Chapter 563: No Need for Support
Kuang Sisi looked at Luo Mingqiu and asked: Mingqiu, we don’t need the support from the court, is it enough for us to spend?
When Luo Mingqiu heard Kuang Sisi calling Kaisen affectionately, he immediately said: "It's enough, it's enough, madam, don't worry."
Zhao Yulin nodded and said: What if we have no money left in Danfeng Garden?
How about this, both eunuchs should come out and do something, recall and organize the interesting court stories of the previous dynasty into a manuscript, this is called historical research, and ask the Ministry of Rites to allocate quotas to Caotang Academy and pay salaries, and we can earn money with our own hands.
Eunuch Luo's salary should also be increased. We'll ask Shunfeng Company to re-verify and pay it.
My mother also has a professor's salary, so she won't accept the imperial subsidy. Let's see if they have anything else to say.
When the two eunuchs heard Zhao Yulin's arrangements, they felt that they were also working to earn money. Their backs straightened a lot, and their faces were full of stars.
Kuang Sisi was delighted, her face flushed, and she kept saying, "Great, great." She picked up her wine glass and asked one person to go, "Come on, one person to go."
Zhao Feiyan was very happy, thinking that Yulin was really good at thinking of ways to solve the problem in a simple way. She pulled him up to toast Kuang Sisi, and they drank two jars of girl's red wine before they stopped.
The little woman fell into his arms and cuddled with him as soon as she went out. She didn't let go even after she got home. She took him into the room and squeezed him over and over again like crazy until they both fell asleep exhausted.
When he woke up, the little woman was still sobbing on him.
Zhao Yulin knew that Feiyan was hurt by Mrs. Xie's scolding, so he had been taking good care of her.
There should have been a joyful dinner party in Huaxi Villa, but after being disrupted by Old Lady Xie, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager and their group started a fierce battle again.
As soon as Zhao Yulin and Zhao Feiyan left, the emperor yelled at Old Lady Xie : "This situation is all caused by your mother. We have already arrived in Chengdu, why can't we sit down and have a good chat? You have to act so high and mighty, is that fun?"
Now he was slapped in the face by Zhao Yulin in public. It was really the Song Dynasty that broadened the horizons of the people all over the world.
The empress dowager was submissive again when she saw that her son had lost the courage to take back the throne. Regardless of her status, she continued to cry and wail about the emperor's incompetence and blamed herself for not giving birth to and raising this emperor son well.
Xie Wuhui was standing by, not knowing whether to leave or not, and said awkwardly that Commander Zhao was not beating his mother-in-law, but was pressing the acupoints to save her. Everyone saw clearly that it was Commander Zhao who saved his mother-in-law, so they couldn't just say that Commander Zhao had bad intentions.
Old Mrs. Xie said angrily: It’s good that girls are extroverted, no regrets, my dear granddaughter is also leaning towards outsiders, I have really become a lonely person.
Xie Wuhui was so anxious after being scolded by Old Lady Xie that he had no idea what to do and stomped his feet and walked out.
Mrs. Xie immediately shouted: "Stop right there, don't leave. Call Li Zhongmian to me."
Xie Wuhui said: Her mission is to ensure the safety of her mother-in-law. Mr. Li is an elder of Taijian Hall. What right does she have to order Mr. Li around?
Mother-in-law, please stop making such a fuss and just rest in this villa for a few days.
After Xie Wuhui finished speaking, he walked out without waiting for Old Lady Xie to say anything.
After coming out, the maid asked Xie Wuhui if he had eaten, as they were hungry.
Xie Wuhui told everyone to go and eat, it would be a waste if they didn't eat.
The maids said: The councilor of the Ministry of Rites told us when he was teaching us that we all know they are difficult to serve, and we have to do our work with our heads held high. Let’s go and have dinner.
The maids happily went to the small dining room next to the kitchen to eat.
Soon, the tempting aroma of the dishes wafted out.
The old maidservant beside the empress dowager smelled the delicious food and her appetite was aroused. She went back to report to Old Lady Xie: These servants are really from the countryside. They don't know any rules at all. The master doesn't eat, but they are eating and drinking with laughter.
Old Mrs. Xie angrily took her maid to check.
The waitresses and two chefs at the table were having a great time pulling out the chicken legs of the beggar chicken.
Old Mrs. Xie roared: Where did you come from, bitch? Get out, kneel down and I’ll slap you in the face.
The maids and cooks were frightened and ran out in panic. Some of them had already fallen to their knees. Suddenly, they remembered that the Ministry of Rites had said that kneeling was not popular in the New Song Dynasty, and that people should do things neither humbly nor arrogantly, so they stood up immediately.
The old nanny beside Old Lady Xie, with the support of the Queen Mother, shouted loudly, asking everyone to kneel down and slap their faces, but she did not tell them to stop.
A maid named Bajin shouted loudly: We won’t kneel. The Third Young Master said that everyone is equal in the New Song Dynasty and kneeling is not a custom. We don’t even kneel to the Third Young Master, so why should we kneel to them?
Old Mrs. Xie was so angry that she was shaking all over. She gritted her teeth and said: It's a rebellion, it's a rebellion, even a servant wants to bully me, slap her in the face, slap her in the face, drag her out and beat her to death.
The two old maids walked towards Bajin together and shouted: Once you enter this yard, you are the empress dowager's servant, kneel down and slap them in the face.
Frightened, Ba Jin stepped back step by step. How could she escape from the two old maids who were rushing towards her? After being caught by the two maids, they started fighting with her and the two sides soon became entangled in a fight.
When Xie Wuhui heard the commotion, he hurried over to pull the people apart. After hearing Bajin's crying, he realized that it was the fault of this group of old people. He caught the two old maids and gave them a good scolding, asking them to apologize to Bajin and remember that everyone is equal in the New Song Dynasty, and kneeling and hitting are not allowed.
Immediately, the maids and cooks arranged by the Ministry of Rites were transferred out, and the guards were ordered to guard the periphery while Old Lady Xie took care of the situation.
Old Mrs. Xie was the only one in the yard. She felt very safe and happy.
The two old maids were a little panicked. There was a whole family here, how were they going to provide food and drink?
Old Lady Xie said: Doesn't the emperor have a maid and two attendants by his side? Call them over to help. If there are not enough people, call the imperial concubine as well. That bitch hasn't moved her legs recently and her waist has become thicker.
So, Old Lady Xie took charge of the matter personally, carried out a large-scale layoff at Huaxi Villa and then rearranged the personnel: the Queen was in charge of finances, the Imperial Concubine was in charge of daily arrangements and scheduling and had to personally participate in the labor, and she was left to drink tea with the Emperor and think about how to regain the imperial power.
The old nanny went to the kitchen and warehouse to check, and came back happily to report to Old Lady Xie that the food stored in the kitchen was enough for them to eat for half a year, but there were not many fresh vegetables.
Old Mrs. Xie said casually: That's easy, can't we do the shopping ourselves? This also gives us a chance to contact the outside world, so let that vixen do the shopping.
The master and servant immediately smiled knowingly.
The next day, Xie Wuhui still went to Taijiantang. After meeting Li Zhongmian, he told him everything about the Queen Mother's outburst in Huaxi and asked Mr. Li for his decision.
Lord Li told Xie Wuhui that the third young master was determined to eliminate the remaining poison of the past imperial court and would never restore the royal privileges. Even Madam Danfeng had sent someone to inform Taijiantang that she did not want the imperial court's offerings and wanted to be self-reliant.
Xie Wuhui was stunned when he heard this, and then he said that Madam Danfeng was supported by the King of Feiyan and Commander Zhao, so she must have no worries about food and clothing, but it would be difficult for Grandma Xie and Uncle Zhao to live a comfortable life.
Lord Li hesitated for a moment and said: As long as the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are content to live the rest of their lives in peace, Brother Yulin will definitely not ignore them. Even so, he still decided on their daily expenses so that they would not starve.
The old man coughed twice and said that he heard the Queen Mother scolded Lord Cao in Hanzhong, calling him a traitor and a thief who stole the country. Lord Cao was so angry that he vomited blood and has been recuperating in Chang'an since then. Lord Ding was upset when he learned that the Queen Mother scolded Lord Cao, so he stayed at home in a bad mood and claimed to be sick.
They acted so recklessly without asking questions and disregarding the safety of the country. I regret that I should not have gone to Commander Zhao to persuade him to bring them back.
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor have repeatedly plotted to kill Commander Zhao. Deputy Envoy Xie should know that since they have let bygones be bygones, why would the Empress Dowager still want to fight for the imperial power? Isn't this just courting death?
The Central Council of the New Song Dynasty was decided at a meeting. Anyone who dared to talk about restoration was a serious crime, and anyone who dared to plan for restoration was a serious crime.
Some time ago, some people in the court resigned because they were afraid that the emperor would come back to restore the monarchy. They were all ordered by the Ministry of Personnel to return to their hometowns to retire, and their support was reduced by half.
Xie Wuhui said goodbye and went to Jinguan City to report. He met Xie Lingyun, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Rites. Xie Lingyun immediately pulled his niece to the reception room to sit down and have tea. He asked about the situation of Old Lady Xie and the emperor's family. After learning the truth, he told Wuhui to keep a clear mind and not be frightened by the Queen Mother and forget that he is the guardian of the New Song Dynasty.
Xie Lingyun said: Ever since the news of Old Lady Xie causing a commotion in the military camp in Yulin was reported, the Ministry of Rites has judged that this group of hostages and officials of the emperor's family are the same as the old and young people who fled to Chengdu from Jiangdong. They must be taught a lesson and reformed, and they must be made to realize that the new Song Dynasty's new philosophy of governing the country is correct before they can continue to serve as officials.
The Ministry of Personnel is already conducting a screening process. I heard that there are spies from the Northern Barbarians mixed in. Maybe we'll have to ask Wuhui to help clean them out.
Xie Lingyun sighed: "The way this country does things is very different from the way the Lin'an court did things in the past. It is completely in accordance with the law. From the ruler of Feiyan to the deputy envoy of the Central Council, no one fights for power in the court for their own selfishness. It's not like the Lin'an under the rule of the government in the past, where the historians were the only ones in power and were arbitrary and dictatorial.
After listening to Xie Lingyun's advice, Xie Wuhui's mind became clear. After thanking his uncle for the advice, he said goodbye and left.
Walking on the street, she saw that passers-by all had smiles on their faces and held their heads high. She knew that things had really changed. The people had accepted and liked this republican society where everyone was equal.
In the Central Courtyard, Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Yulin were meeting Du Baiyue at the Ministry of War. Feiyan first recognized Baiyue's contribution and told him that it was she and the Third Young Master who jointly decided to take over the responsibility of General Fenghuang in the south.
Zhao Yulin said that the scattered tribes in the south were easy to defeat one by one, but these tribes lacked education and contractual spirit, so there would be many repetitions. In the past, we could not do bloody massacres like the Mongolian army did. We had to use Zhuge Kongming's strategy of conquering the south to win back the hearts of the people, so as to truly stabilize the south.
Miao Gui on the side told Du Baiyue: Sister Fenghuang has been in Shenglong for almost two years. She will go home to rest for half a month and then set off to bring her back quickly.
