Feng Ziying only sent away Wang Wenyan, Wu Yaoqing and Cao Yu after the early days of her life.
Public opinion needs to be further built up. This is not only to build momentum for the new cabinet, but more importantly, to build momentum for the next policy plan.
Lian Guoshi and Fu Shi did not come tonight. Firstly, Feng Ziying also gave them a task and asked them to carefully consider the next step. Secondly, he also asked them to consider the future personnel of departments from the cabinet to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Eighth Department. How to combine them, and how to discuss and cooperate with the old northern, Jiangnan and Huguang scholars.
The people in his own line are still too thin. Even Lian Guoshi, who serves as the Minister of Agriculture, is still a naive junior in front of other ministers.
Geng Ruzhen, Pan Ruzhen and Fu Shi are even more junior in qualifications. Geng Ruzhen has still served in the Ministry of War for many years, and Pan Ruzhen and Fu Shi have been serving at the local level for a long time. In the eyes of people in the DPRK, this has become a shortcoming. This is why Feng Ziying Totally unacceptable.
In the future, he needs the Ministry of Civil Affairs to correct the problem of local appointments and make local appointments a rigid condition for promotion, and even an advantage.
Many people were destined to be sleepless that night, and Feng Ziying probably feared that the house of Gu Guanqiao and the other two people would also be crowded with people, all discussing what to do next.
To be honest, Feng Ziying was not sure.
If the three of them, Gu Guanqiao, really wanted to shamelessly stay in their posts and beg for nothing and refuse to leave, it would be really difficult to handle.
However, based on the many years of contact between Feng Ziying and Gu Guanqiao, this possibility is unlikely, but there is no doubt that the three of them will have a difficult negotiation with themselves on behalf of the groups behind them.
When it comes to interests, no one can retreat easily, not for themselves, but also for the large group of people they represent.
The three of them, Shen Xuelin, stayed up and waited in a tacit understanding. The three of them didn't sleep, and the others naturally didn't sleep either. They all waited in the backyard knowingly.
It wasn't until Feng Ziying saw off the guests and returned to the inner courtyard that the three girls came to greet him and congratulated him in unison.
It was only at this time that Feng Ziying officially met with his wives and concubines and briefly informed a few of them about the situation.
He told the wives and concubines whose children were still young and were even breastfeeding to go and rest first, as they would have to be busy tomorrow and rest first. The people in the hall slowly dispersed, leaving only a few people.
It is related to the fate of the entire Feng family and even the entire family. No one can be unexcited, shocked or excited at this time, even such as Shen Yixiu, who has always been modest, Baochai, who has a rich family, and Daiyu, who does not value official career. At this time, They are all filled with joy and satisfaction.
The person he married could become the first person in the Zhou Dynasty and the leader of the entire scholarly community at the age of thirty. This created history and was enough to go down in history. As his wives and concubines, they were naturally honored.
"Stop standing there. We are all a family. Don't you know each other because you are the first assistant to your husband?" Feng Ziying looked at the wives and concubines who were crowding around her but still kept a certain distance. She couldn't help but shake her head and smile. , "My husband is still your husband, and he will still hug you to sleep at night. He will still snore when you are tired. In the morning, you will still wash and change clothes for your husband. He is still the father of your children. Well, you will also do the same." To bear children for my husband,..."
To be honest, even though I had only experienced this day, the rumors outside and the busyness inside without seeing each other made the image of my husband suddenly seem taller and blurry. Even after Feng Ziying saw off the guests, she watched him leave. When they came in, the women all felt strange for a moment.
After all, he was the first person in the Zhou Dynasty, and the halo surrounding him was so great that everyone was a little in awe, even though they had been married to him for a long time and had given birth to children.
It wasn't until Feng Ziying said these words that it felt like the glacier was thawing and everyone felt that the man was back.
Of course, the three girls Shen Xuelin smiled, but the girls Yingchun, Tanchun, Xiangyun, Xiuyan, Yuanyang, Ping'er and others also became lively.
The previous atmosphere was indeed a bit solemn, but Feng Ziying's self-joking also cleverly made the women let go of their guard.
"Sit down, I guess you have heard a lot, and there is nothing to hide. That's all. There will be a recommendation vote in the court. Your husband won and was elected as the chief minister. That's all. ." Feng Ziying spread her hands, which was not a pretense, but in front of thousands of beautiful women, this feeling of pride and satisfaction was really comfortable.
Shen Yixiu and Xue Lin both smiled and said nothing, but Xiangyun was the liveliest one, with a smile on her face: "My husband talks about such important and happy events so lightly. In other families, he would have been beating gongs, drums, and setting off firecrackers. How can you still look so calm and calm like your husband when you are praying to heaven and worshiping your ancestors? Could it be that your husband did this intentionally to show that you don’t rejoice in things and don’t feel sad about yourself?”
Shi Xiangyun's words immediately made everyone laugh. Even after getting married and becoming a mother, this girl has not changed her original lively and straightforward temperament, which is what Feng Ziying likes most.
Feng Ziying was sitting in the official hat chair in the middle, and the other girls were also sitting in rows. "When Yun'er said this, I really feel like I have thunder in my chest and my face is as flat as a lake. Well, it seems I can worship you." It’s a great general, but it’s a pity that as a civil servant, I can only serve as the first assistant.”
The jokes made the whole atmosphere more relaxed and lively.
The three daughters of Shen Xue Lin are old ladies and they have to maintain their grace, but the concubines are not so particular. Second sister You and Xichun are both pregnant again. It has only been two or three months, but Bao Qin is about to give birth again, and Miao Qin is about to give birth again. Jade gave birth to another daughter, only three months ago, so she rested early.
The only ones in the house were Yingchun, Tanchun, Xiangyun, Xiuyan, Yuanyang, Ping'er, and Jin Chuan'er and Qingwen who had just come in.
Yuanyang and Qingwen also gave birth to a son and a daughter for Feng Ziying a long time ago. Ping'er is still breastfeeding, but Ping'er doesn't have much milk. The wet nurse has been breastfeeding her. Jin Chuan'er has just become pregnant and has not yet shown her pregnancy. .
Therefore, the four women have already raised concubines and are qualified to sit at the bottom.
After counting, she has twenty-one children, nine daughters and twelve sons. Now Feng Ziying truly understands why emperors are so prolific. Although she can't compare with Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Li Longji, the emperors of the Li family, she has no way to compare. Compared with Song Huizong, who had sixty or seventy children, but he was only in his early thirties and had twenty-one children, which was quite amazing.
At first, I was worried that the Feng family's popularity would be weak, but now I really don't worry anymore. With twelve sons, there can be four in each room in three rooms, and there are still four in the stomach. I can't wait any longer. In a few years, the number of children he has will exceed thirty.
I don’t know that in the first two years of marriage, when she was full of energy, only Shen Yixiu gave birth to Tong Niang. Baochai, Daiyu and several concubines entered the house, but there was no response. It was the Spring Festival pregnancy that started, and it seemed that she suddenly started to explode. .
"It's just that my husband will be really busy in the future." Shen Yixiu said softly.
Feng Ziying could also understand the meaning of Shen Yixiu's words and nodded: "So I have to work hard for you sisters. It is said that behind every successful man there is a group of women who support him. In other words, there are all good wives. Later, I silently supported me in raising my children, so that my husband can ascend to the position of chief minister at this age. Then, my husband has to worry about things in order to realize his dreams and for the welfare of the country and the country and hundreds of millions of people. Your care will be somewhat lacking, and I will teach you how to raise and educate your children. I don’t hope that when I can realize my dream, my children’s education will be lacking. Here, I would like to thank you sisters in advance, …”
Having said this, Feng Ziying stood up and bowed solemnly.
These words were a bit solemn and solemn, and the three girls, Shen Xue and Lin, stood up quickly, causing the other girls to stand up in panic to avoid Feng Ziying's bow.
"Why did my husband say this? It is the natural responsibility of concubines to raise children. My husband is working hard in the court, and we should share your worries in the back house. Please don't worry, my husband, we will definitely take care of the children..." "
It was the first time for all the girls to see Feng Ziying acting like this, and they were all awe-struck, and at the same time they also felt something different.
This is the worship of the chief minister. Who else but the emperor can be worthy of it?
But he was her husband, and he had to ask her to raise his children well for him. This kind of respect and courtesy also made all the women feel warm and moved in their hearts.
Feng Ziying also signaled the girls to sit down again, and returned to her seat. She thought for a while and then said: "From today on, there may be more and more guests coming to our house and sending greetings, including gifts. It’s getting more and more complicated. Wan Jun, you, Baochai and Daiyu, together with Yuanyang and Ping’er, have come up with a strategy. You can’t neglect the guests, but you also have to be careful, especially when it comes to posting and giving gifts. , the former must be arranged, and the latter must be handled well..."
Shen Xuelin and Yuanyang Heping'er both understood that Feng Ziying's identity was different now, and many things needed to be handled more carefully and thoughtfully.
All posts that come in must be collected. These are all for door-to-door appointments. There are not many people who come directly to the door. They are all people with special relationships. Needless to say, of course, the number of posts will definitely be large, and some of them may not be expected. Even if you meet someone in person, you should respond in a reasonable and courteous manner.
Giving gifts is even more complicated and troublesome, and how to deal with them requires a very high level of artistic skill.
Fortunately, Shen Xue Lin had been with me for so many years and had the experience of coming from a wealthy family like Yuanyang Ping'er. He should be able to handle some of the rules and principles he explained.
Before dealing with the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside. From today on, you need to deal with the outside world with peace of mind. Then you can’t worry too much about the back house. It should be used more as a place to relax mentally and emotionally.
(End of chapter)
