Yongcheng ten years.
The emperor passed away suddenly, without a crown prince, and there was chaos in Beijing. The eldest prince, King Yi, succeeded in raising troops and successfully ascended to the throne of God.
As the opposing faction of King Yi, it was King Xu's faction. After the defeat, King Xu committed suicide, and the whole house was beheaded everywhere.
The new emperor is very suspicious, his foundation is still stable, and he has a tendency to be addicted to beauty and practice the elixir of life.
The loyal ministers of the court were angry and helpless.
Inside the Hall of Eternal Harmony.
"Your Majesty!" An old minister came out and knelt on the ground, pleading, "The disaster in the Northwest is serious now, and the treasury is empty. I feel that we should allocate funds to the disaster-stricken areas in the Northwest, and we can postpone the sacrifice to heaven."
"General Jiang, the auspicious day to sacrifice to heaven is rare in a hundred years, and the time is only half a stick of incense. If you offend the heavenly spirit and blame the emperor, can you bear the responsibility?" After speaking, he bowed slightly towards the person on the dragon chair, and said respectfully, "I believe that offering sacrifices to the heavens should be a big deal. Even if the emperor does not do it for himself, he should also pray for the blessings and blessings of the thousands of ordinary people in the northwest."
"Chen He, you..." Jiang Yan was so angry that his fingers trembled, "You are messing around!"
"What? General Jiang doesn't believe in heavenly spirits? Do you think you can save the people in the northwest?" Chen He said, "You are questioning the emperor!"
"Okay! Why are you arguing? Treat me as a display?" Ji Yang was furious, threw the memorial in his hand, and yelled, "What? Jointly force me to compromise? What a broken memorial, next time you all go to the prison to sober up!"
"I dare not."
"The emperor calm down."
Everyone knelt down one after another, not daring to raise their heads.
"How can the matter of alchemy be postponed? If you anger the heavenly spirit, more common people in the world will be punished. I am the favored son of heaven. This is my responsibility and obligation." Ji Yang said with a straight face, "Preaching my will and offering sacrifices to heaven , must be done in a big way to show my heart."
"Your Majesty." Jiang Yan raised his head desperately, "The national treasury is empty, I dare you to ask the Emperor to think about it."
"General Jiang, are you questioning me?" Ji Yang stood up, his expression turned ugly.
"I dare not." Jiang Yan lowered his head.
"Then shut up!" Ji Yang stood up, shook his hands and threw out two words, "Retire!"
"Long live my emperor."
All civil and military officials bowed down, Ji Yang walked forward, put his hands behind his back, and left the hall swaggeringly.
"Tell me, what is this called?"
"The emperor recently..."
"oops."
…
There was a lot of noise in the hall, and Jiang Yan sternly said to Chen He, "What's the use of offering sacrifices to the heavens? The people in the northwest are struggling to survive, and you still encourage the emperor."
"General Jiang, you must be careful when you say this." Chen He raised his hands to the right as he spoke, and said with a serious look, "Sacrificing to heaven is the emperor's will, and it is intended to pray for the people in the northwest and the whole world. Don't misunderstand the emperor."
Jiang Yan snorted heavily.
Seeing this, Chen He said slowly, "General Jiang, General Wei is a lesson from the past, you can't just rely on a little credit..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Yan's face changed suddenly, from blue to white, he stopped, smiled and turned to leave.
Immediately afterwards, several ministers also left behind Chen He. Just as they walked out of the door, several ministers surrounded Jiang Yan.
"General Jiang, what should I do?"
"One will be drafted, and another will be sacrificed to heaven. Your Majesty, this is..."
"Go on like this."
…
"Go back, let me think about it again." Jiang Yan restrained his anger, with a depressed and heavy expression.
They are all old ministers who assisted Ji Yang in the upper ranks. Wei Da questioned the emperor too much, was outspoken and dedicated to the people.
After Jiang Yan came out of the Yonghe Hall, he hurried to the harem again.
Queen's bedroom.
"Your Majesty, General Jiang is asking to see you." The maid ran in, leaned slightly, and spoke to the woman in front of her.
"Father is here? Please come in quickly." Before the woman finished speaking, she stood up. She was wearing a pink Bixialuo embroidered with phoenixes, a long skirt with three parts, a blue brocade belt around Qianqian's slender waist. The phoenix hairpin is fringed, the face is slightly powdered, the skin is delicate and smooth, and the small cherry mouth is full of cherry red.
With soft features, elegant temperament, and charming charm all over her body, she is a rare beauty.
Jiang Yan walked in, seeing his anxious face, Jiang Yunqing winked at the maid who was close to him, she nodded, and walked out to close the door.
"Your majesty is really going too far. One side wants to draft a talent show, and the other side wants to sacrifice to the sky. The people in the northwest are not living well. Tell me, what are you doing?" Jiang Yan's face was as dark as a potsticker, and he scolded a lot.
"This is the imperial palace, father be careful." Jiang Yun walked over with small steps and looked at Jiang Yan, "Father must not act rashly, it is better to wait and see how things change."
"The treasury is vacant, and the situation in the northwest is critical. How can I sit idly by as a father?" After Jiang Yan finished speaking, he said seriously, "Your Majesty, you still have to raise some points."
Hearing this, Jiang Yunqing said after a while, "Father, if the harem meddles in the government, someone will have to take the blame. The emperor was already furious last time, how can my daughter say that?"
Just as Jiang Yan was about to speak, she interrupted again, with a worried expression, "Father, the emperor is very suspicious, his temperament is unpredictable, and his temper is a little irritable. You must not run into it."
Jiang Yan pursed his lips, full of momentum, "I'm worried about the people in the northwest, the emperor is being led by the nose by Chen He and the others, you still have to remind the emperor if you have a chance."
"Father… "
"Although the harem cannot participate in politics, it is inappropriate for the emperor to abandon the common people, obsessively select talents to sacrifice to heaven, and even make alchemy. As a queen, you should also think about the people of the world. After all, the foundation of the country is not stable, Qinger. "
…
After a while, Jiang Yan left.
Jiang Yun sat lightly on the table with a dignified expression. The maid approached and poured her a cup of tea, "Mother, moisten your throat."
"I'm not thirsty." After Jiang Yunqing finished speaking, he closed his eyes tiredly, and opened them again after a while, "Is the list ready for the draft?"
"Go back to your mother, the list of primary candidates has been released, I will bring it to you for review later." Ju Hong said respectfully.
"Yeah." Jiang Yun sighed lightly, "Did the emperor say he would come over tonight?"
Ju Hong shook her head.
"What day is this?"
"It's been more than half a month." Ju Hong said more and more quietly, except that the emperor would come to the Queen's Palace in the middle of every month according to the rules, and the rest of the time went to other palaces.
"Forget it, I won't come over tonight, I will share dinner with Chen'er, prepare some fish, he likes to eat." Jiang Yun said slowly.
"Yes." Ju Hong nodded, looked at Jiang Yunqing, and took a long time to pluck up the courage, "Miss, I heard that the master had a dispute with the emperor again in the court, and every time the emperor would vent his anger on you and the emperor." For the prince, the master should stop confronting the emperor."
"When he was in the mansion before, the emperor loved the lady very much, and he intended to train the eldest prince. If this continues, what should we do? The eldest prince will still be sealed..."
She is Jiang Yunqing's dowry maid, so she will know more about these things.
"Ju Hong." Jiang Yun interrupted her, accentuating her tone, Ju Hong quickly knelt down and lowered her head, "It's the servant talking nonsense, the servant deserves to die."
Jiang Yun looked out of the window and looked at the osmanthus flowers in full bloom, "It was the past, he was the prince before, and now he is the emperor."
"This world is his world after all. According to father's temperament, it is impossible to follow the emperor. Even if he does, the emperor will always find a reason. As for Chen'er, I just want to raise him up safely."
Her voice seemed to come from afar, and her eyes were calm.
Ju Hong didn't quite understand.
"Okay, go down and get busy." Jiang Yun waved his hand lightly, "I'm tired too, so I don't need you to serve me."
"...Yes." Ju Hong stepped back with her body, and closed the door after going out.
Jiang Yunqing continued to look out the window, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, and soon opened again, the corners of her mouth were half a smile, a wry smile and a little self-deprecating.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.
This has been the case since ancient times.
evening.
Suya Palace.
"The emperor is here." The eunuch's sharp voice came over.
Concubine Li, who was wearing a pink silk dress in the house, was very happy, and hurried out to greet her, but before she arrived, a delicate voice came, "Your Majesty, are you here?"
"Yeah." Ji Yang walked in with big strides.
"I have been waiting for the emperor for a long time, and I have prepared the emperor's favorite walnut cake, which I personally made." Concubine Li's eyes were full of spring, and the clothes she was wearing were also full of spring, which was a bit charming.
"Really?" Ji Yang chuckled lightly, in a good mood, and when he entered the palace, his face darkened slightly.
The smell in the house is not normal, a very slight aphrodisiac floral fragrance.
That's right, now he has only one son under his knees, and the position of prince is vacant, and the other concubines really have to work harder and show their talents.
"Xiao He, hurry up and bring over the walnut cake." Concubine Li acted coquettishly as if she was holding Ji Yang's arm, leaning forward with her whole body.
"I'm also here to come and see, I've already eaten, so there's no need to bother." Ji Yang refused.
"What about the emperor to accompany my concubine? I made the walnut cake all afternoon." Concubine Li held his arm and refused to let him go.
Ji Yang could only sit down.
Concubine Li fed him a mouthful, and with Ji Yang's affirmation, her eyebrows and eyes curled up, and she took a small mouthful herself.
"My concubine heard that there was a disaster in the northwest, is there such a thing?" She seemed to speak casually.
"Yeah." Ji Yang should be careless, and then he said displeased, "I have sent Xu Zheng there, and it will be settled soon, not to mention that disasters happen every year, Jiang Yan, an old man, will tell me some messy things , disturbed my mood!"
"General Jiang should also be for the people and care about the country..."
Before finishing speaking, Ji Yang patted the table with a "slap", "Is this my world or his world?"
"The emperor calms down, the concubine has no other meaning, the queen has been praying for the people in the northwest these days, presumably she also wants to relieve the emperor's worries." Concubine Li knelt down and explained anxiously.
"I still have to thank the Jiang family. One or two are praying for my people, but I'm useless." Ji Yang sneered, glanced at her on the ground, and his expression eased, "Get up, scare It's Aifei."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Li lowered her head, looking really frightened, and whispered, "Brother told my concubine today that the emperor will offer sacrifices to the heavens to pray for the people, and pray for the gods to bless the people in the northwest, and the emperor is sympathetic to the people. "
"My people, I naturally love them." Ji Yang said as he drank a sip of wine, "It's not the Jiang family's turn to tell me what to do."
Concubine Li nodded lightly and said with a smile, her soft eyes looked at him affectionately, like a delicate flower waiting to be picked. "I believe that the emperor has his own plans."
"Okay." Ji Yang stood up, "I'll go first, I'll come and see when I hear that Concubine Ai is unwell, there's still a memorial to deal with later."
Concubine Li's smile faltered, she was a little disappointed, and she forced herself to say, "Is the emperor still busy?"
"En." He nodded, "Aifei hasn't eaten yet, right? Then use it, and rest early."
"The concubine will be sent to the emperor."
"No need."
…
"The emperor is driving."