Force a good concubine

According to the custom handed down by the Emperor Mingzong, regardless of the family background of the servant, the emperor's wife must be selected from among the honorable children.

Seeing that the emperor and Ji were about to arrive, many princes and marquises were staring at every move in the palace with wide eyes. Although the queen mother's meeting was arranged secretly, there were a few well-informed people who vaguely found out about it.Others dare not say anything, but Chang Guogong is the younger brother of the empress dowager's mother and compatriots. He is impatient, he got the news the day before, and urged his wife Chang Guogong to hand over the sign and enter the palace the next day.

Mrs. Chang Guogong's temperament is exactly the same as that of Naifu. After exchanging a few words with the Queen Mother, she thought she hesitated and said: "Our family Yuncheng is about the same age as Your Majesty—"

The Empress Dowager heard the sound of the strings and was aware of elegance, she pressed her forehead with her hand, and said in a tone of resentment: "Aside from being about the same age as the emperor, what else is he worthy of?"

"Yuncheng looks no worse than His Majesty." Mrs. Chang Guogong didn't think so, "Just to put it bluntly, you are a decent queen mother, and Your Majesty is the nephew of our Han family. As the saying goes, aunts and cousins ​​are good friends, Yuncheng You grew up with His Majesty as a child, and you know each other well, you can't just push your wealth outside, and make it easier for outsiders, right?"

She spoke with confidence and confidence, but the queen mother almost fainted with anger.The old Chang Guogong died early, leaving only the queen mother and Chang Guogong a pair of eldest sister and younger brother to depend on each other. The first emperor was kind and arranged for the queen mother to marry Emperor Ai, and arranged for Chang Guogong to go to the East Palace to accompany his brother-in-law to study. In his teens, he almost raised his brother-in-law as his son.

As the old saying goes, the rafters who stand out first die first, because they are afraid that their younger brother will be jealous if he is too outstanding. Every time Chang Guogong sees him, the Queen Mother will tell him the truth of keeping a low profile with her fingers. I didn't dare to choose those ladies with exquisite minds.Unexpectedly, Chang Guogong and his wife have been keeping a low profile for more than ten years, and the mansion gradually has a tendency to turn fakes into real ones. Neither the eldest son nor the second son is aggressive.The Yuncheng mentioned by Mrs. Chang Guogong at this moment is the third son of Chang Guogong. Because of the lessons learned from the first two, he was disciplined more strictly. Reading ratio, ability is still not outstanding.

The Empress Dowager was well aware of the tempers of her younger brothers and sisters, and it would be useless to get angry, so she had to explain to her patiently: "The emperor's husband can do it with just one face? Yuncheng is better than the two elder brothers, but he can get along with those princes." Comparing the children in the mansion, riding and shooting articles, which one is as good as others? The emperor is a filial child, Yuncheng is so peaceful, and grace will be indispensable in the future, why bother to make jokes like this?"

"Why is it a joke?" Chang Guogong discussed with his wife the night before, and summed up a lot of truths. It must be no worse than the first emperor. My husband and I are privately thinking that your majesty has ideas, and there is no need for the emperor to dictate matters, as long as the family is passed on in an orderly manner. Those few princes are really capable I don't know, but I can't figure out what to do in my heart, and it's not my family, and I may not be safe when I enter the palace, but Yuncheng, he is an honest boy, he was born well, and his temperament is willing to listen to His Majesty, and he often entered the palace when he was young. Familiar with the rules in the palace, and getting acquainted with His Majesty, isn't this a ready-made marriage?"

After she said such nonsense, the queen mother was dizzy, so she could only speak bluntly: "I have seen the emperor since I was a child, and her thoughts are all about governing the country. I'm afraid I don't like someone like Yuncheng. "

"It doesn't look good, you have to try it to find out." Mrs. Chang Guogong felt that Chang Guogong's words were absolutely right. Her sister was kind on the outside, but she had a strict temperament on the inside. Coupled with the fact that she had been a widow for many years, she didn't really understand those little things. Children's thoughts.She was even more disapproving in her heart, and she still begged on the face, "It's Yuncheng's good fortune that the emperor likes it, if he doesn't like it, our family quietly quiets down, and it doesn't hurt each other's dignity, isn't that okay? "

Speaking of this, it seems a little unreasonable to refuse. The Queen Mother was in a dilemma, and suddenly heard the sound of high-fives outside the palace, knowing that the emperor came over from the court, and hurriedly said: "Such things are all about your feelings. I wish, I have already told the emperor about the princes of the state before; now that Yuncheng is added, the emperor has to nod his head. Yuncheng."

"That's the reason." Mrs. Chang Guogong did not realize that this was the empress dowager's excuse, she nodded happily, and waited happily for the emperor to enter the door.

June [-]th is the day of the Hundred Officials Dynasty. The emperor wears leather uniforms as usual. He did not change his clothes when he came to see the Queen Mother. When he entered the door, he smiled before saying: "Today Qin Xiang handed over the memorial. The envoy Xu Zhuan had captured the flail in Haizhou on the [-]th day of the Lunar New Year and sent it to Beijing. The two of them had the intention of resisting. Fortunately, Han Yunjie, who was there to deliver the decree, worked hard and communicated with the chief envoy's yamen in advance. It was a disaster. Leaving aside those two daring and rebellious ministers, Cousin Yunjie is not outstanding in Zongxue, unexpectedly he still has such a talent, it seems that I have to pay attention to other children of my own family in the future."

Han Yunjie is the nephew of Duke Chang. Because his parents died early, he was fostered in Duke Chang's mansion. In terms of affection, he is like Duke Chang's parent and child.He has been fond of martial arts since he was a child, and now he has been promoted to Jingwei Qianhu, and he can be regarded as the first talent in the Han family.The emperor's approval meant that he was going to entrust him with a heavy responsibility. The queen mother was very happy, and she hadn't spoken yet. Unexpectedly, the wife of Chang Guogong next to him bowed to the emperor: "Thank you for your kindness. With your majesty's words, my concubine When I go back, I will definitely urge Yun Cheng to study hard and live up to His Majesty's expectations."

The emperor wanted to please the Empress Dowager, and also wanted to take the opportunity to lay down and assign an attendant to read the speech out of the palace, but Cheng Yaojin came out halfway, and after a little scrutiny, he recognized it, and nodded kindly to make Mrs. Chang Guogong get up: "Auntie Are you here? A few days ago, Cui Chengxiu went to the mansion to give a book, and when he came back, he said that my uncle was not in good health. I always remembered it, but I was busy with work, so I didn’t have time to greet him. Today, Dachao took a closer look. The crowd has decreased a little, but the spirit is still there. Good. If you still need any good medicinal materials, just go to the Imperial Hospital to get them, or if you have any embarrassments, just talk to me, our own family will always be fine."

When the emperor made inquiries like this, Duke Chang's wife was very happy, not to mention the Queen Mother's words, she opened her mouth and said, "I will tell you the truth, my concubine has something to ask your majesty: Yun Cheng——"

The Queen Mother couldn't bear it anymore, coughed, and ordered lightly: "Yun Jie is so capable, and I, as an aunt, am also happy-a few days ago, King Sui sent some good wishes, Cuixi, you can accompany Mrs. Chang Guogong to pick one. handle."

This is driving people away in a flash.Seeing Mrs. Chang Guogong's wife flirting away, the Queen Mother's face was still full of anger, the emperor also became curious, and said to the Queen Mother: "But what happened to Cousin Yuncheng in Zongxue and you can't speak up? Uncle and aunt are real people. I don't like empty texts, and I know it. As long as it's not a big deal, I can tell Master Zongxue about it, and it will be fine."

The Empress Dowager was really in a dilemma, she scolded Chang Guogong and his wife thousands of times in her heart, she was cruel, and sighed: "Nothing happened, it's just that their couple had a foolish idea. The emperor just listens to it as a joke, don't take it to heart. " He narrated the purpose of Mrs. Chang Guogong's visit, and said, "You also know that there are not enough of them. It's enough to eat and drink for my sake. There is no such thing as being a Cheng'engong. Points? The emperor just pretends not to know, and I will reprimand her after a while, and that's all."

"I think what my aunt said makes sense." The emperor thought about what Mrs. Chang Guo said, and suddenly felt that every sentence was reasonable: Those few attendants are not good candidates, but if you find a noble son who is not outstanding, Even if she is left alone, she won't be able to cause any disturbances, and since she occupies the position of the emperor's husband, she can still stand in front of everything, which is a good strategy to hide the truth.

The emperor secretly made a credit for Mrs. Chang Guogong. Seeing the empress dowager's guilty face, he was busy comforting him: "This is not a lie. To be honest, I have never thought about this before. I thought about it all night last night, but I really can't think of anything. This kind of person is suitable. Now that I think about it, those few servants trapped in the palace really wronged their talents, but it is more suitable to be confidantes, and I am afraid that they will not be willing to be in the palace and make troubles on each other's faces It's not pretty. Why don't you just follow what my aunt said and find a few honest children, without those other thoughts, and the palace will be cleaner in the future."

"That's not a bad idea." The queen mother thought for a while, and sighed while holding the emperor's hand, "This country, the country, is about to be carried by you alone. Although finding an honest child can't share your worries, it can't be Those problems of power and chaos can save each other's trouble. It's just that you don't have to be sincere, you have to be pleasing to each other, so that you can get along well in the future. Since this is the case, on June [-]th, I will make it clear with those enthusiastic people that we must They inquired, if there is a child with a good temperament in the future, it will not be too late to make a decision."

The emperor saw that this trick worked, and he was even more generous: "Since my aunt wants my cousin Yuncheng to go too, let's go together. The Emperor Ai was also close to his uncle's family when he was alive, and it is right to go to pilgrimage now. You can't talk about that."

Mrs. Chang Guogong came out with the female officer holding a yellow plate holding Ruyi, and when she heard the emperor's words, she was immediately elated, and she thought that she was a nephew and uncle, and the emperor had such favors for her family, so what's the matter?

But she didn't know that the emperor had another plan in mind: on June [-]th, she would go to Cishou Temple no matter what. Han Yuncheng was from the Empress Dowager's natal family, so it didn't matter if her status was closer to her. His personality is honest, honest and obedient, and his tone is tight, isn't it a good excuse to come to your door!