Emperor Phoenix

Chapter 4

Once being laughed at so anxiously, the ten-year-old said angrily: "What you have learned is just the skill of bowing down and being a courtier. What I want to learn is the skill of ascending to the top of the world and saving the people from the troubled times!"

As soon as these words came out, all the brothers were in awe, and no one dared to laugh at this Wu Chi brother. This word quickly spread to the ears of the old Huainan king. The cautious Huainan king was furious, saying that his actions were absurd and ignorant, and beat his son severely. After a meal, he was locked in the woodshed and not given food for three days.

It was Wenchang who sneaked into the firewood room every night and gave his younger brother his poor food through the crack of the door. Xiao Jue asked her if she had eaten it. Wen Chang rubbed his stomach and nodded to his younger brother with a smile. Careless, without thinking too much, I ate cleanly with my rice bowl in my hands, and I didn't see my sister's hungry eyes who were watching the food and then miraculously disappeared in the blink of an eye.

On the third day, Xiao Jue had just eaten half of the meal, and his sister fainted from hunger in front of him.

Xiao Jue panicked, hugged her sister for a long time and called her, then pinched her indiscriminately, after a mess of rescues, Wenchang woke up, of course Xiao Jue refused to eat the rest of the meal, the siblings rejected each other After chatting for a while, they finally ate the bowl of leftovers together with tears in their eyes.

Xiao Jue told Qin Changge about this matter. He never forgot about the half bowl of rice, and mentioned it many times after he became emperor. "This is my kindness, Eldest Sister."

But I don't know that the deep kindness of the emperor made Wenchang's life in the palace even more difficult. The empress dowager and the empress looked at her like a thorn in her eyes, and she wanted to go away quickly. The concubines looked at the two palaces. What's more, Wenchang has reached the age of marriage, and the princesses who are younger than her have already been chosen by the two palaces. She is the only one who is still wasting her life in the palace. After a long time, Xiao Jue also Feeling strange, intending to propose a marriage for her, but being stopped by the two palaces, saying that the princess is unwilling, so she has to choose another good match. In Xiao Jue's mind, this elder sister of hers is not good enough for anyone, so that's all. , only asked the two palaces to pay more attention.

The princess is getting older, and it is no longer appropriate to stay in the palace. The two palaces discussed and inquired carefully, and assigned her Song Xu, the son of Song Yao, the pacifier of Zhongzhou, who is quite famous. It is said that he was born with good looks and well-written poems, and won the exam at a young age. He was famous all over Zhongzhou. Xiao Jue was satisfied when he heard it, and immediately proposed marriage. The crown of the princess, what a splendid marriage.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, but within a year, Song Xu died of illness, and the princess became a widow.

Up to this point, Xiao Jue could only lament his sister's bad luck. It is said that the princess is a new widow, so she should stay in Zhongzhou as a widow for the rest of her life, but he felt sorry for Naijie's loneliness. With deep kindness and kindness, it pushed her into the fire pit again.

Qin Changge hadn't been crowned empress at that time, she was just the noble concubine Rui, she was a nosy person, what did it have to do with me if others wrinkled a pool of spring water?But Wenchang was different. There was another relationship between Wenchang and her, but that was another story.

That day was the first birthday of Wenchang's new widow after returning to the palace. According to Wenchang, he was an ominous person, so there was no need to alarm everyone, but Xiao Jue remembered his sister's birthday, so he sent his servants to present rewards early. Pearls and jade, precious utensils, are piled up in a hall.

It made some people's eyes widen.

In the afternoon, the rewards from the two palaces came down.

It is just an ordinary plaything, and the strange thing is that there is only one of the objects that are in pairs.

The eunuch who came to present the reward had a fake smile on his face, squeezed his throat and said: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager said that the war with the Northern Wei Dynasty has started again recently, the soldiers in the front are fighting hard, the military supplies are huge, and the palace should also be used for thrift." To express the meaning of sharing suffering, the pair of jade cups and golden spoons, I don’t think the princess will need them in this life, so it’s better to help the princess save them and use them as military supplies. Accepting the emperor's favor, Su Ming's righteousness, is definitely willing."

Wen Chang prostrated himself on the ground, listening to the words of cruelty, his whole body was numb and stiff, he didn't know the pain, but he could only bury his face deeply in the dust, and thanked him tremblingly with grief and humiliation.

Even if this was not enough, the eunuch urged her to go to the Longevity Palace where the Empress Dowager lived to thank her, knowing that going would be another humiliation, but Wenchang had no choice but to change his clothes in a hurry and rush to the Longevity Palace .

The concubines and concubines of the Longevity Palace are surrounded by emerald jewels, the empress dowager is dressed up and sitting on the throne, the princess stepped forward to thank her, the two drank tea slowly, without raising their eyelids, the princess knelt on the ground in embarrassment, not knowing what to do , The palace maid came to report, and the noble concubine Rui arrived.

A room of women immediately cast their jealousy, resentment, playful or deep gazes at the entrance of the palace.

It took a long time for Concubine Rui to drag her long skirt to the floor, with her bun slightly pulled up, she applied a thin layer of makeup, and walked in slowly with a graceful demeanor, she seemed to be smiling gently at everyone, but no one was in the corner of her eyes.

The room is luxurious and grand, Wei Rui's noble concubine is lightly dressed and thin, with peach blossoms and lazy makeup, a snail bun without pearls and jade, and a faintly colored silk ribbon hanging slightly. The silk gold gauze on the arm is flying with the wind, as elegant as a fairy.

That's all right, the most surprising thing is that there is actually a little scarlet mole right now, like tears.

The concubines looked at each other, no one dared to speak.

But the empress couldn't hide her deep-seated jealousy, her normally graceful face was full of sternness, and she couldn't even speak her words to hide her hatred for that woman who was always threatening her inferior position but she was powerless.

"Why is the imperial concubine wearing such a weird attire today?"

"Oh," Qin Changge covered his face with a fan and smiled lightly.

"I heard that Li Guo has a 'double dimple makeup'. Under the eyebrows and above the dimples, there is a little cinnabar red, which makes the woman's eyes more graceful and graceful. If you have time today, learn how to do it, okay?"

Beside the queen, He Jingyao, the second daughter of the deputy envoy of the Privy Council He Anxian, who was conferred the title of Concubine Yao, stared at her nails which had been newly painted with Pearl Beidan, which was a tribute from the Kingdom of the North Sea, and sneered at the shiny nails Said: "It's really strange, since it has two dimples, why only one side is clicked? Could it be that painting a tiger is not an anti-dog?"

Qin Changge wasn't annoyed, just smiled.

"That's the makeup that women who are far from the country can only use cardamom. Anyway, I'm old, and I don't need to do double dimples anymore. If I dot one side, it's fresh."

When she said this, everyone changed their colors. Qin Changge was in his twentieth year this year. Although he was older than the concubines, he was much younger than the empress dowager. She said she was "old", wasn't she satirizing the two palaces? "Old"?
The sentence "I'm old anyway, so I don't need dimples anymore." No matter how it sounds, it is the same as the imperial decree given to the princess by the two palaces in front of them. "The tone was exactly the same, which sounded ironic.

However, Qin Changge had already looked at the princess who was still kneeling on the ground, as if seeing her just now, his eyes changed, he got up and exclaimed, "Isn't this the eldest princess of Wenchang? Why is the princess kneeling here?"

She walked quickly to Wenchang's side. When Wenchang saw her coming, tears welled up in his eyes. He tried to bear it, bit his lips and said nothing, but the queen mother said indifferently: "Princess's birthday is today, and I came to Longevity Palace to thank you. Does the noble concubine think that the princess Xie En, shouldn't you kneel down to me?"

"You deserve it," Qin Changge smiled, "Don't say it's a princess, no matter who here sees you, they should kneel down. Your mother respects the world, and the emperor still holds the son's gift every day, let alone us."

The queen mother let out a "huh" and her face turned pale.

"It's just," Qin Changge walked around the hall slowly, looked at the concubines who were sitting comfortably, and said with a smile, "Sisters, I suddenly remembered something trivial, and I don't understand it. Can you teach me?"

Second only to the empress and Qin Changge, Concubine Zhang Shu, one of the four concubines, said with a smile on her face, "The noble concubine has orders, so I dare not refuse to obey them, but I really can't bear the word of advice." , if His Majesty hears about it, the younger sisters will probably be burdened again."

Qin Changge glanced at Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu, Zhang Yuluan, is the daughter of Zhang Ting, who is the current Taiwei and has a military power of [-]. After the hero of Long Yougong, not only her, but all the concubines here are all consolidated by Xiao Jue. The political power is balanced by the forces of all parties. Xiao Jue swore in front of her countless times that the throne will be stable in the future, and he will definitely get rid of the three thousand beauties, and only guard her in this life.

Qin Changge just smiled.

The love of the Son of Heaven is fraternal love, love for the country, love for subjects, love for power and position, and finally, it is women.

A couple for a lifetime is just a dream that is out of reach.

She, Qin Changge, never dreamed.

At that time, Emperor Yuan Jing of the former dynasty was obsessed with alchemy and immortality. He did not care about political affairs for many years. The trend is growing, the soldiers fight endlessly every year to rob the land, and they also plunder the food that the people have worked so hard to grow, and take away all the strong laborers, resulting in the flames of war everywhere, the people are miserable, and the states where the military battles are the most intense, The local people fled naked and went into exile. When there was not enough food, they changed their children to eat, blood and tears all the way.

From Youzhou, from Pingzhou to the capital, all the way for thousands of miles, there are countless bones, scattered on the dark road, and no one is buried.

At that time, Qianjuemen, which had always enjoyed a high status in the temple and the people, was known as "the son of heaven, the gate of concealment, one disciple can win the world", finally couldn't bear the tragic scene of starving people's bones being displaced in troubled times, and reopened the gate that had been closed for 60 years .

On the day the door was opened, countless emaciated refugees paid homage in the distance, and their cries and pleadings went straight to the sky...

And the people of insight in the government and the public also modified Jian Cong, drove here, dismounted and abandoned the car far outside the mountain gate, and ran halfway up the mountain, muttering prayers.

When the people of the world are still looking up and guessing at the mysterious door that slowly opened above the haze, who is the disciple who is sent out with amazing talent and stunning beauty, who is destined to set off monstrous waves as soon as he enters the world of mortals, overthrow the chaotic government, and relieve the people? Time.

(End of this chapter)