The next day, Chu Qing and Fu San came outside the palace early in the morning and met with a group of bankers who had brought their tools before entering the palace.
It is worth mentioning that Tao Ruolin did not come today, and Chu Qing did not care. On the contrary, he felt that the farther away from this kind of woman, the better.
The Taowu Hall is not far from the Political Affairs Hall, and the officials waiting at the hall looked sideways.
Today's job is to build a simple fence.
In fact, this matter was completely unnecessary. The main reason was that Chu Qing considered that he was in the palace after all, where the monarchs and ministers would go to court to discuss national affairs. He led his people to build a house and decorate it, and then the monarchs and ministers would complain to the property management company.
The fence was quickly erected, and it became a construction site, followed immediately by gravel.
Chu Qing was too lazy to go to Sun An to take advantage. Many usable stones were directly chipped and piled together. Before noon, a group of bruised and swollen kitchen eunuchs came running with food boxes, strictly following the instructions of the supreme leader - -A large amount is sufficient.
Sun An, who had his salary deducted for half a year last night, was very depressed. After serving Huang Laosi to bed, he went directly to the dining room. More than thirty eunuchs stood in a row. The old eunuch had his arms rounded and was a big mouth. , and then each person was fined one month's salary.
After teaching more than thirty eunuchs a lesson, Sun An left happily with his hands behind his back.
He roughly calculated that the emperor deducted his salary for three months, and he also deducted the salary of more than thirty eunuchs in the dining room for one month. Calculated in addition, he also earned more than six guan, which was very satisfying. .
After lunch, Wu Gang and his people built a brick pond and made live materials.
Chu Qing found that this group of people worked very well, almost in line with what he expected, and even more detailed than what he planned.
After asking Wu Gang, they found out that after returning to Zhuangzi yesterday, "big maid" Tao Ruolin told them what to do in the past few days.
Chu Qing didn't appreciate it. He spent the money as he should, but he was just surprised by Tao Ruolin's understanding ability.
After dinner, Chu Qing had nothing to do, so he went back to the Chu Mansion to take a nap, leaving Fu San to watch.
It happened that the court was going down at the Yizheng Hall, and the ministers didn't take it seriously. Although they were surprised that Taowu Hall was "pushed", they didn't think much about it, thinking it was the emperor's intention.
One of the elders shouted and cheered, and many ministers waved their hands to say goodbye. This person was Tao Yu, the young master of the prince who rarely went to court to discuss politics.
This morning, Tao Yao didn't say a word in the political hall. He didn't come to discuss political affairs, but to talk to the emperor about other matters.
After leaving the court, Tao Yao saw that the ministers had almost left, so he took a detour to the side hall, which is also the Jingyi Hall, and let the eunuchs give a warning before entering the hall.
Huang Laosi smiled and asked the eunuch to move the embroidered pier.
"I haven't been to Master Tao for a long time. I'm still in good health these days."
"Thanks to your Majesty's great blessing, I am still in good health."
Tao Yao was smiling with pride on his face.
People outside the court say that the new king is always violent and silent, and he might have to deal with someone someday, so they are very afraid.
Because of this, Tao Yao was full of vanity, because the emperor always treated him with great courtesy.
Of course, Tao Yao subconsciously ignored one thing. Huang Laosi also treated many veterans with courtesy before they were struck down by the emperor's butcher knife.
However, Master Tao has no such worries. His Tao family does not participate in the battles between various forces in the court, nor does he take sides. He is only loyal to the new king. Moreover, Tao Yao said that he is the prince's master, but he actually does not have any real power. , he just went to the palace every once in a while to give lectures to a group of princes and princesses.
Huang Laosi looked at Sun An beside him: "I have been leaning on the desk all day, but I have forgotten the day. Is this the day when Master Tao enters the palace to give lectures?"
Before Sun An could speak, Tao Yao smiled and said: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. The old minister came to the palace today not to give lectures, but to talk about His Highness the Crown Prince."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Huang Laosi's face, he took a sip of tea and waited for the rest.
"His Royal Highness, he must be smart. He usually draws inferences from one example and has extraordinary understanding, but..."
"Just how."
"It's just that his temper is a bit impetuous." Tao Yao considered it for a moment and continued: "Now His Royal Highness is approaching the age of growing a beard, but he avoids the Four Books and Five Classics. The old ministers also preached to him several times, but the Prince His Highness rejects Confucian classics in every possible way. If this continues for a long time, I am afraid that..."
The prince is twelve years old this year. The bearded year refers to the age of sixteen, which is usually called fifteen years old. Rounding up, the old man said that the prince had lost four years of life inexplicably.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master Tao." Huang Laosi also looked worried: "I was negligent in discipline. After I approve these memorials, go to the East Palace and teach that bastard a lesson."
"Your Majesty, there is no need for this. As the prince's young teacher, I failed to teach the prince well. I am derelict in my duty."
Huang Laosi kept talking about hard work, but there was a trace of contempt in his eyes that was difficult for outsiders to detect.
This is why he likes military commanders but not civil servants.
You damn well know it's your own negligence, so you're not negligent. You came here to make a small report to me, and while you're making a small report, you say it's your failure, you're a rude person!
Of course, Huang Laosi will not show his unhappiness, and he still respects Tao Yao. Not only Tao Yao, the Tao family is full of indifferent people, especially his son Tao Shaozhang, who is very iron-headed. The law-enforcement officials in the Central Government are in tit-for-tat confrontation with aristocratic families. Although they have no brains, their temperament is worthy of respect.
After finishing the prince's brief report, Tao Yao brought up another matter: "Your Majesty, tomorrow the old minister will come to the palace to give a lecture. In addition to His Royal Highness, I heard that His Highness Qingyang, the daughter of King Wu who is still in the palace, will also attend the lecture?"
"That's the case. Princess Qingyang has been well-dressed and well-fed since she was a child. She couldn't bear the hardships in the north, so King Wu kept Princess Qingyang in the palace. She is good at poetry, so I thought of letting her accompany a few people. The emperor's son taught him the same thing, as did the two sons and daughters of the minister, but did Master Tao have to work hard?"
"Don't dare, don't dare, I just..."
Tao Yao's face turned red, and he said with a hint of embarrassment: "I have overstepped my bounds. My little girl is doing nothing in the house. She also likes poetry. I am thinking... I am thinking about whether I can bring her into the palace to read to the royal highnesses." …Old minister…”
Huang Laosi laughed: "What do you think it is? I agree. Speaking of which, I haven't seen Zhong Yuan for some time. Before leaving the palace tomorrow, I want this girl to come and pay my respects."
Tao Yao looked flattered, said a few more polite words, and then left in relief.
When Tao Yao left the side hall, Huang Laosi smiled and shook his head: "This Master Tao is very thin-skinned, so it's hard for him."
"What does your Majesty mean?"
"This girl, Tao Zhongyuan..." Huang Laosi stopped smiling: "Obviously she was born in the Tao family, which is a family that has inherited this poetry and etiquette, but she always wants to marry into the emperor's family. It is a lie to enter the palace, but it is true to get close to the prince."
