jdhmnovel Chapter 137 Memorial
Chapter 137 Memorial
The emperor looked at Mu Sheng's expressionless face. The calmness and leisurely attitude he had when he came had disappeared, and he enjoyed eating the melon even more.
As an emperor, he was as busy as a dog and had no way to be lazy. Even though many specific matters were handed over to his ministers, he still had a lot of things to do. The mountain of memorials alone was enough to be fatal.
I can’t finish reviewing it! I can’t finish reviewing it at all!
As for Mu Sheng, he had suffered a lot in the war a few years ago, but now he is free. Although he was forced to be the Minister of War, there is no war, the country is peaceful, and there is nothing to worry about. He is idle all day long!
He had been in the capital for such a long time, but he had only submitted two memorials, one to change the time of the court meeting, and the other to request an imperial decree for his wife. He didn't even submit a memorial to greet himself!
The emperor and his subjects are in harmony? This guy doesn't even have me in his heart!
The emperor ate the melon with gnashing teeth, and kept saying sarcastically: "My dear minister, you are so relaxed. Are you living a comfortable life? Since you have nothing to do, think about how to share my worries!"
Mu Sheng: "When I get something good, I think of Your Majesty. It is better to do well than to say well. Although I did not submit a memorial to pay my respects, I am thinking of Your Majesty in my heart. Besides, not submitting a memorial to pay my respects is to share Your Majesty's worries. If I submit one less memorial, you will approve one less memorial."
There are so many on the table, what if I don’t approve them enough? They are all nonsense! Four-fifths of them are to greet and say hello.
[Your Majesty, how are you? ]
[Your Majesty, are you in good health? ]
[I am really concerned about Your Majesty! ]
【…】
The key point is that their emperor probably has some serious illness. You could just ignore these memorials, but he has to approve every one of them. In order to show that he has read them carefully and not just done them perfunctorily, he approves each one differently.
【I am fine. 】
[I am in great health. The imperial physician said I am stronger than in previous years.]
【I am all right.】
【…】
There was a fussy provincial governor who would submit a letter of greeting every three to five days, not only to express his greetings but also to express his feelings.
【It rained all night last night. I miss your Majesty. I wonder if your Majesty is well.】
[Today, the north wind has been blowing all day. I am concerned about Your Majesty. How is Your Majesty? ]
【…】
Good fellow, those who know would say you are the king and his subjects, while those who don't would think you have a concubine? This is flirting!
Mu Sheng kept complaining in his heart, but on the surface he was very calm and continued to defend himself: "Take these watermelons for example. They were grown by my wife with great effort. There are only a few of them. I was so shameless that I asked my wife for two to present to Your Majesty. Isn't this enough to show how much I care about Your Majesty? For Your Majesty, I have even given up the dignity of the head of the family and even coveted my wife's things."
The emperor twitched his lips. In terms of shamelessness, he lost, but he refused to admit it.
"You are quite shameless. I am not like you, who can eat other people's food for free."
Mu Sheng thought to himself, this is what I’ve been waiting for.
The emperor waved his hand and granted Yun Xi a hundred acres of fertile land. Since you like to think about these things, then go ahead and think about them.
Mu Sheng thanked him happily.
The land awarded by the emperor was allocated from the official land. A lot of land next to Mujiazhuang was official land. Considering Yunxi's convenience in farming, Mu Sheng helped her get a hundred acres of land next to Mujiazhuang. It was not far from her fish pond.
Yun Xi was very happy when she received the land deed. She could do whatever she wanted with the hundred acres of land.
The emperor was not stingy, and she was not a stingy person either. From then on, Mu Sheng would have two watermelons sent to the palace from every batch of ripe watermelons.
Yun Xi also received many rewards because of this. From the emperor's concubines, they were all head ornaments, jewelry and fabrics, but some were very generous. For example, the Empress Shu gave her a box of gold melon seeds in addition to a complete set of gemstone head ornaments, so that she could keep them and give them to others. She was so envious.
The current emperor was not a lecher, and there were no three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines in the harem, and even the regulations were not filled. According to the regulations of this dynasty, under the empress, there were four concubines, six concubines, four beauties, and seven talented women, a total of 22 people.
The names of the four concubines were fixed: Shufei, Defei, Xianfei, and Huifei; the names of the six Yi were also fixed: Shuyi, Deyi, Xianyi, Shunyi, Wanyi, and Fangyi. The beauties and talented women had no titles, but followed their owners' surnames.
The current emperor has only one empress, one virtuous concubine and one virtuous concubine. The remaining six concubines, four beauties and seven talented ladies are not yet full. There are a total of 10 people in the entire harem.
Yun Xi heard all this news from the old lady.
The old lady spoke highly of the emperor, saying that he was a wise ruler who was impartial and self-controlled.
In addition to introducing things in the palace, the old lady also told her about the situations in the homes of the nobles and important officials in the capital, so that she would have an idea of what to expect when she met them in the future.
The nobles and important officials in the capital can all be related to each other in some way. In the era when there was no imperial examination system, important officials were to some extent "hereditary". You recommended me and I recommended you, and many of them came from aristocratic families.
When ladies chat with each other, they will also talk about things like "my cousin's sister-in-law's sister's sister's sister married into so-and-so's family, and something happened in that family." In essence, these are no different from rumors in the market.
So the old lady seldom went out, but she knew the affairs of the capital. Every time she went out or met a guest, she would gain a lot, and the "intelligence network" was established in this way.