female concubine

One month later, envoys from various countries arrived in Kaifeng one after another. Xixia envoys arrived in Tokyo City from Xingqing with tributes.

On the twelfth day of Jianping, on the first day of the first lunar month, the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting was held during the forbidden period. Envoys from various countries and state officials came to the court, and the emperor summoned his Majesty to meet in the Daqing Hall.

Until nightfall, a carriage entered Zhaoqingfang in the northeast corner of the city and passed through the side courtyard of Chu Wangfu. There was a melodious sound of piano in the courtyard. I don't know whether to be sad or happy.

The children's voice gradually moved away, and the sad melody suddenly changed in the middle of playing. It is unknown whether it was a mistake or the player deliberately played it. Hearing this sound, the people in the carriage suddenly opened their eyes, sat up and said hastily: "Stop !"

The coachman reined in the reins, glanced at the high-walled compound on the side, and said to his back: "Next to it is the Prince Chu's Mansion. Does the official have acquaintances in the mansion?"

She lifted the curtain of the car, and her eyes were printed with blue bricks and green tiles under the light, and it was the green bricks that blocked her sight. She gently held the corner of her clothes and blinked her pale eyes and murmured: " The song is wrong..."

"Officer?" Seeing that there was no answer, the coachman asked again, "Shall we go?"

It has been nearly a year since she left Beijing, and she has not listened to this piece that she loves and often listens to. Whether it is the piano player or the piano listener who is familiar with the score, how can it be wrong, "Well, let's go."

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The hand playing the piano stopped slowly, and there was a sound of carriage bells outside the wall. It was the sound of the bells tied around the necks of the rented horses in the carriage rental shop next to the West Pavilion of Duyi. exclusive.

Xiao Youqing listened to the sound of the copper bell and looked towards Qiang Yuan, just as she was about to get up, there was the sound of standing footsteps behind her.

"There's a mistake in the song, Zhou Lang Gu, Zhou Lang has already become an Eternal Ancient so he won't hear about Gu."

The straight shadow covered a large area of ​​the candlelight from the lantern, and the shadow immediately curved, "Your Majesty has seen the Sixth Princess."

Xiao Youqing sat down, "After so long, His Majesty's favor seems to be out of line, but in fact it is only on the surface. He secretly observed that the prince has no intention of easy storage. The Xiao Jiang family is no longer what it used to be, and with your own strength It’s hard to shake the East Palace.”

"That's why I came here to ask the princess for something."

"The same thing?"

"The power of one official in the Eastern Palace is really hard to shake, but if the Privy Council is included, it is not necessarily so. Therefore, the lower official wants to ask the princess for a letter of recommendation from the birth mother of the future crown prince."

"Recommendation?"

"The lower official wants to marry the daughter of the prime minister."

Xiao Youqing looked at Liang Wenfu and said sarcastically: "Chen Yu's daughter, I am afraid that Liang's participation in politics is the government's will..."

"He will." Liang Wenfu interrupted Xiao Youqing's words, "The princess knows it, people's hearts are unpredictable, and no one wants to survive on the blade of a sea of ​​fire."

Xiao Youqing stretched out his hand to caress the strings, "Even if the Privy Council is added, as long as His Majesty doesn't want Yi Chu, no matter how much you do, it will be in vain."

"Indeed, His Majesty is in control of the power now. His Majesty doesn't want Yi Chu, but he can force the prince to rebel and force His Majesty to Yi Chu. When the official knows that he has become a second minister, the prince sent someone to watch the official, and the official is also the same. Only in this Prince Chu Mansion can you dare to express your heart."

Xiao Youqing didn't agree immediately when he heard what was in his heart, but said worriedly: "The prince is also a king, if it doesn't work, it will be a death penalty for extermination..."

"If the princess doesn't give it a try, what should I do when the prince inherits the big princess? With the prince's cruelty, the princess's future situation can be imagined. Even if the princess doesn't think about herself, she still has to think about the king of Shouchun County. The only flesh and blood left by the king." Liang Wenfu and Chen Licai tried to persuade Princess Chu to make up her mind, "I believe that with the intelligence of the princess, I can distinguish the situation."

Seeing Princess Chu bowed her head and said nothing, Liang Wenfu knew that she was not an ordinary woman, and she had considerations in her heart even if she said it herself, "If the king of the county ascends the throne, the monarch and concubine will come to the court to rule, and the life and death of the lower officials are still in the hands of the concubine. .”

Xiao Youqing got up slowly, "Mr. Lu has always been tactful. Liang Shenzheng added the Prime Minister in the Political Affairs Hall. Although he has the power of the second government, it is far from enough."

"Princess please speak."

"It is still necessary to take advantage of His Majesty's suspicion and the prince's greed to catch a turtle in the urn, but..."

"But according to the order of the princess, the next official will die."

"You don't need Liang to participate in politics to die, but you need to participate in politics and take risks."

The ruler of the lotus carving is gradually moving up, and the child waiting for the mother is obviously too sleepy to keep his eyes open but still refuses to fall asleep.

"Girl, the little prince won't sleep until he sees you."

Liang Wenfu turned to look at the entrance of the courtyard, and immediately bowed to Princess Chu, "The princess is thoughtful, and as a monarch, I am willing to take the risk."

Xiao Youqing got up, looked at the moonlight in the sky and wrapped her cloak tightly, "It's late at night, I remember that Liang Shenzheng's home is in Xincheng, right?"

Liang Wenfu nodded, "Recently, the affairs of the court and China are busy, and the old and new cities are far apart, so the officials rented a house in the north of the city."

"So that's how it is, I'm sorry you don't send me far away."

"The subordinate retire."

After Liang Wenfu left, Xiao Youqing called out: "Xichun, is he asleep?"

"Just coaxed him to sleep."

Xiao Youqing looked at the crescent moon on the eaves, "Where are you?" Then he walked back to the bedroom and looked at the sleeping child on the couch, "After your father left, everyone thought we orphans and widows were easy to bully, because I was The generation of women thinks that there is no way to make waves, so they will hit you, a child, all their ideas."

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The coachman whipped his whip lightly, and the carriage that stayed for a while moved forward slowly. The copper bells rang crisply along the way, and it didn't stop until the gate of a large house with gardenia lamps hung on them. The gardenia lamps were still covered with bamboo leaves into lampshades.

"Officer, we're here." The coachman opened the door and jumped out of the car, respectfully standing aside and helping the man down.

The king of Chu took out a small ingot of silver from his sleeve and threw it.

Most of the circulation in the market is copper coins, and silver is usually only used as a national reserve to reward ministers, except for large-scale transactions. Satisfied, let Xiaodi take care of you when you come back to our shop next time."

"You go back and change it into ten copper coins by yourself. There should be a lot left after deducting the deductions in the store. You have worked hard with me for a whole day today. The remaining few copper coins should be regarded as rewards."

Only then did the coachman put away the silver and handed over to the masked man, "Thank you, officer."

The coachman jumped into the car after people got in, changed his playful expression and shook his head and said, "A eunuch's son? It looks like a scholar who never thought he would come to this kind of place. He wears a mask to avoid being recognized. Hey, this world is really going downhill."

As soon as the masked person stepped into the yard, a strong smell of powder and powder came to his nostrils, "This is the first time for this little official to come here, and he is still wearing a mask. Is it because he is afraid that someone he knows in this brothel will be recognized?" Let your wife know about it?"

"You don't dare to show your ugly appearance, but the girl's words are also reasonable. Please help me to ask Mama Yun to come out. I will be very grateful."

"I know our mother Yun, it seems that this is not the first time for a small official to come here, please wait a moment in the private room." While speaking, the woman greeted a handyman and ordered the tea and wine doctor to serve tea.

"Xiao Di, take the bags for the officials."

The King of Chu looked at the bundle in his hand and shook his head, "No problem, I will carry it by myself. I am familiar with this place too. Just take me to the tallest pavilion."

"Yes."

There was nothing heavy in the baggage, only a few Western Xia dresses she had bought from the tailor.

The people standing by the window were staring intently at a large courtyard in Zhaoqingfang at the bottom of the building. The courtyard was brightly lit, and it was the first day of the new year, but there was no red celebration to be seen.

——Squeak—the door was gently pushed open from the outside, and the dazzling light from outside the door came in through the gap. The woman who entered looked at the darkness around her, "Why don't you hold more candles?"

Si'er lowered his head, "It's this little official who refuses to let me."

"Okay, you go down first."

"Yes."

The woman walked in lightly, and saw the figure facing the window very familiar, but she didn't dare to recognize it, "I don't know if an official calls a slave..."

"Aunt Yun, it's me." The person by the window turned and walked forward, slowly taking off the mask on his face.

"My lord?" The woman immediately turned red, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and wept with joy, "Since the news came back, I knew there must be a fraud in it. How could the lord be so smart and be harmed by that traitor?" go."

Half a year has passed, but every time the king of Chu thinks of his narrow escape from the fire, he still feels a little bit of fear, "It's the last life after the catastrophe."

Mother Yun saw that only one candle was lit in the room, then walked to the side to light up the rest of the lamps, "I remember that the prince is afraid of the dark, has the prince ever returned home, and the sixth princess misses you and often sends people here Asking about your whereabouts, during the winter solstice, I saw the Sixth Princess withered on Congxing's carriage."

The King of Chu lowered his head while clutching his hands, "I don't dare to go back, and I have to restrain myself, otherwise I will fail after doing so much. I will leave the city at dawn tomorrow. Aunt Yun will find a way to pass the message to the fourth son-in-law for me, and Tell my lady...her Liulang is all right."

Mother Yun nodded and told King Chu everything that had happened in Beijing in the past year, and finally raised her head and looked at King Chu hesitantly, "There is one more thing..."

The person who lowered his head to analyze the situation raised his eyes again and said, "Aunt Yun never lied to Liu Lang before."

Mother Yun raised her head, frowned and said, "Miss Liu...is gone."

The person who was thinking about the plan suddenly lost his mind, "Which Miss Liu?"

"The Miss Liu Si who was rescued by the Six Kings."

The heart that had been calm for a long time once again set off small waves. The King of Chu shook his head in disbelief and asked a step forward: "She has always been healthy, how could it be?"

"Last spring, she..." Yun's mother lowered her head, "she was pregnant with Liang Wenfu's child, but because of her birth, Liang Wenfu, who was an executive minister, was impeached by Yushitai. So I sent the woman who was pregnant with my heir to a mansion in the suburbs of Beijing. I never thought that she would give birth at night. It was premature and difficult. Our people rushed several miles to invite the doctor... After all, it was too late One step, one dead body and two lives, neither the mother nor the child could be saved."

The King of Chu took a few steps back trembling, and then slumped heavily on the top chair, holding his face and wanting to cry without tears: "She is still so young, it is all my fault, if it wasn't for my scheming at the beginning, it would have been my own fault. How could she be trapped here?"

Mother Yun stepped forward and looked at King Chu distressedly, "If the King of Chengdu hadn't stopped them, the two of them would have been beaten to death long ago. No matter how helpless they are, this is the way Liu chose by himself. The Six Kings didn't force them. She, her kindness is as heavy as a mountain."

King Chu shook his head and said, "She trapped herself in a cage, but I gave you the key to lock the cage."

The air gradually solidified. After a long silence, the King of Chu adjusted his mentality and took a long breath, "Continue to monitor all the news in the capital, Gyeonggi-do and surrounding areas. Since they are sure that I am dead, then they will do their best. There is no need to send someone to report safety. Send a letter directly to the princess and the four sons-in-law, and tell them to be extremely careful when they contact me."

"I understand."

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In the early morning of the next day, a caravan pulled a full load of goods out of Tokyo City and left the city westward. A carriage diverted from the road and did not continue westward. Arrived in Xizhou in January.

"General, a merchant who delivered food said that his finger was broken by our people, and he wanted to see you, but he couldn't get rid of him no matter how hard he tried."

"Break off your fingers, hand?" The bearded man was startled when he heard that, and then he sat down and sighed in a daze, "Impossible." He waved his hand to his subordinates lightly, "The left and right are just asking for money, give me some copper coins to send them away .”

"Yes."

The bearded man picked up an old saber by his side, and lightly stroked the hilt, "You are the one that benefactor favors. If I had known that day, I would have followed you even if I died."

"General, that man still refuses to leave and insults you..." the soldier lowered his voice, "Says that you are living in an idiotic life."

The bearded man plunged his sword into the ground in anger, "It's unreasonable!"

The cloud-toed boots walked extremely fast, and the nails collided with each other, "Which unknown thing..."

It wasn't until Zhang Huai came that the person who was almost beaten for being unreasonable made troubles gradually settled down. Seeing Zhang Huai approaching, she took off the towel to block the wind and sand.

Zhang Huai froze for a moment, then looked at the left and right as he hurriedly stepped forward to put the towel on her again, and dragged her into the tent again.

The moment he entered the account, the lieutenant guarding the camp heard a heavy kneeling.

Zhang Huai grabbed himself, trying to wake him up, "Your official is not dreaming, is he really the Six Great Kings?" Two tears rolled down his dark face.

King Chu quickly helped him up, "It's me."

Zhang Huai choked with sobs and said: "The next official knows that the benefactor will definitely not misunderstand the person."

"General Zhang is full of enthusiasm. Xiao Wang came all the way and didn't go around with the general. Xiao Wang is in need of a general now."

Zhang Huai hurriedly supported the king of Chu who was about to kneel down, "Zhang Huai, who was Marshal Xiao for a day, will be a Marshal for the rest of his life. When the Marshal is gone, Zhang Huai regards the six kings as the main ones in his heart, and even if he dies, he will be the Marshal." No hesitation."

For the Founding Duke who had deceived and contradicted him, the King of Chu felt nothing but gratitude in his heart, "I will not let Duke Longde lose."

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The transfer envoy of Qinfeng Road is in charge of the military affairs and political affairs of the entire Qinfeng land in the northwest, and all matters on the border are directly submitted to the emperor.

Xizhou is also under the jurisdiction of Qinfeng Road, not far from the subordinate prefecture, Zhang Huai, the defense envoy in a yard in Xizhou, personally brought a bowl of hot soup, "Sister-in-law, I'm really sorry, it's about the common people in the world, I have difficulties. "

In late spring and early March, in a room of the transfer envoy, the transfer envoy of Qin Feng Road knelt in front of a young man in plain clothes, and raised his head frequently in belief and disbelief.

He also participated in the Battle of Gyeongju as a transshipment envoy. He also saw the corpse of the King of Chu with his own eyes, and regretted the loss of the Ming Lord for the country for several months.

"Few people in this world know that this king is still alive, and this king came to see you out of trust in you."

["Ah Lang, Shangsi today, the eldest lady took Mr. Lang to Xizhou for a spring outing. The lady of Xizhou's defense envoy invited her."] Xizhou is not far from Qinzhou. His wife also walked very close, and he smiled wryly in his heart, even in his dreams, he would never have thought that his wife, Shangsiri, went to Youchun in the suburbs to be a hostage.

The transfer envoy kowtowed and said, "I understand."

"The prince is rebellious, do you know?"

The transshipment made my heart startled, "I don't know the lower officials, but they all went to the Zouyuan. There was a report from the court that the officials asked the six kings' sons to sacrifice at the winter solstice. There was also a tabloid saying that the officials wanted to send the emperor's grandson to everyone in the East Palace. Danger."

"Your Majesty once sent me to Qishan, and I don't know where Qishan is. I'm here according to His Majesty's will." The King of Chu took out the handwriting, "There is no need to spend so much time, Your Majesty did it because I wanted to Let this Wang Ping rebel and suppress hundreds of officials with this merit."

The transfer envoy carefully took it for inspection, and the king of Chu said again: "The transfer envoy is someone who is valued by His Majesty, and the transfer envoy will not fail to recognize His Majesty's handwriting."

"Sir, obey the order."

"The transfer envoy is loyal, your majesty and... this king will remember." King Chu walked to the transfer envoy's side.

The transshipment envoy knelt up and asked vigorously, "When the king ascends the throne in the future, I don't know how to deal with me, a traitor to the lord?"

This person must not be a mediocre person who can be a transfer envoy all the way, the King of Chu stood still and remained silent.

The transshipment envoy knelt and turned around, bowed his head to him and said, "Then I will tell the six kings that I will be loyal to the country and choose a master for the people. I will die without regret."

In the past, if this person hadn't led the troops to Qinfeng's mansion in time, she would not have been able to stand here safely. The King of Chu let go of the handwriting in his hand, "Success, the country will not bury loyalty, and defeat. With this book, you can lose weight." Sin, obedience to orders without dismissing them, slight admonitions without tiresomeness, enlightenment when you are superior, inferiority when you are inferior, this is loyalty and goodness.”

The author has something to say: All princes can be called the king (the most respected title)

There were many aliases for kings of the country (princes) in the Song Dynasty, such as Zongwang, and Zhenwang (different from county kings) had more aliases for emperors, such as everyone, official family, and official house, but they were not unique to the Song Dynasty, but Continued the previous dynasty.

The name of the mansion began in the Song Dynasty, and the popularization of three meals a day also began in the Song Dynasty, because in the past, the etiquette system was as big as the bronze utensils, and the daily diet was different for all classes.

The princes of the royal family of the Song Dynasty lived with their mothers in Da Nei before they came out of the cabinet, and opened a mansion when they became adults. There are no princesses (there are not many princesses who make exceptions, and Princess Fukang of Renzong is one, who spent [-] yuan). Marrying a princess is equivalent to terminating her official career, and she will not enter the central organization, but she is very rich. The salary of the clan is so high that she is richer than the prime minister without doing anything.) The residence of the princess cannot be called a mansion but a house. The princesses are all miserable, and they all have good personalities, and few are spoiled and domineering. (The age of knowledge and reason is also devoid of human nature, and the author is very distressed about these women.)

The king of the county is also called the king, but this is an exaggeration and is not in line with the rules.

The courtiers with different surnames were knighted to lead the founding of the country, and the prime minister was knighted as the Duke of the country.

In fact, the princes and concubines of the Song Dynasty were not called concubines (but wives).

The eldest son is the crown prince, and the minor son is the concubine prince.

The last sentence of the king of Chu came from Xunzi's ministerial way, which probably meant that the minister should be loyal not to the monarch but to the country.

Your majesty sees: It is said that the minister sees the monarch.

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