webnovelvip Chapter 248
Chapter 248
half a month later.
The old Zheng’s palace ushered in a new owner. The original vermilion lanterns at the gate of the palace were replaced by golden four-season peace lanterns specially made of sandalwood and brocade gauze, decorated with tassels, and the wick inside would not be extinguished by wind. .
Countless aristocrats from the old Zheng flocked to the capital impatiently, handed over their recommendation forms, and even praised the mighty and benevolent literary prose of the emperor of Zhou——if you didn’t point the butcher’s knife at the old Zheng’s royal family, wouldn’t you be benevolent?
In addition, on the surface, the nobles of various families are all on the sidelines attitude towards the arrival of Zhou Tianzi, but in fact, the elite soldiers guarding the palace gate said: Brothers are very soft on accepting gifts.
This is just a small soldier, not to mention how much money the cronies of Zhou Tianzi can receive - persuading the emperor to choose beauties.
As long as the beauties presented win the emperor's heart, no, even as long as the beauties get a little favor from the emperor, the families behind them can take the opportunity to gain benefits in the court and even in the world!
In this way, under the efforts of all parties, Zhou Tianzi finally let go of his mouth and picked an auspicious day to meet with the nobles. The name was to observe the public sentiment, but in fact it was a beauty pageant to enter the palace.
The nobles tacitly expressed their understanding of this: everyone in the world knows that the emperor's harem has been vacant for a long time, so it is human nature that His Majesty is embarrassed to announce the beauty pageant with great fanfare!
On the day of the beauty presentation, the usual bleak autumn wind became more gentle, the light blue sky was cloudy, and the golden crow was not seen.
Royal Palace, Tingfang Garden.
Fragrant golden osmanthus, golden chrysanthemums in full bloom, hibiscus roses, lilies and cloves all compete in this exquisite garden, which is too beautiful to behold.
And in this garden, there are dozens of beauties of various colors who complement each other with delicate flowers quietly following behind the heads of the noble families, waiting for the call of Emperor Zhou.
These one-in-a-thousand beauties have their own strengths, some are dignified and majestic, some are exquisite, some are graceful and luxurious, some are watery hibiscus, some are as cold as ice, and some are as passionate as fire... There are so many, almost all the characteristics are included.
It's a pity that the nobles who wanted to win the top spot miscalculated.
They really didn't expect that Zhou Tianzi seemed to have opened up, and all the beauties were left behind!What's the difference between that and none?
The nobles muttering to themselves can only hope that the beauties presented by them will be knowledgeable enough to stand out and be favored by the emperor in the future.
After these nobles left half happily and half regretfully, the palace people who followed Emperor Zhou quietly sent those beauties to the outer courtyard of the palace for inspection.
Whether or not these people will be able to join the palace in the future, even Zhou Tianzi's guards can't tell.
The mind of the Son of Heaven is unfathomable.
Outside Tingfang Garden.
"Hey, Commander Wu! Long time no see, how are you doing?"
Song Qu laughed and greeted his "old friend", more precisely, his deadly enemy.
Song Qu, who valued literature over martial arts since he was a child, naturally had a problem with this martial artist surnamed Wu. Later, the Song family moved to Zheng State, and he looked down on martial arts even more after he became a high position with his talent.
So what if the Wu family has been serving the emperor?Military power is but a fleeting cloud, and it is still based on literature.
Furthermore, the two carefully selected beauties of their own family have just been accepted by the emperor, and their future prospects are limitless!
"Old Song? Long time no see. I was promoted a while ago, so you can call me Captain Wu in the future."
Wu Xiaowei stroked his sleeves and laughed, too lazy to talk to his brother-in-law who has never been speculative since childhood.
Behind him was Qiao Yu wearing a veiled hat. Wu Shancang carefully supported the beauty to follow his father, because the palace could only be walked, and the beauty's weak body was already a little short of breath, and occasionally coughed twice.
Song Qu saw sharply that although the person under the hood was thin and thin, his demeanor was graceful and refined, and he was obviously a beauty.
Old Wu also changed his temper?Come to present beauty!
"Lieutenant Wu," Song Qu said in a strange tone, "Don't you disdain to flatter your majesty? What's going on today?"
Hmph, good learner.Even worse, even his son is willing to send out to be the beauty's servant——No way, really no way!
Before the words finished, Song Qu pouted and swaggered away with his eldest son, not even caring about listening to Captain Wu's reply.
"Meet uncle, uncle will see you later!"
Song's eldest son hurriedly bowed to Xiaowei Wu and said goodbye, chasing after his worry-free father.
From a distance, Song Qu's exasperated voice can still be vaguely heard.
"What uncle? He never called me brother-in-law!"
"...Xianglu and Yushuang are not only beautiful and beautiful, but also have outstanding talents. Hmph, they will definitely be rewarded in the future..."
"At that time, our Song family will not be Ren..."
Lieutenant Wu stroked his beard when he heard the words coming from the wind, his eyes twitched, and he cupped his hands to the beauty next to him and said, "You're laughing, Mr. Qiao. My brother-in-law is a bit stubborn, but his nature is not bad."
"It's okay, ahem, I'm just trying to bother Captain Wu."
Qiao Yu shook her head, Song Qu was right, he used the opportunity of offering beauty to get close to Emperor Zhou.But the name of "Xianglu"—is that the future commander of the Imperial Forest Army?The names sound the same.
"Young Master Qiao, Your Majesty is in the front hall of Tingfang Garden. Have you really thought about it?"
Captain Wu gritted his teeth and asked again, afraid that the beauty would regret it later, and it would be too late!
It would be fine if he was an ordinary person, but Mr. Qiao's fascinated fairy appearance... It's not that he is biased. To be a little offensive, as long as Zhou Tianzi has normal eyes, it is impossible to let people go!
Wu Shancang, who was supporting the beauty, also blinked nervously,
"Yes, please lead the way."
Qiao Yu didn't receive the faint reminder from the other party, and said firmly.
"Okay, please come with me."
Soon.
Inside the hall.
Zhou Tianzi, who was dressed in black and regular clothes, put down the slightly herbal tea cup, and gently rubbed the temples with his knuckle fingers to relieve the dull pain in his brain.
"Your Majesty, Captain Wu came to pay a visit, bringing his son Shancang and a young man from the Qiao family."
The personal servant Ah Fu came to report, and at the same time, he gently poured out the cold water in the emperor's teacup and replaced it with hot tea.
"Xuan."
Zhou Tianzi opened his eyes. He had a good impression of this brave Captain Wu. Even though he was a little sensitive at this juncture, he didn't think that the other party would come to show his beauty.
The emperor thought about the recent military situation in his heart, everything was normal, Aiqing would not be here to invite him to fight, he thought about how many Qiao family nobles, what happened recently...
"Meet Your Majesty!"
"Meet Your Majesty!"
Two voices interrupted Zhou Tianzi's thinking, he looked up at Captain Wu, and said gently: "Ai Qing, please, what's the matter today?"
"Your Majesty, my minister..."
Captain Wu blushed, closed his eyes, and said, "I want to recommend a talented person for Your Majesty!"
In the end, he was still embarrassed to say: Your Majesty, I have come to give you a beauty!
The man gave way to the beauty wearing a hood behind him, and introduced him: "This is Mr. Qiao, named Yu, with a gentle nature, proficient in all poetry and songs, and..."
Once he uttered his compliments, he began to talk endlessly, and it was Ah Fu who handed him [-] tea to quench his thirst before he interrupted.
"okay, I get it."
Zhou Tianzi was aroused curiosity, Wu Xiaowei's old-fashioned temperament can praise a person in such a way, how outstanding this person must be!
"Is that right, Ayu, let's talk first."
The Son of Heaven is gentle and amiable without pretensions. He habitually respects the corporal and starts with caring about his body: "Why is Ayu wearing a veiled hat? Is it because of the cold?"
"Call the imperial doctor to take a look first, don't drag yourself down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Qiao Yu leaned over to thank her, and continued with a little panting, "Caomin is a weak disease that is born in the womb. It will be raised normally, so it doesn't matter."
"As for the veil..."
Captain Wu answered, "Your Majesty, this veil was made by Mr. Qiao on his own initiative. Firstly, it is to protect against the cool autumn wind. Secondly,...Your Majesty, you will understand later."
"Sell me off?"
Zhou Tianzi chuckled twice, his unparalleled handsome face suddenly became more and more elegant, and some palace servants who were used to seeing the emperor's face couldn't help being shy at this time.
The emperor who changed the subject immediately offered seats to several people.
He and Qiao Yu chatted casually at first, and then became more and more serious.
The two chatted from poems and songs to talent learning and economics, from Yangchun Baixue to Xialiba people, and they felt that the other party could keep up with whatever they said, and even some ideas that were completely contrary to the current environment coincided with each other.
For a long time, Wu Xiaowei and Wu Shancang, who couldn't get in a word, both sat numb and painful.
"Okay! Ayu, you are really my confidant!"
Zhou Tianzi grasped the beauty's cold hand with emotion, and said numbly: "I wish I could get to know you sooner."
Such a talented person should shine for the government and the people!
The Son of Heaven is so sure.
At this time, the silver charcoal that Ah Fu had already brought had been placed by the door for a long time, creating a sense of warmth. The autumn wind blew, and the coolness in the hall was finally gone.
The emperor took off his coat without hesitation, and greeted: "Ayu, you can take off the hood, and it's not cold in the room, but you have to listen to me in the future, let the imperial doctor recuperate..."
Otherwise how to work for a long time?Have to work for at least 50 years, right?No, you can't say that. We still have to see how Ayu handles affairs. After all, there are quite a few people talking on paper.
But Ayu is different from them!The idea is so in line with my wishes, even if I can't do practical work, I can still hold an idle position in the Poetry Pavilion.
Zhou Tianzi was thinking about it.