Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 42 Pretty Boy Li Shoujie (Special thanks to book friends for ten years of lonely monthly tickets!)

After retreating from the court, Chai Zongxun had lunch with his mother, the Queen Mother Fu, in Baoci Hall.

There were dozens of dishes on the table, and Empress Dowager Fu only used one or two chopsticks for each dish, and stopped after a brief taste.

Queen Mother Fu sighed:
“The food in Damingfu, my mother’s hometown, is still delicious.

I still remember when I was a child, my mother, my elder sister Queen Xuanyi, and my younger sister Mrs. Xunyang, dined, read, and worked as female celebrities together at their home in Daming Mansion.

Why! "

Chai Zongxun’s sigh after knowing his mother contained countless memories and nostalgia for the past years, and he said with a smile:

"Mother, if you want to eat the food from Daming Palace in your hometown, you can send a message to your grandfather, King Wei, and ask him to send some food from your hometown to the palace.

The distance from Damingfu to the capital is more than a thousand miles, and it can be reached by horseback in three days. "

Queen Mother Fu nodded and said happily:
"Your Majesty, my grandfather sent a messenger a few days ago to deliver a message. He said that after the harvest in the fields this autumn, he would send your uncle and your cousin Zhen'er to the capital to visit my mother and son. At that time, they would bring a large amount of Damingfu's hometown dishes. Come."

Chai Zongxun said happily:
"My cousin is coming in the autumn? That's great. Then I can play with my cousin again!"

Queen Mother Fu looked at Chai Zongxun and smiled and nodded.

After finishing the meal, he sat around for a while. Seeing that Queen Mother Fu wanted to go to bed and take a nap, Chai Zongxun took his leave and returned to his palace, Qingshou Hall, where he sat and chatted with Wu Chaolu for a while.

On the fifth morning, Lu Zi entered the palace and served as a female official next to Chai Zongxun for more than a month. She was in a happy mood, had excellent food and accommodation, and a female official taught her how to read, read, and learn to be a nun. It was a huge difference from before. It's even more dazzling.

Chai Zongxun asked about the situation when her mother took her to flee Mizhi County.

Fifth Chaolu frowned slightly and said:
"Your Majesty, Nunu heard from my mother that after the war subsided in the first year of Xiande and Liu Jun escaped, my mother originally wanted to take back the hundred acres of land passed down by her father and live with Nunu in Mizhi.

However, our family's land and all the fields in Mizhi County were all taken over by wealthy families from Jinzhou Prefecture within a few days after Liu Jun was defeated and fled.

My mother was extremely angry, but she was kicked out by the gatekeepers several times when she went to the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion in Jinzhou, and there was no place to redress her grievances.

My mother said that without the land, the only two old servants left in the family also left.

In desperation, my mother had no choice but to take Nunu to seek refuge with her aunt and uncle in Jinzhou Prefecture. "

Chai Zongxun nodded and thought: "No wonder Wang Yan used the common people as bait to lure the enemy deeper. It turns out that there is still a stake in killing someone with a borrowed knife.

I'm afraid that in my great Zhou Dynasty, the governors from all over the country are almost as violent and plundering the people. "

Chai Zongxun held the jade-like hand exposed on the fifth day and said with a smile:

"Chaolu, the eunuch I sent to Mizhi County, Jinzhou Prefecture, reported that they have found the graves of your parents and started to search for Feng Shui treasures in Mizhi County to build a stone tomb for them to bury together.

This is also a little compensation from me to commend your father for being loyal to me, Da Zhou. "

Fifth Chaolu cried gratefully.

Just as he was talking about this, a personal eunuch named Xiaoliuzi came into the palace and bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, Taifu Wang has ordered his servant to report to your Majesty that he has arrived in the capital with Li Shoujie, the son of Zhaoyi Jiedushi Li Jun, and is waiting outside the Anyuan Gate of the imperial palace."

Chai Zongxun said:

"Ask Taifu to take Li Shoujie to wait at Jiying Hall."

After sitting for a while and bidding farewell to Fifth Morning Dew, Chai Zongxun stood up and walked to Jiying Palace, surrounded by Tang Qi and other eunuchs and maids.

The time has come for a cup of tea to be enough.

Chai Zongxun stepped into the palace and saw Wang Zhu and a young man in his early twenties with thin skin and fair flesh waiting in the palace. When he saw him coming in, he bowed to him. Chai Zongxun sat down on the throne of Yuqi and said: "You two love me, please sit down!"

After sizing up Li Shoujie who was sitting on the square stool, Chai Zongxun said doubtfully:

"Taifu, is this really Li Shoujie, the son of Zhaoyi Jiedushi Li Jun?"

Wang Zhu smiled and said:

"Your Majesty, he is indeed Li Shoujie, the son of Li Jun, the envoy of Zhaoyi Festival. It is true as he is."

Chai Zongxun nodded, thinking: "Although Taifu is a good drinker, he has always been trustworthy and would not find a pretty boy to deceive me."

Li Shoujie hurriedly said with a flattering smile:

"Your Majesty, this time I followed the Grand Tutor to the capital. Due to the rush of time, I did not have time to prepare a large gift to present to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. It is a small gift, but I hope that Your Majesty will not give it up!"

Li Shoujie took out a gift list from his arms, bowed and presented it with both hands. Tang Qi walked down the jade steps and took it over.

When Chai Zongxun looked at the gift list, he couldn't help laughing and said:
"Li Aiqing, why did you bring so many rare treasures to Beijing?
Hey, why are there ten little girls? "

Li Shoujie said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, these ten stunning girls were all carefully selected by my father and me from the people in Luzhou and other places.

Your Majesty is the first child prodigy emperor in history. He worked hard for our country at a young age. He must have lacked playmates of the same age in the palace and was a little lonely. I hope your Majesty can like them. "

Chai Zongxun said without comment, "Bring these ten little girls into the palace."

After a while, ten little girls from Zhaoyi Jiedu Mansion who were waiting in the side hall, led by several eunuchs and palace maids, walked into the hall dressed exquisitely.

After the ceremony, Chai Zongxun ordered ten little girls to raise their heads.

Seeing that they were all six or seven-year-old little girls with beautiful faces and graceful looks, they looked pitiful. Chai Zongxun thought to himself:
"It's true that "the king of Chu has such a thin waist that many people starve to death in the palace."

I accidentally admitted the Fifth Chaolu girl whom Zhang Yong rescued in Jinzhou into the palace, and the news spread all over the country. I am afraid that officials and military envoys from all over the Zhou Dynasty thought that I was fond of beauty.

The abuse of power can lead to disaster, as can be seen here. "

Chai Zongxun said warmly:
"Don't be afraid, tell me where your hometown is?"

When the emperor inquired, the ten little girls did not dare not answer, and they all answered one after another.

Chai Zongxun nodded and said:
"Why did you all come to the capital to see me? I want to hear your truth."

The ten little girls looked at each other. After a moment of silence, one little girl said:
"Your Majesty, my daughter's family is from Luzhou. Originally, the family reclaimed wasteland and had enough to eat.

But a few days ago, the government suddenly sent out a large number of sergeants to look for beautiful little girls among the people. When a civilian girl was playing with her friends in front of the house, she was suddenly snatched into a carriage by a government sergeant. They left ten taels of silver to the civilian girl's parents and left!
Woohoo……”

Chai Zongxun sighed after hearing this.

Seeing that the little emperor was not angry, the other little girls immediately boldly told what happened to him.

The situations were all similar: girls from common people's families were immediately snatched into carriages and given a few taels of silver to their parents; girls from wealthy or official families had officials come to persuade them and were given more than ten times more money.

Chai Zongxun asked:
"Then do you want to stay in the palace and live with me, or do you want to return home?"

Several girls cried when they heard this, and then all the girls started crying, and they all said:
"Your Majesty, the women want to go home!"

(End of this chapter)