Chapter 301 The Wheel of History Turned Direction
In the study, two men, one big and one small, were busy. The Regent Prince Zhao Defang was reviewing memorials while analyzing and explaining them to the young emperor, and gave him some unimportant matters to practice reviewing memorials.
The new eunuch Liu Cheng'an stood by with his hands hanging down, listening to the Regent Prince analyzing and explaining government affairs to the young emperor, and secretly admired him in his heart.
He admired not only the Regent Prince's talent and decisiveness in handling government affairs, but also his sincere teaching and training of the young emperor. The rumors outside that the Regent Prince was autocratic and domineering, and that he was ambitious to control the emperor to control the princes, were all bullshit!
If the Regent was greedy for power, the emperor would have become the emperor himself long ago, and it would be more legitimate and easier than pushing the little emperor to the throne. He taught and trained the little emperor so carefully to handle government affairs. It seems that he really wants to delegate power as soon as possible and let the emperor rule the country!
Thinking of this, Liu Chengan secretly raised his eyes and looked at the little emperor who was only seven years old and studied hard with sympathy. Your uncle might have taught you and then left you alone. It is really pitiful that you have to take on the heavy responsibility of the emperor at such a young age and deal with piles of government affairs every day with all your heart and soul.
"Welcome to the Regent Princess!" Liu Chengan caught a glimpse of a figure at the door and hurriedly trotted over to greet him with a salute.
"Manager Liu, no need to be polite." Luo Li waved her hand with a smile and stepped through the threshold. "Zhao Defang, you are fine. Take a rest and eat some fresh peaches."
After saying that, she took the tray from the palace maid Wanting behind her and handed over six big bright red peaches. "This is a tribute that has just been delivered. I snatched it from my mother for you. Come and taste it. , so sweet."
Zhao Defang and Zhao Wuji both stood up in a hurry, vying to help her. Wuji reminded her, "Auntie, be careful when you walk, and don't take things by yourself."
Zhao Defang asked with a smile on her face, "Princess, the tribute peaches just delivered are red and big. My mother snatched six for us to eat. Didn't you snatch a few more to take home?"
"I snatched a large basket, and my mother gave me another basket."
Liu Cheng'an's mouth twitched. The silly princess was also reckless in her words and deeds in the palace, and her behavior was casual and ostentatious, but she was very popular. Not only did the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager dote on her, but the young emperor also respected her, showed filial piety and care to her in every possible way. Even the eunuchs and maids in the palace respected and liked this silly princess from the bottom of their hearts.
Since the silly princess often came to the palace to stay for a day, this solemn, dignified, depressing palace has also been filled with happy and relaxed laughter. The eunuchs and maids seemed to feel relieved and happy when they did things every day.
At least, after the new emperor ascended the throne, no eunuch or maid in this palace with strict etiquette had been beaten to death because of a little mistake.
As the chief eunuch, Liu Cheng'an wondered if this would be a blessing or a curse for the supreme imperial family. Would it reduce the imperial family's lofty dignity?
Luo Li also picked up a big peach and started to eat it with Regent Zhao Defang and the little emperor Wu Ji.
"Wu Ji, is it sweet?"
"Sweet! This is the first time I've eaten such a big and sweet peach since I was a child. Did you steal it from the Peach Garden of the Queen Mother in heaven?"
Luo Li giggled and reached out to rub Wu Ji's head lovingly.
Zhao Defang was unwilling, and lowered his head to reach over,...
Luo Li had no choice but to stretch out her hand and rub it, complaining, "You are so grown up, and you are still competing for favors with children?"
The uncle and nephew looked at each other with satisfaction, and ate the peach more happily.
Liu Chengan couldn't help but twitch his mouth again. The gentle and jade-like but noble Regent Prince, and the little emperor who deliberately put on a serious face and pretended to be an adult every day, were just two children competing for favors in front of the silly princess.
Luo Li finished eating a big peach, leaned back lazily, stroked her big belly, and wailed in an ungraceful manner: "I'm dying of hunger. I just ate two such big peaches from mother, and then ate one with you guys. My stomach is full."
Xiao Wuji quickly threw away the remaining peach, ran over happily, wiped his little hands on the bright yellow robe, and began to massage the emperor's sister-in-law's shoulders in a flattering manner.
"Auntie, I've practiced this technique well, right? Do you feel better?"
Zhao Defang walked over and sat beside the princess, stretched out his hand to gently rub her stomach, and his soft voice was full of heartache, "Li'er, don't accompany us to eat after you are full. It's painful to suffer by yourself."
Luo Li enjoyed it beautifully, humming, "Watching you two eat delicious food, I'm so greedy!"
Liu Cheng'an's mouth twitched and he almost got facial paralysis.
He complained in his heart that the silly princess's reputation of being greedy was not earned in vain. The noble and supreme little emperor and the regent king, in front of the silly princess, were like two unscrupulous fawning lackeys.
As a soul of the 21st century, Luo Li was not afraid of the imperial power. She deliberately used the name of a fool to act casually in front of the little emperor Zhao Wuji, so that the little Wuji, whose heart would become harder and harder after he took the imperial power, would be greedy for family affection and the human touch of ordinary people. After he grew up and took power, his heart would be hardened, and there would be a soft spot left.
Luo Li had lunch with her mother, the emperor's sister-in-law, and her sister-in-law Yongqing in the palace, and then had a good nap. The four of them played a few rounds of mahjong. It was not until the sun set that she returned to the palace accompanied by the regent Zhao Defang, who had finished dealing with the pile of memorials.
Lazily lying on the imperial concubine couch in Ningxin Garden, Luo Li comfortably enjoyed the foot massage held in the arms of His Royal Highness the Regent Prince.
"Zhao Defang, if you really want to marry Yongqing to Yang Yanzhao, you must let them meet first, get in touch with each other more, and get to know each other better, so as to avoid being incompatible and becoming a pair of resentful couples in the future."
Zhao Defang looked at Luo Li with amusement, "Get in touch with each other more and get to know each other better, is that the kind of love that the princess said?"
Luo Li pulled out a foot and kicked Zhao Defang's chest, "Right? What if the two don't get in touch with each other and don't understand each other, and after marriage, their personalities are incompatible and they become a pair of resentful couples? If Yongqing is wronged and unhappy, I, as his sister-in-law, will feel distressed. . "
Zhao Defang took back the dishonest jade foot, massaging it gently while saying: "I told him that Yang Yanzhao would not deprive him of his military power if he married the princess, and he could continue to lead troops to fight. He should not have worried about that.
The key is whether Yongqing will be pleased with him. While the border is stable, I will transfer Yang Yanzhao back to the capital to help me train the soldiers, let him and Yongqing have more contact, and if they are in agreement with each other, I will issue an order to grant them marriage. "
Luo Li nodded, and then reminded: "Since you are ready to go north in March next spring, you must be fully prepared. "
Zhao Defang smiled confidently, "Don't worry! I will be fully prepared for silver, food, weapons, supplies, and military training, and I will recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in one fell swoop. We will use the dangerous fortresses of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to defend against the powerful enemies in the north, and then rest and recuperate for a year or two. I will incorporate Xixia, Liaoguo, and Tubo into the territory of the Song Dynasty!"
Luo Li narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the domineering and confident man, and silently thought in her heart that the wheel of history has really turned around. She is looking forward to the prosperous future of the Northern Song Dynasty, which will not perish.