Grand Princess Mansion.
Li Shunrong was promoted to Shuyi?
Upon hearing the news, the eldest princess was immediately shocked.
what's going on?
Although the promotion of concubines in the Song Dynasty was not as difficult as that in the Tang Dynasty, it was still not easy.
Under the previous system of the Song Dynasty, the emperor had only one concubine and four concubines (ladies). The concubine was the empress, and the concubines were the noble concubine, the virtuous concubine, the virtuous concubine, and the virtuous concubine.
Shuyi is the highest rank under the concubine, and is usually not a permanent one.
(PS: Renzong’s biological mother was later promoted to Concubine Chen. Concubine Chen was not a permanent title, but a title pioneered by Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. Well, Li Zhi originally planned to grant the title Concubine Chen to Wu Zhaoyi)
Is there still a chance of improvement in this matter?
Thinking of this, the eldest princess suddenly became energetic!
According to ancestral stories, when a new emperor ascends the throne, he will usually be promoted to the rank of the previous emperor and his concubines. Although the decree of the Jin Dynasty to confer Li Shunrong was a little late this time.
But it can also be classified into the category of the old system.
Li Shunrong, no, it should be Li Shuyi who is only in her thirties this year. If nothing happens in the future, it is inevitable that Li Shuyi will be promoted to a concubine.
In fact, if it were an ordinary concubine of the late emperor who was granted the title of Jin, it would be nothing.
The key is Li Shuyi's special status.
Especially since the Queen Mother probably knew the reason for what happened yesterday, even so, the Queen Mother still issued the edict.
The meaning is really thought-provoking.
Originally, the eldest princess had been prepared to sit on the bench for a long time. After all, revealing the official background was definitely a "big crime" for the Queen Mother!
If she were not the eldest princess of the country, it would even be a capital crime!
However, in just one night, the situation developed beyond the eldest princess's expectations.
What happened in the palace?
Not only the eldest princess had this doubt, but also several ministers and ministers in Zhongshu were also puzzled by this edict.
Except for a few people present, no one else knew what happened in the palace yesterday.
Even the imprisoned ministers were kept in the dark.
When it comes to an official's life experience, who dares to gossip?
There is no one so stupid who can hold a high position in the palace.
A fool will not live long.
In other words, a fool cannot rise to the top. If he cannot rise to the top, how can he be qualified to know such secrets?
Wang Xianggong's Mansion.
After returning home from his post, Wang Zeng changed his clothes and went to the Nuan Pavilion to wait quietly.
Today, he made an appointment with Lu Yijian.
The reason for meeting Lu Yijian was not for anything else but because of the imperial edict from the Queen Mother.
When he saw the edict just now, Wang Zeng was really shocked. He also repeatedly confirmed with the summoned envoy whether the edict was personally delivered by the Queen Mother.
Because his first reaction was that someone was making an edict!
The life experience of an official is definitely a taboo topic!
Now, the Queen Mother has taken the initiative to mention this matter. Although it is just an imperial edict from Jin Dynasty, according to the process, it seems to be no problem.
But why did you choose to ennoble Li Shuyi at this time?
And it was Li Shuyi who was awarded the title of Jin alone!
If an official asked, how should the Queen Mother answer?
Of course, the Queen Mother could find a reason to dismiss the officials, but why bother?
If Li Shuyi really wanted to be promoted to a higher rank, why not be promoted together with other concubines of the late emperor? ….
"Prince Prime Minister, I'm late."
Not long after, Lu Yijian was led by his servants to the Nuan Pavilion.
"sit."
There was a special reason why Lu Yijian came late today. Wang Zeng knew this.
Speaking of which, this matter can be traced back to the time when Lu Yijian served as the official magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture.
Logically speaking, Lu Yijian has now resigned and is responsible for the affairs of the Kaifeng Mansion, so he does not have to worry about the affairs of his previous term.
However, this is because the successor has not yet appeared.
in addition
, this matter involves a relative, if the weight is not enough, how can he be qualified to take care of it?
"Is the matter settled?"
Wang Zeng was also very concerned about this matter. As soon as Lu Yijian sat down, he couldn't wait to ask.
"well."
While sighing, a helpless smile appeared on Lu Yijian's face.
"It's hard for you too."
Seeing Lu Yijian's expression, Wang Zeng understood instantly.
really.
This matter is indeed difficult to handle.
Ma Jiliang or Yang Jingzong, which one is easier to get along with?
The former is the son-in-law of the late Liu Taiwei, and the latter is the younger brother of Princess Yang.
In addition, this matter is related to Qiancha and the New Deal, which makes it even more difficult to deal with.
Ma Jiliang himself was a tea merchant, and later married Liu Mei's daughter. After that, he himself stopped engaging in the tea business.
But the Ma family is still involved in the tea trade.
As for Yang Jingzong, this man was born as a young and Dangerous boy, and he was extremely fond of gambling and gambled excessively.
As we all know, long-term gambling will inevitably lead to losses. Even with Concubine Yang supporting him, Yang Jingzong was still very strapped for money.
It happened that the relationship between Queen Mother Liu and Princess Yang was very good, and relying on this relationship, the relationship between Yang Jingzong and the Liu family was also good.
With the help of Liu Mansion as a matchmaker, Yang Jingzong got to know the tea merchant Ma Jia.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Jingzong got involved in the tea business.
Last year, the tea tea system was changed. With the future uncertain, privileged people like Yang Jingzong and Ma Jiliang would certainly not participate rashly.
Things like standing out must be done by others.
There is only one thing they want to do - pick peaches!
No, during the Chinese New Year, the tea merchants involved in the contracting totaled their inputs and then estimated their output.
At the end of the day, the possibility of profit is great!
In fact, when they participated in the New Deal of Tea, they had no intention of making money, but just to gain a good reputation.
It would be even better if he could become familiar with the officials.
Although this chance is very small, there is always a chance that it is not.
Then, somehow, the news was suddenly leaked to Yang Jingzong.
Who is Yang Jingzong?
What a rotten person!
Of course these tea merchants are not afraid of ordinary bad people.
But for the people behind Yang Jingzong, they had to think carefully.
She and Princess Yang had known each other since she entered the palace, and soon became close friends who talked about everything.
Every time Liu E received a title from the Jin Dynasty, she would bring Concubine Yang with her.
It is no exaggeration to say that the two are closer than biological sisters. At the same time, Princess Yang is also one of the closest people in the official family.
Zhenzong often fell ill in his later years, and most of the government affairs were handled by Liu E, so that Liu E had no time to take care of the official family.
Therefore, the task of taking care of the official family was given to the good sister Yang Taifei. The official family called Liu E the eldest empress and Yang Taifei the little empress.
With these relationships, although Mrs. Yang seems to have little sense of existence, if she really offends Mrs. Yang, she may not be able to please her.
"They have always been like this, so what can we do?"
Lu Yijian sighed slightly. Although the state strictly restricted the rights of relatives to participate in politics, it did not restrict their relatives from doing business.
If you can't get your hands on power, you have to be satisfied with money, right?
Just like those generals and nobles who are unable to express their ambitions in their official career, they can only find some comfort in money. .
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