Merry Jiwei

In the 25th year of the Xixia Dynasty, the grandmother of the Empress Dowager reunited with me again.

Hunting in autumn, according to the practice of previous years, her old man took my hand into the Royal Hunting Garden, and said with a smile: "Little monkey, the garden is very interesting today. I heard that some white tigers were released. The Ai family said, Whoever kills the white tiger will be rewarded another hundred taels by the Ai family."

I laughed and said, "Grandma Huang is waiting, Ying'er will fetch one for you, skin it, and buy a winter robe for Grandma Huang."

The Empress Dowager smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Ying'er must be patient when fighting a tiger."

I glanced at the people in the field. Father was in poor health and was absent as usual. The rest of the people were all there, even the third brother Huai Wang Yuan Mi, who was dismissed from military power by the emperor's grandmother a few days ago, was also there.For some reason, I felt that when I looked at him, he seemed a little nervous, and turned to give me a look, which contained a lot of content.It stands to reason that when the emperor is not around, the second elder brother, the crown prince, should take the place of heaven, but in the past few years, the grandmother of the emperor has pointed out that the eldest brother will perform sacrifices on behalf of the sky, and her intention is self-evident.But since the fall of the prime minister, what the queen mother's grandma has done this year seems to be to restore the old relationship with the second brother of the prince, such as cutting the military power of the third brother who supported her.

I was thinking wildly when Grandma Huang opened her mouth, and she said, "The emperor said today that the prince will come to sacrifice to heaven this autumn. The emperor is not in good health. I hope that God will thank my successor for being virtuous and virtuous, and give me more grace." Bless the emperor."

The second elder brother was wearing a maroon horse jacket, under the forehead guard I only saw his long black eyebrows, I saw him bowing down to salute, and said: "No!"

The Empress Dowager's grandmother still smiled like a spring breeze, and said: "Go!"

The second brother received the sacrificial scriptures and walked towards the altar step by step. Maybe the third brother looked at me with something in his eyes, and I couldn't help thinking more.

The hunting ground in autumn was very windy, and the flags of the battalions fluttered. I wandered around and said that today I was going to hunt white tigers, so there were many generals in the field compared to the past.As usual, hunting fairs are allowed to carry swords. Naturally, as usual, everyone carries a sword on horseback, but I saw many people couldn't help pressing their hands on the hilt of their swords. My heart suddenly hung up and I looked hard. Go, when the wind blows, it seems that the Xingtian flags on the altar are equipped with sword hands behind them.

I stood up abruptly, and my words turned into a shout: "Be careful of assassins, protect the Queen Mother!"

When I said a word, the eldest brother and the third brother led all the generals in the field to charge towards the second brother with their knives raised.

The second elder brother was already standing on the sacrificial altar. He turned around and smiled at the people who gathered here.

The smile on his face still had an aftertaste, and many men in black were killed from outside the arena. These people were all masters of the rivers and lakes. With their hands up and down with knives, the heads of the generals rolled everywhere like watermelons that fell on the ground. yes.I used to hear people describe that the head of the Prince's Mansion rolled all over the ground like a watermelon. At that time, I couldn't figure out what kind of scene it was. Now that it is vividly reproduced, I finally understand what a watermelon with a human head on the ground looks like. .My hands were trembling uncontrollably and my legs were weak, but I had to stand where I was because the queen mother was still sitting there.

She looked down at her from above, without making a sound, I turned my head and said, "Grandma, let's go!"

The empress dowager said indifferently: "This is where the Ai family should come. Where do you think I should go?"

She sat still, the eldest brother and the third brother naturally couldn't retreat, wave after wave of people came and fell down, the second brother was always standing on the sacrificial altar, in that position just happened to be at the same level as the stands of the hunting garden, he just Looking at the empress dowager's grandmother like this.I saw those people in black gradually rushing towards the stands, and the royal family and nobles ran in a panic without being paralyzed by fright.

I took the Empress Dowager's grandma by the arm and forcibly pulled her down from the stands, while shouting, "King De, King Huai, plotting rebellion, protect the Empress Dowager!"

Naturally, most of the generals in the arena were the soldiers from the third brother's battalion pretending to be Qiao, and the empress dowager's resignation was just to clear up the second brother's doubts, obviously trying to make a fake show.The third brother accidentally got involved in right and wrong for a while, so naturally there is no way out. Although I know that he must be willing in the end, I can't take care of him at this time.

Royal power struggles are commonplace in the eyes of officers and soldiers, but if they are accused of treason, it is a serious crime that implicates the entire family. During such a hesitation, the fighting spirit dropped sharply, and they all retreated. I saw one person retreating to our Stepping up to him, he shouted: "What a brave thief, dare to assassinate the Queen Mother!" After speaking, he picked up the fan and knocked off the sword in his hand. Who knew that man's swordsmanship was far better than mine. Turned and flew out.

The people in black surrounded me more and more, my heart was beating so hard that I was about to fly out, and I suddenly remembered that I was only thinking about how much the queen mother wanted to get rid of the second brother, but I didn't think about how much the second brother wanted to get rid of the empress dowager.

I watched these people come around, and smiled bitterly in my heart: "This life is over!"

As a prince, I have always had the comprehension to be ready to lose my head at any time, but I have thought of many ways to die, none of which is to die with the empress dowager.If I don't die with the empress dowager, then who do I want to die with? I was thinking wildly while fighting, and suddenly thought of someone, and my heart softened.I just remembered that person, and suddenly a masked man in black rushed in from the field. Although the face was covered, the figure was so familiar that I couldn't help but want to shout: Am I already on the road to Huangquan?That man's agility is excellent, and his swordsmanship is also good. What's even better is that the men in black retreated after seeing him. Obviously this man is a leader.

The man bent down and said, "The two kings conspired against each other, which frightened King Jin and the Queen Mother!"

Only then did I realize that I was still in the world, and panting slightly, I said, "Hurry up and escort the queen mother and the king out!" As I spoke, I glanced at the empress dowager beside me, there was a bit of pleading in her eyes, the empress dowager sighed He took a deep breath, brushed his hair, and said: "Send Ai's family back to the palace!"

I didn't believe that the Empress Dowager and I really saved our lives until I entered the nine-fold gate. Thinking of the scene just now, I just felt my head dangling on my neck, but it was still there.The queen mother looked at the palace gate, sighed, and said: "Ying'er, among the many sons I used to have, I love your father the most. He is smart and kind. But I don't like his thoughts at all. Send me a message Wei, you are the son of the imperial family, why can you send me Wei Wei? Yuanying, do you really want to be a lifelong fencer, living in the cracks?" After she finished speaking, she went to meet the eunuchs and maids who hurried over.

I looked at her tough back and smiled wryly.

This is the first tough battle between the queen mother and the prince, and it ended in the queen mother's complete defeat.

This is not the prince's first victory, and naturally it will not be the last.

In the same year, the Empress Dowager said that she had no way to teach herself, and she took off her hairpin in Chang'an Palace to be punished. The emperor was so panicked that he rushed to Chang'an Palace and knelt down with the Empress Dowager. It's just that too many people understood the future situation at this time. Younger and stronger, but the queen mother is getting older day by day, even if the two are evenly matched, the one who wins in the end is the prince, not to mention that the current prince is unpredictable, even worse than the queen mother.

Making an exception, there was no long queue in front of the gate of Chang'an Palace to beg the Queen Mother to return to the palace like in the past. The gate of the huge Chang'an Palace was deserted, only a few historians posing and kneeling there.I saw the Queen Mother with plain clothes and long hair, and the flesh and blood flying all over the hunting grounds in the western suburbs could not make her lose her mind, but after a few days of long kneeling, it seemed that she turned white a lot overnight, showing her old age.I suddenly felt sour, walked over and knelt down and said to the Queen Mother, "Grandma Huang, grandson asks you for an official title!"

The queen mother slightly raised her head to look at me, I grinned and said, "The grandson wants the three battalions of troops."

The three battalions of cavalry in the hands of King Huai Yuanmi were one of the Empress Dowager's greatest strengths in the capital. Once Yuan Mi was defeated, the ownership of these three battalions naturally became the object of contention between the Crown Prince and the Queen Mother.For the second elder brother, he has the support of Xi Zi, who is good at fighting, and for the queen mother, these three battalions are a key for her to maintain a great balance with the prince.

The second brother was flipping through the book in the study, and I also said this: "Second brother, nineteenth brother, I ask you for an official title!"

The second brother didn't raise his head, he just turned a page of the book and said calmly, "What?"

"I asked you for the strength of the three battalions!" I said confidently.

The second elder brother Yuan Lin flipped through a few more pages of the book, and finally said: "Ji Wei, it's a blessing to be outside the game!"

I raised my head and said with a straight chest: "I'm originally the son of the imperial family, He Wei can send it. Don't you think that my brother, the nineteenth brother, wants me to be successful?"

The second elder brother Yuan Lin flipped through a few more pages of the book before saying, "You have seen what happened to your third elder brother!"

I smiled slightly, and said, "Second brother, you give me the strength of the three battalions, we've been defeated for so many years!"

The second elder brother finally raised his head. His eyes looked dark, but they were actually a kind of dark blue. When he looked at you like that, you would feel that he had a lot to say. He said hoarsely: "Yuanying, think it over." , this is a huge deal!"

I didn't speak, just smiled slightly. The prince and I supported each other. In the heart of the second brother, he owed me a huge favor. Now I want to use this favor to make a deal with him. I smiled and said : "Think about it, second brother."

The prince closed the book and said calmly: "Then let's do it!"

I walked out the door, Zi Shi frowned slightly, and the fan was flipping up and down, I smiled and said: "It was really useless to worry about you that day, so you really became the suzerain of Xi Zi."

Zi Shi put away his fan slightly, and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince risked his life for it. Don't you always like to watch operas?"

I spread my fan leisurely and said with a smile, "But I don't like to leave!"

I haven't walked out for two days, Zi Shiwei said from behind: "Ying'er, are you going to be my enemy?"

After hearing that, I turned my head and smiled slightly, the catkins were blown by the wind like snow, he stood in the courtyard, still elegant and unrestrained, as if I hadn't known him for ten years.

In the 25th year of the Xixia Dynasty, I took over the three battalions of cavalry and became one of the most powerful princes... My gate is even more lively.

Some of the generals in the mansion were recruited back. Yuan Bao sat there and carefully questioned the past of these generals. I looked at his prudent appearance and couldn't help but whisper, "Yuan Bao, you need to send people away." Are you questioning so carefully?"

Yuan Bao said in a low voice: "Our Jin Palace is different from the past, these people have been out for more than ten years now, who knows what the details are!"

I smiled and said, "It doesn't matter!"

On the first day when I took office, after I was full of wine and food, I smiled and looked at the soldiers who were still slumped, and said, "Do you know where you are now?"

All the soldiers looked confused, I smiled and picked up a wine glass and put it on the left, saying: "The queen mother is here!" I took another wine glass and put it on the right, saying: "The crown prince is here!" Then I snapped , put the jug in the middle, and said with a calm face: "You are here, if you miss the middle, go to the other side, don't blame me for being ruthless!" , I smiled slightly and said: "People say that the thousand-year bastard and the ten-thousand-year King Jin, if you listen to me, I promise you will live a good life and never lose your head!"

As soon as I left the camp, I never went back, Yuan Bao was full of surprise, Ben Wang said: "Who is this king, if you just move your fingers, ten or eight years of work will be done!"

Yuan Bao scratched his head, apparently not understanding how I work, although he said he would follow me in everything, but seeing how busy he was all day, he knew that he was short of me. 01:30 If you don't work, then ten or eight years will pass in a blink of an eye.

I got an extra official position, so naturally I have to get up at four o'clock every day to go to court, and within a month, I was exhausted to pieces, this is the next thing, I used to listen to books every day, and the storyteller said After reading the last sentence, the king will know the next sentence, how happy it is.Now it takes half a day to discuss with the elders of this half-dynasty, I think it is a waste of time.

For example, when there was a catastrophe in Yan County, the prince responded in a timely manner. He sent Fu Zimin, a doctor in water conservancy from the Ministry of Industry, to help the county guard build embankments, and urged the local county guard to handle it properly.This was originally a beautiful thing, but the problem is that the victims of the disaster have entered the Wanminbiao and want to build a living ancestral hall for Fu Zilong to enshrine and receive incense.For such a small matter, I should do it, and this is also a little bit of kindness from the victims.

But when it comes to the dynasty, things get complicated.

The minister of the Ministry of Rites first expressed his objection, saying that the number was unreasonable.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry was dissatisfied, and said: "The meritorious service of the rich people will benefit the [-] victims of the disaster. The construction of the Shengren Temple is also a petition from the local people. It is not in accordance with the etiquette."

The servant of the Ministry of Rites said: "This year is the year when the Empress Dowager knows her fate (Note: 50 years old). The Ministry of Rites has already discussed to build a living ancestral hall for the Empress Dowager, but it has not yet been built. Although the rich people have made great achievements, how can they take over Fuyin?"

The servant of the Ministry of Industry never expected that he would carry the queen mother out, he hesitated for a while, but soon regained his strength, and said with a sneer: "The queen mother is blessed, how can you let someone take away her blessing so easily?" Yin. It’s just that some idlers don’t care about their work, and patronize Ma Songde, which hurts the reputation of the empress.”

The servant of the Ministry of Rites is not young and has excellent cultivation. The servant of the Ministry of Industry is aggressive. He still has such a slow, ups and downs tone, and said: "Tai Shigong said: The ancients were ministers, with five grades of merit. They established the ancestral temple with virtue and set the day of the society. "Xun" means hard work in words and meritorious deeds with hard work. Even though Cheng Shilang also said that it is a great achievement to enrich the people, it can be seen that only his strength is used. "

I've heard them gossip about the same thing all morning, and now the old servant is about to drop his schoolbag, so he couldn't help feeling dizzy, and said, "What meritorious service, let's put it plainly!"

The old servant turned around, bowed and said: "In the words of the king of Jin, the vernacular means that helping the monarch stabilize the country is called Xun, offering advice and advice is called labor, and making meritorious deeds by force is called merit. Rescuing disasters by dikes can also be regarded as making meritorious service by force, so it is also called meritorious service.”

The minister of the Ministry of Industry saw that a great achievement in the department was demoted to the third class by the old minister, he couldn't help but look angry, and said with a sneer: "It turns out that it's like that, you can only do meritorious service when you are outside, and you can call it labor when you go up and flatter your horse. "

I shook my hand and said, "That's it, isn't it just to build a temple? There are two golden boys and jade girls under the throne of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and there are more eight King Kongs in the Daxiong Hall. Let the rich people go to the Empress Dowager's ancestral hall." Find a place!"

As soon as I opened my mouth, the twittering courtroom immediately became deserted, and the emperor, who had been resting his eyes closed all afternoon, opened his eyes and said, "Nonsense!"

I walked out of the court angrily, and said: "It's a waste of time, if I knew this, I might as well find a nice person to talk with."

This kind of life is really boring and exhausting, Zi Shiwei came again after a few days, I was lying on the table with my legs up, covering my face with a book, taking a nap to catch up on sleep.Zi Shiwei uncovered my book, and said with a smile, "You have only turned three pages in this book, I'm afraid I've slept for more than three sticks of incense!"

I opened my sleepy eyes, and said, "This book is really evil. As soon as I flipped through it, the sleepy bug got into my head."

Zi Shiwei sat on my redwood book desk worth thousands of dollars, and said, "Let me read it to you!"

I closed my eyes and said, "Read it and see if this sleepy bug is coming!"

Zi Shiwei picked up the book and said with a smile: "At the beginning of human beings, nature is good, nature is similar, habits are far away..."

Hearing his rustling sound like wiping a pan, I smiled slightly, Zi Shi smiled and said, "Is it still suitable?"

I opened my eyes and said, "The sound of you wiping the bottom of the pot really wakes me up!"

Zi Shi smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll come and read to you every day, maybe you'll be able to finish this thousand-character prose and read the four books in a short time."

I pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "Then you don't want to disappear halfway through the reading!"

Zi Shi smiled and said, "Is my Chivalrous Man such a dishonest person?"

I stretched my waist, squinted at him, and said, "Then read slowly, I can't remember such complicated things."

Zi Shiwei laughed, and said, "I'll read it word by word."

I hummed, the northwest wind in winter was blowing loudly, but there was a warm fire in the house with ingots, coupled with the slight rustling sound of the purple style, it made people feel warmer and more comfortable.I don’t remember where Zi Shiwei read the book. I only remember that when I woke up, I was already lying on the bed. Zi Shiwei hugged my waist from behind my back, and his head rested on my neck, and he fell asleep too.I yawned and thought to myself, "So this sleepy bastard knows how to drop by!"

Seeing Zi Shiwei coming out of my room, Yuan Bao was a little surprised, Zi Shi smiled and said, "Are you still roasting the roe deer?"

As soon as his words fell, Yuan Bao turned around and shouted, "I'm fasting today, buy some green vegetables and tofu."

Zi Shiwei was a little embarrassed, and said to me: "Yuanbao really can't be offended!"

I smiled and said, "Follow me!"

Finally, after two or three months, the king was tired of going to court, and at first he asked for leave, but later seeing that no one cared about the loss of me, the king was naturally happy that he did not go to court every day.Zi Shiwei would come over every afternoon to read to me for half an hour, and then take a nap with his arms around me. Apart from that, I have nothing else to do other than wandering around.

As usual, I went for a walk around the Prince's Mansion every day. As soon as I entered the mansion, the eunuch Ade whispered to me: "There is going to be a big incident in the mansion recently!"

This old man used to be the head of the Prince's Mansion in the past, as powerful as he wanted, but he fell down somehow, and the new head of the Prince's Mansion became Luo Chuanxun.When he was in office, he often ran out on others, and when he stepped down, he was punished miserably. But I treat him as always, and he knows how to reciprocate. If there is any movement in the prince's mansion, he will report it to me early, but he can I know how many important things, but they are all trivial and homely things.I listened with a smile, threw a broken piece of silver to him, and said with a smile: "It's not that His Royal Highness wants to accept a concubine again!"

Ade's eyes showed admiration, and said: "You really know how to guess, King Jin."

I laughed out loud and saw a handsome young man standing on the porch, I was happy and went up to say hello, "Ah Xun, Second Brother is going to accept a concubine again."

Luo Chuanxun turned around slightly, and said gently, "Exactly!"

I waved my fan and said with a big stab: "Ah Xun, I'm really sorry for you. You also know that my second elder brother is the prince, and the prince will be the emperor sooner or later. I think Ah Xun will take care of you for a long time. ...This concubine Shen is not the first, and naturally she will not be the last."

Luo Chuanxun smiled slightly, and still said gently: "As a prince, Your Highness will naturally want to accept a concubine. If he is the emperor, he will definitely want to accept the Sangong and Sixth Courtyard."

When I saw that he was not angry, I couldn't help but feel a little depressed. He seemed to have ordered a top card, thinking that he was going to watch a good show, but he was absent. This kind of bearing has been cultivated to the level of Luo Chuanxun, so generous. Not so good.

Luo Chuanna smiled and said, "Your Highness, have you decided what kind of gift you want?"

My eyelids twitched, and I said cautiously: "What kind of ceremony do I want to follow? Second brother won't marry three for a year, but will marry two. I think it's up to you!"

Luo Chuan frowned slightly, and said kindly: "Your Highness, although all the concubines you accept today are side concubines, once he ascends to the Great Treasure, these side concubines are likely to become noble concubines. If these noble concubines think of their great concubines Marriage, my lord, you only gave me a few small jade pendants, so there will inevitably be a little..."

As soon as he said that, I thought that it was really bad. If I followed the imperial concubine's manners, wouldn't I have to spend tens of thousands of dollars? Eight, after paying the concubine, there are nobles...

As I thought about it, the fan fluttered, and I frowned as I was thinking about how much it would cost. Luo Chuan looked aside and said, "My lord, take your time. I still have some things to do, so I won't accompany you." He said Then I turned around and left, leaving me annoyed to figure out how much money I would spend.

Before I could figure it out, I heard someone pat me on the shoulder from behind, and I said angrily, "Shoot what you want, you can do it, my lord..." I turned around and saw my second brother standing behind me with a smile .

"Why are you so angry!" The second elder brother Yuan Lin held a piece of grass in his hand. I took a closer look and found it was a dog's tail grass, so he said with a smile: "Second brother, what are you doing with this grass in your hand? !"

The second brother turned the grass in his hand, smiled and said: "When I went out for a stroll, I picked it casually, isn't it very beautiful!"

I took a closer look at the analysis grass, it was golden yellow and shiny, and said with a smile: "What a dogtail grass, it is really graceful and graceful!"

I wanted to praise at first, but the second brother didn't seem to be smiling much, so he changed his tune and said, "Second brother, are you upset?"

The second elder brother raised his eyes, smiled slightly and said, "How many people in the world are like you, Yuanying, I don't know what upsets you!"

I shook my folding fan and said, "I'm only upset when I'm upset, and it's useless to be upset, so it's better not to be upset."

The second elder brother sighed, and said: "These words of Ying'er are very Zen-like. Bodhi is not a tree, and a bright mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place. Where is the dust? If so, I am upset. will be upset."

Usually when I said anything, my second brother would pat me on the head and tell me to study hard. I didn't expect that I would say something casually today, and the second brother would drop his book bag. Sure enough, this book still needs to be read.

Thinking of this, he said impatiently: "Second brother, I won't accompany you if I have something to do!"

The second brother smiled slightly and said, "Go!"

I turned around and ran a few steps. Turning around, my second brother was still standing under the willow tree shaking his dogtail grass. I suddenly felt that my second brother seemed to be unhappy.I ran to Zi Shiwei's window in one breath, and saw him writing a fan. When I first saw him, his fan was a hero of thousands of miles, but when we met again later, it was hard to find. What to change to.

I watched his hands go up and down, gestured for a long time, and then wrote. I happen to be very familiar with those four characters: Merry Jiwei.