sun, the room glowed red. The appearance was beautiful, and when he looked at the appearance of the person in front of him, a burst of desire burst out suddenly, and he couldn't suppress it. The next moment, he directly pressed Zhuang Han, who was still awake, on the bed.

"Hanhan, I, I want to have fun, give it, give it to me."

"Brother Wu..." Seeing the deep and tender eyes, he didn't say the rest of the words, so he had to follow this person's wishes.

Wu Wenxuan was surprised and delighted, and suddenly lost his mind. The following ups and downs, and he lost his position between advancing and retreating. Zhuang Han could only follow the madness and lingeringly, as if there was an illusion of immortality .

When night fell, the bed curtain in the dormitory finally fell silent, Wu Wenxuan finally poured all his enthusiasm into Zhuang Han's body, and then retired happily.

He kissed Zhuang Han's sweaty forehead in a good mood, and said softly: "Thanks for your hard work, Hanhan's enthusiasm surprised me today; think about it, how long has it been since we did it to our heart's content, it is really hard work for me, But," said this with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he kissed Zhuang Han's bun again, and continued contentedly: "Hanhan, if you do this a few more times, you will be able to give me a second child."

Zhuang Han's heart trembled, and he immediately came out of Wu Wenxuan's arms, and said, "Brother Wu, how many times have I said that now I want to focus on the people in the court, and besides, Yun'er is still young, so I can't take care of him alone. Come again, wouldn't it be..." He pouted in protest.

Wu Wenxuan hurriedly nodded, agreed, no, no, then hugged Zhuang Han, chatting with each other.

Suddenly, Zhuang Han thought of something, and gently broke away from Wu Wenxuan's arms, propped himself up and asked, "It's been so long since the imperial examination, does the emperor still remember what he promised me?"

Wu Wenxuan smiled: "Of course I remember, I haven't forgotten."

"Then why is it so late to implement it?"

Wu Wenxuan thought for a moment, and replied: "Isn't this busy? When the busyness is over, I will definitely take you out of the palace."

Zhuang Han lowered his head to think for a moment, then raised his head and said: "When you are not busy with this state affairs all year round, why don't you just go out of the palace in these two days. I read a memorial today about corrupt officials in Suyang City. , the memorial also mentions that there are still people who are not officials involved in this matter, the number is huge, and the details are still under investigation, we might as well make a private visit with a micro-service to find out; by the way, we can also understand the people's sentiments, and it can be regarded as going out of the palace for fun."

Wu Wenxuan's face was a little dark, but he still nodded in response; he knew in his heart that what should come will always come, this person is thoughtful and intelligent, how can he keep hiding it from him?Forget it, I also had this intention, and I happened to go to find out about the dealer's Xunhuan Building together.

Whether it is true or not, we will know when the time comes.