Sheng Shaoqing instantly felt sorry for the more than a hundred pigs. There were so many people to eat, each person had one leg, and a pig only had four legs. Why shouldn't more than a hundred pigs be killed?
However, for the sake of everyone’s hard work for a year, let’s just kill this pig!
[You are amazing, you are noble, and you use pigs as favors.]
"Otherwise? Kill me to cheer them up?"
Sheng Shaoqing ignored the system and continued to ask Cui Yundao, "What was the process of the New Year's Eve banquet in the past?"
The CEO of Beiliang has been working for a long time, and it is inevitable that Sheng Shaoqing also has the baggage of being an idol.
Don't seek to be outstanding, but keep your face.
Cui Jun patiently answered Sheng Shaoqing, "First, envoys from various countries came to congratulate them, and then there were songs and dances to add to the fun. In the middle, there were three pilgrimages. After all the ministers made dumplings and had fun together, His Majesty gave them vegetables. However, Your Majesty is young, so this item is not enough.
You have to do it for me, and when the bell rings, it will be done."
What? Why is there still a reserved item for the Spring Festival Gala called dumpling making?!
"However, Supervisor Chang also said that the process may be different this year when the envoy from Nanjing comes to congratulate you."
Sheng Shaoqing asked curiously, "Have they not been here before? Can't we entertain them according to the previous procedures?"
Cui Yun said with a troubled expression, "At that time, Nanjing was still dominated by the Xiao family, but now it is the Liu family. If we still use the same process as before, I am afraid others will think that we underestimate them."
"After all...after all, this is the first time Nanjing has sent someone to visit me since he changed his family. There are some things that must be acceptable in terms of face."
Sheng Shaoqing knew that what Cui Yun was referring to was that Nanjing had always been at odds with Beiliang. They had been at odds with each other for many years, but this time they suddenly sent someone here, and he didn't know whether they were enemies or friends?
"That's the truth. No matter what others do, we just have to do our best."
Forsythia asked curiously from the side, "Miss Cui, the last time I heard you talk about Nanjing, you were out of town just halfway through listening to something. Why don't you tell me again so that we can always be alert, otherwise
If we make a joke in two days, won't it embarrass the Queen Mother?"
Cui Yun thought about it. After thinking for a while, he slowly said, "Some things can only be obtained by inquiring about them. The truth or falsehood is unknown. The Queen Mother has the right to enjoy it. If something goes wrong, please don't blame the Queen Mother."
yes."
Sheng Shaoqing nodded and sat upright, looking like a good student who was listening attentively.
"The original surname of this Nanjing Dynasty was Xiao. In the third year of Taihe, the eldest princess Kangning of the Xiao family married the Wang family of Langya. After the marriage, they gave birth to a son and a daughter. They are Wang Mi and Wang Xin."
Forsythia asked quickly, "Wang Xin? Isn't that the maiden name of Queen Ningzhen of Nanjing?!"
Cui Yun nodded and continued, "Wang Xin is the bloodline of the Langya Wang family and the Xiao family. She has a noble status, so she was promised to Emperor Jing Ai as his queen when she was still young."
Forsythia suddenly realized, "The rumor that Queen Wang is getting married for the second time is actually true?!"
"On the night of Wang Xin's first wedding, the then regent Xiao Ce conspired with Xuanwei general Yao Xuan to kill Emperor Ai and help Xiao Ji, who was born in Pingyuan Palace, sit on the throne."
Now it was Sheng Shaoqing's turn to be curious, "Since the regent Xiao Ce has rebelled, why not become the emperor himself?"
The cost is too high!
If you succeed, others will be the emperor; if you fail, you will go to jail, so why bother?
It was rare that Cui Yun didn't know something, so he shook his head and said, "I don't know the reason, but there are rumors that Xiao Ce is looking for a scapegoat. After all, at that time, the rumors of the death of the fifth generation of the Xiao family were all over the city.
, Xiao Ce has this worry, and he doesn’t want to be a living target because of his own considerations."
Sheng Shaoqing didn't believe that someone who could commit such an act of rebellion would be so superstitious!
If you really believe in retribution, how can you rebel?
"After the regent Xiao Ce succeeded in his mission, he drove General Yao Xuan out of Jiankang City, and he took advantage of the emperor to command the princes, and lived a life of arrogance."
The birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked. How sad and lamentable!
Sheng Shaoqing thought the story was over, but he didn't expect Cui Yun to stop. Instead, he licked his lips and continued talking.
"At that time, Wang Xin, who had just got married, was already deposed and living in seclusion in the North Palace. He even refused to return to his own mansion. After more than a year, the evil-minded Yao Xuan wanted to return to the capital and instigate the refugees to riot.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to station troops and build armor has actually become a trend."
"In order to quell the rebellion, Xiao Ce sent troops to suppress it. One of them was quite brave and made many military exploits. Within a year, he was promoted several levels to the rank of Chariot General."
"Isn't this the Liu family you are talking about?"
Cui Jun nodded and said, "Yes, he is Liu Zizhan, the current Emperor Ming of Nanjing."
"Xiao Ce used Liu Zizhan to quell the rebellion, but he did not expect that he would be used by Liu Zizhan in the end. Xiao Ce and Yao Xuan fought against each other, but Liu Zizhan finally benefited."
"What about Queen Wang?"
"Wang Xin retreated from Beigong as a deposed queen at the beginning, and later married Liu Zizhan, and followed her husband to fight everywhere to quell the chaos. Wang Xin's brother Wang Mi also switched from supporting Xiao Ce to Liu Zizhan at first. From then on, Xiao Ce
Completely losing power, Liu Zizhan also successfully ascended the throne and became the lord of Nanjing. He was also the first emperor to come from a rough background, so..."
"So, although he himself is married to the daughter of a noble family, he hates the old system of selecting officials based on their birthplace to determine their rank. Now he is carrying out reforms in Nanjing, selecting officials from poor families, and determining their rank based on their talents. It is strange.
What's surprising is that Queen Wang actually supports him."
Sheng Shaoqing thought to himself: What's so strange about this? This is the right thing, okay?
If you come from a good family and receive a good education from an early age, the probability of being a talented person is indeed high, but the probability of being a poor person is even higher. Of course, there are noble children in poor families, but they are blocked by aristocratic families.
!
Forsythia curled her lips and said, "I heard that Emperor Ming only has the Queen and the Queen in his harem. If such a husband treats each other with sincerity, how can I not support him as a wife?"
Cui Yun smiled and pinched Forsythia's waist and said, "I think you, little girl, hate getting married, right?! When you are old enough to be released from the palace, even if the Queen Mother doesn't say anything, I will definitely find a wife for you."
Good husband!"
"Huh!!" Forsythia's face turned red with embarrassment at Cui Yun's words, she stamped her feet and ran out.
Sheng Shaoqing and Cui Yun looked at the back of Forsythia who was running away, dumbfounded. When she ran away, Cui Yun said seriously, "Queen Mother, this Ming Emperor is not a good person. In the past, when the Xiao family was in power, my court was still able."
It can be said that we are evenly matched, but since Emperor Ming took over the throne, Nanjing is prosperous, but our court... I am worried that the Nanjing envoy has ulterior motives for coming."
"Are you worried that Nanjing will attack us?"
Cui Yun frowned and said, "Nanjing has no reason to cause trouble yet, but we must not have the intention of harming others and must be on guard against others. We still have to be careful."
Sheng Shaoqing nodded and said, "Soldiers are coming to block them, water is coming to cover them, and they are covered by water and soil. Take one step at a time. From the current point of view, they don't have any ill intentions. The Ai family's national flag is written quite politely, and they don't look like they are provoking trouble."
Cui Yun could only say so. After a while, he suddenly said as if he remembered something, "Wei Chen remembered that Nanjing has different customs from ours. It seems that they don't eat dumplings on New Year's Eve. They seem to eat dumplings."
…”
Cui Yun thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember what it was. He patted his head and couldn't find those two words. Those two words were clearly on his lips, "It's... what is it..."
"Is it the Lantern Festival?" Sheng Shaoqing asked tentatively.
"Hey! Yes! It's Yuanxiao!" Cui Yun smiled apologetically, "Weichen's brain is getting more and more useless!"
Sheng Shaoqing was amused by Cui Yun's reaction, and laughed and said, "It's okay, it's okay, just take a rest in two days! You must be under too much pressure recently!"
Years ago, the affairs were complicated, and she could barely maintain it with the help of the system. Cui Yun was busy all alone, and it was no wonder that her brain was confused. It was the Chinese New Year, so they had to have a good rest!
After finishing the matter, Sheng Shaoqing began to look forward to the New Year's Eve banquet the day after tomorrow. Is this how she will spend her first year in ancient times?
[The points will be settled before the new year. Your total points will be 63 points. If you can turn your points into integers before New Year’s Eve, you can activate the free exchange function.]
"Free exchange?"
Is this the kind of freedom she understands?
[Yes, this function is mainly for you to make your own request, and I will match the corresponding skills for you.]
"Integer?"
【Yes.】
OK, let's put it together, she's familiar with this.
Sheng Shaoqing immediately rolled onto the bed, covered himself with a quilt, and prepared to sleep.
system:????
"As the laziness value goes up, won't the points go down? Isn't it only three points away from the whole number?"
system:????
【Are you rounding up???】
"Isn't that what you said? Just round numbers are fine?"
The system is so angry that it is about to emit smoke. I have never seen anything like this. How come there is still rounding in reverse? You can take advantage of loopholes and play word games, right?!
【Total points 62.】
Sheng Shaoqing covered himself with the quilt with satisfaction.
【Total points 61.】
Sheng Shaoqing closed his eyes with satisfaction.
However, Sheng Shaoqing did not wait for the satisfactory 60-point report.
【Total points 63.】
【Total points 67.】
Sheng Shaoqing:????
Sheng Shaoqing sat up suddenly, "What the hell?"
[Princess Linyang found Ji Baochuan’s husband in Helian. Your affection and prestige values have increased, so your points have increased. 】
"You did it on purpose!" Sheng Shaoqing gritted his teeth and spat out these words, but the system replied casually, "That's the truth. It's up to you whether you want the skill or not."
It was only three points away. After thinking about it, Sheng Shaoqing decided to bite the bullet and do it. When she gets the skill, she won't have to suffer this idleness anymore!
But what to do?
[Friendly reminder, you can choose to brush up on classes.]
Sheng Shaoqing thought for a while, "Okay, brush it!"
"But!" Sheng Shaoqing emphasized, "I only brush three points! I won't brush more!"
This year's work will be done this year, and next year's work will be worried about next year. Don't carry this year's leftover problems into next year, that will be bad.
The system had no choice but to choose a simple diplomatic etiquette that closely followed current events and taught it to Sheng Shaoqing.
"It turns out that the endless meals on New Year's Eve have to be given to the ministers?!"
"Some dishes can only be seen but not eaten? Just to punish some ministers with a small amount of punishment?!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, there are so many rules!"
[These rules are relatively few. In the old days of Nanjing, not only would a large pot of flowers be used to set off the atmosphere before the banquet, but also a pot of flowers would be used every time a dish was served. Each dish was strived to be exquisite and pay attention to the monarch and his ministers.
Complementary, color matching.]
The city knows how to play! No wonder he was usurped.
"what about now?"
[Liu Zizhan came from a humble background and was extremely frugal. He did get rid of a lot of red tape, but he also caused a lot of controversy. 】
When the system mentioned Liu Zizhan, Sheng Shaoqing suddenly thought of what Cui Yun had just said about Liu Zizhan's reforms, and quickly asked, "This Emperor Ming, the selection he made from a poor family, and the imperial examination I know, are they the same?"
A number?"
Sheng Shaoqing suddenly felt alarm bells ringing in his heart. Previously, the system said that the unifier who appeared in advance could not be Liu Zizhan, right?
It’s so early!
The system didn't know about Sheng Shaoqing, so he replied seriously, [There is some connection, but it is not very mature now, and when it was implemented in Nanjing, it was still very controversial, so you wanted to hold the imperial examination at the beginning, but I don't recommend you try it. 】
Sheng Shaoqing thought it would be over if he matured?!
"You said... what would happen if the Unifier appeared in advance?" Sheng Shaoqing tentatively asked the system.
【Will be unified in advance.】
Sheng Shaoqing:…………
"You are not talking nonsense! I mean, what if there is such a clue?!"
The system suddenly understood Sheng Shaoqing's awkward meaning and pointed it out directly, [Liu Zizhan has not yet shown the characteristics of a unifier, so you don't have to worry.]
That's good, that's good, don't mess around and get picked up by Liu Zizhan.
【But, everything is possible, isn't it?】
The system left this ambiguous sentence and stopped talking. Sheng Shaoqing was left sitting alone on the bed and thinking hard. What should I do now?!
After working hard all your life, you end up making wedding clothes for others, so you can’t cheat workers like this!
no!
Liu Zizhan cannot be allowed to surpass her!
In order to keep her job, she must get rid of Liu Zizhan!
Liu Zizhan, who didn't know that he had been regarded as an imaginary enemy by the Queen Mother of Beiliang, put away his ninety-centimeter sword while waiting for his queen to come and wipe his sweat.
"The envoy sent to Beiliang has arrived. The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and we should be able to see the current Empress Dowager Feng on that day."
Liu Zizhan hugged the queen's waist, put his forehead against hers, rubbed the sweat on her smooth skin, and said with a smile, "I think you care about the Queen Mother of Beiliang. Could it be that you care about the Queen Mother of Beiliang?"
Do you regret it?"
"If you had married back then, you would be the Queen Mother of Beiliang today."
Seeing that her husband was teasing her about the past, Queen Wang pinched her hard through the thin material of her clothes and said, "Let you talk about it again!"
"Obviously!" Emperor Ming muttered aggrievedly.
Queen Wang broke away from Emperor Ming's arms and wiped her hands and forehead with a handkerchief, "She's covered in stinky sweat! If I had married, how could I still be here today?!"
After saying that, Queen Wang rolled her eyes silently, "Besides, it's not like I've never done this before, Queen Mother."
Emperor Ming loved to see his wife's coquettish look the most, but he didn't want to bring back that not-very-good memory, so he could only laugh and said, "What kind of queen mother is that?! You and I will give birth to a prince tomorrow..."
