How to make a famous minister

Chapter 20 Mei Xian Sings and Dances

After Fan Jingwen and Zhang's quarrel was over, Fan Xuanchao could stop for two days.But he was still thinking about Wei Zhongxian, and he couldn't find anyone to ask.Fan Jingwen was out of time. Although Mr. Chen did not become an official, because Fan Jingwen often drank and chatted with him, he knew the whole story of Wei Zhongxian, so he said to him: "Your father doesn't want you to be distracted by this matter, so you just concentrate on it." Just read the sage books."

Fan Jingwen and Mr. Chen were unwilling to tell him, and Fan Xuanchao had his own way to know.

The next day, when he arrived at the Guozijian, he asked Ni Houzhan about Wei Zhongxian's appointment as the governor of Dongchang.

Fan Jingwen was worried that knowing too much would affect his studies, and because he went to Zhang's for dinner, he interrupted Fan Xuanchao's inquiry, so Fan Xuanchao only knew a few trivial scraps.He knew that Ni Yuanlu would never avoid his son in this turmoil and struggle in the court.So it is right to ask him.

Ni Houzhan really knew it clearly, "Gu Bingqian and Wei Guangwei are just the most senior officials among the people who turned to him. There are countless other small officials, and there are also many third-rank officials among the foreign officials who are his followers—you I didn’t even look at Wei Guangwei. He’s already joined the cabinet after visiting the pier for a long time. Who wouldn’t flatter him? Today’s Eunuch Wei, tsk tsk, you know that Liu Jin claimed to be nine thousand years old, right? Eunuch Wei now claims to be nine thousand nine hundred years old, wait for his feet One kick, long live."

"Nine thousand and nine hundred years old? Jin Yiwei... Oh, Xu Xianchun belongs to them." Fan Xuanchao fell silent, and after a while, he asked again, "I heard that he sells officials and titles, is this true?"

"Of course it's true, the price is clearly marked, and the old man is not deceiving." Ni Houzhan didn't know what he thought of, and he smiled, "Do you know? It is said that a fellow from his village approached him and begged him to be an official. Wei Zhongxian He was allowed to be the county magistrate, but the man couldn’t come up with much money. Wei Zhongxian also allowed him to make an IOU and pay it back when he became an official. The county magistrate only has five taels of silver a year, do you know how long he paid back the 300 taels?”

"One year?" Fan Xuanchao guessed.

"Hey, Xuanchao, you have a very kind heart, twelve times more kind than that fellow Wei Zhongxian." Ni Houzhan sneered disdainfully, "That person paid back in a month!"

"Ah!" Fan Xuanchao was stunned.

As the county magistrate of an unknown small county, he can settle a large house in a quiet place in the capital within a month, which shows how rampant corruption and land grabbing have become.

"Now even Jinyiwei belongs to Wei Zhongxian. Back then, Jinyiwei and Dongchang supervised each other. The two became one, and there was no one to supervise them."

Ni Houzhan gritted his teeth and said: "Those ministers who dared to write a letter of impeachment, demoted, dismissed, exiled, there are countless. The Holy Majesty doesn't care at all!"

Fan Xuanchao reminded him: "Speak carefully."

Ni Houzhan nodded, "I know. The eunuchs in the palace are all Wei Zhongxian's people, and there are Jinyiwei outside the palace. My father said that the ministers in the upper court dare not say more, for fear of being caught in the tongue. Everyone is terrified!"

Emperor Tianqi held a banquet in the imperial garden, cooked wine and enjoyed plum blossoms.In addition to the two brothers Tianqi Emperor and Zhu Youjian, the Hakka family and Wei Zhongxian were also invited, and several little eunuchs who were usually loved by Emperor Tianqi were served.

Zhu Youjian came late, except for everyone else.Emperor Apocalypse sat at the top, and there was an empty seat next to him, and Ke Shi and Wei Zhongxian sat on the sides of the lower head.

He is a majestic prince, but he wants to sit with a nanny and an eunuch.Fortunately, Emperor Tianqi still remembered some etiquette, so there was no need for everyone to sit in groups, regardless of priority.

Zhu Youjian did not show anger on his face, but looked relaxed and happy. He bowed to Emperor Tianqi with a smile on his face: "It snowed heavily last night. I was lying in bed and listening to the snow fall. I thought today would be a good day to enjoy the snow." Days. If the sun is still falling after dawn, then go to the lake to enjoy the falling snow; if it stops, come to the imperial garden to enjoy the plum snow. Unexpectedly, the emperor and I thought of going together, and the little eunuch came to tell the time. I was very pleasantly surprised."

Emperor Tianqi laughed loudly, "That's right, I should enjoy the snow and plum blossoms today, so I don't have the strength to take care of those mundane things. Zhongxian was also brought here by me. If the master is not around for a day, he can't do the work, so how can he raise so many people?" What are my subordinates doing? It’s better to resign. Those who are here today are all people I like and trust the most. It’s great for everyone to gather together and have fun.”

Keshi and Wei Zhongxian kept saying that they didn't dare, and then they saluted Zhu Youjian, and Zhu Youjian also avoided their salute with a smile on his face.After several people sat down in their seats, Zhu Youjian asked, "Why didn't the emperor's wife come?"

He was referring to Queen Zhang Yan Zhang.

Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiao's face became a little dark, and he said in a low voice: "She is not well yet, and the imperial doctor said that she couldn't bear the cold, so she didn't come."

The queen was pregnant with a child, but gave birth to a stillborn child before full term. It was a boy-Zhu Youxiao's only son so far.

Zhu Youjian lowered his head and stopped talking about it, but the corner of Ke Shi's mouth curled up from the corner of his eyes.

Ke Shi is still very proud of this matter.She did the queen's miscarriage. She ordered the maid who beat the queen's waist to use a secret method, pressing heavily on the acupuncture points on her waist, and usually supplemented with medicinal soup and incense. The fetus is weak and the fetal position is unstable. Miscarriage was not long after.

If you want to say why, it's really because the empress has annoyed Ke Shi since she hadn't entered the palace yet.

After Emperor Tianqi was elected, Ke Shi said that although she had an outstanding appearance, she would definitely be too fat to be seen directly in the future, so she did not agree to choose her.However, Zhao Xuanshi of Ming Shenzong confirmed that she has a dignified personality, and she can be a mother in the world in the future, and become a model of women in the world.

At the end of the debate, Zhang Yan and the other two candidates were pulled in front of Emperor Tianqi. Emperor Tianqi immediately took a fancy to Zhang Yan's beauty and tranquility, and chose Zhang Yan as the queen.

Therefore, Zhang Yan's matter was the first time that Emperor Tianqi did not agree with Ke Shi's opinion, and Ke Shi remembered Zhang Yan.However, Zhang Yan has a dignified and dignified personality. Soon after she entered the palace, she could not get used to the arbitrary power of Keshi and Wei Zhongxian both inside and outside the palace. Zhao Gao compared.

Therefore, Keshi and Wei Zhongxian hated and hated her very much. Keshi also told Emperor Tianqi many times that the queen disrespected her and asked Emperor Tianqi to abolish the queen.However, Emperor Apocalypse listened to Keshi's other matters, but this one disagreed, and Keshi's dissatisfaction with the queen was even more serious.

Zhu Youjian hid the disgust in his eyes, and comforted Emperor Tianqi, saying: "The emperor and the emperor's wife are still young, and they will definitely have children in the future."

Emperor Apocalypse nodded, but his interest was still a little less, and his expression was sleepy.

Wei Zhongxian saw it, this is not good, the emperor is not happy, and his task has not been completed.So Wei Zhongxian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have prepared a song and dance for His Majesty, please don't worry too much and damage your body, otherwise the little prince will be uneasy and sad in the sky."

Wei Zhongxian's words finally persuaded Zhu Youxiao to come back a little bit. "Since this is the case, Zhongxian's painstaking efforts cannot be wasted, so let's start performing."

Wei Zhongxian clapped his hands, and a group of dancers came forward, all of them were as beautiful as a flower, smiling sweetly.But they are all wearing silk, or pink, or red or white light tulle, flying with the cold wind behind them.

Zhu Youjian originally planned to keep silent and just talk with Emperor Tianqi, but now he looked at the girls and felt cold, so he couldn't help but say to them: "I don't wear too much, I'm afraid I'll get sick from the cold. Come."

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Reply to His Royal Highness, these dancers have been rehearsing for the performance of the 'Plum Fairy Dance' since June. They have already cultivated a plum fairy physique, and they will not be cold at all dancing in the cold winter. After all Plum Immortals bloom in severe winter, and they are the enemy of the cold season. Not only that, but Meixian will also protect them from dancing the Plum Immortal Dance to entertain His Majesty, so they won’t freeze.”

Zhu Youjian saw that Wei Zhongxian was bragging about Emperor Tianqi in such a shameless way, calling the antifreeze that the girls had cultivated naturally as Meixian's physique, and saying that the fairy blessed the dancing girl to relieve Emperor Tianqi's boredom. He was not angry, but he reluctantly praised it Said: "So that's the case, this is really... really..." Zhu Youjian didn't know how to evaluate Wei Zhongxian's flattery, so he could only smile awkwardly, "Wei Changgong really has everything covered."

"Plum Fairy Dance" is really beautiful. On a piece of pure white snow, more than a dozen girls like flowers and jade are dancing enchantingly, dancing with light silk, and there are red plums behind them. They really seem to be celestial, like fairies Incarnate.

Seeing that Emperor Tianqi was engrossed in watching, Zhu Youjian tapped his fingers on the table in rhythm with the rhythm, but he also endured it, pretending to concentrate on enjoying the dance.

"Plum Fairy Dance" jumped to a climax and the rhythm was faster, but Zhu Youjian suddenly heard singing inserted into the accompaniment of only strings. Zhu Youjian didn't need to listen carefully to know that it was Wang Xilou's "Luomeifeng ", I also said in my heart: I sang well.When he realized where the singing was coming from, he was shocked.

Emperor Tianqi also opened his eyes and looked at Wei Zhongxian.I saw Wei Zhongxian standing up. He was chubby and had a kind face. Now he was singing along with the music, dancing with his hands and clapping the time with his hands. Qing Langlang sang the whole song.Wei Zhongxian's expression is natural, as if he is in his own home, and he is happy and happy.

After the song was sung, Emperor Tianqi laughed and clapped his hands: "Zhongxian really has a good voice, and it goes well with this 'Plum Fairy Dance'."

Wei Zhongxian said humbly: "It's just that the villain sees Your Majesty is unhappy, and these dancers can't make Your Majesty happy, so I made a bad plan and made a fool of myself, just hoping to amuse Your Majesty."

"Good! Good! Good!" Emperor Tianqi said a few good words, "Loyalty and loyalty, you are really loyal, and you only care about widows. You sing well, so there is no shame. I am indeed very happy, I will reward you heavily."

Although Zhu Youjian was mentally prepared before coming, he didn't expect Wei Zhongxian to be so shameless, and he was stunned for a while.An old man in his 50s and nearly [-]s, flattering and slapping naked|naked|naked not to mention, he even came out to sing to please his master, and he actually sang well?

Zhu Youjian: I have never seen such a brazen person!