Chapter 187 I Like to Wear a Green Hat
After a moment of silence, no one could help Minister Xu, so he said, "It is the duty of this old minister and my wife to share the worries of the two majesties."
Xie Yunzhao nodded with satisfaction: "Well, you have worked hard, and Minister Jiang has also been very busy recently. So, I and the Queen will give you two some time to rest well, and the Ministry of Revenue will be temporarily in charge of..."
What?
rest?
Minister Xu and Minister Jiang were confused. Why did they take a break?
All the officials lowered their eyes nervously, knowing that something bad was going to happen if he stood up.
They had heard about Madam Xu and other officials' wives entering the palace. It seemed that the matter of filling the harem had displeased His Majesty.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with selecting a concubine. For the imperial court, the more princes the better.
Lord Huang, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, twitched his eyebrows slightly. He was also the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and had always been well-behaved. Minister Xu seldom looked for him except for normal official business. He would not be implicated by Minister Xu, right?
"Let Minister Huang take charge of it first." Xie Yunzhao finished his words in a long tone.
Minister Huang suddenly felt relieved. Not only was he not implicated, but he was also temporarily put in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. He happily stepped out and knelt to receive the order.
Minister Xu was really panicking. How could he suspend someone without consultation? How could the Emperor Yun be so willful and reckless? "Your Majesty, I, an old minister... don't need to rest. It's almost the beginning of the year, and the Ministry of Revenue is very busy..."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am still busy with the establishment of a girls' school and do not need to rest." Minister Jiang was anxious. Their plan had just begun and there had been no major moves yet.
"Oh? Not busy." Xie Yunzhao raised his eyebrows slightly.
"That's right." The two adults responded quickly, fearing that they would be fired if they spoke too slowly.
"Since you are not busy, I will give you the dancers sent from the Western Regions. You can take six dancers each and take them back to entertain yourself." Xie Yunzhao pointed out five ministers, who were the husbands of the five ladies who came to persuade the emperor to choose a concubine.
"Also, the twenty warriors sent by Beidi will be given to your wives, four each, as their guards."
What?
They had seen the reactions of the warriors yesterday when the ladies of each family saw them, yet they still wanted to be their bodyguards?
"Your Majesty, my wife and I are not worthy of this!"
"You are thinking about me, and I am thinking about you too, so I give this reward to you. It is a token of my love from you and my queen, no need to thank me." Xie Yunzhao waved his hand and sat back on the dragon throne.
"Also, what the ladies said yesterday made sense. The harem should indeed be filled."
What? Emperor Yun agreed?
It seems that it’s not that he doesn’t want to choose a concubine, but that he doesn’t like these dancers.
The old censor stepped forward and seconded the motion: "We all agree with this. The more sons and grandsons the dragon has, the better. Only then will our Great Zhou have successors." It was the first time that he liked Emperor Yun. He finally did something useful.
Something was wrong. The Emperor Yun was obviously trying to get him to do something. The Prime Minister was cautious and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, do you mean... you want to choose a concubine?"
Xie Yunzhao nodded: "Of course, but we can't favor one over the other. I choose my concubines, and you choose your male concubines. The number of them can be the same."
The ministers in the First Palace were dumbfounded. Emperor Yun supported the female monarch in choosing a male concubine?
That's his wife. Is Emperor Yun stupid? Does he like being cuckolded?
"How can this be possible? How can a woman... "serve two husbands when her husband is still alive? Before the old censor could lose his temper, the prime minister was so angry that he almost said the wrong thing.
"No, Your Majesty!" All the ministers objected in unison.
Xie Yunzhao narrowed his eyes, his face slightly angry: "So, you all don't agree?"
"Your Majesty, this is not a joke. You can't be angry. If it gets out, won't our Great Zhou be laughed at by our neighboring countries?"
"What should we do? They don't agree." Xie Yunzhao looked at Shen Shurong disappointedly.
Shen Shurong smiled at him reassuringly, then looked at the officials and said solemnly: "Although I am a woman, I am now the monarch, so I naturally cannot be treated like an ordinary woman."
Lady, do you have this idea too? This is too...
As a woman of integrity, how could she say such words so easily!
All the officials knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, you must not do this."
"Men and women are different after all. This move is really not accepted by the world. I hope your Majesties will think twice!"
The ministers' hearts could not withstand the shock and they were extremely panicked at this moment.
These two are playing such a frivolous game. God is determined to destroy our Great Zhou!
"Is that so? If the queen cannot choose a male concubine, then does that mean I can't choose a concubine either?" Xie Yunzhao spoke in a melancholy tone and with a worried look on his face, and finally he sighed deeply.
Officials: "..."
They were so worried that they fell to their knees on the ground. Were they being tricked again?
Whoever proposes that Emperor Yun choose a concubine must first agree to the Queen choosing a male concubine.
The prime minister touched his nose. This brat had made him fall into the pit he had dug many times.
The prime minister stood up slowly, and the other officials followed suit. No matter what, as long as the queen did not choose a male concubine, it would be fine.
"Your Majesty, your two Majesties have a bond as strong as gold and are in perfect harmony with each other. There is no need to bring new people into the harem, and we will not mention this matter again." After the prime minister said this, he felt like he had aged a few years.
Xie Yunzhao lowered his head: "Okay, it's a pity, but...ah..."
"Is there anything else you want to say?" Shen Shurong didn't want to play with them anymore.
…
After the court session, Minister Xu and Vice Minister Jiang left the palace dejectedly, having gained nothing and being suspended from their posts.
The other officials all avoided the two of them. It was obvious that they were disliked by His Majesty, and it was uncertain whether they could be reinstated.
"My Lord, what should we do?"
Minister Xu was at a loss at this time. Both the late emperor and Li Chen had weaknesses.
He was very good at taking advantage of people's hearts and human nature, but he never expected that Xie Yunzhao was not interested in women at all. He underestimated him.
"Let's keep quiet for a few days. I'll go visit the Prime Minister and discuss this later."
"Okay."
In the afternoon, the dancers and warriors were sent by Lu Zhong to the residences of the five ladies.
When the ladies saw the beautiful dancers, their faces turned ugly, but when they saw the warriors, they couldn't hide their smiles.
The adults, on the contrary, looked at the warrior with thick arms and their faces turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Soon, the sounds of couples quarreling could be heard in the five mansions.
When Lu Zhong came back, he told them about the reactions of each family. The two emperors and a room full of palace servants were amused and laughed.
Xie Yunzhao was even more proud. Anyone who tried to disrupt the relationship between him and Rongrong deserved to die, and he had already shown mercy.
…
New Year's Eve soon arrived. A few days ago, the eldest princess and her husband, as well as Prince Xuan's entire family, moved into the palace to celebrate the New Year.
The elders of the Xie family were embarrassed, and the patriarch was leaning on his cane, deep in thought and silent.
At the beginning, the Duke of Lu's Mansion was punished by Li Chen to build the Dengxian Pavilion, which almost bankrupted the family. Xie Yunzheng was also splashed with feces and cursed by the people, but they did not help. Now, the Xie family may not have a family banquet.
The clan leader originally thought that after Xie Yunzheng passed away and Xie Yunzhao ascended the throne, he would adopt another son to inherit the Duke of Lu's Mansion. However, the Grand Duke and the Grand Lady sternly refused, saying that they wanted to leave it to Xie Yunzhao's son.
His son has become a prince, how could he come back to inherit the Duke's Mansion?
It was just that the tribe's actions had chilled the hearts of the couple, and they were unwilling to let the tribe take advantage of Emperor Yun's influence.
"Clan leader, it's fine if we are not invited to the palace banquet, but are you really not coming back for a family banquet?"
"I have already sent the visiting card. Please wait a little longer." The clan leader sighed. There was still no reply from the palace.
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