In the early morning of this day, Zhao Yu walked out of the Qingqiu Palace refreshed and took the dragon chariot to go to court. Only Bai Qing'er was left lying on the bed like mud in the palace.
Bai Qing'er's pretty face turned red, she spat lightly and said to herself:
"...It was okay at first. If this happens every day, how can I bear it?"
Thinking of that scene, Bai Qing'er felt both love and fear in her heart.
Your Majesty, otherwise you go to other concubines...
Just as this thought came to her mind, Bai Qing'er suddenly woke up.
Now, besides myself, isn't there the only one left in the harem, Senior Sister Huan'er?
Not to mention Senior Sister Wen'er, she can't break the Kung Fu now. Even if she can, I can't take a bite out of her!
Don’t even think about this kind of thing!
Bai Qing'er gritted her teeth to feel angry with herself, but then she quickly became dejected.
Even if I am made of iron, I can still break out a few nails, but no, I have to find a helper...
Bai Qing'er became a little troubled.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind.
Got it!
The more Bai Qing'er thought about it, the more appropriate it seemed to her, and the corners of her mouth gradually turned up. She looked like a little fox preparing to do bad things.
Regarding that person, no matter how picky the little emperor is, he must be very satisfied after meeting him.
Not only that, even Senior Sister Wen'er wouldn't dare to say anything wrong even if she thought about it.
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Not to mention Bai Qing'er's plan in Qingqiu Hall, after Zhao Yu finished his morning court, he went to Zihuan Hall to continue reviewing the memorial.
While Zhao Yu was resting, Gao Lishi pushed in from outside the hall with a secret letter in his hands.
"Your Majesty, a secret message has just been delivered to the front line of Linjiang Mansion."
"Oh? Could it be that King Taihe won another battle?"
Zhao Yu raised his eyebrows and took the secret letter from Gao Lishi as he spoke.
After opening it, the expression on Zhao Yu's face gradually became subtle.
"Lishi, go and call the school secretary Du Yuankai to Zihuan Hall. If anyone asks about it on the way, just say that I am reading history books and I have some questions that I would like to ask Du Yuankai."
After Du Yu and Zhao Yu settled on the relationship between emperor and minister, in order to cover up others' deception, Zhao Yu appointed him as the school secretary at Du Yu's suggestion.
During the Pre-Han Dynasty, the emperor recruited celebrities to the Dongguan Library to collate classics, and they were called "collaborators". They also served as the emperor's staff to a certain extent, and were responsible for consulting the emperor on classics from past dynasties.
Chu inherited the Han system, and naturally this position was retained.
Gao Lishi left as ordered. Not long after, he returned to Zihuan Hall, followed behind him by a young man who was nearly thirty years old.
"General Secretary, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty and wish Your Majesty good fortune and good health."
Entering the Zihuan Hall, Du Yu bowed respectfully towards Zhao Yu who was reviewing the memorial.
"Here is Du Xiaoshu?" Zhao Yu raised his head and glanced at Du Yu, nodded as a greeting, and then continued to review the memorial, but he did not forget to say, "Lishi, please give Du Xiaoshu a seat and a gift." For tea, use the mountain tea sent from Lingnan a few days ago."
Soon, a chair was moved behind Du Yu by Gao Lishi, and then a cup of tea was brought to him.
After Du Yu thanked him, he carefully took his seat. After receiving the tea, he did not forget to thank Gao Lishi.
Du Yu's attitude was very useful to Gao Lishi.
Because ordinary civil servants would not look at them as internal servants, that is to say, they would be more polite to them when receiving orders, but that was the limit.
Time passed bit by bit, Zhao Yu was still writing furiously reviewing the memorial, and Du Yu also sat quietly on the chair waiting for Zhao Yu's question.
"Your Majesty, it's almost half an hour."
Gao Lishi glanced at the ocher standing next to the hall and reminded him in a low voice.
Hearing this, Zhao Yu put down the ink pen in his hand, rubbed his wrist, and explained to the curious Du Yu:
"I told Gao Lishi that while I was reviewing the memorials, I asked him to remind me every half hour that it's time to rest. Take a break and have a cup of tea before continuing to review these memorials."
Du Yu respectfully said: "One relaxation, looseness and degree, is the reason of all things in the world.
In response to Du Yu's compliment, Zhao Yu just smiled and waved his hand, and then handed the secret letter from Huang Jingming to Gao Lishi.
"Master Du, you might as well take a look at this."
Taking the secret letter from Gao Lishi, Du Yu looked down and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.
King Taihe wrote in the letter that the leader of the army, Bo Zhuying, advised his ministers to write to the court and request for the grant of Nine Tins. But Huang Jingming, a minister of the late emperor Tuogu, was a loyal minister of Chu. How could he do such an unfaithful, unfilial and unjust thing? Zhu Ying's words were intended to alienate the relationship between His Majesty and his ministers. The minister was extremely disgusted by Zhu Ying's words, so he ordered his sergeants to beat him with eighty military sticks, deprived him of his official position without authorization, and kicked him out of the army. I am frightened, knowing that my action is against the laws of the imperial court, and I would like to express my condolences to your majesty to punish me.
"I wonder what you think, Yuan Kai?"
Zhao Yu stood up and asked with his hands behind his back.
"I am scared," Du Yu exhaled heavily and said, "King Taihe is throwing stones to ask for directions. Your Majesty needs to listen to what is said in this letter."
"Give Jiuxi, does he really think that I don't know the meaning of this?"
Hearing Zhao Yu's muttering behind the imperial court, Du Yu lowered his head lower. Du Yu even wanted to cover his ears and plunge into the ground.
How could someone at his level hear such words?
Sometimes, the more you know, the faster you die!
"Secretary Du, please tell me how I should reply to this letter from King Taihe?"
Ever since Zhao Yu saw the contents of this letter, from the time Gao Lishi left to the time he finished reviewing the memorial, he had not thought about how to reply to Huang Jingming.
Being too soft will make Huang Jingming push forward even more. Maybe in a few days, the memorials for Taihe and Wang Jiuxi will be sent to his Zihuan Palace one by one;
It won't work if it's too hard. Not only will the relationship between the two parties that has gradually become estranged from each other completely break down, but it will also make Huang Jingming aware of clues, thus ruining the entire situation.
Hearing Zhao Yu call his name, Du Yu secretly sighed in his heart, stood up and bowed his hands in greeting: "Return to your majesty, just in case of foreknowledge, your majesty might as well go with the flow and praise King Taihe for this move, which is an example for his ministers."
As soon as he said this, Zhao Yu suddenly felt enlightened and looked at Du Yu with more admiration.
He is worthy of being the famous Du Wuku in China. I really admire his ability to adapt to changing situations!
"Okay, just what Yi Du said."
Zhao Yu patted the imperial case and ordered Gao Lishi:
"When Du Xiaoshu leaves later, I will give Du Xiaoshu two cakes of the dragon and phoenix tea that I am reluctant to drink."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward!"
When Du Yu heard Zhao Yu's words, he was overjoyed and immediately stood up to thank him again for his kindness.
Apart from reading classics and collecting books, Du Yuankai's favorite thing is tea.
Among the teas, the Dragon and Phoenix Tea, which is exclusively for the royal family, is the most respected.
Due to the extremely complicated production process, the output of Longfeng Tuan Tea is already rare. The production of twenty or thirty cakes a year is the limit, and all of them are sent to the palace for the exclusive use of the royal family.
Many princes and ministers want tens of thousands of dollars for a piece of cake but cannot get it.
The late Taiwei Sun Shizhong was rewarded with three cakes of dragon and phoenix tea because of his meritorious service in the fight against the Qi Dynasty.
When Renzong was in power, he went to Jingshan Mountain to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth. He only received one piece of cake from each of the three princes and one piece of cake from the six ministers!
Now His Majesty rewarded him with two loaves just because of his words, which shows how much he values himself.
Your kindness is so good, I can only repay it with death!
