[Rebirth] Chronicle of the Two Capitals

For Xiao Shen, Emperor Zaiyou believed in him without a doubt.Of the four assistant ministers appointed by the late emperor when he was dying, the two old and frail Humerus returned home after Emperor Zaiyou took charge, and the remaining two were Xiao Shen and Yan Huaixin.Yan Huaixin made indelible contributions to Emperor Zaiyou in quelling the rebellion of the Eight Kings, and his two daughters took charge of the Phoenix Seal successively. Still young, Yu Chaotang still has both sides, and his reputation spreads far and wide.

Prince Hong died young, and the position of the crown prince was vacant, and the forces in the DPRK and China were undercurrents.

Emperor Zaiyou was born frail, and when Empress Yan passed away two years ago, the emperor was depressed and did not think about food and drink, which caused many old diseases.The doctor of the imperial hospital is checking the pulse, but after taking the medicine, there is little effect, so he can only tell His Majesty the emperor not to work hard and take care of his body and mind.Therefore, if it were not for drought, flood and military disasters in famine years, it would be common for the emperor not to go to court for ten and a half months.

Today, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is filled with black heads, headed by scarlet official robes and lined up in order of east and west.

The drums sounded, the officials knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and the mountain shouted long live.

Xu Dehai, the head of the imperial court, took a step forward, unfolded the yellow brocade cloth that still smelled of ink in his hand, and read aloud while pinching his voice.

Prince Hong was young and weak, and his gentle and introverted temperament was exactly the same as that of Queen Yan. He was favored by the emperor, and he would take care of him when he was busy with government affairs.Although he lost his beloved son whom he had personally chosen to raise, and the emperor's health was deteriorating, he knew that he could not let himself indulge in grief, and the position of prince should not be vacant for a long time.On the eighth day of the first month of the first lunar month, the government office opened the seal day, and the rest of the bath was over.The ministers and workers, big and small, responded in the morning with full energy, and were fully prepared to listen to the holy will. Even so, they still looked at each other in blank dismay, almost dumbfounded.

In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, only the left minister Xiao Shen and the right minister have the same face, calm and steady-the city's scheming learned from the ups and downs of the officialdom is one of the main reasons, and the other is the main reason.

Xiao Shen held the wat to close his eyes, the emperor was drinking medicine and lay down on the couch recently, he and the emperor discussed the choice of the crown prince, and he personally wrote the imperial edict, so it's no surprise.As for Yan Xun...Xiao Shen looked at Yan Xun, seeing that he was very calm and relaxed, and the palace servants who wanted to serve in front of the imperial court were not very strict with their tongues.

In the next court, the princes and ministers raised their feet and stepped out of the threshold of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, blasted the frying pan, and chattered:

"The seventh son of King Shou has always been respectful, I have heard it before."

"I was lucky enough to meet the eldest son of the Prince of Xuancheng during the first birthday banquet. Zhong Lingyu's appearance is so clear, I think it will not be bad when he grows up."

I don't know who in the crowd clapped their hands and sighed, heartbroken: "The king of the small county and the eldest son of the king are naturally suitable, but tell me--the daughter of the 'Duan Wang' who has been deposed as a commoner, the master who has no name on the imperial family jade certificate, Who came up with this bad idea?"

Even with the example of Emperor Yuanshuo who pioneered female emperors, civil and military courtiers believed that only the sons of the clan were the best candidates to inherit the great line.The situation in the imperial court is changing rapidly. In the previous dynasty, Yan Xun's wolfish ambitions were clearly revealed. In the last, there was Yan Yi's treasure book Fengyin to dominate the Sixth Palace. In the past two years, the Yan brothers and sisters cooperated inside and outside to cover up Chen Cang and unknowingly killed many healthy clan sons.A milk doll who is said to be inseparable from a nanny, whose father, King Duan, has no power and power, isn't entering Beijing and entering the palace like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?

The instigator of the bad idea, Xiao Shen, took the cloak from the servant, listened to his report, and frowned slightly: "The empress summoned Zhang Xianzhao?"

Xiao Shen was born in the imperial examinations, and he always likes to promote poor students. He has heard a little about Zhang Xianzhao, although he has few talents, he has repeatedly failed. He also once checked his examination papers because he suspected that the imperial examination examiners were biased.It is true to be quick-witted and youthful, and it is true that we should study hard.The call to crusade against Xiaoyan started from the south of the Yangtze River and spread throughout the streets and alleys. Xiao Shen was afraid that his sharpness would cause trouble, and he wanted to give him some advice, so he escorted him to Beijing.Originally, he wanted to introduce him to the emperor after the government office opened the seal, but when the emperor heard about it, he cherished his talent and summoned him overnight.We talked very happily, and promised him to be the editor of the Seventh Rank Imperial Academy, and to walk in the Hongwen Museum.

At such a turbulent juncture, the empress should avoid suspicion in order to avoid the emperor's suspicion and hatred, why...

Xiao Shen stood still on the Jinshui Bridge, holding on to the delicately carved white marble railing, looking at the palace in the distance with the gray eaves exposed in the snow, feeling more and more unpredictable Her Majesty the Empress, with deep pools and deep springs, is as lonely as the nine-day cold moon.

After Emperor Yuanshuo, the folk customs of the Jin Dynasty were compatible with civilization, and the prime minister Wen Qinghe reformed the administration of officials, and set up a women's department in the triennial imperial examination.Women, like men, can read four books and five classics to cultivate themselves and govern the country, learn to bend bows and dance swords, and gallop on the battlefield. There is almost no vulgar and corrupt atmosphere like the three-inch golden lotus king of Chu with a thin waist.During the Yuan Shuo period, Empress Chunyuan also often met and joked with humerus officials and famous officials of Qingliu in her spare time. If there were no exceptions, the empress would have seen everyone—before summoning foreign ministers, it is enough to report to the sage.

The Kunning Palace was the residence of the former empress. The emperor cared about the empress Yan in his heart, and couldn't bear to see things die with people, so he built another palace with the same specifications and shape as the Kunning Palace and the Xiaoyan Empress.

Weiyang Palace.

Zhang Xianzhao has been in Beijing for a few days, he is not only a talented man, but also quite familiar with the Jiji camp in the court.Prince Hong died young, and the country mourned for one month. Concerned about the country and the people, he wrote a call to action impulsively, and got involved in disputes unintentionally.Xiao Shen protects him, on the contrary, someone must harm him, he understands this truth.The man has the ambition to stand everywhere, so naturally he doesn't shrink his head because he is afraid of death. He has only wandered between the Imperial Academy and the Hongwen Hall these few days, and rarely talks to anyone. He just listened to Xiao Shen's words and temporarily avoided the limelight until the situation cleared up. Let's go and see.

Unexpectedly, the limelight came to him by himself.

The snow accumulated on the plum blossoms on the branches is filled with purple sand pots made by official kilns, and placed on the window sills to be melted.Rosin is cooked over charcoal fire, boiled and then left to stand.Pu'er tea cakes, which are only [-] catties in annual tribute in southern Yunnan, are first washed and then poured with water. The tea leaves are soft and unfolded in the thin white porcelain cup, and then slowly sink into the bottom of the cup, turning into a rich orange color.

Lonicera approached with the tea in her hand, and the fragrance of the tea followed her all the way, and had already rushed into the nose of Zhang Xianzhao, who was addicted to tea.He came from the common people and didn't know much about etiquette, so he couldn't help stretching his neck and sniffing impolitely, eager to try.This impatient appearance is extremely funny, Lonicera drooping her eyes and frowning, kneeling at the square chess table, serving tea respectfully and retreating to the Queen's side, watching her nose, nose, mouth, mouth and heart, not saying a word, keeping the etiquette restraint.

Not only Lonicera, but as soon as Zhang Xianzhaofu entered the Weiyang Palace, he noticed that all the palace servants were well-behaved, with low eyebrows and smooth eyes, which showed that the Queen ruled well.

Zhang Xianzhao folded his sleeves and held the cup, took a sip of tea, his eyes involuntarily surpassed the etiquette - his eyes rested on the thin and boneless catkins that the queen kneaded the jade chess pieces, the skin was as white as snow, and the flesh buried under the skin The cyan meridians are clearly visible.The empress's ancestral home is Jinling, and she must have lived in her own family in Jinling before entering the palace. Zhang Xianzhao's hometown is Lin'an, which is very close to Jinling, and he has more or less heard a few bad words in teahouses and restaurants.In addition to his wife Yang, Yan Huaixin married another concubine. It is not uncommon for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but that concubine had won the number one prize in the Xiandi Women's Division. It's envy, he has a bit of intention to make friends.

It's a pity that the mother who wants to raise a femme fatale like a queen now doesn't matter if she doesn't make friends!

Zhang Xianzhao raised his head and drank all the tea, and played chess to seal off the queen's way, making her feel like she was being attacked by an enemy, in a dilemma.

The rich and warm tea rolled down his throat, and Zhang Xianzhao thought in his heart that he was enjoying himself and sobered up a little bit.In his eyes, the middle palace is not a dragon's pond or a tiger's lair. A woman in her twenties and eight years came to Queens, why would a seven-foot man be afraid of her?Second, not long after Crown Prince Hong Yao died, the situation in the court was unstable, neither Yan Xun nor she dared to do anything wrong.

"Master Zhang, let me go." The queen's voice is like her own, like a piece of plain gauze soaked in a clear spring, clean and clear and cold, and it is very soft when you listen carefully .

Zhang Xianzhao reached into the ceramic chess urn to feel for the chess pieces. The jade chess pieces had a smooth and cold surface, which shocked him greatly.He has been learning chess since he was three years old, and he has had few opponents since he became a champion. When he entered Beijing, Xiao Shen even played several games against him, and he was always defeated.Before half a stick of incense arrived, the queen actually...

Zhang Xianzhao looked at the chess game in disbelief, staring at the black and white pieces one by one, thinking about where he missed and let others catch the opportunity.The chess piece that was pinched at the fingertips fell in response, and the sound of hitting the chess urn was crisp and clear, as if enlightened, Zhang Xianzhao found a flaw in the falling chess of the previous move.Filled with remorse, he was impatient and underestimated the enemy. The queen was cautious in every move. He thought that the queen was not proficient in chess. People always have the instinct to be strong when they are strong and weak when they are weak. He was lazy to deal with it and naturally fell defeat.

The queen cleans her hands before drinking tea.While drinking tea, he was still calm and gentle, and there was no joy of a narrow victory, only a pair of black eyebrows that were gently twisted during the chess game were stretched.She said: "Master Zhang, do you have time to play another round?"

If it were someone else, Zhang Xianzhao, who was young and frivolous and unwilling to lose, would definitely fight.Although he splashed ink and wept blood in the proclamation, he belittled the Yan brothers and sisters as villains with unspeakable crimes, but before today, he and the empress had never met.In the history books and classics, there are often precedents of foreign relatives chaotic politics to follow. No matter the queen or concubine, they are all coquettish and charming, beautiful women and troublesome people.Zhang Xianzhao had preconceived ideas in his heart, and almost regarded the queen as a goblin turned fox, but when he came to him, she turned out to be a woman who bullied Shuang Shengxue, dressed in white and had a calm mind.

Zhang Xianzhao had no choice but to say bluntly: "Forgive me for being bold, and dare to ask why Your Highness summoned this humble minister?"

The queen raised her chin dignifiedly, put her slender hand on Lian Dong's palm, stood up, and said with a smile: "There is no one else, it's just a game of chess."

The queen's tone was firm and calm, Zhang Xianzhao couldn't taste the implication, and he became more and more puzzled.Seeing her get up, she knew that it was time to leave, and she bowed down to salute and backed away silently.Walking to the gate of the palace, the queen suddenly said: "The intention of the essay is far-reaching and the writing is smooth, but I am afraid that one of the classics quoted is inappropriate."

Zhang Xianzhao was startled, most literati in running script have their own style of writing, and he has never been good at citing scriptures to confirm his views.In the proclamation to crusade against the Yan brothers and sisters, there is only one place where Wu Zhao is compared to the empress, if according to the empress's words, it must be referring to this place.Just what's wrong?Did the queen imply that she had no intention of encroaching on the throne, or that she had no intention of poisoning the Tang clan, or a combination of both?Even so, he might not believe why the Queen told him about this matter.

After Zhang Xianzhao left, the queen stood under the eaves and looked at the crabapple with scratches on the tree trunk from a distance. Her eyes were deep and quiet, and her hands clenched in the white fox fur were tightly clenched, and the crescent moon marks on her fingertips were firmly embedded. palm.Liandong handed her the hand stove, she glanced at it, refused to answer it, and asked, "Has Liu Duo ever returned to Beijing?"

Lonicera: "I have entered Jizhou, I think I will arrive tomorrow."

Liandong said again: "Your Highness, Zhang Xianzhao looks dumbfounded, like a fool, holding a pen and turning black and white, why did you call him here to be an eyesore?" Liandong is not a talkative person, it is true that Zhang Xianzhao is not pleasing to the eye because of the compilation of a slander of the empress.

The queen remained silent, just staring at the crabapple tree quietly like in the past, and when she looked at it, the well-behaved and sensible appearance of Prince Hong in the past appeared in her mind, and her slender eyelashes like thin fans trembled slightly.She turned around gracefully, then took the stove, held it in the cold palm, and ordered in a steady voice: "Clean up the bedroom, and put the newly cut clothes in the closet." But ordinary people would not spare their lives, even if they were in a fog after hearing her words, they would definitely have a secret discussion with Xiao Shen after returning home.