concubine leisurely

Chapter 60

At the beginning of October, the emperor ordered the empress to move out of Fengyi Hall and move into Xiuyu Palace;

There was an uproar in the court, all the empresses of this dynasty lived in the Fengyi Palace, and the Xiuyu Palace was just the residence of ordinary concubines in the palace.Is the emperor's move to abolish the empress?

The queen is the original wife, from a famous family, virtuous and virtuous, without fault, and has a prince and Princess Funing, how can she be deposed for no reason?

Officials and civil servants, one after another, "respectfully invite the empress to move back to Fengyi Palace" memorials flew into the palace like snowflakes, and all of them were left behind;
On October [-]th, sacrifices to the Taimiao, the emperor was weak, and ordered the king of Wu to sacrifice on his behalf;
For a while, the crowd was furious, asking the emperor to abide by the ancestral system, and ordered Wu Wang to fly into the palace like snow flakes again, but still did not send out.

Then, the ministers who supported the prince were purged one by one: Ge Shoufu was reprimanded; Wuyingdian University scholar Ji was demoted;

The situation is very strange. You must know that this dynasty is dominated by the cabinet. The cabinet has the power to draft votes. All major state affairs are drafted and handled by it, and then submitted to the emperor for review and approval.Now that the emperor has taken down almost all the cabinets, does he plan to do all the work himself?There are very few emperors who dare to attack a group of big shots in the cabinet, not to mention the emperor has always been soft-hearted.

Coupled with the fact that the emperor has not been in court for many days, this is even more imaginative.Everyone can only say in their hearts that Qin Guifei's mother and son are really courageous.

King Wu, who was supposed to be a vassal of Suzhou, has lived in Beijing and China so well these years, he is not like a vassal king at his ease.You know, ever since the first emperor succeeded in rebelling against the superior, the vassal king has become a key object of defense by the court. Not only has all the military power been taken back, but even the daily life of the vassal king has been closely monitored by the magistrate. The scope of activities of the vassal king is limited to the prefecture. It is possible to lose your head if you go out without the permission of the court.

And King Wu, who freely enters and exits the Forbidden City, communicates with ministers, cultivates personal power, and now wants to covet the big position even more.

It is tolerable or unbearable.The family law of the ancestors, the eldest son succeeds the throne, the prince is generous and benevolent, and occupies a position of fame. To shake the prince's position, I am afraid that the only way to shake the prince's position is to abolish the queen first, and then make the imperial concubine Qin as the successor. Eligibility to compete for storage slots.

How can the civil servants accept this practice of disrupting the country and the family.On the first day of November, the sad and angry civil servants gathered in front of Zhengde Gate to denounce the behavior of Qin Guifei's mother and son, and asked to visit the emperor who had not appeared for a long time.When the party was getting excited, a large number of Jin Yiwei came over silently from all around, and the powerless civil servants were arrested without a fight, and all the people present were arrested and sentenced to prison.

For a time, the prison was overcrowded.

For a while, people in the capital panicked.

You Ran didn't come out of Han Fangxuan's house these few days, "If anyone asks, just say I'm sick", the mansion is in chaos now, and no one can take care of herself; Meng Lai entered with a group of civil servants. After being sent to prison, Mrs. Zhong could only cry and go to her natal family to ask for help, but this time the Marquis of Ji’an couldn’t do anything about it; the old lady Meng just pouted and cried every day after waking up, accompanied by a group of female relatives, leisurely Wei is a cultivated person, but the crying made her go crazy, and she had to escape.

Mr. Sun is used to seeing the big world, so he calmly announced the temporary suspension of classes; You Ran discussed the current situation with him in private, and agreed that civil servants are fine: no matter whether the crown prince or the king of Wu is in power, they must win over the civil servants.Those who go to prison early are the safest.

This direction has always emphasized civility over military affairs. If the prince is in power, these loyal civil servants will naturally be promoted and promoted; even if the King of Wu succeeds in the end, he will not kill the civil servants. Once, when the time comes, he will be fine if he takes advantage of the trend.

Mo Li Mohuai was ordered to go out quietly to inquire about some news, and used the contacts of Duke Wei's mansion and Zhang Bing to contact several prison officers, successfully delivered several meals to Meng Lai, and brought back a letter written by Meng Lai , Lei Ran let out a long breath after reading it, and pulled Huang Xin who was hiding in the bed secretly crying with swollen eyes, and read the letter together, Huang Xin gradually recovered.

Do you want to show it to Mrs. Zhong?After thinking about it leisurely, she decided to forget it. Zhong is not a bad person, but her IQ, it is really hard to explain this matter to her clearly.

Not to mention old lady Meng, as long as Meng Lai does not appear in front of her eyes, she will not stop crying.

But, how to pass the news to Yanran, Anran, and Xinran, they are also worried about Meng Lai, and Meng Zhengxuan and Meng Zhengxian, who are running outside during the day, looking for ways to save people, and going home at night to comfort the female relatives, these The day is really exhausting, both physically and mentally.

"Molly has the best idea, you have to find a way." You Ran only felt that her brain was not enough these days, so she had to pin her hopes on others.

Molly pursed his lips and smiled, "It's easy." That night, Molly put on his night clothes, took Menglai's handwritten letter, and lightly and delicately threw the letter into the concierge. The concierge, Old Li, was literate. Seeing the master's autographed letter on the table, he was so excited that he grabbed the letter and ran to the inner courtyard. The messenger passed it on, and passed the letter to Mrs. Zhong.

Meng Zhengxuan and Meng Zhengxian were accompanying Zhong to unravel, and when they got the letter and read it carefully, it was indeed a letter written by Meng Lai. They didn't stay, it's really admirable." When he was happy, he picked up the letter and told the Zhong family in detail, "Father is in prison with Master Zhang and Master Wu. He is doing well at present, so don't worry too much." Therefore, everyone in the house , Although not completely relieved, after all, I am not so panicked.

The next day, Meng Zhengxuan and Meng Zhengxian wanted to go out to find someone to rescue them, but they were stopped when they just walked out the gate: a group of black-clothed and black-armored soldiers stood guard in front of the gate, politely but firmly not allowing them to go out. "You two sons, please go back, don't go out these few days."

Meng Zhengxian wanted to attack, but was subdued by the leader in black in three or two strokes, and threw him back, "I have offended you. Please restrain your family members and don't go out."

Meng Zhengxuan hurried forward to help his younger brother up, the two of them closed the door angrily and anxiously, and returned to the inner house. When Zhong heard about it, he clapped his hands together and rejoiced, "Fortunately, there is a lot of food in the house." The two looked at each other speechlessly.Are you still thinking about eating?

The next few days were really dismal.There were sounds of fighting in the inner city and outer city. It was rumored that His Highness the Crown Prince led troops to surround the palace. Of course King Wu refused to stand still and the two brothers killed each other.

Five days later, the palace knocked on the cloud, and the emperor died.The imperial edict ordered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne, with Ge Shoufu and Ji Xueshi assisting the government.

Concubine Qin was so infatuated with the emperor that she voluntarily died for burial; King Wu was in Tai'an, Shandong.

Hundreds of officials came to the palace to cry, and the shops were bustling again. The common people don't care who becomes the emperor, as long as they live in peace.

At the Meng family, the soldiers surrounding the gate retreated; the next day, the haggard and emaciated Meng Lai was sent back respectfully and affectionately by the palace guards, "Your Majesty Meng is a pillar of the country, the emperor values ​​him very much."

Everyone in the Meng family was eager to see through, and hurriedly followed Meng Lai, first sizing up that there were no missing arms or legs, and no signs of injury, and they were half relieved, but they were very thin, their faces were gloomy, and their hearts were sour. But on the surface, he wanted to warmly entertain the people coming from the palace. The head of the guards was very generous, "Master Meng is reunited with his family, and the lower officials will not bother you. If Master Meng doesn't mind it, I will come to get a glass of water and wine some other day."

After seeing off the guards in the palace, the Meng family cried, especially the old lady Meng.Her only promising son almost never came back!If there is no son who can be an official, how will he live in the future?

After a mess, Meng Laifang washed up, ate his meals, told Mrs. Meng that he was tired, and fell into a deep sleep.

The Meng family returned to normal.It was just a few days later that Yue Ran came to visit with red eye circles, and when she saw Mrs. Meng, Meng Lai, and Zhong Shi, and only the sisters were left, she was ridiculed by Yan Ran, which meant that she would not show up when there was something to do at home, and only when there was nothing to do. Come back to be courteous or something.

Xin Ran refuses to comply for the time being, "Isn't Eldest Sister filial to her father? She is a married woman with her parents-in-law, so it doesn't matter if she decides whether she can go out or not! Third Sister, please be careful."

An Ran also said softly, "Big sister must be involuntary."

Leisurely sighed, "Big sister, Mrs. Hou has been making things difficult for you these days." Changxing Hou himself has never been an official, nor has he ever received a real post. Mrs. Hou's official experience is not sufficient. Have a good face?I don't know what kind of life Yueran is living these days.

Yue Ran burst into tears.

Yan Ran also regretted that she had made Meng Lang, but she was embarrassed to admit that she had said something wrong, so she just muttered, "What's wrong with my husband's family? If the parents of my husband's family are unreasonable, I have to refute it. I can't just sit back and ignore my mother's family's difficulties." Although mumbling, there was involuntary apology on his face, and Yue Ran's expression softened when he saw it.

This is really a bit of a pain in the back when I stand up and talk.Married daughter, being controlled by her mother-in-law to death, how can you go back to your mother's house when you say it?Is it possible that you don't want to live?

Yue Ran held back her tears and forced a smile, "It's just that my mother-in-law has something to do and I can't come back. It's not that my mother-in-law doesn't want me to go back."

The younger sisters listened to the saying that there is no silver 300 taels here, but they didn't tell the truth. The sisters wentssip a few words and then broke up. It is not easy to go home once, and they have to have a long talk with Zhong.

When the door was closed and there were only mother and daughter, Yue Ran couldn't help crying on Zhong's lap.

Mrs. Hou stuffed two stunning girls into the room. Du Peng was newly married and ignored the two girls, so Mrs. Hou reprimanded Yueran, "Wife wrung out of vinegar juice! There are girls in the room now. Men are not allowed to get close, but you alone can dominate men!"

Yueran had never heard such words before, she endured her anger and went back to the room, already crying into tears.

Although the husband and wife love each other, they dare not tell Du Peng that Mrs. Hou is her real mother after all.Who in the heart of a man does not turn to his mother.

"Now it's getting worse and worse, and I want to hire a good concubine for the son! She is a concubine from her natal family. I heard that she is beautiful and well-educated. Mom, I really can't live through this day." Yue Ran mourned. Weeping.

Zhong was furious, "She dares! If she insists on going her own way, mother won't make a fuss with her. It's really impossible, and get divorced! I'd rather leave their house than let them rub me down!"

The matter of marriage and divorce depends on your conditions.Eleanor, the mother of King Lionheart of England, was the queen of France first, and just returned to her principality after divorcing the king of France.Of course, Eleanor's dowry is a duchy.

If you are confident enough, why not get a divorce.

"Mother, no, it's rumored that the daughter of the Meng family has a bad reputation, and how many younger sisters are there?" Yue Ran actually doesn't want to divorce yet.Du Peng treated her well.

"What are you afraid of? Xin'er can marry into your uncle's house! I'll take care of the rest." Zhong said harshly.

Yueran knew that Zhong was impulsive, so she didn't take her words seriously, so she sat down for a while and went back to Changxing Hou's mansion.Du Peng came to pick up his wife and accompanied her into the carriage. Seeing that she had obviously cried, he took her into his arms to comfort her.Yue Ran thought about it when Mrs. Hou said that she wanted to take a good concubine, he just said softly "it's not right". When Mrs. Hou got angry, he had nothing to say anymore. He was very disappointed with her husband in his heart, so he just kept silent.

Zhong Shi was not just impulsive this time, she pulled Meng Lai over and said in detail, "As far as I'm concerned, I, Yueer, can't just sit around and be angry with such a family! Why don't we take Yueer home."

Meng Lai pondered for a while, then said softly, "We can't let our girl be angry. But I'm not in a hurry. Let me think about it."

Zhong nodded in conviction. "Master has been very busy these days." After talking about her daughter, Zhong Shi remembered that Meng Lai was really busy with official affairs these days, and he was so busy that he didn't touch the ground.

"With the new emperor ascending the throne, there are naturally many things to do. What's more, the Tatars failed to open the market, and wars ignited on the border. It is a desperate situation." With a new boss, it is a good time to perform, and of course he has to work hard.

Luohu Villa.Dong Mama was packing her luggage, and she kept nagging, "War again? Huh? There is no rest! This poor child has not had a good life for a few days since he went to the battlefield at the age of nine. There's a war."

Zhang Bing comforted Mammy Dong and said, "Don't worry, Mammy. The Tatars are my defeated opponents, and I will definitely win this time."

The most dangerous battle is over, Tartars, have nothing to fear.

In the most dangerous battle, not only did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince successfully ascend the throne, but there were not many casualties. Everyone who should be saved was saved, and everyone was safe and sound, which is great.

The new emperor is a magnanimous and fair person, and he only ordered King Wu to surrender to Tai'an, and Princess Qingchuan was not affected. Of course, Zhang Ming is fine.

Tai'an?Zhang Bingmi raised his eyes, Tai'an was so close to the capital, and he was going to Fan Tai'an soon, so he took King Wu under his nose.Not only won the good reputation of being friendly and loving brothers, but there will be no actual loss. The new emperor really has a city.

Calling and fighting over the years, sometimes I really feel like a beast, running in the wilderness non-stop.When can we stop?
Thinking of the new emperor's solemn entrustment, "It's up to you to Suiqing the border. Qing is the grandson of Lord Ji Ye. You should follow the example of Lord Ji Ye to drive out the barbarians and benefit the people." Zhang He cheered up and prepared to rush to the battlefield.

Let's convince the Tatars first.

(End of this chapter)