In the late afternoon, there will be snow and wind, the sky outside will be dark but not dark, as if painted with a layer of obscure rose color, against the vermilion palace walls and golden glazed tiles, it is because of the **** stains of this city not long ago. The palace of the palace concealed a bit of the deep and heavy, and added a little peace and tranquility in the dim halo of the gradually lit palace lanterns.
The best silver charcoal is burning in the cabinet room.
The little **** who came to report the letter was so frightened that he dared not raise his head.
All the courtiers have already quarreled and quarreled.
Xie Wei acted as if he hadn't heard or seen, just sitting in the window, holding a cup of tea, staring at the white snow flying down from the deep and silent high sky, thinking in vain: Shen Zhiyi is deliberately talking to him Seeing that his and Ning Er's wedding is approaching, she rushes to make things difficult for him.
"Nonsense, just nonsense, where is Kunning Palace? Not to mention that Jiang Xuening has a foreign surname, and the candidate for the emperor has not yet been found. Empress Zheng just moved out of it, and she moved in the next day. What do you mean? What's the meaning?"
"But isn't that what Her Highness the Eldest Princess meant..."
"It doesn't matter what it means, there is no one in the world now, and we didn't say that because there is no emperor, we moved the place of discussion to the Qianqing Palace, isn't it empty? Now we just ask her to take care of some trivial matters for the royal family. The place of the House of Internal Affairs Isn’t it spacious enough? I thought she was aware of current affairs, but yesterday she said she declined the eldest princess’s kindness, why did she change her mind today?”
"Ahem, Master Yao, be careful with your words..."
"Being in Kunning Palace, does she want to be a queen?!"
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Originally, these days were calm and peaceful, but a few days ago, an idea came up for some reason. The Eldest Princess of Leyang, Shen Zhiyi, suddenly said that she would give the Kunning Palace to Jiang Xuening.
With a foreign surname, and not marrying into the royal family, how could he become the master of Kunning?
Naturally, all the ministers objected.
That Jiang Xuening is also sensible, she declined the princess' kindness the day before. Unexpectedly, within a few days, she suddenly changed her mind, and today she packed up her things and moved in silently. Not only that, but even the nearby Fengchen Hall, Yangzhizhai and other places were ordered to be cleaned up, making it hard to understand what she and Shen Zhiyi wanted to do together.
Arguing and arguing, the words went too far.
I don't know who reacted first, coughed quite forcefully, and winked to signal everyone to pay attention—
Although Xie Ju'an didn't say a word, he was sitting beside him.
Nowadays, who doesn't know his relationship with Jiang Xuening?
They will be married in a few days.
They dared to arrange Jiang Xuening and express their dissatisfaction in front of Xie Wei, did they think their fate was too long?
Sure enough, after everyone noticed one after another, the voices of the dispute quickly quieted down.
Xie Wei gently put down the teacup.
The hearts of several assistant ministers suddenly thumped, and they hung up.
Today is not what it used to be.
As early as a few years ago, who saw Xie Ju'an and disliked the words "ancient sage and sage" and "like a spring breeze"? That's really a good temper, good cultivation, and good character that no one in ten thousand people can pick out.
But these days...
All the courtiers seem to know this person again, and they can hardly believe how a person can change so much before and after.
In the past, when discussing matters, Xie Wei always had a smile on his lips. Occasionally, a single sentence would have the effect of making a difference. He mediates in the middle, is justified, and a few words can ease the originally tense atmosphere and make everyone chat happily.
Even if he wants to persuade people, they will make people feel comfortable.
But now, although people still sit here to discuss matters, their style of work is quite different from the past. Regardless of whether others were quarreling or arguing, he didn't bother to raise his eyelids to take a look. Even when he picked up an inkstone and a bottle from the cabinet to fight, he didn't pay much attention to it. He just walked out with a scroll of Buddhist scriptures in his hand, as if I think they are too noisy.
If tremblingly draws up national policies and public plans, hand it to him, ask him to read it, or ask him what he thinks.
Most of Xie Wei said lightly: Whatever you want.
The rise and fall of the world, the life and death of everyone, he really doesn't care about it at all, he doesn't even care about it at all, and he doesn't even want to put on an appearance.
However, here, the word "Jiang Xuening" is an absolute exception.
Everyone still remember that three days ago, Princess Leyang had a whim and said that she wanted to open a women's school in Daqian, just like she went to school in Fengchen Palace back then, and spread it to the whole world, so that women and men can generally study in the school.
Since ancient times, men and women are different, and men are superior to women.
Back then, Shen Zhiyi was able to study in Fengchen Palace because she was a princess with a noble status, which was very different. It was also because she was going to marry in the next year. At that time, Shen Lang wanted to make this younger sister happy and make her obedient.
Even at that time, it caused a wave of criticism in the ruling and opposition parties.
How could the old ministers in the cabinet agree?
At that time, Grand Tutor Yao frowned and said, "The three cardinal guides and the five constant principles, the husband guides the wife. In today's chaotic world, if the positions of yin and yang are reversed again, the world will be in chaos. At most women should read some women's rules, understand the meaning of filial piety, and be refined." It is enough to be familiar with the internal affairs and take care of the affairs in the backyard, how can they read the books of sages?"
Everyone just wanted to join in.
Unexpectedly, a flat voice came from the side, asking: "Why can't you read?"
When everyone heard the voice, they didn't react immediately.
After all, Xie Wei hardly spoke these days.
He does not participate in cabinet drafting or voting.
So when they followed the prestige and saw Xie Wei put down the Taoist scripture in his hand and raised his head to watch them, cold sweat came off the heads of everyone almost instantly.
Although Taifu Yao's official position is comparable to that of Xie Wei, who didn't know Xie Wei's pivotal position in the court after what happened two months ago?
He was also a little nervous.
But when it comes to the principles of ethics, he couldn't agree with the fact that Kai female school was in his heart, so he straightened his face and said coldly: "The sages have something to say, women and villains are hard to raise. There should be a man to make a plan for the world. The world is falling, the rules passed down from the ancestors must not be broken! If we want to open a women's school, the girl's family will inevitably show their faces outside, how decent it is!"
Xie Wei's eyes were as silent as the deep sea, he turned his gaze to him, and said: "According to Master Yao's words, there is a difference between respect and inferiority, if a man reads a book, a woman cannot read it, then a king's book cannot be read by a minister; A fool can't read the book I read. You can't read the book I read, Master Yao?"
Everyone was shocked.
Yao Taifu's face turned red and then white, because Xie Ju'an almost pointed at his nose and scolded him, saying that he was not worthy of reading the book he was reading!
Xie Wei didn't feel that what he said was too much, he added lightly: "Life is the same in the world, you are willing to kneel and no one stops you, but if others want to stand, but you stop them, what are you? "
Master Yao twisted his nose angrily.
However, Xie Wei had lowered his head again, picked up the Taoist scripture that he had just put down and continued to read, and only left a sentence in a nonchalant way: "Recently, the price of coffins in Beijing has become cheaper, and Taifu Yao is old, so you might as well take advantage of this opportunity." Buy yourself a pair earlier as a backup."
Isn't this an obvious curse to kill people!
In the past few days, Xie Wei has always said "casual" to everything, and he has been indifferent to the affairs of the world, almost making the courtiers forget what a **** and terrifying thing this man did in the Tai Chi Hall that day.
When I heard it now, I remembered it all.
All of them turned pale immediately, and no one dared to say something like "it's wrong to open a women's school". Even Taifu Yao, who had refuted it with Xie Wei earlier, had cold sweat on his forehead. Dare to say another word.
At noon, when Xie Wei left, everyone was relieved.
Master Yao still doesn't understand where he offended Xie Wei.
In the end, it was Chen Shangshu from the Ministry of Officials who woke him up with a word: "Teacher is a good figure, think about it when His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess was studying in Fengchen Palace, who will be the teacher, and who are those female students?"
When Taifu Yao heard this, he immediately understood.
Wasn't Xie Wei the one who entered Fengchen Palace and became a teacher?
At that time, he had a high reputation among scholars, and was even called "Great Confucianism".
And among those students...
One of them, isn't Jiang Xuening, the second girl of Jiang Boyou's family, the Jiang Xuening who stunned Manchu Wenwu in front of the Taiji Hall?
He couldn't help being afraid for a while, and he was glad that he didn't say anything more exaggerated in front of Xie Wei.
Opening girls' schools has become a cabinet taboo.
Don't look at other political affairs, the ministers rolled up their sleeves to quarrel, but this matter remained silent without exception, just let the decree be announced to the world in such a bizarre way, and they will be in Beijing after the new year. pilot.
And just now...
The fact that Shen Zhiyi handed over the Kunning Palace to Jiang Xuening, and Jiang Xuening really had the guts to take over, was really difficult for the ministers in the cabinet to accept.
That's why I mentioned it unintentionally during the quarrel just now, and the words were already somewhat offensive.
The cabinet, which was so noisy before that it was impossible to hear face to face, was suddenly so quiet that the sound of a needle falling on the ground could be heard.
Everyone's eyes were on Xie Wei.
Xie Wei just looked at the gently swaying tea in the teacup and the buds and leaves swaying in it, thinking of the morning of the first snow some time ago.
Jiang Xuening hugged him and said: If you like someone, you want the other person to be happy, and you are also happy, not to torture each other. Xie Juan, if you have any unhappiness in your heart, please tell me. I'm stupid, I don't know if you don't tell me. Be nice to me and let me know too. Otherwise, if something happens, one person will be bored in his heart, and the other person will be heartless, and you will become more and more angry when you look at it, and you will often have trouble with yourself.
He still doesn't understand.
Over the years, secrets have been buried in his heart, from life experience, to heavenly religion, to all kinds of endless schemes. If you can't hide things in your heart, you will hurt yourself sooner or later.
So he is used to doing, not used to speaking.
Xie Wei asked: Do I often make you unhappy?
An indescribable expression appeared on Jiang Xuening's face, like pity, sadness, and a kind of gentle tolerance, and then she leaned over and kissed the corner of his eyes.
She said: I just want you to let yourself go.
Her lips were moist, and when they fell on the corners of his eyes, they were like overturned petals with a little dew on them.
Xie Wei held her in his arms.
But sitting under the window, he just watched the smoke curling up from the furnace of agarwood lit on the desk, and didn't say a word for a long time.
Jiang Xuening once said that he would not like people.
Jiang Xuening said again, tell her if there is any trouble.
Jiang Xuening also said that she wanted him to let her go.
But it is a dangerous thing for Xie Juan to put down his defenses and confess himself to others.
It was always hard for him to imagine.
It's just that these days, when Ning Er looked at him, his eyes, which seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, always appeared in his mind, making him feel that the beating heart in his chest seemed to be soaked in strong wine. The ground was scalding hot, even with a stagnant pain of fullness.
Xie Wei got up suddenly, walked outside.
There are many umbrellas hanging outside the cabinet.
He picked up a handle and stretched out his hand to prop it open.
Several assistant ministers in the cabinet couldn't help being startled, and almost subconsciously shouted: "Master Xie—"
Xie Wei didn't turn his head back, he just said: "Isn't it just right that someone with a foreign surname enters the Kunning Palace for official business?"
After speaking, he took the umbrella and walked straight into the swaying Mu Xue, heading towards Kunning Palace.
It will be far away in a short while.
All the ministers in the cabinet were startled when they first heard this, and couldn't help but look at each other.
It is a good thing that Kunning Palace has a master?
However, when he was about to open his mouth to express his doubts, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he finally came to his senses.
They felt that if the Qianqing Palace was empty, the Kunning Palace should also be empty. But now that the Kunning Palace has been transferred to Jiang Xuening by the eldest princess, doesn't this mean that Shen Zhiyi has no intention of supporting a new emperor at all?
Otherwise, a new emperor will be established in the future, and the new emperor will get married and ask people to move in and out. How troublesome and embarrassing it will be?
They already know the benefits of not having an emperor.
They didn't say anything explicitly, but secretly they all agreed that they didn't want another emperor to come out.
Jiang Xuening's entry into Kunning almost immediately weakened the specialness of the Kunning Palace as a palace, and even reduced the specialness of the entire palace, isn't it a good thing?
It's true that they didn't think through it.
However, does Xie Ju'an also think this is a good thing?