imprinted you in my heart

As usual, the emperor didn't have to go to court that day, and it was only for one day, so Shi Min rushed back from Changfu Palace in such a hurry.

In the early dynasty, the envoy of Anguo, who arrived last among the vassal states, brought tribute to the audience. In addition to the unique and rare animal daimao in Anguo, the tribute also included light pink, light blue, and white pearls with uniform color, transparency, and round shape. 29 each, 220 lavender pearls, [-] catties of sea cucumbers, etc., totaling [-] eight gifts.

Anguo is the richest of the six vassal states, and the quality and quantity of gifts are also the best and the most. Compared with gifts from nomadic countries such as Braque and Wolf, it is really not better at 01:30.

In the beginning, there were no regulations on the tribute gifts from vassal states to China. The wealthy brought hundreds of gifts, and the poor brought a few local specialty products. In order to get the rich rewards from the Hua Dynasty, they got at least three times their tribute, and they also included food, accommodation and travel expenses.

For the vassal state, it must be a steady profit without loss, but for the Hua Dynasty, it is a steady loss without loss, so they actively pay tribute every year and never get tired of it. The previous Hua Dynasty emperors were also happy to immerse themselves in the joy of being the boss.

Shi Min, who was so poor, did not have the habit of swollen face to pretend to be fat and complacent about the kingdom of heaven. He not only changed the time of paying tribute to once every three years, but also stipulated that gifts should not be less than 50 pieces. The number of people is also limited, no more than 200 people.

During the tribute three years ago, Shi Min had rewarded them at a ratio of 1:1 according to her own estimation. Food and lodging were still included, but travel expenses were not included. Therefore, in order to make up for the gap in their hearts, she still had Specially rewarded Mingdao Academy with admission places.

Although some countries in the vassal state use Chinese characters as the official language, the language is not Chinese, but a local dialect with local characteristics. Those who can be sent to pay tribute generally have good Chinese.

Therefore, it is not a problem for Shi Min to communicate with them. In addition, the costumes of the vassal states are somewhat different from those of the Hua Dynasty, but they are more or less borrowed from the costumes of the Hua Dynasty. Now she can tell at a glance that the other party is from the vassal below. The country is still a small official country in the southwest, and the accent is somewhat familiar.

For example, the deputy envoy who is currently singing the ceremonial bill has a strong Anguo accent, as if being choked by fate, he dare not speak loudly, and H and F are stupid and unclear, typical non-locals.

Because the emperor was betrothed, the envoys of Anguo were the same as other vassal states. This time, they were all members of the royal family.

At first glance, she was at least twice as old as her, and although her words and deeds were not outstanding, she was not rude. Shi Min said some polite words, asked about Anguo's recent situation, and left the court.

At noon, none of the gifts on Anguo's gift list arrived at the palace. The tortoise shell that Anguo paid tribute to this time was bigger than the tortoise Shi Min had seen here, and he paid special attention to the breeding precautions. Ming wants to use seawater, but it turns out to be from the sea, no wonder he is so big.

Immediately, she took the gift list and went to Changfu Palace with great interest. When she arrived at Changfu Palace, Bu Qianxue was lying listlessly on the recliner, and Ban Yue stood aside with her head buried. Lu Yan and the other palace attendants were gone. trace.

"It seems that you are not energetic, is there something uncomfortable?" Shi Min quickly walked to Bu Qianxue with the gift list.

"Respectfully, Your Majesty's peace" Ban Yue heard Shi Min's voice, trembling with fright, she almost fell asleep.

"No, cough..., why are you here? Aren't there many political affairs today?" Bu Qianxue was a little surprised. He heard Lu Yan say that Shi Min was busy until the afternoon every day, and even had lunch in Wenxuan Hall. .

"I still said it's okay, I'm coughing up, I'm so refreshing, don't be careless, I'll let the imperial doctor take a look, what about Lu Yan and the others?" Shi Min gestured for Banyue to excuse himself, and then went directly to the chair brought by the palace attendant. Sitting next to Bu Qianxue.

"It's just a cough once in a while, it's nothing serious, don't call the imperial doctor, they're going to deliver lunch, they should be back soon, let's have lunch together?" What Bu Qianxue didn't say was that only two people really went to deliver lunch The others were all sent by her to find Qingying.

"Okay, let's see if there is anything you like on this list." Shi Min said happily, and handed over the list, having a meal together was just what she wanted, and no longer debated whether to see the imperial doctor, but he had already made up his mind.

Bu Qianxue took the list, looked at it immediately, and saw that it was a gift list for Anguo's tribute, she closed it again, returned it and refused, saying: "The emperor's grandma and the queen mother didn't choose, how dare I say I am happy as a junior."

There is no self-proclaimed concubine in the Hua Dynasty, let alone ministers and concubines, only ministers' wives and ministers' husbands, both the female companion and the male companion of the minister. The queen usually refers to the emperor as me or me. They have completed it now. Please see, Bu Qianxue According to the etiquette, there is no need to call yourself a minister.

"Ha..." Bu Qianxue teased Shi Min like throwing a hot potato, "You can choose with confidence, on the way here, I have already sent someone to send the tortoise shell and some pearls to the queen, and I also sent In the past, there are some things Grandma Huang likes, and you are the only one left to choose, but let’s talk about it first, and some of them will be given to you naturally, if I have already given them to Grandma Huang, then I can’t help it.”

After Bu Qianxue heard this, she happily started picking again, and finally picked some pearls and special products, and the rest were all put into Shi Min's private treasury, which made her suddenly understand why the previous emperors liked vassal states to pay tribute Yes, because all the tributes were given to the emperor, but the rewards came from the treasury. For the emperor himself, it was really a steady profit without losing money, and he had a face.

On the third day of August in the fifth year of Tianfu, Liangcheng auspicious day, the emperor of the Hua Dynasty was engaged, the sky was bright and the air was clear, and the autumn wind was refreshing.

Led by officials from the Ministry of Rituals, they set off from Dachengmen in the morning with the lion dance team and juggling performance team hired by them, throwing copper coins and wedding candy along the way, and making a big circle around Fandu until the end of the afternoon.

The purses of many people who are quick to snatch are full, those who are slow with hands and feet, and those with blind eyes. They can be happy for several days even if they can grab a candy. The whole fan is immersed in joy. For the first time, many shops were closed for a day, and even many people who lived in Hui Hotel went to the street to join in the fun.

In the evening, Shi Min held a state banquet in the Wenzhao Hall, also known as an engagement banquet in the Wenzhao Hall. Du Xungui, officials of the fourth rank and above in the court and their partners, as well as the envoys and deputy envoys of the various vassal states attended, and of course the Bu family also attended. Participated, but only Jiang Li and the others, yesterday's Bu Family Dazong was not among them.

Under the auspices of Ma Jie, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Shi Min and Bu Qianxue completed the final engagement ceremony under the witness of everyone. They first bowed to the elders of both parties, and then bowed to each other to exchange engagement items.

First, Bu Qianxue handed a jade ruler to Shi Min with both hands, implying to persuade her to have a ruler in her heart in the future, and to have a sense of proportion, not to discriminate between right and wrong.Then Shi Min handed her the newly made private seal of Bu Qianxue. The private seal is the private seal of the royal family members and a symbol of status.

Because they were only engaged, Bu Qianxue could only use a private seal to represent her identity in the future. After the official marriage, the private seal was used, but there were more gold treasures and gold books unique to the empress, which were also the evidence for the empress to exercise power in the palace.

Ma Jie, who finished presiding over the stairway with "Engagement, Richeng", walked backwards immediately after singing the harmony.

"Congratulations to the emperor, long live, long live, long live, and congratulations to Zhonggong Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose"

"Congratulations to the emperor, long live, long live, long live, and congratulations to Zhonggong Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose"

"Congratulations to the emperor, long live, long live, long live, and congratulations to Zhonggong Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose"

Shi Min and Bu Qianxue stood at the top hand in hand, accepting the congratulations and pilgrimages of the noble ministers and envoys. Bu Qianxue could feel the strength of Shi Min's hand holding her, which was a little heavy and warm, and she was very happy in her heart, accepting the congratulations from her former colleagues. It seems that I am not so nervous and my legs are weak.

The huge momentum of the congratulatory congratulations just now really made her a little weak, because she is not only the partner of the people around her, but also the queen of this country, a burden that she has never had before, as if suddenly added to her She was a little flustered, but luckily Shi Min was by her side so she could hold on.

To be honest, at the beginning she didn't expect that she would have today, and she worked hard with no regrets or regrets, even to the point of being reckless, and she was willing to give up everything for it. Now that I think about it, it's fortunate that I did so.

"My loves are free, I am engaged to Qianxue today, I am very happy, I can't help but smile, my loves want to drink with me, and I will not return if I am not drunk." Although the expression of His Majesty cannot be seen clearly because of the palace lanterns and the distance , but all the people present could hear His Majesty's joy, "If you don't get drunk, you won't return" and everyone raised their glasses.

Gu Yunchou and Qi Ming were particularly happy. Shi Min was both their student and their monarch, and they had never seen Shi Min so happy before. Both public and private, they were all happy for Shi Min, and they really drank too much if they were not careful. No, my partner can't control it.

Bu Lang, who was sitting with Jiang Li, would imitate what others did, so that Jiang Li could not find fault with it, but every time she and the ministers sat on the seat to respect His Majesty and Zhonggong, she smiled extraordinarily Obscure.

After Kai Yan, Zhao Huan only stayed for a while and then left the banquet with a face of satisfaction. Wen Yu originally wanted to send Zhao Huan back to the palace, but was stopped by Zhao Huan in the end because Zhao Huan saw that she still wanted to stay at the banquet superior.

When the palace attendant came to report that the Empress Dowager had left, Shi Min immediately called Lu Guanchu to come over and asked her to take the grandma back to the palace.

Bu Qianxue, who was sitting next to Shi Min, saw her drink one cup after another and would not refuse anyone who came, she became worried, and took advantage of the interval when no one was toasting, she walked over and whispered: "Drink less, more alcohol will hurt you." body".

Shi Min not only didn't listen to the words, but also smiled and added a glass of wine to Bu Qianxue's own flagon. Bu Qianxue's eyes were wide open. She persuaded her to drink less, but she came to persuade herself to drink instead. In the end, he drank it under Shi Min's persuasive eyes.

Bu Qianxue looked at Shi Min in surprise after drinking, but Shi Min didn't give her an answer immediately, just smiled and refilled her glass, poured himself a glass, toasted her, and drank it in one gulp , It’s just water, she won’t be afraid of another thousand cups. ?