Donate your body for the country!

The prince is taking medicine, and the old emperor is also taking medicine.

It is snowing. The old man is already in his sixties, approaching seventy, an age that is easy to get sick in winter. His resistance to cold is no longer as high as when he was young.

After drinking the medicine and wiping his mouth, he ordered: "Since it didn't work the first time... Isn't the Minister of the Imperial Household Department dissatisfied that Wei Ren took the lead and wants me to give him a chance to sacrifice his life for the country? I have always been kind, you go and tell him: go to Xu Yanmiao, and then find a way to draw Xu Yanmiao's attention to the three-year plan. This is what I want them to do."

Jinyiwei passed the news. In the Imperial Household Department, Minister of the Imperial Household Department Chen Zhonghui chewed on the emperor's oral instructions carefully, tears in his eyes, and his body couldn't stand straight. He looked ten years older: "My life is over."

The Junior Minister of the Imperial Household Department, who heard it nearby, was a little speechless for a moment.

Why did he say "My life is over"?

Although they did tacitly agree not to appear in front of Xiao Bai Ze casually and attract Xiao Bai Ze's attention. But, it doesn't mean that you will be exposed as long as you come into contact with him! Be careful, there is still a good chance of survival!

The Minister of the Imperial Household saw that his junior minister didn't care, so he sighed and said earnestly: "You are still inexperienced... Do you think that the emperor just passed on a few simple words? There is a subtle meaning in it, you have to understand it!"

The junior minister of the Imperial Household was stunned for a moment, and gradually became serious: "Understand what?"

The Minister of the Imperial Household shook his head, and was simply disappointed: "You, the emperor said 'it didn't work the first time' and then said 'donate your body for the country'. Even a dog passing by can hear that the emperor is dissatisfied with Wei Shilang's accumulation and is hinting at me, If it doesn't work once, try a few more times."

The Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household was shocked: "This... How did you hear this!"

The Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household said: "Think about it! When I went to see Xu Yanmiao, did I need to say something as serious as 'sacrificing my life for the country'? I must have been extremely angry and said something I didn't want to say. Your Majesty's anger can be imagined to be able to say such a thing! Then what is your Majesty angry about?"

The Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household was getting more and more interested in what he was saying, and he asked anxiously: "What are you angry about? Tell me quickly!"

The Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household laughed: "You, you are still angry! Think about it, The key points of these sentences are still on "the first time" and "sacrificing one's life for the country". Your Majesty had clearly hinted that if Minister Wei didn't work once, he should come a few more times, even if he was watched to death, and he had to sacrifice his life for the country, he had to ask about the three-year plan and the five-year plan! "

The Minister of the Imperial Household: "But, I don't know if Minister Wei really didn't understand or pretended not to understand. He gave up after only one visit. Your Majesty was so angry that I could see into your heart."

After saying that, the Minister of the Imperial Household let out a long sigh, as if he felt sorry for Minister Wei.

The Junior Minister of the Imperial Household was already full of admiration. No wonder his superior was a minister, and he was only a junior minister. In the past, he felt that his ability was not inferior to that of the Minister of the Imperial Household, and he was often dissatisfied. Now it seems that it is the difference in political vision! The Minister of the Imperial Household had a big vision: "The Minister of the Imperial Household has a good idea!"

The Minister of the Imperial Household stroked his beard with a reserved look, and thought: "His Majesty is now disappointed with Minister Wei. As long as I can sacrifice my life for the country and be watched until death, I must get what the three-year plan is from Xu Yanmo. His Majesty will definitely treat me differently."

By then, if I catch the eye of His Majesty, wouldn't promotion be a sure thing?

As long as the Minister of the Imperial Household thought of the bright future, he immediately felt that

he would be happy even if all the good things he had done were exposed, let alone one or two pieces of gossip!

The Imperial Household Minister could not help but wonder: "What if he doesn't want to do the three-year plan no matter what?"

The Imperial Household Minister was decisive: "If we can't complete all the tasks, then at least we have to complete half of them!"

The Imperial Household Minister: "Huh?"

The Imperial Household Minister was shocked: "Let him dig up all my gossip, let him dig up all my gossip! Let everyone watch me get excited until they die! This is also the best I can do. Your Majesty will not blame me like he blamed Minister Wei! Maybe he will look at me differently!"

The Imperial Household Minister: "Hiss--!!!"

The Imperial Household Minister rekindled his desire to fight.

And next to him, the Imperial Household Minister's eyes were burning.

Got it! Got it! He got it!

He must remember it well and think about it carefully. The way to promotion is just around the corner!

*

The Imperial Household Minister did not move for a long time, until the news of increasing the number of imperial examinations had spread, and until the old emperor urged him several times. But the Minister of the Imperial Household was as steady as an old dog, until...

"Ah? A banquet at Lord Dou's house? I didn't receive an invitation."

Xu Yanmiao flipped through the mailbox at his door, and after making sure that he had not received an invitation, he looked at the Minister of the Imperial Household: "Indeed, I didn't."

The Minister of the Imperial Household knew that he didn't.

The purpose of this banquet was that the former Prime Minister Dou wanted to find a husband for his eldest granddaughter. Although you, Xu Yanmiao, are of similar age to her, you don't plan to get married, and you don't have many sisters at home, so how could they invite you?

- Yes, this eldest granddaughter is the one who was almost invited to marry the former Grand Prime Minister.

The Minister of the Imperial Household knew that Xu Yanmiao was not clear about the purpose of this banquet, so he smiled and asked: "Do you want to go and see the excitement, Mr. Xu? I happen to have an extra invitation here."

Xu Yanmiao was about to refuse.

The Minister of the Imperial Household said as if nothing had happened, “I heard that Dou Gong’s students found Zuo Yu from Bashu, and they plan to give it to Dou Gong at this banquet—just in time to wash away the bad luck from the previous banquet.”

Zuo Yu?

Xu Yanmiao blinked—

[Panda! Ahhhhhhhh! It’s a panda!!!]

Xu Yanmiao coughed lightly, “But Dou Gong didn’t invite me, it’s not appropriate for me to go, right?”

The Minister of the Imperial Household smiled and said, “The gatekeeper only recognizes invitations. Xu Lang, you’re not going to mess things up, so why not? Besides, when each family holds a banquet, they’re already prepared in case the host of the invitation can’t come, and they ask others to come and congratulate.”

In the end, the desire to see the panda overwhelmed everything, and Xu Yanmiao thanked the Minister of the Imperial Household and showed up at the banquet on the day of the banquet.

But no official thought that Xu Yanmiao came for the granddaughter of the former Prime Minister Dou.

They were just confused: "Why is this person here!"

Is there anything going to happen again? We just want to enjoy a banquet! We haven't dared to hold a banquet for several months, and we want to have fun with this banquet of Lord Dou! When

the former Prime Minister Dou heard the news, he was chatting and laughing with several colleagues, and for a while he couldn't laugh.

And he began to think about whether to ask someone to look at his granddaughter's horoscope. How come... the last time he discussed marriage, he met the Crown Prince, who had someone in his heart and was still dragging his granddaughter. This time, he didn't invite Xu Yanmiao, but why did Xu Yanmiao still show up

? Could it be that she is destined to be single?

Then he checked and found that it was the Minister of the Imperial Household Department who brought her here. Moreover, the reason was that he wanted to use the relaxed environment of the banquet to let Xu Yanmiao pay attention to the three-year plan.

The reason for choosing the Dou family was not that he was not worried about being retaliated, but mainly because only the Dou family was holding a banquet this month, and other families did not plan to hold banquets, so he had to take a risky move.

Former Prime Minister Dou: "..."

Other officials who wanted to relax: "..."

Chen Zhonghui, I advise you not to be too extreme.

*

Xu Yanmiao was very conscious of being invited to the party. As soon as he arrived, he found a corner to hide and began to entertain himself.

[Banquet... According to my experience, accidents often happen here! ]

As soon as he said this, the palms of Former Prime Minister Dou were sweating, and all kinds of accidents that Xu Yanmiao had revealed before kept flashing in front of his eyes.

——His brother-in-law obviously still had ideas about collecting taxes from the local gentry, so he didn't take back his position as a column head. He can still hear Xu Yanmiao's voice now.

[What is this about fighting with poetry and getting slapped in the face? Oh, usually it’s poor outsiders who slap the faces of people with status and who can write poetry, such as Doctor Le’s apprentice.]

The man who was named suddenly started coughing violently along with his teacher, Doctor Le Zui from the Ministry of War.

The two looked at each other...

The student quickly said: "Teacher, I actually caught a cold last night, and my throat is a little uncomfortable."

Doctor Le looked at his hand and said meaningfully: "It doesn't matter, this banquet is harmonious. Although your throat has problems, your hands are still fine. Your poems are sought after by people all over the world, why don't you write a poem for Dou Gong..."

The apprentice understood the elegant meaning of the song and immediately checked for omissions and made up for it: "But my right hand also has problems-it hit the corner of the table last night, and I always feel that it can't be used today."

Le Zui sighed, as if he was very emotional: "There's nothing we can do about it."

The student smiled and nodded: "Yeah, I'm afraid I can't write a poem today."

[There is also a story about a daughter of a certain family who was deliberately pushed into the water, ruined her reputation, and was forced to marry the gangster who rescued her-oh, it is estimated that it is difficult to find a gangster in the Dou Mansion. That may be a child of a noble family with bad conduct. ]

[For example, the son of Fengxiang Hou? This is a well-known playboy, he is very kind to women. I guess he would save someone if he saw them fall into the water. Oh no! It just so happens that this person can swim! 】

【I don’t know how this young couple who are forced to be tied together will live in reality. Will they still kiss their parents... or offer sacrifices to the nine clans. Then the playboy will turn around, achieve a career, and regret it every year at his parents’ graves. 】

Feng Xianghou turned his head suddenly and gave his son a fierce look.

Son: “?”

“…Dad?”

“Don’t walk around, just follow me.”

The son was even more confused: “No, Dad, I’m following you, how to go…uh, Dad, you know. Although they may not like me, I have to show up.”

He didn’t come to the banquet to eat and drink for free, he came to be seen by the eldest lady of the Dou family to see if she is willing to marry into the Fengxiang Marquis’s Mansion!

Fengxiang Marquis thought about it and said, “That’s right.”

The son was about to smile.

Fengxiang Marquis: “How about this, Dad will help you pick out some clothes, and you change quickly.”

Son: “?”

After a while, Fengxiang Marquis’ son sat next to his father with a wooden face. He was originally wearing a royal blue dress that was particularly suitable for him. With a peach blossom fan, he looked like a romantic and elegant nobleman. Now…

the clothes are shining and colorful. The shining ones are pearls, and the colorful ones are fabrics. He was dressed in such colorful and dazzling clothes that he could be spotted in the crowd.

I don’t know if he was the most handsome boy, but he was definitely the one who looked most like a peacock.

His old father patiently reminded him, “You look very eye-catching in this outfit. Don’t take it off, okay? The more eye-catching you are, the less likely you will be dragged into a scheme. If there is a need to rescue people like diving into the water, putting out a fire, or climbing onto the roof, don’t do it yourself. Take off your pearls. A great reward will always bring a brave man. Others will surely help you rescue the person. If you really want to do it yourself, it’s okay. You look so bright, there is snow on the ground, and the snow is shining. I guess many people will see you. If I can't see your face clearly, I'll bite you to death when the time comes."

Son: "... Let's not talk about other things first. I agree with you about not being able to see your face clearly."

Feng Xianghou said proudly: "Of course, this is a clever idea that your father has thought of after much thought!"

Son: "Yes, for example, your son now wants to find a mask to cover his face more completely."

Feng Xianghou felt that his son really didn't understand what "Parents who love their children will plan for them far" meant. Who is he racking his brains for! It's better than the former Prime Minister Dou directly locking his own son in the woodshed!

- Yes, Xu Yanmiao's thoughts have progressed to [In addition to falling into the water, there should be some gangster who appeared in front of people with a lady's personal handkerchief, saying that a certain lady had a private affair with him, causing the lady to have to marry. Well, usually they can get the handkerchief, half of them are because the young lady was framed by other women, and the other half is because the young lady's troublesome playboy brother lost the young lady's personal belongings. Oh! If it is the latter, usually when the gangster takes out the things, the playboy will be stupid and rush to admit: How can you have my sister's handkerchief! You lecher! The parents wanted to say that the handkerchief was fake, but it was too late. When the former Prime Minister Dou heard this, he immediately had his younger son locked up by force, so that he would not be unreliable and harm his eldest granddaughter.

By the way, he found an excuse and asked the servants in the house to raise the wall with spikes and thorns, and blocked all the dog holes in the house. He also set traps. As long as anyone dared to drill into the dog hole, they would be cut by the blade.

——Completely eliminate the possibility of Huangmao breaking in with the so-called personal handkerchief.

Except for the former Prime Minister Dou, other officials who have playboys in their families also quickly activated the emergency plan and got rid of the troublesome things.

The more extreme ones directly poured a handful of croton seeds. The son is still sitting on the squat toilet in the toilet and can't get up. He is guaranteed to miss this blind date.

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The ministers who have made sufficient preparations only hope that Xu Yanmo can say more so that they can eliminate the danger.

But...

it's strange, are there so many unexpected things at the banquet? They didn't notice it before.

Fortunately, it is not too late to find out now! Xu Lang mentioned a loophole, and they filled it!

Everyone is waiting for Xu Lang.

Xu Lang touched his stomach: [I am hungry, I will think about the rest after I have a full meal. ]

Colleagues: ? ? ?

Colleagues: !!!

You can eat now, but we can't! If we don't finish our words, everything we eat will taste like chewing wax!

And... Xu Lang, don't you think it is a waste to spend such good time on eating!

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Xu Yanmiao is looking forward to today's meal happily,

[The food for the blind date banquet should not be bad, right? There must be pork chops, this piece is fat and lean, and it tastes especially delicious! ]

[Crabs are the fattest before they are frozen, and there should be enough crabs in the Prime Minister's Mansion! 】

【Damn it, on what basis is the menu of the blind date banquet at the former prime minister’s residence not considered gossip! I can’t even know what dishes will be served later! 】

【God bless, believer Xu Yanmiao wants to eat fish jelly! Preferably crucian carp! No carp, carp is very difficult to cook deliciously! 】

Colleagues: “…”

You even ordered dishes? !

Former Prime Minister Dou silently ordered someone to add the crucian carp and fish jelly.

After a while, the meal was served. Xu Yanmiao ate very contentedly, while the officials ate carelessly.

It was not easy to see Xu Yanmiao put down his chopsticks.

The officials immediately perked up and waited attentively for Xu Yanmiao to continue to reveal information.

Xu Lang lived up to expectations, and his inner voice rang out——

【Great! I was worried that nothing would happen at Mr. Dou's blind date party today, so I looked through the gossip system and didn't find any gossip, neither about the present nor the future! 】

【Reality is really not like the storybooks, where there is no such thing as framing someone to fall into the water or catching an adulterer on the spot! Mr. Dou is a good man, and today's party will definitely be a perfect ending! 】

"???"

Storybook? !

The officials were all stunned.

So you just said so much because you were thinking about the storybook? Not that there will really be some gangsters, someone falling into the water, or some intimate handkerchief today? !

Then what we just did was in vain? !

We were nervous just now for nothing? !

Someone thought too much -

then didn't I give my son a chin bean in vain?

Xu Yanmiao raised her head suddenly, her eyes sharp: 【There is murderous intent! 】

——The gossip just refreshed by the system: On November 10, the 35th year of Tiantong, a murderous aura suddenly appeared at the blind date banquet held by Dou Qing for his granddaughter.

Colleagues could not see the system panel, they could only see Xu Yanmiao's reaction. They were shocked: Xiao Bai Ze is so sensitive! He can even detect our murderous aura towards Taifu Si Qing!

——Yes, they don't blame Xiao Bai Ze for this, but Taifu Si Qing must be blamed. If he hadn't brought people to the banquet, they wouldn't be so nervous!

Taifu Si Qing: "..."

Feeling the faint gazes of his colleagues, he wiped off a cold sweat.

'It's okay, it's okay... This is a necessary hardship on the road to promotion! '

Taifu Si Qing comforted himself: 'It's just a small matter! I can bear it! '

【Huh? 】Xu Yanmiao obviously found something else, and her expression suddenly became shocked: [This is too disrespectful to Lord Dou! Before setting off, I told my own children to perform a little worse, a little clumsy, etc.... Everyone said so? ! 】

【You think it’s okay if only your family members do this, and you haven’t thought about the fact that other people don’t plan to marry Lord Dou. 】

【Why, Madam Dou is such an excellent girl, why do you dislike her so much... Oh, sorry, I blame you, you are full of praise for Madam Dou. 】 【

The reason is that you think the Hongmen Banquet that Prime Minister Dou held before his retirement was too dangerous. Although you admire Prime Minister Dou very much, you don’t want to marry him for the time being? 】

The murderous aura in the room froze for a moment, and then it became more substantial.

——Officials: If you hadn’t brought Xu Yanmiao here, would this matter have been exposed? ! !

The Minister of the Imperial Household could not hold it back.

That’s not right! If you want to plot against Bai Ze, wouldn’t it just expose your own privacy?

Why is there an upgrade now? !

This kind of operation that directly draws hatred from all officials is unbearable, really unbearable! If you continue to do this, you will really sacrifice your life for the country!