Comfortable and slim [fragrant honey + white hair + others]

Five years later, Daqi's new capital, the Eastern Capital, has gradually replaced the Western Capital, becoming the new political, military, and economic center of the dynasty.

The Western Capital, which was left in the original Xiqi territory, was gradually excluded from the political circle due to its remote location.

Among the Western Capital Palaces, only Shangyang Palace is still somewhat popular.

As the first snowflakes fell this winter, gold silk and silver charcoal was ignited early in Shangyang Palace, and the faint fragrance of charcoal permeated the palace.

This gold silk silver charcoal is not an ordinary thing, because it is as beautiful as gold silk silver flowers bloom when it burns, and it is also mixed with a delicate fragrance, so it can be said to be a good thing with a price but no market.

In the Shangyang Palace, because the Empress Dowager Fu Yuan was infected with a severe poison in her early years, her health has always been poor, and she is especially afraid of the cold in winter, so the gold silk, silver and charcoal have never been broken. good.

Every time she heard these words of praise, Fu Yuan always smiled proudly and complacently, and even felt a lot better.

On this day, Fu Yuan was eating fresh fruits that were hard to see in winter, and looked at the man in black.

The man in black is none other than her confidant Lin Shen.

"How are the preparations for the court going?" She asked, carefully wiping a bronze mirror with a handkerchief, "How will Lang Zhongling respond?"

Lin Shen beat her back for her, and replied: "Lang Zhongling said that everything is ready, and then he will join twelve advising doctors to play together."

"That's good."

The bright red lips curled up slightly, Fu Yuan put the bronze mirror back on the dressing table, then fixedly looked at the charcoal brazier, and narrowed her eyes.

Compared with the sunset in the western capital and the western mountains, the eastern capital of Qi Dynasty is like the rising sun, and it is prosperous day by day.

For example, on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, it is the day when civil and military officials gather at Zhangtai to discuss state affairs.At that scene, thousands of people bowed their heads and tens of thousands bowed down, it was not without grandeur.

However, there was something wrong with the atmosphere of the court meeting that day.

Emperor Rong Qi sat on the throne, with twelve crowns hanging in front of his eyes, covering his face.His calm voice made it impossible to hear his emotions.

"I don't know what Lang Zhongling played this time? Who is the admonisher?"

A figure came out from the queue of civil servants, wearing black and blue official robes, indicating that he was ranked among the nine ministers.

"Your Majesty, the minister has this performance! The person who participated in the admonition is the Empress Rong!"

After the words fell, the courtiers lowered their heads and kept silent.

Zhang Taizhong was completely silent.

Rong Qi's eyelids lifted slightly, and the traces of time climbed up the corners of his eyes, leaving some fine lines, which brought a hidden power.

"Go on."

Lang Zhongling's heart trembled, but when he thought of something, he forcibly suppressed it again.

"The "Book of Rites of the Great Dai" says that there are seven ways for a woman to go: go with disobedience to her parents, go without a child, go with adultery, go with jealousy, go with a bad disease, go with a lot of talk, go with theft. If she has no children, she will be peerless. Queen Mrs. Rong, who has been in the middle palace for 12 years, only favors the sixth palace but has nothing to show for it. This has caused me to have no successors, and the court is unstable. This is the queen's great crime!"

Lang Zhongling knelt on the ground, revealing his original intention: "I implore your majesty to put the country and the country as the most important thing, abolish the queen Rong family, and accept another empress and concubine to spread the branches and leaves, and extend our great national rule!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the twelve advising doctors behind him immediately came out and knelt on the ground to beg for orders.

"Your Majesty, please abolish the Rong family and accept another concubine!"

Immediately afterwards, nearly one-third of the ministers spoke out to support the twelve counselors.

"Your Majesty, please abolish the Queen!"

Dozens of people shouted in unison, full of momentum, which attracted the attention of the rest of the courtiers.

Most of the courtiers kneeling on the ground were young and energetic, and they had only entered the court for two or three years.He has not been in the officialdom for a long time, so he is naturally easy to be provoked.

However, the really wily ministers just lowered their heads and stared at their own toes, as if they could spot a flower.

Rong Qi tapped the back of the chair lightly with his right hand, and said in a flat tone, "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

The prime minister raised his head and plucked his ears with his little finger: "Your Majesty, this old minister is old and has a hard of hearing. It seems that he couldn't hear what they were saying..."

The prime minister blew off the earwax on his little fingernails, and looked at the general in the first row of military attaches: "The general is strong and strong, must you hear me clearly?"

The general took the pot out of nowhere, glared at the prime minister who had just passed his fiftieth birthday, and replied loudly: "Go back to your majesty, but I didn't hear clearly!"

The two expressed their views, and the rest of the ministers whispered to each other.

"Yeah, don't tell me, it's really windy today."

"Where there is wind, there will be rain. It is estimated that it will rain heavily..."

"I said why I can't hear clearly, it turns out that there is too much wind and rain outside the hall..."

All of a sudden, all the courtiers were talking about wind and rain, as if the topic of today's court was not the abolition of the queen, but the weather in the next few days.

In the center of the palace, the officials kneeling on the ground were dumbfounded, not knowing how to respond.

Punching with all his strength, as if hitting cotton, this feeling is not good.

Lang Zhongling was already on the verge of an arrow, and had no choice but to issue it, so he quickly winked, and everyone immediately understood.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to abolish the Queen!"

Shouting three times in a row, the voice is so loud that even the hardest of ears can hear it.

Seeing that the steps he had finally found were just kicked off, the Prime Minister exerted force on his hands, his nails scratched his ears, and he let out a soft "hiss" in pain.

The veterans shook their heads and fell silent.

Rong Qi nodded slightly, and the crown beads made a soft sound.

"The Queen and I are married, and we have a deep affection. Let me think about this matter for a while."

The officials below wanted to invite again, but the other people broke the topic and discussed the relief of the snow disaster in the northern border.

After going down to the court, Rong Qi returned to the inner hall with an indistinguishable expression on his face.Little Xunzi followed him, becoming more cautious.

"Master Xuan Guo."

Little Xunzi took the order, and after a while, a tall, thin man in Taoist robes came in.

That man was Liu Fangshi in the past, and now he is Liu Guoshi of Qi Dynasty.

After waiving the ceremony, Rong Qi only reviewed the memorial, but did not speak for a long time.

Liu Guoshi thought about the rumors he had just heard, tried to figure out the emperor's intentions, and asked, "Your Majesty wants to ask about your empress?"

This question is actually nonsense.For so many years, except for the Queen's matter, Rong Qi never approached Liu Guoshi.

Rong Qi glanced at him indifferently: "I have been married to the queen for 12 years, and I have always favored the Jiaofang alone. Why don't the sun and the moon come into my arms?"

Ordinary people can't answer this question, but fortunately Liu Guoshi has gained a lot of knowledge in the fairy world recently, so he can give an answer.

"The way of heaven is to damage what is more than to make up for what is not enough. The lower ones lift it up. Therefore, in mythology, most of the immortals who can conceive immortal fetuses with mortal men are little immortals with low spiritual power. The higher ones suppress it, so the higher the spiritual power, the stronger the blood. The purer the female fairy, the harder it is to conceive offspring."

"Your Majesty, if you want to conceive in this situation, your paternal bloodline must be strong enough to rival her."

But Rong Qi, no matter how much he looks down on the world, he is just a mortal after all.

Liu Guoshi secretly glanced at his face, and didn't say any more.

After 12 years of unsuccessful attempts, Rong Qi had already expected it in his heart, but he still had a little hope in the end: "Is there not a shred of possibility?"

Liu Guoshi pulled his goatee and shook his head: "It's only one in ten thousand."

This slim number made Rong Qi silent.

In the harem, Rong Shu was looking through the account books.

In the past few years, the state affairs have gradually stabilized, so she seldom appeared in the front court, and occasionally she appeared wearing a beaded curtain behind the crown, which made her more mysterious.

Under the nearby tree, a 12-year-old boy is practicing sword.

Rong Shu pointed to a column on the account book, and told the female officials: "Although gold silk, silver and charcoal are precious, they cannot be separated from the Empress Dowager. You must supply them in time. If there is any shortage, be careful and I will not spare you."

The ladies respectfully responded.

She added: "There are also tribute pears shipped from the north yesterday. Remember to send them to Shangyang Palace as soon as possible. After a while, the taste will not be fresh."

At this time, the female officials saluted behind her one after another.

Rong Qi nodded and waved his hands to tell them to back off.

"Shu'er..." He hugged her from behind and kissed her side face, "Why are you so nice to your mother?"

Rong Shu paused slightly, and put down the account book: "Ah Qi is busy with state affairs, and I have nothing to do on weekdays, so I just help take care of it, it's nothing."

Rong Qi lifted the bead curtain on her face and looked at her fixedly.

Ten years have passed, and her appearance has not changed at all.Unlike him, wrinkles have already crept up on his face, and he can't hide them no matter what.

The boy practicing sword next to him heard the movement and ran over quickly.

"My child pays homage to the emperor!"

Rong Qi covered his thoughts and looked at the boy: "Rong Zhe, your swordsmanship has improved a lot, but did your mother teach you?"

Rong Zhe nodded, and said with a happy smile: "My mother will occasionally give pointers when she has spare time, and the child has benefited a lot."

Rong Qi glanced at her, she was pursing her lips and smiling.

For some reason, he felt a little sore in his heart.

He was busy with affairs in the previous court, but Rong Zhe got her advice in the harem, so he was uncomfortable thinking about it.

Therefore, Rong Qi said solemnly: "It's a reckless man who only knows how to dance a spear and stick a stick. A man has aspirations everywhere, so don't listen and learn. From tomorrow, you will follow me to the meeting hall, and don't bother your mother if you have nothing to do."

Rong Zhe let out an "ah" and lamented: "Can I not go? The child just wants to be with the queen mother."

Rong Qi was even more upset, he could always remember that in the past, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty wanted to pry into his corner, so he showed no mercy to the 12-year-old Rong Zhe.

"No."

Rong Shu poked his chest and looked at him teasingly.

Rong Qi twisted a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and fed it to her lips.

She bit it lightly, and asked suspiciously: "It's winter, why are there still sweet-scented osmanthus?"

Rong Qi said with a smile: "This autumn's treasury."

She nodded and swallowed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

From the second day onwards, there was a 12-year-old boy in the main meeting hall of the Daqi Palace.

The young man, all the veterans recognized him, was the heir of King Liang who died in the battle against Wei, and was brought into the palace by the queen in his early years.Later, the emperor took pity on him for his loneliness, adopted him to his knees, and was raised by the empress himself.

If he hadn't appeared in the meeting hall, the courtiers would have almost forgotten that Da Qi still has such a number one figure.

Moreover, this character can be regarded as the eldest prince of Qi Dynasty in name.

The appearance of Rong Zhe was like pouring a spoonful of oil into the big hot pot of the imperial court, sparking countless sparks instantly.

All the veterans know that what will happen next will be irreversible.

Sure enough, at the next big court meeting, Rong Qi brought Rong Zhe to appear, and announced an edict—to make Rong Zhe the crown prince of the Qi Dynasty.

For a time, gossip went up and down between the ruling and opposition parties.

Within a few days, the discussion in the court subsided.

Because, at a private banquet, the imperial physician of the emperor got drunk for a while, and talked nonsense after drinking, saying that his majesty had suffered damage to his body veins when he was a child, and his long-term illness became stagnant and stagnant.

This news spread across Dongdu as if it had grown wings, which really surprised people.

Not long after, nearly one-third of the officials who had petitioned to be abolished were successively dismissed from office due to various mistakes.Lang Zhongling was found in a wrong place and exiled to the frontier.The imperial doctor who had slipped his tongue also resigned for no reason, and returned home with his family.

The unrevealed handling is all done in secret, and there are plausible reasons on the bright side.

But this was a cover-up, but it made people more certain that what the imperial doctor said was probably the truth.

That group of people must have poked at Jinshang's sore spot before they would be dismissed mercilessly.

Since then, no official has dared to wade into the muddy waters of royal private affairs.

As for whether Rong Qi really has kidney deficiency, only his queen Rong Shu knows.

But in the Shangyang Palace of the Western Capital, Lin Shen, the man in black, no longer appeared.

All he could see was a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes and a white-haired old eunuch in the palace wall.

Outside the palace walls, the forbidden army patrolled from time to time, guarding every step.

Ten years later, the Shangyang Palace in the western capital became more deserted, but the imperial palace in the eastern capital became more prosperous.

In the Eastern Metropolis Conference Hall, the 45-year-old Rong Qi was reviewing memorials when a masked man in black suddenly entered the hall.

Rong Qi's Zhu pen did not stop, and wrote a line of correct Wei stele on the memorial.

"What's going on with Zongzheng Ying and Ning Zhengqing?"

The man in black replied in a deep voice: "I am practicing martial arts diligently, secretly recruiting troops."

Zhu Bi paused for a moment, and quickly continued writing.

"The time is almost here, you go get ready."

The man in black nodded and quietly exited the hall.

Soon, Prince Rong Zhe asked to see him.

Rong Qi covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times, which immediately attracted Rong Zhe's concern.

When he put it down, Rong Zhe saw that his handkerchief was covered with blood!

"Father, what's the matter with you? Come here, hurry up and announce the imperial physician!"

This incident quickly alarmed the entire hospital.

Within two days, the news that the emperor was seriously ill and was in urgent need of peace of mind spread throughout the Eastern Capital.

Soon, Rong Qi ordered the crown prince Rong Zhe to supervise the country, and he took his beloved queen to the Lishan Palace hundreds of miles away to recuperate.