female concubine

It was pouring rain outside the hall, and the wind continued to blow, causing the yellow ears under the roller curtains in the hall to sway everywhere.

Zhao Ci walked in after exchanging a few words with others, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Dali Temple asks to see you."

"Didn't the Dali Temple stop just now? What is he doing here?" The emperor looked up, looking at the red figure outside the temple, "Let him in."

A few wet footprints stepped into the clean hall, and the minister of Dali Temple stepped forward, "My lord, I respectfully invite Shengan."

The emperor bowed his head and was busy reviewing the memorial, "Dali Temple is in charge of the laws of the country, aren't you busy?"

The Minister of Dali Temple raised his head, "Did Your Majesty read the minister's Shangshu?"

The emperor threw a memorial on his right hand in front of Dali Siqing.

The minister of Dali Temple picked it up, and saw two red letters circled and rejected on the memorial, so he raised his head in dissatisfaction and said, "Your Majesty!"

"This case was misjudged. Although there were faults, the king of Chu has been in Dali Temple for three months. His ministers have seen everything. Privately, I can memorize all the laws in just one month without making mistakes. I have been in Dali Temple for many years, and I have never met them. Since Emperor Taizong, there are many major cases in the world, and there are few officials who understand the law. The government can only use other civil servants to serve as officials. Because the officials do not understand the law, they can only refer to previous examples when handling cases. A hundred cases are light, and there is only one minister, it is really powerless, and regardless of whether the King of Chu is His Majesty's son, it is a pity to lose this talent alone!"

"If Your Majesty insists on punishment, I would like to use this official hat on my head in exchange for King Chu's position in Dali Temple!" After finishing speaking, the secretary of Dali Temple took off the official hat on his head and kowtowed heavily.

The emperor slapped the pen on the table, and the red ink splashed under the table. He stared and said, "What good did he do to you, so that you were bribed so quickly, and you rushed to speak good words for him?"

"In the eyes of His Majesty, do you feel that your parents and children are such unbearable people?"

"Enough!" The emperor was furious, "I threw him to you because you were fair and cautious. Would Dali Temple collapse without him? Or, Qing and Dali Temple are all kings of Chu?" Are you part of the party?"

The minister of Dali Temple immediately raised his head in a daze, "Your Majesty doesn't know what kind of person you are when I served the late Emperor and Your Majesty?"

"Since you have no intentions, don't speak for anyone," the emperor stood up and walked to Dali Siqing, "he is not your colleague, nor your subordinate, he is my son, no matter where he is, No matter where you are, it will never change!"

The emperor's explanation was very clear, Dali Temple Minister bowed his head and said: "Yes."

"Put on your hat and go back!"

"Yes." The minister of Dali Temple got up, backed up, and then stopped when he turned around and left the hall, looking back at the emperor's back, "If your majesty really treats the king of Chu as his own son, just look at the recent submission by the minister, Dali Temple sorting out Get out the case file."

The emperor turned around and stared at the Minister of Dali Temple, who said again: "Only the King of Chu used the Wei stele!" Then he bowed and said, "I will take my leave."

With doubts, the emperor walked to another table, which was full of books and scrolls.

Dali Temple is in charge of the trial of criminal and prison cases across the country. All serious criminal and prison cases in the locality that cannot be resolved are handed over to Dali Temple. Last year alone, there were as many as [-] cases. There are many cases but few judicial officials. Officials who understand the law Less, so Dali Temple is busy all year round.

The case files submitted by Dali Temple are all the reviews and judgments of Dali within half a year, as well as the comments of judicial officials, which must be stored and sealed after being browsed by the emperor.

There are only two masters of Dali Temple, and all the ministers and workers are good at using lower script. The characters of the master Bo of Dali Temple are also the same. The record of the case has been kept rigorous.

The emperor held the case file in his hand, and walked to the silent living man beside him.

"Han Qing."

"His Majesty."

The emperor beckoned him to come.

Han Si stopped the pen in his hand and approached, and the emperor pointed to the words on it again.

Han Bang looked at it, and said: "The thickness is well balanced, and the momentum is strong. This is the Wei Bei of the Northern School. It is simple and strict. It is opposite to the style of the Southern School of calligraphy. The Dali Temple is upright." Looking at the signature, Han Bang immediately smiled , "It turned out to be the six kings."

The emperor asked: "What can be read in words?"

"Character, style of doing things, attitude, and being a person, a person who is self-disciplined, will not indulge himself, calligraphy, that is, humanity!"

"Jiang Qing only told me that this son is quite talented in painting." The emperor threw the file into Han Bang's arms, "Look at it, and tell me what you see."

Han Si was taken aback, and followed the emperor with the case file, "I'm afraid the case file of Dali Temple is inappropriate, right?"

"I let you see that they are all things that need to be put into storage, so what if you see them!"

Han Bo lowered his head, and after turning a few pages, he raised his head and said, "Being rigorous in dealing with affairs, upright and unbiased, but too young, so there are still some flaws. If it is polished over time, it will definitely make a difference. Now it is only suitable for law enforcement, not for others. Suitable for the main law!"

"Oh, I just mentioned Dali Temple as a colleague."

The emperor put his hands behind his back, "It seems that there is nothing wrong with throwing Chen Yu to the trial court!"

"Chen Shilang is just being straightforward."

The emperor returned to his seat, looked at a pile of unapproved papers, and rubbed his forehead, "I have received letters from dozens of ministers requesting to be crowned empress. home business."

Han Sizhi stood respectfully and said, "The family affairs of the emperor are the affairs of the country."

The emperor tilted his head and said with a smile, "Since when did you join those old fellows?"

"I'm not flattering you, I'm telling the truth!"

"I don't have many courtiers who can tell the truth. Do I want to reward you with something, Mr. Qi?"

"Eat the king's salary and be loyal to the king, the ministers dare not invite rewards."

The emperor smiled again, "I gave you a marriage, but I didn't set an auspicious date for you. The end of this month is the Dragon Boat Festival, and Han Qing is not young, so it should be sooner rather than later. How about this? I asked Tai Shiling of the Secretary Province, The middle of this month is a good day, let's arrange the wedding in the middle of the month!"

"Your Majesty, the middle of the month is His Royal Highness's birthday."

The emperor stroked his beard, "Then push it forward for three days, and I will allow you to rest for another three days, and the ten-day rest will still be as usual."

Han Si raised his head, looked at the smiling emperor, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness.

The emperor stopped laughing, put down the memorial in his hand, and looked at the heavy rain outside the hall, "The memorial is up today, and there will be an early court tomorrow. I hope that the heavy rain will not end the court!"

Han Si stood aside and picked up the pen again, stopped after writing two characters, turned his head and followed the emperor's gaze, "Probably not."

"Oh?" The emperor turned his head with great interest.

"Because it's about to turn sunny."

----------

The next day, in the Chuigong Hall, the emperor sat on the Ming Terrace with his hands folded.

"The third division has played, the crown prince Qianqiu's birthday, whether it will be handled as usual."

"The crown prince is the foundation of the country. The grand celebration of the whole country at the age of a thousand years cannot be discarded. However, I govern the country with diligence and thrift. It should be simple rather than extravagant."

"Yes."

"The trial court has played."

"Word."

Chen Yu took a step to the right holding the wat board, "Your Majesty has no objection to letting the prince out of the court for trial, but is it inappropriate to let King Zhao enter the military mansion?"

"The Three Kings have accompanied His Majesty to fight against enemies since childhood. Is Chen Shilang doubting the Three Kings' abilities, or is he questioning His Majesty's arrangement?"

"I dare not."

"Chu Wang entered the Nine Temples to take charge of the judiciary. This was personally arranged by Chen Shilang. Why did Chen Shilang refuse to change to Zhao Wang? Is it just because Zhao Wang is not Chen Shilang's student?"

Chen Yu glanced at the purple clothes on the right, and immediately said to the emperor: "The king of Chu has a good character, is smart and studious, less than half of the officials in Dali Temple are familiar with the law, and young officials are not reused. The king of Chu is as old as the crown." In addition, his character is suitable for law enforcement, and now he is suspended from his post because of the fact that the clan is not special."

"Chen Shilang means that the character of King Zhao is not as good as that of King Chu? King Zhao has been with His Majesty since he was a child. Could it be that Chen Shilang has other intentions in saying this? You should think twice before speaking."

"you!"

"Okay, this matter has been settled, don't discuss it again, with so many colleagues here, the two ministers don't want to argue in the Chui Gong Palace."

"Yes."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

The two gave each other a cold look and returned to the left and right sides.

"Today I also have something to announce to you..."

The old official who was the head of the civil servants on the left raised his head slightly, and immediately stepped forward, "Your Majesty!"

The emperor stopped and asked, "What do you want to ask about Tongping Zhang?"

"The Central Palace has been absent for seven years. Every celebration in the world requires the emperor and empress to set an example. Your Majesty is here to watch the Jia Palace, but the Silkworm Palace has been disused for a long time. Please play the role and set up the Empress!"

According to the words of the prime minister, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are not stable. Mingjun will not easily abolish the queen and break the balance, nor will he easily establish it and then move the country.

"That's what I was going to say just now."

"Your Majesty, please make Concubine Li Gui the Empress!" In the political affairs hall headed by the Prime Minister, all civil servants knelt down.

"The ministers and others seconded the proposal, please make Concubine Li Gui the empress."

Among the military officers facing the Zhengshitang, the Privy Council is at the forefront, headed by Privy Councilor Yao Shen.

"Your Majesty, I have objections. The queen is the mother of a country, and she should set an example for the world. She should be virtuous and virtuous." Yao Shen came out to object, "The noble concubine is the birth mother of the emperor's sixth son, the king of Chu. The king of Chu has committed crimes and is dismissed from the government. Besides, the Li family are criminals who conspired against us, so noble concubines cannot be made queens!"

"The king of Chu has already gone out to set up his position. He is a courtier of the outer court. What has he to do with the inner palace?"

"Could it be that the king of Chu is not the son of the noble concubine after he goes out and takes the throne?"

"The emperor's clan, the privy envoys, as the elders of the court, how dare they speak so bluntly!"

"His Majesty!"

"Well, since the privy envoy said that the noble concubine cannot be established, according to the privy envoy's opinion, who should be established among the six palaces?"

"Zhao Wang's birth mother, Concubine Shu, General Shen is in charge of the front office of the palace, guarding the safety of the capital..."

"Oh, did the privy envoy forget that Zhao Wang's wife's family is also the mother's family of the noble concubine's wife?"

Yao Shen's words were interrupted, and he turned his head and gave him a cold look, "A woman is married and follows her husband, Princess Zhao is registered as the prince's clan..."

"Concubine Li Gui entered the inner palace as a concubine, why not become the emperor's wife and concubine?"

Yao Shen was speechless, "You!"

The military government and the two government disagreed, and they couldn't argue in the court hall. The emperor looked at the third deputy envoy who was quietly watching.

"Does the deputy envoy of the third division have anything to say?"

The deputy envoy of the third department came out and said in a daze, "Huh?"

"Above the court, the emperor discusses politics with the ministers, how can he be distracted by planning?"

The Deputy Envoy of the Third Division then knelt down, "Your Majesty, I'm guilty of the crime, and I'm thinking about the prince's birthday in the middle of the month. Because of the successive banquets and the prince's wedding, the third division will continue to pay..."

"Okay, I'll forgive you. If the two prime ministers disagree with each other, you want to be the queen. Please give me some advice."

"Empress?" The deputy envoy of the third division looked at Yao Shen and then at Tong Pingzhang, "The third division can't allocate the money for the empress ceremony."

"The crown prince's birthday this month is followed by the Dragon Boat Festival. Oh, and before the crown prince's birthday, the head of Yuanling county will get married. The Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple are asking the third division for money. If it is necessary to set up, the grand ceremony will have to wait until It will be held next year."

"I ask you to give advice, not to prepare for the ceremony."

The deputy envoy of the third department bowed to the emperor, "Your Majesty's two ladies have been by His Majesty's side since the time when they hid in the mansion, and they both gave birth to Heirs for His Majesty, so they can all be established. However, every relative of the Son of Heaven has five relatives." Wait, let’s talk about the emperor’s relatives and the queen’s parents, Zong Zhengqing should be more aware of this than the ministers, so after the establishment, apart from the concubine’s own character, it also depends on her family background, how her parents are, and how her brothers are.”

The deputy envoy of the third department did not bluntly say who he was leaning towards, but the words he gave were irrefutable, which also stopped the dispute between the two prime ministers.