Chapter 813 Pei Nanwei: The new generation of color armor
Xu Zhihu married relatively early.
At that time, Xu Fengnian was only twelve years old. Xu Zhihu naturally did not expect that Xu Fengnian and Jiang Ni, two little kids, got along day and night, and already had a vague affection for each other.
At this moment, Xu Zhihu only regarded Xu Fengnian, who was seventeen or eighteen years old, as an ordinary child. He believed that Xu Fengnian's resentment and complaints were just due to his reluctance to part with those beautiful maids.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhihu began to persuade:
"Fengnian, you don't have to worry. When your second sister and I left Lingzhou City, we already told dad that when you go back, Wutong Garden will definitely be refilled for you."
"Thank you, eldest sister, second sister."
Because Xu Fengnian was afraid of her second sister Xu Weixiong, she did not dare to say anything. She could only say thank you with a sad face.
Afterwards, the three siblings slowly reminisced about old times and continued chatting until Youshi.
Seeing the sunset, the eunuch waiting on the side reminded Xu Fengnian that it was time to leave the harem.
Xu Fengnian was full of grievances and secretly returned to Sifangguan. He could only continue to go to Zhao Yi to drink and vent his anger.
It's late May in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Zhao Yi, the prince of Jiaodong, sent his sister to the palace.
Because it was just the daughter of a vassal king of the Liyang Dynasty who entered the palace as a concubine, Su Mingzhe did not hold any ceremony.
In the evening, Su Mingzhe just held a dinner party.
The people attending the dinner mainly included civil and military officials, as well as some envoys and envoys from the Sifang Pavilion.
Su Mingzhe and Xu Fengnian met again after nearly a year apart, and their impressions of each other changed.
Last year, Xu Fengnian was still a carefree prince of Northern Liang.
And this year, Xu Fengnian has become a little scoundrel who knows the harshness of the world and has been in the world of martial arts.
Xu Fengnian's impression of Su Mingzhe has also changed a lot.
Last year, Su Mingzhe had just traveled through time, his memories merged, and he devoted all his energy to the great cause of restoring the country.
Xu Fengnian was so frightened that Su Mingzhe took one look at him, and he was so frightened that he would have peed if it had not been for the groom, Lao Huang.
And this year, Su Mingzhe, although his body is becoming more majestic, his eyes are closed, as if there is wind, rain, thunder and lightning gathering.
When other people faced the Shu Emperor, they were all trembling with fear, walking on thin ice, for fear of making the Shu Emperor unhappy and causing great disaster to themselves!
However, when Su Mingzhe looked at Xu Fengnian, his eyes were always gentle.
However, Xu Fengnian didn't feel any 'hostility' from Su Mingzhe.
The dinner party passed peacefully.
The next day, at dawn.
Su Mingzhe only slept for an hour or two before he woke up.
Getting up from the unfamiliar bed, he looked back and saw that Zhao Cuili, the legitimate second daughter of King Jiaodong, was still sleeping soundly in Haitang, which not only made him feel a little emotional.
"Sure enough, being the emperor is the most enjoyable thing!"
Before yesterday, the two had obviously never met.
But Zhao Cuili, who has been a golden person since she was a child, has to serve Su Mingzhe cautiously.
Even if Su Mingzhe made many excessive demands, Zhao Cuili could only accept them.
After getting up, Su Mingzhe told the maids not to wake up the second daughter of Jiaodong King to catch up on her sleep.
When he arrived at the Imperial Study Room, he saw that Jade Consort Xu Weixiong had arrived a step ahead of him.
"Concubine, please pay your respects to Your Majesty!"
Xu Weixiong is still wearing a white palace skirt.
Her appearance is actually not bad, but with her thick eyebrows and big eyes, she does not look delicate or quiet at all.
In other words, Xu Weixiong's appearance does not conform to the aesthetics of this era.
In addition, Su Mingzhe's harem concubines are all beautiful and fragrant beauties. Among them, Xu Weixiong's appearance can only be regarded as middle-to-lower.
It is precisely because he knows that his appearance is average, that after Xu Weixiong entered Su Mingzhe's harem group, he always relied on his "ability" to rise to the top.
Su Mingzhe and Xu Weixiong entered the imperial study. After a while, Wang Chengen, the eunuch in charge, began to pass the food around.
Xu Weixiong served the man breakfast, and the two began to work.
The Kingdom of Shu was newly established, and most of its rules and regulations continued from the Liyang Dynasty.
Su Mingzhe has ordered Prime Minister Zhao Dingxiu to formulate the "Laws of Shu" as soon as possible.
Because of this incident, Zhao Dingxiu's hair has almost turned gray recently.
On this day, Zhao Dingxiu was busy with political affairs and summoned Pei Jicheng, his Hanlin scholar, to inquire about the progress of determining the "Laws of Shu".
(Su Mingzhe handed over the work to Zhao Dingxiu, and Zhao Dingxiu assigned it to the dozen or so Hanlin officials from Bo Wen Guang Ji below.)
Pei Jicheng, a Hanlin scholar, has a good family background and can be regarded as the real person in charge of formulating the "Laws of Shu".
Following his usual practice, Pei Jicheng reported the progress and then left.
Zhao Dingxiu stopped him:
"Jicheng, there have been a lot of rumors spreading in the capital recently. Do you know what they are?"
Pei Jicheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, heard the Prime Minister's question, his face straightened, and he said respectfully:
"Back to Prime Minister, I have been busy revising the "Shu Code" and I haven't heard any rumors!"
"Really? Then after you leave today, go and listen!"
Zhao Dingxiu didn't care whether Pei Jicheng really hadn't heard of it or was pretending to be at odds with him, so he directly gave him an unclear order and asked him to retreat.
The Zhao family and the Pei family are both powerful and prominent families in Shu.
Twenty years ago, Zhao Changling, who led the Northern Liang army to break through the border, was the Zhao family in Shuzhong.
At that time, the Emperor of Shu learned that Zhao Changling had taken refuge with Xu Xiao, and was so angry that he killed more than 200 members of Zhao Changling's family.
However, the Zhao family had a great cause and they cut off Zhao Changling's branch and Zhao Dingxiu's branch.
The same is true for the Pei family.
That year, Western Shu was destroyed, and the head of the Pei family, Pei Kai, led his children to die heroically for the country.
Pei Kai's lineage was also liquidated by the Liyang Dynasty.
At that time, a new branch of the Pei family stood up again and chose to join the Liyang Dynasty.
Now, the Kingdom of Shu has been reestablished, the line of the Pei family that went to the Liyang Dynasty has fallen, and Pei Jicheng's line has stood up again.
It has to be said that these wealthy and aristocratic families have so many branches that it would be very difficult to destroy them all in one go.
Pei Jicheng got Zhao Dingxiu's words and went on duty. When he returned home, he called the housekeeper Laifu and asked about the recent rumors in Jinguan City.
The housekeeper Laifu was hesitant and didn't dare to say anything.
But after Pei Jicheng glared at him fiercely, Laifu said helplessly:
"Master, just a few days ago, the new rouge list in Jianghu came out. There are seven concubines from Emperor Shu's harem on the list!"
"Um?"
Pei Jicheng immediately frowned when he heard that the concubine of Emperor Shu's harem was related to 'Rouge Bang'.
To be able to become a scholar of the Imperial Academy of Shu, Pei Jicheng is not a "corrupt scholar" and he also understands the world.
The so-called martial arts review list and the rouge list of Jianghu will not easily offend the royal families of various countries.
And once you get involved with these Jianghu forces, it means countless troubles.
Seeing that his master had given no instructions, the housekeeper Laifu took courage and continued to preach:
"Among them, Yifei Chen Yu continues to rank second on the rouge list!"
"Xiangfei sweet potato is also on the rouge list, ranking third!"
"Pure Concubine Murong Wuzhu, ranked fifth!"
"Xue Fei Xu Zhihu, ranked seventh!"
"King Zhaoyi Chudong, ranked tenth!"
"In addition to the main list of the rouge list, there is also a deputy list. Jade Concubine Xu Weixiong is at the top of the deputy list!"
"Zhaorong Qingniao, second on the deputy list."
Pei Jicheng listened silently to the butler's words, then began to stroke his beard with both hands, and said depressedly:
"These imperial concubines are on the rouge list. Either Jinyiwei or Yipintang took action. Why did the Prime Minister ask me to inquire about this?"
Jinyiwei is the secret service of the Shu Kingdom.
Yipintang is a martial arts wizard carefully selected from the Shu Kingdom's Yulin Guards. He is mainly responsible for Jianghu affairs.
The martial arts of each of the Yulin Guards who are able to enter the First Grade Hall have reached the true Zhixuan realm!
After the housekeeper Laifu heard his master muttering to himself, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes and he spoke again:
"Master, there is a young lady in our family who has also entered the rouge list."
"Huh? Who?"
Pei Jicheng was startled by the housekeeper's words. He quickly ran through the looks of his daughters or his brothers' daughters in his mind. He didn't find any that stood out, so he scolded:
"That's nonsense. How can any young lady in our family be qualified to be on this rouge list?"
When the housekeeper Laifu saw that his master had a bad memory, he reminded him:
"Master, she is the daughter of the previous patriarch, Master Kai. She is ranked...first on the rouge list!"
"The daughter of the previous patriarch, Mr. Kai...you said it's Nan Wei's child?"
Pei Jicheng took a breath and started to panic.
It is said that people are more afraid of being famous than pigs are afraid of being strong!
A young lady from the Pei family has become the first in the rouge list, surpassing all the emperor's concubines. Isn't this going to cause trouble?
"Laifu dare not hide it from the master, this is absolutely true!"
As Laifu said, he said one more thing:
"Recently, it has been rumored that Miss Nanwei has a beauty that will captivate the country and the city. She has been named the new generation of 'Sejia'. Emperor Shu is planning to marry her as his queen..."
"Prepare the sedan chair! Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
Pei Jicheng is so tired!
He had just inherited the position of leader of the Pei clan, and in less than a year, such a big thing happened in the clan.
If these rumors spread into the palace and are known by the jealous concubines in the harem, wouldn't it be a catastrophe for the Pei family?
You know, Zhao Changling, the "Shu traitor" twenty years ago, was angry because his daughter failed in a harem fight and was killed, so he violated the Shu Kingdom and took refuge with Xu Xiao!
Thinking of this, Pei Jicheng wished he could drive Pei Nanwei out of the Pei family immediately.
However, this idea is just a thought.
Pei Kai is a hero who died for his country.
His daughter Pei Nanwei is also the number one beauty on the rouge list.
If Pei Jicheng drives her out of the Pei family, it will really be a disaster!
Feeling anxious, Pei Jicheng rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
As soon as he informed the concierge of his name, the concierge asked people to take Pei Jicheng to Zhao Dingxiu's study.
"Jicheng is here."
Zhao Dingxiu had been waiting for a long time, but when he saw Pei Jicheng appearing in a panic, he smiled instead.
"Look at the tea!"
"Thank you, Mr. Xiang!"
Pei Jicheng thanked him fearfully, sat down again, and then told the news he had heard. Then he looked bitter and begged in embarrassment:
"Master Xiang, this Jianghu Rouge List has caused great harm to our Pei family! You must help me!"
Seeing that Pei Jicheng was so frightened, Zhao Dingxiu didn't bother to beat around the bush with him, so he simply said directly:
"Jicheng is where blessings lie and misfortunes lie behind, and misfortunes lie on blessings."
"Your Majesty often says that everything has two sides."
"Miss Pei Nanwei of yours, if she can be ranked first on the rouge list, she must be beautiful and fragrant, and her country will be captivated! In my opinion, this is the blessing of your Pei family and our country of Shu!"
When Pei Jicheng heard what Zhao Dingxiu said, he immediately felt relieved, but he still asked in confusion:
"Master Xiang, I am from Hutu. Please explain me in detail."
Zhao Dingxiu didn't mind the trouble, took a sip of tea, and began to speak slowly:
"It would be a long story to talk about this matter..."