Chapter 118 On the Thigh-Holding Technique
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhou Yi is asking to see you."
Emperor Chongzheng raised his head, "What is he doing here?" He said and put down the tribute objects he was playing with: "Let him come in."
Zhou Yi entered the imperial study and greeted Emperor Chongzheng respectfully.
Emperor Chongzheng said gently: "Get up." This is already a very special performance for Zhou Yi. Emperor Chongzheng is not only good at women, but also good at cultural relics. In terms of artistic attainments, Zhou Yi can't even flatter Zhou Yi. The time of the object is the best time for elegance. If someone disturbs this time, no matter who the other party is, Emperor Chongzheng may embarrass him. But now that Zhou Yi bumped into him so rashly, it was very rare for Emperor Chongzheng to maintain a gentle expression.
"Why are you looking for me?" Emperor Chongzheng waved to Zhou Yici to sit down, and then asked.
"Your Majesty, didn't I say at that time that I wanted to use the Da Viet Times to justify your name?" Emperor
Chongzheng had a smile on his face when he heard this;
, I feel that the emperor can personally write the pen, so that the people all over the world can understand your benevolence." Zhou Yi bowed to the end.
Emperor Chongzheng's eyes narrowed slightly, "This method is quite new."
Zhou Yi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you are the monarch of my Dai Viet. By the emperor's favor, seeing this situation, I really feel sorry for the emperor, thinking about it day and night, and then came up with this immature method, if the emperor is rude, please forgive me." Emperor Chongzheng stood up slowly, and walked in the
room After walking back and forth, he waved his hand lightly to Zhou Yi, "No, Zhou Qing, your idea is very good, and it suits my heart." After saying that, she walked up to Zhou Yi and patted him on the shoulder lightly. "If you are like this, half of my worries will be gone."
Zhou Yi's face was a little excited: "It is a blessing for me to be able to share your worries for the emperor."
Eunuch Zhang stood outside the imperial study, not knowing what Zhou Yi was inside. Talked about something with the emperor, only heard the emperor's laughter from time to time, it took a long time for Zhou Yi to come out of the imperial study.
When Eunuch Zhang saw the jade carving in Zhou Yi's arms, his eyes shrank slightly, and he was more respectful to Zhou Yi than before. Before Zhou Yi could speak, he smiled first: "Master Zhou."
Zhou Yi returned to Eunuch Zhang with a smile, and when passing by him, he slipped a bank note to him quietly, and said softly, "Thank you Eunuch Zhang for what happened before, and Zhou Yi will keep it in mind.
" The ticket was stuffed into the sleeve: "That's what our family should do."
The two looked at each other with a knowing look in their eyes.
Seeing the back of Zhou Yi going away, Eunuch Zhang has raised Zhou Yi to the level where he must make friends with each other. In terms of winning the heart of the dragon, compared with Zhou Yi, there is probably no one in the court who can surpass him, even those old fritters can't do it.
The next day, when the Dai Viet Times went on sale in the morning, it caused looting. Without him, the emperor wrote an article himself. What an incredible thing this is.
For ordinary people, the emperor is like a symbol, an unreachable symbol sitting on the nine heavens, but now, they can actually see the emperor's pen and ink with their own eyes, no matter whether they like the emperor or not, no one can resist this temptation.
"Since I ascended the throne, I have been diligent in government affairs, and I have never dared to be idle for a day. I hope that the people of Da Viet will have enough food and clothing, and their lives will be prosperous. I sincerely pray for it every night. I hope that the monarchs and ministers will be united, and a prosperous world will be created together. Absolutely, I am heartbroken about the case of Yuanping Mansion. It is the countless people of Da Viet. As a monarch, what face do I have to face the people of the world, and what face do I have to face the ancestors
? You are the people of Da Viet who are more important than anyone else. I swear here that in the future I will take strict measures to
govern and punish corrupt officials without mercy. I would like to create a prosperous Qingming Dynasty with hundreds of millions of people in Da Viet!"
"It turns out that the emperor will see us Is it so heavy?" After reading the newspaper, the people in the capital were moved to tears.
Who is the emperor? He is the only monarch in the world. It is said that the lives of the common people are worthless. How can the emperor who is high above see them in his eyes?
It turned out that they were all misunderstood. They didn't understand the emperor's painstaking efforts at all?
Thinking of the misunderstanding of Emperor Chongzheng before, the people in the capital felt ashamed one after another. At the same time, they hated the corrupt officials even more. They were all corrupt officials, stealing the people's fat and anointing from the emperor.
Your Majesty, he is a good king!
"Long live my emperor." A man walked to the street with tears on his face and fell to his knees.
"Long live my emperor..."
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..." One person took the lead, and the others also walked to the street, knelt in the direction of the imperial city, and shouted in unison.
Standing on the high city wall, Emperor Chongzheng watched the people all over the capital bowing in his direction, his face flushed with excitement.
This is what he wanted to achieve before. He wanted to become a wise king in the prosperous age and be supported by the people, but he gave up halfway.
But now, his heart has been bursting with blood for a long time. Yes, he is the king of this world. He should be the master for the people of Dayue and let them live a good life... Even for
these people who worship him, he The government can no longer be abandoned.
Emperor Chongzheng seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, with a blush on his face, standing on the city wall and laughing loudly: "I am the king!!! I am going to create an unprecedented prosperity." On the same day,
all officials above the fourth rank in Dayue were notified In the future, the morning court will continue as usual, and more than that, Emperor Chongzheng also rarely took the initiative to summon cabinet ministers to ask them about the government affairs, and insisted on finishing the daily memorials.
The ministers were all confused by the emperor's move, but those who cared had already thought of the situation when the people in the capital frantically bowed down and shouted long live the emperor a few days ago.
And all this is because of the article published by the emperor in the Dai Viet Times.
In just a few lines, the rhetoric is simple, the words are simple, far less gorgeous than the previous words of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, but such a few short sentences have shaped Emperor Chongzheng into a diligent government and love for the people, who treats the people better than the mountains and rivers. The eternal emperor who weighs more than the country!
Yang Zhiwen read the article and sighed deeply. Needless to say, this must be Zhou Yi's idea again.
He thought that even if Zhou Yi could be favored for a while, he would be quickly forgotten by Emperor Chongzheng, but now it seems that he was wrong. This kid's methods are wild and unconstrained, seemingly meaningless but often have deep meaning.
Just like the Da Viet Times, Yang Zhiwen has only now felt a little bit of Zhou Yi's intentions. It turned out that the boy wanted to use the Da Viet Times to connect the emperor with him closely, and also pinpointed the emperor's weakness.
Good tricks, good calculations, this method might really keep Zhou Yi in favor.
If Zhou Yi knew Yang Zhiwen's thoughts, he would probably shake his head with a smile: You are still too naive, and the Da Viet Times does not only have this role.
After Xing Jing read the Times, he slapped it on the desk and cursed angrily, "A traitor will talk tricks and confuse the monarch!
" Jing also wanted to establish a good relationship with Emperor Chongzheng. As long as the emperor and his ministers get along well, what does it matter if they are scolded for being flattering? Learning and martial arts, selling to the emperor's family, the courtiers are actually no different from the concubines in the harem. However, if a courtier has talent, he will serve others with his talent. If he has no talent, he will use scheming methods. In short, he will show himself to the emperor in all directions, like a peacock courting a mate. Whose screen is big and beautiful, If you can catch the emperor's eyeballs and get the emperor's blue eyes, that's right.
Of course, sometimes the courtiers and the emperor will form a mutual restrictive relationship, and even the relationship between the strong minister and the weak master is not unheard of, but that is only when the king is weak and the monarchy is downgraded.
But look at Emperor Chongzheng, no matter how lazy this guy is, he still holds power tightly in his hands with his superhuman emperor skills. Whoever can grab more food. Now it seems that Zhou Yiqi has made the best move.
Zhou Yi became a frequent visitor to the imperial study. When Emperor Chongzheng summoned the cabinet ministers, he would also call Zhou Yi. Even after those cabinet ministers left, Emperor Chongzheng would leave Zhou Yi alone to talk for a while.
I don't know exactly what was said, but according to some eyeliners, the conversation between Emperor Chongzheng and Zhou Yi was very pleasant, as can be seen from the faint laughter coming from the imperial study.
This news made a group of people secretly hate it again, and their envious eyes turned red. This week, Zhou Yi was really taken seriously by the emperor.
Zhou Yi, who was envied and hated by everyone, didn't have any special feelings, he wanted to take advantage of this time to ruthlessly gain Emperor Chongzheng's favor.
Because he knew that Emperor Chongzheng's diligent government would not last long. A person who has been lazy for too long, even if he has been beaten for a while, without a certain amount of determination, it is difficult to work hard again.
Emperor Chongzheng is in such a state now. The people in the capital all worshiped him that day, making his blood rush to the top of his head. He handled the government affairs very neatly these few days.
But sooner or later he would return to his original form, so Zhou Yi wanted to take advantage of this time to try his best to make Emperor Chongzheng get used to summoning him, so that even if Emperor Chongzheng neglected to govern again in the future, he would not forget him.
In the East Palace.
The crown prince sat at the top, and after reading the Da Viet Times, he said to Dongfang Ming with emotion: "Sir, you are indeed right, Zhou Yi is really a genius this week. It seems that we are going to speed up the pace of wooing him. I'm afraid those good younger brothers of my palace have also moved their minds."
Dongfang Ming stood up and stroked his beard in a fairy-like way: "Your Highness, let the grass people go and test it out first."
The crown prince still trusts Dongfang Ming very much. Yes, heard the words and nodded: "Okay, sir, go ahead, I am naturally relieved."
Sure enough, after more than ten days, Emperor Chongzheng slowly returned to his original form, but to Zhou Yi's relief, his goal was still achieved. Emperor Chongzheng still knew how to do three things while having sex with his concubine and indulging in artistic creation. Summon him at five o'clock.
Zhou Yi's words were humorous, even a small thing, said through his mouth, would often make Chongzheng Emperor Long's heart happy. Emperor Chongzheng once heard an anecdote about other parts of the world told by Zhou Yi, and couldn't help but pat Zhou Yi on the shoulder: "Zhou Qing, I am very happy to hear what you said." "Your Majesty, I can share even a little sorrow for you.
" , It is also the prayer of thousands of humble ministers day and night."
"Hahahaha, good good..." Emperor Chongzheng laughed.
In this way, Zhou Yi became the only person in the court who could see the emperor frequently after Emperor Chongzheng's uncle's period passed.
Many people scolded Zhou Yi's courtiers behind their backs, but Zhou Yi just pretended not to hear them. Now that he offended the chief minister and the second minister, even the crown prince's people were broken, and he didn't want to try to hold Emperor Chongzheng's thigh tightly. Lying there in a daze waiting to die?
Even though he became the so-called popular person in the eyes of the emperor, Zhou Yi did not show any frivolity. Except for being summoned by the emperor from time to time, he still studied his books honestly in the Imperial Academy, and treated his colleagues as usual No two.
The pace was still as slow as ever.
It was time to go to the yamen again, Zhou Yi left the yamen, went around to South Street to buy his favorite fried chestnuts in sugar, and when he arrived at the intersection of South Street and East Street, a man wearing a top hat and dressed in the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties stood before his eyes.
"Lord Zhou." The man saluted him with an indescribably graceful gesture. Zhou Yi was
still holding a bag of fried chestnuts in sugar. Hearing this, he pointed his other finger at his nose: "You know me?"
People don't know the king. In Dongfang Ming, I met Master Zhou."
Zhou Yi waved his hand: "I've won the award, I've won the award, do you want to eat chestnuts?" As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed half a handful from the paper bag, and seemed to feel that it was a bit too much. I dropped a few into my bag.
Dongfang Ming looked at it, feeling rather dumbfounded, the big red man in front of the emperor was actually such a childish person? But after thinking about it, I was relieved, no matter how smart Zhou Yi was, he was only seventeen years old after all, and some teenagers had normal temperaments.
That's fine, but if he has a good means and a mature mind, his lobbying will undoubtedly be much more difficult.
Dongfang Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Zhou Yi with a faint smile: "Master Zhou, the grassroots admire you very much. The Yuanping Mansion uprooted a bunch of corrupt officials. It is really satisfying. The grassroots prepare a little wine and want to have a drink with you. I don't know you, sir. Can you show me your face?"
Zhou Yi sighed inwardly, but came anyway. Forget it, what should come will always come, and blindly running away is useless.
Thoughts turned, Zhou Yi didn't show his face, just nodded: "I've heard of Mr. Dongfang's name, and a piece of travel notes makes people fascinated. It's also my honor to sit and talk with Mr. Dongfang.
" He was overjoyed and sighed: "There are so many wonderful landscapes in Dayue, I'm afraid it's hard for an old man to visit them all in his lifetime. I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to read Caomin's miscellaneous notes. It really flattered Caomin." The two praised each other
. When we arrived at Taibai Building, the seats were reserved in private rooms on the third floor.
Zhou Yi smiled lightly and looked at Dongfang Ming: "Will it be too expensive?" Not everyone can book the private room on the third floor of Taibai Building, and Dongfang Ming clearly told him that he has a lot of background!
Dongfang Ming said with a smile: "Master Zhou is such a person, it is a great honor to have the dinner with you, how can it cost money!"
Zhou Yi stopped talking nonsense and entered the private room.
People like Dongfang Ming who don't take the exam for fame, or who don't pass the exam for fame, will probably pretend to be idle people who want to go to the countryside and wander around the mountains and rivers to show their outstanding and independent attitude.
Dongfang Ming is well-known among scholars in both his articles and poems, and is highly sought after by scholars. According to rumors, Dongfang Ming's greatest strength is not his knowledge, but his resourcefulness.
Zhou Yi gently swung the wine glass in his hand, and cooperated with Dongfang Ming in talking about the weather, mountains and rivers, mountains and rivers, and poems. He was not in a hurry, but he wanted to see how long Dongfang Ming would have to talk about before he could get to the point.
Zhou Yi was not in a hurry, but Dongfang Ming, who was watching him secretly, saw that he was always very talkative, but he became impatient. He didn't really come out to talk about landscape poetry with Zhou Yi.
Finally, Dongfang Ming couldn't hold back anymore, he asked tentatively: "Lord Zhou, what do you think of these princes?" Here we
come!
Zhou Yi looked at Dongfang Ming with doubts: "You princes are all naturally beautiful, what does Mr. Dongfang mean by this?" Dongfang Ming
leaned forward and said in a low voice; "Master Zhou, you are unparalleled in wisdom. Knowing the reason why a good bird chooses a tree to live in, Cao Min deeply feels that Mr. Zhou should also think about it for the future." After saying that, he stroked his beard.
"Good bird, I can admit it, but I don't quite understand Mr. Dongfang's meaning. Why should I think about it? Didn't I already live under the Lord's grace?" Dongfang Ming stroked his beard with a hand
. Suddenly, I choked when Zhou Yi said it. Is Zhou Yi pretending to be stupid this time, or did he really not hear clearly?
"Of course, the Holy Majesty must be loyal, but Mr. Zhou, after that, there will always be new branches to replace the old wood. If the old tree withers, you have to choose another place to live in?" Zhou Yi listened, smiled lightly, and
put The wine in the cup was drained, and then he said: "Mr. Dongfang, regardless of old wood and new branches, Mr. Zhou will only be loyal to the unique main branch. I personally think that this is the duty of a minister." Standing up: "Today's wine is good, but I don't want to drink with Mr. Dongfang anymore. Today's conversation is over, and Zhou will leave."
Zhou Yi walked out of Taibai Building, turned around to look at the third floor, shook his head slightly, He didn't want to get into the muddy water between the princes, he would get all pissed off if he couldn't eat meat.
The crown prince is behind Dongfang Ming, not to mention that Zhou Yi is not sure if Zhang Zhijing's matter was done by the crown prince. Even if it wasn't, Zhou Yi will not have any entanglements with any prince when Emperor Chongzheng obviously has more energy.
The emperor's family is different from the ordinary people. Emperor Chongzheng was suspicious. Now that he is old, he is more wary of the princes. No emperor wants his important officials to get too close to the prince. Zhou Yi managed to gain the trust of Emperor Chongzheng, how could he destroy the Great Wall by himself.
Zhou Yi didn't want to cling to the merits of being a dragon. After all, the choice was wrong and the price was too high. To be a direct minister who is only loyal to the emperor, even if the new emperor ascends the throne, even if he can't become a confidant for a while, at least he won't be guarded too much. As long as this is enough for Zhou Yi, he can plan slowly in the future.
Zhou Yi still underestimated Emperor Chongzheng, he didn't know that not long after he left Taibai Tower, the conversation between him and Dongfang Ming was presented to the imperial court without missing a word.
Emperor Chongzheng read it with his face straightened, and snorted coldly: "I know." They all turn a blind eye.
"Zhou Yi..." Emperor Chongzheng chewed these two words lightly, and sighed softly with a smile: "I have not let me down.
" Zhou Yi is in hell.
The better he performed, even though Emperor Chongzheng loved him, he would have more doubts than others.
Zhou Yi still didn't know that he had walked before the gate of hell and left the Taibai Building. It was almost dusk, and there were many food stalls on the street.
Zhou Yirao looked at them one by one with interest, he likes this kind of life full of fireworks.
When they got home, everyone had already had dinner, Mr. Zhou was scratching his hands, and was planing a piece of wood in the hall, Liuya was embroidering her dowry, Wang Yan sat with Liuya, talking to her from time to time.
When Zhou Yi entered the door, what he saw was his family and warm lights waiting for him.
Zhou Yi's heart warmed up, and he sat down next to Zhou Laoer: "Father, mother, I am going to propose marriage to Miss Li."
Hearing the words, Zhou Er hurriedly put down the wood in his hand, rubbed his hands, and said happily; "It's time to go long ago, your mother and I have been waiting for a long time, but seeing that you are busy every day, we didn't say anything.
" Yan stood up, walked to Zhou Yi's side, and touched his shoulder: "My son has grown up, and now he is going to get married..." She sighed.
"Liu Lang is a son, even if he gets married, he still doesn't live with us, and he doesn't look like a girl. After marrying, he belongs to someone else, Yanniang, we should be happy." Zhou Er Er said.
After hearing this, Liuya stood up and deliberately joked: "Father, is it not your child if your daughter marries?"
Zhou Laoer quickly waved his hands: "I don't mean that, I mean it's a happy event."
Liu Ya burst out laughing.
Wang Yan still seemed to be a little uncomfortable: "Of course I know that Liu Lang will live with us after he gets married, but what I am worried about is that Miss Li is the general's daughter, a daughter of a noble family, and she will marry into our family. What should I do if I can’t get over it?” What if she is angry with her daughter-in-law?
Of course she didn't say that.
Liu Ya yelled: "Mother, what are you thinking, Miss Li is not the kind of unreasonable person, besides, it's not that you don't know her affection for Liu Lang, Liu Lang and Miss Li will definitely play harmoniously in the future. "
Wang Yan poked Liu Ya's forehead: "After reading some books with Liu Lang, you dropped your book bag in front of Mother?" "
Mother, don't worry, I believe that Miss Li is not that kind of person. I will be filial to you and father." Seeing that Liuya wanted to refute Wang Yan, Zhou Yi said hastily.
Wang Yan sighed: "I hope." After speaking, she took the maid down and went down.
Seeing Zhou Yi, the second son looked a bit ugly, but he still walked up to Zhou Yi and said, "Don't pay attention to your mother, she has nothing to do when she arrives in the capital, she just likes to think wildly, Miss Li is very nice, father agrees." That girl will be my daughter-in-law."
Zhou Yi nodded.