Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 100 The first year of Yanfeng arrives

Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers exploding, in the palace, when the bells rang, Zhao Yu, who had started keeping vigil with Yin Hanhan and Bai Qing'er after dinner, couldn't help but stretched himself and said:

"You two, it's getting late now. Go back and rest early."

"Your Majesty, I, my concubine, and my sister Qing'er respectfully wish your Majesty a long and prosperous life, peace in the world, and admiration from all the people."

Yin Hanwan stood up, gave Zhao Yufu a blessing, and sent her New Year's greetings at the right time.

Bai Qing'er secretly rolled her eyes at her senior sister.

Your Majesty's New Year's message, if you want to send it, you will send it to His Majesty yourself. When did you use Senior Sister to say it for Junior Sister?

However, although she was a little unhappy in her heart, she still smiled like a flower and said softly:

"If Sister Wen'er hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten it. I also wish your Majesty a long life, and wish all the people of our country happiness and good health, and that they can live a good year in peace."

When Zhao Yu heard this, he nodded and smiled.

"You two sisters are really thoughtful. I also wish you two a happy new year, all the best, and eternal youth."

Although he was an emperor, Zhao Yu was still a highly educated time traveler at heart, and he subconsciously sent back a few New Year greetings to Yin Hanhan and the others.

When the two women heard this, their eyes froze for a moment, and the smiles on their faces became deeper in an instant.

"This is the first time that Junior Sister Qing'er and I have received New Year's greetings from others besides Master."

Yin Hanhan covered her lips and looked at the young man in front of her with burning eyes.

"Yes." Bai Qing'er blinked her eyes, hiding the sparkle in her eyes, and there was a hint of crying in her voice, "Your Majesty's concubine and Sister Hou'er feel your Majesty's feelings, but they just say that youth will last forever... Your Majesty, the two of us would never dare to think like this. All we want is to be by your Majesty's side in this life. When your age and beauty fade, as long as your Majesty still has my sister and me in your heart, I will be satisfied even if I die."

Zhao Yu glared at Bai Qing'er angrily, and stretched out his hand to scratch her Qiong's nose.

"It's a great day, what are you talking about, you can't die..."

It is said that true love is rare among demon witches, but if you exchange sincerity for sincerity, you will always be able to impress the other person.

Yin Hanhan gathered her thoughts and asked with a smile:
"Where will your Majesty rest tonight?"

As she spoke, her beautiful eyes glanced at Bai Qing'er and Zhao Yu intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhao Yu put his hand to his lips with some guilt, coughed lightly, and said:

"Oh, there will be a great court meeting tomorrow morning. Let me go to Funing Hall tonight... You two should also go to bed earlier."

After that, without waiting for the two of them to speak, they turned around and walked out of the palace.

Looking at Zhao Yu's slightly embarrassed figure, Yin Huan's eyebrows were filled with smiles.

"Sister will harm my sister's good deeds." Bai Qing'er pouted and complained with a little dissatisfaction, "Originally tonight, New Year's Eve, my sister has some new issues in life that she wants to discuss with His Majesty. My sister is domineering, even if I can’t eat it myself, and I won’t let anyone else take a bite.”

After that, he went back to Qingqiu Hall to rest angrily.

Yin Hanhan wasn't too worried about Bai Qing'er's attitude, but after she returned to Nuanchun Pavilion, she devoted herself to practicing again.

After New Year's Eve, it is the first year of Yanfeng.

According to the common practice in the DPRK, there is a DPRK meeting on the first day of the first year of Yanfeng.

Before the fifth watch, the sound of firecrackers rang out in the palace woke Zhao Yu up from his sleep.

"My maidservant wishes the Holy Majesty a New Year's greeting! I wish His Majesty a long life, peace in the world, and praises from all peoples."

Seeing that Zhao Yu woke up, Gao Lishi rushed forward, knelt down in front of the couch, and greeted Zhao Yu.

"I accept your wishes, get up!"

Zhao Yu waved his hand and signaled Gao Lishi to stand up.

"Quick, change your majesty's clothes!"

After Gao Lishi stood up, he motioned to the maids who had been waiting outside the palace to enter the palace to change the emperor's clothes.

In the process of changing clothes, Zhao Yu suddenly heard three "pah pah pah" sounds coming from outside the palace.

"what sound?"

Zhao Yu asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty, this is a loss of a thousand gold."

Gao Lishi came in from outside the palace with a basin of water. While waiting for Zhao Yu to wash up, he explained in a low voice, "The palace people are slamming door bolts outside. Throwing door bolts into firecracker gold paper is called 'dropping a thousand pieces of gold' , I look forward to abundant wealth and peace in the new year.”

Zhao Yu nodded slightly when he heard this.

The great court meeting on New Year's Day was extremely grand, so Zhao Yu also dressed very formally.

As the first day of the new year, the standards of the imperial meeting are much higher than those of the ordinary imperial meetings held twice a month.

In other words, on the first day of the first lunar month, the first thing the officials in Shenjing City did when they woke up was not to pay New Year greetings to their elders, but to kowtow and congratulate the emperor.

Local officials outside of Shenjing City will also pay homage in the direction of Shenjing to congratulate the emperor in the palace.

The ministers wanted to worship the emperor, and the emperor wanted to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth.

Therefore, on New Year's Day, Zhao Yu felt "enriched" like never before.

Before the start of the great court meeting, he first went to the Ancestral Temple to worship the late emperor, his ancestors, and heaven and earth.

After the worship, they rushed to Tai Chi Hall to hold the first major meeting of the new year.

At this great court meeting, Zhao Yu mainly accepted congratulations from the officials.

But in addition, Cao Huan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, also reported a situation to Zhao Yu.

Myanmar and Qi sent a note saying that envoys had been sent to Shenjing to congratulate the new emperor on his enthronement, and they were on their way now.

"What do the two countries mean by sending people here at this time?"

On the throne, Zhao Yu frowned slightly.

He always had a feeling that the envoys from the two countries came this time out of good intentions.

If you want to congratulate yourself on your enthronement as emperor, it is really unreasonable to do it before the New Year and to postpone it until after the New Year.

"Your Majesty." Minister of Rites Cao Huan held the wat board, bowed and said:

"According to my opinion, the two countries' actions are obviously malicious. The reason why their envoys have been delayed until this time is that they think that the treacherous king should be in power at this time. I didn't expect your majesty to fight They were caught off guard."

"Want to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers? When the envoys from the two countries arrive, I will ask them in front of them what their intentions are!"

Zhao Yu snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty, Myanmar and Qi sent envoys at the same time. It seems that they are secretly colluding. I ask your Majesty to be more vigilant."

Wang Pu, who serves as Privy Council envoy, also went out to report.

"What Wang Qing said is true. We have to guard against the ambitions of these two countries." Zhao Yu nodded slightly and looked at Cao Huan, "Cao Qing, when will the envoys of these two countries arrive in Shenjing?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it's almost past New Year's Eve. According to the note, the Qi envoy is expected to arrive on the 28th of the first lunar month. Myanmar is two days later than Qi because it is far away from Shenjing."

At this point, Cao Huan's voice suddenly stopped.

According to the distance, the Burmese envoy arrived in Shenjing only two days later than the Qi envoy.

But in terms of time, if the two countries were not connected, Cao Huan would be the first one not to believe it!
"It seems that Cao Qing has also discovered something is wrong." Zhao Yu said, "However, as a guest from afar, I, as the host, cannot take the initiative to cause trouble for them before they fall out. Cao Qing, wait until the two countries When the envoys arrive, we will send people from the Ministry of Rites to show them to me, and don’t let them know too much about my great Chu.”

When the envoys enter the DPRK, they also have the task of spying and collecting intelligence.

"Your Majesty, rest assured that I have sent people to the border to greet the two countries' envoys, and have repeatedly warned that the people in the envoys must not be allowed out of sight, and they must not be taken into any city or military stronghold before entering Shenjing. "

Cao Huan held the scepter and played.

"Cao Qing's work, I'm still at ease." Zhao Yu nodded, "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, I want to see what kind of moth these envoys of these two countries are going to play with me?"

Having said that, Zhao Yu did not dare to relax at all when he thought of what Shi Ami's newspaper said that Empress Dowager Xuande had connections with Qi State.

After the great meeting, Zhao Yu returned to Zihuan Hall. As soon as he finished reviewing the last pile of memorials, he heard Gao Lishi whisper:

"Your Majesty, Lord Heba has been waiting outside the palace for a while."

"This He Ba Ke Ni (He Ba Yun's nickname is Ke Ni), he won't rest during the Chinese New Year, and he doesn't want me to rest either."

Zhao Yu smiled and cursed, and motioned to Gao Lishi to lead him into the palace.

"My lord, He Bayun, see your Majesty! Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"

As soon as He Ba Yunfu entered the palace, he knelt down and worshiped Zhao Yu.

"He Baqing, please get up, Gao Lishi, give He Baqing some tea and a seat."

Zhao Yu looked at He Bayun in front of him, and asked with a smile: "After the court meeting, He Baqing didn't get together with the two brothers, but came here instead. Could it be that there is something important that cannot be done?"

Speaking of work, He Boyun's expression suddenly became serious.

Putting the teacup in his hand aside, He Bayun cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the stolen goods obtained from the mansions of many criminal officials were raided in the past two days, and now I have had someone clear them out. Among them, the gold and silver are easier to deal with and sent directly to the treasury and Your Majesty's inner treasury is just that. It's just the remaining antiques, calligraphy, paintings, shops and properties. Please tell me how to deal with them."

Zhao Yu was quite surprised when he heard He Bayun's report.

"The editorial office has only been built for a few days, and it has such efficiency, which really impresses me."

"This is the editor's office, and it is also the first case that Wei Chen has taken over. If it is not handled well, it will not only make colleagues laugh, but it will also appear that His Majesty has improperly hired people." Tuoba Yun cupped his hands and said, "We have received your Majesty's trust, Wei Chen You should do your best to repay your kindness."

"I like to hear He Baqing's words."

Zhao Yu nodded, thought for a long time, and then said:

"In this way, you can send me the calligraphy and paintings that you found, such as orphans and unique ones, to the Chongwen Museum and keep them well. Leave me ten shops with better locations. I have other uses.

Taking advantage of the new year, Aiqing asked his subordinates to spread the news in Shenjing, saying that after the year, the imperial court will hold an auction to auction off the many stolen goods that were confiscated this time, and the highest price will win.In the past few days, He Baqing has worked hard to have people count these stolen goods and make a booklet of those with good quality and high value.Whoever participates will be given a copy to let them know what good things will be available in this auction.I will inform the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household and ask them to send people to assist Aiqing. "

After a pause, Zhao Yu continued:
"I have given He Baqing a month to prepare for this matter. Fifty percent of the proceeds from this auction will go to the state treasury, and [-] percent will go to my internal treasury. The last [-] percent will be used as the funds for your future activities of the editorial office. .”

After hearing Zhao Yu's thoughts, He Bayun blushed and said repeatedly:
"Your Majesty is really a holy king. He could come up with such a method. I am ashamed of myself! Your Majesty, please wait and see. I will never let down your Majesty's trust!"

As smart as he is, he has already sensed the business opportunities and political achievements.

After He Bayun left, Zhao Yu could finally relax and enjoy the ten-day long vacation without having to worry about the "work of paperwork".

The emperor is like this, and the officials are no exception.

In the city of Shenjing, after paying homage to Zhao Yu at the Zhengdan Grand Court, the princes and officials scattered, and most of them started a 20-day paid vacation.

All officials in Beijing, including Wang Pu and Zhang Xiu, wrote a big bag of New Year's greetings and went to their colleagues' homes to post them.

It's just that every household has to visit relatives and friends, so after this post was accepted by the concierge, I didn't expect the other party to reply.

The New Year's card handed out is like the New Year's card in Zhao Yu's previous life, it just means that I am still there and thinking of you.

However, after Wang Pu finished submitting the post, he locked himself in the study room, spread out the paper on the desk, frowned and thought from time to time, and started writing furiously from time to time.

"Wang Wenbo, it's Chinese New Year and everyone is visiting relatives and friends. What do you mean by locking yourself in your room? Are you so unwilling to see me and the children?"

Outside the study, the dissatisfied voice of Wang Pu's wife came.

Wang Pu sighed, stood up and opened the door.

Seeing his wife's dissatisfied eyes, Wang Pu suppressed his mood and whispered:
"It's not good for my husband. Now His Majesty has just ascended the throne and has entrusted me with important responsibilities. Your Majesty is so kind, and I can only repay you wholeheartedly. Please forgive me, Madam. This Spring Festival, I will trouble Madam to take the children to play." Bar."

Looking at her husband's apologetic eyes, his wife Zhao couldn't help but feel soft, she stretched out her hand to straighten Wang Pu's clothes, and said:

"Your Majesty has the grace to know your husband. I know it and understand my husband's ambitions. Leave the children to me. I won't let those little bastards disturb my husband. I just hope that my husband will pay attention to my own. Don't wear yourself out because of this. After all, my husband is not a vigorous young man in his early twenties, he has to learn how to maintain his health."

"Pu thanked Madam for her concern."

Hearing Zhao's words, Wang Pu was deeply moved, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to hug Zhao in his arms.

Feeling Wang Pu's true feelings, Zhao's heart was as sweet as eating honey, but she is a very traditional woman, she couldn't help being ashamed after reacting, and said in a low voice:
"It's not good for children to see it in broad daylight, let it go!"

Wang Pu, who let go of his hand, was a little crazy for a moment when he saw his wife breaking away from his arms, smiling shyly at him, turning around and leaving the courtyard.

When he came to his senses, he shook his head mockingly, returned to his study, and continued to write furiously.

　Chapter 3 hasn't been finished yet, probably a little later...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)