In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 108 I, Shi Miyuan, Have a Plan

The Southern Song Dynasty was quite stingy with itself. Not only was the imperial city the smallest in all dynasties in history, there were only hundreds of eunuchs in the palace, and even the Eastern Palace was opened as a secluded palace in the imperial city.

In the ninth year of Shaoxing, the Southern Song Dynasty chose a secluded hall in the Cining Palace, probably behind the East Bianmen, and hastily rebuilt it, and it was called the East Palace.

The East Palace is relatively small, not as good as Zhao Yurui's Wei Palace.

After Zhao Mian was selected as the prince, he temporarily moved to live in the East Palace, but he has not been established as the prince, and some names are not right.

Of course, the princes before the Southern Song Dynasty also came here in this way, so everyone didn't think it was wrong.

Perhaps at this time in the entire Southern Song Dynasty, only Zhao Mian felt uncomfortable.

noon that day.

"Bang" suddenly there was a soft sound in the main hall of the East Palace, causing an uproar all around.

Zhao Mian stared at Princess Wu with a livid face.

Wu's appearance is about 19 years old, zooming in on Song can also be considered an older woman. She is not very beautiful, but she is also quite good-looking. She is the grandniece of Empress Yang.

In fact, the generation was a bit chaotic at that time. Zhao Mian is now the heir of Emperor Ningzong of Song Dynasty. When he saw Empress Yang, he wanted to call him mother, while Wu was the grandniece of Empress Yang. It is reasonable to call Zhao Mian uncle when he saw Zhao Mian.

But the ancients did not follow the routine. In order to marry, Empress Yang insisted on marrying Wu to Zhao Mian.

But Zhao Mian didn't like this, so he not only treated Wu badly, but also disrespected Queen Yang very much.

At this time, Wu Shi was angry, because she was taking a lunch break just now, while Zhao Mian and her beloved Ji Rouyan were playing the piano.

Zhao Mian also likes the popular songs like White Fox and Wen Qing in Lin'an City recently, so she specially asked Rou Yan to learn them and play them to him every day.

The East Palace Hall was originally small, and the music of the qin was constantly playing. Wu Shi didn't fall asleep in the afternoon, and was upset. Thinking about Zhao Mian's absence from her for almost a month, he became even more angry.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became, she rushed into the hall fiercely, grabbed Rou Yan's piano and threw it out.

Rou Yan is about the same age as her, but she is beautiful and graceful, smart and well-behaved, much more likable than her.

At this time, she was shrinking into Zhao Hong's arms, looking at Wu Shi in horror.

"You, you - what are you doing? Are you crazy?" Zhao Mian stared at Wu in disbelief.

The last time they quarreled with Empress Yang about Zhuchai, Zhao Mian hated Wu Shi more and more now, and used to pretend to favor her a few times for the sake of face, but now he doesn't want to talk to her at all.

"You are crazy." Wu retorted: "Your Highness likes playing the piano so much, you can take her to Guanwen Academy and Tianwai Building, don't insult everyone's ears in the palace."

Wu's Guanwen Academy and Tianwailou are the largest red buildings in Lin'an, which directly alludes to Rouyan's humble background.

"You——you——you shrew, what nonsense are you talking about?" Zhao Hong was so angry, he doesn't know how to swear, and after a long time, you called out a shrew.

Wu was furious and wanted to scold again, but a figure flashed in front of her eyes.

Ba, Zhao Hong strode forward and slapped her on the face.

"Ah" Mrs. Wu thumped and fell to the ground. The next moment, she fell to the ground and cried bitterly, shouting and cursing, throwing shit on the spot. If you call me a shrew, I'll show you.

"Don't pay attention to her." Zhao Mian didn't care about her, and turned to other rooms with her arms around Rou Yan, ignoring Wu Shi.

Wow, Mrs. Wu cried even louder on the ground.

After a while, no one dared to pay any attention to her, and Mrs. Wu herself felt bored, so she got up in a hurry and went directly to the Hall of Compassion without tidying up her clothes.

Empress Yang was playing mahjong, and she was lucky today. She was in a good mood at first, but Wu came over crying, saying that she was beaten by Zhao Mian again.

Wow, Empress Yang pushed the mahjong angrily, and the people who accompanied the beating all around avoided and backed away.

At this time, Empress Yang had already regretted marrying Wu to Zhao Mian at the beginning. She wanted to marry Zhao Mian at the beginning and shorten the relationship between the two. He almost never came to see her in the palace to say hello.

"Have you had enough trouble?" Queen Yang said angrily.

"Ah." Mrs. Wu stayed where she was, with a dazed face.

"It's normal for a man to like the new and dislike the old. As long as we sit firmly in our positions, why do you care what he does with other women? Don't we all come here like this in the palace?"

What Empress Yang meant, you will be a princess in the future, and then you will become a queen. Why are you being jealous all day long?

The reason is very simple, but Wu Shi was a high school girl in her later life, how could she accept it so easily, she cried and complained all the time that Zhao Mian bullied her, and she hadn't been lucky for more than a month.

Empress Yang is very angry, are you still thinking about this stupid thing?But looking at Mrs. Wu again, she is young and well-grown. If Zhao Mian ignores her in the future, she is really no different from being a widow, which is pitiful.

"Hey." Empress Yang sighed, and had no choice but to say earnestly: "You should be more open-minded, and talk to him well. Husband and wife, there is no overnight feud. Get rid of your petty temper, Zhao Mian is not bad."

Empress Yang knew that Zhao Mian was not a bad person, but his mind was a bit bad. According to later generations, he was a straight man.

She talked to Mrs. Wu earnestly and earnestly, but the effect was not great. At this moment, it was said that Prime Minister Shi Miyuan had arrived.

Empress Yang could only send Wu Shi away.

When Shi Miyuan entered the hall, he happened to see Mrs. Wu.

The two took a look at each other, Shi Miyuan saluted her and said hello, but Mrs. Wu ignored Shi Miyuan and left directly.

Shi Miyuan was not angry either. Seeing that Wu's face was covered with crying marks, he was secretly amused, and Wu probably came to complain again.

The person Empress Yang hates the most is Mrs. Zhong. Although Zhao Mian has repeatedly quarreled with Mrs. Wu, Empress Yang often speaks for Zhao Mian. Shi Miyuan feels helpless.

Because it would be difficult for him to abolish the prince without the support of Queen Yang.

After Mrs. Wu left, only Shi Miyuan and Empress Yang were in the hall.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhao Mian has an opinion on Queen Yang, because the two are always alone, and the straight man Zhao Mian is very suspicious.

In fact, Empress Yang is over 50 years old, and Shi Miyuan is not young, how could such a thing happen.

"The Prime Minister hasn't come for a long time." Empress Yang looked at Shi Miyuan and smiled.

"I heard that Saint Yang has been lucky recently, so I'm here to feel happy." Shi Miyuan also laughed.

"Hehe." Empress Yang smiled, "Yu Rui, it's true."

Not doing business.

The two chatted for a while, Shi Miyuan changed his tone: "Just now Mrs. Wu came to complain again?"

Empress Yang sighed, it is common for young couples to quarrel, I hope Wu Shi can be more tolerant.

Empress Yang's tone was not dissatisfied with Zhao Mian, maybe there was some dissatisfaction in her heart, and she tried to hide it as much as possible.

This was not what Shi Miyuan wanted.

He thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Yesterday, the minister got the news that Zhen Dexiu was not honest when he was demoted home, and he wrote to the official's family to make Zhao Mian the crown prince."

This is the first time he mentioned this matter in front of Queen Yang.

Empress Yang was taken aback for a moment, and was about to speak.

Shi Miyuan said again: "There is also news from Renming Hall that Mrs. Zhong has proposed Zhao Mian as the crown prince many times in front of the officials."

Empress Yang's complexion changed drastically.

She originally wanted to say that in order to strengthen the foundation of the country, a crown prince should be established early, but if Mrs. Zhong also mentioned it, she would not accept it.

Mrs. Zhong is said to have a good relationship with Zhao Mian. Sometimes Zhao Mian would rather visit Mrs. Zhong than Queen Yang.

If she mentioned this matter again, Zhao Mian would only remember Mrs. Zhong's kindness if she really became a prince, but how could she remember Queen Yang.

Empress Yang swallowed the words again, her face was a little ugly.

She hesitated for a moment, and then: "Hey", she let out a long sigh, not knowing what to say.

When Shi Miyuan saw that Empress Yang was silent, she knew that Empress Yang was afraid of Mrs. Zhong, and she was unwilling to abolish Zhao Mian.

The benevolence of a woman, hesitating, he shook his head secretly in his heart.

But he had to get the support of Empress Yang, so he tried again: "I have a plan, maybe I can deal with Mrs. Zhong?"

He only said that he was dealing with Mrs. Zhong, but he was actually dealing with Zhao Mian. As expected, Empress Yang was very interested: "Prime Minister, please tell me?"

Shi Miyuan stepped forward, the two bowed their heads and whispered to each other, Empress Yang's face also turned slightly red.

After listening, Empress Yang's complexion changed drastically, and she quickly retracted her neck. She stared at Shi Miyuan for a moment, and said decisively: "No."

"Won't this implicate and Rui?"

Shi Miyuan smiled helplessly, but he was thinking in his heart that when Zhao Yurui entered the palace for the first time, Empress Yang was still willing to use Zhao Yurui to deal with Mrs. Zhong. I prefer Zhao and Rui.

In this way, Shi Miyuan is more sure about abolishing and establishing Zhao Mian.

For the current plan, it is still necessary to provoke Queen Yang's dissatisfaction with Zhao Mian.

Wu is the grandniece of Empress Yang, and Empress Yang was not very angry when she was humiliated by Zhao Mian, which proved that Empress Yang did not love Wu very much.

I don't know if Zhao Mian bullies Zhao Yurui?Will Queen Yang be angry?

He entered the palace today to test Empress Yang's mind and plan for future affairs.

After leaving the palace, Shi Miyuan returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and immediately sent someone to invite Yang Shi and Yang Gu to come.

Yang Shi and Yang Gu are the two nephews of Empress Yang, and they are also the closest relatives of Empress Yang.

Yang Shi and Yang Gu are regarded as relatives of the emperor, but they have no official positions. Yang Gu is the envoy of Wanshou Temple, and Yang Shi is the deputy envoy of Wanshou Temple.

This Wanshou Guanshi is a false title that only officials do not need to work. It was called Fengci in the Song Dynasty.

Starting from Song Zhenzong, in order to arrange opposition officials, Song Zhenzong relegated them to various views, gave an official, paid a salary, and did not need them to work.

In the late Southern Song Dynasty, there were more and more officials, and a large number of officials also took the initiative to apply for empty positions in Taoist temples in various places. Anyway, they have money and do not have to work.

The two hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Shi Miyuan.

Shi Miyuan smiled and asked, "You two, are your current salaries enough?"

Of course, the two are not enough. The salary of the Wanshou Temple envoy is not low, 120 guan per month for the official envoy, and [-] guan per month for the deputy envoy, which is twice as high as that of King Zhao and Rui.

But the two of them are still young and strong, and they need money. They are better than Zhong You and others, and they don't spend much time and money, so they still feel that they are not enough.

Hearing the prime minister talk about this topic, the two were both surprised and happy, but of course it wasn't enough.

Shi Miyuan said again: "The business of King Yi's poker room is booming, do you know that?"

The two said, of course we know that we often invite people to play mahjong, which is really expensive.

Five pens for an hour, and dozens of pens will be lost after sitting for a day. If you lose money, you can't afford it at all.

"Yi Wang wants to open another branch, and wants to find a place to cooperate. Do you have a house?"

The two were overjoyed: "Of course."

(End of this chapter)