After listening to Xuchang's report, the Empress Dowager Dou was stunned for the duration of a cup of tea. Then she laughed a few times and said, "This Su Ren is really capable. The Imperial Academy has not even seen a shadow, so he spent the money
Got it back."
"The Empress Dowager clearly understands that what Su Ren did was an insult to the royal family and the image of the court. I think I should order Su Ren to return all the money. Otherwise, who knows what troubles will happen in the future!"
Mrs. Dou smiled: "The Prime Minister didn't send any money, did he?"
Xuchang was stunned and quickly knelt on the ground: "I have received great kindness from the Empress Dowager and will never associate with businessmen like Su Ren who value profits over justice!"
Dou shook his head and sighed, and said meaningfully to Xuchang: "Prime Minister! The Ai family heard that the first person to donate money to build the Imperial Academy was Longluhou. Is it true or not?"
"The Empress Dowager is none other than Marquis Longlu. He, Marquis Tangyi, and his son gave Su Ren a total of 100,000 yuan!"
"One hundred thousand dollars, not much!" Madam Dou nodded, turned to the chamberlain beside him and said: "Go, give the jade lock in my room to my grandson, and tell him to say sorry when he comes to the palace in the afternoon.
We miss him."
"promise!"
Xu Chang shivered. Dou smiled and said, "The Ai family agrees with the construction of the Imperial Academy. Su Ren originally wanted to build it himself. I think he was asking for credit in front of His Majesty. Now it seems that the Ai family has made a mistake.
This boy, what he does is really unpredictable, but the good thing is that he fulfilled his promise and didn't cost the emperor a cent. If the Prime Minister has free time, he can go to the construction site more often and see what Su Ren built.
How to learn?"
Xuchang didn't dare to say another word anymore, and hurriedly kowtowed and left the longevity hall. As soon as Xuchang left, Dou sneered: "Money is more important than life, the eyes of the Ai family should indeed be blind!"
"Mother, don't be angry. It's not worth it to be so angry!" The Queen Mother quickly advised: "The people who donated the money to build the Imperial Academy were voluntary, and the emperor did not force them. It all depends on them whether they are willing or not."
"A bunch of short-sighted guys!" Mrs. Dou was even more angry: "Che'er told the Ai family about this yesterday, and said that there were only a few people who didn't donate money. The Ai family felt a chill after hearing the names of those people.
Halfway through, the Ai family usually loves them the most, but what about them? They always disappoint the Ai family. Go and call those ineffective ones. The Ai family must talk to them properly!"
"Mother, this..."
"Go quickly and go in person! Don't leave any family behind!"
"No!" The Queen Mother quickly agreed, stood up, saluted and left. As soon as she walked out of the door, she ordered the maid next to her: "You should leave the palace immediately and go to the house of Marquis Wu'an. Tell him that it was me who said it.
Ask him to go to the Taixue construction site immediately and donate 200,000 yuan!"
Su Ren looked through the account book over and over again, comparing it with the titles and names of the powerful people in Chang'an. He looked at it very carefully. He took a look at it and made a note. He spent a whole morning doing this.
After the things were sorted out, there were actually quite a few people there. Wei Qihou Dou Ying, Wu'an Hou Tianfu, Guantao Princess Liu Piao, etc. were all among them.
Leng Jun came in just in time, glanced at the bamboo slips in Su Ren's hand, and glanced at Su Ren: "Why do you have a habit of keeping bad accounts? I am a Marquis, if you don't give me money, can you still steal it?"
Su Ren smiled and shook his head: "It's not about keeping a black record, I'm just looking at who is not afraid of the emperor. Dou Ying is a gentleman and has the capital not to worry. Tian Fu is the younger brother of the Queen Mother, so he doesn't have to be afraid. I just can't figure it out.
Why is Liu not afraid of prostitutes?"
"Why do we have to be afraid of Liu Prostitute? Liu Prostitute is the Empress Dowager's daughter, Liu Che's aunt and mother-in-law. She is the one who should not be afraid of!"
Su Ren was noncommittal: "That's not how the account is calculated. If we wait a little longer, if these people don't come tomorrow, their lives will not be comfortable!"
Leng Jun looked unbelieving: "What do you want to do again?"
"It's not what I want to do, it's what the emperor wants to do!"
In Changle Palace, the Empress Dowager hosted a family banquet. It was really a family banquet. There were no outsiders, all of them were his children and grandchildren. Wei Qihou Dou Ying and Princess Guantao sat at the front, and the rest
People lined up one by one. There were quite a few people in a row. There were old people with white hair and children with immature faces. These people had one thing in common. Because of their relationship with the Dou family, they all had titles.
With empty eyes, he glanced: "Is my great grandson here? Is my teacher here?"
Queen Chen Ajiao stood up excitedly and hurriedly came to Madam Dou's side. Unexpectedly, Madam Dou snorted: "I didn't call you, the Aijia called you brother! Is Marquis Longlu here?"
Chen Tie quickly got up from his seat, walked quickly to Mrs. Dou, and knelt on the ground: "Chen Tie pays homage to the Empress Dowager!"
Mrs. Dou was very happy and beckoned: "Come up! Let grandma touch you! Well, you have grown up. When I first saw you, you were a little smaller. Now you have grown into an adult. Very good. You did a great job this time.
Well, now that the Chen family has a good descendant like you, grandma will feel relieved."
Chen Ju is the second son of the Tangyi Marquis. He has his eldest brother Chen Xu and his sister who is the queen. His position is very embarrassing. He has no right to inherit the title of Tangyi Marquis, let alone be compared with his sister, the queen. In
At home, Chen Tie is like a superfluous person. He is not much more than him, but not much less than him. Even Princess Guantao is lukewarm towards her son and does not care at all.
Mrs. Dou touched Chen Tie up and down, took Chen Tie's hand and asked him to sit next to her: "Look, you all, this is my good grandson, a good example for you! The emperor built the Imperial Academy for
What is it? For the sake of my great Han Dynasty, you are the only one who has great Han people. You can’t even figure this out? Su Ren, an outsider, spent five million dollars to build the Imperial Academy. What about you?"
"I know you feel in your heart that the Ai family is making a fuss out of a molehill. I tell you now that this is definitely not a fuss over a molehill. Why did the emperor clean up the powerful? Have you ever thought about why the Imperial Academy was built?" Dou became more and more angry as he spoke: "It's from other families.
At this time and at that time, you can donate money to build buildings, but you are indifferent? Even you, Dou Ying, have not expressed anything. The Ai family has to think whether you, a gentleman of the Dou family, are real or fake?"
"Fortunately! The Ai family also has a good grandson. He can see the future clearly. The Ai family is very happy. Finally, there are smart people in my family. Listen, the Ai family has decided today that the title of Tang Yihou will be in the future.
Leave it to Chen Tiao!"
Although Chen Tie is now the Marquis of Longlu, there are still differences compared with the Marquis of Tangyi. The Marquis of Tangyi is the Marquis of a county, or a large county, while the Marquis of Longlu is just a rural Marquis, and it is the kind of remote small town.
Township.
Just as Liu Prostitute was about to open her mouth, Mrs. Dou stretched out her hand to stop her: "Don't beg for mercy, this matter is settled like this! Let him fend for himself if he is useless!"
Chen Xu, who was kneeling behind Liu whoring, quit the job. He was the eldest son of Tangyi Marquis and the dignified heir to Tangyi Marquis. Seeing that Chen Wu was about to die, his good days were coming soon. Who could have expected this?
Thing. Waving an empty sleeve, Chen Xu threw himself to the ground: "Royal grandmother, I am also your grandson. You, you can't do this. Chen Tue has inherited the title of Tangyi Marquis. What should I do?"
"You are a stupid man. Even if you inherit the title of Tangyi Marquis, will you be able to hold on to it?" Mrs. Dou's face was as cold as ice.
Chen Tong hurriedly knelt down and said: "Royal grandmother, my grandson is already very happy to have this Longluhou, and he doesn't dare to compete with his eldest brother for the title of emperor!"
"It's not a fight, it's a reward. It's a reward given to you by the Imperial Grandmother. Don't be afraid!"
Chen Xu's face turned green with anger. He stood up suddenly, flicked his sleeves, and walked out of the longevity palace. No matter how Liu Prostitute screamed, he didn't look back.
Mrs. Dou smiled and said, "See? This is the good grandson of the Ai family. Don't eat this meal. Go back and think about what to do. Have you done anything? If not, the Ai family will have to deal with it.
Your future has been considered!”
When Dou Ying returned home, Guan Fu was drinking in the lobby. Guan Fu had come in the morning. Speaking of it, Guan Fu was considered a powerful man, just because he had made military exploits. This time when the powerful men were purged, the emperor specially excluded him.
Outside, after hearing about the competition to donate money at the Taixue construction site, Guan Fu couldn't sit still. So many people had gone, and they considered themselves Su Ren's friends, so naturally they couldn't lag behind.
He arrived at Wei Qihou's Mansion early in the morning and was discussing the matter with Dou Ying. Before he could say a few words, Dou Ying was called into the palace by the Empress Dowager. Guan Fu had been waiting here. Seeing Dou Ying come back gloomily, Guan Fu
The husband quickly put down the wine glass and came out: "What? What happened in the palace?"
Dou Ying shook his head: "It's hard to say, it's really hard to say!"
"Oh, look at you, you have nothing to say. If something happens, it means something happens. If nothing happens, it means nothing!"
"The Empress Dowager gave the title of Marquis of Tangyi to Chen Jue. From today on, Chen Xu is nothing!"
"Oh? Why is this?"
"The Empress Dowager praised Chen Tuo for a while in front of everyone, and then talked about the construction of Imperial College."
"Oh! That's right!" Guan Fu slapped his thigh: "The first person to ask Su Ren to donate money to build the Imperial Academy was Chen Tie. Although he only had 100,000 yuan, he was the first one. It seems that the Queen Mother is very supportive.
Your Majesty will build the Imperial Academy!"
Dou Ying frowned: "The Empress Dowager is very fond of Huang Lao, and Your Majesty is very fond of Confucianism. The two of them are incompatible with each other. Don't you think it's strange that they suddenly support Your Majesty so much?"
"We are our descendants. Whether it is the Empress Dowager or Your Majesty, they are all for the Han Dynasty. Isn't it strange that you are also good at Confucianism? Isn't it a good thing that the Empress Dowager supports Your Majesty?"
Dou Ying's eyes lit up, he looked at Guan Fu in surprise, and suddenly smiled and said: "I think it's complicated! In this case, you can go home immediately and take 100,000 yuan to donate to build the Imperial College. I will also prepare some money and send it to you together."
"
"That's right! If nothing else, I like Mr. Su better. He is building the Imperial Academy for His Majesty, so we have to help. Isn't one hundred thousand dollars too little?"
Dou Ying smiled: "One hundred thousand dollars is enough. I've asked around, and the most you can get is five hundred thousand dollars. Firstly, you are not an official, and secondly, you don't have a title. You don't need too much. Too much will cause problems!"
Guan Fu smiled: "Okay! I'll do it right away!" (To be continued)