National Beauty

Chapter 144

Views:

Central Palace.

Emperor Xuande said that he would come here for dinner at night, but it was getting dark and there was no movement at the Chongzheng Hall. Empress Li looked at Brother Sheng, who had already called twice, and ordered the palace maid to take Brother Sheng’s first. Dinner is served. Brother Sheng heard this, his eyes lit up, he couldn't help swallowing, he was already hungry, but he didn't dare to tell the imperial grandmother.

At this time, Brother Sheng misses his mother very much, but Brother Sheng secretly moved his finger, and it would take three days for the king to take him back to the palace.

Brother Sheng misses his mother, misses his younger brother...

The palace maids came in with the food. Brother Sheng didn't think about it for a while, and followed the royal grandmother to the low red sandalwood table obediently. Empress Li held a porcelain bowl and blew it one by one to feed the boy herself. Brother Sheng didn't like to be fed by the grandmother, but his mother told him to listen to the grandmother, so he endured it again.

Halfway through the feeding, Emperor Xuande came over. Empress Li knew that the emperor was not particular about pomp in private, so she continued to sit on the warm couch with her bowl in hand, and said to Emperor Xuande jokingly, "It's the emperor who is late, don't blame us for not being there. waiting for you."

Emperor Xuande looked at the young and beautiful queen, and then looked at the fat grandson with a big head and a big head, and smiled: "It's not weird, it's fine, just leave some food for me."

"Grandfather, sit down." Brother Sheng pointed to the opposite side, sensible and authentic.

Emperor Xuande took off his boots and got on the couch, and the maids had already brought the emperor and empress' dinner in the same way. The emperor and empress were already affectionate, but now there are more interesting things to talk about with many grandchildren, and the atmosphere at the dinner table is more relaxed. Emperor Xuande is in a good mood. When the nurse takes Brother Sheng away, he chats with Empress Li about family affairs, and then takes his The little queen was pressed into the tent.

Emperor Xuande is fifty years old, and he is very old, and some things are inevitable. Fortunately, there are some capable Taoist priests in the palace, and they make medicinal pills and present them to Emperor Xuande. Emperor Xuande's government has not been smooth in the past two years, and he doesn't use it several times a month. Now he loves the queen, and Emperor Xuande has taken one in advance, and the dragon's power will be exhibited.

At the end of the matter, the emperor and the queen fell asleep hugging each other, and hugged and hugged and separated naturally.

In the dead of night, Empress Li was suddenly awakened by a low reprimand. She didn't move. She turned her ears to listen, only to hear the man beside her mumble a few words vaguely, "eldest brother" and "nephew" were vaguely recognizable. The dreaming ended soon, the man's breathing returned to a gentle level, but Queen Li couldn't sleep.

Since the King of Wu'an County committed suicide last year, rumors have spread among the people, and the emperor has often dreamed. Empress Li didn't know what the emperor said in the dream to the father and son of the late Emperor Gaozu, but the emperor is also a human being, and no matter how difficult it is, the emperor will feel at ease if his nephew died because of him? What's more, how the emperor's throne was obtained from Emperor Gaozu, the emperor knows best.

Feeling complicated, Queen Li took a long time to fall asleep.

Emperor Xuande slept fairly well in the second half of the night, got up at the beginning of the next day as usual, practiced health-preserving boxing for a quarter of an hour, washed a few times, and then went to court. After the year, there was no change in the borderland Liao Kingdom, and there were no major events in the court hall for the time being. After the court was dispersed, Emperor Xuande moved to the Chongzheng Hall to review the newly sent memorials from Zhongshu Province. After reviewing one by one, Emperor Xuande went to get a new one, his eyes fell on the name of the submitting official, and Emperor Xuande's eyes changed.

The governor of the three cities of Heyang, Zhao Pu.

Emperor Xuande frowned subconsciously.

Zhao Pu was a confidant of his elder brother, Emperor Gaozu. He was valued by his elder brother for his excellent resourcefulness, and he shared the same surname as them, making the relationship even closer. When the elder brother was fighting the country, Zhao Pu followed his elder brother to conquer the north and attacked the Wu state in the south. It happened that the queen mother was seriously ill and the elder brother could not get away, so he entrusted Zhao Pu to take care of the queen mother. Zhao Pu served with all his heart, so he won the trust of the queen mother. He simply treats Zhao Pu as his son.

When the elder brother ascended the throne, he named Zhao Pu the prime minister, and his younger brother was named Jingzhao Yin. Before the elder brother pacified the world, several monarchs in the Central Plains followed a rule. The prince who served as Jingzhao Yin was equivalent to the prospective heir. Once the monarch died, the prince could justifiably ascend the throne. The elder brother intended to pass the throne to him, but Zhao Pu pursued the throne and passed it on from father to son, and repeatedly petitioned the elder brother to withdraw his Jingzhao Yin.

The elder brother did not obey, but he was shaken later, until Zhao Pu was exposed for personal gain and lumber sales, the elder brother was angry, dismissed Zhao Pu as prime minister and transferred Zhao Pu out of the capital, demoting him to Heyang Sancheng Jiedushi. His Jingzhao Yin was barely stable, and finally succeeded in ascending the throne without any risk.

If Zhao Pu did not remove the prime minister, the man sitting on the dragon chair today might not be him.

With such grievances, Emperor Xuande naturally disliked Zhao Pu, but Emperor Xuande was also curious as to why Zhao Pu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly made a memorial. After hesitating for a moment, Emperor Xuande slowly opened the memorial. There is a lot of handwriting on the memorial. First, he was concerned about how his dragon body was. Emperor Xuande smiled sarcastically, but when he saw the following words...

Emperor Xuande had been on fire for half a year, but it was finally extinguished from the bottom of his heart.

Zhao Pu gave a memorial in early February. At the beginning of March, Emperor Xuande praised Zhao Pu for his achievements in the three cities of Heyang, and then ordered Zhao Pu to be the Prince Shaobao and stay in the capital to be invited by the court. Participate in the daily morning morning. As soon as this statement came out, the civil and military ministers were all taken aback, and then they were more happy than surprised.

Zhao Pu is the founding father of the country and the elder of the two dynasties. Looking at the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, no minister can compare to Zhao Pu in terms of credit to the Great Zhou. Moreover, Zhao Pu has the ability to travel through the sky and the earth. If Zhao Pu was in Beijing, there was him watching, The emperor will definitely not make the big mistake of the hasty northern expedition. After all, Zhao Pu's prestige is there. If there is any advice, the emperor has to listen.

However, all the ministers also know the grievances between the emperor and Zhao Pu. According to reason, the emperor should continue to neglect Zhao Pu. Why did he suddenly transfer his nemesis back to the capital

They didn't understand, Prime Minister Xu Wei not only didn't understand, just hearing the words "Zhao Pu stay in the capital to serve the court", a cold sweat broke out behind him. When Zhao Pu was expelled from the capital by Emperor Gaozu, he and the emperor had a lot of energy. Therefore, when Zhao Pu fell, the emperor gave him the position of prime minister. After careful calculation, Zhao Pu hated him and the emperor the most. . Now that Zhao Pu is coming back, with Zhao Pu's means, he will definitely be able to make a comeback. At that time, Zhao Pu will not dare to take revenge on the emperor, and he will...

Feeling the prying eyes of other courtiers, either sympathetic or gloating, Xu Wei tried to keep his composure, but he hoped that Zhao Pu would not be able to stand up.

However, on the third day when Zhao Pu returned to the capital, with white hair on his temples, he held a wine bottle in front of the prime minister Xu Wei, the privy envoy Cao Yu and other important officials at the palace banquet hosted by Emperor Xuande for him. Said: "Your Majesty, before the Empress Dowager passed away, she ordered her ministers and Gaozu to listen to the decree. The Empress Dowager was most worried about the inheritance of the emperor's throne in Dazhou. She personally ordered the emperor to pass the throne to you when the time limit was approaching. The Empress Dowager's edict has repeatedly persuaded Gaozu to withdraw your Jingzhaoyin, but now it seems that fortunately Gaozu did not listen to the minister's words, otherwise why would the minister witness the peaceful and prosperous age of the unified Central Plains?"

After he finished speaking, Zhao Pu held up the wine bottle aloft and threw it away.

Emperor Xuande stared at him in shock: "The queen mother, does the queen mother really have a widow?"

Zhao Pu's face flushed red, as if he was drunk, he stood up swayingly, took out the edict from his arms, staggered to the front of Emperor Xuande, then threw himself on his knees, and held the edict to accuse him: "The Queen Mother. When he was alive, he treated Pu Qing with his mother and son. Before his death, he handed over the edict to the minister for safekeeping, in order to prevent Gaozu from breaking his oath. However, the minister concealed it because of his own selfishness, and the emperor was criticized by the people. "

Emperor Xuande was speechless for a long time, and all the ministers present were stunned. Only the Prime Minister Xu Wei, his heart sank to the bottom of his feet. What is the biggest heart disease after the emperor ascended the throne? It is because there is no imperial edict from the Emperor Gaozu, and his name is not justified. Now Zhao Pu, the old fox, has presented an imperial edict to solve the emperor's confidant's serious troubles. Can the emperor not reuse Zhao Pu

As soon as the thought fell, Emperor Xuande suddenly left the table, and he helped Zhao Pu, who was kneeling there, with both hands. The monarchs and ministers who were once incompatible with water and fire suddenly became brothers with the same surname. It's all over, and from now on, he will count on worthy ministers to help him govern the country.

Zhao Pu is a worthy minister, what is he

Xu Wei's heart was ashes.

Qin Wang's heart was also a little gray. Looking at the emperor's brother and Zhao Pu not far away, he only felt that a sword suddenly fell from the sky and hung over his head. Before the emperor's brother ascended the throne, he did imply that the two of them would be brothers in the future. King Qin floated for a few years, and it was not until the elder brother arranged for his eldest nephew to enter the Zhongshu Province to observe the government, that the King of Qin thought about it. When the emperor said that, he was just trying to win him over when he first ascended the throne, so that he would not take the lead in causing trouble.

After seeing it through, King Qin was not too disappointed. He just wanted to be a free king. After the King of Wu'an County committed suicide last year, King Qin wanted to hide in his palace and never go out. Today, Zhao Pu's so-called widow decree solved the worries of the emperor, but at the same time, it also put him on the frying pan! Thinking of the Prince of Wu'an who died because of the suspicion of his imperial brother, the King of Qin secretly clenched his hands.

The eldest prince, the King of Chu, held the wine bottle in his hand, and glared at Zhao Pu for a few times. He blamed this old man. If he had taken out the Queen Mother's widow earlier and made it public, the father and emperor would not have been suspected by the people. At the time, the King of Wu'an County would not have been embraced by the generals as emperor and then committed suicide... However, the King of Chu admired Zhao Pu's great achievements, and after a few glances, he stopped caring about it.

The second prince, Prince Rui, looked down at the table, unable to tell what he was feeling. With his father's importance to his eldest brother, he probably has no chance. Now the throne will fall to the emperor's uncle. Uncle, always feel unwilling.

Guo Boyan saw the expressions of the three princes in his eyes, but he had other thoughts. After resting that night, he said to his wife: "Beijing is about to change. Tomorrow you take Brother Mao to the palace and remind An An." King Shou is not here, and there is probably no one around my daughter who understands. Mammy Cen and others, at most, help their daughter take care of the palace, and they can't see through the court.

Lin Shi had already heard from her husband about the grievances between Zhao Pu and the emperor and prime minister Xu Wei. At this point, he knew it. Fortunately, no matter how the throne was not involved with his son-in-law, he didn't have to worry too much. He slept peacefully all night, and soon after breakfast the next day, Mrs. Lin took Brother Mao to the Shouwang Mansion next door.