"Your Majesty, Master Gu is here, and Master Kong is here."
"I have met your Majesty."
"My dear, you don't need to be polite."
Zhao Zhen put down his pen, put his hands on the chair, and watched Kong Chong come in first, with Gu Qingjue following behind him.
"Kong Qing is here too, please sit down."
Opposite Zhao Zhen, there were two chairs. After Kong Chong and Gu Qingjue sat down, Zhao Zhen smiled and said to Kong Chong: "Kong Qing has been seriously ill for many days and has not recovered. I have been busy with government affairs these days. I don’t have time to ask. Is it getting better now? If it’s not getting better, I’ll still be raising it at home. There are so many talented people in the Privy Council. Even if Kong Qing is not there, it doesn’t matter.”
Kong Chong smiled and stopped laughing.
What does the official mean?
It doesn’t matter if the Privy Council has him or not, right?
Does this mean you want to get rid of him?
"Your Majesty, I have recovered from my illness, please don't worry."
Zhao Zhen nodded: "That's good. By the way, why did you come to see me to report something important?"
"It's a matter of deploying border troops and horses, but we can't finish the matter in a while. Your Majesty should talk to Mr. Gu first, and I will report to Your Majesty in detail later."
"That's fine."
Zhao Zhen glanced slightly sideways and looked at Gu Qingjue: "Privy Council, you have really married a good wife. The eldest princess has been unwell these days, and the imperial doctor has been to her one after another, but she has not recovered. When she went there in the morning, But within an hour, the eldest princess's illness was half cured."
Kong Chong lowered his head slightly and looked at the ground, his eyes rolling around.
"Does the wife of the Privy Council have medical skills?"
He had also heard the rumors outside and thought she was a somewhat smart girl who knew how to do business and made some money.
But I really didn’t know that he had medical skills.
Also boarding the eldest princess's boat, Gu Qingjue entered the officialdom for the first time, but he didn't expect to be so sophisticated and unconventional.
"It is also the eldest princess who has her own destiny. However, my wife does have some abilities. If Mr. Kong has a female member of the family who is sick and it is inconvenient to ask an imperial doctor, my wife can go and have a look."
How can this privy minister speak?
He actually cursed his family members to get sick.
"Master Gu, my family is very kind. With your mouth, you can easily offend people by talking like this."
Gu Qingjue looked at Kong Chong inexplicably: "Kong Shumi, is there anything wrong with what I said? If you are not sick now, it does not mean you will not get sick in the future. My wife has medical skills, so I am recommending her to you. My heart, why did Kong Shumi say that to me?"
Kong Chong sat on the chair and looked at Gu Qingjue's innocent expression.
Almost depressed.
Are all young men like this now, or is it just Gu Qingjue who is shameless?
"The Privy Council has decreed that you..."
"The officials, Prime Minister Fan, Deputy Han Shu, and Prime Minister Yan are here."
Fuji interrupted Kong Chong. When Kong Chong heard that Fan Chongyan, Han Qi and Yan Yanshu were coming, he immediately became excited and had no intention of arguing with Gu Qingjue.
Thinking that if they came to the officials, they would have caught someone else, or they would be sacking another official.
"Well, Gu Qing will go back and say thank you to your wife for me."
Gu Qingjue stood up: "Your Majesty's words, I will definitely bring them to you. If nothing happens, I will leave first."
Gu Qingjue was only a sixth-rank Privy Councilor, so what they discussed next was not something he could listen to.
As for why Kong Chong didn't resign, Gu Qingjue sneered. According to Yixin, the revolution in the court has reached its most intense stage. If Kong Chong shows up at this time, His Majesty will definitely use him to establish his power.
Su Yixin sorted the gold and silver cloths given by the eldest princess and the officials into categories together with Lianqiu. Some of them were put into the warehouse, and some were stored directly in storage bags.
After cleaning up, I went to the kitchen in a good mood and cooked dinner myself.
After the meal was ready, Gu Qingjue came back.
Su Yixin happily shared today's harvest with him, and Gu Qingjue was also happy to hear: "The official announced my presence today and asked me to convey my gratitude to you."
"The officials thank me?"
"Well, the official said thank you."
Su Yixin said: "I didn't expect that even if I went to see the eldest princess, I would get a thank you from the official."
Shi En rolled his eyes: "Isn't the official's word of mouth more valuable than this thank you? Look at your worthless smile!"
Really blind.
"How can this be the same? The official's oral instructions are just for show, but the thank you that Ziyuan brought to me privately is the official's heartfelt thanks."
Naturally the latter is more genuine.
Otherwise, she didn't think that Hui Zhilan's heart was what the official said in the oral instructions. People in Beijing who knew about her beating incident in Baifan Tower would think that Hui Zhilan's heart was simply open-minded. Eyes tell lies.
But they didn't dare to refute.
What the officials want is that they dare not refute.
Su Yixin felt that the official's move was not only because she cured the eldest princess's illness, but also related to her discovery of the Xixia people's spirit gathering and transportation array.
Taking this opportunity, I rewarded them all.
Shi En took a bite of the pig's trotters and said, "Now that you have money, can you also buy me a storage bag?"
Disciples all have storage bags, but he, the master, doesn't have one, so he'll lose a lot of money if he says it.
"Master, this storage bag is not a purse. Just buy it if you want. After the Lingbao Pavilion where I bought these treasures was taken away by the sect, there is no place specializing in selling these things. I will go to Wuji Sect next time to see if there are any. Many."
Shi En curled his lips dissatisfiedly.
Su Yixin glared at Shi En: "If you keep looking like this, then don't ask for it."
"I am your master."
Su Yixin grabbed the pig's trotters in front of her and stuffed them into Shi En's mouth: "Well, Master. Eat more, there are so many delicious things, why can't I stop your mouth?"
After dinner, the two came to the study.
Su Yixin said: "Originally, there were a few things missing for the formation, but I didn't expect that among the items given by the eldest princess and your majesty, I needed them. I calculated the auspicious day and planned to complete the formation of the house tomorrow. In this way, I have been able to complete the formation. Master brought Qiu Hong here, and with the formation to protect him, it will be an extra layer of protection."
"Well, I'll take a shower tomorrow."
Master has sent a message and he will arrive in Kyoto the day after tomorrow at the latest.
He has made arrangements, and when Qiu Hong arrives, Kong Chong will receive the news that Qiu Hong is not dead.
By then, the Su Mansion will not be at peace.
After talking about setting up the formation, Gu Qingjue told Su Yixin what happened in the previous court today and how Kong Chong, Fan Chongyan and others had to meet His Majesty.
"I don't know the details. I only know that the government's reform was not successful because the resistance to the reform was too great and the government's determination was not enough. However, there is one thing that I have an impression of, and that is the biggest factor of this reform. The resistance is actually not Kong Chong and others, but Xia Song."
"Xia Song?"
"Well, Xia Song. Don't underestimate this person. Although he was dismissed by the late emperor because of the Yang family and has been serving as a local magistrate since then, he is really very politically minded."
(End of chapter)
