my wife is queen

Chapter 87
The drizzle was continuous, the water shone brightly, and the broad Shichahai was covered with ripples.

Against the backdrop of the prince's mansion with yellow glazed tiles next to it, it is a little more wealthy than the rouge on the banks of the Jinshui River.

In the distance, from time to time, there are a few big red camphor boats cruising, sitting on the cruise ship to enjoy the scenery on rainy days, and taking a few beautiful maidservants, traveling in the misty Shichahai in the drizzle, and sailing along the Shichahai to the Jinshui River.

"Clouds are in the sky and water is in the bottle."

Li Mian looked at the pheasant slave standing at the bow of the boat, took off his embroidered shoes, stretched out his pink and jade-carved feet, and rowed back and forth on the lake.

Her little hands kept reaching for the embroidered pouch, and she took out the candied fruit and put it in her mouth, feeling very happy.

He couldn't help laughing: "This is a poem written by Wei Yanli, an eminent monk in Yaoshan Mountain, and it is also a poem that Emperor Jiazhen often said. He has practiced his body like a crane, and has two scriptures under a thousand pine trees. Let me ask Dao Wuyu said, "Clouds are in the blue sky and water is in the bottle."

Sun Chuanting was admiring the scenery, but when he saw the pheasant slave was about to take off his embroidered shoes and stand on the bow of the boat to play in the water, he immediately looked away.

The pheasant slave is Li Mian's personal servant girl, so she cannot be offended.

When he heard Li Mian read a poem from Emperor Jiazhen, he immediately turned his face around and looked across the curly stone round table, with a more serious and serious expression on his face.

Li Mian still had a calm and leisurely demeanor, and continued: "Emperor Jiazhen faced Yan Song, Xu Jie and other cabinet ministers. The important thing about this poem lies in this sentence. The officials in the court always like to try to figure it out. However, few people speculate on this poem, thinking that it is just a poem recited by Emperor Jiazhen when he practiced Taoism. If you think so, it is a big mistake. If you can understand the meaning of this poem, don’t say If you can serve as the Ministry of the Six Departments, your official career in the future will be smooth."

The serious expression on Sun Chuanting's face became more and more intense, and the surprise Li Mian brought to him became even greater.

He had heard these words before, and the person who said these words was also admonishing him to always think about the poem "clouds in the blue sky, water in the bottle".

I heard it again today, but I felt a lot of surprise and shock.

The reason is that the people who said these words were Sun Gong and Yuan Gong.

Li Mian's old-fashioned and unique vision in the officialdom, could possibly be comparable to Sun Gong and Yuan Gong.

Princess Changping was sitting behind the green curtains of the big red camphor wood boat, a little worried that Li Mian might see her, so she stretched out her hand and closed the window lattice tightly.

However, after hearing Li Mian's words, Princess Changping's heart could not be calm for a long time, the words said by the son-in-law were surprisingly consistent with the mother-in-law's.

The empress mother was the bedside person of Emperor Jiazhen for many years. Before Zheng Guifei appeared, the two slept on the same bed every night. It can be said that they are the most familiar people.

Before leaving the capital, the queen mother only said one word to Princess Changping, which was the poem "Clouds in the Blue Sky and Water in the Bottle".

Princess Changping didn't care at first, thinking that the queen mother was complaining about her father's practice of Taoism all day long, and she was so delirious that she listened to Concubine Zheng's bewitchment.

Before leaving the capital, the queen mother deliberately recited a poem about the cloud in the blue sky and the water in the bottle, which was used to satirize that Emperor Jiazhen only knew how to practice Taoism.

Princess Changping forgot after hearing it, and didn't pay much attention to the poem.

The reason why I was so impressed was that this was the only sentence my mother said before leaving the capital.

Princess Changping listened to Li Mian's Danghu chat, and her beautiful Liu Yemei frowned. The poem that the empress mother said before leaving the capital must have a deep meaning, leaving a life-saving talisman for her daughter.

Princess Changping stretched out her palm, and gently pushed open the wicker pane, and the window lattice of the red camphor wood ship opened a thin gap.

Li Mian didn't notice that the window lattice of the big red camphor wood boat was pushed open, even if he did, he wouldn't think that Princess Changping was sitting inside, but would only think that Hongqiao was sitting in the big red camphor wood boat.

She liked to retell to Princess Changping exactly what she had heard from her son-in-law, and this was something Li Mian had already tacitly understood.

This girl, Pheasant Nu, never deceived my uncle, when she saw Hongqiao repeating what my uncle said, she told my uncle everything.

Li Mian also learned the alias of Hongqiao Luantai Longke from the mouth of the pheasant slave.

He really hoped that Hongqiao would tell Princess Changping exactly what he said today on the cruise ship.

Not much utilitarianism, only a very simple reason.

He is a man who always hopes to improve his status in the heart of the lady.

Li Mian looked at Sun Chuanting whose face suddenly became complicated, and continued: "Emperor Jiazhen often recited the poem "Izumo in the Blue Sky and Water in the Bottle" in front of his courtiers. In fact, he really hoped that the courtiers could figure out this poem. Forget it, let’s not talk about it, it’s a bit disrespectful to say it any more, let’s just talk about the meaning of this poem. The cloud is in the blue sky, the water is in the bottle, which means that everyone has their own position, and officials care In fact, in Emperor Jiazhen’s eyes, that’s all there is to morality, talent, and ability, the point is whether you are a cloud or water.”

Li Mian paused, and his gaze involuntarily fell on the window lattice of the big red camphor wood boat. It wasn't just blown by the wind, it was an illusion.

It seems that the window lattice has been pushed open, and the gap is bigger than before.

Sun Chuanting was in high spirits, but Li Mian suddenly stopped talking, so that he couldn't get up and down, and felt as uncomfortable as a cat scratching.

He said with an itchy heart: "Sun has helped Jinguan a lot in the Caochangyuan matter, but he can't be like the storyteller in the teahouse and restaurant, hanging his appetite."

Li Mian nodded, he didn't mean to whet his appetite, and he said what he didn't finish: "Emperor Jiazhen doesn't care about the morality, talent, and ability of officials and ministers. It doesn't matter whether you are a moral saint or a capable official. It’s all about one thing. Where it should be, what it’s useful for, and how you want to use it.”

Li Mian's last words immediately caused Sun Chuanting to fall into deep thought, and shook his heart like a shock.

No wonder Grandpa Yuan asked him to think about a poem, which had such a meaning.

Princess Changping, who was sitting in the red camphor wood boat, was also lost in thought, and soon raised her eyes to look at Li Mian in the octagonal gazebo.

It completely aroused Princess Changping's curiosity to see what kind of experience Li Mian, who wanted to explore the mystery all over her body, had such a unique insight into the officialdom.

Just when Sun Chuanting in the gazebo and Princess Changping in the red camphor wood boat fell into deep thought at the same time.

Li Mian uttered enlightening words: "The so-called officialdom politics is to set up a structure for each to perform their duties, adjust interests within the scope of the structure and rules, and exchange interests."

(End of this chapter)