"Keep the door open."

It was late at night, but the lights in Chaohua Garden were still brightly lit. The eunuch Yiji was afraid that the night wind would disturb the Holy Master and wanted to order someone to close the door, but His Majesty stopped him.

There are several osmanthus trees outside Chaohua Garden. They are tribute trees transplanted from the south of the Yangtze River many years ago by the palace craftsmen. In the cool autumn, the sweet fragrance of osmanthus comes over them, which is quite pleasant.

A chicken stopped by the door, but without stopping, he called two young eunuchs to gently move a screen made of silk to block the wind without hindering the coolness and comfort of the night.

After doing this, the chicken stood silently in the corner, just waiting for His Majesty's orders.

His Majesty has been very diligent these days, correcting memorials until late at night almost every day. He doesn't like to joke with them, and he doesn't like to get angry anymore. Although His Majesty was moody and angry in the past, he had all kinds of emotions on his face.

As long as the people who are serving you are careful and don't commit greed, they can also seek good fortune and avoid disasters. Now His Majesty does not show his emotions and anger, but it makes things difficult for those who are serving you.

The chickens, dogs, cats and mice were in trouble for several days, but the chicken took the lead and came up with an idea:

"Shut up, shrink your hands, and do things carefully. We are the beasts raised by the Emperor. We kneel down and thank you for what the Emperor gives us. We don't want anything for what the Emperor doesn't give."

Having made this decision, everyone from the four eunuchs on down were even more careful than before.

After reading the memorial in his hand against the cabinet's votes, Shen Shiqing took a deep breath and then raised his head.

It has to be said that Emperor Zhaode's body was much healthier than her own. She was only a little tired after sitting for a day and reading the memorials. If it were her own body, it would take one hour to paint and two hours to read.

If you don't rest for a while after reading, your body will definitely not be able to endure it.

Seeing His Majesty put down his pen, Yi Ji asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you want to take a bath today?"

Shen Shiqing was stunned for a moment.

In the past two days, she didn't dare to look down when she went to the toilet or took a shower...

Fortunately, after seven years of being neglected by the Xie family, Shen Shiqing had a tolerant temperament. Thinking that Emperor Zhaode in her body at the moment would not endure not taking a shower, she calmed down.

It had to be washed anyway, but it had to be washed. She washed his, and he washed hers.

fair.

Feeling so relieved, she nodded: "It's time to wash."

In the hot rosewood bathtub, in order to prevent herself from looking down, Shen Shiqing raised her head and pretended to take a nap.

Several eunuchs personally took off their robes and rolled up their sleeves to scrub the body of "Emperor Zhao De".

The long hair was also untied and soaked alone in the shampoo basin. Sanmao took the grate and washed the "dragon silk" for His Majesty little by little.

Shen Shiqing's eyes swept over the several great eunuchs one by one. After being the "Emperor" for these three days, she also got to know a little about these great eunuchs.

The Grand Eunuch Yiji, the chief eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremonies, has a somewhat handsome appearance, like a scholar. He is the eldest among them, about thirty years old and above, and he is also the most stable. The other three are also headed by him, and he is also Zhao

The eunuch whom Emperor De relied most on.

Si Li Eun Bing Bi Er Gou looks the least like a eunuch, but looks like a warrior in his mid-twenties, with a slim build, long arms and legs, and is really handsome and powerful.

Sanmao, the eunuch of the Shangshan Supervisor, manages the details of Emperor Zhaode's clothing, food, housing and transportation. He is round and dignified, with big eyes. He smiles before speaking. After looking at him for a long time, he really looks like a big cat that has always been white and fat. He is also a few

Among individuals, the one who loves to joke and make Emperor Zhaode happy.

The four rats ranked last were the smallest, fair and delicate, and seemed to speak in a softer voice than the others. He also had the lowest position. He was just a eunuch in the ceremonial department, but Emperor Zhaode surpassed the one-chicken-two-dog general. The factory was handed over to him.

These four people were extremely humble to both the emperor and foreign officials, and always called themselves beasts. This shows that Emperor Zhaode often scolded them as chickens and dogs. However, their own use was also exquisite, and most of them were gifts from the emperor. He was also calm and approachable when talking and doing things in front of the emperor. It can be seen that although Emperor Zhaode was extremely harsh on them, he believed in them and rewarded them, giving them a lot of power.

Based on this reasoning, Shen Shiqing gradually described in her mind the way Emperor Zhaode dealt with others - he was moody, he loved great achievements for the emperor, and he knew how to use kindness and power to others... In addition to Qian Gang's arbitrary and arbitrary attitude, In private, there should still be a bit of the frankness and informality of young people in getting along with others.

Shen Shiqing had repeatedly considered and deduced the character of a king and four servants in her mind, and when talking to them, Shen Shiqing became more sure:

"Is there anything fun these days?"

Hearing His Majesty say such words casually, the eyes of chickens, dogs, cats and mice all lit up.

The three cats who were washing His Majesty's hair had their eyes turned into slits with smiles: "Your Majesty, what do you want to play? The maples on Tashan Mountain have turned red these days, and they are very beautiful. If Your Majesty is willing to move, I will find some slaves. The samurai wrestled in the maple forest for His Majesty to see. If the emperor found it too noisy, he would find a few players and singers and sing in the forest. No one could hear the sound. Also, the wind started blowing on the lake, so the two teams It would be nice for our children and grandchildren to come and race dragon boats for His Majesty."

When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, the three cats can't help but become more and more lively. If he hadn't remembered to wash His Majesty's hair, his cat paws would have danced to the sky.

Yiji on the side coughed slightly, the emperor is different now. If the three cats get carried away and violate the taboo, they will not even dare to plead for mercy.

Being reminded by a chicken, the three cats froze in place.

He secretly glanced at His Majesty, but His Majesty's eyes seemed to be closed or closed, as if he was enjoying himself.

Not angry?!

Sanmao breathed a sigh of relief and became a little bolder. He gently pressed the roots of His Majesty's hair with his fingers. He smiled again and said:

"Your Majesty, you haven't spoken to this slave for a few days. Today, you suddenly asked about your slave. When you were happy, you talked too much. You deserve to be punished. You should kick your ass."

kick ass?

Shen Shiqing, who had read poetry and books since childhood and had never laid a finger on his maid, had never thought that there was such a "punishment" in the world.

After thinking about it, Shen Shiqing said casually:

"Remember it first."

"Okay! I'll take note of this. I still owe the emperor a kick on my butt!"

Shen Shiqing's face remained motionless, and she remembered one thing in her mind - she had to learn how to kick people's butts.

Learn to make people "go away", learn to make people wait, learn how to make people afraid, and also learn how to kick people in the butt.

Being an emperor is not easy either.

Emperor Zhaode didn't like to be served by palace maids, which was an advantage for Shen Shiqing. Although her body was that of a man, because she was a man, she was more willing to be touched by eunuchs than by palace maids.

Facing a life-size bronze mirror, Shen Shiqing slowly looked to the left, then to the right, but was too embarrassed to look in the middle.

In the bronze mirror, three cats and four mice used silk towels to twist "his" long hair to remove the moisture in it.

Zhao De Emperor Zhao Su Rui was extremely handsome, and his figure was even taller and stronger. At this time, "he" was only wearing a set of underwear. Through the thin fabric, Shen Shiqing felt that she could see the muscles on Emperor Zhao De's chest and abdomen. contour.

I silently recited "Don't look at anything inappropriate" in my heart and lowered my eyes.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

There are a lot of "indecent" things about this man.

"It doesn't matter. If you look at him, he will also look at you. There are comings and goings. It's not like you are taking advantage of others."

After reciting it silently in her heart several times, Shen Shiqing opened her eyes.

The man in the mirror also opened his eyes.

Her long hair was hanging down, her clothes were light, and her sitting posture was unruly... Shen Shiqing's eyes carefully outlined the body that now belonged to her, from the strong and powerful arms to the angular chest and abdomen.

Finally, she couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her mouth.

During the three days since she transferred her soul into this body, she had been careful and worked hard. At this moment, she suddenly felt that she had made a profit.

It's not because she transformed from a down-and-out woman who was forced to resign to a high-ranking king of a country overnight.

It's not because there are countless people around her who welcome her with smiling faces, and she can decide the life and death of others with just one word.

But because she has such a body and such an identity, she can do what she wants to do, see the scenery she wants to see, and blow the wind she wants to blow.

In seven years, this was the first time that Shen Shiqing truly felt at ease.

It’s been such a long time coming.

In the life-size bronze mirror carved with jade, the handsome young king curled his lips and smiled.

"One chicken."

"Your Majesty, my servant is here."

"How come I haven't seen any of the memorials to Chen Shouzhang these days?"

Yiji bent over and said carefully: "When I go back to the emperor, the memorial to Chen Shouzhang has been left by the cabinet. I want to wait until Chen Shouzhang is escorted to Beijing before submitting it together with Tiao Chen."

In fact, it was just that I was afraid of arousing His Majesty's anger again, and that Chen Shouzhang would be sent to the execution ground to be beheaded as soon as he was escorted to Beijing.

"Hmm... Then in the past few days, no one has said in Zhezi that he thinks Chen Shouzhang deserves to die?"

Yiji paused for a moment and whispered: "As for the emperor, I still have a few copies."

Shen Shiqing understood in her heart.

In other words, most of the court officials felt that what Chen Shouzhang said was reasonable and that he should not die anyway.

In the past few days, she had read Chen Shouzhang's memorial no less than ten times.

In terms of writing alone, Chen Shouzhang wrote very happily.

Since the victory over Moxi last year, Emperor Zhaode's reputation has grown. Even she, an ordinary woman trapped in a deep house, knows that Emperor Zhaode is only interested in two things - fighting and having fun.

Needless to say about enjoyment, half of the Xiyuan where she is now was built after he ascended the throne, and the various rare and exotic animals he tamed were collected by him from all over the place. It is said that this was his favorite thing to do before. Just riding an elephant and strolling around the garden. The reason why Emperor Zhaode moved into Xiyuan this time without seeing the ministers was because he wanted to build a "Hundreds of Play Street" in Xiyuan, where the eunuchs and maidens pretended to be common people for him to have fun.

How should I put it? Shen Shiqing felt that compared to Emperor Zhaode of the previous dynasty, the last emperor was simple, honest and did not know how to play.

In order to fight the war, Emperor Zhaode has been deploying a large number of troops to the northwest area, spending countless money and draining countless manpower. Last year's great victory was called the king's army of 300,000, which almost wiped out the treasury.

According to Chen Shouzhang's memorial, in order to support His Majesty's personal expedition, various places not only increased taxes but also imposed corvees. The people along the Yellow River were miserable and took their fields to the gentry who did not have to pay taxes. Although there was a bumper harvest this year, the people Life has not been easy for him. He has harvested more food and has to pay more taxes. This year alone, six new taxes have been added to his area, including "levy of Westerners", "suppression of barbarians", " "Price for military training", "pay for soldiers and horses"... the people were so overwhelmed that they abandoned their fields and fled one after another during the autumn harvest.

In the memorial, Chen Shouzhang advised Emperor Zhaode that as the king of a country, he should not only think about military affairs, but should learn from the previous emperor and the previous prince, and he should be a benevolent king who governs the world and lives up to the people.

For Emperor Zhaode, who was determined to create unparalleled achievements, Chen Shouzhang's memorial was like touching the butt of a tiger. He ordered people to arrest Chen Shouzhang and kept saying that he would kill him. I'm afraid it was not an empty lie.

——Based on Shen Shiqing's superficial understanding of Emperor Zhaode, since he wants to conquer the northwest again next year, he will not listen to any other noise from the court.

Now that she has become Emperor Zhaode, how should she choose?

If she lets Chen Shouzhang go, I'm afraid that when she and Emperor Zhaode switch bodies, she will be ordered to die for taking a breath without permission, right?

Shen Shiqing moved her fingers, subconsciously wanting to touch the silver hairpin on her head, and then gently held her hand.

"Summon all those who think Chen Shouzhang deserves to be summoned to the palace tomorrow. I want to take a look."

Looking at the indifferent "Emperor Zhao De" in the bronze mirror, Shen Shiqing had an idea in her heart.

Didn't Emperor Zhaode like to kill people? Wouldn't it be enough for him to calm down if she killed a few people who deserved more death than Chen Shouzhang?


Chapter completed!