However, Wu Shigong, who knew Zhu Qilan's temper well, did not get angry. He knew that this was Zhu Qilan's child having a temper tantrum again. So Wu Shigong coaxed and asked like a child: "What did I do that was unfair? Tell me! If it is really the case,
If I do something wrong, I will let Xiuer slap my palm."
"Pfft!" The three girls were happy at the same time. Zhu Qilan also rolled in Wu Shigong's arms and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty! Those two princesses came in later than Lan'er. Lan'er's position in the palace should be higher than them.
yes."
As soon as he said this, Wu Shigong was suddenly stuck.
After coming to Beijing this time, Wu Shigong also indulged a little bit. Facing the swarming "wave of female sacrifices", Wu Shigong also selected a few. For example, Tian Hongyu offered Tian Guifei's sister and Chen Yuanyuan.
In addition, the two princesses Changping and Zhaoren and some beautiful concubines in the palace were also included in Wu Shigong's harem.
Of course, Wu Shigong's excuse to the outside world was to "shame the imperial family of the former Ming Dynasty and revive the glory of the new emperor." In fact, the ultimate reason was that Wu Shigong was just lustful.
However, when the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China is held, the concubines in Wu Shigong's harem will also be canonized. The top three among them are of course the queen - Xue Yufei, the imperial concubine - Li Xin and the imperial concubine - Luo Qingjun, and the others
The concubines will also be ranked in order. As for the three princesses Changping, Zhaoren and Zhu Qilan, because they are the royal daughters of the previous dynasty, they are ranked higher among the concubines. However, Zhu Qilan is ranked second to the two princesses.
After her death, she was just a princess. So today Zhu Qilan was a little jealous, so she came to Wu Shigong to act like a spoiled child.
But Wu Shigong didn't have any good methods for people like Zhu Qilan who had a little girl's mentality. In fact, this phenomenon also exists not only among the concubines, but also among the current Daping Army - the old are not as good as the newcomers.
Because he wanted to recruit the officials and generals of the original Ming Dynasty, Wu Shigong not only gave certain key people high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but also spent a large sum of money to bribe them, making these people's status and wealth even greater than that of you who had been following Wu Shigong.
The old man Ning Jun made some old people in the Runing Army always complain and make weird things. In this regard, Wu Shigong could only try his best to appease the old man and secretly sent a message to the old man Runing Jun: When everything is settled, the Daping Dynasty will provide promotions and subsidies in the future.
. Take care of these elderly people. Therefore, the saying "a bowl of water will bring peace" may sound simple, but it is indeed too difficult to practice.
After thinking about it for a long time, Wu Shigong could only change the topic and said what Zhu Qilan wanted to hear: "From now on, I will make your Zheng'er the King of Shu and make your uncle's family angry to death. What do you think?"
Unexpectedly, Zhu Qilan felt relieved as soon as she said such nonsense. She rolled her dark eyes and continued to make conditions: "That Lan'er also wanted to go to the palace to play. After arriving in the capital, she was bored in the palace every day.
It’s boring and boring, and it’s not fun at all.”
"Okay!" Wu Shigong said helplessly to Zhu Qilan, "It's also dangerous outside the Heavenly Palace these days, and the gardens were burned to ashes by Shaanxi thieves and Tatars. After they're cleaned up in a few days, I'll take you to play first.
If I have the opportunity to inspect Jiangnan in the future, I will also take you with me. What do you think?"
"That's pretty much it!" Zhu Qilan was now satisfied.
Unexpectedly, these three concubines were not the only ones who arrived. At this moment, Luo Qingjun, accompanied by the palace maid, came to this small room again. Seeing Luo Qingjun's arrival, Wu Shigong rolled his eyes in confusion.
Seeing that the palace maid was also carrying a food box, Wu Shigong knew that Luo Qingjun also brought supper to him. But he also understood that Luo Qingjun had something to say, so Wu Shigong got up and hurriedly dealt with the two supper.
After talking for most of the time, he then asked: "Jun'er, you can tell me anything you want today. I will agree to it."
At this time, Luo Qingjun had not yet woken up from the surprise of seeing Qiong Niang and the other three people. She said "ah" a few times, then blushed "shua" and said to Wu Shigong in a mosquito voice:
"Your Majesty! I have something to say to you alone."
"Is there anything you can't say in front of the family?" Wu Shigong asked curiously.
"That's it...it's our Luo family..." Luo Qingjun said hesitantly.
Wu Shigong understood at once that Luo Qingjun came to run for office for his natal family. So he nodded with a smile and said: "I will give your father and uncle a minister and a governor. How about the governor of Shandong?
There is no way, your uncle's qualifications are indeed relatively low, let's wait until later! Let him join the cabinet if there is a chance."
For the Luo family who married their daughter back then, although they did not grab the position of head wife, they now have a noble concubine, so they are not dissatisfied. But because they became noble relatives, they were afraid that they would not have real power in the future, so today
, they just want to use Luo Qingjun to find out Wu Shigong's tone.
Hearing that Wu Shigong had agreed to the two powerful official positions of Shangshu and Governor, Luo Qingjun suddenly smiled, looking satisfied. Wu Shigong smiled and looked at Luo Qingjun's smiling face, but he sighed secretly in his heart: Back then, this little girl was
As a victim of the family, she was married into a political marriage, and now she is still working hard to benefit the family. It is really pitiful!
As for the establishment of Yamen in the Daping Dynasty, it is still being kept secret these days. There will be more than just six Yamen in the New Dynasty, and the number of Yamen will also increase greatly. Therefore, the value of a minister's position will actually decrease a lot.
And because of the divestment of judicial power, the value of the governor's position will also be much less. Moreover, local officials in the Daping Dynasty will implement the practice of joint governance. The governor is only the nominal head of a province and cannot hold power alone. Therefore, Wu Shigong's
Promise is actually not as good as it sounds.
So seeing Luo Qingjun's satisfaction, Wu Shigong couldn't bear it. Finally, he added: "Report more children from your mother's family, and I will give them more consideration when it comes to official positions."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Luo Qingjun said the blessing ceremony again and again, feeling elated with joy.
Wu Shigong couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but remind Luo Qingjun: "No matter what, if your Luo family has the status of a noble relative, you will definitely not be able to be the first assistant. What's more, you have given birth to a prince, so Luo
It is also difficult for your family to join the cabinet. I can only promise to take care of your Luo family as much as possible. There are some things that I cannot do."
"I'll save you!" Unexpectedly, Luo Qingjun replied indifferently, "Actually, the emperor has this heart, and I can have this face. That's all. I am now a member of the Wu family."
Upon hearing Luo Qingjun's answer, Wu Shigong was stunned. It turned out that Luo Qingjun had already understood the key here. After all, she was also from an official family. The reason why she wanted to run for an official position with Wu Shigong today was because she was practical.
Secondly, she wanted to see if Wu Shigong was really good to her. Wu Shigong's answer also made the little girl Luo Qingjun quite satisfied.
This made Wu Shigong suddenly realize. It turns out that it is not too good to hide many things. Sometimes, as long as we communicate sincerely, many things may not be as difficult as imagined.
"Sisters! Why are you all here? Don't disturb the emperor's rest." Suddenly, another soft voice came from the door.
As soon as they saw Xue Yufei's arrival, all the girls immediately stood up and saluted Xue Yufei to say hello.
When Wu Shigong saw another one coming, he became playful and joked: "Fei'er, are you also bringing me midnight snacks?"
Smiles suddenly appeared on the faces of the girls. But Xue Yufei was a little confused by the question. She wondered: "Is the emperor hungry? I will arrange for someone to do it."
"No, no, no!" The smile on Wu Shigong's face became even thicker, and he asked again: "Then you also come to see me if you have something to do?"
The girls couldn't hold it any longer, and they all burst out laughing.
"It's okay!" Xue Yufei was even more confused by the laughter, "I just heard that the emperor is still busy with state affairs, so I came over to remind him to take a rest early."
Seeing Xue Yufei's puzzled look, Wu Shigong finally couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha——! Okay! Just listen to the Queen. I'm lazy today. Ye Zhong! Move those things down first, and I'll do it tomorrow.
Look, you all stay here and chat with me tonight."
"Ah!?" All the girls immediately exclaimed. They all knew that Wu Shigong would never just talk to him later.
Xue Yufei, who had the highest status, spoke first. She hesitated, blushed, and said softly to Wu Shigong: "Your Majesty! The days are long! You have to go to court tomorrow. Otherwise, let..."
"It's better to choose the sun than to hit it!" Wu Shigong interrupted Xue Yufei without hesitation, "I'll keep them all. With you, I will be 'from now on, the king will not go to court early', so what? Hahaha——!"
…
Having said that, Wu Shigong still got up early the next day. At the beginning of the new dynasty, there were many things waiting to be done, and Wu Shigong would never dare to slack off. And these days, Wu Shigong was even more busy, even in Runing.
The system of taking a ten-day break and one day off can no longer be implemented. Wu Shigong was so busy every day that he was dizzy.
After the morning court, Wu Shigong immediately returned to the palace and took the time to annotate the memorials that he had dragged down yesterday. But after not annotating for a while, Wu Chengqing, the youngest son of Caroline, ran in like a tiger. He was only five years old.
Regardless of his father's surprised look, he went straight to a cabinet in the imperial study room and rummaged through it to find a rubber ball.
"Hey!" Seeing Wu Chengqing about to run, Wu Shigong rushed over, grabbed his waist, and lifted him up. Then Wu Shigong hugged the mixed-race kid and asked, "Who told you to throw the ball?"
Put it here?"
But looking at his son, who looked so cute and tiger-headed, Wu Shigong couldn't keep his face at all, and couldn't help but kiss his little face. (To be continued...)
