box of hearts

Chapter 50: Welcome the Cyclamen (15)
On the side of the arrow garden is the corner field. As soon as Qi She entered the field, several small supervisors quickly took off his shirt for him.In an instant, the upper body was naked, and he shouted a Mongolian word.Kneeling down, a dozen Tatar wrestlers with flat noses and slender noses responded in unison.Qi She pointed at one person, and the person stood up, walked with him to the center of the field, pressed his chest together and saluted, and then began to fight.The two people took two steps back and two steps forward extremely slowly like two heavy bulls, and in an instant they fought together like two nimble leopards.The rest of the wrestlers also practiced against each other, tumbling and shoving constantly.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Qi She left the stage, and the eunuchs took off his sweaty underwear, shoes and socks one by one.The indeterminate flame illuminates a naked male body, hot, bright, strong and smooth, like a heavy weapon in a forge.Immediately, the cool water from the new well poured in all directions, quenching the fire for the weapon.

Next is breakfast.In the exquisite small dining room, there was a whole pot of stewed mutton on the table. Qi She grabbed a sharp knife with a Hanyu handle and cut the food, and wiped it all out in the blink of an eye.At this time, the golden rooster sang three times, and the window was filled with dawn.On the other end, Zhou Dun held the crown of the prince.

The road from the Prince Regent's Mansion to the Imperial City has already been cleared, and at about three o'clock in the morning, the chariot and the canopy covered Qi She's sedan chair and entered the Forbidden City.In the center of the golden platform at the Huangji Gate is a golden dragon chair, and on the left side of the dragon chair is a large carved lacquer throne, on which Qi She sits.There were three clean whips that echoed sharply through the sky, and there was a high-pitched and distant sound:
"Emperor-up-drive-to-"

In an instant, on both sides of the royal road and between the eaves and pillars of the hatchback of the golden platform, civil and military officials fell to the ground one after another, and Qi She also got down and knelt down.But when they heard that the horses were walking, the nine warriors in brocade clothes held five huge umbrellas and four round fans, and they were lined up around Danchi.A ten-year-old boy walked up to the hall slowly. The clothes of twelve dragons reflected the rising sun, and his face was covered with crowns and beads. Underneath, there was a pair of eyes like lacquer spots that could not be covered.

This is the current Holy Lord, the young emperor who is only 11 years old—Qi Hong.

Qi Hong sat on the throne with his shoulders open, and nodded to this side, "Uncle Emperor, Regent, the regular court begins."

Qi She took the order and sat down on the left head again, "Everyone is flat." Then there was another "crash" and all the officials stood up one after another.Under the east and west eaves and pillars, the places where the Dajiuqing and the Six Branch Corridors stand in sequence have already been filled with court officials, but there are only two people standing next to the cabinet auxiliary ministers in sequence: the one in the front is always five or sixty years old, and the one in the back is always five or sixty years old. He was a tall, thin man in his early thirties, wearing a first-class court dress, with clear and fleshy mustaches, shaved steadily and restrained.

Qi She's eyes were directed here, "Lord Wang Zhengting."

The man took half a step forward, "The minister is here."

"On the morning of the [-]th and [-]th, two cabinet ministers, Wang Quezhao and Wang Zhenghao, took leave consecutively. Why are they still absent today?"

"Back to the Regent, the two adults ate a few extra crabs at the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner yesterday. They caught cold for a while and felt unwell, so they were absent."

"My lord Wang Chaezhao has always been tough, and he has grown stronger since his old age. It is said that he eats [-] snails a day. Why can't a few crabs bear it?"

"It's indeed a crab." Wang Zhengting glanced at another cabinet minister, "Master Wei Yuan was also at the banquet yesterday, so you can testify."

Wei Yuan, who was wide and fat, bowed his body and cupped his hands, "It's indeed a crab." It was as if a historian was describing a century-old event, very solemn.

With the same solemnity, Wang Zhengting raised his face and looked directly at Qi She.The arc of his eyes is very similar to that of his father and elder brother, but his eyes are completely different. There is no arrogance in the turbulent waves, but like a frozen river, very quiet and dull. I just don’t know if he is diving underwater. with piranhas.

Qi She stared at him for a moment, without saying a word and shifting his eyes, "Each yamen will act in turn."

On the stone dial outside the main hall, the black shadow of the copper pointer gradually moved to the east.An hour later, the Great Dynasty ended.Qi She went straight from Huangji Terrace to Chongding Courtyard of Meridian Gate, changed into a plain white robe, and copied the yellow box on the desk one by one.During the interval, officials continued to ask for an interview.It was not until the early hours that there was time for dinner.The meals are very simple, three or four meat dishes, a bucket of rice, and a bowl of crab soup.Qi She is still eating like that, with nothing left.After rinsing his mouth, drinking a bowl of tea, he took a sedan chair to the Qianqing Palace.

In Yangzhengxuan in the palace, clear mud and gold bricks slipped quietly under a pair of stone blue cloud shoes, and slid to a bright yellow and vermilion velvet carpet.

"Chen Qishe respectfully invites Shengan."

After the royal case around the Kejin table, the young emperor Qi Hong raised his head when he heard the sound, removed the crown from his head, and his face suddenly became amiable.His two eyebrows are sharp, with a slight look of a daughter, like his biological mother, the Empress Dowager Xihe, and there is a pair of dimples on her mouth that are exactly the same as her mother, making her smile extraordinarily sweet.He quickly walked down the hall with wind in his skirt, and held out his hands, "Uncle Huang, please get up! How many times have I said that Uncle Huang's leg has an old disease, and he was injured again a while ago. There is no place for outsiders. The gift can be avoided as much as possible."

Qi She stood up, eyes slightly lowered, watching the childish smile below.It was the child's father who once took away everything that belonged to Qi She: the favor of the father, the position of prince, the lives of his beloved wife and young son, and almost his own.During the four years of confinement, Qi She never ceased to hate this eldest brother, even though he had passed away—a contemptuous death on the body of a concubine— He still hates him, so he hates his son just as much.However, if some people you meet are as clean as the sky, some things will be like the weather, which will be unknowingly from midwinter to hot summer.Qi She hadn't been able to tell when Qi Hong developed such deep feelings. It was the child who suddenly turned pale and hid behind him at the meeting of thousands of people, holding his helmet with reverence and envy. Also teach me how to fight, okay, or cry and caress a fresh wound on his hand from hunting? Uncle, do you hurt? Make the strongest hunter lower the iron bow in his hand.Qi She has no children, except for the baby who was murdered less than one month after birth, but he thinks that his feelings for Qi Hong should be the feelings of a father for a child. He is willing to protect him, teach him, and cultivate him.Until one day, the land he has worked on will give out another season of new seedlings.Even if this is revenge, use love and sincerity to implant his own soul in the flesh and blood of his enemy.

Qi She looked down at Qi Hong, with a smile in his deep eyes, "The emperor is sympathetic, and the subject understands it, I just hope that the emperor will not mention this in the future."

Qi Hong was slightly taken aback, "Why?"

"Your Majesty has lived up to his age. Although there are many ministers who are loyal to assist and protect the emperor's image in the court, there are also many people who have different ideas and bully the young master. The ministers are promoted by the emperor, and one person will serve as an example to the world. The emperor is very respectful, no one dares to give nine points."

Qi Hong pursed his lips, and dimples appeared on both sides, "Uncle Huang always thinks of me this way." Still holding Qi She's sleeve, he tugged, and then walked back to the desk, "Uncle Huang is also sitting down. Let's go. Ying Xi, show the uncle tea."

An old supervisor with goose skin and white hair brought a cup of rock sugar chrysanthemum tea. Qi She sat down on the grand teacher's chair that had been placed on the side of the imperial case all year round. The emperor has read all the memorials sent?"

"I've read it all, but there's only one thing I don't understand."

"Please speak, Your Majesty."

Qi Hong wiped his forehead, his posture was extremely young and mature, "The Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy expires, why is Lu Qiansi the reported replacement candidate?"

"What does the emperor think is wrong?"

"Everyone knows that Lu Qiansi was originally the undercover agent of Wang Zhengxun, the former right servant of the household department. The emperor's uncle had used thunderous means to get rid of Wang Zhengxun a while ago, why did he use his people instead? Besides, Lu Qiansi, this time When he served as the county magistrate of Qingjiang County in Linjiang Prefecture, he was impeached for embezzling [-] yuan a year. Later, when he served as a Tongzhi in Dengzhou, Shandong, he was imprisoned for embezzling ink, but he did not go into the details because the Wang family took the "investigation without evidence" entrustment. Now that he has completed the nine-year exam, he will be promoted as a regular, but he will only be given a spare job. Salt, Cao, and He are the three major administrations in the south of the Yangtze River. The most important thing. Why did the emperor pick and choose thousands of times, but finally chose such a person?"

Qi She smiled warmly and lovingly, "'Although the king is young, he is the son of a son.'[16] The emperor already has the wisdom to judge the situation and the insight to observe people at a young age, and he will definitely be a generation of holy masters in the future."

Qi Hong turned his eyes and grinned, finally showing the mischievousness of a child, "Put ass, I don't allow the emperor's uncle to focus on beauty. The emperor's uncle came to Britain to pursue the country tomorrow, and he is mature enough to seek the country. There must be a deep meaning in this move, and I would like to hear about it."

Qi She laughed out loud, and straightened his face again: "As the emperor said, the method of getting rid of Wang Zhengxun was a thunderous method, and later he insisted on refusing to accept the candidates proposed by the Wang family to fill the vacancy. Several of them were absent again and again to show their protest. There is a saying that "things can be smoothed out if things are slow", so it is not appropriate to press blindly at this time, and it is the right thing to do to retreat and compromise to appease the Wang family. As for Lu Qiansi, the emperor also said, Where is this person unable to activate?"

"greedy."

"Greedy. Qingjiang County is a small county. This Lu Qiansi has the ability to scrape 10 taels of silver a year. Then think about it, with the richness of the two Huaihe Rivers, how much can he scrape in five years?"

Qi Hong frowned, "Five years?"

(End of this chapter)