1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 983 The Absurd Great Qin Emperor

September 1681, 9, Nanjing, Forbidden City.

"Big scholar, the queen's car!"

Du Siqian, the second assistant of the Great Qin Cabinet, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, and several cabinet ministers have just left the Qianqing Palace in disappointment, and are about to go to the Qianbulang official office outside the palace.But he didn't want to meet the Queen's car driver outside the Yuehua Gate.Reminded by a servant, all the ministers bowed and stood on both sides of the driveway, saluting the queen.

This empress from the Qi Kingdom did not use palace chairs or sedan chairs as a means of transportation like other nobles in the palace, but was used to riding in a carriage.As far as Du Siqian knew, there were several luxurious carriages parked in the palace, all of which were gifts from the Qi State, but on weekdays, members of the royal family including His Majesty didn't like to use them very much, as they seemed to dislike horses.

"Scholar, no courtesy." Empress Qi Ziyi got off the carriage and greeted Du Siqian with a smile, "But just finished discussing government affairs with His Majesty?"

"..." Du Siqian couldn't help showing a wry smile when he heard the words, he slightly cupped his hands towards the queen, and said rather helplessly: "I have never seen Your Majesty in Qianqing Palace."

"...Huh?" Empress Qi Ziyi looked at him in astonishment, wanting to ask why, but afraid of being accused of meddling in the harem.

"Mr. Li, Supervisor of Rituals, said that His Majesty is in poor health and needs to rest quietly. All political affairs are temporarily drafted by the cabinet. After being summarized every five days, they will be submitted to the palace for His Majesty's decision."

"How urgent is the important matter in the country, and it should be resolved quickly. How can it take a long time to wait for five days before submitting it to His Majesty?" Empress Qi Ziyi frowned slightly.

The emperor's husband is getting more and more indolent in his administration. The country of his old grandson's family cannot be allowed to be squandered like this!
"The Queen Mother..."

After Du Siqian and other officials left, Empress Qi Ziyi stood beside the carriage, lost in thought, without any words or movements for a while, causing the accompanying maids and eunuchs to look at each other involuntarily.The Queen's Luan was parked outside the Yuehua Gate, which attracted officials and servants who had to detour far away to avoid bumping into the Queen.

"Go to Qianqing Palace." Qi Ziyi came back to his senses just now under the whispered reminder from the maid close to him, then took a long breath and walked towards the emperor's bedroom.

In the Qin Chengming system, in addition to continuing to use the political system of cabinet ministers in the outer court, the inner court also retained the twelve inner court supervisors to manage the royal housework.Among the many internal eunuchs, the ceremonial supervisor is still the most important, and he is the most powerful and powerful in the entire eunuch system.

However, in view of the disadvantages of eunuchs interfering in politics during the Ming Dynasty, the chief inspector of ceremonies was only in charge of the affairs of the eunuchs in the inner court, "in charge of wedding and funeral ceremonies, making silk and imperial surveys, rewarding pens, inks, calligraphy and paintings, and accompanying eunuchs and others to go out with horse cards, etc. And the affairs of Governor Guanglu Division to provide various banquets", except for this, it no longer involves foreign court affairs.

Emperor Hongwu of the former Ming Dynasty said bluntly that the responsibilities of the supervisor of ceremonies can be some trivial matters in life, and the rest of the political tasks should not be entrusted to them too much.Because, as the eunuch's organization, most of the supervisors of ceremonies are people with sinister intentions. If they are used as eyes and ears, they will definitely block the holy hearing; if they are used as confidantes, then disasters will inevitably arise.If you want to control them, you must formulate certain laws and regulations to make them afraid, not to make them meritorious.

After Sun Kewang established the Qin Dynasty on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, he deeply believed in the words of Emperor Hongwu, and imitated his actions, cast jade plaques, hung palace gates, and clearly ordered "internal ministers are not allowed to interfere with political affairs, and those who violate the prohibition will be beheaded", so as to prevent eunuchs from chaos. signs of politics.

At present, Li Fujin, the chief eunuch of the Palace Supervisor, is the former chief eunuch of Prince Rui's Mansion.After Emperor Chengde succeeded to the throne, all the eunuchs in Prince Rui's Mansion, including Li Fujin, immediately ascended to heaven, and they took up various key positions in the twelve eunuchs of the inner court.

Li Fujin has served the former King Rui and the current Emperor Chengde for more than ten years, and he has won his heart. Basically, all the affairs in the palace are entrusted to him. It can be said that he has great power. Except for a few assistant ministers in the cabinet and various ministers, he is a little bit jealous In addition, the local governors of the second and third ranks and the ministers of various ministries and other court and central officials are all ignored.

Of course, with the existence of the legacy of Gaozu (Sun Kewang), Li Fujin dared not give birth to the lofty status of Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian and other seniors, but only wanted to rely on His Majesty's favor to maintain himself in the palace alone The position of the chief eunuch with more than ten thousand people.

Last night, His Majesty played with the beauties until half the night, and only then did he fall asleep when the sky was twilight.But Du Siqian, the second assistant of the cabinet, didn't know what to do, and insisted on coming to meet Sheng early in the morning to report on Annan's affairs.Wasn't it the sudden military coup of the Hao family in Langshan, which was sandwiched between my Daqin and Annan, who changed a new principal, and then turned around and returned to the embrace of Qi, which made my Daqin lose the opportunity to expand its territory? good chance.

The backcountry in Vietnam is full of ravines and old forests. There is nothing worth taking.In the past, Emperor Yongle of the former Ming Dynasty mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops and spent countless money and food to occupy Annan and control its counties.But in the end?After several decades, Qian Ming had to withdraw from the ruined place full of miasma and plague, and let it become an independent domain.

The Qi State is located in the Hanzhou Continent. In order to show their great strength, they seized territory everywhere and pulled vassal vassals. They think that the Yuebei area is a treasure, so let them give it to them.After all, he is still the most important ally of our Great Qin, and he is also the patron of our Great Qin, so we can't just have trouble with him just because of a piece of worthless territory.

Besides, my Great Qin is currently facing threats from the northwestern Junggar and the northern Qing captives, so I don't have the energy to worry about Annan's affairs.Grandmaduate Du wants to report these trivial matters to His Majesty, isn't it a bit embarrassing for His Majesty.

"The empress is here!"

When he was lying on a soft chair and dozed off with his eyes closed, a trusted young eunuch rushed into the room and directly shook Li Fujin awake.

"Ah?...The empress is here?!" Li Fujin woke up immediately when he heard this, pushed the little eunuch away, got up and ran outside.

My dear, why did the Empress suddenly come to clean the palace?
If there is anyone who fears Li Fujin, besides His Majesty, it is the Empress.Although this empress was kind to others on weekdays, she rarely punished her servants, let alone killed anyone at will, but he was afraid of this empress from Qi State from the bottom of his heart.

Everyone who came out of Prince Rui's Mansion knows that this queen has received a systematic and good education in Qi State, and her knowledge is extremely extensive. Well, it can be said that she has a deep gap in her chest, and she is not fooled by just anyone. Sometimes, even Today, His Majesty is also in awe of her.

"I've seen the empress!" Li Fujin knelt down on the ground immediately after seeing the empress Qi Ziyi, and sang loudly: "I don't know that the empress is coming, I have broken etiquette, and I deserve death!"

"Hey, why are you shouting so loudly?" Qi Ziyi looked at Li Fujin playfully, "Are you reporting to His Majesty?"

"I dare not." Li Fujin kowtowed immediately.

"If you let me know that you instigated His Majesty to have fun and neglect political affairs, you will definitely be sent to a deserted island to feed savages!...Get out of the way!"

Li Fujin rolled and scrambled to the side, and continued to put his head on the ground, not daring to speak any more.

Qi Ziyi walked towards the palace with big strides, the eunuchs and maids accompanying him all knelt down to welcome the queen into the palace.

Chengde Emperor Sun Zhenghao was hurriedly putting on his robes when the queen broke into the palace, surrounded by four beautiful women with half-undressed clothes, staring at the emperor in astonishment, and then stealing a look at the coming queen in fear.Not far from Ruantao, there is a large table with more than ten kinds of delicacies and several jugs of wine arranged on it, and dozens of memorials and documents scattered on the ground.

"Your Majesty is in a good mood!" Qi Ziyi walked to the desk, first glanced at the messy ground, and then at the few beauties on the floor, his heart was filled with anger.

"Queen... How did the queen come here?" Chengde Emperor Sun Zhenghao tidied up his clothes a little bit awkwardly, and then looked at the expressionless queen, feeling a little worried in his heart.

"Did I come here to disturb your interest and make you bored?"

"Queen..." Chengde Emperor Sun Zhenghao heard her bad tone, and didn't know how to respond for a while, rubbing his hands with a embarrassed expression.

"Isn't Your Majesty going to deal with political affairs today?" Qi Ziyi bent down, picked up the memorials and documents scattered on the ground one by one, and then neatly stacked them on the side of the table.

"Naturally...to deal with political affairs today." Sun Zhenghao replied subconsciously.

"Oh..." Qi Ziyi glanced coldly at the dishes and drinks on the table, as well as the beauties on the table, "Is this how His Majesty handles state affairs? Although this place is not a pool of wine and meat, this appearance is somewhat a bit strange How absurd!"

"Empress..." Sun Zhengzheng was a little ashamed and annoyed when he heard this, "I am the king of a country, the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, why do you need me to deal with the state affairs? Go back to the palace and take care of the inner court that you belong to." It's all about boudoir matters."

"Your Majesty, are you disliking me for talking too much?" Qi Ziyi looked at Emperor Chengde aggressively, his face sinking like water.

"Empress, you need to pay attention to your identity." Sun Zhenghao felt that he could not step down, so he simply bit the bullet and responded forcefully: "I have my own discretion in how to handle state affairs. Queen, please step down."

"Thousands of years ago, the former Qin II died, Your Majesty should be a police officer, don't repeat the same mistakes!" Qi Ziyi looked at Sun Zhenghao, who had been hollowed out by wine in just two years, with a look of regret, "Your Majesty needs to know that the current situation of our Great Qin Dynasty, internal and external troubles, may not be stronger than that of the former First Emperor."

After finishing speaking, Qi Ziyi turned and left.

Sun Zhenghao sat slumped on the soft bed, his face uncertain, and he remained silent for a long time.In the two years since he took the throne, he has gradually felt tired and weak, and it seems more and more difficult to deal with the intricate political affairs in the country, as well as the disputes and criticisms of cabinet ministers and various ministers.

He had to admit deep down in his heart that he was indeed mediocre in intelligence and not a competent emperor.Whether it is character or political ability, he is far inferior to his eldest brother who was deposed by his father because of his physical disability.Therefore, when Sun Zhenghao was frustrated and disappointed, he couldn't help giving up on himself. He often hid in the deep palace, drinking and having fun with many beauties selected into the palace from all over the country, enjoying the momentary pleasure.

In the past, the empress would dissuade him from time to time, telling him not to be so "playful and comfortable", he should calm down, learn how to be an emperor slowly, and teach him earnestly, all things in the world can only be achieved through repeated practice. There is no difficulty in researching with great concentration.

The emperor has been in this position for a long time, just like a charcoal seller, "there is no one else, but you are familiar with it".Even if you can't become a hero like Han Wu, Tang Zong, or the former Ming Taizu, it shouldn't be difficult to be a well-regulated and conservative monarch.

However, Sun Zhenghao has a lenient temper and lacks patience. After the queen reminds him, he will cheer up a little and work hard to be a diligent emperor.But it won't be long, as long as he is subjected to various rebuttals and questioning in front of the officials, or encounters small setbacks in certain political affairs, he will immediately become depressed, and then hide in the deep palace to To comfort (numb) your wounded soul with all your sensuality.

A month ago, because the Langshan Hao family suddenly sent envoys to Daqin, and declared that they would offer their soil and return to China.When Sun Zhenghao heard about it, he couldn't help being overjoyed. He ignored the opposition of several cabinet ministers and insisted on accepting Hao.If you take over Lang Son and other places in North Vietnam, it will be like expanding your territory, and you can use this to greatly enhance your reputation.

However, some cabinet ministers objected to this, thinking that the Hao family was a repeated generation and should not be trusted.In addition, the State of Qi has "invested" in the Hao family for decades, and has been vigorously supporting him against the Annan Zheng family, almost as a vassal of the Qi State.If Daqin rashly accepts the Hao family, it will cause serious damage to the traditional covenant between Qin and Qi.

Furthermore, Qi State has been operating in the Annan region for 40 years, with deep roots and strong strength. It is inevitable that the Hao family will not let it go if it suddenly changes its family, and should intervene with decisive measures.In the end, maybe I will not take advantage of Daqin, but will cause a commotion, and finally make my head ashamed and lose face.

Sure enough, a few days ago, there was an urgent report from Guilin that there was a sudden change within the Hao family. The original family member Hao Yuanfeng and his cronies were raided by his uncle Hao Changyi with a surprise attack on Langshan City and slaughtered all of them.Subsequently, Hao Changyi sent troops to block the land passage with Guangxi, and invited Qi troops to station in Lang Son, Xinzheng and other places to help them stabilize and consolidate the situation.

Chengde Emperor Sun Zhenghao suddenly felt that he had lost all face, and the eyes of those court ministers looking at him seemed to be full of ridicule and sarcasm.

So, in order to maintain the little bit of self-esteem left, he hid in the deep palace again, and refused all the invitations and interviews of the courtiers, indulged in the embrace of beauties, and was numb under the alcohol.

"Your Majesty..." Li Fujin walked into the hall carefully, with a flattering smile on his face, "Your Majesty, the empress has left."

"En." Sun Zhenghao replied boredly.

"Your Majesty..." Li Fujin saw that the emperor seemed to be in a low mood, so he hesitated whether to present those pills to the emperor.

"Zhen, isn't that a little absurd?" Sun Zhenghao smiled wryly, got up and sat down at the table, picked up a wine jug, poured a few mouthfuls into his mouth, and then threw it viciously to the ground. The beauties and the eunuchs who were waiting on them fell to their knees in a panic, unable to crawl.

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Li Fujin kowtowed heavily, and said in a mournful voice: "No one else knows about His Majesty's distress, but the ministers feel the same, wishing they could go through fire and water for His Majesty, overcome all difficulties and obstacles in the world, just to be happy and comfortable for His Majesty. "

"Alas..." Sun Zhenghao sighed, looked at Li Fujin, shook his head and said, "It's still you old people who are sympathetic to my distress and troubles!...Well, what are you holding?"

"Your Majesty, this is the Dragon and Tiger Pill." Li Fujin presented the brocade box in his hand, "This is a sex aid created by Renshou Hall in Nanjing City. It has been mentioned that... mentioned that the energy is a little... not good. Therefore..."

Sun Zhenghao took the brocade box and opened the lid. There were seven green pills in it, and there was a faint musky scent.

"Your Majesty, this medicine minister has already been tried."

Sun Zhenghao nodded, took out a pill from the brocade box, hesitated for a moment, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it slowly.

After about half a quarter of an hour, he felt a burst of heat in his abdomen, so he stood up, turned around and walked towards the beauties lying on the bed.

After indulging today, I will definitely revive tomorrow, make every effort to govern, and rectify the situation of the country. I must not let the Great Qin II perish!

(End of this chapter)