Chapter 1598 Father and Son, Empress Chen, Ministry of Revenue
"Ping'er..."

Xiaolongnu asked her sister for help.

Wanyan Ping looked up and saw that her sister's skin was as red as blood, her eyes were full of affection, and she looked as if she was too shy to speak, like a fairy who had fallen into the world.

Wanyan Ping hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to ignore it.

Seeing her sister refuse to rescue her, Xiao Longnu suddenly became desperate:

"Is this really my own sister?"

……

The love is over.

After the palace maids cleaned up, Su Mingzhe lay there, hugged by women on both sides, feeling extremely comfortable.

Wanyan Ping put her worries aside only when she saw that the man was satisfied.

……

Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were three factions in the court of Dadu, namely the Dadu surrender faction, the military generals faction, and the Jin Dynasty's old ministers faction.

Later, the Lin'an court moved north, which caused a wave of shock to the factions of civil and military officials in Dadu.

Later, Su Mingzhe ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He held imperial examinations many times and recruited talented people. The number of court officials increased several times than before.

Factions of court officials began to increase and decrease, merge and split due to regional, age, and departmental relationships.

The surrender faction of the past has long since disappeared.

Although the military faction had added a lot of people, they were not very prominent in the court due to Su Mingzhe's suppression.

The old and young people of the Jin Dynasty basically all became princelings.

……

In recent years, Su Mingzhe has ordered the prince to govern the country, and the power of the prince's party has grown increasingly stronger.

Others may only see that the princelings are flourishing and have a bright future.

However, Wanyan Ping was always prepared for danger, and always remembered that everything the Prince's Party had came from the emperor's "favor."

Without the emperor's support, the so-called Prince's Party would be a castle in the air and would disappear in an instant.

It is precisely because of such concerns that Wanyan Ping would flatter men, even at the expense of her own sister.

Su Mingzhe also understood Wanyan Ping's concerns.

On weekdays, in order to take care of the emotions of her eldest son Su Hui, she has begun to try to reduce her favoritism towards her other children.

But at the same time, Su Mingzhe also understood that no matter how much he did, it would be difficult to completely eliminate the prince's party's concerns and vigilance.

After all, it is the norm in imperial families for the father to be neither a father nor a son.

……

Turn around.

After Su Mingzhe dealt with the affairs of various tribes, he began to take everyone to the mountains to hunt and swim in the hot springs.

It’s so much fun to play and have fun every day.

Before we knew it, it was already August.

An autumn rain came and the weather turned cold.

The chiefs began to take their leave.

Su Mingzhe held another banquet to see everyone off.

After the banquet.

Su Mingzhe ignored Cha Bi's personal temptation and went straight to Cheng Ying's bedroom.

From mid-May to early August now.

Over the past two months, Su Mingzhe approached Guo Xiang several times, wanting to open his heart and have a good talk, but was rejected every time.

As the return journey was imminent, Su Mingzhe decided to give the little girl one last chance to open her heart.

……

"Your Majesty has awakened..."

When Cheng Ying saw the man wake up, she quickly ordered her trusted palace maid to bring the sobering soup she had prepared in the middle of the night.

"Where's Xiang'er?"

Su Mingzhe saw that there was no one around him, and looked at the woman with surprise.

"As long as your majesty has not forgotten."

Cheng Ying rolled her eyes at the man and said sarcastically:
"Xiang'er cried for half the night and was taken away by Wushuang. She just fell asleep not long ago. If you still want to mess around, I will wake her up now..."

"never mind."

Su Mingzhe was teased by the woman, and he realized that the woman had seen through that he was pretending to be drunk last night.

The reason why he pretended to be drunk was just to find an excuse to push Guo Xiang down.

Although his tricks were seen through by the woman, Su Mingzhe looked indifferent.

After all, he had successfully pushed Guo Xiang down. At this moment, even if a woman pointed at his nose and scolded him, he would accept it. He drank the hangover soup.

Su Mingzhe did not get up, but instead took Cheng Ying by the hand and made love with her.

Last night, in order to take care of Guo Xiang, Su Mingzhe had been controlling his strength and did not enjoy himself to the fullest.

Since Cheng Ying had guessed it, Su Mingzhe didn't bother to pretend.

……

the next day.

Su Mingzhe appointed Guo Xiang as the Consort.

Chen is the Purple Star, representing the emperor.

Su Mingzhe named Guo Xiang as Chen Fei, which meant that Guo Xiang was born to be his.

Guo Xiang was unable to resist the man's tyranny, and instead aroused the man's interest.

end of August.

Everyone returned to Dadu.

As soon as Guo Xiang entered the Qingque Palace, she went to her sister to complain about her grievances. These days, she had been bullied by men over and over again. If it weren't for Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang's help, she might not have come back alive.

Guo Fu felt helpless after listening to her sister's crying.

At the beginning, she was also forcibly occupied by the man and bullied for three consecutive years.

If she had not become pregnant with her eldest daughter Su Qingying, Guo Fu had no idea how long she would have been bullied by men.

Because of her "successful experience", Guo Fu encouraged and consoled her sister when she complained:

"Xiang'er, Your Majesty... It's actually quite good. You will understand when you get pregnant and give birth to a child."

"..."

Guo Xiang looked at her sister, her eyes full of confusion and suspicion.

She came to her sister to complain that she was bullied by a man.

As a result, her sister not only did not help her condemn the man, but instead advised her to have a child for the man who bullied her.

What kind of logic is this?

For some reason, a sentence suddenly popped up in Guo Xiang's mind:

"A daughter who is married off is like water that has been poured out."

……

The news that Su Mingzhe had canonized Guo Xiang as his consort reached Peach Blossom Island in September.

Guo Jing did not comment on this.

During the ten years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Su Mingzhe has governed with leniency and benevolence, allowing the people to rest and recuperate.

The living standards of the people have improved countless times, and all industries are thriving.

The various ethnic groups and tribes in the border areas also live in harmony.

For Guo Jing, the current Ming Dynasty is the "utopia" he dreams of day and night.

Not to mention that his two daughters became Su Mingzhe's concubines, even if he had two more daughters and entered the palace as concubines together, he would not have any complaints.

Huang Rong, on the other hand, looked at the letter, and deep wrinkles gradually appeared on her smooth brows:
"According to Xiang'er's personality, it is impossible for her to take the initiative to enter the palace to become a concubine... Something must have happened here!"

As the leader of the former largest gang, Huang Rong couldn't help but worry about what would happen to her youngest daughter.

Although she was smart and clever, she could never have guessed that her favorite disciple would force his way onto her daughter.

The reason why she couldn't guess the reason was because she trusted her eldest disciple's character too much.

If she didn't trust Su Mingzhe, she wouldn't have allowed her younger daughter to enter the palace to accompany her older daughter during childbirth.

……

Winter goes and spring comes, and another year has passed.

That day, the grand court meeting began.

Everyone thought it would just be a formality.

Unexpectedly, the Minister of Revenue suddenly reported:
"Your Majesty, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the weather has been good and the harvests have been good every year. The Changping granary is already full! This year, there is another bumper harvest in various places. Officials from various prefectures and cities have submitted memorials, asking whether the price of grain should be reduced!"

“No price reduction!”

Su Mingzhe firmly disagreed with lowering the price for grain.

The purpose of the state establishing granaries in various places is to purchase grain from the people at high prices in years of bumper harvests to avoid the evil of "low grain prices hurting farmers" from happening.

However, with the bumper grain harvest, the granaries in various places are already full, and this problem does need to be addressed.

Su Mingzhe immediately asked all the civil and military officials in the court if there was any way to resolve the matter.

The Minister of Industry quickly said:

"Your Majesty, the summer flood season is approaching. Why not reinforce the dikes in various places..."