The Tyrant’s Beloved Empress

Chapter 114

After watching the Bingxi rehearsal, the two returned to the palace. +++When I went back to , I saw three carriages parked at the side gate of the palace, and the people were moving out boxes by boxes. An Changqing asked someone to ask, but it turned out that the caravan from the south had returned to Beijing and brought back a lot of food from the south. Zhou Helan specially asked someone to send it.

When An Changqing and the others came back, the cages were almost moved. When they went in, there were dozens of wooden boxes piled up in the yard. In addition to all kinds of fabrics, there were also a lot of rouge gouache and jewelry. What’s left are some collected orphan ancient books, fine pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and KitKat toys.

Xiao Zhige said, “Zhou Helan has the heart.”

An Changqing glanced at it and found that these cages were marked for everyone. The silk satin and powder jewelry were naturally made by Yu and An Xianyu. Yu’s fabrics are more, and the head and face jewelry are all expensive gold and jade. Style. On the other hand, An Xianyu’s has more head and face, most of which are made of gems of various (color) bright colors (color), and also have a lot of rouge gouache. In addition, the box of ancient books was also for An Xianyu. An Changqing glanced at the top book title, vaguely remembering that An Xianyu mentioned it. In addition, pen, ink, paper, inkstone and some KitKat items are for An Changqing and the little prince and little princess.

Indeed, An Changqing was slightly satisfied with this future sister-in-law, and said, “Send these cages to Shou’an and Qingyi courtyards. It is said that they were sent by Helan.”

The servant was ordered to move the cage down.

Xiao Zhige said again: “I heard that Zhou Helan participated in this rural examination?”

“Well, he wants to take the imperial examination. I think it is more suitable for him to be an official than to do business. Now that the jade mine has turned to the bright side, there is no shortage of manpower.”

After Xiao Zhige became the king, the jade mine previously mined in secret was also turned to the surface. Liangzhou Chang Zaichang presided over the mining matters, and then the supply was sent to various states and counties. Eighty percent of the profits gained went to the national treasury. After Zhou Helan handed over all the staff she had previously trained to Chang Zaichang, she went back to Yejing to prepare for the exam.

Since the last time I received the wind banquet, he had a cordial conversation with An Changqing. Within a few days, he found (touched Mo) a house not far from the palace, and moved out with Zhou Mu. After that, he concentrated on preparing for the exam, although less Visited at the palace, but walked a lot, and sent people to the palace from time to time to send some food.

Zhou Helan is a smart man. When selling rough jadeite in Southland, he also managed a lot of contacts and bought many businesses. Although he has not yet entered an official position, his family wealth is quite rich.

Xiao Zhige also felt that Zhou Helan was a talent, and nodded, “Ji Anmin told me a few days ago that the results of the rural examination are about to come out. Looking at the papers sent by the local examiner, there are a few outstanding people. I can’t say this. The session will be more exciting than in previous years.”

At the beginning of his ascension, in order to attract talents, he ordered Enke to be opened. Ji Anmin was the chief examiner, and the county examinations were only added in October. After the results of the township test come out, the test will be held in mid-February tomorrow.

An Changqing is very confident in Zhou Helan: “I can’t say that Zhou Helan is among those few people.”

Although Xiao Zhige felt that it was not impossible, but seeing him trusting Zhou Helan so much, he couldn’t help but feel a little tasteful, and said in a low voice, “Well, why are you so sure? Believe him so much?”

An Changqing squinted at him, and said without a smile: “Of course I have to believe him, he is the prospective son-in-law of King Goose’s mansion.”

“…” Xiao Zhige (touching Mo) (touching Mo) nose, coughing lightly: “Zhou Helan is worthy of Xianyu. If he really can be named on the gold list, I will personally give them marriage.”

An Changqing laughed: “The minister Xianyu thanked your majesty.”

Xiao Zhige took his hand and walked toward the courtyard, and couldn’t help but cling to his ear and said in a low voice, “Your sister is my sister. Why should the family say two things? If the King Goose really wants to thank you, it’s better to take out some Sincerely…”

His voice was almost breathy, and his warm breath hit his skin, causing a small shudder. The two had been separated for a few days and had not been close for a long time. There were some ripples in An Changqing’s heart, but then she thought that Xiao Zhige was left empty for a few days, and he really wanted to fulfill his mind, I am afraid it will be out of control. He turned his face to avoid his stubborn behavior, and said with a slanted look: “If this is the case, I won’t thank you.”

Xiao Zhige was not disappointed when he failed to get any benefits. After going back to the room with him to wash, they urged people to rest in bed early.

The floor was burned in the room, and the bedclothes for the two of them were not thick. Xiao Zhige encircled An Changqing in his arms like a child, clamped his legs and feet, and hugged him closely. Ears and temples are rubbed together. His Majesty the Emperor was alone for a few days. At this moment, he finally took the person into his arms and sighed uncomfortably.

An Changqing also feels very comfortable. A man is naturally hot, like a big stove in the winter, and his whole body is hot. Don’t cover his hands and feet that are easy to get cold, there is no coldness at all.

It’s just that both of them are young men. After a few days, they have the meaning of (gan gan) firewood. At first, An Changqing thought that she would just sleep in her arms and would never do anything else, but when Xiao Zhige struggled a few more times, she couldn’t help abandoning her weapon and surrender and go to Wushan with him…

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One night (yun) rain, and the next day it was still dark and he had to go to court, Xiao Zhige was full of spring breeze, and he personally twisted the hot veil and wiped An Changqing’s face. An Changqing looked at his vigorous look and couldn’t help feeling a little envious. He stretched out from between the bedding and kicked him: “Why are you not tired at all?”

(Dried gan) It was obvious that Xiao Zhige contributed more, but Xiao Zhige looked like a okay person, even more energetic. On the contrary, he is the one with little effort, his eyelids are fighting, and his body is sore and weak. This is also annoying.

Xiao Zhige kicked him, grabbed his feet and put on shoes for him. He smiled and said, “I practice martial arts every day, so naturally I am not tired. Why not follow me to practice martial arts in the future?”

He said, squeezing An Changqing’s ankle, and gestured: “I’m not as thick as my wrists, so I should practice (fuck cao) practice (fuck cao) more, otherwise I’ll be too old in the future. ”

An Changqing pulled his wrist and glanced, and couldn’t help but curl his mouth. Xiao Zhige has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He is strong and sturdy, but he is not as big and thick as some generals, and looks awkward. On the contrary, they are tall and straight, with strong bones covered with tight skin (flesh rou). At first glance, they are different from his weak and weak brothers who are not working on all fours. This man is like a beast with a constricted claw, and his body is full of power.

He thought about Xiao Zhige’s words seriously, and agreed: “From then on, you get up early and call me for a punch.”

Xiao Zhige’s view is that he has a long life, and he can’t miss it too much.

“Okay.” Xiao Zhige smiled and picked him up from the (bed chuang), put on his clothes, and went to the court with him.

So early this morning, the courtiers saw that the face (color) of the emperor who had been gloomy for several days suddenly cleared, and then they went to see the king goose in the forefront, also with a smile on his face (color) and the corners of his mouth. Everyone put their hearts back in their stomachs, and it seemed that the husband and the husband were reconciled.

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After entering the 29th, the closer we get to the New Year, the more things get started.

The first thing was that the township test was released, and Zhou Helan won the recognition in one fell swoop. Although An Changqing had discussed with Xiao Zhige before and thought that Zhou Helan should be able to get a good result, she did not expect that he would win the understanding in one fell swoop. Zhou Helan was not well-known at first, and she hadn’t even been to the academy a few times. But after the township test was released, he rose to fame and became a popular candidate who would try to win the championship next year. Not only the unfriending classmates came to visit, but there were even many matchmakers who came to talk to each other.

Daye has always had the tradition of catching a son-in-law from below the rankings, but it’s not easy to grab the champion. Many people, in order to seize the opportunity to seek a promising son-in-law, turned their attention to the top spot in the rural exam. For example, Zhou Helan, who won the understanding of Yuan-can win Xie Yuan, as long as there is nothing wrong in the test, a scholar background is indispensable. If he is more powerful and enters the palace exam, his future will be boundless.

Therefore, Zhou’s house, which was originally in the cold, became lively for a while. It’s just that Zhou Helan went to the appointment to eat and drink as usual, but all matchmakers who came to talk about their relatives did not hesitate to refuse. Therefore, many people said that he was clean, and that he was stigmatized by his western dung descent. However, Zhou Helan only regarded it as a deaf ear, and only sent someone to the palace to send a box of ancient books.

Although it was not stated who it was for, An Xianyu was the only one in the palace who liked to collect these isolated copies of ancient books. An Changqing personally sent the ancient book to Qingyiyuan, and saw An Xianyu was embroidering a veil with lychee, longan, and walnut embroidered on it, which was clearly a “Lianzhong Sanyuan” pattern.

An Changqing raised her eyebrows and deliberately said, “Is this veil embroidered for me?”

An Xianyu took the needle, raised her eyes and saw his playful look (looks), a little embarrassed: “Since I guessed it, he asked me what I did on purpose?”

An Changqing asked the people to put down the ancient books, pointing to the wooden box and saying, “Helan asked someone to send it. I heard that many matchmakers go to Zhou’s house to talk about their relationship these days.”

An Xianyu flipped through the ancient books, with a calm smile on his face: “He has poetry and books in his belly. If it weren’t for his life experience, I’m afraid that many people would have kissed him.

“Are you really in no rush?” An Changqing urged narrowly.

“Meiyu Liangcai’s brilliance has begun to bloom, and her own mad bees and butterflies are flying upwards.” An Xianyu lowered her eyes and said softly: “If he is not so outstanding, I will not be broken by him.” She shook again. Shaking the ancient book in his hand, he smiled and said, “Besides, wouldn’t he come to give me peace of mind immediately?”

Since going to Yanzhou, An Xianyu (sexual xing) has become more active and has become more mature in dealing with many things. Seeing her peace and calmness between her eyebrows and eyes, An Changqing obviously didn’t worry about the matter, so she felt more relieved. (Touching Mo) (Touching Mo) Her head said: “I am afraid that you will not be happy after hearing it, so I will come over and prepare to help you.”

An Xianyu pursed her lips and laughed, and blessed her body again: “Then brother is afraid that it will be a waste of time.”

An Changqing laughed, and told her a lot of things to try before she got up and left. When I left, I specifically wanted to leave the newly embroidered “Lianzhong Sanyuan” veil. An Xian Yusheng (sexual xing) is introverted, which means congratulating each other with heart, and will never give or receive privately due to etiquette. Although she had finished embroidering this veil, she would never send it to Zhou Helan if she wanted to.

After passing his hand and then sending it to Zhou Helan, it would not cause people to gossiping, and it would also take care of the two people’s minds, but it was just right.

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A few days after it was released, it was Sanjiu.

At this time, the New Year’s Day is only a few days away. And the ice sport that has been practicing for a long time is finally about to officially debut.

On the twenty-fifth of the twelfth lunar month, Xiao Zhige led hundreds of civil and military officials to the Lingxiao Tower, enjoying the ice play together.

In the cold of thirty-nine days, a thick layer of ice formed on the river. More than two thousand soldiers, wearing gold (color) clothing, holding flags, and stepping on skates, stepped onto the ice. Among a piece of plain (color), I saw a piece of gold (color) suddenly like a big Peng spreading its wings, and suddenly like a lion grabbing the ball… Soldiers slid quickly on the ice, changing into various formations, and finally gathered in one place and turned into one. The golden (color) long dragon soars from the southwest of the ice rink to the true north. When passing the Lingxiao Tower, the golden dragon changes into a bowed head. More than two thousand soldiers shouted in unison: “Your Majesty Qianqiu, Daye Changan!”

The momentum is majestic, the sound spreads in all directions, and the lingering sound echoes endlessly, as if it really is like a golden dragon roaring.

Xiao Zhige stood up and raised his glass. The golden dragon bowed its head and changed its formation quickly, and after going around a circle, it took off from the northeast.

This year’s ice sports, the skates at the beginning of the show were particularly shocking.

Dazhu Kingdom Shentuxu narrowed his eyes, pointed at a soldier holding a red (color) flag and couldn’t see his appearance, and smiled: “That’s the **** in my house, the one holding the flag in the dragon head, you see No?”

Xiahou Shang, who was sitting next to him, smiled and said, “Sure enough, the hero was born into a young boy. I heard that the saint was asking for you not long ago? We are all old. When we were young, we were also the heads of dragons.”

The two of them asked themselves to be raised, and the other was once Xiao Zhige’s mentor and mentor. Now they sing and make peace, which is obviously to comfort the emperor.

Xiao Zhige was young and energetic, and came out of the army. He knew the pros and cons of the military system in Daye. There has long been news that the emperor wants to regain his military power and that there will be no more six pillar kingdoms in the future, and the twelve generals will be a thing of the past.

After the news came out, the hearts of the military floated. Imperial power and military power have always been an irreconcilable contradiction. When Taizu was still there, he was still able to hold down the six pillar kingdoms, but unfortunately there were too few capable descendants in future generations. The strength of the six pillar kingdoms was growing day by day, and gradually threatened the imperial power.

Nearly there was the Zhao family’s intent to rebel, and far away, there was the Yongju guard in Gyeongju who supported the soldiers and respected themselves, the power was violated, and the local tyrants (strong qiang) merged, and the people did not live their lives.

Either way, it is not something that the emperor can tolerate today. The conflict between the two parties is inevitable.

Shentuwei has always been the mean, while Emperor Anqing was still alive, he was loyal to the emperor and did not interfere with the matter of seizing his concubines. Now that Xiao Zhige succeeds to the throne, he has taken the initiative to play home and raise him for fear of misfortune. Now he sang with Xiahou Shang to buy people’s hearts for the emperor.

Chu Anliang didn’t smile and said, “Although I am old, I can still serve your majesty.”

Shi Le was sitting next to him and smiled: “To tell me, General Shentu is too cautious.”

After the collapse of the Zhao family, there were only five of the six pillar kingdoms in the past. Among them, Xue Qi is the adopted son of the Shu family. Now there are only four of them here. Shen Tubo and Xiahou Shang were obviously on the side of the emperor, but Chu Anliang and Shi Lezheng had their own minds, and neither wanted to let go of their rights easily.

In particular, Chu Anliang and Shi Lezheng had previously had some unclear connections with the rebellious party Xiao Qi’an. At this moment, they were particularly unwilling to compromise and show weakness to the emperor. These days, the military seems to be peaceful, but in reality the hearts of the people are surging. Many generals were afraid that Xiao Zhige would follow the example of the previous dynasty, and in order to regain his military power, he would take action against them. And Chu Anliang and Shi Le are trying to draw more alliances, and they have been helping them.

Shen Tubo clearly saw the ambitions of the two of them, and shook his head and sighed: “This man, I still have to obey the old. Your Majesty is in the prosperous spring and autumn, and strives to govern. Within three years, this world will definitely be different from before. We old guys You still have to be more conscious and make room for young people.”

He glanced over Chu Anliang and Shi Lezheng, looked at the other generals behind him, and continued: “Your Majesty’s background is in the army, and he is most sympathetic to us veterans. We should also reciprocate and share our worries for your Majesty.”

Xiahou Shang stroked his beard and agreed: “That’s it.”

Their remarks basically showed their attitude to everyone-it is imperative for your Majesty to take back the power of the soldiers. If you take the initiative to hand over power, your Majesty will not be harsh. As for the fate of those generals who do not want to hand over power and still want to have common self-respect in the past, it is hard to say.

While they were talking, they suddenly heard a loud noise in the field. Everyone interrupted the conversation and looked on the ice, and saw Xiao Zhigezheng (take off tuo) walking down the steps with his cloak.

After taking the skates, he waited.

The so-called grabbing is the flag of different colors (colors) on one end (insertion of cha) on the ice rink to represent different levels. The soldiers who participated in the waiting waited at the other end. After the start, everyone is racing on the ice, and the one who pulls the flag first will be rewarded.

On the ice rink, there is a golden dragon flag on one side, a red lion flag on three sides, a blue elephant flag on five sides, and a black flag on ten sides.

The golden dragon flag is the first class, rewarding 12 taels; the red lion flag is second-class, rewarding 50 taels of silver; the blue elephant flag is third-class, rewarding 20 taels of silver; the black flag is the last class, rewarding 50 taels of silver.

The rewards for this grab are very generous, and the soldiers have already been gearing up and waiting to play. Seeing An Changqing watched with gusto, Xiao Zhige couldn’t help but developed a bit of eagerness. He wanted to test out in person, and asked An Changqing to look at his prestige.

Xiao Zhige used to be in the border all year round, and he was not happy with Emperor An Qing, but he really hadn’t shown his skills in such a scene. The soldiers off the court cheered as soon as they heard that he was going to be off the court.

(Off tuo) Under the cloak that got in the way, put on a black (color) strong outfit. Xiao Zhige returned to the platform and whispered to An Changqing: “I can’t even look down on the rewards on the court. If I get first class, maybe I can ask King Goose for another reward?”

An Changqing sat down with him and said with a smile: “You are the emperor, who dare to beat you?”

“I will naturally ask them to do their best,” Xiao Zhige smiled: “The King Goose only said yes or not?”

An Changqing looked at him with a smile, and found that his appearance was not like a wise and steady emperor, but like a young man eager to show off his hair, so the corners of his mouth became more curved.

“I promise you that, but you have to tell them to do their best.”

Xiao Zhige’s eyebrows were flying, and he said with confidence: “Look at Haosheng, even if they tried their best, they couldn’t rob me.”

The author has something to say:

Counseling: If you win, you have to sleep with me, just like that.