A great help to the court! If you are my brother, please help me cut down the other candidates for the prime minister!

Xu Yanmiao pondered.

[How about... calling him Lian Yuchun? This name sounds beautiful, and it is easy to pronounce. It also has a good meaning, which means continuous encounters with spring...]

Officials: This is a good name! This is a good name! Let's choose this one. After we choose it, let's take a look at the gossip?

Lian Hang's mouth curled up. He was already thinking about how to thank Xu Lang.

[Or Lian Sheng is also okay? It is a single name like Lian Hang, and they look like father and son! ]

[And Lian Sheng has a good meaning, and it sounds powerful when pronounced... It seems not bad either? ]

Officials: This is also good! Wishing Lian Hang's child to win battles again and again, it sounds beautiful! This child will become a great man in the future! Let's choose this one! Now that we have chosen, shall we take a break and read some gossip?

Lian Hang had no objection to this, and anticipation was already rising in his eyes.

'I must prepare a large amount of wedding money for Xu Lang later, prepare nine hundred and ninety-nine taels, for celebration!'

Then, Xu Lang began to hesitate again: [Let's think about it again... Well, Lian Feng seems to be good, very graphic, the name is like a painting.]

All officials were simply surprised: This one is also...

[Actually Lian Ying is also good, Lian Ying, Lian Ying.]

All officials: Actually...

[If we don't consider the meaning of the child, and consider Lian Hang's future, maybe Lian Zhong is also okay?]

All officials: How about...

[But Lian Zhong really doesn't sound good, Lian Jie? It sounds like Lian Jie, the old emperor must like it very much! 】

【Lian Cheng sounds good too... No, Lian Cheng is better, it's both good-looking and nice-sounding! 】

【Or...】

All officials are confused.

From the looks of it, Xiao Bai Ze will probably have to deal with it for several more days.

Only Lian Hang was moved.

Xu Lang! You're so good to me!

- Add more and more to the thank-you gift.

The

old·straight male cancer·not very respectful·emperor looked at Xu Yanmiao with a squint.

He's been entangled with a crappy name for so long, what a sissy! If it keeps going on, will he still be able to eavesdrop?

He simply waved his hand: "Lian Hang, I heard that you're expecting a son? I'll give you a name."

The old emperor: Watch me cut the Gordian knot!

Lian Hang: "..."

Due to the imperial power, Lian Hang wanted to say something but stopped, and couldn't help it, his eyes were red again.

——He has a tear incontinence physique.

If it were before, Lian Hang would be very happy and ecstatic, but now... the emperor named him, could he still use the name given by Xu Lang?

Lian Hang whispered in his heart: Your Majesty, this is too much! Knowing that he really wants Xu Lang to name him.

It's a pity that Xu Lang is a naive person: [Wow! Lian Hang must be very happy! ]

[Although I also feel a little regretful that I can't name Lian Hang's son... I thought about it for three days! However, this is a name given by the emperor, which should be a particularly high honor in feudal society! ]

Lian Hang looked at Xu Yanmiao with resentment.

It was like this before. But you are Bai Ze! ! ! (Shocked)

He stepped forward helplessly, and was about to go forward to thank him.

Xu Yanmiao: [But why is the old emperor so happy today? He is even in the mood to give Lian Hang's son a name? Did something good happen? ]

The old emperor maintained a smile on his face and leaned back in his chair lazily.

He hasn't had anything to talk about recently? This time, Xu Yanmiao, you can't let me be seen by others.

- I even feel proud of getting back a victory.

[Huh? Not at all? ]

The prince withdrew his gaze with regret.

All the officials also... secretly regretted.

The old emperor smiled even more and opened his mouth: "Lian..."

[Wait a minute? ! ]

[Old emperor, what are you doing in Nanfeng Pavilion! ]

"?!"

Nanfeng Pavilion? !

All the officials suddenly widened their eyes.

The prince was stunned for a moment, unable to speak.

The smile on Princess Wanshou's face faded a little.

Princess Xiangyang rolled up her sleeves angrily on the spot, intending to embarrass her own father in court.

Thousands of words, summed up in one sentence -

[Old emperor, are you worthy of the gentle and generous queen in this way! ]

The prince: That

's right! ! ! Princess Wanshou: That's right! !

! Princess Xiangyang: Dad, you are too much!

Among the officials, many people also showed condemnation. Yu Shi had already prepared a draft in his mind and was ready to start.

[Huh? ! ]

[Gao He, why are you here too? You met with the old emperor in the private room? You can't possibly want to have some exciting fun... right? Isn't the old emperor homophobic? ]

Gao He closed his eyes and shrank his neck.

Your Majesty! You can’t keep it secret anymore! I… can’t help you! The old emperor froze in his chair

, like a huge statue.

[Why did you dismiss the attendants?] Xu ​​Yanmiao continued

to turn over: [It feels weird. Are you doing something secretly?]

[I found it! ... The old emperor was so excited that he laughed to death. He even told Her Majesty the Queen that he had been guarding a treasure mountain without knowing it before! 】

As soon as the old emperor saw the look in the Minister of Revenue's eyes, he supported the dragon chair with his hands and exerted a little force in his arms.

What are you doing! Yuan Jinke, what does that look mean to you! Do you want to steal my money?

The Minister of Revenue looked heavy.

Two hundred thousand guan a year... It's not good for your majesty to keep so much private money in your hands. It's easy to be extravagant. He is really unqualified as the Minister of Revenue. He didn't notice your majesty's movements earlier!

I have to think about how to get this money. There are so many places where the country needs money!

Xu Yanmiao didn't pay any attention to the undercurrents between the emperor and the Minister of Revenue, and continued to flip through it with great interest - he was itching after not reading gossip for three days.

[It's so funny, no wonder they want to meet at Nanfeng Pavilion. Old emperor, you are also afraid of being discovered by the Minister of Revenue and the Secretary of the Imperial Court!]

The old emperor stiffened his neck.

Who is afraid? The Secretary of the Imperial Court would just write a letter to impeach the emperor, saying that he sold horse manure and disregarded the royal dignity!

He just doesn't like to be nagged, and he doesn't intend to be a tyrant! Xu Yanmo, you know nothing!

And there is the Minister of Revenue! He will prove today that he is afraid of the Minister of Revenue!

The old emperor: "Lian Hang, you are a father for the first time, I think you are looking forward to naming your eldest son. I am not an unreasonable person. This time, the name I give is just a nickname."

Lian Hang breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to thank him.

The old emperor said: "Gui

means longevity, so let's call her Lady Gui." Nicknames are usually vulgar and ugly, and basically don't have any lofty meanings.

For example, "Wu Niangzi", "Guan Nu", "Xiao Yang", "Gou Er", "Zhu Er", "Seng Ge", are all nicknames of emperors and generals in history.

Lian Hang thanked him and expressed his gratitude.

Xu Yanmiao was also happy: [Great! This way I can continue to name Lian Hang's son! ]

*

Lian Hang's son was finally named Lian Ying.

At first, Xu Yanmiao gave Lian Hang the seven most hesitant names he picked out after much deliberation, and Lian Hang hesitated whether to call him Lian Sheng or Lian Ying.

The two thought hard for a long time. Xu Yanmiao said, "Let's choose Lian Ying! Lian Sheng is too straightforward and it will easily put pressure on children. If he can't really win, he will be laughed at."

Lian Hang: "Then why not change it to Sheng as in Sheng Fang?"

Xu Yanmiao: "That's right!"

Then the two of them argued about Lian Sheng and Lian Ying for a long time, and finally they thought -

"Let's choose Lian Ying, it looks good and sounds good!"

"Okay, then Lian Ying!"

Xu Yanmiao: "Look! Thump thump thump thump -" Lian

Hang's brain was a little slow to react, and he looked at the wine jar that Xu Yanmiao had someone bring in: "Wine? Why are you giving me wine?"

"It's Shaoxing wine." Xu Yanmiao raised his head, very proud: "My eldest nephew is one year old, and as his uncle, I must give him a gift. Aged Shaoxing, the older the better. I spent a lot of effort to find this, a hundred-year-old Shaoxing wine! It hasn't been opened yet, you can put it back into the cellar! When my eldest nephew grows up, it will be a hundred-year-old Shaoxing!" "Hundred-year-

old Shaoxing?!" Lian Hang blinked quickly and cried with emotion: "This is too expensive--"

This can be used as a foundation!

Take the world's number one winery for example. The reason why it is called the world's number one is because there are two jars of nearly two hundred kilograms of old wine stored in the cellar in the manor. It is a full one hundred and ten years old and was buried in the second year of Wuzhang in the previous dynasty.

A big shot opened a bottle of wine before, and it is said that the wine turned into wine cream. When poured into a cup, it trembled. When mixed with pure wine, it was simply fragrant.

Such wine, when given to others at a critical moment, can have a miraculous effect. It can even be used to confer

an official title. - In the Liang Dynasty, when wine from the Western Regions was still very precious, someone bribed the eunuch who was then conferred the title of Marquis with a cup of wine and directly got a position as a governor.

And century-old wine is equally precious.

Xu Yanmiao immediately laughed out loud: "What's so precious about it? That's for others. I don't drink, and I don't need to use wine to please anyone - and this is a gift I gave to my eldest nephew. If you want to return it, let him tell me when he grows up."

Lian Hang was shocked: "Can it be like this!"

Xu Yanmiao was also shocked: "No!"

The two stared at each other for a while, Xu Yanmiao put her hand on his shoulder and stretched out her voice: "Let's go? Invite me to watch horse racing?"

Lian Hang burst into laughter: "Let's go!"

*

Daxia prohibits gambling, but horse racing is one of the few entertainments that can be held in public with gambling connotations.

There will be many vendors on both sides of the road for horse racing. They will set up tents in advance, put tables and chairs, provide fruits and snacks, and wait for guests to take their seats.

Before Lian Hang sat down, Xu Yanmiao grabbed him and asked, "Look, is that Prime Minister Dou?"

- Although Prime Minister Dou was no longer the Prime Minister, Xu Yanmiao still called him that.

Lian Hang looked closely and saw the eighty-year-old man looking at the racecourse in high spirits, cheering and applauding. Who else could it be but Prime Minister Dou?

Next to him...

"Huh? Why is the general here too? He seems to be very cautious?"

Xu Yanmiao recalled what the old emperor announced in the court today after giving a nickname to Lian Hang's eldest son -

"Didn't your majesty say that Prime Minister Dou has retired and the position of prime minister is vacant, and asked the court officials if they have any recommendations for candidates?"

Xu Yanmiao stroked his chin and pondered: "Could it be that the general wants to be the prime minister? With his rank, he can indeed compete for it."

After all, the former prime minister recommending candidates is also a way to select a new prime minister.

[Let me see if it's true.]

Xu Yanmiao opened the system.

[Oh wow!]

Xu Lang's eyes lit up.

[He is not interested in being the prime minister, he wants to help the Minister of Rites! After all, the Minister of Rites has been promoted, so the Vice Minister of Rites has a chance to become the Minister of Rites! 】

【Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk! 】

Xu Lang is so arrogant.

【This is love! 】

"Pah——"

A hand was placed on Xu Yanmiao's shoulder.

Xu Yanmiao was startled and turned around: "Huh? Minister Zhou, you are..."

How did this person suddenly appear? !

The Minister of Personnel cleared his throat, his eyes full of expectation: "Xu Lang, what do you think of me as a person?"

Come and tell me! What good things have I done and what are my political achievements! Whether I can become the prime minister may depend on you!