Yanfu Palace is the residence of the queen. The palace is magnificent, the waiters are solemn, and even the flowers, plants and trees decorating it are especially energetic and luxuriant.
Even the emperor's personal administration has not diminished the grace and dignity of this place.
Yun Fenghuang was led to the palace gate. After waiting for a while, someone from the palace came out and led her in.
"I also said that Your Majesty has forgotten you, and I was just thinking about mentioning it. Unexpectedly, His Majesty himself just gave a verbal order, saying that it is time to take you back." Empress Ji Xu just came back from outside, and she was still pregnant Wearing Queen Zhai's clothes, a red gold phoenix holding a beaded jewelry, she looks majestic, but there is a look of fatigue between her brows, and her whole person looks a lot lighter.
He cried out sadly and pointed to the embroidery bench not far away, "Sit down and talk."
"Mother, what is going on?" Yun Fenghuang thanked him and sat down, and asked impatiently, "Didn't everything go well at the summer banquet?"
Empress Ji sighed dejectedly and said, "Who says it's not the case?"
He was a little surprised, "Didn't the chamberlain who picked you up tell you? There is a severe drought in the three prefectures of Gong, Heng, and Zhi. Thieves took advantage of the situation and gathered in the mountains and forests, gathering bad guys with the intention of treason!"
Yun Fenghuang smiled awkwardly: "I just heard that His Majesty is in charge. I was so surprised that I didn't even pay attention to what the chamberlain said next."
The queen can understand such a gaffe, because she was no more calm than Yun Fenghuang when the result came out.
"It's just your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang asked again, "If that's all...it shouldn't require His Majesty's personal administration to solve it, right? Can't the Lords of the DPRK come up with a feasible solution?"
The Queen said: "You have really been distracted all the way. You didn't even listen to a word."
If it were just a severe drought in the three states and a rebellion by the common people, then everyone in the court would definitely not agree to the emperor taking charge... at least not so neatly.
The key point is that the thieves were not simply rebelling, but they were under the banner of the Qing emperor, claiming that Ji's relative Ji and the general Zheng Ju colluded to control the government. Not only did they poison the late Emperor Xiaozong, but even the reigning Chun Jiaye died. , now under the banner of Chunjia, he is just a stand-in.
Otherwise, why would the emperor not be pro-government even when he was already twenty-three years old? !
Moreover, Emperor Chunjia has been unable to achieve anything for eight years since he came to the throne. His favorite concubine Yue was pregnant one after another, but the news soon disappeared. At the beginning of this year, the Empress Dowager hired a concubine into the palace, but the good news was later spread, but Which two are the good news
The imperial concubine and the concubine Yuan Yue who was demoted to Jieyu.
Who is the imperial concubine
The niece of the hussar general Zheng Ju.
Who is Yue Jieyu
The childhood sweetheart of Emperor Chunjia.
What does this mean
This shows that after the Ji family and Zheng Ju poisoned Xiaozong and assassinated Emperor Chunjia, they planned to give up their substitutes and continue to support the young master, so that they could control the Gongxiang family for a long time!
Otherwise, you see, regardless of whether the offspring of Concubine Zheng is the real flesh and blood of Emperor Chunjia, they will definitely get the support of Zheng Ju in his attempt to become the heir apparent. As for Yue Jieyu's children, 80% of them have already been predestined by Empress Ji. To leave the mother and keep the son in order to fight for the heirloom... What? You said that the emperor is fake anyway, why would the queen bother herself by raising someone else's child if she didn't give birth to one herself
First of all, since the substitute was a conspiracy between the Ji family and Zheng Ju, how could the queen, as the direct daughter of the Ji family, personally commit herself to serve an impostor? Secondly, Empress Ji has been married to the emperor for almost ten years. It is said that the emperor visits her several times a month as per the rules, but there is no movement at all. Maybe what the Ji family did was so outrageous that the queen's descendants were in trouble, or even destined to have no descendants
What's more, the Ji family has already killed the two emperors of the Gongxiang family. The not-yet-born successor emperor planned by the Ji family will probably not end well in the future.
After all, Concubine Zheng Ju is from a eunuch family. Everyone looks down on this kind of family. No matter how ruthless and unjust they are, it's not surprising. However, even though Ji's actions were unkind, they were still a serious family.
If Empress Ji gets pregnant herself, regardless of whether she is of Ji's blood or not, the nature of mother and child will make the Empress reluctant to wrong her own children in the future
Therefore, it is better to let the queen raise a separate life, and even give birth to the child who is the thorn in the queen's side, so that no matter what kind of treatment this child will receive in the future, Queen Ji will not feel sorry for him!
... I don’t know which talented person made up this statement. Yun Fenghuang would have believed it if he didn’t know the inside story.
Empress Ji sighed again when she said this: "These rumors are so fierce that even scholars from all over the country have written many letters to ask questions... I hate that Gong Xiangmao! Not only did he not help the court to refute the rumors, but he added fuel to the fire and said what he said. As the regent, I have long intended to support His Majesty, but because I, Ji, and Zheng Ju have joined forces, I am unable to do so... Nowadays, many nursery rhymes and plays have been published, in which I, Ji, and Zheng Ju are described as Xiaoxiao with ulterior motives. A man like that, but he took what the Prince Regent said to be chivalrous and courageous... what a shameless person!"
"..." How did the emperor who basically never left the palace and never had the opportunity to come into contact with real power after the fifteenth year of Jianzuo did it? !
Yun Fenghuang couldn't figure it out. She calmed down and comforted the queen in a slow voice, "Your Majesty, you are just in charge. I learned embroidery back then, and the teacher my family found was a top-notch embroiderer. She taught her carefully and taught her everything she could. I am still very clumsy, let alone running the country? According to me, since the public opinion is raging at the moment, it is a good thing to simply let your Majesty go to court. There is a severe drought in the three states, the Li Shu rebellion, and there are many rumors involving important ministers. , I was frightened when I heard about this situation. If Your Majesty cannot handle it, or if Your Majesty handles it wrongly, then it can be seen that the ministers have been right in not allowing Your Majesty to rule in person over the years. Your Majesty is not qualified enough, so he should continue to study. yes."
Hold on!
We can still win!
Didn’t the emperor create opportunities for pro-government through the mouths of the people in the world
Then simply let him take charge!
Given the current situation, Emperor Xiaozong would probably be in a lot of trouble even if he were to come back, not to mention Chunjia, who had never been to the court at all and had grown up purely under the eyes of the Ji family's important ministers.
When the time comes when he is at a loss and even makes mistakes in his decision-making, causing huge losses, will the moral peak be returned to us
"I think so too, and have already asked my subordinates to do it." Empress Ji nodded slightly. What she said she had already asked people to do is definitely not just to remind the family to watch the emperor's excitement. It must be for the emperor. Adding fuel and vinegar to the already chaotic situation adds fuel to the flames.
Let Emperor Chunjia not only be defeated, but also be defeated neatly and embarrassingly. Only in this way can we highlight the good intentions of the Ji family in controlling the government over the years and not allowing the emperor to rule personally, right
But this move didn't go very smoothly. "However, the Regent is now helping His Majesty intentionally or unintentionally. The Crown Prince is still accompanying the Emperor in reading. I don't know if the Regent will give His Majesty private guidance through the Crown Prince."
Empress Ji, like Yun Fenghuang, did not think highly of Emperor Chunjia's current ability to govern.
After all, managing such a large country is still in a crisis. It is true that talent alone cannot solve everything. In many cases, experience is also required in addition to talent.
But Emperor Chunjia had no experience.
But Empress Ji was very jealous of the regent who was once half the emperor's younger brother.
Not only was this man rich in political experience, but he was also taught and protected by the childless Emperor Xiaozong, treating him as half a son. After the death of Emperor Xiaozong, he failed to compete for the throne, but he still won the title of "Prince Regent" from Ji, Zheng Ju, and Cui Wan, and became one of the most influential people in the dynasty, which shows his superb skills.
If the regent hadn't been obsessed with the throne and had a hostile attitude towards Emperor Chunjia, as long as he was willing to be a good king and assist the emperor, it would have been impossible for the emperor to find the opportunity to go to court to listen to politics until now.
Now Chunjia is taking advantage of the severe drought to instigate public opinion and open up a chance for him to get rid of the puppet state. Judging from the actions of the regent, he also has the intention to put down his grudges with his cheap nephew and join forces with the Gongxiang family to expel outsiders... Chunjia's With forbearance and this person's careful guidance, if the emperor really gets through this, there is no way to say what will happen in the future.
"My Majesty, there is no need to worry." Yun Fenghuang also felt very bad in her heart, but she looked at the frustrated Queen and did not dare to show it. Instead, she persuaded, "You think, if the Regent was sincere to His Majesty, how could he have been delayed until now? ? Moreover, the rumors tarnished the reputation of Ji and the Hussars General, but only mentioned the virtues of the Regent, and did not mention His Majesty’s wisdom and prowess at all. This shows that even though the Regent is helping Your Majesty now, in the final analysis, he still cares about that position. "
"In this case, even if he gives advice to His Majesty, how can he possibly reveal his heart and soul?"
"I'm just taking this opportunity to gain power!"
He added, "So if it is the Regent who teaches His Majesty privately, we can rest assured. Because if Your Majesty is one of those masters who can draw inferences from one case to another, the Regent may be the first to tolerate him!"
After such eloquent talk, the queen finally relaxed her eyebrows and said sincerely: "In such a big palace, you are the only one who can help me solve my problems."
Yun Fenghuang secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said in his heart that there was nothing he could do. Look at your dejected look. It doesn't matter if you are so beaten down. What if you are thinking of reconciling with the emperor and hand me in as a surrender letter?
This is the fate of not having the support of a strong family background. Not to mention that the queen's previous attitude towards the emperor was not very good. She even took the initiative to make things difficult for the emperor's sweetheart Yuan Yuniang. When it comes to cheating the childhood sweethearts, she is definitely worse than Yun Fenghuang. and. But if she expresses her intention to seek peace, the emperor will definitely agree.
Because Empress Ji was the legitimate daughter of the Ji family and the emperor's wife, she should not be underestimated by the former dynasty and the harem.
Even if the queen cannot convince the family and still bows to the emperor, her own weight alone is enough for any emperor who cares about the overall situation to ignore past grudges.
In the final analysis, Yun Fenghuang's success in the palace was a matter of balancing all parties.
When the emperor was constrained, he could still have some scruples. Now that the emperor is in charge, and at a time when the government and the public are in turmoil, Yun Fenghuang has offended him and Yuan Niang in countless ways before. Even if he wants to kill a concubine for no reason, I am afraid no one will care about this.
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang did not dare to let the queen down at the moment.
The queen must be encouraged to continue fighting with the emperor, so that she can be valuable in this palace as the vanguard of fighting against the emperor and Yuan Niang!
"Your Majesty, what happened at the summer banquet that day?" Seeing that the queen was in a better mood, Yun Fenghuang hurriedly asked, "After I came up from the pine ridge and was taken to the monastery, I have been confused. ’s... Could it be that the news of the rebellion among the people below reached the banquet at that time?"
She thought it was impossible.
If those people in the temple really cared about the people's affairs, even if Emperor Chunjia's people instigated it privately, how could they cause a big civil uprising? After all, the people are not fools. If their lives go on, why would they want to do something that would destroy the nine tribes
Sure enough, the queen also shook her head: "The drought and rebellion in the three states were reported to the court a few days before the summer banquet. The princes had some objections to the suppression, so they shelved it, and no reply was given at the banquet. .”
What caused the high-standard summer banquet to come to nothing was... the death of Duke Ye Guo's wife.
The Empress Dowager's sister-in-law, Empress Dowager Ji's biological mother, and Empress Ji's grandmother, were having a private conversation with the Empress Dowager when she was suddenly shot through the head with an arrow and died.
Because the arrow was extremely powerful, it brought out more than just blood when it penetrated the head.
The Empress Dowager, who was very close to her at that time, was splashed red and white all over her face!
... Well, this is also the reason why Empress Ji looks tired now. The Empress Dowager has been bedridden since the summer banquet. As the granddaughter-in-law, she has been working with the Empress Dowager and others these days to serve soups and medicines. In addition, the emperor is in charge Can you bear the pressure