"Your Majesty, please have tea."
Cui Xueying was holding tea, and Marry was serving her attentively.
He Lanyin glanced at it, didn't drink, and sat on the soft couch.
There is a Go board next to the soft couch.
He brought it up, placed it, and invited: "I have heard for a long time that Cui Shangshu's daughter is very good at chess. Come and play a game with me."
Cui Xueying smiled happily: "Yes."
She prided herself on her superb chess skills and wanted to win the emperor's appreciation with her chess skills.
Unfortunately, she didn't get her wish.
Each mountain is higher than the other.
He Lanyin's chess skills were acquired through training with Feng Queyi, and were certainly not comparable to the talents of their younger daughters.
The game trapped her for a long time.
He Lanyin was by her side, as if she couldn't figure it out, so she wouldn't sleep.
Cui Xueying is indeed very strong. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure it out. Later, she simply gave up: "I am not very talented and knowledgeable, which makes Your Majesty laugh. It is getting late, and I am waiting for you——"
He Lanyin didn't mean to favor her at all, so he said, "There's no rush. Your father always told me, don't give up easily. I believe you can figure it out soon."
He gave her "trust."
Who dares to betray the emperor's trust?
Cui Xueying could only continue to think about it. She thought about it all night, and then she was so sleepy that she fell asleep directly on the chessboard.
Seeing this, He Lanyin was satisfied, called Wang Cheng, and drove back to his bedroom.
Before leaving, he also said to Cui Xueying's maid Qingman: "Tell your mother-in-law that I am waiting for her to break the situation."
That chess game was enough to embarrass her for days.
Qing Man saw that the emperor was trying to embarrass him, but she didn't dare to say anything. She lowered her head and said, "Yes. I send you your Majesty's regards."
Helan Yin returned to the Tai Chi Hall. The sky was already bright and he had not slept. He washed up and went to court.
Yesterday, the court meeting discussed the candidates for officials to go to Sangzhou. The decision has not been finalized yet and will continue today.
Of course, the process is still difficult.
Who wants to go to Sangzhou and take over a place where there may be riots at any time?
Putting aside the danger, going to Sangzhou means being far away from the center of power, but any smart person would not want to go there.
Some small officials were recommended by the ministers. He Lanyin looked at their qualifications and felt that they were not qualified.
After all, Sangzhou was a small country before, and officials without any prestige or skills could not suppress it.
He Lanyin thought about the candidates when he was playing chess last night. No minister recommended himself for the meeting, so he directly named him: "Chu Aiqing, what do you think?"
Chu Aiqing was Chu Yu. She was established in recent years and was already ranked as the Minister of Household Affairs. She was smart, alert and quite resourceful.
His younger brother Chu Xian is the first-class bodyguard beside him. Both brothers are his capable generals, both civil and military.
Chu Yu was called by name. As smart as he was, he naturally didn't dare to have any other opinions. He immediately knelt down and said, "Fortunately, your majesty appreciates it. I am willing to stabilize Sangzhou for your majesty."
He Lanyin was very satisfied with his decision and immediately named him King of Sangzhou and administered Sangzhou.
"Officials big and small in Sangzhou will be reviewed by you. Those who are capable will be retained and those who are incompetent will be dismissed. In addition, you can select a few helpers from the court to take up their posts with you."
"Yes. Thank you, Your Majesty."
He agreed, and then he chose a few small officials as helpers.
As for those ministers?
Going far away to Sangzhou is a hard job. Whoever he calls his name is simply making enemies.
Since they are enemies and are in Sangzhou, if they are not of the same mind, it will be detrimental to everything.
He Lanyin heard the names of those minor officials and did not refuse them face to face. Instead, after going to court, he called Chu Yu to go to the imperial study.
The monarch and his ministers discussed the choice of assistant in the royal study.
Helan Yin knew his dilemma and said sadly: "Everyone in the court is greedy for the power and prosperity of Jingdu, and has long forgotten the people of the country. I am heartbroken."
Chu Yu was cautious by nature, so he naturally did not dare to comment on the loyalty of the ministers. He only knelt on the ground and solemnly said: "I am willing to drive for your majesty, no matter how hard it is, I will kill you."
He Lanyin asked him to get up, gave him a seat, and said: "Actually, it's better if you don't choose those ministers. They have the same prestige as you, but it will hinder you."
Chu Yu also thought about this, but there were advantages and disadvantages. There were no ministers accompanying him, and he had to bear the responsibility of managing Sangzhou, which was also very stressful.
He Lanyin understood his concerns and smiled: "You don't have to be afraid, I have already thought of a good helper for you."
Chu Yu was curious: "Who?"
Helan Yin smiled and said: "Feng Zhanzhi."
Chu Yu was stunned: "Master Feng's brother-in-law?"
He Lanyin nodded: "Yes, it's him."
Chu Yu began to collect information about him in his mind: "The Feng family has been practicing medicine for generations. Feng Zhanzhi did not like medical skills and preferred business. In the early years, he had an ugly fight with the Feng family. Later, he traveled around the world doing business. I heard that he even donated money to His Majesty. A lot of money, food and grass?”
"Yes. You are right. He is a loyal and patriotic person. In terms of talent, he is no worse than his nephew Feng Queyi. He has already written a letter and will reply to the capital soon. Sangzhou is a country based on business. With him helping you, you can get twice the result with half the effort."
"So, I thank you, Your Majesty."
He knelt down again to give thanks.
He Lanyin personally helped him up and put on a benevolent and compassionate look: "Chu Aiqing, I want to thank you on behalf of the people of Sangzhou."
Chu Yu looked horrified: "Don't dare. Your Majesty said something serious."
The monarch and his ministers exchanged a few polite words, and Chu Yu resigned.
Almost as soon as he exited, Wang Cheng came in, went straight to He Lanyin, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, Mr. Anle wants to see you."
Yesterday, Sang Qi was invited out of the palace, half-coaxed and half-cheated. When he saw the Xianlin Garden and wanted to go back to the palace to see his sister, he heard Chu Xian say: "The palace is forbidden and no one is allowed to enter without an edict."
Then, he came to ask for an audience today.
Chu Xian was also by his side, seemingly protecting him, but actually monitoring him, so he hinted again: "Your Majesty is busy with affairs. If Anle-kun has nothing important to do, you should go back to Xianlin Garden."
There's nothing big going on for Sanqi, he just misses his sister.
Several carts of belongings he brought arrived today, and one cart was for his sister. He had to tell the emperor that as an emperor, he couldn't ask for things from women, right?
"I have something to see your Majesty."
He said so, Chu Xian could only accompany him and wait for the summons.
In fact, Chu Xian thought about tearing off the fig leaf and telling him clearly: You must remember your identity, Lord Anle, Lord Anle, you are imprisoned, and you will live in peace in Xianlin Garden until you die!
But thinking about Chen Jin's forty sticks, he decided to be polite to him. After all, he was Concubine Sang's brother. Who knew whether the emperor would be affected by Concubine Sang's pillow style? The emperor did not explicitly order the imprisonment. He was concerned that Concubine Sang wanted to be a good person, so they also had to be good people.
I have to say, he is right.
He Lanyin wanted to imprison Sang Qi yesterday because the brother and sister coveted the position of queen. In the evening, Sang Ning coaxed him with two love poems. At this moment, he said: "What are you waiting for? Let someone come in."
"yes."
Wang Cheng retreated in response, but in fact he sighed: The emperor's heart is like a needle in the sea. Yesterday and today, there are two faces.
The two-faced He Lanyin added: "I'm going to have a banquet, and I want to have a drink with Mr. Anle."
After hearing this, Wang Cheng said "yes" again, thinking in his heart: It's hopeless, it's hopeless. His Majesty was completely fascinated by the demon concubine and began to please his brother-in-law!
